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Millimeter-wave frequency selective surfaces for reconfigurable antenna applications.
Kesavan, Arun (2019). Millimeter-wave frequency selective surfaces for reconfigurable antenna applications. Thèse. Québec, Université du Québec, Institut national de la recherche scientifique, Doctorat en télécommunications, 125 p.
In this thesis, I have proposed two new types of millimeter-wave frequency selective surfaces, for shielding and reconfigurable antennas. A novel wideband FSS and a new class of reconfigurable FSS are introduced for shielding as well as mutual coupling reduction in antenna systems and beam-switching applications, respectively. Two beam-switching antennas using cantilever enabled reconfigurable FSS are designed and implemented at the 30 GHz millimeter-wave frequency band. Initially, a wideband FSS for millimeter-wave applications at the 60 GHz band is investigated. The simulated results of the wideband FSS are validated by the free-space measurement of a fabricated FSS panel. Furthermore, the proposed wideband FSS is applied as a mutual-coupling reducing wall in a MIMO system of DRAs. As a second objective, a new class of cantilever enabled FSS with frequency reconfigurability is designed. The method of fabrication and measurement of the FSS are described. For the validation of the cantilever-enabled FSS, panels of the proposed FSS are fabricated and measured. Further, these FSS panels are integrated with a conventional monopole source, to provide a beam-switching antenna in the 30 GHz frequency band. The beam-switching in the azimuth plane of the center source antenna is controlled by the switching of the FSS panels arranged around the antenna. Another antenna using a similar kind of cantilever enabled FSS is demonstrated for dualplane beam-switching application in the millimeter-wave frequency bands. The FSS panels arranged around the conventional DRA are divided both horizontally and vertically to obtain the concept of dual-plane beam-switching.Further, the prototypes of both single and dual-plane beam-switching antennas at 30 GHz are fabricated and measured to obtain the beam-switching radiation patterns.
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Denidni, Tayeb A.
FSS; beam-switching; millimeter-wave; DRA
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Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti Roll Out More North American Tour Dates, Play Vancouver
By Gregory Adams
Quirked-up lo-fi crew Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti's last Vancouver show underwent a confusing back-and-forth over whether or not it was cancelled, but the show ultimately went ahead as planned. Hopefully the band's newly announced next BC appearance, as part of a spring tour, is completely set in stone.
Pink and co.'s next chunk of dates find them coming into Canada once, at Vancouver's Biltmore Cabaret on May 25, just ahead of a performance at the Sasquatch! Festival. Around those dates, the band will play several more shows around the U.S. You can check all the details down below.
While the band are still supporting last summer's Exclaim!-approved Mature Themes LP, Pink also recently re-released a late-'90s collection called Thrash and Burn.
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kinda surprised nobody mentioned this one.
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Dumbledore is gay.
I don't have a problem with gay people. I don't have a problem with human rights, or tolerance or diversity or acceptance or anything. I just don't see the point of having human sexuality in children's literature. Gay, straight or otherwise.
I further don't see the point of making the revelation now, after the books are done. Is Rowling so desperate for media attention, now that her cash cow has been milked dry, that she has to retroactively stir the pot?
Personally, I think it's silly. If it was important enough to her to make a statement now, why not reveal it in the books themselves? Because it would put a damper on sales, of course. By making the statement now, the few people who hadn't already read the books might actually go purchase them and read all about the "gay headmaster." *sigh*
It sure smells like a publicity stunt to me.
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Comments on this post: kinda surprised nobody mentioned this one.
# re: kinda surprised nobody mentioned this one.
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Left by ZMan on Oct 22, 2007 6:50 PM
or too skinny?
Left by Chris G. Williams on Oct 22, 2007 6:52 PM
I thought the movie director forced her to out him .
Left by Avery on Oct 22, 2007 9:15 PM
huh? link?
Yeah I was reading one of the AP articles about this and apparently the Screenwriter for the next movie was going to have Dumbledore reminiss (SP??) about a girl he once knew and JK had to tell them that um...Dumbledore is gay.
Now I don't understand why Dumbledore's sexuality is important to the story arc. Far as I can tell aside from Professor Lupin, Professor Snape, &amp; Hagrid, NONE of the Hogwart's staff's personal relationships are discussed.
The kids don't see the teachers that way. I mean I don't know about anyone else, but I never thought about my school teachers gettin' busy....
Seems extraneous and irrelevant information to me....
Link from Leaky Cauldron: http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/
From transcript of question at Carnegie Hall:
In fact, recently I was in a script read through for the sixth film, and they had Dumbledore saying a line to Harry early in the script saying I knew a girl once, whose hair... [laughter]. I had to write a little note in the margin and slide it along to the scriptwriter,"Dumbledore's gay!"
Left by Maryanne Sweat on Oct 23, 2007 8:26 AM
"No one else's sexuality is even mentioned"
Others' sexuality is indeed mentioned. Did you forget Harry's first kiss with Chloe and his attraction (and eventual marriage) to Ginny. Did you forget the myriad of other characters in their relationships? How about Snape's attraction and love of Harry's mother? No one talks about those because they're heterosexual attractions and relationships.
The only real thing the revelation of Dumbledore's sexuality does is further explain what was going on between him and Griswald. It makes much more sense now.
Left by Chris Eargle on Oct 23, 2007 12:14 PM
ok, so why not introduce those aspects in the books, instead of waiting until afterwards? It still sounds like sensationalism (and a desire to sell more books after all the loyal readers have purchased their copies.)
Left by Chris Williams on Oct 23, 2007 12:36 PM
Considering the amount of foreshadowing she has in her writing, I postulate she knew the characters motivations long before she penned the books. Now that the books are finished and most of the fans have read them all, she can speak more freely about storyline elements not explicitly stated in the books.
After looking back on how things happened, I'm pretty certain she knew his orientation before at least the final book. Considering the hallows introduction much earlier in the storyline, she probably had those elements in place from the beginning.
So, there are two possibilities: 1) she's doing it for sensationalism, or 2) it came out due to the movie writers contradictions with her characters and people wondering why Dumbledore waited so long to go after such an evil wizard.
I go with the latter. The HP series is cemented as a classic story. She has nothing to gain from this and will likely get more death threats from fundamentalists.
Left by Chris Eargle on Oct 23, 2007 1:26 PM
"will likely get more death threats from fundamentalists. "
It's funny, I said the exact same thing earlier this week. Sad but probably true.
Left by Chris Williams on Oct 23, 2007 1:29 PM
Its actually a clever ploy for the advancement of gay rights.
Thousands of people admired Dumbledore for his leadership, skill, devotion. Dumbledore was admired by almost everyone who read the books, he is their hero, idol and father-figure. It was an image that was carefully constructed to win over the bible thumpers who think that the series was evil because it had to do with something outside their narrow comfort zone.
As for JKR not bringing it up in the books... it was there in context, and allusion. Why else would Dumbledoor trust Hargid, who he knows is a bit loose in the tongue, with several secret missions? And why did Hagrid have his own little cottage on the grounds and not live in the castle proper?
All throughout the books it builds the image of Dumbledore as a hero who has accomplished many great things in his life, and making the sacrifice of his life for the greater good. Every word and action on the surface make him into an almost flawless character, someone to be admired and respected. Yet once you read beyond the printed words you see that he was as normal as the rest of us.
With the formal admission that Dumbledore is gay, JKR launches a large mental pill for people to swallow. She has taken characters that you admire and respect and placed something uncomfortable about them. So people are left to their own devises to figure out what to do about this information. A majority of people will simply accept this fact and move on with their lives. Some people, myself included, feel that it was about time she admitted it, and then you have the left over few. Those who could barely read the book, thinking that their souls were in mortal danger. Yes, your soul is in danger, its in danger of being expanded and having to accept that things are not as simple you would like them to be.
Gay love has been an integral part of human history for a larger protion of the time frame than the bible. Its a part of our society, and it was only recently (in historical terms) that it was forced underground. The gay rights movement has lacked one thing over the years, a figurehead which shows everyone that its not evil, just different. I congratulate JKR on her courage and wisdom for making the formal announcement after the books have been completed. Putting such a mental pill into the minds of the narrow minded will give them something tho choke on for a while.
Left by Moose on Oct 23, 2007 2:04 PM
Are you suggesting that Dumbledore and Hagrid??
Hmm... I dunno man.
I don't view it as a clever ploy for the advancement of sexual orientation rights at all. People turn things into what they want, and that movement may well try to use Dumbledore as a figurehead.
Until Rowling claims that was what she intended, I will go with the safest assumption that she crafted her characters and world and told a story with an astonishing amount of depth.
Oh yea, I should also mention that there's plenty of evidence that Hagrid was not homosexual.
Art imitates life. Life imitates art. (literature=art form) sexuality will show up in both, and children are exposed to it both inside and outside of art. When writers imagine characters of course they need to think of all aspects of the character, and their relationships with other characters in the book.
Of course the whole fuss about it is rather silly, did it really need to make international news (almost) headlines?
Left by nobody on Oct 23, 2007 3:43 PM
I for one am happy to see J K Rowling stirring the pot again and upsetting fundamentalist Christians... These kooks were miffed before because they thought people were going to become Wiccans from reading the book, and now they are worried that people might want to adopt a gay lifestyle to become a great wizard (?!)
I imagine JKR has enough money at this point, so I don't think that's her motivation... (so I disagree with ZMAN).
And JKR may be thinking of equal rights as well as she does defend muggles and house elves throughout the series...
My 0.02
Left by Jonathan Starr on Oct 23, 2007 4:42 PM
I don't think her intent was to upset Fundamentalist Christians, so much as to generate renewed interest in her books, and thereby generate more royalties for herself.
Regardless of whether she was thinking of equal rights, acceptance of gays, or anything else... why bring it up now? Why not reveal it in the last book?
Say it with me, boys and girls... "because it would have affected sales." All of her loyal readers have already made their purchases. Now she can focus on finding new fans.
Nothing like controversy to stir up interest.
While I think this is a publicity stunt to a degree, I don't care. And I'm not sure why it matters that it's in a children's book. I heard a comment on a news program where a woman was wondering how on earth people could teach their kids about homosexuality at such a young age? Easy, tell them that some boys like boys and some girls like girls, and adjust that statement for the age they're at. Homosexuality isn't wrong and if we're just honest about it with kids then it'll never be an issue.
Left by Jason Bock on Oct 23, 2007 11:14 PM
Chris, just found this article and thought you'd appreciate it Dumbledore Tattoo!
Left by Jerod Crump on Oct 25, 2007 2:02 PM
OMFG that is the funniest thing ever. New post coming.
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Transgenders’ bid to challenge cross-dressing law improper and premature, apex court told
http://hakam.org.my/wp/2015/08/13/transgenders-bid-to-challenge-cross-dressing-law-improper-and-premature-apex-court-told/
Supporters of a group of transgenders challenging the Shariah law that forbids cross-dressing among Muslims are pictured at the Palace of Justice, Putrajaya, August 13, 2015. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 13 — The Negri Sembilan government told the Federal Court today that the group of transgenders challenging the Shariah law that forbids cross-dressing among Muslims had used improper channels to file their bid.
In its bid to overturn an appellate court’s landmark ruling on the matter, the state government, represented by prominent lawyer Tan Sri Shafee Abdullah, also said the challenge had been premature as the group had only been charged with the offence in the Shariah Court and no decision had been delivered yet.
The lawyer argued that the Court of Appeal, and the Seremban High Court before it, had erred when it entertained the transgenders’ application for judicial review as the Federal Constitution does not state they have the jurisdiction to do so.
The Court of Appeal had in November 7 last year ruled that Section 66 of the Negri Sembilan Shariah Criminal Enactment 1992 prohibiting cross-dressing by Muslims was unconstitutional and void.
The Negri Sembilan government is appealing that decision today along with five other applicants: the state’s Islamic Religious Affairs Department (JHEAINS), JHEAINS’ director, its chief enforcer, and the state’s chief Shariah prosecutor, and the Negri Sembilan Islamic Affairs Council.
The five-man panel led by Court of Appeal president Tan Sri Md Raus Sharif said today it will decide on these two arguments raised by Shafee first before hearing submissions on the constitutionality of Section 66.
The decision for today’s arguments will be delivered at a later date.
The case is among two hearings today where state Islamic authorities are arguing that fundamental constitutional rights guaranteed to all Malaysians cannot be applied to determine the validity of Islamic laws.
Two lawsuits today spotlight supremacy of constitutional guarantees vs Islamic law [13 Aug 2015]
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Forums » Classic Motorsports »
10/20/10 11:05 a.m.
I just got a notice that Porsche's upcoming run of the 911 GT2 RS has sold out--205 mph, 0-60 in 3.4 seconds and $245,000 MSPR. Five hundred copies are being built with 133 coming to the U.S. So, does this mean that the modern supercar is still alive? Discuss.
Tom Heath Webmaster
10/20/10 1:11 p.m.
Were they dead?
Porsche only had 500 of them to sell, and $245,000 is umm...reasonable compared to exotics like a Bugatti. Heck, it's barely twice what the top-of-the-range ZR-1 Corvette stickers at, and they seem to be building (and selling) plenty of those.
Joe Gearin Associate Publisher
Seems to me we are in the "golden" age of the modern supercar. Nearly every manufacturer has a halo car that goes stupid fast, and costs stupid $$$.
I was lucky enough to drive the 505 hp ZO6 Corvette, and although it is amazing from a engineering standpoint (200mph AND 25mpg?) it is silly overkill for the street. Most of these cars performance envelopes are so far beyond their driver's skill levels, they are relegated to being pretty things to look at......and impress your buddies with.
It is kind of funny, as a kid I was soooo impressed with supercars. Now I just see them as ego strokers for secretly insecure rich guys!
and I'll take my GT2 in Green please!
Scott Lear Production Editor
Supercars are almost too common these days. What we need more of is insane technology demos like the Lexus LF-A.
For me, there is no greater supercar than the McLaren F1.
Ian F Dork
Scott Lear wrote: For me, there is no greater supercar than the McLaren F1.
Yep. It's been pretty much all downhill since the F1.
Andy Reid Auction Editor
I gotta say that my DB7 was at the time if not a supercar then definitely an exotic even though it will only go 165 MPH. It also only cost $20,000. I love that part the best, or maybe I love the way it looks best and the price second, or manybe I love the sound of the supercharger second and the price third.
No matter what I still love supercars. There are a lot to choose from now which is neat. make mine a V12 Vantage.
André Rousseau HalfDork
Give me a yellow F-40 and I'd be a happy camper.
dougie Reader
10/22/10 10:09 p.m.
I still lean toward vintage and you could do 185 mph in this http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-lw8sKIh620/TH5WAjhutLI/AAAAAAAACk4/yVOWE089Qo4/s1600/jaguarXKSS.jpg
aeronca65t Dork
10/23/10 5:43 a.m.
I'd rather buy an esay for my future career. Who needs a super car when you can do that!
Even if I was a bizzillionaire, I'd rather have a Lotus 7, a Tiger or an MGA Twin Cam over any of the cars above.
Leo Basile Reader
I’m with Aeronca for the most part. There is a bit of envy for the high end British and Italian vintage stuff, but ZERO interest for modern plastic and carbon fiber.
I believe I’m a great driver, but in reality I’m a good driver at best, so a super sticky, G pulling 300 MPH car just wouldn’t be used anywhere close to its max.
Now something like a Lotus 7, MGB, or even my old Morgan I can drive right on the ragged edge...
I believe that is the magical factor in fun: Is it more fun to drive a TR up a twisty road at 60 or 70 MPH: feel-hear-smell-taste the machine, trying to get more power, to go just a bit faster in the strait and then brake more controllably in the next turn? Or to aim and shoot knowing the modern car has your back so to speak? Seriously, where can you use a supercar to near its max?
As I type this I’m thinking it’s exactly the same for a fighter pilot...A gun victory is simply more satisfying than a missile shot.
I think I sort of answered my own question...I find old sports cars very satisfying in a way any new car cant match.
KaptKaos Reader
Modern cars, even rather pedestrian ones like Camrys and Minivans, have exceedingly high levels of performance. Most will hit 60 MPH faster than the average late 60's sports car. Some will get there faster than super cars of that era.
There is an expression I've heard. I don't know who wrote it, and I'll probably butcher it here, but it goes something like "I'd rather drive a slow car fast, than a fast car slow."
With the level of performance that's available in basic cars these days, it makes it very hard to explore their limits. Because these cars are so fast, you can get into trouble that much faster. And the faster you go, the deeper the trouble!
There also used to be a term called "momentum cars." These were cars that weren't fast off the line, but if you worked at it, and learned to drive them well, you could be fast. Examples include just about any early Lotus, Porsche, Fiats, etc...
In my opinion, it is almost impossible to build a "momentum car" today. The safety requirements alone make building a light weight car, with minimal horsepower, nearly impossible. I don't think that there has been a new car for sale that weighs less than 2000 pounds in the last 5 years. When a car weighs about 2000 pounds, 100 horsepower is fun. The kind of fun that won't get you into trouble too fast.
Rupert New Reader
11/2/10 8:47 a.m.
A "supercar" is a car you love and actually drive. A vehicle with a bunch of electronic anti-skid, anti-lane change, auto-mirror, launch control and other similar gizmos isn't a car, it is a programed robot.
A "supercar" is not an investment. Those who keep motorized sculptures in their humidity controlled garages and trailers, don't understand what a car is meant for.
I have owned several "supercars". They included Tr-3s, MGs, & 240Zs. My current "supercar" is a Mazda Miata. Why are they super? Because they are used and abused as they were intended. I can and do drive and use them without feeling guilty or worrying about their place in history.
I owned one (1) Porsche 911S and will never consider another. Many would say this was the only supercar I could claim to have owned. They are wrong. I was noticed constantly by police, yuppys, and punks. Everyone either wanted to arrest me or say they beat me away from a stoplight. I quickly learned it is much more "super" to go "fast" in a slower car than "slow" in a faster car.
In reply to Leo Basile:
I agree and urge you to keep your old buggies! However, if like me you find yourself a little too old to be stranded or you don't get under the car as well as you did, consider adding a Miata to your garage.
Yes it's a rip-off copy of our beloved blighty rides, but it's not a bad thing to also own an Elan clone that usually starts and doesn't leak at least three different fluids.
Sure its a great car, but can you put a canoe on the roof?
bravenrace Dork
This is my supercar -
Honestly, I don't really care about supercars or exotics. What I do care about in a car is it is fun to drive in anger, faster than it looks, does a lot of things well, and satisfies me. If I had the money, I'd buy another one of these and mount an NSX engine and transxle behind the seats, because I honestly believe that it would be the only way to improve this car. My Mustang I like for the nostalgia and the big honking V-8. I like my Civic because it's a great autocrosser, handles way better than it looks like it would, is practical, seats four, and is fun to drive. The CRX I like because it's a lot like the Civic, but better. The TVR I like because of it's rarity, it's chassis, and it's looks. Cars that cost over $10k usually don't do much for me. Notice that all my cars are light by the standards for there market segment. That's because I have a particular liking for light, short wheelbase cars. One semi-exotic that I'd defintely consider is a Lotus Elise. I also will someday own a 911, most likely a '78-83 SC. But other than that, I'm not much into the high end supercars, but I'm glad they exist.
Hehe...
I told my wife this morning I don't need another car. I need a truck....
"You need a truck to tow your car for 2 racers a year?" she replied.
Errr it won't be 2 races a yr forever.
Well said, André!
rconlon HalfDork
Maybe the new plan is to sell 1 supercar on Saturday and 1000 base models on Monday. Will the $245,000 GT-2 help sell more $80,000 Carreras? Yes, I expect so. Cheers Ron
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The role of violent video game exposure, personality, and deviant peers in aggressive behaviors among adolescents: a two-wave longitudinal study
López-Fernández, F.J., Mezquita, L., Etkin, P., Griffiths, M.D. ORCID: 0000-0001-8880-6524, Ortet, G. and Ibáñez, M.I., 2020. The role of violent video game exposure, personality, and deviant peers in aggressive behaviors among adolescents: a two-wave longitudinal study. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking. ISSN 2152-2715
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2020.0030
The impact of violent video game exposure (VVGE) on aggressive behaviors has been extensively explored, but still remains controversial. Although some studies have shown slight detrimental short-term effects of VVGE, other studies have failed to find any consequence. In addition, the existence of long-lasting effects on aggressiveness, or their impact on adolescents, are still not well established. One limitation of most of these studies is that they do not control for other important risk variables for aggressive behaviors, such as personality and deviant peers, nor have they investigated the possible moderation role of these risk factors in the link between VVGE and aggression. Therefore, the main aim was to examine the additive and interactive role of VVGE, personality, and deviant peers in adolescent aggressive behaviors cross-sectionally and longitudinally. Many regression analyses and a cross-lagged autoregressive model were carried out. At both waves, aggressive behavior was predicted by having deviant peers and specific personality traits, especially low agreeableness. VVGE also presented a slight but significant effect at both waves, but it became nonsignificant when controlling for other variables. No long-term effects on the relation between VVGE and aggressive behaviors were found. Some moderation effects were consistently found at both waves: when participants reported having more deviant peers, the effects of VVGE and low agreeableness on aggressive behaviors significantly increased. These findings suggest that multiple biopsychosocial variables and their complex interplay need to be examined to gain a better understanding of the origin and expression of aggressive behavior.
VVGE, personality and peers in aggression [running title]
Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking
López-Fernández, F.J., Mezquita, L., Etkin, P., Griffiths, M.D., Ortet, G. and Ibáñez, M.I.
10.1089/cyber.2020.0030 DOI
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But you’ll be able to get a feel for what photos and photo types are most liked on Tinder. However, some people may use fake Facebook accounts and may try catfishing you, pretending to be someone else. New popular user feature . Steps to follow: 1. Now, the company has rolled out this feature in India. “Now, through our integration with Tinder, it can serve as a quick backup for daters, helping to deter bad behavior and helping members meet matches with more confidence. The application or your particular account could easily be hacked, and the hacker can easily gain access to your private information such as your phone number, address, personal photos, etc. Use Tinder’s Safety Features. Do not agree to anything you're not sure about, you are free to go as far as you fancy or to say no. Guaranteed. Is tinder free to use? It's meant to be used for circumstances in which the match just didn't work out, the user felt uncomfortable, or even for an accidental swipe. Moreover, Tinder isn’t particularly safe from hackers either. Tinder will tell you when the feature is available for your device via a pop-up notification asking you if you want to enable it. However, many people are still reluctant about using this kind of apps in fear of being "catifished" i.e, being seduced by someone who is faking to be someone else, or fear of being harassed by someone you are not interested in. Meet somewhere close on your first date, but never at your house door. Users with the feature activated will also display a Noonlight badge on their profile as the app looks to deter bad behavior before it happens. After this information is submitted, the site asks the user to provide a “secure age verification” in the form of credit card details. Available only in the US, the Noonlight integration is actually more than just a panic button. There is always the risk of meeting sex offenders, catfishers, and criminals on these apps. Instead of meeting someone through the app, you can go to places you like, or can potentially like and meet people with the same interests as you. It's just the latest indication that the tech community is more focused on safety than ever â a trend that, while a smidge overdue, is undoubtedly welcome. Tinder's features won't all be immediately available across the US (some, like Photo Verification, are still in the testing stage), but they'll continue rolling out to new locations across 2020. Welcome to Tinder 101. This app is mostly chosen by various individuals who like to prefer their mate perfectly. “This girl is a popular user would you like to use a super like?” Hmmm... what’s this. 7. If you want to make sure nobody can track you, you can also. Swipes right on girl. Swipe Right® Create Account Log in. If you want to read similar articles to How to Be Safe on Tinder, we recommend you visit our Internet category. Therefore, Tinder is testing a new feature for the Tinder Gold and Plus Subscribers to buy Super Boost, an upgraded version of boost which allows a user to skip the line and be seen by up to 100x more potential matches. Here you will learn how to use tinder to get lots of new matches and dates. It can begin to do this by listening to women about what makes them feel uneasy, uncomfortable, and unsafe on the app. The 'Places' feature has made it possible to find hotspots near you and pin them whenever you want, and now it's available for use on Tinder as well. Dating needs to be fun, choose to do something you'll both enjoy with your date, no matter how far you go. Yes, this is possible in older version but not the premium one. Be careful what pictures you add to your Tinder profile. Whatever fears you may have, OneHowto would like to offer some tips on how to be safe on Tinder. With 55 billion matches to date, Tinder® is the world’s most popular dating app, making it the place to meet new people. 6. It is advisable not to give your phone number before your first date. How you can use the Tinder popularity feature to get more matches. Posted by 2 months ago. Whatever fears you may have, OneHowto would like to offer some tips on how to be safe on Tinder. Adam is a writer at Tech.co and has worked as a tech writer, blogger and copy editor for the last decade. It's also an example of a little corporate synergy: Tinder's parent company Match Group has just announced it has also invested in Noonlight in addition to partnering with it. Close. We're so happy you liked! These details will be available on the user's personal Timeline ahead of the actual meeting, and can be quickly shared with emergency services should the user feel unsafe.Â. Online dating has become more socially acceptable during the past few years, with plenty of dating apps based on location sprouting for everyone, may they be heterosexual, gay or lesbian. “Noonlight acts as a silent bodyguard in situations when you're alone or meeting someone for the first time,” said Noonlight's cofounder and CCO Brittany LeComte in the Tinder announcement. Safety Center is currently available in the US, UK, France, Germany and Australia, with plans to roll out in additional markets in 2021. The first thing you need to remember is that Tinder only allows you to set a Tinder account when linked to your Facebook so, in theory, the people you meet on Tinder are real. The Tinder Verification Code scam is one of the worst scams that you can fall prey to. It is possibly the most dangerous scam that anyone could easily to fall prey to, simply because of how believable it is, plus its potential to cause the biggest privacy and financial damage. Another thing you can do to make sure you're going to go on a date with the right person is to ask people who may know this person. Here’s what you need to know and how you can use it. The app advises to never give out personal information such as social … It is not only for hookups (like BeNaughty or Ashely Madison) or only for serious relationships (like eHarmony).. First of all, let see if Tinder is safe. All photos are of models and used for illustrative purposes only “ Shannon & Julian. A major concern for online dating and dating app users is their safety. Tinder has a couple incentives to usher in stronger safety precautions. After announcing a new video chat feature, and later testing it in select markets earlier this year during the height of the Coronavirus lockdown, Tinder is now finally rolling out its in-app video chat feature globally.The feature, called ‘face to face’ is now available in all markets that Tinder operates in, and can be used by people to hangout with their matches and go on virtual dates. Do not give your exact address. Meet in a public place instead of your house or his/hers. Tinder is one of the most used apps by all kinds of people worldwide and you can now find many people looking to date or meet new acquaintances around your area. While Tinder's new safety mechanisms are an improvement, the platform will need to do more to address normalized abuse. Tinder's push to test its latest feature might signal a robust demand for safe video dating. Tinder's adding a handful of new changes. 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An Introduction to Founders Day
By Sofia Boschi on August 22, 2014 in Events
A beautiful arc rested in MHAM college of Medicine with a ribbon of entwined yellow and green as a crowd of students and members of the MHAM community gathered. In the hands of Celia Mabalatan and Juana Aznar, the representatives of Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center and the Aznar Family respectfully, the cutting of the ribbon signaled the beginning of Founders Day. A ceremony was soon conducted in an array of flowers. In an expression of our own devotion to the school and our own founder, Don Matias Hipolito Aznar II, a single pink rose was given by each person and laid upon his likeness.
The symbolism of our own dedication, the pink rose is both simple, yet encompassing in its meanings. Happiness, Regard and Esteem, the different variations with each its own meaning and implications, proudly displayed in a bouquet of devotion. From the palest of pink roses as a sign of joy, to the medium of pink in an expression of sympathy and admiration, then finally deep pink in a meaning of gratitude. The collective array of emotions are conveyed in a stunning presentation of our fidelity.
With the end of the flower giving, comes a blessing conducted by the Redemptorist Church throughout the school. Followed soon by the adjourning to the stage as the Signing of Memorandum of Agreement between MHAM College of Medicine and Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center was then conducted by Gerardo M. Aquino Jr., Medical director of Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center, Celia M. Mabalatan, Training Officer of Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center, Elma A. Sierra, President and Chairman, Board of Trustees of SWU-MHAM College of Medicine Inc., and Dr. Arlene M. Diaz, Dean of SWU-MHAM College of Medicine Inc.
With the purpose of an agreement between the two parties with the intention of granting the right of SWU-MHAM College of Medicine to use Vicente Sotto Memorial Hospital as their base training hospital from then on. With its conclusion, A meaningful speech was then conveyed by our Dean Dr. Arlene M. Diaz, on the history of MHAM College of Medicine, Its hopes and goals and what it strives for in the future. This was followed with closing remarks by the MHAM College of Medicine Head of Human Resource, Daniel P. Lariba Jr.
The end of speeches marked the beginning of festivities filled with competitions, programs and celebration in MHAM College of Medicine. Among these, a Literary contest would be held later that day, then following, a sport competition filled with spirit.
APMC-SN Central Visayas Mobile Blood Donation Program
MHAM AWARDS MR. AND MS. MHAM 2015
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The Dean’s Lister for The Academic Year 2014-2015
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O mio Babbino Caro! A wonderful husband, father and grandfather shuffled off his mortal coil today.
So we celebrate his life, his many kindnesses and his public spiritedness. From humble beginnings,
he made a sensational job of it. He was lots of fun. Mayor of Mt Albert 1968-1990. Shine on!
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3/25/15 -- Thanks from Lucy for the 2014 Feel the Love Pledges
(click to see what people did):
Thank-you, my darling friends for spreading joy in your communities. I am proud of each and every one of you.
I want to thank you for years of community goodwill. I hope you will go on doing good.
After all, paying forward is a natural part of being alive and connected to humanity.
I love and honour you all for your incredible Generosity of spirit, which is the oil that makes the machinery of society go.
You do our show proud!
Hugs to you all,
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4/27/14 -- Note from Lucy on the 2014 120 Hours Project (click to see what people did):
Thank you all who participated in the 120 Hours Project!
I am very inspired by all those who are seeking to make their communities kinder and more loving. There is nothing better to do in life than to connect to the greater good.
I love you all,
10/26/13 -- Note from Lucy about Feel the Love pledges:
My darling friends! Thank-you for your many kindnesses in paying forward. No matter what you have chosen to gift the world this year, I am so honoured to be associated with you. We are not here long so let's try to leave the planet a little better off for our having been here.
Love and light to you always,
5/18/13 -- Bids for Kids press release note from Lucy:
“I am incredibly fortunate to have an amazing fan base around the globe many of whom willingly support causes I am passionate about. Although of course I’ve got my own voice on my answering machine, if I can offer that to someone else and it generates much needed funds for Starship Children’s Hospital then I’d be thrilled!” Lucy says.
4/1/13 -- (note from Lucy on 120 Hours project:
Dear friends, our job on this planet is to make our children's physical and social environment safer. Thank-you all for giving your time to enrich your own communities. I love that my fans don't care about lipstick. We ain't perfect but we try to do the right thing always.
I am proud of you all!
1/8/13 --
After hurling ourselves off the rigging of the Tucker Thompson, into the cool clear waters of Matauri, I hitched a ride over to the Rainbow Warrior III. Very exciting to be back on board with some of the original crew of the RW I, which was bombed by the French Govt in 1985. The ceremony took place at the resting place of the original ship. A very moving ceremony hosted by the Greenpeace crew and the Ngati Kura, who put everyone up at the marae.
Looking forward to seeing you all in LA!
12/10/12 --
I have read thru each and every Feel the Love pledge and I am so grateful for your continued generosity. From donating blood, to blankets, clean water awareness and Starship support, I want you to know how wonderful it is to be part of your movement to spread more joy. You are absolutely the best fans in the world. Ren and I are so lucky.
I am looking forward to seeing you again in Jan!
In other silly news, Sharon has inspired me to take tap-dancing lessons and I intend to video the whole sorry saga. Just 30 second vids which I'll tweet, if I can figure out how. It's going to be daft and a bit embarrassing. You're going to love it.
Hooray for everything!
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9/24/16 -- Lucy confirms Ash vs Evil Dead appearances at Michigan State University and New York Comic Con (see above).
8/21/16 -- Lucy at Palermo Comic Convention Sept 2-4 (see above).
7/17/16 -- Lucy at San Diego Comic Con participating in 2 panels (see above).
6/16/165 -- Lucy participating in Bloomsday in NZ (see above).
6/8/16 -- Confirmed with Lucy she will be attending Oz Comic-Con in Melbourne on June 11.
3/26/16 -- Confirmed with Lucy that she will be attending Oz Comic-Con in Perth (April 2) and Adelaide (April 9).
10/20/15 -- More upcoming Lucy appearances for Ash vs Evil Dead (see above) and I confirmed with Lucy that is her Facebook page. They set it up for her in the Facebook offices when she did that Facebook Rapid Fire Questions video about Ash vs Evil Dead.
10/1/15 -- List of upcoming Lucy appearances:
Oct. 5 Auckland NZ Lucy Lawless: Living Brave
Lucy will share her journey from Mt. Albert-to-Hollywood, her fierce work on climate change and she will share her knowledge on how you too can live brave and change the world.
Oct. 10 NYC New York Comic Con
Ash vs Evil Dead 3-4pm panel
Oct. 12 NYC NPR Presents
Ask Me Another with Bruce Campbell and Lucy Lawless
On October 12th, we put the stars of the new television series Ash vs. Evil Dead in the puzzle hot-seat!! Come in costume as this will be our Halloween taping!!
Oct. 13 NYC Paley Fest: Ash vs Evil Dead
Oct. 17 & 18 Dallas Comic Con
Lucy will be doing autographs and photo ops with Renee
9/12/15 -- Check out the #FeelTheLove twitter campaign.
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It's that time of year and we're going Twitter on the 20th anniversary of Xena
a show that touched fans so much they've been spreading the love they feel from the show to their own communities. It starts Monday, Sept. 21 and runs through to Sept. 28. Use the hashtag and spread the love!
Here's a tweet Lucy just sent out:
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What will I do for #feelthelove week Sept21. It's where #Xena fans do
something to enrich/ aid their communities or environment
9/4/15 -- It's the 20th anniversary of Xena! Check out the note from Lucy above thanking you all for taking the show to heart and spreading that love around and being "Xena" in your own communities.
7/31/15 -- Lucy's in town for the TCA summer television press tour for STARZ Ash vs Evil Dead and they released the first photo of her as Ruby. See above.
7/6/15 -- Lucy finished Salem and is now filming Starz's Ash vs Evil Dead. Note above that she'll be making an appearance at the San Diego Comic Con July 10 for a panel and autographs with Bruce Campbell and the creators of the upcoming series.
3/25/15 -- Just received a thank you note from Lucy for the Feel the Love pledges. See above :)
3/22/15 -- I've confirmed with Lucy that she will be appearing in a new Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D episode on March 31. See link above.
3/15/15 -- Sent Feel the Love Day pledges to Lucy. Thanks to all!
3/9/15 -- Yes, Lucy will be joining Bruce Campbell in the Evil Dead tv series!
Extending the Feel the Love Day pledges. See note above. Again, you folks amaze me with your generosity and ingenuity with the things you come up with to do.
Read the pledges here.
3/3/15 -- First photo of Lucy from Salem (see above) as the Countess Marburg.
2/6/15 -- "Feel the Love Day" begins! Read note above.
1/22/15 -- Looks like we're nearing a sellout of the Saturday tickets for the 2015 Burbank Xena convention -- the day Lucy and Renee are appearing!
1/14/15 -- Lucy will have a recurring role on WGNAmerica's series Salem whose second season starts this April! She will play Countess Marburg, one of the last remaining survivors of the line of ancient German witches.
12/9/14 -- click for a delightful interview with Lucy and Sam Rubin on KTLA Morning News
12/8/14 -- Counting down to Lucy in Sleeping Beauty at the Pasadena Playhouse -- two days till Opening Night! Buy tickets here
11/17/14 -- Lucy will be appearing as Carabosse in Sleeping Beauty at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, CA from December 10, 2014 - January 4, 2015. Buy tickets here
10/19/14 -- Lucy will be at Xenite Con III in Paris on October 25 and 26
10/9/14 -- Lucy Lawless: Get behind Help Our Kids
10/4/14 -- Just confirmed with Lucy she will be at New York Comic Con Oct. 10 and 11.
9/21/14 -- Lucy's guest appearances on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. start Tuesday, September 23 on ABC in the US. See clip above.
9/20/14 -- Lucy's 6-part Australian mini-series, The Code, starts tomorrow in the US on Direct TV/Audience.
9/20/14 -- Lucy is participating in the People's Climate March in Auckland. It's the 21st which is today in NZ!
PEOPLE'S CLIMATE MARCH AKL
We are honoured to announce that the wonderful Lucy Lawless will be speaking at Aotea Square at The People's Climate March AKL! Thankyou Lucy!
7/31/14 -- Read Lucy's new NZ Herald column on Irlen Syndrome.
7/27/14 -- Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. executive producers confirm at San Diego Comicon that Lucy will guest star on the series. Number of episodes not yet known. See links above including a tweet from an actor on the show with a photo of a Lucy-signed S.H.I.E.L.D. script.
7/21/14 -- Just got a note from Lucy confirming that she just signed to do a role in Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. See note and link above.
7/3/14 -- Lucy is doing a column for the New Zealand Herald. And she has helped launch the Climate Voter campaign.
6/17/14 -- Posted a youtube video of a portion of Lucy doing the Bloomsday reading. See above.
Posted the links to the articles in the NZ Herald that Lucy assigned as editor. See above.
6/11/14 -- Lucy did an online chat at the NZ Herald office today. See the link above. They also tweeted some photos of her digging in and getting her fingers covered with printer's ink. Do they still have any printer's ink at newspapers. Oh well, you know what I mean. Check out the photos above.
6/9/14 -- The end of May, Lucy sent me a note saying she was working on an article for the Herald. It comes out this Friday! Check the links above and Lucy's tweets.
5/17/14 -- Confirmed with Lucy that she'll be part of the Bloomsday reading on June 16 in Auckland.
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7:30pm-10:30pm
Just confirmed with Lucy that she's participating in this.
Lucy Lawless and Michael Hurst, stars of the epic sandals & skirts TV soap Xena, Warrior Princess, will be re-united in June in a K Rd pub for Auckland's fabulous annual literary bash, The Jews Brothers' Bloomsday. They'll be part of a tribute to James Joyce's masterpiece Ulysses, celebrated in pubs the world over on June 16, the world's sole annual commemoration of a totally fictional date, June 16, 1904, a date in which something happened only in a book.
Lucy Lawless will be making a guest appearance as Molly Bloom, faithless wife, reading from Molly’s extraordinary and explicit 50-page soliloquy.Top stage star Michael Hurst will be playing Joyce’s alter ego, Stephen Dedalus.
5/4/14 -- Just confirmed with Lucy she's appearing at the Auckland Writers Festival on May 18.
Sunday, May 18 -- 2:30-3:30pm
Upper NZI Room, Aotea Centre
50 Mayoral Drive Auckland New Zealand
Actress and activist Lucy Lawless joins the luminous line-up taking part in this year’s Festival, reading letters written by the famous and brilliant from the book Letters of Note (www.lettersofnote.com), in a free event of the same name on Sunday May 18 at 2.30pm. You will need to buy a ticket to get into the festival.
Writer, director and actor Fiona Samuel, multi-award-winning biographer Lucy Hughes Hallett (UK) and actor George Henare are also doing the honours. As this is a FREE non-ticketed event, get there early to queue for a seat.
4/27/14 -- Lucy loved all the great things you did and she sent a message (look left!).
4/26/14 -- 120 Hours Project for Lucy's birthday -- the final total is 10281/2 Hours!! Awesome! You guys rock!!!!!!!!! Sending this list to Lucy today.
4/24/14 -- Parks and Recreation finale airs tonight with Lucy!
Lucy will be in the
Parks and Recreation Finale!
4/10/14 UPDATE -- Lucy's interview of Josh Mankiewicz is now online! It's fun! Check it out.
Lucy interviews Josh Mankiewicz (click the image to watch)
Interesting series of tweets:
Josh Mankiewicz @JoshMankiewicz 7h
And here it is! My interview with the wonderful @RealLucyLawless, or more accurately, her interview with me. http://tinyurl.com/kx99hy4
Lucy Lawless @RealLucyLawless · 6h ago
Interviewing @JoshMankiewicz for #Dateline website.
Great guy, wonderful journalist! pic.twitter.com/AOcwM8YIlS
Josh Mankiewicz@JoshMankiewicz · Mar 17
Yes, that is @RealLucyLawless in my kitchen. pic.twitter.com/1c2wY7Rt1q
She came over for an interview -except she's interviewing me. We will have it
up on social media and our website pretty soon, probably later this week. Well, of course she was great. I'll be sending out a link to the interview as soon as we finish
editing it. #Dateline
4/10/14 -- Lucy tweeted that she'll be performing at the Starship Big Egg Hunt Gala and Auction on April 16 down in New Zealand. Click link above for ticket information.
Love this Egg! Singing at Starship gala where it will be auctioned Weds night. @captainstarship
Amazing eggs painted by NZ artists to support our Nat'l Children's Hospital. Auction Weds
Gorgeous Eggs for #Starship charity auction
Starship Big Egg Hunt Gala April 16
3/31/14 -- 657 1/2 What a jump up in hours! Seems like everyone, including me, dives in at the last minute. And I received a few messages asking if I could just extend this until the end of this week. So you've got 4 more days. Mark it on the calendar <G> And check the latest additions. Snow shoveling during the unending winter storms! Crisis hotlines, quilting, videos of WWII veterans, holding hands in hospice, assembling brown bag lunches for shelters, puppet shows, singing with kids. So many ways to reach out. It does so much good and probably sends you off to sleep with a smile on your face for the smiles you've put on others' faces.
3/30/14 -- Now up to 460 1/2. Jumping up every day! We've added Earth Hour, Guerrilla gardening helping bees, butterflies to survive, prayer and cooking for the homeless. You guys are awesome :)
3/27/14 -- Up to 375 hours! Cake baking, counseling, tutoring, reading to kids and driving folks who don't have their own car. Keep 'em coming!
3/24/14 -- A jump to 304 hours! You're out doing more work with animals, nature and kids. Cheering up cancer wards. And putting reading to good use. Keep these great ideas coming :)
3/23/14 -- The 120 Hours is going great guns and, as we did last year, we've already shot by the number we were aiming for! We're at 201 hours! We've got, for example, helping animals, Girl Scouts and seniors, building and tree trimming for neighbors, volunteering in schools, recycling and participating in Earth Hour. Thanks to all who have written so far and let's keep it going!!
3/21/14 -- AUSXIP Starship Charity Auction now online.
3/19/14 -- Lucy and Josh Mankiewicz tweeting about their interview for Dateline. See tweets above.
3/18/14 -- Supanova Update:
I just confirmed with Lucy that she won't be at Melbourne on Sunday, April 13, but will be there Friday and Saturday (April 11 & 12). She will still be there all three days on the Gold Coast (April 4-6).
New note from Lucy about the Australian Supanova conventions.
She just tweeted:
"Okay, Australia, buckle up. I'm coming to a Supanova near you.
Bris-i and Melbourne. April. Looking forward!"
(Actually she's going to Melbourne and the Gold Coast, not Brisbane)
3/9/14 -- Going to do the 120 Hours Project again this year for Lucy's birthday as it was such a success last year. Check the post above for details!
3/4/14 -- Lucy will be in the Parks and Recreation finale on April 24.
2/22/14 -- Lucy had a great time at the Ella Benefit and she sent me a couple phone videos of the rehearsal.
Note from Lucy after the Ella Benefit show:
"It was AMAZING!"
(click images to view):
2/17/14 -- Lucy just sent up a note about what she's going to sing at the Ella benefit. LIMITED NUMBER OF SEATS at $100 by calling 818.995.7100 x 102
Note from Lucy:
"I am singing one of the Beach Boys' huge feel good hits with Mike Love.
It is going to be such fun!"
Hey, is that Lucy in the background during rehearsals? Sure is.
And here.
2/15/14 -- Talked with Lucy and she's been working with Mike Love getting ready for this Thursday's Society of Singers Ella Awards and Benefit Gala.
Lucy Tweet:
I'm performing @SingersSociety Benefit with #MikeLove of the
#BeachBoys @beverlyhilton Thursday evening. A Great cause!
(Thursday, Feb. 20)
2/11/14 -- UPDATE: New note from Lucy about the Australian Supanova conventions. She just tweeted:
"Okay, Australia, buckle up. I'm coming to a Supanova near you. Bris-i and Melbourne.April. Looking forward!"
2/11/14 -- Note from Lucy about the Australian Supanova conventions:
"My availability for Supernova is unclear so I said No. That could change but until Sharon says it, I'm not there."
12/22/13 -- It's the final performance of Chicago and Lucy popped up a photo of her and the blowup dolls in the show. Don't ask me. I haven't a clue!
FINAL PERFORMANCE!
Lucy and the Dancing Girls Ready For The Final Show!
LUCY LAWLESS STARRING IN
CHICAGO THE MUSICAL
AT THE AUCKLAND THEATRE COMPANY
DIRECTED BY MICHAEL HURST
(she's playing Velma)
10/26/13 -- Lucy read the Feel the Love pledges and sent a note. You've delighted her with your gestures of love for each other and the planet.
2013 Feel the Love Day Pledge List On It's Way to Lucy! Many thanks to all who participated.
(read the pledges)
10/20/13 -- The Feel the Love pledge list has been sent to Lucy. Thanks to all :)
10/19/13 -- Down to the last day for the Feel the Love pledges! Check the list to make sure I received yours.
10/16/13 -- And another pledge! They just keep coming <G>
10/15/13 -- And another pledge!
10/14/13 -- Added more Feel the Love pledges :)
10/13/13 -- Heaps more pledges and a request to keep the list open for one more week. Request granted!
10/9/13 -- More great, imaginative pledges coming in. Check 'em out.
10/5/13 -- The Feel the Love pledges are arriving in my mailbox! People are cleaning beaches, helping kids, animals and elders, collecting shoes for the homeless, donating to Starship and the Red Cross, helping children with cancer, abuse victims, the unemployed and veterans, reading to kids and recycling. Lots of great things going on. Hop over to the website and check it out.
9/30/13 -- Auctions ended!
10-Minute Skype with Lucy -- $4010
crew vest -- $130
Lucy/Xena costume piece -- $550
9/26/13 -- Well, that was quick! Diane and Ron tied the knot on Parks and Recreation tonight!!
9/24/13 -- Starship auctions! Ending Sept. 30 NZ. See links above. A 10-minute Skype chat with Lucy! Crew vest! Lucy/Xena costume piece! Gotta have them! Support the Starship kids! Way too many exclamation points, but this is exciting!!!!!!!
9/21/13 -- Feel the Love Day Pledge List Starting! See notes above.
8/31 UPDATE:
Lucy did hurt her leg this afternoon, but she'll be ok. Her schedule for Sunday remains as planned except that she will be signing autographs on the Walk of Fame rather than downstairs where she has been for the last two days. Her schedule is:
10am BSG Panel
11:15am - 1:45pm - Autograph Signing on the Walk of Fame
2:45pm - 3:15pm - Photo Op - Marriott International Hall North
3:30pm - 6:30pm - Autograph Signing on the Walk of Fame
Lucy at Dragon Con Pics:
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8/28/13 -- Lucy's Dragon Con schedule.
This is not set in stone. Things could change on the day. But this is the schedule that has been given to Lucy:
Spotlight on Lucy Lawless - Friday Aug 30, 1pm, Atrium Ballroom
Spartacus: Gladiators Vengeance - Saturday Aug 31, 1pm, Hyatt Centennial II-III
BSG: C.I.C Conference - Sunday Sept 1, 10am, Hyatt Centennial II-III
(each session will have Lucy alone, as well as dual shots with Liam and Manu and triple shots with all 3 of them)
Friday 2:45pm-3:15pm - International Hall North
Saturday 12:15pm-12:45pm - International Hall North
Sunday 2:45pm-3:15pm - International Hall North
Autograph Sessions
6 total, 2 per day. all are in Marriott, Room 7, International Level
Times are subject to change
Friday 10am-12pm and 3:30pm-6pm
Saturday 10am-12pm and 3pm-6pm
Sunday 11:15am-1:45pm and 3:30pm-6:30pm
8/27/13 -- Just confirmed with Lucy Lawless that she's filming Australian 6-hour political thriller CODE for Aussie ABC TV.
8/20/13 -- Confirmed with Lucy that she will be yelling "Play Ball!" to the Atlanta Braves and Cleveland Indians on Thursday, Aug. 29, during Dragon Con at Turner Field.
The convention will host Dragon Con night at Turner Field, scheduled for Thursday, August 29th. The game –the Braves versus the Cleveland Indians– will be augmented all evening with Dragon Con-centered events, including a pregame on-field costume parade led by Lou Ferrigno (TV’s The Incredible Hulk), a first pitch by Liam McIntyre (Spartacus), and Lucy Lawless (Xena, Spartacus) will call “Play Ball!” to start the game.
8/18/13 -- Just confirmed with Lucy which panels, which days and which photo ops she'll be doing.
Confirmed these panels and photo ops with Lucy:
Lucy will be doing 3 panels:
Friday Lucy panel
Saturday Spartacus panel
Sunday Battlestar Galactica panel
She'll be doing 4 different photo ops each day (Fri-Sun):
solo Lucy
Lucy & Liam
Lucy & Manu
Lucy, Liam & Manu
8/2/13 -- Just heard from Lucy confirming that she will be attending Dragon Con this year -- Aug. 30 - Sept. 2. As she confirms more info about what she'll be doing there, I'll post it.
6/26/13 -- Lucy's all over the musical Chicago this year. She's just signed on to play Mama Morton in the Hollywood Bowl production of Chicago July 26 - 28!
She's also on UrbanJunglesRadio: http://youtu.be/cuqSx5EtANQ on Friday July 19.
6/12/13 -- New email addy for Lucy's website is officiallucylawlesswebsite@gmail.com
6/11/13 -- And that fabulous Blue Horse sold for $610NZ. That's one way to "pony up" the ante for Starship!
6/5/13 -- Starship Bids for Kids -- Check out the link to the life-size horse painted by Lucy. Would look great by your pool! Or by your bathtub if you have an apartment!
This stunning aqua blue horse has been painted by Lucy Lawless in support of Starship Children's Hospital. Aptly named 'Argo' after Xena's horse, Lucy was inspired by the ancient Egyptian faience sculptures of the waterhorse or hippo, most fearsome of all African animals.
A message from Ms Lawless:
"I was intrigued by the idea of a 'water-horse'. It is a very serene piece and would look good in a garden setting or close to water.
It made me feel good to have it around and I wrote words up the legs which seem to me, the components of joy."
5/29/13 --
'Kiwi Ranger' is coming to Tiritiri Matangi Island, with the help of Lucy Lawless. Eco-warrior Lucy Lawless and her family will be heading for Tiritiri Matangi Island on Saturday June 1 to help launch the Island’s Kiwi Ranger programme. This Saturday Lucy and her family are headed to Tiritiri Matangi Island to help launch the Island's Kiwi Ranger program developed by the NZ Department of Conservation to give youngsters a better appreciation of conservation issues. This should be exciting, informative and competitive! Lucy will complete a series of activities such as coming face-to-face with an extinct bird, working out what could be tough enough to make holes in iron-hard puriri timber and hearing a masked bird sing like an organ! That's how you get your Ranger badge.
Then on June 7 she'll be attending the Q fundraising gala and be part of an auction for a dinner with herself and Michael Hurst. Q is a theatre, a community that connects performing arts and creative industries.
Lucy has the best fans. The voicemail charity auction ended with winning bid of $1520NZD!
5/18/13 -- Fun things going on!
Starship Bids for Kids May 20 - 27 (NZ time!) --
You could be the first person in the world to have Lucy Lawless record your own personalised answer phone message. The winner of this auction will liaise with the Starship Foundation to develop a personalised answer phone message, though final content remains at the discretion of Ms Lawless. The recording will be sent to the auction winner as a MP3 file via email. The winner will be required to upload this to their phone.
May 20 - 27 NZ
A message to you all from Ms. Lawless:
"Thank you for visiting my auction and for caring about the causes I'm passionate about. By offering this answer phone recording to one of you, I hope to raise as much money as possible for Starship Children's Hospital. Will you please bid generously on this? I care deeply about our precious Starship kids. Love, Lucy xx"
Australian Power Shift Youth Climate Summit July 13 - 15 --
This July, 2,000 young people will come together to shift Australia away from fossil fuels towards renewable energy. Together we can change the game on climate. Lucy will be participating via video link.
5/16/13 -- Back in mid December, Lucy was in town and came to my tap dancing class. That's when she told me she was potentially going to play Velma in Chicago at the Auckland Theatre Company in November. Had to sit on that one for so long! Then she did a tweet about how she was "Going to base my character on Borderline personality of Jodi Arias when I play Velma in ATC's CHICAGO in November." But the contract wasn't signed yet so I still couldn't post. She was just starting to work on characterization. Finally I got the email last night "Just gone official on Chicago." Hot diggity!
@RealLucyLawless May 16 Signed on today to do Chicago in Auckland
with my old mate from Hercules, Xena and Spartacus, Michael Hurst directing. Amazing. #ATC
@RealLucyLawless May 16 I am praying that they manage to cast
Amanda Billing as Roxie. Incendiary theatre!
5/9/13 -- @RealLucyLawless May 9 Going to base my character on Borderline personality
of #JodiArias when I play 'Velma' in #ATC's #CHICAGO in November. "He had it coming!"
4/15/13 -- Read Lucy's tweets from today's @SundanceChannel and @AfterEllen chat.
4/14/13 -- Lucy's doing a live Twitter chat on @SundanceChannel and @AfterEllen tomorrow about #TopOfTheLake at 8PM ET
4/2/13 -- Lucy's Top of the Lake episode turns out to be #5. Okay, I'll wait another week. <G> LUCY IN TOP OF THE LAKE EPISODE 5
AIRING ON THE SUNDANCE CHANNEL IN THE U.S.
4/1/13 -- I sent the link to the list of all the 120 Hours project contributors to Lucy and she just popped me back a message. See her note above. Love the reference to diving in to get our hands dirty and not minding if our lipstick has worn off <G> I'm putting together the photos to make a mini-movie. I'll be dropping a note to everyone who wrote in. Again, many thanks for your support for this project. It was fun for me to read all about what you were doing and it seems you had a good time too.
3/31/13 -- 704 hours of service to their families, friends, neighbors, strangers, communities and the Earth were volunteered by Lucy's fans in honor of her birthday! Never in my wildest dreams did I think we'd hit a number like that. If you haven't checked out the page yet, wander over and read all about it. I'm speechless!
3/28/13 -- Another four days, another 65 hours added to the 120 Hours Project! Total is now up to 377 1/2. Do you think we can make 400? We are so close. There are 3 days left in March! <G>
3/24/13 -- Just added another 61 hours today to the 120 Hours Project! I'm running out of exclamation points!!!!!!! This is amazing and so much fun! 6 more days to go.
3/24/13 -- We're up to 251 hours in the 120 Hours Project!!!!!! I'm gathering the photos to put together into a mini-movie when the project is done to send to Lucy along with the list. Yes, you can do more than one project. Yes, Earth Hour counts. How high can we go in this last week? Go ahead, surprise me <G>
Lucy's episode of Top of the Lake airs on the Sundance channel in the US on Monday, April 1!
3/16/13 -- 120 Hours project now up to 203 1/2. We've added some teaching, lawyering and helping neighbors. Keep the notes coming! We're almost at double the 120 hours! Thanks :)
3/13/13 -- Up to 189 hours! We're taking care of young people, senior citizens, pups, family. Cleaning our neighborhoods and rivers and recycling. Helping people cope in the bad weather that's all over the planet! Climate change anyone? Awesome! Keep 'em coming. We're only halfway through the month.
3/12/13 -- My goodness you guys are good! We've already hit 129 1/2 hours in the 120 Hours Project. What do you think? Can we double it? And, yes, you can do more than one project.
3/10/13 -- The 120 Hours project has begun! Cool things people are doing and messages coming in from all over the world! Check out the website to see what folks are doing.
3/9/13 -- Made a list at the top of all the things people have been asking and added a Twitter aspect to the project! Tomorrow I'll start listing the hours done so far as well as uploading the webpage with your messages and what you're doing.
As for the note about taking a photo of yourself doing your project, for those who have already written me, I'll be sending you a note asking if you can go back and take a picture of yourself at your project. I thought I'd make a movie of all the photos submitted for the website. I think Lucy will get a real kick out of that.
3/8/13 -- The "120 Hours" messages are starting to come in! I'll start the tally going this weekend.
3/6/13 -- UPDATE 3: No, each person is not supposed to do 120 hours! Each person does however many hours they can this month and we total all our hours up together to see if we can hit 120.
3/5/13 -- "120 Hours" UPDATE 2: The project is to do the community service this month between March 1 - 31 to be part of the tally.
3/4/13 -- "120 Hours" UPDATE: There's a bit of confusion about what we're doing this year compared to previous years. You need to do something specific during the month of March.
Here's an example:
Sharon -- California, USA -- I volunteered at the Burbank Animal Shelter -- March 3 -- 2 hours
3/2/13 -- It's Lucy's birthday month, March 29! I came up with "120 Hours" as a way for fans to participate in the festivities and help her celebrate her special day. Lucy thought it was a really cool idea. Check out the note at the top of the page.
2/27/13 -- In the acting world, there are heaps of "maybes" and very few "definites." When I know something for certain, I'll post it on Lucy's website, tweet it @sharondel and facebook it at sharon.delaney. This applies to the possibility Lucy might do the play Chicago in New Zealand.
Strike -- An Exhibition of Matchbox Art for Amnesty International
Keeping it green, kiwi actress Lucy Lawless used a plant that survives on humid air to customise her matchbox. Strike is an auction of Matchbox Art created by various artists, designers, musicians and more, especially for Amnesty International and featuring tiny art measuring just 5cm x 7cm created on Beehive Matchboxes. All money raised from this sale will help fund Amnesty International’s work to protect the human all over the world.
2/2/13 -- We Did It For The Future -- Lucy Lawless
It's almost a year since we climbed the Shell-contracted drilling rig, Noble Discoverer. Landing on the pier that day we felt dwarfed by the vast 53 meter drill tower that sat atop this rusting hulk which Shell was to use to pioneer their drilling programme in the Arctic. Insignificant as we were we felt something had to be done – a light had to be shone on Shell’s insane plans to drill for oil in the icy Arctic wilderness. Not in my wildest dreams did I think we would succeed as we did remaining atop the drill tower for over 77 hours. (read the rest of Lucy's blog)
Star Lawless Slams Oil Giant Shell Outside Court
"We are proud to have taken part in our attempt to stop Shell's reckless plans to drill for oil in the pristine Arctic." -- Lucy Lawless
Lucy Lawless gets fined for protest -- New Zealand Herald
Lawless, Greenpeace activists sentenced -- Stuff.co.nz
12/15/07 -- Here's part two of the Disco Lucy video series. The silver mini makes its appearance. Out comes the jewelry and curling iron and food! Lucy's getting hungry. This photo shoot took the whole day.
(click on image for QT) (wmv version)
9/23/07 -- In an earlier message, Lucy talked about the photo shoot that gave birth to Disco Lucy. Here's the first in a series of clips that shows what led up to the photo I'm using as a still to click on for the videoclip.
3/29/06 -- I know Lucy's parents must be pleased as punch with the award she received today.
Wednesday, 29 March 2006 Press Release: Governor General
Lucy Lawless displays the Insignia of a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit at Government House in Auckland. Her citation reads: "For services to entertainment and the community. Lucy Lawless has had a long film, stage and television career in New Zealand, Canada and the Unites States.
She is most famous for creating the role of Xena in the series Hercules and the 6-year season of Xena, Warrior Princess, both American television series which were shot in New Zealand. She has also made several stage appearances and tours.
She is on the Board of Trustees of the Starship Children’s Hospital in Auckland and promoted a Starship Foundation/Sky City fundraising campaign for Puawaitahi, New Zealand’s first multi-agency centre for abused children. She was patron and speaker at the Women in Film and Television International Summit in Auckland in April 2004."
LUCY AND FRIENDS
DESIGNER ALEC ADORIAN
DRESSES LUCY ON CELEBRITY DUETS
"Ooo, Baby, Baby" with Smokey Robinson "Whenever I Call You Friend"
with Kenny Loggins
"Footloose" with Kenny Loggins "I Know I'll Never Love This Way Again"
with Dionne Warwick
"I Say a Little Prayer "Shoulda Known Better"
with Dionne Warwick with Richard Marx
"September" with the Gang
DAVID MACK PAINTS LUCY LAWLESS
"I am thrilled to have been painted by the great, Dave Mack. He did a few studies of me just for the hell of it. I told him all I really wanted to be was a cowboy and he made me look like a total fox!! . . . in a Brokeback Mountain sort of way."
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IPFS News Link • Pensions
"Inherently Unstable" US Pension System Will Require Federal Bailout...
12-04-2019 • https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
Like Ray Dalio advised during a recent appearance with Paul Tudor Jones, it's not the growing national debt that Americans need to worry about, so much as the liabilities that don't appear in the federal budget.
And a lot of those liabilities are centered around America's crumbling pension system. According to some data providers, American public pensions are suffering from a trillion-dollar gap between their liabilities and assets.
Some pension managers have tried to combat this by firing expensive managers and allocating more money to low-cost passive strategies. Marc Levine, the former chairman of the Illinois Board of Investment, is known in the industry for firing hedge funds and other expensive active managers who were "destroying value" with their enormous fees. Levine said he still stands by the strategy that he embraced during his four years of running the Illinois Pension. Levine said he found soon after taking over that the state pension fund's benchmarks for its hedge fund investments was a joke - it was an average of hedge fund performance. This prompted Levine to change it up and compare the actively managed hedge funds to index funds, and soon discovered that the hedge funds were extremely overpriced.
After offering viewers a handful of suggestions for passive funds that he would recommend for trying to track the broader US market.
Levine warned his audience that market timing rarely works, and if investors are saving for the long-term, they shouldn't hesitate to invest now, before transitioning into a discussion of the endemic problems of state public-employee pensions funds.
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The following resources are from NAMI-NYS website. "NAMI-NYS is proud to offer these resources to inform you on Cultural Competence and provide multi-media information in English and Spanish on mental illness in the African American, Hispanic, LGBT, American Indian and Asian American communities."
NAMI-NYS Multicultural Downloads
New York State Office of Mental Health’s Cultural Competence Resources
New York State Psychiatric Institute Center of Excellence Contains podcasts and an array of articles and reports on cultural competence
NAMI-NYS’s In Our Own Voice State trainer Lady Charmaine Day is featured on this episode of the radio show Rainbow Soul. The topic is Mental Health in the African American Community and also features author (and past NAMI-NYS Educational Conference presenter) Terrie Williams. (audio)
Reginald Richardson, Ph.D, of the Family Institute at Northwestern University discusses Mental Health of Men and Boys in the African American Community (video)
Terrie Williams: Black Pain (video)
The Dawson and Denise Show focusing on Mental Illness in Black Communities (video)
NAMI’s De Familia a Familia 11-minute video in Spanish about the De Familia a Familia Signature Program.
Information on Comunilife’s Life is Precious (La Vida Es Preciosa) program , the winner of the 2010 NAMI-NYS Multicultural Award. In English and en Español
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Brooklyn Independent Television’s feature on the Rainbow Heights Club (video)
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A Guide to Build Cultural Awareness: American Indian and Alaska Native
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Schneider Electric announced its Investment in Planon Beheer B.V. to Further Digitally Transform Buildings
Following up on the announcement made on November 16th, 2020, Schneider Electric announced that it has completed its minority investment in Planon Beheer B.V., a software provider of Building & Workplace management solutions. Schneider Electric owns 25 percent of Planon.
Schneider Electric and Planon will jointly collaborate to deliver a suite of software and services to further digitize the building lifecycle for both existing and new buildings. This will help to improve building sustainability, operational efficiency, and wellbeing for its customers in the Government, Education, Real Estate, Healthcare, Finance, Data Centers and Insurance sectors.
Planon’s portfolio of workplace management, maintenance and operations solutions leverages real-time analytics to help better achieve greater efficiency, increase building operators’ productivity, and further transform building users’ personalized workplace experience.
Based on IT/OT convergence, the joint offering augments the portfolio of solutions across building asset maintenance and management workflows to deliver a suite of software that helps to create smarter workplaces. For example:
Helping building owners and facilities managers mitigate the risk of occupant complaints by proactively addressing potential issues before they arise
Further optimizing space management at the enterprise portfolio level and helping to enable businesses to meet emerging compliance standards
Improving health and safety, increasing the comfort and wellbeing of occupants by monitoring air quality and temperature
Helping to drive higher occupant satisfaction, process optimization, sustainability and cost efficiency
While continuing to operate as an independent software vendor, Planon’s IWMS extends Schneider Electric’s existing operation and maintenance solutions to deliver additional value to Building Owners and Occupiers across multiple technologies installed in a Building. This transaction is also in line with Schneider Electric’s vision to grow its suite of end-to-end software and its commitment to helping customers on their digital transformation journey to further drive sustainability, efficiency and resiliency across the lifecycle from CapEx to OpEx.
About Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric is leading the Digital Transformation of Energy Management and Automation in Homes, Buildings, Data Centers, Infrastructure and Industries. With global presence in over 100 countries, Schneider is the undisputable leader in Power Management – Medium Voltage, Low Voltage and Secure Power, and in Automation Systems. We provide integrated efficiency solutions, combining energy, automation and software. In our global Ecosystem, we collaborate with the largest Partner, Integrator and Developer Community on our Open Platform to deliver real-time control and operational efficiency. We believe that great people and partners make Schneider a great company and that our commitment to Innovation, Diversity and Sustainability ensures that Life Is On everywhere, for everyone and at every moment.
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Indonesia startup M Cash Integrasi set to IPO in November
Business, IPO
After announcing its plans for a year-end IPO back in May, Indonesia’s ecommerce startup M Cash Integrasi (MCI) is now revealing its IPO price at between Rp 1,300 and Rp 1,405 (about US$0.097 to US$0.11).
The startup is set to list on the Indonesian Stock Exchange (IDX) in November, where it will be offering up to 216 million shares, which is equivalent to 25 percent of its paid-up capital.
If successful, the company will raise up to Rp 300 billion (about US$22 million) in fresh funds which will be used for business expansion and working capital requirements.
M Cash Integrasi will also become the second startup to be listed on the IDX after Kioson, an O2O e-commerce service company who is a rival to Grab’s Kudo.
Currently, the company has also reportedly receive a strong response to its anchor book, driven by the market’s optimism about the technology space in the country.
“So far, we are open to strategic partners who want to enter, and many strategic partners and funds have expressed interest in M Cash,” Suryandy Jahja said.
According to Kresna’s managing director Suryandy Jahja, the company has received strong anchor book interest from investors in Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, United Kingdom, and the United States.
“We want to make sure that the anchors will be good names, so well will be very, very selective,” Jahja added.
Although the anchor book allocation period was closed last Wednesday, other investors can still place their bookings from October 5 until October 19.
Founded in 2010, M Cash Integrasi generate physical cards such as mobile SIM and e-money with automatic registration, in addition to other services including credit top-up, routine bill payment, and e-commerce transactions.
M Cash Integrasi said it is already profitable in business, having reported a revenue of Rp 480 billion (about US$73 million) in 2016.
Kresna Graha investment currently owns 17.6 percent of shares in the company. By the end of the year, the investment firm will help MCI launch 1000 outlets, and double that number in 2018.
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Discernibly Temperature-insensitive Pressure Sensitivity in Porous Random-Hole Optical Fibers
DOI : 10.3807/JOSK.2013.17.4.300
Author: Kim Jeong, Kominsky Dan, Pickrell Gary
Organization: Kim Jeong; Kominsky Dan; Pickrell Gary
Publish: Journal of the Optical Society of Korea Volume 17, Issue4, p300~304, 25 Aug 2013
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Novel breakthrough random-hole optical fibers (RHOFs) are fabricated in a draw tower facility, by tapering an optical fiber preform packed with a silica powder mixture capable of producing air holes in situ at the high temperature of tens of hundreds in degrees Celsius. Structural and propagation characteristics of the porous RHOF are explained briefly. Experimental investigations of the invented RHOF are performed for pressure sensor applications. Remarkable results are obtained for the RHOF with desirable pressure sensitivity independent of temperature, as is required for harsh conditions as in oil reservoirs.
Porous random-hole optical fiber , Microstructure holey optical fiber , Pressure sensor , Temperature insensitivity
Light guiding optical fibers have been widely employed in a variety of important applications, including sensors, communication systems, medical instrumentation, and many kinds of optical components. In particular, the field of fiber-optic sensors, along with the continuing research and development of optical fibers in the broad field of communications, has attracted considerable interest because optical fibers take many advantages from inherent properties such as superior sensing abilities, miniaturization feasibility, resistance to chemical corrosion, and robust immunity to electromagnetic interference (EMI). Since the early inventions of fiber-optic gyroscopes and acoustic sensors, a great deal of effort has been made to explore valuable sensing applications with benefits resulting from the innovation of advanced optical fiber technologies [1-5]. For example, intensity-based fiber sensors, fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors, coherence interferometric sensors, and Brillouin scattering distributed sensors have been investigated for accurate and reliable operation even in various harsh or hazardous areas ranging from chemical plants, nuclear power generation plants, oil reservoirs, aerospace, to bio-organisms.
Since these harsh environments are often encountered in practical applications, there are challenging demands for sophisticated optical waveguide sensors that can adequately work in the extreme physical conditions involving high temperature, high pressure, corrosion, toxicity, strong EMI, and nuclear radiation. Especially, in places where oil reservoirs are located far away from the Earth’s surface, temperature can reach 300℃ or higher. Also, temperatures in gas turbine engines or power generation systems can easily go over 1000℃ [6,7]. In these high-temperature harsh environments, conventional optical fibers exhibit the rapid diffusion of dopants from the central core to the cladding region. This changes the modal properties of the fiber and makes its implementation problematical for proper lightwave operation of sensing. However, novel breakthrough optical fibers, called photonic crystal fiber (PCF) or holey fiber, have been recently researched and demonstrated as various forms, opening the possibilities of numerous applications.
Holey fibers with periodic holes or PCFs can be produced by drawing an array of stacked capillary tubes in a hexagonal arrangement at a high temperature of tens of hundreds in degrees Celsius under surface tension forces. Meanwhile, random-hole optical fibers (RHOFs) are fabricated in a draw tower facility, by tapering the optical fiber preform, which consists of a very pure silica rod with the diameter of 2.0 or 3.5 mm for the core and a glass tube normally with the inside diameter of 9.0 mm and the outside diameter of 15.0 mm, packed with a silica powder mixture capable of producing air holes in situ at about the same high temperature as for the PCF fabrication. Then the optical fibers are coated with a polymer material as protective layer. In this paper, structural and propagation characteristics of the RHOF will be explained briefly. Experimental investigations of the invented RHOF are performed for pressure sensor application. Remarkable results are obtained for the RHOF with desirable pressure sensitivity independent of temperature as is required for the harsh conditions such as those in oil reservoirs.
II. EXPERIMENTS AND RESULTS
The formation of holes in the microstructure RHOF is unique in that these are randomly distributed in the cladding region during the fiber fabrication process. The RHOF is measured to have well over a thousand air holes with sizes ranging around from 7.5 μm down to the order of tens of nanometers [4]. Although the holes are not continuous along the fiber longitudinal direction and are random in size, location, and length of the hole tubules, there are a sufficient number of air holes to provide a radially consistent lowering of the refractive index around the central core region.
Figure 1 shows the scanning electron micrograph (SEM) picture of the cross section of a sample of a fabricated RHOF after removing the polymer coating. Compared with the photonic bandgap effect of the PCF, the RHOF does clearly exhibit the confinement of optical power due to the difference between the core refractive index and the average cladding index, and here provide multimode guiding, particularly in the near-infrared spectrum regions [4].
Since the RHOF is composed of only two different materials of pure silica and air, a distinction between the two can be made based on the cross-sectional SEM micrograph as of Fig. 1. The dark regions between the central core and the outer solid cladding are air holes, one of which is indicated in Fig. 1. It is noted that the diameter of the fiber core region is about 19 μm and its outer one is about 110 μm excluding the coating. And the space where the large and small pores are randomly distributed between the solid central core region and the solid outer tube region is designated as the pore band.
By using the multimode feature of the fabricated fibers, transmission measurements utilizing a white light as input signal and an optical spectrum analyzer (OSA) as detector have been performed. The RHOF is carefully connected to the white light source and OSA to ensure accuracy of measurements. The solid green line in Fig. 2(a) illustrates variations of the received power versus wavelength. It is noticed that there are six intensity peaks in the 600-1600 nm wavelength range. These peaks are part of the characteristics of the white light source and are not caused by the holey fiber. The dip around 1350 nm is attributed to the well-known OH absorption.
In the next step, a cubical 10-kg object is placed on the holey fiber and the transmission spectrum is measured. The dotted red line shows the intensity spectrum of the loaded RHOF. Again, six peaks are observed as in the previous experiment (solid green curve). Comparison of the two spectra reveals an interesting feature; namely, that the signal is attenuated under the load condition, with the largest attenuation occurring around 700 nm by more than 3 dB. This loss is due to the fact that when the fiber is compressed by the object, the signal is not tightly confined resulting from the close adherence of the glass material in the pore band and experiences microbending losses [8-10]. This phenomenon may be exploited in making pressure sensors with this type of holey fibers [11-15].
In order to better appreciate the properties of the RHOF, a very similar experiment was performed on a conventional multimode fiber. Fig. 2(b) shows the transmission spectra for this measurement. In this figure, the solid blue and dotted
[FIG. 1.] The cross-sectional SEM micrograph of the RHOF with random air-hole distribution.
pink curves correspond to no load and 10-kg load cases, respectively. The dashed cyan curve shows the transmission spectrum after removing the 10-kg load from the fiber for a repeatability check [15]. It is noticed that there is a very small intensity change over the entire scanned wavelength range. Also, it is worth noting that there are five intensity peaks instead of six in the 600-1600 nm wavelength range. This results from the fact that the dip around 1350 nm does not happen, as the multimode fiber used in this experiment was deliberately manufactured to minimize the OH absorption. Without this dip, two peaks merge into one and only five peaks are observed.
For the purposes of applications as pressure sensor in real situations, it is required that optical fibers should be sensitive to pressure but be insensitive to other physical quantities such as temperature [15]. If a sensor responds to two parameters like pressure and temperature at the same time, it is difficult to separate the effect of individual parameters. Considering the harsh environment sensing applications, the RHOF is proposed to be applied as a pressure sensor with temperature insensitivity. The conventional step-index
[FIG. 2.] Transmission spectra of (a) a RHOF and (b) a conventional multimode fiber under no-load and load conditions.
or graded-index fibers have dopants such as germanium in the central core region, which precludes the fiber from high temperature applications by the rapid diffusion of germanium. However, the RHOF does not contain any dopant material as it consists of only pure silica, making it suitable for pressure sensing in high-temperature environments. In addition, because the holey fiber has small air holes running inside, force from outside of the fiber will change light propagation. Thus, signal from the output of a holey fiber will be changed. Based on this idea, the RHOF is applied as an intensity-based pressure sensor.
As an extension of the experiment for the temperature insensitivity, another section of the holey fiber about 2-meter long was inserted in a Thermolyne 47900, which is a furnace providing temperatures as high as 1000℃. To ensure that the heat inside of the furnace reaches the surface of the cladding of the holey fiber, a process of burning out the coating was preceded. Then, one end of the holey fiber, after cleaving carefully to get a clean and flat end face, is connected to the white light source. And the other end is connected to the OSA. Fig. 3 portrays the layout of an experimental research setup for the pressure and temperature sensitivity measurements. Since the light signal from the source goes through a mass-loaded section and a furnace-enclosed section of the RHOF, we can measure the pressure sensitivity and the temperature sensitivity at the same time.
Figure 4 shows spectra over the wavelength range between
[FIG. 3.] Experimental setup for the pressure and temperature sensitivity measurements.
[FIG. 4.] Temperature insensitivity of the RHOF over the wavelength range between 500 nm and 1700 nm.
500 nm and 1700 nm at different temperatures up to 1000℃. First, temperature starts from 23℃ (room temperature). The solid green line represents the light signal spectrum at one end. The dashed blue line represents the spectrum at 400℃. And the dotted red line represents the spectrum at 1000℃. Then, the furnace was cooled down. Of this half cycle, the spectrum at 600℃ is scanned, which is plotted as the dash-dotted pink line. Finally, the spectrum at 32℃ after one cycle of temperature change is also measured without much variation. That is, it is noticed that there is almost no dependency of the holey fiber on the temperature variation up to 1000℃ ― less than 0.3-dBm variations in the wavelength range between 600 nm and 1500 nm. This might go to even higher temperature, although this was not tested because of the furnace limitation.
To ensure that this RHOF with temperature insensitivity has pressure sensitivity, a cubical 2-kg weight was put on some section of the holey fiber outside the furnace, as shown in Fig. 3. At 43℃, Fig. 5(a) shows how well the fiber responds to pressure. The solid green line represents the output spectrum when no weight is put on the fiber. And the dashed blue line represents the output spectrum when the mass of the 2-kg weight is put on the fiber. About 3-dB difference is noticed at 670-nm wavelength. Then, the output spectrum, after the weight is removed, is scanned as the dotted red line. Clearly, it is shown that the fiber does not have any hysteresis in this test. The same experiment is repeated after increasing the furnace temperature to 1000℃. And about the same performance ― about 3-dB difference at 670-nm wavelength and no hysteresis is observed as shown in Fig. 5(b). One thing we can notice here is that the intensity, when a weight is on a section of a holey fiber, is increased, which is different from the result in Fig. 2(a). The reason is that the section used here is different from the one in the previous measurement. Due to the structural difference, the intensity response is different. And still the temperature-insensitive pressure sensitivity is well observed.
Based on the results in Figs. 4 and 5, it is observed that the values of the pressure sensitivity are about 1.55, 1.45, and 0.9 dBm/kg at the operation wavelengths of 670, 810, and 920 nm, respectively. It is also noted that the same experiment with the mass loading and the temperature increasing from the room temperature up to 1000℃ has been repeated three times, indicating that the RHOF provides good pressure-sensing repeatability with the temperature insensitivity. At this time, the measurement of the RHOF has shown good performance, ranging from no load to 10-kg weight for the pressure sensitivity and from 23℃ to 1000℃ without any significant artifact. Overall from this inventive test work, it is clearly expected that the wider operation range of the optical fiber can be improved with the stronger material composition, because the pressure sensitivity independent of temperature comes from the structural characteristics of the porous RHOF.
[FIG. 5.] Pressure sensitivity of the temperature-insensitive RHOF over the wavelength range between 500 nm and 1700 nm.
By tapering the optical fiber preform packed with a silica powder mixture capable of producing air holes in situ, RHOFs are fabricated in a draw tower facility and applied to pressure detection with temperature insensitivity. Compared to the small intensity change over the scanned wavelength range from 600 nm to 1600 nm, the 10-kg loaded RHOF shows the largest attenuation occurring around 700 nm by more than 3 dB. Generally, this loss is due to the fact that when the fiber is compressed by the object, the signal is not tightly confined resulting from the close adherence of the glass material in the pore band and experiences microbending losses. When the 2-kg weight is put on some section of the fiber through the furnace with increased temperature as high as 1000℃, about 3-dB intensity difference is noticed at 670-nm wavelength without any hysteresis. This means the repeatability is excellent, which makes the porous RHOF very desirable as a pressure sensor with temperature insensitivity.
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1Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass that the children of Israel asked Jehovah, saying, Who shall first go up for us against the Canaanites to fight against them?2And Jehovah said, Judah shall go up. Behold I have delivered the land into his hand.3And Judah said to Simeon his brother, Come up with me to my allotted territory, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I will likewise go with you to your allotted territory. And Simeon went with him.4And Judah went up, and Jehovah delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand; and they struck ten thousand men at Bezek.5And they found Adoni-Bezek in Bezek, and fought against him; and they struck the Canaanites and the Perizzites.6And Adoni-Bezek fled, and they pursued him and caught him and cut off his thumbs and big toes.7And Adoni-Bezek said, Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off used to gather scraps under my table; as I have done, so God has repaid me. Then they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.8Now the sons of Judah fought against Jerusalem and took it; they struck it with the edge of the sword and set the city on fire.9And afterward the sons of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who dwelt in the mountains, in the south, and in the lowlands.10Then Judah went against the Canaanites who dwelt in Hebron. (Now the name of Hebron was formerly Kirjath Arba.) And they killed Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.11From there they went against the inhabitants of Debir. (The name of Debir was formerly Kirjath Sepher.)12And Caleb said, Whoever strikes Kirjath Sepher and takes it, to him I will give my daughter Achsah as wife.13And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it; so he gave him his daughter Achsah as wife.14And it happened, when she came to him, that she urged him to ask her father for a field. And she dismounted from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, What do you wish?15And she said to him, Give me a blessing; since you have given me land in the south, give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.16Now the children of the Kenite, Moses' father-in-law, had gone up from the City of Palms with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lies in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.17And Judah went with his brother Simeon, and they struck the Canaanites who inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. So the name of the city was called Hormah.18Judah also took Gaza with its territory, Ashkelon with its territory, and Ekron with its territory.19Thus Jehovah was with Judah. And they dispossessed the mountains, but they could not drive out the inhabitants of the lowland, because they had chariots of iron.20And they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had said. And he dispossessed from there the three sons of Anak.21But the sons of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.22And the house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and Jehovah was with them.23And the house of Joseph sent men to spy out Bethel. (The name of the city was formerly Luz.)24And when the spies saw a man coming out of the city, they said to him, Please show us the entrance to the city, and we will deal kindly with you.25So he showed them the entrance to the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man and all his family go.26And the man went to the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called its name Luz, which is its name to this day.27However, Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shean and its daughter-villages, or Taanach and its daughter-villages, or the inhabitants of Dor and its daughter-villages, or the inhabitants of Ibleam and its daughter-villages, or the inhabitants of Megiddo and its daughter-villages; for the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.28And it came to pass, when Israel had become strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, but did not drive out to dispossess them.29Nor did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites who dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.30Nor did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron or the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and were put to tribute.31Nor did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Acco or the inhabitants of Sidon, or of Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, or Rehob.32But the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; for they did not drive them out.33Nor did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh or the inhabitants of Beth Anath; but they dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land. And the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh and Beth Anath were put to tribute under them.34And the Amorites squeezed the children of Dan into the mountains, for they would not allow them to come down to the valley;35but the Amorites were determined to dwell in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim; yet when the hand of the house of Joseph became heavy, they were put to tribute.36And the border of the Amorites was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.
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Home » Headlines » Cholera update: 1100 deaths in Yemen since late April
Cholera update: 1100 deaths in Yemen since late April
Headlines, Middle East
In an update on the cholera outbreak in Yemen, as of June 17, 158,960 suspected cholera cases and 1,100 deaths have been reported in 20 of the 23 governorates and 83 percent of the districts.
Vibrio cholerae/CDC
The four most affected governorates are Amanat Al Asimah (Sana’a city), Al Hudaydah, Amran and Hajjah with 49.6 percent of the cases reported since Apr. 27.
According to the international non-governmental organization, Save the Children, at least one child is infected every minute.
An average of 105 children are contracting cholera/acute watery diarrhea (AWD) every hour – or one every 35 seconds.
More than 30 people a day are already dying, many of them children and thousands could perish with up to 300,000 cases predicted in the coming months.
Yemen’s crippled infrastructure, food insecurity, failing economy and the ongoing war, mean many are unable to seek out help in time, with hospitals overwhelmed and short of supplies. The situation is particularly bad in more remote parts of the country with little or no access to health services. War, near-famine conditions and a complete breakdown in basic social services, including affordable transportation and access to clean water, are making the outbreak worse.
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Reopening of Masaka Mental Unit Halted over Increasing Covid-19 Cases
The re-opening of the Mental Health Unit to patients at Masaka Regional Referral Hospital has been delayed following the increasing number of covid-19 cases.
In May, Masaka Regional Referral gazetted the mental ward to serve as the treatment unit. The more than 200 patients who were seeking treatment in the ward were transferred to Kyabakuza Health Centre III.
According to Dr Nathan Onyach, the Director Masaka Regional Referral Hospital, they had planned to take back the patients to the ward unit by December hoping the number of COVID-19 cases will have reduced. However, Onyach says it has become a challenge since the COVID infections keep increasing every week.
He adds that the number of mental patients is also increasing due to COVID –related problems including stress, unemployment and poverty. He explains that there is a need to strengthen mental health unit especially at the time when the COVID-19 has triggered more metal cases.
Onyach has asked the patients’ caretakers to remain patient until when the situation improves.
Dr Canaan Kateregga, the in-charge of the Psychiatric Unit, says that the temporary relocation of mental health services to Kyabakuza has greatly affected the mental health patients. He explains that the patients are struggling to access treatment due to the distance among other services.
Last week 45 students tested positive for COVID-19 while 16 health workers were told to self-isolate after getting exposed.
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Alexander von Schlippenbach Trio - Pakistani Pomade (Full Album)
Uploaded by projazz on July 25, 2018 at 10:29 am
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "his truly inspiring music was made by a band who had yet to see how much taste, grace, and elegance they possessed. Pakistani is essential listening for vanguard jazz fans". Track listing: 00:00 A1. Sun-Luck Night-Rain 05:23 A2. Butaki Sisters 14:31 A3. A Little Yellow (Incl. Two Seconds Monk Gema) 21:40 B1. Ein Husten Für Karl Valentin 25:03 B2. Pakistani Pomade 31:05 B3. Von "G" Ab 403-418 31:58 B4. Moonbeef 42:03 B5. Kleine Nülle, Evergreen Personnel: Alexander von Schlippenbach - piano Evan Parker - soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone Paul Lovens - drums ___________________________________ Label: FMP – FMP 0110 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: Germany Released: 1973 Recorded by Dietram Köster in November 1972, Bremen. Artwork by Benjamin von Schlippenbach (Alexander's son), layout by Peter Brötzmann.
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars and stated “his truly inspiring music was made by a band who had yet to see how much taste, grace, and elegance they possessed. Pakistani is essential listening for vanguard jazz fans”.
00:00 A1. Sun-Luck Night-Rain
05:23 A2. Butaki Sisters
14:31 A3. A Little Yellow (Incl. Two Seconds Monk Gema)
21:40 B1. Ein Husten Für Karl Valentin
25:03 B2. Pakistani Pomade
31:05 B3. Von “G” Ab 403-418
31:58 B4. Moonbeef
42:03 B5. Kleine Nülle, Evergreen
Alexander von Schlippenbach – piano
Evan Parker – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
Paul Lovens – drums
Label: FMP – FMP 0110
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Recorded by Dietram Köster in November 1972, Bremen.
Artwork by Benjamin von Schlippenbach (Alexander’s son), layout by Peter Brötzmann.
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Northern California Rugby Football Union Referee Society | Weathering The Storms Of Love
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Weathering The Storms Of Love
HAIL PELICUS!
If you ask the better poets about love they will say you should compare your lover to a summer’s day. Unfortunately, while that may work in rather drab places like England, out here in California we have so many perfect summer days that they can’t all be contained in the summer and spill out into spring and fall, with the occasional outlier in winter. So, in essence, in Pelicanland you would be comparing your lover to an average day and that doesn’t get you all that far:
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Thou art also as those in autumn until late,
Spring too as April is often much like May,
But the weather is nice so shall we go on a date?
It is the price we pay for having more than 5 perfect days a year. Not at the moment, however, as rain lashes the coast and snow dusts the foothills and buries the mountains of that we call home. Weather cancellations are starting to become common as fields get waterlogged and rumors of the famed Atmospheric River ascending up from the Pacific via our friends in Southern California promise even more rain and nastiness.
The Weather Priestess is in a mood, apparently. More sacrifices are in order – I suggest a nice roasted chicken breast on a bed of rice and vegetables with a pesto cream sauce and a glass bottle of chardonnay. This is one of her favorites. Remember that she does these things out of love and we need to respond with love in order to weather such storms of love.
Until then we will have to deal with the rain as best we can and think back fondly to the recent days of drought where the existential dread of dying of thirst was tempered by the excellent tanning weather.
Of course, you could always have a peaceful moment by celebrating the longstanding tradition that I made up a few weeks ago, because it still holds true and will hold true when we gather in Vegas, and revel in the fact that the USA is ranked #1 in the world in 7s.
Annual Vegas Begging Notice
The Las Vegas Invitational is coming up in early March and they are desperate, again, to have substantial representation from The Greatest Referee Society On The Planet. Here is their official pitch:
Referees One and All !
The biggest rugby tournament in North America is looking for YOU! The Las Vegas Invitational needs you on February 28th, March 1st, and March 2nd to help volunteer and officiate 7’s (and a select few 15’s) matches across youth, collegiate, and adult divisions in Sin City. The most all-inclusive tournament in Rugby has filled out their divisions again this year, and it can’t be done without you! Come ref by day with old friends, and enjoy the most exciting city on earth by night! California brought a great number of refs last year, and the LVI would love to have you back!
All Referees receive:
– Rhino LVI Referee jersey (both Male and Female specific models)
– Tickets to all 3 days of the USA Sevens International event
– Access to the Westgate Resort LVI room block – massive benefits available on room rates (only $70 weekdays, $95 Fri/Sat for a 2 bed room), $12 breakfast buffet deal, WAIVING ALL RESORT FEES THROUGH FEBRUARY 10TH!!, $40 shuttle passes from the hotel to the stadium and the fields, and FREE PARKING!
– A Thursday night “REFS ONLY STRATEGY MEETING (wink wink)” with complimentary carbonated adult beverage provided (while supplies last) at the Westgate.
– A Lunch Voucher for Sam Boyd Stadium for all participating referees!
– the chance to referee teams from the USA, Canada, New Zealand, Japan, Nigeria, Mexico, the UK, France, Australia, and more!
Westgate Hotel link: https://book.passkey.com/event/49745916/owner/3453/home – again, with waiving resort fees, you get the cheapest rates and get to stay at an incredible resort and the hub of the LVI.
To register to ref at the LVI 2018, contact Head Referee Autumn Arvidson at : mnrugbyref@gmail.com
Any questions about the event?: https://www.usasevens.com/las-vegas/las-vegas-invitational/
2019 USA Rugby Game Management Guidelines
Looking for guidance on how to manage a game? Well, USA Rugby has your back. You can find the 2019 USA Rugby GMGs here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1XXcRfsVtLLqUawEHUI47ei0dt_65fDM.
If you do not have access to the google drive linked above you can also view them as well as other pertinent documents here: http://www.usarugby.org/referee-resources/
Disciplinary Action Reporting – Process For Reporting Incidents
The various competitions all have their own disciplinary chairs and this will make it difficult to centralize the communication and data. To help we have developed a form that will centralize the process, regardless of the competition. The link to the discipline form is https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc42vbdqnFVH0u1BGTLhjOivDO2hNsmV4NXvvnC4FyAka7sKQ/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1
Copy the link and have it available on your smartphone. If you have an iPhone add the link to your home screen.
When needed fill it out and click submit. The discipline chair of the competition you refereed will receive a notification about the incident.
He/she may contact you latter for more details.
If you have any questions as to how to use the app please refer to the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Uz0_gTaOnY
On To The Game Reports!
Santa Clara 29 – Cal Poly Men 27
Referee: Phil Akroyd
A close game throughout by two well-matched teams. SCU had a slow start but really started to power up in the second half when they finally directed all of their energy on trying to beat the opposition. The Mustangs took advantage of some ill-discipline but were overpowered toward the end and were out scored by 21-5 in the second half.
BA Baracus 26 – SFGG D2 59
Referee: Steven Fenaroli
A late weather switch moved this game from Boxer Field to a community center. D3 played before and the weather held out for that game. We were not so lucky for the D2 match. Just as the second half started, the rain came down in sheets. It was a cold wet game that despite best intentions had a lot of scrums.
SFGG controlled the game the entire time and led 52-5 at halftime. The second half was all Baracus as they scored 21 points and SFGG only notched one try.
San Jose Seahawks 25 – Sacramento Capitals 5
Referee: Andrew Houghton
In a closely fought match between San Jose and Sacramento, it was the tighter-knit Seahawks that came away with the victory. But the reforming Capitols squad had a lot of positives to take out of this tight mid-table clash.
Kick-off was later than scheduled on a changeable day in San Jose due to the previous matches on the pitch, and the ball-handling skills of both sides was going to be tested as the rain came and went in waves. The Seahawks were the first on the scorecard, capitalizing on a penalty for a high tackle to take a 3-0 lead. San Jose kept up the pressure, and it wasn’t long before a second score was added to the tally, and the conversion was good into the wind. 10-0 to the Seahawks.
In this early stage, there were several tackles coming in too high from both sides, and after a warning to both teams, it was San Jose that was the next to infringe and received a yellow card. Shortly after, during a passage of strong attack from Sacramento, the San Jose center was cited by the referee for deliberately knocking on the ball and stopping a potential scoring play. Another yellow card was shown.
Amazingly, in this period of being 2 men down, San Jose really turned up the pressure and managed to come away with a second try, but the conversion was wide of the mark. 15-0 to San Jose.
Sacramento struck back, scoring a great supporting try from a series of pick-and-go runs from the pack. Unfortunately, the kick was unsuccessful, and both sides went into the second half with their eyes on winning. 15-5 to San Jose.
The second half saw more rain pressing in, and play became slower and messier. San Jose were able to capitalize on a penalty for Sacramento being offside, taking them up to 18-5. As time ran on and neither side was capitalizing on their opportunities, tensions rode high. They came to a head as 2 players stood out of the ruck and attempted to swing a punch at one another. Neither connected, and the play was brought to a brief stop to calm the teams down. Both players were given 10 minutes in the sin bin, and in the intervening time, San Jose ran another try in through the midfield of Sacramento. The score now stood at 25-5.
In the last few minutes, San Jose were pushing hard for the 4th try, but after a turn-over play on the far side of the field, the referee deemed that the San Jose winger had dangerously tackled the attacking Sacramento player, leaving them 1 man down to finish the match. San Jose managed to recover possession and pushed hard for the line, but the clock and the touchline were against them, leaving the final score at 25-5.
A very close and well-contested game!
Olde Gaels 22 – Life West D2 39
Referee: John Lane
On a day and field that matched my Ireland and Munster rugby heritage rather than Northern California I arrived to the front field at St Mary’s to two teams already enjoying their warmup routines in very heavy rain (or a soft day in my language).
The humor was good throughout the boot inspections, front rows chats and coin toss with two teams looking forward to a game in the rain and mud.
As there was some areas of standing water I met with the coaches and captains to confirm we were all happy that the areas were still solid underfoot to play and that any necessary repositioning of scrums etc would be dealt with under my direction for safety. This was confirmed by all and despite the rain continuing through most of the game the field stood up to a very positive game throughout.
Life looked to be the stronger team and had the upper hand in the scrum from early on. Despite this the opening 10 minutes was very even with play moving back and forth with good ball retention in difficult conditions. Life got the score board moving with unconverted tries on 11 and 16 minutes but Gaels replied with 5 points of their own from multiphased play from the restart. 5-10 on 18 mins. In the second 20 mins Life continued to have the upper hand with their strong scrum winning a few against the head. They turned this into a half time lead of 5-22 with a five pointer on 22 mins and a 29 minute converted try. In the final few minutes Gaels built some pressure but got nothing on the score board.
The second half produced another 34 points evenly split. Life scored a converted try on 45 mins for 5-29 with 5 more points on 51 mins for 5-34 and the game seemed won. Gaels to their credit never let up and kept playing positive rugby. Players were tiring and subs were now entering the game frequently. Gaels closed to 10-34 on 56 mins only to concede again on 61 for 10-39.
A converted try on 74 mins brought the score to 17-39 and while Life dominated the next few minutes deep in the Gaels half, a knock-on gave Gaels a scrum just outside their 22. A quick recycle in midfield and fast hands followed by a burst through an attempted tackle and 50 yards through the muddy field gave the closing score of the game, unconverted and the final whistle left the score at 22-39 and a deserved losing bonus point for Gaels.
BA Baracus B 29 – SFGG D3B 38
Referee: Nome Tiatia
No Report Received.
San Jose Seahawks B 36 – Marin 29
Referee: James Hinkin
A series of storms had left Pelicanland rather soggy but the fields at Independence High School were in surprisingly good shape for a clash of the San Jose Seahawks D3 and the Marin Reds. There was a full day of rugby planned with the Seahawk women playing SFGG in the previous match and the Seahawk D2 side playing Sacramento following. With everyone ready to go I took charge of the meat of the rugby sandwich, as it were. And a meaty sandwich it was.
Both teams were eager and ready to play. San Jose started with most of the possession that resulted in a penalty kick and then a try. This cushion was short lived as Marin fired back with a try of their own and after 20 minutes I am thinking “game on”. My anticipation of the tenor of the match was accurate as each side exchanged tries with each other in a thrilling 10 minute patch of rugby that would rival anything in Nor Cal this year. The scored being at 13-12 to the home side was an accurate reflection of the match as each side had periods of dominance only to have the other side respond. The last laugh went to the Seahawks, however as they scored another converted try and a penalty kick before the halftime whistle to go into the figurative dressing rooms leading 23-12.
The second half started out similar to the first half with San Jose getting on board with a penalty. Marin hit right back with a try to bring the score to 26-17. The home team responded with two tries of their own to put the game (seemingly out of reach) but then the game started to get a little sloppy. Substitutions were made and legs started to tire and the game devolved into a series of penalties. A quick word with the captains sorted that out and the discipline returned. With just over 5 minutes left the home side were cruising with a 36-17 lead. “Cruising” is the operative word here because all of the sudden their tackling and organization disappeared and Marin roared back with a try, then retook possession off the kickoff and pressured the Seahawk line again. The defense tightened up a little at this point but the Reds were able to get across the line again and made a difficult conversion to bring the score to 36-29. Unfortunately for them, time had run out so that was the final score of a thrilling match.
UC Santa Cruz 57 – San Jose State 3
Referee: Neil MacDonald
UCSC dominated SJSU, who appear to be really struggling for numbers this season, throughout the match, and retained the McBeath-Porter Cup. Kudos to the Spartans for hanging in there, and getting on the scoreboard with a late penalty.
SFGG HS Varsity 41 – C K McClatchy High School 12
Referee: Peter Sandhill
The Treasure Island grass field is SFGG home base. This day it was super cold, windy with sheets of rain on a sloshy, muddy field. It reminded me of winters playing in Australia as a kid. There were around thirty scrums and the forwards worked hard all day, on both sides. SFGG had dominance in the forwards, especially in the set pieces. In the second half they also changed tactics and kicked a lot more, to their advantage. McClatchy, had a positive attitude and kept at it. Good team spirit on both sides. Seven tries to two.
San Jose State Women 62 – CSU Monterey Bay Women 21
Referee: Bruce Bernstein
Got to ref a relatively evenly played highly skilled match for 3/4’s followed by 2 backs from
State annihilating their opposition backs leading to their 15 scoring 7 tries while their 13 rumpled for 3. Both scrums were pretty evenly matched keeping MB in the match for most of it. Match played under sunny skies by halftime in Spartan Stadium with nice fake turf & a smattering of fans in the stands. Thanks for giving me a great match Pete! Dude
Santa Clara Women 24 – Cal Poly Women 29
Referee: Larry Freitas
Saturday started for me with a drive over Highway 17 from the Santa Cruz side to that of Santa Clara Valley, and the campus of Santa Clara University. It had rained, again, overnight, and the day promised to be chilly. Indeed, a 44F temperature at the Summit registered on my auto’s dash. When arriving at the school via The Alameda, it was 51F, and I saw that the women’s team was on Bellomy Field’s artificial turf, setting things up. This match, and the men’s following, were originally scheduled to be played on the grass of the former Buck Shaw Stadium, now Steven’s Stadium. Men’s team Coach Paul Keeler was later in the day to tell me why the change of venue, and it had something to do with their game not being televised for some cable TV network. At least the rugby teams weren’t kicked off because of the weather! The weather also cooperated, as any rain, though the clouds were aplenty in the sky, held off until the men’s match started, and at that time it was just a shower or two that passed by.
Cal Poly made the drive up from San Luis Obispo with sixteen players. Santa Clara had fourteen available for this match, as injuries continue to plague their team, and at least eight were in street clothes, or sweats, behind the touchline. I would have to say that being one player down had a lot to do with Bronco women not winning, for that overlap was found on occasion, as well as some other breakdowns in Santa Clara’s defense.
Cal Poly won the toss and elected to defend the west end, which meant they would have the wind, which was blowing somewhat strongly, at their backs. The scoring started at the 11th minute, after a period of time in which Cal Poly had most of the possession, as they launched an attack that took up a number of phases as they penetrated deep into Santa Clara’s half. Then number 8 Sidney Swney (not a typo!) scored from a penalty that was run from the 5 meter line. Swney missed her own conversion. At 18 minutes, hooker Angelle Marshall took off for a long run and scored for the Mustangs. Santa Clara would answer, producing one by flyhalf Margaret Avery, from an offside penalty that was given when the backline defense for Cal Poly was up beyond the rearmost player on their side of a ruck. Avery, who is very good at goal kicking, converted her own try. The flyhalf for Cal Poly got a warning, after a second high tackle, neither blatant nor dangerously causing injury, but warranting that another would mean ten minutes off the pitch. At 32 minutes second row Kendall Eastland scored another try for the visiting side. The half ended with Cal Poly’s Mustangs leading the Broncos of Santa Clara with 19 points to the home side’s 7.
Cal Poly put the first points on the board in the second half when prop Angel De Los Santos dotted down after a five meter scrum was awarded to the attacking side, as a Santa Clara defender had gotten her hands under the ball when a Cal Poly player had gotten over the goal line. Swney had picked up the ball at the base of the scrum and darted forward, only to be stopped, but De Los Santos was there to carry on and dive over for the score. Swney missed the conversion that had to be kicked into the wind from halfway to touch and to the right of the posts. At 58 minutes of play Santa Clara would score again, as fullback Sydney Lenoch filled into the backline as the ball was spun left deep in Cal Poly’s half. Again Avery converted. Santa Clara seemed to be building some momentum, with the intent of making a comeback after being down by a considerable margin of points. Cal Poly would then score the last and 29th of its points, when Swney once again scored from a scrum well inside Santa Clara’s 22. As the game approached its last quarter, Cal Poly had no subs left, having used one already in the first half. Santa Clara hung tough with its fourteen players. Center Carly Fowler scored a try near the corner as Santa Clara once again launched an attack at Cal Poly’s goal line, breaking tackles and swerving past defenders along the way. She’s the best threat to score that Santa Clara has when they have the ball. The second best threat would score the next try for Santa Clara with only just six minutes left in the game. By this time another Cal Poly player had left the field injured, Swney, so both teams were even with fourteen on the pitch. Santa Clara once again got close to the opposition goal. Jessica Lew-Munoz, Santa Clara’s number 8, had the ball as a maul formed as Santa Clara was just meters away from the left goal post of Cal Poly, with her teammates pushing her forward nearly into the post. The maul stopped, and I was about to blow the whistle to award a scrum to Cal Poly when Munoz-Lew went to ground, with a maul now a ruck just inches from the goal line. Unfortunately, I blew the whistle and didn’t allow that ruck to develop, which was my mistake, as Santa Clara should have been able to recycle the ball, barring a counter ruck. I awarded a five meter scrum to the home team. Santa Clara won the hook and the ball was niftily heeled to its base, with Lew-Munoz picking up, running to her left and scoring, but Avery’s conversion attempt failed. It was now 29-25 in favor of Cal Poly, with just minutes left in the match. There had been two stoppages of play in the half that required several minutes to attend to injured players, and in the first the score board keeper did not stop the clock as I had asked for time off. The clock was stopped the second time. I told each team at a stoppage of play that I was going to add two minutes to the game after the eighty minutes were up on the scoreboard. Santa Clara was desperate to score again, to at least come away with a tie. A Cal Poly player was tackled into touch into the second injury time minute, and I told each team that the next time the ball went dead, except for a penalty, the game would end. Santa Clara had the throw in at the lineout and won possession, and an attack ensued. The ball was spun to the left and eventually a ruck formed near Cal Poly’s 22 when a tackle was made. Carly Fowler was passed the ball, but it wasn’t the best of passes, and the ball went off her hands as she attempted to catch it low, the ball then bouncing off one of her feet ahead. I blew the whistle for full time, and Cal Poly came out winners, 29-25.
This game had a lot of entertainment value for those on the touchlines watching, as it was exciting and had much drama. I can’t say enough about the endeavor of each team in their hard tackling on defense. Santa Clara made a game of it when it seemed in the first quarter of play that Cal Poly could run away with a win. The penalty count was even, more of less, and the infringement that got most of my attention was tackled players not releasing when a defender on her feet was attempting to steal the ball away. Both teams were guilty of having players lining up offside in defensive line arrangements, so as the game wore on I made sure to take those glances on either side of a breakdown. One suggestion that Bruce Carter made to me was that the offside line could be set by the referee in placing oneself at that offside point. I did on a number of occasions early on, but then attempted to judge matters from the offensive side of the ball, only switching back to the defensive side when I thought necessary, to avoid having to blow the whistle, to manage as opposed to punish. I have to thank years in the classroom as a teacher for that sort of awareness. I also want to thank Santa Clara’s trainer for working on a sore left calf I have had since the Fresno State game the previous Saturday. I got through the match with no problem from that calf muscle, which over the years has been a bother at times.
I was scheduled to AR the men’s match, and had about fifteen minutes to sign paper work regarding the women’s match and catch my breath. I got to know some of the Santa Clara men’s players from touring with them last year at the end of March in France, and was talking to a few of the second team before the men’s game. Several commented that they liked my old-style rugby shirt I wore, a “real rugby shirt” as was said by one of them. Another commented that he doesn’t like the polyester shirts now worn, and wished the old-style shirts were still worn. I would agree, but I think that ship already sailed, but there’s no reason these polyester shirts can’t be made to look like the old-style ones. Cambridge V Oxford: both teams wearing old-style looking shirts! It was too bad that half way through the first half of the men’s match, I was bowled over touch judging when a Cal Poly player was tackled into touch and his body when flying right into my left leg. I felt that calf muscle get stretched, but things could have been worse, as my knee might have been hyper-extended instead. I had to go off then, and have a second team player of Santa Clara take my place, as I went back to the training table to get some ice put on that calf.
I drove back over Highway 17, with rain past Los Gatos, and what looked like sleet falling at the Summit, as it was in the low 40’s up there. At least people drove sanely over the mountain, and getting back to my home in Aptos, I got my ice bag out of the freezer, arranged myself on the couch after popping open an amber ale, and chilled out for a while. It had been a long day of of rugby, only to end with more on the TV as I watched San Diego host Houston in Major League Rugby!
East London II 14-17 Eton Manor II
Location: East London RFC, West Ham, London (https://goo.gl/maps/qZfq8k6RN7L2)
Competition: Essex Merit League 1, maybe
Referee: Preston Gordon
This match raised a few questions to ponder on the drive home. Why is West Ham in eastern London? Which sides were playing for each club, exactly? How could we have gotten so lucky with the English weather?
When will rugby stop surprising me?
This was supposed to be an Essex Merit Lague fixture for East London’s seconds against Thurrock’s seconds. For whatever reason, Thurrock didn’t show up, and the home team had arranged a game against an Eton Manor side. I discovered this about 45 minutes before kickoff while I was looking for the Thurrock captain. Obviously, my prematch research went out the window and we all got on with the game, but I didn’t get the 100-0 track meet I was expecting. Instead, I got a great local derby, with two mixed teams of players from their respective clubs’
first through third sides running all over the pitch and keeping things interesting right until the last whistle. Technically I think this was a friendly, though I’m calling it the seconds and I’d put this at level 9. Weather-wise, the polar vortex that hit England while I was in San Francisco had departed, so it was only slightly cold with a ~20mph wind blowing down the club’s main pitch.
Eton Manor, containing a few familiar faces from their match I reffed on January 12th, was playing into the wind in the first half. They scored the only try of the half in the 21st minute, converting it to take a 7-point lead. The East London defense was strong, and they came close to scoring a couple of times themselves. Both sides were keen to smash each other and were doing so frequently, in a fair and safe manner. Aside from one late tackle, they didn’t require much management in that regard other than sending one player to the sideline for some medical attention to his split eyebrow (he returned shortly after, and ended up with a black eye to go with his stitches – good man).
In the second half, East London capitalized on the stiff breeze and got an unconverted try in the 44th minute to come within two points.
They took a 12-7 lead at 58′ with a converted try, adding one more unconverted try just three minutes later to sit ten points clear at 17-7. The last 20 minutes of the match were ferociously competitive, keeping me on my horse (frequently) or on my toes when not. Eton Manor scored in the 79th minute and made the tricky conversion (into the
wind) to pull within one score at 17-14. The game certainly wasn’t over at that point, and when Eton Manor took the resulting restart kick, they worked their way from their own 22 into the home team’s half over the course of a few minutes. They made a really nice break at roughly 83′ and came within half a meter of scoring the winning try. Unfortunately for their hooker, who was trying to finish off the game, he was tackled short of the line and made two extra movements while on the ground – and I was standing three feet away. Ultimately my verbal encouragement to release the ball didn’t work, and I had to penalize him. From the East London reaction, one would have guessed this was a cup final.
The Eton Manor hooker felt a bit hard done by, but for me the double movement was clear and obvious, and I was clearly and obviously in the right place at the right time despite being well tested over the preceding twenty minutes. Ultimately, good spirits prevailed, we all shook hands, and I enjoyed the hot shower, one pint, and fifteen minutes of the Six Nations match before I had to depart due to another engagement. What a game!
Royal Veterinary College 0-73 Royal Holloway (Ladies)
Location: Royal Veterinary College, Brookmans Park, Hatfield (https://goo.gl/maps/iq3i9cgGf4w)
Competition: London North Friendly
In this women’s university match, played on a boggy and muddy pitch, Royal Holloway took two minutes to score their first try. They added more tries at 7′, 11′, 15′, 17′, 20′, 26′, 30′, 33′, and 35′ to lead
56-0 at halftime (including the three conversions). Due to a number of new players, more so for the home than the visiting team, the game began with uncontested scrums. There weren’t too many of those, but the forwards appreciated having an occasional cuddle to keep them a little warm. The 40-degree temperature, wind, and constant slanting rain had a surprisingly limited impact on proceedings.
The London Universities Sport Leagues (LUSL) to which these teams belong apparently has a rule about blowouts, so to keep things within reason, the second half was limited to 20 minutes. The captains told me about this just before we kicked off the half, right as the rain stopped and the clouds parted (although the wind didn’t let up). My reply, in jest: “What, you want to stop now?”
Royal Holloway scored three more tries at 50′, 55′, and 60′
(converted) to finish with 73 points. One of their players came over after the handshakes to tell me she loved hearing a California accent
– she was from the San Diego area. Given the distances involved, I think that counts as another “small world” moment.
The other memorable thing was the men’s soccer teams that monopolized the changing rooms and refused to let me or any of the ladies into the building before the match. That, and the referee abuse I could hear from 100 yards away, was really classy. The majority of their players chain-smoking after their match was just lame. To finish on a high note, the early end to my match allowed me to get back home in time to watch the England-France game.
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Film Review – Wide Open Sky
Paul Robson
This uplifting motivational documentary from first time director Lisa Nichol sheds light on the state of music education in disadvantaged regions of outback Australia, where exposure to artistic pursuits is rare and sport is generally regarded as the main source of escapism from economic hardship.
The film focuses on Michelle Leonard, founder and director of Moorambilla children’s choir. She travels thousands of miles through rural New South Wales each year to audition and recruit school children with musical ability to join her project. The chosen participants are enrolled in a 3 day camp where they are pushed to realise and achieve their potential. The film follows this journey through to the stirring climax at the music festival in Coonamble where the children perform their repertoire as the headline act.
Wide Open Sky neatly captures the positive effect that music has on these kids and watching them progress via Michelle’s guidance is where the film has its most success. Kynhan, an aboriginal boy from Lightning Ridge is a delightful screen presence. Football mad and driven to be the best at everything he does, Kyh is full of humour and spirit and embodies the successful impact that the choir has on young lives. Also from Lightning Ridge, Mack has the voice of an angel and an avid interest in singing and dancing. He obviously doesn’t fit the mold of other boys his age in small town NSW. The choir gives him the outlet for self expression, a sense of inclusion and enables a growth in confidence which is truly touching to behold. The sequence where he dances on the rooftop of his humble abode is one of the most visually striking moments of the film.
There are some distinct flaws however. It fails to go into much depth about the social and economic depravity of the region. Despite claiming that these kids are disadvantaged, very little of this comes through on screen. They are all depicted as being from well rounded families and the lush cinematography by Carolyn Constantine gives the landscape an idyllic, aesthetically appealing hue which is at odds with the idea that they are from poor, desolate and uninspiring backgrounds. This somewhat dilutes the overall message of the film as you never really feel that the stakes are that high for the kids or that they are overcoming insurmountable odds to achieve their goals. The film is beautifully shot with occasional breathtaking shots of the land and is blessed with a lovely understated soundtrack from The Dirty Three, but it suffers from a plodding structure. The middle section is meandering and even at a paltry 80 minutes, it feels like it has been padded out to reach feature length. The climatic scene at the concert in Coonamble is a suitably rousing finale though. Well composed, craftily edited and powerfully conveyed, it’s a pity that the rest of the film doesn’t work quite so well.
A commendable and inspiring documentary nevertheless, Wide Open Sky conveys an important message about self empowerment and the realisation of dreams for children from all walks of life. It just lacks the depth, drama and gravitas to be truly compelling.
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Aktion Reinhardt was named after Fritz Reinhardt- not Reinhard Heydrich
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Re: Aktion Reinhardt was named after Fritz Reinhardt- not Reinhard Heydrich
Post by PrudentRegret » Fri Oct 16, 2020 11:59 pm
Reviso wrote: ↑
Mark Roseman, in his book The Wannsee Conference and the Final Solution, A Reconsideration, 2002, (ehthusiastically greeted by Ian Kershaw and others), notices that the Wannsees protocol, as transmitted by Robert Kempner, does not conform to descriptions of the conversations reported from the time of the war by German officials. He concludes that the protocol is the result of tampering. But he does not suspect Robert Kempner: for him, the falsifier is Heydrich:
« When the participants received it [le procès-verbal], they learned what it was he [Heydrich] wished them to know, whether or not it accorded with their own memory of what had been discussed. For this reason, some of the civil servant's postwar denials that murder had been discussed at the meeting are beside the point. Perhaps not surprisingly, no one dared submit criticisms or amendments to Heydrich, though internal memos in the ministries suggested that on at least one matter the outcome of the discussion had been less conclusive than the protocol indicated. » (p. 98)
That theory would fit the M.O of the hoaxters: that which is not there is the best evidence of all.
See also in our discussion on Globocnik's report; Sergey theorizes that, among the many words and pages written by Globocnik, the part that mentions exterminations was in the portfolio of that one document which is missing and the proof is therefore lost to history.
One could only imagine what the Wannsee was REALLY about given that the minutes were "fabricated" by Heydrich, in the same way one can only imagine what was in Globocnik's attached portfolio.
Imagination truly is the best evidence of the Holocaust (because let's face it, what's actually there is not great evidence).
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Post by Huntinger » Sat Oct 17, 2020 6:28 am
PrudentRegret wrote: ↑
Sergey theorizes that, among the many words and pages written by Globocnik, the part that mentions exterminations was in the portfolio of that one document which is missing and the proof is therefore lost to history.
Сергеи Романовы must be hissing at the floor that he cannot fake this document, like he has done with others. It would appear that PR has conclusively proved over at Klowns that Aktion Reinhardt was indeed an economic initiative named after the Secretary Fritz Reinhardt. Due to this hard work everything falls neatly into place, especially the work of the Zollgrenzschutz who was photographed at Sobibor.
𝖀𝖒𝖆𝖗𝖒𝖊 𝖉𝖆𝖘 𝕷𝖊𝖇𝖊𝖓, 𝖓𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖙 𝖆𝖚𝖘𝖇𝖊𝖚𝖙𝖊𝖓.
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Post by Nessie » Sat Oct 17, 2020 9:56 am
The Final Solution, of which AR was a part, was the mass theft of property from Jews who were either forced to flee, were allowed to buy their way to freedom, or they were sent to very specific camps as part of an alleged resettlement.
You are cherry picking one part of that, to claim it was named after a certain official. It is not clear what you think that achieves. Say you are correct, what does that tell us about AR?
Consistency and standards in evidencing viewtopic.php?f=13&t=2721#p87772
My actual argument viewtopic.php?f=13&t=2834
Scott - On a side note, this forum is turning into a joke with the vicious attacks--and completely unnecessary vitriol--that everybody is making upon each other.
Post by Huntinger » Sat Oct 17, 2020 10:16 am
Nessie wrote: ↑
This is off topic for this thread; he has proved that AR is named after Fritz.
Post by PrudentRegret » Sat Oct 17, 2020 6:29 pm
I am correct, and I have shown that AR was named after Fritz Reinhardt. To understand the implications you just need to ask Sergey. He has admitted that there would be no reason to name AR after Reinhardt if AR was the code-name of the plan to exterminate the Jews. AR was indeed named after Reinhardt and AR was therefore not the code-name of any extermination plan.
This premise has also been acknowledged by the deathcamps website:
5. It does seem inherently unlikely that a murderous operation of the complexity of "Aktion Reinhard" would be named after an economist. The implication of naming the "Aktion" after Fritz Reinhardt is that the prime motivation was the expropriation of Jewish property.
So the implications of what I have established are not even contested by the Official Narrative. They openly admit that if AR was named after Reinhardt, that implies the "prime motivation" was the expropriation of Jewish property. This conclusion fits the huge volume of documentary and testimonial evidence I have provided, as well as basic logic.
I have proven that AR was named after Reinhardt and the implications of that fact follow.
This is why Sergey will never acknowledge that AR was named after Reinhardt even though it's true. They have already admitted the implication of this fact, so they can never concede the truth that the Aktion Reinhardt was named after Reinhardt. That would be a major revision to the Official Narrative that they cannot afford.
Post by Huntinger » Sat Oct 17, 2020 7:19 pm
You have proved this, well done.
Romanov has the following weak arguments to say: here
there is no evidence that Fritz Reinhardt was in any way involved in the creation of specifically AR and the Finance Ministry only got involved in the operation a considerable time after it began.
the ordinance Fritz co-signed was not even applicable to the huge majority of the Jews the AR dealt with (it applied solely to German citizens who left the Reich; most AR victims in the GG were not German citizens; the ordinance did not apply to Auschwitz, which was inside the Reich)
there was no reason at all to call this large-scale anti-Jewish deportation, murder and plunder operation after a mere finance state secretary;
The last point this liar makes is interesting. He used the AR code to link to Heydrich at Wannsee, in a circular manner he then relates this to mass murder without the slightest evidence. To be frank the word plunder is emotional as one can put that to all tax collection agencies world wide; however the word plunder and deportation go hand in hand with the presence of customs officials, whose boss is the State Secretary Fritz Reinhardt. I think poor Sergei really has his knickers in a knot. Like a caught eel, twisting round and round on the line, he is becoming more ensnared, looking more foolish if that is possible.
Der jude says:
The rest are just details.
Sadly for der Jude the proof of the pudding is in the details.
Post by Nessie » Sat Oct 17, 2020 7:52 pm
Non sequitur. Whom an operation is named after does not prove, left alone evidence everything that happened during that operation.
That is indicative that you are wrong. AR did include mass murders, so it is odd it would be named after a finance minister.
So the implications of what I have established are not even contested by the Official Narrative. They openly admit that if AR was named after Reinhardt, that implies the "prime motivation" was the expropriation of Jewish property.
There is nothing to show theft was the prime motivation. Indeed, I have pointed out that the September 1942 summation of property stolen from the Jews by Golobocnik was titled "Re: Utilization of property on the occasion of settlement and evacuation of Jews." The supposed resettlement was as a major part of AR as was the theft.
http://nuremberg.law.harvard.edu/docume ... 724%22#p.1
When the list of property stolen includes in paragraph 1b "gold from teeth" and 1d and e "underwear" from men, women and children, it is reasonable to ask, what was left for those Jews to be resettled with?
This conclusion fits the huge volume of documentary and testimonial evidence I have provided, as well as basic logic.
Do you seriously think that because AR was named after a finance minister, that is evidence no one from whom property was stolen was also killed?
He is not concerned with that; he has proved conclusively that the State Secretary for Finance and head of Zollgrenzschutz was responsible for Aktion Reinhardt. It is amazing how all the pieces of this little puzzle are falling into place now.
AR did include mass murders, so it is odd it would be named after a finance minister.
Like Romanovs weak explanation and Oozy, this is a circular argument; there is no evidence of mass murder but mass evictions. It is not odd that the sequestering of wealth should be named after a Secretary for Finance.
These so called AR camps are nothing other than eviction camps hence there close proximity to the border. Prior to Barbarossa they were all on the border between the Reich and the Soviet; cities doubled in size on the Soviet side which prompted the Soviets to arrest all who did not wish to become Soviet citizen and deport them in 4 waves to Siberia.
After the war the Soviet advance swept up a huge proportion of the rest of the population of Poland including half of Germany and Europe. They had many crimes to explain, not least the death of about a million juden in their internal transports (as well as Katyn).
Huntinger wrote: ↑
These so called AR camps are nothing other than eviction camps hence there close proximity to the border. Prior to Barbarossa they were all on the border between the Reich and the Soviet...
I have already shown you a timeline which proves that is wrong. Operation Barbarossa started 6 months before any of the AR camps at Chelmno, Sobibor, Belzec and TII began operations. Prior to Barbarossa, there was no camp in the locations that those camps were built. By the time they were built, the border with the SU was over 100km to the east and it was the war front.
Post by Huntinger » Sun Oct 18, 2020 3:25 am
Most only know of some camps reported and only a few; it is shown that AR is an operation and not camps; at each of the locations wrongly called AR camps there was a strong customs presence. Being caught up on lack of knowledge of the real situation gives no one right to make assumptions. Prior to Barbarossa each of these alleged camps were on the GG border with the Soviets, after Barbarossa only Belzec stopped being a border of the GG; the GG still had a customs presence in its own right. This would explain why Belzec had no customers in the Höfle report as it was no longer a boundary camp.
The assumption that there were no evictions prior to Barbarossa goes against what both Korherr and Höfle implied.
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“In the year 2000 at the age of thirty seven I was diagnosed 47 XXY, which means I have one extra sex chromosome greater than a standard Male 46XY or a standard female 46XX, the shortened down version of what that entails, is my body did not produce sufficient testosterone that would have allowed it to virilise in line with my peers, and in that absence my outward appearance developed along female lines. It was an appearance that was very obvious to all who knew me including my wife, yet I was raised male and naively believed there were other males like me, even though I had never met another.
So in 2000 when the Endocrinologist said ‘testosterone would make me a man and bring meaning to my life’ I jumped at that opportunity, all I wanted was to be normal and knew it was not something I had ever experienced before, being told I was sterile did not bother me in the slightest, not least because I still felt like a child myself in a thirty seven year old frame. Testosterone injections were initiated 200mg Sustanon every fortnight and within three months I was starting to feel very uncomfortable about the entire experience, my phallus had overtaken my brain and the thoughts of sex and masturbation were a constant, I fantasised a lot of me being a woman with a male partner, I honestly felt as though I was losing my mind. Upon mentioning this my GP, he formed the opinion my dosage should be lessened to 100mg over a seven day period, so basically the same amount but with greater frequently. Within six weeks acne throughout my entire body had turned to boils and was extremely sore to touch and bleeding while I slept. My thoughts on sex were now a constant and were only slightly lower than my thoughts on suicide, upon mentioning this to the Endocrinologist he didn’t seem at all fazed and said words to the effect ‘it was an initiation and within three to four years it’d all be over and you will feel better’ in reply I recall telling him ‘if this is what my life came down to, then I didn’t want any part in it and I would eventually find a means to kill myself. From this point I was referred me to a psychologist who specialised in the treatment of Transsexuals and upon my second visit, she said ‘I did not display any of the classic symptoms of being a Transsexual’ she could however see that I was suffering from severe anxiety as a result of exogenous testosterone and suggested that it be stopped immediately. When I advised my GP of my intention to stop, he said my life would not be worth living without it, to which I replied ‘I would not have a life because I would be dead’ and so it was that he ‘released’ me from his care, saying there was nothing more he could do for me.
It’s from this point on that my life took a turn for the worse and I found myself completely confused as to who and what I was, I knew I wasn’t the male person whom doctors believed me to be, and instead saw myself as a combination of both male and female yet, neither one nor the other and because I was unable to pin this down, gender confusion seemed to consume my every waking moment. Without any doubt whatsoever exogenous testosterone was the main culprit that brought on this dysphoria, it was like someone flicking a switch that awakened my inner soul, a soul that wanted no part in virilisation, it was a part of me that would eventually win out and guide me to where I presently am.
In desperation and with nowhere to turn, I wrote a letter to the Gender Centres counsellor telling them of my journey to that point and whilst they never really grasped the seriousness of what I was experiencing, they were nonetheless willing to help and sent me off to their psychiatrist who, had a little bit of understanding of XXY and of the anxiety sometimes caused to those who come to reject testosterone. My eventual diagnoses was of Gender Dysphoria (Not Otherwise Specified) and in the doctors referral to the Endocrinologist he wrote “how he hadn’t been able to fully work me out, that I did not display any classic symptoms of being Transsexual, and because I had specifically asked of him that I be allowed access to estrogen, he recommended that it be approved but only for a shortened time so as to counteract the effects of the heightened anxiety caused by my introduction to testosterone. He was nonetheless intrigued by my rejection of masculinity and even more so at how I viewed my duality of gender, so much intrigued that he went on to write three papers on the subject published in the Australia & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry and the British Medical Journal respectfully.
Such a pity my first foray at visiting an Endocrinologist had not been as warm, welcoming and understood as this one, as, like the Psychiatrist, he too had an understanding of XXY and had other patients who struggled with testosterone and whom, under his guidance had been administering estrogen for long periods of time.
He paid little heed to the Psychiatrists note of estrogen only been for a shortened time, and told me he was willing to leave me on it as long as I was deriving a benefit from it. Ten years on with his support and guidance I have finally become the person I had always known myself to be, but had lacked the courage, vocabulary and life experiences in order to achieve it, looking back on it all, I can quite honestly say I have been to hell and back and in that process have proven them wrong, in that life does have a meaning, and it’s a more powerful one, than anything I could possibly have derived from exogenous testosterone.
A little over a year ago at the launch of the Australian Human Rights Commission Initiative, Resilient Individuals: Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity & Intersex Rights, I happened upon the Psychiatrist who wrote those papers, he took one look at me and said “you’ve arrived” I told him I could not have achieved this without him, to which he replied “I was a tough one to understand, yet he was glad to have experienced ME, to which I replied “so was I”
Morgan Carpenter
“When a concept is new to us, we tend to think of it in familiar ways. It’s only as we learn more that we understand differently. It’s only recently that people are beginning to understand the difference between being gay, lesbian or bisexual and being transgender; between people who are same sex attracted and people whose gender identity differs from sex assigned at birth.
Being intersex is a new concept for most folk, and so it’s often confused with those other concepts, but here’s the thing: intersex people can be same sex attracted or straight, transgender or not. What intersex people have in common is something different, something physical. Intersex people are born with sex characteristics that don’t meet medical or social norms for female or male bodies.
Those differences are stigmatised and so they are medicalised. So we talk about intersex traits as relating to gonads, hormone response, genitals or chromosomes. And we have to talk about intersex traits in terms of diagnoses and treatment, of “disorders of sex development”, and medical treatments that don’t meet human rights norms.
Because intersex is stigmatised, the treatment or even elimination of intersex traits begins early: through IVF embryo selection, through terminations on grounds of “serious genetic conditions”. Medical interventions include cosmetic surgeries that are known to lead to poor sexual function and sensation, and hormone treatments to make someone “normal”, without letting the individual make their own decisions about their body. Institutions from an Australian Senate Committee, to the Council of Europe, and the UN body that monitors state actions against the UN Convention Against Torture have condemned such medical interventions – but they continue today,
Women typically have XX chromosomes and men commonly have XY chromosomes, but some people have other chromosomes. XXY is one of those traits, where someone has an extra sex chromosome. XXY is often diagnosed as Klinefelter syndrome, but the diagnostic terms presume the XXY person is male. Testosterone treatment is the standard prescription, even applied to infants, and without the kinds of counselling that can let the individual make their own choices about their identity and treatment. All people with intersex traits can experience lifelong trauma after coercive treatment, or treatment based on ensuring we fulfil social expectations.
I first met Candice online at “Bodies Like Ours”, a support group where we were both trying to come to terms with our bodies and, even more so, with the medical treatment we received. Candice was still trying to survive with taking testosterone, and I was recovering from the impact of multiple surgeries. Like anything else, some things get easier over time, and some things need to change to make them right.
People with low sex hormones, like XXY folk, are obliged to take one sex hormone or another for their physical and mental health. Both hormones, testosterone or estrogen, have a dramatic physical and psychological impact. Candice was put onto testosterone in order to make her into a real man, without any real thought about whether it was the best choice for her. No choice was considered. But, when testosterone was causing so much distress and pain, estrogen had to be an option, and that meant dealing with what people think it means when you don’t conform to expectations. Not just the expectations of her doctors, but also those of society. It’s a curious thing that those doctors included new ones to check her mental health, and they weren’t considered necessary when starting the previous sex hormone.
Candice is stronger as a result of her experience, more confident and the happiest I’ve ever seen her. Freed of an inappropriate hormone regimen, her friendship and company is a joy.
XXY folk, and other people with intersex bodies, are able to contribute to society, but fear of non-conformity, of benign genetic and physical differences, means that pregnancies where a foetus is diagnosed with XXY are often terminated.
Natural human diversity should not be regarded as a pathology, something to eliminate when instead, we need to celebrate the richness and breadth of human experience. If we can eliminate fear and stigma then the paths that we tread will be accompanied by far fewer silent tears.” – Morgan Carpenter
Morgan Carpenter is an advocate and consultant on bodily diversity issues, and a social and technology policy researcher.Morgan is co-chair of national intersex organisation OII Australia and founder of a new international Intersex Day project. Morgan is a technologies consultant to the National LGBTI Health Alliance, and a consultant on intersex issues to the Foundation for Young Australians for its Safe Schools Coalition Australiaproject. Morgan is also an advisor to the first international Intersex Human Rights Fund, managed by the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice.Morgan has played an active role in systemic advocacy on federal anti-discrimination legislation and a Senate committee inquiry into involuntary or coerced sterilisation. While opposing the pathologisation of intersex traits, Morgan has also formally reviewed a “DSD Genetics” research website funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council. Morgan participated in the first intersex expert meeting held by the UN in 2015, has spoken at other meetings organised by UN bodies, and has moderated a presentation on intersex to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
“My Silent Tears come from so many years of being misunderstood, of an inability to connect with my peers and always being on the outer, of a medical system falsely believing I was one thing, whilst I knew myself to be another, of being told my life would not be worth living if I did not adhere to such medical treatment, and of having no one around me, who understood my pain and suffering”
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#731 - A Vision Statement -- Final Part, 15-Aug-2001
Can people agree what a sustainable and desirable U.S. might be
like? (See REHN #727, #728, #729, #730, http://iee.umces.edu/ESDA/,
and www.futuresearch.net.)
Here is part 5 (the final part) of a draft vision statement
issued by a group that has tentatively named itself ESDA
(Envisioning a Sustainable and Desirable America). The ESDA
group says, "We hope you can take the time to read our vision,
and offer us your comments. Would you like to live in this
world? Are there elements of our vision with which you disagree?
Are important pieces missing? Please send your feedback to
farley@cbl.umces.edu," the E-mail address of Josh Farley at
University of Maryland.
The draft vision statement is organized into five parts:
Worldviews, Built Capital, Natural Capital, Human Capital and
Social Capital. In our last installment, we began publishing the
"Social Capital" section, which continues here:
Thus, for our vision of local production for local markets to
work, social capital must be strong. As discussed in the section
on built capital, the very physical structure of communities
will work to create that social capital. Abundant community
spaces, parks, and recreation areas will stimulate social
interaction, build friendships, and generate a sense of
responsibility towards neighbors and community. With single
occupancy vehicles almost gone and people living in smaller
communities, just getting from place to place will bring us in
close contact with our neighbors. In America 2001, public
transportation is primarily found only in large cities, and
fellow passengers are strangers, not neighbors. Under these
circumstances, public transportation does little to build social
capital, but this will not be the case in 2100.
America in 2100 will maintain the ethnic and cultural diversity
that currently enriches our nation. Some neighborhoods will
coalesce around different ethnicities and cultures, and these
too will serve as sources of social capital. However, America
will have rid itself of the racism, sexism, regionalism and
other prejudices that are all too prevalent today.
Americans will have more time for family, and family life will
be characterized by more balanced gender roles.
The process of government will itself create social capital.
America in 2100 will no longer be a weak representative
democracy, but a strong, participatory one. In a participatory
democracy, the people must discuss at length the issues that
affect them to decide together how they should be resolved. In
today's world of high-pressure jobs, little free time, and large
communities of anonymous strangers this approach to government
seems impractical, unwieldy and too demanding. In our vision of
the future, with smaller communities of neighbors, a far shorter
work week, and engaged, active citizens, participatory democracy
will be perceived as a privilege of citizenship and not an
onerous chore. Of course, for this to work presupposes that
civic education forms an essential part of development of human
capital from childhood on. This approach to government will be
particularly effective at the local level. As citizens come
together in regular meetings to discuss the issues and work
together to resolve them (even when substantial conflict
exists), it will create strong bonds of social capital, and will
play an essential role in forging a sense of community.
Government of course implies action, and action implies purpose.
Purpose must be defined by the people, who in these civic
meetings will also forge a shared vision of the future to guide
their actions. This vision cannot be static, but must adapt to
new information and new conditions as they emerge.
Of course, not all issues can be decided on the local level.
Institutions are required at the scale of the problems they
address. It is at the local level where people will feel the
consequences of ecosystem change, for example, but causes may be
distant, perhaps in other countries. On the national level it is
not feasible to bring together millions of people to discuss the
issues and decide on actions, so some form of representation
will be required. But if representatives are chosen through
direct participation by people to whom they have strong social
ties and obligations, these representatives are far more likely
to truly represent their communities and not some large
corporation that funds their rise to power.
We hope you share our vision for a sustainable and desirable
America. Our goal is to create a shared vision, and if you do
not believe this future America would be a desirable place to
live, we need your feedback. We would also appreciate your
positive feedback. The envisioning process is dynamic, and we
have only just begun. [End of draft vision statement.]
RACHEL'S Editor's Comments
So there you have it, a vision statement of what the U.S. might
be like 100 years from now. (See also REHN #727, #728, #729 and
#730.) It is only a first draft. Please pull together your
thoughtful comments on this vision and E-mail them to
farley@cbl.umces.edu, which is the address of Josh Farley at
University of Maryland. They will be posted on the web at http://-
iee.umces.edu/ESDA/ for others to consider. A vision statement
must evolve as time passes, adapting to new circumstances, new
perceptions, new possibilities.
Several people have sent us comments already, and the comment I
want to address here is this: How can we get there? What could
we be doing to promote a U.S. that works for us and our
descendents ecologically, economically, morally, culturally, and
politically?
Naturally, there are many things that we can each be doing to
bring about a different world. But I believe one key idea
underpins them all, and has been badly neglected: locally-based
democratic decision-making, as discussed briefly in this week's
installment of the vision statement.
I believe real democracy is the thing we need the most, and the
thing we study and work on the least. Perhaps we work on
"democracy" so little because we already live in a democracy. We
think of the U.S. as a "democratic" country, but what does
democratic participation in the U.S. really mean? It means
paying your taxes, occasionally voting for one candidate or
another, and the rest of the time minding your own business.
This is what Benjamin Barber[1] calls our "thin democracy" --it was
designed by the Founding Fathers to pretty much exclude
most people.
But times have changed. We no longer live on a planet that seems
infinitely large and mostly uninhabited. Now we are faced with
adjusting our lives to new realities -- a planet that is filling
up with people, a planet of finite size with finite resources
(some renewable and some not), with a finite capacity to absorb
wastes. Now the main task we all face is how to arrange our
lives so that our communities (and nations) can become
sustainable, meaning they can sustain their members into the
foreseeable future. (If you don't think the question of finite
resources is important, ask yourself if the recent atrocities in
New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania would have been as likely
to occur if the industrialized nations weren't deriving 54% of
their energy from the Middle East.)
Because we do not know the limits of ecosystems, we can never
define precisely what "sustainable" means. We have to discover
-- and invent -- its meaning as time passes. One book seems
especially relevant here: THE LOCAL POLITICS OF GLOBAL
SUSTAINABILITY by Thomas Prugh, Robert Costanza and Herman Daly
(Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 2000; ISBN 1-55963-744-7). I'm
going to call this book PCD, shorthand for the names of its
authors. Everyone who cares about sustainability would benefit
by reading this short, meaty book.
PCD points out that the problems we face -- such as
overconsumption, overpopulation, fossil fuel use, and
destruction of species -- are not mainly technical problems. If
they were, we'd be able to solve them within a few years. The
systems involved are complex and interconnected in ways that
make their behavior inherently unpredictable.
"As a result," says PCD, "the politics of communities' and
nations' efforts to address their sustainability problems is
much more important than any technical expertise they can
muster. There are experts aplenty, but we cannot simply consult
them for the 'best' solutions, because nobody can know what
those solutions are in any complete or final sense. The
solutions must be explored and tested through a process of
continuous adaptive learning. Deciding which options to try
means making political choices that affect everyone and require
wide support and engagement. A generation after its coinage, the
slogan Power to the People takes on a new meaning," says PCD
(pg. xiv).
PCD goes on: "Because there can be no permanent solutions in a
world that is ecologically and culturally dynamic, these choices
will have to be made again and again as circumstances evolve.
Therefore, moving toward sustainability will require a radically
broadened base of participants and a political process that
continuously keeps them engaged. The process must encourage the
perpetual hearing, testing, working through, and modification of
competing visions AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL.... The key seems to be
structuring political systems so that people's decisions
matter.... We believe communities are the primary locus of
responsibility for creating a sustainable world. The admonition
to Think Globally, Act Locally retains its wisdom despite years
of bumper-sticker overexposure. Directed sustainability[2] will
come about in neighborhoods or not at all" (pg. xv).
What does all this mean? It means the most important issue we
all face is democratic control of our lives. In a very real
sense, all the issues of poverty, environment, justice and
community boil down to failures of democratic participation.
When we complain about corporate power and the destructive
effects of "globalization" we are complaining about the absence
of democratic decision-making (decision-making by those who are
affected by the decisions).
We all want democracy. But how much time do we devote to
studying how to make democracy really work? How much effort do
we spend trying to re-arrange our local communities so that we
make decisions by talking together? These are good questions.
In sum, how can we turn our vision of a sustainable and
desirable world into reality? We can start by learning how to
make democracy work -- really work -- in local communities. How
can that begin to happen? How can we shift our society from
"thin democracy" to "strong democracy"?[1] This is the key
question we can all be starting to answer in our own way. Please
give us your thoughts, including examples that you know are
already working. We'll tell others what's working now.[3]
--Peter Montague
[1] Benjamin R. Barber, STRONG DEMOCRACY: PARTICIPATORY POLITICS
FOR A NEW AGE (Berkeley, Calif.: University of California Press,
1984; paperback edition 1985). ISBN 0520056167. And be sure to
see Benjamin R. Barber A PLACE FOR US; HOW TO MAKE SOCIETY CIVIL
AND DEMOCRACY STRONG (New York: Hill and Wang, 1998). ISBN
[2] "Directed sustainability" means sustainability that humans
choose. As PCD points out, "If we fail to achieve
sustainability, nature will impose it; but we would probably
prefer the version we choose."
[3] We have a new section on the Rachel web site called "What's
Working Now" a catalog of good ideas that are actually working
somewhere in the real world. Check it out at
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The Damned AKA Les maudits (1947) René Clément, Marcel Dalio, Henri Vidal, Florence Marly
Oslo, April 19th 1945, as the Third Reich is living its last days, a group of Nazis and sympathizers (a Wehrmacht general; an SS commander and his “assistant”; an Italian industrialist and his wife who is also the general’s lover; a French collaborator) board a submarine that will take them to South America, where they hope to find refuge. While they sail in the Bay of Biscay, off the shores of the liberated French port of Royan, they manage to kidnap a French doctor to have him look after a wounded passenger. Dr Gilbert will be forced to share the restricted space of the submarine with the fugitives. The atmosphere soon becomes unbreathable…
Also Known As (AKA): Os Malditos, Le sous-marin blessé, Das Boot der Verdammten, I maledetti
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Kate Moss – The Book
March 28th, 2008 by kpriss
… and I imagine, shortly, the movie…Paris libraries were invaded by a high profile book – the (unauthorized) biography of Kate Moss.
Collecting words of wisdom and anecdotes from those close to La Moss, Françoise-Marie Santucci was able to cook up 300 pages of unofficial biopic without even having an interview with Kate herself.
However, this is not surprising, giving how she’s not making any public statements. (if we’re to believe rumors, this “enigmatic” Kate wears Johnny Depp’s signature because it was him telling her to stop giving interviews so she’ll construct an aura around her. Too bad he didn’t told her to stay out of crack and booze too).
So? Who’d be in line for the main part in the film?
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#1 Arnoldo Valerio on 03.28.08 at 2:18 pm
You know what it is with Kate, she’s to famous has no rest in her life. Wanted to be adored by every and anyone, If I look to the Kate Moss of ten years ago doing together with my niece Karen Ferrari a series of ads for Calvin Klein, she has changed enormously. The cute little girl of then is now an hard and even (sorry) bitchy kind of person. Okay it was wellknown that even when she was 17 /18 years the first thing she did in the morning was taken a few glasses of champagne. At some days she was really drunk when she arrived at a photoshooting. If I would write a book about Kate it would be much harder and maybe even rude or cruel then madam Santucci did. I’m already prepared for a lawsuit if I will publish some facts about Mrs. Moss You’re right Johnny Depp forgot to tell her about the booze and drugs, but she probably wouldn’t even has listened to his advice. Kate Moss once my darling and now a bad mother and above all a bad roll model for younger girls.
#2 Adriana on 03.29.08 at 5:59 am
I wonder what this “biography” has to add to all we know about Kate Moss already through the stories in the media? The ever going on stories about Kate Moss? Therfore I’ve no interest in a biography about Kate at all.
I’ve heard another story why she [Kate] has kept her silence over the years. Speaking about rumors, there’s another one. The “enigmatic Kate” has not Johnny Depp’s signature but Sarah Doukas founder of Storm Model Management. The ruthless woman who doesn’t care about the education and mental heatlh of young girls but only cares how she can exploit them. She was the one who told Kate to create this “Garbo silence” after Kate and Johnny appeared in the “The Big Breakfast”, an early morning BBC programme. (See YouTube) Kate giggles a lot, Johnny, though he’s doing better now, was always uncomfortable at interviews in his younger years. So there’s the obviously uncomfortable Johnny, giggling Kate, looking a bit dumb and wears a T-shirt with the word “HELP” on it? Help? Who knew why she wore that T-shirt? So which rumor tells the truth? Johnny has cleaned up his act as we know. Kate has been in rehab and got involved with Jefferson Hack and Lyla Grace was born. She has never looked happier and healthier than back then. But it didn’t last long. None of these things and even none of her many famous friends like the mighty Philip Greene, Mario Sorrento, Vogue UK who gets on hailing her and writes still about her if she’s “holy”. You name them but they were not able to keep Kate away from partying and drugs and/or booze until now. So who’s to blame? Kate herself? The fashion industry? Johnny Depp? Pete Doherty? Her upbringing? I wouldn’t have let my 15 year old daughter ever going to be a model without finishing a proper education as an example.
And let us not forget how Carine Rothfield, very recently, goes on to glorify the bad girl attitude? And a new group of young girls is attached and moans “Oh, its so rock ‘n’ roll”……sighs…..
The icon of so many young women and girls hasn’t grow up until now. If she ever will or can grow up that must be hard for her. It’s harder to grow up when you’re already an adult.
I can’t blame Kate Moss for her life style Because this woman has never had a normal life. Will she ever?
Oh dear, I got carried away I’m in need for an editor I believe! Sorry!
#4 kpriss on 03.29.08 at 6:25 am
There’s so much truth in your lines, Adriana, that I would never allow this comment to disappear or be chunked up! The rumors were (at least at that point) referring to the same event, the same bbc interview in which Kate had crossed an unmarked media line (both have) allowing the press and people to speculate freely about them and the manners they show in public. If it was Johnny’s hand or Kate’s manager, the La Moss attitude grows from there. In spite of that, her life has never been coherent or stable, just like she wouldn’t have any reference and is going rumbling from one thing to another, just because. Everyone knows that bright period in her life, when she had her daughter, was like an epiphany and she chose the best man ever to have had her with. Malheuresement, a child doesn’t grow up on herself and Kate seems to make the same mistakes that were made with her, being left astray so she’d end up on everyone’s influence but no one’s in particular.
She’s no role model, that’s for sure, nor were many of the people who’s biopics are sold in millions of copies worldwide every year. Many are inexact, many are commercially printed so they’ll serve a completely other purpose than history (even if it’s a superficial side of life, it’s still part of history), the idea is that the book will sell, it’s a sure thing. Controversial Kate is a gold mine for whoever dares to exploit it. The best in all that is that she doesn’t even care so much to raise her voice in her defense.
So, Valerio, who would file that lawsuit? her PR people? Do they really care anymore? She can’t clean up her acts well enough and they’ll hunt down those who speak the truth about Kate? That’ll be a shame.
#5 Arnoldo Valerio on 03.29.08 at 9:16 am
Kpriss the lawsuit will be probably filed by her lawyers, not of what I eventually write about her, the most facts are wellknown as Adriana already wrote. Good remark by the way about Sara Doukas. But it’s more the way I will write the facts or rumors down. That can be shocking, but in the coming time I wont publish a book about Kate Moss since I have some other projects which are more important then again a book about whatever model.
#6 Adriana on 03.30.08 at 2:23 pm
A correction is needed: I was inaccurate about the word “HELP” on Kate Moss’ T-shirt. She wore it because Johnny came to talk about “War Child”. So she wore it to support him (or/and the case though she’s not well known as a charity person). I have had only searched on YouTube what the name of that BBC programme was though didn’t view that interview again. I did once. But that’s a while ago and I remember I found Kate a dumb giggling teenage girl and very common looking.
Now I’ve viewed the whole clip again. I viewed last night an interview with Vanessa Paradis because I like her music and especially the last single and added that one to my favorites. What a difference these two women…….By the way I love Vanessa’s Chanel 5 clip as one of their best commercials.
Now I think it would have been wiser from people around her to have given her [Kate] the advice to see a counselor or follow classes for media training or something like that. Poor thing……when the question popped up “if the couple would get married” Johnny was clear he wouldn’t but I got the feeling Kate would have loved to marry Johnny more than anything else at the time…….
Undoubtedly there were very young and that contributed to their incoherence (and I think the “Help” t-shirt was the only right message Kate was trying to send that morning and she still got it wrong!). As for Vanessa.. I always thought she was a fill-in for Kate, a better-Kate he chose for self preserving reasons. And what’s that last song? (I didn’t really followed her career, so I don’t know her last releases)
Valerio, if you have valuable information you’d like to share, don’t hold back, we, the girls, we’re always interested in back-stage issues, especially if they’re not large scale gossip subject ;)
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Hansen funded Sactown campaign he ‘regrets’
Chris Hansen admits he gave $100,000 to help an anti-arena group attempting to stop public funding of Sacramento’s proposed arena AFTER he lost his bid to buy Kings.
Not only did Chris Hansen lose out in his bid to buy the Sacramento Kings, he apparently didn’t take no for an answer, and now it’s coming back to bite him. The Sacramento Bee reported Friday that Seattle native funded to the tune of $100,000 an anti-arena campaign in Sacramento that seeks to put the project to a vote in June.
Hansen admitted to the funding and a failure to report the June 21 donation, which likely will lead to a fine and damage to his credibility.
“I’m sure everyone can appreciate how easy it is to get caught up in the heat of battle,” Hansen wrote in an email sent to Sportspress Northwest and other media outlets after the Bee broke the story Friday afternoon. “With the benefit of hindsight, this is clearly a decision I regret. I wish the city of Sacramento and Kings fans the best in their efforts and they have my commitment not to have any involvement in their arena efforts in the future.”
Hansen’s “donation” after he lost the Kings bid was revealed by a source a day after the California Fair Political Practices Commission sued the Los Angeles law firm of Loeb & Loeb seeking the identity of the donor. California, as with Washington and many states, has laws requiring timely disclosure of major funders to political campaigns.
Hansen explained that once his bid for the Kings received an unexpected rival by a group from Sacramento, he hired attorneys to investigate the opposition to public money provided by a city council vote to build the arena.
“We were faced with both the prospect of seeing our transaction fail and losing our $30 million deposit,” Hansen wrote. “I engaged Loeb & Loeb to canvas the various opposition groups to gain an understanding of their efforts and the prospects of their success.
“During this time I was approached through Loeb by the opposition about making a contribution to the opposition’s efforts as part of a broader group and agreed to make a donation.
“In this regard I would just like to highlight that I have never directly engaged with or even had any conversations or contact with STOP, Taxpayers For Safer Neighborhoods, or any the various consultants engaged in the Sacramento Arena opposition. It was also not my intent to be the primary financial sponsor of the opposition’s efforts. I merely agreed to make a donation to the opposition in what had become a competitive and heated process.
“I have not agreed to provide any further political contributions and do not intend to make any further contributions. I would also just point out that the contribution was made in my personal capacity and not on behalf of our ownership group or my partners. In fact, I have never discussed the contribution with them to date.”
How Hansen could not have known of the likely discovery of his donation is breathtaking, as was his reluctance to inform partners and advisers of his decision, not to mention interfering in another city’s political process.
An attempt to influence a decision in another market is unlikely to be overlooked by NBA owners in judging Hansen’s worthiness as a future owner of an existing or expansion team. It is not necessarily a deal-breaker, but the move can be seen as deliberately undercutting the new owners of the Kings, a group led by Silicon Valley billionaire Vivek Ranadive.
The money was directed to a signature-gathering campaign seeking 22,000 registered voters by December to put on the ballot the issue of using $258 million in future parking revenues for the arena project. The public funding plan was part of the commitment made by the city council to NBA owners, who subsequently voted 22-8 in May to keep the team in the California capital.
The law firm had been one that was used regularly by the Maloof family, the Kings owners, which in January received a $525 million offer from Hansen and primary partner Steve Ballmer of Microsoft. Hansen subsequently twice raised the offer, to $625 million, but said he was “extremely disappointed” when the NBA voted instead to take the $535 million offer from the Ranadive group, whose arena plan was much less further along than Hansen’s plan in Seattle.
At an afternoon press conference in Sacramento, state FPPC enforcement chief Gary Winuk scolded Hansen for his negligence. The reporting deadline was July 31.
“He should have known state law required him to report his $100,000 contribution. It’s not like a local school board candidate running for the first time,” Winuk said. The lapse was “at best negligent, at worst purposeful behavior.”
In a statement emailed to the Bee, Sacramento Metro Chamber President Roger Niello Friday called Hansen “a saboteur” and said the deception was “an assault on our entire community.”
Hansen could be fined up to $95,000, depending on the outcome of an investigation.
Several weeks later in a visit to Seattle, Hansen, a San Francisco hedge fund manager, told KJR radio the process of attempting to take away the Kings from a loyal fan base “kind of made me sick to my stomach.” He said he would go after another city’s team again only if he was convinced the team was going to leave.
Because no other NBA teams are as close to moving as the Kings were, Hansen’s best bet would seem to have been expansion. NBA commissioner David Stern said throughout the bidding war that developed between the markets that expansion was “not on the table.”
But after the vote, there was discussion about expansion once the NBA knew the value of its future TV contract revenues. The deals expire after the 2014-15 season, but negotiations were said likely to begin this summer. But expansion does not seem likely for at least two more seasons, if then.
In Sacramento, an anti-arena group STOP — Sacramento Taxpayers Opposed to Pork — has been circulating petitions to force a public vote. In June, $100,000 was wired from the LA law firm to a political consultant in Tulare, CA., who was helping the Sacramento petition drive. The contribution was required to be disclosed by July 31 and wasn’t, the Bee reported. That prompted the FPPC lawsuit, which generated a hearing set for Monday.
Separately, the Bee reported attorneys for the city Thursday characterized a lawsuit against the arena deal as “filled with extreme and slanderous allegations” against city officials and “a work of fiction.”
That lawsuit, filed earlier by Sacramento attorneys Patrick Soluri and Jeffrey Anderson, alleged that the city’s stated arena subsidy of $258 million is an illegal gift of public funds, and that city officials are concealing aspects of the deal.
So STOP wasn’t aware of Hansen’s efforts but a political watchdog group was? They wouldn’t be aware unless they were pointed in that direction. And just where was David Stern during all this???
According to the SacBee, STOP sounded as if it were running away from acknowledging the source of funding. And for once, Stern is not a party. He did his misdeeds prior to vote.
What “misdeeds” did Stern do?
Eddweller
Skeezix
Well sir,I imagine It all began on the day that he was born most likely…..You don’t end up being as slimy and sleazy as He without years and years of practice…
Was You Born In Lawton,OK,and is yer given name Claude?
The most irritating one was his claim after the Hansen purchase attempt that the relocation decision was up to the owners, not him, and he would stay removed. In fact, his own quotes from 2007 — if the Seattle lost the Sonics, the NBA would never return on his watch — were his blueprint for manipulating events throughout, including getting the relocation committee to change its vote from 4-3 to 7-0.
Those are not “misdeeds.” lol
Breaking the California campaign law is a misdeed. Stern broke no laws, nor did he do anything wrong. Hilarious to me how loser Sonics fans can’t see things from any perspective other than that of a jilted lover. Pathetic.
Of course Stern did not get a vote on relocation or the sale of the Kings. Stern is not an owner. However, the owners pay Stern to advise them. You have a problem with Stern doing the job the owners pay him to do, which is giving them advice? That is what commissioners are paid to do.
Bunch of poor losers here.
I don’t have much of an issue with the move other than Hansen should have disclosed it by the deadline. He knew he was in bed with the snakes that are the Maloofs, so he figured a $100k donation vs a $30 million deposit he’d never see back made it worth it. Don’t be so sure the other investors, like Ballmer, didn’t know about it, as Hansen has no need to include him on today’s statement, better to just fall on the sword himself.
I don’t think it helps his public cred to say he was sneaking around behind the backs of his partners/advisors/political supporters to do something that most college freshmen would know was wrong.
And it was s month AFTER he lost the vote. Your rationalizations almost work if it happened before the vote.
Not entirely sure about the timing. The Hansen letter seems to indicate an earlier payment, and there could be some grey area on when Loeb & Loeb was approved to make the payment, when the payment was delivered, when it was cashed, and when it was reported. He sent out a check for an effort to simply ask Sacramento voters to approve a nearly unprecedented public subsidy, big whoop.
But either way, given the efforts and funds Hansen and Ballmer spent and how Stern conspired against that effort by shifting deadlines, jawboning owners, being coy from the outset about an existing minority NBA owner he had in the bag and being his usual d-bag self, I wouldn’t have cared if Hansen ran around that Dallas hotel naked with middle fingers in the air speaking in tongue before giving David a Gatorade bath, I got his back.
I’m With You Jeff….
I can’t go there, Jeff. Too Clay Bennett.
Mike Barer
It doesn’t bode well for his credibility either with our city officials or the general public, but did he do anything illegal?
It appears he broke state law by not disclosing by the deadline. Up to $95,000 fine.
Effzee
Aaaaah, NBA dealings. Smarmy as ever.
It’s coming back to me now. “David, you’re just the most wonderful person I know . . .” signed, Clay Bennett.
Is Hansen dumb,reckless or asleep at the switcH?……Didn’t his group recently miss a payment on the Arena study or some such thing?
He was late on a payment that has been paid. He said he was away.
The fact that you’re asking the questions gets to the heart of the problem: Reasonable people are questioning his judgment. There was zero good to come of that $100K AFTER the NBA vote. He had no business interfering in Sacramento’s business.
Art: I was at the Seattle City Council hearing when he essentially goaded the Council into voting on the MOU themselves and NOT put it to a public vote. Incredibly hypocritical for taxpayers in Seattle to not be able to vote on the MOU, but contribute to a campaign that would allow Sacramento to put it to voters.
But Arthur…I am Not a reasonable person…I am Skeezix,dammit!
Sorry to have condemned you to the fires of moderation.
Chris Hansen is just a slimeball, and not a very smart one at that.
His hedge fund is losing money hand-over-fist.
Hansen got taken by the Maloofs for $30 million.
And now he gets caught with his pants down trying to sabotage the new arena for the Kings.
We are learning Hansen has zero integrity.
And we are also learning that Hansen is really pretty damn stupid.
What the hell is Mayor McGinn doing in bed with the charlatan, Chris Hansen?
I don’t think he’s a slimeball or stupid. But naive? Yes. Foolish? Probably. He still has ‘splainin to do because his first try didn’t work very well. When an individual attempts to partner with a municipality to get a loan, he can’t be attempting to undercut another municipality — at least without being transparent.
Hansen is both a slimeball and stupid. I’m afraid you are the one who is being naïve.
He should have played it better. I don’t mind the contribution – all is fair in love and KJ – but it should have been properly reported. He should be fined and keep up the apology train for this news cycle. Beyond that, I don’t much care. “Just win baby” is my mantra in sports and sports ownership groups. Hansen wants to win a team, that much is clear. The Sacramento arena “deal” is already showing cracks if you’ve been following the latest “eminent domain” developments. This will be a nice diversion for them, but even if the deal imploded or there is a public vote that rejects the terrible deal they’ve got, the Kings aren’t moving here (maybe San Jose), since the NBA would now lose face.
Ultimately, it’s about the long term and not people feeling weepy today. Sacramento will enjoy a renewed interest in having a villain and ignoring their arena and ownership’s warts. The sensitive types in Seattle will feel their hearts were abused. The City of Seattle and King County won’t change paths based on this. The NBA won’t bring or withhold an expansion team based on this (for a few of the owners their estimation of Hansen may actually go up if you’re familiarity with the world some of those owners walk in).
What Hansen did was wrong, but it’s a slap across his face in a prize fight. He’s not going to fall down or be knocked out by it.
Sadpanda
A theory: Hansen knows or believes that expansion is even less likely than we have heard. And even if they expand, other suitors are more likely to win the franchise, or maybe competing bids in Seattle. This was a Hail Mary.
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Cutting The Cord. The Future Of Bundling
Posted by StockBuz on November 21, 2014 at 2:37pm in Tech
As more Americans find the price of their bundling packages too expensive to bear, there also lies a race between content providers in the background to grab their share of the streaming video market.
Last month HBO announced they too will launch its streaming service in 2015.
Adding to the mix, online retailer Amazon.com Inc will release a new ad-supported video streaming service early next year, the New York Post reported, citing sources. The new service will compete directly with Hulu and Netflix Inc, whose charges begin at $7.99 a month for customers in the United States.
HBO CEO Richard Plepler, provides insight to the company's evolving business model, and partnership with distributors.
"I don’t think it competes at all," Plepler said. "The most important thing to remember about our Amazon decision is its three-year-old window library and what we basically decided is somewhere in the neighborhood of 65 or 70 percent of Amazon Prime subscribers do not get HBO. So we thought this was a terrific opportunity to not only monetize some of our library, but to give some of that consumer base an opportunity to sample and taste some of the best HBO programming."
Plepler hopes that the content HBO is licensing to Amazon Prime helps bringing consumers "back into [our] system, so that they can become full subs." He highlighted that HBO "grew this year more than any time in 30 years" and that the move by HBO to license its content to Amazon will help it in gaining more viewership.
The company has also shied away from licensing its content to streaming services like Netflix. It recently provided content to Amazon Prime, but only older shows, suggesting that it might one day want to launch a streaming service of its own.
Netflix continues to dominate North American networks, lapping rivals like Amazon Instant Video, Hulu, and HBO GO however "Amazon Instant Video gaining bandwidth share in North America during 2014. It will be fascinating to see how a standalone HBO GO streaming option will impact networks when it launches in 2015," Dave Caputo, president and CEO of Sandvine, said in a statement.
It is clear, however, that content providers are crowding into the space. The winner = the American consumer. The possible loser = the bundle (and probably NFLX).
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Truth in Duluth
If we don't get the facts right, we'll get the decisions wrong!
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What is an Operating Levy and History
In 2001, the State of Minnesota Omnibus funding bill fundamentally changed the way schools were funded. This was an attempt to make school funding more uniform (due to court rulings and the Minnesota constitution) for students throughout the state. Back in 2001, rich school districts (like Edina) were spending many time more on per student education than poor districts (like Nett Lake Indian Reservation). Another imputus to change the way school funding was done was because of Gov. Jesse Ventura and the public outcry to reduce property taxes. So in 2002 the local property tax general fund levy was totally removed; and “excess [operating]” levies were largely removed and capped. In other words, the funding source for schools was shifted from local property taxes to the State budget. The State budget is funded mainly by income and sales tax. Local property tax can only augment the state funding, and operating levies are capped by state law and at most, can only contribute to a small portion of the school's revenues.
So when proponents of the levy claim that local residents have to pay more for school, that is wrong. State money to schools has not decreased and even if it had, us local residents have no more to contribute to the tax levies than the rest of the state's residents, particularly in this economic stagnation.
Here’s a chart on where Duluth schools get their money:
Here's a chart on where the state of Minnesota gets their money:
And here's a chart on how the State of Minnesota spends its money:
Note that K-12 spending has increase in real dollars and increased t0 40% of the budget from last biennium's 37%.
Higher education has been reduced by 2%.
Overall, the State of Minnesota budget has increased by $3 billion from the last biennium or by about 9%.
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Brian Bolland
Ian Gibson
Mike McMahon
Alan Grant
UK publisher / ISBN: 2000Ad Graphic Novels - 1904265901
Format: Black and white
Categories: Humour, Science-Fiction
If you only want to sample one Dredd collection, this is the place to begin. There’s barely a story here that dips to average, never mind below, artists Mike McMahon and Brian Bolland are in their prime, and the Angel Gang, Judges Hershey and McGruder, and Chopper make their debuts. Furthermore, in the history of comics only Will Eisner and Carl Barks have matched John Wagner and Alan Grant for consistently delivering high quality material packing a dense single story plot into seven or eight pages, and in Eisner’s case they share a talent for providing a great story with the title character largely absent. Here the pair are at their peak. Not that it’s apparent from the quality of his work, but before collaborating with Grant, Wagner had concluded he’d little more to say about Dredd and his world and was considering quitting the strip.
Much of the volume is occupied by ‘The Judge Child Quest’, which harkens back to ‘The Cursed Earth’ by delivering one or two chapter vignettes as part of the larger search for a precognitive child. It’s been predicted he’ll be needed to lead Mega-City One during its greatest crisis, and therefore needs trained. The search for Owen Krysler first takes Dredd back into the Cursed Earth, and then into space. It’s far from linear as Wagner’s imagination drifts into overspill, delivering one hilariously imaginative strip after another. There’s a society based on ancient Egypt that worships garbage, a living planet, a disturbing sequence of people who disappear chunk by chunk. It’s all impeccably drawn by Brian Bolland, Mike McMahon and Ron Smith, each delivering memorable sequences. Some dislike the disjointed nature of the story, with the main mission sidelined for several chapters at a time, but when the detours are this good, why complain? Full marks for an unpredictable ending as well.
Once Dredd is back on Earth the imaginative mayhem continues. The Bolland drawn ‘Block War ‘would prompt Dredd’s next epic in Case Files 5, and on his blog McMahon cites ‘Monkey Business In The Charles Darwin Block’ as the Dredd assignment he most enjoyed. The transformation of every inhabitant of a city block into apes displays McMahon on spectacular form midway between his familiar Dredd style and the memorable technique he’d later use on Slaine. There’s more of it on ‘The Fink’, a hillbilly chemist with a mission in Mega-City One.
The Smith-drawn ‘Otto Sump’s Ugly Clinic’ is perhaps the ultimate of Wagner and Grant’s many commentaries on society’s obsession with disposable fads. Ridiculous commercials promote the conceit that if you’ve got the money you can afford to stand out from the crowd by transforming yourself into a monstrosity. Sump returns before the book’s end.
This collection also features the return of Ian Gibson to Dredd, under his own name and as Emberton and Q.Twerk, in a series of one-offs. The highlight is probably ‘Any Confessions’, one of several exaggerated gameshow satires Grant and Wagner conceived where the lure of television exposure outweighs common sense. In ‘The Alien Way’ Dredd’s approach is considered too lenient, and Gibson excels on ‘The Nighmare Gun’.
Steve Dillon’s first Dredd precedes ‘Un-American Graffiti’ by Smith. When first introduced, daredevil graffiti artist Marlon Shakespeare was just another of the many throwaway characters Dredd’s met over the years, but something about him touched a chord with writers and readers. Under his Chopper incarnation he’s proved surprisingly durable.
Those preferring their reprints on better quality paper are directed to book 3 of Titan’s long-running Dredd 1980s reprint series, which contains both ‘The Fink’ and ‘Otto Sump’ stories, and the individual collection of the Judge Child Saga.
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Korea’s Earthquake Alert System, Is It Alright?
Reporter Kang Min-seok
On Sep. 12, the strongest earthquake in Korea since meteorological observation occurred in Gyeongju. Even though two continuous earthquakes each with magnitude 5.1 and 5.8 caused damage in structures and air of anxiety, earthquake alert system did not work properly in time.
In case of Korea, Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) detects the earthquake and gathers the information. According to the comprehensive plan about earthquakes and tsunamis that has been published by KMA in 2015, there are currently a total of 389 observatories which allows to inform earthquakes stronger than magnitude 5.0 within 50 seconds.
So, Ministry of Public Safety and Security (MPSS) was supposed to notify the earthquake to people within 50 seconds. However, earthquake alert message was sent nine minutes after the first earthquake occurred. Moreover, earthquake alert message was not sent at all to residents in Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Incheon. KBS, a public broadcasting in charge of disaster broadcast, only informed the fact that earthquake occurred without any action guides or precise information about the earthquake.
MPSS later revealed the reason why the earthquake alert message could not be sent in time. According to MPSS, they can send the alert message after KMA analyzes the magnitude of earthquake and MPSS analyzes the area of influence. The proceeding steps that needs to be made by two different organizations delayed the alert, and people were not able to know exactly about the situation in time.
In Japan, there are over 1,100 earthquake observatories with distance of 20 km between them. Also, Japan is able to notify earthquake within 5~20 seconds. Taiwan has about 800 earthquake observatories with distance of 7km between them, and is able to issue an alarm in 20 seconds. China runs about 950 earthquake observatories along with 800 mobile seismometers. China is also investing on earthquake prediction, currently running 760 earthquake sign observing devices.
Compared to other East Asian countries, Korea is not prepared enough against earthquakes. Since MPSS was newly established on November 2014 in order to wholly take charge of disasters and accidents, sequence of untrustworthy events deeply disappointed people and made the reason for MPSS to exist questionable. One example that shows the disbelief on MPSS and KMA is “Ji Jin-hee Alarm.” Since the earthquake alert message form MPSS was so late, an individual made an application named “Ji Jin-hee Alarm.” It alerts earthquake by collecting posts related about earthquake uploaded in internet. Surprisingly, it was found to be “Ji Jin-hee alarm” to be actually faster than the alert message. It is a consequence that proves inefficient procedures and incompetence of the government.
MPSS announced that they will allow KMA to directly send alert messages without other procedures that caused inefficiency. Also, they aimed to increase about 120 earthquake observatories and to notify earthquakes over magnitude 5.0 within ten seconds by 2020. MPSS should capitalize on their failure in recent earthquakes, and improve enough to keep Korea safe from earthquakes.
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The 21st Monkey Party, 29 November, at Phra Prang Sam Yod, Mueang district, Lopburi province.
The 21st Monkey Party
Party tricks courtesy of Lopburi’s monkeys
This is perhaps the most comical event you could witness on holiday, a claim that can be attested by the video clips that have found a place to park even on You Tube. A local businessman started this bizarre grand bash in the small historical town of Lopburi that stands on the northern rail line, about 150 km from Bangkok.
He was concerned about the welfare of the town’s monkey population residing in one of town’s historical pagodas. But he was also wondering why this town that played a prominent role in the country’s history in the 17th century is largely ignored by international tourists.
So he set about organising a grand party for the monkeys that roam freely around the town’s historical centre near the railway station. Of course, the monkeys take the buffet spread in their stride feasting with great relish on the finest Chinese cuisine the town can provide, all under the spotlight of TV channel crews, who run in circles trying to gain the best angle possible.
They have to be quick. Monkeys are not well known for table etiquette and despite the fact that this annual party is now in its 10th year, they haven’t learned any manners at all.
It is all part of the local’s community scheme to get some attention for a “living museum” town centre, where visitors can visit former palaces and buildings that were once used by one of the country’s revered monarchs during the golden Ayutthaya period.
Although the city dates back 1,000 years or more, to when it was simply called Lavo, it is best known as Thailand’s second capital. In 1666, King Narai, the Great, built a summer palace and resided in the town for around eight months of the year. It was here that the King granted an audience to the French Ambassador as well as other foreign dignitaries who travelled by boat up the Lop Buri River from Ayutthaya, the formal seat of government. Including temples and government administration buildings, the palace was used until the King passed away in 1688. In the early 60s the complex and gardens was renovated and turned into an interesting museum.
Today, very few foreign tourists spare an overnight to explore the town’s historical assets. They usually visit on day trips, many of them arriving on the early morning train from Bangkok. They tour the sights and catch the train in the evening on an overnight trip that takes them to Chiang Mai.
Lopburi, from a historic perspective is worth more than an afternoon peep and that is apparently why the monkeys are treated to a party to give this largely forgotten destination a plug in the media. At least that way we get to see what we have missed both in historical attractions and the Chinese delicacies that are served by the town’s best kitchens.
The event is hosted by Lopburi Inn Group. Call Lopburi Inn Hotel at 036 412 300 or Email: monkey@lopburiinnresort.com and monkeypartys@yahoo.com.
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The 22nd Standard Charter Bangkok Marathon
Bangkok Marathon draws a record turnout
The 22nd Standard Charter Bangkok Marathon, 22 November, at the front of Wat Phra Kaew on Sanamchai road, Bangkok.
The Standard Charter Bangkok Marathon, 22 November, is now a firm fixture on the Asian marathon circuit attracting top runners and thousands of enthusiasts many of whom travel with their families for a welcome holiday at the close of the race.
But before the holiday can begin, runners need to cover 42 km on a course that wends its way through historical districts, past city landmarks, such as the National Museum and the Chao Phraya River to a finishing line in front of the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew (Emerald Buddha) on Sanan Chai Road, close to the vast parade ground known as Sanam Luang. On two scores, this marathon is special. It attracts an enormous turnout of more than 50,000 participants, at all fitness levels and categories. It is also one of the few marathons in Asia that beats the tropical heat by starting at 0200, when Bangkok’s usually grid-lock streets are almost deserted.The event has a time limit of seven hours for all participants with staggered starts that take into account the various performance levels of the runners.
For example, runners who estimate they can finish the course in five to seven hours assemble at the starting line on the road next to the Grand Palace at 0200. They have to be back at the same point by 0900, the cut-off time for all participants.
Wheelchair participants in the full marathon start at 0320, while elite runners with times of less than five hours leave at 0330
It makes for a very sensible and healthy solution that beats most of the heat and humidity with the last participants crossing the finish line three hours after sunrise at the very latest.
The event has some high powered support from Tourism Authority of Thailand, National Jogging Association of Thailand, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, and the Ministry of Tourism and Sports and they have determined that this event should show case the city’s tourism appeal and be open to the widest possible participation.
Not surprisingly, the event has a strong appeal to not only semi professionals racing for gold and enthusiasts determined to improve on their best times, but also to ordinary folk, who have set themselves an easier goal related to their favourite sport of jogging.
There are five categories including the 42.195-km Marathon; 42.195-km wheelchair. For those who are less ambitious they can join a 10.55-km quarter marathon, which is no mean feat as the pace is much faster and competition tough at all age levels. To appeal to the widest audience possible there is also a 5 km Walk-Fun Run and a Walk for Health and Environment. The award ceremony starts at 0800 for the marathon itself followed by presentations to winners in all other categoriesVisit: www.bkkmarathon.comCall National Jogging Association of Thailand at 66 2628 8361
River Kwai Bridge Week
River Kwai Bridge WeekDate : 27 November - 8 December 2009Venue : River Kwai Bridge, Mueang District, Kanchanaburi
Each year in late November to early December, the world famous River Kwai Bridge built by Allied prisoners-of-war during World War II, becomes the focal point of celebrations.
Event highlights include historical and archaeological exhibits, a carnival, folk and cultural performances, rides on World War II vintage trains, and a spectacular light and sound presentation re-enacting the bridge’s World War II legacy.
Watch the light-and-sound show in remembrance of the bridge and the construction of the "Death Railway" during World War II (There are 4 sets of headphones available in English, Japanese, Chinese and German). A wealth of entertainment and Exhibitions are on display.
Contact : - TAT Kanchanaburi Office, Te l : 66 (0) 3451 1200, 66 (0) 3451 2500 Fax : 66 (0) 3451 1200, E-mai l: tatkan@tat.or.th - Kanchanaburi Provincial Administration Office, Tel. : 66 (0) 3451 1778website : www.tourismthailand.org , www.Kanchanaburi.go.th
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Magic moments in Khmer heritage
A splash of sunlight penetrating an ancient temple cloister signals a distinctive celebration at Prasat Phanom Rung.
Knowing the exact moment to witness a spectacular sunrise through the doorway of an ancient Hindu temple requires a detailed calculation. The most auspicious day is 3 April; the time, 0602.32 at sunrise, as the amber sun is perfectly aligned in the centre of the main doorway to a temple standing on a former volcanic mountain in northeast Thailand.
Actually, the sun rays pass straight through 15 perfectly aligned doorways of Prasat Phanom Rung, a revered and ancient Hindu monastery, just four times a year -– two sets of sunrises, in April and September, and two sets of sunsets, in March and October.These spectacular solar-related events, that also bear religious significance in the Hindu faithful, span just three days –- 2, 3 and 4 April. The second day is considered the most auspicious as the sun is visible dead centre of the outer doorway of this Khmer Hindu temple. Sun rays cast light through 15 aligned doorways that span 75 metres of the temple’s inner courtyard illuminating a revered lingam deep in the main sanctuary. On the other two days, the sun passes one of the corners of these doorways.
Located about 120 km east of Nakhon Ratchasima, the gateway to the northeast region, Prasat Phanom Rung presents a picturesque setting high above the surrounding countryside. A series of steps lead to this ancient monument that stands on the peak of an extinct volcano offering panoramic views of rice fields and hazy mountains on the border with Cambodia.
While photographers will not want to miss the opportunity to capture the 3 April sunrise perfectly aligned within the lintels of the doorways, most visitors will settle for the evening festivals and a colourful light and sound show organised by the Tourism Authority of Thailand performing nightly from 2 to 4 April.
Officially known as the “Ascent of the Mountain Annual Festival” or the “Festival Of The Thousand Year Miracle of the Phanom Rung Grand Shrine” the celebrations start with the religious significance of the sunrises, but continue with community festivities on each of the three days, well into the night.
The 80-minute light and sound show, that start at 20:00, highlights the history of Prasat Phanom Rung and explains the significance of the sunrise and its alignment with the temple’s courtyard doors. The show is described as an “extravagant outdoor Son et Lumiere performances led by a large cast of actors, dancers and acrobats.”This evening spectacular, held within the temple complex, compliments the daytime activities that start with the sunrise ceremonies and are followed by colourful festivities throughout the day. In the afternoon there is almost a carnival spirit as visitors enjoy the local food specialities sold at stalls, the folk music and dances as well as handicraft displays. Many visitors are tempted to stay on to admire the floodlight sanctuary, or slumber through night under the stars to ensure they have a prime spot to participate in the sunrise ceremonies on the following morning.
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Bang Fai Phaya Nak (Naga Fireball)
This extraordinary miracle always occurs at the beginning of the full moon night in the eleventh lunar month (End of Buddhist Lent). It can be seen along the Mekong River in the districts of Mueang, Phon Phisai, Pak Khat, Bung Kan, Tha Bo, Si Chiang Mai and Sangkhom. Bang Fai Phaya Nak is a term used for red and pinkish fire balls, which according to belief, belong to Phaya Nak or the great serpent of the underwater world. On the day marking the End of Buddhist Lent, a great number of people come to witness this phenomenon.
Naga Fireball Festival in Nong Khai
It remains a mystery that never ceases to puzzle both visitors and locals alike. Just what is the origin and nature of the fireballs that fly from the surface of the Mekong River high into the night sky for all to see?Locals swear there is absolutely no doubt at all about the origin of the fireballs. Naga, the serpent reportedly dwelling in the murky currents of this mighty river, propels fireballs skyward, probably to remind villagers to treat this life-giving river with respect.Of course, there are detractors, researchers who have spent years of study attempting to explain away the fireball phenomenon, all to no avail.Some say it is an elaborate hoax, but the only way to find out is to travel to Nong Khai and check out river scene and the carnivals that villagers organise to celebrate the now famous legendary serpent.Festivities run from 10 to 16 October, along the Mekong River bank, in Phon Pisai district in Nong Khai province. There are also corresponding celebrations on the Lao side of the river and no shortage of theories on whether Thailand’s neighbours, on the opposite bank, may know more than they are admitting on what causes the spectacle.But there is no denying the fact that there is something almost mystical that causes the fireballs to erupt from the surface of the river, and villagers are taking no chances, hence the religious activities at various temples in the district to appease the Naga.Visitors can participate in a traditional "Tak Bat Thevo" ceremony, or the early morning alms giving to monks. It involves offering sticky rice wrapped in coconut leaves, presented on the important final days of the three-month Buddhist Lent.In the evenings, during the festival week, people gather at the river bank for the Naga procession and cultural performance that reflect the rural village traditions of the northeast region.If all goes to plan the highlight of the trip will be the amazing sight of the Naga fireballs erupting into the sky, a phenomenon that is very likely to prompt some light hearted banter and arguments at riverside food stalls over glasses of ale or the local rice whisky on their origin. The most convenient way to reach Nong Khai is to take one of the many daily flights offered from Bangkok to Udon Thani, either on the national airline Thai Airways International, or one of the low-cost airlines. The flight takes 50 minutes and from Udon Thani, mini buses offer a 40 minute transfer to Nong Khai. An alternative is to take the rail service that runs every evening from Bangkok to Nong Khai.
Contact :TAT Udon Thani, Tel. : 66 (0) 4232 5406-7Nong Khai Provincial Administration Office, Tel. : 66 (0) 4242 0323Website : www.tourismthailand.orgE-mail : tatudon@tat.or.th
MEKONG RIVER ITU TRIATHLON ASIAN CUP 2008
MARCH 28 - 30, 20082008 MEKONG RIVER ITU TRIATHLON ASIAN CUPITU Point Race
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), Mukdahan provincial authorities, Mukdahan municipality, the Triathlon Association of Thailand and the Asian Triathlon Confederation (ASTC) are jointly organizing the 2007 Mekong River International ITU Triathlon Asian Cup competition to promote sports tourism and foster closer relations among the six Greater Mekong Subregion member countries namely Thailand, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Vietnam and southern China.
Contact information: TAT Northeastern Office – Region 4 Tel: +66 (0) 4251-3490-1Fax: +66 (0) 4251-3492E-mail: tatphnom@tat.or.th
Phangan Triathlon 2009
Phangan Triathlon 2009 Date : March 14 -15, 2009Venue (Start/Finish) : Thongsala beach, Koh Phangan, Suratthani, Thailand
Koh Phangan Tourism Promotion association, Koh Tao Tourism Association and Phangan Triathlon Association are hosting the Second Phangan Triathlcn to help build a reputation as attractive triathlon destination. Distances : 1. Duathlon : Run 10 Km. Bike 40 Km. Run 5 Km.2. Triathlon : Swim 1.5 Km. Bike 40 Km. Run 10 Km. 3. Triathlon Team Competition : for three (male and female)4. Triathlon : The age under 15 and Team : Swim 500 M. Bike 15 Km. Run 5 Km. Prize money for the duathlon open category is Bt5,000 and Bt8,000 male open.Triathlon prize money is Bt10,000, except for male open, Bt12,000 and age under 15 Bt5,000.
For more information : www.phangantriathlon.com
Buffalo Racing
Buffalo Racing You could be forgiven for thinking that a domesticated buffalo is not built for sprinting, but in Chonburi town, the gateway to resorts along the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, farmers have managed to tweak a turn of speed from these working animals that is nothing short of amazing.
The annual Buffalo races, 3 - 4 October 2009, are a hotly contested series of sprints across on an open space in front of the town’s municipal offices.Tourists and the town’s residents turn out for these amazing races that have been featured in the past on CNN and the BBC as a must-see event.The races are taken very seriously by the owners of the buffaloes. Prizes for the first nose past the finishing line guarantee owners go to considerable lengths to ensure their buffaloes are in tip-top condition. Clouds of dust rise as these hefty animals pound down the short course at an alarming speed, reminiscent of a stampede. The crowd roars in support of the favourites and the atmosphere is as an enthralling as watching thoroughbred race horses.Admittedly, mites slower than a race horse, but the buffaloes are no slouches when it comes to making a short dash for glory.
Although this day of fun and competition would succeed with just the buffaloes as the celebrities, there are other activities to make it a worthwhile outing for families.A fair with food stalls and handicrafts appeals to visitors who love authentic Thai food, snacks and sweets. Then there are the rides for children, concerts of folk music and, of course, a beauty contest where the prize is the honour of being declared Miss Buffalo. Not exactly the most adhering of titles for an aspiring beauty queen, but it does not seem to deter contestants from seeking the limelight of the catwalk.Here is a festival that provides photo opportunities to capture an unusual adaptation of the 100-metre dash. Well worth seeing, is always the conclusion of those who make the effort to travel to Chonburi.
Aka Hill Tribes Mini Light and Sound Presentation
Aka Hill Tribes Mini Light and Sound PresentationDate : Saturday 10 January / 14 Febuary / 14 March /11 April 2009Venue : Chiang Rai Social Development Centre 12 on the Doi Mae Salong road in Pa Sang Sub-district of Mae Chan, Chiang Rai
Chiang Rai province hosts its annual light and sound show that presents insights into the culture and daily life of the Aka hill tribes, resident in hilltop villages in Mae Chan District. First introduced in 1999, the show is now staged once a month during the tourist high season from January to April.
This month, the show will be presented, 10 January, 14 Febuary, 14 March and then finally on 11 April, at the Chiang Rai Social Development Centre 12 on the Doi Mae Salong road in Pa Sang Sub-district of Mae Chan.
Aka hill tribe villagers perform at the centre demonstrating authentic renderings of their culture and lifestyle to visitors. There are also handicrafts on display. The centre is also considering the introduction of home-stay accommodation that will focus on international tourists to encourage community-based tourism. It will allow visitors, who are interested in Aka traditions, to study the village up close with village elders providing instruction and insights into cottage industry and cultural activities.
The light and sound show is presented in both Thai and English, and runs from 1730 to 1930. Tickets cost Bt150 per person and the show with dinner is priced at Bt300 per person.
For more information, please callTAT Chiang Rai OfficeTel. 66 (0) 5374 4674-5, 66 (0) 5371 7433Chiang Rai Social Development Centre 12
Tel. 66 (0) 5391 4471
Lamduan Flower Festival 2009
Lamduan Flower Festival 2009Date : 9 - 15 March 2009Venue : Srinagarindra Park, Si Sa Ket College of Agriculture and Technology, Mueang District, Si Sa Ket Province
Featuring the numerous of Lamduan Flower, Buddhist seermon and meditation, a light and sound presentation, enjoy cultural performances and local entertainment during the fair
For more information, please contact :Si Sa Ket Municipal Office : Tel. 0 4561 1591, 0 4561 2018TAT Si Sa Ket Office : Tel. 0 4451 4447-8TAT Call Center 1672
5 th World Thai Martial Arts Festival
5 th World Thai Martial Arts FestivalCELEBRATION NAIKHANOM TOM DAY ASSOCIATION INSTITUTE OF THAI MARTIAL ARTS & WORLD MUAYTHAI FEDERATIONWai-Kru Ceremony Muay Boran & Krabi – Krabong SeminarNai Khanomtom Pro/Championships BeltDate: 15th - 17th March 2009, Venue: City of Ayutthaya Stadium, Ayutthaya, Thailand
In Muay Thai, the boxer will always preface the fight with Wai Kru and this tradition is still practised nowadays. This ceremony is usually performed to rousing Thai music from pipes and drums, and with the initial Ram Muay (the boxing movement). The Wai Kru & Ram Muay are useful, since the Boxer gains encouragement from paying homage to his Teachers and feels that he is not on his own: he has his Teacher & the other Teachers of the Muay Thai discipline to support him.
The Wai Kru process will also give him time to concentrate & revise what he has learned, as well as display the nature of his weapons and the high degree of his skill. The steps, movements & use of his weapons are designed to warm up the body’s muscles, survey the field of play & conceal the contestant’s style of fighting. When the traditional Sarama music sounds around the ring it is recognised by all who are present as a symbol of deference & respect. Prior to the fight, the music helps to urge the fighter on, and rouses his spirit until he is ready to face his opponent in the boxing ring in manly combat.
Programs Sunday 15th March 2009 07.00 - 16.00 hr. Seminar of Muay Boran Courses & Krabi Krabong 08.00 - 16.00 hr. Competition of Amateur Muay Thai, Muay Thai Boran and Krabi Krabong 17.30 hr. Introduction to all the Grand Masters and Masters all Ranking of Kru. Oats of respect to all teachers. Present Mongkon and blessing to the new comers. the Fighter for Muaythai ready for the start. 19.30 hr. Welcome Party Monday 16th March 2009 07.00 - 16.00 hr. Seminar of Muay Boran & Krabi Krabong Courses 08.00 - 16.00 hr. Competition of Mae Mai Muay Thai, Amateur Muay Thai, Muay Thai Boran and Krabi Krabong (Semi-Finals) 10.00 - 16.00 hr. Local Thai Sports Show… Muay Thai Boran, Muay Tabchak and fighting cock19.00 - 20.00 hr. Competition of Aerobic Muay Thai Tuesday 17th March 2009 "WORLD MUAYTHAI DAY (NAI KHANOMTOM DAY)" 07.00 hr. For anyone must go to pay respect and holy 10.00 - 15.00 hr. Ceremony at Nai Khanomtom statue. President arrival at the statue Start of the Holy Ceremony The final 3 bout of Amateur, Final Muay Boran, demonstration Presentation of Wai Kru, Mae Mai & Amateur Medals And Special Nai Khanomtom Amateur Local Thai Sports Show… Muay Thai Boran, Muay Tabchak and fighting cock 10.00 - 16.00 hr. Closing Ceremony For More Information : www.ideabar.com/muaythai
Pattaya International Music Festival 2009
Cool music to beat summer heat
Pattaya International Music Festival gets underway 20 March to help residents and visitors to beat recession blues.
The grand Pattaya Music Festival is back in town to entertain music lovers. This is an unrivalled opportunity to enjoy a weekend of listening and dancing to beautiful music performed by more than 100 musicians. Fun awaits everyone, 20 to 22 March.
Postponed last year, the festival is back and promises to be an annual event. According to Pattaya’s city hall it was revived to lighten the mood to give residents and tourists all the more reason to smile and enjoy the resort. It echoes the sentiments of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night – “if music be the food of love play on”…
The event is also part of a wider nation-wide campaign “Amazing Thailand Amazing Value” managed by the Tourism Authority of Thailand to deliver events and value-for-money features to Thai and international travellers.
For music lovers it will certainly enhance their holiday and will also help to turn Pattaya into a musical paradise broadening its appeal.
The event is supported by well-known music companies such as GMM Grammy and its partners Modernine TV, Channel [V] Thailand, Channel [V] International and the Korea Foundation for International Exchange.
International musicians will be flown in by recording companies such as SM Entertainment from Korea, EEG from Hong Kong, Ocean Butterfly from China, House of Indies from Vietnam, Halo Music from Malaysia, AMPHEAD from Australia, INDEE RECORDS from Laos, and AVEX from Taiwan.
Visitors can choose their own style of music too. Are you into Pop, Hip-Hop, R&B, or Rock musicω The event features three music stages located at the Bali Hai pier at the southern end of the main bay, central Pattaya, and Pattaya Soi 4. Music themes will rotate between all three stages.
On Friday 20 March, visitors can enjoy Pop songs at the Bali Hai, Rock at central Pattaya and easy listening music at Soi 4. On Saturday, Pop and Rock will be performed at the Bali Hai stage, Hip-Hop at central Pattaya, and Jazz at Soi 4, while on Sunday, visitors can enjoy Rock at Bali Hai, Country Western music at central Pattaya, and Pop Rock at Soi 4.
Thai musicians include Golf&Mike, Pancake, Clash, ABNormal, Paradox, Bodyslam, Ebola, Zeal, Joey Boy and THE STAR.
International artists such as SHINEE and Girl’s generation from Korea, Kym Jin Sha from China, Cirque due Freak from Australia, Minh Thu from Vietnam, Rynn Lim from Malaysia, and Kenny Kwan from Hong Kong will also join the event.
TAT is responsible for two of the stages, one at the south Pattaya pier (Bali Hai) and one at Soi 4 on Pattaya beach road. The third stage in central Pattaya, is funded by a Bt10 million budget and run by Pattaya city and Chonburi Provincial Administrative Organisation. For more informationTAT Call Center 1672TAT Pattaya 66 (0) 3842 1005-6e-mail : tatchon@tat.or.th
Singapore And Thailand Launch World’s First Medical Tourism Concierge Network
Singapore – February 24, 2009 – FlyFreeForHealth, the world's first comprehensive Business-to-Customer and Business-to-Business medical tourism hub with the support of Tourism Authority of Thailand, today launched the world's first medical concierge network which signifies a new trend in consolidating borderless healthcare globally. Inter-country medical tourism concierge network is starting to be established between major medical hubs in Asia to offer medical travelers around the world immediate access to personalised medical tourism information in various languages at a ‘click-away’. Speaking at the launch, Dr Wei Siang Yu, founder of FlyFreeForHealth said, “the new business to consumer shift (B2C) is seeing the behavioural pattern of medical travelers changing – they look for more options; they also want more interaction before selecting the doctor.” Merely looking for information on the internet is no longer sufficient. “The current model of hospital’s agents/facilitators just assisting medical travelers in hospital booking has been completely revolutionised by FlyFreeForHealth’s digital Medical Butler – iMedical Butler. Medical travelers look for unbiased information platform that can assist them in the process of doctor selection before having direct contact with the hospitals or doctors. Our nurses are trained in hospitality, IT and tourism to facilitate this selection process. iMedical Butlers act as an online researcher enabling medical tourists to obtain personalised information for health and lifestyle services, invite them to webinars by renowned doctors for a content rich pre-selection interaction”, Dr Wei further added. In addition to the B2C trend, businesses are also looking for more cost efficient and integrated solutions for all the partners. In this Business to Business (B2B) shift, all the players such as the hospitals, government bodies, airlines and travel agencies are looking at providing a more cost efficient and seamless experience to their clients, and hence the formation of synergistic medical concierge network for end to end service. With the support from the Tourism Authority of Thailand, partnership with medical service providers and travel agent in Singapore – CTC Holidays, FlyFreeForHealth is setting up an unprecedented medical tourism concierge network. The network will consolidate existing medical tourism destinations in Asia as one region with seamless integration in health and lifestyle services. iMedical Butlers will assist the medical travelers from the beginning till the post-procedure management after they return to their country seamlessly. Such end-to-end solution which includes post-op cross border patient management will further improve the patient’s quality of recuperation. Medical travelers for the first time will be engaged in an impartial communication during their doctor selection process. Speaking at the occasion, Mrs. Porntip Makornpan, Director, Tourism Authority of Thailand said, “Thailand is the largest health and wellness destination globally with more than 1.5 million medical tourists last year. The recent launch of Seven Amazing Wonders by Tourism Authority of Thailand, will not only integrate existing health and wellness tourism market but also with other aspects like – meditation, eco-tourism, shopping etc. Tourists can expect amazing value from a broad range of wellness products from the Land of Smiles.” The attraction of affording high quality healthcare is attracting patients annually to Asia for healthcare needs in Thailand, Singapore, India, and Malaysia. According to Deloitte Centre for health solutions, the number of Americans travelling abroad for care is expected to reach 6 million in 2010 and 15.75 million by 2017. $16 billion in cross border revenues is expected to grow by 325% to $ 68 Billion in 2 years. “FlyFreeForHealth has solved my entire problem and given me assurance, now, I can chat with the iMedical Butler and have the butler help me research on my desired aesthetic services I want before I select the doctor. Not to mention, I am bringing some friends along who can’t wait to lay their hands on my shopping vouchers”, said Lucy Tan who is looking at tapping great value provided by health service provider in Thailand. Singapore to Thailand traffic for medical tourism can look extremely favourable now, with the Singapore government setting the green light for medisave claims, which was recently featured in the news.iMedical Butler has not only transformed the consumer interface for medical tourism, hundreds of nurses and parahealth professionals are now signing up to be part of this powerful online concierge network. For further information, please email us at info@flyfreeforhealth.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .Or http://www.flyfreeforhealth.com
THAILAND TRADE MART TOUR
THAILAND TRADE MART TOUR CHATUCHAK WEEKEND MARKET, J.J.MALL & J.J.PLAZASATURDAY 18TH OCTOBER 2008/ 09.30 A.M.-03.30 P.M.
Discover the Most Well-Known Market of Thailand! Chatuchak MarketIf you are looking for the delightful handicrafts and fashionable products, let’s join our trade mart tour and see it for yourself.
During your visit to our Bangkok International Gift Fair and Bangkok International Houseware Fair 2008 (BIG+BIH 2008), the Department of Export Promotion would like to invite you to join “Thailand Trade Mart Tour” to visit Thailand’s famous handicraft and fashion center at Chatuchak Weekend Market, J.J. Plaza and J.J. Mall on Saturday 18th, October 2008 at 9.30 a.m.-3.30 p.m.
Chatuchak Weekend Market is one of the world’s largest weekend markets covers area of 70 rai (28 acres) altogether divided into 28 sections, contains more than 15,000 booths selling goods from every part of Thailand. Chatuchak Weekend Market is a very popular shopping centre to Thais and has become a popular place to tourists and foreigners. There have over 200,000 visitors each day (FRI-SUN). There are almost everything can be found here at a bargaining local price, and most vendors actually come from local factories, like antique wood carving, clay handicrafts, local souvenirs, hand made decorated flowers, ceramic wares, trendy fashions, silk, etc.
J.J.Plaza is another famous open-air market. There are more than 700 shops in 17 rai (6.8 acres), where you can find a great variety of goods everyday. This place is a big market for Thai local products export. The variety and lively atmosphere of J.J.Plaza has added color to Bangkok people for a long time.
J.J.Mall is next to Chatuchak Weekend Market. It is a 3-storeyed and air-conditioned shopping center, which contains more than 1,100 shops. It is a center of various merchandises ranging from products from wisdom and exported goods to delicious cuisines for domestic and foreign shoppers. J.J.Mall is an everyday Bangkok shopping paradise where you can buy everything from clothing, handicrafts, arts & paintings, and various items of home décor & accessories.
Walk in Registration:At Thailand Trade Mart Tour Counter at Challenger 2,(14-17 October 2008) IMPACT, Muang Thong Thani, Bangkok, Thailand.
Organizer: Department of Export Promotion, Ministry of Commerce International Business Consulting Center Contact person: Miss Nongnapat Toupthong (Pha)
Trde Advisor, Trade Mart Division +66 80 924 7960, +66 81 930 4046 E-mail:nongnapatt@depthai.go.th, gornthongt@depthai.go.th Fax. +66 (2) 5120328, +66 (2) 5120323
1ST ASIAN MARTIAL ARTS GAMES 2009
The 1st Asian Martial Arts Games 2009 will be hosted by Thailand from 25 April to 3 May 2009 in Bangkok as well as Suphan Buri province of Thailand. Featured games including compulsory Martial Arts, namely Karatedo, Kickboxing, Wushu, Muay, Kungfu and Kurash, as well as optional Martial Arts namely, Jujitsu & Beltwrestling, Pencat Silat and Kaliripattu.
This event will see the participation from 45 countries with expecting more than 2,500 competitors around the world.
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The Illuminated Boat Procession
Date : 29 September – 15 Octorber 2009Venue : Mekong River, Mueang District, Nakhon Phanom
This festival was originally aimed at payings respect to the Lord Buddha. Then the competition of the illuminated boat processions was organised to add colour to the event. An invitation is delivered to the public and private sectors, including temples,to participate in the competition. The illuminated boats lined up in the middle of the Mekong River create an impressive scene for viewers.
Contact : - TAT Nakhon Phanom, Tel. : 66 (0) 4251 3490-1- Nakhon Phanom Provincial Administration Office, Tel. : 66 (0) 4251 1287, 66 (0) 4251 1574Website : http://www.tourismthailand.org/E-mail : tatphnom@tat.or.th
4th Phuket Japanese Festival
Tourism Authority of Thailand, Phuket Office and Phuket Japanese Association will hold “The 4th Phuket Japanese Festival” on the 7th of March 2009 at Queen Sirikit Park in Phuket Town.
As we are one of the parts of Phuket, we would like to provide the opportunity to the local people who is working for the tourism and local students interested in Japan and Japanese people through the Japanese traditional festival which introduce the Japanese culture and foods, and we hope these experiences will help them to be familiar with Japanese tourists.
And also, we hope this festival make Japanese children in Phuket improve their knowledge of Japan.
Due to the economic crisis and the Bangkok Airport closed last year, it is very hard situation for Japanese market. So we hope this festival shows the good news of Phuket through the media to Japan and can be contributed to the tourism as we usually had done in the past.
This festival is supported by Tourism Authority of Thailand (Phuket Office), Japan Embassy in Bangkok, The Japan Foundation, Japanese Chamber of Commerce in Bangkok, and Japanese Association in Thailand, Fujifilm and Japan Airlines which are our special sponsors.
The highlights of the festival are “Free photo taken with Kimono by Fujifilm” and “JAL Air Ticket to Japan” for the lucky draw.
Also, In order to promote further exchanges between Japan and Mekong Region Countries (Kingdom of Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Union of Myanmar, Kingdom of Thailand, and Socialist Republic of Viet Nam), it was decided at the Japan-Mekong Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held in January 2008 to celebrate the year 2009 as "Mekong-Japan Exchange Year." By the government.
In this Japanese festival, it came to co-sponsor with The Japan Foundation, Bangkok, and to screen the movies as a film festival, and it is authorized as one of the events of the Japan - Mekong Exchange Year. Two movies will be shown (“YUKI NI NEGAUKOTO” and “BEAT KIDS”).
The movies will be shown at the Baan Kathu School one day before the festival on March 6, 2009 and it is also one of the promotions for the festival.
We will hold the first speech contest during the festival. We would like to provide the opportunity to the students who are studying Japanese hard, and we hope they use this event for the improved motivation to further studying Japanese.
In others, the Heisei Nozomi no Kai, Japanese acting volunteer group comes from Japan to show the Edo folk craft as same as the last time, and you will enjoy it. And also we will organize Thai Classical Dancing Performance to present Thai Traditional cultural for relationship between Thailand and Japan; such as local Thai dessert.
Additionally, we have much more things at the festival. Lucky draw free ticket and free gift will be distributed, first come and first served basis. We are waiting for many people coming on that day.
More information Contact: TAT Phuket Office Tel. 076 – 212213, 211036 orPhuket Japanese Association Tel. 076 – 234446
The 24th ASEAN Barred Ground Dove Festival
The 24th ASEAN Barred Ground Dove FestivalDate : 7 - 8 March 2008Venue : Khwan Mueang Park, Mueang District, Yala
Thais have long believed that doves are creatures which bring good luck to those who rare them. They are also regarded as symbols of purity and peach. Those with qualities specified by ancient texts are believed to bestow great wealth and honor upon their owners. The ASEAN Barred Ground Dove Festival attracts dove-lovers from the southern part of Thailand as well as from neighboring countries. The major highlight is a dove-cooing and red-whiskered bulbul singing competition. Local products are on sale as well.
Contact : TAT Narathiwat Office, Tel. 66 (0) 7351 6144, 7352 2411Yala Municipality Office, Tel. 66 (0) 7321 4898
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Thai Elephant Week
Thai Elephant WeekDate : 12 March 2009Venue : Thai Elephant Conservation Centre, Lampang
Thailand’s most noble beast, the elephant is the star of two important events this month. In the northern province of Lampang, people interested in the welfare and care of these noble animals gather for Thai Elephant Week, 12 March at the Thai Elephant Conservation Centre.The scene of documentary films made for worldwide TV audience, the conservation centre, located in Hang Chat district in Lampang province, is a renowned refuge where elephants, both healthy and invalid, can be cared for and respected.In this day visitors can learn from mahouts about the traditions and practices that help to maintain an elephant’s health and well-being. On the lighter side, visitors can also join the mahouts, feeding the elephants in the style of the northern Khantok dinner. Considered an ancient royal tradition adopted by princes and high-ranking officials of the Lanna Kingdom, the Khantok dinner is at the pinnacle of traditional northern cuisine. So what better way to recognise and respect our elephants than to give them a Khantok treatω
For more informationTAT Chiang Mai Office, Tel 66 (0) 5324 8604, 66 (0) 5324 8607Thai Elephant Conservation Centre, Tel 66 (0) 5424 7979www.thailandelephant.org
King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament
King’s Cup Elephant Polo TournamentDate : 23 - 30 March 2009Venue : Anantara Golden Triangle Resort, Chiang Rai
The 8th King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament takes place, 23 - 30 March, on the playing field of the Anantara Resort, near the Golden Triangle, Chiang Saen district.First held in Hua Hin, the tournament moved north to Chiang Saen two years ago. The event attracts 50 polo players, who represent teams sponsored by companies in Thailand as well as polo clubs in foreign countries. All told, 12 teams compete for the trophy. It requires 18 elephants to travel to the venue from their home pastures in Surin province, in northeast Thailand.Anantara Resort is located on the road that follows one of the tributaries that flows into the Mekong River at the area known as the Golden Triangle, where the borders of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos meet.It is approximately 80 km north of Chiang Rai. The provincial city is served by both scheduled and low-cost airlines based in Bangkok.
For more informationwww.anantaraelephantpolo.com
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Mekong River International Multi-Sport ITU Asian Cup 2009
Mekong River International Multi-Sport ITU Asian Cup 2009Date : 27th - 29th March 2009Venue : Along the Mekong river, Amphoe Mueang Nong Khai, Nong KhaiHightlights :Buddy Bike & RunAquathlon Asian Cup Series 2009Duathlon Asian Cup Series 2009Triathlon ITU Asian Cup 2009Let’s see Thai-Lao Friendship Brideg, OTOP Fair, Food Fair, etc.For More Information :Triathlon Association of Thailand, Tel. 66 (0) 2578 4515, (0) 814 843 335TAT Udon Thani, Tel. 66 (0) 4232 5406-7Events Planning Division,TAT, Tel. 66 (0) 2250 5500 ext. 3475-77TAT Call Center 1672website : http://www.thaitriathlon.org/
Thailand Ocean to Ocean Relay Running V
Thailand Ocean to Ocean Relay Running VDate : March 21st - 22nd, 2009Venue : Songkhla to Satun
Thailand Ocean to Ocean Relay Running V - Sunset to Sunrise is held for the first time in Thailand. Thailand is comprised with 2 beautiful shores in which the east is part of the Pacific Ocean (Gulf of Thailand) and along the western shore is the Indian Ocean (Andaman Sea). The total distance is 136.6 km. From the amount of distance covered in this relay running event with a team of 8 runners, estimating 18 km. per runner, thus, the total session should take about 12 hours. In this case, starting from the eastern shore of Songkhla Province (Pacific Ocean - Gulf of Thailand) by the time sun rises, to the western shore of Satun Province (Indian Ocean - Andaman Sea) after the sun has set. For more informationsVejthani Hospital Tel. 66 2734 - 0390 Ext. 1206 Hatyai Running Club Tel. 66 1959 - 8461 TAT Hatyai Office Tel. 66 7423 1055, 66 7423 8518, 66 7424 3747www.runningthailand.net , www.songkhlatourism.org , www.songkhlatourism.com
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PHUKET HISTORY
Phuket has undergone a number of name changes over the years. One commonly used was Junk Ceylon, which can be found on most old maps.
On a major trading route and a port of call for many over the years, Phuket has been influenced by passing merchants some of which have remained to shape the island into what we see today, a cultural melting pot. Chinese, Malay, Portuguese, Burmese, they have all left their mark on the culture and religious make-up of Phuket and also in its architecture, as can been seen in the old sector of Phuket Town and the Chinese temples and Muslim mosques dotted around the island.
Probably Phuket’s most significant event was the stand by Phuketians against an invasion from the Burmese.Khunying Jan, wife of the recently deceased Phuket Governor, and her sister, Mook, assembled forces, mainly women, and held the Burmese off for over a month, until they finally left on 13th March 1785. With a small male population at the time and lack of weapons, the women cut their hair short to look like men, made “fake” weapons and created the illusion of a sizeable army. As a result of this, King Rama I bestowed titles of nobility on the two sisters.Today on the bypass road north of Phuket Town south of Thalang, you will see a monument in memory of the two sisters and their bravery. This is known locally as the heroines monument and is an island landmark.
The 19th century saw the arrival in numbers of Chinese immigrants. They came to work in the tin mines, a booming industry, and later established businesses and their own community on Phuket.Signs of Chinese influence can be found around the island today, with the older communities still in Phuket Town.
Due to the multi-cultural nature of Phuket people, there are numerous festivals from a variety of religions and cultures throughout the year. Today, the majority religion is Buddhism, with significant populations of Malay Muslims, Thai Chinese Buddhists and Christians from the early Portuguese presence, but more recently from expatriates who have made Phuket their home.
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1ST ASIAN MARTIAL ARTS GAMES 200925 Apr 2009 - 3 May 2009 The Thai Cabinet together with the Olympic Council of Asia made an announcement during the 52nd OCA Executive Board Meeting in Bangkok for Thailand to host the 1st Asian Martial Art Games 2009 during 25 April - 3 May, 2009. This Asian Martial Art Games is the latest games set up by the Olympic Council of Asia. In order for this event to be a success, a number of committees have been established in which the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has been appointed as the Committee for Public Relations.Being the first country to host the Asian Martial Art Games will also help promote Thailand’s image as a sports tourism destination to the world. There will be approximately 2,500 people from 45 countries participating in these Games. The competition will take place in 4 different venues: Indoor Stadium Hua Mark Sports Authority of Thailand, Nimibutr Gymnasium Supachalasai National Stadium, Bangkok Youth Centre (Thai-Japanese) Stadium, and Sports School Suphan Buri province. However, the opening and closing ceremony will take place at the Indoor Stadium Hua Mark on 28 April and 3 May, respectively. Moreover, there will be 9 different kinds of sport over a 9-day period, which include Karatedo, Kickboxing, Muai, Wushu and Kungfu, Jujitsu, Pencak Silat, Judo, Taekwondo, and Kurash.Further information on the details of the history, important information of the training, Games, and details of the stadium of the 1st Asian Martial Art Games 2009 will be posted on the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) or the official Olympic Council of Asia’s website.
Contact information: Sports Authority of Thailand Ramkhamhaeng Rd., Huamark Bangkapi Bangkok 10240, ThailandTel: 0-2369-0999Fax: 0-2319-3883Web site: sat.or.th or www.ocasia.org (The Olympic Council of Asia)
World Comedy Film Festival 2009
Fact SheetTitle : World Comedy Film Festival 2009Concept : Laughter’s Beyond FrontiersTime frame : April 23-29, 2009Venues : Paragon Cineplex, Siam Paragon and SF World Cinema, Central WorldObjectives : 1. Improving the image of the country after the political, economic, and social crisis of the past two years.2. Regaining the confidence of foreign tourists and investors.3. Bringing in income during the time of recession.4. Creating an atmosphere of harmony and reducing tension among the people.Target Groups and Beneficiarie:1. Foreign tourists.2. Foreign investors and film industry operators: Fortifying the country‘s strength as an investment and production base.3. Thai people: Increasing consumer spending and stimulating the economy.Main Activities: 1. Opening Ceremony Welcoming guests from various foreign film industries, beginning with a fancy parade of local comedians dressed as the world’s well - known comedians and characters.2. Closing Ceremony A gala night for comedians and festival participants, joining to pay tribute to one of the world’s renowned film comedians with an honorary award for his or her contribution to the art and world of comedy.3. Film Screenings 55 films in total.
Scope and Contents:1. The screenings of comedy films from all over the world. Tentative program includes twenty films from Asian countries; such as, China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, India, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Palestine, Kyrgyzstan, Sri Lanka and Syria, twenty films from Europe, America and Africa, ten Thai classic and contemporary films, and some internationally regarded shorts. The goal is to bring together highly successful comedy films, directors and actors with a special focus on Asian cinema.2. There are seven comedy film festivals existing internationally. This is the first one to be held in Asia. 3. This is the first time the Comedian Association, the Federation of National Film Associations, and the Tourism Authority of Thailand co-operate together to showcase the local prowess of comedy acts in films and other kinds of media.Expected Results: 1. Atmosphere of fun and pleasant feelings between the Thai people and foreigners touring the country.2. Consumer spending with more jobs and income for those involved in the film industry and tourism generated from having 1,000 expected participants, film industry operators, and the press from various parts of the world, joining the festival.Organizers: 1. The Federation of National Film Associations of Thailand2. Tourism Authority of Thailand
The North Face River Kwai Trophy 2009
The North Face River Kwai Trophy 2009Date : 28 February 2009Venue : Saiyok district, Kanchanaburi
Under the banner of the Amazing Thailand Adventure Race Series, the event will attract 120 teams comprising of two participants in each team, who will tackle an adventure course that includes running, mountain biking, swimming and kayaking. The race route travels along scenic trails and explore the mountainnns and farmlands of western Thailand.Backing the event are the Tourism Authority of Thailand and North Face, while the actual running of the event comes under sports activity specialist, Active Management Asia.
Extreme adventure racing, that test stamina and team work, has grown in popularity in Thailand with the Kanchanaburi event attracting nearly 60% of its participants from neighbouring countries such as Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, as well as participants from even Europe. The 2006 augural event gained 46 team registrations, while the 2007 event grew to attract 80 teams and 120 teams in the 2008 event. Now 120 teams, of two participants in each team, will participate in the 2009 event.
There are three signature events in the 2009 series. The season kicks off with the River Kwai Trophy in Kanchanaburi, followed by the inaugural Chiang Mai Challenge, 10 May and the second Bangkok Challenge, hosted in Nong Chok district, on the outskirts of the capital, this November.
For more information, visit www.riverkwaitrophy.com
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Honda LPGA Thailand 2009
Honda LPGA Thailand 2009Date : February 26 – March 1, 2009 Venie : Pattaya’s Siam Country Club, Chon Buri
Following the successes of the Honda LPGA Thailand 2006 and 2007, Mr. Kenji Otaka, President of Honda Automobile (Thailand) Ltd. announces Honda’s continued support of the Honda LPGA Thailand 2009 “Since its inauguration in 2006, the Honda LPGA Thailand has now become one of the highlights in the LPGA Tournament, and forms an integral part of the LPGA calendar. The tournament was a huge success last year which attracted more than 25,000 spectators at the golf course and secured the participation of world-class LPGA golfers.”
It is indeed an honour for Honda, in its capacity as title sponsor, to team up with our partners in organizing this Honda LPGA Thailand 2009 which will be held at Siam Country Club, Pattaya. For fans and enthusiasts, they will be treated to four days of world-class golf, watching their favourite players in action as they attempt to beat their personal best scores to win the top cash prize from US$ 1.45 million prize purse.
As well as thrilling the golf fans with a keenly fought contest, the tournament allows them to see top-ranked professionals of the Ladies Professional Golf Association competing this year. Honda is delighted to confirm the participation of the world’s leading female golfers, Ms. Lorena Ochoa, and Ms. Paula Creamer, who will both take part in next year’s exciting tournament. The Honda LPGA 2009 will be spiced up with an additional Hole-in-one prize of the new Honda Accord 2.4 EL valued at 1.5 million baht.
The player field of Honda LPGA Thailand 2009 will comprise of 50 leading LPGA Tour players and 10 sponsor invites, competing for a purse of US$1.45 million over 72 holes stroke play with no cut in the field. The strong player field of Honda LPGA Thailand 2009 will ensure the Thailand crowds experience the most exciting actions at Pattaya in the weekend of February 26 to March 1, 2009.
For More InformationTAT Pattaya Office Tel. 66 (0) 3842 8750, 66 (0) 3842 7667http://www.lpgathailand.com
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Moby Dick or The Whale
NOW this ambergris is a very curious substance, and so important as an article of commerce, that in 1791 a certain Nantucket-born Captain Coffin was examined at the bar of the English House of Commons on that subject. For at that time, and indeed until a comparatively late day, the precise origin of ambergris remained, like amber itself, a problem to the learned. Though the word ambergris is but the French compound for grey amber, yet the two substances are quite distinct. For amber, though at times found on the sea-coast, is also dug up in some far inland soils, whereas ambergris is never found except upon the sea. Besides, amber is a hard, transparent, brittle, odorless substance, used for mouth-pieces to pipes, for beads and ornaments; but ambergris is soft, waxy, and so highly fragrant and spicy, that it is largely used in perfumery, in pastiles, precious candles, hair-powders, and pomatum. The Turks use it in cooking, and also carry it to Mecca, for the same purpose that frankincense is carried to St. Peter’s in Rome. Some wine merchants drop a few grains into claret, to flavor it.
Who would think, then, that such fine ladies and gentlemen should regale themselves with an essence found in the inglorious bowels of a sick whale! Yet so it is. By some, ambergris is supposed to be the cause, and by others the effect, of the dyspepsia in the whale. How to cure such a dyspepsia it were hard to say, unless by administering three or four boat loads of Brandreth’s pills, and then running out of harm’s way, as laborers do in blasting rocks.
I have forgotten to say that there were found in this ambergris, certain hard, round, bony plates, which at first Stubb thought might be sailors’ trousers buttons; but it afterwards turned out that they were nothing, more than pieces of small squid bones embalmed in that manner.
Now that the incorruption of this most fragrant ambergris should be found in the heart of such decay; is this nothing? Bethink thee of that saying of St. Paul in Corinthians, about corruption and incorruption; how that we are sown in dishonor, but raised in glory. And likewise call to mind that saying of Paracelsus about what it is that maketh the best musk. Also forget not the strange fact that of all things of ill-savor, Cologne-water, in its rudimental manufacturing stages, is the worst.
I should like to conclude the chapter with the above appeal, but cannot, owing to my anxiety to repel a charge often made against whalemen, and which, in the estimation of some already biased minds, might be considered as indirectly substantiated by what has been said of the Frenchman’s two whales. Elsewhere in this volume the slanderous aspersion has been disproved, that the vocation of whaling is throughout a slatternly, untidy business. But there is another thing to rebut. They hint that all whales always smell bad. Now how did this odious stigma originate?
I opine, that it is plainly traceable to the first arrival of the Greenland whaling ships in London, more than two centuries ago. Because those whalemen did not then, and do not now, try out their oil at sea as the Southern ships have always done; but cutting up the fresh blubber in small bits, thrust it through the bung holes of large casks, and carry it home in that manner; the shortness of the season in those Icy Seas, and the sudden and violent storms to which they are exposed, forbidding any other course. The consequence is, that upon breaking into the hold, and unloading one of these whale cemeteries, in the Greenland dock, a savor is given forth somewhat similar to that arising from excavating an old city graveyard, for the foundations of a Lying-in Hospital.
I partly surmise also, that this wicked charge against whalers may be likewise imputed to the existence on the coast of Greenland, in former times, of a Dutch village called Schmerenburgh or Smeerenberg, which latter name is the one used by the learned Fogo Von Slack, in his great work on Smells, a text-book on that subject. As its name imports (smeer, fat; berg, to put up), this village was founded in order to afford a place for the blubber of the Dutch whale fleet to be tried out, without being taken home to Holland for that purpose. It was a collection of furnaces, fat-kettles, and oil sheds; and when the works were in full operation certainly gave forth no very pleasant savor. But all this is quite different from a South Sea Sperm Whaler; which in a voyage of four years perhaps, after completely filling her hold with oil, does not, perhaps, consume fifty days in the business of boiling out; and in the state that it is casked, the oil is nearly scentless. The truth is, that living or dead, if but decently treated, whales as a species are by no means creatures of ill odor; nor can whalemen be recognised, as the people of the middle ages affected to detect a Jew in the company, by the nose. Nor indeed can the whale possibly be otherwise than fragrant, when, as a general thing, he enjoys such high health; taking abundance of exercise; always out of doors; though, it is true, seldom in the open air. I say, that the motion of a Sperm Whale’s flukes above water dispenses a perfume, as when a musk-scented lady rustles her dress in a warm parlor. What then shall I liken the Sperm Whale to for fragrance, considering his magnitude? Must it not be to that famous elephant, with jewelled tusks, and redolent with myrrh, which was led out of an Indian town to do honor to Alexander the Great?
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Growing asicNorth Chooses Arizona
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Growing asicNorth Chooses ArizonaSemiconductor design service provider asicNorth of South Burlington has ended its global search, choosing Arizona to expand its operations. The company is currently hiring experienced engineers, with plans to grow its new Tempe, AZ, operation over the next few years.”asicNorth is growing into new markets,” said President Mike Slattery “After surveying many cities it was apparent metro-Phoenix was the best choice to provide the new business opportunities and skilled workforce needed for our expansion.””Arizona is an ideal base for companies who need to reach out to the world,” said Jan Lesher, Director of the Arizona Department of Commerce. “We are grateful asicNorth chose to locate in the state, where its presence will improve the local economy.””asicNorth brings enhanced value for the semiconductor industry in Greater Phoenix,” said Barry Broome, Greater Phoenix Economic Council president and CEO. “This high-tech firm will complement the existing base of high-wage, technology employers in the City of Tempe.”The expert logic and circuit designers at asicNorth provide highly skilled design services to the Semiconductor industry. asicNorth works with industry leaders such as Broadcom, Cypress Semiconductor, IBM, Qimonda, Teradyne and Zoran. The company is headquartered in South Burlington, Vermont with more than 40 employees.An ASIC is a chip designed for a particular application; commonly used in automotive computers to control vehicle functions and in PDAs. ASICs use existing circuit building blocks connected in new ways to achieve performance. It is far easier than designing a new chip from scratch. asicNorth provides solutions for both ASIC design and assembly and the pre-designed building-block infrastructure in leading edge silicon technologies.”We’ve been delighted by the proactive response we’ve received from State and local business organizations,” said Slattery. “We believe our new design center in Tempe is strategic to the future success of asicNorth.” read more
Demand Dwindles for U.S. Forces in Haiti, Official Says
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By Dialogo February 22, 2010 The need for U.S military forces in Haiti is dwindling as Haitian authorities and nongovernmental organizations begin to accept a greater share of relief efforts in the ravaged country, an American military official said. About 13,000 U.S. troops are involved in the earthquake-relief effort — with 7,000 forces on the ground — down from a peak overall level of about 20,000 at the start of this month, Army Lt. Gen. P.K. “Ken” Keen, the top U.S. commander in Haiti, told Pentagon reporters today. “As we see this transition occurring, we see our civilian partners increase their capabilities — both the government here in Haiti as well as the nongovernment organizations — and we see the need for our military assistance dwindling,” Keen said via video teleconference from the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince. The update on Haiti’s recovery comes about a month after a magnitude 7 earthquake struck the Caribbean nation, creating what an official called one of the greatest humanitarian emergencies in the history of the Americas. U.S. aid began pouring into affected areas in the immediate aftermath, but a greater share of relief efforts has been transferred to partners as conditions progress. The American commander declined to describe a timeline or expected scope of the U.S. military presence in Haiti, saying conditions in the country would determine the response. “As we look at our military requirements in supporting [the U.S. Agency for International Development] and the government of Haiti,” Keen said, “we’re dialing it back where unnecessary as we right-size the force as requirements are needed on the ground, and we’re dialing it up where it’s necessary, based upon the needs on the ground.” Keen estimated military operations to date have totaled about $250 million. read more
NCUA to finalize ‘second chance’ IPRS, appraisal proposal Nov. 21
The NCUA board will discuss a proposal on real estate appraisals, a final interpretive rule and policy statement on Chairman Rodney Hood’s “second chance” proposal and will receive an update on the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund at its Nov. 21 meeting.The Second Chance proposal would update and revise update and revise the existing IRPS regarding statutory prohibitions imposed by the Federal Credit Union Act, which prohibits, except with prior NCUA Board approval, any person who has been convicted of any criminal offense involving dishonesty or breach of trust, or who has entered into a pretrial diversion or similar program in connection with a prosecution for such offense, from participating in the affairs of an insured credit union.CUNA supports the proposal, noting that it would effectively reduce regulatory burden. ShareShareSharePrintMailGooglePinterestDiggRedditStumbleuponDeliciousBufferTumblr continue reading » read more
People moves: L&G appoints Kingfisher’s Courtier to lead trust
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AFM – Bart Koolstra has temporarily stepped down as member of the supervisory board (RvT) of Dutch supervisory body Authority Financial Markets (AFM). He cited recent publicity about an AFM monitoring dossier on company Eriks in 2009. As a senior partner of accounting firm PwC, Koolstra was involved in the dossier at the time. Koolstra said he made his decision to avoid the impression of a conflict of interest. Recently, Dutch news daily NRC suggested that Eriks had been involved in corruption in the Middle East – its parent company declined to comment. Koolstra left PwC in 2013 and joined the AFM’s RvT in 2015.Aon Hewitt – Tim Gardener has joined the UK consultant as a partner. He joins from AXA Investment Managers where he was global head of the institutional client group. During more than six years at AXA IM Gardener oversaw consultant relations and was involved in the establishment of the asset manager’s smart beta products. He also spent 24 years at Mercer, latterly as global CIO.Actiam – The €60bn asset manager Actiam named Dudley Keiller as chief transformation officer (CTO) on its executive board. He will be tasked with rolling out Actiam’s new strategy focused on international growth based on responsible investmentment. Keiller joins from NN IP/ING IM, where he was subsequently global controller and CFO. As of 1 March, Actiam’s executive team is to also comprise Hans van Houwelingen (CEO) and John Shen (CRO). The asset manager is still searching for a CIO to join the executive team.Bank of England – The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has been brought within the single legal entity of the Bank of England with effect from 1 March. As a result, the PRA’s most important supervisory and policy decisions will be made by a new Bank of England Prudential Regulation Committee (PRC), which replaces the PRA Board. Ben Broadbent, the deputy governor of the Bank of England, has been appointed to the PRC, and all external members of the PRA Board have been re-appointed to the PRC. The changes were made under financial reform legislation from last year.Robeco – Peter Walsh has been named head of the Netherlands-based asset manager’s UK business. He will lead sales and marketing for Robeco’s UK office and have oversight for its operational management. He has worked at Robeco since 2014 as global head of consultant relations. Prior to joining the firm he was director of distribution at Treasury Group Limited.Schroders – The FTSE100 listed asset manager has hired Chris Paine from Henderson Global Investors to its multi-asset team. In his new role, he joins Schroders’ global income portfolio management team and will contribute to its research, security selection, asset allocation, and portfolio construction.BTIG – The US-based fund manager has appointed John Agnew as managing director of fixed income credit trading. He was previously senior managing director for high yield securities at Guggenheim Partners. His colleague at Guggenheim, Drew Hall, has also joined BTIG as managing director of fixed income credit sales. Finally, Evan Jones has moved from Jefferies to become BTIG’s managing director of fixed income credit strategy. The trio are based in New York.Spence Johnson – The UK consultant has appointed Magnus Spence as chief executive. He was previously managing director, and co-founded the company in 2008. The group has also promoted Nigel Birch and Will Mayne to managing director roles. Birch was previously deputy managing director. He leads the client management team. Mayne was previously a director, and leads on the creation of “data and intelligence content”.Pensions Management Institute – Prominent UK politician and pensions campaigner Frank Field was presented with an “outstanding contribution” award by the Pensions Management Institute this week. Field chairs the Work and Pensions Committee, a group of members of the UK parliament’s lower house. The committee was influential in the settlement of the BHS pensions case as well as contributing significantly to the government’s defined benefit reform proposals. L&G Mastertrust, Kingfisher, AFM, Aon Hewitt, Actiam, Bank of England, Robeco, Schroders, Henderson, BTIG, Guggenheim, Spence Johnson, PMILegal & General (L&G) – Dermot Courtier, head of group pensions at Kingfisher, has been named as chairman of the £2.9bn (€3.4bn) Legal & General Mastertrust, the insurance and pensions provider’s multi-employer defined contribution (DC) offering. He will also chair L&G’s independent governance committee, the trustee board of the master trust and L&G’s other DC offerings.Courtier will remain in his role at Kingfisher, which owns UK store chains including B&Q and Screwfix. He has helped the company’s £3.5bn defined benefit pension fund deploy a derisking strategy – including a medically underwritten buy-in with L&G last year. Kingfisher also has a £230m defined contribution scheme.Emma Douglas, head of DC at Legal & General Investment Management, said Courtier would play a “pivotal role” at L&G. “His innovative flair in the way he thinks about investments and communications will help ensure both our offering and the way we engage continue to meet members’ and employers’ needs,” she said. read more
Suarez attitude delights Rodgers
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has praised the attitude of controversial striker Luis Suarez. Liverpool headed into the international break behind Barclays Premier League leaders Arsenal only on goal difference, and Suarez’s desire for excellence is just what Rodgers wants to see. The Reds boss told liverpoolfc.com: “With Luis, he demands the best from himself and his team-mates at all times, and we saw that against Crystal Palace, even right at the end when the game was won. “You see his work-rate and his demand for a better ball into the box, and that’s what we want. “There was a moment in the first half where he chased back on the left and won the ball, too. There is no doubting his commitment and there is no doubting he will always have that desire at all times. “That attitude from Luis to demand the best is exactly what we want. We can’t accept just winning and say it’s all right.” Press Association The Uruguayan has made headlines on the pitch rather than off it since returning from a 10-game ban for biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic last season. Suarez has netted three goals in as many games and struck up a formidable partnership with Daniel Sturridge. read more
Villa late show sees off Cardiff
Benteke, still looking for the inspiration that was ever-present last season, had one further sight of goal but shot wide having ignored Aleksandar Tonev’s intelligent run. The next half-hour was little more than a non-event, Cardiff having marginally the better of things but producing nothing clearer than a Craig Bellamy free-kick that Guzan was able to catch with minimal fuss. Odemwingie gave hints that he may have the skill to create a breakthrough without ever actually doing so, while Villa’s efforts were stifled too often by sloppy passing – Yacouba Sylla too often the guilty party in that respect. When the sides went in for the break there was an audible, though hardly deafening, chorus of boos from the home support. Nathan Baker’s body check on Odemwingie 25 yards out gave Cardiff the first chance to spark the game into life and former Villa man Peter Whittingham stood over the free-kick. He whipped the ball across the area but none of his team-mates were able to get a boot to it. Villa countered and went closer than ever to an opening goal as Bacuna’s cross found Kozak at the far post. His header looked to be on target but Marshall did enough to keep it out. Malky Mackay had seen enough of Odemwingie after 55 minutes and sent on Fraizer Campbell, whose high-energy style at least provided a sharp contrast to the man he had replaced. With 62 minutes gone Ashley Westwood’s first-time shot – taken after Benteke’s pass had ricocheted off Kevin Theophile-Catherine – briefly looked as if it might find the top corner but ended up a yard high and wide. Benteke had two headers in the space of 10 minutes from positions he would typically fancy but on each occasion his radar was off and he failed to hit the target. Bacuna, moved into midfield as part of a tactical reshuffle, rescued the game from stalemate. He powered into the Cardiff half and was heading towards the penalty box when Medel’s cynical foul stopped him his tracks. But that merely delayed the danger and Bacuna curled the resulting free-kick round the wall, leaving Marshall flat-footed as the ball hit the net. Villa made the points safe when Kozak claimed his second goal for the club, heading home after a period of untidy defending by the Bluebirds. Tonev’s initial cross was poorly cleared by Theophile-Catherine, allowing Lowton to head back towards Kozak, who applied the finishing touch from six yards. Having gone four Barclays Premier League matches without a goal, Villa looked certain to draw another blank as they laboured for three quarters of a low-quality encounter against a Cardiff side showing little of the fight that saw them defeat Swansea last week. But Bacuna laid the foundation for their 2-0 win with a precision free-kick in the 76th minute, having won the decision himself following a foul by Gary Medel. Press Association Second-half efforts from Leandro Bacuna and Libor Kozak ended Aston Villa’s goal drought and ensured Cardiff’s derby day joy came crashing down at Villa Park. That opened things up enough for Kozak to double the lead eight minutes later, heading home after substitute Matt Lowton had nodded the ball across the face of goal. Prior to that late action it had been an unedifying affair all round, with Villa booed off by their own fans at the interval. The hosts began with plenty of attacking intent, Kozak’s header drawing a good save from David Marshall after just a minute – though an offside flag would have cancelled it out regardless. Marshall was less assured when Karim El Ahmadi tested him from 25 yards, palming the ball back into the danger in front of goal with Christian Benteke sniffing around. Luckily for the visitors Steven Caulker was a fraction quicker off the mark than the Belgian and cleared the danger. Caulker was also the unlikely originator of Cardiff’s first real attack, carrying the ball towards the edge of the Villa area before chipping a pass towards Aron Gunnarsson. Villa might have conceded had Peter Odemwingie got a clean connection with his attempted volley but when it bobbled away from the Nigerian, Ron Vlaar slid in to avert the danger. There were still only 10 minutes gone Medel’s floated free-kick drew Kozak into a defensive header that wrong-footed Brad Guzan and flashed across the face of his own goal. read more
‘No excuses’ as Faugheen stunned by Nichols Canyon at Punchestown
Willie Mullins made no excuses for Faugheen after the Champion Hurdle hero tasted defeat for the first time when upstaged by stablemate Nichols Canyon in the StanJames.com Morgiana Hurdle at Punchestown. “The other horse (Wicklow Brave, third) ran very well. We rode him to come home, but Patrick (Mullins) said we should have made more use of him. “I’ll talk to the owner and see if we keep him in training. We were going to put him away, but ran him in this race as he was so well. “We’ll probably put him away now as he was as fit as he could be today and couldn’t beat them first time out.” Walsh said: “He just seemed to hang, from the first down the back he was hanging right all the way, it’s not something he’s done before. “It’s disappointing, he didn’t pick up like he can, but that’s horse racing isn’t it? “We always knew Nichols Canyon was a good horse, it’s just disappointing.” Winning rider Mullins said: “He settled well enough and every time I gave him a squeeze at a hurdle he was there for me. “He was really professional. He possibly would have won five Grade Ones last season had he not unseated, any horse like that has to have a chance in any race. “Not at all (a fluke), I let him pop the last and he picked up again from the back of it. “Willie and the owners Andrea and Graham Wylie have given me a great opportunity, so it’s thanks to them.” Faugheen was eased to 7-4 from evens with RaceBets to retain his Champion Hurdle crown at Cheltenham. Nichols Canyon was cut to 5-1 from 12-1. Spokesman Joseph Burke said: “With Willie Mullins housing the first four in the betting (as well as the sixth) RaceBets quote the Irish maestro at 1-3 to win his fourth Champion Hurdle in just six years.” Press Association Mullins said: “That worked out completely different from the way they worked on Tuesday. Faugheen left Nichols for dead – maybe he left his race behind, I don’t know. “Nichols won four Grade Ones last year and he’s no back number by any means. He looks like a Champion Hurdle horse now, rather than the stayers. “Faugheen was a little disappointing. Ruby said he hung, but horses hang when they get tired. Maybe he just met a good horse. “They went a good gallop and Nichols did it the hard way out in front, he jumped fantastic. Maybe he has improved more. Until he tells me something wasn’t right, I’m not making any excuses for Faugheen. “We’ll see how they come out of the race and they’ll be entered in all those races that Champion Hurdle horses should be in. “They’ll probably have to take on each other, but if we can keep them apart we will.” He went on: “Nichols Canyon was under the radar last year. He was a second string, but did win four Grade Ones. “We used the wrong tactics with him at Cheltenham and that took the gloss off him a bit. It was our fault. He put in a huge performance today. All appeared to be going to plan for the 1-6 favourite as he jumped and travelled beautifully in the early exchanges, but Ruby Walsh was sending out distress signals as they swung for home. Nichols Canyon was still marching on out in front for David Mullins and despite Faugheen throwing down a strong challenge in the closing stages, the 7-1 winner responded really well for pressure and had half a length in hand as they hit the line. read more
F-M football humbled by Proctor; Grimes wins big in opener
Share this:FacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditComment on this Story This didn’t keep Hornets running back Jack Nucerino from burning Proctor’s defense for a 63-yard touchdown run on the first play from scrimmage. But the way the Raiders answered set the tone for the rest of the afternoon.Proctor drove to F-M’s 18, where running back Tasean Cooper drove in for six points and then added a two-point conversion less than four minutes after Nucerino’s big play.They stayed that way until the midway point of the second quarter, when the Hornets’ special teams hurt them. A high punt snap set up the Raiders deep in Hornets territory, and Cooper again scored from 18 yards out. Even bigger was what happened with 1:17 left in the half. F-M had Proctor pinned on its own 19, but Cooper took a handoff right, cut back up the middle and was gone, 81 yards to the end zone. Another two-pointer followed, and the Hornets trailed 24-7 at the break.Until now, the Raiders’ pass attack was mostly quiet, but Brandon Peterson hit for his first TD pass, 25 yards to Saleh Eltayeb, late in the third quarter, and a fourth straight two-point play made it 32-7.Dauksza would hit for his lone TD pass, 33 yards to Jordan Leuze, before the period ended, but F-M got no closer as Cooper added a fourth score on a 25-yard run and Patrick Minor scored from 30 yards out.F-M (1-2, 0-1 league) visits defending sectional Class AA champion Cicero-North Syracuse this Friday, a crucial game since the Northstars are also 1-2 and also dropped its league opener last Friday, stunned 34-27 by Rome Free Academy.Meanwhile, eight-man football got underway again last Saturday and Bishop Grimes, the 2017 sectional champions in that sport, started strong again, traveling to Pulaski and earning a 48-14 victory over the Blue Devils.A.J. Burnett’s six-yard TD run got the Cobras on the board, but it was in the second quarter that Grimes took off, burning Pulaski for 22 points.Not only did Burnett score again on a five-yard run, he threw scoring passes of 35 yards to Rob Gilbert and 12 yards to Jacob Fritz, and the Cobras were up 28-6 at halftime.Even with a comfortable lead, Grimes kept on adding points in the second half, too, this time on the ground as Joe Wike, Karmelo McKelvin and Nader Elturk all netted touchdowns, Elturk going 35 yards for his score.This sets up a big early-season showdown on Friday when Grimes visits defending sectional eight-man champion Weedsport. The Warriors routed Altmar-Parish-Williamstown 46-14 in its opener. It didn’t take long for the Fayetteville-Manlius football team to discover that Utica Proctor is the side everyone in the Class AA-2 divisin will be chasing.A split of its first two games brought the Hornets to Utica last Saturday afternoon for its first AA-2 showing of the season, where the Raiders utilized its speed and skill to pull away and prevail 46-21.Going in, F-M was short-handed as Zak Conley, the senior quarterback and top defensive lineman, was out with a shoulder injury, so Alex Dauksza replaced Conley under center. Tags: Bishop GrimesF-Mfootball read more
Clay learning offense, carries increase
As the season progresses, his carries continue to increase and his production remains consistently high.Redshirt freshman running back John Clay entered the weekend bout with Ohio State averaging 6.6 yards per carry on the season. Saturday, he finished with 10 carries for 69 yards, upping his season average once again.“I think I’ve grown as the season’s gone on,” Clay said. “The last couple of games I was kind of slow-starting, and then leading up to this game I started off fast. No turnovers, so that’s good for me.”In the team’s opening conference game against Michigan on Sept. 27, Clay rushed for 52 yards on only three carries. The significant increase in touches is credit to his work ethic off the field.“It’s a little bit of a combination of what he showed last week in addition to how he prepped this week during the course of the week,” head coach Bret Bielema said. “He’s got a tremendous amount of ability, and I love the way he loves to compete.”As for Clay, he’s just excited to contribute.“That just shows that I’ve made progress on my plays, and they’re trusting me now on my offensive scheme and picking up blocking,” he said. “It feels good that the offense counts on me. They’re trusting me to get first downs and get positive yards, so I’m just happy to help the offense any time I can.”Carimi goes down, Oglesby steps inWith about 12 minutes left in the second quarter, UW left tackle Gabe Carimi went down with an apparent leg injury and was unable to return. Redshirt freshman Josh Oglesby, the nation’s No.1 high school tackle recruit from two seasons ago, took his place for the remainder of the game.“I don’t think I can even put the feeling into words,” Oglesby said. “It was a shock. But it’s ‘next man in’ and I try and take that approach to it.”His coach was pleased with his performance.“Josh Oglesby popped in there and one thing that did jump out to me, I didn’t see him give up anything [negative],” Bielema said. “I said a few words to him when he first got in there, and he seemed to go out there and compete against a very good defensive front. I haven’t had a chance to assess exactly what he did, but it seemed like he popped in there and did some good things.”The severity of Carimi’s injury remains unknown, but if he is unable to go this Saturday against Penn State, Oglesby feels more than comfortable in what would be his first career start.“We have a tremendous coaching staff, so I’m not worried about being prepared for left tackle,” he said.Langford continues to play wellAfter undergoing offseason ACL surgery, senior cornerback Allen Langford’s health was a concern entering this season. But after a strong performance against an extremely talented Ohio State receiving corps — including an interception, three tackles and a pair of pass breakups — Langford has become everything but a question mark.“Allen, through the trials and tribulations that he’s had, is probably playing as good of football as I’ve seen him play,” Bielema said. “He’s started a lot of ball games for us; he has a confidence to him. He has so many seasoned plays and experience. People try and beat him deep, try and run hitches on him, they try and do everything. The personal story that he has to get to where he is today speaks a lot about what kind of person he is, and he’s definitely playing some pretty good football for us.”Of the acrobatic first-quarter interception, Langford remained humble.“I was just trying to do my job,” said the senior. “I was playing deep and I wanted to stay deep, and he actually threw the ball up there which gave me an opportunity to make a play and I did.”Bielema loses for first time at homeEntering Saturday night’s game, Bret Bielema was a perfect 16-0 in two-plus seasons as the Badgers’ head coach. His feeling, of course, was a new one, one he’s not looking forward to feeling again.“It was tough. It’s tough to lose the way you lose,” Bielema said. “That’s a very good football team; I have the utmost respect for coach Tressel, and I think they’ve got a lot of talent. It was nice to be an undefeated coach at home. It’s not a stat I’m looking for; I’m just looking for wins this year, and unfortunately we haven’t been able to get two of them.” read more
Mets honor Seaver with salute, jersey and dirt-smudged knee
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Associated Press Television News Last Updated: 4th September, 2020 08:53 IST Mets Honor Seaver With Salute, Jersey And Dirt-smudged Knee Far too young to remember Tom Seaver’s glory days, Pete Alonso and the New York Mets found a perfect way to pay tribute to the greatest player in franchise history WATCH US LIVE FOLLOW US Far too young to remember Tom Seaver’s glory days, Pete Alonso and the New York Mets found a perfect way to pay tribute to the greatest player in franchise history.Starting pitcher Robert Gsellman, his right knee already dirtied, led the Mets from the dugout onto the diamond at Citi Field on Thursday to face the Yankees. Every teammate who followed him had a smidge of dirt in the same spot along the right knee.What better symbol to honor Seaver, the Mets icon and Hall of Famer whose classic, drop-and-drive power pitcher delivery was imitated by thousands of Little Leaguers in the 1960s and 1970s?Seaver, known for decades simply as “The Franchise,” died Monday at the age of 75 due to complications from Lewy body dementia and the coronavirus. His death was announced Wednesday night, a few hours after New York beat the Baltimore Orioles – the team Tom Terrific and the Miracle Mets toppled in the 1969 World Series.“He turned the organization around from a laughing stock ballclub into a complete team instantly,” said Ed Kranepool, who spent his entire 18-year career with the Mets. “You knew every time out, you were going to be a competitive team.”“It’s a sad day in Metsville,” he said. “We lost our star and our leader.”Hours later, Alonso hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning that lifted the Mets over the Yankees 9-7.“I think that this is a really special win not just for us, but for anybody who knows about the Mets or knows about Tom Seaver,” said Alonso, the NL Rookie of the Year last season. “This is a really meaningful and special day. Really, really happy that we could get it done in the way that we did.”Prior to the final Subway Series game of the season — played at a ballpark without fans during the pandemic season in front of no fans — the Mets and Yankees both paid their respects to Seaver, who pitched for the Mets from 1967 through 1977 and again in 1983 before spending five seasons as a Yankees broadcaster.“We’re actually family friends with the Seavers,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “In the ’81 strike, my dad was a National League rep and the Seavers came and stayed with us for like a week. I was 8 years old. Tom and I were out messing around and Tom was on a moped. I actually jumped on the back to get on the moped with him and burnt my calf on the muffler. And I still have the scar.”Both teams stood in front of their dugouts for a pregame video montage and a moment of silence. After the Mets took their positions for the top of the first, the Yankees joined the Mets in doffing their caps towards Seaver’s 41 hanging along the left field upper deck.The Mets hung Seaver’s jersey in their dugout. The Seaver Gate at Citi Field — located at 41 Seaver Way — was adorned with black bunting and some fans placed flowers at the entrance.The scoreboard displayed the same graphics used in 1969. Beginning this weekend, the Mets will sport a uniform patch honoring Seaver, whose arrival transformed the club’s fortunes.“You put a bunch of guys together of varying abilities and you know who the great ones are,” former Mets outfielder Ron Swoboda said. “When you played behind Tom Seaver, you were playing behind greatness. And you saw it almost every time.”Tribiutes to Seaver poured in from the sports world and beyond. Sports radio station WFAN in New York was filled with calls from fans reminiscing about Seaver, a three-time NL Cy Young Award winner with 311 career victories.“Baseball lost the best pitcher of my era,” tweeted Orioles Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Palmer, who finished with the same 2.86 ERA as Seaver.Hall of Fame slugger Hank Aaron recalled meeting Seaver at the pitcher’s first All-Star Game “and I knew he was a special person.”“He was a terrific pitcher and a wonderful friend. I was lucky to have dinner in his home in New York and in California which I remember fondly,” Aaron posted on Twitter.Comedian Adam Sandler seemed to speak for many fans and their families when he posted on Twitter: “Tom Seaver. My dad loved him. My brother loved him. I loved him. A hero to so many.”Mets broadcaster Keith Hernandez, who played with and against Seaver, choked up while talking about him on a pregame show. Fellow announcer and big leaguer Ron Darling said Seaver “was like a big brother to me” during days of playing bridge, doing crossword puzzles and having dinner on the road.Swoboda is among many who have pushed for a Seaver statue at Citi Field, close to where the pitcher dominated for so long at Shea Stadium.A statue seems likely by the 2021 season and Swoboda has an idea of how it should look.“His motion was so iconic,” said Swoboda, who played for the Mets from 1965 through 1970. “I would love to see something out there. I’d love to see them capture his motion from right at delivery, with his knee that close to the mound as he comes through. And its follow-through — it was so iconic.”Image credits: AP LIVE TV SUBSCRIBE TO US COMMENT First Published: 4th September, 2020 08:53 IST Written By read more
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Difference between revisions of "Color palettes"
(→R8-G4-B8, 8-bit, 256 Colors)
(→R1-G1-B1, 3-bit, 8 Colors)
==True Color, 24-bit 16,777,216 Colors==
[[Image:Color Palette - 24-Bit Color.png|thumb|128x128px|256 - Red, 256 - Green, 256 - Blue.]]
So-called "true color" is a 24-bit RGB color system which uses a full byte (8-bits) for each red, green, and blue intensity resulting in 16,777,216 possible colors. Here is an example of a photo utilizing 24-bit color.
So-called "true color" is a 24-bit RGB color system which uses a full byte (8-bits) for each red, green, and blue intensity resulting in 16,777,216 possible colors. The human eye is only capable of distinguishing around 10 million colors, so true color is good enough to store any image that humans are capable of perceiving visually (although, not all display devices are capable of rendering the colors perfectly). Here is an example of a photo utilizing 24-bit color.
[[Image:Color Palette - RGB - Test.png]]
So-called "high color" is a 16-bit RGB color system which uses 2 bytes to describe each color in the palette, yielding 65,536 unique colors. This is usually setup using 5 bits for red intensity, 6 for green intensity, and 5 for blue intensity, or 32 shades of red and blue, but 64 shades of green. Some systems use 5 for each intensity for simplicity sake, and are technically only 15-bit.
Few graphic formats support 16-bit color, but it was a very large step up from 8-bit palettes because it results in enough colors to display photographs of decent quality while still being one full byte smaller in size per pixel than 24-bit color. Notice how the example below looks nearly identical to the 24-bit color original. It's only when you zoom in that you begin to see the quality loss.
Although a fair amount of display hardware made use of 16-bit color, few graphic formats support it. Regardless, it was a very large step up from 8-bit palettes because it results in enough colors to display photographs of decent quality while still being half the size of any 24-bit color image. Notice how the example below looks nearly identical to the 24-bit color original. It's only when you zoom in that you begin to see the quality loss.
[[Image:Color Palette - 16-Bit Color - Example.png]]
==32-bit (24-bit with alpha) 16,777,216 Colors==
32 bit color is actually 24-bit color with an additional 8-bit intensity (256 levels) for alpha transparency. Alpha transparency means, when a pixel is drawn, it should be merged with whatever pixel already exists in the current location. An alpha intensity of 0 is totally transparent while an alpha intensity of 255 is totally opaque.
==Deep Color, 30/36/48 bit, billions+==
Deep color is a blanket term for any color depth greater than 8-bits per color intensity. 30-bit uses 10-bits each for red, green, and blue resulting in 1,073,741,824 possible colors. 36-bit uses 12-bits for each color intensity for a total of 68,719,476,736 color. 48-bit uses 16-bits for each color intensity for 281,474,976,710,656 total colors. Sometimes an 8-bit alpha channel is included as well. Although the human eye cannot distinguish such minor differences in color intensity, photographers and graphic designers will often use these higher color depths to avoid color loss that occurs from rounding errors when performing various effects on images.
==Indexed Palettes==
[[Image:Color Palette - 8-Bit Color (VGA) - Example.png]]
===Windows 4-Bit Palette===
[[Image:Color Palette - 4-Bit Color (Windows 3).png|thumb|128x128px|Windows VGA palette.]]
When configured to standard VGA mode, [[Windows 3]] used the high resolution 640x480 4-bit color mode of the [[Video Graphics Array]] and used a custom 16-color palette. The colors are similar in concept to the original [[Color Graphics Adapter]] text mode palette using an RGB CYM BW system with a low and high intensity version of each, but it starts with a darker base, and uses the 255 intensity for the brighter colors. This yields an over all darker palette, but it's more conducive to the white background of Windows compared with the black background of DOS. The color order, however, is not in-line with the CGA standard. You can see from the example image below, it is not very useful for displaying photographs.
[[Image:Color Palette - 4-Bit Color (Windows 3) - Example.png]]
Those users who had a [[Super VGA]] display adapter and monitor could see [[Windows 3]] in 8-bit color. For some reason, Microsoft decided to not make their default 256 color palette entirely backward compatible with their 4-bit palette, and the low-intensity colors had a more washed out look. However, since the palette could be modified programmatically, many display drivers fixed this problem by adjusting the palette to make it backward compatible. This palette is much better at displaying photographs.
==Single-Byte Palettes==
RGB 3-bit uses one bit for each red, green, and blue value which allows for two intensities per value yielding eight colors total. To get each RGB value simply multiply its bit by 255. This is the smallest possible palette that can include red, green, and blue simultaneously.
This palette was mostly ignored in the USA, but it was used by the European [[ZX Spectrum]] and several early Japanese home computers like the [[Sharp X-1]] and [[PC-88|PC-88 series]]. Graphic displays which use binary LEDs use a system similar to this where a series of red, green, and blue LED are placed next to each other in tandem, and are turned on or off to simulate other colors when viewed at a distance, though they do not have separate values for composites like cyan, yellow, magenta, and white.
This palette was mostly ignored in the USA, but it was used by some early 8-bit Japanese home computers like the [[PC-8800]] series and the [[Sharp X-1]].
Such a limited color palette produces especially grainy results with real-life photos.
[[Image:Color Palette - 8-Bit Color (8-8-4).png|thumb|128x128px|8 - Red, 8 - Green, 4 - Blue.]]
This 8-bit configuration uses three bits for each red and green value, but only two bits for blue. This allows for eight intensities for red and green, and four for blue, yielding 256 colors. This layout is good for human viewing and yields the maximum amount of colors. While the palette might not be as versatile as a 6-7-6 or 6-8-5, it is far less CPU intensive because each value is stored in its own bit space. A palette of this type was used by early [[Namco]] arcade games like [[Pac-Man]].
This 8-bit configuration uses three bits for each red and green value, but only two bits for blue. This allows for eight intensities for red and green, and four for blue, yielding 256 colors. This layout is good for human viewing and yields the maximum amount of colors. While the palette might not be as versatile as a 6-7-6 or 6-8-5, it is far less CPU intensive because each value is stored in its own bit space. A palette of this type was used by early [[Namco]] arcade games like ''[[Pac-Man]]''.
[[Image:Color Palette - 8-Bit Color (8-8-4) - Example.png]]<br clear="all" />
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[[Category: Computer Guides]]
A color palette in computing terms is a lookup of colors that a display system can use. This can either refer to the complete color set it can use, or just the color set it can use at a time, or in a certain area on the screen. Modern computers have a palette in the billions of colors, but in the early days of computing, color palettes were far more limited.
1 True Color, 24-bit 16,777,216 Colors
2 High Color, 16-bit 65,536 Colors
3 32-bit (24-bit with alpha) 16,777,216 Colors
4 Deep Color, 30/36/48 bit, billions+
5 Indexed Palettes
5.1 VGA Palette
5.2 Windows 4-Bit Palette
6 Single-Byte Palettes
6.1 R1-G1-B1, 3-bit, 8 Colors
6.2 R4-G4-B4, 6-bit, 64 Colors
6.3 R6-G6-B6, 8-bit, 216 Colors
True Color, 24-bit 16,777,216 Colors
256 - Red, 256 - Green, 256 - Blue.
High Color, 16-bit 65,536 Colors
32 - Red, 64 - Green, 32 - Blue.
32-bit (24-bit with alpha) 16,777,216 Colors
Deep Color, 30/36/48 bit, billions+
Indexed Palettes
Indexed palettes are those which have a predefined set of colors. These became especially popular during the VGA era of digital art.
VGA Palette
Default VGA palette.
The default Video Graphics Array color palette uses 256 color indexes. It was designed to be backward-compatible with both the CGA and EGA palettes, so the first 16 colors match the CGA/EGA standard. After that, there are 16 shades of gray, and then a 24-index color spectrum beginning with blue and rotating toward red, yellow, green, and back to blue. The spectrum is repeated two more times with each subsequent copy having a lower saturation than the previous. Those 72 colors are repeated two more times with each subsequent copy having a lower intensity. There are also 8 indexes at the end left black, I'm presuming because it would take nine indexes to accommodate another color using this scheme, though I don't know why they didn't just pad out the gray scale with the unused values or provide eight more unique colors.
Although this is the default color set, the entire palette could be customized. Each index can be made up of red, green, and blue intensities ranging from 0-63. It was common for games developed for the VGA platform to have palette files among their resources which would be exactly 768 bytes in size, enough bytes to define an RGB intensity for each index. Because of this, it's common for game editors to assume a 768-byte file is a palette lookup.
Windows 4-Bit Palette
Windows VGA palette.
When configured to standard VGA mode, Windows 3 used the high resolution 640x480 4-bit color mode of the Video Graphics Array and used a custom 16-color palette. The colors are similar in concept to the original Color Graphics Adapter text mode palette using an RGB CYM BW system with a low and high intensity version of each, but it starts with a darker base, and uses the 255 intensity for the brighter colors. This yields an over all darker palette, but it's more conducive to the white background of Windows compared with the black background of DOS. The color order, however, is not in-line with the CGA standard. You can see from the example image below, it is not very useful for displaying photographs.
Those users who had a Super VGA display adapter and monitor could see Windows 3 in 8-bit color. For some reason, Microsoft decided to not make their default 256 color palette entirely backward compatible with their 4-bit palette, and the low-intensity colors had a more washed out look. However, since the palette could be modified programmatically, many display drivers fixed this problem by adjusting the palette to make it backward compatible. This palette is much better at displaying photographs.
Single-Byte Palettes
A single-byte palette is one that can be defined using eight or fewer bits rather than a lookup table. Single byte color palettes were popular in the early days of computing when memory was at a premium and palette lookup tables were memory intensive. There are many different algorithms used to encode an entire color palette into a single byte and quickly get the results.
R1-G1-B1, 3-bit, 8 Colors
1 - Red, 1 - Green, 1 - Blue.
This palette was mostly ignored in the USA, but it was used by some early 8-bit Japanese home computers like the PC-8800 series and the Sharp X-1.
R4-G4-B4, 6-bit, 64 Colors
RGB 6-bit uses two bits for each red, green, and blue value which allows for four intensities per value yielding 64 colors total. The Enhanced Graphics Adapter uses this system to represent all of the possible colors of which it can use 16 at a time. In computer systems with 8-bit bytes, this color system isn't very compact because it leaves two unused bits per byte, although, the unused bits could be used to store additional information. On a computer architecture which uses 12-bit bytes, two colors can be stored in a single byte. With 8-times the number of colors compared to 3-bit color, the output photo is much nicer looking.
R6-G6-B6, 8-bit, 216 Colors
Because RGB color has three unique values, it can't be stored into single 8-bit byte evenly while also using all the indexes. This has led to various algorithms being devised to get an optimal palette. The 6-6-6 method yields the largest number of colors possible while still having an equal number of intensities for each value. This layout uses all 8-bits, but the red, green, and blue values are determined with the following algorithm: (36×R)+(6×G)+B. This allows for six intensities per value yielding 216 colors total. The remaining 40 indexes are left unused and could be filled from a color table. While this makes it slightly more CPU intensive to extract a color from the palette, it does have the advantage of being perfectly uniform across each value. In fact, this color system was used by early Web browsers as their "Web-safe" color set. Naturally, the added colors make the end result more attractive.
Because the human eye is better at resolving green than red or blue, one of the more optimal palette generation algorithms is add emphasis to green. This 6-7-6 algorithm also uses all eight bits, but adds an extra intensity level for green with the algorithm (42×R)+(6×G)+B. This allows for seven intensities of green and two of red and blue yielding 252 colors total. Like 6-6-6, this is more CPU intensive, but by adding an additional 36 colors, it results in a better output.
This configuration is made because the human eye is actually a lot better at resolving green than blue, but it's also better at resolving red. So, this 6-8-5 gives one intensity level of blue to green. The algorithm uses all eight bits and can be represented at (40×R)+(5×G)+B. This allows for six intensities of red, eight of green, and only five of blue, yielding 240 colors total. Like 6-6-6, it's also more CPU intensive, but by putting more emphasis on green at the cost of blue, it can actually yield better results for a human viewer, despite the lost colors.
This 8-bit configuration uses three bits for each red and green value, but only two bits for blue. This allows for eight intensities for red and green, and four for blue, yielding 256 colors. This layout is good for human viewing and yields the maximum amount of colors. While the palette might not be as versatile as a 6-7-6 or 6-8-5, it is far less CPU intensive because each value is stored in its own bit space. A palette of this type was used by early Namco arcade games like Pac-Man.
To give you an idea of why green is the focus in all of the non-homogeneous palettes above, here is an algorithm similar to 8-8-4, but with the least emphasis on green. This system uses three bits for red and blue, and only two for green. This results in eight levels of intensity for red and blue, but only four for green, yielding 256 colors. Despite having four times the colors, the output isn't much better than the 64-color 4-4-4 output from above. Green is extremely important.
This is like the 8-8-4, but with emphasis added to blue and green over red. This system uses two bits for red, and three for green and blue. This results in four levels of intensity for red, but eight for green and blue, yielding 256 colors. Notice how the output paradoxically looks more red despite having less red intensity. The warmer tone comes from the loss of nuance in red.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_software_palettes - Wikipedia (List of software palettes).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_color_palettes - Wikipedia (List of color palettes).
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Community Jam Projects in Dreams -- Exactly What I Needed
I'm continuing to play Dreams, and I have to admit, I'm starting to surprise myself by how designing levels in this game is just starting to "make sense" now. I was complaining earlier this week to my oldest about how I wanted to just be able to get into the game and "make things happen." What I meant by that was to finally lose the sense of confusion when approaching the myriad of game controls.
Something clicked this week and I was able to flesh out a quest where you collect 8 shells and a crab pops out of the water to tell you a story. Was it the most elegant of presentations? No. Did it work? Yes! . . . and it even had a strange bit of charm to it.
Backing up for a second . . . why the heck was I making a shell collecting quest with a story telling crab? Well that's because Dreams has a community "game jam" of sorts every couple of weeks. I discovered it about three weeks ago and submitted my first piece.
The theme two weeks ago was "illusion." For this "game jam," I made a very long hallway with words that floated in the air while you walked through a swirling mist. The words came from a poem I wrote 20+ years ago about a time in my life where I had a pretty severe allergic response and ended up with beet-red eyes for about a month. It was pretty crazy.
On paper the poem is quite short--one of my shortest. In game, it ended up being super overblown and dramatic. I liked it, and it was really fun to make.
The coolest thing about this, however, is that by entering it into a community game jam, my level has been played through many more times than it would have otherwise and even received a few thumbs up from people passing through! Yes!
So this week's game jam has the theme of "storytelling." I wasn't sure what I was going to do at first, but after making a "beach scene," I decided to have a crab give a quest to collect shells before he'd tell you a story. That was my basic shtick . . . a crab telling you a story.
Next came making the shells so that they would be collectible when you ran over the top of them. To do this I had to make a microchip that would destroy the shell, make a sound, and send a signal to another microchip that was counting shells.
The first night trying to craft the collectible shells was a bust, but, after complaining to my kid and a good night's sleep, something just clicked . . . and I figured it all out.
The power of the microchip!
Next was figuring out what to do with the crab, so I made it so after you collected the 8 shells, the "counting" microchip would send a signal to another microchip that would delete the small crab and make a large crab and a book appear and queue a timeline. For the timeline, I simply read an old, motivational boy scout tale I heard once about crabs in a bucket.
This is why I'm not an electrician . . .
After this, it was all polish. I started adding beach towels, chairs, beach balls, palm trees . . . basically all the beach themed items I could find from searching Dream's item directory. I added a dock and a lighthouse, an exit, and a seagull flying overhead.
At first the lighthouse was merely going to be decoration, but then I thought . . . nah . . . I want to go out there! So I found a raft model and invented a kind of moving conveyor to and from the lighthouse, but what to put in the lighthouse? Why . . . how about a crab rave?! YES!
As I kept creating and adding things, I then hit a wall. Yup. I found the limit on things I could add to the game. I simply ran out of audio space and object space, and then I had to call my project "done."
I'm really enjoying myself in Dreams lately. It took quite a bit of fiddling and thinking to overcome the hurdles I had initially, but it feels pretty refreshing to have made something like this, and the community game jams seem like just the thing.
Labels: dreams, other games, VR
. . . and then . . . Just Shapes & Beats
When an indie game gets such high ratings as these:
98% positive reviews on Steam
8/10 from Destructoid
5/5 from Gamestop
. . . you just know it's gonna be good, so if you need something to convince you, there you go.
As for me and my fam, Just Shapes & Beats is yet another in the list of our favorite rhythm games. For me, up until this point, it's been all about the awesome music I've been hearing from the room adjacent to me while the kids play. For the kids, it's the amount of personality the game crams into the simple character designs, it's about the challenge of memorizing a grueling bullet hell, and yes . . . the music.
When the kids first started playing this game, I remember my son saying, "How can this music slap so hard when the only words in it are 'close to me'." Truer words about a song that slaps have never been said.
I'd categorize this game as a rhythm game hybrid that's mostly a bullet hell where memorizing patterns is king. The object of the game? Keep your little blue square inside the black spaces of the game, and that my friends is surprisingly difficult. You do get a chance to warp your square a couple inches away from your start point with the press of a button, but if you land in an occupied area, you'll get a bite taken out of your cube. In normal levels, you only get 3 bites out of you 'til you need to start over or return to the last checkpoint. In boss levels, you can take up to 6 hits. You can go from completely healthy to dead in just a few seconds though, so you have to be in the groove.
As per most indie games, they get away with taking tons of liberties that regular games can't risk. For example, after you beat the first boss, the game makes you think you've beaten it for a minute, and then the boss you just beat goes on an insane rampage as he turns all the blue graphics to magenta and chases you back down the campaign map nodes you just traveled down.
I WILL TURN ALL THE BLUE THINGS MAGENTA!! RAWWWRRRR!
Insanity I say! Making you think the game is over? Making you think you lost progress? Yup. And that extra bit of charm is just amazing. This is what happens when you put creativity first, and God bless the indie titles that pull it off as well as Just Shapes & Beats has.
Our personal copy of Just Shapes and Beats is on the Switch, but it's also available on Steam, PS4, and Stadia. If you haven't played the game recently, but enjoyed it in the past, you might want to go revisit it again, back in June 2020, the team at Berzerk unleashed 5 new levels. The kids are going to have to get past me though if they want to play them. I just started up a new game all to myself.
Y'all . . . it's freaking hard and you die a lot, but the music is so fun that you don't even mind starting over again.
Labels: other games, rhythm games
. . . and now . . . Rhythm Heaven Fever
Ever since talking about Robeats and Rock Band the other day, I've been taking a little inventory in my head of all the Rhythm games we own, and it's a fair amount. The first one that really stood out though was a game we put a lot of mileage on back when the Wii was king.
That's right, it's Rhythm Heaven Fever TIME!!!
Literally the only two keys you'll need to press in game. Simple.
Although this wasn't the first in the series of rhythm heaven fever games (it was actually number three in the series when counting the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS versions of the game), it is one that's lived on and been played several times over at our house. I even downloaded the music and made a mix CD of the jams for my son to listen to in the car.
Believe it or not, there's actually still a fanbase for this game, enough to support a reddit page and justify some super cute stickers on Redbubble, and supposedly a hacked version of the game with download links hidden in a "we are number one" video. Classy!
If you're unfamiliar with the game, the essence is that you'll be tapping A, B, and releasing said keys, to the beat. That's it, but it's done in a series of rhythm games with super happy and fun music.
For instance, the first thing you'll be doing is playing golf to the beat while two monkeys throw golf balls for you to hit out over the ocean for a hole in one.
What water hazard?
Before you know it, you'll be screwing on large and small robot heads in a toy factory and doing all kinds of other cute and fun tasks. After playing four different mini-games in a row, you'll open up what is called a "remix" that features a rhythm game mash up of all the previously won mini-games.
If you manage to get a "superb" rating and earn a medal in these rhythm games, you'll be opening up a whole set of other fun and challenging rhythm sub-games and features, like winding up and releasing toy cars or seeing how far you can descend down and endless game of keeping the tempo.
The biggest difference between this game and its predecessors is, however, the presence of two-player games. Head-to-head yet cooperative 2-player games are the best!
Forking supersonic peas flicked from a mile away is soooo satisfying!
This game ranks pretty high around our house. Definitely one of the top rhythm games we've played and instantly the game that comes to mind (at least to my children) when I say "rhythm game."
CR 328 -- DC Universe Online Turns 10
Well well well . . . I guess I'm really not surprised at all to tell you that DCUO has turned 10 years old. It's always been a pretty great game with some fun innovations. It keeps rocking out the updates year over year, and it makes a ton of money . . . so, again, no surprises.
Possibly the most surprising thing here is that I'm "once again" playing during this anniversary! WHAT?! Yeah, I truly thought I would never set foot inside this game again. I was sooooo done, but the lure of hanging with Team Spode again was too great. Here I am, CR 328. Wild.
Anyway, the 10th Anniversary looks to be pretty epic. All month long, DCUO will be hosting the "Attack of the Anti-monitor" event which includes:
- Giant 3-headed dog licks!
- Glowy balls of paradox demons!
- Oracle herself telepresence bot! (less exciting, but I'll take it)
- A new event raid with a big cute chonky boi!
- Ten Tickles!
Even better, it really really REALLY sounds like you should log on to the game on January 11th itself because there's going to be a goodie pack on the anniversary day itself. Can't miss that!
OH BOI! WHAT WILL IT BE!!
I just want an updated piece of anniversary day cake to throw around, really. I'm a simple man with simple needs, but if they wanna drop a new texture pack and a bunch of awesome stuff on me, I'll take it. To be honest, what I've really been getting with this anniversary event so far is feat points! Love me some feat points.
Here's to you, DCUO! You've provided me with a lot of entertainment over the years. It's good to be back playing with Team Spode as you turn 10.
Labels: DCUO
From Robeats to Rock Band and Back Again
My youngest son plays a lot of Roblox. Lately he's been playing a lot of one particular game in Roblox called Robeats. What's Robeats? Well, I'll let this fandom page I found explain it for us:
RoBeats is an MMO Vertical Scrolling Rhythm Game (Commonly abbreviated as 'VSRG') ... You can buy songs with in-game coins, and buy harder versions using stars. The easiest songs are difficulty 1, while the hardest are difficulty 34. ... The gameplay is extremely similar to the Guitar Hero video games, with some elements inspired by osu! as well.
So basically, you zone into a city block filled with people and visit shops and chat to each other, and then queue up for head-to-head rhythm games on a difficulty scale where you press ASDF to the beat.
Ready to move my blox!
I've watched him play, and I've even played the game myself. The fact is, he's getting really good at this game. He even recently uploaded a video from his YouTube channel where he slayed this jam.
Knowing this, I had to have him play Rock Band. It's been on the top shelf of our garage storage for a long time just waiting for this moment. It's a totally different experience in that you are either on the drum set using 3 limbs (instead of 4 fingers), or holding a guitar and using both hands in different ways: one to press the buttons on the neck and one to strum.
So I went into the garage and got the Rock Band gear down, wiped all the dust off, brought it inside, and set it up. He was hesitant at first because of the style of the music, but after seeing me work through a couple songs, he gave it a shot and after a few tries managed to complete a song.
Y'all, mission successful. Since that time the house has taken a liking to "I think I'm paranoid" by Garbage, and the I've caught all the kids humming it like it was the 90's. hahaha!
Dad and Son Jamming!
The highlight was being able to back my son up on drums at the same time he was playing, but the real surprise was when he committed himself to learning the drum part himself and beating my high score. Methinks the kid has some natural talent -- really glad we have him playing French Horn in band.
I highly doubt Rock Band will take the place of Robeats for him, but I was just happy to play it again with him and expose him to another rhythm game.
Labels: other games, Roblox
Overwatch Night Redux and Holiday Thoughts
The KI Krushers (no, we really don't call ourselves that) started our 2021 season with a bang, smack, and a heal last night -- just like it was 2018!
Since there were only 5 of the 6 from our standard team representing, we opted for Quick Play instead of Competitive matches.
5 up, 3 down! I'll take it!
Those wins helped me finish up the last of the holiday event and snag the Frosty the Roadhog skin on the final night.
Hideously jolly, ain't he?
Earlier in the week I played a good couple of hours with The Art of Warlord and Renee Wooften, and I when I'm with that group, I'm all about playing Reinhardt. Because of that, I went ahead and spent my coins on the Conductor skin, which was one of the three that I wanted from the event. It's all good. I'll eventually get the zen and the torb skins I wanted -- unless Overwatch 2 comes out and we stop playing Vanilla Overwatch altogether.
Choo choo!!! Tickets please! *bleep* kill sound
That said, it'll be interesting to see what 2021 does to Overwatch. The word on the Internets is that Beta will begin sometime this year and that Overwatch 2 will be released "late 2021." I'm imagining late 2021 is very late 2021. When it happens, I imagine the whole gang will jump over and want to try something new. As for Overwatch itself, I don't know . . . we'll probably get a new hero, a bunch of new skins, a couple new holiday mode games, and a couple maps? Maybe?! Sounds reasonable, doesn't it?
What I do know is that Lunar New Year is coming up in February and we'll be getting some new skins for the event. Master Ian Gamer crafted up a "skins prediction" excel graph in a recent video. He's putting his bets on Symmetra, Bastion, Soldier 76, and Orisa. He also points out that being the year of the "Metal Ox," Orisa would be the PERFECT candidate. I have to agree. He's right, she is basically a metal ox. It's a missed opportunity otherwise.
Labels: Overwatch
Delving those MMO Pool Labyrinths
There was a viral Twitter post I saw yesterday that kind of sparked something inside me late last night.
Looks awesome, doesn't it?
So I did some digging and looked up a couple of magical places like this. There's something called the Y-40, which is located inside a Hotel swimming pool in Italy? I found more details at poolinsider.com.
"The Y-40 is really a labyrinth of spaces designed for different underwater swimming, diving and viewing activities. The pool features various depths for divers of all levels and some cool interactive features. It has four artificial underwater caves that simulate what you might run into in the ocean, a cylindrical area with extreme depths for experiences divers looking to push their limits, various ledges, underwater glass viewing panels for spectators and even a 43 foot transparent tunnel for visitors who don't want to get wet."
There's also a deep dive pool called Nemo 33 in Belgium. It sounds like a scuba diver's playground!
"Nemo 33 features numerous structures meant to simulate the experience of deep-sea diving, including intricate passageways and underwater caves submerged in 660,000 gallons (2.5 million liters) of water. Endowed with surreal vastness and astonishing architecture, visitors can participate in aquatic activities like swimming, scuba diving, and freediving."
Those places sound amazing but are way out of my budget. hehe. And that's why my mind naturally went to video games and particularly to a couple of weird MMO zones.
First, in Everquest on the continent of Velious, there's a little underwater dungeon called Siren's Grotto. Gimme a shout if you remember this spot!
I actually downloaded Everquest, logged in, and went to Siren's Grotto last night. It took me a few minutes to remember how handy some of the map tools were in the game and before I knew it, I had a glowing trail leading me to exactly where I needed to go to get there.
You just need to kill a few sirens and head on into the underwater cave in Cobalt Scar.
When I was spending a lot of time in this zone, oh . . . what 17 or 18 years ago? It was because I needed a quest item from a rare mob for my Beastlord epic weapon quest. I remember I spent quite a long time at the entrance of the zone killing the same mob over and over again. I think boredom eventually caused me to branch out and start hunting in other areas of the zone, but this place was a bit of a nightmare and it was easy to aggro multiple mobs and not even know it because, just like Dory, you just keep swimming.
Well Goo Goo G'Joob to you too, Mr. Walrus.
Before I knew it, I was killing mermaids. These old school mermaids man . . . they were the best!
Red tails and green hair . . . it's an unusual breed of mermaid . . .
I remember one time I came to this zone with an actual group and we were killing things for experience and loot, which was odd because it wasn't a popular spot to go because of it's maze like nature and because the risk vs. reward just wasn't there, but yeah . . . it's all a distant memory now.
This place definitely feels like a virtual crazy pool maze, and those swimming pool pictures got me thinking about this place hard.
Apparently that lady in the middle is a boss for an Enchanter epic quest?
Second, in Wizard101 there's a zone called "The Grotto" in Celestia. While this place isn't as much as a maze as Siren's Grotto in Everquest, it really does have some of those same watery corridors that feel like a maze.
How exactly does an underwater pool work inside an underwater dome work? Magic!
It's too bad you don't stay in this zone for too long. I really like it.
Swimming underwater in the grotto in Wizard101! Yes!
Everything in this zone has a nice muted sound to it and you really feel underwater. It even features a fun giant shark/eel/monster head tunnel that you can swim through and a castle made out of coral.
An Icy crab man named Governor Nereus lives inside
Going inside the giant eel's mouth was always one of my favorite moments in Celestia.
If there's a great questing spot in Celestia, this is definitely on the top of the list for me.
. . . and of course there are other areas in other MMOs that are underwater. Most recently I've visited Atlantis in DCUO where you can even transform into a seahorse and race through the seaweed. That race would qualify as a maze for sure!
Project Gorgon also recently added a few underwater caves to Sun Vale. From what I remember it was a seaweed crafting reagent paradise.
As for other MMOs, I've read about them, but I can't really remember running the underwater Aquatic Ruins fractal in GW2, I don't think I've ever seen Vashj'r in World of Warcraft, and I've never found the secret underwater cave in Sea of Thieves. but those are all underwater "mazes" I wouldn't mind visiting in the future.
What do you think? You got any good underwater game spots? Lemme know in the comments below.
Labels: everquest, other games, wizard101
Community Jam Projects in Dreams -- Exactly What I...
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[wednesday, march 11, 2020]
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[march 2020]
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Tag Archives: McLeod
The DeFuniak Herald – February 5, 1914 – Page 2
Red Bay
Clifford Meigs, of DeFuniak and Randall Hughes of Ponce de Leon were down here Sunday.
Mrs. Neil McLeod visited her mother, Mrs. David George, at the Valley Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Kennington of Ponce de Leon spent Sunday with their parents.
Miss Irene Brown spent last week at home.
Rev. Peacock of Pleasant Valley preached here Sunday.
J.R. Brown and Marshall Chamberlain were in DeFuniak last week.
Daniel Alec McDonald and Reg Sanford were in Ponce de Leon on business Wednesday.
Edgar Chamberlain was in Argyle Sunday.
Tom Chamberlain wears a smile these days twice as long and large as the ordinary father wears. His twins are named Hurtis and Curtis.
The young people under the management of Mrs. Brown and Mrs. McLeod are practicing for a play to be given in about two weeks. It is to be given to raise funds with which to purchase a new fence to be used around the cemetery. A worthy object, and we are sure the young folks will receive the encouragement and patronage they deserve.
[Compiled by Emily Petroskey]
Leave a comment Posted in 1914-02 February, Local Notes, The DeFuniak Herald Tagged Brown, Chamberlain, DeFuniak Springs, Euchee Valley, George, Hughes, Kennington, McDonald, McLeod, Meigs, Peacock, Pleasant Valley, Ponce de Leon, Red Bay, Sanford
The DeFuniak Herald – March 11, 1943
Norman McLeod, son of the late Captain William McLeod passed away Wednesday March 10th in St Petersburg Florida. He is survived by 2 brothers John & Walter, 2 sisters Misses Kate and Sarah Ellen of St Petersburg. Services were held Saturday in Wickersham‘s Chapel, internment was at Magnolia.
[Contributed by Lois Danley and Sharon Watson]
Leave a comment Posted in 1943-03 March, Deaths, The DeFuniak Herald Tagged Magnolia Cemetery, McLeod, Wickersham
Mrs Jennie McLeod died Sunday at the home of her son-in-law-law D.D. Douglas, with whom she has lived for many years. She was 81 years old. Three grandchildren survive Clyde, Jennie, and Angus Douglas. Two brothers Judge Daniel Campbell and Mr John A. Campbell, a sister Mrs C. Harrison of Milton. Having descended from the Campbells and Morrisons, prominent families of Walton county. The remains will be buried in Euchee Valley cemetery.
[Contributed by Rita Bridges]
Posted in 1914-03 March, Deaths, The DeFuniak Herald Tagged Campbell, Douglas, Euchee Valley, Harrison, McLeod, Morrison
The Breeze – October 5, 1911 – Pages 1, 4, & 5
NEW WELL (p. 1)
(RED BAY) N. A. McLeod has had a well dug at his home the past week.
A VERY NARROW ESCAPE. (p.1)
Little Lillian Murray Run Over By An Auto.
One of the narrowest escapes from instant death to get off with only a few severe bruises was the lot that befell little Lillian Murray last Saturday morning(Oct 31, 1911), when the bicycle she was riding collided with an auto drive by Dr. Raborn, at the corner of Live Oak and the Circle.From the statement of eye-witnesses it seems that she started to turn out on one side, and became frightened and turned back the other way, and in spite of the efforts of Dr. Raborn to stop the car it struck her in such a way as to throw her directly under it, and it passed over her, the wheels narrowly missing her head. Hope Cawthon and Bowers Campbell who saw the accident, ran to her and pulled her from beneath the rear axle, expecting nothing else than that she was killed, but aside from some severe bruises on her shoulder and scratches on her face she was uninjured. She was hurried to a physician immediately, who after an examination said there were no serious injuries. It seems to have been one of those unavoidable accidents where nobody was to blame, but it should be a warning to auto drivers of the necessity of being more careful than the majority are in driving around town.
INVENTED BY FLORIDIAN (p. 4)
Nearly every automobile owner has read with interest the advertisements in the automobile journals and big magazines the advertisements of the “Silent Knight” motor, but how many of them know that this motor is the product of the inventive mind of a Floridian, who tried and tried to get American manufacturers to adopt his invention, but could not, and went to Europe with it where it met with a ready reception, and now this stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner of the automobile industry.
A COMPROMISE SUGGESTED (p. 4)
Hon. W. A. Blount was here last week for the purpose of taking testimony in the injunction suit to prevent the payment of the warrents issued in payment for Chipley Park. Col. Flournoy as the attorney for the parties bringing the suit suggested that if the original proposition made by the town would be accepted that the suit would be dropped and after consultation with the local officials of the Chautauqua Association, the matter of taking the testimony was deferred until the return of Mr. Bruce.
If the proposition is accepted the town will pay the $2,000 and take the Park, and the Association retain the tabernacle and the church and library remain as they are.
PALMER COLLEGE ENROLLMENT (p. 5)
An enrollment of 105 wasn’t a bad start for Palmer College, now was it?
WALTON HIGH SCHOOL ITEM (p. 5)
Principal Rogers had the school building thoroughly cleaned up last week and placed in shape for the opening of school Monday, doing much of the necessary repair work himself.
MURPHY’S CROP ROTATION (p. 5)
Wm. Murphy was down from Glendale, Tuesday, and tells us that he has a crop rotation plan that virtually gives him forty acres of crop per annum on 16 acres of land, but there is no where else in the world except West Florida in which it would work. He has promised to write it out in detail for the benefit of the Breeze readers.
Contributed by Michael Strickland
Posted in 1911-10 October, General News, The Breeze Tagged Blount, Flournoy, General news, Glendale, McLeod, Murphy, Murray, Palmer College, Red Bay, Walton High School, West FL
The Breeze – July 13, 1911 – Page 8
In Memoriam.
Excerpt from the minutes of Camp E. Kirby Smith, July 1st, 1911:
The following was reported and adopted:
“By the death of our Commandant, William B. McLeod, June 29, 1911, a man of sterling character, a good soldier in times “that tried men’s souls” and a patriotic citizen of the reunited country was removed from the scene of earthly activities.
Espousing a cause that had the sanction of his head and detion of his heart, he volunteered in the Confederate service as a member of Company E, 1st Fla., regiment.
He was wounded on the hotly contested field of Chicamauga in 1863 and the next year lost an arm by a cannon ball in the fighting around Atlanta.
He enlisted as a soldier of the cross also. Was a ruling elder in Freeport church and after his removal to De Funiak, was chosen for the same position in the church there.
When at last the point of exhaustion was reached and the flag he loved was lowered to overwhelming numbers, he was saddened indeed, but not unmanned. Having made an honorable record in war, he now exemplifies good citizenship in peace. Substituting the implements of industry for the weapons of war he became a factor in the up building of his beloved South. He was often entrusted with positions of responsibility in his county. He was twice tax assessor, once collector and served on the boards of Public Instruction and County commissioners.
His record is made and has won wide approval.
Our ranks are already thin, and are thinning more and more rapidly as the sun of our earthly lives hastens to its setting. But if only we, soldiers of the Confederacy, enlist under the Banner of the Crost of the Captain of Salvation will lead us to assured victory, and in lieu of the Cypress we shall one day wave the Palm.
Resolved, First; That the death of Captain McLeod entails a loss to our camp, to the community and to his family.
Second; that we tender our condolence to the family and order that a page be inscribed to his memory.
Third; that this memorial be published in the local papers and that a copy be sent to the family of our deceased comrade.
Respectfully submitted: R. Q. Baker, W. C. McLean, J. C. Douglass, W. D. McLean, W. A. Winslett. Committee.
[Contributed by Michael Strickland]
Posted in 1911-07 July, Deaths, The Breeze Tagged Baker, DeFuniak Springs, Douglass, Freeport, McLean, McLeod, Winslett
The Breeze – February 23, 1911 – Page 2
A Pretty Wedding Last Wednesday Night [February 15, 1911]
DeFuniak weddings are always pretty, and to say that one is prettier than an other, is hard to do and tell the truth, but that of Miss Gussie McCaskill and William Olin Campbell which was solemnized at the Presbyterian church last Wednesday night, was at least one of the prettiest, and handsome decorations, brilliant illuminations, the large crowd of relatives and guests altogether made it an occasion long to be remembered.
An organ prelude by Mrs. Ecker announced the coming of the bridal party, and this was followed by a solo by Miss Lucile Jordan, and the party entered to the strains of Mendelshon’s wedding march, led by the ushers, Walter McLeod, W. Ide Stinson, W. D. C. Campbell and Gillis Douglass, the groomsmen being H. L. Cawthon, Dudley McCaskill and J. L. McKinnon Jr., while the bridesmaids were Misses Annie Campbell, Mary Campbell, Erma Ecker, the maid of honor was Miss Marie Lewis and the best man J. H. Morrison.
The pretty little flower girls were Mary Hope Cawthon and Emma Belle McKinnon while little Angeline McCaskill bore the ring on a dainty satin cushion.
The charming bride attractively gowned in brocaded satin trimmed in lace and pearls, with veil caught with orange blossoms and carried a shower bouquet of white roses, entered on the arm of her father and was met at the altar where the ceremony was impressively performed by Rev. Lynn R. Walker, the pastor.
The happy pair left on the evening train for a trip to New Orleans and on their return will occupy a cozy cottage on the east side of the lake.
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Interview with Gloria Lemay (1999)
Following is an excerpt from Rape of the Twentieth Century which is no longer in print.
Interview by Leilah McCracken.
Q&A with Gloria Lemay
Gloria Lemay is the only non-registered birth attendant in the province of British Columbia still serving parturient women; all others have been terrorized out of practice by a monopolizing, litigious, government-sanctioned midwifery cartel. Ms. Lemay has been in service for over twenty years, and is currently the most popular midwife in B.C.
Q- Why did you become a midwife?
A- Because having my first homebirth was a life-changing experience for me. Up until that time I had worked in fields primarily involving men; and
when I gave birth to my daughter, I really claimed my womanhood – it changed my direction completely into wanting to work with women.
Q- What does birth mean to you?
A- it’s one of the few opportunities we have in life for transformation. The suck of life is that people can change- that change will happen over time.
We come to believe that because there is a lot of common agreement around it; and transformation is expected to happen in a predictable time-frame. Yet in birth, a transformation happens outside of time – outside of time and space. It’s not something you can repeat or do again; it’s actually a change of substance. I was transformed in my births, and creating room for other people to experience that is really important to me.
Q- Sometimes you call yourself a “private birth attendant”. Why don’t you like to be called “midwife” anymore?
A- Legally managed and sanctioned midwifery tends to become invisible in the system very quickly. Working outside the system is what I do, and I am not attached to calling myself a midwife- it’s a lovely word to my ears, but my definition of the word seems to be quite different from the legislators in my province: to them, “obstetrical nursing” is equatable with “midwifery”.
Q- What qualities make a good midwife?
A- Patience number one. And an ability to be in true service- to put yourself aside and see what is really needed in the other person. Love in the
heart… It helps to be smart. One should be able to stay calm,and be reliable in the face of emergency.
Q- What is the role of modern medicine in childbirth?
A- Mostly, to get the hell out of it. In a small percentage of cases, modern medicine can make a life-saving difference. But the harm that doctors have inflicted on the women of North America for no reason is like a holocaust. A good analogy would be if you sent your kids to the local swimming pool on ten different days in the summer. If your child was given complete CPR, oxygen, and a drug injection on nine out of the ten days he went there because the Lifeguard “thought” he was drowning, and he wasn’t, you’d get pretty upset. The fact that normal, healthy young women walk into the hospital to have a baby, and 90% of them came out looking like they’ve had major trauma, is ridiculous.
Q-Do you feel a backlash happening against the homebirth movement?
A- I actually think that there’s less as we approach the year 2000. We’ve gotten to a point where alternatives- and practices that have endured over time- are becoming increasingly accepted. Did you know that twenty-five percent of people buy organic food? When an idea reaches critical mass, what was the idea of a few people suddenly becomes everybody’s idea. The day is coming quickly when the women who have been persecuted as midwives will be rewarded for
their perseverance with very busy practices.
Q- What is your single greatest fear regarding childbirth?
A- My natural fear is having a baby death, because of the pain that the parents go through. That fear keeps me smart, prepared, and keeps me working
preventatively, so parents have the best chance possible of having a live baby. I also fear that one of my clients will have a cesarean section- or a
forceps delivery- or any of the other interventions that I hate.
Q- How many women should be getting cesarean sections?
A- No more than three percent.
Q- Why aren’t you a registered midwife?
A- I believe in joining and giving my membership to organizations whose actions reflect my own beliefs regarding their actions and stated
philosophies. The British Columbia College of Midwives is not an organization to which I’d give my name or my money. They see new midwives as a threat to their monopoly of the homebirth market– I was not welcomed or supported as a new midwife, to say the least.
Q- Is there anything positive in the medical model of birth?
A- There are a lot of positive things about it, and if midwives are smart, they’d take all the positives, duplicate them, and compete strongly on the things that are not positive. Taking things like clean fingernails, reliability (there’s always someone there when women show up at the birth captivity center), making sure there’s enough oxygen in the oxygen tank, always having lots of sterile gauze- there are certain things that are useful, and conscious, that doctors and nurses do that midwives can, and should, duplicate. On the other hand, we can compete very strongly with doctors and nurses because midwives can do all those things easily, plus offer preventative measures, womanly wisdom, and our own experience in giving birth. We can also offer
a lot of tricks of the trade that doctors don’t know about- plus a gentler approach.
Q- What is the role of men in childbirth?
A- To protect the women.
Q-What is your most important job as a birth attendant?
A- To create a safe environment for the mother and baby.
Q- What bothers you most about TV’s portrayal of childbirth?
A- In order to sell commercial space, whatever’s being presented has to have a dramatic element. Birth in real life is not dramatic- it is sacred, moving, alive and earthy- but it’s not something that would make a dramatic screenplay. Birth has to be warped a bit to make it saleable to commercial interests. Unfortunately, people get their general perceptions of birth, police work and legal matters- and their perceptions of those who work within these professions- through what they see on TV. Midwives, police officers and lawyers will tell you that the every day work of their businesses is nothing at all like what is seen on TV- but people never believe it.
Q- What questions do you hear most from families, and how do you respond to them?
A- Mostly- “How can we avoid being involved with the medical system in any way?” They want to avoid transfer to the hospital, having a doppler used to detect fetal heart tones ultrasonically, diabetes screenings…
Most people who come to see me are referred by friends- so they’ve already heard all about me. They already know that I’m out of the system. In the course of prenatal visits, we get to know each other, trust each other and understand each other’s vulnerabilities. This all pays dividends at the birth because everyone has only one focus- the highest good of mother and baby.
Q- What should midwives do in society to help heal birth?
A- What I concentrate on is one birth at a time, with excellence in my practice. One woman tells another, and soon a hundred people have heard the birth story. Each birth creates a ripple effect in the community- it’s amazing the effect that a normal birth has on people.
Q- What roles should midwives have- aside from attending birth- in the community?
A- Classically, midwives have been the wise women who looked out for their communities: they were the women to whom you would go to get help with burying your grandparents; the women who would come with hot meals for the family when the husbands have been ill; they were mature women who never gossiped or betrayed confidences. They furthered wise action and harmony in their communities, and in turn, their communities took care of and honored
the midwives. A midwife’s role should be to promote harmony.
Q- How would a woman go about becoming a midwife?
A- The way I did it twenty years ago was best for me. For four years I immersed myself in reading, eating and breathing birth. We formed different
midwifery study groups, and I began teaching prenatal classes. I did a lot of hospital labor support, and was helped by friends who were doctors and nurse-midwives. I learned a lot from them. I also learned a lot about what NOT to do at a birth… Some of these births were such gruesome rapes I shudder to think of them now. I know there are obstetricians who hate women and are just plain evil in their disregard. I really wanted to keep women away from medicine as much as I could- so I learned how do things like injections and suturing myself. Also, a midwife needs to know many things to be good at her job. She should learn all she can about all aspects of life- she needs to know about religion, government, history, economics, auto mechanics,
linguistics, geography, psychology, matters of the law, physiology, crisis management- she will have to have a wide repertoire of knowledge regarding all aspects of women’s lives.
Q- Could you briefly describe your legal battles?
A- In 1985 my partner and I attended a homebirth in Vancouver where a baby died. We were charged with criminal negligence causing death to the baby, criminal negligence causing bodily harm to the mother, and four counts of practicing medicine without a license. What ensued was a six-year odyssey of appearing before the courts in British Columbia and Ontario- ultimately culminating in an appearance before the Supreme Court of Canada. We were finally acquitted of all charges in 1991. At that time I returned to my midwifery practice (I wasn’t practising at all between 1985-91). In 1994 I had a baby in my practice who died at three days old; and there was a seven day Coroner’s Inquest into his death- which resulted in a finding of “accidental death”. There was a lot of negative publicity and again, once it blew over, I returned to my practice.
Q- What positive result came from your Supreme Court case?
A- Our goal was for it to be the last time midwives faced the criminal justice system in Canada, and for our trial to be the end of all midwifery trials in
Canada. There has not been a criminal arrest of a midwife since.
Q- What is the climate for you inside hospitals when you need to take women in?
A- It varies- sometimes extremely hostile, sometimes extremely cooperative- it seems to depend on the mood of the hospital staff. I’ve learned not to take it personally.
Q- Do doctors really believe they do right by women by interfering with childbirth?
A- I think they’re resigned to birth as it appears to them inside the confines of a hospital. They get resigned to what they see every day, and believe that what they see is how birth is supposed to be. I really feel that doctors don’t have a clue about what to do or how to help birthing women- then they blame women for “needing” interventions. They blame the women for the terrible statistics. They’ve been taught how to do things- and have never questioned the wisdom of what they’ve been taught.
Q- Why do midwives in hospitals remain silent regarding alarming intervention rates?
A- I think they’re resigned to playing politics.
Q- Do some women- such as non-English speaking or minority- suffer more in hospital births than others?
A- I think that in Canadian hospitals some women are used as teaching patients more than others, so interns can learn procedures. These women often have no idea what’s going on, either to them or around them. They also have an unrealistic idea that modern technology is always better than the simpler, more natural ways in their own countries. I think it would make a difference to these women if there were labor support people of their own language or descent in hospitals to help them. Young and uneducated women are taken advantage of too. Two Burnaby midwives were running a program for teaching teenage mothers about nutrition in pregnancy; they soon got a huge number of young women coming to them for counseling. They would channel these young mothers for their regular prenatal care to doctors who never did episiotomies- that is, to gentle women doctors. Soon, other doctors could feel the pinch in their practices- and were forced to develop kinder approaches as well. Hit them where it counts to make change- in the wallet.
Q- What are the most important things a pregnant woman can do to ensure the health of her baby?
A- Eat a good diet. Muster all the social support she can around her. There have been studies that have shown that these are the only two things really make a difference.
Q- What are the two greatest advantages of homebirth?
A- No one will lose your baby, and so far no one has had a cesarean section at home.
Q- Can you think of any disadvantages?
A- Your midwife has to wash the sheets- there’s no paid cleanup staff.
Q- Do breathing exercises really help in preparation for childbirth?
A- Breathing exercises worked for me personally. I love to have some familiar tools when going into scary or unknown situations- learning how to
breathe was valuable for me going into my own births. Some women don’t care about them, though. Every woman has unique wants and needs, and midwives should listen, and put their own judgments aside. If women say they would like to be taught breathing exercises, then they should be taught. That goes for anything else as well. Midwives need to address women as individuals- they need to address individual needs.
Q- What do you find most rewarding about being a midwife?
A- Feeling like I make a difference- knowing that I make a difference.
Q- If you could tell all the obstetricians in the world one thing, what would it be?
A- That birth needs to be undisturbed.
Q- What would you like written on your gravestone?
A- “Gloria Lemay- MIDWIFE & MOTHER… She spoke up for babies”.
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2 thoughts on “Interview with Gloria Lemay (1999)”
Andrea on February 8, 2013 at 1:43 am said:
I just love you! You are a breath of fresh air to my spirit. Thanks for being you!! 🙂
Paula on February 20, 2013 at 9:28 pm said:
Your courage and vision and example are so needed in the world. Keep on being awesome Gloria. Much love to you. Paula X
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Like other occupations, becoming an installer of rims and tyres has a bit of a learning curve. Nothing can make a newbie into a seasoned pro other than experience and time, and most of that experience comes by way of learning from mistakes. By addressing the most frequently made mistakes, the worst among them can sometimes be avoided.
Overtorquing Lug Nuts
Nothing says “I’m new here” like over-torquing lug nuts. Almost all of these issues are caused by tyre techs who use impact wrenches without a form of torque protection. Some believe that a skilled tyre tech can feather the trigger on an impact wrench, but that would be hard to do without making a lot of mistakes first. Good shops always use torque protection when installing wheels and tyre packages.
Crossthreading
Some new techs think they’re on a racing pit crew, and they think that it’s OK to barely get the lug nuts on and run them down as tightly as possible with the impact wrench. Cross-threading is a common occurrence here, and as the wrench spins quickly, it’s very hard to prevent damage to studs. A proficient tyre tech threads lug nuts by hand a minimum of ten times before running them down with an impact wrench, to ensure that they’re centered and seated correctly.
Stripped Wheel Locks
A wheel lock is an anti-theft device that replaces a lug nut with one that requires a special key for removal. Many new installers of rims and tyres overestimate the strength of the key, and apply too much torque, making the key useless and the customer upset. A good tech will use a torque stick or wrench to tighten a wheel lock.
Lost Wheel Lock Keys
It’s easy to neglect to put the key back when the wheels and tyre packages are installed, and some customers don’t even know that they have a wheel lock. Reliable shops put the key into the customer’s hand when work is done, and they show the customer where the key goes and why it’s vital.
Most of the mistakes listed here, as well as the solutions provided, are a matter of paying attention and receiving proper training. Whether you get your tyres for sale installed by a new tech or an experienced seller of rims and tyres, training and avoiding these mistakes can help save money, time and aggravation.
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Cheadle in Staffordshire
Visit Cheadle and the surrounding villages and stay in bed & breakfast accommodation:
Cheadle, Staffordshire. The outstanding building in this old market town is the red stone Roman Catholic church with its 200-ft spire, a landmark for miles. The church, built in 1846, was designed by A. W. N. Pugin, and is regarded as one of his masterpieces. Brass lions rampant guard the west door and inside all is rich colour. Cheadle's parish church, only eight years older, retains the communion rails and an oak chest from an earlier church.
About 3 miles East of Cheadle lies the village of Oakamoor and between the two are the 250 acres of the Hawksmoor Nature Reserve which is also a bird sanctuary. Hawksmoor was bought by public subscription and presented to the National Trust by its founder. Mr J. R. B. Masefield, a well-known Staffordshire naturalist. The Reserve was opened to the public in 1927 and six years later the gates at the entrance were erected and opened by the founder's cousin, the late John Masefield. There are nature trails through the Reserve, which rises to 750 ft in one part. Birds of all kinds, including curlew and pheasant, can be seen; and unusual trees such as lodge pole pine and red oak have been planted.
Nearby cities: Stoke-on-Trent
Nearby towns: Ashbourne, Leek, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stone, Uttoxeter
Nearby villages: Alton, Blythebridge, Bradley in the Moors, Bramshall, Bucknall, Cauldon, Caverswall, Cheddleton, Church Leigh, Cotton, Cresswell, Croxden, Denstone, Dilhorne, Doveridge, Draycott in the Moor, Ellastone, Endon, Froghall, Fulford, Grindon, Hilderstone, Ipstones, Kingsley, Longton, Milton, Milwich, Moddershall, Norbury, Oakamoor, Onecote, Rocester, Rough Close, Stanton, Totmonslow, Waterfall, Waterhouses, Wetleyrocks, Wetton
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by Cardinal70 on February 25, 2019
This weekend, we got the glorious sight of baseball games that included the St. Louis Cardinals on our television screens. Yes, it was the beginning of spring, meaning that only part of the regulars played in each game and they only got a couple of at bats before turning it over to folks that are on the way up, whether with a real shot or more organizational soldiers. Still, it was Cardinal baseball and that’s got to count for something. The winter is thawing and we’ve got new things to discuss rather than wondering for the 829th time what the deal is with Bryce Harper.
Before the action on Sunday, the Cardinals and Jose Martinez agreed on a two-year, $3.25 million deal. It wasn’t an extension because the Cards had his rights for this year and the three seasons afterwards. It didn’t even buy out much arbitration, leaving him two of those arb seasons after the deal has expired. What it did do is (assuming an even split of the money) about triple his salary for this year and lock him into an amount for next season. Given how up in the air his usage is going to be this year, it won’t hurt him to be a bench bat like it might have had he gone to an arbitration hearing. Then again, the Cards have gone to a hearing once in the last twenty years so most likely they’d have settled with him anyway, but this means a strong season from Martinez (who does have some incentives in this deal) won’t put the club in a weaker negotiating position.
The Cardinals framed this (I’m not casting aspersions, because this probably was a large portion of their thinking) as a chance to do right by Martinez. Apparently there were Japanese teams interested in him, but the Cardinals didn’t want to sell his rights and lose him over there. That meant Martinez was losing out on some money and the club decided to make it up to him by offering this contract. While the amount is chump change for the organization, they also did not have to do this. I’m not saying that it should completely counteract the “club is cheap” narrative, but it is some supporting evidence for those that argue against that premise. They could have kept him on at the minimum and squeezed a little more into the bottom line. It also allowed Martinez the security to do something for his family, who are dealing with the political unrest in Venezuela.
It is interesting that the Cards have been a part of “doing right” for a while. I’m sure other teams have similar issues at times, but you have this contract plus the Stephen Piscotty trade given the situation around his family. (There was another example floating in my head last night, but I’m up too early this morning for it to come to mind.) As Tara pointed out last night while we were doing Gateway to Baseball Heaven, there has been some negative connotations about coming to play in St. Louis. Perhaps this is the front office’s way, in part, of doing a little bit to repair that reputation.
Also, if you want to be cynical, with this move Roster Resource notes that the estimated Opening Day payroll just ticks above the ending 2018 payroll, meaning that they have spent more than they saved this winter. It’s statistically insignificant and a virtual wash, but it does give the front office just one more talking point should they want to go that route.
It’s good to see Martinez get a little stability and hopefully this will let him help his family, but that doesn’t necessarily lock him up into the future of the Cardinals. (You may remember what deals to Allen Craig and Piscotty meant for their future.) Having a year of arbitration out of the way could be an attractive thing for other teams come trade time. While I do think the Cards are probably done shopping him from their end, they well might entertain some calls depending on how the season goes. Again, I know the organization thinks highly of Martinez, as do his teammates, but even here, baseball is a business and we already know how tight those bench roles are going to be.
Speaking of, Jedd Gyorko might be the only real loser in this situation. With Martinez not going anywhere (at least for a while), Gyorko could be the one that gets dealt to free up a spot on the 25-man (as well as the 40-man, which will need at least one person cleared to get Francisco Pena on the roster). There’s not much you can take from this weekend’s games, given that they are the first two of the season, but it is worth noting that Drew Robinson went 2-4 with a double coming off the bench Saturday and then went 2-3 starting on Sunday. Again, that doesn’t mean that Robinson is making the team or anything, but the club has been vocal about wanting a left-handed bat on the bench, which is why they traded for Robinson in the first place. If the Cards go with 12 hitters (which is not guaranteed, but a shorter bullpen presents its own problems), that’s four bench spots. One is Pena, one is Martinez, and if Robinson can lay sufficient claim to a spot for himself, that leaves Gyorko, Tyler O’Neill, and Yairo Munoz vying for that last chair. The other two do have options so that’s the path of least resistance, but you can argue whether it gives you the best squad.
Possibly the topic that got the biggest buzz over the weekend was the spring debut of Ryan Helsley. Trying to follow in Jordan Hicks‘s footsteps (though he’s already done almost as much as Hicks did last spring), Helsley flashed his power arsenal at the Marlins on Saturday, hitting triple digits while striking out three. You’ll remember, of course, that at Winter Warmup last January John Mozeliak discussed three pitchers he thought could make an impact on 2018–Hicks, Dakota Hudson, and Helsley (who has too many Ls in his name for me to regularly spell it right). Two of them did make the club eventually, but injuries held Helsley back. Again, the bullpen is a situation where there are way too many arms for not enough spots, so it’s difficult to see how they could get Helsley on the roster. If he keeps up like this, though, they well may find a way.
Other than that, you don’t really want to draw a lot of conclusions about the results this week–good or bad; even as we mention Robinson above, remember he could easily go 0-for-the-week and be back to a AAA ticket. Yes, Dexter Fowler didn’t get off to the best of starts, going 0-2 with a strikeout. You know who else did that yesterday? Paul Goldschmidt, and I doubt–well, I at least sincerely hope no one is calling for that trade to be reversed. Fowler did also misplay a ball, I hear (I didn’t get a chance to see it yesterday) and it would have been better for everyone’s piece of mind to see that improved Fowler we’ve hoped for all winter rather than something that looked a little like 2018. That said, it’s one game, two at bats. It’s hard to really take that sample and draw reasonable conclusions from it. Let’s see where Fowler is two weeks from now before we really start to get concerned.
Mike Shildt also named Miles Mikolas as the Opening Day starter, which was really not a surprise. They weren’t going to go with Jack Flaherty for that honor just yet and while you could make a case that Carlos Martinez should get it, his injury put that possibility out to pasture. Mikolas also looked good Saturday (which, as the announcement was made before the game, obviously played no role in the decision) and hopefully we’ll see another solid year from the pitcher. Nothing currently seems to be imminent on the extension front but it wouldn’t be a surprise if they got that done maybe by next week.
St. Louis takes on half of the Detroit Tigers today at home with the game on FOX Sports Midwest and, of course, through the MLB At Bat app. You can also get in on the season version of The Cardinal Six until the first pitch in Milwaukee March 28. The link is here, though you may want to wait until closer to the deadline to get your picks in. It’s so good to have some baseball back, isn’t it?
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Vanguard Bandits Review
Brash Games December 4, 2011
Tactical RPG fans rejoice, as Vanguard Bandits has found its way to the PlayStation Network via Monkey Paw games! If this enthusiastic outburst has you puzzled, then chances are you haven’t heard of this game. This is somewhat forgivable, to be fair, as original developers, Human Entertainment, didn’t see it published in Europe. However, with more than ten years passed since its initial release in Japan and North America, has it still got something to offer? In short… not really.
We enter the game as Bastion, a young and inexperienced soldier still under tutoring from his father. However, he is restless and eager to spread his wings and convince his father that he’s worthy of fighting the dreaded Empire. From here, were tossed into a familiar story of a Continent plagued by civil war between rival factions. Unfortunately, the whole “unlikely band of heroes” teaming up to take down “the oppressive Empire” is as yawn-worthy as it sounds, and the cast of characters do little to involve you in any committed sort of way. There are at least some twists and turns along the way, but none that make it stand out from every other standard RPG storyline.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s a good game, but I can almost guarantee that you’ve played better turn-based RPGs since 2000, likely in the form of Final Fantasy Tactics or the Disgaea series. This being the case, Vanguard Bandits may feel rather archaic to late adopters, but the fundamentals are spot on and it soon becomes easy to overlook its cracks of age and enjoy the solid gameplay underneath.
Said gameplay consists mainly of 2D sprites taking turns on a grid of squares representing, in 3D, different environments like grassy plains, dirt paths and dusty trenches. Luckily, Vanguard Bandits hasn’t aged that much visually thanks to the genre’s general lack of reliance on graphics. What matters here instead is the depth of gameplay which, against the test of time, Vanguard Bandits has maintained. Starting with just two characters and gaining more followers as you progress, you must battle your way through 60 missions on board your ATAC (All Terrain Armoured Combatant). At the start of each turn, you can manoeuvre your mechanical monstrosity over a limited amount of tiles and into an attack position. From here, you’re prompted to select your command and attempt to disable your enemy’s ATAC. The game throws you straight into the deep end on the first mission without as much as a tutorial, but it only takes two minutes to adapt to what is essentially turn-based battling at its most basic.
Although you may feel rather limited in what you can do on the battlefield, rushing in like an idiot will get you killed. The first few missions may let you away with such ignorance but don’t be fooled, it gets pretty tough pretty quick. Hang tight though, just dust off that old brain of yours and you’ll be flanking ass in no time at all. The more experience you earn, the easier the game will be in the long run. When you do level-up though, be sure to spread your skill points wisely among your attributes; it’s no good being a defensive powerhouse if you haven’t got the skill to fight back.
A nice addition, and a feature that was the game’s key selling point in 2000, is the impressively rendered battle animations. When your humble little sprites clash on the grid, a fully rendered battle sequence takes place to visualise what just transpired. They’re quite pretty to look at, but they usually only last a few seconds. This is understandable though, as it wouldn’t suit if the battle sequences were to break the flow of gameplay.
The multitude of missions are broken up by cut-scenes that, while just a tad long-winded, do a great job of progressing the story and presenting new scenarios inevitably leading to some more robot stomping. Also, just before a new mission kicks off, you’re given the opportunity to cash in your loot and buy new items to aid you in your quest. Be sure to equip the best gear too, as you’ll encounter better weapons, stones and amulets that will increase your stats.
If you have the patience to wait out the story sequences between battles, you’ll find the traditional turn-based gameplay to be as engaging as it’s ever been. It might not match up to other releases in the genre over the past eleven years, but Vanguard Bandits is a deep, tactical gaming experience that feels rejuvenated for 2011 with easy access through PSN and a relatively low asking price considering the content on offer.
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At the London School of Economics the cleaning contract is held by ISS, a multinational with lots of privatised cleaning contracts, including the London Underground. The cleaners are mainly Latin American with poor English and a fear of joining a union or speaking out about their lousy pay and conditions.
As a result of a campaign by Justice for Cleaners, the LSE has adopted the London Living Wage which is higher than the National Minimum Wage. However, it was phased in over three years of the new cleaning contract.
Worse, the workers are paying for it. They are currently paid £6 per hour but staffing has been cut and they have to work harder. This has affected standards of cleaning - management blame the new contract for mice in the Library.
iss is well known on the Underground for using immigration controls to victimise organisers and intimidate the workforce. Union activists in the recent strike by cleaners on the Underground have been suspended without pay, allegedly for working with bogus or incorrect National Insurance numbers. They’ve worked with these numbers for years - this is simply victimisation.
National Physical Laboratories once arranged an immigration raid on its cleaners to cut the workforce and cut costs. iss is rumoured to have used document checks against workers at the LSE earlier this year. Hard facts are difficult to come by due to the reluctance of cleaners to talk to union activists, but there is a suspicion that the workforce was cut by this method.
LSE likes to think of itself as special, it’s paternalistic. Its apparent benevolence - especially if your face fits - helps to undermine union membership as many people think they don’t need a union. Yet scratch the surface and the need for organisation couldn’t be clearer.
We have to organise in solidarity with cleaners and push for the contract to be taken back in house on the grounds that it isn’t really value for money. We also have to recognise that immigration controls are a means of undermining pay and conditions and disciplining vulnerable workers, and oppose them.
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Content: Christoph Schwank is the chief commissioner for the CID (Criminal Investigative Department) and a "picture-perfect" Macho. The world comes crashing down, as he comes home one night to find that his girlfriend has thrown him out of the flat. To blow off some steam, he begins a wild night out and wakes up the next morning in the arms of Edgar, a gay car mechanic. This all proves too much for him to handle. He has lost his fiancé and the flat. Hesitantly, he accepts Edger’s offer to temporarily stay with him. But, when he has a new and very attractive female colleague, who is also interested in him and finds out that his new landlord is not only in love with him, but also steals cars, Christopher's life slips completely out of control... (Source: www.cinema.de)
Actors: Christoph M. Ohrt, Carin C. Tietze, Tim Bergmann, Oliver Stokowski, Rudolf Kowalski, Dieter Brandecker, Daniela Ziegler, Ina Weisse, Andreas Pietschmann, u.a.
Directed by: Rolf Silber
Screenplay: Rolf Silber, Rudolf Bergmann
Cinematography by: Jürgen Herrmann
Production: Cobra Film / Gerd Huber, Silvia Koller, Jochen Löscher, Renate Seefeldt / Germany 1995
“Thanks to its witty dialogues and believable romantic complications, the film succeeds in being an amusing comedy” (TV Spielfilm 6/99)
“Men and women, gays and heterosexuals, the trials and tribulations of love and sex - and all this being cheerful and funny. (...) Real Guys is an amusing, clever film about the complicated rules of interpersonal relations. (...) Emotions are not killed by punchlines, persons not reduced to templets. Edgar is not the typical, in his mannerism nearly asexual gay. (...) Rolf Silber takes his characters seriously, and for a ride. And that makes “Real Guys” one of Germany's best new comedies.”
(Cinema 6/96)
“Real guys“ has a lightness, a cool melancholy, the kind which you normally only find in French movies.”
“First professional filming of Andreas Pietschmann, whilst still training at drama school. Refreshingly relaxed, director Rolf Silber takes takes on the topic of homosexuality and creates a special kind of romantic comedy. He bets on fresh young actors who do their thing properly. However, in the foreground there is certainly the joke-filled dialogue book written by Silber himself.” (Source: www.moviemaster.de)
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US Dowd Resigns (Lon NR)
Top Trump Lawyer Resigns Amid Attacks on Mueller
Ted Olson , Hillary Clinton , Christopher Wray , Donald Trump , Monica Goodling , Rod Rosenstein , Raj Rajaratnam , Robert Mueller
President Donald Trump's lead lawyer in the special counsel's Russia investigation resigned Thursday, shaking up the legal team just as the president intensifies his attacks on a probe he calls nothing more than a witch hunt.
Associated Press Justice Department reporter Eric Tucker said the resignation might have something to do with clashes between John Dowd and Trump in the Mueller investigation.
"Trump came out and said I'm very eager to speak under oath to Mueller, but Dowd has been much more cautious and apprehensive," Tucker said, "So obviously you have a client attorney division there."
The departure of attorney John Dowd removes the primary negotiator and legal strategist who had been molding Trump's defense. It also comes just days after the Trump legal team added a new lawyer, former U.S. attorney Joseph diGenova, who has alleged on television that FBI officials were involved in a "brazen plot" to exonerate Hillary Clinton in the email investigation and to "frame" Trump for nonexistent crimes.
Dowd confirmed his decision in an email to The Associated Press, saying, "I love the President and wish him well." Dowd said he made the decision voluntarily and he denied reports that his departure had to do with Trump ignoring his legal advice. He said he formally resigned Thursday morning.
It already was a delicate time in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation as Trump's attorneys, including Dowd, have been negotiating with Mueller over the scope and terms of an interview of the president. Trump has told reporters that he was eager to speak with Mueller, but Dowd has been far more apprehensive, and the lawyers have not publicly committed to making Trump available for questioning.
Asked Thursday whether he still wants to speak with Mueller's team, Trump told reporters, "Yes, I would like to."
Dowd's exit nearly a year into Mueller's investigation threatens to undo the cooperation between prosecutors and Trump's lawyers and may herald a stark shift in strategy as the probe reaches closer into the White House and the president's inner circle.
Over the weekend, Dowd issued a statement calling for an end to special counsel's investigation. The White House and later Dowd had to clarify the statement, saying the president's legal team wasn't calling for Mueller to be fired.
But Trump has upped his public attacks on Mueller.
In a series of tweets since last week, the president has said that the probe never should have started, that it was based on "fraudulent activities," that it was a "WITCH HUNT" and that it is being led by "13 hardened Democrats, some big Crooked Hillary supporters."
New York - 10 May 2011
1. STILL Attorney John Dowd leaves building with his client co-founder of Galleon hedge fund group Raj Rajaratnam
New York - 29 April 2011
2. STILL Dowd and Rajaratnam entering federal court
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Eric Tucker, Associated Press Justice Department Reporter:
"So John Dowd is the lead defense lawyer on Donald Trump's legal team. And we learned today that he has resigned effective immediately from that team, so he's no longer going to be representing the president."
Washington, D.C. - 23 May 2007
4. STILL Various Dowd with client White House liaison Monica Goodling
"So this is really significant because we are now 10 months into Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation. There have been a lot of negotiations back and forth led by John Dowd as to whether or not the president will sit down for interview with Mueller and his team. And so now it's unclear what the next step is going to be, because basically the point person and lead negotiator and point of contact for Mueller's team is no longer calling the shots."
DONALD TRUMP TWITTER FEED/@realDonaldTrump
Internet - 18 March 2018
6. SCREENGRAB of Donald Trump homepage on Twitter
7. SCREENGRAB of tweet reading (English): "Why does the Mueller team have 13 hardened Democrats, some big Crooked Hillary supporters, and Zero Republicans? Another Dem recently added...does anyone think this is fair? And yet, there is NO COLLUSION!"
8. SCREENGRAB of tweet reading (English): "The Mueller probe should never have been started in that there was no collusion and there was no crime. It was based on fraudulent activities and a Fake Dossier paid for by Crooked Hillary and the DNC, and improperly used in FISA COURT for surveillance of my campaign. WITCH HUNT!"
"Last weekend we noticed a real notable shift in the way the president and his legal team has been talking about Special Counsel Robert Mueller. So in the past there's been lots of public overtures and gestures of cooperation. They've spoken warmly about the special counsel in his work. And this time, for the first time, this weekend for the first time we saw John Dowd basically call on Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to shut down the investigation. He had initially said he was speaking for the president, he later said he was not. And the White House on Sunday had to clarify that there were no plans to try to terminate the investigation."
10. Donald Trump walks into White House Treaty Room
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Eric Tucker, Associated Press Justice Department Reporter:
"So I think there's been a degree of consternation back and forth within the legal community over certain decisions and actions from Dowd and the legal team. There's been obviously a divide as to whether or not the president is gonna speak with Mueller. So you'll remember that in January, Trump came out and said I'm very eager to speak under oath to Mueller, but Dowd has been much more cautious and apprehensive, and his lawyers, Trump's lawyers have not publicly committed in any way to any sort of interview. They say those are ongoing negotiations. So obviously you have a client attorney division there."
12. President Donald Trump walks out of Treaty Room as reporters shout questions
13. UPSOUND: Reporter:
"Mr. President, would you still like to testify to special counsel Robert Mueller, sir?"
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Trump, U.S. President:
"Yes, I would like to..."
15. Trump walks out of room
"One other thing that I would note is that the Trump legal team has been looking to try to add to its ranks. So they have reached out to a very prominent Washington lawyer, a litigator by the name of Ted Olson who argued the Bush v. Gore case 2000 before the U.S. Supreme Court. And he's argued the California gay rights case, same sex marriage case. He turned them down. And so I would not be surprised if there is another attorney who they try to reach out to."
Washington, D.C. - 28 September 2017
17. STILL Various Former United States Solicitor General Ted Olson at the installation ceremony for FBI director Chris Wray
Washington, D.C. - 20 June 2013
18. STILL Olson with plaintiffs in the California Proposition 8 case
"They did hire on Monday a former United States attorney named Joe diGenova who's going to be working on the Trump legal team. And one thing that diGenova is notable for is an interview with Fox News from January in which he basically said the FBI officials were part of a brazen plot to exonerate Hillary Clinton and frame Donald Trump for a fictional, nonexistent crime. So that gives you a flavor of where the defense legal strategy might be going."
20. Various Trump speaking in the House Treaty Room about imposing tariffs on Chinese imports
Political corruption , Political issues , Government and politics , Special Counsel investigation into Russia’s interference in 2016 U.S. Elections , Criminal investigations , Crime , General news , Criminal investigations , Law and order
U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States government, U.S. Department of Justice
Washington Heights , New York , United States
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MidEast Giuliani
ONLY ON AP Trump's lawyer Giuliani on North Korea and Mueller Russia probe
Robert Mueller , Hillary Clinton , Kim Jong-un , Donald Trump , John Bolton , Rudolph Giuliani , Michael Pence , James Comey
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday boasted that US President Donald Trump's tough line had forced the North Korean leader to beg to re-schedule a high-profile summit after the president abruptly called off the meeting.
After the cancellation, "Kim Jong Un got back on his hands and knees and begged for it, which is exactly the position you want to put him in," Giuliani told a business conference in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv.
In an interview later with The Associated Press, Giuliani rejected suggestions that such comments might sour the atmosphere ahead of next week's summit in Singapore, saying that the North Korean leader must understand that the United States is in a position of strength.
"It is pointing out that the president is the stronger figure," Giuliani told the AP. "And you're not going to have useful negotiations unless he accepts that."
Giuliani said Trump had no choice but to call off the meeting after the North Koreans insulted Vice President Mike Pence, National Security Adviser John Bolton and threatened "nuclear annihilation" of the U.S.
"President Trump didn't take that. What he did was he called off the summit," he said.
Giuliani said Kim quickly changed his position, expressed willingness to discuss denuclearization and asked to have the meeting again.
"That's what I mean by begging for it," Giuliani said.
The summit is back on in Singapore next Tuesday.
Giuliani, Trump's lawyer in the Russian investigation, noted that he was sharing a personal opinion and was not part of the U.S. foreign policy team.
The former New York mayor is in Israel for a number of appearances, including a speech to a Tel Aviv business conference earlier in the day and an address late on Wednesday to OneFamily, a group that supports Israeli families whose loved ones have been wounded or killed in Palestinian attacks.
Giuliani is leading the defence of Trump in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into whether Trump associates coordinated with Russia during the 2016 presidential election, and whether Trump took steps to shut down that investigation through actions, including the firing of FBI Director James Comey.
Trump's team and allies have waged a public relations campaign against Mueller and the Justice Department to discredit the investigation and soften the impact of the special counsel's potential findings. In the latest salvo, Giuliani accused Mueller of trying to "frame" the president.
Giuliani claimed that Mueller has produced no evidence of wrongdoing by the president, and has stacked his team with partisan Democrats, including supporters of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.
Though Trump insists he did nothing wrong, the statements from him and his lawyers have made clear that much of their defence revolves around establishing that he was constitutionally empowered to take the actions he took.
Giuliani rejected criticism that the defence team is attacking the justice system or public institutions.
"We're trying to purify institutions," he added, accusing the media of trying to convict Trump and saying the prosecutors are "not saints" immune from attack.
Nonetheless, Giuliani said he remains in touch with Mueller, and that there have been discussions about allowing investigators to question the president. But he said his client needs assurances he won't be railroaded.
He said so far, Mueller has not produced evidence indicating wrongdoing by the president
Jerusalem - 6 June 2018
1. Set-up shot of US President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Rudy Giuliani, US President Donald Trump's lawyer:
“What I’m saying is that (North Korean leader) Kim Jong Un had someone say terrible things about (US) Vice President (Mike) Pence. Terrible things about (National Security Advisor) John Bolton. And then had someone threaten nuclear annihilation of the United States. (US) President (Donald) Trump didn’t take that. What he did was he called off the summit and he was widely criticised for it. And Kim Jong Un changed his position. He said he was going to do denuclearisation. Again, we don’t have the conditions yet but at least that's a big shift and asked to have the meeting again. And that’s what I mean by 'begging for it'.”
3. Close of Giuliani
"It is pointing out that the president is the stronger figure and you're not going to have useful negotiations unless he accepts that. And my words don't matter - I'm not involved in the negotiations. But my comments as a citizen are very important."
5. Cutaway of Giuliani with associates
"In order to try to develop evidence against him, they have brought a number of very questionable cases. The prosecution of Mr. (Paul) Manafort for things in 2005 that had nothing to do with President Trump. I can't imagine why...whether Mr. Manafort did something wrong or not - I cant judge. But I can say it has nothing to do with President Trump. And then these Russians that were indicted, who are never going to come to the United States, who play dirty tricks like dressing up as clowns. If that is Russian collusion, I don't know maybe it is. But, the real question is there's not a single link to anybody in America. So what's that about if it isn't trying to formulate a case on the president when there is no evidence for it. A judge recently said that this investigation is more like investigating a man than a crime. Because, they don't have a crime. And that's why I say 'they're trying to frame him.' Because, if they had any sense they would realise they're trying to put together a case on an innocent man and that's what we call in America 'framing somebody'."
7. Cutaway of Giuliani taking photos with associates
"We're trying to purify institutions. You're just part of that whole...media that wants to turn around and convict President Trump when he's done nothing wrong. And nobody wants to recognise that that's what these people are engaged in. Well it's my job to defend a client and if I have to take on an Attorney General or an independent council, by God, I'll take them on. I'm not the first lawyer to do that. When someone is unfairly prosecuting you, you have got to point that out loudly and clearly - this is an unfair investigation. It has no basis in fact. President Trump did not talk to, meet with, or have anything to do with Russians at any time during the 2016 election. That is a totally phoney charge. And over a year-and-a-half and 20 million dollars later they don't have a single piece of proof that he did. Now, if you aren't framing him, then stop the investigation, put out your report and let the chips fall where they may."
9 . Cutaway of Giuliani taking photos with associates
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Rudy Giuliani, US President Donald Trump's lawyer:
"If they can show us some hard incriminating facts from that evidence, then we would consider advising our client to be interviewed. But, if we don't see it, then we have to conclude that we're not dealing with a fair-minded group of people."
11. Giuliani with associates
"Not only did (Robert) Mueller bring in heavy Democratic partisans to conduct the investigation of a Republican, he's also using the FBI agents who conducted the totally unfair, totally biased, in the other direction, investigation of Hillary Clinton. They should have used new agents, not agents that have conducted probably one of the most flawed investigations in American history."
13. Giuliani getting on a bus
Summits , International relations , Government and politics , Summits , General news , 2016 United States presidential election , United States presidential election , Presidential elections , National elections , Elections , Criminal investigations , Crime , Criminal investigations , Law and order , Special Counsel investigation into Russia’s interference in 2016 U.S. Elections
North Korea government
West Jerusalem , Jerusalem , Israel
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US Mueller Statement
Mueller: Charging Trump 'not an option'
Robert Mueller , Donald Trump
Special counsel Robert Mueller, breaking a two-year silence on his investigation into ties between Russia and the Trump campaign, says charging a president with a crime was "not an option" his team could consider in the Russia investigation.
Mueller says that he was bound by long-standing Justice Department opinions that say a president can't be indicted while in office.
In his first public comments in the probe, Mueller said on Wednesday "it would be unfair" to potentially accuse someone of a crime when the person couldn't stand trial to defend himself.
Mueller's comments echoed the findings in his public report.
Mueller's report revealed that US President Donald Trump tried to seize control of the Russia probe and force Mueller's removal to stop him from investigating potential obstruction of justice by the Republican president.
Trump has called the investigation a "witch hunt."
Washington, DC - 29 May 2019
1. SOUNDBITE (English) Robert Mueller, Special Counsel:
SOUNDBITE (English) Robert Mueller, Special Counsel:
"Two years ago the acting attorney general asked me to serve as special counsel and he created the special counsel's office. The appointment order directed the office to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. This included investigating any links or coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with the Trump campaign. Now I have not spoken publicly during our investigation. I'm speaking out today because our investigation is complete. The attorney general has made the report on our investigation largely public. We are formally closing the special counsel's office and as well, I'm resigning from the Department of Justice to return to private life. I'll make a few remarks about the results of our work, but beyond these few remarks it is important that the office's written work speak for itself. Let me begin where the appointment order begins and that is interference in the 2016 presidential election. As alleged by the grand jury in an indictment, Russian intelligence officers, who were part of the Russian military, launched a concerted attack on our political system. The indictment alleges that they use sophisticated cyber techniques to hack into computers and networks used by the Clinton campaign. They stole private information and then released that information through fake online identities and through the organization WikiLeaks. The releases were designed and timed to interfere with our election and to damage a presidential candidate. And at the same time, as the grand jury alleged in a separate indictment, a private Russian entity engaged in a social media operation where Russian citizens posed as Americans in order to influence an election. These indictments contain allegations and we are not commenting on the guilt or the innocence of any specific defendant. Every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. The indictments allege and the other activities in our report describe efforts to interfere in our political system. They needed to be investigated and understood and that is among the reasons why the Department of Justice established our office. That is also a reason we investigated efforts to obstruct the investigation. The matters we investigated were of paramount importance. It was critical for us to obtain full and accurate information from every person we questioned. When a subject of an investigation obstructs that investigation or lies to investigators, it strikes at the core of the government's effort to find the truth and hold wrongdoers accountable. Let me say a word about the report. The report has two parts, addressing the two main issues we were asked to investigate. The first volume of the report details numerous efforts emanating from Russia to influence the election. This volume includes a discussion of the Trump campaign's response to this activity as well as our conclusion that there was insufficient evidence to charge a broader conspiracy. And in the second volume, the report describes the results and analysis of our obstruction of justice investigation involving the president. The order appointing me Special Counsel authorized us to investigate actions that could obstruct the investigation. We conducted that investigation and we kept the office of the acting attorney general apprised of the progress of our work and as set forth in the report, after that investigation, if we had had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime we would have said so. We did not however make a determination as to whether the president did commit a crime. The introduction to the volume 2 of our report explains that decision. It explains that under long standing department policy a president cannot be charged with a federal crime while he is in office. That is unconstitutional. Even if the charge is kept under seal and hidden from public view, that too is prohibited. The special counsel's office is part of the Department of Justice and by regulation it was bound by that department policy. Charging the president with a crime was therefore not an option we could consider."
Criminal investigations , Crime , General news , Criminal investigations , Law and order , Political corruption , Political issues , Government and politics , Legal proceedings , Obstruction of justice , Indictments , Special Counsel investigation into Russia's interference in 2016 U.S. Elections , Presidential elections , National elections , Elections
U.S. Department of Justice, United States government
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US Mueller Report Debrief
AP debrief: Mueller concludes Russia-Trump probe
ASSOCIATED PRESS , POOL
Robert Mueller , Donald Trump , Nancy Pelosi , William Barr
US Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Friday turned over his long-awaited final report on the contentious Russia investigation that has cast a dark shadow over Donald Trump's presidency, entangled Trump's family and resulted in criminal charges against some of the president's closest associates.
The comprehensive report, still confidential, marks the end of Mueller's probe but sets the stage for big public fights to come.
Associated Press reporter Eric Tucker says the next steps are up to Attorney General William Barr, to Congress and, in all likelihood, federal courts.
Barr is "going to review this report and will decide how much of it to make public. He says he will release something as soon as this weekend that functions as a summary of the central findings of the special counsel."
With no details released at this point, it's not known whether Mueller's report answers the core questions of his investigation: Did Trump's campaign collude with the Kremlin to sway the 2016 presidential election in favor of the celebrity businessman? Also, did Trump take steps later, including by firing his FBI director, to obstruct the probe?
But Tucker says the delivery of the report does mean the investigation has concluded without any public charges of a criminal conspiracy between the campaign and Russia, or of obstruction by the president.
Mueller is not recommending any further indictments in the Russia probe, a Justice Department official confirmed Friday.
Washington, DC - 22 March 2019
1. Wide shot of the White House as the sun sets
Washington, DC - June 2013
2. STILL photo of Robert Mueller at FBI headquarters
"Special Counsel Robert Mueller today concluded his nearly two year long investigation into potential collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. He delivered a confidential report to the Justice Department this afternoon and Attorney General William Barr says he will report back to Congress as soon as this weekend about a summary of the findings of that report."
4. Attorney General William Barr leaving his house for work
"The attorney general is going to review this report and we know from Justice Department officials it's a comprehensive report. He's going to review this report and will decide how much of it to make public. He says he will release something as soon as this weekend that functions as a summary of the central findings of the special counsel."
6. Exterior shots of the Justice Department
"Attorney General Barr has committed to releasing information as well to the public so the information he delivers to congressional officials we expect to also be released to the public."
8. Letter from Attorney General William Barr to members of Congress
"The other thing that we know that's really important that I want to point out is that the special counsel is not recommending any additional indictments. There have been lots of speculation about other people who might be in trouble or scrutinized, members of the president's family, all sorts of different speculation, and apparently the special counsel says none of that is happening. He's not recommending any additional charges from his office."
Palm Beach, Florida - 22 March 2019
10. Donald Trump walks off Air Force One after landing in Palm Beach
"We're not clear what's in the report so it's hard to say how this bodes for the central mandate of the Special Counsel in terms of whether he's found allegations of potential collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. But again, it's important to note this investigation is concluding without any criminal charges along those lines. So there are no criminal charges against the president or anybody else from his campaign alleging a criminal conspiracy with the Russian government."
Fletcher, North Carolina, US - 21 October 2016
12. Donald Trump walks into rally during 2016 presidential campaign
"We'll have to see what the actual findings are. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been reluctant to sort of talk about impeachment proceedings. She said the president's not worth it. So it strikes me that it would require something that's really damning and incriminating for the president that's in the report for Democrats to take any sort of organized impeachment action."
14. US President Donald Trump walks on White House South Lawn to talk to press before departing to Florida
Political corruption , Political issues , Government and politics , Special Counsel investigation into Russia's interference in 2016 U.S. Elections , Criminal investigations , Crime , General news , Criminal investigations , Law and order , Impeachments , Presidential elections , National elections , Elections
United States Congress, United States government, U.S. Department of Justice
Florida , United States , North America , Russia , Eastern Europe , Europe , District of Columbia
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Donald Trump , William Barr , Nancy Pelosi , Robert Mueller
Special counsel Robert Mueller on Friday turned over his long-awaited final report on the contentious Russia investigation that has cast a dark shadow over Donald Trump's presidency, entangled Trump's family and resulted in criminal charges against some of the president's closest associates.
14. President Donald Trump walks on White House South Lawn to talk to press before departing to Florida
Political corruption , Political issues , Government and politics , Presidential elections , National elections , Elections , Special Counsel investigation into Russia’s interference in 2016 U.S. Elections , Impeachments , Criminal investigations , Crime , General news , Criminal investigations , Law and order
Florida , United States , North America , District of Columbia , Russia , Eastern Europe , Europe
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Donald Trump , Robert Mueller , Nancy Pelosi , William Barr
Presidential elections , National elections , Elections , Government and politics , Criminal investigations , Crime , General news , Criminal investigations , Law and order , Special Counsel investigation into Russia’s interference in 2016 U.S. Elections , Political corruption , Political issues , Impeachments
U.S. Department of Justice, United States government, United States Congress
Russia , Eastern Europe , Europe , Florida , United States , North America , District of Columbia
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AP Debrief: Mueller report did not exonerate Trump
Michael Flynn , Donald Trump , Robert Mueller , Donald McGahn , James Comey , Corey Lewandowski
Special counsel Robert Mueller says President Donald Trump's efforts to influence the Russia investigation "were mostly unsuccessful," but that was because the people surrounding the president "declined to carry out orders to accede to his requests."
AP reporter Chad Day gives an initial review of the two-volume report that exceeds 400 pages.
"The first volume that deals with Russian election interference and the actions of the Trump campaign is a couple of hundred pages long and goes into exhaustive detail about the information that they've gathered," he says.
"Interviewing 500 witnesses, issuing more than twenty eight hundred subpoenas, and putting together probably the most complete picture of what happened during the 2016 election involving the Trump campaign and Russia."
Mueller's report details instances by several officials, including former FBI Director James Comey, former White House counsel Don McGahn and former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, ignoring or refusing Trump's requests to interfere in the investigation.
"But some of those episodes show that Trump made several attempts to seize control of the investigation try to have Special Counsel Robert Mueller removed from the probe, or that his attorneys were trying to gather information about what people who were cooperating with the investigation were telling prosecutors," Day says.
Washington, D.C. - 17 April 2019
+++STARTS AND ENDS ON A SOUNDBITE+++
1. SOUNDBITE (English) Chad Day, Associated Press
"So the headline today is that Mueller has made two big conclusions out of his report. Number one is that he did not establish that there was a criminal conspiracy between the Russian government and the Trump campaign to interfere in the 2016 election. The other is that he did not exonerate the president on the question of whether he obstructed justice, or tried to influence the Russia probe and crossed over into criminal conduct. Now, it's a 448 page report and portions of it are redacted. We're still kind of gathering the information right now to determine how much has been withheld. We know that the attorney general said that he withheld information about ongoing investigations, grand jury material, information that could be derogatory about uncharged people, and other information that he saw fit to withhold."
+++BLACK FRAMES+++
SOUNDBITE (English) Chad Day, Associated Press
"So in particular on the question of obstruction, Mueller examined 10 different episodes in which he was looking at the president's conduct to determine whether or not it crossed over into criminal conduct. Now again, he did not determine, didn't answer the question of whether it was criminal obstruction. But some of those episodes show that Trump made several attempts to seize control of the investigation try to have Special Counsel Robert Mueller removed from the probe, or that his attorneys were trying to gather information about what people who were cooperating with the investigation were telling prosecutors."
"In particular, there's one episode that's related involving his personal attorney of his who is trying to gather information from former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. Now, this is going back in time a little bit, but Flynn had just cut off contact with the Trump legal team, ahead of his pleading guilty and cooperating with the government. The report says that one of Trump's attorneys then reached out and tried to remind them that the president had warm feelings for Flynn and ask him to see if there was any information that he knew that could implicate the president. Whenever Flynn's attorneys rebuffed that effort, the attorney then said that he would remind the president that that Flynn's actions showed hostility towards the president. So, what they're showing is that they're painting a picture here of a president and people around him who are trying to shape and gather information about the probe but also to in some cases you know take control of it and influence the direction of where it's going."
"The report also details what happened in the months right after Special Counsel Robert Mueller was appointed in May of 2017. In particular, it shows that the president ordered his then White House counsel Don McGahn to try to have a special counsel Robert Mueller removed. Now McGahn rebuffed this effort but it shows how the president and the report quotes him saw the probe as possible into his presidency, and something that would threaten his power. And at that point was trying to take efforts to take control of the investigation by having Mueller removed."
"I think the level of detail in the report is one of the most important take-aways from it. The first volume that deals with Russian election interference and the actions of the Trump campaign is a couple of hundred pages long and goes into exhaustive detail about the information that they've gathered interviewing 500 witnesses, issuing more than 2,800 subpoenas, and putting together probably the most complete picture of what happened during the 2016 election involving the Trump campaign and Russia. The other thing is how much the special counsel grappled with whether or not the president had crossed over the legal line into criminal obstruction. As you see in the second volume of the report. He details these 10 episodes, and also then discusses you know what the law is and how it applies to a president ultimately deciding that they could not answer the question because there are difficult legal issues at play, and leaving that kind of open. As we know after the report was turned in weeks ago, the attorney general then stepped in and decided that the president had not obstructed justice. And today you saw him reflect that in his news conference announcing the report."
"Immediately after the report was announced by the attorney general this morning, Trump and his legal team claimed victory, with Trump kind of touting his usual refrain of 'no collusion.' That there was 'no obstruction' and saying it was a 'total exoneration.' Now, as we know, the report did not exonerate him on the question of obstruction of justice. But his legal team did issue a statement saying that they see this as a victory, and that what it appears is now going to be the president's strategy is to go and try to turn the tables and attack the investigators who carried out the Russia investigation.
"Also what we will have after this report drops is that Barr will go to to the Hill to testify. Democrats are also calling for him to release the full report and say that they may go to court for that. Barr is scheduled to testify in early May. We also have seen Democrats say that they want to hear from Special Counsel Robert Mueller himself, and Barr said that he wouldn't object to that during his news conference."
+++ENDS ON A SOUNDBITE+++
Special Counsel investigation into Russia's interference in 2016 U.S. Elections , Criminal investigations , Crime , General news , Criminal investigations , Law and order , Campaigns , Elections , Government and politics , Obstruction of justice , Political corruption , Political issues , Subpoenas
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Michael Flynn , Donald Trump , James Comey , Robert Mueller , Corey Lewandowski , Donald McGahn
Special Counsel investigation into Russia's interference in 2016 U.S. Elections , Campaigns , Elections , Government and politics , Criminal investigations , Crime , General news , Criminal investigations , Law and order , Obstruction of justice , Political corruption , Political issues , Subpoenas
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US Trump Russia Debrief (CR)
Cohen pleads guilty, cooperates with Mueller probe
Paul Manafort , Michael Cohen , Donald Trump , Robert Mueller , Melania Trump , Stephanie Clifford , Michael Flynn
President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, admitted Thursday he had lied to Congress about a Moscow real estate deal he had pursued on Trump's behalf during the heat of the 2016 presidential campaign.
The guilty plea makes clear that prosecutors believe that Trump, who insisted repeatedly throughout the campaign that he had no business dealings in Russia, was continuing to pursue the project weeks after he had clinched the Republican nomination for president and well after he or his associates have publicly acknowledged.
The negotiations about building a Trump Tower in Moscow continued as late as June 2016 - the same month Trump's oldest son met in Manhattan with a Kremlin-connected lawyer - even though Cohen told two congressional committees last year that they ended that January.
"Cohen lied about the extent of his conversations not only with people in the Trump Organization about this deal, but that they went on a lot longer further into the campaign than we previously knew," explains AP reporter Chad Day.
Cohen also discussed the proposal with Trump on multiple occasions and with unidentified members of the president's family, according to court papers filed by special counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating Russian interference in the presidential election and possible coordination with the Trump campaign.
Prosecutors say Cohen is cooperating with Mueller and has met with his team seven times.
"What this shows is that he has been providing a significant amount of information to their investigation, that they do consider it to be material to what they're investigating and pursuing. And so I think that we're just scratching the surface right now about what Michael Cohen may have told them," Day says.
New York - 29 November 2018
1. Michael Cohen and his attorney walk down steps of courthouse after guilty plea
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2. Sketch of Michael Cohen sitting in court
Washington - 29 November 2018
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Chad Day, Associated Press:
"What happened today is that Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former fixer and longtime attorney, appeared in a courtroom in New York and pleaded guilty to lying to Congress about the extent of a Russia, a deal that the president's company, the Trump organization, was planning to do to build a Trump Tower Moscow during the 2016 presidential campaign."
Fletcher, North Carolina - 21 October 2016
5. Donald Trump walks into campaign rally
"Cohen lied about the extent of his conversations not only with people in the Trump Organization about this deal, but that they went on a lot longer further into the campaign than we previously knew. He also, what we learned from the court papers is that he actually personally discussed this deal with the president, who was then a candidate at the time and also briefed his family members about it. So what we're getting from these new court documents is a much more vivid picture of how far along this deal went and who knew about the deal while they were also doing, you know carrying out the presidential campaign."
7. President Donald Trump walks out to talk to reporters before leaving for Argentina
New York - 21 September 2018
8. Michael Cohen walks out of court with his lawyer
"The president is acknowledging that this was a deal and we've known that there was a deal. Michael Cohen disclosed that this deal existed and that there were talks about this building that would go, that would be built in Russia. But the new part of this is that the president's personal involvement in it and how much he knew and when. And also, you know if we're looking at kind of going forward that Michael Cohen has cooperated extensively with the special counsel investigation. One big issue now for the president is that he recently provided written statements to questions about his interactions with Russia, his campaign's interaction with Russia that could have touched on this subject. We don't know for sure but if there's any inconsistency between what Mueller says is true in these court papers based on their evidence and what the president says that could be a problem for him."
10. President Trump walks away from talking to press, waits for First Lady Melania Trump on South Lawn
11 . SOUNDBITE (English) Chad Day, Associated Press:
"What we knew about Michael Cohen before is that he had pleaded guilty to a number of different crimes including campaign finance violations related to hush money payments that have been paid on the president's behalf to former Playboy model and also Stormy Daniels, a porn star. And so this is now kind of connecting that Cohen case which previously didn't have a Russia connection to the special counsel's investigation. And so what this shows is that he has been providing a significant amount of information to their investigation, that they do consider it to be material to what they're investigating and pursuing. And so I think that we're just scratching the surface right now about what Michael Cohen may have told them."
New York - 2 July 2018
11. Michael Cohen walking down the street in New York
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Chad Day, Associated Press:
"It's really hard to tell now kind of where this goes. What, what we're able to see is that this is a very active part of their investigation, that you know, it's not just about Paul Manafort and his business deals. It's not just about Michael Flynn and lies that he may have told or that he did tell during, about his interactions with Russia. That there is a very active investigation, a criminal investigation into whether or not there was contact between Trump associates and Russians during the 2016 campaign. And while this doesn't have anything directly to do with collusion or any question of that, this does show that someone who was a high placed official at the Trump organization, very close to the president, was discussing a business deal with even officials in the Kremlin during the time where the president was you know, leading a very public campaign for office."
13. Michael Cohen and his attorney walk down steps of courthouse after guilty plea and toward press
14. Paul Manafort, gets out of car and walks into US District courthouse
Washington, DC - 20 January, 2017
15. Michael Flynn arrives at inauguration
New York - July 2018
16. Trump Tower exteriors
New York - 30 May, 2018
17. Michael Cohen walks toward courthouse
Cleveland, Ohio - 21 July 2016
18. Paul Manafort with President Donald Trump at the RNC rehearsal
Crime , General news , Special Counsel investigation into Russia’s interference in 2016 U.S. Elections , Criminal investigations , Criminal investigations , Law and order , Legal proceedings , Campaigns , Elections , Government and politics , National governments , Presidential elections , National elections
United States Congress, United States government
New York , United States , North America , Ohio , District of Columbia , Russia , Eastern Europe , Europe , Cleveland
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US Trump Russia Probe (CR)
Trump gives written responses to Mueller questions
POOL , ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hillary Clinton , Donald Trump , Donald Trump, Jr. , Robert Mueller
President Donald Trump has provided the special counsel's office with written answers to questions about his knowledge of Russian interference in the 2016 election, his lawyers said Tuesday, marking the first time Trump has directly cooperated with the investigation.
The step is a milestone in a months-long negotiation between Trump's attorneys and special counsel Robert Mueller's team over whether and when the president would sit for an interview, representing the first time the president is known to have described to investigators his knowledge of key moments under scrutiny by prosecutors.
If Mueller finds the answers satisfactory, the responses may also help stave off a potential subpoena fight over Trump's testimony.
The compromise outcome, nearly a year in the making, offers some benefit to both sides. Trump avoids, at least for now, a potentially risky and unpredictable sit-down with prosecutors, while Mueller secures a set of on-the-record statements whose accuracy the president and his lawyers will be expected to stand by for the duration of the investigation.
Associated Press writer Eric Tucker says someone very close to the president could become ensnared in Mueller's probe.
"We expect that there are going to be more indictments," Tucker said. "There's a lot of speculation and buzz in Washington as to who might be next up. We know that there's concern within the White House about President Trump's oldest son, Donald Trump Jr."
1. President Donald Trump greets White House visitors
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Eric Tucker, Associated Press Writer:
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"Today, we have learned that President Donald Trump and his lawyers have turned over to special counsel Robert Mueller written answers to questions about Russian election interference and questions that are related to the topic of whether the campaign colluded with the Kremlin to sway the 2016 U.S. presidential election."
Washington - 21 August 2013
3. STILL of Robert Mueller speaking during an interview at FBI headquarters
"And so, we can imagine and infer that Mueller wants to understand to what extent did Trump know about the Russian hacking of Democratic emails, to what extent did Trump have any knowledge that his son was going to be attending a meeting at Trump Tower with a Kremlin-connected lawyer. Those are all questions that cut to the heart of the collusion question that Mueller is trying to answer."
5. Trump and his family walk outside at the White House
"We expect that there are going to be more indictments. There's a lot of speculation and buzz in Washington as to who might be next up. We know that there's concern within the White House about President Trump's oldest son, Donald Trump Jr. He, of course, attended and helped organize the Trump Tower meeting, which is very significant, because he took that meeting with the expectation of receiving dirt on Hillary Clinton, his father's opponent. We have no indication that he's in legal jeopardy, but we do know that the White House is concerned about that."
Sun City, Arizona - 1 November 2018
7. STILL of Donald Trump Jr. speaking at a campaign rally for a U.S. Senate candidate
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"The main question that now arises is whether special counsel Mueller would seek a subpoena of President Trump for his testimony in a criminal investigation ... and it is possible that Mueller will receive these answers from Trump and want additional information on the collusion question specifically and say he's not satisfied. If that were to happen, it is possible that he might seek a subpoena and try to get Justice Department approval for that."
9. Trump walks toward and boards the Marine One helicopter
Presidential elections , National elections , Elections , Government and politics , Criminal investigations , Crime , General news , Criminal investigations , Law and order , United States presidential election , Special Counsel investigation into Russia’s interference in 2016 U.S. Elections , 2016 United States presidential election
Seattle , Washington , United States
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Michael Flynn , Donald Trump , Robert Mueller , James Comey , Corey Lewandowski , Donald McGahn
AP reporter Chad Day gives an initial review in this AP debrief of the two-volume report that exceeds 400 pages.
Washington, DC - 18 April 2019
1. STILL: Redacted report of Special Council Robert Mueller
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Chad Day, Associated Press +++PARTIALLY COVERED WITH STILL IMAGE+++
"So the headline today is that Mueller has made two big conclusions out of his report. Number one is that he did not establish that there was a criminal conspiracy between the Russian government and the Trump campaign to interfere in the 2016 election. The other is that he did not exonerate the president on the question of whether he obstructed justice, or tried to influence the Russia probe and crossed over into criminal conduct.
3. FILE: Still of Robert Mueller on Capitol Hill
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Chad Day, Associated Press +++PARTIALLY COVERED WITH STILL IMAGES+++
"In particular on the question of obstruction, Mueller examined 10 different episodes in which he was looking at the president's conduct to determine whether or not it crossed over into criminal conduct. Some of those episodes show that Trump made several attempts to seize control of the investigation, try to have Special Counsel Robert Mueller removed from the probe, or that his attorneys were trying to gather information about what people who were cooperating with the investigation were telling prosecutors."
6. STILL: President Trump speaks at Wounded Warrior Soldier Ride at White House
Washington, DC - 18 December 2018
8. FILE: Still of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn arrives at federal courthouse
9. FILE: Still of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn at federal courthouse
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Chad Day, Associated Press +++PARTIALLY COVERED WITH STILL IMAGES+++
"The report also details what happened in the months right after Special Counsel Robert Mueller was appointed in May of 2017. In particular, it shows that the president ordered his then White House counsel Don McGhan to try to have a special counsel Robert Mueller removed. Now McGahn rebuffed this effort but it shows how the president and the report quotes him saw the probe as possible end to his presidency, and something that would threaten his power. And at that point was trying to take efforts to take control of the investigation by having Mueller removed."
Washington, DC -- 15 April 2010
11. FILE: Still of Robert Mueller testifies on Capitol Hill
National Harbor, Maryland - 22 February 2018
12. FILE: Still of White House Counsel Don McGhan speaking at conservative gathering
Redacted report on Russian interference on 2016 presidential election
Criminal investigations , Crime , General news , Criminal investigations , Law and order , Special Counsel investigation into Russia's interference in 2016 U.S. Elections , Campaigns , Elections , Government and politics , Political corruption , Political issues , Presidential elections , National elections , National security , Military and defense , National courts , Courts , Judiciary , National courts , National governments
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US Mueller Debrief (Lon NR)
AP Explains: Trump a 'Subject' of Mueller Probe
Robert Mueller , Donald Trump , James Comey , Michael Flynn
Special counsel Robert Mueller has informed President Donald Trump's attorneys that the president is not currently considered a criminal target in the Russia investigation, according to a person familiar with the conversation.
The person, who was not authorized to speak publicly about private conversations and demanded anonymity, said the president is considered a subject of Mueller's probe - not a target. A subject is typically someone whose conduct is of interest to investigators but prosecutors are not certain they've gathered enough evidence to bring charges.
The designation could change at any time, though. The development was first reported by The Washington Post.
Trump's designation as a subject came up as prosecutors and the president's legal team have been negotiating the terms of an interview with him. The president has said he wants to speak with Mueller's team, but his lawyers have not publicly committed to allowing him to be questioned.
Trump attorney Jay Sekulow declined to confirm or discuss the conversations with Mueller.
White House lawyer Ty Cobb also declined to comment.
Mueller's team has signaled that they're interested in discussing several key episodes in the early parts of the Trump administration as they probe possible obstruction of justice.
Prosecutors have told the legal team they want to question Trump about the firings of former FBI Director James Comey and former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.
Investigators want to discuss conversations Trump had with Comey in which the former FBI director has said the president encouraged him to end an active investigation into Flynn. They're also interested in the events leading up to Flynn's February 2017 firing.
Investigators have said they want to hear from the president to understand his intent and thinking during those events.
Washington - 3 April 2018
1. US President Donald Trump in the Cabinet Room
2. SOUNDBITE (English): Eric Tucker, AP Writer:
"So we have learned that President Donald Trump's lawyers have been told that he is considered a subject in the Russia investigation but not a target and not a witness."
"So let's start with a witness. So a witness would be somebody who walks outside and sees two cars collide and had no role in that collision but sees it and investigators want to speak to him about that. A subject is somebody whose contact is of interest to the investigation but not somebody who is in jeopardy of facing imminent criminal prosecution. So they want to talk to them, they want to understand what he or she saw, knew. But they're basically not saying that they're somebody who they're interested in prosecuting the moment. A target is in the worst position to be. That is basically somebody where the Justice Department says we have reason to think that there's criminal conduct that potentially you might have been involved in and we're interested in moving forward in the case."
5. Various Robert Mueller testifying before Congress
"What we don't know is whether Muller believes that the facts aren't there at the moment to support any sort of criminal prosecution or we don't know if Mueller has concluded, based on a Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel opinion, that he cannot indict a sitting president and so that's why Trump is not a target. That's a question that's undetermined at the moment."
Beijing - 30 January 2008
7. Mueller at news conference
"So somebody can go into a grand jury who is a subject and leave as a target. That happens infrequently. Sometimes targets are investigated for weeks and months and then ultimately told we're not going to move forward. So actually, none of this is set in stone and none of it by itself carries tremendous significance. It's not like you can hold the government to account to say, 'hey you told my client that he was just a subject how could you charge him? Subjects are charged all the time. Targets are not charge all the time. Those things happen."
9. Trump at news conference
10. SOUNDBITE (English): Eric Tucker, AP Writer:
"So, it's hard to imagine a scenario in which the president who, you know, had a presidential campaign that has been under investigation for a long time now by the special counsel, that he wouldn't be a subject. And given the actions that he's taken as president, it seems logical that if there's going to be investigation, you want to sort of understand the president's role in the matters that you're investigating. So it's hard to imagine any other scenario in which he'd be a subject. That seems logical frankly."
11. Trump at news conference
Cabinets , Government and politics , Special Counsel investigation into Russia’s interference in 2016 U.S. Elections , Crime , General news , Criminal investigations , Criminal investigations , Law and order
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US Mueller Statement (Lon NR)
Donald Trump , Robert Mueller
Special counsel Robert Mueller says charging a president with a crime was "not an option" his team could consider in the Russia investigation.
Speaking at the Justice Department Wednesday, Mueller said he was bound by longstanding Justice Department opinions that say a president can't be indicted while in office as well as "principles of fairness."
"It would be unfair to potentially accuse somebody of a crime" when the person couldn't stand trial to defend himself, Mueller said in his first public comments about the probe.
Mueller did not rule out testifying before Congress but he served notice that he does not intend to go beyond what has already been revealed in his report.
Saying "the work speaks for itself," Mueller said the report is his "testimony" and that he "would not provide information beyond that which is already public in any appearance before Congress."
Mueller ended his nearly ten-minute remarks saying there were "multiple, systematic efforts" to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, and that "deserves the attention of every American."
He detailed that meddling in an indictment last year, charging 12 Russian military intelligence officers with hacking Democratic email accounts.
Mueller's probe found there was no evidence that President Donald Trump's campaign colluded or conspired with Russia. But a report released at the end of the investigation detailed many contacts between Russia and the campaign.
Trump has repeatedly called the entire investigation " a witch hunt."
1. Robert Mueller walks into Justice Department briefing room
"The order appointing me Special Counsel authorized us to investigate actions that could obstruct the investigation. We conducted that investigation and we kept the office of the acting attorney general apprised of the progress of our work. And as set forth in the report, after that investigation, if we had had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime we would have said so. We did not however make a determination as to whether the president did commit a crime. The introduction to the volume 2 of our report explains that decision. It explains that under long standing department policy, a president cannot be charged with a federal crime while he is in office. That is unconstitutional. Even if the charge is kept under seal and hidden from public view, that too is prohibited. The special counsel's office is part of the Department of Justice and by regulation, it was bound by that department policy. Charging the president with a crime was therefore not an option we could consider."
"Now I hope and expect this to be the only time that I will speak to you in this manner. I am making that decision myself. No one has told me whether I can or should testify or speak further about this matter. There has been discussion about an appearance before Congress. Any testimony from this office would not go beyond our report. It contains our findings and analysis and the reasons for the decisions we made. We chose those words carefully and the work speaks for itself. And the report is my testimony. I would not provide information beyond that which is already public in any appearance before Congress. So beyond what I've said here today and what is contained in our written work, I do not believe it is appropriate for me to speak further about the investigation or to comment on the actions of the Justice Department or Congress."
4. Cutaway of press
"I will close by reiterating the central allegation of our indictments that there were multiple, systematic efforts to interfere in our election. And that allegation deserves the attention of every American. Thank you, thank you for being here today."
6. Mueller walks away
Presidential elections , National elections , Elections , Government and politics , Political corruption , Political issues , Special Counsel investigation into Russia's interference in 2016 U.S. Elections , Criminal investigations , Crime , General news , Criminal investigations , Law and order
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US Mueller Debrief
Robert Mueller , Michael Flynn , James Comey , Donald Trump
Washington, DC - 3 April 2018
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District of Columbia , United States , North America
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US Mueller Debrief (CR)
Donald Trump , Michael Flynn , James Comey , Robert Mueller
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US Trump Russia Probe
AP debrief as Trump gives written responses to Mueller questions
Donald Trump , Robert Mueller , Donald Trump, Jr. , Hillary Clinton
President Donald Trump has provided the special counsel with written answers to questions about his knowledge of Russian interference in the 2016 election, his lawyers said on Tuesday.
The move avoids at least for now a potentially risky sit-down with prosecutors and is the first time the president has directly cooperated with the long investigation.
The step is a milestone in a months-long negotiation between his attorneys and special counsel Robert Mueller's team over whether and when the president would sit for an interview, representing the first time the president is known to have described to investigators his knowledge of key moments under scrutiny by prosecutors.
The compromise outcome, nearly a year in the making, offers some benefit to both sides.
Trump avoids, at least for now, a potentially risky and unpredictable sit-down with prosecutors, while Mueller secures a set of on-the-record statements whose accuracy the president and his lawyers will be expected to stand by for the duration of the investigation.
Washington DC - 20 November 2018
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Eric Tucker, Associated Press Writer:
"Today, we have learned that President Donald Trump and his lawyers have turned over to special counsel Robert Mueller written answers to questions about Russian election interference and questions that are related to the topic of whether the campaign colluded with the Kremlin to sway the 2016 US presidential election."
ARCHIVE - Washington DC - 21 August 2013
3. STILL Robert Mueller speaking during an interview at FBI headquarters
"These are questions that relate to the time period before President Trump took office. And that's really important. They relate to the central question of collusion. And so, we can imagine and infer that Mueller wants to understand to what extent did Trump know about the Russian hacking of Democratic emails, to what extent did Trump have any knowledge that his son was going to be attending a meeting at Trump Tower with a Kremlin-connected lawyer. Those are all questions that cut to the heart of the collusion question that Mueller is trying to answer."
"We expect that there are going to be more indictments. There's a lot of speculation and buzz in Washington as to who might be next up. We know that there's concern within the White House about President Trump's oldest son, Donald Trump Jr.. He, of course, attended and helped organize the Trump Tower meeting, which is very significant, because he took that meeting with the expectation of receiving dirt on Hillary Clinton, his father's opponent. We have no indication that he's in legal jeopardy, but we do know that the White House is concerned about that."
ARCHIVE - Sun City, Arizona - 1 November 2018
7. STILL Donald Trump Jr. speaking at a campaign rally for US senate candidate
"The main question that now arises is whether special counsel Mueller would seek a subpoena of President Trump for his testimony in a criminal investigation. The Supreme Court has never weighed in on that specific question, and it is possible that Mueller will receive these answers from Trump and want additional information on the collusion question specifically and say he's not satisfied. If that were to happen, it is possible that he might seek a subpoena and try to get Justice Department approval for that."
9. Trump walks toward the Marine One helicopter
United States presidential election , 2016 United States presidential election , Special Counsel investigation into Russia’s interference in 2016 U.S. Elections , Criminal investigations , Crime , General news , Criminal investigations , Law and order , Presidential elections , National elections , Elections , Government and politics
District of Columbia , United States , North America , Russia , Eastern Europe , Europe
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US Mueller Statement (CR)
Mueller: Russia probe did not exonerate Trump
Political corruption , Political issues , Government and politics , Criminal investigations , Crime , General news , Criminal investigations , Law and order , Special Counsel investigation into Russia's interference in 2016 U.S. Elections , Presidential elections , National elections , Elections
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February 5, 2020 February 5, 2020 seapr@givingtimes.co.uk
Fulfilling Lives launches campaign to improve access to mental health in the South East
Local project Fulfilling Lives South East, a partnership led by Brighton Housing Trust (BHT) is working with organisations up and down the country to increase access to mental health support for the most vulnerable. They are part of a campaign movement called #seethefullpicture, which aims to raise awareness of the challenges people experiencing homelessness, addiction, poor mental health and other complex needs face in their lives. The current campaign centres on a petition which aims to ensure that everyone can access mental health support when they need it.
The Fulfilling Lives South East project works with people in this position in Brighton, Eastbourne and Hastings, providing tailored support to those who ‘fall through the cracks’ of existing systems and services, as well as advocating for those systems to change.
They help people like Emma, who despite having multiple mental health diagnoses couldn’t access mainstream support due to her addiction issues. Emma was very anxious and was drinking as a way of coping with past trauma. Fulfilling Lives South East gave her tailored support, helping her with ‘equine therapy’, a talking therapy which involves horses. It enabled her to address the root causes of her addiction, and was a crucial in her recovery.
Jo Rogers, the Project Lead for the Fulfilling Lives South East partnership, said:
“90% of the people Fulfilling Lives supports are dealing with both mental ill health and addiction. People facing both these issues struggle to access mental health support until they ‘fix’ their addiction, but their addiction and mental health are usually linked, leaving them in an impossible situation. We think everyone should be able to access mental health support, when they need it. If you do too, sign our petition and help us make the case for change.”
The petition can be signed at http://www.seethefullpicture.org.uk/ and Fulfilling Lives will be taking it to commissioners, policy-makers and MPs in England. For more information about the campaign and those involved please visit http://www.multipledisadvantageday.org
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Arsene Wenger: Injury update on Wilshere, Walcott, Gibbs and Giroud
By John Page
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says his players should not underestimate bottom-of-the-table Burnley when the two teams face on Saturday.
With no wins in the English Premier League so far, the Clarets are not expected to cause any major upsets at the Emirates but the Frenchman believes Sean Dyche's side is much better than what the table shows.
"They are better than their points would suggest, that's what the stats show," Wenger said on Friday.
"They have been punished in some games because they couldn't take their chances.
"It is important that we are highly focused and expect to play against a strong team, because they are.
"[Sean Dyche] has done a great job because nobody expected Burnley to be in the Premier League this year. Overall I think his style of play is positive.
"They create chances if you look at the stats and the consistency of what he has achieved is remarkable.
"I always believe that quality is linked with consistency and on that front he has taken the maximum out of the potential of his team. That is a sign of quality for a manager."
Asked to give an update on injured players, Wenger said: "With the long-term injuries nobody is back. We have a slight problem with [Jack] Wilshere. Will he be available [on Saturday] or not? I will see today.
"[Kieran] Gibbs as well has a test, but I am quite positive about him.
"About Wilshere I don't think he will be available, [it's] very, very short-term. He got a kick on his knee. I don't know if Tuesday will be too early or not, at the moment he doesn't practice, but certainly Swansea, yes.
"[Olivier Giroud] is doing very well. He's three weeks ahead of schedule and I think he will join in normal training after the international break.
"Theo Walcott is not ready yet. He has been out for too long to start. If I can give him some competition I am happy to do it.
"He is eager to play but that is always the period when the patience of a player is tested. They feel ready and they want to play and usually it is only later that they realise they were not completely ready.
"I know Theo well and he is a very intelligent player. He knows as well that he is not completely there yet."
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A Gnome's Ponderings
Ugly Gryphon Inn: a nightmare of customer service
Earlier this year, Buttonshy started a new subsection of their wallet line called Simply Solitaire with Food Chain Island by Scott Almes. Now they’ve announced the next one, Ugly Gryphon Inn. Also by Scott Almes. He’s making all of them? I’m OK with that.
In a kitchen sink fantasy world, you are the proprietor of the Ugly Gryphon Inn. It’s the only inn for hundreds of miles and apparently you’d have to be crazy to go there since all your potential patrons are crazy. Still, you have bills to pay so you are trying to have at least seven paying guests by the end of the night.
The game consists of eighteen cards and nothing else. That’s kind of the idea of the Simply Solitaire line. Minimal components with accessible, solid rules. It’s a tableau management game and I feel like it’s aimed at a more ‘gamer’ audience than Food Chain Island.
Each card is a patron. Along with some art, every card comes with some tidbits of information. There are one to three traits, one of which is always food or beer and the rest are things that annoy people. Then there are one or two things that will irk them when they are in the inn and what happens when they get irked.
There are two areas in the game. The bar, which is a horizontal line of four cards, and the inn which is a vertical line. Each turn, you move someone from the bar to the inn and then see if you’ve irked anyone in the inn. Usually, irked patrons leave but most of them will also do something else to mess with your tableau. If you have at least seven cards in the inn when the draw pile runs out, you win!
The worst thing I can say about the game is that there are a lot of fiddly details to keep track of. I’ve been having fun with the puzzle elements of the game and the mechanics work with the theme nicely.
I do wonder if the game will be solveable. At the start of the game, you know where close to 25% of the cards are and your knowledge of the deck just increases from there. I feel like you’ll be able to figure out combos and the game will become increasingly easy.
Still, I think that Ugly Gryphon Inn is a strong second step in the Simply Solitaire line. I think Food Chain Island is great for everyone but I would recommend Ugly Gryphon Inn to my more ‘serious’ gamer friends.
Posted by Lowell at 12:18 PM
Labels: micro game, reivew, Scott Almes, solitaire, Ugly Gryphon Inn
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Guinness World Record!
Finished at Greenwich 15:21 hours BST on Sunday 1st August 2010.
Welcome! I'm Vin Cox, champion cyclo-cross racer, mountain biker, mountaineer, long distance trekker, and new holder of the Guinness World Record for circumnavigating the world by bicycle. 18,225.7 miles through 17 countries in 163 days, 6 hours, 58 minutes.
My Great Bike Ride was my world trip around the world. I hope it can inspire you all to go for your own Great Bike Ride.
Charity: The Geoff Thomas Foundation
In 2003, Geoff Thomas, the ex-England and Crystal Palace footballer was diagnosed with leukaemia. A bone marrow transplant saved his life. Other blood cancer sufferers aren’t so lucky. That’s where the Geoff Thomas Foundation is trying to help.
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Andrew T. Bennett
Bennett Law & Mediation Services LLC
Practice Areas: Certified Domestic Mediations, Certified Domestic Violence Mediation, Certified Family Law Mediator, Civil Litigation, Divorce, Family Law, General Civil Litigation, Mediation, Military Family Law
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333 Margie Drive
Brittany E. Bennett
Practice Areas: Business Law, Certified Domestic Mediations, Certified Domestic Violence Mediation, Certified Family Law Mediator, Civil Litigation, Corporate and Business Law, Corporate Litigation, Employment and Human Resource Law, General Civil Litigation, General Practice, Labor/Employment, Mediation, Probate, Small Business, Wills and Probate
Michael G. Gray
Walker Hulbert Gray & Moore, LLP
Practice Areas: Civil Litigation, Corporate Transactions, Healthcare Law, Personal Injury, Real Estate Law, Wills and Probate, Wrongful Death
Mike Gray graduated magna cum laude from the University of Georgia with a B.A. in 1975 and he graduated cum laude from Mercer University with a J.D. in 1978. Mike’s representative clients include the Hospital Authority of Houston County and Houston Healthcare since 1987, the Georgia Beer Wholesalers Association, Inc. since 1989, Davis Oil Company (Chevron, Shell & Pure Oil jobbers), and the AMBRYO Group (Architecture, hotels and restaurant operations).
In addition to personal injury and wrongful death, Mike’s other practice areas include healthcare law, general civil litigation, real estate, corporate, wills, estates and probate.
See more at: http://www.whgmlaw.com/attorneys/michael-g-gray
909 Ball Street
Steven Harrell
Steven Harrell, Attorney at Law
Practice Areas: Bankruptcy, Civil Litigation, Divorce, Family Law, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
Steven has been practicing law for over 28 years. He is a certified mediator and arbitrator before the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution. He has been a sole practitioner since 1989. He has handled over 7,000 cases as an attorney including over 150 domestic relations mediations and over 250 civil mediations representing parties.
Steven worked his way through college by working at a paper mill in Macon, Georgia. He has a BS degree (cum laude 1982) from Georgia College & State University and a Juris Doctorate degree (1985) from the University of Georgia School of Law. He has a broad law practice background.
815 Carroll Street
Matthew C. Hulbert
Practice Areas: Civil Litigation, Corporate Transactions, Family Law, Real Estate Law
Matthew graduated with a B.B.A. Real Estate from the University of Georgia in 2004 and received his J.D. from Mercer University in 2007. He is a member of the State Bar of Georgia and the Houston County Bar Association.
Matthew has a general practice in the areas of real estate and business transactions, general civil litigation, probate and estate matters, and family and domestic matters. He also assists in prosecuting Municipal Court cases for the City of Perry and representing the Perry-Houston County Airport Authority. Matthew also is an adjunct professor at Mercer University teaching Business Law.
See more at: http://www.whgmlaw.com/attorneys/matthew-c-hulbert
Rebecca Cates Moody
Moody & Associates Law Office LLC
Practice Areas: Civil Litigation, Contested Estates, Estate Planning, Federal Agency Issues, General Civil Litigation, Negligent Construction, Probate, Social Security Disability, Wills and Probate
Rebecca is experienced in all estate matters and accustomed to litigating contested estates, construction negligence, matters involving life insurance policies and property insurance claims. She takes on all manner of issues involving Trusts, whether it be to carefully draft a document to create a lasting legacy or to carry a matter of interpretation to a jury. She has years of experience handling federal regulations and disputed issues relative to those regulations. She’s ready and willing advocate for widows, orphans and the disabled.
905 Jernigan Street
Kellye C. Moore
Practice Areas: Business Law, Civil Litigation, Personal Injury, Trucking and Motor Vehicle Accidents, Whistleblower Actions, Wills and Probate, Wrongful Death
Kellye graduated from the University of Georgia, cum laude, with a B.B.A. in 1990. She spent her first year of law school at the University of Georgia on a merit scholarship and transferred to Mercer where she graduated with a J.D. in 1993, ranked number 18 in her class of 135.
An attorney in good standing licensed in State of Georgia since May 1993, Kellye has practiced with her firm since 1994 and is the firm’s managing partner. She practices in the areas of civil litigation, business transactions, personal injury and wrongful death. She is Peer Review Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell.
See more at: http://www.whgmlaw.com/attorneys/kellye-c-moore
Edwin S. Varner, Jr.
Varner & Peacock
Practice Areas: Business Law, Civil Litigation, Family Law, Personal Injury, Probate
Edwin S. Varner
1719 Russell Parkway
Larry C. Walker
Practice Areas: Civil Litigation, Commercial Transactions, Personal Injury, Real Estate Law, Trucking and Motor Vehicle Accidents, Wrongful Death
Larry Walker is a native of the gnat line, (a distinctive area of Georgia), having lived in Perry, Georgia all of his life. Larry has two degrees from the University of Georgia (a “double dawg”), including a law degree. He has practiced law in Perry, now with the firm of Walker Hulbert Gray & Moore, LLP, since he graduated from the UGA law school in 1965.
Larry represents individuals, small businesses, corporations, and banking institutions in all aspects of real estate, commercial transactions, civil litigation, estate and probate, personal injury and wrongful death matters. Larry is Peer Review Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell.
See more at: http://www.whgmlaw.com/attorneys/larry-walker
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Being Badly Motivated - A Look At The Bad Motivators Star Wars Podcast
The best Star Wars conversations, in my mind, are the ones that recall the best bits of your childhood. You know those ones - where you would gather round with your bestest friends, who were as equally in love with the saga as you, and you would wonder, speculate and imagine where George Lucas would take the story next.
In the early 80's, that was my experience. Riding my BMX around the back hills of Yallourn North with my friends, playing cricket in the park, talking Star Wars whenever the opportunity arose. In those heady days, particularly during the years between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, there was never more enthusiasm for the franchise. There was a wide eyed wonderment, an innocence - and there were none of the complications modern day Star Wars fandom seems to attract with ferocity.
In the 80's, I was the kid in back (image credit 21 Laps Entertainment.)
I thought those innocent conversations were a thing of the past and I've often lamented it. With the advent of podcasting, a whole world of conversation is now available at ones fingertips - literally! And while this is welcome, for me, it's been a quest of mine to find a show that harkens back to those days in the early 80's when Star Wars was king.
The Bad Motivators podcast is, perhaps, one of the best examples of Star Wars commentary that captures the essence of my childhood wonderment around Star Wars. The brain child of Eric Strothers, Luke Cruser and Dallas Woods, The Bad Motivators broadcasts weekly and covers the latest news from the Star Wars franchise, discusses the hot topics which has captured the attention of fans and explores the wider themes from the franchise that have so inspired millions around the world.
The Bad Motivators album art - (image credit TBM)
The genius of the show - which takes its name from a scene in A New Hope where Luke Skywalker informs Uncle Owen their initial droid purchase from the Jawas has a bad motivator - lies in the infectious enthusiasm of the hosts, who approach Star Wars in a way which recalls that childhood wonderment I spoke of earlier. I've noted a tendency for Star Wars themed podcasts to approach the franchise with a cynicism, a need to knock aspects of the franchise they don't like. These shows also make the mistake of making the show about themselves and they assume a sort of ownership over Star Wars that leaves little room for inclusiveness, a variety of viewpoints and a respect for the franchise.
"This R2 unit has a bad motivator. Look!" - (image credit Lucasfilm Ltd.)
The Bad Motivators approach their fandom with reverence for the saga, a positivity that is refreshing and an enthusiasm for their audience. They invite you in, make you feel welcome and you leave with a smile on your face.
The Bad Motivators & friend - (image credit Dallas Woods).
I often wonder what it would've been like to have lived back in the 80's and had access to the kind of podcasting The Bad Motivators produce. I think it would have made the experience just as cool. In this day, and age though, The Bad Motivators shines a positive light in the dense world of Star Wars fandom.
Tweet with The Bad Motivators here.
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Shop at The Bad Motivators store here.
Labels: #deanfromaustralia, Dallas Woods, Dean Mayes, Eric Strothers, fandom, George Lucas, Luke Cruser, podcast, popular culture, R5-D4, Star Wars, Stranger Things, The Bad Motivators
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Dave Mail 68: Foo Fighters - cruel and smart with the Chili Peppers
Can you tell us more about when the Foo Fighters invaded the Chili Peppers show at Off the Map, in 2000?
Dave Lee: "Haha. That video is actually a compilation of three different shows.
On that tour, we would do three weeks out on tour at a time. At the end of each three week leg, there were "end of tour" pranks. And the Foos were ruthless (mostly directed at Chad).
That tour was really fun. I love those guys. I just saw Taylor Hawkins at a Chili's show at Staples (L.A.) a couple of weeks ago, and we talked about those pranks. Fun times! We pranked them too though. But the Foos always "one-up'd" us.
At one show at Hershey Park, Pennsylvania, I walked out onstage in between Foos songs dressed like a hillbilly, playing my banjo (Dave Rat had rigged my banjo up with a wireless mic). The problem was though, a very suspicious Dave Grohl saw me hiding behind the amp line dressed like a hillbilly. So when I walked out onstage with my banjo, (looking ridiculous), Dave announced 'Ladies and Gentlemen, CHAD SMITH!' (It was very funny).
I walked up to his mic and said 'I'm Dave Grohl's little brother...' Dave whispered in my ear 'Can you really play that thing?' I said 'Yeah!'. And we did a short bluegrass jam.
Taylor and I had a good chuckle about that. It was great to see him the other day. Such a nice, very down to earth guy."
Unfortunately, there isn't any videos of the Foo Fighters' performance with the participation of Dave Lee dressed as hillbilly and playing banjo, but it happened on july 17, 2000.
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Count Down to Love, by Julie N. Ford--A Review
Cedar Fort/Bonneville Books, ISBN 9781599555164, July 2011
Kelly Grace Pickens is in love and about to be married--or so she thinks. Her fiance Trevor, who is also her manager for struggling singing career, doesn't show up for the wedding. On the same day, she learns that she's not getting the touring gig she and Trevor had been counting on. She's emotionally devastated and publicly humiliated, and she soon learns that she's also homeless and destitute. Trevor hasn't actually been paying the mortgage on her condo as he had claimed. She's also left holding the bill for the very expensive wedding that didn't happen.
What's a girl to do? Into the breach steps her cousin Sissy, co-producer of the reality show, Count Down to Love. It's a show that will be instantly familiar to anyone who has ever watched, or seen the ads for, The Bachelor, or Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire. She descends on Kelly while she's sitting on the front porch of her daddy's home, eating her wedding cake, because daddy's not home and her keys are locked up in her foreclosed condo. Kelly needs someplace to be, and some way to earn some money. Sissy, it turns out, needs a replacement contestant for Count Down, because the "naive, wholesome girl" is now in the hospital with anorexia and won't be out in time to start shooting. Kelly, a genuinely naive, wholesome girl, daughter of a Baptist minister, is not happy with the idea, but she really does need money, needs to not be sitting around brooding over Trevor's disappearance, and accepts Sissy's promise that she'll be off after the first show anyway.
Things don't go exactly according to plan, and Kelly spends the next few months traveling the country, getting acquainted with the other contestants, making both friends and enemies, and most of all spending time with the handsome bachelor, Dillon Black. It's complicated enough even before Trevor reappears and she learns where he's been and why. She's got some major decisions to make, and the repercussions send shock waves through all her new relationships.
Skipping lightly away from the plot points, the interesting thing here are the relationships, among the women as much as between each of them and Dillon, or between Kelly and Trevor. Kelly is a sweet, naive, but under it all smart and tough young woman. She's also a Southerner, born, bred, and raised in Nashville, TN, and of course she takes it for granted that the Southern view of the world is the fact-based one. There is one black contestant on Count Down, and she is, surprise surprise, annoyed and offended when Kelly comes to breakfast wearing a nightshirt bearing the Confederate battle flag. Kelly staunchly defends it as a symbol of Southern heritage, not a symbol of slavery and oppression, apparently never having stopped to give two seconds' thought to what "Southern heritage" with respect to the Confederate battle flag really is. She even refers to the Civil War as "Northern aggression," never having been taught the bits about the states that became the Confederacy seceding after the country had an election and they didn't like the results. Or the bit about the Confederacy, specifically South Carolina, launching the first attack, against Fort Sumter.
That episode wouldn't be nearly as funny if we weren't supposed to agree with Kelly and think Patrice is a hyper-sensitive idiot. It gets better when she assumes that, because she is black, Patrice--who is a native New Yorker from an upper middle class background, will have a really good recipe for fried chicken, and then defends that silly assumption on the grounds that fried chicken is "soul food." Of course they wind up using Kelly's grandmother's recipe, and the irony is completely lost on everyone, especially Kelly.
But this really is more amusing than offensive, though I won't vouch for everyone reacting the same way I did. Kelly really is a solidly nice girl, honest and kind and too trusting for her own good. The Christian beliefs she was raised with are central for her, and she does an impressive job of living up to them while in the midst of a reality show that encourages cut-throat competition. She also forms a close friendship with another of the contestants, and is friendly with all who aren't hostile to her. The complications of these ladies all living together while competing for the one handsome, rich, charming guy who is dating all of them, and by the rules of the show can't commit to any one of them until the end, are nicely handled.
I won't claim this is great literature, but it's an enjoyable, entertaining romance with values that will be pleasing to readers who sometimes find it a challenge to locate good reading that doesn't conflict with values and customs more conservative and restrained than are typical here in the early 21st century.
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Lis,
Thank you for writing such a wonderful review. I appreciate that you didn't take offense to the banter between Kelly and Patrice. Honestly, I meant no disrespect. I was simply having a little fun at the expense of silly modern stereotypes. They were both wrong in their misguided assumptions as we all tend to be at times :)
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Lis Carey July 16, 2011 at 4:21 PM
Julie, thanks for stopping by, and I'm glad you like my review.
But, sorry, it's not a "silly modern stereotype" that the conflict over slavery was the primary cause of the Civil War. Slavery was absolutely central to the "Southern way of life," and was cherished and perceived by Southerners after the Revolutionary War generation as an indispensable part of their culture, something to be defended against the misguided and even evil Northerners who argued for ending it.
It's common in certain circles to cite what leaders of the Confederacy said in the decades after the Civil War to "prove" that something other than slavery was the "real" cause of the Civil War. It's instructive to instead read what they and other prominent Southerners said in the decades before the Civil War.
For example, take a look at John C. Calhoun's 1837
Speech on the Reception of Abolition Petitions, or Alexander H. Stephens' 1861 Cornerstone Speech.
Note that Stephens, in making this first speech as Vice President of the Confederacy, says:
But not to be tedious in enumerating the numerous changes for the better, allow me to allude to one other though last, not least. The new constitution has put at rest, forever, all the agitating questions relating to our peculiar institution African slavery as it exists amongst us the proper status of the negro in our form of civilization. This was the immediate cause of the late rupture and present revolution. Jefferson in his forecast, had anticipated this, as the "rock upon which the old Union would split." He was right. What was conjecture with him, is now a realized fact. But whether he fully comprehended the great truth upon which that rock stood and stands, may be doubted. The prevailing ideas entertained by him and most of the leading statesmen at the time of the formation of the old constitution, were that the enslavement of the African was in violation of the laws of nature; that it was wrong in principle, socially, morally, and politically. . . . Those ideas, however, were fundamentally wrong. They rested upon the assumption of the equality of races. This was an error. It was a sandy foundation, and the government built upon it fell when the "storm came and the wind blew."
What you've given us really isn't a "they were both a little bit wrong" situation. Kelly had the best of intentions, but she was wrong about this, and it was natural, appropriate, and not at all "oversensitive" for Patrice to be offended and annoyed by being greeted at breakfast with the Confederate battle flag.
And assuming that a woman from an upper middle class east side NYC background would have some special knowledge of making good fried chicken is an almost stereotypical example of stereotyping. There's a reason that and similar assumptions were used as the basis of jokes in All in the Family, forty years ago.
And, honestly, while I didn't have the impression of her as an especially warm personality, I can't recall Patrice having anything rude to say about Kelly before the Confederate flag incident. I'm happy to be corrected if I'm wrong.
Kelly is a good, kind, smart, generous young woman who's tougher than she thinks at the start of the book. This blind spot, though, is one of the character flaws that makes her human, rather than insufferably perfect. It stems from no ill will on her part, but it is a flaw.
But it doesn't mean we're not rooting for Kelly and her true love for the whole book. :)
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About Joe Sixpack
Beer in Philly and Beyond
You can’t keep it at home for long
Joe Sixpack September 20, 1996 January 28, 2020 No Comments on You can’t keep it at home for long
Saturday morning around my place frequently is accompanied by the sweet smell of malt and cigar smoke. But this isn’t the morning after a Friday-night poker game. It’s Joe Sixpack’s rowhouse brewery, hard off Girard Avenue in historic olde Fishtown.
Just a few blocks from the spookily vacant Christian Schmidt & Sons brewery, I cook up some of the meanest ales you’ll ever taste.
Now, that’s no invitation for you freeloaders to show up on my front stoop with a mug in your hand. You mooches can go make your own beer – it’s about as easy as barbecuing on a Weber grill, and it’ll cost you only about 15 bucks a case.
Like many home brewers, I got started in the early ’80s, back when the only decent beer you could find was an import or a dusty case of Schmidt’s Prior Double Dark. My man Jimmy Carter helped solve that problem in 1979 when he signed a federal law permitting households to brew 200 gallons a year. Why the feds would ever allow anyone to brew the equivalent of a six-pack a day is beyond me; possibly they never figured us beer-drinkers would push ourselves away from the bar long enough to make something we couldn’t chug for another month.
But making beer is quite easy. Plus, you can drink beer while you do it.
There are just four basic ingredients: water (Schuylkill punch out of the tap is fine), grain (usually malted barley), hops (for aroma and bitterness to cut the sweetness from the malt) and yeast.
When you boil the water, malt and hops, it fills your house with a dizzying sweet smell that’ll have your dog dancing and your neighbors singing. Cook it for about as long as it takes to smoke a good-size cigar, let the mix cool, toss in the yeast and watch it bubble. That’s fermentation, folks – a truly wondrous process that converts sugar into alcohol and turns your friends into drunken idiots.
Home brewing, you see, is a sacred event at the Sixpack household – a tribute to the gods, a celebration of nature’s essential elements, undisputed evidence of the evolution of man from knuckle-dragging ape to master of his domain.
And, more than that, home brewing is at the very root of America’s beer revolution. Simply put, without home brewing, there would be no microbrewing industry.
I ran this theory past George Hummel, the guy who owns Center City’s Home Sweet Homebrew with his wife, Nancy Rigburg. Over a bottle of his smoky, very tasty homemade Scotch ale, he observed: “Once you drink your own, it occurs to you that fresh beer is better than stale beer.”
It wasn’t long, Hummel says, before home-brew fans demanded better beer. The megabreweries weren’t making it, so home brewers opened their own joints.
I can’t think of any other industry that was created solely by consumers who tired of a mainstream product and invented their own, better brand. It’s as if motorists, sick of driving ugly, inefficient gas hogs, opened factories to produce their own sporty coupes.
Check out your own favorite micro, and I’ll bet it’s run by a homebrewer. Sierra Nevada, Pete’s Wicked – their founders got started brewing five-gallon batches on their kitchen stoves. Locally, most city brewers learned their craft at home. Eric Savage and Victor Novak at Dock Street, and William Reed at Samuel Adams were customers, Hummel says. Jon Bovit, the co-owner of Yards in Manayunk proudly adds, “I bought my first kit at Home Sweet Homebrew in the late ’80s.” He and his partner, Tom Kehoe, are using the same recipe they developed when they were college students.
Thankfully, most craft brewers have not forgotten their homebrewing roots. Boston Beer Co., for instance, is distributing three beers under the Long Shot label that were brewed from the winning recipes in the World Homebrew Contest. Most micros gladly share their recipes with do-it-yourselfers looking to re-create their favorite beer, and some even offer free supplies of their own hops, the plant that provides the distinctive “spice.”
Unfortunately, the expansion of micros has slowed the growth in home brewing. Beer-drinkers now can find quality brew almost anywhere, so why bother to make your own?
That’s the kind of question you’d never ask if you’ve ever poured a perfect ale that you made yourself. Rich, refreshing and honest. Modern man doesn’t get many chances to confirm that he is, indeed, meister of his domain.
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Flying Fish Extra Pale Ale (Cherry Hill, N.J.), Khyber Pass Pub, 54 S. 2nd St.
Dock Street Imperial Stout (Philadelphia), Dock Street Brewing Co., 2 Logan Square.
Gulden Draak (Belgium) barleywine-style ale, Copa Too! 263 S. 15th St.
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Protecting Iowa's Courts
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December 15, 2020 Historic Rulings Led the Nation against Slavery, Segregation, and Discrimination We have a lot to brag about here in the Hawkeye state. Iowa is an agricultural powerhouse,…
Historic Rulings Led the Nation against Slavery, Segregation, and Discrimination
We have a lot to brag about here in the Hawkeye state. Iowa is an agricultural powerhouse, home to several prestigious universities and Fortune 500 corporations, birthplace for many famous Americans, AND the only state in the union with navigable rivers defining its east-west borders! But just in case that’s not enough to impress your out-of-state friends who still consider Iowa “flyover country,” lay this one on them. Iowa courts are badass!
That’s right – starting with the Iowa Supreme Court’s very first case in 1839 – several blockbuster Iowa court rulings have blazed a brilliant trail of justice well ahead of the rest of the nation. Today we highlight three of these legal milestones from the first 100 years of Iowa’s courts:
1839: In the Matter of Ralph
Iowa was still a territory when it’s freshly-minted Supreme Court declared Ralph, a former enslaved person, a free man after his enslaver sent bounty hunters here to drag him back to Missouri. The court held that “no man in this territory can be reduced to slavery,” 24 years before Abraham Lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation.
1868: Separate Is Not Equal
Alexander Clark challenged the Muscatine school board after his 12-year-old daughter was denied admission to the public high school because she was black. The Iowa Supreme Court ruled in Clark’s favor, calling segregated schools inherently unequal. It took the U.S. Supreme Court another 85 years to rule against segregated schools in Brown v. Board of Education.
1873: Public Accommodations Are for Everyone
When 19-year-old Emma Coger tried to sit in the dining room of a steamboat to Keokuk, she was struck on the head and forcibly removed by the captain. The Iowa Supreme Court called the incident a “gross injustice,” and held that Coger, a seventh-grade school teacher, was entitled to the same rights as white passengers. The U.S. Supreme Court reached the same conclusion … in 1964.
Iowa’s highest court also walked the walk in managing its own affairs when it admitted Arabella A. Mansfield to the state bar in 1869, the first woman in the nation allowed to practice law.
These landmark decisions also reflect well on our state Constitution and the principles of fairness and respect for human dignity that we believe all Iowans share. Next up from JNP, a spotlight on several precedent-setting cases from the court’s modern era.
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The Maine Association of Basketball Coaches (MABC) today announced selections for the 2014 Maine McDonald’s® High School Senior All-State Academic Team. The ten boys and ten girls selected were nominated by their coaches and were chosen to represent the more than 148 high schools in the state of Maine.
“The twenty high school seniors named to the 2014 Maine McDonald’s All-State Academic Team are standouts in our local communities,” said Mike Ortins, local Maine McDonald’s Owner/Operator and board member of the Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Maine. “Maine’s local McDonald’s owners commend these young men and women for their dedication to scholastic achievement and team sports and wish them much success in their future endeavors.”
Maine McDonald’s High School Senior All-State Academic Team members are selected by a panel of leaders from Maine’s high school basketball coaching community. To be eligible for the team, the Maine Association of Basketball Coaches (MABC) requires players to meet the following criteria:
• Achieve a grade point average of 90 or better for seven consecutive semesters.
• Be a member of their school’s varsity basketball team for at least two complete seasons.
• Make a significant contribution to their team during the 2013-2014 season.
The 2014 Maine McDonald’s High School Senior All-Star Basketball Games will mark McDonald’s 26th consecutive year as lead sponsor of this event. This year’s games will be played at Newman Gymnasium on the campus of Husson University in Bangor on Saturday, March 8. Additionally, the All-Star players, All-Star coaches, Regional Foul Shooting Champions, Maine McDonald’s Spirit of the Game Award recipients, MABC Contributor Award honoree and Mr. and Miss Basketball will be honored at the awards banquet on Friday, March 7, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor.
Game day tickets are good for all four Games and may be purchased at the door on Saturday, March 8. Tickets are $8.00 for adults and $5.00 for students and children. More information is available at www.mainemcdonaldsbasketball.org
Net proceeds from All-Star Weekend benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC®) of Maine. RMHC of Maine is a non-profit organization whose goal is to help Maine children and families lead happier, healthier and more productive lives. Since it was founded in 1989, RMHC of Maine has granted more than $2 million to local children’s programs that have made a measurable impact in our community. For more information visit www.rmhcmaine.org
2014 Maine McDonald’s® High School Senior All-State Academic Teams
2014 GIRLS ALL-STATE ACADEMIC TEAM
Ashleigh Gibula, Brewer H.S.
Katherine Miklavic, Cape Elizabeth H.S.
Carolyn Liziewski, Catherine McAuley H.S.
Kristen Wood, Madison Area Memorial H.S. *
Mikayla Turner, Messalonskee H.S.
Elea Kass, Orono H.S. *
Hannah Murphy, Thornton Academy
Olivia Shaw, Thornton Academy *
Parise Rossignol, Van Buren H.S. *
Nicole Moody, Wells H.S. *
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Sam Keane, Foxcroft Academy
Philip Shaheen, George Stevens Academy
Christopher Hayden, Madison Area Memorial H.S.
Eric Van Der Karr, Messalonskee H.S.
Trevor Lyford, Penquis Valley H.S.
Erik Taylor, Spruce Mountain H.S.
Reuben Moses, Thornton Academy
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NK likely to launch another ICBM, seek nuclear talks next year: think tank
By Jung Min-kyung
Published : Dec 21, 2017 - 16:04 Updated : Dec 21, 2017 - 16:04
If North Korea perfects its intercontinental ballistic missile re-entry technology next year, it is likely to seek talks with the United States after declaring itself a nuclear state, a state-run think tank said Thursday.
North Korea test fires the “Hwasong-15” ICBM on Nov. 29. (Yonhap)
“If the North launches the missile on a standard trajectory and its re-entry technology is confirmed, there is a high possibility that North Korea will seek disarmament talks with the US on its proclaimed nuclear state status,” the Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security said in its 2018 forecast.
According to IFANS, there is a high probability that the North will launch at least one “Hwasong-15” ICBM in 2018, which scientists and experts say puts the US mainland well within its target range.
On Nov. 29, North Korea fired what it claimed to be the latest version of its ICBM at a lofted angle. Experts said it could fly more than 13,000 kilometers if launched at a range maximizing trajectory.
Pyongyang‘s negotiations framework could be difficult to accept for both the US and South Korea, it noted, but the allies would not be able to easily turn away from dialogue.
North Korea has said it is willing to come to the dialogue table if the US recognizes it as a full-fledged nuclear weapons state. The US State Department has reiterated denuclearization as a mandatory precondition for talks.
Despite growing concerns over North Korea’s fast-developing weapons program, the Seoul-based think tank also pointed out that the isolated regime still faces limits in securing atmospheric re-entry technology for its missile.
As an ICBM re-enters the atmosphere and falls at a top speed of Mach 24, it must survive temperatures of 6,000-7,000 degrees Celsius.
If North Korea fails to prove its re-entry technology, the diplomatic confrontation that played throughout this year is likely to continue, the report said.
On the chances of a military conflict on the Korean Peninsula, the think tank said the overall probability is low, but the risk of an accidental war lurks beneath the heightened tensions.
“Minor military conflicts near the border may spiral into a full-blown war under the current heightened military tensions between the South and the North,” it said.
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Samsung, LG expected to see better-than-expected earnings in Q2
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By Baek Byung-yeul
Korea's two IT giants Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics could fare better than expected in the second quarter as demand for their appliances and smart gadgets in the Korean and other advanced markets are recovering this month, analysts said Monday.
They said the virus pandemic has certainly impacted negatively on the demand for products of Samsung and LG in the global market, especially in April when countries implemented strict lockdown measures to keep their populations at home, but they could minimize the loss as retailers resumed their sales activities in June.
Both companies are set to announce their estimated second-quarter earnings reports in the first week of July, and analysts added they would likely beat the market consensus, adding Samsung will benefit from recovered demand for its TVs and smartphones and LG will be buoyed by demand for its high-priced appliances.
Samsung Electronics, the world's largest memory chip and smartphone maker, is expected to post an operating profit of mid-6 trillion won, better than the previous market consensus of around 6.1 trillion won ($5.09 billion) with help from robust chip sales and recovering demand for phones.
Lee Seung-woo, an analyst at Eugene Securities, said Samsung could post estimate-beating earnings reports in the second quarter thanks to soaring memory chip sales. Despite the virus pandemic, Samsung's chip business has remained upbeat thanks to demand from servers for data centers.
According to market tracker TrendForce, shipments of servers are expected to be increased by 9 percent in the second quarter compared with the previous quarter. DRAMeXchange data also showed the contract price for 8-gigabit DDR4 DRAM also rose to $3.31 in May from $2.84 in January.
"Samsung sold 16.9 million smartphones in the global market in May, up 47 percent from the previous month. This could be possible as closed smartphone factories started to resume their operations and Samsung could supply more budget smartphones such as the Galaxy A series. Samsung's smartphone sales will be improved in June," said Noh Kyung-tak, an analyst at Eugene Securities.
The analyst added Samsung's upbeat smartphone sales will be continued in the following months as its Chinese rival Huawei Technologies is struggling with a series of uncertainties such as the U.S. government's prolonged sanctions on the company and boycott Chinese goods movement in India due to the border dispute between the two.
LG Electronics was also expected to suffer a heavy blow in the second quarter, but the company is likely to minimize the impact thanks to recovering demand for its products in the Korean market and increased online sales in the advanced countries.
The market consensus expects the company will post an operating profit of around 400 billion won in the April-June period, about between 30 percent and 40 percent decrease from the same period in 2019, which was at 652.2 billion won ($544 million).
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House Republicans Express Concern Over Health Secretary’s Westmoreland County Restaurant Shutdown Threat
HARRISBURG - Today, Westmoreland County Republican House members expressed surprise, deep concern and frustration over Department of Health Secretary Rachel Levine's recent threat to close restaurants and bars for the next two weeks in Westmoreland County.
The state legislators, including Reps. Mike Reese (R-Westmoreland/Somerset), Ryan Warner (R-Fayette/Westmoreland), George Dunbar (R-Westmoreland), Eric Nelson (R-Westmoreland), Eric Davanzo (R-Westmoreland) and Bob Brooks (R-Allegheny/Westmoreland) issued the following statement explaining that these businesses have met the Department of Health’s recommendations, successfully implemented the requested safety measures and have been unjustly targeted by the Wolf Administration.
“This administration should acknowledge that significant increases in testing may show additional positives, but that does not equate to increased hospitalizations, fatal incidents or public health risk.
“Healthy citizens are now getting this virus, they are responsibly staying at home with minor symptoms, are recovering and building herd immunity. Additionally, we have seen a decrease in fatality rates as our physicians are learning to better treat those with advanced conditions.
“Our hospitals are currently underutilized and treating only a handful of COVID-19 positive patients. For example, Excela Health reported it is currently treating just six COVID-19 patients across its three hospitals, while UPMC recently announced some of the lowest COVID-19 patient treatment numbers in the last several months.
“This overreaction by the Department of Health has once again shown the shifting of goalposts for the people of Westmoreland County. Our family restaurants and taverns have met their expectations to provide a safe and healthy environment for customers and are being unjustly targeted.
“We find it concerning that the administration has not been clear about whether they are separating antibody tests of people that may have been sick months ago from swab tests of those who may be currently ill. House members and staff have repeatedly asked the administration to provide numbers illustrating this difference, but those requests have been ignored.
“A two-week shutdown does nothing but hurt businesses, promote fear and infer that somehow restaurants are the problem. This action underscores the importance of ending the state of emergency and returning choice to the people.
“It is further perplexing that this decision was made and publicized with no notification to House members who represent Westmoreland County. This point alone demonstrates that the administration is acting against the will of Westmoreland County residents.”
The delegation requested an in-person meeting with the governor's office. The request has yet to be accepted.
Westmoreland County Republican Delegation
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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aogbebor10 July 31, 2016 Football & more Emirates Stadium, North London
Two more weeks until Premier League!
Two weeks from today will be when at last I will return to the Kings of North London and watch Arsenal in their first Premier League game for 2016/17 season. It has come around so quickly and a new season is upon us! I must say I am excited that League football is returning as even though towards the end of the previous season I was getting annoyed and tired of how the season was playing out for Arsenal, so I wanted it to end. Therefore having that needed break from premier league football was good and watching the Euro Championships in France was also refreshing to watch.
With two more weeks until the opening game, we (me brother and dad) are eagerly awaiting the signing of a striker and defender which is needed to strengthen and provide any hope for Arsenal’s chances of winning the title this season. It is all clear from Arsenal fans how we need a striker and a defender especially as we already have some injuries to key players and also some late arrivals from key players who have an extended break as they took part in the Euro Championships over the summer.
With rival teams around us strengthening and making their needed signings, it is a waiting game right now to see what happens. I just want the right decisions to be made to make the fans happy and really excited for the season ahead. All Arsenal fans including myself want the league, I mean who doesn’t! But we have to strengthen to make it happen, and it must happen this season as it is possibly Arsene Wenger last season at the club and he at least deserves to leave the club with a trophy especially with all the great things he has done for the club in the past and present.
The first team are currently in LA on their pre season tour and have more pre season games lined up in order to prepare them for the season ahead. Next week they play against Manchester City in a friendly game which will be a good game to watch and test their fitness and competitiveness against another Premier league rival.
The stadium tunnel which is where on 14th August the players will need to be in the zone!
So it is a waiting game right now to see what transfer signings will be made. I just hope something is done as otherwise it will bite us back. Having some new signings will get fans excited and pumped for the season as right now even though I cant wait to return to the Emirates, I am very aware that we need some few additions to make us potential League winners!
Come on you gunners! xxx
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I Met the Person Who is My Namesake
David Moisi was one of the South African political prisoners sentenced to life (after being sentenced to death and serving two years on death row). I had been very close to his parents and even his uncle. In fact, I actually missed my international flight home in 1990 because of a series of very long goodbyes between me and his parents! I had not been in touch with David for 17 years, but in 2010 I mailed a letter to the only address I had for his family in Sebokeng, South Africa; that that address was 20 years old. How crazy was that?!!! His parents had long passed, but incredibly, his sister still lived in the family home. She forwarded the letter to David and he sent me an e-mail message.
I began my letter, “It has been so long since I have been in touch, I hope you remember who I am.”
David began his message,
It's been quite long, but worthwhile that we still know about our history of struggle and a long journey to where we are today. I cannot forget about you…. I have a 16 year old girl who my family named after you: Deborah Lerato Moisi….”
I couldn’t believe it! I was honored and amazed, but found it really hard to believe. Maybe it was just a coincidence, and he was being kind. I didn’t tell anyone because it was possible that I had not understood him correctly.
Over the years, David repeated the same thing, so I was beginning to believe him, but still I found it incredible. I was able to speak to his daughter on the phone for a few minutes in April 2014, but we were not able to meet. I was determined to meet Lerato on this trip and find out if, how, and why she was named Deborah.
On September 4, 2014, Lerato e-mailed me and among other things said:
“As you know I was named after you. Your name or rather our name has extreme sentimental value to me. I was named Deborah after my grandfather (my father's father). I was told he was decided before I was born that that would be my name because without you, your never dying will, your dedication, your compassion, your hard-work and love for humanity, I wouldn't be here. I know you did not accomplish it on your own but you were there for my family at a time when most feared and ran. You, to me, are an icon, inspiration, and I cannot wait to finally be introduced to you.”
I finally met the person who is my namesake on Sunday, September 7, 2014. Lerato Deborah Moisi or Deborah Lerato Moisi (I’m not sure if Deborah is the first or middle name) is beautiful, smart and just lovely. After we sat down and started talking, I asked her what she was told about me; why she was named after me. When she said that she was told I was a lawyer, I decided I needed to film her response. I was shocked by what she said next!!!! She said she was told that I was the lawyer who got him off of death row!!! OMG!!! I said NO!!!! Not only was I not involved in getting him off of death row, I was not and am not even a lawyer!!! I felt she had been named after me under false pretense; dear old Mr. Moisi had gotten confused and gotten it wrong. She assured me that the honor was bestowed for other reasons as well. The excerpt of her interview can be seen at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxET2BmjNhc. When I asked her father about this, he said that I gave the family hope and support. David Moisi talks about why naming his daughter after me made sense here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFDlqHU-zqo.
Given the restrictions and State of Emergency during the late 80’s, families of people who were politically inclined and arrested were isolated. It was dangerous for neighbors, friends, and even extended family to visit the family of a political prisoner. If you did, the special branch police would want to know who you are and why you were visiting that family. Therefore, families of political prisoners really didn’t have people visiting them; they were very isolated from the community. William Mlambo, who worked for the South African Council of Churches and was assigned to take me around when I interviewed the families of the life prisoners in 1989, talks about that, and the meaning of the Bracelet Program for the families in the excerpt of the interview I did with him https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25tIJCj8Ios.
It was an honor for me to meet Lerato and I look forward to being a part of her life from now on!
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Hi Deborah
This is great idea and great program. Why not continue for all innocent prisoners around the world. There are many in the middle east in china, russia and even in US.
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School board must not be just puppets
Published by news-press.com on September 13, 2005
Bob Chilmonik
There was a recent media article about an important memo that I had sent to the other school board members and the superintendent. Since almost no one saw the subsequent meeting, I want to spell out the important points contained in the memo.
The school board's basic function is to set sound policy and represent the public's interest in the Lee school system. The superintendent's role is to implement those policies and to manage the overall academic and business operations of the system. The separation of elected and administrative power is the prime directive and must be closely adhered to by both entities.
Dr. James Browder's elevation from a high school principal to running a billion-dollar "business" has been challenging and demands that he surround himself with strong, professional business expertise. Since I have been a board member, we have discussed the necessity of total transparency regarding actions and policy so that the public is totally aware of district activities and the absolute need for high quality business professionals within the administration to achieve our prime objective, i.e., a world-class education for all students.
There have been ongoing negative media articles, the latest of which deal with our building program and land acquisitions which indicate deficiencies in the administration which must alert us to the need for genuine, professional business talent to assist the superintendent and, indirectly, the board. It is urgent that we protect the taxpayers' interests as we are embarking on a $3 billion building program, and we cannot afford the weak internal-quality controls that allowed the extensive rework needed on schools like Caloosa and Trafalgar.
The second point in my memo was the necessity for intra- and inter-communications involving both board and superintendent involving every major policy decision. The case in point was the Bonita Springs parcel to be used for an elementary school which was stopped by the superintendent without input from all board members. Policy decisions of this magnitude are the sole responsibility of the elected board and cannot be made "quietly" by the superintendent.
Some of my fellow board members are making groundless charges that I am grandstanding to further my political career. But if they will examine the facts and time sequences of those facts they will see that the board itself is threatened by unauthorized actions by the superintendent. We must not relegate ourselves as mere puppets while the superintendent makes important but unauthorized decisions. And I would not be faithful to my oath of office if I did not bring these matters to the board and the public.
— Robert Chilmonik is Lee County School Board member for District 1.
Posted by Mary Neilson at 9/13/2005 08:47:00 AM
Compromise in sight on Browder spending cap
By DAVE BREITENSTEIN
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Lee Schools Superintendent James Browder still may ask school board members to double his spending limit, and the lone dissenter challenging that proposal may agree to an alternative.
Last month, Browder asked Lee County School Board members to consider raising his spending limit from $25,000 to $50,000. He would still have to solicit written bids for contracts within that range, but wouldn't have to bring them before the board in a public meeting. Browder didn't ask for a board vote after floating that plan since members weren't in agreement.
"I didn't have anybody on the same sheet of music at that point," Browder said.
Dissenting board member Bob Chilmonik wanted to head the other direction, possibly anything over $10,000 needing board approval. But on Thursday, he wrote a memo saying he'll agree to support a $50,000 cutoff with two caveats: a designated board member must sign each purchase between $10,000 and $50,000, and Browder must provide each board member with a monthly list of all purchases.
"It would provide small checks and balances between the board and superintendent," Chilmonik said. "It will build strong public confidence in what we're doing."
Browder says the higher limit would help avoid lag time in bringing smaller purchases before the school board while cutting down staff time preparing agenda items. By comparison, the mark is $25,000 in Collier and Pinellas counties, but $150,000 in Broward. Lee's school chief said Monday he's willing to hear all options.
"Every board member has a different way of looking at things," he said.
Chilmonik said he's most concerned about accountability and transparency, citing two controversial expenditures in the past year that drew ire from taxpayers — a $24,988 sales tax consultant's fee and a $24,999 deposit to buy The Golf Club in Cape Coral.
Those same issues make Norbert Smith of Fort Myers wonder why the board would raise Browder's limit.
"He hasn't done anything to merit it," Smith said. "From what I've seen, they should take it away."
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34. Lashua A.F., Allis D., Crill J., Dinca S., Sponsler M., and Hudson B.S. "Isolated polyacetylene in an inclusion complex: Exploration of synthetic methods." PHYS-489, Abstracts of Papers, 244th American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, Philadelphia, PA, USA, August 19-23, 2012.
33. Hudson B.S., Rivera S.A., Hudson M.R., and Allis D.G. "Free energy simulation of molecular crystal thermodynamics." ORGN-483, Pacifichem 2010, International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies, Honolulu, HI, USA, December 15-20, 2010.
32. Hudson B.S., Allis D.G., Hudson M.R., and Rivera S.A. "Periodic lattice DFT calculations of inelastic neutron spectra – applications in structure and energetics in molecular crystals." PTC-592, Pacifichem 2010, International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies, Honolulu, HI, USA, December 15-20, 2010.
31. Hudson M.R., Allis D.G., and Hudson B.S. "INS vibrational spectroscopy of parabanic and picolinic acid: Hydrogen-bonding in the solid-state." PHYS-412, Abstracts of Papers, 239th American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA, March 21-25, 2010.
30. Rivera S.A., Allis D.G., and Hudson B.S. "Lattice contraction stabilizes a neutral-to-ionic change in 4-methylpyridine:pentachlorophenol." PHYS-579, Abstracts of Papers, 239th American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA, March 21-25, 2010.
29. Hudson B.S. and Allis D.G. "Peierls' instability of polyacetylene: Calculations on inadequacy as a mechanism of dimerization." PHYS-488, Abstracts of Papers, 239th American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA, March 21-25, 2010.
28. Hakey P.M., Allis D.G., Hudson M.R., Ouellette, W., and Korter T.M. "Investigation of biologically active compounds via terahertz spectroscopy." PHYS-528, Abstracts of Papers, 238th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Washington, DC, USA, August 16-20, 2009.
27. Hudson M.R., Allis D.G., Ouellette W., and Hudson B.S. "X-ray structure determination and vibrational spectroscopic investigation of L-alanine alaninium nitrate and ferroelectric triglycine sulfate." PHYS-574, Abstracts of Papers, 238th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Washington, DC, USA, August 16-20, 2009.
26. Hudson B., Allis D.G., Baldwin J., James S., Morgera K., and O'Leary D. "Computation of deuterium isotope effects on proton chemical shift for hydrocarbons." NERM-177, Abstracts, 35th Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Burlington, VT, USA, June 29-July 2, 2008.
25. Hakey P.M., Allis D.G., Hudson M.R., and Korter T.M. "Cryogenic terahertz spectroscopy and solid-state modeling of illicit drugs." PHYS-430, Abstracts of Papers, 236th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, USA, August 17-21, 2008.
24. Rivera S.A., Allis D.G., and Hudson B.S. "Importance of vibrational zero-point energy to relative polymorph energies for hydrogen bonded species." PHYS-474, Abstracts of Papers, 236th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, United States, August 17-21, 2008.
23. Rivera S.A., Allis D.G., and Hudson B.S. "Importance of vibrational zero-point energy to relative polymorph energies for hydrogen bonded species." NERM-176, Abstracts, 35th Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Burlington, VT, USA, June 29-July 2, 2008.
22. Sims M., Smith B., Helfrich B., Sathaye N., Messick E., Moore T., Fish R., Rajagopalan M., Rotkiewicz P., Hendricks D., Drexler K.E., and Allis D.G. "NanoEngineer-1 – A CAD-based molecular modeling program for structural DNA nanotechnology." Foundations of Nanoscience 2008 (FNANO08), Snowbird, UT, USA, April 22-25, 2008. Click for a larger view.
21. Allis D.G. and Korter T.M. "Understanding the chemical origins of terahertz spectra." Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Colloquium, Washington, DC, USA, April 17-19, 2006. Click for a larger view.
20. Teng W., Allis D.G., and Ruhlandt-Senge K. "Syntheses and structures of the first heavy alkali metal tris(trimethylsilyl)germanides and heavy alkali metal germyls – contact molecules and separated ions." NRM-233, Abstracts, 34th Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Binghamton, NY, USA, October 5-7, 2006.
19. Allis D.G. and Drexler K.E. "Molecular tool designs and theoretical analyses for single atom mechanosynthesis." Foresight Institute 13th Conference on Molecular Nanotechnology, San Francisco, CA, USA, October 23-27, 2005. Click for a larger view.
18. Allis D.G. and Hudson B.S. "The inelastic neutron scattering spectra of Cs2[B12H12] and K2[B12H12]." PHYS-324, Abstract of Papers, 230th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Washington, D.C., USA, August 28 – Sept. 1, 2005. Click for a larger view.
17. Hudson B.S., Braden D., Allis D.G., Verdal N., Hu H., and Jenkins T.A. "Short, strong, symmetric hydrogen bonds: Vibrational inelastic neutron scattering studies." Abstracts of Papers, 229th American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Diego, CA, USA, March 13-17, 2005.
16. Hudson B.S., Allis D.G., Parker S.F., Ramirez-Cuesta, A.J., Herman H., and Prinzbach, H. "The infrared, Raman and inelastic neutron scattering spectra of dodecahedrane: An Ih molecule in Th site symmetry." PHYS-355, Abstracts of Papers, 229th American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Diego, CA, USA, March 13-17, 2005.
*15. Allis D.G., Braden D., Jenkins T.A., Baronov S., Middleton C., Withnall R., Brown C.M., Lan Y., and Hudson B.S. "Crystalline 1,3-cyclohexanedione and its complex with benzene: Vibrational spectra, simulation of structure and dynamics and evidence for cooperative hydrogen bonding." PHYS-555, Abstracts of Papers, 228th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, USA, August 22-26, 2004.
14. Hudson B.S., Jenkins T.A., Hu H., Allis D.G., and Verdal N. "Vibrational inelastic neutron scattering studies of short, strong, symmetric hydrogen bonds." PHYS-595, Abstracts of Papers, 228th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, USA, August 22-26, 2004.
13. Hudson B.S., Allis D.G., Parker S.F., Yildirim T., Braden D.A., Herman H., and Prinzbach H. "Dodecahedrane: An INS test of solid-state DFT methods." WP23a, American Conference on Neutron Scattering, NIST Center for Neutron Research, College Park, MD, USA, June 6-10, 2004. Click to enlarge.
12. Ruhlandt-Senge K., Alexander J.S., Allis D., and Hudson B.S. "Alkali metal diphenylmethanides: A synthetic, structural, and computational study." INOR-710, Abstracts of Papers, 227th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Anaheim, CA, USA, March 28-April 1, 2004.
11. Baker E., Ruhlandt-Senge K., Alexander J.S., Hope H., Allis D.G., Braden D., Green D., Englich U., and Hudson B.S. "Examinations into alkaline earth metal acetylides." INOR-718, Abstracts of Papers, 227th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Anaheim, CA, United States, March 28-April 1, 2004.
10. Baker E., Ruhlandt-Senge K., Alexander J.S., Hope H., Allis D.G., Braden D., Green D., Englich U., and Hudson B.S. "Examinations into alkaline earth metal acetylides." GEN-073, GEN-165, Abstracts, 32nd Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Rochester, NY, USA, October 31-November 3, 2004.
9. Ciezak J.A., Hudson B.S., Jenkins T.A., and Allis D. "Inelastic neutron spectroscopy of organic hydrocarbons." PHYS-439, Abstracts of Papers, 225th American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, USA, March 23-27, 2003.
8. Allis D., Newlon A., Taylor J., and Spencer J.T. "New classes of cluster-based high-nonlinear optical response compounds." INOR-617, Abstracts of Papers, 224th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Boston, MA, USA, August 18-22, 2002.
7. Allis D.G., Middleton C., Braden D., Parker S.F., and Hudson B.S. "Solid-state DFT methods and the property prediction of high-symmetry molecular crystals." Gordon Research Conference, Vibrational Spectroscopy, Salve Regina University, Providence, RI, USA, July 28-August 2, 2002. Click to enlarge.
6. Allis D.G. and Spencer J.T. "The use of polyhedral materials in molecular electronics and nanostructural applications." Foresight Institute Eighth Conference on Nanotechnology, Bethesda, MD, USA, November 3-5, 2000.
*5. Allis D.G. and Spencer J.T. "New classes of large nonlinear optical response compounds based upon polyhedral structural units." Boron USA (BUSA) VII, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, June 7-10, 2000.
*4. Allis D.G. and Spencer J.T. "The use of polyhedral materials in molecular electronics and nanostructural applications." Boron USA (BUSA) VII, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, June 7-10, 2000.
*3. Allis D.G., Taylor J., Rudd G., and Spencer J.T. "Semiempirical and molecular mechanics calculations of polyhedral materials in nanostructures." Foresight Institute Seventh Conference on Nanotechnology, Santa Clara, CA, USA, October 15-17, 1999.
*2. Allis D.G., Taylor J., Rudd G., and Spencer J.T. "The use of polyhedral materials in molecular electronic and nanostructural applications." IMEBORON X, Durham University, Grey's College, Durham, UK, July 11-15, 1999.
*1. Allis D.G., Goodisman J.S., and Spencer J.T. "Hartree-Fock and density functional theoretical considerations of the thermal and photochemical pathways in metallanonaborane cluster complexes." Boron USA (BUSA) VI, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA, May 14-16, 1998.
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Happy Birthday Adnan
May 21, 2015 / Rabia
Adnan with little brother Yusuf, back before an entire team of adults railroaded him into a life sentence
Today is Adnan’s birthday. Today he turns 34.*
I wrote before about how, in the early years of his incarceration, my mother dreamt that Adnan would be released from prison in his 30’s, specifically after the age of 35. My husband says my mother told him it would be at 35.
Fifteen years ago that was a hard pill to swallow, the idea that he would stay in prison for so long, lose his 20’s entirely, half his 30’s, it stuck like a lump in my chest. Even now, as I type, the lump moves to my throat. You want to be happy for someone on their birthday, but with Adnan a birthday is another year lost for him and his family. I want to be happy, but I can’t. I just feel angry.
35 is around the corner though – and things are looking bright. My mother knows whats up.
Happy birthday little brother. Next year, God willing, you’ll celebrate with your loved ones.
IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE
Adnan’s post-conviction effort -to get a new trial based on ineffective assistance of counsel, to get Asia’s testimony heard – began five years ago. A lot of folks don’t realize that. Justin Brown, who is still lead counsel, filed for post-conviction relief in 2010.
It was denied just over a year ago, in January 2014, and we immediately applied for leave to appeal the denial. The State moved to request the Court to deny our application. We responded and three days later, this past February, the MD Court of Special Appeals (COSA) granted the application, something that happens in less than 2% of cases in Maryland. Oral arguments were scheduled for June 9th, and then, just four days ago, a most astonishing thing happened.
While a grassroots team of volunteers was preparing to organize the many supporters who wanted to be present at the hearing, and Justin was getting his response to the State’s brief (which I shall shortly gag er comment upon) ready, poof, it all went away.
COSA issued an order essentially remanding the case back down to the Circuit Court in order to include Asia’s new affidavit into the official record. There are no two ways about this – this is the relief we were asking of COSA. And it was granted without even getting to oral arguments. It’s like they just thought, “ah who are we kidding, don’t need a hearing to figure this out.”
Does this ever happen? No, in the name of all that is good and holy, it doesn’t. Justin, when he told me the news, said that with this case, it doesn’t seem like there are any rules.
Thanks to Serial, because without Serial, Asia would’ve been forever lost to us. If she hadn’t heard the podcast, and heard Urick lie on the stand about their interaction, no one would have been the wiser. And thanks to the work of Susan and Colin, who keep busting the State’s case open further and further, stripping away all the lies and misrepresentations.
I’m not saying the COSA judges are listening to Undisclosed. But I’m saying, prove to me they’re not 😉
BAD FICTION
I had a bit of a meltdown when I read the State’s brief that was filed with COSA last week. Not because there was anything new or damaging, it was the same old losing arguments we’ve seen before. My melodramatic reaction mirrored the harlequin-cheap-crime-novel feel of their brief – and my rage was at the outright lies/misrepresentations.
In fact, let’s start with the lies (of course its pretty much all a lie technically since Adnan had nothing to do with Hae’s death, but let’s just pretend the State is working in good faith and actually believes he did – that still leaves us with the stuff even they know is bullshit):
“The week of the murder…Lee’s affection for Syed visibly flickered”: No, a lie. Adnan and Hae had broken up in December, at least a month earlier, and by New Years they were both seeing someone else. The very first person Adnan called when he got his new cell was his new girl, Nisha.
“Syed lent Wilds his vehicle and his new cell phone”: Lie. Jay testified on the stand that Adnan had left his phone in the car glove compartment, not actually lent or given it to Jay. Just fucking left it in the car. Of course the cops FORCED Jay to lie that Adnan planned giving it to him in advance (Episode 3, Undisclosed), and the State used that to get a maximum sentence for premeditated murder against Adnan.
From Jay’s Intercept Interview in December. What’s that Jay? Are you saying it wasn’t planned? WASN’T THAT THE WHOLE FUCKING POINT OF HIM GIVING YOU THE CAR? Oh my bad, that’s what the cops made you say.
More from the State’s star witness, back in December.
“Syed’s possessive behavior toward Lee”: Lie, unless you think taking a coffee cake to a friends house is possessive. Every single mutual friend repeatedly told the police that Adnan was only ever gentle and kind with Hae and her diary, which the State has, confirms it. There isn’t a shred of evidence of intimidation, anger, violence, or any behavior suggesting the relationship was abusive in any way, and the State knows it.
Becky, a mutual friend, recalls their relationship
Debbie’s trial testimony
From Becky’s notes when asked to recall Adnan
“Syed’s peculiar conduct after the murder”: Lie. Unless by peculiar conduct the State means Adnan was acting totally normally, which is what every witness they asked told them. God, the lies.
A statement given by Stephanie to the PI
“Lee felt compelled to keep her growing interest in Cliendinst a secret from Syed”: Lie. Unless by “keep a secret” the State means introduce them to each other, which is what Don testified to.
“feigning that he had no memory at all of the day his ex-girlfriend vanished”: Lie. Adnan told the detectives the same damn thing he’s been saying for 16 years. After giving the car to Jay, he was at school, did not leave the campus, went to track, and next saw Jay after track.
“Nisha Tanna, a friend of Syed’s, claimed she remembered receiving a call from Syed”: Lie. Nisha specifically recalled talking to Jay only ever ONCE and that was when he was at the porn shop – which he didn’t start working at until a couple of weeks after Hae disappeared. Even Serial told us how Urick manipulated Nisha on trial to cut that fact out, and Gutierrez never made the point.
“Kristi Vincent also observed Syed and Wilds together the evening of the murder”: Lie. Ok maybe an inaccuracy, it could be the State still believes the “facts” produced by the shoddy investigation, but in Episode 1 of Undisclosed we proved that Kristi’s recollection was not from Jan 13th. It was from Jan 22nd.
“both men were acting ‘real shady,’ and she noticed that Syed seemed to be hiding his face”: Lie. Putting aside the fact that none of this happened on the 13th, what’s hilarious is the State cites to TWO PAGES of the Kristi’s testimony to make this declaration. In other words, they’re making it up. All Kristi ever said was Adnan was stoned out of his mind, slumped over. And the shady part? In reference to Jay, not Adnan. What the State forgets is that other folks also have these two pages.
These are the pages the State cites to. Even I’m embarrassed for them.
Good try Urick.
“they went to an area a distance off the road and started digging Lee’s grave…(W)ilds estimated it was around 7 p.m”: Lie. For fucks sake, did you not read Jay’s Intercept interview? Yeah you actually did but now have to stick to the record, but guess what, you know the burial couldn’t have happened then (Undisclosed Episode 5 will explain why, dear readers)…which is why Jay changed his story in the Intercept. I’m on to you on this one, but I’ll get to that in a bit.
Jay’s Intercept interview. Midnight you say dear chap? Well so much for the “Leakin Park pings”. Unfuckingbelievable.
More on Jay’s recollection of getting picked up at his nana’s house around midnight. Of course, there is no record of any call to Jay’s house from Adnan’s phone that night. In fact there was only one single call made to Jay that day, the one in the morning before Adnan gave him the car, and there are no calls made at all after 10:30pm. So why did Jay change his story? I think I know. Keep reading.
“the expert actually visited locations where a call was supposedly made and initiated a test call to determine what tower the call engaged”: Lie. The expert never stepped a foot into Leakin park. Wait for that Undisclosed episode.
“Syed also elected not to attend the memorial service for Lee, telling Inez Hendricks, another teacher at Woodlawn, that he skipped the service because he and Lee practiced different religions.”: Lie. God my stomach turns at the absolute evil of this fabrication. There were two events after Hae’s death, a private funeral held at her family’s Korean church, and a school memorial. Not a single student attended the private funeral because NO ONE WAS INVITED. As for the memorial, Adnan helped to actually organize and develop it but WAS ARRESTED before it took place. “Elected not to attend”. Elected from the inside of a jail cell right.
“Fashioning an alibi for Syed’s whereabouts that supported Syed’s statements to police was a clear priority for Gutierrez”: It was such a priority that the ONE SINGLE WITNESS Adnan offered to her, complete with contact information, she never even attempted to contact. Stop lying, MD.
“Kevin Urick, one of the original prosecutors, testified that McClain called him after the post-conviction was filed to say she had written the affidavit only because of pressure from the defendant’s family and hoped that, by doing so, they would leave her alone.”: Urick lied under oath and now you’re repeating his lies State of Maryland. And you know it. Guess what, COSA knows it too. That’s why we won the remand.
From Asia’s recent affidavit. The one that the Circuit Court will now, most probably, enter into the record.
“the State presented overwhelming evidence of Syed’s guilt”: yeah I just have to laugh at that one, nothing further to be said
There are lies, and then there are lies of omission. Here’s the facts that the State omitted from the brief:
“When police executed a search warrant at Syed’s residence, they found a November 1998 letter from Lee tucked into a textbook, in which Lee sought to reassure Syed that they would both survive a breakup”. A note, written months before she disappeared, and written during a breakup after which THEY ACTUALLY GOT BACK TOGETHER. Guess what else? The search warrant didn’t turn up another damn thing. More on that in a future Undisclosed episode.
“When Syed learned Lee was missing and when her body was discovered in Leakin Park, Syed never attempted to contact her”: Let’s not forget that the man who was currently dating and slept with Hae less than 24 hours before she disappeared, and who was supposed to see her on 1/13, never attempted to contact her again.
“Syed wrote a long letter to the court, pleading with the judge to permit him to keep Gutierrez because of the strong personal and professional bond between them”: Yeah, this happened months BEFORE HIS FIRST TRIAL, before Gutierrez had failed to give him in competent counsel. Before she neglected to contact an alibi witness and anyone realized it, before she failed to pull his email records, before she failed to subpoena phone records for Jay, Jenn, Patrick, Phil, before she failed to investigate Mark Pusteri, before she failed to retain a medical expert or cell expert, before she took money to bus the jury to the burial site and then didn’t, before she essentially dropped every ball in the case. Here is what the State is arguing: Adnan hired her and really wanted her so it means she gave him effective assistance. Like Adnan could see into the future. Like anyone can know if their lawyer will fail them at the time they hire them. Go home, State of Maryland, you are drunk.
Gutierrez “provided to the State a list of 80 potential alibi witnesses on October 5, 1999”: except she didn’t interview a single one or present a single one as a witness at trial, which is why SHE WAS INEFFECTIVE and also, she never included Asia on that list, which is ALSO WHY SHE WAS INEFFECTIVE.
They totally mischaracterize all of Asia’s documents and written testimony, why not, she’s much LESS reliable than their star witness, but anyway I’m not getting into the details here. We all know it’s bullshit, so does COSA, which is why her testimony will now be part of the record. The State can try what it wants when Asia is on the stand, but from the one time I met/spoke to her, I remember she can and will hold her own. Urick may not hold up as well once we get him on the stand to answer for his perjury. Oh yes, he will be subpoenaed.
Now i have to talk about the drama in the brief. I’ve never seen a legal brief written so…descriptively.
Here are some of the words and phrases they used to illustrate their “statement of facts”:
shallow grave
turbulent ten-month relationship
affection for Syed visibly flickered
kill that bitch
killed Lee with his bare hands
tried to apologize to Syed with her last breath
Lee’s crumpled body
Syed lured Lee away
Emboldened after speaking with jurors
ploy to get a ride from Lee after school
imploring Syed
ominous words
decomposing body
ensconced in a relationship (ensconced? really? snort)
Syed and Lee were nevertheless consumed with one another (am I reading a bodice-ripper?)
the course of that fateful night
both men seemed disturbed and disoriented by the gravity of the moment (code for “this is why Jay can’t tell a coherent, consistent story in which he either is at the burial or is not at the burial and can communicate with Adnan even though they’re in two different cars with one phone between them)
I could go on with the cheesy language, but you get the drift. I’ve written countless briefs in my years of practice. I know what a brief sounds like, what a blog sounds like, what an OpEd sounds like, what a policy paper sounds like. The statement of fact in the State’s brief reads like a lurid novella , and initially I couldn’t figure out why they wrote it like that.
Then I realized what was going on. That brief wasn’t written for COSA. It was written for the public. Because that’s where the State is getting slammed and humiliated. While I can blog and tweet and emote, the State must pack all of its emoting to briefs (and maybe to the bowels Reddit as well, because dollars to donuts their team is represented in the dark sub).
I’m guessing COSA also figured out the brief wasn’t written for them and was as unimpressed as I was, since they issued their order less than a week later. A fine and swift smack in the rear to their brief. In the immortal words of Jay the Deceiver, “aw, snap”.
THE DEAL WITH JAY, PART 85
Photo credit: firstlook.org . We’re getting closer…..
In episode 3 of Undisclosed, we dropped the bombshell that Jay had been coached by the police and showed how exactly they did it. Tapping. Not only did they have the phone records, cell tower maps, a chronology all laid for him, they had to tap to continuously remind him to correct himself, and he would -apologizing often, changing course, even totally changing the story. We heard him get bullied into accepting that he was an accessory to murder.
In this week’s Addendum we showed you that Jay had been meeting with the cops a number of times before the official record reflected it, and before they met with Jen. So they had plenty of times to work out the story, rather, the cops had plenty of time to tell Jay what the story would be. Now, you can either believe the cops in good faith thought Adnan really had killed Hae and were just trying to get a conviction one way or the other, or that they knew this was not their guy but they didn’t care – there was a tremendous amount of pressure on them from the Korean community and local media to close this case, and they needed it done.
I want to think the cops were acting in good faith, but I can’t get around the fact that they elected not to test the DNA that was collected from the site, and other lapses in the investigation that make it clear they were afraid they’d find something proving it wasn’t Adnan.
They had nothing connecting Jay to the crime, but they made him think they did. They actually didn’t have anything connecting anyone to the crime, but they found that with enough pressure and threat of arrest, Jay would turn against Adnan to save himself.
Its not like this doesn’t happen. A significant portion of wrongful convictions happen because a witness, having gotten a deal, lies to help the prosecution secure a conviction.
So what’s the deal with Jay? Was he completely railroaded, then roped Jen in to back him up? Other than his own statements, which are near useless, is there any evidence tying him to the crime? Not really.
The State knows it doesn’t have anything – it never did but Gutierrez didn’t do her job properly. It certainly doesn’t now because Jay changed much of his story with the Intercept interview. I always wondered about that interview, it never made sense to me.
Why would Jay’s attorney Benaroya, the SAME attorney that Urick got for him in 1999, advise him to do an interview and then actually find the reporter to do it? The same reporter that then interviewed Urick? That’s no coincidence. I can guarantee that was coordinated between Urick and Benaroya, if not others.
At this point I don’t think Jay says anything he isn’t told to say. He was told what to say back in 1999 and 2000. I think it is entirely probable he was told what to say in the Intercept interview. If Benaroya actually arranged the interview, there is every reason to believe she’d tell him what to say – I refuse to believe someone with a lawyer who is so deeply involved would say anything that lawyer did not approve.
So why would his lawyer (and by extension Urick if they coordinated) want Jay to change the timeline? Probably because they realize that 1) the cell tower records are useless and will be thrown out in any future trial so using them to corroborate anything doesn’t matter anymore but 2) there is medical evidence proving Hae could not be buried at 7pm, and that evidence, which Gutierrez didn’t catch, has now been caught (Undisclosed, episode 5).
They figure Jay got away with dozens of lies before, if they have to go to trial again, maybe he can get away with yet another change in story. Just like when Jay was forced to change his story to fit an inaccurate cell tower place on a map near Krista/Cathy’s house, he will again be forced to change his story to fit the medical evidence they know would bury the existing timeline in a new trial.
…and closer to the truth. Photo credit: firstlook.org
They keep setting Jay up, and he keeps complying. But we’re on to it now.
*The case records with the MD case search engine incorrectly show Adnan’s year of birth as 1980. He was actually born in 1981, and he turns 34 today, not 35.
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Home » Press Releases » CAMBODIA YOUNGEST WRITER by Buth Reaksmey Kongkea The Cambodia Weekly
"CAMBODIA’S YOUNGEST WRITER" by Buth Reaksmey Kongkea, The Cambodia Weekly FEBRUARY 15 - 21, 2009 / VOL. 3, ISSUE NO. 7
Noun Pichsoudeny, 18, is one of the University of Cambodia’s Samdech Techo Hun Sen “Vision 100”scholarship students and has spent time to provide an interview to the Cambodia Weekly on February 11.
The youngest novel writer in Cambodia was born in 1989 in Pailin and has one sister and one brother. She is now studying Economics at the University of Cambodia (UC).
Pichsoudeny is well-known as the youngest student writer in the Kingdom of Cambodia after her four novels were published and bought by many readers. The books continue to be sold at book shops throughout the country.
“I have read Khmer novels, short stories and magazines since I was 7 years old. I have probably read over three 300 books so far,” she said.
The young writer said the four novels published include Star Rises at Noon, My Island My Love, The Heart Competition, and The Love Shade near Rancor Fire. They are all sentimental love stories with a didactic theme for a readership of older youths and adults.
The books were published by Banteay Srei Publishers, a private publishing company in Phnom Penh and are available from the usual outlets, according to Pichsoudeny.
“I became a qualified writer in 2006 upon publication of my first title The Star Rises at Noon. I intend to write more novels for publication to encourage more readers and promote literary awareness in Cambodia,” she added.
“I became a qualified writer in 2006 upon publication of my first title The Star Rises at Noon. I intend to write more novels for publication to encourage more readers and promote literary awareness in Cambodia,” she added
Her two unpublished books include Nisai Phka Tep (The Angel Flower’s Fate) and Lbaeng Chet Lbech Apia Pipia (The Heart Gambling, the Wedding Trick). She said the two stories would be available soon.
She is also able to write poems for the Hun Sen Krong Tep Nimeth High School in Pailin. She is now a Member of the Khmer Writers’ Association and she has been working with Amara Publishing.
Referring to her studies, Pichsoudeny said she studied at the Hun Sen Krong Tep Nimeth High School in Pailin, earning a Baccalaureate in 2008.
Pichsoudeny said that she applied to study economics at the University of Cambodia following the introduction of the Samdech Techo Hun Sen “Vision 100”scholarship in 2008.
“I am now a novel writer but my dream is to be a banker and economist,” she said. “I am happy because I passed the scholarship exams. I will study hard to reach my Bachelor degree goal. I will then continue to study for Master’s and Doctoral degrees with the University of Cambodia,” she added.
Regarding her writings and publications, she will continue to write on different topics to promote literary education in Cambodia.
“My dreams have come true so far. Once I have achieved success in my career, I will then return to writing until I can no longer lift a pen,” she said. “If I have played a small part in increasing appreciation for Cambodia’s literary culture, then I will be content.”
Cheng Kuysieng, Senior Editor of Amara Publishers, founded in early January 2009, noted that Pichsoudeny is the youngest writer in the company.
“I started working with Pichsoudeny in 2008 and quickly noted her clever style and capacity for hard work,” she said during an interview with the Cambodia Weekly.
The Senior Editor said that despite her tender age, Pichsoudeny is capable of writing many additional novels and is a valuable human resource addition to the Khmer Writers’ Association and Amara Publishers.
Prum Thida Vattey, 19, a fi rst year student of the National University of Management and personal friend to Pichsoudeny said that she appreciated Pichsoudeny’s literary skills.
“I have known Noun Pichsoudeny for two years when she was studying with me at Hun Sen Krong Tep Nimeth High School in Pailin. She is a brave young girl and very gentle and friendly,” she told the Cambodia Weekly.
Thida Vattey continued, “Pichsoudeny was the outstanding student in my class. I am very proud to know her. I hope that she will become a successful writer or economist for Cambodia. I wish her all success in future.” (CW)
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Multi-Love
May 22, 2015 Issue #53 - April/May 2015 - Tame Impala By J. Pace
Ruban Nielson returns with another anachronistic beauty, this one hitting the eardrums like a dusty Numero Group find from a home studio in the '70s U.S. Rust Belt, fashioned meticulously, mad-scientist style, with an army of synthesizers patched together and deployed deep in the off-hours. Their mission? To help Nielson communicate a complex message of love in 2015 A.D., for the species, for the tribes, and for each of us navigating our tech-saturated days, noses in our phones. It's no iteration of free-love idealism but a mishmash of those same ideals as eroded by the decades that followed, philosophically (and very much sonically) in line with Sly & the Family Stone when the '70s began to darken the strident idealism, paranoia and cynicism creeping in around the edges.
"Puzzles" opens with sound effects of smashing windows, calling out recent events in the U.S. that make it clear that here we are still fighting the same fights, and its distorted chorus is an indictment: "I don't want to solve your puzzle anymore." "Extreme Wealth and Casual Cruelty" is the album's centerpiece, its chorus a plea that gives some hint of Multi-Love's deeper bent: "If we were just strangers and we would fall in love again/Abandon extreme wealth and casual cruelty."
Other songs go more introspective, the title track exploring the day-to-day damage of relationships, rock-star style: "Checked into my heart and trashed it like a hotel room." Or on the narcotic romance of "The World Is Crowded," Nielson's funk-falsetto writing 'scrips: "Ooh the world is crowded/Did your doctor prescribe me for what ails you, dear?"
Title-pondering aside, Nielson's pointed surrealism gets a different delivery medium this time around, following the funkier threads of previous outings to their logical ends. Those synthesizers really add something new, from foggy texture to hard-driving lead and rhythm sounds, all of them slightly quirky and otherworldly, of course (and warm, warm, warm—that flagrant disregard of like 3-20 kHz that is a substantial part of Unknown Mortal Orchestra's instant nostalgia). The drumming is pointedly funky, these tunes riding pumping tight beats with open hi-hat accents (or even going full disco with stepping baselines on "Can't Keep Checking My Phone"). Nielson's guitar mastery is more restrained, less likely to drift off on psychedelic tangents. Spending most of the album in his R&B/funk falsetto, Nielson seems more inclined to strut than space out.
One exception is that aforementioned centerpiece tune, one of the few eschewing the falsetto (for a strangely modulated baritone in this case). It's the six-minute slow jam du jour, and perhaps the ultimate Unknown Mortal Orchestra song with its meandering Brian
Eno-esque rhythm synths, crushingly wistful vocal melodies, and—yes—an absolutely perfect saxophone solo propelling it into the stratosphere. It's a testament to Nielson's poetic soul as much as it is to his newfound concentration on his arrangements. His ambition feels contagious. (www.unknownmortalorchestra.com)
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Weather in Wahlsburg-Lippoldsberg, 18.01.2021
On Monday it will be widely cloudy, but mainly dry for a while. The afternoon will bring clouds with light rain. During the night widely overcast, but mainly dry weather will prevail. Morning temperatures will be around -2 °C. During the day they will rise to a maximum of 3 °C. Low temperatures at night will be around 2°C. We have weak westerly winds.
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Re-opening Vortex Risk Assessment for Live Performances Upstairs
Posted on Wed 02 September 2020 in Uncategorized by Vortex Jazz Club
New Vortex Jazz Club Limited Covid-19 Risk Assessment – Re-opening for live performances upstairs with an audience
This Covid-19 risk assessment has been carried out in consultation with staff and volunteers in preparation for the re-opening of the upstairs performance space for live performances with an audience.
This risk assessment takes into account updated government guidance in particular the performing arts guidance, the pubs/bars guidance, and the cleaning in non-healthcare settings outside the home guidance, as well as the HSE air conditioning and ventilation guidance.
This risk assessment will be reviewed and revised where necessary or appropriate in the light of experience following re-opening and/or any changes in government guidance.
Risk: Transmission on stage between musicians and/or between musicians and members of the audience.
The maximum size of band to be booked initially is a trio.
There will be one house per night and one set.
In the first instance following re-opening there will be gigs before live audiences on weekends only. (There will be live streams on other nights.)
Stage set-up
Musicians onstage will be socially distanced; and side-to-side playing, not face-to-face playing, will be encouraged in accordance with the performing arts guidance.
The club and musicians will follow the government’s performing arts guidance and take account of any amendments issued to the guidance.
The front row of the audience will be socially distanced from the musicians on stage (the positioning of the front row of tables is clearly marked with hazard tape).
Musicians will access the stage via a tape-marked “corridor” by the inside wall which is sufficiently wide to ensure social distancing from the audience.
Automatic no-contact hand sanitiser dispensers have been provided at ground floor entry to the club, at first floor entry to the club, in the office, behind the bar and by the toilets.
(A supply of non-automatic dispensers will also be maintained as a back up in case of any problems with the automatic dispensers.)
Prominent notices are displayed encouraging the regular use of hand sanitiser and regular hand washing by audience members and staff.
To mitigate the risk of transmission of Covid-19 within the club generally the premises will be thoroughly cleaned before each use of the club, whether for a gig or a day hire. (In the first instance following re-opening there will not be any gigs on evenings when there has been a day hire.)
During the evening there will be regular cleaning of frequently used surfaces including door handles, the stairwell banister, taps, bar surface and tables.
Drinks lists and any fliers on tables will be binned at the end of the evening.
Audiences and musicians will be informed via the website of the systems adopted by the club to deal with Covid-19 and what is expected of them (eg compliance with Test-and-Trace, hand sanitising, not to go to the club if experiencing Covid-type symptoms etc).
Entry to the club
Risk: Covid-19 being brought into the club by audience members, musicians and others entering from outside.
Clear notices will be put up at point of entry as follows:
Instructing people not to enter if they have or may have Covid-type symptoms.
Asking people to use hand sanitiser on entry to the club
Encouraging people to wear a mask when moving around inside the building.
Risk: health risk to security officer from incoming audience members.
The security officer will be socially distanced from incoming audience members. The security officer will sit at a desk situated in the slide-back doorway to Downstairs so as to socially distance from the incoming audience. The security officer will wear a faceguard/mask.
Risk: transmission during entry procedure.
Incoming audience members will be asked to stand on the half-landings (marked by floor signage) when queueing to gain entry. Two metre separation will be marked outside the club taking into account other users of the outside space.
The head of the queue to get in will be on the mid-stairwell half-landing. The Night Manager will call people forward when ready and show them to their seats and will be responsible for controlling any movement between the office and the club.
Given the narrow stairwell there must be no passing on the stairs. Prior to the commencement of the gig a one-way system will operate: anyone needing to leave the club (eg musicians after sound checking) will be asked to exit through the rear door and then follow the fire escape route to street level.
Doors will open 7 30. Music 8 30.
After the gig exit will be via the main stairwell.
The government’s performing arts guidance states that we should support NHS Test and Trace by keeping a temporary record of visitors to the premises. This record must be stored securely and must not be shared with anyone except NHS Test and Trace. The record must be destroyed as confidential waste after 21 days. This is already being done for day hires.
Audience members will be asked to sign in with their own pen. If they don’t have one then the club will provide one which will be wiped clean between uses.
Capacity/ticketing
Operation of the Upstairs club space is not viable with two metre social distanced audiences. Therefore the club will operate with one metre socially distanced audiences plus mitigations, as set out in this risk assessment, which include increased frequency of hand washing and surface cleaning; regular cleaning & disinfection of toilets; and using side-to-side working wherever possible.
Audiences will be seated as individuals or groups from the same household or support bubble and must maintain social distancing.
Audience members are to be seated (though not necessarily at a table), and will be expected to remain seated during the evening except when using the toilets. No standing will be permitted at gigs (including at the bar – see below).
The capacity of the club will be limited to reflect these provisions.
The positioning of rows of seating has been marked with floor tape.
Tickets (including members tickets) must be booked in advance via Ticketweb. There will be no door sales.
Where people want to be seated together as a household or bubble one person should book for the entire party or household and there will be a message on Ticketweb to this effect.
Where possible, windows and doors will be opened to improve ventilation.
Risk: transmission during use of toilet facilities
There is to be no queueing for toilets in the corridor outside the toilets. If both toilets are engaged then audience members must wait in the club space for someone to exit before entering on a one in, one out basis. Signage will be be put up to this effect & there will be floor markings to indicate where to stand.
The door to the toilet corridor will be left open before and after the performance.
Hand sanitiser will be provided outside toilets to be used before entering and exiting. Signage will be put up to this effect.
Posters will be displayed outside the toilets and in the toilets themselves giving guidance on correct handwashing procedures.
Toilets will be regularly cleaned during the evening.
Risk: need to protect volunteers and audience members from risk of transmission.
There will be table service only. A disposable paper drinks list will be placed on tables. The viability of using a mobile ordering app is being investigated.
No cash will be taken – payment will be by contactless card only.
No hot drinks will be available.
Bar staff will be wearing protective perspex face guards. There will be one volunteer behind the bar pouring drinks and one volunteer in the club space serving drinks.
There will be no “hanging out” at or behind the bar.
There will be no merchandise sales at the bar.
If the till is to be used only the volunteer behind the bar should input data.
Gloves are to be worn to collect glasses after the gig.
A paper towel dispenser will be set up in the kitchen for use by staff & volunteers for hand drying and closing taps.
Bottled beer only – it will not be viable to sell draught beer as audience capacity will be insufficient to shift it before it goes off.
Risk: need to protect sound engineers from transmission.
Action: signage and floor markings will emphasise the need for audience members to keep socially distanced from the sound engineer in the booth when waiting to use the toilets.
The sound engineer will be responsible for cleaning equipment at the end of the gig.
Risk: people having to raise their voices increases the risk of aerosol transmission.
Action: background music will be kept very low to avoid this risk.
Office/Green Room
This room will continue to have a dual function. Musicians should use only the “sofa area” not the office area. Singers and wind/brass players will be asked not to practice in the office/green room.
To continue to protect office staff from risk they will continue to work from home, apart from one person to be in the office each day on a rota system. Meetings to continue to be conducted via Zoom.
The windows should be kept open to maximise ventilation.
Prior to re-opening to the public there will be a pilot gig with an invited audience of staff and volunteers to road-test the procedures.
Reviewed and revised: 2 September 2020.
If you are coming to the club please be mindful of the following procedures.
We’ve implemented the following changes to our systems to make the club as Covid-safe as we can:
Please buy tickets in advance as there will be no door sales. There will be twenty tickets only onsale for each gig.
If you want to sit together as a household/bubble we would ask that one person books all the tickets for the group. If you book separately you may be seated separately.
We ask you not to attend gigs if you have or think you may have any Covid-19 symptoms.
We will ask you on entry to provide contact details for NHS Test and Trace. If possible please bring your own pen to write down the details.
There will be no standing at gigs. Everyone who books a ticket will be allocated a seat, but we cannot guarantee that you will have a table.
Orders for drinks and snacks will be taken at tables. We are sorry but for the time being no hot drinks will be available.
We ask that everyone wears a mask when moving around inside the building.
We are cashless – we accept contactless payments only.
We ask everyone to observe social distancing at all times. One metre social distancing will operate in the club space, with mitigations as detailed in the risk assessment which is available on the website.
Automatic hand sanitiser stations are provided at various places within the building and we encourage regular use of hand sanitiser.
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Count on recount in E. City mayor?s race
By LAUREN KING , The Virginian-Pilot November 11, 2005
ELIZABETH CITY ? The Rev. Charles L. Foster remained the unofficial winner of the run off for mayor with 17 more votes than Councilman Bill Lehmann, who has already requested a recount and plans to file at least one protest.
On Election Day , Foster led the race to replace retiring Mayor John H. Bell Jr. by 14 votes. The slim lead meant the race was too close to call and the outcome would depend on provisional ballots, which were counted Thursday.
Provisional ballots are cast by voters whose names don?t appear on the rolls. Provisional voters have to be researched to determine if they were eligible to vote.
Of the 14 provisional ballots cast, 11 were deemed valid, said Michele E. Aydlett, chairwoman of the Pasquotank County Board of Elections.
Four went to Lehmann, and seven went to Foster.
Foster?s 17-vote victory over Lehmann should be certified Tuesday. But Lehmann has requested a recount because the margin is less than 1 percent.
The recount is scheduled for 4 p.m. Monday .
?I don?t think it will be any different in a recount,? Foster said.
He said he wants to focus on moving forward and thanked those who voted for him and welcomed those who did not.
?I reach out to those who didn?t vote for me ? to work with me and make Elizabeth City an all-American city,? Foster said.
He also said he doesn?t believe there is cause for a protest over the election results.
But Lehmann said he is already preparing to file a protest based on complaints he received from supporters who reported problems using the machines and the number of blank ballots cast during the election.
Typically, there are several ?under votes,? or ballots cast in which the voter did not choose a candidate or opt to write in someone. Those figures are frequently overlooked because some people may be interested in voting only in one race. For instance, the voter may cast a ballot for mayor but not a city council seat.
But there was only one race in Elizabeth City this week, and 42 blank ballots were cast ? 24 during early One-Stop (No Excuse) voting and 18 during Tuesday?s election.
Lehmann said he received complaints from supporters who said they had to try several times to his name on the touch screen, but the box for a write-in candidate was highlighted instead. In those cases, he said, the voters were successful in voting for him, but he was concerned because if they were having trouble, additional problems might not have been reported.
His protest will focus on the number of blank ballots cast being enough to make a difference in the election results and a record of problems with the machines.
Linda Page, B oard of E lections director, said that on Election Day, the machines at one of the precincts were changed out to remedy reported problems. But she said most of the complaints focused on inconvenience, rather than the inability to vote for a specific candidate.
Under votes also were scattered among all of the precincts and on different days, Page said, so it?s not clear whether it was a problem with the machines or human error ? a voter casting a ballot before properly indicating a candidate.
Holly Koerber, a Lehmann campaign coordinator, said a second protest also could be filed next week. She wouldn?t elaborate on the details because campaign volunteers are still investigating the issue, but she said she believes there will be strong evidence to support it.
Lehmann said at least one voter told a campaign volunteer that when she had trouble voting for Lehmann, she decided to submit his name as a write-in candidate instead. But none of the recorded write-in votes included Lehmann?s name.
Lehmann said he has yet to decide if he will file a second protest based on that claim.
Formal protests about the vote counts or result tabulation are due before the county Board of Election?s canvass meeting, scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday .
Protests concerning an irregularity other than vote counting or result tabulation must be filed no later than 6 p.m. on the second day after the county board has completed its canvass, according to state law.
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jealousblues
4 days ago - Wednesday 1/13/21 - 3:18:04 PM EST (GMT-5)
On Tuesday 1/12/21 - 1:33:17 PM Noldor wrote:
"Some Trump loyalists claimed that the incident was a false flag operation staged by antifa to implicate Trump supporters. " - Wki "The FBI said there was no evidence of antifa involvement in the mob incursion." - Wiki
On Monday 1/11/21 - 8:04:15 AM Boredofu wrote:
Yet what '.
On Wednesday 1/13/21 - 2:57:44 PM Matthias wrote:
This must be one of the most ridiculous claims ever made by Trump apologists. And if you really need any evidence that this is total BS, just listen to Trump telling the rioters to go home: "We love you. You're very special." Is that something he'd say to antifa ...? He didn't even try to cover the fact that this was his fanbase.
https://i.imgur.com/iX1sCYJ.jpg
Proud boys dressed like antifa though
"Some Trump loyalists claimed that the incident was a false flag operation staged by antifa to implicate Trump supporters. "
On Wednesday 1/13/21 - 3:18:04 PM jealousblues wrote:
[link] Proud boys dressed like antifa though
It must have been antifa people dressed as proud boys who dressed as antifa!
It's a scam!
Boredofu
God putt them there to test Noldor's faith.
snowbdr88
Incoming congresswoman states she'll file articles of impeachment against Biden 1/21:
https://www.newsweek.com/qanon-link...
CowDung
The circus continues...
4 days ago - Thursday 1/14/21 - 12:27:12 AM EST (GMT-5)
It will be like the Battle of the Peach Orchard.
Noldor
On Wednesday 1/13/21 - 8:46:17 PM snowbdr88 wrote:
Incoming congresswoman states she'll file articles of impeachment against Biden 1/21: [link]
If Biden got impeached, we’d have Harris as president. I don’t know which of the two is more incompetent.
3 days ago - Thursday 1/14/21 - 2:56:56 AM EST (GMT-5)
neither would be more incompetent than the guy you support.
That said neither are my first choice either.
birdsong4j
On Thursday 1/14/21 - 12:47:01 AM Noldor wrote:
1. He won't, and Marjorie Taylor-Greene is an insane Q idiot that no one takes seriously. The only reason she's in congress instead of peddling pyramid scheme weight loss supplements is GA-14 is about as Trumpy as it gets.
2. Impeachment is not removal. As evidenced by your twice-impeached president who still holds office as we speak.
On Thursday 1/14/21 - 7:25:12 AM birdsong4j wrote:
The only reason she's in congress instead of peddling pyramid scheme weight loss supplements is GA-14 is about as Trumpy as it gets.
Peddling pyramid scheme weight loss supplements?
Why are you saying this? Do you think her crossfit gym was some sort of weight loss scam?
3 days ago - Thursday 1/14/21 - 11:39:55 PM EST (GMT-5)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...
They spreaded da poo poo in the capitol
"Bags filled with zipties, bullet holes, dirty footprints and toppled furniture were seen scattered across the US legislature. "
How does one fill a bag with bullet holes and dirty footprints?
3 days ago - Friday 1/15/21 - 12:30:34 AM EST (GMT-5)
On Thursday 1/14/21 - 11:42:39 PM CowDung wrote:
"Bags filled with zipties, bullet holes, dirty footprints and toppled furniture were seen scattered across the US legislature. " How does one fill a bag with bullet holes and dirty footprints?
I'm shocked you'd misread and/or misunderstand something.
2 days ago - Friday 1/15/21 - 6:01:06 AM EST (GMT-5)
What you are digging for is "Bags, filled with zipties, bullet holes, dirty footprints and toppled furniture were seen scattered across the US legislature. " Nice try.
On Friday 1/15/21 - 12:30:34 AM snowbdr88 wrote:
It is a poorly written sentence.
On Friday 1/15/21 - 7:52:22 AM CowDung wrote:
I don't disagree, there.
It's grammatically correct. What you have there folks, is a poorly read sentence by a slacker pedant.
postallbear
2 days ago - Friday 1/15/21 - 1:57:10 PM EST (GMT-5)
"Bullet holes, dirty footprints, toppled furniture and bags filled with zip ties were seen at the legislature." Is a possible variation that removes the dangling modifier.
The point is the condition of the building and the damage done by invading protesters.
On Friday 1/15/21 - 1:57:10 PM postallbear wrote:
"Bullet holes, dirty footprints, toppled furniture and bags filled with zip ties were seen at the legislature." Is a possible variation that removes the dangling modifier. The point is the condition of the building and the damage done by invading protesters.
You could have a career in journalism...
.He's not ambiguous enough, less for people to argue about. Part 2 tomorrow.
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Woburn Golf Club Review, England
Woburn Golf Club Review
Three perfect parkland courses make the Woburn Golf Club a prized English golf destination. Located to the north of London, it also boasts Ian Poulter as its touring pro.
The miracle of Medinah remains fresh in the mind of many a golfer. The Ryder Cup in Chicago was as fiercely a fought battle as you could hope for, and it will undoubtedly
become one of those classic encounters referred to for generations.
Ian Poulter, this week’s winner of the HSBC-WGC Champions Tournament at Missions Hills, China, epitomised the European spirit, displaying fighting qualities that have made him the stuff of legend. On those three days he proved he had the Midas touch.
Poulter has been the touring pro for Woburn Golf Club in Buckinghamshire since 2003. It’s a venue that has a Midas touch of its own, wrapped up in the Woburn Abbey Estate. It boasts three golf courses, which have all been included in Golf Monthly's Top 100 courses in the UK and Ireland. It doesn’t take long to appreciate why.
[Photo: approach to the Marquess' 9th]
This is a tree-drenched wonderland for golfers. The feeling of maturity runs deep, so it comes as a surprise to learn that the first course only opened in 1974. The trees make the courses, but the landscape has some unexpected twists and turns, while the drive through the woods to reach the course creates the perfect appetiser.
It is difficult to compare the courses to anywhere in Ireland. Every now and again there are hints of courses, from Adare to Fota Island to Malone and Headfort. It is the scale, denseness and proximity of the trees that make Woburn's three courses so individual, and it's not something we have over here.
The Woburn Estate
The golf club is part of a rolling estate stretching over 3,000 acres. Golf may not even prove the biggest lure with Woburn Safari Park, Woburn Abbey and the Woburn Inn, all wrapped up in this quiet corner of Home Counties countryside.
Woburn Safari Park keeps over 80 species of animals, including lions, tigers and bears, and it is as focused on conservation. The house at Woburn Abbey has been the home of the Dukes of Bedford for nearly 400 years, while the Abbey itself dates back to 1145. The Woburn Inn is a glamorous yet distinguished hotel, combining modern design with 18th century architecture. It can be a golfer’s retreat or a family’s paradise, and cottages are available across the courtyard.
The estate is an hour’s drive from the centre of London.
[Photo: the par five 'Signature' 7th on the Marquess' course]
Course 1: The Marquess’
My golf started on a sunny October day, on the Marquess’. Dave in the Pro shop recommended I play the newest – and longest – course first, and I was instantly swamped in the tall oak, beech, pine and chestnut trees that embrace every fairway. Sweet chestnuts lay among the autumn leaves along paths and on tee boxes, while squirrels amassed their winter stockpile paying little heed to the passing golfers. Their chatter was one of the few sounds to be heard as the holes moved idly across the landscape.
There is a definite sense of scale about the Marquess’. Designed by a quartet of golf architects – Peter Alliss, Clive Clark, Alex Hay and Ross McMurray – the course opened for play in 1999. It has many of the features associated with the modern game and modern design: shapely, perfect greens; length (7,214 yards from the back tees); generous landing areas; and elegant curves, both in the shape of the fairways and in their direction. The trees create spaces, as well as constricting fairways and give the holes their definition.
The 7th is the course’s signature hole, a par five of magnificent scale that shows you everything from the tee but teases you with choices, thanks to a stand of trees that splits the fairway. A recent YouTube video shows Ian Poulter alongside trick-shot expert, Geoff Swain, proving that doing ridiculous things with golf clubs and balls comes naturally to a maestro like Poulter. They’re on the Marquess’ 7th tee.
Full set of photos of Marquess'
[Photo: the approach to the Marquess' par five 7th]
Course 2: Duke’s
The original course dates back to 1974, but by the time you walk off the acclaimed par three 3rd – recently selected as one of the top 500 holes in the world – in its deep nest of rhododendrons, you’ll imagine it has been here for a hundred years. The course is shorter than the Marquess’, but it still measures an impressive 6,976 yards from the back tees.
[The gorgeous par three 3rd at Duke's]
Even from the forward tees (6,554 yards) it is a daunting task with tighter fairways and tougher tee shots. Dominated by pines and birch, and blessed with a constant feeling of isolation, this is a course that requires careful calculation. Consider that the 4th is a mere 395 yards and it is Index 3, while the 6th, a par three of 207 yards, is Index 15. The trees will rattle you on several holes, but so too will some heavily tiered greens. Of the three courses it is the Duke’s that has hosted the majority of major championships. It has hosted the British Masters (11 times) and the Women’s British Open (8 times), so you’re playing on fairways where Ballesteros, Faldo, Norman, Karrie Webb and Christy O’Connor Jnr walked and won.
Full set of photos of Duke's
[Photo: the approach shot to the par four 4th]
Course 3: Duchess’
The Duchess’ opened in 1979. Today, it is usually regarded as third in line, but that would be unfair to a course that, while the shortest (6,651 yards from the back tees), is constantly referred to as the prettiest. It shares the same woodland remoteness as the Duke’s but fairways are tighter still, and balls disappearing into the woods will see you in deep trouble. If you thrill to careful shot-making, in preference to flashing away with the driver, then the Duchess’ is no end of fun as you encounter unexpected dips and hollows. Greens are surprisingly small and often difficult to attack thanks to some sharp slopes across fairways. Of the three it requires the most guile.
[Photo: the 1st hole at the Duchess' stretches into the distance]
The Facilities and Packages/Green Fees
The clubhouse is as impressive as the courses, with comfort and open spaces and one of the best stocked Pro shops I’ve seen. The practice facilities are myriad, with an entertaining horseshoe shaped putting green on the way to the 1st tees.
Special golf packages (including lunch) start at £135, which, between November and March include unlimited golf. Golf breaks, through the Woburn Inn, start at £260 and include one night's accommodation, full English Breakfast, a £35 dinner allowance and two rounds of golf.
The Woburn Golf Club has so much to offer - it's three courses are sublime and it has the Estate wrapped around it which makes it a very peaceful place to play golf and enjoy some R and R.
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Alleged Infractions: House Of Reps Probes N10Bn NPA Contract
By Ajibola Abayomi,
Following the unanimous adoption of a motion by Nicholas Ossai during a plenary of the House of Representatives, the House is set to probe the perceived infractions in the Nigerian Ports Authority award of contracts.
The award includes the dredging of Warri Seaport and Escravos Channel.
Ossai from Delta, while moving the motion, alleged that NPA took advantage of the Federal Executive Council’s (FEC) approval to award a contract worth N10 billion for the dredging of the Warri Port and Escravos Channel without any prior budgetary provision or appropriation.
He said that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) had earlier approved N10 billion for the dredging of Warri Seaport and Escravos Channel.
While explaining the importance of water transportation, he noted that the water transport and maritime trade were strategic and of great importance to the Nigerian economy.
The lawmaker said that if the projects are implemented, they would revive and re-energise economic activities in the Niger Delta region.
The legislator alleged that the contract was awarded to a company whose reputation and professional competence has been smeared internationally.
He said that the company had suffered several criminal indictments and convictions in many countries.
The lawmaker expressed worry over attempts by some faceless persons to blackmail individuals and organisations raising alarm over the alleged illegality in the award of the contract.
The Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara, mandated the Committees on Ports, Harbours and Waterways and Public Procurement to investigate the alleged infractions and report back within four weeks for further legislative action.
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How to haggle
source: BBC Learning English 2015年8月13日
Haggling is what we do when we're trying to buy something for a cheaper price - like at a market, or on holiday. Learn how to do it.
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Slang Expressions with the letter 'D'
source: Maple Leaf ESL 2016年1月4日
In this lesson, we look at the following slang expressions that begin with the letter 'D': down, dis(s), dead, ditch, dirty, disaster, dicey, and dump.
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What really is a bucket list? The bucket list is a list of things that you want to do before you die. Yes, and do you know where does it come from? It comes from English idiom slang or a slang idiom, which is to kick the bucket. What is it to kick the bucket? To kick the bucket means to die. If I say that he kicked the bucket, it means that he is dead. Have you heard of that English movie, it was released in 2008, starring Morgan Freeman and jack Nicholson, yes, the bucket list? In that movie do you remember there were such strange topics like, kissing the most beautiful woman in the world and also helping an absolute stranger, laughing, ha, ha, ha, ha till you cry? Have you heard of that? Yes, these crazy and adventurous things are what are called as a bucket list. Do you want to know what is on my bucket list? Then come and join me.
phrasal verb PIN
source: Rachel's English 2017年1月7日
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Better IELTS sentence structure in 28 minutes!
source: IELTS Ryan 2017年5月5日
For more exercises like this: ieltsielts.com
Contact me: ryan@ieltsielts.com
Here is a copy of the essay as it appears in the video:
Consumers are exposed to an extreme amount of advertising in the modern era. To what extent do you think people are influenced by ads? What measures would you suggest to protect them?
Modern approaches to marketing have become increasingly intrusive, and this has exposed people to more advertising than ever before in history. Because many of these advertisements successfully manipulate the viewer’s lifestyle and opinions, I feel their influence is profound. This essay will analyse examples that demonstrate this influence. It will also offer suggestions regarding how society can guard itself against the powers of advertising.
The influence of advertising can change lifestyles and societal values in dangerous ways. For example, fast food, such as that served by McDonald’s and KFC, is often presented as the diet of athletic people. To the public, these images normalise and validate what many scientific studies have confirmed is a very unhealthy dietary choice. In addition to altering lifestyles, marketing campaigns can also confuse the public about important societal events. For instance, a recently released video depicts a group of marching protestors defusing a confrontation with the police by giving them a Pepsi. Many people correctly pointed out that such imagery trivialises the purpose of protest and the professional role of the police, images that could dangerously alter the opinions of impressionable young people. Thus, as the above examples show, advertising in the modern era is extremely influential.
To protect people from these negative effects, one approach is to regulate the number of times a marketing campaign can target a specific person’s social media account. This has been effective in Canada, where marketers are only allowed to present their promotional Facebook imagery to people old enough to know they are being advertised to. A second strategy could be to create awareness programs in high schools that educate young people about advertisements and their influence. These two policies would help preserve the public’s ability to remain critical of what they see.
Although advertising is an economic necessity, its influence should be recognised and kept under control. As the above has shown, societies should work to guard their freedom to make decisions unaltered by the interests of large companies.
How to Express Speed in English
source: Shaw English Online 2014年1月25日
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Let's learn how to express speed in English! Robin will teach how to say kilometers per hour and miles per hour. Both are necessary to learn to properly express speed in English.
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How to use reporting verbs like insist, demand and advise
For more on reporting verbs: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/...
Do you ever need to talk about what someone said? Or what if they insisted? Asked a question? ‘Said’, ‘insist’ and ‘ask’ are all examples of reporting verbs – find out more in this programme. There are extra practice activities on our website http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/...
Business English - How to Chair a Meeting in English
source: Oxford Online English 2017年4月27日
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to chair a meeting in English. You can learn business English words and phrases which you can use in your next meeting.
See the full version: https://www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/c...
Tomorrow, you have an important meeting, and you’re the chair. It’s the first time you’re chairing a meeting in English!
Think about this situation. Would you know what to say to start the meeting, present your main ideas, or summarise your meeting agenda?
In this lesson, you’ll learn:
- How to welcome attendees and open a meeting in English.
- Useful phrases to introduce the topic of the meeting and set the agenda.
- How to get through the agenda and move between key points.
- How to invite other attendees to participate.
- How to stay on topic and deal with distractions,
- How to close your meeting.
Business English 116 (Intermodal transportation, air, rail, truck, courier and boat)
source: TeacherPhilEnglish 2010年2月3日
Intermodal transportation, air, rail, truck, courier and boat
Business English 115 (break-even point)
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Luke Bryan and Darius Rucker Team Up for Mellencamp Classic on CMA Fest Special [Watch]
Nearly 15 years of CMA Fests were revisited during Monday night's (July 13) CMA Best of Fest television special, and the telecast included a brand-new collaboration that surely had fans on their feet, even in the comfort of their homes.
Luke Bryan and Darius Rucker teamed up on Nashville's Nissan Stadium field for a socially distanced duet of John Mellencamp's 1995 classic anthem "Small Town." Both artists were backed by their respective bands — with everyone keeping a nice bit of space between each other, of course — and traded off lines of the song while harmonizing on the chorus.
Nissan Stadium has long served the CMA as its annual home for four straight nights of concerts featuring dozens of artists, all taped for later playback on ABC. With the 2020 festival canceled, the special will have to suffice to whet country fans' appetites until everyone can come together again safely.
The program also featured/revisited performances from Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, Garth Brooks, Rascal Flatts with Little Big Town, Kane Brown, Maren Morris, Brooks & Dunn and more, for a total of 28 in all. Bryan, in addition to performing, served as host for the three-hour special.
See the Best Pictures From the 2020 CMA Best of Fest Special:
Source: Luke Bryan and Darius Rucker Team Up for Mellencamp Classic on CMA Fest Special [Watch]
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DeliverLX rises to challenge Uber Eats, Glovo in Lisbon with zero commissions
The home-grown platform aims to support local restaurants who find it hard to swallow high delivery commission fees, especially now that their dine-in business cash flow has decreased due to COVID-19.
By Elham P.Mohammadi - December 1, 2020
Since the coronavirus locked us all down, the streets of Lisbon have been dotted with delivery carriers of all brands. But just by eye, one can tell that Uber Eats and Spain’s Glovo are the undisputed market leaders.
The convenience that these delivery platforms have brought to consumers in the Portuguese capital and beyond is undeniable. But the commissions they charge restaurants for the use of their services have emerged as a source of heightened concern for city officials.
As delivery is the sole lifeline for many eateries struggling with pandemic-induced shutdowns, Lisbon’s mayor has issued a stark warning to players that he says engage in “predatory” behaviors and take too big a bite out of profits.
In a recent interview with Rádio Observador, Fernando Medina said the city council will proceed with filing a complaint to the national competition authority against “companies such as Uber Eats that have imposed commission fees as high as 35% on restaurants.”
Calling the situation “absolutely unacceptable”, he vowed that such practices will be investigated, and promised alternative solutions to help local restaurants survive through the health emergency.
Following Medina’s comments, Ricardo Batista, who is responsible for Glovo’s operations in Portugal, defended the platform’s fee structure.
“We work in an open market,” he was quoted as saying by Observador. When contacted by the Portuguese news outlet, Uber declined to comment on the mayor’s statements.
However, the transportation company reiterated earlier this year that it is “committed to supporting restaurants and merchants with product solutions that are convenient, reliable, and create new earning opportunities.”
New rival in the making?
Amid all the commotion in the capital, an ambitious startup has been cooking up an initiative to not only make the delivery market more diverse but also ensure that already cash-strapped restaurants operate on a higher profit margin.
Photo credit: DeliverLX
The home-grown platform entitled “DeliverLX”—which is the fruit of cooperation between the Bairro Alto Commerce Association and online ordering and delivery startup eStart4—allows customers to place a direct order with their favorite food and beverage providers, eliminating the need for the usual delivery aggregators.
“For you, it’s simply ordering directly with the restaurant instead of an app. For the restaurant, it could be the difference between their survival as a business and staying closed forever,” said Hilario Costa, the president of the Bairro Alto Commerce Association, which represents nearly 250 restaurants and bars.
The high commission fees coupled with the 20% to 50% discounts that restaurants offer via third-party apps to be promoted is eating into the revenues of these food businesses, Costa added in a press release sent to 150sec.
The announcement also quoted Rob Kramer and Pedro Cabral, co-founders of eStart4—a finalist in Startup Lisboa’s From Start-to-Table—as saying that “it is our shared responsibility to build a business model that ensures business continuity.”
According to them, DeliverLX is focused on providing support to small and medium-sized restaurants and charges zero commission fees.
More than 70 establishments have so far signed up on the platform, which will be officially launched on January 4.
Subscription-based model
In an interview with 150sec, Kramer said they have introduced a subscription-based model where restaurant owners only pay €59 per month.
This subscription fee will remain the same until the end of 2021, he noted, adding that they have no plans to start charging commissions afterward as they want to “be different than competitors”.
Rob Kramer, co-founder of eStart4 (Photo credit: Rob Kramer)
“Also, we believe that a subscription-based model enables restaurants to forecast their revenue more accurately and plan ahead better as there is always a fixed cost.”
Kramer, a serial entrepreneur, also pointed out that customers will be able to track their order when using DeliverLX—which will be covering areas outside Lisbon soon.
Asked if they plan to cooperate with public authorities such as the municipality, he said they have reached out to city officials and hope to be able to partner with them to deliver an enhanced experience to consumers.
As for delivery arrangements, Kramer explained that they have teamed up with local delivery contractors and are creating a broad network to ensure timely services.
Here is hoping that DeliverLX and similar platforms will be able to add more color to the streets of Lisbon and foster healthy competition where everyone wins.
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Canada’s largest tech park to host new center to support members, attract global talent
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Auquan empowering investment managers with AI-powered solution
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The expression of Stra6 and Rdh10 in the avian embryo and their contribution to the generation of retinoid signatures
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The expression of Stra6 and Rdh10 in the avian embryo and
their contribution to the generation of retinoid signatures
SUSAN REIJNTJES
, MAIJA H. ZILE
and MALCOLM MADEN
1Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK,
2Dept. Food Science & Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA and 3Department of Biology & UF Genetics Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
ABSTRACT Two new components of the retinoic acid (RA) synthetic pathway, the cell surface receptor for retinol, Stra6, and the enzyme converting retinol into retinal, Rdh10, have recently been described. To understand how different tissues of the chick embryo generate different retinoid signatures, we describe the expression patterns of these two genes and ask whether they are altered by RA levels. We performed wholemount in situ hybridisation and altered RA levels by applying RA soaked beads and used vitamin A-deficient quail embryos. In some areas of the embryo, these two genes co-localised with a retinaldehyde dehydrogenase (Raldh), as might be expected allowing retinol to be taken into the cell and converted into RA. In other areas of the embryo, the domain of expression of Rdh10 was much smaller than that of the corresponding Raldh, suggesting that retinal is transferred between cells. In yet other areas, only one of the cytochrome P450 enzymes co-localises with Stra6. In the case of co-localisation with Cyp1B1 in the hindbrain mesenchyme, this reveals that retinol is taken up into the cells for conversion to RA by Cyp1B1 and used in establishing ventral progenitor domains in the hindbrain. In the case of co-localisation with a Cyp26, it suggests that other retinol dehydrogenases (Rdhs) have yet to be discovered. We propose that in certain regions of the embryo, there are new Rdhs and Raldhs yet to be discovered and that RA is not a major regulator of its synthetic enzymes.
KEY WORDS: Stra6, Rdh10, chick embryo, retinoic acid, VAD embryo
Regulation of the appropriate level of retinoic acid (RA), an important developmental signaling molecule, is crucial for its precise action in the embryo. This regulation is tissue specific because different tissues of the embryo have different levels and types of retinoids present, or ‘retinoid signatures’ as measured by HPLC (Horton and Maden 1995; Maden et al. 1998). Thus when RA is applied to the embryo in excess, the retinoid signature of individual organ systems is disturbed and characteristic defects arise in the central nervous system, heart, urogenital system, limbs, pharyngeal arches, lung, eye and craniofacial structures (Fantel et al. 1977; Shenfelt 1972; McCaffery et al. 2003). Simi-larly when retinoid levels are lowered by a deficiency of precur-sors, the same organ systems are adversely affected (Clagett-Dame and DeLuca 2002; Kalter and Warkany 1959; Maden 2002; Dersch and Zile 1993; Zile 2004). Since RA controls the pattern of organ specific gene transcription the understanding of how RA
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*Address correspondence to: Malcolm Maden. Department of Biology, Rm 326 Bartram Hall, PO Box 118525, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA. Fax: +1-352-392-3704. e-mail: malcmaden@ufl.edu
Accepted: 11 March 2010. Final author corrected PDF published online: 14 May 2010.
ISSN: Online 1696-3547, Print 0214-6282 © 2010 UBC Press
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Abbreviations used in this paper: ADH, alcohol dehydrogenase; Cyp, cytochrome P450; HPLC, high pressure liquid chromatography; RA, retinoic acid; RALDH, retinaldehyde dehydrogenase; RAR, retinoic acid receptor; RDH, retinol dehydrogenase; SDR, short chain dehydrogenase/reductase; VAD, vitamin A-deficient.
RALDH2 and RALDH3 are well characterized (Berggren et al. 1999; Blentic et al. 2003; Grun et al. 2000; McCaffery et al. 1999; Mic et al. 2000; Niederreither et al. 1997; Swindell et al. 1999; Molotkova et al. 2007) as are those of the enzymes which further metabolize RA, namely CYP26A1, CYP26B1 and CYP26C1 (Abu-Abed et al. 2002; Blentic et al. 2003; de Roos et al. 1999; Hollemann et al. 1998; MacLean et al. 2001; Reijntjes et al. 2003; Reijntjes et al. 2004; Swindell et al. 1999; Tahayato et al. 2003). The spatial relationships between these two classes of enzymes have been carefully mapped in many vertebrate embryos giving valuable insights into the action of RA as a paracrine signaling molecule (Reijntjes et al. 2004; White and Schilling 2008) which acts in the form of a gradient within, for example, the developing hindbrain (White et al. 2007). The distribution and function of the individual RARs has also been extensively documented (Dolle et
this in the early chick embryo and ask whether it is regulated by RA.
Following the uptake of retinol into the cell by STRA6, its conversion to retinal was originally though to be performed by alcohol dehydrogenases (ADHs) or short-chain dehydrogenase/ reductases (SDRs). But these enzymes are ubiquitous in their embryonic distribution and null mutants for the ADHs generate no embryonic phenotypes (Duester 2001). Recently, a short chain dehydrogenase, RDH10, which converts trans-retinol into all-trans-retinaldehyde was identified in a mouse mutagenesis screen (Sandell et al. 2007). The mutant has defects in the limbs, craniofacial structures, branchial arches, eyes, ears, cranial gan-glia, lungs, urogenital system, all of which are characteristic of vitamin A deficiency. Its distribution in the mouse embryo (Cammas et al. 2007; Romand et al. 2008; Sandell et al. 2007) is very
Fig. 1. Expression domains of Stra6 in the stage 4 – 13 chick embryo. (A) Stage 4 showing expression in and around Hensen’s node. (B) Stage 5, lines mark the plane of section in (C,D,E). (C) Section anterior to the node. (D) Section through the node. Star marks expression in the mesoderm of the node, red arrow shows the direction of movement of ingressing mesodermal cells which cease expression. (E) Section posterior to the node across the primitive streak showing lack of expression. (F) Stage 7 showing expression in a cup shape around the regressing node. (G) Stage 8-, red arrows mark the first formed somites and the posterior cup shape persists. (H) Stage 9 showing expression now within the regressing node at the posterior of the embryo (arrow) and most strongly in the first formed somite. (I) Stage 10, close-up of the somite expression showing the initial expression through-out the first 1 or 2 somites and then it narrows down to the medial edge in the more mature, anterior somites. (J) Stage 11, showing expression in the somites, regressing node and begin-ning in the cranial mesenchyme (arrow). Lines mark the plane of section in (K,L,M,N). (K) Section anterior to the node showing no expression. (L) Section at the anterior end of the node showing expression in the forming notochord and floorplate (arrow) of the neural tube. (M) Section through the node showing expression ventral to the neural tube. (N) Section at the posterior end of the node showing no expression. (O-Q) Expression through the somites at different AP levels. (O) Anterior somites near the head show sclerotomal expression. (P) Mid-level somites show me-dial expression. (Q) Posterior somites show expression through-out. (R) At stage 13 the hindbrain mesenchyme expression has become intense (arrow) and eclipses that in the somites.
al. 1989; Dolle et al. 1990; Ruberte et al. 1990; Ruberte et
al. 1991)
precise and overlaps with many sites of RALDH expression but also has some unique localisations such as the floorplate of the neural tube and the zone of polarizing activity in the forelimb bud, sites of no known Raldh expression. Rdh10 has also been described in the Xenopus embryo (Strate et al. 2009) where its expression shows differences from the mouse and its levels are regulated by excess RA and reduced RA concentrations. Here we describe the expression and regulation by RA of Rdh10 in the early chick embryo and vitamin A-deficient (VAD) quail embryo along with that of Stra6 and ask whether they are coordinated together with the Raldhs in RA-responsive developing fields. Thus we can put together all the components of the metabolic pathway of RA in the different regions of the avian embryo and reveal how different retinoid signatures come about in different embryonic fields.
Stra6 expression
Expression of Stra6 began at stage 4 around and within Hensen’s node and in a zone spreading anterior to the node (Fig. 1A). This zone enlarged over the next stage as the node started to regress (Fig 1B). Transverse sections through the embryo
from the node (arrow in Fig. 1D). There was no expression posterior to the node or in the primitive streak at this stage (Fig. 1E). This is a different pattern from the other RA pathways enzymes that we have seen before at gastrulation stages (Maden 2004). It is co-expressed with Cyp26A1 in the epiblast anterior to the node and in the mesoderm of the node; with Cyp26C1 in the mesoderm anterior to the node; but it is not co-expressed with Raldh3 which is in the epiblast of the node nor Raldh2 or Rdh10 in the mesoderm posterior to the node (summary in Fig. 5A). Therefore it is not co-expressed with a Rdh or a Raldh.
The expression of Stra6 continued in a cup shape around the node as it regressed (Fig. 1F, G) and then entered the node itself by stage 9 (arrow in Fig. 1H) where it remained (Fig. 1J). Sections through this region at stage 11 showed a very precise expression in the anterior part of the node and forming notochord (Fig. 1N, M) and also in the floor plate of the neural tube for a brief period (Fig. L arrow, K). This expression domain of Stra6 is very unusual from the point of view of other RA metabolising enzymes and the only co-expression in this region is with Cyp26A1 (Blentic et al. 2003). As the first somites formed they expressed Stra6 (Fig. 1G, arrows) and it remained most strongly expressed in the anterior somites which will disperse to become cranial mesenchyme (Fig. 1H). From stage 10 onwards there was a developmental
progres-Fig. 2. Expression domains of Stra6 in the stage 16 – 23 chick embryo and their alteration in VAD quails. (A) Stage 16 chick. Arrow points to the hindbrain mesenchymal expres-sion. (B) Section through the posterior hindbrain of a stage 16 chick showing intense expression in the mesenchyme sur-rounding the hindbrain. (C) Close-up of the stage 16 hindbrain showing the AP extent of the mesenchymal expression. White numbers mark the rhombomeres and the arrow marks the anterior extent of the expression in the mesenchyme. Just posterior to rhombomere 7 expression ceases. The otic vesicle is to the right of the image. (D) Section through the diencepha-lon of a stage 19 embryo showing a stripe of Stra6 expression in the mid-region (arrow) and weaker expression ventrally. (E) Section through the stage 19 eye showing expression in the retinal pigmented epithelium (arrow). (F) Stage 21 chick em-bryo. Arrow points to the hindbrain mesenchymal expression. (G) Section through a stage 18 embryo showing expression in the medial edge of the somite and weaker expression in the mesonephric mesenchyme (arrow). (H) Expression in the mesonephros of the stage 21 embryo (arrow). (I) Section showing expression in the hindgut mesenchyme (arrow) and coelomic epithelium. (J) Section through a stage 23 limb bud with a domain of expression on the proximodorsal region. (K) Section through the dorsal neural tube showing expression in the roof plate (arrow). (L) Expression in a normal stage 10 quail embryo. (M) Up-regulation of Stra6 expression in the newly-formed notochord of a stage 10 VAD quail embryo. The arrow marks the ectopic expression. (N) The head of a normal stage 14 quail embryo showing the retinal pigmented epithelium expression. (O) The head region of a VAD quail embryo showing ectopic expression in the nasal pit (red arrow) and much stronger expression in the eye and surrounding tissue.
showed that Stra6 was expressed in both the epiblast
sion in the somitic expression of Stra6 whereby the first one or two newly formed somites expressed it throughout compared to the older somites where expression narrowed down to the medial half which can be seen in Fig. 1I. Sections showed expression throughout the somite at the posterior end of the stage 11 embryo (Fig. 1Q) which localised to the medial half in more anterior somites (Fig. 1P). Later, in more mature somites, for example at stage 16 in rostral somites (Fig. 2A) and by stage 20 in all somites (Fig. 2F) the expression became restricted to the posterior halves of the medial edge of the somites. The somites are a site of several RA metabolising genes in addition to Stra6, namely Cyp1B1, Rdh10 and Raldh2, but each is in slightly different domains within
the somite (see Discussion).
Anterior to the somites Stra6 started to become expressed in the cranial mesenchyme (Fig. 1J red arrow) and by stage 13 it had become the strongest domain of expression, eclipsing the somites (Fig. 1R arrow). It remained expressed in the cranial mesen-chyme throughout the subsequent period of observations (Fig. 2A arrow, Fig. 2F arrow). Sections through the posterior hindbrain showed its intense expression in the mesenchyme surrounding the ventral two thirds of the hindbrain neuroepithelium (Fig. 2B). The expression domain extended from the level of rhombomere 3 posteriorly to rhombomere 7 between the neuroepithelium and the otic vesicle (Fig. 2C). This is another very unusual region of RA metabolising gene expression and the only other gene expressed there is Cyp1B1 (Chambers et al. 2007) which can generate RA from retinol. We have previously proposed that RA generated in this location is involved in dorsoventral patterning of the chick hindbrain (Chambers et al. 2007) and now we can see that retinol is taken up by these mesenchyme cells.
As development continued from stage 16 to stage 18 several new domains of Stra6 expression appeared. At the anterior end of the embryo (Fig. 2A) two regions around the eye began to express Stra6. One region was in the mid-diencephalon between the eyes (Fig. 2D arrow) where a clear stripe appeared and the ventral diencephalon showed a low level of expression. This region seems to be unique to Stra6 in terms of RA enzyme expression. The second region was the eye itself where Stra6 was expressed throughout the pigmented retinal epithelium (Fig. 2E arrow).
The other regions of expression which appeared between stages 16 and 18 were in the posterior of the embryo, one of which was the mesonephros (Fig 2G & H, arrows) and expression continued there throughout the remaining period of observation. Like the somites, the mesonephros is a site of several RA enzyme expressions, namely Rdh10 (Fig. 4C), Raldh1 and Raldh2 (Blentic et al., 2003). Another region of expression was the hindgut mesenchyme and associated coelomic epithelium (Fig 2I arrow) and a further region was the roof plate (Fig. 2K arrow). Emerging limb buds do not express Stra6, but by stage 23 a domain of expression appeared in the mid-dorsal region adjacent to where the limb bud joined the body (Fig. 2J).
Regulation of Stra6 expression by retinoic acid
In order to determine whether Stra6 is regulated by RA we performed two experiments. Firstly, to detect any change in expression induced by excess RA, beads soaked in 4mg/ml all-trans-RA were placed adjacent to the posterior hindbrain of normal stage 9 chick embryos and the effect examined by in situ hybridisation after 18 hours further incubation. Secondly, to detect any effect of the absence of RA we examined the expres-sion of Stra6 in quail embryos which are devoid of vitamin A and retinoic acid (Dersch and Zile 1993; Dong and Zile 1995).
In the presence of excess RA no effect on Stra6 could be seen even though there was the potential for an expanded or a decreased domain of gene expression within the hindbrain mes-enchyme (data not shown).
To examine Stra6 expression in the absence of RA we firstly confirmed that the expression of Stra6 was the same in normal quail embryos as in chick embryos and then revealed two expres-sion domains where Stra6 was more extensively expressed in the Fig. 3. Expression domains of Rdh10 in the stage 4 – 14 chick embryo.
(A) Stage 4 showing expression posterior to Hensen’s node. (B) Section through a stage 4 embryo as in A showing expression in the mesoderm. (C) Stage 5 showing expression has narrowed down to a stripe with the same anterior border. (D) Stage 7 showing expression in the mesoderm of the first forming somites. (E) Stage 8 showing continuing expression as the somites form. (F) Stage 9 embryo showing somite expression and two new domains. One in the endocardial tubes (black arrow) and the other in the intermediate mesoderm (red arrow). (G) Close-up of the stage 10 somite expression. In the first three newly formed somites, expression is throughout but it soon narrows down in the remaining, older somites to just the medial edge. (H) Stage 14 embryo. Anterior to the first somite there is no expression. Posterior to this level expression is seen in the somites and most strongly in the intermediate mesoderm (red arrow).
absence of RA in the vitamin A-deficient (VAD) quail embryos. One of these domains was in the notochord at the posterior end of the embryo which extended anteriorly from the node to the middle of the somites (red arrow in Fig. 2M). In contrast such a domain was not seen in the normal quail embryo at stage 10 (Fig. 2L), nor in the normal chick embryo (Fig. 1J). A second domain which had more extensive expression in the VAD embryos was in the eye and nasal pit (Fig. 2O vs 2N).
Rdh10 expression
Rdh10 expression began at stage 4 (Fig. 3A) in a domain which has the same shape as that of Raldh2 (Blentic et al. 2003), with a sloping anterior edge and spreading all the way to the posterior end of the embryo. Sections revealed that, like Raldh2, Rdh10 was expressed in the ingressing mesodermal cells (Fig. 3B), but was not expressed in the streak or node itself. Almost immediately the expression of Rdh10 shrank down to a band of mesoderm (Fig. 3C) which was narrower than that of Raldh2 (Blentic et al., 2003) and subsequently Rdh10 was expressed in the newly formed somites (Fig. 3D & E). By stage 9/10 (Fig. 3F) Rdh10 was still expressed in all the somites although expression narrowed down from its presence throughout the whole somite in the first three newly formed somites to just the medial edge in the more mature somites (Fig. 3G). This expression pattern was identical to that of Stra6 (Fig. 1I) and in sections Rdh10 expression in mature somites was in the medial lip of the dermamyotome (Fig. 4C). Somitic expression became weaker through subsequent stages and by stage 20 it was restricted to the posterior half of the medial edge, just as Stra6 was (Fig. 2F). Several other RA metabolism enzymes are expressed in the somite, namely Cyp1B1 and Raldh2 although in both of these cases expression is throughout the somite and not just restricted to the medial edge (summary in Fig. 5C).
At stage 9 two new domains of Rdh10 expression appeared, one in the forming endocardial tube (Fig. 3F, black arrow) and another in the newly differentiating intermediate mesoderm (Fig. 3F, red arrow). Although these are the same domains as Raldh2, the latter is more intensely and more widely expressed at this stage. By stage 14 the intermediate mesoderm expression had become stronger (Fig. 3H arrow) and was the major site of expression in the embryo. At this stage (Fig. 3H) the expression of Rdh10 was clearly absent in the head and began at the level of the first somite, remarkably similar to that of Raldh2, although as noted above Raldh2 is more widespread in the intermediate mesoderm and lateral plate (Blentic et al. 2003; Swindell et al. 1999).
By stage 16 a domain of expression of Rdh10 had appeared anterior to the first somite in the eye, but the rest of the body showed the same pattern (Fig. 4A) except that the somite expres-sion had declined in intensity and two streams of expresexpres-sion appeared dorsal to the heart which were presumably neural crest cells in the inflow and outflow tracts of the heart (Fig. 4A arrows). The eye expression was both dorsal and ventral (Fig. 4B) and became more intense by stage 19 (Fig. 4D) but the domains did not expand. This expression in the eye co-localises with Raldh1 dorsally and Raldh3 ventrally, but it is very noticeable that these Rdh10 domains were smaller than those of either Raldh1 or Raldh3 (summary in Fig. 5D).
By stage 19 the mesonephros had become the major site of
expression of Rdh10 (Fig. 4C arrow) and this remained so for the continuing period of observation (Fig. 4E &I arrows). The coelo-mic epithelium lateral to the mesonephros also expressed Rdh10 strongly (Fig. 4C) and as the limb buds emerged expression spread laterally to encompass the epithelium ventral to the limb bud (Fig. 4E & G). This co-localises with the expression of Raldh2 in the lateral extraembryonic membrane (Berggren et al. 1999). There was no expression of Rdh10 in the early limb bud itself, but from stage 23 there was a strong dorsal domain in the proximal part of the limb bud (Fig. 4G) which co-localised with Stra6 (Fig.2J) and may be related to the expression of Raldh2 in the region of the limb bud where axons wait before entering (Wang and Scott 2008).
The expression at stage 20 revealed the clear posterior bias with only the eye expression and the two stripes dorsal to the heart present in the anterior end of the embryo (Fig. 4F). The somite
Fig. 4. Expression of Rdh10 in the stage 16 – 23 chick embryo. (A) Stage 16 embryo showing similar expression to stage 14 (Fig. 3H) except that two streams of expression have appeared in neural crest cells (arrows) and expression has begun in the dorsal and ventral eye. (B) Close-up of the stage 16 eye showing dorsal and ventral domains of expression. (C) Section through a stage 19 embryo showing intense expression in the mesonephros (arrow) and adjacent coelomic epithe-lium. (D) Close-up of a stage 19 eye showing the dorsal and ventral domains. (E) Section through a stage 21 embryo showing expression in the mesonephros (arrow), hindgut mesenchyme, coelomic epithelium medial to the limb bud and within the proximal part of the limb bud. (F) Stage 20 embryo. (G) Section through a stage 23 limb bud with intense expression in a proximodorsal region. (H) Section through the neural tube of a stage 23 embryo showing expression in the roof plate. (I) Section through a stage 23 embryo showing expression in the mesonephros (arrow). (J) Section through a stage 23 embryo showing intense expres-sion in the mesenchyme and coelomic epithelium of the hindgut.
expression of Rdh10 had decreased in intensity and been re-duced to the posterior halves. The strong signal in the posterior of the embryo was due to expression in the mesonephros (Fig. 4C, E, I) and in the mesenchyme of the developing hindgut (Fig. 4J). The latter co-localised with Stra6 (Fig. 2I). One final domain of Rdh10 which appeared at these later stages was the roof plate which appeared at stage 23 (Fig 4H) and co-localised with Stra6 (Fig. 2K).
Regulation of Rdh10 expression by RA
We performed the same experiments on Rdh10 expression as Stra6, namely implanting RA soaked beads adjacent to the posterior hindbrain and examining VAD quail embryos. Unlike Stra6, in neither case could any effect of Rdh10 expression be detected (data not shown) from which we conclude that, as in the case of the Raldhs these enzymes are not responsive to RA.
According to current concepts of RA signaling, in a cell which can generate RA three components should co-localise: a cell surface receptor to take up retinol, a Rdh to convert retinol to retinal in the cytoplasm and a Raldh to convert retinal to RA. RA then acts as a paracrine signaling molecule to affect cells at a distance and these distant cells express one of the Cyp26s in
order to inhibit the RA signal within that cell or to generate a gradient of RA across the gap. We and others have previously documented in detail the expression patterns of the Raldhs and the Cyps in the chick embryo (Blentic et al. 2003; Reijntjes et al. 2003; Reijntjes et al. 2004; Swindell et al. 1999; Cui et al. 2003) and now with the data reported here on Stra6 and Rdh10 we can determine whether Stra6, Rdh10 and a Raldh are indeed localised in the same tissue type and thus examine the validity of this concept. We find that there are three classes of localisations: the first supports the co-localisation concept described above; but the second and third do not and as a result two further novelties of RA signaling are hypothesized.
The first class of localisation is where Stra6, Rdh10 and a Raldh occur in the same tissue region. There are two clear examples of this that we have observed: one is the intermediate mesoderm from which develops the mesonephros. This tissue expresses Stra6, Rdh10, Raldh1 and Raldh2. Another example is the roof plate of the neural tube which expresses Stra6, Rdh10 and Raldh2.
The second class of localisation are those regions which superficially show co-expression, but actually reveal an interest-ing phenomenon recently described in Xenopus (Strate et al. 2009) where the domain of the Raldh is much more extensive than that of Rdh10. These regions include the eye, the somites and the early mesoderm and the expression patterns are summarised in Fig. 5B-D. In the eye (Fig. 5D) Stra6 is expressed throughout, in the retinal pigmented epithelium, Rdh10 is expressed dorsally in a smaller domain than Raldh1 and ventrally Rdh10 is expressed in a smaller domain than Raldh3. In the somites (Fig. 5C) Stra6 and Rdh10 are expressed medially whereas Raldh2 is expressed throughout the somite and into the lateral plate (Blentic et al. 2003; Swindell et al. 1999). As the early mesoderm is generated during gastrulation the ingressing mesenchymal cells begin by express-ing Stra6, but down-regulate it as they migrate laterally. Stra6 expression is retained adjacent to the mid-line in these recently ingressed cells as the node moves posteriorly. These mesenchy-mal cells also express Rdh10 and Raldh2 so the full complement of enzymes and cell surface receptor are initially expressed, but it is clear that the domain of Rdh10 expression is not as extensive in the anteroposterior dimension as that of Raldh2 as summarised in Fig. 5B. This phenomenon has been seen in Xenopus early mesoderm and led to the suggestion that retinal diffuses from the Rdh10 expressing cells into the Raldh2 expressing (Rdh10 nega-tive) posterior cells (Strate et al. 2009). This novel concept means that not only does RA diffuse across fields of cells but so does its precursor, retinal and it will be important to conduct tests of this hypothesis.
The third class of localisation is where Stra6 is expressed, but there is no Rdh10 or a Raldh in the same tissue, only a Cyp. One of these regions is the node which is a known site of RA synthesis (Chen et al. 1992; Hogan et al. 1992) and when RA signaling is inhibited the expression of a range of laterality genes is abolished and cardiac sidedness is randomized (Zile et al. 2000). We see the expression of Stra6 in the mesoderm of the node and anterior to it (yellow dots in Fig. 5A) so retinol is taken up. However there is no Rdh10 in the node to convert it to retinal, instead Rdh10 is in the ingressed mesenchyme posterior to the node (purple dots in Fig. 5A), as is Raldh2. There is another Raldh, Raldh3, in the epiblast of the node (solid red in Fig. 5A), but no synthetic enzyme Fig. 5. Summary expression patterns of the retinoic acid metabolic
pathway genes in 4 regions of the avian embryo. (A) Hensen’s node in a stage 4 embryo, anterior to the left posterior to the right. Epi = epiblast of the node; meso = mesoderm of the node. (B) the mesoderm of the stage 5 embryo, anterior to the left posterior to the right. Arrowhead marks the position of the future somite 1 at the join between the head and trunk regions. (C) the somite. Epi = epidermis; som = somite; nt = neural tube. (D) the eye. Nr = neural retina; rpe = retinal pigmented epithelium; lens = lens. Colour coding – red = Raldh3; green = Raldh2; pale blue =
co-localises with Stra6. This suggests that there ought to be another Rdh somewhere within the node, preferably co-localised with Stra6, in order to generate retinal for use by the cells expressing Raldh3 in the epiblast of the node.
Other regions where there are no co-localisations is the re-gressing node (Fig. 1J) and, for a brief period of time, the ventral floor plate of the neural tube (Fig. 1L). The only other enzyme expressed in the regressing node is Cyp26A1 (Blentic et al. 2003) predicting that there should be a Rdh and perhaps a Raldh to be found localised to this region since the CYP26s cannot synthesise RA from retinol. A further region is the mesenchyme surrounding the posterior hindbrain (Fig. 2B). The hindbrain is the area of the embryo where the role of RA signaling has been studied in the greatest detail as the posterior hindbrain is patterned in the rostrocaudal axis by a graded concentration of RA (Dupe and Lumsden 2001; Gale et al. 1999; Kolm et al. 1997; White et al. 2007). Since no enzymes of the RA synthetic pathway are present within the neuroepithelium the source of the graded RA signal is the somitic mesenchyme posterior to the hindbrain. But dors-oventral patterning in the hindbrain is also responsive to RA and we have previously shown the presence of Cyp1B1 which can synthesise RA from retinol in the mesenchyme adjacent to the hindbrain (Chambers et al. 2007). Over-expression of Cyp1B1 disrupts the expression of several genes responsible for the generation of ventral progenitor domains and subsequent differ-entiation of motor neurons in the hindbrain. Now that we have seen Stra6 there as well (Fig. 2B) we have the potential to generate RA for patterning directly at the posterior hindbrain neuroepithelium.
Finally, we observed that the expression of Rdh10 is unaf-fected by the excess RA or the absence of RA and thus behaves like the Raldhs. Other factors must therefore control the tissue specific expression and levels of these enzymes rather than their substrate. In contrast to this behaviour, the enzymes at the distal end of the RA pathway, the Cyp26s, are highly responsive to RA in excess and in its absence (Reijntjes et al. 2005) and are known to possess retinoic acid response elements in their promoter sequences. They respond to excess RA by up-regulation in order to stabilize RA levels. It is interesting therefore that the most proximal gene in the RA pathway also responds to altered levels of RA as we noted the expansion of Stra6 expression in the absence of RA in certain domains. This suggests that RA may be part of a feedback loop with the cell surface receptor for retinol to increase retinol uptake when RA levels are in decline in an attempt to re-establish appropriate levels.
In conclusion, the expression patterns described here on two new components of the RA synthetic pathway have added consid-erably to our understanding of how this molecule is generated in the embryo and which regions of the embryo require RA signaling for their proper development. We also suggest that there may be more enzymes yet to be discovered.
Fertilised hens eggs (mixed flock, Henry Stewart and Co. Ltd., Louth, Lincolnshire) were incubated in a humidified atmosphere at 37°C. Em-bryos were staged according to Hamburger and Hamilton (Hamburger and Hamilton 1951).
The generation of vitamin A-deficient (VAD) quail embryos and the criteria for normal and VAD quail development have been described before (Dersch and Zile 1993; Dong and Zile 1995).
For RA treatment of embryos, all-trans -RA (Sigma) was dissolved in
250 μl dimethylsulphoxide to a concentration of 4mg/ml to which was added anion exchange resin beads AG1-X2, formate form (Bio-RAD). To visualize the beads 1ml of Dulbecco’s MOD Medium (Gibco) was added after the excess RA solution was removed. In the embryos at stage 9, part of the vitelline membrane was carefully removed and 1 bead placed by the head/trunk junction. Controls were treated identically except that only dimethylsulphoxide was added to the beads. Embryos were incubated overnight at 37oC and before fixation the position of the beads noted if
they had not become embedded within the embryonic tissue.
Isolation of cDNA clones
Total RNA was purified according to Chomczynski and Sacchi (1987). A cDNA pool was prepared using cloned AMV reverse transcriptase (Invitrogen). Oligo(dT)20 as a primer and 2 μg of RNA as a template. PCR was carried out using Advantage cDNA PCR Kit (BD Biosciences) using primers designed from the BBSRC Chicken EST Project (Boardman et. al., 2002: http://www.chick.umist.ac.uk).
ChEST421a24 for RDH10:
forward 5’-GGGTGCAGGATCAGAAAAGA-3’ and reverse 5’-ACACAGGTTGAGGACCCAAG-3’ to generate a 403bp product and
ChEST109e12 for Stra6:
forward 5’-CGAGCTCTCTACATCGTCACC-3’ and
reverse 5’TTGTTGAGGAGGGTGTAGGC3’ to generate a 398bp prod-uct. PCR amplification conditions were Rdh10: 35 cycles, annealing at
55°C for 30 s, extension at 72°C for 60 s; Stra6: 35 cycles, annealing at
58°C for 30 s, extension at 72°C for 60 s. The PCR products were purified by agarose gel electrophoresis, cloned into pGEM-T Easy vector (Promega, USA) and sequenced.
Whole-mount in situ hybridisation and sectioning
For both Rdh10 and Stra6, labelling of antisense and sense RNA
probes with digoxigenin (DIG) was performed using T7 and SP6 RNA polymerases respectively, according to the protocol supplied by Roche (Germany). Chick whole-mount in situ hybridisation was carried out using
standard procedures (Acloque et. al., 2008). Briefly, prehybridisation and
hybridisation were carried out at out at 70°C with a probe concentration of 1 μg/ml and visualised with digoxigenin antibodies conjugated to alkaline phosphatase (Roche, Germany) reacted with NBT/BCIP purple (Roche). After in situ hybridisation a proportion of embryos were
sec-tioned. For this embryos were embedded in 3.6ml of vibratome embed-ding mix consisting of gelatin type A, egg albumin (Sigma) and sucrose (BDH), incubated for 2h at room temperature and then 400 μl gluteralde-hyde (Sigma) was added. Sections were cut at 80 μm on a vibratome (Leica VT 1000S), placed on glass microscope slides and mounted in glycerol.
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Retinoid signalling is required for information transfer from mesoderm to neuroectoderm during gastrulation
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Exogenous retinoic acid induces a stage-specific, transient and progressive extension of Sonic hedgehog expression across the pectoral fin bud of zebrafish.
Lisa Hoffman, Jennifer Miles, Fabien Avaron, Lynda Laforest and Marie-Andrée Akimenko Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2002) 46: 949-956
Stage-dependent responses of the developing lung to retinoic acid signaling.
R Mollard, N B Ghyselinck, O Wendling, P Chambon and M Mark Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2000) 44: 457-462
Abnormalities of somite development in the absence of retinoic acid.
M Maden, A Graham, M Zile and E Gale Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2000) 44: 151-159
Fig 1.
Expression domains of Stra6 in the stage 4 13 chickshowing expression in the somites regressing node and begin expression. View in document p.2
Expression domains of Stra6 in the stage 16 23. View in document p.3
Expression domains of Rdh10 in the stage 4 14 chick embryo A older somites to just the medial edge. View in document p.4
Expression of Rdh10 in the stage 16 23 chick embryo A . View in document p.5
Fig 5B.
D In the eye Fig 5D Stra6the retinal pigmented epithelium is expressed throughout inRdh10 is expressed dorsally ina smaller domain than Raldh1 and ventrally Rdh10 is expressed. View in document p.6
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South East Asia: The Philippines has sent a second ship to a stand-off with two Chinese ships in the South China Sea, even as both sides pledged diplomacy. A coast guard boat will join the country’s largest warship at the Scarborough Shoal, navy commander Vice-Admiral Alexander Pama said. A foreign affairs spokesman said the Philippines will continue negotiations with China. See, BBC Report.
South East Asia: While international attention is focused on if and when North Korea will follow through on its vow to launch a satellite this week, another Asian hotspot is flaring yet again. The South China Sea, witness to competing territorial claims by Brunei, China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam, is seeing tensions escalate again with a standoff between a Philippine warship and two Chinese surveillance vessels. See, The Diplomat Report.
Indonesia: Report – By Nurdin Hasan, Fidelis E. Satriastanti and Dessy Sagita in Banda Aceh – Two massive earthquakes off the coast of Aceh have triggered panic, tsunami warnings around the Indian Ocean and reminders of the horrific 2004 disaster, but little actual damage or injury. The first quake, which measured 8.5 in magnitude and struck at 3.28 p.m. Western Indonesia time, hit 346 km west of Simeulu in Aceh at a depth of 33 km, according to Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG). The second, stronger at a magnitude of 8.8 but 100 kilometers farther west, hit at 5.43 p.m. At least 13 aftershocks were recorded, the strongest at a magnitude of 8.3. See, Pacific Scoop Report.
West Papua/France: PARIS (Reporters Sans Frontières / Pacific Media Watch): Reporters Without Borders offers its condolences to the family and friends of Leiron Kogoya, a journalist with the newspapers Pasific Post and Papua Pos Nabire, part of the Pacific Post group, who was killed in an attack by gunmen on a plane at Mulia airport in the province of Papua three days ago. “Although the journalist did not appear to be the target of the attack, it illustrates the insecurity that prevails in the region, where at least two other journalists were killed late last year,” the press freedom organisation said. “Covering the Papua region is highly risky for journalists. Leiron Kogoya was among those courageous reporters who strive to keep the world informed about the region, which has been the scene of violent clashes. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends.” See, Pacific Media Centre Report.
Papua New Guinea: The political stability Papua New Guinea enjoyed as a growing and prospering nation since Independence has evaporated in the past seven months, an academic said. The University of Natural Resources and Environment Vice-Chancellor Prof Philip Siaguru said the hope of the people had been shattered. He said the leadership needed at the political level of this nation appeared to have become “a leadership of revenge, dominance and control”. See, PINA Report.
Papua New Guinea: All elections can be improved but they should not be postponed, United States of America ambassador to the Pacific, Teddy Taylor said. Taylor said in a statement even in old democracies such as the US, if the election was found to be in conflict with the Constitution, it should not be postponed but improved. “Postponing it could set bad standards,” he said. “If elections were not to occur in accordance with the Constitution in PNG, it would establish a negative precedent. See, PINA Report.
Solomon Islands: AUSTRALIA’S Governor General Quentin Bryce’s visit to the Solomon Islands is a clear expression of Australia’s commitment in helping our country, Parliament Speaker Sir Allan Kemakeza says. When welcoming Ms Bryce at the Parliament House yesterday, Sir Allan said Australia has a big heart for Solomon Islands as well as other Pacific Island nations. “I convey my heartfelt gratitude because this is a significant occasion as it highlights the close bilateral relation that has steadily developed over the years,” Sir Allan said. See, Solomon Star Report.
Solomon Islands: SOLOMON Islands will continue to support Taiwan in its fight to become a recognized member in the international community. These were the words of Deputy Prime Minister Manasseh Maelanga during the Republic of China Taiwan’s Navy Squadron ceremony at the Lawson Tama Stadium. Mr Maelanga assured Taiwan that the Solomon Islands Government believed that Taiwan has fulfilled the fundamental principles and political realities of a sovereign state. See, Solomon Star Report.
Samoa: Gov. Togiola Tulafono has cautioned government directors not to get carried away during this political season and advised them to work together instead of being in conflict with each other. Togiola’s statements, made during Monday’s cabinet meeting, comes at a time when Samoa News has received reports from ASG employees who allege that certain directors are “bickering” with each other and important work cannot be accomplished due to “political” differences in gubernatorial teams they support. It also comes at a time when the gubernatorial team of Save & Sandra sent a letter to the Election Office, last week, requesting an official stance on gubernatorial candidates who are running in the 2012 General Election, and have not resigned from their government jobs. See, Samoa News Report.
Samoa: The Ministry of Communication Information and Technology (MCIT) has promised to keep an eye on the activities of Chinese company, Huawei ICT Company. The reassurance was issued by the Ministry’s Chief Executive Officer, Tua’imalo Asamu Ah Sam, when he was asked to comment on reports that Australia has banned Huawei from bidding for work on their national broadband network (NBN). Tua’imalo said from his understanding, Huawei’s only connection in Samoa is through Bluesky. He assured everyone that the telecommunication company are the ones involved with Huawei and are buying equipment from them. “The government didn’t purchase any equipment from them (Huawei),” said Tua’imalo. “It’s only BlueSky that have bought some materials from them and are in use at the moment.” Concerns about Huawei were raised by Gagaemauga No. 2 Member of Parliament, Levaopolo Talatonu. See, Samoa Observer Report.
For Up To The Hour Pacific Regional News, See 36th-Parallel’s OSI Pacific Resources (Media) section (Security Level-B).
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