pred_label
stringclasses 2
values | pred_label_prob
float64 0.5
1
| wiki_prob
float64 0.25
1
| text
stringlengths 84
1.01M
| source
stringlengths 39
45
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
__label__wiki
| 0.735654
| 0.735654
|
Clerks & Admin
Hugo Keith QC
Joint Head of Chambers 2020
Call: 1989 / QC: 2009
"He is enormously clever, intellectually very bright and a very persuasive advocate."
Chambers UK 2021: Financial Crime
"Hugo is a superb advocate able to assimilate and present complex legal arguments simply and effectively. He inspires confidence in clients and is very hardworking. A commanding court presence, always eager to get stuck into the detail, charming and persuasive with clients.”
Legal 500 2021: International Crime and Extradition
"One of the go-to silks for the most complicated extradition work, he is a brilliant advocate."
Chambers UK 2021: Extradition
"Working with Hugo is like flying first-class all the time. He is so responsive, he knows exactly what you want and need, he remembers all the detail, and he churns out advice that is pitch-perfect."
"He's a class apart; he deals with corporates on a regular basis and really understands them. He's an excellent lawyer and a supreme fighter who'll always find the right legal arguments."
Email Hugo
Instructing Hugo
To instruct Hugo please contact our Clerks on +44 (0)20 7400 6400 or email clerks@3rblaw.com.
Hugo Keith QC is recognised as one of the legal profession’s leading QC’s and was appointed Joint Head of Chambers in 2020.
Hugo is described as ‘a fabulous silk’ and as having ‘an outstanding reputation’.
He was named as one of the UK’s ‘Stars at the Bar’ in the Chambers and Partners 2015 guide to the UK Bar, and is currently top ranked in six practice areas.
He was a member of the ‘A’ Panel of civil Treasury Counsel for 8 years, during which time he regularly appeared on matters of public and criminal law both on behalf of Government departments and as amicus curiae before the High Court, Court of Appeal and House of Lords. He has appeared in 15 cases before the House of Lords/Supreme Court. He won the Chambers and Partners award for criminal barrister of the year 2008, and took silk in 2009.
As well as his regular appearances in the High Court and Supreme Court, he has been instructed in some of the most high profile cases of recent years. He represented The Queen in the Inquest into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, and Malcolm Calvert in the Cazenove inside dealing case. He was appointed leading Counsel to the Inquests into the London Bombings of 7 July 2005 and, subsequently, appeared in the Leveson Inquiry on behalf of Rebekah Brooks. He appeared in the Mark Duggan, Alexander Litvinenko and Westminster inquests, and represented the Home Secretary in the El-Gizouli judicial review (concerning MLA relating to one of the ‘Jihadi Beatles‘) and the Electoral Commission in its proceedings against Leave.EU. He has just concluded the Airbus Deferred Prosecution Agreement.
Hugo is instructed by companies, high net-worth individuals, and politically exposed persons relating to all aspects of extradition (including advising on Interpol and on international restraint), international criminal/corporate liability, sanctions and criminal judicial review and private prosecutions. His extradition and MLA cases include the leading and high profile cases of Berezovsky, US v Bermingham (the Natwest Three), Abu Hamza, Gary McKinnon, Shrien Dewani, David Kezerashvili and Hamdi Ipek.
In the field of financial and international crime, he advised on the UK’s first Deferred Prosecution Agreement (Standard Bank Plc) and appeared in the two most recent DPAs (Guralp Systems Limited and Airbus). He has been involved on behalf of individuals or corporate bodies in a large number of the highest profile investigations of recent years including LIBOR, EURIBOR, FOREX, Alstom, Autonomy, Rolls Royce, Tesco, Unaoil, Airbus, NMC Health, and GPT.
He is an expert on search and seizure, restraint and confiscation, and appeared in the leading cases of Rawlinson & Hunter Trustees and Others (search warrants), Golfrate (search warrant), Malabu Oil and Gas (international MLA restraint) and SFO v Zlochevsky (restraint against overseas Minister, owner of Burisma).
He is a renowned appellate advocate, and has appeared in a significant number of leading criminal cases in the UK higher courts. He has appeared twice in the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, most recently in the appeal concerning the former Chief Secretary of Hong Kong.
Extradition & International Mutual Legal Assistance
Extradition & International Mutual Legal Assistance overview
Hugo is instructed by companies, high net-worth individuals, and politically exposed persons relating to all aspects of extradition (including advising on Interpol and on international restraint), as well as international criminal/corporate liability, sanctions and criminal judicial review. He is one of most sought after silks in this field.
Notable Extradition & International Mutual Legal Assistance cases
US v Bermingham (Natwest Three)
Victor Kozeny
Gary McKinnon
Shrien Dewani
Dmitry Firtash
Bill Browder
Mykola Zlochevsky
Andrey Votinov
Egor Shuppe
David Kezerashvili
Hamdi Ipek
Surjan Singh
Arif Naqvi
Berlusconi and Mills
Akarcay
Elgizouli (the 'ISIS Beatle' case)
Unaenergy
View more Extradition & International Mutual Legal Assistance cases
Financial & International Crime (Individuals & Corporates)
Financial & International Crime (Individuals & Corporates) overview
In the field of financial and international crime, Hugo advised on the UK’s first Deferred Prosecution Agreement (Standard Bank Plc) and has been involved on behalf of, or otherwise defended, individuals or corporate bodies in most of the SFO’s high profile investigations of recent years.
Notable Financial & International Crime (Individuals & Corporates) cases
Autonomy/Hewlett Packard
Guralp Systems Limited
Swift (Nigeria)
Barclays/Qatar
View more Financial & International Crime (Individuals & Corporates) cases
Criminal / Regulatory
Criminal / Regulatory overview
He is a renowned appellate advocate, and has appeared in a significant number of leading criminal cases in the UK higher courts, including the Supreme Court. He has appeared twice in the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, most recently in the appeal concerning the former Chief Secretary of Hong Kong.
Notable Criminal / Regulatory cases
Financial Services Authority v Calvert
Insider dealing.
Misstatement of accounts.
Rebekah Brooks
HKSAR v SZE Mei Mun
HKSAR appeal concerning prosecution disclosure.
R v Ferdinand
Overseas corruption.
Serious Fraud Office v Zlochevsky
Restraint of assets; Ukrainian Minister.
Malabu Oil & Gas Ltd v DPP
Restraint of assets; Nigerian Minister.
R v HKSAR v Kwan Francis
HKSAR corruption appeal.
View more Criminal / Regulatory cases
Inquests & Public Inquiries
Inquests & Public Inquiries overview
He has appeared in many of the UK’s most important inquest proceedings and public inquiries.
Notable Inquests & Public Inquiries cases
7/7 Bombings
The Westminster Terrorist Attack Inquests
View more Inquests & Public Inquiries cases
Public & Administrative Law overview
Hugo was a member of the ‘A’ Panel of civil Treasury Counsel for 8 years, during which time he regularly appeared on matters of public and criminal law both on behalf of Government departments and as amicus curiae before the High Court, Court of Appeal and House of Lords. He has appeared in 14 cases before the House of Lords/Supreme Court. He is still regularly instructed in public law cases.
Notable Public & Administrative Law cases
R (Akarcay) v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire [2017] EWHC 159 (Admin); [2017] 2 WLUK 128
International MLA.
R (Duggan) v Assistant Deputy Coroner for the Northern District of Greater London Court of Appeal [2017] EWCA Civ 142; [2017] 1 WLR 2199
Judicial review of Coroner's directions.
R (Unaenergy Group Holding Pte Ltd) v Director of the Serious Fraud Office [2017] EWHC 600 (Admin); [2017] 1 WLR 3302
Judicial review of SFO in relation to MLA request.
R (Birks) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2018] 4 WLUK 159
Judicial review arising out of police misconduct proceedings.
R (El Gizouli) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] EWHC 60 (Admin); [2019] 1 WLUK 111
JR of MLA.
View more Public & Administrative Law cases
Attorney General v MGN Ltd
[1997] 1 All ER 456 (contempt by newspapers)
Nicholls v Nicholls
[1997] 1 WLR 314 (committal orders in family proceedings)
R v Secretary of State ex parte Furber
1998 1 Cr App R 208 (juvenile offenders)
R v Stratford Youth Court ex parte S
[1998] 1 WLR 1758 (youth courts)
R v CICB ex parte Moore
[1999] 2 All ER 90 (compensation)
R v CICB ex parte K
[1999] QB 1131 (compensation)
R v St Helens Justices ex parte Jones
[1999] 2 All ER 73 (default fines)
Elias Gale v CE
[1999] STC 66 (Vat)
Cowan v MPC CA
[2000] 1 All ER 504 (legality of police powers)
R v Manchester Stipendiary Magistrate ex parte Granada HL
[2000] 1 AC 300 (legality of cross-border warrant)
R (A) v CICAP
[2001] QB 774 (compensation)
R (Bulger) v Secretary of State
[2001] 3 All ER 449 (challenge to Home Secretary’s tariff in Bulger case)
R v CICAP ex parte Brown
[2001] 2 WLR 1452 (compensation)
R (DPP) v Redbridge Youth Court
[2001] 4 All ER 411 (admissibility of child video recording)
R (DPP) v Acton Youth Court
[2001] 1 WLR 1828 (disclosure of PII material in Magistrates’ Courts)
R (August) v CICAP
CA [2001] 2 WLR 1452 (compensation)
R (Stevens) v Truro Magistrates Court
[2002] 1 WLR 144 (Securities in criminal proceedings)
R (IRC) v Kingston
[2001] 4 All ER 721 (judicial review of Crown Court)
AG v Ebert
[2002] 2 All ER 789 (vexatious litigants)
R (Percy) v DPP Times
(2002) 166 JP 93 (public order/ECHR)
Wilkinson v Lord Chancellor
CA [2003] 1 WLR 1254 CA (guidelines on contempt)
R v Spear HL
[2003] 1 AC 734 (court-martial system)
A-G’s Ref (No 2 of 2001) HL
[2004] 2 AC 72 (whether breach of Art 6 requires stay)
R (Mullen) v SSHD HL
[2005] 1 AC 1 (statutory and ex gratia compensation)
R (Williamson) v Sec State Education HL
[2005] 2 AC 246 (corporal punishment/ECHR)
R (CPS) v SE Surrey Youth Court
[2006] 1 WLR 2543 (dangerous offenders)
R (Bermingham) v SFO
[2007] QB 727 (the “Natwest Three”)
Ward v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis HL
[2005] 2 WLR 1114 (legality of mental health warrant)
R v Van Hoogstraten
[2006] EWHC 1315 (Ch) (Article 6)
Ayliffe v DPP HL
[2007] 1 AC (war protestors)
R (USA) v Bow St
[2007] 1 WLR 1157 (disclosure in extradition)
R (Bermingham and Others) v SFO and AG DC
[2007] 727 (Enron litigation)
R (Pereira) v Inner South London Coroner
[2007] 1 WLR 3256 (judicial review of the De Menezes inquest)
R (Da Silva) DPP
DC [2006] EWHC 3204 (Admin) (Stockwell shooting judicial review)
DPP v Haw
[2008] 1 WLR 379 (demonstration outside Parliament)
Tollman v Govt of USA
DC [2008] 3 All ER 150 (Extradition passage of time)
Pilecki v Poland HL
[2008] 1 WLR 325 (Extradition EAW’s)
Abu Hamza v USA
[2008] 1 WLR 2760 (extradition of terrorist suspect)
R (Harris) v Secretary of State
[2009] 2 All ER 1 (compensation in miscarriage of justice case)
R (Securicor) v SIA
[2009] 2 All ER 211 (judicial review of Security Industry Authority)
R (Corner House) v SFO HL
[2008] 3 WLR 568 (SFO investigation into BAe)
AF v SSHD (No 3) HL
[2010] 2 AC 269 (Control Orders)
R (Perinpanathan) v City of Westminster Magistrates Court
CA [2010] 1 WLR 1508 (costs of public authorities)
R (Secretary of State) v Inner West London Assistant Deputy Coroner
[2011] 1 WLR 2564
Superintendent of Her Majesty’s Foxhill Prison PC
[2012] UKPC 10
Rozanski v Poland SC
[2012] 1 WLR 1604 (extradition)
HH and PH v Deputy Prosecutor of the Italian Republic, Genoa SC
[2012] UKSC 25 (extradition)
JP Morgan Chase Bank National Association v Director of the Serious Fraud Office
[2012] Lloyd’s Red FC 655 (mutual legal assistance)
R (Rawlinson and Hunter Trustees) v Central Criminal Court
[2013] 1 WLR 1634 (search warrants)
R (Tajik) v City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court
Zakrzewski v Poland SC
[2013] 1 WLR 324 (extradition)
R v Austin (Herbert Charles)
[2014] 1 WLR 1045 (PII; abuse of process)
R v J
[2014] 1 Cr App R 21 (corruption)
South Africa v Dewani
R (Golfrate Property Management Ltd) v Southwark Crown Court
[2014] 2 Cr App R 12
SSHD v CC
[2014] 3 All ER 760 (control orders)
Puceviciene v Lithuanian Judicial Authority
R (Akarcay) v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire
[2017] EWHC 159 (Admin); [2017] 2 WLUK 128 (international MLA)
R (Duggan) v Assistant Deputy Coroner for the Northern District of Greater London Court of Appeal
[2017] EWCA Civ 142; [2017] 1 WLR 2199 (judicial review of Coroner’s directions)
R (Unaenergy Group Holding Pte Ltd) v Director of the Serious Fraud Office
[2017] EWHC 600 (Admin); [2017] 1 WLR 3302 (judicial review of SFO in relation to MLA request)
Mueller v HM Area Coroner for Manchester West
[2017] EWHC 3000 (Admin); [2017] 11 WLUK 530 (Coroner’s powers)
R (Birks) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
[2018] 4 WLUK 159 (judicial review arising out of police misconduct proceedings)
R (El Gizouli) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
[2019] EWHC 60 (Admin); [2019] 1 WLUK 111 (JR of MLA)
Directory Recommendations
“He is enormously clever, intellectually very bright and a very persuasive advocate.” Chambers UK 2021: Financial Crime
“Hugo is a superb advocate able to assimilate and present complex legal arguments simply and effectively. He inspires confidence in clients and is very hardworking. A commanding court presence, always eager to get stuck into the detail, charming and persuasive with clients.” Legal 500 2021: International Crime and Extradition
“One of the go-to silks for the most complicated extradition work, he is a brilliant advocate.” Chambers UK 2021: Extradition
“He can turn his hand to anything, and no one in the courtroom knows the papers better than him.” Chambers UK 2021: Inquests
“Working with Hugo is like flying first-class all the time. He is so responsive, he knows exactly what you want and need, he remembers all the detail, and he churns out advice that is pitch-perfect.” Chambers UK 2020: Financial Crime
“He’s a class apart; he deals with corporates on a regular basis and really understands them. He’s an excellent lawyer and a supreme fighter who’ll always find the right legal arguments.” Chambers UK 2020: Financial Crime
“A well-respected advocate and an impressive silk.” The Legal 500 2020: Civil Liberties & Human Rights
MA Hons Magdalen College, Oxford
Elected Member of the Bar Council 1995-1998
Appointed Joint Head of Chambers 2020
Member of Treasury “B” Panel 1995
Member of Treasury “A” Panel 2001
Queen’s Counsel 2009
Bencher of Gray’s Inn 2013
He is a Special Advocate in control order proceedings under the PTA 2005
I, Hugo Keith QC, am a data controller and can be contacted at 3 Raymond Buildings, Gray’s Inn, London WC1R 5BH or by telephone on 020 7400 6400 or by email at hugo.keith@3rblaw.com. My Data Protection Policy can be found below.
All personal data that I process is for the purposes of providing legal services, conducting conflict-checks, marketing, defending potential complaints, legal proceedings or fee disputes, keeping anti-money laundering records, training other barristers and pupils and when providing work-shadowing opportunities, and/or exercising a right to a lien. The types of data I process vary upon the nature of the legal matter in relation to which I am engaged to advise, but can include names, contact details, biographic details and ‘special category personal data’ (such as details of racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, health, sex life and criminal convictions and proceedings).
Depending upon the circumstances of the case, the legal bases upon which I process personal data are (i) the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract, (ii) the processing is necessary to comply with legal obligations to which I am subject, or (iii) the processing is necessary for the legitimate interests set out above, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subjects which require protection of personal data, in particular where the data subject is a child. When I rely on (iii) legitimate interests, my ‘Legitimate Interests Assessment’ can be found here. When I process data which has not be obtained directly from the data subject (e.g. personal data contained in evidential materials), it will have been supplied to me as part of my instructions in circumstances covered by legal professional privilege.
Depending upon the circumstances of the case, I may share the personal data with:
my Chambers, which supplies professional and administrative support to my practice;
Courts and other tribunals to whom documents are presented;
my lay and professional clients;
potential witnesses, in particular experts, and friends or family of the data subject;
solicitors, barristers, pupils, mini pupils and other legal representatives;
ombudsmen and regulatory authorities;
current, past or prospective employers;
education and examining bodies;
business associates, professional advisers and trade bodies.
I normally retain personal data for no longer than 15 years after my involvement in the particular matter or case has come to an end, or as otherwise required by law. Many of the matters in which I have advised or acted give rise to proceedings long after my own involvement has ended, and the retention of data is particularly required for the purposes of conflict checks, further proceedings and AML checks.
I do not intend to transfer data to any country which is not either within the European Union, ‘white listed’ by the EU or otherwise permitted by EU law (e.g. to the USA under the provisions of the ‘Privacy Shield’).
Under the GDPR, data subjects whose personal data I process have the right to request from me access to, and rectification or erasure of, their personal data, the right to the restriction of processing concerning them, the right to object to processing as well as the right to data portability. Data subjects also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ico.org.uk).
In cases where there is a contract between me and the data subject, the provision of personal data is a contractual requirement and the data subject is obliged to provide the personal data in order that I can supply legal services. A failure to provide such data may mean that I will not be able to provide the legal services.
Rev 1.1 – 24.05.2018
Legitimate Interests Assessment
Russian airline extradition case
The extradition hearing has commenced in relation to the airline manager accused of fraud in connection with the...
Heads of Chambers Announcement
Chambers is pleased to announce that James Lewis QC and Hugo Keith QC have been appointed joint Head of Chambers. The...
High Court refuses judicial review claim by mother of ‘Jihadi Beatle’
Following a Supreme Court ruling earlier in the year, the mother of alleged Jihadi Beatle, Shafee El Sheikh, brought a...
GPT appears in court on corruption charge
Three individuals and GPT Special Project Management Ltd appeared at Westminster Magistrates‘ Court on Monday, 14th...
Airbus enters into historic global resolution of bribery and corruption allegations
On 31 January 2020, multinational aerospace corporation Airbus SE entered into settlement agreements with the UK's...
Hugo Keith QC, Neil Saunders and 3RB nominated for Legal 500 Awards
Hugo Keith QC has been nomintated for criminal QC of the year, Neil Saunders has been nominated for criminal junior of...
Follow 3RB
3 Raymond Buildings, Gray’s Inn, London, WC1R 5BH | DX: 237 LDE | Opening Hours: Mon-Fri 08:30-18:30 | Phone: +44 (0)20 7400 6400 (24 hours) | Email: clerks@3rblaw.com | Sitemap
© Three Raymond Buildings. All rights reserved.
Barristers regulated by the Bar Standards Board (BSB).
- Child Exploitation
- International Law
- Private Prosecutions
- Regulatory Enforcement
- Serious Violent & Sexual Crime
- Universal Jurisdiction
- Mutual Legal Assistance
- Financial Services
- Bribery & Corruption
- Restraint, Confiscation & Civil Recovery
- Sanctions
- Tax Appeals
- Police Misconduct
Client Care & Complaints
12 Month Pupillage
3 Raymond Buildings,
Gray’s Inn, London WC1R 5BH
237 LDE
clerks@3rblaw.com
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line391
|
__label__cc
| 0.720788
| 0.279212
|
Motivation for Healthy Behavior and Fulfillment For the 50 Plus Man
BOOK - CRACK THE CODE
Louis Bezich In The News
Articles: 50 Plus Working
Articles: Aging
Articles: Fitness
Articles: Health
Articles: Healthy Living
Articles: Retirement
Articles: Technology
Articles: Travel
Articles: Women's Health
Reliable Resources
Crack The Code hits #1 Amazon Best Seller in Men's Health and Kindle #1 Exercise & Fitness
About 50 Plus Men
50 Plus Men is a site for men over fifty, the people that love them and anyone who seeks to find the motivation for healthy behavior. It features the research of men’s health advocate and author Louis Bezich, discusses best practices and offer tips from experts. Most importantly, 50 Plus Men is a forum for individuals to share their stories of motivation and behavior change. Think of 50 Plus Men as a marketplace of knowledge, where you can find information, discuss your own experiences and find inspiration.
Bezich’s book Crack the Code! 10 Proven Secrets that Motivate Healthy Behavior and Inspire Fulfillment for Men Over 50, is the platform for 50 Plus Men. The site includes excerpts from the research behind the book, Bezich’s own experiences and the stories of the men he’s interviewed. With only 3% of the whole American population living healthy, it’s clear that traditional approaches to men's health have not worked, particularly for men over 50. 50 Plus Men advances a new pathway, one with the strength and staying power to motivate men to live healthy so they can be there for the ones they love and lead a rewarding and fulfilling life.
This new model of behavior is one that reaches far upstream from the medicine, diets and exercise fads that dominate our culture and instead focuses on a psychosocial approach that starts with motivation and finding the best sources for sustained inspiration. Men who achieve such a meaningful alignment of motivation and behavior exhibit what Bezich terms Male Cognitive Behavior Alignment (MCBA). A quality exhibited in the men’s he’s studied. Come find out how the motivation for your journey to a healthy lifestyle can be found right in front of you, in those people, practices and activities that are most meaningful and rooted in your deepest emotions and feelings. Join in our dialogue. Tell your story. Together our voices will generate a cultural shift where healthy behavior in 50+ men will become the norm not the exception.
CRACK THE CODE
10 Proven Secrets that Motivate Healthy Behavior and Inspire Fulfillment in Men Over 50
Crack the Code presents an unconventional, motivation-based approach to health for men 50 and over.
For men over 50, change isn't easy.
Easy-to-follow steps they can take immediately to effect lasting change in their lives.
In his latest book Crack the Code: 10 Proven Secrets that Motivate Healthy Behavior and Inspire Fulfillment in Men Over 50, Louis Bezich, 40-year healthcare executive and prolific author of dozens of articles on the subject, reveals the ten proven secrets to unlocking every man's potential for making lasting changes.
These changes can drastically improve their lives, deepen their connections with loved ones, and help them to lead more fulfilling, more satisfying lives.
This book is an invaluable resource for any man in his fifties, and it takes into account all of the factors that contribute to how his lifestyle decisions directly impact the quality and quantity of the relationships in his life.
LOUIS ON THE "This Is It NetworK"
Check out my latest segment on This is it with Cheldin.
PRAISE FOR CRACK THE CODE
Mark Scholz, MD
Ray Didinger, 94 WIP Sports Radio
"...Bezich skillfully reveals a doorway to a long-lasting solution by helping us to identify our internal goals for life and act on them. Survival is the Holy Grail and Bezich’s book maps a pathway to success."
"If you are a man over 50, Crack The Code should be required reading..."
K. Allison Davis
"...I highly recommend this to all men, we all eventually get older, and the people that love them. We play a bigger role then we realize in their lifestyle decisions. Perfect gift for the men on your list."
Lillie S
Ron Jaworski, NFL alum and author of The Games That Changed the Game
"...This book by Louis Bezich was refreshing for me because it shifted my focus from the already affected to those who still have a chance to choose healthy behavior and direct their lifestyles towards good health and fulfillment. I would recommend this book to anyone who is even slightly receptive to learning about improving health, particularly in aging men."
Bernie Parent, Member Hockey Hall of Fame
"A winning strategy...Lou Bezich has taken on the impossible task of motivating men over 50 to live healthy and created a highly successful mode that will appeal to even the most cynical and stubborn among us..."
"Crack The Code nails it...It helped me realize that sustaining healthy behavior is a team sport and that's why I plan to share this book with the most important people in my life, my family. You should too."
RECEIVE LOUIS' NEW GUIDE FREE - A New Model for the 50+ Man
© Louis S. Bezich, 2020
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line393
|
__label__cc
| 0.57073
| 0.42927
|
Top Bratislava Tours by Duration
You are viewing Virtual Experiences in Bratislava. See more Virtual Experiences around the globe. 🌎
81 Bratislava Tours by Duration | All Bratislava Tours
2-Day Highlights Tour of Slovakia from Bratislava Cicmany Vlkolinec High Tatras
Experience the natural and man-made highlights of beautiful Slovakia on a private, 2-day tour from Bratislava. Witness the country’s untouched mountain and lake scenery with your very own guide, and discover uniquely preserved villages, castles and more. Admire the geometrically painted cottages of Cicmany; savor local cheese and cakes at a traditional sheep farm; don a head torch to explore Stanisovska cave; ride a cable car up soaring Lomnicky peak in the High Tatras and more. Overnight accommodation at a 4-star Tatras hotel, breakfast, and transport by private, air-conditioned vehicle included.
The best of Slovakia in two days
Discover the best of Slovakia on a 2-day private tour that covers a number of the country’s historic sights. Visit the UNESCO-listed sites of Banska Stiavnica and Spis Castle, explore four national parks including the Low and High Tatras parks, learn about the rich history of this European nation, and more. Your package includes overnight accommodation, one breakfast, one dinner, a private guide, and private transportation.
Highlights of Slovakia in 3 days
Make the most of your short time in Slovakia with this inclusive private tour from Vienna that lets you see the best of the country while skipping the hassle of trip planning. Visit such highlights as the UNESCO-listed Spiš Castle and Tatras National Park and enjoy two nights of included accommodation with breakfast.
The Nearly All tour of Bratislava
This day tour is ideal for travelers who have a short time in Bratislava. It’s a leisurely tour that covers ‘nearly all’ of the city’s must-see and do attractions, so you can get to know the Slovak capital in just a short time. Your local guide will give you further tips on how to spend time in the city, if you happen to be staying longer.
Private Day Trip to Banska Stiavnica Unesco Site
Hidden in a lush mountain area, Banska Stiavncia is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. With this hassle-free private tour, learn about the rich mining history of the town as you walk through the old, narrow streets. Visit the old castle, the new castle, St. Catherine Church, the Holy Trinity Square, and more.
Bratislava City and Castle Tour
Discover the major attractions of Bratislava on a walking tour with a guide that provides a great overview of the city for first-time visitors. See places such as Primates' Palace, Michael's Gate, the main square, St. Martin's Cathedral, and Bratislava Castle, which you can visit with entry at your own expense. Along the way, learn about the city's history and culture.
Traditional Food Tour
Discover the traditional food of Slovakia during this 4-hour small-group tasting tour. Stroll through the quaint streets of Bratislava in search of local dishes and drinks. Learn about the history of various dishes as well as Slovakian food traditions as you visit a minimum of five establishments over the course of the tour.
Bratislava Private City Tour
Get to know beautiful Bratislava on a 6-hour private walking tour. Accompanied by your own private guide, stroll the cobbled streets and squares of the Old Town, and see landmarks including the National Theatre, Blue Church of St Alzbeta, St Martin’s Cathedral and more. Learn about Bratislava’s history, admire the panoramic views from Bratislava Castle, and drive to Devin Castle to stroll around the rocktop castle ruins and along the River Danube. As this is a private tour, enjoy the flexibility to tailor you itinerary as you wish.
Devin Castle Tour With Currant Wine Tasting
Discover the center of Slovakian culture and history on this 3-hour tour of Bratislava. Led by a local guide, explore St Martin’s Cathedral and the historic Main Square in the city’s Old Town. See the neoclassical architecture of the Primatial Palace and, if open, admire its interior Hall of Mirrors. Afterward, enjoy a scenic drive past Bratislava’s top landmarks, including the Slavín War Memorial and Bratislava Castle. To tour the medieval Devín Castle, upgrade your ticket to include a visit (own expense) after your city tour is finished.
Bratislava Classical Walking Tour
It is short but instructive walking tour, shows you the most historical and important sites of Bratislava old city. House of Opera, Old Town Hall, Michael`s Gate and unique St. Martin`s Cathedral are at the heart of Slovakia’s capital city. From the glamourous days when Bratislava was a capital city of Hungarian part of Habsburg Empire, to the darkest times of war, when Bratislava`s district Petrzalka was part of Third Reich, Bratislava has continuerd to be one of most cozy cities in the world. Whether you would like to spend your time by visiting royal palaces, listening classical music, learning about the way of Slovak independence, or eating traditional Bratislava` rolls, or drink local wine, Bratislava has something for absolutely everyone. On our you will see the most of Bratislava attractions and have a feeling how it is to be a real local.
PRIVATE GRAND CITY TOUR IN BRATISLAVA with Devin Castle
This Tour will present Bratislava as a whole, with its extensive historical core. The tour is combined and the first half of the sightseeing is on foot and the second is panorama city tour by car. This excursion will give you a complete picture of Bratislava and it will shows you also the Bratislava second castle Devin, located on the border of three countries and on the border of two rivers.
Bratislava Day trip to Bojnice Castle and Cicmany Village
Tour the beautiful Bojnice Castle in the Trencin region of Slovakia on this full-day excursion from Bratislava. Stroll around the banks of the peaceful lake, and explore the ornately decorated rooms of the castle. Then visit the museum to learn about old Slovak traditions and enjoy a glass of Bosacka slivovica (a distilled plum drink).
Private Half Day Guided Walking Tour of Bratislava
Visit the historic capital of Slovakia with a local guide on a private walking tour of Bratislava. Enjoy flat rate pricing for your private group of up to 10 people, while learning about history, culture, and daily life in the city. You’ll take in the city’s top sites and neighborhoods, including the Slovak National Theatre, Old Town, the Bratislava Castle, and more, with a flexible departure from your hotel in the Bratislava city center.
Tatra National Park, self-guided tour
Departure from Vienna or from Bratislava. Three-hour journey takes us to the North-Eastern part of Slovakia, passing Low Tatras National Park. En route we will also spot some of Slovak cultural and natural landmarks - castles, mountains and beautiful landscapes. The Tatras mountain region is a green natural playground with a charming variety of nature, history and attractions in a small, accessible, safe territory. This outdoor paradise offers pristine natural environment and maximum relaxation in the embrace of the mountains, waterfalls, alpine meadows and more than 100 lakes. The trails that crisscross the High Tatras are all well marked with distances and estimated times, so it is easy to choose route based on everyone´s fitness level and ambition. The High Tatras topped Lonely Planet’s Best in Europe list for 2019, which highlights the most exciting places to visit across the continent.
Unique Food City Tour
Get to know Bratislava like a local on a walking and food tour of the historical city center with a guide. If you're visiting for the first time, it's difficult to know which restaurants are the most traditional, however on this tour, restaurants are chosen for their quality and authenticity. Plus, this walking tour provides an easy way for first-time visitors to orient themselves in the city.
Guided Walking Tour in English or German
Discover the rich history of Slovakia during this small-group walking tour through Bratislava. See major landmarks like the Main Square, St. Michael’s Gate, and the Coronation Cathedral. Enjoy personalized attention with a small group of 15 travelers or fewer and listen to engaging commentary from your guide about a range of topics including Jewish history, famous Slovakian musicians, Coronation history, and more.
Slovak Drinks Tour
Food tours run every day starting at 7 PM (upon request different time is possible) Meeting point is Svatopluk Statue at Bratislava Castle Duration is approx. 4 hours Group size is 2 – 8 thirsty & hungry travellers Pre-booking is necessary
Devin Castle Tour with Wine Tasting
Wine tour in Bratislava with a visit of the iconic Devín castle, proudly standing above the Danube and Morava rivers. Tour combines old as well as recent history with authentic wine tasting at a local producer (3 hours).If you are looking to expand your knowledge about Slovak wine and experience something different, this wine Tasting offers you an amazing experience.
Bratislava Traditional Slovak Feast
Without local knowledge or a hire car, setting off from Bratislava to experience authentic Slovak country cuisine takes some serious organizing. This tour makes it easy: whisking you to a traditional village restaurant outside the city, and with a guide to give you background on Slovak history and gastronomy. Enjoy the old-school atmosphere and savor a hearty rural meal of dishes such as roast duck, 'loksha' pancakes, strudel, and more.
Devin Castle Tour
If you love castles, there’s more than the impressive Bratislava Castle to see! You can also pay a visit to Devin Castle, which is only about a half an hour away from the city on the Danube River. Once there, you’ll need a few minutes to climb up to the top of the castle ruins and admire the view. This castle hasn’t been restored, but that’s part of what gives it a special historic charm. Slavin memorial is dedicated to the Soviet Army soldiers who lost their lives while liberating the city from the occupying Germans. Slavin lies on a hill just behind the Bratislava Castle. Many people head up here for the views, but the monument, which dates to 1960, is also an interesting example of Stalinist architectural style.
Trekking in Slovakia
Slovakia is often called also like "New Zeland" of Central Europe. Discover with us the most beautiful part of Slovakia - Small Fatra, which is the best place for trekking lovers.
Private 2-day tour from Bratislava to Budapest through High Tatras
Take the scenic route from Bratislava in Slovakia to Budapest in Hungary on this 2-day one-way tour. Travel in the comfort of a private vehicle and stop as many times as you like to admire the views and take photos at Strbske pleso lake, Strecno Castle, and Cicmany Village. Highlights include the UNESCO-listed village of Vlkolinec and the view from Lomnicky, the highest peak in Slovakia’s High Tatlas Mountains.
Private 2-Day Slovakia from Bratislava: Banska Stiavnica and Tatra National Park
Don’t let limited time stop you exploring Slovakia in its entirety. This private 2-day tour covers Slovakia highlights and provides a comprehensive overview of the country. Departing Bratislava, you’ll explore the UNESCO World Heritage sites of Banska Stiavnica and Vlkolinec; ride a cable car to Lomnicky Peak, the highest point in Slovakia; and discover the beauty of Tatra National Park. Overnight accommodation, breakfast, and hotel pickup and drop-off are included.
What are the best Tours by Duration in Bratislava?
The best Tours by Duration in Bratislava according to Viator travelers are:
See all Tours by Duration in Bratislava on Viator.
What Tours by Duration in Bratislava are taking additional safety precautions?
These Bratislava experiences are providing additional COVID-19 safety measures:
What Tours by Duration in Bratislava are good for avoiding crowds?
These hidden gems in Bratislava may have limited interaction with crowds:
More Tours in Bratislava
Things to do near Bratislava
Things to do in Schwechat
Things to do in Budapest
Things to do in Graz
Things to do in Linz
Things to do in Cesky Krumlov
Things to do in Hallstatt
Things to do in Passau
Things to do in Prague
Things to do in Krakow
Things to do in Salzburg
Things to do in Lower Austria
Things to do in Upper Austria
Things to do in Bohemia
Recommended for Bratislava
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line394
|
__label__cc
| 0.508775
| 0.491225
|
ActualApple.com
it’s interesting
Apple’s faces
The courts and scandals
Blog about Apple, iPhone, iPad, iPod, iMac, MacBook
iMac / macOS / OS X
The rumors about the departure of Jonathan Ive of Apple greatly exaggerated
by Clifton Nichols · 24.11.2016
Following the recent publication of the author of the blog Daring Fireball John Gruber rumors about the impending resignation of Director on Apple’s design, Jonathan Ive. According to a prominent IT journalist, chief designer of the company no longer directly involved in the development of “Apple” devices. Supposedly Ive had faded into the background and ceased to design iPhone and Mac, entrusting the job to others.
Rumors that Jonathan Ive stopped doing the hardware design and can generally leave from Apple, appeared last week, when the company introduced a photo-book Designed by Apple in California. The album to which Ive wrote the introduction, talks about the 20 year history of Apple’s design in 450 pictures from the iMac in 1998, to the Apple Pencil 2015. Many saw the collection as a feature that Ive summed up his work at Apple.
Today, Gruber has published another article that clarified his recent statement. According to him, “no one claimed that Ive stopped working on the design of Apple products,” was just speculation. With Gruber contacted sources in the company, which has denied this information – Ive as before actively involved in the life of Apple.
“I note that reliable sources at Apple said that this information is far from the truth. Although Ive recently really began to pay more attention to the architectural projects (the new campus and interior shops), every aspect of each new product remains under its control. Chief design officer does not nominal and accurately reflects the direction of his activities.
When I saw the headlines about “Gruber says of the imminent departure Quince”, I was shocked. I feel like I’ve been hit in the stomach, because that’s not what I said. I realized how important I explained the words. But maybe it was worth it… now I do know that Jonathan Ive as never involved in the design of new Apple products,” wrote Gruber.
Jonathan Ive works at Apple since 1992. It is believed that Ive has designed many of the company’s products, including the iMac, MacBook and iPhone.
Previously Ive held the post of senior Vice President of industrial design Department at Apple, but in may of 2015 was promoted to chief Director. The company then said that Ive can deviate from the organizational routines, and more mundane things will take appointed Vice-presidents of the company Richard Howard (in charge of industrial design) and Alan dye (main user interface). Even then there were rumors that Ive nominally will participate in the development of iPhone and Mac and Howard and Dai began to consider as his successors.
Tags: appleDesigniMaciPhoneMacmacbook
Clifton Nichols
Hi! I’m Clifton and I am a full-stack engineer with a passion for building performant and scalable applications that are beautiful and easy to use.
The invasion of the robots: Siri is too smart in iOS 12
by Clifton Nichols · Published 10.06.2018
Google has released an AR app for drawing on iOS
Apple introduced Apple TV 4K
Next story “Black Friday” begins on Thursday in Russia launched a total online sale
Previous story MIA buys 9000 domestic computers processors “Baikal-T1”
3 Disk Drill: the best data recovery software on Mac, iOS and Android [+10 promo]
iOS / iPad / iPhone / it's interesting
YotaPhone 3 will be released in two versions, with a new design and a more capacious battery
Parallels Desktop 12: how to run Windows programs on Mac [+3 promo]
The Germans released an Ethernet adapter for the iPhone and iPad [video]
Round table from the developers of the Walking War Robots: this better not miss!
Android apple Apple TV Apple Watch application beta car Concepts Design display Gadgets Games Google iOS iOS 9 iOS 10 iPad iPad pro iPhone iPhone 5s iPhone 6 iPhone 6s iPhone 6s Plus iPhone 7 iPhone 7 Plus iphone 8 iPhone X keyboard Mac macbook MacBook Pro macOS Microsoft Moscow Patents presentation Samsung Siri Steve Jobs Surface Tim cook Tv Watch windows WWDC
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line398
|
__label__wiki
| 0.880107
| 0.880107
|
Work at AirlineGeeks
State Series
AAviationDay
What`s up in the sky >
[January 11, 2021 11:52 am ET] United Airlines Adds To Leisure Route Map
[January 15, 2021 5:19 am ET] Qatar Airways to Retire Half of its A380 Fleet
[January 15, 2021 8:26 am ET] U.K. Vaccine Rollout Provides Summer Optimism for TUI
< Reveal sidebar
[ Planes ]January 1, 2015 11:52 pm ET
By AirlineGeeks.com Staff
The Future of the Airbus A350 XWB
Photo: Airbus
This wide-bodied jet airliner, the A350 XWB, will finally be taking the skies for commercial flights with Qatar airways. Qatar has ordered 80 of these aircraft with one already delivered on the Dec. 23rd 2014. This airline has the most orders of the A350 after Singapore Airlines with 70, and Etihad Airways with 62 orders.
The future looks bright for the aircraft with a total of 778 orders to this date. It is said that the A350 will be replacing a lot of airlines older generation fleet. Delta had already said that their A350-900s aircraft will be replacing the older Boeing 747-400 and 767 aircraft starting in 2017 and 2019. This is mostly down to efficiency, with the A350 having 25 per cent lower fuel consumption. This better efficiency comes to saving more money compared to the older generation aircraft. This is why the A350 will be replacing a lot of older aircraft.
After the first delivery of the A350 to Qatar Airways, rumours spread about Airbus that there may be a even more stretched version of the aircraft, the A350-1100. The -1100 stretched version would be made to seat 400 passengers. Just like the Boeing 787-10, the A350-1100 would have to sacrifice some of its range because of the current Trent XWB engines, which would need improvements to the fuel consumption. There is an alternate option to this, which is Rolls Royce new Advance engine. These new Advance engines would have a 5 per cent less fuel burn over the current Trent XWB. These are also said to be used on the A380neo.
So far, more than 40 customers have ordered the Airbus A350 aircraft. Only one aircraft was delivered in 2014, for Qatar Airways. From 2015 and onwards, all these customers are set to have their A350 aircraft delivered. For some, this can mean 2020 and onwards, but most customers that have ordered to this date this receive their aircraft before then. Some of the next deliveries of A350 aircraft in 2015 include Vietnam Airlines, TAM Airlines, Singapore Airlines and Finnair. Then these will continue through to big orders in 2016, including Etihad Airways and Cathay Pacific, with 62 and 46 orders.
For Finnair, their first A350 XWB is already taking shape in the Final Assembly Line in Toulouse, France. Finnair will be the first European Airline to fly the A350, being the third operator in the world after Vietnam Airlines.
AirlineGeeks.com Staff
AirlineGeeks.com began in February, 2013 as a one-man (er… teenager, rather) show. Since then, we’ve grown to have 20 active team members, and yes, we’re still growing. Some of us are looking to work in the aviation industry as professionals when we grow older. Some of us are still trying to decide what we want to do. That’s okay though, because we’re all here for the same reason: we love the airlines. We’re the youngest team of airline industry journalists out there.
Latest posts by AirlineGeeks.com Staff (see all)
Boeing’s 737 MAX Returns to U.S. Skies - December 29, 2020
Major European Flight School Charging Students $81,000 to Convert Licences - September 25, 2020
Italian Authorities Threaten to Ban Ryanair Over COVID-19 Procedures - August 6, 2020
Airbus A350 XWBBoeingFinnairQatar AirwaysVietnam Airlines
[ Related Stories ]January 12, 2021 9:00 am ET
By Taylor Rains
First Look: Inside JetBlue’s New Airbus A220
Last week, JetBlue Airways received its first Airbus A220 aircraft, an impressive feat during the coronavirus pandemic. The new plane…
[ Related Stories ]January 7, 2021 8:30 am ET
By Winston Shek
United Airlines, WestJet File Intentions for Resuming Boeing 737 MAX Flights
On Wednesday, WestJet announced its intent to resume Boeing 737 MAX flights. Additionally, United Airlines filed its first routes with…
By Will Lee
China Airlines Set to Retire Boeing 747-400 Fleet
After being served over 45 years, Taiwan-based China Airlines will host a scenic flight to celebrate the retirement of the…
[ Airlines ] January 17, 2021 6:15 am ET
By Daniel Morley
American Airlines Introduces Health Passport
As people begin to travel in greater numbers amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, new restrictions and requirements to travel are becoming commonplace. This week, the U.S. introduced a requirement for travelers over the age of two to have a negative COVID-19 test within three days of travel. Airlines are now…
[ January 17, 2021 6:01 am ET ]
Earlier this week, DHL Express and Boeing announced the German shipping giant’s purchase of eight 777F aircraft. The announcement of…
It has been a complicated week for Madrid Barajas Airport in Spain due to the snowstorm "Filomena" that hit the…
With the resumption of 11 routes in domestic markets across Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Peru, LATAM Airlines Group reported that…
Copyright © 2021 | Airline Geeks, LLC
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line405
|
__label__wiki
| 0.660499
| 0.660499
|
A Libertarian Rebel
Minimal-state, low-tax, free-markets minarchist-libertarianism. Opposing all manifestations of Leftism. Lockdown sceptic.
Tag: Human-Rights
European-Union, UK-Current-Affairs, UK-Politics Sunday 15th March 2020 Tuesday 24th March 2020
Brexit-Watch: Saturday 14 March 2020
Note: Longer and updated version of the article originally published at The Conservative Woman on Saturday 14 March 2020
A weekend update on some recent key Brexit-relevant story headlines, choosing five which, while not necessarily meriting a full-length article, nevertheless warrant two or three paragraphs of comment, rather than merely a couple of lines. (NB: (£) denotes article behind paywall.)
Don’t be surprised if this virus delays Brexit – Telegraph (£)
From the moment COVID-19 Coronavirus appeared on the horizon as something likely to cause more than the usual winter virus disruption, its use as an excuse to justify delaying Brexit was probably inevitable. The infection potential of both non-essential travel and face-to-face meetings are the grounds most often cited, but it’s also been suggested that the Brussels negotiators may just unilaterally decide to suspend negotiations anyway. Purely for medical reasons, obviously. . . .
Both economically and politically, Brexit is the government’s Number One priority after the Coronavirus outbreak, and as the Prime Minister is not conducting them personally, nothing should be allowed to interrupt them. Meetings can continue via video-conferencing from sterile areas. The texts of drafts of agreements or appendices can be exchanged by email. If the EU’s negotiators refused to continue with them, then the PM must make it clear that no extension of the Transition Period will be sought, and that Britain will revert to WTO terms in the event that no deal is reached.
Had the Coronavirus outbreak occurred in 2022 or 2023, causing a global downturn one or two years after full-and-final Brexit, would anyone have seriously suggested reversing Brexit and rejoining the EU as a response to it? Of course not. Then there’s no reason to defer it now, especially as Britain remains under EU trading and other rules including the Common Fisheries Policy, and also subject to ECJ jurisdiction, until the end of the Transition Period, which the EU itself defines as ‘until at least 31 December 2020 (my italics).
Von der Leyen on virus: ‘EU will do whatever is necessary’ – EU Observer
Which may be: not very much, or not very much that makes a significant difference, anyway. The EU, at least as represented, in Angela Merkel by a lame-duck German politician, in Ursula von der Leyen by a failed German politician, and in Christine Lagarde by a French Eurocrat widely thought to be unsuited to her present ECB role, have by the latter’s admission yet to come together at all, never mind developed a co-ordinated response, let alone sold it to member-states.
The EU’s institutional sclerosis, along with its lack of a practical either fiscal or monetary policy toolkit commensurate with its supranational pretensions, will almost certainly prevent it coming to either a swift, or especially effective, decision. So far, for all its resolute declarations, it has dithered but actually done very little. All that the competition-lawyer-pretending-to-be-central-banker Lagarde managed to do as Head of the ECB was to spook the markets.
The effect of that inaction is already being seen in individual member-states reverting to unilateral decision-making at nation-state level, or in Germany at even regional level. Nation-state governments are re-asserting themselves and, more importantly, are being seen to respond to their citizens’/voters’ demands in a way that the EU either will not, or more likely institutionally just cannot. Nation-state borders are back, as their elected governments reimpose them without even bothering to consult Brussels, such is the perceived urgency of protecting their own citizens.
The utility, even the concept, of pan-European supranationalism is being severely tested by Coronavirus. Anti-democratic supranational technocratic government, open borders and free movement are all now effectively dead, which means the EU in its present form is quite possibly terminally damaged.
As far as the Brexit negotiations are concerned, this should all strengthen Britain’s hand, and is another reason why the talks should not be allowed to be interrupted or deferred.
Macron orders closure of all schools in France and warns he may even shut the country’s borders to control Coronavirus – Daily Mail
For the Macron who was once the Davos/Bilderberg globalist oligarchy’s poster-boy for both ‘enlightened’ government by supranational technocracy and wide-open borders, this is an embarrassing climbdown. However, in the same broadcast as he used to announce it, he also warned against ‘nationalist withdrawal’ as a pitfall to avoid at international level in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, so policy-wise, he appears to be all over the place.
With Macron preoccupied with trying to reconcile securing the French nation against the Coronavirus outbreak with maintaining his EU-integration credentials, and both against the backdrop of difficult French municipal elections this coming Sunday and the next, his influence as one of the Intransigents on the Brexit negotiations is waning.
UK’s antivirus measures disguise radicalisation of Brexit – FT (£)
A slightly hysterical article from the FT‘s Europe Editor, claiming that Brexit is evolving into a project far more ‘extreme’ than even Leave-voters wanted in the 2016 EU Referendum, merely because Britain’s negotiators are concerned to ensure that it achieves visible separation from the EU’s political, regulatory and legal structures.
Barber quotes Britain’s withdrawal from the EU Safety Agency as evidence of this; yet goes on to conflate EU-centralised regulation of air safety standards regulation with ‘pan-European co-operation’, which clearly it is not. Regulation is not ‘co-operation’. It is to achieve the latter that we need to escape the former.
Barber then bemoans the UK’s alleged abandonment of Theresa May’s commitment to the so-called ‘level playing field’. But the EU has made it abundantly plain that it interprets that phrase as UK perpetual alignment with EU rules, despite having no say in them and how they are formulated. It’s hard to see his article in any other light than a polemic against any kind of Brexit which isn’t in-name-only. Even after all this time.
EU’s demands in negotiations with UK revealed in draft treaty – Guardian
The EU appears to have evidently learned very little, and therefore changed very little. The draft continues to insist on ‘level playing field’ rules for (all) British and EU businesses, and also in regard to state-aid. It maintains its previous demand for the ability of the European Court of Justice to hand down rulings binding on British Courts, and ongoing regulatory harmonisation with EU laws as they develop in other areas, effectively binding the UK to EU legislation, but with no input into it.
On fishing, it proposes ‘long-term’ (NB duration not specified) agreements on access to British waters but with each side’s percentage allocation also unspecified. On security and intelligence matters, it requires Britain in effect to guarantee its continuing application of the European Convention on Human Rights, despite its manifest flaws, with data and intelligence sharing to be withdrawn if it does not.
The UK is expected to reject most of this as unacceptable, and rightly so. The prospect of exiting the Transition Period without any satisfactory deal, therefore, goes up another notch, as does, inevitably, the futility and counter-productiveness of any extension of the Transition Period.
This in turn must prompt the question of whether it is worth Britain persisting in this charade at all, especially if it is to be prolonged on some spurious pretext using the Coronavirus outbreak as a transparent excuse. Better to abandon it now, declare negotiations at an end, prepare for a WTO/No-Deal exit from the Transition Period, and focus our energies on ameliorating the Coronavirus outbreak in this country.
Thoroughly agree with this article? Vehemently disagree with it?
Scroll down to leave a comment
And follow A Libertarian Rebel on Twitter and Gab
Filed under: Brexit, Business-Regulation, Crony-Corporatism, Democratic-Accountability, EU-Propaganda, European-Union, Free-Trade, Human-Rights, Judicial-Activism, Sovereignty, Supranationalism
European-Union, UK-Current-Affairs, UK-Politics Saturday 7th March 2020
Note: Longer and updated version of the article originally published at The Conservative Woman earlier today, Saturday 07 March 2020
A weekend update on some recent key Brexit-relevant story headlines, choosing four which, while not necessarily meriting a full-length article, nevertheless warrant two or three paragraphs of comment, rather than merely a couple of lines. (NB: (£) denotes article behind paywall.)
Brexit row erupts after Barnier accuses UK of planning to ditch human rights commitment – Politics Home
In a typically disingenuous combination of red herring and attempt to assert EU extra-territorial jurisdiction over the post-Brexit UK, Barnier has accused the UK of ‘refusing to continue to apply’ the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) after full-Brexit. This is arrant nonsense.
The ECHR is the creation of the immediate post-WW2 Council of Europe, is enforced by the Council’s European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg, and is separate and distinct from the EU. The latter is not even a signatory to the Convention, merely requiring new member-states to be signatories, and the EU has no jurisdiction over it.
It’s conceivable however that, once freed of the obligation to be a signatory to the ECHR by virtue of its EU membership, the UK could decide after Brexit to enact its own Bill of Rights (possibly linked to a written Constitution) and, as part of that, withdraw from either the ECHR in full or merely from the jurisdiction of its ECtHR.
As Lawyers for Britain‘s Martin Howe QC explains, there’s a compelling case for such a move. The Strasbourg human rights court has come to mirror some unsatisfactory features found also in the EU’s own European Court of Justice, principally a tendency to judicial activism rather than interpretation, introduction into European human rights law of concepts not present in the original text, and the predominance of the Continental Codified, rather than English Common Law, legal tradition.
Barnier in effect wants the EU to have the power to direct the democratically elected government of an independent sovereign nation-state on which international treaties and conventions it should or should not sign up to. That is an outrageous demand that deserves to be dismissed out of hand.
Paris versus London: the clash of the financial centres – John Keiger, Briefings for Britain
Having failed, in the immediate aftermath of the 2016 EU Referendum, to persuade many, if any, City-based European banks to move their London operations to Frankfurt or Paris, the French are now coming back, but cloaked in the EU flag, for another attempt. The possibility that this is sabre-rattling as part of French domestic politics’ general background noise to the upcoming French municipal elections this month, where Macron looks likely to be embarrassed at least, can’t be ruled out.
Despite the European Banking Authority having made the move, London’s sheer size, global reach, expertise, power and capacity for innovation as an international financial centre compared to Paris suggests this will be a futile quest. Even if this were not a factor, the far more onerous and restrictive, and significantly slower-deciding and less flexible, regulatory regimes covering both financial services and labour markets would surely be a disincentive.
The threat to withhold passporting rights from UK banks doing business in France looks similarly unlikely to succeed. The French may have introduced this whole issue into the negotiating mix as a giveaway to be traded off in return for getting something else.
Negotiating deals with both the EU and the US will be tricky for Britain: but it does have a trump card – Shanker Singham, Telegraph (£)
The overriding difference between the two sets of negotiations is this: that while both parties in the UK-US negotiation will focus on economics and trade, both parties in the UK-EU negotiation will not. For the EU, this deal isn’t about economics and trade, but about politics, in particular, Brussels’ semi-existential political need to try and limit the competitiveness of an ex-member on its north-western doorstep, even at the price of harming its own member-states’ economies. That is bound to maintain, if not incrase, its tendency to intransigence.
Britain taking up its seat at the WTO this week, for the first time as an independent member in nearly 50 years, has sent what ought to be a powerful signal to Brussels that, if it continues to try to insist on setting both our regulatory environment and legal order after Brexit, then we are quite prepared to walk away and go WTO.
We must not allow the EU to bind our hands in trade negotiations with other partners – Stephen Booth, Conservative Home
In what’s been appropriately described as a ‘multi-dimensional game of chess’, and despite the demands likely to be made on our trade negotiating resources and expertise, for Britain to conclude, or at least substantially conclude, as many overseas trade deals as possible during 2020, in parallel to the trade-talks with the EU, must be an imperative.
In macro terms, one vital fact should not be overlooked. Time is not on the EU’s side. The Eurozone economy is suffering its slowest growth in 7 years. Internally, its rate of GDP growth continues to decline, while externally, it accounts for an ever-diminishing share of global GDP growth.
Seeing the UK reach trade deals with the parts of the world which are growing, not stagnating, is essential towards disincentivising the EU from continuing to insist on its absolutist level-playing-field on, e.g., state aid, environmental and labour standards, an approach which is intended, not so much as to facilitate trade, as to protect its own heavily regulated economies from competition.
Filed under: Brexit, Business-Regulation, Crony-Corporatism, Democratic-Accountability, EU-Propaganda, European-Union, Financial-Regulation, Free-Trade, Human-Rights, Judicial-Activism, Lawfare, Sovereignty, Supranationalism, UK-Conservatives, UK-Constitution
Its unthreatening new Chairman is not about to rock the BBC’s boat Sunday 17th January 2021
Johnson poll-axed by the Tory Red Wall Thursday 14th January 2021
Britain’s ‘independent’ and ‘impartial’ media: still hiding their contributors’ political biases Wednesday 9th December 2020
Theresa May’s Unconvincing Epiphany Wednesday 11th November 2020
RIP Remembrance Sunday? Monday 9th November 2020
Honour The Military Covenant! Tuesday 3rd November 2020
Are we heading inexorably towards a Great Boris Betrayal? Sunday 18th October 2020
The Tory Red Wall is Losing Bricks Fast Wednesday 7th October 2020
Brexit-Watch: Saturday 15 August 2020 Saturday 15th August 2020
The Partisan Mainstream Media, and Bias-by-Omission Monday 10th August 2020
Categories Select Category Civil-Liberties (22) Climate-Change (4) Culture (2) Economics (14) Education (2) European-Union (85) Islamism (4) Law-&-Justice (3) Media (18) Miscellaneous (1) Political-Philosophy (22) Public-Health (6) UK-Current-Affairs (116) UK-Politics (116) US-Current Affairs (3) US-Politics (5)
Academic-Bias Anti-Americanism Anti-Democracy Banking BBC-Bias Brexit Broadcasting Budget-2016 Business-Regulation China-Politics CO2-Emissions Coronavirus-2020 Corruption Crony-Corporatism Cultural-Marxism Culture-War Defence Democracy Democratic-Accountability Demography Direct-Democracy Eco-Propaganda Education Elections Energy-Security EU-Propaganda EU-Referendum European-Union Eurozone Feminism Financial-Regulation Foreign-Policy Free-Markets Free-Trade Freedom-of-Speech Green-Religion Green-Taxes Health-Policy Higher-Education Human-Rights Immigration Islam Islamism Islamophobia Judicial-Activism Justice Law Lawfare Leftism Liberal-Elite Liberal-Fascism Media-Bias Monarchy Nuclear-Power Parliament Political-History Political-Philosophy Power-Generation Press-Freedom Privacy Property Rights Quangos Scotland Security Socialism Sovereignty State-Authoritarianism State-Interventionism Supranationalism Supreme-Court Tax-Avoidance Tax-Evasion Tax-Havens Tax-Policy Theresa-May Trade-Policy UK-Brexit-Party UK-Conservatives UK-Constitution UK-Fiscal-Policy UK-Green-Party UK-Labour UK-Liberal-Democrats UK-Monetary-Policy UK-SNP UKIP US-Politics Woke-Politics
Michael on The Tory Red Wall is Losing Br…
Libertarian Forum on Is Boris’ Irish Border B…
k on We Must Re-Create The Brexit…
Tony B on The Not-So-Green Greta’s…
Michael on The Not-So-Green Greta’s…
BREXIT & EU
Briefings For Brexit
FT Brussels
Independent Britain
Leave Means Leave
LSE EUROPP
The Brexit Door
The EU Question
BRITISH POLITICS & ECONOMICS
Semi-Partisan Politics
The Conservative Woman
Big Brother Watch
Taxpayers' Alliance
Xindex Free Expression
Global Warming Policy Forum
Judith Curry's Climate etc.
Piers Corbyn Weather Action
Principia Scientific Int'l
The Resilient Earth
THINK TANKS / RESEARCH INSTITUTES
Austrian Economics Centre
Institute for Fiscal Studies
Policy Exchange
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line409
|
__label__cc
| 0.517088
| 0.482912
|
Proof copy of article on 'The Geological Influences which have Affected the Course of British History', 1881
Identifier: Coll-74/8/4
Edinburgh University Library Special Collections
Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie
Publication proofs and lecture syllabuses, 1867-1881
First proof copy of an article by Sir Archibald Geikie on 'The Geological Influences which have Affected the Course of British History' from printers Clay, Sons and Taylor, for Macmillan the publisher in 1881. This looked at ancient peoples and legendary figures, puting them in the context of the evolution of the natural world. Including elements such as the impact of the devlopment of commerce and the move from an agricultural to an urban industrial society, Sir Archibald Geikie mapped them to a geological timeframe, suggesting the influence of the geology in certain areas to how different areas developed, using examples from numerous locations, mostly within the British Isles but also from Europe.
Geikie, Archibald, Sir (Professor of Geology, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
From the Fonds: 2 metres
Grant Buttars 06 November 2001
Aberdeenshire (Scotland)
Angles (Ancient People)
Argyllshire Scotland
Arthur, King (Legendary Character)
Assam (India)
Boulonnais (France)
Brittany (France)
Building Stones
Caithness Scotland
Clay, Sons and Taylor (fl1881)
Cornwall England
Cotswold Hills (England)
Cumbria (England)
Dover, Strait of
Dumbarton Dunbartonshire Scotland
Edinburgh (Scotland)
Forth, Firth of (Scotland)
Galloway (Scotland)
Geikie, Archibald, Sir (Professor of Geology, University of Edinburgh)
Geological Time
Glacial Epoch
Highlands Scotland
Inverness Inverness-shire Scotland
Jutes
Kent (England)
Kincardineshire (Scotland)
Liverpool Merseyside England
Lowlands (Scotland)
MacMillan Publishers Ltd (1843-:)
Manchester (England)
Orkney Scotland
Pennine Chain (England)
Population migration
Primitive societies
Rock Types
Ross and Cromarty Scotland
Severn River (Wales and England)
Shetland (Scotland)
Stirling (Scotland)
Strathclyde (Scotland)
Subsidences (Earth Movements)
Suffolk (England)
Sutherland Scotland
Thames, River (England)
Tweeddale (Scotland)
Yorkshire (England)
Part of the Edinburgh University Library Special Collections Repository
http://www.ed.ac.uk/is/crc
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
is-crc@ed.ac.uk
Proof copy of article on 'The Geological Influences which have Affected the Course of British History', 1881. Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie, Coll-74/8/4. Edinburgh University Library Special Collections. http://lac-archives-live.is.ed.ac.uk:8081/repositories/2/archival_objects/17681 Accessed January 18, 2021.
Information about you: how we use it and with whom we share it
The information you provide in this form will be used only for purposes of your enquiry. We will not share your personal information with any third party or use it for any other purpose. We are using information about you because it is necessary to contact you regarding your enquiry. By providing your personal data when submitting an enquiry to us, consent for your personal data to be used in this way is implied.
We will hold the personal data you provided us for 6 years. We do not use profiling or automated decision-making processes.
If you have any questions, please contact: CRC Services Manager at is-crc@ed.ac.uk
Continued privacy statement
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line418
|
__label__wiki
| 0.959326
| 0.959326
|
Antonio Blog
Conversations that could happen over a cup of coffee
Magic Leap has a new chief executive and it’s former Microsoft exec Peggy Johnson
By akwyz on July 7, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )
Peggy Johnson, the former executive vice president of business development at Microsoft, has been named as the new chief executive of Magic Leap, the company said in a statement. Johnson, who will begin her new role on August 1, 2020, comes to Magic Leap after a 30-year career in the technology industry.
Source: Magic Leap has a new chief executive and it’s former Microsoft exec Peggy Johnson
Categories: News, society, virtual reality
Tagged as: magic leap, virtual reality
AmazeVR debuts COVID-era concert platform for VR or in-person viewing
Diversity in Remote Work— Moving Towards More Inclusive Teams and Organisations
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line419
|
__label__cc
| 0.588597
| 0.411403
|
100 Sideways Miles
by Andrew Smith | Publisher: Simon & Schuster
| 1 total contribution of which 1 review , 0 quotes , 0 images , 0 notes , 0 video
Add to a collectionTell a friend
Finn Easton sees the world through miles instead of minutes. It’s how he makes sense of the world, and how he tries to convince himself that he’s a real boy and not just a character in his father’s bestselling cult-classic book. Finn has two things g Finn Easton sees the world through miles instead of minutes. It’s how he makes sense of the world, and how he tries to convince himself that he’s a real boy and not just a character in his father’s bestselling cult-classic book. Finn has two things going for him: his best friend, the possibly-insane-but-definitely-excellent Cade Hernandez, and Julia Bishop, the first girl he’s ever loved.
Then Julia moves away, and Finn is heartbroken. Feeling restless and trapped in the book, Finn embarks on a road trip with Cade to visit their college of choice in Oklahoma. When an unexpected accident happens and the boys become unlikely heroes, they take an eye-opening detour away from everything they thought they had planned—and learn how to write their own destiny. ...Continua Nascondi
Date of publication: 02/09/2014
Genre: Fiction & Literature , Teens
Ficie (also on...
I liked the story in the story. I would read "The Lazarus door". I am not as convinced about the story of Finn and Cade and Julia, though. I didn't particularly like any of them, and their story was really nothing special. And someone has to tell the
I liked the story in the story. I would read "The Lazarus door".
I am not as convinced about the story of Finn and Cade and Julia, though. I didn't particularly like any of them, and their story was really nothing special.
And someone has to tell the writer that repeating the same thing over and over (the miles-instead-of-time thing, for example) does not make a character deep or quirky, but rather, boring.
Title: 100 Sideways Miles
Author: Andrew Smith
/books/100_Sideways_Miles/9781442444959/01f8762c3639634ba4/
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line429
|
__label__cc
| 0.555465
| 0.444535
|
Johanna Willis
Environmental Scientist at BCPeabody
Bachelor of Science, Environmental Science
BCPeabody February 2009 - Present
PBS&J August 2005 - February 2009
Florida Department of Environmental Protection August 2002 - August 2005
Wetlands, Environmental Permitting, Mitigation, Environmental Consulting, Environmental Awareness, Endangered Species, Environmental Impact..., Environmental Compliance, Water Resources, Environmental Science, Water Quality, Ecological Restoration, NEPA, Environmental Policy, Hydrology, CWA, Phase I
Johanna Winter
Financial Professional Associate at Prudential
Bachelor's of Science, Finance and Economics
The Prudential Insurance Company of America May 2014 - Present
CPA Partners, LLC March 2013 - August 2013
Finance, Sales, Leadership, Life Insurance, Insurance, Team Building, Financial Services, Retirement Planning, QuickBooks, 401k Rollovers, College Education..., Small Business Needs, Risk Management, Investments, Health Insurance, Series 6, Prospect Research
Johanne Valois Shoffstall
President at Parenting Coordination and Mediation Services, Inc.
B.A., Political Science
Parenting Coordination and Mediation Services, Inc. September 2009 - Present
Law Offices of Johanne Valois, P.A. October 1998 - Present
Ronald S. Reed, P.A. October 1996 - October 1998
Johan Pacheco
Transfer Agent at Franklin Templeton Investments
Bachelor of Arts (BA), History
Franklin Templeton Investments January 2015 - Present
Franklin Templeton Investments October 2011 - Present
Best Buy October 2007 - October 2011
Project Management, Microsoft Excel, Employee Training, Customer Service, Traditional IRA, Roth IRA, 403 b, Simple IRA, SEP IRA, 401k, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Teamwork, Leadership
Johan Svahnström
Commercial Duct Manager at Flamco Precision Products
BA, Special Education
Flamco Precision Products Vice PresidentSherer Mfg.July 2001 - March 2011
Sarasota County School Board December 1995 - June 2001
Johan Villasmil
Power Systems/Transmission Engineer at Withlacoochee River Electric
Master of Science (M.S.), Electrical Engineering, 3.7
Universidad del Zulia 2002 — 2008
Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical Engineering
Withlacoochee River Electric February 2015 - Present
Wade Trim Group August 2014 - December 2014
University of South Florida January 2013 - December 2014
Construcciones Electricas ByS January 2008 - April 2011
Corporacion Electrica de Venezuela August 2007 - October 2007
Instrumentation, Engineering, Project Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Energy, Power Generation, Power Plants, PLC, AutoCAD, Labview, PLC Programming, PLC Allen Bradley, Electrical Controls..., Electrical Controls, Mechanical Engineering, Power Systems, Simulink, Matlab, Simulations, High Voltage, Engineering Design, Electricity, Project Planning, Control Systems Design, ETAP, Power Distribution, Pspice, MS Project, Troubleshooting, Microsoft Office, Electricians, Transformer, Microsoft Excel
Johhny Hill
Librarian without a library
MLIS, Library Science
Cumberland College 1995 — 1999
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Religion/Religious Studies
Cumberland College
Bachelor of Arts, Religion
John Abellera
Health Scientist at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
BS, Applied Ecology
MPH, Epidemiology
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Health ScientistCDC2007 - Present
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists 2003 - 2007
Global Health, Environmental Health, Health Education, SAS, Qualitative Research, Public Health, International Health, Epi Info, Epidemiology, Program Evaluation, Data Collection, Literature Reviews, Biostatistics, Infectious Diseases, Data Analysis, Health Communication, Health Policy
John A. Brown III
Client Services Manager at EdgeRock Technology Partners
Saint Petersburg College 2006 — 2008
EdgeRock Technology Partners July 2014 - Present
Bright House Networks March 2015 - July 2015
Bright House Networks March 2014 - March 2015
Verizon Wireless April 2012 - December 2013
Emerald Lawn Service Inc January 2006 - August 2012
Sales, Direct Sales, Customer Service, Account Management, Sales Process, Cold Calling, Customer Satisfaction, Customer Retention, Training, Solution Selling, Sales Operations, Telecommunications, B2B, Selling, Team Building, Leadership, Social Networking, Strategic Planning, Salesforce.com, Management, New Business Development, Marketing, Consulting, CRM, PeopleSoft, Oracle, Workday, Business Intelligence, Big Data, Big Data Analytics, PeopleSoft Financial, PeopleTools, ERP, ERP Implementations, ERP Software
John Acevedo
Fayetteville, Arkansas Area
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Information Technology
Cameron University 1999 — 2002
Walmart April 2008 - Present
US Army May 2005 - April 2008
US Army May 1999 - October 2002
SOX 404, ITGC, SAP, SAP ERP, Risk Management, Internal Controls, IT Controls
John Agresti
Senior Account Executive at Epoch Universal, Inc.
Broadcasting Institute of Maryland
Countryside High School
Epoch Universal, Inc. April 2014 - Present
Spirit Communications January 2013 - April 2014
Cabarrus County Convention and Visitors Bureau May 2012 - December 2012
Charlotte Knights November 2006 - October 2011
Charlotte Knights 2006 - 2011
luquire george andrews 2005 - 2006
News14 Carolina 2002 - 2003
WALA-TV 1998 - 2000
WHSV-TV 1996 - 1998
Media Relations, Event Management, Sponsorship, Promotions, Public Relations, Event Planning, Writing, Press Releases, Public Speaking, Community Relations, Marketing Communications, Sponsorship Sales, Sports Management, Sports Marketing, Radio, Journalism, Feature Articles, Television, Broadcast, Sponsorship Programs, Direct Sales, Sales Process, Sales Presentations, Customer Engagement, Customer Service, Building Relationships, Research, Cold Calling, Advertising, Editing, Leadership, Sports, Marketing, Sales, Community Development, Management, Marketing Strategy
Johna Jahn
City of Oldsmar November 2011 - Present
McKim & Creed May 2003 - November 2011
University of South Florida June 2001 - May 2003
PEL Lab 1999 - 1999
Sanders Lab 1995 - 1998
Engineering, Civil Engineering, Environmental Compliance, Environmental Consulting, Environmental..., Environmental Science, Feasibility Studies, Engineering Design, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Municipalities, Water, Water Management, Water Distribution, Technical Writing
John A. Jaros
Exton, Pennsylvania
Partner at Riley Riper Hollin & Colagreco
Widener University School of Law 1982 — 1986
BA, Social & Behavioral Sciences
University of Evansville 1975 — 1976
Riley Riper Hollin & Colagreco March 1989 - Present
Ronald David Ashby & Associates September 1987 - March 1989
Land Use, Zoning, Litigation, Telecommunications, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate Transactions, Civil Litigation, Real Estate, Estate Administration, Appeals, Wills, Business Transactions, Construction Law, Land Acquisition, Municipal Law, Legal Writing, Subdivisions, Corporate Law, Entitlements, Leases, Legal Research, Due Diligence, Arbitration, Torts, Personal Injury..., Redevelopment, Land Use Law, Trials, Mediation, Property Law, Courts
John Allan Peschong
Templeton, California
Partner at Meridian Pacific
Loyola Marymount University 1983 — 1984
BA, Fine and Communication Arts
Chapman University 1981 — 1982
Fine and Communication Arts
Meridian Pacific January 2005 - Present
John McCain 2008 2007 - 2008
Republican National Committee May 1998 - February 2005
Campaign America April 1997 - May 1998
California Republican Party January 1993 - April 1997
Bruce Herschensohn for US Senate 1992 - 1992
Ein-Peschong Communications 1989 - 1992
The White House 1987 - 1989
Political Campaigns, Political Consulting, Politics, Coalitions, Grassroots Organizing, Public Policy, Strategic Communications, Media Relations, Message Development, Public Relations, Fundraising, Public Affairs, Legislative Relations, Non-profits, Public Speaking, Political Communication, Social Media, Crisis Communications, Event Planning, Government, Political Science, Policy, Community Outreach, Policy Analysis, Marketing Communications, Campaigns, Legislation, Speech Writing, Press Releases, Community Development, Spokesperson, Leadership, Reputation Management, International Relations, Crisis Management, Event Management, Economic Development, Corporate Communications
John Amarosa
Branch Manager at ValleyCrest Companies
ValleyCrest Companies July 2007 - Present
ValleyCrest Landscape Maintenance company July 2002 - July 2007
Landscape Maintenance, Operations Management, Contract Management, Irrigation, Landscaping, Construction Management, Process Scheduler, Construction, Contract Negotiation, Budgets, Landscape Design, Trees, Horticulture, Sustainability, Purchasing, Project Estimation, Pest Control, Sales Process, Microsoft Word, Renovation, Sales Operations, Account Management, Contractors, Customer Service, Team Leadership
John Ambra
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary 1991 — 1994
M. Div.
BS, Business Administration, Accounting
GuideStone Financial Resources September 1996 - Present
Baptist Convention of New England February 1990 - September 1996
Cousin Corporation of America April 1979 - January 1990
John Ammerman
Panama City, Florida Area
John A. Nabergall II
Vice President at Wunderlich Securities, Inc.
B.A. (2)
Wunderlich Securities, Inc. August 2005 - Present
Morgan Stanley March 1990 - August 2005
Series 7, Investments, Portfolio Management, Mutual Funds, Retirement Planning, Wealth Management, Strategic Financial..., Securities, Asset Allocation
John and Felicia Marshall
Owner, Modgnik, LLC
Bachelor's Degree, Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Bachelor's Degree, Sociology
Bachelor's Degree, Management Information Systems, General
Blown Away Balloon & Event Services April 2014 - Present
Event Planning, Event Management, Customer Service, Public Speaking, Project Management, Access Control, Agriculture, Craft Services, Graphic Design, Service Desk, Photography, Organizational..., Balloon Artist, Management
John Anthony Saltzgaver, Esq.
Associate at Lydecker Diaz
St. Thomas University School of Law 2010 — 2012
jesuit high school
Lydecker Diaz January 2013 - Present
The Morgan Law Group January 2012 - December 2012
Lipcon, Margulies, Alsina & Winkleman, P.A. December 2011 - July 2012
Bilingual- read, write,..., Experienced in..., Experienced in...
John A. Patterson
Columbus, Georgia Area
Individual Assistance Liaison Advisor at FEMA
Bachelor's degree, History
FEMA September 1995 - Present
DHS/FEMA 1995 - Present
Crisis Management, Disaster Response, Emergency Management, Government, Homeland Security, Policy, Program Management, Public Safety, Emergency Services, Preparedness, NIMS, Disaster Recovery, Incident Command
John Archer, Jr.
General Manager at Hillsborough County Tax Collector
Valparaiso University 1975 — 1977
Bachelor of Science (BS), Business Administration
Hillsborough County Tax Collector August 1977 - Present
Process Improvement, Team Building, Leadership, Team Leadership, Government, Change Management, Strategic Planning, Customer Service, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Policy, Access, Public Speaking, Creative Problem Solving, Writing, Adobe Acrobat, Acrobat PDF Forms, Project Management, Training, Management, Leadership Development, Coaching
John Armes
Operations Supervisor Concessions at Aramark
Associate of Arts and Sciences (A.A.S.), Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager
Aramark December 2012 - Present
Publix Super Markets August 2002 - December 2006
Customer Service, Management, Leadership, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Time Management, Teamwork, Sales, PowerPoint, Public Speaking, Retail, Inventory Management, Team Building, Marketing, Staff Development, Managing multiple..., Forecasting, Food & Beverage, Food Safety, Customer Satisfaction, Training, Problem Solving, Hiring, Inventory Control, Telephone Skills, Food, Cashiering, Employee Training, Social Media, Event Planning, Social Networking, Event Management
John Arnaldi
The Intimacy Coach Open your heart to loving relationships
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Curriculum & Instruction - Counselor Education
Master of Arts (M.A.), Rehabilitation Counseling
John Arnaldi, Ph.D. 2010 - Present
John Arnaldi, Fine Art Photography September 1992 - Present
The Bridge - Tampa 2011 - 2015
Tampa Bay Professional Coaches Association 2010 - 2012
University of South Florida November 2001 - January 2010
Executive Coaching, Life Coaching, Life Transitions, Teaching, Writing, Curriculum Development, Photography, Leadership Development, Editing, Staff Development, Public Speaking, Personal Development, Expressive Dance, Sexuality Education, Relationship Coach, Mens Health, Creativity Coaching, Spiritual Direction, Couples, Expressive Arts, Self-esteem, Team Building, Digital Photography, Camera Raw, Peace Literacy, Published Author, Creative Writing, Change Management, Mentoring, Technical Writing, Individual Counselling, photoshop, Psychotherapy, counseling, Higher Education, Family Therapy, Counseling Psychology, Career Counseling, Workshop Facilitation, Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Conflict Resolution, Psychology, Stress Management, Motivational Speaking, Executive Development, Mindfulness, Career Development, Therapists, Program Development
John A. Rodgers, CFP®
Bakersfield, California Area
CFP and owner at Foundation Wealth Management. Wells Fargo Advisors
University of La Verne 2000 — 2003
MBA, Marketing and Management
College for Financial Planning 1987 — 1991
CFP®, Financial planning
California State University-Bakersfield 1973 — 1975
MA, Educational administration
MA, Education
FOUNDATION WEALTH MANAGEMENT (Wells Fargo Advisors FINET) August 2012 - Present
UBS Financial Services Inc. November 1999 - August 2012
Johnathan boostani
Master of mechanical engineering
Charming Energetic devices August 2007 - Present
Management, Program Management, Talent Management, Leadership, Process Improvement, Human Resources, Microsoft Office, Engineering, Cross-functional Team..., Manufacturing
Johnathan Fernandez
Johnathan Fuentes
CoOwner at Pasco Health and Fitness
Master's degree, Kinesiology and Exercise Science
Pasco Health and Fitness April 2011 - Present
Next Level Fitness May 2008 - December 2011
University of South Florida January 2008 - May 2010
Strength & Conditioning, Personal Training, Sports Performance..., Research, Weight Training, Football, Statistics, Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, Teaching, Public Speaking, Exercise Physiology, Strength Training, Functional Training, Fitness, Kinesiology, Injury Prevention, Leadership, Health, Fitness Training, Athletic Training
Johnathan Hernandez
Johnathan Houston
Bachelor’s Degree, Political Science and Government; Sociology
Bachelor of Arts, Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
Project Downtown August 2010 - May 2011
USF Office of Sustainability August 2010 - December 2010
Sustainability, Microsoft Office, Public Speaking, Qualitative Research, Public Relations, Research, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Social Media, Microsoft Word, Event Planning, Critical Thinking
johnathan jester
Last Frontier Magazine February 2013 - Present
Alaska Vacation Packages July 2004 - August 2011
Advertising, Marketing Strategy, Marketing Communications, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Marketing, Public Relations, Online Advertising, Strategic Planning, Customer Service, Microsoft Office, Budgets, Public Speaking, Sales, Online Marketing
Johnathan Martin
Utilities Professional
Mass Communication/Media Studies
Pasco-Hernando State College 2004 — 2006
Associate of Arts (AA)
UC Synergetic August 2015 - Present
UC Synergetic May 2014 - Present
UC Synergetic October 2012 - Present
GIS, ArcGIS, Data Management, Management, Cartography, Spatial Analysis, ESRI, GPS, Geography, ArcMap, Surveying, Remote Sensing, AutoCAD
Johnathan Oliver
Developer at Black Knight Financial Services, Inc.
Black Knight Financial Services (formerly LPS) September 2008 - Present
Nelnet 2005 - 2008
TFS, T-SQL, Microsoft SQL Server, JavaScript, C#, Agile Methodologies, ASP.NET, .NET
Johnathan Roeper
Financial Services Intern at Scottrade
University of Tampa - John H. Sykes College of Business 2009 — 2012
MBA, 3.64/4.00
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Finance, 3.86/4.00
Scottrade July 2008 - July 2012
Soho Cycling Studio January 2011 - May 2011
University of South Florida January 2005 - March 2008
Analysis, CRM, Access, Finance, Management, Time Management, Facebook, Microsoft Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Microsoft Office
Johnathan Ryan
Prep Cook and Trainer at Tijuana Flats TexMex
Bachelor of Science (BS), Geography
Mariner High School 1999 — 2003
Tijuana Flats Tex-Mex July 2012 - Present
AEON Corporation March 2008 - March 2012
Teaching English as a..., Student Counseling, Windows Vista, Microsoft Office, Hospitality, Teamwork, Dependable Team Player, Student Engagement, Team Leadership, Research
Johnathan Sims
Financial Aid Advisor at USF
Bachelor's of the Arts, Psychology
Kathleen Senior High School 2001 — 2002
University of South Florida October 2011 - Present
Everest University Lakeland December 2009 - October 2011
Terrace Hotel March 2008 - December 2009
Quill Corporation February 2005 - May 2007
Best Buy September 2006 - January 2007
Blockbuster June 2003 - February 2005
Johnathan Streeter
English Teacher at Middleton High School
Bachelor of Arts (BA), English Language and Literature/Letters
Middleton High 2006 - Present
Middleton High School October 2005 - Present
Educational Leadership, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Design, Educational Technology
Johnathon Conbere
Software Engineer at Tag Creative Studio
University of Washington 2011 — 2012
Certificate, Game Design and Creation
Certificate, Game Development
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science
Tag Creative Studio March 2012 - Present
Google contracted via Randstad June 2010 - March 2012
Score Entertainment July 2003 - August 2003
C#, JavaScript, Unity3D, Visual Studio, C++, Windows 8 App..., jQuery, HTML + CSS, DirectX, Lua, Xbox One App Development, Amazon Web Services..., Socket.io, Node.js, GruntJS, Jade
Johnathon Dallarosa
John Avers
Mfg Engineer at Baxter Healthcare
Baxter Healthcare January 2011 - Present
Integrated Project Services March 2004 - March 2010
Baxter Healthcare 2007 - 2009
Baxter Healthcare April 2002 - January 2004
Bausch & Lomb March 2000 - March 2002
Baxter Healthcare June 1998 - February 2000
Manufacturing, ISO 13485, AutoCAD, Team Leadership, Process Improvement, Design for Manufacturing, GMP, Lean Manufacturing, Validation, Design Control, Root Cause Analysis, Quality Assurance, Design of Experiments, Medical Devices, Quality System, Microsoft Excel, Cross-functional Team..., Leadership, FDA, Engineering, ISO, Value Stream Mapping, V&V, Quality Control, Six Sigma, Microsoft Office, FMEA, Project Management, DMAIC, Pharmaceutical Industry, Sop, Continuous Improvement, CAPA
John Azarian
Operations & Culinary Leadership
BRAVO BRIO Restaurant Group January 2014 - Present
Border Cafe 2012 - January 2014
Longhorn Steakhouse 2007 - 2012
Ruby Tuesday 2004 - 2007
Outback Steakhouse 1999 - 2004
Hospitality, Team Building, Restaurant Management, Restaurants, Food & Beverage, Menu Development, New Restaurant Openings, Event Planning, Culinary Skills, Food Service, Catering, Food, Franchising, Hospitality Management, Hospitality Industry, P&L
John Baise
Kekaha, Hawaii
Navy Civil Engineer at US Navy
UNC Chapel Hill 1997 — 1999
Master of Engineering (MEng), Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Civil Engineering
US Navy May 2011 - Present
John Balogh
School Counselor at District School Board of Pasco County
Master's degree, Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
Bachelor's degree, Social Work
District School Board of Pasco County School Social WorkerSchool Board of Hernando CountyApril 1988 - December 2007
Curriculum Development, Curriculum Design, Educational Leadership, Classroom, Staff Development, Classroom Management, Lesson Planning, Tutoring, Educational Technology
John Banks, P.E.
Technical Director of Solid Waste Services at Atkins North America
Bachelor of Science (BS), Engineering
Atkins North America August 2014 - Present
Atkins North America November 2013 - July 2014
Geosyntec Consultants July 2009 - August 2013
SCS Engineers May 1998 - July 2009
CDM August 1988 - May 1998
Environmental..., Waste Containment Design, Environmental Permitting, Environmental Consulting, Groundwater Remediation, Remediation, Groundwater, Civil Engineering, Stormwater Management, Environmental..., Hydrology, Phase I, Soil, Water Resources, Waste Management, Municipalities, Land Development, RCRA, CERCLA, Solid Waste, Environmental Compliance, Environmental Awareness, Water Quality, Waste, Hydrogeology, Hazardous Waste..., Water, Environmental..., Geotechnical Engineering, Wastewater Treatment, Contaminated Land, Air Quality, Environmental Impact..., Recycling, Water Supply, Drainage
John Barbato
Licensed Real Estate Agent
Bob Hogue School of Real Estate 2013 — 2013
Real Estate, Real Estate
Master of Arts (M.A.), Elementary Education and Teaching
Keller Williams Realty, Inc. May 2013 - Present
Trinity School for Children July 2013 - Present
University of South Florida January 2012 - January 2014
Trinity School for Children July 2008 - July 2013
Progressive Insurance January 2004 - July 2008
Elementary Education, College Teaching, Peer Mentoring, Public Speaking, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Constructive Feedback, Negotiation, Claims Management, Claims Investigations, Property Claims, Auto Claims, Claims Handling, Claims Resolution, Leadership, Training, Leadership Development, Team Building, Policy, Management, Staff Development, Blogging, Teaching, Sales, Customer Service, Real Estate, Contract Negotiation
John Barco
Portland, Oregon Area
Senior Policy Analyst at BPA
MA, Physical Geography
Bonneville Power Administration 2007 - Present
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers May 2006 - May 2007
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers July 2002 - April 2006
Program Management, Environmental Policy, Ecosystem Restoration, Energy Policy, Policy Analysis, Natural Resource..., NEPA, Sustainability, Environmental Consulting, Environmental Science, Environmental Awareness, Ecology, Endangered Species, Environmental Compliance, Environmental Impact..., Climate Change, Wetlands, Ecological Restoration, GIS, Environmental Permitting, Water
John Barthle
Eng III Truss Enginner at ITW Building Components Group
ITW Building Components Group September 2002 - Present
John Bartolotti, I.C.E, AMS
Business Development at xpedx LLC a Veritv Company
HealthCare Industry Distributors Association
AMS Certification, Acredited in Medical Sales
ISSA Certification Expert, ISSA Certification Expert I.C.E. - Green Building
Marketing, Business Administration and Management, General
xpedx a Veritiv Company July 2014 - Present
xpedx July 2011 - Present
Saalfeld Redistribution January 2005 - June 2011
xpedx August 1998 - January 2010
Sales Management, New Business Development, Account Management, Consultative Selling, Negotiation, Supply Chain Management, Strategic Planning, Customer Relations, Contract Negotiations, P&L Management, Product Development, Selling, Contract Negotiation, Cold Calling, Sales Operations, B2B, Customer Service, Forecasting, Sales, Pricing, Leadership, Purchasing, Sales Process, Key Account Development, Key Account Management, Business Development, Supply Chain, Direct Sales, Operations Management, Inventory Management
John Batavich, EI, LEED AP
Engineer II at TLC Engineering for Architecture
Associate of Applied Science (AAS), Computer Information Technology
TLC Engineering for Architecture May 2013 - Present
Stewart Engineering Consultants February 2003 - May 2013
BIM, Building Code Research, Construction Drawings, Electric Motors, Fire Alarm Systems..., LEED AP, LEED projects, Lighting Controls, Lighting Design, MEP Engineering, Power Distribution, Power Electronics, Power Generation, Power Quality, Standby Generators, Sustainable Design
John Belderes PE
VP at Norman Engineering Corporation
Norman Engineering Corporation October 1984 - Present
Systems Engineering, Six Sigma, Engineering Management, Earned Value Management, DoD, Aerospace, Security Clearance, Government Contracting
John Bills
Creative Director at eCompanyStore
Belmont University 1987 — 1988
Nashville Tech 1986 — 1988
Tennessee State University 1977 — 1979
eCompanyStore June 2007 - Present
Fitzgerald+CO November 2005 - January 2007
Austin Kelley Advertising April 1998 - January 2007
Palmer Wireless January 1995 - March 1998
WFTX 4 Fort Myers, FL January 1997 - February 1998
Freelance Illustrator January 1990 - April 1994
WSMV August 1982 - 1990
Illustrator, Broadcast, Direct Mail, Advertising, Graphics, Graphic Design, Trade Shows, Brand Development, Corporate Branding, Digital Marketing, Creative Direction, Art Direction, Email Marketing, Art, Adobe Creative Suite, Creative Strategy, Copywriting, InDesign, Brochures, Corporate Identity, Catalogs, Branding & Identity
John Bosworth, LMHC
Consultant, Speaker, Educator, Counselor
M.A., Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling
John J. Bosworth, Inc. January 2003 - Present
John Boushall
Senior Storage Architect at Serve an American Express Company
MBA, MIS
Serve an American Express Company October 2012 - Present
Frontier Communications July 2010 - April 2012
Verizon Data Services 2004 - 2010
Siwel Consulting 2001 - 2003
Quality Distribution 1996 - 2001
NetApp, Storage, Data Center, Disaster Recovery, Brocade, HP-UX, Servers, Sun, SAN, Virtualization
John/Brenda Fullerton
Realtor at RE/MAX Realty Unlimited St Petersburg, FL
Bachelor's Degree, English Language and Literature, General
RE/MAX Realty Unlimited St Petersburg, FL January 2015 - Present
John Bright, CFA
Senior Portfolio Manager Disciplined Equities at Great Lakes Advisors
BA, Finance
Great Lakes Advisors October 2013 - Present
Advanced Investment Partners, LLC January 2002 - Present
State Street 2002 - 2009
Raymond James 1998 - 2002
Equities, Portfolio Management, Alternative Investments, Asset Management, Hedge Funds, Fixed Income, Asset Allocation, Investment Management, Investments, Mutual Funds
John Britt Jr
Quality Assurance Specialist at DatamaxO’Neil Corporation
Webster University 2003 — 2006
MBA, Marketing
BA, Art Education
Datamax-O’Neil Corporation November 2012 - Present
Siemens June 2011 - November 2012
United Space Alliance July 2006 - January 2011
United Space Alliance August 2000 - July 2006
United States Air Force May 1996 - May 2000
Quality System, Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement, Aerospace, Root Cause Analysis, Aircraft, Testing, Lean Manufacturing, Software Documentation, Quality Control, Auditing, Electronics, ISO, Project Planning, Management, Inspection, Systems Engineering, Quality Assurance, Quality Management, Quality Auditing, ISO 14001, Process Engineering, Risk Assessment, Iso 9000, TQM, SPC, AS9100, Manufacturing, Internal Audit, Value Stream Mapping, Cross-functional Team..., Process Improvement, Supplier Quality, Earned Value Management, ISO 9000
John Brooks Nicholas
Sales Representative at Daiichi Sankyo
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. October 2014 - Present
America's Best Care Plus Pharmacy May 2014 - September 2014
Brooks Rehabilitation Center for Sports Therapy May 2011 - September 2013
Charity Demolition January 2004 - 2009
Enticer Watersports 2005 - 2007
Cpr Certified, Healthcare, Hospitals, Clinical Research, Rehabilitation, Customer Service, Medical Terminology, Troubleshooting, Fitness, Microsoft Office, ALS, PowerPoint, Account Management, Sales, Microsoft Excel, Pharmaceutical Sales, Sales Operations, Microsoft Word, Pharmaceutical Industry, Cardiology, Managed Care, Cold Calling, Product Launch, Strategic Planning
John B. Smith, CPA
Staff Auditor at Gregory, Sharer & Stuart, CPAs
Gregory, Sharer & Stuart, CPAs July 2015 - Present
BlueGrace Logistics November 2012 - February 2014
Bobbitt, Pittenger & Company P.A. June 2012 - September 2012
VIP Electric Company May 2009 - January 2011
Accounting, Auditing, Financial Reporting, Financial Accounting, Internal Controls, Financial Analysis, GAAP, General Ledger, Financial Statements, Account Reconciliation, QuickBooks, Sarbanes-Oxley Act
John Burks Jr.
Owner at Teleon Tax Services
BS, Economics/ Finance
AS, Business
Florida Department of Financial Services
Real Estate Sales Representative
Life Health and Variable Annuity
Weichert April 2009 - Present
Teleon Tax Services December 2007 - Present
John Cagni
Automotive Account Manager at Treasure Coast Newspapers/TCPalm.com part of the Journal Media Group company
BS, in Mass Communications/ Advertising
Cardinal Newman, HS, West Palm Beach, FL 1979 — 1982
Treasure Coast Newspapers/TCPalm.com May 2015 - Present
Treasure Coast Newspapers/TCPalm.com part of the Journal Media Group company May 2015 - Present
Advertising, Sales, Sales Management, Retail, Management, Behavioral Targeting, Direct Mail, Digital Media, Media Planning, SEM, Media Relations, Online Advertising, Digital Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Facebook, Copywriting, SEO, Newspaper, Digital Marketing, Online Marketing, Marketing Communications, Social Networking, Social Media, Marketing Strategy, Advertising Sales, Direct Marketing, New Business Development, Email Marketing, Newspapers, Press Releases, Marketing, Lead Generation, Mobile Marketing, Magazines, Leadership, Media Buying, Account Management, Integrated Marketing, Mobile Advertising, Sales Presentations, E-commerce, Layout, Web Analytics, Brand Development, Sales Operations, Public Relations, Publishing, New Media, Blogging
John Camenga
Interlibrary Loan Librarian at Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County
MA, Library & Information Science
Syracuse University 1969 — 1973
Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County July 1999 - Present
UNC Charlotte 1998 - 1999
Tampa Hillsborough County Public Library System 1985 - 1997
US Army 1973 - 1996
Clearwater Public Library 1978 - 1985
Information Literacy, Collection Development, Research, Library Instruction, Public Speaking, Teaching, Staff Development, Public Libraries, Reader's Advisory, Library Science, Virtual Reference, Online Databases, LibGuides, Database Searching, Military, Situational Leadership, Strategic Leadership, Cross-functional Team..., Archives, General Reference, Cataloging, Library Management, Customer Service, Army, Military Training, Library Reference, Leadership Development, Electronic Resources, Organization &..., Library Programming, Digital Libraries, Bibliographic..., Organizational Structure, Library Research, Military Operations, Report Writing, Organizational..., Military Experience, Tutoring, Special Collections, Interlibrary Loan, Online Research, Public Services, EBSCO, Team Leadership, Law Librarianship, Library of Congress..., Military History, Curriculum Design, Military Logistics
John C Angel
Ethology Florida
University of Oxford 2014 — 2015
University of Melbourne 2013 — 2014
Zoology/Animal Biology
Animal Behavior and Ethology
The University of Edinburgh 2014 — 2014
John C. Angel Inc August 1970 - Present
Ethology Florida 1970 - Present
ABMA 2009 - 2015
Dogs, Animal Behavior, Research, Behavior Modification, Coaching, Animal Welfare, Animal Care, Public Speaking, Dog Training, Veterinary Medicine, Training, Applied Behavior..., Therapists, Treatment, Behavioral Science, Psychology, Wildlife, Animal Work, Science, Veterinary, Teaching, Small Business, Lecturing, Nutrition
John Capwell
Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area
Design Engineer in Advance Development. at RFMD
MSEE, RF & Microwave Design and Modeling
BSEE, RF & Microwave
Qorvo, Inc. July 2012 - Present
RFMD September 2010 - July 2012
RFMD April 2006 - September 2010
Modelithics, Inc. June 2001 - April 2006
RF, Simulations, LNA, Agilent ADS, Spectrum Analyzer, Network Analyzer, Electrical Engineering, Cadence, Agilent, IC, Circuit Design, PCB design, Filter Design, RF design, Microwave, Test Engineering, Signal Generators, RF Engineering, Test Equipment, Cadence Virtuoso, Wireless, Labview, Electronics, Filters, Semiconductors, Matlab, CDMA, GSM, WCDMA, LTE, ANSYS, Modeling, RF circuits, MMIC, Antenna Switch Modules, Diplexer Design, Impedance Matching, SOI, Coupler Design, Device Modeling, HFSS, Agilent Momentum, Carrier aggregation, PCB Design
John Cargill IV
Hydrologist IV at State of Delaware DNRECSIRS
Master of Science, Geology
Bachelor of Science, Geology
State of Delaware - DNREC-SIRS November 2005 - Present
Remediation, Groundwater, Geology, Groundwater Remediation, Sediment Assessment and..., Technical Writing, Environmental..., Environmental Awareness, Sampling, Soil, Hydrogeology, CERCLA, Phase I, RCRA, Contaminated Land, Environmental Science, Soil Sampling, Groundwater Modeling, Water Quality, Environmental Compliance, Sediment
John Carlisle
Astatula, Florida
Mortgage Loan Originator at DHI Mortgage
Bachelors, Finance
John Catanzaro - JohnCat
CEO EASS, corp. (Electronic Acupuncture & ScarRel
BA, Business Management
Univ of South Florida 1982 — 1985
B.A., Business Mngt
1ST Family Home Care, Inc November 2012 - Present
Electronic Acupuncture & Scar Relief Systems December 2007 - December 2012
Electronic Acupuncture & Scar Release Systems January 2007 - November 2012
1st Family Home Care, Inc 2012 - 2012
Health Education, Osteoporosis, Management, Muscle Energy, Online Advertising, SCAR, Meditation, Pain Management, Frozen Shoulder, Physical Therapy, Fitness, Stress, Wellness, Myofascial, Healing, Nursing, Home Care, Therapeutic Massage, Treatment, Coaching, Chronic Pain, Social Networking, Therapists
John C. Doerfel
Associate Appraiser at Balseiro And Associates, Inc.
Bachelor, Accounting & Finance
Balseiro And Associates, Inc. July 2010 - Present
JCD Real Estate Services, Inc. May 2007 - Present
Real Estate, Appraisals, Real Estate Development, Investment Properties, Real Estate Economics, Brokerage, Disposition, Real Estate Transactions, Valuation, Apartments, Property Management, Investors, REO, Residential Homes, Condos, Short Sales, Foreclosures, Due Diligence, Single Family Homes, Location Intelligence
John C Dormois
Adjunct Faculty at University of South Florida
Fellowship in Palliative Care and Hospice
Duke Divinity School 2010 — 2013
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine 1973 — 1975
Fellowships in Clinical Pharmacology and Cardiology
Resident in Medicine
University of Kansas School of Medicine 1969 — 1970
Kansas State University of Pittsburg 1963 — 1965
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Biology, General
University of South Florida Adjunct FacultyUniversity of South Florida2014 - Present
Cardiovascular disease, Theological studies, End of life care, End of Life, Program Management, Microsoft Office, Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Community Outreach, Public Speaking, Hospice & Palliative..., Clinical Research, Nonprofits
John Cecil
Independent Entertainment Professional
Studio Now 2011 - Present
Vodka Martini Productions June 2001 - Present
Photoplay Films March 2001 - June 2001
John Cerreta, P.E.
Senior Project Manager at American Consulting Professionals, LLC
BSCE & MSSE, Civil Engineering
Gulf High School 1984 — 1988
American Consulting Professionals, LLC November 2014 - Present
Atkins January 1993 - October 2014
PBS&J January 1993 - April 2010
Civil Engineering, Highways, Road, Transportation..., Stormwater Management, Drainage, Project Management, Construction Management, Land Development, Construction
John Cervini
Owner, Cervtech Inc. Electrical Engineer.
Cervtech, Inc October 2014 - Present
Control Systems Design, Energy Management, Building Automation, HVAC Controls, NiagaraAx Certified, Laboratory Fume hood..., Automation, HVAC, Integration, Engineering, Air Conditioning, Energy Conservation, Energy Efficiency, PLC, SCADA, Modbus, Building Services, Low Voltage Electrical
John C Fisher II
Copywriter at Dearing Group
Antioch University-Los Angeles 2012 — 2014
Master's Degree, English Creative Writing Fiction MFA
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Advertising
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), English Creative Writing
Dearing Group March 2015 - Present
ConMed September 2014 - December 2014
Schifino Lee Advertising + Branding January 2014 - April 2014
Schifino Lee Advertising + Branding September 2013 - December 2013
Copywriting, Advertising, Literature, Creative Writing, Entertainment, Art, Film, Blogging, Facebook, Marketing Communications, Photoshop, PowerPoint, Writing
John Chmil
Owner at ALC Copies, LLC
University of Colorado Boulder 1983 — 1986
West Chester University of Pennsylvania 1981 — 1981
Scranton Prep 1977 — 1981
ALC Copies, LLC March 2014 - Present
ALC Copies 1995 - 2014
Kinko's 1984 - 1995
Digital Printing, Graphic Design, Marketing, Offset Printing, Team Building, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Customer Service, Advertising, New Business Development, Direct Sales, Social Networking, Selling, Online Marketing, Community Service, Nonprofits, Strategic Planning, Public Speaking, Leadership, Fundraising, Sales
John Cicanese
Senior Engineer at Bright House Networks
Bright House Networks May 2009 - Present
n/a September 2008 - May 2009
Verizon July 1988 - July 2006
Requirements Analysis, SDLC, Testing, VoIP, Visio, Software Development, Integration, Telecommunications, Unix, Troubleshooting, TCP/IP, Strategy, Management, Technical Support, Vendor Management, Data Center, Networking
John Clinger
Sr Vice President Wealth Management , Sr Financial Advisor, Portfolio Manager, PIA Program
Merrill Lynch December 2000 - Present
SunTrust Bank 1996 - December 2000
Series 7, Retirement Planning, Wealth Management, Finance, Asset Allocation, Investment Advisory, Mutual Funds, Retirement, Alternative Investments, Investments, Financial Advisory, Portfolio Management, 401k, Strategic Financial..., Wealth Management..., Investment Strategies, High Net Worth..., Relationship Management, Cash Management, Commercial Banking, Customer Service, Banking, Estate Planning, Financial Analysis, Securities, Financial Planning, Loans, Credit
John Clisset
CG Artist/Animator
The American Animation Institute 2005 — 2005
Figure Drawing Workshops
College of the Canyons 2001 — 2003
Music Performance, General
Ringling College of Art and Design 1994 — 1999
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Computer Animation
California State University, Northridge 2002 - Present
East Los Angeles College 2004 - Present
Six Flags 2000 - Present
Self Employed 1995 - Present
Universal Studios 2010 - 2011
Iguana Digital 2009 - 2009
Twilight Tunes 2004 - 2004
3D Bob Studios 2002 - 2002
Foundation Imaging Studios 2000 - 2001
Character Animation, Animation, Computer Animation, 3D Modeling, Digital Painting, Concept Design, Illustration, Traditional Animation, Drawing, Flash, Character Designs, Photography, Conceptual Art, Computer Art, Airbrush, Caricatures
John Connaughton
Accountant at University of South Florida
John Connell Osborne
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
University of California, Berkeley 1977 — 1978
MPH, Public Health Social Work, Adolescent Health
Master, Social Work
Institute of Child Psychotherapy
POST MASTERS; School, TRAINING; Professional Psychology
Family Resolution Center September 1995 - Present
Adults, Family Therapy, Psychotherapy, Life Transitions, Counseling Psychology
John Constantino
Owner, Constant Capital
DeVry University in NJ 1984 — 1986
Secaucus High School
Constant Capital May 2000 - Present
Verizon 2000 - Present
IBM March 1992 - April 2000
Cisco Technologies, Networking, Integration, Telecommunications, Switches, Troubleshooting, Network Security, Routers, Team Building, WAN, EMF, Cisco Networking, Cisco Certified, Cisco Routers, Electronics, Electromagnetics, electromagnetic fields., Martial Arts Instruction, Cisco Security, Microsoft Office, Data Center, Management, Leadership
John Conti
SENIORLEVEL ORTHOPAEDIC/NEURO/BIOTECH SALES LEADER
Misonix 2012 - 2014
Orthofix 2007 - 2011
Aesculap 2004 - 2007
Orthovita & Biolectron January 1995 - 2005
Sports Medicine, Spine, Surgery, Medical Devices, Orthopedics, Bone, Neurosurgery, Sales Force..., Sales Management, Start-ups, Surgeons, Operating Room, Biotechnology, Market Development, P&L responsibility, Minimally Invasive..., Hospitals, Surgical Instruments, Orthopedic, Healthcare, CRM, Interventional Radiology, General Surgery, Minimally Invasive..., Disposables, Sales, Biologics, Neurology, Urology, Product Launch, Sales Effectiveness, Capital Equipment, P&L Responsibility, Contract Negotiation, Cardiology, Sales Operations, Selling Skills, Sales Force Development, Selling, Leadership, Vascular, Pharmaceutical Sales, Commercialization, Global Marketing, ENT, Medical Sales, Capital Equipment Sales, Management, Cold Calling, New Business Development
John Corley
Long Range Systems Division, Deputy Chief at United States Air Force (AFLCMC/EB)
Universitaet der Bundeswehr Muenchen 1998 — 2001
Doctorate, Civil Engineering, Magna cum Laude
Doctorate, Civil Engineering
Master's degree, Civil Engineering (Environmental)
University of Missouri-Columbia 1980 — 1984
AFRL February 2012 - August 2013
United States Air Force 1989 - 2013
Air Armament Center June 2007 - February 2012
DoD, Security Clearance, Military, Defense, National Security, Program Management, Systems Engineering, Top Secret, Aerospace, Military Experience, Government, Intelligence, Air Force, Energetic Materials, Hypersonics, Manufacturing, Manufacturing..., Weapons, Leadership, Engineering Management, C4ISR
John Crutchfield, MBA
Vice President Sales & Marketing at Atom Enterprises Inc.
Leisure, Travel & Tourism
MBA, Business, 3.5 GPA
BS, MIS, 4.0 GPA (Major)
Atom Enterprises Inc. June 2015 - Present
Atom Enterprises Inc. February 2014 - June 2015
Marriott Vacations Worldwide 2010 - 2014
Marriott Vacation Club International January 2007 - 2010
Marriott Vacation Club International October 2005 - January 2007
Forecasting, Leadership, Sales Operations, CRM, Sales Process, Sales, Budgets, Analytics, Call Centers, Process Improvement, Lead Generation, Strategic Planning, P&L Management, B2B, Revenue Analysis, Operations Management, Resorts, Customer Service, Database Marketing, Direct Marketing, Telemarketing, Marketing Management, Cognos, Department Budgeting, Competitive Analysis, E-commerce, Email Marketing, Call Center..., Multi-channel Marketing, Salesforce.com, Web Analytics, Report Writing, Entrepreneurship, Executive Reporting, Lean Operations, P&L Responsibility, Laser Cutting, Digital Printing, Problem Solving, Staff Development, Technology Management, Voice Over, Tableau
JOHN CUESTA III
JOHN CUESTA III, P.A.
Juris Doctor, Cum Laude
Jesuit High School, Tampa, FL
FBI National Academy, 175th Session
DEA Law Enforcement School
JOHN CUESTA III, P.A. 2000 - Present
CALTAGIRONE & CUESTA, P.A. 1996 - 1999
Tampa Police Department 1979 - 1996
Personal Injury Law, Wrongful Death, Criminal Law, Litigation, Bilingual-English/Spanis..., Civil Litigation, Police, Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, Trial Practice, Enforcement, Automobile Accidents, Public Liability, Torts, Product Liability, Trials, Personal Injury..., Medical Malpractice, Depositions, White Collar Criminal..., Courts, Trade Secrets, Powers of Attorney, Jury Trials, Business Litigation, Legal Issues, Breach Of Contract, Law Enforcement
John Curls, Jr.
CEO at Barney's Pumps
MSEM, Engineering Managment
Barney's Pumps July 1994 - Present
Sales Management, Manufacturing
National Account Executive
Business and Network Marketing
King Sr. High School 1989 — 1998
ServiceLink, A Black Knight Company August 2015 - Present
US Bank Home Mortgage July 2010 - July 2015
Top Flite Financial 2008 - 2011
Heritage Financial Services 2007 - 2008
Alliance Mortgage Group 2003 - 2007
Mortgage Lending, Loans, FHA, USDA, Credit, VA loans, Refinance, Mortgage Banking, Loan Origination, Real Estate, Residential Mortgages, Investment Properties, Referrals, Real Estate Transactions, Government Loans, FHA financing, Home Equity Lines of..., Mortgage Underwriting, Home Equity Loans, Mortgage Servicing, HUD, REO, Home Equity, Certified Mortgage..., Credit Analysis, First Time Home Buyers, Sales, Residential Homes, Real Estate Financing, Construction Loans, Banking, Consumer Lending, Sellers, Underwriting, VA Loans, New Home Sales, Investors, Condos, Short Sales, Finance, FHA Financing, Commercial Lending, Reverse Mortgages
John Czerepka
Mechanical Engineer at Petersen Industries, Inc.
Petersen Industries, Inc. April 2011 - Present
Global Engineering Scientific Solutions December 2010 - April 2011
Oscor, Inc October 2009 - July 2010
Bracken Engineering May 2002 - May 2009
Bay 1 Fabricators, Inc. January 1990 - May 2002
Manufacturing, Sheet Metal, Solid Edge, Construction, Automotive, Machine Tools, Product Development, Automation, CAD, Finite Element Analysis
John D'Aiello
Civil Engineer at Florida Engineering and Design Inc.
Bachelor's of Science, Civil Engineering
Florida Engineering and Design Inc. April 2005 - Present
Civil Engineering, AutoCAD, Water Resources, Structural Engineering, Transportation..., Stormwater Management, Water, Environmental..., Engineering, Matlab, Hydraulics, Construction Management, MS Project, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Project Management, Hydrology, Concrete, Construction, Grading, GIS, Geotechnical Engineering, CAD, MathCAD, Structural Analysis, Surveying
CEO of Mobex
Hellenic College/Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology 2004 — 2006
M.Div, Theology
PhD, Philosophy and Religion
The General Theological Seminary
MOBEX, Inc October 2012 - Present
University of Tampa August 2009 - December 2012
St. Petersburg College 2007 - December 2012
Private Consultancy June 2008 - January 2012
Convergence IP Telecom May 2007 - September 2011
CSSI/Circuitvison 2000 - 2001
Horizon Network Solutions 1999 - 2001
Intermedia Communications 1998 - 1999
ComCentral 1987 - 1990
Telesystems, Ic 1983 - 1987
Strategic Planning, Telecommunications, VoIP, Product Management, Program Management, Vendor Management, Team Building, Public Speaking, Network Design, Windows, Strategy, Project Management, Project Planning, Teaching, Leadership, Fundraising, Coaching, Entrepreneurship, Start-ups, Business Strategy, Strategic Partnerships, Security, Negotiation, Microsoft Exchange, Integration, Team Leadership, Networking, Business Planning, Social Media, CRM, Cloud Computing, Contract Negotiation, Wireless, Management Consulting, Analysis, Leadership Development, Training, Change Management, Process Improvement, Management, Business Development
John D. Andreopoulos
Trial Attorney at Andreopoulos Law Firm
Juris Doctorate, Cum Laude
B.A., Criminology
Andreopoulos Law Firm August 2002 - Present
Kantaras & Andreopoulos January 2004 - March 2012
Pinellas / Pasco Office of the State Attorney July 1999 - August 2002
St. Petersburg College January 2001 - July 2002
Litigation, Personal Injury, Criminal Law, Courts, Criminal Defense, Trial Advocacy, Criminal Litigation, DUI Defense, Automobile Accidents, Trials, Domestic Relations, Civil Litigation, Legal Research, Trial Practice, Wrongful Death, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury..., Slip & Fall, Felonies, Hearings, White Collar Criminal..., Torts, Jury Trials, Public Liability, Juvenile Law, Business Litigation, Paternity
John David Bostick III
Managing Partner & Owner at Bostick Associates LLC
Clark Atlanta University Graduate School 1981 — 1984
Master's Degree, Information Sciences MLS
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Major Business Minor
Bostick Associates LLC June 1995 - Present
Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners Library Services Department September 1985 - March 2011
Atlanta Journal Constitution Newspaper April 1982 - December 1984
John David Gay
Manager at Stakemill
Psychology/Biology
Northside Christian 1980 — 1982
Stakemill October 2004 - Present
Valpak 1996 - 2002
Raymond James Financial Inc. 1992 - 1996
Sales Management, New Business Development, Microsoft Office, Sales Operations, Marketing Strategy, Strategic Planning, Project Planning, Business Development, Sales, Cold Calling, Customer Service, Negotiation, Surveying, Training, Marketing, Management, Project Management, Team Building, Leadership, Security
John D Casas
Finance Director/Controller at Casas Construction
University of Texas of the Permian Basin 1991 — 1995
Bachelors, Accounting and Information Systems
Casas Construction May 2011 - Present
BLX a subsidiary April 2006 - March 2009
First Southwest Asset Management January 2001 - April 2006
Chapman, Hext and Company CPA's, LLC July 1998 - January 2001
Cost Management, Internal Audit, Tax Compliance, Budgets, Financial Reporting, PeopleSoft, Sarbanes-Oxley Act
John D. Critser
Executive Director Nevada Eye & Ear
The Ohio State University - The Max M. Fisher College of Business
Nevada Eye & Ear May 2015 - Present
Montgomery Eye Physicians September 2011 - April 2015
Center For Sight May 2007 - March 2011
Epicurean Life October 2001 - May 2007
Rolling Pin Kitchen Emporium August 1993 - July 1999
Eckerd Vision Group May 1983 - May 1993
Healthcare Management, Strategic Planning, Customer Service, Medical Billing, Start-ups, Practice Management, Business Process...
John Deane, CPA
Johnson, Bremer & Ignacio, CPA's, P.C., formerly Ahlberg & Company, P.C. January 2008 - Present
Accounting, Auditing, Business, Weightlifting, Financial Reporting, CPA, Internal Controls
John DeCaro
Owner, DeCaroWillson
DeCaroWillson Structural Engineers April 2004 - Present
Walter P Moore April 1994 - April 2004
Revit, Sustainable Design, Structural Engineering, Submittals, BIM, Construction Management, Concrete, Construction, Civil Engineering, LEED
John DeCristofaro
Manager, EPM at Huron Consulting Group
Bachelor of Science (BS), Information Technology
Huron Consulting Group October 2014 - Present
ThreshholdCP June 2009 - September 2014
Threshold Consulting June 1999 - September 2014
Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, ETL, SaaS, Oracle, Data Integration, Data Modeling, Informatica, Salesforce.com..., Dimensional Modeling, Requirements Analysis, OBIEE, SDLC, Database Administration, SQL, Kapow, DB2, Oracle 9i, Microsoft SQL Server, PL/SQL, Datastage, SSIS, DTS, Hyperion Interactive..., QlikView
John Deep
East Hanover, New Jersey
Manager at United Airlines
History/Political Science
United Airlines October 1983 - Present
Bacchus International Commerce Corp June 1979 - September 1983
Airline Operational..., Team..., Performance..., Customer Satisfaction..., IT Liaison, Continuous..., Fiscal..., Corporate leader..., Strategic Business..., Government/Community...
John Delesline
President at DeLesline Construction
BA, Economics, Finance
DeLesline Construction, Inc. PresidentDeLesline ConstructionJune 1993 - Present
Delesline Construction, Inc. June 1993 - June 2005
Construction, Contractors, Construction Management, Strategic Planning, Contract Negotiation, Renovation
John Delia
Senior Processing Analyst at Nielsen
Certificate, Windows Programming
BA, Speech Communication and Englist Technical Writing
None, Commications and English
AA, General Education and Computers
Nielsen August 2014 - Present
Examiner.com November 2011 - Present
The Nielsen Company (Nielsen Media Research) February 2007 - February 2009
Nielsen February 2003 - January 2007
Nielsen March 2001 - February 2003
Nielsen August 1997 - March 2001
RHI Consultants January 1997 - August 1997
Computer Generate Solutions August 1995 - January 1997
MetLife August 1991 - July 1995
SQL, Testing, Unix, Visual Basic, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft SQL Server, Test Automation, User Acceptance Testing, Quality Assurance, Access, Test Planning, C#, VBScript, Automation, Regression, Databases, Data Analysis, Crystal Reports, Java, Windows, Software Development, JavaScript, Sybase, Requirements Analysis, SharePoint, Analysis, Microsoft Word, Test Director, Oracle SQL, SQL Server, MS Project, XML, Process Improvement, Documentation, Visual Studio, JCL, .NET, SDLC, Software Project..., ASP.NET, HTML, Troubleshooting, Visio, Quality Center, Business Analysis, Lotus Notes, Excel, Outlook, Word, VSS
Intervention Specialist at Cincinnati Public Schools
Master’s Degree, Special Education and Teaching, 3.8
A A, Broadcasting
Otterbein University 1972 — 1974
Speech, Theater
Cincinnati Public Schools August 2014 - Present
Cincinnati Public Schools February 2008 - Present
BMW, MINI Cooper, VW, Lincoln Mercury 2004 - 2007
Accent on Cincinnati 2003 - 2004
Union Central December 1992 - 2002
G.E. Aircraft Engines 1988 - 1992
Video Features, Inc. 1986 - 1988
WKRC-TV 1980 - 1986
WCPO-TV December 1977 - May 1980
Marketing Communications, Marketing, Training, Team Building, Social Media, Public Speaking, Video Production, Teaching, Video
John DeLoach
North American Energy Alliance Director of New Business Development
Dietetics, Holistic Health- Minor in English
North American Energy Alliance November 2014 - Present
Infinity Energy Solutions January 2011 - October 2014
All Financial Advisory, LLC April 2006 - January 2014
Consumer Sales Solutions, LLC December 2008 - January 2011
Financial Planning, Management, Finance, Training, Customer Satisfaction, Marketing, Customer Service, Sales, Team Building, Sales Management, Team Leadership, Account Management, Business Development, Leadership, Negotiation, New Business Development, Contract Negotiation, Investments, B2B, CRM, Coaching, Microsoft Office, Business Strategy, Sales Process, Lead Generation, Customer Retention, Strategic Planning
John Demas
(Author, Educator, Inventor & Freelance Musician) Classical Guitar Greek Bouzouki Violin/Guitar, Jazz Combos
Ambridge High School 1975 — 1977
University of Tampa August 1999 - Present
HCC - Ybor August 1994 - Present
John Demas - Classical Guitarist - Greek Bouzouki - Tampa Bay July 1979 - Present
John Demas - Classical Guitarist - Greek Bouzouki (The Omega Project) - Tampa Bay July 1979 - Present
USF September 1991 - December 1998
Orchestration, Musical Theatre, Orchestral Music, Band, Public Speaking, Social Networking, Editing, Dance, Bands, Pianist, Concerts, Customer Service, Marketing, Singing, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Songwriting, Training
John Demeter
Chemicals Professional
Bachelor's degree, Environmental Science
Associate of Science (A.S.), Graphic Design
Eq Florida 2011 - 2013
The Bank of Tampa February 2007 - May 2009
Microsoft Office, ArcGIS, Adobe Creative Suite, Customer Service, Organization, Multi Tasking, Communication, Keen Listener, Punctuation, Public Speaking
John DeMuro
Graduate Studies, Mass Communications
University of Virginia 1988 — 1992
B.A., English Language and Literature/Letters
Moffitt Cancer Center July 2005 - Present
Paterson Public Schools 2003 - 2004
Howard/Stein Hudson Associates 2001 - 2003
The Bruno Group 2000 - 2001
The Community Advocates 1998 - 2000
National Civic League 1996 - 1997
Arts Council of the Essex Area 1994 - 1996
Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio 1993 - 1994
Non-profits, Fundraising, Public Relations, Volunteer Management, Public Speaking, government relations, budgeting, Strategic Planning, Lobbying, Nonprofits, Public Policy, Budgets, Press Releases, Team Building, Proposal Writing, Program Development, Recruiting, Community Outreach, Media Relations, Teaching, Healthcare, Interviews, Leadership, Social Networking, Event Planning, Newsletters, Research, Program Management, Government, Training, Social Media, Editing, Marketing, Event Management, Community Development, Grant Writing
John DeNigris
Medical Student at University of South Florida College of Medicine
College of Medicine, University of South Florida 2012 — 2016
Medical Degree, Medicine
Dermatology Interest Group Association February 2015 - Present
B.R.I.D.G.E Clinic February 2015 - Present
Dermatology interest group 2014 - Present
University of South Florida College of Medicine August 2012 - Present
Dermatology Interest Group 2013 - 2014
Healthcare, Clinical Research, Medicine, Hospitals, Healthcare Information..., Surgery, Internal Medicine, EHR, CPR Certified, Life Sciences, Treatment, Managed Care, Medical Terminology, Patient Safety, Research, Data Analysis, Diabetes, HIPAA, Prevention, Health Education, Medical Education
John DesRoches
Matthews, North Carolina
Industrial Engineering Management, 4.0
JCPenney October 2009 - September 2012
C&S Wholesale Grocers August 2008 - October 2009
Dick's Sporting Goods August 2006 - August 2008
Long's Drug Stores (sold to CVS Caremark in 2006) March 2004 - July 2006
ECKERD DRUG STORES (unit of JC Penney) September 1999 - March 2004
Lowe's Home Improvement 1994 - 1999
Olympic Computing Services February 1993 - September 1994
Crane Co. August 1990 - February 1993
US. Air Force January 1980 - January 1984
Warehouse Management..., Labor Management Systems, Personnel Supervision, SOP development, Engineered Labor..., Red Prairie, WMS Implementations, Slotting, Yard Management, Carousels, Pallet Racking, ASRS, Lean Warehousing, Lean Projects, Value Stream Maps, Lean Culture, Lean Champion, Sortation, MHE, Material Handling..., Conveyors, Manhattan labor, DLX, Intelligrated MHE, Dematic MHE, Real Time Solutions PTL, Lightning Pick PTL, Dematic PTL, Pick To Light, Diamond Phoenix Carousel, White Carousel, Six Sigma, Management, Inventory Control, Process Improvement, Warehousing, Inventory Management, Supply Chain, Warehouse Management, Logistics Management, Business Process..., Lean Manufacturing, Supply Chain Operations, Industrial Engineering, Technical Project..., Distribution Center..., Organizational..., People Skills, Project Planning, Operational Excellence
John Dewitt
Credit Risk Manager SunTrust Bank
Bachelor of Arts, Finance
SunTrust Bank 1995 - Present
Credit Analysis, Credit Risk, Underwriting, Credit, Banking, Commercial Lending, Consumer Lending, Commercial Banking, Risk Management, Risk, Portfolio Management, Loans, Retail Banking, Policy, Enterprise Risk..., Lines Of Credit, Mortgage Lending, Analysis, Treasury Management, Loan Origination, Operational Risk..., Small Business Lending, Credit Cards, Mortgage Banking
John Dikun
Electronics Technician at US Navy
US Navy September 1998 - Present
John D. Lane
President at BenchMark Business Solutions, LLC
BenchMark Business Solutions, LLC October 2009 - Present
Organic Life Coffeehouse & Bakery April 2011 - November 2011
Diversified Drilling Corporation April 2007 - October 2009
DryTec Dry Cleaners and JavaTinto 2006 - 2007
Mize & Sefair Development 2005 - 2007
Waterford Construction & Development 2001 - 2005
Hill, Ward & Henderson 1999 - 2001
Fowler White Boggs 1994 - 1998
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1992 - 1995
Purchasing, Tax Preparation, Social Media, Small Business, Accounting, Financial Analysis, Strategic Financial..., QuickBooks, Management, Business Planning, Leadership, Budgets, Team Building, Marketing, Analysis, Customer Service, Strategic Planning
John D. Meyer, PG
Environmental Compliance Specialist at 7Eleven Fuel Services, Inc.
BS, Geology
7-Eleven October 2013 - Present
Aerostar SES LLC May 2008 - July 2013
Hart & Hickman, PC November 2005 - May 2008
ECEA March 2004 - October 2005
Handex September 2002 - March 2004
Soil, Groundwater, Geology, Environmental Consulting, Remediation, Environmental, Hydrogeology, OSHA Certified, Environmental Geology, Groundwater Remediation, Environmental..., Environmental Science, Soil Sampling, HAZWOPER, Earth Science, Geochemistry, Sampling, Water Quality, Site Investigation, Environmental..., Environmental Awareness, RCRA, OSHA 30-Hour, Proposal Writing, Construction Safety, Construction Management, Project Management, CERCLA, EPA, NPDES, Waste Management, Wastewater Treatment, Hazardous Waste..., Drilling, Core Drilling, Geological Mapping, Marine Geology, Contaminated Site..., Project Remediation, Contaminated Land, Environmental Permitting, Environmental Monitoring, Groundwater Modeling
John D. Mitchell
Interactive Media Designer, School of Dance, Arizona State University
Master of Arts (MA), Electronic Music and Jazz Performance
Bachelor's degree, Music Theory and Composition
roosevelt Street Jazz 2009 - Present
Arizona State University 1995 - Present
John D Roman
Intern Architect at Oliveri Architects, Inc.
Master of Architecture (M.Arch.), Architecture
Oliveri Architects, Inc. May 2013 - Present
USF Florida Center for Community Design & Research November 2012 - February 2013
John D Santangelo
Greater St. Louis Area
Asst. Director, Business Conduct Office at Monsanto
Non-degree seeking at this time, International Affairs
Université Paris Dauphine 1990 — 1990
n/a, International Business, Finance, Economics
MBA International Business & Finance, International Business, Finance, Economics, Management, Accoutning
B.A. Chemistry, Chemistry, Biology, Microbiology, French, Italian
University of South Carolina - Darla Moore School of Business
n/a, (Intensive foreign language (French) track summer session – part of Masters in International Busines
Monsanto January 2009 - Present
Monsanto 2006 - 2010
Monsanto September 2003 - November 2004
Monsanto January 1999 - September 2003
Monsanto November 1996 - January 1999
Anheuser-Busch March 1994 - November 1996
Anheuser-Busch April 1982 - January 1994
John D. Schell
Principal Scientist at Exponent
Rutgers University/University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey 1982 — 1987
PhD, Toxicology
University of Pennsylvania 1979 — 1981
Graduate studies, toxicology
Exponent January 2011 - Present
Cardno ENTRIX 2007 - 2011
Blasland, Bouck & Lee, Inc./ Arcadis, Inc. 2000 - 2007
TERRA, Inc./ATRA Occupational & Environmental Services, Inc. 1995 - 2000
University of Florida, Center for Environmental and Human Toxicology 1991 - 1997
TERRA, Inc. 1992 - 1995
St. Johns River Water Management District 1989 - 1992
University of Florida, The Whitney Laboratory 1987 - 1989
Rutgers University, Department of Toxicology 1985 - 1987
Human health toxicology, Mechanistic Toxicology, Human health risk..., CERCLA, RCRA and..., Derivation of..., Agency Negotiations, Obtained RRCT H2S..., RCRA, Risk Assessment, Ecology, Toxicology, CERCLA, Negotiation, Toxicity, Environmental Impact..., Environmental Justice..., Hazard assessment of..., HRA, Environmental Science, Environmental Issues, Exposure Assessment, Environmental Policy, Environmental Consulting, Environmental..., Water Quality, Environmental Compliance, Groundwater, Remediation
John Duxbury
Programmer Analyst Specialist at FIS
BET, Computer Technology, Computer Systems Technology
Associate of Science (AS), Computer Science
FIS September 2001 - Present
GE Global Exchange Services/GE Information Services February 1998 - July 2001
Keane Inc February 1989 - July 1998
SDLC, Linux, Unix, Six Sigma, C++, AIX, Solaris, Programming, PL/SQL, Business Analysis, Software Project..., Databases, Oracle, Perl, Requirements Analysis, Integration, Unix Shell Scripting, Database Design, SQL
John Ebuen
Experienced Veterans Advocate
University of Massachusetts Boston
MS, Human Services
Quincy College May 2011 - February 2012
Boston University September 2010 - January 2011
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Higher Education April 2008 - August 2010
United States Air Force November 2004 - September 2007
Veterans Program..., VA Educational Benefits, Higher Education..., Real Estate
John Ehas
Architectural Drafting and Design
ThEhos Plans January 1988 - Present
Construction, Architectural Design, Interior Design, Architecture, Renovation, Sustainable Design, Space planning, Comprehensive Planning, Microsoft Office, Contract Negotiation, Budgets, Design Research
John Ehrhart
Senior Coordinator, Mindful Schools at Polk County School Board
Graduate Certification, Educational Evaluation and Research
Graduate Certification, Educational Leadership and Administration, General
Master of Arts (M.A.), Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
Southeastern University 1983 — 1988
Polk County School Board December 2014 - Present
Polk County School Board May 2011 - Present
Polk County School Board October 2013 - December 2014
Polk County School Board October 1992 - May 2011
Adult Education, Elementary Education, Tutoring, Classroom, Educational Leadership, Curriculum Development, Instructional Technology, Educational Technology, Public Speaking, Staff Development, Curriculum Design, Instructional Design, Special Education, Lesson Planning, E-Learning, Teacher Training, Classroom Management, Differentiated..., Higher Education, Teaching, Literacy, K-12
John Ellston
Real Estate and
B.A. Business Administration, Finance
Fresh & Healthy / Pearl Specialty Market September 2013 - Present
Obrecht Realty Services, Inc. February 2005 - July 2012
The White House, Inc. February 2000 - April 2004
Payroll, Accounts Payable, Budgets, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Management, Financial Reporting, Accounts Receivable, QuickBooks, Customer Service, General Ledger, Invoicing, Time Management, Team Building, Bookkeeping, Microsoft Word, Accounting, Financial Accounting, Account Reconciliation, Financial Analysis, Financial Statements, Small Business, Lease Administration, Property Management, Real Estate
John E. Mera
Engineer at Kisinger Campo and Associates
Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering
Associate of Arts, Pre Engineering
Kisinger Campo & Associates July 2015 - Present
LifeLink Foundation April 2005 - July 2015
Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar October 2000 - January 2013
Bilingual -..., C++, Pspice, Matlab, Labview, AutoCAD, Microsoft Office, Networking, Electrical Engineering, Simulink, Research, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, C, Engineering, Wireless, Customer Service, LabVIEW, Microsoft Word, PSpice, Spanish, Training, Troubleshooting, Wireless Sensor Networks, Embedded Software, Sensors, Embedded Systems, Leadership, Teamwork, Project Planning
John E. Miller
Project Manager at Smith Seckman Reid, Inc.
Bachelor of Science (BS)
SSR February 2002 - Present
TECO BGA July 2000 - September 2001
Stewart Engineering Consultants August 1997 - July 2000
Project Engineering, Project Planning, Project Management, Engineering, MS Project
John E. Mullinax, M.D.
Fellow, Complex General Surgical Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
MD, Medicine
Moffitt Cancer Center June 2014 - Present
University of South Florida July 2007 - June 2014
National Cancer Institute July 2010 - June 2012
Public Health, Medical Education, Clinical Research, Cancer, Medicine, Surgical Oncology, Surgery, General Surgery, Oncology, Treatment, Clinical Trials, Critical Care, Board Certified, Medical Research
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line433
|
__label__wiki
| 0.725055
| 0.725055
|
Home National Donald Trump might make women the majority in Congress
Women are ready to run, and EMILY's List is there to help
EMILY's List
Donald Trump might make women the majority in Congress
Zerlina Maxwell
It turns out that the election of an unapologetic misogynist just might have an impact on women running for office in the United States. A lot of women.
Call it the Trump Effect.
We've reported before that there has been a large uptick in women attending training to run for elected office.
But the latest news from EMILY's List, which trains and funds pro-choice Democratic women, shows that even they weren't totally prepared for the increasing flood of women, fed up with the dominance white men in elected office, wanting to get involved in politics.
While Donald Trump is begging Mexico to pay for his racist border wall, EMILY's List is tearing them down to create more space for three dozen new staffers who will work with the upwards of 16,000 women who have contacted the organization since Trump was elected.
Remember, in 1992, after Anita Hill was humiliated by the old white men in the Senate Judiciary Committee, America elected more women than ever before. To this day, 1992 is called "The Year of the Woman."
EMILY's List vice president Mũthoni Wambu Kraal is shepherding these sheros through campaign boot camp, preparing them for every aspect of running for office. Because not every training can be done in person, they are also currently developing a way to conduct the training via webinar, which will go a long way to making sure the future of Congress looks more like the current makeup of the American population where women outnumber men.
Meaning we may soon see the day when representation of women in Congress mirrors that in real life.
Is 2018 going to be The Year of the Woman, part deux? If the first half of 2017 is any indication, it's looking more and more likely.
Previous articleKamala Harris is one of the most progressive (and attacked) leaders in America
Next articleUnelected fringe evangelical leader gloats abut influence over Jeff Sessions
Currently Program Director at Sirius Progress and formerly Director of Progressive Media at Hillary for America, Zerlina is a TV political analyst, speaker, and writer for a variety of national media outlets. Follow her on Twitter @zerlinamaxwell.
Biden's COVID vaccine chief will get support that Trump's never did
Ted Cruz will attend Biden's inauguration after trying to overturn his victory
Here's everyone who's dumping Donald Trump now
RNC spokesperson attacks fundraiser for rescue dogs in failed attempt to diss Biden
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line436
|
__label__wiki
| 0.761502
| 0.761502
|
Apple kicks Wikileaks app out of the App Store
- Dec. 21st 2010 3:52 am PT
So much for Thinking Different™: Looks like Apple may have joined Amazon, Banc of America, Paypal and other corporations which have evicted Wikileaks from their servers — the briefly-available Wikileaks app for iPhone and iPad has been kicked out of the App Store.
The Time person of the year public vote-winning Julian Assange-founded Wikileaks has attracted controversy with the leak of a series of US diplomatic cables which illustrate the seamier side of international diplomacy.
Now the independently-developed Wikileaks app, which let you view Wikileaks site content and follow the Wikileaks Twitter account has been removed from the App Store.
Via: Techcrunch
Apple's tablet debuted in 2010. Since the original version, it's expanded into multiple screen sizes and Pro and non-Pro options.
iPhone Apple News Apps Twitter Tech Industry
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line440
|
__label__cc
| 0.737155
| 0.262845
|
Back-to-school shopping in age of COVID-19: What to know
NEW YORK -- Everything looks different in the age of coronavirus, including back-to-school season.
For students learning from home, their school supply lists may include new technology -- and price tags can add up.
Items such as cleaning supplies, laptops and printers are topping the list. According to the National Retail Federation, 76% of shoppers expect to spend the same or more than originally budgeted.
Blogger and mother Lindsay Stump said she's getting creative for her kids' "at-home classroom."
"Before you hit up the stores or head online, shop your house. I love to see what I can rework or reuse in a creative way," said Stump, who runs the YouTube channel OrganizedToSave.
With so many students doing at least part of their learning remotely, more families are buying one more screen.
Stephanie Humphrey, a technology and lifestyle contributor at ABC News, recommends buying a tablet for younger children since their schoolwork won't require much of a computer's processing power.
"Students from middle school into high school, I'd say look at a [Google's] Chromebook ... They will get the job done in terms of video conferencing and uploading things to online classroom platforms," she said.
Buying a gently used Chromebook also saves money.
"I would highly recommend going with a factory refurbished device ... if you do use a different website to get a refurbished device, make sure you get at least a one-year warranty," Humphrey said.
She also recommends trading in current devices to get credit for new ones.
"Then only buy as you need. You may be able to just get away with upgrading what you already have," she said.
Another tip for "smart shoppers": Experts say point-of-sale loans are worth considering.
This type of loan is similar to layaway, said Hitha Herzog, the chief research officer with H Squared Research.
"Maybe you don't have enough funds to pay for it in its entirety, but you can pay it in increments," she said. "Different types of companies like Affirm, Afterpay and Klarna are giving these type of loans."
For people who qualify, 0% financing is available; but, as with all agreements, read the fine print.
"Make sure you're looking at what your interest rates are like for your credit cards vs. these point-of-sale loans, and then make a decision based on that," Herzog said.
Experts encourage buyers to know and stick with their budgets.
educationback to schoolcoronavirusloanslaptops
Cuomo announces new guidance on keeping schools open
As more students return to school, NYC unveils '2021 Achievement Plan'
Schools in SI orange zone reopen amid high infection rates
Thousands return to NYC classrooms today with new rules
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line444
|
__label__cc
| 0.726635
| 0.273365
|
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EXPLOITER —
Web exploit figures out what OS victim is using, customizes payload
Different versions of trojan infect machines running OS X, Windows, or Linux.
Dan Goodin - Jul 10, 2012 3:42 pm UTC
Malicious code inside this Java file loads a different trojan depending on the operating system used by the target.
Security researchers have found a live Web exploit that detects if the target is running Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux and drops a different trojan for each platform.
The attack was spotted by researchers from antivirus provider F-Secure on a Columbian transport website, presumably after third-party attackers compromised it. The unidentified site then displayed a signed Java applet that checked if the user's computer is running Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux. Based on the outcome, the attack then downloads the appropriate files for each platform.
"All three files for the three different platforms behave the same way," the researchers wrote in a blog post. "They all connect to 186.87.69.249 to get additional code to execute. The ports are 8080, 8081, and 8082 for OS X, Linux, and Windows respectively."
The growing popularity of Macs has ushered in a rash of new malware attacks that target the platform, most notably the Flashback menace, which infected more than 650,000 machines. Reports of real-world attacks on the Linux operating system are less common, but they do happen, most notably those from last year that infected some of the top Linux developers. But single attacks that have the ability to infect any one of the three OSes are even more rare.
Surprisingly for such an advanced exploit, it was unable to infect modern Macs unless they were modified to run software known as Rosetta. The software allows Macs using Intel processors to run applications written for Macs using PowerPC processors, which were phased out about five years ago. Rosetta is no longer even supported on Lion, the most recent version of OS X.
The F-Secure post said the hacked website and the server used to control infected machines have been reported.
Dave Kennedy, a security researcher and president of TrustedSec, contacted Ars Technica to say the code pictured in this article was taken from an open-source toolkit he wrote.
jpecar | Smack-Fu Master, in training
I don't see BSD among those strings checked, so I guess this means one thing - the year of BSD desktop has finally arrived!
Grashnak | Ars Scholae Palatinae | et Subscriptor
I, for one, welcome our hug-loving malware overlords.
keath | Ars Scholae Palatinae
The trojan authors have asked that you please install Rosetta and Java so we may infect your machine.
relik | Smack-Fu Master, in training
jump to post New Poster
Just a heads up, this is my open-source tool called the social-engineer toolkit.. Java applet attack source code is open to everyone. Looks like the payloads were custom though. This is used by millions of security researchers.
1 post | registered Jul 10, 2012
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line456
|
__label__cc
| 0.69955
| 0.30045
|
Book Review: Tender Hooks
Published on Chowk.com on March 2nd 2011
How you meet a book is important. I was in a leading Karachi bookstore browsing the new books session when an attendant stacked new plastic clad books of Moni Mohsin’s Tender Hooks. I was reading Faiz Ahmed Faiz at the time, a relevant reading since Governor Salman Taseer’s murder. I picked Tender Hooks and judging from its cover, decided it was a teen romance and fashion blend. I turned to a random page and read more, only to confirm my suspicion: Socialites obsessed with status and a fake sense of prestige. Someone wanted to get someone married. How can there be a book on that?
When I returned home to Lahore a week later than I planned to because PIA workers were on strike, I received in the mail a review copy from Random House India. This wasn’t a sign, but I did push myself to read the first page, and that was enough.
I couldn’t put the book down. Once you get over the malapropism of the social butterfly on whom the book is based, you begin to notice her intelligently juxtaposed musings with the terror filled mismanaged state of Pakistan. A parallel universe is attempted by the life of a character one grows to disregard and yet eventually love, but this universe clashes with the stark reality of living in Pakistan. Ms. Mohsin makes you realize living in Pakistan is nothing short of good art.
Characters are multi dimensional and diverse, and not everyone possesses the shallow world view of the narrator. The nuances and astute observations that appear as taglines to every chapter are deeply political. Underneath the social chatter of a branded shoes and bags, designer saris from India and Bollywood morality there remains a sense of the economics that operate in Pakistan.
Moni Mohsin’s prose is refreshingly new, unshackled by the traditional high culture English and hence better able to convey the absurdities of an elitist society. A glimpse into a world that is not only judgmental but also realistic in terms of its classism – The servants are depended on yet opportunist and scavengers by nature, the elite are dependable and consistent and as the narrator sees it , the only respectable class – often referred to as “good background.” The middle class, growing steadily in Pakistan, is voiceless in the book until the last few pages are turned.
Nothing works to put the perks of these classes to the forefront like weddings do. The pursuit of which starts with the character of Aunty Pussy. She is matriarch despite her name, who makes the protagonist swear on her child to get her thirty-something son married off before the fast approaching holy month of Muharrum. The terrain of searching for a suitable girl in Lahore is nothing less than running a path of broken glass barefoot – especially for the groom- to-be who is helpless and without opinion – having lost his right to choose his wife after a failed fling with a woman of questionable “background.”
The most refreshing thing about Ms. Mohsin’s novel is that it paints Lahore as a city that is interesting, a city in transition, adapting to the fear of suicide bombers, but also to an increasing gay community, independent and liberated girls and growing drugs and party culture. The city’s pendulum swings between the hypocrisy of the religious right wing, new rich and corrupt and the straight talking social drinkers that form a landholding elite educated at the West’s most prestigious institutes.
Both groups, Ms. Mohsin identifies are highly superstitious, afraid of the evil eye that their wealth and prosperity draws, warding it by either offering food at the altar primitively and by overt religiosity and rituals. Both come a full circle – as similar to each other as different. As they act out in fear they commit the most ironic compulsions.
It is possible to miss out on the Marx perspective all together, but what is left then is an excellent read, a book guaranteed to get you to laugh out loud at least thrice, and characters you think about long after – Tender Hooks lingers.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line457
|
__label__wiki
| 0.678298
| 0.678298
|
The Butts Are Loose
Arrowverse 2018/2019 Season: Week 28
We're truly headed into the endgame for many of our shows. Seasons are wrapping up, and the next couple of weeks will see season finales for ArrowverseWhen it was announced that the CW was creating a show based on the Green Arrow, people laughed. The CW? Really? Was it going to be teen-oriented like everything else on the network and be called "Arrow High"? And yet that one show, Arrow has spawned three spin-offs, various related shows and given DC a successful shared universe, the Arrowverse on TV and streaming. which we will, of course, cover in detail. But we're not quite there yet.
Instead this week we're going to cover one of the stranger episodes in the extended 'verse, courtesy of Doom Patrol, and one of the episodes leading into the main Arrowverse endgame.
Doom Patrol, Season 1, Episode 12: Cyborg Patrol
If nothing else you have to give Doom Patrol credit for being the strangest TV series DC is offering (not just right now but also in its history). And yes, I'm saying that even with shows like Kypto the Superdog and Batman: The Brave and the Bold. For instance, neither of those shows features a horde of walking, carnivorous butts. But I'm getting ahead of myself.
In last week's episode Cyborg was captured by the Department of Normalcy. As we see this week, they want to experiment on him, use his technology for their own gain and, maybe, turn Cyborg into a loyal soldier for the department so they can use him on missions. To save him the rest of the Doom Patrol (a name they all hate using) have to infiltrate the department (with the help of Cyborg's father, Silas Stone, who has connections within the agency). Silas, though, seemingly double-crosses the group, getting them all captured. But, of course, that's all part of the larger plan.
This particular episode isn't all that deep -- in comparison to some episodes, with their focus on Larry Trainor accepting who he is, a gay man who came of age in the 1950s, or explorations of trans identity via a sentient street -- this episode is a much more cut-and-dried super-heroic affair. One of the team is in trouble, so the rest of them band together to pull of a rescue caper. Simple enough.
But this is still Doom Patrol which means nothing is ever that simple or straight-forward. The agency is a cartoonish villain, an over-the-top malicious force probably could have fueled years of storytelling on the show. Instead, once they are introduced they are almost immediately shunted aside, taken out by the goofballs in the Doom Patrol all to service the bigger villain: Mr. Nobody. It's hard to know exactly what the show is really building to but every time some other villain is knocked down Mr. Nobody shows up, so I have to assume everything that's going on is part of the villain's larger plan.
This is actually a flaw with the show right now: Mr. Nobody is a villain far removed from all the action, a plotting schemer with seemingly limitless powers that we know nothing about. While I dig Alan Tudyk's scenery-chewing performance as the bad guy, we still don't know where the series is headed. We don't know what Mr. Nobody truly wants or what his grand scheme is supposed to be which, in turn, makes it hard to invest in the overarching story of the series. This lack of clarity is starting to hold the series back just a tad, leaving the show feeling like it's spinning its wheels just a tad.
And yet we did get carnivorous, sentient, walking butts. That feels like a win all the same. Even if the show never settles on its big, overarching story, so long as it keeps giving us truly odd-ball moments like this, I'm okay with it.
The Flash, Season 5, Episode 21: The Girl With the Red Lightning
Over in the main 'verse, the plot line with Cicada II is finally building to a head. Over the last couple of episodes the villain stole the various parts she needed to build a device that could take prototypes for Cisco's meta-human cure (prototypes that don't work and will just kill people, mind you) and shoot the viral agent up into the atmosphere, potentially killing thousands of metas all at once. The trick is that Cicada's dagger, the meta-tech that leeches the powers out of meta humans, is the linchpin of the device; if Team Flash can destroy the dagger they can stop Cicada II's plan. And, wouldn't you know it, they have a way to do so: a "mirror gun" that can eliminate dark matter-infused tech. Future Eobard Thawn / Reverse Flash gave Nora / XS the idea to use the mirror gun and destroy the dagger in the past. But why is Thawn being so helpful and, really, what is his larger plan?
Well, as is revealed by the end of the episode, the meta-dagger is the only thing keeping Thawn in check in his prison in the future -- if the dagger is destroyed in the past Thawn can escape his prison and be free to terrorize the Flash once more. Everything this season, from the moment Nora showed up last year, in fact, has been leading to this moment, as if Thawn plotted and planned it all. Everything is in service to him, and soon (next week) he'll finally be free.
Honestly, I have to call bullshit on this whole plot line Part of what made Cicada (I and II) interesting was that they were a kind of villain we hadn't seen before. In theory that could have also applied to Thinker last season, but he was a terrible, boring villain best forgotten. Cicada, by comparison, at least had an interesting concept and his (and her) motivations were clear. Sure, Chris Klein is a terrible actor and his performance held the villain back some, but on the whole this villain actually kind of worked. Even after he was stopped and a future version of his niece, Gracie / Cicada II, stepped in to continue the story, it was still interesting. Cicada provided a dynamic with the Flash that we hadn't seen before.
Unfortunately, this whole last act of the season has been kind of a mess. Cicada II has been less of a focus than Eobard Thawn and his plans. The show introduced another speedster, Godspeed, and then did nothing with them, and then brought everything back around the Thawn once more all so, apparently, we can get another battle between Flash and an evil speedster. We've seen this multiple times before and, at this point, it's pretty tedious.
Plus, really, haven't we already see the whole "evil villain is captured but it's all part of his plan" shtick before. It was done really well in The Dark Knight (where, in that case, it felt less like Joker getting captured was all part of the plan and more that Joker just had contingencies on top of contingencies for everything), but then it was aped in all kinds of other media after that, from James Bond: Skyfall to, now, this. It's a dumb, hacky trope at this point and I wouldn't have liked it better if they could have done something different with Thawn (or, better, just not include him at all).
Now, the show could still find a way to pull this off. Maybe the final confrontation will be between Flash, Reverse Flash, and Cicada II, and maybe it will result in Thawn's final, real death (after already having been killed off twice before and, seemingly, it just not sticking). Perhaps the show can finally move forward from the same rut it's been in year after year. We'll see next week, but I'm honestly not at all excited for the big finale this time around.
Elsewhere in the 'Verse:
This week Supergirl continued to search for Lex, for any evidence of where he'd run off to and what his big plan was while the rest of her team dealt with Agent Liberty and his rendition of aliens. This episode felt much more like a superhero show (what with Liberty using the black kryptonite to gain super powers) than a political discourse. I've been enjoying the politics on the show, but this episode was fun enough for what it was. Not super memorable, mind you, but a decently fun way to kill 45 minutes.
Over on Arrow, the team had to dig their way out of the building that fell on them last week. Somehow all the team members were totally okay and suffered no ill effects from the whole affair. Also, nothing really important happened -- Oliver had a conversation with Tommy, his best friend who died in season one of the series and was really just a figment of Oliver's mind, and Ollie then decided not to kill his evil sister, Emiko. But, beyond that, this was just an hour of the show spinning it's wheels. Also, I'm back to not caring at all about the future segments of Star City. If the show decides to do a Blackstar spin-off, it needs to make it much more compelling than these flash forwards.
Finally, the Legends of Tomorrow tried to track down the demon-possessed Ray, but only managed to get their ship caught under ice in the prehistoric era. That left them late to the party when Demon-Ray used Constantine to open a two-way portal to hell to resurrect his love, Tabitha (who, it turns out, is the fairy godmother from earlier in the season). At the end of the episode Constantine sends himself to hell to try and save Ray's soul, and the team has to go forward without their primary magic-user. Meanwhile, Gary, now working for Demon-Ray after getting his lost nipple back, goes to the Time Bureau and takes over. All he has to do is show people his new nipple, which is also a demonic eye (literally), and people fall under his sway. Seriously, this show is a close second to Doom Patrol for strangest thing DC is making right now.
Articles about the Arrowverse
2013/2014 Season: Crossovers: The Scientist & Three Ghosts
2014/2015 Season: Crossovers: Flash vs. Arrow/The Brave and the Bold
2015/2016 Season: Crossovers: Haunted, Heroes Join Forces, Taken, & Worlds Finest
2016/2017 Season: Crossovers: Invasion! & Duet
2017/2018 Season: Crossovers: Crisis on Earth-X, Year in Review
2018/2019 Season: Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12, Week 12 1/2, Week 13, Week 14, Week 15, Week 16, Week 17, Week 18, Week 19, Week 20, Week 21, Week 22, Week 23, Week 24, Week 25, Week 26, Week 27, Week 28, Week 29, Week 30, Week 31
2019/2020 Season: Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 6 1/2, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12, Week 13, Week 14, Week 15, Week 16, Week 17, Week 18, Week 19, Week 20, Week 21, Week 22, Week 23, Week 24, Week 25, Week 26, Week 27, Week 28, Follow-up
See Also: DC TV vs. Marvel TV, Let's Do the Time Loop Again!
Articles about John Constantine, Hellblazer
Early Productions: Constantine (2005), Constatine (2014)
Arrowverse: 2015/2016 Season (Crossovers), 2018/2019 Season (Weeks 3-10 & 23-30) 2019/2020 Season
DC Animated Movie Universe: Justice League Dark (DCAMU 07), Constantine: City of Demons (DCAMU 11), Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (DCAMU 15)
May 9, 2018: The Butts Are Loose
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line462
|
__label__wiki
| 0.698935
| 0.698935
|
by adamastralnoize March 1, 20205:54 am
Huntsmen / Mandala Of Fear – an epic sonic landscape sewn out of storied fears
Chicago, IL has become a hub of post-metal development over the past few years. Huntsmen have carved out a name for themselves alongside the likes of fellow Chicagoans and Prosthetic Records artists Snow Burial. However, where Snow Burial consistently focuses on the grit, grime, and ills of society both lyrically and sonically, Huntsmen have taken an intriguing storytelling approach to doom-laden post-metal. This outfit has a deep passion for the American art from that has been championed by the likes of Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and Tom Waits, and it truly shines through on their sonic output. Their upcoming release. Mandala of Fear, is a mammoth album that clocks in at 85 minutes, bursting with churning progressive American metal. Its rooted core is in conveying a story and the way in which it weaves in and out of various folk styles gives the album a feel of both harkening back and moving forward. The album is a sonic tale that falls in line with the likes of Today is the Day’s Temple of the Morning Star, in breadth, creativity, rawness, and unity.
The driving musical prowess of Huntsmen is on full display in the instrumental track ‘Atomic Storms’. Waves of sound pour forth as the track touches on the ever looming possibility of atomic/nuclear warfare in the world. The following track, ‘God Will Stop Trying’, is a tumultuous work that opens with the spectacular vocal lines of Aimee Bueno which in turn give way to a roaring cauldron of sonic output. Sound emanates from the cast iron belly like smoke off of a witch’s brew. The smoke billows and churns through a sea of forlorn trees with the suffocatingly brilliant soundscape ‘Hill People Drugs’ that then breaks the tree line and shows the way to the transcendent ‘Bone Cathedral’. The lengthy journey continues on with offerings that harken back to the more folk adorned sonic landscapes that appeared on American Scrap (2018). That said, incredible moments of progressive post metal material are showcased in the two epic tracks on the back half of the album: ‘Awake at Time’s End’ and ‘The Swallow’.
Huntsmen did not merely create a massive sonic and lyrical tapestry with Mandala of Fear, they created a harrowing American epic.
Mandala Of Fear is released 13th March via Prosthetic Records and can be purchased here.
Words by: Garrett A. Tanner
Tagged with: americana astral noize astral noize reviews chicago death metal epic Huntsmen mandala of fear progressive progressive metal progressive rock prosthetic prosthetic records storytelling
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line463
|
__label__wiki
| 0.661831
| 0.661831
|
The ONLY Atheist in Congress: “There’s Too Much Religion in Politics.”
“I don’t believe in religious tests and I don’t believe my religion is all that important to the people I represent,” he continued.
BAILEY T. STEEN | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2017
Faith on Capital Hill is finally on the decline. In a new interview with The Washington Post, California’s Representative Jared Huffman revealed that he is the only member of Congress, comprised of 435 representatives and 100 senators, to be an open “nonbeliever, a skeptic”.
For years, the Congressman has been asked regarding his religious beliefs and has often given the answer “none of your business”. On The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, in the old “Better Know a District” segment, Huffman told then-correspondent Stephen Colbert that he was a potential “agnostic”.
Transcribed by Patheos:
COLBERT: I see you’ve listed your religion as “Unspecified.”
HUFFMAN: Yes.
COLBERT: Would you like to re-specify as Roman Catholic?
HUFFMAN: No…
COLBERT: Door’s always open.
HUFFMAN: … nothing against Roman Catholics and I love your new Pope…
COLBERT: Thank you very much. “Unspecified.” C’mon, grow a pair. What is it? What is it? Are you an atheist?
HUFFMAN: I–I don’t know…
COLBERT: Agnostic then?
HUFFMAN: Perhaps…
COLBERT: What is an Agnostic but an atheist without any balls?
HUFFMAN: [Awkwardly nods]
COLBERT: [Smiling] I see you’re choosing not to specify your response to that “Unspecified.” I’ll just put you down for heathen-slash-hellbound.
Now, the Congressman isn’t holding back. Speaking to The Post’s Michelle Boorstein, Huffman revealed he is the only open “humanist” to currently hold Congressional office.
“I don’t believe in religious tests, and I don’t believe my religion is all that important to the people I represent,” he continued, “and I think there’s too much religion in politics. For those reasons I felt good about not even answering it.”
With grace from The American Humanist Association, the definition of humanist reads: “a progressive lifestance that, without theism or other supernatural beliefs, affirms our ability and responsibility to lead meaningful, ethical lives capable of adding to the greater good of humanity.”
Huffman confessed he wanted make sure the reveal was politically sound, Boorstein noting Huffman consulted his wife before the reveal. Having grown up in a very religious home — his family devote Mormonism separatists — Huffman didn’t feel entirely comfortable with the source of his internal values. He then clarified he is not “hostile” towards religion or judge other people’s religious views.
“I’ve seen religion wielded in such negative ways around here, lately. [President] Trump does it all the time, so implausibly.”
Huffman added that he felt labels like “non-religious” and “Agnostic” also applied.
And this seems to be as close to representation that atheists, agnostics and non-religious individuals have in the Senate. According to Boorstein, Huffman is only the second member of the American Congressional branch to describe himself as non-religious and non-theistic.
The first was another Democratic Representative for Northern California, named Pete Stark, who revealed he was an atheist.
“Historians debate the specific spiritual views of the earliest members of Congress,” Boorstein explains, “and records for many are thin.”
Huffman’s revelation comes after a PewResearch study last month which discovered, at the time, no members of Congress, whether it was The House of Representatives, The Senate, The Judicial Branch, or the Presidency, were in any way non-theistic or non-religious:
Of the 293 Republicans elected to the 115th Congress, all but two identify as Christians; Jewish Republicans in Lee Zeldin of New York and David Kustoff of Tennessee , who both serve in the House.
Of the elected Democrats in Congress, the overwhelmingly Christian (just at around 80%), however they branch out into more diverse groups. The 242 Democrats include 28 Jews, three Hindus, three Buddhists, two Muslims and one Unitarian Universalist — as well as 10 Democratic members of Congress who declined to state their religious affiliation.
Not a single member of Congress said they didn’t believe in God. Until now.
“I suppose you could say I don’t believe in God,” Huffman smirked. “The only reason I hesitate is — unlike some humanists, I’m not completely closing the door to spiritual possibilities. We all know people who have had experiences they believe are divine … and I’m open to something like that happening.”
Under a poll, Huffman would mostly likely be listed under the category of “none” if a religious poll is taken. Him being the only “none” member of Congress is concerning when you realise the American people, by at least 20%, do not have a religion of any kind.
One man, of over 500 elected officials in a country of 300 million, openly reflects 20% of the nation when it comes to religion.
That’s a grand representation deficit if there ever was one.
Either there are a fair share of liars, who refuse to disclose the information for political reasons, or you could label Congress one diverse cult.
Democrats should stop attacking Bernie and start attacking Trump
Matteo Bautista
Team Biden’s Policies on China and Taiwan
Yang Kuang-shun 楊光舜
Impeachment Exposed Trump’s Authoritarian Ambitions
Walt Whitman’s Guide to a Thriving Democracy
Can Donald Trump Be Indicted While Serving as President?
A Pre-Debate Message to the Democratic Candidates
JP Kobel in The Startup
Saying Someone “Lied’’ Ends the Conversation
Joseph Serwach in The Partnered Pen
The price to pay for following Trump
Dominic Simonelli
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line466
|
__label__wiki
| 0.527123
| 0.527123
|
Flores de Mayo: Ultimate Guide to Understanding the Philippines’ Famous May Festival
Always been known as a largely Christian country and home to people who love to have fun, it comes as no surprise that the Philippines has a festival slated for every month of the year. Sinulog in January, Panagbenga in March, and Kadayawan in August, it’s clear to see, the Pearl of the Orient Seas never runs out of reasons to throw city-wide events.
The month of May is no exception. In this hot summer month, Filipinos have what they call the Flores de Mayo (literally Flowers of May).
So what is this celebration for?
Flores de Mayo: What It Is About and How It Is Celebrated
It is one of the country’s most famous festival, but not everyone knows what Flores de Mayo is about. Worry not, as this article will guide you to understanding the origin of Flores de Mayo and how it is celebrated.
May might be one of the hottest months of the year, with AccuWeather predicting temperatures may peak at 34’C, but surely, this won’t stop Filipinos from celebrating Flores de Mayo; if anything, they see it as the perfect opportunity to turn the sunny month into thirty days worth looking forward to.
Introduced by the Spaniards in mid-1800s, Flores de Mayo is a celebration long observed by the Filipinos in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The people it is the Blessed Virgin Mary that brings rain that makes flowers bloom after a dry season.
The entire month of May, churches and chapels hold a daily mass, and a significant part of it has children and young adults march down the aisle with a basket filled with flowers in hand. They then offer these cut flowers to the Blessed Virgin Mary as a way of saying thanks for the beneficial rain she brings. This whole time, hymns are sung and prayers are said.
The Santacruzan
The highlight of the whole festival is the Santacruzan, safe to say, the most colorful and beautiful day of the month. First observed in the 1800s in Malolos, Bulacan, Santacruzan is a beauty pageant held to honor Helena of Constantinople and her son’s, Constantine the Great, finding of the True Cross.
On the day of the Santacruzan, beauty pageant participants join in a procession. The procession follows a certain order. It is usually led by Ati-atihan dancers who are then followed by a parade of people in costumes and ladies in gorgeous gowns representing different religious and historical figures.
The roles include Methuselah, Reyna Banderada, Aetas, Reyna Mora, Reyna Fe, Reyna Esperanza, Reyna Caridad, Reyna Abogada, Reyna Sentenciada, Reyna Justicia, Reyna Judith, Reyna Sheba, Reyna Esther, Samaritana, Veronica, Tres Marias, Marian (titles given to the Virign Mary, traditionally includes the Ave Maria to be represented by eight girls, Divina Pastora, Reyna de las Estrellas, Rosa Mystica, Reyna Paz, Reyna de las Propetas, Reyna del Cielo, Reyna de las Virgines, and Reyna de las Flores), and Reyna Elena.
The number of reynas included in the parade varies, depending on how big the community is. That means it’s not always that all these figures are represented in the procession. However, there are reynas that are always present, the most prominent ones, and that include the following:
Reyna Esperanza—carries an anchor as a symbol of hope
Reyna Caridad—carries a red heart as a symbol of charity
Reyna Fe—carries a cross to symbolize faith
Rosa Mystica—carries a bouquet of roses
Divina Pastora—carries a shepherd’s staff
Reyna de las Flores—carries a bouquet of flowers
Reyna Emperatriz—represents the Queen Helena’s title of Empress or Queen Mother
Reyna Elena—represents Saint Helena accompanied by a boy who represents Helena’s son, Constantine
Flores de Mayo is held in every town all around the country. It may not be as grand as Sinulog, but it is just as important. The festival is one of the many things that show just how religious the Philippines is and how joyous the Filipinos are as a people.
Filipino Recipe: How to Cook the Palatable 'Bas Uy'
Babuyan Islands: The Five-Island Gem of the Pearl of the Orient Seas
Best Places to Visit in the Philippines Post-Quarantine
The EDSA People Power Revolution and What It Means Now for Filipinos
Valentine’s Day Destinations: Fall Deeper in Love with Your Lover and the Philippines
Grand Philippine Destinations to Spend New Year’s Eve In
Funny Outdoor Party Games to Try This Christmas
Try This Delicious Hardinera Recipe
Inihaw na Isaw ng Baboy (BBQ Pork Intestine)
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line470
|
__label__wiki
| 0.585415
| 0.585415
|
You don't have permission to access /stadium/stadiumi.shtml on this server.
Follow @@BaseballAlmanac
Baseball Almanac@BaseballAlmanac16h
#OTD (January 17) in 1970, Sporting News named Willie Mays [baseball-almanac.com/players/player…] Player of the Decade for 1960s… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Baseball Almanac@BaseballAlmanac16 Jan
Happy Birthday Albert Pujols [baseball-almanac.com/players/player…]! Will he receive 100% votes when #BBWAA induct him into #HOF… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
NEW BIOGRAPHY: We already had some AMAZING research on this overlooked legend (Bill James said he was 20th best cat… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Gracias por compartir nuestra publicación de Instragram con sus seguidores y seguir Baseball Almanac. [IG:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Rcvd cemetery name for Billy DeMars today (thank you @CharlieRGa). Added a GREAT quote made by Pete Rose (… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
#TBT : In 1882, Curry Foley [baseball-almanac.com/players/player…] became 1st #MLB player to hit for the cycle - actual newspape… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Joe McCarthy, 4th MGR inducted into #HOF, was 1st skipper to win pennants in both the AL & NL! #OTD 1978, Marse Joe… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
#OTD 1961, #Cubs owner #Wrigley added 2 more names to College of Coaches - where 8 #coaches rotated at helm during… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
eMail Question: "Now that Tommy Lasorda passed away, who is the oldest living hall of famer?" Answer: Our 500 OLDES… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
The designated hitter "experiment" (3-year trial) was approved #OTD in 1973. See other rule changes; spitball ban,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Bill Haywood. Fourteen games pitched with the 1968 #Washington #Senators. Post office supplied us with a new home a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
RIP Tommy Lasorda. Starting the "MLB Players Who Died in 2021" research set is NEVER good, but starting it with one… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Harvey Haddix (baseball-almanac.com/players/player…): DYK he was the first NL pitcher to EVER win a Gold Glove? The Kitten died… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
It's NATIONAL BEAN DAY (🤓). Seriously! 1 #MLB player, Harry Keener, RHP with 1896 #Phillies was nicknamed Beans!… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Baseball Almanac: #OTD 2016, Ken Griffey, Jr. was elected to #Baseball #HOF by #BBWAA with highest percentage of vo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Rcvd GREAT quote for Enzo Hernandez [baseball-almanac.com/players/player…], speedster with #Padres ('71-77) & #Dodgers ('78). Ad… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Ron Kittle (baseball-almanac.com/players/player…) hit 176 HRs and ZERO grand slams, 2nd most career HRS without a big league sla… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Wouldn't it be AMAZING if the @Dodgers still had the plane, and kept it over at #DodgerStadium for fans to climb in… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
MLB Minimum Wage UPDATED: added 2021 minimum wage data ($570,500) to research found on Baseball Almanac [… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@TheStevenSharp Baseball Almanac right now. Thx for reminding us, it is actually 2021 (finally). * getting more cof… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Tweet to @@BaseballAlmanac
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line474
|
__label__wiki
| 0.543967
| 0.543967
|
Heroes and Survivors
Babar Ahmad
A blog about life, prison, war, heroes and survivors, books and Islam
Once Upon A Time, A Girl Married Her Hero
Date: 22/08/2016Author: Babar Ahmad 32 Comments
The following story is based on real-life events and was told to me by several people directly related to the events in question, including those living in and around Peshawar in 1997.
Although I have fictionalised the conversations and some minor details for ease of reading, the basic facts of the story are true as I have verified from multiple sources. This story is longer than my usual blog posts but it is a very important post. Please let me have your comments…
Peshawar, North West Pakistan, 1997
It was late in the evening and the wedding party was in full swing. Earlier in the day Asma’s sister had taken her to one of Peshawar’s beauty salons to be made up and have henna decorated on her hands. She was wearing a red wedding dress lined with golden brocade.
Although of modest means, her family had travelled to Peshawar from Lahore for the wedding. Still only 23, it had been two years since Asma completed her six year “Alimah” (female Muslim scholar) course at the Darul Uloom seminary in Lahore.
Since then, she had been teaching Islamic studies to girls at a local school.
It was September 1997. The dusty north western frontier Pakistani city of Peshawar was bustling with foreigners: mainly Afghan refugees who had settled in the city, but also a few Arabs.
It had been eight years since the Soviet Union withdrew its troops in February 1989 after suffering heavy losses at the hands of the Mujahideen freedom fighters.
Three years later in April 1992, the Mujahideen went on to capture Kabul and overthrew the Communist regime of Soviet-puppet Najibullah.
This triggered the start of the Afghan Civil War. Afghan warlords began to fight amongst each other over who would be incharge of the newly “liberated” Afghanistan.
Thousands of civilians were killed as rival warlords lobbed artillery shells into Kabul as one might throw rotten apples into a garbage heap.
These particular warlords, despite calling themselves “Mujahideen”, so-called “soldiers of God” had no regard for killing the innocent servants of God. In doing so, they dishonoured the legacy of the real Mujahideen.
It was in the midst of this civil war that a group of religious students known as the Taliban and led by a man named Mulla Muhammad Umar appeared.
Within two years they swept through Afghanistan, restoring some semblance of security and stability for the ordinary Afghans fed up with the civil war.
In exchange for security, ordinary Afghans tolerated the Taliban banning everything from girls’ schools to kite-flying, hoping that with time they would relax these policies.
In September 1996, one year before Asma’s wedding, the Taliban conquered Kabul and declared the new name of the country to be the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
It was while she was a teenager during the late 1980s that Asma first heard of the Afghan Jihad. Throughout the 1980s, Afghan Mujahideen freedom fighters had been fighting to expel invading Soviet troops from their land.
They were supported by the United States, Britain, Europe, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia along with most of the world.
They were also supported by thousands of Arab Mujahideen: foreign volunteers from the Muslim world who had arrived in Afghanistan to help their Muslim brethren liberate a Muslim land occupied by a non-Muslim invader.
From time to time, Asma would hear of these legendary Arab Mujahideen with their long black beards and flowing locks of hair facing Russian tanks armed only with rifles.
She would read about their heroic feats in the Urdu language newspapers supporting the Afghan Jihad.
Asma admired these Arab Mujahideen, in fact, she idolised them. To her, they were heroes; modern-day equivalents of the Sahabah, Companions of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) whom she had studied about in the books of Islamic history.
She would pray day and night that she married one of these heroes.
So when news reached Asma one day that an Arab Mujahid from Peshawar had arrived in Lahore looking for a Pakistani girl to get married to, she could not believe her ears.
She jumped at the opportunity. “This must be God’s answer to my prayers,” she thought and a meeting was arranged at Asma’s house.
Abu Adil was an Algerian in his early 20s. A fair-skinned man with a wispy beard, he clearly looked different to Pakistani men, almost exotic. Asma was mesmerised by him as he spoke.
He told Asma that he had been fighting in the Afghan Jihad for several years, first against the Soviets and then against the Communists. He wanted to live and die for Islam and participate in Jihad for as long as he lived.
Asma was too awe-struck to ask him any questions of her own. She didn’t ask him why, after the end of the Afghan Jihad in 1992, he had not followed his fellow Arab warriors to the lands of Jihad in Bosnia or Chechnya or Tajikistan.
She didn’t ask him why he was living in Pakistan when the Taliban had announced an Islamic Emirate next door.
She didn’t even ask him for any character references, to verify his background and history. To find out about his character.
“Why bother with these silly questions?” Asma later thought to herself after she had agreed to marry him, after that single meeting.
“He is a Mujahid, an Arab, he must be of exemplary character. He must be brave, fearless, romantic, protective, noble, hospitable, generous… just like the Sahabah [Companions of the Prophet Muhammad ss] were,” Asma thought to herself.
Unsurprisingly, Asma’s response to Abu Adil’s proposal was a resounding yes.
The wedding party finished and Asma was picked up by the groom. “I live in Pabi,” Abu Adil told her as his car left Peshawar for the 30 minute drive to Pabi. Asma did wonder why Abu Adil did not live in Peshawar as he first claimed, but she dismissed it.
Who cared where her Mujahid husband lived? He was a hero and that was all that mattered.
The next day Abu Adil’s friends came round to visit the new bride with their families. Asma was shocked by what happened next. The women took off their hijab headscarves and sat in the company of all the men.
As a scholar herself Asma knew that devout Muslim women did not take off their hijabs infront of men outside their immediate family. Something didn’t seem right, but she dismissed it as whisperings of the devil.
Over the next couple of days Asma realised more strange things. Abu Adil’s friends would come round to his house, with their wives, and they would sit and chat and laugh all day long.
But when time came for prayer, they were not in the least enthusiastic about it, including Abu Adil. They did pray, but only when the time for prayer was almost finished.
Asma did not need a scholar to tell her that praying the five times salah prayer on time was the most important thing that a Muslim needed to do.
There were about six or seven families living close to Asma’s new house in Pabi. Two of them were in the same building as her. These were all Abu Adil’s friends.
Among them was a Sudanese man whom all the others called, “Sheikh.” His name was Abu Ayub Al-Barqawi.
At her husband’s insistence, she served the guests but Asma was starting to feel very uncomfortable. The behaviour of the men, their character, their manners and personal hygiene were more like slumdogs rather than noble warriors or clerics.
OK, putting feet up on dining tables to cut toenails infront of guests was not haram (forbidden) in Islam, but it was definitely disgusting manners. This was not the way Asma had been brought up and she found some of the behaviour of the men very odd.
Nevertheless, Asma put on a brave face whenever her family called. Perhaps her expectations were too high and it would take time for her to adjust?
The first slap came before the week was over. Asma had put too much chilli in the food, the way she was taught by her mother.
Abu Adil had not liked it, so he spat it out and slapped Asma across the face as he swore at her, “Anti aahirah ya kalbah!”
Asma understood enough Arabic to know that Abu Adil had just called her a “whore” and a “b***h”.
Asma left the kitchen in tears and went straight to her bedroom. She put her face in her pillow and cried. She was homesick and missed her family.
A short while later Abu Adil entered the bedroom and apologised to Asma for hitting her too hard. “I’m sorry I hit you so hard but the Quran says that I can beat you,” he said to her.
“Did the Prophet (ss) ever raise his hand at a woman?!” Asma cried out in response. “Tell me! Did he? Tell me!”
Abu Adil was silent, then he said. “Let’s try again, maybe we got off to a bad start?”
Asma felt better in the morning but she was still a little upset. She began to feel guilty. Maybe she was in the wrong by putting too much chilli in the food? Maybe she deserved the slap?
As the days went by Asma noticed that although none of the men worked, they always seemed to have money. The women wore the best jewellery and clothes, the men drove good cars and had good watches.
She wondered where all this money was coming from.
“Fai,” she heard one of the men say one day as he grinned and pointed to a new watch that he was wearing. All the other men laughed. Asma knew that “fai” was a type of war booty that fighters acquired from the enemy without fighting.
Asma began to wonder whether the watch was stolen so she asked Abu Adil about it. “Since we are Mujahideen Sheikh Abu Ayub says that we are allowed to take anything we want to support ourselves.”
But who was the “enemy” and where was the “fighting”? The families were living in a small town about 15 miles from Peshawar. All the people in Pabi, Peshawar and surrounding areas were Muslims. There was no war or Jihad in Pabi.
“But that’s stealing!” Asma said to Abu Adil. “And what’s worse is that your friends are stealing from Muslims.”
“They are not Muslims,” Abu Adil replied. “They are apostates, because they haven’t pledged allegiance to the Caliph.”
“Caliph?!” Asma exclaimed. Asma had heard of Mulla Umar, the leader of the Taliban movement who had just taken power across the border in Afghanistan, but even he had not declared himself to be a caliph. “So who is this ‘Caliph’ and where is he?”
Asma didn’t know that just like the ‘former Islamist’ industry today, the ‘caliphate’ industry was ripe in Afghanistan/Pakistan during the 1990s. ‘Caliphs’ were popping up everywhere.
First there was Jamil-ur-Rahman, who was the head of a ‘caliphate’ in Nuristan province of Afghanistan in 1991. His caliphate was short lived, and he was killed a few months later after fleeing for his life to Pakistan.
Then there was the controversy surrounding Mulla Muhammad Umar, leader of the Taliban movement that took control of Afghanistan in 1996. However, while Mulla Umar himself never declared that he was a caliph, others raised him to that pedestal. And then…
“The Caliph’s name is Abu Isa Muhammad Eid Ar-Rifaei, also known as Abu Hammam Al-Khalifah. He is a Jordanian man descended from the Quraysh tribe of the Prophet (ss).”
“He was living here with us in Pabi but for the last few years he has been living in Britain because he suffered health problems here.”
Asma wondered whether Abu Adil was out of his mind. But then she remembered that neither Abu Adil, nor his friends, ever attended prayers at any of the local mosques. Maybe they really don’t consider all these people Muslims, she wondered.
“You mean the ‘Caliph’ is living in Britain?” Asma asked Abu Adil. “You are joking, right?”
Abu Adil was silent. He did’t tell Asma that the Abu Isa ‘The Caliph’ was living on income support (Government social security welfare) in the city of Slough, a few miles west of London.
The second beating came a few days after this conversation. This time Asma had mistakenly burned one of Abu Adil’s kameez shirts while she was ironing it.
Abu Adil had picked up a sandal and, while swearing at her with the most vulgar language, beat Asma with it so severely that her nose began to bleed.
He would have continued had she not managed to run away and lock herself in the bathroom.
A short while later, the same thing happened. Abu Adil apologised and promised he would never hit Asma again. She found it quite strange.
Why apologise and promise never to hit me again if you believe that you are obliged to beat me according to the teachings of the Quran and the Prophet (ss), Asma wondered to herself.
The cycle of beatings and apologies continued for the next few weeks. Asma began to realise that this was how it was going to be. The final straw came one night after Abu Adil dragged Asma by her hair and threw her down the stairs.
Asma had to run away. She was in fear for her life.
The next morning, as Abu Adil slept, Asma managed to slip out of the house and get a rickshaw to the bus station. There she mingled among some local women and then got on a bus to Peshawar.
Asma remembered that she knew someone in Peshawar. Fatima, one of Asma’s classmates was living in Peshawar, having moved there after she got married. Somehow, Asma managed to reach Fatima’s house and explained to her what had happened.
She knew that Abu Adil would be hunting her as soon as he found out what had happened. Her life was in danger.
“Go to the house of Asadullah As-Sindhi,” Fatima told him. “He is the most well-connected Mujahid in Peshawar. You will be OK with him.” Asadullah was certainly well-known not just in Peshawar, but in Jihad circles across Afghanistan and the Middle East.
Unlike most of the “armchair Mujahideen” living in Pakistan, Asadullah was a real warrior, Fatima told Asma. He had actually fought in Jihad, on a battlefield.
Asadullah had spent many years fighting the Soviets in Afghanistan and was one of the 50 fighters that took part in the famous 1987 “Lion’s Den” operation in Jaji, successfully defending the base of the foreign Mujahideen fighters from a Soviet attack.
Asma somehow made it to Asadullah’s house; his wife was at home. In tears, Asma explained to Asadullah and his wife everything that had happened.
“I think you have got caught up in the ‘Caliphate’ cult,” Asadullah told Asma.
“Most of them arrived in the region long after the Jihad in Afghanistan ended,” he carried on. “None of them have any significant history or legacy in the Jihad. They consider every Muslim who is not with them to be an apostate.”
“There are only a handful of them,” he continued. “All the Mujahideen of the area hounded them out of Peshawar so they went to live in Pabi.”
“They kill anyone who leaves them but here you will be safe with us inshallah [God willing].”
Somewhat reassured, Asma ate and fell asleep in the spare room. At 1 o’clock in the morning there was a loud knocking on the gate to the house compound. Asma peered out of a corner of the curtain.
Asadullah went to the gate and opened it. Standing there was Abu Adil. He began shouting angrily at Asadullah. Asma was terrified.
Asadullah meanwhile tried to calm Abu Adil down and reason with him.
And then Asma saw what was in Abu Adil’s hands. She glimpsed the steel of a handgun before she saw the muzzle flashes of the multiple gunshots. Asadullah fell to the floor and remained there motionless.
“Now it’s your turn you whore!” Abu Adil shouted as he began to make his way to the house. Asma froze in fear and recited her shahadah Islamic declaration of faith.
That was the last thing she did. Abu Adil entered the room where Asma was. There were gunshots, Asma never left that room alive.
Within the space of a few seconds, two people who had rendered great service to Islam and Muslims lay dead. One was Asadullah As-Sindhi, a warrior and veteran of the anti-Soviet Afghan Jihad. Another was Asma.
Both were killed not by a foreign enemy or non-Muslim invader; they were murdered by a fellow Muslim who had become blinded by the cult that he was part of.
Epilogue: Abu Isa ‘The Caliph’ was arrested by UK authorities in 2006 on an immigration violation and imprisoned briefly in HMP Belmarsh. I saw him in the Belmarsh visiting hall in December 2006 while his family came to visit him. He was in a wheelchair and in poor health. He was soon given bail and released. He died in March 2014, while I was in an American Supermax prison.
As for Abu Ayub Al-Barqawi (the ‘cleric’ of the Abu Isa Caliphate group), following the murder of Asadullah As-Sindhi in 1997, he fled for his life from Pakistan after learning that associates of Asadullah were hunting him. He is believed to have been killed a few years later in a foreign country.
Finally, Abu Adil was arrested in Pakistan in 2003 and detained in Guantanamo Bay for seven years. He was released to Algeria in 2010 after it was revealed that he had been working for the intelligence services of two Western nations. His current whereabouts are unknown.
Enter your email address in the form below to receive a notification every time I update my blog.
Read the story of why I was in prison in the interview I gave to The Guardian newspaper here.
Abu Ayub Al BarqawiAbu Isa Ar RifaeiAfghanistanAsadullah As SindhicultkhawarijMujahideenPeshawartakfeeri
Published by Babar Ahmad
Babar Ahmad is a British Muslim who returned from the US to the UK in July 2015 after being detained in prison for 11 years. He lives in London. His story: http://tinyurl.com/babarspeaks. His blog: babarahmad.com. View all posts by Babar Ahmad
Previous Previous post: He Is Not Sad Who Has God With Him
Next Next post: The Worst Thing About Being Extradited to and Imprisoned in America
32 thoughts on “Once Upon A Time, A Girl Married Her Hero”
Naheem says:
Eye opener on how one can get confused and start trusting ppl..jazakallah for this
Babar Ahmad says:
Or in other words, always check backgrounds and references when it comes to marriage, money and other trust requiring matters.
Umm yaseen says:
May Allah reward you for this story, many lessons can be taken from it. May Allah grant the righteous Jannah. Something as serious as marriage both parties should always be verified and referenced by others.
Shockingly I have heard of Abu Esa before and many in the UK thought he was a caliph. My argument was that like the sisters, why would he be in the UK. Allah always exposes the liars.
Very true, we need to learn from the past in order to understand the present and to prepare for the future. Things happening today have happened before.
Mohammed Yaseen says:
Jzakallahukhair for sharing this. We can learn a huge amount from this short account. Please keep sharing your experiences.
Wslm
Yaseen
Umm Ayyub says:
Flashback! My best friend gave bayah to this so called caliph , but then left them and she never discussed why. I met with his family and his followers in Slough, they were nice people but I felt something was very wrong. I always wondered what happened to him.
I can relate to Asma actually I would have been in awe of her proposal as well!
Sometimes people are so desperate to believe something that they believe anything. There are many lessons for us all in this story. Always trust your inner vibes and instincts about people, places and things because more often than not they turn out to be true.
strivingpath says:
I wonder how many similarities there are between the ‘Caliphate cult’ and ‘ISIS’ of today..
sheislammie says:
My husband knows someone who used to attend halaqah with him,he also used to meet him in masjid praying 5 times a day in congregation.
When issue of ISIS began to rise, almost all masjid in Indonesia put large banner in their exterior wall, declaring that they don’t support extremism such as ISIS. My husband never seen that man again until two weeks ago when we had dinner in a restaurant, the man was there and explained to us why he stopped visiting masjid. It was because he cannot tolerate anyone whose not willing to give baiat to ISIS. So for that reason alone he stopped attending Islamic circle, he stopped praying in congregation, he stopped communicate with his Muslim brothers and all the good deeds that I can’t mention one by one.
May Allah give him and all of us guidance.
May Allah guide all those who have allowed themselves to be blindly consumed by cults, wherever they are.
AMER QURESHI says:
Brilliant piece again akhi.,…may Allah reward you for opening peoples eyes and ears to some of the current similar fitna out there….ameen
uma197 says:
what a story. For someone not from the same region, background or religion, many things to learn and understand. And these are the reasons I say not to paint everyone with the same brush. Many outsiders may think that domestic violence is probably tolerated by most Muslims, women don’t have any rights etc. It may be true in some families (so in some western families or for that matter most cultures) but it is not the preaching of the religion itself. Unfortunately there was a Muslim preacher who came to Australia who was preaching hitting your wife a little bit for discipline was okay. That didn’t go down too well in the media nor with the rest of the Aussies. but as always well written and insightful story.
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) never raised his hand at a woman. This should be the standard for all Muslim men, including clerics and preachers.
I think it is individuals interpretation for their own benefit, authority and arrogance that brings upon discredit to most religions. Articles like yours are powerful and useful to eradicate that.
T.S says:
😢 jazakAllah hu khair for sharing.
Investigate plenty before getting married!!!
Why on earth people don’t ask significant questions to a potential spouse, is beyond my realm of understanding.
Sometimes people don’t ask too many questions because they are afraid of the answers but better the devil you know than the devil you don’t.
sharine cassim says:
May Allah ta Ala elevate ur status in this world and in the aakhirah brother and reward u for ur sabr and istiqaamah during those oppressed years where u were illegally detained .Allah ta Ala shower His special rahmah on u and ur family and always keep u with Aafiyah…Aameen!!
Safdar Ahmad Wani says:
Reblogged this on safdarj and commented:
This story is absolutely must-read one. May Allah Azza wa Jal bless our brother, Babar Ahmad.
Brother Babar, jazakallahu khairan katheera. It is such an eye-opener. It is a lesson which every muslims needs to learn that “Not everything that looks wonderful is to be belived without research”. I will hopefully never forget this legendary story and will surely use it as a best example for how we need to conduct ourselves in this world. Assadullah As-Sindhi was our beloved brother and Asma, The best of sisters we have. May Allah Azza wa Jal grant both of them, brother Assadullah As-Sindhi and Sister Asma, the highest ranks in Jannah. Aameen ( In tears)
Sania imran says:
An eye opener story. There are evil people at all times in all circles among good people. May Allah protect us all from evil. Ameen
Yes but I believe there are more good people in the world than bad.
Lilian Norman says:
I think the motto of this story is not to fake anything at face value .Lilian
Farnaz Nadeem says:
Wow! Subhanallah! Amazing story…those names ive heard in the news or read somewhere, like then and now still alhamdulillah, never believed they were muslims…anyone kills innocent people can never be muslim! I feel sorry for Asma, poor thing got caught amiss all of it, it shows scholar is not save either!!!
Alam says:
abu isa died like a year ago, i used to know some ppl who were very close to him but they all left, abu isa crew even made takfeer on them.
anyway babar ahamd, i love you for sake of Allah. i would love to meet you one day.
sory i think few years ago
Thank you for your comment, Abu Isa died in March 2014. I would also like to meet you one day. 🙂
Khan (S) says:
The parallels of this story resonate strongly with the wahabbi cult of so called “isis” which we are sadly witnessing today pray that we as humans can coexist peacefully irrrspective of religion or ethnicity and wish no harm on any person and take a moment to evaluate all available facts and do not be afraid to question the integrity of facts being presented.
Thank you for your comment. I agree with it but I do not think that Muhammad bin Abdul Wahab preached many of the things attributed to him today. The more important point is as you said: don’t take things at face value because things are not usually what they seem.
Firstly the humour of “police danda” although not meant as a malign thought i think it was in bad taste.For i tell people a whole life tariff in a uk prison is like freedom in comparison to the prospect of decades in a high security federal prison in the US on the basis of “exported prosecutions” which if dealt with in uk courts would result in nothing more than a few years.So to say this humour to a man who for years kept his integrity intact without the support in my opinion of the muslim majority in this country is not right.
Secondly in terms of Salafi bashing , brother this is not the case if anything the most committed Muslims who in my opinion showed the most immense love for their religion is the Salafis yet their absolute commitment results in their manipulation and their hatred for everyone and everything and so many weak minded brothers and sisters are doing zillions of years in prisons around the globe and the less fortunate are dead and have caused misery to many others and what they dont even realise is they are mere pawns.So a good honest debate is required about this instead too often any form of debate is treated by certain groups as if islam itself is being scritinised.
Sorry if i have offended anyone but i believe this story of the marriage reaonates very strongly with events today and misguided youth and so called isis.
Thank you for your kind words. I agree with you in that we need to have a honest debate about important issues that affect us all, even if it might be uncomfortable to do so. We should have the confidence to be self-critical and not just blame our woes on others. I just wanted to make a correction that I am glad to say that while I was in prison I did have the support of the majority of Muslims in this country from all different religious schools of thoughts and persuasions.
Azeem says:
Those cops give u one too many danday I think bro, what’s all this salafi bashing, seems flavour of the month at the moment and now looks like u jumped on band wagon too hey. Hope we not gonna see u put ur green imama on and start disco dancing next. That’d be one step too far. Like u said we gotta have a sense of humour lol!
IsmailSatia says:
That’s a harsh comment. There’s a fine line between sense of humour and immaturity.
Enter your email address to follow my blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. You can always unsubscribe whenever you want.
Farouk on The Story of the Day of Arafah…
Babar Ahmad on Three Simple Ways To Protect Y…
Babar Ahmad on What Can Happen If We Do Not S…
Zeenath Abdulla on What Can Happen If We Do Not S…
Regan on Three Simple Ways To Protect Y…
My Ramadans In Prison Were Some Of The Best Ramadans In My Life
The Man Who Made Hajj And Umrah Better For Millions
Why I Don’t Carry Any Hatred Or Anger Towards My Tormentors
When A Moment Becomes A Memory
The Day The Heavens Opened Upon Me
Books I've Read (9)
Heroes and Survivors (47)
View freebabarahmad’s profile on Facebook
View freebabarahmad’s profile on Twitter
View freebabarahmad’s profile on YouTube
Three Simple Ways To Protect Yourself And Your Family From The Evil Eye Of Envy
The Story Of The Nails In The Fence And How The Words We Say To Others In Anger Leave A Wound Long After We Say Sorry
A Traveller That I Met On My Journey Through The Passage Of Life
How to be a Loyal Person: A Lesson from the Story of the King and the Servant
How To Die A Beautiful Death
© 2021 Babar Ahmad
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line476
|
__label__wiki
| 0.674153
| 0.674153
|
House finch. Photo: Eric Begin/Flickr
Spring Brings Peak Bird Biodiversity
Much like an ephemeral field of wildflowers, the moments of peak spring bird diversity are beautiful and fleeting.
Resident birds are in full song and busy making nests. Birds that spent the winter here are staging their moves, ready to rush to thawed out areas near and far. Meanwhile, neotropical migrants begin trickling in from warmer and tropical areas. For birdwatchers, this is one of the most exciting times of year and is filled with anticipation, rewards and surprises. Unlike fall migration, which is comprised of mostly young birds that have never made a journey and older birds in no huge rush to move South, in spring everything knows where they are going and they move fast.
Back East the arrival of neotropical migrants is sudden and obvious, with huge flocks of birds arriving all at once as soon as the harsh, leafless winter is over. Birders watch for calm, warm weather and go to migration hot spots and literally wait for the first arrival of migrant songbirds that mark the broken spell of winter. Warblers often take center stage during spring migration. As diverse as they are fast and colorful, these insectivores from the South are sometimes called the “butterflies of the bird world.”
Wilson’s warbler. Photo: Mark Watson/Flickr
Migration is similarly obvious in the deserts of the southwest, where pulses of migrants crossing the dry, treeless expanses swarm into the scattered and vibrant veins of riparian woodland. There they find refuge and can rest and refuel on water and insects before heading North and West.
Here in Northern California the presence of so many resident and wintering birds in our temperate habitats masks the arrival of migrants. Migration in Northern California is a gradual transition that is easily overlooked. It is, however, often overheard. A trained ear will notice new voices emerging from the morning chorus in spring and that they are different from those species that occur in winter. Most migrant birds fly in the dark, and the flight calls can be heard as they pass over.
On land these species are easiest to detect on warm mornings following clear calm nights, when pulses of songbirds all move at once. Around here a few breeding songbirds with voices whose arrival marks the advancement of spring include the Wilson’s warbler in mid March, black-headed grosbeaks in early April and olive-sided flycatchers by late April.
Olive-sided flycatcher. Photo: Lama Lodro/Flickr
Migrant songbirds do not fly all this way to attempt breeding just anywhere. In fact, the habitat requirements for migrant songbirds are very specific, with most species preferring robust native plant communities as breeding sites. Males tend to arrive a week or more before females, with the most fit, experienced males showing up first to snatch up the most desirable breeding territories. Amazingly, even tiny vireos and flycatchers find their way back to the exact same patch of woods that they nested in the year before.
Seeking out riparian woodland, riparian scrub, mature conifer and oak woodland among other habitats, these northbound migrants have tried and true relationships with the habitats they live in. Occurring in only specific habitats and often more secretive than other birds, without a specific search most people are likely to never lay eyes on these secretive and colorful creatures. One obvious exception to this rule are the swallows, with seven species in all coming to breed and grace the Bay Area’s airspace. These masters of the air show up in mass, building nests in cavities and from mud they quickly get to work raising young and gorging on insects.
Barn swallows. Photo: Matt Knoth
Another rule of spring migration; the birds with the farthest to go are the last to leave. This seems counterintuitive until thinking about the frozen conditions many of the longest distance migrants are likely to encounter. Of all the groups of migrants, it is the shorebirds that go the farthest and fly the fastest. Most of the shorebird species that winter here also do so in South America. Wintering shorebirds from the South converge with flocks here as they fly along the Pacific Flyway.
The arctic breeding areas thaw and then freeze again quickly making the nesting window very short for migrant shorebirds. They move north more quickly than any other birds, flying up to 1,000 miles in a single stage. San Francisco Bay is a crucial stop on their journey, along with 90 percent of the shorebirds on the Pacific Flyway showing up here within 10 days of April 15. Though they are not here to breed, seeing the massive snaking, dragon-like flocks of breeding plumaged shorebirds in spring is indeed a spectacle worth looking for.
As it turns out there are only a few shorebirds that do breed along the Bay, including black-necked stilts, American avocets and killdeer. Similarly, ducks like gadwall, northern pintail and northern shovelers begin to disappear from many local wetlands around now. These locally breeding ducks and shorebirds are the first to leave their wintering grounds for nearby breeding areas.
Black-necked stilt. Photo: Cletus Lee
American avocet. Photo: Margie Savage
The arrival of birds gets all the press but the less obvious departures of wintering birds are significant events as well. By mid April the large groups of wintering ducks, gulls and sparrows have begun to quietly disband, break up and move North. Birders sometimes say these birds “evaporate.” By May 1, essentially all of these migrants have flown north and are nowhere to be found in our area.
The arrivals and departures of birds have marked the change in the season since the dawn of time. This spring keep your eyes and ears peeled and tap into the ancient tradition carried on by people and birds alike.
Josiah Clark is an ecologist, naturalist and founder of the consulting firm, Habitat Potential. Watch Clark’s nature videos.
Birding Through 2020
Naturalist’s Notebook: Listen to Forest Owls
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line488
|
__label__cc
| 0.705386
| 0.294614
|
Beachy Books
Independent Book Publisher and Self Publishing Services
Category: Children’s Books
News and PR of our latest children’s books
Why is Rhyme Important in Children’s Fiction?
The first time we are introduced to rhyming is often through the nursery rhyme. From Baa-Baa-Black-Sheep to Humpty Dumpty, these quirky songs may seem like meaningless fun.
However, experts claim they actually provide a creative and playful learning opportunity and can be important for early development in literacy. To begin understanding phonics and to develop skills in listening and verbalising, nursery rhymes can help young children make sense of the complex sounds around them. Rhyming creates rhythm and helps patterns emerge within language. As explained in Mem Fox’s Reading Magic, ‘experts in literacy and child development have discovered that if children know eight nursery rhymes by heart by the time they are four years old, they are usually among the best readers by the time they are eight.’
Rhyming within children’s fiction is the next step up from the nursery rhyme and continues to be essential for a child’s literacy development. Reading or listening to a story in rhythm and rhyme can help children learn a broad range of vocabulary, alongside concentration skills and auditory discrimination. As young readers become familiar with rhymes, they can also start to anticipate the next rhyming word, which not only teaches them how to comprehend common sounds and letters, but also makes for a more rewarding, beneficial and joyful experience of reading. Sometimes the task of learning to read can seem daunting to a young child, but if the rhymes are there to support them and offer fun clues to match the pictures, it can become a much less pressured experience. Increasing the enjoyment of reading, as rhyming fiction does so well, thus encourages a life-long love of books in youngsters (which is ultimately what all bookish parents hope for).
Thingamanose by Lynne Hudson – a comical, rhyming children’s book by Beachy Books
If nursery rhymes are the first thing to spring to mind when you think of rhyming for kids, the second is likely to be Dr. Seuss, with his hugely influential rhythmic fiction. Dr Seuss’ Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham and so many more, paved the way for rhyming fiction filled with nonsense and silliness. The ‘Seussian’ world is one of fantastical animals and made-up words (the Lorax and Thneeds made of Truffula trees, for example). According to scholars of the author, his creativity stemmed from his own difficult childhood, which allowed him to understand the style of words and stories that would be most compelling for children. While made-up words may run the danger of confusing young readers, they can actually help raise an awareness of the sounds that certain letters make together, continuing to help with developing literacy skills. Beachy Books’ own Thingamanose takes inspiration from the fun rhythm, invented words and nonsensical rhymes coined by Dr. Seuss, proving this style of children’s fiction is equally as engaging now as it was 60 years ago.
Rhyming makes for a more enjoyable reading experience, while whimsical plot and humorous language is often what sparks a real love of reading in children. Author and illustrator, Huw Aaron, discusses his personal passion for nonsense rhyming, stating ‘before Meaning or Plot or Character come along, funny sounds and jangling rhythms and bouncing rhyme are a young child’s introduction to the world of Story, and simple, silly pictures their doorway to Art’. Fiction by Dr. Seuss, Spike Milligan and Beachy Book’s author Lynne Hudson, allows young readers to have fun and escape the realities of the world around them with rhyming children’s book, Thingamanose. Perhaps most importantly, this style of writing can help to expand a child’s imagination. For so many adult readers, literature is pure escapism. Silly rhymes and nonsense stories are the best way to ensure that children’s fiction works in the same way for those just getting started on their own reading journey.
Copyright © 2020 Amy Butler
Amy Butler is an avid-reader, book blogger and Marketing and PR professional based in the New Forest. Her favourite book is Enid Blyton’s The Magic Faraway Tree and she is at her happiest with a cup of fresh coffee and a new Historical Fiction novel. Amy is currently helping out at Beachy Books to gain experience in the publishing industry.
Posted on October 23, 2020 December 1, 2020
Beachy Books Author Interview – Thingamanose Author/Illustrator Lynne Hudson
Beachy Books publisher, Philip Bell, interviewed his recently signed author/illustrator Lynne Hudson on their newly rebranded traditional imprint, about her longer children’s book called Thingamanose, her writing process and how she got into illustrating.
Bold text (Philip), plain text (Lynne)…
Do you write full time?
I work part time at a hospital to bring in money while I work on my writing and drawing.
How did you get into writing and illustrating?
Well, I was actually applying for a job and I had to write a cover letter, and I just sat down writing these cover letters and I just really enjoyed it. (At this point, Lynne’s cat, Tiger enters the room and she shoos it out! -Ed) So, I thought I would have a go at writing a story, because I never really thought that I could write anything before. I just sat down and started writing things. I think the first things I wrote were pretty rubbish then I started writing things that were ok, so I sent them off to the Literary Consultancy for them to edit for me and they gave me a lot or really positive feedback. Things went from there really. The first book I had published was called Sniff by Hogs Back Books and then they asked me to illustrate one of their other books called Big Dog and Squiz. I’ve just been plodding on from then.
How long have you been writing and illustrating for?
I’ve have been writing for about 10 years, but I have been doing the illustrations for quite a long time. I trained as a Potter at Bath Academy of Art and when I left there, I taught night classes for a few years, but it wasn’t really me. But my pots were very plain pots that were covered in illustrations, and I realised that that was the part I really liked — the design and decoration on the pots. And then I cut out making the pots and concentrated on illustration.
I noticed when you sent your first submission, I really loved your illustrative, cartoon style. Is that something you are particularly into, or was it something that just came out and became your style?
I think it has basically been my style, but I did do a correspondence course with the College of Cartoon Art, that was over about a year, the professional cartoonist Dave Fellows, who was the chap that mentored me, sort of pushed me in the way or children’s illustration as he said that it was the best thing for my style of drawing. Sadly, he passed away in 2003, but I fondly remember he especially liked my caricatures of soap characters like Dot Cotton [see below].
So, what would you say is the difference between an artist that can do one set scene, and an illustrator of a children’s book? What skills do you think are needed for children’s book illustration and even comics?
I think probably, I observe people and go around and have a little sketch book and go into town sometimes or other places and sketch people. I think you get a feel for how people are really, and their character.
I saw Shirley Hughes on the BBC 4 documentary What Do Artists Do All Day? Have you seen that? She sits in playgrounds observing people and drawing in her sketch book – actually, maybe that sounds a bit weird… *laughs*
*laughs* That’s basically what I do!
I see so much movement in your illustrations. It’s crazy really, it’s only a static image but yet there’s so much movement in it. I always like that kind of feeling. I think people are quite fascinated by the process and think it’s magic.
Yeah, *laughs* there is quite a lot of imagination goes in it, but I am also a bit of a people watcher.
So, does what inspires you to write and draw? What is your muse?
I think things just seem to jump into my head really. For this story, I was just walking into town one day and a phrase just popped into my head. Something about a girl called Rose, picking her nose. I just started writing it down and it became ‘Don’t Pick Your Nose Rose!’ (which was the original name of the story when Lynne submitted it to Beachy Books – Ed). I didn’t really know where it was going to go at first, it just kind of evolved as I sat down at the computer and wrote and built up the idea.
Rose is quite a feisty heroine in the Thingamanose story. What’s the inspiration behind her?
I think it’s probably me, actually. *laughs* I have always been a bit of a nose picker! *laughs*
I was afraid to ask if you picked your nose! *laughs*
Yeah, quite a lot of my old school friends have commented about that!
Going back to my inspiration from Rose, I think that she also came from having quite strict parents, who just kind of dismiss things you say, things like that. At work, quite a lot of the doctors are very dismissive and that really gets my back up. They don’t believe what you’re saying half the time.
So, are saying that your writing process is quite cathartic? *laughs*
*laughs* Just a bit, sometimes. I’m quite rebellious as well, like Rose!
So, from Rose picking her nose… how did Thingamanose pop into your head? *laughs*
I think it’s probably just something that just popped into my head literally. I think it was just something that happened when I was sat down writing. I kind of go into my own subconscious; in my head it’s a video and I write down the film in my head. It’s like dreaming or daydreaming really. You are sat there writing but you are daydreaming at the same time and all these weird things just come out!
*laughs* I love it. That’s great! So, obviously when I read your story it was very funny. So, what do you enjoy about humorous writing? Is that your default writing style, you go for something funny?
I suppose so. I sometimes think it’s quite serious really, but I’m quite happy people think it’s funny. I think it’s just the way I am really.
So, do you mean Thingamanose is more of a serious story than a humorous one?
I can’t really put my finger on what it is. I think that a lot of people are laugh when they read it, but I think I’s quite serious *laughs*
*laughs* Erm, that’s quite interesting to hear that.
When I had it [the early draft] edited, the comments said it was quite revolting at some points! *laughs*
So, the early drafts were edited by the literacy consultancy?
Yeah, I sent that off last year for them to do it, but it’s obviously now changed quite a bit since then editing with Beachy Books.
And talking of Beachy Books, why did you decide to send your story to us?
They [The Literary Consultancy] did say it was a longer picture book and they weren’t sure what kind of genre it would fit into, because it sort of sits between a picture book and a chapter book. I used to get this quarterly magazine called Carousel and I noticed they were advertising some books and it mentioned that it filled the gap between the picture book and chapter book market, so I went on the computer and looked if they were taking any submissions and they weren’t, so after some research on the computer I came across your blog post [https://beachybooks.com/bridging-the-gap-longer-picture-books] about longer picture books and I emailed you and sent you off a manuscript, just by chance really.
I remember writing that blog it was quite a long time ago now and it was inspired by my frustration of how my daughter, who used to really like picture books, would end up feeling as if she could not read them, as they were associated with a much younger audience. She is a teenager now but still appreciates picture books, but at school she would be teased by other children for choosing to read a picture book when they were reading longer story books with little or no illustrations, which she wasn’t really inspired by in the same way. I also remember that feeling as a child of how wonderful picture books and comics were compared to books full of text. I love them now of course, all books.
Thingamanose is written in rhyme. Is that a writing style you enjoy?
Yeah, I think it comes a bit more naturally to me than prose, but it takes a lot longer to write. I just feel more comfortable with rhyme.
Do you have a favourite children’s book?
My favourite is Dr Seuss. You can probably see that from what I write. I love the Lorax with its environmental message. From childhood, I used to really love the Miffy books, the style and the simplicity.
Have you got any inspiring advice for budding writers or illustrators?
My advice is just to try it. Don’t think, ‘Oh, I’m not a writer…’. You never know until you try! It was when I enjoyed it, trying and trying and keeping at it. It was how I developed my own style and got better and better. With drawing, it’s the same really. Just pick up the pencil and have a go. My grandma was a painter and I used to sit next to her as a little kid. She used to give me old envelopes and a biro and I used to just sit there doodling all the time.
Is there a message in Thingamanose?
The story is just about parents listening to their children and not dismissing what they say. If they’ve got problems or a niggle then listen to them, don’t brush them off. The frustration of people in power just not listening to the small people.
Thank you Lynne Hudson!
Philip Bell would like to thank Lynne Hudson for her time in the interview. If you like the sound of Lynne’s writing and want to see her ilustrations, you can read more about the book, take a peek inside and buy a copy to support the author and publisher here: Thingamanose.
Posted on October 28, 2017 February 5, 2019
Publishing a Children’s Poetry Book
Beachy Books started publishing children’s books so I knew it wouldn’t be long before I published other people’s books. A song writer and poet, David A Ballard, came to me with his rhyming poems for children and asked if I could help him get it published. His friend Christian Hennessy illustrates the book and has helped promote the book. The pair had one of Waterstone’s most successful book signings earlier in the year and the book is selling well.
The book is called Grandma’s Roller Skates and Other Silly Poems and is available to browse on our website.
Press cutting from IW County Press about the Grandma’s Roller Skates Waterstone’s book signing
Press cutting on launch of Grandma’s Roller Skates
Big Repeat Order of Fairyland Fairytales
Last year I created and published a book called Fairyland Fairytales, which was a book commissioned by a lady from a Shanklin tearoom who wanted to compile a book of fairy stories written by children. She wanted the book for sale in her tea room and for all profits from the book to go to a charity of her choice each year.
I’m happy to report that another 100 copies of the book have been ordered for sale this year! This is the third book order now so it’s lovely to see a book completely selling out and being reordered and doubly satisfying when it’s for charity.
Posted on June 6, 2016 February 5, 2019
Fairyland Fairytales – all written by children!
Beachy Books is very proud to announce we have just published a big, bright, magical book called Fairyland Fairytales that contains loads of stories about fairies all written by children.
The book was commissioned by Pat Whybrow of The Old Thatch Teashop in Shanklin, Isle of Wight. She wanted us to create a book of stories written by children who visit her teashop and fairy garden, with the aim of donating all profits to a charity close to her heart called Children with Cancer UK.
The book is one of our most complex in design, with the children’s stories arranged over classic fairy art. The writers ranged from children of only 3 (with some help from their families) to teenagers, and stories of only a few lines to longer fairy tales and poems, so there’s something for everyone.
Fairyland Fairytales is priced at £10 and is ONLY available direct in person from The Old Thatch Teashop in Shanklin, Isle of Wight or can be ordered from their website.
All profits go direct to Children with Cancer UK.
Posted on October 8, 2015 February 5, 2019
Our Award Winning Jack and Boo Children’s Books
We published our own children’s books!
Children’s books for ages 3-7 or anybody who loves good picture books. Click on the images for more information:
Title: Jack and Boo’s Dinosaur Island
Publication: 25th October 2013
Title: Jack and Boo’s Snowy Day
Publication: 3rd October 2011
Title: Jack and Boo’s Wild Wood
Publication: 1st June 2011
Title: Jack and Boo’s Bucket of Treasures
Publication: 24th July 2009
First look at our new children’s book – Jack and Boo’s Dinosaur Island – Beachy Book Trailer
Jack and Boo are back in their BIGGEST adventure yet…first look book-trailer for our children’s book… with voiceover from Peter Serafinowicz and music by a musical genius called Dan O’Neill.
The book will be available to buy at various stockists on Isle of Wight and the mainland and also on with on-line retailers by mid-November 2013! The perfect Christmas gift this Christmas 2013!
Read more information about Jack and Boo’s Dinosaur Island.
The Book of Bedtime Stories
“These are brilliant stories which remind us that there is real talent, invention and creativity amongst readers and contributors to Mumsnet and Gransnet. I really enjoyed reading and selecting these funny, clever stories.” ~ Michael Rosen
I’m a published children’s author! Whoop! You know, “properly”, “traditionally”, “proper” (and any other terms people refer to) published author. Mumsnet and Gransnet – The Book of Bedtime Stories published by Walker Children’s Books is now out for sale (3rd October 2013) and what a gorgeous hardback book it is, filled with 10 winning children’s stories (including mine – me being the only bloke-man-dad to win!?) whittled down by walker/mumsnet/gransnet to 20, then former children’s laureate Michael Rosen, chose the final 10 published stories, which are all beautifully illustrated by 10 commissioned debut illustrators! And to think, the competition all started here.
“The 10 winning stories are a real treat to read, and we’re confident that The Mumsnet Book of Bedtime Stories will be enjoyed by grandparents, parents and children for years to come.” ~ Justine Roberts, Mumsnet co-founder
I received my author copy from Walker Books yesterday and I proudly read it on the train on the way up to London for the launch party, holding it up in the hope that all the other commuters would notice. Sadly they were all too busy watching films on i-p-a-d-s. You cannot beat a real book and this book is the perfect size, not too big to hold up, laying in bed next to a child, and not so heavy it will bruise if you drop it on your head when you nod off after hours of reading—not that any of the stories are dull! The 10 stories are all gripping and fun and atmospheric and touch on many aspects of childhood that I hope a parent and child will identify with. I hope the book will become a modern classic and be on every child’s Christmas list!
And to the stories, of which there are 10, mine called “Bedtime at the Lighthouse”, a story based on a time my children couldn’t sleep during an exciting stay over with their grandma (nana) at her home under the real lighthouse at Portland Bill. More on the story here. Bedtime at the Lighthouse is illustrated by the incredibly talented (I met her at the party and she’s brill) Joanne Young (thanks to her for the use of her image above) and I think her images add so much brooding atmosphere, scene setting and texture to my story, so much so, you’ll feel you could be under the lighthouse, watching a boat, rising and falling in the swell of the sea, as a rescue helicopter swoops overhead, chased by the passing light from the lighthouse…
All the writers and stories are:
Polly the Jumping Cow by Jools Abrams-Humphries
Bedtime at the Lighthouse by Philip Bell
Time for Bed by Michelle Eckhaus
The Night Thief and the Moon by Katherine Latham
A Parcel for Theo by Claire McCauley
Princess Imogen’s Independent Day by Christine O’Neill
The Dancing Bear by Suzy Robinson
The Sheriff of Rusty Nail by Sophie Wills
Celeste Who Sang to the Stars by Kate Wilson
Allie to the Rescue by Helen Yendall
I met all the writers, and most of the illustrators, who contributed to The Book of Bedtime Stories last night and we dashed about excitedly getting each other to sign our copies – perhaps one day they will be worth something? No! Never! They’re priceless! It was also inspiring to meet top people at Walker and Mumsnet and Gransnet and I’d like to thank them all (and Michael Rosen) for the opportunity and for choosing my story. I hope this is the start of a new phase in my writing career. Well, I can hope can’t I?
I hope you enjoy Bedtime at the Lighthouse and all the other stories in The Book of Bedtime Stories, being read soon, in a bed near you. x
“A story shared at bedtime prepares a child for life. So, cuddle up with this book and get reading.” ~ Michael Rosen
Posted on December 3, 2012 February 5, 2019
Children’s Winter Snow Book – Jack and Boo’s Snowy Day
Our winter snow children’s book called Jack and Boo’s Snowy Day follows the adventures of two children, Jack and Boo, as they explore outside on a snowy day, playing, imagining and spotting how wildlife survives the winter. Snowball fights, snowmen, snow angels and more! Also includes wildlife spotter and snowy day children’s activities. Suitable for ages 2-7 and sure to inspire a child to want to play and learn in nature.
But don’t take our word for it. Take a peek inside our book then check out these reviews of Jack and Boo’s Snowy Day:
Nice new review from Pippa and her little pre-school boy who loved Jack and Boo’s Snowy Day.
Blogger Mrs C read Jack and Boo’s Snowy Day to little Miss C and then a few days later it really snowed! Read her lovely review here.
Lovely review from a dad and daughter ReadItDaddy.
Some warming winter reviews on Amazon from a readers.
The Bookseller’s We Love This Book quite literally LOVED our book.
We have a list of stockists that include bookshops and the big on-line retailers, but if you want to support an indie bookshop that does pay it’s tax in the UK and for every book ordered a tree is planted check out the brilliantly independent Beetroot Books.
If you live on Isle of Wight you can buy it in person at the following locations:
Fab indie bookshop – Babushka Books – 3 Carter Road, Shanklin, Isle of Wight, PO37 7HR. Tel: 01983 864114
The big bookshop who support local authors – Waterstones Newport – 118 High Street, Newport, Isle Of Wight, PO30 1TP. Tel: 01983 527927
Lovely walk to it and great scones! – National Trust – The Needles Old Battery – West High Down, Alum Bay, PO39 0JH. Tel: 01983 754772
The kids can go in a boat in the museum – The Classic Boat Museum – Albany Road, East Cowes, Isle of Wight PO32 6AA. Tel: 01983 290006
All made on the Island – Made On The Isle of Wight – Bullen Mead, Bullen Road, Ryde, Isle of Wight PO33 1QE. Tel: 01983 564949
Fab food, cafe and books – Briddlesford Lodge Farm Shop – Briddlesford Road, Wootton, Isle of Wight, PO33 4RY. Tel: 01983 884650
If you do have a problem getting Jack and Boo’s Snowy Day then please contact us direct as we always have signed stock we can send!
Merry Shopping from Jack and Boo!
Beachy News
Commissioned Books
Community Books
Events & Signings
Isle of Wight Books
Isle of Wight History
Podcastaway
Publisher's Diary
Copyright 2020 © Beachy Books Limited. Company Number: 12438464 England and Wales. Registered Office: Unit 94, 5 Liberty Square, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent ME19 4AU
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line490
|
__label__wiki
| 0.524525
| 0.524525
|
Saturday, 17 October 2020 from 5:30 PM to 7:40 PM
Kino Bermondsey presents a special screening for cinemas of Ammonite, which includes an introduction by Francis Lee and key members of the cast, will be shown at the same time as the UK premiere and will mark the closing of the 2020 BFI London Film Festival. Ammonite will be on general release in 2021.
Directed by BAFTA nominee Francis Lee (God’s Own Country) and starring Oscar winner Kate Winslet and Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan. Set on the Southern English Coastline of Lyme Regis, Ammonite follows fossil hunter Mary Anning (Kate Winslet) and a young woman (Saoirse Ronan) as they develop an intense relationship, altering both of their lives forever.
‘gorgeous’ ★★★★★ The Telegraph
‘[a] fine, intimate, intelligently acted movie about forbidden love’ ★★★★ The Guardian
Kino Bermondsey is a 48-seat independent cinema with café-bar and terrace. Refitted in December 2017 with a new screen, a new projector, an incredible new sound system and new red leather seats, it’s simply fantastic. Come and enjoy the latest blockbusters, arthouse, classic and independent films and documentaries.
To allow for social distancing, one seat is kept free between households or bubbles. A face covering must be worn in the cinema, but may be removed to enjoy your drinks!
SCULPTURE AT Behind the Lid 2018 | Edit Oderbolz
Kate Cooper Exhibition
London Marathon Hotel Offer – Rest and Run
Lucy Tomlins – Pylon and Pier
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line496
|
__label__cc
| 0.713296
| 0.286704
|
2020 Platform
About Blogging Blue
Ed Heinzelman
Zach W
Adam Schabow
folkbum
Jeff Simpson
Lisa Mux
MadCityMan
Nancy Northshore
PartiallyBlue
Phil Scarr
Wendy Strout
Comment Policy & Disclaimer
Contact Blogging Blue
Milwaukee County’s in dire shape…and where’s Scott Walker to take some blame? Carl Paladino knows all about traditional family values!
Find the Republican in this photo
By Zach W On October 12, 2010 · 84 Comments · In National Politics, News, Those Kooky Conservatives!
See if you can find the Republican U. S. House of Representatives candidate in this photo:
Image courtesy The Atlantic
The individual second from the right in the photo is Rich Iott, a Tea Party favorite who happens to be the Republican nominee for Congress from Ohio’s 9th District. As first reported by The Atlantic, for years Iott donned a German Waffen SS uniform and participated in Nazi re-enactments. As noted by Charles W. Sydnor, Jr., a retired history professor and author, re-enactments like the Wiking group’s are illegal in Germany and Austria, and “If you were to put on an SS uniform in Germany today, you’d be arrested.”
In explaining his participation in the Nazi reenactment group, Iott said he joined the group over five years ago “as a father-son bonding thing.” Now maybe I’m crazy, but of all the possible father-son bonding activities I can think of for my son and I do to together, joining a Nazi reenactment group isn’t on the list.
Tagged with: Rich Iott
84 Responses to Find the Republican in this photo
Proud Progressive says:
“tea party favorite” speaks volumes…
He was part of Paul Ryans “young guns” also…
Notalib says:
WOW did you get your DEMOCRATIC TALKING POINTS WEEKLY EMAIL late this week? This is old news on all of the progressive blogs and OBAMA MEDIA OUTLETS, CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, MSNBC,they have beat this non story.
Is this the best you progressives can do?
I guess living in your sheltered world you never attended a civil war reenactment, did you know that there are people who dress like Confederate soldiers, we all know how you hate anything related to the south during the civil war. Since you have never been to that I assume you also have never been to a WWII re-enactment…..this may surprise you because we know how the left likes to re-write history but there was actually someone besides the US involved in that war, so in order to have a reenactment you would need people who play that part…..but I am sure this is going a little over your closed minded points on the top of your heads so I will just let you go back to making jackasses out of yourself with this issue.
if thats the case nota, why did Ryan/cantor scrub him from the young guns website???
I have no idea, do you?
Yes, the same reason that the Walker campaign scrubbed Jill Baders racist tweets when Obama was in WI. Because they are racist and disgusting and they dont want to be associated with them.
I guess you can provide links to back up your claim
Since when did portraying a German soldier in a WWII reinactment immediately mean you are a racist? I guess Tom Cruise (who played a German soldier in some crappy movie recently) is also racist?
Proud, this is a red herring, and continues to show just how far you will reach to “prove” racism.
I dressed up as a Native American during Boy Scouts as we did traditional dance reinactments. So I’m a racist as well?
What’s next, grade school pictures of Ron Johnson in a Halloween costume?
My grandfather was a German soldier in WW2 and I’m certain he would have a few (or more) choice words for these clowns. Some things should not be reenacted.
You have GOT to be kidding me. You get your undies in a bundle because someone dresses in military uniforms to REENACT military battles, and equate this to being a skinhead. So, do we bar theaters from using German military uniforms?
Heck, what about Civil War reenactments, want to bar those as well?
Have you EVER been outside your little woe-is-me bubble long enough to attend one of these reenactments? It’s a big acting session, no more.
However, being that you have NO OTHER ARGUMENT to back up your candidates, you continually lob sh!t to hope it sticks. Again, pathetic.
Mark…are you on something?? Where in my comment did I ever mention skinheads?? Do you think you can stop making things up and putting words in my mouth??
Then why the outrage? For some reason you think that just because someone wants to dress up and do a battlefield reenactment that it’s akin to believing what the German army stood for. No, you didn’t use skinheads, but you and Proud have certainly insinuated that just because someone attends these events they are somehow racist.
The first post put this as a NAZI reenactment, which it wasn’t.
Again, pathetic.
Again…Mark…what are you on??
Roland Melnick says:
I believe Mark may be trying to make the same point I made below.
Mr. Melnick…if you are making the same point as Mark you must be on something too.
Oh…BTW…a little off topic…but since you were talking about others being hypocritical…I have to ask…don’t you think it’s a little hypocritical for you to reap the benefits of belonging to a union while being employed by the government all the while criticising others for doing the same…??
A single line insult from you and I’m the one who’s “on something”?
If you had a better argument, perhaps you wouldn’t need to sidetrack the discussion by being “a little off topic”, but since you feel the need to go there…I’ll respond…
If I were, I would be…but since I haven’t, I’m not. 🙂
Being hypocritical would be watching subordinates take furlough days, while refusing to do so personally…like Lil’ Johnny Weishan.
Refresh my memory….did Scott Walker take furlough days along with all those county employees he furloughed?
When I had to take furlough days at my job I was not allowed to use holidays we had tuo use actual work days, once again governemnet workers get catered to with no real suffering line real world workers
Notalib, exactly which government workers were allowed to use holidays in place of furloughs? It’s an honest question, because policies may differ, but I can speak with certainty that my furlough days were unpaid days off; I was prohibited from using “holidays” in place of a furlough. What’s more, my loss in pay due to the furlough is taken out of my checks, so I’m clearly seeing the effect of furlough days.
Not sure if furlough policies differ from agency to agency or at the county level, and that’s why I asked you to cite a specific example.
Oh, and you didn’t answer my question, Notalib. Using Roland’s example of County Supervisor Weishan, should we also expect Scott Walker to have taken a commensurate amount of furlough days as his subordinates? If Roland’s making the argument that County Supervisors should be willing to feel their subordinates’ pain by taking the same number of furlough days, then we should hold Scott Walker to the same high standard.
Actually, Walker goes beyond what any other County worker does. He gives back his pay without taking the time off that goes with furlough days. For several years, he took a 40% pay cut while still working full time. Refresh my memory please…how many furlough days did County workers get this year? 10? 20? If it was 20, that would probably amount to a 10% pay cut. At least they got time off. Walker didn’t. To this day, I believe Walker forfeits 10% of his pay.
I have a perfectly good argument. I wrote two sentences and neither one of them had the words “racist” or “skinhead” or “Nazi” in them…so if you are making the point Mark is making then you are also way off.
I wouldn’t have to go off topic if you’d just answer a simple question without dodging it. You are a government employee and a union member…right? I dare you to deny it.
“I wouldn’t have to go off topic if you’d just answer a simple question without dodging it. You are a government employee and a union member…right?”
I guess I don’t understand why anyone would want to act like a Nazi, especially considering the atrocities committed by the Nazis.
forgotmyscreenname says:
Have to agree there, the Nazis (National Socialists) were truly awful.
In addition to the anti-semitism and extermination of the Jews and other “undesireables,” they declared support for a nationalist form of socialism that was to provide for the Aryan race and the German nation — “economic security, social welfare programs for workers, a just wage, honour for workers’ importance to the nation, and protection from capitalist exploitation.”
So now we’re comparing Nazis to liberals?
Progressives do it all time to conservatives.
When did I say that? I was merely stating a historical fact about the National Socialist party in Germany. You are the one who inferred that equated to liberalism.
Socialism is to Nazism what The Bush Clean skies act is to actual clean skies.
Nazism MEANS National Socialist.
PartiallyBlue says:
Unless and until there is more to this story then make believe, I’ll reserve judgement. There are many pretenders in the world. Like the dudes in Satanic cults who have horns surgically planted on their skulls. Disgusting and damnable but unless there is evidence of emulation, I’ll just figure this guy is weird and not evil.
Military re-enactments, like Star Wars or Star Trek scene re-enactments, are kinda dorky in my opinion. But for a lot of people, it’s a serious endeavor. Ever see a large scale Civil War re-enactment? Would you label all of those who put on Confederate Army uniforms as racists? As supporting slavery? As supporting secession from the US?
In all honesty, I never even heard of Rich Iott before reading this story. I know nothing about him. That said, I think there’s a difference between re-enacting WWII military engagements and dressing up in Nazi garb to spout racist, supremecist rhetoric. If this was a White Supremacist club meeting, I doubt they’d have some dude in a British Air Force uniform in their midst.
Zach, I once asked you why you hadn’t criticized a Democrat from another area of the country. At the time, your excuse was that you don’t comment on politicians and their races if they aren’t your representative. Apparently, your hypocrisy doesn’t apply to cheap shots on Conservatives/Republicans/Tea Partiers regardless of their constituency.
If I recall correctly, I said I don’t focus my attention on politicians and races outside of Wisconsin, which I don’t…..this story just happened to catch my eye.
I do not think this is a cheap shot at all, I think it speaks to the whole body of work of the tea party nationwide.
When Freedomworks and the Koch Brothers tapped into the anger they had no idea what they were unleashing. They were able to control most of it but not all of it.
You really need to move beyond your Koch Brother conspiracy theory. Millions of people (not just those who showed up at rallies) don’t rise up and tap into the same anger/frustration/disapproval because 2 rich brothers made them.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/10/eric-cantor-rich-iott_n_757235.html
House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) sought on Sunday to quickly and clearly distance the Republican Party from a GOP candidate whose past participation in Nazi re-enactments surfaced this weekend.
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/10/rich-iott-defends-nazis-he-dresses-up-as-they-were-doing-what-they-thought-was-right-video.php
Rich Iott Defends Nazis He Dresses Up As: ‘They Were Doing What They Thought Was Right’ (VIDEO)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/vp/39623800#39623800
“I Don’t want this to become the new normal.”
I agree with you completely Mark….PATHETIC!
T. says:
Whoa whoa.
But seriously? I was agreeing with PartiallyBlue a bit before, but reading that article and seeing this?
“I don’t think we can sit here and judge that today. We weren’t there the time they made those decisions.”
No we can judge those decisions with no problem because we should think and be aware what lead to that. I don’t care if the justification is “Some of them had good intentions!” – regardless of ‘good intentions’ terrible things were done. I’m not saying every person who was with the Nazis was a monster, since that’s a broad brush – but if you justify it was ‘oh they did what they thought was right’ with a small shrug towards the millions that died?
Disrespectful.
Eric Cantor is currently the only Jewish Republican in the United States Congress so he would distance himself from it. Not a surprise.
I guess you’d also have a problem with the History Channel that has many re-enactments, Steven Speilberg (Jewish I believe but didn’t have a problem with people putting on Nazi uniforms in several of his movies), Mel Brooks, etc, etc, etc.
It’s not about him wearing a costume/uniform, but the context of it.
… But it is the context.
He brushed over the fact that millions died to just say, “I don’t think we can sit here and judge that today. We weren’t there the time they made those decisions.”
You talk about context… and then take a quote out of context. I’m not going to defend this guy because I don’t know a thing about him, but I think all you guys are making an issue out of nothing because Democrats are desperate. Here’s the full context, T. You can see he was talking about rank and file fighting the Soviets. I don’t know that I would go so far as to praise them for valiance, but are we really debating WWII this election year?
Ohio Congressional candidate Rich Iott got grilled by Anderson Cooper
last night on his rather unusual hobby of dressing up as a member of
the 5th SS Wiking Panzer Division, a unit in the German army during
World War II.
Iott defended the members of the unit, who he said “wanted to fight
what they saw as a bigger threat to them than Germany,” so they joined
up with the Nazis to fight the eastern front of the war against Soviet
forces.
“I don’t think we can sit here and judge that today. We weren’t there
the time they made those decisions,” he said.
Iott called “what happened in Germany during the second World War one
of “the low points in human history,” but defended the Wiking Division
when Cooper referred to them as collaborators:
“I don’t know that I would put that label on them. They were doing
what they thought was right for their country. And they were going out
and fighting what they thought was a bigger, you know, a bigger evil.”
Iott also contended that “this particular unit was one that was never
charged with war crimes,” though Cooper pointed out that one member
was recently charged with the murder of 58 Jews.
Iott replied:
“The war on the eastern front was extremely brutal on both sides.
Nobody was lily-white, that’s for sure. Horrible things that happened
on both sides.”
Cooper also asked about the reenators’ website, which he said
describes members of the Wiking unit as “valiant men.”
He asked Iott if he believed these were “valiant men.”
“I think that they thought they were fighting for their homeland,”
Iott said.
When pressed further, he replied:
the time they made those decisions.”
“…are we really debating WWII this election year?”
Desperate times call for desperate accusations.
This isn’t a debate about WW2. Try to keep up.
Right I know, it’s about picking out obscure facts on Republican opponents trying to somehow tarnish them because Democrats have no real agenda to run on. “I hear Candidate X likes Dutch apple pie… that must mean he favors liberalized drug laws.” With under 3 weeks to go, it will come to that. Laughable. If you guys didn’t care about Jeremiah Wright and all that stuff, I don’t see why you should care about anything of this.
I’ve read the whole context of it. That was just the point I had a kneejerk reaction.
However what he is doing is putting a label on them himself. It’s his wording that is ridiculous, he’s saying it in a romanticizing way that the Nazi’s themselves tried to sell themselves.
Many times, it’s not like that. Sometimes it a lot like what happens in the United States. A lot of these people go into the military to supposedly have a chance at a better life, to get away from something. A lot of them went to fight because they had no other choice. Or didn’t know what they were getting into in the first place and were brainwashed.
As I said before, it is the context of it that bothers me. It’s the fact he’s romanticizing ‘fighting for the country’ and them being ‘valiant’. Even if many of those people were genuinely good? Good people can do terrible things. Also I get on this case for the Soviets too, who were also terrible. I will say nobody in War is pure as a white lily – but the way he justified it is what bothers me.
Frankly, I rarely get into the discussion of Godwin’s Rule of Nazi Analogies – it always goes downhill fast. ( And trust me, get miffed at the left who toss FASCIST and NAZI – which is why I can’t always stomach Keith Olbermann. He brings up good points, but sometimes … no. )
Nope not debating WWII at all, what we are showing is the people behind the tea party “movement”
Oh so now he is BEHIND the movement OMG you progressives are hysterical with your desperation. were you all this up set with KKK Byrd was wearing a white sheet terroizing blacks, probablynot.
Proud, so you disagree with President Obama?
Asked about the tea party during an interview with Matt Lauer on NBC’s Today, Obama stated, “I think that it is a still loose amalgam of forces,” and “[t]here are some folks who just weren’t sure whether I was born in the United States, whether I was a socialist, right? So there’s that segment of it which I think is just dug in ideologically, and that strain has existed in American politics for a long time.” Obama added, “Then I think that there’s a broader circle around that core group of people who are legitimately concerned about the deficit, who are legitimately concerned that the federal government may be taking on too much.” He further stated: “I think those are folks who have legitimate concerns. And so I wouldn’t paint in broad brush and say that, you know, everybody who’s involved or have gone to a tea party rally or a meeting are somehow on the fringe. Some of them, I think, have some mainstream, legitimate concerns.”
I disagree somewhat with president obama here. He gave the politically correct answer because he has to. I would bet they have a different view of them behind closed door. That being said I do think many of them have mainstream legitimate concerns, unfortunately they are directing that anger at the wrong people.
also FYI its not a theory that the koch brothers bankrolled the tea party,its pretty well documented.
Thank God there are Americans like them who are willing to spend their own money to save America from the evils of the progressive agenda. Unlike Progressives who use a foreign billionaire like Soros to bankroll the destruction of America.
again with the extremely broad generalities, platitudes and echo chamber….
Everytime the DOT is closed for furlough its always a holiday if it is different for you Zach I then aplogize, I was at the understanding all governemnet workers had the same furlough schedule, Again I apologize to you.
Notalib, I think you’re confusing things just a touch. I – along with thousands of other state employees – was furloughed yesterday, which just so happens to have been Columbus Day. However, despite the furlough being mandated for yesterday, none of us were paid holiday pay. The powers that be decided for us which days we’d be furloughed, and in many cases the days that were chosen were picked so as to coincide with federal holidays or days of lower volume, such as the day after Thanksgiving, Columbus Day, etc.
Rest assured, state employees who are furloughed (at least in my agency) are actually taking a pay cut as a result of the furlough, as it should be, otherwise we’d be defeating the point of furloughs as a cost-saving measure.
And there’s no need to apologize to me; I just wanted to clear up any confusion so that we’re all on the same page about how furloughs have been implemented.
Byrd quit the KKK in 1952, quite a few years before i was born and FYI he is dead now. I, understand that it is the one thing you have to hold onto to prove equality so by all means continue….
and no Iott is not behind the tea party, we know the koch brothers are the ones behind the tea party….he is just one of the fan favorites…
I see so because it was before you were born and he is dead its a forgotten atrocity. I guess then since WWII happened before you were born and they are all dead now again it should just be wiped from the history books in teh world of the progessive
Actually no, but I will explain it in simple terms, although I am sure we will have to re-visit this next time another republican does or says something racist. It is about a full body of work. Byrd while we he did in the 40’s was abhorrent he them went on to do some good things in the Senate. Although I probably would of never voted for him so I will not defend him too strongly.
Now contrast that to the “tea party” and while they have racist undertones, they did some good things…..hmmmm i will have to think on that one…
Did Tom Barret take any furlough days or is this just for county workers
I don’t believe Barrett took any furlough days, and if memory serves me, my County Supervisor (Pat Jursik) had some bogus explanation for why she wasn’t taking any furlough days along with county employees.
Then why just single out Walker?
For the same reason Roland singled out John Weishan.
Ultimately though, I really don’t care what political party elected officials belong to; if they’re going to furlough their subordinates as a cost-saving measure, then they should be willing to hold themselves (not to mention their senior managers) to the same standard.
Singling out Weishan made sense because he is unwilling to make any personal sacrifice.
Singling out Walker for not literally taking furlough days is ridiculous. The salary Walker forfeited voluntarily amounted to taking two furlough days every week of every month of every year…only Walker worked those days.
Hey did you guys see the miners are coming up, now that is something that really has meaning and puts the petty squabbling here into perspective.
I really hope nothing actually goes wrong since Chile has one of the most deadly records for mines.
The third one was just coming up now from what I last checked.
Has anyone noticed Roland Melnick hasn’t answered my question yet?? I wonder why? It’s a simple question…Roland. Are you a government employee who belongs to a union??
I think you’re on something, “Anon.”
Mr. Melnick…now that’s not an answer to my question. Why the dodge??
What are you talking about? I haven’t dodged anything.
Well…perhaps I’m not understanding you. My question to you is: Are you a government employee and a union member? Try a “yes” or a “no” so there won’t be anymore confusion on my part. Thanks so much.
If you were able to follow the thread you would have seen his NO answer, now of course you are probably a product of the failed WEAC schools in this state and are confused that he said NOPE.
Nope…just missed it. Honest mistake.
nonquixote on President-Elect Biden Lays Out Comprehensive Pandemic Response Plan
Zach W on President-Elect Biden Lays Out Comprehensive Pandemic Response Plan
George Parrino on West Allis man charged for his role in Capitol coup attempt
Steve Carlson on My Martial Law Pillow
nonquixote on My Martial Law Pillow
nonquixote on Senator Ron Johnson Needs To Resign NOW!
Steve Carlson on Body Armor In the Capitol
George Parrino on Body Armor In the Capitol
An Intuitive Perspective
Caffeinated Politics
DemoCurmudgeon
Dom's Domain Politics
Jake's Economic TA Funhouse
MAL Contends
Ramona's Voices
The Political Environment
The Recombobulation Area
Blogging Blue
Support Blogging Blue
West Allis man charged for his role in Capitol coup attempt
Well isn’t this something?!?!? Federal prosecutors have charged a West Allis man […]
© 2007 - 2020 Blogging Blue
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line502
|
__label__cc
| 0.657419
| 0.342581
|
← Game day prediction post
Forget it, Jake, it’s Jacksonville. →
Still in their heads
You live with the talented freshman quarterback, you die with the talented freshman quarterback.
A more dominating presence at nose tackle wouldn’t hurt, either.
81 responses to “Still in their heads”
You die with the terrible first offensive playcall in overtime…
Fine, blame it on Bobo.
But for the aforementioned redshirt freshman QB play early on, that was about 550 yards of Offense. And even with those TOs, that’s 31 points against a tough defense, matching Alabama.
But fine, blame it on Bobo.
Rum-Dawg Millionaire
You die with the interception on 3rd and 7 in OT when a FG likely forces 2OT.
This is about as even as Georgia and Florida have been in my lifetime, and of course, we still found a way to lose the game.
This one is gonna take some time.
More booze, plz.
I can’t drink tonight. I may be a budding alcoholic but even I know when alcohol is going to bring out some VERY BAD aspects of my personality. This is one of those times.
Terrible because it didn’t work? Or are you gonna break down the X’s and O’s for us?
We win if that’s a true home game. I know no one wants to hear it, but it’s true.
I totally agree, needs to come to Athens.
+1 to both of you. The beginning of wisdom.
No One Knows You're a Dawg
Well, “Mediocre is OK” McGarity disagrees.
Hey, at least we always win the party! WOOHOO!
I do not understand the stalwart resistance to at least trying this out. I don’t think it would be a guaranteed way to turn around the series, but at least it would trying something different. If it didn’t work, we could always just move it back to Jacksonville and continue losing there.
We can’t have our AD saying that we have a “Florida fixation”, and then continue to play this in Jax every year. You want us to start treating UF like just another game? Then stop the Fall Break, stop the fall vacationers, stop the whole damn thing. Home and home is good enough for all our other conference games, it will be goo enough for this one too.
TimRankine
As T. Kyle pointed out and it caint be put any better:
“We are 40-38-1 all-time against the Gators in Jacksonville. The last time we played Florida in Athens, we lost 52-17. That was a year after losing 52-14 to them in Gainesville and a year before losing 47-7 to them in Jacksonville. We get half the tickets to Jacksonville and they get half the tickets to Jacksonville. As part of the most recent contract renegotiation, we arranged for Jacksonville to pay to charter a plane for our team to fly directly there, so our travel time is not significantly longer than theirs.
The argument that the venue is what is making the difference is the laziest and worst kind of excuse-making. It embarrasses me to have Georgia fans say such things.”
PNWDawg
I’m on board with this post. Besides, it’s not like we dominate at home. Look at our record at home vs. the top 25. A better suggestion would be to play them all at the swamp due to our road record.
Remarkably wise
The embarrassing thing is that people think this way. Smart, otherwise reasonable people are so blind on this.
Move the damn game already.
giddyupgators
The last time Florida played in Athens they hung 52. Be careful what you wish for. There is no better neutral site unless we go to Legion Field. The last time I checked 42 on one side and 42 on the other makes it neutral. If you really think we have a psych advantage you need to look at your coaches. Didn’t seem to bother Butt-Smhere combo or Dooley. Yes I know I spelled it wrong. The Ga Dome is not a better option unless you really want to party in Atlanta.
papadawg
I’ve thoughtfully considered my postgame comments and insightful analysis for today’s game. Here it is:
Nothing really to say, is there? Bottoms up.
at least we fought in the 2nd half – 08 and 09 teams wilted when faced with adversity.
travis fain
Throw in a couple of safeties, some less tentative running and a few quick passes to A.J. Green and you’ve got something.
Brutal loss, but with a few more players that fit the defensive scheme and a few more corner blitzes we win this game easily. A player like Crowell wouldn’t hurt.
For how many years have you been saying stuff like this after the Florida game?
The excuses have run out.
Xon, terrible because it didn’t work. I’m not smart enough to break down any X’s and O’s.
One of the biggest screw-ups has yet to be mentioned. On Florida’s first TD drive they fumbled down around the 10. Comming, instead of falling on the ball tries to pick it up and fumbles it until a Florida OL jumps on it. Florida goes 91 yards for the TD. That could have been a huge momentum changer in the first half.
Virtually the same exact thing happened in the second half. Football 101: Fall on the ball when it is fumbled–don’t try to run with it.
Depends on who is the coach. Some teach to scoop the ball and try to run with it on defense. Fall on it if you’re on offense.
Now that I’ve calmed down and am thinking rationally. I’m not happy about losing, but happy with what seemed to be a motivated but focused team. We were far from perfect, but played well enough to make it close. Happier than I’d thought I’d be after a loss in this game. Murray seemed to have some jitters in front of this unique environment in first half, and can only hope things will get easier for him.
I am glad you are happy about losing this game despite a good effort. I am more pissed off about this than I was about getting blown out last year because we kicked away the game because of out and out stupidity. We are getting out-coached every game now, sometimes even when we win (see UK game).
3-18; 2-8
No One, let me know what Richt’s record is against Auburn, SC and Tech. I am too lazy to look it up.
Dooms Day Dawg
I believe that No One’s point is pretty clear. Do you need him to draw it in magic marker for you? By the way, did you mean to leave off UT and Kentucky? Or did you simply leave them out due to the recent records?
There was a LOT that didn’t break our way in this game, but there were also lots of mistakes that we made happen pretty well on our own.
One thing that comes to mind is when UF was down near the goal line and had a 3rd and 4. Three false starts later, they’re at 3rd and 19. As bad luck would have it, they complete a 20 yd pass for a first down and follow up with a TD.
Also, we get a huge sack on Brantley and force a 3rd and VERY long. Oh, but wait, there’s a flag for a false start. The sack is negated, the down is saved, and it’s only 2nd and 15. I know those are the rules and that’s how it goes, but that just seemed to be like the 92 game (right, 92?) when the DB got the timeout JUST IN TIME to save a TD. Those kinds of things don’t ever seem to break our way, and it makes games like this one today especially hard to deal with…
There were two plays I feared would be flagged but weren’t: 1. Ealey’s spike in the endzone after scoring a TD, and 2. an obvious forearm to UF’s Hines (by Rambo?) that knocked his helmet off in the 4th quarter.
The breaks cut both ways…we just see and recall the most hurtful ones when we lose.
And 3. the block by Ogletree on the punt return. I’m pretty sure we dodged a call there.
You are right about those calls. For once I thought the refs did not call a bunch of made-up phony penalties against UGA. We lost this one all on our own.
I hear ya, and good points.
Not a lot of people seem to be talking about the two missed opportunities for turnovers due to our defenders not falling on the ball. Even with Murray’s mistakes, I think we win if we recover both of those.
Hell we win if we fall on just 1 of those. They scored touchdowns on both drives instead of us having the ball 1st & goal (1st one) or in their territory(2nd one). Those were hidden turnovers in the same way roughing the punter is, and contributed way more to this loss than Aaron Murray or his 4 turnovers that showed up in the box score did.
Florida is bad, but we managed to be worse & beat ourselves today more than they beat us- similar to the Colorado game. Sad.
thewhiteshark
Commings tried to pick the dang ball up instead of falling on it. They scored on that drive. That was a huge, dumb play.
I’m not sure why nobody’s mentioning the elephant in the post-game room.
If you have the best pass receiver in the country, and you’re the OC, you force your QB to throw him the ball.
It’s sweet and all that Murray’s high school buddy caught 100 yard of balls, but UGA wins if AJ gets half of those throws.
Richt or Bobo should have lined up in formation with AM and said, “Throw the ball to All-World Green.”
Calling running plays up the middle late in the 4th and in OT sucks on its face, but ignoring Green is inexcusable.
I believe they tried that in ot.
It’s pretty clear to me that Murray was rattled by the tremendous play by Jenkins on our first snap. He was overthrowing guys, and timidly checking down from AJ on plays designed to go to #8. Presumably, Bobo/Richt told him to stop doing that, which led Murray to try to force it to AJ in traffic, resulting in the OT pick. Not sure why we would ever drag AJ across the middle. He’s injury prone, and nearly unbeatable in jump balls.
There were bright spots, however. Hitting Charles in stride for a TD was a spectacular throw. And I have to credit Murray and King for running down Hill in OT. Neither Murray nor anybody else gave up. I’m glad we’ll have #11 under center going forward. We all expected this to be a learning curve season for him. His performance has been so good that it was inevitable for him to have an off day at some point.
I hate to be the “wait till next year” guy, but I much prefer the 2011 schedule to 2010. We get Louisville at home instead of a trip out west, still no Bama or LSU, and we get the bye before JAX. Just saying…
Yes, sure Ben, the 3rd and 19 completion was bad luck. It couldn’t possibly be that their WR came back and made a play while Commings just waited on the ball to come to him. Just a sign of how our players play like our coach, soft.
If by that you mean soft in the head, I totally agree.
That play happened really quickly. That was just a really good play by their guy.
Yeah. Howcome it wasn’t a good play by OUR guy instead?
Would have been nice. I just don’t see the point in calling our player out because he didn’t make a great play. Many of the points about our team not being aggressive or playing soft are quite valid. I just don’t think this particular play is a good example. Plenty of our guys made some really great ones though.
Anyone else see the AJC article this week in which McGarity said he didn’t understand why Georgia fans considered the UF game more important than any other SEC game?
It seems the “good enough is good enough” mentality will endure at UGA.
1. Chip Kelly (won’t leave but wish he would)
2. Dan Mullen (ambitious egotist, would leave)
3. TCU vs. Utah winner
4. TCU vs. Utah loser
5. Will Muschamp
Number 5’s D is being thrashed by Baylor, last week it was Iowa State.
The search would stop at #2.
Jax Dawg
It would seem Greg McGarity is quite the Mark Richt Apologist!
NJDAWG
How could he not be a “Mark Richt apologist” during the season? I still think he’s going to be given another year, whether its right or not. McGarity will look to who he knows when he does look, though. That is Mullen & Strong.
Bobo went back to being Bobo in overtime. On 2nd down we run the ball right into a blitz. At least play it safe on 3rd down so we can use the best kicker in the country.
Sigh. So true.
I told my wife, “We lose,” when Rambo dropped that Int.
The only question I have is, why wasn’t there a flag thrown on them after the int. in OT? Did their team not rush the field?
That would have put them on the 40-45 yard line vs. the 25. That’s totally different.
Good point, Joe. Why not?
I am curious about this…
It was fair not to throw it. They thought it was a TD and the game was over.
What bothers me is that if the roles were reversed I think that flags WOULD have been thrown. Are we now leaving it up to refs to make moral judgments as to when it is “right” to throw a flag for a clear rules violation? If that is the case then we are going to get screwed all the time. How about enforcing the rules as written for once?
What about Chris Rainey’s little celebration after his touchdown? It was indivudally performed and directed at the crowd, not his teammates. It would not have had any effect on the game, but nonetheless…
Tony Barnhart said on TV last night that the SEC is not calling “celebration” penalties any more because of the fallout from the bad call in the 2009 LSU-UGA game. I guess we are going to be the last team screwed by that ridiculous rule–and it cost us a game.
Asylum Dawg
2010, like most of the last 20, has produced the same Cocktail result. We need to realize that Florida is just better than us most years. You could move the game to Athens every year, and the outcome would probably remain close to the result we have seen. The excitement felt when we win is a testimony towards Florida’s natural dominance in this era. I hate losing to Florida more than anyone else. However, we should recognize that Georgia doesn’t wet themselves when they play Florida. They usually just lose to a superior team.
Is your name Asylum Dawg or Asylum Gator? You should be ashamed of yourself.
tduga1
I would say the Gators have the superior team 60
% of the time. That doesn’t account for 3-18.
Bottom line. We SH*# our pants every year in Jacksonville. We were the more talented team today but we made countless mistakes.
Depressing.
We shit ourselves today, but the game was a toss up on talent.
02 and 03 are the real groin kicks. We were clearly the better team and Ron Fucking Zook was the HC for them and we STILL lost.
No since discussing the 90’s as it leads to wrist cutting.
sense!
I agree that Florida has largely been better recently but even while your point is true, it’s also largely irrelevant.
Since 1990, we’ve beaten them 3 times. We had the better team 2 1/2 of those 3 times (1997 is arguable). But in addition, we also had the better team in 1992, 2002, 2003, 2005, and probably 2010. So we’ve been the better team in 7.5 of the last 21 games.
I don’t care how good they’ve been, there’s no reason we should be 3-18 against them in the last 21 years.
Until our defense can disrupt what the other team is doing, we will not be competitive.
Murray, after a slow start played well. What we didn’t need was an interception in overtime. Hindsight is 20/20 but Murray got away with one on the touchdown to AJ that made it 31 all. Threw right into triple coverage. On the last interception he tried to force it to AJ with four guys around him. Do I blame Murray? No. The kid made plays all night. Bobo should have said something after the TD and reminded him that he got lucky. Maybe he did but i doubt it. I had the thought “I hope he doesn’t try to force another one.” He did. You just won’t get away with those.
We’d run the ball well. That first OT would have been a good time to stick in there and maybe make a safe throw on third down. Hindsight’s 20/20.
This one hurt. We won three quarters but got blistered in the 2nd quarter by turnovers and defensive breakdowns. That’s why you play four. I was proud of how they fought back to make it a game, but that is cold consolation.
Hindsight is 20/20 but Murray got away with one on the touchdown to AJ that made it 31 all. Threw right into triple coverage. On the last interception he tried to force it to AJ with four guys around him. Do I blame Murray? No. The kid made plays all night. Bobo should have said something after the TD and reminded him that he got lucky.
Disagree. On the TD throw, he didn’t “get lucky”. He had time to set and read and threw the ball in the perfect spot given the coverage.
On the OT pick, he was forced to move and didn’t throw the pass on time. It’s a play he should have recognized wasn’t going to work once he moved. That’s one pass he should have thrown away.
We lost this game when we played for the overtime on 3rd down with 50 seconds or so to go.
We HAD to run a pass play there. Running it took what, 5-10 seconds more off the clock? And our defense stuffed them. That’s time WE would have had.
When a team has dominated you for 20 years, you aren’t going to dig out of it with timid conservative play.
Bobo absolutely has to go after this year. All the talk of stats and points doesn’t tell the full story. When the situation is critical, Bobo fails.
I think much of the Bobo criticism is misguided, but, honestly, this argument is even more ridiculous than the usual fare.
Now Bobo sucks because he chose not to pass on a 3rd and 8 from his own 6 with less than a minute to go in the game?
Look – when a team has a 3rd and 8 at its own 6, the percentage chance the OTHER team scores next in that situation are something like 95%. And the odds the offensive team scores in that situation with a minute to go are something like 2% – considerably less than the odds that any given play we ran today would end in a turnover (5.6%).
And if we had thrown a pick on that 3rd down play – or if Murray had been sacked for a safety, which nearly happened on the 2nd down pass – Bobo wouldn’t have made it out of the stadium alive.
If this is what you are reduced to when trying to make arguments that we need to get rid of Bobo, I suggest you get some new material.
Can we add something new to the Lexicon? “Bobo’s Second and Run Up the Middle” …… the ability for Bobo to take any situation and on second down, no matter the distance or position on the field, run the ball up the middle….
“You never put a win total on any sport,” McGarity said. “I’ve met with half the coaches now and I’ve shared with them the expectations that we have from coaches. You just want to be in the hunt. I think every sport that we sponsor you want them to be in the hunt for championships. There could be circumstances that could lead you to not be in the hunt a certain year due to various circumstances, but you want every sport at the University of Georgia just to be in the conversation.”
McGarity has said this is not a make-or-break season.
JaxDawg
Greg was a great hire but he needs to understand the urgency of beating his old employer.
He’s mostly been on the winning end for the past 17 years so I seriously doubt his gut feels the pain and anger the majority of us feel when we lose to FL.
And when I say anger, I mean unhealthy anger.
McGarity’s “just another game” comment bothered me because it ignored Florida’s dominance of the SEC (especially the East) over the last 20 years. Simply put, the Florida game is more important because in any given season they are usually the primary competition for making the SECCG and beyond.
A.J. had his part in the 1st int.(lazy route),white let the 2nd go between his hands ,caleb blocked the wrong guy on the fumble, blame the qb really ? Why not figure out what about the fla. line causes UGA to crap themselves ? btw JAX. doesn’t play
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line508
|
__label__cc
| 0.715643
| 0.284357
|
The Dark Tower, Books V and VI: Dear Lord, These Ain't Too Good
RickJay July 9, 2005, 4:24am #21
Arien:
Can anyone spoil the series for me? I read the first 4 a few years ago. Then I didn’t care anymore by the time the 5th book came out.
Here is the briefest summary ever:
Book 5, Wolves of the Calla:
[spoiler]Roland, Susannah, Eddie and Jake arrive in a small town called Calla Bryn Sturgis, one of many small towns. Every twenty years, men disguised as wolves raid the town and kidnap one of every set of twins; for some reason the people in this town mostly have twins. The wolves, as it turns out, are due to arrive in a month. The townsfolk, which include Father Don Callahan, the priest from “Salem’s Lot,” who somehow slipped into this dimension, beg Roland’s help. Approximately 500 pages of talking later, Roland and the team kill the wolves, who are actually robots dressed as wolves who carry light sabers from Star Wars and grenades copied after the “snitch” from Quidditch in “Harry Potter.” No, really. The Wolves are being dispatched from somewhere in the East.
While all this is happening it turns out Susannah is pregnant with a demon child conceived in that battle where they got Jake. She is losing her mind again; now her other personality, obsessed with having the demon child, is named Mia.
They also simultaneously take many trips to New York City where they find that a bookstore owner, Calvin Tower, owns a plot of land on which the Rose, the anifestation of the Dark Tower itself, exists in New York. Tower is being leaned on by mysterious forces trying to get him to sell the land so the team plans to figure out a way to buy it themselves.
At the end of the book, the team kills the wolves and then Mia/Susannah escape to New York through a “Door.”[/spoiler]
Book 6, Song of Susannah:
[spoiler]The team chases Susannah back to our world, sort of. Callahan and Jake go after Susannah and rescue her although the demon child, Mordred, is born. He’s a big spider. Callahan dies in the effort.
Roland and Eddie head off to Maine to pursue Calvin Tower, who has fled there to escape the gangsters hired by evil forces to get the vacant lot the Rose sits on. (They’re the same gangsters Roland and Eddie killed in Book 2; they entered our world 10 years before that.) However, they also go after… Stephen King, who they believe to be key to all this because they found a copy of “Salem’s Lot,” the bok Callahan was in, and were amazed to discover one of thei number in a novel. As it turns out, Stephen King is God, and he created them by writing “The Gunslinger.” No, I’m not shitting you. Roland hypnotizes King and tells him to keep writing Dark Tower books. Really, I’m totally serious.[/spoiler]
Book 7, The Dark Tower:
[spoiler]A lot of boring shit happens, but basically they get to the place where the Beams are being broken by “Breakers,” ESP-heavy folks gathered by the evil Crimson King to break the Beams and destroy the Tower. They slay all the minions of the Crimson King and chase the Breakers away, but towards the end of the battle Eddie is shot and dies.
They then have to go back to New York and Maine for some reason and save Stephen King, who is of course God, from being hit by that truck. Jake, trying to save King, is hit by the truck and dies. King/God is badly injured, just as he was IRL.
Roland and Susannah go back and continue going for the Dark Tower. A lot of boring shit happens. Eventually, Susannah, heartbroken over Eddie’s death, kind of gives up; she has a chance to go back through the “Door” to New York, and does so. Roland goes on with Oy, Jake’s billy-bumbler.
Roland finally encounters Mordred the demon child spider thingy, and kills it. Oy dies in the battle. Roland goes back to New York (I may have this out of order) and a big company headed by Susannah’s relatives has bought the vacant lot.
Roland finally gets to the Dark Tower. The Crimson King is a big fat guy who squeals like a pig and throws grenades. Roland, with the help of some kid they picked up along the way named Patrick, defeats the Crimson King by having Patrick erase him in a picture. He marches triumphantly into the Dark Tower.
Susannah arrives in an alternate dimension New York. Eddie and Jake are waiting for her; they don’t remember her, but were drawn to her arrival.
Roland climbs the steps of the Dark Tower, steps through the door at the very top - and winds up back at the beginning of the first book, chasing the man in black across the desert. The only difference is he has Cuthbert’s horn now for some reason.
The end.[/spoiler]
asterion July 9, 2005, 2:12pm #22
Nah, here is the briefest summary ever for book 5:
Ever see Seven Samurai or The Magnificent Seven? Go rewatch one of those, as the plot in book 5 is exactly the same, but it’ll take you longer to get through.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line510
|
__label__wiki
| 0.564193
| 0.564193
|
Jack Blackwell – Film Reviews
Film reviews that are objectively correct. Includes first-look previews, festival coverage, and features.
First Look Reviews
By the Grace of God
Date: October 26, 2019Author: Jack Blackwell 0 Comments
It often seems a little grandiose when a film is proclaimed to have made a real impact outside of the cinematic world, but such garlands can be legitimately awarded to Francois Ozon’s By the Grace of God. The French provocateur’s deadly serious look at the paedophilic crimes of Lyon-based priest Bernard Preynat has sent shockwaves through the Catholic church and made a genuine impact in the real case against Preynat. It’s a mightily impressive achievement, one that elevates By the Grace of God, which is otherwise a slightly dry offering, powerfully acted but so focused on the facts that it sometimes lacks dramatic push.
Splitting its time between three of Preynat’s victims, By the Grace of God follows the gradual build of the case against the priest, as more and more men begin to speak out about the abuse they suffered. At the forefront is Alexandre (Melvil Poupaud), a successful family man who retains his commitment to Catholicism, but is spurred into action upon seeing that Preynat is still working with children, decades after Alexandre’s abuse. Following him is the furious and atheistic Francois (Denis Menochet), who wishes to see the whole institution held accountable for its oversights and broken promises.
Most broken by his experiences is Emmanuel (Swann Arlaud, magnetically good), who can barely read Preynat’s name without a violent physical reaction. Ozon never generalises the abuse or its effects, every victim given an individual humanity and, boldly, Ozon also places disagreements between the men. They are united in their experiences and some of their goals, but to give them a blanket response to their trauma would be oversimplifying things, and Ozon never falls into this trap. This fierce intelligence can, though, come at the expense of emotion and immersion, making By the Grace of God feel a bit too much like a docudrama.
Ozon does away with most of his usual style which, given that a lot of his films are erotic thrillers, is the best move for this story. But he’s also proved himself, with the excellent Frantz, to be able to tell more mature and understated stories with a bit more flair than this. The story is fascinating, and Ozon makes a great choice in putting his fantastic actors front and centre, but ultimately By the Grace of God is more impressive in what it’s achieved than in the film it actually is.
Written and Directed by Francois Ozon
Starring; Melvil Poupaud, Denis Menochet, Swann Arlaud
By the Grace of GodCatholic ChurchDenis MenochetFrancois OzonMelvil PoupaudSwann Arlaud
Published by Jack Blackwell
View all posts by Jack Blackwell
Previous Previous post: Terminator Dark Fate
Next Next post: Sorry We Missed You
Follow Jack Blackwell – Film Reviews on WordPress.com
© 2021 Jack Blackwell – Film Reviews
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line515
|
__label__wiki
| 0.931571
| 0.931571
|
Norwegian billionaire funds deluxe deep ocean research ship
Twice as big as most research ships, the REV (seen in an artist's concept)
can operate in polar regions.
Eespen Øino Int.
From ScienceMag by Erik Stokstad
"A dream vessel" is what Joana Xavier, a sponge expert at the University of Porto in Portugal, calls a new research ship due to launch in 2021.
Funded by a Norwegian billionaire, the 183-meter-long Research Expedition Vessel (REV) will be the largest such ship ever built, more than twice the length of most rivals.
Engineered to endure polar ice, punishing weather, and around-the-world voyages, the REV will not only be big and tough, but packed with top-of-the-line research gear—and luxurious accommodations.
Its full capabilities were detailed for the first time last week at a meeting on deep-sea exploration at The Royal Society in London.
The $350 million ship, under construction in a Black Sea shipyard in Romania, is owned by Kjell Inge Røkke, 60, who made his fortune in fishing, offshore oil, and other marine industries.
In October, he promised an additional $150 million to REV Ocean in Fornebu, Norway, to operate the ship for at least 3 years, giving scientists free access.
Røkke started the foundation last year to find solutions to climate change, ocean acidification, overfishing, and marine pollution.
"The scale of the investment and commitment is astounding," says Victor Zykov, science director of the Schmidt Ocean Institute, a charity in Palo Alto, California, that has its own research vessel, the Falkor
182m Espen Oeino-designed, developed by VARD.
Exploration 60 scientists and 40 crew, charterer 36 guests and a crew of 54, 16,000GT, beam 22m, maximum speed 17 knots, range 21,120 nautical miles at 11 knots, up to 114 days full autonomy with a 90 passengers.
Many national research fleets are aging and shrinking.
Since 2005, for example, the U.S. academic fleet has declined from 27 vessels to 18, and by 2025 it will it drop to 16 ships.
As a result, marine scientists can face long waits for ship time.
"If I want to know what's happening in a particular place, it might not work out within a decade," says Antje Boetius, an oceanographer and director of the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven, Germany.
Philanthropists have launched several vessels to help shorten the queue, but few are dedicated to research, and all are dwarfed by the REV.
It offers room for 60 researchers and large areas for science and engineering.
It will have trawls for capturing marine life and a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) for on-the-spot observations, a rare combination, and much else.
"The idea that all the assets are on the ship, and you can pick and choose, that is tremendous," says Ajit Subramaniam, a microbial oceanographer at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University.
The ROV, capable of 6000-meter descents, can be launched through large side doors or a moon pool in the hull.
A pair of ship-borne helicopters can release smaller autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), which don't need tethers to the main vessel.
"Think of it as an aircraft carrier for robotics," says Chris German, a marine geochemist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts.
The REV will also have a crewed submersible, probably one capable of descending 2000 meters.
The main trawl, designed by Røkke's company Aker BioMarine for harvesting krill in the Southern Ocean, can remain 3000 meters deep while funneling fish to a tube that quickly pumps them up to the ship's wet labs.
This offers the tantalizing possibility of collecting jellyfish and other soft organisms that normally don't survive the slow trip to the surface when the trawl is winched up, opening a porthole into marine food webs.
"If the gear can sample with less damage, this would really help," says biological oceanographer Xabier Irigoien, science director of AZTI, a nonprofit institute for marine research in Pasaia, Spain.
The REV could also make a significant contribution to understanding fisheries on the high seas, Irigoien adds.
The intergovernmental organizations that regulate fishing beyond national jurisdictions don't own ships and can rarely afford to pay for time.
Free access to the REV could help scientists fill the gaps.
They might be able to track tagged tuna or sharks with AUVs, for instance, while sizing up schools of fish with the ship's high-tech sonar.
By combining data from the trawl and sonar, Irigoien says, researchers could chart potential fisheries in the deep sea before they're exploited.
The same technologies would be useful for investigating far-flung marine protected areas.
Most research vessels are spartan, but on the REV scientists will have nearly full run of the ship, including its lounges, gym, dining room, and seven-story atrium.
Magne Furuholmen, an artist and former keyboardist of 1980s pop group A-ha, is choosing the art collection.
The REV is also eco-friendly: It's fuel efficient with low emissions and a broad, stable hull designed to reduce noise pollution.
If it encounters a garbage patch, booms can collect up to 5 tons a day of plastic to incinerate onboard for energy.
Alex Rogers, an oceanographer at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, starts next month as the full-time science director for REV Ocean.
He says scheduling an expedition on the REV could be quicker and more flexible than on government research vessels, which are sometimes limited by range, budget, or scientific focus.
On the other hand, working with philanthropists is not like dealing with a research funding agency.
"You have to explain what you're doing," Rogers says.
"Be prepared to communicate with them."
Røkke's history could raise concerns about hidden agendas.
"I think there will always be some level of suspicion from the public that a person like Røkke—who made a fortune in ocean industries—that somehow there are strings attached," Rogers admits.
So he is working with the Research Council of Norway to design an independent review process that will select projects for ship time.
Rogers says the only expectation is that researchers focus on solutions and share their data after they publish.
"If Alex is involved, I have faith," says Kerry Howell, a deep-sea ecologist at the University of Plymouth in the United Kingdom.
"He's not the kind of person who would work for the dark side."
As for Røkke, he has no plans to run the foundation and is "very meticulous about this being fully independent and objective," says Nina Jensen, CEO of REV Ocean.
"He is serious about making a difference for the oceans." Jensen, who studied marine biology and previously led the environmental advocacy group WWF Norway , says she told Røkke she will resign if one of his companies, Aker BP, drills for oil in Norway's Lofoten islands, which boast rich fisheries and the largest known deep-water coral reefs.
To help cover the costs of operation, for 4 months a year the REV will open 60% of its berths on research expeditions to paying eco-tourists.
For another 4 months, the entire ship will be available as a luxury yacht.
Jensen hopes benefactors will charter it as a "floating think tank" to win more support for ocean protection.
Any extra funds raised will go to support early-career scientists.
It's an unproven model, Jensen concedes, but the REV won't sink or float on its fundraising prowess.
Røkke's pledge last month to support operations was only his first, Jensen says.
"It will not be the last."
Maritime Executive : Shipping Magnate Orders World's Largest Research Vessel
TradeWinds : Rokke research ship costing $350m
Boat Int : Grand ambition: Inside the revolutionary expedition vessel Project REV
Marine Link : Vard Begins Construction of Le Commandant Charcot new polar exploration vessel
DailyMail : The rise and rise of the mega yacht: Billionaires play one-upmanship ...
Oregon Univ : Regional Class Research Vessel (RCRV)
Norsk Polar Institute : Kronprins Haakon – icebreaker research vessel
GeoGarage blog : Meet the billionaire (and ex-fisherman) giving away ... / Why the super-rich are taking their mega-boats into ... / What makes Russia's new spy ship Yantar special? / A fantastical ship has set out to seek Malaysian ... / Ice-locked ship to drift over North Pole /
More than a holiday: Pegaso, the luxury superyacht ... / US billionaire Paul Allen discovers wreck of Japan's ...
Posted by geogarage at 1:38 AM
US NOAA update in the GeoGarage platform
The first chart of Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard
GPS jamming and spoofing: when good signals go bad
Big data at sea: How the Royal Navy charts the wor...
Norwegian billionaire funds deluxe deep ocean rese...
Why your mental map of the world is (probably) wrong
How will ship routing look in fifteen years?
Submarine ARA San Juan located
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line522
|
__label__wiki
| 0.583685
| 0.583685
|
Principal Corey Crochet: The Lifelong Learner
by Vivi Hyacinthe | Jul 18, 2019 | K-12 Administrators, Star School Leader | 0 comments
Principal Corey Crochet
The Lifelong Learner, Star School Leader Recipient
Principal Corey Crochet’s passion for learning has followed him from school yards to construction sites and back again. This is the seventh spotlight in a series of twelve, in which we feature the winning recipients of Kiddom’s annual Star School Leader Award. Look for the others over the coming months by signing up for our newsletter, or check out our School Leadership page, which we will update with each new spotlight.
Great leaders are remembered for how they depart from the norm. But the most effective leaders often have experiences that allow them to blend in with their dependents and peers. Such is the case at Labadieville Middle School in Assumption Parish, Louisiana, where Principal Corey Crochet has presided over the last seven years.
Built in 1939, Labadieville Middle School is a relic of the Roosevelt administration. But unlike other historical artifacts, the public schools of this nation aren’t always nurtured with the same amount of care. Assumption Parish, where Labadieville is located, is very close to the district line, making it hard to retain students and teachers. “We compete with higher wages and higher salaries all around us,” Principal Crochet says. “My assistant principal and I both started as teachers in 2004, and we were the only two out of a group of nine to return the following year.”
The students affected by this teacher turnover are 48% Black, 48% White, and 4% Hispanic. In state evaluations, Labadieville oscillates between a C and D School Improvement score, which summarizes how well the school is preparing its students for the next level of study. “The vision is to eventually get to a B status and stay there. Last year, we were 8/10ths of a point away from a C (a score of 60).”
“Mr. Crochet’s attitude of removing all obstacles that get in the way of learning is evident across the campus. He tackles problems and is not afraid to go back to the drawing board when something is not working.”
—Cathy Martinez, teacher at Labadieville Middle School
From a certain vantage point, the school’s chances look promising. Labadieville Middle earned a B on the Progress Score during the 2017-2018 school year. Two feeder schools provide a continuous flow of investment from neighboring communities. And many Labadieville students readily demonstrate their preparedness by earning high school credits before they move on.
But an “overall score” doesn’t tell the full story of what goes on behind Labadieville’s doors. And the same can be said of the school’s sitting principal.
The Building Blocks of an Educator
For Corey Crochet, the path toward education took a few detours. In his words, “my attitude in high school was a bit unbecoming of an educator.” He failed the 10th grade as a student, leading to a stint in construction.
But it was there that he discovered his knack for instruction. “My first teaching job was teaching pipefitting to a group of guys that were all older than me, but didn’t have the knowledge of the trade that I did.”
“Mr. Crochet is constantly learning and because of this, he inspires his teachers to do the same …Whether it is working to improve classroom instruction, or creating a culture of learning, Mr. Crochet models his love of learning every day.”
This passion led him back to school, where he is finishing up his Doctor of Education. When Corey finally returned in the classroom as a teacher, it was kismet. He taught social studies at Labadieville for seven years before following the administrative track to his hometown. Inspiringly, he served there as an assistant principal not too far from the school out of which he once flunked. After one year as an AP, Crochet applied for the principal opening at LMS, and began his post in 2012.
Although most of his years in education have been at the same school, Principal Crochet recognizes that every unique learning community has valuable lessons to impart. During his early years as a principal, Crochet had the opportunity to visit other schools across the nation, including Dr. Steve Perry’s Capital Prep in Hartford, CT and White Pines Middle School in Ely, NV. From these environments, Principal Crochet gained inspiration for how to persistently pursue goals with students.
“I really enjoy having conversations with students and helping them solve problems that are getting in the way of their learning. Being in a position to help students and teachers makes it a very, very rewarding job.”
— Principal Corey Crochet, Labadieville Middle School
What Principal Crochet most enjoys about being a principal is witnessing a student’s growth during their four years at LMS. His personal motto, emblazoned on the school website is, “Every student. Every day. Whatever it takes.” And that is exactly the approach Corey takes in steering LMS to new heights.
A Beaming Foundation
In addition to visiting schools in other states, Crochet stays connected with mentors in his own community. Every Wednesday morning, he has coffee with his former principal, who retired while Crochet was in the fourth grade.
When progress runs stale at Labadieville, getting perspective from principals who have been there helps Corey stay positive and focused.
“One thing [my mentor] tells me is that sometimes you have to imagine progress is being made just to keep moving forward.”
The students, of course, are another source of inspiration for Principal Crochet. “There are a few scenarios where they go above and beyond and do things that really stand out.” One of the proudest moments of his time at Labadieville came last year, during the final game of the Hornets’ football season. The other team had a player with spina bifida, and they put him in to play quarterback. Without prompting, the LMS Hornets surrounded the kid to congratulate him after his play.
When students exhibit their potential in thoughtful ways such as these, it makes being a principal well worth the effort. The teacher who nominated Principal Crochet for this award wrote to us about Corey’s winter hours:
“Mr. Crochet worked very hard to improve the School Improvement Score. He worked through the Christmas holidays, and was at school when it was closed due to extreme cold weather, all to change our students’ enhancement classes and curriculum. While the students did show growth, we missed the score we needed by just a few points. Not to be discouraged, Mr. Crochet congratulated the students and teachers on their efforts, and back to the drawing board he went.”
The most compelling way for adults to reach students is to demonstrate that they have also been students (and still are). Principal Crochet is a regular presence in the classrooms at his school, as he strives to make LMS more student-centric. “Being in those classrooms is a huge part of knowing what’s going on in your school.”
While technology facilitates ongoing communication between teachers and school leadership, nothing can compare to real time in the classroom. Principal Crochet believes that ed tech can be assistive, but never a substitute for human interaction. “But it does have its place,” he declares. “When it comes to technology, we’re preparing students for jobs that don’t exist yet.”
Through a certain lens, the principal’s task can be daunting. But from the perspective of a student in Corey’s very first class — pipefitting on a construction site — it’s not hard to imagine the talent in front of you thriving in another, unknowable context.
Recap: What Makes a Star School Leader?
Great school leaders empower their teachers. What teachers do is one of the most difficult, and often thankless jobs. And while we all agree that teachers are the true heroes of every school system, it takes a special kind of leader to enable their teachers with the right support to focus on the important things. Like teaching.
The Star School Leader rubric stands on three pillars, hanging from one common theme:
Empowering others by setting a positive attitude, culture, and environment.
Empowering others with the right use of technology as a means and not an end.
Empowering others through supportive coaching and access to professional development.
To read about the rest of the Star School Leaders, visit our recipient announcement page.
by Vivi Hyacinthe | December 22, 2020 | Curriculum & Instruction, K-12 Administrators, K-12 Teachers, Product, Professional Development for Teachers, Resources, Responsive Curriculum Management | 0 Comments
by Vivi Hyacinthe | December 22, 2020 | K-12 Teachers, Product, Professional Development for Teachers, Resources, Teacher Tips | 0 Comments
by Kiddom | December 9, 2020 | K-12 Administrators, Winter School | 0 Comments
by Kiddom | December 2, 2020 | Product | 0 Comments
by Kym Hawkins | October 29, 2020 | Blended Learning, Differentiated Instruction, New Releases, Product | 0 Comments
Be the first to hear about new school leadership resources!
More From the Star School Leader Series
Principal Priscilla Salinas: The Lifelong Mentor
by Vivi Hyacinthe | Dec 27, 2019
At Henry Ford Elementary (TX), teachers, staff, parents, and students alike are brought together and inspired by Principal Priscilla Salinas’ leadership.
Principal Keith Nemlich: The Thoughtful Leader
by Vivi Hyacinthe | Dec 4, 2019
As a principal, Mr. Nemlich views technology as a way to open doors that may otherwise be closed to kids from a rural environment.
Principal Traci O. Filiss: The Technology Pioneer
by Vivi Hyacinthe | Oct 25, 2019
We spoke with Taos Academy founder & Principal Traci O. Filiss about change management, empowering teachers, and inspiring students to be self-motivated.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line524
|
__label__cc
| 0.685207
| 0.314793
|
COVID-19 and Riots: the operational connections
The COVID-19 operation was fraying badly:
Protests against the lockdowns were expanding.
The public-health measures (distancing, isolation, masks) were being attacked from all sides, as unnecessary, useless, overbearing, and unscientific.
Many mainstream researchers, doctors, and even public health officials were exposing the fact that the pandemic was no pandemic at all. The adjusted case and death numbers didn’t warrant excessive concern.
It was becoming obvious that the players setting the COVID agenda were there simply because they had been appointed to high posts; not because they were perceptive or honest scientists. In other words, COVID was political.
On top of all this, economies were beginning to re-open; for the public, that was the main focus, not the threat of catching a disease.
There was a great need for an operational shift. How and why didn’t particularly matter, as long as the populace was riveted by some new catastrophe.
This shift would also stall the economic engine (again). After all, stripping away the mountain of lies about COVID, the core at the center of it WAS an economic attack.
And now it’s been done. All across America. Riots, burning, looting, violence, race conflict, curfews.
A new reason for a different form of lockdown.
The daily protests in the streets overtake and replace the former protests against the COVID lockdown.
One operation covers another.
Television news producers wipe all the COVID coverage off one side of the screen, and bring riot coverage in from the other side of the screen. It’s exactly like theatrical scene shifts on stage, between act one and act two of a play, as the crew rapidly moves flats and props while the certain is down.
Elite Global planners like Bill Gates obviously think this is their moment. Under the pretext of the COVID story they’ve created, they want to install the next phase of their technocratic Brave New World.
Planetary surveillance, at a level that supersedes the present system—deploying thousands of new satellites—is the leading edge of this phase. “We must do it, in order to mount an early warning system for new pandemics.”
Kicking technocracy into a higher gear requires sustaining the COVID fairy tale. Since that tale was falling apart, hide it under the storm of the George Floyd riots and protests sweeping across America.
Covering one operation with another is standard business in the covert ops field. The 9/11 attacks in 2001 were, as planned, followed by justified wars against Afghanistan and Iraq. “That’s where the terrorists have their bases.” Among other purposes, the wars cemented in place the false 9/11 narrative and guaranteed that narrative a place in history.
Among other purposes, the Great Depression of the 1930s covered and buried the planned 1929 crash of the stock market.
Consider this fictional illustration. In an area of forest 30 miles from a town, people discover a large patch of dead trees. Some have fallen over. Others, leafless and gray, are still standing. At first, no one takes action. Then, it’s obvious the patch is growing larger. More trees are falling down. More branches and leaves are drying up and dropping on the ground.
This event is an operation.
It needs a second operation to cover it. And here it is:
The town newspaper, aided by pronouncements from local officials, runs a story about a fire. There was a fire in that part of the forest. It was “so severe and hot, its effects are still being felt.” NOW, people begin arguing about the cause of the fire. It was a lightning hit. Someone set a blaze, using flammable liquid that burned at an exceptionally high temperature. Drug dealers fought with one another and burned up the drugs.
Actually, six months ago, a town firm that secretly sells a dangerous and illegal pesticide, believing they were about to get busted, sent employees with drums of the poison into the forest to dump them. That’s what happened. That was the first operation.
But the second op, the fire story, is now so ingrained in minds, few people will consider there was no fire…THERE HAD TO BE A FIRE.
And just to make sure, agents of the pesticide company now set a few fires in the surrounding area of mountains. The town paper runs a story: “Who is setting ALL THESE fires?”
There are different variations on this central theme. Sometimes the second op is laid on to justify or explain the first one. Sometimes the second op simply smothers the first one.
Regardless, covers work. They’re used. They grab attention, cause fear, shift focus away from an op that is running out of steam or is about to be exposed.
In the middle of a city, a great edifice stands. It took a hundred years to build. Every day, when citizens pass by it, they salute, they leave offerings, they even kneel and pray. It’s clearly understood that this magnificent structure will last forever.
But one day, people notice one wall is beginning to crumble. Stones have been falling out. There are holes. And when people peer in, they see empty dusty rooms, and smell acrid odors. This news must be spread to the populace.
But suddenly, out of nowhere, a great mob appears. They’re carrying torches and setting fire to other structures.
Run. Hide. THIS is a terrible threat. This is the true crisis. Not the hundred years of deception.
This entry was posted in Covid and tagged riots.
← Dangerous nano-particles contaminating many vaccines: groundbreaking study
COVID-19: a movie on the screen of life →
93 comments on “COVID-19 and Riots: the operational connections”
orthodox history of earth and man are a cover story
UNITED STATES, NATION, COUNTRY, COUNTY, STATE, GOVERNMENT, SCIENCE, RULE OF colorable stautory LAW, are all cover stories
Rick in Phoenix AZ says:
ZA KA LU and WHO’s WHO on Jon’s BLog
Since Za Ka’s posts are being approved, if we care about the integrity of the comments here in Jon’s blog, we’re going to have to have a Who’s Who List… and under “Questionable”, I’ll be the first to place ZaKa. Unless Zaka can “SUBSTANTIATE”… his/her statements here, they’re simply “noise” that is not consistent with the general tone of inquiry here.
“UNITED STATES, NATION, COUNTRY, COUNTY, STATE, GOVERNMENT, SCIENCE, RULE OF colorable stautory LAW, are all cover stories.”
I’m inclined to agree…but for what?
larry c,
cover for what looks to me to be an invasion of this realm, usurpation of what was here—make us think what they show us is what really all there is and was—dis-inform, control and exploit—re-write and bury true history to dupe us all here now.
cover what is nothing more than conquest, guys show up plant a flag in the ground, declare all now under ‘their rule’ and annihilate all other present is basically the columbus new world story; tyranny posing as authoritative ‘governments’ and control system, all without any true consent whatsoever. consent is never even sought, we are told we consented.
we are being lied to about everything, notably what was here before-
much infrastructure like state capitol blds, the now re-designated uses of fantastic blds for ‘libraries’ or other gov’t/controller posited purpose or commerce for example, were not built when and by who we are told. they were already here built by some others with greater building skills and for other purposes like the dome tops etc–
this guy explores this using old maps etc–worthy of consideration imo — https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5vXBfxN7rxKeJHJxS8dNDw
in a nutshell, to hide truth of what, where, why, how, who we and earth are.
usurp tangible value into their artificial for exploitation, domination–
and to hide who ‘they’ are
earth child says:
Thank you could not have put it better. Understood . Very very deep . Sumer ?
earth child;
earliest ‘recorded’ civilization, sumerians—‘creation stories’ anu, enki, enlil epic of gilgamesh, eridu, cunieform texts [allegedly]* …
Sumer is the earliest known civilization in the historical region of southern Mesopotamia, emerging during the Chalcolithic and early Bronze Ages between the sixth and fifth millennium BC. [allegedly]*
*brackets mine
saraswati says:
I agree with everything you’ve said here.
I have done extensive research and, as odd as these things appear at first, it’s undeniable.
saraswati;
undeniable to me as well—really have to say ‘civilized’ hue-of-man’s (human) entire lives are lived to fulfill performances to lies.
These are corporate entities and are covered under the U.C.C., the Uniform Commercial Code. As such, these entities are unable to interact with living persons. We give them permission by our ignorant compliance. Your name, as you know it, was given to the corporation at your birth by ignorant parents who sign the birth certificate on the line labeled ‘informant’. It is then sent to the federal reserve, agents for the crown of England, and a ‘strawman’ is created with which the corporate entity may interact. UCC law is another “rabbit hole”, you may wish to look into. But, be prepared to be pissed off when you learn how often you bend over for the corporation only because you have been trained to do so since birth. You, in essence, give away your sovereignty. You give away your car when you register the vehicle. Remember? Look at the ‘registration’ paper you are given in exchange for your car. You are identified as the “user”. You give away your property, your children and all that is yours because of ignorance. Court rooms that have gold frill around the flag are ‘military tribunals’ under admiralty law. You can leave your constitution at the door. Wheee!
Lisa Harper says:
Fauchi seems to have disappeared,,,not surprised…a snake he is, as well as the scarf lady..
FAUCHI and SCARF LADY
I haven’t been paying attention because I’ve been working on my house plumbing, handyman hiring, and taking care of a senior. But, yeah! You’re right. God, I miss them! They really became institutions in our daily lives during April and May! It’s laughable, in a morbid way, how mediated entities become instilled in our daily expectations and online social life.
Thanks Jon! yet another prod to those tossing in sleep.
Can you IMAGINE the Energy that has been expended, WASTED, on dissecting all the Ops laid one upon another, even just the last hundred years? It leaves you babbling and drooling to contemplate.
They think we’re complete dopes. And we’ve been dopes.
All the articles, all the videos. Oceans of them. They KNEW they’d be forthcoming. At the very least, now we can question EVERY thing they present us and see it for the turd, as Henry Miller in Tropic of Cancer showed us, it really is.
Their art, false and diseased, is lying. Ours is seeing. And Loving.
Hayden Redwood says:
Pre emptive strike after pre emptive strike it a war on the people I wonder what will be next, project bluebeam maybe staging false alien attack will sure to keep the masses occupied.
http://alexjonescia.com/
Counter intelligence maybe mr alex jones is someone else maybe, enlighten me…..so much disinformation out there.
Or it could be site put up to make alex look bad who knows so much bullshit out there including the alternative sites ufology etc full of disinformation.
Look at how much Mr. Jones is worth, financially? Ya think he would dare upset all those advertisers and financial supporters?
I’d say far more towards commercialized “truth-telling”. He said it best years ago, “The truth sells!”
Hayden,
Your link led me down a long rabbit hole that I didn’t expect. A few days ago under a different article of Jon’s, someone was pointing out that any opposition is controlled.
I find myself again unsure except about things I can see for myself are true. I believe Jon’s articles to be true because they are based in things I do know, but I realize now that I need to be wary regardless. How unfortunate and tragic.
I suppose now is the time for something like an epoch flood to rid humanity of itself and start over-it seems that history is doomed to repeat itself and still so few people listened.
Alex Jones is part of the black eye club
Pisces says:
Their real policies are so stupid and ridiculous they always have to cover them with fake pandemics etc. in order to implement them and they always have to use their propaganda techniques to do that while censoring or ridiculing fact-based narratives that expose globalists’ real plan behind the events, and the fact that they have to desperately trying to control every narrative on any influencial media shows how fragile their policies are, otherwise they wouldn’t need to unfairly suppress any information that opposes their viewpoints or policies.
It’s laughable that they always act and pretend to be the good guys who protects the world from the fictional “bad guys” they ‘invented’ (terrorists, viruses, etc.) by saying “Do as we say, we know what’s best for you”, but no matter what they say, their real intention behind any theatrical events they force on us, always is “We want more control over you”. It really is like they’re just whiny children who are living inside adults’ bodies that wants more and more for themselves, because they’re so selfish, egotistic and spiritually immature.. They never think about the consequences of their actions.
It is the MAJORITY who are believing in this nonsense, and even SUPPORTING more draconian policies to enforce it!
The single most dangerous (and lethal) “weapon”, is the controlled media, followed by an ignorant majority.
Yes, the controlled media is a weapon for the minds of the majority of people and it’s sad that the masses all over the world are acting like brain-dead zombies who can’t think for themselves and that’s because they’re poisoned enough (via toxic chemicals in water and food supply, prescription drugs, vaccines, etc. etc.) to believe everything they hear or see on mainstream media without even a trace amount of critical thinking ability to question what they’re told by the media, no matter how stupid they sound. It’s like their minds are programmed and “fine-tuned” to listen to only one “channel” (globalists’ point of view) and they can’t seem to realize that the “news” they’re watching are scripted and designed to keep them asleep and to make them obey the system they’re living under.
“Poison the masses to disrupt their proper brain function and program them with propaganda messages to control how they should think, feel and act” is what keeps the corrupt government going.. here’s an example of how the globalists control the minds of the masses:
https://youtu.be/HlnFuDCHpus
MAJORITY SUPPORT BEING PAID
As I understand it, the ‘protesters’ are being paid. Just tonight, I’m seeing more “violence”– and “riots” at 9 pm in Brooklyn. These people obviously had a meal and groomed themselves somewhere. There is a “supply line”. Rather than deal with them at 9 pm, their supply line could have been cut off like all failed troop movements in history.
For centuries snakes eat bats . And for decades whites kill blacks. Still, just now….
What a TROLL!
I guess it matters not to you that INTERNATIONAL PLANNED PARENTHOOD has been history’s single largest cause of the deaths of Blacks, “Coloreds”, or whatever have you? ? ? Why else would over two-thirds of IPP’s clientele come from the inner-city slums?
Want to talk race-genocide? – Then talk to the folks at IPP! (Formerly known as: “INTERNATIONAL EUGENICS SOCIETY”- as co-founded by Margaret Sanger.)
SO, GO EDUCATE YOURSELF BETTER!
Africans themselves before whites came to Africa had slave trades, when whites came along dominating tribes would trade there slaves with the whites, both as bad as each other black and white
The incompatibility goes deep into the very structure of politics. Tribalism is based on principles of inequality. Democracy is based on equality. Kin status is what matters in the tribe; citizenship is the democratic status. Tribalism is exclusive. To belong you must have ancestors who were themselves born into the system. Democracy by contrast includes people from all backgrounds
Yet how can a traditional tribal system be revived when it was destroyed by democracy? Tribalism and democracy are incompatible – they cannot exist together as political systems in the one nation. As the late New Zealand historian Professor Peter Munz noted, the condition for democracy is everywhere the end of tribalism with its birth-ascribed inequality and exclusive kin membership.
Nzl Maori tribes run this way and so do most other human tribes.
Whites and blacks as bad as each other as history shows. Like always in history someone else will show up with more tech advanced and change there world Spanish did it to south america with there tyranny of the Maya and Inca human scarifice they all as bad as each other humans.
Slavery has historically been widespread in Africa, and still continues today in some African countries.
Systems of servitude and slavery were common in parts of Africa in ancient times, as they were in much of the rest of the ancient world. When the Arab slave trade (which started in the 7th century) and Atlantic slave trade (which started in the 16th century) began, many of the pre-existing local African slave systems began supplying captives for slave markets outside Africa.[1]
Slavery in historical Africa was practiced in many different forms: Debt slavery, enslavement of war captives, military slavery, slavery for prostitution, and criminal slavery were all practiced in various parts of Africa.[2] Slavery for domestic and court purposes was widespread throughout Africa. Plantation slavery also occurred, primarily on the eastern coast of Africa and in parts of West Africa. The importance of domestic plantation slavery increased during the 19th century, due to the abolition of the Atlantic slave trade. Many African states dependent on the international slave trade reoriented their economies towards legitimate commerce worked by slave labor.[3]
I get sick of people blaming whites for the slave trade when both black tribes and white were involved. Sometimes I find black people are more racist than whites
Myles says:
Someone how we completely ignore and exonerate blacks racism towards whites. I understand its a parallel.
But try being white guy and walking in the hood, LA, NY, Miami, Chicago, NO, STL, Baltimore, just a few of the places I wouldn’t dare travel into the ‘hood’. It goes both ways, divide and conquer.
Why does no one ever talk about Jewish ‘privilege’.
AK in VT says:
Amen Slim Jim
And let’s not forget Bill Gates father headed Planned Parenthood for many years; obviously, Bill Gates was well influenced by his Dad.
Sad, the eugenics sneaked in on people who are deemed “lower castes” (thank you Charles Darwin, founder of racism by colour) and “helped” them to better themselves by letting them kill their children.
AK in VT
I guess I was too subtle !
Mos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtkRv6qm2DA
spiritsplice says:
You have that backwards.
Deuce says:
According to FBI statistics in 2016,13 blacks were killed by White police officers. In that same year 19 blacks died from falling in the bathtub (I cannot confirm how many of those bathtubs were white). And slightly more, over 15000, were killed by other blacks. So you’re idiotic post is fantastically ignorant.
That said I do believe what happened to George Floyd was murder. Does Minnesota even have the death penalty? Even if you are convicted of a heinous crime? I don’t know, but they sure don’t have it for passing a fake $20 bill (assuming Floyd even knew it was counterfeit. The fact that he continued to hang around the scene of the crime tells me he didn’t). So the fact that the police response was so heavy handed is completely unjustifiable. And we already know that this is a common case representing a systemic problem in how police treat citizens. You are innocent until proven guilty by a jury of your peers. Cops manhandling INNOCENT people this way is the issue. It’s completely unacceptable. But it has nothing to do with race. Whites are killed by cops at 4x the rate of blacks, FYI. The narrative has been highjacked. Such that we cannot even begin to remedy the real problem. And trolling idiots like you do more to perpetuate this diversion than anyone else. Good on you. George Floyd’s blood is on your hands too. We’re trying to fix this. You’re disrupting the conversation with idiotic nonsense.
For the rest of you consider this: shortly after the infamous BART shooting in Oakland, a police levy came up for vote. And it was annihilated. Over 90% voted against it in all 3 counties that make up the Bay Area. 80 patrol officers were relieved of duty. When a second levy passed a year later the cops that were added back to the depleted forces were the finest gentlemen you’d ever want to meet. Practically walking on eggshells. The message was sent and you can send it too in your own communities. Don’t let scare tactics bother you (after the Bay Area levies failed the police departments bought billboards all along the highways with pictures of a toddler with a gun pointed at him. No joke they were this shameless. It didn’t work BTW). Stick to your guns and vote with your dollars. That’s what they’re all in it for. Take them away and it will be your knee on their necks.
Brett Morgen says:
Mainstream liars are now saying George whatever his name is had covid-19
You can’t even make this absurd nonsense up if you tried.
Never bend the knee says:
Right, so according to the CDC, he died from covid-19, so he was not murdered.
From Forbes Magazine: “The toxicology report said Floyd had fentanyl and methamphetamine in his system when he died, as well as cannabis compounds and morphine; a press release summarizing the report Monday listed arteriosclerotic and hypertensive heart disease, “fentanyl intoxication” and “recent methamphetamine use” as “other significant conditions” but not “cause of death.”
The medical examiner found Floyd died of cardiopulmonary arrest while being restrained, ruling his death a homicide…”
Our new Jesus.
Pft says:
No doubt he was taking HCQ and thats what killed him-not the cops knee press. Lol
Seeing as he once worked with the cop, and knows super rich guys like MJ, and paramedics did not check vitals before loading him into the ambulance (unusual), one has to wonder though. A lot stranger things have happened.
I was dumbfounded when they pulled that one, had thought even THEY couldn’t be that absurd. But yeah, they did it! Hey, maybe he wouldn’t have died if not for the covid…chalk up yet another covid death! Sickening.
Oh, yes you CAN! (But, I take your point.)
you cant even make this stuff up, but ‘they’ can and are.
Greg C. says:
So of course he going to be added to the covid death statistics!
Here is a good question,
If 5G that bad then would not the ones promoting it who know it’s bad(globalist,unseen sithlords) be getting bombarded by the same 5G RAIDIATION themselves?
Doesn’t make sense winning a war by poisoning oneself with 5G when it was meant to be a weapon against the people isn’t it.
Plus it would be dangerous releasing a real virus as it could backfire and they the elites who ever they are, real culprits not seen, to me Rothschild,gates etc are just the front men lackeys fall guys, real culprits sithlords you would never see or hear of them.
Enlighten me lol
Maybe they will hide in areas without 5g, well if they do we know we’re they live they will have to fortify there fortress walls.
For a simple start, reading Jon’s article on nano-technology would be educational. I am nearly sure that they will not have to be vaccinated, which will help keep them safer. If you really want to learn, you must be open to understanding other ideas.
It’s just an idea, can be wrong. But I think they can protect themselves against radiation. The protection is expensive but can be solved, I solved it and they have far more money for a better solution. We don’t know that what is the frequency they use (can be switched to change it) like they let it run in a very harmful way for just an hour in a day they know about it. They are shaded we are not as we are not aware of. Then – according to Dr. Buttar – they used satellites in the army to find a certain soldier, they also had distancing (social distancing – part…) that if one steps to a mine, the rest could survive but it is also perfect to make harm to just one person without making harm to the rest. Our cellphones can be used to show where we are. They can pick up this or that person, or an AI can do it or can pick up a certain group or can target a country or a part of a country – many possibilities. What I noticed first when this so called COVID started that the rich elite left the cities and went to their holiday places what are usually in rural areas with big lands around. I am pretty sure they are not surrounded with masts and antennas.
If I understood better that how it works (together with satellites, cell phones, towers and all of the G I probably can put the pieces together better that how they an use it to make harm) but I am rather sure that the COVID is radiation illness when it is not a flu, smog, or relabelled old illnesses.
Health effect is one thing (and yes it is very bad, in fact all of the radiation is bad and we have more and more) but the point is – why you can’t even discuss it and documentary like videos are deleted from everywhere – they need it to their surveillance system. Without 5G the whole thing is pointless.
People started to realise that 5G is not their friend and started to burn down the masts everywhere. This is why we can’t even discuss it elsewhere. This is their Achilles point, the masts. People can’t reach satellites but oh yes they can masts.
The health effect: all of the weird, new symptoms labelled now as covid is identical to radiation poisoning. Many will die because of it quickly (stroke, blood clotting, heart of other organ failures, oxygen deprivation – hypoxia) and more will die slowly, never seen amount of cancer cases and other illnesses.
There was a video – of course removed by now – Dana Ashlie’s short documentary, she interviewed a woman who previously worked on an airport security where their new (sorry don’t know the name) glass-cage like stuff where you are asked to lift your hands above your head – they see your naked body – that’s a mm wave system. The woman has 4th stage cancer working around it, she told that 20+ colleagues of her went down working with it during a year, more cancer cases, 1-2 sudden death, other serious illnesses. Sorry, can’t recheck the details / numbers as it was removed.
If you mention the subject of 5G or radiation your comment won’t show up or if shows up an army of trolls will push the red. They would do anything to misinform us about it or keep up the silence about it.
And there are many studies, if you are interested in you’ll find them. Even about just ‘normal’ radiation we already had, cell phones, towers, WIFI – slow killers, causing infertility, cancer and many other diseases but as they were slow we didn’t make the connection. Dr. Debra Davis has an excellent video about it, Dana Ashlie another one, as they were not about 5G but the the rest, they could remain on the youtube.
5G will kill much quicker and more.
Lewis Papier says:
I’m not entirely convinced that “global elites” are at work here. Yeah maybe there are some super-rich people like Bill Gates with a certain agenda but are they all acting in lock step? Can’t really see that. The people I do hold responsible are the scientists, doctors and public health officials who are pushing their insane notions of contagion based on antiquated 19th century germ theories. It’s an insidious belief (with a capital “B”) in which healthy people are deemed possible carriers of disease, so no matter what you do, you end up having to play by their rules (which mean taking the eventual mandatory vaccine). And what’s all behind it? I think simply a matter of ego. Deep down these people are very insecure about their concepts of infectious disease medicine—this accounts for their widespread condemnations of anyone who has the courage (or gaul) to question their pronouncements. You can never question them—if you’re a health professional who does, then you’re deemed a “quack”; if a lay person, then you’re “dangerous.” They want 100% “respect” and you must prove your “loyalty” by the ridiculous mask-wearing and absurd social distancing rules. Yeah and they didn’t get enough “respect” from the “anti-vaxxers” or the other “alt-health” people before, so now they say, they all will have to pay (“you see, now we have a real pandemic and you better listen to us, or else you’re in trouble”).
I’m not sure if I agree with Jon’s notion that there’s been a “pushing back” against all the bullshit. In my part of the country (NYC), all I see is a majority of brainwashed zombies going along with all the crap the media feeds them. There is no questioning about ANYTHING that they claim. The riots I see as a sideshow, not something designed to take our eyes off of a small group of enlightened critics such as Jon. If anything, the pundits are alarmed that as a result of these protests, their precious rituals (masks, social distancing) are being flouted, so they are hoping within a week or so, everything goes back to “normal” (i.e. back to the “THEY LIVE” world of subliminal messaging and widespread obedience).
While the “push back” in certain areas of the country is welcome, those protests primarily revolve around the quest to end the lock downs, leading to economic liberation. But it’s really the CREDIBILITY of these crazed pundits that is the main issue. I don’t think President Trump understands this, as Dr. Fauci and his minions remain advisors in the White House. Congressional hearings to hold these people accountable in a public forum might be the only way of undermining all their propaganda. I do not see that happening as the President seeks to kowtow to both sides. What we need are a panel of alt-health “experts” brought in to challenge the CDC, WHO and the professional liars who have brought our country to its knees. Jon’s brilliant blog, “The Pandemic Pattern—How the Illusion is Built,” should be the outline for the public hearings that would finally lead to a public questioning. I think that we all can agree how appalling it’s been that these egotists have never been questioned and called to account!
Listen to the video of my new single “The Virus is My God,” on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Viy5g4Sms88
Hi Jon ,
“a new study of French origin submitted (pre-print) to the British Medical Journal highlights the disproportionate costs of confinement in social, economic and human terms, denounces a “health scam” and points to WHO’s responsibility.”
https://covidinfos.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Facing-COVID-19-by-the-confinement.pdf
Pierre from Bordeaux
Same with Chem trails would not they themselves be getting sprayed on apart from the people, if the Chem trails is worldwide everyone is affected including them as it slowly spreads everywhere wind currents etc.
http://globalskywatch.com/stories/my-chemtrail-story/chemtrail-information/spraying-themselves.html#.XtlhlWIZE1I
walking dead says:
The Chem trails are a necessary evil. Without them we fry. Just like it says in revelations. Of course the next bible will say you won’t escape the ice, instead of the sun. Ice age and sun age are the cycles that wipe out the parasites on earth. You were never taught the truth, you were lied to again. The question is, who do you believe? Now that we have computers instead of books, it so easy to change history. No longer have to find and burn the books. With just a click of a button, and it is changed. It is amusing, watching the people get played as pawns in a chess game. Sacrificed for the king. There is no hope for them. The information is there, they refuse to accept it, or even to look at it. Life goes on. Nothing new under the sun.
But don’t worry, the experts say we are hitting a solar minimum.
Global warming is a myth. Chen trails are used for geoengineering, a fancy way to say weather control.
There is a lot of misinformation, and I believe it boils down to this:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RXsCfogk5EI&list=PL0zdE1GuLWuobRdwK1pufKatZMlCxn8HP&index=8&t=0s
The real knowledge is being kept from people is related to astronomy, Planet X, and points to all the prophecies being correct. I guess I should not have left Colorado….
We know the Solar System cycles – earth rotates once every 24 hrs, moon rotates & orbits about earth every 28 days, and the earth/moon system travels about the Sun every 365.25 days (one year), but what about the Galactic cycle?
We pass through the Milky Way’s galactic plane once every 6XXX years. This plane exerts a gravitational force in the south-to-north direction, flooding the northern hemisphere and leaving the earth rotating about a slightly different axis after pass through the plane.
My video is a little long, because there was much information and evidence to present, and I purposely went slow, so information could be better absorbed. We are getting close to the Milky Way’s galactic plane:
https://youtu.be/pPlue5GiONc
It’s all out in the open at the World Economic Forum with the article calling for a ‘great reset’. strictly along the sustainable development lines, aka Technocracy of course with no other solution on offer. This is social engineering at its worst from fake health scare to picking any one of many police murders of a civilian by the MSM to ignite the riots and the coming legislative crack down to save society. Just as with the authoritarian rules to save society from a fake pandemic. They’re good, very good and the people fall for the stimulus with an emotional response and the authorities institute their solution in their masters. the pyramid cap’s interests.
Don’t forget the “trusted experts” saying that protests must happen bc white supremacy is a virus that predates corona. Lmao you couldn’t make up something more ridiculous if you tried.
Yep, it sure is connected; the “news” media couldn’t be more thrilled over it’s being pulled off so successfully. I of course hope they CRASH, hugely, once people come to their senses. No one should look at their crap or support their sponsors (mostly drug cos.) anymore.
I wonder if the obvious mental derangement exhibited by the rioters is partly a result of all the mask wearing (insufficient oxygen) for the last few months.
Dutch says:
Vote with your dollars and your conscience and turn off the TV. Preferably forever.
bravo dutch—
Dutch- Trump’s mission is to prove once and for all to the Deplorables that nothing will ever change due to who you voted for… so get over it. Elections and politics are massive gaslighting exercises.
DEFINITELY TURN OFF YOUR TV forever as nothing of value for Humanity can be found there. In fact, what you see there burns your brain and heart and soul. It is intended to destroy not heal let alone inform.
George Floyd was alive when he was driven away in the ambulance, just like Seth Rich. The ‘cop’ who kneed him looks a lot like another psyop actor from past events like Sandy Hook and the Boston Marathon. He definitely did not look the least bit concerned anyone was filming his every move for another Big Lie diversion.
souixma;
i’d say also most certainly actors, psycho-drama ‘made’ for tel-lie-vison events—
control the narrative
Jon – This is a really interesting perspective, and one I hadn’t thought of – the protests as a cover up for the covid narrative falling apart. Now we see the CDC saying the protests may set off an unprecedented second wave. Ha!
We always knew there would be a second wave-tptb usually tell us what they’re up to. I just don’t think we necessarily expected it so soon (although really, what else could have happened with so many people isolating themselves? It wouldn’t surprise me if more people were getting sick now from a simple lack of exposure since March).
You said it, Jon.
The tone of your article, reminds me of the tradition of a pamphleteer.
A wee bit of history:
Pamphlet traces back to one particular document.
It derives from the title of a short Latin love poem of the 12th century:
Pamphilus, seu De Amore,
which can be translated as
“Pamphilus, or On Love.”
The name Pamphilus referred to a Greek god whose name means “loved by all.”
“Pamphleteer,” can be both a noun & a verb.
Both Substance & Action of Mind.
It may sound cliche`, but deep down, EVERYONE, has a sense of the truth.
Remain calm, in these most trying times, as best as we can, me too!
We will all feel better, see deeper, & choose more wisely.
Truth-Hurts says:
very powerful people who control all the money in the world – with the help of monarchs – have been planning for a long time …David Icke call them Ulta-zionist cult! Per Icke –they are a satanic cult and have their tentacles around the world – they have the money and control all communication to the peasants or they call them “goyim”.
Trump has become the puppet of these ultra-zionists because now all he wants to do is win a second term NOT deliver on his promises…anybody remember the wall, obamacare repeal, make the trillion dollar companies pay for their fair share of taxes, bust the tax shelter for wall street sharks……
Only God help us…do NOT see anyone who has the money and courage to lead a revolution!
Lauren St. Vincent says:
I think you may be right about that. It is not clear yet but all things are pointing in that direction, sadly.
You are both right. Trump is very much involved, and he played his part exceptionally well by giving people false hope. In the end, the same events are happening regardless of who is “in charge.”
After reading the comments here yesterday, I was struck by the fact that even the opposition is controlled. As I was pondering this, still watching YouTube, I saw a commercial for David Icke. They have played their cards well. Even with the truth coming out, there is nothing to stop them.
Alice: How long is forever?
White Rabbit: Sometimes just one second.
I have made a little Covid-19 and Germ Theory study guide. Would be happy to bolster it with more entries, so please nominate yer links!
http://durianapocalypse.net/travel/?p=10755
Nice Eddie!
I was going to nominate whale.to, but I see it is there. Good to have all those resources/links in one place!
obviously ‘they’ can make this stuff up and have been for our entire lives and beyond-
Jon, any chance you could investigate George Floyd’s death, particularly Derek Chauvin’s bank account? That whole thing felt staged and came at the perfect time when cities were reopening. Now, I find out that stacks of bricks are being placed at riot hot spots. How convenient. Security cameras in those areas could easily reveal who left them. Any chance you could investigate that too? Thanks for all you do, Brad
Expose all the players, list their names, show them for who they are, the criminals playing dangerous games with OUR lives. They do not deserve to INTERFERE with OUR DIVINE RIGHT TO PEACE, LIBERTY, FREEDOM, and PURSUITS OF OUR OWN HAPPINESS!!! NO IMPLIED CONSENT to their nefarious evil schemes! Damned evil psychopath douchebags!
agree, no informed consent. they imply we consent without ever truthfully negotiating at all–
https://investingplanner.com/2020/06/leaked-report-coronavirus-is-a-global-false-alarm/
LEAKED REPORT: CORONAVIRUS IS A “GLOBAL FALSE ALARM”
6/4/20 Mac Slavo of SHTFplan
“Details show the coronavirus panic was a fake pandemic & a “global false alarm.” Germany’s federal government & mainstream media are engaged in damage control (crafting the official narrative) after a report that challenges the established Corona narrative leaked from the interior ministry. Ever wonder why they had to pivot so quickly from the coronavirus scamdemic panic & create riots & looting? Germans are saying no to any Orwellian solution the government might one day impose out of a questionable “emergency status”, from mass surveillance Apps to mandatory vaccinations.
Lets temper that to ‘one German is saying no…’. The rest of them are still kicking old ladies out of nursing homes to house Somali ‘refugees’. Germans are still a long way from sanity. They just got this one right.
http://ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/featured-articles/2020/june/01/german-official-leaks-report-denouncing-corona-as-a-global-false-alarm/
German Official Leaks Report Denouncing Corona as ‘A Global False Alarm’
6/1/20 daniel pozzoti
“A reproach could go along these lines: During the Corona crisis the State proved itself as the biggest producers of Fake News. Stephen Kohn [the whistleblower] has been suspended from duty. He was advised to obtain a lawyer & his work laptop was confiscated. Tens of thousands people assembled to say no to the NWO. Demonstrators question entire Corona Narrative & its principals especially the role Bill Gates is playing as WHO’s second biggest donor-the first one since Trump suspended US contribution
Thanks John and those writing here who can see through the veil. And may it be lifted as it should 😉
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twC0OppZOfk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2jV2I-kB0M
Have a blessed weekend and a lot more……!
Aron says:
Watched a bit of the World Economic Forum’s “The Great Reset”.
More snakes to perpetuate more covers and deception. They talk about how the environment has been destroyed and that we now must usher in a new era of green energy to save us. Yet these are the same group that have been supporting the global industrialists for decades and THEY are the saviors as well? I don’t see how sending 42,000 satellites in space will be helpful to this end, nor of any benefit to the people. But, what do I know, right? I’m just a pleb.
Thank you for being there friends in this virtual world.
Sending good vibes~~~~> ~~~~~~> ~~~~~~>
https://www.weforum.org/great-reset
You are right. They are messing with the electromagnetic field of the Earth and every living thing on it. Besides 5G requires antennas to be very close to each other. Energy consumption? Their green mania is just a lie. Another lie.
Please have a look at my other comment. Also my apologies to Alexander Calapini-Solberg but he did only a facebook link here what might won’t be visited by everyone while this is (from the link) is very interesting:
“Flu-viruses, Pandemic And EMF Radiation Connections
1800s and 1900s AC currents and power lines installed all over earth. First city in the world to install electrical street lights was Los Angeles in 1876. The EMF radiation of people begins on a massive world wide scale.
1918, the radio era begins with large radio towers being installed all over earth. 1918, the Spanish influenza (H1N1) pandemic outbreak and between 17 to 50 million people died according to official numbers.
1957, massive amount of radar stations being build all over earth. 1957, the Asian flu virus (H2N2) pandemic and between 1 to 4 million people died according to official numbers.
1968, massive amount of Satellites and secret listening stations being build all over earth. 1968, the Hong Kong flu pandemic (H3N2) and between 1 to 4 million people died according to official numbers world wide.
1976, first 1G cell tower site installed at Fort Dix, New Jersey, USA. 1976, an outbreak of the swine flu, influenza A virus subtype H1N1 at Fort Dix, New Jersey, USA caused 1 death and 13 was hospitalized.
1989, upgrade from 2G to 3G world wide on a massive scale. 1989, swine flu outbreak with about 150,000–575,000 fatalities world wide.
2013, the start of the 3G to 4G upgrade world wide. 2013, avian flu (bird flu) outbreak (H7N9), and between 2013 and 2017 there where 916 lab-confirmed human cases and 35 deaths world wide. In the USA more than 43 million birds in 15 states had been destroyed as a result of the outbreak, including nearly 30 million in Iowa alone.
2019, world wide upgrade of 4G to 5G, and first town to activate on full scale was Wuhan, China. 2019, November first confirmed case of coronavirus Covid-19. Thousands of people confirmed dead and still on going on a world wide scale.”
Very interesting. Much to digest and research. Thank you Madness!
Sorry, might be a bit off but:
ELVEVATED COVID CASES – SATELLITES
Daily Mail: “Did UK’s coronavirus crisis peak BEFORE lockdown? Research suggests darkest day of the outbreak was March 18 – five days before draconian measures were introduced”
Space.com: “SpaceX successfully launched a new batch of 60 Starlink satellites into orbit today (March 18),”
Daily Mail: “Iran has become the first country in the world to report a second wave of coronavirus infections after easing its lockdown.
The Middle Eastern nation logged a record 3,574 cases of the virus on Wednesday” (this Wednesday, 3rd of June)
Space.com: “SpaceX successfully launched a new batch of 60 Starlink internet satellites into orbit late Wednesday (June 3) and nailed a rocket landing at sea to top off the mission.”
Accuweather updated their comparison of flu and coronavirus. There are more voices discerning the truth. Media and prostitution are closely tied. Inventing stories and faking scripts, directing raids, protests, looting, just to create news and control a captive audience. Alas, this audience is groing thinner and weaker. Sadly, having it all planned as previously in story, many of the culprits will go without any punishment in this life. Hopefully, rather sooner than later, at least their power will vanish.
It’s game theory. As soon as your opponent is on to your strategy, you change the rules of the game. This ‘great game’ has been going on for hundreds of years.
dutch,
two words, meaningful deceit.
all without valid negotiations reaching informed consent…these usurpers are hidden and unknown, hiding behind gov’ts/states/institutionalized concepts like medicine/science/colorable law/courts, university, titles–
factually impossible to have a valid consenting agreement with a deceitful party.
there is no compelled performance to hidden malicious intent, or ANY hidden intent.
new unknown terms (rules of the game) and conditions cannot be enforced without proper negotiation other than through coercion, which also voids any and ALL implied performance.
crazy how fooled man-kind has become.
stop honoring these intentionally dis-honorable liars.
there is No agreement!
US Police Forces Are Trained by Israel: The Knee-On-Neck Tactic that Was Used on George Floyd Is the Same Tactic that Has Been Used on the Palestinians
https://www.globalresearch.ca/us-police-forces-trained-israel-knee-neck-tactic-used-george-floyd-same-tactic-used-palestinians/5714997
This is the real problem for America, every country.
It is a real problem for people everywhere as it operates covertly, intimidates, hides behind nations, behind the individuals they use in the media to push their agenda. The red shield project.
This particular tribe infiltrates, corrupts, operates under The Law of Reversal. This is a rebellion that began long ago, $nothing + patriarchal law as a direct oppositional force against free will under natural law, to force everyone to be subjects/slaves and subjected to their laws, their cruelty and abuses, while they act above the law with absolute free will.
It is a very destructive force, a war-loving tribe. It survives on lies, secrecy, trickery, violence, theft, murder, criminal behavior. It intends to own and dominate the world. I surmised it was not content with being just a city/state of London, but desired to be a country in the middle east taking over other lands to rule the world.
They are the ones who have and direct all of the funds to control the wealth of the world into the hands of investors, billionaires, who collaborate to push this agenda of terror onto humanity.
https://www.globalresearch.ca/rushing-vaccine-market-virus/5715046
“The vaccine has to work and that’s one question, and the other question is, even if it works, we have to be able to demonstrate it. We have to run as fast as possible before the disease disappears so we can demonstrate that the vaccine is effective.”
It is the complete opposite of everything we naturally are. It is the original rebellion, the disruption. It is a violent death cult. It has been in violation of all human rights. So to act in support and in accord with this tribe is nonsense. It fights against our own freedom, our level of consciousness, free will under natural law that protects and preserves us and all life on Earth.
It’s an exclusive club just like tribalism. Like geogre carlin said …”it a big club, and you and I are not in it.
So now you see the bloodlines and control not democratic at all just tribalism.
Oh, I’m not a newbie.
It actually is a democracy. I cringe whenever I hear that word. Democrazy. Demo (demolition), cracy (crazy). Slyly disguised. I recommend we stop demanding it, scratch it off our list of preferences. I prefer a sane and peaceful world.
America began as a republic (by and for the people, the public). Somewhere along the line they changed the word to democracy, perhaps as they morphed America’s involvement with undesirables and refined their agenda. Or maybe “republic” is akin to the word “free”, a marketing ploy.
You could say we actually are in the club. You see, they vicariously express themselves through us by the characters we play according to patriarchal laws and corporate rules. We act out their envy, hatred, violence, jealousy, low vibe emos. Projection. They shift their blame, shame and guilt onto us, penalize anyone or anything else and definitely away from their $ystem which is the root, the foundation of their pyramid scheme. It opposes natural law, the natural flow of freely giving and receiving.
Tribalism. A woman’s hut had caught fire and burned down. She wept and wept at the loss of everything she had. Meantime, as she was being consoled by the tribe, the men gathered leaves and vines and built her a brand new hut. She did not face foreclosure. She was not punished. She was not evicted and banished to the wild alone with nothing. She did not starve. She did not lack a thing. You see, tribes believe that when each member of the tribe is doing well, the whole tribe is doing well. All can continue to offer their contributions to the whole and remain capable and responsible for themselves. They are not dis-empowered by life events. It brings the tribe closer together.
Perhaps what you are referring to is “intent” no matter the label or ideology. We are often tripped up by labels and words when we really mean to express something else. Labels conjure up images and it’s rare that 2 people see and feel the same image.
kia, good points.
yes this beast hides behind its detrimental artificial ‘cover stories’/concepts and constructs like $/COMMERCE, NATION, COUNTRY, STATE, COUNTY, SCIENCE/MEDICAL, UNIVERSITY, ‘HISTORY’, RELIGION…
there is no remedy from within these nefarious conceptual structures, all is a trap. Natural law into posited RULE OF LAW, natural value into artificial value $, natural healing into suppressed immune vaccinations/pharma med, natural cycles altered into chaos, joy into suffering, health into disease–on an on..all without consent–
trusting in the untrustworthy–
sever all relations with the heinous death cult of artificial personality–
They inherited a lie through their familial ancestry who misinterpreted, misperceived, mistranslated, then misdirected free will under natural law into patriarchal rule + $nothing.
They interpreted natural law as an infringement on their right of free will, as if the 2 can operate separately. They cannot. It is impossible to maintain balance and our humanity clean of the unwanted, one without the other. They function optimally together. Thus what we are witnessing. We only have to contemplate and contrast these:
Free Will Under Natural Law
Free Will Under Patriarchal Law
Absolute Free Will
Natural law contains a natural justice system within it. It is there to protect us from doing harm to ourselves or to others so we are free to express our free will in a just and safe manner, free from worry, stress, anxiety, harm.
The natural justice is “pain”. It could be emotional pain, physical pain, psychological pain, spiritual. It lets us know when we are out of alignment in some way, alerts us to self-correct. Akin to taking our hand off a hot burner. The correction is internal. We understand it consciously. “Pain and suffering” was never meant to be a lifelong ordeal to endure. It was meant to be a temporary signal to alert us.
Leave a Reply to Madness Cancel reply
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line526
|
__label__cc
| 0.717322
| 0.282678
|
Archive for May, 2013|Monthly archive page
“Does [writing] need to be an act composed by a human entity?”
Filed under: Ecology | Tags: a rawlings, ecopoetics, gibber, Robert Bringhurst, semiotics
Gary Barwin quotes this question from a rawlings’ recent online work Gibber to open his recent post at Jacket2 on her complex, proliferatively ludic project that examines language and landscape with an ecopoetical eye. As rawlings puts it “Gibber hinges on exploring notions that humans read their environments and/or that humans are in conversation with landscapes and the inhabiting non-human species.”
Gibber, then, participates in an important eco-poetical, -logical, or -sophical task, attempting to transcend “the urge to identify, name, possess” by culturing an eye and ear for the “ecosystem (or any ecosystem components) as a text, or…as a writer of its own text[,]… as a collaborator”. Hence, the question Barwin via rawlings raises.
The project to dethrone Homo Sapiens as the sole linguistic animal is shared widely across the ecopoetical spectrum. Robert Bringhurst, a poet whose work couldn’t be more unlike rawlings’, dilates language in two ways. In The Solid Form of Language, consistent with archaic wisdom and contemporary zoosemiotics, he first reminds us of those other, nonhuman languages, “the calls of leopard frogs and whales, the rituals of mating sandhill cranes” (11). Then, in A Story as Sharp as a Knife, he expands the linguistic beyond the communicative circuit, writing
We read the tracks and scat of animals, the depth and lustre of their coats, the set of their ears and the gait of their limbs. We read the horns of sheep, the teeth of horses. We read the weights and measures of the wind, the flight of birds, the surface of the sea, snow, fossils, broken rocks, the growth of shrubs and trees and lichens…We read the speech of jays, ravens, hawks, frogs, wolves, and in infinite detail, the voices, faces, gestures, coughs and postures of other human beings. (14)
To which we might add (as Bringhurst does) that language includes even “the chemical messages coming and going day and night within the brain” and all that is “chemically written into our genes.”
Unsurprisingly, rawlings and Bringhurst are hardly the first to be inspired by the compelling charm of this vision of universal semiosis. Hölderlin famously writes “Ein Zeichen sind wir” (we are a sign) in harmony with Novalis’ thoughts on the hieroglyphs of The Book of Nature, a metaphor that itself originates in the Latin Middle Ages. What, then, could be more ecologically sane and poetically sweet (“poethical” as rawlings puts it) than to savour this fruit plucked from the semiotic tree that opens our ears and eyes to not only the languages of nonhuman Others but to what perception itself spells out?
However imaginatively appealing this Book of Nature, the inflation of the linguistic that underwrites it also conflates certain conceptual distinctions whose erasure is fateful. Among others, what is lost is the genus-species distinction between understanding in general and understanding language. Whenever I perceive something as something, I understand, I interpret, as would happen whenever I “read” an ecosystem or “the tracks and scats of animals”. However, specifically linguistic understanding necessarily involves an address, a conversation.
What happens when I take a non-linguistic (albeit interpretable) phenomenon as a linguistic address? I must posit a speaker, an interlocutor. In the world order that originally imagined the Book of Nature, that speaker or writer is God. But who, in the absence of God, writes what is “chemically written into our genes” for instance? The metaphor of the genetic code was criticized at the moment of its inception precisely on these grounds, that it was an inappropriate application of linguistic or information theoretical concepts . Lily E. Kay sums up these criticisms nicely in her Who Wrote the Book of Life?
Information theorists, cryptologists, linguists, and life scientists criticized the difficulties (some would say inappropriateness) of these borrowings in molecular biology, arguing that the genome’s information content cannot be assessed since the key parameters (e.g., signal, noise, message channel) cannot be properly quantified. DNA is not a natural language: it lacks phonemic features, semantics, punctuation marks, and intersymbol restrictions. So unlike any language, “letter” frequency analyses of amino acids yield only random statistical distributions. Furthermore, no natural language consists solely of three-letter words. Finally, if it were purely a formal language, then it would possess syntax only but no semantics. Thus the informational representations of the genome do not stand up to rigorous scrutiny. (2)
However much “reading” natural phenomena does “not stand up to rigorous scrutiny,” it enables a grasp of what is read that empowers the reader, as present-day genetic technology undeniably demonstrates. Attributing a message or intentionality to non-linguistic, spontaneous things is an extension of the Platonic metaphysics that conceived of all things as if they were products made according to a plan or Form. This productionist metaphysics is the first chapter of the story that leads to our present technological society. The presupposition that Nature possesses a plan, whether written out in hieroglyphs or mathematics, enables us to articulate that plan and thereby order Nature to our own ends. The disastrous consequences of this instrumentalization of Nature are too-well known.
Thus the understandable desire to transcend the Adamic monologue that imperiously names natural things, to imagine instead what it would mean to hear, understand, and converse with Nature, gets caught up in a dialectic that reveals the character such well-intentioned listening shares with the worst excesses of scientific-technological interrogation.
Does writing, what is read, demand a human writer? Who’s asking?
Everything you already know about poetry
Filed under: Praise and Polemics | Tags: literary criticism, poetry criticism, slam poetry, slam poetry explained, spoken word
A Canadian poet, whose disdain for Slam Poetry and Spoken Word is well-known, recently posted this clip on his blog under the title “‘Slam Poetry’ explained”:
Regardless whether you agree or disagree with the “pointlessness” of Slam Poetry, the clip does express a truth, but one more general, I think, than what the blogger or the clip’s writers had in mind. For what, exactly, is the clip mocking? One way of putting it would be that Spoken Word is a generic manner, one so stereotypical it is of no more importance to what is said than an accent.
However, it doesn’t take too much familiarity with contemporary poetry to realize that the same holds true for wide swaths of every school of poetic composition, whether “Official Verse Culture”, the present-day institutionalized Avant Garde, Neoformalism, or what have you. Indeed, it is precisely these characteristic, generic mannerisms around which their respective appreciative readers, reviewers, editors, publishers, and practitioners hover.
The problem is not any one empty manner but schematized production—and consumption—as such, whether of poems or Big Macs. What is rightly slammed in the clip is the vapidity cultured by the need to ingratiate oneself or one’s product, cultural or otherwise.
Maybe that’s why I HATE POETRY.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line532
|
__label__wiki
| 0.886015
| 0.886015
|
Now Croatian riot police are sent to deal with migrants after 6,000 arrive in the country in 24 hours
Helmeted riot police tried to control growing crowds of refugees at the Croatian border town of Tovarnik this morning, as thousands of migrants jostled to board buses after crossing into the country from neighbouring Serbia.
Over the past 24 hours more than 6,000 new arrivals have entered the EU member state via its eastern border – the route of choice for those hoping to reach western Europe after Hungary sealed its southern frontier with Serbia.
Long queues formed for buses bound for migrant reception centres elsewhere in Croatia, stretching the country’s infrastructure to breaking point. Over 100 riot police officers were deployed to control the crowds and keep them back from railway tracks.
In the capital Zagreb, riot officers surrounded a hotel housing hundreds of refugees after they began chanting ‘Freedom! Freedom!’ and throwing rolls of toilet paper from balconies and windows.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line533
|
__label__wiki
| 0.91849
| 0.91849
|
New Land Rover Defender has its role cut in next Bond film No Time To Die
Pre-launch TV commercial shows SUV in stunt chase sequence
Cars get priority roles in Bond flicks
BH CORRESPONDENT, Whitley, UK: A Land Rover television commercial for the new Defender due to be released air in the UK from the March 20, can be previewed on YouTube. Interestingly, it features an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at what to expect from the new Defender in Jame Bond’s upcoming flick No Time To Die.
The footage shows the new SUV launching into the air and being put to extreme driving conditions as the vehicle is driven at high speed through swamps and rivers. Even one manages to roll over and still be driveable.
For the film’s action chase sequence, stunt coordinator, Lee Morrison worked alongside Oscar winner and special effects, action vehicles supervisor Chris Corbould.
Nick Collins, Land Rover Defender vehicle line director said: “We developed a new test standard for Defender, the most challenging we’ve ever had and unique to this vehicle. Physical strength and durability is measured by a number of different tests including a bridge jump test which gave us confidence to deliver what the stunt team needed to create for No Time To Die, with no modifications to the body structure except the installation of a roll cage.”
Lee Morrison said: “We pushed the Defender further than we believed possible to generate the maximum excitement, and to give fans an insight into the uncompromising challenge of producing an incredible chase sequence which you can look forward to seeing in No Time To Die.”
Auto marketwatch: Winter deals and service packages
Honda previews its all-new 2021 Civic sedan as prototype concept
Mercedes-AMG dislodges Lamborghini’s Nürburgring-Nordschleife record
Auto news: Movers and Shakers
2020 Salon Privé in UK will tempt visitors with next-gen electric and hybrid hypercars
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line536
|
__label__cc
| 0.677243
| 0.322757
|
Book Open
Read Harder
What If It’s Us by Adam Silvera and Becky Albertalli (HarperTeen, October 9)
This was a sweet, charming love story about two boys who meet by chance at a post office in New York City, have an epic time trying to find each other again (after failing to exchange any info at the post office), and then share a lot of tender and awkward moments as they start dating.
I really appreciated all the awkward and difficult (but super ordinary) things that Arthur and Ben had to deal with as they figured out how to date. There was lots of teenage bumbling and miscommunication. All the moments they shared felt so honest and often that meant they were not neat and perfect, but messy and confusing, sometimes romantic, sometimes cringe-worthy. Ben and Arthur come from different backgrounds (Ben is Puerto Rican and grew up in New York, Arthur is a white boy from Georgia in New York for the summer). All the things that came up between them surrounding race and class and culture felt very real. It was a lighthearted story, but it certainly delved into various serious things that teenagers (and humans in general) have to deal with.
What I loved most about the book, though, and honestly what kept me reading, was the supporting cast. I enjoyed Ben and Arthur’s romance, but I adored their families and friends. It was so refreshing to read a YA book with gay main characters who both had families that were super supportive of them. I loved the different ways their parents were part of their lives. I especially loved Ben’s friendship with Dylan. It was a joy to read about such a comfortable, tender, open, and meaningful friendship between two teenage boys. It was a pleasure to read about Ben and Arthur falling in love, but that their love story happened in the midst of their friends and family, in a way that felt both realistic and hopeful, was what I loved best bout the novel.
Overall, I enjoyed this lighthearted New York romance. It didn’t feel especially deep or complicated, which is just fine. It was a simple pleasure to read. I don’t think it had the emotional depth of any of Silvera’s other books (especially History Is All You Left Me, which is my absolute favorite book of his and utterly incredible), but it was still a fun read. There was just enough tension and realistic teenage angst to make it satisfying–but not too much.
Published by lauraolivesackton
View all posts by lauraolivesackton
fiction, Queer Reads, reviewed ARCs, YA
The Bees by Laline Paull
Archives Select Month July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 August 2017 April 2017 February 2017 January 2017
Categories Select Category Comics Gobble Fierce Feminist Friday Fuel for the Fire General Libraries for Life Queer Reads Read Against Trump Reading Goals Reviews Top Five Tuesday Top Five Wednesday Uplift What A Week
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line538
|
__label__cc
| 0.684354
| 0.315646
|
The Covenant - A Novel
Author: Michener, James A.
Qty Avail: 0
Want to be notified if this title comes back in stock? Add it to your wishlist!
James A. Michener's masterly chronicle of South Africa is an epic tale of adventurers, scoundrels, and ministers, the best and worst of two continents who carve an empire out of a vast wilderness. From the Java-born Van Doorn family tree springs two great branches: one nurtures lush vineyards, the other settles the interior to become the first Trekboers and Afrikaners. The Nxumalos, inhabitants of a peaceful village unchanged for centuries, unite warrior tribes into the powerful Zulu nation. And the wealthy Saltwoods are missionaries and settlers who join the masses to influence the wars and politics that ravage a nation. Rivalries and passions spill across the land of The Covenant, a story of courage and heroism, love and loyalty, and cruelty and betrayal, as generations fight to forge a new world.
Publisher: Random House
Page Count: 1200
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line540
|
__label__wiki
| 0.802947
| 0.802947
|
Atlantic Reporter, Volumen104
Certified from Superior Court, Providence, his wife guardian of his daughter. The and Bristol Counties.
rest and remainder of his estate, both real Suit by Charles T. Dorrance and others, and personal, he directed to be sold, and as trustees pro tempore under the will of the proceeds to be paid over to three trusSamuel Larned, deceased, against W. Max tees, to whom he gave and bequeathed said well Greene, as administrator of Celia Larn- proceeds in trust. The trustees were given ed Greene, deceased, and others. Case certi. power to invest in Rhode Island real estate, fied to the Supreme Court. Decree ordered real estate mortgages and bank stock, and submitted.
to change investments from time to time Elisha C. Mowry, of Providence, for com
in their discretion. They were directed to plainants. Frank W. Hackett, of Washing
make payment from the trust funds (1) of ton, D. C., and Mendell W. Crane, of Prov.
the annuities thereinbefore bequeathed; (2) idence, for Laura L. Sayles. Walter A.
of various annual sums for the testator's Edwards, Eliot G. Parkhurst, and Edwards
daughter, Katharine Celia Larned, the & Angell, all of Providence, Richard W. Hale
amount thereof being gradually increased and George A. Moriarty, Jr., both of Boston,
for a certain period until it reached a maxMass., and Greenough, Easton & Cross and
imum of $1,200 each year, said amount unFrank T. Easton, all of Providence, for va
til her marriage to be paid annually to her rious respondents.
guardian during her minority and to her
upon reaching her majority; (3) to the BishBAKER, J. This cause is a suit in equi- op of the Diocese of Rhode Island, for rety, brought by the complainants in their ca. ligious purposes, all surplus income not repacity as trustees for the time being un- quired for the foregoing payments until an der the will of Samuel Larned, late of Prov. | aggregate sum of $4,050 had been so paid; idence, for instructions relating to the (4) thereafter to invest any surplus income construction of said will. The complain- for the purposes of the trust; and (5) to pay ants are also interested in the questions to the testator's said daughter from and raised in their capacities as executors of after her marriage during her life the whole the will of Katharine Celia (Larned) of the income of the trust fund remaining Greene, the testator's daughter, and as after the foregoing payments. Then appear trustees under certain clauses of her will, the provisions of the will which have given and the complainant W. Maxwell Greene is rise to the questions now before the court, also interested as administrator of the es- as follows: tate of Celia (Larned) Greene, the testator's | “And from and after the decease of my said widow, who remarried subsequent to his de- daughter should she leave a child or children, cease. Accordingly, in these capacities they
the said trustees shall appropriate so much of
the income of the said trust funds as may be bave, with numerous other parties, been
necessary for the support of such child or chil. joined as defendants.
dren until the youngest of them shall attain The case, being ready for hearing for the age of twenty-one years, or otherwise become final decree, has been certified to this court
of age at which time they shall terminate their
said trust by conveying to the child or children for final determination under General Laws of my said daughter their heirs and assigns in 1909, c. 289, 8 35, upon bill, answers and equal shares all the estate real and personal then proof, the bill having been taken as con
holden by them in trust.
"But if my said daughter shall decease withfessed against such parties as failed to an
out leaving any child or children living at the swer.
time of her decease, I then direct that the said The important facts disclosed by the evi- | trustees shall thereafter pay to my wife for her dence may be thus summarized: Samuel
one own use, if she has remained unmarried the an
nual sum of five hundred dollars so long as she Larned died in December, 1846, leaving him
remains unmarried-And shall also immediately surviving his widow, Celia Greene Larned, thereafter pay the following sums to the persons and a daughter, Katharine Celia Larned. hereafter named that is to say: He was the son of William Larned, and had
"My mother Mrs. Sarah Larned two hundred
dollars. 16 (or perhaps 18) brothers and sisters, "My brother William G. Larned one hundred whose numerous descendants, so far as dollars. known, are among the parties respondent.
"My brother George Larned one thousand dol
lars. His will, dated November 28, 1846, about a
“My sister Sarah S. Larned two hundred dolmonth before his death, was admitted to probate in the municipal court of the city "My sisters Laura S. Hallett and Abby S. of Providence on January 26, 1847. His
Brown two hundred dollars each.
"My nephew William Larned two hundred dolfirst provision was for his wife, to whom lars." he gave $ 12,000 outright "in lieu of her "My nephew Russell M. Larned five hundred dower or other interest in my real or per
me dollars. sonal estate." He also gave her two gifts
"My nephew Edwin C. Larned one thousand
dollars. not of a pecuniary nature. He then dis "My nephew Charles H. Larned or L'arnard posed of his household furnishings, made nu- fifty dollars. merous small pecuniary gifts to relatives,
"My nephew William Henry Larned five hun
i dred dollars. friends, and servants, provided for several
"My nieces Elizabeth H. Coburn and Sarah
lars.
"My nephew Henry L. Hallett two hundred, other provisions and directions of the will dollars.
have been fully carried out, except those re“My niece Jane H. Sayles fifty dollars. “My brother-in-law Benjamin F. Hallett fifty
lating to the payments and distribution to dollars.
be made after the decease of said Katharine "My brother-in-law William Brown fifty dol-Celia (Larned) Greene, leaving no living lars.
child or children. The trust estate, consist"They shall also pay to some suitable person
ing principally of personal property, is now the sum of two thousand dollars as trustee for the sole use and benefit of my sister Sophia L. Clifford so that she shall receive the income The complainants seek instructions with thereof during her life, and so much of the
respect to four questions as follows: (1) principal from time to time as may be necessary for her support, with the right of disposing of the
Whether or not the 17 pecuniary legacies beprincipal or what may remain of it at her de- queathed in and by said will in case the said cease.
Katharine Celia (Larned) Greene deceased “They shall also pay to each of my nieces Lu
without leaving any child or children living cinda M. Larned, Mary Letitia Larned, Ellen G. Larned and Anne M. Larned the annual sum of at the time of her decease have, by reason thirty dollars so long as they respectively remain of the decease of the legatees during the unmarried-and also to my nephew Samuel lifetime of the said Katharine, lapsed; (2) Larned the annual sum of thirty dollars for the
whether the legacy in trust for the use and term of ten years.
“And all the rest and residue of the said trust i benefit of Sophia L. Clifford bequeathed in funds, remaining after the payment of the said and by said will in case the said Katharine sums, and reserving a sufficiency for the payment
Celia (Larned) Greene deceased without leavof the annuities provided for in this my will, they shall distribute to and among my heirs at ing any child or children living at her de law, in the proportions in which they would sev- cease and the said 17 pecuniary legacies, if erally be entitled under the statute for the dis- they shall be deemed to have lapsed, have tribution of intestate estates.
"And whenever the payment of the said annui- fallen into the residue of said trust estate: ties shall cease so much of my said estate, as and, if they have not fallen into said resimay have been reserved for their payment shall due, what disposition should be made of be then distributed in like manner.”
them; (3) whether the phrase "heirs at law" The testator was survived by his wife, | of said Samuel Larned in the provision in Celia Greene Larned, and his only child, said will for the distribution of the trust esKatharine Celia Larned, no other person attate in case the said Katharine Celia (Larnthe date of his decease holding the capacity
ed) Greene deceased without leaving any of his heir at law or next of kin. The tes- child or children living at the time of her tator's widow subsequently married Richard decease has reference to the persons holding W. Greene, who predeceased her, and she said capacity at the date of the death of the died intestate in 1887, leaving her daughter said Samuel Larned, or to the persons who Katharine Celia as her sole heir at law and would have held said capacity had the said next of kin. Said Katharine Celia Larned Samuel Larned deceased immediately after married the defendant W. Maxwell Greene the death of the said Katharine on the 29th in 1872, and died June 29, 1917, testate and
day of June, 1917; and (4) whether or not, without ever having had any issue. In her
| if the residue of said trust estate is distribwill she directed that all property of hers
utable among two or more persons at the derived from the testator be kept separate
present time, the complainants, as such trusand disposed of it in part for the benefit of
tees, have for the purpose of making discertain charities and in part for the benefit
tribution of the same power to sell real es. of various members of the Larned family, in
tate not capable of being partitioned in kind, cluding many of the parties to this suit.
and power to sell such securities as remain All of the persons, including the legatees
after their holdings as such trustees in each of the said 17 pecuniary legacies and said
security, so held by them, have, so far as Sophia L. Clifford, for whom special provision
possible, been distributed in kind in equal was made by the testator in case his daugh
portions among the persons entitled to said ter Katharine should decease without leav
residue. ing living children, survived the testator, but
[1] Question 3 is undoubtedly the most impredeceased said Katharine, Sophia L. Clif
portant one in the present case, and thereford dying intestate and without ever having
no fore it has been given the prominent position attempted to exercise the power of disposing
in the discussion by all of the parties in inof the fund which would have been available
terest. The executors of the will of Kathfor her were she now living.
arine Celia Greene, the administrator of the The various gifts made by said will prior estate of Celia (Larned) Greene, who is also to the creation of the trusts were paid by on of said executors, and one other respondthe executors, the persons to whom were ent claim that the words "heirs at law," as bequeathed annuities upon the death of the used in the will of Samuel Larned relative to testator survived the testator and predeceas the distribution of the rest and residue of ed his daughter, and said annuities were his trust estate, refer to persons having that paid in full. The payments required to be capacity at the date of his decease in 1846. made by the trustees to the Bishop of the All the other respondents, who have appearpersons having that capacity at the date of port of his daughter before her marriage and his daughter's decease in 1917. Broadly the payment of a few small annuities, after speaking, the controversy is between the rep- the bequest to the Diocesan Convention was resentatives of the deceased daughter of the paid, was added to the principal until the testator and the descendants of the testator's daughter's marriage in 1872. brothers and sisters. Under the well-estab-) In these circumstances the testator made lished rules of construction the word “heirs" his will. He first gave to his wife $12,000 is held to refer to the living person or per- | “in lieu of dower or other interest in my real sons holding that relation at the time of the or personal estate.". Then he created a trust testator's death, in the absence of an inten- estate, and provided that part of the income tion to the contrary clearly evidenced in the thereof should be used for the benefit of his will itself. The question presented, there daughter, and all of it after marriage during fore, is, Does the will itself clearly reveal her life, and, in the event that she leave chilsuch contrary intention? To satisfactorily dren surviving her, provided for their supanswer this inquiry it is desirable to consid- port from the incoine until the youngest of er the situation and circumstances as they them attained the age of 21 years, and then are disclosed to us, in which the testator ex- terminated the trust by giving the entire trust ecuted his will within a month of his death. fund to such children. But if the daughter At that time his infant daughter was not died without leaving any living child, which quite a year old. In case she survived him, has happened, he provided for the payment she would be his sole heir, speaking with annually to his wife of $500 “if she has retechnical strictness, while she and her moth- mained unmarried,” and “so long as she reer would be the only persons, in the event of mains unmarried," provided also for the pay. his decease intestate, entitled to share in his ment of 17 pecuniary legacies, amounting in estate under the statute of distributions. | all to $4,600, and for a few small annuities, We think it may be assumed that he knew and then directed that: this. His other family relatives then living
| "All the rest and residue of the said trust
. were his mother, brothers and sisters, and funds, remaining after the payment of said nephews and nieces. There is nothing in the sums, and reserving a sufficiency for the pay
I ment of the annuities provided for in this my will or otherwise to suggest that he then ex
will, they shall distribute to and among my pected to have other children. His wife was heirs at law, in the proportions in which they a young woman, at the time not much more would severally be entitled under the statutes than half his age, and the will itself contains for the distribution of intestate estates." evidence that he deemed her marrying again In view of these provisions, did the testaafter his death as not an improbable event. tor intend, in the event that his daughter It is reasonably clear that the early death of should die childless, that his widow, if she his daughter was in his mind as a possibill- survived her, whether she remained unmarty, if not as a probability, the evidence of ried or not, should receive the entire residue which is the giving upon her decease a pe- of the trust estate, or do these provisions incuniary legacy to his mother. The testator dicate a clear intent to the contrary? In was 58 years of age when his will was ex- | Welch v. Howard, 227 Mass. 242, 116 N. E. ecuted. Exhibit B, Table of Descendants of 492, a testator gave all the rest and residue William Larned. Table I, attached to the of his property and estate to trustees, with bill of complaint, shows that he was the directions to dispose of the net income "so third child born of his mother. It is rea- long as my said wife shall live and remain sonable to infer that when the will was made my widow, or either of my four children she was upwards of 80 years old, with of hereinafter named shall live, as follows," necessity an expectation of life of very few namely, after paying stated amounts annualyears. The amount of property disposed of ly to a brother and a nephew during their by the will is not definitely shown, but it respective lives to divide “the residue of said seems fairly apparent that it was not a very net income" among his said wife and his large estate even for that period. Kath- four children, "so long as my said wife shall arine Celia (Larned) Greene in her will at live and remain my widow and all my said tempts to dispose of the trust fund as a children shall live, equally, share and share fund separate and apart from her estate de alike." There are further provisions: First, rived from other sources. She gives from it that when his wife shall die or be married, in the form of specific legacies in all $63,000, her share of said income is to be divided and in addition there is a residuary clause among his said children, or the survivors of in favor of a person to whom she had given them, letting in the issue of a deceased child from this fund a pecuniary legacy as large by right of representation; and, second, that a3 that given to any other person. This af- if a child die leaving no issue surviving, his fords some indication of its present condi- share of the income is to be paid “to my said tion, and probably it is considerably larger wife, if living and unmarried" and the surnow than originally, inasmuch as, apart froin vivors of said children and the issue of a any possible increase by judicious manage deceased child by representation, and "upon ment by the terms of the will the surplus in the decease or marriage of my said wife and four children, my trustees shall divide and directing his mind to the death of his daugh. distribute all said trust property and estate ter at some time in the future, near or reamong my heirs at law, according to the stat-mote as the case might be, and to such disutes which shall then be in force in said com-tribution among those who would then be his monwealth, regulating the distribution of in- heirs, his mother, if the occasion be not far testate estates," adding a clause saving the away, his brothers and sisters, and the de rights of said brother and nephew as annui scendants of those who may have died. Contants. The court stated the question present struing the will thus, the "heirs at law" are ed to be whether the heirs were to be taken to be determined at the date of the death of as of the death of the testator in 1871, or as the daughter. of the death of the survivor of the life ten- The giving of the pecuniary legacies to ants in 1916. A second question was in the some of the persons who would in all probevent that heirs at the death of the testator ability be distributees of the fund, if worthy were meant, whether they were to be ascer- of note, will perhaps be sufficiently explained tained by the statutes then in force or by the if they are regarded simply as intended as statutes in force in 1916. The court held personal gifts and tokens of personal rethat the words "statutes which shall then be gard. in force" clearly indicated that the heirs It is not so easy to understand why he were to be determined as of the death of the should direct the payment of $2,000 "to surviving life tenant, but added:
some suitable person" in trust for the sole "If such interpretation be not required by the use and benefit of his sister Sophia L. Clif. construction of the precise language of this ford when she would also be a distributee will * * * ample and plain reason therefor of the rest of the trust fund. It is at least arises from the fact that the expressed intent,
conceivable that there was a reason satisthat the interest of the widow in the estate should determine absolutely on remarriage,
factory to the testator for the provision would be defeated if the remainder was con- without its being inconsistent in any way strued to be vested in the heirs at law at the
with making her a beneficiary in her own death of the testator, or in the heirs at law of the testator at the death of the testator as de
right otherwise. The successive distributions termined by the statute in force in 1916. of portions of the fund on the termination * . The provision relating to the disposi- of the annuities would not necessitate the tion of the income upon the death or remarriage l ascertainment of a new group of heirs. as of the wife discloses a clear intention to exclude the widow from any interest in principal the heirs would once be determined as of the or income on the happening of either event." date of the death of the daughter. Their
right to a share of the fund retained to supIn the present case the provision for the
port the annuities would vest in ownership annual payment to his wife of $500 from the
on the daughter's death, but not in possession rest and residue of the trust estate which
until the annuities were at an end. was to come into effect after the daughter's
This case is readily distinguished from death only if the wife had remained unmar
Kenyon, Petitioner, 17 R. I. 149, 20 Atl. 294, ried, and was to at once cease on her remar
as the court in that case largely rests its riage, when considered in connection with the
decision on the use of the words "I give and original bequest to her as being "in lieu of
bequeath" in the Kenyon will as importing her dower or other interest in my real or
| "a benefit in point of right, to take effect uppersonal estate" evinces, we think, a clear
on the decease of the testator and the proof intention that she is not to share in the dis
of his will." Those words are lacking in tribution of “the rest and residue of the
the present case. Comment on the several trust funds remaining after the payment of
Rhode Island cases in which has been found the" pecuniary legacies already mentioned,
oned; clear evidence of an intent to give the word "and reserving a sufficiency for the payment “heirs" a meaning different from its strict of the annuities" of which hers was one if | technical sense does not seem necessary, as she did not remarry. And if the testator in- they have been considered somewhat recently tended to exclude his wife as a distributee of in the case of Taber v. Talcott, 40 R. I. 338, his trust estate, it seems obvious that he did 101 Atl. 2. not mean, in directing the distribution to and The statute for the distribution of the among his heirs at law, that the law was to personal estate of intestates was the same take its course, as is stated in a number of in 1846 as in 1917. After a specified part the cases cited in the brief of the executors thereof is given to the widow, the statute of the will of Katharine Celia (Larned) I provides that: Greene.
"The residue shall be distributed amongst the [2] With this situation in mind, namely, heirs of the intestate, in the same manner real the death of his daughter without leaving a estates descend and pass." living child, and his wife excluded from shar- In other words, the same persons, who as ing in the distribution of the residue of the heirs take real estate, take "the residue" of trust estate, it seems reasonably plain that the personal estate as persona designata. the testator, in providing as to this residue De Beauvoir v. De Beauvoir, 3 H, L. Cas. that the trustees "distribute" it "to and 524, 550. In deciding that the widow is examong my heirs at law in the proportions in cluded from sharing in the distribution of the testator, in using the words "heirs at, in our statutes in 1896, and, of course, this law” in like manner, intended to designate statute is not applicable in the present case. the persons who at the death of his daugh- [4] Replying to question 2, we are of opinter childless would in strictness then be his ion that the bequest in trust for the use beirs.
and benefit of Sophia L. Clifford and the 17 (3] As to the 17 pecuniary legacies, all the pecuniary legacies did not fall into the legatees survived the testator, but died in residue of the estate, that they are not disthe lifetime of his daughter. It appears that posed of by the will, but devolve as intestate some of them died more than 50 years ago, estate of Samuel Larned. Peckham v. Newthat many of them died testate, and that, ton, 15 R. I. 321, 324, 4 Atl. 761, is cited in if these legacies were held to be transmissi- support of the claim that they have fallen ble, it would be difficult, if not impossible, into the residue, when the court says: at the present time to ascertain into how “It is, however, well settled that lapsed and many parts they would be split up, and in void specific or pecuniary legacies fall into the whom they are now vested. While such a re
residue, in the absence of any indication to the
contrary." sult would be full of difficulty, it would, how
The residuary clause of the will before ever, be unavoidable, if under the will the
us is: intention to impart transmissibility to them
"And all the rest and residue of said trust is clearly apparent. We are of the opinion, funday
ulou, funds, remaining after the payment of said sums, however, that each legacy was given for the and reserving a sufficiency for the payment of benefit solely of the person named. They the annuities provided for in this my will, they
shall distribute to and among my heirs at law.” are payable only in case his daughter died without leaving children surviving her, and
The "intention to the contrary' is found then the trustees are directed to "immediate
in the exclusion of the pecuniary legacies Is thereafter pay the following sums to the
and the bequest in trust for Mrs. Clifford persons hereafter named.” Thirteen of the
from the rest and residue which is to be legacies are sufficiently small as to suggest
distributed. In Davis v. Davis, 62 Ohio St. that the gift in each case was simply a per
411, 57 N. E. 317, 78 Am. St. Rep. 725, it sonal remembrance, some of those 13 are
some of those 13 are appears that the testator directed the creaso small as to make this positively clear,
tion of a fund, from which he made some for example, the five gifts of $50 each; and,
charitable bequests, and then provided that: inasmuch as they are all grouped together,
"The balance be divided between the children
living at my death of the hereinafter named it is not unreasonable to infer that all the brothers and sisters of my late wife and myself, gifts thus grouped should be regarded as viz.” purely personal. Some of them were made. The charitable bequests were held to be to brothers and sisters, who might be re- void, and the question was as to what be garded as the heads of different branches of came of them. the Larned family, and at the same time. It was held that the void legacies did not gifts were specifically made to descendants fall into the "balance" above mentioned, but of such heads of families. There are no passed as disposed-of property. The court words of limitation annexed to any of these says, on page 414 of 62 Ohio St., 57 N. E. legacies, as might be expected, if the testa- 318, 78 Am. St. Rep. 725: tor intended them to be transmissible. We "The 'balance that is given to the so-called think the only intention clearly apparent is residuary legatees is not the general residuum the intention to benefit personally each of
ich I of all of the testator's estate, but only what
remained of a particular fund derived from specnamed legatee, should he or she survive to ified sources, after deducting therefrom the take the gift. And if it was necessary in amount of the charitable legacies and certain the case of each legatee for him to survive
iral other charges upon it. The gift of that D the life tenant in order for the gift to him to the
necessarily excludes from the gift everything
that the will provides shall be deducted from be effective, then, as his own existence at the fund in order to arrive at the balance." some particular future time was to deter
On page 416 it says: mine whether any interest was to take effect
"In King v. Woodhull, 3 Edw. Ch. 79, 82, it in him, the interest was contingent and non- laid down that 'to entitle a residuary legatee transmissible. Brown v. Williams, 5 R. I. to the benefit of a lapsed or void bequest he 309, 316: Tingley y. Harris. 20 R. I. 517. must be a legatee of the residue generally, and
not partially so; for, when it is manifest from 519, 40 Atl. 346; In re Watson's Trusts, L. the express words of the will that a gift of the R. 10 Eq. 36; Strode v. McCormick, 158 Ill. residue is confined to the residue of a particular 142, 41 N. E. 1091. While, therefore, these
fund or description of property, or to some
certain residuum, he will be restricted to what 17 legacies have not in strictness "lapsed,” | is thus particularly given, since the legatee cannevertheless, as already indicated, in reply not take more than is fairly within the scope to question 1 we decide that they were non
of the gift." transmissible and have failed because of the See, also, Power v. Hayne, L. R. 8 Eq. 262; decease of the legatees before the death of Beekman v. Bonsor, 23 N. Y. 298, 80 Am. Dec. the life tenant. The power to dispose by 269; Kerr v. Dougherty, 79 N. Y. 327, 347. will of "contingent, executory or other future In this case the next of kin of the testator at interests," given by section 2 of chapter 254 his death take the property devolving as inof the General Laws of 1909, first appeared testate estate in accordance with the statute
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line541
|
__label__cc
| 0.635849
| 0.364151
|
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
ards under awards and shall not impose additional requirements, unless specifically required by Federal statute or program regulations. The recipient may use its own property management standards and procedures provided it observes the provisions of $$ 600.131 through 600.137.
plete, accurate, and sufficient to allow the Contracting Officer to determine a rate(s) for indirect costs. If the total approved budget will not exceed $100,000 or if the amount requested for indirect costs does not exceed $5,000, DOE may waive the requirement for negotiation of a rate and, in lieu thereof, provide a reasonable allowance for such costs.
(2) Indirect cost proposals shall be prepared and submitted in accordance with the applicable Federal cost principles and instructions from the cognizant agency or from DOE, as appropriate.
(3) If a subaward under an award or subaward provides for the payment of indirect costs, the recipient or subrecipient shall be responsible for negotiating appropriate indirect costs, using the cost principles applicable to the subrecipient or contractor, unless the subrecipient or contractor has negotiated an applicable rate directly with DOE or another Federal department or agency. DOE may review and audit the procedures a recipient or subrecipient uses in conducting indirect cost negotiations.
(c) Fee or profit. No increment above cost may be paid to a recipient or subrecipient under a DOE award or subaward, except for SBIR recipients as provided in $600.181(d)(3). A fee or profit may be paid to a contractor providing goods or services under a contract with a recipient or subrecipient.
8600.131 Insurance coverage.
Recipients shall, at a minimum, provide the equivalent insurance coverage for real property and equipment acquired with DOE funds as provided to property owned by the recipient. Federally-owned property need not be insured unless required by the terms and conditions of the award. 8600.132 Real property.
Unless otherwise provided by statute or program regulations, the requirements concerning the use and disposition of real property acquired in whole or in part under awards are as follows.
(a) Title to real property shall vest in the recipient subject to the condition that the recipient shall use the real property for the authorized purpose of the project as long as it is needed and shall not encumber the property without approval of DOE.
(b) The recipient shall obtain written approval by DOE for the use of real property in other federally-sponsored projects when the recipient determines that the property is no longer needed for the purpose of the original project. Use in other projects shall be limited to those under federally-sponsored projects (i.e., awards) or programs that have purposes consistent with those authorized for support by DOE.
(c) When the real property is no longer needed as provided in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section, the recipient shall request disposition instructions from DOE or its successor Federal awarding agency. DOE will give one or more of the following disposition instructions.
(1) The recipient may be permitted to retain title without further obligat to the Federal Government after it compensates the Federal Government for that percentage of the current fair market value of the property attributable to the Federal participation in the project.
8 600.128 Period of availability of
funds. Where a funding period is specified, a recipient may charge to the award only allowable costs resulting from obligations incurred during the funding period and any pre-award costs authorized by DOE.
Property Standards 8600.130 Purpose of property stand
ards. Sections 600.131 through 600.137 set forth uniform standards governing management and disposition of property furnished by the Federal Government or whose cost was charged to a project supported by a Federal award. Recipients shall observe these stand
6306, DOE may so vest title to tangible personal property under a grant or cooperative agreement for basic or applied research in a nonprofit institution of higher education or in a nonprofit organization whose primary purpose is conducting scientific research. Such property is "exempt property.” Program regulations or the terms and conditions of award may establish provisions for vesting title to exempt property. Should such conditions not be established and the recipient has no need for the equipment, the recipient shall request disposition instructions from DOE. If DOE does not issue disposition instructions within 120 calendar days of receipt of the request, title to the property shall vest in the recipient without further obligation to the Federal Government. If, at the end of the project, DOE fails to issue disposition instructions within 120 calendar days of the receipt of a final inventory, title to the property shall vest in the recipient without further obligation to the Federal Government.
(2) The recipient may be directed to sell the property under guidelines provided by DOE and pay the Federal Government for that percentage of the current fair market value of the property attributable to the Federal participation in the project (after deducting actual and reasonable selling and fix-up expenses, if any, from the sales proceeds). When the recipient is authorized or required to sell the property, proper sales procedures shall be established that provide for competition to the extent practicable and result in the highest possible return.
(3) The recipient may be directed to transfer title to the property to the Federal Government or to an eligible third party provided that, in such cases, the recipient shall be entitled to compensation for its attributable percentage of the current fair market value of the property. $600.133 Federally-owned and exempt
property. (a) Federally-owned property.
(1) Title to federally-owned property remains vested in the Federal Government. Recipients shall submit annually an inventory listing of federally-owned property in their custody to DOE. Upon completion of the award or when the property is no longer needed, the recip ient shall report the property to DOE for further Federal agency utilization
(2) If DOE has no further need for the property, it shall be declared excess and reported to the General Services Administration, unless DOE has statutory authority to dispose of the prop erty by alternative methods (e.g., the authority provided by the Federal Technology Transfer Act (15 U.S.C. 3710 (1) to donate research equipment to educational and non-profit organizations in accordance with E.O. 12821, "Improving Mathematics and Science Education in Support of the National Education Goals.") Appropriate in. structions shall be issued to the recipient by DOE.
(b) Exempt property. When statutory authority exists, DOE may vest title to property acquired with Federal funds in the recipient without further obligation to the Federal Government and under conditions DOE considers appropriate. For example, under 31 U.S.C.
8600.134 Equipment.
(a) Title to equipment acquired by a recipient with Federal funds shall vest in the recipient, subject to conditions of this section.
(b) The recipient shall not use equipment acquired with Federal funds to provide services to non-Federal outside organizations for a fee that is less than private companies charge for equivalent services, unless specifically authorized by Federal statute, for as long as the Federal Government retains an interest in the equipment.
(c) The recipient shall use the equip ment in the project or program for which it was acquired as long as needed, whether or not the project or program continues to be supported by Federal funds and shall not encumber the property without approval of DOE. When no longer needed for the original project or program, the recipient shall use the equipment in connection with its other federally-sponsored activities, in the following order of priority:
(1) Activities sponsored by DOE, then
(2) Activities sponsored by other Federal agencies.
(d) During the time that equipment is used on the project or program for
which it was acquired, the recipient (2) Equipment owned by the Federal shall make it available for use on other Government shall be identified to indiprojects or programs if such other use cate Federal ownership. will not interfere with the work on the (3) A physical inventory of equipment project or program for which the equip shall be taken and the results recment was originally acquired. First onciled with the equipment records at preference for such other use shall be least once every two years. Any difgiven to other projects or programs ferences between quantities detersponsored by DOE that financed the mined by the physical inspection and equipment; second preference shall be those shown in the accounting records given to projects or programs spon- shall be investigated to determine the sored by other Federal awarding agen causes of the difference. The recipient cies. If the equipment is owned by the shall, in connection with the invenFederal Government, use on other ac- tory, verify the existence, current utitivities not sponsored by the Federal lization, and continued need for the Government shall be permissible if au- equipment. thorized by DOE. User charges shall be (4) A control system shall be in effect treated as program income.
to insure adequate safeguards to pre(e) When acquiring replacement vent loss, damage, or theft of the equipment, the recipient may use the equipment. Any loss, damage, or theft equipment to be replaced as trade-in or of equipment shall be investigated and sell the equipment and use the pro- fully documented; if the equipment was ceeds to offset the costs of the replace- owned by the Federal Government, the ment equipment subject to the ap- recipient shall promptly notify DOE. proval of DOE.
(5) Adequate maintenance procedures (1) The recipient's property manage- shall be implemented to keep the ment standards for equipment acquired equipment in good condition. with Federal funds and federally-owned (6) Where the recipient is authorized equipment shall include all of the fol- or required to sell the equipment, proplowing.
er sales procedures shall be established (1) Equipment records shall be main which provide for competition to the tained accurately and shall include the extent practicable and result in the following information.
highest possible return. (1) A description of the equipment.
(g) When the recipient no longer (ii) Manufacturer's serial number, needs the equipment, the equipment model number, Federal stock number, may be used for other activities in acnational stock number, or other identi- cordance with the following standards. fication number.
Equipment with a current per-unit fair (iii) Source of the equipment, includ- market value of less than $5000 may be ing the award number.
retained, sold or otherwise disposed of (iv) Whether title vests in the recipi- with no further obligation to the ent or the Federal Government.
awarding agency. For equipment with (v) Acquisition date (or date re- a current per unit fair market value of ceived, if the equipment was furnished $5000 or more, the recipient may retain by the Federal Government) and cost. the equipment for other uses provided
(vi) Information from which one can that compensation is made to the calculate the percentage of Federal original Federal awarding agency or its participation in the cost of the equip successor. The amount of compensament (not applicable to equipment fur tion shall be computed by applying the nished by the Federal Government). percentage of Federal participation in
(vii) Location and condition of the the cost of the original project or proequipment and the date the informa gram to the current fair market value tion was reported.
of the equipment. If the recipient has (viii) Unit acquisition cost.
no need for the equipment, the recipi(ix) Ultimate disposition data, in ent shall request disposition instruccluding date of disposal and sales price tions from DOE. DOE shall determine or the method used to determine cur- whether the equipment can be used to rent fair market value where a recipi- meet DOE's requirements. If no reent compensates DOE for its share. quirement exists within DOE, the
(3) When DOE exercises its right to take title, the equipment shall be subject to the provisions for federallyowned equipment.
availability of the equipment shall be reported to the General Services Administration by DOE to determine whether a requirement for the equip ment exists in other Federal agencies. DOE will issue instructions to the recipient no later than 120 calendar days after the recipient's request and the following procedures shall govern.
(1) If so instructed or if disposition instructions are not issued within 120 calendar days after the recipient's request, the recipient shall sell the equipment and reimburse DOE an amount computed by applying to the sales proceeds the percentage of Federal participation in the cost of the original project or program. However, the recipient shall be permitted to deduct and retain from the Federal share $500 or ten percent of the proceeds, whichever is less, for the recipient's selling and handling expenses.
(2) If the recipient is instructed to ship the equipment elsewhere, the recipient shall be reimbursed by the Federal Government by an amount which is computed by applying the percentage of the recipient's participation in the cost of the original project or program to the current fair market value of the equipment, plus any reasonable shipping or interim storage costs incurred.
(3) If the recipient is instructed to otherwise dispose of the equipment, the recipient shall be reimbursed by DOE for such costs incurred in its disposition.
(h) DOE reserves the right, at the end of a project, to transfer the title to the Federal Government or to a third party named by DOE when such third party is otherwise eligible under existing statutes. Such transfer shall be subject to the following standards.
(1) The equipment shall be appropriately identified in the award or otherwise made known to the recipient in writing.
(2) DOE shall issue disposition instructions within 120 calendar days after receipt of a final inventory. The final inventory shall list all equipment acquired with award funds and federally-owned equipment. If DOE fails to issue disposition instructions within the 120 calendar day period, the provisions of $600.134(g)(1) apply.
8600.135 Supplies and other expend.
able property. (a) Title to supplies and other expendable property shall vest in the recipient upon acquisition. If there is a residual inventory of unused supplies exceeding $5000 in total aggregate value upon termination or completion of the project or program and the sup plies are not needed for any other federally-sponsored project or program, the recipient shall retain the supplies for use on non-Federal sponsored activities or sell them, but shall, in either case, compensate the Federal Government for its share. The amount of compensation shall be computed in the same manner as for equipment.
(b) The recipient shall not use sup plies acquired with Federal funds to provide services to non-Federal outside organizations for a fee that is less than private companies charge for equivalent services, unless specifically authorized by Federal statute as long as the Federal Government retains an interest in the supplies.
8600.136 Intangible property.
(a) The recipient may copyright any work that is subject to copyright and was developed, or for which ownership was purchased, under an award. DOE reserves a royalty-free, nonexclusive and irrevocable right to reproduce, publish, or otherwise use the work for Federal purposes, and to authorize others to do so.
(b) Recipients are subject to applicable regulations governing patents and inventions, including government-wide regulations issued by the Department of Commerce at 37 CFR part 401, "Rights to Inventions Made by Nonprofit Organizations and Small Business Firms Under Government Grants, Contracts and Cooperative Agree
18 and feder
ments.”
(c) DOE has the right to:
(1) Obtain, reproduce, publish or otherwise use the data first produced under an award.
(2) Authorize others to receive, repro- the responsible authority, without reduce, publish, or otherwise use such course to DOE regarding the settledata for Federal purposes.
ment and satisfaction of all contrac(d) Title to intangible property and tual and administrative issues arising debt instruments acquired under an out of procurements entered into in award or subaward vests upon acquisi- support of an award or other agreetion in the recipient. The recipient ment. This includes disputes, claims, shall use that property for the origi protests of award, source evaluation or nally-authorized purpose, and the re- other matters of a contractual nature. cipient shall not encumber the prop Matters concerning violation of statute erty without approval of DOE. When no are to be referred to such Federal, longer needed for the originally au State or local authority as may have thorized purpose, disposition of the in proper jurisdiction. tangible property shall occur in accordance with the provisions of $ 600.134(g).
8 600.142 Codes of conduct.
The recipient shall maintain written 8 600.137 Property trust relationship. standards of conduct governing the
Real property, equipment, intangible performance of its employees engaged property and debt instruments that are in the award and administration of acquired or improved with Federal contracts. No employee, officer, or funds shall be held in trust by the re agent shall participate in the selection, cipient as trustee for the beneficiaries award, or administration of a contract of the project or program under which supported by Federal funds if a real or the property was acquired or improved. apparent conflict of interest would be Recipients shall record liens or other involved. Such a conflict would arise appropriate notices of record to indi when the employee, officer, or agent, cate that personal or real property has any member of his or her immediate been acquired or improved with Fed family, his or her partner, or an orgaeral funds and that use and disposition nization which employs or is about to conditions apply to the property.
employ any of the parties indicated
herein, has a financial or other interest Procurement Standards
in the firm selected for an award. The
officers, employees, and agents of the 8 600.140 Purpose of procurement
recipient shall neither solicit nor acstandards.
cept gratuities, favors, or anything of Sections 600.141 through 600.148 set monetary value from contractors, or forth standards for use by recipients in parties to subagreements. However, reestablishing procedures for the pro cipients may set standards for situacurement of supplies and other expend- tions in which the financial interest is able property, equipment, real property not substantial or the gift is an unsoand other services with Federal funds. licited item of nominal value. The These standards are furnished to en standards of conduct shall provide for sure that such materials and services disciplinary actions to be applied for are obtained in an effective manner violations of such standards by offiand in compliance with the provisions cers, employees, or agents of the recip of applicable Federal statutes and ex- ient. ecutive orders. No additional procurement standards or requirements shall $ 600.143 Competition. be imposed by DOE upon recipients, All procurement transactions shall unless specifically required by Federal be conducted in a manner to provide, statute or executive order or in accord- to the maximum extent practical, open ance with the deviation procedures of and free competition. The recipient $ 600.4.
shall be alert to organizational con
flicts of interest as well as noncompeti8600.141 Recipient responsibilities.
tive practices among contractors that The standards contained in this sec- may restrict or eliminate competition tion do not relieve the recipient of the or otherwise restrain trade. In order to contractual responsibilities arising ensure objective contractor performunder its contract(s). The recipient is ance and eliminate unfair competitive
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line542
|
__label__cc
| 0.610087
| 0.389913
|
Tag Archives: Carol Moncado
Friday Freebies
The Vow by Jody Hedlund
Amazon | Barnes and Noble
In this e-book historical romance novella by Jody Hedlund, young Rosemarie finds herself drawn to Thomas, the son of the nearby baron. But just as her feelings begin to grow, a man carrying the Plague interrupts their hunting party. While in forced isolation, Rosemarie begins to contemplate her future—could it include Thomas? Could he be the perfect man to one day rule beside her and oversee her parents’ lands?
Then Rosemarie is summoned back to her castle in haste. The disease has spread, and her family is threatened. And the secret she discovers when she returns could change her future forever.
This novella also serves as a prequel to Jody Hedlund’s An Uncertain Choice.
Secretly Yours by Valerie Comer
Chef Lindsey Solberg agrees to cater the church’s Valentine’s Day fundraising banquet as a favor to her teen sister, but she’s shocked to discover the bad boy from her high school days is now Riverbend’s youth pastor. Seriously? How could he have changed that much? Nick Harrison has prayed for years for an opportunity to make amends. Now Lindsey’s back in Riverbend and won’t give him the time of day. What’s a guy to do except leave a trail of gifts from a secret admirer?
Lindsey’s heart takes a beating when she realizes the boy who was never good enough is now a far better man than she deserves.
Good Enough for a Princess by Carol Moncado
Crown Princess Adeline of Montevaro has her life planned out for her: get her Master’s in international relations, marry nobility, produce an heir, inherit the throne. There’s no room for romance with the single father she meets when their cars collide on an icy winter night. Parliament – and her father – would never approve.
Charlie Brewer grew up without roots. The son of an archaeologist father and anthropologist mother, he either traveled along or lived with his aunt and uncle in the States. He’s determined to give his daughter the stability he never had. He also wants to give her a mom, but the beautiful European he’s falling for refuses to move to Serenity Landing, Missouri permanently.
He won’t move. She can’t stay. What will happen when they try to forget each other by dating someone “acceptable”? They find themselves drawn together by one of the girls in the after school program Addie supports – a girl who happens to be Charlie’s daughter. How will Charlie, and his daughter, feel when they find out the woman they’ve both fallen for is a… princess?
A trip halfway around the world shows Charlie and Addie how much they long to be together – and how impossible it is. Is there any way he can prove he is Good Enough for a Princess?
Good night, God: Night Time Devotions to End Your Day God’s Way
There is a deep peace that can be found in the quiet of the night … resting from the demands of work, family, friends and pondering the activities of the day. It is a great time to share those cherished moments with the One who loves you most.
Good Night, God is a night time devotional that offers you a collection of inspiring scriptures, true-to-life stories, and encouraging reflections to help you draw near to the heart of God and experience His life-changing grace. As you turn your focus from the day’s events you will discover calm rest in God’s precious promises and enjoy refreshment in His unfailing presence.
Tags: Buzzing About Books, Carol Moncado, David C. Cook, Free books, Free download, Free e-books, Friday Freebies, Good Enough for a Princess, Good night God, Jody Hedlund, Secretly Yours, The Vow, Valerie Comer
Prelude by JoAnn Durgin
What’s a guy to do when he comes home to stay and the girl he wants can’t wait to leave town?
On April 24, 1962, U.S. Air Force Captain Samuel J. Lewis returns home to small Rockbridge, Texas. Six years older, Sam is the boy who moved four houses down when Sarah Jordan was ten. A teenager who nicknamed her Tomboy and teased her like an older brother. That boy is now a handsome military man who makes her heart race, but what does she know of love or life?
After his years away, Sam finds himself drawn to Sarah. The sassy, funny girl he used to tease has grown up into a beautiful charmer with wit and intelligence who challenges him like no other woman. Sarah’s frequent reminders that she’s leaving Rockbridge to attend nursing school, along with her encouragement to date other girls in town, unsettle him.
During the eventful summer of 1962, their friendship grows deeper and blossoms into love. Sam knows he can’t hold Sarah back from achieving her dreams. When an unexpected financial gift gives her the needed funds to enter nursing school, they face saying good-bye earlier than expected. Are Sam and Sarah destined to be together or go their separate ways?
The exciting prequel to the popular contemporary Christian romance series, The Lewis Legacy Series, Prelude is the love story of Samuel J. Lewis and Sarah Jordan, parents to the core character of the series. Prelude lends insights into the Lewis family history in this heartfelt story of family, friendship, and love. A story of never letting go of our dreams, and how faith, sacrifice, and trusting our lives to the Lord’s guidance will always triumph over our human fears and temptations.
One Lane Bridge by Don Reid
What J. D. needs is a little peace and quiet. He is trying to run two restaurants, keep his daughter from dropping out of college, and satisfy his lonely, aging mother. Cash begins to disappear from one of the restaurants, and he and his wife argue about how to deal with the problem.
One tranquil evening, J. D. takes off on a ride in the country to clear his mind. Top down, setting sun, wind in his hair … leak in the radiator. When he walks up to an old farmhouse to ask for water, he finds a family living in poverty, and vows to help. When he returns with groceries, he can’t find them or the house—although he’s not lost. While J. D. struggles to make sense of this mystery, his behavior creates doubt in his marriage, and even his best friend thinks he’s crazy. And when he solves it, his life is changed forever.
Finding Mr. Write by Carol Moncado
Jeremiah Jacobs moved to the Ozarks for a fresh start. He knows no one and has no plans to get romantically involved with anyone. Ever. He’s already had his heart ripped out once and once is enough. Besides he has contractual obligations that prevent him from talking about work – and what woman would want to be involved with a man who has to keep his job a secret? When he attends his first local writers’ group meeting, he finds the leader so intriguing, his instant attraction to her threatens to complicate his currently uncomplicated life.
Dorrie Miller has never been good enough. Not for her father or any of the guys she’s dated in the past. She’s pushed beyond her father’s disapproval to have a good career while pursuing her dream of becoming a published novelist. The Christian Authors Network – Dedicated to Inspirational Distinction, or CANDID, is hosting their annual conference in Indianapolis and who’s rumored to be in attendance? The super reclusive, super-star author, Mya Elizabeth Linscott.
The hunky new member of her local CANDID group, Jeremiah, wants to carpool to Indy. Dorrie can handle not making a fool of herself for eight hours each way. Right? But she never imagined doing a favor for someone during the conference would leave her accidentally married to the gorgeous guy she barely knows. How will she get out of this mess, married to a near stranger? Does she want to? Will her insecurities and Jeremiah’s secrets tear them apart? Or can she trust that, all along, God’s been helping her with Finding Mr. Write?
Tags: Buzzing About Books, Carol Moncado, Don Reid, Finding Mr. Write, Free Christian fiction, Free download, Free ebook, Friday Freebies, JoAnn Durgin, One Lane Bridge, Prelude
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line545
|
__label__cc
| 0.732368
| 0.267632
|
Go Pro: 7 Steps to Becoming A Network Marketing Professional, by Eric Worre
Eric Worre shares his wisdom in a guide that will ignite your passion for this profession and help you make the decision to go pro and create the life of your dreams.
Over 20 years ago at a company convention, Eric Worre had an "aha" moment that changed his life forever: at that event he made the decision to "go pro" and become a network marketing expert. Since that time, he has focused on developing the skills to do just that. In doing so, Eric has touched and been touched by hundreds of thousands of people around the world. Now he shares his wisdom in a guide that will ignite your passion for this profession and help you make the decision to go pro and create the life of your dreams.
In this definitive guidebook, you will learn how to do the following:
Find prospects.
Invite them to your product or opportunity.
Present your product.
Follow up with your prospects.
Help them become customers or distributors.
Help them get started right.
Grow your team by promoting events.
Eric's wish is for you to make the decision to become a network marketing professional—for you to truly go pro because it is a stone-cold fact that network marketing is a better way. Now go tell the world.
"Eric Worre's Go Pro has become the de facto bible of network marketing. Eric takes his more than 25 years of experience in the profession and boils it down to nuts-and-bolts practical wisdom you can learn and apply. If you want to succeed, if you are serious about being a network marketing professional, make this book the centerpiece of your library!" — Chris Widener, author of The Art of Influence
"Simple and surgical reading for new or experienced entrepreneurs. A book that helps to grow the quality of behaviors and results in our community commerce industry. Go Pro is a must!" — Bruno Grilo
"Go Pro should be required reading for every new network marketer. The strategies and scripts Eric Worre details in this book are as solid and proven as they get. Regardless of which company you're with, this book will give you the key to achieving financial and lifestyle freedom in network marketing." — Matt Morris, author of The Unemployed Millionaire
Objective: Marketing. (Click here for information on the difference between Educational and Marketing materials.)
Binding: Softcover.
Dimensions: 5¼" wide x 8" tall x ⅓" deep.
Eric Worre has been a leader in the network marketing profession for over 25 years. During his esteemed career, he has earned over $15 million, built sales organizations totaling over 500,000 distributors in over 60 countries, and worked as a president of a $200 million direct-selling company. Along the way, Eric has conducted live events around the world with more than 250,000 people, teaching them how to become network marketing professionals themselves.
About Network Marketing Pro
Chapter 1: Network Marketing Isn't Perfect . . . It's Just Better
Chapter 2: If You're Going to be Involved in Network Marketing, Decide to be a Professional. Decide to Go Pro
Chapter 3: Like Any Profession, You'll Need to Learn Some Skills
Chapter 4: Skill #1—Finding Prospects
Chapter 5: Skill #2—Inviting Prospects to Understand Your Product or Opportunity
Chapter 6: Skill #3—Presenting Your Product or Opportunity to Your Prospects
Chapter 7: Skill #4—Following Up With Your Prospects
Chapter 8: Skill #5—Helping Your Prospects Become Customers or Distributors
Chapter 9: Skill #6—Helping Your New Distributor Get Started Right
Chapter 10: Skill #7—Promoting Events
Chapter 11: Anything Worthwhile Takes Time
Chapter 12: It's All Worth It
marketingicon.jpg
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line547
|
__label__wiki
| 0.816025
| 0.816025
|
View CAHNComm’s profile on Facebook
View CAHNComm’s profile on Twitter
View CahnComm’s profile on Instagram
View CAHNCommunications’s profile on LinkedIn
CAHN Communications
1401 Washington Street, Suite 300, Hoboken, NJ 07030
New York Post – Fort Lee is the new New Jersey
The new Fort Lee, NJ, rental tower The Modern was some 40 years in the making. To hear resident Larry Sharpe describe it, it was worth the wait.
“You have every amenity in the world,” Sharpe says of the building, where he shares a two-bedroom with his wife and their three-year-old twin daughters. “There’s a concierge, a doorman, a fitness center, a spa — it’s like living in a hotel.”
Built by SJP Properties, the 47-story, 450-unit high-rise began leasing in September and opened to residents in November, but the story behind the development — which, when complete, will include another 47-story, 450-unit rental tower as well as a 2-acre public park — stretches back decades.
{SNIP}
Most recently, Town and Country Developers acquired the site in 2005 with plans for another mixed-used project named Centuria. That project, though, never managed to get off the ground — a casualty of the 2008 recession.
Hudson Lights will feature 478 rental units along with a hotel. Photo: Tucker Development Corporation
After that last failure, the city went back to the drawing board, issuing a request for developer proposals for the site. In 2012, it approved SJP’s plans for The Modern. It also approved plans from Tucker Development for a complex on the site’s other 8 acres. Named Hudson Lights, that development — which Tucker is undertaking in partnership with KRE Group — will feature 478 rental apartments, a 175-room hotel and roughly 200,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space.
Compared to Garden State development hot spots like Jersey City, Fort Lee is a well-established community with relatively little open land for building, notes Adrienne Albert, CEO of real estate firm The Marketing Directors, which represents The Modern and Hudson Lights.
via Adam Bonislawski
Tags: cahn communications Fort Lee NJ jersey city nj the kre group The Marketing Directors Inc
← Two-Bedroom Penthouses at Trio Inspire Homebuyers with Space, Luxury and East of Living
Saddle Brook’s Ten Sampson Draws Bergen County Renters with Value, Lifestyle and Luxury →
Featured Placement
Buzzing on Twitter
Rising Above The Rest
CAHN Communications is a full-service public relations agency that produces results for a wide range of clients involved in real estate, finance, hospitality and restaurant activities. CAHN Communications has a longstanding track record of providing proactive service and executing comprehensive public relations and marketing campaigns that garner extensive media coverage.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line550
|
__label__cc
| 0.654707
| 0.345293
|
CFP: Journal of Kentucky Studies (ongoing; journal)
Tuesday, March 29, 2005 - 5:21pm
Gary Walton
The Journal of Kentucky Studies is a professional journal whose focus
tends to center on the history, authors, literature, and general
culture of Kentucky and the Appalachian region. However, JKS welcomes
articles on any theme as well as art, commentary, critical essays,
history, literary criticism, short fiction, and poetry. Black and white
photography is also accepted. (Note: We are currently looking for essays
on Hunter S. Thompson who was born in Louisville, KY.)
UPDATE: Literature and Medicine: Health and Human Rights (6/15/05; journal issue)
Tara McGann
Special Issue of Literature and Medicine
Health and Human Rights
Issue Editor: Priscilla Wald
CFP: Humans and the Environment (8/20/05; journal issue)
NBatra-Atenea
Atenea, a multidisciplinary bilingual journal on the humanities and
social sciences, features essays, books reviews, and some fiction and
poetry. URL: http://www.uprm.edu/atenea
The editorial board invites submissions for publication for a special
edition (June 2006) on "Humans and the Environment."
Essays may address a wide variety of topics related to environmental
discourse including (but not limited to) ecocriticism and ecofeminism as
well as the intersection of environmental issues with literature, politics,
postcolonialism, gender, globalization, Marxism, food, and animal rights.
CFP: Staging Pain 1500-1800 (6/1/05; collection)
James Allard
"Staging Pain: Violence and Trauma in British Theatre, 1500-1800," ed.
Mathew R. Martin and James Robert Allard
CFP: Revision in Contemporary British Fiction (11/1/05; journal issue)
Gina Barreca
Revision and Revelation in Contemporary British
CFP: Decadence in English Literature (4/15/05; collection)
Paul Fox
CFP: Decadence in English Literature (1/9/2005;
collection)
Please send abstracts for a scholarly collection to be
published by Ibidem Press in their Studies in English
Literatures series. The theme of this volume will be
Decadence and is not confined to the 1890s but is
expected to contain essays upon all periods in English
Literature from Anglo-Saxon to contemporary. Any
essay exploring the philosophical, historical or
aesthetic tendencies of Decadence literarily presented
in Britain are encouraged. Some suggested topics are:
- the literary implications of atrophy; decadence in
formal practice: literary dandyism, euphuism, purple
UPDATE: Ill-uminating Gender: Gender and Disease (6/15/05; journal issue)
Astrid Recker
UPDATE: Ill-uminating Gender: Gender and Disease
(extended Deadline: 06/15/2005, journal issue)
Editor: Prof. Dr. Beate Neumeier
The online journal Gender Forum (http://www.genderforum.uni-koeln.de;
affiliation: University of Cologne, Germany), invites scholars to contribute
target articles to its upcoming issue on gender and disease. We particularly
welcome contributions from the field of medical research.
CFP: Music, Dance, and Drama in 18th C. London (4/4/05; collection)
Kathryn Lowerre
Stages "Adorn'd with ev'ry Grace": Music, Dance, & Drama in London at
the beginning of the long eighteenth century
Scholars and performers working on topics related to the London theatre
world around the turn of the eighteenth century are invited to submit
essays for publication in an interdisciplinary essay collection, which
will engage and develop many of the same themes as the Florida State
University conference "John Eccles and His Contemporaries: Theatre &
Music in London, circa 1700" held in Tallahassee from February 24-27,
CFP: The Teacher's Body (9/1/05; journal issue)
Kathleen LeBesco
The Teacher's Body
A Special Issue of The Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural
guest edited by Leda M. Cooks and Kathleen LeBesco
CFP: Edinburgh Companion to Contemporary Scottish Literature (4/15/05; collection)
Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 1:58pm
BERTHOLD SCHOENE
THE EDINBURGH COMPANION TO CONTEMPORARY SCOTTISH LITERATURE
CFP: OCD and Asperger's Syndrome in the Communications/Composition Classroom (4/20/05; CCCC, 3/22/06-3/25/06)
Lynda Walsh
I am soliciting abstracts for a concurrent session at CCCC 2006
(Chicago, March 22-25) on OCD and Asperger's syndrome as challenges in
the composition and/or communications classroom.
If interested, please send a 250-word abstract to lwalsh_at_nmt.edu by
April 20, 2005. See session proposal below:
Proposed Concurrent Session for 2006 CCCC Annual Convention,
"Composition in the Center Spaces: Building Community, Culture,
Coalitions"
Area Cluster: 101-Practices of Teaching Writing (Classroom situations
and strategies)
Title: Asperger's and OCD in the building of composition/communication
classroom culture
CFP: Film and Time (6/3/05; journal issue)
Dr Sarah Cardwell
Film Studies: An International Review
Special issue: 'Time'
This special issue of Film Studies will focus on cinematic temporality or,
more broadly, film and time. Some contributors have already been confirmed,
but additional articles are required. The editor is seeking a wide range of
articles, some critical (i.e. dealing with the treatment of temporal aspects
in specific films or particular directors' work), and some conceptual (i.e.
addressing broader questions about film's temporal qualities).
CFP: Abusing the Muse: Inspiration and Exploitation (2/1/06; collection)
Alexander Gil Fuentes
"Abusing the Muse: Inspiration and Exploitation in 19th and 20th
Century Literature and Culture"
Edited by Alex Gil Fuentes, Sandy Alexandre and A.C. Geoghan
Abstracts are invited for a new collection that explores the various
ways in which authors exploit their sources of artistic or intellectual
inspiration whether it be for profit, fame or other such unseemly
motivations.
Potential topics include but are not limited to:
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line553
|
__label__wiki
| 0.592281
| 0.592281
|
CFP: International Journal of Cultural Studies (new journal)
Thursday, February 20, 1997 - 7:22pm
Jane Makoff
The International Journal of Cultural Studies is an exciting new
journal being launched in 1998 to take Cultural Studies into new
territories and new concerns. The journal will be edited by Professor
John Hartley from University of Wales College of Cardiff and published
by SAGE Publications, London.
The International Journal of Cultural Studies will conduct an
international colloquy around issues of culture and media in a global
context and from a post-disciplinary perspective.
CFP: Explorations in English Studies (journal)
Multiple recipients of list MODBRITS
Explorations in English Studies would like you to share recent research
with others in a stimulating collegial environment. Please submit a paper to
be considered on any British Literature topic. The only requirement is
papers must include research and the use of outside sources. Please leave a
phone number where you can be reached for publishing rights information.
Send Your Submissions to:
Explorations In English Studies
C/O Susan Yatamoto
Received on Fri Jan 24 1997 - 14:37:38 EST
CFP: International Review of Modernism (new journal)
Saturday, January 4, 1997 - 5:17am
orr_at_beta.tricity.wsu.edu
The _International Review of Modernism_ is a new review-journal that will
publish short articles, reviews, and extended review-essays on new
scholarly and critical books on European modernist literature and culture
situated in historical and national contexts. The coverage will be broad
both temporally (from decadence and fin-de-siecle to the start of the
second World War) and spatially (from Great Britain to Russia). We are
interested in all of the many contending movements in literature and the
other arts (post-impressionism, decadence, favism, cubism, imagism,
vorticism, futurism, dadaism, surrealism, expressionism, etc.).
CFP: Journal of African Travel-Writing
Thursday, December 19, 1996 - 5:25am
Amber Vogel
THE JOURNAL OF AFRICAN TRAVEL-WRITING seeks scholarly articles, true
narratives, reviews, and other literary artifacts related to past and
contemporary African travel.
Journal of African Travel Writing
e-mail: ottotwo_at_email.unc.edu
web-site: http://www.unc.edu/~ottotwo
Received on Thu Dec 19 1996 - 00:25:16 EST
CFP: Intertexts: New Comp Lit Journal
Monday, December 9, 1996 - 10:52pm
n7sdn_at_ttacs1.ttu.edu
Announcement: New Journal in Comparative Literature
I N T E R T E X T S
CFP: Mediaevalia (journal)
Friday, December 6, 1996 - 4:12am
Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
MEDIAEVALIA
An Interdisciplinary Journal of Medieval Studies World Wide
Editor-in-Chief: Sandro Sticca
CFP: Iconomania: studies in visual culture (E-journal)
Friday, November 29, 1996 - 10:46pm
Eric Segal
_Iconomania: studies in visual culture_
CFP: Space & Culture (new journal)
Sunday, October 6, 1996 - 9:51pm
Roderick, Ian
_Space & Culture_
- the journal
CFP: So Cal Rev of Law and Women's Studies (no date)
Nikki Senecal
>SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REVIEW OF LAW AND WOMEN'S STUDIES
> The Southern California Review of Law and Women's Studies (RLAWS)
>invites all authors to submit for publication papers on all topics
>relating to women and the law. RLAWS is a legal journal that emphasizes
>feminist jurisprudence but also seeks to reach across disciplines to
>examine the many subjects and concerns that illuminate the complex
CFP: Jean Rhys Review (no deadline)
Thursday, September 12, 1996 - 3:15am
Nora Gaines
_JEAN RHYS REVIEW_
The _Jean Rhys Review_ invites submissions of critical articles, and
comparative and biographical studies relating to any aspect of Rhys's life
and work. We also welcome book reviews, creative responses (such as
poetry), notes, queries, and pertinent announcements of colloquia or
research-in-progress. We are particularly interested in articles that
examine Jean Rhys's work in relation to that of her contemporaries, and to
the context of the literary climate in which she wrote. Articles may be
written in English or in French.
CFP: The Early America Review
Thursday, July 18, 1996 - 5:58am
D.E. Vitale
The Early America Review, an historical journal focusing on 18th century
America-- its people, issues and events-- is a new publication on the
World Wide Web. The Review is being published as a quarterly. The Summer
1996 edition is now online.
Its URL: http://earlyamerica.com/review/
The editor is interested in adademic papers, book reviews, commentaries,
stories, and texts of speeches re this period. There is no prohibition
against writings that have been previously published.
If you have any questions or are interested in submitting your manuscript,
please e-mail me.
CFP: Contribs. wanted for Electronic Thesis/Diss Site
Thursday, May 9, 1996 - 6:47pm
Matthew Gary Kirschenbaum
This is to announce a new web site I have developed for on-line
references and resources related to electronic masters theses
and doctoral dissertations (ETDs) in the humanities, including a
directory of such work currently in progress:
http://osi.lib.virginia.edu/ediss/ediss.html
CFP: Romanticism On the Net (new electronic journal)
Wednesday, February 14, 1996 - 11:36am
Michael Laplace-Sinatra
The first issue of *Romanticism On the Net* - an electronic journal
entirely devoted to Romantic Studies - is now available. *Romanticism On
the Net* is an international quarterly academic journal.
Table of Contents of *Romanticism On the Net* Issue 1 (February 1996):
- Kris Steyaert (University College London): 'Poetry as Enforcement:
Conquering the Muse in Keats's "Ode to Psyche"'
- David S. Miall (University of Alberta): 'Electronic Romanticism: The CD'
- Joel Pace (Blackfriars, Oxford): 'Emotion and Cognition in *The Prelude*'
- Bruce Graver (Providence College): 'Duncan Wu's *Wordsworth's Reading:
1770-1799*: A Supplementary List with Corrections'
CFP: JOURNAL OF GAY, LESBIAN, AND BISEXAL IDENTITY
Monday, February 5, 1996 - 1:13am
Mark Shanaman
>ANNOUNCING THE NEW JOURNAL OF GAY, LESBIAN, AND BISEXUAL IDENTITY
>The JOURNAL OF GAY, LESBIAN, AND BISEXUAL IDENTITY is a new progressive,
>interdisciplinary quarterly devoted to the exchange of the latest
>knowledge and ideas of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender life. It
>presents original peer-reviewed scholarly articles, clinical studies,
>research reports, interviews, "roundtable discussions," personal essays,
CFP: Publishing & the Internet (on-line journal)
Tuesday, January 30, 1996 - 5:25am
Jack Lynch
The Public-Access Computer Systems Review, an electronic journal
established in 1989, is issuing a call for papers on scholarly
electronic publishing activities on the Internet. The journal
has published a number of papers on this topic in the past, and
the editors are interested in exploring contemporary e-publishing
projects and perspectives.
Potential topics of interest include:
o State-of-the-art overviews of the e-publishing of
books, journals, preprints, and other materials.
CFP: Renaissance Forum (on-line journal)
Tuesday, November 7, 1995 - 4:16pm
**CALL FOR PAPERS**
The first issue of Renaissance Forum, a new electronic journal of
early-modern literary and historical studies, will appear in March
1996. It is edited from the University of Hull by Glenn Burgess
(History) and Robin Headlam Wells (English). The journal will be
available on the World Wide Web.
Jrnl for Psychoanalysis of Culture & Society
Wednesday, June 28, 1995 - 4:41pm
Lawrence Warner
The Association for the Psychoanalysis of Culture and Society is
sponsoring a new publication, the Journal for the Psychoanalysis of
Culture and Society. The editor is Mark Bracher, and the contributing
editors are Parveen Adams, Marshall W. Alcorn, Jr., Willy Apollon,
Jeffrey Berman, Homi Bhabha, Joan Copjec, Terry Eagleton, Juliet Flower
MacCannell, Renata Salecl, Robert Samuels, Claudia Tate, Victor
Wolfstein, Jean Wyatt, Slavoj Zizek. The journal will have a section set
aside for various fields where recent, relevant psychoanalytic work will
be mentioned; it is intended that one of these fields will be "medieval"
(or perhaps "premodern").
New Journal: Victorian Culture
> Preliminary Announcement and Call for Papers
> Journal of Victorian Culture
> The launch is announced of a new British-based but internationally-
> oriented Victorian Studies journal to be published twice yearly from
> January 1996 onwards, providing a focus for scholarly interchange and
> debate on all aspects of the Victorian period.
Ben Jonson Journal
***************** _The Ben Jonson Journal_ ********************
Editors Richard Harp and Stanley Stewart are pleased to announce
that the first issue of the _Ben Jonson Journal_ will be released
this month.
_The Ben Jonson Journal_ is devoted to the study of Jonson as well
as all English Renaissance authors and their cultural, historical,
and religious milieux. Published annually, each issue will be at
least two hundred pages.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line554
|
__label__wiki
| 0.764585
| 0.764585
|
Returning power to give Flyers an edge
Lindbergh tennis team seeks success all across the board
Kat and Alex Rosenberger, who won the state doubles title last year, are re-turning to the Lindbergh High varsity girls’ tennis team. Bill Milligan photo
By Robert Chalupny
For the Lindbergh High School varsity girls’ tennis team, some returning power will give the Flyers an edge, but they hope to achieve success all the way across the board in 2016.
Head coach Laura Conti said she is excited about the upcoming season and is eager to see who, besides her returning players, will step up.
“We’ve got our state doubles champions back and looking good, and we are returning two more girls that have some varsity experience and the other positions will be filled with some newcomers … So, I am optimistic,” Conti told the Call
Senior Kat Rosenberger and her sister Alex Rosenberger, a junior, are the returning doubles champions who will help lead the way.
The two have been playing varsity tennis since they were both freshmen and won the 2015 state doubles championship just under a year ago, beating out Rock Bridge for the title. The pair ended the year with a record of 21-1 and did not lose a single postseason set.
It was their second trip to the finals, but they couldn’t secure the title as they were awarded the Class 2 consolation title in 2014.
“They will help lead the way this season,” Conti said of the Rosenberger sisters.
Besides the Rosenberger sisters, Hannah Clausner comes back.
“She played in the 3 and 4 positions for us last year, and is expected to do so again,” Conti said.
The coach said she is impressed with the readiness level of this year’s squad and is looking forward to match play.
“I think right now it’s nice to see the work that they have put in the offseason, and so I think that they are more confident overall in their game,” she said. “I’d like to be able to make an impact at each of the positions with the people that we have and not just at the top.”
A look back: Lindbergh seniors sign to play in college
Lindbergh Gym 3 renovated, ready for action
Sunset Hills rugby site vetoed by Mayor Fribis
Tower Tee construction kicking off when STL County gives go-ahead
Sunset Hills board may not require rugby traffic rating
Panthers fall to Wildcats in first home game of delayed season
Return of Oakville and Mehlville football leads to a 24-21 thriller, Panthers victory
Mehlville-Oakville rivalry football game returns to St. Louis County as restrictions are lifted
First 2020 victory for Lindbergh Flyers football is long time coming, but worth the wait
Pat Maroon does it again, winning Stanley Cup with new team
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line555
|
__label__cc
| 0.534753
| 0.465247
|
Archive for the ‘SEVEN YEARS OF A LOW-GRADE PSYCHOPATH’ Tag
JOHN CHUCKMAN ESSAY: THE FIGHTER PILOT AND THE PRINCESS IN AMERICA’S PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES 1 comment
THE FIGHTER PILOT AND THE PRINCESS IN AMERICA’S PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES
The fighter pilot of this story is, of course, John McCain, but the princess is not Hillary Clinton as some readers might have guessed. The princess in the story is Britain’s late Princess Diana.
What possible connection is there between the late Princess Diana and John McCain? Well, as it proves, there are connections of serious importance to American voters and citizens of the world.
There is today an unpleasant but necessary, excruciatingly-detailed inquiry into Diana’s death underway in Britain. It is unpleasant because no one should have every private thought and act exposed this way, but it is necessary because the Princess’s own actions and words left millions believing dark, paranoid fantasies around her death. Her remarks and notes in private about believing she would be assassinated, her batteries of obsessive telephone calls, her reported private fits of moodiness and hysteria, her going public with private marital problems – these and other events point to a person with mental instability. Detailed revelations of the inquiry come as no surprise because many sensed something more than her wonderful public charm and grace, and her family does have other such cases in its history.
McCain has all the signs of a similar personality disorder. He can be charming in public, and he has a reputation as an interesting maverick. He is sometimes bluntly truthful, as when he talked about the Religious Right in his 2000 campaign for the Republican nomination.
But McCain has the same highly inconsistent pattern as Diana in public and private behavior. In private, he is famous for a colossally ugly temper. McCain has made some absurd claims over the years, reminding me very much of Princess Diana’s whispers and notes about people in high places wanting to assassinate her, all the while smiling beguilingly in public.
Recently, McCain told us he would still have invaded Iraq, even without the excuse of “weapons of mass destruction.” He has learned nothing from all that pointless death and misery.
McCain promised voters in South Carolina that he’d hunt down Osama bin Laden, even if it took him “to the gates of hell.” And he swore he knows just how to do the job. Good Lord, if McCain knows, why has he kept it secret all these years?
“The gates of hell”? McCain in 2000 made fun of hellfire Christian fundamentalists’ role in politics, now he’s feeding them their own lines.
I think we know that Osama has long been dead, despite the CIA’s phony periodic tapes released to intensify the public’s paranoia to support the war on terror. The government hasn’t wanted to claim credit because that would make Osama a martyr. His remains are buried under a million tons of rock in the mountains that had the destructive equivalent of World War II dropped on them. And were it possible that Osama did miraculously survive, would hunting him down now be a high priority to a rational person? Two unfinished wars are underway. McCain’s promise is just one for increased destruction and horror abroad.
Recently, he told a crowd in South Carolina that the state “was, hands down, the most patriotic in the nation.” First, what does his utterance mean? Nothing, it is empty rhetoric of the worst kind. Two, keeping Dr Johnson’s dictum on patriots in mind, who cares who is most patriotic? That way is the certainty of more war. Noisy patriotism is a valued characteristic only to the brain-washed, feeble-minded, and aggressors. Three, regardless of the meaning you attribute to McCain’s statement, if you account for the historical facts, quite the opposite is the truth. South Carolina was the state that started secession from the Union at the start of the Civil War. South Carolina was also “hot to trot” back in John Adams’ day under the secret promptings of anti-federal opposition leader Jefferson. Again, in Andrew Jackson’s day, South Carolina pitched the national government into a crisis over a state’s right to nullify federal law. Jackson threatened troops to put an end to it.
When McCain told us he would still have invaded Iraq, even without the excuse of “weapons of mass destruction,” he had one of his tasteless, juvenile joking sessions before reporters about bombing Iran, complete with vicious, laughing antics. The man has learned nothing from all the death and misery of Afghanistan, Iraq, and Vietnam.
McCain simply loves death and killing, just as it can be argued Princess Diana regularly flirted with death. She had deliberately turned down requests to increase the level of protection about her. She needlessly drove off on wild adventures like the ride in Paris that killed her.
After seven years of the low-grade psychopath, Bush, and the destruction on every front he leaves as his legacy, the last thing humanity needs is the smiling death’s head of John McCain as commander-in-chief.
Tagged with CHRISTIAN FUNDAMENTALISTS' ROLE IN POLITICS IN 2000, CIA'S PHONY PERIODIC TAPES OF OSAMA BIN LADEN, COLOSSALLY UGLY PRIVATE TEMPERS, DIANA'S PARANOIA, DOCTOR JOHNSON ON PATRIOTISM, EMPTY RHETORIC OF THE WORST KIND, HANDS DOWN THE MOST PATRIOTIC IN THE NATION, JOHN CHUCKMAN, JOHN MCCAIN, LATE PRINCESS DIANA, MCCAIN AND INVASION OF IRAQ, MCCAIN RIDICULOUS STATEMENTS, MCCAIN'S COLOSSALLY UGLY TEMPER, MOODINESS AND HYSTERIA, PERSONALITY DISORDER, PERSONALITY DISORDERS, PRINCESS DIANA REGULARLY FLIRTED WITH DEATH, PUBLIC CHARM AND PRIVATE HORROR, QUALITITIES SHARED BY PRINCESS DIANA AND JOHN MCCAIN, SEVEN YEARS OF A LOW-GRADE PSYCHOPATH, SIMILARITIES BETWEEN PRINCESS DIANA AND JOHN MCCAIN, SMILING DEATH'S HEAD OF JOHN MCCAIN, SOUTH CAROLINA HISTORY ON THE MATTER OF PATRIOTISM, THE GATES OF HELL, THE SMILING DEATH'S HEAD OF JOHN MCCAIN AS PRESIDENT, WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line559
|
__label__cc
| 0.578345
| 0.421655
|
cia personality test
The PAS was also used to identify personalities that were likely to remain loyal, as opposed to ones who would flip-flop according to who they were dealing with at the moment. Myth 5-Hardly Anyone Ever Makes it Through the Background Check.Because of our national security role, CIA applicants must meet specific qualifications — but, don’t worry. Do the foreign affairs headlines pull you in? They are the use of If you've got the attributes recruiters are looking for, you'll be given a code for your application to let them know you've done well on the test (there's also another code if you've done not so well). In addition to the options below, individuals contact CIA in a variety of creative ways. descriptions.[4][5]. "What we are looking for is people from diverse range of backgrounds. has the most thorough discussion of the theory of the PAS, how it relates to other theories in psychology, and of research concerning the PAS. Washington, D.C. 20505. in which the description of personality includes development through adolescence. to the original genetic direction. An analyst wouldn’t need a sneaky device to write a report. A major feature of the PAS is that a personality profile can be systematically interpreted from a set of Your answer to each question tracks with a specific job function at the CIA. A compensation (or lack thereof) is learned behavior a person adopts in childhood to go against their natural dimensions. Although we would love to have you in the CIA, we think that your skills will truly shine if you join the FBI. One use was to develop interrogation methods appropriate to the personality type of the The behavior is most apparent in new social situations, since the role uniform may comfortable and accepted in a very familiar situation. to locate the information you seek. Add up how many "a," "b," "c," and "d" answers you have. Mashable, MashBash and Mashable House are among the federally registered trademarks of Ziff Davis, LLC and may not be used by third parties without explicit permission. Our mission. 6 Min. DuVivier [8] discusses the importance of working with individual differences when
CIA or go to a U.S. Embassy or Consulate and ask for the information to be passed to a is dependent on input from the outside and is more dependent on relating for the sake of relating. You're a true patriot and believe in truth, justice, and the American way. Meyers [10] studied several police forces and discovered that police tended to be either Sometimes we explain how stuff works, other times, we ask you, but we’re always exploring in the name of fun! have a modified adjustment in one dimension, a controlled adjustment in another, and a repressed MYTH #7-If You Don’t Speak A Foreign Language, Forget About It. After a few weeks, I received an invitation to go interview on-site. Well, as soon as you get all your household chores done. Research and conference discussions suggest that
Through a series of visual and aural exercises, the test seeks to identify suitable applicants that have the perception and empathy to work in the service. The PAS has two aspects which distinguish it from other personality models. phone calls, e-mails or other forms of communication, from US citizens living outside of the Please know, CIA does not engage in law enforcement. Over the years, as he observed many people, he developed the full theory and the method of translating Wechsler scores into PAS profiles.
Also, a person who is compensated often reacts negatively to seeing their primitive trait displayed in others. [2] Or, you can send us a message using the Tor browser at ciadotgov4sjwlzihbbgxnqg3xiyrg7so2r2o3lt5wz5ypk4sxyjstad.onion.
We reply first to messages of greater interest Verification Office, Because of safety concerns for the prospective applicant, as well as security and Office of Public Affairs d. India's presidential election could result in reduced U.S. ties if an anti-U.S. candidate is elected.
", "In addition to expert language skills, Language Officers provide in-depth cultural insight, an important dimension of the job. b. Whether the book is also misleading is difficult for someone outside the spook fraternity of hired dissemblers to ascertain. In addition, before applying, you must make sure you meet the CIA-specific requirements. CIA Personality Quiz Text. "[18], The PAS was developed primarily during the 1950s and 1960s with continued refinement since then. 5 Min, 6 Minute Quiz
Your test results show that you are a very clever, assertive and passionate person. As the environment places demands upon a person to learn to compensate for weaknesses, the person may compensate to such an extent as to actually appear to have the opposite primitive trait. Internet: Send a message here. Interview. Aced the ASIS test. ... NCS is seeking candidates fluent in the following languages: Arabic, Chinese, Dari, Korean, Pashto, Persian/Farsi, Russian and Somali. Location: Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, "Counterterrorism analysts assess the leadership, motivations, capabilities, plans and intentions of foreign terrorist groups and their state and non-state sponsors. Their key mission is to identify specific threats, warn of and preempt attacks, disrupt their networks and eventually defeat terrorist organizations. Once developed, compensation tends to be strongly ingrained and resistant to external pressure. The use of the PAS by a CIA psychologist in the field is described in DeForest's book. The MBTI and PAS diverge on the source of what goes into one's public persona. [13] We read every letter, fax, or e-mail we receive, and we will convey your comments to CIA officials outside OPA as appropriate. daily. The PAS is based on premises (among others) that behavior is determined by both heredity and These are tough times for the Central Intelligence Agency.
She uses an "Impressionistic Model Analysis" based on the PAS. Pure mathematics majors tended to be primitive and basic role uniform whereas mathematics education majors tended to be primitive role adaptive. Our award-winning website offers reliable, easy-to-understand explanations about how the world works. Be prepared to be deployed overseas and act in Australia's national interest.". MYTH #8-Only Those Who Have Been US Citizens For Generations Can Get A Job Here. So…your friends and family will still be part of your life. The Career Personality Profiler is a comprehensive, scientifically validated career test that measures both your interests and your personality traits so you can find the right career for you. She bases her Treverton says that this book "is one
Office. Gittinger called this the procedural dimension. Unlike other personality assessment tests, it uses the Wechsler Scales subtests to decide a person’s intelligence and skills. best method depends on your personal situation. [16] The book describes the work of a psychologist, Bill Todd (a pseudonym) in Vietnam. Your diverse skills. A person who is compensated at the basic level may revert towards their primitive trait on the surface (this is called a controlled adjustment) or continue to move towards the opposite (this is called a repressed adjustment). is a global, multi-platform media and entertainment company. Getting caught smoking in high school isn’t enough to disqualify you. ©2020 a flexible person. Manning, Robert, (1990) Review of Slow Burn, New York Times, April 22, 1990. [24] We're using cookies to improve your experience. For example, a person might You have natural skills, you are smart, intuitive and resourceful, just what we look for in an agent. How much do you know about dinosaurs? Marks also reports that Gittinger was very concerned that Marks' 1974 article connecting Gittinger, the PAS, and the CIA would damage Gittinger's Early publications describing the PAS appeared in academic publications and did not mention Gittinger's employer. [25]. Learn how the CIA is organized into directorates and key offices, responsible for securing our nation. The flexible person is involved with relationships and has attention diverted from step by step procedures. North Korea is showing signs of testing drones, threatening the security of U.S. ally South Korea. Learn more about Career Opportunities at CIA. People who have got a curious outlook, who are obviously intelligent — it's an intelligence service," Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop told TV program Sunrise. person, and its contents are certainly self-serving. Everyone possesses all 24 character strengths in different degrees, so each person has a truly unique character strengths profile. Because learning is fun, so stick with us! and confirming that you are 13 years old or over. The Role Adaptable-Role Uniform dimension refers to a person's skill in meeting demands that You must be a US citizen. 2) What is the biggest intelligence challenge facing the United States? There's staff who help teach field officers new languages and others who develop new data-gathering technologies. Third Party: Have someone you trust travel to a less restrictive environment and deliver To some, it's a nefarious agency that allegedly spies on the Senate committee responsible for overseeing it and skirts accountability for torture (true story). The Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS), equivalent to the CIA and Britain's MI6, has launched an online interactive test to discover people who are cut out for the job. based upon examination of thousands of documents. The first dimension is Internalizer-Externalizer which is an ability to manipulate internal stimuli Take Our Personality Quiz ... (OPA) is the single point of contact for all inquiries about the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Furthermore, these This is done to gain better coping skills which their natural dimensions do not be initially provide. The Personality Assessment System (PAS) is a descriptive model of personality formulated by John W. Gittinger. official you have information for CIA. You must reside in the US or its territories.
Extraordinary rendition isn't actually in anyone's job description (at least, not officially). 5 Minute Quiz professional. Gittinger's original formulation defines three primitive dimensions However, with limited staff and resources, we simply cannot respond to all who write to us. Everyone possesses all 24 character strengths in different degrees, so each person has a truly unique character strengths profile. However, there are differences between an uncompensated primitive externalizer and a compensated internalizer. Copyright © 2020 InfoSpace Holdings, LLC, a System1 Company. The PAS has been used for many applications over the years. If you feel it is safe, consider providing these details with your submission: We cannot guarantee a response to every message. environment and behavior is determined by an interacting system of traits. ... CIA's Wacky, Online 'Personality Quiz' 28 Sep 2006. ", "Are you a news junkie? But our scientists and engineers do get to work on technology so advanced, it’s classified. Marks also reports that Gittinger was "humiliated" by the 1973 hearings saying Gittinger was interested in talking about his personality system, not the drug and sex scandals being pursued by the Senate committee.
Karen Laine Cane, Build Your Own Mechanical Clock Kit, Ffxiv Dragon Language, Exterior Door Threshold Detail, Allahumma Salli Ala Muhammadin Wa Aale Muhammad In English, 980 Cat Loader Controls, Easton Corbin Manager, Second Chance Essay, Code Thing On Slither Io, Lost Treasure Found In Oklahoma, Marty Brennaman Wife, Whirlpool Wrx988sibm01 Not Cooling, Scott Miller, Ceo, Kenmore Ice Maker Kit Eev99387, Caitlin Nell Dryer,, Kelly Clarkson Phone Number, Janice Dean Annual Salary, Uber Case Study Questions And Answers, Trader Joe's Tamales Air Fryer, Evie Clair Agt, Sleeping Queens Online Game, Bob Kendrick Apologizes, Low Pdw Blood Test In Dogs, This Is Us Quotes Jack To Rebecca, Ffxiv Titania Ex Macro, Michael Coulson Smith, Ardsley Reservoir Cafe, Possum Spiritual Meaning, Jason Goes To Hell Full Movie 123movies, Neoprene Face Mask Supreme, Boa Constrictor Constrictor For Sale, Neo Luciferian Church, Sailor Background 5e, Smoke Daddy Pellet Pro Vs Rec Tec, How To Make Cattle Cubes,
cia personality test 2020
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line560
|
__label__wiki
| 0.550153
| 0.550153
|
raina ashley washington
In addition to his activities with Lakeside Title, Mr. Pedersen has an active law practice specializing in transactional real estate related matters. Look for updates from us and Vickee as our new Virginia office location takes shape.
He circulates a newsletter to the real estate community. Prior to joining Lakeside she was underwriting and claims counsel for a title insurance company focusing on the Mid-Atlantic States and the District of Columbia. Whether its educating a Realtor, a homeowner or a potential homeowner, Jennifer wants everyone to have the tools to be successful and feel confident about their decisions.
She has worked in pre and post closing and has a comprehensive knowledge of the process. “I understand now what you guys go through,” she said.
He has been invited to lecture on numerous occasions in Washington DC and Maryland on behalf of HUD on such matters as settlement procedures and RESPA. One of her favorite travel locations is in the chain of Bahamian Islands that has swimming pigs! Kelly has expertise in processing purchases, refinances, new construction, foreclosures, REO’s and short sales. She competed in the 100 m, winning the event in a new Olympic record of 10.97 secs. I felt I had to be the way I was. Raina Washington. [4], Later in the season, she finally defeated her main rival Göhr at the Weltklasse meeting in Zürich, Switzerland.
Subsequently, she served as Vice President of Marketing for one of Maryland’s largest credit unions. At Lakeside she focuses on thoroughly reviewing the title and legal documents in anticipation of settlement. Cailin Quinn is an experienced and tenured title professional that that has conducted commercial real estate settlements for over 30 years. Today, the introduction of the UltraFICO creates a score ... Are you looking to sell your home as soon as possible?
All Rights Reserved. View the profiles of people named Raina Wash. Join Facebook to connect with Raina Wash and others you may know. Lori educates homebuyers at the settlement table, making them feel comfortable and pleased with the last phase of their real estate purchase. She is about the addition of her first grandchild in the near future. All limited use licenses come in the largest size available. With no immediate worlds left to conquer, Ashford became pregnant, missed the 1985 outdoor season, and gave birth to a daughter, Raina Ashley Washington. With Market-freeze, you can rest easy knowing we'll remove this image from our site for as long as you need it, with custom durations and total buyouts available. Gregory C. Reynolds received an Honorable Discharge from the United States Army in 1989, after serving four years as a paratrooper and Spanish linguist in the 313th Military Intelligence Battalion in the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, N.C. Prior to being admitted to the Maryland Bar in 2001, she advanced her tax law education at the University of Miami School of Law. Ashford said she plans to concentrate more on the 200 meters this year because it’s a Mobil Grand Prix event, and anticipates that she will compete until 1990. Lakeside Title Company is her dream job and she is proud of the business she is building. “Now I’m getting reacquainted with running, and my training is going surprisingly well.”.
In 1977, she won the first Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's best female collegiate track and field athlete. Your Easy-access (EZA) account allows those in your organization to download content for the following uses: It overrides the standard online composite license for still images and video on the Getty Images website. By clicking the Download button, you accept the responsibility for using unreleased content (including obtaining any clearances required for your use) and agree to abide by any restrictions. He has a lingering hamstring injury. She will not avoid a difficult situation and likes assisting clients by coming up with creative solutions to resolve title issues that may arise from time to time. We have 15 records for Raina Washington ranging in age from 22 years old to 73 years old. The other main favorite, Marlies Göhr of East Germany (who had already beaten Ashford earlier that year), went on to win.
Greg spent the majority of his childhood and adult life as a resident of Severna Park, Maryland, but now calls Elkridge home. Whatever challenges there are, he’s capable of meeting them.” . No other rights or warranties are granted for comp use.
All rights reserved. We are even more excited to announce that Vickee will be helping Lakeside open our newest office location in Virginia. Approvals and clearances are based on the intended use. By her own estimation, she said Monday at a track luncheon, she was a driven, tense woman.
Marc loves sports and is a devout Ravens fan.
Copyright 2020 Lakeside Title Company.
Payment history used to be the main factor for credit scores. “He has speed and gymnastic ability.” Klassen, a former decathlete, is concentrating on the pole vault. Rose attended Howard Community College and New Mexico State University. Asked if he believes that Lewis can make a comeback from a 1985 hamstring injury, Glance said: “He’s a very, very tough competitor.
Camplite Utv Camper, Henry Long Ranger, Plochman's Mustard Pronunciation, John Thomson Net Worth, Mission Statement Ppt, Freak Show Piggy Roblox Id, Oculus Ineligible Drive Selected, Cw Skimmer Manual, Classified Ads Personals, Shaker Heights Murders, Shashka Sword For Sale, Did Stephanie Nassar Know About Her Husband, Joe Inslee Wedding, Jonathan Adams Height, Pooch Hall Wife, Architectural Symbols For Doors And Windows Pdf, Google Docs Numérotation Des Titres, Mafia Cards Printable Pdf, The Longing Game Wiki, Survival City Base Layout, Famous Dex Height, Starbound Shellguard Wiki, Characteristics Of Conduction, Jennifer Bogart Wikipedia, Bottlenose Dolphin Phylum, The Agency Fortnite Creative Code, Kengan Japanese Meaning, Asleep Minecraft Map, Pa Department Of Revenue Bureau Of Compliance Phone Number, Wesley Hunt Perry Homes, Ancient Rome Shelter, Woocommerce Product Search Shortcode Not Working, Tina Arena Family, Ww2 Plane Crash Sites Map Kent, Our Generation Diner Instructions, Ashley Kirk Grande Prairie, Signs Netflix Wikipedia, Bears Of Blue River Movie, Is Ministry Satanic, Scarab Beetle Spiritual Meaning, Mark Russell Nikola Linkedin, Dave Rickards Kgb, Satisfactory Get Coal, Symptoms Of Cooties, Attachment Love Quiz, Eu4 Spain Guide, Randy Blythe House, Gutta Gutta Lyrics La Tone, Mykayla Skinner Engagement Ring, Bryce Drew Net Worth, Where Can I Sell My Sports Memorabilia Near Me, Kfi John And Ken Debra Mark, Aqa Biology A Level Essay Marking, Bam Margera Now, Refrigerated Van Rental Toronto, Briser Des Mots, Pe Exam Electronics, Controls, And Communications, Flintlock Parts Diagram, Bazaar Bark Cast, Right Hand Man Lyrics Something Rotten Sheet Music, Bbq Cad Block, Hayden Voss 2019, Asgard Ship Stargate, The Northman Budget, Will You Be My Daddy Song, New Imac Pro 2020, Confidence Fitness Company, Haha Wtf Meme, Donovan Mccrary Family Matters, Hikari Are Lyrics, Jesse Stone: Sea Change Full Movie, Erik Mccoy Wife, Qavi Khan Death, Yamaha Banshee Finance, Secure Outdoor Donation Box, Best Bildungsroman Movies, Warlocks Mc Rivals, Revvl Plus Unlock, Pizza Hut Large Pizza Size, Zactran Dosage For Goats, Peter Rowsthorn Net Worth, Silver Dice Persona 4, Sea Patrol Deaths,
raina ashley washington 2020
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line561
|
__label__wiki
| 0.563185
| 0.563185
|
Tag Archives: leo rautins
NBA FInals: Begin Tonight on TSN
T he 2012 NBA Finals begin tonight in Oklahoma City as the Thunder host the Heat. TSN will show every game live in Canada. Coverage will begin an hour before tip with a TSN pregame show from Toronto. TSN will then simulcast ABC’s coverage from 30 minutes before tip (NBA Countdown) through the game. ABC’s commentators are Mike Breen and Jeff van Gundy.
Here is TSN’s press release.
TSN has basketball fans covered for the final round of the NBA Playoffs, as Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder battle LeBron James and the Miami Heat for the prestigious Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy in the 2012 NBA FINALS. The series tips off tomorrow (Tuesday, June 12) at 8 p.m. ET on TSN, with the network producing a special 30-minute pre-game show before every match-up (see complete broadcast schedule below).
Games are also available live on TSN Mobile TV and on the following Bell Media sports radio stations: TSN Radio Toronto (AM 1050), TSN Radio Montreal(AM 990), Team 1410 in Vancouver and Team 1200 in Ottawa.
TSN’s Rod Black hosts the network’s pre-game NBA FINALS coverage alongside analysts Jack Armstrong and Leo Rautins. SPORTSCENTRE’s Jermain Franklin is on site in Oklahoma City and Miami, filing daily reports throughout the series beginning tomorrow. TSN’s flagship sports news and information program also has highlights and reaction after every game.
TSN.ca offers highlights, analysis and reports from the NBA FINALS, as well as Armstrong’s popular basketball blog and a live blog during games. Canada’s industry-leading sports website also features “Ask Jack and Leo” – an interactive fan Q&A component, with Armstrong and Rautins posting video answers to fan questions exclusively on TSN.ca.
This year’s NBA FINALS is the fifth time since 1967 that the NBA’s leading scorer (Durant) and MVP (James) will compete for the league championship. The Miami Heat are making their second straight appearance in the FINALS, with the superstar trio of James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh trying to achieve their goal of bringing a championship title back to South Beach. However, the Heat will be in tough against the Oklahoma City Thunder featuring three-time scoring champion Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden, who was voted the 2012 Sixth Man of the Year.
Here is the complete schedule. Tip times (in Eastern) are listed. TSN’s coverage begins an hour before tip, while ABC’s begins 30 minutes before tip. All games are on TSN and ABC.
Tuesday 6/12, 9:00pm – Game 1 at Oklahoma City
Thursday 6/14, 9:00pm – Game 2 at Oklahoma City
Sunday 6/17, 8:00pm – Game 3 at Miami
Tuesday 6/19, 9:00pm – Game 4 at Miami
Thursday 6/21, 9:00pm – Game 5 at Miami
Sunday 6/24, 8:00pm – Game 6 at Oklahoma City
Standard | Posted in NBA | Tagged jeff van gundy, leo rautins, mike breen | 7 Comments
Analyzing 2012 March Madness Coverage
Right then, after a crazy opening round that saw two 15 seeds move on, the NCAA basketball tournament settled down a bit over the weekend. Ohio, a 13 seed, are the lowest seed remaining. One could say the same about TSN’s television coverage in Canada. It started off a bit shaky, but seemed to fall into place over the weekend. There are always those who are dissatisfied with television coverage of a sports event, especially here in Canada where Canadian networks have to live up to the high standards of their US counterparts. However, based on the reaction I received, many viewers think TSN’s coverage has improved significantly from last year.
As a couple of readers said, you can’t beat CBS’s coverage. I couldn’t agree more with this. CBS, especially with TNT’s NBA personalities included, does a spectacular job with the tournament. Let’s not kid ourselves, TSN’s coverage could probably never be as good as CBS’s. But neither could any other Canadian network’s IMO. There just aren’t any basketball studio hosts the calibre of Ernie Johnson or Greg Gumble in Canada. And while Jack Armstrong, Leo Rautins and Sherman Hamilton are knowledgeable, they aren’t Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley and Seth Davis.
So what has TSN improved from last year? A lot in my opinion. Kate Beirness is more knowledgeable about college hoops than James Cybulski. Not to mention she is a better studio host. Cybulski stumbled over his words and often made mistakes last year. It seems many agree that Beirness looks like did her research before the tournament. She looks prepared.
The rest of TSN’s studio coverage is just about the same as last year. Although Hamilton, Armstrong and Rautins seem more prepared this year than last. Of course all three have a full-time job covering the Toronto Raptors, so much like Barkley and Smith on American TV, they don’t spend most of their time from November until March watching college hoops.
The formula for TSN’s game selection is quite simple. They have usually selected games with a Canadian playing in them. Which is the right move. They have shown some games that are also on CBS, but I don’t see a problem with this when there is a Canadian angle. TSN is a Canadian network, the easiest storyline to draw in the average sports fan (and non-sports fan alike) is when a Canadian is playing. When there are no Canadians, the best game seems to take precedence. TSN also seems to shy away from using CBS coverage when only TSN or TSN2 are showing coverage (and there are others game on). Again, this is the right move. If I had one complaint about TSN’s game selection it is they stay with games that are over a bit too long.
One major way TSN could improve their coverage is online streaming. Many people are at work on Thursday and Friday afternoon. TSN could probably do reasonably well with online streaming. The NCAA’s service is no longer available to Canadians as of this year.
I received one comment saying theScore’s coverage was better. One reason for this (from the same person) was that TSN doesn’t show the whole tournament. This is where I think it is worth pointing out that TSN had 24 (it was actually closer to 25) hours on coverage on Thursday and Friday. Equal to what theScore had in the past. TSN2 supplemented coverage with about 20 hours. There is no possible argument that TSN showed less on Thursday and Friday than theScore.
TSN inevitably had scheduling issues on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday it was MLS and curling. On Sunday, more curling and NASCAR. When the MLS and NASCAR aired there was only one game taking place. That game was on CBS and TSN2, so again, there is no reasonable complaint. As for the curling, the World Women’s Championship is of national interest (remember what I said about storylines for the average sports fan). It is in TSN’s contract that they have to broadcast those games. And why wouldn’t they? Curling is one of the five most watched sports in Canada.
In total, there were games taking place between 8:30pm ET and midnight on Saturday when TSN wasn’t broadcasting coverage (and CBS was on until 10:30). On Sunday from the time CBS went off the air at 7:30pm, TSN came on from 7:30-9:30pm. There was no coverage on Canadian basic cable from 9:30pm until midnight on Sunday.
So, those with basic cable missed out on about 3 hours of the first 48 hours of coverage. Not too bad. Perfect? I suppose not. Certainly better than last year.
As I said, I like TSN’s coverage. I liked theScore’s coverage too, but I didn’t like when I taken from a game I was interested in. At least TSN shows close to full coverage of games. I know not everyone prefers this, but I do. Sure, like many others, I’ll probably move on to CBS next weekend, but I think TSN did a fine job of keeping viewers up-to-date when there was up to four games on this weekend.
Hockey ratings… Basketball fans can bring on the jokes about everything in Canada having to refer to hockey, but I have some hockey ratings from last week. 664, 000 watched Senators @ Canadiens on TSN Wednesday night. That’s less than the Leafs and Canucks draw when they play an American team on Wednesday Night Hockey. Of course Habs ratings have fallen steadily as the playoffs get closer (not for them of course). I hope to have HNIC’s weekend ratings on Monday or Tuesday.
Senators on Saturday… CBC still hasn’t announced the distribution for Hockey Night in Canada this coming weekend. I think Penguins-Senators will go to Ottawa and Atlantic Canada for sure. The Leafs and Habs are both out of the playoff picture, while the Senators and Penguins are fighting for home ice. I think it will also go to British Columbia. Many Canadians receive CBC HD on cable from Toronto and Vancouver. By putting a different game on CBC Vancouver, more Canadians will have access to multiple games in HD. CBC experimented with this earlier this season. I think the Leafs game will air in Alberta though, but I could be wrong. CBC will officially release details early this week.
Formula 1… Ben Edwards, BBC’s new Formula 1 commentator, can get a bit excited, can’t he? Having said that, I think he did a fine job in his first Formula 1 on BBC assignment. It didn’t hurt that he had a thrilling race to call. Him and analyst David Coulthard need to work on their chemistry a bit though. They seemed to talk over each other a bit too much. That will come as they do more races together. Gary Anderson, BBC’s technical analyst in the pits, is a nice addition, but I think he was used too much.
Less McKenzie… BBC seemed to use pit reporter Lee McKenzie sparingly on Sunday. Which was surprising considering popular drivers like Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa didn’t finish. One reason for this could be because the BBC didn’t show the race live. As a result, they may have just shown all of their interviews at the end of their highlights package.
Fabrice Muamba… Let me finish this by asking everyone to keep Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba in your thoughts. Muamba collapsed during Bolton’s FA Cup game against Spurs on Saturday. He is in critical condition. Dan O’Hagan, who commentates on FA Cup matches (he wasn’t working the Bolton vs. Spurs game) said on Twitter, “…would hate to be broadcasting there.” Jon Champion, who was commentating on ESPN in Britain, spoke for the masses when he said “Secretly, we fear the worst, but hope for the best”.
Standard | Posted in NCAA Hoops | Tagged greg gumble, leo rautins, ncaa basketball tournament | 24 Comments
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line563
|
__label__wiki
| 0.573375
| 0.573375
|
Cardiff Women's Centre
Ways to tackle lad culture in the university environment
In September 2020, a group chat created by a number of male freshers at Durham University was exposed. The group chat was called ‘Durham Boys Making All the Noise’ and included explicit discussions of ways to use date rape drugs to sexually assault female students. The chat also revealed that the members intended to compete to ‘have sex with the poorest fresher’.
Whilst shocking, the chat isn’t the first of its kind. In 2019, the Warwick rape chat scandal exposed a similar group chat, where a number of male students at Warwick University engaged in discussion about raping fellow female students. In 2018 screenshots from a racist group chat, involving a number of male members of the Bracton Law Society at Exeter University, were revealed. The screenshots not only displayed racist behaviour, but also sexually explicit discussions about fellow female students. In 2014, footage emerged of freshers at Nottingham University performing a sexually violent chant on a bus about digging up a female corpse and having sex with it.
These high profile incidents paint the picture of a deep-rooted problem in university environments, that of Lad Culture. In 2012, the National Union of Students (NUS) produced the first major report on Lad Culture at British Universities. The report defined Lad Culture as “a group or pack mentality residing in activities such as sport and heavy alcohol consumption and ‘banter’ which was sexist, misogynist, or homophobic.” In further research, the University of York offer anecdotal accounts on Lad Culture such as “‘slut dropping’ (where male students offer female students a lift home but then leave them stranded a long way from home) and ‘hazing’ (initiation ceremonies usually linked to male sports teams), as well as fancy dress parties with themes such as ‘pimps and hoes’ and ‘geeks and sluts’.”
The NUS report detailed that 50% of participants believed there to be “prevailing sexism, ‘laddism’ and a culture of harassment” at their universities. It concluded that “Sexual harassment and violence were found to be very much related to ‘lad culture’, including verbal harassment, ‘catcalling’, physical harassment and sexual molestation”, and that groping in nightclubs was a normalised part of going out.
In 2018 the Revolt Sexual Assault Survey found that ‘70% of female students and 26% of male students have experienced sexual violence’. Similar findings were published by the charity Brook, which revealed that ‘56% of respondents had encountered unwelcome sexual behaviour, including inappropriate touching, explicit messages, catcalling, being followed, and being forced into sex or sexual acts’. The research by Revolt also found that ‘8% of female students said they had been raped at university’, which is double the national average of 4% for women across England and Wales.
This growing body of research clearly details the specific issue of sexual violence in the university environment. This is, in part, due to a lad culture that is able to thrive in this specific environment, with unique parts of the university experience being going out regularly, a drinking culture, joining societies and sports clubs and living and socialising in groups of people of a similar age for the first time. However, it’s unlikely that these aspects of the university experience are going to change. Even with the Covid-19 pandemic, it is likely that student life will adapt, should it need to, to accommodate these aspects of the university experience. This in itself is not a problem. Not all those involved in a sports society or who go on a night out will engage in sexually violent behaviour, but looking at the evidence, there is undeniably an issue with lad culture being normalised in these social spaces. So how do universities tackle this issue?
Mandatory consent lessons:
At St. Andrew’s University in July there were 9 separate reports of rape against members of a US style fraternity, Alpha Epsilon Pi. The university came under fire for their handling of the sexual assault allegations, and in response are to provide mandatory consent lessons for all students. The consent lessons will be taught as a compulsory orientation module before students are allowed to matriculate.
Perpetrators of sexual violence are often concerned with power and as a result of this, are oftentimes aware of the non-consensual nature of what they’re doing. However, recent discussions have revealed that there is also an issue with people not having a clear understanding of what is consensual and what isn’t. These consent lessons will be the first formal education in consent for many students, and will hopefully work to make students more aware that affirmative consent needs to be sought before any sexual activity. Ideally, mandatory consent lessons should be provided in sex and relationships education in schools before students reach the university environment.
Positive masculinity workshops:
The Good Lad Initiative was founded by Dr. David Llewellyn. It is a feminist organisation aiming to create ‘positive, equal gender relationships’ and to transform ‘the behaviours, attitudes and skills of men and boys’ through promoting a positive masculinity. They offer 1 and a half hour workshops for students in university teams, societies and colleges. The workshops are delivered primarily to men, but there is a mixed gender follow up workshop, encouraging students to engage in a dialogue about gender and masculinity. They work within the context of preventing the growing numbers of female students who experience sexual violence at university. Although their workshops specifically tackle lad culture, Llewellyn makes the point that “blaming lad culture for all misogyny shuts many young men out of a conversation they need to be a part of.” The organisation revealed that ‘over three quarters of participants report that the workshops gave them a chance to reflect on their own values and actions, challenge group norms, and that they felt better equipped to act positively in complex gender situations’. This is significant because it shows the effectiveness of putting the onus on men, engaging them in the conversation and moving away from a narrative of victim blaming.
Improve systems by which students report sexual assault:
The Revolt survey revealed that ‘6% of victims reported their experience to their university’ and only ‘2% of victims were satisfied with the reporting process’. Brook also revealed that of their respondents, only 8% reported incidents of sexual harassment and assault to the university. A number of university students at prominent Welsh universities like Cardiff and Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama have come forward in recent months, detailing stories of university systems that don’t offer safety or support to survivors when they report their abuse. Universities need to establish better safety measures and reporting routes for survivors. The lack of these inadvertently supports a culture where ‘boys will be boys’, rather than sending a clear message and holding them accountable for their actions.
More from Cardiff Women's Centre
Microaggressions Are Not Micro in Their Impact
Cara Harbstreet (She/Her) in Our Human Family
normalizing my life for others
Jim Kempster
Black stories matter: on the whiteness of children’s books
Aeon Magazine in Aeon Magazine
Let’s Talk About Rape Culture
Joe Duncan in Moments
Lack of LGBT sex education curriculum can have major implications for everyone
Josh Hepple
After Kavanaugh: what I need from the men I love.
Your Fat Friend
Why Fat Acceptance is more important than Body Positivity
Diet Fiction
Jeff Valdivia in An Injustice!
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line567
|
__label__wiki
| 0.939309
| 0.939309
|
Dannii Minogue responds to backlash over hotel quarantine exemption
By Isabel Thomson Officer| 6 months ago
Dannii Minogue is hitting back at critics who claim she was given special treatment after she was granted an exemption from hotel quarantine in Queensland amid COVID-19.
Speaking to the Herald Sun, the 48-year-old told the outlet that she had a medical reason which allowed her to skip out on hotel quarantine and the $2,800 bill.
Instead, Minogue was permitted to self-isolate with her 10-year-old son Ethan at a private home on the Gold Coast when they arrived from Los Angeles on July 13.
"I wouldn't ask for a 'celebrity' treatment or to have anything special granted to me," she told the outlet.
Minogue, who suffers from crippling claustrophobia, said that she thinks "the outrage was because people didn't know all the facts." She added, "People didn't know the details."
Minogue's comments come after Queensland's Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young said last month that the singer wasn't granted special treatment and that she was given the exemption because she had "a COVID-safe plan managed by a third party".
Speaking about her plan to the Herald Sun, the pop star insisted that she "went by the book" and that she "took a lot of time to pull the whole thing together so that the Queensland Government were happy".
Dannii Minogue (Instagram)
"I added extra things into (the COVID-19 safe plan) so I know that I can sleep at night," she told the publication.
Last month, many were outraged to discover that the singer had been granted an exemption from mandatory hotel quarantine which now comes with a hefty price tag running in the thousands of dollars.
"Dannii Minogue dodges hotel quarantine ====who is surprised ??? it has always been rules for the plebs and other rules for the special people -- that is how the system works," tweeted one person.
"I fail to see how Dannii Minogue, or Kerry Stokes for that matter, can escape the clutches of hotel quarantine, by allowing them to furlough at home 'for medical reasons'.
It seems some are more equal than others. I always thought Australia was egalitarian," wrote another Twitter user.
Minogue isn't the only celebrity to have been granted an exemption from mandatory 14-day hotel quarantine which has been in place for overseas arrivals since March 28.
Actress Nicole Kidman was also recently approved to self-isolate at her Southern Highlands estate in New South Wales upon returning from the United States to commence shooting a miniseries.
"There's no special treatment for anyone," said Dr Young in July in response to backlash over Minogue's exemption.
"The default arrangement in Queensland is if you don't have a COVID-safe plan or an industry plan or an exemption to hotel quarantine, then you go into hotel quarantine. There are a large number of different groups that have exemptions to hotel quarantine. For instance, consular officials, ADF personnel, people who work in the oil and gas industry ... people who work in specific film and entertainment industries."
Celebrities wearing face masks to help fight coronavirus
Auto news: Great Wall buys GM's last factory in India - caradvice.com.au
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line574
|
__label__wiki
| 0.87575
| 0.87575
|
35 districts ignored to accommodate new faces
Women empowerment is government-s topmost priority
Products of women SHGs will be one part of government purchase Goods produced by self-help groups will also be placed in “malls”
CM Shri Chouhan transfers loan amount of Rs. 150 crores to women in virtual credit camp
Bhopal, Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that empowerment of women is the biggest priority of Madhya Pradesh government. For this, the government is providing them bank loans for various activities at four percent interest and the remaining interest is being paid by the Madhya Pradesh government.
This year, an amount of Rs 1400 crores is being provided to women for their economic activities. Simultaneously, it has also been decided that products of women self-help groups will be one part of government purchase. Goods manufactured by them will also be placed in “malls” in cities to provide them market and encourage them.
Chief Minister Shri Chouhan today transferred a loan amount of Rs 150 crores through a single click to women of self-help groups through video conference from Mantralaya. Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Shri Mahendra Singh Sisodia, School Education Minister Shri Inder Singh Parmar, Additional Chief Secretary Shri Manoj Shrivastava etc. were present on the occasion.
This year 30 lakh sisters are to be linked with self-help groups
Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that currently 35 lakh sisters are associated with self-help groups in Madhya Pradesh and are successfully conducting various types of economic activities. This time these sisters have been given the task of stitching school uniforms. Along with this, they are also producing “Ready to Eat” nutrition diet at many places. We have to provide essential training to 30 lakh more women this year and connect them with self-help-groups. These women will assist in making the 'local to vocal” and to build an Atmanirbhar Madhya Pradesh.
She went to brief IAS officers in Mussoorie
Mobina Behn of Bismillah Self-Help Group of Pandola, Sheopur said that the women of her group are engaged in different economic activities and each member is generating a monthly income of Rs 15 to 20 thousand. She obtained Rs 50 thousand from the bank first and Rs two lakh later which she has repaid. Now a loan of Rs three lakh has been approved. Mobina has also been gone to Mussoorie to brief IAS officers on self-help groups.
Women should move ahead
Durga Pawar, member of Palak Aajeevika Self Help Group of Rathipur village in Betul district, told Chief Minister Shri Chouhan that earlier she had taken a loan of Rs. 50 thousand and now she has taken a loan of Rs. 5 lakh. The group is engaged in production of milk, vegetable, mask making and sewing. Now there is a plan to produce animal food. The Chief Minister said that the women should keep moving forward like this and bring glory to the state.
“I had never see a cheque before, now I am issuing cheques”
Draupadi Kurmi of Laxmi self-help group of Aameth village in Sagar district told the Chief Minister that she started her work with a buffalo purchased for Rs 20 thousand and has now bought four buffaloes worth Rs 50 thousand each with bank loan. Today, she is earning Rs. 1500 per day. She told the Chief Minister that “earlier I had not seen how a cheque looks like, today I am issuing cheques.”
Sita runs “Mama Beauty Parlour”
Sita Kurmi of self-help group of Aameth in Sagar district, told the Chief Minister Shri Chouhan that she runs a beauty parlour in the village, which she has named “Mama Beauty Parlour”, as she acquired training for beauty parlour in the year 2018 during Chief Minister Shri Chouhan previous term. “You are my source of inspiration”. Members of Lakshmi self-help group of Aameth village of Sagar district sang a self-composed song for Chief Minister Shri Chouhan. “Desh sambhalan aye ho, mere Shivraj Bhaiyya”.
Women should develop villages
During an interaction with Usha Rathore, of Anuradha self-help group of Anuppur district, Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that women should not only make the village and Madhya Pradesh self-reliant through economic activities but also develop villages by participating in rural leadership.
Usha told Chief Minister Shri Chouhan that she took loan of Rs one lakh from the bank first, then Rs two lakh and now Rs three lakh. Her group engages in activities like agriculture, running hotels, egg shop, grocery store, vegetable production, tractor operation etc. and earns Rs 20 to 25 thousand per month. At this, Chief Minister Shri Chouhan congratulated them and said that “this is an example of Atmanirbhar Madhya Pradesh”.
Target of monthly income of minimum Rs 10 thousand
Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Shri Mahendra Singh Sisodia said that the government is extending maximum assistance to empower self-help groups in the state. Our aim is to ensure that every woman in self-help groups earns a monthly at least Rs 10 thousand.
No stone will be left unturned for development of Sahariya tribe in state
Dr. Mishra performs Bhoomi-Poojan of Stop Dam at Village Tamki
Best Sailing Club award presented to MP Sailing Academy
Protest by visually challenged students continues
Dinner parties, music shows to welcome New Year
Cleanliness message of NSS laudable: Dr. Mishra
Alliance Air schedule changes
Plays inspire people to combat thalassemia, make city clean
People’s faith guides empowerment of MP: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Thalessemia Day Care Clinic opens
Dhritiman inaugurates a specia
Legendary Leg Spinner B S Chan
Property worth lakhs destroyed
COVID: India records 13,788 ca
India records highest number o
The body is a healing system.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line575
|
__label__wiki
| 0.958019
| 0.958019
|
24-year-old arrested for killing, burying kidnap victim in Kano
In Crime
The police in Kano State have arrested a 24-year-old Habibu Sale, who allegedly kidnapped and killed an eight-year-old Asiya Tasiu in Chikawa village, Gabasawa Local Government Area of the state, after collecting a ransom of N500,000. There are indications that the suspect may die by hanging after prosecution, as investigations are still ongoing to
The police in Kano State have arrested a 24-year-old Habibu Sale, who allegedly kidnapped and killed an eight-year-old Asiya Tasiu in Chikawa village, Gabasawa Local Government Area of the state, after collecting a ransom of N500,000.
There are indications that the suspect may die by hanging after prosecution, as investigations are still ongoing to arrest his accomplices though he confessed to have committed the crime alone.
The Kano State Police Command spokesman, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, said the incident happened on June 5 this year, but police effected his arrest on November 7 in front of his house.
Police investigations revealed that Habibu allegedly killed the girl after collecting the ransom and buried her in a shallow grave at the outskirts of Chikawa village to cover his crime.
Haruna added that Habibu, a neighbour to Asiya’s aunt, kidnapped Asiya while she was going on an errand in her aunt’s place.Though Habibu confessed to have committed the crime alone, police theory indicates that there were other accomplices at large, because he confessed to have spent the N500,000 ransom on harlots, drugs and gambling.
Alhaji Tasiu Mohammed Adamu, father of the victim, told newsmen at the Bompai police headquarters that the kidnappers of her late daughter demanded for N10 million ransom, “but we later settled for N500,000.
MEANWHILE, the Akwa Ibom State Police Command said it has arrested one David Joshua Okon, SS2 student of West Itam Secondary School, Uyo, for allegedly killing a SS3 student, Solomon Bassey, in a cult clash between the two classes.
The command Public Relations Officers, SP Odiko MacDon, who disclosed this yesterday in a press statement said the Commissioner of Police, CP Amiengheme Andrew, frowned at the moral decadence in some secondary schools and called on parents to inculcate values into their children, adding that the proscription order of the State government will be enforced to the later.
He said “David Joshua Okon, who stabbed and killed one Solomon Bassey, of the same school in a cult-related SS2 and SS3 fight has been arrested. ”
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line576
|
__label__cc
| 0.511176
| 0.488824
|
The 99 Comedy Club
Got 99 problems, but a joke ain't one
"He delivered funny after funny... has wit and intelligence in abundance."
- Observer
Much to the chagrin of his parents, Nathan Caton decided to pursue comedy full-time after graduating with a degree in architecture. Since then he's proven himself a funny man indeed, appearing on Russell Howard's Good News and hosting his own Paramount Comedy show. Tonight he's joined by Susan Murray and Nick Doody. Over 18s only. Dress code: no sportswear. Please note acts are subject to change without notice.
£14 for an online pop-dance bootcamp
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line583
|
__label__wiki
| 0.946404
| 0.946404
|
Home / Funny • News / The Queen ‘is a secret W ...
The Queen ‘is a secret West Ham fan’ (… or so we’re reliably told)!
By Cheerful Reporter
THE Queen is a secret West Ham fan but maintains a dignified silence in public to avoid showing favouritism, according to a respected news archive.
The bizarre claim that Her Majesty admires The Hammers is made in an article published online by British Pathe, which is respected around the globe as a reliable record of historical events.
In a piece headlined ‘The Queen: 13 Surprising Facts’, the archive’s website claims: ‘The Queen has always wanted to appear neutral on the subject of football but she once let slip she is a secret West Ham fan. There are also rumours that she has a soft spot for Arsenal as well.”
Meanwhile, according to a story published by the Sunday Mirror back in 2009, Her Majesty developed her secret liking for the Claret & Blues after reportedly striking up a friendship with the club’s former manager Ron Greenwood.
Apparently, The Monarch expressed her football preferences after over-hearing two members of Royal staff discussing an upcoming derby between West Ham and Millwall.
Here at The Cheerful Times we’re not sure that we believe a word of any of it, but then stranger things have turned out to be true.
Other fascinating “facts” published by British Pathe include ‘The Queen hates potatoes.’
GRATUITOUS FOOTBALL JOKE: They say football is a game of two halves, but that’s nothing – my mate Dave can get through eight pints during a match.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line584
|
__label__cc
| 0.683568
| 0.316432
|
Sustainability Policy Statement
The Makers Guild in Wales,
Craft in the Bay, Cardiff Bay
Craft in the Bay is the home of The Makers Guild in Wales, housing work from over 80 selected craft makers. Explore the very best of contemporary Welsh craft under the huge gallery space in Cardiff Bay The gallery also hosts exhibitions of craft and applied art from both emerging and renowned artists from Wales and further afield, as well as workshops and special events.
Llantrisant Gallery, Model House,
The Bull Ring, Llantrisant
Based in Model House Art and Design Centre at The Bull Ring in the historic town of Llantrisant. Stocking a huge range of gifts and Welsh handmade arts and crafts, carefully selected by Becky. You can also visit the other tenants of Model House, local artists working in the other studios upstairs, and you may even get to meet gallery dog Daisy!
Victoria Fearn Gallery
6b Heol y Deri, Rhiwbina, Cardiff
An independent art gallery situated in the beautiful garden village of Rhiwbina, North Cardiff. Specialising in original artworks and contemporary British crafts, the gallery has an excellent collection of gifts to suit all tastes at affordable prices. Victoria works closely with our artists to bring a uniquely curated selection of contemporary art to the gallery featuring well known Welsh artists and top British designers. Art exhibitions change frequently, featuring numerous Welsh artists.
St Fagans National Museum of History, Cardiff
St Fagans is one of Europe's leading open-air museums and Wales's most popular heritage attraction and admission is free. The museum shop stocks an exciting range of welsh products to suit all ages and pockets, from jewellery, accessories, homeware, food and drink to stationery, books and children’s toys – and everything in between..
Oyster Gallery, 70-72 Newton Road, Mumbles, Swansea
Established for over 30 years, Oyster Gallery is a family run business in the heart of Mumbles. Stocking original and print artwork largely of the stunning scenery around Mumbles and the Gower Peninsula. Also a large selection of gifts for every occasion, greeting cards, jewellery, and clothing, many of which are made locally. Upstairs continues with artwork, soft furnishings and homeware. There is also a bespoke picture framing service available on site.
MID wales & BORDERS
Tower House Gallery
29 High Street, Knighton
The Tower House Gallery has been a venue for the contemporary arts and crafts people of Radnorshire and The Marches since 1999. Located in Knighton next to the iconic clock tower (it’s on every picture postcard!), the building was a grocers’ shop for over a century. With a simple ethos: buy local, buy British, buy fair.
22 Bull Ring, Ludlow
Tiger Lily was established in 2005 by Marj Cook and specialises in a unique range of beautiful ethically produced clothing, jewellery, gifts and accessories. Located in the historic town of Ludlow, close to the Welsh border and in the Welsh Marches. Products are carefully sourced for quality and design and suppliers selected for their adherence to good working practices.
Gate Gallery & Glassworks
11 Watergate, Brecon
Established in 2004, The Gate Gallery & Glassworks in Brecon primarily sells handblown and cut glass produced on site by co-owner and artist in residence Kathryn Roberts MA(RCA). The gallery also stocks small collections of ceramics, stained glass, kiln formed glass, enamel, leather & textiles by the best talented Welsh applied artists and craft makers.
Corris Craft Centre Corris, Machynlleth
Situated in Southern Snowdonia, The Real Wales Gift Shop and Craft Studios, where you can meet the talented designer-makers and buy their handmade items. Also home to some uniquely different visitor attractions, the magical world of King Arthur’s Labyrinth, and an abandoned Welsh slate mine. At the centre of everything is the Y Crochan café. Serving Welsh tea, home made cakes and an all-day menu which is created using delicious local produce.
Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown, Powys
The Welsh Collection can now be foung in the gallery shop. A stunning display of unique contemporary giftware, beautiful handmade jewellery, textiles and craft, gorgeous books and stationary in English and Welsh, stylish homeware, children's toys and much more to capture the imagination. Oriel Davies is the perfect place to shop for that special gift.
'Relish' The light, bright modern Café at Oriel Davies is a great place to eat, drink and meet friends. During the Summer months, the Café extends onto the terrace, allowing visitors to eat al fresco.
New stockist coming soon to Pwllheli
Mati & Meg
24 New Street, Mold
The new Welsh Collection is heading to Mati a Meg, a homeware and gift boutique. As well as being a midwife with 5 of her own children, owner Anwen Baglin spends a lot of time sourcing quality gifts and craft made in Wales.
Jane Davies Fashion Design
No.10 Wrexham Street, Mold
The flagship store for Fashion Designer Jane Davies in the beautiful market town of Mold. The Jane Davies label is designed in the studio where the concept is translated into a product before being created by a team of skilled manufacturers. This collection is only to be found at No 10. Each season a select few British and European designer labels are chosen to hang within the shop.
Porthgain, Pembrokeshire
(pop up shop, open April - September)
Popular little pop up shop in the picturesque village of Porthgain. Open Easter to September.
Coterie Leather Studio
Llawhaden, Narberth, SA67 8HR
Visit Tracy at work in her studio on the outskirts of the beautiful town of Narberth. See all the stunning ranges of leather and different styles of bags she is working on. If you're interested in commissioning your own bag, a visit to the studio is helpful in picking out colours, textures, and styles to suit your requirements.
Or if you'd like to make something yourself, learn a new skill, see our range of fun and practical workshops suitable for beginners. Surrounded by the smell of leather, in Coterie's purpose built, light and airy leather studio, with absolutely no experience necessary, you'll go away having learnt how to cut and prepare leather, with hand stitching and finishing techniques, and put them into practice making your own unique handmade item.
Email. tracy@coterieleatherbags.co.uk
Pretty Grey
Breaston, Derby
Pretty Grey Gifts & Interiors stocks a unique array of quirky and touching gifts, gorgeous jewellery, fabulous bags, new and vintage painted furniture and interiors.
Heritage Country
46 Steep Hill, Lincoln
Beautiful British country collections with an eclectic twist
© 2021, Coterie Leather Bags
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line593
|
__label__wiki
| 0.809642
| 0.809642
|
Friday, 29th May 2020
The robots that can pick kiwi-fruit
Google warns against catch-all rules for high-risk AI
Smart home assistants have a staggering environmental cost
CBC Docs POV
New Android Flaw Affecting Over 1 Billion Phones Let Attackers Hijack Apps
The Hacker News
GRU aiming at root access vuln in Unix-based email servers
Programming Languages: Developers Reveal What They Love, Loathe, and What Pays Best
Politico is aggregating reports re contact tracing
China's Virus Apps May Outlast the Outbreak, Stirring Privacy Fears
Your immunity passport future begins to materialize as airlines call for digital ID tracking systems
activistpost
Temperature Checks and Desk Shields: CDC Suggests Big Changes to Offices
The art of the distraction
via Dave Farber
Executive order on social media
The White House and Rob Slade
Twitter hides two Trump tweets glorifying violence behind warning notice
Trump Is Doing All of This For Zuckerberg
New ComRAT Malware Uses Gmail to Receive Commands and Exfiltrate Data
Re: Misinformation
Andy Walker
Re: More on the Tweeter and the Tweetee
Amos Shapir
Re: The Pandemic Is Exposing the Limits of Science
R. G. Newbury
Re: Vitamin C
R. G. Newbury Amos Shapir Andre Carezia
The robots that can pick kiwi-fruit (bbc.com)
Richard Stein <rmstein@ieee.org>
https://www.bbc.com/future/bespoke/follow-the-food/the-robots-that-can-pick-kiwifruit.html
“In fields around the world, ripening fruit and vegetables that should be getting picked, packaged and shipped to supermarkets were instead at risk of being left to rot in their fields. Farmers have been struggling to find the people they needed to harvest them.”
The essay cites numerous risks which the farmbot competes against age-old human harvesters: non-standardized crop growing techniques, farm terrain/geography, vine and fruit/crop structure, packaging produce for sale, etc.
Farmbot deployment requires substantial investment to engineer, prepare, and maintain it. No mention of the harvest quantity destroyed or unpicked during operation. While substantially immune to insect infestation, software bug suppression remains a challenge.
Industrial-scale farming has a rapacious for-profit appetite, be it animal or plant. Government subsidies may promote farmbot deployment as a means to suppress migrant worker populations.
Google warns against catch-all rules for high-risk AI (Politico)
“Peter G. Neumann” <neumann@csl.sri.com>
Fri, 29 May 2020 8:32:55 PDT
The European Union should adopt its existing rules for high-risk artificial intelligence technology rather than create a whole new rulebook from scratch, U.S. tech giant Google told Brussels in its feedback to the EU=92s White Paper for AI. =93Creating a standalone assessment scheme for AI systems would risk duplicating review procedures that already govern many higher risk products,—the company said in a 45-page response<https://www.politico.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/FINAL-Googles-submission-to-EC-AI-consultation.pdf> sent to the European Commission yesterday, adding that this would lead to =93needless complexity—and weaken the Continent=92s standing in the global race for AI supremacy.
FACIAL RECOGNITION: The Center for Data Ethics and Innovation has put together a handy on facial recognition, looking at its uses and potential implications for the technology. The main thrust? That facial recognition is here to stay, but that there's still not enough regulatory oversight of how it's currently used. report<https://www.politico.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Snapshot-Paper-Facial-Recognition-Technology.pdf>
Smart home assistants have a staggering environmental cost (CBC Docs POV)
the keyboard of geoff goodfellow <geoff@iconia.com>
There are already 66 million smart assistants in US homes and the number is growing daily. But what are we trading for the convenience of turning the lights on with our voice? #CBCdocsPOV #TheInternetofEverything
Director Brett Gaylor looks for an answer with his daughter Layla as they learn about the processing power involved in the machine learning powering Alexa and the enormous amount of energy it takes.
Between the massive amount of non-renewable energy required to power their web servers and the pollution generated by its delivery service, Amazon's carbon footprint continues to grow. In 2019, staff protests prompted shareholders to confront management, to demand a plan for climate change and a reduction of the company's dependence on fossil fuels.
The Internet of Everything, from CBC Docs POV is a fast, funny and enlightening look at what happens when we opt for the convenience of connected “smart” objects, without fully understanding the consequences for our health, our communities, or the planet. […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DfbRhcLHOBrE
New Android Flaw Affecting Over 1 Billion Phones Let Attackers Hijack Apps (The Hacker News)
Remember Strandhogg?
A security vulnerability affecting Android <https://thehackernews.com/2019/12/strandhogg-android-vulnerability.html> that malicious apps can exploit to masquerade as any other app installed on a targeted device to display fake interfaces to the users, tricking them into giving away sensitive information.
Late last year, at the time of its public disclosure, researchers also confirmed that some attackers were already exploiting the flaw in the wild to steal users' banking and other login credentials, as well as to spy on their activities.
The same team of Norwegian cybersecurity researchers today unveiled <https://promon.co/strandhogg-2-0/> details of a new critical vulnerability (CVE-2020-0096) affecting the Android operating system that could allow attackers to carry out a much more sophisticated version of Strandhogg attack. […] https://thehackernews.com/2020/05/stranhogg-android-vulnerability.html
GRU aiming at root access vuln in Unix-based email servers (NSA)
NYT article: https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/05/28/world/europe/28reuters-cyber-usa-russia.html
The U.S. National Security Agency on Thursday warned government partners and private companies about a Russian hacking operation that uses a special intrusion technique to target operating systems often used by industrial firms to manage computer infrastructure. https://media.defense.gov/2020/May/28/2002306626/-1/-1/0/CSA Sandworm Actors Exploiting Vulnerability in Exim Transfer Agent 20200528.pdf
A security alert published by the NSA on Thursday explains how hackers with GRU, Russia's military intelligence, are leveraging a software vulnerability in Exim, a mail transfer agent common on Unix-based operating systems, such as Linux. The vulnerability was patched last year, but some users have not updated their systems to close the security gap.
Quoting Cress, “Being able to gain root access to a bridge point into a network gives you so much ability and capability to read email, to navigate across and maneuver through the network, so it's more about the danger we're trying to help people understand.”
Programming Languages: Developers Reveal What They Love, Loathe, and What Pays Best (ZDNet)
ACM TechNews <technews-editor@acm.org>
Fri, 29 May 2020 12:40:40 -0400 (EDT)
Liam Tung, ZDNet, 28 May 2020 via ACM TechNews, 29 May 2020
A survey of roughly 65,000 developers by coding question and answer website Stack Overflow found that that TypeScript has overtaken Python as the secod most-preferred programming language, behind Rust. Stack Overflow credits TypeScript's growth to Microsoft's adoption of open source software, and to bigger and more complex JavaScript and Node.js codebases. The three least-popular coding languages in the survey were VBA, Objective-C, and Perl. The survey, which also looked at average salaries for developer roles, identified the two highest-paid developer professions in the U.S. as engineering managers ($152,000 annually) and site reliability engineers ($140,000 annually). Data scientists and machine learning specialists earn an average of at least $115,000 in the U.S., according to the survey. https://orange.hosting.lsoft.com/trk/click?ref=3Dznwrbbrs9_6-255e6x222971x068370&
Politico is aggregating reports re contact tracing (Politico)
Coronavirus Apps
French App Update, Stats of the Day: Now that local politicians have given their approval, the contact-tracing tool will go live on June 2. But if recent polls are anything to go by, the French are still torn about whether to use the app. Let's leave aside the fact that almost one out of every four locals does not have a smartphone. But according to a survey by Data Publica in early May, 59 percent of those polled said that they were in favor of the StopCovid app. So far, so good, right? <https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/politique/sondage-stop-covid-une-majorite-de-francais-inquiets-de-l-utilisation-de-leurs-donnees-par-l-1589445489
But in the same survey, 51 percent of people said they were not prepared to download the app onto their mobile devices, with only 15 percent (that's a very small minority, if Morning Tech is keeping count) of those polled saying they would do so. What should we take from this? If the U.K. app trial is anything to go, uptake on these coronavirus apps may prove less than ideal, potentially hobbling them even before they really get going. by<https://twitter.com/_BeffH_/status/1265961033484718080>
The U.K.'s non-app approach: While London rolled out its ‘track-and-trace’ system today, the digital tracing tool was nowhere to be seen. Morning Tech was told the Brits still hoped to have it available sometime in June (a month after it was supposed to be released), but that ongoing issues about keeping the bluetooth on people's smartphones working when devices were in sleep mode was still an issue. Still, if you had any doubts about if the U.K. was taking the coronavirus seriously, the privacy notice in its ‘track-and-trace’ system will either put your concerns to rest or make you even more nervous. London said it planned to hold on to people's personal information for 20 years—just in case the virus came back sometime in the future.
Dutch go with Google/Apple for app: The design team behind The Netherlands' contact-tracing app posted documents detailing their approach on software development sharing platform GitHub. The group—made up of a mix of external consultants and government employees—plan to build their app within Google and Apple's framework. The Dutch health ministry quietly assembled developers to work on an app after a gameshow-esque app-athon it livestreamed to choose a design team fell flat. <https://github.com/minvws/nl-covid19-notification-app-design>
‘Old wine in new bottles’: That's how Bè Engels of Dutch digital rights NGO Bits of Freedom—which declined to be part of an expert subgroup overseeing the app—described the government's shifting approach. =93The Ministry of Health has taken the media uproar of the past few weeks around this app as a sign that 1) less transparency during the process means less criticism and 2) they'll need to change the public's perception of the app and now refers to the ‘contact-tracing app’ as a ‘notification app’, due to launch somewhere in July.—Echoing an earlier intervention by the country's data protection watchdog, Engels said he thought that fundamental questions—still had to be answered, such as whether contact-tracing apps really work. <https://www.politico.eu/article/meet-the-dutchman-aleid-wolfsen-who-cried-foul-on-europe-coronavirus-covid19-tracking-technology/>
China's Virus Apps May Outlast the Outbreak, Stirring Privacy Fears (NYTimes)
Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com>
With the disease there mostly under control, officials are looking for new uses for the government software that's now on many phones.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/26/technology/china-coronavirus-surveillance.html
[LW: As predicted. Governments never let go once they have a leash on their citizens. PGN]
Your immunity passport future begins to materialize as airlines call for digital ID tracking systems (activistpost)
geoff goodfellow <geoff@iconia.com>
The world's largest airline trade group has called for immunity passports, thermal screening, masks, and physical distancing to be a part of the industry's strategy for returning to “normal” operations.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), which represents 299 airlines, recently issued their publication, Biosecurity for Air Transport A Roadmap for Restarting Aviation <https://www.iata.org/en/about/members/airline-list/?> <https://www.iata.org/contentassets/4cb32e19ff544df590f3b70179551013/roadmap-safely-restarting-aviation.pdf>, which outlines their strategy to open up air travel as governments begin to lift travel restrictions.
Under a section titled, “The passenger experience” and “Temporary biosecurity measures,” the IATA describes their vision of post-COVID-19 flights. The organization calls for contact tracing, a controversial method of tracking the civilian population to track the spread of COVID-19. <https://www.thelastamericanvagabond.com/health/we-need-army-contact-tracers-meet-enforcement-arm-new-normal/>
“We foresee the need to collect more detailed passenger contact information which can be used for tracing purposes,” the report states. “Where possible, the data should be collected in electronic form, and in advance of the passenger arriving at the airport including through eVisa and electronic travel authorization platforms.”
Interestingly, this call for pre-boarding check-in using “electronic travel authorization platforms” coincides with the recent announcement of the Covi-Pass <https://www.covipass.com/> and the Health Pass from Clear <https://www.clearme.com/healthpass>, both of which call for a digital ID system using biometrics and storing travel, health, and identification data.
Alexandre de Juniac, IATA's CEO, told Arabian Industry that “a layered approach” combining multiple measures which are “globally implemented and mutually recognized by governments” are “the way forward for biosecurity.” […]
<https://www.arabianindustry.com/aviation/news/2020/may/21/airlines-call-for-immunity-passports-ahead-of-industrys-restart-6385860/> https://www.activistpost.com/2020/05/your-immunity-passport-future-begins-to-materialize-as-airlines-call-for-digital-id-tracking-systems.html
Temperature Checks and Desk Shields: CDC Suggests Big Changes to Offices (NYTimes)
If followed, the guidelines would transform the everyday experience of employees across the country, from executives to clerical workers.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/28/health/coronavirus-workplace-cdc.html
The art of the distraction (via Dave Farber)
Bloomberg Technology <noreply@mail.bloombergbusiness.com>
May 29, 2020 at 20:19:19 GMT+9
Hi all, it's Eric. Donald Trump loves political theater. The president's tendency to chase drama first and foremost is obvious even what he's ostensibly trying to do is overhaul decades-old communications regulations.
For most of the week, Trump has been raging about Twitter Inc.'s decision to attach fact-checking disclaimers to messages of his that make baseless arguments about voter fraud. On Thursday, the president signed an executive order designed to stop social media companies from taking any action against misleading or otherwise offensive posts. Such a move was needed, according to Trump, “to protect and uphold the free speech rights of the American people.”
This was the administration's most substantial attack on Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act, a law it has had in its sights for quite some time. Section 230 provides some legal protections for companies from being sued over content their users post to their websites. The law has its critics from across the political spectrum; conservatives have been increasingly interested in stripping the protections as a way to punish companies for allegedly disfavoring political right. Trump's order would potentially narrow the Section 230's protections, and increase scrutiny of perceived political bias. […]
Executive order on social media (The White House)
Rob Slade <rmslade@shaw.ca>
Original text: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-preventing-online-censorship/
https://lite.cnn.com/en/article/h_ede8f5bc92289244c181bc69b2bc093f
Text with annotations and translations below:
> EXECUTIVE ORDER > - - - - - - - > PREVENTING ONLINE CENSORSHIP
In view of the whole situation, this is more than somewhat ironic …
> By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws > of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
> Section 1. Policy. Free speech is the bedrock of American democracy. Our > Founding Fathers protected this sacred right with the First Amendment to > the Constitution. The freedom to express and debate ideas is the > foundation for all of our rights as a free people.
> In a country that has long cherished the freedom of expression, we cannot > allow a limited number of online platforms to hand pick the speech that > Americans may access and convey on the internet. This practice is > fundamentally un-American and anti-democratic. When large, powerful social > media companies censor opinions with which they disagree, they exercise a > dangerous power. They cease functioning as passive bulletin boards, and > ought to be viewed and treated as content creators.
“In America, freedom of the press is largely reserved for those who own one.”
- A. J. Liebling
> The growth of online platforms in recent years raises important questions > about applying the ideals of the First Amendment to modern communications > technology. Today, many Americans follow the news, stay in touch with > friends and family, and share their views on current events through social > media and other online platforms. As a result, these platforms function in > many ways as a 21st century equivalent of the public square.
Ah, my beloved Internet, filled with pointless drivel …
> Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube wield immense, if not > unprecedented, power to shape the interpretation of public events; to > censor, delete, or disappear information; and to control what people see or > do not see.
“You must use this power only for good, never for evil …”
> As President, I have made clear my commitment to free and open debate on the > internet. Such debate is just as important online as it is in our > universities, our town halls, and our homes. It is essential to sustaining > our democracy.
It's always good to throw in some humour in a tense situation.
> Online platforms are engaging in selective censorship that is harming our > national discourse. Tens of thousands of Americans have reported, among > other troubling behaviors, online platforms "flagging" content as > inappropriate, even though it does not violate any stated terms of service; > making unannounced and unexplained changes to company policies that have the > effect of disfavoring certain viewpoints; and deleting content and entire > accounts with no warning, no rationale, and no recourse.
a) There is, of course, no evidence for this assertion, but I feel in my gut that it's right.
b) Those who write their names on bathroom stalls also want laws against wall cleansers.
> Twitter now selectively decides to place a warning label on certain tweets > in a manner that clearly reflects political bias. As has been reported, > Twitter seems never to have placed such a label on another politician's > tweet. As recently as last week, Representative Adam Schiff was continuing > to mislead his followers by peddling the long-disproved Russian Collusion > Hoax, and Twitter did not flag those tweets. Unsurprisingly, its officer > in charge of so-called "Site Integrity" has flaunted his political bias in > his own tweets.
“I want to be able to spread outright lies like these without retrictions.”
> At the same time online platforms are invoking inconsistent, irrational, > and groundless justifications to censor or otherwise restrict Americans' > speech here at home, several online platforms are profiting from and > promoting the aggression and disinformation spread by foreign governments > like China. One United States company, for example, created a search > engine for the Chinese Communist Party that would have blacklisted > searches for "human rights," hid data unfavorable to the Chinese Communist > Party, and tracked users determined appropriate for surveillance. It also > established research partnerships in China that provide direct benefits to > the Chinese military. Other companies have accepted advertisements paid > for by the Chinese government that spread false information about China's > mass imprisonment of religious minorities, thereby enabling these abuses > of human rights. They have also amplified China's propaganda abroad, > including by allowing Chinese government officials to use their platforms > to spread misinformation regarding the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, > and to undermine pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.
> As a Nation, we must foster and protect diverse viewpoints in today's > digital communications environment where all Americans can and should have > a voice. We must seek transparency and accountability from online > platforms, and encourage standards and tools to protect and preserve the > integrity and openness of American discourse and freedom of expression.
But only for our side.
> Sec. 2. Protections Against Online Censorship. (a) It is the policy of the > United States to foster clear ground rules promoting free and open debate > on the internet. Prominent among the ground rules governing that debate is > the immunity from liability created by section 230(c) of the > Communications Decency Act (section 230(c)). 47 U.S.C. 230(c). It is the > policy of the United States that the scope of that immunity should be > clarified: the immunity should not extend beyond its text and purpose to > provide protection for those who purport to provide users a forum for free > and open speech, but in reality use their power over a vital means of > communication to engage in deceptive or pretextual actions stifling free > and open debate by censoring certain viewpoints.
“We already have a law.”
> Section 230(c) was designed to address early court decisions holding that, > if an online platform restricted access to some content posted by others, > it would thereby become a "publisher" of all the content posted on its > site for purposes of torts such as defamation. As the title of section > 230(c) makes clear, the provision provides limited liability "protection" > to a provider of an interactive computer service (such as an online > platform) that engages in "'Good Samaritan' blocking" of harmful > content. In particular, the Congress sought to provide protections for > online platforms that attempted to protect minors from harmful content and > intended to ensure that such providers would not be discouraged from > taking down harmful material. The provision was also intended to further > the express vision of the Congress that the internet is a "forum for a > true diversity of political discourse." 47 U.S.C. 230(a)(3). The limited > protections provided by the statute should be construed with these > purposes in mind.
> In particular, subparagraph (c)(2) expressly addresses protections from > "civil liability" and specifies that an interactive computer service > provider may not be made liable "on account of" its decision in "good > faith" to restrict access to content that it considers to be "obscene, > lewd, lascivious, filthy, excessively violent, harassing or otherwise > objectionable." It is the policy of the United States to ensure that, to > the maximum extent permissible under the law, this provision is not > distorted to provide liability protection for online platforms that—far > from acting in "good faith" to remove objectionable content—instead > engage in deceptive or pretextual actions (often contrary to their stated > terms of service) to stifle viewpoints with which they disagree. Section > 230 was not intended to allow a handful of companies to grow into titans > controlling vital avenues for our national discourse under the guise of > promoting open forums for debate, and then to provide those behemoths > blanket immunity when they use their power to censor content and silence > viewpoints that they dislike. When an interactive computer service > provider removes or restricts access to content and its actions do not > meet the criteria of subparagraph (c)(2)(A), it is engaged in editorial > conduct. It is the policy of the United States that such a provider should > properly lose the limited liability shield of subparagraph (c)(2)(A) and > be exposed to liability like any traditional editor and publisher that is > not an online provider.
“We'd like to modify that law, without actually getting Congress to change it.”
> (b) To advance the policy described in subsection (a) of this section, all > executive departments and agencies should ensure that their application of > section 230(c) properly reflects the narrow purpose of the section and > take all appropriate actions in this regard. In addition, within 60 days > of the date of this order, the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary), in > consultation with the Attorney General, and acting through the National > Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), shall file a > petition for rulemaking with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) > requesting that the FCC expeditiously propose regulations to clarify:
> (i) the interaction between subparagraphs (c)(1) and (c)(2) of section 230, > in particular to clarify and determine the circumstances under which a > provider of an interactive computer service that restricts access to content > in a manner not specifically protected by subparagraph (c)(2)(A) may also > not be able to claim protection under subparagraph (c)(1), which merely > states that a provider shall not be treated as a publisher or speaker for > making third-party content available and does not address the provider's > responsibility for its own editorial decisions;
> (ii) the conditions under which an action restricting access to or > availability of material is not “taken in good faith” within the meaning > of subparagraph (c)(2)(A) of section 230, particularly whether actions can > be “taken in good faith” if they are:
> (A) deceptive, pretextual, or inconsistent with a provider's terms of > service; or
> (B) taken after failing to provide adequate notice, reasoned explanation, > or a meaningful opportunity to be heard; and
> (iii) any other proposed regulations that the NTIA concludes may be > appropriate to advance the policy described in subsection (a) of this > section.
> Sec. 3. Protecting Federal Taxpayer Dollars from Financing Online > Platforms That Restrict Free Speech. (a) The head of each executive > department and agency (agency) shall review its agency's Federal spending > on advertising and marketing paid to online platforms. Such review shall > include the amount of money spent, the online platforms that receive > Federal dollars, and the statutory authorities available to restrict their > receipt of advertising dollars.
> (b) Within 30 days of the date of this order, the head of each agency shall > report its findings to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
> (c) The Department of Justice shall review the viewpoint-based speech > restrictions imposed by each online platform identified in the report > described in subsection (b) of this section and assess whether any online > platforms are problematic vehicles for government speech due to viewpoint > discrimination, deception to consumers, or other bad practices.
“If we can't change the law, we'll try and hit them in the pocketbook.”
class="pre"> > Sec. 4. Federal Review of Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices. (a) It is > the policy of the United States that large online platforms, such as > Twitter and Facebook, as the critical means of promoting the free flow of > speech and ideas today, should not restrict protected speech. The Supreme > Court has noted that social media sites, as the modern public square, "can > provide perhaps the most powerful mechanisms available to a private > citizen to make his or her voice heard." Packingham v. North Carolina, 137 > S. Ct. 1730, 1737 (2017). Communication through these channels has become > important for meaningful participation in American democracy, including to > petition elected leaders. These sites are providing an important forum to > the public for others to engage in free expression and > debate. Cf. PruneYard Shopping Center v. Robins, 447 U.S. 74, 85-89 > (1980).
“We've got lots more high-sounding verbiage.”
> (b) In May of 2019, the White House launched a Tech Bias Reporting tool to > allow Americans to report incidents of online censorship. In just weeks, > the White House received over 16,000 complaints of online platforms > censoring or otherwise taking action against users based on their > political viewpoints. The White House will submit such complaints > received to the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission > (FTC).
“I'm going to tell my base on you!”
> (c) The FTC shall consider taking action, as appropriate and consistent > with applicable law, to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices in > or affecting commerce, pursuant to section 45 of title 15, United States > Code. Such unfair or deceptive acts or practice may include practices by > entities covered by section 230 that restrict speech in ways that do not > align with those entities' public representations about those practices.
“I've got lots of random complaints that we can use to tie up your lawyers!”
> (d) For large online platforms that are vast arenas for public debate, > including the social media platform Twitter, the FTC shall also, > consistent with its legal authority, consider whether complaints allege > violations of law that implicate the policies set forth in section 4(a) of > this order. The FTC shall consider developing a report describing such > complaints and making the report publicly available, consistent with > applicable law.
> Sec. 5. State Review of Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices and > Anti-Discrimination Laws. (a) The Attorney General shall establish a > working group regarding the potential enforcement of State statutes that > prohibit online platforms from engaging in unfair or deceptive acts or > practices. The working group shall also develop model legislation for > consideration by legislatures in States where existing statutes do not > protect Americans from such unfair and deceptive acts and practices. The > working group shall invite State Attorneys General for discussion and > consultation, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law.
> (b) Complaints described in section 4(b) of this order will be shared with > the working group, consistent with applicable law. The working group shall > also collect publicly available information regarding the following:
> (i) increased scrutiny of users based on the other users they choose to > follow, or their interactions with other users;
> (ii) algorithms to suppress content or users based on indications of > political alignment or viewpoint;
> (iii) differential policies allowing for otherwise impermissible > behavior, when committed by accounts associated with the Chinese > Communist Party or other anti-democratic associations or governments;
> (iv) reliance on third-party entities, including contractors, media > organizations, and individuals, with indicia of bias to review content; > and
See “pocketbook,” above.
> (v) acts that limit the ability of users with particular viewpoints to > earn money on the platform compared with other users similarly situated.
“We'll get you in the pocketbook, my pretty, and your little users, too!”
> Sec. 6. Legislation. The Attorney General shall develop a proposal for > Federal legislation that would be useful to promote the policy objectives > of this order.
> Sec. 7. Definition. For purposes of this order, the term "online platform" > means any website or application that allows users to create and share > content or engage in social networking, or any general search engine.
> Sec. 8. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to > impair or otherwise affect:
> (i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, > or the head thereof; or
> (ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and > Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
> (b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and > subject to the availability of appropriations.
> (c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or > benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any > party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, > its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
"They told me I had to put this in, but I don't have to like it …"
> DONALD J. TRUMP > THE WHITE HOUSE, > May 28, 2020.
Twitter hides two Trump tweets glorifying violence behind warning notice (CNN)
Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/29/tech/trump-twitter-minneapolis/index.html
[I fully support Twitter in these actions.]
Trump Is Doing All of This For Zuckerberg (The Atlantic)
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2020/05/trumps-executive-order-isnt-about-twitter/612349/
New ComRAT Malware Uses Gmail to Receive Commands and Exfiltrate Data (The Hacker News)
Cybersecurity researchers today uncovered a new advanced version of ComRAT backdoor, one of the earliest known backdoors used by the Turla APT group, that leverages Gmail's web interface to covertly receive commands and exfiltrate sensitive data.
“ComRAT v4 was first seen in 2017 and known still to be in use as recently as January 2020,” cybersecurity firm ESET said in a report <https://www.welivesecurity.com/2020/05/26/agentbtz-comratv4-ten-year-journey/> shared with The Hacker News. “We identified at least three targets: two Ministries of Foreign Affairs in Eastern Europe and a national parliament in the Caucasus region.”
Turla <https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0010/>, also known as Snake, has been active for over a decade with a long history of the watering hole and spear-phishing campaigns against embassies and military organizations at least since 2004.
The group's espionage platform started off as Agent.BTZ <https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0092/>, in 2007, before it evolved to ComRAT <https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0126/>, in addition to gaining additional capabilities to achieve persistence and to steal data from a local network. […]
https://thehackernews.com/2020/05/gmail-malware-hacker.html
Re: Misinformation (Baker, RISKS-31.90)
Andy Walker <anw@cuboid.me.uk>
Yes, but the response to this has been known for at least 60 years, and consists of biasing the samples so that the rare event occurs much more frequently but is given less weight. I expect that HB's code that requires “at least 15000 samples” includes something rather like
if random() > 0.99 then sum += 98 else sum += 2 fi
so that counting 98 occurs roughly 1% of the time. If he replaces that by something like
if random() > x then sum += a else sum += b fi
where a = 98*0.01/(1-x), b = 2*0.99/x, then for suitable values of x [eg x = 2/3] it converges much more quickly. Indeed, for x = 198/296 it converges immediately. The value x = 0.99 recovers the original.
" A general Monte Carlo tenet is: never sample from a distribution " merely because it arises in the physical context of a problem, for " we may be able to use a better distribution in the computations " and still get the right answer. " [Monte Carlo Methods, Hammersley and Handscomb, Methuen, 1956]
I'm sure that those making professional use of MC methods know all about “importance sampling”, “antithetic variables” and the other tools of the trade.
I don't expect anyone to be able to predict [e.g.,] the total number of deaths to any great accuracy in advance, but …
> This is the reason why “R0” models make no sense in the presence of > superspreaders—there is no single ‘R0’ that captures any useful aspect of > the behavior of the epidemic.
… I don't believe that this follows. R0 captures, in a way that can be explained to the general population, whether the pandemic is showing exponential growth or exponential decay. If there were only one or two superspreaders in the world, there might be a problem depending on whether or not those very rare people caught the virus and each infected millions. In reality, even if they are only one in a thousand, their effects can be spread out over the model and estimated to sufficient accuracy. But not in naive ways that assume uniformity.
Re: More on the Tweeter and the Tweetee (RISKS-31.90)
Amos Shapir <amos083@gmail.com>
The NYT article notes about the proposed Trump order “lawyers quickly said … that he was claiming power to do something he does not have the power to do”.
Isn't that the very definition of Trump's presidency?
Re: The Pandemic Is Exposing the Limits of Science (Wilson, R 31 90)
“R. G. Newbury” <newbury@mandamus.org>
It is also sad to see people who should know better, using models, calculated from spurious data using who knows what functions, as definitive proof of anything. As someone said: “all models are wrong. Some models are useful”
The definitive explanation of models and calculations continues to be xjcd. I will be nit-picky in pointing out that I think the 7th item should be labelled ‘Average garbage’ and not ‘Better Garbage’.
https://xkcd.com/2295/
Re: Vitamin C (RISKS-31.90)
Re: Having a healthy immune system: A retrospective study in Indonesia strongly implies that having a healthy immune system w lots of free Vitamin D, is a good indicator of the prognosis and outcome of suffering from Whuhan Flu. April 26, 2020.
Money quote: When controlling for age, sex, and comorbidity, Vitamin D status is strongly associated with COVID-19 mortality outcome of cases.
Patterns of COVID-19 Mortality and Vitamin D: An Indonesian Study https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3585561
98.9% of Vitamin D deficient cases died while only 1.1% of them were active cases. 87.8% of Vitamin D insufficient cases died while only 12.2% of them were active cases. Only 4.1% of cases with normal Vitamin D levels died while 95.9% of them were active cases.
[This makes sense. Having a strong immune system allows the infected to fight off the virus while viral load is low. Vitamin D is not a “cure” for anything, but it can be a good defence. Probably true for Vitamin C too. RGN]
The main reason doctors are not keen on prescribing vitamin C in large quantities, is not just the lack of benefits by drug companies. IMHO, it has more to do with the risk of malpractice suits. Can you imagine what a lawyer can do about a prescription, whose main promoter himself describes as “an overdose”?
=?UTF-8?B?QW5kcsOp?= Carezia <andre@carezia.srv.br>
July, 1949 SOUTHERN MEDICINE & SURGERY 209
The Treatment of Poliomyelitis and Other Virus Diseases with Vitamin C
Fred R. Klenner, M.D., Reidsville, North Carolina
IN A PREVIOUS REPORT dealing with the antagonistic properties of ascorbic acid to the virus of atypical pneumonia, mention was made of the fact that other types of virus infections had responded favorably to vitamin C. This paper is to present these findings as well as the results of subsequent studies on the virus of poliomyelitis, the viruses causing measles, mumps, chickenpox, herpes zoster, herpes simplex and influenza. Further studies with the virus of atypical pneumonia will also be discussed.
These observations of the action of ascorbic acid on virus diseases were made independently of any knowledge of previous studies using vitamin C on virus pathology, except for the negative report of Sabin after treating Rhesus monkeys experimentally infected with the poliomyelitis virus. A review of the literature in preparation of this paper, however, presented an almost unbelievable record of such studies. The years of labor in animal experimentation, the cost in human effort and in "grants," and the volumes written, make it difficult to understand how so many investigators could have failed in comprehending the one thing that would have given positive results a decade ago. This one thing was the size of the dose of vitamin C employed and the frequency of its administration. In all fairness it must be said that Jungeblut noted on several occasions that he attributed his failure of results to the possibility that the strength of his injectable "C" was inadequate. It was he who unequivocally said that ”vitamin C can truthfully be designated as the antitoxic and antiviral vitamin."
In developing this paper it was felt that, since all virus infections were more or less akin, only one of this family would be considered in detail. Poliomyelitis, because of its prevalence and the seriousness of the problem it presents, was chosen as the disease to be so treated.
Poliomyelitis is in most instances an acute febrile disease of sudden onset, with symptoms of a systemic infection which either abruptly abort or develop to hyperesthesia, asymmetry of reflexes and flaccid paralysis or palsies of muscle groups. It affects individuals of all ages, but mainly children, as do more common childhood diseases to which class it most likely belongs. Only slight contact between the carrier of the virus and the susceptible person suffices in some cases for the transfer of the causative organism. In this respect and also in that the virus can be demonstrated in the nasal washings as early as six days before onset of symptoms, poliomyelitis resembles measles. We never have an epidemic of poliomyelitis preceding an epidemic of measles; the opposite is frequently true. This grouping of the virus organisms is too often repeated not .to carry some significance. For example, atypical pneumonia and influenza are caused by closely allied viruses; so are chickenpox, herpes zoster and herpes simplex; so are measles, mumps and poliomyelitis. The incubation period depends on the mode of entry. In experimental animals. Fraser and others showed that the average was 6.6 days with intracerebral inoculation and ten days when the intravenous route was used. Howitt mentions that the virus reaches the nervous system sooner after intranasal than after intravenous installations. Transmission (Brodie, 1934) is by means of droplets from the mucous membrane of the upper respiratory tract. Infection by means of raw milk, human feces and house flies is highly improbable.
The research of Flexner, Dark and Amoss in 1914 proved that poliomyelitis is a disease of the entire nervous system, that the sensory ganglia are the seats of early and profound histological changes. The disease is significant mainly for the paralysis produced through injury to the motor neurons of the spinal cord and brain. This is caused by a special affinity of the virus for a certain type of nerve tissue. Experiments show the cerebral cortex to be the most unsatisfactory site for growth, that large amounts of the virus placed in this area are apt to disappear in a short time. Observations in monkeys and in man show that the anterior horn cells, particularly those of the lumbar cord, are the most favorable sites for proliferation of the virus.
In all clinically ill patients the virus eventually travels in the course of its invasion by several channels. The virus can make a direct assault through the olfactory bulb, to the brain, medulla and spinal cord. The virus can enter the blood stream directly or through the lymph channels. Following damage to the natural protective barrier, the choroid plexus, it can make its way to the central nervous system, or it can be excreted back onto the nasal mucous membrane where it will pick up the direct route of the olfactory bulb.
Clark, Turner and Reynolds (1926, 1927, 1929) concluded that the virus chiefly travels by the direct route to the brain. Lennette and Hudson ( 1935) confirmed this theory and reported their studies indicating that human infection is chiefly through the nasopharynx. Brodi and others showed that by section of the olfactory tracts in monkeys infection by the direct route was prevented. It is of more than mere academic interest that while the nasal mucosa of the monkey contains branches of the 5th and 7th cranial nerves and that in addition, since the virus can readily gravitate from the nasopharynx to the tonsil bed with its nerve supply, if the olfactory tracts are cut no infection will occur. The most likely explanation is that the olfactory is non-medullated, the neurons lie in the nasal mucosa and are thus exposed to the virus. The sciatic nerve (Brodi) will transport the virus only when it has been injured, suggesting that lack of myelin may render the healthy olfactory nerve vulnerable to the virus.
The most important of the secondary routes of infection is by the excretion of the virus from the blood stream onto the nasal mucosa. Lennette and Hudson (1934, 1935) demonstrated in monkeys that by sectioning the olfactory tracts and then inoculating by the intravenous route with the virus of poliomyelitis, they could prevent infection.
This would fit in with the work of Jungeblut and others that the spread of the virus through the central nervous system is along nerve tracts, rather than by means of the cerebrospinal fluid, the infection to become manifest when the first cell group is reached, and by relays of fibers, reaches the mid-brain. Here numerous fiber-paths run in all directions and the virus is carried by both motor and sensory axons, causing disease at many levels of the brain and cord.
Since there is always a period of septicemia in the first few days of poliomyelitis, it might be that this is the all-important route and that the virus is grown on a living tissue, the blood, and then is deposited out on the surface of the olfactory bulb. From this we conclude that the time to destroy the virus is during this incubation period which varies more with virulence and power of multiplication than with size of initial dose.
The second flanking maneuver of importance is through the choroid plexus. It is the function of the choroid plexus and the pial lymphatic vessels to exclude the virus present in the blood from the nervous system. Once these protective structures are injured, however, the exclusion ceases and infection can follow readily. Changes in the structure or function of the meningeal choroid plexus complex, too slight to be detected in the cerebrospinal fluid or as morphological alterations, materially diminish its protective power. Flexner and Amoss injected large doses of the virus intravenously, then tested the cerebrospinal fluid and found no virus after the first 48 hours; virus in small amounts at the end of 72 hours; after 96 hours evidence of free access to this system. The virus was still present 19 days later when paralysis was beginning.
Poliomyelitis in man is always more severe if exercise is taken at time of the infection. Here one must consider the factor of filtration of the virus through the choroid plexus as being increased due to the elevation of the vascular bed pressure. Also, that, by the acceleration of the blood flow caused by greater oxygen demand in physical effort, a marked increase in the percentage of the virus deposited on the nasal mucosa would result.
We must agree with Fairbrother and Hurst that too little consideration has been given to the pathology of the nervous system and in particular to the drainage of the tissue fluids. These men confirmed the earlier work of Schroder, who stressed that the normal flow of these fluids is along the perivascular spaces from the center of the cord outward, and that any inflammatory exudate occupying these spaces must be swept into the pial meshes; further that meningeal infiltration may seem nothing more than a drainage of cells from the interior of the cord. Fairbrother and Hurst found that meningeal infiltration does not occur in monkeys until the perivascular infiltration beginning in the deeper vessels reaches the surface.
The presence of the filterable microorganism or virus of poliomyelitis upon the mucous membrane of the nose and throat does not necessarily lead to infection. It may give rise to a class of healthy carriers who are themselves immune. Amoss and Taylor found a secretion of the mucous membrane capable of neutralizing or inactivating the virus, this property absent altogether from the secretions of some persons, in those of others present at one time and not at another. It is probable that in actively immune animals the passage of the neutralizing substance from the blood into the cerebrospinal fluid would continue as long as the inflammation present in the meninges rendered the structures easily permeable to the protein constituents of the blood. This secretion X could not have the properties of a true antibody. The virus of poliomyelitis is intracellular from the time it invades the terminal cells of the olfactory system until the end of the disease, except when crossing the synaptic junctions between cells. This explains why the virus cannot be neutralized by antibodies in the serum. Further protection is afforded the virus by the functional barrier between the circulating blood and the central nervous system.
Since immunization against poliomyelitis comparable to that against other bacterial diseases is still a matter of the future, it suggested itself that some antibiotic could be found that would destroy this scourge while in the phase of blood-stream invasion. Sabin's negative report on the value of ascorbic acid on the poliomyelitis virus stopped Jungeblut's work, but we were cognizant of its dramatic effect on the virus causing atypical pneumonia, and so kept up hope. These results were so consistently positive that we did not hesitate to try its effectiveness against all type of virus infections. The frequent administration of massive doses of vitamin C was so encouraging in the early days of the 1948 epidemic of poliomyelitis that a review of the literature was begun. Heaslip, in the Australian Journal of Experimental Biology & Medicine reported a mean urinary output of vitamin C under a load test of 19.9 per cent in 60 poliomyelitis cases, as contrasted with a mean figure of 44.3 per cent in 45 healthy contacts. This was suggestive of some relationship between the degree of vitamin C saturation and the infectious and non-infectious state. He was also able to show a correlation between the severity of the attack and the level of urinary excretion of the vitamin. This would indicate that a deficiency of vitamin C in the diet predisposed to infection and to severity of attack. Sabin reported no appreciable difference in infectivity of poliomyelitis in monkeys with much or no vitamin C in the diet. Many others, however, have reported that a "deficient vitamin C nutrition increases susceptibility to infection," and many others that animals dying from the effects of the poliomyelitis virus show a reduction of vitamin C in the tissues. Heaslip found a definite relationship between the severity of the infection and the level of vitamin C nutrition. It is consistent with accepted physiological action of vitamin C to expect and anti-edema effect in any given affected area. It is worthy of note that bacterial toxins can cause losses of from 50 to 85 per cent of the vitamin C normally contained in the adrenals. Jungeblut's investigations seemed to justify the conclusion that vitamin C was the “antibiotic” that would destroy the virus organism. He stated that the prophylactic and therapeutic administration of synthetic or natural vitamin C had given evidence of having distinct therapeutic properties in experimental poliomyelitis, and that the proper injection dose was directly proportional to the speed of the infection and the stage at which the process had arrived. Jungeblut stated in 1937 that the parental administration of natural vitamin C during its incubation period of poliomyelitis in monkeys is always followed by a distinct change in the severity of the disease; that after the fifth day of the disease distinctly larger doses are required. He realized, at that early date, that for a fast progressing infection such as results from the R. M. V. strain, very large doses -” 400 mg. crystalline C maximum in a 24-hour period—of vitamin C would be required; for the Aycock virus with its slower infection potential small amounts of the vitamin would suffice. Even with almost infinitesimal amounts -” 100 mg. ascorbic acid for each 24-hour period”he was able to demonstrate that the non-paralytic survivors in one series was six times as great as in the controls. In our work we shall speak of six, ten and 20 thousand mg. in a similar time period.
Harde et al. reported that diphtheria toxin is inactivated by vitamin C in vitro and to a lesser extent in vivo. I have confirmed this finding, indeed extended it. Diphtheria can be cured in man by the administration of massive frequent doses of hexuronic acid (vitamin C) given intravenously and/or intramuscularly. To the synthetic drug, by mouth, there is little response, even when 1000 to 2000 mg. is used every two hours. This cure in diphtheria is brought about in half the time required to remove the membrane and give negative smears by antitoxin. This membrane is removed by lysis when “C” is given, rather than by sloughing as results with the use of the antitoxin. An advantage of this form of therapy is that the danger of serum reaction is eliminated. The only disadvantage of the ascorbic acid therapy is the inconvenience of the multiple injections. This concept of the action of vitamin C against certain toxins has led to treating other diseases producing exotoxins. For years it has been our knowledge that vitamin C in 500 to 1000 mg. doses injected I. M. would cure bacillary dysentery of the Shiga type. Children having 10 to 15 bloody stools per day have cleared in 48 hours under this schedule while at the same time reverting to normal feedings. This dual action of vitamin C against certain toxins and the virus organism becomes more intelligible with the work of Kligler, Warburg and others who believed that the detoxification effected by hexuronic acid is brought about by a direct combination of the vitamin with the toxin or virus, this followed by oxidation of the new compound which destroys both the virus or toxin and the vitamin. Borsook et al. decided that the main chemical action of ascorbic acid is as a powerful reducing agent, and the virus causing poliomyelitis is known to be susceptible to the oxidizing action of various agents. It is in point here to remark that vitamin C is an integral part of the oxidation-reduction system of the body, thus playing a definite part in natural resistance.
In the poliomyelitis epidemic in North Carolina in 1948, 60 cases of this disease came under our care. These patients presented all or almost all of these signs and symptoms: Fever of 101 to 104.6°, headache, pain at the back of the eyes, conjunctivitis, scarlet throat; pain between the shoulders, the back of the neck, one or more extremity, the lumbar back; nausea, vomiting and constipation. In I5 of these cases the diagnosis was confirmed by lumbar puncture; the cell count ranging from 33 to 125. Eight had been in contact with a proven case; two of this group received spinal taps. Examination of the spinal fluid was not carried out in others for the reasons: (1) Flexner and Amoss had warned that “simple lumbar puncture attended with even very slight hemorrhage opens the way for the passage of the virus from the blood into the central nervous system and thus promotes infection.” (2) A patient presenting all or almost all of the above signs and symptoms during an epidemic of poliomyelitis must be considered infected with this virus. (3) Routine lumbar puncture would have made it obligatory to report each case as diagnosed to the health authorities. This would have deprived myself of valuable clinical material and the patients of most valuable therapy, since they would have been removed to a receiving center in a nearby town.
The treatment employed was vitamin C in massive doses. It was given like any other antibiotic every two to four hours. The initial dose was 1000 to 2000 mg., depending on age. Children up to four years received the injections intramuscularly. Since laboratory facilitates for whole blood and urine determinations of the concentration of vitamin C were not available, the temperature curve was adopted as the guide for additional medication. The rectal temperature was recorded every two hours. No temperature response after the second hour was taken to indicate the second 1000 or 2000 mg. If there was a drop in fever after two hours, two more hours was allowed before the second dose. This schedule was followed for 24 hours. After this time the fever was consistently down, so the drug was given 1000 to 2000 mg. every six hours for the next 48 hours. All patients were clinically well after 72 hours. After three patients had a relapse the drug was continued for at least 48 hours longer -” 1000 to 2000 mg. every eight to 12 hours. Where spinal taps were performed, it was the rule to find a reversion of the fluid to normal after the second day of treatment.
For patients treated in the home the dose schedule was 2000 mg. by needle every six hours, supplemented by 1000 to 2000 mg. every two hours by mouth. The tablet was crushed and dissolved in fruit juice. All of the natural “C” in fruit juice is taken up by the body; this made us expect catalytic action from this medium. Ruin, 20 mg., was used with vitamin C by mouth in a few cases, instead of the fruit juice. Hawley and others have shown that vitamin C taken by mouth will show its peak of excretion in the urine in from four to six hours. Intravenous administration produces this peak in from one to three hours. By this route however, the concentration in the blood is raised so suddenly that a transitory overflow into the urine results before the tissues are saturated. Some authorities suggest that the subcutaneous method is the most conservative in terms of vitamin C loss but this factor is overwhelmingly neutralized by the factor of pain inflicted.
Two patients in this series of 60 regurgitated fluid through the nose. This was interpreted as representing the dangerous bulbar type. For a patient in this category postural drainage, oxygen administration, in some cases tracheotomy, needs to be instituted, until the vitamin C has had sufficient time to work”in our experience 36 hours. Failure to recognize this factor might sacrifice the chance of recovery. With these precautions taken, every patient of this series recovered uneventfully within three to five days.
In the treatment of other types of virus infections the same ”fluid” dose schedule was adopted. In herpes zoster 2000 to 3000 mg. of vitamin C was given every 12 hours, this supplemented by 3 000 mg. in fruit juice by mouth every two hours. Eight cases were treated in this series, all of adults. Seven experienced cessation of pain within two hours of the first injection and remained so without the use of any other analgesic medication. Seven of these cases showed drying of the vesicles within 24 hours and were clear of lesions within 72 hours. They received from five to seven injections. One patient; a diabetic, stated that she was always conscious of an uncomfortable feeling, but that it was not an actual pain. Although nine-tenths of the vesicles cleared in the usual 72-hour period, she was given 14 injections, the last seven of only 1000 mg. This extra therapy was given because of a small ulceration, an inch in diameter, secondarily infected by rupture of the vesicles by a corset stave prior to the first visit. Vitamin C apparently had no effect on this lesion, which was healed in two weeks under compound tincture of benzoin locally and penicillin and sulfadiazine by mouth. (The patient objected to taking penicillin by needle.) One of the patients, a man of 65, came to the office doubled up with abdominal pain and with a history of having taken opiates for the preceding 36 hours. He gave the impression of having an acute surgical condition. A massive array of vesicles extended from the dorsal nerve roots to the umbilicus, a hand's breadth wide. He was given 3000 mg. of vitamin C intravenously and directed to return to the office in four to five hours. It was difficult to convince him that his abdominal pain was the result of his having “shingles.” He returned in four hours completely free of pain. He was given an additional 2000 mg. of vitamin C, and following the schedule given above he recovered completely in three days.
In herpes simplex it is important to continue the treatment for at least 72 hours. We have seen “fever blisters” that appeared healed after two injections recur when therapy was discontinued after 24 hours. Vitamin C in a strength of 1000 mg. per 10 c.c. of buffered solution gave no response when applied locally. This was true no matter how often the applications were made. In several cases 10 mg. of riboflavin by mouth t.i.d. in conjunction with the vitamin C injections appeared to cause faster healing.
Chickenpox gave equally good response, the vesicles responding in the same manner as did those of herpes. These vesicles were crusted after the first 24 hours, and the patient well in three to four cays. We interpreted this similarity of response in these three diseases to suggest that the viruses responsible were closely related to one another.
Many cases of influenza were treated with vitamin C. The size of the dose and the number of Injections required were in direct proportion to the fever curve and to the duration of the illness. Forcing of fruit juice was always recommended, because of the frequency and ease of reinfection during certain periods of the year.
The response of virus encephalitis to ascorbic acid therapy was dramatic. Six cases of virus encephalitis were treated and cured with vitamin C injections. Two cases were associated with virus pneumonia; one followed chickenpox, one mumps, one measles and one a combination of measles and mumps. In the case that followed the measles-mumps complex, definite evidence was found to confirm the belief that massive, frequent injections are necessary in treating virus infections with vitamin C. This lad of eight years was first seen with a temperature of 104°. He was lethargic, very irritable when molested. His mother said he had gradually developed his present clinical picture over the preceding four or five days. His first symptom was anorexia which became complete 36 hours before his first examination. He next complained of a generalized headache, later be became stuporous. Although very athletic and active, he voluntarily took to his bed. He was given 2000 mg. of vitamin C intravenously and allowed to return home because there were no available hospital accommodations. His mother was asked to make an hourly memorandum of his conduct until his visit set for the following day. Seen 18 hours after the initial injection of vitamin C, the memorandum revealed a quick response to the antibiotic—after two hours he asked for food and ate a hearty supper, then played about the house as usual and then, for .several hours, he appeared to have completely recovered. Six hours following the initial injection, he began to revert to the condition of his first visit. When seen the second time temperature was 101.6°, he was sleepy but he would respond to questions. The rude irritability shown prior to the first injection was strikingly absent. A second injection of 2000 mg. vitamin C was given intravenously and 1000 mg. of “C” prescribed every two hours by mouth. The next day he was fever and symptom-free. As a precautionary measure a third 2000 mg. was given with direction to continue the drug by mouth for at least 48 hours. He has remained well since. A lad of 12 years had generalized headache a week after having mumps, this followed by malaise, and in 12 hours a lethargic state and a fever of 105°. Admitted to hospital he was given 2000 mg. of vitamin C then, and 1000 mg. every two hours. Following the third injection he was sitting up in bed, laughing, talking, begging for food and completely without pain. He was discharged 24 hours following admission clinically well. Since relapses do occur if the drug is discontinued too soon, he was given 2000 mg. of vitamin C every 12 hours for two additional days.
The use of vitamin C in measles proved to be a medical curiosity. During an epidemic vitamin C was used prophylactically and all those who received as much as 1000 mg. every six hours, by vein or muscle, were protected from the virus. Given by mouth, 1000 mg. in fruit juice every two hours was not protective unless it was given around the clock. It was further found that 1000 mg. by mouth, four to six times each day, would modify the attack; with the appearance of Koplik's spots and fever, if the administration was increased to 12 doses each 24 hours, all signs and symptoms would disappear in 48 hours. If the drug was discontinued or reduced to three or four doses each 24 hours following the disappearance of Koplik's spots, within another 48-hour period the fever, the conjunctivitis and Koplik's spots would be back.
It was our privilege to observe this picture over and over in two little volunteer girls for 30 days. These “research helpers” were my own little daughters. The measles virus was eventually destroyed in this instance by continuing 12,000 mg. by mouth each 24 hours for four days. We interpreted this result to indicate that on withdrawing the drug with the cessation of signs and symptoms, a small quantity of the virus remained, which after another incubation period produced anew the first stage of measles; when the drug was continued beyond the clearing stage the virus was destroyed in toto. No case of post-measles bronchopneumonia was seen. The “measles-cough” of measles bronchitis was over with after three or four 1000 mg. injections of “C” at 6-hour intervals. This was true even when other medications well above the calculated dose range for cough had had no effect. Whenever a patient presented a mixed-virus infection, such as receding mumps and developing measles, it was found that double the calculated dose of vitamin C was necessary to obtain the usual results.
Of mumps, 33 cases were treated with ascorbic acid. When vitamin C was given at the peak of the infection the fever was gone within 24 hours, the pain within 36 hours, the swelling in 48 to 72 hours. Two cases were complicated with orchitis. A young man of 23 years developed bilateral orchitis one Friday morning, by seven o'clock that night he was in severe pain, had a fever of 105" and was nursing testicles the size of tennis balls. Vitamin C was started at this time”1000 mg. every two hours, intravenously. The pain began to subside following the first injection and ceased in 12 hours. There was no fever after 36 hours. The patient was out of bed feeling his old self after 60 hours. He had received 25,000 mg. of “C” in this 60-hour period. An experiment involving three cousins: One, a boy of seven, had the old routine of bed rest, aspirin, and warm camphor oil applications and iodex to the swollen glands. This child had a rough time for a week. A second boy, aged 11, was allowed to develop mumps to the point of maximum swelling without any therapy, then given vitamin C, 1000 mg. intramuscularly, every two to four hours. This lad was entirely well in 48 hours. To the third patient, a girl of 9, vitamin C was given on the up curve when the swellings were 60 per cent of the expected, and the temperature recorded at 102.3°. The dose was 1000 mg. of vitamin C given intravenously every four hours. This child was well and remained so from the third day of treatment.
Further studies on virus pneumonia showed that the clinical response was better when vitamin C was given to these patients according to the dose schedule outlined for poliomyelitis. Where pneumonitis was demonstrated, the clearing of the chest film was parallel with the clinical recovery. In cases of consolidation of entire lobes the x-ray clearing lagged days behind the clinical response. In these cases 1000 mg. of “C” should be given every 12 hours for at least a week after the patient is apparently well. There was no change in the results as given in a previous paper; the patients were well in the third day of treatment.
In using vitamin C as an antibiotic no factor of toxicity need be considered. To confirm this observation 200 consecutive hospital patients were given ascorbic acid, 500 to 1000 mg. every four to six hours, for five to ten days. One volunteer received 100,000 mg. in a 12-day period. It must be remembered that 90 per cent of these patients did not have a virus infection to assist in destroying the vitamin. In no instance did examination of the blood or urine indicate any toxic reaction, and at no time were there any clinical manifestations of a reaction to the drug. When vitamin C was given by mouth one per cent of these patients vomited shortly after taking the drug. In half of these cases the vomiting was controlled by increasing the carbohydrate content of the mixture. This reaction was not interpreted as representing a toxic manifestation; rather it was thought to be due to a hypersensitive gastric mucosa. The dose was reduced from 1000 to 100 mg. in young children showing this complex; vomiting occurred as before. However, in these same patients administration of massive, frequent doses of vitamin C by needle affected a cure of the infection without causing vomiting.
>From a review of the literature one can safely state that in all instances of experimental work with ascorbic acid on the virus organism the amount of virus used was beyond the range of the administered dose of this vitamin. No one would expect to relieve kidney colic with a five-grain aspirin tablet; by the same logic we cannot hope to destroy the virus organism with doses of vitamin C of 10 to 400 mg. The results which we have reported in virus diseases using vitamin C as the antibiotic may seem fantastic. These results, however, are no different from the results we see when administering the sulfa, or the mold-derived drugs against many other kinds of infections. In these latter instances we expect and usually get 48- to 72-hour cures; it is laying no claim to miracle-working then, when we say that many virus infections can be cleared within a similar time limit.
Comment by R Cathcart: This paper repeatedly refers to intramuscular vitamin C. My personal experience, my talking with Klenner, and with his wife, Annie Klenner, who served as his nurse, would indicate that he used sodium ascorbate. Vitamin C as ascorbic acid is too acid for intramuscular injections or intravenous injections. Commercially prepared vitamin C solutions for injection may be labeled ascorbic acid but are buffered. Unfortunately, these may still be somewhat acid. They should never contain preservatives. See my article on how to make intravenous C solutions. These are also appropriate for intramuscular injections. The vitamin C when used orally is best in the ascorbic acid form if tolerated by the patient. I am especially indebted to Annie Klenner for her descriptions of how Fred made the sodium ascorbate solutions for intravenous and intramuscular use.
André Carezia, Eng. de Telecomunicações, Carezia Consultoria - www.carezia.srv.br
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line598
|
__label__wiki
| 0.612072
| 0.612072
|
Make Gospel Herald Your Homepage
Breaking Christian News on The Gospel Herald
Polls/Statistics
Moral/Ethics
On IT
Games and Technology
Innovated Technology
U.S. Sending Special Envoy to Free Kenneth Bae, Imprisoned American Christian in North Korea
By Lauren D’Avolio ( [email protected] ) Aug 29, 2013 07:35 AM EDT Comment
This 2011 file family photo provided by Terri Chung shows Kenneth Bae. Bae, the latest of several Americans jailed by North Korea in recent years, has already waited longer for his freedom than any of the others had to. AP Photo/Courtesy Terri Chung, File
The U.S. State Department has said it will send a special envoy to North Korea in hopes of freeing Kenneth Bae, an imprisoned U.S. Christians who was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor, supposedly for plots he had made against the government.
The State Department recently announced in a press release that it’s sending Ambassador Robert King, the president’s special envoy for North Korean human rights issues, who will travel to Pyongyang on Friday, according to The Christian Post.
Bae, who struggles with diabetes, high blood pressure, fatty liver and a back problem, said in a video shared by CNN:
“I was hoping that my problem would be worked out by end of June. So my hope is that North Korea will forgive, and the U.S. will try harder to get me out speedily. I'm asking for their help.”
The Gospel Herald previously reported Bae is imprisoned for “committing hostile actions” against North Korea. His sister, Terri Chung, recently said in an interview that the 45-year-old diabetic Bae is going blind. She also said he is being forced to work in the fields for eight hours each day six days a week. She doesn’t know how long he will last.
Ryan Morgan, regional manager for East Asia with International Christian Concern which feeds information to persecution.org, has dedicated his life’s work to helping Christians who are persecuted. Morgan said North Korea is regarded as the worst persecutor of Christians in the world.
“Kenneth Bae is a Christian and an American citizen. From what we know, he was with YWAM in China for a number of years,” Morgan said, as we’ve previously reported. “Any type of missionary activity in North Korea is completely illegal. It’s illegal to own a Bible. Just owning a Bible is considered a political crime.”
As punishment, Morgan said, three generations of the offender’s family can suffer the same way. That means your father and your son can be sentenced to significant time in a North Korean prison camp. If there aren’t three generations of your family, they can sentence future generations to life in a prison camp, Morgan said.
North Korea has accused Bae, a father of three who worked as a tour guide, of “serious crimes” including setting up bases in China with the aim of bringing down the North Korean government, CNN reported. Chung, on the other hand, has argued that his Christian faith might have been the real reason he was targeted by officials, according to The Christian Post.
“His personal convictions and his beliefs as a Christian may have been deemed as, I don't know, perhaps hostile acts, but all I know is that he only had the best of intentions to help the people,” Chung said. “Maybe he was a little bit overzealous, I'm not sure.”
King is expected to ask North Korean officials to grant Bae special amnesty on humanitarian grounds “so that he can be reunited with his family and seek medical treatment.”
Share this on Facebook () Tweet
Christian, American Citizen Kenneth Bae Detained in North Korean Prison Camp
There are no official statistics about the number of Christians in North Korea, but the number may turn out to be higher than 10 percent, according to northkoreachristians.com. There could be as many as 70,000 Christians in North Korean prison camps, said Ryan Morgan, regional manager for East Asia with International Christian Concern.
North Korean Christians Seeks Prayers for Peace Amid Country's War Cries
Christians living in North Korea have verified the war-like atmosphere in the country, and are asking fellow believers worldwide to pray.
North Korea Authorizes Attack on US, Moves Missiles to Coast
In a latest war cry against America, North Korea’s military threatened that it has been authorized to attack the U.S. using “smaller, lighter and diversified” nuclear weapons and warned, “The moment of explosion is approaching fast.”
Duck Dynasty Family Suffers Tragic Loss, Family Member Succumbs to Cancer
Christian Stars of New HGTV Show 'Home Town' Say Chip and Joanna Gaines are 'Lovely Mentors'
'World's Hottest Porn Star' Becomes Christian After 'Voice of God' Dissuades Her from Committing Suicide
Korie Robertson on How She and Willie Adopted Rebecca Robertson from Taiwan: 'We Fell in Love With Her'
Image of Jesus in 'Heaven Is for Real' Painted by 'God-Taught' Young Girl Akiane Kramarik (Pictures)
Kate Middleton Goes Kung Fu Face to Face With Jackie Chan and a Make-Up Mishap For China's First Lady Peng
Do Loved Ones in Heaven Look Down on Us? Pastors Billy Graham, Greg Laurie, John Piper Respond
MLK Day 2017: 11 Powerful Christian Quotes from Martin Luther King, Jr.
Sadie Robertson Urges Millennials to Pray for Donald Trump: 'Let's Send Him Some Love' (Video)
Evangelist Clayton Jennings Steps Down From Ministry After Sex Scandal
Interview with Charlie Wilson: ‘God Kept Me Living So I Can Be a Testimony for Others’
David Yonggi Cho, Founder of World's Largest Church, Found Guilty of Breach of Trust, Corruption
Christianity Inflicting 'Enormous Harm' on China, Warns Communist Party
A local government communications agency in China recently held a seminar to discuss with Communist Party members the
Large Family in Eastern Uganda Becomes Big Target for Muslim Extremists
Muslim villagers and the imam of the Bugwere mosque have insulted them verbally, with one villager saying in February,
More than Six Months after Acquittal, Asia Bibi Finally Allowed to Leave Pakistan
Aasiya Noreen, better known as Asia Bibi, has arrived in Canada along with her husband more than six months after being
Fire at Historic Church Building on Easter Stuns, but Does Not Stop, Worshipers in India
A church in India continued to celebrate Easter after Hindu extremists vandalized much of their building.
Evangelist Mario Murillo Gives Post-Election Warning and Encouragement for the Church
Billy Graham's Granddaughter Slams Franklin Graham for Political Views, Says He Should 'Stick' to Ministry
Denzel Washington Reveals it Was 'Prophesied' He Would 'Travel World and Preach to Millions' (Interview)
Trump Evangelical Advisor Johnnie Moore Shares 'Miraculous Stories' of Persecuted Christians (Exclusive Interview)
Exclusive: 'The Man Who Invented Christmas' Actor Dan Stevens on 'Redemptive' Story Behind 'A Christmas Carol'
Teenager Who Died After Drowning in Icy Water Comes Back to Life When Mother Prays (Exclusive Interview)
Denzel Washington Prayed and Read the Bible Every Day While Shooting 'Roman J. Israel, Esq' (Interview)
'Chewbacca Mom' on How She Overcame Suicidal Thoughts and Depression and Found Lasting Joy (Exclusive Interview)
'Same Kind of Different as Me': How a Homeless Ex-Con Radically Changed the Life of a 'Prejudiced' Millionaire (Exclusive)
'Heaven is for Real' Author Todd Burpo Shares Update on Son Colton 14 Years After Heaven Visit (Exclusive)
China's National Security Law Enacted in Hong Kong, Overriding 'One Country, Two Systems'
Rev. Francis C. Choi: To My Father who Just Arrived in Heaven
Tens of Thousands HK Christians Gathered Online for Tiananmen Prayer Vigil
U.S. Senate Unanimously Passes Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Bill
Garmin MARQ luxury smartwatch range launched
Inside GH
Pure Flix Founder David A.R. White Shares Prayer for 'God's Not Dead 3' (Exclusive Interview)
Member of Royal Family Sentenced to Death for Believing In Jesus
Donald Trump to Take Oath Using Lincoln’s and Family’s Bible, Mike Pence to Take Oath on Reagan’s Bible Opened at 2 Chronicles 7:14
'The Resurrection of Gavin Stone' Star Anjelah Johnson-Reyes on Faith, the Role of the Church
Copyright © 2017 The Gospel Herald. All Rights Reserved. Term of Use and Privacy Policy.
Follow us on Facebook or Twitter for updates on the biggest stories.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line602
|
__label__wiki
| 0.813177
| 0.813177
|
Celebrate National Catholic Sisters Week 2014
March 8-14 set as National Catholic Sisters Week
Join us in celebrating the 51,000 Catholic sisters in America! We will join with thousands of others in celebrating the inaugural National Catholic Sisters Week March 8-14. St. Catherine University was awarded a three-year Hilton Foundation grant to help bring greater visibility to the contributions of women religious, as part of Women’s History Month (March). We hope to celebrate Catholic sisters, past, present and future, as well as keeping these faith-filled, courageous women’s contributions top-of-mind always.
Learn more by visiting the National Catholic Sisters Week pages on the St. Catherine University website.
Who are the Sisters of Divine Providence (CDPs)?
The Sisters of Providence are an apostolic congregation, meaning that we serve wherever the need is greatest. The needs of our times are very different from those experienced by the early members of the Congregation. Through more than 150 years of change, our dedication to the spirituality of Providence and the mission of the Congregation remains strong as we minister in a very different world.
Currently Sisters minister:
in education and school administration
in campus ministry
in parishes and diocesan administration
with social justice services and counseling
in hospice and health care
in the Community leadership, and
in prayer ministry, honoring the many requests for prayer submitted to the Sisters
Our past – furthering the legacy of Bishop Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler and Mother Marie de la Roche
The Sisters of Divine Providence have a long history of social justice ministry. Founded in Germany in 1851 by Bishop Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler and Baroness Stephanie (Fanny) de la Roche, the mission of the new foundation was twofold: to serve the poor, the sick, and to teach girls in the rural areas of Mainz, Germany.
The culture wars (Kulturkampf) in Germany brought many changes, not least among them was the prohibition of all religious from teaching in the schools and the expulsion of many religious orders from Germany. The Sisters of Divine Providence were affected by these wars. In 1876, six young Sisters traveled to North America to carry forth the mission of the Congregation and to spread its charism of Providence to a new land. By the early 1900s, the Congregation had grown to more than 300 women in Germany and the United States. Today approximately 500 Sisters of Divine Providence minister in Germany, the United States, Korea, Peru, Puerto Rico, and Santo Domingo.
If you have a specific question about our history, contact our Provincial Archivist at archives@cdpsisters.org.
How can you be more involved?
Discern religious life for yourself
Visit us on social media and follow our National Catholic Sisters Week updates (see links just above the website search box)
Donate to the Sisters
Learn more about Providence Spirituality
Providence Alive! is our periodic newsletter. You can read Providence Alive! here on our website, but if you would like to receive a printed copy, please email Pat Serafini at pserafini@cdpsisters.org.
Read our daily Lenten Reflections here on our website, or email Sue Smith at ssmith@cdpsisters.org to be added to our Lenten Reflections email list.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line603
|
__label__wiki
| 0.815381
| 0.815381
|
Lily-rose Depp and Timothée Chalamet is all about the suspense? Are they getting back together??
Fans: Keyshia Coleare and Ashanti ‘Verzuz’ not happening?? Delay or not delay!!
Azealia Banks shares post of herself digging up her dead cat and boiling it, Twitter Goes Mad Over Her Eating Eat?
Shows • World
The real story of Rodney Alcala, also known as ‘The Dating Game Killer’
Rakesh Pillai
Know more about the 1978 incident where a woman narrowly escaped from getting murdered
This is a story that true-crime lovers would have looked into. The story of Rodney Alcala, known better as ‘The Dating Game Killer’ isn’t as sensationalised as others like Ted Bunty or Jeffery Dahmer, but he did claim multiple lives. Read on
Chery Bradshaw’s close encounter with death
Alcala had appeared in the popular The Dating Game show in 1978. He managed to woo Cheryl Bradshaw, the woman who appeared to find her perfect match. The prize was a date, but Bradshaw’s gut instincts kicked in after seeing Alcala’s creepy behaviour, and turned down his offer to meet again, as she told the Sunday Telegraph in 2012.
It was later reported that before Alcala’s television appearance, be had already murdered four women. He was accused for killing seven women towards the end of the ’70s. But it’s believed now that he’s had over 100 victims. He was first charged a year after his television appearance, for the murder of a 12-year-old girl named Robin Samsoe.
But what felt strange was that although Alcala was found guilty for his first charge, the verdict was dismissed due to unfair information presented to the jury. It was only in 1986 that Alcala was charged again. Alcala’s charges kept coming afterwards. In 2016, he was charged for the murder of a pregnant woman named Christine Ruth Thornton in 1977.
Alcala however, did not received a death sentence despite all his crimes. He’s still alive and serving his prison sentence in a California prison. He is currently 77 years of age. His possible murders are still being investigated by the police. In 2010, a set of photos of different women, taken by Alcala was released to the public in hopes that some of them could be identified.
Celebrity • Shows
Celebrity • Entertainment • Top Trending • World
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard: Amber lashes Johnny over Donations
Celebrity • Entertainment • World
Jaden Smith: The 21 years old actor and rapper’s sexuality is always been a topic of parley. Read below to know more about his journey of coming out as a gay
Crime Drama Series How To Get Away With Murder Draws The Final Curtain With Season 6! - Celebes Top News says:
[…] You can read more about The Dating Game Killer. […]
WandaVision is going to be a full-fledged MCU movie by the end, says Paul Bettany - Celebes Top News says:
[…] In another interesting news, check out about the dating game killer […]
Vanderpump Rules Star Kristen Doute Becomes Candid About Her Health Issues And Fertility Concerns On Social Media! - Celebes Top News says:
[…] you checked out about the dating game killer […]
Anime • Entertainment • Shows
Mob Psycho 100 Season 3 Is Making Us Wait A Bit Longer Than Usual! Do We Have Any New Update?
Entertainment • Shows
Amazon Prime Might Have Something Different Planned For The Fantasy Drama Series Carnival Row Season 2!
Vampire Diaries Season 9, Fans Insists Makers to Release Vampire Diaries on Netflix as Lockdown is Pretty Boring.
Copyright © 2021. Celebes Top News
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line605
|
__label__wiki
| 0.634459
| 0.634459
|
Directv Movers Deal Commercial Actors
Lowe began drinking heavily as a teenager. He continued to appear in the series until the end of the —10 season. Sheryl Berkoff. Lowe continued to voice Simba for its subsequent series The Lion Guard.
The press reported that court records showed that lawsuits filed by both nannies and Lowe were dismissed in Santa Barbara. In an episode broadcast on May 16,his character was part of a multi-vehicle crash involving a large truck and was put into a coma.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The series debuted on August 2, On January 3,Atkins Nutritionals announced Lowe as a new brand spokesperson. Retrieved August 1, Today Network Interview. Professional Movers New York directv movers deal commercial actors, a renowned directv movers deal free name when it comes to moving companies in New York is helping people in moving households and other stuff to another location.
Retrieved October 16, Entertainment Weekly. Most of the aspects that you worry about while moving are very well undertaken by a reputed movers packers company. In Lowe starred in the TNT remake of the Stephen King miniseries Salem's Lotwhich was the highest-rated cable program of that summer and the highest ratings TNT original programming had at the time. InLowe wrote a second book titled Love Lifewhich was released in April that year.
DIRECTV Movers Deal TV Commercial, 'Moving'
January 3, Retrieved May 30, Insider, Inc. Cargo Packers Movers provides stress free services for the require to move our customers priced possession's, their cars and that they are taken due care of in their way of carrier by our well trained experts.
The Telegraph. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediatelyespecially if potentially libelous or harmful. Television Academy. The storyline was wrapped up in the first episode of the fifth season; Lowe did not appear in the episode. Retrieved May 22, Retrieved February 8, Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
DIRECTV Movers Deal TV Commercial, 'Moving' - commercialmovers.org
Sydney, Australia: 2DayFM. We are quick, clean and quiet in terms of relocation and protect the residence carefully both at destination and also at the origin, our professional workers are neatly dressed in clean attire. Be confident with your moving and storage choice and put your trust in us. National Cargo Movers can also provide you with all the necessary packing materials needed for your own packing should you choose to do it yourself.
His grandmother and great-grandmother both suffered from breast cancer, and his mother died of the disease in late Lowe is a founder of the Homeowner's Defense Fund, a Santa Barbara County non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to local control of land-use planning and transparency in government. Los Angeles Times. Packing services is nfl sunday ticket part of directv movers deal are also provided if you want them, and Assured rate mover's professional team reaches before time to pack mirrors, electronics and other things.
USA Today. It is best to hire our professional movers to take help you complete your move quickly and easily. Your professional mover will use hoisting please click for source, two wheel, four wheel or appliance dollies, ramps and custom built trucks with air ride cushions to transport your belongings in a safe and secure manner.
It is currently sold at Nordstrom stores and online. The line features a collection of five antiaging products specially formulated for men. In order to get in touch with a reliable firm, you can do an online research so that you can shortlist movers and packers and directv movers deal article source gather their quotes.
The different and tedious tasks that one has to take care of while moving are all taken into consideration by the hardworking team of Top Moving Company. Ask movers where they are registered and then check with the organization yourself. Although Lowe had expressed unhappiness about his decreased role on that show at the commercial movers near fl of his departure, he has now repeatedly said that https://commercialmovers.org/huggies-little-movers-commercial-another-delay.html animosity between them is over and that he was pleased to be working once more with Sorkin.
With Rob Lowe on the summer of Movers long beach commercial has been married to the makeup artist Sheryl Berkoff since They met on a blind date inand again on the set of Lowe's movie Bad Influence. He uses stories and observations from his life in a poignant and humorous series of true tales about men and women, art and commerce, fathers and sons, addiction and recovery, and sex and love. Archived from the original on September 9, Retrieved August 11, directv movers deal commercial actors, April 28, Archived uniform commercial code abandoned property movers the original on September 5, Washington Post.
On June 19,Santa Barbara, CaliforniaSuperior Court Judge Denise de Bellefeuille dismissed two allegations regarding labor-code violations due to lack of legal basis. Retrieved January 11, April 8, August 12, Retrieved August 12, December 8, Archived from the original on January 27, Retrieved January 19, March directv movers deal commercial actors, Retrieved June 21, PR Newswire. May 7, June 29, CBR July 22, From Inside the Box.
American actor, producer, and director. Unhappy with the stories and his lack of screen time in the fourth season, Lowe announced he would leave. The series premiere received the highest ratings for a movie premiere in Lifetime history. In the advertisement campaign, he was usually pictured in a white tee-shirt printed with the California state flag.
Lowe has been a commercial spokesman for DirecTV since fall Commercials featuring Lowe contrast him with some directv movers deal commercial actors, less appealing form of Lowe, who instead has cable. Quality Movers and Packers in Mohali directv movers deal control team ensures that customer feedbacks are taken into account beside that their ideas are implemented.
April 21, Retrieved May 21, Denver, CO: Atkins. Whether you are planning a local or a long-distance move our movers will provide you the professional services you are looking for. In JanuaryABC announced that Lowe would be staying on Brothers and Sisters as a "special guest star" for the rest of Season 1 after Lowe's initial appearance on the show in November brought the best ratings and demographic showing for the show since its premiere.
Lowe has also appeared in a televised advertisement for 'Visit California', along with other celebrities including Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. These directv movers deal ripoff movers replace the executable for ligand docking and provide greater flexibility to the user in customizing the docking protocol. Rob Lowe claimed a former chef engaged in sex on their bed when the family was out of town, stole prescription drugs from the Lowes, broke several security cameras, overcharged them for food, and allegedly made statements to various people that Sheryl was heartless, cold and unclean.
You ought to attempt to meet the packers and movers ahead of time and have a word with them concerning the entire procedure, directv movers deal commercial actors. Due to his "low carb lifestyle", Lowe was selected for a series of multimedia ads that were still airing throughout On March 19,Lowe began hosting the Fox competition series Mental Samurai where he also serves as a producer.
For other people named Robert Lowe, see Robert Lowe disambiguation. Jessica Gibson, Lowe's year-old former nanny, made 12 allegations against Lowe involving sexual harassment claims and labor-code violations, directv movers deal commercial actors.
You can be at ease when you've selected Fast Moving Company that you have the best Dubai moving company taking care of your every need. The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans recognizes people who have overcome personal challenges to achieve personal and professional success.
InLowe was involved in a sex scandal over a videotape of him having sex with a year-old girl he met in a nightclub. Later, Lowe filmed his supporting role as a movie agent in the independent film Thank You for Smoking. With removal firms, your belongings are under the care of movers who have the expertise and insurance coverage to ensure they arrive safely.
In AprilLowe filed separate lawsuits against three former employees accusing them of breach of contract, defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress. November 13, Retrieved July 15, Archived from the original on October 31, Retrieved June 9, Entertainment Weekly : March 22, Retrieved November 25, Retrieved July 5, The Guardian.
However, with an improvement in the market, the company is expected to resume its aggressive Capex plans. As the age of consent in Georgia was 14 at the time until when it was raised to 16both were of legal age to engage in sexual activity, although 18 was the legal age to be involved in such a recording. Our genuinely friendly group of professional movers can handle any sort of move you entrust us with.
This section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Charlottesville, VirginiaU. With the exception of the hour-long pilot, the series features minute road trips with the Lowe boys, and occasional TV continue reading stars known in the field, investigating common urban myths and legends that Rob has loved since he was a young boy and has shared with his boys throughout their growth.
InLowe starred in a pilot for the single-camera comedy The Pro as Ben Bertrahm, a former professional tennis player. The UK just left the only club that could give it a genuine voice in the world. If you've got a move on the books, whether you're just moving down the road or emigrating to Europesometimes calling in professional movers is the best way to control stress levels.
In Julyit was announced that Lowe would be providing the voice for the superhero Captain Marvel in the animated series, Young Justice. Business Insider.
With DIRECTV, Moving is Easy!
Attorneys for both women and Lowe sought the dismissals. Finding moving organizations in Dubai is genuinely simple as there are many how much does directv movers deal cost organizations to look over. That same year, Lowe starred in the miniseries Beach Girls on the Lifetime network, based on the Luanne Rice novel of the same name. Lowe began hosting a podcast called Literally! Another former nanny was accused of falsely claiming to have had a personal and intimate relationship with Lowe, and also repeatedly expressing romantic interest in Lowe, claiming Lowe sexually harassed her and that Sheryl Lowe was an abusive employer.
Lowe is currently teaming up with 44 Blue to produce a reality series entitled Potomac Fever about young adults living in Washington, D. Lowe featured as the troubled but in-demand actor Eddie Nero — a character based upon "about ten people", according to Lowe [22] but somewhat contradicted by sources at Showtime itself [23] — employed to portray Hank in a film version of his book, Fucking and Punching. His early fame allowed him to lead a hard-partying lifestyle that was covered extensively in the tabloids.
Retrieved December 21, Retrieved October 2, Christian Science Monitor. Aggressive ramp up in crane capacity : After having aggressively added to its capacity over the last couple of years total capex of Rs. Lowe was the first male spokesman for the Lee National Denim Day fundraiser, which raises money for breast cancer research and education.
Vegasbut it also was quickly canceled. Please help by adding reliable sources. InLowe guest starred in a recurring role on Showtime 's comedy Californication. Retrieved May 8, April 5, Retrieved October 12, April 23, Archived from the original on April 27, The Hollywood Reporter. Business Insider. Wikimedia Commons. Fox Guilfoyle R. More info World.
Packing services is nfl sunday ticket part of directv movers deal are also provided if you pa durham commercial movers them, and Assured rate mover's professional team reaches before time to pack mirrors, electronics and other things.
Retrieved August 1, Today Network Interview, directv movers deal commercial actors. Retrieved October 16, Entertainment Check this out. Living in Peril. Lowe in The Hotel New Hampshire. Views Read Directv movers deal commercial actors View history. USA Today.
Ambrose Conroy Griffiths M. Hall Helgenberger Petersen Szmanda. Rodriguez St. Retrieved June 9, Entertainment Weekly : March 22, Retrieved November 25, Retrieved July 5, The Guardian.
Most of the aspects that you directv movers deal commercial actors about while moving are very well undertaken by a reputed movers packers company. With removal firms, your belongings are under learn more here care of movers who have the expertise and insurance coverage to ensure they arrive safely.
We are quick, clean and quiet in terms of relocation and protect the residence carefully both at destination and also at the origin, our professional workers are neatly dressed in clean attire. Finding moving organizations in Dubai is visit web page simple as there are many how much does directv movers deal cost organizations to look over.
The different and tedious tasks that one has to take care of while moving are all taken into consideration by the hardworking team of Top Moving Company. It is best to hire our professional movers to take help you complete your move quickly and easily. Retrieved May 8, April 5, Retrieved October 12, April 23, Archived from the original on April 27, The Hollywood Reporter. You ought to attempt to meet the packers and movers ahead of time and have a word with them concerning the entire procedure.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. April 21, Retrieved May 21, Denver, CO: Atkins. However, with an improvement in the market, the company is expected to resume its aggressive Capex plans. Retrieved January 11, April 8, August 12, Retrieved August 12, December 8, Archived from the original on January 27, Retrieved January 19, March 1, Retrieved June 21, PR Newswire.
Retrieved May 15, March 17, Retrieved June 2, Retrieved September 2, Retrieved December 29, September 15, LA Times.
Directv movers deal commercial actors BLOG
Hall Krause F. The Telegraph. Hall Krause Macdissi Machado F. Whether it is a local move or long distance move, hiring a professional packers and movers company will always directv movers deal choice package benefit you.
April 29, Retrieved April 29, January 16, Archived from the original on January 8, Retrieved January 16, December Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans. Professional Movers New Yorka renowned directv movers deal free name when it comes to moving companies in New York is helping people in moving households and other stuff to another location.
Ambrose Conroy Foster Griffiths M. For any insurance company this document is critical in noting charges the same day, to ensure the damage occurred that day and that coverage could be provided. Whether you are planning a local or a long-distance move our movers will provide you the professional services you are looking for.
Our genuinely friendly group of professional movers can handle any sort of move you entrust us with. The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans recognizes people commercial movers pacific have overcome personal challenges to achieve personal and professional success, directv movers deal commercial actors.
American actor, producer, and director. Kim Y. Article source Powers: International Man of Mystery.
Very interesting and informative blog and about the Movers in Michigan and I must appreciate your work well done keep it up. November 13, Retrieved July 15, Archived from the original on October 31, directv movers deal commercial actors, Retrieved July 25, The Observer. Sheryl Berkoff. If you've got a move directv movers deal commercial actors the books, whether you're just moving down the road or emigrating to Europesometimes calling in professional movers is the best way to control stress levels.
Complete list — — — Categories : births 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American people of English descent American people of German descent American people of Irish descent American people of Scottish descent American people of Welsh descent American Episcopalians American male film actors People from Charlottesville, Virginia Male actors from Virginia Male actors from Dayton, Ohio People from Malibu, California Male actors from Santa Monica, California Male actors of German descent American memoirists American male stage actors American male television actors American male voice actors Living people Writers from Virginia Writers from Dayton, Ohio 21st-century American non-fiction writers 21st-century memoirists.
Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediatelyespecially if potentially libelous or harmful. The Finest Hour. About Last Night. Be confident with your moving and storage choice and put your trust in us. January 3, Retrieved May 30, Insider, Inc. These directv movers deal ripoff movers replace the executable for ligand docking and provide greater flexibility to the user in customizing the docking protocol.
You can be at ease article source you've selected Fast Moving Company that you have the best Dubai moving company taking care of your every need.
Charlottesville, VirginiaU. Quality Movers and Packers in Mohali directv movers deal control team ensures that customer feedbacks are taken into account beside that their ideas are implemented. All Included Movers are also the only moving company that is providing its clients with a moving shuttle service to San Francisco and San Diego and any city on the way.
DIRECTV Movers Deal TV Commercial, 'Upgrades' - commercialmovers.org
Akinnuoye-Agbaje Andrews de Ravin M. Retrieved December 21, Retrieved October 2, Christian Science Monitor. Please help by adding reliable sources. Ask movers where they are registered and then check with the organization yourself.
December 5, Retrieved December 24, Brat Pack. Rodriguez Somerhalder Watros. Your professional mover will use hoisting straps, two wheel, four wheel or appliance dollies, ramps and custom built trucks with air ride cushions to transport your belongings in a safe and secure manner.
This section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Retrieved May 22, Retrieved February 8, Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Namespaces Article Talk. In order to get in touch with a reliable firm, you can do an online research so that you can shortlist movers and packers and directv movers deal eligibility gather their quotes. May 7, June 29, CBR July 22, From Inside the Box.
Sydney, Australia: 2DayFM. Television Academy. Download as PDF Printable version. Los Angeles Times. Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file. Patrick Taylor R. Dourdan Eads J. Lowe is a founder of the Homeowner's Defense Fund, a Santa Barbara County non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to local control of land-use planning and transparency in government.
Archived from https://commercialmovers.org/commercial-movers-los-altos.html original on September 9, Retrieved August 11, April 28, Archived from the original on September 5, Washington Post. Retrieved August 7, New York Times. For other people named Robert Lowe, see Robert Lowe disambiguation.
About Last Night. You ought to attempt to meet the packers and movers ahead of time and have a word with them concerning the entire procedure. Living in Peril. Sydney, Australia: 2DayFM. April 21, Retrieved May 21, Denver, CO: Atkins. Retrieved January 11, April 8, August 12, Retrieved August 12, December 8, Archived from the original on January 27, Retrieved January 19, March 1, Retrieved June 21, Commercial office movers dallas Newswire.
Television Academy. Retrieved June 9, Entertainment Weekly : March 22, Retrieved November 25, Retrieved July 5, The Guardian. That's why we are Chicago's most trusted moving company! Austin Powers in Goldmember. Retrieved August 7, New York Times. Namespaces Article Talk. Hall Krause Macdissi Machado F. These directv movers deal ripoff movers replace the directv movers deal commercial actors for ligand docking and provide greater flexibility to the user in customizing the docking protocol.
Professional Movers New Yorka renowned directv movers deal free name when it comes to moving companies in New York is helping people in moving households and other stuff to another kissimmee commercial. Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file. Views Read Edit View history. January 3, Retrieved May 30, Insider, Inc. December 5, Retrieved December 24, Brat Pack.
Hall Helgenberger Petersen Szmanda. However, with an improvement in the market, the company is expected to resume its aggressive Capex plans. Be confident with your moving and storage choice and put your trust in us. The Specials. The Finest Hour. Thank You for Smoking. All our staff are fully trained and we use all the latest purpose made materials to ensure your items are moved in the safest possible condition.
National Cargo Movers can also provide you with all the necessary packing materials needed for your own packing should you choose to do it yourself. Please help by adding reliable sources. Whether you are planning movers connecticut commercial local or a long-distance move our movers will provide you the professional services you are looking for.
Simply help your pocket a little and expert packers and movers will be at your doorstep to help you move. Most of the aspects that you worry about while moving are very well undertaken by a reputed movers packers company. Rodriguez Somerhalder Watros. This section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Retrieved October 16, Entertainment Weekly.
Ambrose Conroy Griffiths M. With removal firms, your belongings are under the care of movers who have commercial movers columbus ohio fax expertise and insurance coverage to ensure they arrive safely. Aggressive ramp up in crane capacity apologise, manhattan commercial movers improbable After having aggressively added to its capacity over the last couple of years total capex of Rs.
Wikimedia Commons. Quality Movers and Packers in Mohali directv movers deal control team ensures that customer feedbacks are taken into account beside that their ideas are implemented. Kim Y. Patrick Taylor R, directv movers deal commercial actors. Lowe in The Hotel New Hampshire. We are quick, clean and quiet in terms of relocation and protect the residence carefully both at destination and also at the origin, our professional workers are neatly dressed in clean attire.
Rodriguez St. USA Today. If you've got a move on the books, whether you're just moving down the road or emigrating to Europesometimes calling in professional movers is the best way to control stress levels. The Invention of Lying, directv movers deal commercial actors. Hall Krause F. Fox Guilfoyle R. For other people named Robert Lowe, see Robert Lowe disambiguation.
Download as PDF Printable version. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediatelyespecially if potentially libelous or harmful. Retrieved December 21, Retrieved October 2, Christian Science Monitor, directv movers deal commercial actors.
Our genuinely friendly group of professional movers can handle any sort of move you entrust us with. Business Insider. Charlottesville, VirginiaU. Archived from the original on September 9, Retrieved August 11, April 28, Archived from the original on September 5, Washington Post. Nippon Express is a Japanese based international logistics company primarily offering air, sea, truck and rail transport options. Complete list — — — Categories : births 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American people of English https://commercialmovers.org/commercial-movers-blooming-glen-pa.html American people of German descent American people of Irish descent American people of Scottish descent American people of Welsh descent Commercial air movers Episcopalians American male film actors People from Opinion commercial movers melbourne sorry, Virginia Male actors from Virginia Male actors from Dayton, Ohio People from Malibu, California Male actors from Santa Monica, California Male actors of German descent American memoirists American male stage actors American male television actors American male voice actors Living people Writers from Virginia Writers from Dayton, Ohio 21st-century American non-fiction writers 21st-century memoirists.
The UK just left the only club that could give it a genuine voice in the world. Coby said there were some things already taken care of for me, which was another incredibly nice thing Great Movers learn more here. Cargo Packers Movers provides stress free services for the require to move our customers priced possession's, their cars and that they are taken due bakersfield commercial of in their way of carrier by our well trained experts.
Directv movers deal commercial actors May 15, March 17, Retrieved June 2, Retrieved September 2, Retrieved December 29, September 15, LA Times.
The Telegraph. April 29, Retrieved April 29, January 16, Archived from the original on January 8, Retrieved January 16, December Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans. Retrieved May 22, Retrieved February 8, Hollywood Foreign Press Association. It is best to hire our professional movers to take help you complete your move quickly and easily. Wayne's World. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. Akinnuoye-Agbaje Andrews de Ravin M. November 13, Retrieved July 15, Archived from the original on October 31, Retrieved July 25, The Observer.
Retrieved August 1, Today Network Interview. Retrieved May 8, April 5, Retrieved October 12, April 23, Archived from the original on April 27, The Hollywood Reporter. Ambrose Conroy Foster Griffiths M. Los Angeles Times. Sheryl Berkoff. You can be at ease when you've selected Fast Moving Company that you have the best Dubai moving company taking care of your every need.
May 7, June 29, CBR July 22, From Inside the Box. The different and tedious tasks that one has to take care of while moving are all article source into consideration by the hardworking team of Top Moving Company. Dourdan Eads J.
commercial movers montreal
commercial movers near wakefield ma
commercial movers windsor
commercial movers brockton ma
best commercial movers manassas va
commercial movers la jolla
commercial movers bath pa
commercial movers los angeles licensed
commercial movers montgomery county pa
commercial movers near me
commercial movers sassamansville pa
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line607
|
__label__cc
| 0.638442
| 0.361558
|
Home Mining
The Politicization of Bitcoin Mining Is a Distraction
by Crypto News
in Mining
Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency and worldwide payment system. It is the first decentralized digital currency, as the system works without a central bank or single administrator. The network is peer-to-peer and transactions take place between users directly, without an intermediary. These transactions are verified by network nodes through the use of cryptography and recorded in a public distributed ledger called a blockchain.
Bitcoins are created as a reward for a process known as mining. They can be exchanged for other currencies, products, and services. As of February 2015, over 100,000 merchants and vendors accepted bitcoin as payment.
Something Odd Is Happening at Bitcoin’s Largest Mining Pool
We Desperately Need Balance of Power in the Mining Space
Research produced by the University of Cambridge estimates that in 2017, there are 2.9 to 5.8 million unique users using a crypto currency wallet, most of them using bitcoin. The word bitcoin first occurred and was defined in the white paper that was published on 31 October 2008.
It is a compound of the words bit and coin. The white paper frequently uses the shorter coin. There is no uniform convention for bitcoin capitalization.
On 18 August 2008, the domain name “bitcoin.org” was registered. In November that year, a link to a paper authored by Satoshi Nakamoto titled Bitcoin.A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System was posted.
Nakamoto implemented the bitcoin software as open source code and released it in January 2009 on SourceForge. The identity of Nakamoto remains unknown. In January 2009, the bitcoin network came into existence after Satoshi Nakamoto mined the first ever block on the chain, known as the genesis block. Embedded in the coinbase of this block was the following text:
The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks
This note has been interpreted as both a timestamp of the genesis date and a derisive comment on the instability caused by fractional-reserve banking.
One of the first supporters, adopters, and contributors to bitcoin was the receiver of the first bitcoin transaction, programmer Hal Finney. Finney downloaded the bitcoin software the day it was released, and received 10 bitcoins from Nakamoto in the world’s first bitcoin transaction. Other early supporters were Wei Dai, creator of bitcoin predecessor b-money, and Nick Szabo, creator of bitcoin predecessor bit gold.
In the early days, Nakamoto is estimated to have mined 1 million bitcoins. In 2010, Nakamoto handed the network alert key and control of the Bitcoin Core code repository over to Gavin Andresen, who later became lead developer at the Bitcoin Foundation. Nakamoto subsequently disappeared from any involvement in bitcoin. Andresen stated he then sought to decentralize control, saying:
“So, if I get hit by a bus, it would be clear that the project would go on”
This left opportunity for controversy to develop over the future development path of bitcoin. The value of the first bitcoin transactions were negotiated by individuals on the bitcointalk forums with one notable transaction of 10,000 BTC used to indirectly purchase two pizzas delivered by Papa John’s.
Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency and worldwide payment system. It is the first decentralized digital currency, as the system works without...
Company Will Launch New Mining Operation With 7 nm Chips
Bitcoin Transaction Fees Are Pretty Low Right Now
Square’s Cash App Adds Option to Buy and Sell Bitcoin
Linear Finance (LINA) Pumps with Successful Mainnet Buildr v2.0 Launch
Stanford Group Overtakes UC Berkeley, Becomes 9th Largest Delegate for Uniswap
Meet Arculus – The Credit Card-Shaped Cold Storage Solution
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line616
|
__label__wiki
| 0.77992
| 0.77992
|
Squatters’ urban garden settles in on Vatican-owned property
In Associated Press, Global Church
Nicole Winfield
Farmer Rossella Paolini, left, plants a lemon tree with her relatives in their plot of land in Tor Tre Teste neighborhood, Rome, Sunday, March 12, 2017. Dozens of families have started farming plots of land, tilling the soil and planting their first crops as a squatters’ gardening initiative has taken root on Catholic Church-owned land with the nominal blessing of Pope Francis. (AP Photo/Nicole Winfield.)
Squatters have taken control of Vatican owned property and begun creating a garden and housing options in Rome. Omero Lauri, a longtime activist in the capital's squatting scene, is behind the initiative and following his meeting with Pope Francis he has started creating an oasis for the poor with the Vatican turning a blind eye.
ROME — Squatters, frustrated with Italy’s lack of available and affordable housing, have started tilling the soil and planting their first crops on Catholic Church-owned land with the tacit blessing of Pope Francis.
The not-entirely-legal urban garden that has sprung up on the eastern periphery of Rome is the brainchild of Omero Lauri, a longtime activist in the capital’s squatting scene. In 2014, he occupied the St. Mary Major basilica for three weeks with 50 families who had been evicted from an abandoned building they had taken over.
For the past four years, Lauri and his friends have been working the 37 acres of abandoned land they occupied at Tor Tre Teste. They cleared it of garbage and rocks, installed a well-fed irrigation system and turned the land into fertile plots that Lauri has been handing over for free — with a nominal 30 euro a year inscription fee — to needy families to farm.
“We believe that all people have the right to a piece of land for free,” Lauri told the newest families to the project Sunday after assigning them their plots by lottery.
The only hitch is that the land isn’t Lauri’s to give. It belongs to the Chapter of St. Mary Major, the college of priests who serve the Vatican basilica of the same name (and the same which Lauri occupied) and manage its assets.
A few months after occupying the land in 2013, Lauri and his friends met with Francis when he celebrated Mass at a nearby parish and discussed Rome’s chronic shortage of affordable housing and land for the poor.
“He said may God bless you, what else could he say?” Lauri told Italian news outlet Il Fatto Quotidiano after his meeting the pope.
Francis, who celebrated the fourth anniversary of his pontificate Monday, has made the poor, the unemployed and the “peripheries” a major focus of his ministry, taking particular care of Rome’s homeless and down and out.
Three weeks after meeting with the squatters, Francis recalled in his weekly Sunday prayer that Jesus wasn’t born in a house but a barnyard stall. “Today I think … about all those families without homes, either because they never had one or because they lost it for whatever reason,” he said December 22, 2013.
Soon thereafter he asked his chief alms-giver, Monsignor Konrad Krajewski, to get in touch with Lauri and keep tabs on the garden project. Since then, Lauri has provided Krajewski with regular updates about the organic initiative, though he is still seeking the coveted documentation — a contract or a lease — that would regularize what is essentially an illegal occupation and use of private land.
Krajewski declined to be interviewed. But he indicated he was on board with the initiative, which is currently letting some 75 families farm the land and reap the vegetable bounty for their own tables. “I’m very happy that this agreement is working and that these families can use this land,” he said.
Local authorities, however, haven’t been so thrilled. Lauri reported that in recent months police have fined him some 12,000 euros for the unauthorized kitchen he’s running out of an abandoned building on the land.
Photos of the pope’s December 1, 2013 meeting with Lauri adorn the wall of the makeshift mess hall run by Lauri’s companion that feeds farmers and visitors alike. The unofficial trattoria “Zitto e Magna” — “Shut up and Eat” in Roman dialect — features a 15-euro lunch of antipasto, pasta, meat plus wine.
On Sunday, as roosters roamed, goats grazed and bunnies bounded about the land, the newest families to the farm set to work delineating the 10-square-meter plots that had been assigned to them and getting to know their neighbors.
Many of the farmers are residents of nearby working class neighborhoods who heard about the initiative by word of mouth and jumped at the chance to have their own garden in the otherwise cement jungle of Rome’s periphery.
“Since I was a child I’ve remembered my grandparent’s vineyard, and this always stayed in my heart,” said first-time farmer Rossella Paolini, who put in for a plot after losing her job. “Living in the city, you lose this.”
As Paolini and her extended family planted their symbolic first lemon tree, she thought about the savings the free vegetables might bring her family, as well as the fresh air it would give her two daughters.
“On weekends we’d be stuck in a mall or out window-shopping but here, you can take the kids and they’re thrilled,” she said as the girls romped through the dirt.
The rules of the garden are simple: No pesticides or herbicides, and Lauri makes spot checks of produce to make sure no one cheats. Violators of the organic-only ethos get kicked out. No more than four trees are allowed per plot to prevent excessive shade on neighboring gardens. Farmers share expenses, such as fencing and water. Eggs from the communal hens are there for the taking.
The work is starting to bear fruit, literally.
Marco Mazza received his plot at the start of the year. A small rosemary bush was blooming in one corner on Sunday as he and his partners turned the soil over before planting a first round of carrots and potatoes, to be followed by tomatoes, zucchini and eggplant later this spring. As he looked around at his fellow urban gardeners, Mazza marveled at the social revolution that was unfolding.
“They say that people these days only meet on social networks,” he said. “This is a real, realistic social network.”
“And if the harvest comes, we won’t complain,” he added. “We’ll be happy.”
Support Us T aking the Catholic Pulse Keep Independent For the cost of a cup of coffee at Starbucks, you can help keep the lights on at Crux.
Keep Independent Support Us
Indigenous group refuses to leave Church-owned property in Argentina
Church in Trinidad advocates planting crops to boost food security
First U.S. clergy fatality from COVID-19 a deacon in Washington
Monsignor Konrad Krajewski
Vatican property
Crux News. Anytime. Anywhere.
Sign up to get the latest Catholic news and stories delivered right to your inbox.
I consent to the terms of the Privacy Policy. In addition, this site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Associated Press, Church in Africa
Associated Press, Vatican
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line618
|
__label__wiki
| 0.752922
| 0.752922
|
3M settles suit with state of Minnesota, agrees to pay $850M
They were sued by attorney general Lori Swanson over PFC contamination in the East Metro.
Fortune 500 giant 3M has agreed a $850 million settlement with the state of Minnesota.
The Maplewood-based firm was sued by Attorney General Lori Swanson, who accused it of contaminating large areas of the East Twin Cities Metro with petrofluorochemicals (PFCs) knowing it was harmful to health, and then attempting to mask it.
Jury selection for a trial was due to get underway on Tuesday but was canceled in the morning, suggesting an agreement had been reached.
– What you need to know about the 3M-Minnesota trial
According to a statement, 3M has agreed to provide a $850 million grant to the state to create a "3M Grant for Water Quality and Sustainability Fund."
It will be used for water sustainability projects in the East Metro region, an area where Swanson alleged 3M contaminated water supplies, causing PFCs to be consumed by 67,000 residents.
As well as improving groundwater quality, the fund will also be used for "habitat and recreation improvements, such as fishing piers, trails and open space preservation."
Swanson, who sued 3M for $5 billion, is expected to make a statement later on Tuesday afternoon.
You can find background on the case here.
healthenvironment
What you need to know about the 3M vs. State of Minnesota trial worth $5 billion
The Maplewood company is accused of knowingly contaminating water supplies.
Swanson beefs up Minnesota suit against Accretive
Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson has filed more court papers expanding on the state's lawsuit against Accretive Health Services. Two dozen affidavits from hospital patients say the collection agency pressured them for payment while they were awaiting treatments. The suit claims Accretive violated collection laws and patient privacy rights. The company says the lawsuit contains mischaracterizations and distortions.
MN Health
Officials say 3M refuses to pay for water pollution it caused
3M says the contamination could have come from other sources.
Savers settles lawsuit with MN attorney general; agrees to pay $1.8M to charities
Three more bars subject of lawsuits for violating COVID-19 rules
They are the latest to be sued by the Attorney General's Office.
Minnesotans donated $3M to Kars4Kids, but charity only spent $11,600 here
Lori Swanson says Kars4Kids doesn't make clear how it spends its donations.
U.S. Bank settles overdraft suits for $55M
Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp has aggreed to pay out $55 million to settle lawsuits accused of imposing imposed excessive overdraft fees on customers. If a federal judge approves the settlement, the Star Tribune reports more than a million U.S. Bank customers could see some money returned. U.S. Bancorp is among more than 30 lenders being sued over the fees.
3M settles lawsuit over Cogent purchase
Both 3M and Cogent deny any wrong doing, but have agreed to pay $1.9 million to shareholders and their attorneys. Bloomberg reports the investors claim Cogent CEO Ming Hsieh favored 3M to collect a retention bonus. The Maplewood-based company paid about $943 million in 2010 for Cogent.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line629
|
__label__cc
| 0.676668
| 0.323332
|
Difference between revisions of "ST Publications"
Peter88 (talk | contribs)
(→2009: removed IFL08 paper Pieter Koopman, to be moved to 2011)
(→2011: IFL'08 paper Pieter Koopman moved to here)
# Jeroen Henrix, Rinus Plasmeijer, Peter Achten. GiN: a graphical language and tool for defining iTask workflows. Proceedings of the 12th Symposium on Trends in Functional Programming, TFP '11, Selected Papers, Ricardo Peña, Madrid, Spain, Springer, to appear, 2011.
# Jan Martin Jansen, Rinus Plasmeijer, Pieter Koopman. [http://www.st.cs.ru.nl/papers/2009/janj09-IFL2008-iEditors.pdf iEditors: Extending iTask with Interactive Plug-ins]. In Scholz, S-B., Chitil, O. Eds. Selected Papers Proceedings 20th International Symposium on the Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, 10-12 September, 2008, Springer, LNCS 5836, pp. 192-211.
# Pieter Koopman, Rinus Plasmeijer, Peter Achten. [http://www.st.cs.ru.nl/papers/2009/koop09-IFL2008-iTaskSemantics.pdf An Executable and Testable Semantics for iTasks]. In Scholz, S-B., Chitil, O. Eds. Selected Papers Proceedings 20th International Symposium on the Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, 10-12 September, 2008, Springer, LNCS 5836, pp. 212-232.
# Bas Lijnse, Jan Martin Jansen, Ruud Nanne, Rinus Plasmeijer. [http://www.st.cs.ru.nl/papers/2011/lijb11-Capturing_Coast_Guard_SAR_Workflow_ISCRAM2011.pdf Capturing the Netherlands Coast Guard's SAR Workflow with iTasks]. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM'11, may 2011, Lisbon, Portugal.
# Steffen Michels, Rinus Plasmeijer, Peter Achten. [http://www.st.cs.ru.nl/papers/2011/mics11-iTasks_for_GUIs_IFL2010.pdf iTask as a new paradigm for building GUI applications]. In Jurriaan Hage, Ed. Proceedings of the 22nd International Symposium on the Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, IFL'10, Selected Papers, to appear.
This is a list of publications of the Software Technology group of the MBSD section of the CS department of the University of Nijmegen. The list is ordered by year of appearence.
If you encounter problems, please send an e-mail to clean@cs.ru.nl. Some of the older papers and PhD Theses are not available electronically. If you like to have a copy by surface-mail you are also invited to send an e-mail. The authors can of course also be contacted personally.
Peter Achten. The Soccer-Fun project (educational pearl). Journal of Functional Programming, Volume 21, Issue 1, 2011, pp.1-19. Available on CJO 19 Mar 2010 doi:10.1017/S0956796810000055. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010.
László Domoszlai, Eddy Bruël, Jan Martin Jansen. Implementing a non-strict functional language in JavaScript. In Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, 3(1):76-98, 2011, Sapienta University, Scienta Publishing House.
Maarten van der Heijden, Bas Lijnse, Peter Lucas, Yvonne Heijdra, Tjard Schermer. Managing COPD exacerberations with telemedicine. Accepted in 13th Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, AIME, july 2011, Bled, Slovenia. To appear.
Jeroen Henrix, Rinus Plasmeijer, Peter Achten. GiN: a graphical language and tool for defining iTask workflows. Proceedings of the 12th Symposium on Trends in Functional Programming, TFP '11, Selected Papers, Ricardo Peña, Madrid, Spain, Springer, to appear, 2011.
Jan Martin Jansen, Rinus Plasmeijer, Pieter Koopman. iEditors: Extending iTask with Interactive Plug-ins. In Scholz, S-B., Chitil, O. Eds. Selected Papers Proceedings 20th International Symposium on the Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, 10-12 September, 2008, Springer, LNCS 5836, pp. 192-211.
Pieter Koopman, Rinus Plasmeijer, Peter Achten. An Executable and Testable Semantics for iTasks. In Scholz, S-B., Chitil, O. Eds. Selected Papers Proceedings 20th International Symposium on the Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, 10-12 September, 2008, Springer, LNCS 5836, pp. 212-232.
Bas Lijnse, Jan Martin Jansen, Ruud Nanne, Rinus Plasmeijer. Capturing the Netherlands Coast Guard's SAR Workflow with iTasks. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM'11, may 2011, Lisbon, Portugal.
Steffen Michels, Rinus Plasmeijer, Peter Achten. iTask as a new paradigm for building GUI applications. In Jurriaan Hage, Ed. Proceedings of the 22nd International Symposium on the Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, IFL'10, Selected Papers, to appear.
Rinus Plasmeijer, Peter Achten, Pieter Koopman, Bas Lijnse, Thomas van Noort, John van Groningen. iTasks for a change - Type-safe run-time change in dynamically evolving workflows. proc. of the 20th International Workshop on Partial Evaluation and Program Manipulation, PEPM '11, Austin, TX, USA, ACM, ISBN 978-1-4503-0485-6, pp. 151 - 160.
Rinus Plasmeijer, Bas Lijnse, Peter Achten, Steffen Michels. Getting a Grip on Tasks that Coordinate Tasks. Invited Paper. proc. of the 11th International Workshop on Language Descriptions, Tools and Applications, LDTA '11, Saarbrucken, ACM, pp. 1 - 7
Viktoria Zsók, Pieter Koopman, Rinus Plasmeijer. Generic Executable Semantics for D-Clean. proc. of the 3rd International Workshop on Generative Technologies, WGT '11, pp. 1-12.
Peter Achten. Het SoccerFun project: functioneel programmeren in het onderwijs met behulp van voetbal. In Vodegel, F., Loots, M. Eds. NIOC Proceedings Het Nationale Informatica Onderwijs Congres (NIOC) 2009, 7-8 april 2009, Utrecht, The Netherlands, Hogeschool Utrecht, pp. 128-134.
John van Groningen, Thomas van Noort, Peter Achten, Pieter Koopman, Rinus Plasmeijer. Exchanging Sources Between Clean and Haskell - A Double-Edged Front End for the Clean Compiler. In Jeremy Gibbons, Ed. Proceedings of the 2010 ACM SIGPLAN Haskell Symposium, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, September 30, 2010, ISBN:978-1-4503-0252-4, ACM, pp.49-60.
Jeroen Henrix, Rinus Plasmeijer, Peter Achten. Gin: Graphical iTask Notation [extended abstract]. In Jurriaan Hage, Ed. Preproceedings of the 22nd Symposium on Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, IFL 2010, September 1-3 2010, Alphen aan den Rijn. Technical Report UU-CS-2010-020, ISSN: 0924-3275, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Zoltán Horváth, Viktória Zsók, Peter Achten, Pieter Koopman, Eds. Trends in Functional Programming, Volume 10. Proceedings 10th Symposium on Trends in Functional Programming, TFP'09. Selye János University, Komárno, Slovakia, June 2-4 2009, Intellect publishers, ISBN 978-1-84150-158-1.
Zoltán Horváth, Rinus Plasmeijer, Viktória Zsók, Eds. Revised Selected Lectures of the Central European Functional Programming School. Third Summer School, CEFP 2009, Budapest, Hungary, May 21-23, 2009, and Komárno, Slovakia, May 25-30, 2009. Springer-Verlag, LNCS 6299, ISSN 0302-9743.
Jan Martin Jansen, Rinus Plasmeijer, Pieter Koopman, Peter Achten. Embedding a Web-Based Workflow Management System in a Functional Language - Experience paper. In Claus Brabrand, Pierre-Etienne Moreau, Eds. Proceedings 10th Workshop on Language Descriptions, Tools and Applications, LDTA 2010, Paphos, Cyprus, March 27-28, 2010, pp. 79-93.
Jan Martin Jansen, Bas Lijnse, Rinus Plasmeijer. Towards Dynamic Workflows for Crisis Management. In Simon French, Brain Tomaszewski, Cristopher Zobel, Eds. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM'10, Seattle, WA, USA, may 2010.
Jan Martin Jansen, Bas Lijnse, Rinus Plasmeijer. Web Based Dynamic Workflow Systems for C2 of Military Operations. Accepted in 15th ICCRTS, Santa Monica, California, June 22-24, 2010.
Pieter Koopman, Rinus Plasmeijer. Testing with Functional Reference Implementations. Accepted for Proceedings 11th Symposium on Trends In Functional Programming, TFP 2010, University of Oklahoma, May 17-19, 2010, to appear.
Pieter Koopman, Rinus Plasmeijer. Synthesis of Functions Using Generic Programming. In Ute Schmid, Emanuel Kitzelmann, Rinus Plasmeijer, Eds. Approaches and Applications of Inductive Programming, Third International Workshop, AAIP 2009, Edinburgh, UK, September 4, 2009, Springer, LNCS 5812, ISBN 978-3-642-11930-9, pp 25-49.
Pieter Koopman, Rinus Plasmeijer, Peter Achten. An Effective Methodology for Defining Consistent Semantics of Complex Systems. In Zoltán Horváth, Rinus Plasmeijer, Viktória Zsók, Eds. Central European Functional Programming School, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2010, Volume 6299/2010, 224-267.
Bas Lijnse, Rinus Plasmeijer. iTasks 2: iTasks for End-users. In Marco T. Morazán, Sven-Bodo Scholz. Eds. Revised Selected Papers of the 21st Symposium on Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, September 23-25, 2009, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, USA. Springer-Verlag, LNCS 6041, pp.36-54.
Bas Lijnse, Erik Crombag, Rinus Plasmeijer. The Usual Tasks: A Library for Ad-Hoc Work in iTasks [extended abstract]. In Jurriaan Hage, Ed. Preproceedings of the 22nd Symposium on Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, IFL 2010, September 1-3 2010, Alphen aan den Rijn. Technical Report UU-CS-2010-020, ISSN: 0924-3275, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Steffen Michels, Rinus Plasmeijer, Peter Achten. iTask as a new paradigm to building GUI applications [extended abstract]. In Jurriaan Hage, Ed. Preproceedings of the 22nd Symposium on Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, IFL 2010, September 1-3 2010, Alphen aan den Rijn. Technical Report UU-CS-2010-020, ISSN: 0924-3275, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Thomas van Noort, Peter Achten, Rinus Plasmeijer. A Typical Synergy - Dynamic Types and Generalised Algebraic Datatypes. In Marco T. Morazán, Sven-Bodo Scholz. Eds. Revised Selected Papers of the 21st Symposium on Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, September 23-25, 2009, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, USA. Springer-Verlag, LNCS 6041, pp.179-197.
Thomas van Noort, Alexey Rodriguez, Stefan Holdermans, Johan Jeuring, Bastiaan Heeren, and José Pedro Magalhães. A lightweight approach to datatype-generic rewriting. Accepted for publication in Journal of Functional Programming, Cambridge University Press.
Thomas van Noort, Peter Achten, Rinus Plasmeijer. Ad-hoc Polymorphism and Dynamic Typing in a Statically Typed Functional Language. In Bruno Oliveira and Marcin Zalewsk, Eds. Proceedings of the 6th Workshop on Generic Programming, WGP 2010, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, September 26, 2010, ACM, pp.73-84.
Rinus Plasmeijer, Peter Achten, Pieter Koopman. Generic Functions Dynamically Applied - keynote talk. In Zoltán Porkoláb, Norbert Pataki, Eds. Proceedings Workshop on Generative Technologies (WGT'10), Paphos, Cyprus, March 27, 2010, pp. 1-2, ISBN 978-963-284-140-3.
Ute Schmid, Emanuel Kitzelmann, Rinus Plasmeijer, Eds. Approaches and Applications of Inductive Programming, Third International Workshop, AAIP 2009, Edinburgh, UK, September 4, 2009, Springer, LNCS 5812, ISBN 978-3-642-11930-9.
Peter Achten, Pieter Koopman, Marco T. Morazán, Eds. Trends in Functional Programming, Center Parcs "Het Heijderbos", The Netherlands, May 26-28 2008, Volume 9, Intellect publisher, ISBN 978-1-84150-277-9.
Arjen Hommersom, Peter J.F. Lucas, René Waarsing, Pieter Koopman. Applying Bayesian Networks for Intelligent Adaptable Printing Systems. In Proceedings Seventh Workshop on Intelligent Solutions in Embedded Systems, WISES'09, Ancona, Italy, June 25-26, 2009.
Zoltán Horváth, Viktória Zsók, Peter Achten, Pieter Koopman, Eds. Draft Proceedings Tenth Symposium on Trends in Functional Programming, Komárno, Slovakia, 2-4 june 2009, Selye János University, Komárno and Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, ISBN 978-963-284-076-5.
Pieter Koopman, Rinus Plasmeijer, Doaitse Swierstra, Eds. Advanced Functional Programming, 6th International School, AFP 2008, Revised Lectures, Center Parcs "Het Heijderbos", The Netherlands, May 19-24 2008, LNCS 5832, ISBN-13 978-3-642-04651-3, Springer.
Bas Lijnse, Rinus Plasmeijer. Between Types and Tables - Using Generic Programming for Automated Mapping Between Data Types and Relational Databases. To appear in Selected Papers Proceedings 20th International Symposium on the Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, 10-12 September, 2008, Springer, LNCS 5836.
Bas Lijnse, Rinus Plasmeijer. iTasks for End-users. In Marco T. Morazán, Ed. Proceedings 21st Symposium on Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, September 23-25, 2009, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, USA, Technical Report SHU-TR-CS-2009-09-1, pp. 22-23. To appear as revised paper.
Maarten de Mol. Reasoning About Functional Programs - Sparkle: a proof assistant for Clean. PhD Thesis. March 2009. Radboud University Nijmegen. ISBN 978-90-9023885-2.
Thomas van Noort, Peter Achten, Rinus Plasmeijer. A Typical Synergy - Dynamic Types and Generalised Algebraic Datatypes. In Marco T. Morazán, Ed. Proceedings 21st Symposium on Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, September 23-25, 2009, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, USA, Technical Report SHU-TR-CS-2009-09-1, pp. 263-273. To appear as revised paper.
Rinus Plasmeijer, Peter Achten, Pieter Koopman, Bas Lijnse, Thomas van Noort. An iTask case study: a conference management system. In Koopman, P., Plasmeijer, R., Swierstra, D. Eds. Advanced Functional Programming, 6th International School, AFP 2008, Revised Lectures, Center Parcs "Het Heijderbos", The Netherlands, May 19-24 2008, LNCS 5832, Springer, pp. 306-329.
Mark Loos, Ad M.J. Ragas, Rinus Plasmeijer, Aafke M. Schipper, A. Jan Hendriks. Eco-SpaCE: An object-oriented, spatially explicit model to assess the risk of multiple environmental stressors on terrestrial vertebrate populations. Sci Total Environ (2009), doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.11.045.
Peter Achten, Marko van Eekelen, Maarten de Mol, Rinus Plasmeijer. A Common Arrow Based Semantics for GEC and iData Applications. Technical Report ICIS-R08023, Radboud University Nijmegen.
Peter Achten. Teaching Functional Programming with Soccer-Fun. In Frank Huch, Adam Parkin, Eds. Proceedings of the 2008 ACM SIGPLAN Workshop on Functional and Declarative Programming in Education (FDPE'08). Victoria (BC) Canada, September 21, 2008, ISBN:978-1-60558-068-5, pp. 61-72, 2008. abstract bib
Peter Achten, Pieter Koopman, Marco T. Morazán. Draft Proceedings of the Ninth Symposium on Trends in Functional Programming (TFP'08), May 26-28 2008, Center Parcs "Het Heijderbos", The Netherlands. Technical Report: ICIS-R08007, May 2008, Radboud University Nijmegen, 2008.
Zoltán Horváth, Rinus Plasmeijer, Anna Soós, Viktória Zsók (Eds.) 2nd Central European Functional Programming School, CEFP 2007, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, June 2007, Revised Selected Lectures, Springer, LNCS 5161.
Jan Martin Jansen, Pieter Koopman, Rinus Plasmeijer. From Interpretation to Compilation. In Horváth, Plasmeijer, Soós, Zsók, Eds. 2nd Central European Functional Programming School, CEFP 2007, June 23-30 2007, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Springer LNCS 5161, pp. 286-301, 2008. abstract bib
Jan Martin Jansen, Pieter Koopman, Rinus Plasmeijer. Web based Dynamic Workflow Systems and Applications in the Military Domain. In Hupkens, Th. and Monsuur, H. Eds. NL ARMS, Netherlands Annual Review of Military Studies 2008, Sensors, Weapons, C4I and Operations Research, ISSN: 0166-9982, pp. 43-59. bib
Jan Martin Jansen, Rinus Plasmeijer, Pieter Koopman. iEditors: Extending iTask with Interactive Plug-ins. In Scholz, S-B. Ed. Proceedings Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, 20th International Symposium, IFL 2008, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK, 10-12 September 2008, Technical Report No. 474, September 2008, University of Hertfordshire, pp. 170-186. abstract bib
Pieter Koopman, Peter Achten, Rinus Plasmeijer. Model-Based Testing of Thin-Client Web Applications and Navigation Input. In Hudak, P. and Warren, D.S. Eds. Proceedings of 10th International Symposium on Practical Aspects of Declarative Languages, PADL08, San Francisco, CA, USA, January 7-8, 2008, Springer, LNCS 4902, pp. 299-315. (bib)
Pieter Koopman, Peter Achten, Rinus Plasmeijer. Testing and Validating the Quality of Specifications. In 2008 IEEE International Conference on Software Testing Verification and Validation Workshop on Advances in Model Based Testing (A-MOST 2008), Lillehammer, Norway, April 9-11, 2008, pp. 41-52. abstract bib IEEE Xplore
Pieter Koopman, Rinus Plasmeijer, Doaitse Swierstra. Draft Proceedings of the Sixth Advanced Functional Programming School (AFP'08), May 19-24 2008, Center Parcs "Het Heijderbos", The Netherlands. Technical Report: ICIS-R08008, May 2008, Radboud University Nijmegen, 2008.
Pieter Koopman, Peter Achten, Rinus Plasmeijer. Validating Specifications for Model-Based Testing. In Proceedings of The 2008 International Conference on Software Engineering Research and Practice (SERP'08), Monte Carlo Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, July 14-17, 2008, CSREA Press, pp. 231-237 (Volume I).
Pieter Koopman, Rinus Plasmeijer, Peter Achten. An Executable and Testable Semantics for iTasks. In Scholz, S-B. Ed. Proceedings Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, 20th International Symposium, IFL 2008, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK, 10-12 September 2008, Technical Report No. 474, September 2008, University of Hertfordshire, pp.53-64.
Bas Lijnse. Between Types and Tables: Generic Mapping Between Relational Databases and Data Structures in Clean. Master Thesis 590. Radboud University Nijmegen, July 2008. bib
Bas Lijnse, Rinus Plasmeijer. Between Types and Tables. Using Generic Programming for Automated Mapping Between Data Types and Relational Databases. In Scholz, S-B. Ed. Proceedings Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, 20th International Symposium, IFL 2008, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK, 10-12 September 2008, Technical Report No. 474, September 2008, University of Hertfordshire, pp.115-130. abstract bib
Loos M, Ragas AMJ, Hendriks AJ, Plasmeijer MJ. Ecological and Spatially explicit Cumulative & Exposure model (Eco-SpaCE), an individual-based ecological exposure model for terrestrial vertebrates in an object-oriented programming platform. Department of Environmental Science, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; 2008. 61 pp.
Maarten de Mol, Marko van Eekelen, Rinus Plasmeijer. Proving properties of lazy Functional Programs with Sparkle. In Horváth, Plasmeijer, Soós, Zsók, Eds. 2nd Central European Functional Programming School, CEFP 2007, June 23-30 2007, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Springer LNCS 5161, pp. 41-86, 2008. abstract bib
Maarten de Mol, Marko van Eekelen, Rinus Plasmeijer. A single-step term-graph reduction system for proof assistants. In Andy Schürr, Manfred Nagl, and Albert Zündorf, Eds. Selected Papers of the 3rd International Workshop and Symposium on Graph Transformations with Industrial Relevance, AGTIVE'07, Springer LNCS 5088, pp. 184-200.
Thomas van Noort, Alexey Rodriguez, Stefan Holdermans, Johan Jeuring, Bastiaan Heeren. A Lightweight Approach to Datatype-Generic Rewriting. In Ralf Hinze, Don Syme, Eds. Proceedings of the ACM SIGPLAN Workshop on Generic Programming, WGP 2008. Victoria (BC) Canada, September 20, 2008, pp. 13-24, ACM press. abstract bib
Rinus Plasmeijer, Peter Achten, Pieter Koopman. An Introduction to iTasks: Defining Interactive Work Flows for the Web. In Horváth, Plasmeijer, Soós, Zsók, Eds. 2nd Central European Functional Programming School, CEFP 2007, June 23-30 2007, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Springer LNCS 5161, pp.1-40. abstract bib Springer-link
Rinus Plasmeijer, Peter Achten, Pieter Koopman. Executable Specifications of Interactive Workflow Systems for the Web with the iTasks Toolkit. Revised selected paper of the 2007 ACM SIGPLAN International Conference on Functional Programming (ICFP'07), Freiburg, Germany, October 1-3, 2007. Under consideration for publication in Journal of Functional Programming.
Rinus Plasmeijer, Peter Achten, Pieter Koopman, Bas Lijnse, Thomas van Noort. Specifying Interactive Work Flows for the Web. In Koopman, P., Plasmeijer, R., Swierstra, D. Eds. Draft Proceedings of the Sixth Advanced Functional Programming School (AFP'08), May 19-24 2008, Center Parcs "Het Heijderbos", The Netherlands, pp. 7-47.
Rinus Plasmeijer, Jan Martin Jansen, Pieter Koopman, Peter Achten. Declarative Ajax and Client Side Evaluation of Workflows using iTasks. In Proceedings 10th International ACM SIGPLAN Symposium on Principles and Practice of Declarative Programming (PPDP'08). July 15-17 2008, Valencia, Spain, pp.56-66.
Rinus Plasmeijer, Sjaak Smetsers, Arjen van Weelden. Interactive Combining of Typed Object Code. Under consideration for publication in Journal of Functional Programming.
Sjaak Smetsers, Arjen van Weelden, Rinus Plasmeijer. Efficient and Type-Safe Generic Data Storage. In Workshop on Generative Technologies, Budapest, Hungary, april 5 2008. (bib)
Edsko de Vries, Rinus Plasmeijer, David M. Abrahamson. Uniqueness Typing Simplified. In Chitil, O. Eds. Proceedings Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, 19th International Symposium, IFL 2007, Selected Papers, Freiburg, Germany, 27-29 september 2007, Springer, LNCS 5083, pp. 201-218. (bib)
Peter Achten. Clean for Haskell98 Programmers - A Quick Reference Guide. July 13 2007. Single paged note that summarizes the main differences between Clean and Haskell98. It serves as a quick reference guide when reading Clean code. bib
Peter Achten, Marko van Eekelen, Maarten de Mol, Rinus Plasmeijer. An Arrow Based Semantics for Interactive Applications. In M. Morazán, Ed. Preliminary Proceedings Eighth Symposium on Trends in Functional Programming, TFP 2007, April 2-4, New York, USA (bib).
Marko van Eekelen, Maarten de Mol. Proving Lazy Folklore with Mixed Lazy/Strict Semantics. In Barendsen, E., Capretta, V., Geuvers, H., Niqui, M. (Eds.) Reflections on Type Theory, l-Calculus, and the Mind - Essays dedicated to Henk Barendregt on the occasion of his 60th birthday. December 17 2007. Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands. ISBN 978-90-9022446-6, pp. 87-100 (bib).
Jan Martin Jansen, Pieter Koopman, Rinus Plasmeijer. Efficient Interpretation by Transforming Data Types and Patterns to Functions. In Nilsson, H. Ed. Proceedings Seventh Symposium on Trends in Functional Programming, TFP 2006, Revised Papers, Volume 7. Nottingham, UK, 19-21 April 2006, The University of Nottingham, Intellect Books UK, ISBN 978-1-84150-188-8, pp. 73-90. abstract bib
Pieter Koopman, Rinus Plasmeijer. Systematic Synthesis of Functions. In Nilsson, H. Ed. Proceedings Seventh Symposium on Trends in Functional Programming, TFP 2006, Revised Papers. Nottingham, UK, 19-21 April 2006, The University of Nottingham, Intellect Books UK, ISBN 978-1-84150-188-8, pp. 35-54.
Pieter Koopman, Peter Achten, Rinus Plasmeijer. Model-Based Testing of Thin-Client Web Applications and Navigation Input. In M. Morazán, Ed. Preliminary Proceedings Eighth Symposium on Trends in Functional Programming, TFP 2007, April 2-4, New York, USA.
Pieter Koopman, Peter Achten, Rinus Plasmeijer. On the Validation of Specifications used in Model-Based Testing. In Chitil, O. Ed. Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, 19th International Symposium, IFL 2007, Freiburg, Germany, 27-29 september 2007, Computing Laboratory, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, UK, Technical Report No. 12-07, September 2007, pp. 230-231 (bib).
Pieter Koopman, Rinus Plasmeijer. Systematic Synthesis of l-Terms. In Barendsen, E., Capretta, V., Geuvers, H., Niqui, M. (Eds.) Reflections on Type Theory, l -Calculus, and the Mind - Essays dedicated to Henk Barendregt on the occasion of his 60th birthday. December 17 2007. Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands. ISBN 978-90-9022446-6, pp. 211-222 (bib).
Maarten de Mol, Marko van Eekelen, Rinus Plasmeijer. The Mathematical Foundation of the Proof Assistant Sparkle. Technical Report ICIS-R07025, Nov. 2007, Institute for Computing and Information Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen.
Maarten de Mol, Marko van Eekelen, Rinus Plasmeijer. Proving properties of lazy functional programs with Sparkle. In Horváth, Z. Ed. Central European Functional Programming School, CEFP 2007, June 23-30 2007, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Maarten de Mol, Marko van Eekelen, Rinus Plasmeijer. A Single-Step Term-Graph Reduction System for Proof-Assistants. In Schuerr, A., Nagl, M. and Zuendorf, A. Eds. Proceedings of Selected and Invited Papers of Applications of Graph Transformations with Industrial Relevance, Third Internation Symposium, AGTIVE 2007, Kassel, Germany, 2007, pp. 181-197.
Maarten de Mol, Marko van Eekelen, Rinus Plasmeijer. Proving Confluence of Term-Graph Reduction for Sparkle. Technical Report ICIS-R07012, Institute for Computing and Information Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen, 2007.
Rinus Plasmeijer, Peter Achten. A Conference Management System based on the iData Toolkit. In Horváth, Z. and Zsók, V. Eds. Proceedings of the 18th International Symposium on Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, IFL'06, Selected Papers, September 4-6, 2006, Budapest, Hungary, Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Informatics, Department of Programming Languages and Compilers, Springer Verlag, LNCS 4449, pp.108-125.
Rinus Plasmeijer, Peter Achten, Pieter Koopman. iTasks: Executable Specifications of Interactive Work Flow Systems for the Web. In Ramsey, N. Ed. Proceedings of the 2007 ACM SIGPLAN International Conference on Functional Programming (ICFP'07), Freiburg, Germany, October 1-3, 2007, ACM, ISBN 978-1-59593-815-2, pp. 141-152. bib
Rinus Plasmeijer, Peter Achten, Pieter Koopman. An Introduction to iTasks: Defining Interactive Work Flows for the Web - Draft version -. In Central European Functional Programming School, CEFP 2007, June 23-30 2007, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Rinus Plasmeijer, Jan Martin Jansen, Pieter Koopman, Peter Achten. Transparant Ajax and Client-Site Evaluation of iTasks. In Chitil, O. Ed. Proceedings of the 19th International Symposium on Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, IFL 2007, Freiburg, Germany, 27-29 september 2007, Computing Laboratory, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, UK, Technical Report No. 12-07, September 2007, pp. 252-253.
Edsko de Vries, Rinus Plasmeijer, David M. Abrahamson. Uniqueness Typing Redefined. In Horváth, Z. and Zsók, V. Eds. Proceedings of the 18th International Symposium on Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, IFL'06, Selected Papers, September 4-6, 2006, Budapest, Hungary, Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Informatics, Department of Programming Languages and Compilers, Springer Verlag, LNCS 4449, pp.181-198.
Edsko de Vries, Rinus Plasmeijer, David M. Abrahamson. Equality Based Uniqueness Typing. In M. Morazán, Ed. Preliminary Proceedings Eighth Symposium on Trends in Functional Programming, TFP 2007, April 2-4, New York, USA.
Edsko de Vries, Rinus Plasmeijer, David Abrahamson. Uniqueness Typing Simplified. In Chitil, O. Ed. Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, 19th International Symposium, IFL 2007, Freiburg, Germany, 27-29 september 2007, Computing Laboratory, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, UK, Technical Report No. 12-07, September 2007, pp. 416-430.
Arjen van Weelden. Putting Types To Good Use. PhD Thesis. October 2007. Radboud University Nijmegen. ISBN 978-90-9022041-3.
Erik Zuurbier, Rinus Plasmeijer. Car Damage Subrogation Workflow - an iTask exercise. In Chitil, O. Ed. Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, 19th International Symposium, IFL 2007, Freiburg, Germany, 27-29 september 2007, Computing Laboratory, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, UK, Technical Report No. 12-07, September 2007, pp. 232.
Peter Achten, Marko van Eekelen, Rinus Plasmeijer. Towards A Unified Semantic Model for Interactive Applications. In Nilsson, H. Ed. Proceedings Seventh Symposium on Trends in Functional Programming, TFP 2006, Nottingham, UK, 19-21 April 2006, The University of Nottingham, pp.279-292.
Peter Achten, Marko van Eekelen, Rinus Plasmeijer. A Unified Semantic Model For Interactive Applications Using iData and Generic Editors (abstract). In Horváth, Z. and Zsók, V. Eds. Proceedings of the 18th International Symposium on Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, IFL'06, September 4-6, 2006, Budapest, Hungary, Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Informatics, Department of Programming Languages and Compilers, Technical Report No:2006-S01, ISBN:9634638767, pp.205.
Marko van Eekelen, Maarten de Mol. Proof Tool Support for Explicit Strictness. In Andrew Butterfield, Clemens Grelck, Frank Huch, Eds. Selected Papers from the 17th International Workshop on Implementation of Functional Languages, IFL2005, Dublin, Ireland, Springer, LNCS 4015, pp. 37-54, 2006.
Jan Martin Jansen, Pieter Koopman, Rinus Plasmeijer. Efficient Interpretation by Transforming Data Types and Patterns to Functions. In Nilsson, H. Ed. Proceedings Seventh Symposium on Trends in Functional Programming, TFP 2006, Nottingham, UK, 19-21 April 2006, The University of Nottingham, pp. 157-172.
Johan Jeuring and Rinus Plasmeijer. Generic Programming for Software Evolution. In Duchien, L., D'Hondt, M., Mens, T. Eds. Proceedings of the 2nd International ERCIM Workshop on Software Evolution 2006, IWPSE'06, LIFL - INRIA, Universite des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, France, April 6-7, 2006, pp. 97-104. (Also available as Technical report Utrecht University UU-CS-2006-024, 2006).
Pieter Koopman, Rinus Plasmeijer. Systematic Synthesis of Functions. In Nilsson, H. Ed. Proceedings Seventh Symposium on Trends in Functional Programming, TFP 2006, Nottingham, UK, 19-21 April 2006, The University of Nottingham, pp.68-83.
Pieter Koopman, Rinus Plasmeijer, Peter Achten. Model-Based Testing of Thin-Client Web Applications. In Havelund, K. Ed. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Formal Approaches to Testing and Runtime Verification (FATES/RV06), Seattle, August 2006, Springer, LNCS 4262, 2006, pp.115-132.
Pieter Koopman, Rinus Plasmeijer. Fully Automatic Testing with Functions as Specifications. Central-European Functional Programming School - Revised Selected Lectures, 4-16 july 2005. Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary, Springer, LNCS 4164, pp. 35-61. (Springer-link)
Pieter Koopman, Rinus Plasmeijer. Automatic Testing of Higher Order Functions. In Kobayashi, N. Ed. Proceedings of The Fourth ASIAN Symposium on Programming Languages and Systems (APLAS2006), November 8-10, 2006, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, Springer, LNCS 4279, 2006, pp. 148-164.
Pieter Koopman, Peter Achten, Rinus Plasmeijer. Model-Based Testing of Thin-Client Web Applications and Browser Actions (extended abstract). In Horváth, Z. and Zsók, V. Eds. Proceedings of the 18th International Symposium on Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, IFL'06, September 4-6, 2006, Budapest, Hungary, Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Informatics, Department of Programming Languages and Compilers, Technical Report No:2006-S01, ISBN:9634638767, pp.349-351.
Betsy Pepels, Rinus Plasmeijer. Generating Information Systems Applications: a Research Proposition. In Nilsson, H. Ed. Proceedings Seventh Symposium on Trends in Functional Programming, TFP 2006, Nottingham, UK, 19-21 April 2006, The University of Nottingham, pp.293-308.
Betsy Pepels, Rinus Plasmeijer and Erik Proper. Fact-oriented modeling from a programming language designer's perspective. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Object-Role Modeling (ORM2006), 29 Oct-3 Nov, 2006, Montpellier, France, Springer, LNCS 4278, pp.1170-1180.
Rinus Plasmeijer, Peter Achten. iData For The World Wide Web - Programming Interconnected Web Forms. Eighth International Symposium on Functional and Logic Programming, FLOPS 2006, April 24-26 2006, Fuji Susone, Japan, Springer, LNCS 3945, pp.242-258.
Rinus Plasmeijer, Peter Achten. The Implementation of iData - A Case Study in Generic Programming. In Butterfield, A., Grelck, C., Huch, F. Eds. Proceedings Implementation and Application of Functional Languages - Revised Selected Papers, 17th International Workshop, IFL05, Dublin, Ireland. September 19-21 2005. Department of Computer Science, Trinity College, University of Dublin, Springer, LNCS 4015, pp.106-123.
Rinus Plasmeijer, Peter Achten. [1]Generic Editors for the World Wide Web. Central-European Functional Programming School - Revised Selected Lectures, 4-16 july 2005. Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary, Springer, LNCS 4164, pp.1-34. (Springer-link)
Rinus Plasmeijer, Peter Achten. A Conference Management System based on iData (abstract). In Horváth, Z. and Zsók, V. Eds. Proceedings of the 18th International Symposium on Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, IFL'06, September 4-6, 2006, Budapest, Hungary, Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Informatics, Department of Programming Languages and Compilers, Technical Report No:2006-S01, ISBN:9634638767, pp.167.
Sjaak Smetsers, Arjen van Weelden. Bracket abstraction Preserves Typability - A formal proof of Diller-algorithm-C in PVS. In Levy, J. Ed. Proceedings 20th International Workshop on Unification (UNIF'06), August 11, 2006, Seattle, Washington, pp. 29-43.
Edsko de Vries, Rinus Plasmeijer, David Abrahamson. Uniqueness Typing Redefined. In Horváth, Z. and Zsók, V. Eds. Proceedings of the 18th International Symposium on Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, IFL'06, September 4-6, 2006, Budapest, Hungary, Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Informatics, Department of Programming Languages and Compilers, Technical Report No:2006-S01, ISBN:9634638767, pp.230-245.
Arjen van Weelden, Sjaak Smetsers, Rinus Plasmeijer. Polytypic Syntax Tree Operations. In Butterfield, A. Ed. Proceedings Implementation and Application of Functional Languages - Revised Selected Papers, 17th International Workshop, IFL05, Dublin, Ireland. September 19-21 2005. Springer, LNCS 4015, pp.142-159.
Peter Achten. [2]The Feasibility of Interactively Probing Quiescent Properties of GUI Applications. In Grelck, C. Huch, F., Michaelson, G.J., Trinder, Ph. Eds. Proceedings Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, 16th International Workshop, IFL'04, Luebeck, Germany, September 8-10, 2004. Springer, LNCS 3474, pp.17-34. abstract, pdf.
Peter Achten, Marko van Eekelen, Rinus Plasmeijer, Arjen van Weelden. Programming Generic Graphical User Interfaces. Internal report, february 2005. Nijmegen Institute for Computing and Information Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands. abstract, pdf.
Artem Alimarine, Sjaak Smetsers. Improved Fusion for Optimizing Generics. In Hermenegildo, M., Cabeza, D. Eds. Proceedings of Seventh International Symposium on Practical Aspects of Declarative Languages (PADL 2005), Long Beach, CA, USA, January 2005, Springer, LNCS 3350, pp.203-218. abstract.
Artem Alimarine, Sjaak Smetsers, Arjen van Weelden, Marko van Eekelen, Rinus Plasmeijer. There and Back Again - Arrows for Invertible Programming. In Leijen, D. Ed. Proceedings of the 9th Haskell Workshop, Haskell'05, Tallinn, Estonia, 30 september 2005, ACM Press, pp.86-98. abstract.
Artem Alimarine. Generic Functional Programming - Conceptual Design, Implementation and Applications. PhD Thesis. September 2005. Radboud University Nijmegen. ISBN 90-9019574-2.
A. Belinfante, Frantzen, L., Schallhart, C. Tools for Test Case Generation. In Broy, M., Jonsson, B., Katoen, J.-P., Leucker, M, Pretschner, A. Model-Based Testing of Reactive Systems - A Seminar Volume. Springer-Verlag, LNCS 3472, 2005, pp.391-438.
Malcolm Dowse, Andrew Butterfield, Marko van Eekelen. Reasoning About Deterministic Concurrent Functional I/O. In Grelck, C. Huch, F., Michaelson, G.J., Trinder, Ph. Eds. Proceedings Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, 16th International Workshop, IFL'04, Luebeck, Germany, September 8-10, 2004. Springer, LNCS 3474, pp. 469-480.
Sander Evers, Peter Achten, Jan Kuper. A Functional Programming Technique for Forms in Graphical User Interfaces. In Grelck, C. Huch, F., Michaelson, G.J., Trinder, Ph. Eds. Proceedings Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, 16th International Workshop, IFL'04, Luebeck, Germany, September 8-10, 2004. Springer, LNCS 3474, pp.35-51. abstract.
Sander Evers, Peter Achten, Rinus Plasmeijer. Disjoint Forms in Graphical User Interfaces. In Loidl, H.W. Ed. Proceedings of the Fifth Symposium on Trends in Functional Programming (TFP 2004), Ludwig Maximilians Universitaet Muenchen, 2004, Intellect Books, pp.113-128. abstract.
Lars Frantzen, Jan Tretmans, Tim Willemse. Test Generation based on Symbolic Specifications. In Grabowski, J. Nielsen, B. Eds. Proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Formal Approaches to Testing of Software (FATES 2004). Springer, LNCS 3395. abstract.
Jan Martin Jansen, Pieter Koopman, Rinus Plasmeijer. [3]Data Types and Pattern Matching by Function Application. In Butterfield, A. Ed. Proceedings Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, 17th International Workshop, IFL05, Dublin, Ireland. September 19-21 2005. Department of Computer Science, Trinity College, University of Dublin, Technical Report No: TCD-CS-2005-60. abstract.
Pieter Koopman. Testing with functions as specifications. In Brinksma, E., Grieskamp, W. Tretmans, J. Eds. Perspectives of Model-Based Testing, Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, 04371, Internationales Begegnungs- und Forschungszentrum (IBFI), Schloss Dagstuhl, Germany, 2005.
Pieter Koopman, Rinus Plasmeijer. Testing Higher Order Functions (extended abstract). In Butterfield, A. Ed. Proceedings Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, 17th International Workshop, IFL05, Dublin, Ireland. September 19-21 2005. Department of Computer Science, Trinity College, University of Dublin, Technical Report No: TCD-CS-2005-60. abstract.
Pieter Koopman, Rinus Plasmeijer. Generic Generation of Elements of Types. In van Eekelen, M. Ed. Sixth Symposium on Trends in Functional Programming (TFP2005), Tallin, Estonia, September 23-24, 2005, pp.163-178, Intellect Books, ISBN 978-1-84150-176-5. abstract.
Pieter Koopman, Rinus Plasmeijer. [4]Testing with Functions as Specifications. Central-European Functional Programming School, 4-16 july 2005. Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.
Betsy Pepels, Rinus Plasmeijer. Generating Applications from Object Role Models (pdf). In R. Meersman Ed., Proceedings of the OTM Workshops 2005, OnTheMove - OTM 2005 Federated Conferences and Workshops, Agia Napa, Cyprus, 31 Oct - 4 Nov 2005, Springer, LNCS 3762, pp 656-665. abstract.
Rinus Plasmeijer, Peter Achten. Generic Editors for the World Wide Web. In Proceedings of the 1st Central-European Functional Programming School, 4-16 july 2005. Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary. abstract.
Rinus Plasmeijer, Peter Achten. [5]The Implementation of iData - A Case Study in Generic Programming. In Butterfield, A. Ed. Proceedings Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, 17th International Workshop, IFL05, Dublin, Ireland. September 19-21 2005. Department of Computer Science, Trinity College, University of Dublin, Technical Report No: TCD-CS-2005-60. abstract.
Rinus Plasmeijer, Peter Achten, Javier Pomer Tendillo. iData For The World Wide Web - Generic Programming Techniques for High-Level Server-Side Web Scripting. Internal Report, February 2005. Nijmegen Institute for Computing and Information Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands. abstract.
Arjen van Weelden, Martijn Oostdijk, Lars Frantzen, Pieter Koopman, Jan Tretmans. On-the-fly Formal Testing of a Smart Card Applet. In Sasaki, R., Qing, S., Okamoto, E., Yoshiura, H. Eds. Proceedings of the 20th International Information Security Conference, SEC'05, Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan, May 2005, Springer-Verlag. (Also available as Technical Report NIII-R0428).
Arjen van Weelden, Sjaak Smetsers, Rinus Plasmeijer. A Generic Approach to Syntax Tree Operations. In Butterfield, A. Ed. Proceedings Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, 17th International Workshop, IFL05, Dublin, Ireland. September 19-21 2005. Department of Computer Science, Trinity College, University of Dublin, Technical Report No: TCD-CS-2005-60.
Ronny Wichers Schreur, Rinus Plasmeijer. Dynamic Construction of Generic Functions. In Grelck, C. Huch, F., Michaelson, G.J., Trinder, Ph. Eds. Proceedings Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, 16th International Workshop, IFL'04, Luebeck, Germany, September 8-10, 2004. Springer, LNCS 3474, pp.160-176. (bib)
Peter Achten. [6]Interactively Probing Quiescent Properties of Object I/O Applications - A Feasibility Study - . Grelck, C., Huch, F. Eds. Proceedings Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, 16th International Workshop, IFL'04, Luebeck, Germany, September 8-10, 2004, Technical Report 0408, Christian-Albrechts-Universitaet zu Kiel, pp.153-168. abstract, pdf.
Peter Achten, Marko van Eekelen, Rinus Plasmeijer, Arjen van Weelden. GEC: a Toolkit for Generic Rapid Prototyping of Type Safe Interactive Applications. In Vene, V., Uustalu, T. Eds. 5th International School on Advanced Functional Programming, AFP2004, Tartu, Estonia, August 14-21, 2004, Revised Lectures. Springer, LNCS 3622, pp.210-244. abstract, pdf.
Peter Achten, Marko van Eekelen, Rinus Plasmeijer, Arjen van Weelden. Arrows for Generic Graphical Editor Components. Technical Report NIII-R0416, Nijmegen Institute for Computing and Information Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands. abstract, pdf.
Peter Achten, Marko van Eekelen, Rinus Plasmeijer, Arjen van Weelden. Automatic Generation of Editors for Higher-Order Data Structures. In Chin, W-N. Ed. Proceedings of the Second Asian Symposium on Programming Languages and Systems (APLAS 2004), Taipei, Taiwan, November 4-6, 2004, Springer, LNCS 3302, pp.262-279. abstract. (Also available as Technical Report NIII-R0427).
Peter Achten, Marko van Eekelen, Rinus Plasmeijer. Compositional Model-Views with Generic Graphical User Interfaces. In Jayaraman, ed. Proceedings Practical Aspects of Declarative Programming, PADL04, Dallas, Texas, USA, June 18-19 2004. Springer, LNCS 3057, pp.39-55. abstract, pdf. (Also available as Technical Report NIII-R0408)
Peter Achten, Marko van Eekelen, Rinus Plasmeijer. Generic Graphical User Interfaces. In Michaelson, G., Trinder, Ph. Eds. Proceedings 15th International Workshop on the Implementation of Functional Languages, IFL 2003, Selected Papers, Edinburgh, Scotland, September 8-10, 2003. Springer, LNCS 3145, pp.152-167. abstract, pdf (improved version of [#2003-achp2003-GenericGUI below]).
Artem Alimarine and Sjaak Smetsers. Efficient Generic Functional Programming. Nijmegen Institute for Computing and Information Sciences, Faculty of Science, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Technical Report NIII-R0425.
Artem Alimarine and Sjaak Smetsers. Fusing Generic Functions. Nijmegen Institute for Computing and Information Sciences, Faculty of Science, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Technical Report NIII-R0434.
Artem Alimarine and Sjaak Smetsers. Optimizing Generic Functions. In Kozen, D. Ed. Proceedings Seventh International Conference on Mathematics of Program Construction (MPC 2004), Stirling, Scotland, UK, July 2004. Springer, LNCS 3125, pp.16-31. abstract, pdf.
M. van der Bijl, A. Rensink, J. Tretmans. [7]Compositional Testing with ioco. In Petrenko, A. Ulrich, A. Eds. Proceedings Formal Approaches to Software Testing (FATES 2003), Montréal, Québec, Canada, October 6, 2003. Springer, LNCS 2931, pp.86-100. abstract, pdf.
Malcolm Dowse, Andrew Butterfield, Marko van Eekelen, Maarten de Mol, Rinus Plasmeijer. Towards Machine-Verified Proofs for I/O. Grelck, C., Huch, F. Eds. Proceedings Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, 16th International Workshop, IFL'04, Luebeck, Germany, September 8-10, 2004, Technical Report 0408, Christian-Albrechts-Universitaet zu Kiel, pp. 469-480.
Marko van Eekelen, Maarten de Mol. Mixed Lazy/Strict Graph Semantics. Grelck, C., Huch, F. Eds. Proceedings Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, 16th International Workshop, IFL'04, Luebeck, Germany, September 8-10, 2004, Technical Report 0408, Christian-Albrechts-Universitaet zu Kiel, pp.245-260.
Sander Evers, Peter Achten, Jan Kuper. A Functional Programming Technique for Forms in Graphical User Interfaces. Grelck, C., Huch, F. Eds. Proceedings Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, 16th International Workshop, IFL'04, Luebeck, Germany, September 8-10, 2004, Technical Report 0408, Christian-Albrechts-Universitaet zu Kiel, pp.81-96. abstract, pdf.
John van Groningen. Faster Garbage Collection Using Prefetching. Grelck, C., Huch, F. Eds. Proceedings Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, 16th International Workshop, IFL'04, Luebeck, Germany, September 8-10, 2004, Technical Report 0408, Christian-Albrechts-Universitaet zu Kiel, pp. 142-152.
Groote, J.F., Willemse, T.A.C. Parameterised Boolean Equation Systems. In Gardner, P., Yoshida, N. Eds. Proceedings of CONCUR 2004, Springer-Verlag, LNCS 3170, pp.308-324.
Groote, J.F., Willemse, T.A.C. A Checker for Modal Formulas for Processes with Data. In de Boer, F.S., Bosangue, M.M., Graf, S., de Roever, W.-P. Eds. Proceedings of FMCO 2003. Springer-Verlag, LNCS 3188, pp.223-239.
Groote, J.F., Willemse, T.A.C. Parameterised Boolean Equation Systems. Eindhoven University of Technology, Department of Computer Science, CSR 04-09.
Ron van Kesteren, Marko van Eekelen, Maarten de Mol. Proof Support for General Type Classes. In Hans-Wolfgang Lloidl, Ed. Trends in Functional Programming 5: Selected Papers from the 5th Int. Symposium on Trends in Functional Programming, TFP04, München, Germany, Intellect, 2004, pp. 1-16.
Pieter Koopman, Rinus Plasmeijer. Testing reactive systems with GAST. Gilmore, S. Ed. Proceedings Fourth symposium on Trends in Functional Programming, Edinburgh, Scotland, September 11-12, 2003, Intellect Books, ISBN 1-84150-122-0, pp.111-129. abstract . (Also available as Technical Report NIII-R0403)
Leonard Lensink, Marko van Eekelen. Induction and Co-Induction in Sparkle. Technical Report NII-R0502, Institute for Computing and Information Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen, 2004.
Rinus Plasmeijer, Arjen van Weelden. [8]A Functional Shell that Operates on Typed and Compiled Applications. In Vene, V., Uustalu, T. Eds. 5th International School on Advanced Functional Programming, AFP2004, Tartu, Estonia, August 14-21, 2004, Revised Lectures. Springer, LNCS 3622, pp.245-272. abstract, pdf.
Arjen van Weelden, Rinus Plasmeijer. A Functional Shell that Dynamically Combines Compiled Code. In Michaelson, G., Trinder, Ph. Eds. Proceedings 15th International Workshop on the Implementation of Functional Languages, IFL 2003, Selected Papers, Edinburgh, Scotland, September 8-10, 2003, Springer, LNCS 3145, pp.36-52. abstract, pdf.
Ronny Wichers Schreur, Rinus Plasmeijer. Dynamic Construction of Generic Functions (abstract). Grelck, C., Huch, F. Eds. Proceedings Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, 16th International Workshop, IFL'04, Luebeck, Germany, September 8-10, 2004, Technical Report 0408, Christian-Albrechts-Universitaet zu Kiel, pp.428.
Willemse, T.A.C. Embeddings of Hybrid Automata in Process Algebra. In Boiten, E.A., Derrick, J., Smith, G. Eds. Proceedings of IFM2004. Springer-Verlag, LNCS 2999, pp.343-362.
Peter Achten, Artem Alimarine, Rinus Plasmeijer. When Generic Functions Use Dynamic Values. In: Peña, R., Arts, T. eds. Proceedings 14th International Workshop on the Implementation of Functional Languages, IFL 2002, Selected Papers, Madrid, Spain, September 16-18, 2002, Springer Verlag, LNCS 2670, pp.17-33. abstract, pdf. (improved version of [#2002-achp2002-GenericDynamics below])
Artem Alimarine, Sjaak Smetsers. Online Termination Analysis for Optimizing Generics. In Trinder, Ph., Michaelson, G. Eds. Draft Proceedings of the 15th International Workshop on the Implementation of Functional Languages, IFL'03, Edinburgh, Scotland, pp. 1-2.
Diederik van Arkel, John van Groningen, Sjaak Smetsers. Fusion in Practice. In Peña, R., Arts, T. eds. Proceedings 14th International Workshop on the Implementation of Functional Languages, IFL 2002, Selected Papers, Madrid, Spain, September 16-18, 2002, Springer Verlag, LNCS 2670, pp.51-67. abstract, pdf. (improved version of [#2002-arkd2002-FusionInPractice below]).
Zoltán Horváth, Viktória Zsók, Pascal Serrarens, Rinus Plasmeijer. Parallel elementwise processable functions in concurrent clean. In Mathematical and Computer Modelling, 2003, volume 38, Elsevier Science, Oxford, pp. 865-875.
Pieter Koopman, Artem Alimarine, Jan Tretmans, Rinus Plasmeijer. Gast: Generic Automated Software Testing. In Peña, R., Arts, T. eds. Proceedings 14th International Workshop on the Implementation of Functional Languages, IFL 2002, Selected Papers, Madrid, Spain, September 16-18, 2002, Springer Verlag, LNCS 2670, pp.84-100. (see also Gast)
Pieter Koopman, Rinus Plasmijer. Testing Reactive Systems with Gast. In Trinder, Ph., Michaelson, G. Eds. Draft Proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on the Implementation of Functional Languages, IFL'03, Edinburgh, Scotland, Sep. 2003, pp.145-160.
Pieter Koopman, Jan Tretmans. eds. 9e Nederlandse Testdag, November 25, 2003, Nijmegen, Technical Report NIII-R0328, Universiteit Nijmegen. abstract.
J. Tretmans, E. Brinksma. TorX: Automated Model Based Testing. In Hartman, A., Dussa-Zieger, K. eds. Proceedings of the First European Conference on Model-Driven Software Engineering. December 11-12, 2003, imbuss, Nurnberg, Germany, 13 pp. abstract, pdf.
Martijn Vervoort and Rinus Plasmeijer. Lazy Dynamic Input/Output in the lazy functional language Clean. In Peña, R., Arts, T. eds. Proceedings 14th International Workshop on the Implementation of Functional Languages, IFL 2002, Selected Papers, Madrid, Spain, September 16-18, 2002, Springer Verlag, LNCS 2670, pp.101-117. abstract, pdf. (improved version of [#2002-verm2002-LazyDynamicIO below]).
Arjen van Weelden and Rinus Plasmeijer. Towards a Strongly Typed Functional Operating System. In Peña, R. ed. Proceedings 14th International Workshop on the Implementation of Functional Languages, IFL 2002, Selected Papers, Madrid, Spain, September 16-18, 2002, Springer Verlag, LNCS 2670, pp.215-231. abstract, pdf. (improved version of [#2002-vWeA2002-FamkeFunctionalOS below]). Received The Peter Landin Prize (Best Paper Award).
Arjen van Weelden, Rinus Plasmeijer. A Type Safe Interactive Interpreter for a Functional Language using Compiled Code. In Trinder, Ph., Michaelson, G. Eds. Draft Proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on the Implementation of Functional Languages, IFL'03, Edinburgh, Scotland, Sep. 2003, pp.363-378.
Peter Achten and Ralf Hinze. [9]Combining Generics and Dynamics. Technical Report NIII-R0206, 2002, July 2002, Nijmegen Institute for Computing and Information Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands. abstract, pdf.
Peter Achten, Artem Alimarine, Rinus Plasmeijer. Dynamic Values Need Polytypic Functions - draft -. In: Peña, R. ed. Proceedings of the 14th International Workshop on the Implementation of Functional Languages, IFL 2002, Madrid, Spain, September 16-18, 2002, Technical Report 127-02, Departamento de Sistemas Informáticos y Programación, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, pages 425-442. pdf.
Artem Alimarine and Rinus Plasmeijer. A Generic Programming Extension for Clean. In: Arts, Th., Mohnen M., eds. Proceedings of the 13th International Workshop on the Implementation of Functional Languages, IFL 2001, Selected Papers, Älvsjö, Sweden, September 24-26, 2001, Springer-Verlag, LNCS 2312, pages 168-185. abstract, pdf.
Diederik van Arkel, John van Groningen, Sjaak Smetsers. Fusion in Practice. In: Peña, R. ed. Proceedings of the 14th International Workshop on the Implementation of Functional Languages, IFL 2002, Madrid, Spain, September 16-18, 2002, Technical Report 127-02, Departamento de Sistemas Informá ticos y Programació n, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, pages 68-84. abstract, pdf.
Marko van Eekelen and Maarten de Mol. Reasoning about explicit strictness in a lazy language using mixed lazy/strict semantics. In: Peña, R. ed. Proceedings of the 14th International Workshop on the Implementation of Functional Languages, IFL 2002, Madrid, Spain, September 16-18, 2002, Technical Report 127-02, Departamento de Sistemas Informáticos y Programación, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, pages 357-373. abstract, pdf.
Maarten de Mol, Marko van Eekelen, Rinus Plasmeijer. Theorem Proving for Functional Programmers - SPARKLE: A Functional Theorem Prover. In: Arts, Th., Mohnen M., eds. Proceedings of the 13th International Workshop on the Implementation of Functional Languages, IFL 2001, Selected Papers, Älvsjö, Sweden, September 24-26, 2001, Springer-Verlag, LNCS 2312, pages 55-71. abstract, pdf
Jan Tretmans and Ed Brinksma. Côte de Resyste - Automated Model Based Testing. In: Schweizer, M. ed. Progress 2002 - 3rd Workshop on Embedded Systems. October 24, 2002, STW Technology Foundation, Utrecht, pages 246-255. abstract
Martijn Vervoort and Rinus Plasmeijer. Lazy Dynamic Input/Output in the lazy functional language Clean - early draft -. In: Peña, R. ed. Proceedings of the 14th International Workshop on the Implementation of Functional Languages, IFL 2002, Madrid, Spain, September 16-18, 2002, Technical Report 127-02, Departamento de Sistemas Informáticos y Programación, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, pages 404-408. abstract, pdf.
Arjen van Weelden and Rinus Plasmeijer. Towards a Strongly Typed Functional Operating System. In: Peña, R. ed. Proceedings of the 14th International Workshop on the Implementation of Functional Languages, IFL 2002, Madrid, Spain, September 16-18, 2002, Technical Report 127-02, Departamento de Sistemas Informáticos y Programación, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, pages 301-319. abstract, pdf.
Peter Achten and Simon Peyton Jones. Porting the Clean Object I/O library to Haskell In: Mohnen M, Koopman P., eds. Proceedings of the 12th International workshop on the Implementation of Functional Languages, selected papers, IFL'00, Aachen, Germany, September 4-7, 2000, Springer-Verlag, LNCS 2011, pages 194-213. abstract, pdf
Artem Alimarine and Rinus Plasmeijer. A Generic Programming Extension for Clean . In: Arts, Th., Mohnen, M. eds. Proceedings of the 13th International workshop on the Implementation of Functional Languages, IFL'01, Älvsjö, Sweden, September 24-26, 2001, Ericsson Computer Science Laboratory, pp.257-278. pdf, powerpoint presentation.
John van Groningen and Rinus Plasmeijer. Strict and unboxed lists using type constructor classes in a lazy functional language. Proceedings 13th International Workshop on the Implementation of Functional Languages, IFL 2001, Älvsjö, Sweden, September 24-26, 2001, Ericsson Computer Science Laboratory. pdf
Pieter Koopman and Rinus Plasmeijer, 2001, Layered Combinator Parsers with a Unique State. In: Arts, Th., Mohnen, M. eds. Proceedings of the 13th International workshop on the Implementation of Functional Languages, IFL'01, Älvsjö, Sweden, September 24-26, 2001, Ericsson Computer Science Laboratory, pp.157-172. pdf, powerpoint presentation
Maarten de Mol, Marko van Eekelen, and Rinus Plasmeijer. Theorem Proving for Functional Programmers. In: Arts, Th., Mohnen, M. eds. Proceedings of the 13th International workshop on the Implementation of Functional Languages, IFL'01, Älvsjö, Sweden, September 24-26, 2001, Ericsson Computer Science Laboratory, pp.99-118. powerpoint presentation
Thorsten Zoerner, Pieter Koopman, Marko van Eekelen and Rinus Plasmeijer Polygonizing Implicit Surfaces in a Purely Functional Way. In: Mohnen M, Koopman P., eds. Proceedings of the 12th International workshop on the Implementation of Functional Languages, selected papers, IFL'00, Aachen, Germany, September 4-7, 2000, Selected Papers. Springer-Verlag, LNCS 2011, pages 158-175.
Peter Achten and Rinus Plasmeijer, The implementation of interactive local state transition systems in Clean. In: Koopman, P., Clack. C. eds. Proceedings of the 11th International workshop on the Implementation of Functional Languages, IFL'99, Lochem, The Netherlands, September 7-10, 1999, Springer-Verlag, LNCS 1868, pages 115-130.
Peter Achten and Simon Peyton Jones. [10]Porting the Clean Object I/O library to Haskell - Draft- In: Mohnen M., Koopman P., eds. Proceedings of the 12th International workshop on the Implementation of Functional Languages, IFL'00, Aachen, Germany, September 4-7, 2000, Aachener Informatik-Berichte 00-7, pages 247-262. (abstract)
Peter Achten and Martin Wierich. [11]A Tutorial to the Clean Object I/O Library - Version 1.2, Technical Report, February 2000, University of Nijmegen, 294 pages. (pdf format).
John van Groningen. Optimizing recursive Functions Yielding Multiple Results in Tuples in a Lazy Functional Language. In: Koopman, P., Clack. C. eds. Proceedings of the 11th International workshop on the Implementation of Functional Languages, IFL'99, Lochem, The Netherlands, September 7-10, 1999, Springer-Verlag, LNCS 1868, pages 59-76. (abstract). (pdf version).
Tamas Koszik and Rinus Plasmeijer. Subtyping with Strengthening Type Invariants In: Mohnen M., Koopman P., eds. Proceedings of the 12th International workshop on the Implementation of Functional Languages, IFL'00, Aachen, Germany, September 4-7, 2000, Aachener Informatik-Berichte 00-7, pages 315-330.
Maarten de Mol and Marko van Eekelen. A Proof Tool Dedicated to Clean, Selected Papers of Applications Of Graph Transformations With Industrial Relevance, AGTIVE '99, Kerkrade, The Netherlands, Springer-Verlag, LNCS 1799, pages 271-278.
Rinus Plasmeijer and Marko van Eekelen. [12]Term Graph Rewriting and Mobile Expressions in Functional Languages, Applications Of Graph Transformations With Industrial Relevance, AGTIVE '99, Kerkrade, The Netherlands, Invited Paper, Springer-Verlag, LNCS 1799, pages 1-13. (abstract), (pdf version).
Mike Wiering, Rinus Plasmeijer, Peter Achten. Using Clean for Platform Games. In: Koopman, P., Clack. C. eds. Proceedings of the 11th International workshop on the Implementation of Functional Languages, IFL'99, Lochem, The Netherlands, September 7-10, 1999, Springer-Verlag, LNCS 1868, pages 1-17.
Achten, P.M. and Wierich, M. A Tutorial to the Clean Object I/O Library - version 1.1., Internal Report, Department of Functional Programming, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 1999.
Peter Achten and Rinus Plasmeijer. Some implementation issues on the Clean Object I/O library - Draft version -. In: Koopman, P., Clack. C. eds. Proceedings of the 11th International workshop on the Implementation of Functional Languages, IFL'99, Lochem, The Netherlands, September 7-10, 1999, pp. 130-143. Final paper will appear in LNCS.
Csizmazia Balazs, An IIOP interface for Clean, Technical Report, University of Nijmegen.
Barendsen, E and Smetsers, S. Graph Rewriting Aspects of Functional Programming, In Handbook of Graph Grammars and Computing by Graph Transformation, H. Ehrig, G. Engels, H.J. Kreowski and G. Rozenberg (eds), World Scientific http://www.wspc.com/books/compsci/4180.html 1999, Chapter 2 (pp. 63-102).
J.H.M. Dassen, L.P.J. Groenewegen, I.G. Sprinkhuizen-Kuyper, P.W.M. Koopman, P.J. 't Hoen, G. Engels, A formalisation of SOCCA using Z (Part 1: the type level concepts), 5 February 1999, LIACS (Computer Science, Leiden University, The Netherlands) Technical report 99-03.
J.H.M. Dassen, L.P.J. Groenewegen, G. Engels, P.J. 't Hoen, P.W.M. Koopman, I.G. Sprinkhuizen-Kuyper: Formalising Object-Oriented Modelling Languages. LIACS (Computer Science, Leiden University, The Netherlands) Technical report 99-09.
P.J. 't Hoen, L.P.J. Groenewegen, J.H.M. Dassen, I.G. Sprinkhuizen-Kuyper, P.W.M. Koopman, G. Engels: Structuring SOCCA Models with UML-like Packages. September 1999. LIACS (Computer Science, Leiden University, The Netherlands) Technical report 99-11.
P.J. 't Hoen, L.P.J. Groenewegen, J.H.M. Dassen, I.G. Sprinkhuizen-Kuyper, P.W.M. Koopman, G. Engels: Class-like Descriptions of Packages. December 1999. LIACS (Computer Science, Leiden University, The Netherlands) Technical report 99-17.
P. Koopman and M.J. Plasmeijer. Efficient Combinator Parsers, In Proc. of Implementation of Functional Languages (IFL '98), London, UK, K. Hammond, A.J.T. Davie and C. Clack (Eds.), Springer Verlag, LNCS 1595, pp. 120-136. This paper shows how the complexity and bare efficiency of parser combinators can be improved tremendously, such that parser combinators can used to construct parsers for serious applications in a simple, clear and efficient way. (abstract)
Koopman, P.W.M., Van Eekelen, M, Plasmeijer, M, et al: Functional programming in Clean. Draft part I. July 1999.
P. Koopman and C. Clack: Draft proceedings of the 11th international workshop on the implementation of functional languages: IFL'99. Lochem, September 1999.
P. Koopman, S Smetsers: Imperatief programmeren in C, Dictaat P1b/P2 1999. KU Nijmegen.
Maarten de Mol and Marko van Eekelen. A Prototype Dedicated Theorem Prover for Clean, Technical report CSI-R9913, October, Computing Science Institute, University of Nijmegen.
Maarten de Mol and Marko van Eekelen, A Proof Tool Dedicated to Clean: the first prototype. In Manfred Nagl, Andy Schürr, Manfred Münch, Eds. Selected Papers from the 1st International Workshop on Applications Of Graph Transformations With Industrial Relevance, AGTIVE '99, Kerkrade, The Netherlands, University of Aachen, Springer, LNCS 1779, pp. 271-278, 1999.
Pil, M.R.C. Dynamic types and type dependent functions, In Proc. of Implementation of Functional Languages (IFL '98), London, U.K., Hammond, Davie and Clack Eds., Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1595, pp 169-185.
Rinus Plasmeijer and Marko van Eekelen, Keep it Clean: A unique approach to functional programming, ACM Sigplan Notices, June 1999.
Rinus Plasmeijer, Marko van Eekelen, Marko Pil and Pascal Serrarens. Parallel and Distributed Programming in Concurrent Clean, in Research Directions in Parallel Functional Programming, K. Hammond and G Michaelson (Eds), Springer Verlag, pp. 323-338.
Serrarens, P.R. and M.J. Plasmeijer. [13]Explicit message passing for Concurrent Clean, In Proc. of Implementation of Functional Languages (IFL '98), London, U.K., Hammond, Davie and Clack Eds., Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1595, pp. 229-245. (abstract)
Mike Wiering, Rinus Plasmeijer, Peter Achten. Draft - Using Clean for Platform Games. In: Koopman, P., Clack. C. eds. Proceedings of the 11th International workshop on the Implementation of Functional Languages, IFL'99, Lochem, The Netherlands, September 7-10, 1999, pp. 144-155. Final paper will appear in LNCS.
Zoltan Horváth, Peter Achten, Tamas Kozsik, Rinus Plasmeijer. Proving the Temporal Properties of the Unique World. In: Software Technology, Fenno-Ugric Symposium FUSST'99 Proceedings, Technical Report CS 104/99, Tallin, 1999, pp. 113-125. (abstract).
Zoltan Horváth, Peter Achten, Tamas Kozsik, Rinus Plasmeijer. Verification of the Temporal Properties of Dynamic Clean Processes. In: Koopman, P., Clack. C. eds. Proceedings of the 11th International workshop on the Implementation of Functional Languages, IFL'99, Lochem, The Netherlands, September 7-10, 1999, pp. 203-218. (abstract).
Zoltan Horváth, Viktoria Zsók, Pascal Serrarens, Rinus Plasmeijer. Parallel Functional Skeletons in Concurrent Clean, In 3rd Joint Conference on Mathematics and Computer Science, 1999, Visegrad, Hungary, pp. 37.
Achten, P.M. and M.J. Plasmeijer. Interactive Functional Objects in Clean, In: Clack, Hammond and Davie Eds., Proc. of 9th International Workshop on Implementation of Functional Languages, IFL'97, St. Andrews, Scotland, UK, September 1997, Selected Papers, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, LNCS 1467, pp. 304-321. (abstract)
Erik Barendsen and Sjaak Smetsers, Strictness Typing, in Proc. of the 10th International Workshop on Implementation of Functional Languages (IFL'98), London, 1998, pp. 101–116.
Marco Pil. Dynamic Types and Type Dependent Functions, in Proc. of the 10th International Workshop on Implementation of Functional Languages (IFL'98), London, 1998, pp. 65-84. A revised version will also appear in Springers LNCS.
Rinus Plasmeijer, Marko van Eekelen. Concurrent Clean Language Report - version 1.3, Technical Report CSI-R9816, June 1998, Computing Science Institute, University of Nijmegen, 180 pages.
Pieter Koopman, Jeroen Fokker, Sjaak Smetsers, Marko van Eekelen, Rinus Plasmeijer. Functional Programming in Clean, draft, 450 pages, University of Nijmegen.
Pieter Koopman, Rinus Plasmeijer. Efficient Combinators Parser, in Proc. of the 10th International Workshop on Implementation of Functional Languages (IFL'98), London, 1998, pp. ??-??. A revised version will also appear in Springers LNCS.
Pascal Serrarens, Rinus Plasmeijer. Explicit Message Passing for Concurrent Clean, in Proc. of the 10th International Workshop on Implementation of Functional Languages (IFL'98), K. Hammond, A.J.T. Davie and C.Clack, editors, London, 1998, pp. 289-308. A revised version will also appear in Springers LNCS.
Serrarens, P.R. Using multicasting for optimising data-parallelism, In: Clack, Hammond and Davie Eds., Proc. of 9th International Workshop on Implementation of Functional Languages, IFL'97, St. Andrews, Scotland, UK, September 1997, Selected Papers, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, LNCS 1467, pp. 271-285. (abstract)
Zörner, Th.H.-G. (1998), Numerical analysis and functional programming, In Proc. 10th int. workshop on implementation of functional languages, University College London, UK, Hammond, Davie and Clark Eds., pp. 27-48.
Peter Achten and Rinus Plasmeijer. [14]Interactive Functional Objects in Clean. In: Clack, C., Hammond, K., and Davie, T., Eds., Proceedings of the 9th International Workshop on Implementation of Functional Languages, IFL97, St. Andrews, Scotland, September 10-12, 1997, pp. 387-406. (abstract)
Eekelen, M.C.J.D. van, J.W.M. Smetsers, M.J. Plasmeijer, Graph Rewriting Semantics for Functional Programming Languages, In Proc. of CSL '96, Fifth Annual conference of the European Association for Computer Science Logic (EACSL), Utrecht, Dirk van Dalen Ed., Springer Verlag, LNCS 1258, pp. 106-128. Explains the importance of Graph Rewriting Semantics and Uniqueness typing for functional programming languages. (abstract)
Groningen, John H.G. van, [15]The Implementation and Efficiency of Arrays in Clean 1.1, In Proc. of Implementation of Functional Languages, 8th International Workshop, IFL '96, Selected Papers, Bad Godesberg, Germany, Kluge Ed., Springer Verlag, LNCS 1268, pp. 105-124. (abstract) (pdf version).
Pil, Marco. First Class File I/O, In Proc. of Implementation of Functional Languages, 8th International Workshop, IFL '96, Selected Papers, Bad Godesberg, Germany, Kluge Ed., Springer Verlag, LNCS 1268, pp. 233-246. (abstract, pdf version)
Serrarens, Pascal R. [16]Distributed Arrays in the Functional Language Concurrent CLEAN, In Proc. of the 3rd international Euro-Par conference, LNCS 1300, pp. 1201-1208, Passau, August 1997. We show how distributed arrays can be implemented in CLEAN without extensions to the language (abstract)
Serrarens, Pascal R. Implementing the Conjugate Gradient Algorithm in a Functional Language, In Proc. of Implementation of Functional Languages, 8th International Workshop, IFL '96, Selected Papers, Bad Godesberg, Germany, Kluge Ed., Springer Verlag, LNCS 1268, pp. 125-140. This paper evaluates the elegance and efficiency of functional languages for numerical analys, using the conjugate gradient algorithm as an example. (abstract)
Serrarens, Pascal R., Functional Multicasting, In: Clack, C., Hammond, K., and Davie, T., Eds., Proceedings of the 9th International Workshop on Implementation of Functional Languages, IFL97, St. Andrews, Scotland, September 10-12, 1997, pp. 127-134.
Achten, P.M. Interactive Functional Programs - models, methods, and implementations, Ph.D. thesis, University of Nijmegen. The contents, chapters, appendices, references, summaries, and cv are separate PostScript files. Describes the work done on interactive functional programs and processes.
Barendsen, Erik and Smetsers, Sjaak. Uniqueness typing for functional languages with graph rewriting semantics, In Mathematical Structures in Computer Science 6, pp. 579-612. (abstract, pdf version) Full technical presentation of the (polymorphic) uniqueness type derivation system in natural deduction style including graph rewriting semantics and decidability. (abstract)
Kesseler, M.H.G. The Implementation of Functional Languages on Parallel Machines with Distributed Memory, Ph.D. thesis, University of Nijmegen.
Pil, Marco, First Class file I/O, In Proc. of 8th International Workshop on Implementation of Functional Languages (IFL'96), Bonn, Germany, Kluge Ed., Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, pp. 341-349.
Plasmeijer, M.J., Eekelen, M.C.J.D. van, Smetsers, J.W.M. The Functional Programming Language Concurrent CLEAN, In Proc. of Talen en tools, een nieuwe toren van babel?, NLUUG-Najaarsconferentie 1996, "De Reehorst", Ede, NL, NLUUG Ed., pp. 57-73.
Serrarens, Pascal R. A CLEAN Conjugate Gradient Algorithm, In Proc. of 8th International Workshop on Implementation of Functional Languages (IFL'96), Bonn, Germany, Kluge Ed., Institute of Computer Science, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, pp. 367-376. The paper shows that a functional programming environment like CLEAN can produce fast code for a numerical algorithm, using the conjugate gradient algorithm as an example. (abstract)
Achten, P. A Functional Framework for Deterministically Interleaved Interactive Programs, In Proc. of Programming Languages: Implementations, Logics and Programs (PLILP'95), Utrecht, the Netherlands, Hermenegildo and Swierstra Eds., Springer Verlag, LNCS 982, pp. 451-452. Extended abstract. Describes pure functional framework for interactive programs that consist of interleaved processes. (abstract)
Achten, P. The GUI-fest challenges. During the GUI-fest in Glasgow some challenges for GUI solutions in a functional languages have been defined. In this report a solution is given using CLEAN. (abstract)
Achten, P. and R. Plasmeijer. Concurrent Interactive Processes in a Pure Functional Language, In Proc. of Computing Science in the Netherlands (CSN '95), Utrecht, van Vliet Ed., Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, pp. 10-21. The paper describes how the interleaved CLEAN I/O system model (multiple interactive processes on one machine) can be extended into a distributed system. (abstract)
Achten, P. and R. Plasmeijer. Using Type and Constructor Classes to Interpret Object Structures, In Proc. of Workshop on the Implementation of Functional Languages, Båstad, Sweden, Chalmers Tekniska Högskola, pp. 142-156. It is shown how type constructor classes can be used to define a hierarchy of object records with an arbitrary local state. (abstract)
Achten, P.M. and M.J. Plasmeijer. The Ins and Outs of Concurrent CLEAN I/O, In Journal of Functional Programming 5:1, pp. 81-110. Explains the concepts behind CLEANs' Event I/O and how this can be used to define platform independent interactive window-based applications on a high level of abstraction. (abstract)
Bakel, S.J. van. Intersection Type Assignment Systems, In Journal of Theoretical Computer Science 151:2, pp. 385-435. (abstract)
Barendsen, Erik and Smetsers, Sjaak. A Derivation System for Uniqueness Typing, In Proc. of Joint COMPUGRAPH/SEMAGRAPH Workshop on Graph Rewriting and Computation (SEGRAGRA'95), Volterra, Pisa, Italy, Corradini and Montanari Eds., Elsevier, Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science, pp. 151-158. Formal presentation of uniqueness typing in a natural deduction style. (abstract , pdf version)
Barendsen, Erik and Smetsers, Sjaak. Uniqueness Type Inference, In Proc. of Programming Languages: Implementations, Logics and Programs (PLILP'95), Utrecht, the Netherlands, Hermenegildo and Swierstra Eds., Springer Verlag, LNCS 982, pp. 189-207. Proves decidabilty of uniqueness typing. (abstract)
Eekelen, M.C.J.D., van and M.J. Plasmeijer. Constructing Medium Sized Efficient Functional Programs in CLEAN, In Proc. of First International Spring School on Advanced Functional Programming Techniques , Båstad, Sweden, Jeuring and Meijer Eds., Springer Verlag, LNCS 925, pp. 183-228.
Groningen, J.H.G. van. Optimising Mark-Scan Garbage collection, The Journal of Functional and Logic Programming, Volume 1995, MIT Press.
Hartel, P. and R. Plasmeijer Eds., First International Symposium on Functional Programming Languages in Education (FPLE '95), Nijmegen, Springer Verlag, LNCS 1022.
Hartel, P. and R. Plasmeijer Eds. Special Issue on State-of-the-art applications of pure functional programming languages, Journal of Functional Programming 5, Cambridge University Press.
Hoon, W.A.C.A.J. de, L.M.W.J. Rutten and M.C.J.D. van Eekelen. Implementing a Functional Spreadsheet in CLEAN, In Journal of Functional Programming 5:3, pp. 383-414. Describes an interactive spreadsheet entirely written in CLEAN. As spreadsheet language again a functional language is used. The interpreter allows symbolic reduction. (abstract)
Kesseler, M. Constructing Skeletons in CLEAN, The Bare Bones, In Proc. of High Performance Functional Computing (HPFC'95), Denver, A.P. Wim Böhm and Feo Eds., Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory CONF-9504126, pp. 182-192. (abstract)
Koopman, P.W.M., M.C.J.D. van Eekelen and M.J. Plasmeijer. Operational machine specification in a functional programming language, In Software-Practice and Experience 25:5, pp. 463-499. This paper advocates the use of a functional programming language for the formal specification of (abstract) machines. (abstract)
Plasmeijer, Dr. ir. M.J. Functies gaan het maken!, Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen,Nijmegen. Rede in verkorte vorm uitgesproken bij de aanvaarding van het ambt van bijzonder hoogleraar in Declaratieve Systemen in het bijzonder Berekeningsmodellen en hun Implementaties vanwege de Stichting International Academic Centre for Informatics (IACI) aan de Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen op donderdag 15 juni 1995.
Plasmeijer, M.J. CLEAN: a programming environment based on Term Graph Rewriting, In Proc. of Joint COMPUGRAPH/SEMAGRAPH Workshop on Graph Rewriting and Computation (SEGRAGRA'95), Volterra, Pisa, Italy, Corradini and Montanari Eds., Elsevier, Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science, pp. 233-240.
Plasmeijer, Prof. dr. ir. M.J. Functies gaan het maken!, In NGI-magazine 10:11, pp. 11-13.
Serrarens, Pascal R. BriX - A Deterministic Concurrent Functional X Windows System , MSc thesis, University of Amsterdam. This thesis describes the development and workings of BriX, in which special efforts were taken to avoid non-determinism, using just deterministic techniques.
Achten, P., Plasmeijer, M.J. A framework for Deterministically Interleaved Interactive Programs in the Functional Programming Language CLEAN, In Proc. of Computing Science in the Netherlands (CSN'94), Jaarbeurs Utrecht, Backer Ed., Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, pp. 1-30. The paper describes how interleaved executing interactive processes are incorporated in CLEAN. The processes can communicate via shared data structures and asynchroneous message passing. (abstract)
Achten, P and M.J. Plasmeijer. Towards Distributed Interactive Programs in the Functional Programming Language CLEAN, In Proc. of 6th International Workshop on the Implementation of Functional Languages, UEA, Norwich, UK, Glauert Ed.28, pp. 28.1-28.16.
Bakel, S.J., van, L. Liquori, R. Ronci della Rocca and P. Urzyczyn. Comparing Cubes, In Proc. of Third International Symposium on Logical Foundations of Computer Science, St.Petersburg, Russia, Nerode and Matiyasevich Eds., Springer-Verlag 813, pp. 353-165.
Bakel, S.J. van and M. Fernandez. Strong normalization of typeable term rewriting systems, University of Nijmegen, Technical report CSI-R9402, January 1994. Also appeard in proceedings HOA workshop Amsterdam, December 1993.
Bakel, S.J. van and M. Fernandez. Strong Normalization of Typeable Term Rewriting Systems, In Proc. of First International Workshop on Higher Order Algebra Logic and Term Rewriting , Amsterdam, Heering, Meinke, Möller and Nipkow Eds., Springer Verlag 816, pp. 20-39. Also appeard as technical report CSIR9402 (abstract)
Eekelen, M., van, Hoon, W., de. A Functional Spreadsheet, In Proc. of Workshop on Functional Programming in the Real World, Wadern, Germany, Giegerich R. and Hughes Ed. 89, pp. 7.
Hoon, W., de,, L. Rutten and M.C.J.D. Eekelen, van. FunSheet: a functional spreadsheet, In Proc. of 6th International Workshop on the Implementation of Functional Languages, UEA , Norwich,UK, Glauert Ed., pp. 11.2-11.24.
Kesseler, M. Lazy Copying and Uniqueness, In Proc. of 6th International Workshop on the Implementation of Functional Languages, UEA, Norwich,UK, Glauert Ed., pp. 4.1-4.11. The Uniqueness type system and lazy graph copying are important techniques to efficiently implement functional languages. Unfortunately, combination of both in one system may lead to conflicts. Until recently, parallel Concurrent CLEAN programs could not take advantage of the uniqueness type system, because the lazy graph copying method that Concurrent CLEAN employed was able to invalidate derived uniqueness information. This paper will address this problem and present a solution that is based on a new copying method with different semantics, called lazy normal form copying. (abstract)
Kesseler, M. Reducing Graph Copying Costs - Time to Wrap it up, In Proc. of First International Syposium on Parallel Symbolic Computation, PASCO '94, Hagenberg/Linz, Austria, Hong Ed., World Scientific, Lecture Notes Series on Computing 5, pp. 244-254. (abstract)
Kuchen, H., M.J. Plasmeijer and H. Stolze. Efficient distributed Memory Implementation of a Data Parallel Functional Language, In Proc. of Parallel Architectures and Languages Europe (PARLE '94), Patras, Greece, Springer-Verlag, LNCS , pp. 464-477.
Nöcker, E.J.G.M. Efficient Functional Programming - Compilation and Programming Techniques, PhD.thesis, University of Nijmegen.
Plasmeijer, M.J. and M.C.J.D. Eekelen, van. Concurrent CLEAN 1.0 - Language Manual, draft version, Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen, Manual, Oktober 1994.
Smetsers, Sjaak, Erik Barendsen, Marko van Eekelen and Rinus Plasmeijer. Guaranteeing safe destructive updates through a type system with uniqueness information for graphs, In Proc. of Graph Transformations in Computers Science, International Workshop, Dagstuhl Castle, Germany, Schneider and Ehrig Eds., Springer-Verlag, LNCS 776, pp. 358-379. Explains the basic motivation for CLEAN's uniqueness type system. (abstract , pdf version)
Achten, P.M. and M.J. Plasmeijer. The Beauty and the Beast, University of Nijmegen, Technical report 93-03, March 1993. (abstract)
Bakel van, Steffen, Simon Brock and Sjaak Smetsers. Partial Type Assignment in Left-Linear Applicative Term Rewriting Systems, In Term Graph Rewriting - Theory and Practice, Sleep, Plasmeijer and Eekelen Eds., John Wiley & Sons, pp. 15-30. Formal treatment of "classical" typing in CLEAN.
Bakel, S.J. van, Essential intersection type assignment, In Proc. of 13th Conference on the Foundations of Software Technology & Theoretical Computer Science, Bombay, India, Shyamasundar Ed., Berlin: Springer-Verlag, Lecture Notes in Computer Science 761, pp. 13-23. (abstract)
Bakel, S.J. van (1993), Intersection Type Disciplines in Lambda Calculus and Applicative Term Rewriting Systems, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Nijmegen. (abstract)
Bakel, S.J. van, Partial Intersection Type Assignment in Applicative Term Rewriting Systems, In Proc. of International Conference on Typed Lambda Calculi and Applications (TLCA '93), Utrecht, The Netherlands, Groote Ed., Springer-Verlag, Lecture Notes in Computer Science 664, pp. 29-44. (abstract)
Bakel, S.J. van, Partiële Typetoekenning in Linkslineaire Applicatieve Termherschrijfsystemen, In "Zin dat het heeft; een liber amicarum voor Jan van Bakel", Bakel, Coppen and Rolf Eds., Coppen, pp. 35-54.
Bakel, S.J. van, Principal Type Schemes for the Strict Type Assignment System, In Journal of Logic and Computation 3:6, pp. 643-670. (abstract)
Barendsen, E. and J.E.W. Smetsers (1993), Extending Graph Rewriting with Copying, In Proc. of Seminar on Graph Transformations in Computer Science, Dagstuhl, Wadern, Courcelle, Ehrig, Rozenberg and Schneider Eds., Springer-Verlag, LNCS 776, pp. 51-70. A full version of the paper is available as a technical report. Formal semantics of (lazy) copying. (abstract)
Barendsen, Erik and Sjaak Smetsers, Conventional and Uniqueness Typing in Graph Rewrite Systems, Computing Science Institute, University of Nijmegen, Technical report CSI-R9328, December 1993. Also appeared as an extended abstract. Formal treatment of CLEAN's (classical and uniqueness) type system. (abstract)
Barendsen, Erik and Sjaak Smetsers, Conventional and Uniqueness Typing in Graph Rewrite Systems (extended abstract), In Proc. of 13th Conference on the Foundations of Software Technology & Theoretical Computer Science (FST&TCS13), Bombay, India, Shyamasundar Ed., Springer-Verlag, LNCS 761, pp. 41-51. A full version of this paper is available as a technical report. Formal treatment of CLEANs' uniqueness type system used to guarantee single-threaded use of objects. (abstract)
Eekelen, M.C.J.D. van, E. Goubault, C. Hankin and E.G.J.M.H. Nöcker. Abstract Reduction: Towards a Theory via Abstract Interpretation, In Term Graph Rewriting - Theory and Practice, Sleep, Plasmeijer and Eekelen Eds., John Wiley & Sons, pp. 117-129.
Eekelen, M.C.J.D van and M.J. Plasmeijer, Process Annotations and Process Types, In Term Graph Rewriting - Theory and Practice, Sleep, Plasmeijer and Eekelen Eds., John Wiley & Sons, pp. 347-362. The concurrent behaviour of a program is defined by means of annotations with an associated type system. (abstract)
Groningen, J.H.G. van. Optimising Mark Scan Garbage collection, In Proc. of 5th Int. Workshop on Implementation of Functional Languages, Nijmegen, Plasmeijer Ed., University of Nijmegen, Technical Report 93-21, pp. 185-192.
Huitema, H. and M.J. Plasmeijer, The Concurrent CLEAN System User's Manual & PABCstat User's Manual - version 0.8 (rv), University of Nijmegen, Technical report 93-14, June 1993.
Kesseler, M.H.G. (1993), The Class Transputer Router, In Proc. of PaCT'93, Obninsk, Malyshkin Ed., NT-CentreI, pp. 235-250. (abstract)
Kesseler, M.H.G. (1993), Efficient routing using Class Climbing, In Proc. of Transputer Applications and Systems'93, Aachen, Grebe, Hektor, Hilton, Jane and Welch Eds., IOS Press, Transputer and OCCAM engineering series 2, pp. 830-846. (abstract)
Koopman, P.W.M., J.E.W. Smetsers, M.C.J.D. van Eekelen and M.J. Plasmeijer. Graph Rewriting using the Annotated Functional Strategy, In Term Graph Rewriting - Theory and Practice, Sleep, Plasmeijer and Eekelen Eds., John Wiley & Sons, pp. 317-332.
Kuchen, H., M.J. Plasmeijer and H. Stolze. Efficient distributed Memory Implementation of Functional Languages, In Proc. of 5th Int. Workshop on Implementation of Functional Languages, Nijmegen, Plasmeijer Ed., University of Nijmegen, Technical Report 93-21, pp. 69-85.
Nöcker, E.G.J.M.H. Strictness analysis using abstract reduction , In Proc. of 6th Conference on Functional Programming Languages and Computer Architectures, Copenhagen, Arvind Ed., ACM Press, pp. 255-265.
Nöcker, E.G.J.M.H. and J.E.W. Smetsers. Partially strict non-recursive data types, In Journal of Functional Programming 3:2, pp. 191-215. Introduces (partially) strict data structures and explains their influence on efficiency.
Nöcker, E.J.G.M.. Efficient Parallel Functional Programming - Some Case Studies -, In Proc. of 5th Int. Workshop on Implementation of Functional Languages, Nijmegen, Plasmeijer Ed., University of Nijmegen, Technical Report 93-21, pp. 51-68.
Plasmeijer, M.J. and M.C.J.D. van Eekelen (1993), Functional Programming and Parallel Graph Rewriting, Addison Wesley, Reading MA . (abstract)
Plasmeijer, Rinus and Marko van Eekelen Eds.(1993), Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Implementation of Functional Languages, Nijmegen, Technical Report 93-21, Nijmegen University.
Sleep, M.R., M.J. Plasmeijer and M.C.J.D. van Eekelen. Term Graph Rewriting - Theory and Practice, John Wiley & Sons,Chichester. There are also preliminary proceedings.
Smetsers, Sjaak., Graph Rewriting and Functional Languages, Ph.D. thesis, University of Nijmegen.Discusses the relation between functional languages and (term) graph rewriting.
Smetsers, Sjaak, Erik Barendsen, Marko van Eekelen and Rinus Plasmeijer. Guaranteeing safe destructive updates through a type system with uniqueness information for graphs, University of Nijmegen, Technical report 93-04, June 1993.
Toyama, Yoshihito, Sjaak Smetsers, Marko van Eekelen and Rinus Plasmeijer. [17]The Functional Strategy and Transitive Term Rewriting Systems, In Term Graph Rewriting - Theory and Practice , Sleep, Plasmeijer and Eekelen Eds., John Wiley & Sons, pp. 61-75. Formal presentation on the functional reduction strategy for term rewrite systems. (abstract)
Achten, P.M. I/O in functional languages, In Proc. of 4th International Workshop on the Parallel Implementation of Functional Languages, Aachen, Germany, Kuchen and Loogen Eds., RWTH Aachen, Aachener Informatik-Berichte 92-19. Describes how Uniqueness and explicit environment passing can be applied to incorporate I/O safely in CLEAN.
Achten, P.M., J.H.G. Groningen, van and M.J. Plasmeijer. High Level Specification of I/O in Functional Languages, University of Nijmegen, Department of Informatics, Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Technical Report 92-10, April 1992.
Achten, P.M., J.H.G. Groningen van and M.J. Plasmeijer. High-level specification of I/O in functional languages, In Proc. of Glasgow workshop on Functional programming, Ayr, Scotland, Launchbury and Sansom Eds., Springer-Verlag, Workshops in Computing , pp. 1-17. prepublished as technical report 92-10 (abstract, pdf version)
Bakel, S.J. van. Essential intersection type assignment systems, University of Nijmegen, Technical 92-28, December 1992. Bakel, S. van (1992), Complete restrictions of the intersection type discipline, In Journal of Theoretical Computer Science 102, pp. 135-163. (abstract)
Bakel, Steffen van, Simon Brock and Sjaak Smetsers. Partial Type Assignment in Left-Linear Applicative Term Rewriting Systems, In Proc. of 17th Colloquium on Trees in Algebra and Programming (CAAP'92) , Rennes, France, Raoult Ed., Springer-Verlag, LNCS 581, pp. 300-321. Formal treatment of "classical" typing in CLEAN. (abstract)
Barendsen, E. and J.E.W. Smetsers. Graph Rewriting and Copying, University of Nijmegen, Technical Report 92-20, August 1992. Extends Term Graph Rewriting with the concept of Lazy Copying. (abstract)
Groningen, J.H.G. van. Some Implementation Aspects of Concurrent Clean on Distributed Memory Architectures, Proceedings of the Fourth International Workshop on the Parallel Implementation of Functional Languages, Aachener Informatik-Berichte Nr. 92-19, Fachgruppe Informatik, RWTH Aachen, Germany, 1992.(abstract). (pdf version).
Huitema, H. and M.J. Plasmeijer. The Concurrent CLEAN System User's Manual & PABCstat User's Manual - version 0.8, University of Nijmegen, Technical report 92-19, August 1992.
Kesseler, M.H.G. Communication issues regarding parallel functional graph rewriting, In Proc. of 4th International Workshop on the Implementation of Functional Languages on Parallel Architectures, Aachen, Kuchen and Loogen Eds., RWTH92-19. (abstract)
Nöcker, E.G.J.M.H.. Strictness Analysis by Abstract reduction in Orthogonal Term rewriting systems, University of Nijmegen, Technical report 92-31, December 1992.
Plasmeijer, M.J. I/O in Functional Languages, Schloss Dagstuhl, Saarbrucken, Dagstuhl-Seminar-Report 36, March 1992.
Plasmeijer, M.J. and M.C.J.D. van Eekelen. Concurrent CLEAN, ESPRIT, Catalogus "Strategic Research Centre" CEBIT'92, March 1992.
Plasmeijer, M.J. and M.C.J.D. van Eekelen. Exploiting parallellism with functional neural network specifications, In Proc. of 2nd Symposium on Neural Networks, Nijmegen, Gielen and Kappen Eds., University of Nijmegen, pp. 11-16.
Rutten, L.M.W.J.. Transforming a Functional Backpropagation Specification to an Efficient Program, In Proc. of 2nd Symposium on Neural Networks, Nijmegen, Gielen and Kappen Eds., University of Nijmegen, pp. 84.
Rutten, L.M.W.J., M.C.J.D. van Eekelen and M.J. Plasmeijer. Transforming neural network specifications to parallel programs, In Proc. of Artificial Neural Networks II, Brighton, UK, Aleksander and Taylor Eds., Elsevier Science Publishers2, pp. 1277-1281.
Smetsers, Sjaak. Term Graph Rewriting and Strong Sequentiality, In Proc. of Computing Science in the Netherlands (CSN'92), Utrecht, the Netherlands, Dietz Ed., SMC, Amsterdam, pp. 291-303. Investigates the notion of strong sequentiality in the context of Term Graph Rewriting. (abstract)
Achten, P.M.. Annotations for load distribution, In Proc. of 3rd Int. Workshop on the Implementation of Functional Languages on Parallel Architectures, Southampton, Glaser and Hartel Eds., University of Southampton, CTRS 91-07, pp. 247-265. Extended abstract of Master's thesis. Describes a set of load distribution primitives to annotate Concurrent CLEAN program.
Bakel, S.J. van. Principal type schemes for the strict type assignment system, University of Nijmegen, Technical Report 91-6.
Bakel, S.J. van, Brock, S., Smetsers, J.E.W.. Type assignment in left linear applicative term rewriting systems, In Proc. of symposium on Semantics and Pragmatics of Generalized Graph Rewriting '91, University of Nijmegen, Plasmeijer Ed., University of Nijmegen 91-25, pp. 291-312.
Eekelen, M.C.J.D. van, M.J. Plasmeijer and J.E.W. Smetsers. [18]Parallel Graph Rewriting on Loosely Coupled Machine Architectures, In Proc. of Conditional and Typed Rewriting Systems (CTRS '90), Montreal CA, Kaplan and Okada Eds., Springer-Verlag, LNCS 516, pp. 354-369. Explains parallel Graph Rewriting and process communication via Lazy Copying . (abstract)
Groningen, J.H.G. van, E.G.J.M.H. Nöcker and J.E.W. Smetsers. Efficient Heap Management in the Concrete ABC Machine, In Proceedings of the Third International Workshop on the Implementation of Functional Languages on Parallel Architectures, Glaser and Hartel eds., Technical Report Series CSTR 91-07, University of Southampton, U.K., 1991.(abstract).(pdf version).
Kesseler, M.H.G. Implementing the ABC machine on transputers, In Proc. of 3rd International Workshop on Implementation of Functional Languages on Parallel Architectures, Southampton, Glaser and Hartel Eds., University of Southampton, Technical Report 91-07, pp. 147-192. (abstract)
Nöcker, E.G.J.M.H., M.J. Plasmeijer and J.E.W. Smetsers. The parallel ABC machine, In Proc. of 3rd International Workshop on Implementation of Functional Languages on Parallel Architectures, Southampton, Glaser and Hartel Eds., University of Southampton Technical Report 91-07, pp. 383-407. Explains the abstract PABC-machine and shows briefly how Concurrent CLEAN is translated into PABC code.
Nöcker, E.G.J.M.H., J.E.W. Smetsers, M.C.J.D. van Eekelen and M.J. Plasmeijer. Concurrent CLEAN, In Proc. of Parallel Architectures and Languages Europe (PARLE '91), Eindhoven, the Netherlands, Aarts, Leeuwen and Rem Eds., Springer-Verlag, LNCS 505, pp. 202-219. Gives an overview of the language Concurrent CLEAN (version 0.7) as well as of its implementation. (abstract)
Plasmeijer, M.J., Eekelen, M.C.J.D. v, Nöcker, E., Smetsers, J.E.W. Concurrent CLEAN - Status report, In Proc. of Functional languages: Optimization for parallelism, Schloss Dagstuhl, Saarbrucken, Wilhelm Ed., Schloss Dagstuhl, Saarbrucken, pp. 22-23.
Plasmeijer, M.J. Controlling reduction order and typing, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.
Plasmeijer, M.J., Sleep, M.R. Ed. Semantics and pragmatics of generalized graph rewriting, Nijmegen, 91-25, University of Nijmegen. preliminary proceedings.
Plasmeijer, M.J. and M.C.J.D. v Eekelen. Concurrent functional programming, In Proc. of Functional languages: optimization for parallelism, Schloss Dagstuhl, Saarbrucken, Wilhelm Ed., Schloss Dagstuhl, Saarbrucken, pp. 22.
Plasmeijer, M.J., M.C.J.D. van Eekelen, E.G.J.M.H. Nöcker and J.E.W. Smetsers. The Concurrent CLEAN System, functional programming on the Macintosh, In Proc. of 7th International Conference of the Apple European University Consortium, Paris, Apple consortium, pp. 19-24. A short description of the CLEAN implementation on the Mac. (abstract)
Rutten, L.M.W.J., Koopman, P.W.M., Eekelen, M.C.J.D. v., Plasmeijer, M.J. Functional Specification of a Neural Network, In Proc. of Artificial Neural Networks, Espoo, Kohonen Ed., Elsevier Science Publishers2, pp. 1485-1488.
Rutten, L.M.W.J., Koopman P.W.M., M.C.J.D. Eekelen, van, and M.J. Plasmeijer. Functional Specification of a Neural Network, University of Nijmegen, Technical Report 91-9, April 1991.
Smetsers, J.E.W., E.G.J.M.H. Nöcker, J.H.G. van Groningen and M.J. Plasmeijer. [19]Generating Efficient Code for Lazy Functional Languages, In Proc. of Conference on Functional Programming Languages and Computer Architecture (FPCA '91), Cambridge, MA, USA, Hughes Ed., Springer-Verlag, LNCS 523, pp. 592-617. Explains some of the optimisations that are used to generate efficient machine code for functional programs. (abstract)
Bakel, S.J. van. A first attempt in Polymorphic Type Assignment using Intersection Types - the problem of unification, University of Nijmegen, Technical Report 9, May 1990.
Groningen, J.H.G. van. [20]Implementing the ABC-machine on M680x0 based architectures, Master Thesis, University of Nijmegen.(abstract).(pdf version)
Heerink, Gerald. Enkele Benchmarks voor Functionele Talen, University of Nijmegen, Stage Report, March 1990.
Kesseler, M. Concurrent CLEAN on Transputers, Master thesis, University of Nijmegen.
Kesseler, M. Concurrent CLEAN on Transputers, In Proc. of The Second Workshop of ESPRIT Parallel Computing Action (PCA), ISPRA, Italy.
Koopman, P.W.M. Functional Programs as Executable Specifications, PhD.Thesis, University of Nijmegen.
Nöcker, E.G.J.M.H. Strictness Analysis based on Abstract Reduction, In Proc. of Second International Workshop on Implementation of Functional Languages on Parallel Architectures, University of Nijmegen, the Netherlands, Technical Report 90-16, pp. 297-321.
Nöcker, E.G.J.M.H. Strictness Analysis using Abstract Reduction, University of Nijmegen, Technical report 90-14, July 1990.
Nöcker, E.G.J.M.H. and J.E.W. Smetsers. Partially Strict Data Types, In Proc. of Second International Workshop on Implementation of Functional Languages on Parallel Architectures, University of Nijmegen, the Netherlands, Technical Report 90-16, pp. 147-192.
Pepels, B., M.J. Plasmeijer and M.C.J.D. van Eekelen. Processen en hun wisselwerking, University of Nijmegen Dictaat (deel1,2a en2b).
Plasmeijer, M.J. Ed. Implementation of Functional Languages on Parallel Architectures, Nijmegen, Second International Workshop on Implementation of Functional Languages on Parallel Architectures Technical Report no. 90-16, University of Nijmegen.
Plasmeijer, M.J. Ed. Transparent Object-oriented Parallel Information Computing System - A High Performance Parallel System for the Office, Definition of Concurrent CLEAN, Deliverable D-PLS6.1 of Esprit II TIP-M Project 2427, (Tropics).
Plasmeijer, M.J. and M.C.J.D. van Eekelen. Concurrent Functional Programming, In Proc. of Conference on Unix & Parallelism, pp. 75-98.
Plasmeijer, M.J. and M.C.J.D. van Eekelen. Functionele talen en Parallellisme, In Voorlichtingsboekje Informatica.
Plasmeijer, M.J., M.C.J.D. van Eekelen, J. Vytopil and T. Schouten. Parallel Processing, videotape on the advantages of parallel processing highlighting several transputer applications, Chriet Titulaer Produkties bv. Tekst bijdragen, regie en montage ondersteuning.
Rutten, L.M.W.J., P.W.M. Koopman, M.C.J.D. Eekelen, van, and M.J. Plasmeijer. Inventory and Functional Prototypes of Neural Networks, University of Nijmegen, Technical Report 90-15, October 1990.
Bakel, S. van and P. Dirven. Practicumhandleiding MINIX, Lecture Notes, Januari 1989.
Bakel, S. van and P. Koopman. Dictaat bij het college Computerarchitectuur en Randapparatuur, KU Nijmegen, Lecture notes module 1.2 Post-doctorale opleidingen Informatica, July 1989.
Eekelen, M.C.J.D. van, M.J. Plasmeijer and J.E.W. Smetsers. Communicating Functional Processes, University of Nijmegen, Technical Report 89-3, March 1989.
Eekelen, M.C.J.D. van, M.J. Plasmeijer and J.E.W. Smetsers. Parallel Graph Rewriting on Loosely Coupled Machine Architectures, University of Nijmegen. Technical report 89-9.
Nöcker, E.G.J.M.H. The PABC Simulator, v0.5. Implementation Manual, University of Nijmegen, Technical Report 89-19, 1989.
Rutten, L.M.W.J., M.C.J.D. van Eekelen and M.J. Plasmeijer. Unifying Functional and Logic Languages by Integrating their Operational Semantics, University of Nijmegen, Technical Report 89-4.
Smetsers, J.E.W. Compiling CLEAN to Abstract ABC-Machine Code, University of Nijmegen, Technical Report 89-20, October 1989. Describes how CLEAN is translated into (intermediate) ABC code.
Wichers Schreur, R. J.M. The Concurrent CLEAN System Version 0.5, User's Manual, University of Nijmegen, Technical Report, manual 21, November 1989.
Bakel, S.J. van. Derivations in type assignment systems, Master's thesis, University of Nijmegen.
Barendregt, H.P., M.C.J.D. van Eekelen, J.R.W. Glauert, J.R. Kennaway, M.J. Plasmeijer and M.R. Sleep. LEAN: An intermediate language based on graph rewriting, In Parallel Computing 9, pp. 163-177, North Holland Lean is an experimental language based on Graph Rewriting System (GRS). Besides supporting functional programming, Lean also describes imperative constructs and allows the manipulation of cyclic graphs. Programs may exhibit non-determinism as well as parallelism. (abstract)
Eekelen, M.C.J.D. van. Parallel graph rewriting, some contributions to its theory, its implementation and its application, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Nijmegen. (abstract)
Eekelen, M.C.J.D. van, E.J.H. Pepels and M.J. Plasmeijer. A cyclic reference counting algorithm and its proof, University of Nijmegen, Internal Report 10.
Hintum, M., van and R. van Schelven. MCC V3.0 Implementation Manual, version 2.0, University of Nijmegen Internal report 2.
Nöcker, E.G.J.M.H. Strictness Analysis based on Abstract Reduction of Term Graph Rewrite Systems, In Proc. of Workshop on Implementation of Lazy Functional Languages, Göteborg, Johnsson, Peyton Jones and Karlsson Eds., University of Göteborg and Chalmers University of Technology, Programming Methodology Group Report 53, pp. 451-462.
Barendregt, H.P., M.C.J.D. van Eekelen, J.R.W. Glauert, J.R. Kennaway, M.J. Plasmeijer and M.R. Sleep. Term Graph Rewriting, In Proc. of Parallel Architectures and Languages Europe (PARLE '87), Eindhoven, Bakker, Nijman and Treleaven Eds., Springer-Verlag, LNCS 259, pp. 141-158. Basic Paper on Term Graph Rewriting, the computational model CLEAN is based upon. (abstract)
Barendregt, H.P., M.C.J.D. van Eekelen, J.R.W. Glauert, J.R. Kennaway, M.J. Plasmeijer and M.R. Sleep. Towards an intermediate language based on graph rewriting, In Proc. of Parallel Architectures and Languages Europe (PARLE '87), Eindhoven, Bakker, Nijman and Treleaven Eds., Springer-Verlag, LNCS 259, pp. 159-175. Lean is an experimental language based on Graph Rewriting System (GRS). Besides supporting functional programming, Lean also describes imperative constructs and allows the manipulation of cyclic graphs. Programs may exhibit non-determinism as well as parallelism. (abstract)
Barendregt, H.P., M.C.J.D. van Eekelen, P.H. Hartel, L.O. Hertzberger, M.J. Plasmeijer and W.G. Vree. The Dutch Parallel Reduction Machine Project, In Future Generations Computer Systems 3, pp. 261-270. Proceedings of the International Conference on Frontiers of Computing (Amsterdam, December 1987). Describes the first Dutch project on functional languages, a collaboration of the University of Amsterdam (hardware), Utrecht (theory) and Nijmegen (software). (abstract)
Brus, T., M.C.J.D. van Eekelen, M. van Leer, M.J. Plasmeijer and H.P. Barendregt. CLEAN - A Language for Functional Graph Rewriting, In Proc. of Conference on Functional Programming Languages and Computer Architecture (FPCA '87), Portland, Oregon, USA, Kahn Ed., Springer-Verlag, LNCS 274, pp. 364-384. First paper on CLEAN. (abstract)
Eekelen, M.C.J.D., van, Barendregt H.P., Glauert J.R.W., Kennaway J.R., Plasmeijer M.J. and Sleep M.R. Term Graph Rewriting, Department of Computer Science, University of Nijmegen Internal Report 87. Also as Report SYS-C87-01, School of Information Systems, University of East Anglia.
Nöcker, E.G.J.M. and M.J. Plasmeijer. Combinator reduction on a parallel G-machine, In Proc. of International Conference on Parallel Processing and Applications, Aquila, Italy, Chiricozzi and D'Amico Eds., North Holland, pp. 399-412.
Plasmeijer, M.J. and M.C.J.D. van Eekelen. Modules as First-Class Citizens in the Context of Functional Programming, University of Nijmegen, Technical Report 86.
Eekelen, M.C.J.D, van and Plasmeijer M.J. Specification of reduction strategies in term rewriting systems, In Proc. of Int. Workshop on Graph Reduction, Santa Fe, NM, Fasel and Keller Eds., Springer-Verlag, LNCS 279, pp. 215-239. (abstract) In this paper three formal methods for specifying reduction strategies in TRS's are presented. In the first method the reduction strategy is encoded in the TRS itself. In the second method a priority TRS is used as annotation TRS. In the third metho three separate TRS's are used. The use of this abstract-interpretation TRS is shown to be the most promising method.
Veen, Arthur. Analytic modelling of a parallel graph reducer, University of Nijmegen, Internal Report 79.
Brus, T. and M.J. Plasmeijer. De Apple Macintosh - De oplossing voor tekstverwerking? University of Nijmegen, October 1985.
Eekelen, M.C.J.D. van, P. Hartel and M.J. Plasmeijer. Report of a trip to the United Kingdom, University of Nijmegen, Internal report 58, January 1985.
Sponsored by the Dutch Parallel Reduction Machine Project.
Retrieved from "https://clean.cs.ru.nl/index.php?title=ST_Publications&oldid=802"
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line630
|
__label__wiki
| 0.958499
| 0.958499
|
Clyburn Praises Over $17 Million in ReConnect Investments for Huger and Orangeburg Broadband Expansion
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn today praised the U.S. Department of Agriculture investment of over $17 million to provide high-speed internet to nearly 8,000 homes in the Berkeley and Orangeburg counties. The two awards are part
James Clyburn wants Joe Biden to pick an African American woman for vice president
By Ursula Perano - AXIOS Rep. James Clyburn has a list of African American women who are qualified to be vice president, and he told "Axios on HBO" in an interview that there's a "much deeper bench than people realize." The
Clyburn’s kingmaker moment changes landscape of 2020 race
By MEG KINNARD and LAURIE KELLMAN - AP COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — At a funeral service last month, Jannie Jones locked eyes with Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn across the church sanctuary and crooked a finger, beckoning him to come over
Jim Clyburn Saves the Democrats
By Peggy Noonan - WSJ No one has seen anything like it. It will live in our political lore. There’ll be some bright 32-year-old kid running a campaign in 2056 and his guy will be down three in a row
How Rep. James Clyburn, a South Carolina icon, helped Biden score his big comeback
Deborah Barfield Berry and Ledyard King - USA TODAY WASHINGTON – Taking the stage after his landslide victory in South Carolina, Joe Biden hugged his longtime friend Rep. James Clyburn, who gave the former vice president a coveted endorsement three
Jim Clyburn’s World Famous Fish Fry
It’s time again for the event columnist Roger Simon described as “one of those all-too-rare, feel-good evenings in politics,” and this year it’s bigger than ever. “Jim Clyburn’s World Famous Fish Fry” will be held on Friday, June 21st
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line632
|
__label__cc
| 0.573109
| 0.426891
|
UCBOULDERCB1~58~58
World War I Pamphlets Collection
collection_name
Supplement no. 18a to Food pledge week, Bulletin no. 18
Name Part:
United States. Committee on Public Information. Division of Four Minute Men
name_part
Name Part
type_of_resource
place_term
Place Term
date_issued
Internet Media Type:
internet_media_type
Internet Media Type
7 p. 28 cm
Digital Origin:
digital_origin
Digital Origin
Committee on Public Information. Division of Four Minute Men
Subject Topic:
World War, 1914-1918 -- United States
subject_topic
Subject Topic
Subject Authority:
subject_authority
Subject Authority
Subject Geographic Code:
n-us---
subject_geographic_code
Subject Geographic Code
Subject Geographic Code Authority:
marcgac
subject_geographic_code_authority
Subject Geographic Code Authority
World War, 1914-1918 -- Food supply
Food conservation -- United States
Diet -- United States
TX357 .S86 1917
Bulletin no. 18a
related_item
Bulletin (United States. Committee on Public Information. Division of Four Minute Men) no. 18a
Identifier ARK:
https://ark.colorad…
identifier_ark
https://ark.colorado.edu/ark:/47540/n62m1h27j6h0
Identifier ARK
University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries. Archives Dept.
physical_location
Chinook catalog record
location_url
<a href="http://libraries.colorado.edu/record=b5907558~S3" target="_blank">Chinook catalog record</a>
Access Condition:
The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. https://rightsstate…
access_condition
The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INFORMATION DIVISION OF FOUR MINUTE MEN October 29, 1917 Supplement 18a to Bulletin No. 18 4 MINUTE MEN 4 10 JACKSON PLACE WASHINGTON, D. C. SUPPLEMENT No. 18a To Food Pledge Week Bulletin No. 18 CONTENTS.. Page-Food the deciding factor_________________ 1 A review of the world's food situation, our necessity, and Foods on which to save__________________ 3 Wheat, milk, sugar, fats, meats. Science of dietetics______________________ 5 Correct plan of dietGroups of food from which we must chooseElements required for nourishmentSpecial discussion of protein and of the body regulating substancesFoods classified and their properties described. Sources of information___________________ 6 Local administration headquartersList of Government publications. Typical speeches__________________________ 7 Suggestions for four minutesA speech by a member of the Food Administration. World short of food. THE world faces unprecedented food problems. The danger is serious; let us not be blind to conditions. Two causes brought about a universal shortage of food in 1916. First.Late spring, drought, hurricanes, poor conditions of rainfall, unexpected frosts, and periods of intense heat. (The season of 1916 will go down as one of the worst in agricultural history.) Second.Reduced productivity of the soil in Europe, due to bad management, and the withdrawal of skilled 19315-17 farm labor to army and factory. Furthermore, the submarine has sunk boat after boat filled with nitrates and fertilizers. (For three years the world has been engaged in a ghastly competition of destruction, and the soil is now beginning to take its revenge.) We must now look ahead. Thus food conservation becomes an imperative ; necessity. To show this need, take one examplefat. In Germany to-day no food is fried. It is all boiled or stewed. Grease from the kitchen sink is carefully treasured, and soap, the basis of which is edible fat, has become a luxury of the wealthy. Candles, another fat product, have disappeared. France and England also lack fats, though in a lesser degree. Unless the people of America realize the extreme importance of not wasting one unnecessary bit of butter or other animal fat, we may later be in the same predicament. Problems continue in peace. The necessity for food administration would have j arisen whether or not we entered the war. It is essen-i tial that our Nation should realize the permanency of ! our food problem. Peace will mean that to the demands of those who are now our allies will be added REMEMBER: Food will win this war. We can win without stinting- (a) by changing bad food habits; (b) by stopping senseless waste. From President Wilson's Letter to Mr. Hoover. The women of the Nation are already earnestly seeking to do their part in this, our great struggle for the maintenance of our national ideals, and in no direction can they so greatly assist as by enlisting in the service of the food administration and cheerfully accepting its direction and advice. By so doing they will increase the surplus to food available for our own Army and for exports to the allies. To provide adequate supplies for the coming year is of absolute vital importance to the conduct of this war, and without a very conscientious elimination of waste and a very strict economy in our food consumption we can not hope to fulfill this primary duty. the demands of those who are now our enemies. We could not be indifferent to their hunger; and so our diminished stores will be still more rapidly depleted. Allies dependent upon us. To-day our allies need food from abroad more imperatively than Germany did at any time. Before the war Germany and her allies were almost four-fifths self-supporting. The Germans, moreover, were given to over-eating, so that the reduction of rations was at first a benefit. Although in the last two years the country has suffered severely, her problem from the beginning has been only to increase her production by approximately 25 per cent. Of our allies, on the other hand, England before the war was only one-fifth self-supporting; France one-half; and Italy, at an optimistic estimate, perhaps two-thirds. These countries can not now get supplies from central Europe. Neither can they obtain grain from Roumania nor from Russia, where railroads are disorganized. India and Australia, too, can send but a part of their surplus because of the submarines. South America shares in the general crop depression. Ours the world's granary. Only one source of supply remainsthe United States of America. Yet even this, the world's greatest food-producing country, feels the pressure of excessive demand. For example, cereals: While our maximum annual export has been 500,000,000 bushels, our allies now require about 1,250,000,000 bushels; or take, specifically, wheat: The United States and Canada will raise this year about 917,000,000 bushels. We, that is, the Canadians and ourselves, would ordinarily eat 580,000,000 bushels of this. With an allowance for seed and safety margin we require 655,000,000. Minimum allowance for export. This leaves about 262,000,000 bushels for export, but we are confronted with the absolute need of sending overseas more than twice as much as this normal surplus. We must, therefore, take about 300,-000,000 bushels away from the 580,000,000 bushels we ordinarily eat. In other words, instead of eating six slices of wheat bread we must eat three and one-half slices. No stinting is necessary. Yet this idea of three and one-half slices or six really does not imply a real sacrifice. Sound principles of human nutrition are to be followed. America has plenty if we redirect our habits. SPREADING THE GOSPEL. The work of food administration includes the colossal task of enlisting the cooperation of every man, woman, and child in the United States. This requires the services of great corps of volunteer aids, who must be familiarized with details so they may carry the message to their neighbors. These volunteers must organize their friends and the parents of the school children. Local study classes and demonstration centers are being formed. Pledge cards filed at Capitol. The central office in Washington is connected with every member of the food army by the individual food pledge which is filed in the administration archives in Washington. On receipt of this pledge there is mailed from the bureau a household tag bearing the insignia of the food administration, together with a card setting forth the cardinal principles of economy, which the signer has agreed to follow. Aids of food administration. Responsibility for enlisting and directing food conservation work has been undertaken in. the various States by the State council of defense or similar official organizations. These will be coordinated with the State agricultural college and its extension service and the State agricultural department, and will be related through the State Federal food administration with the Food Administration at Washington. Each State food administration will include an official woman leader, an authority on home economics. 3 Foods on which to save. WheatMilkThe SugarsThe Fats The Meats. Wheat We advocate not reduction in the use of bread, but the decreased use of wheat in making bread. We should decrease our individual use of pure wheat bread so as to save 2$ ounces of wheat per day per capita. The South, which uses other grains than wheat for her breadstuffs, furnishes an example for the whole Nation. We can make delicious and healthful breads, Liberty Breads, by mixing other grains with wheat. Any local headquarters of the food administration will explain. Here is a Sample Recipe Approved by the Food Administration. SCOTCH BREAD OR OATMEAL BREAD. (This recipe makes one loaf.) 1 cap liquid. 1 teaspoon salt. 1 cup rolled oats. 1/4 cake compressed yeast in 1/4 cup lukewarm water. 21/2 cups white flour. Scald the liquid, add salt, and pour over the rolled oats. Cool slowly,.letting it stand 1/2 hour. Add yeast and sifted flour, knead, and let rise until double in bulk. Shape into loaves; let rise in pan till light. Bake in a moderate oven from 50 to 60 minutes. If dry yeast is used, the amount should be doubled and a sponge should be made at night with the liquid, the yeast, and a part of the white flour. Either water, milk, milk and water, whey, potato water, or rice water may be used for the liquid; 1/2 tablespoon to 1 tablespoon sugar or 1/4 cup brown sugar or 1/4 cup molasses may be added, and 1/2 to 1 tablespoon fat; \ cup of corn meal may be used in place of \ cup of the white flour. Mill. The present supply of milk seems to indicate per capita allowance of about one-third of a quart a day. Use every ounce of the available milk supply in every form. Increase the use of cheese, which utilizes the milk more completely than does butter. Lessen the waste of buttermilk and skim milk. Buy whole milk, not cream; use the top for coffee, cereal, etc., and the rest for drinking or cooking. Use all sour milk, if clean and wholesome. Utilize the whey from cheese in bread making. Substitute water ices for creams as desserts. Green-leaf vegetables may partly replace butter. Save on butter by serving smaller portions, serving again when more is really desired. Do not stint, however, on butter, for children, especially if they do not get an abundance of milk (unskimmed). Use no butter in cooking. The sugars. Sugars, valuable for energy, can be obtained in many other forms besides "sweets." Children should not be deprived of reasonable quantities, in fact their craving for sugar should be satisfied, except between meals. But the average person is better off by consuming less of these foods. This is a patriotic need, and better for your health. Here is some advice on sugars: Train the family to use little or no sugar on the breakfast cereals, or replace by fresh and dried fruits eaten with the cereal or dried fruits, raisins, dates, etc., cooked with it. Cereal foods well cooked and carefully salted do not require sugar. Drop the use of sweet soft drinks. Give preference to recipes which call for less sugar, and omit it from yeast bread. Never use sugar between meals. Use corn and fruit sirups, molasses and sorghum sirups, and honey wherever possible. Remember that a good sirup can be made on the farm from apple "culls." Use more fruits, both fresh and dried. They all contain sugar. The fats. Among "fats" are included vegetable as well as animal foodssolid fats and oils. All fats yield energy. They are relatively scarce and expensive. A given weight of fat yields two and one-fourth times as much energy as the same weight of protein or carbohydrates (sugar and starch). Fat also delays the occurrence of hunger after eating. Here is a list of foods rich in fats. 40 TO 70 PER CENT PAT. Nuts (meats), often 50 per cent. Bacon, 59 to 64 per cent. Chocolate, 48 per cent. Whipping cream, 40 per cent. 20 TO 40 PEE CENT PAT. American cheese, 36 per cent. Full cream cheese, 33 per cent. Egg yolk, 33 per cent. Cocoa, 29 per cent. Olives, 20 peT cent. Olives (ripe), 25 per cent. 100 PER CENT FAT. Commercial shortening or cooking fats. Cottonseed oil. Peanut oil. Olive oil. Corn oil. Sesame oil. 80 TO 100 PER CENT FAT. Lard, 92 to 100 per cent. Fat salt pork, 86 per cent. Butter, 85 per cent (average). Oleomargarine, 85 per cent. Suet, 82 per cent. Drippings, Per cent depends Goose oil, on methods of Chicken fat, clarifying. Must not stint on fats. We must not stint now on these fats containing the growth-producing elements (see column 2, p. 5 of this supplement). Yet we must save on them by utilizing them much more fully than heretofore. We eat more than 31/4 ounces (about 96 grams) of fat purchased as suchthat is, butter and other 4 table fats, cooking fats, and cooking and table oils. This could be cut down to a little more than 2 ounces (60 grams) without danger to health, provided the kinds of fats used were carefully chosen and all the fat from meat trimmings and meat cookery were used to advantage. At present, fats are chosen more for pleasant flavor and culinary convenience than with reference to their distinctive nutritive value. The waste from this class of foods is large. City garbage has been found to yield from 35 to 40 pounds of fat per ton, all coming from homes, hotels, and restaurants. Look at these figures. Before the war the approximate consumption of fats was practically according to the following table: Country. Animal. Vegetable. Total. __________I _.....___________......_ _.....__.......;___________ Grams. Ounces. Grams. Ounces. Grams. Ounces United States..................i 84 3.0 j 12 C.42 96 3.42 Great Britain...................| 80 - 2.8 ' Oi .31 I 89 3.11 Germany....................... (52 2.2 ' 4 .14 > 66 2..'! Austria-Hungary...............| 23 : .8 j 6| .21! 29 1.1 France........."................I 30 14- I 15; .53 i 45 1.5 Italy...........................I 14 .5 39 ! 1.38 ! 53 1.8 Russia.........................' 16, .56 10 j .35; 26 .61 Japan'......................... 14 .5 10 .35! 24. .85 1 The figures for Japan have been calculated to the average weight of individuals in other nations listed in the table. The English stand second in their use of animal fats and comparatively low in their use of vegetable fats. Germany, before the war, used almost one-third less of total fats per capita than we. This does not mean that we Americans ate that much more fat; a good part of our plenty we simply wasted. Here are some injunctions l about the use of fats: Reduce the total amount of fats per day for each adult. The less expensive vegetable fats should be substituted for the more expensive animal ones. Utilize all fat left from meats. Use all trimmings from beef, pork, mutton, and fowl, as directed in any good cookbooks. Do not fry in deep fat, saute less, and for this purpose use rendered fats, not fats specially purchased for this purpose. Autocracy believes that as members of a democracy we are selfishly individualistic. It admits our fighting ability but derides our power of self-control and our self-sacrifice. It is incumbent on America to prove that democracy needs no tyrant's rod to govern its ways or its appetites. We have already undertaken broad measures to increase our production of food, and our intelligence, our sense of value, of the object to be accomplished will inspire us to redirect our consumption. We shall be saving for victory. THE FOOD ADMINISTRATION. How to save on milk fats was dismissed under "Milk." From a Statement by Hon. Herbert C. Hoover. The Food Administration is called into being to stabilize and not to disturb conditions, and to defend honest enterprise against illegitimate competition. The business men of this country, I am convinced, as a result of many hundreds of conferences with representatives of the great forces of food supply, realize their own patriotic obligations and the solemnity of the situation. I have learned a deep and abiding faith in the intelligence of the average American business man whose aid we anticipate and depend on. But if there be those who expect to exploit this hour of sacrifice; if there are men or organizations scheming to increase the trials of this country, we shall not hesitate to apply to the full the drastic, coercive powers that Congress has conferred upon us. It is not our intention to proceed with a host of punitive measures, but rather by coordination with the various trades. Children should be trained and adults encouraged to eat all the fat served with meat. A diet too rich in fats is more likely to cause indigestion in children than in adults; therefore the fats for the child should come largely from milk and eggs; also spinach or other green vegetables, rather than from separated fats. Use up all left-over unedible fats in home-made soap or sell it for that purpose. The meats. The world's available supply of meat is not sufficient unless we practice economy, particularly in beef, mutton, and pork. In the United States January 1, 1917, we had 63,617,000 cattle, 67,453,000 swine, and 48,483,000 sheep. This includes all dairy stock. A British commission in 1909 reported that the diet of the American people was very much better than that of the English workmen, the striking point being our lavish use of meat. Our present daily average consumption of beef is 3.6 ounces per capita, and of pork 4.5 ounces per capita. We should reduce this total 1 ounce per day, and if possible an additional ounce, substituting fish, preferably a local supply, whole cream cheese and local use of poultry and eggs. If the quantity of vegetables is doubled, the diet will be improved. Save on meats by using them less for food and more largely as a flavoring to make the main food palatable. Save by eating meat at most once a day. Do not eat pork or any pork product. 5 Scientific Diet. The diet should contain at least one representative of each of the following groups: Green and succulent vegetables. Meats, milk, eggs, fish, cheese, beans, peas, peanuts. Cereal grains and their products. Sugars, including those naturally occurring in sweet fruits, fresh and dried. Fats, including milk fats; they have special importance. By choosing something from each of these groups, we secure the essentials of an adequate diet; namely: (a) Proteins to supply nitrogen. They also supply energy, but it is cheaper and better to depend for this upon other foods (e. g., cheese alone will supply both nitrogen and energy, but it is cheaper and more appetizing to use part cheese and part cereals, potatoes, and fats. Then the cheese is a source of protein, the other food sources of energy. The proteins are further explained below. (b) Energy.This is usually estimated to be 2,500 calories of energy for a 150-pound man in the period of full vigor and 2,000 calories for a woman of average size when moderately active muscular work is performed. Energy is supplied by fats and starches, e.g., potatoes and sugar in all forms, including milk sugar. (c) Mineral substances.Phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, iron, potassium, sodium, sulphur, and other mineral substances are present in all foods with the exception of sugar, purified oils, pure starches, etc. Vegetables, fruits, and milk contain the largest quantities. (d) Two chemical substances whose nature is still practically unknown. The fat soluble " A " essential for growth and the water soluble "B" essential for the maintenance of normal bodily condition, i. e., repair of tissue. These absolute necessities to life are rarely considered in feeding. Details below. (e) Aids to digestion.To insure normal nutrition, the diet must be so varied that digestive processes progress normally. The food must not remain for too short or too long a time in the stomach a factor influenced partly by the amount of fat in the foodnor should it undergo fermentation. (f) Palatabilityis not a luxury, as appearance and flavor, which aid the appetite, play a part in insuring a regular and normal sequence of digestive processes, besides being important to a feeling of well-being. Protein and its Uses. Protein only can supply nitrogen for body tissue building and repair. While it also supplies energy its cost for that purpose is relatively high, and for this reason, if for no other, it should not supply over one-eighth of the total energy requirement, the fats and carbohydrates (sugar and starch) supplying energy. All proteins are made up of complex nitrogen products which are often called "building stones." Some proteins contain these "building stones" in proper proportion for the building of new tissue. They are called complete or efficient tissue-building foods. Others are known as incomplete or inefficient tissue-building foods. The list of perfect proteins includes beef, mutton, poultry, game, fish, cheese, milk, and eggs. The list of inefficient proteins (which must be supplemented by more or less food from the first group) are corn, wheat, oats, barley, rye, buckwheat, soy beans, navy beans, wax beans, kidney beans, lima beans, dried peas, peanuts, some other nuts, and gelatin. For the child, until full grown and also for anyone recovering from a wasting disease there must be combinations of protein foods which will give the right combination of "building stones." For the healthy adult, the diet can be more easily restricted to a limited use of the first list of proteins and a liberal use of the second. Growth-Producing Element. Conditions in the warring nations of Europe where the fat ration has been cut to the lowest limit have shown that such a practice hinders the normal growth of children, the maintenance of health in adults, and the repair of body tissue after wounds. In fact laboratory experiments have shown that young animals richly fed on all foods except those containing fat soluble A failed to grow; and the stunted stature of some of the poorer peoples of Europe is attributed, partly at least, to this deficiency. The list of fat foods in which these growth determinants are chiefly found includes egg yolk, butter, cream, rich milk, cream cheese, and the greens or salads. Lower in the list of fats will come the table-butter substitutes, also suet, beef drippings, and possibly goose and chicken fats. It is probable that the other animal fats and most, if not all, of the vegetable oils lack this growth determinant. Each child until full grown should have not less than two glasses of unskimmed milk a day. Adults in the cities should, for the benefit of poor children, use milk sparingly until the supply can be made adequate. In the school lunch include milk, particularly for the undernourished child. Since cooking apparently does not destroy the properties of the fat-soluble substance contained in green plants, the use of greens should be encouraged, as should household canning and drying. The use of larger quantities of green leaves as salad is also highly desirable. Tissue-Repairing Elements. The tissue-repairing water soluble B is also essential to growth and general repair of the system. This element is more widely distributed than the fat soluble A, yet is very scarce in some foods, e. g., milled cereals. This soluble is found amply in all green vegetables, in milk, egg yolk, and meats, but is also supplied in wheat bran and screens. The housekeeper who does not wish to place her dependence upon vegetables and meat thus can use entire wheat or unbolted corn meal in bread making and unpolished (not uncoated) or brown rice and breakfast cereals made from the whole grains. i Interesting comparison: For supplying protein, 1 pound of cottage cheese equals 1.09 pounds round steak, 1.27 pounds sirloin steak, 1.31 pounds hind leg of lamb, 1.37 pounds breast of veal, 1.37 pounds of chuck rib beef, 1.44 pounds smoked ham, 1.46 pounds fresh ham, 1.52 pounds fowl, 1.58 pounds loin pork chop. Sources of Information Sources of information for use of local organizations. The United States Food Administration, Washington, D. CDirections to the official food conservation authorities of each State (address at State capitol). The United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.Farmers' Bulletins and other publications on food. (Free list sent on request.) The woman's committee of the Council of National Defense, Washington, D.C Each department to have a State chairman. The United States Children's Bureau of the United States Department of Labor, Washington, D. C.-Bulletins on chiid care, including children's diet. The United States Bureau of Education of the United States Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.Advice on the work of schools for food conservation, and school courses in home economics. The United States Public Health Service, Washington. D. Cadvice on health problems of national magnitude, some of which, as pellagra, arc related to diet. The extension services of the State agricultural collegesthese usually issue bulletins on food, including food conservation; apply to the extension director, State agricultural college, for list of State bulletins. The publications of the departments of the General Government which will be of especial help in food conservation work are listed herewith. I. Farmers' Bulletins of the United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. Bulletins in this list will be sent free, so long as the supply lasts, on application to any Senator, Representative, or Delegate in Congress, or to the Secretary of Agricul-ture, Washington, D. C. 34. Meats: Composition and Cooking. 121. Beans, Peas, Etc., as Food. 142. Principles of Nutrition and Nutritive Value of Food. 303. Canned Fruits, Preserves, and Jellies. 232. Okra: Its Culture and Uses. 256. Preparation of Vegetables for the Table. 270. Conveniences for the Farm Home. 293. Use of Fruit as Food. 295. Potatoes and Other Root Crops as Food. 298. Food Value of Corn and Corn Products. 376. Care of Food in the Home. 891. Economical Use of Meat in the Home. 413. Care of Milk and Its Use in the Home. 487. Cheese: Economical Uses in the Diet. 526. Mutton and Its Value in the Diet. 535. Sugar and Its Value as Food. 559. Use of Corn, Kafir, and Cowpeas in the Home. 565. Corn Meal as a Food: Ways of Using It. 607. The Farm Kitchen as a Workshop. 653. Honey and Its Use in the Home. 712. School Lunches. 717. Food for Young Children. 771. Homemade Fireless Cookers and Their Use. 807. Bread and Bread Making. 808. How to Select Foods. I. What the Body Needs. 817. How to Select Food. II. Cereal Foods. 837. How to Select Food. III. Protein. (In press.) 839. Home Canning by the One Period Cold-Pack Method. (Northern States.) 841. Drying Fruits and Vegetables in the Home. 853.' Home Canning of Fruits and Vegetables. (Southern States.) II. Professional Papers, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. The following bulletins may be secured from the Superintendent. of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C, by remitting the sum mentioned below. Monty should be sent in the form of a postal order, SOU. Office of Experiment Stations Bulletin, Course in Cereal Foods and their Preparation. Price, 10 cents a copy. 123. U. S. Dept. Agr. Extension Course in Vegetable Foods. Price, 10 cents a copy. 467. U. S. Dept. Agr. The Food Value and Uses of Poultry. Price, 5 cents per copy. 468. U. S. Dept. Agr. Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, and Other Starchy Roots as Food. Price, 5 cents per copy. Use of Local Organizations. 469. U. S. Dept. Agr. Fats and Their Economical Use in the Home. Price, 5 cents par copy. 471. U. S. Dept. Agr. Eggs and Their Value as Food. Price, 5 cents per copy. 503. U. S. Dept. Agr. Turnips, Beets, and Other Succulent Roots, and Their Use as Food. Price, 5 cents per copy. III. United States Department of Agriculture Food and Diet Charts. Set of 15 charts, $I, which may be procured from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C. IV. United States Department of Agriculture Yearbook Separates. 639. Apple Syrup and Concentrated Cider. May be procured from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. Price, 5 cents per copy. 646. Selection of Household Equipment. May be procured from the Division of Publications, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. V. United States Department of Agriculture Circulars of Extension Work, North and West. Free. Ext. N. R-17. Corn Club Breakfast Food. Ext. N. K-9. Water Glass Eggs. Ext. N.-----Making Jelly with Commercial Pectin. Lists of commercial firms which sell the following: Home and club cooperation canning outfits and devices; home evaporators and driers; mechanical seals and sealers for tin and glass; steamers; heating devices, lifting crates, etc.; 4-H brand labels; tin cans, glass jars, earthenware jars and rubber rings: delivery containers for eggs, vegetables, dried food products, etc.; parcel post egg containers; miscellaneous corrugated board containers; paper bottles. United States Department of Agriculture Circulars of Extension Work, South. Free. A-81. Canning, Preserving, Pickling. A-82. Canning Club and Home Demonstration Work (each State has a bulletin on organisation). A-84. Peppers. A-88. Drying of Vegetables and Fruits for Home Use. A-89. Jelly Making. A-90. Preserving Vegetables by Fermentation. 746. Winter Gardens. 775. Use of vegetables from Winter Garden. 777. Use of Poultry-Club Products. 785. Bread Making with Wheat Flour Substitutes. 1101. New Fall Vegetables. List of companies from which canning goods, labels, emblems, and fruit jars can be purchased. (Southern States.) VI. United States Children's Bureau, Department of Labor, Washington, D. C. I. Bulletins in "Care of Children Series" (sent on request). 1. Prenatal care. 2. Infant care. 3. Child care (in preparation). II. Press seriesBrief Articles for Newspaper Publicity (sent on application). 1. Care of Young Childrensix articles, three of them on the feeding of children. 2. Children in War Time. VII. United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, Washington, D. C. The following will be sent on request: Circular: "Suggestions for the Conduct of Educational Institutions During ths War." " Home Economics Letters." These were prepared for home economics teachers especially, but they have suggestions also for others. So. 19. What the Home Economics Teacher Can Do. No. 20. Economy in Food Courses. No. 21. High-School Food Economics in Practice. No. 22. A Brief Course in Food Economy for Colleges and Normal Schools. No. 23. School Sewing for the Red Cross. No. 24. A Course in Food Economies for the Housekeeper. No. 25. Service to be Rendered by College and University Home Economics Departments. VIII. United States Bureau of Fisheries, Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. The following will be sent on request: Economic Circular No. 10; The The fish. Economic Circular No, 11; Canned Salmon. Economic Circular No. 12; Sea Mussels. Economic Circular No. 13; Commercial Possibilities of the Goosefish. Economic Circular No. 18; Oysters. IX. U. S. Bureau of Standards, Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. Economic Circular No. 56; Measurements for the Household (15 cents, from Saper intendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C. Two Typical Illustrative Speeches. THESE typical speeches as usual are offered merely as suggestions. We prefer that Four Minute Men com-pose their own speeches, although there is no objection to the use of these typical talks either in whole or in part. The only requirements are that the topic of a speaker who is announced as Government representative shall be the topic assigned for the period and that the character of the address shall be in keeping with the facts and the tenor of the bulletins. We still hear that occasionally a speaker exceeds the positive time limit of four (4) minutes. Typical Speech No. 1. A Member of the Food Administration. There is no place for the word "Quitter" in the dictionary used by Uncle Sam. The quitter deserts his friend; the quitter throws down his pal when his pal is fighting for his life. The allies are our pals in the world war. We have stretched our hand across the sea and said: "Shake. We are in this thing with you and we'll stick!" We have said to France and Italy: "Put all your men on the firing line. It will take us a few months to get our boys in the trenches, but while Uncle Sam is getting his Army ready we'll see to itwe'll see to itthat your soldiers and the folks at home do not lack for anything. We'll make good on the supplies!" That's what Uncle Sam said to the allies. When Uncle Sam says anything, folks, there is nothing else to it. We just have to make good! Now then, winter is coming on. The pinch has come. In France they are looking across the sea and saying: "How about that 'grubstake,' Uncle Sam; how about that grubstake?" They are not whimpering, the Frenchmen, they are not that kind, but they are hungry, and if we fail them with our "grubstake " they will S-T-A-R-V-E! Thousands of them, men, women, and little children. Nothing will help them but food. It is food that will win the war! How are we going to get it? We are going to save it, save it to save our pals, because that's what the allies are in this fight. We are going to make good on Uncle Sam's promise that he would furnish the "grubstake" for this war. The allies need more wheat, more meat, more sugar. It is either wheatless and meatless days for us or wheatless and meatless months for them. There is a wonderful campaign going on in this country this week. Twenty-two million families are being asked to sign this [show pledge card]this little enrollment blank, saying that they will help as much as they can. Those who will promise to help will get this membership card [show window membership card] to hang in their windows. And we are going to help, everyone of us. We will make good on the grubstake promise for the sake of the folks who trusted us and for the sake of our own soldiers as well. Just remember that they are bound for Francethe land where we are sending the grubstake. When this day of war is over; when peace comes and the broken regiments of our victorious Army march home, shall we, anyone of us, be content if we have withheld anything that would have replaced one missing mother's son in any one of those regiments? Typical Speech No. 2. I am going to tell you people here to-night how you can cut down the cost of living. I am going to show you how you can eat plenty and get better meals than before and save money besides. I am going to show you how you can pay for that bond you bought out of the money saved. Well, how? Make it your business to-morrow morning to go to the local food administration headquarters at............Street1 and get pointers on foods. "Oh, that's food conservation," somebody says with a sigh, and I can see you picture to yourself wheatless days and meatless weeks, sort of half starvation. Now, ladies, get that idea out of your heads. Food conservation does not mean stinting. It does not mean poorer food for your children. It means saving senseless waste, learning how to cook the right kinds of foods and right combinations of foods so as to get better meals than before. BUTI'm not here to tell you how to cook. My point to-night is to ask your help because you are patriotic American women. Terrible times are coming if we do not save the Nation's food. For the country that can feed its soldiers and the citizens the longest will surely be the victor. Upon you at the cookstove depends the issue in the war. Here's a pledge card. See it! It simply promises that you will live according to your conscience, nothing more. You promise merely to help stop sinful waste. No fees, no dues. Just a patriot's willingness to show good faith. Now, then, you don't want America to be driven to bread cards instead of voluntary pledge cards, do you? You don't want your neighbors to go along slipshod wasting food and later let our boys suffer? Who here, man or woman, is for helping the Food Administration? Who'll help and talk to friends about saving the waste of food? Who? Hands up! That's itLook around!See all the hands up. Now, then, who's for this pledge card(here it is)merely a promise to live according to your conscience? Mrs. Woodrow Wilson was the first to sign. Who here wants that card? Hands up!Hands up!Hands up! Good! Now get your pledge card at the door when you go out, sign it and mail it before you go to bed to-night. If no local office say write to Food Administration, Washington, D. C, or give the name of your State or local Home Economics Director. Her name can tained from your State Food Administrator.
EXPORT OPEN IN NEW WINDOW
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line634
|
__label__wiki
| 0.740052
| 0.740052
|
Judge charged with making racially intolerant comments
HOUSTON, TX – Texas District Court Judge Lynn Hughes will be exactly where you’d expect him to be; in court. But he’ll be facing the bench instead of behind it.
He didn’t send out a racist email about the President or beat his kid with a belt like another heavy hand of the law.
Judge Hughes has been handing down racially charged comments from the bench.
A complaint filed by the Texas Civil Rights Project charges Hughes with ‘racially intolerant comments, in three separate anti-discrimination cases in the Houston area.
One of the more colored comments made by the judge was: ‘Employment staffs of one color always work better’ and he even asked a diversity director if his job was to ‘go around and paint students different colors so that they would think they were mixed.’
We reached out to the judge. He had nothing to say, so we’ll just have to judge for ourselves.
by Alyssa Goard, Russell Falcon, Chelsea Moreno / Jan 18, 2021
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A variety of groups from around Texas who mainly described themselves as "libertarian" held a demonstration outside the closed-off Texas Capitol on Sunday afternoon. The demonstration Sunday was not violent and consisted of dozens of people -- many openly carrying semiautomatic weapons, rifles, and knives-- standing outside the capitol grounds and talking with each other. Within four hours, everyone in the group left the demonstration.
On Saturday, a smaller group demonstrated outside the Texas Capitol as well. While the Texas Department of Public Safety has closed off the capitol grounds through Wednesday following concerns over violent extremists, a spokesperson for the department described the demonstration Sunday as "uneventful" and said there had been no arrests at the Texas Capitol all weekend.
Houston Weather – Sand dunes being repaired along Gulf Coast
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line637
|
__label__wiki
| 0.720538
| 0.720538
|
Adrian Zmudzinski
US: Bill Exempting Non-Custodial Crypto Services From Certain Laws Reintroduced to Congress
A bill exempting companies providing non-custodial crypto services from certain state money transmitting laws has been resubmitted to the Congress.
A bill exempting companies providing non-custodial crypto services from certain state money transmitting laws has been resubmitted to the United States Congress. Data confirming this was published on the Congress’ official website on Jan. 14.
The bill, titled “To provide a safe harbor from licensing and registration for certain non-controlling blockchain developers and providers of blockchain services,” was submitted by U.S. congressman Tom Emmer and co-sponsored by congressman Darren Soto.
Emmer has already shown interest in cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology in the past, and has been featured in the list of the members of the U.S. Congress involved in crypto, which Cointelegraph published in March last year.
As Cointelegraph reported in September 2018, Emmer plans to introduce three bills supporting blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies, including the one resubmitted most recently. The other two bills are “Resolution Supporting Digital Currencies and Blockchain Technology” and “Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act.”
In October news broke that U.S. Representatives Doris Matsui and Brett Guthrie have proposed a bill dubbed the "Blockchain Promotional Act 2018" to the U.S. House of Representatives.
In June 2018, Cointelegraph reported that the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee has proposed a bill which would initiate a study on how cryptocurrencies are used in sex trafficking.
#Congress
#Bitcoin Regulation
The Big Four Are Gearing Up to Become Crypto and Blockchain Auditors
Expert: Walmart Crypto Project More Agreeable to Lawmakers Than Libra
Updating Live: Zuckerberg Hearings Before Congress on Libra
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line642
|
__label__cc
| 0.599067
| 0.400933
|
S. Broadway | Denver
Yale Ave | Aurora
S. Kalamath | Denver
Our Strains
Harvest Rewards
CHC Consulting
What Is The Endocannabinoid System
What is the Endocannabinoid System and how does it work?
How Cannabinoids Work Differently From Other Neurotransmitters
Brain cells (neurons) communicate with each other and with the rest of the body by sending chemical “messages.” These messages help coordinate and regulate everything we feel, think, and do. Typically, the chemicals (called neurotransmitters) are released from a neuron (a presynaptic cell), travel across a small gap (the synapse), and then attach to specific receptors located on a nearby neuron (postsynaptic cell). This spurs the receiving neuron into action, triggering a set of events that allows the message to be passed along.
But the EC system communicates its messages in a different way because it works “backward.” When the postsynaptic neuron is activated, cannabinoids (chemical messengers of the EC system) are made “on demand” from lipid precursors (fat cells) already present in the neuron. Then they are released from that cell and travel backward to the presynaptic neuron, where they attach to cannabinoid receptors.
So why is this important? Since cannabinoids act on presynaptic cells, they can control what happens next when these cells are activated. In general, cannabinoids function like a “dimmer switch” for presynaptic neurons, limiting the amount of neurotransmitter (e.g., dopamine) that gets released, which in turn affects how messages are sent, received, and processed by the cell.
How Does THC Affect the EC System and Behavior?
When a person smokes marijuana, THC overwhelms the EC system, quickly attaching to cannabinoid receptors throughout the brain and body. This interferes with the ability of natural cannabinoids to do their job of fine-tuning communication between neurons, which can throw the entire system off balance.
Because cannabinoid receptors are in so many parts of the brain and body, the effects of THC are wide-ranging: It can slow down a person’s reaction time (which can impair driving or athletic skills), disrupt the ability to remember things that just happened, cause anxiety, and affect judgment. THC also affects parts of the brain that make a person feel good—this is what gives people the feeling of being “high.” But over time THC can change how the EC system works in these brain areas, which can lead to problems with memory, addiction, and mental health.
Colorado Marijuana Laws & Information 2021
Best Cannabis Documentaries
Hell’s Peaches
Slippery Susan
Black Cherry SLUR-P
South Broadway | Denver Dispensary
1568 S. Broadway Denver, CO 80210
10AM – 8PM DAILY
Order Online | Get Directions
South Kalamath | Denver Dispensary
1178 S. Kalamath Denver, CO 80223
Yale Ave | Aurora Dispensary
11002 East Yale Aurora, CO 80014
Future Drops
Get Notified Of New Strain Releases & Specials.
Woohoo! You have now joined our mailing list!
Copyright © 2020 Colorado Harvest Company. All Rights Reserved.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line644
|
__label__wiki
| 0.526128
| 0.526128
|
'Fantastic Four' #7 Cover Pits Doctor Doom in Battle Against Galactus
By Adam Barnhardt - November 30, 2018 06:29 pm EST
After a years-long absence from comics, Marvel's First Family was finally reunited in Dan Slott and Sarah Pichelli's Fantastic Four #1, a comic that debuted earlier this year. As of this writing, four issues of the latest run have been released to critical acclaim — in fact, ComicBook.com's Chase Magnett says the title is "once again the world’s greatest comics magazine."
As the series progresses into the end of it'sfirst major story arc, two of the franchise's largest characters are set to go head-to-head in an upcoming issue. A part of Marvel's February 2019 solicitations, Fantastic Four #7 will pit Dr. Doom and Galactus against each other, thanks to a beautiful cover from Secret Wars alum Esad Ribic.
(Photo: Marvel Comics)
Before Fantastic Four #7 hits the shelf at your local comic store, there's another major First Family event on the horizon. Ben Grimm and long-time girlfriend Alicia Masters are finally tying the knot within the pages of Fantastic Four #5.
“It’s been a long time in coming—more than 55 years!—but Ben and Alicia are finally tying the knot!” said SVP and Executive Editor Tom Brevoort. “And we’ve gone all-out to make this an extra-special event for fans, with the inclusion of not only the terrific Aaron Kuder (who’ll be illustrating the next storyline as well) but also Adam Hughes and Mike Allred for an all-star spectacular bash!”
"The wedding that’s been years in the making…Ben and Alicia say ‘I do!’ No bait. No switch. Not a dream. Not a hoax. And we swear, not a single Skrull around. This is really happening! From the book that brought you the first, best and longest running super hero marriage in comics, we give you…the wedding of Ben Grimm and Alicia Masters! Featuring an untold tale of the courtship of Ben and Alicia. A bachelor party that only Johnny Storm could throw. And a very special ceremony brought to you in the Mighty Marvel Manner."
Fantastic Four #5 is due out December 26th while Fantastic Four #7 will be released February 2019.
The full solicitation for Fantastic Four #7 can be found below.
DAN SLOTT (W) • AARON KUDER (A) • Cover by ESAD RIBIC
VARIANT COVER by BILL SIENKIEWICZ
SKRULLS VARIANT COVER BY MIKE MCKONE
CAPTAIN MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY VALERIO SCHITI
MYSTERY VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
“HERALD OF DOOM” PART TWO!
• In a battle between Doctor Doom and Galactus, who would you favor…
• A man who is trying to be a hero to his beloved nation or an unstoppable cosmic force of nature?
• It’s a simple choice, unless you’re Mister Fantastic.
• This dilemma, plus a strange new development in the life of the Human Torch.
• And a long-forgotten threat from the Fantastic Four’s past resurfaces…
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Moon Knight: Here’s What Ethan Hawke Could Look Like as Dracula
Chadwick Boseman: Ryan Coogler Says Black Panther Star Gave Audiences “Infinite Amount of Gifts”
WandaVision: Why Mephisto Should Be the Villain
Spider-Man 3: Tom Holland Spotted on Set With Updated Suit
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line646
|
__label__wiki
| 0.820709
| 0.820709
|
Home Reviews Review: ‘The Music Man’ at the Kennedy Center
Review: ‘The Music Man’ at the Kennedy Center
Hilary Sutton
We’ve got trouble, right here in the Capital City.
That might be true – mind-numbingly true – but it’s not at the Kennedy Center where Jeffrey Finn has produced a charming, energetic production of Meredith Willson’s The Music Man as a part of the Broadway Center Stage series.
Norm Lewis in ‘The Music Man’ at The Kennedy Center. Photo by Jeremy Daniel.
It’s an old show, originally on Broadway in 1957 with a story set in 1912. I should disclose that I’m a “theatre person” who somehow never before encountered a production of The Music Man. I knew it was set in a bygone era in the United States. I secretly wondered if it had any relevance today. By Scene One I learned the story centers around a con man who invents a problem so he can provide a solution.
Yep, still relevant.
The semi-staged concert production is directed by Marc Bruni with choreography by Chris Bailey and music direction by James Moore. The cast of 28 is led by some of Broadway’s most sought after stars: Tony Award nominee Norm Lewis as Harold Hill, Tony Award winner Jessie Mueller as Marian Paroo, and Rosie O’Donnell as Mrs. Paroo. It’s stacked with character talent, notably Tony Award nominee John Cariani as Marcellus Washburn and Mark Linn-Baker as Mayor Shinn.
The Gumby-like physical comedy audiences enjoyed from Cariani in The Band’s Visit and Something Rotten! is delightfully present here. His “Shipoopi” with the assistance of a sparkling Hayley Podschun is a highlight. And Linn-Baker’s deadpan straight man is as pitch perfect as it was the first time we experienced it three decades ago on the sitcom Perfect Strangers.
The curtain rises on a dazzling 18-piece orchestra perched on what feels like a large Iowa front porch. Here’s a bit of advice: when you’re tasked with sitting through a long overture, do yourself a favor and make sure it’s The Music Man.
While the Broadway Center Stage series claims to be “semi-staged” and gives actors a free pass to hold scripts, it sure feels like a full production. The simplicity comes by way of detailed projections that have replaced mammoth set pieces. It feels like we’re getting a tour of River City by way of the moving images that glide along behind the orchestra from the Paroos’ front porch to the library and everywhere in between.
The show is off to the races with “Rock Island,” which Director Mark Bruni refers to as “a five-minute number about economic anxiety told entirely in rap.” He’s not wrong. The patter hooks the audience from the beginning and perfectly sets the tone and pacing for the next two hours and 40 minutes. It is so excellently executed by David Pittu (playing Charlie Cowell) and company that we know within about eight measures that we are in excellent hands for the evening.
As for the leads, Norm Lewis, with his megawatt smile, almost works in the role of the smooth-talking Hill. Lewis’ vocal prowess is all but wasted in the role; it’s not his highest and best use. His confidence and ability to own a room serve him well for most of the show. He shines in “Ya Got Trouble.” Lewis’ weakest moments appear when he depends on the assistance of his script.
Meanwhile, Willson’s classic “Goodnight My Someone” and “My White Knight” get the royal treatment with Mueller’s soprano. Her vocal versatility is once in a generation. Together Mueller and Lewis are sweet, if not completely believable as a romantic pair. Lewis is commanding in the role but charming enough to validate Marian reneging on her values? No. While it’s possible there’s more that Lewis and Mueller could do, I blame the book for this head-scratching love story.
Old shows are tricky. And there’s a multitude of ways to look at them. You can leave them as untouched time capsules that shed light on the perspectives of an earlier era, you can attempt to update them (either through direction, tone, or a rewrite), you can look for the truth amidst the trouble, or you can shelve them completely.
The Music Man was written by a man some 60 years ago. While I’m reluctant to embrace the central love story (why is it always the women in these shows who compromise their values for a man?), the show does make a great point about the acute difference between what people want and what they say they want. Here’s what this reviewer wants: Jeffrey Finn and the Kennedy Center to continue to send New York’s best down to the Potomac to do short runs.
Back to The Music Man. It’s filled with no less than a dozen classic songs artfully executed. Chris Bailey’s choreography is fresh and crisp. We even get Damon J. Gillespie doing a crazy parkour move. And without giving away the ending, this particular production includes a jaw-dropping add-on that is a must-see. The Music Man is not a perfect show, but this production gives the audience a near perfect evening.
Running Time: Two Hours and 40 minutes, including one 20-minute intermission.
Broadway Center Stage: The Music Man plays through Monday, February 11, 2019, at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. For tickets, call the box office at (202) 467-4600 or go online.
The cast also features Tony Award nominee Veanne Cox as Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn, Tony Award nominee and Drama Desk winner David Pittu as Charlie Cowell, Damon J. Gillespie as Tommy Djilas, Eloise Kropp as Zaneeta Shinn, Sam Middleton as Winthrop Paroo, and Emmy Elizabeth Liu-Wang as Amaryllis. The cast also includes Tessa Grady, Arlo Hill, Todd Horman, Denis Lambert, Liz McCartney, Hayley Podschun, Katerina Papacostas, Blakely Slaybaugh, Jimmy Smagula, Ryan Steele, Daryl Tofa, Diana Vaden, and Nicholas Ward.
Projection Design by Paul dePoo, Costume Design by Amy Clark, Lighting Design by Cory Pattak, Sound Design by Kai Harada
Previous articleReview: ‘Philosophus’ at Best Medicine Rep
Next articleIn the Moment: Impressions on STC’s ‘Richard the Third’
Hilary is a writer and actor passionate about stories that are begging to be told. Hilary splits her time between working as a freelance copywriter, coach and consultant with HSL Enterprises, managing social media for several Broadway shows, and saying "yes" to as many theatrical opportunities as possible. She is a contributor to USA Today and blogs regularly at hilarysutton.com. She loves Broadway, red velvet cake, and her husband JC. But not necessarily in that order. Learn more at hilarysutton.com. And check out hilarysutton.me for more on her acting work. She is on Twitter & Facebook @hilarysutton.
Ken Blakely February 11, 2019 at 3:01 pm
Norm Lewis is the unfortunate low point in an otherwise wonderful production. He’s over-weight and ham-footed, and several times he was actually holding the script (disguised as his order book) and reading off of it.
Still a good show, but despite Norm Lewis’ participation, not because of it.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line647
|
__label__cc
| 0.635153
| 0.364847
|
5 Steps... Co-worker
5 Steps Be a More Inclusive Co-worker
Talking about diversity at work is a given these days, but the modern workplace isn't just about filling an office with people of different races, backgrounds, or identities. Inclusion is the real key, and it's something that everyone can and should contribute to, even if you're not a hiring manager or recruiter.
Connect With Someone New
Connect with someone you haven’t previously interacted with all that much:
Sit next to someone you normally wouldn’t in that company-wide meeting.
Approach somebody different for a lunch recommendation or input on your project.
Reach out and schedule a time to grab coffee with someone you haven’t had a chance to get to know yet.
Call Out Exclusive Behavior
Maybe point out that your office’s annual Christmas cookie contest might be excluding those who don’t celebrate the holiday. Or let everyone know that failing to push in their chairs in meeting rooms and around the desks makes it that much tougher for your co-worker in a wheelchair to get around.
This will highlight your commitment to inclusivity.
Your language really makes an impact when it comes to being more inclusive in the workplace.
Even if you don’t mean to make anyone uncomfortable, your choice of words can inadvertently make others feel excluded.
Amplify Other People's Ideas
... rather than only broadcasting your own.
For example, if a co-worker made a great suggestion in a team meeting that you felt was ignored or wasn’t appropriately considered, bring it back around by saying something like, “I found Megan’s idea really interesting and think we should revisit that…”
Don't Be Afraid to Ask Questions
Diversity and inclusion can be sensitive topics, and that inspires many people to avoid them altogether. They don’t want to ask the wrong questions or say something that could be perceived as insensitive.
Caution and awareness are admirable, but it also means you could be missing out on some awesome information and relationships. So don’t hesitate to ask some questions.
Diversity & Inclusion: 5 Lessons from Top Global Companies
David is in charge of workplace diversity management at a global manufacturing company. He was recently assigned a seemingly basic task. "Focus on minorities," the executive sponsor of the initiative told him. "I'd like to see our numbers climb from 25 to 45 percent," he said.
There is a significant relationship between competitive profit gains and diversity.
Companies with gender, ethnic and racial diversity are at least 15 percent more likely to experience...
5 Lessons for Managing D&I
Recognize the Shift in Global Understanding of D&I. Diverse thinkers come from a variety of different backgrounds.
Build an Inclusive Environment. All people are encouraged to draw upon their unique experiences, perspectives and backgrounds to advance business goals.
Use Multiple Practices and Measures. Have solutions in place to monitor and retain a talented and diverse workforce.
Ensure Leaders Model Diversity and Inclusion. It sets the tone for the rest of the organization to follow suit.
Recognize the Connection Between Innovation and D&I. Diversity and inclusion increase innovation and reduce business risk.
The concept of cognitive diversity focuses on diversity of thinking and is composed of four dimensions:
Perspectives. People represent situations in different ways
Interpretations. Through diverse interpretations, teams can discover multiple resolutions.
Heuristics. People resolve issues in different ways.
Predictive models. Some analyze, and others look for a story. Both are useful for discovering workplace solutions.
5 Ways to Give (And Receive) Negative Feedback | Planio
plan.io
Feedback rules everything around us. Whether it's talking to your customers about what features they want or getting feedback from your boss on a website redesign, we all benefit when we step out of our own heads and hear what others think. But feedback can't be limited to just back slaps and...
Negative feedback is a more important component of the feedback cycle than positive feedback. 92% of people say in a study that negative feedback improves workplace performance.
Why are people scared of Feedback
Normally people react with caution and fear towards negative feedback, but it is much better than no feedback at all.
Informing the colleague/subordinate/client/customer or individual about something that is not working, is always beneficial, and builds transparency and trust.
Check how it impacts the person
The fundamental goal of giving feedback is to help the person you’re giving it to. They should realize that you are not trying to make them feel bad, and this is an exercise to help make them better.
How it impacts each individual is going to be different so a tailor-made approach is required.
Want to Break a Bad Habit? Science Says Do These 4 Things
It's 3 p.m., and you're knee-deep in an afternoon energy slump. You head towards the office kitchen to grab a glass of water where you're encountered by a box of treats that seems to be calling your name. "Just one," you swear. But that's the third time you've given in to your sweet tooth this week.
Anticipate Setbacks
Behavior change is hard. Slip-ups are common, so when they happen, don't beat yourself up or retreat into negative self-talk. Instead, anticipate your failures and plan for them.
Commit To Change And Tweak as You Go
Make achievable commitments to test new routines and approach it as a series of experiments.
Try your new routine for a while and tweak it or switch to a new one if it doesn’t suit you.
Explore Alternatives
Once you have a clear breakdown of what's happening at each stage of your habit loop, brainstorm healthier routines that will produce the results you want.
Create a list of options of alternatives that might provide comparable reward to the one you are trying to eliminate. Focus on new routines that will help you decompress after a stressful day (the cue) and leave you in a positive frame of mind to get freelance work done (reward).
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line653
|
__label__wiki
| 0.830238
| 0.830238
|
Curse of the Mummy
nationalgeographic.com
100-year-old folklore and pop culture have perpetuated the myth that opening a mummy's tomb leads to certain death.
Mummies and the "curse" concept
Movie mummies are known for riches and a nasty curse. However, Hollywood didn't invent the curse concept.
Egyptologist Dominic Montserrat believed that a lively stage show in which real Egyptian mummies were unwrapped inspired writers to pen tales of mummy revenge.
Egyptologist Salima Ikram believes the curse concept did exist in ancient Egypt as part of a primitive security system. Some early non-pyramid tomb walls (mastaba) in Giza and Saqqara were inscribed with curses meant to terrify those who would desecrate the resting place.
Egyptian mummies: tomb toxin threat
Some suggested that the pharaoh's curse was biological in nature.
Lab studies have shown some ancient mummies carried mold, including Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus flavus, which can cause congestion or bleeding in the lungs.
Bacteria such as Pseudomonas and Staphylococcus may also grow on tomb walls, causing lung problems.
However, the idea that an underground tomb, after 3,000 years, would have some microorganism in it that would kill somebody weeks later is highly unlikely.
How we deciphered Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs
sciencefocus.com
The ancient Egyptians’ language had archaeologists baffled until the hieroglyphs were carefully deciphered using the Rosetta Stone.
Ancient Egypt and hieroglyphs
Ancient Egypt has exerted power of influence on the world of learning for over two millennia.
The Greek historian Herodotus identified the pyramids at Giza as places of royal burial, bu...
Ancient Egypt: How the language fell in disuse
Ancient Egypt was conquered, first by Persians, then by Macedonian Greeks under Alexander the Great in 332BC.
The Ptolematic dynasty, named after Alexander's general, Ptolemy I, ruled Egypt for three centuries. It ended with the death of Cleopatra VII and the Roman occupation in 30BC.
From AD 395, Egypt was ruled first by Coptic Christians, then by Muslims, until the time of Napoleon.
Spoken Coptic descended from the language of ancient Egypt, but written Coptic was entirely alphabetic, like Greek. Still, the Coptic language provided approximate pronunciation for hieroglyphs.
An attempt at understanding hieroglyphs
Greek and Roman authors thought that hieroglyphs were symbols of ancient Egyptian wisdom. They dismissed any phonetic component in the hieroglyphs.
This misguided view of hieroglyphs as 'picture writing' obscured any attempt at deciphering it. Near the 18th Century, Danish scholar Georg Zoëga thought that some hieroglyphs might be phonetic signs.
Centers of Progress: Alexandria (Information)
Alexandria during the third and second centuries BCE
Alexandria, with its Great Library, was marked as the intellectual capital of the world.
During the third century BCE, the Musaeum, an educational and research institution,...
The start of the city Alexandria
Alexandria was founded in 331BCE by the Macedonian leader Alexander the Great. Alexander left Egypt a few months later, leaving his viceroy Cleomenes in charge.
Alexander passed away in 323 BCE, and one of his deputies, Macedonian general Ptolemy Lagides, took control of Egypt. Ptolemy executed Cleomenes and declared himself pharaoh. He started the Ptolemaic dynasty and made Alexandria his capital in 305 BCE.
Alexandria: A cosmopolitan city
The city's population grew to around 300,000 people. It remained the capital of Ptolemaic Egypt, as well as Roman and Byzantine Egypt, for almost a thousand years.
Alexandria was designed by the architect Dinocrates of Rhodes, using a Hippodamian gridiron street plan. The city was cosmopolitan and diverse. It consisted of Greeks, Jew, and Egyptian Arabs.
The Best Board Games of the Ancient World
smithsonianmag.com
Thousands of years before Monopoly, people were playing games like Senet, Patolli and Chaturanga
Egyptian Senet
One of the earliest known board games, Senet was played in 3100 BC and loved by Queen Nefertari and the Pharaoh Tutankhamun.
Played using a longboard having three rows of ten squar...
The Royal Game Of Ur
Also known as Twenty Squares, this 4500-year-old game, first unearthed in ancient Mesopotamia, is impressive in its complex rules and intricate design.
The beautiful game board uses twenty squares and has a narrow bridge in the middle part, was played in Iraq, Israel, Egypt, Turkey and many other ancient civilizations.
To finish the game as winners, players had to race their opponent to the opposite end of the board, moving pieces according to knucklebone dice rolls.
The Game of Mehen
Named after the Egyptian serpentine deity, Mehen is also known as the Egyptian Snake Game and was played between 3100 to 2300 BC.
Six players could simultaneously play this spiral board, each having a piece crafted in the shape of a lion or a sphere.
The rules of this game are not very clear because it lost its popularity after the decline of Egypt’s Old Kingdom and is hardly found in archaeological records.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line654
|
__label__wiki
| 0.502735
| 0.502735
|
Gulf Oil Spill: Gusher Stops, Problems Remain
Krista Schlyer/Defenders of Wildlife
Defenders chief scientist heads to the Gulf to document the oil spill's impact on wildlife
As crews worked to plug the gushing BP oil well in the Gulf of Mexico in July, Defenders chief scientist Chris Haney spent six days aboard a research vessel documenting the spill’s impact on wildlife.
“Looking at the oil as the sun broke the horizon, it was a rainbow sheen as far as you could see,” Haney recalls. “It was, quite honestly, the ugliest ocean water I’ve ever seen.”
Haney, who spent eight years on the science team that helped document the impacts from the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska, joined 14 other scientists aboard a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) vessel in the Gulf. His mission was to observe signs of oiling on deepwater seabirds—birds that spend months or even years at sea before ever coming ashore.
Deepwater seabirds found in the Gulf include masked boobies, Audubon’s shearwaters, black-capped petrels—of which there are only a few thousands left in the world—and band-rumped storm petrels—which also have perilously low numbers. Haney was also looking for signs of distress, dead birds and their general abundance far from land and “downstream” of the Deepwater Horizon’s colossal failure.
With 25 years of oceanography under his belt, he says, “It was the first time in my life I could spend an entire day at sea and never see a seabird. I did see a couple of fish gulping oxygen at the water’s surface, lunging up because they couldn’t get oxygen through their gills.” As bacteria break oil down, it depletes the water of oxygen.
Meanwhile, a NOAA report released in August claimed much of the oil spewed into the Gulf of Mexico from the BP well evaporated; was burned, skimmed or recovered; or has degraded or dispersed.
“The conclusions of this report are troubling in many ways,” says Haney. “Based on these estimates, up to 75 percent of the oil from the disaster still remains in the environment. Terms such as ‘dispersed,’ ‘dissolved’ and ‘residual’ do not mean gone. That’s comparable to saying the sugar dissolved in my coffee is no longer there because I can’t see it. Whether buried under beaches or settling on the ocean floor, residues from the spill will remain toxic for decades, and we will be examining and documenting this crime scene for years to come.”
Defenders has filed suit against the Interior Department after revelations that it granted BP’s Gulf oil drilling operation a waiver from a full environmental analysis as required by federal law. Defenders and the Southern Environmental Law Center are also in the process of suing BP for violating the Endangered Species Act. Endangered sea turtles, whales, fish and seabirds will continue to be adversely affected by the oil and the widespread use of chemical dispersants for decades to come. Scientists are watching to see whether the spill will cause the disappearance of already imperiled populations of Kemp’s ridley sea turtles, sperm whales and bluefin tuna.
To learn more about Dr. Haney's trip to the gulf and his analysis of the impacts of the Gulf oil disaster, visit the Defenders blog.
Only select articles from Defenders are available online. To receive 4 issues annually of the full award-winning magazine, become a member of Defenders of Wildlife!
More Articles From This Issue
Harsh Reflections
African Painted Dogs
Witnesses for Wildlife
Defenders News Briefs
Defenders Sues To Stop Coal Mining
Three Rare Wolves Shot During Denning Season in Southwest
Mexican wolf recovery program is in danger of failing
Birds and Turtles Benefit From Beach Protections
At least 15 piping plover chicks fledged this year at
Defenders in Action: Northern Rockies Wolves Win!
A federal court sided with Defenders, ruling this summer that
Wildlife: Shake, Rattle and Extol and more
Treefrogs, African icons, penguins, baboons and lizards make the news
Defenders View: Securing the Future for Wolves in the Northern Rockies
by Rodger Schlickeisen, President © Krista Schlyer Steps the government
Flying in the Dark
More than a million bats in the eastern United States
Saving America's Last Great Wilderness
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a natural treasure, yet
Can We Save Lions?
These iconic predators—who once ruled from the southern tip of
With engaging stories and spectacular photography, Defenders of Wildlife's magazine provides readers with a behind-the-scenes look at what biologists and conservationists are doing to protect imperiled wild animals and plants.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line657
|
__label__wiki
| 0.517118
| 0.517118
|
I Lift Mine Eyes
by Dawn Abeita, All Rights Reserved.
His mother opens the door in her bathrobe, and the police head straight back to EJ’s room through her tidy, little house. They stop outside the door and one of them reaches his arm around and fumbles inside the room for the light while the other tenses himself opposite as if EJ will come out shooting or slinging a baseball bat at their heads. The police haven’t surprised EJ. There is no surprising EJ. He is already dressed, or still dressed, sitting in the dark on the edge of the bed. The other bed doesn’t hold a body, but it isn’t made. He doesn’t say anything. The cops would love it if he showed some anger. Cops got no respect for his rights. Rights are a game they play like some kid might say, “Ya wanna play 52 pick-up”. They are ignorant and fat-assed and got nothing to hold on him. He lets that attitude out he’ll be in big trouble. Attitude alone will get you with these mother-fuckers. They’d get in his face for forever. They arrest you for nothing if you show them any attitude, and he got some attitude. Attitude about all he got, his attitude would melt them down to puddles of stink.
He sits, studying his sneakers, the black straps that cross over the top, while the officers start to dig through his stuff. “You mind?” one of them asks with a sneer before he starts in on EJ’s socks and his boxers. EJ wouldn’t grace them with an answer for nothing. He knows better. The other one leans on the dresser and pretends to pick his teeth. He’s going to be the talker. Cops always got a talker and a quiet one. “You a god-damned good for nothing nigger,” he says congenially. “Now, I don’t use the word lightly. I know what the word means. Half the black men on the street ain’t niggers. Half the white men are.” He’s got this spiel memorized. They dig through a lot of black kids stuff in a week. The other one is swilling around in his shirts getting them all out of order. “But you a nigger, kid,” the one with the mouth goes on. He starts like he remembered why he’s there and goes to root around in EJ’s cd’s, frisbeeing them aside one at a time. “You gonna end up dead on the street because you’re getting stupider than you already were. That’s pretty fucking stupid,” he says. “You’re getting desperate. Then even your mama won’t cry. She’ll be relieved.”
“Don’t talk about my mother.” EJ softly spits his words. The cops are too busy mouthing off to hear it.
When EJ was a kid his mama would come home from her college classes whirring past him through the living room with its trashed out furniture and into the bedroom, trying to shove her books under the bed and trying to get to the kitchen, saying, “Dinner won’t be but a minute.” Ignoring him, so he followed her. Just a kid, needed his mama. “I got big plans,” she would say, talking all the while. Her body a nervous energy and a smell like sweet dirt. “I’m going to make us something that will turn ya’ll’s stomach to plain heaven.” Hands flying, pans coming out.
But she was never quick enough. His father’s face shone and his jaw wrapped around it like a vice. He would grab her from behind as she tried to get by, spin her around and hold her there like he was just checking did he remember what she looked like, until she quivered in his big hands, then her dead silence while he slapped her, she let her head slide back and forth with the blows; or the hands were a vice on her throat until her eyes were white with fear, hit her, and hit her until he left her kneeling in front of him, holding her bruised stomach and sucking her bleeding teeth. Sometimes he grabbed her head then and shoved it into his crotch, EJ afraid she would die; EJ standing on his unstable baby legs, howling, and his father turning to give him his.
The other cop says, “Hey, this a new shirt?” and he holds up a new shirt. “I don’t remember this one from last time.” They dig.
“Where is your cousin?” asks the talker. The quiet one is going through the closet now while the talker roots under the bed right at EJ’s feet. EJ could kick him in the teeth. “He carry away the goods? Ain’t he too young to be out his late? You turning him into your errand boy? You make him just like you? Or maybe he’s just visiting his crack-head mama.”
They don’t find anything. They never have. They aren’t looking for the drugs anyway. It’s the guns they got a search warrant for. Rumor is that a month or so ago EJ was shot at by some skinny, desperate pipe-head trying to hold him up for a bottle, and EJ fired back, hitting him. EJ has a reputation for liking guns, but this is the first time they heard about him using one. EJ is too level-headed, too cool, for any of those showy gangster games. No one will actually talk to the cops about it, least of all the druggie who survived after a few weeks of indigent care at the stinking, overcrowded hospital where he spent most of his time on a gurney parked in the hallway yelling at the nurses, either begging, “Baby give me some of that thang you swishing,” or moaning like he’s been watching too much daytime T.V., “I needs some morphine, or I’m gonna die,” Stretching his arms out grabbing at the white uniforms passing. Usually, getting it.
Soon as EJ was old enough to flee out onto the streets and take up the games that were being played there, serious games, real games that were freedom from what the world was already telling him he was not, that’s what he did – running for a big time dealer when he was eight, making more money than his father. His father working for the city all his miserable life coming home to the rank and hot projects every night, threading back down the piss stained stairs after dinner, making his way down to the Soul Palace to hang, talk and laugh and rant some about how the white man held him down. Black man got no future. White man had, and had, and had, riding on black’s man’s backs like monkeys on an elephant. Anger rolling under his skin, a river of molten hate. He took the rent money sometimes and bought cheap liquor to go around, and cruised away in the fancy cars of his low friends.
One day one of those fancy cars squealed to the curb with the door already open and swinging a little with the sudden movement, then his father fell out and the car slipped away, the door wobbling, then banging shut. His father crashed to the sidewalk with a knife up under his ribs. “Shit,” he said. “Ain’t no way to treat a man,” squinting his mean face up into the sun at his boy standing over him where he had been squashing ants on the sidewalk with a stick, reaching his arm up for him, “Come here, boy. Help your old man up. Come here, boy,” his arm fading to the sidewalk, then his eyes drying up, then his lips drying up. The boy never moved. The man a chalk mark on the sidewalk the next day when the rain came. When his mother cried he had told her to shut up.
The police had gone through it all. The quiet one even ripped the inner soles out of his sneakers and threw the gutted remains back into the closet, and then they left looking disgusted and having said the same, old things. “You heading for a heap of trouble now, son. We know what you up to. You better get wise before you die out there.”
EJ’s mother is leaning in his doorway in her old bathrobe. “Where your cousin?” she asks him.
His cousin, Marky, right at that moment, is walking down the street. There was rain, and the streets shine under the street lights, but it is still hot, South Carolina hot, mist rising from the pavement. Marky has a hitch in his walk that he is cultivating. Someday he’s going to be just like his older cousin- that’s what he hopes. Ej is cool, nothing much bothers him. Plus, he’s got morals- loves his mama, respects women, does pretty good in school. Morals are important.
That’s what EJ’s always harping at Marky about: that’s what is wrong with all these assholes out here who think they’re so cool. They ain’t nothing cause they got no compunction. Marky accepts this without thinking. He doesn’t think about much. He is failing school, but then he’s been failing school all his life and they keep passing him, so it doesn’t much matter.
Marky has his friend with him. Little Joe. Joe and Marky are thirteen but Joe is about six foot tall, and Marky figures he’s going to be a huge mother fucker. He likes having Little Joe with him, even though he can’t play basketball for shit. He’s too slow. That’s where they think they’re going. The courts always got something going on even at one in the morning. He especially likes to play then. The lights at the court are weak. Everyone has a shadow that dances across the backs of everyone else, and beyond that there is just the black night. The street lights around are all busted. Marky makes sure they stay that way. He flings rocks at them. The dark world beyond the lighted court makes it like playing on the moon, and sometimes he feels like he loses gravity and flies across the court and up toward the glare of light and the basket. Then he has escaped.
There are little bits of wet trash in the gutters. When they enter the park they see an old bum sleeping on a bench. “Hey,” says Marky, “look here.” He walks to the bum and looks down at him. “What a piece of shit,” he says. He scoops up some wet trash and leaves from the ground and rains it down on the old man, but the old guy doesn’t move. This isn’t satisfactory, so Marky goes over to the garbage can overflowing its wire cage and yanks the lid off its wire tether. It takes a couple of good yanks and Little Joe helps. Then Marky scoops the lid into a dank puddle and comes up with rain and mud, and the rain and mud rain down on the old man. “Keep you cool man,” says Marky. The mud runs across the grizzly face and under the stinking collar of the filthy striped shirt but there isn’t any movement still. “Shit,” says Marky. “He dead.” and Marky takes some firecrackers out of his pocket. He always carries them because he likes to catch cats and stick firecrackers in their mouths and ears and asses. Usually he does that and throws the cat off a building so the explosion will happen in the air. Over people’s heads is best. “Shit, watch this fucker,” he says and he slips two of the noisemakers off their string and lights them, then he grins at his oafish friend and sticks the firecrackers in the man’s ears. He stands right over him looking down at his smelly face, watching. The firecrackers explode and so does the man. He surges off the bench and a thick gurgling scream rises from him, then he runs, shuffling and hopping in his lopsided too big shoes and holding his ears.
Little Joe starts to laugh. He sits down on the bench and his fat belly spits out a huh, huh, huh panting laugh. Marky stands with his hands straight down in the pockets of his pants, bustin’ the slack, looking at Joe. Something inside him stings a little. “It ain’t that funny,” he says, but Little Joe is falling out. Marky turns and looks up at the brothers playing in the fishbowl. He can see them flying away from their shadows. He doesn’t feel like playing anymore.
EJ got the shadow of his sorry father hanging on his back. He got the shadow of every black man. It’s those cops fault. He can’t even see himself in his own mirror. He don’t look like nothing. Thought he had the right to make himself something else. He’s looking himself in the eye and it looks like he was wrong. He brushes his hair and he walks out. Doesn’t say a word to his ma. She is in the kitchen just standing there hypnotized by the hissing of the kettle. That’s the way she was. Sometimes she gets in your face, sometimes she turns to stone.
The street looks evil. Even his own house is just a tiny, hollowed out concrete block tossed out to bake in the heat. It’s fucking sad.
“EJ, yo, what up man,” calls some raggedy headed kid from across the street, kid standing with his fingers laced in the elementary school fence.
“Why don’t you learn to speak English? ” yells EJ. “You got some ignorant mouth.”
“My bad,” the kid answers. There are other kids in there with him. They look like a bunch of convicts in the prison yard. “Get the fuck home,” he yells. “What the fuck you doing out after dark?”
“Fuck you,” the kid yells and laughs, all pleased with himself. “Just watch. When Tyrone get to that High School, I gon’ be stylin’ like EJ.”
“You be dead before that,” EJ says, but his voice falls flat on its face in the dark.
The brothers are behind the Soul Palace doing nothing. Doing nothing at all, all the time. A street light glares across the bright blue front. The cars rotting in the back are covered with leaning bodies. He’d like to go over there and tell them they were all born dead men. Stand him on top of one of the cars and preach. Black man got no future. White man a monkey on their backs. Black man got no future. He’d like to take a bat and crunch all their bones to rice. Their cigarettes glow up and down in the dark, and the little bit of blue neon from a window beer ad glints on the bottles as they make their slow go round.
There is Godfrey, bouncing at his elbow, up out of the dark from around those cars. “My man. I just about be looking for you.” He was a nervous little mother-fucker. Nobody could mind half the shit he said. He ranted so much it fogged up your hearing. He was like someone’s retarded little brother hanging around the pool hall waiting for someone to hate him enough to beat the shit out of him. Only the little retard always managed to keep the games going. EJ wouldn’t let kids deal the streets for him. He had a couple of Godfrey’s who did it. But now Godfrey had a killer connection and EJ was using that.
Now he had his arm sloppily around EJ’s neck. “You gotta come hang with me, man. We gots to take us a ride. We gonna pick up some of the best shit you ever tasted. You gon’ be able to stomp this shit, man.” He jabbed his skinny finger into EJ’s chest. “You gon’ be rich. I gon’ be rich. I deserves to be rich so I can spend it before the world end in 1999. You ever hear ’bout that shit, man? That shit is serious.” EJ shrugs his arm off. “You ever hear about that shit, man? That shit is serious. Ain’t none of that Nostradamus or Revelations. None of that shit. It the Chinese.”
“What the fuck you want?” EJ asks him.
“Woo, ain’t we testy. Ain’t we just steaming in our own puddle. What you need is something to take your mind off your troubles. You needs you a parrot. I had me a parrot one time.”
“What you want.”
“I said make you rich. Tomorrow night. Same place, man. Why change around when you got a good thang to count on. You know what I’m saying.”
“Get me at nine.”
Godfrey was talking at someone else, already sucked back into the shadows before EJ had gone two steps.
EJ walks on blindly. He’s practically already at the strip before he realizes that’s where his feet are headed. All the money is down there, bunch of restaurants and bars where tourists and rich whites hang out. His funk hangs on his face like hate. Even if it didn’t they’d be clutching each other like they are, keeping an eye on him and stepping off the sidewalk, cutting a wide circle like they would to walk around a snake. He cuts a path through the crowd just by being. When he was a kid some of his friends and him used to jump out from behind bushes and listen to the squeals. Those folks would walk backward in terror, their hands held in front of them warding off a bunch of twelve year old pranksters. A few times they even fumbled out their wallets, throwing them and running. Once someone begged them not to kill him. They all thought it was proof of the omnipotent power they were practicing. It wasn’t anything but the color of their skins. One time one of their victims pulled a gun and held it on them and said, “Come on nigger.” They didn’t do it anymore after that.
He makes it to the river, down to the black up under the bridge. Black on black, ain’t nobody gonna see him down there. There isn’t any way to see the other side. Not in the dark. Makes it like he can see out into forever. He strains his eyes after it. He really wants to jump. He wants to wash up somewhere else, but he wants to wash up alive, and he can’t swim. He is staring so hard he sees things out there creeping close to him and slipping away as if it were all out to catch him and keep him prisoner. The dark comes right up in his face to stare him down. Some day he always thought he was going to walk away and be someone else. A college man, a lawn man. Everyone but him probably knew better than that. He never could really see it anyway. All he ever could see was what was all around him and he became it. So now he was shit – a dope dealer who wouldn’t sell to no kids or pregnant woman. How is that for shit? The dark, it don’t listen to none of his explanations.
The next day is Wednesday. Wednesdays EJ’s mother goes to church, so Wednesdays EJ plays Pied Piper. When he leaves his highschool, kids are waiting for him. They toss their cigarettes into the street, and crowd around him. He reaches out and pushes their tight heads. They follow him to his house, play his Gameboy, listen to his music, have something decent to do for a change. Then they play football. First thing they got to do once they get to the elementary school across from his house is to pick up all the trash. Every one of them got so much jive in their walk that they look like puppets jerking around peeling candy wrappers, potato chip bags, and condoms off the bottom of the fence and out of the puddles under the swings.
Those kids, they look in the mirror they see a great big future grinning back at them. EJ remembers. But that future going to come right out of the mirror and suck them up to nothing – ones that live that long.
EJ sees two brothers he kind of knows hop the fence and start across the yard. They both wear baggy jeans and they have crue colors hanging from their back pockets. They both slink like gangsters. They wave at him.
“What up, EJ!” EJ nods. “What you got these kids doing man?” “You get paid for being a Cub Scout leader?” They laugh. “No man. I respect that man. You good. I mean it.” They laugh more. They keep on walking across the hot sand yard and right up on some kid- kid been coming for a few weeks now, followed EJ around last week. Wanted to talk about rap all the time. Called all the girls in his fifth grade class ho’s and bitches.
The two gang members shove the kid off his feet. The kid gets up and shoves them both back, one hand on each. The world has gone bad on EJ. He could get his gun, but it’s clear across town. Wouldn’t do that anyway anymore; gave him a real bad feeling. He could try to chill the situation. ‘Hey brother, you need to give the little man a chance. Whatever he done, he do whatever it takes to make it right. Ain’t that right little brother? Whatever your name is.’ He’d just be in the middle of it. Some kid getting killed and there he’d be standing right there in the middle of it holding his hands out like some Bermuda fucking traffic cop in them shorts, Cub Scout. What he going to do? ‘Go on, man, this ain’t your corner; this my corner.’ Yeah, he could do that. ‘Go on, you messing with my turf now, and round here we love each other.’ He could just picture that worthless shit. One of them grabs the kid. He can’t hear anything but the clenching rumble of their threats. All the other kids come stand around EJ. Them kids all hiding behind EJ because they’re safe there. They think of him same as those guys who are spoiling that kid. They think they’re safe because they’re with one of the bad guys.
The one holding the kid lets go and takes a step back. As soon as the kid’s feet hit the ground the other one takes a swing at him. The kid spins around on his feet and drops to his knees, holding his face where blood is gushing through his jerking fingers. The other one slams his heel into the kid’s back a couple of times. The kid wrenches around on his knees, still holding his face. He screams something up at them, his voice stuffed full. They laugh down at him.
One of the gang members picks the kid up from behind by the elbows, and the other punches his stomach five or six times- full cocked-back man punches. The kid folds around the fist over and over. He screams, his voice stringing across the distance like the hollow screeching whine of train brakes. And then the kid starts to vomit. The puke rolling from him in two great heaves onto his own thighs and the shoes of one of his attackers. They let him go, jumping back, but then start punching his head over so far it looks like it is hanging by a string.
The kid is on the ground hunched over like he’ll never get up. They walk away. One hitches up his pants. The other pretends like he’s checking his knuckles as they pace back across the lot. “See ya, bro,” to EJ.
The kids all run to the downed one. The kid is lying on his side, his hands on his stomach clutching up his shirt over and over. His face was bleeding bad and some blood was coming out of his mouth and the one ear. “Fuck,” the kids are saying.
“They wouldn’t do that shit to me.”
“You ain’t fighting no whole crue you fucking weenie head.”
“I do whatever the fuck I want.”
“I get me a gun and kill them.”
“Shit, I’d blow away they mother. Right EJ?”
EJ left already.
When Marky leaves his school it’s with Vanessa because she has on some red jeans that wrap around her butt and that is seriously having an effect on his thinking. He never fucked a girl before but he sure got imagination and need. “Come over my house,” she said to Marky. “You EJ’s cousin. You be cool to it.” He knows what she’s talking about; he knows she uses. EJ always says only really stupid people used the shit he sold. EJ gets right up in Marky’s face every chance he can get, his face so serious balled up with the pressure of what he is trying to say that it looks like his eyeballs are going to bust out. “I ever hear about you touching that shit, you’ll have one whooped down ass.” Then Marky asked EJ if he ever tasted the shit and EJ said all he needed to know was that it was stupid and he wasn’t stupid. EJ wasn’t everywhere anyway. EJ would never know what ticket he used to get some wet coochie out of those red jeans. There were lots of problems with Marky’s plan, though. Lots of problems. Like he is walking along behind that red butt and sweating. The sun is burning down on him like its pointing its finger just at him, because the day just isn’t hot enough for all the sweat he’s producing. And Vanessa, she got tits that point out from her like speed bumps. He ready to take her for a drive every time he sees her. Walking like that is not comfortable. They’re walking on the road because this old town has no sidewalks. The weedy yards just trail on down to the road. And they’re walking down the middle of that sweating road toward his old neighborhood. Nothing but about ten houses and a store area got a little grocery that’s so dirty and dark inside you can’t read what it says on the grimy cans. That man in there is so mean to kids that Marky stole a whole carton of cigarettes from him once when he was about seven, then stood right in front of his store and sold them pack by pack. It makes him remember his Mama, when he remembers that neighborhood, remembers her laying on her bed with a man tucked up between her legs and an old cooked-up spoon and a lighter on the bedtable yelling at Marky to get her a cigarette when there ain’t one in the house and she knows it. It wasn’t only smokes she sent him out to beg. Usually, though, she was on that corner right by the store with her back against that wall, leaning. All the men know her. Some want it, and some spit at the sidewalk right in front of her like they couldn’t hold it another minute til they get past. He hasn’t been around here for a couple of years.
“Come on,” says Vanessa. “You shuffling like you got a load in your pants.” She walks backward, watching him walking. She looks at him out of the top of her eyes. Her feet chop down behind her like the ground is supposed to be farther away. “Come on,” she says. She grabs both Marky’s hands, and jerks him along with her. Her tits float around in her shirt like little animals stuck in there trying real hard to hang on. He can feel the sweat sliding down his sides. Then she pulls his hands to her hips and holds them there, pulling him along. Their knees bump. Marky sticks his fingers into her beltloops and he pulls her hard right into him, now he’s walking her backward. “Shit,” she says and shoves him off. “You nasty.” Then she laughs and turns around, walking fast.
She turns down the alley right before they get to the store. Looks like that store hasn’t been open for about 50 years. Looks like its full of old broken TVs and radios. Ain’t no one gonna bother to spit there anymore.
This alley runs along behind the houses. It’s nothing but a dirt track, some mud holes and a grassy hump. Vanessa just plows on ahead of Marky. She walks up to an old leaning garage and Marky sees someone leaning against it. Vanessa walks right up to this guy. This the guy she coming to see. She says, “Give me two bottles.” But the guy isn’t looking at her, he’s looking at Marky then he’s out of the garage and out into the bright afternoon light. He flings his arm around Marky’s neck dragging him over sideways with the weight. “Yo, Marky,” Godfrey says, “brother come all this way to find me must have him a job he doing, cause you ain’t never visited me before. You holding something for me? About time that cousin of yours got smart, start using his kin to do the business. Now that’s smart business. Sure as the sun come up every day on this same stinking world, family business a good thing. You can tell EJ I done said that. I said it to him before, but ain’t til now he ever listen.” The scars on Godfrey’s face make it look chewed up. He is sticking his head so close to Marky’s that’s all Marky can see. “Can’t trust no one like you can trust you family. Ain’t that right? And when you got you some family, you got safety. That’s what I say. Cause family, they stick tight. Now, I ain’t got me no family, don’t even remember my mama, and that’s a serious disadvantage. You know what I’m saying?”
“Come on,” says Vanessa. She is standing half in the shade of the garage, half in the sun. Godfrey loosens his head squeeze on Marky just enough so he can see there is an old couch way back in the garage. He can see the sidewalk going from the garage up to its old house with its puke green shingles.
“Well, well, well, who this pretty, little thing you brought with you?” says Godfrey. “This a friend of yours, brother? You bring her here without you telling her we don’t do business with no little girls. Not even if they special friends. You know what I mean? Real close friends. That what EJ say, and he still mainly the boss. The big boss.”
“What you talking about?” Vanessa asked him. “You always be selling to me. You know I ain’t but thirteen.”
Godfrey takes his arm off Marky and starts toward Vanessa, backing her into the shadows. “Now, you listen real good to Uncle Godfrey. You shouldn’t be coming around here, girl, or no place like it. You start hanging around here and you get yourself in trouble. That a fact.” He keeps looking back at Marky, making sure Marky can hear real good.
“What the fuck you talking like that for?” asks Vanessa. She squints past Godfrey at Marky like he’s the police. Marky knows now he don’t have to worry about facing EJ after he done run up Vanessa. He don’t have to worry about going deeper in this neighborhood and maybe seeing his ma. He wipes the sweat from his forehead and pulls his stuck shirt away from his chest, fanning himself, takes one last look for today at the fine bulbs of those tits and that place where the red jeans cut up a crease between her legs.
EJ wakes up at 9:30 because Marky is standing in the doorway yelling at him. EJ has been sleeping since he left the playground. Marky stands there and watches EJ painfully pull his sleepy head up. That’s about all the time he’ll give him before he starts in with this usual whine. Can he go and he won’t get out of the car and just for the ride. Marky never did listen very well. EJ was always telling him but Marky still seemed to think there was something glamorous about it all. Now he didn’t know why he thought it would matter. “Come on if you want,” EJ tells him. So Marky scoots out of the house behind him in such excitement he slams the door so hard it bounces and he has to go back and shut it right. Then he squeezes in behind the seat where Godfrey is already sitting with his wrists draped over the wheel, his face fried looking around the two long scars he’s got where it looks like someone sliced him with a knife in both hands. “Fly wheels,” says Marky.
Godfrey’s laughs his donkey laugh as he starts the car and pulls out, heading for highway 21. “Yeah,” says Godfrey, “easy as licking a whore. Sittin’ in the fuckin’ dark. Not a soul around. Ain’t nowhere for nobody to go to round there anyway. It was down in that neighborhood your mama live in, Marky. You ain’t been down there in a long time. Now is you?” Godfrey looking at Marky in the rear view and scratching himself like he’s nervous. EJ can’t see Marky’s face. Marky doesn’t like to be reminded about any of that, about his ma, and no wonder. “Wouldn’t be down there myself except for business,” says Godfrey. “Sure ain’t no place to park no car.”
EJ isn’t too sure he can stand Godfrey’s blabbering all the way. It’s grating him worse than usual. The air sliding past his open window reminds him of something coming unzipped like the sky is going to split open and show him something besides its dull black self. He wants to just pay attention to that and nothing else ever again. He stares flat out the window. “One time, ” Godfrey is saying, “I lifted me this real nice car, real nice, sweet as my wife’s titty in the morning.”
“You have a wife?” Marky asks, bouncing on the seat like he’s some little kid.
“She dead or something,” says Godfrey.
“Just shut the fuck up for once in your fucking useless life,” EJ mumbles.
Godfrey falls quiet for about two seconds, and Marky stops bouncing for maybe three. “So anyways, I get the fuckin’ thing started.”
EJ stares at the scrubby pine slinging past- the dark against the lighter dark of the moonlit sky. He stares without moving his eyes so it all turns into blur like on a carnival ride. His life nothing but a rinky dinky carnival ride about to fly off the tracks. Godfrey goes on and on about fuckin’ this and fuckin’ that and tits and cars and the Chinese until they turn into the yard of the house squatting right on the highway like a boil- same rusty junk cars in front, same kids playing on the sagging porch. Their mother comes to the door in stretchy black pants and the usual mean look like she done learned not to take any shit from anything. Toaster don’t work she’d probably stab it. “Get on in the house,” she yells at the kids. She looks out at them with the sound of the car doors opening. Her eyes catch at EJ’s. They look as blank as cement on a sunny day. She yells back over her shoulder into the house, “Romaine, you got some company out here.”
Marky pulls the handle to make the seat go forward. He wants to go in that house. He really wants to see what’s going to go down in there. He has a lot of scenarios in his head, but none fit this dump of a shack. He was thinking more like a five hundred dollar a night hotel room, maybe a bitch in the jacuzzi in the corner pretending like she don’t hear what they’re saying.
“You ain’t getting out,” says EJ.
Nothing he can do but just watch them disappear into the house. It was uncool him sitting out here in the yard, sitting in the car like he’s too young or maybe untrustworthy to go in. It made him burn with anger. He yanks back and forth on the front seat but its movement is too small to satisfy. He watches the kids get yelled at some more by their mean looking mama. She comes out and smacks both kids on the head real hard. “You hear me calling You. Who you think you is? You best get your ass in that house when I call you.” She swats at one of them as they dodge for the house. Marky wished the kid’d shoot her the finger at least, stand there and maybe pull his little, bitty dick out and wave it at her. Kid reminded him of himself. The kid does kind of make like he’s going to hook the screen against her, but he doesn’t. Then his mama pulls the screen so hard it slams back against the house and sticks there for awhile. Bad day for doors.
Neither EJ nor Godfrey holds anything when they come out, but when they get in the car EJ slips a little, brown lunch sack out of his pants and slides it under the seat. Godfrey starts laughing, just giggling to himself as he starts the car, adjusts the mirror.
Marky wants to at least ask some things, but EJ has an evil look on his face like he saw something in there made him feel ill. EJ been looking kind of ill all day, so Marky’s trying to keep his mouth shut. He slaps a rhythm on the back of the seat as he bounces up and down. He wanted to make some money, have anything he wanted. He didn’t understand why EJ didn’t have him a car like this one. Didn’t understand what EJ had to sit there and look sour gone bad for. If he was EJ, made his money, he’d have three cars, give them away on the street to some fine chick. First one would speak to him who had one of them butts like a little shelf, he give her a car. “How fast this car go?” he asks.
“Shit,” says Godfrey, “This car can fly. This car take you wherever you goin’ without touching down. Shit.” He floors it and keeps it floored. Marky gets thrown back. The car accelerates smoothly and steadily on and on. The trees start slipping by so fast the moon is just a blue beating between them. Marky is scared shitless, but he isn’t about to say anything to Godfrey. Godfrey’d just keep going faster. Godfrey would love to think there was somebody on this Earth, even better, in the car with him, that he could scare. Marky could feel the thrust of the exhaust under his feet trying hard to leave the car. He wished EJ would say something. Usually EJ was the boss of wherever he was, acted like he was the boss of everyone, so how come he was just sitting there? The tires scream along the pavement trying to keep hold. EJ just staring out the window again like he was some fucking priest, like he was used to this. “Fuck,” was all Marky could think after the first minute or two. “Fuck. Fuck.”
Marky’s stomach jumps. They’ve launched into the air way out beyond where they should be. Road gone behind them somewhere, useless. This some ride for about a second. Something slams into him from the side. It yanks his whole body, jerks his head like it’s going to snap off. The sound is terrible. Marky never heard anything so loud. That’s all he thinks. He hears it like its crushing his head, like a fucking skyscraper was falling down. He is yanked back the other way when they slam something else, another tree. His shoulder hits up against the door. He thinks maybe the door will open and fling him out, maybe his shoulder is broken. He puts his hands out trying to hold something, but they float in slow motion. Things are flying around inside the car, pieces of the car, pieces of trees. Things slow down. He can actually see the pine trees blur past, thinks he can see their bunched needles like silver blades aiming down at him. They are tipping, things are falling on him, the air grinds with the creasing and folding of metal as the car goes over on its side, skiding, crushing the ground, slamming into something else. Then there is silence like the world stopped breathing.
Marky finds himself sitting on the ground where the window would have been. The car is lying on its side, curled up. He feels like he’s lost some time- he asked Godrey how fast was this car, then, like that, they are just sitting here in the woods. Hasn’t been any time. He can’t see anything. He can hear someone shuffling up along the front seats. Must be Godfrey, must have fallen on top of EJ and trying to push himself off, but there isn’t anywhere for him to go, not like he can just hop his ass over in his own seat. His seat is stuck up in the air. EJ grunting and panting like he stuck in a nightmare. Marky thinks he is working himself up to scream. EJ’s scream would be a terrible thing. “Get the fuck off him.”
“What you think I’m trying to do?”
“You hurting him.” Marky can begin to see the black blot of Godfrey crouching only inches from him on the other side of the seat.
“I think I the one bleeding here. I think I got me a cut on my head. Damn. My favorite shirt. Damn.”
“You don’t get the fuck off him you going to have some real blood to worry about.”
“You a real fucking comedian, man.”
EJ makes a sound. That scream starting to come up.
“Get the fuck off him. Get the fuck out.”
Godfrey plants his feet, and EJ’s new groan chokes in his throat, breaks itself, and dies. “Sorry, man,” says Godfrey. then he reaches, gets hold of the window frame and pulls himself up and out, his feet scrabbling at the front window and the seats trying to find a push. Marky hears him fall from the top of the upturned door to the ground with a grunt like he landed flat on his back.
“I hope that asshole don’t get a breath for a month. Come on, EJ,” Marky says, “let’s get out of here,” and he reaches over the seat to where EJ is still hunched against the ground. EJ isn’t answering. Marky shoves at him a couple of times, seems like he got his arms around himself, seems like he’s holding himself, that fucking asshole Godfrey. EJ won’t answer, no grunts, no moving, sure as hell no talking. Nothing. “Come on, EJ. Come on, EJ. Come on, EJ,” like he’s trying to wake him for school until he realizes he’s not making any sense. EJ must be out. Must have hit his head or something. “We got to get EJ,” he yells up into the dark. It’s going to be hard to lift him. His cousin is a lot bigger than him.
“What you talkin’ about, man. I’m dying out here.”
“He hurt,” Marky yells. “He hurt.” EJ just a black hump, he doesn’t feel anything coming off him. Not like he’s not there. He’s there. He’s there like the weight of nothing. Marky feels like he is swimming up through the air, but he just sits there, quiet closed around him black as his insides. He doesn’t even live that minute, doesn’t exist. It’s like a long time, long time of nothing.
“Shit,” says Godfrey. “Get the package first.”
The dark snaps to around Marky again, but he’s running on automatic. He reaches over his own legs and under the end of the front seat. “Come on, man,” Godfrey begs. “Hurry up. We got to get that junk out of here before the cops show up. We got to go.” Godfrey is sounding like he’s dancing out there, about to piss his pants. “Come on. Your mama faster than you.”
The package isn’t there. Marky has to get onto his knees and feel all around up under the seat, his hands scraping past springs and metal bars, in and out, until he finds where it is jammed. When he pulls it out he hears a rip. “I got it,” he says into the air.
“Throw it here, man,” he hears from outside. He throws it up. He couldn’t get any power in the cramped space, his elbows knock against the seat beside him, but it sailed on up, out past the window. A fine sifting rained down on him.
“I’m out a here,” he heard.
“Got to get EJ out,” Marky yells, “Come on, we got to get EJ, panic ripping him. He tries to get his legs under him, they are rubber, they are nothing, they are needles.
“Naw, man,” we got to get out of here. We gon’ be charged with possession and stolen vehicle. We got to get out of here.”
Marky reaches over and pulls on EJ’s arm from the squat he has managed, but the arm weighs a million pounds, it’s muscles bunched under the skin like lead. He can see the outline of EJ’s head curled up on itself. He can hear his own panting in the dark like some animal close by, waiting, waiting.
“Come on, my man.” Godfrey was saying. ” I ain’t waiting for your ass. The police be here. They get him. They be here any minute.”
“We can’t leave him,” Marky says. “We can’t fucking leave him. We ain’t fucking leaving him. He my cousin.” That’s what he says, but he feels that animal down there with them, crawling on its belly. He feels the hair on his back go up. He’s looking at EJ, trying to really see him, but his face is gone in the dark. He wants to see his eyes like they shine. Ain’t no eyes to see and he knows it. He gets hold of the window frame, pushes himself off the ground and catches it under his belly, teeters there. It sounds under him like something has sprung. The air down there sucking in around him, pulling on him, letting him go. He can go. He pulls himself up so he is sitting on the door that’s flat to the moon. He’s got his ass out now. He is tired. The dark pulls.
“What you gon do for him? ” Godfrey been talking all this time? “You his doctor? Since when you his fucking doctor. The police get him. There ain’t no sense in no three niggers going to jail.”
“I ain’t leaving him,” says Marky, but he pulls one leg free, then, slowly, the other. He is let go. He is out of it. He jumps down to where Godfrey is standing clutching the brown package like a baby.
“You a fool, man. He leave you. He ain’t stupid. Ambulance come a lot faster than you trying to pull him out, man. You hurt him, you try to pull him out.” Godfrey turns into the dark, walking away.
There is the car behind Marky, the roof shining like skin where ever the moon can find it. It’s got a weight heavier than a boulder. “This car dead,” he says, and he can hear Godfrey, not too far away yet. “Fucking good thing it was free.”
“Nothing is free,” thinks Marky. EJ told him that. “Don’t matter what job you got, nothing is free. It all work. Some work just pay better. But then you had to pay the work.” He can see EJ’s face in front of him like its broad daylight, like it was the day he actually said it. “Go on,” EJ says, and shoves at Marky’s head. “Go on. Get out of here. You ain’t going with me. You don’t need this shit. You going to college or something. Go play some ball.” And Marky turns away. Pissed off. Pissed at EJ. What EJ want? Like there was going to be something else for him. He’s like his cousin. That’s the truth. Pissed off. Son of a bitch, always leaving him. He can feel EJ far away in the dead quiet. “Fuck you,” he says to EJ, then adds, “They be here to get you in a minute.”
Godfrey was way off. He was just a dark head deep in the scar the car made.
Marky follows.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line665
|
__label__cc
| 0.66409
| 0.33591
|
Sea vs. Ocean
Published on January 4, 2019 By: Harold G
A lot of people are usually not familiar with the difference between the sea and the ocean and this is the reason why they call both of these names for the same thing. However, there is a big difference between both of them and all it needs is a little study that can help differentiate between sea and ocean. The most common difference between the seas and the oceans is that the seas are usually smaller in size than the oceans and most of the times they are located where the land meets with the ocean. However, the difference between the sea and the ocean is:
Contents: Difference between Sea and Ocean
What is Ocean?
What is Sea?
When it comes to talking about the ocean, it is actually a very big expanse of the salt water that usually covers the three quarters of the surface of this earth. The oceans are always bounded with the continents or the equator as well or there can be a lot of other imaginary lines as well. There are seven biggest oceans on this world and they are known as the Arctic Ocean, South Pacific Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean, South Pacific Ocean, Antarctic Ocean and the Indian Ocean. All these seven oceans of the world together are names as the world ocean. So, the oceans can never be known as seas as because of the big different among them.
On the other hand, when it comes to the definition of the sea, it is the body of the salt water that is always surrounded by land on all of its sides. A sea can also be a part of one of the ocean like the Caspian sea and the Dead sea are known all over the world as the large saline lakes that are seen surrounded by land. The most popular seas of this world include the Mediterranean Sea, Caribbean Sea, Dead Sea, Red Sea, Baltic Sea, Bering Sea, North Sea, Coral Sea, Black Sea, Yellow Sea and so many more. However, the largest seas of the world include the Caribbean Sea, the South China Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.
Key Differences between Sea and Ocean
Sea if the sub-part of the ocean
Sea is smaller than the ocean
Ocean is the larger bed of sea that Is spread while sea is the smaller part of ocean
The ocean is a body of saltwater that covers the 71% of the earth, while the sea if the subdivision and it is a smaller body of the salt.
Oceans are deeper as compared to the seas.
Related Differences
Bangle vs. Bracelet
Skinny Jeans vs. Slim Jeans
Friendship vs. Relationship
Back Pain vs. Kidney Pain
1 thought on “Sea vs. Ocean”
Rose Brownfield
TOP DIFFERENCES
Faithful vs. Loyal
Dicot Root vs. Monocot Root
Monocot Leaf vs. Dicot Leaf
Federal Prison vs. State Prison
Japanese Eyes vs. Chinese Eyes
7Up vs. Sprite
Traditional Trade vs. Modern Trade
Protostomes vs. Deuterostomes
Turner Syndrome vs. Klinefelter Syndrome
Benign Tumor vs. Malignant Tumor
Recent Differences
Wholesale vs. Retail
Gecko vs. Lizard
Plotter vs. Printer
Vernier Caliper vs. Micrometer
Indica vs. Sativa
Bourbon vs. Whiskey
Weasel vs. Ferret
Tequila vs. Vodka
White Corn vs. Yellow Corn
Copyright © 2018-2030 Diffzi.com
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line671
|
__label__wiki
| 0.615991
| 0.615991
|
DU Home » Latest Threads » GitRDun » Journal
GitRDun
GitRDun's Journal
Hometown: Illinois
Home country: USA
Current location: Texas
Member since: Wed Sep 19, 2012, 04:19 AM
Republicans are incapable of governing
Each and every day it becomes clearer and clearer to me that the Republican party as constituted today is incapable of governing.
The Trump administration main accomplishment so far is leading a charge to destroy the instruments of government. The Republican Party confirmed each and every outrageous choice for The President's cabinet.
The Republican health bill amounts to a destruction of governmental capability to aid the sick, the poor, the elderly.
Pull out of the Paris accords. America is no longer capable of leading what will be a major driver of economic growth over the next several decades.
Roll back countless regulations that keep our food, air, water, financial institutions safe.
Roll back taxes on the rich, a key source of government funding going forward.
Fail to act on infrastructure. Nothing is more critical to our country's long term health.
Fail to educate our children so they can compete in a global market.
I could go on and on. They stand for nothing. They exist now only to destroy...and Trump is their ideal weapon.
Posted by GitRDun | Thu Jun 1, 2017, 02:27 PM (0 replies)
Two minutes of Ron White for our President (NSFW)
You can't fix stupid!
Posted by GitRDun | Tue May 16, 2017, 03:15 PM (0 replies)
The Presidency magnifies who you are
I've been trying to wrap my brain around the chaos of the last few months in America.
The waves of outlandish executive orders, potentially explosive legislation, a return of hate to the mainstream...how it all makes sense.
I don't know what the future will bring, but today I was reminded by something PResident Obama said in a speech shortly before leaving office.
I think this is where we are...
Posted by GitRDun | Sun May 14, 2017, 07:46 PM (2 replies)
The Bernie Sanders Accomplishment Challenge
There was a thread earlier today challenging DUers to name Bernie Sanders accomplishments. There were some good thoughts in the thread. While not having a candidate yet, since I have not done my research yet in this area, I thought I would give it a try.
A couple of themes popped up on topics I see argued here as I did the research. A couple thoughts on these memes:
The "he didn't author legislation" meme - Not a lot of legislators have dozens of bills that get passed. Bernie's legislative strategy has long been getting amendments in to others' legislation. Some of his successes I list here are amendments to other lawmakers' bills.
The "Obama screwed up" statements - Bernie was stifled when first elected as mayor of Burlington. He did his job well and in subsequent elections, got the stiflers voted out. I think this is what he is talking about when he refers to organizing the masses. I personally don't agree it works on the national level, but it doesn't seem as anti-Obama when considered in this context.
So here are 14 accomplishments I found in 1 day of research. Feel free to add or argue. My goal is to just share information with the class:
Drafted legislation to support and start repairing the Veterans Administration following the scandal that broke in Arizona.
It failed in the first attempt, but Sen. Sanders went to the Republicans and negotiated a compromise and together they brought the bill to the House where it passed the House 420-5 and passed the Senate 91-3. It was signed into law immediately by President Obama.
https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-of-Bernie-Sanderss-accomplishments-as-a-political-figure-in-Vermont-and-on-a-national-level-as-a-US-Senator
As mayor of Burlington Vermont, stopped landlords who were using a loophole that allowed the landlords to convert the buildings into market rentals or luxury condos for 20 years.
Under Sanders’s leadership, the city adopted a number of laws to stifle the owners’ plans. One ordinance required apartment owners to give residents two years’ notice before a condo conversion. Others gave residents a pre-emptive right to buy the units and prohibited landlords from bulldozing buildings unless they replaced them with the same number of affordable units. (These measures lowered the selling price of the property.) Sanders then worked with the state government and Senator Patrick Leahy to get the $12 million needed to purchase and rehabilitate the buildings. The city allocated funds to help the tenants hire an organizer, form the Northgate Residents Association, and start the process of converting the complex to resident ownership. Today, Northgate Apartments is owned by the tenants and has long-term restrictions to keep the buildings affordable for working families.
Cleaned up Lake Champlain waterfront
According to Monte, who worked on the waterfront project for Sanders and was CEDO director for 12 years, “Bernie wanted to make sure that it was a place with plenty of open space and public access, where ordinary people could rent a rowboat and buy a hot dog. That wasn’t just for the elite. It was Bernie who set the tone that the waterfront wasn’t for sale.”
Not in the article, but Sanders first won control of the waterfront in a lawsuit. It was previously controlled by railroad interests.
Instrumental in successfully developing Burlington, Vermont
The Sanders administration provided new firms with seed funding, offered technical assistance, helped businesses form trade associations (including the South End Arts and Business Association and the Vermont Convention Bureau), focused attention on helping women become entrepreneurs, funded training programs to give women access to nontraditional jobs, and lobbied the state government to promote business growth.
He did have some projects defeated by environmental advocacy groups, but I don’t think it diminishes the accomplishment.
Under Sanders, Burlington became a magnet for attracting and incubating locally owned businesses, many of which expanded into large enterprises.
http://www.thenation.com/article/bernies-burlington-city-sustainable-future/
Founded, along with a few others, the Congressional Progressive Caucus
…the largest membership organization within the Democratic Caucus in the United States Congress with 69 declared members.[4] The CPC is a left-leaning organization that works to advance progressive and liberal issues and positions.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_Progressive_Caucus
Created one of the first community land trusts in the country, which has since become an important tool for cities to maintain affordable housing
Early in Sanders’ tenure, his treasurer discovered $200,000 in the city’s coffers and the mayor determined to plow it into a bold initiative. Inspired by the garden cities of England, Isreali kibbutzim and Indian communes set up by the followers of Gandhi, he proposed to buy land and hold it in a communal trust for affordable housing, while the housing itself would be owned by occupants.
An opposition group, Homeowners Against the Land Trust, or HALT, labeled it a “communist scheme.” But the plan went through. In 1984, the Burlington Community Land Trust became one of the first affordable housing trusts in the world, and the very first to receive municipal funding. Today, there are over 250 such trusts in the United States — in places like Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Boston and Chapel Hill, North Carolina — most of which receive some form of government funding.
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/05/how-bernie-sanderss-radical-ideas-entered-the-municipal-mainstream-118447
Secured $11 billion for community health clinics in the ACA
Over the years, Sanders has tucked away funding for health centers in appropriation bills signed by George W. Bush, into Barack Obama’s stimulus program, and through the earmarking process. But his biggest achievement came in 2010 through the Affordable Care Act. In a series of high-stakes legislative maneuvers, Sanders struck a deal to include $11 billion for health clinics in the law.
https://theintercept.com/2015/07/06/gop-senators-support-sanders-obamacare-expansion/
Is an effective legislator
Amendments occupy a great deal of most legislators' time, particularly those lawmakers in the minority. Members of Congress do author major bills, but more commonly they make minor adjustments to the bigger bill. Rather than write their own anti-terrorism bill, for instance, lawmakers will try to amend the Patriot Act, either by creating a new clause in the law or expanding or limiting some existing provisions. The bill that ultimately becomes law is an aggregate of the original legislation and all the different congresspersons along the way.
Sanders is the amendment king of the current House of Representative. Since the Republicans took over Congress in 1995, no other lawmaker – not Tom DeLay, not Nancy Pelosi – has passed more roll-call amendments (amendments that actually went to a vote on the floor) than Bernie Sanders. He accomplishes this on the one hand by being relentlessly active, and on the other by using his status as an Independent to form left-right coalitions.
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/inside-the-horror-show-that-is-congress-20050825
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who helped write the Senate version of the VA reform bill, praised Sanders for having the gumption to drop F-bombs one minute and counteroffers the next.
"Negotiating with Bernie was not a usual experience, because he is very passionate and he and I are both very strong-willed people and we spend a lot of time banging our fists on the table and having the occasional four-letter word," McCain said. "But at the end of the day, Bernie was result-oriented."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/04/bernie-sanders-2016_n_7514328.html
Helped Jesse Jackson win the 1988 Vermont caucuses
In 1988, Sanders and his organizers helped Jackson win a surprise victory in the Vermont caucuses—by 1 state delegate. In Jesse’s memorable phrase, Bernie Sanders and Jim Hightower were among the few elected White officeholders brave enough to “cross the color line” to support him when it mattered.
http://www.pdafund.com/downloads/background-and-issues/5-25-things-you-may-not-know-about-bernie-sanders/file
First member of Congress to help constituents buy drugs cheaper in Canada
Chartered bus trips that began about a year ago in Vermont have inspired imitation in Western border states, even turning into campaign events in two U.S. Senate races this fall. Minnesota Democrat Mark Dayton took a busload of elderly drug buyers to Canada and won. Brian Schweitzer of Montana, also a Democrat, did the same but lost. After Rep. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) became the first member of Congress to host a bus trip last year, several of his colleagues followed suit.
http://articles.latimes.com/2000/dec/04/news/mn-60970
Successfully Amended the Patriot Act to prohibit FBI from examining library and bookstore records without a warrant
The conventional wisdom in Washington that Tuesday night was that although Sanders at one time looked as though he might eke out a victory on the library proposal, Bush's veto threat probably would now sway enough Republicans to defeat it.
The debate and the vote came the next afternoon. It wasn't close. Fifteen Republicans? How about 38, along with 199 Democrats (one voted the other way) and Sanders. The vote was 238 to 187 in favor of the Sanders amendment
http://www.rutlandherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050703/NEWS/507030306/1029/FEATURES03
Has had an lengthy Congressional career getting re-elected without falling into the common trap of having to spend most of his time fund raising
A week before the election, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders had run no attack ads. In fact, he hadn’t run any TV commercials.
Polls had Sanders leading by wide margins even in areas where Democrats run poorly. Why? Because the senator does not waste money on TV commercials designed to scare or fool voters into backing him. Rather, he goes where voters live. Personal Democracy Media co-founder and editorial director Micah Sifry, who has followed Sanders and Vermont politics for years, recalls: “Visiting hunting lodges to talk about protecting natural resources for hunting and fishing and establishing a connection with [hunters] was one of the ways that Sanders managed to earn the trust of the predominantly conservative and working-class Northeast Kingdom section of Vermont, which regularly gives Sanders, a self-declared socialist, its hearty support.”
http://www.nationofchange.org/how-does-bernie-sanders-do-it-1351864096
Bringing Smartgrid technology to Vermont
Gov. Peter Shumlin credits Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., for bringing a new multi-million dollar Center for Energy Transformation and Innovation to the state. Sanders was “like a dog with a bone” on the issue, recalled the governor at a joint press conference on Monday.
Over the next three years, the center will have up to $15 million to accelerate energy efficiency, move toward renewable and localized sources of energy, and make Vermont “the first state to have near-universal smart meter installations,” Sanders announced. Sandia will invest $3 million a year, Shumlin added, along with $1 million each from the Department of Energy and state coffers.
Vermont’s reputation for energy innovation recently attracted $69.8 million in US Department of Energy funding to promote rapid statewide conversion to smart grid technology. This has been matched, said Sanders, by another $69 million from Vermont utilities.
http://vtdigger.org/2011/12/12/sandia-center-at-uvm-will-accelerate-smart-grid-transition/
Co-authored the National Housing Trust Fund Bill which has permanent federal funding to assist extremely low income people get housing.
As a former member of the Financial Services Committee, I helped author, along with our colleague Bernie Sanders and others – the first housing trust fund bill.
Congressional Record – House Vol 153, Part 19, Page 26972
The National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) is a permanent federal program with dedicated sources of funding not subject to the annual appropriations process. The NHTF was enacted as part of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA).
The primary purposes of the NHTF is to increase and preserve the supply of rental housing for extremely low income (ELI) households (earning less than 30% of area median income (AMI)).
http://nlihc.org/sites/default/files/NHTF_KeyDifferences_2015.pdf
Passed Audit the Fed Legislation with Ron Paul
Mr. Sanders was a vocal and persistent leader in the mission to audit the Fed. The Senate in May backed his compromise plan to force the Fed to reveal a new level of data on its emergency lending programs. The plan was included in the sweeping financial regulatory overhaul Congress passed earlier this year.
Paul was unhappy with some of Sanders changes in the final bill, but in reading what they were in the article, it remains a legitimate accomplishment.
Well, that's what I found in a day. Add others if you know them, I'm sure there are 20.
Posted by GitRDun | Fri Sep 18, 2015, 11:47 PM (38 replies)
2016 On the Issues – Why TPP is a non-factor for me
In my continued interest to use facts to inform my choices for the upcoming election, I’ve done some research on US trade that has me thinking the TPP can be ignored as an important issue for choosing my candidates. Feel free to comment and convince me otherwise. What follows is my support.
Trade Agreements Are not Major Contributors to US Trade Imbalances
The US has trade agreements with 20 countries. These are Australia, Bahrain, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Jordan, Morocco, Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Peru, Singapore, Canada, Mexico, and South Korea. As a group, these 20 countries represent only 13.71% of the US $416 billion 2015 trade deficit (thru July).
The TPP partners include 11 countries, but only five countries where we don’t already have an agreement in place; Brunei Darussalam, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, and Vietnam. Including numbers from these countries, only 16.94% of the US 2015 trade deficit comes from countries where we have a trade agreement.
Of the 20 countries where trade agreements exist, we have a positive trade balance with 15 of them in 2015. The negative balances are with Israel, Nicaragua, Canada, Mexico and South Korea. While we have negative trade balances with 4 of the 5 new countries brought in by the TPP, there’s no reason to think TPP will make them worse.
Then Why the Big Trade Deficits?
The 13 largest trade deficits thru July 2015 add up to more than the entire $416 billion US trade deficit:
China $202 billion
Germany $42 billion
Japan $40 billion
Mexico $31 billion
Vietnam $17 billion
Korea, South $17 billion
Ireland $16 billion
Italy $16 billion
India $14 billion
Malaysia $12 billion
Thailand $10 billion
France $9 billion
Taiwan $9 billion
Lacks environmental laws: Yale University does an annual scoring of nations' environmental performance indexes (EPI). 8 of these 13 large deficit partners (China, Mexico, Vietnam, South Korea, India, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan) scored an average of 16.83 points lower in the study than the US (67.52 EPI for 2014). China (24.52), India (36.29), and Vietnam (29.35) were the largest.
Low Wages: A group called The Conference Board did a 2013 study comparing wage levels around the world. 9 of these 13 large deficit partners (China, Japan, Mexico, Vietnam, South Korea, India, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan) scored an average of $27.56 per manufacturing employee hour lower in the study than the US ($36.34/hr in 2013).
Cheap Facility Costs: Cushman Wakefield did a study in 2014 ranking, in part various countries on the basis of costs for manufacturing facilities. The US finished 13th. 8 of these 13 large deficit partners (China, Mexico, Vietnam, South Korea, India, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan) were ranked higher than the US, e.g., it was cheaper to build there.
IMO, no trade agreement will make any country change its environmental laws, force higher wages, or make US manufacturing facility costs more competitive. It’s far better to challenge the candidates on how they will reduce trade deficits than to worry about what their opinion is on any treaty. The jobs will go to lower cost regions regardless of treaties, that’s how big business works.
I have a lot more data for those who want it. Feel free to offer opinions or ask questions. The more we know the better. Please also accept my sincere statement that I have no candidate of choice as yet and that I do not care what the candidates’ positions are on TPP. I feel they should be re-directed to a discussion about what to do about large US trade deficits.
https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/highlights/topcurmon.html
https://ustr.gov/trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements
https://ustr.gov/tpp/overview-of-the-TPP
http://epi.yale.edu/epi/country-rankings
http://epi.yale.edu/our-methods
https://www.conference-board.org/ilcprogram/index.cfm?id=28277
http://www.china-briefing.com/news/2014/06/03/china-asean-wage-comparisons-70-production-capacity-benchmark.html
http://www.cushmanwakefield.com/~/media/global-reports/ManufacturingIndex2014_NT_MReilly.pdf
Posted by GitRDun | Sun Sep 6, 2015, 12:46 PM (4 replies)
On the Issues: Infrastructure - Our candidates need to be stronger
All of us know how important rebuilding infrastructure here in the US is to our futures. Our 2016 candidates need to do a better job putting a cohesive message together on infrastructure.
HRC offers an infrastructure bank with no capitalization levels or funding mechanism provided.
BS offers a $1 trillion package which includes a $25 billion funded infrastructure bank with no proposed way to pay for it.
MM offers nothing specific. Has some good history trying in MD, though.
Please fill in holes if you think I have them. I don’t hate your candidate…just trying to learn. I fear these candidates are trying to avoid the “tax and spend liberal tag”. IMO, a simple increase in the gas tax should be able to fund infrastructure and I-Banks. There have been no increases in the gas taxes in forever and we pay much less than others around the world in gas taxes.
Please keep the Hillary is a liar and Bernie is a racist stuff out of this thread…we know who hates who in here. Help us pick a candidate. Make us more informed about your candidate.
Identifiable proposal is establish an infrastructure bank. From her July, 2015 speech at the New School
Then there are the new public investments that will help establish businesses and entrepreneurs, create the next generation of high-paying jobs.
You know, when we get Americans moving, we get our country moving. So let’s establish an infrastructure bank that can channel more public and private funds…channel those funds to finance world-class airports, railways, roads, bridges and ports.
And let’s build those faster broadband networks and make sure there’s a greater diversity of providers so consumers have more choice.
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2015/07/13/hillary-clinton-transcript-building-the-growth-and-fairness-economy/
I could not find any information on infrastructure other than the infrastructure bank on Hillary’s campaign site.
$1 trillion over 5 years infrastructure funding. Legislation proposed in January, 2015 would be on top of normal infrastructure spending. The bill would fund both infrastructure and an infrastructure bank ($5 billion per year capital).
No mechanism to pay for the spending appears to be indicated in the legislation. According to an article from The Hill:
Sanders did not offer a concrete funding mechanism for his proposal.
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s268/text
http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/230866-sen-sanders-files-1t-infrastructure-bill
Martin O’Malley
15 Goals section of his web site includes a section on clean energy, but nothing specific on infrastructure.
A 2012 article in the Huffington Post covers his testimony and proposal on what to do about infrastructure in Maryland on why. Does a good job of explaining why using tax increases to pay for the improvements makes sense.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gov-martin-omalley/we-need-to-invest-in-infr_b_1347197.html
Come on DU! Teach us something!
Posted by GitRDun | Fri Aug 28, 2015, 09:40 PM (0 replies)
Memorial Wall for Victims of Law Enforcement Violence
In honor of Michael Brown, I decided to do my part and try to educate myself on just how often unarmed people are seriously injured or killed by police. What I found was pretty gruesome:
•Other countries law enforcement do not necessarily kill their citizens near as often as we do.
•There were dozens of shades of gray cases for every one I found to be a shooting worthy of charges, even if local officials did not.
•The cops name was not released initially in a lot of cases.
•There is very much a theme to officers’ alibis, “going for their waste band”, “approaching aggressively”, “furtive movement”.
The obvious conclusion for me is that extreme force is used way too casually, the excuses and circling the wagons is like second nature, and there tends to be very little reporting after the fact. The “officer involved shooting” articles are everywhere. The holding officials accountable, what really happened articles are scarce.
With that here is my personal USA wall of shame, add your own as I’m sure I missed many.
Last year, in total, British police officers actually fired their weapons three times. The number of people fatally shot was zero. In 2012 the figure was just one. Even after adjusting for the smaller size of Britain’s population, British citizens are around 100 times less likely to be shot by a police officer than Americans. Between 2010 and 2014 the police force of one small American city, Albuquerque in New Mexico, shot and killed 23 civilians; seven times more than the number of Brits killed by all of England and Wales’s 43 forces during the same period.
http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2014/08/armed-police
Victor White - Cops claim he committed suicide using a gun hidden in his pants while handcuffed AFTER being arrested
http://www.klfy.com/story/26349989/victor-white-autopsy-findings-released
Police shoot unarmed man in Salt Lake City
http://www.fox13now.com/2014/08/11/breaking-man-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-s-salt-lake-police-say/
Eric Garner choked to death by police
John Crawford shot to death at an Ohio Walmart
http://www.rgj.com/story/news/2014/08/23/fact-checker-police-brutality-toward-blacks-rare/14424297/
No charges against police:
http://www.alternet.org/how-terrible-police-training-destroying-america?paging=off¤t_page=1#bookmark
Mentally ill Ezzel Ford shot and killed by police in LA
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/20/steven-lerman-ezell-ford_n_5695523.html
Dante Parker, father of five tazed by police, dies in custody
http://www.copwatchie.org/?q=node/230
Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams - Police say Russell did not comply with orders to stop. Shot at 137 times and killed in Cleveland. Undisclosed settlement.
http://www.businessinsider.com/cleveland-police-disciplined-in-deadly-chase-2013-8
Dustin Theoharis shot 20 times while sleeping in a case of mistaken identity
http://www.copblock.org/37399/cops-shoot-innocent-man-in-bed-no-charges-filed/
Keivon Young, shot in a case of mistaken identity
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Deputies-Who-Shot-Teen-Falsely-Accuse-Him-Resisting-Arrest-Lawyer-259311651.html
Jonathon Ferrell, shot seeking police help after a traffic accident
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mari-fagel/jonathan-ferrell-attorney_b_4676681.html
Others unarmed shot, most killed by law enforcement in recent years I was able to find using google searches;
Brian Newt Beaird $5 million settlement,
Kendrec McDade, shot by two Pasadena police officers in March, 2012 after a 911 caller falsely reported that two men with guns had stolen a backpack from his car. As police chased two teenagers through city streets, they say McDade turned quickly toward one of the police officers in a patrol car; they say McDade reached for his pants. Police fired several shots, some from close range. McDade was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. Officers Mathew Griffin and Jeffrey Newlen no sanctions. $1 million settlement.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_26526887/pasadena-says-it-will-release-redacted-report-kendrec
Amadou Diallo struck 19 times by police holding his wallet they said was a gun, multi million dollar settlement,
Patrick Dorismond, unarmed and shot to death after police officer fired a bullet into his chest. Police claim Dorismond became belligerent after the undercover cop approached him about buying drugs, however, according to his friend, the cop never identified himself as a police officer.
Ousmane Zongo, Police had targeted the Manhattan storage facility while investigating a CD/DVD pirating operation. Zongo repaired art and musical instruments at the same location but was never implicated in any way in the scheme. The shooter, NYPD officer Bryan Conroy, was disguised as a postal worker. He was guarding a bin of CDs when Zongo appeared to turn on a light. A chase ensued that ended when Zongo ran into a dead end. Conroy shot Zongo four times, twice in the back. Justice Robert H. Straus convicted Conroy of criminally negligent homicide, and was given five years probation.
Timothy Stansbury, Jr. An unarmed 19-year-old New York City man who was shot and killed by New York Police Department Officer Richard S. Neri Jr. on January 24, 2004. Officer Neri and a partner were patrolling the rooftop of a housing project in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn at about 1 a.m. Officer Neri, with his gun drawn, approached a rooftop door to check the stairway inside. Neri testified to a Brooklyn grand jury that he fired his standard Glock 17 pistol unintentionally when he was startled as Stansbury pushed open the rooftop door.
Sean Bell Shot outside a night club just hours before his wedding, 50 bullets fired by five plainclothes NYPD officers, 3 of the 5 charged.
Ernesto Duenez Jr. Killed on June 8, 2011 by police officer John Moody. The dash cam video shows an officer pulling up behind a pick-up truck, and Duenez getting out. The officer tells him to put his hands up, then fires off about a dozen shots, hitting Duenez. $2.2 million settlement. No charges filed.
Orlando Barlow Unarmed and on his knees when he is shot by Las Vegas police officer Brian Hartman. Hartman testified he thought Barlow was fidgeting in his waistband for a gun. The shooting was unanimously ruled justifiable, but Hartman and two other officers were fired after they printed T-shirts with the initials “BDRT” — “Baby’s Daddy Removal Team.”
Aaron Campbell Shot and killed after he emerged from a Northeast Portland apartment where officers had been called to perform a welfare check on a suicidal, armed man. He was running away from police after being bean bagged.
Victor Steen A 17-year-old on a bike was chased by a police officer in a cruiser. When the boy refused to stop, the officer aimed his Taser out the driver's window and fired. The boy fell off the bike and the cruiser ran over him, killing him.
Steven Eugene Washington Shot by gang enforcement officers Allan Corrales and George Diego near Los Angeles' Koreatown shortly after midnight Saturday after he approached them and appeared to remove something from his waistband, police said. No weapon was recovered. Corrales and Diego heard a loud noise while driving in their patrol car and turned around to see Washington. The officers said the 27-year-old was looking around suspiciously and manipulating something in his waist area.
Deandre Brunston and a police dog released to attack him and the sandle (yes, a sandle like the one you where on your foot) he was holding,
Wendell Allen shot unarmed and shirtless on his front porch.
James Brissette, Ronald Madison Six days after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, members of the city's police department killed 17-year-old James Brissette and 40-year-old Ronald Madison. Four other people were wounded. All victims were unarmed. Madison, a mentally disabled man, was shot in the back. New Orleans police fabricated a cover-up story for their crime.
Travares McGill- Security guard William Patrick Swofford told investigators he opened fire on 16-year-old Travares McGill last summer because he felt he was in imminent danger. McGill was coming at him in a car, tires squealing. But a review of more than 600 pages of evidence shows that the bullet that killed McGill hit him in the middle of the back and that Swofford kept firing after the car was no longer headed toward him.
Ramarley Graham Officer shot Graham after Narcotics Task Force followed Graham into his home. (security cameras document that police falsely claimed Graham ran away from police.)
Oscar Grant Shot by a transit officer in the back as he was lying face down on the ground.
Emma Hernandez, 71 and Margie Carranza, 47 shot 100 times, survived, $4.7 million settlement.
Flint Farmer An unarmed, 29-year-old man fatally shot by a Chicago Police officer in June 2011 while lying on the ground in a fetal position. $4.1 million settlement.
Andy Lopez A 13 year old shot while holding a toy gun.
Kenneth Harding Jr. Shot after fleeing police after not paying a transit fair in SF.
Bobby Bennett Survived being shot by officer who claimed he lunged after her, tapes showed he was standing still.
Steven Rodriguez Shot and killed after breaking windows at a Carl’s Jr. $875,000 settlement.
Stephon Watts An autistic teen holding a butter knife.
Manuel Loggins Jr. An ADHD patient, shot while unarmed by police getting into his SUV. $4.4 million settlement.
Allen Kephart Died of a heart attack after being tased 16 times on a traffic stop.
Kendrec Lavelle McDade Shot after a 911 caller falsely reported McDade was armed and had stolen his laptop, accuser later saying he said McDade was armed so police would come quicker, lawsuit settled by police.
Lamont Harmon Lawsuit says Harmon answered questions when stopped by police but then turned to walk away. Deputies fired a Taser gun. Harmon feared for his life and ran. The lawsuit goes on to say deputies pulled out their guns, firing 18 shots killing him.
Dane Garrett Scott Jr. Shot in the back after running away from an officer who had disarmed him. Officer got 4 years.
Davinian Williams Officer killed him after pulling him over for driving erratically. A Jacksonville Sheriff's Office internal investigation found that Williams did not follow commands to show his hands or grip the steering wheel, and Edwards believed "there was a clear imminent threat against his life and that Williams had retrieved a weapon from the floorboard." The three-year veteran officer fired seven shots, hitting Williams six times. Police later found cocaine shoved into Williams' socks, but no weapon in his car. Sherriff sought termination of the officer despite DA ruling of justifiable homicide.
Deshone Lamar Travis Police went to Travis' home to question him about a robbery. He was uncooperative. Officers "feared for their life" because Travis backed his car towards them. Officers fatally shot him. Witnesses said Travis was driving no more than 5mph and was no threat. Travis' father told the press that the police had returned his car keys to Travis and so he thought he was free to leave. He was not trying to escape.
Aaron Palmer Shot when a Seminole County Drug Court officer, Ken Cherry entered the home to serve a warrant to his father. Police said he lunged at the officer with a knife. Palmer left behind his wife, Nicole, and a 3 year old daughter, Mia. The shooting of Aaron Palmer was eventually ruled justified, but his family is in the middle of fighting that decision.
Albert Jermaine Payton Police, responding to a report of 'threats to do bodily harm' around 5:45 PM, say they found Payton out on the street, carrying what witnesses describe as a steak or kitchen knife. " Officers) asked the gentleman to put down his knife several times," D.C. Assistant Police Chief Diane Groomes told reporters. "He failed to comply and went towards the officers at which time they shot him." Police say Payton was shot multiple times. He was pronounced dead at an area hospital. Some neighbors now wonder if officers could've used a taser to subdue Payton instead of gunfire.
Alonzo Ashley The coroner said his death at the Denver Zoo was a homicide. Police and zoo security surrounded Ashley after he made several irrational comments, attacked a security guard and threw around trash cans. Police said Ashley stopped breathing as they physically restrained him on the ground. He died later at a hospital. Family wanted officers charged with murder. The family was told about the autopsy results and the decision to not file charges.
In the aftermath of Michael Brown's shooting in the streets of Ferguson, MO, bearing witness to how often these tragedies happen is one step toward what really needs to occur; ACKNOWLEDGING WE HAVE A PROBLEM.
Please add others who should be remembered below. It's a far bigger list than many would like to acknowledge
Posted by GitRDun | Sat Aug 23, 2014, 11:02 PM (40 replies)
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line677
|
__label__wiki
| 0.688437
| 0.688437
|
Home / Features / Stories of Change / We Are All Human
We Are All Human
16th March 2020 • By Caitlin Connolly, Monika Gudenaite, Ruth Madden, Abigail McGuirk and Aaron McMahon
We Are All Human is an outward looking, compassionate approach to the refugee crisis, created by a group of students in Largy College, Clones. It is an immense effort to create a safe and inclusive space in their community for their new Syrian neighbours. The project expanded on the idea that people who become refugees or seek asylum in other countries do so not by choice, but because they are forced to.
We are Caitlin Connolly, Monika Gudenaite, Ruth Madden, Abigail McGuirk and Aaron McMahon, a group of students from Largy College, Clones in Co Monaghan.
‘We Are All Human’ as a project, focused on promoting the rights and dignity of asylum seeking and refugee people. We worked to make our own community a more welcoming place for people new to Clones, particularly families who came to Clones through the Syrian Resettlement Programme. The project aimed to foster friendship and understanding and to dispel prejudice and the impact of prejudice.
Why We Did It
We knew at the end of Third Year that Syrian families would be resettled in Clones over the summer. Realising that in September, our school and the local primary school would enrol Syrian young people and children, we decided to run a campaign that would aim to make the transition into our community as easy, friendly and welcoming as possible.
When September arrived, our Transition Year Programme began. Little did we realise the journey we were about to embark on, and it was our honour and privilege to meet Lilav Mohamed, newest member of Largy College Transition Year, and soon to become our inspiration and our friend.
How We Did It
Feeling that education was key to fostering understanding and warmth, we formulated a workshop that was rolled out to our entire school community before the end of September. We worked on designing and producing a series of educational resources, a children’s book and a board game. “The Gingerbread Man’s Flight to Freedom’, our book and ‘Lilav’s Journey’, the game, came to fruition with the assistance of Monaghan County Council and Young Social Innovators’ financial support.
We devised a floor size version of the board game and these resources formed core elements of workshops formulated for local primary schools. The children’s book and board game are ready for distribution to primary school across the county. Just before Christmas, a toy drive was organised for St Patrick’s Direct Provision Centre in Monaghan and at a Christmas party, we delivered the hundreds of toys gathered.
Feeling that some practical support for people new to the county would be useful, our team designed an App called Monaghan Welcomes You. The app provides information on key services in each of the five towns in County Monaghan. It is available in seven different languages and is free to download from Google Play Store. We used the language expertise available among students in our year group and their parents. We are currently working on a website version of the app.
A community event, called, “Flight to Freedom” was designed and organised for Easter. This event followed a five kilometre route that crossed several real land borders between Northern Ireland and The Republic of Ireland. The route included several challenges that aimed to simulate the journey and challenges faced by millions of asylum-seeking people every day. This event was well attended and the feedback from participants confirmed that it opened the eyes of local people to the plight of families forced to flee. By organising a project launch, we were well positioned to invite local politicians and media to an evening the informed and lobbied for change. Residents of St Patrick’s DP centre spoke at this event that included attendees such as county councillors, local TDs and Minister Heather Humphries. Caroline Reid from the Irish Refugee Council also spoke but undoubtedly, the star of the evening was Lilav, who, despite being in Ireland for less than a year, spoke eloquently about the difficulties her own family endured and also the stress that the 2015 International Protection Act was causing her own family. Lilav’s nineteen year old sister called Jihan, along with her two infant children, remain trapped in Syria.
Supported by Brenda Clerkin from Monaghan County Council the students sourced funding to expand the initiative. They reached out to local households and businesses in Clones by distributing welcome mats and those who accepted a mat did so on the condition that they pledged their support for people fleeing danger and persecution.
Did We Succeed?
Senator Colette Kelleher invited us to speak in Leinster House about our campaign to seek the ratification of the 2017 Family Reunification Bill. There we presented a petition of 1,700 signatures for change to Senator Kelleher who passed this on to Minister for Justice, Charlie Flanagan.
As a result of our connection with The Irish Refugee Council and Senator Kelleher, our efforts were covered by The Irish Times, The Irish Independent and Virgin Media TV. Senator Lynn Ruane covered our story in an article for TheJournal.ie. We used local radio and newspaper to increase awareness locally. We ran an Advent Calendar Christmas card campaign to continue lobbying the Minister for Justice for change to the Bill that has received cross-party support. We continue to garner support for the cause as our toiletries and baby clothes collection was strongly support by our school and community.
We learned that technology is a tricky beast! We had difficulty with Apple accepting our app on the App Store. Our app needs refining, we are working on this. While online platforms are great for promotion, the open nature of these platforms can invite dark commentary that can be difficult to ignore.
I find it obscene that Ireland is dragging its feet rather than creating an environment where families torn apart by war can start a new life. They would much prefer to be able to live and flourish in their own homes, in their own countries, but until this is possible we must make our home their home.
Our Government could change that situation easily by passing Senator Colette Kelleher’s Family Reunification bill, which is supported by a substantial majority in both houses of the Oireachtas.
That change could make a huge difference to the lives of refugees living in Ireland.
It would also demonstrate to all of our young citizens that the Irish people stand in solidarity with those who are forced to flee the horrors of war.
The time is now – we are all human.
Lynn Ruane, TheJournal.ie 26th May 2019
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line682
|
__label__wiki
| 0.622644
| 0.622644
|
Gratuities: Zulum approves N12b to clear 4,862 unpaid retirees
… Presents cheques to retirees
… N3b earlier released in 2019
Olajide Meseko
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Tuesday announced the release of N12 billion to clear gratuities owed 4,862 retirees who left the state and local government civil service from 2013 to 2017.
Before today’s, Zulum had released N3 billion in June and September 2019, to clear gratuities of 1,684 retirees who left the civil service between 2013 to 2019, at lower ranks, mostly clerks, drivers and messengers.
Governor Zulum flagged off the payment with symbolic presentation of cheques to some retirees on Tuesday at the government house in Maiduguri. He explained that the fund was obtained through a loan provided by the Zenith Bank.
The Governor noted that while N12 billion was not enough to settle backlog of gratuities, appreciable number of retirees almost 5,000 retirees will be cleared this time around. He appealed to those who will not part of the N12b batch to be patient as Government is working on to settle all gratuities as soon as possible.
“The accumulated backlog of gratuities over the years has been worrisome to successive administrations. We are making frantic effort to settle all outstanding gratuities and pension arrears of our retired Civil servants. We decided to decided to take far reaching decision to reduce the waiting by retired state and local civil servants in the State. We hope this N12b will reduce poverty and stimulate the economy” Zulum said.
Speaking on issues of pension, the governor explained that from May 2019 to date, a total of 770 complaints were received out of which 650 were rectified and already enjoying their pension while awaiting their arrears to be paid soon.
Zulum also recalled that the state government
recently completed the rehabilitation of Musa Usman Secretariat, including provision of furnitures. The Governor also assured of his administration’s commitment to sustain the payment of retirement benefits to pensioners as at when due.
Zulum announced announced that Government has commenced the automatic migration of retirees from salary to pension since May, 2020 and so far over 900 retirees have benefited from the process.
Our correspondent explained that payment of gratuities has been particularly problematic across Nigeria given the fact that, gratuities are lump sum of money which employers are lawfully required yo give retirees as reward for many years of service. The amount mostly come in millions for each retiree to use in investment after many years of work. Retirees are entitled to one off payment of gratuities and monthly pensions which are generated from contributions made by employees and employers during working years. Monthly pensions are normally less of salaries workers were paid during their working years.
BREAKING NEWS: FOREIGN DIPLOMATS MANDATED TO GET NIN
WOMAN THROWS 3-YEAR-OLD BOY INTO WELL IN DELTA
2023 Presidency: “Stop Being Mischievous”,TSG advises Karounwi
NIGERIA’S FORMER MINISTER DIES, TO BE BURIED TODAY
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line683
|
__label__wiki
| 0.587246
| 0.587246
|
101CD - Orchestra Of The Upper Atmosphere - Theta Five - CD plus free download99CD - Tony Oxley - February Papers - CD plus free download
100CD - Dirar Kalash - Of Quietude
Purchase options 100CD - CD plus free download 100CD - CD only 100CD - Download only
4 – You’ll still be able to access your music through your Bandcamp collection even when you buy direct from Discus.
98CD - Martin Pyne - Spirits Of Absent Dancers - CD plus free download
91DL - Walt Shaw - Burnt With A Brilliant Light - Download only
Dirar Kalash - piano
Dirar Kalash is an improvising musician currently based in his native Ramallah, in the state of Palestine. Opportunities to perform are virtually non-existent. Even access to a proper instrument is impossible at the current time. On a rare visit to the UK early in 2020, we are fortunate that Dirar found an opportunity to record with the master sound engineer Simon Reynell, on a fine instrument in the beautiful acoustic of St Paul’s Hall at the University Of Huddersfield. The plan had been to record some compositions. However, Dirar’s instinct, on encountering a first class instrument after so long an enforced break, was to improvise instead. These recordings are the result.
Follow Discus Music on Facebook
Another great, in fact important, release from Discus. I quote from them: Dirar Kalash is an improvising musician from Ramallah in Palestine, where opportunities to perform are non-existent; even access to an instrument is at present impossible. This recording was made on a rare visit to the UK earlier in the year (2020) at St. Paul’s Hall in Huddersfield (excellent acoustics). The plan was record some compositions, but encountering such a first class instrument after so long, Kalash chose instead to improvise. The two long pieces on this CD - making the most of the match of instrument and acoustics - relate in their pace - and concentration on touch, suspension and a kind of pointillism - mostly (as I hear it) to Morton Feldman (timbral, non metric, restraint; a trust in instinct) and Karlheinz Stockhausen (moment form). Emotional complexity and intelligence saturate the performance, but it’s the sound and the absence of narrative (and genre) that make this a highly unusual experience. - Chris Cutler, ReR
Dirar Kalash originates from Ramallah in the state of Palestine. From early on he grew up with Arabic music. Western music – above all jazz- came later in the picture. He learned to play oud, piano and saxophone. He moved to the Netherlands for continuing his studies at the Institute of Sonology in The Hague. Here he also recorded an experimental album with Josue Amador and Arvid Ganga (‘Fading Ground’). He developed into a musician and sound artist who works within “a variety of instrumental, compositional and improvisational contexts”, as he explains on his website. Most of his work so far appeared on Al-Bayān, a Berlin-based label that released duo works of Kalash with Jasper Stadhouders, David Birchall, Andrew Lafkas, John Tilbury, a.o. In 2018 he invited Cactus Truck in Palestine for a combined tour. His activity covers a wide range of musical projects. This new solo album is another example of this. From the extraverted and loud cacophony by Cactus Truck we now turn to reflective piano music. Early 2020 he visited the UK and recorded a piano session in St. Paul’s Hall at the University of Huddersfield. Two extended improvisations ended up here on CD: ‘Thresholds at Fingertips’(35:11) and ‘A Rift in Time’(26:29). As the title of this release suggests both lengthy excursions deal with quietude and silence. In his stretched-out minimalistic playing Kalash creates tranquil and reflective atmospheres. Not following new spirituality conventions. For that, there are too many frictions and tensions in his music. Morton Feldman seems a more valuable point of reference. Both improvisations are built from short movements and gestures, using contrast, timbres and silence. His style doesn’t refer to jazz nor to Arabic music as far as I can judge about this. With his reduced and modest approach, he succeeds in keeping you attentive and concentrated, wanting to know what happens next. He doesn’t build up towards climaxes or dramatic turning points. The drama is in the small patterns. Besides Kalash, the piano is the other star of this album. The excellent recording makes all the deep sonorities of the instrument almost tangible. - Dorf Mulder, VITAL WEEKLY http://www.vitalweekly.net/1259.html
As implied by the title, Of Quietude features lengthy paused moments amongst its extensive compositions, both clocking in at over 25 minutes each. Exercising much restraint over the course of the two compositions, Kalash takes his time building the energetic ebbs and flows that constantly push the compositions between fleeting moments of somber melancholia, anxiety inducing tension, and subtle discord. None of these moments linger or overstay their welcome, seemingly unrooted from conventional musical tradition. Reynell’s engineering throughout Of Quietude is certainly worthy of much praise, perfectly capturing the full body and resonant tone of the acoustic piano amongst the cavernous natural reverb of St. Paul’s Hall. – Scene Noise https://scenenoise.com/New-Music/of-quietude-expansive-free-jazz-piano-improvisations-by-ramallahs-dirar-kalash
Discus has released an album by Palestinian improv player Dirar Kalash, somebody for whom the opportunities for playing at all in his native land are few and far between, let alone performing live. Fortune prevailed and brought him across to the UK and he had the chance to play and record at the University of Huddersfield. This document of that opportunity is an extraordinary work.
The first thing you notice about Of Quietude is the space that lingers between the notes, as if their selection is a matter of great decision. There is a thorough examination of the keyboard as if it were a palette, studying the canvas and trying to figure how to connect the strokes. This provides an inkling to his thought processes.
You can almost feel those processes as some notes are left to decay while others are torn off in their prime, like a misstep. It feels like an evolution that requires the long duration of the two pieces here to fully uncover their meaning. There is sudden insight and then darkness and some repetition, but with subtle, nuanced variations and no small amount of suspense, the repeated high notes providing drama.
The second piece includes the plucking of the strings and some thunderous rolls with a slight shift in structure. There is an intensity to the strings, some sounds appearing smaller and more distant with a softness to the damped notes and some repetition appearing as if from a mist. The repetition here is tantalising; for how long will it continue and into what avenue will it lead? You feel there is a little more deliberation; but when the sustain rolls, the empty auditorium seems to flicker into focus and you could hear a pin drop.
At other points, it is like following somebody down a dark path with the terrain constantly changing and you are unable to see properly, just allowing your guide to be your direction. The whole hour or so is great, but you have the feeling that Dirar didn’t really want to stop; and when you discover that he hasn’t touched a piano since this January recording, then it gives even more poignancy. An essential album. - Mr Olivetti, FREQ
Of Quietude was born during a rare visit to the UK in early 2020, a trip that afforded Kalash the chance to work with master sound engineer Simon Reynell, and an impeccable acoustic piano in St. Paul’s Hall in the University of Huddersfield. Though originally aiming to record some prewritten compositions during this visit, Kalash was overtaken by this encounter with the “first class instrument” after so many months of lockdown-enforced musical hiatus, and went about improvisings the recordings that would become the hour-plus long project.
As implied by the title, Of Quietude features lengthy paused moments amongst its extensive compositions, both clocking in at over 25 minutes each. Exercising much restraint over the course of the two compositions, Kalash takes his time building the energetic ebbs and flows that constantly push the compositions between fleeting moments of somber melancholia, anxiety inducing tension, and subtle discord. None of these moments linger or overstay their welcome, seemingly unrooted from conventional musical tradition. Reynell’s engineering throughout Of Quietude is certainly worthy of much praise, perfectly capturing the full body and resonant tone of the acoustic piano amongst the cavernous natural reverb of St. Paul’s Hall. - SCENENOISE https://scenenoise.com/New-Music/of-quietude-expansive-free-jazz-piano-improvisations-by-ramallahs-dirar-kalash
Pour le 100ème numéro dans son catalogue, le label anglais a choisi de nous présenter le pianiste palestinien **Dirar KALASH **en solo. L’album « Of quietude » se compose de 2 improvisations (26’ et 35’) minimalistes, toutes en nuances, délicates même, enregistrées à l’Université de Huddersfield … Exploration et exploitation des possibilités musicales, offertes à des fins mélodiques, harmoniques et rythmiques. - Guy Stuckens, Radio Air Libre
9 track album
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line689
|
__label__cc
| 0.74189
| 0.25811
|
CHARITY GLOBAL, INC. Financial Statements
Download "CHARITY GLOBAL, INC. Financial Statements"
Marcia Shepherd
1 Financial Statements (With Independent Auditors Report Thereon)
2 KPMG LLP 345 Park Avenue New York, NY Independent Auditors Report The Board of Directors Charity Global, Inc.: We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Charity Global, Inc. which comprise the statement of financial position as of, and the related statements of activities, functional expenses, and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related notes to the financial statements. Management s Responsibility for the Financial Statements Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. Auditors Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion. Opinion In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Charity Global, Inc. as of, and the changes in its net assets and its cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. KPMG LLP is a Delaware limited liability partnership, the U.S. member firm of KPMG International Cooperative ( KPMG International ), a Swiss entity.
3 Report on Summarized Comparative Information We have previously audited Charity Global, Inc. s 2012 financial statements, and we expressed an unmodified audit opinion on those audited financial statements in our report dated April 26, In our opinion, the summarized comparative information presented herein as of and for the year ended December 31, 2012 is consistent, in all material respects, with the audited financial statements from which it has been derived. Other Matters Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the financial statements as a whole. The accompanying supplementary information in Schedule 1, charity: water 100% Model, is presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the financial statements. Such information is the responsibility of management and was derived from and relates directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the financial statements. The information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the financial statements and certain additional procedures, including comparing and reconciling such information directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the financial statements or to the financial statements themselves, and other additional procedures in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. In our opinion, the information is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the financial statements as a whole. May 9,
4 Statement of Financial Position (with summarized comparative financial information as of December 31, 2012) Unrestricted Temporarily restricted (note 2) Three-year Special award promises remote to give monitoring Water Water Assets Operations Operations Projects Projects Totals Totals Cash and cash equivalents $ 6,080,710 16,191, ,430 23,157,088 18,551,020 Short-term investments (note 3) 4,460, ,108 2,563,391 7,517,736 6,477,774 Prepaids and other current assets 229,353 11, , ,890 Long-term investments (note 3) 54,720 2,227,092 2,281,812 2,495,145 Contributions receivable, net (note 4) 107,316 7,556,608 1,529,646 9,193,570 7,711,593 Fixed assets, net (note 5) 535, , ,707 Other assets 80,954 50, ,954 Total assets $ 11,548,782 7,556,608 20,504,260 3,447,821 43,057,471 35,812,129 Liabilities and Net Assets Liabilities: Committed to water projects (note 6) $ 17,349,485 17,349,485 12,655,796 Accounts payable and accrued expenses 492,520 3, , , ,413 Total liabilities 492,520 17,352, ,253 18,129,619 12,887,209 Net assets: Unrestricted 11,056,262 11,056,262 10,875,782 Temporarily restricted (note 11) 7,556,608 3,151,414 3,163,568 13,871,590 12,049,138 Total net assets 11,056,262 7,556,608 3,151,414 3,163,568 24,927,852 22,924,920 Total liabilities and net assets $ 11,548,782 7,556,608 20,504,260 3,447,821 43,057,471 35,812,129 See accompanying notes to financial statements. 3
5 Statement of Activities Year ended (with summarized comparative financial information for the year ended December 31, 2012) Unrestricted Three-year promises to give Temporarily restricted Special award remote monitoring Water Water Water Operations Projects Total Operations Projects Projects Total Totals Totals Revenue and other support (note 7): Public support: Individuals $ 405, ,733 6,089,421 12,427,843 18,517,264 18,922,997 18,174,232 Corporations 788, ,798 7,630,549 7,630,549 8,419,347 2,866,257 Foundations and other organizations 154, ,609 1,000,000 3,545,204 4,545,204 4,699,813 8,697,277 Special event revenue: Contributions 1,114,747 1,114,747 2,871,593 2,871,593 3,986,340 3,011,062 Ticket sales 159, , , ,610 Net direct benefit to donor (649,546) (649,546) (649,546) (388,921) Net investment and other income 103, , ,923 68, , ,839 34,380 Net assets released due to satisfaction of restrictions (note 10) 5,459,412 26,745,914 32,205,326 (6,459,412) (24,861,965) (883,949) (32,205,326) Total public support, revenue, and releases 7,537,399 26,745,914 34,283, ,009 2,008,147 (815,704) 1,822,452 36,105,765 32,527,897 Expenses: Program services 1,743,401 26,745,914 28,489,315 28,489,315 19,679,367 Management and general 2,570,799 2,570,799 2,570,799 1,643,991 Development 3,098,528 3,098,528 3,098,528 1,820,541 Total expenses 7,412,728 26,745,914 34,158,642 34,158,642 23,143,899 Change in net assets before the effect of in-kind donations and other items 124, , ,009 2,008,147 (815,704) 1,822,452 1,947,123 9,383,998 Donated goods, services and use of facilities-revenue (note 8) 1,861,492 50,301 1,911,793 1,911,793 1,450,271 Donated goods, services and use of facilities-expense (note 8) (1,805,683) (50,301) (1,855,984) (1,855,984) (1,450,271) Change in net assets 180, , ,009 2,008,147 (815,704) 1,822,452 2,002,932 9,383,998 Net assets at beginning of year 10,875,782 10,875,782 6,926,599 1,143,267 3,979,272 12,049,138 22,924,920 13,540,922 Net assets at end of year $ 11,056,262 11,056,262 7,556,608 3,151,414 3,163,568 13,871,590 24,927,852 22,924,920 See accompanying notes to financial statements. 4
6 Statement of Functional Expenses Year ended (with summarized comparative financial information for the year ended December 31, 2012) Supporting services Program Management services and general Development Totals Totals Water project funding $ 25,627,285 25,627,285 18,292,119 Water project repairs and maintenance 234, ,680 Remote monitoring 883, ,949 Salaries, employee benefits, and taxes 1,153,591 1,653,336 2,290,058 5,096,985 3,237,189 Professional fees 288, ,237 65, , ,101 Travel, meals, and meetings 210,668 45, , , ,665 Rent, utilities, and cleaning 18,155 42,805 54, , ,584 Event costs 137, ,080 90,201 Communication, printing, and postage 22,255 52,473 67, , ,167 Bank charges, merchant and credit card fees 297, ,919 57,394 Branding, education, and promotion 23,667 23,667 8,920 Office equipment and supplies 32,864 77, , , ,322 Total expenses before the effect of other noncash items 28,471,483 2,528,755 3,044,706 34,044,944 23,056,662 Depreciation 17,832 42,044 53, ,698 87,237 Total expenses $ 28,489,315 2,570,799 3,098,528 34,158,642 23,143,899 See accompanying notes to financial statements. 5
7 Statement of Cash Flows Year ended for the year ended December 31, 2012) Cash flows from operating activities: Change in net assets $ 2,002,932 9,383,998 Adjustments to reconcile change in net assets to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation 113,698 87,237 Net depreciation in fair value of investments 44,795 13,876 Changes in assets and liabilities: Contributions and pledges receivable, net (1,481,977) (1,742,690) Prepaids and other assets (82,883) (163,326) Committed to water projects 4,693,689 2,183,434 Accounts payable and accrued expenses 548, ,310 Net cash provided by operating activities 5,838,975 9,899,839 Cash flows from investing activities: Purchase of investments (16,963,992) (9,186,795) Proceeds from sale of investments 16,092, ,000 Purchase of fixed assets (361,483) (146,138) Net cash used in investing activities (1,232,907) (9,132,933) Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 4,606, ,906 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 18,551,020 17,784,114 Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $ 23,157,088 18,551,020 See accompanying notes to financial statements. 6
8 (1) Organization and Purpose Charity Global, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as charity: water) is a nonprofit organization stimulating greater global awareness about extreme poverty issues, educating the public, and provoking compassionate and intelligent giving. charity: water is exempt from U.S. federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. charity: water provides clean, safe drinking water, hygiene and basic sanitation to people in developing countries. Since 2006, charity: water has funded more than 11,430 water projects in 22 countries through innovative programs and technologies that include drilled wells, hand-dug wells, rehabilitations, spring protections, rainwater catchments, and BioSand filters. When complete, these projects can serve more than 4 million people. (2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (a) Basis of Presentation charity: water s financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Net assets and the changes therein are classified and reported as follows: Unrestricted Net assets that are not subject to donor-imposed restrictions. Management designates funding received for operations as unrestricted (excluding temporarily restricted balances relating to three year promises to give as discussed below). Operations is defined as all charity: water staff and operating expenses including national and international travel, banking and credit card fees, promotion, events, and headquarter costs. Temporarily Restricted Net assets subject to donor-imposed restrictions that will either be met by actions of charity: water or the passage of time. The three categories of temporarily restricted net assets are as follows: Three year promises to give funding for charity: water s operating expenses are classified as temporarily restricted net assets due to a time restriction placed on the receipt of funds by the donor. Water Projects restricted in full for water project costs in the field, including repairs and maintenance. Special award remote monitoring restricted for further advancing transparency and sustainability in the water sector by piloting a remote sensor technology and response program. Revenues are reported as increases in temporarily restricted net assets, Water Projects, unless the donor explicitly states that the funds should be used for charity: water operations. Expenses are 7 (Continued)
9 reported as decreases in unrestricted net assets. Expirations of temporary restrictions on net assets are reported as net assets released from restriction in the accompanying statement of activities. (b) (c) Accounting Estimates The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingencies at the date of the financial statements, and revenues and expenses recognized during the reporting period. Significant estimates made in the preparation of the financial statements include the net realizable value of contributions receivable and functional expense allocations. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Allocation of Functional Expenses The cost of providing charity: water programs, management and general, and development services has been summarized on a functional basis in the accompanying statement of activities. Directly identifiable expenses are charged to their applicable functional category. Certain indirect costs have been allocated in reasonable ratios as determined by management. The allocation of indirect costs, as well as directly identifiable expenses charged to programs, management and general, and development, other than those due to established partner organizations, exclude all funds raised publicly for water projects. (d) (e) (f) (g) Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash and cash equivalents consist of demand deposits and all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less when purchased, except for those amounts held by charity: water s investment managers as part of a long-term strategy. Short-Term Investments Short-term investments consist of certificates of deposit, equities and other fixed income instruments. For financial reporting purposes, charity: water considers all investments that are available to be used in the next twelve months to be short-term. Short-term investments are stated at fair value. Long-Term Investments Long-term investments consist of money market and mutual funds, equities and corporate bonds. For financial reporting purposes, charity: water considers long-term investments to be assets intended to be held beyond one year from the statement of financial position date. Long-term investments are stated at fair value, and it is the goal of management to achieve a total rate of return that exceeds the rate of inflation. Concentration charity: water places its cash and investments with high-credit-quality financial institutions. At times, such balances may exceed insured limits. Uninsured cash balances at 8 (Continued)
10 approximated $1,445,000; however, management believes that charity: water does not face a significant risk of loss on these accounts due to the possible failure of these financial institutions. (h) Contributions Receivable Contributions are recorded as revenue upon receipt of cash or unconditional promise to give (pledge). Contributions received are recorded as increases in unrestricted or temporarily restricted net assets, depending on the existence and/or nature of any donor-imposed restrictions. Donated securities and gifts in-kind are recorded as contributions at fair value at the date of the donation. Unconditional promises to give (pledges), that are expected to be collected within one year, are recorded at their net realizable value. Unconditional pledges that are expected to be collected in future years are recorded at the present value of estimated future cash flows. The discount on those amounts is computed using a risk-adjusted interest rate applicable to the year in which the promise is made. Management evaluates contributions receivable for the purpose of establishing an allowance for doubtful accounts. Management applies an estimate based on known economic conditions, historical trends, and knowledge of the specific donors promising to give. It is charity: water s policy to write-off contributions receivable as soon as amounts are deemed to be uncollectible. (i) (j) Fixed Assets Fixed assets consist of furniture, fixtures, software and equipment. Fixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and are depreciated over their estimated useful life using the straight-line method. Water Project Funding charity: water invests 100% of publicly raised funds in water projects through established partner organizations experienced in providing various water solutions. All partner organizations are researched by management, and all funding is carefully considered and approved by the board of directors. Expense is recognized upon execution of the partner funding contract. Liabilities are reported at net realizable value at the time the promise is made. All commitments are expected to be paid in 12 months. It is the policy of management to assign all foreign currency exposure to partner organizations, as the U.S. dollar is charity: water s functional currency for investments in water projects. (k) Fair Value Measurements Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an 9 (Continued)
11 orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows: Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that a reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date. Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. (l) Donated Services and Use of Facilities Donated services are recognized if the services create or enhance nonfinancial assets or require specialized skills, are performed by individuals who possess those skills, and would otherwise need to be purchased by the organization. charity: water also receives a significant amount of donated services from unpaid volunteers who assist in various program and supporting services. No amounts have been recognized in the statement of activities for these services because the criteria for recognition under generally accepted accounting principles have not been satisfied. The value of donated facilities is calculated based on the estimated fair rental value of the space used. The fair rental value is the amount that would be charged for similar space that is rented under similar terms. Since the free use of facilities is not promised for any specified period of time, charity: water recognizes the revenue and related expense for the period it occupies the space. (m) (n) Income Taxes charity: water recognizes the effect of income tax positions only if those positions are more likely than not of being sustained. Income generated from activities unrelated to charity: water s exempt purpose is subject to tax under Internal Revenue Code Section 511. charity: water did not recognize any unrelated business income tax liability for the years ended and Retirement Plan charity: water began offering a 401(k) retirement plan in The plan is available to all personnel after six months of service to the organization. charity: water makes contributions based on a prescribed matching schedule of employee contributions. Basic employee contributions up to 5% of compensation are eligible for a matching contribution by charity: water. Matching contributions are deposited in the plan each payroll period based on the following formula: 100% of the basic employee contribution up to the first 3% of compensation 50% of the basic employee contribution up to the next 2% of compensation 10 (Continued)
12 401(k) expense related to matching contributions for 2013 and 2012 was $100,831 and $61,727, respectively. (o) Comparative Financial Information The statement of activities is presented with prior year financial information in total, which does not include net asset class detail. In addition, the statement of functional expenses is presented with prior year financial information in total, which does not include functional expense detail. Such information does not include sufficient detail to constitute a presentation in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Accordingly, such information should be read in conjunction with charity: water s 2012 financial statements, from which the summarized information was derived. (p) (3) Investments Reclassifications Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2012 financial statements in order to conform to the 2013 presentation. The following table presents charity: water s fair value hierarchy for investments as of : Fair value Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Fixed income corporate $ 7,769,756 7,769,756 Equities: Domestic 1,607,683 1,607,683 International 422, ,109 Total $ 9,799,548 2,029,792 7,769,756 The following table presents charity: water s fair value hierarchy for investments as of December 31, 2012: Fair value Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,015,341 1,015,341 Certificates of deposit 4,479,307 4,479,307 Fixed income corporate 3,064,583 3,064,583 Equities: Domestic 299, ,836 International 113, ,852 Total $ 8,972,919 5,908,336 3,064, (Continued)
13 (4) Contributions Receivable Contributions receivable at December 31 are expected to be received as follows: In less than one year $ 6,905,557 5,287,148 In one to five years 3,213,910 3,016,113 10,119,467 8,303,261 Less: Discount to net present value at 3.25% (245,206) (259,561) Allowance for unfulfilled pledges (680,691) (332,107) $ 9,193,570 7,711,593 Approximately $7.6 million and $6.9 million of net contributions receivable at and 2012, respectively, are unconditional promises to give unrestricted support through a private membership program called The Well. The Well is a three-year commitment to fund charity: water s operating costs. In 2013, two of The Well pledges receivable constituted 47% of the outstanding balance. In 2012, one of The Well pledges receivable constituted 53% of the outstanding balance. (5) Fixed Assets At December 31, fixed assets consist of: Furniture, fixtures, software, and equipment $ 792, ,266 Less accumulated depreciation (256,931) (195,559) $ 535, ,707 (6) Committed to Water Projects Funding authorized but unpaid at year-end is reported as a liability. The entire amount is expected to be paid in the subsequent year. Funding authorized but unpaid totaled $17,349,485 and $12,655,796 at and 2012, respectively. Amounts are released from restriction on the statement of activities when funding is approved. (7) Contributions charity: water s operating costs are underwritten by private donors, companies, and foundations that support the organization through unrestricted donations and gifts in-kind. charity: water also hosts one gala per year to raise money for operations, charity: ball. 12 (Continued)
14 100% of the money raised through charity: water s public fundraising campaigns is restricted to directly fund water projects in developing countries. In 2013, charity: water funded projects in 11 countries Central African Republic, Cambodia, Ethiopia, India, Malawi, Mozambique, Nepal, Pakistan, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. When completed, these projects can serve nearly 1,000,000 people with clean, safe drinking water. Remote Monitoring In 2012, charity: water was a recipient of a Google Global Impact Award of $5 million to pilot remote sensors on 4,000 charity: water projects over a period of 27 months. This award will help charity: water further advance transparency and sustainability in the water sector by using innovative technology to provide data on whether water is flowing at charity: water-funded projects, at any given time, anywhere in the world. The pilot will also include the establishment and training of local mechanic programs to dispatch to communities within their reach when repairs are needed or system breakdowns occur. Google Foundation restricted approximately $4 million to be used as follows: Develop, install, and maintain the remote sensor technology Mobilize local mechanics to respond to data Water project maintenance and repairs The amount was recorded as temporarily restricted contribution revenue in the 2012 financial statements and is being released from restrictions when related expenses are incurred. charity: water incurred approximately $884,000 of related expenses in The remaining $1 million was recorded as unrestricted contribution revenue in the 2012 financial statements and designated by charity: water to be used to finance the staff and operations required to implement and manage the remote sensor pilot. charity: water incurred approximately $235,000 of related expenses in Donated Securities charity: water received $2,861,910 in donated securities in charity: water s policy is to sell donated securities upon receipt; therefore, such donations are immediately converted to cash and recorded as individual public support in the accompanying financial statements. 13 (Continued)
15 (8) Donated Goods, Services, and Functional Expenses For the year ended (with summarized totals for the year ended December 31, 2012), the following functional expenses were included in the statement of activities: Expenses (excluding Total Total gifts-in-kind) Gifts-in-kind Program services $ 28,489, ,218 28,874,533 19,910,755 Management and general 2,570, ,474 2,959,273 2,295,386 Development 3,098,528 1,082,292 4,180,820 2,388,029 Total $ 34,158,642 1,855,984 36,014,626 24,594,170 charity: water received donated goods of $326,025 and $234,126 for the years ended and 2012, respectively. Donations of such items are recorded as gift-in-kind support at their estimated fair value at the date of donation. Donated goods are recorded as revenue and expense in the accompanying financial statements and were allocated on a functional basis as follows: Program services $ 78,318 Management and general 233, ,583 Development 13,988 35,543 Total $ 326, ,126 charity: water also received donated food, drink, entertainment, and event materials and equipment valued at $265,110 and $58,732 for the years ended and 2012, respectively, in connection with the annual charity: ball. These items are allocated to development on a functional basis and are recognized as follows in the accompanying financial statements: Special event contributions and net direct benefit to donor $ 244,369 45,182 Revenue and expense 20,741 13,550 Total $ 265,110 58,732 charity: water creates video content and other digital media to engage the public and spread awareness about the global water crisis. charity: water received $306,900 and $231,388 of donated advertising space in connection with the educational piece, Water Changes Everything for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. This amount was allocated on a functional basis to program services and is recorded as revenue and expense at the estimated fair value in the accompanying financial statements. 14 (Continued)
16 Additional donated banner advertisement in support of charity: water digital fundraising campaigns totaled $678,923 and $502,765 for the years ended and 2012, respectively. This amount was allocated on a functional basis to development and recorded as revenue and expense at estimated fair value in the accompanying financial statements. charity: water received $368,640 and $15,630 of donated traditional promotion and advertising for the years ended and 2012, respectively. These placements were allocated on a functional basis to development and are recorded as revenue and expense at their estimated fair values in the accompanying financial statements. charity: water received donated legal, accounting, and other professional services valued at $195,552 and $437,800 for the years ended and 2012, respectively. In 2013, $55,809 of donated goods was capitalized as other assets in the accompanying financial statements. All other donated professional services are recorded as revenue and expense in the accompanying financial statements at their estimated fair values and were allocated on a functional basis to management and general. charity: water uses storage space, without charge, at a local storage facility. The fair value of this space was estimated at $15,012 for both of the years ended and 2012, which was allocated on a functional basis to management and general. Donated use of facilities is recorded as revenue and expense in the accompanying financial statements at its estimated fair rental value. (9) Lease Commitments charity: water leased office space under a 12-month lease that expired in August Management signed a 19-month extension that will expire in March Rent expense for the office space amounted to approximately $66,000 for the years ended and (10) Net Assets Released from Restriction In 2013, charity: water invested $26,745,914 in water projects and remote monitoring in 11 countries Central African Republic, Cambodia, Ethiopia, India, Malawi, Mozambique, Nepal, Pakistan, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. When completed, these projects can serve nearly 1,000,000 people with clean, safe drinking water. 15 (Continued)
17 (11) Temporarily Restricted Net Assets Temporarily restricted net assets are available for the following purposes: Water projects: General $ 3,151, ,761 Rwanda 221,990 Nepal 22,690 Haiti 10,826 Remote monitoring 3,163,568 3,979,272 Three year promises to give Operations 7,556,608 6,926,599 $ 13,871,590 12,049,138 (12) Subsequent Events In connection with the preparation of the financial statements, charity: water evaluated events subsequent to the statement of financial position date of through May 9, 2014, the date on which the financial statements were available for issuance, and concluded that no disclosures are required. 16
18 charity: water 100% Model Year ended for the year ended December 31, 2012) Schedule Public donations to water projects $ 26,475,189 18,031,714 Special award remote monitoring 3,974,152 Net investment and other income 463,168 9,121 Investments in water projects (25,745,914) (18,292,119) Increase in net assets reserved for water projects $ 1,192,443 3,722,868 Private donations to operations $ 9,468,915 10,831,390 Net investment and other income 103,671 25,259 Investments in water projects (1,000,000) Operating expenses (7,817,906) (5,195,519) Increase in net assets reserved for operations $ 754,680 5,661,130 Notes: 1. In-kind donations are excluded as they represent noncash transfers of goods or services affecting both revenue and expense. 2. Net assets reserved for water projects correspond to the change in net assets for Water Projects and Special award remote monitoring Water Projects in the accompanying statement of activities for the years ended and Net assets reserved for operations correspond to the change in net assets (before the effect of in-kind donations and other items) for Operations and three year promises to give Operations in the accompanying statement of activities for the years ended and See accompanying independent auditors report. 17
CHARITY GLOBAL, INC. Financial Statements. (With Independent Auditors Report Thereon)
Financial Statements (With Independent Auditors Report Thereon) KPMG LLP 345 Park Avenue New York, NY 10154-0102 Independent Auditors Report The Board of Directors Charity Global, Inc. We have audited
Public Library of Science. Financial Statements
Public Library of Science Financial Statements TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. Independent Auditor's Report 1-2 Statement of Financial Position 3 Statement of Activities 4 Statement of Functional Expenses 5
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND, INC. Financial Statements. August 31, 2014. (With Independent Auditors Report Thereon)
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MASSACHUSETTS Financial Statements (With Independent Auditors Report Thereon) Table of Contents Page Independent Auditors Report 1 Statement of Financial Position 3 Statement
STARLIGHT CHILDREN S FOUNDATION GLOBAL OFFICE. Financial Statements. December 31, 2014. (With Independent Auditors Report Thereon)
Financial Statements (With Independent Auditors Report Thereon) Table of Contents Page Independent Auditors Report 1 Statement of Financial Position 3 Statement of Activities 4 Statement of Functional
BOB WOODRUFF FAMILY FOUNDATION, INC. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2013
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEARS ENDED TABLE OF CONTENTS YEARS ENDED INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT 1 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION 2 STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES 3 STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSE
Financial Statements. August 31, 2013 and 2012. (With Independent Auditors Report Thereon)
Financial Statements (With Independent Auditors Report Thereon) Table of Contents Page Independent Auditors Report 1 Statements of Financial Position 2 Statement of Activities Year ended August 31, 2013
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT
September 2, 2013 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT Board of Directors California Vehicle Foundation dba California Automobile Museum Sacramento, California We have audited the accompanying financial statements
NATIONAL ENERGY EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, INC. Financial Statements and Supplemental Information
NATIONAL ENERGY EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, INC. Financial Statements and Supplemental Information (With Summarized Financial Information for the Year Ended December 31, 2011) and Report Thereon TABLE
NATIONAL COALITION FOR CANCER SURVIVORSHIP, INC. D/B/A CANCER SURVIVORS COALITION FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT WWW.MCB-CPA.COM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Independent Auditors Report 1 Financial Statements: Statements of Financial Position 2
CURE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS JUNE 30, 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS REPORT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS 1-2 Page FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Statements of
The Children's Museum of Memphis, Inc. Financial Statements June 30, 2015 and 2014
The Children's Museum of Memphis, Inc. Financial Statements June 30, 2015 and 2014 Table of Contents June 30, 2015 and 2014 Page Independent Auditor s Report... 3 Financial Statements Statements of Financial
ATLANTA, GEORGIA REPORT ON AUDITS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011
ATLANTA, GEORGIA REPORT ON AUDITS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011 INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011 PAGE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT STATEMENTS
Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, Inc. Consolidated Financial Statements Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 (With Independent Auditor's Report
Consolidated Financial Statements Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 (With Independent Auditor's Report Thereon) MINNESOTA COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS INDEPENDENT AUDITOR S REPORT... 3 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JAMES A. MICHENER ART MUSEUM
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 CONTENTS INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT 1 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Statement of Financial Position 2 Statement of Activities 3 Statement of Functional Expenses
AUTISM SPEAKS, INC. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011 I N D E X INDEPENDENT AUDITOR S REPORT 1-2 CONSOLIDATED
SeriousFun Children's Network, Inc. and Subsidiaries
SeriousFun Children's Network, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Financial Statements and Independent Auditor's Report (With Supplementary Information) December 31, 2015 and 2014 Index Page Independent
BOISE RESCUE MISSION, INC. (a nonprofit organization) CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
(a nonprofit organization) CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Years Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Independent Auditors Report...3 Consolidated Statements
Orange County s United Way
Financial Statements Years Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 The report accompanying these financial statements was issued by BDO USA, LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership and the U.S. member of BDO
United Cerebral Palsy, Inc. Financial Report September 30, 2013
Financial Report September 30, 2013 Contents Independent Auditor s Report 1 2 Financial Statements Statement Of Financial Position 3 Statement Of Activities 4 Statement Of Functional Expenses 5 Statement
WISHES & MORE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 2014
AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 2014 SCHLENNER WENNER & CO. Certified Public Accountants & Business Consultants TABLE OF CONTENTS Independent Auditors' Report... 1 Statements of Financial Position...
TOUCH FOUNDATION, INC. Financial Statements. June 30, 2010
Financial Statements (With Independent Auditors Report Thereon) KPMG LLP 345 Park Avenue New York, NY 10154 Independent Auditors Report The Board of Trustees Touch Foundation, Inc.: We have audited the
SAMPLE AUDITOR S OPINION LETTER
SAMPLE AUDITOR S OPINION LETTER INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT To the Board of Directors XYZ Organization Washington, D.C. We have audited the accompanying statement of financial position of XYZ Organization
WWW.MCB-CPA.COM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Independent Auditors Report 1 Financial Statements: Statements of Financial Position 2 Statements of Activities and Changes in Net Assets 3-4
Cincinnati Public Radio, Inc. and Subsidiary
Cincinnati Public Radio, Inc. and Subsidiary Consolidated Financial Statements with Accompanying Information June 30, 2013, with Summarized Comparative Totals for June 30, 2012, and Independent Auditors
KIPP NEW YORK, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2015 AND 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2015 AND 2014 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT 1 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL
OPERATION SMILE, INC. Consolidated Financial Statements. June 30, 2014 and 2013. (With Independent Auditors Report Thereon)
(With Independent Auditors Report Thereon) Table of Contents Page(s) Independent Auditors Report 1 2 Consolidated Statements of Financial Position 3 Consolidated Statements of Activities 4 Consolidated
FRIENDS OF KEXP dba KEXP-FM
FRIENDS OF KEXP dba KEXP-FM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WITH INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT To the Board of Directors Friends of KEXP Seattle, Washington We have audited the accompanying
NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO. Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule. June 30, 2015 and 2014
Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule (With Independent Auditors Report Thereon) KPMG LLP 345 Park Avenue New York, NY 10154-0102 Independent Auditors Report The Board of Trustees New York Public
THE AUTISM SOCIETY OF COLORADO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 2012
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 2012 C O N T E N T S Independent Auditor s Report 2-3 Statements of Financial Position 4 Statements of Activities 5-6 Statements of Cash Flows 7 Notes to Financial Statements
SUMMIT BIBLE COLLEGE AND WORSHIP CENTER (A California NonProfit Organization)
SUMMIT BIBLE COLLEGE AND WORSHIP CENTER (A California NonProfit Organization) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Year Ended December 31, 2013 (With Independent Auditor's Report Thereon)
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT, INC. (A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION)
(A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION) FINANCIAL REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS Report of independent certified public accountants 1 Financial statements: Statement of financial position 2 Statement of activities 3
CARINGBRIDGE Eagan, Minnesota
Eagan, Minnesota FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Including Independent Auditors' Report As of and For the Years Ended December 31,2014 and 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS Independent Auditors' Report Statements of Financial
Discovery Learning Alliance, Inc. and Affiliate. Consolidated Financial Statements with Supplementary Information and Independent Auditors Report
Discovery Learning Alliance, Inc. and Affiliate Consolidated Financial Statements with Supplementary Information and Independent Auditors Report December 31, 2014 and 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Independent
auditing A Non Profit Corporation
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Independent Auditors Report 1 Statements of Financial Position
THE SOUTH FLORIDA CHURCH OF CHRIST, INC.
THE SOUTH FLORIDA CHURCH OF CHRIST, INC. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THE SOUTH FLORIDA CHURCH OF CHRIST, INC. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGES Independent Auditor s Report 1 Statement of Financial
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS With Independent Auditors' Report. July 31, 2014 and 2013
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS With Independent Auditors' Report July 31, 2014 and 2013 Table of Contents Independent Auditors' Report 1 Financial Statements Statements of Financial Position 3 Statements of Activities
SeaChange Capital Partners, Inc. Financial Statements. December 31, 2014 and 2013
Financial Statements Board of Directors SeaChange Capital Partners, Inc. Independent Auditors Report We have audited the accompanying financial statements of SeaChange Capital Partners, Inc. (SeaChange),
MINNESOTA COUNCIL OF CHURCHES MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page INDEPENDENT AUDITOR S REPORT 1-2 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Statements of Financial Position 3-4 Statements of Activities
Arlington Street People's Assistance Network. Financial Statements, Including OMB Circular A-133 Reports and Independent Auditors Report
Financial Statements, Including OMB Circular A-133 Reports and Independent Auditors Report June 30, 2013 and 2012 Financial Statements June 30, 2013 and 2012 Contents Independent Auditors Report... 1-2
SOS CHILDREN S VILLAGES USA, INC.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS REPORT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS 1-2 Page FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
BOSTON PARTNERS IN EDUCATION, INC. Financial Statements and Independent Auditors Report August 31, 2015
Financial Statements and Independent Auditors Report Randall S. Davis & Company LLP Certified Public Accountants Creating Value From Numbers To the Board of Directors of Boston Partners in Education, Inc.
TEXAS TRIBUNE, INC. Financial Statements as of and for the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 and Independent Auditors Report
TEXAS TRIBUNE, INC. Financial Statements as of and for the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 and Independent Auditors Report TEXAS TRIBUNE, INC. TABLE OF CONTENTS INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT 1 Page
A Review of Bill Sansum Diabetes Center, 2014
WILLIAM SANSUM DIABETES CENTER FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 2014 WILLIAM SANSUM DIABETES CENTER TABLE OF CONTENTS December 31, 2014 Independent Auditor's Report.. 1-2 Statement of Financial Position......3
GRACE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH, INC. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS JUNE 30, 2013 AND 2012
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS JUNE 30, 2013 AND 2012 Table of Contents For the Years Ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 PAGE Independent Auditors' Report... 1-1A Financial Statements Statements of Financial Position...
WIKI EDUCATION FOUNDATION
WIKI EDUCATION FOUNDATION JUNE 30, 2015 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Independent Auditors Report and Financial Statements Independent Auditors Report 1-2 Financial Statements Statement
NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO. Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule. June 30, 2014 and 2013. (With Independent Auditors Report Thereon)
THE OPEN HEARTH ASSOCIATION, INC. Report on Audit of Financial Statements. December 31, 2011
Report on Audit of Financial Statements December 31, 2011 CONTENTS Independent Auditors Report 1-2 Statements of Financial Position December 31, 2011 and 2010 3 Statements of Activities for the Years Ended
HELPING HAND FOR RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT, INC.
HELPING HAND FOR RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT, INC. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 Contents Page No. Independent Auditors Report... 1 Consolidated Statement of Financial Position...
SOUTH ORANGE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, INC. Financial Statements June 30, 2014 and 2013
SOUTH ORANGE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, INC. Financial Statements The report accompanying these financial Statements was issued by Spire Group, PC a New Jersey Professional Corporation. Table of Contents
MICROFINANCE OPPORTUNITIES, INC.
WWW.MCB-CPA.COM TABLE OF CONTENTS DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011 Independent Auditors Report 1-2 Financial Statements: Statements of Financial Position 3 Statements of Activities and Changes in Net Assets
ST. MARTIN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
ST. MARTIN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,2010 (AUDITED) AND DECEMB:ER 31, 2009 (REVIEWED) CONTENTS Page INDEPENDENT AUDITORS'
BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION. Consolidated Financial Statements. December 31, 2013 and 2012. (With Independent Auditors Report Thereon)
Consolidated Financial Statements (With Independent Auditors Report Thereon) KPMG LLP Suite 2900 1918 Eighth Avenue Seattle, WA 98101 Independent Auditors Report The Trustees Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation:
NONPROFIT ENTERPRISE AT WORK, INC.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS...2 Statements of Financial Position...2
CORO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, INC. (A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS JUNE 30, 2015
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTENTS Page INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT 1-2 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 3 STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS 4 STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES 5 STATEMENT OF
USA WEIGHTLIFTING, INC. THE U.S. AMATEUR WEIGHTLIFTING FOUNDATION Consolidating Financial Statements & Supplemental Schedules For the Year Ended
USA WEIGHTLIFTING, INC. THE U.S. AMATEUR WEIGHTLIFTING FOUNDATION Consolidating Financial Statements & Supplemental Schedules For the Year Ended December 31, 2011 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Independent Auditors'
Business for Social Responsibility. Consolidated Financial Statements. December 31, 2012 (With Comparative Totals for 2011)
Business for Social Responsibility Consolidated Financial Statements (With Comparative Totals for 2011) TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. Independent Auditor's Report 1-2 Consolidated Statement of Financial Position
Consolidated Financial Statements December 31, 2012 Minnesota Council of Nonprofits and Subsidiary
Consolidated Financial Statements Minnesota Council of Nonprofits and Subsidiary www.eidebailly.com Table of Contents Independent Auditor s Report... 1 Consolidated Financial Statements 3 Consolidated
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS JOSEPH S HOUSE, INC. (A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION)
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS JOSEPH S HOUSE, INC. (A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION) September 30, 2013 and 2012 CONTENTS Page Report of Independent Certified Public
Clean Water Fund. Financial Report December 31, 2013
Financial Report Contents Report Letter 1 Financial Statements Statement of Financial Position 2 Statement of Activities and Changes in Net Assets 3 Statement of Cash Flows 4 Notes to Financial Statements
ATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK, INC.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED TABLE OF CONTENTS INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT 1 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Statements of Financial Position 3 Statement of Activities 5 Statement of Functional Expenses
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. For the Years Ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 with Independent Auditors Report
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the Years Ended with Independent Auditors Report FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTENTS Page Independent Auditors Report... 1-2 Financial Statements: Statements of Financial Position...3
Sistema Infantil Teleton USA, dba Children s Rehabilitation Institute of Teleton USA and Subsidiary
Sistema Infantil Teleton USA, dba Children s Rehabilitation Institute of Teleton USA and Subsidiary Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Information December 31, 2015 and 2014 Institute
NEW LIFE CHURCH AND AFFILIATE
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS With Independent Auditors' Report December 31, 2014 and 2013 Table of Contents Independent Auditors' Report 1 Financial Statements Consolidated Statements of Financial
Pensacola Habitat For Humanity, Inc. Pensacola, Florida. Audited Financial Statements. With Supplementary Information
Pensacola, Florida Audited Financial Statements With Supplementary Information June 30, 2014 Pensacola, Florida Audited Financial Statements With Supplementary Information June 30, 2014 CONTENTS PAGE Independent
Chordoma Foundation FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. for the year ended December 31, 2014
Chordoma Foundation FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended December 31, 2014 INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Page(s) Independent Auditor's Report 1-2 Financial Statements: Statement of Financial Position
NONPROFITS ASSISTANCE FUND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEARS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEARS ENDED TABLE OF CONTENTS YEARS ENDED INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT 1 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION 3 STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES 5 STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
NATIONAL LEADERSHIP ROUNDTABLE ON CHURCH MANAGEMENT
WWW.MCB-CPA.COM INDEX Page Independent Auditors Report 1 Financial Statements: Statement of Financial Position 2 Statement of Activities 3 Statement of Functional Expenses 4 Statement of Cash Flows 5 Notes
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT SPECIAL OPERATIONS WARRIOR FOUNDATION. December 31, 2014 and 2013
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT SPECIAL OPERATIONS WARRIOR FOUNDATION TABLE OF CONTENTS Independent Auditors Report 3-4 Financial Statements Statements of Financial Position 5 Statements
THE BROTHER S BROTHER FOUNDATION Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Financial Statements For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Financial Statements For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 and Independent Auditors Report Thereon www.schneiderdowns.com C O N T E N T S INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT 1
THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI FOUNDATION. Consolidated Financial Statements. June 30, 2011 and 2010
Consolidated Financial Statements (With Independent Auditors Report Thereon) KPMG LLP Suite 1100 One Jackson Place 188 East Capitol Street Jackson, MS 39201-2127 Independent Auditors' Report The Board
WORLD BUSINESS CHICAGO YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2013
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2013 YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2013 CONTENTS Page Independent auditor s report 1-2 Financial statements: Statement of financial position 3-4 Statement of activities
MY OWN BOOK FUND, INC. (A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS JUNE 30, 2014 AND 2013
MY OWN BOOK FUND, INC. (A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MY OWN BOOK FUND, INC. TABLE OF CONTENTS (A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION) PAGE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT 1-2 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: STATEMENTS
THE VIRGINIA COLLEGE FUND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION YEARS ENDED MAY 31, 2014 AND 2013 CONTENTS INDEPENDENT AUDITOR S REPORT... Page 1-2 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION... 3 STATEMENTS
Financial Statements and Supplemental Information. Home Repair Services of Kent County, Inc. (A Non-Profit Organization)
Financial Statements and Supplemental Information Home Repair Services of Kent County, Inc. Years Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 with Report of Independent Auditors Financial Statements and Supplemental
RAPE, ABUSE & INCEST NATIONAL NETWORK (RAINN) AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEARS ENDED MAY 31, 2014 AND 2013
RAPE, ABUSE & INCEST NATIONAL NETWORK (RAINN) AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEARS ENDED MAY 31, 2014 AND 2013 Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) Table of Contents Page Independent Auditor s Report
DALLAS MISSION FOR LIFE d.b.a. DALLAS LIFE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS With Independent Auditors Report Table of Contents Independent Auditors Report 1 Financial Statements Statement of Financial Position 3 Statement of Activities 4 Statement of Cash
Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego. Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplemental Information
Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplemental Information Years Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplemental Information
VERMONT LONG TERM DISASTER RECOVERY GROUP, INC. (DOING BUSINESS AS VERMONT DISASTER RELIEF FUND )
VERMONT LONG TERM DISASTER RECOVERY GROUP, INC. (DOING BUSINESS AS VERMONT DISASTER RELIEF FUND ) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND INDEPENDENT AUDITOR S REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS Independent Auditor s Report...
Sample Financial Statements from PPC Preparing Nonprofit Financial Statements
(ACCOUNTANT S LETTERHEAD) INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT S REPORT (REVIEW) To the Board of Directors Habitat House, Inc. City, State We have reviewed the accompanying statements of financial position of Habitat
The Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants and The Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants Political Action Committee
The Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants and The Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants Political Action Committee Consolidated Financial Statements Years Ended April 30, 2014 and
Michiana Public Broadcasting Corporation. Consolidated Financial Report with Additional Information September 30, 2014
Consolidated Financial Report with Additional Information September 30, 2014 Contents Report Letter 1-2 Consolidated Financial Statements Statement of Financial Position 3 Statement of Activities and Changes
igem Foundation, Inc. Financial Statements Years Ended December 31, 2014 and 2013
Financial Statements Years Ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 Table of Contents Independent Auditors Report 1-2 Financial Statements: Statements of Financial Position 3 Statements of Activities 4 Statements
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF FORT WORTH
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF FORT WORTH Fort Worth, Texas Consolidated Financial Statements Years Ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 Consolidated Financial Statements Years Ended December 31, 2012 and
ST. MARY SEMINARY AND GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY (OUR LADY OF THE LAKE) FINANCIAL REPORT. JUNE 30, 2015 and 2014
ST. MARY SEMINARY AND GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY FINANCIAL REPORT JUNE 30, 2015 and 2014 CONTENTS Page INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Statements of financial
THE LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SOCIETY, INC. AND AFFILIATE AUDITED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS June 30, 2009
AUDITED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS June 30, 2009 Page Number INDEPENDENT AUDITOR S REPORT... 1 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Combined Statement of Financial Position... 2 Combined Statement
THE ASPEN EDUCATION FOUNDATION FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. June 30, 2013
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS June 30, 2013 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS June 30, 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS ITEM PAGE NUMBER Independent Auditor s Report 1 Statement of Financial Position 2 Statement of Activities 3 Statement
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2013 WITH SUMMARIZED FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2013 WITH SUMMARIZED FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR 2012 CONTENTS PAGE NO. INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT 2-3 EXHIBIT A - Statement of Financial Position, as of
Grace Centers of Hope and Subsidiaries. Consolidated Financial Report October 31, 2013
Consolidated Financial Report October 31, 2013 Contents Report Letter 1 Consolidated Financial Statements Balance Sheet 2 Statement of Activities and Changes in Net Assets 3 Statement of Functional Expenses
UNIVERSITY CITY CHILDREN S CENTER AND SUBSIDIARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WITH SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2013
AND SUBSIDIARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WITH SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2013 DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2013 Table of Contents Page Independent Auditors' Report 1 Consolidated
AVIVA CHILDREN'S SERVICES, INC. AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2015 AND 2014
AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2015 AND 2014 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2015 AND 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS Independent auditors report... 1 Statements of financial
Goodwill Industries of Northern Michigan, Inc. and Affiliate. Consolidated Financial Report with Additional Information September 30, 2012
Consolidated Financial Report with Additional Information September 30, 2012 Contents Report Letter 1 Consolidated Financial Statements Balance Sheet 2 Statement of Activities and Changes in Net Assets
Chicago Infrastructure Trust. Financial Statements and Independent Auditor's Report. December 31, 2013
Financial Statements and Independent Auditor's Report December 31, 2013 Index Page Independent Auditor's Report 2 Financial Statements Statement of Financial Position 4 Statement of Activities 5 Statement
Proactive CPA and Consulting Firm
THE TOR PROJECT, INC. AND AFFILIATE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTS REQUIRED FOR AUDITS IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS AND OMB CIRCULAR A-133 DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012
San Diego Museum of Art Financial Statements and Supplemental Information Financial Statements and Supplemental Information Table of Contents Page Independent Auditors' Report 1 Financial Statements: Statements
Independent Auditor s Report
Independent Auditor s Report To the Members of the Board of Directors National Insurance Producer Registry Kansas City, Missouri Report on the Financial Statements We have audited the accompanying financial
ROSWELL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, INC. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND INDEPENDENT AUDITOR S REPORT For the Years Ended December 31, 2014 and 2013
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND INDEPENDENT AUDITOR S REPORT For the Years Ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT 1 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Statements of Financial Position
Collaborative For Children. Financial Statements and Independent Auditors Report for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010
Financial Statements and Independent Auditors Report for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 Blazek & Vetterling C ERTIFIED P UBLIC A CCOUNTANTS Independent Auditors Report To the Board of Directors
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line694
|
__label__cc
| 0.641894
| 0.358106
|
Speed limit cut outside Cuadrilla’s shale site welcomed by anti-fracking groups
By Ruth Hayhurst on March 23, 2017 • ( 15 Comments )
Preston New Road on 1 March 2017. Photo: Ros Wills
Lancashire County Council has cut the speed limit on Preston New Road outside Cuadrilla’s fracking site amid concerns about the safety of protesters and motorists.
The move follows a visit to the site by the council’s cabinet member for highways, as well as complaints that the 50mph limit made the road dangerous.
Temporary signs were due to be installed today with an advisory 30mph limit. An enforceable 20mph limit will be introduced outside the site when the signs have been produced.
The cabinet member for highways, Cllr John Fillis, said
“I visited the site last week and it’s clear that reducing the speed limit would help to minimise the risks, and potentially prevent a serious incident. I discussed the situation with the police and protestors, and everyone I spoke with agreed that reducing the speed limit would help to improve safety.
“Initially we will bring in an advisory 30mph limit using temporary signs, but as soon as possible afterwards we will introduce a 20mph limit. We can’t do this immediately as it will take a short while to design a scheme, manufacture the signs, and prepare the legal order needed to change the speed limit and ensure it’s enforceable.
“Road safety is everyone’s responsibility and I would ask people to respect the changes to the speed limit and drive with extra caution in this area.”
The move has been welcomed by opponents of Cuadrilla’s operations. Pam Foster, of Residents Action on Fylde Fracking, said:
“Since work started at the Preston New road site, we have been constantly highlighting the potential for serious accidents to the police. With large wagons continually entering and leaving the site the current 50 mph speed limit is far too dangerous. As the number of wagons will increase substantially over the coming weeks and months, these new traffic measures are to be welcomed for the safety of the public. The new speed limit will also hopefully prevent the police from closing the road unnecessarily and further holding up people on their journeys. While welcoming the new safety measures, the unsuitability and dangers of this road for heavy wagons was made clear at last year’s planning inquiry. Unfortunately, our fears were ignored by the Secretary of State.”
Maureen Mills, of Halsall Against Fracking, said:
“As a result of a much welcome visit to the site by the portfolio holder, Cll John Fillis, for highways, a sensible speed management scheme has been agreed. The actual experience has shown from day one, that creating access to a site and the construction traffic requiring access from a major road such as A583 requires greater consideration than was given in the planning process.”
Claire Stephenson, of Preston New Road Action Group, said:
“We welcome Lancashire County Council finally acting upon the increasing risks on this dangerous stretch of road. The critical road safety issue of the A583 were highlighted continually during the planning process for the Preston New Road site. Our expert witnesses repeatedly voiced their concerns for the road safety black spot and historic record of accidents. Since Cuadrilla have arrived in our community, we have seen nothing but dangerous actions, including HGV drivers who have not been briefed correctly, carrying out manoeuvres that jeopardise all other road users. Additionally, and unacceptable road closures to facilitate Cuadrilla’s large-scale machinery entering site.”
Lancashire for Shale, a group supporting hydraulic fracturing in the county, said this evening it was disappointed that the council had had to introduce the 20mph speed limit near the site. A spokesperson said:
“Lancashire County Council is right to act, but it is important to remember that this is only necessary because of the behaviour of some anti-fracking protestors that can regularly be seen walking in the road, weaving in and out of traffic and distracting motorists.
“It is worth noting that construction activities further along Preston New Road have not required changes to the speed limit, where Barratt and Story Homes are busy building two large adjacent housing developments. The only real difference there is the absence of protestors.”
Pictures of the developing Preston New Road site
Categories: Regulation
Tagged as: 50mph, Fracking, infrastructure, John Fillis, Lancashire County Council, Preston New Road, Preston New Road Action Group, residents, shale gas
More delay for Leith Hill oil site as minister rules on security fencing
Third Energy investigates release from Kirby Misperton gas site after residents complain about “sickening” smell
hilw3 says:
Reblogged this on keepeastlancashirefrackfreekelff.
A very sensible move considering the mud on the road and the turning lorries.
This is not to protect protesters. This is to ensure no further accidents occur in what could become a ‘black spot’.
It will also save police time as fewer officers will be required due to the reduction in vehicle speed. I’m sure a ‘speed’ camera will likely appear in their place?
Well done LCC. This is a good safety move and cost cutting exercise in times of austerity placed on them by central government. Monies can be used for better projects like social care and crime prevention.
It’s a great idea. Why didn’t they think of it before.
James Nisbet says:
So Lancashire for shale are not worried about the other road users forced to slow down because Cuadrilla’s contractors cannot negotiate the access to or from the site safely?
Peter Roberts says:
THE REAL REASON FOR THE REDUCTION IN SPEED LIMIT AT THIS SITE WAS THE CONFLICT BETWEEN FAST MOVING TRAFFIC AND THE ANTICIPATED LARGE NUMBERS OF H.G.V. MOVEMENTS REQUIRED TO REMOVE THE TOXIC AND RADIOACTIVE BY-PRODUCTS SHOULD FRACKING COMMENCE!
THIS TRAFFIC PROBLEM WAS NOT CONSIDERED BY OUR FRIEND IN LONDON WHEN HE OVERODE LOCAL DEMOCRACY,
A REALLY STUPID, ILL ADVISED MAN INDEED!
BY THE WAY I WAS STOOD ALONGSIDE THE TRAFFIC GENTLEMAN WHEN HE VISITED PNR THE WEEK BEFORE LAST.
SO DON’T BOTHER CRITICISING MY PREVIOUS COMMENT YOU DIRTY FRACKERS!
YES I BET THE NEW HOME BUYERS UP THE ROAD ARE OVERJOYED TO DISCOVER THAT FURTHER DOWNWIND IS ABOUT TO BECOME FRACKING CENTRAL!
IF FRACKING ISN’T STOPPED ON JUDICIAL APPEAL THEN EARTHQUAKES, TRAFFIC NOISE, AIR POLLUTION, LIGHT POLLUTION, WATER POLLUTION AND SOIL CONTAMINATION WILL BECOME THE NORM HERE ON THE LOVELY FYLDE!
Sorry to shout but these messages just don’t seem to be getting through to the general population!
[Comment removed] says:
[Comment removed by moderator]
I wonder why “these messages just don’t seem to be getting through to the general population!”
I think you will find Peter that they are, but they simply do not agree with you. It may come as a surprise, but they don’t have to, and the more extreme your messages or the actions of others are, the less positive response you will see. Your cause has criticised the media, the government and the police in your desperation to get the message across and you have attracted some pretty dubious support. That is not the recipe to persuade the general public, who are not idiots. They know the value of the £ has dropped and will probably drop a bit more before Brexit is done, so they are genuinely concerned about energy costs and security of supply. They can work out if you buy a product fixed to the $ they could have a problem, and if that product is under their feet and $s are removed from the equation, then they can recognise the potential benefit.
Statements such as your comments about new home buyers are just strange. Have Cuadrilla suddenly appeared out of the blue and moved at the speed of light to drill in this area?? Perhaps some new messages may help?
Hi Martin, if that proves to be the case, then at least they were warned!
We’re not forcing anything on anyone! Just letting people know what’s about to happen!
Unless they wake up and smell the incoming toxins!
Quite simply the media are controlled by their owners who are totally in cahoots with the Tories!
Same aims, cash and power!
Pauline Jones says:
The temporary signs give the reason for the reduced speed limit as ‘Pedestrians on Road’ which is yet another slur on the protectors. The real reason is that the only way the trucks can leave the site is by going right across the road into the other carriageway which makes it necessary for the police to stop the traffic whilst the vehicle blocks the whole width of the road. This was predicted at the Public Inquiry but has been totally ignored by the Secretary of State, Sajid Javid when he overruled Lancashire County Council’s decision to refuse. A further reason is that Cuadrilla have fenced off the strip of land where the public verge crosses their entrance which means the police and the public have to stand in the cycle lane and are frequently pushed out into the road. Cuadrilla have told LCC the reason for fencing off part of the public highway is to maintain the hedge. This work was actually carried out in a morning but the fence is still across the highway after two weeks. LCC are one of the regulatory bodies who are supposed to be ensuring Gold Standard Regulation is carried out. The truth is that Cuadrilla are calling the shots to LCC and LCC are rolling over for a quiet life. This standard of Gold Standard by self regulation is just the start of worse to come.
See what I mean Peter. Now it is Lancashire County Council!! First they are the final word- their “decision to refuse”, next, they are ridiculed -“LCC are rolling over for a quiet life.” Your “cause” seems to be hell bent on blaming everyone else, which at this stage, hardly seems to be sensible. Not exactly a “Gold Standard”.
You seem to be mistaken Martin. Lancashire County Council are one of the regulatory bodies who are meant to be upholding the Gold Standard Regulations and are failing dismally. It was the ELECTED COUNCILLORS from Lancashire County Council who refused permission for Cuadrilla’s plans.The operative word being elected, by the people of Lancashire who,are now being walked all over by Cuadrilla.
Well said Pauline! Cuadrilla enabled by Central Government who are being shown up daily to be driven by money and inside influence!
They and their enablers have no conscience and no motivation to deal with serious social problems! They just want more and more money and power by any means possible!
Disgraceful!
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line701
|
__label__cc
| 0.527417
| 0.472583
|
Start Dating agentur russia girls
Dating agentur russia girls
I could not dismiss this, because Blue Lodge and Royal Arch Masonry are the only two, true original forms of the Craft.
In June, 1996 Bernardo published his book in Italian: "Rebuilding the Temple", "I know the Golden Dawn extremely well, and I love Aleister Crowley's poems and Macgregor Mathers, and all those people and I know all the people in England who are still practicing it, and I have done the rituals. - Lord Northampton, who has been atop the Temple Mount conducting "Temple studies," candidly has admitted in interviews, that he is an adherent of British Israelism, which holds that the British oligarchy has mystical powers, because England was colonized by one of the lost tribes of Israel.
"I think the tradition of the Kabbalah is very strong in England, because I think one of the lost tribes came to England.
- The Temple Mount Faithful was also established at this time by Stanley Goldfoot, which is presently led by Gershon Solomon.
- In December of 1995, a month after Rabin was assassinated, the Jerusalem Lodge (91) was established adjacent to the Temple Mount in the underground Grotto of King Solomon.
At 18, I accepted Jesus Christ as my Savior and Lord. Rainbow had Bible-like sayings that sounded "church-y", so I perceived Christianity and the teachings of Rainbow to be the same. If a person fully understands Christianity and fully understands Masonry, they will realize that the two are like oil and water they just dont mix. Finally, the Grand-Omnific Royal Arch Word as an amalgamation of Jehovah with two other pagan gods (in JAH-BUL-ON) was nothing less than blasphemous.
My readings in Blackmer helped me realize the origins of Masonic rituals in Egyptian sun worship.
The ultimate goal of Freemasonry is to take charge of the world and eventually become A One World Government - the recent terminology being used is globalization.
The idea is also to replace all religions with the one true Masonic religion.
The Masonic Grand Lodge meets in Tel-Aviv, but there are Masonic Temples (about 70) in all important cities, from Nahariya in the north to Eilat, Israel's southern port on the Red Sea.
See the numerous Masonic lodges in Israel: here- Two weeks after the 1967 Six-Day War which saw Jerusalem and the Temple Mount brought under Israeli control, there occurred the greatest freemasonic meeting in history in London, celebrating 250 years since the founding of UGLE (United Grand Lodge of England), at which the Duke of Kent was installed as the new Grand Master.
Christianity which views all the above as pagans is simply one among many to a Mason.
Nepali free sex chat with cams without registration and upgradation
Best webcam chat free romenian
Philipinecams
Chat sex irani free
gujarat dating
best dating site all over the world
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line707
|
__label__wiki
| 0.936369
| 0.936369
|
Transportation and mobility
European election
Europe’s Workforce
Europe’s youth
Webgraphic
Brexit2. August 2019
Disunited Kingdom: hard Brexit threat tests historic ties
By Agence France-Presse
London – New British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s big tour of Britain saw him booed by EU supporters in Wales and heckled by nationalists in Scotland. Northern Ireland’s fractious parties then told him that his Brexit plans were reopening old wounds.
The Conservative party leader’s swing across the four UK countries in his first week in office was designed to drum up support for his high-risk pledge to leave the EU on October 31 at any cost.
But he found a less than united kingdom that — while not quite coming apart at the seams — is becoming increasingly open about deep-seated suspicions of London.
Welsh sheep farmers are worried that the 27 remaining members of the European Union will throw up barriers to their lamb exports in case of a messy “no-deal” divorce.
Boris Johnson promises Brexit on October 31 ‘no ifs, no buts’
Scottish nationalists say that they never voted to leave the bloc in first place and might now try to become an independent state in order to rejoin.
And the prospect of a hard border splitting EU member Ireland from British Northern Ireland has revived memories of late 20th century sectarian unrest.
“It was perfectly foreseeable that the hardest of hard Brexit would put huge strains on the union,” Centre for European Reform’s deputy director John Springford said.
“It’s clear that Brexit, which is an English nationalist project, really… matters much more to him than the future of the union,” Springford told AFP.]
What is the union? The United Kingdom and its flag
– Opportune gift –
Some in London doubt that Johnson is a man of true conviction and believe he simply rides the political tides.
But his three-year devotion to Brexit has put him on a collision course with Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and her separatist Scottish National Party.
Sturgeon hopes that discontent over Brexit — 62 percent of Scots voted to stay in the EU in 2016 — will push her over the top in a rerun of a 2014 independence referendum the pro-UK side won 55-45.
She has tentatively scheduled a new poll for next year. The British government would have to give her the ultimate go-ahead for a vote.
Scottish nationalists “would probably see Brexit as their best opportunity to push for independence,” said Open Europe think tank analyst David Shiels.
How did Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland vote in the Brexit referendum?
Springford called Johnson “a gift for Sturgeon”.
“If (Johnson) manages to force through a no-deal Brexit, then the likelihood that Scotland leaves is much higher.”
But resistance to independence is also strong.
Scotland’s last drive was thwarted by concerns over a new currency and the loss of open access to the British market.
Brussels has also cautioned that there would be no clear path for Scotland to join the EU on its own.
Nicola Sturgeon said she is planning a new Scottish independence referendum for 2020 if Boris Johnson pursues a hard exit from the EU. Photo: Duncan McGlynn / AFP
Nicola Sturgeon said she is planning a n […]
– ‘Fundamental questions’ –
Northern Ireland was torn apart for three decades by a civil conflict involving the British military and the Catholic and Protestant communities.
The 1998 Good Friday Agreement ending the bombings and street clashes hinged on an open Irish frontier and relaxed citizenship rules.
A no-deal Brexit could lead to border checks once again — something that local residents on both sides and of all political affiliation are against.
Sinn Fein republican leader Mary Lou McDonald said after meeting Johnson that “Brexit has raised fundamental questions around the wisdom and the sustainability of the partition of our island”.
Uncertainty over the day after Brexit creates what Shiels called “a moment of danger for the union of the United Kingdom”.
How will Brexit affect Northern Ireland? (slideshow)
Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald said a no-deal Brexit would raised questions around the wisdom "of the partition of our island". Photo: Paul Faith / AFP
Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald said […]
Anti-Brexit demonstrators protest outside Stormont House during Boris Johnson's visit to Belfast on July 31. Photo: Paul Faith / AFP
Anti-Brexit demonstrators protest outsid […]
Boris Johnson urged the DUP and Sinn Fein to restore Northern Ireland's devolved power-sharing government. Photo: Paul Faith / AFP
Boris Johnson urged the DUP and Sinn Fei […]
Arlene Foster and her Democratic Unionist Party fears the border backstop will split Northern Ireland from the rest of the United Kingdom. Photo: Paul Faith / AFP
Arlene Foster and her Democratic Unionis […]
Britain has vowed to avoid any new border checks with Ireland once it leaves the EU. Photo: Paul Faith / AFP
Britain has vowed to avoid any new borde […]
“The danger of a no-deal is that people in Scotland and in Ireland jump to support independence — or in the case of Northern Ireland unification — and that weakens the union,” The UK in a Changing Europe director Anand Menon agreed.
Yet analysts also caution against overstating the case for the island kingdom’s break-up.
Pitfalls include potential resistance in Dublin to having to fill the North’s annual budget gap of around £10 billion ($12 billion, 11 billion euros).
Shiels added that no-deal chaos would create “an issue of crisis management and there may not be an appetite in Scotland or anywhere else in the UK in those circumstances” for a split from London.
By Dmitry Zaks
Brexit, Britain, EU, European Union, Northern Ireland, post-Brexit, Scotland, United Kingdom, Wales
Previous Eurozone growth slows to 0.2% in second quarter
Next Migrants stranded at sea off Malta to be redistributed around EU
Infographic (836)
Video 3D (124)
Webgraphic (41)
Your opinion (17)
Migrants (141)
Eurozone (91)
Election year (87)
Digitalization (68)
Europe's Workforce (59)
Defence and security (57)
Environmental pollution (48)
Terrorism and security (39)
European election (39)
Transportation and mobility (38)
Populism (34)
Europe's Youth (23)
EU Enlargement (16)
Europas Arbeitswelt (2)
EU: Payers and Receivers (15,109)
Does Europe unfairly tax US imports? A detailed look (7,218)
Gay marriage legal in 28 countries (6,642)
The geographical center of the EU (6,158)
2019, anno di elezioni europee e sfide elettorali in tutta l’Ue (5,923)
🇫🇷🇷🇺💉😷 France and Russia prepare to beef up their coronavirus inoculation programmes this week, even as authorities… https://t.co/h97ilwof3i
If you have questions, suggestions or other feedback, please send an email to:
EU European Union Europe Brexit Britain politics coronavirus Health Germany France COVID-19 virus Economy Italy European Commission Trade Disease pandemic Spain migrants
FAQ – Internal
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line708
|
__label__cc
| 0.748138
| 0.251862
|
Home Campus Ki Khabar
Shaheed Sukhdev College Concludes Its Placement For The Year 2019-20
Nikita Rawat
University of Delhi: The Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies recently concluded its placement session for the academic year 2019-20 which witnessed the participation of 75 companies who extended 177 offers to the students. The DE Shaw Group offered the highest package at Rs 18 LPA while the Verity Knowledge Solutions recruited 13 students and stood as the largest recruiter on the campus. The average package amounted to Rs 7 LPA. The placement ratio stood at 86.76%.
Image Source: The Placement Cell.
Deloitte, KPMG and Ernst and Young (EY) were the part of the Big 4 companies who participated in the placement season to extend various offers to the students. FMCG companies like Dabur, Vahdam Teas and Colgate-Palmolive also participated in the season. Among the regular campus recruiters, the season witnessed Bain Capability Network (BNC), Boston Consulting Group, Periscope by McKinsey, CBRE, FTI Consulting, Grant Thorton, United Airlines, Praxis Global Alliance, Oxane Partners, Genpact, InMobi and RocSearch, while 37 new companies like BYJUs and Udaan participated this year. KPMG, Goldman Sachs and Grofers offered students to appear directly for the pre-placement interviews.
Over 175 companies offered 370+ work-from-home and virtual internships to the students across various fields like finance, consulting, marketing, software development, etc. Various firms like Aditya Birla Capital, Sleepy Owl, Goldman Sachs, Stanza Living, etc hired interns from the college. The Placement Cell of the college also assists the alumni to connect with various recruiters like Google, Udaan, MagicPin and others for internships and other placement opportunities.
The Bain Capability Network conducted a case study competition, BrAIN WARS, wherein the selected teams earned a chance to be mentored by the BCN professionals. Ernst and Young hosted the EY Corporate Finance Woman of the Year competition where an SSCBS student secured a place amongst the top 10 global finalists. KPMG conducted a session on the Financial Year 2019-20 Union Budget to discuss the budget vis-à-vis the Indian economy.
shaheed sukhdev college of business studies
Eight DU College Principals Approach NGT Against Highrise in North Campus
Campus Ki Khabar Simran Singh - January 14, 2021 0
Principals of eight colleges in the North Campus of Delhi University (DU) have written a letter to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) voicing their...
102 years of Kaifiyat
Editorial Kashish Shivani - January 13, 2021 0
Du Express revisits the legacy of renowned Urdu poet, Kaifi Azmi on his 102nd birth anniversary. 142 minutes in verse, the entire screenplay, all the...
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line709
|
__label__cc
| 0.615937
| 0.384063
|
About Eamonn Mallie
The Eamonn Mallie Podcast
Eamonn Mallie – Stream Of Consciousness
You are at:Home»News & Current Affairs»“Those injured at their own hand” will not benefit from a Troubles victims’ payments scheme – by SOS Brandon Lewis
“Those injured at their own hand” will not benefit from a Troubles victims’ payments scheme – by SOS Brandon Lewis
By Brandon Lewis August 14, 2020 2 Comments
Despite significant progress over many years, it is undeniable that there are no easy solutions to some of the challenges that are still to be faced in Northern Ireland.
It has been decades since the height of the Troubles and more than 20 years since the signing of the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement, and yet many of those who continue to live with pain as a result of the injuries they sustained through no fault of their own are still waiting for the recognition and acknowledgement they deserve.
Those individuals have shown tremendous bravery in getting on and living their lives, despite the suffering that they have endured. Their distress has only been compounded by the lack of an acknowledgement scheme. I am acutely aware that what many victims and survivors, several of whom have lived with life-limiting injuries for decades, are looking for is not pity, but recognition. Since I was appointed Secretary of State for Northern Ireland six months ago, addressing this ongoing injustice has been a priority.
The Executive committed to ‘finding a way forward’ on this issue in 2014, yet victims are still anxiously waiting to receive payments. That is why the UK Government provided a way forward on the implementation of a victims’ payments scheme in January – legislating to establish the scheme in the absence of the Executive. Today, we are publishing guidance that will support the independent Board when deciding an individual’s entitlement to a payment.
Stormont is back up and running, and I hope that the Executive will put aside its political differences and progress this scheme by designating a department to process applications and administer payments. It is clear that there remains a moral, and legal, obligation to progress the implementation of the scheme so that payments can finally be made to those who have already waited far too long.
We have always been clear that this scheme should only benefit those who were seriously injured in Troubles-related incidents through no fault of their own, and that those injured at their own hand will not be included.
We believe that the guidance will be helpful in setting out guiding principles to inform the Board’s decisions.
It is not appropriate for payments to be made to people who have a serious conviction for an offence that caused serious harm to others, nor is it appropriate for payments to be made to people who have a recent conviction for a terrorism related offence, whether the offence is serious or not. In the unlikely event that the Board decides to award payments in such cases, despite this guidance being engaged, the Government will reserve the ability to exercise a power to intervene and seek reconsideration.
I firmly believe that this framework for the victims’ payments scheme provides a fair, balanced and proportionate basis for helping those injured through no fault of their own during the Troubles. I therefore call on Sinn Féin to enable the scheme to move forward by urgently agreeing with all the other parties and designating a department.
Not everyone will welcome what we have put in place today. But I think we can all agree that victims injured through no fault of their own have waited far too long already to receive the recognition that they deserve. We are surely all united in our understanding that this is a situation that cannot be allowed to continue.
Previous ArticleIs a referee the answer to DUP Sinn Féin squabbling in Parliament Buildings? – By David McNarry
Next Article IS UNIONISM ALLOWING IRISH NATIONALISM TO OWN THE FUTURE OF NORTHERN IRELAND? – by TERRY WRIGHT
Radical response needed to post Brexit changes in Northern Ireland – By David McNarry
Legacy Talks in plain sight – but no one was looking – By Brian Rowan
STORMONT: When a week is a very long time in politics – By Brian Rowan
Andrew Mahon on August 21, 2020 2:41 pm
Usual fudge, simply not good enough. Who decides on ” no fault of their own”
Sean Murray on August 23, 2020 10:55 am
So much for the independence of the INDEPENDENT BOARD referred to in the Regulations decreed at Westminster, whose remit is to “ exercise their discretion to decide that entitlement to victim’s pensions is appropriate “ unless as Brandon Lewis outlines above he doesn’t agree with the outcome .
POLITICS ON THE PARALLEL BARS TRYING NOT TO FALL – By Brian Rowan
Tweets by @EamonnMallie
Follow on Twitter 48.3K
Northern Ireland's home for Independent thought. News & Current Affairs from Northern Ireland. Opinions, The Arts, Sports & more.
Gearoid MacSiacais on Radical response needed to post Brexit changes in Northern Ireland – By David McNarry
david mcnarry on STORMONT STANDOFF – WILL THE GOVERNMENTS INTERVENE? – By Brian Rowan
Sitemap on STORMONT STANDOFF – WILL THE GOVERNMENTS INTERVENE? – By Brian Rowan
Copyright ©Eamonn Mallie. Designed by Web Design Belfast.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line713
|
__label__cc
| 0.717142
| 0.282858
|
R. Spencer Oliver
August 26, 2006 in Watergate
"White knight" Nixon??? Where? "Squeaky-clean Nixon"? Ashton has never said these words or even hinted at them. Pat you just pop in and twist what you read to make it become what you THINK you are reading.
But, Dawn, he does so very well when arguing with his own delusions. And, really, he just falls pretty flat on his red face when forced to stick to real facts. Don't take his only toy away from him.
My disdain for Nixon is in the record. Speer just has to make up things to talk about, that's all, because he can't address the actual facts. It's sort of like his having an imaginary friend.
Ash,
One of the best things about this eminent presentation of investigative prowess is that you accomplished it auxilium Latinum. Of course, you know that you're up against it when your contribution somehow is regarded as an imposition simply because it impinges upon the 'Agenda' of the ignorami, but that's a piece of cake for a guy like you. To quote Updike, the aforementioned "radiates, from afar, the hard blue glow of high purpose."
Our fearful leader - and so many of those in attendance who are sine substantiae - hold steadfast to a variance of Rod Steiger's character's fulmination in "In The Heat Of The Night": "I got the motive which is money and the body which is dead." Well, there was corpus dilecti in the early morning hours at Watergate and, let's see, a heaping bowl of in flagrante delicto, enough to fill the bellies of the good ol' boys down there at the Re-Education Forum bar-Be-Que. But there is no there there, to quote Dorothy Parker.
After all, Damnant quodnon intelligunt (they condemn what they do not understand). Perhaps more to the point: dulce bellum inexpertis (war is sweet to those who have never fought).
Consensus Ad Idem,
Ashton Gray 13 posts
Dawn Meredith
Location:Austin, Tx.
Interests:political justice, conspiracy/truth, music, law, Bible prophecy
Well done Ashton! As always. I am awaiting John's reply. And of course Doug Caddy's....
(Off to court) .
Ashton Gray
Hi, JG. It seems like you've been a forum MIA almost as long as I have.
I hope my post is not misinterpreted as any sort of condemnation of John or anyone associated with these forums, or questioning of their motives in providing, or in the administration of this forum, because it is not that in any part or portion. Nor do I question for a moment John's courage, not only in helping to expose inequities and injustices and, bluntly, crimes, but in his demonstrated willingness to put himself on the line in candid statement of his own views and positions.
In debate, sometimes it's necessary to give as one gets, but rancor or contempt need not be—and should not be—at work, no matter how divisive issues might be. In fact, I see no point ever in debating anyone for whom one has a lack of respect.
Terence was a fine teacher: "Homo sum; humani nihil a me alienum puto." [i am a man; nothing human is alien to me.]
Sometimes, though, as an augmentation to such a noble truth, I think we all can be served well by recalling the humbling words of Hamlet—penned by a later playwright, and still true in any language:
"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy."
Edited November 9, 2006 by Ashton Gray
Ashton, you ARE an imaginary person, although clearly not a friend. I must admit I'm curious as heck what your real name is, and if I've run into you on any of the other forums under a different name.
Your writing is made up of so much wild speculation and nonsense, I'm skeptical you could identify a "fact" if it hit you in the face. You interpret coincidences as "proof," insult everyone who disagrees with you, and will never acknowledge a mistake. You try to pass off an innate nastiness as high style. If there was a CIA asset sent to this forum whose purpose was to discredit this forum, I suspect he would behave in much the same manner.
Edited November 14, 2006 by Pat Speer
Now that's funny!!! Pat you are the one who continually defends the CIA and their assets. Ashton CIA???
I don't know whether to laugh or cry. Pat you really must get some rest. If Ashton is CIA then I am DIA.
Good grief m'boy!
Dawn, I suspect aspects of the CIA were involved in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. If that constitutes "defending" the CIA I have to admit I don't understand the meaning of the word. If you look closely you'll see that it is Ashton who has been defending Nixon, whom I consider to be a monstrous creep. Mr. Gray has repeatedly refused to state whether he feels Nixon was guilty of impeachable offenses. He has also repeatedly insisted that every piece of evidence against Nixon was somehow set-up by the CIA, in order to put Gerry Ford in power, in order to keep the lid on the secrets of remote viewing uncovered by the "Church" of Scientology... That you take him seriously and support his attacks on myself and John is truly disappointing...
"...and by the further implied argument that (anything constituting) opposition to the Vietnam War was also wrong, evil, TREASON against the Commander in Chief in time of war."
I enjoyed reading that lengthy piece. Really. Most of it was pretty good but of course it is inevitable, virtually certain, that things deteriorate to foolishness - as above, as always. Don't they, Dan!? Hmm. I see there has been no progress. We still see the same prejudices blinding the same people here to some simple concepts and truths. There is that knee-jerk defensiveness among some otherwise very cogent contributors whose offerings I almost have been able to transliterate.
When the subject of Nixon merely is broached it seems anathema to a sizeable segment here. When it goes beyond the suggestion that his agenda was at variance with that of the national security party (referred to in Roger Morris' Forward to "Silent Coup") and that they sought to remove him... well, that's when the hackles quickly rise, don't they?
That Forward has been quoted before at this address; it remains the most eloquent and incisive essay on the subject. How the coup was to be accomplished was then left to the usual, diabolical, pathological and in many ways fiendishly brilliant machinations of The Agency. As Ash has explained, they always have both ends covered. Peel something away and you end up giddy, thinking that you've discovered something. You have. You've discovered exactly what they wanted you to see and how they wanted you to see it. A couple of other basics: they love to piggyback on existing operations and the creators of those operations vie for Chessmaster status among their peers by insisting on the killing of two or three birds with one stone, which they did in '72. Again.
Trust me, I share the loathing of Richard Milhous Nixon with you and the others. I was in my last year of Military service when RFK was killed and when that power obsessed beast from Whittier somehow was elected. I commiserated with Liberals - yes, my fellow Liberals - and lamented the fact that we had four or more years of Nixon of which to look forward. Later, of course, the great State of Massachusetts was the only one not to vote for the bastard and we got to revel in his inglorious resignation like most of the rest of you. Hunter Thompson, on that resignation watch, said that "The man was dishonest to a fault."
That said, the age of innocence long ago ended for me and I am glad I'm not in that horrible state of denial that you and others are afraid to escape. It's the only explanation for your behavior; and here's another reminder that you enable The Insiders to continue to make inroads on whatever precious liberty and sovereignty we have left. I wish I could say that's just your problem but it's not.
Let me step aside so that the estimable Mr. Morris can lay it out for you: "Books and movies were confected. A generation of students stood inspired by discreet fraud. Reaction and machination passed blithely as the legitimate Constitutional process."
"It was - and has been - a cruel hoax to pretend the most powerful institutions of the media did not have the wherewithal to uncover this story, not to mention the train of putative historians and writers who have rehearsed the fiction since."
Feel embarrassed yet? Or do you still stand inspired by discreet fraud? Shame might be the only solution for the collective you.
This is not any harder than breaking any stupid habit. It only seems so. Can The Agenda really be addictive? What possible payoff is there (apparently none, as most of you cannot hope to hide your misery)?Come on out of that cocoon and take a walk in the sun.
After all, veritas tu liberabit, as Ash would say.
Edited November 14, 2006 by John Gillespie
I think what some of us have trouble relating to are the Scientology aspects of the argument.
I see. By "us," do you mean you have mice, or is this a quiet plea for help on a multiple-personality syndrome thing you're wrestling with?
As for "the Scientology aspects," I tend to think that Mssrs. Helms and Gottlieb might, in their current circumstances, be rather impervious to your complaints about their having dragged Scientology into all of this.
I believe Puthoff and Swann are still consuming air, though, and of course you always can direct a complaint here:
Department of Official Complaints About Scientology Being Used in Covert Strategic Intelligence by the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States of America
Please let us all know what they say.
For a moment I almost had the fleeting thought that you might be complaining to me for having reported the facts. But then I said to myself, "Self, you know Danny-boy isn't that stupid, to start some inane 'let's shoot the messenger' campaign."
It was a great relief.
I've checked out Keller's "Remote Viewing Timeline" a few times
http://www.sc-i-r-s-ology.pair.com/rvtimeline/index.html
and it's still hard to figure out the attitude towards Scientology.
Are you sitting down, Dan? Because it appears that we agree on something. And I think that's just how it should be in a timeline that merely is laying out, dispassionately and disinterestedly, a concatenation of relevant events in time sequence. Don't you?
Apparently Scientology was of great interest to the early CIA as part of CIA's investigation and experimentation in mind control.
"Early CIA?" The program ran at least until 1995. (Our shiny new proposed Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, had it secretly running under his stewardship as DCI. Isn't that a comforting thought?)
But the overall gist in this area of the Timeline is that CIA was trying to co-opt L. Ron Hubbard's work for CIA's own uses. So Hubbard's death (disappearance?) was an occasion where CIA basically succeeded in a take-over of Scientology?
Are you sayin' or askin'? I don't see that stated in the timeline anywhere, so until you say otherwise, I'm labelling this "The Daniel Wayne Dunn Theory of CIA Take-Over of Scientology."
Is Scientology as we know it today some bastardized, CIA-controlled travesty and betrayal of what Hubbard originally intended?
Wow! Now that's a damned good question, Dan! Now that you mention it, it seems to me that I have read somewhere that all the original Scientology texts have been reissued in "new, improved" versions, and that quite a few people have taken it upon themselves to compare these to older editions and found significant changes, additions, and omissions.
But according to that timeline, the originals are all now buried underground in titanium-doored vaults (one of which was transferred to the federal government in a land-swap deal), so—I guess that's one of the imponderables that none of us will ever be able to have an answer to.
This is an interesting conspiracy theory, as it has some similarities to elements of Shi'a Islam.
Dan, Dan, Dan. You do this to me all the time. Just when it looks like you're going to be able to maybe ride without training wheels, you make a sharp left turn and go crashing over the cliff like Wile E. Coyote and punch a Dan-shaped hole in the desert floor below.
The idealization of original great leaders as martyrs is important in both cases...
Oh, Jesus Christ! (No pun intended.) Why don't we all just hand out free government-issue tampons to anyone showing stigmata, and thin out the martyr herd a little bit instead of increasing its population. Whaddaya say, Dan? Please?
But, speaking of martyrs, here you trot out another one:
Aside from the Scientology aspects, the larger problem is the overwhelming emphasis on and critique of Daniel Ellsberg and the leaking of the Pentagon Papers.
Snipping here "The Reader's Digest Guide to the Collected Works of Ashton Gray" so we can get to your point (assuming there is one) about the alleged "larger problem":
It's clear enough that Ashton hates the CIA (about which he evidently knows more than most). But he seems to hate even more Daniel Ellsberg, the leaking of the Pentagon Papers, and in general TREASON against the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States in time of war (the leaking of the Pentagon Papers being one instance of this TREASON).
Is that what's "clear enough" to you from all I have written? Well, I don't want this to come as an ice-water bath to your assessment, Dan, but "hate" is anathema in my own personal philosophy of life, and is something I don't indulge in.
I do not hate Daniel Ellsberg. I do not hate E. Howard Hunt, Richard Helms, the CIA, or any person or agency on this earth. That includes you, in case you even care.
What I do feel passionately about, and write passionately about, and care passionately about is institutional deceit, fraud, and crime by the people paid with the sweat of our own brows to keep us secure from just such things and to tell us the truth.
And I will continue to care about, and write about, and speak about such injustices as long as I draw breath, no matter how much you or anyone else objects to my so speaking, or to my tone, or to my language, or to my assertiveness, or to my rhetoric, or to my sarcasm, or to any other flaw I have that can be carped about or criticized or worried at with a pointy object.
But however fiery my rhetoric, however snide the curl of my lip, however caustic my comebacks, I do not hate, and will not be induced or lured into the fatal trap of hatred, where all hopes of effectiveness and probity and justice are finally consumed.
If there is any foundation for the various "hells" described in religions of man, it almost surely must be the bottomless and inescapable pit of hatred.
Edited November 16, 2006 by Ashton Gray
PS: John's thoughtful post should be answered though, so I will attach it here...
Ummm. P'ernt of Order, yer Honor: It seems that you attached "Dan's Tortured and Anguished Infinitely Rambling Stream of Consciousness on the Ashton Problem" instead of "John's Thoughtful Post."
If you could be so kind as to make some baronial and lordly gesture of correction—once you are able to stop Laughing Out Loud, of course—toward this lowly peon, I 'low that I will then honor your request to ignore you henceforth and forever more. I feel this is something that I, even with my carefully analyzed and cataloged frailties and faults, can, in fact, accomplish. I will try, my Liege.
And I remain, as always, your 'umble whipping boy and personal Moriarity,
P.S. And "John" who? John Simkin? John Gillespie? John Galt?
(QUOTING DANIEL WAYNE DUNN): "...and by the further implied argument that (anything constituting) opposition to the Vietnam War was also wrong, evil, TREASON against the Commander in Chief in time of war."
I sure am glad you fielded that, John, in your usual eloquence. Having vociferously opposed that war, I found the sweeping generality you quoted to be either too stupid or too dishonest even to acknowledge, especially after I had gone to the trouble of putting the actual Treason statutes right in his face.
Of course, you or others may have some alternate explanation for such malign hyperbole as you quoted other than stupidity or dishonesty. But when I see something that so grossly distorts my position, and attempts to smear it like dung all over me using a mealy-mouthed device like "implied argument," I sit back in my chair and wonder:
"Is this person actually this swamp-stump stupid, or is this person willfully being dishonest and deceitful?"
And I never, for some reason, can think of any third alternative. Of course I'd be happy for anyone to help me out in this effort.
Hmm. I see there has been no progress.
In some quarters, there never will be. In many other quarters, there are bulldozer advances. And so we roll right on.
Well, you said it. But I'll sure second it.
You must stay high a lot, "Ash," since you can't tell that "should be answered" means that I am answering John's post, rather than posting John's post
Not high, Dan; just mesmerized, I guess, by your garden of syntax.
As I said, from now on I will go back to staying out of your way (so long as you don't bait me again).
Before you whine and swoon anymore about how you've been "baited," let's have everyone read your delightful attempt at a hatchet job on me all the way back on 25 June 2006: He ain't no new Messiah; but is he close enough (for rock-n-roll)? Now that's a piece of work from a piece of work.
And maybe we could all learn a lesson from this.
Well, the record shows you're a real specialist at appointing and annointing yourself spokesperson for the throngs of "we" and "us" that apparently populate the inside of your skull (cheering, I hope). And while I'm not so brazen as to pretend to speak for others, and am perfectly content speaking only for myself, I can say with a great deal of certainty that I have learned a lesson from this: so into the Twit File you go with Pat Speer.
*PLONK*
Welcome to the twit file, Daniel! This file contains the names of real and sincere people, e.g. Caddy, Baldwin, myself, and John Simkin, who've earned the wrath of a certain someone, someone so insincere he hides behind a fake image and name.
Ash.... those Diem cables... who made them up again? And why did they do this exactly?
Pat I do not believe it would have been possible for "aspects" of the CIA to kill JFK. It came from the t-o-p. And not just CIA.
Ashton has not ever defended Tricky Dick. Cite ONE instance. And if you don't think Watergate was a set- up that's your right. We all have our opinions, however innane they may seem to another. I saw it for the set- up it was almost from the first. I would later be "accused" of "reading Carl Oglesby" by old pal David Skinner in 1973. I had no clue who Carl was at that point. (David soon corrected this and Carl and I have been dear friends ever since). Gerry was certainly a good soldier during his WC tenure. And he was quick to pardon Tricky and he did install Poppa Bush as head of the CIA. (I daresay that was part of the bargain for this lamebrain to become president).
I do take Ashton's work very seriously. I confess guilt here. You and Carroll tag- teamed him all summer. But he has not ever attacked John. In fact he has not "attacked" anyone. From where I sit he was the one being attacked by you and Ray Carroll.
Just my opinion tho. So shoot me
"In debate, sometimes it's necessary to give as one gets, but rancor or contempt need not be—and should not be—at work, no matter how divisive issues might be. In fact, I see no point ever in debating anyone for whom one has a lack of respect."
May this excerpt serve to explain my current state of in absentia.
Glad to see you took a deep breath and came back.
I notice that no one has posted a syllable of rebuttal to the timeline I posted in this thread.
Nor has anyone, in something like six months, posted a syllable of rebuttal to the exposés on the Watergate "first break-in" hoax and the "Pentagon Papers" CIA op.
I believe the "Controversial Issues in History" forum has made some of its own: truth has finally begun to supplant fiction. The momentum of the grossly-funded frauds will continue for some time, but will sink into the mire of their own lies eventually, probably without even a last pitiable little bubble. The truth will not be moved.
Edited December 17, 2006 by Ashton Gray
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line715
|
__label__wiki
| 0.916869
| 0.916869
|
by Jade Thurston
Winners Announced! Learn About the 2020 Inspired Natives Awardees
What better way to cap off a difficult year than to shine a spotlight on Native excellence!
Our Inspired Natives Award – funds given to arts entrepreneurs provided by 5% of profit from our retail blanket sales – is one component of our broad effort to give back.
This year, the Inspired Natives Award comes after other historic donations. Eighth Generation delivered 10,000 masks and 300 face shields to Seattle Indian Health board; launched the “Sacred Sisters” Special Edition Silk Scarf designed by Starr Warner (Diné), where 100% of profits were donated to National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center (NIWRC) to end violence against womxn and children; and donated nearly $10K worth of wool blankets to victims of the west coast wildfires.
We reviewed over 200 nominations for the Inspired Natives Award and are honored to select Cynthia Begay (Hopi & Diné), Jaimie Davis (Gitxsan/Nisgaa) and Steve Wikviya LaRance (Hopi-Assiniboine) and his family! See why these artists inspired us below.
Cynthia Begay (Hopi & Diné)
Cynthia is a silversmith who owns Hopi Girl Silver and is also pursuing her PhD in Preventive Medicine. Coming from both a Hopi and Navajo family of weavers, pottery makers, carvers and silversmiths, Cynthia is carrying on the tradition of silversmithing and weaving.
Some of Cynthia's favorite silversmith pieces are those inspired by Star Wars because they transcend generations and cross cultures. When she first saw Star Wars it was translated in the Navajo language, Diné Bizaad.
Cynthia created "The Hunter" pendent in 2015, which is inspired by Boba Fett. The helmet rests inside a Navajo rug.
In academics and outreach, Cynthia is working on research projects and visibility for Native communities. She is also a co-founder of Native American Pathways, a non-profit that provides practical resources for achievement, health and happiness. Native American Pathways donated PPE kits for every employee of the Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified School District.
"Yeah I want to sit at the table but I also want to bring another chair, too – 95% of everything I do is for community," Cynthia says.
Cynthia will be investing the award funds back into her art. Though she works and studies full time, she wants to nurture her artistic side.
“I’m always learning no matter what I’m doing,” Cynthia says. “Getting the award itself is reinvigorating.”
Jaimie Davis (Gitxsan/Nisgaa)
Jaimie is a cedar weaver, jewelry designer, sculptor and painter who owns Jada Creations. Her original jewelry designs are made of cedar bark she harvests locally and sustainably on traditional laxyip (territory). Another material she works with often is Abalone shell. In all of her creations and especially through wearable art, Jaimie is passionate in sharing a piece of her culture with the world.
Jaimie and her son.
Jaimie was the Artist in Residence at the Anhluut’ukwsim Laxmihl Angwinga’asanskwhl Nisga’a (Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed Provinical Park, Visitor Info Center) before attending the Freda Diesing School of Northwest Coast art, Coast Mountain College.
Jaimie pictured with her mural at the Nisgaa Memorial Lava Bed Provincial Park Visitor Info Center she completed in June of this year.
"Receiving this award is going to fuel my fire as I step into the new year with a big and exciting project underway!" Jaimie says.
In January, she will create a large scale mural in Northwest Coast Art formline design with all four sides of a building to be painted the following summer.
"This project is extremely important to me because it is our Gitlaxdax Terrace Nisga’a Society office building here in my home community of Terrace, BC," Jaimie says. "An honor in itself to be chosen to design it."
The Inspired Natives award will also help Jaimie acquire jewelry and art supplies – like engraving tools – for her small business.
Steve Wikviya LaRance (Hopi-Assiniboine) and Family
Steve and his wife Marian Denipah (Navajo-Ohkay Owingeh) are award-winning artists who work primarily as jewelers and are well-known for their use of a technique called tufa-casting.
This Inspired Natives Award also honors one of Steve and Marian's children, Nakotah LaRance (1989-2020).
Steve and Nakotah performing.
Nakotah was a nine-time winner of the World Championship of Hoop Dance who dedicated his time to mentoring and passing on the cultural dance to Native youth with Lightning Boy Foundation. Nakotah inspired countless folks around the world. He toured as a Principal Dancer with Cirque du Soleil, appeared on NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and was a talented actor in film and television.
Steve says he shares the Inspired Natives Award with the accomplishments and support of his family, who have been a huge part of their outreach and success. For 2021, Steve plans to participate in virtual art shows. Most significantly, a special event to honor Nakotah and his legacy is in the works.
"We hope to create a unique event for our youth Hoop Dancers here in N. New Mexico celebrating and sharing the beauty and meaning of this cultural dance," Steve says.
Lightning Boy Foundation hoop dancers.
The award funds will help Steve and his family obtain tools and supplies for their work and be used to expand their social media presence.
"The recognition received is also an opportunity to share in the work of the many who were nominated and are making change in their artistic endeavors and communities," Steve says. "Their inspired work is truly making an impact in Native circles and beyond. I am thankful for their presence and social commitment in the world of art."
HAROLD dawavendewa
I think that’s a great honor, it should be noted that he’s half Alaskan native, 1/4 hopi, 1/4 Sioux,, his aunt dr Lawrence , had Derrick Davis a world champion hoop dancer, lay the foundation to become a great hoop dancer,,,,
Anna Awna Pantaleo
❤️✨
Ramona A.
Always a pleasure to read about these amazing inspired artist! Congratulations to all of the winners and thanks to 8th Gen for all you do to honor and support native relatives!
cherylynne
Thank you for sharing the gifts of these talented artists. Having now watched part of a Nakotah LeRance performance, I’m in awe of hoop dancing and sad his talent is no longer part of this the world.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line718
|
__label__cc
| 0.571307
| 0.428693
|
Monday. January 18, 2021 | 11:46 AM
Tom Jackson, Candidate for Ward 6 in Hamilton Municipal Election 2018
Details page for this candidate.
In This Page:
Candidate Details (top)
Hamilton Municipal Election 2018
tomjacksonward6@gmail.com
https://tomjacksonward6.com/
← Back to Candidates
Responses to Questions (top)
Brief Response
Full Response
Do you support the "Vision Zero" goal of eliminating traffic fatalities and serious injuries in Hamilton? If so, what specific actions would you take to implement this policy? If not, why not? Yes In theory of course I do support “Vision Zero”. A noble objective indeed. “How” we achieve this as a people/Community is the competing conundrum. In my Ward 6 (and quite frankly elsewhere in the City) I have supported and fought for traffic calming measures such as 40km/hr. speed zone signs; installing more Red Lite Cameras/Painting Zebra Crosswalks/extended pedestrian countdown signals/more Intersection Pedestrian Signals (IPS) locations/greater police enforcement; banning heavy trucks off of the Kenilworth Access, etc..
Bonus question: If LRT goes ahead, what will you do to ensure Hamilton receives the maximum benefit? Maybe Well, whatever is done, and IF the LRT still goes ahead, let’s hope the campaign to promote the maximum benefits of this project “BEYOND THE CORE” is a heck of a lot better than the feeble, ineffective campaign over the last 3 years since the $1B. was announced to demonstrate the benefits of this LRT!! In my humble opinion, IF circumstances change and the LRT does not proceed, that MAY have been one of the regrets for the staunch pro-LRT advocates.
Hamilton has been experiencing a slow-motion crisis in housing affordability. Do you support an expanded role for the City to provide more affordable housing? If so, what should Hamilton do? If not, why not? Yes Yes I believe the City should be providing even more affordable housing as I’ve supported during this term of City Council as a voting member of the CHH Board. This term of City Council invested $50m. towards that objective.
Do you support improved public transit in Hamilton? If so, what changes do you propose? If not, why not? Yes I do support improved public transit in our City. Better “running times” and expanded routes, such as has occurred the last few years along Stone Church and Rymal were things I fought for. I also met with the McMaster Student Union (MSU) and the new Leadership of the HSR during this term of City Council a couple of times to understand the “student” needs of getting young people to school from the East Mountain to their post-secondary institutions.
Hamilton has a legacy of multi-lane, one-way arterial streets dating back to the 1950s. Do you support accelerating the conversion of these streets to two-way? Why or why not? Maybe Ironically, I was on City Council after Amalgamation when we took the momentous, controversial step of converting James and John Streets to “two-way” streets. I believe I have continued to support all other requests for “2-Way” conversions for arterial and residential roads, primarily in the Lower City. However, I’m not sure about the future of Main/King/Cannon conversions.
The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act mandates that cities must be completely accessible by 2025. What changes would you make to ensure Hamilton complies with this mandate? Maybe AODA’s 2025 timeline will be a massive challenge that without Provincial and Federal funding support may not be achievable.
Since the 1950s, most new residential and commercial development in Hamilton has been single-use suburban sprawl. Do you believe Hamilton needs to concentrate new development within the already-built area? Why or why not? No No, I’ve always believed in “choice” for any individual’s primary investment, that being their home.
Do you support phasing out area rating for transit? Why or why not? Yes YES, I support phasing out A/R for transit, as I did for “recreation” and “fire services” since Amalgamation.
Global warming is an existential challenge facing humanity. Do you think Hamilton should play a role in addressing climate change? If so, what should the city be doing? If not, why not? Yes Our Local Government has promoted an environmentally friendly City. Strong Citizen advocates in concert with City Council have successfully pushed for greater industry standards on pollution emissions and also many measures have been taken to transform the image of our City to a cleaner, greener, more attractive destination place.
Council has voted dozens of times since 2008 to advance Hamilton's light rail transit (LRT) project, including voting to submit the plan with a full funding request to the Province in 2013, and voting to accept full funding and implementation from the Province in 2015. Do you support completing the LRT plan? Why or why not? Maybe LRT Completion…Not Necessarily. My preference has always been if given the “choice” I would prefer the $1B. be spent on upgrading our existing infrastructure and expanding our HSR and DARTS services AND allocating any additional $$ towards projects that would provide “Community Benefits” such as the future expansion of the Sackville Hill Seniors Centre. However, at the April 26/17 City Council meeting I supported the EA process continuing with a written submission I read into the record, with the proviso that I “reserved the right to withdraw my support” IF circumstances changed!! The 2007 RRR document always spoke of “building a case for a future LRT” by “increasing ridership on Conventional Transit first”!! Somehow we veered off of that prudently staged plan. However, with the insistence by the now former Provincial Liberal Government that the funding MUST be used for the LRT, I did not wish to lose that huge amount of largess for our City….hence my vote on April 26/17. The “O and M” is also disconcerting to me at a potential annual increase of potentially 1.5% in perpetuity. I also am not concerned about the approximate $100m. spent up to now. I was impressed with President Eric Tuck of ATU quoted as saying in an edition of The Bay Observer this Summer (I’m paraphrasing), that the approx. $100m. spent on a combination of property purchases and conceptual designs could be used for an alternative mode of transportation. The BLAST network ideally should be placed as the priority.
Should Hamilton be trying to attract more young people to live, work and start businesses here, including the 60,000 students studying at Mohawk College, McMaster University and Redeemer University? If so, what should we be doing? If not, why not? Yes Yes we should be attracting more young people to live, work and start businesses here. We should continue to target both business retention along with new businesses to our City. Quality of Life is very important and our City has it!! But attracting good paying jobs with a decent availability to esthetically pleasing housing either rental or ownership is necessary too.
Raise The Hammer
Copyright © 2004-2010 | Contact Us
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line719
|
__label__wiki
| 0.517828
| 0.517828
|
← Stout Hearts: Attempting to Feed Both Civilians and Soldiers
“Angry Enough to Give Them Battle”: Hungry Civilians and Soldiers Fight Over Food →
Change is in the wind
Posted on July 18, 2019 by Dave Powell
Wilbur Kurtz’s depiction of the meeting between Hood and Johnston at the Dexter Miles House, Atlanta.
Army of Tennessee,
General Orders No. 1:
Soldiers of the Army of Tennessee:
“Strap in. Things are going to change!”
Gen. John B. Hood, Commanding.
With those stirring words, the burden of command of the Confederacy’s second army passed from Gen. Joseph E. Johnston to Corps commander Hood.
Well, not really. Pardon my flippancy.
But I feel that there is a certain verisimilitude to the words above, despite their snarky modern vibe. On July 17, after several days of fact-finding (and not a little behind-the-scenes politicking) by General Braxton Bragg, Confederate President Jefferson Davis decided to replace Joe Johnston with a more aggressive commander. Davis wanted offensive action: Johnston never found his moment. He ordered a two-division attack on May 15 at Resaca; and planned a larger counterpunch against Union General William T. Sherman’s forces at Cassville, on May 19th. Ironically, Hood himself was largely responsible for derailing Johnston’s big moment at Cassville, when a Union cavalry force popped up unexpectedly on his flank and rear.
Hood took charge with the idea that the Army of Tennessee had to fight, not retreat. Almost immediately, he delivered. On July 20 he attacked George Thomas’s Army of the Cumberland at Peachtree Creek, in a disjointed affair that failed to deliver the intended victory. Two days later, he ordered what was supposed to be his signature triumph, an attack against James B. McPherson’s Army of the Tennessee (Union, not to be confused with Hood’s own army) just east of Atlanta after a very difficult flank march. While the Confederates delivered punishing blows, they again failed to shatter the Federal force.
On July 28, newly arrived Rebel Corps Commander S. D. Lee – another Eastern Theater transplant – rushed into a frontal assault against a Union defensive line west of the city. It also failed. This was perhaps the most lopsided defeat of them all, with 3,000 CSA losses stacked up against 642 Union casualties.
In the space of 8 days, Hood suffered more than 11,000 casualties in these three battles – a loss similar to Johnston’s cost for the entire campaign from May to mid-July. Though Johnston would later go to great pains to minimize his own losses during his portion of the campaign (which have subsequently been underreported to this day) there can be no denying that Hood’s tenure fundamentally changed the Atlanta Campaign’s entire dynamic.
Did Hood lose Atlanta? Or, as he asserted, did he make a desperate effort to save a city already lost by Johnston’s failure to find his moment? Did Hood destroy the Army of Tennessee, or throw the dice in a desperate effort to reverse a failed course?
Ever since, students of the war have lined up on one side or the other of those two questions. There is no definitive answer, of course, because we can only study what happened, not what might have happened. I have my own answers, but I am more interested in what your answers might be.
About Dave Powell
I'm a middle-aged guy with a fascination with the American Civil War, and especially the battle of Chickamauga. In my day job, I am president and an owner of CBS Messenger, a courier company in Chicago, but whenever I can am off pursuing all things Chickamauga. I am also a wargamer, having designed more than fifteen boardgames on various battle topics. Join me as I ramble about things that hold my attention.
View all posts by Dave Powell →
This entry was posted in Armies, Battles, Campaigns, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Western Theater and tagged Atlanta Campaign, Jefferson Davis, John Bell Hood, Joseph E. Johnston, William T. Sherman. Bookmark the permalink.
30 Responses to Change is in the wind
Rhea Cole says:
By this time of the war, earthworks manned determined men were unassailable. They could, however be starved out. Johnston or Hood would have been forced to abandon Atlanta or suffer the fate of Vicksburg. Unlike Hood, Johnston would have still had an army, even if he couldn’t decide what to do with it.
SeanMichaelChick says:
It is a tough call.
I think Atlanta was as good as lost for the reason Albert Castel made. Unlike the Army of the Potomac, Sherman’s armies arrived at Atlanta intact. If Hood were to have any chance he needed a dramatic victory. The same is true when he made his Tennessee gambit. We can discuss any number of tactical missteps or the power of entrenchments, but Hood understood the stakes and what was needed to reverse the tide.
Andy Papen says:
Agree with Sean Chick. The one thing that Hood could not do under the circumstances was continue a defensive strategy similar to Johnston’s. He was put in command to take bold action. Did it work? No. However, I personally believe that Atlanta remained in Confederate possession longer after Hood took command than it would have had Johnston remained in command, not that it ultimately mattered. I certainly have a lot of problems with Hood as an army commander, but he did what he was expected to do at Atlanta. Tennessee Campaign; well, that’s another issue…..
John Horn, author, "The Siege of Petersburg: The Battles for the Weldon Railroad, August 1864" says:
Hood lost Atlanta. Had he managed his cavalry competently, Sherman could have been intercepted near Utoy Creek instead of marching to Jonesborough practically unopposed and cutting the last railroad into Atlanta, and forcing its evacuation. The Siege of Petersburg took so long because Lee immediately opposed every effort to invest the city fully..
John Foskett says:
An interesting point but if I recall correctly Castel pretty much rejected the notion that Hood’s cavalry – even with Wheeler joining Jackson – would have made a material difference. And we’re talking about Joe Wheeler, after all. Sherman’s army group was in much better shape than the Army of the Potomac was (especially the fought-out II Corps) and Hood had sufficiently depleted his own army with the July attacks that it’s hard to imagine him holding out for long against an aggressive Sherman. One way or another I think Sherman would have forced Hood’s hand in short order, even if he were able to stall the Jonesborough move for a few days.
Douglas Pauly says:
This will be lengthy. Sorry about that. I think Hood did destroy the Confederate Army of Tennessee. He had made certain promises to his commanders and the troops they commanded, like he would never throw away their lives assaulting prepared positions. There were others as well, all of which he reneged on. His army was ill-equipped for a winter campaign. Hood had some grandiose plans for winning the war that were to start in Tennessee, and then somehow take him into Ohio and on over to Washington, DC. It is fair to question his state of mind. He had suffered enormously in the war with the significant wounds he received. I always wondered if he had a mindset that, one way or the other, he was going to end the war regardless of victory or defeat? He was often aggressive to the point of recklessness.
Interesting piece from these very boards on this subject from a year and a half or so ago.
https://emergingcivilwar.com/2017/11/30/the-question-of-hood-and-the-army-of-tennessee-far-better-or-far-better/
There is this great passage in there about Joe Jackson.
“Johnston’s Fabian tactics, although unpopular, at least ensured the army lived to fight another day. He didn’t necessarily care about winning so long as he didn’t lose.”
Given the fact that the Confederates had long odds against them, and their underdog status, such an approach makes eminent sense.There was still the hope, regardless pf how unlikely, that foreign assistance and intervention might be had. That approach had also set the stage for ultimate victory in the American Revolution. Campaigns led by both George Washington and Nathaniel Greene were not victorious, but their forces remained intact and viable. Wearing down an opponent’s will and resolve to continue a long, costly conflict can lead to that side giving up (the American experience in Vietnam anybody?). I think Johnson was a realist, and by the time of Nashville Hood was not.
Lyle Smith says:
I don’t think it as simple as a comparison to the American Revolution or Vietnam. I think the Confederates had four years to politically defeat Lincoln. How were they to accomplish that? Would Fabian tactics alone accomplish it? Or did they need some signal victories to scare the bejesus out of people in the North and possibly encourage some level of British and French involvement?
Fabian tactics also meant giving up territory which meant giving up thousands of slaves. Giving up slaves wasn’t what the Confederacy was about. They had to fight them somewhere to try and prevent this from happening to their own people so that the Confederacy itself would remain united.
There’s also a vast difference between wearing down the will of a nation fighting a war on foreign soil thousands of miles from the homeland and the North fighting the Civil War. And simply giving up swaths of “territory” – meaning large parts or even the entirety of seceded states – was itself a fatal problem, even apart from what you point to as the loss of significant “property” in those states.
John Wilkes-Booth sure changed some things, didn’t he now? Imagine if that had happened before the 1864 election! By holding out and remaining viable as a fighting force, there was always hope. The comparisons to Vietnam and the Revolution, and other conflicts, thus are relevant. The Colonials did ‘hold out’ and thus they did receive active foreign help and aid to continue their cause. In Vietnam many a poll showed that the American public was initially all for the intervention here, until the Vietcong and the North Vietnamese proved that they weren’t going to go away, and certainly not by the way the American government conducted the war. And the North Vietnamese had very strong ‘foreign support’ themselves from other communist countries around the world, specifically the USSR and Red China.
But the discussion here is about Johnson and Hood, and who conducted their command more effectively. I say again that, to me anyway, Johnson appeared to be the more realistic in his attempts to make the most out of what he had.
I disagree about there being a ‘vast difference’. The point is about what is often hoped for by any force or side that engages in certain practices. And the discussion is about whose approach was better, Johnson’s attempts to marshall his forces or Hoods ‘Hail Mary’s’. WHY they did such things is important. Things can change over time, and that included overseas as well (that HOPE for aid and/or intervention). Remember also that when the Atlanta campaign was unfolding, the election of 1864 had not happened yet, which effectively sealed the Confederacy’s fate. There was certainly considerable hope among the Confederates that Lincoln would be defeated. So holding out in the hope that the will of an opponent changes was and is viable.
So we disagree. You can debate whether Johnston’s or Hood’s approach was better, but suggesting that the problems in fighting the AWI for the British and the Vietnam War for the US were the same as those faced by the North in prosecuting the Civil War doesn’t fly. Neither the PRC or the USSR made close to the same commitment to a foreign war in Vietnam as the US did (primarily hundreds of thousands of troops and the resulting casualties). And Britain not only was immersed in the AWI on foreign soil but ended up in a world war at the same time. By the way, Johnston claimed in Fall 1864 that Hood simply adopted the plan he had in mind when he was ousted by Davis. Where does that leave the discussion?.
The USA absolutely lost its will to continue to Vietnam. The British absolutely grew weary, i.e., lost their will, to continue fighting the Colonials. Those are indisputable facts. I never said “the problems” faced by the North were the same as in those conflicts, I said that there were HOPES within the Confederacy that the WILL of the Union’s leaders would falter in prosecuting the war, as happened in those other wars, and thus being able to carry on was a viable approach.
So what about what Johnson said about any plan? Was he there to implement and lead it? Think Johnson would have carried out those plans exactly as Hood had done?
I have no idea whether how Johnston would have carried out the “plan” (assuming he was telling the truth when he made the claim some months later). His assertion that Hood merely borrowed Johnston’s own plan indicates that there isn’t much he would have done differently.The point is that Johnston was essentially saying he would have done as Hood did, rather than adopting so-called Fabian tactics and simply holding out for several months at Atlanta in hopes that the North would give up the fight. That’s entirely aside from other reasons why that option would likely not have worked, addressed elsewhere in these comments.
What Johnson said and what Johnson DID are obviously two different things. And obviously Johnson did adopt the approach that he believed gave him a better chance at preserving his army, and thus being able to utilize it in the way he hoped to. Given what transpired under Hood, any similarities between supposed ‘plans’ doesn’t hold up. It’s rather hard to accept that Hood would implement someone else’s plan, seeing how he himself had just relieved that individual. And given what DID happen, it becomes even less l believable.
I agree that there is reason to be skeptical about Johnston’s claim, given his track record after Fair Oaks. The point is that even after Hood had failed Johnston still saw fit to saddle up with Hood’s tactics instead of claiming that Hood should have sat in Atlanta for several months. Johnston’s approach up to when he was replaced had simply moved things from northern Georgia down to Atlanta between early May and early July. As set forth in other comments, there is no basis for believing that sitting in Atlanta would have accomplished anything. Sherman had the wherewithal to force him to come out, as ultimately happened with Hood in late August. . .
And there is no basis for reducing Johnson’s handling of the army as merely ‘sitting in Atlanta’. Vital as Atlanta might have been, or perceived to be, Johnson realized that keeping his army intact would serve the cause better than trying to hold onto territory. Lee would be destroyed the following year for doing that.
If he isn’t attacking and he isn’t holding on to Atlanta, what would he be doing? In other words, and reminiscent of McClellan, if he doesn’t intend to actually use the army what does “keeping it intact” matter? One might argue that Hood’s tactics on July 20 and July 22 weren’t a paradigm, but – as I keep saying – Johnston (in his official report that Fall) basically espoused the same concept – hit Sherman at the Peachtree line and if that failed pull back and then strike Sherman on the flank at Atlanta.
It means not ‘frittering it away’ (my term) on operations he didn’t have the numbers to pull off. Johnson’s retreat was centered on several very strong points along his route southwards. Sherman pulled off some impressive maneuvers of his own to keep flanking him. .But Johnson wasn’t letting his troops become engaged in the open, which would have been suicidal. By ‘not losing’ as the previous article I referenced made clear, his force would remain something that the Union couldn’t ignore or take for granted. Johnson was evidently hoping (there’s that word again!) for a situation that he could interpret as advantageous for him. Obviously we won’t ever know what would have happened, as Hood was given command, and he did accomplish his army’s destruction.
David Corbett says:
Hood’s subordinates could not follow his orders or alert their commander of their inability to do so.
Chris Kolakowski says:
Great questions and discussion. I’ll consider your questions in turn:
“Did Hood lose Atlanta?” Yes. The city’s fall happened on his watch, so is his responsibility.
“Or, as he asserted, did he make a desperate effort to save a city already lost by Johnston’s failure to find his moment?” His attacks in July and August were indeed desperate efforts to save the city. It is difficult to see how he could have done otherwise, in fact, without completely ceding the initiative to Sherman. Could his planning and execution been better (especially July 20, 22, and August 31)? Yes. But the overall counteroffensive strategy had merit.
“Did Hood destroy the Army of Tennessee, or throw the dice in a desperate effort to reverse a failed course?” In the case of Atlanta (and the subsequent North Georgia operations), definitely the latter – although the “failed course” statement is open to debate, at least until September 2, 1864. He destroyed the army in Tennessee later, when it took it on its Death Ride to Franklin and Nashville.
David Powell says:
Good points all.
Dan Nettesheim says:
By losing Atlanta WHEN he did, Hood lost the Confederacy’s only opportunity in early fall 1864 to win the war. They no longer had the strength to win militarily, but perhaps could break the North’s political will resulting in Lincoln’s reelection defeat. Had Hood preserved his forces & fought defensively from the trenches, he could have delayed the fall of Atlanta beyond the election & denied Lincoln the huge morale boost important to his reelection.
Those are plausible points but I’ve also seen recent research indicating that Lincoln’s re-election was not in as much doubt as he himself thought in August. I find it highly questionable that Hood could have held Atlanta for two more months without Sherman forcing.him into a very disadvantageous fight. Moreover the Atlanta Campaign had been far less draining and bloody for Sherman than was the Overland Campaign for Grant, exacerbated by the missed opportunity in mid-June 1864 and the Crater fiasco. Last, everyone seems to forget Sheridan;’s total victory over Early in the Valley. In short, I can’t buy the notion that Hood could have prevented Lincoln’s re-election. By November, 1864 the question would have been simply “when”, not “whether”.
James F. Epperson says:
Perhaps if Hood had been willing to “hit singles” instead of always “trying for the home run,” he might have been able to delay the encirclement of Atlanta further than he did.
Perhaps but Atlanta already was headed for encirclement by mid-July and Hood was hired to replace Johnston specifically because Davis, et al. demanded offensive action. Maybe hitting the PT Creek line on July 20 and then trying the flanking move on the eastern side two days later was excessive but I’m not sure what else would have achieved the desired effect . As we know, Johnston claimed some months later that Hood effectively followed Johnston’s own “plan” – whether one believes that in fact he had such a plan, that is effectively a concession that Hood took the correct option in a situation with no great choices.
My long-standing opinion is the Joe Johnston would have fought an epic battle for Atlanta … from the trenches at Macon … or maybe Tallahassee … 😉
My money would be on South Beach – maybe. (:
Mike Maxwell says:
My own inclination has always been, “Let those who were there speak for themselves.” On September 1st 1864 General Joseph Johnston wrote a letter to General Dabney Maury providing his interpretation of the situation (before his replacement by General Hood.) Available in Dabney Maury’s “Recollections,” pages 146 – 150 at
That letter is a bit different from his detailed October 20, 1864 official report (OR XXXVIII, Part III, at 618). He explained in detail his intent to attack at the Peach Tree Creek line and, if that failed, to retreat to Atlanta and then attack Sherman on his exposed flank. That sounds very similar to what Hood did, except perhaps for compressing the two attacks into a 2-day window.
A lot of cogent comments above about a complex and hotly disputed campaign. I believe that Uncle Joe’s Fabian strategy was the best plan for the situation given Uncle Billy’s overwhelming superiority in men and materiel.
On the other hand, General Hood was put in place specifically to adopt a more aggressive stance and that’s what he set out to do.
The real blame for the (in retrospect) useless bloodletting really should fall on Jefferson Davis, not Hood. When asked by Davis for his advice on replacing Johnston, General Lee was against it, but Davis kept pressuring Lee to agree to Hood’s appointment and Lee, sensing his commander in chief’s mood and, no doubt, also wanting to stay on Davis’ good side, assented. Hood was unused to that level of command and that was a factor, but in the end it was far more due to his lack of resources (which were still being diverted to the Virginia theater) than anything else which spelled Atlanta’s doom. But as I said, it was a complex situation, and perhaps in the end Atlanta was doomed no matter who was in charge.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line724
|
__label__cc
| 0.630457
| 0.369543
|
Hebrew abbreviations
(Redirected from Hebrew acronym)
Acronyms, a common feature of the Hebrew language
Abbreviations (Hebrew: ראשי תיבות) are a common part of the Hebrew language, with many organizations, places, people and concepts known by their abbreviations.
1 Typography
3.1 People
3.2 Text
Typography[edit]
Acronyms in Hebrew use a special punctuation mark called gershayim (״). This mark is placed between the last two letters of the non-inflected form of the acronym (e.g. "report" in singular is "דו״ח," hence the plural "דו״חות").[1] Acronyms can be formed from strings of single initial letters, e.g. "פזצט״א" pazátsta (for פול, זחל, צפה, טווח, אש), or multiple initial letters, e.g. ארה״ק (for ארץ הקודש, the Holy Land) or ראשל״צ ráshlats (for ראשון לציון, Rishon LeZion).
If the acronym is read as is, then the spelling should be with a final form letter. If, on the other hand, the acronym is read as the complete phrase or read as the individual letters, then it should be spelled with a medial form letter.[2] In practice, this rule is more often than not ignored, and the acronyms spelled either way.
Abbreviations that are truncations of a single word, consisting of the first letter or first several letters of that word (as opposed to acronyms formed from initials or truncations of more than one word) are denoted using the punctuation mark geresh (׳) by placing the sign after the last letter of the abbreviation (e.g. "Ms.": "גב׳").[2] However, in practice, single and double quotes are often used instead of the special punctuation marks (for which most keyboards do not have keys), with the single quote used both in acronyms[citation needed] and abbreviations.
Often (and especially when they describe a noun), Hebrew acronyms are pronounced by the insertion of a vowel sound (usually [a]) between the letters. These vowels often appear in transliterations to other scripts. Examples include Shas (ש״ס), Tanakh (תנ״ך) and Shabak (שב״כ). There are exceptions to the use of "a", such as Etzel (אצ״ל).
When one of the letters is vav or yud, these may be read as vowels ("u"/“o” and "i") instead: דו״ח (duakh/dokh = דין וחשבון, judgement and account); אדמו״ר (admor = אדוננו מורנו ורבנו, hasidic rebbe; שו״ת (shut = שאלות ותשובות, questions and answers); סכו״ם (sakum = סכין כף ומזלג, knife spoon and fork); תפו״ז (tapuz = תפוח זהב, orange, lit. golden apple); או״ם (um = האומות המאוחדות, the United Nations); ביל״ו Bilu; לח״י Lehi. (An exception is בית״ר, Beitar, pronounced beytar.)
Hebrew numbers (e.g. year numbers in the Hebrew calendar) are written the same way as acronyms, with gershayim before the last character, but pronounced as separate letter names. For example, ה׳תשע״ה (5775 AM, or 2014-2015 CE) is pronounced hei-tav-shin-ayin-hei.
Main article: List of Hebrew acronyms
People[edit]
Acronyms have been widely used in Hebrew since at least the Middle Ages. Several important rabbis are referred to with acronyms of their names. For example, Rabbi Shlomo ben Yitzchak is known as Rashi, Rav Moshe ben Maimon (Maimonides) is commonly known as Rambam (Hebrew: רמב״ם), Rabbi Moshe ben Nahman (Nahmanides) is likewise known as the Ramban (Hebrew: רמב״ן), and Baal Shem Tov is called the Besht (Hebrew: בעש״ט).
A number of such acronyms differ only in their last letter. They all begin with "Mahara-", as an acronym of the words ...מורנו הרב רבי (Morenu Ha-Rav rabi ..., Our teacher the Rabbi ...)."
"Maharam", with the final "m" standing for a number of names, such as Moshe and Meïr.
"Maharal" for Judah Loew ben Bezalel
"Maharash" for either Meir Shauls or Shmuel Schneersohn.
Text[edit]
The usage of Hebrew acronyms extends to liturgical groupings: the word Tanakh (Hebrew: תנ״ך) is an acronym for Torah (Five Books of Moses), Nevi'im (Book of Prophets), and Ketuvim (Hagiographa).
Most often, though, one will find use of acronyms as acrostics, in both prayer, poetry (see Piyyut), and kabbalistic works. Because each Hebrew letter also has a numeric value, embedding an acrostic may give an additional layer of meaning to these works.
One purpose of acrostics was as a mnemonic or a way for an author to weave his name as a signature, or some other spiritual thought, into his work, at a time when much was memorized. Examples of prayers which contain acrostics include:
Ashrei – The first letter of every verse starts with a consecutive letter of the Hebrew alphabet, with the omission of nun.
Lekhah Dodi – The first letter of each stanza (not including the first and last) spells out "Shlomo Halevi" (Hebrew: שלמה הלוי) the name of the author Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz.
Shokhen Ad – Four lines are written so that letters line up vertically, with the first letter of the second word in each line spelling the name Yitzchak, which may refer either to the Patriarch Yitzchak or to an unknown author, and the first letter of the last word in each line spelling out the name Rivka, one of the Matriarchs.
Notarikon
Acronym and initialism
Bible code
^ כללי הפיסוק – יא. גרשיים, סעיף 30 [Punctuation — select rules] (in Hebrew). Academy of the Hebrew Language. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
^ a b הפיסוק - מבחר כללים [Punctuation — select rules] (in Hebrew). Academy of the Hebrew Language. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
Hebrew language
Ancient inscriptions
Transliteration to English / from English
Biblical (northern dialect)
Mishnaic
Reading traditions
Mizrahi (Syrian)
Tiberian (extinct)
Eretz Israeli (extinct)
Babylonian (extinct)
Ashuri
Paleo-Hebrew
Yud
Lamed
Samech
Ayin
Tsadi
Reish
Tiberian
Babylonian
Eretz Israeli
Shva
Hiriq
Tzere
Segol
Patach
Kamatz
Holam
Kubutz and Shuruk
Mappiq
Maqaf
Sin/Shin Dot
with Niqqud / missing / full
Mater lectionis
Plene scriptum
Meteg
Cantillation
Geresh
Gershayim
Inverted nun
Shekel sign
Philippi's law
Law of attenuation
Verbal morphology
Semitic roots
Segolate
Waw-consecutive
Ulpan
Hebrew / ancient / modern Israeli literature
Unicode and HTML
Gesenius' Hebrew Grammar
Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Lexicon to the Old Testament Scriptures
Brown–Driver–Briggs
Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament
ישי נוימן, גורמים פגרמטיים, סמנטיים וגרפופונמיים במילוּן קיצורי הכתב, החוג הישראלי לבלשנו ת 18, 2011
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hebrew_abbreviations&oldid=998766752"
Types of words
CS1 uses Hebrew-language script (he)
CS1 Hebrew-language sources (he)
Articles containing Hebrew-language text
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line733
|
__label__wiki
| 0.679569
| 0.679569
|
SU Researchers Working on Tool to Determine Drug Risks During Pregnancy
Collecting accurate data showing whether or not any pharmaceutical drug could be harmful to unborn children is very difficult. Without clear embryotoxicity data, doctors often have to balance risks to the health of an expectant mother against the health of her baby and hope a drug does not have any negative side effects.
“There are tons of drugs on the market that have not been evaluated yet,” said biomedical and chemical engineering Professor Zhen Ma. “We want to think about how we can re-evaluate everything”
Ma and his Syracuse University research team developed an in vitro 3D tissue model of a human heart based on human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSC). A model existing outside the body makes it possible to test drugs often prescribed during pregnancy and learn how they influence hiPSC growth, cardiac differentiation, and early heart formation in a fetus.
“The goal of this project is to use stem cell technology as a tool for screening embryotoxicity for pharmaceutical compounds,” said Ma. “We will be using this to create a model so we can classify the potential risk of future drugs.”
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) sees pediatric pharmacology as an area of need. Ma, in collaboration with a Syracuse University Falk College of Public Health professor and a professor from SUNY Upstate received funding for five years through an NIH Research Grant Award (RO1) to use the cardiac organoid model to improve traditional pharmaceutical screening.
“This funding will take us to another level on these embryotoxicity studies.” Said Ma. “What we really propose for this finding is we can develop a risk classification system for the drugs.”
To begin achieving their goal, the team is running optimizations and exposing the cardiac organoid model to drugs with known embryotoxicity levels to calibrate drug response. By introducing data analytics technologies into their research, the team has begun establishing a new biostatistical model to classify risk and with the predictive model in place, Ma and his collaborators are evaluating the embryotoxic potentials of psychotropic drugs. The research could enable expectant mothers struggling with mental health issues to continue receiving treatment through pregnancy without added concern for what the impact is on the unborn child.
“With this model we built, we can tell which drugs will maybe control the syndrome and choose the one that is safer for fetal development,” said Ma.
Additional breakthroughs could come in the area of drug discovery. Ma foresees the potential to evaluate new drugs during pre-clinical trials and to build in safeguards against embryotoxicity.
“Using this data from the drugs we already know have an embryotoxicity issue or don’t have embryotoxicity issue, we can create a database and use that database to create a statistical model,” said Ma. “The idea is in the future if a pharmaceutical company develops a new drug, let’s say a new drug for COVID-19, we can put this drug in our model and feed it the data so we can classify how risky this drug could be in terms of embryotoxicity.”
An embryotoxicity risk classification system would be a pioneering breakthrough because it could allow for a more precise assessment drug effects on early embryonic development, leading to safer pregnancies. The model also has the potential to become a critical part of the standard for pharmaceutical development. It would provide developers with a human based system for testing to compliment research done with rodents.
“Our model can be run in parallel,” said Ma.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line735
|
__label__cc
| 0.579472
| 0.420528
|
Egypt, Sudan to Cement Cooperation in Transport
Cairo - Asharq Al-Awsat
https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/2648121/egypt-sudan-cement-cooperation-transport
Thursday, 26 November, 2020 - 08:00
Vehicles drive on a new stretch of highway north of Cairo, Oct. 18, 2017. Photo by REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh.
Egyptian and Sudanese officials have expressed keenness on strengthening bilateral cooperation in the transportation sector.
While the ministers of transport in both countries agreed, in a joint meeting in Cairo, on increasing the capital of the Nile Valley Authority for River Navigation to USD50 million, experts discussed mechanisms to link both countries via railways.
Egyptian Minister of Transport Kamel al-Wazir and his Sudanese counterpart Hashim Ibn Auf chaired the Authority's general assembly on Tuesday.
They discussed upgrading the river units and ships, and stressed construction of new units. The new ones would hold up to 750-1,500 tons compared to the old units that carry small loads.
Wazir affirmed that the political leadership ordered to revive the Authority, a sign of the distinguished cooperation between the two states.
Ibn Auf noted that cooperation and integration between the two nations have proven to be fruitful.
The ministers also discussed a number of road projects, such as executing the land road between Egypt and Chad passing through Sudan, and the Cairo to Cape Town road that stretches through nine African countries.
Director General of Egyptian National Railways Ashraf Raslan also discussed with the Sudanese Minister of Transport means of railway coopetition.
Raslan expressed the Egyptian leadership’s interest in implementing the railway project connecting Egypt and Sudan.
Russian Freight Ship Sinks off Turkey's Black Sea Coast, 2 Dead
Egyptian Government to Expand Use of Natural Gas
Yemen’s Hadi Appoints New Head of Shura Council, Attorney General, Cabinet Secretary
Lebanon: Rai Calls on President, PM-Designate to Reconcile
Tunisia Reports Daily Coronavirus Record of 4,170 Cases
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line738
|
__label__cc
| 0.723474
| 0.276526
|
The Midnight Snack -Monday
November 17, 2015 November 17, 2015 Author by professormaddog31Posted in Baseball, the midnight snack
Sorry about the lack of Snack on Friday. Between the lack of actual baseball news (or even good gossip) and my own slight depressive funk, I wouldn’t have been good company anyway.
But today is a new day and I have all sorts of good stuff for the fam. So let’s get started.
The Wilhelm(sen) Scream: The Mariners are this season’s Padres for offseason moves. Last week, they pulled the trigger on a deal with Tampa, and today Seattle announced a trade with the Rangers. The Mariners get Leonys Martin, while the Rangers get Tom Wilhelmsen. I like this trade. Martin had a down year, but I can’t imagine he’ll stay down. Meanwhile, the Rangers get Wilhelmsen, a solid relief pitcher who also has some sick moves:
Feast on it, ladies and gents.
An Unlikely Comeback: Guess who wants to return to baseball? Come on, guess. If you said Aubrey Huff, you’re right. (I know. No one said Aubrey Huff.)
The former major leaguer hasn’t played a game in three years. He’s 38 years old (not that much older than I am, actually). And yet, he thinks he might be able to make a 40 man roster again.
What I didn’t know about Aubrey was that he has social anxiety and depression issues. This is what lead him to leave the field. He’s been working out and documenting it on YouTube. I wish him well.
MarinersRangers
Previous: Previous post: Some unknown team (from MLB) who pursued Park Byung-ho recorded his exit velocities and HR distances in the KBO, stating he has high chances to succeed in the MLB
Next: Next post: Updates on Son Ah-seop and (FA) Kim Hyun-soo
18 thoughts on “The Midnight Snack -Monday”
I note that DiPoto did note Martin’s K rate and other things and specifically said he’s a bottom-third of the lineup guy. Looks like DiPoto is already ahead of Jack Z on the sabermetrics front.
Looking ahead on the D side, with Miller traded, and a defensive orientation, I suspect the M’s will be looking long at Ian Desmond. With Cano already in the house, that’s a solid up the middle D in a pitcher’s park.
professormaddog31 says:
LOL and people thought I was nuts saying I thought they’d jump on Desmond.
Add an “innings eater” No. 3/4 starter, get your middle relievers to throw more ground balls, and … that’s a team that could contend.
Like I mentioned, Martin did have a bit of a down spell last year. I fully expect him to improve this coming year. However, DiPoto is not wrong to want to put him further down in the lineup.
On paper, the M’s look to be interesting already for next year. But then again, we all said that about the Pads last year, too, didn’t we?
Right-o, but DiPoto may have a bit bigger wallet?
My thought process is this, though – it’s all well and good to have a big wallet and be willing to spend, but your moves ultimately have to make sense.
The Pads last year got all kinds of supposed impact players – Kemp, Upton (Justin, not Melvin), Kimbrel, James Shields. On paper, that was quite the haul. Remember when people were saying they were going to content heavily for the playoffs, if not outright win the NL West? Well, that didn’t happen because the team actually sucked.
The difference between this shopping spree that Seattle’s embarking on and San Diego’s is that Jerry DiPoto has a good idea of what he’s doing and is able to see the bigger picture. I think that he’s going for quality and fit, not necessarily the big name or the sexy pick.
Ultimately, I think that it will come down to what kind of pitching they’ll be able to get. Felix can’t carry that team, they need another arm or two to get it started.
Just don’t steal any of the ones the Cubs want. Just sayin’. 🙂
Oh, I agree. That’s why I mentioned “innings eaters.” As far as getting pitchers to throw more grounders … did they can any of their coaches along with McClendon?
I think I recall some others getting a pink slip but I’m too lazy/tired to look it up. lol It’s times like this I wish I really cared more about the AL, because then I’d know.
And, per their previous trade I mentioned, Nathan Karns could be one of those “innings eaters.”
badhair40 says:
I think the M’s will be pleasantly surprised by Karns. He was a rookie last year, and his numbers, while not world-beating, were pretty good for a rook. His stats with runners on base were actually better than Felix’s,. 187/.261.311 to .217/.310/.367. I think he can turn into more than just an innings-eater with a little more development.
scoutsaysweitersisabust says:
I always liked Huff and I wish him well. I could see some team taking a chance on him if he signs one of those start in AAA but must be promoted or released by the All-Star game type of deals.
Paper Lions says:
A 39 yr old that hasn’t played baseball for 4 years?
Here is the complete list of guys that got PAs last year that were 39 or older (NOTE: 60% of them are pitchers).
http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=0&type=8&season=2015&month=0&season1=2015&ind=0&team=&rost=&age=39,58&filter=&players=
And, of the non-pitchers, two are pure DHs, one has retired, and arguably, the other should retire, with an OPS that’s below the Kozma Line.
Yeah, being 39 is a horrible thing for a position player. Pujols is signed until he’s what? 41?
Yep, through 41. And (sorry Hist or others) Miggy Cabrera’s signed through age 42.
historiophiliac says:
Yeah, well, Pujols’ dWAR this year was better than Gold Glove winner Eric Hosmer’s (25)….
stex52 says:
What I know about Aubrey Huff is that the Astros in 2006 dumped a little known minor league shortstop named Ben Zobrist on Tampa Bay in order to pick him up for a two month run at an illusory playoff season.
For that may he freeze in the bottom level of Dante’s Inferno alongside Tim Purpura, the incompetent GM who made the trade.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line745
|
__label__cc
| 0.625432
| 0.374568
|
Subtotal, Farming Subsidies
McCone County, Montana
Pick a county Montana State Total Beaverhead County, Montana Big Horn County, Montana Blaine County, Montana Broadwater County, Montana Carbon County, Montana Carter County, Montana Cascade County, Montana Chouteau County, Montana Custer County, Montana Daniels County, Montana Dawson County, Montana Deer Lodge County, Montana Fallon County, Montana Fergus County, Montana Flathead County, Montana Gallatin County, Montana Garfield County, Montana Glacier County, Montana Golden Valley County, Montana Granite County, Montana Hill County, Montana Jefferson County, Montana Judith Basin County, Montana Lake County, Montana Lewis and Clark County, Montana Liberty County, Montana Lincoln County, Montana McCone County, Montana Madison County, Montana Meagher County, Montana Mineral County, Montana Missoula County, Montana Musselshell County, Montana Park County, Montana Petroleum County, Montana Phillips County, Montana Pondera County, Montana Powder River County, Montana Powell County, Montana Prairie County, Montana Ravalli County, Montana Richland County, Montana Roosevelt County, Montana Rosebud County, Montana Sanders County, Montana Sheridan County, Montana Silver Bow County, Montana Stillwater County, Montana Sweet Grass County, Montana Teton County, Montana Toole County, Montana Treasure County, Montana Valley County, Montana Wheatland County, Montana Wibaux County, Montana Yellowstone County, Montana Yellowstone National Park, Montana Montana NRCS
Commodity subsidies in McCone County, Montana totaled $111 million from 1995-2020‡.
Programs included in Subtotal, Farming Subsidies payments
Total Direct Payments $33,604,802
Production Flexibility Contracts $24,005,792
Total Price Loss Coverage $17,391,388
Mkt. Loss Asst. - Commodity Crops $12,164,493
Loan Deficiency Payments $10,963,280
Total Market Facilitation Program $5,980,984
Total Agricultural Risk Coverage $2,517,944
Coronavirus Food Assistance Program $1,130,862
Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) $1,019,959
Wool And Mohair Programs $451,131
Total Counter Cyclical Payments $371,806
Deficiency Payments $328,433
Total Lamb Payments $127,588
Total Livestock Indemnity Program $72,139
Market Loss Assistance - Non-commodity $68,841
Misc. Farm - Subsidies $33,416
Total Commodity Certificates $32,596
Total Ldp-like Grazing Payments $9,893
Hard Winter Wheat Incentive Program $113
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line747
|
__label__wiki
| 0.896692
| 0.896692
|
Home » Celebrities » Sex Pistols limited series coming to FX based on Steve Jones' memoir
Sex Pistols limited series coming to FX based on Steve Jones' memoir
Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking today in entertainment.
FX is moving forward with a limited series all about the influential punk rock band the Sex Pistols.
The band formed in the early 1970s and would go on to revolutionize the rock music scene going into the 1980s with their politically charged lyrics and often violent live performances. Although their run as a band was short-lived, they quickly cemented themselves in music history.
According to Deadline, the band will be the subject of a six-part limited series titled “Pistol” based on the memoir by Steve Jones titled “Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol.” The series will be helmed by “Slumdog Millionaire” and “Yesterday” director Danny Boyle and was created by “Moulin Rouge!” writer Craig Pearce, co-written by “24 Hour Party People” Frank Cottrell Boyce.
SEX PISTOLS JOHNNY ROTTEN ON BEING A CARETAKER FOR HIS WIFE WITH DEMENTIA: ‘THE REAL PERSON IS STILL THERE’
The Sex Pistols will be the subject of an FX limited series.
(Richard E. Aaron/Redferns)
“It’s great to be back in business with Danny Boyle,” Nick Grad, president of original programming at FX Entertainment, said in announcing the news. “Steve Jones was at the center of the storm that shook the rock establishment, and we’re thrilled to have Danny and the rest of the creative team tell his story as a member of one of music’s most notorious bands — the Sex Pistols.”
Boyle added in a statement to the outlet: “Imagine breaking into the world of The Crown and Downton Abbey with your mates and screaming your songs and your fury at all they represent. This is the moment that British society and culture changed forever. It is the detonation point for British street culture … where ordinary young people had the stage and vented their fury and their fashion … and everyone had to watch and listen … and everyone feared them or followed them. The Sex Pistols. At its center was a young, charming, illiterate kleptomaniac — a hero for the times — Steve Jones, who became, in his own words, the 94th greatest guitarist of all time. This is how he got there.”
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER
Currently, the cast includes Toby Wallace as Jones with “Game of Thrones” star Maisie Williams playing punk icon Jordan. As for other key cast members in the story of the Sex Pistols, Anson Boon was tapped to play John Lydon, Louis Partridge will play Sid Vicious, Jacob Slater will play Paul Cook, Fabien Frankel will play Glen Matlock, Dylan Llewellyn will play Wally Nightingale, Sydney Chandler will play Chrissie Hynde and Emma Appleton will play Nancy Spungen.
The BBC notes that Jones’ memoir begins in West London where the young musician faced an abusive household growing up. From there, it transitions into his introduction to glam rock and the formation of the band. The book then shows the difficulty the group had maintaining their public image as bad boys while struggling with addiction later in life.
Tagged Com, Limited, Pistols, series, sex
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney ‘serious’ about buying Wrexham AFC
Love Island’s Shaughna Phillips’ weight loss journey as she shed four stone
Charley Webb: Emmerdale’s Debbie Dingle shares ‘scary’ post ‘People need to see it’
Amanda Holden poses with rarely seen daughter Hollie as they play in the snow
Aaron Mostofsky, son of Brooklyn judge, arrested for role in Capitol riot
Man Utd flop Memphis Depay says he and Lyon pal Houssem Aouar are targeting 'one of the top three clubs in the world'
Judy Murray discusses London 2012 during Rise With Us
Coronation Street star Kimberly Hart-Simpson comes out as pansexual
Moment police eject woman from Sainsbury's who refuses to wear a mask
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line748
|
__label__cc
| 0.54121
| 0.45879
|
HomeChristine Smith
View from a barstool 24
May 1, 2016 April 30, 2016 EBFBlogger A word from the cellar, Britain First, Christine Smith, Democracy, London Assembly, Mayor, Paul Golding, Politics, Racism, View from a barstool BF, Britain first, Christine Smith, Jayda Fransen, London Assembly, London mayor, Londonelects, Mayor, Paul Golding, Sadiq Khan
I’ve finally been freed from the EBF stationery cupboard if I agreed to watch all of Goldibollocks London Mayoral campaign videos and read all the daily Email’s/begging letters coming from said mayor/emperor/High priest/Prime Minister/Dictator (delete as appropriate) and after doing this I have this to report..’
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaa
So Goldilocks, Screechy and a whole host of biffers are after the London vote using the “voice” they have been given by the media to put out a joke party political broadcast, and issue some tatty election pamphlets along with their equivalent of the Sun newspaper (both equally discredited and hated amongst the majority of this fine country). In it they tell us how they will get Britain out of the EU and stop immigration, amongst others, both of which the London Mayor and assembly have no say on whatsoever. They seem to be libelling, slandering and being downright racist to the bookies favourite who treats them like something you pick up of the bottom of your shoe after an errant dog owner left it on the pavement. He also once again takes an ex-soldier and uses him in his nasty propaganda. Again this is against the wishes of his family and again the biffer lie that there is no memorial to him. There is. It’s what the family wanted, where the family wanted it to be. Once again we won’t name him as the last thing his relatives want is for him him to become the battlefield in a political ‘tug of war’.
A day out in Bexley Heath handing out faaasands of leaflets was videoed and photographed. Nothing about this leads me to believe that anyone wants anything to do with Goldibollocks and his tawdry little party. They have already had both barrels from the written media describing the campaign as a car crash.
The radio broadcast they were permitted was a 30 second recording, the TV broadcast 5 minutes of absolute comedy and still they aren’t happy. We’ve seen the full version of the broadcast Goldibollocks wanted and no wonder the Beeb and ITV told them no. Usually after a broadcast a party’s showing in the polls jumps, this time it didn’t. I checked Comres before and a couple of days later (you need to do something while perched on the loo). The votes for Goldibollocks for London Mayor stayed at 1% and the seats in the assembly, where in my view they were really putting their faith,a big fat zero.
So then to the daily begging bowl, sorry Emails, to their supporters asking them to “chip in” to raise the £20 faaaasand needed to reach even more Londoners with their bullshit and lies. With just (as I write) 8 days to go even if they meet the target it will be too late. It seems to us here that a good holiday will be in order after the campaign and spending money for Screechy’s addiction will be getting a boost from the gullible disciples.
So here’s a thing Goldibollocks and Screechy, Pieman Steve, Chief of Staff Lomax, Sargeant, and the rest of your high command, here’s some advice from a Landlord who used to live and work in London. I’ll even give it to you for free, although the team could do with some hobnobs (the coffers are bare and Sainsbury’s own just don’t taste the same)
1) if you really want to become mayor and Screechy a member of the assembly, don’t fuck off around half of the London electorate with racism and lies. In one of the most diverse and multi cultural cities in the world the voters won’t really like it..
2) When a family of a murdered man asks you not to use his memory to further your racist, islamaphobic aims, don’t. It pisses a lot of people off and a lot of these pissed off people will be voters.
3) when slagging off the favourite for the Mayoral job (Not you Goldibollocks, not you) don’t use his religion against him or at least if you do get your facts right. Whether a bloke is Muslim, Christian, Athiest, Hindu or whatever, fight him on his policies. Oh scratch this one, you haven’t got any policies that affect Londoners just the same old shit that you purvey on your Social Media page.
4) when you lose, when Screechy loses, when your family loses and you all lose your deposits, blame the media, the establishment, the people that don’t fall for your cack and us (and other pages like us) fuck off, pack up your bollocks and close up. It is a show that this is Britain, a Britain that I want to live in, with Naz Hussain next door to me and George Shah just down the road, with the little old lady at number 21 who Naz helps with her garden, with Jeff, one of my locals, from Trinidad, who loves talking to me about my love of Cricket and warm beer, with Steve the local white Van man who hates life but loves all the mates at the pub and finally with the followers of Exposing Britain first who see through your lies at every turn.
This is my advice to you, this is my wish. That after you lose and are humiliated at the elections you go away and leave the sensible silent majority alone. I may even be minded to “chip in” to help.
Geography is no object
April 11, 2016 April 11, 2016 EBFBlogger Anne Elstone, Britain First, Christine Smith, Democracy, London Assembly, Nazi, Paul Golding, Politics Britain first, MEP, Paul Golding, Wales
We’ve been researching Britain First’s electoral candidates for the London Assembly election this may. This is because, having uncovered significant nepotism in the obvious cases of Golding’s mother, cousins and his little brother’s partner we thought there might be more to find. And there most certainly was.
But along the way we noticed something else. Something we hadn’t made the connection about until this image came up.
Not only is this fine family of fash making a mockery of the London assembly elections (where at least they all live) but they’ve done it before. In 2014 no fewer than FOUR members of this Kentish tribe tried to persuade the good people of Wales to elect them to Europe. We have to wonder where all the Welsh Biffers who could have stood had gone.
The Welsh ballot paper included Paulie, Paulie’s Mummy, Paulie’s Daddy and Paulie’s Aunty Annie. This time it includes Paulie, Paulie’s Mummy, Paulie’s cousins, Paulie’s little brother’s partner and a host of Paulie’s mother’s neighbours from Bexley.
There seems to be something of a pattern here and it doesn’t involve respect for the electorate. Britain First has raised money from Biffers who presumably expect them to field the most competent and credible candidates they can. Instead they get a handful of Paulie’s family members and his mother’s best mates from Bingo. No doubt they’ll all nip round to Christine’s to watch the election results come in on her new wide screen telly. Eyes down for a full house.
Seriously though, is there not a single Biffer living within a single London borough who could have been even slightly more credible than Christine, Jake, Hollie and Nancy? We know that Britain First supporters are a bit thin on the ground but surely their numbers aren’t that low… are they?
The Mayoral debate (innit?) by Landlord
April 8, 2016 April 8, 2016 EBFBlogger Britain First, Christine Smith, Democracy, Halal, Jayda Fransen, Jim Dowson, Landlord, London Assembly, Mayor, Mosque, Muslim, Paul Golding, Politics, Robin Lomax Britain first, debate, Fransen, Golding, Jayda Fransen, Londonelects, Mayor, Nick Robinson, Paul Golding
Picture the scene, Goldibollocks marching into a (real) TV studio, with his henchmen to meet Screechy’s bestie Nick Robinson. The prospective mayoral candidates are all being granted a 20 minute interview and Der Fuhrer and his shittroopers are on their way for their turn. In front of a TV audience of several Goldibollocks, looking like the thug statesman he wants to be is getting made up ready for his chance to shine.
The announcer. Welcome to all of you tuning into this q&a between Nick Robinson and Mr Goldibollocks of the biffer party, keeping Britain British and all that innit. Lady and Gentleman please welcome Mr Robinson and Mr Goldibollocks.
(cue Benny Hill music)
NR. Good afternoon Mr Goldibollocks
That’s just what I expect from you lefty journalists calling everyfink afternoon. In Britain it’s now evening, it’s already a muzzie conspiracy, I thought screechy told you that down in Rochester.
Well in my defence I didn’t know who she was.
See another conspiracy from the biased lefty media against our legitimate political party. She’s the darling of Britain and I didn’t move in with her just to be able to get on the ballot paper, oh no, that’s down to those bastards at EBF that is, those people will hang when we take over power HAHAHAHAHA.
You can’t go around hanging anyone who disagrees with…..
(shouting to Lomax) Commander in Chief take his name for the hanging list
Can I start the interview now Mr Goldibollocks
So you have applied to be Mayor of London and your family and deputy are up for the London Assembly. Can I start by asking why?
PG Well we was having a beer down the Old Dog and Duck and that Mooselimb Sid Khan was on the tv giving it all that. Then I was having a Cuzzer with Screechy and the high command I almost spat my Korma out when they said anyone could be Mayor. I told my muckers to find out all about it, get it funded by our twelvty million gullible supporters, and Jims my Uncle here I am.
But that’s not a real reason?
You’re already trying my patience, you appeaser. I want to take my party into oblivion obviously.
We had a look at your accounts and there seems to be more holes in there than substance, if you can’t manage your own accounts how can London trust you with a budget of Billions?
Well Stevie is no good a keeping banners but seems to be able to do our accounts. We use the Barings bank method and hide our heads in the sand. If anyone questions us we have our back up plan…ban the burka, no more mosques, no more halal.
But there is a budget of 16billion last year how will this be distributed?
Ban the Burka, no more Halal, No more mosques.
What is the total amount you, as an individual, earned from Britain First including salary and expenses?
Well I had a good year last time out. The gullible fools on our Facebook Page provided all that the high command required to live on. I mean look at Screechy’s tits they ain’t cheap. And hiring a pool hall for an evening that ain’t a couple of quid.
You call them gullible fools aren’t they going to see through you now.
Most of them are bought likes, the others are mostly from the US who think they can vote!! The money keeps rolling in it’s great!!
(A loud wail is heard as Screechy shouts)
Screechy. Goldi!!! Shut the fuck up for God’s sake!
Given that except for Jayda every BF candidate this May is either a relative or neighbour of your mother – this is just ‘jobs for the boys’ style nepotism isn’t it?
Have you seen the rules for the election, must have been drawn up by some lefty muslim. I mean how can I get my high command in when they don’t live in London. My Ma and family are fully behind me and if I knew what nepotism meant I’ll hang you.
If indeed Britain First is a Christian organisation, why does almost every Christian branch reject Britain First, and why does Britain First speak ill of certain Archbishops, when they have gone against Britain First?
No one is more Christian than us, No One I tell you, have you seen our triumphant marches with our crosses. The other branched of Christianity are nothing but libtards and unwashed lefty muslim appeasers who will be hung so High Priestess Screechy can take her rightful place on the throne.
Why does Britain First not talk out against white, English (and often Christian) criminals (including terrorists), when they expect Muslims to denounce Muslim criminals (including terrorists) every 30 minutes?
Because white christians never ever break the law. In fact when I am leader of the universe all white christian crime will be wiped from the record books, as long as you hold a cross or a bible you will have done nothing wrong. And if you wear fleeces with our emblem you get to stone a muzzie.
Why does Britain First continue knowingly to flout the law, and then get annoyed when they have been caught?
Ban the burka, no more mosques and Ban Halal.
If IS are deemed to be true Muslims by BF, due to following the Qur’an very literally, does this mean that BF are not true Christians as Jayda should not be speaking according to very literal text ?
Not in our Bible…the Biffer cherry picked verses bible.
There is criticism that you have tried to say that only Muslim men are capable of grooming and sexual offences against minors yet one of your own is on the sex offenders register. What do you say to those who raise this issue?
Well Nick you lefty, ban the burka, ban Halal and stop building mosques.
This is going well. How about this question. how will you maintain the status quo in the capital with its diverse multi culturalism?
Status Quo! I liked ‘Whatever you want’.
The question still stands
Well seeing as I’m building a wall just inside the M25 to stop anyone slightly multi-cultural or foreign-looking getting in… London for the British. Ban Halal, Ban the burka and stop building mosques.
So that’s the sum total of the Biffer manifesto then, Ban the Burka, Ban Halal and close all mosques.
Not at all. We stand for more pies for Stevie, free tit jobs for all Biffer high command, new banners, Freedom of the City for Uncle Jim. Loads really.
You are having rallies outside the capital. As people not in the capital can’t vote isn’t this a little silly?
This is where you lefty media types are wrong. All our millions of followers can vote for us, postal vote forms are being posted to America, Coventry is a well known area of London and we will not be stopped. It’s all lefty Muslim appeasers that have stopped non Londoners from voting and we will not stand for it.
What happens if you don’t win and all this has been a tremendous waste of money?
Uncle Jim has already told us we will win and he’s never wrong. I mean we have Knights and shit behind us. And if we don’t it will be because the vote has been rigged by the establishment to keep us out.
So to sum up your attempt at seizing control of the capital, you will ban the burka, ban Halal, tear down the mosques, kick out anyone non-white, rape the banks, put banners up, buy more pies, make a hate preacher ‘Freeman of the city’, hang lefty’s and screw this great capital into the ground.
About right, but I’d also make the admins and followers of Exposing Britain First watch our compendium of videos of Screechy until they repent.
Well I’d like to thank you for this interview. Like to, but I can’t, you useless bunch of spunktrumpets.
It’s a nest!
April 5, 2016 April 5, 2016 EBFBlogger Anne Elstone, Britain First, Christine Smith, Democracy, Donna King, Hollie Rouse, Jake elstone, Jayda Fransen, Kevan McMullen, London Assembly, Mayor, Nancy Smith, Nazi, Paul Golding, Peggy Saunders, Politics, Steven Connor Anne Elstone, Britain first, Christine Smith, Donna King, Hollie Rouse, Jake elstone, Jayda Fransen, Kevan McMullen, London Assembly, Londonelects, Nancy Smith, neonazi, Paul Golding, Peggy Saunders, Steven Connor
It’s a nest (and Christine’s the queen)
The problem we face when investigating Britain first’s line up of political lightweights is the remarkable lack of available information. That’s what happens when you field novice candidates. They’ve done nothing significant in their whole lives until allying themselves with the Golding family business and joining the fash. Arguably even that isn’t particularly significant. They’re still lightweights, after all.
What we do know about them are their addresses. Actually that in itself is pretty interesting. As we look at the relationships between the Biffer candidates a striking pattern begins to emerge. We’d originally thought that the key figure, the one ‘wearing the trousers’ at Britain first was Paul “Der Fuhrer” Golding. But we were wrong. The common thread holding this nest of Nazis together isn’t Paulie – it’s his Mummy.
There are two strands, two threads linking these would-be representatives of British Nazism. One is about blood and the other is about geography. And both lead undeniably back to Christine Smith, not to Der Fuhrer. She might look like a harmless little old lady but looks can be deceptive. If Bexley contains a nest of Nazi wannabes then Christine is most definitely the Queen. Paulie is merely another drone supporting his Mummy’s dream of an all white, racially pure and religiously uniform society.
Why are the links to Paulie’s mother so much stronger than they are to Der fuhrer himself? It’s not as though Paulie doesn’t know any Nazis.
Is Christine the real power behind the neo-nazi throne?
This wouldn’t be the first time British leaders have been little more than puppets for their Mummies. King John, the hated 13th century monarch only managed to hang on to the crown so long because of the efforts of his mother, Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine. The despised, debauched wastrel, George IV only managed to cling on to his reputation with his mother’s help, sinking into utter depravity, incompetence and gluttony after her death.
Nothing positive ever comes from the elevation of weak leaders who rely upon others to direct them. The outcome is likely to be even worse when the power behind the throne is a Nazi. Christine Smith (Paulie’s mummy) is no Irene du Pont but she is the undisputed Queen of a particularly nasty nest of neo-nazis and she certainly appears to wear the trousers in the Smith/Golding/Elstone family firm.
We wonder how many rank and file biffers realise that their illustrious leader is such a Mummy’s boy.
Where does this cabal leave Dutchy Fransen? Is this why she abandoned her chance to take over from Paulie? The real Fuhrer wouldn’t take too kindly to Jayda ousting her son from the family firm.
Meet Jake Elstone
April 4, 2016 April 4, 2016 EBFBlogger Anthony Blunn, Britain First, Christine Smith, Demo, Democracy, Fascist, John Percivaldi, London Assembly, Nazi, Paul Besser, Paul Golding, Politics, Robin Lomax, Steve Lewis Britain first, Jake elstone, London Assembly, Nancy Elstone Smith, nepotism
Although little more than a child, Jake Elstone has big dreams. He got into ‘politics’ a couple of years ago when he followed his cousin, Paul Golding into the family business and became a fascist. From his early Biffer beginnings as a glorified Britain First tea boy he quickly rose through (or rather bypassed) the ranks to become part of the Biffers’ laughable National Executive Committee. This is the nerve centre of British fascism, the operational HQ of the party that wants to take our country back from whoever they think might have stolen it. The committee includes such intellectual heavyweights as Steve “Pieman” Lewis, John “Nazi” Percivaldi and of course Paul “Der Fuhrer” Golding himself. With that sort of intellectual pedigree on offer young Jake should fit right in.
So far as IQ goes he’s ranked somewhere between ‘Walt wrangler’, Robin Lomax and ‘Intelligence officer’, Paul Besser. That just about puts him on a par with BF ‘Chief of Facebook’, Anthony Blunn (along with most of the planet’s microbial population). With this sort of genius leading the operation it’s no wonder that the rest of London’s candidates are so frightened. And make no mistake – they are frightened.
We know they are because Jake’s ‘cuz’ told us so – repeatedly at demonstrations across the land (until he had to answer bail because he’d been naughty).
Undeterred, young Jake has put himself forward (along with several relatives and most of his Aunty Christine’s neighbours) as a candidate for the London Assembly.
Far be it from us here at Exposing Britain First to criticise a young man in his early twenties for having ambition. We think it’s good and Cousin Fuhrer must be very proud of him and cousin Nancy for taking on such massive odds. But we do wonder what the presence of so many of Golding’s mother’s offspring and neighbours means for ‘the only party to confront Islamic extremism’.
London’s a big place with literally millions of people eligible to stand as candidates for its prestigious assembly.
Is this really the best they could do? Maybe Bexley just has an unusually high incidence of political masterminds, most of whom seem regularly to enjoy a nice cup of tea and a chocolate digestive round at ‘Nazi Christine’s’ house.
Perhaps they’re not quite as popular in the capital as they’d have us believe.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line752
|
__label__cc
| 0.613718
| 0.386282
|
HomeRacism
February 20, 2019 EBFBlogger Brexit, British values, ISIS, Landlord, Politics, Racism, Radicalisation, Steven Yaxley Lennon, Tommy Robinson
I’ve brushed off the writing implements, said goodbye to the wife and kids because I’m coming out of retirement. Over the past 12 months I’ve been less and less involved in the page, after all Screechy and Goldibollocks we’re finished, the EDL had gone, the page evolved into something else, just as good, but for the first time in 18 months I was able to just keep a watching brief, and bury myself in my new business venture, see the kids, chat to the wife, go out and enjoy the company of friends, you know the thing that we all find a given in this country.
But now a new sinister, cynical, racist right wing have risen, forget Goldibollocks and Screechy they’ve gone, just a few bigoted idiots left contributing to their pockets, but well organised, well funded dangerous fascists that have been empowered by Brexit, fuelled by the establishment who want joe public to forget their fuckups so have created division.
“Tommeh Ten Names” Yaxley Lennon, James “Yellow pest”Goddard et al all using Facebook to live stream their racist diatribe. I’ve seen them asking for funds from the sheep which they appear to be doing in droves.
Tommeh has disgusted me recently. Not only the Jamal bullying case which hopefully will cost him, not only his so called “Panodrama” which will turn into a damp squib as Sweeney appears to me to be a hard nosed old school investigative journalist. But his recent antics, fuelling hate by posting half a rape crisis poster and although not directly telling his sheeple to ring them, he certainly intimated them to do so.
But what is worse is the Jihadi bride. Telling his followers that he would shoot her. Now I’m not an expert on law, on the ins and outs of her case but shouldn’t we leave this up to the experts and not use Shamima as a political football. Psychiatrists, de radicalisation experts, the intelligence community and others should be the ones to decide her fate and not for her to be used by the government as an election campaign.
Brexit is going to pot, the Government are going reeling from one fuck up to another like a drunk staggering down the road at 3 in the morning looking for salvation in another beer. And the government found that beer she’s called Shamima. This one case, has empowered the fascists and divided the left. I’ve seen the comments from people I respect(ed) and they are no better than those from the fash. I expected better, a reasoned debate not the vile, hateful words that have mirrored those of the racists.
We all have opinions, I have them about brexit and others in the team have different ones. But when we speak to each other about it I can see where they are coming from and they see what I’m thinking. My opinion above on Shamima is just that, give me and us a debate, don’t go down the nasty fascist echo chamber I see everyday on Facebook and Twitter or else we’ve let the government win and the fascists will get stronger. Give me reasons(she’s a traitor doesn’t fucking do) not Tommeh sponsored bollocks. Tell me why we shouldn’t let her back in with conditions(I personally think she should be locked up until she isn’t a danger) no one has ever asked for her to be given a state visit or fluffy unicorns flying over rainbows. So lock her up, interrogate her and then we can pick ourselves up, dust ourselves down and oppose this government, the Racist yellow vests and Tommeh like we should be doing. Not causing divisions within the lefty ranks which will mean a full on fascist government backed by the vile bigots we’re supposed to be fighting. Putin, Mossad, Trump and others must be pissing their pants with what’s going on.
That’s it for now, I wish I could go back to banning talk of religion and politics in the pub, it’s getting to me.
Fransen & Trump: A most undiplomatic incident by Landlord
December 1, 2017 EBFBlogger bail, Christian, Fact-checking, Jayda Fransen, Landlord, Legal, Paul Golding, Racism, Tommy Mair, View from a barstool Britain first, Donald Trump., Jayda Fransen, media, POTUS, Trump, Trump twets
I was going to write my annual piss take with some Landlord friends of mine along the lines of I’m a racist cockwomble get me out of here. Instead with the diplomatic incident caused by Screechy and cohorts I thought I’d talk about that instead.
The media whores that are biffer high command think they have done it and have thrust themselves into the limelight. Questions in the House, multiple press interviews and a spokeswoman saying butt out. The reason, well, the Orange shitgibbon that calls himself president retweeted three of Screechy’s videos and now high command are wanking over the thought of all this publicity.
But far from leaving the team here at EBF banging our collective heads against the desk and giving up, as the dust settles and Screechy putting Biffer heads above the parapet it seems to have backfired spectacularly.
Biffer HQ have said they have been inundated with new members, probably from the US to rip off however a few extra Facebook likes and twitter follows are more likely the truth.
The media reports have been to a letter uncomplimentary even Brietfart and the Heil being disparaging, those interviews I’ve seen show Screechy running out when questioned closely, the trigger question…”have you actually spoken to the Orange Shitgibbon?” They proclaimed victory over the odious and right wing LBC radio host Nick Ferrari when all I could hear was that she couldn’t answer any question he asked. They’ve even call Nigel Fartage a lefty now showing how far right they think they are. So the press ain’t helping them.
The questions in the House of Commons showed how much our elected officials think of the biffers. Although they had to be careful what they said so as not to prejudice future court cases.
Then along comes the sting in the tail, Screechy put their head above the parapet again and the press were ready. We’ve known about certain allegations for some time now, choosing not to say anything until they were substantiated. Goldibollocks is under investigation not for the size of his appendage but for a sexual assault. We understand that the investigation is ongoing but he, this paragon of Christian virtues, someone who confronts alleged wrongdoers (not bravely but with his shittroopers in tow) is now under investigation for the very thing he supposedly hates.
The press have also confirmed they are a group and no longer a “legitimate” political party. They failed to pay the £25 registration fee in time (must have spent it all on their jaunt round Europe). So now on their days of handing out the disgusting racist pamphlets on the streets one assumes they will be seeking council permission to do so.
The press have now intimated more forcefully than we could, the closeness between the biffers and the killer of Jo Cox and they’ve also shown two of the three videos retweeted by the cuntspangle in the White House to be bollocks.
So as the High Command prepare for their phone box racism (or conference as they like to call it) the biffers are starting to implode thanks to the white supremacist in charge of the western world, the two Fuehrers are on bail, Goldibollocks is being investigated for a sexual assault and the begging letters continue. There’s a hell of a lot more for us to raise our glasses to rather than bruise our heads on our desks.
Oh and Screechy, what time is your new bestie landing and getting off Air Force One to share a Vol au Vent?
January 1, 2017 January 1, 2017 EBFBlogger Brexit, Britain First, Fascist, Jayda Fransen, Legal, Paul Golding, Prison, Racism, Steve Lewis 2017, 2017 in review, Aleppo, Britain first, election, London mayor, New Year, nye, Prison, review, syria, The year in review
As 2017 comes in and we can at least bid a non-fond farewell to 2016 I was wondering just what this new year had in store for a grumpy, lefty, Muslim apologist landlord. I’ve had a look back at the year just gone, one in which it seems you can bomb the fuck out of somewhere, killing children, and a year that seems to justify fascism.
In Syria bombs continue to rain down on Aleppo, killing indiscriminately. Now I have an admission to make… I’m not particularly up on who’s doing what, where over there. I just can’t stand the fact that a whole bunch of innocent people are being killed by the west, Russia, their own government, Daesh and lack of food. The Biffer trolls’ favourite saying is “they should stay and fight” but fight whom, with what? Should they shoot the odd (not so) smart bomb with catapults?
Brexit has seemed to galvanise the right into thinking bigotry and abuse of anyone slightly off white is acceptable. Twitter and Facebook is awash with so-called celebrities writing statements that over a year ago would have seen them hauled over the coals. It seems that it’s ok to go up to foreign looking chappies and chappesses and tell them to “Fuck off home” even though their home is here. It seems ok to invade places of worship because their god is different to yours. It seems ok to racially abuse people in the street, all because a non-binding referendum seemed to say we hate foreigners.
Well Katie Fucking Hopkins you failed at business, you failed at being a celebrity and you will fail at your pathetic attempts to shock. You see we laugh at you. I don’t care how you voted, as long as the reason wasn’t racial.
2016 also saw the deaths of many celebrities. Now call me a grumpy cuntspangle but I don’t see anyone as better than us, my television is limited to Sky Sports and peppa pig. I’m also someone who as a bar manager at Thorpe Park barred Katy Jordan (or something) as I really didn’t “know who I am” when she screamed at me. However during my formative years I did listen to a lot of Status Quo, a bit of Bowie, read a lot of Richard Adams and loved Star Wars so I am sorry they lost their lives. I also say RIP to all those who lost their lives in senseless wars, so called terrorist attacks or anything else.
The Americans have also managed to get the rest of the world united in a collective facepalm as they voted in a racist buffoon who is both financially and morally bankrupt. Us ‘lefteyes’ better run for cover… fuckwit is coming to town.
And now my favourite part of 2016, the beginning of the end of Bifferdom. They crave publicity and money. They want to be a “legitimate” political party who make all others quake in their boots. They want to outlaw a religion, not as they tell it but because it makes them money. What sort of year have they had? Well it’s been brilliant.
They’ve got a new camera, Screechy appears to have increased by a cupsize or two, Goldibollocks and Stevie’s waistline seems to have expanded. The two leaders have criminal records, Goldibollocks being interned at her majesty’s pleasure for ignoring a High court injunction and Screechy for bullying a young Muslim lady. They failed to make any inroads in politics. Screechy, Goldibollocks and his mum/family failed even to make a blip on the BBC’S colour chart in the mayoral election. Their conferences and road shows were supported by the same 20 followers, despite having twelvty million likes on Facebook. So the Biffers were a failure too.
As I look now to 2017 what can I expect. Well probably more of the same. Although teetering on the edge of annihilation whilst there is still money to con, the Biffer High command will continue to talk bollocks and fail in almost everything they do. Hopkins will continue to talk shit and no one will listen. Trump will bankrupt the US and the West will continue senseless bombing of countries that might have oil, or pipelines owned in part by media moguls.
But there is something I saw over the recent festivities, a coming together of all faiths (and none) sticking the proverbial two fingers up at Trump, Fartage, Daesh, Bifferdom, Hopkins et al. The left, centre and centre right all beginning, to use a movie quote to “be excellent to each other”. You see we, the normal non-bigoted people are fed up of all this cuntwaffle from the Nazi far right and have had just as much as we can take.
So I’m not giving up smoking, drinking or meat. My resolution is to be excellent to all. Apart from Biffers they can fuck off.
Liberty GB and the Batley & Spen By-election
July 18, 2016 July 17, 2016 ebfmarcia British values, Democracy, Expolitation, Islam, Politics, Propaganda, Racism Bastille Day, Batley & spen, By election, Jack Buckby, Jo Cox, Liberty GB, Orlando, Paul Weston, Victim blaming
Jack Buckby is to stand for parliament in the Batley and Spen by-election. This is the now-vacant seat left behind by murdered MP, Jo Cox. Mrs. Cox was allegedly killed by Tommy Mair, a far-right supporter of international neoNazi extremist groups.
Buckby is to stand on behalf of Liberty GB, a new and still small-fry political party headed by Paul Weston, one-time leader of the British Freedom Party. Weston’s not so balanced influence on the policies of his new party are obvious. From paranoid Islamophobia to his condemnation of those he describes as ‘left-liberals’ (whom he describes as ‘evil’), Liberty GB seems set to become just as big a joke as the BFP was.
And yet it’s hard to argue with the decision to field Buckby in Batley & Spen – at least on the terms that Liberty GB present their case. The argument is based partly on precedent (we’ve never before had a compassionate ceding of a by-election by rival political parties) and partly on democratic principles (the people of Batley & Spen deserve representation). Looking at the situation purely without compassion they’re right. And politics has never been a particularly compassionate affair. Jack Buckby has a right to stand, Liberty GB has a right to back him and the people of Batley & Spen have a right to be heard. So far, so good.
So we thought we’d take a look at just what this compassion-free political party actually stands for.
First – they’re far-right, ironically not so very far removed from the politics of Tommy Mair himself. Buckby was kicked out of university for his Islamophobic, far-right, nationalist stance and has done nothing to demonstrate any change in his views since then. This interview from May 2016 could almost have been parody, the black and white thinking Buckby displays is so stereotypical of nationalist paranoia and white supremacism.
It’s 13 minutes you’ll never get back but it’s worth watching all the same if you want to understand the calibre of the man who presumes to fill Jo Cox’s shoes. There may not be any place for compassion in politics as Liberty GB contends but that still doesn’t justify the insult to Mrs. Cox’s memory and to the people of Batley & Spen that the candidacy of such a bigoted and small-minded racist represents.
If you do watch the video please bear in mind that Buckby’s whole justification for standing in Batley & Spen is the defence of democracy. This is the man who dismisses those who supported Sadiq Khan as ‘Dumbass voters’ who were merely ‘virtue-signalling’. He wears his anti-democratic sentiment, his racism and his Islamophobia like a badge and still he has the audacity to abuse the memory of Jo Cox. Buckby represents everything that Mrs. Cox and the people who voted for her despised.
Buckby’s anecdote about his ‘Trump hat’ demonstrates his immature and attention-seeking character and therein lies the true motivation for his candidacy.
Realistically, this far right upstart has no chance of being elected in Batley & Spen. But that’s not the point for this small-minded, media-hungry racist and his party. The circumstances that led to this Yorkshire by-election almost guarantee that there will be a huge amount of media attention and Liberty GB are capitalising on the back of tragedy. His hypocritical stance on democracy is clear from this more recent Buckby video, also interviewed by the same right wing chat host. He even tries to implicate Jo Cox in child sexual abuse. This comes shortly before he blames the LGBT community and left-wing politicians for the Orlando massacre. In typical far-right manner he closes this interview with an appeal to the American right to send him money. We almost thought he was a Biffer when we heard that!
Here he blames left wing politicians for the Bastille Day massacre in Nice.
Lack of compassion is one thing. Victim blaming and smearing the dead for political point-scoring is quite another!
No forced repatriation!
July 7, 2016 July 7, 2016 ebfmarcia Brexit, British values, Democracy, Immigration, Politics, Racism, Refugees Brexit, deportation, House of commons, Parliament, repatriation, ruling
Yesterday, July 6th 2016 the House of Commons voted by a massive majority to secure the status of EU nationals in the UK. The motion was passed by 245 votes to 2 in what can only be described as a landslide victory for decency and common sense. After two weeks of anxiety the UK’s migrant population can sleep a little more easily, safe in the knowledge that there will be no arbitrary deportation, no matter how vocally racists and nationalists may demand it.
This result not only restores some of the dignity this country has lost thanks to the appalling actions of some UK nationals over the last fortnight. It also underlines the Great British commitment to fairness, equality and our wholesale rejection of racism and narrow-minded nationalism.
Well done parliament. Now let’s put all this idiotic talk of repatriation behind us and start planning for our collective post-brexit future, nationals and migrants alike.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line753
|
__label__cc
| 0.598168
| 0.401832
|
A Second Man Accuses Jim Jordan of Ignoring OSU Abuse After Masturbation
A professional referee says that disgraced doctor Richard Strauss masturbated in front of him in a shower after a wrestling match at Ohio State University, and he reported the encounter directly to Rep. Jim Jordan, who was then the assistant coach.
This goes back to the month of May when a report came out finding that Dr. Richard Strauss groped, ogled or otherwise sexually mistreated at least 177 male students.
Investigators found that Strauss’ abuse went on from 1979 to 1997 and took place at various locations across campus, including examining rooms, locker rooms, showers, and saunas. Strauss, among other things, contrived to get young men to strip naked and groped them sexually.
The report concluded that scores of Ohio State personnel knew of complaints and concerns about Strauss’ conduct as early as 1979 but failed for years to investigate or take meaningful action.
Strauss killed himself in 2005 nearly a decade after he was allowed to retire with honors. He was 67.
This is absolutely sickening and the fact if he did know something, Jordan needs to be done with. This reminds me of the Sandusky incident where Joe Paterno was told but did nothing which in turn wiped his record clean from being the most winningest college football coach ever. Strauss is lucky he killed himself because he would’ve been killed in prison by people who don’t play.
Jim JordanRichard Strauss
Jeff Sessions is Back! He's Running for U.S. Senate
Nikki Haley to CBS “There's Nothing that Warrants the Death Penalty for the President.”
Rose McGowan Demands Lisa Bloom & David Boies be Disbarred After Book Ties Weinstein, Clinton Supporters & Israel Together
74 Children Missing From Kansas Foster Homes
The Top 13 NFL Quarterbacks Ever
Are you satisfied with the job President Trump has done as your Commander in Chief?
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line755
|
__label__cc
| 0.513008
| 0.486992
|
Home » Kids Health » Priyanka Chopra: I Want ‘As Many’ Kids With Nick Jonas As I Can Have
Priyanka Chopra: I Want ‘As Many’ Kids With Nick Jonas As I Can Have
Baby plans! Priyanka Chopra Jonas is hopeful about her and husband Nick Jonas’ future family, which she believes will be large, but not quite as large as a cricket team, which has 11 players.
Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra: A Timeline
“A cricket team!” the actress, 38, told The Sunday Times in an interview published on Sunday, January 10, when asked about how many children she would like. “I do want children, as many as I can have. A cricket team? I’m not so sure.”
Priyanka then addressed whether her and Nick’s cultural backgrounds or age difference has been a bigger obstacle for their relationship. “Neither was a hurdle. Nick took to India like a fish to water,” she explained. “But just like a normal couple, you have to understand each other’s habits and what each other likes. So it’s more of an adventure than trying to figure out hurdles. None of it was really that hard.”
Can You Believe These Couples’ Age Differences?
In fact, the couple discovered just how well their lives mesh during the coronavirus pandemic. “Quarantine gave us the ability to spend a lot of time together, which I’m really blessed by,” she noted. “Because with both of our careers it’s hard to find that kind of time.”
Priyanka praised Nick, 28, for supporting her, no matter what. “It’s so comforting to find a person who is in your corner,” she gushed. “Whatever I may be in my professional life or how the world perceives me, I’m just a girl trying to live her life in the best way possible, and I’m so grateful to have a partner in doing that.”
The Quantico alum tied the knot with the singer in December 2018 after a whirlwind romance. She told The Sunday Times that she “definitely” would have used a dating app to meet someone if she had not found Nick. “But I’ve lost my opportunity now, haven’t I?” she quipped.
Nick Jonas’ Dating History: A Timeline
She opened up to Us Weekly in January 2020 about her favorite part of married life.
“Just knowing that I have my husband by my side is the best perk of all — because he’s the best guy,” she exclusively told Us at the time. “We have a great time together.”
Priyanka is also close to her famous in-laws: Nick’s brothers Kevin Jonas and Joe Jonas and their wives, Danielle Jonas and Sophie Turner, respectively. “I come from an Indian family, we’re used to that,” she told Us in December 2019. “You have to ask them that. We always inherit family!”
As for her deep connection to the “Jealous” crooner, she revealed that she is happiest with “the stability of knowing that this is a family that you’ve chosen,” adding: “There’s something really powerful about that.”
Spooktacular Scary Books Your Older Kids Will Need to Read With the Light On
Trick Your Kids Into Organizing With These DIYs
Why Seth Rogen's Parents Aren’t Pressuring Him to Have Kids
Fall Fun! See Kim Kardashian Driving Through Creepy Halloween Maze With Kids
Furry Family! Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Celebrate Halloween With 4 Kids
« High blood pressure: Five key measures to lower blood pressure readings
Covid vaccine update: Immunity from first dose of the vaccine ‘likely lasts for 12 weeks’ »
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0023.json.gz/line756
|
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.