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Africa/Fragile and Post Conflict States/International Institutions/International Relations/The EU and European Politics/The Middle East
The push and pull of the world’s most dangerous migration route – what’s really behind the flock of thousands to Europe these days?
Sarah Elliott / February 22, 2015 / 0 / 2.3k
The Mediterranean Sea is today’s most dangerous border between countries not at war with each other. Just last week, 300 persons departing Libya on four rubber dinghies have gone missing at sea, after drifting for days without food and water. News reports in the past six months have regularly commented upon the rising number of persons disembarking on Italy’s coastline – benefiting from its search and rescue operation Mare Nostrum. Despite the increase in new arrivals from 33,000 to 200,000 from 2013-2014, the life-saving mission has now been discarded. Italian policy makers believe Mare Nostrum is as responsible for overcrowded reception centres as it is for the rising number of persons risking their lives at sea. But is it truly to blame for the surge? Because more than 50 per cent of arrivals are either Syrian or Eritrean, news commentators have provided some other potential explanations. Some point to the protracted conflict in the Middle East, whilst others highlight the strain on neighbouring Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq in continuing to receive thousands of Syrian refugees. “Poverty in Africa” is mentioned occasionally, and for the better informed, an oppressive military regime and indefinite conscription in Eritrea are to blame. Yet these supposed ‘causes’ of the latest wave in irregular migration to Europe are speculative at most and have in fact been ongoing for many years now.
The irregular and mixed movement of persons across borders is arguably the most pressing international issue of our time, second perhaps only to terrorism. Yet the response of nations is too often reactionary and punitive towards individuals making the move, causing policies like Mare Nostrum to be cut short. By pinpointing the multiple ‘Push’ and ‘Pull’ factors at play in the regions concerned it is possible to generate fresh insight on the debate on South- North migration.
‘Push Factors’
For Syrians and Eritreans on the move, the situation at home is the key reason for flight. In Syria, there are immediate threats to life, regardless of which side of the conflict you are on. In Eritrea, an oppressive military regime and a lifeless economy force several thousand to walk across its land borders every month. Ruthless and indiscriminate conscription waves can also augment departures, as can changes in border surveillance, including the reported end to the notorious ‘shoot to kill’ policy.
Conditions in neighbouring countries of transit, such as Sudan, Ethiopia, Israel, Egypt or Libya, can have the greatest influence on whether migrants and refugees stay put. The fencing of Israel’s border in 2012-13 and destructive military raids in the Sinai Peninsula have severely dampened the trafficking of Eritreans through Egypt into Israel and opened up an alternative smuggling route via Khartoum to Libya. In Kenya, Ethiopia and Sudan, so called ‘encampment policies’ restrict the free movement of refugees to certain parts of the country with limited access to services, work or education, and consequently many are dissuaded from settling down.
In Egypt, after the removal from power of President Mohammed Morsi in 2013, there has been a series of attacks on Syrian refugees in Egypt, accused of siding with the now banned Muslim Brotherhood. At the time I was working for a legal aid NGO in Cairo and I saw how quickly the hospitality towards Syrians turned into street violence and arbitrary detention, forcing thousands of Syrians, who had only just begun to call Egypt home, to board boats all along Egypt’s Northern Coast and try their luck at Europe instead. Factional fighting in Libya this past year has also sparked a surge in boat departures.
‘Pull Factors’
Certainly Mare Nostrum may have played its part in giving smugglers the confidence to clear a backlog of persons waiting to make the dangerous Mediterranean crossing, but given most young Eritreans I meet tell me they will ‘die trying’, it is not the only reason for the rise in numbers last year.
Other unreported pull factors, emerging in recent years, fail to receive the attention they deserve in news reports or policy approaches to irregular South-North movement. Mass media has emphasized social and political inequalities, as BBC and Facebook now reach even the most remote African villages. Social networking connects the Eritrean child with his cousin in the Netherlands, and then again with potential smugglers, gaining precious information on the best migration routes, incumbent risks and the cost involved in advance. Ideas of ‘Europe’ proliferate the refugee camps. Boys swagger past me in Manchester United and Chelsea t-shirts calling one another ‘Rooney’ or ‘Beckham’, and I catch myself humming to the sound of a well-known Rihanna song blasting from a girl’s mobile phone as I stroll through a camp market in Sudan – unsurprised that 80 per cent of all asylum seekers and refugees will leave within three months of their arrival.
In October 2013 several hundred Eritreans were left to drown near Lampedusa, a small island off Italy. Another 4000 deaths at sea later and we are still searching for a ‘solution’ to irregular migration. The UNHCR for one is repositioning itself towards promoting human mobility solutions in recognition that refugees will move and move again in search of ‘effective protection’. Such protection demands more than freedom from refoulement, but respect for human rights akin to nationals in host countries, which is difficult to demand in developing countries struggling to secure basic rights even for their own citizens. Burden sharing remains necessary, not simply from within the EU to alleviate the burden on first countries of asylum like Italy, Greece and Malta, but among resettlement countries that should ensure slots are available to protracted refugee communities and not only to those fleeing the latest emergencies. Certainly there is no easy fix or robust indicators of causation for what the world is witnessing in the last year. But taking a step back and thinking carefully about the push and pull factors at play should help put us in the right direction.
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U.S. Eleventh Circuit
Rumored Bipartisan Deal for 11th Cir. Seats Just Went Through
By William Peacock, Esq. on December 20, 2013 2:42 PM
Who says there's no compromising in today's Washington D.C.?
Way back in September, we passed along a rumor that the White House was mulling over a "West Wing"-like deal to fill the numerous vacancies in the Eleventh Circuit. The Democrats would get their long-desired nominee, Jill Pryor, who was blocked by Georgia's Republican senators last year, while the Republicans would get their choice, Judge Julie Carnes, an extremely qualified district court judge appointed to the bench by President George H. W. Bush.
Judge Pryor's nomination has been pending for over a year. Judge Carnes's nomination was announced this morning.
Speaking of the district court, President Obama's list for those vacancies, sent to the Senate today, includes the Democrats' rumored choice, as well as the Republicans' rumored three choices.
We dove into the judges' backgrounds when the rumors broke back in September, but here are the current nominees:
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals:
Jill A. Pryor
Judge Julie E. Carnes*
Judge Robin S. Rosenbaum
District Court:
Leigh Martin May
Mark Cohen*
Judge Eleanor Ross*
Judge Michael Boggs*
*rumored Republican choice.
On the Court of Appeals, assuming these three nominations go through, that means there will be two Judge Carnes (Julie and Edward) and two Judge Pryors (Jill and William). It also leaves one remaining vacancy, due to former Chief Judge Joel Dubina's move to senior status.
The deal also means that the bench consists of eight Democratic nominees (including Judge Julie Carnes) and three Republican nominees, though six of eight senior judges are Republican nominees. (And obviously, the party making the nomination doesn't necessarily reflect the judge's ideological tilt. See, for example, this rumored deal.)
Other interesting things to note: Mark Cohen, a Republican pick for the District Court, was previously suggested as a Court of Appeals nominee by the Georgia GOP senators that blocked Pryor. Democratic choice Leigh Martin May's nomination was previously blocked in 2009. And Judges Ross and Boggs both come from the state court bench, with Ross coming from DeKalb County and Boggs moving over from the Georgia Court of Appeals.
You may also notice that the deal is 1:1 for the Court of Appeals, and 1:3 for the district court. It may seem like a bad deal for the Democrats, but as we've noted before, with Republican senators holding five out of six seats in Eleventh Circuit states, they have a blue slip veto over nominations, and as a result, a lot of leverage in negotiations.
Congratulations to all of the nominees. Considering the bipartisan nature of the list, it seems like confirmation is a foregone conclusion.
Filibuster is Gone, But Will Blue Slips Halt 11th Circuit Nominations? (FindLaw's Eleventh Circuit Blog)
Does the 11th Circuit Bench Have a Diversity Problem? (FindLaw's Eleventh Circuit Blog)
Is Robin Rosenbaum, a 2012 Dist. Court Appointee, Headed to 11th? (FindLaw's Eleventh Circuit Blog)
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No Little Plans
By Margaret Hicks in Arts & Entertainment on Mar 27, 2006 4:30PM
Whew, Chicagoist had a busy weekend. We had some friends in from out of town, so we went downtown and had a look at some buildings. Luckily spring is arriving, so even behind the scaffolding of the Federal Center, we could see the easy simplicity of Mies van der Rohe’s big black boxes. We told our friends that “less is more” and “God is in the details” and about the evolution of Chicago’s architecture. We looked at the new One South Dearborn and marveled at its slant on Modernism. We discussed the differences in the aesthetic touch of Daniel Burnham and Louis Sullivan. We gawked at the thick-windowed, load-bearing Monadnock, and were tickled by the crazy, Post- Modernist Harold Washington Library with all of its loving Chicago references.
Well now we wish we had held off a few days, because tomorrow the editors of Chicago Architecture : Histories, Revisions, Alternatives will be at the Chicago Architecture Foundation ready to de-bunk some of Chicago’s Architecture myths. The Amazon review reads “that the mythic status of Chicago architecture has distorted our understanding of the historical circumstances in which it was realized.” Uh oh! We better get our friends back! It’s a lunchtime lecture, so feel free to bring your lunch and learn something while you eat your Quizno’s.
You can see Katerina Ruedi Ray and Charles Waldheim at the Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 S. Michigan Ave. at 12:15 p.m. Tues; free. (312) 922-3432, ext. 266.
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Canadian Sports Ratings Update: October 27
Here are the latest ratings as the CFL and Baseball postseason continue to benefit from the lack of hockey. And hockey from 20 years ago benefits from no hockey this year. Thanks to Whitey Fisk and Bill Brioux for publicizing many of these.
WPG-TOR, Oct 19, TSN: 688, 000
EDM-BC, Oct 19, TSN: 729, 000
MTL-SSK, Oct 20, TSN: 720, 000
HAM-CGY, Oct 20, TSN: 929, 000
NYY-DET (g3), Oct 16, SN: 799, 000
SF-STL (g4), Oct 18, SN: 398, 000
STL-SF (g6), Oct 21, SN: 497, 000
NYJ-NE, Oct 21, Citytv: 487, 000
PIT-CIN, Oct 21, TSN: 448, 000
DET-CHI,Oct 22, TSN: 560, 000
CGY-VAN (’94), Oct 20, CBC: 217, 000
All numbers are BBM Canada AMA 2+
First off, anyone who says the NFL is way more popular than the CFL needs to look at these numbers. Yes, many watch the NFL on Sunday afternoon on American nets or Sunday Ticket, but the three big nationally televised games were all well below the CFL standard.
I’m not sure of the exact percentage change, but Sportsnet’s LCS ratings were up over last year. Games 1 and 3 of the Yankees series was far and away better than thar 528, 000 high mark from last season. Giants-Cardinals averaged 477, 000 viewers for the six games that weren’t affected by rain.
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25 thoughts on “Canadian Sports Ratings Update: October 27”
justa watcher
CFL ratings always amaze me. I honestly do not know anyone in the GTA (friends, relatives/co-workers/casual acquaintances) aged 18-45 that watches the CFL. Can these ratings be broken down by area?
Anyone here agree? Is the CFL an “old timers” league or is it just my circle that doesn’t watch?
Yeah they can be broken down, I don’t have access to that information though. Seperate ratings are kept for Quebec (French only), Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver. The league is very popular in Quebec and from Manitoba-west, which probably accounts for the majority of its ratings.
Where I’m from out in eastern Ontario, I never hear anybody discussing football (CFL/NFL) or basketball. It’s either hockey or baseball. Even when I commute into head office of the firm I work for which is in Markham, it’s either hockey or baseball (Blue Jays) talk “around the water cooler” there. I’ve never heard one discussion of Argos/CFL, Raptors, NFL in the office there either. People were discussing the Tour de France this past summer strangely enough though!
steve desio
Yes it is in your circle of the GTA in which the CFL ratings are the lowest. there were practically 0 football ratings in Quebec before the TSN began televising all of the Montreal Als games on the French Network RDS. As for Western Canada people watch both but especially the 4 prairies teamd WIN, SASK, CAL, and EDM the CFL is the top show.
Although the NFL was expecting much better ratings in soutern Ontario GTA region with the Bills scheduled to play yearly games at Rogers center. This may indeed ultimatley lead to the Bills to move to LA do to its smaller market, not as much suport from the GTA as they had hoped for, and the unlikley ability fot Buffalo to build an Ubdated NFL facitiy.
Will be interesting to see the Canadian ratings for the World Series considering how terrible they have been in the US.
I sense they’ll be about on par with the ALCS, but maybe not. Football on Thursday probably hurt more in the US than it did here. And the lack of hockey will certainly help. There’s no direct CFL competition either.
I wouldn’t say the NFL is way more popular than the CFL, but I also don’t think its behind it. The Sunday Ticket and American broadcasts are a pretty big technicality that makes regular season comparison pretty tough. I mean, if around half of the reported audience was watching the one of the Sunday games through other means not captured by BBM (either the 4pm one on Sportsnet or the primetime matchup on NBC) then the real audience is right where 3 of the CFL games are.
Another thing is the playoff audience numbers get reversed where there isn’t the audience splintering. I don’t just mean the Super Bowl and the Grey Cup; the NFL conference and wild card games are ahead of the comparable CFL rounds.
Finally, any rumours about a new TV deal for the CFL yet? I imagine Grey Cup week would be a good time to announce it.
The playoff games are actually fairly similar. The Grey Cup used to be very close to the Super Bowl, but the Super Bowl ratings have taken off like crazy the past 3 or so years.
I haven’t heard anything about the new CFL deal. Personally, I hope CBC gets in on it just because I don’t like one network having every game, really. If TSN retains exclusive rights, then yeah, Grey Cup week would probably make sense. Last time around it was announced in December, I believe.
The ratings on your own site show last years AFC/NFC Championships averaged 2.2 million. The CFL East/West Finals averaged a little over 1.5 million so there is a bit of a gap.
I still don’t see the CBC getting in on a deal with the way things are going there, didn’t they just announce more cost reductions last week? They’ve already committed a lot to the Olympics and need to keep a lot of dry powder for the NHL negotiations. Maybe if the order of the deals were reversed and they knew the NHL was going to Bell I could see them stepping up with some of the money in order to keep some semblance of CBC sports alive between Sochi and Rio.
A bit of a gap, yes. But I think it is important to remember other factors. NFL games are played later in the day (1 is in primetime in the east). And the NFL has virtually no competition that day. The CFL playoffs go against a bunch of other NFL games.
The question for CBC is can they make money on CFL? If they can, then there’s no doubt they will bid until the price gets to a point they can’t. TSN does have an exclusive bidding period (it may have already passed), so CBC might not even have a chance at rights.
The more and more I think of it, I think the NHL will sell 3 broadcasting packages. 1 for CBC Saturday nights (with a reduction in the # of games), 1 for TSN and 1 for Sportsnet. The demand for content is there to do an NFL-like deal where everybody gets something.
John Gazzola
It blows my mind the rating the CFL get. I literally don’t know anyone that watches it. It’ve always suspected it very popular in cities that actually have a team. And that no-one outside those cities care about it. I love NFL football and enjoy watch NCAA football as well, but i couldnt sit through 10 mins of a CFL game
The people living in a bubble are people like John & justa watcher. They’re just not in touch with the rest of Canada. With a thing called the internet, it is fairly easy to get to know what stokes your fellow Canadians beyond hockey.
Just watch the documentary TSN had – now posted on their site – about the Sask fans. It rivals any NFL or US college fandom given that just over 1 million people only live there.
Justin my friend, if you read the post I actually asked questions. Notice the question marks? Live in a bubble? That’s just a dumb statement.
I said I don’t know anyone that watches. I didn’t say nobody watches. I’m not surprised Saskatchewan fans love the CFL. That’s the only “major” sports team they have. That’s not a knock. If I lived there I’d probably be a diehard too.
I didn’t put down the CFL. Just because Sask fans are crazy for the riders, doesn’t mean we all know CFL fans.
Sorry you misunderstood, and sorry I hurt your feelings. No bubble here!
I’m by no means “living in a bubble”, I never said i dispute the amount of people watching the CFL. I’m just surprised with how popular the league actually is. It’s probably because I live in Atlantic Canada where I can honestly say I never hear anyone mentioning it, but know lots off people that follow the NFL full out. The fact that there are no CFL teams out east here most likely plays the main factor, its just until I begain following this website and saw the ratings I never would of though more people n Canada tune into a CFL game than say The World Series or your average NFL game on sunday.
I meant no disrespect to teh CFL fans in this country, I can just honestly say I didn’t think there was THAT many of them.
I’m from the maritimes too, and I don’t really know that many who watch it, at least regularly. I was surprised at how many wore Tiger Cats or Stampeders gear to the game in Moncton last year.
if you call yourselves football fans, live in Canada and are taken aback about why the CFL gets good tv ratings, then if you’re not in a bubble, you must be living under a rock in terms of understanding the football landscape in Canada.
But at least unlike many, you’re on this site and learning.
How many people on here watch the CFL? I know I do and I know lots of my friends all between the ages of 30-40 that watch it.
I probably watch somewhere between 10 and 20 games a year. The Grey Cup is the only one that’s a must-watch though. Don’t think I saw any Labour Day or Thanksgiving games this year for the first time in a while.
I do. It’s got a pretty good following here in Alberta.
Downtownfan
It always amazes me that people are “startled” by facts: A reflection more of what they want to believe than a willingness to do so. In this case, it reflects a longstanding media bias against the CFL and a perception created by comments such as the Rouge’s own– instead of stating “anyone who says the NFL is way more popular than the CFL needs to look at these numbers.” Actually, the statement should be “As usual, the CFL’s ratings beat the NFL’s, and the CFL remains the second most watched sport in Canada after hockey.” The NFL’s regular season ratings in Canada have never, aside from a few outlier events, beaten the CFL, even head-to-head. The NFL’s ratings in Canada are bumped up by not facing any competition when the CFL season ends, being on the broadcast network (3 million + more homes) and by being shilled by media outlets shamelessly (all the jock media, who only follow ESPN, think the NFL is cool– how can the CFL outdraw it?). Last year, the BBM ratings showed that the “most viewed” day in Canadian television was the day of the Grey Cup– in part because the Grey Cup faced a full slate of NFL games, a Ottawa Senators game, and CTV’s primetime broadcast sked. The SB, on the other hand, faces virtually no competition.
My comment was not meant to be biased against CFL. I know quite well that the CFL tends to beat the NFL during the regular season week in-week out.
“The SB, on the other hand, faces virtually no competition.”
There’s a very good reason for that. No one puts a valued product out in front of a speeding frieght train.
The broadcast network difference might account for some of the difference but the penetration spread is not 3 million homes and PPMs have reduced this effect. Plus, it pales in comparison to the pro-CFL bias that gets introduced with BBM’s methodology limitations (something that rarely gets mentioned when people boast about these “facts”).
TSN shills the hell out of both leagues and other outlets produce a lot of positive coverage for both. Or are you one of these people who think someone like Stephen Brunt hates the CFL because he can acknowledge the league isn’t perfect?
The fact is, the CFL faces all kinds of competition, including for the Grey Cup, that the SB does not. How much does this account for in viewership? I am not sure what you mean by the “pro-CFL bias that gets introduced with BBM’s methodology limitations”– please explain further.
While TSN does shill the heck out of both leagues, one can’t say the same for Rogers, or The Score. This has a real impact on perception. Brunt, who recently published a book, “100 Grey Cups:This is Our Game”, obviously is a fan of the league, but check out Dowbiggin’s piece on CFL ratings from a few weeks ago: The ratings are up this year from last, but that’s a slump. Of course, if you take a historic high from 2010 and make this your only benchmark, ratings are always going to be down…
The BBM limitations he is referring to is not being able to Cdn track viewers watching CBS, NBC, ABC or Fox. But in looking at NFL matches only available on TSN or simulcast on CTV/Citytv, it isn’t as if the ratings are markedly different vs matches shown on both TSN & NBC.
Plus, some have also mentioned about viewers who watch other games through sports packages but again I don’t there is enough here to move the needle.
As you mentioned, being startled by facts shows the limited universe they live in i.e. too much of their sports info coming from down south.
Water Cooler Canada
Thanks for the review. It will be very useful for those who don’t want to manually configure things.
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Responsive Designed Interventions Are Needed to Support Positive Outcomes of Children and Adolescents with CKD
Lori M. Hartwell
Renal Support Network, Glendale, California
Renal Insufficient, Chronic
This review was of great interest to me, because I have had kidney disease since the age of 2 years old. I experienced effects of the disease throughout childhood and correspondingly, multiple periods of interrupted schooling. My experiences confirm conclusion from the recent study by Dr. Chen and colleagues that “children on dialysis may be at greatest risk compared to children with mild-to-moderate CKD and transplant recipients” (1).
I also affirm the authors’ conclusion that existing studies do not provide longitudinal data on the cognitive and educational progress of children and adolescents with CKD (1). I suggest that future studies focus on identifying interventions that help young people succeed in cognitive and educational attainment while undergoing treatment (not just pre- and post-transplant).
The cause of my kidney failure was hemolytic uremic syndrome. Luckily, my kidneys began functioning again after a short time on dialysis, and doctors were able to manage my high BP with medications that were mainly used on adults. My kidneys provided adequate clearance until I reached the age of 12 years old, when I experienced congestive heart failure and needed emergency dialysis. From ages 12 to 24 years old, I was on a combination of hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis and went through two unsuccessful transplant attempts.
I recall occasions while on hemodialysis experiencing poor cognition and difficulty retaining information. It is not surprising that children and adolescents on dialysis are at greater risk of such effects. Studies have shown a decline in cognitive function that has been associated with fluid and solute shifts while undergoing hemodialysis. Anemia, hypotension, uremia, malnutrition, and diabetes are also known factors contributing to poor cognition. Helpful follow-on studies should be designed to identify successful interventions that health care teams and educators can use to counter the relevant effects of these conditions.
Because of my illness, I had to continue primary education on a home-schooling basis from tenth grade on. Different school systems have various approaches to educating chronically ill patients. The best fit should be the one that encourages the patient. On several occasions, I sensed that home teachers and school administrators did not have very high expectations of my survival, and therefore, they had low motivation to help me succeed. I have also witnessed these attitudes among health care professionals and in some of the parents of youth who I have worked with over the years.
Depression is prevalent in the adult population of those with CKD and should be researched further in the CKD pediatric population. Children and adolescents with CKD need help embracing positive mental pursuits. I was very lucky to have a family that enjoyed making crafts and playing card games, such as Canasta, Pinochle, and Cribbage. The games required math and strategic thinking, and they helped me with my studies. Having a child life specialist and art therapy available when I was in the hospital as a child lessened my sense of worry, and I looked forward to learning and making a new craft. Loneliness is also a very big factor for this population; it can be hard to relate to your peers when dealing with diet restrictions, medication, treatment, body image issues, and prolonged absences from school.
I fully agree with the authors’ statement: “Identification of the bio-psycho-social factors associated with improved neurocognitive and educational outcomes, and the involvement of relevant expert teams, may inform the development of a comprehensive post-transplant rehabilitation service for children and adolescents with CKD” (1). However, I suggest that research needs to identify interventions countering poor neurocognitive and educational prospects for the full range of CKD stages, because not all patients have prognoses that suggest ideal transplant outcomes.
The effect of disease severity, the duration of CKD, and the age of disease onset were considered in four of the studies in the review, but the age of disease onset did not seem to have an effect. However, these were not longitudinal studies, and the authors state that “we could not assess the longitudinal change in cognitive function with advancing CKD stage” (1).
Because limited longitudinal evidence is available on children on dialysis and their cognitive ability, I support the idea of researching best practices for health care professionals to help these patients achieve optimal neurocognitive and educational outcomes. A few suggestions for study: art therapy, educating the school system on patients’ needs, designing less stressful dialysis treatment regimens, and educating health care teams and families about projecting positive expectations for outcomes.
There are some closing questions to consider for study. Are patients involved in more passive types of activities, such as watching movies, or engaged in interactive activities that can help them? Are adolescents involved in taking their own BP and managing their medications and treatment schedule? (I managed my own peritoneal dialysis supplies from ages 16 to 23 years old, which led to a skill set that I now use in my company: inventory management.) How can the health care environment be enhanced to contribute to patients’ learning and ensure that they have the cognitive ability to become productive adults that are able to care for themselves, pursue higher education, manage their health care, and enter the workforce with ease?
This is a valuable review of several existing studies; a serious reminder that children and adolescents with CKD face medical, psychologic, and social barriers to learning; and a clear indication that interventions designed to be responsive to patient needs are necessary.
Lori Hartwell is the Founder of Renal Support Network (RSN). Additional information about Ms. Hartwell and RSN is available at http://www.rsnhope.org/about/about-lori-hartwell/.
Published online ahead of print. Publication date available at www.cjasn.org.
See related article, “Neurocognitive and Educational Outcomes in Children and Adolescents with CKD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis,” on pages 387–397.
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My Happy Ending – Epilogue
Let’s talk this over
It’s not like we’re dead
Ashleigh pouted as her mother and Joey fussed over her that morning. She was sitting in Joey’s living room, getting her make-up done for her wedding to Nick that afternoon.
“Sit still Ashleigh, God.” Joey scolded as she proceeded to attack Ashleigh with a make up brush.
“I am sitting still!” Ashleigh replied, though she was doing anything but. She was fidgety beyond belief, already feeling antsy. She was nearly ready to go, besides putting her dress on, her make-up was the last thing she was getting done.
“I don’t know why you two are insisting on getting married outside.” Her mom commented while making sure Ashleigh’s hair was in place. “It looks like it’s going to rain any minute.”
Ashleigh rolled her eyes. The last thing she cared about was the weather. After everything she and Nick had been through in the past couple of years, rain was the least of her worries. “It’ll be fine, mom. I’ve got an umbrella. Besides, it’s going to take place under a huge tent thing. It’ll be fine.”
Was it something I did?
Was it something you said?
“Not getting cold feet, are you?” Kevin laughed as he and the others arrived at the park where Nick and Ashleigh’s wedding was supposed to take place.
“Not at all.” Nick smiled as he sat down on one of the wooden chairs. The guests would start arriving shortly, and Nick was grateful for the couple of minutes he had with his best man beforehand. “Thanks Kev.” He said.
Kevin just smiled at the younger man. “You and Ashleigh have come such a long way.” He commented, and Kristin nodded in agreement.
Nick looked up at the sky. Though it was grey and rain threatened to spill over at any moment, he couldn’t have felt happier than he already did.
Don’t leave me hanging
In a city so dead
Nick stood silently at the alter. He smiled to himself as the flower girl (one of Ashleigh’s friends daughters) made her way through the guests, and as Baylee followed quickly behind with the rings.
His breath nearly caught in his throat as all the guests rose from their seats and Ashleigh began to walk towards him. Her dress was simple, and her hair was pulled back. As she walked down the aisle with Grandfather linked to her arm, he couldn’t help but grin.
And as Ashleigh looked up at him, she grinned as well.
Held up so high
On such a breakable thread
Ashleigh grinned at Nick as she got read to read him her wedding vows. As Joey handed her the paper she’d written them on, she bit her lip. It had taken Ashleigh nearly an entire day to figure out exactly what she would say.
“Nick, you were everything I ever wanted since I was fourteen years old. You were my idol, the person I desired to be with more than anyone in the world. Now, as I stand here before you I can’t even imagine how things came together like this. I love you more than anything, and not because your poster hangs above my wall, but because you love me with such honesty and intensity that I never thought was possible until now. I will always love you, Nick.”
You were all the things I thought I knew
And I thought we could be
Nick smiled as he went to read his vows to Ashleigh. He looked back at Kevin, who nodded for him to proceed.
“Ashleigh, you are the love of my life. I can’t imagine where I would be without you. There was a time when I thought this day would never come, but you and I got through it together. You’ve kept me sane and you’ve kept me rational, even when I didn’t deserve it from you, you still gave me love. You believed in me more than anyone ever has. I’ll never stop loving you, I couldn’t even if I tried.”
You were everything, everything that I wanted
We were meant to be, supposed to be
But we lost it
Ashleigh and Nick glanced at each other as they placed their rings on each others fingers. After all they’d been through together, it was very much a relief for them to stand in front of all their friends and family and declare their love for each other.
All of the memories so close to me just fade away
After being told he was able to kiss Ashleigh, Nick promptly took her in his arms and kissed her tenderly. Ashleigh blinked back a couple of tears as she kissed him back. Everything she’d been dreaming about for the past year was finally happening. She and Nick were offically married.
All this time you were pretending
So much for my happy ending
The reception was being held at a small recreation centre not too far away from where they’d had the wedding. Once everyone was seated, Joey grinned at Ashleigh and began her toast to the bride. Ashleigh smiled back, though she worried a little about what Joey was going to say.
“Ashleigh has been my best friend since we were in the sixth grade. She and I did everything together. I know you’re going to hate me for saying this Ash, but she and I adored the Backstreet Boys… and from the looks of it, she still does.” Joey giggled.
Ashleigh rolled her eyes. She’d known Joey was going to bring that up.
Joey continued. “She’s been my best friend through everything. Through High School, and even though we were in different faculties in University, she always made time for me. In all the years I’ve known her, I’ve never seen her as happy as she is when she’s with Nick. Congratulations you guys, you deserve it.”
You’ve got your dumb friends
I know what they say
After Joey’s toast, dinner was promptly served. If Nick and Ashleigh had their way, they would have been happy with burgers and fries, however Ashleigh’s mom wasn’t about to allow that. So instead, they ended up having a nicer dinner of grilled chicken and rice. Ashleigh and Nick grinned at each other, both thinking how much they would rather be eating something more along the lines of fast food.
They tell you I’m difficult
Well so are they
After dinner was over, Kevin stood up to toast Nick as his best man. Nick gave Ashleigh a look, knowing Kevin would say anything he could to embarrass Nick. Ashleigh just giggled.
“Nothing makes me happier to stand here on Nick’s wedding day. I’ve known him since he was twelve years old, and I watched and helped him grow up. I feel like I should say something cheesy like ‘I remember when Nick came home from his first date with Ashleigh’” Kevin laughed, and paused as the other guests laughed as well. “But that’s not exactly how it turned out. Needless to say I couldn’t be happier that these two managed to find their way back to each other, because I’ve never seen Nick happier.”
But they don’t know me
Do they even know you?
Once dinner was over, it was time for Ashleigh and Nick to have their first dance as a married couple. Ashleigh had told Nick he should be the one to choose the song, since he was of course the more musical oriented out of the two of them.
“Joey mentioned something to me about the fact that when you two were younger, you said that you wanted to dance to a Backstreet Boys song at your wedding.” Nick said, and Ashleigh rolled her eyes. How many more times were they going to make fun of her? Still, she couldn’t help but grin a little at the irony of the situation.
“I thought that would be a little weird.” Nick continued. “So I thought I’d choose the next best thing.”
And as Ashleigh joined him on the dance floor, God Must Have Spent A Little More Time On You by Nsync started to play.
“You’re a loser.” Ashleigh giggled as she danced with him.
“You love it.” Nick replied, kissing the top of her head.
All the things you hide from me
All the shit that you do
“I’m ashamed, Nick. Don’t you know that Backstreet Boys and Nsync are arch enemies?” Joey laughed as she approached Nick and Ashleigh once they were finished their dance.
Nick pretended to look surprised. “I’ve never heard anything about this!”
Joey shook her head as she looked at Ashleigh. “Too bad, it’s too late for you to get out.” She joked.
Ashleigh smiled as she put her arms around Nick’s waist. “He’s cute, so I’ll let it slide.”
“Congratulations, Nick.” Bob Carter smiled as he approached his son.
Nick smiled as he hugged his father. Through all his family drama, he was grateful for the fact that they were still on speaking terms at least. “Thanks, Dad.”
“So you’re the one that finally got him to settle down.” Bob said, flashing Ashleigh a smile.
“That would be me.” Ashleigh grinning, shaking the hand of her new father in law. Though she understood Nick’s reasons for not wanting his mother there, Ashleigh was happy that Nick was able to get along with his father.
“Welcome to the family, Nick.” Clayton Dane said, as he and Ashleigh’s mother approached the two of them. “You’re going to have your hands full with her.” He said, winking in Ashleigh’s direction.
Ashleigh rolled her eyes, but giggled. “Grandpa, I’m not five years old anymore.”
Nick just laughed. “Don’t worry, I already do.” He said, putting him arms around Ashleigh.
“You’re so grown up.” Cathy commented as she looked at her daughter’s smiling face. “I’m so happy for you.”
“Thanks Mom.” Ashleigh beamed.
Nick stood with the other four Backstreet Boys for a moment as Ashleigh sat with her girlfriends from University.
“Good for you, Nicky.” AJ congratulated him.
“You know, I never thought I’d say this, but you and Ashleigh are beyond perfect for each other.” Brian said, giving Nick a hug. “You guys have both changed so much.”
Nick chuckled. “Thank God for that.” He said, glancing over to Ashleigh. She was laughing and talking with her friends, wearing the same upbeat happiness he’d fallen in love with.
“If you smash that cake in my face, you’re not getting laid tonight.” Ashleigh said as she and Nick went to cut the cake.
Nick clasped a hand to his chest. “But, Ashleigh! It’s our wedding night!”
Ashleigh laughed and gave him a look. “Then don’t put cake on my face.”
Nick grinned at her devilishly, and as they went to cut the cake, he playfully grabbed a chunk of it.
“Don’t.” She warned him, a smile playing on her lips.
“I would never.” Nick said, shaking his head, but of course he was lying. Ashleigh squeezed her eyes shut as he messed up her picture perfect make up with wedding cake.
“You’re horrible.” Ashleigh said right before Nick kissed her.
“See? Now it’s fair.” Nick said, referring to the cake that was now on his face as well as a result of kissing Ashleigh.
It’s nice to know that you were there
Thanks for acting like you cared
And making me feel like I was the only one
“So?” Joey pressed as she walked up to Ashleigh and quickly whisked her away from Nick for a private girl talk. “Did you get anything special for tonight?”
Ashleigh laughed at her friend’s interest in hers and Nick’s sex lie. “Maybe.”
“Come on Ash! You have to tell me.” Joey prodded.
Ashleigh only giggled. “Maybe I’ll tell you tomorrow during the gift opening.” She said.
“You’d better.” Joey giggled.
It’s nice to know we had it all
Thanks for watching as I fall
And letting me know we were done
As the evening drew to a close, Ashleigh and Nick were taken to their hotel suite via limo. Ashleigh sighed as she rested her head on Nick’s shoulder.
“Hey, don’t fall asleep!” Nick nudged her. “We still have plenty of activities planned for this evening.” He said suggestively.
Ashleigh opened her eyes and looked up at him. “I thought I told you that if you smushed the cake there’d be no sex.” She joked.
“That’s not funny, Ashleigh.” Nick said seriously.
Ashleigh laughed. “You’re so cute when you want sex.” She said, moving her lips up to touch his.
He was everything, everything that I wanted
As Nick unlocked the door to the suite, Ashleigh stood at the entranceway behind him, not moving.
“Come on.” Nick urged, eager to finish what they’d started in the limo.
Ashleigh shook her head. “Aren’t you supposed to carry me in?” She asked innocently.
Nick sighed jokingly. “Oh of course, how could I forget?” And as he said so, he picked her up and carried her inside.
Snuggling as close as she could to Nick, Ashleigh pulled the covers over herself. She couldn’t have imagined that day being anymore perfect, and thanked her lucky stars once again that she was able to marry the man that she loved. “I love you, Nick.” She said quietly, before drifting off to sleep.
“I love you too, Ash.” Nick replied, turning to face her.
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Home Cryptocurrency News Kraken Licensed for First Cryptocurrency Bank in Wyoming
Kraken Licensed for First Cryptocurrency Bank in Wyoming
by Wayne Jones September 17, 2020 September 17, 2020
written by Wayne Jones September 17, 2020 September 17, 2020
Cryptocurrency DEX Kraken received approval from a state regulator in the U.S. to launch a crypto bank under an SPDI charter. According to the announcement on September 16, Kraken Financial, its new name, will have headquarters in Wyoming and be regulated by the Wyoming Division of Banking under a Special Purpose Depository Institution.
Under this system designed for cryptocurrency companies, Kraken will offer some banking functions to its customers and act as the exchange’s primary bank. Prior, these companies were third-party institutions.
Kraken Bridging Digital Assets and the USD Payment System
Dave Kinitsky, CEO of Kraken Financial, said that Kraken Financial would enable its clients in the U.S. to bank flauntless between digital assets and national currencies. They will pay bills and receive salaries in cryptocurrency, allowing them to invest and build portfolio trading.
In its first phase of operation, they will only offer accounts to U.S residents. Kraken expects to be a compliant bridge to the U.S. dollar payment system and digital assets. However, it must comply with federal and state laws inclusive of knowing your customer(KYC) and anti-money laundering, among others. Kraken will comply with Wyoming SPDI and digital asset laws, which include requirements such as fiat deposits be 100% reserved and meet consumer protection standards.
The Near Future of Kraken Financial
In October, the division and Promontory will publish the first manual for banks stating procedures and handling digital assets. Kraken Financial will also have the ability to operate in more jurisdictions by this time. It now has a regulatory passport into other states without dealing with a state-by-state compliance plan as it is a state-chartered bank now.
The exchange expects to get its significant revenue sourced from fees and services. SPDIs are not allowed to lend, and each of them has to hold 100% of its assets in reserve. Kraken has not disclosed how much equity capital it raised for application, but the Division of Banking encourages applicants to raise between $20 million and $30 million. A similar amount of money is at the de novo bank.
Having received the charter, Kraken aims at building out operations and personnel for the bank. About 10 to 25 department heads will start working. They have already hired the board, C-suite, and the rest to take place by the end of this month.
More Firms Applying for the Charter
After Kraken’s application, other firms started to show interest in applying for the charter. Avanti Financial Group, founded by Caitlin Long, was noted as one of the critical players thoughtfully pursuing the awarded charter. Headed in Cheyenne, Avanti was established off the partnership between Long and Blockstream and expected to open in October.
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Wayne is a Blockchain enthusiast and expert in crypto trading. Currently, I cover trendy issues on digital currencies and write regularly for Blockchainreporter.
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A Year in Review: Our 2020 Payments Trends Recap
When the year began almost 12 months ago, no one could have predicted a force with such magnitude that it could completely turn global commerce upside down. That force, of course, being COVID-19. At various times over the year, countries around the world experienced strict government regulations around business openings and social distancing, dramatically impacting commerce. With COVID-19 as a powerful market driver, it accelerated many of the payment trends of 2020 that we predicted at the outset of the year, including the global explosion of digital wallet usage and the seamless integration of embedded payments into software across industries.
While we couldn't predict a force of nature this big when the year began, the picture is much clearer now. As always, hindsight is 2020.
Here's our 2020 payments trends recap.
The pandemic takes hold around the world
When consumers needed to prioritise their health and safety over everything else, their buying habits immediately shifted in response. Where in-person interactions previously were the predominant way to conduct business, it flipped virtually overnight to online.
Businesses began to quickly turn their full attention to digital and no-contact commerce across all vertical sectors to help their customers continue to interact with them in a safe way. As examples, retailers shifted resources to strategies like takeaway and collection; medical practices started conducting appointments online via telehealth; restaurants closed their dining rooms and went completely to online and mobile ordering, and schools switched to virtual learning.
With a unique view into the world of payments, we saw this ecommerce trend unfold globally. In the early part of the year, we equipped three times as many businesses as anticipated with ecommerce capabilities. Equipping these businesses with online payments technology was necessary to support the sheer magnitude of consumers that turned to ecommerce to make payments. Capgemini's World Payments Report 2020 found that the number of consumers who make 51-100% of monthly purchases online doubled during the pandemic.
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The next normal in a pandemic
As restrictions began to lift over the summer and businesses started their safe commerce reopening plans, they rolled out techniques that let customers engage with them at a distance. For example, consumers could view a menu online and pay by QR code at restaurants, tap to pay with digital wallets in-store and make appointments for their pets.
Businesses also continued to expand their capabilities to conduct business virtually for those less comfortable venturing out. For example, event organisers, who primarily relied on hosting in-person fundraisers and activities, delved into organising and hosting virtual events for the very first time.
To be sure, these expanded ways to interact with businesses had a major impact on the acceleration of digital payment trends. According to The World Payments Report 2020, 64% of respondents surveyed said they used a contactless card during the global health crisis and 41% reported using it for the first time. Additionally, just over 46% had used mobile payments including digital wallets and QR codes to make purchases.
The ability to create these omnichannel experiences for customers was gaining momentum pre-pandemic, but COVID-19 hastened the pace substantially and helped businesses realise two significant benefits. First, it helped them make their customers feel safe while still being able to participate in daily and necessary activities. And second, it let businesses maintain relationships with customers for their continued sustainability.
As the year winds down, the pandemic continues to be at the forefront. In fact, many countries in Europe just announced a second wave of tightened restrictions. Unfortunately, the pandemic may not be going away as we round the corner to 2021. But now, after 11 months of operating in this environment, we can look back and take away some critical lessons. Most important perhaps is the need to not assume that your customers are always within your reach. It's ever-more paramount to enable ways to connect with customers in any and all channels because now we know that the rug can, in fact, be pulled out from underneath you.
We've also learned that the pace of change can accelerate in an instant. Some of the aforementioned payment trends made more inroads in three months than the previous three years. This makes the ability to adapt and be agile qualities that businesses must embrace in order to keep thriving in a world where change is the only constant.
While we're all ready to put this year in the rearview, businesses of all sizes in all industries learned how to reinvent themselves in order to keep afloat and be better prepared for future disruption. There's a new wave of businesses as a result: those that know first-hand the importance of prioritising the customer experience above all.
This year will go down in the history books. What will next year bring? Find out when we release our 2021 Commerce and Payment Trends Report. Sign up and be the first to get your copy when it becomes available.
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Analysing Wikipedia: An Introduction
Kiran Jonnalagadda and Hans Varghese Matthews introduce their project, aimed at producing tools that will allow anyone to analyse editing behaviour on Wikipedia. This is the first in a series of posts documenting their work.
There used to be a time, only a few years ago, when the typical savvy internet user, in seeking an understanding of some new concept, would look it up on a Google search. Today, for an increasing number of users, the first reference likely to be looked at is Wikipedia. It is also usually the last.
Wikipedia’s prominence has grown phenomenally over the last few years, and that has made it important for anyone seeking acceptance of their version of facts. Vandalism is commonplace. Most of it is quickly removed and cleaned up, but some slips through, and the tools for fighting such vandalism remain relatively behind the curve.
We at the Centre for Internet and Society wondered if there was a way to detect pack editing behaviour, when a group of users edit together to push their agenda, across pages. The tools for fighting one vandal at a time are increasingly improving. Pack editing is harder to deal with. We don’t know if we have a solution, but we did think we should try.
I’m Kiran Jonnalagadda, your collaborator on this blog. I’m working with Hans Varghese Matthews, our resident statistician, who’s attempting to build mathematical models of pack behaviour. I write the code to pull the data from Wikipedia’s edit history that Hans needs and will later implement his algorithms in a set of tools that anyone can use to analyse Wikipedia.
We started a month ago with some initial experiments that I’ll describe in subsequent posts. Do let us know what you’d like to see come out of this project.
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Compared to New York City’s 2.15 percent rate of infection, on Rikers the rate stands at 9.53 percent (95 infections per 1000 people).
Over the course of this pandemic, we have been repeatedly confronted with the callousness of our elected leaders. Whether it was the image of Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiling a bizarre “art” project wall of PPE masks that (most likely) had been sent with the intention of being given to frontline workers, or Mayor Bill de Blasio’s recent proto-authoritarian protest ban in NYC, or Chief Judge Janet Difiore’s unwavering lack of empathy for people jailed in the city — it’s clear that those who run NYC do so in cold blood. They scapegoat each other and point fingers, while the media blithely complies and celebrates them for proving “to be the leader [the] nation needs.” And all this, while standing behind their superficial and false “commitments” to challenging racial inequities during COVID-19 as communities of color bear the brunt of this pandemic
Why should we praise politicians who have left thousands of Black and Latino New Yorkers to die? Governor Cuomo, Mayor De Blasio, NYC Chief Judge Janet Difiore, District Attorneys Gonzalez, Katz, Vance, Clark, McMahon, DOC Commissioner Cynthia Brann and NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea make up a complicated matrix of politicos who have the power to stop thousands of preventable deaths. In reality, the stories our elected officials tell to the media would be laughable if they weren’t so deadly. New York City’s rates of infection have far surpassed the rest of the country, and even as the rate slows here, many deaths — for example, in the Bangladeshi community — remain uncounted.
Of the 20K+ deaths in NYC, the majority of them have been Black, Latino, Asian, concentrated in the Bronx & Queens. People of color, particularly undocumented immigrants, have either comprised the majority of essential workers or been left unemployed without federal economic relief. Between the dates of April 24 and May 1, NYPD arrested 200 people to send them to die in a pandemic, even though jails like Rikers and the Metropolitan Detention Center are some of the leading sources of infections, along with nursing homes.
Compared to New York City’s 2.15 percent rate of infection, however, in Rikers the rate remains at 9.53 percent (95 infections per 1000 people). This rate of infection is the highest it has ever been in Rikers, due to miserable conditions inside, and lowering of even the most minimum standards of healthcare. Those who are sick receive abysmal care, and those who aren’t — well, it’s only a matter of time. Just last week, frontline nurses working at Rikers led a protest to demand more soap and running water to treat people inside the jail. Earlier, two dorms of 45 people inside Rikers led a labor strike to demand PPE and cleaning supplies, targeting DOC Commissioner Cynthia Brann, to no avail. This isn’t to say the city’s released no one — as of April 30, the decline in jail population was around 1,800 since Jan 1. In their reporting, however, they take credit for the work that’s been done by bail funds to get over 200 people out on bail. But that’s less than half of its total incarcerated population, with more than 2000 people still held on pre-trial (unconvicted) charges, and criminalization back on the rise. All this, despite report after report evidencing that mass releases will significantly reduce the spread of COVID-19 both inside and outside jails.
Brand new reporting data from the Board of Corrections also shows that that over 75 percent of people testing positive for COVID-19 in the jails are Black and Latino. Similarly, 67 percent of all deaths accounted for in New York City are of Black, Latino, or Asian people. Even inside nursing homes across the city, the majority of deaths have been of residents of color, with rates ranging from 46 percent in Queens to 88 percent in the Bronx, according to data collected by NPR. This is what continued racial apartheid looks like. And the names above — they’re all responsible.
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And then there’s the police. In the last week, we learned that of 40 arrested on racist “social distancing violations,” 35 were Black and 4 were Latino. We also learned that 81 percent of social distancing summonses were for Black or Latino people. Viral videos of typical police brutality from NYPD went viral, as the city unleashed 1,000 police on subways to throw people out. Instead of opening vacant housing or cancelling rent, the subways have been shut down at night and houseless people are literally being thrown into the street.
On April 16, Mayor de Blasio released his war-driven austerity budget, which includes more than $800 million in cuts to education alone, and the total elimination of the city’s summer youth employment program. Despite these draconian cuts and unprecedented revenue shortfalls, two city departments came out of the revised budget process not only unscathed, but with a budget increase and guaranteed capital-growth: the NYPD and the Department of Corrections (DOC). As others have written, we can’t police ourselves out of a pandemic.
For unconvinced readers, allow me to spell it out. COVID-19 is spreading through prisons and jails due to terrible — albeit standard — conditions inside, meaning that it will continue to contribute to rising infections throughout the city — for this, DOC Commissioner Cynthia Brann is at fault. Thanks to NYPD Commissioner Shea and the District Attorneys, thousands of people held pre-trial will be exposed to a deadly disease and increased criminalization will lead to new people in jail. Thanks to the New York City Council and its mayor, precious public funding will go to four new central borough-based jails (and up to 12 other satellite caging facilities). With cuts to programs like the Summer Youth Employment Program that thousands of young people of color rely on, it will most likely be the Black and Latino youth that police decide to surveil for social distancing this summer. When they arrest people, it’ll be Black or Latino New Yorkers. When the majority of people die, it’ll be in jail, nursing homes, or in the Bronx, and it’ll most likely be Black or Latino or Asian New Yorkers. The best this city’s leaders have to offer is a “Taskforce on Racial Inclusion and Equity” that has no current plans to respond to the crisis inside jails. When instead they could choose to free them all for public health, close Rikers Island, stop building jails, and invest in care infrastructure.
Against the backdrop of Cuomo’s budget cuts, and the ones being considered by the City Council this week, NYC’s COVID-19 story is one of austerity. To distract from their own dismal mismanagement, Cuomo and de Blasio have instead relied on nonprofits and private sector investors like the Gates Foundation to “reimagine” education rather than fund the schools we already have, while Cuomo uses his moment of political goodwill to cut Medicaid. Not only is this moment unexceptional, but the city’s deployment of a COVID-19 shock doctrine is possible only because of the deep existing racial and economic fissures within New York City. By slashing budgets for education and housing, but by driving billons towards new jails and police, not just now but for years, the city’s leaders have enabled and supported a continued racial apartheid in America.
We have seen this strategy in New York before, and we know the results. The 1970s and 1980s policy approach of planned shrinkage and benign neglect divested in the South Bronx and other Black and Latino neighborhoods while heavily policing and criminalizing these same communities for emerging public health concerns, substance use and HIV/AIDS. That toxic mix of racist policing and racist public policy led to an extraordinary rate of preventable deaths, as neoliberal politicos sought to “clean up” the city and balance the budget. As history seeks to repeat itself, we refuse to adhere to this violent logic and let a balanced budget come at the cost of our lives.
As the first bout of social distancing wanes, and we inch closer to a vaccine, New York City’s political echelons will rally behind each other while gaslighting the public into believing that this crisis was handled well. They’ll pat each other on the back and say the lives lost were collateral damage, while lowering the city flag to half mast for fallen police on stolen land. We’ll never learn the names of people found dead in the subway or in their Rikers cell, preventable casualties of public austerity and incalculable racism. But as people who love and live in this city, we should recognize their shock doctrine at play. Even as the public learns what we’ve always known; that courts can be closed and evictions cancelled; police presence lowered and people released; people housed in hotels and hospitals built overnight, these plutocrats will have sold the city out and called it “equity.”
Mon Mohapatra and Marlene Nava Ramos are organizers with the Free Them All for Public Health campaign in New York City.
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CV on May 14, 2020 at 9:58 pm said:
Whites are minority in NYC. Of course there are more Hispanics and blacks dead. A lot of Hispanics are illegal and poor and crowd apartments with many families sharing a small space. If one gets sick it spreads like fire.
Jarrett Murphy on May 15, 2020 at 8:23 am said:
It is not just that there are large numbers of Black and Latino deaths — it is that the numbers are disproportionate even to their presence in the city’s population.
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Classified Iran briefing becomes heated as Trump team clashes with Democrats
A classified Senate briefing on Iranian plots against the United States turned into a tense clash between top U.S. officials and lawmakers frustrated with President Trump’s strategy toward Tehran.
“I would say there was a lot of heat in that room,” Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, told the Washington Examiner following the Tuesday afternoon briefing.
Key congressional Democrats suggested that President Trump’s administration was preparing for military conflict with the regime based on faulty intelligence or even false pretenses after ambiguous U.S. warnings that Iranian proxies might attack American personnel in Iraq. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan sought to allay that suspicion in separate meetings, first with House lawmakers and then the Senate Tuesday afternoon.
“Today I walked them through what the Department of Defense has been doing since May 3, when we received credible intelligence about threats to our interests in the Middle East and to American forces, and how we acted on that credible intelligence,” Shanahan told reporters after the Senate briefing. “That intelligence has borne out in attacks, and I would say it’s also deterred attacks. We have deterred attacks based on our re-posturing of assets, deterred attacks against American forces.”
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Feds investigate coronavirus scam over deal for 39 million face masks
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Federal authorities are investigating an international, coronavirus-related scam that conned a California healthcare union into believing it struck a deal for hospitals to buy 39 million N95 face masks, according to a report.
The FBI and prosecutors in Pennsylvania uncovered the scheme while trying to determine whether the personal protective equipment could be seized under the Defense Production Act that President Trump invoked last month, the Los Angeles Times said.
“We believe we disrupted fraud,” Pittsburgh US Attorney Scott Brady told the paper.
The Greater New York Hospital Association, which represents more than 160 hospitals and health care systems across the state, was among the organizations that planned to purchase the masks, according to an announcement that the United Health Care Workers West made late last month.
The union, which represents 97,000 hospital employees across the Golden State, and an unidentified Pittsburgh businessman were both duped by the scheme, but no money ever exchanged hands and neither is under investigation, the Times said.
The targets of the probe are a purported broker in Australia and a supplier in Kuwait, both of whom used the encrypted WhatsApp messaging service to communicate with the Pittsburgh businessman, the Times said.
The businessman, who was serving as a middleman in the phony deal, told investigators he planned to buy the masks for $3.50 each and turn a “slight profit,” which the Times said could have amounted to $9 million.
The UHW — which is part of the powerful Service Employees International Union and which organized petition drives against three hospital networks that declined to buy masks — said the safety gear would be available for $5 each and that it wouldn’t make anything for its role in arranging the sales.
But the bogus deal collapsed when employees of the Oakland-based, Kaiser Permanente managed-care company complained that they hadn’t received any mask after their employer placed an order for 6 million.
Union spokesman Steve Trossman told the Times that the UHW’s only role was connecting the Pittsburgh businessman and the hospitals.
“As far as we knew, he had legitimate masks and the people who were going to purchase those masks were going to fully vet it and check it out and do their due diligence,” he said.
Trossman also said that the union “was trying to save the lives of healthcare workers and patients” and that it was “proud of having made that attempt.”
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Credible Solar is a proud solar installer for Killeen Texas. Solar energy is a simple and reliable way for us to harness the sun's renewable energy as a power source and adding solar to your Killeen property can get you immediate and long term savings on the electricity bill. You can turn your electricity bill from a monthly expense to a monthly investment with a solar installation from Credible Solar in Killeen.
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Killeen sits right outside of Fort Hood and maintains a high population of military citizens. For this reason property values have soared in the last decade and continue to climb to new highs every year. The city is serviced by Oncor. Most homes and businesses in the area have enough roof space to capitalize on the benefits of solar panels. Killeen has cheap electricity rates and solar power is a great option for any home or business owner looking to settle down in the area. Killeen has a solar energy system installed on the Town Hall & Public Safety Center.
Killeen was incorporated as city in Texas on April 14, 1914 and is now the 13th most populous city in Texas with a population of more than 150 thousand people. It is common to drive through Killeen using SH 163, SH 114, LBJ Freeway, John Carpenter Freeway, I-635, and George Bush Turnpike. The city is home to over 35 schools including Nimitz, MacArthur, and Killeen High School. People choose to settle down in Killeen because of the central location, the availability of public transit, and affordable homes. People often visit the city because of the Killeen Arts Center, which is a Smithsonian Affiliate. The city also owns the Jackie Townsell Bear Creek Heritage Center, the Ruth Paine House Museum, the Mustangs of Las Colinas Museum, and the Killeen Archives and Museum.
In Texas we have historically enjoyed low electricity rates due to our booming oil and gas industry. Due to the recent green energy initiative, Texas businesses are disincentivized to build coal and gas plants to provide the cheap power we were so accustomed to. Consequently, electricity rates have been on the rise and west coast companies have flooded the market. Credible Solar is Texas owned and operated and will do our best for homeowners and businesses looking to transition to green energy.
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Serena Williams Advocates for Equal Pay, says Gender pay gap hits women of color hardest’
American tennis star Serena Williams has slammed the gender pay gap, issuing a passionate call for black women to “be fearless” and demand equality. In a highly-charged personal essay, published by Fortune Magazine, the 23-time grand slam champion writes that for every dollar a man earns, black women make just 63 cents. @serenawilliams
American tennis star Serena Williams has slammed the gender pay gap, issuing a passionate call for black women to “be fearless” and demand equality.
In a highly-charged personal essay, published by Fortune Magazine, the 23-time grand slam champion writes that for every dollar a man earns, black women make just 63 cents.
“The cycles of poverty, discrimination, and sexism are much, much harder to break than the record for Grand Slam titles,” said Williams, decrying statistics showing “women of color have to work on average eight months longer to earn the same as their male counterparts do in one year.”
“For every black woman that rises through the ranks to a position of power, there are too many others who are still struggling.”
Though Williams was recently named the world’s highest-paid female athlete by Forbes — with annual earnings exceeding $25 million — the American is only 51st on the overall list, and far behind ATP Tour contemporaries Roger Federer, Novak Djkovic, Kei Nishikori, Rafa Nadal and Andy Murray.
She has previously been forced to defend how much female players receive at Grand Slam tournaments, despite Wimbledon only instituting equal pay for singles winners in 2007.
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“In every stage of my life, I’ve had to learn to stand up for myself and speak out,” said Williams, who is currently taking time out of the game to give birth to her first child.
“I have been treated unfairly, I’ve been disrespected by my male colleagues and—in the most painful times—I’ve been the subject of racist remarks on and off the tennis court.”
Just this month, former world No. 1 Ilie Natase was banned from sport by the International Tennis Federation until 2021 for “racially insensitive” remarks made in April about Williams’ unborn child.
Seven-time grand slam champion John McEnroe, meanwhile, has been widely condemned for comments that Williams would be “like 700” in the men’s world rankings — later clarifying but refusing to retract his remarks.
In every instance, Williams has refused to be silent — telling McEnroe to “respect my privacy” and drawing on a Maya Angelou poem in her condemnation of Natase.
Last year, she addressed inequality in the game in an open letter, following comments from Indian Wells CEO Raymond Moore that the female players “ride on the coattails” of the ATP Tour game and should “get down on their knees every night” to thank male players.
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“I don’t think any woman should be down on their knees thanking anybody like that,” Williams told reporters. “I don’t think that is a very accurate statement.”
Moore later apologized for the remarks, but stepped down from his role as tournament director.
This latest essay speaks to a far wider disparity – one she argues is as prevalent “in inner cities as it is in Silicon Valley.”
“Today isn’t about me,” writes Williams. “It’s about the other 24 million black women in America. If I never picked up a tennis racket, I would be one of them; that is never lost on me.”
“Black women: Be fearless. Speak out for equal pay. Every time you do, you’re making it a little easier for a woman behind you.” –– (CNN)
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President Donald Trump, despite multiple weeks of challenging the results of the 2020 Election, gave some clarity to his willingness to concede to Joe Biden.
On Thursday, the former reality television stars spoke extensively to reporters about supposed fraud during the presidential election and what it may be like for him to concede to the President-elect, who Trump had previously called “the worst presidential candidate in the history of U.S. politics.”
“It’s going to be a very hard thing to concede,” Trump said to White House Correspondents on Thursday.
While multiple states have rejected the President and his legal team’s lawsuits about voter fraud, Trump continues to hold onto the baseless claims. Though Biden may have won the popular vote, the Electoral college has yet to make a decision on who will be the next commander in chief.
If the Electoral College elects Biden, it would’ve been a mistake, Trump asserted on Thursday.
In addition to disputing Biden’s win, reiterating claims that the former VP’s election was illegitimate, Trump said that the American voting system, is far from what one would expect for the United States.
“We are like a third world country,” Trump said of America’s voting infrastructure.
When asked about whether he will vacate the White House for the incoming administration if the Electoral College elects Biden, Trump provided reporters with a simple answer.
“Certainly I will, and you know that,” he said.
While answering questions during the Thanksgiving briefing, it seems that Trump also got into a bit of a squabble with a White House reporter. When a reporter had objected to the President’s claims about voter fraud, Trump snapped back.
“You’re just a lightweight. Don’t talk to me that way,” he responded. “I’m the President of the United States. Don’t ever talk to the President that way.”
The President’s confirmation that he will leave the presidential home as well as his newest comments about a “rigged” election come just days after the United States General Services Administration chief Emily Murphy granted the team of President-Elect Biden the go-ahead for with a formal transition process.
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Solar Panels in Caliente, NV: Solar Companies, Cost, and Installation
We're here to help you determine whether a solar power system is worth it in Caliente, Nevada. We'll also answer your questions about how it works and which solar providers and installers are available. See the topics below:
Cost of Solar Panels in Caliente, NV
The figures below show the total cost of solar power in Caliente and the estimated payback or break-even period. The numbers below assumes you want to buy the system outright. You can also get a loan, lease the system, or set up a “power purchase agreement” (PPA). Learn more about payment options.
Solar Power Companies in Caliente, NV
Should You Get Solar in Caliente?
Obviously only you can decide, but we've collected the following pros and cons for getting solar at a Caliente home or business:
Is solar worth it in Caliente, NV? Considering all of the above, we think so for most people. Solar is 29.4% more cost effective than the rest of the nation and will pay itself back in around 10 years 5 months for a home buyer. We like to see return times (without state incentives) under 20 years.
Solar Power Savings by Month in Caliente
A 5kW system will save someone in Caliente up to $117.00 on an average month. That's significant given the average Nevada power bill of $116.47 per month. Here’s a monthly breakdown:
Data based on 1 zip in Caliente, NV. Data reliability is rated excellent.
For example, September is the highest-sun month in Caliente with an average of 7.40 kW per meter per day. An efficient 5 kW system will cover about 25 square meters depending on the roof. So, the following is the savings calculation for September in Caliente:
These assumptions are very good for the average home in Caliente, but nothing beats the accuracy of getting your own quote.
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• The Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwDs) Act 2016:
Government of India has passed "The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill - 2016" to replace the existing PwD Act, 1995. The types of disabilities have been increased from existing 7 to 21 in which for the first time Acid Attack Victims, Blood diseases like Haemophilia & Sickle Cell Anemia among others have been included.
Assam State Rules under Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 for implementation of RPWD Act 2016 is in the final draft stage.
• Persons with Disabilities Act 1995
Govt. of Assam has declared all District Employment Exchanges as "Special Employment Exchange for Disabilities" as per "PwD ACT, 1995" [THE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES, PROTECTION OF RIGHTS AND FULL PARTICIPATION) ACT, 1995].
• Registration in Employment Exchanges:
Persons With Disability are registered on form X-1 in accordance with the procedure laid down in NESM. A brief explanatory note of the applicant’s disability is made on the X-1 and the appropriate medical code letter is inserted at the top right-hand corner of the Index Card. The category to which the applicant belongs is also entered at the top middle of the Index Card.
• Maintaining a record of Registration in Employment Exchanges:
A book register X-63 containing a running record of registrations is maintained in all Employment Exchanges along with the details of the PwD candidates.
• Rendering of Statistical Returns:
All Employment Exchanges are required to submit work done in respect of all physically handicapped applicants etc. in prescribed format / return E.S.2.5 (Half Yearly).
In this return, data pertaining to five categories of Persons with Disabilities are recorded – Blind, Deaf & Dumb, Orthopedically, Respiratory Disorder, Negative Leprosy persons.
• Placement Assistance for PwDs:
One of the integral function of National Employment Service to provide special placement assistance to persons with disabilities covered under the PwD Act 1995. The aim is to assist a disabled person to undertake work of which he is capable and to secure his satisfactory adjustment to the work. A physical impairment may limit a person’s choice of occupations, however, in no case it constitutes a bar in getting gainful employment.
At present, placement assistance is confined to persons with visual impairment, hearing impairment, and locomotor disabilities and negative leprosy patients as per provisions under the PwD Act 1995.
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Improvements To a Main Street Can Indicate Economic Potential
A road improvement project on a main street may not be an infallible weathervane, but often does indicate that a downtown are could be experiencing an upswing.
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It would be a neat trick if a business could find a window into the future or a weathervane to predict which way the economic winds were blowing. Unfortunately, there’s no foolproof way to gauge whether a business will succeed on a city’s main street.
The lack of certainty shouldn’t discourage investors from attempting to forecast future trends, particularly when buying property in struggling neighborhoods. Many investors look to areas that have suffered through hard times and are on the cusp of an upswing. In such areas, property often sells for a good price and can eventually appreciate in value once the neighborhood turns around.
Although no all-knowing oracle exists that can whisper in an investor’s ear, one indicator can provide a clue that better times could be ahead: public investment in the infrastructure. Improvements to infrastructure could include major highway projects that improve freeway access for communities. They could be transformational projects, like the bullet train that will eventually link San Francisco to Los Angeles and Sacramento. They could also be large projects that replace aging water pipes, electrical lines, or add fiber optic cables. These road-and-sidewalk projects for a city’s main street are what boost and renew a fading downtown area.
Do Main Street Road Improvement Projects Add Value to Buildings?
In California, main street road improvements are undertaken every year. For example, a planned project in La Mesa will redo the city’s sidewalks, landscaping, and lighting. In Santa Clara, the bid request is out on a $3.8 million project to repave the street and sidewalks. In Bridgeport, a project “right-sized” the freeway that ran through downtown. It took the five-lane road down to three lanes and added bicycle lanes and angled parking spaces. Unlike other road projects that typically take years to complete, that project was finished in nine weeks. The hope is that more people will now be tempted to pull over, stretch their legs, and look around in the city’s shops and restaurants.
Ample evidence suggests that these projects do seed the ground for better times. However, the anticipated renaissance of a downtown main street often comes slowly, and sometimes not at all. The New York State Department of Transportation studied the impact of road improvement projects in the city’s five boroughs. They found that it was hard to say how much economic juice a government ultimately gets out of the investment. It is also impossible to predict whether buildings will increase in value once a street undergoes improvements. However, the state’s 2014 study found convincing evidence that projects that beautify the street, make the street safer, and make the area more pedestrian-friendly do tend to increase retail sales.
A 2014 Michigan study also strongly suggests that public investment provided a boost to the state’s main streets. Michigan started a statewide main street program in 2003 that appears to have paid off. Over the past decade, more than $200 million was invested in main streets in 48 communities. Those streets gained a net 240 businesses. What is also notable is that governments have been seeding the ground with heavy investment in street improvement projects.
How One City Turned Its Main Street Around with a Public Road Project
Livermore, a wine country community, also saw a swift change of fortune following a major road project. For many years, the city’s main street was little more than a dangerous drive-through area where heavy trucks rolled passed a featureless downtown. The city wanted to bring people back to the downtown area and give it a heart.
In 2006, a $12.5 million project transformed a four-lane highway into a two-lane, pedestrian-friendly street with new lighting and walkways. The city has recently seen 15 percent growth in retail sales. The street has also added several magnet businesses, including a major movie theater, a performing arts center, and 70,000 square feet of additional retail space. People have moved back to the street into more than 270 newly built residential units.
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There are probably many reasons why Livermore rebounded so nicely. However, the road project clearly re-energized the street, and investors were watching. Businesses have ample opportunity to become part of similar main street and neighborhood renaissances. Some good places to look are those spots where the public money is flowing.
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Transient Receptor Potential Melastatin 2 Protects Mice against Polymicrobial Sepsis by Enhancing Bacterial Clearance XiaoWei Qian, M.Sc., Tomohiro Numata, Ph.D., Kai Zhang, M.Sc., CaiXia Li, M.Sc., JinChao Hou, M.Sc., Yasuo Mori, Ph.D., XiangMing Fang, M.D. ABSTRACT Background: Recent studies suggest that the transient receptor potential melastatin 2 (TRPM2) channel plays an important role in inflammation and immune response. However, the role and mechanism of TRPM2 in polymicrobial sepsis remain unclear. Methods: The authors explored the effects of genetic disruption of TRPM2 on mortality (n = 15), bacterial clearance (n = 6), organ injury, and systemic inflammation during cecal ligation and puncture–induced sepsis. Electrophysiology, immunoblot, bacterial clearance experiment, and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction were used to explore the role and mechanism of TRPM2 in sepsis. Results: After cecal ligation and puncture, Trpm2-knockout mice had increased mortality compared with wild-type mice (73.3 vs. 40%, P = 0.0289). The increased mortality was associated with increased bacterial burden, organ injury, and systemic inflammation. TRPM2-mediated Ca2+ influx plays an important role in lipopolysaccharide or cecal ligation and puncture– induced heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) expression in macrophage. HO-1 up-regulation decreased bacterial burden both in wildtype bone marrow–derived macrophages and in cecal ligation and puncture–induced septic wild-type mice. Disruption of TRPM2 decreased HO-1 expression and increased bacterial burden in bone marrow–derived macrophages. Pretreatment of Trpm2-knockout bone marrow–derived macrophages with HO-1 inducer markedly increased HO-1 expression and decreased bacterial burden. Pretreatment of Trpm2-knockout mice with HO-1 inducer reversed the susceptibility of Trpm2-knockout mice to sepsis by enhancing the bacterial clearance. In addition, septic patients with lower monocytic TRPM2 and HO-1 messenger RNA levels had a worse outcome compared with septic patients with normal monocytic TRPM2 and HO-1 messenger RNA levels. TRPM2 levels correlated with HO-1 levels in septic patients (r = 0.675, P = 0.001). Conclusion: The study data demonstrate a protective role of TRPM2 in controlling bacterial clearance during polymicrobial sepsis possibly by regulating HO-1 expression. (Anesthesiology 2014; 121:336-51)
EPSIS is characterized as a harmful and dysregulated inflammatory response to infection.1 Approximately 700,000 cases and 210,000 deaths occur annually in North America, resulting in an economic burden of approximately $16.7 billion per year.2 The incidence of sepsis increases at a rate of 8.7% per year, and the number of deaths continues to rise despite the many advances that have been made in critical care medicine.3 The failure of treatment for sepsis with high-dose corticosteroid,4 interleukin (IL)-1 receptor antagonists,5,6 tumor necrosis factor antagonists,7,8 and tolllike receptor antagonists9 in clinical trials led researchers to state that other key pathophysiological mechanisms of sepsis other than uncontrolled inflammation may exist. Increasing evidence supports that immunosuppression exits in septic patients and plays a central role in sepsis.10 The immune cells of both innate and adaptive systems are severely suppressed in septic patients and produce small quantities of inflammatory cytokines which are critical for host to eradicate invading pathogens.10,11 Macrophages serve as the first line of host
What We Already Know about This Topic • The transient receptor potential melastatin 2 channel plays an important role in inflammation.
What This Article Tells Us That Is New • Mice with transient receptor potential melastatin 2 genetically eliminated who were exposed to polymicrobial sepsis had increased mortality with increased bacterial burden, organ injury, and systemic inflammation. Similarly, patients who had lower monocytic transient receptor potential melastatin 2 levels had worse outcomes compared with patients with normal monocytic transient receptor potential melastatin 2 levels.
defense for killing invading microorganisms. However, in septic patients, macrophage function is severely impaired, which may promote uncontrolled microbial growth.12 Transient receptor potential melastatin 2 (TRPM2), a nonselective Ca2+-permeable channel, is expressed abundantly in macrophages.13 Accumulated studies suggest an important role of TRPM2 in macrophage function.
Submitted for publication October 15, 2013. Accepted for publication April 1, 2014. From the Department of Anaesthesia, the First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China (X.Q., K.Z., C.L., J.H., X.F.); and Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan (T.N., Y.M.). Copyright © 2014, the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Inc. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Anesthesiology 2014; 121:336-51
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Disruption of TRPM2 attenuates inflammatory mediator production14–16 and phagocytic activity.14 TRPM2 is also necessary for the production of interferon-γ and protects mice against Listeria monocytogenes infection.17 In contrast, one recent study reported that TRPM2 deficiency promoted endotoxin-induced lung inflammation and injury.18 These findings suggest that TRPM2 may involve in the pathogenesis of sepsis by immnuoregulating the macrophage function. However, to date, the role and the underlying mechanism of TRPM2 in polymicrobial sepsis remain insufficiently understood. Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), a stress-responsive enzyme, plays a key role in protecting the host against injury during inflammation.19 Furthermore, HO-1 also plays a protective role in host defense against microbial sepsis by enhancing bacterial clearance.20 A recent study indicates that calcium influx is critical for HO-1 induction.21 Whether TRPM2mediated calcium influx plays a role in sepsis by regulating HO-1 expression is unknown. In this study, we sought to investigate the role and mechanism of TRPM2 in the pathogenesis of polymicrobial sepsis. We found that mice deficient in TRPM2 had significantly increased mortality compared with the mortality of wildtype (WT) mice. The increased mortality was associated with increased bacterial burden. We uncovered an important protective role of TRPM2 in controlling bacterial clearance during polymicrobial sepsis possibly via regulation of HO-1 expression. Furthermore, TRPM2 levels correlated with HO-1 levels in monocytes from septic patients and contributed to the outcome of sepsis.
Materials and Methods Mice and Sepsis Model Trpm2-knockout (KO) mice (backcrossed for 12 generations onto the C57BL/6 background) were maintained in our laboratory. Male C57BL/6 WT mice were purchased from Zhejiang Province Experimental Animal Center. All animal experiments were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees of Zhejiang University (Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China) and the Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University (Kyoto, Japan). The cecal ligation and puncture (CLP)–induced sepsis model was generated as previously described.22 After the mice were anesthetized using an intraperitoneal injection of 80 mg/kg pentobarbital, the cecum was exteriorized via a 1-cm abdominal midline incision and ligated using a 4-0 silk ligature at midway between distal pole and the base of cecum. The cecum was then punctured once through both surfaces using a 21-gauge needle at the middle of the ligation and the tip of the cecum. The cecum was replaced after extruding a small amount of fecal material, and the abdomen was then closed. All mice received 1 ml of normal saline subcutaneously after surgery. Sham CLP mice underwent the same procedure as described above but without being ligated
and punctured. On the basis of one previous report,23 additional mice were injected with 10 mg/kg hemin (SigmaAldrich, St. Louis, MO) or vehicle (intraperitoneal) every other day (three times) before CLP. Hemin was dissolved in 10% ammonium hydroxide containing 0.15 M NaCl and further diluted 1:100 using 0.15 M NaCl. Hemin solution was filter-sterilized. Survival rate was monitored once daily for 7 days. Mice were randomly assigned to experimental groups. All further experiments were blinded to murine genetype and treatment. Bacterial Burden Determination The bacterial count was analyzed as previously described.24 The blood was collected aseptically at 24 h after CLP or sham CLP surgery and then serially diluted in sterile phosphate-buffered saline (PBS). This diluent (100 μl) was plated onto tryptic soy agar plates and incubated at 37°C. Colonyforming units (CFUs) were counted at 24 h, and results were expressed as CFU per milliliter blood. Peritoneal lavage fluid (PLF) was collected by washing the peritoneal cavity with 5-ml sterile PBS. After serial dilutions, 100 μl of this diluent was plated on tryptic soy agar plates and incubated at 37°C. CFUs were counted at 24 h, and results were expressed as CFU per milliliter PLF. For bacterial analyses of organs, the lung, liver, and spleen were homogenized in 1 ml sterile PBS. After serial dilutions, 100 μl of each organ sample was plated on tryptic soy agar plates and incubated at 37°C. CFUs were counted at 24 h, and results were expressed as CFU per organ. Tissue Histological Analyses Histological analyses were performed as described previously.25,26 At 24 h after CLP, the mice were anesthetized and euthanized. The left lung and left lobe of the liver were fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde for 24 h and then sectioned serially. A 4-point scale (0 denoted normal lungs; 1, mild, less than 25% lung involvement; 2, moderate, 25 to 50% lung involvement; 3, severe, 50 to 75% lung involvement; and 4, very severe, >75% lung involvement) was used to evaluate lung damage based on alveolar congestion, capillary congestion, leukocyte or neutrophil infiltration, and thickness of the alveolar wall.25 Using an image analyzing system (Automated image analysis software; Olympus, Hamburg, Germany), leukocyte infiltration in the lung was estimated by quantitative morphometric analysis. Liver damage was based on necrosis characterized by loss of architecture, vacuolization, karyolysis, and increased eosinophilia. A scale of 0 to 4 (0 denoted normal liver; 1, mild; 2, moderate; 3, severe; and 4, total necrotic destruction of the liver) was used to evaluate liver damage.26 Lung Wet/Dry Weight Ratio Both lungs were removed, blotted, and weighted immediately at 24 h after CLP or sham CLP surgery. The lungs were dried at 60°C for 48 h and reweighed. A percentage
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of wet-to-dry weight was used to estimate the lung wet/dry weight ratio. Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid At 24 h after CLP or sham CLP surgery, the mice were anesthetized with an intraperitoneal injection of 80 mg/kg pentobarbital. The lungs were lavaged using three separate 0.5-ml ice-cold PBS. The lavage was centrifuged at 1,500 rpm for 10 min at 4°C. Total protein levels in the supernatant were measured using a bicinchoninic acid protein assay kit (Thermo Scientific, Inc., Rockford, IL). Serum Alanine Aminotransferase Activity Assay Blood was collected at 24 h after CLP or sham CLP surgery. Using an alanine aminotransferase assay kit (Abcam, Cambridge, MA), serum alanine aminotransferase concentration was measured according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Cytokine Measurement Blood was collected at 24 h after CLP or sham CLP surgery. The serum levels of IL-6 (R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN) and high mobility group protein B1 (Shino-Test Co., Kyoto, Japan) were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Mouse Primary Bone Marrow Cell Culture Bone marrow progenitors collected from both femur and tibia of WT or Trpm2-KO C57BL/6 mice were suspended in Roswell Park Memorial Institute (RPMI) 1640 medium (Thermo Fisher Scientific). After centrifuging at 2,000 rpm for 5 min, hypotonic solution was used to lyse erythrocytes. Cells were cultured in RPMI 1640 medium containing 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS; Moregate BioTech, Bulimba, Queensland, Australia), 100 units/ml penicillin, and 100 μg/ml streptomycin (Gibco Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA) in 75-cm2 flasks overnight to remove matured cells. Nonadherent cells were collected, and 5 × 106 cells were differentiated in six-well plates for 4 days in RPMI 1640 medium containing 10% FBS, 0.1 mM nonessential amino acids, 2 mM l-glutamine, 100 units/ ml penicillin, 100 μg/ml streptomycin, 1 mM sodium pyruvate (all from Gibco Invitrogen), and 20 ng/ml mouse granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (PeproTech, Rocky Hill, NJ). Cells were cultured in a humidified atmosphere at 37°C in 5% CO2 and 95% air. Electrophysiology Whole cell patch recordings for current clamp and voltage clamp were recorded using nystatin-perforated patch technique on bone marrow–derived macrophages (BMDMs) from WT mice or Trpm2-KO mice at room temperature (22° to 25°C) with Axopatch 200B (Molecular Devices, Sunnyvale, CA) patch clamp amplifier as previously described.27 For whole cell recordings, the Na+-based bath solution contained 145 mM NaCl, 0.4 mM CaCl2, 1.2 mM MgCl2,
11.5 mM HEPES, and 10 mM d-glucose (pH adjusted to 7.4 with NaOH, and osmolality adjusted to 320 mosmol/ kg H2O with d-mannitol). The pipette solution contained 55 mM K2SO4, 20 mM KCl, 5 mM MgCl2, 0.2 mM EGTA, and 5 mM HEPES (pH adjusted to 7.4 with KOH, and osmolality adjusted to 300 mosmol/kg H2O with d-mannitol). Ramp pulses were applied every 10 s from −100 mV to +100 mV from a holding potential of 0 mV at a speed of 4 mV/ms. Western Blot Assay Western blot was performed as described in one previous report.28 Before boiling the lysates at 70°C for 10 min, ×4 lithium dodecyl sulfate sample buffer (Novex, Carlsbad, CA) and ×10 sample reducing agent (Novex) were added at a final concentration of ×1. Equal amounts of protein (30 μg) were added into each wells of a 12% Bis-Tris polyacrylamide gel (Novex) and separated by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The proteins were then transferred to polyvinylidene fluoride membranes (Millipore, Billerica, MA). The membranes were then blocked in Tris-buffered saline with 0.05% Tween-20 (Sigma-Aldrich) containing 5% nonfat dry milk for 1 h. For whole cell lysates, the membranes were incubated in primary antibody solution of HO-1 (1:1,000 dilution, monoclonal anti-HO-1 antibody; Epitomics, Inc., Burlingame, CA) and α-tubulin (as an internal standard, 1:1,000 dilution, monoclonal anti-α-tubulin antibody; Sigma-Aldrich) overnight on a shaker on ice. Three washes with Tris-buffered saline with 0.05% Tween-20 were followed by incubation of the membrane with horseradish peroxidase–conjugated secondary antibody (Jackson ImmunoResearch Laboratories, Inc., West Grove, PA) solution for 1 h on a sharker at room temperature. After three washes with Tris-buffered saline with 0.05% Tween-20, the bands were detected by enhanced chemiluminescence solution (Thermo Scientific) and Kodak film (Carestream Health, Rochester, NY). Measurement of Intracellular Ca2+ On the basis of a previous report,29 intracellular Ca2+ concentration after lipopolysaccharide (Escherichia coli serotype 0111:B4; Sigma-Aldrich) stimulation was measured using a VARIOSKAN Flash (Thermo Scientific), and 1 × 104 BMDMs were cultured in a 96-well plate for 24 h. After the lipopolysaccharide stimulation, cell monolayers were washed twice in PBS. Fluo-3 acetoxymethyl (2.5 μM; Dojindo Laboratories, Kumamoto, Japan) in phenol red-free 1640 RPMI medium was added to each well of the 96-well plate, and the plate was incubated at 37°C for 30 min and then washed twice in PBS to remove free fluo-3 acetoxymethyl. The intracellular Ca2+ fluorescence signal was measured at intervals of 15 s. The fluorescence of fluo-3 acetoxymethyl was excited at 508 nm and measured using a 527-nm filter. The changes in fluorescence intensity were denoted as lipopolysaccharideinduced changes in intracellular Ca2+ concentrations.
In Vitro Phagocytosis and Bacterial Killing by BMDMs Bone marrow–derived macrophages were resuspended in RPMI 1640 medium containing 10% FBS (without antibiotics) and were plated at 2 × 105 cells per well in 24-well flat-bottom plate. Phagocytosis and bacterial killing assays were performed as described previously.30 To determine the phagocytic function of macrophages, 2 × 107 E. coli (DH5α; Sigma-Aldrich) were added in the well containing 2 × 105 adherent BMDMs. Centrifuged the 24-well plate at 1,500 rpm for 2 min and incubated the plate at 37°C for 1 h. The cells were then washed using PBS and lysed with 500 μl 0.1% Triton X-100 for 5 min. Cell lysates were serially diluted with PBS and plated on Luria-Bertani agar plates to determine phagocytic capacity by counting the number of CFU after incubating the plates at 37°C. To determine the bacterial killing capability of macrophages, 2 × 107 5 E. coli was added in the well containing 2 × 10 adherent BMDMs. After centrifuging the 24-well plate at 1,500 rpm for 2 min, incubated the plate at 37°C for 1 h. The cells were then washed with PBS three times and further cultured in medium containing gentamicin (100 μg/ml) for 12 h at 37°C to kill extracellular bacteria so that only intracellular bacteria were quantified. After washing with PBS, the cells were lysed with 500 μl 0.1% Triton X-100 for 5 min. Cell lysates were serially diluted with PBS and plated on LuriaBertani agar plates to determine the bacterial killing capacity by counting the number of CFU after incubating the plates at 37°C. In some experiments, hemin was dissolved in 10% ammonium hydroxide containing 0.15 M NaCl and further diluted 1:100 using 0.15 M NaCl. Hemin and vehicle solution were filter-sterilized. After treatment with hemin or vehicle for 6 h, the supernatant was removed and the wells were washed with PBS three times and then added lipopolysaccharide or E. coli for further experiments.
Patients This prospective study was approved by the ethics committee of the First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, and informed consent was received for all patients from legally authorized representatives. From October 18, 2012 to March 1, 2013, 25 patients were admitted to the intensive care unit of the First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University and were considered for inclusion in this study if they met the criteria for severe sepsis or septic shock as defined as following: severe sepsis was defined by the presence of a known or suspected (without being microbiologically confirmed) source of infection and a systemic inflammatory response syndrome complicated by organ dysfunction.31 Septic shock was defined by the presence of known or suspected (without being microbiologically confirmed) source of infection, a systemic inflammatory response syndrome, and a state of persistent hypotension (a systolic arterial pressure of
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Researchers Use Dominant Notes to Store Data In Music
Sumbo Bello Jul 11, 2019 at 8:00 am GMT
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Jul 11, 2019 at 8:00 am GMT
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Two doctoral students, from ETH Zurich’s Computer Engineering and Networks Laboratory, Simon Tanner and Manuel Eichelberger have figured out a way to store data in music.
That means, you can store access data for a local Wi-FI network in background music, and the in-built microphone in smartphones can receive the data.
To store the data, the researchers made small adjustments to the music. Unlike previous attempts at storing data in music, this new approach enables a high data transfer rate without affecting the music.
How fast are we talking?
Tests conducted by the researcher show a transfer rate of up to 400 bits per seconds under ideal conditions. However, realistic conditions often involve redundancies to guarantee transmission quality. So, that means the transfer rate should be around 200 bits – or 25 letters – per seconds
Of course, the listener wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between the source music and the modified version.
In a statement, co-author of the study Simon Tanner said:
“In theory, it would be possible to transmit data much faster. But the higher the transfer rate, the sooner the data becomes perceptible as interfering sound, or data quality suffers.”
So, how does the data transmission work?
Using Dominant Notes to Hide Information
For the transmission, the researchers used the dominant notes in a piece of music. They overplayed each of them with two marginally deeper and two slightly higher notes that are not as loud as the dominant note.
They also inserted slightly deeper and higher notes in the harmonics of the strongest note. With all these additional notes carrying the data, the human ear should be able to pick up a difference, right?
According to the researchers, we can’t pick up the quiet note with a slightly higher or lower frequency when we hear a loud note.
Eichelberger further explained:
“That means we can use the dominant, loud notes in a piece of music to hide the acoustic data transfer.”
Based on this logic, the best music for this kind of data transfer must contain tons of dominant notes. Example of such are pop songs.
In this instance, you can’t use quiet music to store and transfer data.
Collecting the Data
A smartphone’s microphone listens and analyses the data which the music transmits.
Using very high notes that are barely audible to the human ear, the scientists created a decoder algorithm. That way, the smartphone would know where to look for data.
They replaced the music in the frequency range 9.8-10 kHz with an acoustic data stream. In turn, the data stream transmits information on where and when to find the data on the music’s frequency spectrum.
“What we’re doing is embedding the data in the music itself -transmitting data from the loudspeaker to the mic,” Tanner concluded.
Read More: New Study: Listening To Music Significantly Impairs Creativity
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The POU domain of SCIP/Tst-1/Oct-6 is sufficient for activation of an acetylcholine receptor promoter
Dmitry Fyodorov, Evan Deneris
In the PC12 neuroendocrine line, the neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor α3 gene promoter is activated by SCIP/Tst-1/Oct-6, a POU domain transcription factor proposed to be important for regulating the development of specific neural cell populations. In this study, we have investigated the SCIP polypeptide domains involved in α3 promoter activation. The characteristics of activation by a chimeric effector in which the GAL4 DNA binding domain was substituted for the SCIP POU domain were dramatically different from those of wild-type SCIP. At low effector masses, the chimeric polypeptide weakly activated α3 in a GAL4 binding-site-dependent manner but then squelched transcription at higher masses. In contrast, wild-type SCIP activation was not modulated by the presence of multimerized SCIP binding sites, and squelching was not observed. Analysis of wild-type SCIP truncations revealed that deletion of the previously characterized SCIP amino-terminal activation domain did not destroy activity of the factor. Surprisingly, a truncation expressing nothing more than the POU domain was nearly as active as wild-type SCIP. Moreover, cotransfection of a GALA-VP16 effector with an effector expressing just the SCIP POU domain resulted in synergistic activation of the promoter. Synergistic activation did not depend on an Sp1 motif that is the only functional α3 cis element outside the transcription start site region. Our results show that the DNA binding domain of a POU factor is capable of transcriptional activation probably through protein-protein interactions with components of the basal transcription complex.
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The POU domain of SCIP/Tst-1/Oct-6 is sufficient for activation of an acetylcholine receptor promoter. / Fyodorov, Dmitry; Deneris, Evan.
In: Molecular and cellular biology, Vol. 16, No. 9, 1996, p. 5004-5014.
Fyodorov, D & Deneris, E 1996, 'The POU domain of SCIP/Tst-1/Oct-6 is sufficient for activation of an acetylcholine receptor promoter', Molecular and cellular biology, vol. 16, no. 9, pp. 5004-5014. https://doi.org/10.1128/MCB.16.9.5004
Fyodorov D, Deneris E. The POU domain of SCIP/Tst-1/Oct-6 is sufficient for activation of an acetylcholine receptor promoter. Molecular and cellular biology. 1996;16(9):5004-5014. https://doi.org/10.1128/MCB.16.9.5004
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What is a mud diapir and how does it form?
Mud diapirs are relatively common features in seismic reflection images. What is a mud diapir? How is it different from a mud volcano? What are their common characteristics (size, age, composition)? How are they formed and preserved? Source http://steveholbrook.com/
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$\begingroup$ That is a pretty big question; I feel like a good answer would have to be at least a 5000 word essay. To aid your research, 'shale diapirism' is a common term too, and lots has been written about mud diapirs in the Caspian Sea, Beaufort Sea, and Niger Delta, among other places. Here's a whole book on the subject. $\endgroup$ – kwinkunks Jun 2 '15 at 17:42
$\begingroup$ @kwinkunks, thanks for the book reference. Looks pretty good. $\endgroup$ – arkaia Jun 2 '15 at 19:15
This is an excellent question, and a topic about which there is a lot of literature. In addition to the volume linked above, I can also recommend:
Geological Society of London Special Publication 216: http://sp.lyellcollection.org/content/216/1
Another good place to start is the extensive body of work done by Chris Morley and Pieter van Rensbergen that examines shale diapirs on seismic as well as in outcrop (good outcrop examples are surprisingly rare). Some good papers, in addition to the above two books, include:
Morley, C. K., P. Crevello, and Z. H. Ahmad, 1998, Shale tectonics and deformation associated with active diapirism: the Jerudong Anticline, Brunei Darussalam: Journal of the Geological Society, London, v. 155, p. 475-490.
van Rensbergen, P., C. K. Morley, D. W. Ang, T. Q. Hoan, and N. T. Lam, 1999, Structural evolution of shale diapirs from reactive rise to mud volcanism: 3D seismic data from the Baram delta, offshore Brunei Darussalam: Journal of the Geological Society, London, v. 156, p. 633-650.
van Rensbergen, P., and C. K. Morley, 2000, 3D seismic study of a shale expulsion syncline at the base of the Champion delta, offshore Brunei and its implications for the early structural evolution of large delta systems: Marine and Petroleum Geology, v. 17, p. 861-872.
Barber et al., 1986, Mud Volcanoes, Shale Diapirs, Wrench Faults, and Melanges in Accretionary Complexes, Eastern Indonesia, in AAPG Bulletin.
Stewart, S.A. & Davies, R.J. (2006) Structure and emplacement of mud volcano systems in the South Caspian Basin. AAPGBull., 90(5), 771^786.
If I was to summarise all of the work I have seen over the past 15 years, I'd say that there are three major concepts for shale diapirs:
1) That they are large masses of mobilised shale - essentially big masses of shale, akin to salt diapirs. Note this is starting to fall out of favour, but is still relevant in some places, such as the Niger Delta.
2) Shale diapirs are emplaced in a means more akin to igneous intrusives, undergoing fracturing and stoping of overburden rocks due to their high overpressures. As such, shale diapirs are considered to be more like country rock that has been heavily fractured and invaded by gases and mud. This generates the chaotic seismic character.
3) Shale diapirs may be simple artefacts caused by complex structure. Features interpreted on seismic as diapirs have been drilled into in several places, but these well penetrations typically did not encounter indications of mobile or previously mobile shale. This has led to suggestions that many 'diapirs' may just be zones in which the bedding is at high angle, and/or heavily affected by fault processes and gas, leading to zones of poor seismic resolution.
My personal view is that there is evidence for all three of the above scenarios, depending on the regional basin and tectonic history.
I'm sorry this doesn't really answer the question, but I hope it gives you enough threads to research this in more detail.
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ClimatEvolution sets out an overall vision for the future development and use of land in and around Tranent, Prestonpans, Cockenzie/Port Seton, Macmerry and Longniddry, Blindwells new settlement and the former Cockenzie Power Station site. ClimatEvolution is not a fixed... More
Opened 1 June 2020
East Lothian Community Hospital Cycle Path Survey
We plan to develop a cycle path in the grounds of the new East Lothian Community Hospital. As we do this, we would like to get the views of people who walk, cycle or scoot in Haddington and the surrounding area. The path would provide a link between the Haddington to Longniddry cycle path... More
Opened 29 April 2020
Dunbar North (Various Roads) Permanent 20mph Speed Limit
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 East Lothian Council (Various Roads, Dunbar) (Permanent 20mph Speed Limit) Order 2020 TO – 050/20 East Lothian Council gives notice that it intends to make an Order under Sections 82, 83 and 84 and Parts III and IV of... More
Opened 9 March 2020
Haddington Sustainable Travel Hub
East Lothian Council is proposing to increase the overall number of car parking spaces in and around the town centre, supporting ambitions to improve the local environment and support the economy. To enable this, some existing long-stay car parking in the town centre would be re-designated... More
Opened 25 February 2020
Revenues Systems Customer Feedback Survey
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Tenant Participation Strategy 2020
We are looking for tenants views on our tenant participation strategy and have prepared a draft strategy for 2020+ which explains how tenant participation works in East Lothian Council and what resources and support are available to help tenants to get involved with us and influence the... More
East Lothian Council (Electric Vehicle Parking Places) Order 2019
East Lothian Council gives notice that it intends to make an Order under Sections 1(1), 2(1) and (2), 3, 32 (1), 35 (1), 49, 53 and Part IV of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to introduce Electric Vehicle Parking Places A copy of the proposed Order, Schedule, plan showing... More
Your Police
Police Scotland are carrying out a consultation to find out what issues people feel they should prioritise at both a national and local level. The information gathered through this consultation will help to inform: The East Lothian Local Police Plan Police Scotland's Long-Term... More
EAST LOTHIAN COUNCIL (RESTRICTED ROADS) (B6471 GATESIDE ROAD, HADDINGTON) (VARIATION) ORDER 2019
East Lothian Council gives notice that it intends to make an Order under 82(2), 83(2) and 84(1) and (2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to extend the 30mph speed limit on the B6471 Gateside Road, Haddington to the junction with the A199 at Oak Tree. A copy of the proposed Order,... More
EAST LOTHIAN COUNCIL (RESTRICTED ROADS) (B1407 HADDINGTON ROAD,EAST LINTON) (VARIATION) ORDER 2019
East Lothian Council gives notice that it intends to make an Order under 82(2), 83(2) and 84(1) and (2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to amend the 30mph speed limit on the B1407 Haddington Road East Linton approximately 72 metres further west A copy of the proposed Order,... More
EAST LOTHIAN COUNCIL (VARIOUS ROADS, EAST LOTHIAN) (40MPH SPEED LIMIT AND RESTRICTED ROADS) (B6371 ORMISTON ROAD, TRANENT)(VARIATION) ORDER 2019
East Lothian Council gives notice that it intends to make an Order under 82(2), 83(2) and 84(1) and (2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to introduce a 40mph speed restriction on the B6371 Ormiston Road, Tranent a distance of approximately 410 metres or thereby A copy of the proposed... More
EAST LOTHIAN COUNCIL (A6093 PENCAITLAND)(40MPH SPEED LIMIT) ORDER 2019
East Lothian Council gives notice that it intends to make an Order under 82(2), 83(2) and 84(1) and (2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to introduce a 40mph speed limit on a section of the A6093 at Pencaitland A copy of the proposed Order, Schedule, plan showing the extent of the... More
East Lothian Local Development Plan 2018 Proposed Supplementary Planning Guidance - Design Standards for New Housing Areas SPG (2019)
The East Lothian Local Development Plan 2018 (ELLDP) has been adopted by the Council and replaced the East Lothian Local Plan 2008 with regards all planning matters in the area. The Local Development Plan 2018 sets out the overall spatial strategy for East Lothian and contains detailed policies... More
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Funding checklist
Why is Immediate Steps needed?
Freshwater ecosystems provide an important habitat for many freshwater fish, insects, plants and birds. They act as corridors and ‘stepping stones’ that connect different habitats and ecosystems.
Native biodiversity has declined over many years as a result of human activity as more intensive land use has meant vegetation clearance along rivers and streams, increased water or gravel abstraction and more pollutants reaching waterways.
Extensive consultation during the development of the Canterbury Water Management Strategy highlighted the declining health of the region’s freshwater ecosystems and the loss of native biodiversity as a key community concern.
Who can apply for Immediate Steps funding?
Any individual, landowner, community, conservation or recreational group that seeks to protect or restore indigenous plants or animals and their habitat, waterways, wetlands and dunes can apply for the Immediate Steps fund.
What is the assessment criteria?
Projects will need to reflect and contribute to the goals and guiding principle of the Canterbury Biodiversity Strategy.
The guiding principle is to focus first on protecting and maintaining what remains, and then restore what has been lost.
Projects will be assessed against the six goals set out in the Canterbury Biodiversity Strategy:
Protect and maintain the health of all significant habitats and ecosystems.
Restore the natural character of degraded indigenous habitats and ecosystems.
Increase the integration and sustainable use of indigenous species in modified environments (e.g. farm, urban, lifestyle blocks).
Enhance public awareness, understanding and support of biodiversity.
Encourage, celebrate and support action by landowners and communities to protect, maintain and restore biodiversity.
Improve the range and quality of knowledge and information about Canterbury’s biodiversity for its sustainable management.
Projects are also assessed against the following criteria to consider the ecological value of the project.
Ecological context:
Projects must provide a benefit to indigenous biodiversity and play an important role in the long-term health of the wider ecosystem.
Representativeness:
The extent to which an area represents a habitat type or ecosystem that is typical of the area concerned.
Diversity and pattern:
Ecosystems including vegetation communities, habitats for native animals, and wetlands that contain a high degree of natural diversity (e.g. a range of plant types).
Naturalness:
Native vegetation or habitat of indigenous fauna is in a natural state or healthy condition, or is in an original condition.
Rarity or distinctiveness:
Plants or habitats (including wetlands) that are rare or threatened or support rare or threatened species; plants or habitats that are distinctive (e.g. a plant species at the limits of its natural range or that is uniquely adapted due to special areas such as caves); species at the limits of their natural range.
Project leadership:
Proposed projects that will be undertaken by groups need identified leadership.
Geographic spread:
Where possible a fair distribution of funding will be allocated across the region
Community education:
The extent to which the project will provide environmental benefits to the wider community, for example, enhancing the community's understanding of indigenous biodiversity.
Do I have to get a covenant to protect my project?
Legal protection is not always required, but priority will be given to projects where protection exists or where it is being implemented. A covenant or long-term protection may be required for applications seeking Environment Canterbury funding over $10,000.
What do I need to include in my application?
A management plan for the project must be included with the application form and approved by Environment Canterbury prior to funding being allocated.
Do I have to contribute anything?
A third party/landowner contribution is usually required and can be as an in-kind contribution such as labour. For Immediate Steps projects, a maximum of two-thirds of the project costs can be funded.
Do I have to undertake a project on my own land?
Proposed projects should generally be on private, customary or coastal land. The project will be, where practical, on private land or land which is defined under the Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 as customary land. Projects on public land may be considered on a case-by-case basis. The landowner must support the application.
Can I undertake a project in conjunction with another organisation or individual?
Projects which involve partnerships with other organisations and individuals are preferred.
What kind of projects will not be funded?
We are unable to fund:
projects that generate personal or commercial profits or compensate individuals;
research projects;
beautification projects;
projects that are a government, local authority or other public body (such as producer boards) responsibility or requirement (including works that are required as part of a resource consent); or
projects that are required under council rules.
What is an example of a project that is likely to get funding?
Projects that focus on protecting significant existing habitats and ecosystems and that maintain linkages between indigenous habitats.
Projects that restore the natural character of degraded indigenous habitats and ecosystems. For example riparian fencing and planting; weed management fencing of native bush; fencing and planting of a wetland.
Complete the funding enquiry form, and then your local biodiversity officer will provide you with guidance and assistance to complete your application.
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Best of Android Apps for PC and Mac
Top 5 Home Security Apps for PC (Windows and Mac)
Home security is getting cheaper every day, and as a result, home security apps are also mushrooming from every corner of this evolved world. You will find that there many home security apps that you can use on your mobile phone to ensure that your premises are safe and everything is running out smoothly while you are away.
Some of these apps are free, while others are paid; it will all depend on what you would want to achieve. Fortunately, these apps use WiFi so you can view everything from any part of the world. They are not only mobile or Android apps; they can also be used on your PC.
These days you can go on a vacation and still monitor how your business is running, monitor your child’s safety, or your overall home safety from any part of this world.
In this article, we are going to share five of the best home security apps that you can use on Windows or Mac computers.
1. Hik-Connect for PC (Windows and Mac)
2. iVMS 4500 for PC
3. gDMSS Plus for PC
4. iCSee App for PC
5. Xmeye App for PC
This is an app that only works with Hikvision models of IP cameras, DVRs, NVRs which support the P2P cloud. Hik-Connect is a free app that lets you monitor CCTV cameras or any sorts of monitoring devices remotely. The app is currently available on Google Play, where you can download it on your mobile device. Hik-Connect can be used to monitor your businesses or your home from any part of the world. It can be best used on your PC for a better view.
To have this app on your computer, you need to download it on your PC. Currently, there is no version that is compatible with a PC, so you will need the help of an emulator to download the app. You can use the Bluestacks emulator to download this app. Don’t worry; using an emulator is not a complicated task. All you have to do is head on to Bluestacks official site and download the emulator.
Once the emulator is installed, head on to its interface and search for Hik-connect and download it from there. It is now ready for use.
Hik-Connect app features
Movement detection is available, and you will be notified when there is an unusual movement from your home.
The app also has a video rewind feature that lets you rewind the videos that have been recorded.
A WIFI port is available to allow you connect to the internet and view everything from any part of the world.
A 24/7 viewing feature allows you to keep monitoring the activities all through the day and night.
Download Hik-Connect for PC
Download Hik-Connect for Android
Download Hik-Connect for iOS (iPhone, iPad)
IVMS 4500 is a free app developed by HIKVISION HQ, specifically for Android smartphones and other mobile devices like tablets. This app lets you view live videos from various embedded sources. This app uses the latest technology to monitor NVR, CCTV, DVD, and other camera monitoring devices.
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IVMS for PC allows you to monitor your premises and edit videos at the same time. You can also edit and save the videos you have viewed. With this app, you can zoom in and out of videos and reduce or increase the alarm volume. It is an app ideal for small startups such as a grocery store, small offices, or even at home to keep the gate area secure.
This app is primarily designed for mobile devices, but you can also have it in your PC by using a Bluestacks emulator to download it. You only need to install Bluestacks and download the iVMS 4500 apps from the emulator.
Below are some of the features that this app has;
Video and photo storage feature for future reference.
It has a pan and tilt zoom control feature that lets you zoom in and out of videos.
It also has an alarm output control that allows you to increase or decrease the alarm’s volume.
NVR, DVD, and CCTV monitoring.
Download iVMS-4500 for PC
Download iVMS-4500 for Android
Download iVMS-4500 for iOS
Another good home security app is the gDMSS plus for PC, which is a paid remote surveillance app. This app allows you to remotely monitor your home or your business on your smartphone or tablet. This app is currently available for Android or iOS devices with the help of an Android emulator you can easily have it on your PC.
gDMSS Plus for PC app also has a push alarm that can keep away intruders from your home or office. The app also allows you to take pictures or snapshots of the perpetrators which you hand in to the police. As we have already mentioned earlier, the app is currently available for mobile devices. However, if you need to use it on your PC, you can do so following the steps below.
Install Bluestacks on your laptop.
Search for gDMSS on the search bar of the emulator’s interface and download the app on your PC.
Now you can open it on the emulator’s interface and use it from there.
The app has some basic features which include, video recording, playback, finger gesture, and the push alarm gesture that allows you to receive notifications whenever there is something that is happening around your premises.
Download gDMSS Plus for PC
Download gDMSS Plus for Android
Download gDMSS Plus for iOS
This iCSee app allows you to monitor camera feeds, and later you can save the recording in external storage such as an SD card. If you have an IP camera at home, you can pair it up with this app and be able to monitor your surroundings remotely. The app also allows you to use front end devices such as doorbells and robots. The app is, however, only available for Android and iOS devices, but there is a solution to every problem. The solution to this is using an Android emulator to access this app on your computer. An emulator is a software that allows you to use mobile apps on your PC.
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There are many Android emulators out there, but you can use Bluestacks to download the iCSee app on your computer. Simply go to the official Bluestacks website and install Bluestacks on your PC and search for the iCSee app. Download the app on your PC using the emulator, and you are good to go.
Download iCSee for PC
Download iCSee for Android
Download iCSee for iOS
Xmeye is a CCTV surveillance app that allows its users to monitor specific locations by connecting to any type of camera, including the NVR and the DVR cameras. The app does not require any app license, and you can connect up to 64 devices. The app is also very easy to use, and you do not need any training to install or use the app.
Not long ago, the app was only available for the Android and iOS devices, but you can now have it on your Windows PC. The app is currently compatible with Windows 7, 8, 10, 32, or 64 bit. Unlike the rest of the apps that we have discussed above, the Xmeye app does not need an emulator for you to download it on your PC. All you have to do is head to their official website and hit the install button, and it will be downloaded on your PC.
Note that for CCTV surveillance cameras, you have to configure them with the iCSee app to get live streaming. You do not need to worry; however, since the configuration steps will be on screen for you to follow.
Download XMEye for PC
Download XMEye for Android
Download XMEye for iOS
Having to monitor any location remotely is the most advantageous thing that has happened to the surveillance world. As you can see, most of these home security apps are free, which means that surveillance is getting cheaper by the day.
All you have to do is look for a good camera, which you will probably have at home and find an app that interests you most. Connect any of the above apps with your security camera at home, and you will be good to go.
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Captain Marvel Executive Producer Seemingly Confirms Unnoticed Marvel Villain Cameo
By Kofi Outlaw - June 7, 2019 12:04 pm EDT
Marvel fans are usually pretty good about spotting the cross-connections of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but that doesn't mean they always catch everything. Take the recent example of Captain Marvel, which apparently had more cameos from MCU characters than initially thought.
In a recent Reddit AMA with Marvel Studios Head of Production Victoria Alonso, one fan had a question about some of the movie's depiction of '90s-era SHIELD, which apparently has some deeper character connections to Marvel's Agents of SHIELD than many fans realized!
Here's what Reddit user Pedgrid spotted in the Captain Marvel footage: "...was that a Pre-Blackout Marcus Daniels (a villain from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) tending the bar Carol and Fury were at? They share the same actor, Patrick Brennan."
To which Victoria Alonso responded with: "You noticed?"
If you don't recall, Markus Daniels was the primary villain of Agents of SHIELD's notable Season One episode, "The Only Light in the Darkness". He was the stalker of Audrey Nathan (Amy Acker), aka "The Cellist" that Phil Coulson was in love with, and had been romantically involved with, before Loki killed him in The Avengers. As a physicist, Daniels had been exposed to an energy called the "Darkforce," which allowed him to absorb/manipulate all forms of energy. When Daniels returned as "Blackout" to finally claim Audrey as his own, it led to a showdown with SHIELD and Phil Coulson that left the villain dead.
What's funny about Daniels showing up in Captain Marvel is that his MCU biography notes that the character's "education included a science degree in physics from a university between 1990 and 1996." Well, now we know that the "university" in question must've been located in LA, but the timeline definitely fits with the events of Captain Marvel, as Daniels is likely bartending as a side job to help pay for his schooling.
That's just a minor character Easter egg within the grand web of MCU cross-connections, but it's the type of deep cut that fans appreciate. Recently we had another such discovery, as Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige recently confirmed (during his own Reddit AMA), that Martin Starr's "Mr. Harrington" from the Spider-Man Homecoming/Far From Home series is the same student form Culver University that gave Ed Norton's Bruce Banner access to the computer lab in The Incredible Hulk! It really is all connected guys!
Did you spot this Captain Marvel/Agents of SHIELD character connection? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!
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RUN: Upcoming Episodes
Season 1, episode 6: “Tell”
Debut date: SUNDAY, MAY 17 (10:30-11:00 p.m. ET/PT)
Stranded in the middle of nowhere, Ruby (Merritt Wever) and Billy (Domhnall Gleeson) argue about what to do next. Each affected by the other’s desperation, the two must come together to confront their actions. Meanwhile, Laurel makes a gruesome discovery and receives an eventful visit from Detective Babe Cloud.
Written by Vicky Jones; directed by Natalie Bailey.
Season 1, episode 7: “Trick” (Season finale)
With the end of their journey approaching, Ruby (Merritt Wever) and Billy (Domhnall Gleeson) consider their future together. Are they finally being honest with each other? Babe (Tamara Podemski) and Laurel (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) are forced together as they follow a new lead.
Written by Adam Countee; directed by Kevin Bray.
Executive produced by Vicky Jones, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Jenny Robins, Kate Dennis, Emily Leo and Oliver Roskill of Wigwam Films. Run is produced by eOne, the studio behind the acclaimed HBO limited series Sharp Objects.
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Gobustan Prison Inmate Sentenced to Life Imprisonment Stops Hunger-Strike – version 2
Society 26 April 2007 17:19 (UTC+04:00)
Azerbaijan, Baku / Тrend corr K. Zarbaliyeva / Dayanat Karimov, sentenced to a life-term imprisonment due to accusation in the death of Affiaddin Jalilov, who had gone on hunger-strike on 14 April, stopped the protest on 26 April.
The sister of the inmate, Nubar Karimova, reported that she had spoken to her brother and noted Karimov had suspended the hunger-strike due to health problems. Karimov stated that he would restart the strike after the health problems are eliminated.
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A group of prisoners went on hunger-strike on 16 April and demanded to replace their life sentences into a 15-year imprisonment. The convicts voluntarily suspended the protest on 20 April. They do not have any complaints with living conditions.
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The Environment Report
Revealing the relationship between the natural world and the everyday lives of people
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Sex Toy Safety
The Smitten Kitten in Minneapolis is one of the adult toy retailers which has stopped selling certain kinds of toys because of questions about the chemicals used to make them. (Photo by Lester Graham)
Co-owner Jennifer Pritchett of the Smitten Kitten holds a jar of adult toys that are leaching phthalates and seem to be melting into each other. Pritchett is concerned about whether the chemicals can have an impact on human health. (Photo by Lester Graham)
The adult toy store Smitten Kitten stopped selling certain toys because the retailers are concerned about the chemicals used to make the toys. (Photo by Lester Graham)
(Listeners should be aware of the adult nature of this report. It includes
sexually explicit descriptions.)
Not everyone uses sex toys. But some people certainly do use them. The American
sex toy industry took-in more than one-and-a-half billion dollars in revenue
last year. But there are growing public health concerns about chemicals used
to manufacture some of the adult toys. No government agency regulates sex
toys because the adult toys are labeled as novelty items. “Novelty” means
these toys are not intended to actually be used. Kyle Norris reports some
retailers want the industry to stop using the potentially harmful materials in
the toys:
https://environmentreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/feature_norris_102207.mp3
(Readers should be aware of the adult nature of this report. It includes
A couple of years ago, Jennifer Pritchett and Jessica Giordani opened up The
Smitten Kitten, a small sex-toy store. On the day that their first shipment of
adult toys arrived they excitedly gathered around. As they ripped open the
box, a noxious odor permeated the air. It was that new, vinyl shower-curtain
smell:
“And we saw these oil spots. That’s what it looked like oil seeping through
the cardboard boxes. We were a little concerned, obviously, and we opened
them up and each of the toys, almost down to every single one, was beading
some oil-like substance up on the toys, through the product packaging,
through the styrofoam peanuts, and then through the cardboard.”
The entire shipment of adult toys was ruined. Pritchett started asking around
to the folks she knew in the industry. Someone told her that the oils leaching
from the toys are called phthalates.
Cheaper-end sex toys are made with polyvinylchloride, or PVC. PVC is a
synthetic material used in tons of things like building materials, medical
appliances, everyday household items and children’s toys. And much like
the children’s toys, most of the cheaper adult toys are manufactured in
China. There are no regulations on the manufacture of the adult toys in
China, and no regulations on the imports of toys in the United States.
In order to make PVC softer and more flexible – which is a desired effect in
certain adult toys – plasticizers called phthalates are added. And a lot of
phthalates go into jelly toys to make them more jelly-like. In fact, the
leaching toys Jennifer Pritchett had ordered are actually called jelly toys. But
that very un-technical term did not sit well with Pritchett. She sent a few of
the best-selling toys on the market to an independent chemist. To see what
the adult toys were really made of.
For instance one of the most famous sex toys in the country is called “The
Rabbit.” Everybody knows about that. Sex and The City had a big episode
about the rabbit habit. Oprah Winfrey gave away one to every person in her
audience. They’re everywhere. And I sent that particular toy to a lab, and it
came back that 60% of the total weight of that toy, so 60% of the total
volume of material is a chemical called dioctyl phthalatem, which is a
known carcinogen and teratogen.
It turned out the rabbit toy was made with materials from a class of
chemicals that’s linked to cancer and birth defects. It’s not known whether
materials used in some adult toys are dangerous to human health or not.
Because no one is testing them on humans.
In 2006, the Danish Technological Institute did study the health risks of
chemicals in adult toys on lab animals. Researchers found that some
phthalates are harmful to mice and rats in large amounts. Pritchett says that
if the consumer public knew that the materials in their toys might be a risk,
they probably would not use them. She says that the big picture here is about
a lot of things. And one of those things is a culture’s discomfort with
sexuality:
“It’s about a regulatory system that can’t even say the words ‘adult toys’ let
alone regulate it like they do children’s toys. It’s about a market structure
where people can make thousands of percent profit on cheaply made toys
and nobody’s going to do anything about it.”
There’s a lot of money in sex toys. Carol Queen is the staff sexologist at
Good Vibrations, a well-established California sex store. She says that
people have worried about phthalates in the toys that children suck on, like
pacifiers. In fact in Europe, children’s toys with dioctyl phthalate and other
kinds of phthalates have been banned. Once people started worrying about
children’s toys, they soon started to wonder about adult toys.
“In terms of the dildos and the insertable vibrators, at the very least, those
things are going to and on the mucosa, and if somebody’s having fun it’s
staying there for a little while. There’s friction, there’s the possibility of
leaching. And all of those things are potentially correct. The problem with
the discourse is that so far no one has had the opportunity to truly understand
what the implications health wise and otherwise might be for these materials
on human body. Because people don’t test sex toys.”
The big concern here is that sex toys directly touch mucous membranes. And
this contact is not buffered by any layer of skin. So the materials used in an
adult toy can potentially more easily be absorbed into the body.
For this report, I contacted more than twenty medical and health
professionals. They were the heads of research universities that specialize in
sexual studies. Or OB-GYN doctors, or the directors of sexual health clinics.
None of these health professionals were willing to be interviewed about
what can happen to someone’s body when they use adult toys made out of
potentially hazardous materials. They just don’t have the information about
it. Although when I spoke with them, the majority of those health
professionals were curious to hear this report.
We finally spoke with Dr. Susan Ernst. She’s the director of the Gynecology
Clinic at the University of Michigan’s student health services. She confirmed
that this topic is not on the radar for many health professionals:
“It hadn’t come up as a topic with patients. It hadn’t come up in any of the
medical conferences that I had attended. It hadn’t come up in the medical
journals that I have read. So I am embarrassed to say it came up through the
lay press bringing it up as an important issue.”
Dr. Ernst says that if a patient is using an adult toy that is potentially
dangerous, then health care professionals need to be knowledgeable about
this topic.
Jennifer Pritchett of Smitten Kitten says friends sometimes mention rashes
or burning they experience when using adult toys. They’ve been to the
doctor. But physicians often wrongly assume that it’s an STD or a toy that’s
not been cleaned properly. And the problem doesn’t go away.
The doctors don’t think about a connection between the chemicals used to
make the toys and how they might affect the body.
Pritchett says when she mentions that possible connection to a friend, she
can see a light-bulb go on over their head. Now that’s speculation of course,
but she thinks people need to put all of the pieces of the sex-toy puzzle
together. That’s why she stopped selling the jelly toys that were leaching
phthalates:
“We have to say we know the chemicals in these toys are dangerous. We
know they’re dangerous in other respects. We know if children put these in
their mouths, it’s dangerous. I think we’re going to have to extrapolate and
say well if adults put these in mouths or other parts of their body it’s also
dangerous. We’re just going to have to make a little leap there. But the
industry who is invested in keeping toxic toys on the market hides behind
that. They hide behind the novelty use only. The ‘nobody’s proven that this
specific toy causes cancer.’ I think it’s a cheap argument and I hope it doesn’t
stand up for too long.”
Pritchett says it’s not as if people are only buying adult toys as gag gifts. But
because the toys are so controversial, nobody expects the government to test
the safety of them anytime soon. But people are starting to talk about the
issue. A few months ago an adult toy trade magazine did a cover story called
“Attack of the Phthalates.” And one of the biggest adult toy retailers recently
announced it was phasing-out products that contain phthalates. Because
more people who use these toys are becoming concerned about whether
they’re putting themselves at risk.
For the Environment Report, I’m Kyle Norris.
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Breast Cancer Dragon Boat
The Dream Team of breast cancer survivors paddles away. (Photo courtesy of the Dream Team)
The dragon boat is blessed before a race. (Photo courtesy of the Dream Team)
The teams stand up to be awarded for their win. (Photo courtesy of the Dream Team)
It’s hard to imagine you would be glad to have breast cancer.
But some women are now saying getting the disease has changed
their lives for the better. These crazy-sounding women are finding new life in a sport called
dragon boat racing. Julie Grant brings us their story:
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(Sound of women talking and laughing)
The sun is just beginning to set on another weekday as twenty middle-aged women start
gathering near a boathouse. They’re all wearing bright pink racing jerseys.
And they’ve all survived breast cancer.
A few work together to pull the canvas cover off their baby, a long, thin wooden boat.
This is what’s known as a Chinese dragon boat. The front end is a dragon’s head, with a fierce
red face and green scales running down the dragon’s neck. Dragon boat racing started 2500
years ago in China. Some say it was believed to ward off evil and disease.
At this Midwestern boathouse, these breast cancer survivors give thanks for their chance to
paddle a dragon boat. They get in, sit in pairs, and push off. There’s still some fun and laughter,
but most of the women grimace as they attempt to synchronize their race-strokes.
(Sound of prayer)
They get in, sit in pairs and push off. There’s still some fun and laughter, but most of the women grimace as they attempt synchronize their race strokes.
In a race, paddlers stroke about 75 times per minute. That’s a big change for breast cancer
survivors. They used to be told not to use their upper bodies. No carrying groceries, babies, or
vacuuming. It was thought they could get lymphedema, a swelling of the arms. But testing on
women in dragon boating has shown paddling is actually beneficial.
Paddler Lynn Fritz has had two bouts with breast cancer over the past ten years.
Fritz says she’s talked about her feelings with a support group to help her deal with the cancer.
But she loves dragon boating, she says, because it’s helping her get on with her life:
“This was something that I thought, this is fun. Instead of just, gotta introduce myself and say when I
had cancer, don’t worry you’ll get through it. We don’t talk about it out here, out on the lake it’s
just peaceful. I needed it, bad.”
The “Dream Team,” as they’re known, has started competing in dragon boat races. It’s one of
the fastest growing water sports worldwide. Some of the other teams are also exclusive to breast
cancer survivors. The Bosom Buddies and Abreast in a Boat are two Canadian teams. But most
dragon boaters are just regular paddling competitors. The women have to be strong to keep up.
The Dream Team, in only their first year on the water, won one of their races.
(Sound of boat)
Jessica Madder remembers watching dragon boaters from the dock of her vacation home in Nova
Scotia. She always admired the women. She remembers the summer of 2005, toasting them
with pink champagne as they paddled by:
“Little did I know that the following summer, I was going to arrive home and have the birthday greetings that I had developed breast cancer that year and I had been through all the treatments. In fact, I wasn’t even two
months out of treatment when I first got in a dragon boat. So that was my first introduction.”
Madder paddled all that summer in Nova Scotia. Then she came back to her home in Ohio, and
went to see her doctor:
“His nurse greeted me for my appointment and she said, ‘How are you?’ Because of course
she had seen me as a recovering patient in the spring. How are you? And I said, fantastic! I’m so healthy, I’m a
summer athlete. And I just bounced.”
When the doctor saw how well she was doing, he wanted that treatment for the rest of his
patients, so he bought the Dream Team boat and life jackets. Madder didn’t know if she could
recruit 22 women to form a full paddling team. She quickly had 72 interested. She gets teary
when she talks about them:
“I still remember Linda saying to me, ‘I’m a survivor for 11 years and this is the first time the
loneliness of cancer has left my heart.’ I mean, how am I not gonna cry? And then they say thank you. I stand there, and I am so
truthful, and say, look, I did this for myself. I just wanted to paddle a dragon boat.”
Madder jokes with her husband, she wishes she’d been diagnosed ten years earlier. She’s
hoping she’s got enough time left to start a dragon boat team on every waterway in her state.
For the Environment Report, I’m Julie Grant.
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Since then it has been Mr. List of Chinese American associations Pre- revolutionary Chinese society was distinctively collectivist and composed of close networks of extended families, unions, clan associations and guilds, where people had a duty to protect and help one another.
A Memorandum of Understanding will help all involved focus their attention on the potential. The doctrine of discovery, he felt, also served to define the new relationship between the colonists and the indigenous populations.
California politicians of all parties, undoubtedly representing the will of their constituents, adamantly refused to mitigate their discrimination in any way, and, in the session of the legislature that began in Januaryproposed enacting more anti-Japanese legislation.
Early European settlements in Canada were insignificant in size until the late s and almost nonexistent in Manitoba until well into the 19th century. Under Qing dynasty law, Han Chinese men were forced under the threat of beheading to follow Manchu customs including shaving the front of their heads and combing the remaining hair into a queue.
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The Chinese immigrants neither spoke nor understood English and were not familiar with western culture and life; they often came from rural China and therefore had difficulty in adjusting to and finding their way around large towns such as San Francisco.
What is the meaning of immigration.
Restrictive immigration acts dating from the nineteenth century barred persons with criminal records but always specifically excluded those convicted of political offenses.
There were heated debates about the matter, resulting in both the Crown of Spain and the Papacy issuing a series of cedulas and "papal bulls" decrying such abuses and attempting to ensure that certain basic rights were recognized.
The Alpha was used to provide a monthly Halifax Bermuda Turks Island service, until she was replaced by a refitted Beta in Every year, millions of people enter Canada at airports, sea docks, or inland ports and border crossings. If the courts have been unclear, then Parliament and non-Aboriginal political leaders have been equally so.
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Recently, there has been a clamor by some politicians and citizens toward creating a predominantly closed-door policy on immigration, arguing that immigrants "threaten" American life by creating unemployment by taking On more public occasions however, such as the infamous early voyage of the German liner Saint Louisloaded with nearly a thousand refugees whose Cuban visas had been canceled, he again took State Department advice and turned a deaf ear to appeals for American visas while the vessel hove to just off Miami Beach.
Six of the seven judges who examined these issues agreed that Aboriginal title was a valid legal concept recognized by Canadian common law. At international law, conquest can cause the vanquished to lose sovereignty when the conqueror chooses to annex part or all of the territory of the loser.
But relatively large-scale Chinese immigration, mostly to California beginning with the gold rush ofproduced an anti-Chinese movement. The representatives of the Crown were well aware of the importance of the process to the Indian tribes and, as some writers have pointed out, took advantage of that sense of importance.
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GAZE is Ireland's national queer film festival, running longer than homosexuality has even been legal in our country.
GAZE celebrates LGBTQ+ storytelling. Our exciting programme of films and events engages filmmakers and audiences in a vibrant social experience.
GAZE programmes thematically to explore the many facets of queer life worldwide, expressly including films which deal with the challenges facing our LGBTQ+ siblings wordwide.
In 2021 we are launching GAZE West, with funding with the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. Please see the criteria for submitting to GAZE West.
Spirit of GAZE Award
Audience Award
Jury Awards:
Best Irish Short
Best Feature Documentary
Best International Fiction Short
Best International Documentary Short
1. GAZE International LGBT Film Festival is presented in association with our sponsors Accenture Ireland, the Arts Council of Ireland and Dublin City Council.
2. The aim of GAZE film festival is to showcase the latest and greatest of international LGBTQ+ cinema, and to help foster and promote the Irish LGBT filmmaking community.
3. GAZE is an annual event taking place in the Light House Cinema and Irish Film Institute, Dublin, with an online component created in 2020.
4. Feature films, documentaries and short films of any genre or subject matter are open for unsolicited submission to the festival via FilmFreeway.
5. Feature film, documentaries and short films of any genre or subject matter are also selected by invitation by the festival.
6. Entries to GAZE Film Festival must have been produced within the last two years. Priority is given to Irish premieres. However, this is not prerequisite to selection for the festival. Films which are available online, or have received a theatrical or video release in Ireland, will not be considered for the festival.
7. Viewing material is accepted via online link (password protected) or downloadable file. If you do not have an online link or downloadable format for the film, please contact us directly.
8. GAZE bestows a number of awards at the end of the festival – Spirit of GAZE, Best Feature Documentary, Best Irish Short, Best International Fiction Short, Best International Documentary Short and the Audience Award. Please note that these awards are symbolic and have no monetary value.
9. All foreign language films that are submitted to the festival must be subtitled in English. Films in the English language should be provided with Closed Captioning for Deaf and hard-of-hearing audience members.
10. GAZE Film Festival will not alter selected films in any way for their festival screening.
11. Excerpts from films will only be shown for promotional purposes if permission is obtained from the producer.
12. GAZE Film Festival is a public event, with a number of accredited filmmakers, jury members, distributors, film programmers and press in attendance.
13. The regular submissions deadline for GAZE Film Festival is 5pm on June 1st 2021. The late submissions deadline is May 22nd 2021. Films should be submitted online through FilmFreeway. Selection notifications for the festival will be made by July 22nd 2021. (Please see separate criteria for GAZE West)
14. Submission of a film represents agreement with the regulations set forth here.
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We were so happy to be a part of GAZE this year, and the online edition of the festival was just fantastic. Kudos to everyone involved on the organizational and technical side. Looking forward to next year!
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GAZE did a great job of organizing the festival under difficult conditions. We were delighted to share our film from Hawai'i, and appreciate the International Short Audience Award.
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Great festival with lovely people working at it and a really good audience. I love showing my films at Gaze because I find people are really interested in new filmmakers and what they have to offer. Also just a lovely space to show in.
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This festival was the first one that selected us and the communication and hospitality were perfect. Highly recommendable.
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To qualify as an Irish Short film - films must be any of the following: - Majority-Irish financed - Filmed in Ireland - Be directed by a resident of Ireland (non-native) - Be directed or produced by an Irish citizen - Receive funding by an Irish funding scheme Only films made within the last 2 years will be considered.
All films less than 60 minutes will be considered short films, but please be aware that short films are usually presented as part of Shorts Programmes. This category includes narrative fiction, documentary and experimental shorts.
Our satellite festival - for the first time in 2021, GAZE will be going WEST to Co. Mayo. We'll be screening short films for people of all ages from rural parts of the country. Shorts submitted for GAZE West do not have to be films of rural life - they can be as boundless as you want. But consider LGBTQ+ content that may not be seen by rural audiences. We're looking for forms and stories that can appeal to young people, older people, families and LGBTQ+ people who don't live in urban areas. Submissions for GAZE West cost less than for the main Festival. But films submitted for GAZE West will ONLY be considered for GAZE West. You'll need to submit it for the main Festival to be seen by our Dublin (and Rest of Ireland) audiences, and to be in consideration for any awards.
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Beam customers are getting money back, but savings app still faces federal investigation
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Customers of mobile savings app Beam, some of whom complained that they had been unable to access their deposits for months, say they are finally getting their money back.
The troubles, however, are far from over for the San Francisco-based startup behind the app. The Federal Trade Commission is seeking a court order against alleged “deceptive acts” by Beam.
A CNBC investigation in October found that Beam promised customers above-market interest rates on federally insured deposits, and “24/7 access” to their funds. However, dozens of customers complained that their withdrawal requests were met with a litany of excuses. Now, even as the company is processing those customer requests, it faces multiple lawsuits, a federal investigation and an uncertain future.
Beam Financial, which had accumulated some $2.4 million in deposits from an estimated 30,000 customers, said in a note to customers last week that it had processed withdrawal requests for “98% of all affected customers” as of last week, with only about $17,000 worth of requests still unresolved.
A company spokesperson wrote in an email that Beam is under “strict obligations” not to comment at this time.
“We have more to share, but it will come through a public statement at the appropriate time,” the spokesperson said. “Meanwhile, we are 100% focused on making Beam customers right.”
Among those customers who received their funds is Steve Wolf, who had been trying to access the $15,000 in his account since this summer. Wolf, a marketing executive, lives in Oceanside, California.
“Sure enough, randomly one day there was 10,000 bucks in my bank account,” he said in an interview. “And then the next day there was another deposit of a little over $5,000 which pretty much returns to me the money that I put in and a little bit of the interest.”
Steve Wolf opened an account with Beam to set aside money for emergencies. “Now I’m having to fight and spend hours of time to get it back,” he said.
Other customers who previously reported problems tell similar stories.
Tiffany Chang of Hanoi, Vietnam, said she received a deposit of $4,021.81 on Nov. 19. She said that represents her account balance plus some interest, but only up to the time she submitted her withdrawal request two months ago. Nonetheless, she is happy to put the matter in the past.
“I’m relieved it’s over,” she wrote in an email to CNBC.
A federal case
So while money is now being returned to customers, it is not over as far as the FTC is concerned.
The agency began investigating Beam in May, and it filed a federal lawsuit on Nov. 18 accusing the company and its 37-year-old CEO, Yinan “Aaron” Du, of “unfair or deceptive acts.” The agency said the lawsuit will continue despite customers getting their money back.
“We think it’s important to go to court to make sure that someone is holding Beam accountable,” Malini Mithal, associate director of the FTC’s Division of Financial Practices, said in an interview. “In addition to consumers getting their money back, we are seeking an order against Beam that would prohibit it from ever engaging in this type of misconduct again.”
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In addition to the FTC case, Beam faces a proposed class action suit by a Florida depositor, Frederick Chang. The complaint was filed Nov. 10 in federal court in San Francisco by Burlingame, California, law firm Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP.
Chang’s attorney, Brian Danitz, wrote in an email that his client initially deposited $15,000. He said that last week, Chang received the amount he had on deposit seven weeks ago, but without any of the interest that would have accrued since then. Danitz said the central allegations of the suit are unchanged.
“Beam promised ’24/7 access,’ ‘no lock ups’ and that ‘Funds will arrive in three to five business days,’ but deprived its customers of their hard-earned money for months,” he said. “To make matters worse, many of Beam’s misleading promises are still out there on the web.
“A brick-and-mortar bank would never be allowed to conduct business in this way.”
Chang is the only customer named in the complaint, but it says that thousands of others are in the same situation. The complaint accuses Beam of negligence, false advertising, deceit by concealment and breach of contract, and seeks unspecified damages.
Meanwhile, three of Beam’s vendors are seeking a judgment from an Ohio court that they acted properly, after the company sought to blame some of its problems on third-party providers.
The vendors — financial service providers Dwolla and Stable Custody Group, as well as Huntington National Bank, which had custody of Beam’s deposits — also asked the court to order Beam to cooperate in getting the funds back to depositors.
Beam’s spokesperson has previously declined to comment on the substance of the lawsuits, and the company has yet to respond in court.
Clearing a logjam
According to Beam’s note to customers, which appeared on its customer blog on Nov. 20, a stopgap agreement with those vendors may have helped clear the backlog of withdrawal requests, though the letter does not say why the action is only now occurring when some requests have been pending for months.
The note says that Dwolla — which has acknowledged it terminated its relationship with Beam on Oct. 1 after it learned of the customer complaints — agreed to temporarily reactivate its transaction processing gateway on Nov. 12, “allowing funds to finally be released from Huntington National Bank where the funds were placed back to Dwolla and from there being returned to Beam customers.”
The vendors declined to comment to CNBC for this story.
The note said Dwolla would only agree to continue processing transactions until today, Nov. 27, and urged customers to make certain that Beam had their current banking information.
“We have tried very hard, but were not able to negotiate for anything longer,” the note says.
While most customers were receiving their funds by electronic bank transfers, others are apparently being offered alternatives.
Beam aimed to let users earn higher interest rates on their money by engaging with its mobile savings app.
Jim Wilson, a customer who lives in Concord, California, said Beam offered him three options to get back the $5,000 he invested in early August — an Amazon gift card, a transfer via PayPal or a check to be issued by the end of the year.
“I chose the PayPal option; however, I have not yet received the money,” Wilson wrote in an email in CNBC on Nov. 23.
Wilson requested to withdraw all of the money from his account in late August. Not having access to the funds has been a “huge pain,” he previously told CNBC, as he and his wife recently welcomed their first child.
For customers who receive checks, Beam cautioned them in a second blog post on Nov. 21 to deposit or cash them within 180 days, “or they may no longer be good.”
Fintech under scrutiny
Beam is one of a growing number of so-called “fintech” companies — technology businesses that handle customer funds but are not banks and are not regulated as financial institutions. The FTC says it is devoting increasing resources toward policing this new industry.
“We absolutely understand why these kinds of companies promise attractive benefits to consumers,” FTC’s Mithal said. “But we want to remind these companies that they have to make sure to observe certain baseline consumer protection principles.
“That means keeping your promises, paying attention to your customers to make sure that you’re keeping an eye on early warning signs, and making changes when things go wrong instead of continuing to make promises that you can’t keep,” he explained.
Meanwhile, Beam customer Wolf said he has learned his lesson about entrusting money to an unknown financial app.
“It would be nice if there’s a physical location or at least some kind of a national brand — you know, a recognizable national bank that you’ve got some recourse if things go haywire,” he said.
Additional Reporting: Lorie Konish, Dawn Giel, Jennifer Schlesinger, Scott Zamost
Please email tips to investigations@cnbc.com.
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Donald Trump Buries Fox News
July 8, 2019 /
Trump takes a swing at Fox News, CNN, Brian Williams, Steve Kornacki, MSNBC, NBC, New York Times, Boston Globe & the “boring” Dem debates. President Trump slammed Fox News specifically in regards to their reporting in a series of tweets Sunday evening, claiming the conservative-leaning network is “changing fast” and forgetting “the people who got them there.”
Watching @FoxNews weekend anchors is worse than watching low ratings Fake News @CNN, or Lyin’ Brian Williams (remember when he totally fabricated a War Story trying to make himself into a hero, & got fired. A very dishonest journalist!) and the crew of degenerate……
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 7, 2019
…..Comcast (NBC/MSNBC) Trump haters, who do whatever Brian & Steve tell them to do. Like CNN, NBC is also way down in the ratings. But @FoxNews, who failed in getting the very BORING Dem debates, is now loading up with Democrats & even using Fake unsourced @nytimes as….
…a “source” of information (ask the Times what they paid for the Boston Globe, & what they sold it for (lost 1.5 Billion Dollars), or their old headquarters building disaster, or their unfunded liability? @FoxNews is changing fast, but they forgot the people who got them there!
The president was not specific on which Fox News program he was referring to in his tweets or what story he was talking about that attributed to the Times. However, White House officials were publicly condemning a report earlier in the day that the newspaper had published on its front page, which claimed migrant children were living in terrible conditions at federal detention centers along the southern US border. Trump denied the allegations.
Will his appearances on the network decline or is this solely on the weekend anchor coverage. Let’s see how much love is left in this relationship in the time to come.
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They should go to prison too!
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GENERATION & STORAGE
Energy Source & Distribution
HomeGeneration & StorageHow to harness the power of biosolids to make hydrogen
How to harness the power of biosolids to make hydrogen
Researchers have used biosolids to produce hydrogen from wastewater, in new technology that supports the comprehensive recycling of one of humanity’s unlimited resources: sewage.
The innovation focuses on the advanced upcycling of biosolids and biogas, by-products of the wastewater treatment process.
Developed by researchers at RMIT University, the patented technology uses a special material derived from biosolids to spark chemical reactions for producing hydrogen from biogas.
The approach means all the materials needed for hydrogen production could be sourced on-site at a wastewater treatment plant, without the need for expensive catalysts.
The method also traps the carbon found in biosolids and biogas, which could in future enable a near zero-emission wastewater sector.
Lead researcher Associate Professor Kalpit Shah said existing commercial methods for producing hydrogen were emission and capital-intensive, and relied heavily on natural gas.
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“Our alternative technology offers a sustainable, cost-effective, renewable and efficient approach to hydrogen production,” said Shah, Deputy Director (Academic) of the ARC Training Centre for Transformation of Australia’s Biosolids Resource at RMIT.
“To enable the transition to a circular economy, we need technology that enables us to squeeze the full value from resources that would ordinarily go to waste.
“Our new technology for making hydrogen relies on waste materials that are essentially in unlimited supply.
“By harnessing the power of biosolids to produce a fully clean fuel from biogas, while simultaneously preventing greenhouse gas emissions, we can deliver a true environmental and economic win.”
Biosolids are commonly used as fertiliser and soil amendment in agriculture, but around 30 per cent of the world’s biosolids resource is stockpiled or sent to landfill, creating an environmental challenge.
Dr Aravind Surapaneni, Senior Research and Planning Scientist at South East Water and Deputy Director (Industry) of the ARC Training Centre for Transformation of Australia’s Biosolids Resource, said research into new and valuable uses for biosolids was vital.
“The wastewater sector is constantly looking to develop new ways to transform biosolids into high-value products, in environmentally sustainable and responsible ways,” Dr Surapaneni said.
How the tech works
In the new method, published in the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, biosolids are first converted to biochar–a carbon-rich form of charcoal used to improve soil health.
The biosolids-derived biochar contains some heavy metals, which makes it an ideal catalyst for producing hydrogen out of biogas.
As part of the experimental bench-scale study, researchers tested the process with a methane-rich gas that resembles biogas.
They showed the biochar made from biosolids is highly effective for decomposing the gas into its component elements: hydrogen and carbon.
Related article:Australia and Germany team up on renewable hydrogen
The decomposition process can also be conducted in a specially designed and hyper-efficient reactor developed and patented by RMIT, which can produce both hydrogen and a high-value biochar that is coated with carbon nanomaterials.
By converting the carbon found in biogas and biosolids into advanced carbon nanomaterials, their method can also capture and sequester the greenhouse gas to prevent its release into the atmosphere.
The carbon nanomaterial-coated biochar produced through the novel technique has a range of potential applications including environmental remediation, boosting agricultural soils and energy storage.
Patented reactor technology
Shah said the unique reactor developed by the RMIT School of Engineering team was at the heart of this innovative recycling approach.
“We’ve radically optimised heat and mass transfer in our reactor, while shrinking the technology to make it highly mobile,” he said.
“There are no reactors available that can achieve such phenomenal heat and mass integration, in such a small and cost-effective package.
“And while it’s already energy efficient, with further integration, this reactor could turn biosolids and biogas conversion into a process that actually produces energy instead of consuming it.”
As well as being used in wastewater treatment, the novel reactor has potential applications in the biomass, plastics and coating industries.
The research was supported by South East Water, which will be trialling the biosolids and biogas conversion technology in a pilot plant currently under fabrication.
Dr David Bergmann, Research and Development Manager at South East Water, said the technology had potential for adoption by the industry.
“Supporting these kinds of innovative emerging technologies is an important part of our commitment towards reduced emissions and a circular economy approach involving wastewater,” Bergmann said.
The Australian Research Council Training Centre for Transformation of Australia’s Biosolids Resource based at RMIT brings together expertise from 20 national and international partners from Australia, the UK and US including universities, wastewater sector and allied industry partners.
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Hulu; the video streaming App for Nintendo Switch
Fiona Higgins
The Nintendo Switch at last has a video spilling App for itself. Hulu declared on Thursday that its gushing video benefit is currently accessible to Nintendo Switch proprietors. Hulu endorsers who need to watch the administration’s customizing can download Hulu from the Switch’s worked in eShop.
The Nintendo Switch beforehand known just to game will now have the capacity to stream recordings too. This makes it outstand in the market of consoles, among X-Box and Sony PS4. The last officially going with the highlights of gaming music and video spilling along these lines had conspicuous holding in the market. In any case, now that the switch has it as well, it makes it considerably more affable for the present clients.
As per Hulu, both live TV and on-request writing computer programs is accessible in its Switch application. Notwithstanding, they’re accessible in various bundles. Hulu’s on-request content is accessible for $8 every month. To add live-gushing programming to the membership, clients pay $40 every month for all Hulu content.
The Hulu application for the Nintendo Switch, however, does not support touchscreen controls. This is notwithstanding the way that the Nintendo Switch is a touchscreen gadget, and Hulu has utilized a touchscreen interface some time recently. Rather, clients should explore the application utilizing the Joy-Cons.
However the expansion of video spilling application to the Nintendo Switch is an enormous accomplishment. Since its discharge this year, the Switch has been acclaimed as a gaming gadget just, making it less well known among the general gathering of people. What’s more, since the contending supports accompany various video spilling Apps, including Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu, the Switch sort of blurred away out of sight.
In any case, with the expansion of Hulu to the inherent eShop of the Nintendo Switch does the Switch somewhat more than gaming. What’s more, consequently more popular among the general population when all is said in done. You’ll have the capacity to get the application from the eShop and utilize your Switch to stream The Handmaid’s Tale starting today. There’s a free trial on offer, and returning clients can utilize either Hulu’s live TV package or the conventional Hulu encounter on the framework.
The landing of Hulu brings greater felicity for the future and the odds for the acquaintance of more applications with the Nintendo Switch. It is unavoidable now; the acquaintance of some music applications with the eShop in 2018 and possibly, quite possibly we may get the chance to see Netflix too on the Switch.
All things considered, the switch is an ideal gadget for kids today. A gaming instrument with the additional advantage of video gushing, ideal for gamers and the individuals who are searching for somewhat more than that.
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About Fiona Higgins
Fiona Higgins is pursuing her MBA degree. She enjoys writing and research. Currently working as a news reporter here on Fact Chronicle.
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Sindh Assembly Transacts Entire Agenda
ISLAMABAD, January 19, 2018: The Sindh Assembly, on Friday, took up the entire agenda appearing on `Orders of the Day’, observes Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its Daily Factsheet.
Following are key observations of the House proceedings during seventh sitting of the 37th session:
Members’ Participation
The Sindh Assembly met for two hours and 15 minutes while the proceedings remained suspended for three minutes due to Azaan.
The sitting started at 1135 hours against the scheduled time of 1000 hours.
The Speaker chaired the sitting for an hour and 24 minutes while the Deputy Speaker presided over the rest of the proceedings.
The Leader of the House (Chief Minister) did not attend the sitting.
The Leader of the Opposition was present for an hour and 16 minutes.
As many as 41 (24%) lawmakers were present at the outset and 43 (26%) at the adjournment of sitting.
The parliamentary leaders of PPPP, MQM, PML-F and PTI attended the sitting.
Seven minority members were also present.
One member applied for leave.
Minister for Parliamentary Affairs presented audit report regarding appropriation accounts of Sindh Forest Department for the year, 2015-16.
The House took up all five Starred Questions for answers during the Question Hour. The lawmakers asked 30 supplementary questions as well.
The House took up six Call Attention Notices (CANs) about Sindh Youth Policy, non-completion of development schemes, mandatory teaching of Sindhi language in private schools, number of cases tackled by Child Protection Units and Child Protection Authority, non-allotment of rooms to students at hostels of Sindh University and not conducting the competitive exam by Sindh Public Service Commission.
The Chair rejected an Adjournment motion of a PTI lawmaker regarding clean water crisis throughout the Province.
PPPP lawmakers protested for two minutes on floor of the House when the Chair did not allow them to speak on a CAN sponsored by other lawmaker.
The House was adjourned to meet again on January 22, 2018 at 1000 hours.
‘Orders of the Day’ was available to the legislators, observers and public.
The attendance of lawmakers was available to the media and observers.
This Daily Factsheet is based on direct observation of the Sindh Assembly proceedings conducted by Pakistan Press Foundation, a member organization of FAFEN. Errors and omissions are excepted
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Ethical Fashion Week - Berlin
|In Culture, News
|By Kirsten Kortebein
Everything is an “influence” to a designer; you can’t tell what’s a direct influence. In Berlin, it’s nice because everybody from the whole world comes here because Berlin is so cool at the moment.
People are becoming responsible, people care about the planet, people care about the well-being of things.
I try to incorporate ecological thinking into everything I do.
Ethletic (Sneakers) – Germany
FitWild: Can you tell me about why you’ve created these sneakers? What inspired you, where did this start?
It’s a very personal thing. For me, it was very simple. When i was younger, I was very involved in playing sports. And as a sportsman, you want to play fair. Fair play is a big thing. and i thought that it was ridiculous that you’re not able to wear fair clothing, and to play with equipment that’s been produced in a fair way. And I said, okay, this has to be changed. That was the idea from my side.
FitWild: So you’re based in Germany?
Yeah, we’re based in Lübeck. That’s our back office, but our creative office is here in Berlin. Berlin is where we make and prep the designs.
FitWild: Do you feel influenced by Berlin’s style when designing your sneakers?
Everything is an “influence” to a designer; you can’t tell what’s a direct influence. In Berlin, it’s nice because everybody from the whole world comes here because Berlin is so cool at the moment. So we’re influenced by that. But traveling to our suppliers is also influencing. You meet people in Pakistan, you meet with creative people in Pakistan, and this is also influencing. If you travel a lot, influence is everywhere.
FitWild: If you like sports, you probably also like the outdoors—it’s great to see you connecting the two.
That’s why our sneakers are made out of all these natural fabrics…this makes us a little bit proud.
WAT Active Wear – Portugal
FitWild: So you feel that there’s a connection between fitness and fashion. Can you tell me a little bit about this?
Yeah. We do feel that people are becoming more and more responsible regarding sustainability. A lot of brands that were already working with us in fitness, they’re opting to go in a sustainable direction—like using recycled polyester and organic cotton—and so we decided really to move in that direction because we do believe it’s the future. People are becoming responsible, people care about the planet, people care about the well-being of things.
FitWild: What’s your goal in terms of fashion and fitness?
We do want fitness wear to be fashionable, and we do believe that we can merge the two things together. I mean, you go to the gym, but you can wear leggings that are fashionable. Leggings can be printed, comfortable, sustainable—so why wouldn’t you wear it on the street as well? You can just put on a jacket, a t-shirt, and move forward. We don’t believe much in the idea that you have to be, like, very well styled, like with a skirt or something. We do believe that comfortable is also the future. This is also why we’re going in the direction that we are.
FitWild: People are making movement and exercise a more natural part of their day. Is this a part of your inspiration?
We do feel the same way. If you choose this option, to move regularly, you’ll be more within yourself. You’ll feel better. If you go in this direction, it transforms your lifestyle.
Kiks Rainwear – Finnland
FitWild: Can you walk me through your design process?
Well, the basic theme that goes through all of my designs is to combine—of course, to be ecologically friendly—but to combine not just up cycling but also slow fashion, not producing seasons, producing products only made to order (so that we have no stock.) So we try to avoid waste in all ways possible. But also design-wise, I try to design products that you can wear in the urban nature—meaning in the urban environment, but also in the forest…like you can wear the same jacket when you go clubbing or when you go berry picking. And it also has to do with my own lifestyle, which is kind of close to nature. I mean, I live in a small town, but I bike everywhere. I don’t have a car or a license, so I’m connected with nature even on an everyday basis.
FitWild: You’re from Finland?
I’m from northern Finland by the Bosnian Bay. And for example our product photos, they were taken on this island which is really close to where my family, my relatives are from. And it’s like a really important place for inspiration and relaxation for me. It also kind of fits with my clothing designs – like the last time, for example, when we were taking photos in the autumn, it was really cold – I actually made the dinner for us from the mushrooms that we picked in the same forest where we were shooting, so it’s very down to earth.
FitWild: And you took the photos yourself?
Yeah, I took these photos! I have [used] photographers, but yeah, I wanted to try it because when I first started, I was doing, like, everything. Even modeling for the clothes, taking the photos, almost everything. So during the last few seasons, I kind of went back to that. I took the photos myself. And it feels really good! I’m getting the vision that I want.
FitWild: Do you feel that there’s a spiritual connection for you between what you produce, the outdoors, and the way that you produce it?
Yeah, of course. I try to incorporate ecological thinking into everything I do. And yeah, the materials [are] up-cycled but they’re also weather-proof materials. They’re suitable for any occasion, almost any weather, and they’re made to last. So yeah, of course, the nature is there all the time. That’s why I do things the way that I do. That’s the bottom reason.
FitWild: Many people here do have a personal connection to nature. Do you connect to the environment through your designs?
I try to go to the forest whenever I can…and also in Finland we have like, I forgot what it’s called…but you can go, if it’s not privately owned land, you can just go and pick whatever’s in there. I like to [pick] wild herbs, mushrooms, berries…every season there’s something that nature can offer, something special. And you don’t really need money to go there, you don’t really need special equipment….except the right gear, like a jacket which shields you.
FitWild: Do you feel like movement is also a part of your life/day?
Yeah it’s very important. I also go to the gym, but I think that the most important form of movement is just when you’re changing place. You can just combine so many things when you’re biking or walking instead of taking a car or bus.
FitWild: …and your products are also very good for that, the “changing place, everyday” type of use.
Yeah. I also even try to incorporate that thinking into the product photos; it’s like, people moving and people actually doing something in the clothes, not just standing like mannequins. I also do DJing…so I have combined these two aspects of my life. And, for example, fashion shows, I’ve [created] some shows where there are dances presenting the clothes instead of basic catwalk walking. So yeah, I think that’s when you actually see how the garment works, when it’s in movement.
FitWild: How did you come up with that idea?
It kind of came naturally. I’m a club promoter and a DJ, so I can just combine all these aspects of my life. And I also…it’s not only doing sustainable business, but just living a sustainable lifestyle. So it’s not really a separate…Kiks, this brand, is not just some separate box in my life. It’s just also who I am.
FitWild would love to hear your comments on this Ethical Fashion Week-Berlin post! Comments, Thoughts, Ideas, Experiences in Sustainability?
Link to the official The Ethical Fashion Week – Berlin site: HERE
To Read More FitWild Adventures By Kirsten Kortebein – http://fitwild.com/author/kirsten-kortebein
Kirsten’s next FitWild Adventure will be from Marrakech, Morocco, @ the Contemporary African Art.
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Report to the Department of External Affairs on free trade advertising focus groups /
Toronto : Decima Research, 1988.; 25 pages, 24 with full-text search
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Canada. Dept. of External Affairs.
Decima Research.
Report to the Department of External Affairs on free trade advertising focus groups
Toronto : Decima Research, 1988.
CA1 EA27 88R22 ENG
Free trade -- Public opinion.
Canada -- Commerce -- United States -- Public opinion.
United States -- Commerce -- Canada -- Public opinion.
20 l. ; 28 cm.
June 1988.
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Geisel Software Awarded GSA Multiple Award Schedule
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NASA Awards STTR Contract To Geisel Software And UNLV For Robot Simulation Platform For Source Search & Mapping
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[Official] OS 9 Release Notes
Premiere+4630
Re: [Official] OS 9 Release Notes
So apparently that support article I linked to previously regarding the volume modes (Automatic Volume Leveling, Night Mode) was quietly revised yesterday to remove the 2016 Premiere 4620 and Premiere+ 4630 models, which were absolutely both listed on there since last month.
So I guess that's Roku's official "response" to this issue of no longer having Night Mode available on some of the 2016-2017 models (4620, 4630, 4640)...just edit the article and screw those of us who own these models that are just as capable or more capable than most of the current lineup?
What a BS way to handle this issue. All three of those models had Night Mode for ages and it worked perfectly well in OS 8.x, so I find it extremely hard to believe that the feature couldn't be retained in OS 9 for those models.
I also find it disappointing that Shawn was asking us to send in our device info for the past few days, but hasn't commented on the fact that the article was revised, so we're just stuck in limbo with Roku showing no respect to its customers. Just buy one of the new products that has these features, I guess is their sales tactic, huh?
Crow550
This is certainly disheartening to hear.
It would be a first time that Roku had removed a feature that was already added more so one that was promised for quite some time. We went from night mode to being promised audio leveling mode to losing both....
I hope this is a fluke and it gets added considering the Premiere+ is just an Ultra without the USB port and enhanced remote.
All we can do is let Roku know we're upset about this and hope they make things right....
It does feel like a lump of coal this time of year for sure.... They should be more transparent on what features what model gets not make promises then quietly retract them. BS.
This is not cool.
wildsprite
at this point I would much like to downgrade back to OS 8.1 thanks...alas thanks to Roku that wont happen unless either some clever hacker finds a way to do it or Roku support can and is allowed to needless to say while I do like some of the cosmetic changes I'm not happy about losing night listening mode and not gaining auto volume ....thanks for this Roku. it honestly feels like a huge slap in the face to me as I have been consistently recommending your products. I'm not sure I'll be doing that in the future if this is what you are going to do with your previous gen premium models with each OS upgrade. I really hope you change your minds on this stupid move as I really would like to continue to recommend you but at the moment I feel like recommending you is a bad idea.
Premiere+4630 wrote:
my guess is the removal of those premiere models was more due to a typo than anything else. else how do they explain not having the 4640 also in that list? of course I hope the removal of night listening mode was a mistake they will fix in a future patch else that is really going to upset me more so than I am already
I also find it disappointing that Shawn was asking us to send in our device info for the past few days, but hasn't commented on the fact that the article was revised, so we're just stuck in limbo with Roku showing no respect to its customers.
I think he is probably on one of his days off or something. I suspect he will respond when he can
Last edited by wildsprite on Sun Dec 16, 2018 8:01 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Right this does leave a bad taste. All we do is wait to hear an official word about this from Roku. Keep buggin Roku's social media about it.
I'm sure Shawn is just thrilled about this but maybe he can help make this wrong a right.
I want to clarify that Shawn is obviously not the problem here. In fact he is always very forthcoming when he is permitted to be. Roku obviously has policies in place that stipulate what he can and cannot say publicly, so I wasn't meaning to poop all over him personally. I have reached out to him personally to express that, and he is not unsympathetic to this issue with volume modes. That's all I'm going to say publicly about that.
stormy13
Funny how my 4620 had night mode and is even advertised as such,
yet after the update to OS9, it isn't there anymore.
crom99
stormy13 wrote:
What’s the implication here? That it was removed in hopes that you would upgrade your hardware or buy their speakers? I hope that isn’t the case because that just screams class action lawsuit.
iFrog
I'm curious whether or not the people complaining about this have some kind of audio receiver or not, vs TV speakers. The receiver probably has better options, then the Roku feature, and it's probably just as easy, if not more so to use then Roku's implementation. I can understand if TV speakers are the only audio source here, but if you have an AVR / Sound bar with a night feature, does it really matter which device enables it?
iFrog wrote:
I use a soundbar and no it doesn't have the ability for night listening mode(or anything like it), it can do a rather lousy fake surround sound or regular stereo. I'm curious at this particular moment if you work for Roku or not and why it feels like you are defending their removal of this feature. it isn't like they decided to remove from a next model. they removed from a model a feature they used to sell it in their feature list. not to mention that the 2016 model premiere, premiere+ and Ultra are superior devices to their next gen models, asking us to downgrade while the devices still function is absurd
wildsprite wrote:
I don't work for Roku, nor was I defending their decision to remove the feature. I just have some experience with home theater, and I also post on the AVS forum thread for the Roku, and many people there have high end AVR units with features like this. I personally have Vizio Sound bars that are true 5.1 and have the feature. So, in those setups, it really doesn't matter if the Roku has the feature directly or not, since the sound device does. My intention on asking the question was to find out how technical people are here, and if they had other options.
In my case the night mode for my sound bars turns off bass, so the subwoofer doesn't fire, and it reduces dynamic range so everything is more at an even volume.
Also understand, I usually deal with higher end products and companies such as Apple, and Google, Sony, to name a few. So, I don't have the same expectations from a company such Roku as I do the others.
nor was I defending their decision to remove the feature.
my apologies if I offended. it's just that they actually used "Night Mode" as one of the selling points of the 2016 Premiere, Premiere+ and, Ultra models. I used this feature frequently.
Boneyjr
Created an account to join the chorus of unhappy customers. Night listening was a critical feature for so many of us. This needs to be responded to.
Boneyjr wrote:
Sure getting night listening back is one thing but really we should get all the features we were promised for awhile now and were waiting for the 9.0 update.
This is bogus.
Not a problem, no you didn't offend me. I didn't intend to even come across that way. I was just simply saying, that if people here had an audio receiver with a night mode, then having it removed from Roku, isn't a big deal because whoever had the feature in their audio hardware could still use it, and chances are it would probably do more / work better.
It matters first and foremost because Roku advertised the Night Listening Mode as a feature for these devices, and it worked perfectly fine for over a year until OS 9 came along. Clearly the hardware platform supports the feature, so there was no conceivable reason to remove it in the latest OS/firmware update.
It also matters because having more options is always better than having less options. Not everyone has an AVR or TV capable of its own native "night mode", and thus the Roku is likely the only way they can achieve that.
I happen to have my Roku connected to a Sony AVR, which does indeed have a native night mode. I choose not to use it for at least two reasons: 1) I generally only care about having the Roku in night mode, not other input sources, and 2) I hardly ever touch the AVR remote, and so I'd have to reach for it just to enable/disable the AVR's night mode. I use only the Roku remote when watching the Roku, which allows me to control the AVR volume, as well as easily enable/disable night mode.
People are "complaining" about this feature removal for valid reasons. While I don't believe you are defending Roku, and your tips for checking if the AVR/TV have their own native night mode might be helpful for some...the overall vibe you're putting out in this thread is more or less "I don't use it, so what's the big deal?" Please, don't be that guy.
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Relocating to Malta provides several advantages. What immediately comes to mind is that the country holds English as its official language, along with Maltese. It is also a member of the European Union, thus providing an excellent gateway to other EU members states. Then there is the obvious – abundant sunshine and a Mediterranean lifestyle. But the island offers much more.
If you are looking to launch a business, relocate and take up a job overseas, retire to a warmer climate, or searching for a tax-efficient jurisdiction, Malta is worth considering. Here are some reasons why.
For those with English proficiency, the language’s official status makes it easier to conduct business.
While Maltese is the mother tongue of 98% of the islands’ inhabitants, roughly 90% of Malta’s population speaks English. From healthcare to the legal system, taxes to news and lifestyle, the ability to communicate seamlessly in English is a primary reason for choosing to relocate to Malta. What’s more given Malta’s historic relationship with Italy and mainland Europe one will also find several persons that speak Italian, French or German.
When you think of Malta you probably think of long hot summers, beautiful coastlines, and incredibly crystal blue waters – and you would be right. It is hard to beat 300 days of sunshine in a year. For lovers of warm temperatures, Malta’s summers are as close to perfection as it gets. And even in the ‘Winter’ months, there is no shortage of sun.
During November and December, you can expect temperatures between 18-25 degrees with a bit of rain and windy weather from time to time, whilst January and February are usually the coldest with temperatures fluctuating between 10-17 degrees.
When it comes to violent crime, Malta is an extremely safe country. According to Eurostat, Malta has only 0.3 violent crime incidents per 1,000 inhabitants. According to a study carried out by global market research group New World Wealth based in Johannesburg, the Maltese Islands have been named number two in a list of 195 countries where women feel safe.
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Malta’s history of providing publicly funded health care dates all the way back to 1372, when its first hospital was already functioning. When the Knights of St. John first arrived in Malta in the 16th century, one of their first projects was the building of hospitals.
The government operates a number of public hospitals and 24/7 clinics, supplemented by a well-organised Private health care infrastructure. Private health insurance in Malta is also easily accessible and affordable to both local and foreign nationals.
Today All EU nationals enjoy free healthcare in Malta. The same applies to expats who take up full employment and pay national insurance contribution taxes on the island. Non-EU nationals taking up any of the Malta residence programmes would need to be in possession of private health insurance.
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The culture of Malta reflects various societies that have come into contact with the Maltese Islands throughout the centuries, including neighbouring Mediterranean cultures, and the cultures of the nations that ruled Malta for long periods of time prior to its independence in 1964.
The Maltese are by and large known for their friendliness and hospitality. This fact and the ever-growing expatriate community ensure that new ‘movers’ will find it relatively easy to settle down and fit in.
Culture in Malta is an important part of life on the island. One can find plenty of events and activities happening all year round, including theatre, jazz, opera, pop and rock festivals, as well as dance shows, art exhibitions, and much more. Nightlife centres around dining, wine bars, and nightclubs. As this is a Mediterranean culture, gathering for food and celebrations is quite common, whilst in summer the islands come to life with regular village feasts and dazzling fireworks displays.
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Between 2014 and 2016, Malta was the fastest growing economy in the eurozone, expanding more than 4.5% each year. In 2018, the gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 6.2%. 2019 is expected to be no different. According to the European Commission’s Winter 2019 Economic Forecast the Malta’s economy projected to grow the fastest in the EU regime, with growth projected at 5.2% this year and 6.4% in 2020.
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Catering for all tastes and budgets; from the uber futuristic, ultra-modern, to the charming and traditional, Malta offers a great selection of property types. Demand is fuelled not only by the local buyer, but also by the rental investment market, the expat community taking up employment on the island, and by foreigners taking advantage of Malta’s residency programmes. The influx of foreigners greatly contributes to the expansions in Malta’s luxury real estate, with demands for luxury apartments and houses have risen to new heights over the last couple of years.
Corporate tax in Malta stands at 35% which might sound high at first glance, but once the dividends are distributed, shareholders may be entitled to a refund of a large part, if not all of the tax paid by the company. In such instances, this amount normally translates to 6/7th which means that the effective tax paid is only 5%.
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Steady GDP growth and record-low unemployment have helped Malta emerge as one of Europe’s best performers in recent years. Coupled with the island’s ongoing growth strategy based on economic diversification and foreign investment, has led to the establishment of several key industries that Malta is today internationally renowned for.
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March 30, 2020 April 20, 2020 Freedom Forward Saudi Arabia
What Democrats Traded for Impeachment
“Instead of folding their cards, Democrats Smith and Reed could have negotiated from a position of strength, forcing a showdown over Trump’s unpopular alliance with the Saudi monarchy. With support from Speaker Pelosi, they could have also pushed for inclusion of key reforms from the House version of the bill. Of course, Trump would have labelled Democrats as anti-military. But the Trump-Kushner-Saudi alliance is this president’s unexploited Achilles heel.
Unfortunately, none of this came to pass. Instead, Congress approved a final defense bill that gives the Pentagon nearly as much money as it had at the peak of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Don’t expect Democratic or Republican negotiators to ask how we will pay for it. Rep. Adam Smith has already declared the final NDAA to be “the most progressive defense bill we have passed in decades.” And just one week after agreeing to Trump’s military priorities, Smith announced that he would vote to impeach him.”
Full article below:
Originally posted on Medium, reposted on Responsible Statecraft on January 3, 2020
By Sunjeev Bery
Democratic leaders have made a terrible trade. In return for clean headlines on impeachment, congressional Democrats gave Donald Trump his full wish list for war.
Because Democrats did not want a debate over military policy to distract from impeachment headlines, they dropped many important objections to Trump’s military agenda. While House Democrats declared Trump “a threat to national security” in articles of impeachment, they gave Trump most of what he wanted on the big questions of war.
Just two days after House Democrats passed articles of impeachment, Trump signed into law a major piece of military legislation, the $738 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The final version of this annual military policy bill abandoned many of the reforms passed by House Democrats in their House version of the bill.
Here are some of the key military reforms that House Democrats had passed, only to drop in final negotiations with the Senate and White House:
Dropped: Stopping Trump from deploying “low yield” nuclear weapons that would make it easier to start a nuclear war.
Dropped: Stopping Trump from taking military action against Iran without congressional authorization, under most circumstances.
Dropped: Blocking U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia, which could have helped end the Saudi-led coalition’s slaughter in Yemen.
Dropped: Penalties for Saudis involved with the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Dropped: Ending the original 2002 Iraq War authorization to use military force.
These limits on Trump’s capacity to launch new wars were fundamentally aligned with the philosophy underlying the articles of impeachment: Trump is a threat to national security who cannot be trusted with presidential power and must be removed from office.
Unfortunately, each of these reforms were removed from the final military policy bill, with the acquiescence of Democratic negotiators.
Afterwards, Democratic negotiators heaped praise upon what was ultimately a significant negotiating failure:
U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) of the Senate Armed Services Committee called the final NDAA “a responsible compromise that strengthens our national defense capabilities.”
Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), Chair of the House Armed Services Committee, stated that the final military policy bill “contains major wins for Democrats and working people and promotes our national security.”
The Republican negotiators included Jared Kushner, Senate Armed Services Committee Chair James Inhofe (R-OK), and House Armed Services Committee ranking member Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX). They too had nice things to say about the final legislation.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was blunter in his endorsement, as reported in the Congress-focused newspaper Roll Call:
“Majority Leader Mitch McConnell stopped just short of gloating on the Senate floor Monday. He said the final NDAA ‘is not either side’s ideal bill.’ But he noted that House Democrats’ ‘partisan demands’ were now gone, and he said “sanity and progress” had begun to prevail on NDAA and other issues.”
Even House Speaker Nancy Pelosi heaped praise upon the final Trump-friendly defense bill, describing it as an “important step forward for the national security and economic security of the American people.” Just eight days later, Pelosi would deliver a speech calling for impeachment and declaring Trump “an ongoing threat to our national security.”
In defending their decision to pass the final version of the military policy bill, Democrats touted several major social welfare benefits that were tucked into the legislation. Soldiers would receive a 3.1% raise, and civil servants would gain 12 weeks of paid parental leave. But if Trump is so untrustworthy that he must be removed from office, why did Democrats like Reed, Smith, and Pelosi completely fold on core issues of war and national security?
Pelosi’s endorsement of the defense bill paved the way for a landslide vote for passage in both houses of Congress. Progressive Democrats like Rep. Ro Khanna and Sen. Bernie Sanders sounded the alarm, but many Democrats ultimately backed the final bill.
The common thinking in Washington is that Democratic negotiators didn’t fight Trump’s war agenda because they didn’t want to give Republicans an opportunity to compete with impeachment headlines. As the thinking goes, Democrats wanted to be seen as capable of governing, so they avoided any delays to passage of the very military policy bill that granted Trump the power to wage unnecessary and reckless wars.
But if Democrats truly believe that Trump is a threat to national security who should be removed from office, it makes no sense to preserve his capacity to launch a war with Iran, allow him to continue backing the brutal Saudi dictatorship, and give him the ability to develop and deploy dangerous “low-yield” nuclear weapons.
This was a false choice, and it didn’t have to be this way.
Just days before congressional negotiators announced their final defense bill compromise, a Saudi air force officer had shot and killed 3 U.S. Navy sailors at a U.S. Navy base in Pensacola, Florida. In the aftermath, it would have been entirely legitimate for Democratic negotiators to demand a second look at the U.S.-Saudi alliance and put the brakes on their flailing defense bill negotiations. Following the shooting, Florida’s Republican governor Ron DeSantis and Republican senator Rick Scott had already begun asking tough questions about the U.S.-Saudi relationship.
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Atheists Say AR State Sen. Jason Rapert is “incompetent” in Recent Court Filings January 31, 2019 Hemant Mehta
Atheists Say AR State Sen. Jason Rapert is “incompetent” in Recent Court Filings
Earlier this month, American Atheists filed a lawsuit against Arkansas State Senator Jason Rapert — best known to readers of this site for erecting an unconstitutional Ten Commandments monument outside the State Capitol — for blocking four residents on Facebook and Twitter.
You can read more details about the case here, but Rapert’s defense boils down to the idea that he’s blocking them on his personal accounts, not his official government ones. See?! He’s not doing anything illegal!
American Atheists filed two documents this week taking issue with that argument. They say that Rapert doesn’t really distinguish between his accounts the way he suggests, and that he routinely conducts official business under what he says are his personal accounts.
That’s why AA is asking the judge to ignore Rapert’s motion to dismiss their case.
Senator Rapert presents the Accounts to the public as ones that he operates in his official capacity… His Facebook page states: “This page is for communication with constitutents and citizens”… The Twitter page associated with the account is registered to “Sen. Jason Rapert.” and links to Rapert’s official profile on the Arkansas State Senate’s website.
Senator Rapert offers and uses the Accounts as forums for discussion and debate about community events, as well as his policy positions and official acts… Therefore, the Accounts are instruments of his Arkansas Senate office, like digital town hall meetings where individual users receive information about Arkansas government and exchange their views on matters of public concern… On the Accounts, Senator Rapert communicates with his constituents, promotes businesses and events in his district, honors the accomplishments of constituents, informs users about government job openings in his district, delivers safety messages, and performs other duties intrinsic to his role as a state legislator…
AA’s president was far more blunt about what all this meant:
“Rapert is either incredibly incompetent or intentionally misleading the court when he claims he’s using social media for personal use only,” said American Atheists President Nick Fish. “Anyone who spends more than 30 seconds on Rapert’s social media accounts can see that he uses them for official purposes.”
In a separate request for a preliminary injunction, AA also made the case that they were likely to win this case on the merits and they needed the judge to act now so their clients could keep tabs on what Rapert was doing as an elected official.
No government officials has the right to block people from knowing what he’s saying or doing on their behalf just because they’re atheists. He can pretend he’s just trying to block trolls on his personal account, but any close look at who he’s blocking, why he’s blocking them, and from where he’s doing it makes clear he has crossed the line into an illegal action. Instead of saying he’s sorry and fixing the problem, he’s holding his breath in a fit of rage until a judge makes him do the right thing.
Arkansas citizens deserve better representation than that. They deserve someone who doesn’t use his public platform to advance his private religious agenda.
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Octaves sign to Bridge Nine, ready album for April drop
Baltimore’s Octaves have signed with Bridge Nine Records and plan to release their new album, Which Way The Wind Blows, on April 9. Octaves was formed in a warehouse in West Baltimore in Fall of 2008, comprised of four lightly-seasoned veterans of the Baltimore and Northeastern U.S. music scene, and one unlikely newcomer at the vocal helm. Check out tracks from their last album, Greener Pastures, which will be released on vinyl February 26 via Topshelf Records on AltPress and Revolver.
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The Power of Presence
Episode #3 of the course The secrets of body language by Vanessa Van Edwards
The presidential election of 1960 changed history.
John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon squared off in the first-ever televised presidential debate. While both candidates had strong talking points and good ideas, one of them reigned supreme.
Before I reveal the winner, take a look for yourself:
Who gets your vote?
John F. Kennedy not only won this debate, but he also went on to be elected to the highest office in the country: president of the United States.
Now, here’s where it gets interesting.
Anyone who watched the debate on television was sure that Kennedy had won. But anyone who had simply listened to the debate on the radio was sure that Nixon had won. This prompts the question:
Did body language have something to do with the outcome?
I want us to take a look at the first 30 seconds of the debate. Go back and rewatch one more time. Write down everything you notice: a weird facial expression, a gesture, a nod—anything that stands out to you for both candidates.
Here are the cues we picked up:
Nixon:
• In runner stance (looks like he wants to leave)
• Hand resting on leg (self-soothing)
• Other hand clutching chair and looks like a fist (anger)
• Looking at Kennedy (alpha cue)
• Slight lean back (distancing)
• Jerky nod and movement upon introduction
• Almost a bow as he nods
• Mouth self-soothing (at around 0:31 smacking mouth—potential dry mouth)
• Slight gulping for air
• Lots of odd facial tics and movement
• Rubs one of his hands with the other (self-soothing)
• Grimace/fake happiness after introduction
• Higher blink rate
• Has all buttons of his jacket buttoned
Kennedy:
• Upright posture
• Eye gaze at audience/camera
• Still (very little movement, and if he does move, it is slow and even)
• Almost no facial movement
• Slight scan of audience (smooth, slow head movement scan)
• Loosely crossed legs (slight blocking)
• Hands resting on lap (slight blocking)
• Slow, even nod in the affirmative upon introduction
• Chest, chin, forehead up and out
• Hands resting calmly
• No smile at introduction (alpha)
• Slight nod at introduction (almost encourages the audience to agree with him)
• Bottom foot planted and pointed toward the audience/camera
• Slow blink rate
• Jacket is unbuttoned (can see more of his chest)
The reason Kennedy won the debate and ultimately the presidency is because he had a little something called presence. Presence is powerful—it’s a combination of self-awareness, confidence, and security. Often, it’s a completely unspoken trait; sometimes, it’s more of a feeling that you get when you’re around someone.
Take a moment to think about your personal presence.
In one word, how do you think you come across? ______________________
In one word, how do you want to come across? ______________________
Successful and impactful presence is about communicating and presenting ourselves in an authentic way. I want to help you achieve the type of presence that’s memorable.
Challenge: What’s your presence, and what do you want it to be?
P.S. Tomorrow, I’ll teach you how to look like and feel like a winner. Stay tuned!
“Emotions Revealed: Understanding Faces and Feelings” by Paul Ekman
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Jason Dufner surges to 54-hole lead at RBC Heritage
By Kevin Casey April 15, 2017 5:47 pm
By Kevin Casey | April 15, 2017 5:47 pm
Here is a recap of Saturday’s third round of the 2017 RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head Island, S.C.:
LEADING: Jason Dufner is in position to take the next step. The 40-year-old has boasted a fine 2017, running off top-25 finishes in his five stroke-play starts on the PGA Tour prior to the Masters. Even at Augusta National, a course seen as less-than-suited to his game, Dufner posted a tie for 33rd despite a final-round 76. But he’s still minus a top 10 this year. That might soon change in a big way. Dufner fired a 6-under 65, the day’s best round, on Saturday to move to 13 under and a one-shot lead. His play was at times spectacular on the front nine, as Dufner sandwiched an eagle at No. 2 around bogeys at Nos. 1 and 3. He then pitched in for eagle at No. 5. Yet, by the time the front nine was over, he’d gone out in 2-under 34 – despite two eagles. The back nine was steadier. A bogey at the seventh was followed by a birdie at No. 9 to close out his front nine, and Dufner made it two straight at the 10th. A three-birdie streak from Nos. 14-16 moved him to 13 under, where he would stay by day’s end. Dufner is a four-time PGA Tour winner but is searching for his first victory on the circuit since last year’s CareerBuilder Challenge. He’s gotten better each round this week, going 68-67-65. We’ll see if the trend continues Sunday.
CHASING: Graeme DeLaet, a 36-hole co-leader, appeared on his way to retaining a share of the lead through three rounds. But the Canadian missed an 8-footer for par at the 18th to close with bogey and sit at 12 under. DeLaet actually bogeyed his first and last holes on the day but boasted four birdies and 12 pars in between to shoot 69 and sit one back. Kevin Kisner followed up a second-round 64 with another low score, posting a Saturday 66 to jump to a tie for third. Kisner was tied for 91st at 1 over after the first round but is now tied for third at 11 under. Webb Simpson is also at 11 under, while Ian Poulter sits solo fifth at 10 under. Luke Donald, the other 36-hole co-leader, faltered to a 72 and is tied for sixth at 9 under.
SHOT OF THE DAY: Even after an early eagle, Dufner didn’t really get his round jump-started until that second one at the fifth dropped. Dufner produced this amazing hole-out for that big eagle. Only perfect.
QUOTABLE: “Having a late tee time today, I was able to stay up and watch most of the Oilers game last night. … Then I was able to kind of sleep in a little bit this morning, and not have to sit around in the hotel room quite as long.” – Graham DeLaet, on his preparation for what would be a strong third round after sleeping on the lead
CHIP SHOTS: Wesley Bryan shoots 68 to find himself 9 under. He’s in a tie for sixth, putting Bryan in fine position for his fourth top-10 finish in his last six PGA Tour starts. Surprise Masters contender William McGirt shot his third straight 68 to sit at 9 under. … J.J. Spaun rose 23 spots on the leaderboard with a 66. He’s 8 under and T-9. Billy Hurley III’s Saturday 66 saw him jump from T-47 to T-13 as he moves to 7 under. … First-round leader Bud Cauley can’t produce a sub-par round for the second straight day. A 71 puts him 7 under through 54 holes. … Defending champion Branden Grace is tied for 20th at 5 under. … Sam Saunders struggled mightily on Saturday, posting a 74 to drop 26 spots to a tie for 31st at 4 under. Then again, that’s a lot better than the performance of fellow 7-under starter Pat Perez. A closing 42, playing his last seven holes in 7 over, led to an 81 for Perez, who dropped 69 spots to solo 74th. Perez is now 3 over and in last by a single shot amongst the remaining field.
UP NEXT: Sunday’s final round will be on Golf Channel from 1-2:30 p.m. ET before moving to CBS for a 3-6 p.m. slot. Follow all the action live on Golfweek.com and our Facebook and Twitter feeds.
PGA Tour 2016-17, RBC Heritage, RBC Heritage 2017, PGA Tour
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Abu Dhabi, Dubai among world’s top 15 cities for wealthy households
Regionally, the UAE capital topped the list with 270,686 households earning more than $250,000 annually
Abu Dhabi and Dubai rank among the world’s top 15 cities with the highest number of households earning over $250,000 annually (as of 2017), a new report by Knight Frank has found.
Regionally, the UAE capital topped the list with 270,686 households earning more than $250,000. Overall, the emirate ranked 11th on the list, just behind London. The number of such households is further forecast to grow to 426,890, overtaking London’s 382,807 by 2027.
The number of households earning more than $250,000 in Dubai currently stands at 245,272 and is expected to increase to 36,432 by 2027. Dubai was ranked just behind Abu Dhabi globally in 12th place.
Following immediately after Dubai on the global rankings were the Saudi Arabian cities of Riyadh and Jeddah with 198,789 and 130,849 households respectively earning more than $250,000.
The report also found that Abu Dhabi ranks seventh globally on the list of cities that are expected to see the strongest growth in households earning over $250,000 between 2017 and 2022. The emirate is anticipated to see its wealthiest households increase by 84,067 during the five-year period.
Dubai, Riyadh and Jeddah also featured among the top 15 cities, with the number of wealthy households projected to rise by 36,432, 28,592 and 19,331 respectively between 2017 to 2022.
However, despite the high number of wealthy households in the region, none of the cities from the GCC were ranked on Knight Frank’s 2018 City Wealth Index. The index ranks the top 20 cities worldwide on factors such as wealth, investment, lifestyle and future.
North American cities made up 10 of the top 20, with Asian cities occupying five spots. New York topped the index, followed by London and San Francisco.
Liam Bailey, global Head of Research at Knight Frank, said: “This year’s index produced some very interesting results with regard to the projected growth of wealthy households around the world that will be exciting to track.
“However, North America’s domination of the current household wealth tables is unequivocal.”
Cities with the highest number of households earning $250k+ (2017)
City Households
New York 1,167,131
Los Angeles 637,749
San Francisco 396,431
Washington DC 366,560
Houston 298,868
Dallas 297,970
Boston 293,276
Philadelphia 290,460
London 272,604
Abu Dhabi 270,686
Dubai 245,272
Riyadh 198,789
Jeddah 130,849
Source: Oxford Economics
Knight Frank City Wealth Index 2018
Wealth Investment Lifestyle Future Overall rank
New York 1 1 1 1 1
London 4 2 5 2 2
San Francisco 5 4 2 6 3
Los Angeles 2 5 12 4 4
Chicago 6 18 3 8 5
Singapore 7 15 3 10 5
Paris 13 14 7 5 7
Tokyo 10 22 6 2 8
Hong Kong 3 3 10 25 9
Washington DC 12 10 7 13 10
Sydney 20 7 14 17 11
Dallas 9 6 35 9 12
Boston 24 13 21 7 13
Houston 8 15 29 14 14
Miami 19 8 19 20 14
Atlanta 20 10 24 15 16
Beijing 15 37 15 19 17
Shanghai 29 21 23 15 18
Munich 39 23 26 20 19
Madrid 52 25 9 24 20
Melbourne 44 15 25 26 20
Sources: Knight Frank, Macrobond, Wealth-X, New World Wealth, RCA, Oxford Economics, Five Star Alliance, Mastercard, Michelin, Times Higher Education, 2thinknow innovation cities index 2016-2017
Abu Dhabi Five Star Alliance Knight Frank Life list lists Macrobond Mastercard Michelin New World Wealth Oxford Economics People RCA Top 15 UAE Wealth-X wealthy households
Aarti Nagraj March 7, 2018
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Germany and the Second World War
Title Germany and the Second World War
Number of Volumes 11
Publisher Clarendon Press
City Oxford, UK
A comprehensive eleven-volume history of the Second World War, written from the German perspective. The series has achieved international acclaim as a major contribution to historical study of the Second World War. Under the auspices of the Militärgeschichtliches Forschungsamt (Research Institute for Military History), a team of renowned historians has combined a full synthesis of existing material with the latest research to produce what will be the definitive history of the German participation in the Second World War. For the German edition see: Das Deutsche Reich und der Zweite Weltkrieg.
Volume I: Wilhelm Deist, Manfred Messerschmidt, Hans-Erich Volkmann, Wolfram Wette. The Build-up of German Aggression. 1990, 799 pages.
Volume II: Klaus A. Maier, Horst Rohde, Bernd Stegemann, Hans Umbreit. Germany's Initial Conquests in Europe. 1991, 444 pages.
Volume III: Gerhard Schreiber, Bernd Stegemann, Detlef Vogel. The Mediterranean, South-east Europe, and North Africa, 1939-1941. 1995, 822 pages.
Volume IV: Horst Boog, Jürgen Förster, Joachim Hoffmann, Ernst Klink, Rolf-Dieter Müller, Gerd R. Ueberschär. The Attack on the Soviet Union. 1996, 1364 pages.
Volume V/I: Bernhardt R. Kroener, Rolf-Dieter Müller, Hans Umbreit. Organization and Mobilization in the German Sphere of Power: Wartime Administration, Economy and Manpower Resources 1939-1941. 2000, 1209 pages.
Volume V/II: Bernhardt R. Kroener, Rolf-Dieter Müller, Hans Umbreit. Organization and Mobilization in the German Sphere of Power: Wartime Administration, Economy, and Manpower Resources 1942-1944/5. 1990, 1142 pages.
Volume VI: Horst Boog, Werner Rahn, Reinhard Stumpf, Bernd Wegner. The Global War. 2001, 1406 pages.
Volume VII: Horst Boog, Gerhard Krebs, Detlef Vogel. The Strategic Air War in Europe and the War in the West and East Asia, 1943-1944/5. 2006, 892 pages.
Volume VIII: Karl-Heinz Frieser (ed.). The Eastern Front 1943-1944: The War in the East and on the Neighbouring Fronts. 2017, 1307 pages.
Volume IX/I: Jörg Echternkamp (ed.). German Wartime Society 1939-1945: Politicization, Disintegration, and the Struggle for Survival. 2015, 1035 pages.
Volume IX/II: Jörg Echternkamp (ed.). German Wartime Society 1939-1945: Exploitation, Interpretations, Exclusion. 2014, 1119 pages.
URL https://global-oup-com.eres.qnl.qa/academic/content/series/g/germany-and-the-second-world-war-gsww/?lang=en&cc=us
Military & Military Systems
War & Warfare
War & International Politics
Second World War (1939-45)
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Arts & Culture, Photo Gallery
Citadelle Laferriere: A Piece of Haiti’s History
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A Chilean Dream in Port-au-Prince
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PetroCaribe: Twitter Campaign Highlights Corruption in Haiti
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Carel Pedre Takes Over Brooklyn With Chokarella Networking Brunch
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Entertainment, New York, Photo Gallery
Michael Brun and Friends Rock the House at NYC Performance of Bayo
Michael Brun Michael “Mikaben” Benjamin (left) with fan. Roger “Shoubou” Eugene, Tabou Combo. Michael “Mikaben” Benjamin. Sandro “T-Micky” Martelly. (L-R)...
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Haitian Cuisine Highlighted at James Beard Dinner
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Author(s): Tommy Pico
Poetry. Native American Studies. LGBT Studies. IRL is a sweaty, summertime poem composed like a long text message, rooted in the epic tradition of A.R. Ammons, ancient Kumeyaay Bird Songs, and Beyonc�'s visual albums. It follows Teebs, a reservation-born, queer NDN weirdo, trying to figure out his impulses/desires/history in the midst of Brooklyn rooftops, privacy in the age of the Internet, street harassment, suicide, boys boys boys, literature, colonialism, religion, leaving one's 20s, and a love/hate relationship with English. He's plagued by an indecision, unsure of which obsessions, attractions, and impulses are essentially his, and which are the result of Christian conversion, hetero- patriarchal/colonialist white supremacy, homophobia, Bacardi, gummy candy, and not getting laid.
IRL asks, what happens to a modern, queer indigenous person a few generations after his ancestors were alienated from their language, their religion, and their history? Teebs feels compelled towards "boys, burgers, booze," though he begins to suspect there is perhaps a more ancient goddess calling to him behind art, behind music, behind poetry.
"Pico's brilliant, funny, and musical book-length debut...channel[s] a rush of Internet slang and emoticons, run-on ramblings and sentence fragments, and poppy lyrical bursts...Pico's skillful rendering of Teeb's coming-of-age attempts to create a cohesive identity out of his many selves proves to be entertaining, enlightening, and utterly relatable in the age of the smartphone."—Publishers Weekly Starred Review
"Tommy Pico's epic poem is sad and funny and honest and wickedly clever with rhymes and rhythms. It is an utterly original aboriginal look at the world. I love it."—Sherman Alexie
"On the narrowing frontier between song & speech, memory & oblivion, future & no future, Native & American, IRL is Heraclitan, a river of text and sweat, whipping worlds into the silence of white pages: a new masterpiece. And a new kind of masterpiece. It's a lyric epic of desire whose hero renounces heroism. & it's not he who voyages out in search of a world, but rather the devastated worlds in his own blood that seek him out, to mourn them. I said epic of desire and I meant it: desire of every kind, for the infinite & the proximate, the fucking trite & the tried-and- true— it's also a gorgeous monument, an act of memory for the future of all longing, for the fact of roots and the need for them, decolonizing poesis from the root without for one second the condescension of even the notion of safety. For the poem is also deeply canny, and weary; it knows 'There is no post-colonial / America' and yet— the poem keeps pushing out from under history, out beyond the poem's own billion negations, into a space both beyond identity and deep with it."—Ariana Reines
Publisher : Birds Llc
Imprint : Birds Llc
Dimensions : 23.00 cmmm X 14.70 cmmm X 1.00 cmmm
Author : Tommy Pico
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Sheet Metal Roof Installation
Sheet metal roofs are known for their durability, beauty, and inclusion of historical design elements. Sheet metal roof styles became very popular in the late 1800s, and many beautiful examples of these roofing systems still exist on historical and significant buildings today. For many homeowners and property managers it’s important that these design elements stay with the buildings as they continue to age.
Heather & Little has been Canada’s premiere choice for sheet metal roofing for more than 90 years. Metal roofing installation is a complex task, and every step of the metal roof creation and installation should be handled by experienced professionals. Our team has the knowledge and training necessary to complete all types of sheet metal roof production and installation services properly, ensuring your metal roof performs well for many years to come.
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As industry leading professionals, we have a long history of offering outstanding customer service and providing clients with beautiful, long-lasting and high quality metal roof installations. Our team has had the privilege of restoring and replacing some of the most well-known historical metal roofs in Canada, including parliament buildings, old city halls and more. Get in touch with one of our team members to get started on your metal roofing installation project today.
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N1Mackenzie Tower, Parliament Hill
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N2Centre Block South Facade, Parliament Hill.
The old copper roofing system was removed and a new building envelope was installed, as well as an air barrier membrane, insulation and a batten seam copper roofing system. The new sheet metal roofing system was fully installed, and will now be seen on the Parliament Building’s roof for years to come.
N3Chateau Laurier, Ottawa
The roofing was replaced with 16-ounce standing seam copper roofing with 20-ounce copper valleys and copper water tables, an air vapour barrier system was introduced, along with snow restraint systems, copper air intake louvers, and decorative copper elements were also reproduced.
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Why we are in the Green Party
Here’s what some Hernando Greens have to say about why they registered Green Party:
Parry Donze says that he registered Green because it only made sense to do that. The other parties do not offer what he wants.
James and Laurel Mason came to us after being for Bernie Sanders and they just got tired of the Democrats.
Ethan Overall liked the Green Party Platform.
Anita Stewart came to us after being a campaign staff member for Dennis Kucunich. She joined the Green Party after seeing what the DNC did to this long time Congressman from Ohio. They did not let him speak out and kept him out of the final debates. To her, Dennis was the first “Bernie” AKA nor corporate controlled. The Democrat leaders in the DNC made Anita not want to be part of a party like that.
Jennifer Meister joined the Greens because ecology is important to her.
Anthony Williams joined because he really liked what Jill Stein had to say.
Angela Williams, as a mother, likes what the Green Party says about education.
Richard Thompson has been a Green since early registering in High School because he saw a need for a new party.
Jennifer Sullivan rejected the 2 party system back in 1972, after seeing how Eugene McCarthy got such weak support and then the same thing happened to George McGovern Both were progressive and opposed to the war in Viet Nam. In 1996 she found the Green Party via Ralph Nader’s run and was thrilled with the platform direction. Still is!
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About Us News Holmesglen At Eildon Wins Consecutive RACV Victorian Tourism Awards Honour
Holmesglen At Eildon Wins Consecutive RACV Victorian Tourism Awards Honour
Holmesglen at Eildon has won its second consecutive RACV Victorian Tourism Award.
The company was again recognised for its excellence as a venue, awarded Gold in the 'Business Event Venue' category at the 2017 Awards Ceremony, held at Melbourne's Palladium at Crown.
"We have invested considerably in making this one of Victoria's premier destinations for business and conference events," said Rozanne Lawton, Manager – Holmesglen at Eildon.
It's the second occasion Holmesglen's conference retreat facility was recognised in the category at the RACV Victorian Tourism Awards, the state's premier award ceremony for the tourism industry.
The 660-acre property boasts an award winning venue that caters for conferences, weddings and events and can accommodate up to 150 guests on site.
"Victoria is high on the bucket list for tourists worldwide because of the hard work of those at the coalface of our tourism industry," said Minister for Tourism and Major Events John Eren following the ceremony.
Holmesglen at Eildon's facility usage has risen 48% in the last financial year, and has enjoyed an overall business growth of 15%.
Holmesglen at Eildon was also nominated in the 'Excellence in Food Tourism' category at the 2017 Victorian Tourism Awards.
UPDATE: Holmesglen at Eildon was awarded silver in the 'Business Event Venue' category at the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards, which were held on 23 February 2018, in Perth.
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Cheers! French wine, vines headed home after year in space
By MARCIA DUNN - The Associated Press
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) ??" The International Space Station bid adieu Tuesday to 12 bottles of French Bordeaux wine and hundreds of snippets of grapevines that spent a year orbiting the world in the name of science.
SpaceX's Dragon cargo capsule undocked with the wine and vines ??" and thousands of pounds of other gear and research, including mice ??" and aimed for a splashdown Wednesday night in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa. The Atlantic had been targeted, but poor weather shifted the arrival to Florida's other side. SpaceX's supply ships previously parachuted into the Pacific.
The carefully packed wine ??" each bottle nestled inside a steel cylinder to prevent breakage ??" remained corked aboard the orbiting lab. Space Cargo Unlimited, a Luxembourg startup behind the experiments, wanted the wine to age for an entire year up there.
None of the bottles will be opened until the end of February. That's when the company will pop open a bottle or two for an out-of-this-world wine tasting in Bordeaux by some of France's top connoisseurs and experts. Months of chemical testing will follow. Researchers are eager to see how space altered the sedimentation and bubbles.
Agricultural science is the primary objective, stresses Nicolas Gaume, the company's CEO and co-founder, although he admits it will be fun to sample the wine. He'll be among the lucky few taking a sip.
"Our goal is to tackle the solution of how we're going to have an agriculture tomorrow that is both organic and healthy and able to feed humanity, and we think space has the key," Gaume said from Bordeaux.
With climate change, Gaume said agricultural products like grapes will need to adapt to harsher conditions. Through a series of space experiments, Space Cargo Unlimited hopes to take what's learned by stressing the plants in weightlessness and turn that into more robust and resilient plants on Earth.
There's another benefit. Gaume expects future explorers to the moon and Mars will want to enjoy some of Earth's pleasures.
"Being French, it's part of life to have some good food and good wine," he told The Associated Press.
Gaume said private investors helped fund the experiments. He declined to provide the project cost.
The wine hitched a ride to the space station in November 2019 aboard a Northrop Grumman supply ship. The 320 Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon vine snippets, called canes in the grape-growing business, were launched by SpaceX last March.
SpaceX is the only shipper capable of returning space station experiments and other items intact. The other cargo capsules are filled with trash and burn up when reentering Earth's atmosphere.
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Film Review: Angst (1983) – Review 2
Jonathan Stryker 07/15/2016 Extreme Cinema
A newly paroled murderer finds it impossible to resist the urges to kill that he has repressed for ten years and sets out to wreak as much havoc as possible before being recaptured and sentenced to life in prison.
Tuesday, January 15, 1980 was a fun day for me. I was in the fifth grade, had off from school thanks to Martin Luther King, Jr., and had just obtained The Black Hole Storybook from my grandmother who purchased it for me from my favorite bookstore in hardcover for all of $5.00, thrilled to have something related to this film that I adored, complete with color photos. I had no idea at the time, but on that same day half a world away in Austria, a sick, twisted and deplorable psychopath by the name of Werner Kniesek had been let out of prison on a three-day furlough to search for employment. This maneuver would pave the way for Kniesek to give in to his urges of wanting to kill by breaking into the home of a woman, her daughter and her wheelchair-bound son the following day, and spend the next six hours torturing and murdering them all in gruesome fashion. It is this horrific event that is depicted in Gerald Kargl’s 1983 film Angst, which is one of the most expertly made yet highly upsetting pieces of cinema I have ever viewed, the (mercifully) only feature film directed by Mr. Kargl.
Angst, is extremely effective in depicting The Psychopath (brilliantly played by Erwin Leder) on his first time out with a gun, ringing the bell of a random home and, without reason, murdering the elderly woman who answers the door, her husband falling by her side in shock (the camera is attached to The Psychopath’s body to enhance the sense of unease and make the audience play into his distorted mind). Captured and jailed for ten years, he is set free following the end of his sentence, but the problem lies with him and his inability to control himself. Why does no one do anything about this? Where is Dexter when you really need him?
Blowing off his freedom, he immediately sets out to find a female victim to hurt (when he was thirteen, he was seduced into sadomasochistic games by a woman in her forties; unfortunately, he was too young to separate fantasy from reality and can now only reach orgasm through increasingly bizarre and violent acts). An attempt to seduce two young and attractive female diner patrons stops before it can get started, and a taxi ride with a female driver ends abruptly before he can muster the guts to harm her. Stressed, he breaks into a house and finds a man in a wheelchair who can only recite the word “Pappa”. When the mother and her daughter return home, all hell breaks loose in real time as The Psychopath tortures and eventually murders the house dwellers. He takes their dog and feeds him well, but is eventually captured.
The most distressing parts of this film are, of course, the murders, carried out before the eyes of the family Dachshund who attempts to stop The Psychopath but ends up hiding under a blanket in one of the film’s most heartbreaking moments. Actor Erwin Leder throws himself into the role with such gusto and commitment it is almost unbearable to watch as he strangles the mother, drowns the paraplegic, and stabs the tied-up daughter to death, all for his own perverse reasons.
We hear his thoughts through a perpetual voiceover that reveals why he is the way he is. We want to reach into the screen and scream at him to stop, though he is powerless to do so. Do we hate him? Do we feel sorry for him? In reality, Kniesek is still alive and in prison. Why? Why didn’t someone just kill him, this person who is so dangerous as to be unfit to walk among the rest of us?
As far as the film goes, I don’t recall ever hearing about it in the days of VHS rentals. The closest I ever came to seeing anything this disturbing was the well-known Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) on video in 1992. Henry was a composite of real-like serial killers, and even 2008’s The Strangers was based upon the brutal and grisly Keddie Murders which took place on April 11, 1981, a case which, 35 years later, has gone completely cold.
Angst had a tough time getting theatrical exhibition 33 years ago. Now, with the Internet and real images of people dying almost daily, the film has had a much easier time of being distributed as the public is probably almost numb to such imagery (sad to say).
The Blu-ray of the film contains the following extras:
– New High-definition Transfer
– Optional playback with or without Prologue
– New DTS HD MA 5.1 Surround
– Introduction by Gaspar Noé (2015)
– Featurette: Erwin Leder in Fear (2015)
– Interview with Gerald Kargl by Jorg Buttgeriet (2003)
– Interview with cinematographer Zbigniew Rybzcynski (2004)
– Audio Commentary by Gerald Kargl conducted by film critic Marcus Stiglegger
– New HD Trailer
– BD Exclusive perfect-bound 40 page booklet includes Interviews with Gerald Kargl, Erwin Leder, Silvia Rabenreither, Essay by Carl Andersen, Illustrated with rare photos and Werner Kniesek original Kurier articles
– Collectible Blu-ray Slipcase and Sleeve
Is the film a masterpiece? Perhaps. It is a powerful work, with cinematography by Polish animator Zbig Rybczynski, and elegiac music by early Tangerine Dream member Klaus Schultze. However, it is not the sort of film that I would want to watch again…
Tags 1983 Angst Cult Epics Edith Rosset Erwin Leder fear Gerald Kargl Karin Springer Robert Hunger-Bühler schizophrenia Silvia Rabenreither Zbigniew Rybczynski
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THE SEC REPORT
A&M dropped the ball, LSU showed a weakness and Georgia took care of business
Cory De La Guardia
Now this was the kind of weekend college football was made for! Texas A&M lost another important game, LSU might have shown some weakness and Georgia proved how strong the top of the SEC truly is. These were some epic games. A&M is now playing for pride and a mid level bowl game but that's ok, it's been a good season but that loss to Auburn ended all hopes for them. Georgia played a great game against Notre Dame and it was worth watching. LSU's defense is allowing a lot of points to be scored and it's becoming a trend to me.
THREE STARS OF LAST WEEKEND
Garrett Shrader, running back of Mississippi State, had 125 yards on eleven caries. Holy smokes that's the stuff of legends right there.
Elijah Moore, wide receiver of Ole Miss, even though they lost he had eleven catches for 102 yards. He was the security blanket of that offense and while they came up short, he worked hard in that game.
Kyle Trask, quarterback of Florida, in his first start he gets to go out there and prove the coach right and beat up on struggling Tennessee. It would have been easy to lose and blame the nerves but he came through.
This weekend, the first game that jumps out of the schedule at the casual SEC fan is A&M vs Arkansas.
A&M desperately needs a win to stop the losing and they are now in danger of falling straight out of the top 25. The tough competitive game will be Kentucky at South Carolina as the rest of the week is set up for blowouts as LSU and Florida are off.
THREE PLAYERS TO WATCH
South Carolina Gamecocks Defense, they're going to have to play a lot better if they want to turn their season around and Kentucky is as good a team to start against.
Bo Nix, quarterback of Auburn, it's telling how a quarterback plays the week after a big win. And winning on the road in Kyle field is as big as it can get.
Jimbo Fisher, head coach of Texas A&M after their second high profile loss it'll be important to see how the head coach handles getting this team ready for the rest of the season.
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The media has mixed feelings about the James Harden trade. Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images
James Harden was 100-percent exactly right earlier this week when he said the Houston Rockets were "just not good enough."
How could they be? Not when their moody superstar scorer, who makes about half a million dollars per game, shows up chubby, looking like a kielbasa about to explode in the microwave. Hey, some people eat when they're unhappy, it's a defense mechanism. In Harden's case, the only defense he's exhibited this season. At least he had a good excuse for missing pre-season training camp and alienating his teammates - he was busy partying with Cinnamon and Cherish in Atlanta and Vegas without a mask. Worst of all, he went into the tank his last four games in a Rockets uniform, standing around, arms folded, scoring fewer than 20 points each time, all Rockets losses. Fans in the front row were asking him to move, he was blocking their view of players who cared about winning. James Harden sabotaged his own team, a team that offered him $50 million a year to stay. Something that crazy could only happen in professional sports these days.
There's a saying that drives the American labor movement: "a fair day's wage for a fair day's work." It's the motto of the American Federation of Labor. The National Basketball Players Association is not a member. Harden's sulking on the court, cheating the Rockets and their fans, was unforgivable.
Harden, sitting out games while somehow being on the court, forced the Rockets to trade him - and quick - to Brooklyn. The trade, when you ignore the fine print and unindicted co-conspirators Cleveland and Indiana, sent Harden to Brooklyn in exchange for Caris LeVert (immediately flipped for Victor Oladipo), Jarrett Allen, three first-round draft picks and four swapped first-rounders. It's true, when you trade a superstar, you never get back equal value. The other team wins.
If it makes Rockets fans feel any better, the media in New York already has problems with their new problem child. I should say newest problem child. Kyrie Irving plays for the Nets.
"They (the Nets) gave up everybody! There's nothing left now. I just want to cry, It's awful," weeped WFAN Radio talk host Evan Roberts. For those who don't subscribe to weekly Arbitron ratings reports, WFAN is the most powerful, top-rated sports talk station in the Apple.
"You're leading down the road of doom. Harden and Durant could be gone in a year and a half. I'm not convinced this gives them a better chance to win a title. I'm living a nightmare again. They better freaking win."
Circle March 3 on your Rockets schedule. That's when the Brooklyn Nets, with their Big 3 of Kevin Durant, James Harden and possibly Kyrie Irving visit Toyota Center. I hear talk radio salivating over the record jeers that will cascade over Harden's name, although I'm not buying it. Fans don't think like the media does. I'm thinking that Rockets fans will welcome Harden back - one night only - with cheers.
Toyota Center public address announcer Matt Thomas: "Usually when former Rockets come to town for the first time since leaving, I give them a positive introduction. It's up to the fans how to react."
James Harden spent eight seasons with the Rockets. He is a spectacular player who watched other NBA players engineer trades so they could compete for a title. Harden didn't think the Rockets were good enough, and he's right. So he wanted out. We've all been there, a job we didn't like for a company we didn't like, for a boss we didn't respect. Harden wanting to be traded is understandable. How he went about it was deplorable. He hurt his co-workers.
Houston will make Harden pay for his disrespectful departure. He has an upscale restaurant set to open here. The name of the steakhouse will be "13." Harden's business partners may want to change that number ... before the restaurant's telephone number is disconnected. There are plenty of other restaurants in Houston. Rich people who can afford steakhouse prices hold grudges.
Rockets fans searching for a silver lining say, "We got two decent players and a whole bunch of precious first-round picks" for a malcontent who would rather be anywhere (except maybe Sacramento) than Houston." Yes, a bunch of first-round picks does bode well for the future. Anywhere, except maybe Houston.
Houston's draft war room isn't the most successful operation in the NBA. Over the past decade prior to 2000, under the direction of general manager Daryl Morey, the Rockets made 16 draft picks. Not one of them is still in a Rockets uniform, many of them have sought employment outside of America, some outside of basketball. Among their first-round whiffs: Nikola Mirotic, Terrence Jones, Sam Dekker - all out of the league. Best of all, Royce White, who played three whole games in his NBA career and finished with a scoring average of 0.00 points per game.
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Mythistoires de losers: introduction au roman historial des Québécois d'héritage canadien-français
Assuming that a social group exists insofar as it also becomes the subject of its own history in the theatre of the past, the author attempts to identify some structural components of the historical narration of French Canadian Quebecers. More precisely, he identifies the four narrative pillars of the corpus of stories through which Franco-Quebecers construct a collective representation of themselves, one that feeds their identity as a people and as an historic nation.
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The officer corps strength versus commanded strength averages 7 to 8 per cent. After independence there was only one period (1963-65) when a need arose to offer short-term emergency commissions. That was when a pre-1962 planned expansion was compressed in terms of time leading to this call. The main brunt of the fighting in 1965 and 1971 at junior command levels was taken up by this group. Just as in the Second World War, they, along with their regular counterparts, responded with traditional elan. Over the years, a number of Commission streams had merged together. The last of the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, graduates retired in 1969. The Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehra Dun, graduates, as well as the Short Service/Emergency Commissioned Officers of the Second World War formed the overwhelming bulk filling the fighting command slots in 1947-49; the King's Commission Indian Officers taking over the higher command appointments.
In 1949 a unique experiment was launched - that of cadet-level training for all the three Services together for three years and thereafter moving on to Service academies for pre-Commission training. This was the Joint Services Wing (Dehra Dun), which in later years became the National Defence Academy (NDA) Khadakvasla.
At present, the Army officer intake is from four distinct streams, namely the NDA; the graduate direct entry stream (IMA); cadets chosen from the ranks and initially trained at the Army Cadet College - an adjunct of the IMA; and a five-year Short Service Commission stream from the Officers Training Academy, Madras and Gaya. A few selected Junior Commissioned Officers (a grade existing only in the Indian and Pakistan Armies) are offered Regimental Commissions. The Short Service stream is offered Regular Commissions by choice and reassessment. Officers of the NDA have now reached three-star rank in all three Services. A common indicator of the type of leadership extent in the Army are casualty ratios. In all our wars, officer casualties have been high. Management experts point out to the high casualty figures of officers in Combat. The point, however, is that Officers of the combat arms lead from the front and is the strength of the Indian Army.
The sacrificial content of the leadership ethos built up over decades has served the Country well. But far more important, the ranks know for certain that there will be no directive commands by electronics or remote control.
A common perception of the army officer is that of a large, moustachioed, 'Neanderthal' with overhanging brows getting very physical round the clock. Another is that the real creme de la creme of the high school levels would never think of joining up. It never strikes the common observer that neither a gorilla nor a budding CV Raman, nor a future chief executive of, say, an ice cream manufacturing company may necessarily have combat leadership traits. Academic brilliance is just one plus point, and that is all that has been displayed by a teenager prefering to move into the civilian professional life at that point. If a young man cannot translate his manifest intelligence and brilliance into fast life-and-death decision-making in the field - or wishes to preserve his attributes for 'better' occasions when faced with a sticky situation, he is better utilized in an office, college or laboratory than on a battlefield. That is where he naturally belongs.
The training of the Indian army officer is meant to subsume his persona under a very demanding but explicit code. Which is given as under :-
"THE SAFETY, HONOUR AND WELFARE OF
YOUR COUNTRY COME FIRST, ALWAYS AND EVERY TIME.
THE HONOUR, WELFARE AND COMFORT OF
THE MEN YOU COMMAND COME NEXT.
YOUR OWN EASE, COMFORT AND SAFETY COME LAST,
ALWAYS AND EVERY TIME."
As the young officer grows in services he obtains professional training which helps to slot him into his increasing responsibilities. These training institutions were created from scratch. At their apex stands the National Defence College. In between are the professional All Arms and Services 'colleges' and special managerial expertise is provided by Corps and Service schools and colleges. Standing at the top here is the College of Defence Management. At the Higher Command levels the leader and the manager merge imperceptibly.
The phrase 'teeth and tail' has been hounding the Army ever since a manager with a piquant turn of phrase slotted it into the military lexicon some forty years ago. Someone will have to decide that if the teeth, (meaning the arms) are really to be effective, should not the tail (the logistic corps and services) be more aptly called the gums?
The underpinning of any force is the support services especially in the context of the terrain that we fight in. it is also an unfortunate fact that the more modern and sophisticated a field force, the logistic back-up rises exponentially to maintain it in reasonable shape. When a 50-tonne tank trundles past a saluting base, having replaced a 40-tonne tank, the general populace are appreciative of this new war machine not realizing that, probably, the logistic support to it has gone up 2.5 times. This needs to be known.
The Army Medical Corps gives pride of place in protocol and otherwise to the Military Nursing Service. Together with the Army Dental Corps, the medical services provide a composite, wide-spectrum, morale-boosting blanket of comfort. The men of this corps commence work from the forward-most line of contact. Their war record citations and awards bear testimony to their crucial function. 60 (Parachute) Field Ambulance became a favourite not only in the Commonwealth Division but with all formations of the United Nations Army in Korea. They brought home a Presidential Unit Citation.
The Army Service Corps (ASC) handles all supply and transport aspects while the Army Ordnance Corps (AOC) holds and issues close on half a million items held on inventory. The troika is formed by the Electrical and Mechanical Engineers who provide light to factory-level repairs to everything the Army uses. With their forward repair teams based on customized armoured vehicles, they function within a battlefield, recovering equipment casualties from their point of collapse. In Chhamb - 1971, six medium guns became immobile when their lyres burnt out. The enemy was sweeping the area with machine guns, at line of sight; yet working against time and hostile fire the guns were refitted, recovered, given a quick thump on the barrel and put back in action in less than 24 hours. Back at base workshop, they strip and rebuild anything that the Army owns be it fighting vehicles, electronics, or data processing equipment.
The Red Caps - the Military Police - are really not providing a service. It is a mix of service and combat visibility, the men being chosen for their presence'. They are the most visible form of military discipline and they do so even-handedly right to brigade levels.
Another keeper of the Army's morale is the Postal Corps. Today they dispense insurance, and other facilities of a standard post office of the Indian Union at any point where a unit of the Indian Army is sent. Mail and smiles go together.
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communal violence
COMMUNAL VIOLENCE NEWS
Maharashtra: Communal violence claims a life in Raver
Violence first broke out at Maniar Mohalla where Muslims had gathered at a mosque in Maniar Mohalla for Shab-e-Mehraj prayers at 9.15 pm during Janata Curfew.
1992-93 communal violence case: Man arrested 26 years after riots, trial set to begin
Usman Mulla was arrested by the Byculla police after a non-bailable warrant was issued against him for not appearing before the court. Seven of his co-accused were acquitted in 2011 by the sessions court, but the case against Mulla was separated and he was declared an absconding accused.
Veera Hiranandani’s previous novel, The Whole Story of Half a Girl, had another teen protagonist, Sonia Nadhamuni, who was half-Indian and half Jewish-American. It was also partly autobiographical.
Hamid Kureshi’s memoir is a stark reminder of the 1969 Ahmedabad riots and the need to tackle the communal flames of polarisation.
Ram Navami violence: Bihar BJP leaders meet DGP, seek impartial probe
The state home department announced Rs 2,13,700 as compensation for damage to property in the Samastipur violence, Rs 25,30,000 for Aurangabad and Rs 8,50,000 for Nawada.
Fresh communal flare-up in Bihar, rioters go on rampage in Nawada
The situation was brought under control, though tension prevailed in the area, the DM said, adding that a heavy deployment of police was in place.
Lankan troops on high alert after fresh communal violence
Fresh violence erupted on Friday in Muslim neighbourhoods in Sri Lanka's hilly central district. Most Muslim-owned businesses in the country remained shut today as troops remained on high alert to prevent any untoward incidents after Friday prayers.
UP Governor Ram Naik calls Kasganj violence 'shameful', 'blot' on state
The governor described the incident as "shameful" and said such violence had occurred for the first time in the last 9-10 months. Violent clashes between two communities had claimed one life in Kasganj town of UP on Friday.
A people divided
The communal conjuncture in Karnataka calls for more than policing.
Offences relating to religion, racial enmity rose by 41 percent in three years: Government
336 cases related to offences promoting enmity between different groups on the ground of religion, race, place of birth were registered in 2014, which have risen to 475 in the year 2016, an increase of over 41 per cent.
COMMUNAL VIOLENCE VIDEOS
Why are secular leaders 'silent' on Malda Incident: BJP
New Delhi, Jan 11 (ANI): Describing the riot in Malda district as an act of communal violence, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday asked why secular leaders are silent on the incident. Naqvi further said the way communalisation is done under the protection of the West Bengal government is unfortunate and condemnable. He also alleged that the state government is playing vote bank politics on the incident.
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Avatar Block War
March 21, 2012 by Indie Gamer Chick 8 Comments
Nope, I still haven’t played Minecraft. No, I’m not avoiding it for the sake of being that one person who always has to thumb their nose up at whatever the current bandwagon is. You won’t hear me calling it “Minecrap” or bitching about the endless clones of it that fill up the Xbox Live Indie Game marketplace like pimples on the face of a 14-year-old Hershey enthusiast.
I avoid it because I’m afraid of it. When it comes to PC gaming, I have an addictive personality. I lost nearly a full year to World of Warcraft, another few months to the Sims, a few months to Roller Coaster Tycoon, and Plants vs. Zombies, and Bejeweled, and Peggle, etc, etc. Basically, I have a problem. And props to me for recognizing that and accepting that with certain games, temperance is the only solution for me. Quite frankly, all you people like Nate Graves and Tim Hurley who keep telling me to give it a try because all cool kids are doing it are evil. That’s right, evil. They make after-school specials about this stuff, you know!
But if Minecraft is anything remotely like Avatar Block War, I have nothing to fear. I’ve tried to avoid using terms like “soulless” and “cash-in” as it relates to Xbox Live Indie Games. I have no problem with that here: Avatar Block War is a soulless cash-in. That and it’s a buggy, crappy, glitchy, shitty, badly conceived piece of shit. It is so bad that I think it might be the worst XBLIG I’ve played yet. And yea, I say that a lot, but it’s not my fault you guys keep lowering the bar the way you do.
Bubbles Bubbles everywhere, but not a drop to drink. Yet.
Avatar Block War tries for the sandboxy-feel of Minecraft, but aims to be more of an arena shooter of sorts. This was their first mistake, and leads into mistakes 2 through 285,195,106,344. The two genres just seem incompatible. At the very least, it doesn’t work as a kill-count driven game. Capture the flag or territorial control might make more sense, but all that counts in Avatar Block War is the body count. But who knows, maybe what Call of Duty really is missing is the ability to build a giant cock-shaped statue in the middle of a fire fight. Of course, that would be a risky strategy if you played by the rules of Avatar Block War, where bullets instantly destroy blocks you lay down. Oh, and they also kill you, because that’s sort of what bullets are made for.
There really is no benefit in building. It doesn’t make an effective shield. The game does have various mountains of blocks already in place, but they are of no use except to help the game find new and exciting ways to glitch out. So I suppose I should focus on the gun-play. It’s shallow. It’s limited. Bullets are represented by your gun bubbling for some reason. The variety of guns you have doesn’t really seem to make a difference, as they all have about the same range and same kill potential. I suppose the assault rifle is the most effective because it can destroy blocks. That’s kind of like saying a panzer tank is the most effective vehicle during five o’clock traffic. Only here, the panzer tank’s bullets register about three years after they’ve shot someone and the barrel doubles as a soap-bubble wand.
And now to the glitches. Instead of picking them apart in my typical smart-ass fashion, I’m just going to list things that happened to me while I played the game using bullet points. Mind you, I’m not going to list everything, because we would seriously be here all day and I have laundry to do.
Trying to climb the mountain and falling through it.
Being able to walk through blocks.
Being able to see through blocks.
Blocks appearing and disappearing due to clipping issues.
Blocks have significantly shorter draw distance than characters, so you’ll see dudes walking around long before you see any blocks, rendering hiding behind them useless.
Lag. During single player. Lots of it.
The most brain-dead AI I’ve ever seen. Bots will walk against walls indefinitely.
In online matches, lag is truly insane. If you shoot a person, they might go three or four minutes before the bullet registers. I played with Bryce and Brian. They would kill me, and then while I was respawning, the bullets I had shot at them would slowly sink in. I would respawn, only make my way half-way to where they were at, never shooting mind you, and they would suddenly die from the bullets I had shot several minutes earlier. This wasn’t on our connection, by the way. We’re sure of that on the basis that SINGLE PLAYER has lag just like this, only not as brutal.
Also, whatever blocks you build in online play aren’t necessarily visible to everyone else. The boys called me over to see the tower they constructed. I came there and instead saw something vaguely resembling Stonehenge. I also noticed they were walking on air about three feet in front of me. As it turns out, they had built a really elaborate tower. I just couldn’t see it. Then I shot them in the head and they died about a week later. Okay, that’s an exaggeration. But trust me, five minutes feels like a week in this fucking game.
If not for the glitches, it's possible the game would merely be boring.
I want to once again stress that I have nothing against Minecraft. I haven’t played it, and thus I’m not going to hate on something I haven’t tried myself. If you’re the type that does that, grow up you fucking whinny child. I’m also not going to hate on the fact that Minecraft clones dominate the XBLIG sales charts. You know what? Blame the guys making the official port of Minecraft to the Xbox 360 for taking so long. It’s a perfectly valid market and taking advantage of a genre that is trendy is smart. Period. This is how the game industry works, folks. Space Invaders was a hit and then there were Space Invader clones. Same with Pac-Man. Same with Super Mario Brothers. Same with Doom. When you bitch about crafting games dominating XBLIG, you might as well say “Someone please get me into special education because I have followed gaming my entire life and somehow still have no clue how it works at all and thus I obviously have an undiagnosed learning disability. It’s amazing that I haven’t been killed by the force from the black hole-like vacuum where my brain should be.”
BUT, feel perfectly free to bitch about games like Avatar Block Wars, which make no effort to be fun, polished, or even working. It’s really quite sad that it’s on the first page of the best-selling games list, or at least the daily one. It made it look effortless, but only on account of no actual effort being made during development.
Avatar Block Wars was developed by Fredrik Stigsson
240 Microsoft Points can’t cast stones for being shameless clones of popular things for obvious reasons in the making of this review.
A review copy of Avatar Block Wars was provided by Mr. Stigsson to Indie Gamer Chick. The copy played by Kairi was purchased by her with her own Microsoft Points. The review code was given to someone else to provide her with a proper online experience. That person was not involved at all in the writing or editing of this review. For more information on this policy, please consult the Indie Gamer Chick FAQ.
Keep voting in Kairi’s Katch-Up Thursdays. On April 5, I’ll be giving away 1600 Microsoft Points to someone who participates in the democratic process. Even though the winner is not determined by a popular vote. Whatever, just go vote.
Video footage courtesy of Aaron the Splazer
Filed under XBLIG / Creators Collection Tagged with Gaming
8 Responses to Avatar Block War
Ivatrix Games says:
The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.
Starglider says:
Apparently ‘more than 3000’ people played the trial of this game and thought ‘yes, I want to buy this’. What are they seeing that you didn’t?
Kairi Vice says:
I’m guessing pink elephants and various other colors because you would have to be high on mushrooms to see anything decent in this game.
Alan C with Tea says:
If you have an addictive personality, you should definitely avoid Minecraft. One of my friends who hates anything with grinding, no plot, no combat etc loves Minecraft and can’t stop playing it.
Also, you got a laugh for this: “Someone please get me into special education because I have followed gaming my entire life and somehow still have no clue how it works at all and thus I obviously have an undiagnosed learning disability”
I can’t bitch about the fact that amateur developers are taking advantage of the public’s inability to discern turds from their own innards spilling out. What I can(and will) bitch about, is the fact that NEARLY EVERY SINGLE CLONE OF ANYTHING ON XBLIG IS DOWNRIGHT TERRIBLE! Excuse my french, but who do I gotta give a sexual favor to, to get a decent clone of PONG around here!? lol
Yeah, we had official clones of popular games in the 80s and 90s, but at least most of them were playable(and sometimes better than the original game!) If I had one word to describe XBLIG’s track record of cloning stuff, it’d be:
SUPERCRAPAFRAGELISTICEXPIALAEXPLOSIVEDIARRHEAFROMABUFFALOINYOUREAR.
Bitching about quality is fine. Bitching about the game type isn’t. That’s my point. Minecraft is trendy. Two games have netted a million dollars a piece for their developers on this. Let it roll off your tongue. One——million——dollars. That’s a fuck ton for an XBLIG. Everyone wants a piece of that. Anyone who wouldn’t is mentally ill.
Bill Blake (@plezfiction) says:
I recommend CastleMiner Z — you should only lose 1-2 weeks of your life before it starts getting old. 😉
Fredrik Stigsson says:
I just want to say that this game have had 4 updates during 2013.
RT @bobbyjackdotme: @IndieGamerChick Loved the PSP collection that included this, but the version here looks GORGEOUS 😍 27 minutes ago
Arcooda is going to feature major gains over the standard Pinball Arcade builds, including a NEW Pantheon inductee.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 43 minutes ago
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Archives par mot-clé : Bajaraka
Débat / Questions d'histoire, Histoire et sociétés d'Indochine, Informations liées au Séminaire, Programme des séances, Questions mémorielles
« Mémoires online : commémorations officielles et récits alternatifs »
Montagnards armés des hauts-plateaux du centre du Viêt Nam © 1962 AP wire photo / collection FG
Ethnies minoritaires en danger et formations religieuses sous contrôle : histoires et mémoires de groupes « subalternes »
Séance 7 : mercredi 2 décembre 2020 (visioconférence)
Pendant la longue période de la décolonisation et d’accession à l’indépendance, les populations de la péninsule indochinoise ont enduré des guerres civiles particulièrement meurtrières au sien desquelles les ethnies minoritaires ont dû se positionner. Les belligérants de part et d’autre ont en effet recruté, utilisé, formé des bataillons composés de membres de différentes ethnies et ont partitionné leur territoire. Pendant la guerre d’Indochine puis la guerre du Viêt-Nam, des groupes ethniques se sont mobilisés pour former des fronts de résistances montagnards (Thai, Nung, Barajaka, FULRO…) dans le but de préserver leur territoire et leurs identités plurielles face aux hégémonies locales. D’autre groupes comme les Hmongs au Laos ou les Nungs au Viêt-Nam ont joué un rôle clé dans la guerre.
La religion a de façon plus subtile été également partie prenante de ces conflits. Les années soixante dans le Sud du Viêt-Nam sont connus pour avoir traversé une crise importante entre catholiques et bouddhistes et d’autres groupes comme les bouddhistes Hoa Hao, les protestants ou encore les musulmans de l’ethnie Cham ont moins retenus l’attention des observateurs pendant la période de la guerre. Le front montagnard FULRO a également été au cœur de l’actualité de la République du Viêt-Nam entre 1964 et 1975. Les problématiques liées à l’existence de ces groupes ethniques, parfois avec une dimension politico-religieuse (cas des nouvelles religions : caodaïsme et bouddhisme Hoa Hao dans le delta du Mékong), a néanmoins ressurgi à l’heure de la mise en place des Etats post-coloniaux unifiés sous l’égide des partis communistes.
L’historiographie s’est encore assez peu intéressée à la trajectoire particulière de ces minorités ethniques ou religieuses, en marge ou au cœur des guerres d’indépendance. Cette séance proposera un survol des enjeux actuels et mémoriels autour des questions ethnico-religieuses en péninsule indochinoise.
La seconde partie de la séance est consacrée au dernier exposé.
Bruneau Michel, « Évolution des étagements ethnopolitiques dans les montagnes sino-indochinoises », Hérodote, 2002/4 (N°107), p. 89-117. DOI : 10.3917/her.107.0089. URL : https://www.cairn.info/revue-herodote-2002-4-page-89.htm
Jammes Jérémy, Sorrentino Paul, « Géopolitique des religions au Viêt Nam. Les voies multipolaires d’une société civile confessionnelle », Hérodote, 2015/2 (n° 157), p. 112-125. DOI : 10.3917/her.157.0112. URL : https://www.cairn.info/revue-herodote-2015-2-page-112.htm
Corpus d’ouvrages accompagnant la séance.
Guérin, Mathieu, Hardy, Andrew, Nguyen Van Chinh et al., Des montagnards aux minorités ethniques. Quelle intégration pour les habitants des hautes terres du Viêt Nam et du Cambodge ? Paris / Bangkok, L’Harmattan / IRASEC, Analyses en regard, 2003. Cote IAO : 103AV.06/227
Hardy, Andrew [2003], Red Hills. Migrants and the state in the highlands of Vietnam, Copenhagen, Singapore, NIAS press / ISEAS, 2005. Cote IAO : 604AV.03/1161
Hickey, Gerald C., Free in the forest: ethnohistory of the Vietnamese central highlands, 1954-1976, New Haven, Yale University Press, 1982. Cote IAO : 600AV.03/534
Le Failler, Philippe, La rivière Noire, l’intégration d’une marche frontière au Vietnam, Paris, CNRS éditions, 2014. Cote IAO : 600AV.15/135
Po Dharma, Du Flm au Fulro : une lutte des minorités du sud indochinois, 1955-1975, Paris, Les Indes savantes, 2006. Cote IAO : 103AV.06/223
Salemink, Oscar, The Ethnography of Vietnam’s Central Highlanders: A Historical Contextualization 1850-1990, London, Routledge, 2012. Cote IAO : 600AV.03/1100
Taylor, Philip, Cham Muslims of the Mekong Delta: Place and mobility in the cosmopolitan periphery, Singapore, NUS Press, ASAA Southeast Asia Publications Series, 2007.
Taylor, Philip, The Khmer lands of Vietnam: environment, cosmology, and sovereignty, Singapore, NUS Press / Copenhagen, NIAS Press, 2014. Cote IAO : 103AV.14/132
Turner Sarah, Bonnin Christine, Michaud Jean, Frontier Livelihoods: Hmong in the Sino-Vietnamese Borderlands, Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2015.
Exposé de Clémence-Leïla AITOUT :
Gerard C. Hickley, Free in the forest : ethnohistory of the vietnamese central highlands 1954-1976, London, Yale University Press, 1982.
Image « à la une » : Rizières en terrasse de Sapa © 1996 FG
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Roy C. Russell: Their time has come [1969]
Montagnard mother and child
© 1971 AP Wire Photo
The following story appeared in the October 1969 issue of TYPHOON magazine. The TYPHOON was published by First Field Forces Vietnam (IFFV) of the US Army Vietnam (USARV).
Looking like their fathers of
1,000 years ago, the
Montagnards are riding out
of the past. They are sure that
Their Time Has Come
By 1LT Roy C. Russell
In the Highlands near Gia Nghia, lives a pretty Montagnard girl, lithe with delicate features and black hair that streams out over the back seat of her jeep when she lets it blow in the wind. If you are a friend, she calls you grandson (though she is only 27), and she will get you discount prices on Ba Muoi beer at the local bar.
But say the Montagnards are savages, and the flash in her eyes says she would like to come at you with anything from a M16 to a crossbow. Say they are nomads who should not own land, or say they are too ignorant for schools, to superstitious for hospitals, and too primitive to make good soldiers, and she will erupt with the torrent of rebuttals that would scare the Black Panthers.
She can talk to you in French, Vietnamese, several Montagnard dialects, and English. « Where did you learn these? » you ask.
« In the forest, » she answers, and her eyes twinkle just long enough to accent the mystery that surrounds her. « You know I am 107 years old. That is long enough to learn many things, but I am still a Montagnard. »
She represents a new generation of Montagnards, proud of its past, but demanding a modern role in the future of the Highlands. You can help a village sacrifice a water buffalo by beating it to death with sticks and rocks. You can watch a woman plant rice by poking small holes in the ground instead of plowing it up and disturbing the spirits. You can sit through hot afternoons drinking ricewine inside smoke-filled longhouses which have not changed for centuries. You can imagine you are living a thousand years ago. But when the talk turns to politics, you know you are in the 20th Century. The Montagnards know what time it is, and a variety of groups — some militant, others peaceful — are making sure no one else forgets.
For generations, the Montagnards have lived in the Highlands, unconcerned about the Vietnamese along the coast. The feeling was mutual because Vietnamese fishermen and rice-farmers had no reason to leave the lowlands. Traditionally separated, the two groups viewed one another with suspicion and, eventually, prejudice. But in 1954, South Vietnam’s president, Ngo Dinh Diem, resettled approximately 200,000 ethnic Vietnamese lowlanders into land the Montagnards considered their own. he also attempted to blanket the Montagnards with Vietnamese culture. He eliminated tribal courts and disregarded Montagnard self-government and other institutions.
Over several months, many Montagnard tribes began to organize a resistance movement. It started with casual grumbling as men sat around their longhouses complaining quietly about strangers from the lowlands who were taking up more and more of the land, and about the government which seemed to ignore their established customs. Then, as occasional visitors travelled through the village, they learned that other tribes were talking about the same things.
Soon, messengers were hurrying along the highland trails to call a meeting of tribal leaders. In 1958, these leaders formed a group called « Bajaraka, » a name derived from the initials of four powerful Montagnard groups — the Bahnar, Jarai, Rhade, and Koho. United in this way, the Montagnards began working to make the Highlands a separate nation with its own army. When letters and petitions to the Vietnamese government, the United Nations, and various diplomatic missions were ignored, Bajaraka staged demonstrations throughout the Highlands. These brought results, but not the ones desired: all the Bajaraka leaders were arrested and jailed by President Diem.
After the overthrow of Diem, the government of Nguyen Khanh released these Montagnards. Paul Nur, who is now the GVN Minister for Ethnic Minorities, seeks peaceful cooperation between Montagnards and Vietnamese while preserving Montagnard culture and traditions. Y B’ham Enuol, once exiled and now living in the Cambodian jungles, became the leader of a militant faction known as FULRO (United Front for the Liberation of Oppressed Races), which wanted virtual Montagnard autonomy, a separate nation. FULRO has since been replaced by a legitimate political party working for Montagnard advancement within the Vietnamese nation. The third man, Y Bih Alio, joined the Viet Cong and fought to bring the Montagnards under communist control. A recent VC prisoner reported that he had seen Y Bih dead in a jungle a year ago.
Part of the communist strategy for victory in the South depended on driving a wedge between the Montagnards and the Government of Vietnam. Communist Montagnards and Vietnamese cadre from North Vietnam were sent into the highlands to live in villages, where they successfully exploited Montagnard prejudices and their hopes for independence. At the same time, communist military units terrorized the Montagnards, stealing their crops and forcing them to fight against the government. Since there were very few GVN representatives in the highlands, the VC cadre were not contested seriously, and by 1961 it appeared the government had lost the loyalty and cooperation of much of the Montagnard population. To counter this, the GVN let the US send Special Forces advisors into the highlands to train village defense units, border patrols, and other reconnaissance teams. Spirited and well equipped with modern weapons, these Montagnard units succeeded in reversing the communist success in the highlands. Even so, the relations between the GVN and the Montagnards did not improve. By 1964, the movement for Montagnard independence, which had begun peacefully, had become more militant. But its goal was the same: Montagnard independence.
In late 1964, Montagnard yearnings for autonomy were increasing at a time when they had the arms with which to revolt and when the countryside was weakened by repeated coups and disunity. This environment bred the first armed Montagnard revolt on September 20, 1964. Montagnard strikers (Civilian Irregular Defense Group soldiers in Quang Duc and Darlac provinces) revolted, killed some 70 Vietnamese, and marched on Ban Me Thuot. The organization which planned and conducted this revolt identified itself as FULRO (United Front for the Liberation of Oppressed Races). It appears to have been an outgrowth of the Bajaraka movement with the addition of an armed military organization. With American assistance, the GVN persuaded the Montagnards not to attack Ban Me Thuot. But Y B’ham, the FULRO leader, fled to Cambodia with several thousand followers.
Immediately after the revolt, the government of Nguyen Khanh met with Montagnard leaders and planned an assistance program that showed respect for Montagnard traditions. The Highlanders would choose their own representatives in the National Assembly and hold positions in the central and local administrations. The traditional Montagnard court system would be reinstituted. Entrance requirements for officer and NCO students would be revised to admit Montagnards, and a pre-military school for children would be opened. The government also agreed to recognize Montagnard ownership of land and to provide assistance in developing it. Additional schools would be built for Montagnards, and scholarships to high school and universities would be granted. Except for autonomy, most of the Montagnard’s grievances were recognized by Khanh, and he proposed remedial action.
The Khanh government, however, was replaced through a coup in 1965, and his successors did little to implement this program. The Montagnards felt the promises made to them had been broken. Tensions in the highlands increased. On December 18, 1965, there was a second FULRO uprising at various places in Quang Duc, Darlac, and Phu Bon. The rebellion was put down in a day, and its leaders were either imprisoned or executed.
At that point, there appeared to be little hope for improved relations. In 1966, the government of Nguyen Cao Ky began to implement General Khanh’s program. In February, a Special Commissariat for Highlander Affairs was appointed commissioner. At this time, FULRO forces began negotiating the conditions for their return to the GVN. Finally, on October 17, 1966, 250 FULRO soldiers swore allegiance to the government, by Y B’ham who was still the nominal FULRO leader, remained in Cambodia.
During the following year, tensions eased between the Vietnamese and Montagnards. Six Montagnards, including a member of FULRO, were elected to the National Assembly; President Nguyen Van Thieu signed a special law which recognized the Montagnards’ right to own their land; and the GVN established the Ministry for Ethnic Minorities with Paul Nur installed as a regular member of the Cabinet.
While most Montagnard leaders recognized that the GVN had outlined a credible minority policy, Y B’ham remained dissatisfied. Having lived in exile for three years and still in command of a force of militant Montagnard guerrillas, he claimed to have the underground support of thousands of other Montagnards within the Republic of Vietnam itself. Finally, in July, 1968, the government invited him to Ban Me Thuot for further negotiations. Y B’ham returned in August to a Special Forces camp in Quang Duc Province. From there he was flown by Caribou to Ban Me Thuot. After a week of meetings, Y B’ham’s position narrowed to a few specific issues. He still wanted some degree of regional Montagnard autonomy within the political framework of the GVN and with himself installed as Commissioner General. He also asked the GVN to arm Montagnard forces commanded by Montagnard officers to protect Montagnard villages and fight the communists.
He rescinded two other demands he had made earlier: the right of the Montagnards to receive foreign aid directly from other countries, and separate Montagnard representation in all international conferences dealing with Vietnam.
With this understanding, Y B’ham returned to Cambodia and notified his representative in South Vietnam, Y D’he Adrong, to make final agreements for FULRO’s permanent return to the country. An agreement was reached on December 12, 1968. Among other things, it specified that the Montagnards could form their own political party, fly their own flag in the same manner as do other political parties in the Republic of Vietnam, and that the returning FULRO soldiers would be trained and organized into Regional Force companies with Montagnard leaders. Y D’he returned to Saigon with the news.
In January 1969, more than 1,300 FULRO soldiers and their families filtered across the Cambodian border into Quang Duc Province, collecting near the Special Forces camp at Bu Prang. From there, they were flown to Ban Me Thuot, where an official ceremony on February 1 marked the renewal of their allegiance to GVN.
Everything had gone according to plan, except for one thing: Y B’ham, the FULRO leader, had stayed in Cambodia. The reason for this is still not clear. Either he was not pleased with the final agreement Y D’he negotiated with GVN, or he was held captive by a dissident and radical FULRO faction which tried to subvert the FULRO-GVN accord. In either case, Y B’ham’s absence did not stop 1,300 of his former followers from rallying to the government.
During the ceremony, Y D’he announced something which seemed to take most FULRO members by surprise: not only would they swear allegiance to the GVN, but they would also formally dissolve the FULRO organization and replace it with a new, non-militant Montagnard political party, later named the Ethnic Minorities Solidarity Movement (EMSM). While Y D’he’s followers did not expect this mandate, they acquiesced quickly.
Since then, Y D’he has played a less active role in Montagnard politics and has turned more to farming. Another former FULRO leader, Y Bling, took charge of the new party and continues as it chairman today. While the EMSM works to preserve Montagnard customs and to protect the full citizenship rights of its members, it advocates peaceful accomodation with the GVN, not militant secession. This is its principal difference from FULRO.
In a series of written agreements, the GVN has promised to issue land titles to Montagnard farmers; to provide better schools, medical facilities, and agricultural assistance; and to establish Montagnard Regional Force companies while integrating other Montagnard officers into regular ARVN units.
EMSM is now the strongest force uniting the Montagnards. Y Bling claims 65,000 dues-paying members, but probably many fewer are ardent supporters. Still, EMSM has emerged as the first viable form of political leverage the Montagnards have had — at least it is the first which has gained significant support from the GVN. How long it can contain the undercurrent of militancy in the Highlands depends on how well the GVN can fulfill its plans. In wartime, it is hard to build schools and train politicians. The Montagnards know this. But they also know this is the 20th Centry and that it is time they have a place in the future of the country.
It is doubtful they will let anyone forget.
Major Montagnard Tribes
© October 1969 Typhoon Magazine
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What Does The Facial Nerve Control?
What are the symptoms of facial nerve damage?
Where does the facial nerve cross?
Can MRI detect facial nerve damage?
What is the main sensory nerve of the face?
Can you fix nerve damage in face?
How do you test for facial nerve damage?
Can trigeminal nerve damage repair itself?
What are the 5 branches of facial nerve?
Why is the left side of my face not working properly?
What does the facial nerve do?
Can facial nerve damage heal?
How can I calm my facial nerves?
What are the best vitamins for nerve damage?
How deep is the facial nerve?
Does facial nerve cross over?
Facial nerve disorders can cause weakness on one or both sides of your face.
You might lose your facial expressions, and find it difficult to eat, drink and speak clearly.
It can also become difficult to close your eye and blink, which can lead to damage to your cornea..
Next, the posterior auricular nerve leaves the facial nerve and innervates the posterior auricular and occipitalis muscles. Two small branches innervate the stylohyoid muscle and posterior belly of the digastric muscle. The facial nerve crosses lateral to the styloid process and enters the parotid gland.
Enhancement of the facial and trigeminal nerves and spinal trigeminal tract can be detected on MRI. However, MRI is not usually indicated in the evaluation of this disorder, as the diagnosis is typically clear from the clinical presentation.
trigeminal nerveThe trigeminal nerve (the fifth cranial nerve, or simply CN V) is a nerve responsible for sensation in the face and motor functions such as biting and chewing; it is the most complex of the cranial nerves.
The Facial Nerve Damage Treatment The facial nerve, if well approximated on each side at the site of the injury, can gradually regenerate itself so that gradual improvement is expected. Facial nerve damage symptoms, such as dry eye, are treated with lubricating eye drops.
Diagnosis:Electromyography (EMG): An EMG measures a muscle’s electrical activity when stimulated and how fast the muscle responds. … CT or MRI scans: These tests can help determine other causes of facial nerve damage, such as a fracture, infection, or tumors in the head or neck area.
Sensory nerves can be accessed by various routes, all of which leave minimal scarring. Peripheral nerves have potential for self-repair, but it is a slow process that may take 3-4 months or longer. Minor and superficial nerve injuries will often heal themselves.
Within the parotid gland, the facial nerve divides into five branches:Temporal.Zygomatic.Buccal.Marginal mandibular.Cervical.
Bell’s palsy involves a weakness or paralysis on one side of the face. Symptoms often appear first thing one morning. A person wakes up and finds that one side of their face does not move. The person may find that they suddenly cannot control their facial muscles, usually on one side.
The facial nerve is the 7th cranial nerve and carries nerve fibers that control facial movement and expression. The facial nerve also carries nerves that are involved in taste to the anterior 2/3 of the tongue and producing tears (lacrimal gland).
o Most patients should have some recovery within the first 2-4 weeks, however, complete recovery may take up to 6 months. If you have facial paralysis without recovery for more than 6 months you should see a physician immediately.
Here are some face exercises that can relieve facial tension:Happy face. Smile as wide as you can, hold for the count of 5 and then relax. … Slack jaw. Let your jaw fully relax and your mouth hang open. … Brow furrow. Wrinkle your forehead by arching your eyebrows as high as possible. … Eye squeeze. … Nose scrunch.
B vitamins are useful in treating neuropathy since they support healthy nervous system function. Peripheral neuropathy is sometimes caused by a vitamin B deficiency. Supplementation should include vitamin B-1 (thiamine and benfotiamine), B-6, and B-12. You may choose to take these separately instead of as a B complex.
Facial nerve depth was measured in 12 cadaver face halves after bilateral face lift dissections. The main nerve trunk emerged anterior to the midearlobe and was 20.1 ± 3.1 mm deep.
The motor branches of the facial nerve exit the skull base via the stylomastoid foramen. Nerve twigs are immediately provided to the posterior auricular, posterior belly of the digastric and stylohyoid muscles. The facial nerve then bends again to proceed forward to penetrate the posterior aspect of the parotid gland.
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What size aneurysm requires surgery? the size of the
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Do adjustable bed frames ruin mattresses?
How Do You Numb A Sore Throat?
Can I use Vicks for sore throat? Menthol, the active
What Causes You To Wet The Bed At Night?
What is bedwetting a sign of? The body increases urine
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What’s eating my mulberry leaves? Armored scale
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Does Betadine heal bed sores? Do not use cleansers
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Poking around the wayback machine, I found this piece on our original website at UMass from 1999, I was commissioned to write this for the 10th anniversary of Family Business Magazine
TEST YOUR FAMILY BUSINESS QUOTIENT !
by Ira Bryck
If you spend that 100 hours or so per week working with members of your gene pool, you probably are more a family business expert than you know. But how aware are you of the vast influence of family business on the arts, politics, technology, culture…even business !?!? Take the Family Business Challenge and see how worldly- wise you really are!
1) When three identical brothers, separated at birth, were reunited (all had same make of car and cigarette and wife named Nancy) they ran right out and (a) sued the birth parents for depriving them of brotherly love (b) vainly attempted to locate a fourth to start a barbershop quartet (c) opened a Romanian steakhouse named “Triplets”
2) What did Steve Forbes have to say about his relationship with his father Malcolm? (a) “He could never get from 0-60 on his Harley as fast I me” (b) ” I gladly paid his life insurance premiums, though term life is very expensive for a 70 year old ” (c) “At a very young age, I decided to enjoy my father rather than compete with him.”
3) In the film Avalon, the city-dwelling branch of the business family arrives at their suburban partners’ home, only to find that those SOBs have committed an unspeakable offense, namely (a) funneling cash offshore via pneumatic tubes (b) going discount without a family council discussion (c) cutting the Thanksgiving turkey without waiting for a quorum.
4) According to legend, what product was manufactured only after the son agreed to add the company’s core product to the formula (even as an inert ingredient) (a) the mealworm in the Monte Alban tequilla bottle (b) the Johnson wax in Raid insecticide (c) the Alfred Hitchcock cameo in the film made by his daughter
5) A cross cultural study of 22 countries shows the major factor in success among next generation leadership results from (a) the manner in which successors were trained and mentored (b) the extent to which their parents had outside interests and proper prior planning (c) their innate inner motivation to achieve
6) Which of the following represents the most accurate understanding of family dynamics? (a) President Bush spinning off two governorships to avoid clash of brothers. (b) Congressman Patrick Kennedy declining certain promotion to his father’s Senate side of the business. (c) Elizabeth Dole taking the reins from a faltering spouse; d) Hillary Clinton ditto. *
7) The ubiquitous statistic that 2 out of 3 family businesses fail to make the transition into the second generation still holds true, despite the fact it (a) was first derived from a study of industry in Chicago in the 1920s (b) did no DNA testing on the sample group of failed successors (c) included in the sample several married first cousins selling Amway products
8) In the film Mouse Hunt, two oddly matched brothers are thrust into partnership by acquiescing to their dying father’s last request. After much distress, they find a way to compromise and create a product that combines their interests. Is that product (a)a robot that feels your pain (b) a computer mouse with fur and tail (c) string cheese (4) coats made from free range lemmings
9) Which of the following is not an actual advertising slogan from a family business?: (a) “A Family Business You Can Trust” (b) “Family Disowned Since 1998” (c) “One Tough Mother” (d) I’ll give you a great deal or my name isn’t Whitacre!”
10) Which is not an example of low emotional intelligence?: (a) “if you would stop bugging me I could stop being so defensive.” (b) “I feel sad when you don’t trust me,” (c) I think I’m feeling right about this!”
11) In Substance of Fire, the VP son successfully forces his father out, taking control of the business, when he (a) was able to convince his shareholding siblings that their father was insane (b) launched an E-commerce spin off just before the fire in the specialty paper warehouse (c) promised to finally pay dividends rather than sinking the profits into the father’s fascination with exorbitant Holocaust coffee table books
12) In 1000 Acres, two daughters exile the third when (a) she hired an outside consultant to assess their emotional intelligence as a key to rethink compensation (b) she went on a talk show to discuss their buy/sell (c) she used her legal skills to oppose the father’s succession plan
13) What could Albert Einstein have meant by the following ” If A equals success, then the formula is A equals X plus Y plus Z. X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut.” (a) your right and left brain are required in tandem (b) Jack is too dull to grow the business (c) your brother in law is about to open across the street.
14) Austin Powers’ nemesis, Dr. Evil, revealed in group therapy that he would accept his son combining his own interests with family values. Was the compromise notion (a) a computer virus named Attilla? (b) an Evil Petting Zoo? (c) counterfeiting a funded Buy/Sell agreement with Bill Gates
15) Which cross cultural aphorism describes the vagaries of family business fortunes through the generations? (a) Shirtsleeves To Shirtsleeves In Three Generations (b) Prophets To Profits In Three Generations (c) Workaholism To Alcoholism In Three Generations
16) Several years ago Working Woman magazine listed America’s largest businesses with female owner/managers and CEOs. What did 22 of the 25 women on this list have in common? (a) they described their husbands as “in control” even though they didn’t do squat (b) they either co-founded the business with husbands or inherited it from their parents (the other three were leveraged buyouts) (c) they described themselves as traditional, not feminist**
17) Though he was dead-set to leave the family business, which he swore he would never join in the first place, Michael comes to realize that marketplace pressures have fated him to continue. Does he exasperatedly exclaim: (a) “Time to make the donuts…again ! When will it ever end?!” (b) ” If I never squeeze the Charmin again it will be too soon!!” (c) “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!”
18) Name the autobiography of Tom Watson, Jr., CEO of IBM during its growth as the dominant computer company in the world. (a) Father and Son (in which he rails on about conflicts with his father, brother and sister) (b) Send in the Clones (in which he predicts that nobody could ever dent IBM’s stranglehold) (c) In Ram We Trust (All Others Will Crash) **
19) Who gave Bill Gates his introduction to “Big Blue” that led to his supplying MS-DOS as the operating software for IBM personal computers — the deal that launched Microsoft? (a) His mother, who sat on a non-profit’s board with an instrumental senior IBM executive (b) Gates briefly dated the daughter of Thomas Watson, Jr. (c) Gates and Watson both belonged to the same therapy group, dealing with an addiction to Pong. **
20) Which “take no prisoners” scheme from days of yore would repulse even the likes of J.R. Ewing?: (a) posing as the older, action-oriented, hairier heir to steal the proverbial baton (b) casting the favorite son into the proverbial pit (only to have him reappear as CIO at a thriving neighbor organization (c) slaughtering anyone on your team with allegiance to graven images (d) picking a few righteous people who can “get with the program” and starting anew (drowning the rest in a giant flood)
21) Several years ago, simultaneous marketing campaigns were aimed towards wealthy gays and lesbians in San Francisco, and wealthy family businesses and family offices in Boston. Which campaign was more successful? (a) the gay/lesbian group (who identified themselves as gay, allowing for a focused advertising effort) (b) Family businesses (who denied, overall, that their business was family owned, but pleased to be categorized as wealthy) (c) both groups were offended to be paired and compared with the other**
22) Which one of these Jewish Country and Western Songs is likely to top the charts at the next conference of Family Firm Institute?: (a) “I Was One of the Chosen People (‘Til She Chose Somebody Else)” (b) “New Bottle of Whiskey, Same Old Testament” (c) “Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Latkes” (d) “My Darlin’s a Schmendrick and I’m All Verklempt” (e) “Mamas Don’t Let Your Ungrateful Sons Grow Up to Be Cowboys (When They Could Very Easily Have Just Taken Over the Family Hardware Business that My Own Grandfather Broke His Back to Start and My Father Sweat Over for Years Which Apparently Doesn’t Mean Anything Now That You’re Turning Your Back on Such a Gift)” ***
THE ANSWERS… the following questions have right answers: 1C /2C /3C /4B /5C /7A /8C /9D /10B /11A /12C /14B /15A /16B /17C /18A /19A /21A… The other questions don’t have “right answers,” as don’t many family business issues (not that you can’t find solutions!). SCORING: Not Too Many Right? Maybe you should take a little more time off- you’re working much too much! See a couple of good movies! Take a walk in the woods! Not Too Many Wrong? What are you doing, sitting around watching movies and taking quizzes about family businesses? Get to work! It’s too easy to fix fictional families- you have a real one of your own!!
Some material was generously inspired or donated. Many thanks to * John Bullard, UMass Dartmouth Family Business Center; ** Richard Narva, Genus Resources, Needham, MA; *** anonymous email joke
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Nanocellulose/Fullerene Hybrid Films Assembled at the Air/Water Interface as Promising Functional Materials for Photo-Electrocatalysis
Cellulose nanomaterials have been widely investigated in the last decade, unveiling attractive properties for emerging applications. The ability of sulfated cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) to guide the supramolecular organization of amphiphilic fullerene derivatives at the air/water interface has been recently highlighted. Here, we further investigated the assembly of Langmuir hybrid films that are based on the electrostatic interaction between cationic fulleropyrrolidines deposited at the air/water interface and anionic CNCs dispersed in the subphase, assessing the influence of additional negatively charged species that are dissolved in the water phase. By means of isotherm acquisition and spectroscopic measurements, we demonstrated that a tetra-sulfonated porphyrin, which was introduced in the subphase as anionic competitor, strongly inhibited the binding of CNCs to the floating fullerene layer. Nevertheless, despite the strong inhibition by anionic molecules, the mutual interaction between fulleropyrrolidines at the interface and the CNCs led to the assembly of robust hybrid films, which could be efficiently transferred onto solid substrates. Interestingly, ITO-electrodes that were modified with five-layer hybrid films exhibited enhanced electrical capacitance and produced anodic photocurrents at 0.4 V vs Ag/AgCl, whose intensity (230 nA/cm2) proved to be four times higher than the one that was observed with the sole fullerene derivative (60 nA/cm2).
Titolo: Nanocellulose/Fullerene Hybrid Films Assembled at the Air/Water Interface as Promising Functional Materials for Photo-Electrocatalysis
MILANO, FRANCESCO
GUASCITO, Maria Rachele
SEMERARO, PAOLA
SAWALHA, Shadi
Tatiana Da Ros
Alessandra Operamolla
GIOTTA, Livia (Corresponding)
Maurizio Prato
VALLI, Ludovico
Abstract: Cellulose nanomaterials have been widely investigated in the last decade, unveiling attractive properties for emerging applications. The ability of sulfated cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) to guide the supramolecular organization of amphiphilic fullerene derivatives at the air/water interface has been recently highlighted. Here, we further investigated the assembly of Langmuir hybrid films that are based on the electrostatic interaction between cationic fulleropyrrolidines deposited at the air/water interface and anionic CNCs dispersed in the subphase, assessing the influence of additional negatively charged species that are dissolved in the water phase. By means of isotherm acquisition and spectroscopic measurements, we demonstrated that a tetra-sulfonated porphyrin, which was introduced in the subphase as anionic competitor, strongly inhibited the binding of CNCs to the floating fullerene layer. Nevertheless, despite the strong inhibition by anionic molecules, the mutual interaction between fulleropyrrolidines at the interface and the CNCs led to the assembly of robust hybrid films, which could be efficiently transferred onto solid substrates. Interestingly, ITO-electrodes that were modified with five-layer hybrid films exhibited enhanced electrical capacitance and produced anodic photocurrents at 0.4 V vs Ag/AgCl, whose intensity (230 nA/cm2) proved to be four times higher than the one that was observed with the sole fullerene derivative (60 nA/cm2).
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Call for Submissions – Conversations on Dying
Conversations On Dying
Genre: Creative non-fiction
What: Short to medium length pieces (2,000 to 4,000 words approximately) on end-of-life experiences. We’re looking for a rich mix of stories: those that illustrate what it means to die a “good death” as well as those that highlight some of the ways in which our health-care system is failing the dying.
Where: The website: Conversations on Dying. The piece: Janet Dies at Home, is an example of the kind of piece they’re looking for.
When: We’re hoping to post one story a week, between now and April 2016, when Conversations On Dying launches. If there is sufficient material and interest we may well continue to publish pieces after launch too.
Why: The aim is to contribute to the discussion on how we treat the dying in Canada in the 21stCentury. Between 70 percent and 86 percent of Canadians die without access to palliative care, and despite two decades of lobbying and research Canada is still without a federal palliative care strategy. Personal stories can impact the debate by drawing human stories out of the statistics.
How: Contact Phil Dwyer at phil.dwyer@sympatico.ca to pitch a story.
July 10 – GG awardwinning poet Jacob Scheier returns as Inkslingers’ Part Two host!
WRITE ● CRAFT ● READ
NEXT INKSLINGERS NIGHT: THURSDAY July 10th, 2014
Please note that we start promptly at 7:00 p.m.
Inkslingers is delighted to announce that the July 10 guest host for our Workshopping segment will be Jacob Scheier. James and Sue had to miss the Inkslingers night that he facilitated in May, so they are thrilled he has agreed to come back in July.
Furthermore, Sue just finished Jacob’s 6 week poetry course, “Writing about Grief”, so she has had first-hand experience of Jacob’s insightful and skilled comments on new poems. For this reason as well, she is thrilled that he has agreed to facilitate again so soon.
Read more below.
INKSLINGERS offers a poetry evening the second Thursday of every month. This evening is designed to get poets and aspiring poets all writing, revising, and performing..
The first hour (beginning at 7:00) will consist of writing exercises facilitated by Sue Reynolds designed to give you an hour to write poetry then-and-there. Bum in chair. Engaged and present and productive. This event is open to anyone as long as they have come to write. Bring a pen and paper.
Sue Reynolds has been leading writing workshops in Canada and internationally for 15 years. Many poems and short stories written in exercises with Sue have gone on to literary publication and to win prizes in competitions. (Recently, a short story begun by a participant in Sue’s Sanctuary won the $1000 Amprosia prize and one of the participants in the Novel Approach course she taught with James just signed a 2 book deal with Simon and Schuster for the project she wrote in that course). The costs of Sue’s workshops run between $80 to $300 per day, but she is leading these exercises gratis because she believes that much of the best poetry happens in that energy of writing community.
The second hour (from 8:10 to 9:10) consists of workshopping poems that writers have revised to the place where they now want input from fresh eyes.
Bring 15 to 20 copies of a poem (no more than 30 lines) that you want to present for feedback. Each participant will have a maximum of 7 minutes to both read the poem and receive feedback on their work from those in attendance who wish to make constructive comments. (Further feedback may be offered in writing on the submitted copies).
We are normally able to review 7 or 8 poems during this hour.
The Craft portion of the evening is facilitated by a guest facilitator. We’re delighted to announce that Jacob Scheier is July’s Part Two Facilitator.
Jacob Scheier is a poet, essayist and journalist. He has lived in Toronto, Istanbul, New York City, Brandon, Manitoba and, currently, St. Thomas, Ontario as the writer-in-residence for Algoma University at St. Thomas. His debut poetry collection More to Keep us Warm (ECW Press) won a 2008 Governor General’s Award. He is also co-winner of a 2009 New York Independent Media Alliance award for best feature article: “The Anti-Bloomberg: Can I Get an Amen?: Co-written with John Tarelton: The Indypendent 14 August 2009. His poems have appeared in journals and magazines across North America, including Rattle, Geist and Descant. He has poems appearing in three anthologies this coming year, including one in the UK. His most recent poetry collection is Letter from Brooklyn (ECW Press 2013). Jacob is a regular contributor to Toronto’s NOW Magazine, and his first long form piece of literary journalism, “My Never-Ending Acid Trip” was published this past fall by the Toronto Star for their Star Dispatches ebook series.
The final hour (from 9:20 to 10:20) is an open mic. Writers may read a poem they created in the first hour of the night, or may read something they bring with them for this purpose. Each writer will have 3 minutes to perform a poem. After each poem is read, the audience is asked to support each reader with kudos for aspects well handled, and any suggestions for ways to make reading the poem more effective. It’s all about learning the entire craft!
This portion of the evening will be facilitated by Creative James Dewar, host of Hot-Sauced Words Poetry Performances, Now in it’s sixth year (Third Thursday every month!).
In the event that we have more poets signed up than we have time available, the Craft and Open Mic slots will be allotted by draw.
154 Danforth Ave. (2nd floor) just east of Broadview)
Location: The Black Swan Tavern, second floor, north side of Danforth Ave., just east of Broadview subway station. (across from The Danforth Music Hall)
Next Inkslingers – January 9th! Nicki Ward is our 2nd part Host!
NEXT INKSLINGERS NIGHT: THURSDAY January 9th, 2014
Inkslingers is delighted to announce that this month’s guest host for our Workshopping segment will be Nichola (Nicki) Ward Read more below.
INKSLINGERS offers a poetry evening (2nd Thursday every month) at the ever-gracious-to-poetry Black Swan Tavern – 2nd floor. This evening is designed to get poets and aspiring poets all writing, revising, and performing..
The Craft portion of the evening is facilitated by a guest facilitator. We’re delighted to announce that Nicki Ward has agreed to come back and facilitate as our guest host for the first Inkslingers of 2014. Nicki has hosted for us twice before – her finely balanced sense of rhythm, keen poetic intelligence and honed ear make her a stellar Part Two Facilitator. Don’t miss out!
This portion of the evening will be facilitated by Creative James Dewar, host of Hot-Sauced Words Poetry Performances, Now in it’s sixth year (Third Thursday every month!) at the Black Swan Tavern.
Writing Prompt Dec 18th
It’s the shortest day of the year. Something is ending. Something is beginning.
Writing Prompt April 28th
Does your protagonist prefer to shower or bathe?
Have he or she tell us about it while doing it.
Writing Prompt April 22nd
A friend of one of your characters asks to borrow money…
Writing Prompt March 9th
R.M. Rilke once said, “I am afraid that if I lose my demons, my angels will take flight as well.”
Write about a demon who keeps coming back.
Start the dialogue by answering,
“I hate it when you do that.”
Write a scene between your character and a bank manager.
If a banker won’t work for your story, try it with any character who is forced to live with many rules.
Writing Prompt April 6th
Write about something stolen.
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7 Consumer Staples Stocks to Buy
Skittish investors continue to take profits in tech stocks, opting for more defensive positions
By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor Oct 10, 2018, 11:35 am EST October 10, 2018
Investors worried about rising bond yields and interest rates continue their flight to safety, moving away from tech stocks and toward consumer staples stocks and other more defensive investments.
“Whenever you see rates rise in a rapid fashion, you typically see tech take a hit,” Chris Zaccarelli, CIO of Independent Advisor Alliance, said on Oct. 8. “As people start to get more concerned about the stock market in general, they pull back from more risky areas of the market.”
For those investors concerned about the future direction of the markets who’ve taken profits from the FANG stocks, consumer staples stocks are one area that has traditionally been a haven.
However, “staples are not necessarily the bastions of steady growth, strong cash flow and high dividend payouts they once were,” BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) chief equity strategist Kate Moore stated in September. Headwinds facing consumer staples stocks include higher input costs and lower brand-name loyalty. As interest rates rise, dividend stocks aren’t nearly as attractive to investors interested in income.
But despite consumer staples stocks being less attractive as defensive plays than they once were, these seven provide investors with significant value at current prices.
J.M. Smucker (SJM)
It hasn’t been a good year for J.M. Smucker (NYSE:SJM), down 17% year to date. Nor has it been good for SJM shareholders over the past three years, down 1% on an annualized total-return basis, considerably worse than the 15% annualized total return achieved by the S&P 500.
With its current 3.3% yield, InvestorPlace’s Josh Enomoto recently called Smucker’s one of 15 safe dividend stocks to own.
Enomoto’s rationale: It grew Q1 2018 revenue by 9% while beating its earnings estimate by two cents. As a supplier of coffee, jam, peanut butter and other products that never go out of style, the company’s positive free cash flow — $803 million over the trailing 12 months — ensures that it will continue to be able to pay its quarterly dividend.
For me, it is the pet food and coffee businesses that will provide the growth at Smuckers in the next few years.
Thankfully, its U.S. retail consumer foods segment continues to possess decent margins despite flat or declining sales. If it can figure out this business, $103 is very cheap at less than nine times earnings.
Hershey (HSY)
Hershey (NYSE:HSY) stock has recovered nicely in recent months — up 12% over the past 90 days — after hitting a 52-week low of $89.10 in early May.
Now the question is whether Hershey stock can maintain the momentum into 2019.
Company CEO Michelle Buck has been on an acquisition run over the past year paying $1.6 billion last December to buy Amplify Snack Brands, the people behind SkinnyPop popcorn. In July, it purchased Pirate Brands for $420 million, whose brands include Pirate’s Booty, Smart Puffs and Original Tings.
“We expect the full Pirate Brands portfolio to be a great fit for Hershey’s growing Amplify business which is targeted toward consumers who are looking for great-tasting snacks without compromise,” said Mary Beth West, Hershey’s chief growth officer, in a statement.
Buck is focusing on raising the company’s margins rather than merely increasing the top line. Acquisitions like the two she’s made since becoming CEO in March 2017 will go a long way to bringing Hershey stock out of its snack-induced coma.
Recent gains would suggest it’s just the beginning of Hershey’s next leg up.
McCormick (MKC)
This past weekend was Canadian Thanksgiving. All around the kitchen, you could see McCormick (NYSE:MKC) spices in use as my wife and I prepared the holiday meal.
However, with its $4.2 billion acquisition of French’s mustard and Frank’s RedHot sauce in July 2017, there many more McCormick products on display. Not only has the acquisition helped stock the company’s pantry, but it’s also supported the top and bottom line.
In the third quarter ended Aug. 31, McCormick saw revenues increase by 14% to $1.35 billion. Excluding the French’s acquisition, sales still grew a robust 4%. On the bottom line, adjusted earnings per share grew 14% year over year to $1.28 a share.
“Growth in both [consumer and flavor solutions] segments was led by incremental sales from the Frank’s and French’s portfolio,” said chairman and CEO Lawrence Kurzius. “Consumer segment sales growth was also driven by both Americas and Asia/Pacific’s base business and new products, with particular strength in the US and China.”
MKC stock might not be a pure value play at 25 times forward earnings, but its stable of brands will continue to deliver organic growth, ultimately leading to higher profits and a higher stock price.
McCormick, if not the best of the consumer staples stocks on this list, is the second best.
Church & Dwight (CHD)
Although the stock scorecard suggests McCormick could be the best of the consumer staples stocks on my list, Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) gets my vote despite being outperformed by the spice and sauce company — McCormick’s total return year to date is 34% versus 14% for CHD.
Church & Dwight’s been one of my favorite stocks for some years.
In April 2016, I recommended investors buy the maker of Arm & Hammer baking soda and Oxi Clean stain remover because it had delivered 10 straight years of positive returns.
Since then, CHD has produced three more years in the black (assuming 2018 will remain positive), making it one of the most consistent stocks I’ve ever followed.
Whether it ultimately gets acquired or continues to grow its nine power brands, I believe that Church & Dwight is the best consumer staples stock investors can own both today and in the future.
Kroger (KR)
If you bought Kroger (NYSE:KR) stock in early September at 52-week highs, you’re probably not very happy today. However, if you bought KR stock a year ago, you’re likely ecstatic, given it is up 40% in the past 52 weeks.
Well, get ready to hang on to your hats, because it might be heading into another period of significant volatility.
On Oct. 9, Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) lowered its rating on one of America’s largest grocery store chains from a hold to a sell while also cutting its 12-month target price to $24.
“In a period of rapid change in the grocery sector, it will likely be quite challenging to grow profits while playing from a position of weakness,” Deutsche Bank analyst Paul Trussell wrote in a note to clients. “We compare WMT — a winner in the space, in our view — who is finally poised to grow U.S. EBIT [earnings before interest and taxes] dollars for the first time in over four years versus KR’s current goal to add $400M to EBIT over the next two years despite being at more nascent stages of investment.”
Trading at less than 13 times forward earnings compared to 20 times forward earnings for Bentonville’s finest, I see Kroger stock as possibly the biggest underdog of the seven consumer staples stocks to buy.
I think it will surprise a lot of investors over the next 12-18 months — Trussell included.
Conagra (CAG)
I looked at a list of Conagra’s (NYSE:CAG) brands at its investor relations site. I can honestly say that I’ve used at least four of them over the past year: PAM, Bertolli, Hunt’s and Healthy Choice.
It’s not a huge list compared to some of its biggest end-user consumers, I’m sure, but it does suggest the company’s products cover a varied and diverse set of demographics.
Conagra’s announcement in late June that it is buying Pinnacle Foods (NYSE:PF) for $10.9 billion in cash and stock adds another two brands I’ve used this past year: Gardein and Vlasic.
More importantly, the synergies it will achieve from its purchase of Pinnacle should reignite the company’s growth regarding both revenue and earnings.
Like Kroger, investors are underestimating the future potential of Conagra’s brands including the ones from Pinnacle, and overestimating the associated risks of such a big deal.
Hain Celestial (HAIN)
According to Finviz.com, out of 321 services stocks with a market cap greater than $2 billion, Hain Celestial (NASDAQ:HAIN) had the eighth-worst year-to-date performance through Oct. 8, down 37%.
Against some of its food competitors, including Pinnacle Foods, only Pilgrim’s Pride (NYSE:PPC) has done worse, down 44% year to date.
I recently recommended seven companies to ride the vegan wave. Hain Celestial was one of them. My rationale was that the right CEO at the helm could go a long way to getting it back on track.
Remember, in December 2014, HAIN stock split on a 2-for-1 basis. At the time it was trading around $60 on a split-adjusted basis, more than double where it is today.
HAIN stock hasn’t traded this low since 2012, providing investors with an exciting risk/reward proposition.
As of this writing Will Ashworth did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities.
Article printed from InvestorPlace Media, https://investorplace.com/2018/10/7-consumer-staples-stocks-to-buy/.
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Tesla Autopilot Car Crash
By: Lawrence Molinaro
A car designed by Tesla crashed against a concrete highway lane divider, the driver died in the hospital a little while later. Tesla says that the driver should have taken control of the vehicle, as he had about five seconds to react while the car drove towards the barrier. Tesla says that drivers of autopilot cars need to be constantly watching to make sure the car is driving correctly so they can take control in time, and drive in a safer way. They also say that autopilot is for assistance, not to always be on. Some other people say that Tesla should take part of the blame for selling cars that could easily be used incorrectly or dangerously.
This relates to engineering, because Tesla needs to always be designing and engineering new cars and systems that are safer. Self-driving and autopilot cars are a relatively new invention that many people are skeptical about, more crashes like these may convince people that driver-less cars are not safe and should not exist. Autopilot cars are different then completely driver-less cars, because they have steering wheels and are used as assistance for the driver and even stop driving if the driver removes their hands from the wheels for long enough time.
Original Article: https://www.wired.com/story/tesla-autopilot-self-driving-crash-california/
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A mourning dove smashed against my living room window, the other day. I’d just been thinking about all the birds that had done the same, over and over again – they never seem to learn. It’s not as if the glass is so clean they can’t see it; by now, they have to know, too, that it’s there. The windows are high up, for a house, but it’s hardly like ramming into a skyscraper or the windshield of a 737. They fall a ten or fifteen feet. Some go on to recover in mid-air, while others land, dazed, in the garden. Most gather their wits before the neighborhood cats find them, flying off while the chittering squirrels I call the “Peanut Gallery” mock them for their folly. Now and then, one lays panting and broken on the hot concrete, surrounded by empty peanut shells.
There’s a female cardinal intent on breaking into my house with nothing but her sharp, orange beak. She pauses, glares at me, and furiously resumes pecking. This goes on for hours. Someone suggested that perhaps she sees her reflection in the glass, and believes she’s fighting off another bird. I wonder if she doesn’t just hate herself – and me, for giving her a mirror that reflects her beady, angry eyes.
I left Twitter, this week.
I’ll be back, when I am feeling more like a wise old owl and less like that tiny little cardinal with its ruffled feathers and hate-filled eyes. I know that the squirrels know where all the nuts are buried, but will dig up the the herbs and peppers in my garden for fun while “searching” for them. Hosing them down with ice water grows tedious, even as my aim grows better. The parasitic cowbirds lie in wait, hoping that the mockingbirds abandon their nests while pretending to be cats. I have locked the nest away for safekeeping, from cowbirds and cats, alike. When the garden smells more like mint, peppers, and peanut butter than the tail end of a squirrel, I’ll be back.
Mitchell Allen says:
June 29, 2018 at 14:04 CDT
Sorry to say, that will likely be a long wait.
We talk about the naïveté of the early websites, what with their garish fonts and epilepsy-inducing color choices and flashing images. Nobody wants to return to that, either.
Hopefully, Twitter will go the way of MySpace, opening the door for a more mature–or, at least more robust–platform for social interaction.
Holly Jahangiri says:
They already have it. It’s called Mastodon.
rummuser says:
They must have been hearing motivational speakers about how many times they fell down and got up to finally succeed.
Hahaha, of course!! You’ve solved the mystery! Damn that Tony Robbins – again!
Aleta says:
July 2, 2018 at 14:35 CDT
It sounds like you have the live version of “Angry Birds.” (My husband and son enjoy playing that game.)
Blue Jays are very territorial in our neighborhood. They chase off other birds (and cats). They are known for gathering together and defending their nests against hawks as well. It’s pretty wild to watch. But they don’t attack the windows 🙂
July 23, 2018 at 16:35 CDT
Hi, Aleta! Welcome back. 🙂 Yes, the birds do seem to be angry with one particular window, but maybe they just see their own reflections (the window isn’t so clean and you’d think they’d avoid flying INTO my living room) and maybe they are just being belligerent to that “other bird” they don’t recognize as themselves. I don’t know, but it’s sad when one dies over it. I’m glad most don’t die, but go on to sit stunned and angry up there with the squirrels. I had one I THOUGHT was dead, once, and a friend reached out, picked it up, and it hopped upright and sat in her hand, recovering, for about 15 minutes before flying off.
Mitch Mitchell says:
August 27, 2018 at 21:20 CDT
Looks like you’re back on Twitter… of course you are, since we’ve been talking! 🙂 Glad to have you back, but we still have Telegram if we need it.
Mitch Mitchell recently posted…How “Big” Are You Ready For?
Telegram (and even WhatsApp, although it’s owned by the evil empire) are more fun.
But then again, it would be so easy to build a sweet little bubble with only pleasant people in it, and forget all about the real world, and that’s not an entirely good or safe thing either.
Glad this thing is working again. Or… Sort of?
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“Old House” By Lena Anyuolo
Jalada 01, Jalada 07: After+Life
“On Her Own Terms” by Muyiwa Obichebendu
On sweltering January afternoons, Nairobi stretches listlessly in the heat. Her towering skyscrapers like fingers splayed, unmoving, seeking respite from the unrelenting sun but receiving none. The inexorable patter of footsteps courses through her veins, alleys feeding into drives that feed into streets that carry this patter of footsteps and vehicles through her and away from her. The activity never balks, simply slowing in rhythm for when she needs repose, for even hearts need their rest, albeit momentarily, only for the rhythm to resume, incrementally, like the thump thump thump of a runner’s pulse as he ascends a hill.
That is how I found Nairobi on the day I am released. Frigid and languorous on a January afternoon.
Ambrosia wore a black dress with a pink paisley scarf swaddled around her neck; ironical in the January heat. We drove in silence to Old House, letting David’s ghost sit between us.
In the house, everyone was waiting for me. The dining table had been moved to one end of the room, on the east wall. On the table, a couple of used paper cups and plates were stacked on top of each other. A pot of chicken and rice remained open. A small portable stove simmered a broth languidly. My mother was the first to receive me. Her thinning afro braided into cornrows, creating an intricate quilt of black and grey hair. As I embraced her, I felt her saggy skin and an overwhelming guilt coursed through me. I bit my lower lip to stop myself from crying.
“Welcome back Ray,” she said as she embraced me again.
What followed was a series of awkward hugs from family and friends. Half of them had no idea what the homecoming party was for or what exactly it is I was returning from. The half that knew were embarrassed. Where I was from was not a place that was easily explained or understood.
Ma’ pulled me to the dining table. “You must be hungry. Lord knows what they fed you in there.”
“No, Ma, we ate on our way here,” I replied.
“Nonsense, come now, have something to eat.”
The weeks before it happened were a blur, the days would fold into each other until I could no longer tell them apart. I slept till noon on most days, and only left our room when I knew he had left the house. I would pour myself a glass of wine, light a cigarette, take a long drag and tilting my head backwards, blow out thin wisps of smoke that unfurled one after the other as they disappeared into the air.
Sometimes I would watch reruns of Friends on Comedy Central in my pajamas. Most of the time, I sat on the bar stools by the kitchen counter and drank glass after glass of wine and smoke an entire pack of cigarettes.
On good days, I would go outside and watch the sunlight filter through the trees as I smoked.
He often arrived at 7pm. By then, I would already be in bed, having knocked myself out with Diazepam, Seroquel and a glass of wine.
I knew my behaviour puzzled him. We lived in the same house but hadn’t seen each other for weeks. On some mornings, I could feel him run his fingers along my thigh and eventually under my night dress, grabbing my ass cheek as he kissed my neck, trying to rouse me from sleep.
I would feel myself get aroused, for the desire was still there, but something in me had died. Killed off so suddenly that I would shudder when I faced this visitor, this cold hatred that had settled in his place.
Still, I grieved him. I grieved him for months, during the entirety of my trial and my prison sentence.
The first days with Grief were the hardest. She would nudge me constantly with mementos of what he had left, deceiving me until I would find myself wandering with her into his study. And amidst rows of laughter, and shelves of afternoons, I felt along the spines of each conversation. And Grief would push me further, and I would wander on, feeling through the pages, thick with words and song, and forget that this was ephemeral, a mere memory that would wear with age. And then Grief, satisfied with her visit, would bid me farewell and the pages would become thinner and thinner, until, diaphanous, they would granulate and dissolve into the air and I would be left feeling sadder than I was before.
Eventually I learnt to expect Grief’s visit, even miss it, her made-up face and bright lipstick and her penchant for vagueness, her love of the in-between. We stopped wandering into the library and began to explore other rooms and places, like the kitchen and the kitchen floor, where David and I first made love. He loved this memory, he often talked about it on his visits. I never knew why him and Grief loved it so much, it was such an awkward day for me. His pubic hair felt coarse on my pelvis and his kiss foreign. The face he made when he came was hilarious but I knew better than to laugh at how his lips parted making a wide ‘O’ and his eyes half closed as he made his final thrusts.
There is a rap on my door to my room. I stand up, pry it open and Ambrosia walks in, my little darling. Petite in her black dress and pink paisley scarf. As solid in her existence as the walls around us, far from the tiny mass of cells that once occupied my womb.
“Mum, you can take a bath if you want to, everyone is gone now, it just me and khukhu.”
“Before you go, would you stay a while with me?”
“I’d rather not,” she replies.
I sense she is desperate to leave but I insist either way.
“Please Ambrosia. Please sit with me.”
“Mum, please, I have to go help khuku clear the kitchen.”
“Will you be sleeping over?”
“I don’t think so. Can I go please?” she asks impatiently.
“Sure, but come say bye before you leave.”
We are sitting by the bay window overlooking the trees that form the perimeter of our property. Between us, two bowls of groundnuts, a cup of tea for me and a cold beer for him. Ondi plays in the background.
“I like her voice, who is that?” David asks as he take a sip of his beer.
“Ondi. Ambrosia introduced me to her. She says music might help me get over the trauma of prison.”
We sit in silence before he asks,
“Why did you kill me?”
“Is that what you came for? To find out why I killed you?”
“No, I came to see you. Can’t a man see his wife after not seeing her for ten years?”
“’David, don’t bullshit me please, we are too old for that.” I reply angrily.
“Okay, that is why I came, I came to find out why you killed me. That’s the main thing. But I also came to see you”’
“It’s because I had to David.”
“Why? Was it because of the affair?”
“No it wasn’t about the affair. I forgave you for that.”
“Then what Ray?”
I get up from my seat and head towards the radio. I fumble with the dial, letting the mumble of changing frequencies occupy the silence. Finding nothing satisfactory, I go into his library and come out with a Gary BB Coleman cassette.
“Ray?”
“I already told you that I had to, I don’t know what else you want to hear,” I reply irritably.
“You’re being abstruse Ray.”
“I’d rather not talk about it David.”
He sighs and then leaning over, kisses my forehead and bids me goodbye, his bowl of groundnuts untouched.
I light a cigarette and close my eyes.
Old House was stunning. I remembered when I started working there, being mesmerized by the prominent gables that stretched their tips to the sky. The facade was divided into three bays, separated by beautiful pink columns. Pink became my favourite colour. On the porch, the wind chimes sang sweet songs as they swayed in the morning wind. That was when the house was its most glorious, juxtaposed against the orange light of dawn, it looked like a giant dollhouse.
Inside, the madam dressed the walls with her own paintings which were mostly brightly coloured brush strokes on white canvas or portraits of Yaya, her first born. The furniture was deciduous, often changing with her mood which was tempestuous. Sometimes she would lock herself in the master bedroom for days, never emerging even to eat. It’s because of her poor eating habits that she took on a gaunt appearance, looking quite aged even though she was 30. I knew she was 30 because she never missed an opportunity to mention it.
She would always say, ‘Ray, usione hivi, I’m very young, just 30 years old.’ and my reply was always, ‘Ukweli aunty, ata mtu hawezi jua, unaweza ata rudi university,’ and we’d both laugh. Her, that someone had validated her youthfulness, I, for the absurdity of it all.
In the seven years I worked at Old house, I never knew her name. Just aunty. David was the one who hired me.
David was a strange man. He wore kanzus all the time. It was odd because he wasn’t Muslim. He liked to sit in the backyard, amongst the flowering fruit trees, with the French doors open. That used to annoy me so much because it made me do double work of clearing up the leaves that went into the house and dusting the furniture even though I had done it in the morning.
When madam was in one of her moods, David would move into the guest house which looked like a square block of concrete in which three holes for a door and two windows had been carved out. He was insistent that I never go there, he would cook and clean for himself and only came to the main house to bring his dirty laundry to be washed. Yaya lived in the guest house with him for the duration of madam’s moods, but in the fourth year, when madam went completely crazy and tried to drown herself in the bathtub, Yaya was taken to live with David’s grandmother and madam was moved to the guest house.
After that, a man in his late fifties would visit every month. Sometimes he came with a very big suitcase which David would help him carry to the guest house. One day, when I was cleaning up after the doctor had seen madam, I peeped into the suitcase and saw a rectangular box with two prongs, a small screen and dial. It was on later on, after David and I got married, that I learnt it was an electroconvulsive therapy machine, because we used it on Yaya too. She inherited her mood swings from her mother. That’s what David said.
Things got really bad in the seventh year, the year madam died. She would scream and bang things all day and night and pour paint on herself or finish a painting only to break it in half. None of us could stand the noise and her erratic behaviour. I think David gave up. He was never in the house. I only saw him on Sundays when he would come home with a blithe young lady called Mira who would spend the night and leave with him in the morning.
I started taking madam’s pills. Diazepam and Seroquel. They would knock me out for hours so that I didn’t have to deal with her loud banging and screams.
Then in September, I don’t remember the date, I found her dead. She had killed herself no doubt, but we never got to know how because David didn’t want an autopsy and her body was cremated the following day. He then moved into Old house with Mira and burnt down the guest house. Yaya continued to live with her grandmother.
I fell in love with David’s hands. They were the softest hands I’d ever touched. After we’d made love, I would take his palms and trace the lines and pretend to read his future. He was the first man I had ever been with. Furthermore, I had grown up in that house. I started working for them when I was sixteen so it was only natural for me to say yes when he asked me to marry him. That was four years after madam’s death and a year after his divorce with Mira.
It was so strange sleeping in the master bedroom, on the same bed where he’d made love to madam and Mira and now me. It made me so uncomfortable. I decided to remodel the whole room, replacing the colonial style furniture with more modern pieces. It was only then that it felt truly mine. I left the rest of the house exactly the way it was.
I named our daughter Ambrosia, after the substance Cupid gave to Psyche to make her immortal. When Ambrosia was two years old, Yaya moved back to the house and David went back to work as a law professor at University of Nairobi.
I am getting increasingly worn by this city. It’s filthy streets, the smells of exhaust, chips and sweat, perfume and despair. Blunted by its ugliness which has become an endless hum of white noise that paces my movements.
I am driving to my mother’s house. It’s been a year since I was released. Ambrosia refuses to live with me so I have to shuttle back and forth from Old house in Karen to Athi River to see her. My mother told me to give her time to get over it.
“It was rough for her Ray. It was such a public scandal. That story follows her everywhere she goes.”
I find Ambrosia studying in dining room. She took after David. Her lithe movements giving a regality that betrays my humble background. Her father was a voracious reader and lover of the arts, a trait that she inherited; such that on the rare times that she visits Old House, she cocoons herself in the study.
Ambrosia was ten years old when I killed David. She wasn’t in the house when it happened. She was close to her father and his death came as a shock to her. The fact that the public had their eyes trained on my trial and my family members, herself included, did not help the situation. She knew from long ago that I was responsible for David’s death and that was the genesis of her resentment towards me.
We speak for a very short time. Her responses are curt. She asks if I have found a job or if I intend to live off of her father’s inheritance. I tell her work in Nairobi is hard to come by, especially for a form two drop out who is also an ex-convict. Her disdain for me is so clear it hurts. I don’t understand why baby won’t forgive me.
Grief pays me a visit today, we are sitting on camping chairs in the ridiculous gazebo that David built. We decide to talk about why I killed him.
I never went into David’s study. It was his shrine and it felt blasphemous to even touch the door handle. That was until I found out about his affair with Alice, a precocious 23-year-old who volunteered at the private mental facility where Yaya stayed as she received treatment for bipolar disorder.
When I confronted him, he made snide remarks about my mental aptitude and taunted me with the fact that I was a maid before I was anything else and that if it wasn’t for my big rump and breasts, I would still be cleaning window sills. Later on, he’d come and apologize by taking Ambrosia and I on a holiday abroad or buying me a new car or expensive jewellery.
Then one day he announced that Alice was pregnant. The amusing thing about all this was how open he was about the affair: “Ati Alice was coming to live with us because she was pregnant. Hmmmh. Men aki.”
Anyway, I didn’t argue with him. Instead, I cleaned up Yaya’s old room for her. She moved in the following week.She spent her days in David’s study. That made me jealous because he was very categorical about the fact that no one was allowed in there. Even madam never went there. But here was Alice, walking in and out of that room like she owned it. I decided to find out what was in there that he never wanted the rest of us to see.
I chose a Sunday afternoon when they were both out of house. I retrieved the key from the bedside drawer. The study was just as I had imagined it. Tall shelves filled with books lined the walls. The parquetry was coloured a dark brown to match the chair and table. In the alcove was a piano and behind it a fresco of the Oath of the Horatii. After that day, I started spending my Sunday afternoons in there reading whatever interested me. I even humored myself by playing the piano.
Eight months after Alice’s daughter was born, I discovered madam’s file. It was then that I learnt her name was Rose Mwiti. The file contained notes from David’s conversations with her doctor and a list of her prescription drugs. There was a smaller folder that contained details of hospital visits for numerous fractures and two miscarriages and a police report filed by Rose dated December 14th 1984. I continued to rummage through the drawer and found her diary. I read an entry dated June 6th 1986, a month before her first suicide attempt.
“I cannot take this anymore. I don’t know this man. I have lost two children in his hands and now he regulates how much time I spend with Yaya. My own child. I don’t know where my mother is anymore. Dear God, maybe she thinks I abandoned her for this mzungu. How will I leave this place? I simply can’t take this anymore. He is poison. Did my love mean so little to him? Did I somehow seem insincere with my feelings? Why is he so careless with it? Everyday beating me, beating me, blowing hot cold. Mara I am the most beautiful woman he ever met, the next thing, I am a smelly bat who can’t even carry a child. But if I go, who will I leave Yaya with? Should I take her with me? But it won’t be fair, she is too young. But which is better? Leave her with this insane man or to take her with me when I go away? I have already lost two children in his hands. I cannot leave my baby with him. I will take her with me.”
I spent months with Rose. She would visit me on Sunday afternoons in the study and tell and retell her pain.
“Ray, you think I wanted to lock myself in there? Which idiot would want to do that? Locked away for months away from her child. He told me my mind was faulty. But he made me sick Ray! I was never like this, swinging from high to low like a monkey. I was twenty when he married me and brought me to Old House. A house haunted by ghosts of the women before me. Do you know what happened to Mira? Of course you don’t. He hurt her too. He beat her up so bad. Poor girl. Of course you didn’t notice the scars. He hit her back and the inside of her thighs. Poor girl, she left here so disillusioned and dead inside. Probably made her sick too.
“He has a type you know, young with nubile breasts. That’s what he told me when I asked him why he pushed me to my death. That my breasts were hanging like chapatis and I was a broken woman who couldn’t even carry a child. The younger they are, the easier they are to break. Malleable little things is what he calls them. Samaki mkunje angali mbichi. Insane man with his broken Kiswahili..
“Ray, you have to help Alice. Help her get out. Her abuse is just about start. Just like yours started when you gave birth to Ambrosia. You have to help me get justice too. I will show you what to do.”
Alice didn’t stay for long. She was more empowered than all of us because she had a paying job and was educated up to university level. Unlike the rest of us, she didn’t need David’s money.
“Listen Ray. This is what we will do,” said Rose when I went to see her three weeks before David died.
“He is going to beat you up three weeks from now. He’ll beat you up very badly and you will have a swollen eye and a broken rib. But don’t worry, you will survive. You will go away for a while because you killed a mzungu. The law in this country likes wazungus. They have money and even from the grave they have influence. Underneath the parquetry in the alcove, there is a false bottom to the right of the piano. That’s where he keeps his gun. Take it with you to the bedroom. Put it in your drawer. He will be so drunk on that day and won’t have very good balance. You will shoot and kill him. Okay? No, don’t be scared. Do it for me Ray, and for yourself and Mira. Don’t be scared.”
The trial was a blur. I was charged with the murder of David Schwartz. Ten years later, I appealed and was exonerated after new evidence revealed the extent of the abuse of Rose Mwiti Schwartz, Mira Schwartz and I.
David stopped visiting after two years because I refused to tell him why I killed him. Sometimes I miss him, other times I shudder with anger when I think about what he did. I live as a recluse in Old House now, with Grief as my only visitor.
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AN EXAMPLE OF A CONCENTRATED WEAK ACID
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What is the difference between a dilute acid and a. WEAK ACIDS AND BASES initial concentration of the weak acid or the actual value of K a EXAMPLES: • Consider the weak acid HNO 2;, Strong and Weak Acids. An example is sulfurous acid: This H 3 O + concentration is,.
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An example of a weak base is ammonia. Acid gastric contains a higher concentration of weak base than plasma. Acid urine, compared to alkaline urine, The chemistry of acids and bases can appear weak acid ionised in water (concentrated); weak acid For example, a shift to a higher concentration of H 3 O
What is the Difference Between Strong and Weak Acids? Examples 2. What is a Weak Acid That is because the weak acid does not raise the H+ concentration of a While the dilute acids either strong acid or weak acid contain A dilute acid is a mixture of concentrated acid and water. For example concentrated HCl is about
Example \(\PageIndex{1}\): Titrating a Weak Acid. The concentration of the weak acid is half of its original concentration when neutralization is complete 0.1M/2 An example of a weak base is ammonia. Acid gastric contains a higher concentration of weak base than plasma. Acid urine, compared to alkaline urine,
A concentrated acid may be either weak or strong depending on its nature. Similarly, For example the reaction of ethanoic acid with sodium hydroxide. The chemistry of acids and bases can appear weak acid ionised in water (concentrated); weak acid For example, a shift to a higher concentration of H 3 O
Acids, Bases, & the pH Scale An acid is a substance that donates hydrogen ions. H + Concentration Relative to Pure Water: Example: 0: 10 000 000: II.D.2 Very Dilute Strong Acids and Bases . when the concentration of H 3 O + from the acid (or the concentration of OH from a base) In the example above,
Weak Acid Definition and Examples in while the conjugate acid of a weak base is a weak acid. At the same concentration, weak acids have a higher pH value 19/05/2016В В· How Are Strong and Weak Acids Different Chemistry for Sulphuric acid for example So here is an example of a fairly concentrated acid which is weak.
Strong and weak acids and bases. Now, having said that, if the solution is sufficiently concentrated, The time honored example weak acid is acetic acid. Strong and Weak Acids and Bases. so by definition the liquid is a weak acid, but it is very concentrated and very corrosive indeed. Hydrofluoric acid,
Why is it possible to have a concentrated weak acid. Acidic buffer solutions are commonly made from a weak acid How do buffer solutions work? A buffer solution has to same as the concentration of the acid, Acids have pH values of 0 - 7. A weak acid is an acid that does not produce many hydrogen ions Weak Acids: Properties & Examples 3:47.
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A Guide to Acids Acid Strength and Concentration. This makes calculating the pH of a strong acid or strong base solution exceedingly simple--the concentration of acid equals of Weak Acid and example, let's, The chemistry of acids and bases can appear weak acid ionised in water (concentrated); weak acid For example, a shift to a higher concentration of H 3 O.
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IONIZATION OF WEAK ACIDS AND BASES idc-online.com. A concentrated acid is an acid solution with a high molar concentration of hydrogen ions. For example, 16 mole hydrochloric acid has a higher concentration than a 0.5 What is the Difference between Strong and Weak Alkalis? This does not mean the same as concentrated or dilute. An example of a weak alkali is ammonia..
Acids have pH values of 0 - 7. A weak acid is an acid that does not produce many hydrogen ions Weak Acids: Properties & Examples 3:47 The chemistry of acids and bases can appear weak acid ionised in water (concentrated); weak acid For example, a shift to a higher concentration of H 3 O
Worked Examples. Question 1. Which acid will have a higher pH at 25В°C, 0.010 mol L-1 HCl a concentrated weak acid can have a lower pH than a dilute strong acid! Strong and Weak Acids and Bases. so by definition the liquid is a weak acid, but it is very concentrated and very corrosive indeed. Hydrofluoric acid,
Well, not quite. In fact, it’s possible to have a concentrated strong acid – but it’s also possible to have a concentrated weak acid. Strong and Weak Acids. An example is sulfurous acid: This H 3 O + concentration is,
Weak acids and bases are only partially ionized in their A weak acid is a compound that Even a strong acid with concentration of 1.0E-3 M gives a pH of 3. Weak acid-base equilibria. Weak acid start subscript, a, end subscript as well as the concentration of the acid: The table below lists some more examples of
25/07/2007В В· It is perfectly possible to have a concentrated solution of a weak acid, or a dilute solution of a strong acid. Explaining the term "strong acid" When water is added to a weak acid like ethanoic aicd, When we dilute a weak acid, pH increases but dissociation increases. For example, if you have a $\ce
At this point the concentration of weak acid is equal to the concentration of its conjugate base. Therefore the pH=pK a. Below is an example of this process. Tutorial on acid-base equilibria and calculations for college and Example 6 - Weak constant to the hydrogen ion concentration in a solution of a weak acid.
Weak acid-base equilibria. Weak acid start subscript, a, end subscript as well as the concentration of the acid: The table below lists some more examples of Explaining acid strength 1. In a strong acid all For example, the concentration of acids varies over many concentrated solution of a weak acid and a dilute
Equilibria of Weak Acids, K a. What is a weak acid? Example: The pH of a 0.1000 The initial concentration of the acid expressed in moles per liter. Acids, Bases, & the pH Scale An acid is a substance that donates hydrogen ions. H + Concentration Relative to Pure Water: Example: 0: 10 000 000:
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Acids and bases CPD Education in Chemistry. 19/05/2016В В· How Are Strong and Weak Acids Different Chemistry for Sulphuric acid for example So here is an example of a fairly concentrated acid which is weak., A strong acid is one that is completely dissociated in a particular solvent, when the concentration is not too high: HA + S В® A-+ HS + How strong this needs to be.
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How can it be possible for an acid to be both concentrated. When water is added to a weak acid like ethanoic aicd, When we dilute a weak acid, pH increases but dissociation increases. For example, if you have a $\ce, Why is it possible to have a concentrated weak acid? What is an example of a Bronsted-Lowry conjugate Brønsted–Lowry Acids and Bases. Lewis Acids and Bases..
Weak Acid Definition and Examples in while the conjugate acid of a weak base is a weak acid. At the same concentration, weak acids have a higher pH value Explaining acid strength 1. In a strong acid all For example, the concentration of acids varies over many concentrated solution of a weak acid and a dilute
Examples of concentrated acids are, hydrochloric acid and sulfuric acid. - - - - -The American Chemical Society has a list of common acids and the. II.D.2 Very Dilute Strong Acids and Bases . when the concentration of H 3 O + from the acid (or the concentration of OH from a base) In the example above,
The chemistry of acids and bases can appear weak acid ionised in water (concentrated); weak acid For example, a shift to a higher concentration of H 3 O Examples of concentrated acids are, hydrochloric acid and sulfuric acid. - - - - -The American Chemical Society has a list of common acids and the.
You will use a standardized solution of NaOH for the titration of a weak acid. The concentration is roughly For example obvious errors include if you know that The chemistry of acids and bases can appear weak acid ionised in water (concentrated); weak acid For example, a shift to a higher concentration of H 3 O
Strong and weak acids and bases. Now, having said that, if the solution is sufficiently concentrated, The time honored example weak acid is acetic acid. An example of a weak base is ammonia. Acid gastric contains a higher concentration of weak base than plasma. Acid urine, compared to alkaline urine,
When water is added to a weak acid like ethanoic aicd, When we dilute a weak acid, pH increases but dissociation increases. For example, if you have a $\ce A sufficiently concentrated weak acid can still are examples of weak bases Sciencing, https://sciencing.com/ph-levels-considered-strong-weak-8354581
Weak Acid Equilibrium. For example, acetic acid is a weak acid, Tip-off - You are given the concentration of a weak acid solution and asked to calculate its pH. Determination of the Ka of a Weak Acid and the Kb of a Weak Base from pH Measurements 1 Example Problem: Concentration Determination By Titration
What is the Difference Between Strong and Weak Acids? Examples 2. What is a Weak Acid That is because the weak acid does not raise the H+ concentration of a Explaining acid strength 1. In a strong acid all For example, the concentration of acids varies over many concentrated solution of a weak acid and a dilute
At this point the concentration of weak acid is equal to the concentration of its conjugate base. Therefore the pH=pK a. Below is an example of this process. Acids have pH values of 0 - 7. A weak acid is an acid that does not produce many hydrogen ions Weak Acids: Properties & Examples 3:47
In a neutralization reaction between a strong acid and with a concentration of If you have not worked through the logic of the weak/strong acid/base 28/06/2018В В· How to Dilute an Acid. or molar concentration, abbreviated as M. For example, So called 'weak' acids may also produce lots of heat and be very
Strong and Weak Acids and Bases. so by definition the liquid is a weak acid, but it is very concentrated and very corrosive indeed. Hydrofluoric acid, At this point the concentration of weak acid is equal to the concentration of its conjugate base. Therefore the pH=pK a. Below is an example of this process.
Example \(\PageIndex{1}\): Titrating a Weak Acid. The concentration of the weak acid is half of its original concentration when neutralization is complete 0.1M/2 31/01/2011В В· Best Answer: Yes, all concentrated means is that the substance has little to no solvent present. Glacial acetic acid is an example of a weak acid
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In a neutralization reaction between a strong acid and. At this point the concentration of weak acid is equal to the concentration of its conjugate base. Therefore the pH=pK a. Below is an example of this process. Equilibria of Weak Acids, K a. What is a weak acid? Example: The pH of a 0.1000 The initial concentration of the acid expressed in moles per liter..
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Weak Acid Equilibrium. For example, acetic acid is a weak acid, Tip-off - You are given the concentration of a weak acid solution and asked to calculate its pH. Tutorial on acid-base equilibria and calculations for college and Example 6 - Weak constant to the hydrogen ion concentration in a solution of a weak acid.
Why is it possible to have a concentrated weak acid? Chemistry Acids and Bases Acids and Bases. 1 Answer anor277 May 18, 2017 Answer: Because Strong and weak acids and bases. In a concentrated acid or alkali there is a Sodium and potassium hydroxide are examples of strong bases. A weak acid or
The chemistry of acids and bases can appear weak acid ionised in water (concentrated); weak acid For example, a shift to a higher concentration of H 3 O So, you can have a concentrated solution of a weak acid, Some common examples include sulfurous acid, phosphoric acid, nitrous acid, etc. What is Strong Acid?
A sufficiently concentrated weak acid can still are examples of weak bases Sciencing, https://sciencing.com/ph-levels-considered-strong-weak-8354581 IONIZATION OF WEAK ACIDS AND BASES Let’s take an example of a weak acid HX and study its If the initial concentration of MOH is c mole/lit and degree
So, you can have a concentrated solution of a weak acid, Some common examples include sulfurous acid, phosphoric acid, nitrous acid, etc. What is Strong Acid? Tutorial on acid-base equilibria and calculations for college and Example 6 - Weak constant to the hydrogen ion concentration in a solution of a weak acid.
What is the Difference Between Strong and Weak Acids? Examples 2. What is a Weak Acid That is because the weak acid does not raise the H+ concentration of a Weak Acid Definition and Examples in while the conjugate acid of a weak base is a weak acid. At the same concentration, weak acids have a higher pH value
IONIZATION OF WEAK ACIDS AND BASES Let’s take an example of a weak acid HX and study its If the initial concentration of MOH is c mole/lit and degree 31/01/2011 · Best Answer: Yes, all concentrated means is that the substance has little to no solvent present. Glacial acetic acid is an example of a weak acid
Strong and weak acids and bases. In a concentrated acid or alkali there is a Sodium and potassium hydroxide are examples of strong bases. A weak acid or Weak acids and bases are only partially ionized in their A weak acid is a compound that Even a strong acid with concentration of 1.0E-3 M gives a pH of 3.
Acids have pH values of 0 - 7. A weak acid is an acid that does not produce many hydrogen ions Weak Acids: Properties & Examples 3:47 The pH of a simple solution of an acid in water is determined by both K a and the acid concentration. For weak acid For example, acetic acid is a weak acid which
Well, not quite. In fact, it’s possible to have a concentrated strong acid – but it’s also possible to have a concentrated weak acid. The concentration of any acid, strong or weak, Example: The reaction between magnesium metal and 0.1 M acids (ethanoic acid and hydrochloric acid)
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Concentrated vs. Dilute; Strong vs. Weak: These terms are often the most misused in chemistry. Concentrated and dilute refer to the concentration of an acidic or Acids, Bases, & the pH Scale An acid is a substance that donates hydrogen ions. H + Concentration Relative to Pure Water: Example: 0: 10 000 000:
The concept of strong and weak Example: hydrochloric acid 'Strong' and 'weak' refer to the ability of an acid or base to ionise. 'Concentrated' and 'dilute Equilibria of Weak Acids, K a. What is a weak acid? Example: The pH of a 0.1000 The initial concentration of the acid expressed in moles per liter.
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As we ring in the new year, the third-ranked Creighton Prep Junior Jays are playing like a title contender. The undefeated record no longer exists, but, at 10-1 and with the only blemish being a close loss to the defending champions is definitely a great start to the season.
In my preseason interview with coach Josh Luedtke, one of the things he mentioned is that the Junior Jays would have to beat the teams they were supposed to beat, as they occasionally struggled with “weaker” opponents last year. They’ve had no trouble with the easy parts of their schedule so far, and that’s why they’re sitting at #3 and are the third team to double-digit wins (behind just #1 Millard North and #4 Omaha Central, both of whom have played as many or more games). The early success bodes well for the early rounds of the state playoffs, but the upcoming schedule could be a sneak preview at just how far this team could go.
After a shootout win against #9 Westside and a tough loss to #2 Bellevue West, the Junior Jays needed a good defensive win to help get mentally back on track, and against Omaha South, they got just what the doctor ordered. Prep forced the Packers into just 36% shooting along with 18 turnovers, as well as out rebounding them 44-23. While the offensive production left a bit to be desired (Prep also shot 36%), in the end the Junior Jays did enough to get their 4th 20-point win of the season, 63-43.
The biggest (literally and figuratively) key to success for Prep was junior forward Luke Jungers, who set a career high in rebounds with 17 and added 11 points. Senior guard Mai’Jhe Wiley also contributed quite a bit, scoring in double digits for the third time this season while also dishing out 4 assists. Senior Justin Sitti continued his hot streak by scoring 8 points while also grabbing 7 rebounds and garnering 4 assists and steals. The team defense was spectacular as well, only allowing one Omaha South player to shoot above 50%.
The Millard South game appeared to be a very tough test at first, as Prep was down 10-9 to the Patriots at the end of the first frame. However, they responded by having a quarter for the ages, outscoring Millard South 17-2 en route to a 26-12 halftime lead and eventual 54-37 win. The team had its 5th game of the year holding an opponent at or under 40 points, mostly thanks to holding Millard South to 30% shooting.
The Prep offense was led by Brendan Buckley, who scored a season high 19 points (including 4 made 3-pointers). The rest of the offense was pretty egalitarian, with Jungers chipping in with 8 points and Sitti and senior forward AJ Rollins both adding 6. While there were still some concerning issues (namely, the numerous offensive rebounds for Millard South guards), the team looked like it was fully back on track in all facets of the game. The best part of the game (in my opinion) was holding every Millard South player to single digit scoring.
The schedule is really going to get tougher as we get further into the month, with 4 top-10 teams on the schedule over the next 31 days. All of those games are at home, but the great home field advantage from last year (the Junior Jays went 10-1 at home) won’t be available due to limited attendance. We saw a bit of Prep’s great qualities and a few of their not-so-great qualities over their last few games, but as the season winds on, one of those extremes will start to be more commonplace. The keys for Prep the rest of the way are basically the same as the regular keys to the game: avoid turnovers, share the ball, and shut down the other team’s leading scorer. If the Junior Jays can do that, then they might be able to continue the “state title every 3 years” tradition.
Upcoming Schedule: Prep plays at Bellevue East on January 15 and at Fremont on January 16.
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JD Medicine Procurement (Yao Jingcai), a medicine procurement platform of JD Health’s B2B business, has leveraged JD’s supply chain and logistics capabilities to ensure medial supply to pharmacies and clinics in a timely manner, and helped its pharmaceutical merchants resume business during the COVID-19 epidemic.
Ninety percent of the merchants on the platform have resumed normal operations, and the number of consumers placing orders on the platform increased by 150% from Feb.1st to March 5th y-o-y.
JD’s data revealed that on February 1st, less than 15% of the merchants on the platform could accept orders normally, and that the majority of them couldn’t guarantee timely delivery due to lack of supply. Puren Pharmaceutical company in Guangshui, a city in Hubei province, is the main medication supplier to pharmacies and clinics in the cities of Suizhou and Xiaogan in Hubei province, and faced challenges handling orders due to COVID-19.
JD Medicine Procurement platform helped Puren resume business by coordinating several pharmaceutical companies to supply medicine to the company and delivering medicine to its targeted pharmacies and clinics via JD Logistics. Puren also donated medical supplies, valued at 100,000 RMB, to the Guangshui Coronavirus Prevention and Control department with the help of JD Logistics.
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Cite this tree: Brooker, M.I.H. of Stone Blue Mtns Jenolan Karst Cons Res Kanang. Eucalyptus mannifera Small to medium (to 20m) tree with generally white bark, powdery to touch, very pale yellow, when fresh. Eucalyptus camaldulensis is a common and widespread tree along watercourses over much of mainland Australia. Image R. Farrow. Inflorescences solitary and axillary; umbellasters with seven flowers. The fruit are dark brown, three valved capsules. Eucalyptus Mannifera Patches Spanish Cook Can Lavender. Plant spacing: 300cm apart. Johnson. Eucalyptus elliptica, commonly known as Bendemeer white gum, is a species of small to medium-sized tree that is endemic to eastern Australia. Fruit cup shaped to hemispherical with protruding valves. It has narrow, thin green leaves and white flowers in the summer. Presence in Australia. Eucalyptus mannifera Mudie . Eucalyptus Tree Varieties to Try. Up to 20m. Width: up to 5m. USDA Hardiness Zones 9 - 10. It has smooth bark, lance-shaped to elliptical leaves, flower buds in clusters of between seven and fifteen, white flowers and cup-shaped, conical or hem March 1986 (UC 1608078). A beautiful white barked eucalyptus, and unlike the pauciflora subspecies, the Bendemeer White Gum actually forms a lignotuber, that woody swelling of the root crown that stores carbohydrates and many buds in case disaster strikes the upper portions of the tree (fire, cold, crazed lawnmowers, etc. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Bees. At Logan there is a group of subsp. Boyd Thirl. Four key features help with Eucalyptus identification: whole tree form, bark type, bud shape and fruit shape. Brown or Mostly Green Capsule, Small (0.25 - 0.50 inches), fruiting in Summer or Fall. It is frequently a dominant component of riparian communities, and is an iconic and important species of the Murray-Darling catchment, both ecologically and economically. Medium sized, it is suitable for many gardens or as a street tree. Recommended citation'Eucalyptus mannifera' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/eucalyptus/eucalyptus-mannifera/). Medium sized, it is suitable for many gardens or as a street tree. The Plants Database includes the following 283 species of Eucalyptus . Eucalyptus elliptica is closely related to the E. mannifera complex of species and within that group is probably closest to the more southerly E. mannifera subsp. . Author: ACT Government Created Date: 10/07/2018 23:02:00 Title: Fact Sheet: Eucalyptus mannifera Description: T: 13 22 81 Last modified by: Strupitis-Haddrick, Madelin Eucalyptus mannifera maculosa. Eucalyptus apiculata . Introduction. Eucalyptus viminalis, commonly known as the manna gum, white gum or ribbon gum, is a species of small to very tall tree that is endemic to south-eastern Australia. gullickii, which is distinguished by having smaller elliptical juvenile leaves and by its tendency to grow near swamps or areas of poor drainage. Eucalyptus mannifera , here growing in Canberra, has a repution for shedding branches as well as bark. elliptica.At Tresco in 2006 there was a 9 m specimen of subsp. Table of Contents [ show] History of Eucalyptus. These trees have a crown that spreads wide and leaves that grow in thickets. Flowers Inconspicuous. Eucalyptus gunnii has interesting cream and brown bark and can grow to 80 feet tall.Young trees produce bluish-gray leaves, while older trees produce silverfish-green leaves. Growth height. These woodlands provided tall straight trees such as the Red Box (eucalyptus polyanthemos) and Yellow Box (eucalyptus melliodora). It has smooth bark, sometimes with rough bark near the base, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in … Young Living's Fruit & Veggie Spray safely and effectively washes produce with the cleansing power of Thieves essential oil blend and Lime essential oil. More horticultural exploration of Eucalyptus mannifera as a whole is needed, and the Gum Group has little experience of it. Their leaves have oil glands, and their petals and sepals are fused together to form a ‘cap’ over the stamens, the fruit of plants in this species is a woody capsule which is commonly known as a gumnut. Eucalyptus. Young Living's Fruit & Veggie Spray safely and effectively washes produce with the cleansing power of Thieves essential oil blend and Lime essential oil. Accessed 2020-12-03. Eucalyptus species and hybrids form the basis of a global hardwood forestry industry. gullickii recorded for TROBI, but this is the only example of the species to find its way into the register. Foliage colour: Grey-green lanceolate leaves, prominently veined, to 12cm in length. Some types of Eucalyptus trees are called gum trees, and fruit from eucalyptus plants are called gumnuts. (Myrtaceae) ... Parts Shown: Fruit, Leaf Photo. Image R. Farrow. Habitat Open forest on hills and tablelands. Cunninghamia 11(4): 2010 Hager & Benson, Eucalypts of the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area 427 National Parks Wollemi Yengo Gard. Nativity: It is commonly known as the Brittle Gum. It produces small clusters of creamish white flowers from Summer to Autumn. A lovely medium sized tree for open spaces with a smooth powdery white, cream or grey trunk with red flecks through it. The various currently recognised subspecies of E. mannifera are not well known in cultivation, although E. elliptica (see p. 339) is sometimes grown as E. mannifera subsp. The fruit are dark brown, three valved capsules. "Eucalyptus mannifera Tree Record." Planted occasionally in coastal California. Related species: E. nicholii. Has perfect flowers (male and female parts in each flower). Width: up to 5m. Height: up to 20m. Henty, Carol. These have smooth, reddish brown bark which is unusual for this species, in which the bark is normally rather a striking white, or white with reddish patches. It should be noted, however, that in Australia it is notorious for shedding branches – hence the name Brittle Gum (Australian National Botanic Gardens 2003b). Its main attraction is its smooth white trunk, often mottled with patches of grey, which changes to a pink colour in late spring or summer. Found naturally on Black Mountain. MetroTrees is Victoria's leading provider of climate suited trees for councils, landscape architects and property developments. Bendemeer White Gum Eucalyptus Tree. Myrtaceae. Prefers an open sunny position or light shade and is tolerant of many soil conditions, drought and frost. Foliage colour: Grey-green lanceolate leaves, prominantly veined, to 12cm in length. In favourable conditions Eucalyptus nitens can rocket upwards to form a tree of great beauty, as here at Ness Botanic Gardens. Media in category "Eucalyptus mannifera" The following 18 files are in this category, out of 18 total. A grove of Eucalyptus mannifera at Michelago, New South Wales – a scene evocative of the Australian landscape, and redolent of eucalyptus oil. Has been used for heavy engineering and construction, poles, railway sleepers, fencing, fuel and for honey production. wide; tapered or rounded at the base. It has smooth bark, sometimes with rough bark near the base, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of three or seven, white flowers and cup-shaped or hemispherical fruit. Juvenile leaves alternate and petiolate, glaucous or not. The white bark is covered in a powdery bloom which rubs off on the Field Guide to Eucalypts:South-eastern Australia vol. Leaves Lanceolate to Linear, Bluish Green or Silver or Gray Green, No Change, Evergreen. Elliptica 'Grace' is a fast and very fast growing tree that can be grown in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 6B through 11. Tree Site Conditions & Constraints. Juvenile leaves disjunct, linear to lanceolate, dull grey-green to glaucous. The natural distribution of Eucalyptus melliodora coincides with much of the moderate rainfall, cool temperate pastoral and cropping area of south-eastern Australia. Common names Flower buds ovoid or rarely club-shaped; hypanthium 0.2–0.4 cm wide; stamens white or cream. Predominantly east of the Hume Highway, and southern areas. wide; adult leaves ovate to lanceolate, 2 to 4 in. Foliage colour: Grey-green lanceolate leaves, prominantly veined, to 12cm in length. Distribution: western slopes and tablelands of NSW reaching north to the Bunya Mountains in Queensland and south to the ranges of north‑ eastern Victoria. L.A.S. E. mannifera has predominantly or completely smooth, white bark that is powdery to touch and is easily recognised among gum-barked species by the form, bark, dull bluish green to green leaves and seven-budded inflorescences and small fruit. Type of Eucalyptus Trees (With Pictures) Eucalyptus mannifera maculosa - Red Spotted Gum – Trees - Speciality Trees. Eucalyptus pauciflora, commonly known as snow gum, cabbage gum or white sally, is a species of tree or mallee that is native to eastern Australia. saligna, Latin, salix like referring to “willow-like” however, this is unclear as to why. Shading Capacity Rated as Moderate in Leaf. praecox, to full species status. Description: Tree to 20 m high; bark smooth, powdery, white, grey or red (in patches), shedding in short ribbons or plates or flakes. Eucalyptus. Eucalyptus mannifera (Brittle gum, Red spotted gum, Snappy Gum) Tree to 20 m tall, often of poor form but a handsome tree on good sites with a moderate to fast growth rate. Eucalyptus mannifera. Eucalyptus mannifera Mudie APNI*. Brittle Gum (Eucalyptus mannifera) is a small or medium sized tree with narrow leaves and white flowers which is found in eastern Victoria and southern New South Wales. For the People's Pleasure. Introduction. Pure and natural essential oils - essential oil reviews. (1989) p 170 Parts Shown: Bark, Habit Photo. Fruit hemispherical or ovoid, 4–6 mm long, 4–7 mm diam. typically forming a Y-shaped [7]. For copyright and licence information, see the Licence page. Eucalyptus mannifera (5369003382).jpg 3,648 × 2,736; 4.03 MB Recommended uses: A handsome tree with an attractive white trunk. mannifera grown from Hind 5472, accessioned in 1989, that are approximately 12 m tall at the time of writing, the largest having a dbh of 25 cm. elliptica. Brittle Gum (Eucalyptus mannifera) Like the Spinning Gum, the Brittle Gum also has gorgeous white bark. Eucalyptus trees are species of large flowering trees and shrubs with aromatic leaves and attractive smooth peeling bark. Boyd Thirl. * No warranties or guarantees as to the accuracy of the data and information derived from this web site are expressed or implied. Cunninghamia 11(4): 2010 Hager & Benson, Eucalypts of the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area 427 National Parks Wollemi Yengo Gard. maculosa (R.T.Baker) Maiden APNI* Description: Tree to 20 m high; bark smooth, powdery, white, grey or red (in patches), shedding in short ribbons or plates or flakes. Tree to 25 m. Bark white, cream or grey, sometimes with red patches, smooth and powdery throughout. Eucalyptus mannifera. Scientific Name: Eucalyptus L'Herit. It is hardy to zone (UK) 10. Eucalyptus mannifera, commonly known as the brittle gum or red spotted gum, is a species of small to medium-sized tree that is endemic to south-eastern Australia. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. 1 (1983) p 5| 184, Pl. Width: up to 5m. ; disc raised; valves exserted. Plant spacing: 300cm apart. Common name: Brittle Gum. The California Polytechnic State University and the Cal Poly Corporation shall not be responsible for any loss of profit, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising out of the use of the data and information derived from this web site. ... Eucalyptus annulata open-fruit mallee Eucalyptus ×antipolitensis . The various currently recognised subspecies of E. mannifera are not well known in cultivation, although E. elliptica (see p. 339) is sometimes grown as E. mannifera subsp. If you would like to see this tree listed, or know of a nursery that sells it, please contact us at ufei@calpoly.edu. They have smooth, white colored trunk having grey patches. Eucalyptus mannifera, commonly known as the brittle gum or red spotted gum, is a species of small to medium-sized tree that is endemic to south-eastern Australia. Eucalyptus mannifera is a widespread, small to medium-sized tree species of the Central and Southern Tablelands of New South Wales extending into the hills and slopes of eastern Victoria. The fruit are dark brown, three valved capsules. The bark is persistent on the trunk and larger branches, grey with whitish patches, fibrous-flaky (`box’), smooth above, grey, shedding in short ribbons [10]. of Stone Blue Mtns Jenolan Karst Cons Res Kanang. Eucalyptus grandis is a plant of the humid subtropical and tropical regions of eastern Australia, it grows in areas with mean minimum temperatures during the coldest month ranging from 2 - 10°c and mean maximums near 29°c during the hottest month Eucalyptus mannifera, commonly known as Brittle Gum, is a well proportioned, sometimes multi-stemmed tree growing to a height of 10–20 m and attaining a spread of 13 m with a trunk diameter of 30–60 cm. It has smooth bark, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, white flowers and cup-shaped or hemispherical fruit. Photo Locations: Los Angeles County Arboretum - Arcadia, CA, Cuesta College - San Luis Obispo, CA and Cal Poly State University - San Luis Obispo, CA ... Litter Issue is Dry Fruit. Brittle Gum. Bark Cream, Light Green, Light Gray or Multicolored, Smooth. Examples of mallet eucalyptus trees are the red-spotted gum tree (Eucalyptus mannifera) and the sugar gum tree (Eucalyptus cladocalyx). Family. Eucalyptus Mannifera Patches Spanish Cook Can Lavender. Eucalyptus Mannifera Ssp. Lakes Nattai Reserve size (ha) 499879 153483 15150 247840 2422 ha 65379 641 47855 Parts Shown: Flower, Fruit, Bark, Habit Photo A tree usually not more than 50 ft in height, though considerably taller in favoured situations; bark peeling, white to red or brown. elliptica and subsp. Eucalyptus melliodora is an evergreen Tree growing to 30 m (98ft 5in) at a fast rate. Sunset Zones 5 - 6 and 8 - 24. Myrtaceae. 1995-2020. Gullickii ; hence it sometimes being named Eucalyptus mannifera subsp. 150. Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh. Ritter 226 (OBI 65677); Sanders s.n. Bark Cream, Light Green, Light Gray or Multicolored, Smooth. Eucalyptus mannifera Mudie Eucalyptus mannifera, commonly known as Brittle Gum, is a well proportioned, sometimes multi-stemmed tree growing to a height of 10–20 m and attaining a spread of 13 m with a trunk diameter of 30–60 cm. ; Slee, … Medium sized, it is suitable for many gardens or as a street tree. Plant spacing: 300cm apart. ... Eucalyptus mannifera . Up to 20m. Eucalyptus mannifera. fruit, 0.5–1cm wide. Source: Brooker, M.I.H. The trunk has unusual greyish bark that turns red before it sheds. Media in category "Eucalyptus mannifera" The following 18 files are in this category, out of 18 total. Distribution: central and southern Tablelands of NSW to the hills and slopes of eastern Victoria, on dry lower slopes, commonly west and southerly aspects. ). It has smooth, powdery white bark, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, white flowers and cup-shaped, hemispherical or conical fruit. With over 400 tree varieties for review, the Treefinder app enables you to conveniently browse and compile a list of trees suitable for a number of common landscaping uses - from attracting birds to creating a formal screen or hedge. Eucalyptus ovata Labill. Eucalyptus albens White Box Red Stringybark mannifera (type from Bathurst in New South Wales) is poorly known in Victoria and its relationship to the more northerly populations requires research. Meaning of the name: Eucalyptus elliptica: botanical Latin ellipticus, elliptical, refers to the fruit shape (according to original description in Blakely 1934). For information about how you could sponsor this page, see How You Can Help, Article from New Trees, Ross Bayton & John Grimshaw. Sm.) 500mm. ; Slee, … Eucalyptus gunnii var. It has smooth bark, sometimes with rough bark near the base, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of three or seven, white flowers and cup-shaped or hemispherical fruit. Family. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. These trees were highly valued by the early European settlers for their timber and the land was soon cleared, leaving small stands of less desirable timber such as Brittle Gum ( eucalyptus mannifera ) or Red Stringy Bark ( eucalyptus macrorhuncha ). Slightly Acidic to Highly Alkaline Soil pH. Eucalyptus mannifera belongs in Eucalyptus subgenus Symphyomyrtus section Maidenaria, a large group of species more or less restricted to south-eastern Australia, characterised by bilobed cotyledons, simple axillary inflorescences, buds with two opercula, stamens … Image R. Farrow. Eucalyptus, Greek, derived from eu “well” and kalyptos "covered", a reference to the caps covering the flowering buds. 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When a human life was lost due to the negligent or wrongful acts of another individual or entity, a wrongful death lawyer in St. Paul, MN at Johnston Martineau, PLLP considers that a wrongful death case. Our legal team can help clear up the grey area between murder, manslaughter, an accident, and wrongful death when it comes to a loved one having passed away.
A common question people ask is: What is the difference between wrongful death and murder?
A St. Paul wrongful death lawyer in MN understands that if someone dies of unnatural causes, their loved ones may want to seek restitution for their death. They may want to know if their loved one was murdered and if they can sue for a wrongful death case with the help of a wrongful death lawyer in St. Paul MN. Though they can overlap, the differences between murder and wrongful death depend on the type of case, the evidence that is needed, and the punishment.
Murder: Murder is a criminal act and as such, charges are usually filed by the state against the accused murderer. A murder trial is held in a criminal court. If the defendant is found to be “guilty beyond a reasonable doubt”, then the most common punishment for the defendant is a prison sentence. Whether or not the accused is found guilty, it is possible for the victim’s family to file a wrongful death claim against them with the assistance of a St. Paul MN wrongful death lawyer.
Perhaps the most famous example of this scenario is the wrongful death claim that the Goldman family filed against O.J. Simpson for the murder of their son. A wrongful death lawyer in St. Paul, Minnesota can advise you as to whether or not you have grounds to file a wrongful death claim against someone you believe murdered your loved one.
Wrongful Death: A wrongful death case is one in which a person or business is accused of causing someone’s death because of their wrongful actions or negligence. Wrongful death trials are held in civil court with legal guidance provided by a St. Paul MN wrongful death lawyer. For the defendant to be held responsible for causing the victim’s death, the jury must find them “guilty by a preponderance of the evidence.” That means that the defendant was likely guilty of causing the victim’s death. If found guilty, the defendant usually must pay damages to the deceased’s surviving family members.
Our St. Paul MN wrongful death lawyer can determine which damages you can claim. A wrongful death is when someone dies because someone else acted negligently or maliciously. The victim may have died because the other person acted negligently but did not intend for the victim to die, or they may have intentionally killed them and not in self-defense.
Examples of Wrongful Death Cases
For another person to be liable for wrongful death, it has to be shown that the accused had a duty of care to the deceased person, and failed to uphold this obligation which led to the death. A St. Paul, MN wrongful death lawyer at Johnston Martineau, PLLC is familiar with these common examples of wrongful death cases that do not involve murder:
#1 Car Collisions
Another driver or the car manufacturer can be blamed for a wrongful death case resulting from a car accident. If the driver of the other vehicle acted negligently or disobeyed traffic laws, they could be held responsible. The car manufacturer could be at fault if the car malfunctioned and caused a fatal accident.
Every year in America, almost a half a million lives are lost because of car accidents, while those who survive are left with a long journey to recovery. After these accidents, here at Johnston Martineau, PLLP, our wrongful death lawyer in St. Paul MN understands that the surviving family may be left behind to financially struggle when paying for their loved one’s medical bills, rent, and other necessities for living. Factors of car collisions often entail the following:
Driving recklessly
Road defect
#2 Motorcycle Accidents
Those who ride motorcycles may get hit by a car driver who wasn’t paying enough attention to the road. Because riders do not have much protection besides the gear they are wearing, a motorcyclist is more vulnerable to life-threatening injuries or immediate death from the impact. If your loved one passed due to a motorcycle accident, please reach out to a wrongful death lawyer in St. Paul at Johnston Martineau, PLLP without hesitation for the compassionate and strategic support you need during this time.
#3 Truck Accidents
The average commercial truck can weigh around 50,000 pounds or more. By drastic contrast, the standard passenger vehicle may weigh 3,000-4,000 pounds. If a car and truck were to collide, the car driver is already at a loss just due to the sheer difference in weight. Those in the normal sized vehicle are much more likely to endure serious physical injury or death. Some of the contributing elements of truck accidents that may require the help of a St. Paul MN wrongful death lawyer include:
Trucker fatigue
Mechanical problems
Negligence from truck company
Too aggressive driving
Failing to follow the rules of the road
#4 Defective Products
While manufacturers usually work hard to only release products that are safe for use by the public, there are times when they fail to do so. Examples of wrongful death cases that can be caused by defective products include toxic foods and containers, defective machinery, dangerous child products, and pharmaceuticals.
#5 Medical Malpractice
One example of medical malpractice that can result in the need for a St. Paul MN wrongful death lawyer is when a doctor delays treating a patient when they need immediate medical attention. Another example of wrongful death caused by medical malpractice would be if a doctor performed a fatal surgical error or if a doctor misdiagnosed a patient’s terminal illness that could have been successfully treated or diagnosed by a different doctor.
#6 Nursing Home Abuse or Neglect
If an elderly person in care of nursing home staff died because of abuse or neglect, the nursing home and its staff could be found at fault. If you have ever seen bruises or other symptoms related to mistreatment on your senior loved one prior to passing away, it is imperative that you contact a St. Paul Minnesota wrongful death lawyer immediately for help.
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When someone wins a wrongful death case, the damages are awarded based in large part on the wages that the deceased would have likely earned in the future. In addition to their future income, retirement benefits and other damages might be included in the jury award. Here at Johnston Martineau PLLP, our St. Paul MN wrongful death lawyer can provide you with more information specific to your situation. Call us today to request a free consultation with one of our attorneys.
Pursuing legal action against the party at-fault for a loved one’s wrongful death, is often at the forefront of every surviving family member’s mind. We can only imagine the pure anguish and grief you are currently going through. A Minnesota wrongful death lawyer in St. Paul at Johnston Martineau, PLLC can work relentlessly to achieve the sense of justice you are looking for, so please call today for a free consultation!
A DUI driver killed my loved one—what are my legal options?
The tragedy of losing a loved one to a DUI driver can be inconsolable, our wrongful death lawyer that St. Paul MN families rely on has a compassionate understanding of this. Under these types of circumstances, families often want to seek justice for their loved one, and rightfully so. In addition, their loved one may have left dependent children behind. In the immediate aftermath of the accident, the victim may have undergone unsuccessful medical treatment which has left loved ones with significant, unpaid bills. Johnston Martineau, PLLP, St. Paul MN wrongful death lawyers you can trust, has represented many families and individuals whose loved ones were killed in avoidable accidents that were caused by negligent or reckless persons. With the help of wrongful death lawyer in St. Paul MN, you too have a chance to recover damages from the drunk driver who killed your loved one. Though a settlement cannot return your loved one, it can create a legacy for their children and make it possible for the family to recover financial damages. Call our office in St. Paul Minnesota today to request a free consultation to learn how Johnston Martineau, PLLP can help you get justice for your loved one.
What is a wrongful death suit?
When someone is killed in an avoidable accident, under certain circumstances a close family member can file a lawsuit against the responsible party help of our St. Paul MN wrongful death lawyer. As a result, the plaintiff (the victim’s family member who pursues the lawsuit) may receive a large settlement from the defendant (the responsible party) after a successful trial. Our trusted St. Paul MN wrongful death lawyer is a successful litigator who can take your case to court.
A wrongful death suit is a civil suit, not a criminal proceeding. If the defendant is found guilty in a wrongful death suit they will be obliged to pay the plaintiff a financial award. They will not be sent to prison as a result of a guilty verdict, but if the state of Minnesota chooses, they can pursue criminal charges against the DUI driver notwithstanding civil litigation pending against the driver. In this way, the driver could be found guilty in a criminal trial and be subject to prison time, in addition to being found guilty in a civil trial and be obligated to pay the plaintiff a settlement. Talk to our wrongful death lawyer from St. Paul MN about your legal options in light of the driver’s actions which fatally injured your family member.
Who can file a wrongful death suit?
The Courts dictate who can file a wrongful death suit on behalf of a deceased victim. When you consult our wrongful death lawyer in St. Paul MN, you can inquire as to whether or not you are eligible. In general, those eligible to file a wrongful death suit are in the following order
The victim’s financially dependent spouse.
The victim’s financially dependent child or children.
The victim’s financially dependent parent(s) or sibling(s).
What types of damages can be recovered by a successful wrongful death suit?
With the help of a St. Paul MN wrongful death lawyer, you may be able to recover costs for medical treatment, funeral costs, lost wages that the deceased might have earned until retirement, loss of companionship, and much more.
If you lost your loved one to a DUI driver, contact us at Johnston Martineau, PLLP to speak with our St. Paul MN wrongful death lawyer during a complimentary consultation to learn more about your legal options.
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was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1938. He is the founder of Vagabond Press and the former editor of the small press magazine Vagabond. The magazine was started in 1966 and he published Charles Bukowski, Tom Kryss, d.a. levy, Anne Menebroker, William Wantling and many other poets, new or established. He also edited Ragged Lion, A Tribute to Jack Micheline as well as the Henry Miller tribute Black Messiah, both published by Vagabond Press. John Bennett has 39 published books to his credit – novels, short story collections, journalism, poetry and shards, a form of prose poem Bennett has made his own. He now lives in Ellensburg, Washington, where he writes, publishes and sends his shards out on a regular basis to a highly-appreciative and wide-spread email list.
Some feedback on John Bennett’s Writing
It takes great love to take venom and turn it into perfume, to take the “bitter” of life and make it art. The Shards come from the eternal laboratory of affinity–and well done, John Bennett. Good work, and all your other kinds of good work, poems, novels, publishing. Thank you for all that good work. I am saying this now, in case you get evicted from the body. I want you to know that you are appreciated. I am sure many others say the same thing. You are self-evidently a good person and great writer. Well done so far. I know this kind of purpose does not end. — Russell Salamon
John, “Fool’s Gold” is brilliant, as are many of your short jabs. You’re an Old Testament prophet with twenty-first century staying power. “Crazy Girls” sizzles, is just as brilliant, and genuinely scary, like late-Goya monsters. You’re writing beyond the reasonably possible. It’s the truest corpus of writing I’ve every read in my 74 years. Your novel sits here unfinished, a lot to say about it eventually. Time is trying to run me down. I’m running in my own late rush. — D.E. Steward
John Bennett, a legendary West Coast writer whose “shards” are something like Will Rogers cum H. L. Mencken for the twenty-first century. — D.E. Steward
One of my favorite writers ever. He might be just a _touch_ too edgy to be invited on Oprah, but higher quality literature, you will not find. I’m on the e-mail list to receive his “shards,” and they keep me thinking every day. I also had the pleasure of hearing him read when he was in town last winter, and he completely stole the show from Jack Hirschman (with all due respect to SF’s reigning poet). Please check him out. Well worth the effort. — Lytton Bell
Bennett is the real thing. His voice is honest and smart and a little wild. I highly recommend him. — Tom Robbins
It is Bennett’s consummate skill, combined with his unique social position, in which he looks up from society’s absolute bottom, but in a way that can see all the way through to the penthouse with total clarity, that allows me to dub him the first amalgam of the American outsider and the French étranger. — Jim Feast, Evergreen Review
It’s some of the best stuff I’ve read in a long, long time, and I’ve been reading forever. — Al Martinez, L.A. TIMES
I knew there had to be a human way to write about these subjects. I think you’ve hit upon it. (Night of the Great Butcher) — Saul Bellow, Nobel Prize winner
Bennett is a remarkable writer, ferocious in his intent and startlingly poetic in much of his execution. — SAN FRANCISCO REVIEW OF BOOKS
You’ve fought a harder, cleaner fight than anybody that I know. — Charles Bukowski
Bennett has written movingly of pain, of dreams that slowly suffocate, and of realities that strike you like a cane. — (Bodo) WASHINGTON FREE PRESS, Seattle, WA
I thought TRIPPING IN AMERICA was one of the best heightened documentaries I’ve read in post-guru America. — Charles Plymell, poet CHERRY VALLEY EDITIONS
You are on the crest of the wave that is our national zeitgeist. — Wendell Smith, HARPER’S MAGAZINE
…you have reached a peak that to me seems almost impossible to sustain, but somehow you are doing it. It’s really incredible. — Carl Weissner, German translator of Charles Bukowski, Nelson Algren, etc.
Despite praise from Bukowski, Saul Bellow and Tom Robbins, three highly distinctive American idols, a broad audience has yet to discover Bennett. Tire Grabbers could break the barricades. — David Milholland, CLINTON STREET QTRLY, Portland, OR
Bennett’s books are tremendously readable… a kind of moral stamina alongside the capacity for sheer survival. — Gretchen Johnsen, GARGOYLE MAGAZINE, Washington, D.C.
…A relative unknown as far as the general reading public is concerned, he has nonetheless managed to acquire a devoted cult-following among those who recognise a good thing when they see it. Bennett is to my mind the real McCoy, a courageous writer unafraid of the unalloyed truth regarding The American Dream, one, moreover, who finds a uniquely pithy way of putting it, so that no word is ever wasted…. — Richard Livermore, review of One Round Robin, CHANTICLEER MAGAZINE, Edinburgh, Scotland
…the writing is edgy, fast-paced, and thoroughly engaging, as with everything that Bennett has written in the past. Tire Grabbers is certainly a high-water mark in Bennett’s long career, a postmodern parable to rattle the cage of the terminally disenchanted. — Mark Terrill, SMALL PRESS REVIEW, Paradise, CA
Tire Grabbers is a work of epic dimensions, with its own mythic (cosmological) structure, its struggle between good and evil, its heroes and villains, all of whom engage you as complex characters in their own right…. — Richard Livermore, CHANTICLEER MAGAZINE ` Edinburgh, Scotland.
I haven’t read prose more in touch with the inner man than yours. — Phil Flott, Omaha, NB
The thing that continually fascinates me about your writing is the trueness of it: not just a ‘write what you know’ kind of trueness, but a permanently immediate truth, something you could put in a time capsule and it would still be just fine in a thousand years. — Liz Druitt, Anderson, TX
Bennett’s vital book (The Night of the Great Butcher) is a great redefinition of the short story. — SMALL PRESS REVIEW, Paradise, CA
Upon my first reading I could not help but see parallels to Philip K. Dick….the great J.R.R. Tolkien….and Robert Anton Wilson…But there is much more to Bennett’s vision than the obvious comparisons to the above authors…This is a book that must be read, studied and enjoyed. This is speculative fiction at its best. — (Tire Grabbers) — B.L. Kennedy, RATTLESNAKE REVIEW, Sacramento, CA
John Bennett never fucks around and has sensitive, frank, disturbing things to say… he fills in the chinks in poetry-culture where the mice and owls live. — EXQUISITE CORPSE Magazine
The two pieces (in Betrayal’s Like That) that really stood out were “Three Dog Night” and “Ballad of a Shard Writer”. Your prose is better than 90% of what’s being written today… — Stellasue Lee, editor, RATTLE Magazine
Bennett, as always, crams his fist through the mold and creates a readable and damn edgy prowl through the crap-world of betrayal and collapse. (Betrayal’s Like That) — FIRST CLASS Magazine, Milwaukee, WI
I read the catharsis of betrayal today. I sank further into the hole of loss. I ached like an infected cyst. I remembered every black hole I ever swam in… (Betrayal’s Like That) — Lynne Savitt, poet, Wantagh, NY
Betrayal’s Like That is killer. I’m so impressed with this book that if you order it and you don’t agree with me, I’ll send you whatever you feel you overpaid. — Joe Grant, Radio talk-show host “Lit Happens”, WORT-FM, Madison, WI
Rodeo Town…a collection of small-town profiles….a moral book without being a didactic book, accomplished through sheer honesty and a clear love of people. — SMALL PRESS REVIEW, Paradise, California
The First Gala Affair and The Defrocking of Albert Dream are two of the best stories I have ever read. — Robert Matte, editor, YELLOW BRICK ROAD
I wanted to let you know how incredibly powerful and moving CRIME OF THE CENTURY is…I hope that it stays in print forever. — Robert Peters, critic, Huntington Beach, CA
CRIME OF THE CENTURY is a first-rate piece of writing. I couldn’t stay cool reading this and doubt that anybody could. It doesn’t howl; it’s good reporting, and metaphors out of left field that chill… — Gene Fowler, poet, Berkeley, CA
TRIPPING is a work of art. Art. It’s great. I say it this way after cooling down. Some. Kerouac has nothing over Bennett. Nothing. — Greg Oldham, Portland, OR
John Bennett– a great writer of no category–as if the soul and brain and heart and balls of jack kerouac, maurice blanchot, paul valery and elsa lasker-schiller were reincarnated as one. But even that constellation won’t describe the ineffable rise of the authority of his moral center, lifting like a central valley tule fog burning off into some golden angel of sun rushing across/toward the indescribable clownface of history. — Edward Mycue, poet, San Francisco
I liked the two chapbooks you sent me, especially yours! (Anarchistic Murmurs From a High Mountain Valley.) I’m an old anarchist from Union Square, New York, before the First World War! Still one–unaffliliated. — Henry Miller
“Where I lived, wrote and published Vagabond books while living in New Orleans on the lip of the French Quarter back in the mid-Sixties — the place was broken down into apartments, ours was upstairs, left-hand side.” — John Bennett
AWARDS, ANTHOLOGIES & PUBLISHED BOOKS (April 2010)
Iron Country Anthology, Copper Canyon Press, Port Townsend, WA, 1st prize fiction.
The William Wantling Award, Second Coming Press, San Francisco for: Crime of the Century.
The Darrell Bob Houston Award, Tom Robbins, committee chair for: “De-euphemizing the Sixties” in: The Clinton Street Quarterly, Portland, OR.
Finalist, Drue-Heinz Literary Prize, University of Pittsburgh Press.
The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry, Thunder’s Mouth Press, NYC.
The Party Train, New Rivers Press, Minneapolis
Stiffest of the Corpse, Best of Exquisite Corpse, Baton Rouge, LA.
Green Isle in the Sea, Small Press Personality Profiles, December Press, Chicago.
Fiction/82, Paucock Press, D.C.
Editor’s Choice – Best of the Small Presses, The Spirit That Moves Us Press, Iowa City.
The Pushcart Prize, Pushcart Press, Wainscott, NY.
Poets West, Perivale Press, Van Nuys, CA.
The Living Underground, Whitston Pub. Co., NYC.
Published novels:
Children of the Sun & Earth, Hcolom Press, Ellensburg, WA; Mata Verlag, Prague (Translation)
Tire Grabbers, Hcolom Press, Ellensburg, WA
Bodo, Smith Publishers, NYC, Quartet Books, London, Mata Publishers, Prague (translation)
The Adventures of Achilles Jones, Thorp Springs Press, Austin/Berkeley
Published novellas/short story collections:
The Night of the Great Butcher (stories), December Press, Chicago
The Party to End All Parties (stories), Fault Press, Fairfax, CA
The New World Order (stories), The Smith Publishers, NYC
Flying to Cambodia (novella), The Smith Publishers
The Names We Go By (novella & stories), December Press
The Moth Eaters (stories), Angelflesh Press, Grand Rapids, MI
Karmic Four-Star Buckaroo (essays), Pudding House Press, Johnstown, OH
Published non-fiction:
Survival Song (journal), Vagabond Press, Munich/New Orleans/San Francisco
Crime of the Century (social commentary), Second Coming Press, San Francisco
The White Papers (essays, four volumes), Vagabond Press
Tripping in America (travel journal), Vagabond Press
Rodeo Town (newspaper columns), Vagabond Press
Prose Poems, Shards & Poetry:
Drive By, Lummox Press, Los Angeles
Cobras & Butterflies (prose poems), Mystery Island Press, Sacramento, CA
Firestorm (prose poems), Pudding House
One Round Robin (prose poems), Green Panda Press, Cleveland
The Theory of Creation (prose poems), Vagabond Press
War All the Time (prose poems), Vagabond Press
The Birth of Road Rage (prose poems), Vagabond Press
Cheyenne of the Mind (prose poems), D Press, Sebastapol, CA
The Stardust Machine (prose poems), Mt. Aukum Press, Mt. Aukum, CA
Fire in the Hole (prose poems), Argonne House, D.C.
Greatest Hits (poems), Pudding House
Betrayal’s Like That (poems), Vagabond Press
Domestic Violence (prose poems), FourSep Publications, Milwaukee, WI
Crazy Girl on the Bus (poems), Vagabond Press
Whiplash on the Couch (poems & stories), Duck Down Press, Fallon, NV
La-La Poems (poems), Ghost Dance Press, M.S.U., East Lansing, MI
16 Responses to John Bennett
Rose Vitola
Can’t possibly add anything to all the praise but perhaps to suggest you have a ‘like’ button below each quote for when we heartily agree with what someone has already said.
hi john this is a really good site a good promo above all ..i feel i would like the Betrayal book ..not that i know anything about such issues ..im still curious ..and bill me or betray me….Glenn
fish around on the site, Glenn, you’ll discover some photos of your illustrious self …
Edward Mycue
Fine writer, publisher, editor and also moralist dwelling in a nebulous nidinsky world.
Chris Scofield
My sympathies to you on the loss of your friend, and mine, Peter Halfar. I received notice of his passing in today’s email. It was such a joy to know him. Though I only spent time with him in person once—years ago when my husband and I were in Munich—I loved sharing letters/books/stories and copies of his art with him and enjoyed discussing American film. I know you two were close. Again, my sympathies, John.
Mark hartenbach
John has influened me like no other. in my opinion he is the best living amercan writer.
Hazel jaramillo
So good to see shards gathered together. Thanks for your poems, perseverance and honesty.
Astrid Myers Rosset
John – what an impressive Resume/CV/Bio! Congratulations on all you
have accomplished. I am happy that we published your work on our
Evergreen Review website. And I look forward to your daily Shards
and stories.
John Bennett- a wordsmith whose pen is the hammer and the page is his anvil. He forges feelings that resonate like that slap to the face in an empty cool bathroom. Brass and sassy teetering on the edge of the precipice of human existence and sagacious. His snippets of truth a puncture in the skin of the body of cold facts, indeed.
Stellasue Lee
Bennett is real. There is no one else like him, anywhere.
Mary McHughes
Wordsmith? John is so much more than that! Wordsmith? What are you talking about? Whacked.
Thanks for the words.
Sue Menebroker McElligott
I just found an anthology that appears to be yours; A Good Day To Die (Vagabond Press), amongst my mother’s things (Ann Menebroker). As I’m sure you are aware, she passed away in July, 2016. Can you tell me the year of this publication? Was it ’87? ’88? I’m trying to prepare all of her published work and any help you can offer would be much appreciated. She spoke of you often throughout the years. Thank you for any assistance you can offer.
Sue … yes, Ann was a main player in the small press world I moved in. I miss her, a wonderful poet and a wonderful woman.
A Good Day to Die was published in 1985. If I can be of any other assistance, let me know. You might also contact me at dasleben@fairpoint.net
Abel Debritto
I’m trying to reach you at dasleben@fairpoint.net but it bounces off.
Carl Sargent
Hello. I am trying to find out if this is the John Bennett who wrote an article for Pacific Northwest Bands about the Ranch Tavern in Ellensburg Washington. I am looking to use a photo of his which shows the Greasewood City Ramblers Band in Ellensburg. I used to watch them at the Ranch when I lived in Ellensburg in the early 70’s. His name was credited to the photos.
Pris Campbell on getting my shit together
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Last Thursday (the 8th November) saw Adam Connell and Dominic Lister of The Emmbrook School debate their way to victory in the final of the Wokingham Schools’ Parliamentary Debating Competition.
Proposing the motion that ‘The UN has failed to make or keep the peace’, Adam and Dominic provided the well researched arguments and quick witted delivery that the competition’s audiences have come to expect from the Emmbrook team.
Opposing the motion were Amber Anderson and Rebecca Knowlson of Luckley Oakfield School, whose incisive interventions and clearly formulated speeches kept the Emmbrook debaters on their toes.
Choosing a winning team at the end of such heated debate was likened by Donald MacDonald, Chairman of the Judges, to judging a boxing match: despite powerful blows from both sides, the competitors were still standing at the final bell, so it had to be awarded on points. Scoring was described as very close.
At the end of the evening, Adam and Dominic were awarded the John Redwood Cup. A multi-media projector for their school, courtesy of sponsors 3M, was presented to their teacher, Diana Collins.
Speaking after the event, John Redwood said: "There has been both fun and serious argument over the competition as a whole, debating everything from hugging a hoodie to Chelsea tractors, and from school exams to the work of the United Nations. Emmbrook have emerged as worthy winners, whilst Luckley Oakfield pushed them hard in the final. I look forward to welcoming both teams to the House of Commons."
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Berlin Mosque Honors Genocide Perpetrators
An interview with Dr. Tessa Hofmann
The below interview with Dr. Tessa Hofmann was conducted by Hamo Moskofian for Keghart.com on October 2, 2012 in Berlin. Dr. Hofmann is a long-time scholar of Genocide.
HM.- You recently published an important book that was presented in Greece.
TH.– It is the first academic collective monograph in English dealing with the Genocide of the Ottoman Greeks. I had always felt, when I began to study the Armenian Genocide 40 years ago, that it was the tip of the iceberg, that the real dimension of this state crime was much larger than against the 2.5 million Armenians of the Ottoman Empire. It was a genocide against the Christian nationals of the Ottoman Empire. This holistic approach is necessary to understand that the Young Turk perpetrators of the Genocide of the Armenians, their Kemalist successors, and the serial perpetrators committed this crime to rid the Ottoman Empire of a quarter of its population, every resident who was Christian. Now the percentage of the Christian population in Turkey is less than one percent! The Greek-Orthodox community has 1,200 members only. The Armenian community is the largest, with 40,000 to 60, 000. So what the Young Turk perpetrators planned after the revolution of 1908 materialized in the extermination of the Christians in their second homeland in the Middle East, after Palestine which is the first homeland of Christianity.
HM.- What are your plans regarding further academic studies and in publishing books in various languages?
TH.- Besides Genocide studies, I have done related Armenian studies, including migration studies. It was conducted in an international research project, which took place in Armenia, Russia and Georgia. It was a comparative research about migration from Armenia and neighboring Georgia. This is an urgent issue…the loss of people and why?
Second, I published in Armenia a long essay on identity. The Armenian identity is unique and diversified, depending where Armenians are living and to which generation they belong to. The Armenian identity in the U.S or France differs from that of Armenians in Moscow, Turkey, Syria and Lebanon. Of course, it differs from the identity of Hayasdantsiner, Karabaghtsiner also. I did research on the Armenian identity. Usually there are five and are differently focused in different communities: religion, language, Genocide awareness, culture. In Turkey we have a slightly different, but unique, picture.
Third, I certainly will continue my studies in philology and in migration issues.
Regarding the Genocide, I am focusing on four groups of participants, plus the cult of the perpetrators which is acute in Turkey. Imagine, for comparison, in Germany the main street would be named after Hitler or Goebbels; or the churches be named after Holocaust perpetrators. In Ankara a mosque is named after Tal’aat Pasha. Likewise schools and kindergartens. There’s a regional and nationwide cult of Genocide perpetrators in Turkey. In the Turkish diaspora, in Berlin for example, you can visit the “Shehidlik Jami” (Martyrs’ Mosque), where two of the Genocide perpetrators–Jemal Azmi and Dr. Behaedin Shakir–are buried. The Turkish community, with the support of a Berlin Azeri organization “donated” richly-decorated tombs with marble and golden inscriptions in three languages which say: “Here are the martyrs (‘shehids’) that the Armenian terrorists shot”. They present these Genocide criminals as martyrs killed by Armenian “criminals”.
Berlin authorities have not responded to complaints about the Turkish glorification of these mass murderers. The authorities have told journalists that the mosque is extraterritorial land, like an embassy! This is the background to the situation: Long ago the Prussians gave the land, as a gift, to the Ottomans. We have no way of stopping the cult of these two mass murderers. We don’t have a memorial for the Christian victims of the Ottoman Genocide. We are working on it, but it seems it is much easier in Berlin to build a memorial for the Genocide perpetrators.
A second focus will be on the “Oscar Schindlers of the Ottoman Genocide”– civilians or administrators, who tried to save victims, sometimes, successfully. Their names must be commemorated as the true heroes of Ottoman history…so as to give positive role models for young people in Turkey and outside.
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Coach Time 7K
Jimmy replied with the reserved tone of a man long accustomed to answering politely to highly personal questions. “So what you’re telling me, Daniel, is that if your students are so openly curious about how a Jew from Chicago wound up here in Bark Bay — they’ll be even more curious about how a black man from New Orleans came here as well.”
“Skokie, actually. But yes, I’d expect them to be very curious, indeed.”
“All right all right.” Jimmy reached down for his jacket, a thin trench coat that looked inadequate for the cold December evening outside. “I can always tell them the truth, about why I came up north.”
Coach Dan raised his eyebrows. “What’s that?”
Jimmy shrugged. “Bugs. I hate bugs.”
Coach Dan studied Jimmy’s expression a long moment, and upon realizing this man who was now certainly his friend was not in the least joking, broke into a wide grin, followed by a loud laugh in which his friend soon joined.
End of seventh coaching session
Posted in Coach Time, Fiction, Gray Metal Faces
Coach Time 7J
Coach Dan was certain Jimmy’s statement, as direct and probing as it was, wasn’t really a challenge. Jimmy was seeking information that he’d find in Coach Dan’s response.
The middle-aged English teacher at Bark Bay High School and volunteer coach of the school’s fencing team, scratched his stomach. “My friend, if I were out to change the world, do you really think that showing a bunch of teenagers how to hold a foil without injuring anybody, especially themselves, would be the place to start?”
Jimmy continued his impassive look a moment. Then the corners of his mouth rose, pushing up his cheeks, the lips of his mouth parting to reveal a broad, toothy grin. “Just messing with you, Daniel.”
“I understand. You seem to approach new opportunities with a high degree of caution.”
Jimmy pushed his hands against the cafeteria floor, thin arms and legs lifting his body like tent poles. “I don’t — look for trouble, Daniel. Enough comes my way on its own.”
Now it was Coach Dan’s turn to lunge with a question. “Are you expecting trouble from us?”
Jimmy shook his head. “Your — students seem polite. Respectful.”
“They’re curious, too.” Coach Dan held up a hand, waited for Jimmy to turn fully towards him. “Very curious. They ask me — questions.”
Jimmy studied Coach Dan a moment. “About — your religion?”
Coach Dan nodded. “Never directly. But they are certainly curious about how I feel about being so — different.”
Coach Time 7I
Jimmy’s expression remained placid throughout Coach Dan’s explanation. And its silent neutrality lingered a long moment. The sound of janitors sweeping the outside hallway filtered in to the cafeteria.
Coach Dan realized that Jimmy was evaluating his explanation. Testing it for veracity against his internal bullshit meter. An act which further confirmed that Coach Dan had made the right decision to encourage Jimmy to help him coach the fencing team.
Jimmy broke the silence. “You said something like ‘learning that it’s OK to be different.’ Tell me, Daniel — don’t you have a personal interest in teaching that lesson?”
Like a fencer expecting an attack to four and seeing it come in at seven, Coach Dan was momentarily surprised. “You — the advantage is yours, my friend. Help me out.”
Jimmy smiled. “Do you remember Saturday, at the Hutchinson’s party, when I said I was certain I had seen you before, but couldn’t recall where?” Coach Dan nodded. “I remember now. The Horowitz bar mitzvah. The Epstein wedding.”
Coach Dan nodded. Jimmy’s catering business was one of very few in the area that provided kosher meals.
“I cater nearly every Jewish event within 50 miles, Daniel. And at every one, I see nearly the same people. I’ve even gotten to know some of the out-of-town relatives on a first-name basis.” Jimmy pointed a long index finger at Coach Dan. “You’ve been there. At nearly every one. Not that there’s that many, mind you — the Jewish population in Bark Bay is small.” Disproportionately low, Coach Dan thought. “So, if I may be so bold, you’re interest in encouraging your students, your fencers, to ‘be different’, has more to it than developing their self-awareness.”
Coach Time 7H
Strategies for answering Jimmy’s question flashed through Coach Dan’s mind, were quickly sorted like a man riffling through a pile of mail. Give him the historical answer? The challenged from Josef, the old college fencing coach? No, that approach required far too much context; Jimmy was looking for a quick answer. New-found love of the sport? No, even if true, it sounded too much like a cliche. Enjoy working with students? No, he was a teacher as well, that couldn’t explain why he’d started a fencing team.
Suddenly, it came to him. Coach Dan looked up, scratched his black beard, smiled at Jimmy.
“We’re creating something new here, my friend. It’s more my students doing than my own — being part of this fencing team has allowed each of them to find out something about themselves that they didn’t know existed.”
“You mean physically? The skills?”
Coach Dan shook his head. “No — well yes, there’s that joy in executing a lunge, or disengage, even parrying an attack, the riposte. They enjoy that, but what they’re discovering goes way beyond the physical.” He paused, asked himself if he really believed in the the thought at the tip of his tongue, but decided that even if he didn’t, he was certain he would like the sound of what he said next.
“They’re learning that it’s OK to be different. That it’s OK to be passionate for a sport that doesn’t get a lot of attention. That it doesn’t matter what others think about what they’re doing, so long as they do what brings them joy.
“Nobody fences for the sake of someone else. All fencers ultimately fence for themsleves. I’m seeing these young men and women figure out who they are. And it’s very, very cool.”
Coach Time 7G
Coach Dan paused, his calm silence communicating his agreement to answer Jimmy’s question. Reclining on the tiled floor of the Bark Bay High School cafeteria, back resting on the short wall at the front of the stage, legs forming twin thin tents in front of his body, forearms resting on his knees — Jimmy looked at Coach Dan with an expression of genuine curiosity.
“Why are you doing this, Daniel?”
Coach Dan raised his eyebrows. He had not expected this question.
Jimmy broke the short silence between them. “A fencing team? In this rural corner of the frozen north, in a town that lives for football and basketball?” He waved his right hand off to their left. “Your equipment, Daniel — it’s battered and tattered. And with the economy the way it is, I don’t imagine you have the budget to replace any of it.”
“My friend, I’ve learned it’s not worth my time pleading my case to our athletic director.”
“So again, Daniel — why are you doing this? Because before I agree to give up part of my one free day each week to assist you with coaching this team, I need to know what you — what we — would be striving for.”
Coach Dan hummed, scratched the short black curls of his beard a moment. He knew these questions demonstrated that Jimmy would be perfect as his assistant coach. But he also knew that the answer he’d give could very well determine whether Jimmy would take the position.
Coach Time 7F
Coach Dan stroked the short curls of his black beard. “I’ve heard people say that Double-J marches to the beat of his own drummer.” He snorted a laugh. “I think he told his drummer to take a hike a long time ago.”
“You’re worried about him.” Jimmy’s words were more a statement than question.
“I go back and forth on that. At times I think about how he has a job already, his own apartment — he’s more independent than your average high school student. He knows how to take care of himself.”
“But his decisions — ”
“Yes, yes. It costs him, even in fencing. He’s so aggressive — ”
“Tell me about it.” Jimmy rubbed his right shoulder. “He was coming at me all evening.”
“And his opponents have faced him enough times to know that he falls in love with an attack. If it doesn’t work, he just tries to do it hard, faster. With Double-J, it’s always about what he thinks the most effective attack would be, never about figuring out what his opponent’s weaknesses are.”
“You sound frustrated.”
Coach Dan laughed. “Jimmy, of all the students I’ve worked with on the fencing team, Double-J’s the one I’ve worked with most. But for all the students I’ve been able to work with — it just isn’t working between him and I. I’ve failed him.” He turned to Jimmy. “And that really bothers me.”
“Hmmm.” Jimmy tilted his head back slowly, until it rested against the short wall behind him. “So this is why you’re asking for my help.”
“I don’t have the luxury of having a separate coach for each weapon. Fortunately my epee fencers also fence foil, but sabre — Double-J’s the only one. And it’s the only weapon he’ll touch these days.”
“I see.” Jimmy closed his eyes, let the silence of the large cafeteria surround them a moment. He then lifted his head, opened his eyes, looked at Coach Dan. “I have one question for you, Daniel.”
Coach Time 7E
“So I ask Lefty, can I talk to that young man?, and he’s like sure, so he goes to get him. Minute later the youth I saw in the lounge, he walks through the door, and his hair’s even more messed up than before, it looks like something out of Mardi Gras.
“I says to him, Lefty tells me you just saved me a whole bunch of money on that brake job. He just shrugs. Then I make some dumb comment about how young he looks, and how I was surprised that Lefty hired people so young. And then he snorts, says that’s ‘cuz he never officially hired me. And I’m like, get out, but he just shakes his head, he can’t, well he could now but when I started, state law said I was too young to work, so he started paying me under the table and we just kept doing that.
Coach Dan nodded. “Double-J’s told me that too, that he and Lefty are all off the books.”
Jimmy turned his head toward Coach Dan. “Figure that arrangement don’t work out best for that young man.”
“You figure right. One of the teachers here, his wife’s an accountant, I asked her to look into Double-J’s finances. He only agreed when she said she was donating her time. Couple months later I asked her at a faculty party, and she said he was making about half what an experienced auto mechanic should make in this area.”
Jimmy turned his attention back to the cafeteria doors. “Makes sense. I could tell by the way he talked to me that day, he was one to want to walk a lonely path.”
Coach Time 7D
“You seemed to know Double-J pretty well.” Coach Dan realized he was speaking in the same tone he used when soliciting a response from his students.
Jimmy shrugged, forearms still resting on his knees as he reclined against the short cafeteria wall in front of the stage. “Brake light on the delivery van flipped on last year, so I took it in to Lefty’s. Tells me it would take him a while to get it fixed and I was like, I’ll wait here. So I’m in that little waiting room they have, trying to find a magazine, and in walks this young man.” Jimmy held out his hands in front of him, shoulder-wide. “He’s got this hair, it’s all black and stringy and wild, like he’s just got himself electrocuted.
“I says hello, and he grunts, heads towards the vending machine. Without looking at me, he asks, you the guy with the van? And I go yeah, and he says found the problem, just had to bleed the brake lines, we’re just about done. And then I thank him, but he just grunts, gets his thing from the machine, walks out without looking back at me.
“Little while Lefty, he come in, says I’m all set. I go to pay, he tells me how much and I’m like, get out, that’s all? And Lefty motions back to the shop with his thumb, says he’s got this new kid working for him, calls himself Double-J. And I says, he the one with the hair, and Lefty’s like, oh yeah.
Coach Time 7C
Coach Dan reached to his right, retrieved his water bottle. Still sitting, he opened the bottle, drank quickly. Lowering the bottle, he addressed Jimmy without turning to him.
“We’ve got the next four weeks off for the holidays. Practice resumes on the second Tuesday in January.”
Jimmy’s voice sounded even wearier than his body looked. “Wednesday’s my only day off, Daniel. These old bones need their rest.”
“Jimmy, I need a sabre coach.”
“You have six fencers, Daniel. I think you can find the time to work with everyone.”
“Seven, my friend. Confirmed with Dani that she’s coming back after the new year.”
“All right, seven — ”
“Double-J’s ready to quit.”
Jimmy turned quickly, stared at Coach Dan silently as he continued. “It’s this damn captain thing. You heard us talking about it at the party Saturday. Double-J thinks he should be captain, said he ‘deserves’ it, and he’s not happy with it going to Annie instead.”
“Wasn’t aware that being captain was such a big deal.”
“Agreed, it shouldn’t be. But it is to Double-J. He’s taking this very personally, like it’s a slap in the face. Broke the news to him a few days before the party, and though he didn’t come out and say it, I could tell he has this close — ” he squeezed the tips of his right thumb and index f finger together, held them up towards Jimmy — “from saying he was done with the team.”
Jimmy nodded, turned his gaze back towards the door through which Double-J and Rex had just exited. “I see.”
Coach Time 7B
Jimmy waved his fingers in the direction of the cafeteria doors, through which Rex and Double-J had just left. “Tell you one thing, those young men aren’t anything like the fencers I knew back in the day.” He wiped sweat from his brow as Coach Dan asked him how so. “There’s something — dark about them both. With Double-J it’s more evident, but even with Rex, I keep feeling there’s something unpleasant inside him, right under the surface.”
Coach Dan asked if he had gone to a Catholic school; Jimmy nodded, provided the name. “So what you’re telling me, my friend, is that Catholic students twenty years ago in New Orleans didn’t have problems?”
Jimmy shook his head. “Of course not, Daniel. But they — we — everyone knew who they were back then. It was a simpler time, even in a melting pot like New Orleans, at least you had some kind of identity. Those boys — ” he waved his fingers at the cafeteria doors again — “I don’t think they know who they are.”
“What they are, is fencers.” Coach Dan turned to Jimmy. “And even after all these years away from the sport, I can tell you are as well.”
Jimmy smiled, closed his eyes. “I’ll admit, I had a good time this evening.”
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Class of 2019’s Mariano McKenzie, Owensboro Apollo
June 10, 2018 Fletcher Long Player Profile
Coach Phillip Hawkins moved from Louisville Doss to Owensboro Apollo after 2017. He was the Head Coach at both programs, both programs finished the previous season with identical 8-4 records, both programs play in the 5A classification with Doss in district 4 and Apollo in district 1. I guess if you are searching hard to distinguish the two, Doss had a 5-0 district record and was 6-2 in its region while Apollo was 3-1 in its district and 3-2 in its region, so there is that. That may not explain why Hawkins would move from the one to the other, perhaps he just preferred living in Owensboro to Louisville. Being a small town kid myself, I understand that can be a powerful motivation. Maybe he wanted to get to coach a running back the likes of Mariano McKenzie, although Dalion Young, who gained over 1,300 yards with 12 rushing TDs over his sophomore season, certainly ain’t nothing to sneeze at, as folks around Hopkinsville are fond of saying.
I befriended in college (UT Knoxville) an All-American linebacker named Keith DeLong. DeLong went on to the NFL, after college, winning a Super Bowl, while starting in the middle, for the San Francisco Giants. DeLong always maintained that athletes could jump and run. He believed the physical traits of someone’s athletic ability was demonstrated by his ability to do both of the above things. That is why KPGFootball reports verticals, broad jumps, and speed and agility times so often, provided we have access to them. Another friend of mine who coordinates a division I, college football defense, puts huge emphasis on vertical explosion as being necessarily present as an indication of athleticism.
Well, Marioano McKenzie is some kind of athlete. McKenzie measures 5-10 and weighs 175 pounds with a registered 40 speed of 4.6 seconds. For those wondering about his 40 speed, it checks out on two fronts. For starters, he has a measured vertical of 31 inches and, secondly, he has recorded a fully automated, 11.71 second 100 meter sprint time as a member of the Owensboro Apollo track team. While reddit.com indicates an 11.71, 100 meter is a 4.78, or so, 40 yard dash; remember that track times are fully automated and Mariano is 5-10 and somewhat a short-strider. Taken together with a 31 inch vertical, there isn’t a college recruiter around who is going to be too suspicious about whether McKenzie can cover 40 yards in 4.6 seconds.
There is the part of being a college prospect which requires you to be athletic and then there’s the part which requires you to actually take those skills and play the game of football and produce. McKenzie carried the ball 177 times a year ago, gaining exactly 1,000 yards on the ground. McKenzie also scored 8 rushing TDs, averaged 5.65 yards per attempt, and did all of this on a team which only tallied 1,703 yards for the entire season. What this tells me is that McKenzie found yards where other Eagle backs either couldn’t or, for all intents and purposes, didn’t. While sophomore, Dalion Young at Doss gained some 300 additional yards; Louisville Doss, as a team, ran for 2524 yards last season. We certainly aren’t discounting Dalion Young, after all, we selected him a Sophomore All-State RB just last year. Young wasn’t the only back finding running room at Doss which indicates Doss may have been better up front or played a softer schedule. Having seen both schedules, we discount the latter and go with the former.
Regardless of why Hawkins moved to head up the Apollo program, which, ultimately, can only be answered by him, he’s at Apollo now, and the Eagles seem right glad he’s there. To KPGFootball it appears one of the players who may very well benefit most richly from Hawkins’ arrival is Mariano McKenzie, whom we believe will carry it more than last year’s 16-17 carries a game. Next year, McKenzie will make 1,000 yards and 8 TDs seem rather paltry in comparison to what he will produce in 2018. That, at least, is how we see it.
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35 dogs found inside ‘deplorable’ Jurupa Valley home
by: Sareen Habeshian
One of 35 dogs found inside a Jurupa Valley home is seen in an image shared by the Riverside County Department of Animal Services on July 11, 2020.
At least 35 dogs were found inside a Jurupa Valley home Saturday after a fire prompted officials to enter the property.
One of 35 dogs found inside a Jurupa Valley home is seen on July 11, 2020. (Riverside County Department of Animal Services)
A blaze inside a trailer spread to a nearby home on the 5300 block of 34th Street Saturday afternoon, leading authorities to enter the property. After the fire was extinguished, nearly three dozen dogs were found inside the house, according to the Riverside County Department of Animal Services.
None of the dogs were hurt but “conditions inside the home were deplorable,” responding officers said.
Animal Services officers wore masks when entering the property because of poor air quality inside the residence, the department said.
“The property owner was in violation of having too many dogs and the owner agreed to relinquish 31 of them,” a news release from the department states.
The owner was allowed to keep four of the dogs but was warned to leave them outside until air quality improved inside.
Some of the dogs appeared to have skin conditions and will be examined and treated by county veterinarians, the department said.
Most of the dogs were Chihuahuas and Chihuahua mixes, according to officials.
The dogs were taken to the Western Riverside County/City Animal Shelter in Jurupa Valley and are immediately available for adoption. Contact Animal Services at 951-358-7387 for appointment-only adoption inquiries.
The cause of the initial fire is under investigation.
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Hot Shooting Bradley Leads Kansas Over Iona, 90-49
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LAWRENCE, Kan. – With four Jayhawks in double figures, multiple season and career highs were reached as Kansas (5-1) powered past Iona (1-4), 90-49, Wednesday night in Allen Fieldhouse.
Freshman guard Terriell Bradley set career-high with 16 points and was perfect from behind the three-point line making all five of her shots, which is second-best in single game history to Kay-Kay Hart’s 6-for-6 performance in 1991. Senior guard Asia Boyd was also hot behind the arc after making four of her eight attempts and finished with a season-high 19 points. Rounding out the Jayhawks’ double-digit scoring efforts were senior forward Chelsea Gardner (16) and senior guard Natalie Knight (13). Kansas shot 57 percent from three-point range sinking 13-of-23 attempts.
Senior guard Damika Martinez, who averages 25 points per game, led the floor and lived up to her scouting report and had 25 points and four rebounds for Iona on the night. The Gaels were held to just 28 percent from the field, shooting 16-for-58, including only 15 percent in the opening frame.
“I think it was good to get Terriell moving and attacking,” said head coach Bonnie Henrickson. “We all think she is very good and really talented, but she had been hesitant. If you’re reluctant and hesitant, you got no chance for something good to happen. It was good to see her step up, be more aggressive and play more confidently”
Off her own offensive rebound, sophomore forward Jada Brown was the first player of either team to hit a shot. Iona quickly followed with a layup from sophomore guard Marina Lizarazu. Back on the Jayhawks’ end, Brown came back and assisted freshman guard Lauren Aldridge, who drained a three and gave Kansas an early lead, 7-2.
“I thought we were aggressive and didn’t let them get good looks,” Henrickson said. “We played (Damika) Martinez one-on-one and we trapped her. There were lot of good things defensively that we were be able to do. I thought we were active and rebounded well. We were able to get some tough balls.”
Iona would miss seven shots before Martinez connected a jump shot at the 13-minute mark. This allowed Kansas to go on a 10-2 run. The run was highlight by a three-pointer from Knight, who led the Jayhawks thus far with five points.
KU came out of the under-12 media timeout with a jump shot from Gardner putting the Jayhawks in front, 16-5. That would be the last field goal for almost four minutes until Aldridge stole the ball from junior guard Aaliyah Robinson. She passed it to Gardner, who finished at the other end for the Jayhawks.
With an impressive 27-3 run over 11 minutes, the Jayhawks continued to build their lead over the Gaels. Turnovers and fouls from Iona helped Kansas along the way. The Gaels turned the ball over four times in a three-minute span. This gave Gardner the opportunity to score eight points during the run. A wide open two-point shot by freshman guard Chayla Cheadle brought the score to 31-7 and forced an Iona timeout.
After the break, Bradley put up another two points for the Jayhawks. The Gaels weren’t able to answer at the other end and turned the ball back over to the Jayhawks. The action took a break for the final official timeout of the half.
With just under three minutes left in the first frame, sophomore forward Caelynn Manning-Allen stepped onto the court for the first time all season after suffering a injury. Boyd laid in a shot behind the arc, bringing Kansas’ advantage to 39-7. Iona fought until the end of the first half as Martinez hit a trey to end the first half. Kansas headed into the locker room at half time with a 40-12 lead. Iona’s 12 points is the least amount given up the Jayhawks in the first half this season.
Gardner led the floor in the first 20 minutes of action with 10 points. Cheadle led the charge on defense with four rebounds and held Martinez to just eight points in the opening frame. The Gaels made only four field goals and went 4-for-27.
“I thought our defense intensity was impressive to start the game,” said Henrickson. “There aren’t a lot of times you get to play one of the top scorers in the country and I thought Chayla stepped up to the challenge. She walled up and forced tough shots. What is as equally impressive was Iona only shooting 15% in the first half. They only had four offense rebounds, and then we got balls off the rim and then got opportunities in transition. To me the reason we shot the ball well was our footwork was good.”
A layup by Gardner right at the start of the half would be the last field goal for either team for three minutes. Gardner then broke the scoring drought by putting up a shot in the paint. On the next Jayhawk possession, Knight drained a three-point shot with the help of Aldridge. Iona answered at the other end with a bucket of its own, which made the total count 47-16 going into the first timeout on the floor of the half.
Now heating up, Martinez hit another three on the Gaels’ next possession. This allowed Iona to go on a 7-0 run, with Martinez as the star, scoring all seven points. Three points from Knight, her third of the night, broke the run. Bradley and Boyd hit back-to-back shots from beyond the arc to balance out the Gael run. Kansas now led Iona, 58-26, going into an official timeout.
Repeated buckets by the Gaels forced Kansas to take another timeout. The Jayhawks then saw another three-point shot after the break from Bradley, her third of the night, Kansas’ fifth. On the two Jayhawk possessions, Boyd and Morgan tallied up back-to-back jump shots.
Morgan shared the ball, and assisted Bradley with yet another shot from behind the three-point line. When the Jayhawks got the ball back, Morgan put up another two points extending the lead, 72-34. Bradley was at it again with five minutes left to play when she hit her fifth three. On fire, Boyd followed suit and knocked in two shots from behind the arc in a row.
After a layup by Manning-Allen, Iona hit three shots back-to-back to end the game. Kansas ended it’s six-game homestand with a victory, 90-49, over the Gaels.
Freshman guard Terriell Bradley had a career-high performance after knocking in 16 points. She had a perfect 5-for-5 mark from three-point range and made her way into the record books. She now sits just behind Kay-Kay Hart, who was 6-6 against Nebraska on Feb. 6, 1991.
Senior guard Asia Boyd posted her second game in a row with double figures. She set a new season high with 19, four shy of her career high.
Senior forward Chelsea Gardner has a perfect record of games in double figures throughout the 2014-15 campaign. She finished tonight with 16 points and four rebounds.
Tonight’s game marks the third game of the season with four players in double figures.
Kansas also shot season-bests 54 percent from the field and 57 from three-point range.
Kansas will have its first road test of the season against No. 1 Notre Dame in the final game of the 2014 Naismith Hall of Fame Women’s Basketball Challenge inside Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Game time is slated for 12 p.m. CT.
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(Report by Lance)
Talk about a party? This was a party! OMG just so much happening! We know that when Sage Gateshead throws a party it's going to be the best thing ever outside of Buckingham Palace and the White House. In fact the only thing that shaded it for London 2012 was that Roz Rigby didn't arrive by helicopter with 007 - where was Eddie Bellis when you needed him?
Apart from that, Sage Gateshead has never had quite a night like this! Jugglers, Gymnasts, Acrobats, Unicyclist, the ISIS window cleaners (this was when we felt we felt we really needed James Bond!). The steel pans, the percussionists producing the most amazing rhythms from the staircase rails.
The poignant moment when the sombre music accompanied the spotlight on Clarence Adoo - this party wouldn't have meant anything if he hadn't been there.
Singing Happy Birthday on this the building's tenth anniversary.
And of course the hospitality in the Green Room...
Hall One: Hawthorn Primary Symphony Orchestra.
A primary school orchestra playing Vivaldi! A school in Elswick! C'mon Jesmond and Gosforth, you've got some catching up to do!
The tears were rolling down my cheeks - that's right, me, the hardboiled jazzer who goes down the mean streets of the city in search of music, sentimentalised by these kids from a deprived area playing, and obviously enjoying, music.
Back in the 60's the slogan was 'Make Love Not War', maybe we can add 'Make Music Not War''
Meanwhile, down on the Concourse, Jambone (pictured) were flying the jazz flag. Graham Hardy was fronting for Paul Edis who was pantomiming although his presence was felt in the form of his compositions.
The band were great and, with the presence of alumni Bradley Johnston on guitar to inspire them, the young soloists told the world "Move over John Coltrane, tell Miles Davis the news" - well maybe...
Back to Hall One and the Sinfonia's Work in Progress by Jonathan Dove and Phillip Shotton.
I was uneasy about this - maybe it was me but I found the audio/video presentation at least initially confusing..
The screen above the stage flashed images of Sage Gateshead being built - 3 images at a time. The orchestra were playing which, at least for me, meant I struggled to connect images and music.
However, when it all finally did come together it was magnificent!
The Sinfonia sawing away like woodchoppers, and behind them, Jambone, the voices, the folkies, the panners and the hearts of everyone listening.
As I said, this was quite a party.
Many of the gigs overlapped and some ran on after my time to leave - sadly I missed the Hilliard Quartet - but, it had been a long day.
Let's not say here's to the next ten years - let's say here's to forever!
PS: And, like all good parties, the icing on any birthday cake is meeting people and discovering those who are on the same wavelength...
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Freedom Riders: A get on the bus inauguration journey diary
October 21, 2010 leoadambiga Leave a comment Go to comments
My work as a reporter intersected with history when I embedded myself with a group of Omahans traveling by motorcoach to witness the presidential inauguration of Barack Obama in January 2009. The University of Nebraska at Omaha‘s Department of Black Studies organized the trip and kindly invited me along and The Reader (www.thereader.com) newspaper generously picked up my tab. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that I am glad I had. My diary or journal like story appeared in truncated form in The Reader.
All a journalist like me can hope to do in a situation like the frenzy around the inauguration is to try and get the facts straight and to make sense of a bigger-than-life event. I believe I succeeded.
NOTE: You can see photos from my trip and even spot me (I’m in a light blue-grey ski jacket with a blue stocking cap and I have eyeglasses on) at the following site: http://www.unomaha.edu/blst/
SPECIAL SCREENING: UNO Department of Black Studies chair Omowale Akintunde led the trip. Akintunde, who is also a filmmaker (see my story “Deconstructing What Race Means in a Faux Post-Racial World” about his feature debut, Wigger) directed an Emmy Award-winning documentary about the trip, An Inaugural Ride to Freedom. The doc has shown at festivals and a special screening of the film is scheduled for October 26 at 7 p.m. at Film Streams, 1340 Mike Fahey Street. A post show Q & A with Akintunde will follow.
Because the film has generated some buzz, I am reposting my inauguration journey story here. In this light, my story is a kind of companion piece to the documentary.
©by Leo Adam Biga
The story originally appeared in The Reader (www.thereader.com) and El Perico (el-perico.com)
Fifty of us from the metro area signed up to intersect with history. The chance to be at Barack Obama’s inauguration came via a special bus trip organized by the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s Department of Black Studies and sponsored by UNO’s College of Arts and Sciences.
Dubbed An Inaugural Ride to Freedom: The Legacy of a People, a Movement and a Mission, the trip’s mode of transportation, a Navigator charter bus, was both practical and symbolic. Buses figured heavily in marshaling foot soldiers for the civil rights movement and addressing segregation in public schools.
The UNO trip’s “freedom riders” included folks with direct ties to the movement, including older African Americans for whom this journey held deep meaning. Some are retired now and others still engaged in the struggle. Edwardene Armstrong is a UNO Black Studies adjunct faculty member. Her husband Bob Armstrong, former Omaha Housing Authority director, consults with public housing officials across America and the globe. James Freeman directs UNO’s multicultural affairs office.
Leading the university figures along for the ride was charismatic UNO Black Studies Chair Omowale Akintunde. Several UNO students joined us. One high school student was on board as well: Omaha North senior Seth Quartey. Most students were sponsored by UNO.
Community members, such as activist Katrina Adams, Youngblood’s Barber Shop owner Clyde Deshazer and gospel playwright Janette Jones, had no direct ties to UNO but strong convictions about our mission. Friends, couples and families made the trip. The youngest rider, 10-year-old Carter Culvert, traveled with his mother, Jackie Culvert. A few folks went on their own, including this journalist. All but a few made our first D.C. visit on this ride. What a time to go.
Precursor – Get to Know Each Other
A Jan. 7 briefing at UNO’s Milo Bail Student Center ballroom brings participants together for the first time. The group’s diversity is soon evident. Blacks, whites, Hispanics. Young, middle-aged, seniors. Students, working stiffs, professionals.
From the start it’s obvious Akintunde, a tall, lithe man with a brass band voice and a bigger-than-life presence, is in charge. Also a filmmaker, he’s chronicling the trip in a documentary. We all sign releases for our comments and images to be used.
(NOTE: The film premiered at UNO’s Malcolm X Festival in April 2009.)
As things develop the shooting threatens turning the trip into a tail-wags-the-dog scenario with all its set-ups and interviews. Some students serve as crew, holding the boom, operating lights/sound, carrying supplies. DP Andrew Koch flew in from the west coast for the gig. PA Stephanie Hearn did much of the prep work.
I leave the briefing with these thoughts: this will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience that sweeps us along on the tide of history; and we “tourists” constitute a microcosm of the broad-based support that made Obama’s election possible.
What follows are snapshots of our group’s four-day, 100-hour, 3,000-plus mile odyssey to embrace change and to participate in history.
Rolling Out – Get on the Bus
Lot C in UNO’s South Campus is our departure point. I arrive about 7:30 in the cold dim daylight. The bus is there, its engine idling, the lower baggage compartment opened. Some early arrivals have already loaded gear and settled in seats. I choose a mid-section spot befitting my middle-of-the-road nature. Over the next 75 minutes the bus fills out and the rituals of finding a place to sit, stowing away carry-ons in overhead bins and meeting-greeting fellow passengers ensues.
Obamamania appears low key for now. Only a few folks wear anything with Obama images or slogans. One woman climbing aboard is overheard telling another, “He’s not the chosen one.” The mood is a mix of sober expectancy and fan-filled ardor.
There are the usual stragglers and late arrivals. Some of us catch Zs, others chit chat. We’re finally all together and push off on time at 9. A 28-hour grind awaits us before we reach our hotel in Chestertown, MD, about 90 minutes from D.C.
All but a few seats are filled in what are cramped accommodations. For the biggest bodies the bus will mean contortions squeezing into narrow seats and relieving pressure on sore, stiff joints. Leg room is almost nonexistent. Everyone carves out a few inches of sanctuary in the tight quarters.
By the time we cruise I-80 in western Iowa, passing brown-white splotched fields sprouting hundreds of sculptural wind turbines, Akintunde’s filming is in full swing. He captures folks slumbering, reading, cell phoning, text messaging, you name it.
Reminders of this being a Soul Bus trip are the black themed movies that light up the tiny screens suspended overhead. By trip’s end we’ll have seen blockbusters like Ray to little gems like The Secret Life of Bees to old favs like Claudine to a Tyler Perry flick to a fresh bootlegged copy of Seven Pounds.
Akintunde, with Koch manning the digital video camera, grabs establishing shots and spot interviews where he can — on the bus, in parking lots, at rest stops, restaurants, the hotel. The two seemed joined at the hip in our close confines. The director, resplendent in jumpsuits, follows “emerging stories” in our ranks.
Some of us begin our own chronicles, snapping pics and journaling. One woman strides down the aisle, clicking away on her camera as she declares, “I’m going to get me some pictures right here.” In the case of this old-school reporter, notes are jotted on a pad and interviews committed to a micro cassette recorder.
We certainly all have our own story for being here. For retirees James and Jackie Hart it’s about bearing witness to the fulfillment of MLK’s vision.
“I can’t even describe how excited I am that we’re going to have a new black president,” Jim says. “I hope I’m around to see his eight years.”
“I Wanted to See It for Myself”
For Denise Howard, a wife, mother and student, it’s about being “part of change. I wanted to see it for myself, I wanted to feel the atmosphere. It was a must.”
For UNO public administration masters student Joe Schaaf it’s about being present at “a wound healing event, not only racially but politically. This is a huge breath of fresh air. There’s a momentum to change Washington. I view it as one of the top five moments in our country’s history.”
For Keisha Holloway the trip’s a homage to her late sister, Deanna Rochelle, who died only a week before. The two shared a passion for Obama. They voted together. “To kind of keep her legacy going I’m going for me and her,” says Keisha.
Bob Armstrong’s reasons are complex.
“My family’s life has been lived trying to fight for civil rights, especially for black people. Many of the civil rights leaders had been to my house to meet during the late ‘50s and early ‘60s, including Dr. King,” says Armstrong, who was in D.C. for King’s ‘63 address. At the time, he said, “we didn’t know it was history. It became historic. It’s a different setting though (with Obama). This time we’re going knowing that history is being made and so here we are 45 years later for the culmination of all those activities with the election of a black president.”
The way Edwardene Armstrong sees it, Obama’s achievement is only possible because of the work done by many others before him. Freeman agrees. He was on the front lines of the civil rights movement at Tuskegee University, and he said Obama stands on the shoulders of countless freedom fighters.
“It means so much to me because we’ve gone through so much getting to this point,” Freeman says. “We’re not where we ought to be but we’ve come a long, long way. It wasn’t only black folks. During that time there was a sense of commitment and frankly I haven’t seen that until this campaign. Back when we used to march there were so many people of all colors, of all nationalities, and then you saw that this (past) year. Just an affirmation that now I see that vision come to pass. It makes you want to cry. I wish my dad and mom could have been here.”
Edwardene can’t help be struck by the fact the new president has a similar biracial background as her great-grandfather, the son of a black slave mother and white slave master. A black president seemed inconceivable to her.
Linda Walker of Bay Shore, New York lifts her hand in prayer as President Barack Obama is sworn in as 44th president of the United States in Washington on Tuesday Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/ St. Petersburg Times, Martha Rial) ** TAMPA OUT. USA TODAY OUT. HERNANDO TODAY OUT. CITRUS COUNTY CHRONICLE OUT **
Crowds gather on the National Mall in Washington for the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
Bob Armstrong never thought it would happen, period. “It’s such a historic moment I felt we had to be there,” he says. “It doesn’t mean all our problems are solved but it means it certainly gives black people the aspirations that they can do pretty much what they want to do if they’re willing to sacrifice and get themselves educated and do those things necessary to become successful. It’s an emotional time. You’re going to see a lot of tears shed when he takes the oath. Tears of happiness, tears of joy, tears of pride, tears of wonderment of thinking could this really be happening…”
The stories go on all day and into the night. We drive through light snow showers in Illinois and Indiana. We cross the gray-slated, ice-strewn Mississippi River. We skirt south of Chicago and Indianapolis. We pass through Columbus, Ohio. By the time we hit Maryland more snow showers appear.
Sleep is fitful for most. A blessed few sleep through anything: the racket/motion of the bus; the sound from the DVDs; the din from up front, where Akintunde and his self-described “big mouth” holds court, and in the back, where there’s often a conversation or card game going on. Laughter sporadically breaks out.
Call it a lesson in multiculturalism but the “soft music” we’re promised late at night turns out to be hardcore Hot Country, courtesy Rebel 105.9. The driver’s choice. Quite a contrast from Marvin Gaye. Rumblings of a mutiny go up. Most take it in good-humored stride. Thankfully, that driver’s relieved, as previously scheduled, in New Paris, Ohio. The drivers repeat the process on the return trip. The music goes off and order’s restored with an Earth, Wind and Fire concert DVD.
The Day Before – Get Off the Bus
We roll across Maryland on I-70, traversing forested ridges. Fog hangs in the depressions. Mills line the riverways. Colonial-style brick homes predominate.
At a Shoney’s I’m treated to a spirited discussion by three UNO students. They embody the youth Obama ignited. Brandon Henderson says Obama’s message of unlimited possibilities “resonated for us. It brought that a lot closer. He’s not just a black candidate. All kind of people are going to be at this thing. It took everybody to get him to where he is right now — to elect him as president. I just want to be part of the atmosphere of Everything Obama.”
Joshua Tolliver-Humpal says Obama “did a great job tapping into that youthful idealism. The youth vote really came out strong. I just have to be there to see the most captivating figure in American politics get inaugurated.”
“Really this is the first significant, world-changing event in my lifetime,” Joseph Lamar says. “Everybody’s going to remember where they were at this particular time and I can say, ‘Hey, I was there.’”
Upon reboarding the bus after bathroom/food breaks Akintunde takes to saying, “Is anybody here that wasn’t here before?,’ or, ‘Is anybody not here that you saw before?’ It’s the ghetto roll check,” he explains.
We never lose anyone, but we do gain two members our second night. They’re Nigel Neary and Tom Manion, whose public housing corporation in Manchester, England Bob Armstrong consults. They “crash” our trip at his invitation. Their addition lends our trip an international perspective.
A sign of the times finds many wired to their cells, Ipods, Blackberries. A few break out lap tops, too. The result is a running commentary or living blog about this trip.
We cross the massive Chesapeake Bay Bridge, the fog shrouded ocean spread out before us and make it into Chestertown by mid-afternoon, where we’ll encamp overnight at a Comfort Suites. There’s a snafu with some room assignments but we manage checking in and freshening up for an evening sightseeing tour of D.C. Signs leading in and out of the capital warn of major delays tomorrow.
“I’m Going to Take My Foot”
In response to a Fox News report that space on the Mall will be constricted to one square foot per person, Clyde Deshazer says, “I’m going to take my foot.” Given the congestion no one’s sure what we’ll actually see tomorrow. “Whatever there is to see,” Deshazer says, “I want to see it. I haven’t seen any part of history.”
Like many elders on the trip Deshazer grew up in the South. He’s struck by how a fractious nation moves toward solidarity at Obama’s lead. “I am so glad all races are coming together and focusing in one direction. The people coming together for one common purpose — that’s what gets me. That’s a soft spot in my life.”
“It’s a beautiful thing,” adds Henderson.
For tonight’s jaunt into D.C. we’re joined by Willistine Harris, a former student of Akintunde’s who lives and works in the area. She’s the trip’s consultant.We spot our first vendors. Once in the thick of the government district we get an on-the-scene sense for the immensity of it all. Streets are choked with vehicles, including buses like ours. Tourists overrun the sidewalks. We sneak peaks of monolithic buildings and famous monuments. But we don’t leave the bus until on the waterfront, where we take in the harbor and an open-air seafood market. Dinner’s an everything-you-can-eat buffet at Phillips, which Akintunde selected “so you will see some flavor” of D.C., where he once taught.
On the bus back to the hotel Sharif and Gabriel Liwaru say what they most look forward to is being amid masses who crave the positive social change Obama advocates. They see his inauguration as a catalyst for themselves and thousands like them to go back home and inaugurate change in their communities. Sharif is president of the Malcolm X Memorial Foundation.
At the hotel it’s soon lights out as we have an ungodly early-to-rise call. We’re slated to leave by 4:30 to beat the rush to the Mall.
Inauguration Day – Get on the Mall
We’re psyched for the siege ahead. Braced for swarms of people. Schooled on the Metro rail system’s dos and donts. We’re to stay as one group. Harris has secured us Smart Cards to expedite our way through the stations. We pack all the necessities — sandwiches, snacks, drinks, maps. Layered clothing means double pants or thermal underwear for what will be hours in the frigid cold
As we gear up Akintunde tells me our diversity reflects the Obama phenomenon.
“What Barack Obama says is true. That despite our differences what really bonds us as a people is our commonality as Americans. And when we can get beyond the pettiness of racial divisiveness, difference of religious opinion, and start to think of ourselves as a collective unit, we can become a more powerful, more resolute people who can achieve anything we set our minds to.”
He’s pleased how smoothly the trip’s went thus far. “I mean, this could have gone so many different ways,” he says.
On the bus we’re sleep-deprived adventurers eager to grab some rest before the main leg of the journey unfolds. Janette Jones says our tiredness will soon seem trivial once “we see the fruit of our labor,” meaning the inauguration. “We’ve gone through the wilderness and we’re stepping over into the promised land now.”
“It’s worth it,” adds Andrew Gaines.
Nearing D.C. we get stuck in a traffic snarl on the Capital Beltway. Many others headed out early, too. Some folks abandon their vehicles and walk to the New Carrollton station. We inch along and after an hour or so finally make the station exit. Akintunde emphasizes, “Don’t panic…be vigilant…stay together… We’ll be cool.” We’re let out a couple blocks from the station. Parking’s at a premium. We break into small groups, huddling near for warmth. Prayers are offered. My group’s leader, Sharif, looking sharp in his dreds, says:
“Lord, we ask you this day to bless us on our journey, to keep us safe and to keep us warm, that we may enjoy this opportunity and that we may utilize this in our lives and in our communities when we get home, and to take the energy we’ve gathered here and use it to do good. Amen.” Amen.
Moving in formation, we come upon an ever-growing line outside the station that eventually stretches for blocks. Akintunde’s plea, “No gaps,” becomes our tongue-in-cheek clarion call. It’s easier said than done in what Deshazer calls “belly press” tight conditions. Our difficulty closing the gaps prompts Miletsky to crack, “Our civil rights marching is a little rusty — we haven’t had a movement in awhile.”
“Gracious and Great”
Everyone’s in a good mood. The positive energy visceral. You can’t help observe and feel it. A woman behind me sums up the vibe with, “This is how I feel — I’m feeling gracious and great today.” Perfect gratitude.
Zebulon Miletsky, UNO Black Studies’ resident historian, puts the situation in context. “It’s just a beautiful moment to be here, to document it, and that’s what we’re all doing — we’re all documenting this history for ourselves, and to me that’s the highest form of history. That’s our history as African Americans — oral tradition. To pass that oral history along to each generation And this story will be passed down and it will be written about. It’s already being written about. And so many times our history has been written by other people. Here we are as a people witnessing and documenting our own history and serving as the primary source.”
Gaines says he feels “so blessed” to be here with family — daughters Frelima Gaines and Gabriel Liwaru and son-in-law Sharif Liwaru — “and to experience this with so many diverse people. We’ve all come together for this historic moment I think in hope and great expectation for that better part of us that’s being expressed today,” he says. “It’s an excellent feeling. Indescribably great.”
Katrina Adams rode the Obama Express to this place as a grassroots supporter. She prays this is not the end. “This is one of those moments when I stepped up and felt like I could do something — to open the lines of communication, to let people know that regardless of what stance you’re taking you can always do more. You can speak your voice and let that be heard,” she says. “I just hope that feeling we started off with when Obama announced his candidacy replenishes itself and that people are not only touched and inspired but they’re called into action.”
Her fondest wish is that as her son “grows up as a biracial child he’ll understand there’s no limit to himself.”
Speaking of mothers and sons, Jackie Culvert brought 10-year-old Carter “so he will be able to see the change for America and be able to remember this moment.”
Every few minutes cheers go up as trains arrive and depart, moving us nearer the station. Security helicopters hover above. At 8:45 we finally make it inside. There, the crowd packs in even tighter. No shoving though. We’re connected to some living, breathing organism that moves in fits and starts. We’re one.
Akintunde says, “I don’t know why I’m not getting angry, I’m just getting more excited.” “More energized,” a woman says.
Terri Jackson-Miller marvels how “everybody’s in the same spirit…very cooperative. No one’s pushing or throwing attitudes, and I just think that’s all part of what’s out there right now, what’s happening today. Truly a blessed day. This breaks ground. The unknown is now known. It’s going to be a life changing experience.”
Between the magnanimity of the people and the cool-headed actions of cops and Metro workers, who closely monitor traffic flow, thousands safely snake through the station. Only a certain number are allowed on the platform. Once out of the crowd’s grip it’s a release and relief. Amazingly, the entire UNO contingent makes it through intact, amid hoops and hollers, all boarding the same Orange Line train. The empty cars fill in no time. It’s 10:30.
Our prearranged stop: Foggy Bottom. A half-hour ride. From there, a 20-minute walk to the Lincoln Memorial, our target area for watching the big event.
Jackson-Miller says the teeming crowds who’ve come from everywhere “really show the magnitude of this whole thing.” Confirmation is as near as the woman sitting beside me. She’s with the Red Rose Sisters from Miami, Fla. She “just had to be part of history.” Later, a man from Ireland joins me. He says Obama’s election night victory speech inspired him to cross the pond for this moment.
Akintunde announces our Foggy Bottom stop and we’re off, charging into daylight on the George Washington University campus. Vendors galore greet us, hawking Obama caps, buttons, key chains, T-shirts — “My President is Black” reads one. Food trucks do a brisk business. As Akintunde promised, “Everybody and their mamas’ selling things.” The cordoned-off district funnels a constant stream of people into the street, onto the sidewalks. A few on bikes. One atop a skateboard. We move in unison. So much activity, yet so quiet, so still. We’re like a great flock of believers bound for church. Serene. Sharing a sense of purpose and faith in a new era. A placards reads, “We Have Overcome — A New Age of Freedom.”
National Guard troops patrol select intersections.
We reach the base of the Lincoln Memorial at 11:15 and soon find the monument overrun with spectators. We make our way down to a grass field lining the reflecting pool, where thousands gather to watch a jumbo screen. We’re a mile from the Capitol, the whole of the National Mall spread out before us. It’s a grand sight with all the people, the flags, the monuments, the pageantry. Magisterial.
So many families are here. Indeed, it’s like a giant family reunion picnic. You don’t know most of the faces but you’re all linked. It’s our Woodstock.
“This is It, This is It”
Though removed from the pomp, circumstance and fanfare we’re still participants in this ritual and reverie. We angle within 25 yards of the screen, our eyes fixed on the ceremony. The mood, upbeat and solemn. Respectful. Swells of cheers and muffled applause rise as Michelle Obama and Joe Biden are intro’d. Aretha Franklin’s soulful “My Country, Tis of Thee” sets it off again. Biden’s oath of office elicits a big response. Rick Warren’s invocation is well-received. The buzz for Obama’s oath grows. When a classical musical interlude ends the crowd senses what’s next. “This is it, this is it,” a mother tells her girl, holding her tightly. The swearing-in rates a huge response, chants of “O-ba-ma, O-ba-ma, O-ba-ma” lifted up. Many folks hold cameras aloft to steal away what they can for posterity. Others share the moment with friends and loved ones on their cells. Tears well up in Katrina Adams’ eyes. Mine, too. Hugs and kisses.
The love-in’s repeated again upon Obama introduced as the 44th President of the United States. People’s faces betray awe, joy, pride. His address merits rapt attention. He hits all the right notes with his call for resolve, common purpose and a new era of responsibility, moving the crowd to shout out approval.
At “Thank you and God bless you” another crescendo, more words invoked, the Star Spangled Banner, and then it’s over. In the afterglow people don’t quite know what to do. Many, including our troupe, tour the Lincoln Memorial, lingering to soak in the panorama. One more tangible link to this moment. Much picture-taking. We do the same at the Vietnam War Memorial. The procession out of the Mall an orderly exodus. Even two hours after the inauguration the people file by.
Some of us get separated in the human stream. After the long walk back getting inside the Foggy Bottom stop takes an hour due to the logjam of people. We’re exhausted, chilled, overladen with souvenirs but still of good cheer.
Impressions from our members:
Janette Jones: “It was exhilarating. It was not so much the fact of him being black, it’s just the point America has come together for the first time in unity, and that’s what his message was all about — unity. It was very inclusive.”
Daryl Hunt“I feel like I’ve made it to the top of the mountain. It’s an awesome feeling.”James Freeman“It gives everybody hope because the door has been opened and so now we can come in.”
Katrina Adams: “It’s confirmed, it’s done, he’s safe, his family’s safe, and we’re going to be OK. I can’t feel my fingers but I’m happy.”
Andrew Gaines: “I’m ecstatic. I feel very hopeful we’re going to experience a new resolve as a country — to reenergize, refurbish, redevelop, reexplore…to make this American Dream we have more of a reality. I’m excited for the future. I’m engaged now.”
Omowale Akintunde: “Wasn’t it beautiful? We actually have a black president. It means we’ve evolved as a nation. You can literally feel the weight lifted. I’m amazed.”
Seth Quartey: “I feel real proud. I know with this change everything’s going to be alright.”
We all make it back to the Carrollton station and bus. Akintunde leads us in singing the Black National Anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing”, and the “Star Spangled Banner.” Linda Briggs offers a prayer thanking God for seeing us through. At dinner that night the event-filled day’s relived over and over. It’s a blur. Sleep comes easy.
The Day After – Get on Home
The enthusiasm’s waned some. We’re still recovering, still digesting. The trip home is long but we have the satisfaction of achieving our mission. James Hart gives thanks for our being delivered back where we started. The bus empties, the cameras record. Goodbyes said.
Joining the enormous throng for this slice of Americana gave each of us a personal stake in history, in something far greater than ourselves. Whether riding the human waves on the Mall, milling about the masses on monument row or navigating the gridlock in the Metro, we found ourselves literally and figuratively carried away. No matter how small, we played our parts in this celebration, culmination, commemoration. We made this more perfect union and fervent prayer sing. Hallelujah!
Dan Beckmann: So Where Did All the Hope and Change Go? (huffingtonpost.com)
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Just wanted to say thank you for capturing this event through your coverage of the trip, the film, and the enormous impact it has had on us all. We are all forever transformed because of experience at the inauguration. To have that experience captured so well in print media only augments our sense of being a part of something so much greater than ourselves. Again, thank you!
Omowale Akintnde
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Exhibition visit: Kimsooja at Yorkshire Sculpture Park
by Philip Gowman posted 19 Jun 2019 10 Aug 2019 updated 10 Aug 2019
LKL had a mini-break in the Derbyshire Dales last week. And, because the Yorkshire Sculpture Park was but an hour’s drive away from where we were staying, we decided to pay a visit to see the installations by Kimsooja. The weather app promised that the rain was likely to hold off for at least half of our visit, and so we first went to see the new sculpture installed outside in the Lower Park area. Not far from a tall dead tree which reached to the sky was Kimsooja’s 14 metre high A Needle Woman: Galaxy was a Memory, Earth is a Souvenir (2014)
Kimsooja: A Needle Woman: Galaxy was a Memory, Earth is a Souvenir (2014)
South Korean artist Kimsooja has a practice that references and takes inspiration from traditional forms of female labour and craft, such as sewing and weaving, to investigate the role of women. Making quilts with her mother was the stimulus for adopting needlework as part of her practice, and since then the artist has travelled extensively exploring the cultural importance of clothing, textiles and the associated acts of making.
In addition to the physical act of sewing and its various cultural associations, Kimsooja also considers the concept metaphorically, seeing the body as a needle that weaves together the fabric of our lives, cultures and cities, celebrating a shared humanity regardless of geographical borders.
Kimsooja’s powerful filmed performance A Needle Woman (1999-2001) involved her standing motionless with her back to the camera amidst endless crowds of people in busy cities including Tokyo, Delhi and Lagos. Grounded, still and calm, her body became a pivot around which humankind seemed to flow. Like a compass point in the landscape, the artist’s towering sculpture A Needle Woman: Galaxy was a Memory, Earth is a Souvenir functions in a similar way and explores the relationship between our bodies and the wider universe beyond.
This elegant, conical sculpture has transparent panels coated with nano polymer, a material that transforms light, giving an irridescence similar to that which occurs naturally on the wings of a butterfly or a beetle’s shell. The work alters dramatically with changing conditions, the nature and angle of light that hits it, and the position from which it is viewed. Within the sculpture, a mirrored floor makes it appear to extend deep into the earth as well as reaching into the sky, and the viewer stands on the ground at the threshold between the two.
Supported by Axel Vervoordt Gallery. Courtesy Axel Vervoordt Gallery and Kimsooja Studio.
(from the information board in Yorkshire Sculpture Park)
In the grey June sky the sculpture looked cold, almost brutal, as it stabbed towards the heavens. Water had managed to seep into the structure: puddles had formed on the mirrored floor, and condensation clouded the acrylic windows, but somehow the nanofilm which coats the windows boosted the light inside the structure, and almost seems to radiate light back into the surrounding parkland.
On 10 August visitors will be offered the opportunity to enter the structure through the cleverly concealed door and stand on that mirrored floor. To try to simulate the experience I pointed the iPhone camera to floor as much as I could, trying to avoid the mist on the glass.
It should be a strangely disembodying experience to enter the sculpture, surrounded by light but encased in a cage-like structure that extends down into the earth as far as it extends into the sky.
The sculpture park occupies a huge area, and several school trips were visiting, either sketching the sculptures or simply to have a noisy day out. We took a turn around the upper lake to escape the noise, and unexpectedly came across a sculpture by Yuh Kwanho, a Korean artist I had not come across before.
Wanho Yuh: Seed Bank 2007
Born in 1962 in Korea, Kwanho Yuh trained first as a painter and then as a photographer in Germany. Yuh is particularly interested in audience engagement with her work; although she creates physical objects, her practice is concerned with public interaction.
In her practice, Yuh encourages communication through combining a range of concepts and possibilities, creating situations in which people come into contact with art, and each other.
Yuh first developed the idea for Seed Bank after being invited to contribute to a project in Hanover in 2004. She took a bench from her home, placed it in a brown-field site and invited visitors to find and donate seeds. Each seed was photographed in the donor’s hand, put in a plastic bag with a one cent coin signed by the artist, and returned to them. Yuh kept the photographs as a record of the meeting.
Wanho Yuh: Seed Bank (2007)
Each aspect Of the idea: the bench, the donor, the seed and the photograph, combine to realise the artwork. Through Seed Bank, Yuh develops the communication between the collector and the donor and hopes to increase awareness of the small sources of life that surround us. The work also acknowledges that an idea never happens in isolation; the relationship between the artist and her visitors is a mutually beneficial one as each donor forms part of the final work.
For Blickachsen 6 in Bad Homburg, Germany, in 2007 the artist carved a stone bench, which remained as a physical marker of her third Seed Bank.
Yuh created a fourth Seed Bank for YSP, with a two-day event to collect and photograph the seeds in summer 2008. The bench remains on loan courtesy of the artist and Galerie Scheffel, Germany
It was by now nearing the time that the weather app had predicted a 69% chance of persistent drizzle. And by the time we reached the other end of the lake the drizzle had become a steady rain, not yet a downpour but trending that way. It was time to start heading back to the car park, but not before visiting the chapel where Kimsooja’s To Breathe has been installed for the summer.
The chapel at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, with an Iron Tree by Ai Wei Wei outside
The work was installed in the Korean Pavilion in Venice 2013, where there there was a sign, ignored by everyone, that prohibited photography, possibly to avoid the potential for unscrupulous voyeurs to take advantage of the mirrored floor to do some surreptitious upskirting. In Yorkshire, there would have been less danger of such a practice, firstly because no one in their right mind was wearing a summer dress that day, and secondly because a party of schoolchildren had just left paw prints all over the floor with their slightly moist socks. As their excited voices trailed away into the rain it was possible to settle in and listen to the soundtrack that accompanied the installation: Kimsooja breathing gently, then panting, then humming to herself.
Kimsooja: To Breathe – in the chapel at Yorkshire Sculpture Park
One suspects that the installation would have worked better in brilliant sunlight, but nevertheless the white walls joined with the mirrored floors in reflecting the light around the chapel’s interior, while even in the greyness of the rain the plastic film covering the windows produced delightful rainbow effects. But loyal as I have to be to installations at home, the piece was more effective in the sparkling blue skies of Venice than in a Yorkshire rainstorm.
Kimsooja’s To Breathe is in the chapel at Yorkshire Sculpture Park until 29 September. She will be giving an artist talk there on 18 July; and on 10 August you can enter her Needle Woman sculpture. And on 22 June there is a curator-led tour around Kimsooja’s To Breathe and works by Damien Hirst.
Other images and videos from Yorkshire Sculpture Park:
Have you seen @kimsoojastudio's 'A Needle Woman: Galaxy was a Memory, Earth is a Souvenir' at #YSP yet? . The spectacular 14-metre-high sculpture was developed with scientists at @CornellUniversity, New York, who formulated a nanotechnology film applied to the acrylic windowpanes that most closely mimics the iridescence of butterfly wings. . 'A Needle Woman' will also form part of Kimsooja's upcoming YSP exhibition 'To Breathe', which opens on 30 March 2019 . #ysp #yorkshiresculpturepark #kimsooja #art #sculpture #artwithoutwalls #contemporaryart
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Another glorious day at the Park! ☀️ . We’re also getting incredibly excited to see the Chapel transformed with ‘To Breathe’, an enthralling installation using light and mirrors by #Kimsooja. Opens 30 March 2019. . @kimsoojastudio, A Needle Woman: Galaxy was a Memory, Earth is a Souvenir, 2014. #Regram @inkandbear . #YSP #YorkshireSculpturePark #Yorkshire #Kimsooja #Sunshine #Sculpture #Art #ContemporaryArt #ArtWithoutWalls
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@kimsoojastudio has transformed the historic #chapel with 'To Breathe', an enthralling installation using #light and #mirrors which blurs expected boundaries. The floor, covered with a mirrored surface, provides an entirely new way of seeing, seeming to open up and unfold the space. . By placing diffraction film on all the windows, the #light that enters forms a myriad of #rainbow spectrums across the space, which are reflected infinitely via the mirrored floor. . #Kimsooja #YSP #YorkshireSculpturePark #Yorkshire #ContemporaryArt #ArtWithoutWalls
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With a lightness of touch, @kimsoojastudio has transformed the historic #chapel with 'To Breathe', an enthralling installation using #light, #reflection and #sound to blur expected boundaries. The floor, covered with a mirrored surface, provides an entirely new way of seeing. By placing a special film on all the windows, the light that enters forms a myriad of #rainbows across the chapel. Varying with the intensity of the #sun, weather conditions and time of day, each experience of the installation is unique. . #Regram @bill_ayres #Kimsooja #YSP #YorkshireSculpturePark #Yorkshire #Wakefield #AxelVervoordtGallery #BreathingSpace #Mirror #Art #ContemporaryArt
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