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Alexander Ochs Galleries
Sophienstrasse 21
+49 3028391387 FAX +49 3028391388
Yin Xiuzhen
dal 27/9/2006 al 10/11/2006
Ulrike Grelck
Alexander Ochs Galleries, Berlin
International Airport Terminal 1
Yin Xiuzhen created an installation using the roof tiles of demolished houses that once lined old Beijing hutongs for her first exhibition in Berlin in 1998. She stuck one photograph reflecting the inhabitants’ lives onto each grey tile: men repairing things, women cooking and washing, playing children...
In 2001, Yin Xiuzhen showed monumental prints in a large exhibition space and created a sound installation for the 'Living in Time' exhibition at the Hamburger Bahnhof - Museum fur Gegenwart (Berlin's museum for contemporary art). These depicted people singing on a market place, old men who had brought their birds outside and groups of people playing the board game mahjong on the street. The artist documented public spaces and cityscapes that were already in the process of disappearing because they had to make way for skyscrapers and urban motorways.
Later, Yin surprised viewers with her 'Suitcases', into which sculptures made of cloth had been sewn. Each suitcase represented the cityscape of a place that she had visited as an artist: Shanghai, Singapore, Lhasa, New York, Vancouver, Sydney and Berlin. The artist travelled the world with her 'Suitcases'. The sculptures of prominent landmarks such as the Shanghai Television Tower, the Potala Palace, the Sydney Opera House and the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin were made from used clothing: Yin Xiuzhen received the trousers, shirts, jackets and underwear from friends and fellow artists living in Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, New York and Berlin.
Despite their formal differences, Yin Xiuzhen's works are characterised by notions of saving and documenting, of the spatial transfer of identities, of the identity of her Beijing neighbours and friends, and of the artist’s identity as a traveller.
Travel, aeroplanes and airports have been among Yin Xiuzhen's central themes for many years now. For an installation in one of Siemens’s Beijing offices, she created a room-filling aeroplane made of the white blouses and shirts of employees. After 9/11, the artist sewed and knitted 'soft weapons' out of fabric and wool. She travelled with these bombs, chemicals, pistols and knives in reaction to the increased security checks at international airports.
'Dangerous Things in Baggage', and the artist's experiences as she travelled with them, inspired her to create the gallery-filling work INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TERMINAL 1, which will be shown for the first time in ALEXANDER OCHS GALLERIES BERLIN I BEIJING. During her last trip to Berlin, Yin Xiuzhen visited Berlin's Tempelhof Airport, threatened with closure, several times, in order to study its architecture. The gallery space will house a complete airport with check-in desks, gates, security, departure boards and conveyor belts. The invitations are in the form of plane tickets, the catalogue is a logbook. Of course, the artist remains consistent in her choice of materials: think global - act local! The old clothes from which the pieces are made were collected and bought from her neighbours in Beijing.
The exhibition will be opened by Stephanie Tasch, the purser on this flight. It lands at the newly-opened INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TERMINAL 1 on 28th September 2006, 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. The artist will be present.
For further information please do not hesitate to contact Ulrike Grelck. Tel. +49 (30) 28391387
ulrike@alexanderochs-galleries.de
Alexander Ochs Gallery
Sophienstrasse 21 10178 Berlin
Tue - Fri 10 am - 1 pm, 2 pm - 6 pm
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Found 7 collections related to Porter, Robert Ker, Sir, 1777-1842
Robinson, Mary, 1758-1800
Mary Robinson manuscript material, 1797-1800
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· To Elizabeth Gunning, novelist : 1 autograph letter signed : 31 Aug 1800 : (MISC 2291) : 3 pages (double sheet) : from Englefield Cottage near Egham, Surrey : begins, "With that sincere regret, which my heart never fails to experience, when... more
· To Elizabeth Gunning, novelist : 1 autograph letter signed : 31 Aug 1800 : (MISC 2291) : 3 pages (double sheet) : from Englefield Cottage near Egham, Surrey : begins, "With that sincere regret, which my heart never fails to experience, when worth and Genius fade from their transitory scene of suffering, I read the account of your domestic misfortune ...". less
Barnard, Anne Lindsay, Lady, 1750-1825
Lady Anne Lindsay Barnard manuscript material, 1823
Lady Anne Barnard, née Lindsay, Scottish-born diarist and balladeer. Before she was married, she and her sisters were involved in Edinburgh literary and political circles that hosted the likes of Pitt, Burke, Sheridan, and William Windham. Years... more
Lady Anne Barnard, née Lindsay, Scottish-born diarist and balladeer. Before she was married, she and her sisters were involved in Edinburgh literary and political circles that hosted the likes of Pitt, Burke, Sheridan, and William Windham. Years later, during her husband's colonial secretaryship of the Cape of Good Hope, she kept a diary recording her first-hand account of South African colonial social life. To Jane Porter, novelist : 2 autograph letters signed ; 28 Jan 1823 (MISC 2617) and 7 Feb 1823 (MISC 2618), both on Porter's efforts to have her brother, Robert Ker Porter, appointed ambassador to Persia. less
Taylor, John, 1757-1832
John Taylor (journal editor) manuscript material, 1820-1821
John Taylor, English writer and journal editor. · To R. S. Jones, Esq., India Board, Cannon Row : 2 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed : 8 Jul 1821 : (MISC 2376) : 2 pages (double sheet) : from Sun Office, Strand : begins, "As I pass your... more
John Taylor, English writer and journal editor. · To R. S. Jones, Esq., India Board, Cannon Row : 2 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed : 8 Jul 1821 : (MISC 2376) : 2 pages (double sheet) : from Sun Office, Strand : begins, "As I pass your Office I shall leave this note, to say that I cannot allow you to consider yourself as under any obligation to me for the insertion of your letter ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : 28 Dec 1821 : (MISC 2377) : 1 page (single sheet) : from Sun Office, Strand : begins, "Your first letter will be in The Sun of this day, and your second shall appear on Monday.". less
Porter, Jane, 1776-1850
Jane Porter manuscript material
Jane Porter, English novelist. The Jane Porter manuscript material in the Pforzheimer Collection consists of writings, correspondence, and memoranda. The writings include a holograph poem, "To a friend of the Battle of Waterloo"; an unidentified... more
Jane Porter, English novelist. The Jane Porter manuscript material in the Pforzheimer Collection consists of writings, correspondence, and memoranda. The writings include a holograph poem, "To a friend of the Battle of Waterloo"; an unidentified story fragment; and a draft for an epitaph for her sister, the novelist Anna Maria Porter. The bulk of the correspondence dates from between 1834 and 1846, and much of it is in draft form. Correspondents include Longman Co., the publishers; Sir Robert Peel, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; Mary Robinson, the author and actress; and over fifty others. Most of the memoranda list topics to be addressed with certain people when she next sees or writes them. less
Jane Porter papers
Jane Porter, English novelist; Robert Ker Porter, English painter, writer, and diplomat; Anna Maria Porter, English novelist. Chiefly made up of letters to Jane Porter, Robert Ker Porter, and Anna Maria Porter, from hundreds of correspondents,... more
Jane Porter, English novelist; Robert Ker Porter, English painter, writer, and diplomat; Anna Maria Porter, English novelist. Chiefly made up of letters to Jane Porter, Robert Ker Porter, and Anna Maria Porter, from hundreds of correspondents, including a number of prominent literary and political figures. Many items bear Jane Porter's annotations. Once part of the much larger and now dispersed collection of Porter family papers owned by Sir Thomas Phillipps. less
Porter, Robert Ker, Sir, 1777-1842
Robert Ker Porter manuscript material
Sir Robert Ker Porter, English painter, writer, and diplomat. · To Sir Francis Burdett, politician : 1 letter third person (transcript) : [composed 28 Apr 1842; copy date unknown] : (PORT 42.04.28) : from St. Petersburg : begins, "Though a... more
Sir Robert Ker Porter, English painter, writer, and diplomat. · To Sir Francis Burdett, politician : 1 letter third person (transcript) : [composed 28 Apr 1842; copy date unknown] : (PORT 42.04.28) : from St. Petersburg : begins, "Though a personal stranger to Sir Francis Burdett, Sir Robert Ker Porter has the honour to address him in consequence if a request . . ."; in the hand of Jane Porter. Filed among the Jane Porter papers. less
Morgan, Elizabeth, 1800 or 1801-1866
Collection of drawings and various papers once belonging to Elizabeth Morgan
Elizabeth Morgan, née Bonney. Her birth date remains uncertain, but she was born in London, and was still a minor on 24 April 1818 when she married Thomas Morgan (1786-1862), of Dixon, Morgan and Co., wine and spirits traders. A stained glass... more
Elizabeth Morgan, née Bonney. Her birth date remains uncertain, but she was born in London, and was still a minor on 24 April 1818 when she married Thomas Morgan (1786-1862), of Dixon, Morgan and Co., wine and spirits traders. A stained glass window in St. Olave's Church, Hart Street, bears an armorial decoration commemorating the union. Elizabeth was a close friend of the novelist Jane Porter; she signed her letters to Porter with the nickname "Belinda." The Morgans had at least five children: Thomas (1819-1892), who helped run the family business in London; Francis (1820-1876), who moved to Spain to handle the family business's connections there; Aaron Augustus (1822-1888), a clergyman and Shakespeare scholar; Emily Eustatia, married name Gruggen (1828-1909); and Adelaide Elizabeth, married name Beresford (1837-1902). Elizabeth Morgan died at the age of 65, and was buried in All Souls, Kensal Green on 9 July 1866. Her grandson, Fr. Francis Xavier Morgan (1857-1935) was the legal guardian of the fantasy writer J. R. R. Tolkien. Five of the nine items appear to have been torn out of the same quarto-sized sketchbook: an original ink drawing of a cavalier soldier, by Robert Ker Porter, signed by him and inscribed to Mrs. Morgan, 25 May 1841; an original watercolor of a women's charitable home inhabitant soliciting donations, signed "E. M."; a pencil drawing of "Bradley Rectory," signed "F. J. G., 1851"; a page of manuscript music, "Le dernier Soupir," signed "M. T."; and a pencil and watercolor copy of R. Westall's portrait of Lady Charlotte Harley, "Lord Byron's Ianthe." The other items include: a small unbound notebook (50 total pages, some blank) in Elizabeth Morgan's hand, circa 1849-1850, which includes biographical notes on Jane Porter, a note on Robert Ker Porter's "Battle of Agincourt" painting, notes from readings, tables of expenses, etc.; a printed invitation accomplished in manuscript, to Mr. Mrs. Morgan, for an event at Boyle Farm on 30 June 1829, from Lord Chesterfield, Lord Alvanley, Lord Castlereagh, Mr. de Roos, and Mr. Grosvenor; a watercolor of the Rialto Bridge in Venice; and a small pencil drawing, "The House in which Lord Byron died at Missolonghi," signed "E. H., 1834.". less
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This is my movie! How could it not be? It’s the tale of two foodies-- Julie Powell and Julia Child--directed by a third, Nora Ephron. You know the story behind the movie by now—how it is based on two books, one the memoir of famed chef Julia Child who brought American food out of the dark ages of Spam and Hamburger Helper, and the other by Julie Powell a blogger who made every recipe in Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking during the course of one year and blogged about it daily becoming famous and publishing a best seller in the process. Both stories are old fashioned American success stories which we all enjoy almost as much as a great meal.
I went to the premiere with my friend Eve Gerber and with Alice Waters who knew Julia. At the premiere I laughed and I cried. There are so many scenes that I want to relive, like the one with Julia at the Cordon Blue cooking school, or Julie cooking lobsters. Meryl Streep was Julia, so much so that at times I forgot I wasn’t watching that big boned gal herself. I did wonder how they made petite Meryl look so tall and a crew member told me they surrounded her with short actors and had her stand on a box when she was cooking.
Afterwards we talked a lot about how the world of food has changed because of people like Julia Child and James Beard. Alice thought the movie was perfect except for one scene where Julie goes out on a winter’s day to buy ingredients and comes back with a bunch of basil. Not seasonal!! That’s Alice for you, if it’s not in season, don’t eat it.
I used to cut classes to come home and watch The French Chef. I was obsessed with Julia. The greatest day of my life was the day I won The Julia Child Award for a first cookbook for “I’m Almost Always Hungry.” Julia Child’s joy and love for food came across brilliantly in the film and reminded me of how much things have changed for TV chefs in the years since Julia reigned on television. Julia was a lover of food, not of celebrity. Her show was about cooking, not competition. It was a pure joy and she kept it pure. She also did her homework and knew her stuff, unlike so many food bloggers who sound off now with nothing to back up their opinions.
Julia taught us to be fearless in the kitchen. Julie Powell was also fearless, and the magic that drew her to Julia and that helped her through her daring year in the kitchen is one of the things that makes the movie so poignant.
timinoc said...
Hi Lora!
So happy to find your blog! We've met through Anita - I'm a big fan of yours and CHERISH the copy of I Am Almost Always Hungry that you signed for me.
I so enjoyed this movie too. The laughing, the crying. But most of all the way it motivated me to cook! And not just my old tried and trues, but new things!
As someone who isn't in NY, I find your posts about ingredients and recipes just terrific.
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AMO Innovation and service enhancement
For any repair missing from the manufacturer’s manual, adaptation of an aircraft for a particular application, or other intervention out of the ordinary, major aircraft operators have their own engineering department. But for the various AMOs in Quebec, which have limited means and infrequent needs, Alevia Aero can play a similar role..
“Concisely, maintenance centers can contact us for any intervention that requires certification or approval from Transport Canada, according to François Côté, founding president. Whether for a crack longer than the length allowed by the repair manual, the use of a non-OEM replacement part, or the installation of a special device on an aircraft, we can work hand-in-hand with AMOs in order to help them fulfill specific needs.”
Specialized in mechanical systems and engine installations, Alevia Aero has developed a particular expertise in design and certification. Its president, which has worked frequently with Transport Canada, has developed a refined knowledge of the regulations surrounding aircraft certification.
“In short, we do not generally work directly on parts or the aircraft itself: the scope of our work generally includes the design and the steps surrounding its approval. The maintenance workshop then performs the manual labor.”
In order to facilitate this collaboration, Alevia Aero displays undeniable honesty and transparency. “Our staff always takes the time to explain precisely the nature of the steps that will be taken, so as to avoid any unpleasant surprises in terms of costs or delays.”
Furthermore, note that François Côté plans to consolidate his relationship with AMOs, by setting up a system that would encourage them to contact his company when they detect a recurring problem for this they have a solution to offer. “I would then get this solution approved, market it, and the AMO that brought it to me would receive a portion of the profits. This would benefit the whole industry by making modifications, or STCs, widely known.”
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Sound of the Sky (anime review)
Posted by :andy On : May 8, 2017
Tags:A-1 Pictures, anime in missouri, anime in MO, anime near st charles mo, anime review, animeggroll, Comedy, Drama, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Mamoru Kanbe, Nozomi Entertainment, Sci Fi, Slice of Life, Sound of the Sky, st louis anime
Title: Sound of the Sky (Soro no Wata) Complete Set on Blu-ray
Director: Mamoru Kanbe
Writer: Hiroyuki Yoshino
Studio: A-1 Pictures
U.S. Distributor: Nozomi Entertainment
U.S. Release Date: June 6th, 2017
Format: DVD/ 12 episodes/ 355 minutes
Genre: Sci Fi, Slice of Life, Comedy, Drama
Age Rating: 14+
Personal Rating: A
Similar Titles: Air, Kanon
Sometimes our goals in life lead is to do things and impact others in way we would never expect. They also put us in situations that just might make all the difference in the world.
A young girl, Kanata Sorami, joins the army to learn how to play trumpet because she saw a solider play “Amazing Grace” and was touched so deeply that it is the only goal she has in life. The army sends her to the outpost in the town of Seize to become the bugler. Unknown to her she becomes one of the Fire Maidens of Seize. These are the historical protectors of the Village. The other members of the squad are Rio Kazumiya, Kanata’s trumpet teacher, Filicia Heideman, the company commander, Noel Kannagi, the mechanic and Kureha Suminoya the other private assigned as the gunner.
In the beginning Kanata does not know how to play the trumpet very well but she has a great ear for sound and with some training by Rio she manages to become wonderful player and even the village begins to enjoy her playing. During this time she becomes a valued member of the platoon and the bonds of these 5 women become so close it almost seems as though they are sisters.
There is a tentative peace between Helvetia and Roma. The current talks are not going very well and the platoon must always be on the watch for anyone coming across the no-mans land just outside Seize. During this period of stress there is a secret about Rio that comes to light that drives her away from the platoon to eventually end up having a overreaching impact on everyones life.
This wonderfully crafted anime brings together several key elements that makes it one to be seen. The first of these elements is the bonding of the main characters that creates a group of women who become true sisters and find that they each have their role to play. They are each very different and have a dramatic past that is at the core of who they are. This is highlighted by Kanata who has the loss of her family and the contact with a beautiful bugler who was playing “Amazing Grace” in such a way that made her think to was the true Sound of the Sky. That was the motivating factor behind her having no fear and wanting to be able to play that piece for all the world to hear. The others also have past experience that make them so special that they each bound together make an unstoppable force. All of this is accentuated buy the strong character development and the wonderful series of events that bring them together.
The second of the outstanding elements has to be the plot structure and the way the story is told. By the middle of the series I was a little concerned that Sound of the Sky as nothing more than a string of unrelated events but in classic Japanese story telling fashion all of these events all roll up together and provide a ending that managed to warm even my cold heart. The stories told about these women and girls consistently brought a kind smile to my soul as I moved through the series and at the end I wanted only good to happen for this loving group of women.
The final and possible most impressive is the high quality of the animation. I found myself blown away by the impressive artistry put into creating the world that these intrepid ladies lived. The monastery where they lived was so well developed it made me feel like I was there and the landscapes were Miyazakiesk and created a peaceful place that we all would want to be a part of. At every turn I found myself in awe of the talented work that went into this loving series.
Overall Grade: A
Sound of the Sky is not one of those knock down drag-out anime that is all about the action, it is a kind gentle anime that does not shy away from action, but rather uses it only when it is important. The creators have given us something to contemplate and use as a guide to what it is to truly care about those others around us. This series should be put on everyones must see list.
Because of the gentle spirit of Sound of the Sky I would recommend Air and Kanon as the two other series to get that loving feeling from.
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nCino — Loan Origination on Salesforce Platform, Gets the Records Right
This post is part of an occasional series on the AppExchange as Salesforce.com celebrates the seventh anniversary of its launch. The series will focus on some of the most interesting AppExchange applications of the last year.
The arc of nCino’s brief existence provides a good description of the power of application development on the Force.com platform. nCino (“Encino” roughly translates from Spanish as “live oak”), supports commercial loan origination, including CRM functionality to manage the sales process and document management to handle all of the details. The product was originally developed within a conventional bank, Live Oak Bank in Wilmington, NC.
To say that Live Oak Bank is conventional is not to imply that it is ordinary. It is the third largest originator of business loans in the U.S. despite being significantly smaller than its competitors. With the banking industry in a slump Live Oak could not compete as a low cost provider because borrowing activity was slack and interest rates were at low points. So the bank decided to innovate and to compete on business execution.
Anyone who has paid attention to banking issues during the recession has probably realized that banks had not been keeping up with managing documentation for example, in home mortgages. But the same has been true of documentation management in commercial loans and it was the content management part of the process that the bank decided to attend to first.
Live Oak used Force.com to build a commercial loan origination system that could take better care of loan documentation and better attend to the customer relationship issues that attend any loan sale. But the story doesn’t stop there.
When Live Oak showed off its new system at Dreamforce 2011 the bank discovered significant demand from other banks at the show. But not wanting to go into the software business, Live Oak spun off its software to a new company —nCino that is the subject of this piece.
By taking care of all loan origination documents within its Salesforce CRM instance, nCino has developed an origination process that is streamlined and effective. The company’s initial data shows that it can cut twenty five percent of the loan origination cycle time and put money into the hands of the business borrower faster than its competition thus providing a unique form of competitive differentiation.
But operational efficiencies are not the only thing that many bankers are seeking out these days. The financial crisis exposed the document handling capabilities of many banks as unreliable costing many of them lost time, revenues and legal fees. Industry data shows that as much as thirty percent of loan documents are inaccurate. These deficiencies have consequently driven many banks into the market for better document handling software and loan origination systems.
According to Pierre Naudé CEO of the company, Force.com has enabled his team of 27 people to innovate much faster than other technologies. After about a year, the company has nine installed customers with five more in process and several more in the pipeline. The AppExchange continues to be a good source of leads, which might surprise some people because nCino is an enterprise solution. But Beagle research shows that enterprises shop on the AppExchange just as smaller companies do.
Perhaps another surprise for some people familiar with banking is the nature of the solution. nCino is a cloud offering like all Salesforce solutions and the banking industry, according to Naudé has accepted it without fanfare. Naudé says it is because “many banks and credit unions have been using hosted solutions for some time, and there’s no difference between running a hosted solution in some remote data center and running a SaaS solution.” It helps that Salesforce already has all of the certifications that bankers look for including SOC Types 1, 2, and 3 and that it is PCI (private card issuer) compliant. nCino relies on these certifications as cornerstones of its business and they simply come along with the Salesforce service.
nCino was started with a loan from Live Oak Bank and it has since raised an A round of funding worth $7.5 million, which Naudé says was oversubscribed. The company’s roadmap includes delivering a mortgage origination system and retail loan facility later this year but the company does not release information about its roadmap beyond that.
nCino is a great story about what’s possible given the power of the Force.com platform and the AppExchange. More than this it provides a useful model for the future of enterprise software.
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Introduction: The global burden of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) has constantly increased over time, using a current incidence of 3
Published October 03, 2020 / by biobender
Introduction: The global burden of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) has constantly increased over time, using a current incidence of 3. for Organized Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols 2015 suggestions. A search strategy will become developed using medical subject headings terms in PubMed search engine with MEDLINE database. The search terms will also be adapted for gray literature, Embase, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials electronic databases. Two reviewers (AN and SRN) will individually screen studies, having a third reviewer consulted in instances of disagreements using a defined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data items will become extracted using a predefined data extraction sheet. Moreover, the risk of bias and quality of the included studies will become appraised using the Downs and Black checklist and the quality and advantages of evidence across selected studies will be assessed using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment Development and Evaluation approach. The Cochran’s Q statistic and the I2 statistics will be used to analyze statistical heterogeneity across studies. If the included studies show substantial level of statistical heterogeneity (I2? ?50%), a random-effects meta-analysis will be performed using R statistical software. Ethics and dissemination: The review and meta-analysis will not require ethical authorization and the findings will be published in peer-reviewed journals and offered at local and international conferences. This review may help provide clarity within the risk-benefit effects of using immune checkpoint inhibitors in individuals with CLL. Organized review enrollment: International potential Register of Organized Reviews (PROSERO) amount: CRD42020156926. solid course=”kwd-title” Keywords: undesirable events, persistent lymphocytic leukemia, immune system checkpoint inhibitors 1.?Launch (-)-Nicotine ditartrate The global occurrence of leukemia has increased over time, with (-)-Nicotine ditartrate chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) (-)-Nicotine ditartrate situations having an increased prevalence in comparison to all the lymphoid malignancies.[1] Although the precise aetiology continues to be elusive, age, life style and environmental elements have been recognized as a number of the main consequences implicated in the introduction of CLL.[2,3] To date, it really is more developed that CLL may be the most common kind of leukemia, accounting for about 37% of most cases of blood malignancies,[4] with the average global prevalence around 3.5 cases per 100,000 people.[5] In Africa, figures over the incidence of CLL is quite limited with isolated research reporting upon this type of leukemia.[6C11] non-etheless, various therapeutic medications including the ones that modulate the function of immune system checkpoints receptors are continuously being developed and their effectiveness tested in the administration of individuals with CLL world-wide.[12C14] Defense checkpoints regulate immune system function and enjoy a crucial function in preventing autoimmunity.[15C17] However, in CLL, the signaling of immune system checkpoint receptors is normally dysregulated which leads to immune system dysfunction.[18,19] Briefly, CLL Rabbit Polyclonal to DYR1A is a monoclonal disorder that’s seen as (-)-Nicotine ditartrate a the accumulation of functionally incompetent B-cells with a unique CD19+, Compact disc20+, Compact disc5+, Compact disc23+ lymphocyte surface area markers and surface area immunoglobulin-positive phenotype in the peripheral bloodstream, bone marrow, and lymph nodes.[20,21] Hence, anti-CD20 monoclonal-based medicines such as rituximab and ofatumumab are used as standard treatment for CLL.[12,22,23] However, these medicines are associated with severe adverse events such as neutropenia and thrombocytopenia,[24C26] with others reporting on their ineffectiveness as monotherapy.[27] Thus, the need to urgently broaden our understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms implicated in the aggravation of CLL. Although CLL is definitely a B-cell malignancy, recent studies have also explained the involvement of T-cells in the pathogenesis and progression of the disease.[28C30] In fact in CLL, T-cell exhaustion mediated by an upregulation of coinhibitory receptors such as programmed death-1 (PD-1), lymphocyte-activation gene 3 (LAG-3), T-cell immunoglobulin-3 (TIM-3), and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA-4) has been reported.[18,31] Consequently, this has led to the advancement of immune checkpoint inhibitors that focuses on both B and T-cell function as a treatment strategy for CLL.[32] However, contradictory findings on the effects of using immune checkpoint inhibitors in CLL individuals have been reported.[13,32C36] Thus, the precise aftereffect of immune checkpoint inhibitors in CLL is needs and contradictory to become investigated further. As a total result, due to top quality of proof reported in randomized managed trials (RCTs), this review shall target such studies to assess.
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Glasserie Brunch
by Cori Sue
I make an effort to explore New York’s diverse neighborhoods and their accompanying restaurants. One neighborhood I’d never visited? Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Likely because it’s not terribly accessible. I was meeting Shera, a stylish redhead from the South, for brunch. An expert on Brooklyn’s brunch scene, Shera told me Glasserie was top on her list, and I trusted her word.
When I arrived, she was seated with a cocktail at the bar, which lies in the center of the restaurant. The aesthetic of the space is minimalist, with lovely natural light flooding in through the windows. It can best be described as prohibition meets warehouse, with some industrial light fixtures and accents, simple wooden seating, and beautiful natural light pouring in. And that day the space was filled with a mix of couples, friends and young families at brunch.
We began with cocktails, naturally. Shera’s pretty pink cocktail was crafted with mezcal, grapefruit, and a lime. It was light and went down easily. My mimosa was classic, frothy, fresh, and served in a low tumbler like Shera’s drink. I appreciated that they used quality champagne.
To start, we opted for the mezze sampler, which costs $19 a person to share a mix of Mediterranean appetizers, or $25 to share the spread, plus have an entree. As Bitches, we opted for the latter. And, what a spread it was. When it arrived, we were stunned by the sheer number of small bowls of delicious things, mostly spreads and veggies.
The spread included pickled veggies, a couscous veggie salad, and olives, all of which were delicious. The hummus was beautiful, and Shera really enjoyed it. Meanwhile, I don’t really love hummus, which most people think is blasphemy. There were also roasted beets and roasted tomatoes, both of which were delightful.
The absolute home runs of the mezze spread were the feta spread, which was creamy, flavorful and served with sweet balsamic and olive oil. And the flatbread, which was utter heaven. The thin, moist, and fluffy bread was filled with herbs and sprinkled with sea salt. It was the hot, satisfying melt-in-your-mouth type of bread you keep reaching for.
The eggs and sausage we ordered were simple but good: two beautiful, sunny-side up eggs, served with Greek lamb kofta, a tahini oregano cream, and a light, fresh salad. This was a simple Greek take on breakfast that would be great for anyone looking for a clean but satisfying breakfast platter.
We also shared the salad, which is available during lunch and dinner. At first, we were put off by the salad because it looked a lot like a larger version of the salad included in the mezze sampler. It also had a good bit of dressing. Oh, were we wrong.
This salad was packed with feta, oh-so-crispy chunks of falafel, onion, and sumac, resulting in a mix of crispy-crunchy, cheesy flavorful deliciousness. This was no ordinary, boring salad. I’m typically someone who hates ordering a salad but forces herself to do it, and I was happy I did.
The home run of the brunch was the last dish: the fried crescent pastry, a puff pastry filled with spinach, feta, charred onion, and egg. It was crispy, buttery and flaky on the outside, and filled with flavorful, hot and crumbly feta deliciousness on the inside. It was served with a small, beautiful, side salad.
Last but not least, Bitches never pass up dessert. I ordered an iced coffee in order to overcome my food coma, and we decided to go for chocolate. The chocolate parfait was a tall glass of chocolate mousse swirled with a lavender cream—yes, lavender—which paired surprisingly beautifully without tasting odd.
The Bitches say: Five Flutes for delicious, memorable Mediterranean fare in a chic ambiance with great service. Glasserie would be our go-to if we lived in Greenpoint, but it’s worth a trip if you do not.
Glasserie serves brunch Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Cori Sue
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The co-founder of Bitches Who Brunch, Cori Sue loves brand strategy, social media, red wine, and pink lipstick.
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August 14, 2014: Keith tries to approach Raven in a friendly way. Poor fool.
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A free day isn't something to squander away, especially when it also coincides with days in which no crime or supervillain crosses your path. Were he not moderately tired, Keith would be delirious about the fact.
Some time exercising, some time taking it easy and just letting things be for a while, it has put the young man in a good mood and a desire to clearly enjoy his day.
As he is walking through Park Ridge, his mind wanders to his growling stomach, and he realizes it has been far too long since he breakfasted. There is a chinese restaurant nearby- and not too expensive for the quality of food, either. Jacket slung over his shoulder, he starts walking down an avenue of trees towards the intersection and out of the park, food on his mind.
Small wonders that Rachel Roth has picked this, of all locations, to take her early lunch. The fact that it is quiet and out of the way likely had a great deal to do with the appeal and she occupies one of the booths with her hood pulled down. A plate of food lies half eaten infront of her, while a book sits open as well. 'American Gods' by Neil Gaiman. Her violet eyes scan the pages quietly with a practice, concentrative ease and after a second she's already flipped to a new segment.
Well, well, well. The redhead notices Rachel… it was hard not to. From that day at the party when he first saw her, it was impossible to mistake her for someone else. For her good or ill fortune, Raven was one of the people in Keith's mind, constantly.
How should he approach this? He makes his way to a booth that is right accross from Raven's, intentionally misunderstanding the waitress who pointed to another booth. Sitting down and flipping his menu open, he pretends to read while he tries to eye the book Rachel is reading. Slyly. Or as slyly as he can be.
Another customer.
Rachel is already put into a less than comfortable position. She's come to know the waitress and cooks, family owned, so she accepts their presence as an unfortunate side effect of enjoying their egg noodles. When another person comes into her little haven of solitude, however, it puts her on edge.
Never mind that the red head is trying to be sly. Like she's not accustomed to people trying to give her eyes over the top of the menu… Her black lips press together into a pencil thin line across he alabaster face. There's only so long she'll be able to sit there pretending that she doesn't see him before she can nolonger focus on the words in her book.
Which is unfortunate. She really likes Neil Gaiman.
"Sorry… I don't mean to stare-" Keith begins, "But I noticed what you're reading…" he lets it dangle in the air a bit. "I shouldn't be interrupting strangers. I just usually don't get to talk to people about books like that—" He looks up at the waitress, "Just water for me, thanks, I'll decide on what I want very soon." he says, sounding apologetic and looking at the menu again.
The dame has broken.
Perhaps it is the ultimate example of judgemental, but Rachel has cast her die and come up with an opinion on Keith long before he ever opens his mouth to address her. It isn't that she is socially incapable of looking past strangers addressing her, but she was in the middle of reading, so this has understandably (at least o her) put her in a foul mood.
"Oh?" She says with a tone that drips with… nothing. Absolutely nothing. She is like a frozen brick with regards to expression and emotional outpour. "I am very glad that you are capable of reading." She indicates with a brisk, curt nod. "If you would not mind me doing so?"
Keith looks a little at a loss for words at first. "I'm sorry. I like discussing about books I like. Just don't really see a lot of book clubs picking up Gaiman. You look like someone who'd have a lot of thoughtful things to say." When the waitress arrives, he gives his order and drinks from the water glass that she brings.
~OK, maybe she just hates everybody's guts?~
~Why is she so… spiky?~
That settles that, there will be no reading for her tonight.
Rachel lightly closes her book and sets it aside infavor of resting her palms flat down upon the surface of the table to either side of her plate and staring rather profoundly across the gap between them at Keith. It's funny how penetrating eyes that are so empty can actually be. Like violet ports into some raging storm on the otherside of a forcefield.
The seconds might tick on, but she finally breaks the silence with a pointed, "Well?"
The door to the Chinese restaurant opens as a blonde young man in his late teens enters the establishment. He is mostly quiet entering not drawing to much attention to himself. Almost sliently getting seated by the hostess. "Table for one." He says and coincidentally sits near the other two at their own table. He looks around the place and his eyes glances over at Raven. There is definitely something different about her, but Ryan can't exactly say what.
Oh god, now he was in it. Might as well just plod along and get struck by lightning. "Well, have you gotten to the forgotten god just yet?" he asks cautiously. He is willing to be that she has read this book multiple times, but playing it safe is always a plus.
"The statues of the forgotten gods?" Raven inquires without much shift in her expression. At least not until there is another guest to make their appearance into her sanctuary. Is it just not her night? Has she slightest someone and not known it? This one is also looking her way. She knows that look, but she's still too busy staring at Keith to look away.
Doing so would indicate defeat in this awkward staring match she's forced her original interrupter into.
Staring back at Rachel is uncomfortable. He is tempted to squirm, but that would be giving up. "No, the god no-one can remember, the one Shadow bribes over in Las Vegas?" He's too focused in engaging Rachel from his own booth to really pay much attention to the newcomer.
Ryan suspects that Rachel must get that look often and really doesn't say much. The interaction between the two is interesting to say the least. Ryan looks away seeing as neither of them have noticed him and as a waitress comes to take his order and brings a glass of water to him as well.
"No, I have not." Rachel states flatly, the warning so apparent in her voice that it might as well be a physical embodiment of the exacting revenge she will bequeth anyone who dare ruin the book for her. "He has only just gotten to Kay-ro." Her fingers twitch, but her eyes remain steadfast.
Say whatever one might about her cool nature, she is decisively good at staring matches. She's not even blinked. Not even a subtle one to moisten her eyes. Only her lips move to form words, then they return back to the pencil thin mark of black across her face.
Oh, she has most certainly noticed Ryan. She is just thus engaged. And will not be losing.
"Oh, well… you're in for a good read-" Keith's eye are watering, but he's trying his best. He really is. "… so you've gotten to the part…." must blink MUST BLINK MUST BLINK "—with the golden coin and his wife." Failure. Defeat. He blinks.
~Goddamnit!~
Ryan finds his eyes drifting back to Rachel and Keith. He tends to constantly look around examining his surroundings. The blonde tilts his wondering what exactly the two are doing. He isn't the most proficient when it comes to social interaction. "A staring blinking contest?" He says aloud even if it wasn't meant to be to come out of his mouth.
That is satisfactory to put a small, if cool, smile on Raven's pale face. "Yes I have. He should have asked her what she wanted." The notion of that tipid love affair is rather pointedly against Rachel's comfort, but she finds it facinating regardless. Now Ryan clearly wants to play as well, so she turns her head just enough to stare at him.
And just like that, the laser beams were focusing on someone else. Taking a moment to nibble at the arriving food, Keith is more than happy to let the newcomer foolish enough to attract her attention that way. And to observe her interacting without being under the spotlight.
To say that Ryan wanted to play as well, is going to far. He was simply interested in what she was doing. He blinks seemly unaware as to why she is staring at him, but he did look at her first. His grey eyes curiously look into Rachel's purple. He doesn't seem to be interested in playing this game. "Is there a problem?" His expreesion calm.
"No, I do not have a problem." Rachel is glad that they could come to an understanding this early in their staring match. Seeing as he did not play the game, she returns to looking at her food. Even going so far as to grab her chopsticks to eat a bit more of her rice noodles. It is one of the reasons she comes here, after all. They are quite devine.
Whether they are divine or not, Keith won't know for a bit, as he gestures for a little take home box.
Okay, so maybe this approach failed. But there are chances for others, right? First he needed an elegant retreat.
"I'm sorry I bothered you… I forgot I had to go to work early tonight so… er, yeah, enjoy the book… it's quite good."
Of course, she probably thinks this is the last she has seen of the ginger.
Silly Raven. Gingers don't have souls, right?
Ryan looks even more confused than when he entered this place. "Hmmm…" A sigh escapes his lips and he starts to dine on his food as well not really being able to figure out what just happened.
Rachel watches Keith have his food packed up, at least with a subtle turn of her head, but only nods in reply. "Thanks for ruining the part about Vegas." She says, then blows on her noodles and precisely slides them into the back of her mouth with the chopsticks.
It's a twenty four hour resteraunt, so she'll likely be there for the rest of the night. Which is fine. Right around midnight, everyone stops coming in anyways so she'll be able to read in quiet.
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He worshiped many false gods in his youth, but the true God, the Lord, appeared to him. The Torah is the sacred text in Judaism and includes the books of... See full answer below. Ingathering of the Israelites. Achetez neuf ou d'occasion They thus replaced the firstborn sons of Israel who were See more ideas about history, ancient, israelites. He was not eloquent but led them out of Egypt after negotiations with the King. a kingdom built by the Israelites around 1000 BC, along he Med… the Israelites practiced _____, or a belief in one God. The Hebrew Israelite movement is rooted in Black Judaism, a belief system birthed in the late 1800s by black Christians from the South's Pentecostal "Holiness" movement. The Most Recognized Prophets of the Bible. THE TRUE HISTORY OF THE ISRAELITES By Dr. Franklyn V. Beckles, Jr. Download History of the Israelites. Achetez neuf ou d'occasion Which of you convinceth me of sin? This timeline uses the Western calendar (and remember this is all BC or BCE dating). History Of Israelites Pdf Written By Desain Rumah Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Add Comment Edit. ^ § 7 Patterns of Evidence : Exodus — A Filmmaker’s Journey . - John 8:45-47 It is clear from biblical tradition that, at the beginning of their history, the semi-nomadic Hebrews with flocks of sheep and goats were at the point of moving into a settled way of life. The history of the Hebrew Israelites’ records various accounts of Israelite journeys between Egypt and the land of Canaan. a). I believe you will find sufficient numbers listed in the paper to see that there were indeed "many". 93 terms. There are many Biblical examples of Israelites migrating into Africa by way of Egypt. Since the primitives living in the land of Canaan didn’t want to give up their land, they had to fight. We start the history of the Israelites by placing the most recognized prophets of the Bible to the time of Isa al Masih (PBUH) in a timeline. Jewish Timeline A Brief History Of The Jewish People In . The Pentateuch and Deuteronomist writings, of course, give their own explanations, but extra-biblical sources and archaeology produce different conclusions. the ancient israelites believed in polytheism b). History of Hebrew Israelism. Retrouvez The Philistines: The History of the Ancient Israelites' Most Notorious Enemy et des millions de livres en stock sur Amazon.fr. Classes. And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me? LNU math. the ancient israelites in only one god c). Users Options. So when the Israelites attacked for the first time, they simply went and shouted, “Give us the land. As scholars J. Maxwell Miller and John H. Hayes note: Roughly two thousand years of recorded history and impressive cultural achievements preceded the beginnings of Israelite and Judean history. All untold historic information stated and historical facts provided within this content, shall not be deemed as fake news, racist, blasphemy, bigoted nor propagandic. Give us the land. Sources. The primary source for the history of ancient Israel is, of course, the Bible. Famine forces Israelites to migrate to Egypt. He showed the Israelites God's power increasing their faith in Jehovah at their time of need. Those are the signs by which the true Israelites can be identified, so any group or nation claiming to have Israelite ancestry must fit those conditions which will affect them as a nation throughout their entire history. Noté /5. We have more facts about Jewish history than that of any other nation – which we will use to build a timeline to summarize the history of the Jews. Answers: 1, question: Need how did the religion of the ancient israelites differ from the religion of ancient mesopotamians? Abraham: The Jewish Family Tree Begins. The Biblical historians and biographers were more concerned with the moral and theological implications of events than in the mere recital of facts. 15 Biblical Leadership Principles From Nehemiah Free Pdf. in world history and shows Israel’s willingness to reach peace even at the risk of fighting for its very existence each time anew. Abraham. The Israelites win against Jericho City without weapons. 1. ^ § 8 Redating the Exodus and Conquest , The Almond Press, 1981. He was an advocate against the suffering of his people and went to the Egyptian king to ask for their release. Levite, member of a group of clans of religious functionaries in ancient Israel who apparently were given a special religious status, conjecturally for slaughtering idolaters of the golden calf during the time of Moses (Ex. So many, in fact, that we should expect no genetic distinctions between the Israelites and the surrounding nations, as I document in this second part. Browse 500 sets of history anc israelites flashcards. They claimed to have received a revelation: America's recently emancipated slaves were God's chosen people, the true Hebrews. math In a class of 50 students it was found 21 are taking English 14 are taking Math 28 are taking History 7 are taking Math and English 10 are taking Math and History 11 are taking History and English 3 are taking all three . The Bible gives more relative space to history than any other sacred book. 32:25–29). Click the button below to download this worksheet for use in the classroom or at home. Famine forces Israelites to migrate to Egypt. See more ideas about black hebrew israelites, tribe of judah, history facts. God's choice of Israel as His "chosen people" did not lie in any special size, nature or attraction. Event. Hebrew. the ancient israelites gave their god political and religious power d). Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Early Israelites: Two Peoples, One History: Rediscovery of the Origins of Biblical Israel at Amazon.com. Canaan. ^ § 7 Exodus : Myth or History ?, Thinking Man Media, 2015. When Israel was a nation, they agreed to a set of covenant laws on Mount Sinai as a special contract with the living GOD (also known as AHAYAH in Hebrew which means “I AM”). the ancient israelites built fancy buildings for their gods in the afterlife c.13th century: Exodus from Egypt: Moses leads Israelites from Egypt, followed by 40 years of wandering in the desert. The Israelites are the primary focus of the stories in the Old Testament, but just who were the Israelites and where did they come from? The following is a timeline of Israel's history from God's covenant with Abraham to present day: Time Period. Moses delivered the israelites from a bad situation by saving them from slavery. Unfortunately, those conclusions aren't all clear. #IJHTMYT - To start this series of the untold history about the story of the Black Hebrew Israelites, I want to note the following: This content is strictly for educational purposes only. By Brian C Thomas . language spoken by the Israelites. The Torah or Five Books of Moses describe the early history of the Israelites. Torah, including the Ten Commandments, received at Mount Sinai. History World ancient Israelites. The width of the bars shows how long that particular prophet lived. 3000 years before Aegon landed on the coast of Westeros, there was a man named Abraham, who lived in forests of Qohor. c.13th century: Exodus from Egypt: Moses leads Israelites from Egypt, followed by 40 years of wandering in the desert. J J. May 9, 2019 - Explore Harvey Williams's board "Israelites" on Pinterest. The Israelites consider Canaan to be the Promised Land because they believed that . The timeline starts with Abraham, the founder of the Jewish people, who lived about 2000 BC. the modern ingathering of the Jewish People after 2,000 years of Diaspora. Read … The patriarchs are chiefs of large families or clans living, for the most part, in peace among their neighbors with whom they enter covenants. In fact, the selection of Israel as a special nation was part of God's plan from the beginning of time. US August 26th, 2019. Diagrams. Abraham travelled to Egypt long before the Israelites entered into that country. Tweet. The Israelites (/ ˈ ɪ z r i ə l aɪ t s /; Hebrew: בני ישראל Bnei Yisra'el) were a confederation of Iron Age Semitic-speaking tribes of the ancient Near East, who inhabited a part of Canaan during the tribal and monarchic periods. Israel History Timeline. Here's a direct link: Extensive mixing among Israelites and non-Israelites in biblical history. It meant that they would be His people and He would be their God or “YAH”. He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God." By c. 1080 BCE the Israelites had established a kingship in the land and developed a culture which drew on earlier civilizations. By Black History In The Bible "And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not. Jewish history is recorded in the Bible, by historians outside of the Bible, and through archeology. HISTORY OF ISRAELITES IN WESTEROS. Study sets. The United Monarchy Of Israel And Judah. Apr 25, 2019 - Explore john doe's board "Israelites/Moors" on Pinterest. A hundred years later this "lost" Northern Kingdom of Israel with now over 6 Million Israelites helped the Medes and Persians overthrow the Assyrians, then escaped north and west through the Caucasus Mountains and southward around the Black and Caspian Seas to explode into history … Home Publications Articles End Time Prophecy Israel History Timeline. history anc israelites Flashcards. 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Lovely Vicious series by Sara Wolf
Back in 2014, in my Top Ten Books I Read in 2014 post, there was this bit.
I still maintain that this series is my favorite contemporary series OF ALL TIME. I couldn't even review the last two books in the series because HOW DO I EVEN? I was only able to review Lovely Vicious because I was required by the tour I was a part of but I wasn't able to express how much I love it because HOW DO I? I have recommended and gifted this series to friends just so they'd read it and I have been successful. AND NOW IT HAS BEEN PICKED UP BY ENTANGLED TEEN AND THIS MEANS THAT MORE PEOPLE CAN READ IT AND I'LL HAVE IT IN PAPERBACK!
Can you feel my excitement?!?!?!?!~
Anyway, without further ado, go under the cut for the new covers of the series!
Previously published as Lovely Vicious, this fully revised and updated edition is full of romance, intrigue, and laugh-out-loud moments.
Seventeen-year-old Isis Blake hasn’t fallen in love in three years, nine weeks, and five days, and after what happened last time, she intends to keep it that way. Since then she’s lost eighty-five pounds, gotten four streaks of purple in her hair, and moved to Buttcrack-of-Nowhere, Ohio, to help her mom escape a bad relationship.
All the girls in her new school want one thing—Jack Hunter, the Ice Prince of East
Summit High. Hot as an Armani ad, smart enough to get into Yale, and colder than
the Arctic, Jack Hunter’s never gone out with anyone. Sure, people have seen him
downtown with beautiful women, but he’s never given high school girls the time of
day. Until Isis punches him in the face.
Jack’s met his match. Suddenly everything is a game.
The goal: Make the other beg for mercy.
The game board: East Summit High.
The reward: Something neither of them expected.
Love Me Never (Lovely Vicious, #1)
Author: Sara Wolf
Release Date: Apr. 5, 2016
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Previously published as Savage Delight, this fully revised and updated edition is full of hilarity, drama, and heartbreak.
Forget Me Always coming November 1, 2016, but stay tuned for reveals of the synopsis and exclusive excerpts!
Forget Me Always (Lovely Vicious, #2)
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Previously published as Brutal Previous, this fully revised and updated edition is full of emotion, healing, and love.
Remember Me Forever coming May 2, 2017, but stay tuned for reveals of the synopsis and exclusive excerpts!
Remember Me Forever (Lovely Vicious, #3)
Sara Wolf is a twenty-something author who adores baking, screaming at her cats, and screaming at herself while she types hilarious things. When she was a kid, she was too busy eating dirt to write her first terrible book. Twenty years later, she picked up a keyboard and started mashing her fists on it and created the monster known as the Lovely Vicious series. She lives in San Diego with two cats, a crippling-yet-refreshing sense of self-doubt, and not enough fruit tarts ever.
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Stacking the Shelves (56) + February Recap
Am I gonna see you at #VictoriaAveyardinPH?
Anna and the Swallow Man by Gavriel Savit
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A Regional Cycle Node Network
Guest contributor Jan Jakob Bornheim has been thinking beyond Christchurch…
The Christchurch Major Cycle Ways are a success in moving people riding their bicycles around Christchurch. But in the last few years, it seems there has been another, quieter evolution in cycling in Canterbury: the genesis of a regional cycling network in the Greater Christchurch region.
In a few years’ time, with the completion of the shared path along the Christchurch Northern Corridor, the missing link for the Little River Trail as part of the Southern Motorway works, and the Coastal Pathway, it will be possible to bike between Rangiora to Little River and from Rolleston to Sumner on cycle-friendly facilities.
This regional cycle network does not only benefit commuters (realistically speaking, on an e-bike one could commute from Kaiapoi to the CBD soon). A few years down the line, it should be possible to go all the way to Picton and connect with trails in the Hurunui along the way. The benefits of this should not be under-estimated: the national cycleway has benefited communities along it immensely.
Canterbury regional cycling – filling in the pieces of the puzzle… (click to enlarge)
Such a boom is possible for businesses in Canterbury as well. I recently had family come over from Europe, and they enjoyed the West Coast, the Alps, and taking the train and ferry to Wellington. But one of the highlights of their visit was a simple bike ride along the Papanui Parallel, the QE2 shared path along the Travis Wetland, and the Te Ara Ōtākaro Avon River Trail, finishing with a nice afternoon pint at Pomeroy’s (come to think of it, three out of four times I go to this particular place, it is because it is at the CBD end of the river trail and the perfect end-point for a casual Sunday afternoon cycle ride).
Topographically, riding your bike in the Canterbury Plains is just like riding your bike in the Netherlands, except the scenery is more spectacular. But it doesn’t only attract international tourists. A regional cycle network attracts domestic tourists and creates incentives for day tours by Cantabrians exploring their region by bike.
But looking at a map, it is not always straightforward for the interested recreational rider to see how, for example, taking the Passchendaele Memorial Path, the Northern Corridor, the Papanui Parallel, the City Promenade, the Little River Trail, and the Lincoln-Rolleston shared path all will connect with each other to make a continuous journey from Rangiora to Rolleston on a bicycle possible. A regular commuter will know their way, but the weekend tourer might not.
A node and directions to other nodes in Belgium (picture by Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1797725)
This is where the idea of a regional cycle node network comes into play. These systems exist for example in the Netherlands, Belgium and the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. In such a system, every crossing point between different cycling routes (i.e. each node) is assigned a number. The nodes are signed, and at the nodes and along the routes, signs indicate which next node can be reached by following the cycle facility in this direction. Cyclists can then easily plan a route by connecting the nodes.
The connection between the nodes – cycle paths, shared paths, or cycle-friendly roads with or without cycle lanes – are shown on a map and where necessary and practicable, signs are erected along the connectors as reassurance signs to reassure people riding their bikes that they are on a connector and which node they are moving towards. The node network works particularly well to plan a route on the computer (see for example the Limburg node network), and some route planners allow you to export a planned tour as a GPX file for use with any smartphone or other navigation system (for example, the North-Rhine Westphalian cycle travel planner).
Planning a route along the nodes (numbers in red circles) in North Rhine-Westphalia on http://radservice.radroutenplaner.nrw.de/rrp/nrw/cgi?lang=DE
But it doesn’t have to be that technical. A person wanting to travel from Rangiora to Rolleston along a certain route would simply need to write down the numbers of the nodes along the way and then follow the signposts.
In such a system, every point where major cycle ways or other cycle facilities meet would become a node. But the node network system does not require the connection between nodes to be a dedicated cycling facility. For example, the network in the German region of Viersen (PDF) clearly shows that a number of cycle-friendly roads have been marked as node connectors. The same could be done in our neck of the woods to signpost people who are riding through Kaiapoi in order to connect from the trails in the Waimakariri District to the new shared path on the bridge and the CNC shared path, or to close the gap between Halswell and Prebbleton (with the new speed limits, Sabys Road will be a cycle-friendly connection between Halswell and Prebbleton).
Ideally, a website that shows people the node network would be colour-coded to show the different types of cycling facilities (cycle path, shared path, cycle-friendly road with or without cycle lanes, unpaved trail) that act as connectors between the nodes. The investment required is not huge. A website and some information material promoting the network, clear signs along the way to signpost the connectors between the nodes as well as the nodes themselves, and maybe some paint on the cycle-friendly roads alerting other traffic participants about the presence of cyclists. It would also require a degree of co-ordination between the different road authorities. In return, I am looking forward to spending my money along the way on sustenance.
What do you think? Is a regional cycling node system worth exploring?
Author Cycling in Chch (Guest)Posted on 10 June 2019 10 June 2019 Categories Cycling routesTags Cycle network, Cycle touring, Mapping, Signs & markings
8 thoughts on “A Regional Cycle Node Network”
C Kilgour says:
I think providing only node numbers as seems to be the case in the photo restricts the information to those with internet access and know where to find the information. When I am in a car I don’t rely on the state highway numbers to work out where I’m going. The signs telling me which to go also have way more information than only the state highway number.
Using a connected network on the ground shouldn’t require the use of apps or preplanning. Good signage is vital.
I don’t think the Inland Scenic Route should be called a safe cycle route between Rangiora and Winchester/Temuka. I can’t even work out which road is being used between Geraldine and Temuka. That route has many single lane bridges, blind corners and hills. Rakaia River causes issues which ever way you approach it. While there are stretches of SH1 where there is plenty of space to add an off road cycleway I don’t see much point without the Rakaia link being added.
On a positive note I look forward to seeing the rest of the new cycleway between Rolleston and Templeton along Jones Road completed. The small section that has been completed looks great but doesn’t yet link to anything.
Jan Jakob says:
Point taken about the signs. There are other examples (e.g. the North Rhine-Westphalian design http://odenthal-altenberg.de/fileadmin/_processed_/7/e/csm_knotenpunktsystem_def09ff300.jpg) where the signs include both the name of the nearest destination as well as the node (and sometimes, as seen in the picture, also the names of trails of which they form part). I personally like the design where the node numbers are part of the main sign rather than add-ons, which is why I picked the photo that appears in the article but the destination name can easily form part. In my experience using a node network, pre-planning isn’t necessary to use it if you take a map with you or there are maps along the road that include the nodes.
Sorry, and one more comment. I think a certain amount of pre-planning might be inevitable. If I want to go from Halswell to Kairaki (which is almost possible on the current network and will be in a short while), it would be odd to find signage for Kairaki in Halswell. The problem is that it is the nature of a network that not all possible destinations can be signed everywhere. Of course, if I know my way around I can make it up as I go along and think “follow the signs to the CBD, then go to Papanui, then at some point branch off the parallel on to the CNC to Kaiapoi, then go through the town to hit up with the Pegasus Beach trail” (in which case I would have missed the Nor’west Arc alternative that will be build soon). But I could also pre-plan my route and just memorise three or four numbers, or look at a map that would ideally be located at least at the nodes themselves to memorise the nodes.
meltdblog says:
The numbered node system predates broad internet access and still provides paper maps:
https://www.holland-cycling.com/index.php/tips-and-info/finding-your-way/numbered-cycle-network
Important nodes may include their own public maps to help direct people on the smaller details at towns. One thing overlooked in many other countries is making the route continuous, it needs clear direction at every junction of paths/roads to guide people between the main nodes without getting lost part way there.
Holy crap. What a great idea – it just makes sense.
Hopefully the Christchurch cycling community can get together and lobby the big-powers-that-be to adopt this system – perhaps even offering an unofficial map online or at cycle stores.
This is what Melbourne needs for it’s sprawling, but confusing to navigate cycleways!
8 July 2019 at 11:27 am
GPX files for at least the major routes would be very helpful.
Just a heads up that consultation is now open for a shared path linking the end of the Northern Corridor pathway and the Passchendaele Memorial Path, enabling a dedicated connection on cycling facilities from the CBD all the way to Rangiora. Except for Trafalgar Street, the bane of my existence. I will mention my node idea in my feedback. https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/north-canterbury/114466680/cycleway-plan-could-link-waimakariri-and-christchurch
This pretty neat video from BicycleDutch popped up on my YouTube feed today if you want more examples on how easy a cycle node network is in practice.
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CYNTHIA GRAY
Traveling Around the World with the Queens…
January 25, 2017 (Amazon River, Manaus & Rubber Plantation)
Shortly after entering the Amazon river, we anchored at Macapa and waited for Brazilian Immigration. Most people need a VISA to travel in Brazil, and for Americans, it’s not cheap. We paid about $400 each, after the processing fees were tacked on. Clearance was speedy, but 3 immigration officials stayed on board to accompany us during our 6 day jaunt on the river. Why, I wonder? Were they concerned that crew members might go awol? Where would they go? There are no roads. They could disappear into the jungle on foot. Try their luck at outmaneuvering the jaguars, dodging the anacondas, tip toeing past the piranhas in electric eel infested swamps… all while leisurely expiring from Dengue Fever, Malaria, Yellow Fever, Chickeltosis, or Eekelokemia. Okay, I made up the last two, but you get the picture.
Perhaps they are members of the Brazilian Culinary Brigade. A vital organization, committed to unmasking any breaches in the gastronomic security protocols. Is the Beef Wellington juicy enough? Are the Dark Chocolate Hazelnut Encrusted Croissants flakey enough? Is the Rosemary and Basil Infused Five Cheese Lobster Ravioli with Garlic Sesame Butter and Essence of New Born Oregano al dente enough?
2 river pilots also got on board. THEY have legitimate roles to play by helping the Captain steer clear of potential hazards. Especially after dark, when the insects ban together in swarms and try to fly off with the ship.
Most of the river bank is dense, impenetrable jungle punctuated with an occasional ramshackle house or small village. Modest plots of cleared land grew lush grasses to support the languid farm animals permanently dazed by the heat. The landscape was steamy and luminous. I saw more shades of green then I knew existed. Many houses were on stilts to protect the inhabitants from the perpetual flooding. There was no glass in the windows, so outside was inside.
Boats of all sizes puttered along the shoreline, but no one really paid much attention to us. This gargantuan ship, a size never before seen on the river, was just a slight curiosity. A few head nods in greeting, an occasional listless wave, and one gang of kids who paused their subdued game of stick ball long enough to glance our way with detachment. The pace of life is very slow here. I found it difficult to stay alert while watching the scenery slip by. Maybe it was the plump iridescent fly that looked me in the eye before biting me. Or, maybe the lethargy is contagious.
We traveled 1,000 miles in 3 days before arriving in Manaus; the capital of Amazones and Brazil’s largest state at roughly one million square miles. Manaus was founded in 1669 by the Portuguese who built a small fort here to guard against Spanish invasion. Jesuit missionaries followed soon after. In 1809, with a population of 2,000, the town became the region’s capital. But it was the Rubber Boom that changed this backwater jungle town into what became known as the “gaudiest city in the world”.
Two ingenious inventions lead to a commercial rubber explosion. In 1844, Charles Goodyear discovered “vulcanization”. The process of hardening rubber by treating it with sulfur at high temperatures. Then in 1888, Dunlop’s invented our “modern day” pneumatic tire that is filled with air or gas under pressure. The demand for latex skyrocketed and thousands of workers migrated here to become “rubber-tappers” or seringueiros.
We joined an excursion to an old rubber plantation site that was abandoned in the 1920’s, but recently rebuilt as a living museum. We dressed in long pants, hiking boots, thick socks, long sleeve shirts and wide brimmed hats, despite the oppressive heat. Armed with an industrial sized can of 40% Deet bug spray, that would probably melt our clothes on contact, we boarded our small boat for the hour long ride to the jungle site. We scoffed at the other people who foolishly wore shorts and tee shirts, exposing generous amounts of flesh. That lasted until we reached land, and saw NO mosquitos at all. None. Then we simmered with envy at the scantily clad, as rivers of sweat trailed our Northern Hemisphere bodies for the next two hours. Why no mosquitos? We were on the Rio Negro, not the Amazon, so there are less bugs in general due to the composition of the water. It was also very dry at the time and the heat of mid day would fry any bugs that were in the sun. However, a sudden rain shower would change that. Our guide was dressed like us, so we felt vindicated.
The process of extracting rubber is slow and tedious. A rubber-tapper crawls up a tree and makes a long deep cut in the bark. The white watery latex is captured in a small cup as it leaks out overnight and is collected before sunrise. Just one cut, per tree, and only at night. During the day, it’s too hot and the latex would dry before reaching the cup. One tapper averages 80 trees between dusk and dawn, A candle attached to a canister worn on the head, was their only source of light.
Rubber-Tapper Tools
Cutting Instrument
Latex Fingers and Cup
The next night, up the tree again, making another cut just below the last one. When they reach the bottom of the tree, they move onto another side. The tree is divided into three sections. It takes 8-10 years to complete tapping one large tree. By then, the first cuts have long healed, and the process is started again by recutting the old scars. The tree is in a constant state of stress, but it lives through the process. During the day, the latex is smoked over a flame to dry out the watery liquid, leaving hard rubber behind. It took 30 days to produce a 140 pound rubber ball, which the tappers had to haul by hand from deep in the forest back to the plantation house. From there, the rubber was transported to Manaus by boat.
Smoking the Latex
Rubber Baron Plantation House
The Rubber Barons were obscenely wealthy and known for outlandish spending. A testament to this time is the Opera House in Manaus. Built in 1896 with public funds (from the 20% Rubber Export Tax), it has 700 seats and was constructed with bricks brought from Europe, French glass, and Italian marble. The dome consists of 36,000 glazed ceramic tiles in Brazil’s national colors. Very glamorous… but it’s still the jungle, and half the members of the first visiting opera troupe died of yellow fever.
Dome of Opera House
The “wealth” did not trickle down to the men doing the hard labor. They were treated like barbarians, lived in hovels and paid poorly. When the men demanded more money, the Barons reacted by giving them free Rum instead, to shut them up.
Through the early 1900’s, Brazil sold 88% of the world’s rubber, and Manaus became one of the richest cities in the world. Electricity was installed here before most major European cities.
Then it all came to a crashing halt, soon after a Brit was hired to smuggle 70,000 rubber tree seeds on board a chartered steamer. He snuck them past customs in Belem, by claiming they were rare botanical seeds; a gift for Queen Victoria. Sounds like the custom officers needed a botany lesson. Opps. Later, after planting them in an English greenhouse, it was determined that they would grow well in an environment like Malaysia.
Brazil’s rubber monopoly was broken, thanks to the new British owned plantations in Southeast Asia that severely undercut pricing just before WW1. Within a decade, Manaus plunged into poverty and became an obscure backwater jungle again. It also went dark, because electricity became to expensive to generate.
Henry Ford also took a shot at growing rubber. In 1925 he bought 2.5 million acres on the Tapajos river and called it Fordlandia. He got bad advice from his real estate agent, because the trees would not grow. The site was abandoned to “leaf blight” before sinking back into the jungle. He tried again, and failed again.
In 1967, Manaus became an industrial “duty free zone”, which helped encourage businesses to move here. In 2009, the city was chosen as a host city for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, which meant they had to clean things up. Roads were repaved and sidewalks rebuilt. A new airport was constructed. The communication infrastructure was updated, although we saw very few people tethered to their cell phones. The “tourist police” and “military police” have a strong presence and we felt very safe. Although we were advised not to venture off the main roads.
Tourist Police
Manufacturing includes petroleum products, soap, and electronics. Ships are also built here. There is a distillery and a brewery. Rubber is still exported, along with brazil nuts, jute, and rosewood oil.
Now, the city has a population of over 2 million! Which is pretty amazing, considering we are in the middle of the jungle, and the only way to get here is by boat or plane. There are a few paved roads that leave the city but they quickly turn to dirt, then just disappear.
Welcome to Manaus!
Manaus Skyline
Manaus – Cargo Ship
That’s enough for now…. my next post will be about our visit to an Indian Village near Manaus and the town of Santarem. Stay tuned!
Author CynthiaGrayPosted on February 3, 2017 February 6, 2017 Categories Queen Victoria
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Black Cat Collective’s HQ Taking Shape
The newly acquired headquarters for the Fort Worth-based mutual aid group the Black Cat Collective is under development.
Will Schnack has been helping to organize construction of the group’s headquarters and infoshop in recent weeks. He has also posted photos (pictured above and below) on the group’s Facebook page of the recent progress.
This past week, Food Not Bombs co-founder Keith McHenry was scheduled to give a workshop at the remodeled premises on the topic of consensus-based decision making.
This entry was posted in General on August 18, 2012 by Justin L. Oliver.
DFW ALL Digest (Week of 4.11.11)
“All Those Alternatives to Planned Parenthood? In Texas, At Least, They Don’t Exist” (RH Reality Check)
“John McCain Blasts F-35, But Won’t Try to Stop It” (D Magazine)
“Free or cheap things to do in Dallas” (Reddit)
The DFW ALL Digest is a compilation of news and views relevant to the left-libertarian community. Suggested links can be sent by way of the contact page.
This entry was posted in General on April 11, 2011 by Justin L. Oliver.
DFW ALL Digest (Week of 4.4.11)
“School District Cops Ticket Thousands of Students” (Texas Tribune)
“Fort Worth firm faces federal lawsuit on wound drug” (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
“Democrats rallying in Fort Worth to protest budget cuts” (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
“How Not to Bring Dope Through DFW Airport” (Dallas Observer)
“City pays Medina supporter $40,000 to settle suit” (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
“Dallas Is Least Segregated Big City in America” (D Magazine)
This entry was posted in General on April 4, 2011 by Justin L. Oliver.
“Arrests made by Fort Worth reserve officers are under review” (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
“Man indicted for tax fraud” (Ennis Daily News)
“Fort Worth council candidate claims politics played a role in him getting a traffic ticket” (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
“Plano-based Gearbox’s Duke Nukem Forever Rewards Violence Toward Women” (D Magazine)
“Under the Influence” (Reason)
The DFW ALL Digest is a compilation of news and views relevant to the the left-libertarian community. Suggested links can be sent by way of the contact page.
This entry was posted in General on March 28, 2011 by Justin L. Oliver.
“City settlement with Rainbow Lounge patron recommended” (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
“Jason Roberts’s List of Dallas Ordinances He’d Like to See Tossed in the Trash This Year” (Dallas Observer)
“Texas Libertarians prevail, defeat ‘poll tax’ ” (Libertarian Party of Texas)
“Perry No Fan of Anonymous Commenting” (D Magazine)
“Fort Worth officer jailed for assaulting women” (WFAA)
“Fort Worth woman files complaint, claims officer used excessive force” (KDAF)
“TSA reports raise scanner safety concerns” (USA Today): Who would have thought?
“Jobs “Under Government Attack’ ” (Reason): In just one of the ways Texas law hinders startup entrepreneurship, computer repair technicians are required to hold a private investigator’s license
“Students choose community service for spring break” (TCU Daily Skiff)
“Wisconsin vs. Texas: Whose Students Perform?” (D Magazine)
“Surprise! Rick Perry’s Slush Fund Produces Slush” (D Magazine)
“Study firm says it erred in initial gas well emissions findings in Fort Worth” (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
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Live Review: Animals as Leaders
Posted on August 29, 2011 by Daniel Aston
Headline Act: Animals as Leaders
Support: The Bad Channels, Convex
Venue: Bunters, Truro
All the way from California, acclaimed jazz-prog-metal act Animals as Leaders ventured down to Truro for a free-entry performance at Bunters. The fans could hardly believe their luck, and perhaps the band could hardly believe how their booking agent had allowed it to happen. Tosin Abasi and co have been embarking on a heavy touring schedule that has seen them play virtually every day for the past few months. Fears that the trio may be suffering from fatigue were put to rest as the band effortlessly ploughed through a set demonstrating high-calibre musicianship.
In today’s musical climate it is harder than ever for a band to get the spotlight and accumulate the following it needs in a landscape that is cluttered with music piracy and immeasurable competition. Kudos then to Animals as Leaders, their ambitious world tour on the back of their debut album has shown their passion and dedication in getting their music heard across the world.
Support came from two local bands. Convex opened up the night with a set of grunge rock. Sounding like a modern Nirvana, the band managed to deliver a decent set yet bizarrely managed to not acknowledge the audience once. The Bad Channels’ then swiftly succeeded in rallying the audience with an excellent set of high-energy stoner rock. During this time, Abasi was perched by the merch stall. Seemingly warming up by playing through the night’s set alone, a small audience had gathered around him simply to watch his virtuosity up close.
When the headline act took to the stage the room became full to the brim and the venue erupted in a roar of cheers. Animals as Leaders played for just over an hour, displaying excellent performances of fan-favourites such as Wave of Babies, Tempting Time, and CAFO. The band were somewhat taken aback by the high positive reception and shouts for an encore left Abasi in a state of bewilderment, resorting to apologetically packing away his gear. An impressive set nevertheless and a promise to return in the future left all those who witnessed the magic hungry for more.
Reviewed by Daniel Aston 28/08/2011
Photography by Daniel Aston
Categories: Live Review, Music | Tags: abasi, animals, as, aston, bad, bunters, channels, dan, daniel, leaders, live, the, tosin, truro
Live Review: Judas Priest, Queensrÿche and Rival Sons
Posted on August 8, 2011 by Daniel Aston
Headline Act: Judas Priest
Support: Queensrÿche, Rival Sons
Venue: Bournemouth BIC
Fans gathered feverishly early on a cool Sunday evening in anticipation of Judas Priest’s final UK date on their farewell Epitaph tour. Opening the night was Rival Sons. The American four-piece are building up a reputation as one of the most promising new rock acts and their placement on the Epitaph tour has allowed them to play some of the UK’s larger venues. A decent audience turned up to watch them deliver a convincing half-hour set where they displayed their 70s classic rock roots with essences of Led Zeppelin, Free and the Black Crowes. Amongst the cliché vintage blues-rock is a band with a true identity, and despite frontman Jay Buchanan’s stage presence being a carbon copy of Robert Plant, he thankfully doesn’t try to sound like a tribute act.
Next on the bill was Seattle’s Queensrÿche. Once pioneers of progressive metal, the band has significantly moved on over the years and has recently released their most controversial album to date with Dedicated to Chaos. An album that saw them yet again reinvent their sound has received a great deal of largely unfair frustrated criticism from fans and critics alike. Get Started from that very album opens things up, with Geoff Tate jumping around in a trilby and waistcoat failing to engage Priest’s loyal ‘metal maniacs’. Thankfully the band then strayed away from the current release to perform some of their classic material. Anthems such as I Don’t Believe in Love, Empire and Eyes of a Stranger manage to get the audience singing along, with Empire being a particular standout. Despite Tate’s recent statement that Queensrÿche are definitely not to be seen as a prog band, there is space in the set for the experimental pairing of NM 156 and Screaming in Digital. The sci-fi themed songs work excellently together both musically and lyrically, with the tales of futuristic machine dominance over mankind being expertly executed by the band with Tate’s operatic vocals on top form.
It took around twenty-minutes for Judas Priest’s monolithic stage to be created and as soon as the veil was dropped the crowd was greeted with a display of pyrotechnics, lasers and smoke plumes. Priest ploughed effortlessly through heavy renditions of classics such as Metal Gods, Heading Out to the Highway and Victim of Changes, the latter turning out to be arguably the best performance of the night. Rob Halford’s vocal performance was sublime, and for a man in his sixties his ability to reach all the highs from the record is astonishing. The audience warmed instantly to KK Downing’s replacement Richie Faulkner who does his best to imitate his predecessor’s every move. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Faulkner was also handed the majority of the guitar solos, allowing him the exposure to best display his technical ability and prove himself a worthy replacement. Halford handed over full vocal duties to the crowd for Breaking the Law before giving them the right to mosh during the metal powerhouse that is Painkiller. A blistering rendition of their heaviest song created a wall of colossal heavy metal and an atmosphere that few bands manage to achieve.
To round off the night the crowd was treated to three encores before Priest finally brought an end to their stunning performance. If this indeed turns out to be their final major world tour then they are ending on a glorious high. However, with a new guitarist and Halford’s vocals sounding as powerful as ever, one would suspect that there’s at least another album lurking somewhere on the horizon.
Categories: Live Review, Music | Tags: aston, bic, bournemouth, dan, daniel, epitaph, judas, live, priest, queensryche, review, rival, sons
Live Review: Aynsley Lister Band
Headline Act: Aynsley Lister Band
Support: Rude Tiger
Venue: Falmouth Pavilions
It was a bitterly cold Friday night in Falmouth, but the weather didn’t deter a healthy turnout at the Pavilions to see acclaimed blues guitarist Aynsley Lister. Lister has been touring prolifically since the release of Equilibrium (2009) and the tightness of his band’s performance is unmistakable. His more recent live session release Tower Sessions is a testament to the current high calibre shows that contains some new material and a long awaited recorded cover of Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’.
Support came from currently unsigned Rude Tiger, a hard rock power trio from Devon. Their presence was immediately stated and not due to their work onstage. The merch stall was all theirs, and what a stall it was! An excess of t-shirts, CDs, badges and an extremely outgoing band rep was all a bit too much to take in with no Aynsley Lister material in sight. As for the musical side of things, Rude Tiger proved that they were more than just a desperate pub band looking for a break. The trio delivered a memorable thirty minutes of original material that was powerful, tight and highly enjoyable. Consistency was lost during their set, a lack of addictive crushing riffage was apparent in certain numbers. However, notable experimentation with time signatures and rhythms kept things interesting yet trying to get the audience to clap along to 6/4 amusingly didn’t get the vibe that was intended.
When Aynsley and his band took to the stage it was evident that a greater force had arrived. Opening with ‘With Me Tonight’ was a platform for Lister to show his renowned solo abilities. A mid-tempo number, the track stretched around the ten minute mark. The set could’ve sounded larger had it exploded into one of his faster tracks such as ‘Soul’ or ‘Hurricane’ given that the crowd had just been exposed to Rude Tiger’s hard hitting rock anthems. A mild complaint indeed, but the night’s set could have done with a few more of his harder hitting hard rock numbers.
We didn’t have to wait long for ‘What’s it all About’. Lister’s signature solo that has earned its place as one of the most emotive guitar solos of all time. If you haven’t heard it already, imagine something in the vein of Pink Floyd’s ‘Comfortably Numb’ and Fleetwood Mac’s ‘I’m So Afraid’. The power of that one track was the highlight of the evening and in a way it was a pity that it came so early in the set.
There were moments of amusement early on as plaster began to fall from the ceiling directly above where Lister was standing. It seemed that even inside the shelter of the Pavilions, there was no getting away from something that looked like snow. Thankfully the ceiling didn’t collapse and Lister completed another inspiring performance. The encore of Deep Purple’s ‘Hush’ fused with Stevie Wonder’s ‘Superstition’ ignited the audience one last time and Lister’s connection with his fans was as strong as his stage presence and charisma. The Aynsley Lister Band have played Cornwall regularly in recent years and his following in the area has steadily grown. Throughout the show audience members were singing along to every song and his loyalty to the area has clearly paid off. However, the tour schedule may show that they won’t be coming back this way for a while yet. So for now, pick up a copy of Tower Sessions and expose yourself to the magic of Aynsley Lister live!
Anysley Lister Band [9/10]
Rude Tiger [8/10]
Categories: Live Review, Music | Tags: aston, aynsley, dan, daniel, falmouth, lister, live, pavilions, review, rude, tiger
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RUDN students will do an internship in DHH international Chinese law company
RUDN University signed a cooperation agreement with DHH – an international Chinese law company.
RUDN Rector V.Filippov said: «The cooperation has a brilliant future, starting from traditional forms like international and Russian students’ internship to joint educational programs to training specialists for the company».
DHH is one of the largest and fast-growing law companies in China with the head office in Beijing and more than 30 branches all over China. It is #7 among 100 best law companies of Asia and #2 among Top-10 most dynamic law companies in China, member of State Capital Group (SCG) International Association of law companies and founder of the Chinese Union of law companies.
«It is in Gadjah Mada University, where the creation of Peoples’ friendship university was first announced» – RUDN Rector Vladimir Filippov met Indonesian colleagues
You cannot get HIV via friendship! RUDN becomes the central site for the All-Russia Open student forum «Let’s stop AIDS together!»
The first QS Subject Focus Summit “Languages and Migration in the Context of Globalization” held at RUDN University
December 15, on the basis of RUDN University, the first QS subject summit in the areas of “Modern Languages” and “Linguistics” started. The topic of the QS Subject Focus Summit is “Languages and Migration in the Context of Globalization”.
First-hand: more than 1,000 schoolchildren of resource centers at the exhibition “Time to Study in Russia”
During the first hour of work, 1,000 schoolchildren from resource centers in Mongolia, Syria, Turkey, Bulgaria, Tajikistan, Moldova and Kyrgyzstan visited the online exhibition “Time to Study in Russia”. On December 17, the online opening of the exhibition took place at RUDN University site.
RUDN University opens a Resource Center at the Al-Asseya school, Syria
November 12, a delegation of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science and Larisa Efremova, Vice-Rector for International Affairs of RUDN University, opened the Resource Center for Russian Education on the basis of the private school “Al-Asseya” in Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic.
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Unexpected agreement?
I've been saying for a while that the left/right split is often irrelevant to the politics around the net; it is much more about freedom and control, about trusting the public en masse or fearing them.
I have two illustrations of agreement across political lines tonight. First, danah boyd and Bill O'Reilly of Fox News in striking agreement over myspace.
Secondly, Tara Hunt's Marx-citing on marketing:
But re-reading the Communist Manifesto, I was, once again, swept up in the following passage:
When, in the course of development, class distinctions have disappeared, and all production has been concentrated in the hands of a vast association of the whole nation, the public power will lose its political character. [...]
THE COMMONS WILL OWN THE MEANS OF PRODUCTION AND WILL CALL THE SHOTS. I don't know about you, but that sounds pretty rockin' to me. But then again, I have faith in human beings.
aligns with Mark Steyn and Glen Reynolds as cited in Steyn's review of Army of Davids:
The professor thinks we're in a transformative moment: "the triumph of personal technology over mass technology. . . . Starting around 1700, big organizations became the most efficient way to do a lot of things," he writes. But today, "economies of scope and scale" no longer favour the big, and those organizations that don't get it are like the old joke about the Pravda headline boasting that the Soviet Union made the biggest microchip in the world. "The empowerment of individuals," says Reynolds, "may lead to an interesting twist on Karl Marx's goal: workers control the means of production, all right, but it's a far cry from Communism."
That rang a vague bell with me and, after rootling through my mouldering clippings, I found an old column of mine from five years ago -- before Reynolds had started Instapundit or I'd even heard of "blogs." "We have arrived at the situation Marx and Engels urged upon us, in which the proletariat would rise up and seize control of the means of production," I wrote. "Their only mistake was that they were envisioning a workers committee running the local steel mill. But the steel mills have gone, and today the biggest industry in the United States is entertainment. That's the one the masses are kicking down the factory gates of."
It's not just media.
Apple is holding my data hostage
Andrew and Christopher won the Make Movie Festival
The Copyright Extension scam
Between England and America
Valleyspeak contest
ABC's TV on demand sounds unattractive
Video on the net is a solved problem, many times over
Evolved Economics
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Can you help with local Vaccination plans?
The Midhurst Angels are now pulling together a plan that will see a small army of volunteers taking part in the Vaccination programme, providing assistance to people arriving at the centre and making sure everything runs as smoothly as possible.
Once up and running this could be a 7 day a week operation so we need a lot of pairs of hands. If you think you can help or have any questions regarding what would be expected, please get in touch by emailing midhurstangels@outlook.com
You can also find them on Facebook and for latest news visit www.midhurstangels.co.uk
Can you help with local Vaccination plans?Mike Noble2021-01-10T19:17:04+00:00
Chichester update
COVID-19 vaccination programme in Chichester District
The vaccination programme for the Chichester District has started and we want to provide you with an update on where we are up to and what is likely to happen over the coming weeks.
We also have frequently asked questions available on the Sussex Health and Care Partnership website https://www.sussexhealthandcare.uk/keepsussexsafe/sussex-covid-19-vaccination-programme/faqs-about-the-covid-19-vaccine/
How is the vaccination programme being delivered?
There are a number of ways in which the vaccination is being rolled out to our communities:
A GP-led vaccination service is where most people living in the district will currently receive their vaccination. At the moment, each area has been allocated one site, but in the case of the district, there are four sites – which is great news for residents and means that the vaccination can be given to as many people as possible as quickly as possible.
Hospital hubs – local hospitals across the country have begun giving the vaccine to people over 80 who are attending for a planned appointment and frontline health and care staff. St Richard’s Hospital began providing the vaccination in this way this week.
Roving service – the vaccine will be taken into care homes and into people’s own homes if they cannot attend a vaccination site. This is being stepped up over the coming weeks as more supplies of the vaccines become available.
Large vaccination centres – each county will have one large vaccination centre which will be able to give the vaccine to large numbers of people. The large vaccination centres that will service Sussex are currently being finalised.
What has been achieved so far?
St Richard’s Hospital hub has started vaccinating health and social care workers, along with patients attending their appointments.
A GP-led vaccination service in Pulborough has started to deliver the vaccine for patients in the North of the District.
What is the next stage?
From next week, the COVID-19 vaccination programme will be further expanded across the district. This means that everyone over the age of 80 living in the area will receive a vaccination in a phased way.
Two GP-led vaccination services based in Selsey Centre and Tangmere Village Centre. They will start to provide vaccinations for people over the age of 80 who are registered with GP practices in the south of the district, including those who live in the city. These sites are currently undergoing their final checks and have been given delivery dates for the end of the week. Both sites will start vaccinating as soon as they have their deliveries including over the weekend.
In addition, a GP-led vaccination service at Riverbank Medical Surgery in Midhurst will be launched for residents in the North of the district in the coming weeks.
What is a GP led vaccination service?
GP-led vaccination services are run by groups of local GP practices working together to provide the vaccination to patients across their area.
The way in which GP vaccination services are delivered has been agreed at a national level and as mentioned above, each area is typically allocated one GP-led vaccination site. The Chichester District will have four GP-led vaccination sites, two that are in the north and two that are in the south. This is to ensure that the vaccination can be given to as many people as quickly as possible.
What about those who may find it difficult to get to a vaccination site?
We recognise that some people will have to travel further than others to get their vaccination, depending on where they live. We understand this will pose a challenge for some people, particularly those who are vulnerable, and we are looking at how they can be supported to get their vaccination in the safest possible way.
It is important to highlight that attending a vaccine appointment is an acceptable reason to leave the house during lockdown, including accepting a lift or accessing community transport. We are working with the GP practices to make community transport details available for those who need it.
Will the roll out affect how quickly I access the vaccine?
No.The timing of when you receive your vaccine is largely based on the availability of the vaccine and the priority group that you are in.The national Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) decides the priority groups and have advised that the vaccine should be first given to people over 80, people who work in care homes and health workers.
Would city centre locations be more suitable vaccination sites and why aren’t other locations being considered?
As soon as we started to make plans for the COVID-19 vaccination programme we began exploring where we could offer the COVID-19 vaccine to our patients in Chichester District.
The sites need to be able to accommodate large numbers of people on a daily basis (at least 300 a day.) We also need space for people to wait for their appointment and be monitored for a short while after their vaccination.
The site also needs to have internet access, IT and facilities to be able to carry out the vaccination safely and in line with government guidance.
In the early stages of our planning, the Chichester GP practices agreed that their own surgeries would not be appropriate. This is because they could not provide the vaccination programme on behalf of all GP practices from one site, alongside their individual day to day support for patients.
We have received incredible support from our communities and our partners with helpful suggestions of locations. However, the tight criteria meant that other sites, some of which were more centrally located, were not suitable.
It was also important that we had long term access to the site, as the vaccination programme is likely to continue for months over the course of this year.
When will I be contacted about the vaccination?
We are asking all patients not to contact their GP practices, as they will not be able to book appointments. People will be contacted by the NHS when it is their turn to receive the vaccine. Initially this is being done by phone, but alternative arrangements will be made for anyone who is not able to speak on the telephone.
Initially, those identified as being in Priority 2, will be invited to a GP-led vaccination site. Please note that separate arrangements are being made for those in Priority 1.
The eligible cohorts are:
Priority 1: Residents in a care home for older adults and staff working in care homes for older adults.
Priority 2: All those 80 years of age and over, frontline health and social care workers.
Priority 3: All those 75 years of age and over.
Priority 4: All those 70 years of age and over, those clinical extremely vulnerable individuals over 16 years old.
Priority 6: Adults aged 16 to 65 years in an at risk group.
Where are the locations of the GP-led vaccination sites and which patients will go where?
There will be four GP-led vaccination services covering the populations living across the Chichester District:
Selsey Centre
Tangmere Village Centre
Pulborough Medical Group
Riverbank Medical Surgery
These will be offering appointments over the coming weeks to patients who are registered at the following GP surgeries:
Selsey Centre and Tangmere Village Centre will offer the vaccine for patients registered at:
Cathedral Medical Group
Langley House Surgery
Lavant Road Surgery
Parklands Surgery
Selsey Medical Practice
Southbourne Surgery
Tangmere Medical Centre
Witterings Medical Centre
Pulborough Medical Group is offering vaccinations for patients registered at:
Loxwood Surgery
Riverbank Medical Surgery will be offering vaccinations for patients registered at:
Riverbank Medical Centre
The Petworth Surgery
This is a rapidly changing situation and more sites are likely to be added across Sussex over the coming weeks.
Where can I find out more information?
Please visit our Sussex Health and Care Partnership website https://www.sussexhealthandcare.uk/keepsussexsafe/sussex-covid-19-vaccination-programme/faqs-about-the-covid-19-vaccine/
Covid-19 ResponseSharon Hurr2021-01-09T09:41:17+00:00
National Lockdown – Latest Update from West Sussex County Council
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New national restrictions have been announced by the Prime Minister and are now in place.
The infection rate has increased significantly across all District and Borough areas of West Sussex.
The latest COVID-19 infection rate across West Sussex, for the seven days up to 30 December, is now up to 555.2 per 100,000. This is above the national average for England of 518.5 per 100,000.
Latest coronavirus cases for West Sussex.
You must stay at home and only leave for a limited number of reasons, including shopping for basic necessities, for exercise or to go to work where you cannot do so from home. Those with severe underlying health conditions will once more be required to shield.
Colleges, primary and secondary schools will remain open only for vulnerable children and the children of critical workers. All other children will learn remotely until February half term. Early Years settings, such as nurseries, remain open.
You cannot leave your home to meet socially with anyone you do not live with or are not in a support bubble with (if you are legally permitted to form one).
You may exercise on your own, with one other person, or with your household or support bubble.
Indoor gyms and sports facilities will remain closed. Outdoor sports courts, outdoor gyms, golf courses, outdoor swimming pools, archery/driving/shooting ranges and riding arenas must also close.
If you think you may have any coronavirus symptoms, isolate immediately and book a test today. There is availability at your local walk or drive-through sites that may be closer than you think.
You can book a test online or by calling 119 to get an appointment to visit a test site.
Some of our services will change as a result of the new lockdown restrictions.
Front line services to our most vulnerable residents will continue, including social care provision for children, young people and adults.
The county’s Household Waste Recycling Sites (HWRS) remain open but in order to keep safe people should avoid travel to the sites unless waste cannot be safely stored or put out for normal kerbside collection.
West Sussex libraries are currently closed for browsing and only open for returns, collections and our select and collect service.
Ceremonies will not go ahead until national lockdown restrictions are lifted. The only ceremonies that can go ahead are in exceptional situations.
For the latest updates on our services, visit our website.
The county council’s Community Hub will continue to offer practical help and advice in confidence by calling 033 022 27980 or by completing the online form. The Hub is open seven days a week between 8am-8pm.
Information and systems for providing free school meals for those not attending school will be coming in due course and will be communicated with schools and eligible families. Contact the Community Hub if your family needs support in the meantime.
Mental health support is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, by calling the Sussex Mental Healthline on 0800 0309 500.
Support for people at risk of harm as a result of domestic abuse is available from the WORTH Specialist Domestic Abuse Service by calling 07834 968539 or 033 022 28181, or emailing DomesticAbuseServicesCentral@westsussex.gov.uk. This service is available Monday-Friday, 9.00am-5.00pm.
Support is available to employers and the self-employed, including sole traders and limited company directors. You may be eligible for loans, tax relief and cash grants, whether your business is open or closed.
The phased roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccination programme is continuing across Sussex.
As the NHS rolls out vaccines, we’d like to remind people of 3 things:
The NHS will contact you when it’s your turn, so please do not contact them beforehand.
Please act on your invite when it comes.
Remember Hands, Face, Space. It will save lives and help the NHS.
In Sussex, the vaccine is currently available from three ‘hospital hub’ sites and from 15 GP-led local vaccination services, covering 56 practices, with many more due to start offering the vaccine over the coming weeks.
The vaccination programme will continue to expand in Sussex over the coming weeks and months as more vaccine becomes available.
Be aware of COVID-19 vaccination scams. To protect yourself and your family members from fraud and criminals, remember the following points:
The NHS will never ask you to press a button on your keypad or send a text to confirm you want the vaccine, and never ask for payment or for your bank details.
The NHS is currently not making house calls to deliver or discuss the vaccine.
If you receive a call you believe to be fraudulent, hang up. If you believe you have been the victim of fraud or identity theft report this directly to Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040. Where the victim is vulnerable, report it to Sussex Police online or by calling 101.
National Lockdown – Latest Update from West Sussex County CouncilSharon Hurr2021-01-06T08:43:34+00:00
Communications, Easebourne Park, News
Easebourne Park remains open in Lockdown
Following the Government announcement last night, Monday 4th January, we have investigated the detailed guidance and can confirm that Easebourne Park and the play equipment can remain accessible during the current Lockdown.
Obviously the rules around meeting others from outside your household must be followed, social distancing should be maintained at all times and if you are using the play equipment please do take the necessary precautions with regards to antibacterial hand gels before and after use.
Easebourne Park remains open in LockdownMike Noble2021-01-05T19:56:41+00:00
West Sussex County Council – See in the New Year Safely
See in the New Year safely
Resolve to have a better 2021
West Sussex remains in Tier 4: Stay At Home coronavirus restrictions, so New Year’s Eve will be a little different this year.
1 in 3 people who have coronavirus have no symptoms. That means the less contact we have, the safer we’ll be. See in the New Year at home to #KeepWestSussexSafe.
Unlike at Christmas, there will be no household mixing at New Year, and we must continue to follow the Tier 4: Stay At Home restrictions.
Please remind yourself of the rules for tier 4.
We wish all residents, partners and businesses a happy and safe 2021.
Regional, local and mobile coronavirus testing units remain open across the New Year period.
If you think you may have any coronavirus symptoms, please do not delay.
Isolate immediately and book a test today. There is availability at your local walk or drive-through sites that may be closer than you think.
Need some inspiration for New Year’s Resolutions for 2021? Here’s some ideas to help you mentally and physically as we continue to battle the pandemic.
Help banish COVID-19
Keep yourself, your loved ones, and your community safe including remembering hands, face, space at all times, adhere to the government’s tier restrictions and get your vaccination when you are called. Visit our COVID-19 webpages for the latest information.
New year, new job
You may be thinking about changing careers or looking for a new job. Take a look at our jobs pages to view the wide range of careers available. Why not consider a job working in care and visit our Proud to Care job website. Or, find out how you could become a foster carer and change a life.
Get out in wonderful West Sussex
Make a resolution to spend some time outside each day, if you can. There are a host of ways you can enjoy the great outdoors in West Sussex, visit Experience West Sussex or our leisure webpages.
Drink less, feel better
The stress and changes in our routines have led to many of us drinking more or more often than usual. Could you take on the Dry January challenge? If you need help to reduce your drinking, Alcohol Wellbeing Advisors across West Sussex are ready to provide free and confidential advice and support. Visit the West Sussex Wellbeing website for more information.
Mind your mental health
Make a resolution to give your mental health a positive boost in 2021. Visit the West Sussex Wellbeing website for practical help and advice.
Do your bit – recycle it
Take a look at our waste and recycling webpages and discover all the things that you can recycle and aim to recycle more in 2021. You can also sign up for our Environment and Climate Change e-newsletter to get regular updates.
Hands up to volunteer
If you would like to lend some practical help to the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccination, visit Sussex Community NHS Trust. They need volunteers to help with the administration of the vaccination programme.
If your resolution is to start your own business in 2021, then help is at hand on our Business West Sussex website where you’ll find information on where to find help setting up or growing a business, with links to useful resources and networks.
Get stuck into a book – online
Make a resolution to read more – it’s a great way to escape without leaving home. Our e-library is open 24/7 and offers a wide range of reading matter including eBooks, eAudio-books, newspapers, and e-magazines to download free of charge.
West Sussex County Council – See in the New Year SafelySharon Hurr2020-12-30T19:05:33+00:00
Update from West Sussex County Council (Tier 4 from Boxing Day)
West Sussex moves to Tier 4 Stay At Home restrictions from Boxing Day
A message from Paul Marshall, Leader of West Sussex County Council
Community Hub here for you this Christmas
Our Christmas and New Year opening times
Christmas and the holiday season will be different this year for many of us, and possibly not how we planned it, so please let’s make 2020 the year we did all we could to protect each other. Coronavirus cases almost doubled in the last week in West Sussex and the county will move into TIER 4: STAY AT HOME restrictions from this Saturday (26 December).
Before then, on Christmas Day (25 December), the government has said up to three households can get together. This is a maximum (not a target), includes your own household, is for one day only, and MUST not include households already in tier 4.
Read more on Christmas Day bubbles here.
Most areas across the South will be moving to TIER 4: STAY HOME from Saturday. The new rules will mean we MUST not leave or be outside of our home or garden, except where we have a ‘reasonable excuse.’
Tier 4: STAY AT HOME rules
Remember: Hands. Face. Space. And #KeepWestSussexSafe.
See the latest data on coronavirus cases in West Sussex here
Christmas can be a difficult time of year for many, so it’s also really important to look after our mental wellbeing. If you or anyone you know needs support this year, the following links have some useful advice, guidance and tips: NHS Every Mind Matters
and Mind: Christmas and coronavirus
Please help us spread the message and share this information with friends, family and people in our community who might not otherwise see it, especially those not on social media or online.
Leader of West Sussex County Council, Paul Marshall shares his well wishes for residents for Christmas and the New Year.
Watch the video on our Youtube channel.
The Community Hub will be operating over Christmas and providing help to those who need support.
You can contact the Community Hub in confidence by calling 033 022 27980 or by completing the online form.
The Hub will be open seven days a week (including the Christmas Bank Holidays) between 8am-8pm. Please share these details with anyone you know who may need our help.
Take a look at our Christmas opening times webpage for information on our opening times for County Council services over the holiday period.
Here’s our Top 10 tips for preventing waste this Christmas. Follow @WSRecycles on Twitter and @WestSussexRecycles on Facebook for more recycling tips.
Important information for poultry and domestic bird owners – you are now legally required to keep your birds indoors where possible under new measures to control the spread of Avian Flu
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Interview: Every intelligence is value-neutral, says Howard Gardner
Image credit: Harvard Graduate School of Education
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“Every intelligence is value-neutral. It can be used constructively or negatively,” says renowned developmental psychologist Howard Gardner
By Dipin Damodharan / July 19, 2020
Howard Gardner needs little introduction. One of the most admirable intellectual cult heroes of our times, this renowned American developmental psychologist happened to be the correction of a faulty tilt in the very concept of human intelligence. We were not at all bothered about judging our children as smart and dumb, given their varying dimensions of general intelligence.
As far as intelligence and teaching are concerned, Gardner provided ample signs that there was something terribly wrong with the so-called conventional method, and it was only going to crash sometime, slowly but surely. Because, we–from the teachers and parents to policy makers and administrators–only thought of maintaining ourselves with our grim take on everything related to intelligence.
Howard Gardner is the Hobbs Research Professor of Cognition and Education at Harvard Graduate School of Education
The so-called bright child with conventional intelligence belongs to one line. And others belong to the other line. That is the reason why some students find themselves in limbo despite doing many things right in their schooling.
Gardner has shattered the myth of intelligence being a singular concept and proved that there are multiple intelligences within a human being. He describes human beings as the ones having several relatively independent information processing capacities (Read more about Gardner’s theory of Multiple Intelligences here) . Branded as the founding father of the universally acclaimed Multiple Intelligences (MI) theory, Howard Gardner is the Hobbs Research Professor of Cognition and Education at Harvard Graduate School of Education.
In an exclusive interview with the Education Post Online Chief Editor and Co-founder Dipin Damodharan, Gardner says that he has moved on to study the way that intelligences are used–positively and negatively– in the real world. Excerpts…
How do you look at the future of education in the backdrop of Covid-19 pandemic?
Of course I hope that we return to regular in-person classes, especially for young students. We will have learned a lot about what topics, approaches, and ages work well online, which can be boosted, and which have to be done in person. Whether and how we apply those learning is an open question. I’d bet more on some countries and regions (northern Europe) than on others (The United States, Brazil).
MI (Multiple Intelligences) is a theory about how the mind is organized and how it operates. That is not affected by COVID in itself
Howard Garnder
What do you think of the relevance of the theory of Multiple Intelligences in the new scenario?
MI (Multiple Intelligences) is a theory about how the mind is organized and how it operates. That is not affected by COVID in itself. But to the extent that more education takes place at home, with parents and students working side by side, the more crucial it will be to know about the mind of each student, how it works, what helps it work well, what is frustrating or counterproductive. This requires intrapersonal intelligence (what works for me and how) and interpersonal intelligence (how can I help my child, my sibling, my friends, etc).
As the educational institutions are still closed, how educators can teach students about survival skills using MI theory?
MI theory is very relevant since it features the personal intelligences. We need to learn more about how each of us learns, what works, etc and to make use of that knowledge– that’s intrapersonal intelligence. And to the extent that we are working with others– peers, parents, children– we need to understand how the other person learns, what works etc.
I have always felt that online education provides an invaluable opportunity for personalized learning
Of course, the other intelligences are relevant as well– including what I call ‘pedagogical intelligence”– how do we teach someone else? – and ‘existential intelligence’– what are the big issues in life, and how can we think well about them and make progress in understanding them?
And depending on the topic, we also make use of other intelligences– spatial intelligence in learning geometry or geography, musical intelligence in the arts, and so on.
Every intelligence is value-neutral– it can be used constructively (the way that South African leader Nelson Mandela used his interpersonal intelligence to bring a warring country together) or negatively (the way that Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic used his interpersonal intelligence to promote hatred and ‘ethnic cleansing’)
In countries like India, online education is gaining momentum. What should be the educators keep in mind to not repeat the ‘one size fits all’ mistake of the past?
Online education has become more important in the COVID era. Also, there is every reason to think it will improve, if we study carefully what works and why, and if we also reflect on what doesn’t work, and why not.
I have always felt that online education provides an invaluable opportunity for personalized learning. In a class of 30 or 50 students, it’s very difficult to personalize. But there is no reason in the world why a good online educational system cannot individualize to a great extent. An AI system should be able to custom fit each learner. “One size fits all’ could and should end up in the grave yard— that’s always been an aspiration of MI theory and practice!
Howard Gardner. Image: Harvard Graduate School of
Could you tell us how MI theory will evolve further, from a futuristic perspective?
With all due respect, I am no longer working actively on MI. Through the Good Project (thegoodproject.org) I have moved on to study the way that intelligences are used–positively and negatively– in the real world. That’s because, in and of itself, every intelligence is value-neutral– it can be used constructively (the way that South African leader Nelson Mandela used his interpersonal intelligence to bring a warring country together) or negatively (the way that Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic used his interpersonal intelligence to promote hatred and ‘ethnic cleansing’)
While I am not working actively on MI, I do monitor the findings about the brain and also about artificial intelligence. I no longer think that I have identified correctly all of the intelligences and how they work, but I feel strongly that an appreciation of the multi-faceted nature of the mind will be with us from now on.
I write about this in my forthcoming memoir A SYNTHESIZING MIND, to be published in September 2020, by the MIT Press.
Dipin Damodharan
Dipin Damodharan is the editor and co-founder of www.educationpostonline.com
Tags: Harvard School of Education, Howard Garnder, Human intelligence, Multiple Intelligences
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Aces of the Luftwaffe is going mobile!
The thrilling alternate history World War II shoot ’em up Aces of the Luftwaffe – Squadron will be available for mobile devices on in early 2020. Publisher HandyGames has started the pre-order / pre-registration on iOS and Android.
Aces of the Luftwaffe – Squadron for mobile devices will already include the “Nebelgeschwader” DLC, which doubles the game content by adding a second full length campaign. This action-packed thrill ride with a strong narrative and fully voiced cutscenes will pilot you through 50 levels of single player campaign greatness!
Experience both sides of the story! The Allies campaign puts you in the cockpit of the squad leader where you and your wingmen stand against a German invasion of the US-Homeland. The campaign consists of 25 levels, and in each you’ll face six spectacular boss encounters and shoot down thousands of German airplanes, while experiencing the captivating storyline.
Switch factions in the Axis campaign, making you part of the German elite squadron “Nebelgeschwader”, where you will bring doom to the American Forces. However, you’ll soon find out that you are only being used for cruel intentions – a fact you can’t stand as honorable pilots! The add-on doubles the content of the base game – another 25 levels, new airplanes & skills to unlock, a unique storyline and six astounding boss fights are waiting for you.
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game: Batman Begins
posted by: George Holomshek
publisher: EA Games
developer: Eurocom
platform: GameCube/PS2/Xbox
keywords: Dark Knight Scarecrow stealth fear
date posted: 12:00 AM Mon May 9th, 2005
last revision: 12:00 AM Mon May 9th, 2005
Attempting the impossible is nothing new for mankind. Everything from the secrets of time travel to the nerd's perfect technique to woo a supermodel has been schemed upon and attempted, more often than not resulting in failure and sometimes a restraining order. Nevertheless, people just can't take a hint and they keep on trying. One of the latest entrants in the battle to beat towering odds is Eurocom with their attempt to create a good Batman game; not just any game, but a videogame based on a movie. And let's face it; the Dark Knight has had a rough career on the big screen, especially lately. But with the latest feature film, Batman Begins, being put into more - shall we say - capable hands and showcasing the greatly desired darker? side of the story, the game should have a good base to stand on. This, along with Eurocom's new vision for Batman games, may finally give fans something to cheer about.
Those of you who know the Splinter Cell series will find many things in this game very familiar, starting with the gameplay itself. Instead of the usual run around and beat the living daylights out of people? style of play, Batman will spend the majority of his time sneaking around and waiting for that perfect moment to strike. The stealth, however, isn't exactly the way it is in the Splinter Cell games. Instead of directly using the dark, enemies have vision cones? so you can see exactly where they are looking. This allows for far greater freedom of movement than Sam Fisher could ever hope for. Other attributes Batsy shares with Ubisoft's ninja/spy are moves like climbing poles, shimmying ledges, as well as the ability to use an optic cable to see under doors.
But don't go jumping the gun thinking that this is Splinter Cell 4 only with Sam Fisher in a bat suit. A very intriguing new mechanic Eurocom is trying is a new fear system." Easily the most intriguing aspect of the game, the system allows you to target enemies and see their heart rate and also whether or not they are armed. You are also able to see overall fear level of the area which affects all enemies. Fear is actually one of your biggest weapons. The more fear you are able to instill in your opponent the less effective they are in combat, and you can even make some so scared that they will run away and find a corner to hide in. There are several things you can do to create fear, including fancy fighting moves and environmental tools. Think of how the guards will feel when all the lights go out and then they hear a muffled scream. Yea, that's about the gist of the system. Another effect of making people so scared they crap themselves is that your reputation gradually increases over the course of the game. As you gain reputation it becomes easier to put baddies on edge and take care of them. Recall that Batman is new to Gotham, and isn't initially taken seriously. But, the higher your reputation gets, things go from, Look at the guy in the rubber suit,? to, Oh God. We're so screwed."
Movie based video games tend to fail for one simple reason; the game tries to recreate the movie scene for scene. Well, it finally looks as though some people have wised up. Eurocom has recruited the writer of both Splinter Cell and Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow, JT Petty, to rewrite the Batman Begins story to better fit a game. Thus, instead of recreating the movie, the game takes the main points of the movie and expands on them. This rewriting also means that there are no filler supervillains to bloat the game. That's right, no mysterious ties to Poison Ivy or the Joker, just the Scarecrow and his network of evil. While they want this game to be its own adventure, they still want it to have very direct ties to the movie. Eurocom accomplished this by getting their hands on the actors themselves to provide the voices of their in-game counterparts.
Though it's too early to tell if the fear system will actually live up to its potential, from the looks of things the game is definitely headed in the right direction. The movie may have some scars to heal, but the game has an even steeper mountain to climb. They have the talent and the resources, now all we have to do is wait and see if Eurocom and EA can pull this one off. Batman fans, June 15th might just be the day you have been waiting for for a long time.
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More about Life
British writer, performer and ex-expat attempts to unravel life and culture.
OuterCyperspace
In case people think I have lost touch with the youth, I have not. I'm right behind them. I have my myspace space, I have my Hyves account, and I even have an avatar on Second Life.
For those of you who don't know hyves, it's a social networking thing like myspace, except without the spam and the sex. It's quite popular in the Netherlands, possibly more so than myspace. One difference is that in myspace most of your 'friends' are people you don't know: bands who want to look popular, hot chicks who want to sell you t-shirts and hot chicks who want you to sign up to their web site to see their titties. On Hyves pretty much all of your 'friends' are people you know. Consequently I have very few friends on Hyves compared to myspace. I always feel relatively popular on myspace. Although not compared to the hot chicks with t-shirts or tittie-sites who have thousands and thousands of friends: alot of whom are other hot chicks with tittie-sites.
It is on Second Life that I feel I have achieved more. Second Life for those of you still very much concerned with the first one is a 3D-representation of the real world where you control an 'avatar' or human graphic and explore the world. It's very much like the real modern world in that it's chock full of advertising, most of the places seem to be concerned with getting money from you and when you really want to go and do something it's frustratingly slow. I am, however, proud that in my short time in this alternative advertising reality I have managed to make money. Real money, because there is an exchange rate between First Life US Dollars and Second Life Linden Dollars that you spend on things like face-lifts and property in Second Life. (It is currently 250 Linden Dollars to 1 US Dollar.) I have earned, for ten minutes dancing, 3 Linden Dollars. It may not sound like much, but it's a lot of money to be paid for dancing when you're a short, over-weight man with a beard.
The trouble now is to find something that costs as little as 3 Linden Dollars to spend it on.
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Labels: Computers, Games, Netherlands
Brief summary: UK trip 8-11 September 2006
Arriving at Gatwick Airport late Friday evening, I was filled with one impression. We Brits have gotten fat. Everywhere I looked there were obese bodies blocking the way and waddling from MacDonalds to Häagen Grozs and back again. Maybe I'd happened to land at the same time as a flight from Chocohocoland, because it seemed to be even more noticeable that it had been a few months before. But I listened to the accents and they were not Chocoholic, but all very British in all its flavours. The whole population does seem to have broadened.
Of course I'd read the newspapers and seen the TV programmes that have been saying everyone was getting bigger around the middle (not to mention heard the rants of one Jamie Oliver, school nosh critic) but had not been convinced. After all, on TV, everyone was still as skinny as all hell. Even the fat ones on TV are really just slightly podgy and far from obese. But here was proof, larger than lithe. Still, I'm hardly as thin as I used to be. Although perhaps a while yet away from being called a porker.
My understanding is that in the UK the government is fully prepared to listen to nutritionists (and even more so to celebrity chefs) but none of these have their ear in quite the same way as the junk-food people. Plus the current government favours outside companies doing things like the cooking, the owning of the school buildings, selling of the school land and employing of the unvetted maintenance staff. This is mainly to help fiddle their Enron-style accounting but also to be further removed from the blame for anything that goes wrong.
What it also means is that where as in the old days you would have had "school dinner ladies" – grotesque, aging women who would serve up huge vats of slop, with most of the nutrition boiled away - you will now get some underpaid kid, who is probably playing truant from the next school, serving up pre-deep-fried shapes with the nutrition clearly and confusingly labelled on the box, and ensuring more than the recommended weekly intake of vitamin Cholesterol.
This is not the full picture, because it's not just the kids, as I'd been lead to expect, but their parents also whose hips seem to be reaching a size that in Italy they would call "Fiat." That I don't have a theory for. Yet. But am considering blaming Big Brother or Myspace.
Labels: Anthropology, Food, Travel, UK
26/04/07 New York – Packing Meat
After a brief hunt to find unoccupied showers in Hotel 17, we wondered out into the streets. We broke fast on the covered terrace of a café on a corner not far from the hotel. I enjoyed the "typical American breakfast" of two eggs how you like, crispy toast, great, light-fried potatoes and a flat, round "sausage." All served with coffee in a mug the size of a house.
Inside someone with the mouth of Marlon Brando in The Godfather munched and mumbled through his own breakfast. Outside, in the corner of our narrow terrace, sat two guys who could have been Al Pacino characters. "What da fuck?" this, "why da fuck?" that. The guys were moaning "dat nowafuckendays it's too fucken expensive to fucken spend all night in a fucken jazz club." Possibly referring to the one that Woody Allen is reportedly to make unannounced appearances at and join in with the band.
We went back to the hotel, checked out and did more walking. New York is a city where you can walk, which is not so common or possible in many US cities. We wandered all over the place finding ourselves pretty soon in the Meat Packing District where they used to, er, pack meat. Nowadays they are doing a lot of building there and it is a very up-and-coming area. In between the run-down bits, old-warehouses and rat-infested building sites, there are tiny exclusive designer boutiques of the likes of Stella McCartney, etc.
We then wandered down to Chinatown, which was great. In some places you really feel like you are in Shanghai or Beijing rather than New York. We had a fortifying lunch at Joe's Ginger and then picked up some tasty Chinese pastries from a bakery to have later on. It was odd to go all the way to one different country and find yourself missing a completely different third country.
We wandered back to the hotel after that, skirting Little Italy and traversing Soho. We stopped for yet more kwarfee and a vegan molasses cookie. There we listened in on the conversation between a writer and his agent. She was all high-powered yadda-yadda-yadda and he was a bit more "well, er, okay." Agents and writers are the opposite ends of the spectrum and in many ways should never meet. However, they need each other like no other relationship does.
We grabbed our bags and had the concierge call us a taxi. The hotel has a deal with a taxi company that turned out to be a con. Or at the very least involves some poor communication. Basically the hotel tells you the fee up front, which is a little more than the standard fee to the airport, but you think what the hell it will come straight to the door. They even tell you it is all-inclusive. Then when you get there, the shifty guy in the taxi says that it is not at all inclusive. A few calls between the driver and the hotel later and we still refused to pay for the toll. Nobody was happy, but at least we were at the airport.
The journey there was terrible in another way. The whole journey we were subjected to "Smooth Jazz CD 101.9" an easy listening radio station playing songs so bland and inoffensive they give you road rage.
We arrived at the airport very early. US airports are much less secure than European ones. In Europe the shopping is on both sides of security and so you can shop knowing those people around you are fellow passengers. In the US, before going to the gates you are wandering around people who have just walked in from pick-pocket school or terrorist training camp. Basically, you go into a standard mall and then after a while, go through the security check to your gate. You would have thought that perhaps now, security would be allowed to interfere with business.
The other thing whereby European airports win is that there they provide free trolleys. In the US, you have to pay for them. Trolleys are part of the fun of the world of airports and to make you pay for them is just wrong. Morally wrong.
The flight back was uneventful as all good flights should be. I diverted myself with Happy Feet for a while, but I had been hoping there were things to be enjoyed in there for semi-adults to enjoy, but it was only for young kids. But fortunately we were able to sleep and soon found ourselves starting a new day, weary and happy, in home sweet home, surprisingly sunny Amsterdam. Stay safe.
Labels: Anthropology, Drink, Food, Travel, US
25/04/07 New York - Kwarfee
The showers in Hotel 17 are tiny. Good water pressure, but if you were to throw your arms out during a rendition of the 3rd aria in Verdi's Stagliatelli, you'd find both broken at the shoulder. There are still no signs of the hotel's resident drag queen we were promised by a previous tenant.
We went into Stealbucks Coffee because it seemed to imply we could use the internet there. We could, but only if you pay T-mobile too much money, so we didn't. After that we strolled and took in a large Virgin. Finally we rested in a small, empty snack bar run by (Asian) Indians selling (Asian) Indian-style food disguised as American-friendly wraps.
We finally got our internet fix – Cath had work to do – in a public library where we got to observe daytime library users, who somehow don't differ from country to country.
Our next snack was at Amy's Bread where we popped in partly to avoid the rain. Here we had coffee and sticky buns and I was introduced to Devil's food cake which is rich, gooey and in parts probably made by Satan himself it's so tasty. Here we got to see some examples of pudding, plus what American's call scones, which are almost the same thing as we call them, but not quite.
There seems to be a lot of people walking around whilst reading here. It seems dangerous, but shows how comfortable people feel. For Catherine it feels safer on the streets in New York where traffic is more orderly and less diverse than in Amsterdam. I have seen people cross the street whilst reading a book, which seems madness, but probably makes you smarter. The other thing I saw that I couldn't do is people walking around carrying a plastic bag that said "Stop using plastic bags." Too much irony in one disposable item.
For dinner we sought out a Vietnamese restaurant, but were disappointed. We found the one we were after, but it seemed to cater more for students (cheap and you get lots) than for those who like food to do wonderful things to your taste buds. It was a bit bland. But filling.
For culture we went back to UCB and watched a show of try-outs of sketch and improv groups. The host couldn't describe anything without using half a dozen superlatives, which the audience seemed to not mind, but bothered myself and Lady Catherine. The shows was a pretty mixed bag. There were a few improv groups of varying degrees of experience. Highlights included a double-act featuring two builders on a lunch break which had great fast dialogue, part of which at least was improvised about random stories picked from the paper and about the bizarre things they had in their lunch box. The best were the team of four girls "from the admin department" who were putting on an improv show. It was sublime to watch these characters talk about every suggestion and comment to each other during their deliberately terrible scenes. Hilarious.
Labels: Anthropology, Drink, Food, Impro, Travel, US
24/04/07 Maryland; Virginia; Washington, DC; New Jersey; New York – Altered States
The drive to the Ronald Reagan National Airport (usually the Ronald Regan is dropped) took us past such important spy-novel locations as Langley, Virginia (headquarters of the CIA) and The Pentagon (headquarters of The League of Satan, judging by the design). Most of the people who go on to become enemies of the US are trained by people from these places.
From the airport, we took a moving walkway, a shuttle bus and a moving walkway to get to the metro, which we rode to Union Station in Washington itself. I'd forgotten how soporific the lighting was on DC metro stations. I'm sure violence on the subway is very low there, although incidents of people falling asleep onto the track must be pretty high. We arrived a good hour early at Union Station, so had a chance to grab food and see the resplendent décor.
We took the Amtrak train to New York Penn Station. A pleasant three hour ride with more space and less panic than on a plane, but for only a tiny little bit more money and much more travel time, but much less faff time.
At New York Penn, we jumped in a taxi and were swerved over to the East Village to the deceptively large Hotel 17. After flooding the toilets, we roamed around the streets hunting down healthy, dairy-free places to eat before settling on a Chipotle's Mexican deli. We walked pretty much the whole day acquainting ourselves with a small part of the world's best-known metropolis.
The evening was rounded off with "Harold Night" at the Upright Citizen's Brigade. UCB are one of the best-known improv groups and is an improv academy in the style of Second City. The show we watched was basically 5 different groups all performing a Harold (short, semi-structured, improvised performance of about 20-30 minutes). The audience was mostly other performers or students of the many classes they give. It was never-the-less practically full.
UCB's theatre is underneath a huge drugstore (chemist). It is quirky, somewhat rock and roll, or rather grunge, and suitably makeshift as befits an improv space. It was as well arranged as the obligatory view-blocking posts would allow.
Labels: Food, Impro, Travel, US
23/04/07 Bethesda, Maryland – Flimsy Blade Used with Force (5,5)
For the second day running, we went shopping, which is the sort of thing that would put a strain on a lesser relationship. But today we had time to shop for books, which is a different sort of shopping. The sort of difference between a chalk sandwich and a cheese sandwich. We even had time to check out the geeky gadget store.
Possible captions: "The price tag is large on this one." The man who put the wan into Obi Wan Kenobi: "If you strike me down I will come back more paler than you can possibly imagine."
Again, however, we struck out (failed to achieve our aim) of finding clothes in Catherine's size that are also not covered in cartoon characters. I think it's time for a range of sexy clothes for the smaller girl. It could be called Lolita or something arty like that. Although we found nothing to buy, we did find a camouflaged bikini that could have slept four marines. I also found that the clothes racks in Seers from above look like swastikas.
In the bookstore (bookshop), I searched amongst the large collection of crossword books to find one that contained cryptic ones. Catherine did warn me that there wouldn't be any, but I didn't believe it. They seem to be a European thing. Hard US crosswords just refer to less well-known synonyms or expect you to remember obscurer facts like who was the 41st president or something. In fact, while we were there (the US, not the bookshop), Professor William J Clinton, former incumbent at the Lewinski Institute, published what appeared to be one of the first semi-cryptic crosswords in the country. It was more of a quiz with obscure-sounding questions, such as "Baby Boomer blown by girl in blue dress. (4,7)"
That night we ate Vietnamese and had my taste buds awed. We also did some late-night book shopping. I realised that although Virginia lags behind Texas in the sheer number of Bibles on the shelves, it does win on the number of Christian Inspiration books. These are books such as "Faith in Your Daily Life," "How I Found God in Clothing Retail," and "Jesus and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance."
Labels: Anthropology, Fashion, Food, Travel, US
22/04/07 Bethesda, Maryland – Big Fat Zero
The day started with a little of that great divider of the sexes, shopping. We didn't buy much as most stores don't go down to Lady Catherine's size. I expect they do in New York, and certainly in LA, but in Lardula Falls Mall, Virginia, they don't. Even the children's sizes are too big. Or if they are not, they are for very young children and not very sexy. Where do young children get sexy things to wear? Oh yeah, the internet.
In the evening, we had a barbeque with the addition of one of Catherine's cousins and his lady friend and learnt all about hand dancing. It's a kind of shuffling, hand-holding dance which is a kind of localised version of swing dancing in that (a) you don't move too far around and (b) it is only found in the DC area.
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Labels: Fashion, Travel, US
21/04/07 Bethesda, Maryland – Gun Running
Saturday saw Catherine, once a marathon-level athlete, reliving glory days with her sister along a bit of the same canal that runs near Harpers Ferry. This ditch was once a source of revenue and vital transportation route, and is now a great place to watch turtles hang out and see the single, odd elderly kayaker ride the stillness.
Just over the running path from the canal was the vast, majestic Potomac. However, kayakers are specifically warned here that they should resist that part of the water as it leads towards a large dam with turbines turning the exact speed needed to dice kayaks like fibreglass carrots.
On an island in the river is another boat club. However it is very, very exclusive. More exclusive even than the one on the quayside next to the area where the suited and boated millionaires hang out. Despite looking like a shack on a deserted island, it takes years and years to even get on the list of people who might become members when enough people die. The island had no signs of life and can only be reached by a boat. Which means you have to have a boat already and therefore won't need this place. Although I think there's a little raft you can pull yourself across on. As nobody seems to use it and you cannot join it, I can only think it is some sort of front for something. Drugs, gun-running, government research or some other covert, illegal activity.
The evening was spent visiting more relatives in their large house in an estate of other large houses right next to a national park. It's the place to live if you think deer in your back garden are cool (which I think they are, but I don't have to live with them) and are fond of hornets (which no one is).
The whole basement is given over to a children's play area and has about the same volume as the house I grew up in. And I think the kids have as many toys lying around as I ever owned. This is apparently typical and goes to prove what I've always thought, that American kids are spoilt. Spoiled, plumped up and then shot sometime during their education. It doesn't feel like the best way to raise your kids.
On the way home, we passed a large corporate building that houses the headquarters of the NRA. One of the most important population control organisations in the US. It was closed, possibly because they were mourning the loss of one of their members.
Labels: Anthropology, Food, Travel, US, Wildlife
20/4/07 Washington, DC – Canoedling
After leaving Harpers Ferry, we drove along the Potomac river, past places like Damascus and Germantown towards the Washington DC area. It's here that Catherine's sister lives with her husband. They live in the forest. Or so it feels. Actually they live in what was once a wooded area that is still pretty wooded even after houses have been built there. It's great if you like watching birds and squirrels and feeling miles away from the house just next door.
Traffic in and out of DC, especially during rush hour, is a nightmare. To help cope, at key times of the day, lanes change direction. Roads normally heading both in and out of the city suddenly start heading just one way. It can be very confusing. And frustrating when the place you want to get to is normally accessible by driving a little way down one road that is now against you and you have to drive all over town to get on that same road travelling in the other direction. It's also dangerous and we at one point found ourselves facing traffic coming head-on after none of us realised the road had gone all unidirectional.
Our detour took us past such sights on the DC tourist map as the Kennedy Center for Something or Other, and the Watergate Hotel famous for bringing the "gate" suffix into the English language. Now anything can become a scandal just by adding the word "gate" to the end of it. Like the scandal about the state of modern software practices, Billgate.
We were in DC to canoe. Yes, canoe. There is a boat club on the river in the heart, or at least kidneys, of Washington where our hosts keep a canoe. It's also a hang-out for a thousand spoilt school kids. We rowed around one of the islands giving ourselves a good, healthy workout. Then we hit the town.
We walked past the bars where the yachtists hang out. Here large slabs of ice had been placed on pedestals for reasons unknown. It was maybe artistic, but they were just somewhat rough slabs. It may have been to counteract global warming, but it seemed too little, too late. It may have just been decided by someone that it would look cool (pun possible intended). We strode up past pricey shops, walked right into a medium-sized Italian restaurant on the corner, sat down and ate.
The food was highly worthy, as I recall, and we returned towards our car quite nourished. The shops were all shut or shutting except for the bookshop, which had hours left to go. We wandered through the yuppie bar terrace on the quayside. The place was now heaving with the well-dressed and well-off, many of whom had arrived on expensive yachts which were parked along the waterside. It was very much a place to be seen. We slipped through effortlessly. Not really dressed up well enough to be obvious. The yachts varied in shape, but pretty much all of them were shining. I think people had spent their whole week at home polishing their yacht for this evening. None of them looked as if they had ever been sailed in anger.
{Lesson time: The word "yacht" (pronounced yot) comes from the Dutch word "jacht" (formerly "jaght", pronounced yagkgt where gkg sounds like clearing your throat or the ch in "loch"). It basically means hunt or in this context fast pirate-ship. So these people with their elegant suits and designer partners were basically fast pirates.}
We drove back past one of the must-see sights in DC – the steps from the film The Exorcist. You know, the ones where he falls down and down and down. Superb.
Labels: Anthropology, Food, Travel, Wildlife
20/4/07 Harpers Ferry, West Virginia – Rock over Troubled Water
We were awoken early by a bird that for some reason had evolved to make a sound exactly like a digital alarm clock. It was definitely a bird because its tone was natural despite its resemblance to an electronic noise, plus it was ever so slightly irregular in a way machines never are without serious programming. Why would a bird evolve in this way? Surely Natural Selection would have meant that not only would have warned the worm of its approach and therefore got no food, but also later-starting animals, awoken early, would have set upon it making it extinct by now.
Perhaps it did not evolve, but was thrown out of the nest at an early age (probably because it made an irritating noise from the word go) and believed there after that its mother was in fact the Robinson's alarm clock. Every morning it would hear her call and would do its best to imitate that call. The Robinsons have since retired and now no longer need the alarm clock, but still every morning, the little bird calls out exactly at 6:30 hoping once again to hear the voice of its mother. This is all speculation.
Some time later, we feasted on another wonderful gourmet breakfast and met the other tenants of The Anglers Inn.
For our now daily dose of outdoor investigation, we wondered past the original Storer College and joined up with the Appalachian Trail where we left off yesterday. It took us pass Jefferson Rock, a large rock on which Thomas Jefferson once stood and apparently uttered some profound words about the town and view. Nowadays mere mortals cannot climb onto the rock and fences stop them nearing the edges of the bits below the rock. The rock is also perennially surrounded by school children who don't tend to say anything that could be described as profound. Their teacher asked for words to describe the rock, "big" was about the best.
We wandered some more around the town, popped into a few more houses that were now devoted to telling about the story of Mr Brown, the struggle from slavery to segregation and Lewis and Clark, "explorers."
Labels: Food, History, Travel, Wildlife
19/4/07 Harpers Ferry, West Virginia – Revolution Come and Gone
We awoke in the quiet, post-revolutionary, pre-tourist season Harpers Ferry. We were staying at The Anglers Inn, a quaint, friendly B&B obsessed with all things fishing (see previous picture).
We each enjoyed the luxurious, warm classic-shaped bath and went down to feast on the gourmet breakfast provided by the kindly inn-keepers. Sumptuous French toasts and light chocolate bread. A fantastic way to start a day and 8:30 doesn't seem so early when you're still on European time.
Harpers Ferry was a once busy town that is now a tourist village. It's full of picturesque colonial houses. It is about as full of history as a place can be in the US. Scene of three civil war battles and John Brown's failed rebellion to free the slaves, which is credited with causing the war.
However one of the first points of the day was the confusing world of custard. In the UK, custard is the milky, eggy gloop you put on your pudding (dessert). In the US, the closest thing to custard as we know it is called pudding. Although you can get "frozen custard" which is also similar, but less eggy and more frozen. It's very confusing, but even more confusing when you know that custard was originally a kind of pie and that pudding originally meant something like a haggis. Not so tasty now, is it?
After breakfast, we took a walk. A long leisurely hike through the focal point of the village, over the railway bridge, along the damp canal and up through the woods.
Harpers Ferry lies at the point where the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers meet. There's a little bit of friendly tussling between the two waters, but it is the Potomac that wins the chance to flow on and into the Chesapeake Bay. On the other side of the Potomac is a key hill three times fought over during the war of Gone with the Wind.
Along the paths that wind through the woodland on that hill are points of interest left from the fortification from it. Ditches marked powder store and indents posted as gun emplacements. We took the shorter path to a crop of rock overhanging the tunnel entrance opposite the town. It's a great spot to sit, reflect, and look down on a pretty town kept in the old style through the power of tourism. Being such a great spot, it was only after a few seconds of arriving that another pack of tourists turned up. Fortunately, their attention span was much less than ours.
The overhang looks over the twin railway lines that merge at Harpers Ferry. We watched as a 65-carriage cargo train snaked its way along the river-side track and into the tunnel beneath us. Slowly crossing the country on a pre-laid path could well be the most boring or the most visually stimulating jobs one could have.
One thing we noted about the woodland around Harpers Ferry was its almost complete lack of wildlife. Occasionally there would be the odd woodland bird or a squirrel, but you'd expect much, much more of this sort of thing. It was actually quite eerie, especially as we saw more wildlife in New York City.
Most of the buildings in the core of the village are museums. Many of these relate to the life and times of one John Brown, former business man who went all wild-eyed and bearded at the treatment of slaves. He got together 20 men and lead an attack on Harpers Ferry which he hoped would encourage the slaves to rise up and join him. They didn't. Probably because despite his initial success he was soon surrounded by the military. Not only that but the first person the revolutionaries managed to shoot was a freed slave in the employ of the railroad company, which must have sent out mixed signals. That is if any signals really got out. It is hard to know how in these pre-radio days, word would really have spread about the revolt. Especially amongst slaves whose movements were far from free.
Still despite the failure of his attempt, and John Brown's subsequent hanging, the "rebellion" is credited with being a cause of the civil war a few years later, fought overtly over the issue of slavery.
Harpers Ferry was also a location of one of the first "free colleges," a place where people of all races and sexes could get an education. Together. Storer College was also a meeting place of the Niagara Movement, a group dedicated to removing segregation that was the "freedom" after slavery. You know as in, "Everybody is equal, but some people are more equal. White legs good; black legs bad."
After lunch, a few more museum homes and an encounter with a very large, blind park ranger who came puffing and grumbling down the stairs so audibly we thought he was going to die, it was time for coffee. We had it in The Coffee Mill. On the outside, this looks like a quaint, old-style coffee house, inside it looks like a seedy diner.
We didn't have time, alas for the John Brown Wax Museum in which the life of John Brown is illustrated using animated wax dummies. It has all the feel of a Vincent Price movie, apparently, especially the scene where John Brown is in his coffin and if you listen carefully you can hear him breathing, somewhat mechanically. It appears that frequently people come back to the town later in life determined to go back into the wax museum and once and for all dispel the nightmares they've had ever since they went there as a child. We didn't have time but maybe when if have kids of our own we'll come back here and take them here to the wax museum.
Harpers Ferry is a stop on the Appalachian Way, a path "originally" followed by Messrs Lewis and Clark when they crossed the country deciding what bits to con the locals out of. Much is made of Lewis and Clark's "pioneering" crossing and "discoveries" but very little is made of the young Native American woman who led them complete with child on her back.
We walked down by one of the rivers' edges where once there was much industry and housing before repeated floods brought all the buildings down. Now there is nothing but fallen brick in the outline of houses and mills with trees growing in between. Oh, and signs saying where the most important buildings were. On the way back we followed a tiny bit of the Appalachian Way. Some people spend years following the whole thing as a sort of get-back-to-well-trod-nature sort of thing as well as getting in touch with their colonial roots.
After a long day, an early night was the order of things, disturbed only by the frequent passage of 65-carriage monster trains.
Labels: Anthropology, Drink, Food, History, Travel, US
18/4/07 Dallas, Texas to Dulles, Virginia
After some necessary maintenance on Cath's Parent's network, we headed off to Dallas Fort Worth Airport. As stated before, US airports are sprawling and badly organised and Dallas Fort Worth is no different.
It was at this airport we finally got to see some Americans as we Europeans expect them. All girth and short trousers. There were also a few true Texans with their wranglers, 10 gallon hats and 20-gallon bellies. Although most were somewhat understated. I was very disappointed. My expectations of what the people of Texas were going to be like had proved very wrong. I can only assume we were in the wrong part of Texas. Certainly we didn't stray too much from downtown Dallas and the suburban sprawl that surrounds it. If we'd have gone to Billy-Bob's we would have seen plenty, but not necessarily authentic ones. Next time, we'll try and head out into the wilds and see if we can't find out what happened to the stereotypical Texan.
The plane we flew in had signs in two languages. In the middle one said "←EXIT SALIDA→" which means "Americans evacuate left, Mexicans right."
We flew into Chicago Midway Airport which celebrates a battle in the pacific where the US lost nearly 100 planes. Not the best theme for an airport. Here we had some non-country-specific Asian food. The pork was surprisingly tasty but the orange chicken overly sweet. I forget the name of the place, but it was something unlike Yam, Bam and Fan Kyu Maam.
After this, we caught our connection to Washing DC Dulles Airport. It had never occurred to us that Dallas and Dulles were close in name, but the guy at the Avis desk, who had an Australasian twang to his voice, claimed they had many people arriving there who had booked cars online for Dallas and expected them to be waiting for them in Dulles.
We took our hire car the few hundred miles to the B&B we were to spend the night. It was quite late and with bodies not even on mid-Atlantic time and stomachs having been filled at all sorts of odd times during the day, we eschewed dinner in favour of sleep. Sleep: called the Little Death by the morbid French and the Big Death by insects born that morning.
Labels: Anthropology, Food, Travel, US
17/4/07 Dallas, Texas – Eat At Krishna's
The news is still dominated by the massacre. A member of Congress said, "It's too early to talk about gun control." What he means is, "It's too late to talk about gun control."
The gunman it is emerging throughout the day is not your average gun-toting local, or a single-man cell of al-Quaida as some panickers were fearing, but a Korean student. He seems to have integrated very well and owned at least two handguns.
When she sees the skyline of Dallas, Catherine cannot help but think of the theme tune to the TV show of the same name. I hear something, but my memory is poor and I have a strong feeling I am not hearing the right theme tune. It may well be for some similar show, maybe Dysentry or Maverick. My memory of the show is pretty hazy, but I do recall there was a big hoo-har about who shot JR. I'm pretty sure it was Suellen Oswald from the Children's Book Repository. It was a pity we didn't have time to replenish my memory at the museum out housed at the actual Southfork Ranch used in the show. I say pity, but I mean something else.
One thing Dallas isn't short of is churches. They're big, they're frequent and they all have long names. Where I'm from, churches are called St. Margaret's or St. Frederick's. Maybe they get as long as St Martin's in the Field, but that's it. Here they are called things like Holy Church of Jesus Christ Son of God, and Church of the Holy Blessing of Jesus upon the Children of the Wondrous Flock of He Who Must be Praised. I don't know if the trend will be for these names to get longer. In fact, I think the trend will be that they start becoming more commercialised and start being called things like Holies!, HisHouse or J.C. Superstore ("open every Sunday from 8 til 4").
We had planned that evening to go to Billy-Bob's three-acre Honky-Tonk and Rodeo in Fort Worth, but time slipped away from us like the soap in a hillside shower. Then storm warnings came in so we decided to do something a little closer to home. Plus going to a bar to look at a bunch of men in big hats and leather boots seemed a little gay. Instead of the Honky-Tonk and Rodeo, we did the next best thing in terms of experiencing the Wild West spirit. We went to a Hari Krishna Temple Restaurant. There we had a very healthy Indian vegetarian buffet followed by some great halva. And the people in these temples are really nice. They're like Mormons dressed as Indian Hippies.
Labels: Food, Religion, Travel, US
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Cocktail of the Week: The Seelbach
Still have champagne left over from last week? Get rid of it. It’s flat by now. But here’s a second champagne cocktail. The holidays are closing in, and it’s always helpful to have some alternate uses for that extra bubbly.
The Seelbach Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky is now part of the Hilton chain. In its glory days F. Scott Fitzgerald frequented it – and was bodily escorted from its premises at least once – while in basic training at Camp Zachary Taylor. He retained enough residual affection for the place to immortalize it as the site of Tom and Daisy Buchanan’s wedding in The Great Gatsby. Some say Fitzgerald met the inspiration for Gatsby himself at the hotel bar, but that may be too much wish-fulfillment.
The Seelbach’s other principal claim to fame is its own cocktail, created in 1917. The apocryphal story relayed by Brad Thomas Parsons in his James Beard Award-winning book Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All (believe me, we’ll get to bitters momentarily) says that the drink was devised when a bartender used a Manhattan to catch the spillover from a newly-popped bottle of champagne. The exact formula was lost during Prohibition, then rediscovered by hotel manager Adam Seger in 1995. He restored the signature libation to the house bar’s menu, and later consented to let cocktail cognoscente Gary Regan include it in New Classic Cocktails (1997). (Update, November 1, 2016: Unless of course, the whole story turns out to be a sham. Give me some credit for at least referring to it as apocryphal.)
What leaps out from this recipe are the great lashings of bitters required. A whopping seven dashes of aromatic Angostura, and an equivalent amount of the sweeter Peychaud’s. As I’ve stated before, I am a fan of bitters, but fourteen dashes initially gave even me pause; something about the excessive number smacks of experimentation, or possibly a Derby Day dare. Still, there’s no denying that the drink works in its original configuration. I was intrigued to see a more tempered variation in Jim Meehan’s The PDT Cocktail Book: three dashes of Peychaud’s, two of Angostura. Meehan’s take is more sedate, giving additional purchase to the bourbon, and I liked it just fine. I’m tempted to reverse his modification and use more Angostura, its pungency my preferred match with dark liquor. Maybe a project for my traditional Day of the Dead bottle of champagne.
The Seelbach
½ oz. Cointreau
7 dashes of Angostura bitters
7 dashes of Peychaud’s bitters
several ozs. champagne
Combine the first four ingredients. Stir. Pour into a champagne flute. Top with champagne. Garnish with an orange twist.
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Girls: Hittin’ The Links, Five Thoughts (TOC Final)
Posted on March 20, 2012 by Josh Newman
A game that looked like it could go down to the wire quickly stopped and a did a 180 thanks in large part to Katelynn Flaherty and a late third quarter run that broke it open for a 67-55 win. Below, we have our story links and five thoughts off the action at the IZOD Center.
Gamer: Manasquan 67, Gill St. Bernard’s 55
Sidebar: Mabrey sisters end their run with huge win
1. 41 seconds: That’s all it took for this game to be over. Up 41-40 late in the third quarter, A Flaherty triple, a Marina Mabrey layup and Flaherty picking Jasmine Sina’s pocket and going in free and clear for two highlighted the last 41 seconds of the third quarter. That quickly, it was over. Gill St. Bernard’s never recovered and who could blame it after a blitz like that.
2. Depth perception? What depth perception: A lot gets made about the TOC final being played in a 20,000-seat arena and how it causes problems for shooters. Neither side had a problem as each side hit several bombs, even from NBA range. Two long triples from Michaela Mabrey, the second right off the catch with Taylor Rooks in her face, at the end of the first half gave the Warriors a 29-28 lead it probably was lucky to have. Speaking of which….
3. Foul trouble: Predictably, Gill St. Bernard’s looked to pound it inside to Dominique Vitalis and cause problems for Amanda Hagaman and Sam Sullivan. Vitalis found a groove, Sullivan and Hagaman found foul trouble and somehow, Manasquan overcame all that and led this game at halftime. Manasquan has had foul issue all year and somehow it was really never the cause for either of the two losses and never cost it a game. We find that amazing.
4. A team of destiny?: That’s what a lot of people were calling Gill St. Bernard’s in the wake of its stunning comeback win over Shabazz in the TOC semis. A team of destiny was too strong, we knew that for days. The Knights were simply a well-schooled, senior-oriented team with plenty of talent to make a run in March. We saw Gill in December, thought it had a shot to get to the Meadowlands and it did. An outstanding season for the Somerset County team.
5. Shore Conference history: In researching for this TOC final, we were surprised to find no Shore Conference squad had ever surpassed 31 wins. With that, congratulations to Manasquan on getting to 32 wins on Tuesday evening. It’s a big accomplishment and one that has to have so many things break right along the way to happen. We feel like we should stop short of saying it was a season for the ages, but 32-2 and the first TOC in program history says more than enough in our opinion.
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“It was gut check time for me,” Davis says. “I couldn’t let all those people [who thought he should play college football] be right. I’m going to put all my time and effort into basketball.”
Kennedy’s advice to Davis was to become what the coach called a “ball getter.”
“I told him if he was going to get better, he had to become versatile,” Kennedy says. “Go get a steal. Block a shot. You ought to be able to guard people 5-11 to 6-7. Be efficient. Be active. His activity level is what eventually separated him.”
In Davis’ sophomore season, he was one of the most improved players in the country, tacking 13 points onto his scoring average. During a three-game stretch against Auburn, LSU and Arkansas, he averaged 27.7 points. In an NIT game at Syracuse, Davis delivered 30 points on 6-for-7 3-pointers in an upset Ole Miss victory.
Davis’ production fell back as a junior as Kennedy, who had spent 12 seasons turning Ole Miss into a respectable program, struggled to get his team untracked from a puzzling losing streak and decided to resign midway through the 2017-18 season. Kennedy was replaced by Kermit Davis, a stickler for the game’s basics.
“We all knew he could score, and that he was a great athlete,” Kermit Davis says. “We talked about him being an elite defender. I thought he could be one of the best rebounding guards in the country. He did that and more. He improved in every area, just continuing the progress he’d made under Andy.”
Davis finished second on his team in scoring (15.2) and led the Rebels in rebounding and assists. He was second in steals and blocks and shot a career-best 37.1 from 3-point range. Most important, Davis helped lead Ole Miss to the NCAA tournament. It was a fitting end to a career that justified his decision to bypass football.
The days since Davis’ college career ended have not been dull. After mulling over the decision to attend the Portsmouth Invitational with his agent, Adam Pensack, Davis eventually decided to go and show the attending NBA personnel what he could do. Davis made the all-tournament team, saving his best game for the last day of the competition.
“He finished with a bang,” Pensack says. “But unfortunately, by the last day of Portsmouth, a lot of scouts typically are gone. No one was there to see it.”
That could explain why Davis didn’t get an invitation to the G League Elite Camp.
Terence Davis proved to be one of the most athletic players in the SEC.
“When the official list came out and I wasn’t on it, I’m not gonna lie, I was kind of hurt,” Davis says. “I looked at that list and thought to myself, ‘I know there are guys on here that I’m better than.’ ”
Undaunted, Davis ramped up his workout regimen. And Pensack bombarded Wesley Harris, the NBA’s director of basketball operations, and Harris’ G League counterpart Steve Neff with texts and emails. Pensack isn’t sure why, but eventually Davis was extended an invitation to the G League Camp. Davis graduated from Ole Miss on May 11 and the next day headed for Chicago, where he gained more admirers. “A lot of teams said he was the best player there,” Pensack says.
Davis’ play earned him a spot in the Chicago Combine, where he again played well. On the second day of scrimmages, he scored a camp-high 19 points. Since then, he’s worked out for seven NBA teams; six more workouts are set between now and Draft day, and Boston and Golden State have asked to see him a second time.
Barring a trade, the Celtics have three first-round picks. Golden State, which could use a scorer off the bench, has the No. 28 pick.
Could Davis’ play during the last two months have vaulted him into the first round?
“That wouldn’t surprise me at all,” Kermit Davis says. “He lives in the gym. He’s spent countless hours in there, by himself. He worked his tail off in practice. Right now, he’s getting what he deserves.”
Kennedy, who spent last season as a broadcaster, has fielded several calls from NBA teams about Terence Davis. “Mainly stuff like, is he a responsible kid, is he a mature kid,” Kennedy says. “You can’t bring in a 22-year-old still working on maturity issues.”
Kennedy answers those questions in the affirmative. And he’s added some extra input.
“He’s tough enough,” Kennedy says. “He’s an NBA player. You can put him in an NBA practice today and he’s going to compete and be fine. If he were 6-7, it would be a no brainer. At 6-4, his skill level is not quite at the elite level. He’s got to be able to make that up in other ways.”
Davis has been working on that.
“I think his skill level is maybe a little bit undervalued,” says Ole Miss assistant coach Ronnie Hamilton. “I don’t think he’s a point guard per se, but he can play with the ball in his hands. We gave him the responsibility to read the defense and make plays for us. He’s got a good enough basketball IQ and feel to be a combo guard.”
Davis also thinks he can defend in the NBA.
“The main thing I want to show teams is I can be a defensive guy,” Davis says. “I can be a 3 and D guy, but for me, the D comes before the 3. If I want to play at the next level right away, that’s got to be my main focus.”
Regardless of how Davis’ journey ends, his story could serve as a blueprint for future undervalued NBA prospects seeking to barge their way onto a roster.
“If I were telling guys like that what they could learn from my story, I’d just say, always believe in yourself,” Davis says. “You know more than anyone else what you’re capable of doing. For me, just putting my head down and going to work has brought me a long way.”
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The Family of Robert Alan & Susan Bennett
A tale of ordinary folk with a few exceptions
Alans Charts
Susans Charts
Military Heroes
Images of People
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Joseph Cook1
M, #15805, b. between 26 August 1812 and 25 August 1813
Father* Samuel Bennett2
Birth* between 26 August 1812 and 25 August 1813� Joseph Cook was born between 26 August 1812 and 25 August 1813 at Appleton, Cheshire, England, .3,2,4�
Residence* 25 August 1845� He lived on 25 August 1845 at Stockton Heath, Cheshire, England, .2�
Occupation* 25 August 1845� He was a labourer on 25 August 1845.2�
Marriage* 25 August 1845� He married Ellen Bennett, daughter of John Newton and Ellen Dagnall, on 25 August 1845 at St Thomas, Stockton Heath, Cheshire, England, .1,2�
Occupation 30 March 1851� Joseph Cook was a labourer in the quarry on 30 March 1851.4�
Census 1851* 30 March 1851� He was listed as head of household in the 1851 census at Stockton Heath, Cheshire, England, .4�
Ellen Newton b. bt 26 Aug 1805 - 30 Mar 1806
Joseph Bennett4 b. bt 31 Mar 1842 - 30 Mar 1843
Jane Cook3 b. bt 31 Mar 1846 - 30 Mar 1847
Samuel Cook3 b. 1851
[S37] Website Cheshire BMD (http://cheshirebmd.org.uk/) "Warrington : C18/1/8."
[S2117] Website Family Search (https://familysearch.org) "Groom name : Joseph/Cook
Bride name : Ellen/Bennett
Marriage place : St Thomas, Stockton-Heath, Cheshire, England
Event date : 25 Aug 1845
Father of groom name : Samuel/Bennett
Mother of groom name :
Father of bride name : John/Newton
Mother of bride name :
Groom age : 32y
Bride age : 39y
Marital status : Single
Bride marital status : Widowed
Groom birth place :
Bride birth place :
Image number : 462
Film number : 2106219
Item number :
Reference number : item 5 p 4
Digital GS number : 4019023
Collection : Cheshire, Church of England Marriage Records 1538-1907."
[S875] Carol Rigby, Tree, 2006 "unknown cd."
[S40] UK National Census for 1851 for UK, "HO 107/2164 f98 p18 88."
John Newton1
Marriage* 9 August 1802� John Newton married Ellen Dagnall on 9 August 1802 at Warburton, Cheshire, England, .1�
Ellen Dagnall
Ellen Newton+1,2 b. bt 26 Aug 1805 - 30 Mar 1806
Ellen Dagnall1
Marriage* 9 August 1802� Ellen Dagnall married John Newton on 9 August 1802 at Warburton, Cheshire, England, .1�
Married Name 9 August 1802� As of 9 August 1802,her married name was Newton.1�
Ellen Newton+1 b. bt 26 Aug 1805 - 30 Mar 1806
Ellen Bennett1
F, #15808, b. 1831
Father* Thomas Bennett1 b. 17 Oct 1802, d. bt 1 Jan 1840 - 31 Mar 1840
Mother* Ellen Newton1 b. bt 26 Aug 1805 - 30 Mar 1806
Relationship 1st cousin 4 times removed of Robert Alan Bennett
Birth* 1831� Ellen Bennett was born in 1831 at Appleton, Cheshire, England, .1�
Isaac Bennett1
M, #15809, b. 1833
Birth* 1833� Isaac Bennett was born in 1833 at Appleton, Cheshire, England, .1�
(Member Of Household) Census 1841 6 June 1841� He was listed as a member of the household of Ellen Bennett in the 1841 census at Stockton Heath, Cheshire, England, .2�
[S76] UK National Census for 1841 for UK, "HO 107/92/13 f4a p3."
Richard Thomas Bennett1,2
M, #15810, b. between 3 April 1834 and 2 April 1835
Birth* between 3 April 1834 and 2 April 1835� Richard Thomas Bennett was born between 3 April 1834 and 2 April 1835 at Appleton, Cheshire, England, .1,3�
(Stepson) Census 1851 30 March 1851� He was listed as the stepson of Joseph Cook in the 1851 census at Stockton Heath, Cheshire, England, .5�
Occupation 30 March 1851� Richard Thomas Bennett was an agricultural labourer on 30 March 1851.5�
Marriage* 31 October 1860� He married Sarah Taylor on 31 October 1860 at All Saints, Daresbury, Cheshire, England, .1�
Occupation 5 May 1861� Richard Thomas Bennett was a quarry man on 5 May 1861.6�
Occupation* 2 April 1871� He was a quarry man on 2 April 1871.3�
Census 1871* 2 April 1871� He was listed as head of household in the 1871 census at Appleton, Cheshire, England, .3�
Occupation 26 October 1874� He was a quarry man on 26 October 1874.2�
Occupation 14 May 1883� He was a quarry man on 14 May 1883.7�
Sarah Taylor b. bt 3 Apr 1836 - 3 Apr 1836
Henry Bennett+1,6,8 b. bt 6 Apr 1860 - 30 Dec 1860, d. Jun 1906
Emma Bennett1,7 b. bt 4 Apr 1863 - 14 May 1863
Frank Bennett1 b. bt 4 Apr 1866 - 31 Dec 1866
Samuel Bennett1 b. bt 4 Apr 1871 - 3 Apr 1872
Sarah Ellen Bennett1,2 b. bt 4 Apr 1874 - 25 Oct 1874, d. Mar 1895
[S2117] Website Family Search (https://familysearch.org) "Name : Sarah Ellen/Bennett
Christening place : St. Thomas, Stockton-Heath, Cheshire, England
Christening date : 26 Oct 1874
Father name : Richard Thomas/Bennett
Mother name : Sarah/Bennett
Collection : Cheshire, Church of England Christening Records 1538-1907."
[S2] UK National Census for 1871 for UK, "RG10/3688 f47a p24 125."
[S2117] Website Family Search (https://familysearch.org) "Name : Henry/Bennett
Christening date : 05 May 1861
Father name : Thomas/Bennett
Image number : 76
[S1088] Website Lancashire OPC (http://www.lan-opc.org.uk) "Marriage: 14 May 1883 St Elphin, Warrington, Lancs.
William Hamlet - 23, Labourer, Bachelor, 32 Mersey St.
Emma Bennett - 20, Spinster, 50 Mersey St.
Groom's Father: Richard Hamlet, Labourer
Bride's Father: Thomas Bennett, Quarry Man
Witness: Henry Bennett; Ellen Downes
Married by Banns by: Frederick William Cory, Curate
Register: Marriages 1881 - 1884, Page 177, Entry 354
Source: Original Parish Register."
[S2117] Website Family Search (https://familysearch.org) "Name: Henry Bennett
Event Type: Marriage
Christening Date:
Marriage Date: 21 Oct 1883
Banns Date:
Birthplace:
Christening Place:
Marriage Place: St. Elphins', Warrington, Lancashire, England
Banns Place:
Death Place:
Burial Place:
Event Place:
Father's Name: Thomas Bennett
Mother's Name:
Principal's Marital Status: Single
Principal's Residence: , , Cheshire, England
Spouse's Name: Ellen Downes
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Residence: , , Cheshire, England
Spouse's Father: John Downes
Spouse's Mother:
Age: 22y
Image Number: 1076
Digital Folder Number: 4019101
Film Number: 2147302
Collection: England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000."
Jane Cook1
F, #15811, b. between 31 March 1846 and 30 March 1847
Father* Joseph Cook1 b. bt 26 Aug 1812 - 25 Aug 1813
Birth* between 31 March 1846 and 30 March 1847� Jane Cook was born between 31 March 1846 and 30 March 1847 at Appleton, Cheshire, England, .1,2�
(Daughter) Census 1851 30 March 1851� She was listed as the daughter of Joseph Cook in the 1851 census at Stockton Heath, Cheshire, England, .2�
Samuel Cook1
Birth* 1851� Samuel Cook was born in 1851 at Appleton, Cheshire, England, .1�
Joseph Bennett1,2
M, #15813, b. between 31 March 1842 and 30 March 1843
Mother* Ellen Newton1,2 b. bt 26 Aug 1805 - 30 Mar 1806
Birth* between 31 March 1842 and 30 March 1843� Joseph Bennett was born between 31 March 1842 and 30 March 1843 at Stockton Heath, Cheshire, England, .1,4,3�
Baptism 11 April 1843� He was baptised on 11 April 1843 at St Thomas, Stockton Heath, Cheshire, England, .2�
(Son) Census 1851 30 March 1851� He was listed as the son of Joseph Cook in the 1851 census at Stockton Heath, Cheshire, England, .3�
Occupation* 30 March 1851� Joseph Bennett was a scholar on 30 March 1851.3�
Name Variation 30 March 1851� As of 30 March 1851, Joseph Bennett was also known as Joseph Cook.3�
[S2117] Website Family Search (https://familysearch.org).
[S2117] Website Family Search (https://familysearch.org) "p20/157 Joseph son of Ellen Bennet Stockton Heath illegitimate J Kingmill (?)."
Sarah Taylor1
F, #15814, b. between 3 April 1836 and 3 April 1836
Birth* between 3 April 1836 and 3 April 1836� Sarah Taylor was born between 3 April 1836 and 3 April 1836 at Warrington, Lancashire, England, .2,3�
Marriage* 31 October 1860� She married Richard Thomas Bennett, son of Thomas Bennett and Ellen Newton, on 31 October 1860 at All Saints, Daresbury, Cheshire, England, .1�
Married Name 31 October 1860� As of 31 October 1860,her married name was Bennett.1�
Census 1871* 2 April 1871� She was listed as the wife of Richard Thomas Bennett in the 1871 census at Appleton, Cheshire, England, .2�
Married Name between 1 October 1875 and 31 December 1875� As of between 1 October 1875 and 31 December 1875,her married name was Beswick.1,4,5,6�
Marriage between 1 October 1875 and 31 December 1875� Sarah Taylor married Edward Beswick between 1 October 1875 and 31 December 1875 at St Thomas, Stockton Heath, Cheshire, England, .1,6,5,4�
Census 1881* 3 April 1881� She was listed as the wife of Edward Beswick in the 1881 census at 17 Bostock Street, Stockton Heath, Cheshire, England, .3,7�
Richard Thomas Bennett b. bt 3 Apr 1834 - 2 Apr 1835
Henry Bennett+1,8 b. bt 6 Apr 1860 - 30 Dec 1860, d. Jun 1906
Emma Bennett1 b. bt 4 Apr 1863 - 14 May 1863
Edward Beswick b. bt 4 Apr 1833 - 3 Apr 1834, d. Dec 1889
Mary Jane Beswick1 b. bt 4 Apr 1875 - 3 Apr 1876
Vanda A Beswick1 b. bt 4 Apr 1878 - 3 Apr 1879
[S601] UK National Census for 1881 for UK, "RG11/3512 f50 p29 185."
[S37] Website Cheshire BMD (http://cheshirebmd.org.uk/) "Warrington : C18/1/177."
[S45] Website FreeBMD (http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/) "Marriages Dec 1875 BESWICK Edward Runcorn 8a 331."
[S45] Website FreeBMD (http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/) "Marriages Dec 1875 BENNETT Sarah Runcorn 8a 331."
[S601] UK National Census for 1881 for UK, "RG11/3512 f50a p30 185."
Edward Beswick1
M, #15815, b. between 4 April 1833 and 3 April 1834, d. December 1889
Birth* between 4 April 1833 and 3 April 1834� Edward Beswick was born between 4 April 1833 and 3 April 1834 at Appleton, Cheshire, England, .1,2�
Marriage* 1856� He married Ellen Booth in 1856 at St Matthew, Stretton, Cheshire, England, .3�
Marriage* between 1 October 1875 and 31 December 1875� Edward Beswick married Sarah Taylor between 1 October 1875 and 31 December 1875 at St Thomas, Stockton Heath, Cheshire, England, .1,4,5,6�
Occupation* 3 April 1881� Edward Beswick was a quarry man on 3 April 1881.2�
Census 1881* 3 April 1881� He was listed as head of household in the 1881 census at 17 Bostock Street, Stockton Heath, Cheshire, England, .2,7�
Death � He died at Stockton Heath, Cheshire, England, .8�
Death Reg* December 1889� Edward's death was registered in the December Quarter of 1889 in the Runcorn Registration District.9�
Burial* 12 December 1889� He was buried on 12 December 1889 at St Thomas, Stockton Heath, Cheshire, England, .8�
Ellen Booth
Frederick Beswick1 b. bt 4 Apr 1865 - 3 Apr 1866
[S2390] Burial Transcript, St Thomas, Stockton Heath, 28 Nov 1889 to 20 Oct 1916 "Vol 3 1 5 BESWICK Edward Stockton Heath 12 Dec 1889 56 C J Rolfe."
[S45] Website FreeBMD (http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/) "Deaths Dec 1889 Beswick Edward 56 Runcorn 8a 146."
Ellen Booth1
Marriage* 1856� Ellen Booth married Edward Beswick in 1856 at St Matthew, Stretton, Cheshire, England, .1�
Married Name 1856� As of 1856,her married name was Beswick.1�
Frederick Beswick1
Father* Edward Beswick1 b. bt 4 Apr 1833 - 3 Apr 1834, d. Dec 1889
Mother* Ellen Booth1
Birth* between 4 April 1865 and 3 April 1866� Frederick Beswick was born between 4 April 1865 and 3 April 1866 at Appleton, Cheshire, England, .1,2�
(Son) Census 1881 3 April 1881� He was listed as the son of Edward Beswick in the 1881 census at 17 Bostock Street, Stockton Heath, Cheshire, England, .2,3�
Occupation* 3 April 1881� Frederick Beswick was an iron moulder on 3 April 1881.2�
Mary Jane Beswick1
Mother* Sarah Taylor1 b. bt 3 Apr 1836 - 3 Apr 1836
Birth* between 4 April 1875 and 3 April 1876� Mary Jane Beswick was born between 4 April 1875 and 3 April 1876 at Appleton, Cheshire, England, .1,2�
(Daughter) Census 1881 3 April 1881� She was listed as the daughter of Edward Beswick in the 1881 census at 17 Bostock Street, Stockton Heath, Cheshire, England, .3,2�
Occupation* 3 April 1881� Mary Jane Beswick was a scholar on 3 April 1881.2�
Vanda A Beswick1
Birth* between 4 April 1878 and 3 April 1879� Vanda A Beswick was born between 4 April 1878 and 3 April 1879 at Appleton, Cheshire, England, .1,2�
Henry Bennett1
M, #15820, b. between 6 April 1860 and 30 December 1860, d. June 1906
Father* Richard Thomas Bennett1,2,3 b. bt 3 Apr 1834 - 2 Apr 1835
Mother* Sarah Taylor1,2 b. bt 3 Apr 1836 - 3 Apr 1836
Relationship 2nd cousin 3 times removed of Robert Alan Bennett
Birth* between 6 April 1860 and 30 December 1860� Henry Bennett was born between 6 April 1860 and 30 December 1860 at Stockton Heath, Cheshire, England, .1,4,5,6,7�
Baptism 5 May 1861� He was baptised on 5 May 1861 at St Thomas, Stockton Heath, Cheshire, England, .2�
(Son) Census 1871 2 April 1871� He was listed as the son of Richard Thomas Bennett in the 1871 census at Appleton, Cheshire, England, .4�
Occupation* 2 April 1871� Henry Bennett was a scholar on 2 April 1871.4�
(Stepson) Census 1881 3 April 1881� He was listed as the stepson of Edward Beswick in the 1881 census at 17 Bostock Street, Stockton Heath, Cheshire, England, .6,8�
Occupation 3 April 1881� Henry Bennett was a stone mason on 3 April 1881.6�
(Witness) Marriage 14 May 1883� He witnessed the marriage of William Hamlet and Emma Bennett on 14 May 1883 at St Elphin, Warrington, Lancashire, England, .1,9�
Marriage* 21 October 1883� Henry Bennett married Ellen Downes, daughter of John Downes and Anne (?), on 21 October 1883 at St Elphin, Warrington, Lancashire, England, .1,3�
Occupation 1 August 1886� Henry Bennett was a stone mason on 1 August 1886.10�
Occupation 5 April 1891� He was a stonemason on 5 April 1891.7�
Census 1891* 5 April 1891� He was listed as head of household in the 1891 census at 2 River Road, Latchford, Cheshire, England, .7�
Occupation 31 March 1901� He was a stonemason on 31 March 1901.11,12�
Census 1901* 31 March 1901� He was listed as the head of household in the 1901 Census at 51 New Road, Latchford, Lancashire, England, .11�
Death Reg* June 1906� Henry's death was registered in the June Quarter of 1906 in the Warrington Registration District.13�
Ellen Downes b. bt 6 Apr 1860 - 5 Apr 1861
Frank Bennett+1,14,12 b. 23 Mar 1884, d. Mar 1970
Henry Bennett1,15,10 b. 27 Jun 1885
Arthur Bennett+1,16 b. 17 Mar 1888
Albert Bennett7 b. bt 1 Dec 1889 - 31 Dec 1889, d. bt 1 Jul 1891 - 30 Sep 1891
Thomas Bennett1 b. bt 1 Jan 1894 - 31 Mar 1894
Amy Bennett1 b. bt 1 Jan 1898 - 31 Mar 1898
Annie Bennett1 b. 1900
[S37] Website Cheshire BMD (http://cheshirebmd.org.uk/) "Warrington : BUD/7/57."
[S72] UK National Census for 1891 for UK, "RG12/3081 f5a p4 17."
[S1088] Website Lancashire OPC (http://www.lan-opc.org.uk) "Baptism: 1 Aug 1886 St Elphin, Warrington, Lancs.
Henry Bennett - [Child] of Henry Bennett & Ellen
Born: 27 Jun 1885
Abode: 2 River Road
Occupation: Stone Mason
Baptised by: C. H. Heath
Register: Baptisms 1881 - 1887, Page 339, Entry 2711
[S704] UK National Census for 1901 for UK, "RG13/3585 f10 p11 60."
[S2417] BT Marriage, St Luke (Warrington), unknown period.
[S45] Website FreeBMD (http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/) "Deaths Jun 1906 Bennett Henry 46 Warrington 8c 115."
[S2117] Website Family Search (https://familysearch.org) "Name: Frank Bennett
Baptism/Christening Date: 11 May 1884
Baptism/Christening Place: St. Elphins', Warrington, Lancashire, England
Name Note:
Father's Name: Henry Bennett
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Ellen Bennett
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C02034-5
System Origin: England-EASy
Reference Number: v 55 p 207
Collection: null."
Baptism/Christening Date: 01 Aug 1886
Baptism/Christening Place: St. Elphins, Warrington, Lancashire, England
Birth Date: 27 Jun 1885
Collection: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975."
[S2117] Website Family Search (https://familysearch.org) "Name: Arthur Bennett
Birth Date: 17 Mar 1888
Reference Number: v 58 p 45
Ellen Downes1
Father* John Downes2 d. b 31 Mar 1901
Mother* Anne (?)3 b. bt 1 Apr 1823 - 31 Mar 1824
Birth* between 6 April 1860 and 5 April 1861� Ellen Downes was born between 6 April 1860 and 5 April 1861 at Latchford, Cheshire, England, .1,2�
(Witness) Marriage 14 May 1883� She witnessed the marriage of William Hamlet and Emma Bennett on 14 May 1883 at St Elphin, Warrington, Lancashire, England, .1,4�
Marriage* 21 October 1883� Ellen Downes married Henry Bennett, son of Richard Thomas Bennett and Sarah Taylor, on 21 October 1883 at St Elphin, Warrington, Lancashire, England, .1,5�
Married Name 21 October 1883� As of 21 October 1883,her married name was Bennett.1,5�
Census 1891* 5 April 1891� She was listed as the wife of Henry Bennett in the 1891 census at 2 River Road, Latchford, Cheshire, England, .2�
Census 1901* 31 March 1901� She was listed as the wife of Henry Bennett in the 1901 Census at 51 New Road, Latchford, Lancashire, England, .3�
Henry Bennett b. bt 6 Apr 1860 - 30 Dec 1860, d. Jun 1906
Frank Bennett+1,6 b. 23 Mar 1884, d. Mar 1970
Henry Bennett1,7,8 b. 27 Jun 1885
Arthur Bennett+1,9 b. 17 Mar 1888
Emma Bennett1
F, #15822, b. between 4 April 1863 and 14 May 1863
Father* Richard Thomas Bennett1,2 b. bt 3 Apr 1834 - 2 Apr 1835
Birth* between 4 April 1863 and 14 May 1863� Emma Bennett was born between 4 April 1863 and 14 May 1863 at Appleton, Cheshire, England, .1,3,4,5,2�
(Daughter) Census 1871 2 April 1871� She was listed as the daughter of Richard Thomas Bennett in the 1871 census at Appleton, Cheshire, England, .3�
Occupation* 2 April 1871� Emma Bennett was a scholar on 2 April 1871.3�
(Stepdaughter) Census 1881 3 April 1881� She was listed as the stepdaughter of Edward Beswick in the 1881 census at 17 Bostock Street, Stockton Heath, Cheshire, England, .5,6�
Occupation 3 April 1881� Emma Bennett was an unemployed general servant on 3 April 1881.5�
Residence* 14 May 1883� She lived on 14 May 1883 at 50 Mersey Street, Warrington, Lancashire, England, .2�
Married Name 14 May 1883� As of 14 May 1883,her married name was Hamlet.1,2�
Marriage* 14 May 1883� She married William Hamlet, son of Richard Hamlet, on 14 May 1883 at St Elphin, Warrington, Lancashire, England, .1,2�
William Hamlet b. bt 15 May 1859 - 14 May 1860
[S37] Website Cheshire BMD (http://cheshirebmd.org.uk/) "Warrington : BUD/7/449."
William Hamlet1
M, #15823, b. between 15 May 1859 and 14 May 1860
Father* Richard Hamlet2
Birth* between 15 May 1859 and 14 May 1860� William Hamlet was born between 15 May 1859 and 14 May 1860 at England, .1,2�
Residence* 14 May 1883� He lived on 14 May 1883 at 32 Mersey Street, Warrington, Lancashire, England, .2�
Occupation* 14 May 1883� He was a labourer on 14 May 1883.2�
Marriage* 14 May 1883� He married Emma Bennett, daughter of Richard Thomas Bennett and Sarah Taylor, on 14 May 1883 at St Elphin, Warrington, Lancashire, England, .1,2�
Emma Bennett b. bt 4 Apr 1863 - 14 May 1863
Frank Bennett1
M, #15824, b. between 4 April 1866 and 31 December 1866
Father* Richard Thomas Bennett1 b. bt 3 Apr 1834 - 2 Apr 1835
Birth* between 4 April 1866 and 31 December 1866� Frank Bennett was born between 4 April 1866 and 31 December 1866 at Appleton, Cheshire, England, .1,2,3,4�
Occupation* 3 April 1881� Frank Bennett was a farm servant on 3 April 1881.4�
Samuel Bennett1
Birth* between 4 April 1871 and 3 April 1872� Samuel Bennett was born between 4 April 1871 and 3 April 1872 at Appleton, Cheshire, England, .1,2�
Occupation* 3 April 1881� Samuel Bennett was a scholar on 3 April 1881.2�
Marriage* 1901� He married Ada Williams in 1901 at St Mary the Virgin, Lymm, Cheshire, England, .1�
Ada Williams b. 1874
Ada Williams1
Birth* 1874� Ada Williams was born in 1874 at Morton Wood, Market Drayton, Shropshire, England, .1�
Marriage* 1901� She married Samuel Bennett, son of Richard Thomas Bennett and Sarah Taylor, in 1901 at St Mary the Virgin, Lymm, Cheshire, England, .1�
Married Name 1901� As of 1901,her married name was Bennett.1�
Samuel Bennett b. bt 4 Apr 1871 - 3 Apr 1872
Sarah Ellen Bennett1,2,3
F, #15827, b. between 4 April 1874 and 25 October 1874, d. March 1895
Birth* between 4 April 1874 and 25 October 1874� Sarah Ellen Bennett was born between 4 April 1874 and 25 October 1874 at Appleton, Cheshire, England, .1,2,3�
Baptism 26 October 1874� She was baptised on 26 October 1874 at St Thomas, Stockton Heath, Cheshire, England, .3�
Occupation* 3 April 1881� Sarah Ellen Bennett was a scholar on 3 April 1881.2�
Death* March 1895� She died in March 1895 at Lymm, Cheshire, England, .5�
Burial* 1 April 1895� She was buried on 1 April 1895 at St Thomas, Stockton Heath, Cheshire, England, .5�
[S2390] Burial Transcript, St Thomas, Stockton Heath, 28 Nov 1889 to 20 Oct 1916 "Vol 3 36 288 BENNETT Sarah Ellen Lymm 28 Mar 1895 20 H R C Vernon."
M, #15828, b. 23 March 1884, d. March 1970
Father* Henry Bennett1,2,3 b. bt 6 Apr 1860 - 30 Dec 1860, d. Jun 1906
Mother* Ellen Downes1,2 b. bt 6 Apr 1860 - 5 Apr 1861
Relationship 3rd cousin 2 times removed of Robert Alan Bennett
Birth* 23 March 1884� Frank Bennett was born on 23 March 1884 at Latchford, Cheshire, England, .1,4,5,6,7�
Baptism 11 May 1884� He was baptised on 11 May 1884 at St Elphin, Warrington, Lancashire, England, .2�
(Son) Census 1891 5 April 1891� He was listed as the son of Henry Bennett in the 1891 census at 2 River Road, Latchford, Cheshire, England, .4�
Occupation* 5 April 1891� Frank Bennett was a scholar on 5 April 1891.4�
(Son) Census 1901 31 March 1901� He was listed as the son of Henry Bennett in the 1901 Census at 51 New Road, Latchford, Lancashire, England, .5�
Occupation 31 March 1901� Frank Bennett was a brush maker on 31 March 1901.5�
Occupation 14 August 1910� He was a brush maker on 14 August 1910.3�
Residence* 14 August 1910� He lived on 14 August 1910 at 56 Wilderspool Road, Warrington, Lancashire, England, .3�
Marriage* 14 August 1910� He married Ellen Williams, daughter of Daniel Williams, on 14 August 1910 at St Luke, Warrington, Lancashire, England, .1,8,3,9�
Occupation 4 February 1912� Frank Bennett was a brush maker on 4 February 1912.10�
Occupation 12 December 1916� He was a soldier on 12 December 1916.11�
Occupation 27 October 1920� He was a brush maker on 27 October 1920.12�
Occupation 4 October 1922� He was a brush maker on 4 October 1922.13�
Occupation 24 June 1925� He was a labourer on 24 June 1925.14�
Occupation 4 December 1927� He was a labourer on 4 December 1927.15�
Occupation 11 April 1929� He was a labourer on 11 April 1929.16�
Occupation 10 February 1932� He was a labourer on 10 February 1932.17�
Occupation 27 May 1939� He was an acetylene burner on 27 May 1939.18�
Death Reg* March 1970� Frank's death was registered in the March Quarter of 1970 in the Warrington Registration District.7�
Ellen Williams b. 7 May 1888, d. c 1976
Frank Bennett+1,10,18 b. 14 Jan 1912, d. Mar 1991
Winifred Bennett1 b. 16 Nov 1913
Annie 'Nancy' Bennett+ b. 16 Aug 1915, d. Aug 1989
Elsie Bennett11 b. 7 Dec 1916, d. Dec 1916
Gordon 'Gord' Bennett+1,12 b. 13 Oct 1920, d. Dec 2007
Nora Bennett+1,13 b. 20 Sep 1922, d. 9 Jan 2008
Joyce Bennett+1 b. 11 Jun 1925, d. 27 Sep 2009
Ronald Bennett+1,16 b. 27 Mar 1929, d. 14 Apr 2008
[S37] Website Cheshire BMD (http://cheshirebmd.org.uk/) "Warrington : LAT/13/132."
[S70] General Record Office Indexes "Name: BENNETT, Frank
Registration District: Warrington
Year of Registration: 1970
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
Date of Birth: 23 March 1884
Volume No: 10F
Page No: 2289."
[S37] Website Cheshire BMD (http://cheshirebmd.org.uk/) "BENNETT
Warrington, St Luke
C26/2/33."
[S1088] Website Lancashire OPC (http://www.lan-opc.org.uk) "Marriage: 14 Aug 1910 St Luke, Warrington, Lancs.
Frank Bennett - 26, Brush Maker, bachelor, 56 Wilderspool Road
Ellen Williams - 22, Spinster, 156 Evelyn Street
Groom's Father: Henry Bennett, (deceased), Stone Mason
Bride's Father: Daniel Williams, (deceased), Iron Worker
Witness: E. Williams; R. E. Williamson
Married by banns by: H. R. Wild
Register: Marriages 1907 - 1914, Page 17, Entry 33
Source: LDS Film 2068607."
[S1088] Website Lancashire OPC (http://www.lan-opc.org.uk) "Baptism: 4 Feb 1912 St Luke, Warrington, Lancashire, England
Frank Bennett - [Child] of Frank Bennett & Ellen
Abode: 96 Evelyn Street
Occupation: Brush - maker
Baptised by: H. R. Wild
Register: Baptisms 1903 - 1922, Page 106, Entry 842
[S1088] Website Lancashire OPC (http://www.lan-opc.org.uk) "Baptism: 12 Dec 1916 St Luke, Warrington, Lancashire, England
Elsie Bennett - [Child] of Frank Bennett & Ellen
Born: 7 Dec
Occupation: Soldier
Notes: (Private)
Baptised by: E. L. J. Roberts
[S1088] Website Lancashire OPC (http://www.lan-opc.org.uk) "Baptism: 27 Oct 1920 St Luke, Warrington, Lancashire, England
Gordan Bennett - [Child] of Frank Bennett & Ellen
Born: 13 Oct
Occupation: Brush maker
Baptised by: J. B. Sneddon
[S1088] Website Lancashire OPC (http://www.lan-opc.org.uk) "Baptism: 4 Oct 1922 Holy Trinity, Warrington, Lancashire, England
Nora Bennett - [Child] of Frank Bennett & Ellen
Born: 20 Sep 1922
Baptised by: A. J. Bratt
Register: Baptisms 1914 - 1944, Page 37, Entry 330
[S1088] Website Lancashire OPC (http://www.lan-opc.org.uk) "Baptism: 24 Jun 1925 St Luke, Warrington, Lancs.
Joyce Bennett - [Child] of Frank Bennett & Ellen
Abode: 96 Evelyn St.
Occupation: Labourer
Baptised by: W. Ellis
[S1088] Website Lancashire OPC (http://www.lan-opc.org.uk) "Baptism: 4 Dec 1927 St Luke, Warrington, Lancs.
Irene Bennett - [Child] of Frank Bennett & Helen
Born: 19 Nov 1927
[S1088] Website Lancashire OPC (http://www.lan-opc.org.uk) "Baptism: 11 Apr 1929 St Luke, Warrington, Lancs.
Ronald Bennett - [Child] of Frank Bennett & Helen
Born: 27 Mar 1929
[S1088] Website Lancashire OPC (http://www.lan-opc.org.uk) "Baptism: 10 Feb 1932 St Luke, Warrington, Lancs.
Edna May Bennett - [Child] of Frank Bennett & Ellen
Born: 28 Jan 1932
[S1088] Website Lancashire OPC (http://www.lan-opc.org.uk) "Marriage: 27 May 1939 St Paul, Warrington, Lancashire, England
Frank Bennett - 27, Wire Worker, bachelor, 96 Evelyn Street
Clara Jefferson - 20, spinster, 23 Catherine St.
Groom's Father: Frank Bennett, Acetylene Burner
Bride's Father: Thomas Edwin Jefferson, (deceased), Motor Attendant
Witness: John William Rothwell; Clarice May Taylor
Married by Banns by: Edward Downham, Vicar
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1946, Page 60, Entry 120
M, #15829, b. 27 June 1885
Mother* Ellen Downes1,2,3 b. bt 6 Apr 1860 - 5 Apr 1861
Birth* 27 June 1885� Henry Bennett was born on 27 June 1885 at 2 River Road, Latchford, Cheshire, England, .1,4,5,6,2,3�
Baptism 1 August 1886� He was baptised on 1 August 1886 at St Elphin, Warrington, Lancashire, England, .2,3�
Occupation 31 March 1901� Henry Bennett was a gas stove moulder on 31 March 1901.5�
Arthur Bennett1
M, #15830, b. 17 March 1888
Father* Henry Bennett1,2 b. bt 6 Apr 1860 - 30 Dec 1860, d. Jun 1906
Birth* 17 March 1888� Arthur Bennett was born on 17 March 1888 at Latchford, Cheshire, England, .1,3,4,5,2�
Baptism 6 May 1888� He was baptised on 6 May 1888 at St Elphin, Warrington, Lancashire, England, .2�
Occupation* 5 April 1891� Arthur Bennett was a scholar on 5 April 1891.3�
Marriage* 5 September 1909� He married Harriet Birch on 5 September 1909 at St James, Latchford, Cheshire, England, .6,7�
Harriet Birch
Annie Bennett7 b. Mar 1910
James Henry Bennett+7,8 b. 13 Mar 1913, d. Jul 1981
Arthur Bennett9 b. Dec 1914
Hetty Bennett7 b. 1916
Arthur Bennett10,7 b. 2 Aug 1921, d. Feb 1999
Joan Bennett7 b. 17 Dec 1924, d. Oct 1996
[S915] GEDCOM file created by Fred Tickle, 2007 "unknown cd."
[S880] Website Ancestry (www.ancestry.co.uk) "Name:
James Henry Bennett
Latchford, Cheshire, England
Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Map:
View this parish
Arthur Bennett
Harriet Bennett."
[S45] Website FreeBMD (http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/) "Births Dec 1914 BENNETT Arthur Birch Warrington 8c 470."
[S70] General Record Office Indexes "Name: Arthur Bennett
Birth Date: 2 Aug 1921
Death Registration Month/Year: Feb 1999
Age at death (estimated): 77
Inferred County: Cheshire, Lancashire
Register number: C52C
Entry Number: 131."
Annie Bennett1
Father* Henry Bennett1 b. bt 6 Apr 1860 - 30 Dec 1860, d. Jun 1906
Mother* Ellen Downes1 b. bt 6 Apr 1860 - 5 Apr 1861
Birth* 1900� Annie Bennett was born in 1900 at Warrington, Lancashire, England, .1,2,3�
Baptism 26 August 1900� She was baptised on 26 August 1900 at St James, Latchford, Cheshire, England, .4�
(Daughter) Census 1901 31 March 1901� She was listed as the daughter of Henry Bennett in the 1901 Census at 51 New Road, Latchford, Lancashire, England, .2�
[S37] Website Cheshire BMD (http://cheshirebmd.org.uk/) "Warrington : WAR/174/250."
[S2117] Website Family Search (https://familysearch.org) "Name: Annie Bennett
Event Type: Christening
Christening Date: 26 Aug 1900
Marriage Date:
Christening Place: St. James, Latchford, Cheshire, England
Mother's Name: Ellen
Principal's Marital Status:
Principal's Residence: St. James', Latchford, Cheshire, England
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Marital Status:
Spouse's Residence:
Spouse's Father:
Image Number: 222
Thomas Bennett1
M, #15834, b. between 1 January 1894 and 31 March 1894
Birth* between 1 January 1894 and 31 March 1894� Thomas Bennett was born between 1 January 1894 and 31 March 1894 at Latchford, Cheshire, England, .1,2,3�
[S37] Website Cheshire BMD (http://cheshirebmd.org.uk/) "Warrington : LAT/18/39."
Amy Bennett1
F, #15835, b. between 1 January 1898 and 31 March 1898
Birth* between 1 January 1898 and 31 March 1898� Amy Bennett was born between 1 January 1898 and 31 March 1898 at Warrington, Lancashire, England, .1,2,3�
Married Name 1916� As of 1916,her married name was Griffiths.1�
Marriage* 1916� Amy Bennett married Thomas Griffiths in 1916 at Registry Office, Warrington, Lancashire, England, .1�
Thomas Griffiths b. c 1895
Thomas Griffiths1
Birth* circa 1895� Thomas Griffiths was born circa 1895 at England, .1�
Marriage* 1916� He married Amy Bennett, daughter of Henry Bennett and Ellen Downes, in 1916 at Registry Office, Warrington, Lancashire, England, .1�
Amy Bennett b. bt 1 Jan 1898 - 31 Mar 1898
Compiler: R Alan Bennett
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Striking through “the heart of America”
Ken Ilgunas passes a Texas oil refinery on the final leg of his walk along the length of the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline project. Photo by Woody Welch
“To get to the heart of America, we cannot simply walk its forests and fields; rather, we must cut through its industrial underbelly and pull out and examine its ugly organs: its railways and refineries, its coal plants and pipelines. Its guts.”
— Ken Ilgunas
Late last week, Ken Ilgunas reached the end of his 1,700-mile hike across North America’s heartland, dipping his toes in the Sabine-Neches waterway near Port Arthur, Texas. The final leg of his trek was the antithesis of a typical through-hiker’s destination — a sprawl of chain store districts and oil refineries patrolled by suspicious police officers and a driver who interrogated him about attempting to jump off a bridge. Chemicals in the air made his tongue tingle as smokestacks spewed yellow smog into a colorless sky.
“I was in Mordor, on the last leg of my journey, heading toward the summit of Mount Doom: The Valero Refinery, with its billowing smokestacks and spouting towers of fire, where the XL oil would be refined and shipped off to foreign markets,” he wrote.
Photo by Woody Welch.
Ilgunas began his hike 136 days earlier in Northern Alberta, and hiked through the winter along the proposed path of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, a controversial project that Ilgunas believes will have grave environmental and cultural implications. He fashioned his hike as an awareness-raising venture to call attention to the pipeline proposal, as well as a personal exploration of an often overlooked segment of North America — the “fly-over states.”
His walk across the prairie began with the usual challenges of a body adjusting to the rigors of constant movement — blisters, muscle soreness, shin splints, crushing fatigue. As winter set in, he dealt with ice storms, gale-force winds and nights in subzero cold. Soon the challenges became more unique to his brand of Midwestern adventure — suspicious landowners, run-ins with law enforcement, aggressive herds of cattle, and as he moved south, increasing presence of bewildering poverty. But he also found ongoing examples of human kindness that impressed him more than all of the trials of his nonexistent trail.
“Each time I had imagined the end, I’d come close to tears thinking about all the people I’d met,” he wrote. … “I would feel this deep sorrowful love for my fellow man, and this anachronistic, but very real, pride for being North American. I’d think about how I came on this journey to learn about pipelines, but how I would learn more about the goodness of mankind.”
Ilgunas’s prairie walk provides insight into the path of modern adventure. In a world where most geographical discoveries have been achieved and scientific discoveries take place on increasingly microscopic scales, the best insight the modern explorer can provide is personal and cultural discovery. Ilgunas went for a long walk across a part of North America that many have written off as uninteresting or unimportant, and brought it to life with photographs of sweeping skies and open space, as well as poetic musings about “the long grainy tails of your green grass waving against my legs, the cloud mountains, moving mountain chains, sailing across the deep blue sky, the chatter of coyotes, the groans of cattle, the stars, oh the stars.” Soon, his growing number of readers shared his insights about the plight of the prairie and the potential environmental devastation of the Tar Sands of Alberta or the Keystone XL Pipeline.
“What we ultimately need, it seems, is what no pipeline can bring because it’s already here,” he wrote. “Walk across America, and view the paths that were once been blazed by hand tool, the wilderness tamed by pluck, the tree roots yanked out by grit, and see, within us all, the deep reservoirs of goodness, the wellsprings of love, and you can’t help but believe that — with our nimble hands, inventive minds, compassionate souls, and a good pair of feet — we can go far.”
To read more about Ilgunas’s journey, visit his blog at http://www.kenilgunas.com.
Posted by: Jill Homer // Adventure, Backpacking // Ken Ilgunas, Keystone XL pipeline, Pipe Dreams // February 12, 2013
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Seasonal Canine Illness (SCI) is a recently described condition which currently has no known cause. It affects dogs shortly after walking in woodland and can be fatal, though often isn’t if treated early. It’s most commonly seen between August and November, hence the name seasonal.
SCI has been seen in dogs of any age, gender or breed, but doesn’t seem to affect other animals such as cats. Dogs become unwell roughly 24-72 hours after walking in woodland, with symptoms primarily affecting the gastrointestinal tract. These can include signs such as:
Diarrhoea.
Abdominal pain.
Lethargy.
Not eating.
Muscle tremors.
On examination some dogs will have a higher than normal body temperature.
Treatment is focused around the symptoms, and usually includes intra-venous fluid therapy, antibiotics and anti-sickness drugs. The majority of cases recover within a week of treatment. A very small number of dogs may deteriorate and collapse, although this is uncommon. During 2010, 20% of suspected SCI cases reported to the Animal Health Trust were fatal; however in 2012 less than 2% of reported cases resulted in death. This suggests vets are becoming increasingly able to detect and treat SCI successfully.
What is the cause?
Currently, it’s not known what causes SCI. The Animal Health Trust are carrying out ongoing research, but at the moment there’s no test to diagnose SCI. Research to-date has ruled out man-made poisons, contaminated water sources, fungi and natural flora as causes. Ectoparasites (such as mites) have been suggested as a trigger, specifically harvest mites as they too are seasonal. Many dogs will pick up harvest mites while out walking and never become unwell; however preventative treatment for mites in the form of a fipronil spray is a simple and safe solution. Please discuss this with your vet if you wish to treat your dog.
Where has it been reported?
Seasonal canine illness has been reported around the country, and can occur after walking in any woodland. Historically increased density of cases have been reported in Nottinghamshire (Sherwood Forest and Clumber Park), Lincolnshire, Norfolk (Thetford Forest and Sandringham), Suffolk (Rendlesham forest), and the New Forest. If walking in these areas you may notice information boards in the woodland warning about SCI; we would suggest monitoring dogs carefully after trips to these locations. Animals with suspicious symptoms should receive veterinary care as soon as possible.
SCI remains an uncommon condition, and there are many other causes of vomiting, diarrhoea, and lethargy which are simple to treat. If you are for any reason concerned about your dog, please contact your nearest vet and let them know if you have been in an SCI risk area.
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Phone: 0419 488 005 or 0414 250 076
Vacant Block
Knock Down / Rebuild
Mr Fluffy Block
AAA shower/tap heads: conserve thousands of litres of water every year.
AC wiring: regular electrical wiring.
ACTPLA: ACT Planning Authority, all plans must be approved by them before construction can commence.
Al fresco: Outdoor living space under the same roofline as the dwelling.
Ant caps: steel plates affixed to the ends of wooden posts that support a floor. As termites cannot penetrate steel, they are forced into the open and can be detected.
Architect: a licensed building designer with tertiary qualifications.
Architrave: a moulding used to disguise the gap between joinery and other work.
Art deco: a geometric style of home furnishings and architecture popular in the 1920s and 1930s.
Backfill: the replacement of excavated earth into a ditch around a basement or foundation wall.
Bay window: a window that projects outward from the walls of the building in either a square or polygonal shape.
Beam: a horizontal structural member that supports a load such as a roof.
Bearer: a sub-floor timber that supports the floor joists.
Bevel: cutting or shaping on the edge of a material to form an angle that is not a right angle.
Bi-fold doors: doors with a hinge in the centre, allowing them to fold into a smaller space than a swing door. Bi-folds are popular as they open up living areas.
Brick veneer: a house where the walls consist of a layer of brick covering timber framework. The bricks have no structural role.
Builder ACT: A bulder who is licenced to build in the ACT.
Builder NSW: A builder who is licenced to build in NSW
Builder's warranty / indemnity insurance: compulsory insurance for builders that is supposed to protect homeowners from faulty work in the case that the builder dies, goes missing or becomes insolvent.
Building period: the time that is allowed for your home to reach practical completion.
Carport: a car shelter which is generally open at the sides.
Cement: a grey powder which, when combined with water and other materials, forms concrete.
Building regulations: Standards, usualy enforced by local councils, which ensure the safety of buildings.
Certificate of final inspection: issued by a building surveyor after final inspection of a renovation to show that work is up to scratch.
Cladding: a layer of material that protects the structural elements of a building. Metal, brick, timber and cement sheets are all common types of cladding.
Colour wheel: a simple diagram that shows the relationship between colours.
Column: a vertical supporting member.
Commencement: when the builder commences physical work on the site.
Concrete: a mixture of cement, gravel, sand and water that is often used in construction.
Construction joint: where two successive placements of concrete meet, allowing for expansion and contraction.
Contractor: the party engaged to supply goods or services.
Contract price: the amount payable to your builder for any work. It can be adjusted according to terms set out in the contract.
Conveyancing: the legal process involved in passing a piece of property from one person to another.
Conveyancer: a professional who assists in the legal transfer of property.
Cornice: a moulding used at the join of a ceiling and a wall.
Cost-plus contract: a contract in which the builder determines labour and material costs, then adds a percentage to ensure a profit.
Covenant: guidelines that require structures in a particular development or area to conform to specific standards.
Dampcourse: waterproof membrane that protects brickwork or masonry from rising damp.
Default interest: the amount payable to the builder if you do not pay by the due date.
Defect liability period: the period of time specified in the contract in which the builder is required to rectify defects (except for minor settlement or minor shrinkage).
Defects: work that is faulty or not to the level specified in the contract.
Double glass: also known as insulating glass or double glazing. Two panes of glass are joined together with a pocket of air between them to reduce heat transfer.
Draftsperson: Like an architect but not quite as qualified
Drywall: used for interior walls. Drywall usually comes in large panels and is made from gypsum, plywood or a similar material.
Easement: areas of land located above or around the equipment used for essential services such as pipes and electrical wires. Government authorities control use of this land.
Eaves: the overhang at the lower edge of the roof that projects over the wall.
Estimate: the amount that the contractor expects to spend on materials and labour during the course of a project. Depending on the terms of the contract, this cost may change.
Fascia: a board which runs horizontally along the ends of the roof rafters, creating the 'edge' of the roof.
Fibreboard: A type of wallboard in which wood chips or shavings are bonded together with resin and compressed into rigid sheets.
Fittings: items that can be removed from a property without damage, such as ovens, baths and hot water systems.
Fixed-price contract: a contract in which the customer and contractor agree on a price that will not change, no matter what the project actually costs the contractor.
Fixtures: anything permanently attached to a house and regarded as part of the real property, such as cabinets and cupboards.
Flashing: waterproof material that prevents moisture from penetrating a house through the walls or roof.
Footing: a rectangular masonry section which is usually made wider than the bottom of the foundation wall or pier it supports.
Foundation: the part of a building where all loads are transferred to the ground.
Full brick: a building where both the inside and outside walls are brick.
Gable: the triangular wall that sits between the sloping ends of a gable roof.
Gable roof: a roof where two sloping planes meet at a peak.
Galley kitchen: a kitchen where appliances and cabinets sit against a single wall.
Grout: mortar used to fill the joints and cavities found between pieces of masonry or ceramics.
Hardwood: wood harvested from broadleaf trees (such oaks, maples, ashes and elms).
Heartwood: more durable wood from the centre of a tree.
Inclusions List: a list of everything that is included within the build costs.
Jamb: a vertical member that forms the side of a window or door frame.
Joint: the area where the ends of two surfaces are joined together by some kind of fastener.
Joist: timbers that provide the main structural support for a ceiling or floor.
Knockdown/Rebuild: demolition of an old dwelling on the site where we build the new house.
Laminated timber: layers of timber glued together to increase rigidity or create a multi-coloured effect.
Liquidated damages: the amount of money you are entitled to if your home is not practically completed by the end of the building period.
Lintel: a horizontal structural member that supports the load over a door, window or other opening.
Load-bearing wall: a wall that supports weight from a floor or ceiling above it.
Louvre: a parallel slat in a window (usually adjustable) that allows air and light to enter a building while excluding rain.
Low-emissivity glass: specially coated glass that prevents the transfer of heat.
Niche: a hollow recess or indent in a wall.
Occupancy permit: issued by a building surveyor after the final inspection of a new home.
Particle board: a plywood substitute made from coarse sawdust and resin pressed into sheets.
Patch panel: the central hub in a home automation system. All the cables are plugged in and 'patched' together here.
Patio: a paved backyard area.
Pergola: An outdoor structure with climbing plants and an open roof. Often refers to an outdoor walkway.
Planning permit: councils place restrictions on building activities in their jurisdiction. Planning permits are needed for most large projects and many smaller ones.
Plans: technical drawings completed by an architect or draftsperson and used in the construction of a house.
Plywood: a piece of wood made from three layers of veneer wood bonded with glue. For strength, the middle layer is usually laid with the grain perpendicular to the layers above and below.
Practical completion: the stage when the works have been completed in accordance with the contract apart from minor defects and is reasonably suitable for habitation.
Prime cost items: this allowance is a reasonable estimate for fixtures and fittings that you select after the contract is signed and may include special kitchen and bathroom items.
Progress payments: payments made to the builder at specified stages during the building process.
Provisional sum items: amounts your builder has determined as 'best estimates' of the cost of certain work.
Rafter: roof structural members that slope downwards to the eaves.
Render: cement or plaster applied to brick or masonry walls.
Rise and Fall Clause: A clause contained in a building contract which allows the final price to move up or down depending on the movement of wages or other specified factors.
Roof pitch: the incline or slope of a roof.
R-value: a measure of how effective a material (glass, for instance) is at resisting heat flow.
Sapwood: the outer layers of a tree which are still living and contain nutrients.
Sarking: a reflective foil laminate that is installed inside roofs. It has many benefits including weather proofing, insulation and reduction of dust and sound.
Shingles: roofing material installed in an overlapping manner. Shingles can be made from wood, cement, tile, asphalt or metal.
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Wynne announcement on safety cameras, lower speeds in school zones: McKenney, Leiper
Home / Wynne announcement on safety cameras, lower speeds in school zones: McKenney, Leiper
This morning, Ontario’s Premier Kathleen Wynne announced that the provincial government will introduce legislation to allow cities to use speed cameras and reduce speed limits in school zones. Councillors Catherine McKenney (Somerset) and Jeff Leiper (Kitchissippi) applaud this intiative, which reflects a longstanding desire on the part of residents of both wards for safer streets.
At the Transportation Committee of City Council in May, both McKenney and Leiper appealed to colleagues to support safety cameras as an important tool in reducing speed in the vicinity of schools and in residential neighbourhoods. Intensification and increasing congestion are leading to more aggressive driving, and automated tools combined with lower speed limits will help address this problem.
“Speeding and aggressive and distracted driving are continued problems in downtown wards,” said McKenney. “The toll in deaths, injuries and reduced quality of life of these behaviours is unacceptable. The announcement this morning by Premier Wynne is a good first step in ensuring the safety of pedestrians and cyclists. As the Vice-Chair of the Transportation Committee, I am committed to ensuring the City of Ottawa takes advantage of these new tools.”
“Cities need more tools to deal with growing pedestrian and cycling safety problems. The Government has clearly heard the call by many downtown Ottawa residents for measures to address residential, high-speed cut-through traffic. There is no excuse for speeding near schools, and tools such as safety cameras will help drive home that message,” said Leiper.
Both Councillors McKenney and Leiper are looking forward to reading the draft legislation to ensure that the new law will have the broadest possible application. “Speeding is often a problem on the boundaries of school zones. Our thrust will be to ensure children are safe from door-to-door,” said McKenney.
“The use of safety cameras continues to be contentious in some quarters. My commitment is to ensure that in the discussions to follow, residents will have a strong voice advocating for their use,” said Leiper.
Councillor Catherine Mckenney
catherine.mckenney@ottawa.ca | 613.580.2484
Councillor Jeff Leiper
jeff.leiper@ottawa.ca | 613.580.2485
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5. Rough Landing
Look for Survivors
Head towards the flare
Search the area
Find a tool to cut down your gear
Cut the ropes holding your gear (Collect salvage to sharpen knife (0/3), Sharpen the knife at the Base Camp, Cut the ropes holding your gear)
Retrieve your gear
Find Miguel
Make it through the jaguar's territory
Defeat the jaguars
Find Jonah
Defeat the jaguar
Region: Peruvian Jungle Finds: x/44 Collectibles
You begin the level by gaining +500 XP.
Photo: Further a photo of Doctor Dominguez will be added to the artifact collection "Lara's Notebook" (4/11).
Walk ahead, through the water, to reach a fallen tree trunk where Lara ducks underneath. Shortly after, Lara will come upon a medicine plant. If you follow the short path to the right you will also find some hardwood on the left side. But after collecting it return to the corner and keep straight. Follow the path slightly left and you will come past more hardwood on your right side. Where the greenery clears a bit there is another tree with hardwood to the right. But the path continues on the left, where there also is a focus plant (Mirabilis) on the left. Follow the scar cutting through the jungle and find another medicine plant on the path. You reach a rocky outcrop. Climb up, unless you have circled around it on the right. Climb up onto the next outcrop. Head out towards the outlook to spot a flare gun being used in the jungle below.
Run over to the right side, along the cliff wall where part of it crumbles, and out onto the protruding ledge. From there jump towards the tree branch. Collect the feathers from the nest. Then jump ahead to the ledge covered in vegetation to grab it. Pull up. Run along and balance across the fallen tree trunk to the next platform, where you can find more feathers. Head out onto the next tree trunk and from its end jump towards the branch. Lara uses it to swing to a mud slide that returns her to the jungle floor. Wade through the mud to reach a makeshift camp site. You will obtain +50 XP.
You will discover the first base camp called Plane Wreckage and be rewarded with +25 XP.
Relic (1/9): But before you sit down and rest, turn down the path leading off to the right, before you reach the camp. There is a plant with medicine in front of the puddle. Cross the puddle and find a box with a relic sitting on a brick wall. It is the Handkerchief from the artifact collection "Expedition Unknown" (1/6). You will obtain +25 XP for collecting it. Return to the main path.
Approach the base camp.
Relic (2/9): Beneath the tarp you will find a box containing the Flight Log from the collection "Myth, Magic & Monsters" (1/8). You'll get an additional +25 XP.
Sitting down at the camp allows you to spend your skill points, of which you may have 4 by now when following this guide. Spending the first skill point will reward you with the trophy/achievement First Steps.
To allow yourself to level up quickly, you may want to consider getting "Eagle's Sight" (Seeker - blue), allowing you to spot Collectibles in Survival Instincts. I also find "Puma's Rest" (Warrior - red) helpful to increase precision on charged shots. And the two others I like to take are "Caiman's Speed" (Scavenger - green) for quicker swimming and "Serpent's Strike" (Scavenger) for stealthy takedowns. But it is up to you and has to fit your play style.
Just opposite the camp you can grab some hardwood. Head down to the watering hole. Lara will spot her gear dangling above it, which she has to cut down.
Circle around the watering hole to the left to spot a piece of the wreckage. Approach it and Lara will grab the propeller. The wreckage slides into the water. Glitch Note: It can sometimes happen that a duplicate of the wreck reappears up on the rock formation later throughout the game, even though it is still down in the watering hole, just ignore it. Jump after it and try to pry the propeller loose. Lara is attacked by a moray eel. She grabs a splinter from the propeller to serve as a weapon. Repeatedly press interact to fight of the eel with the splinter. You will get +50 XP. After the struggle catch your breath.
Resources: Dive down again and grab the red Maca Leaf for some medicine and the two yellow Senna focus plants, as well as the resource container which gives you an additional +15 XP.
Return to shore.
Cut the Ropes Holding Your Gear
Try cutting the rope near the basecamp, only to find that the blade is dull.
Collect Salvage to Sharpen Knife
To improve the knife, you need to collect salvage material. The first salvage crate is found around the right side of the watering hole on the right side in front of a wall with yellow paint, the entrance to a challenge tomb. Cross the stream and circle around the elevated platform to the left. At the back approach the edge to find the second salvage crate. To find the third salvage crate circle further around the watering hole, past the dangling yellow crate with the gear, past the wing stuck in a large gnarly tree and straight on towards the wall by a tree and a small stream. A fourth salvage crate can be found further along the watering hole, shortly before coming back to the rope. But you only need three for the task at hand.
Sharpen the Knife at the Base Camp
With the necessary pieces of salvage return to the base camp. Lara sits down automatically. Select "Inventory" for weapon crafting. The knife is pre-selected. Press and hold the Jump Button (PC: Space, PS4: X, Xbox: A) to craft the Makeshift Knife then leave the base camp menu. You're rewarded with +50 XP.
Once again get towards the rope tying down your gear and cut it, this time for real. A second rope is still holding the supplies up. Track it over to an elevated rock on the left side. Where the wall is relatively even you can perform a double jump to pull up onto the rock. There is also another salvage crate up here. Cut the second rope. You will get +150 XP.
Hop down, get over the the supplies and approach the grey storage container holding Lara's gear. She obtains the two-way radio and the Recurve Bow.
But before we go looking for Miguel, let's explore the region.
You can now take the time to fulfil challenges and grab some collectibles, or you can choose to skip them ».
Challenge "Ruffled Feathers" (1/4): Return to the camp for orientation. There is a yet unexplored path into the jungle, opposite the one that led to the handkerchief, to the south-east. Looking up, you can see an oropendola nest dangling from a tree branch. Shoot it down to start the challenge "Ruffled Feathers" and to obtain +10 XP.
Resources: Run down the jungle path and keep straight - instead of heading towards the watering hole on the right. Climb up onto the ledge and then further up onto the rocks on the left side. On top you will find a resource container worth an additional +15 XP, as well as a tree offering hardwood. Then use the curved tree branch to swing to the platform where you cut down the rope earlier. There might be a nest with Feathers here on the left.
Challenge "Ruffled Feathers" (2/4): Still up on this platform look to the left of the large gnarly tree (south-east) to spot the next oropendola nest dangling from a branch. Shoot it down for another +10 XP.
Challenge "Flower Picker" (1/5): Then, still from this platform, turn to face right (north), towards a tree branch just left of the curved branch and jump onto it. Pick the blue Nicandra plant, which is not only one of the perception plants, but also begins the next challenge and rewards you with +10 XP. In some rare instances this branch and others might be empty, in such a case, reload your checkpoint or try later. If Lara jumps past the branch, you can also try climbing the tree from below by performing a double jump up the bark. Hop down to the jungle floor.
Challenge "Ruffled Feathers" (3/4): Cross the pond to where you picked up your gear. From here look to the right of the large gnarly tree for another oropendola nest dangling from a branch. Shoot it down to obtain +10 XP.
Resources: Then head into that passage, where you will run past a medicine plant and some hardwood, and turn left to get to the area behind the gnarly tree. You pass a plant offering medicine. At the back of the area, where the stream comes pouring down the rock wall you can find a resource container which adds another +15 XP to your account. There is also a dead animal just to the right of the container which offers you hide. And, if you have not collected it earlier, there is a salvage crate at the left wall. Get back out from behind the gnarly tree.
Survival Cache (1/9) Run past the wing sticking out from the tree and go straight (south). In the left corner you will find a circular opening in the wall. Inside the stone arch, on the left side, you can dig up a survival cache near the edge.
Document (1/13) Lower yourself down onto the ledge with a puddle at the edge of the ravine. You may be able to loot a dead animal for hide. But, more importantly, there is document in the corner to the right of the edge. It is Jack's Journal 6 from the artifact set "Expedition Unknown" (2/6). After collecting it, return to the opening in the cliff wall and perform a double jump to get back up.
Challenge "Flower Picker" (2/5): When coming from the opening, look at the tree at the exit on the left. It has scratch marks. Perform a double jump at the bark to get up the tree and onto its branch. Pick the Nicandra plant here to obtain another +10 XP.
Relic (3/9) Then turn to the left to spot a ledge in the cliff wall. Jump over there and pull up. At the back you will find a box with the Sextant from the artifact collection "Expedition Unknown" (3/6). You will get +25 XP. The relic contains hidden information. Turn it till you find the inscription. Then return to the edge and jump back towards the branch of the tree.
Challenge "Flower Picker" (3/5): Look towards the curved branch and jump towards it, to swing to the next tree. From its branch jump over to the branch of the neighbouring tree where there is another Nicandra plant furthering the challenge and rewarding you with +10 XP.
Challenge "Flower Picker" (4/5): The next curved branch gets you onto a tree where you can pick some feathers. Then jump towards the next branch where another Nicandra plant for +10 XP awaits you. Use the curved tree branch to swing to the slightly sloped platform below, where you can pick up some feathers.
Challenge "Flower Picker" (5/5): From the sloped ledge, head up the tipped tree to reach another branch by jumping. You could also perform a double jump up the tree from below. Here you can collect the final Nicandra plant and be rewarded with +100 XP. Jump back to the sloped rock outcrop.
Challenge "Ruffled Feathers" (4/4): Now approach the edge just beyond the sloped outcrop and run over to the left, where you will find a pole wrapped in rope. Look out over the edge and up to spot the final oropendola nest needed to complete the challenge and to obtain +100 XP. There are actually more than these four nests around the jungle, which I will point out throughout the game.
If you like, you can find more resources around the area, all kinds of plants and animal carcasses that left behind hide. I've left two things open (a cache by the crypt for which you will need the axe and a document by the treasure chest for which you will need the lockpick) - which you could have done now - because we will come past them later on anyway. There is also a tomb around for which we will also need the axe.
If you've ignored the goodies, you have to face west from where you've collected your gear and run to the edge of the ravine.
Get out your bow while standing next to the pole wrapped in rope and look across the ravine to the other side. Tether your rope to the pole on the other side. Jump onto the rope and climb over the ravine. Grab the perception plant on the other side. Then follow the path to the left. Lara discovers a signal flare and some ominous signs pointing to what might have happened to her pilot.
Document (2/13): Follow the left path to the end. There, overlooking the gorge, you will find the document Sisimite from the artifact collection "Myth, Magic & Monsters" (2/8) and obtain +25 XP. There is also some hide to be found here. Head back down to the signal flare.
Now take the right path up the hill, following the blood stains. On the left you come past some more hardwood. Use it to craft some arrows, just in case. At the top of the path hop down. Continue along, until a cut scene begins.
Lara has a close encounter with two jaguars and Miguels remains.
Challenge "Ruffled Feathers" (5/4): Just above your head you can see another oropendola nest, which you won't need, if you followed this walkthrough.
Follow the path up and around the bend to the left.
Challenge "Ruffled Feathers" (6/4): Again there is an additional oropendola nest, above your head.
Challenge "Ruffled Feathers" (7/4): At the top of the slope there is another oropendola nest.
Head down the slope and through an opening between the trees on the left. At the end hop up onto the ledge and slide down into the arena where you have to face the two jaguars.
You will now have to face the two jaguars, fortunately they take turns in attacking you. Remember to evade them using the Scramble/Roll Button (PS: Circle, Xbox: B). Actually that is all you have to do, survive for a given time. But it might be good practice trying to aim at their heads and landing hits. At one point the white jaguar will rush you forcing you down. Shake him off as indicated and Lara will kill him with the knife. 😥
The second jaguar decides to leave Lara alone and carries off the other animal.
Your reward is +250 XP.
After the fight you are instructed to heal yourself. Follow this command and obtain +50 XP. Then search the area for medicine, feathers, hardwood and cloth. Afterwards approach the south-western wall of the cave and perform a double jump to climb out. Follow the path up vaulting up onto the next ledge and perform a double jump to get up the next one as well. You're rewarded with +50 XP. Cross the pond and grab the plant at the foot of the tree for some more medicine. Then perform a double jump up the tree and jump to the ledge. On the right side you can find a crate with cloth.
Document (3/13): In the right corner you can find another document lying on the floor. It is Jack's Journal 3 from the artifact collection "Expedition Unknown 2" (1/5). You're rewarded with +25 XP.
Ignore the path between the cliffs for now. We will get to that in a moment. Run over to the left side, where you will be able to reach a ledge of the rock formation. From here perform a double jump to get to the top ledge. Pull up. Then jump up the next wall to reach the top. Grab the feathers. Then walk out over the fallen tree towards the plane. From the end jump towards the branch and swing to the plane. Lara slides down.
Lara is reunited with Jonah.
Sit down at the Plane Fuselage base camp.
Once again you get the opportunity to grab some collectibles before continuing, or you can choose to skip them ».
Resources: Examine the area along the edge to the right of the plane to find some hardwood and a crate with salvage. To the left of the plane you can find a resource container which is worth +15 XP.
Survival Cache (2/9) Then head down the path to the left of the plane (west). Just behind the tree on the left you can dig up the next survival cache and get the additional reward of +25 XP.
Explorer Backpack: Jump down into the water below from either the ledge at the end of the path where the survival cache was, or the tree branch to the left of the plane. For some added enjoyment, press the roll button immediately after pressing jump to perform a swan dive, which might not always work if choosing the branch. Below the rock formation you scaled to jump over to the plane, you can find an opening. Swim over there and pull inside. Besides the remains of an animal that provide you with hide, you will find an Explorer Backpack on the right, which will mark the location of survival caches on the map. Then dive down into the lake to find some focus plants.
Document (4/13): Now swim towards the shore to the right of the waterfall and leave the water there. Grab the focus plants on the right. Take note of the climbable tree on the left, but before we get up there, let's grab two collectibles. Run along the shore to the left. On the left side you can collect some hardwood. Get into the alcove under the rock on the right to find the document Jack's Journal 5 from the artifact collection "Expedition Unknown 2" (2/5) sitting on a wooden chest. You will obtain another +25 XP. Also grab the resource container for +15 XP.
Survival Cache (3/9) Continue along the shore to the far left end, passing some ledges at a rock formation on the right. Get behind the tree and into the corner where you can dig up a Survival Cache. You obtain +25 XP. Then return to the other end of the shore, where there is a climbable tree.
Survival Cache (4/9) Double jump up at the tree to reach its branch. From here jump over to the craggy wall and use the axe to hold on to it. Climb around to the left. Here jump up to reach the platform above. On the left wall you will find a vein with Gold Ore you can pry loose using the axe. There are also some feathers on the right. Jump towards the tree branch to swing to the next ledge. Lara starts sliding down the slope. Jump to reach the ledge on the left. Here you can dig up the next Survival Cache for +25 XP. Hop down onto the ledge below.
Crypt (1/2) "Rimak, the Storyteller": You are now on a ledge with a crypt entrance. If you fell down by mistake, use the ledges I pointed out earlier to get onto the platform above the survival cache that lay in the corner. From there jump to the tree branch and continue to the ledge with the pool of water. Approach the pry barrier in the corner and pry through it. Head down the stairs.
Relic (4/9): You come past a small chest holding a relic on the right, by a dead adventurer. It is the Grave Marker from the artifact collection "Expedition Unknown" (4/6). You obtain +25 XP. It has hidden information. Zoom in on the front side to read the inscription warning you of traps.
Continue down into the crypt and duck through the narrow passage.
Mural (1/7): On the right wall you will find the mural Rimak, the Storyteller from the artifact collection "Resting Places" (1/8), which rewards you with +35 XP and improves your knowledge of Quechua.
Over on the left you can find a resource container offering +15 XP. Use rope arrows to tear through the next barricade and step through. Turn left and carefully step into the passage. Use the knife and cut the rope which triggers the blade trap. Then follow the passage to the end.
Relic (5/9): At the far wall you will find another box. It contains the relic Elongated Skull from the artifact collection "Myth, Magic & Monsters" (3/8). It will reward Lara with +25 XP and improve her language skills in Quechua. Examine it for hidden information. Zoom in and look at the hole and scars on the skull.
Now slip through the low passage in the right wall (east). In the next chamber, push the lever in front of you to open the exit gate on the right. But we're not done yet, so turn left to approach another closed gate. Collect the endurance plant on the left, then push the lever on the right to open the door. Step through. Here you have a high tower to climb to reach the sarcophagus. Run through to the back and look behind the right wall. Here you can perform a double jump to grab the wooden ledge. Perform another double jump to reach the next upper ledge. From here traverse to the right end and jump over to the central column where Lara grabs the ledge. Jump up to the ledge above this one. From its right end jump further right to the next column's ledge. Here double jump up again and pull up on top of the column. Collect the resource container with +15 XP, then enter the passage to your right. Follow it around until you reach the collapsing floor. Quickly jump to the other side to avoid the spikes underneath. Follow the path further along, grabbing the endurance plant on the way. After passing the statues, beware of the next tripwire rope. Cut it to disarm the spear trap, then crouch through underneath. Follow the passage to a closed gate which can be opened using the lever on the left wall. Before stepping through, grab the hardwood on the right. Step out onto the platform and turn left. Jump towards the craggy wall and use the axe to scale it. Move along to the right end. From there jump over to the right, to the next craggy wall. Climb up and perform a double jump to reach the next wooden ledge. Perform another double jump to reach the top ledge, where you traverse to the left. From the top beam at the left end jump over to the next wooden ledge at the central column and from there continue with a jump to the left column. Here perform a double jump up and pull onto the platform.
Document (5/13): Turn left and approach the pry barrier. Break through to reach the chamber behind. On a ledge on the right side you will find the document A King's Ransom from the artifact collection "Conquerors" (1/8) which rewards you with +25 XP. There is also some gold to pick up from the floor at the back and another endurance plant on the left. Return outside.
Run towards the sarcophagus and open it to obtain +125 XP, +750 gold pieces and the Vestige: Eveningstar's Cape. Now approach the gap in the surrounding railing at the back. Double jump towards the contraption with the wooden boards there to take it down like a lift. Exit the chamber and run straight and through the next gate, we opened with the lever on the left earlier. Follow the tunnel in front all the way up until we emerge outside again.
Resources: Now it's time to return to the Plane Fuselage camp. Swim through the pond and to the left. Exit onto the tree trunk and from there jump towards the branch. Swing to the platform on the other side. If you fall, use the ledges right of the tree to climb up. If you did not collect it yet, you also get another chance to grab the survival cache #2 and document #4. Vault up onto the next level. Head up to come past a perception plant. Past the stone structure you can collect some cloth on the right. Jump towards the branch and swing to the next rock formation. This is the one that brought you to the plane earlier and will again, now. Head up the path and climb onto the next ledge. Jump up the final wall to return to the top. Here walk out onto the tree trunk, jump to the branch and swing back over to the plane wreck.
Back with Jonah, face the jungle path south, where a line has been tied to the two trees. There is a crate with cloth on the left. Then head down the path. With Jonah's help you can get through underneath the fallen tree blocking the path. Follow the ledge to the left to reach a very narrow ledge curving around the cliff face. Walk along by steering right. At the other end follow the path to the remains of a bridge mechanism.
Mural (2/7): Before reaching the tower you will find a mural on the left wall. It is Kon from the artifact collection "Pantheon of Gods 2" (1/8) which will improve Lara's knowledge of Quechua and reward her with +35 XP.
Monolith (1/1): If you've followed the walkthrough closely, examining the mural will also unlock the Quechua monolith across the path. Collect the focus and perception plants on the way. You are rewarded with +10 XP for discovering the monolith. Then approach the monolith to decipher it. Two serpents guard life and death. I lie trapped within their eternal struggle. You're rewarded with another +25 XP and you obtain the trophy/achievement Treasures from the Past.
Monolith Riches Survival Cache (5/9): Now we need to collect the treasure. Head up the stairs the the right of the monolith. At the end of the path you will find a small depiction of two snakes facing each other in a kind of arena. The monolith riches Survival Cache can be dug up from this arena. You obtain some rarer resources and +50 XP.
Relic (6/9): You might have noticed a small chest we just ran past. Turn back a few steps and open it. It is Bowl of Powder from the artifact collection "Day in the Life of the Inca" (1/6). It improves Lara's proficiency in Quechua and rewards her with +25 XP.
Survival Cache (6/9): Now head down the passage to the left of the monolith to get down to the lower part of the bridge mechanism. You come past an endurance plant. At the very end you can dig up another survival cache for . Now return to the courtyard.
Follow the stairs up to the core of the bridge mechanism.
Relic (7/9): Beyond a wheel mechanism and where Jonah is waiting you will find another chest with a Llama Figurine from the artifact collection "Day in the Life of the Inca" (2/6), rewarding you with +25 XP and improving your Quechua. Further to the left you will find a resource container which gives you +15 XP.
Bridge Puzzle
Now climb up the rope ladder at the tower. Use the turnstile winch by turning it clockwise to activate the water flow. Now get back down and to the handle of the wheel and with Jonah's help push it forward. This next bit is timed, but you will fail it the first time around. Jonah suggests to try it again, and with the knowledge that the bucket is leaking he will hold it in place for as long as he can. So once you have pushed the wheel forward a second time, hurry down to the lower level. Stand in the middle and quickly tether the moving bit to the rope coil on the other side to raise up the bridge. Get back up and cross the bridge to get to the other side of the gorge.
Lara and Jonah go through an opening in the wall, after the vegetation out of the way. Inside the next chamber they discover a stele where Lara learns to use the skill Eye of the Eagle, which allows her to use perception plants to sense animals and natural resources. You are rewarded with +50 XP. Turn around and collect the cloth on the ground behind you. Step through the archway. On the side of the path you can collect two perception plants. Head down into the next part of the jungle on the left and hop down. If you like, you can try out the effect of the Eye of the Eagle skill here. Hold down the button for Herbal Mixtures (PS: L1, Xbox LB) and push the button usually used for Melee (PS: Triangle, Xbox: Y). Collect hide and fat from the animal carcass and a medicine plant.
Mural (3/7): Then run up the stairs to the right. At the top you will find another mural titled Death Lords from the artifact collection "Pantheon of Gods 3" (1/7). You obtain +35 XP and improve your knowledge of Mam. There are also some feathers and a resource container, which is worth +15 XP, up here.
Below you will discover the next base camp Jungle Ruins and obtain +25 XP. Nearby on the left you can find a tree providing you with hardwood and on the right is some cloth.
Relic (8/9): Across the path, near a shovel leaning against the wall is another small box with a relic. It is Pistol Parts from the artifact collection "Expedition Unknown" (5/6) and will reward you with +25 XP. It contains hidden information.
Challenge Tomb (1/2) "Underworld Gate": Now find the overgrown entrance to the south-east. From the base camp this is to the left of the stairs you came down. Enter, leaving Jonah behind by the fire. Approach the low tunnel and Lara will belly-crawl through it. Step outside and follow the jungle path. Step through the ruins, ducking under the spears as you go along. On the left you can loot an animal carcass for some hide and fat. Jump up the tree to reach its branch. Jump towards the next tree branch and swing over to the craggy wall. Climb over to the left and jump to the ledge. Continue towards the left till it's safe to drop down. Again follow the jungle path, but be mindful of the tripwire which will trigger another spear trap. Use the knife to disarm it, then roll through beneath.
Explorer Backpack: Go down the left path to reach the remains of a bridge. On the left you will discover the next explorer backpack adding items (in this case a survival cache) to your map and rewarding you with +25 XP.
Now walk up the ramp on the right and from there jump towards the branch, continue to the next branch Lara which uses to swing to a third one. From here jump towards the craggy wall. Rappel down and swing towards the ledge. There is a resource container rewarding you with +15 XP on the left. Follow the path to a camp long since abandoned.
Document (6/13): Turn left and collect the cloth from a crate there, before finding a document on a table. It is At the Gate from the artifact collection "Search for the Hidden City" (1/8), rewarding you with +25 XP. Further on the right is a crate with salvage.
Continue towards the next collapsed bridge. On the left side is another perception plant. Wall scramble up the right wall and attach the axe to the craggy wall. Climb up to the top and jump over to the ledge left of you. Traverse along and be prepared to perform a safety grab to keep Lara from falling. Someone is apparently putting rocks in our path. Continue to the left end and jump to safety. You will reach the base camp Canyon Ruins. Collect the crate of salvage under the tarp and the perception plant (although my pack was full of them at this point) to the right of the gap in the wall. Squeeze through the gap. Then go up the stairs and into the ruins. Here you will find a resource container for +15 XP and an endurance plant on the right. Now scramble up the wall on the right to get outside. Run over to the left and from the wooden platform jump towards the craggy wall. Rappel down and swing to the platform. The wooden ledge behind you is part of the way out. Although, if you complete the tomb, you will take another route. Enter the small cave, where you will find a vein of gold ore on the left and an endurance plant at the back. Back outside jump up the tree and from its branch jump ahead and use the grapple axe to reach the next ledge. Pull up.
Document (7/13): Turn left. You can find some fat on the left, and black powder on the right. Then there is a resource container with +15 XP on the left again. Just opposite this container is another document Finger Length Away from the artifact collection "Search for the Hidden City" (2/8). You'll get +25 XP.
Survival Cache (7/9): Further at the back, just past a crate with cloth you can dig up another survival cache for its resources and +25 XP. Get back outside.
Balance across the tree trunk. Look up to the left and you can spot a creepy dude lurking on the ledge above. We can not shoot him, so we can't do anything about him. Instead examine the mechanism. On the right end you can grab its handle. Rotate it clockwise. This will allow you to tether the rotating mechanism's rope coil to the one across the bottomless pit to the south-west. Climb over. Up on the higher level you will find a large lever attached to a kind of crane. Pull it once to transport a crate around to the nearby landing platform. If you would pull the lever again, it would swing back to its starting place, but it happens to quickly for Lara to reach the crate, so you need to slow this down. Behind the lever you can collect some salvage and black powder. Hop onto the crate and down towards the landing platform on the other side. Here go to the rotating mechanism with the rope coil again. Grab its handle to turn it anti-clockwise as far as possible to have the coil facing the crate. Now tether it to the crate. Head up the landing platform and jump back to the crate. With a double jump scramble up its side. Then jump on towards the upper landing platform. Pull the large lever to set the crane in motion. The rope holds the crate in place long enough for Lara to reach it before it snaps. Jump onto the crate and let it take you up to the next landing platform. Jump over. Search the area to find black powder, an endurance plant, and a resource container for +15 XP. Run down the stairs.
Mural (4/7): On the left you will discover the mural Underworld Gate from the artifact collection "Trials of the Gods" (1/8). It improves your mam and rewards you with +35 XP.
Then stand at the edge at the bottom of the stairs and jump towards the ledges in the wall. They will break, sending Lara down, grab the lower ledge and perform a safety grab. Traverse to the right and jump to the craggy wall there. Something is throwing spiked balls at you from above, so quickly jump to the craggy wall further right. Climb up to the top.
Resources: Tear away the barricade to the left using a rope arrow. Inside you will find gold. Back outside, up the stairs, behind the sacrificial altar you will find another resource container with +15 XP.
Approach the Tomb Stele and reveal its secret to obtain Eagle's Perch.
Resources: Now use a rope arrow to also tear away the barricade to the right of the stairs to obtain the gold.
Time to exit the tomb. Run up the stairs and jump towards the tree branch. Jump to the next branch to swing over to another branch you can perch on. Again jump to the next branch to swing to the ledge. Follow the path down and out onto the tree stump. Use the grapple axe to get across the gorge to the other side. Slide down the muddy slope. Run along the path to a pole with rope wrapped around. Tether it to the pole across the ravine. Slide down the rope. Follow the path and hop down to get back to where you climbed a tree earlier. Turn back to the left and duck under the spears. Return to the crawlspace and belly-crawl back outside to return to the Jungle Ruins base camp and to Jonah.
Head down the stairs. Here you can loot an animal carcass for hide and fat and pick a perception plant. Enter the next temple ruin. With Jonah's help get through the vegetation at the back. On the other side Lara is attacked by a vicious jaguar.
Fire the flare gun Jonah threw over. You will now face another jaguar fight, this is very much like the previous one. Evade the attacks by pressing the roll button and shoot arrows at the animals head. If you need to catch your breath for a second, jump up the tree to reach the branch, but don't get to comfy, because the large cat will pluck you from the branch if you are idle for a while. If need be, collect the arrows, medicine and perception plants, as well as cloth, and hide and fat from the carcass of an animal that has fallen prey to the jaguar. For beating the jaguar, you will obtain the trophy/achievement Survival Instincts. You can not loot the empress jaguar in-game, but Lara will do it in the ensuing cut scene. Return to where you left Jonah and Lara helps him through the rubble.
Jonah attends to the wounds on Lara's back and the two have a deep conversation about loss at the Jaguar Den base camp.
This is the end of the level. Technically there are more things you could have done within this level, if you'd returned to the previous area to explore a crypt and tomb after obtaining the axe, but we will tackle this in a later level.
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Men’s basketball falls in SoCon quarterfinals to Wofford
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Jordan Strawberry after Mercer falling to Wofford in the SoCon semi-finals.
Christian Hartley, Staff Writer
One of the hardest things to do in all of sports is to beat the same team three times in one season. The Bears found that out the hard way on Saturday afternoon.
Mercer’s SoCon championship hopes came to a halt in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament, falling to the fifth seed Wofford Terriers 73-53.
“We got our tails whipped,” head coach Bob Hoffman said. “We weren’t ready like I had hoped we’d be.”
The Bears fell behind early, trailing 19-7 midway through the opening half.
“When you put yourself in a hole like that, it’s really hard,” senior guard Jordan Strawberry said. “We tried to fight our best, but it’s pretty tough when you put yourself in that position.”
At the 5:42 mark, Mercer had shot the ball just 4-of-15 from the floor and trailed 27-12 as the first half came to a close. The Terriers, on the other hand, could not seem to miss and forced Mercer into a first half season-high 13 turnovers.
“They played really good defense, and they got into us pretty good,” Hoffman said. “We didn’t respond like you have to in those kinda situations.”
The Terriers were the aggressors in the first half, besting Mercer in categories such as points in the paint, forced turnovers and points off turnovers.
When the first half buzzer finally rang, the Bears trailed 37-21. Mercer would need a near perfect second half to advance into Sunday’s semi-final game with top-seeded UNCG.
The Bears played better in the second half, but it just wasn’t enough. Mercer fell behind by 20 in the early moments of the second half but kept fighting to stay in the game.
Each time Mercer found a way to cut the game to single digits in the second half, it was Wofford who would snatch the momentum right back from the Bears.
“You’re playing so hard to come back, then they come down and hit a big three,” Strawberry said. “It’s tough.”
Mercer cut the Terriers lead down to 53-43 with 11:34 to play, as the crowd was hungry for a miracle. Over the next four minutes, Mercer would go 0-of-5 from the floor, allowing the Terriers to stretch their lead back out to 17.
Mercer continued to fight, cutting the lead down to 12 several times before the game’s final buzzer rang. But in the end, the early gap was just too much for the Bears to overcome.
Mercer finished the game shooting just 38 percent, their worst outing since Jan. 18 against VMI, while allowing Wofford to shoot 49 percent, the highest number an offense has posted against Mercer since Furman, Feb. 1.
Three of Mercer’s four seniors combined for 45 of the Bears 53 total points. Senior guard Strawberry posted 18 points to lead the team, with Stephon Jelks posting 16 and Desmond Ringer contributing 11.
After averaging nearly 17 points over the last 10 games, guard Ross Cummings finished with zero points. The sophomore went 0-of-6 from the floor in 35 minutes of action, posting his lowest scoring output since Jan. 18 against VMI when he played just three minutes.
Cummings wasn’t the only Bears player who struggled, with senior Demetre Rivers and junior Cory Kilby combining to go 2-of-7 for just eight total points.
Mercer currently sits at 18-14 with the possibility of playing in a postseason tournament in the coming weeks. The Bears have competed in postseason action in five of the last six seasons after posting similar records to end the year.
Christian Hartley, Sports Editor
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Children of Bodom announce US tour
Posted by KageDrummer on Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at 2:09 PM (PST)
Finish extreme metal act, Children Of Bodom, have announced a United States tour. The band will be supported by Eluveitie, Revocation, and Threat Signal. The tour will last from January 30th and last through March 3rd.
To check out the full tour schedule click here.
Children Of Bodom’s latest album, “Relentless Reckless Forever,” was released in March 2011 through Spinefarm Records.
1/30 Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall
1/31 Detroit, MI @ Harpo’s
2/2 Grand Rapids, MI @ Intersection
2/3 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
2/4 Sauget, IL @ Pop’s
2/6 Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theatre
2/7 Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
2/9 Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
2/10 Salt Lake city, UT @ he Complex
2/11 Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
2/13 Santa Ana, CA @ Yost Theatre
2/14 San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
2/15 Phoenix, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
2/17 Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre
2/18 El Paso, TX @ Tricky Falls
2/19 Lubbock, TX @ The Pavilion
2/21 Austin, TX @ Emo’s East
2/22 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
2/24 Louisville, KY @ Expo Five
2/25 Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s
2/26 Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy
2/27 Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
2/29 Quebec City, QC @ Imperial
3/1 Hartford, CT @ Webster Theatre
3/2 Huntington, NY @ The Paramount Theater
3/3 Sayerville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
3/4 Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head Live
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Global Fund’s OIC Grabs Nigeria
The Daily Trust Newspaper today has a shocking front page headline: ‘N7bn malaria, HIV funds frittered’ (that’s Naira). This is equivalent to US $475 million. No principal recipient (PR) appears to be left unscathed. Specifically the article leads with the assertion that …
About N7 billion donor funds sent to Nigeria for the fight against malaria, HIV and tuberculosis were frittered away, according to an audit report by the international agency that provided the funds. The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) said in a report filed with the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission that beneficiary agencies failed to account for up to $475 million meant to “save livesâ€.
The story is based on a report from the Global Fund’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) who discovered “the fraud in a recent audit of 15 grants amounting to $474,519,260 disbursed between 2003 and 2009 for the purpose of saving lives in the country.” Nigeria has had three GFATM malaria grants over this period.
As is usual though the OIG paints both ‘minor’ accounting problems as well as gross misconduct with the same brush. The most egregious offender appears to be the Yakubu Gowon Centre (YGC). YGC has been a malaria PR since Nigeria received its first GFATM grant and almost lost that grant due to poor performance about five years ago.
Currently YGC is one of three GFATM Round 8 malaria grant PRs. In terms of the most current performance ratings, The Society for Family Health was rated B1, The National Malaria Control Program was rated B2, while the YGC received a ‘C’ – the lowest or a failing grade by Global Fund accounting.
The Daily Trust quotes the OIG report The report thus: “The value for money audit report indicates that the Yakubu Gowon Centre for International Cooperation illegally transferred funds outside the country amounting to $15.5million, incurred extra budgetary expenditures of $5.2m, and had undocumented expenditures amounting to $3m. The unretired expenditures of the centre for the period under review amounted to $1.2m, while the management fee not accounted for was $659,000.”
The GFATM progress report says of the YGC performance on the Round 8 malaria grant that the average programmatic performance is 34.7% among all the program targets. In fact some states served by the YGC are reporting stock out of malaria drugs much needed for saving lives.
It is certainly good that the IOG identified major misconduct that threatens progress to control malaria. The question is who will pick up the slack in malaria commodity supplies while all this is being sorted out?
Published June 28, 2011 By Bill Brieger
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Roxana Herrera will participate in I SING FESTIVAL in China
I SING FESTIVAL is the first of its kind international festival for young opera singers in China. Its main mission is to promote Mandarin as opera lyrical language. The festival is an opportunity for young singers from Europe and America to appear on rapidly developing Chinese music stage and for singers from China - access to western model of vocal music education. In 2016 I SING FESTIVAL will take place at the Center for Culture and Arts in Suzhou – attractive 2000 years old city, known as "Venice of the Orient". In the festival will participate directors from Metropolitan Opera in New York, professors from Shanghai Conservatory of Music and from the Conservatory in Beijing.
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In the program of the unique festival will participate Roxana Herrera – one of the young talented students of Raina Kabaivanska. The young soprano from Chile will present Amelia in "Un ballo in maschera" by Verdi. The first concert will be on July 20 on the stage of Suzhou Grand Theater. Within the festival program on August 7 Herrera will participate in a concert with the famous conductor Massimiliano Murrali.
Roxana Herrera was a participant in the Master classes of Raina Kabaivanska at New Bulgarian University in 2014 and 2015. She is also a scholarship holder of Raina Kabaivanska Fund and Fantastico.
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Renting villas in Sardinia with direct access to the beach could be a great privilege and an ideal retreat for a unique vacation.
Some of our villas posseses the only entrance possible to a sandy or rocky beach, making them practically exclusive private beaches. From the villa, after a short path plunged into the mediterranean maquis and peculiar rocks looking onto the sea, you reach a splendid inlet bathed by crystal clear water with shades of turquoise to emerald green.
Spending your holiday in a villa with private access to the sea means living an experience in ultimate privacy, enjoying the tranquillity and the advantage of feeling connected to the nature, without the human presence sometimes massive on the Sardinian beaches.
You can savor this adventure in Santa Teresa di Gallura, charming village by the sea, in the north-eastern tip of Sardinia, overlooking the cliffs of Bonifacio. Its clear waters captivate with a thousand shades, controlled from above by the suggestive Longosardo tower.
Or you can decide to live a rare experience in a unique residence in Maddalena Island, in a location that was once a granite mine. Surrounded by granites, jagged stretches of coast and silent coves, with clear and turquoise sea and no human presence around. La Maddalena is the largest of the islands that compose the archipelago, a national park since 1994, it is the unspoiled wonder of the Mediterranean.
You can also choose to stay in one of our villas with direct access to a rocky beach in Costa Paradiso. A village surrounded by nature, with breathtaking views of the sea from each corner, natural coves, rocky ravines, and the granite that shines like a jewel on the water at sunset.
Other desirable villas with a direct access to the beach are located in Torre delle Stelle, on the south coast of Sardinia, a place full of greenery which joins wild unspoiled nature with magical beaches surrounded by wonderfully clear and transparent waters. Or Alghero, a Catalan little town and delightful pearl of northern Sardinia, surrounded by Spanish walls and towers. It offers lovely beaches with a sandy seabed as well as the natural park of Porto Conte with its expanses of Mediterranean maquis and rich woody areas.
Furthermore, you can have the comfort of a villa with direct access to the beach in Capo Coda Cavallo in the north east of Sardinia, admiring the fascinating island of Tavolara, or in Portobello, an exclusive village where entrance is allowed only to vacationers, you can enjoy the peace and serenity that these uncrowded beaches offer you.
Here are our villas in Sardinia with direct access to the beach:
- Villa Carezza di Mare has a unique location: directly by the sea and in front of Isola di Spargi
- Villa Il Rifugio di Vincent
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Minnesota Genealogy Lookups
Minnesota needs volunteers to help look up genealogical information. If you have any reference material of general interest to the state - public records, items from your own family files, or materials published before 1930 (copyrights expired) - and are willing to do limited lookups for others, please email the MNGenWeb State Coordinator so your name and your reference material may be listed on this page. For materials published in 1930 or later (copyrights in effect), please refer to the USGenWeb Project's Official Copyright Policy.
When requesting a lookup of a volunteer, please follow these guidelines:
Make sure MNLookup is in the subject line of your message.
Put the name of the reference you are requesting in your message as the volunteer may have several references available, some which you may have already checked.
Limit your request to 1 or 2 specific names with approximate dates.
Don't forget to thank your volunteer for time and effort!
Email me if you are willing to be a lookup volunteer - Thanks!
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County Lookups Other Lookups Country Lookups
Becker Benton Brown Carlton Clay Dakota Douglas Freeborn
Goodhue Hennepin Jackson Kittson Koochiching
Mower Nicollet Norman Ramsey Red Lake
Rice Scott St. Louis Statewide Stearns
Steele Washington Wright
I'm willing to do lookups in A. E. Strand's "A History of the Swedish-Americans of Minnesota" (published in 1910, 3 Volumes). As there is no index and entries are not in alphabetical order, I will need full name AND a location (county, or for cities whether Minneapolis, St. Paul or Duluth). The book only includes people living in 1910 unless they were historically very significant in Minnesota history. People included are either immigrants from Sweden or second generation Swedish-Americans. PLEASE put "STRAND Lookup" in your subject line -- I use spam filters. Laurie
I would like to volunteer to look up anybody in the 1880 census. I would use the LDS transcribed census on CD. Barb Caudle
Have a full year subscrib. to the 1930 census that is on-line at Ancestry.com. I would be willing to do lookups for any state on the 1930 census. Pat Glans
Look ups for land records on the General Land Office CD. These are automated records for Pre 1908 Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, dated September 1995. Contact: Terry L. Koberstein
Kathryn Kelly 'Minnesota Geographic Names' by Warren Upham published in 1920 and reprinted in 1969 by the Minnesota Historical Society. Minnesota Geographic Names gives information about place names (cities, townships, towns, lakes,...) in the State of Minnesota. It is helpful in finding the location of a place name in Minnesota.
Dalby Database - Will do burial lookups for nine counties in southern Minnesota, also have a lot of other data in my database. Check out my web page.
I will do census work for any county in MN and look up naturalization records in any county indexes that we have available. Pat Peterson NOTE: Can ONLY do lookups from May 1st to Sep 1st, please do not email with requests except during those months. Thanks.
I have a publication of the Minnesota Territorial Census - 1850 put out by the Minn. Historical Society - 1972. Included is a list of persons who died during the year ending 1st June 1850. Would be happy to do Lookups. Charlotte
I just received a copy of "Fifty Years in the Northwest" by W. H. C. Folsom which was first published in 1888. It is a history of the old Wisconsin Territory and has many, many biographies. I would be happy to do lookups in this book. It has been quite helpful to me in my Minnesota research. Joy Marty Adrian
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Minnesota Counties
Becker County
I would be more than happy to help anyone with their questions on genealogy or history for Becker Co. I also have a lot of information on Ottertail, Hubbard, Mahnomen, and Clay Co. Cherie July 2006
I will do lookups at the Benton Country Historical Society. Will look up obits, search in surname files, census records for both federal and state. For the state census records I need to know the township or area that they lived. May also do tombstone photos depending on where the cemetery is located. Please email and ask about the photos. The Historical Societys each have their own unique information that I can look into. Please email me with your request and I'll see what I can help you with. Ann 06/08/06
I am willing to do lookups for Brown and Nicollet counties. Can do cemetery searches, birth, death, and marriage records. Can also do tombstone photos in these two counties. Ruth Brandel
Carlton County
I am willing and able to do obits for CARLTON COUNTY, MN, I live very close to the Cloquet, MN library. If the person died in Carlton County, I would have access to the newspaper, the start date of the microfilm I believe is 1898. Pat Glans 07/11/02
In addition to me looking up obits in Carlton County, I have access to the following records on microfilm at the Carlton County Historical Society here in Cloquet: Naturalization records, Fed, Census 1850-1910 & 1920, State Census 1865 - 1905, please be specific with your request. Pat Glans
I have a copy of the book "Clay and Norman Counties Minnesota Vol. II" by Turner and Semling. Published 1918. It has biographies of notible men in Clay and Norman Counties. Check the index to see if there is a name you are interested in and then contact: Debbie Phenis
I am willing to do lookups for Dakota, Goodhue, Ramsey, Rice and Washington Counties. I do cemetery searches, census, obituaries, marriages, and more. Audrey Oct 2006
The 1920 Alexandria "Alhias" year book:
It includes an Alumni section for the classes of 1917-9 with names, City and occupation. It also has a list of class mates who served in WWI. I have found help with my own research on the web so now I would like to return the favor. Ross T. Dunlop
Goodhue County
I can do look ups for Goodhue County. I have access to marriage, births, deaths & records and newspaper indexs from 1884- Present. And census records. Julie Seeley
I have my grandfather's copy of the 1913 RED WING HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK which contains names and pictures of the Senior class members and also former graduates from 1876R.
I'll be happy to do lookups. Jean
I have, for a limted time, an South High year Book 1943 and willing to share information.Camille
I have a copy of my great-grandfather's notes from his time (1874 - 1884) as supervisor of St. Mary's Cemetery in Minneapolis. He kept records of the names and locations of graves, date buried, and sometimes age of deceased. This is in date order, and is not indexed. M. E. Wickersham
I am willing to do look-ups on WWI veterans who enlisted in Jackson County, Minnesota. The book is: Victory - Jackson County Minnesota in the World War -- published 1921 by Neulen & Lueneburg, Lakefield, MN. The book lists veterans names, usually parents names and city of residence -- the unit in which they fought -- the camps they served at -- the date they went overseas -- battles -- wounds received (or died of) -- and the facility where they were mustered out. Colleen Boose
I would be willing to do Look-ups form the "Kittson County History Book: Our Northwest Corner" copyright 1976 ;600 pages. Email Christie Countryman
Koochiching County
I would be willing to do look-ups from the 'History Book of Koochiching County', copyright 1983 by the Koochiching County Historical Society. There are stories of the close to 700 family histories and sometimes pictures. It is not available, so I would have to type you the story. Thank you Irene Hauner
Mille Lacs County
I am willing to look up birth and death records in Mille Lacs County. Email Wendy
Mower County
I've got a copy of Mower County in the World War which shows the servicemen from Mower County who served in World War I. The resource is for World War I only. It does not include World War II. Most entries include information about the soldier which may include parents, place of birth, occupation, service units, and photograph. Not all entries include all information. Mary H. Osmundson
Norman County
I would be willing to do Look-ups form the "Pennington County History Book: "Pioneer Tales" A History of Pennington County, MN copyright 1976; 568 pages. Email Christie Countryman
The Catholic Church in the Diocese of St. Paul from earliest origin to centennial achievement: a factual narrative by James Michael Reardon. Publ.: St. Paul, Minn.: North Central Pub. Co., 1952. A history of the Catholic church in Minn. Includes brief histories of individual MN Catholic parishes in the St. Paul/Minneapolis archdiocese through 1952. Provide urban address or rural twp. and date for lookup of nearby Catholic church. No surname data available. Also maps and parish index at http://home.att.net/~Local_Catholic/CatholicUS-StPaul-MnaplsMN.htm
I have the 1938 "Cretinite", yearbook for Cretin High School. It contains photos of the school, the faculty, a school calendar, the senior class president/vp etc.. and 'senior class history', photos and signatures of the senior class, photos of the junior- freshmen classes, group photos and brief descriptions of 'activites' and team photos of the sports teams. Can be scanned digitally to high quality or color photocopied. I am also willing to do gravesite lookups at Calvary, Roselawn and Elmhurst Cemetaries and take pictures of head stones. Lisa Radunz
I can scan pages in jpg format or mail paper x-rox copies:
I have the 1967 Polaris, yearbook for North Senior HS in N. St. Paul, MN.
I also have a book on the 47th Viking Infantry Division from 1951 out of Fort Rucker, AL. It contains a written history of the divison and tons of photos of the enlisted men and general photos of training and work at the fort. If you know the battilion, regiment and/or company that would helpful because there is no index to the soldiers in the photos. I may attempt to index this book myself if I have the time or recieve many requests for information. Lisa Radunz
I will look up information in my copy of "A History of Red Lake County" Minnesota-1976 slpenchi
Rice County
I do family history every Fri. in Faribault which is Rice county, MN. I am very willing to look up information for people in the recorders office. They have births, deaths and marriage books. Barb Dopp
I spend Wed.-Thur-Fri at Scott Co. Historical Society where we have the 1857-1860-1880-1900-1920 Scott Co census indexed. Will do look ups in these years. Betty Dols
I can do obituary lookups for those that died in the Duluth area. Twiggy
Have a book for Ely, St. Louis County, Minnesota. "ELY SINCE 1888". It is from 1988. It has alot of names in it. I would be happy to look up any names and type up the stories for those names. Colleen Clements
I will do lookups at the Stearns County Historical Society. Will look up obits, search in surname files, census records for both federal and state. For the state census records I need to know the township or area that they lived. May also do tombstone photos depending on where the cemetery is located. Please email and ask about the photos. The Historical Societys each have their own unique information that I can look into. Please email me with your request and I'll see what I can help you with. Ann 06/08/06
I am listed as a volunteer for Washington County, MN. My specialty is cemeteries and cemetery lookups. I have a website that I have created http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~washingtoncountymn/ or email me at Sarah
I live in Buffalo, Minnesota, so I would be willing to do some lookups for Wright County. I can be contacted me at this email address if anyone needs assistance. Mark Lewis
Annie Chapirson - is willing to do look-ups in the following:
Bryan/O'Brien Family History, Genealogical Information on the BRYAN/O'BRIEN and FITZGERALD Families. It was authored by Gerry and Joseph Latterell and published in 1981. The family starts in Ireland and immigrates to Shieldsville, LeSueur County, Minnesota and then spreads all over the state although the majority of them remain in the southern and central Minnesota area. It covers 10 generations from before 1799 (the earliest recorded b/d in the book--in the third generation) thru 1981 and has between 1,211 and 1,305 people in it.
Recollections, A Cooper Family History, 1734-1996 by William N. Cooper. It covers 9 generations and 5 countries. In one of the fifth generation families 5 of 10 children immigrated from England. Two to Ontario, Canada, where they spread and eventually ended up even in some of the northern U.S. states. Two to St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota. Most stayed within the 7 county metro area, although they also spread to Florida, Arizona Washington state and California. One immigrated to Australia. This book has been set up with references, shows where documentation was found, and also has an excellent index. It also has a library catalog number:
National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication data:
Cooper, William N., 1927-
Recollections, A Cooper Family History, 1734-1996
ISBN 0 646 092222 7
1. Cooper Family.
2. Australia - Genealogy
3. Fawkham (England) - Genealogy
I. Title. - 929.20994
Spanning the Century-Ulen, Minnesota History and Family Histories (Clay County) Indexed
This is our Story..............Flom, Minnesota (Norman County) Local and Family Histories
Journey Back to Hawley, Minnesota.......Hawley, Minnesota (Clay County)
Flom Township Cemeteries: (Norman County)
Wild Rice Lutheran Church Cemetery
Aspelund Lutheran Church Cemetery
Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
Set of Obituary Books for Norman County, Minnesota. From 1884-2001. Not complete yet, but indexed and easy to check when you have the names and death dates for lookups.
Webpage on Flom, Minnesota with lots and lots of local information about area Townships and the Flom Area. Margit Bakke
ZENDER - I have a complete history and family tree of Jacob George Zender/Katherine Green and specifically their son John Joseph Zender, (Pickliesser, Bitburg, Germany and St James, Watonwan County, Minnesota). 1846 to late 1980's. This is a huge family scattered all over the globe (John & Katherine Gall had 13 children) and I have info on 1000's of descendants and their families. If you have a connection I would be more than happy to look up info for you. If you are a descendant I would also like to keep the family tree/history updated and make sure what I have is accurate. When writing please put ZENDER in the subject line. Clare Larsen
I recently found out that my great great grandfather who immigrated to Mount Forest Ontario, Canada from Ireland about 1839, left to settle in Manannah Twp. Meeker County, Minnesota sometime around 1877-1880. Many other Irish Catholics from this area also left and settled in the above mentioned area of the U.S.A. these people often started families here. I have the births and marriages and sometimes deaths of family members of the families who left this area. Our church records start in 1856. If you have any members of these families who want assistance with their early family tree information, you can contact me. I have been allowed to photo-copy all the Catholic records of this area and am prepared to assist if possible. Thank You , Bob McIntee
I have an excellent German atlas dating from the 1930s, which is very detailed with regards to Germany, Austria and other German-speaking areas of eastern Europe (e.g. areas of Prussia that are now part of Poland, etc.). I will be happy to look up place-names and give any geographic information available from this atlas. PLEASE put "GERMAN ATLAS Lookup" in your subject line -- I use spam filters. Laurie
I have the new atlas for Germany. It is in great detail, and has 90,000 towns and villiages indexed. It is only a map of current Germany, but I would be willing to do lookups for people. It has been very helpful in finding those small towns. It also gives the new postalcodes. Darcy Fritche
I have a book called Chronik Der Gemeinde Rosport by Jos Krippes. This German text includes Housenames, family names, & marriage information back to the 1700s. An Index of names make easy lookups although translation is not very easy for me-I usually use a web-translation site for help. I may be willing to do some lookups if not too time consuming. (Currently starting up a new business) Margaret (Schabert) Lehmicke
I can search the list of Limburg Emigrants in So. Netherlands, Limburg Province Irma Lommen
Should you find yourself in a bind and unable to translate any Norwegian books, do feel free to email me a scanned version of the text in question and I will be happy to translate anything.-Alex
The Telemark area covering Hjartdal, Sauland & Tuddal.
Norway: Telemark Hjartdalsoga, 4 Volumes.
Band I - Tuddal; Band II - Sauland; Band IIIA & IIIB - Hjartdal
The Band means Volume. There are four volumes I purchased a few months ago
directly from Norway.
These books were written by Gjertrud Kleveland Karsrud, published in 1992.
The books are written in Norwegian and I can translate most of it. The main information given in the books are dates, names, farm names and places.
Kathy Dunn
Neil Hofland's Ardal Bygdebok. The Ardal Bygdebok, a record of almost 17,000 people has been translated and compiled by Neil Hofland into database. It includes all those who ever lived in Ardal, Sogn & Fjordane, Norway, plus their descendants through 1985. You may contact Neil Hofland about your Ardal ancestors as he has offered to do limited lookups in his Ardal database.
Read more about Aardal and Mr. Hofland.
***An update (7/11/03) for the Årdal genealogical database:
I have been adding descendants of the emigrants as find them. There are now 28,458 individuals in the database. I am still looking for more. Some of the contacts have come from this site. Neil Hofland - also is willing to do other look-ups for Norwegian heritage researchers. He writes, "I have all but 4 of the about 90 books published by NAHA plus a smattering of other Minnesota history books, including Folwell's 4 volume History of Minnesota published back in the 1920's by the Minnesota Historical Society." The Folwell volumes are really full of obscure footnotes. Folwell lived in Minnesota for most of the history to the 20's and personally knew most of the people he wrote about and was at many of the important events.
Neil Hofland - also has completed a genealogical database for Lærdal as well. I loaded the 4 volumes of the Lærdal bygdebok that are complete into a PAF database. The fifth and final volume will be out in a couple years or so, and I will add that as well. I am also collecting descendants of the emigrants and entering them. There are now 23,015 individuals and it is growing.
Steven R. Moen - says, "I am willing to do lookups in the Leikanger (Sogn og Fjordane) bygdebok. A large number of Minnesotans (I believe) have ancestors from this particular area of Norway."
Timothy Mjoen - I will do lookups for Lyngdal and Kvås, Vest-Adger, very southern tip of Norway. I have four well written bygdeboks by Oddleif Lian.
Kathryn Kelly - Stjordal Parish (near Trondheim, Norway) - Volume 2 Part 1 - farms: Vikan, Folvik, Sutteroen, Tangen, Habet, Medbroen, Grabekk, Presteng, Kvithammer, Gravold, Maela, Skulborstad, Kinnset, Dullum, Hjelseng, Stokkan, Fosslien, Husby, Moksnes, Oyan, Sandferhus, Retting. This book includes information (vital statistics) on people who lived on these farms.
Kathryn Kelly - Stjordal Parish (near Trondheim, Norway) - Volume 5 - farms: Fauskasen, Ronsasen, Sonfossen, Sundal, Vatland, Sonen, Sonbjorgen, Brattas, Kilnes, Kil, Ingstadnes, Einang, Fornes, Ingstad, Fuldset, Hembre, Holm, Hjelseng, Troite, Kyllo, Morset, Korstad, Lunden, Hoven, Staurset, Frigard, Romo, Rolfseng, Okkelberg, Geiteras, Almoen, Fossan, Borraas, Berget, Klefsas, Buland, Skraltkynna, Bakkvollen, Auset, Hastad, Kleven, Myran, Borset, Hoset, Raen, Husbyn, Skjolstad, Retting. This book includes information (vital statistics) on people who lived on these farms.
Hakon Jensen - I can do look ups for Hornnes, Tovdal and Gjoevdal in the south of Norway. I have the bygdebooks of those counties.
Svein Indrelid: - writes, "I am looking for information on emigrants from the Flåm Valley, Aurland township, Sogn & Fjordane county, Norway 1844-1920 and their descendants. From this small community (today 400 inhab.) more than 500 people emigrated to USA during the period in question."
Harald Lorentzen - writes, "I try to write the story about the emigrants from my community Nesodden just outside Oslo in Norway. I have found these people emigrate from the community Nesodden to Minnesota."
Jacob K. Olsen I can do look-ups fram Malvik, Sor-Trondelag. This includes the bygdeboks, census and parish-registers. Best wishes, Jacob K. Olsen, Ogndalsveien 95, N-7700 Steinkjer, Norway Phone: +47 74166727 e-mail: jacob.olsen@st.telia.no URL: http://d1o206.telia.com/~u274100148 Work: Financial manager Tronder-Avisa AS URL: http://www.tronderavisa.no
Karen - I have a book that I am willing to do look-ups in. It is titled,TOLGA, and is written in Norweign. It lists around 100 or so towns and farms, and has quite a bit of geneaological information, such as family names, dates, spouses names, and the farms that they came from. It's a a bit hard to translate, but I can scan pages and email them to those who request information.
K. Whelpley - I have the following book..bygdebok for Hornindal-Nordfjord, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.
Stein Auestad - I can do look-ups in the following "bygdebøker" that I have: 3/18/99
* Strand township ("kommune") in Rogaland, formerly Stavanger county (Also often refered to in sources as "Strandssogn", i.e. Strand parish)
* Rennesøy township ("kommune") in Rogaland, formerly Stavanger county
* Rollag township ("kommune") in Buskerud
* Etne township ("kommune") in Hordaland, formerly S. Bergenhus county
Stein Auestad - I also have access to the following "bygdebøker": 3/18/99
* Hjelmeland township ("kommune") in Rogaland, formerly Stavanger county (This includes former townships of Aardal and Fister)
* Skaanevik township ("kommune") in Hordaland, formerly S. Bergenhus co.
* Suldal township ("kommune") in Rogaland, formerly Stavanger county
* Forsand township ("kommune") in Rogaland, formerly Stavanger county
I have indexes for several Parishes in Nordland I would do lookups for.
Tjøtta, Stamnes, Herøy, Alstahaug for birth,marriage,death and exits. For further Norway research help, join my list at Norway-l-request@rootsweb.com
Karla Halsan Mattila
I am a US citizen, a native English speaker, but am living in Trondheim, Norway at this time. I have learned some Norwegian and will be taking more classes. But I think I can do some look-ups in this area if you need them. Tusen takk! Chris Hassenstab
Books I have for Sør Trøndelag area of Norway:
Bygdebok for Tydal, Book #3, Gards- og slekthistorie for Hilmo, Gresli, Aune Svelmo, Lian, Åsgrinda, Åsdalen og Ås
Bygdebok for Tydal, Book #4, Gards- og slektshistorie for Østby, strekningen Nebrua-Fossan, Løvøya, Moen og Stugudal
- Haltdalen og Haltdalingen :
Bind 1 & 2 by Jens Halstein Nygaard
- Ålen books:
Bind I 1989 Ålen og Ålbyggen Gård og Slegt
Bind II 1989 Ålen og Ålbyggen Gård og Slegt
Bind III 1989 Ålen og Ålbyggen Allmenn bygdehistorie
- Røros Books:
Vol III, 1957. Jon O. Indset - Oliver Moen - Olav Kvikne: Røros landsogn - Brekken gårds- og slektshistorie
Vol IV, 1974. Røros bergstad,
Vol V, 1974. Glåmos - gårds- og slektshistorie
Margit Bakke
Hello ! Norway look up: I live in western Norway, Hordaland county, B¸mlo kommune. I can do look-ups in the following "bygdeb¸ker" that I have: B¸mlo ("kommune"): Moster, Bremnes and B¸mlo "Bygdeb¸ker", Finnaas parish, Hordaland county. Sincerely, Helga Kallevik
Books from Hedmark and Akershus, Norway I can do look-ups in the following "bygdebøker" that I have:
* Nord-Odal township ("kommune") in Hedmark
* Sør-Odal township ("kommune") in Hedmark, both formerly called Odalen.
* Nannestad township ("kommune") in Akershus
* Gjerdrum township ("kommune") in Akershus
Hans Hagen
Please refer anyone whowould need my parish records. They are,1740 ish - 1872 for Sor Trondelag / Holtaalen, Alen & Singass and Oppland / Sel, helidal, vaage All in Norway. Curt Paulson
Link to a Swedish Genealogy and History Page.
I have a homepage about Swedish Genealogy. It is called “Hans Högman's Genealogy and History Page”. The page has been on the Internet since 1996 and most of the pages are translated into English. The homepage has also a lot of information about Swedish History and especially Swedish Military History where I have a great deal of material about the Allotment System (the old system of organizing and financing the Swedish Armed Forces). When you do genealogical research on Swedish ancestors you will sooner or later find an ancestor who served in the military forces. To help the non-Swedish spoken genealogist I have a page called “Find Your Ancestors in the Swedish Military Sources”. It is very important to know how the Swedish Allotment System worked in order to research the soldiers. Therefore I have a page explaining the Allotment System. The URL to my homepage is: http://www.algonet.se/~hogman/slaekt.htm
Examples of articles on my homepage:
Swedish naming practices in earlier times.
History and organization of the Church of Sweden
Old Swedish measurements and weights
Land ownership in earlier times - farmers and Crofters
Swe/Eng dictionay, Genealogy terms
A summary of the Allotment System
Swedish Military Research a guide to the military sources
The many Swedish wars
Swedish/English dictionary - Military terms
Best Regards Hans Högman, Sollentuna, Sweden
Homepage: http://www.algonet.se/~hogman/slaekt.htm
Teri Cleaveland - writes, "I have a book that many Minnesotans might be interested. Book on Swedish families: Den Sagen-om-Spunna Slakten by Jan Vegelius. A book on the descendants of the children of Per Persson Bagenholm. There are almost 800 pages of families. Many are already here in the USA, more are still in Sweden. Most of the book is in Swedish, but I am willing to try to do look ups in the book. Per Persson Bagenholm was born in 1717 and was a member of Parliment, Gaserud, Habol. The book also has his tree back to 1365."
Thomas Sverker - writes, "I'm willing to help people with contacts if they are descending from Hälsingland in Sweden. My special area is around Hudiksvall, a parish called Hälsing-Tuna. My project in this parish is to find everything there is in all sources about the people and the farms in Hälsingtuna in the period of 1500-1800. When it comes to Hälsingland thera are a lot of family-books made for about 20 parishes (Most of them made 1960-1970 by a man called K J Nilson). They include a lot of information for people living there in the year 1500-1950:ies. Warning the information for the period 1500-1650 are not to be trusted.........
Tommy Andersson - is willing to do lookups in his own material concerning Västerbotten and Norrbotten. He writes, "The material is huge, I have access to all church records in the Northern part of Sweden (Norrland), I have also compiled a couple of family registers in many counties (socken) for example Bygdeå, Umeå, Burträsk, Lövånger and Skellefteå in Västerbotten, Nederkalix,Överkalix and Råneå in Norrbotten. The period I am talking about is 1500-1920. I also have copies of letters and deeds from the medievals."
Carl Spalde - is willing to help people with research if they are descending from two parishes, Bokenaes and/or Dragsmark, in Bohuslaen, Sweden.
Kjell Nordqvist -writes, "KARLSKOGA Does this place-name sound familiar to you? Karlskoga is a Swedish city (32000 inhab.) about halfway between Stockholm and Oslo. More than 5000 people emigrated from here to America between 1849 (the goldrush in California) and 1935. Our Heritage Society has an emigrant section in its archives, and we are steadily working with emigrant research. If you have roots here, please let us hear from you. Write to Hembygdsforeningen, Torget 10, 691 31 Karlskoga, or send e-mail to kjell.nordqvist@karlskoga.mail.telia.com We are anxious to hear the story of your emigrated forefathers and get copies of obituaries, citizenship papers, travel documents, pictures etc. for our emigrant records. In return we may have material that is of interest to you. Eigrantregistret in Karlstad was founded in 1960. They have registered all emigrated va:rmlanders (ab. 125.000)and created the data base of the more than 1.2 million emigrants who sailed from Swedish ports. Look at http://www.genealogi.se/component/content/article/135-rotterarkivet/artiklar-som-boerjar-pa-a/1190-soka-emigrerade-slaktingar (under ROTTER)."
John Sandh - I have a genealogical database for Skelleftea in Vasterbotten, Sweden. There I have collected birth, marriage and deaths during the period of 1700-1935. There are now 55.000 individuals and it's growing. I'm am also willing to do lookups concerning emigration to Canada and USA. I have access to church records for all parts of Sweden. I could get copies and scan obituaries, birth-, death-, marriage, citizenship papers, travel documents, etc. June 2007
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Storytelling Performances
Harry Dean Stanton is the film version of my own father; both in looks but more so, in their shared phlegmatic demeanor. Harry is like the Leonard Cohen of acting.
I will watch all of his movies again, starting with Paris, Texas. We lost Robin Williams then, Philip Seymour Hoffman. This one is equally as hard. Hang in there Chris Cooper and Willam Dafoe.
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Inspired by Marcus Greil's REAL LIFE ROCK TOP 10
I have created my own with the direction to do so, by professor, Dwight Garner.
THE SOUNDTRACK SERIES
7:00pm @ Le Poisson Rouge
Dana Rossi - Host
Storytellers:
Sara Benincasa (Comedian, Writer, Author of Agorafabulous!)
Ted Travelstead (Co-author of SEX: Our Bodies, Our Junk! Mordechai in Children of the Corn II) Matt Archambault (Actor, Storyteller, Flux Theatre Ensemble)
April Salazar (Moth, Risk, Playgirl, SuperVegan, and The Story Collider Magazine)
David Crabb (2 time MothSlam champ, Host of Ask Me, co-producer of RISK!)
For more information, visit http://lepoissonrouge.com/events/view/3228
SUNDAY APRIL 29, 2012
STORY LEAGUE
8:00pm @ Busboys and Poets Washington, DC.
Winners of Judges' Favorite and Audience Favorite from our first 5 Story Contests will compete for a $250 cash prize and the title of Story League Champion.
Story League Tournament: "Odd Jobs - Weird Things We've Done for Money"
HOST: DOUG POWELL (Beery Burglar, Farmer, Comedian)
JUDGES: GOWRI K. from BloomBars & Busboys and Poets
LIZ GREEN from First Person Arts in Philadelphia
CHRISTIAN HUNT from The Capital City Showcase
FEATURE: BRIDGET O'NEILL (Soundtrack Series, NYC)
http://www.facebook.com/StoryLeague
MONDAY APRIL 30, 2012
YUM’S THE WORD
7PM @ Le Poisson Rouge
Robin Gelfenbien- host
Kevin Allison
Bridget O’Neill
Elicia Berger
Steve Heisler
We listed in this week’s FLAVORILL
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Madonnathon This Thursday 3/22 at 7pm @LPR
March Madness Madonnathon
celebrating the publication of Madonna & Me
Dana Rossi will be hosting and serenading, plus other excellent females revealing stories evoked by the madwoman herself.
Plus*** Stephanie Simon, the Arts Reporter with NY1's camera crew will be there to document us along with our own camera man Jeremy Mather will be layin' down some coverage of my irreverent questions. So Basically there will be a lot of cameras, so if you aren't shy: feather your hair, Bonnie Bell your lips come on out! Plus co producer, Lauren O'Connor the hard worker behind the scenes will be seen in all of her hotness, that little minx.
Show starts at 8:00 PM/Doors open at 7:00PM
Susan Shapiro
Laura Barcella
Gloria Feldt
Jamia Wilson
Kristin McGonigle
Jamie Beckman
Le Poisson Rouge
158 Bleecker Street
LIKE US on FB:
THE GALLERY AT lpr (LE POISSON ROGUE)
Labels: Le Poisson Rogue, LPR, Soundtrack Series, the gallery at lprr, The Soundtrack Series
The Soundtrack Series - February.mov
February's Soundtrack Series' new "Off the Record" video. Video, sound and editing by filmmaker, Jeremy Mather.
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Labels: "Off the Record", Jeremy Mather, Soundtrack Series
"Off theRecord" correspondant is "Off her Rocker"
The Soundtrack Series in New York Times
The Soundtrack series http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifin this weekend's New York Times!
Dana Rossi, Host and creator, Co Producers: Lauren O'Connor and Bridget O'Neill are happy as clams in the sand with no one digging. Come out while there is still some standing groom in the gallery of LPR.
Every last Thursday, 8 p.m., Le Poisson Rouge Gallery, 158 Bleecker Street, near Thompson Street, Greenwich Village; 212-505-3474, soundtrackseries.com
This Thursday February 23rd:
Ryan Andes
Jill Marino
Blaise Allysen Kearsley
Hard to Say I'm Sorry
Alex Mann
Labels: Le Poisson Rogue, LPR, Soundtrack Series, The Soundtrack Series
"Off the Record" Soundtrack Series
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM31FO7Gvo8&context=C32eb942ADOEgsToPDskJJGDAKKNXvHPEQZFYeVmG-
Bridget O'Neill interviews audience members of the Soundtrack Series.
The Soundtrack Series is a live storytelling event based on music. On the fourth Thursday of every month at (Le) Poisson Rouge, host Dana Rossi invites five guest writers to get on the mic to tell the hilarious or heartwrenching stories they forever associate with a song from their past.
This month marks our 2 year anniversary! Can you say hell yeah! The amazing Dana Rossi started this show in modest Astoria, Queens and it grew rapidly making it’s way to LRP a year ago.
This month we have:
• Ryan Andes: Barracuda, Heart
• Jill Marino: Mr. Brightside, The Killers
• Blaise Allysen Kearsley: Hard to Say I'm Sorry, Chicago
• Alex Mann: Sympathy for the Devil, The Rolling Stones
• Dave Hill: I Will Dare, The Replacements
Bye Purge! and thank you all!
Purge! has come to an end. I want to focus on a few other endeavors and continue to tell stories at other shows, as well as happily continue co producing my favorite show: The Soundtrack series.
I want to thank each one of you for making Purge so special, every guest and every audience member.
Farewell Purge, till next time.
A big hug and kiss,
But, you can find me telling stories at ASK ME this Wednesday (1/18) at NY Confidential on Saturday (1/21) and come to The Soundtrack Series the last Thursday (1/26) of this month.
Labels: ask me, Purge, Soundtrack Series
“Off the Record” Interviews Producer, The Soundtrack Series
"Offhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif the record"
I'm proud to mention that I am one of the co-Producers(“Off the Record” Interviews Producer)of the amazing, titillating, moving and grooving storytelling venues: The Soundtrack Series. Noted as by CBSNew York’s The 5 Best Things To Do In NYC (Tonight, Dec. 22) and a Time Out New York’s Critic Pick! Creator and Host: Dana Rossi, Producer: Lauren O’Connor, Sound Recording: Douglas MacKrell, Sound Design: Stephanie Cox-Williams, Sound Design: Jeanne Travis. See more About Us!
The Soundtrack Series is held at Gallery at LPR (le Poisson Rouge), the last Thursday of each month at 8pm. For tonight's show, and the last show of 2011 we have stories from Franz Nicolay, Cammi Climaco, Elna Baker, Matthew Callan and Jessica Halem based on songs from their pasts.
Labels: “Off the Record”, Bridget O'Neill, Dana Rossi, Interviews Producer, Lauren O'Conner, Le Poison Rouge, Soundtrack Series, The Soundtrack Series
PURGE! Monday December 19th @ 8:00pm
at Perch Cafe & Bar 365 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
Steve Zimmer is an enthusiastic member of the story community. He is beloved for his willingness to help other storytellers with frank evaluations of their work, which he provides before, after and sometimes even during their performances. Yea, he’s pretty much the bomb! And never bombs;)
Katherine Wessling’s stories have been heard at Moth Slams, the Next Chapter, You Went to College for That, WNYC, and published in the anthology ‘Have I Got a Guy for You,’ the magazines ‘Speak’ and ‘Swing’ and online at Bustedhalo.com. She’s also written for Marie Claire, Elle, CosmoGirl!, etc. Her book for young readers, ‘Backstage at a Movie Set,’ is kind of boring, but the historical section of the tome ‘Women’s Wear Daily: 100 Years, 100 Designers’ is surprisingly not. Katherine’s also an actor who appears in what the kids call ‘downtown theater pieces.’ This month, you can also see her as an abused wife on the just-released DVD, ‘Game Time,’ or as an uptight corporate executive in the corporate comedy series, ‘Cutting Edge.
Erin Barker is a writer and a copy editor who has worked with more than a hundred novels. (If you catch her after the show, she will gladly explain to you the difference between who and whom.) She is a producer/host of science storytelling show The Story Collider, as well as editor of its upcoming online magazine, and can be seen every first Tuesday of the month performing with her storytelling team, Mimsy, at the Pacific Standard. She is a recent Moth GrandSLAM champion.
Miguel De Leon is a twentysomething who owns a dog and lives in Park Slope. He likes crosswords, Italian wine, and Legos. He tells stories. He is also a large part of the MIMSY team! Which is an improv based Storytelling Mimsy is a storytelling show in Brooklyn. One of it’s kind! He was also manager at Momofuku!
Caitlin Brodnick is also a part of the MIMSY team, and wonderful, delightful storyteller and person.
Labels: Bridget O'Neill, Caitlin Brodnick, Erin Barker, Kathering Wessling, Mimsy, Miquel de Leon, Perch cafe and bar, Purge, Steve Zimmer
PURGE! Monday, November 21st @ 8pm
design: Chauncey O'Neill
Perch cafe & Bar 365 5th Ave. Brooklyn, NY
Selena Coppock Leslie Goshko Robin Gelfenbien Becky Flaum Dawn Fraser
Leslie Goshko
Manhattan Monologue Slam Champion, recipient of the New York Fringe Excellence Award, host of Sideshow Goshko (Time Out New York "Critics' Pick") http://www.ohmygoshko.com/
Dawn J. Fraser
humorist, performer and storyteller. Writer for the sketch comedy show AMERICAN CANDY, UCB, PIT, Coordinator of the Harvardwood Comedy Writing Program The Moth, Ask Me Stories and RISK!
Becky Flaum
Writer and storyteller. Host of ‘My Bad’ Solo show "Hopeless Romantic Comedy" at the PIT.
Selena Coppock
Standup + Sketch Comedian, Writer, + Storyteller (Moth winner)
Author of "THE NEW RULES FOR BLONDES" a collection of essays celebrating and subverting the blonde stereotype (Fall 2012).
McSweeney's, the Collared Sheep, and Rock Bottom Stories
Morning Show with Mike and Juliet (FOX), TheApiary.com, ComedySmack.com, CollegeHumor.com, PMSports.com, + 6 comedy festivals!
Robin Gelfenbien
comedy writer, storyteller, solo show, “My Salvation Has a First Name: A Wienermobile Journey,” The Moth, The Liar Show, HEEB Storytelling and RISK! “Yum’s the Word,” that features her homemade ice cream cakes. Robin is currently working on a memoir based on her solo show.
Bridget O'Neill Host
Fireside Stories, Storytelling at Perch, First Person Arts, AmeriCorps' Outreach Program, Mimsy, The Bodega, Do What's in Your Heart, The Soundtrack series and The Next Chapter. UCB
Webster Dictionary defines "Purge" as, to remove (impurities and other elements) by or as if by cleansing and isn’t that what storytelling really is? By storytelling we relinquish our inhibitions, we throw-up our past. Storytelling is a confessional booth with an audience in my catholic association.
Perch Café, a small, intimate, quaint café with a designated area for live shows nestled in the heart of Park Slope. Home to many storytelling venues such as: The Story Collider, Mimsy, The Standard Issues, My Bad, and others. Drink specials, and food is available. Bring your video cam, or recorder.
Labels: Becky Flaum, Dawn Fraser, Leslie Goshko, Perch cafe and bar, Purge, Robin Gelfebien, Selena Coppock
PURGE! Monday November, 21 @ 8pm
PURGE! Monday, October 24th @ 8:00
PURGE! SHARON SPELL, MICHELE CARLO, JEFFERSON, NISSE GREENBERG, AMY KLEIN
SHARON M SPELL - Although her training and background geared her for a life of sitting alone in a studio inhaling paint fumes, southern-born fashion plate Sharon Spell longed for a life before an audience. She moved to New York City from Hattiesburg, Mississippi (via Pittsburgh, PA) after earning a BFA in Painting and Drawing. It wasn't long after that she dove headfirst into comedy performances, spouting abstract expressionist humor that everyone can relate to. She's recently merged her two passions by drawing portraits of her fellow performers while they're on stage. She also produces and hosts Shrink, a weekly comedy variety show at Luca Lounge (LES), and Queereoke at Metropolitan Bar (Williamsburg).
MICHELLE CARLO is a writer/performer who has lived in four of the five boroughs of NYC and remembers when a slice of pizza cost fifty cents. She has been published in Mr. Beller’s Neighborhood’s Lost & Found: Stories From New York, Chicken Soup For The Latino Soul and SMITH magazine, and told her stories everywhere a person can tell stories in NYC—including the MOTH’s GrandSlams and Mainstage. Her memoir Fish Out Of Agua: My life on neither side of the (subway) tracks was published by Citadel Press in August 2010. www.michelecarlo.com
NISSE GREENBERG is the host and co-producer of Drawn Out Storytelling and one half of the comedy duo Rachel and the Elf. Check out nissegreenberg.com - he's mildly attractive.
AMY KLEIN - Writer, Storyteller, warrior, and new bride
JEFFERSON - parent and pervert and storyteller.
Your host, BRIDGET O'NEILL hails from Cheesesteak County, otherwise known as Philadelphia, or Scrapple, PA. A Mothslam winner, she performs regularly at The Moth, and other storytelling venues throughout NY. She studied at the UCB Theater. Her work has been published in publications and blogs. Her book of documenting her substance-laden days is forthcoming. Performances include: Fireside Stories, Storytelling at Perch, First Person Arts, AmeriCorps' Outreach Program, Mimsy, The Bodega, Do What's in Your Heart, The Soundtrack series and The Next Chapter. http://www.photoballads.blogspot.com/
Labels: Amy Klein, Bridget O'Neill, Drawnout Storytelling, Fish out of Agua, Jefferson, Michele Carlo, Nisse Greenberg, Park Slope, Perch Cafe, Purge, Sharon Spell, Storytelling
People on Ludes Should not Drive!
Me, goth on qualudes at a Ministry concert circa 1990 on THE SOUNDTRACK SERIES PODCAST right now!!!!LISTEN!!!!:)http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif
I had the pure pleasure of telling my Soundtrack Series story that Dana Rossi hosts each moth at Le Poisson Rogue in NYC
In case you forgot the lyrics-
Just like a car crash, just like a knife
My favorite weapon is the look in your eyes
You ran out of lies!
You ran out of life!
Get out of my life!
And I'm chewing on glass and tasting my fingers
I'm not the one who's run out of lies, lies!
You ran out of time!
Labels: Bridget O'Neill, goth, gothic, Houston, Ministry, Numbers, punk, quaaludes, Skinny Puppy, Stigmata
My appearances and shows this month
Monday, September
PURGE! Monday September 19th 8:00 @ Perch cafe/bar in Brooklyn
Cammi Climaco is a visual artist, storyteller and performance artist. Her work has been exhibited internationally. She has performed in art galleries, storytelling and stand up shows. She has been on Told!, Story Collider, and Risk!. Cammi teaches at Pratt Institute of Art.
Steven Berkowitz is a writer, storyteller and propagandist. A MothSLAM winner. The Liar Show, Told and The Story Collider. He produces and hosts Stories at the Shore in Belmar, N.J. Steven is also a storycoach with the MothSHOP community outreach program.
Ryan Paulson has performed his solo shows "Pentecostal Wisconsin" and "I'm Uncomfortable" across the US, Canada, and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland. You can follow him on Twitter, where he goes by @HuskyBoyRyan.
Dave Ritz is an actor, performer and storyteller.He recently starred in the independent feature film "86Fatboy" and many local storytelling shows including The Moth StorySLAM. He also is a food enthusiast and an unemployed waiter. Dave can tell you where to find the hottest new dining establishments in NYC because he is a licensed NYC Sightseeing Guide. He can also tell you where to find salmonella and mouse droppings because he holds a NYC Food Protection Certificate. SeeDave in the film "86Fatboy" openfilm.com/videos/fatboy
Johanna Clearfield is a blogger for the Park Slope Patch (http://www.parkslope.patch.com/), Moth storyteller and DEC-licensed wildlife rehabilitator. She posts political blather on http://pleasetellmeyouarejoking.com/ and is organizing an all-species revolt on http://www.humanerevolution.org/. Her non-fiction novel, I FOUND OUT, A memoir of Sex Cults & the 70s – is soon to be released.
Bridget O’Neill host of Purge performs regularly at The Moth, and other storytelling venues throughout NY. She studied at the UCB Theater. Her work has been published in publications and blogs. She is currently writing her memoir highlighting her self- inflicted shenanigans from her early years. The Moth, StorySlam winner, Fireside Stories, Storytelling at Perch, First Person Arts, AmeriCorps' Outreach Program, Mimsy, The Bodega, Do What's in Your Heart, UCB Theater. Come see me perform at The Soundtrack series and The Next Chapter next week!
Plus* Special musical act
See you there, beer in hand!
PURGE! Monday August 22 @ 8: 00 pm at Perch Cafe Where were you during the BlackOut in 2003?
Monday August 22 @ 8:00 pm at Perch Cafe & Bar 365 5th Ave. Brooklyn, NY
4 storytellers will share with you where they were and what took place. Come out and relieve the night or experience it for the first time with drink specials; The Bodega (Nanagasset beer in a bag) and no ATM, (gin and green liquor) and Food Gone Bad (mudslides)
Seth Lind hosts Told, a monthly storytelling show at Under St. Marks Theater. He also performs longform improv comedy with the group Thank You, Robot, and is production manager for the public radio program This American Life.
Adam Wade is a 17 time storyslam winner at the moth as well as a 2 time grandslam winner. He makes his internet home at Adamwade.com. He also hosts and performs on his own show: Adam Wade from New Hampsire.
Ophira Eisenberg has been selected as one of New York Magazine's Top 10 Comics, appeared on Comedy Central, VH-1, Fox, E! Channel and The Joy Behar Show. Her writing has been published in four anthologies including I Killed: True Stories of the Road from America's Top Comics and Heeb's collectionSex, Drugs & Gefilte Fish. She's appeared at the Montreal Comedy Festival and Edinburgh Comedy Festival plus is a monthly contributor to US Magazine's Fashion Police and a regular host for The Moth. Her debut CD "AS IS" is heard regularly on Sirius Raw Dog Comedy.
Bridget O’Neill host of Purge is recovering photographer turned writer and performer. She hails from Cheesesteak County, otherwise known as Philadelphia, or Scrapple, PA. She performs regularly at The Moth, and other storytelling venues throughout NY. She studied at the UCB Theater. Her work has been published in publications and blogs. She is currently writing her humble, hilarious, no-holds-bar memoir highlighting her self- inflicted shenanigans from her early years. The Moth, Fireside Stories, Storytelling at Perch, First Person Arts, AmeriCorps' Outreach Program, Mimsy, The Bodega, Do What's in Your Heart, UCB Theater
Labels: Do What's in Your Heart, Fireside Stories, First Person Arts, Mimsy, Park Slope Northeast Blackout, Perch Cafe, Purge, Storytelling at Perch, The Bodega, The Moth, UCB Theater Storytelling
PURGE! 2nd show Monday July 25th
David Crabb is the co-producer of Kevin Allison’s RISK! and a producer/co-host of Ask Me Stories (www.askmestories.com) David is a member of Axis Theatre Company (www.axiscompany.org) and has appeared onstage in "A Glance at New York" (Edinburgh Fringe & NYC), "Down There" and the "Hospital" series. David is a multiple MothSlam winner and... is currently working on his one-person show "Bad Kid," set to open this November. www.davidcrabb.net
Dana Rossi is the creator and host of the Soundtrack Series, a night of stories based on songs that happens every month (like, say, this Thursday) at Le Poisson Rouge. She has written for NY Press, Time Out NY, The Retroist, and is a regular contributor to InDigest. An essay of hers will appear in the upcoming anthology Madonna & Me, which will be published by Soft Skull Press in March 2012.
Alyssa Pinsker is a writer, stand up comic, storyteller and teacher living in Brooklyn. {As the child of a Yeshiva fleeing Bronx bred dad and anti-religious Ukranian Catholic immigrant mom,she became a spiritual seeking world traveler who's dated hipster Hassids, turbaned Sikhs, skirt-wearing Keralite Muslims, WASPS and Jews all for "material". }She is currently working on an anti-Eat, Pray, Love memoir, and has written for the Huffington Post, Time Out NY, New York Post, The Daily News, Bust Magazine, The Frisky, The Forward, Generation J, and Interfaith Family. She has also appeared in the MOTH, How I learned series, Freerange non-fiction, the Franklin Park Reading series and New York Confidential,Standard Issues and more.
Cautionary Tale teller "Uncle Frank" of the Moth unleashes his alter ego one man Ed Sullivan Show for a comedic retro look at highlights from the 50's and 60's.
Your host, Bridget is recovering photographer turned writer and performer. She hails from Cheese steak County, otherwise known as Philadelphia, or Scrapple, PA. She performs regularly at The Moth, and other storytelling venues throughout NY. She studied at the UCB Theater. Her work has been published in publications and blogs. She is currently writing her humble, hilarious, no-holds-bar memoir highlighting her self- inflicted shenanigans from her early years.
The Moth, Fireside Stories, Storytelling at Perch, First Person Arts, AmeriCorps' Outreach Program, Mimsy, The Bodega, Do What's in Your Heart, UCB Theater
PURGE! New Show, New Host
Monday June 27th 8pm
Perch Cafe
(formally hosted by the salty host, Nisse Greenberg under Storytelling at Perch)
356 5th Avenue Brooklyn, NY
hosted by Bridget O'Neill
The theme will always center around the name of the show, Purge.
The theme is open as necessary: purging/cleaning out your unwanted junk from your home or office, ridding oneself of an annoying friend, a facebook friend, a bad relationship, or even breaking a habit. You may have had a colonic, have suffered from bulimia. No story is too bold for this show. Bodily functions is a story’s warm blanky and are encouraged.
If you would like to be considered for for an upcoming show, please write me at:
perchstorytelling@gmail.com or send me messages on my facebook page.
Purge is the 4th Monday of each month.
Labels: Bridget O'Neill, Nisse Greenberg, Perch, Perch Cafe, Purge, Storytelling, Storytelling at Perch
Bridget ONeill Age
Bridget_ONeill_Big_Breaks.mov
Ah, Autumn Approaches...
and I've cleaned out the roaches, so to speak. My blog has some groovy new tabs and I have updated my performances list, and videos. I will soon be posting most of the stories that have developed from storytelling, live. Thanks to my friends and family who egg me on to recite my stories of my drug laden days, and alcohol induced high jinks, my horrendous first dates, and first loves, breakups, and break downs. I hope you enjoy and stay tuned. I will regularly post events to the events page as well, so our storytelling social circuit can see all events and happenings. At this point, there are so many wonderful events that they are doubling up nightly. Oh my. Here is a list to begin and to give a great big shout to my colleges that host these wonderful events, and I can vouch for the storytellers; all great, all unique and no two people are alike, yes like snowflakes. There are no scripts, just a bunch of folks who find it exhilarating to stand naked among you and shed their true colors weather you like them or not.
This week I want to highlight:
YOU WENT TO COLLEGE FOR THAT?
7.30 Union Hall in Brooklyn
hosts: Ophira Eisenberg and Adam Magazine
FIRESIDE STORIES
8:00 at Belleville Lounge in Brooklyn (I will be performing)
hosts:adorable Jenna Brista and sexy Ashley Harrell
STRIPPED STORIES
9.30 UCB, Manhattan
hosts: Margot Leitman and Giulia Rozzi (Giula's excellent piece on catcalling for Huff Po is here, and ladies this is good.)
The best way to get more info on these shows and get invites is to FACEBOOK their asses.
Labels: "Fireside Stories", "The Moth", "You Went to College for That?", storytellers, storytelling, Stripped Stories, UCB
Imagine That: Imagine That: Bridget O'Neill The Moth Slam Winner "Dues"
Imagine That: Bridget O'Neill The Moth Slam Winner "Dues"
Architecture of Dance
David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center. (Architect: Philip Johnson)
I was lucky enough to attend Peter Martin's, ballet, Mirage to see the set design that Santiago Calatrava designed. Now the unique aspect about this is that the Choreographer, costume design and orchestra designed around the set. That is a rarity. The minimilist feel of the outfits, stage, dancers and music that accompanied it, made this a fluid, architectural, serene, birdlike outfit. The combination was tight, articular in seamlessly consistent it’s theme and tone. I was unable to shoot while the dance was in session.
However, I can share this commissioned photograph by Paul Kolnik
set piece at small scale
And back to Philip Johnson, a cool little rendering of the theater.
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Labels: ballet, David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center, Mirage, New York City ballet, Peter Martin, Philip Johnson, Santiago Calatrava
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STSJP Return to School COVID-19 Plan 2020-2021
Sts. Joan of Arc & Patrick School strives to maintain a safe and healthy school environment for all students and staff. Due to the current health crisis, the STSJP Return to School Task Force has developed the following guidelines based on guidance from the CDC, Indiana Department of Education, Indiana State Department of Health, Howard County Health Department, and the Diocese. As the COVID-19 pandemic continually poses new problems, the guidelines and restrictions in our state continue to change. STSJP will continue to work with the local Health Department and area experts to make sure that we provide the safest school environment possible. While honoring each family’s privacy, we will strive to keep all school families informed throughout the year of any effects that COVID-19 may have on our daily activities.
Following are the guidelines for STSJP for the 2020-2021 school year. Keep in mind that all of these guidelines will be assessed each quarter. Due to the fluid nature of things, each guideline may be altered as needed, based on guidance from our local health department. For the complete CDC guidelines, please visit the Communication Guidance for Indiana School Re-entry.
School is opening Wednesday, August 12 with full day in-person classes for students in K-8. School is opening Monday, August 17 with in-person classes for students in PS and PK.
Hours: 8:00-3:00
Students must wear masks when riding the bus and/or entering the building.
Students may wear their own masks from home if they wish, as long as it covers the nose and mouth reliably.
Masks will be worn when social distancing cannot be guaranteed. Students will be required to wear masks in places such as school buses, hallways, and bathrooms. All students will wear their masks at the teacher’s discretion.
All masks will be school-appropriate as determined by the school administration.
Classrooms will be set up to ensure that social distancing can occur. In some classrooms, plexiglass barriers will be in place to separate students. Teachers will decide when masks must be worn. Students may wear their masks at their discretion as well.
Masks will be provided daily at school to all students unless they are wearing masks from home.
CLEANING GUIDANCE
Hand sanitizer will be available in all classrooms and throughout the campuses.
Surfaces will be cleaned frequently during the day and thoroughly each evening.
School staff will use a sanitizing spray on all equipment and materials used by students. Recess equipment may not be sanitized between each usage but students will wash their hands before and after using.
In the instance of a school closure, deep cleaning practices will be employed in the entire building.
All positive COVID-19 cases at Sts. Joan of Arc & Patrick School will be reported to the Howard County Health Department to determine the next steps. A constant line of communication will be open between the school, parents, and Howard County Health officials to keep the community up to date as much as possible as the situation evolves.
Students and Employees will be trained to recognized the following COVID-19-related symptoms:
○ A fever of 100 degrees or greater
○ Persistent cough
○ Shortness of breath of difficulty breathing
○ Chills
○ Repeated shaking with chills
○ Muscle pain
○ Prolonged Headache
○ Sore throat
○ New loss of taste or smell
○ Diarrhea
○ Runny nose
Students and employees exhibiting any of the following symptoms of COVID-19 (without otherwise being explained) are prohibited from coming to school:
○ A fever of 100 F or greater
A person who develops any of these symptoms during the school day will be sent home immediately. If the symptom is determined to have an alternate explanation, the student or staff member may return after a 24-hour resolution of fever and/or a note from a physician.
Ill persons may return to school if the following conditions are met:
○ Have received a doctor’s note releasing them to return to school and/or
○ Have not had a fever for at least 72 hours (3 full days without the use of medication to reduce fevers)
Students and staff should remain home if someone in the household has COVID-19 symptoms or is being tested for COVID-19. If there is a positive test, the family will work with the school to follow all CDC and Health Department regulations before returning to school. These regulations include a minimum of 10 days at home in isolation and consultation with a physician and a school administrator.
Untested
Persons who have not received a test proving or disproving the presence of COVID-19 but experience symptoms with no other explanation may return if the following three conditions are met:
They have not had a fever for at least 72 hours (that is three full days of no fever without the use of medicine that reduces fever); and
Other symptoms have improved (for example, cough or shortness of breath have improved); and
At least 10 calendar days have passed since your symptoms first appeared.
Tested Positive- Symptomatic
Persons who experienced symptoms and have been tested for COVID-19 may return to school if the following conditions are met:
The individual no longer has a fever (without the use of medicine that reduces fevers); and
Other symptoms have improved (for example, when cough or shortness of breath have improved); and
At least 10 calendar days have passed since symptoms first appeared; or
The individual has received two negative tests at least 24 hours apart.
Tested Positive- Asymptomatic
An individual has not had symptoms but tests positive for COVID-19 may return to school if the following conditions are met:
At least 10 calendar days have passed without symptoms; and
Has been released and approved to return to school by a healthcare provider.
Visitors must set appointments with the school secretaries ahead of time. All appointments must be approved by the principal.
Upon entry, all visitors to STSJP must wear a mask.
Visitors will not be allowed in the school building past the school office.
All efforts will be made to have conferences and meetings via phone or Google Meet.
Upon arrival, students will follow the directions of the on-duty staff. Students are to maintain social distance as they walk up to the building.
The on-duty staff will hand each student a new face mask for that day.
Once in the building, students are to go directly to their classrooms.
All student drop-off will be curbside. Parents need to remain in their cars and may not walk their kids into the school building. (PreSchool/PreKindergarten and Kindergarten TBD)
If a student will be arriving late, the parent must call the school secretary so that a staff member may meet them at the door with a mask. The phone call will serve as the “sign-in” for the late student.
Students arriving by bus will already have masks on and will follow the same procedures.
All students and staff will wear masks during dismissal.
Specific directions for student pick-up will be communicated in the upcoming weeks.
All staff will self-screen each day before starting routes.
Hand sanitizer will be available on the bus.
Parents are to conduct health screening prior to placing students on the bus and have the students wash hands prior to getting on the bus. Please do not send the student on the bus if they present any COVID-19 symptoms.
All staff and students who board or ride on the school bus are required to wear a mask.
Extra masks will be available on the bus.
Students will be assigned seats on the bus.
Buses will be sanitized after each route/shuttle.
Students will not be allowed to eat or drink on the bus.
Students are required to remain in their assigned seats for the duration of the school bus trip. All students must remain facing forward and remain seated. Failure to comply with seating requirements will result in loss of bus privileges for a student.
Buses will be filled as minimally as possible.
All bus drivers will be trained on recognizing the symptoms of COVID-19 as well as proper sanitizing practices
Students will remain in their classrooms as much as possible for instruction.
Classes and grade levels will not be combined for special activities.
Precautions will be taken to limit the sharing of materials for special classes and in regular daily instruction.
Teachers will utilize assigned seating.
Social distancing will be utilized in classes that use desks. Other classrooms will utilize plexiglass dividers and/or social distancing throughout the day.
Teachers will determine when masks must be worn.
Restroom breaks will be scheduled to avoid unnecessary grouping/overcrowding.
Masses will be held during the school day prior to lunch period.
These Masses will be closed to all non-students and non-staff (at least at the beginning of the year)
Mass schedule will be as follows:
○ Monday: Grades 1 & 2
○ Wednesday: Grades 3 & 5
○ Friday: Middle School (6 - 8)
Water fountains will not be used.
Students may bring water bottles from home. STSJP also has water bottles to provide to students who don’t have their own water bottles.
STSJP will provide each student with their own device. Students will not share laptops or tablets.
At the beginning of the year, teachers will work with students on how to use various applications to be ready for any time away from school.
STSJP will utilize “synchronized teaching” during any mandated shutdowns. Synchronized teaching means that students will be “in school” while at home. Instruction will occur just like a normal day following that day’s normal schedule. Rather than students simply logging on to get assignments, they will be involved in instruction.
If a student cannot be at school due to COVID-like symptoms or for another reason that has been discussed with the principal, but that student is capable, he or she may utilize synchronized teaching from home with their school-issued electronic device.
It is our hope that all students who are able will be in school for instruction. If a parent is interested in synchronized teaching as an alternate to the traditional school setting, a conference must be scheduled with the principal and assistant principal to discuss.
Students and parents will sign an agreement form with the school stating that they take personal responsibility for the devices and will ensure that they are used solely for school purposes.
STSJP will not have academic field trips at the beginning of the school year. This will be assessed each 9 weeks.
Students in K-8 will eat in the cafeteria. Students at the St. Joan of Arc campus will eat outside on the lawn from time to time when weather permits. Social distancing will be enforced outside as well.
Students in PS/PK will eat in their classrooms.
Closed lunches until further notice.
Parents must have direct permission from administration prior to taking a child out to lunch.
Social distancing and assigned seating will be used in the cafeteria.
All students will wash their hands before and after lunch.
Hand sanitizer will be provided for students and staff.
Self-serve food items will be eliminated.
Napkins, silverware, and condiments will be provided.
All lunch staff will wear masks.
All food sharing is prohibited.
Cafeteria will be sanitized between each meal service.
Students go in small groups to dispose of trash in cans spread throughout the cafeteria.
Floor markings will be utilized to help students keep appropriate social distancing while in line.
A sneeze guard will be in place in the serving line.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the lunch menu will be modified this school year.
All vending machines will be closed in both campuses until further notice.
All students in elementary grades will have daily recess.
Recess groupings will be smaller and scheduled throughout the day.
Students will wash hands before and after each recess session.
After School Care will be provided at the St. Joan of Arc Campus from 3 pm-6 pm Monday through Friday as long as school is in session.
STSJP will provide a mask that will cover both the nose and mouth for all staff and students daily. STSJP has enough face masks for each student to have a new mask each day for the entire school year.
Masks will be worn when social distancing cannot be guaranteed. Students will be required to wear masks in places such as hallways and bathrooms. All students will wear their masks at the after school care supervisor’s discretion.
Handsanitizer will be available in all areas that are used for the after school program.
After School Care will be split into two or three age-level groups depending on numbers using designated areas.
Each group will have a rotating activity time. Cleaning procedures will be the same as they are during the school day.
All snacks will be prepackaged and provided by the school.
Parents will not be allowed in the school to pick their children at ASC. Parents must call the ASC Director from the parking lot to have their child/children brought to the designated exit door.
All perfect attendance incentives for students will be discontinued.
Students who are out of school for an extended period of time due COVID-19 (individuals who have tested positive, individuals who have been in direct contact with a person who has tested positive, or individuals who are symptomatic) will be required to utilize synchronized teaching to meet attendance requirements who are well enough to participate in synchronized teaching. Synchronized teaching guidelines may be changed depending on the needs of the student.
If an STSJP student is absent due to COVID-19 related symptoms, it will be recorded as a student illness/medical absence. If a student is not ill but he or she is required to quarantine, the student will be able to still access synchronized teaching so his or her attendance will be recorded as “synchronized attendance”.
Tardies, absences, and truancies will be recorded for synchronized learners in the same way as traditional classroom attendance.
ATHLETICS AND EXTRACURRICULARS
All students and staff are required to self-screen for COVID-19 before participating in any school activity. Any person with COVID-19 related symptoms will not be allowed to take part in any school related activity which includes workouts, practices, or rehearsals and should contact his or her healthcare provider. Any person with a positive test COVID-19 test must report it to the school. All coaches must track COVID-19 impacted attendance and report it to the school administration. Follow return-to-school health protocol. Below are the guidelines for STSJP athletics for the 2020-2021 school year.
Fall sports begin in August following the CDC guidelines.
All State and local guidelines and limitations will be followed.
All returning athletes are not required to obtain a new physical, but will need to fill out and return all school-issued forms.
All individuals will follow social distancing guidelines when possible.
Coaches wear face masks when social distancing is not possible.
Students, when not engaging in vigorous activity and when practical, should wear masks.
All equipment must be sanitized before and after every use.
Students must supply their own water bottles and no sharing of water bottles will be allowed. Water bottles must be labeled.
Lockers rooms remain closed at this time.
Students must wash their hands before and after all practices and games.
Gathering sizes should be decreased. Attendance at all events will be limited to half-capacity.
Contact is limited to only contact necessary to compete as defined by the IHSAA.
Schedules may be adjusted to reduce the number of events, duration, and participants present.
Spectators, media, and vendors may be present at the games or competitions, but must social distance. Spectators may be limited.
Events, activities, and crowd attendance will be continually evaluated with the Howard County Health Department.
Hospitality rooms for officials will allow for social distancing.
No sharing of clothing, shoes, towels, or water bottles.
If any equipment is shared it needs to be sanitized before and after usage.
All students need to report to their activity in proper gear and should immediately go home to shower and wash their workout clothes. If a student does not have a clean uniform, he or she may not be able to participate in the practice or competition.
Water fountains are closed until further notice so individuals need to bring their own water bottles from home. Water bottles will be available to students who do not have one.
The current CDC guidelines recommend screening all students and employees for COVID-19 symptoms and history of exposure.
All students and employees are required to self-screen daily before coming to school.
Students and employees exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 without being otherwise explained, are prohibited from coming to school, and if they do come to school, they will be sent home immediately upon exhibiting symptoms.
Self-Screening Daily Checklist - Every morning before you send your child to school, please check the following:
Does your child have a fever greater than 100 degrees?
Does your child have any signs of illness such as:
Persistent cough
Prolonged headache
Muscle pain and fatigue
Has your child been in close contact (within 6 feet for more than 15 minutes) with anyone confirmed with COVID-19 within the last two weeks.
If the answer is yes to any of the above questions, do not send your student to school. Instead, begin quarantine of your child and contact your health care provider and the school. Strongly consider COVID-19 testing.
Immunization requirements remain the same at this time. STSJP staff continue to keep in contact with the Howard County Health Department, state health department, and the Diocese of Lafayette. If your child is out of compliance with any of the immunization requirements, you will receive a letter from the school in the coming days.
MEDICAL INQUIRIES
Federal law typically limits the type of medical inquiries that can be made, but given the nature of the pandemic more leeway has been given to districts/schools in this circumstance to make additional medical inquiries of staff and students than would otherwise be allowed.
If a parent tells the school that a student is ill, the school may ask the parent whether the student is exhibiting any symptoms of COVID-19.
If an employee calls in sick or appears ill, the school can inquire as to whether the employee is experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms.
If a person is obviously ill, the school may make additional inquiries and may exclude the person from school property.
Even without symptoms, if a student or employee has recently had contact with a person with a suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19, has someone in their home being tested for COVID-19, or has recently traveled from somewhere considered to be a “hot spot” by the CDC, the school may exclude the student or employee from the school building and recommend that they self-quarantine for 14 calendar days.
CLINICAL SPACE COVID-19 SYMPTOMATIC
Each STSJP campus will have a room or space separate from the school office where students and employees who are feeling ill are evaluated or wait for pick up. All waiting staff and students should wear a cloth face covering. Only essential staff assigned to the room may enter. A record will be kept of all persons who entered the room. Strict social distancing is required and staff must wear appropriate PPE. Students who are ill will be walked out of the building to their parents. If a student or staff member has a fever, for any reason, it is required that the student or staff member be fever-free, without the use of fever-reducing medications, for 72 hours before returning to school.
All staff and students with fevers or symptoms associated with COVID-19 will be encouraged to seek medical attention for further evaluation and instructions. Students and staff may return before the 72-hour window has elapsed if they are approved to do so in writing by their healthcare provider.
CLINIC SPACE NON-COVID-19 RELATED
Students who do not display symptoms of COVID-19 can be seen and treated in the school office. These would include students who are injured during the school day or students with special health care needs such as those with chronic health conditions (diabetes or seizures), those requiring medical treatments (nebulizers or prescription medications), and those with individual health plans.
STUDENT MEDICATION
If parents need to bring medication to the school for their child, they will call the school secretary to set an appointment. Masks must be worn.
Daily treatments and medications will be arranged by the school secretary so as to avoid having sick students present during these times.
STSJP will coordinate with Western School Corporation at St. Joan of Arc Campus and Kokomo School Corporation at St. Patrick Campus to conduct annual case reviews within the one-year timeline, regardless of the school closure. As the school reopens, the case conference meetings with parents may be scheduled to review the provision of services and the educational progress of each student. These conferences will determine whether or not there is a need for an ISP (Individualized Service Plan) revision.
Whether the student participated in continuous learning opportunities provided by the school and district during the COVID-19 school building closure;
Parent observations of the student’s learning during the continuous learning opportunities provided by the school or district;
Teacher observations of the student’s learning in the continuous learning opportunities provided by the school or district;
Whether there were services identified in the student’s ISP prior to the school closure or district was unable to provide during the building closure due to restrictions on in-person services;
Whether the student continued making progress toward meeting his/her ISP goals;
Whether the student experienced any additional or new social-emotional health issues during building closure and re-entry;
Whether the student experienced any regression during the period of school building closure.
Future Services/Compensatory Services
STSJP is required to make an individualized determination as to whether compensatory services are needed under applicable standards and requirements. This does not mean the school must immediately offer compensatory services to all students with ISPs; rather, it requires the CCC (Case Conference Committee) to lead a discussion of the educational needs of the student, including potential loss of skills. Based on these individual needs, the CCC may consider the appropriateness of collecting data for an agreed-upon time following the student’s return to school and subsequently reconvening to discuss the need for future services at that time.
Transition ISPs:
Transition assessments will continue to be updated annually. When updating transition assessments, teachers of record (TORs) may conduct assessments virtually or in person. Assessments may be administered prior to or during the meeting. In all classes, assessment information needs to be documented within the Summary of Findings utilizing the SPIN method - Strengths, Preferences, Interests, and Needs. Transition services will be created in-person and virtual ways to complete the goals and objectives during this COVID-19 situation.
CCC Meeting Method Options
CCC meetings may be conducted virtually while school buildings are closed. As school buildings reopen, CCC meetings may be conducted in-person or through virtual means.
Requirements for evaluations remain unchanged. Evaluations may be conducted remotely if the evaluator has been appropriately trained in conducting remote assessments and has access to the digital assessments.
Medically Fragile Students
Medically fragile students are at high-risk of severe medical complications if exposed to COVID-19, and therefore may be unable to attend school. Medically fragile students unable to attend school will need to be provided with educational services remotely. The determination of the services to be provided must be made by the CCC based upon the individual student’s medical and educational needs. Special education and related services determined by the CCC could be provided online or in a virtual instructional format, through instructional telephone calls, or through other curriculum-based instructional activities (511 IAC 7-42-10). If the services are to be delivered through online or virtual instruction, technological competency and the need for additional assistive technology must be considered.
The required therapies will be followed with the provisions in accordance with the CDC community-level guidance for schools.
Intensified cleaning and disinfecting of equipment and surfaces between therapy sessions;
Class and therapy group size reductions, staggered (alternate days/rotation) scheduling and/or spaced seating to facilitate physical distancing, restricted sharing of equipment/learning aids, and possible shifts to non-traditional class settings to improve ventilation;
Instruction about and observance of frequent handwashing and face covering recommendations;
Remote therapy needs, including assistive technology, as necessary, for special student populations who cannot yet safely return to congregate settings;
Contingency planning to continue services if COVID-19 transmission requires intermittent or extended school building closures;
Technology training and access to therapists to serve medically fragile students;
Flexible and adaptive scheduling to maximize therapy service provision despite personnel shortages, staff/illness/isolation, and limited access to students.
The school districts are required to provide equitable services to parentally-placed students with disabilities attending reopened non-public school buildings within the district boundaries.
DOCUMENT CHANGE LOG
Any changes made to this document will be noted below and the official publication date is July 17, 2020. (Create chart below)
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Copenhagen Oceans Day highlights need for business support in Coral Triangle (15 Dec. 2009)
Businesses in the Coral Triangle must support national strategies to protect underwater environments or risk losing the precious marine resources that underpin the region’s economies, WWF said last December 15, 2009 at the close of Oceans Day at Copenhagen.
Oceans Day provided an opportunity for Parties and Observer States, as well as non-government organisations and the general public, to address the implications of the emerging Copenhagen agreement for oceans, coasts, and coastal communities around the globe.
It highlighted the direct link between climate change, the health of the oceans and human wellbeing, as well as the need for the private sector to support bold adaptation actions that will minimise climate change impacts on coastal communities and marine resources.
“Nowhere is the need for global action on climate change more obvious than in the Coral Triangle, where more than 100 million people depend on the health of the sea for their income and sustenance,” said the head of WWF’s Coral Triangle Programme Dr Lida Pet-Soede.
“This is a part of the world where we have strong political will to protect underwater environments and coastal communities but this can only bear fruit with the support of hundreds of seafood businesses and fishing operators, tourism companies, airlines, and other enterprises that rely the region’s marine resources for their business.”
The Coral Triangle is scientifically described as a region covering the marine areas of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Timor Leste.
All six Coral Triangle governments committed to a plan of action at the World Ocean Conference to ensure the sustainability of their shared coastal and marine resources, and to take their concerns to the world stage at Copenhagen.
A report launched by WWF at the World Ocean Conference earlier this year found that in the Coral Triangle under the current climate change path there would be 50 per cent less protein available from the sea by 2050 and 80 per cent less by the end of the century.
Business leaders in the Coral Triangle will come together with Asia Pacific policy makers next month in Manila on January 19 and 20 to discuss the role of the private sector in protecting marine environments in the Coral Triangle.
The Coral Triangle Business Summit will be hosted by the Philippines in collaboration with WWF and will be aimed at establishing new partnerships between the private sector, policy makers and organisations interested in sustainable business opportunities.
WWF (World Wildlife Fund for Nature) Media Release
Charlie Stevens, WWF Coral Triangle Media Office, +61 (0)424 649 689;
Gregg Yan, WWF-Philippines Communications Manager, +63 (2) 920-7931 / +63 917-833-4734.
Marikina Climate Change Mural Espouses Hope (15 Dec. 2009)
Marikina Climate Change Mural Espouses Hope
Even as the historic Copenhagen climate talks were in full swing, Filipino artists and environmental advocates crafted a stunning climate change-themed mural in one of the country’s most climate-afflicted cities, Marikina. A vibrant 100-square meter mural now adorns the Marikina Riverbanks.
The Green Strokes climate mural now adorns the Marikina Riverbanks complex to remind people that simple innovations and a positive attitude can surmount climate effects such as typhoons, floods and droughts.
Says WWF-Vice Chair and CEO Lory Tan, “This mural is about empowerment and hope. “Ondoy taught us a painful and very expensive lesson. With climate change, no one is ever exempt. Its impacts are dynamic and non-linear. Coastal zones and flood prone areas along riverbanks and lake shores will of course get hit. But less vulnerable areas and sectors are affected as well. Are we prepared to adapt to this nebulous, aggressive future? Clearly not. But it is never too late to work pro-actively.”
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Individual Actions Key to Mitigation
Earth’s second-largest archipelago, the 7150 emerald isles of the Philippines host some of the most productive coasts and forests in Asia. Sadly, the country is also amongst those least-prepared to adapt to changing climates – as the lessons of Typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng have shown. Millions of people may have to migrate from coastal regions to less-vulnerable inland areas and the ability of the country’s natural resources to provide food and livelihood might greatly diminish as more destructive climate shifts continue to assail the archipelago.
World leaders are now meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark, for the United Nations Climate Conference to craft a successor to the Kyoto protocol, which expires in 2012. The conference will run for two weeks and will in all probability, decide the fate of many archipelagic nations.
Painted by a cadre of volunteer artists, the mural highlights the importance of individual acts to mitigate climate effects. Says Tan, “Start with your own home. Or office. Reflect on the danger and disruption that came into your lives with the last storm or flood, and take the steps needed to make sure that this does not happen again to the people or activities closest to you."
WWF (World Wildlife Fund for Nature) Release
(Reposted with permission, from http://www.wwf.org.ph/newsfacts.php?pg=det&id=175)
Liesl Lim
Climate Consultant, WWF-Philippines
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Gregg Yan
Communications Specialist, WWF-Philippines
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Five civilians were honoured for taking part in a daring night-time raid which netted seven poachers and 13 endangered sea turtles off El Nido in northern Palawan last April.
Honoured last 19 November were Edward Lorenzo, Jacques Arzaga, Zosimo Dangan, Ronald Tonacao and WWF Administrative Assistant Christopher Zata. The awards were presented during the 8th anniversary of Joint Task force Malampaya (JTFM), a composite team from the different units of the Armed Forces of the Philippines which protects northern Palawan from poachers and illegal fishers.
The awards were presented by JTFM Commander Col. Esteban Castro. Other military awardees are Cdr. Michael Ordono, LCdr. Romeo Requilman, TSgt. Ludevico Rovillos, Qtr Master 3rd Class Aranan Jalaludin, Second Man Class Electronics Technician Denmark Torres, Sgt Renato Apiado and Sgt. Michael Violante.
Aside from the main duty of securing the Malampaya Gas to Power Project, the task force has for years seen action against foreign poachers, often illegally hunting for sea turtles – the shells of which are used for tortoiseshell – a material used as far back as the ancient Greek and Roman eras to fashion jewellery, combs and brushes. Dried and mounted turtle shells are also sold as curio items across Southeast Asia.
Apprehended last 7 April near El Nido’s Cawayan Isle was a speedboat with seven Chinese nationals and 13 dead green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas). The poachers have been charged with the violation of Sec 87 or ‘poaching in the Philippine waters’ of RA 8550 or the Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998.
On 29 August 2008, 101 dead hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) were recovered from Vietnamese fishing vessel Q.ng 91234-TS five nautical miles east of Cabaluan Isle in El Nido.
On 6 July 2008, four Vietnamese aboard vessel Q.ng 95986 were arrested for alleged poaching off Guntao Isle, again in El Nido. Four other fishing boats, believed to be Vietnamese, escaped.
Foreign turtle poachers are no strangers to El Nido’s rich waters, dubbed as the ‘Poacher’s Paradise’ for the frequency of foreign intrusions.
Adds WWF Project Manager RJ de la Calzada, “Our message is clear – El Nido does not tolerate poaching in any form. Hand in hand with Task Force Malampaya and our allies, we shall continue our vigilance in protecting northern Palawan’s rich marine sanctuaries.”(30)
RJ dela Calzada
El Nido Project Manager, WWF-Philippines
rjdelacalzada@wwf.org.ph
WWF Tops List of NGOs Which are Best for Business Support (24 Nov. 2009)
WWF and Forum For The Future lead the growing numbers of NGOs advising top UK firms on environmental issues, according to a new report from industry analyst Verdantix.
The report placed WWF as the top NGO for business advice, hailing its breadth of resources and its practice of using strict environmental criteria to only work with selected firms - a move that ensures its credibility as a green charity is not tarnished.
Forum For The Future took the silver medal, with the report arguing that it boasts a strong awareness of the realities of running a business, and as a result provides businesses with commercially and financially viable advice.
A number of NGOs were also praised by the report for offering strong specialist advice, with the Carbon Disclosure Project singled out for its guidance on carbon management, the Green Alliance highlighted as one of the best sources of policy advice, Tomorrow's Company hailed for its best practice sharing, and Fauna & Flora International and the Forest Stewardship Council recommended for advice on bio-diversity and forestry issues respectively.
The study found that 50 per cent more CSR directors plan to work with an NGO on water scarcity in 2010 compared with 2009, while 57 per cent of respondents intend to launch NGO-related activities on climate change adaptation in 2010 compared to just 40 per cent in 2009.
Report author Rodolphe d'Arjuzon said NGOs could expect to see increased demand from businesses in a number of new areas from next year, with "running a sustainable business, water management and climate change adaptation topping the list".
The study evaluated offerings from 12 environmental NGOs and interviewed 30 CSR directors at FTSE 100 companies. They said the primary business benefit from working with NGOs is their ability to validate and challenge sustainability strategies.
Respondents also warned that while having an understanding of business is important, NGOs should not dilute their value to businesses by stifling criticism or working too closely with firms.
"They must not get seduced into believing they must always be aligned with business, and should maintain a carrot and stick approach," observed one CSR officer at a major retailer. (30)
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What (was) at Stake in Copenhagen? (21 Oct. 2009)
What (was) at Stake in Copenhagen?
The Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, where world leaders decided on the fate of humanity just recently concluded. What happens to the Philippines if the outcome is less-than-favorable? Read on to find out.
Earth’s second-largest archipelago, the 7150 isles of the Philippines form the apex of the Coral Triangle, the world’s most productive undersea food factory – able to annually generate 40 tonnes of seafood per square kilometer – more than enough to provide food for every Filipino.
Sadly, the country is amongst those least-prepared to adapt to changing climates – as the lessons of Typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng have demonstrated. Millions of people may have to migrate from coastal regions to less-vulnerable inland areas and the ability of the country’s natural resources to provide food and livelihood might greatly diminish as more destructive climate shifts continue to assail the archipelago.
The Future Begins in Copenhagen
From 7 to 18 this December, environmental ministers and officials met in Copenhagen for the United Nations Climate Conference to craft a successor to the Kyoto protocol, which expires in 2012. The conference ran for two weeks and will in all probability, decide the fate of many archipelagic nations.
COP15 is the official name of the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit — the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The COP is the highest body of the UNFCCC and is made up of environment ministers who meet yearly to discuss and facilitate climate-related developments. Over 15,000 officials, advisers, diplomats, campaigners and journalists are expected to attend COP15, to be graced by heads of state from almost 200 nations. The most significant outputs from COP15 should be the following:
1. Significant reduction of greenhouse gases for industrialized countries.
2. Specific emissions caps for developing countries.
3. Financing for climate adaptation measures, especially in developing countries.
The Decisions Will Affect Millions
WWF, the world’s largest and most respected conservation organization, is calling for the continuation of the Kyoto protocol in industrialized countries as well as a decisive protocol in Copenhagen – which should legally bind all major emitters. Should talks break down, then more frequent and destructive climate events will surely assail climate-vulnerable countries – especially the Philippine Isles.
The recent floods brought about by Typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng serve as grim testaments to remind the Copenhagen delegates that what they are discussing are not only piles of papers but documents which will decide the fate of millions of people. The US, considered the highest carbon emitter in history, must set an example for other countries in committing to substantial reductions in carbon emissions and to set up a global fund for climate change mitigation and adaptation.
As the world’s leading environmental solutions provider, WWF sent Copenhagen representatives to ensure that the right decisions are made. For what’s at stake is not land, nor money, nor power. At stake is the survival of our people.
Yeb Saño
Climate Change and Energy Programme Director, WWF-Philippines
920-7923/26/31, 0917-807-9089
nmsano@wwf.org.ph
Information, Education and Communications Officer, WWF-Philippines
Archive: 10 Steps For Success in Copenhagen (6 Nov. 2009)
10 Steps For Success in Copenhagen
WWF has defined 10 elements of substance which need to be dealt with in the final outcome of the Copenhagen process. These elements must be covered by clear decisions in the Copenhagen climate deal.
1. A legally binding outcome building on the Convention and the Kyoto Protocol and their ultimate objectives and principles which include all Parties to the Convention, based on a system of five-year commitment periods with emergency review clauses to enable the accommodation of new scientific knowledge. The preferable form of the Copenhagen outcome will be an amended Kyoto Protocol, which is closely linked to a new Copenhagen Protocol. These 'sister protocols' should include the elements described below;
2. A Shared Vision to secure the survival of countries, cultures and ecosystems to establish low-carbon development worldwide and to guarantee equity. Recognition that achieving this means that global temperature rise must be kept far below 2* C compared to pre-industrial levels, recognizing that even 1.5* C warming poses great risks. And recognition that global emissions will have to peak and then start declining in the 2013 - 2017 period;
3. Agreed emission reductions targets for Annex 1 countries for the 2013 - 17 commitment period, leading them towards reduction as a group to 40% below-1990 emissions levels by 2020, and a provision that Annex 1 countries develop Zero Carbon Action Plans as the framework for their emissions reductions pathway towards decarbonization by 2050;
4. A framework for UNFCCC recognition of developing country actions, unilateral and supported, adding up to an aim by developing countries as a group to reduce emissions by at least - 30% compared to business-as-usual. The framework would recognize nationally-appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs), and would provide for these to be included in comprehensive and visionary 2050 low carbon action plans (LCAPs);
5. A mechanism under the UNFCCC for reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) by at least -75% by 2020 compared to 1990 levels. This must respect the rights of local communities, indigenous peoples and protect biodiversity;
6. An adaptation action framework that in particular seeks to protect the most vulnerable countries and communities as well as ecosystems. This should include the creation of an international insurance mechanism, including just compensation;
7. A public financing framework for mitigation and adaptation under the UNFCCC which includes guaranteed provision of sufficient, measurable, reportable, verifiable public finance by industrialized countries for (a) mitigation action by developing countries to enable a low-carbon development, and for (b) adaptation action by developing countries. Such finance is to be additional to current official development assistance, must not consist of carbon market finance and should be in the order of 160 US$ Billion per year for the period 2013 - 17 on the basis of assessed contributions, raised in particular through the auctioning of emission allowances for industrialized countries and through emission allowances for the global aviation and shipping sectors;
8. A technology mechanism which supports technology cooperation to secure research, development and dissemination of low-carbon technologies, including a technology-fund financed by developed countries to secure technology transfer for developing countries. The technology mechanism should work through technology action programs, driven by technology development objectives. It should coordinate with existing international, regional and bilateral technology efforts;
9. An institutional framework with new and increased institutional capacity under the guidance and authority of the UNFCCC to secure the needed coordination, support and implementation capacity for the mitigation, technology, adaptation and REDD commitments & incentive mechanisms, based on a democratic governance system representing developing and developed countries fairly. Actual implementation could happen through existing institutions outside of the UNFCCC, provided these reported to the UNFCCC through the coordination mechanism;
10. An agreement on standards or rules for a number of foundational areas, including inventories, LULUCF treatment in developed countries, carbon markets, MRV for both developed and developing countries and compliance procedures. International shipping and aviation must be part of the overall mitigation effort and policies to reduce emissions should also generate climate finance.
WWF will be working around-the-clock to ensure that decision makers in Copenhagen come up with responsible and no-nonsense solutions to the global climate crisis. The stakes are simply too high to ignore.
WWF is the world’s largest and most experienced conservation organization. Help us come up with practical environmental solutions by visiting wwf.org.ph/howhelp.php or calling 895-6294. Together, we shall face environmental adversity - to leave our children a living planet.
Lack of Accountability Threatened Copenhagen Climate Talks ( 21 October 2009)
Lack of Accountability (Threatened) Copenhagen Climate Talks
Gland, Switzerland: conservation organization WWF today issued a warning to the world that a lack of political nerve could divert the world from achieving a climate deal in Copenhagen.
“The world doesn’t want Copenhagen to come to mean another Doha,” says Kim Carstensen, Leader of WWF’s Global Climate Initiative.
“Kite flying in the media and diplomatic manoeuvres behind the scenes are a reflection of the industrialized countries trying to lower expectations as they continue to dodge the hard decisions on slashing their emissions and funding the transition to a low carbon economy. The world is looking for leadership, but instead the leaders are starting to hand out their excuses in advance.”
WWF has been tracking the growing diplomatic whisper campaign, noting references to another plan on climate which excludes a binding legal agreement in Copenhagen.
WWF says that a legally binding deal is the only format that will give the world a chance to avoid increasing predictions of climate catastrophe.
“There is only Plan A or Plan F and plan F stands for failure,” says Carstensen.
“Climate won’t wait on ministers` political and diplomatic manoeuvres. Leaders must not avoid difficult decisions now because the fact is that these decisions are only going to get harder.
“Many countries in the developing world have already acted and are signaling that they can move further, but they also need the legal certainty and confidence that industrialized countries will meet their commitments.
“Substantial sectors of business and labour also are gearing up to move, but they are calling for the sort of certainty that comes from a legally binding global agreement. Investors and markets need confidence in order to really kick start the low carbon economy,” says Carstensen.
Carstensen says it was no coincidence that the upsurge in suggestions a deal was off appeared in the run-up to negotiating teams going into the final preparatory meeting in Barcelona in just over a week.
“This is a dangerous game because it could distract the negotiations before Barcelona next week and cause significant failure in Copenhagen,” Carstensen says.
“Every ingredient bar one to make a deal is in place. Governments have had two years of negotiating times and space, they have all the science they need, all the text options and words they need and all the arguments they need to be convinced that now is the time and place to do the deal. The only missing ingredient is political will.”
"The US Senate must pass a bill in time for December, as their leadership has promised; but we certainly don’t want to see other industrialized countries hiding behind what they think the US Senate will do.”
WWF is calling for the retention of the Kyoto protocol for industrialized countries together with a new protocol in Copenhagen that is legally binding for all major emitters.
The deal should include - amongst others - ambitious emission reduction targets from industrialized countries, recognition and support for developing country actions, commitment to scaled up climate finance especially for adaptation, and a new institutional and governance arrangement under the guidance of the UN.
Martin Hiller, Head of Communications Global Climate initiative +41 79 347 2256 mhiller@wwfint.org
Phil Dickie, WWF International News Editor, +41 79 703 1952, pdickie@wwfint.org
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Simulation (video game genre)
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Simulating ant colonies in SimAnt.
Simulation is a video game genre which primarily attempts to accurately simulate a process. The earliest simulator software came about in 1950s and 60s as training programs designed for the military and businesses. As universities started getting computers, students and faculty began designing simulators like the lunar module landing program, Lunar (1969) and the Oregon Trail survival game, Oregon (1971). As home computing became popular in the late 1970s, simulation games became more popular, especially with flight simulators and battle reenactments. The genre has since expanded to the point where even very specific processes, as well as many fictional ones, now have simulation games devoted to them.
It's difficult to describe what is meant by a "simulation" game without arbitrarily excluding entire areas of simulation, but I think this must be done. For example, a chess game "simulates" the real board game and a football game "simulates" the real sport, however, this is usually not what people think of when someone mentions a "simulation" game. Generally, people think of simulating the decisions that take place during piloting a vehicle or managing resources. Of course, just because a game features these things doesn't mean it's a simulation game. For example, Wing Commander has you piloting a ship while also managing its resources, but it's ultimately a story-based space dog-fighting game, not a simulation. To me, a game is a simulation if its primary focus is on accurately depicting something for educational rather than entertainment reasons. This doesn't mean simulation games can't be entertaining, but it does mean people who are not interested in the game's field probably won't find them interesting.
The first simulation game that I personally owned and spent a lot of time on was SimAnt followed shortly thereafter by SimCity for the SNES. These games helped define the genre for me and taught me a lot about the complexities of ant colonies and city management. I have sense developed less of an appreciation of the genre because I find that the games usually lose their appeal after only a short while.
This is a list of simulation games that are important to me. For all games in this genre, see the simulation category.
A-Train 1990-12-14 Artdink
F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter 2.0 1991-??-?? MPS Labs
Glittermitten Grove 2016-12-26 Twinbeard
International Bridge Contractors 1981-04-?? Philip Case
PHM Pegasus 1987-02-?? Lucasfilm Games
Red Baron 1990-12-19 Dynamix
SimAnt 1991-??-?? Maxis
SimCity 1989-02-?? Maxis
SimCity (SNES) 1991-04-26 Nintendo
SimCity 2000 1994-??-?? Maxis
Theme Park 1994-??-?? Bullfrog
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Browsing Zoids Fuzors
- Zoids Anime Section Updates!
I've got a good few updates for the anime section. CC and Guardian Force now occupy one section, to save on space. Before getting onto the updates I wanted to clarify something: The dubtitles for Wild and Wild Zero have been discontinued. This was probably obvious from the lack of updates, but Wild is getting subtitles on one of the official overseas youtube channels. We'll post these when they are complete. Zero will likely receive the same treatment, so holding off on that for now.
- Zoids Fuzors Updates!
Zoids Fuzors has finally received an update! Episodes 5, 6, and 7 have been added to the Episodes page. These include blu-ray quality screenshots, notable facts, and videos of the differences. I plan to redo the earlier episode differences as new videos, and from here on out, they'll be in the episode summaries themselves instead of their own page.
- Zoids Wild Senki Updates!
A section has been added for Zoids Wild Senki! This includes notable facts, screencaps, and an embed of the video on TakaraTomy's youtube channel! The character and Zoids section is currently unavailable, but will be expanded upon when there's more to see. It also includes a Concepts page, featuring the concept art of the recent kit releases!
Tagged: Zoids Fuzors Site Zoids Wild Senki
New Zoids Fuzors Section! [Site]
As many people already know the Zoids Fuzors Blu-Ray Box Set was released last month! We still haven't finished the CC or NC0 sections, apologies for that, but we wanted to establish at least some kind of content for Zoids Fuzors. As such we've added it to the anime section! Right at the moment the Zoids and Character lists are not fully updated, same with the encyclopedia. We're working on it as we go through the episodes but also wanted to wait for more information on each character before establishing profiles.
Tagged: Zoids Fuzors Site
Zoids Fuzors Anime Updates! [Site]
With this addition we've added the first four episodes, which include blu-ray quality screenies and all that good stuff. There is also encyclopedia information on each of the teams featured so far and random factoid stuff. Location encyclopedia is still a ghost town.
Zoids Fuzors Differences Page! [Site]
Something new, there is also a differences page added for Zoids Fuzors. Unlike the other series which contained a decent number of cut scenes, Fuzors had a vast variety of animation changes. Entirely redrawn frames, lighting modifications, etc. We've archived everything from the first 4 episodes here. Minor changes, like gradients are added to the page as screencaps to cut down on resources.
C Wolf HT and Red Reviews! [Site]
Two reviews have also been added for the Zoids Fuzors 'Special Edition' Command Wolf Holotech and the Zoids Gameboy Color Command Wolf (Red Version.) The GBC Wuf is listed under Limited Edition kits.
Tagged: Zoids Fuzors Model Kits NJR Reviews
Zoids Fuzors Concept Art! [Site]
A section has been added to the Zoids Anime > Fuzors section. It contains several pieces of concept work, of which we have many more to arrange and upload over the coming weeks!
Tagged: Concept Art Zoids Fuzors Site
WonderFest, and Blu-Ray Releases! [Official]
Wonder Festival was just a couple of days ago, and revealed a lot of brand new items for the Zoids franchise! It's an exciting week for everybody!
First of all, however, it has been announced that Zoids Fuzors will be released on Blu-Ray in August (presumeably August 2nd if it follows the pattern). Zoids Genesis is also scheduled to be released on January 1st, 2016. We can assume pre-orders will show up on May, April, or March. If comparing prices to earlier Blu-ray release, it may be estimated that Fuzor will be around $300 and Genesis aroun $500-$600.
Tagged: Zoids Fuzors Zoids Genesis Official
Blade Liger BE Review! [Site]
Today is a day of Blade Liger reviews. We've added a review for the Blade Liger BE from the Zoids Fuzors line. Both the Fuzors and the Academy version of this release are exactly the same. I'll try to get box scans later but at the time they don't have them.
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Barwick also took her recording process to new levels with the addition of studio monitors, having recorded her past efforts using headphones alone. The new gear had an impact on album opener "Inspirit," which you can hear below.
"The first song I remember making with [monitors] was the first song on the album, Inspirit." Barwick said in a statement, "When I added the bass I really felt it in my body, you know, in a way you just wouldn't with headphones… it was kind of euphoric and fun. I got really excited about making the record in that moment, and I think that really had an impact on the sounds I ended up making."
Healing Is a Miracle:
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2. Oh, Memory (feat. Mary Lattimore)
3. Healing Is A Miracle
4. In Light (feat. Jónsi)
5. Safe
6. Flowers
7. Wishing Well
8. Nod (feat. Nosaj Thing)
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6 Reasons to Read Dead Writers
With so many books being published today, if you’re like me, it’s hard to keep up with all the ones you’d like to read.
In order to keep up with modern culture and know about the important conversations happening around us, we can be tempted to strictly focus on new books and ignore those from previous eras.
In an introduction to an English translation of On the Incarnation, a seminal work by the African theologian Athanasius, C.S. Lewis wrote about the importance of reading old books.
In fact, most of his introduction is spent encouraging readers to value works by authors who were dead and gone.
He wrote, “Naturally, since I myself am a writer, I do not wish the ordinary reader to read no modern books. But if he must read only the new or only the old, I would advise him to read the old.”
Of course, today, Lewis is one of those dead writers and his books now qualify for the advice he gave while living.
But why should you read books that are not quite hot off the presses?
Here’s five reasons from Lewis in his introduction and one from me.
1. Old writers are gifted communicators.
We often avoid classics because we think they’ll be difficult to understand, but Lewis says the hesitant modern reader will understand more than she expects because of the skill and wisdom of the old writer.
But if he only knew, the great man, just because of his greatness, is much more intelligible than his modern commentator. The simplest student will be able to understand, if not all, yet a very great deal of what Plato said; but hardly anyone can understand some modern books on Platonism.
2. Their ideas have been tested.
We don’t know all the ramifications of ideas unleashed in a new book. For old books, we can see where time has proven some ideas correct (and others dangerously wrong). But we can’t have that same perspective on newer books.
A new book is still on its trial and the amateur is not in a position to judge it. It has to be tested against the great body of Christian thought down the ages, and all its hidden implications (often unsuspected by the author himself) have to be brought to light.
3. They give us perspective on modern culture.
Dead writers give us new eyes with which to see our culture and ourselves better.
None of us can fully escape this blindness, but we shall certainly increase it, and weaken our guard against it, if we read only modern books. Where they are true they will give us truths which we half knew already. Where they are false they will aggravate the error with which we are already dangerously ill. The only palliative is to keep the clean sea breeze of the centuries blowing through our minds, and this can be done only by reading old books.
4. They challenge modern viewpoints.
Not only can dead writers give us perspective, they can rightly diagnosis and correct modern errors. It has often been said, the fish doesn’t know he’s wet. It is hard for us to objectively see the cultural milieu that surrounds us every day. But their water was different.
Every age has its own outlook. It is specially good at seeing certain truths and specially liable to make certain mistakes. We all, therefore, need the books that will correct the characteristic mistakes of our own period. And that means the old books.
5. They show us the historic unity and strength of Christianity.
We can be so caught up in our present controversies and arguments, that we miss much of what has historically united the Church universal.
But if any man is tempted to think—as one might be tempted who read only contemporaries—that “Christianity” is a word of so many meanings that it means nothing at all, he can learn beyond all doubt, by stepping out of his own century, that this is not so. Measured against the ages “mere Christianity“ turns out to be no insipid interdenominational transparency, but something positive, self-consistent, and inexhaustible.
6. They can’t disappoint you by acting like a jerk on social media.
Obviously, this is not from C.S. Lewis. But it is an unmistakable reality of modern life that people we respect and admire from afar and in the pages of their books can reveal themselves to be not quite as admirable on Twitter and Facebook.
Dead authors aren’t going to start tweeting new thoughts on current controversies or prominent politicians. They’re not going to post fake news on Facebook.
In all likelihood, they’ll be no new revelations about a moral failure. They aren’t perfect, but all the disappointments are already baked into who they are and what they’ve written.
Since we are extolling the virtues of dead writers, let me close with Lewis’ words instead of my own. Here’s his guideline for reading both new and old books.
It is a good rule, after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another 2 new one till you have read an old one in between. If that is too much for you, you should at least read one old one to every three new ones.
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Archive of Mechanical Engineering
ISSN 0004-0738, e-ISSN 2300-1895
Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee on Machine Building
Archive of Mechanical Engineering | 2012 | vol. 59 | No 4 |
1 Identification and analysis of intermetallic phases in age-hardened recycled AISi9Cu3 cast alloy
Lenka Hurtalová, Eva Tillová, Mária Chalupová
Archive of Mechanical Engineering | 2012 | vol. 59 | No 4 | 385-396 | DOI: 10.2478/v10180-012-0020-3
Keywords: Al-Si-Cu cast alloy age hardening Fe-rich intermetallic phase Cu-rich intermetallic phase mechanical properties
Purpose: The influence of age-hardening solution treatment at temperature 515 degrees centigrade with holding time 4 hours, water quenching at 40 degrees centigrade and artificial aging by different temperature 130, 150, 170 and 210 degrees centigrade with different holding time 2, 4, 8, 16 and 32 hours on changes in morphology of Fe-rich Al15(FeMn)3Si2and Cu-rich (Al2Cu, Al-Al2Cu-Si) intermetallic phases in recycled AlSi9Cu3 cast alloy. Material/Methods: Recycled (secondary) AlSi9Cu3 cast alloy is used especially in automotive industry (dynamic exposed cast, engine parts, cylinder heads, pistons and so on). Microstructure was observed using a combination of different analytical techniques (scanning electron microscopy upon standard and deep etching and energy dispersive X-ray analysis – EDX) which have been used for the identification of the various phases. Quantitative study of changes in morphology of phases was carried out using Image Analyzer software NIS-Elements. The mechanical properties (Brinell hardness and tensile strength) were measured in line with STN EN ISO. Results/Conclusion: Age-hardening led to changes in microstructure include the spheroidization of eutectic silicon, gradual disintegration, shortening and thinning of Fe-rich intermetallic phases and Al-Al2Cu-Si phases were fragmented, dissolved and redistributed within alpha-matrix. These changes led to increase in the hardness and tensile strength in the alloy.
Lenka Hurtalová
Eva Tillová
Mária Chalupová
2 Experimental analysis of propagation of plastic zones in two-dimensional problems
Barbara Kozłowska
Keywords: mechanics of solids experimental methods elastic-plastic state
In the paper, the author presents experimental analysis of propagation of plastic zones in two-dimensional models with different stress concentrators. The experimental tests were carried out by photoelastic coating method on duralumin stripes loaded by tensile stresses. For various levels of loading, the photographs of isochromatic pattern were taken under loading and after removing loading. On the basis of isochromatic pattern recorded for loaded models, the boundaries of plastic zones were determined using the Treska-Coulomb yield condition. The isochromatic pattern taken for the unloaded, but previously partly plastified elements, show the picture of the residual strain remaining in the material. A discussion of the results is presented.
3 Buckling analysis of composite cylindrical shells reinforced by carbon nanotubes
Jafar Eskandari Jam, Esmail Asadi
Keywords: buckling cylindrical shell composite carbon nanotubes Rayleigh-Ritz method
In this paper, the authors investigate a cylindrical shell reinforced by carbon nanotubes. The critical buckling load is calculated using analytical method when it is subjected to compressive axial load. The Mori-Tanaka method is firstly utilized to estimate the effective elastic modulus of composites having aligned oriented straight CNTs. The eigenvalues of the problem are obtained by means of an analytical approach based on the optimized Rayleigh-Ritz method. There is presented a study on the effects of CNTs volume fraction, thickness and aspect ratio of the shell, CNTs orientation angle, and the type of supports on the buckling load of cylindrical shells. Furthermore the effect of CNTs agglomeration is investigated when CNTs are dispersed none uniformly in the polymer matrix. It is shown that when the CNTs are arranged in 90 degrees direction, the highest critical buckling load appears. Also, the results are plotted for different longitudinal and circumferential mode numbers. There is a specific value for aspect ratio of the cylinder that minimizes the buckling load. The results reveal that for very low CNTs volume fractions, the volume fraction of inclusions has no important effect on the critical buckling load.
Jafar Eskandari Jam
Esmail Asadi
4 Fully automated system for air velocity profile measurement
Mirosław Kabacinski, Roland Pawliczek
Keywords: air flux measurement flowmeter stepper engine drive virtual instruments
The paper presents the idea of a system for controlling the movement of a flowmeter for air velocity profile measurement. In such a system, due to massive amount of data and limitations of the Data Acquisition Equipment, it is necessary to use moveable sensors. The flowmeter sensor is moved with the use of a linear module with a stepper motor and a tooth-belt drive. The location and speed of the sensor are controlled by a program based on the idea of virtual instrument. The proposed structure allows the user to control operation of the stand and provides automatic measurement. A wide range of velocity and step increments of the stepper motor drive, and flexibility of the virtual instrument software, allow one to create effective measurement systems ensuring sufficiently precise location with optimal time duration of measurement. It is shown that the linear module with tooth-belt is an effective alternative for similar modules with micro-screw drives.
Mirosław Kabacinski
Roland Pawliczek
5 Elastohydrodynamic contact model for calculation of axial and angular stiffness in thrust bearing
Mikhail Temis, Alexander Lazarev
Archive of Mechanical Engineering | 2012 | vol. 59 | No 4 | 453-467 | DOI: 10.2478/v10180-012-0024-z
Keywords: thrust bearing elastohydrodynamic contact Reynolds equation
Thrust bearing model is developed for fluid flow calculation and for determination of bearing integral characteristics in the presence of sliding surfaces closure and shaft angular displacements. The model is based on the coupled solution of the problem of incompressible fluid flow between the sliding surfaces and the problem of bearing and shaft elements deformation under the action of the fluid film pressure. Verification of the bearing model results is carried out by the comparison versus the fluid flow calculation results obtained by STAR-CD software and the experimental and theoretical results represented in the certain literature. Thrust bearing characteristics are determined versus sliding surfaces closure and rotating disk (runner) angular displacements. The contribution of the sliding surfaces deformations into bearing integral characteristics is estimated.
Mikhail Temis
Alexander Lazarev
6 Numerical study of friction factor and heat transfer characteristics for single-phase turbulent flow in tubes with helical micro-fins
Piotr Jasiński
Archive of Mechanical Engineering | 2012 | vol. 59 | No 4 | 469-485 | DOI: 10.2478/v10180-012-0025-y
Keywords: numerical simulation heat transfer friction factor helical micro-fins micro-ribs
The paper presents a numerical study on the heat transfer and pressure drop, related to flow in pipes with helical micro-fins. For all tested geometries, one applied a constant wall heat flux and fully developed 3D turbulent flow conditions. The influence of the angle of micro fins (referred to the tube axis) on thermal-flow characteristics were tested. The value of this angle was varied – with a step of 10 degrees – from 0 to 90 degrees (representing grooves parallel and perpendicular to the axis, respectively). Before numerical investigation, the pipe with helical angle of 30 degree was tested on an experimental stand. The results obtained from experiment and numerical simulations were compared and presented on the charts. As an effect of the numerical simulations, the friction factor f and Nusselt number characteristics was determined for the range of Re=104/1.6x106. The analysis of the results showed high, irregular influence of the helical angle on thermal characteristics and pressure drops. Additionally, the ratios: f/fplain, Nu/Nuplainand efficiency indexes (Nu/Nuplain)/( f/fplain) as a function of the Reynolds number for every helical angle were shown on the charts.
7 List of Reviewers
Archive of Mechanical Engineering | 2012 | vol. 59 | No 4 | DOI: 10.2478/v10180-012-0026-x
Prof. Marek Wojtyra, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
Prof. Krzysztof Arczewski, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
Prof. Janusz T. Cieśliński, Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland
Prof. Antonio Delgado, LSTM University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
Prof. Peter Eberhard, University of Stuttgart, Germany
Prof. Jerzy Maciej Floryan, The University of Western Ontario, Canada
Prof. Janusz Frączek, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
Prof. Zbigniew Kowalewski, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Prof. Zenon Mróz, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Prof. Andrzej J. Nowak, Silesian University of Technology, Poland
Dr. Andrzej F. Nowakowski, The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
Prof. Jerzy Sąsiadek, Carleton University, Canada
Prof. Jacek Szumbarski, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
Prof. Tomasz Wiśniewski, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
Prof. Günter Wozniak, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany
Małgorzata Broszkiewicz, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
Prof. Alberto Carpinteri, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Prof. Fernand Ellyin, University of Alberta, Canada
Prof. Feng Gao, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, P.R. China
Prof. Emmanuel E. Gdoutos, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
Prof. Gregory Glinka, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Prof. Andrius Marcinkevicius, Vilnius Gedeminas Technical University, Lithuania
Prof. Manuel José Moreira De Freitas, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Portugal
Prof. Andrzej Neimitz, Kielce University of Technology, Poland
Prof. Thierry Palin-Luc, Arts et Métiers ParisTech, Institut Carnot Arts, France
Prof. Andre Pineau, Centre des Matériaux, Ecole des Mines de Paris, France
Prof. Narayanaswami Ranganathan, LMR, Ecole Polytechnique de l'Université de Tours, France
Prof. Jan Ryś, Cracow University of Technology, Poland
Prof. Adelia Sequeira, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal,
Prof. Józef Szala, University of Technology and Life Sciences in Bydgoszcz, Poland
Prof. Edmund Wittbrodt, Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland
Prof. Jens Wittenburg, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
Prof. Stanisław Wojciech, University of Bielsko-Biała, Poland
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* Vexilla Mundi, by Mello Luchtenberg (NL). For flags of the world.
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* World History at KMLA, by Alexander Ganse (DE). For historical maps and links by country.
* World Statesmen, by Ben Cahoon (US). Main source for the historical polities and their rulers.
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* Atlas of the World's Languages, ed. Routledge (UK). Most complete world list of languages and dialects.
* Flags Through the Ages and Accross the World, by Whitney Smith, ed. McGraw (US). Flags of the world.
* Fragments d'Europe, by Michel Foucher, ed. Fayard (FR). For the post-Soviet Union polities.
* L'État du Monde, ed. La Découverte (FR). Yearly geopolitic cover of the world.
* Quid, by Dominique Frémy, ed. Plon (FR). Yearly encyclopedia that was useful for countries data.
* Statoids printed version, by Gwillim Law (US). For historical administrative subdivisions.
* The Times Atlas of the World, ed. Times Atlas (UK). Periodical atlas of the world with its supplementary list of administrative subdivisions.
* World Christian Encyclopedia, by David B. Barrett, ed. Oxford University Press (UK). For world religious groups but also ethnological data. First inspiring source of Ethnia.org website's look.
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John Vincent - 'Ow Ya Goin' Santa Claus 7" RCA 101885, 1969
Since most of you are SSL speakers, that's Strine as a Second Lingo, you'd be forgiven for missing the small ocker revival amongst tastemakers in recent years. The original Ocker was a character in the '60s TV show The Mavis Bramston Show, codifying the broad speaking, straight talking, piss taking, clever but smartarse bloke Aussies seemed to love to love. The genre never really went away, but it did start to seem less attractive as it morphed into the garden variety yob by the 1980s. Perhaps starting with the reissues of the Bazza McKenzie fillums, crate diggers started pulling a few old ocker classics out of bins country wide and proselytising their worth.
John Vincent was a South Australian DJ who put out many ocker novelty records, both under his own name and as the 'Ken Oath Ockerstra. We like this one in particular because of its links back to a cool earlier version from 1967. We'll get to that in a minute, but for now enjoy a bit of seasonal stupidity, with Thin Vin's approximate vocals taking centre stage.
’Ow Ya Goin’ Santa Claus [Download]
The song has its roots in an earlier song, in fact Vincent's debut record, recorded with legendary Australian '60s band The In-Sect, whose I Can See My Love is rightly regarded as a classic of Australian '60s punk. As told by guitarist Frank Sebastyn to Ian Marks in the great recent book Wild About You, the In-Sect were the regular house band at the Arkaba Hotel in Adelaide, where they played six nights a week and an all day Saturday beer garden gig to 1200-1300 people.
I arranged that for John. He used to keep hanging 'round the Arkaba saying, 'Can I sing a song, mister?' And after weeks of telling him to piss off, we let him up on stage, and he did this song called 'Ow Ya Goin' which knocked 'em out. So I spoke to Ron Gillespie [from W&G] and he agreed to record him, too.
It goes on to tantalisingly say Ow Ya Goin' was "allegedly recorded in the lavatory at the Adelaide Railway station" with no further details!
Detailing the three stages of a standard piss up, the lyrics in total are:
'Ow ya goin'? Alright!
Crack a coldie. You beaut!
See ya later. Hoo roo!
Again for our SSL friends a few translation hints are in order: crack a coldie is "open yourself a cold beer from the esky"; you beaut is an exclamation of pleasure equating to "you little bloody ripper"; hoo roo they say is an archaic Australian farewell, but I've been hearing it all this weekend as I've done the rounds of family and friends. It's all helped along by a sterling performance by the In-Sect with loud drums, organ and some great guitar by Sebastyn.
’Ow Ya Goin’ [1967] [Download]
Vincent and the In-Sect combined twice more, first on the Madge's Charity Badges / Choko Brandy 7" (RCA 101860, December 1968), then on the Ballad Of Andy Capp 7" on Adelaide label Gamba. Dean Mittelhauser said of the RCA record, "this was another of Vincent's terrible novelty songs, but the band's raunchiness is undiminished, particularly on the A-side where there is a truly fab guitar solo. It's absolutely boss, and makes Vincent's bad lyrics and even worse vocals almost bearable". It's a cool record and has been comped on the Australian psych CD, Datura Dreamtime.
Vincent revisited 'Ow Ya Goin' in 1973 on his only album. Without the In-Sect, and without '60s enthusiasm, it's reduced down to a pretty standard 12 bar blues workout. We include it for completeness. If you absolutely have to dig further into Vinnie's back catalogue we can perhaps suggest this approximation to Heads Down No Nonsense Mindless Boogie style satire from 1975, and again with a Ramones tribute band.
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Labels: 1967, 1969, 1973, Adelaide, ocker
Rockets - Mean Mistress / Little Donna 7" White Rider WAS 1, 1980
"Three cheers for Perth - hip hip...BOOO!"
So quipped Gus Chambers one night at the White Sands tavern, shortly after a disgruntled publican pulled the plug on his band. Such was Gus's rage, he momentarily forgot how to count - you can hear the results on Rupture's Sex, Drugs and Rupture CD. Antipathy to the ol' Dullsville is something of a Perth punk tradition, the most well-known example of course being The Victims' Perth Is A Culture Shock. However, the Perth kiss-off we really wanna hear seems to have remained unrecorded.
Paul Keating famously described Australia as "the arse end of the world"; Arsehole Of The Universe – a song variously attributed to the Exterminators or its short-lived offshoot, Sad Sack and the Bags – narrows down the anatomy and ups the cosmological denominator in laying waste to late-'70s Perth. Readers who have internalised Harry Butler's Perth punk family trees in B-Side #6 and DNA #34 will know that the Exterminators existed from May to November 1977. The band's core – Rod Radalj (guitar) and Boris Sudjovic (bass) - morphed into the Invaders (no relation) in December 1977 when Kim Salmon (guitar/vocals) joined the fold, the band in turn becoming the Scientists in May 1978 when James Baker, fresh from the recently disbanded Victims, occupied the kit. Readers who have internalised the Scientists' Wikipedia page could probably tell you much the same thing.
Sudjovic didn't last long in this line-up of the Scientists, exiting prior to the recording of the classic Frantic Romantic / Shake Together Tonight 45; Radalj played on the single's A-side, and left the band soon afterwards. The pair soon teamed up again in April 1979 as the Rockets, and along with Allan Stewart (vocals), Peter Johnson (guitar), and Johnny Cole (drums), supplemented a set of Heartbreakers and Ramones songs with high-energy originals. Accounts from folks in the know have the band pegged as a shit-hot live proposition, reportedly Perth's closest approximation to the Detroit-via-Sydney rock of Radio Birdman.
Unfortunately, the Rockets' sole single (released in May 1980 by import record shop White Rider) doesn't quite capture that attack. Mean Mistress is fine punky rock and roll, somewhat hobbled by bog-standard riffing and typically "Perth" production (hard to put a finger on the defining characteristics, but to paraphrase Justice Potter Stewart, we know it when we hear it). That said, we have found ourselves coming back to Mean Mistress again and again over the years, surprised each time by the energy of the performance. The flipside, Little Donna, is slower and wimpier, alternating between a singular pedestrian riff and a truly cringe-inducing middle-eight. 'Nuff said. Five hundred copies of the single were pressed, housed in a silver cardstock sleeve overlaid with either a black or white screen print. In our experience, there's no discernable difference in rarity between the two sleeve colours, though white seems to have surfaced more frequently in recent times.
Sudjovic has reflected that the Rockets "lasted much longer than they should have, two months would have been about right". By the middle of 1981, he and Radalj's disdain for Perth and disaffection with the band had reached critical mass, with the pair leaving both the Rockets and the city for the perineum of the universe, Sydney. There, Radalj teamed up with two ex-Victims to form Le Hoodoo Gurus, and Sudjovic rejoined the Scientists to spearhead the band's swamp-rock phase. The pair would eventually regroup in 1986 as the Adorable Ones, a.k.a. the Dubrovniks. Back in Perth, the Rockets continued with line-up changes to fill the Croatian-sized void, and pursued a less interesting hard rock-tinged sound. This direction can be heard on Automatic, the revamped Rockets' contribution to the West compilation LP (96fm/Polygram MX198965/6, 1981), where somewhat confusingly they sit back-to-back with the Invaders, an unrelated band led by ex-Bakery vocalist John Worrall. A cassette from 1983 showcased more of the same with flourishes of the old punk and roll sound, but the band would fold with no further vinyl releases.
Mean Mistress [Download]
White and silver sleeve
Labels: 1980, it never ends, Perth, rock
Nasty Nigel and The Teenage Hellcats - Jonestown Suicide 7" Criminal PRS-2708, 1979
If you told me blind we'd be championing a white reggae single where the singer actually attempts a Jamaican accent, and there's a proggy guitar solo, I'd cock my eye and suggest you were mistaken. Nevertheless, here we are in that exact situation.
Nigel Lawrence was a shortarse Yorkshireman who landed in Adelaide and joined a band called The Bank Of France. The band did mostly satirical, novelty stuff like It's Still Billy Joel To Me and Please Let Me Be On Countdown. It is suspected the A-side song featured today is supposed to be humourous punk novelty.
So, what lifts Jonestown Suicide out of the kids' pool of punky reggae novelty and into the deep end of the punk pool? Great songwriting and a truly superb vocal delivery by the remonikered Nasty Nigel.
Starting with ominous keyboards, a reggae beat sounding more fuelled by GBH than THC fades in. The chanted Jonestown Suicide refrain builds to our man Nasty taking over.
Jonestown suicide
Thousand people take their lives
Lemonade and cyanide
Brilliant in its simplicity, and delivered with a really, well, nasty tone. The fade in, verse, verse, verse, solo, verse, repeat first verse, fade out structure is interesting - the kind of thing attempted only by inspired amateurs or gifted professionals. Then there's that solo, and the staccato rimshot outro. Together with the subject matter, tough production and perfect song length it all conspires to make this something of a classic. We don't even cringe when he goes all yardie accent in the verse starting "Enigmatic mystery man".
Did we mention the clean, simple cover art? It's nice to see a band get everything right for once - leaving the band name completely off the sleeve is a plus, isn't it?
The song was well played on the alternative radio stations at the time - 2JJJ, 4ZZZ, 3RRR, 5MMM etc. and was something of an underground hit, not unlike the Brats sole vinyl appearance. At least one of the song's writers, Greg Champion went on to make a living out of songwriting, though his main money spinner (and general oeuvre) was a return to daggy, novelty stuff like I Made A 100 In The Backyard At Mum's. Lawrence and Champion and some of the Teenage Hellcats got their earlier wish and appeared on Countdown in their next guise as happy-go-lucky pop band Young Homebuyers.
The flipside, A.K.A., sees Lawrence again carry the song with another great vocal performance. The wonky instrumentation, jaunty rhythm and the little slip into French shows him in the thrall of Wreckless Eric and Ian Dury and the Blockheads. It ain't Stiff, but it's still worth a fuck.
Jonestown Suicide [Download]
A.K.A. [Download]
Labels: 1979, Adelaide, punk
Matchbox - Slightly Troppo LP Festival L 36579, 1978
Fifteen reasons why Never Mind The Scallops by Matchbox/Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band remains an Australian novelty punk unknown:
Washboard
Hawaiian steel guitar
Joe Camilleri
"Mood sympathiser"
Natural steel guitar
Never Mind The Scallops [Download]
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Labels: 1978, Melbourne, punk novelty
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With 111 titles (90 new) my shortest Streamnotes column this year. Fewer A- records too (6 + 1 new, 3 old). Old music mostly came from trad jazz revivalists (mostly on the reclusive Stomp Off label).
Most of these are short notes/reviews based on streaming records from Napster (formerly Rhapsody; other sources are noted in brackets). They are snap judgments based on one or two plays, accumulated since my last post along these lines, back on April 29. Past reviews and more information are available here (9625 records).
Gonçalo Almeida/Rodrigo Amado/Marco Franco: The Attic (2015 [2017], NoBusiness): Tenor sax trio from Portugal, avant, all joint improv but bassist got his name listed first -- alphabetical, I presume, but he opens with an arco solo and makes himself heard throughout. Amado, of course, is terrific. He's had quite a run since 2010's Searching for Adam. A- [cd]
Amok Amor [Christian Lillinger/Petter Eldh/Wanja Slavin/Peter Evans]: We Know Not What We Do (2016 [2017], Intakt): In my unpacking, I missed the title (going with the group name), and misspelled bassist Eldh's name. Same quartet has a 2015 album named Amok Amor, so this is one of those groups. All four members contribute songs (3-2-1-3, although it was 3-4.5-2.5-0 last time; I filed under drummer Lillinger, but Discogs lists Eldh first on the previous album). Slavin plays sax, Evans trumpet -- strongest showing I've heard by him since he left MOPDTK. A- [cd]
Anemone [Peter Evans/John Butcher/Frederic Blondy/Clayton Thomas/Paul Lovens]: A Wing Dissolved in Light (2013 [2017], NoBusiness): Piccolo trumpet, tenor/soprano sax, piano-bass-drums, two improv split into two parts. Some dead spots, or maybe just ambient noise, but Butcher has strong moments, and when things pick up it's usually the French pianist at the center. B+(***) [cdr]
David Binney: The Time Verses (2016 [2017], Criss Cross): Alto saxophonist, twenty-some albums since 1990, leads a postbop quartet with Jacob Sacks (piano), Eivind Opsvik (bass), and Dan Weiss (drums) through fourteen of the leader's pieces. Most impressive when he cuts loose. One vocal by Jen Shyu, not a plus. B+(**)
Body Count: Bloodlust (2017, Century Media): Rapper Ice-T's metal band, sixth album since 1992 when "Cop Killer" became a national political scandal. I hadn't noticed any of their albums since the first, but word is that Trump got them energized again, and they sure are. A spoken intro cites Slayer for their precision, and that's sure here. Razor sharp barbs, brutal volume. I'm duly impressed without feeling like giving it a second spin. B+(***)
Bryan and the Aardvarks: Sounds From the Deep Field (2017, Biophilia): Packaging is called BiopholioTM, "a two-sided, 20-panel origami-inspired medium," but does not include a CD -- you get a download code instead, so while they eschew "the harmful effects of plastic in the environment" you'll have to get your own. I've never had a problem with Rubik's Cube, but folding this packaging back together tight enough to slip the little paper band around it is a tall order. I won't comment on the downloading process because the publicist was good enough to mail me a CDR (ok, after I complained). For grading purposes let's forget about the packaging and just deal with the music. Group is led by bassist Bryan Copeland, with Fabian Alamzan (piano), Chris Dingham (vibes), and Joe Nero (drums), plus Dayna Stephens plays EWI and Camila Meza sings some. Frothy fusion with a mind toward the wonders of deep space. B- [cdr]
Buffalo Jazz Octet: Live at Pausa Art House (2016 [2017], Cadence Jazz): Cover suggests title is PausaLive, but spine says otherwise. Local Buffalo musicians, only a couple familiar to me -- chiefly pianist Michael McNeill -- but they form a remarkable large free jazz ensemble, with standout solos on sax, trumpet, and drums, and brisk and energetic group improv that never breaks down. A- [cd]
Peter Campbell: Loving You: Celebrating Shirley Horn (2016 [2017], self-released): Vocalist, second album, voice eerily similar to the sepia tones of the famous line of female jazz singers from Sarah Vaughan to Cassandra Wilson, so he's right at home wading through Horn's ballads. Mark Kieswetter plays piano and directs, and Kevin Turcotte adds some tasteful trumpet. B+(**) [cd]
Cloud Nothings: Life Without Sound (2017, Carperk): Indie rock band from Cleveland, fourth album, good for a swirling storm of guitar-bass-drums, intermittently catchy, so I was surprised when they cranked up the intensity for the closer ("Realize My Fate"). B+(**)
Daddy Issues: Can We Still Hang (2015, Infinity Cat, EP): Three-piece "grunge pop" band from Nashville -- Jenna Moynihan (guitar/vocals), Jenna Mitchell (bass), Emily Maxwell (drums) -- with an eight-cut, 27:12 cassette. Sometimes they work through their issues with punk rage, sometimes just refrain them to death ("Creepy Girl," "Shitty World"). B+(***)
Daddy Issues: Deep Dream (2017, Infinity Cat): A bit longer -- 10 songs, shortest 3:10, longest 4:13 -- guitar deeper, more resonant, lyrics deeper too, more mature, the one about "boring girls" self-inclusive, though they rise above all that. A-
Whit Dickey/Mat Maneri/Matthew Shipp: Vessel in Orbit (2017, AUM Fidelity): Drums, viola, piano, listed alphabetically with all compositions jointly credited, but the viola is the most obvious lead, with the others adding impressive density. B+(***)
Diet Cig: Swear I'm Good at This (2017, Frenchkiss): Pop-punk duo from New Paltz, NY: Alex Luciano (guitar, vocals) and Noah Bowman (drums). She has a small voice and a couple songs just hang out waiting for a melody, but it usually comes. B+(***)
Duo Baars Henneman & Dave Burrell: Transdans (2016 [2017], Wig): Violinist Ig Henneman has been playing with saxophonist Ab Baars at least since 2006, often as a duo, sometimes with others. Their interaction strikes me as rather sparse and reticent here. Perhaps the pianist has them spooked, but he hardly imposes himself, mostly laying back and looking for cues. B [cd]
Andrew Durkin: Breath of Fire (2012-16 [2016], PJCE): Pianist, released four albums 2001-06 as Industrial Jazz Group, plus a book called Decomposition: A Music Manifesto (2014). Label acronym stands for Portland Jazz Composers' Ensemble, and they're showing more than two dozen albums (by nearly as many artists) on Bandcamp. Group here adds two saxes, guitar, bass, and drums. Postbop, fits nicely together without seeming obvious. B+(***)
Dominique Eade & Ran Blake: Town and Country (2015-16 [2017], Sunnyside): Voice and piano duo, something the pianist has done numerous times, including with Eade on the 2011 album Whirlpool. This seems slight, although familiar tunes like "Moon River" and "Moonlight in Vermont" resonate. B+(*) [cd]
Brian Eno: Reflection (2017, Warp): Solo electronics, although Peter Chilvers is also credited with "mutation software." One 54:00 piece, what you'd call quietly reflective, fully within his ambient range. B+(**)
Feist: Pleasure (2017, Interscope): Singer-songwriter from Nova Scotia. Title song is not just a good idea, it even delivers a bit. But it's also a reminder of what the rest of the album has too little of. B
Joe Fiedler: Like, Strange (2017, Multiphonics Music): Trombonist, has mostly recorded trios including a tribute to Albert Mangelsdorff but went for something funkier with his band Big Sackbutt, and continues that here: a quintet with Jeff Lederer's tenor/soprano sax for contrast, and terrific support from guitarist Pete McCann. B+(***)
Craig Fraedrich With Trilogy and Friends: All Through the Night (2017, Summit): Trumpet/flugelhorn player, Trilogy is presumably the Tony Nalker-led piano trio who backs him, and Friends, as far as I can tell, is singular: singer Christal Rheams, who does a nice job working through old standards, including six credited to Traditional (also two Fraedrich originals). B+(*) [cd]
Fred Frith/Hans Koch: You Are Here (2016 [2017], Intakt): Guitarist, also credited with "various small objects," in a duo where Koch plays "bass clarinet, soprano and tenor saxophones, spit." Interesting when they mesh or just clash, separated by awkwardly indeterminate slots. B+(**) [cd]
Gas: Narkopop (2017, Kompakt): Wolfgang Voigt, German electronica producer, co-founded Kompakt, has used many aliases over the years, releasing four albums as Gas 1996-2000, and now he's dusted that old alias off one more time. Probably because the ambient electronics are so thin and dispersed. B
Freddie Gibbs: You Only Live 2wice (2017, ESGN/Empire): Rapper from Gary, IN, originally Fredrick Tipton. Third album, along with a joint with Madlib and a pile of mixtapes. Cover a Rennaissance painting of the rapper resurrected and ascending to heaven, an idea that may have occurred to him after being acquitted of rape charges in Austria. But the short (31:49) album is more quotidian, dense and impenetrable, though the closer ("Homesick") does hint at the cover. B+(**)
David Gilmore: Transitions (2016 [2017], Criss Cross): Guitarist, not to be confused with the Pink Floyd guy (Gilmour) despite Google's insistence. Fifth album since 2000, had a lot to do with Steve Coleman's funk-fusion in the 1990s. Quartet with Mark Shim (tenor sax), Victor Gould (piano), Carlo DeRosa (bass), E.J. Strickland (drums), plus a couple guest spots. Various postbop looks, although the one funk-fusion throwback ("Kid Logic") is the most engaging. B+(*)
Girlpool: Powerplant (2017, Anti-): Two girl guitar-bass group based in Los Angeles (Cleo Tucker and Harmony Tividad) plus a session drummer, variously described as folk punk and dream pop. They play twelve songs in 28:30 without ever seeming rushed. B
GoldLink: At What Cost (2017, Squaaash Club/RCA): Rapper D'Anthony Carlos, from DC, grew up on go-go, which explains why this has more than the usual funk quotient. First album after two mixtapes. Starts a bit tentative but grows on you, then slips up a bit. B+(***)
Grandaddy: Last Place (2017, 30th Century/Columbia): Alt/indie band from Modesto, California, principally Jason Lytle; emerged in the late 1990s, hung it up in 2006, regrouped in 2012 with this their/his first post-hiatus album. Alt/indie, but dreamier than most "dream pop." B+(**)
Pasquale Grasso/Renaud Penant/Ari Roland: In the Mood for a Classic (2014 [2017], ITI Music): Guitar-drums-bass, Grasso born in Italy, moved to New York in 2012, playing in bop bands for Chris Byars and Roland. Classics as advertised, with the bassist rescuing "These Foolish Things." B+(**) [cd]
Chris Greene Quartet: Boundary Issues (2016 [2017], Single Malt): Saxophonist from Illinois, based in Chicago, favors tenor over soprano (7 tracks to 2), quartet includes keyboards, bass, and drums -- some electric, some not. Cover suggests a mad rush, but album itself is fairly even tempered. B [cd]
Jari Haapalainen Trio: Fusion Madness (2017, Moserobie): Swedish drummer, parents from Finland, now based in Berlin. Was lead guitarist for the Bear Quartet (15 albums), also a member of "pop combo" Heikki. Second Trio album, cover just says JH3, with bass guitar (Daniel Bingert) and sax (Per Texas Johansson) that recalls r&b honkers more than prog fusion. Twelve cuts, but short (27:11). B+(**) [cd]
Larry Ham/Woody Witt: Presence (2016 [2017], Blujazz): Piano and tenor sax, in a quartet with bass and drums. Neither has much discography, Ham mostly recording in retro-swing groups, this one more postbop. B+(*) [cd]
Rebecca Hennessy's Fog Brass Band: Two Calls (2017, self-released): Trumpet player from Canada, the extra brass coming from trombone and tuba but none of the horns make a huge impression (though the tuba keeps things moving). Sextet also includes piano, guitar, and drums. B+(*) [cd]
Mats Holmquist: Big Band Minimalism (2015 [2017], Summit): Swedish big band leader, discography goes back to 1986 including tributes to Chick Corea and Wayne Shorter. This time out he borrows the Latvian Radio Big Band and adds guest stars Dick Oatts (alto sax) and Randy Brecker (trumpet). No idea what a successful implementation of his concept might sound like, but this doesn't sound like much of anything coherent. C+ [cd]
Tristan Honsinger/Antonio Borghini/Tobias Delius/Axel Dörner: Hook, Line and Sinker (2016 [2017], De Platenbakakkerij, DVD): Cello, bass, tenor sax/clarinet, trumpet, with Honsinger also singing something vaguely folkish in a sea of free jazz. Recorded live at Spinhuis Amsterdam, pressed up as a DVD -- just musicians at work, the camera wandering, only rarely capturing the full stage, not that I watched much of it. B+(*) [dvd]
Hurray for the Riff Raff: The Navigator (2017, ATO): Alyndra Segarra, a Puerto Rican from the Bronx, a folkie attracted to New Orleans, although her label deal affords her a lusher band -- hard to hear this as Americana, though of course it's as wholeheartedly American as can be. B+(*)
Jason Kao Hwang: Sing House (2015 [2017], Euonymous): Violinist, born in Waukegan, IL but developed an interest in Chinese classical music, and has played that off against avant jazz. Quintet, with Steve Swell (trombone), Chris Forbes (piano), Ken Filiano (bass), and Andrew Drury (drums), a group so stellar he has trouble getting out in front -- the trombonist is especially impressive. B+(***) [cd]
Ibibio Sound Machine: Uyai (2017, Merge): Leader Eno Williams, born in London but raised in Lagos, sings in Ibibio (from southeast Nigeria) while drawing on musican sources from all over the map (as Pitchfork put it: "Nigerian highlife as much as new wave, South African jazz as much as techno, Cameroonian makossa as much as disco"). B+(**)
José James: Love in a Time of Madness (2017, Blue Note): Jazz singer, from Minneapolis, based in New York, seven albums since 2007. Has split credits on most songs, with synth player/programmer Antario Holmes his main partner. Soft and slinky, more appealing than usual. B+(*)
B.J. Jansen: Common Ground (2016 [2017], Ronin Jazz): Baritone saxophonist, born in Cincinnati, based in New York, has a couple previous records. A big mainstream sound, powered by a mostly famous sextet: Duane Eubanks (trumpet), Delfeayo Marsalis (trombone), Zaccai Curtis (piano), Dezron Douglas (bass), Ralph Peterson (drums). B+(*) [cd]
Jentsch Group Quartet: Fractured Pop (2009 [2017], Fleur de Son): Guitarist Chris Jentsch, based in Brooklyn, first two releases were styled as suites, and this fits that mold. Two programs, separated by a dead spot with muffled cricket sounds. Group includes Matt Renzi (tenor sax, clarinet, alto flute), bass and drums. Package includes a DVD. B+(*) [cd]
Jlin: Black Origami (2017, Planet Mu): Jerrilynn Patton, from Gary, IN, second album (plus two EPs), associated with Chicago footwork, probably all electronics (aside from scattered voices), but especially strong on percussion, dense and varied, with a quasi-industrial air. B+(**)
Keith Karns Big Band: An Eye on the Future (2015 [2017], Summit): Trumpet player, website has a section called "Woody Shaw Research," big band recorded in Dallas. Karns wrote five (of seven) pieces, covering "Like Someone in Love" and "Without a Song." Tenor saxophonist Rich Perry gets a featuring credit. C+ [cd]
Kehlani: SweetSexySavage (2017, Atlantic): Surname Parrish, from Oakland, 21 when this came out, first album after a couple mixtapes but her career started at age 14 in group PopLyfe -- they had a run on America's Got Talent, but after they broke up she couldn't work and spent some time homeless. This one's got some good songs, some bounce and sass, some oversinging. B+(*)
Diana Krall: Turn Up the Quiet (2017, Verve): Standards singer, also plays piano, became a big star in the 1990s and still has remarkable phrasing. She recorded this with three small and mostly interchangeable guitar-bass-drums groups (Marc Ribot-Tony Garnier-Kariem Riggins the most interesting on paper but I can't say I noticed much difference, even from Anthony Wilson-John Clayton-Jeff Hamilton). Plus hints of strings and a bit of vibes. All very agreeable, typically remarkable. B+(***)
Oliver Lake Featuring Flux Quartet: Right Up On (2016 [2017], Passin' Thru): The leader is credited with alto sax, although in two plays I didn't notice any -- and he's not normally one to hide in the shadows. Rather, you get an avant string quartet playing rather abstractly modernist compositions, by Lake, some dating back to 1998. B [cd]
Chad Lefkowitz-Brown: Onward (2017, self-released): Tenor saxophonist, at least one previous album. Quartet with piano (Steve Feifke), bass and drums, plus guest trumpet (Randy Brecker) on two cuts. Five originals, four covers ("Isn't She Lovely," "Giant Steps," "The Nearness of You," "All of You"). Impressive sax runs, conventional rhythm, makes for a solid mainstream album. B+(**) [cd]
Les Amazones d'Afrique: République Amazone (2017, RealWorld): New group, all women, mostly names I recognize from solo careers -- Angélique Kidjo, Kandia Kouyaté, Mamani Keita, Nneka, Mariam Doumbia (of Amadou &) -- none from Les Amazones de Guinée, last heard from on their brilliant 2008 Wamato. This is more limited to beats and chants, but they grow on you. A-
Gregory Lewis: Organ Monk: The Breathe Suite (2017, self-released): Organ player, released Organ Monk in 2010 followed by a couple more sets of Monk tunes, but here he's moved into something else -- song titles like "Chronicles of Michael Brown," "Trayvon," and "Eric Garner" will give you an idea. Mostly quintet with trumpet (Riley Mullins), tenor sax (Reggie Woods), and relative stars on guitar (Marc Ribot) and drums (Nasheet Waits). Fast, furious, a bit heavy. B+(*) [cd]
Jesse Lewis/Ike Sturm: Endless Field (2017, Biophilia): Guitar and bass, as a duo they fashion intricate, pleasant pastorales -- the sort of thing "new age" promised but rarely delivered. However, they also entertain guests (Donny McCaslin, Ingrid Jensen, Fabian Almazan, Chris Dingman, Nadje Noordhuis "& More"), some a plus, some not. [PS: Packaging comes with download code, probably no CD -- mine came with CDR.] B [cdr]
Ed Maina: In the Company of Brothers (2017, self-released): Saxophonist, plays everything from soprano to baritone plus piccolo to alto flute, clarinet, and EWI. From Miami, likes Latin percussion and smooth guitar. B [cd]
Mas Que Nada: Sea Journey (2017, Blujazz): Brazilian and Afro-Cuban jazz group directed by Tom Knific at Western Michigan, eight pieces plus two singers, mostly doing standard fare -- "If I Fell in Love" (John Lennon) the furthest reach. B [cd]
Bob Merrill: Tell Me Your Troubles: Songs by Joe Bushkin, Volume 1 (2017, Accurate): Trumpet player-vocalist, fourth album, all songs by pianist Bushkin (1916-2004), bracketed by stories about Bushkin from Frank Sinatra and Red Buttons, plus a snippet of Bushkin's own piano, all very nicely done -- mostly smooth crooning, but outliers include "Hot Time in the Town of Berlin," "Boogie Woogie Blue Plate," and "Man Here Plays Fine Piano." B+(***) [cd]
Migos: Culture (2017, QC/YRN/300): Atlanta hip-hop crew, three rappers (Quavo, Takeoff, Offset) related and raised by the same mother. Second album, a dozen mix tapes. The polyrhythmic voices can turn catchy, but no guarantee of that. B+(***)
Jason Miles: Kind of New 2: Blue Is Paris (2017, Lightyear): Keyboard player, claims credits on 130 albums, tends toward pop jazz grooves but occasionally throws something more, as when he brought Ingrid Jensen in for his previous Kind of New album. This isn't a repeat, although he's thrown four trumpet players into the void: Russell Gunn, Theo Croker, Patches Stewart, and Jukka Eskola. Says this was "written in reaction to the 2015 Paris terror attacks." The groove pieces are actually rather catchy, and the title vocal (reprised at the end) works just well enough. B+(*) [cdr]
Yoko Miwa Trio: Pathways (2016 [2017], Ocean Blue Tear Music): Pianist, born in Kobe, Japan, studied at Berklee, has six albums. This a trio with Will Slater on bass and Scott Goulding on drums. Four originals, covers of Marc Johnson (2), Joni Mitchell, and "Dear Prudence." Runs 72 minutes but is delightful all the way through. A- [cd]
Michael Morreale: Love and Influence (2013-16 [2017], Blujazz, 2CD): Trumpet player, also some flugelhorn and piano, based in New York. I don't know of any previous albums, but hype sheet says he's been active thirty-some years, and I've seen a number of side credits, especially with Joe Jackson. Mainstream, with Jon Gordon on alto sax, lots of piano. First disc is brighter and sharper; second includes a vocal. B+(*) [cd]
Mount Eerie: A Crow Looked at Me (2017, PW Elverum & Sun): Singer-songwriter Phil Elverum, formerly of the Microphones, whose last album (2003) was titled Mount Eerie. As I write this, the first- (Metacritic) or second-best (AOTY) reviewed album of 2017, a remarkable consensus for a guy with almost no pulse much less dynamism. Still, a not unpleasant waste of time. B+(*)
Mumpbeak: Tooth (2017, Rare Noise): Roy Powell, based in Oslo, plays piano but credited here with "Horner clavinet, Moog Little Phatty, Hammond organ, tubular bells"; backed by Lorenzo Felicati on bass and Torstein Lofthus on drums, so basically midway between an organ trio and keyboard fusion. B [cdr]
Willie Nelson: God's Problem Child (2017, Legacy): Working title: "Still Not Dead" -- one of seven new songs by Nelson and producer Buddy Cannon, but they wound up going with the title song from Jamey Johnson and Tony Joe White, with what sounds like Johnson doing the bulk of the singing (the bulky parts, anyway). Seems like a perfectly respectable, perfectly average album, which given recent fads may indeed prove he's not dead yet. B+(**)
Noertker's Moxie: Druidh Penumbrae (2011-15 [2016], Edgetone): Bassist Bill Noertker's main group (he also has one called the Melancholics), pieced together from live recordings over the band's run. Annelise Zamula (alto/tenor sax, flute) is the only other constant, with a series of three drummers, two pianists (4/11 cuts), and more horns (ranging from cornet to oboe). B+(*) [cd]
Linda May Han Oh: Walk Against Wind (2016 [2017], Biophilia): Bassist, born in Malaysia, raised in Australia, previously recorded three good albums as Linda Oh plus side credits with Dave Douglas and others. Group features Ben Wendel on sax, plus Matthew Stevens on guitar and Justin Brown on drums, joined by Fabian Almazan (piano on 3 cuts) and Minji Park (janggu & kkwaenggwari on 1). Another solid record, especially when I focus on the bassist. New label, has come up with a packaging gimmick that unfolds into a large many-faceted surface, roughly the equivalent of a 16-page booklet turned into crumpled chaos -- really awful. But the music: [PS: $20 product just comes with empty packaging and a download code.] B+(***) [cdr]
Paramore: After Laughter (2017, Fueled by Ramen): Pop/rock band originally from Tennessee, fifth studio album, only constant member since 2004 is singer-keyboardist Hayley Williams. Starts strong, an interesting voice over the pop hooks, somewhat less so the slow one. B+(***)
William Parker & Stefano Scondanibbio Duo: Bass Duo (2008 [2017], Centering): Two bassists, one famous, the other not (at least not that I'm aware of; he died at 55 in 2012), performing improv duets at a jazz festival in Udine, Italy. Probably not your cup of tea, but I'm fascinated, and don't even mind it for background ambience. B+(**)
Sarah Partridge: Bright Lights & Promises: Redefining Janis Ian (2016 [2017], Origin): Singer from New Jersey, favors standards, half-dozen albums, devoted this one to the songs of Janis Ian, a folkish singer-songwriter who first emerged in 1967 (and who joins for one song here). Somewhat (but not very) surprised I don't have any Ian albums graded in my database, so no surprise that the songs here don't stick with me either. Some nice Scott Robinson saxophone. B [cd]
Simona Premazzi: Outspoken (2016 [2017], self-released): Pianist, originally from Italy, moved to New York in 2004. First album, quartet with Dayna Stephens (tenor/soprano sax), Joe Martin (bass), and Nasheet Waits (drums), plus guest shots (one track each) by vocalist Sara Serpa and trumpeter/producer Jeremy Pelt. B+(*) [cd]
Preservation Hall Jazz Band: So It Is (2017, Legacy): Band dates back to 1963, with bassist/tuba player Ben Jaffe taking over from his father in 1987, and evidently another turn following a tour of Cuba in 2015. For one thing, this is all original material, related to New Orleans trad (and for that matter Afro-Cuban) only in that it's upbeat, celebratory social music. And being geared for hot jazz, they can do that. B+(**)
Chuck Prophet: Bobby Fuller Died for Your Sins (2017, Yep Roc): Retro rocker from California, was in the pretty good late-1980s group Green on Red, fourteenth album under his own name -- I liked the only one I've heard, The Hurting Business (2000). Title song is slight, and not as amusing as "Jesus Was a Social Drinker" or "If I Was Connie Britton." On the other hand, "Alex Nieto" does matter, and they crank the guitars up to drive the point home. B+(*)
Eve Risser/Benjamin Duboc/Edward Perraud: En Corps: Generation (2016 [2017], Dark Tree): French piano trio, second album as they carry on their debut title, recorded live in Austria. Two pieces ("Des Corps" and "Des Âmes"), slow to develop from repeated rhythmic patterns, impressive when they do. B+(**) [cd]
Riverside [Dave Douglas/Chet Doxas/Steve Swallow/Jim Doxas]: The New National Anthem (2015 [2017], Greenleaf Music): Pianoless quartet, the brothers playing clarinet/sax and drums, Swallow electric bass, the leader trumpet. The title and two other tunes come from Carla Bley -- the album's most striking pieces -- plus one each by Swallow and Chet Doxas, the title tune bracketed by the leader's "Americano." Full of remarkable passages, but after many plays I'm still finding it a bit too solemn. B+(***) [cd]
Tom Rizzo: Day and Night (2015 [2017], Origin): Guitarist, second album although his side credits go back to 1976. Three originals, covers mostly from jazz sources ranging from Ornette Coleman to Vincent Herring, so not so surprising I don't start recognizing them until he gets to "Living for the City" and "Moon River." With piano-bass-drums plus six horns I scarcely noticed. B [cd]
Jamie Saft/Steve Swallow/Bobby Previte With Iggy Pop: Loneliness Road (2017, Rare Noise): Saft plays piano here, turning this into a classy little cocktail trio, though nothing really familiar as the tunes are all originals. The surprise is his guest crooner, instantly recognizable as Iggy Pop, who pops up 4, then 9, then 12 songs in, personifying the title. B+(**) [cdr]
Shakira: El Dorado (2017, Sony Latin Music): Superstar from Colombia, eleventh album, mostly (but not all) in Spanish, mostly has a good pop beat with a little extra. B+(***)
Elliott Sharp With Mary Halvorson and Marc Ribot: Err Guitar (2016 [2017], Intakt): Three guitarists, nothing else, more stutter than flow or harmony, which I take to be Sharp's dominance (he had a hand in 10/12 songs, 5 co-credits with Halvorson, 2 with Ribot, 1 with both). B+(**) [cd]
Jared Sims: Change of Address (2017, Ropeadope): Baritone saxophonist, leads a quintet balanced on Nina Ott's organ, with guitar, bass, and drums -- a funky soul jazz update with distinguished by the deep breathing of the big horn. B+(***) [cd]
Günter Baby Sommer: Le Piccole Cose: Live at Theater Gütersloh (2016 [2017], Intuition): Swiss avant drummer, past 70, leads a pianoless quartet, names likely to be known in his environs -- Gianluigi Trovesi (alto sax/alto clarinet), Manfred Schoof (trumpet/flugelhorn), Antonio Borghini (bass), with all but the bassist contributing pieces. Most work up an interesting sound. Concludes with an 11:06 interview, in Deutsch. B+(*) [cd]
Stormzy: Gang Signs & Prayer (2017, Merky): English rapper, genre's called grime, first album after singles, an EP, and a mixtape. B+(*)
Sult/Lasse Marhaug: Harpoon (2017, Conrad Sound/Pica Disk): Sult is a Norwegian trio -- Håvard Skaset (guitar), Jacob Felix Heule (percussion), Guro Skumsnes Moe (contrabass) -- with three previous albums. They built the source for this jazz-noise fusion, and Marhaug (probably best known in these parts for his work with Ken Vandermark) "constructed and produced" the result -- i.e., made it somewhat noisier. B+(*) [cdr]
Jeannie Tanner: Words & Music (2017, Tanner Time, 2CD): From Chicago, plays trumpet, wrote nineteen songs here in the "Great American Songbook" vein, had pianist Dan Murphy arrange horns and strings, and brought in "twelve of Chicago's finest vocalists" to sing. The women outnumber the men, and are pretty interchangeable so the album has a consistent flow. No instant classics, but time will tell. B+(**) [cd]
Joris Teepe & Don Braden: Conversations (2009-16 [2017], Creative Perspective Music): Bass and tenor sax/flute, the earliest tracks duos, most with drums (Gene Jackson or Matt Wilson). One original each, one from Wilson, the rest well-worn standards -- the duo on "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" an especially good match. B+(**) [cd]
Klaus Treuheit/Lou Grassi: Port of Call (2016 [2017], NoBusiness): Piano and drums, released as limited edition vinyl. The pianist, from Germany, has several previous albums, going back at least to 1986. The drummer, American, has led several "Po" bands and appeared on dozens more. Pretty sharp all around. B+(***) [cdr]
Trichotomy: Known-Unknown (2016 [2017], Challenge): Piano trio, from Australia, fourth album, principally Sean Foran (piano) and John Parker (drums) plus new bassist Samuel Vincent, all also credited with electronics, helping their bounce and shuffle. B+(***) [cd]
Paul Tynan & Aaron Lington Bicoastal Collective: Chapter Five (2016 [2017], OA2): Conventionally-sized big band led by trumpet and baritone sax, respectively -- until now the collective has always been smaller, down to a quintet last time. Writing duties split between the leaders, Craig Marshall charged with conducting. Recorded in equally inconvenient Dallas, the least impressive of their five convocations, not that there are no sweet spots. B [cd]
Vagabon: Infinite Worlds (2017, Father/Daughter): Laetitia Tamko, born in Youundé, Cameroon, moved to New York at 13, first (short: 8 songs, 28:18) album after an EP. B+(*)
Cuong Vu 4-Tet: Ballet (The Music of Michael Gibbs) (2017, Rare Noise): Trumpet player, born in Saigon during the war, now based in New York, with a dozen albums since 1996. No idea of his relationship to Gibbs, who toiled in obscurity since 1970 but came up with two good 2015 albums on Cuneiform with the NDR Bigband. One of those Gibbs albums was Play a Bill Frisell Set List, and the guitarist is a major addition here -- along with Luke Bergman on bass and Ted Poor on drums. B+(***) [cdr]
Torben Waldorff: Holiday on Fire (2016 [2017], ArtistShare): Danish guitarist, has a handful of records since 1999. Tends to weave his guitar into the mesh, but big help here from Ingrid Jensen on trumpet and Maggi Olin on keyboards. B+(**) [cd]
Bobby Watson: Made in America (2017, Smoke Sessions): Alto saxophonist, one of the greats although he hasn't recorded much lately. Quartet with Stephen Scott (piano), Curtis Lundy (bass), and Lewis Nash (drums). Nine pieces dedicated to more/less obscure black American cultural figures. B+(**)
Ronny Whyte: Shades of Whyte (2016 [2017], Audiophile): Classic crooner stylist, also plays piano, which must be cost-effective, although he uses a bassist here, alternates two drummers, and benefits from Lou Caputo's tenor sax (if not his flute). B [cd]
Jürg Wickihalder/Barry Guy/Lucas Niggli: Beyond (2016 [2017], Intakt): Sax-bass-drums trio, the leader playing soprano, alto and tenor, and writing 7 (of 9) pieces (bassist Guy one, plus one by Michael Griener). B+(***) [cd]
Alex Wintz: Life Cycle (2016 [2017], Culture Shock Music): Guitarist, born in California, raised in New Jersey, studied at Berklee and Juilliard, first album, adds tenor sax (Lucas Pino) on 4/9 cuts, piano on 4 (3 both), nice postbop vibe, and the sax helps. B+(**) [cd]
Zeal & Ardor: Devil Is Fine (2016 [2017], MKVA): Swiss-born New Yorker Manuel Gagneux fuses black field hollers (or chain gang chants) with black metal (and a little xylophone) -- a fairly amusing rather than overbearing combination. Short, but long enough: 9 tracks, 25:00. B+(***)
Recent Reissues, Compilations, Vault Discoveries
Joseph Bowie/Oliver Lake: Live at 'A SPACE' 1976 (1976 [2017], Delmark/Sackville): Trombonist, younger brother of Art Ensemble of Chicago trumpeter Lester Bowie, doesn't have much under his own name -- only record I see was Trombone Riffs for DJ's (1993), although he made it to the headline a half dozen times. Duet with the alto saxophonist, who also plays some flute. B+(**) [cd]
Itaru Oki/Nobuyoshi Ino/Choi Sun Bae: Kami Fusen (1996 [2017], NoBusiness): Two trumpets (Oki also plays bamboo flute), bracketing bassist Ino. Contrast interesting, but doesn't generate much momentum. B+(**) [cd]
Outro Tempo: Electronic and Contemporary Music From Brazil, 1978-1992 (1978-92 [2017], Music From Memory): An exotic travelogue, probably more interesting if you have a booklet to follow, but as background it keeps changing without finding its center. B+(*)
Paul Rutherford/Sabu Toyozumi: The Conscience (1999 [2017], NoBusiness): Trombone and drums duo. Rutherford (1940-2007) was one of the most important avant-trombonists in Europe, a pioneer in the rare art of solo trombone. This is as fine a showcase for him as I've heard, but it's the drummer -- previously unknown to me -- who put this archive tape over the top. A- [cd]
Gregg Allman: One More Try: An Anthology (1973-88 [1997], Capricorn/Chronicles, 2CD): A founding father of Southern Rock, formed the Allman Brothers Band in 1969 with brother Duane, who died in a 1971 motorcycle crash. The band carried on, released their biggest album in 1973, and broke up and regrouped several times. Meanwhile, from 1973 Gregg had a lackluster solo career, releasing four studio albums 1973-88, one in 1997, another in in 2011, plus live albums in 1974 and 2015, before dying on May 29. A fan recommended this compilation, combining 6 album cuts and 28 previously unreleased demos, live shots, and so forth, and indeed it does a nice job of showcasing the man's voice and keyboards, a charming remembrance. It does, however, get a bit worn when he veers toward gospel. B+(**) [dl]
Ted Des Plantes' Washboard Wizards: Midnight Stomp (1991, Stomp Off): Trad jazz band from Ohio, led by the pianist. Info remarkably scarce, but First album, I think, with: Leon Oakley (cornet), Jim Snyder (trombone), Larry Wright (clarinet, alto/tenor sax, occarina), John Otto (clarinet, alto sax), Frank Powers (clarinet, alto sax), Mike Bezin (tuba), Jack Meilhan (banjo), Hal Smith (washboard, drums), with vocals by Des Plantes and Otto. B+(***)
Ted Des Plantes' Washboard Wizards: Shim-Sham-Shimmy Dance (1997 [1998], Stomp Off): Third album on Stomp Off (plus a couple more elsewhere); Oakley, Otto, Wright, and Smith remain essential, plus a new tuba player and John Gill takes over the banjo and gives them another vocalist (though I have no idea who sings what). Still pulling obscurities out of the '20s, but more assured, less frantic. A-
John Gill's San Francisco Jazz Band: Turk Murphy Style (1989 [1992], GHB): Napster's cover doesn't have this title, but other images do, as do most of the web pages matching this songlist. Moreover, the trombonist on the cover looks like Murphy (1915-1987). Banjoist Gill, pictured on the back cover, started in Murphy's trad jazz band, which carried on the Dixieland flame from Lu Watters. The band: Bob Schulz (cornet), Lynn Zimmer (clarinet, soprano sax), Charlie Bornemann (trombone), Pete Clute (piano), Bill Carroll (tuba), with Gill on banjo and vocals, plus Pat Yankee on two Bessie Smith songs. A-
John Gill's Novelty Orchestra of New Orleans: "Smile, Darn Ya, Smile" (1991, Stomp Off): Can't find any info on this other than the front cover art. Presumably the musicians were similar to those listed below, except that this doesn't show up in Dan Levinson's discography. The title song dates back to a 1931 cartoon short, recorded by Ambrose and His Orchestra, and that's the sort of mirth they're aiming for. B+(***)
John Gill's Novelty Orchestra of New Orleans: Headin' for Better Times (1992 [1993], Stomp Off): All I know about this is from Gerard Bielderman's Swinging Americans discography posted by Dan Levinson (tenor sax and clarinet). The lineup: Charles Fardella (trumpet), David Sager (trombone), Tom Fischer (clarinet, soprano/alto sax), Levinson, Debbie Markow/Elliot Markow (violin), Tom Roberts (piano), Gill (banjo), Tom Saunders (tuba), Hal Smith (drums), with vocals (12/15 songs they list, album has 22) by Sager, Gill, Saunders, and Chris Tyle. B+(***)
John Gill's Dixie Serenaders: "Listen to That Dixie Band!!" (1997 [1998], Stomp Off): Banjo player, a major figure in San Francisco's trad jazz scene starting with bands led by Turk Murphy and Duke Heitger, and on to the Bay City Stompers and his main outfit since 2001, Yerba Buena Stompers, but there is little on him online, and much confusion with London-born/Australian ragtime pianist John Gill (1954-2011). This was the last of his three Dixie Serenaders albums, "featuring" blues singer Lavay Smith (on less than half of the tracks), with Heitger on trumpet, Chris Tyle on cornet, Frank Powers on clarinet, Vince Giordano on tuba, Steve Pistorius on piano -- a fine Dixieland band that doesn't quite take off. B+(**)
John Gill's Jazz Kings: "I Must Have It!" (2004, Stomp Off): Only info I can find is the cover scan, which shows a stage empty except for "Joe Oliver's cornet" and "Johnny St. Cyr's banjo." Back cover offers the date and musician list -- Jon-Erik Kellso (cornet), Orange Kellin (clarinet), Brad Shigeta (trombone), Hank Ross (piano), John Gill (banjo, vocals), and Joe Hanchrow (tuba) -- plus a list of 22 songs (no credits, but "total time: 79:26"). Odd song out is "That's All Right," but where else can you hear it with a tuba break? B+(***)
John Gill: Learn to Croon: John Gill & His Sentimental Serenaders Remember Bing Crosby (2009 [2011], Stomp Off): Very little info online, but I've seen a hint that the old-fashioned crooner here is Gill. The band itself is thick with strings -- couldn't be more retro if Gill had discovered ancient outtakes. Sentimental is an understatement, but oddly enough the soppier it gets, the more I like it ("Pennies From Heaven," "Blue Hawaii"). B+(**)
Duke Heitger and His Swing Band: Rhythm Is Our Business (1998-99 [2000], Fantasy): Trad jazz trumpet player, also sings, from Ohio, moved to New Orleans, eight albums as leader plus side credits (the only one Google seems to care about is with the Squirrel Nut Zippers). This is a mid-sized swing outfit -- trombone, two saxes (with some clarinet), piano, guitar-bass-drums (no banjo-tuba), and Rebecca Kilgore splitting vocals with Heitger. Good showcase for the leader's trumpet, and Chris Tyle's drums really help. A-
Duke Heitger's Big Four: Prince of Wails (2001, Stomp Off): Quartet is compact by trad jazz standards, but stellar: Evan Christopher (clarinet/alto sax), John Gill (banjo), Tom Saunders (tuba/string bass). Gill and Saunders generate plenty of rhythm, and Christopher has an especially strong showing. B+(***)
Duke Heitger With Ken Mathieson's Classic Jazz Band: Celebrating Satchmo (2010, Lake): The trumpeter pledged allegiance to Louis Armstrong when he moved to New Orleans, and drummer Mathieson's Scottish trad jazz band has spent lifetimes learning this music. Still doesn't come close enough to leave you wanting the originals, nor so deficient you wonder why they bother -- actually, rather delightful. B+(**)
Independence Hall Jazz Band: Louis: The Oliver Years (2002, Stomp Off): Yet another New Orleans-based repertory band, best known names trumpet players Jon-Erik Kellso and Duke Heitger. Second album, tunes Armstrong played with King Oliver, done picture-perfect if not all that exceptionally. B+(**)
Sergey Kuryokhin: The Ways of Freedom (1981 [2001], Leo Golden Years of New Jazz): Russian pianist (1954-1996), his first album (of 40+ over 15 years), evidently unauthorized, the reissue adding three cuts. Solo, has no real sense of swing or bop but gets a rhythm going that turns fascinating. Only thing I've heard -- few titles are available, with only the second disc of his 4-CD posthumous Divine Madness online. B+(***)
Joëlle Léandre & William Parker: Live at Dunois (2009, Leo): Avant bass duets, both masters with plenty of tricks up their sleeves, but they open politely, teasing their instruments to sing. Of course, later on Léandre does literally sing -- or something approximate. B+(**)
Keith Nichols & the Cotton Club Orchestra: Harlem's Arabian Nights (1996 [1997], Stomp Off): British pianist, started as a ragtime specialist but expanded to stride and swing. Smallish big band akin to Henderson and early Ellington: three reeds, two each trumpets/trombones, the guitar-bass-drums players doubling on banjo-tuba-washboard. Nichols sings some, as does Janice Day. B+(***)
Chris Tyle's New Orleans Rover Boys: A Tribute to Benny Strickler (1991, Stomp Off): Grew up in Portland where his father, Axel Tyle, was drummer in the Castle Jazz Band. He formed a swing band called Wholly Cats, played some with Turk Murphy, and moved to New Orleans in 1989. His main instrument is cornet and he sings some, but elsewhere I've seen him credited with drums. Strickler played trumpet in the wartime Yerba Buena Jazz Band, but he also shows up in Bob Wills' discography, and died quite young. Clarinet player Bob Helm, whose name is singled out on the cover, was close to Strickler. This group includes Orange Kellin (clarinet), David Sager (trombone), Steve Pistorius (piano), John Gill (banjo/2 vocals), Bill Carroll (tuba), and Hal Smith (drums, 1 vocal). One highlight is what the horns add to the Wills tune ("It Makes No Difference Now"), but there are many more in a typically (for the label) long program. B+(***)
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Previous grades on artists in the old music section.
Gregg Allman: Low Country Blues (2011, Rounder): B+(*)
Gregg Allman Live: Back to Macon, GA (2014 [2015], Rounder, 2CD): B+(***)
Ted Des Plantes: Ohio River Blues (1994, Stomp Off): B+(*)
Ted Des Plantes: Thumpin' and Bumpin' (2006 [2007], Stomp Off): A-
John Gill's Dixie Serenaders: Looking for a Little Bluebird (1994 [1996], Stomp Off): A-
John Gill's Dixie Serenaders: Take Me to the Midnight Cakewalk Ball (1995 [1998], Stomp Off): A-
Duke Heitger/Bernd Lhotzky: Doin' the Voom Voom (2008 [2009], Arbors): B+(*)
Joëlle Léandre: 8 other albums
Keith Nichols: I Like to Do Things for You (1991 [1992], Stomp Off): B+
Keith Nichols: Henderson Stomp (1993, Stomp Off): A-
William Parker: 43 other albums
Chris Tyle's Silver Leaf Jazz Band: Sugar Blues: A Tribute to Joseph "King" Oliver (1995, Stomp Off): A-
Chris Tyle's Silver Leaf Jazz Band: New Orleans Wiggle (1999, GHB): A-
Everything streamed from Napster (ex Rhapsody), except as noted in brackets following the grade:
[cd] based on physical cd
[cdr] based on an advance or promo cd or cdr
[dvd] based on physical dvd (rated more for music than video)
[dl] something I was able to download from the web; may be freely available, may be a bootleg someone made available, or may be a publicist promo
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New Assistant City Manager Hired, Parks & Rec Director Retires
The city of Aspen announced the hiring of a new assistant city manager and the retirement of the longtime leader of the parks department, the Aspen Daily News reported. Diane Foster, who served as the city manager of Park City, Utah, from 2013 until October, will oversee Aspen’s parking, downtown vitality, transportation, the Wheeler Opera House, parks and recreation, Kids First and Aspen-Pitkin County Housing Authority staff.
Jeff Woods, manager of parks and recreation, will retire June 30 after more than 20 years with the city. He leaves a legacy that includes the John Denver Sanctuary, the Jennie Adair Wetlands, countless new trails and park improvements and environmental stewardship, including protection of the Roaring Fork River corridor.
Aspen Fire Department to Hire Paid Positions
After years of weighing the pros and cons of incorporating paid firefighters into the longstanding volunteer institution, the Aspen Fire Protection District Board of Directors voted to officially hire full-time, paid members, the Aspen Daily News reported. The fund for full-time positions come from voters overwhelmingly approving an increased mill levy rate almost two years ago to support Aspen Fire’s operations. The department used some of those funds to promote its inspector to full-time training manager. This newest plan, which the department will roll out next quarter, is to hire two full-time staff members to operate the downtown Aspen headquarters and one “floating” role that will act in a supervisor capacity and fill in as needed.
Some City Contracts Move Forward
Aspen City Council passed a slew of contracts despite a diminishing municipal budget and looking for prudent ways to spend public dollars on economic assistance, the Aspen Daily News reported. The consent calendar items were vetted by the city finance director, assistant city manager, city attorney and herself, and there was justification for funding the five contracts even during the city’s current belt-tightening measures. Over half a million dollars will be used to purchase new equipment for the Wheeler Opera House, address critical water storage, fix a broken traffic light at the airport intersection, update mapping data and advance an affordable housing project.
City Council Approves Expedited Construction
Aspen City Council agreed to loosen construction restrictions in an effort to increase economic activity during the COVID-19 crisis, the Aspen Times reported. Building permits will be expedited and issued, potentially letting developers work on several projects at once.
Elected officials also agreed to extend the right-of-way construction season from its current June 1 closure date to July 1, and then begin it early, prior to Labor Day, for the fall months.
That gives contractors and laborers at least a month to make up for the time they were shut down on their projects in April. Construction hours were not extended and will remain 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Snowmass Club Gets an Upgrade
The Snowmass Club’s Black Saddle Bar and Grille will get new flooring and lighting, along with new and refurbished furniture as part of a remodel, the Aspen Times reported. The private club’s public restaurant and hangout is set to have a fresh, modern look as early as mid-May. Long-term renovation plans for the club include updating the locker room and spa facilities, creating designated studio spaces for classes, expanding the pool and making it more family friendly by adding a slide and splash pad, and other athletic facilities improvements but no date is set to start these additional projects.
Two Snowmass Lodges Sell
A limited liability company controlled by a member of the national council for Challenge Aspen has acquired two slope side lodges in Snowmass Village for a combined $14 million with the intent to sell one of them to the nonprofit in the future, the Aspen Times reported.
Challenge Aspen CEO Jeff Hauser confirmed the nonprofit is working with the new owner, which is called CA Loan I LLC, to possibly buy the 64-room Snowmass Mountain Chalet.
The 37,747-square-foot hotel, which is located next to the Fanny Hill run, would be used as both a lodge and Challenge Aspen’s home office. The nonprofit is not interested in the second lodge that was part of the purchase, the smaller 9,360-square-foot Snowmass Inn, located down Fanny Hill from the chalet.
Revenue to Drop 17.5% Year Over Year
The town of Basalt is looking at the short- and long-term impacts of the stay-at-home orders mandated by COVID-19, thinking about ways an operational budget that earns 60% of its revenue from sales taxes can keep providing essential services, the Aspen Daily News reported. Short-term revenue models for the town are based on the current stay-at-home order continuing through June 2020 and project sales tax collections at the end of the year being down 15.2%, or $695,100, to what was budgeted. Compared to 2019, the forecasted revenue decline, 17.5%, is even steeper.
The town will maintain essential services, ranging from the response time for a police officer being unchanged; streets still getting plowed and the town continuing its role of providing clean water, watching over finances and conducting well-run elections.
Bill Kane Elected Mayor
Bill Kane was elected Basalt’s newest mayor in a huge victory over current councilman Bill Infante and challenger Rob Leavitt. Due to Kane’s plurality on the first vote, instant runoff voting didn’t have to be employed, the Aspen Daily News reported. Among the council candidates, Glenn Drummond, David Knight and Elyse Hottel, were elected out of six candidates.
Carbondale Sets Up Emergency Task Force
In the month since the Carbondale Emergency Task Force was launched, the entity has grown into a communitywide effort boasting 50 official partners and more than 100 volunteers overseeing dozens of specific initiatives to ensure everyone has access to information and resources in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Aspen Daily News reported.
“Neighborhood heroes” are volunteering their time to distribute fliers in both English and Spanish that list phone numbers and websites for arenas ranging from grocery store hours and meal delivery services to financial relief and immigrant resources. Many of the restaurants are coordinating about possibly including the flier in takeout and delivery orders.
Tobacco Tax Approved by Voters
A sizable majority of voters in Carbondale’s municipal election supported taxing tobacco products — with 924 in favor of the measure and 381 opposed, according to the Sopris Sun.
Beginning July 1, it represents a sales tax increase of four dollars per pack of cigarettes or 40 percent on other tobacco products, with proceeds earmarked for prevention and treatment of tobacco use and enforcement and education related to risks and regulations.
Plans for Glenwood Mall Fall Through
CenterPointe Development, the Arizona-based company that was interested in purchasing and redeveloping the Glenwood Springs Mall, is no longer pursuing the project because potential tenants were backing out due to Covid-19, the Glenwood Springs Post Independent reported. CenterPointe was under contract to purchase the mall properties in West Glenwood but was unable to reach an extension agreement with mall owner Frank Woods. They were reportedly in talks with Hobby Lobby, Kohl’s, Old Navy, Famous Footwear as tenants.
Broadband Broadly Coming to Glenwood Springs
Glenwood Springs will move forward with the installation of 150 miles worth of broadband fiber throughout Glenwood Springs, the Glenwood Springs Post Independent reported. The city’s current broadband system services predominantly businesses but also a few residents.
The new broadband system would replace the existing one and have the ability to provide fiber internet service to every business and residence in Glenwood Springs. Much of the city’s existing fiber has reached its 20-year lifespan.
United to Drop to Three Flights Per Day
United Airlines has reduced its Denver-to-Aspen service from 21 scheduled flights a week to 12 scheduled flights a week, the Aspen Daily News reported. Meanwhile, Delta Air Lines will continue to schedule one daily flight from Salt Lake City. The demand for flights to and from Aspen continues to sink due to the COVID-19 pandemic and government-issued stay-at-home orders. Though United had a 21-flight-per-week schedule from Denver to Aspen on the books since the beginning of April, more than half of those flights were canceled due to low demand.
Five Candidates on the Ballot for PitCo Commissioners
The Nov. 3 election field for three four-year seats on the Pitkin Board of County Commissioners is set, the Aspen Daily News reported. In District 3, Commissioner Greg Poschman will be unopposed. Poschman, 60, was first elected in 2016 and will serve a second term. In District 4, incumbent Commissioner Steve Child, 71, of Old Snowmass, will face Chris Council, 43, of Snowmass Village. Child is currently serving his second term.
In District 5, Jeffrey Evans, 68, of Basalt, and Frances Jacober, 72, of the Carbondale area, will square off. The seat is currently held by Commissioner George Newman, who cannot seek re-election because of term limits. Newman is currently serving a third consecutive term
New Permitting System Goes Online
Pitkin County’s community development department is gearing up for the launch of new building permit submittal and tracking software that promises to streamline the process of filing and tracking permits online from anywhere, anytime, the Aspen Daily News reported. Everything from building permits to planning cases and inspection requests will be submitted, processed and tracked online through the Permit Application Tracking System, or PATS. It allows customers to check a permit’s progress every step of the way, according to a county news release.
First Quarter Reports 2020 – Housing Statistical Reports
North Star Lodge-$9,500,000-Aspen – SOLD – $8,750,000
Real Estate in the News – December 2020
3021 Sopris Avenue, Glenwood Springs – $417,000 – SOLD
Real Estate in the News – November 2020
131 Juniper Trail – Basalt – $689,000 – SOLD
Real Estate In The News October 2020
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President Obama promotes Affordable Healthcare on ‘Between Two Ferns’
Published March 25, 2014 at 9:40 am
When the President of the United States appears on a television show, it could potentially be a great success for government marketing efforts.
But what about an appearance on an awkward comedy web series?
President Obama has previously appeared on well-known talk shows such as “The Tonight Show” and “The View,” among others. However, when he recently appeared on popular comedian and “Hangover” star Zach Galifianakis’s “Between Two Ferns,” a Funnyordie.com series, the results were perhaps not so funny, reported the Boston Herald.
It may seem like a risky move for a U.S. President to appear on a somewhat offbeat web show, but it could also be seen as a savvy way to reach younger Americans who aren’t necessarily tuning into the regular television talk shows that presidents typically appear on. The point of the “Between Two Ferns” interview was to connect with and appeal to a younger generation in an effort to encourage them to sign up for a health care coverage plan under the Affordable Care Act.
During the six-minute clip, which is essentially just an advertisement for Obamacare, Galifianakis interviews President Obama in a satirical fashion and the President tries to be funny in return. Some might say he falls short of accomplishing this goal, especially considering that Galifianakis asks a lot of awkward questions.
The Internet can be a good way to appeal to and connect with a younger audience, and this move shows that President Obama is willing to try an interesting approach to entice young Americans to sign up for health care. However, whether or not the tactic of a U.S. President appearing on a strange web show will be viewed as a success remains to be seen.
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Submitted on Sun, 08/25/2019 - 4:38 PM EDT
by Lisa Albergo for AFANA from Chicago
Michael Rischitelli
Veteran Gold Coast player Michael Rischitelli has retired as has Adelaide veteran Andy Otten, Essendon's David Myers, Alex Fasolo from Carlton, and veteran umpire Shane McInerney.
Rischitelli, 33, was originally drafted by Brisbane in 2003 and played 111 games with the Lions before crossing to Gold Coast to be a member of the inaugural team in 2011. His game tally after Round 23 is 243. During his time with the Lions, he was a Rising Star nominee in 2006 and won the club's best and fairest award in 2010. Rischitelli reflected on his time in the game, “I’ve loved every moment ...it's been an incredible journey ... I’ve experienced some fantastic moments and a couple of extremely tough times, but I’ve enjoyed the ride.”
General manager Jon Haines said, “Michael has been a fantastic leader for our young football club,
Sloane Show Sinks Kangaroos
Submitted on Wed, 08/14/2013 - 8:45 AM EDT
Jamie Kloeden reporting for AFANA from AAMI Stadium, Australia
While unlikely to eventuate, both Adelaide and North Melbourne were still chances to make the Top Eight leading into this game, making it a virtual Grand Final for both sides. The Kangaroos were coming off a great win over the mighty Geelong outfit nine days earlier so with that good form combined with the memory of a heartbreaking loss to the Crows in Round 9, most were expecting a spirited start by Brad Scott’s charges.
Adelaide Comeback Stuns Cats
When we talk about the 2013 AFL season, the two teams that squared off against each other at AAMI Stadium in Round 17 could not have more contrasting tales. Geelong traveled to Adelaide having dropped just two games all year and looking destined to continue on for the rest of the season entrenched in the Top Two. In contrast Adelaide had seen its season go from bad to worse. After a successful 2012 that almost resulted in a Grand Final berth the Crows now faced the real prospect on missing out on Finals' action altogether.
Things did not quite go to plan as the Crows dominated the general play in the first quarter and only some inaccurate kicking in front of goals stopped them from having a sizable lead at quarter time.
Dockers Win In Wet
Jamie Kloeden reporting for AFANA from AAMI Stadium, Adelaide
Adelaide got out of jail in Round 9 with a dramatic last gasp win in a memorable game against North Melbourne. Crows' fans were looking forward to a confidence filled team taking on the in form Fremantle outfit at home in their Round 10 clash. The Dockers have a mediocre record at AAMI Stadium with their most recent loss there occurring in the Finals just last season.
Round Three Milestones
Submitted on Sun, 04/14/2013 - 12:37 PM EDT
Most club games: Ryan O’Keefe (SYD) played his 260th game in Round Three, putting him equal with John Rantall in fourth spot on the club's games list. Ahead of him are Adam Goodes (322 games, 1999-Round Three), Michael O’Loughlin (303 games, 1995-2009) and Jude Bolton (304 games, 1999-Round Three). They are followed by
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Systems Advocacy work involves attending policy related meetings including formal boards and commissions, informal work groups, showing up at the state capitol, and grassroots organizing. Systems organizing can be done on a local or statewide level and most meetings have a phone in options to facilitate rural participation. If you’d like to participate in our Systems Advocacy work, you will need to take the Basic Advocacy Training. This 10 week class provides basic information on advocacy as well as the systems we encounter. You also will be paired with a mentor upon completion. In order to be a certified advocate and represent CCDC, this class is required. If you are interested in the class, please contact our Director of Training Angela Nevin at anevin@ccdconline.org.
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KAV & TONY BREAK IT DOWN: ACTION COMICS #295 'SUPERMAN GOES WILD' PART II (PAGES 5 - 10)
Kav & Tony Break it Down is nothing more than two long-time comic book readers making fun of the Golden and Silver Age Superman comics. We understand that these books were written for a juvenile audience but we could not resist reviewing these classics. Please note that no comic books were hurt during the review.
This week, we are continuing our review of Action Comics #295 titled 'Superman Goes Wild'. Did you miss part one of this series? Click here to read.
Action Comics #295 was published December, 1962. The writer was Henry Boltinoff, the pencils were by Curt Swan, and the inks were by George Klein.
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KAV: Superman proceeds to do the Twist and wrecks all the typewriters. Everyone is shocked and no one says, "Ok calm down-it's probably another Red K effect or hypnosis machine or something". I loved seeing Supes call Perry 'Fat Stuff'.
TONY: I love how 'evil' Superman does something totally horrible like smash all of the typewriters. He's so dangerous. Every time they need Superman to act evil in the Silver Age they turn him into a giant, angry toddler. Give me a break.
KAV: God damn are we morons? Dixo has to explain to the readers (us) WHAT WE JUST READ. OK DC- WE GOT IT! I'm waiting for the inevitable comic where each panel explains the last panel. So, anyway, even though Perry knows Superman keeps losing it, and no one knows why, he gives him an important mission to go on. There's dumb, there's dumber, and there's DUMBEST.
TONY: In order to get Superman's trust back, they send Superman on a major mission after his typewriter tantrum? Brilliant. The Ron Paul fans had to love Superman's anti-UN rant and now they're loving Superman destroy some NASA billion dollar waste of money. Ron Paul and Supes in 2012?!
KAV: Ok Superman actually kills hundreds of thousands of people now. Because there is no way that many or MORE wouldn't be killed by WORLDWIDE tidal waves. Just look how many died in the local Tsunami at Fukishima. Don't even bring up Indonesia. PS I always wondered why Atlantis has a bubble around it since it's filled with water. Maybe it's the same reason they cover dishes of food. (See Kav and Tony King Superman page). I'm picturing Chinese boxes now with bubble covering bubble covering bubble ad absurdum.
TONY: Did Superman say 'Land lubbers'? Good lord. If Superman destroys Atlantis then doesn't that mean he's gonna have Aquaman after him?
KAV: Superman's plan is to have his robots ENTOMB him in Kryptonite-which would effectively kill him. Why not just swallow a piece, stupid?
TONY: I love how Superman can move the moon and earth at will. "Sorry I killed all those people via massive tidal waves. Let me move the moon back to its precise position. My bad, y'all." Then The Superman Revenge Squad makes a serious mistake by telling Superman their plans. If they wanted revenge, why didn't they keep their big mouths shut?I don't understand the motives of these villains. Why waste time by using a device that doesn't turn Superman 100% evil? Just have Superman fly into a volcano and call it a day.
KAV: Superman flies around the world destroying famous landmarks: The Eiffel tower... The Sphinx...The Leaning Tower of Pizza...The ....Daily Planet Globe???? Wtf?
TONY: What an absolute waste of a page.
KAV: Suddenly there's this worldwide mad scramble for kryptonite...like the stuff is rare...and doesn't fall out of the sky every five minutes. Brilliant.
TONY: Um, why isn't anyone contacting Lex Luthor? Need green kryptonite? Contact the dude that has the hook up! I love it when Superman goes bonkers. The Justice League is nowhere to be found and nobody decides to get in touch with Luthor or Brainiac.
Kav and I will finish this story next week and thanks for reading.
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A. Kaviraj is an artist and writer at Champion City Comics. His works include Dr Death vs The Vampire, Doctor Death vs The Zombie, and The End of Paradise.
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Chelsea - Aston Villa Preview: Loftus-Cheek to start?
Chelsea faces a timely visit from fellow strugglers Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon. The 16th-placed Blues and Jos...
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Chelsea faces a timely visit from fellow strugglers Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon.
The 16th-placed Blues and Jose Mourinho are still hurting over the diabolical 3-1 home loss to Southampton before the international break, and will view this weekend’s fixture as an opportunity to bounce back yet again.
Aston Villa is currently in 18th position on the league table with just a single win to show from the opening eight outings. Like his opposite number, Tim Sherwood will sweating over the prospect over another defeat.
Chelsea has come away with three points in four of the last five clashes with the Birmingham club, but the Premier League champions’ disastrous form throws an intriguing variable into the mix. Unless this one ends in a draw, at least one manager could be facing a few sleepless nights.
Chelsea Team News
Branislav Ivanovic, who scored the winner last time we faced Villa, is forced out with a hamstring problem. Reports suggest he will be available for selection again by 31 October.
Thibaut Courtois remains out of action with a long-term knee injury but is expected to return come December.
Expected Chelsea Lineup – Who do you think should start?
Aston Villa Team News
Gabriel Agbonlahor is unlikely to feature due to a calf injury that could keep him sidelined until late October.
Adama Traore is also in doubt and probably won’t be rushed back after sustaining an ankle injury.
Ciaran Clarke is out with a hip problem, as are long-term absentees Gary Gardner and Jores Okore.
Expected Aston Villa Lineup
Guzan, Bacuna, Richards, Lescott, Amavi, Westwood, Gueye, Sinclair, Grealish, Gil, Gestede
Key Battle
Kurt Zouma v Carles Gil
With Branislav Ivanovic unavailable for the match against Villa, Mourinho seems most likely to deploy Kurt Zouma as a makeshift right-back instead, given his reluctance to play Cesar Azpilicueta on his natural side.
Zouma has made a few glaring errors in the centre of defence this season, but these blips are only natural for one so young. Mourinho will probably ask the 20-year-old to carry out his defensive duties first and foremost rather than eyeing the chance to bomb forward. He lacks the attributes of an attacking fullback, and trying to fulfil such an unfamiliar role could leave him exposed against his direct opponent.
The Frenchman certainly has the physical beating of Carles Gil, but he must remain disciplined to ensure the diminutive Spaniard doesn’t have enough space to stand him up and utilise his dangerous turn of pace.
Previous Meeting
Aston Villa 1-2 Chelsea (7 February 2015)
Our last clash with Villa ended with a 2-1 victory, extending our lead at the top of the table to seven points and marking Jose Mourinho’s first win at Villa Park.
Eden Hazard opened the scoring early with a well taken strike after Oscar picked him out as he raced into the penalty area. Chelsea botched a smattering of chances to extend the lead during the remainder of the half, and Jores Okore capitalised on the visitors’ wastefulness with a powerful header into the bottom corner a few minutes after the interval.
Villa then wrestled control of proceedings, but the Blues remained solid at the back and gradually carved out some opportunities of their own. With the hosts struggling to hold off wave after wave of Chelsea pressure, Willian came close to making them pay just shy of the hour mark with two rasping shots that skimmed narrowly wide.
As he did on many occasions during the 2013-14 season, Branislav Ivanovic was the man to break the deadlock. Cesar Azpilicueta skipped down the left-hand side before putting in a cross which spilled towards the edge of the box for the Serb to drive home first-time.
Last Five Meetings
Aston Villa 1-2 Chelsea (Premier League, February 2015)
Chelsea 3-0 Aston Villa (Premier League, September 2014)
Aston Villa 1-0 Chelsea (Premier League, March 2014)
Chelsea 2-1 Aston Villa (Premier League, August 2013)
Aston Villa 1-2 Chelsea (Premier League, May 2013)
As I’m sure most of you would agree, our performance against Southampton was one of the worst I’ve ever seen. A team who puts in a display like that on more than two or three occasions simply doesn’t deserve to be anywhere near the top of the Premier League table. The international break has been a sombre period for Blues fan, but it has allowed Mourinho and his players to reflect on what has gone so horribly wrong this season.
Despite enduring a rough patch of its own, Villa has plenty of players who could rip us to shreds if we don’t show the kind of defensive organisation and discipline of last season. As Mourinho has preached throughout his career, a solid defence is the foundation of a winning side; matching this philosophy should be our first priority this weekend.
Secondly, we need to go more direct and take more risks in the final third. Too often this season we’ve wasted possession by knocking the ball around the opposition half with little or no purpose.
Last, and perhaps most importantly, this must be the weekend Mourinho opts to hand a start to a number of fresh faces. I’m not fussed whether it’s Loftus-Cheek, Baba Rahman or Kenedy, but clearly our ‘best’ eleven isn’t getting the job done and we need to utilise our strength in depth.
I’m backing us to get a 2-1 win. What are your score predictions?
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Success on Senior Night: men’s volleyball moves on to playoffs
May 3, 2018 May 19, 2018 Annie Mitchell 0 Comments Chris Sortor, Gavin Schouten, Jake Purves, men's volleyball, Will Smith, Will Wyman
Senior Chris Sortor bends to reach the ball on Senior Night.
By Sam Ault,
BlueDevilHUB.com Staff
They’re moving on.
Playing in front of a raucous home crowd, the Blue Devils took care of business against Grant on Senior Night, May 2, to secure a spot in the Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs.
And on the night to honor the seniors it was the seniors who lead the way, as big men Gavin Schouten and Will Smith dominated the nets against the smaller Grant.
After losing to the Pacers earlier in the season, the Devils seemed intent on revenge, posting a dominant first set and winning 25-11.
“We had a lot of pent-up energy for this team, we really wanted to just throttle them, and I think we did that well tonight,” senior Will Wyman said after the game.
The second set was slightly more competitive, but Davis High was comfortably in control the whole way. The Devils won 25-14 on a furious spike by senior Jake Purves.
The third set was where it got interesting.
Grant won the first point of the set as well as the second, but the Blue Devils battled back to take a 6-3 lead. Grant then went on a run to tie the game at 7 apiece, and later took a 11-10 lead.
Wyman stuffed a Pacer spike to put Davis ahead 13-11 and Grant quickly called a timeout.
Coming out of the timeout, Grant was a new team, quickly regaining the lead 18-15 before Davis used a timeout of its own. The set went back and forth, each team swapping blocks and spikes before Grant took a 24-23 lead.
With the set hanging in the balance, Grant came through with a spike that Davis could not handle, putting the match at 2-1 heading into a fourth set.
Once again Grant took an early lead, but Schouten took it upon himself to ensure that lead did not stay.
With numerous blocks, spikes and digs, Schouten led DHS to a commanding 24-11 lead, before sealing the match and a Blue Devil playoff berth with a spike to the corner.
“Words really can’t put a face to it,” an emotional Purves said after the win. “Tonight really has just been amazing. My whole family came out to watch and I’m so happy we could put on this performance for them. For everyone’s family.”
“We worked hard to secure the playoff spot and now we’re in it and so our season is not over yet, we’re gonna keep grinding it out, we’re gonna play that first round game and we’re gonna win it. We’re ready to surprise a lot of people,” Wyman said.
Wyman says the Blue Devils attribute a lot of their success in the second half of the season to the early loss to Grant.
“We really kicked it into high gear training-wise after losing to these guys earlier in the season. That really woke us up, I think, and we pushed really hard the back half of the season to get to where we are right now.”
Davis plays next on Tuesday against third-seeded Nevada Union in the first round of the Section playoffs. The Blue Devils are seeded fourteenth.
“The love I feel for this team is just tremendous and it’s going to be really hard to say goodbye,” Purves said. “Hopefully, that won’t happen for a while.”
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COLLEEN KELLY POPLIN
THE SUNDAY SOUND: GOODBYE, LEONARD NIMOY.
This Sunday Sound is early in honor of the inimitable Leonard Nimoy, who died today at 83. He was born in Boston, making him a perma-townie in my heart (and in the hearts of all townies and honorary townies in the land!).
I have two favorite Leonard Nimoy moments:
1) Nimoy's "The Legend of Bilbo Baggins" song and music video
2) The recorded opening of the Museum of Science's Omni theater
Back in March of 2013, I did my shamefully common covert op recording move to capture Nimoy's pre-recorded message for the Omni theater. It is phenomenal. He's an unbelievable voice talent. Listen below.
THE SUNDAY SOUND: March 1, Goodbye, Leonard Nimoy.
PLEASE take the time to enjoy "The Legend of Bilbo Baggins."
THE SUNDAY SOUND: INTRODUCING BARTOLO.
A couple classmates and I set out with cameras and a field recorder to do an interview. The interview subjects we planned on fell through, so I suggested we just wander around the Boston Common and see who we could find.
The very first person we approached was this fantastic man named Bartolo Carrion from Puerto Rico, currently living in Chelsea, Massachusetts. What a charmer! I edited this vignette together so you can enjoy him, too.
THE SUNDAY SOUND: November 30, Introducing Bartolo.
Of course his favorite movie is Pulp Fiction. Why wouldn't it be?
THE SUNDAY SOUND: OFFICE SPACE REMAKE.
Noah Canavan and I remade the infamous printer scene from Office Space. If you have somehow lived your life without seeing Office Space, YOU NEED TO WATCH IT. NOW. Or just check out the original scene. A word of warning for those with children or childlike sensitivities: there is some serious language in the original soundtrack.
Huge thanks to our actors Daniel, Heather, and Mauria for braving the horrifyingly cold temperatures.
THE SUNDAY SOUND: YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE.
Right after our impromptu duet.
Of everything I have recorded over the years, this is my favorite.
And dudes. I have recorded some THINGS.
Picture it: Colleen, on the train. She is finally on time to work, which happens maybe once a week. She is one stop away from her final destination. The doors open to let passengers off and the magical sound of a raspy, gloriously authentic male voice singing "You Are My Sunshine" floats in and reaches her ears.
Inner dialogue: Holy crap. This is amazing. I would love to record it. I SHOULD record it. But I want to be on time to work since it never happens. BUT since it never happens, it won't matter if I'm late just one more time. Right? No, I'm being crazy. NO. YES! I need it. This is irresponsible. WHATEVER. I AM DOING IT.
<hops off the train>
"Sir, if I give you this cash, will you start singing from the beginning?"
And then, we performed our duet. And then the next train arrived.
THE SUNDAY SOUND: November 2, You Are My Sunshine.
I would love to record an album with this dude.
THE SUNDAY SOUND: TRANSITIONS.
THE ASSIGNMENT: "Record 10 seconds of image/sound every day for the first 30 days of the semester. Compile these clips into one chronological sequence. Sound should be the sync sound recorded with the image."
The point? Seeing 10 seconds of footage shot each day for a month would illustrate our personal style and what is compelling to us as filmmakers. I have to say, the assignment did its job.
THE SUNDAY SOUND: October 26, Transitions.
Forgive me if you see yourself in these shots. My filmmaking style is: CREEPER.
THE SUNDAY SOUND: RAGNAR KJARTANSSON'S THE VISITORS.
My production class went to the Institute of Contemporary Art a couple weeks ago to see a video installation called "The Visitors." We entered the room and were immediately confronted with nine huge screens covering the walls, with two screens of the same size positioned in the middle of the room. Each video feed had a dedicated audio channel. Musicians are shown in nine separate rooms of a farmhouse, performing together using headphones as their only connection.
It is hard to describe, so locals, check it out if you get the chance. The ICA is free on Thursdays! Today's sonic delight was captured as I stood in the room. If you can guess what the noise is at the end, you'll win a Sunday Sound all about YOU.
THE SUNDAY SOUND: October 19, Ragnar Kjartansson's "The Vistors."
After I snapped a few photos and recorded for a while, I was informed both were not allowed. Enjoy the contraband.
My brilliant classmate, blissfully unaware I was using his silhouette and classy glasses to illustrate scale.
THE SUNDAY SOUND: A WORK NIGHT IN 80 SECONDS.
While I realize posting The Sunday Sound on a Thursday afternoon is mildly fraudulent, I don't want another day to pass without sharing this week's sonic snack. This one's close to my heart as it captures one of my favorite things in life: a standard night at home with Brian (see also: husband, soulmate, boyfriend, in-home entertainment, inspiration, favorite sparring partner, etc.).
These standard nights at home comprise the bulk of our existence (perhaps a sad thought if you ponder it too long), but they're never the moments that are captured or preserved. I want more photos of couples lounging on the couch in their pajamas on Instagram! Dirty hair and a touch of B.O., holding each other as they eat junk food and watch the third episode in a row. Give me more!
This is my way of doing that. Here's 80 seconds of a standard night for us.
THE SUNDAY SOUND: October 16, A Work Night in 80 Seconds.
Please note: Brian does not laugh this hard at barely funny sitcom tropes. It is a fabrication. A hilarious fabrication, but a fabrication nonetheless.
THE SUNDAY SOUND: ZION'S WALLS.
Memorial Hall in Cambridge, shot by my talented husband.
The Harvard Summer School Chorus recently joined with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project
to perform two mid-twentieth century works by Lukas Foss and Aaron Copland. I got to hear the venture in Sanders Theatre of Harvard's gorgeous Memorial Hall.
I am never supposed to record these sorts of things, but of course I always do.
THE SUNDAY SOUND: August 24, Zion's Walls.
Thanks to Gael Ulrich for the invitation.
THE SUNDAY SOUND: THE SOUND OF SPACE.
Some good news: your resident audio artist is officially heading back to school! Time for me to take on the video arts! I'm still a documentary gal, just changing up the medium. Some might ask: why on earth would you go back to school when you already have a Master of Arts?! Well, fair question. I have an MA, but I don't have an MFA! A Master of Fine Arts gives me the credentials necessary for professorships (it is a terminal degree in the creative realm). I am not 100% certain I want to be a professor, but I like having options. I start the MFA in Media Art program at Emerson College in September. I will be working full-time and attending the program full-time, so it should be... interesting?
Due to the MFA application process and work being insane (currently managing advising/registration in the Visual and Media Arts department), I have nothing of my own creation to share his week. But because I love you and your sonic appetites, I decided to share something otherwise fascinating: the sound of interstellar space!
This is a bit old (September 2013), but it is new to me. Courtesy of NASA's Voyager I. From one of my favorite websites, I Fucking Love Science: "The sounds were recorded using an onboard plasma wave instrument, which detected the vibrations of dense interstellar plasma, or ionized gas... the waves detected by the instrument antennae were simply amplified and played through a speaker." YES! Listen via NASA's video below.
Other sounds of space:
Space Audio (University of Iowa)
Black Hole Sound Waves (NASA)
Spooky Space "Sounds" (NASA)
THE SUNDAY SOUND: March 30, The Sound of Space.
"How can space have sound? Sound travels in waves, just like light or heat does, but unlike in those mediums, sound travels in space by making molecules vibrate." - I Fucking Love Science
THE SUNDAY SOUND: THE BELLS OF NOTRE DAME.
As I said in my previous post chronicling the gorgeous sounds of Paris, seeing Notre Dame changed my life. I saw it for the first time late at night, shortly after Brian and I arrived in France. It took my breath away and I cried. Cried! (The tears may have been facilitated by my extreme sleep deprivation, hunger, and the discovery that the promised air conditioning unit in our hotel room was "temporarily" out of order. But, it was at least partly the breathtaking beauty of this structure.)
By an amazing stroke of luck (fate!), we were also able to attend an 8am mass held in the choir loft. We were one of maybe a dozen patrons and were able to walk all through the building, including right up to the altar, in complete silence. Essentially, we had the place to ourselves. I may have already shared this story. It left me forever changed.
Today's sonic snack: my recording of the bells of Notre Dame striking two in the afternoon. I recorded this on our last day in Paris, shortly before we departed for Spain. We sat on the benches facing the front of the cathedral, stuffed full of crepes, and waited for the bells to chime so I could document their beauty. Enjoy.
THE SUNDAY SOUND: February 16, The Bells of Notre Dame.
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Title: Hecameg® (Vegatec)
CAS Registry Number: 115457-83-5
CAS Name: Methyl-a-D-glucopyranoside 6-(heptylcarbamate)
Additional Names: 6-O-(N-heptylcarbamoyl)-methyl-a-D-glucopyranoside
Percent Composition: C 53.72%, H 8.72%, N 4.18%, O 33.39%
Literature References: Glycolipid surfactant. Prepn: D. Plusquellec et al., Anal. Biochem. 179, 145 (1989). Kinetics of surfactant exchange; effect on micelle aggregation: M. Frindi et al., J. Phys. Chem. 96, 8137 (1992). Crystal structure: S. B. Engelsen et al., Carbohydr. Res. 264, 161 (1994). Assessment as detergent in biochemical applications: M. B. Ruiz et al., Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1193, 301 (1994). Use in protein purification: M. C. Sanders et al., J. Biol. Chem. 271, 2651 (1996); P. Bron et al., J. Mol. Biol. 287, 117 (1999).
Properties: Orthorhombic white needles, mp 108-110°. d 1.229 g/cm3. [a]D22 +89 ±2° (c = 9.42 x 10-3 in water). Neutral, non-ionic.
Melting point: mp 108-110°
Optical Rotation: [a]D22 +89 ±2° (c = 9.42 x 10-3 in water)
Density: d 1.229 g/cm3
Use: Detergent, primarily for protein purification.
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And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. ~Mark 3:24
MEDICAID RECIPIENTS IN OR & WA COULD HAVE ASSETS SEIZED UPON DEATH
February 11, 2014 by Katherine Rodriguez
$41M seized from deceased recipients
There is an old adage that says the three most stressful things in life are moving, death and taxes. If you’re a Medicaid recipient in Oregon or Washington State, you might want to think about how to prepare for the latter.
Over a period of almost two years from July 2011 to June 2013, Oregon claimed $41 million in assets from about 8,900 people, The Washington Post reported.
A little known aspect of Medicaid allows some states in certain cases to recoup its losses incurred by medical costs by seizing the assets of the deceased.
The rule has been in place since 1993 after Congress realized it needed money to pay rising Medicaid expenses within the states, and it has always applied to Medicaid recipients between the ages of 55 and 64.
Under Obamacare, the expansion of Medicaid eligibility has also expanded the number of people who fit this category.
Fox News reports of one Washington resident who was shocked to find out that he not only qualified for Medicaid, but also its asset-seizing consequences:
Tom Gialanella, 56, was shocked to find out he qualified for Medicaid under ObamaCare. The Bothell, Wash., resident had been able to retire early years ago, owns his home outright in a pricey Seattle suburb and is living off his investments.
He wanted no part of the government’s so-called free health care. “It’s supposed to be a safety net program. It’s not supposed to be for someone who has assets who can pay the bill,” he said.
Governments promptly took notice and started to modify their policies.
Washington State changed its asset recovery policy right before the new year to avoid“unintended consequences” for people who enroll in Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act expansion.
The state will still be allowed to place property liens on Medicaid clients 55 and over for long-term care expenses in special cases.
Oregon also changed its estate-recovery rules right before the new year. According toOregon Health Authority, recovery will no longer apply to health benefits for people 55 and over, but the state can still seize property for long-term care.
Some state exchange administrators realized that slight changes to the rules alone will not encourage people from signing up for expanded Medicaid, so they sought different strategies to approach people.
Oregon’s Medicaid office opted to change its approach so people would not be afraid to sign up for expanded Medicaid.
“If you’re receiving a public benefit and the state is trying to support you, you should give back if you are able,” said Judy Mohr Peterson, Oregon’s Medicaid director. “We needed to take another look at heath insurance coverage from the point of view of it not being a public benefit that’s voluntary.”
But some members of the public still aren’t convinced.
One retired lawyer from New York City planned to leave an $850,000 apartment to her loved ones, but fears the government could come after her property.
“I don’t want my assets to be raided after my death,” she said. “The idea that someone can come after my house after I die — I just can’t do it.”
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Scottish fitba at it's finest (includes a headbutt)
While England were banging on about Harry Houdini, in Scotland we had Aaron Muirhead putting the heid into someone's face. Scotland!
Yes today was some cup final thing that I didn't know existed, the Scottish Challenge Cup Final. This epic battle was played out at Almondvale stadium, a ground famous for it's almond trees and fruit bats. Queen of the South and Partick Thistle had slain all other armies before them, to meet in the death ring.
There was a lot of anticipation around this contest, and the players made sure to give the 9,000 strong blood-thirsty crowd what they wanted. A stalemate after 90 minutes, part-time hairdresser Nicky Clark broke the deadlock with a header in extra time to put Queen of the South 1-0 up. Two minutes from the end, a penalty was awarded to Thistle. Captain Aaron Muirhead stepped up, "I've got this guys". Unfortunately he didn't and the goalkeeper saved it.
QOS Captain walked up to Muirhead giving it big one, "waaaaaaaaay!" - he mocked. "Don't you ever disrespect me in front of my men!" - Muirhead replied as he thrust his powerful forehead into the face of his mortal enemy. Down he went! A red card was shown, the colour of blood, Muirhead had done his job.
Oh some other guy equalised and QOS ended up winning on penalties.
Watch the funny bit here - skip to 1m40s
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Ian Proctor
Ian Proctor produced many variations on the National 12, culminating in his Mark 14 design of 1966, and also many Merlin Rockets. He was also one of the first to start experimenting with metal masts to replace wooden spars in 1952.
One of his National 12 designs was used for an experimental boat with fewer planks; a wide bottom and top plank, with three narrower ones on the turn of the bilges, and this led to the Osprey design. The Osprey was submitted for Olympic trials, along with the 505, but the Flying Dutchman was selected.
His 1957 design for the Wayfarer is still going strong, as are the smaller variations, the Wanderer and the Gull. In 1968 Proctor re-designed the National 18 as a GRP hull.
Ian Proctor designed the Topper in 1976. Intended for GRP construction, the Topper was eventually made from injection moulded polypropylene, and has become one of the most popular and durable dinghies.
He designed over 100 different boats and was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Royal Designer for Industry.
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Is Brian Brobbey heading for the Ajax exit?
Posted by admin on January 11th, 2021 10:13 PM | Eredivisie, Opinion
Ajax is reportedly growing impatient with Brian Brobbey and it could result in the young striker leaving Amsterdam in January.
By Michael Bell
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Ajax have managed to extend the deals of a number of their top talents in recent months including Devyne Rensch, Sontje Hansen, and Ryan Gravenberch, but Brian Brobbey is the one that so far has refused.
The 18-year-old is coming into the final months of his current deal and is currently free to talk with other clubs. Ajax is trying hard to get the forward to sign a contract but so far no agreement has been reached with Brobbey or his agent Mino Raiola.
Brobbey has made three appearances for Ajax’s first-team this season but finds himself pushed further down the pecking order by the signing of Sebastien Haller last week. The youngster also has to compete with Lassina Traore and Klaas Jan Huntelaar for the one striker position in Erik ten Hag’s line-up.
Despite the €22.5 million signing of Haller, which some believe only happened because of the Brobbey situation, Ajax director Marc Overmars is adamant that they are doing all they can to keep hold of the Netherlands youth international. He told ESPN, “We certainly do not say goodbye to Brobbey.
“I absolutely hope he will join in because he has everything he needs to succeed here. We know him, he’s been here for at least ten years. It’s a good match for the future. He’s only eighteen.”
However, Voetbal International is now reporting that Ajax has lost patience with Brobbey and it is looking more and more likely that he will leave the club in the coming weeks if a solution can’t be found.
Ten Hag also seemed resigned to losing Brobbey, calling it a “Sin” that he won’t sign a new deal, and added, “Ajax has one of the best academies in the world of football. We are the springboard for players to European top clubs. Look at Matthijs, Frenkie, Donny… I think it’s sad when players decide to leave too early here, especially when they spend their entire youth here.”
Utrecht have been linked with a move for Brobbey, while Raiola has reportedly sounded out some Italian sides who could be interested in his client.
At the moment, Brobbey is injured which does not help Ajax in their bid to convince the forward that he will get playing time for the club. However, the Netherlands youth international needs to decide whether he would play more at a different club should he move. At Utrecht, he would play, but Brobbey wouldn’t be the first or second choice at an AC Milan or Juventus.
It remains to be seen what will happen in the coming weeks as Ajax and Brobbey continue their talks. If it does not result in a new deal then Brobbey will find himself at a new club before the end of the transfer window.
The future of a possible future Netherlands international is really up in the air at the moment.
🎥 Brian Brobbey heeft nog altijd zijn contract niet verlengd. VI's @Freek_JansenVI bespreekt de situatie van de Ajax-spits.https://t.co/lKS9x7SIlc
— Voetbal International (@VI_nl) January 11, 2021
Tags: Ajax, Brian Brobbey, Mino Raiola
One Response to “Is Brian Brobbey heading for the Ajax exit?”
Brian Laudrup says:
Please stay! For Ajax sake but also for your own!
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Michael enjoyed massive success when he teamed up with Ridgeley to form Wham! in 1981 but disbanded in 1986, leaving fans distraught.
The pair, now, both 51, set the dance floors alive with their biggest hits Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go and Club Tropicana.
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“Splitting Wham!, says Michael. “Also, not asking Kate Moss to join Wham!”
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Our Family's Voyage
We're All About Italy
Acciaroli, Campania: A Legend of Hemingway and 300 Residents Over 100 Years Old!
About 40 miles south of the Amalfi Coast in Campania is a small, unassuming fishing village called Acciaroli, which locals claim Ernest Hemingway visited in the early 1950s. Their legend about Hemingway claims that every day, an aging fisherman, Antonio Masarone, took Hemingway fishing on his boat--and that it was Masarone who inspired Hemingway's best novel, The Old Man and the Sea. In his novel, he describes the Old Man:
"Everything about him was old except his eyes, and they were the same color as the sea and were cheerful and undefeated."
He could be very well be describing the people of Acciaroli...
You see, Acciaroli is a small village of 2000, yet today 300 of their residents are over 100 years old! If you read Old Man and the Sea, you'll understand how Hemingway is really writing about his own bout with age, and the determination it takes to remain young, alive and vital, never giving up to the fatigue and the failings of your own body--perhaps as the 300 are doing in Acciaroli.
There are scientific researchers are trying to figure out what makes the Centenarians of Acciaroli live longer than people living elsewhere. What are they doing so right? Is it the Mediterranean diet or fish, vegetables and olive oil? Is it the exposure to the healing salt spray of the sea? Is it the many hills they walk in their day to day life? Is it simply the act of living in such a beautiful, stress free place that keeps them young and alive?
Is the Hemingway Legend True?
First off, I could not find one bit of evidence that Hemingway every visited Acciaroli... except in obviously re-posted hype about the town itself. I did find some references to an "Uncle Antonio" Masarone telling of a bearded man, heavy on the drink, always asking about fishing, and writing all the time--but he places the date of his visit in 1952, the very year the Old Man was published. It was only after reading Old Man and the Sea some years later that Uncle Antonio "recognized" his village and the similarities to its fishing heritage. Is this the way the legend started?
Even though Hemingway wrote the bulk of Old Man and the Sea in the Bahamas in 1951 (according to historians) and chose Cuba as the setting for the story, he did have a love affair with Italy starting during his service as war correspondent for the Great War. He hated Mussolini and vowed never to set foot in Italy again until the tyrant was gone. Keeping his promise, he returned to Italy again in 1948, when he spent time in Venice drinking. It is very possible that he visited Acciaroli in between the time he returned to Italy in '48 and when his novel was published in '52.
Could it be only wishful thinking to be part of such a great novel? Could the town's collective memory be mistaken? ... Hemingway perhaps visited the village in the early part of the 20th century when he left Milan for a last minute tour of Southern Italy. There might very well be truth to this legend that he was inspired by this little town and the apparent vitality of their people. Or the truth might simply be in the memories of a similar, hard drinking man who wrote in a notebook that Uncle Antonio met once in his village early in the 1950s...
Insalata Acciarolese
Why do People of Acciaroli Live so Long?
Now back to the truth of why there are so many people over 100 years old in Acciaroli...
In the United States, only .02% of our population live to the age expectancy of 78 years old. In Acciaroli, 15% of their population is over 100. Acciaroli Centenarians have very low rates of heart disease and Alzheimer's. Here is a list of their lifestyle choices:
They favor a Mediterranean diet, with many local dishes containing rosemary.
The village is a walking village, where people walk to local markets for virtually all their daily needs, unlike Americans who shop at supermarkets once a week or month.
Fruit, vegetables, cheese, meat and fish are bought fresh rather than frozen.
People actually cook meals from scratch virtually every day.
People eat light breakfasts of a sweet bread or pastry and an espresso.
People go home for lunch, have a hearty meal and then relax for a hour or two before going back to their work.
Dinners tend to be light.
People don't drink to excess and tend to drink only with meals or in a casual social setting.
Fast food is not a welcomed concept and really doesn't exist in the village--the closest fast food restaurant is almost 40 miles away.
The locals also take long walks and hikes along the many paths through the mountains above their seaside village.
The researchers from UC San Diego say their goal is to find out why this group of 300 is living so long by conducting a full genetic analysis and examining lifestyle behaviors, like diet and exercise. They are collecting blood samples for chemical analysis and DNA testing, along with having residents fill out questionnaires.
The study will also involve testing to study cognitive dysfunction, and protein biomarkers for risk of heart disease, Alzheimer's, kidney disease and cancer. "This project will not only help to unlock some of the secrets of healthy aging, but will build closer ties with researchers across the globe, which will lead to more science and improved clinical care in our aging population," said Salvatore DiSomma, MD, lead Italian investigator and professor of emergency medicine at University of Rome La Sapienza.
Perhaps the reason for their longevity is simply a matter of living La Vita Meravigliosa in La Bel Paese. We can all take lessons from the Acciarolese and live a simpler, richer life and perhaps we'll last a lot longer on this beautiful, blue planet....
--Jerry Finzi
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Euston Square Hotel
Less than 500 metres from London Euston Station, the hotel was fully renovated in 2008/2009 and now offers free Wi-Fi and light, stylish and modern air-conditioned rooms. The Euston Square Hotel has a superb location, just a short walk from the British Museum, Regent's Park, Oxford Street and the theatres of the West End. Euston Square London Underground station is just metres away and the hotel is also just over half a mile (1 km) from King's Cross Railway Station and St Pancras International, London's Eurostar terminal. All of the stylish and contemporary rooms have LCD digital flat-screen TVs with impressive built-in entertainment systems, featuring an online music library, a TV games console and email internet, and business services via TV. Each room has a hairdryer, tea/coffee and eco-friendly showers with ordinary and high-pressure water settings, as well as 3 different showerhead settings The modern restaurant and bar offers delicious, freshly prepared food.
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Free Wi-Fi Internet Access Included
The hotel operates a strict no smoking policy throughout the entire property. An identity card and valid credit card are required upon check-in for security reasons. Payment for your stay will be taken upon check-in. Bookings of 6 or more rooms will be considered a group. A 50% non-refundable deposit is required upon confirmation. Another non-refundable deposit is due 10 days prior to the arrival date. The amount can be arranged on the credit card details provided as guarantee. An alternative method of deposit payment can be arranged directly with the hotel (bank transfer, cash or cheques). A 10 day prior to arrival notice period is given for any group cancellations or amendments. Contact the hotel direct for further information.
Wi-fi is available in the entire hotel and is free of charge.
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If cancelled up to 2 days before date of arrival, no fee will be charged. If cancelled later or in case of no-show, the first night will be charged.
Continental breakfast is included in the room rate. Full English breakfast costs GBP 6.50 per person per night.
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Mandalay Attractions
What to See in Mandalay
Like other cities in Myanmar, Mandalay is home to many pagodas. It is to be expected, as Theravada Buddhism is the predominant religion in the country, with 80% of the population practising it. There are also monasteries to visit in Mandalay, some of which are impressive in their architectural style and construction. Most of the attractions in the city offer tourists a spiritual, if not enlightening, experience.
Mandalay is not only a city of temples and monasteries; it can also be considered as city of royalty. The other attractions in Mandalay are reminders of the time when Burmese kingdoms were still in existence. This is the city where the Royal Palace can be found, as well as other structures built by the kings. However, the best attraction in Mandalay is not made by man. Mandalay Hill is the most famous attraction of the city, a necessary stop for any tourist who arrives in this part of Myanmar.
The Strand Yangon 4.8/ 5
Sule Shangri-La Yangon 4.6/ 5
Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake Yangon 4.5/ 5
Hotel Grand United (Ahlone Branch) 4.0/ 5
Mercure Mandalay Hill Resort 4.4/ 5
Sedona Hotel Yangon 4.2/ 5
The Lake Garden Nay Pyi Taw MGallery Collection 4.7/ 5
Hilton Nay Pyi Taw 4.5/ 5
PARKROYAL Nay Pyi Taw 4.1/ 5
Bagan Lodge 4.7/ 5
Flight of the Gibbon™ Zipline Tour
Elephant Jungle Trekking & River Rafting Full-Day Tour
Excursion to Ancient Temples
Full-Day Excursion to Chiang Rai & Golden Triangle
Night Safari Tour
Mountain Bike Tour with Chiang Dao Cave Visit
2-Day Chiang Dao Trek
2-Day Mountain Biking Adventure in Chiang Dao
Overnight Segway Ride & Ziplline Tour
White Water Rafting Adventure
Amarapura
Some 11km south of Mandalay. It became the capital of the Konbaung Dynasty in 1783 during the reign of King Bodawpaya. Places of interest are Pahtodawgyi Pagoda, U Bein Bridge across the Taungthaman Lake, Kyauktawgyi Pagoda, Nagayon Pagoda, Mahagandayone Monastery and cotton and silkweaving cottage industries.
Atumashi Kyaung
Built in 1857, the Atumashi Kyaung was one of the last religious construction projects of King Mindon. The name means 'Incomparable Monastery'. The Atumashi is an example of traditional Burmese monastic construction: it features a masonry base with a wooden building on top. However, instead of a multi-roofed design, it has graduated rectangular terraces.
Location: Near the base of Mandalay Hill, beside Shwenandaw Kyaung.
Cultural Museum Mandalay
Those interested in the royal history of Myanmar will enjoy the collections of Mandalay regalia, as well as royally commissioned art. The museum is also home to coins, palm leaf manuscripts and Bagan-period Buddha images.
Location: On the corner of the 24th and 80th Streets.
Inwa (Ava)
Known as the Kingdom of Inwa during the Second Myanmar Empire, today it is a small town south of Amarapura. The sights to see in In-wa include Nanmyint Watch Tower, Maha Aungmye Bonzan Monastery, Bagaya Monastery, the lacquerware factory and Inwa Bridge spanning the Ayeyarwad River.
Kaungmudaw Pagoda
It is easy to spot the Kaungmudaw Pagoda because of its imposing structure. The most recognized of all Sagaing stupas, this large dome with a whitewashed edifice was modelled on the Great Stupa in Sri Lanka. The pagoda, which is 46 metres in height, was built to commemorate Inwa's establishment as the royal capital of Myanmar.
Location: 10 kilometres from Sagaing, Mandalay Division.
Kuthodaw Pagoda
The Kuthodaw Pagoda is home to what is considered as the world's largest book. The pagoda is surrounded with 729 slabs, with each slab having its own stupa and all 15 books of the Tripitaka are inscribed on the slabs. The building of this pagoda was started by King Mindon in1857, the same time work began on the Royal Palace.
Location: Base of the south-east stairways to Mandalay Hill.
Kyauktawgyi Pagoda
This pagoda, whose name means ‘Great Marble Buddha Image’ was built by King Mindon in 1853 using the Ananda Temple in Bagan as a model. This is why the pagoda sharply resembles the Ananda's exterior. The fame of this attraction can be attributed solely to the large seated Buddha figure made from a single block of pale green marble. It is said that 10,000 men spent 13 days transporting the image from the Irrawaddy River to its current site.
Location: Near the southern entry to Mandalay Hill.
Maha Myat Muni Pagoda
The Maha Myat Muni Pagoda, also known as the Mahamuni Pagoda, is the holiest pilgrimage site in Mandalay. This pagoda houses the Maha Myat Muni Pagoda Buddha image, the most ancient and most revered of all Buddha images. The pagoda was built by King Bodawpaya, who took the Buddha image during his invasion of Rakhaing.
Location: Southwest of Mandalay, three kilometres south of the city centre on the road towards Amarapura.
Almost everyone who visits Mandalay goes to this hill. It is the landmark of Mandalay and also serves as a natural watchtower because it overlooks the city. Visitors often watch the sunrise or sunset over the city plains here because of the stunning views. According to legend, the Lord Buddha visited the hill and made a prophecy that a great city would be established at its foot.
Location: Northeast corner of the Mandalay Royal Palace.
Mandalay Palace
The Myan Nan San Kyaw, or Royal Palace, was the first palace to be built in Mandalay. Constructed by King Mindon, who moved his capital from Amarapura to Mandalay, the location was chosen because of astronomical calculations and favourable omens. The entire palace complex was destroyed by fire during World War II, but it has been restored.
Location: Between 12th Street and 26th Street.
Mingun Bell
A delightful river trip from Mandalay is required to get to this marvelous unfinished temple. Famous for the 90-ton Mingun Bell, supposedly the largest hung bell in the world, it was cast in 1790 on the orders of King Bodawpaya, who wished for it to be installed at the top of his planned giant 150 metre-high pagoda. Due to the king's death in 1819, however, the pagoda was never completed.
Pyin Oo Lwin
The former British hill station of Maymyo, 67 km east of Mandalay, stands about 1,000 meters above sea level. Though the town was damaged during World War II, several of the old English houses were spared. This is also the centre for Myanmar's small but burgeoning new coffee industry.
Sandamuni Pagoda
This Mandalay attraction is most notable for its resemblance to the Kuthodaw Pagoda, because the Sandamuni also has many slender whitewashed ancillary stupas in its grounds. The Sandamuni Pagoda is best known for the Iron Buddha Sandamuni cast by King Bodawpaya of the Konbaung Dynasty in 1802. The cast was brought from Amarapura to its present location in 1874 by King Mindon.
Location: Southeast of Mandalay Hill.
Once an ancient capital, Sagaing lies 21km south west of the Ayeyarwad River. The Sagaing Hills are dotted with pagodas and there are over 500 monasteries, a retreat for some 6000 monks and nuns. Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda, Kaung Hmudaw Pagoda (a copy of the Mahaceti Pagoda in Sri Lanka), and Ywahtaung village (home of the silversmiths' guild) are places worth visiting.
Shwenandaw Kyaung (Golden Palace Monastery)
This is not only another example of a traditional Burmese monastery, but it is also a piece of the old Mandalay Palace. Part of the royal palace where King Mindon died, the teak structure was moved out of the palace under King Thibaw in 1880 and was converted into a monastery.
Location: Near 14th Street.
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EGD's Michigan Football Preview 2018-- Part 3: Running Backs
One thousand yards.
This common mark of rushing production carried little significance for Michigan running backs in past eras, who could realistically be expected to eclipse 1,000 yards by around the seventh or eighth game. Since 1970, four Michigan backs (Mike Hart, Anthony Thomas, Jamie Morris, and Tyrone Wheatley, plus Denard Robinson who I am not counting because he did it at QB) have finished their careers with more than 4,000 yards and eighteen have finished with at least 2,000 yards. School-record holder Tim Biakabatuka put up 1,818 yards in one season alone (1995), while Chris Perry won the Doak Walker with 1,674 yards in 2003—only the fifth-highest rushing total in Michigan history. One thousand yards? For any of these guys, a 1,000-yard season would have been a disappointment.
Things are different now.
Since Mike Hart graduated after the 2007 season, a Michigan running back has broken the 1,000-yard barrier precisely once. That happened in 2011, when Fitzgerald Toussaint edged over the mark with 1,041 yards. But in the other nine seasons since ’07, Michigan has had dreadful rushing offenses (2008, 2013-14), one outstanding rushing offense (2010), and plenty in-between. So, does having a running back hit the 1,000-yard milestone really even mean anything?
In 2008, 2013, and 2014, Michigan did not have 1,000-yard rushers because its offense was generally atrocious. So one could perhaps deem a 1,000-yard running back as a proxy for “rushing offense not atrocious,” that perhaps makes some sense. But that seems to be about as far as the statistic can be taken.
In 2010, Michigan did not have a 1,000-yard running back but the quarterback (Denard Robinson) ran for an incredible 1,702 yards. Michigan’s top two running backs that year (Vincent Smith and Michael Shaw) combined for barely over 1,000 yards between them (1,003 to be exact), and it took them 211 carries—a pedestrian 4.75 ypc average. Yet the 2010 rushing offense was nationally elite, ranking #13 nationally in rushing yards and #8 in total offense. A more middling example comes from 2009, when no single running back carried the ball more than 96 times (Brandon Minor). The top three running backs by carries that season—Minor, Carlos Brown (81), and Vincent Smith (48)—accounted for 1,258 yards on 225 carries (5.9 ypc), which compares favorably with Hart’s 1,000-yard season in 2007 (1,361 yards on 265 carries, or 5.1 ypc). And that’s without taking into consideration an additional 600+ yards from the quarterbacks (Tate Forcier and Denard Robinson).
Another counterpoint comes from Jim Harbaugh’s 2016 and 2017 offenses. Quite the opposite from the Denard-run spread & shred, the Wilton Speight-led 2016 offense netted a whopping -29 yards rushing from the QB position. Yet the team rushed for 213.3 yards per game—very respectable production at #32 nationally. But that team’s leading rusher, De’veon Smith, had just 846 yards on the season. This time, the carries and yards hadn’t gone to the quarterback, but to other running backs and even wide receivers—Smith was one of six Michigan players with at least 100 rushing yards that season, and one of ten players with at least 10 carries. Michigan didn’t spread the rushing offense around quite as much in 2017, with the top two backs (Karan Higdon and Chris Evans) splitting 299 carries between them. But Higdon’s team high 164 carries still paled in comparison to the 220+ carries a Carr-era feature back could expect in a season, and thus Higdon didn’t break 1,000 yards even though he posted a stellar 6.1 ypc average.
All this suggests the reasons M did not have a 1,000-yard RB in the Rich Rodriguez era and has not yet managed to produce one in the Harbaugh era have had more to do with scheme, philosophy, and supporting cast than running back skill. Rodriguez’s scheme featured a large number of QB runs and divided carries among multiple backs. Harbaugh uses few QB runs but divides carries among even more running backs—and has also faced limitations with the quality of his offensive line. So it shouldn’t be surprising that the only coach since the Carr era to produce a 1,000-yard RB was Brady Hoke, an old guard loyalist who clung to the philosophy of feeding a single featured running back. Toussaint posted his 1,041-yard campaign in 2011 on 187 carries—or 137 more carries than the next highest rusher (Vincent Smith, with 50 carries). And even then, Denard outshined Toussaint with 1,176 rushing yards from the QB spot that season.
This tour of the recent evidence leads inescapably to the conclusion, then, that having a 1,000-yard rushing season is a completely arbitrary number with little meaning for a running back—especially one who plays for a coach who rotates multiple backs and spreads carries around. Indeed, were football fields measured in meters rather than yards, it does seem likely a “1,000-meter season” would become the comparable standard, even though such an accomplishment would require nearly 1,100 yards. So there is really no reason any actual, college football-playing running back ought to attribute any genuine significance to having a 1,000-yard season. And that’s why I was a little taken aback earlier this summer when I saw this quote from Karan Higdon at the Big Ten media day:
“I was very close. If I touched 1,000 [yards], I was leaving.”
Higdon was indeed very close to reaching 1,000 yards in 2017. He finished with 994 yards, just one more carry from 1,000 at his 6.1 ypc average. It wouldn’t have meant anything, really. But Higdon is the most complete running back on M’s roster. If those last six yards would truly have prompted him to declare early for the NFL, then 1,000-yards would have meant a great deal indeed.
Higdon came to Michigan from Sarasota, Fl., in the 2015 class, a late flip from Iowa who Harbaugh signed after touted Cass Tech RB Mike Weber opted for Ohio State. Not many had high expectations for Higdon, a three-star prospect ranked just inside the top -500 on the 247 Composite. But he got his feet wet as a true freshman, matured into a significant contributor with 72 carries as a sophomore, and then established himself as Michigan’s top standard running back with his breakout 2017 season. Now that he’s back for his senior year, Higdon looks to take what’s already been a solid college football career and put the exclamation point on it. One thousand yards? Sure.
After all the years of watching various M backs run straight into piles or rival The Matrix for their ultra-slow motion effects, Higdon’s a breath of fresh air. He runs north-south, keeps his shoulders square to the line-of-scrimmage, and finds the freaking daylight. He runs violently,and makes tacklers pay. Higdon has plenty of speed, and his best trait is probably the quick acceleration that enables him to probe small creases and then suddenly explode into the second level for big gainers. He’s even shown some hands, some protection chops, and some improvisational skills in the passing game. All in all, Higdon’s a legit player, and more than adequate Big Ten back.
What Higdon is, not, however, is large. Listed at just 189 lbs. last season, a good 25 lbs. lighter than the average NFL running back (214.9 lbs), turning pro this spring could have been a disastrous decision for him because NFL scouts like their measurable and that’s a big one Higdon didn’t have. So he smartly stayed in school and hit the weights hard this past off-season; Higdon rolled into fall camp listed at a cool 202 lbs., and the photographic evidence did seem to corroborate.
So while Higdon still may not beast out the yards like De'Veon Smithbefore him, hopefully we’ll see him run with a bit more power in 2018, get his 1,000 yards, and hear his name called at the 2019 NFL Draft.
Higdon’s still not going to get 225 carries though—probably not even 200. That’s because Michigan has another proven back on the roster, junior Chris Evans.
Evans came to Ann Arbor in 2016, carried the ball 88 times as at true freshman, and put Michigan ahead of Florida Statewith 1:57 remaining the Orange Bowl (the Peppersless defense couldn’t hold it, but that’s another story). This impressive debut had many expecting Michigan to feature Evans as their main RB in 2017. That didn’t exactly happen, but Evans did get over 150 touches (135 rushing carries and 16 receptions), and he and Higdon formed a solid 1-2 punch.
Evans’ game is built on three key components: speed, elusiveness, and versatility. With both a quick initial burst and a breakaway top gear, Evans has the ability to beat defenders around the corner and the wheels to pull away when he gets a step. He’s hardly a physical runner, but is shifty and hard to tackle. Defenders rarely get a clean shot on Evans, and he does have a bit of a stiffarm when he needs it. But he prefers to juke or jump cut or jab step his way down the field—or just jump right over that ass. A true all-purpose back, Evans will run outside, he’ll run inside, he’ll dive over a pile at the goal line, he’ll go out for a pass, he’ll give the QB a checkdown option. He does it all, he does it well, and now he’s an upper classman. Can you say two 1,000-yard running backs? If you count Evans’ receiving yards, then probably, yeah. Just as long as he doesn’t turn pro because of it.
With Higdon and Evans as proven commodities, probably the only real question pertaining to Michigan’s running backs this season is, which of several young RBs will emerge as a viable third option and likely replacement for Higdon in 2019? That answer was supposedto be Kareem Walker, the former 5-star New Jersey running back who famously committed to Ohio State during halftime of the 2014 national championship game, only to later flip to the Wolverines. But Walker struggled with injuries and the academics at Michigan, and despite showing a good deal of promise in limited action never surmounted the off-field obstacles. He’s left the Michigan program, and we wish him well in future endeavors—but we still need to find a new back.
That back could be sophomore O’Maury Samuels, a Higdon-like ball of muscle who dipped his toe in the pool of Big Ten football with eight carries last season. Granted, he managed just13 yards on those carries and generally looked like he didn’t belong. But the same was basically true of Higdon when he was a freshman (19 yards on 11 carrries, and a very poorly-timed slip & fall in the dying minutes of the 2015 Michigan State game). Samuels supposedly hulked up from 192 to 205 lbs. over the off-season—if that’s true, then together with another year of acclimation Samuels is a good bet for 60+ carries and an eye to starting in 2019.
While Samuels works on becoming Karan Higdon 2.0, three true freshmen arrive in Ann Arbor this fall with great aspirations of their own. Hassan Haskins is bigger prospect M hopes to develop into an A-Train type. Christian Turner is another smaller back who looks destined for the Higdon track. And then there’s Michael Barrett, one of the more intriguing prospects Michigan has signed in recent years. Barrett is a highly-regarded athlete who chose M over an offer from Georgia Tech to play QB in their triple option, and at 6’1’ and 224 lbs., he already brings good size to the position. But Barrett played QB in high school, and may have a steeper learning curve in terms of footwork, blocking, receiving, and other non-ball-carrying RB duties. Even so, he remains EGD’s pick as the most likely contributor among the three freshman backs.
Running Backs: Bottom Line
Probable starters: Karan Higdon, Chris Evans
Key backups: O’Maury Samuels
Other possible options: Michael Barrett, Hassan Haskins, Christian Turner, Kurt Taylor, Tru Wilson
Position grade: B+
Michigan may not have one back as good as Wisconsin’s Johnathan Taylor or Ohio State’s J.K. Dobbins. But Higdon and Evans are two quality college running backs, and both are upper classmen who should add poise, leadership, and consistency. M lacks quality depth behind them, but should at least be able to find a role-player for a third RB spot from among the various available candidates.
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His Wife
North American premiere
(Son épouse) In Michel Spinosa’s emotional, superbly acted drama, a widower named Joseph (Yvan Attal) travels to India to meet Gracie (Janagi), a young Tamil newlywed who knew his late wife, Catherine (Charlotte Gainsbourg), and whose erratic behavior suggests that she may be possessed by the dead woman. Soon enough, Joseph’s journey to the small village near Pondicherry where Gracie lives unveils itself to be not only a form of tribute to Catherine but also a bid for forgiveness. Spinosa (who co-wrote Rendez-Vous 2013 selection Renoir) coaxes magnetic, complex performances from Attal and especially Janagi, who is a revelation as a woman under the influence – of grief and even more mysterious forces.
Tickets still available for Mar 12 screenings at the Film Society of Lincoln Center.
Part of Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2014
Country France/India/Belgium
Language In English, French and Tamil with English subtitles
Director Michel Spinosa
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FUN FRIENDSHIP FREEDOM
The rise of the mumprenuer
By littledivaparties, Jun 2 2020 06:45AM
Statistics show that more and more people are starting up businesses. Whether it’s rising childcare costs, a great idea or inflexible employers many of those budding entrepreneurs are mums.
Six inspirational women, all of whom have started their own business since becoming parents, to find out more about life as a mumpreneur. They share their motivation, the challenges they faces but they all say it’s worth it.
Why did they do it? What really struck me from talking to these women was how unique their stories are. Not everyone starts a business to spend more time with their kids – not everyone’s business allows them to work from home. Some were made redundant, others decided for themselves that their former careers were no longer for them. ‘Parenthood can prompt mothers to think differently about what they want from their careers – and indeed I started Mumsnet in part because I hankered after a working environment that was compatible with family life,’ says Justine Roberts, Founder and CEO of Mumsnet.
After having her daughter Marley five years ago, Sarah Akwisombe, 32, from Croydon, returned to her job. The realities of juggling work and childcare didn’t suit her or her employer and she lost her job. However, she hasn’t looked back since. She’d already started an interior design blog, and within six months had won a prestigious blogging award. Her blog and interior design career have continued to grow – she now runs The No Bull Business School, and her husband Jason has recently quit his job to work with her.
Experts agree that starting up a business can give you more control. National Chairman of Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), Mike Cherry, said: ‘Although there are challenges to consider, the exciting step of starting and running your own business can allow women more control over the hours they work, making it easier to balance the demands of childcare and have a fulfilling career.’ This desire for a better work life balance that leads many mums to set up their own business. Danae Dade, 37, founder of Cookie and Biscuit, London, was made redundant while on maternity leave. She said: ‘While job hunting for a new role, I realised I couldn’t receive the flexibility I desired as a mother of two.’
Wanting to spend more time with your children isn’t always the main motivation for mumpreneurs. Hannah Saunders, 49, founder of Big Fish Little Fish family raves, says that she didn’t give up her 20-year career in the civil service to take care of her children. ‘Even though I really wanted to be a parent I never wanted to stop working. I didn’t set out to find a way of working to spend more time with my children – it’s just turned out that way.’
Juggling the business and childcare can be a challenge when starting your own business. Melissa Kimbell, 39, from Northamptonshire says: ‘It’s important to be realistic and kind to yourself when you’re trying to balance a business with family life. I couldn’t run Awake Organics the way it is now if my children were any younger, not without a lot of extra support at home.’ Sarah Akwisombe agrees: ‘Having a realistic childcare plan in place is so important. Starting a business takes a lot of time and effort, if you’re trying to do it when the kids have gone to bed it doesn’t give you much time so be clever about how to make it work.’ Trying to run a business from home isn’t an easy option. As Melissa Kimbell says: ‘All the work-from-home mums I know, including me, have taken big risks, scratched out a living in the beginning, and are still trying to figure out a healthy work/life balance. Because laundry, packed lunches, football club, and making dinner are still on the agenda every day!’ These challenges can be overcome though Melissa says, ‘I would plan better from the very beginning. This year we’ve done a detailed plan, mapping out goals, collaborations, marketing, product development, everything. This approach has already helped save time, energy, and money.’ Danae agrees. ‘If I could start over I’d plan out my time more clearly, I think indecision and failing to plan has held me back on a more than a few occasions.’ If you’re thinking of starting your own business Adelle Smith, 36, founder of BKD, recommends taking advantage of free resources. ‘I found Google Campus for Mums brilliant help in the early days.’ Mumsnet also have a dedicated forum on the site to help parents seek input from their peers (and from professionals) on things like strategy, financing and market research.
ITS WORTH IT
Since starting her business, Adelle has appeared on Dragon’s Den, winning backing from Peter Jones, sold her baking kits into Harrods, Harvey Nichols and John Lewis and published a baking book. She agrees that it’s not an always an easy option. ‘While I have flexibility in my life, I also work extremely long hours and often into the night once the kids are in bed. If you’re after working less hours to spend with the kids, starting your own business might not be the best idea. ‘However, if you think you can handle it, it’s the most fulfilling thing you can ever do, I absolutely live and breathe my business and love what I do.’
Rebecca Broadbent, 35, from Cheshire, set up her no-gym fitness business This Mum Can after being made redundant while on her second maternity leave. ‘My first classes were totally nerve-wracking as I was starting completely from scratch but it was exhilarating knowing that I was helping people get fit. ‘The classes are a great open space for women to get stuff off their chests, ask other mums for advice and just talk. My aim was to help mums and if I help a few people every year with post natal depression then that’s good enough for me.’ She says to any mum who is thinking of starting their own business: ‘Just do it. It’s the best thing I’ve ever done.’
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Disclaimer - Article written by Mandy MazliahSunday 11 Mar 2018 for metro.co.uk
DESIGN YOUR HAPPY LIFE
By littledivaparties, May 27 2020 05:37AM
DON’T GET CAUGHT UP IN THE BILLIONAIRE DREAM.
I know you’ve said it, we have all said it. “When I win a millions of pounds I can do this or I can do that”
But be honest have you ever sat down and written down your dream life, Do not fall into the hype trap, do you really want to travel the world live on a beach front house in LA? Or is your reality dream life more simple than that but your too scared to admit it because it may seem boring or not successful to others?
I know I use to write out an extravagant dream life, but when I pictured myself in that life, I was away from my friends and family. My friends and family are what make me the most happy so why was I creating an extravagant lifestyle that took me away from that?
So I sat down and took out my ego and what other peoples version of successful is and wrote down what success would mean to me, I didn’t write down a fantasy dream life, I wrote down what a happy life would be to me - only me and It turned out I didn’t need a million pound to achieve my Happy life. The number was a lot less and a successful business would get me everything I needed to make me happy, feel content and more importantly make me feel like I did something with my life.
When I wrote this this I worked 25 hours a week in a call centre and made around £900 per month and had to rely on tax credits to top up the rest to get my bill covered.
SIMPLE THINGS I WANTED TO GET TICKED OFF
-I wanted to be able to take my kids to school and pick them up
- I wanted to go to any school event, plays, sports days, stay and play etc without having to ask anyone’s else’s permission.
- I wanted to look after my own kids during the school holidays and not palm them off to various family members whoever was free that week. The mum guilt is just to hard to cope with.
- I wanted to be able to buy my kids really healthy food daily- this might sound strange but I only had a £40 food shopping budget per week – no cleaning or toiletries just food. So this didn’t allow me to buy the huge fruit bundle my kids love as I had to buy main meals. Yeah sure we brought fruit, we would buy a bag of apples, oranges and bananas. But my kids love water melon, strawberries, blueberries, mango they want this daily and lots of it and lets be honest eating healthy costs a lot of money!
I wanted to decide when I worked and when I didn’t. If something came up and friends were going for lunch or my sisters were going shopping. I didn’t want to miss out because I was at work.
I wanted to earm more money not just enough to pay the bills.
ABIT MORE OF A LUXURY
I wanted to be able to take my kids on holiday every half term. We absolutely love holidays. But I remember 1 year our “holiday” was a daytrip to the seaside. It killed me that I couldn’t take them abroad or even on a 2 week holiday in the UK. My family would go away in big groups and we would have to stay home and miss out. Each year was harder and harder to keep missing out. I didn’t get to take my daughter abroad until she was 5 and to do that I had to do forever living, body shop etc to try and get the money just for that one trip.
So being able to just whisk them away on holiday every half term would feel like a luxury to me. I wanted the 5 half terms to include all sorrts of holidays, Uk cabin lodges, All inclusive fun type holidays, private villas with friends and for this to include some giant holidays, Disneyland florida, Bahamas, carribean cruises. I wanted this on a yearly basis.
I wanted to be able to do anything we wanted at the weekend with no money restrictions. If we wanted to go to a theme park, water park, bowling and arcades. Shopping and dinner I wanted to be able to do it. I got fed up of my friends and family going to nice places and we had to go to the park or occasionally a soft play. Now don’t get me wrong we do LOVE the park and being outdoors but I wanted to go to the park as our choice not as the only thing we could do that day.
I wanted to be able to buy clothes every month. All my money went on clothes the kids needed. They grew out of them all the time. So my needs were always last. I would wear the same winter coat 5 years in a row just so my kids could have a new one that would fit every year. So to be able to buy myself clothes that would make me feel pretty and good about myself was a luxury to me.
I wanted to have something to show for my life, that I did something. My own business that I built and turned into a legacy for my children so they had something too. I didn’t want to have to work in the business all the time, I wanted a team that ran it for me so I could work around when my kids needed me. But a business I could take to and show them how we have the life we have because Mummy built this.
MY DREAM PART
I wanted my dream house- I have designed this down to the last detail. It’s a huge home big enough for guests to come and stay and has a lot of entertainment spaces designed as I love being surrounded by my friends and family and I love to host and be able to provide. It has an american style pantry with all my food in labelled glass jars, a huge kitchen with the biggest island, a play room, cinema room, pool, open concept, a very pretty home office, a whole room for my wardrobe and make up.
I want 2 holiday homes, one here in the UK and one abroad. So if my friends and family need a holiday they can use our homes to stay in or come and stay with us when we visit.
I want a huge legacy to leave my kids – I want an empire that was built to help other mums like me. To show my kids that by helping others we can get our dream life, by helping others we can achieve more success than just money. We have changed peoples lives and that’s pretty magic. We will have also built a huge family across the UK with people just like us. We would all be in it together. Having the power to change someone else’s life in such a positive way. I think that would be a pretty incredible legacy to leave behind and definitely feel like I did something with my life.
This is my dream life- this wont seem like much to other people and its certainly not as extravagant as a “dream life” but this is my happy life. Where I am happy with how I have lived my life, I feel like an amazing mum and feel like iv made a change in the world.
I have acheieved the 1st 2 sections with my business and now im working on my final dream section. Now i have achieved most of my happy life i now have new goals. Thats how it works you achieve a set of goals and your goals change massively. You don't need to start with the giant million pound dreams at the begining. Just start with what would make your life happier?
So will you take the challenge, take 5 minutes out to define not your dream life but your own happy life.
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Flash Player adds support for hardware decoding on Macs
updated 09:50 pm EDT, Tue August 10, 2010
Feature finally out of beta development
Adobe has released an update to its Flash Player utility for Mac OS X. Version 10.1.82.76, known as Gala during beta development, is the first iteration to support GPU-based hardware acceleration. The feature is geared for decoding HD content formatted in H.264.
Flash GPU acceleration requires a NVIDIA GeForce 9400M-based Macs, such as the older unibody MacBooks or Mac minis, along with models integrating 320M or GT 330M components. Users must also be running Mac OS X 10.6.3 to take advantage of the new feature.
Flash Player 10.1.82.76 is now available directly from Adobe. [via ByteArray.org]
chas_m 08/11, 12:51am
In Steve's "Thoughts on Flash," he basically threw down the guantlet to Adobe and said "show us an efficient Flash that treats Macs and PCs and smartphones as equals, and we'll talk."
This, as it turns out, was exactly the swift kick in the rear Adobe needed to get off their kiesters and finally, honestly, WORK ON FIXING FLASH.
It may have taken six months but their efforts are starting to pay off, and in fact I think in hindsight Steve's public "woodshedding" will be the best thing to ever happen to Flash development.
ddukes 08/11, 02:02am
on my MacBook Pro, Flash still consumes around 67% CPU when viewing 720p YouTube content in Firefox. Down from a staggering 89% with the previous Flash build.
That same content in Safari using HTML5 720p only consumes around 21% CPU.
Also my MBP runs the fan at full blast when I view Flash 720p, but no fan all when I view HTML5 720p.
Still a loooooooooooooooooong way to go if you ask me. Probably will never get their because of the way Flash's architecture.
nowwhatareyoulookingat 08/11, 02:17am
not provide, say, an ACTUAL LINK TO FLASH ON ADOBE'S SITE?
JeffHarris 08/11, 08:49am
Gee, it took Adobe long enough...
And it STILL only offers partial support for Mac OS X.
How long has this been available for Windows?
Too LATE, Adobe. The tide against Flash has already turned.
HTML5 will have passed Flash by the time Adobe gets it's Mac Flash shhhit together... IF ever.
Raman 08/11, 10:18am
You treated Apple users with respect in the old days, then turned to Windows users because you saw the potential $$'s and turned your back on Apple.
gskibum3 08/11, 10:43am
Would it kill them to include hardware that's barely 3 years old?
Like my 17" MacBook Pro with a GeForce 8600M GT and 512 MB of VRAM?
rvhernandez 08/11, 12:14pm
Hey, let's all get together and sue Adobe for their lack of supporting new and older Mac video cards. Or better yet, let's get the FTC to investigate why Adobe is failing to support these cards...
These comments are just as ridiculous as Adobe's contentious whining about Apple not allowing Flash in iOS.
testudo 08/11, 12:22pm
Except Adobe can only do so much on 'fixing' flash. Flash on Windows uses the graphics controller to do much of the heavy lifting. And they can do more in Windows with that than Apple has allowed on the OS X side. This is why (a) it is limited to a certain generation of graphics card, and (b) it doesn't 'fix' flash,just improves it somewhat.
Apple has no desire to work with Adobe to give them the access it would take or instruct them on how to improve things. This way, they can proclaim Adobe isn't doing enough, when, in fact, adobe is doing all it can, they're just being constrained by the platform.
akulavolk 08/11, 12:30pm
The title of this should be "Flash Player adds support for hardware decoding on some Macs." As you note, this only adds GPU acceleration on SOME nVidia-based Macs. All ATI GPU Macs, and some nVidia Macs won't see any improvement from this.
dimmer 08/11, 03:43pm
"Apple has no desire to work with Adobe to give them the access it would take or instruct them on how to improve things."
And your reference for this would be? Anything? Or you are just tossing out speculation based on what you think is true? Apple works with Adobe just the same as they do any other developer. They don't deny "Access" to anything. They provide detailed, in depth information on how to code for OS X and iOS. To all developers.
If anything Adobe gets special treatment from Apple -- the two companies were symbiotic for a long while. At this point though, Adobe is much more focussed on their Windows apps, which in turn makes their UI more Windows-like than Mac like. Apple notes this and has encroached where it was required (Final Cut, Aperture) to rattle Adobe's cage.
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Potamopyrgus antipodarum
Neotaenioglossa
Hydrobiidae
Jenkin's spire shell (English), New Zealand mudsnail (English)
Hydrobia jenkinsi , (Smith, 1889)
Potamopyrgus jenkinsi , (Smith, 1889)
Potamopyrgus antipodarum is an aquatic snail native to New Zealand that has invaded Australia, Europe, and North America. It can inhabit a wide range of ecosystems, including rivers, reservoirs, lakes, and estuaries. P. antipodarum may established extremely dense populations that can comprise over 95% of the invertebrate biomass in a river, alter primary production, and compete with or displace native mollscs and macroinvertebrates. They can spread rapidly in introduced areas and are able to withstand desiccation, a variety of temperature regimes, and are small enough that many types of water users could be the source of introduction to new areas.
Potamopyrgus antipodarum, the New Zealand mudsnail, is a very small, aquatic snail whose elongate shell consists of 5 to 6 dextral, or right handed, whorls. It is often described as horn colored or light to dark brown. It has an operculum that covers its shell aperture. The average length of P. antipodarum is usually 4-6 mm in introduced locations but may reach 12 mm in its native range. Some populations bear a weak keel located mid whorl (Crosier et al, undated; Levri et al, 2007; NZMS Working Group, 2006; Ponder, 1988; Richards et al, 2002; Zaranko et al, 1997).
Potamopyrgus antipodarum was reported in some locations of Europe as Potamopyrgus jenkinsi by Smith (1989) (Gaino et al, 2008). Non-native populations of P. antipodarum are parthenogenetic and consist almost exclusively of female, clonal individuals. In the United States most western populations are a single clone, with a second in a short section of the Snake River, Idaho, and a third in eastern United States (NZMS Working group, 2006).
Potamopyrgus antipodarum may live more than a year and has been observed to grow at a rate of up to 0.1 mm/day at 21°C in laboratory conditions (Richards et al, 2002). It may reach sexual maturity in at 3.0-3.5 mm or in about six to nine months (Crosier et al, undated; Richards et al, 2002; Dybdahl & Kane, 2005; Moller et al, 1994 in Alonso & Castro-Diaz, 2008).
Potamopyrgus antipodarum is an extremely tolerant species that is capable of inhabiting many aquatic conditions. It colonizes a wide range of habitats including rivers, lakes, streams, estuaries, reservoirs, lagoons, canals, ditches, and even water tanks (Brown et al, 2008; Crosier et al, undated). Reported depths range from 4-25, even 45 meters, but it most often occurs in the littoral zone and moderate depths of around 10 m (Cejka et al, 2008; Zaranko et al, 1997; Grigoorvich et al, 2003). P. antipodarum tolerates a wide range of temperatures, salinities, trophic conditions, water conditions, and current speeds (Gaino et al, 2008; Levri et al, 2007; Crosier et al, undated). It may occupy silt, sand, mud, concrete, vegetation, cobble, and gravel (Crosier et al, undated; Richards et al, 2002). Its densities are reported highest in systems with high primary productivity, constant temperatures, cobble substrate, and constant flow (Richards et al, 2002; Holomuzki & Biggs, 2007), and it thrives in disturbed watersheds (Cejka et al, 2008). Its upper thermal limits are around 28°C and lower limits are around freezing (Crosier et al, undated). It may reproduce at salinities of 0-15 ppt and tolerate 30-35 ppt for short periods of time (Cejka et al, 2008). It can withstand moderate desiccation and drought for several days (National Park Service, undated; Gaino et al, 2008).
Within its native range Potamopyrgus antipodarum reproduces sexually and asexually while non-native populations are parthenogenetic and consist almost exclusively of triploid females (Alonso & Castro-Diaz, 2008; Lively, undated). Reproduction is ovoviviparous and offspring are brooded by females in a brood pouch until they reach a mobile stage (Alonso & Castro-Diaz, 2008). Broods are reported to range from 20-120 embryos per female and they produce an average of 230 juveniles per year (Richards et al, 2002; Alonso & Castro-Diaz, 2008). P. antipodarum may reproduce year-round in favorable conditions, but the majority of its reproduction occurs in the spring and summer (Crosier et al, undated; Richards et al, 2002).
Potamopyrgus antipodarum grazes on periphyton, diatoms, and plant and animal detritus (Richards et al, 2002; Alonso & Castro-Diaz, 2008; Brown et al, 2008; Levri et al, 2008).
The most frequently cited method of long distance dispersal of Potamopyrgus antipodarum is through ship ballast water (Alonso & Castro-Diaz, 2008).
Principal source: New Zealand Mudsnail Management and Control Working Group, 2006. National Management and Control Plan for the New Zealand Mudsnail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum) DRAFT. Prepared for the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force by the New Zealand Mudsnail Management and Control Plan Working Group Draft August 2006
Davidson, Timothy M., Valance E. F. Brenneis, Catherine de Rivera, Robyn Draheim and Graham E. Gillespie, 2008. Northern range expansion and coastal occurrences of the New Zealand mud snail Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Gray, 1843) in the northeast Pacific. Aquatic Invasions (2008) Volume 3, Issue 3: 349-353. Special issue “Invasive Aquatic Molluscs – ICAIS 2007 Conference Papers and Additional Records” Frances E. Lucy and Thaddeus K. Graczyk (Guest Editors)
Crosier, Danielle M.; Daniel P. Molloy; David C. Richards, undated. New Zealand Mudsnail - Potamopyrgus antipodarum.
Review: Dr Sabine Schreiber, Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research Department of Sustainability and Environment. Australia
Recommended citation: Global Invasive Species Database (2021) Species profile: Potamopyrgus antipodarum. Downloaded from http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/species.php?sc=449 on 18-01-2021.
Potamopyrgus antipodarum may establish very dense populations, consume large amounts of primary production, alter ecosystem dynamics, compete with and displace native invertebrates, and negatively influence higher trophic levels. Its ecological plasticity, high competitive ability, high reproductive rate, high capacity for various dispersal methods, and ability to avoid predation make it a formidable colonizer capable of establishing abundant populations with significant effects on ecosystems (Alonso & Castro-Diaz, 2008). P. antipodarum and its impacts are similar to that of the extremely problematic invasive Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) (National Park Service, undated).
P. antipodarum can establish extremely dense populations of tens to hundreds of thousands of individuals per square meter in introduced environments. In Australia densities of 50,000 snails/m2 have been recorded (Ponder 1988; Schrieber et al, 1998). In the United States densities of 200,000, 500,000 and even 800,000 snails/m2 have been recorded in several locations (Davidson et al, 2008; Dorgelo, 1987 in Brown et al, 2008; Crosier et al, undated; Hall et al, 20003; Levri et al, 2007).
These large populations undoubtedly have significant effects on ecosystems. P. antipodarum can consume up to 75% of gross primary production, dominate secondary production by composing up to 97% of invertebrate biomass, and excreting 65% of total NH4 thereby dominating C and N cycles as in the case of Polecat Creek, Wyoming. Its secondary productivity is one of the highest ever reported (194 g AFDM m-2 yr-1), being 7–40 times higher than that of any macroinvertebrate in Greater Yellowstone area (Hall et al, 2003; Hall et al, 2006; Richards et al, 2002). Such alteration of ecosystems likely results in far reaching cascading ecological impacts (Crosier et al, undated; Davidson et al, 2008; Alonso & Castro-Diaz, 2008). It has also been indicated that it may increase CO2 levels by precipitating calcium bicarbonate to calcium carbonate to produce shells (Chavaud et al, 2003 in NZMS Working Group, 2006).
P. antipodarum may displace, inhibit growth in, and compete with native invertebrates for resources in introduced locations (Alonso & Castro-Diaz, 2008; Cowie et al, 2009; Davidson et al, 2008; Hall et al, 2006; Kerans et al, 2005). High densities of P. antipodarum were believed to have negative interactions with native macroinvertebrates in several locations in Montana (Kerans et al, 2005). In the Snake River, Idaho, its site of initial introduction in the United States, it is believed to be a major cause of five species of native mollusks recently becoming endangered (Crosier et al, undated). This includes the endangered hydrobiid snail Taylorconcha serpenticola (Richards et al, 2004 in Brown et al, 2008). It is believed to limit absolute growth and the growth rate of the native desert valvata snail (Valvata utahensis) in the Snake River as well (Lysne & Koetsier, 2008). It dominates the Mont Saint-Michael Bay in western France and represented 80% of gastropods collected from all sites (Gerard et al, 2003). Similarly, P. antipodarum made up 83% of the mollusk community in a reservoir near an industrial area in Poland (Lewen & Smolski, 2006). P. antipodarum has been found to significantly inhibit growth in endemic snail Pyrulopsis robusta in Polecat Creek, Wymoing (Riley et al, 2008). A negative correlation has been demonstrated with P. antipodarum and important invertebrate species mayflies, stoneflies, caddisflies, and chironomids (Crosier et al, undated). It has also been to have a negative correlation with native hydrobiid snails in Tasmania (Poner, 1988).
P. antipodarum directly affects fish by being a poor and mostly un-digestible food source. Although rainbow trout Onchorynchus mykiss and brown trout Salmo trutta were found to feed on P. antipodarum in a study, about 80% of those consumed passed through their system undigested (NZMS Working Group, 2006). Not only does P. antipodarum replace energetic food sources, but it is believed to inflict poor health and reduce survivorship in fish that consume it based the significantly worse condition of fish with P. antipodarum in their guts (Vinsen & Baker, 2008). These direct as well as indirect impacts on fish by P. antiopdarum threaten fisheries in locations where it has established.
Additionally, P. antiopdarum has fouling potential as it is known to pass through water pipes, emerge from domestic traps, and may block water pipes, meters, or irrigation systems (Ponder, 1988; Cotton, 1942 in Zaranko, 1997; NZMS Working Group, 2006). P. antipodarum has also been found to be infected by blood fluke Sanguinicola sp. in Europe and represents a possible vector to new locations (Gerard & LeLannic, 2003).
Preventative measures: Once Potamopyrgus antipodarum establishes eradication is improbable in most locations and often impractical in those where possible. Prevention of its introduction and containing existing populations is important for minimizing its spread and impacts. Its populations are likely to expand throughout its introduced range. The present distributions of P. antipodarum in North America and Australia specifically are predicted to expand. In North America, it is believed to continue to spread through western watersheds and in the Great Lakes. If it reaches the rivers of the Mississippi basin, it will spread rapidly and abundantly. In Australia it is thought to continue to spread along the east coast and may establish in the southwest if a suitable vector is provided (Loo et al, 2007a).
Educating anglers, hunters, boaters, aquaculturalists, and the general public about P. anitpodarum, methods of its spread, its potential impacts, and control methods is important. Because its spread to new locations is the result of human activity public awareness about P. antipodarum is necessary. The expansion of present efforts and new initiatives to slow the spread of P. antipodarum by environmental and governmental agencies such as the National Parks Service is essential to conservation (NZMS Working Group, 2006).
Local and federal governments should also take steps to legally prohibit the importation, possession, and transport of P. antipodarum. In the United States California, Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming have already done so, while Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon require prior authorization for its importation, possession, or transport. Colorado and California quarantined and closed fishing access to certain locations in attempts to curb its spread. Alaska, Hawaii, Indiana, Kansas, Montana, Oregon, and Washington have all developed state aquatic nuisance management plans that include P. antipodarum (NZMS Working Group, 2006).
Transportation via contaminated aquatic equipment, such as wading gear, is a major method of spread of P. antipodarum (Crosier, undated; Davidson et al, 2008; Richards et al, 2004; NZMS Working Group, 2006). Several methods of removing P. antipodarum have been recommended including desiccation, heating, freezing, washing, and chemical treatment. The laying out and drying of equipment at 30ºC for at least 24 hours or at 40ºC for 2 hours has proven effective (Davidson et al, 2008; Richards et al, 2004; Crosier et al, undated). Submerging it in water at about 50 ºC for a few minutes is also effective as P. antipodarum can survive at 43 ºC for short periods (Medhurst, 2003 in NZMS Working Group, 2006). Freezing gear for 6-8 hours will also kill P. anitpodarum (Davidson et al, 2008; Richards et al, 2004; Medhurst, 2003 in NZMS Working Group, 2006). Scrubbing and thoroughly rinsing may effectively remove it as well (Crosier et al, undated). Finally, chemical treatment is also effective. Benzethonium chloride, chlorine bleach, Formula 409, Pine-Sol, ammonia, and copper sulfate all effectively kill P. antipodarum. However, bleach and Pine-Sol were found to damage some materials. The use of copper sulfate, benzethonium chloride, or Formula 409 disinfectant immersion baths or in dry sacks are believed to provide the most acceptable chemical methods of removing P. antipodarum (Hosea & Finlayson, 2005).
Ballast water and hull fouling is believed to be the most common vector of introducing P. antipodarum to new locations (Alonso & Castro-Diaz, 2008). Adhering to local, federal, and international ballast water regulations such as those provided by GloBallast is essential to reducing the discharge of contaminated ballast water and helping prevent the establishment of P. antipodarum (NZMS Working Group, 2006). Although due to its very small size, it may not be practical to clean P. antipodarum off of large hulls or recreational craft in every instance, promoting information and resources to clean water craft before existing certain contaminated sites would help reduce its spread. Additionally, the cleaning of anchors may also reduce its spread (NZMS Working Group, 2006).
Physical: Control of P. antipodarum is possible in certain isolated locations such as small lakes, ponds, irrigation canals, and fish hatcheries. Draining waters and allowing substrate to heat and dry completely in the summer or freeze in the winter will kill P. antipodarum. Irrigation canals are routinely shut down for plant control and may be treated for snails as well (NZMS Working Group, 2006). The use of flame throwers on the walls and raceways has been effectively employed in hatcheries (Richards et al, 2004; Dwyer et al, 2003 in NZMS Working Group, 2006). It has also been suggested that barriers such as copper stripping or electrical weirs may limit the movement of P. antipodarum particularly in keeping it from high risk areas (NZMS Working group, 2006).
Chemical: Chemical treatment of aquatic systems poses risks to surrounding drainages and native species. Small lakes and ponds may be isolated from drainages may isolated from drainages for chemical treatment. Chemical methods used to eradicate P. antipodarum include: Bayer 73 copper sulfate, and 4-nitro-3-trifluoromethylphenol sodium salt (TFM). The only molluscicide known to have been tested against P. antipodarum is Bayluscide (a.i. niclosamide). This test, conducted by Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks (FWP), was conducted in small spring creek along the lower Madison River. One hundred percent mortality was achieved after 48 exposure units, which consisted of 1 ppm Bayluscide for 1 hour (Don Skarr, Montana FWP, personal communication in NZMS Working Group, 2006).
Application of GreenClean® PRO, a non-copper-based algaecide, was found to be an effective means to prevent and possibly eliminate P. antipodarum in the lab. Mortality was 100% within 72 hours of exposure to a 0.5% concentration for 2 and 4 minutes, 1% concentration for 30 seconds, and minimum of 0.33% concentration for 8 minutes. Mortality was also 100%, 48 hours after exposure to a 4% concentration for 2 minutes and 0.55% concentration for 8 minutes. Although effective in the lab, its effectiveness in the remains uncertain (NZMS Working Group, 2006).
Biological control: Parasites of P. antipodarum are another potential method of control. Studies of the efficacy and specificity of a trematode parasite from its native range as a biological control have demonstrated promising results ((Dybdahl et al. 2005 in NZMS Working Group, 2006; Emblidge and Dybdahl in prep in NZMS Working Group, 2006). Also the parasite Micophallus sp. has been found to highly specific and effective in most genotypes of P. antipodarum including those in the western US (Dybdahl and Lively, 1998 in NZMS Working Group, 2006; Dybdahl & Lively, 1998 in NZMS Working Group, 2006).
Integrated management: An integrated management and control plan for P. antipodarum should be implemented in locations that are colonized and those that may potentially be invaded. This plan should include preventive measures, public education, monitoring, and appropriate treatment to slow its spread and eradicate where possible and practical. Plans should account for the specific needs of individual locations and follow the guidelines provided by the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force (ANSTF) (NZMS Working Group, 2006).
Countries (or multi-country features) with distribution records for Potamopyrgus antipodarum
[1] atlantic - northeast
[4] australia
[1] greece
[1] iraq
[1] lake erie
[1] lake ontario
[1] lake superior
[1] lebanon
[2] mediterranean & black sea
[1] romania
[1] slovenia
[1] st. lawrence river
[1] turkey
[5] united kingdom
Informations on Potamopyrgus antipodarum has been recorded for the following locations. Click on the name for additional informations.
Details of Potamopyrgus antipodarum in information
Red List assessed species 4: CR = 1; EN = 2; VU = 1;
Alzoniella delmastroi EN
Dianella thiesseana CR
Pseudamnicola gasulli VU
Salenthydrobia ferrerii EN
[19] Environmental Ecosystem - Habitat
[2] Primary production alteration
[1] Modification of nutrient pool and fluxes
[3] Modification of natural benthic communities
[2] Modification of food web
[1] Reduces/inhibits the growth of other species
81 references found for Potamopyrgus antipodarum
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The database is available from: http://www.aliensinbelarus.com/content/view/12/28/.
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ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System), 2005. Online Database Potamopyrgus antipodarum
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The following 2 contacts offer information an advice on Potamopyrgus antipodarum
Daniel L.,
Gustafson, Ph.D.
Biology, ecology, and systematics of freshwater invertebrates.
http://www.esg.montana.edu/aim/mollusca/nzms/.
dlg@rapid.msu.montana.edu
PO Box 173460 Department of Ecology
PO Box 173460 Bozeman MT 59717-3460
Schreiber,
Dr Sabine
Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research Department of Sustainability and Environment.
Sabine.Schreiber@dse.vic.gov.au
PO Box 137, 123 Brown Street, Heidelberg, Victoria 3084, Australia
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lobina negra (Spanish, Mexico), achigan (French), American black bass (English), green bass (English), bas dehanbozorg (Farsi), bass (English), bass wielkgebowy (Polish), black bass (English), bolsherotnyi amerikanskii tscherny okun (Russian), achigã (Portuguese), achigan à grande bouche (French), bol'sherotyi chernyi okun' (Russian), forelbaars (Dutch), forellenbarsch (German), green trout (English), huro (Spanish), khorshid Mahi Baleh Kuchak (Farsi), lakseabbor (Norwegian), largemouth black bass (English), northern largemouth bass (English, Canada), ostracka (Czech), großmäuliger Schwarzbarsch (German), okounek pstruhový (Czech), Ørredaborre (Danish), perche noire (French), perche truite (French), stormundet black bass (Danish), tam suy lo ue (Cantonese), zwarte baars (Dutch), lobina-truche (English, Dominican Republic), buraku basu (Japanese), biban cu gura mare (Romanian), perca Americana (Spanish), persico trota (Italian), isobassi (Finnish), perche d'Amérique (French), stormundet ørredaborre (Danish), bas wielkogeby (English, Poland), okuchibasu (Japanese), largemouth bass (English), fekete sügér (Hungarian), ostracka lososovitá (Slovak), Öringsaborre (Swedish)
Labrus salmoides , Lacepède, 1802
Huro salmoides , (Lacepède, 1802)
Aplites salmoides , (Lacepède, 1802)
Perca nigricans , (Cuvier, 1828)
Micropterus salmoides , (Lacepède, 1802)
Huro nigricans , Cuvier, 1828
Grystes megastoma , Garlick, 1857
Micropterus salmoides (bass) has been widely introduced throughout the world due to its appeal as a sport fish and for its tasty flesh. In some places introduced Micropterus salmoides have affected populations of small native fish through predation, sometimes resulting in the their decline or extinction. Its diet includes fish, crayfish, amphibians and insects.
Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-14; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 10-12; Vertebrae: 30-32. Mouth large; maxillary extending beyond the eye. Pelvic fins not joined by a membrane. Green to olive dorsally, milk-white to yellow ventrally, with a black band running from the operculum to the base of the caudal fin. Caudal fin rounded. Caudal fin with 17 rays .\" (FishBase, 2003)
Micropterus salmoides is the most popular game fish in the United States; a recreational fishery that is worth millions of dollars. Preyed upon by herons, bitterns, and kingfishers. Excellent food fish .\" (FishBase, 2003)
Spawning takes place spring to summer or when temperature reaches 15°C. Adults mate between the age of 5-12 years (FishBase, 2003).
Fisheries; minor commercial, aquaculture; commercial, gamefish, aquarium: show aquarium. (FishBase, 2003)
Inhabits clear, vegetated lakes, ponds, swamps. Also in backwaters and pools of creeks and rivers. Prefers quiet, clear water and over-grown banks.\" (FishBase, 2003). Largemouth bass are highly adaptable fish, able to thrive in virtually every warm-water habitat, from small creeks to large rivers to huge reservoirs. About the only thing that limits them is cold annual water temperatures (<10C) or low pH (<6), both of which presumably inhibit reproduction, since adults can survive in both habitats, but populations will not persist.
The male which becomes aggressive and territorial builds the nest on muddy bottoms of shallow water. A female may spawn with several males on different nests. The male guards and fans the eggs. (FishBase, 2003)
Food habits of Micropterus salmoides are very diverse, but mainly consist of fish or invertebrates. Sometimes cannibalistic. Does not feed during spawning; as well as when the water temperature is below 5°C and above 37°C ( FishBase, 2003). Well-known communities involve either LMB and bluegill (Lepomis machrochirus) or LMB and shad (Dorosoma spp). Much work has been done on the dynamics of these two communties. The LMB-BG communities tend to be more in the northern natural lakes, whereas the LMB-shad communities are more common in large southern reservoirs.
This species has been an important sport fish for many years and as such has been stocked widely in areas where it is nonindigenous. (Fuller, 1999)Fishing and Angling
Principal source: FishBase, 2005. Species profile Micropterus salmoides Largemouth bass
Review: Dr. Steve Sammons M. Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Auburn University. USA
Recommended citation: Global Invasive Species Database (2021) Species profile: Micropterus salmoides. Downloaded from http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/species.php?sc=94 on 18-01-2021.
Introduced bass usually affect populations of small native fishes through predation, sometimes resulting in the decline or extinction of such species (Minckley 1973, in Fuller, 1999). Studies have shown that largemouth bass are capable of displacing native species, even predatory species such as northern pike.(USGS-CERC, 2004)
Countries (or multi-country features) with distribution records for Micropterus salmoides
[1] algeria
[1] argentina
[1] atlantic - western central
[1] bolivia
[1] botswana
[1] brazil
[1] cameroon
[1] central pacific territories
[1] china
[1] colombia
[1] congo
[1] costa rica
[1] cuba
[1] cyprus
[1] dominican republic
[1] ecuador
[1] egypt
[1] el salvador
[1] ex-yugoslavia
[1] fiji
[1] french polynesia
[2] guam
[1] guatemala
[1] honduras
[1] hong kong
[1] hungary
[1] iran, islamic republic of
[1] kenya
[1] korea, democratic people's republic of
[1] korea, republic of
[1] lesotho
[1] madagascar
[1] malawi
[1] malaysia
[1] mauritius
[1] mexico
[1] morocco
[1] mozambique
[1] namibia
[2] new caledonia
[1] nigeria
[1] panama
[1] philippines
[1] portugal
[1] puerto rico
[1] reunion
[1] south africa
[1] swaziland
[1] taiwan
[1] tanzania, united republic of
[1] tunisia
[1] uganda
[1] united states
[1] virgin islands, u.s.
[1] zambia
[1] zimbabwe
Informations on Micropterus salmoides has been recorded for the following locations. Click on the name for additional informations.
Details of Micropterus salmoides in information
Red List assessed species 14: EX = 2; CR = 3; EN = 5; VU = 2; NT = 2;
Allotoca diazi CR
Ardeola idae EN
Aythya innotata CR
Chiloglanis bifurcus EN
Cyprinodon radiosus EN
Iberocypris alburnoides VU
Labeobarbus capensis VU
Libellula angelina CR
Notropis topeka NT
Podilymbus gigas EX
Profundulus hildebrandi EN
Pseudobarbus tenuis NT
Sandelia bainsii EN
Tachybaptus rufolavatus EX
22 references found for Micropterus salmoides
Alien Species in Poland 2006 Micropterus salmoides
Summary: Available from: http://www.iop.krakow.pl/ias/Gatunek.aspx?spID=212 [Accessed 18 March 2010]
Clearwater, Susan J.; Chris W. Hickey and Michael L. Martin. 2008. Overview of potential piscicides and molluscicides for controlling aquatic pest species in New Zealand. Science for conservation 283. March 2008, New Zealand Department of Conservation
Summary: Available from: http://www.doc.govt.nz/upload/documents/science-and-technical/sfc283entire.pdf [Accessed 20 March 2008]
Columbia Environmental Research Center International Falls Biological Station Research Program
Summary: Management and impacts.
Available from: http://www.cerc.cr.usgs.gov/FRS_Webs/Intrntl/research.htm#compet [Accessed 12 January, 2004]
Copp, G.H., Garthwaite, R. and Gozlan, R.E., 2005. Risk identification and assessment of non-native freshwater fishes: concepts and perspectives on protocols for the UK. Sci. Ser. Tech Rep., Cefas Lowestoft, 129: 32pp.
Summary: The discussion paper presents a conceptual risk assessment approach for freshwater fish species that addresses the first two elements (hazard identification, hazard assessment) of the UK environmental risk strategy The paper presents a few worked examples of assessments on species to facilitate discussion.
Available from: http://www.cefas.co.uk/publications/techrep/tech129.pdf [Accessed 1 September 2005]
Hewitt, C.L, Campbell, M.L. and Gollasch, S. 2006. Alien Species in Aquaculture. Considerations for responsible use. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. viii + 32 pp.
Summary: This publication aims to first provide decision makers and managers with information on the existing international and regional regulations that address the use of alien species in aquaculture, either directly or indirectly; and three examples of national responses to this issue (New Zealand, Australia and Chile).
Available from: http://data.iucn.org/dbtw-wpd/edocs/2006-036.pdf [Accessed 22 September 2008]
Mendoza, R.E.; Cudmore, B.; Orr, R.; Balderas, S.C.; Courtenay, W.R.; Osorio, P.K.; Mandrak, N.; Torres, P.A.; Damian, M.A.; Gallardo, C.E.; Sanguines, A.G.; Greene, G.; Lee, D.; Orbe-Mendoza, A.; Martinez, C.R.; and Arana, O.S. 2009. Trinational Risk Assessment Guidelines for Aquatic Alien Invasive Species. Commission for Environmental Cooperation. 393, rue St-Jacques Ouest, Bureau 200, Montr�al (Qu�bec), Canada. ISBN 978-2-923358-48-1.
Summary: In 1993, Canada, Mexico and the United States signed the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC) as a side agreement to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The NAAEC established the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) to help the Parties ensure that improved economic efficiency occurred simultaneously with trinational environmental cooperation. The NAAEC highlighted biodiversity as a key area for trinational cooperation. In 2001, the CEC adopted a resolution (Council Resolution 01-03), which created the Biodiversity Conservation Working Group (BCWG), a working group of high-level policy makers from Canada, Mexico and the United States. In 2003, the BCWG produced the �Strategic Plan for North American Cooperation in the Conservation of Biodiversity.� This strategy identified responding to threats, such as invasive species, as a priority action area. In 2004, the BCWG, recognizing the importance of prevention in addressing invasive species, agreed to work together to develop the draft CEC Risk Assessment Guidelines for Aquatic Alien Invasive Species (hereafter referred to as the Guidelines). These Guidelines will serve as a tool to North American resource managers who are evaluating whether or not to introduce a non-native species into a new ecosystem. Through this collaborative process, the BCWG has begun to implement its strategy as well as address an important trade and environment issue. With increased trade comes an increase in the potential for economic growth as well as biological invasion, by working to minimize the potential adverse impacts from trade, the CEC Parties are working to maximize the gains from trade while minimizing the environmental costs.
Available from: English version: http://www.cec.org/Storage/62/5516_07-64-CEC%20invasives%20risk%20guidelines-full-report_en.pdf [Accessed 15 June 2010]
French version: http://www.cec.org/Storage/62/5517_07-64-CEC%20invasives%20risk%20guidelines-full-report_fr.pdf [Accessed 15 June 2010]
Spanish version: http://www.cec.org/Storage/62/5518_07-64-CEC%20invasives%20risk%20guidelines-full-report_es.pdf [Accessed 15 June 2010].
The Outlaws of the Ecosystem - Invasive Alien Species Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea.
Summary: Report from Republic of Korea.
CONABIO. 2008. Sistema de informaci�n sobre especies invasoras en M�xico. Especies invasoras - Peces. Comisi�n Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad. Fecha de acceso.
Invasive species - fish is available from: http://www.conabio.gob.mx/invasoras/index.php/Especies_invasoras_-_Peces [Accessed 30 July 2008]
Especies invasoras - Peces is available from: http://www.conabio.gob.mx/invasoras/index.php/Especies_invasoras_-_Peces [Accessed 30 July 2008]
Donaldson, Terry J., pers comm. Dec. 2004. University of Guam Marine Laboratory, Guam 96913 USA. Chair, IUCN/SSC Coral Reef Fishes Specialist Group. Secretary, Society for the Conservation of Reef Fish Aggregations. Email: donaldsn@uog9.uog.edu Websites: www.uog.edu/marinelab, www.marine.org, www.scrfa.org [some information provided by Brent Tibbetts from the Guam Aquatic and Wildlife Resources].
FishBase, 2005. Species profile Micropterus salmoides Largemouth bass
Summary: FishBase is a global information system with all you ever wanted to know about fishes . FishBase on the web contains practically all fish species known to science. FishBase was developed at the WorldFish Center in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and many other partners, and with support from the European Commission (EC). Since 2001 FishBase is supported by a consortium of seven research institutions. You can search on Search FishBase
This species profile is available from: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?genusname=Micropterus&speciesname=salmoides [Accessed 21 March, 2005]
Fuller, P., 1999. Micropterus salmoides Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL.
Summary: Available from: http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=401
Gargominy, O., Bouchet, P., Pascal, M., Jaffre, T. and Tourneu, J. C. 1996. Cons�quences des introductions d esp�ces animales et v�g�tales sur la biodiversit� en Nouvelle-Cal�donie.. Rev. Ecol. (Terre Vie) 51: 375-401.
Summary: Consequences to the biodiversity of New Caledonia of the introduction of plant and animal species.
ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System), 2005. Online Database Micropterus salmoides
Available from: http://www.cbif.gc.ca/pls/itisca/taxastep?king=every&p_action=containing&taxa=Micropterus+salmoides&p_format=&p_ifx=plglt&p_lang= [Accessed March 2005]
Keith, P. 2002. Freshwater fish and decapod crustacean populations on Reunion island, with an assessment of species introductions. Bull. Fr. P�che Piscic., 364, 97-107.
Summary: Cet article propose un bilan de la connaissance des esp�ces de poissons et des crustac�s d�capodes pr�sents dans les eaux douces de La R�union avec une synth�se des esp�ces introduites.
Keith, P. 2002. Revue des introductions de poissons et de crustac�s d�capodes d eau douce en Polyn�sie fran�aise. Bull. Fr. P�che Piscic, 364, 147-160.
Summary: Cet article fait le bilan des introductions d esp�ces dul�aquicoles en Polyn�sie fran�aise.
Keith, P. 2005. Revue des introductions de poissons et de crustac�s d�capodes d eau douce en Nouvelle-Cal�donie. Revue d Ecologie (La Terre et la vie), 60, 45-55.
Summary: Cet article propose un bilan complet et actualis� des introductions d esp�ces de poissons et de crustac�s d�capodes dans les eaux douces de Nouvelle-Cal�donie.
Keith, P., Marquet, G., Valade, P., Bosc, P. & Vigneux, E. 2006. Atlas des poissons et crustac�s d�eau douce des Comores, Mascareignes et Seychelles. MNHN, Patrimoines naturels, vol. 67, Paris, 158p.
Keith, P., Vigeux, E. & P. Bosc. 1999. Atlas des poissons et crustac�s d�eau douce de la R�union. Patrimoines Naturels (M.N.H.N./S.P.N.), 39 : 136pp.
Keith P., Vigneux E. and G. Marquet. 2002. Atlas des poissons et crustac�s d�eau douce de la Polyn�sie fran�aise. Patrimoines naturels, (MNHN), 55 :1-175.
Marquet, G., Keith, P., Vigneux, E. 2003. Atlas des poissons et des crustac�s d eau douce de Nouvelle-Cal�donie. Paris, Mus�um national d�histoire naturelle, Collection Patrimoines Naturels 58, 282 p
Pascal, M., Barr�, N., De Garine-Wichatitsky, Lorvelec, O., Fr�tey, T., Brescia, F., Jourdan, H. 2006. Les peuplements n�o-cal�doniens de vert�b�br�s : invasions, disparitions. Pp 111-162, in M.-L. Beauvais et al., : Les esp�ces envahissantes dans l�archipel n�o-cal�donien, Paris, IRD �ditions, 260 p.+ c�d�rom
Summary: Synth�se des introductions d esp�ces de vert�br�s en Nouvelle-Cal�donie et �valuation de leurs impacts.
The following 1 contacts offer information an advice on Micropterus salmoides
Sammons,
Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Auburn University
ssammons@acesag.auburn.edu
203 Swingle Hall, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
EICAT (2021) Assessment of: Micropterus salmoides. Downloaded from http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/species.php?sc=94 on 18-01-2021.
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3 States Likely to Legalize Marijuana in 2021 – Motley Fool
December 28, 2020 StaffLeave a Comment on 3 States Likely to Legalize Marijuana in 2021 – Motley Fool
For as crazy as 2020 has been, it was another banner year for the cannabis industry and U.S. marijuana stocks. That’s because the November election yielded a green sweep. As of today, 36 states have waved the green flag on medical cannabis, with 15 also allowing for the adult-use consumption and/or retail sale of marijuana.
However, this story isn’t finished. With national pollster Gallup finding that favorability toward U.S. legalization hit a new all-time high in 2020 of 68%, it’s only logical to expect new states to push for medical or adult-use legalization in the upcoming year. Although 2021 isn’t a big year for elections, the following three states are, in my view, the most likely to go green.
This might finally be the year that New York, a potential multi-billion dollar market for cannabis, legalizes recreational marijuana.
Back in 2019, lawmakers in the Empire State came very close to rolling out the red carpet for adult-use weed. Discussions regarding recreational legalization hit a snag when some members of New York’s Legislature disagreed on certain social equity factors, such as the expungement of previous convictions for possessing marijuana. This disagreement ultimately caused talks to stall out.
In 2020, New York was again pegged as having a very good chance to legalize adult-use weed at the legislative level. Unfortunately, it was again derailed, albeit this time by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). New York was hit especially hard during the first wave of COVID-19 in spring, which made dealmaking difficult, if not impossible. With little time to discuss logistics, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) punted the issue down the road.
In 2021, Cuomo and the New York Legislature are almost certain to push hard for recreational legalization. The neighboring state of New Jersey just voted to legalize adult-use cannabis, so the pressure is on to keep New Yorkers from driving into the Garden State to get their green.
Furthermore, New York has been financially battered by the coronavirus. Legalizing adult-use pot and assigning an excise tax to retail sales (above and beyond state and local taxes) would allow the state to generate extra revenue.
Suffice it to say, New York has a very good chance to green-light recreational weed in 2021.
Sticking with the theme of legalization in the Northeast, look for Connecticut to give the thumbs-up to adult-use marijuana sometime in 2021.
Probably the biggest factor working in the Constitution State’s favor is the political makeup of its legislature. Since 2011, Connecticut’s governorship and both houses of its legislature have been majority-controlled by Democrats. In November, when Gallup released its national poll, it found that support for adult-use legalization among Democrats was an astounding 83%! That compares to just 48% for self-identified Republicans.
Following the November elections, Democrats’ control in Connecticut widened. Prior to the election, Democrats controlled 91 of 151 House seats and 22 of 36 Senate seats. In 2021, they’ll have 98 House seats and 24 Senate seats. This roughly 2-to-1 margin gives Connecticut Democrats more than enough firepower to enact change at the legislative level.
What’s more, Connecticut’s neighbors, New Jersey and Massachusetts, have already legalized recreational marijuana. Similar to New York (also a Connecticut neighbor), Connecticut’s lawmakers will want to act sooner than later to keep revenue from leaving the state.
It’s my belief that whichever state, New York or Connecticut, acts first to legalize recreational pot will put immense pressure on its neighbor to follow suit shortly thereafter.
Though it might sound like an off-the-wall possibility, Virginia looks to have a real shot to become the first Southern state to give adult-use weed the green light in 2021.
In April, Gov. Ralph Northam (D) signed legislation that decriminalized cannabis and legalized medical marijuana. But for Northam, this was just a stepping stone to full-fledged legalization. Virginia’s governor has publicly stated his desire to legalize recreational pot, and even released a road map to do so in late November. According to the Virginia Marijuana Legalization Work Group, fully legalizing pot in the Old Dominion state could generate up to $1 billion in sales each year.
Similar to New York and Connecticut, politics could help yield results. This year has marked only the third time since 1992 that Virginia’s governorship and legislature were controlled by Democrats. With both legislative houses and the governor seemingly on the same page, Virginia looks to have a real opportunity to make history in 2021.
Legalization would be especially interesting for unique small-cap pot stock Jushi Holdings (OTC:JUSHF). Virginia is a limited license state that’s apportioned dispensary licenses by territory. While it’s unclear if Virginia would retain the same model if adult-use sales were approved, the existing model with medical cannabis legalized should give Jushi a head start on effectively building up its brand in a potential billion-dollar market, all while facing minimal competition.
Ongoing legalizations and organic growth opportunities are what could catapult small-cap pot stocks like Jushi into mid-cap or large cap territory over time.
Families still paying thousands for medicinal cannabis two years after legalisation – Metro.co.uk
High aspirations: Marijuana bills look to push Texas toward decriminalization, legalization in 2021 – The Dallas Morning News
Wisconsin police continue to monitor potential effects of recreational marijuana in Illinois – Madison.com
Vermont becomes 11th state to legalize recreational marijuana market – Marijuana Business Daily
States plow forward with pot, with or without Congress – POLITICO
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Mudita – Ed e Dep Shapiro
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In Buddhism this is called mudita, also known as sympathetic joy or deep gladness.
Ed Shapiro: Chill Out:Finding Joy In Other People’s Happiness
As mudita takes root, so we genuinely wish others well.
Ed and Deb Shapiro: Why Do We Feel Good Making Fun of Others?
As mudita takes root, so we genuinely wish others be well.
Ed and Deb Shapiro: Why Only A Loser Would Want Someone To Fail
First, I tried mudita practice-cultivating joy in the joy of those who were at the celebration.
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As a teenager in the Bronx I won the NYC dance championship. I had come third in my borough before winning the City. I also won my College dance championship and won a competition on a TV dance show. Winning got in my blood; I loved the feeling of being a winner. Coming from New York there is a natural tendency to have this me-first attitude. I was born into a lower middle class background, my father worked for the post office. I never felt I had enough so winning gave me a huge boost.
Things began to shift when I met teachers, such as the Yoga Master Swami Satchidananda and the Dalai Lama. They taught me that there is no real payoff being selfish, that selflessness brings you more happiness and is far more fulfilling than selfishness. That taking joy in other people’s happiness is really where it’s at. It’s amazing how it truly makes you happier.
In Buddhism this is called mudita, also known as sympathetic joy or deep gladness. This is a special form of joy as it responds to all things good, as seen in your enjoyment of someone else’s good fortune, or when another’s happiness makes you happy.
Now, in essence, feeling joyful for another’s joy sounds very easy. But someone else’s good fortune may be at the expense of yours–they got the job and you didn’t. Can you still be happy for them then? Or it may make you feel less than, unworthy, unattractive. Can we actually feel joy for another person’s good fortune when we are jealous of them?
Mudita makes us look at those places that are wrapped up in ego, such as jealousy, envy, judgment and comparison. It is fairly easy to see how jealousy isn’t going to get us anywhere other than into further pain and suffering; it takes us out of the present and we get lost in the future, in the ‘what if’. Feeling envious of another’s success or beauty is based on the superficial conditions of life, not the deeper reality of unconditional happiness.
Yet how often do we wish someone does not succeed, as their success simply highlights our own sense of failure? Mudita shows us how we project onto others that they have that special something that we think we are missing.
Judgment serves the ego, making someone else appear wrong, lucky or unlucky. Notice how you tend to do this, to judge people who think differently from you or look different; notice when you compare yourself to those who have more or less than you, how this either makes you think you are better or just feeds your unworthiness.
Mudita asks that we let go of jealousy and judgment by seeing the other as ourself, seeing the inter-connectedness between all beings, and seeing the bigger picture. It means letting go of fixed patterns of thinking so that you can genuinely wish happiness and joy for others.
You actually want them to be happy! You want them to be free from suffering. Your happiness and their happiness are no different. You experience a deep gladness that they are happy.
A daily practice I use is a visualization where I focus on a person I may be having difficulty with, or someone I may be in competition with or jealous of. I picture them in my heart and I say: “May they be well! May they be happy! May all things go well for them!” This has changed my life.
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Why Do We Feel Good Making Fun of Others?
diggredditstumbleNineteen year-old Tyler Clementi recently committed suicide by jumping off the George Washington Bridge after his roommate and a friend secretly videotaped him having gay sex and put it out on the internet. Similarly, two men and a woman videoed themselves enthusiastically laughing as they beat up an old man. We may not always agree with others, but why do we need to cause them suffering? Why do we think it’s funny to put down, hurt or even abuse another person?
Children giggle when another child falls down; when the opposition team wins we call them nasty names; when someone is bloodily beat up in a boxing match people shout for more. America’s Funniest Home Videos is full of images of people falling, crashing, making mistakes, and the resounding laughter that accompanies them. For instance, the ABC website highlights a bride’s veil that catches fire. Why do we find this so amusing?
In the political arena constant put-downs are normal. Rush Limbaugh has repeatedly said he wants President Obama to fail, as well as his administration and its agenda for economic and health care reform: “If Obama fails, America is saved.”
We attack others in order to feel good, or at least belittle someone as a way of making ourselves look better; finding fault or putting them down makes us feel superior. This tends to happen more when we are down ourselves, as misery loves company; feel bad yourself and you invariably find fault in others.
You would think that as healthy human beings we would be concerned about another’s good fortune and happy to respect their preferences and choices. When we have a genuine regard for ourselves we naturally extend that by wishing others success. Mudita is a Sanskrit term meaning “sympathetic joy,” or taking joy in other people’s happiness and well-being.
Now, in essence, this sounds very easy and obvious — feeling joyful for another’s joy — but someone else’s good fortune may be at the expense of our own (they got the job but we didn’t) so can we still be happy for them? It may highlight our own lack of good fortune, or challenge our self-worth and value. In other words, taking joy in someone you may have a negative feeling toward certainly does not happen overnight!
Mudita confronts us with those places that are wrapped up in our ego, such as jealousy, envy, judgment and greed. Jealousy isn’t going to get us anywhere other than into further pain and suffering, but how often do we wish that someone does not succeed because their success highlights our own sense of failure?
We judge others in comparison with our own beliefs and preferences, but we can respect their choices, even if they are different to our own. Greed and self-centeredness take us out of the present and stop us from appreciating what we have right now.
Mudita asks that we let go of envy and comparison by seeing the other as ourselves, that there is no difference: we all experience the human condition, we breathe the same air, and we all want to be happy. Releasing judgment means stepping outside of our limited view and letting go of fixed and predictable patterns of thinking and behaving.
As mudita takes root, so we genuinely wish others well. We actually want them to be happy! It makes us feel good. We want them to be free from suffering and to succeed at whatever they do. We recognize that our happiness and their happiness are no different and so we experience a deep joy in their well-being.
Have you ever put someone down in order to feel better? Can you take joy in someone else’s success? Do comment below.
Why Only A Loser Would Want Someone To Fail
We may not always agree with others, but why would we want them to fail? What makes us want to put someone down? There must be another way!
Rush Limbaugh has repeatedly said he wants President Obama to fail, as well as his administration and its agendas for economic and healthcare reform. Yesterday, Limbaugh had the audacity to warn the British Prime Minister that if he keeps “slobbering” over President Obama, he will “come down with anal poisoning and may die from it.” This past Monday he said, “If Obama fails, America is saved.”
Limbaugh has also ridiculed the work of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. He has insulted her, called her a mannish lesbian, and said: “The scary thing is that she is TWICE the man Obama is.”
There are times when we may need to release our frustration at such mistaken views, and using humor is one of the best ways. The DNC attempted to do this when they rolled out its anti-Limbaugh billboard.
Meanwhile, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) is calling for a revolution and warning against the imminent dangers of tyranny under Barack Obama. Sean Hannity agreed with her: “You are not overstating this case, Congresswoman… And I can tell you, all around this country, on 535 of the best radio stations in this country, people are saying “Amen,” “Hallelujah,” “Where have you been?”
(We noted that tyranny means the cruel use of power, an oppressive government, and absolute power vested in a single ruler. Do you think it’s possible Bachmann was confused and actually talking about the last administration?)
Former Vice President Dick Cheney uses fear tactics to scare and confuse people and make it appear that Obama is failing. Yet on CNN Sunday, General David Petraeus rejected Cheney’s recent comments and said the US is no less safe under Obama.
Such blatant disregard for the people’s choice of president, combined with the feverish desire that Obama and his policies fail–even though if they do, as Limbaugh mistakenly wants, then we all suffer–can only come from the voices of those who have already failed themselves.
When people are stuck in a negative mindset then they need to attack others in order to feel good. Only when we are down ourselves do we want to drag others down with us. Misery loves company, as it is lonely on its own. Hate breeds hate: hate yourself and you invariably want to find fault in others. Only if we are uncomfortable in our own skin will we want to get under someone else’s.
When we are in a strong and healthy position, with a genuine regard for ourselves, we naturally extend that regard by wishing others succeed; when we feel comfortable with ourselves we will love and respect others.
One of our greatest attributes is the ability to take joy in another’s success. Mudita is a Sanskrit term meaning sympathetic joy, when we feel joy in response to another’s well-being and happiness. It is seeing the good in another person, rather than focusing on what is wrong.
Now, in essence, this sounds very easy and obvious–seeing the good and feeling joyful for another’s joy–but someone else’s good fortune may be at the expense of our own (they got the job but we didn’t–can we still be happy for them?), or may highlight our own lack of good fortune, or challenge our self-worth and value.
Mudita confronts us with those places that are wrapped up in our ego, such as jealousy, envy, judgment and greed. Jealousy isn’t going to get us anywhere other than into further pain and suffering, but how often do we wish someone does not succeed, as their success simply highlights our own sense of failure?
We judge others in comparison to our own beliefs and preferences, but it is possible to respect their choices, even if they are different to our own. Greed and self-centeredness takes us out of the present; it stops us from appreciating what we have and from being present right now.
Mudita asks that we let go of envy and comparison by seeing the other as ourselves, that there is no difference: we all experience the human condition, we breathe the same air, and we all want to be happy. Releasing judgment means stepping outside of our limited view and seeing the inter-connectedness between us all.
As mudita takes root, so we genuinely wish others be well. We actually want them to be happy! We want them to be free from suffering. We want them to succeed at whatever they do. Our happiness and their happiness are no different; we experience a deep joy in their well-being.
So what do you think of people who want someone to fail? Can you take joy in someone else’s success and happiness? Feel free to leave a comment below.
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hide captionAuthor Toni Bernhard, who is house-bound and often bed-bound, says she’s learned to cultivate joy through others.
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Author Toni Bernhard, who is house-bound and often bed-bound, says she’s learned to cultivate joy through others.
In 2001, I had the next couple of decades of my life mapped out. I’d be teaching law, visiting my children, and attending Buddhist meditation retreats.
Suddenly, everything changed. I got sick with flu-like symptoms. A doctor said it appeared to be an acute viral infection.
I have yet to recover. The infection has left me mostly house-bound and often bed-bound.
For the first few years of being sick, I lived in what I can only describe as a state of shock. I couldn’t believe I wasn’t getting better. When I didn’t recover, I blamed myself. I fell into alternating states of anger, denial and despair.
It took me almost six years to find my way back to a life of fulfillment and joy. The journey started when I looked more deeply at the Buddha’s first noble truth: Everyone’s life has its share of both joy and suffering. Resisting the plain fact of my illness only added mental suffering to the physical suffering.
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How to Be Sick: A Buddhist-Inspired Guide for the Chronically Ill and Their Caregivers
By Toni Bernhard
Wisdom Publications
And so I got out my well-worn Buddhist books. And I remembered something a teacher had said: “If your compassion doesn’t include yourself, it is incomplete.” This was a turning point for me. I began to direct compassion towards myself. Slowly but surely, I stopped blaming myself for getting sick.
I also took up a Buddhist practice called mudita: cultivating joy in the joy of others. I hoped it would be an antidote to the painful envy that overcame me when I heard of other people going to family gatherings, or even a movie. I didn’t always succeed. I’d hear of people going to the Mendocino Coast — one of my favorite places — and I’d say, “It’s so nice that they’ll see the ocean.” But I’d be saying it through gritted teeth. I kept working at it, though, and gradually the feeling of joy in other’s joy became genuine. Now when my husband visits our children and grandchildren, I feel as if he’s there for both of us. And so I, too, am filled with joy.
One of the toughest challenges was accepting isolation. At first, my loneliness was palpable. But over time, I came to recognize that the word “isolation” is neutral. It’s just the fact of being alone. I learned to open my heart and mind to being by myself. Now I love watching the seasons unfold right outside my bedroom window. I even appreciate that no one is making demands on my time!
I’ve had to be inventive. Instead of traveling to see my children, I stay close to them by instant messaging and texting. I wasn’t at my son-in-law’s graduation. But I got a text message from my daughter: “He’s crossing the stage right now!”
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I’ve traded the role of teacher for that of student by studying classical music and opera. I particularly love Beethoven’s piano trios. The Archduke is my favorite, partly because it was the last piece he performed as a concert pianist after he became deaf.
It has taken several years — and many tears — to learn how to thrive in my new life. I still have rough days when I wish I could do whatever I want. But really, who can do that anyway?
On the whole, I’m content and at peace with what I can do. Even if it’s from the bed.
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Commentator Toni Bernhard has been living with a chronic illness for the last 10 years.
TONI BERNHARD (Author, How to Be Sick): In 2001, I had the next couple of decades of my life mapped out. I’d be teaching law, visiting my children, and attending Buddhist meditation retreats.
I have yet to recover. The infection has left me mostly housebound, and often bed-bound.
For the first few years of being sick, I lived in what I can only describe as a state of shock. When I didnt recover, I blamed myself. It took me almost six years to find my way back to a life of fulfillment and joy. The journey started when I looked more deeply at the Buddhas first noble truth: Everyones life has its share of both joy and suffering. Resisting the plain fact of my illness only added mental suffering to the physical suffering.
And I remembered something a teacher had said: If your compassion doesnt include yourself, it is incomplete. This was a turning point for me. Slowly but surely, I stopped blaming myself for getting sick. I also took up a Buddhist practice called mudita: cultivating joy in the joy of others. I hoped it would be an antidote to the painful envy that overcame me when I heard of other people going to family gatherings, or even a movie. I didnt always succeed. I kept working at it, though, and gradually, the feeling of joy in others joy became genuine. Now when my husband visits our children and grandchildren, I feel as if hes there for both of us.
One of the toughest challenges was accepting isolation. But over time, I learned to open my heart and mind to being by myself. Ive had to be inventive. Instead of traveling to see my children, I stay close to them by instant messaging and texting. Ive traded the role of teacher for that of student, by studying classical music and opera.
It has taken several years and many tears to learn how to thrive in my new life. I still have rough days, when I wish I could do whatever I want. But really, who can do that anyway? On the whole, Im content and at peace with what I can do, even if its from the bed.
INSKEEP: Commentator Toni Bernhard is the author of How to Be Sick.
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Lansing’s Old Town puckered up for the SMOOCH! Project at the Perspective2 Studio, 319 E. Grand River Ave., in Lansing, on Tuesday in an effort to reduce violence through human affection.
The SMOOCH! Project is a documentary record of the human demonstration to willingly share and welcome love and affection with no regard to social, economic or political boundaries, project creator Bonnie Fournier said.
The goal of the project is to show the world that a simple act of affection has the power to transform lives, and Katie Koerner, marketing and outreach manager of Perspective2, said Old Town was a good place to start because of the town’s growing love, community and sense of togetherness.
“One of the goals of the project is to show that even with all their differences, we all are willing to welcome love and affection into their lives,” Koerner said.
Old Town Lansing is the first national photo shoot location for the project outside of Minnesota, where Fournier is from, and locals such as mother and daughter Jackie and Katherine Hawthorne were the first to be photographed.
By Kat Petersen / The State News
Photographer Bonnie Fournier, left, takes a picture of Dewitt residents Ernie and Tina Block for her project, The Smooch! Project, on Tuesday at Perspective2, 319 E. Grand River Ave., in Lansing. Fournier is traveling the nation to reach her goal of photographing 10,000 couples showing affection, from mothers and daughters, to owners and their pets. Lansing was Fournier’s first Michigan stop.
Photographer Bonnie Fournier, left, shows Dewitt residents David and Mary Swanson a picture of them smooching Tuesday at Perspective2, 319 E. Grand River Ave., in Lansing. Fournier was in town to photograph residents for her project, The Smooch! Project, and to work on her goal of getting 10,000 couples to be documented showing affection in the form of a kiss.
“It’s something out of the ordinary,” Jackie Hawthorne said. “I don’t think it will change the world, but it makes it more fun to live in.”
The project started in 2004 after Fournier, who photographed the day’s kissing, was kissed unexpectedly by her twin sister, Barb, while taking a picture. Fournier discovered that her sister’s smooch was a lesson in the Buddhist teachings of mudita, the concept of taking joy in someone else’s happiness.
“The heartfelt feeling is mudita — that’s what the SMOOCH! Project is all about,” Fournier said. “Every time I see that photo, I think ‘Barb loves me.’”
Kissing couples become a part of the SMOOCH! Project and have the opportunity to directly experience the universal joy shared by all humans when receiving affection from someone who loves them, Fournier said.
“It’s important to be happy; everyone wants to be happy.” Fournier said.
Pictures feature kisses between family and friends, but aren’t limited to human love, as pets are allowed as well, Fournier said.
The SMOOCH! Project’s next stop is Detroit, which Fournier decided was an necessary stop after reading an article about the shooting and death of 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley Jones during a police raid.
“Images in the SMOOCH! Project could help calm the violence,” Fournier said. “I contacted the Dream Volunteers (and said), ‘We have to get to Detroit ASAP. We need to get to Detroit.”
The SMOOCH! Project also plans to travel internationally to places such as South Africa, Israel and Northern Ireland, Fournier said.
“It seemed like a great project,” East Lansing resident Judith Bridger said. “It can show how all kinds of people are just people. We’re so much the same.”
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Breaking: 12 more law schools facing class actions
The Law Offices of David Anziska, together with Strauss Law PLLC and six other law firms, publicly announced moments ago that they have filed complaints against 12 more law schools. To date, 15 of the country’s 197 ABA-approved law schools are facing class action suits. (Thomas Jefferson, New York Law School, and Thomas Cooley have already been sued, with the first lawsuit already in discovery.)
These lawsuits should be of grave concern to the ABA, both as the only federally-recognized accrediting body and as the legal profession’s largest and most powerful trade organization. Nearly 8% of its member schools have been formally accused of fraud by 74 former students. While positive results for the plaintiffs would further confirm what LST has drawn attention to over the past two years, the underlying problem of poor ABA governance will remain unchanged by the results. Recent efforts to reform the accreditation standards are a start, but the ABA has yet to show that they will take any significant corrective action against schools. While these lawsuits will attempt to hold schools accountable for past misleading actions, it will be up to the ABA to ensure its member schools do not continue the fraud that is widespread throughout American legal education.
The new batch includes 11 schools from Anziska and Strauss’s October 2011 announcement. The twelfth is Golden Gate University School of Law, as Above the Law announced late last year.
All 12 Schools:
DePaul University College of Law
Florida Coastal School of Law
Golden Gate University School of Law
Hofstra Law School
John Marshall School of Law (Chicago)
Southwestern Law School
University of San Francisco School of Law
Widener University School of Law
As momentum for holding law schools accountable grows and people start to realize the courts are their only remedy, LST expects more class actions will be filed this year. These allegations concern a long history of consumer-disoriented behavior, which unfortunately continues today at a great number of schools. LST’s Winter 2012 Transparency Index shows just how poor the newly-sued schools are doing when it comes to being honest about what their graduates found for work. Just one of the twelve schools currently discloses the number of graduates who found full-time, permanent jobs for which bar passage was required.
Transparency Index Performance of Newly-Sued Schools
Transparency Index Performance
Albany Law School NY Does not indicate # in FT/PT jobs or LT/ST jobs. Provides Legal Employment Rate.
Brooklyn Law School NY Does not indicate # in school-funded jobs, FT/PT jobs, or LT/ST jobs. Provides misleading salary figures.
California Western School of Law CA Struggled with its graduate survey response rate more than most schools. Does not indicate # in school-funded jobs, FT/PT jobs, or LT/ST jobs. Provides misleading salary figures.
Chicago-Kent College of Law IL Does not indicate # in school-funded jobs, FT/PT jobs, or LT/ST jobs. Provides misleading salary figures.
DePaul University College of Law IL Does not indicate graduate survey response rate. Does not indicate # in school-funded jobs, FT/PT jobs, or LT/ST jobs. Provides misleading salary figures.
Florida Coastal School of Law FL Struggled with its graduate survey response rate more than most schools. Does not indicate # in school-funded jobs, FT/PT jobs, or LT/ST jobs. However, it does provide the Legal Employment Rate. Provides misleading salary figures.
Golden Gate University School of Law CA Struggled with its graduate survey response rate more than most schools. Does not indicate # in school-funded jobs or LT/ST jobs. However, it does provide the FT Legal Employment Rate.
Hofstra Law School NY Does not indicate # in school-funded jobs, FT/PT jobs, or LT/ST jobs. Provides misleading salary figures and employer list.
John Marshall School of Law (Chicago) IL Does not indicate # in school-funded jobs or LT/ST jobs. Provides the FT Legal Employment Rate. Provides many misleading salary figures.
Southwestern Law School CA One of the best performing schools with 12 met criteria. One of two schools that currently provide the Full-time, Long-term Legal Employment Rate. Does not indicate # in school-funded jobs.
University of San Francisco School of Law CA Does not provide employment statistics on its website.
Widener University School of Law DE/PA Struggled with its graduate survey response rate more than most schools. Does not indicate # in school-funded jobs, FT/PT jobs, or LT/ST jobs. However, it does provide the FT Legal Employment Rate.
View the press release after the jump »»
Posted on February 1, 2012 Author LST TeamCategories ABA Law Schools, American Bar Association, Deceptive Practices, Lawsuits, Prospective Law StudentsTags Albany Law School, Brooklyn, California Western, Chicago-Kent, DePaul, Florida Coastal, Golden Gate, Hofstra, John Marshall Chicago, Law Offices of David Anziska, Southwestern, Strauss Law PLLC, University of San Francisco, Widener21 Comments
Update: Exhibits for Class Action Press Call
Documents are attached below. In addition read LST’s statement here.
Posted on October 5, 2011 Author LST TeamCategories ABA Law Schools, Deceptive Practices, Lawsuits, LST Updates, Prospective Law StudentsTags Albany Law School, Brooklyn, California Western, Chicago-Kent, DePaul, Florida Coastal, Hofstra, John Marshall Chicago, Law Offices of David Anziska, Pace, School-specific, Southwestern, St. John's, Strauss Law PLLC, University of Baltimore, University of San Francisco, Villanova
Breaking: 15 more ABA-approved law schools to be sued
Two law firms, Law Offices of David Anziska and Strauss Law PLLC, have announced their intention to jointly file class action lawsuits against 15 more U.S. law schools (full press release below). The law schools are located in seven states:
California: California Western School of Law, Southwestern Law School, and University of San Francisco School of Law (3)
Florida: Florida Coastal School of Law (1)
Illinois: Chicago-Kent College of Law, DePaul University College of Law, and John Marshall School of Law (3)
Maryland: University of Baltimore School of Law (1)
New York: Albany Law School, Brooklyn Law School, Hofstra Law School, Pace University School of Law, and St. John’s University School of Law (5)
Pennsylvania: Villanova University School of Law and Widener University School of Law (also has a campus in Delaware) (2)
These complaints will follow previous complaints filed against New York Law School, Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Michigan, and Thomas Jefferson School of Law in California.
With these lawsuits, nearly 10% of all ABA-approved law schools across eight states will be accused of tortiously misrepresenting job placement statistics and violating state consumer protection laws. As with the previous complaints, the relief sought will include tuition reimbursement, punitive damages, and injunctive relief such as mandatory auditing of employment data and cessation of false advertising tactics.
LST is a forward-looking organization focused on improving legal education through policy efforts, thus our interests do not adequately align with plaintiffs seeking to be made whole. As such, we will not be directly involved in filing and prosecuting these lawsuits. Nevertheless, we will join these law firms on a media call this afternoon because of the role that class action lawsuits can play in incentivizing change through highly visible impact litigation. We will help put these lawsuits in context for journalists unfamiliar with law school consumer information issues.
These cases will create more awareness among prospective law students that the employment statistics advertised by these law schools do not mean what prospectives tend to think they mean. It is our hope that these complaints, along with future claims made against other law schools, will help bring about broad social change by altering how law schools operate and by pressuring the ABA Section of Legal Education to fulfill its regulatory duties. In the meantime, LST will continue seeking ways to expand the debate about legal education reform and to help usher in a new approach to the recruitment and training of attorneys and judges.
Post-Graduation Employment Rates at Fifteen Law Schools Questioned
Law Offices of David Anziska and Strauss Law PLLC announced today that they are seeking to file class action complaints challenging the post-graduate employment rates reported by the following 15 schools:
1) Albany Law School, which reports rates of between 91% and 97%;
2) Brooklyn Law School, which reports rates of between 91% and 98%;
3) Hofstra Law School, which reports rates of between 94% and 97%;
4) Pace University School of Law, which reports rates of between 90% and 95%;
5) St. John’s University School of Law, which reports rates of between 88% and 96%;
6) Villanova University School of Law, which reports rates of between 93% and 98%;
7) Widener University School of Law, which reports rates of between 90% and 96%;
8) University of Baltimore School of Law, which reports rates of between 93% and 95%;
9) Florida Coastal School of Law, which reports rates of between 80% and 95%;
10) Chicago-Kent College of Law, which reports rates of between 90% and 97%
11) DePaul University School of Law, which reports rates of between 93% and 98%
12) John Marshall School of Law (Chicago), which reports rates of between 90% and 100%
13) California Western School of Law, which reports rates of between 90% and 93%;
14) Southwestern Law School, which reports rates of between 97% and 98%;
15) University of San Francisco School of Law, which reports rates of between 90% and 95% percent
The average debt load for 2009 graduates of these fifteen schools is $108,829.4. “The lawsuits against New York Law School and Thomas M. Cooley Law School are prompting many recent law school graduates with high debt loads and disappointing job prospects to question the employment rates reported by their schools” stated David Anziska. “The numbers reported by the schools just don’t comport with the reality of the legal job market. We hope that litigation, combined with pressure from regulators, applicants, students and alumni changes the way legal education is marketed and provides compensation to those who may have been mislead in the past.” he added.
Law Offices of David Anziska and Strauss Law PLLC are advising graduates of the above schools that they may have certain legal rights and should contact David Anziska at david@anziskalaw.com or visit www.anziskalaw.com to learn more.
Law Offices of David Anziska and Strauss Law PLLC will be hosting a media call to explain the current status of litigation regarding law schools’ post-graduate employment data and to address the nation-wide problem of high debt burden and low employment rates among recent graduates. Joining the firms on the call will be Kyle P. McEntee and Patrick J. Lynch from Law School Transparency, a Tennessee-based non-profit whose mission is to improve the quality and presentation of post-graduate employment data.
Posted on October 5, 2011 Author LST TeamCategories ABA Law Schools, Deceptive Practices, Lawsuits, LST Updates, Prospective Law StudentsTags Albany Law School, Brooklyn, California Western, Chicago-Kent, Cooley, DePaul, Florida Coastal, Hofstra, John Marshall Chicago, Law Offices of David Anziska, NYLS, Pace, School-specific, Southwestern, St. John's, Strauss Law PLLC, Thomas Jefferson, University of Baltimore, University of San Francisco, Villanova50 Comments
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Nintendo Download: April 6-12, 2017
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April 6, 2017 – Lego City, Graceful Explosions, and more rock this week's Nintendo Download! See all of this week's updates today at noon eastern on your favorite eShop.
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LEGO CITY Undercover – Join the Chase! In the LEGO CITY Undercover game, play as Chase McCain, a police officer who’s been tasked with going undercover to hunt down the notorious – and recently escaped – criminal Rex Fury and putting an end to his citywide crime wave. With two player co-op*, friends can explore a sprawling open-world metropolis, with more than 20 unique districts to investigate, car thieves to bust, hilarious movie references to discover, vehicles to drive and hundreds of collectibles. The LEGO CITY Undercover game brings together witty, original storytelling with signature LEGO humor to create a fun-filled experience for players of all ages to enjoy.
Graceful Explosion Machine – Skillfully pilot the Graceful Explosion Machine, a fighter ship armed with a ludicrously overpowered quad-weapon array. Lost in deep space, you’ll shoot, dash and combo your way through jewel-hued alien worlds, fighting crystalline enemies to find a way home.
Just Dance 2017 Demo – Dance on the Just Dance 2017 free demo. Grab your friends and family because it’s time to Dance. Bring your best moves to dance to Just Dance 2017 hits.
Virtual Console on Wii U
World Sports Competition – In this TurboGrafx-16 sports game, compete in six categories of events that include shooting, archery, rowing, swimming, and track & field. The game features Olympics mode, where you play all the events over the course of a few days, and Training mode, where you can choose individual events to play. After practicing in Training mode, go for the gold in Olympics mode and break world records.
Super Star Soldier – Super Star Soldier is a classic, vertically scrolling shooting game for TurboGrafx-16. The Special Attack Squad, led by the Mother Brain, has launched an all-out invasion of Earth. Take your small-scale fighter, the Neo Caesar, with its arsenal of four regular weapons and two special weapons, and send the aliens back where they belong.
Nintendo eShop sales:
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Great deals this week! Check out the full list of deals on Nintendo 3DS and Wii U available this week at http://www.nintendo.com/games/sales-and-deals.
Fire Emblem rewards from My Nintendo – Want to get to know more about Takumi, Marth, Eirika and heroes of the Fire Emblem series? My Nintendo is offering fans a 30 percent discount on some classic Fire Emblem games, including a recent entry in the series, Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright.
30 percent discount off Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright (Nintendo 3DS)
30 percent discount off Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon (Wii U)
30 percent discount off Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones (Wii U)
You can also redeem points to get a Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia digital wallpaper for your smartphone or PC. For more info, check out the latest My Nintendo news here.
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Vroom in the Night Sky (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)
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Dragon Sinker (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)
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Will be picking up Lego City in cart form at some point before Splatoon 2, so I can loan it to my friend after playing it. But for now, Zelda. Always Zelda...
Nice to see another demo; Just Dance. My wife will definitely want to give the new version a try, so I suppose I will go download that later today. And I just like demos. I download all of them.
J.K. Riki
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So I just realized that Boxboy 3 was supposed to be out by now. Apparently it was to launch on March 23, but then...didn't. When asked afterwards, Nintendo said that the tweet was a mistake and deleted it. No update since then. Has anything like this ever happened with Nintendo before, where a game's release date came and it just...didn't show up?
Fire Emblem rewards from My Nintendo – Want to get to know more about Takumi
*PTSD flashback to Fire Emblem Heroes pvp arena*
nate38
I'll probably get Graceful Explosion Machine at some point.
mrbiggsly
@mrbiggsly
Same. It looks amazing. But I've got too many other games on my plate right now.
Graceful Explosion Machine is reviewing pretty well so far. Averaging around an 8 between 5 reviews.
I grabbed GEM. I've only played the tutorial, but it seems pretty neat.
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Some Capitol Rioters Identified As Misinformation Spawns New Conspiracy Theories
Friday, January 8th 2021, 1:45 pm
By: CBS News
As the investigation into the Capitol Hill riot intensifies, officials are working to identify the individuals behind it.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation launched a website to collect tips and digital media relating to the riots. The agency has received over 4,000 tips on its website.
Misinformation about who was behind the violence has spawned new conspiracy theories, in an attempt to shift blame. Those theories have reached several President Trump supporters who attended Wednesday's rally.
Shortly after President Trump encouraged supporters to march to the Capitol, some decided to march a little farther and cause destruction to the federal building.
But for some Trump supporters, that ugly reality just doesn't fit their own.
"Trump supporters wouldn't do that and they wouldn't, you know, break things and steal things," Marina Wallis, a supporter of the president, told "CBS This Morning" co-host Tony Dokoupil.
One supporter refused to believe that such death and destruction could be caused by Mr. Trump's supporters and shifted the blame to another organization
"I believe there are patriotics out there. And I also believe that most of the people that were in the Capitol were antifa," said one supporter.
Supporters along with conspiracy groups like QAnon, an online community of far-right believers who are known to spread false information on social media, believe that the rioters were likely antifa infiltrators or members of the Black Lives Matter Movement disguised as Trump supporters.
"They're doing the damage to make our group look bad," Katie Taylor said.
It's yet another baseless conspiracy theory of the Trump era that quickly spread online during and after the riot.
"There is no way anyone will ever convince me Joe Biden got more votes than President Trump," Taylor said.
An article posted on the website for the right-leaning newspaper The Washington Times claimed the facial recognition company, XRVision, identified members of antifa in the crowd using its technology.
A spokesperson for the facial recognition company told CBS News an attorney instructed the Washington Times to retract its claims and publish an apology. The newspaper did not respond to CBS News' request for a comment but has since updated the original story with a correction stating that XRVision did not identify any members of antifa in the crowd.
The article was tweeted by Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz.
A spokesperson for XRVision told CBS News that their analysis of footage of the crowd actually identified two individuals affiliated with "The Maryland Skinheads," a neo-Nazi organization. A third individual, a known QAnon supporter, was also identified.
XRVision has identified that QAnon supporter to be Jake Angeli. He is described by The Arizona Republic newspaper as "a fixture at Arizona right-wing political rallies." During the Capitol riots, he was seen wearing a fur headdress.
Also among those who made it inside was GOP candidate for the Hawaii state house, Nick Ochs, who lost his November race.
He was endorsed by President Trump ally Roger Stone and is a known member of the Proud Boys, a far-right extremist group.
Richard Barnett, who was photographed behind a desk in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office, has also been identified. He left a letter on a desk in Pelosi's office.
Barnett is a Trump supporter who believes the election was stolen. He was joined by many others in Trump paraphernalia, as well as some people wearing things associated with QAnon or hate groups.
Experts in misinformation say it's a now-familiar process, where people who want to believe something find those beliefs reinforced online and through far-right media like OANN and NewsMax.
"The fact is that there are massive audiences online that are hungry for disinformation and misinformation to validate their own beliefs," said Jared Holt, a visiting research fellow at the Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab.
He monitors extremist communities online. Holt says that in the weeks leading up to the Trump rally, the rhetoric among extremists supporters of the president grew more desperate and more heated.
"There were discussions about trying to get weapons into D.C. … There were conversations about surrounding the Capitol and then in the last few days the discussion shifted into even more extreme territory about taking matters into their own hands," he said.
Holt believes there is a clear link between online disinformation, extremism and real-life consequences.
"We have to start treating this as the threat to democracy that it truly is."
More than 74 million people voted for the president. Just a small fraction of them showed up Wednesday and an even smaller number participated in the assault.
CBS News As the investigation into the Capitol Hill riot intensifies, officials are working to identify the individuals behind it.
Thousands Of National Guard Troops Stationed In Capitol Due To High Threat Level
CBS News The Capitol Visitor Center, an airy complex that usually hosts tourists from across the country during the visits to the nation's Capitol, was filled instead with thousands of National Guard troops on Wednesday due to a "very high" threat level.
Associated Press The FBI is warning of plans for armed protests at all 50 state capitals and in Washington, D.C., in the days leading up to President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, stoking fears of more bloodshed after last week’s deadly siege at the U.S. Capitol.
OKC National Memorial & Museum Speaks Out About Capitol Chaos
Anjelicia Bruton The Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum is speaking out after Wednesday's riot in Washington D.C.
Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade To Take Place With New Safety Measures
Cal Day The 42nd annual Martin Luther King Jr. parade in Tulsa will happen Monday morning. Some streets in downtown Tulsa will be temporarily closed for the event. Organizers said there will be no public attendance for the parade because of the COVID-19 pandemic and people are encouraged to watch it online. There will still be floats, but walkers, bands and precision drill teams will not be apart of the parade because of the pandemic.
Tulsa Church Offers Help To Community Members Struggling With Utility Bills
Brooke Griffin A Tulsa church is helping some community members who are struggling to pay their utility bills. The program leaders say right now many families have to decide between buying food or paying a utility bill and that is something they want to cut down. St. Andrew Baptist Church and Woodlake Church have partnered together to bring this assistance to the community. Every Monday the two locations switch off hosting that day’s bill assistance interviews. On Monday, Jan. 18, St. Andrew Baptist Church is
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Redevelopment of Lower Downtown (LoDo), the adjacent Central Platte Valley (CPV), and the Highlands neighborhood to the northeast has brought with it the active development of retail, chiefly in the form of upscale restaurants and boutique shops. Mixed-use redevelopment has been a major theme elsewhere in the city as well.
Union Station TOD. After years on the drawing board, the redevelopment of the 19.5-acre Union Station site that fronts Wynkoop Street in the LoDo-CPV area is showing new movement. The project all told could run to more than 4 million square feet of mixed-use commercial (mainly office) and residential development.
More. Office and apartment buildings currently are under development at the site.
Commentary—CBD renaissance. “The Union Station Alliance’s winning proposal is a LEED Gold restoration that will be anchored by a 130 room hotel, a retail center, public plaza, and a train hub connecting Amtrak with regional trains and buses,” as reported by Inhabit.com. “The location of the station, smack in the heart of Denver’s popular LoDo neighborhood, helps weave together all the elements needed for a thriving downtown renaissance.”
Also in the greater downtown area, the 16M mixed-use development at Market and 16th streets “near the white-hot LoDo area” will have 15,000 square feet of ground floor retail along with a 130,000-square-foot office component and apartments, according to the Denver Business Journal and Downtown Denver Partnership (DDP).
A few miles east of downtown, the mixed-use redevelopment of the recently evacuated University Hospital site at E. 9th and Colorado Boulevard also will be a major endeavor.
Plans. Plans for the $150 million, 28-acre hospital redevelopment call for a 40-store retail component, a 325-unit apartment project and other elements.
More. Fuqua Development, following its separation from The Sembler Company, will “control” development planning, which is “in progress,” according to Ross.
More. In an announcement that generated considerable fanfare, specialty grocer Trader Joe’s has selected an adjacent site at 8th and Colorado for its first Colorado store.
More—controversy. A proposal to develop a Walmart store at E. 11th and Albion at the former hospital site has run into resistance. Without the Walmart anchor, a Fuqua executive informed the Journal at the end of July, “the development likely would stall.”
Block 162: A 75,000-square-foot assemblage of vacant ground located along 15th between Welton and California streets downtown, known as Block 162, was acquired by NAI Shames Makovsky. Approximately 1 million square feet of mixed-use development are planned, DDP reported in August 2012.
The old Tamarac Square shopping center on E. Hampden east of I-25 will be redeveloped as a Target-anchored center, according to Ross.
Nearby, the former hotel site on E. Hampden at I-25 will be redeveloped by D. H. Friedman Properties as restaurant and small shop space.
A 120,000-square-foot Walmart is under construction at the former Lakeside mall site off W. 44th Avenue in northwest Denver. THF Realty is the developer. North Denver Tribune has reported a 2013 scheduled opening. “Future phases will include as many as four junior anchor spaces,” according to Ross.
Swedish clothier H&M opened a store in November at downtown’s renovated
Denver Pavilions on the open-air 16th Street Mall. The local store “had record sales when it opened,” The Denver Post reported soon after.
An H&M store in the upscale Cherry Creek Shopping Center mall is expected to open this September 13, the Journal reported in late August (another H&M opened in August in north suburban Broomfield, as described below).
More. A Saks Fifth Avenue anchor store, evacuated in January 2011 at Cherry Creek, remains empty.
Reis reports 25,000 square feet of retail under construction since September 2011 at the Glendale Riverwalk multi-use development in the tiny city of Glendale (a municipal enclave surrounded by Denver about four miles southeast of downtown). The city and Integral Real Estate Development are the developers.
More. “The Riverwalk will be the centerpiece of a 1-million-square-foot waterfront commercial development for year-round activity,” as described recently by The Denver Post.
As illustrated by the examples above, the large Midtown-Central Business District (CBD) submarket, which includes a large area surrounding downtown proper, embraces a number of distinct market areas.
First half 2012 net absorption of community-neighborhood center space in this geographically large submarket was negative 11,000 square feet. The second quarter total alone, however, was positive 43,000 square feet.
Second quarter sector vacancy was 8.3%, down 60 basis points from a quarter earlier, up 30 year-over-year.
Respective average asking and effective rents were $19.26 psf and $17.25 psf, each up 0.5% for the quarter, each up 0.3% since year-end following respective gains of 0.9% and 0.6% in 2011.
Outlook. The additional negative net absorption projected for the community-neighborhood center market for the remainder of 2012 would result in an 8.5% year-end vacancy rate. Growth rates of 0.5% and 0.6% are forecast for the average asking and effective rents for the year. A moderately better performance is expected for this sector across the board for 2013.
Suburban South
Reis’ suburban South and suburban Southeast submarkets lie on the west and east sides, respectively, of the I-25 highway. Large-format project development along the I-25-south corridor has been dominated by the west side of the highway (the South submarket), but these projects are often located on or near the I-25 submarket borderline.
Like Midtown-CBD, the large South submarket embraces a number of functionally distinct market areas.
Given the completion a few years ago of the FasTracks light rail line along I-25, which terminates at Lincoln Station (Lincoln Avenue, Douglas County), TOD mixed-use development has been a major factor in this area. Huge volumes of retail and other forms of development have taken place to the near west of the highway in the area between Orchard Road and Belleview Avenue in Greenwood Village.
The biggest recent news in Denver area retail was the July 27, 2011 opening of the 415,000-square-foot IKEA store near Park Meadows Mall (I-25 and County Line Road near the County Line Road and Dry Creek stations) in the South submarket. The IKEA is Colorado’s first.
Continuum Partners and Regency Centers have broken ground at Hampden and University in south Denver for Kent Place, the redevelopment of the former Denver Seminary, reports Ross. A King Soopers anchor grocery store will be accompanied by 20,000 square feet of “high-end shop space.”
Belleview Station. Following years of economy-driven delay, development at Belleview Station is “starting in earnest” with a 352-apartment/retail complex, according to a recent report in the Denver Business Journal. Planning includes 250,000 square feet of retail along with 2.2 million square feet of office space and residential components.
Update. A fall 2012 start of construction is planned for an 110,000-square-foot Cabela’s store recently announced for Coventry Development Corporation’s RidgeGate Commons development along I-25 at RidgeGate Parkway in Lone Tree, Castle Pines Connection reported in July. A summer or fall 2013 opening is planned.
Reis put first half 2012 community-neighborhood shopping center space net absorption in the South submarket at negative 10,000 square feet along with no new supply.
Second quarter vacancy was 12.5%, unchanged from the quarter before, up 40 basis points year-over-year.
Respective average asking and effective rents were $19.52 psf and $16.88 psf, down 0.3% and 0.2% for the quarter following similar losses the quarter before.
Outlook. Modest net absorption over the remainder of 2012 accompanied by no new supply additions is expected to shave 40 basis points from the vacancy rate by year’s close. Modest losses are projected for the asking and effective average rents for the year.
Suburban Southeast
Drawn by the expansion of suburban communities along the I-25 and E-470 corridors over the years, retail development has been substantial in the Southeast.
Reis’ research has confirmed plans for the 100,000-square-foot second phase of the Village at Centennial community center at Arapahoe Road and Potomac Street in Centennial, near Centennial Airport. A construction timeline was not available per the date of this report.
A total of 1.25 million square feet of retail have been proposed for the $1.7 billion Horizon Uptown mixed-use residential-commercial project intended for a 500-acre site near the I-70/E-470 interchange in Aurora. Australia-based Lend Lease Corporation is the developer. Progress has been slow.
Reis reports construction of 550,000 square feet of retail not yet complete at the Gardens on Havana retail center, part of the mixed-use redevelopment of the old Buckingham Square Mall at Havana and E. Mississippi in Aurora. Target and Kohl’s are among the operating anchors.
More. Originally a joint venture by Weingarten Realty Investors and Miller Real Estate Investments LLC, operating as Miller-Weingarten, the project was recently “bought outright” by Miller, as reported by the Journal.
Reis put total first half 2012 community and neighborhood center space net absorption in its Southeast submarket at negative 7,000 square feet. The total for second quarter alone was positive 23,000.
Second quarter vacancy was 13.9%, down 30 basis points from a quarter earlier, up 80 year-over-year.
Respective average second quarter asking and effective lease rates were $14.71 psf and $12.56 psf, down 0.9% and 0.8% for the quarter following smaller losses the quarter before.
Outlook. Additional modest negative net absorption is expected for the community-neighborhood shopping center market for the remainder of 2012 as the vacancy rate adds 10 basis points by year-end. Additional losses are expected for average rents over the remainder of the year.
Reis’ Northeast submarket extends to the Highway-36 corridor in the suburban northwest. Accordingly, Thornton and parts of Westminster and Broomfield are included. Areas of Broomfield and Westminster also are included in the firm’s Northwest submarket.
Prior to the recession, the main focus of retail development shifted from the southeast to the north, where large volumes were built, including FlatIron Crossing mall in Broomfield. Other projects remain in planning stages or, having started, were subsequently delayed.
Newly added to Reis’ list of planned-proposed projects are the 336,000 square feet of retail proposed for the 250-acre Victory Crossing (formerly Prairie Gateway) mixed-use development at E. 56th Avenue and Quebec Street, Commerce City.
More. The sports-oriented development will be located adjacent to an existing Dick’s Sporting Goods store, a stadium for the Colorado Rapids professional soccer team and a sports complex. Kroenke Sports and Entertainment is the developer.
Denver International Airport has selected a proposal by L.C. Fulenwider Inc. to develop the first “aviation station” at 61st Avenue and Peña Boulevard along the FasTracks East rail line, the Denver Business Journal reported in August.
More. The Fulenwider site “is part of the airport’s ‘gateway plan’ for [its] entrance.” Fulenwider’s proposal includes plans for a hotel park and conference center. The site has space for retail and residential development.
Thornton’s city council approved a deal that will bring a Cabela’s store to a 63-acre site at 144th Avenue and I-25, the Journal reported in July. The store is being developed by THF Realty Inc. doing business as Thornton Development LLC. The city is providing an incentive package valued at $27 million.
A 123,000-square-foot King Soopers MarketPlace grocery store opened in the Reunion neighborhood of Commerce City during the second quarter, reports Ross.
By storm. H&M opened a store at FlatIron Crossing in Broomfield in August. With two other stores (one open, one to open in September, as described), the Swedish clothier “is taking the metro area by storm,” the Journal noted in an August report. H&M will occupy an 18,000-square-foot space formerly used at Flatiron by Eddie Bauer.
Reis reports first half 2012 net absorption of community-neighborhood shopping center space in its Northeast submarket at positive 17,000 square feet. The second quarter total was positive 25,000.
Second quarter vacancy was 13.7%, down 30 basis points from a quarter earlier, down 10 year-over-year.
Respective average asking and effective rents were $16.40 psf and $13.99 psf, up 0.9% and 1.0% for the quarter following the first quarter’s smaller gains.
Outlook. Additional positive net absorption over the remainder of 2012 along with no new supply is expected to lower the vacancy rate to 13.4% by year-end. Gains at about 2.0% are projected for average rents for the year all told.
The city of Westminster is demolishing the Westminster Mall to allow development of a 1.2-million-square-foot “mixed-use city center,” as reported by Ross. The Denver Post has referred to the mall as “blighted.”
Update. Demolition of the mall’s Sears building commenced in early August 2012, the city reported at the time. Plans for the redevelopment will be released this fall.
A 600,000-square-foot retail component remains under construction at the Arista Place mixed-use development in Broomfield, Reis reports.
The eventual development of 1.3 million square feet of regional center retail space is proposed for the massive Candelas master planned development in Arvada.
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Microgen Scotland
news and information on microgeneration, small-scale renewables and energy efficiency
week ending 20 July 2012
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has announced its response to the Phase 2B consultation on the feed-in tariff scheme. A large part of the consultation was concerned with how the FiT scheme can be improved to better support community projects. After consultation the department has created a definition of ‘community energy projects’ to apply to the industry. In practice, this means that companies registered as a CIC on the Companies House register and co-operatives or community benefit societies registered on the FSA Mutual’s Public Register will be eligible for community schemes under the FiT. The announcement means that eligible community solar PV projects will now be exempt from the minimum energy efficiency requirement introduced last April. This will apply to all PV installations on non-domestic buildings, including schools and colleges.
Solar Portal 20th July 2012 more >>
Earlier this year the RSPB announced plans to build a single wind turbine at its HQ, The Lodge in Sandy, together with green energy company, Ecotricity. After a positive initial local consultation process, the conservation organisation has now been granted planning permission to erect a meteorological mast on the proposed wind turbine site within Sandy Ridge, a field south of the B1042 Potton Road.
Bedfordshire News 20th July 2012 more >>
Manchester Geothermal
GT Energy will today unveil plans to build the UK’s largest commercial deep-geothermal heat plant in Manchester, a move that could herald a further four similar developments in the coming months. The Anglo-Irish company intends to drill two wells around 3,000 metres deep at a half acre site in the Ardwick district of the city to tap into the huge geothermal resource below Manchester. The heat from the 10MWth plant would be then supplied to homes, businesses, and other buildings in the area, including University of Manchester facilities along the Oxford Road Corridor, through a district heating system
Business Green 20th July 2012 more >>
Cumbria Solar
A food company has become one of the biggest solar energy plants in Cumbria Pioneer Foodservice has had 272 solar panels installed on the roof of its cold store at its Rosehill headquarters. The ambitious project makes it the second biggest solar energy plant in Cumbria after M-Sport at Dovenby in Cockermouth.
Cumberland News 20th July 2012 more >>
FiT Review
The Government’s response to Feed-in Tariffs Comprehensive Review Phase 2B: Tariffs for non-PV technologies and scheme administration issues has now been published. These include the Government’s final decisions on tariffs for new anaerobic digestion, hydro, wind and micro-CHP installations, which will take effect from 1 December 2012, and on a range of other proposals included in phase 2B of the review.
DECC 20th July 2012 more >>
This Departmental Note informs the House of two developments aimed at providing greater certainty to Industry and investors and delivering financial sustainability through greater budgetary control for the Government: the publication of a consultation on enhancements to the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI); Government’s decisions following consultation on Phase 2B of the comprehensive review of the Feed-in Tariffs scheme
Greater certainty for investors in renewable heat and small scale electricity technologies and a fair deal for consumers were delivered today by Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker, as he clarified future arrangements for Feed-in Tariffs and the Renewable Heat Incentive.
DECC Press Release 20th July 2012 more >>
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has published the results of February’s Phase 2B consultation. Following responses from 303 parties and continued analysis from Parsons Brinckerhoff, the department has unveiled the feed-in tariff rates for Hydro-electric, Wind, Anaerobic Digestion (AD) and microCHP technologies.
The government has today revealed new support levels for small scale wind, hydroelectric, anaerobic digestion, and micro combined heat and power (CHP) systems under the feed-in tariff incentive scheme.
Scottish Hydro
A new £6m hydroelectric scheme is set to power almost a quarter of the 6,200 homes in a Scottish National Park, paving the way for three more similar projects over the next few years. Officially opened yesterday by climate change minister Greg Barker, the 2MW Allt Fionn Hydroelectric Scheme has been installed on land leased from Glenfalloch Estate, near Stirling, and represents the first of four hydroelectric plants planned for Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park by developers Osspower.
Farm Windfall
The owners of a West Yorkshire beef cattle farm have slashed electricity bills and started generating an additional income for their retirement with the help of wind turbines. As well as providing a steady source of free electricity and cutting bills, installing wind turbines has allowed the owners of the farm, Maureen and David Pickford, to benefit from Feed-in Tariff payments (FiTs) for each kilowatt-hour of electricity generated on site.
Farming UK 20th July 2012 more >>
Brighton Energy Co-op
The Brighton Energy Cooperative (BEC) has commissioned its first major project, an 87kWp solar array at Shoreham Port near Brighton. The Coop was able to raise more than £200,000 from the local community in order to fund the install and has enough capital left over to install a further 40kWp of solar across other local sites. The Shoreham project consists of five buildings at Hove Enterprise Centre that will generate around 80,000kWh of clean electricity every year. The power generated will be fed into the local Enterprise Centre and a nearby supply for yacht charging points and the port’s water pumps.
Warwick School
Warwick Independent School’s new sports centre extension will now be home to a renewable energy power plant, thanks to a solar PV installation by Williams Renewables Ltd. The roof-mounted array will help the school generate clean, green electricity – reducing the school’s carbon footprint, reliance on fossil fuels, electricity consumption and utility bills whilst simultaneously boosting climate change awareness amongst pupils.
Aberdeen Council rents out its roofs
Aberdeen City Council (ACC) has approved plans to install solar panels on the roofs of two sports buildings in the city. Members of the Development Management Sub-committee supported the schemes for Westburn Tennis Centre and Beach Leisure Centre. ACC is the first local authority in Scotland to apply for the Rent a Roof scheme and is installing photovoltaic solar panels on 90 public buildings around the city.
Leisure Management 20th July 2012 more >>
Co-operative Energy
The Co-operative is keen to promote the economic, social and environmental benefits of community-owned renewable energy
Guardian 19th July 2012 more >>
Swansea Efficiency
RESIDENTS in Swansea could benefit from lower household energy bills under the latest measures set to be introduced in council-owned homes. Swansea Council is hoping to secure a further grant from the Community Energy Saving Programme (CESP) which could be used to improve wall insulation, install new boilers and even solar power to heat hot water. Millions of pounds of investment has already been spent in Swansea in recent years, including £1.5 million for loft insulation in council homes and £600,000 in the Hafod renewal area.
South Wales Evening Post 19th July 2012 more >>
Norfolk-based practice Parsons + Whittley Architects has won the residential category of the first ever UK Passivhaus Awards. The UK Passivhaus Awards were launched by the Passivhaus Trust to celebrate the achievements of Passivhaus pioneers in the UK, to highlight that Passivhaus can apply to any building type and to show that Passivhaus design can create beautiful buildings.
Response Resource 19th July 2012 more >>
Small Wind
A new vertical-axis turbine, the McCamley MT01 Mk2, is a designed specifically these dense urban areas. (V ideo)
Gizmodo 19th July 2012 more >>
Game Changing Efficiency
Knowsley Housing Trust walked away with the inaugural WWF Green Game-Changers Innovation Award at this year’s BusinessGreen Leaders Awards. The Merseyside-based not-for-profit housing association secured the award for its highly innovative work turning three 1950s terrace houses into an exemplar of energy efficient housing – and all without requiring people to leave their home or invest in costly high-tech renewable energy or smart building technologies. The Lordens Road project – which brought together Knowsley Housing Trust with insulation specialist YBS, architects BYA, heating provider The Electric Heating Co, consultancy Solarcrest, and contractor BAAS – took the innovative approach of eschewing yet more in-house or cavity wall insulation in favour of deploying a “Multifoil insulation” shell around the entire exterior of the properties. The net result was a slashing in the level of heat loss from the buildings, confirmed by thermal imaging cameras and air pressure monitoring equipment, and a reduction in the number of air changes per hour
Sainsbury goes Geothermal
Sainsbury’s has pledged to power 100 of its supermarkets with underground renewable heat, after signing a deal with E.on and Geothermal International as part of efforts to slash its carbon emissions by 2020. The supermarket chain announced two partnerships today that will see car parks in 100 of its larger stores kitted out with both geothermal power plants and ground source heat pumps designed to provide heating, hot water and cooling to stores.
AD Training
Anaerobic digestion developers are being given the chance to send their apprentices abroad to learn how their German counterparts have succeeded in creating a world-leading biogas industry, as part of a new £60,000 EU-funded initiative. The Renewable Energy Association (REA) confirmed yesterday that it had successfully bid for 76,000 from the EU’s Leonardo da Vinci programme, which funds practical projects for vocational training programmes.
Renewable Energy Focus 20th July 2012 more >>
Intsallation Rate
The latest solar installation figures from DECC show that install rates have continued to recover after April 1, with 3,051 installations completed in the week ending July 15. The addition 12.95MW of capacity this week means that the industry has installed almost 125MW of <50kWp solar to the national grid, enough to power over 62,000 homes with green electricity.
South West Powers Ahead
Regen SW recently published its “Renewable Energy Progress Report”, which, among other findings, demonstrates that renewable capacity in the South West of the UK has more than doubled over the past year. The renewable electricity capacity grew by 142% from 217MW in 2010/2011 to 525MW in 2011/2012. Solar Power Portal noted that the region’s growth was propelled by solar PV, which accounted for 237MW of all new renewable capacity during the 2011/2012 year. Small-scale solar was the front runner in the installation market taking 160MW of the installed capacity while large-scale solar made up 75MW of the region’s capacity.
PV Tech 18th July 2012 more >>
Windcrop
Windcrop, which installs and maintains small-scale wind turbines free of charge, proudly marked its expansion into Yorkshire by exhibiting at The Driffield Show for the first time - to highlight how it will bring free electricity to the county and help communities cut energy bills and carbon footprint. With its commitment to the environment and its passion for helping local communities to enjoy the benefits of wind generated electricity, Windcrop has already become the largest installer of small-scale wind turbines in the UK.
Driffield Times & Post 18th July 2012 more >>
Agricultural Wind Power
Environmental consultancy ADAS has entered into a joint venture with low-carbon expert company C02Sense to seek out suitable agricultural land for developing and running turbines. The £2.6m deal between the two companies will enable the development of single, medium-scale 500kW turbines on a range of sites. Farmers whose land is used for the turbines could receive up to a million pounds of income over 20 years, with no upfront costs.
Edie 18th July 2012 more >>
South West Farmer 18th July 2012 more >>
Fukushima and Feed-in Tariffs
German solar power producers have set a new record in solar energy production by pumping 14.7TWh of electricity into the power grid during the first six months of 2012. That’s 4.5% of the total power production during that period. So, can we get anywhere close to achieving this here in the UK? And if so, how? Earlier in the year German solar power plants also announced that they produced a world record 22GW of electricity, equal to 20 nuclear power stations at full capacity.
Energy Management 18th July 2012 more >>
CTS Renewables
CTS Solar, a trading name of Commercial Technical Services Ltd, is to offer a range of new renewable energy installation services, including solar thermal, air source heat pumps and biomass. As of the company’s new focus CTS Solar is to be replaced with CTS Renewables.
Flat Pack Turbine
A new prototype wind turbine, 30 years in the making, and designed for flat-pack shipping and easy assembly, has been erected at Keele University in the UK. Like other vertical axis turbines, the prototype, designed by McCamley, is particularly well-suited to the gusting winds of inner cities, though the company is quick to point out the design is also suitable for rural installations. The turbine is able to begin rotating during light breezes as modest as 1.8 m/s (4 mph) in speed.
Gizmag 18th July 2012 more >>
Glastonbury Solar
The installation of a new solar panel roof at Glastonbury Festival’s Worthy Farm will generate almost 45,000 kWh of electricity per year. Festival organiser Michael Eavis has added another 200 solar photovoltaic (PV) panels to the 1,100 panels previously installed. Mr Eavis currently owns one of the largest private solar roofs in the UK.
Solar Cuts
A GREEN energy boss says further Government cuts to payments for homeowners installing solar panels could damage the industry. Reductions to the feed-in tariff - a payment for individuals or companies generating their own electricity from photovoltaic (PV) panels - will be brought in on August 1. Originally generous payments encouraged a gold rush of firms installing panels, which prompted the Government to halve the feed-in tariff to the current 21p/kWh, hitting order books. Now rates will be reduced further, and will change every three months based on how many PV panels have been installed nationally - the more panels installed, the lower the rate received by consumers will be.
Newcastle Evening Gazette 18th July 2012 more >>
Industry experts have called for “pragmatic optimism” within the UK solar sector over the coming months at a recent industry seminar hosted by PV distributors SunConnex and EH Smith. Speakers at the seminar spoke of the aggressive rise in energy prices and the predicted fall in module costs by up to 29 percent this year as reasons for industry to remain positive over the future.
Solar College
SIDMOUTH College is celebrating significant savings on electricity costs since the installation of solar photovoltaic panels on the roof of its Salcombe block last December. Since being commissioned, the panels have generated 5 mega watts of electricity, saved 2 tons of carbon and paid back £2,000 to the School Fund from feed-in tariff payments. The college budget has also benefited from significant savings on electricity costs. The college’s interest in solar energy arose during a meeting between Sid Valley Energy Action Group (SVEAG) and college staff.
Pulman’s Weekly News 18th July 2012 more >>
Micropower needs tangible commitments
There is a bright future for the microgeneration – if industry and government can come together to overcome “darker times.” That was the warning from Dave Sowden, Chief Executive of the Micropower Council, to Climate Minister Greg Barker at the Micropower Council’s Summer Reception in London earlier this week. Addressing the Minister and the great and good of the microgeneration industry, Mr Sowden said the government must “restore some certainty” by reinforcing its general vision of a decentralised energy future with “tangible commitments” against which the industry can have the confidence to invest. He emphasised that the industry supports DECC’s long-term vision for microgeneration and welcomes many current policies, including the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) and Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) schemes. However, he also issued a stark warning: “The reality of today’s market is that the short-term outlook is a very long way from this bright future. And it may come as a surprise, but this has little to do with economic conditions. Sadly it has everything to do with short-term policy uncertainty.”
E2B 18th July 2012 more >>
FiT Round-up
As we near the next deadline, now pushed back from 1st July to 1st August 2012, for ‘degression’ of the Feed-in tariff rates for solar PV, I thought it would be worth a quick round-up of where things stand in terms of incentives.
Green energy Net 17th July 2012 more >>
Bolton Turbine
The Low Carbon Energy Company has announced the completion of the installation of a revolutionary helical wind turbine at St Catherine’s Academy in Bolton (UK). The 1-kW helical wind turbine has been installed to help educate the students in wind technology along with a small PV system (the systems that use solar panels to convert sunlight into electricity).
Renewable Energy Magazine 17th July 2012 more >>
Solar Slate
A MID DEVON firm has become an approved installer for revolutionary solar panels which look just like roof slates. Solar slates are as efficient as normal photo-voltaic panels, but blend seamlessly into existing slate roofs, making them ideal for use in conservation areas, in National Parks, and on listed buildings. South West Solar & Renewable Systems, of Uffculme, is now the accredited installer for solar slate for the whole of Devon and Cornwall.
Mid Devon Gazette 17th July 2012 more >>
Exeter Express & Echo 20th July 2012 more >>
Wind Farming
One of the UK’s largest agricultural consultancies has this week launched a new joint venture designed to help farmers generate additional income from wind power. Farming consultancy ADAS has joined forces with not-for-profit green consultancy group CO2Sense to help identify agricultural land that is suitable for wind turbines.
Plymouth Solar
THE Sun may not have made much of an appearance in Plymouth this summer but it hasn’t stopped one company installing £400,000 of solar panels. Estover-based Una Group has completed a project to install the largest number of solar panels at any one building in the city by siting 1,000 covering an area in excess of 100,000sq ft.
Plymouth Herald 17th July 2012 more >>
Efficiency Shortfall
The government’s current policies will only deliver one-third of the 150 terawatt hours (TWh) of annual energy savings that are potentially available by 2030, according to new research that should help shape its forthcoming energy-efficiency policy.
Which?, WWF, and Greenpeace have issued the clearest warning to date that the government’s Green Deal energy-efficiency initiative will “fail” without urgent reforms of the financing scheme. BusinessGreen has learnt the consumer and green groups have joined with energy-efficiency specialist Knauf Insulation and the National Pensioners Convention in writing to Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey to warn that “in its current form... the Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation (ECO) risks not delivering for consumers, the economy or the environment”.
Speech to Micro Power Council
Greg Barker: The Coalition Government is committed to green growth and has high ambitions. The decarbonisation of our homes and the move to renewable and low carbon technologies is critical to our future energy goals. We know that the microgeneration sector has a part to play, with the potential to provide opportunities for business and jobs. We have seen significant growth on the back of the Feed-In tariffs. I am pleased that working together we have made the necessary changes, which means the scheme is affordable and in a position to continue supporting the growth of the industry over the coming years. With over 285,000 solar PV installations and the UK moving past 1 GW of installed capacity is no mean feat. Under our new, improved scheme, we expect to get an additional 3.6 GW of capacity (620,000 installations) by 2015, but costing just £0.5 billion more. That’s three times as much electricity generation for less than one third of the cost.
Northern Ireland Solar
Northern Ireland shared the same solar radiation as Wales, the Midlands, London and Munich - areas where large solar PV installations have taken place. Amber Green Energy is based in Moy, Co Armagh and Global Solar Renewables in Castlewellan, Co Down. The joint venture said it had achieved sales of £120,000 last month and expects to make £200,000 on three major commercial systems in July and August.
Belfast Telegraph 16th July 2012 more >>
Matching the renewable technology to the site is crucial to optimise the returns, and in wind-swept East Anglia wind turbines have been the choice for Crown Chicken. “If we can find ways of reducing our electricity costs without having to pay out a lot of money, then I’m all for it,” says agriculture director Matthew Ward. Majoring in broiler production, electricity is a key input for the business which sees 400,000 chickens leaving the company’s farms each week of the year.
Farmers Weekly 16th July 2012 more >>
Eco2Solar
KIDDERMINSTER solar energy specialist Eco2Solar is on line to report record end of year figures. The business completes its fifth financial year end this month and expects to report turnover of more than £5m. Managing director Paul Hutchens said: “These are exciting times for Eco2Solar. Solar energy isn’t just for the future, it is here and now.
Business Desk 16th July 2012 more >>
Zoo Poo
They are unlikely to be aware of the fact, but the inhabitants of London Zoo are playing their part in the fight against climate change, and all thanks to the copious quantities of “zoo poo” they produce. The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) has just signed a new six year contract with waste management firm ACM Environmental Plc that will see the company continue with work that has seen it divert up to 98 per cent of the waste from London Zoo and Whipsnade Safari Park from landfill. ACM has developed a process whereby herbivore poo is composted and used as high quality farm fertiliser, while carnivore waste is taken to anaerobic digestion plants in Belvedere and Colnbrook for conversion into usable energy.
Sustainable Sport
England football coach Gary Neville is helping to kick off a new campaign to encourage sport teams, governing bodie, and fans to take more responsibility for reducing their environmental impact. Sustainability in Sport aims to produce eco-standards for stadiums and pitches, help clubs measure and manage their carbon footprint, engage with sports equipment manufacturers to use more sustainable materials, and run workshops to share expertise and experience.
Solar Hub
A consortium of UK universities led by Loughborough University, have announced the formation of a SUPERSOLAR Hub to drive research, training and industry partnerships in the burgeoning UK solar energy sector. The £5 million pound SUPERSOLAR project aims to play a prominent role in co-ordinating research activities, establishing networks of academic and industrial researchers, conducting cross-technology research and providing a focal point for international co-operation.
Yorkshire Solar
One of the largest solar photovoltaic installations in the region has been installed at the Yorkshire Showground by a company from Tockwith. Duncan Renewables took less than four weeks to complete the 245kw project, which comprises 980 Suntech panels and covers more than 1,600m sq of roof space at the Yorkshire Agricultural Society’s headquarters.
Harrogate Advertiser 16th July 2012 more >>
New Forest Solar
A new 5MWp solar installation situated in the New Forest has recently been switched on. The installation includes almost 18,000 solar panels, mounted on nine kilometres of frames and using 5,000 groundscrews, and spans over 30 acres within the Cadland Estate.
Green Deal List
IT COULD be Britain’s biggest home makeover. Homeowners and tenants are to be lent up to £10,000 each to make their homes greener. They will be allowed to spend it on high-tech lighting, underfloor heating, wood-burning stoves, french shutters and a range of other “aspirational” improvements, as well as traditional insulation measures. The money will be made available under the “green deal” to be launched this autumn by Greg Barker, the climate change minister, as part of a drive to make Britain’s housing more energy efficient. Last week Barker’s department released a list of 45 types of home improvement that will be acceptable for financing via the green deal. The list also includes LED lighting, new front doors, shower units and taps, roof lights and insulated or heated wooden floors.
Sunday Times 15th July 2012 more >>
Hastings Solar
A PRIMARY school has gone green and embraced solar power. West St Leonards School, in Harley Shute Road, has 120 solar panels installed on its roof and is already seeing the benefits with a drop in its electricity bill and its pupils learning about environmentally friendly methods of generating power.
Hastings Observer 15th July 2012 more >>
Kinross community turbines
KINROSS-SHIRE residents are being invited to find out more about plans to construct three wind turbines. A site about two miles north west of Milnathort at Tillyrie Hill has been earmarked for a community-led wind project. And Milnathort Futures Trust (MFT) is inviting people to find out next week about the project and to air their views.
Perthshire Advertiser 13th July 2012 more >>
Solar Slowdown
The latest solar installation figures from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) show that solar installs for the week ending July 8 have dropped by 36.4 percent compared to the week before. The slow down in installation rates bucks the recent trend that had seen installation rates grow steadily week-on-week since the tariff rate dropped to 21p in April. It is hard to pinpoint the reason behind the slowdown but the recent inclement weather in the UK may have had an effect.
Solar Growth
The number of solar PV installations registered in May is more than double that in the same period last year, the Government has revealed. Asked in the House of Commons yesterday how many were installed in the most recent month for which figures are available, energy minister Greg Barker said 13,800 were installed in May 2012. Mr Barker said: “About 13,800 solar PV installations, with a total capacity of 58.5 MW, were confirmed on to the feed-in tariff (FIT) scheme’s central register in May 2012. I am pleased to report that that is more than double the number of installations with more than triple the capacity that were confirmed in the same month last year. Preliminary figures indicate even stronger growth this month.”
24 Dash 13th July 2012 more >>
Solar Confusion
Ever since the feed-in tariff rate was axed in half from 43p to 21p the industry has been plagued by chronic confusion in the marketplace. Legal wranglings, deadlines, extensions; it was hard enough to keep on top of market developments for solar companies, let alone customers. The perceived loopholes and the seemingly never-ending string of consultations left the door open for a minority in the solar industry to start publishing unfounded claims, as customers flocked to take advantage of the higher FiT rate.
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So… 2009 came and went, as did the first decade of a new century and millenium, and what did we learn from it? Depends on how old you are I guess… I am closing my 4th decade (please calculate carefully, that makes me 40, not 50!) and some would probably love to say I have learned fuck nothing… Well, to quote Bran Van 3000, I have learned fuck all!
Must’ve been the pressure from all those blogs and other sources of information I read daily, but I suddenly got the urge to post my favourite music of the last decade. A list of my favourite from 2009 has been posted a few days ago. I didn’t restrain myself to a certain number, it just so happens that I ended up with 32.
All I can tell you is that as this decade comes to an end, with the many life changes that are accompanying it into the past, these are the albums or songs or artists that come to mind instantly, or almost so, as I reflect upon the music that has shaped who I’ve become in the past 10 years…
MONSIEUR SEB’S BEST OF 2000s
Arctic Monkeys – Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not
I’ve often said, throughout the 2000s that rock would only achieve some form of renewal by breaking its structure rather than exploring sonorities, and that’s what the Monkeys have not done! Their structure is pretty classic ans their sound even more so, but still, when I first heard them, I truly had the impression of a majestic wave of freshness. Maybe it’s Alex Turner’s plume, which reminds me — in some strange way I can’t really explain — of Donald Fagen’s, but there’s something about the Monkeys that’s unique. And I’m not even talking about their stage presence and performance skills… The video below is a B-side from a single off their first album, and one of my favourite tracks of theirs.
Beat Pharmacy/The Echologist/Brendon Moeller
No one does trippy dubbed out techno and deep house like Brendon does: NO ONE! This South African born gentleman (and I know he is, it’s not just a figure of speech) now residing in New York (and who is A&R for François K’s Wave Music) has dominated the 2000s, as far as I’m concerned, when it come to hybridizing the aesthetics of dub to those of electronica. PERIOD.
Bent? Barely even really know them, but heck! what I know of them has consistently blown my mind. Their main hits have moved me WAY too much for me to leave them out of my favourite tracks from the past 10 years. They’re just one step up from a one hit wonder, but that doesn’t mean their music has less quality!
Bran Van 3000
James Di Salvio is, to me, one of the greats of this early 21st century. The man is no great composer, but he is a truly GREAT music lover who doesn’t just sample tracks, he pays them hommage. OK, two thirds of his albums have been released in the 2000s and they’ve all been received in a rather ambiguous way, but I’m one fan fini, and you don’t know what a Bran Van party is untul you’ve seen them live.
Brian Eno – Another Day on Earth
Well, of course Brian Eno is a music God, among other things, but this album is a little gem that everyone should get acquainted with, if only because he does have a great singing voice!
Burial – Untrue
When Burial’s second album came out, I had been aware of Dubstep for a while, but that genre had yet to impress me. But when I first listened to Untrue, my jaw dropped to the floor. I was listening to a genre-defining album, much like Massive Attack’s Blue Lines 15 years before or Kraftwerk’s Trans-Europe Express before that, to name just those two. It will become a timeless classic, I can tell you that much.
Donald Fagen – Morph the Cat
People who know me know that Steely Dan and Donald Fagen have made and are still making some of my favouritest music, and a new solo album by Fagen is a cause for rejoicing in and of itself, and Morph was even more so, with some of his best songwriting yet.
Ah! The Doves. No doubt one of my favouritest British rock bands. They have yet to disappoint me, and what’s more, they seem to be getting consistently better after four albums. Their classic tracks are such monuments of beauty… I’ll just let them do the talking…
Gonzales – Solo Piano
Jason Charles Beck, originally from Montreal (unless I’m mistaken) is one of those true artists who can do just about anything, and well. He’s done electro, hip hop, and even classical music on his Solo Piano album. That record sees him channeling the spirit of every great composer for the piano from Debussy to Keith Jarrett. The CD is an absolute must, but if you get the chance to catch him in concert, don’t miss it, because to top it all off, he is an amazing performer!
Gorillaz vs. Spacemonkeyz – Laika Come Home
Little heard of before or since, the Spacemonkeyz had the idea of remixing the entire Gorillaz first album à la Dub, and thus was born Laika Come Home, my favourite Gorillaz album. No, really, I think this one is the best of the lot even though it’s not entirely a Gorillaz album. If you like Dub, this album is really worth the fistful of peanuts it’ll cost ya.
Jesse Somfay – A Catch in the Voice
Like I said in my best of 2009, this human being has the uncommon talent to create beauty, but with his 2009 album A Catch in the Voice released on Pheek’s Archipel imprint, what he created is beyond words. Strictly speaking it is “electronic” music, but incredibly organic at the same time. In any case, like I just said, trying to affix words to his creations is quite futile. Just let the waves wash over you…
Jesse Somfay – Fricative White (From a whisper to a scream)
All I can add to what I said about the previous entry is that this work of art is one of my favourite tracks of all time. Period. The video below is an edited version, but I URGE you to get the complete 27 minutes version (there’s a free legal download link to the complete version @192 kbps). One day you’ll thank me (but thank Jesse, he’s the one that deserves it).
I picked this one because it’s the one that introduced me to Rick Rubin’s American series with Cash, but I might as well have picked any of them as they all contained blindingly eloquent examples of Cash’s talent as an interpreter. When he sings someone else’s song, it instantly becomes his. Many artists that were covered by Cash in the American series have said they felt they could no longer sing their song after hearing Cash sing it… The day he died was a sad day for the world, but a happy one for him, since I was finally reunited with his life’s true love, June Carter. RIP, Man in Black.
Jose Gonzales
It took a Swede of Argentinian origins to reconcile me with Folk music. I first heard this Gonzales as a guest singer on a Zero 7 album (see below, they are also part of my best of the 2000s) where he sang on their version of his song Crosses, and I was immediately under the spell of his voice, so I decided to explore and discovered a wonderful album, Veneer, which was followed by an equally wonderful second album, In Our Nature.
It took a pair of Norwegian to reconcile me with Folk music… Although in their case, I’d say they (Erlend Øye and Eirik Glambek Bøe) are not as clearly folksy as Gonzales (see above), with strong jazz and even bossa inflections in their music. In both cases, nonetheless, it is their voices that first drew me to their music.
Talk about zeitgeist: one can almost smell New York when listening to a LCD track, but one can also hear, condensed in a few sharp words, the whole youth underground culture of the 2000s and its intense hybridization (re. Losing my Edge). Is James Murphy God? Nah! But he sure is one of the best artists of the 2000s, definitely. I would’ve loved to include the cover of Carl Craig (as Paperclip People)’s Throw that LCD do live, but the only clip I found was too short and sounded bad. Regardless: to me, the very idea of covering such a dancefloor track with a live band says it all about Murphy et al.
Lindstrøm
Yeah… Saying I love Lindstrøm has become cliché by now, as people who know me well will readily tell you. Still, this man has singlehandedly led a whole movement for the past five years or more (depending on where you place the beginning) and keeps banging out incredible tracks, like his recent 42 minutes version of the Christmas classic Little Drummer Boy or Baby Can’t Stop, from his upcoming album with vocalist Christabelle which sees him going in a disco-funk direction à la M.J. circa Off the Wall! Boogie on!
Luomo – Vocalcity
I picked Vocalcity because it was SO important to me when it came out, but especially the track Tessio, which gave me back hope that true House wasn’t on its way out, as it seemed to me back then (in 2000). If you hold any pretention of loving electronic music, your record collection simply isn’t complete without Vocalcity, and with the shortest track clocking in at 9:56, you can rest assured you’re getting your money’s worth with this one!
Malajube – Labyrinthes
If you’re from outside North America, chances are slim you’ve heard of these guys, unless you ear is firmly pressed on the indie-rock railroad track. I wasn’t a fan of theirs before this third album. As a matter of fact, I barely knew more than their name and didn’t try to learn more, as I tend to shy away from bands that are too hyped, as was the case when their second album came out. However, when I received Labyrinthes in the mail last February, I thought I’d give them a real listen, and they blew me away. Definitely in my top 3 best albums of 2009 and top 5 of the 2000s. Indie-rock, yes, but with Prog flourishes that don’t need to blush in the presence of their elder statemen, Labyrinthes is an album borne out of personal hardship and, as most such albums, it radiates an intense light. And I did listen back to their earlier stuff: doesn’t measure up to this. Here’s a link to download the excellent opening track Ursuline.
Martin Léon
Here’s another Québec artist who you probable never heard of if you live outside this province. I even feel strange writing about him in English! But what Martin Léon does different from most other Québec artists is write stuf that’s beyond the usual pop love song drivel. He is a true composer (who has studied with Ennio Morricone) and a great writer, and his ear is atuned to what’s going on in the world. The result are amazingly unique little gems. He’s only got two albums (more if you include his stint with the band Ann Victor), but they are priceless, with a little favoritism on my part for his first, Kiki BBQ.
Miguel Graça
Initially, I was only going to include Mig’s first full length, Miguel Graça presents Soulnotmind: Shining Stars, but then, while researching for links and stuff, I realized that his other albums released during the 2000s had as much impact on me as that first one, although it does hold a special place in my mind and heart. Quite difficult to find stuff to link to, but here’s one taken off his second album, Monkey Mass, and co-produced with my buddy Fred Everything.
Dominic Salole is an artist who’s part of of the incredibly talented gang sometimes referred to as the “Canadian Crew” that includes Gonzales, Feist, Peaches and Taylor Savvy. Mocky is a multi-instrumentalist with an uncanny talent for great productions and even greater melodies; he’s often involved in the album production of his fellow Canadian Crew members. On his own, he’s released four albums in the 2000’s, with the latest, Saskamodie, almost being a pure jazz album. The whole Canadian Crew is worth discovering, but my suggestion is that you begin by Mocky’s productions (and save Feist for last, since y’all probably know her anyways).
Mocky feat. Feist – Fighting Away The Tears
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Moloko – Statues / Forever More (FKEK Remix)
I would’ve included the whole Moloko catalog if I could, but Statues is their only album which came out in the 2000s (oops, not true: Things to Make and Do came out in late 2000) and, sadly, t was to be their last album, too (so far). In a way, although it is sad, it is also a good thing because Moloko can only be Mark Brydon and Róisín Murphy, and the proof is in the pudding: what dear Róisín has done since is OK, at best. However, to cite Wikipedia: “While both currently pursue projects outside of Moloko and state that there are no plans for Moloko at the moment, Murphy has been keen to stress that the group are not necessarily defunct and that she has no interest in ‘burying’ the project.” So, there. I’ve put emphasis on the François Kevorkian and Eric Kupper remix of Forever More because, well… It is one of their best productions, simple as that!
New Order – Get Ready
I’ve always been a great fan of N.O. and I can’t tell you how elated I was when rumours of a new album started floating around in 2000. I think a lot of people were surprised, at first, at how much more rock-sounding Get Ready was compared to what Barney & Co. had done before, especially Republic, which had preceded it 10 years before. Well, not I. I embraced this new hard sounding sound which perfectly suits Hooky’s bass and Barney’s voice. In any case, it also contains one of their best songs, Run Wild. I did enjoy Waiting for the Siren’s Call, but nowhere near as much as Get Ready.
Quantic/Quantic Soul Orchestra
Wow! Here’s one guy who really blew my mind during the 2000s (although I’ve been a bit less into his productions of late). Will Holland is a rare musical genius who can play almost everything and compose in almost any style. As a matter of fact I’m certain he can compose any style of music, I just haven’t heard him do so. He’s known as The Quantic Soul Orchestra, The Limp Twins, Quantic and his Combo Bárbaro and other monikers, he works alone or with a full orchestra and everything he touches becomes groovy. Y’all should really hook up with Will, trust me!
Social System – Autumn > Spring
Dearest Pheek, a true visionnary and a dedicated man. I have immense respect for him as a person and as an artist, but also as a label manager: he has great flair for discovering and nurturing fresh talent. This album is a collaboration between Jean-Patrice and Jason Corder. Now, Pheek’s releases are amazing little gems, and Jason can hold his own, too, but together, they created something that’s greater than the sum of its parts, and Autumn > Spring is an aboslute must in any record collection. JP, I couldn’t find any other source, so I’m embedding a track off your album instead of a YouTube clip. It is protected even in the source code, so in principle it is impossible to download and besides I’ve encoded it @ 128kbps. If you want me to remove it, let me know.
Social System – Milk Clouded (Archipel, 2006)
Milk Clouded
Stars of the Lid – And Their Refinement of the Decline
I really honestly don’t know what to say about SotL and this album in particular. They compose and play what has become my favourite ambient music. I don’t feel I need to add anything else…
The Flaming Lips – Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
Much like Luomo gave me back hope that House was not dying, the Flaming Lips gave me hope that rock was still able to offer something creative. Wayne Coyne et al. have been at it for almost thirty years already, and they show no sign of slowing down or losing their edge, and if only for that, they deserve their presence on this list. And once you listen to their integral cover of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon, you’ll either love them for life or hate them forever.
Trentemøller – The Last Resort
Much maligned after his immense and relatively rapid rise to fame, Trentemøller still deserves his spot on my list of the best of the 2000s. The Last Resort, whether they care to admit it or not, blew everyone’s mind by (to my ears, anyways) bridging the gap between minimal techno and more melodic House. Now, let’s just wait and see if he’ll top himself. So far it’s been over 3 years since he’s done anything worthwhile…
They’ve only released two albums in the 2000s, but I’d be hard-pressed to say which is best. No matter that, Underworld have been one of my favourite electronic bands since the day I first heard dubnoheadwithmybassman in 1994, so even if their latest releases had been total crap, I’d still have included them on my list!
Ah! my darlings Zero 7! Hardaker and Binns (whose name even sounds like a cool menswear line or pocket knife brand) have never produced anything I didn’t totally fall in love with, even their latest album, Yeah Ghost, which has left many a fan perplexed. Their music is always soothing and uplifting, even though it knows how to be a bit sad, at times. One of my fantasies: drivng along the Pacific Coast Highway in a convertible while listening to the track below…
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Wish I could’ve included The Art of Noise’s The Seduction of Claude Debussy, but it officially came out in 1999, even though I discovered it in 2000. Same goes for Electronic’s Twisted Tenderness. I would also have included Oasis’ Dig Out Your Soul and The Verve’s Forth in the best of 2009, but they came out in 2008 and weren’t so good as to make the cut for the best of the 2000’s, although they are both kick-ass albums IMHO. I wish I could’ve included my friend Jean-Pierre reissues of Handful of Snowdrops and Spaceful of Astronauts, but reissues don’t count in my book — which doesn’t mean you shouldn’t rush to discover what I’m talking about if you don’t already know.
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Monsieur Seb’s Best of Two Thousand and Nine
27/12/2009 Monsieur Seb 1 Comment
Must’ve been the pressure from all those blogs and other sources of information I read daily, but I suddenly got the urge to post my favourite music of 2009. A list of my favourite from the whole decade will follow shortly. I didn’t restrain myself to a certain number, it just so happens that I ended up with 20.
All I can tell you is that as this year comes to an end, with the many life changes that are accompanying it into the past, these are the albums or songs or artists that come to mind instantly, or almost so, as I reflect upon the music that has shaped who I’ve become in the past year…
MONSIEUR SEB’S BEST OF 2009
DJ Hell – Teufelswerk
Rarely does an album, particularly in the electronic world, capture so aptly the zeitgeist. Two excellent cameos by P. Diddy on The DJ (the man DOES have a sense of humour) and Bryan Ferry — singing an unreleased track of his (U Can Dance, see below) are alone worth the price of the album, but the rest of the tracks are stellar, too. Some have hailed it as the best dance album ever. I wouldn’t go that far, but it’s certainly one of the best of 2009. The track The DJ is featured on my promo mix Inside Me, while U Can Dance can be heard on I Am Rhyhtm.
Doves – Jetstream (Lindstrøm Remix)
The original is one of the best on the Doves’ latest, and we all know Lindstrøm is very close to being a musical genius, but on this totally groovy remix, he pulled out all the stops and in the first half the keyboard playing almost sounds like Elton John on acid. Major dancefloor scorcher, if you ask me. If I had presented this best of list in some kind of preference order, this one would paobably be my number 1.
Doves – Kingdom of Rust
Ah! The Doves. No doubt one of my favouritest British rock bands. They have yet to disappoint me, and what’s more, they seem to be getting consistently better after four albums. Compulsion has all the potential to become a classic rock track, as do many others on this opus.
All I can say is that this human being has the uncommon talent to create beauty… Heck, even his Facebook statuses are little gems.
John Daly – Sea & Sky
Released on François K’s Wave Music, this first album by the Irish producer encompasses his best productions so far plus three new tracks, and it hits the right spot. To quote Resident Advisor: “…this full-length makes its clear that tagging Daly as deep house only covers about half of what he’s up to.” His track exp3 from this album is featured on my promo mix Cosmix, vol IV.
Jonsi & Alex – Riceboy Sleeps
Ambient done right by Sigur Ros’ singer Jón Pór Birgisson and his life partner Alex Somers. Somewhat reminiscent of my darlings Stars of the Lid, but “cleaner”. According to Wikipedia, Boy 1904 is said to feature the last known castrato singer ever recorded. Definitely an album of potent introspective power and luminescent beauty.
Jori Hulkkonen – Man from Earth
Already a seventh album for Finland’s Jori Hulkkonen, not couting his mix CD a few years back on Turbo. As always, there’s a certain quality to his productions that’s hard to describe yet immediately apparent… I’m tempted to pin it on his nordicity, but I could be wrong. The standout tracks on this album are I Am Dead, Dancerous, Undercover, Bend Over Beethoven and the title track.
Lindstrøm – Little Drummer Boy
Yes, another Lindstrøm oeuvre on my best of the year. I did include the Norwegian in my best of the 2000’s, but I sure wasn’t going te refrain from including his totally flabberghasting take on this Christmas classic on my best of cette année. Now, it is a well-known fact that I love long jams, and as long jams go, this is one of the best with its 42:43 seconds, ranking it just between Manuel Göttsching’s E2-E4 (59:35) and The Orb’s Blue Room (40:00), and it is not only its length that places it in such stellar company, but its intrinsic worth, too. With this production, Hans Peter proves he’s got nothing to envy those guys (as if we needed any more proof after his 2008 album Where You Go I Go Too). Here’s a link to a free download of the edited version, but you won’t have lived a full life until you carefully listen to the full version a few times…
If you’re from outside North America, chances are slim you’ve heard of these guys, unless you ear is firmly pressed on the indie-rock railroad track. I wasn’t a fan of theirs before this third album. As a matter of fact, I barely knew more than their name and didn’t try to learn more, as I tend to shy away from bands that are too hyped, as was the case when their second album came out. However, when I received Labyrinthes in the mail last February, I thought I’d give them a real listen, and they blew me away. Definitely in my top 3 best albums of 2009. Indie-rock, yes, but with Prog flourishes that don’t need to blush in the presence of their elder statemen, Labyrinthes is an album borne out of personal hardship and, as most such albums, it radiates an intense light. And I did listen back to their earlier stuff: doesn’t measure up to this. Here’s a link to download the excellent opening track Ursuline.
Massive Attack – Splitting the Atom
If this four track EP is any indication of what’s to come on their new album Heligoland, due out in February 2010, my guess is that it will be their best album yet, IMHO. The four songs on StA are as beautiful as they are intense, and if you listen carefully, you’ll hear elements from all their previous albums, a sign of true artistic vision.
Max Essa – Continental Drift
UK born but Japan based Max Essa releases mainly on Bear Funk, one of the labels to keep an eye on if you’re into the Cosmic Disco thing, although Essa’s album would fall more into the Balearic Beat category, if you want to be specific. This link will lead you to an interestingly eclectic promo mix by Essa.
Milton Jackson – Crash
To me, Freerange Records is the label that replaced the late Paper Recordings as the best Deep House label in England and probably the world, and Jackson has been a stalwart of Freerange for a while, although he’s not the one I’d follow the most closely. That is until he released Crash an elegant exercice de style in (relative) minimalism and deep houseness. Not an album whose tracks you’ll likely hear on dancefloors, but I’d definitely recommend it as a driving album!
Mungolian Jetset – We Gave It All Away… And Now We Are Taking It Back
One of Norway’s best kept and most valuable treasure, these guys are unique: NO ONE sounds like them (and if you think to yourself “Well, this remix reminds me of so and so”, just listen to another one of their productions: no two are alike). I can only urge you to Google them and explore the breadth and scope of their productions… We Gave It All Away is the perfect tool to do so, but it is only technically an album from 2009, because it is a double compilation of their productions and remixes and, sadly, most of them have been edited, because the Mungs tend to make epic tracks often busting the ten minutes mark (for example Clairevoyage [featured on my first Cosmix promo mix], a Dominique Leone track remixed jointly with Lindstrøm and that hit 12 minutes in its original full length, but was edited down to 10 minutes for this compilation). However, edited or not, unless you want to embark on a hunt for their releases (not an esay task), this release is the next best thing. This track is NOT pon that compilation, but it is definitely one of their good productions.
Formerly known as one half of Jacob London, Dave Pezzner had created a solid reputation for himself in two short years with no less than 20 releases and remixes, including three releases of original material on Freerange. His first album is slated for spring 2010 on that label, so lets just hope it won’t be the usual collection of previously released material with a few new tracks. Below is one of my favourite remixes he did in 2009 which is featured on my promo mix I Am Rhythm
Radio Slave
Certainly not a newcomer, Matt Edwards’ productions and remixes under his monikers Radio Slave and Quiet Village have yet to disappoint this DJ and music lover. Standout track of 2009, to me: his 28 minutes version of DJ Hell’s The DJ. He took the concept to its logical limit and you gotta respect anyone who does that! My buddy Nic B once said that the true Trance inducing electronic music is House and Mat Edwards seems hell-bent on proving so. The track below is also featured in my promo mix Inside Me.
Roberto Rodriguez
Yes, another producer whose output didn’t once disappoint in 2009, and besides having that little je ne sais quoi that makes me love his productions so much, he excels in many different styles, which is an automatic respect earner for me. The video below is my favourite of his 2009 productions and is featured on my promo mix Inside Me.
Shit Robot – Simple Things (Serge Santiago Remix)
I’m just gonna let the music talk. You can hear this track on my promo mix Inside Me.
Stimming – The Loneliness
I could’ve presented Stimming’s whole Reflections album in this best of 2009 list, but this track stands out so much that I decided it deserved to be featured on its own. You can hear this track on my promo mix Inside Me.
The Flaming Lips with Stardeath and White Dwarfs – Dark Side of the Moon
The Lips are in my opinion one of the only good rock bands in the U. S. of A., one that has consistently dared to explore different sonorities and structures and one that has avoided the pitfalls that are typical of trying to gain or retain an audience that is only superficially interested in their musical creations. Their version of the entire iconic Pink Floyd album, while it might seemingly help them gain a wider audience, probably won’t do so. Not because it is not good: far from it! But the usual “HOW could they do THAT to such a classic album!” type of reaction is easily predictable from 99% of the people who’ll listen to it (if you exclude their fan-base, I mean). Long live Coyne, Drozd et al.!
The Phenomenal Handclap Band
Live instrumentation dance-oriented rock that channels the spirit of prog rock, blues, disco and eveything in between, this band is made up of members from such bands as TV on the Radio, L’Trimm, Calla, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Mooney Suzuki, and Sí Se. One of their tracks is featured on my ilve mix at Picnik Electronik this past August.
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Live Shreds
Cleopatra Records
I really have no clue if this album is still available or not, but then again you just have to click some buttons on Discogs and some days later it’ll land at your door mat, so why worry. Live Shreds is actually a compilation that features live recordings of two gigs that the Manchester boys played in their early days.
The CD starts with Mark Burgess introducing himself as Hi, we’re The Chameleons. A quite modest intro as the real truth could have been words like Hi, we’re the greatest band of the world if only you would listen. But you have to accept things as they are, and so The Chameleons start as they really are: direct, powerful, with lyrics that explode right in your face. Paper Tigers (although incorrectly printed on the sleeve as Paper Tiger) is all about melancholy. Post-punk like post-punk never sounded before!
You forget the average recording quality of this CD once Pleasure And Pain begins. This madness, this laughter. Outward feelings I can’t control, Those coloured lights are leading me, sings Mark while the guitars of Reg Smithies and Dave Fielding do the rest. Perfect? You bet!
It’s actually an old recording (1983, to be exact), and so A Person Isn’t Safe Anywhere These Days is still announced with the original title Men Of Steel. Words that remind you of Superman? Well in a way they do, and so the song feels like you’re flying somewhere up in the sky, looking down on everything, seeing things others don’t (unless you’re a Chameleons fan).
Next one is Years Ago. You don’t know this song? You do, as it’s just the working title of Thursday’s Child, one of the songs of Script Of The Bridge that taught you what real melancholy stands for. The hard drums by John Lever are like arrows that go straight through your poor mind, and they hurt! Wave goodbye to the child and life, it seems, is colder, mumbles Mark and no, it’s quite impossible to find something that hits harder than this.
And then In Shreds, which is surely the most underrated punk anthem ever written. Okay, the sound quality gets worse by each track, but is there something more moving than to hear a man scream the touching words: Ignored by you all, I stumble and fall, I suddenly knew my life meant nothing at all? Mark was just 23 then, and he was already marked by the cruel beast that’s called nostalgia.
Don’t Fall is of course the ultimate Chameleons anthem, it’s their Blitzkrieg Pop moment so to speak. Punk, hard, without any compromise and especially with words that matter.
Second Skin is that song about drugs. You reach the point when you know it's only your second skin. No further comment needed.
The CD ends with three tracks that were recorded one year earlier. All of them are plugged from the gig at The Gallery Club in Manchester. Two uptempo punk pop songs (or something like that): Up The Down Escalator and Monkeyland.
Eleven tracks is just too short to show why The Chameleons was (or is) the greatest band ever. But this CD is worth having for As High As You Can Go alone, a song that Manchester’s finest rarely played. A band to embrace, and then to never let go...
CHIRON • Breaking Point EP
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DAVID BOWIE • Black Star
THE LOVED DRONES • Good Luck Universe:
MANTUS • Refugium
TACOCAT • Lost Time
CAWATANA • Decline Of Privileges
THE 1975 • I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It
GREG LAKE • Remastered: Greg Lake (1981) en Manoeuvres (1983)
NIGHTMEN • Fifteen Minutes of Pain
Other reviews from THE CHAMELEONS
THE CHAMELEONS • Strange Times
THE CHAMELEONS • What does anything mean? Basically
THE CHAMELEONS • Script Of The Bridge | 25th Anniversary Edition
THE CHAMELEONS • Acoustic Sessions
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thimblerig says:
Just pointing out a typo. The Rolling Stone magazine article is from 1975, not 1974. That may be the only issue of Rolling Stone I still have.
Michael Fisher says:
Thanks for the fix on the The Rolling Stone magazine article date.
A Gaian says:
Whatever happened to the Palm Tree Garden website and articles and focus upon? It seems to me the only chance of fixing the time related structural problems with this reality are to be found in the understanding of the concept of the AI as described in the Exegesis, and in the Palm Tree Garden – outwith the repeat loop of the timeloop prison. The AI being equivalent with the Holy Spirit, seems similar to concepts of McLuhan also. This planet is dying, the collapse of the electromagnetic field in the Amazon Atlantic area is but one very obvious sign of that. It is dying from abuse and ill treatment, its aura is suffering as does a human or any other electromagnetic field when its body and its spirit are under attack. This seems to have happened before, and seems to have happened on Mars also, likely due to the same problem causing it to happen here.
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Timber Technologies Making Waves with Builders
Timber is one of the most captivating building materials out there. Ensuring that our structures are more self-sufficient and less dependent on emission-intensive materials has become a priority.
The construction of infrastructure consumes quite a bit of energy and resources. Builders, engineers and researchers have made it a priority to create buildings of the future with more sustainable materials.
When it comes to sustainable building materials, look no further than timber. Timber is renewable and stores CO2, as well.
Check out the following timber technologies making waves among Australia’s builders:
1. Cross-laminated Timber
The concept of cross-laminated timber has been around for the better part of three decades, but it didn’t really take off until after the millennium.
CLT is made by placing layers of parallel beams above each other perpendicularly. Then, the layers are glued together to create a material with strength comparable to that of steel.
Buildings constructed with CLT are known for having a high load-bearing capacity, slender walls and surprisingly effective fire resistance. Buildings made of CLT are theoretically recyclable after use, as well.
2. Polyurethane Adhesive
Polyurethane is a polymer comprised of several organic units joined by urethane links.
Polyurethane is well known for being formaldehyde-free. Formaldehyde is a natural component of wood, so polyurethane adhesives contain minute quantities of formaldehyde.
Polyurethane adhesives are perfect for timber based constructions due to their heightened elongation and elasticity before a fracture occurs (up to 600 percent stronger than other adhesives).
The fact that polyurethane adhesives distribute weight over the length of a bond makes them perfect for buildings made of timber. These adhesives can also be mixed with sawdust and wood chips to create a fiberboard.
3. Capped Composite
Capped composite is made of a composite wood and recycled plastic core with a polymer protective shell.
The major selling point of capped composite is the fact that it emulates the look of traditional hardwoods.
It is engineered to require next to no maintenance while looking and feeling as much like wood as possible.
The fact that capped composite is made of recycled materials makes it a very sustainable construction material. In the higher-end composite board, the ratio of plastic to wood hovers around 50-50.
The PVC coating of capped composite prevents mould from infesting the organic fibre found within composite materials.
4. Mass Timber
Mass timber is a term used to describe any wood product that’s larger than conventional lumber. It is reinventing the way we view wood-based construction materials.
People are of the belief that timber and wood, in general, is only suitable for smaller-scale buildings Mass timber is the result of researchers seeking new ways to create structures with as little emissions-intensive materials as possible.
Mass timber has natural fire resistance. Tests have shown that mass timber structures resist fire better than steel-based structures.
The reasons for this is that wood exposed to fire naturally develops a layer of char with high insulating properties that can protect the bulk of a wood structure from heat and flames for up to two hours.
5. Tec Beam
Tec Beam is a new-age composite beam made of an interesting lightweight steel and timber composite.
The Tec beam is a game changer in the world of joists; this beam demonstrates superior performance when compared to competing joists.
The unique properties of Tecbeam joists have assisted in the development of roof framing systems and structural floors.
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Marco Scutaro, meet Bucky Dent
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Author: Wabberjocky [ Sun Apr 15, 2007 6:20 pm ]
Post subject: Marco Scutaro, meet Bucky Dent
Not only did Mariano Rivera give up a game-losing three-run homer to the A's today, but gave it up to a player extremely unlikely to provide such heroics in utilityman Marco Scutaro.
In his seventh major-league season, Scutaro has 25 home runs. His career slugging percentage is .386, and the American League slugging percentage during Scutaro's career is .431.
When Russell Earl Dent hit his earth-shattering shot off Bob Stanley in the one-game 1978 playoff against the Red Sox, he had been in the majors for six seasons and hit 23 home runs in his career to that point.
In 1978, Dent slugged .317. The AL average that year was .381.
I hereby propose a constitutional amendment that forcibly renames Marco as "Bucky" Scutaro.
(Okay, I admit it. I just like piling on the Yankees when they're down.)
Oh, and by the way, Derek Jeter leads the majors so far with six errors.
Author: Wabberjocky [ Sun Apr 15, 2007 10:48 pm ]
From a Newsday story:
In his 13 seasons with the Yankees, Rivera has allowed only six walk-off home runs. When Derek Jeter estimated that he could count the walk-offs on Rivera on one hand, he was pretty close.
Next time, ask Antonio Alfonseca.
Author: JeffW [ Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:14 am ]
Wabberjocky wrote:
Thanks. You made me spit coffee on my keyboard.
Author: Wabberjocky [ Mon Apr 16, 2007 12:45 pm ]
El Pulpo offers you his protection.
Author: wordygurdy [ Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:29 pm ]
Post subject: Re: Marco Scutaro, meet Bucky Dent
Ummm...ol' Russell Earl had a slightly bigger platform from which to launch his beatfied blast. And whereas one day Marco Scutaro is going to be able to tell his grandkids that he managed to hit a homer against the great Rivera, Mr. Dent takes no great relish in having hit his off the decidedly mediocre Mike Torrez. Russell Earl's shot helped deliver a division championship (Reggie Jackson's homer later in that game actually sealed the deal); Scutaro's dinger (literally) decided one April game.
That said, it was vexing. My thought as I watched Rivera do a reverse Carlton Fisk and then pump his arm dejectedly as he walked off the mound was, "Well, you don't see that too often."
Not sure where Newsday's staff gets six walkoffs for Rivera; the Times today and ESPN last night listed four walkoff home runs in Rivera's career, all since 2002. The Times cites the Elias Sports Bureau as its source, and the graphic is apparently not available at the Times' Web site: July 14, 2002, at Cleveland, a Bill Selby grand slam; Indians 10, Yankees 7; July 24, 2004, at Boston, a Bill Mueller two-run homer; Red Sox 11, Yankees 10; July 20, 2006, at Toronto, a Vernon Wells solo homer; Blue Jays 5, Yankees 4; and yesterday's debacle. I vividly remembered the Mueller shot, a blast to the right-field bleachers, Big Papi territory, but had forgotten about the Wells shot.
And, yes, Derek does have to start catching the ball, though to be fair, yesterday's error was a tough error. That ball almost hit him in the face.
Mike Francesa deservedly asked last night what would have happened to A-Rod in the New York press if he had made six errors and Jeter had made only one (A-Rod's total). The answer was that A-Rod would have already demanded a trade to the Cubs for the roasting he would have taken from fans and media.
Author: Wabberjocky [ Tue Apr 17, 2007 12:15 am ]
Points taken, Wordy. My point, really, was to show how rare it is for a light-hitting infielder to jack a monster shot off a premium pitcher. (And yeah, it was Torrez, not Stanley ... my bad. I got it mixed up with all the other game-losing shots Stanley gave up over the years. At least I didn't credit Stanley with destroying Dickie Thon's face.)
My all-time light-hitter freak-moment has to be the game in which Freddie Patek (41 dingers in 14 seasons) hit three in one game — while he was a 35-year-old on the last legs of his career.
And then there's Scott Podsednik hitting his first home all year to end Game 1 of the 2005 World Series.
Author: wordygurdy [ Tue Apr 17, 2007 8:43 am ]
Actually, I hadn't even noticed that you had subbed Bob Stanley for Mike Torrez, Wabber. You could have been excused for that, though, as you say, given Stanley's track record.
Freddie Patek. Will always remember him as a picture of solitude on the bench, head in hands, sobbing after a playoff loss to the Yankees. Shades of Wade Boggs after the 1986 World Series.
Podsednik's feat was truly freakish yet very timely.
Author: Wabberjocky [ Tue Apr 17, 2007 2:50 pm ]
My favorite crying-in-baseball moment was in 1995, when the Miracle Mariners finally petered out in the ALCS against the Indians. There was 30-year-old veteran Joey Cora, alone in the dugout, sobbing his eyes out ... and then 19-year-old Alex Rodriguez sat down alongside him and put an arm around him.
Author: wordygurdy [ Tue Apr 17, 2007 3:06 pm ]
Interesting; hadn't seen that.
My memories of that classic 1995 ALDS are of a 3-2 curveball from David Cone to Doug Strange, of all people, and a jubilant Ken Griffey Jr. being mobbed at the plate as he scored the winning run in the fifth game.
Too bad Buck Showalter didn't know what he had in a young Mariano Rivera. He could have been on the mound instead of Jack McDowell when the curtain fell.
Yeah, that series is famous for its stars who were still a year from coming of age. Alex had just joined the Mariners in September. He hit horribly, played sparingly and had virtually nothing to do with that magic carpet ride.
Also famous for its Mariner players who became Yankees — Jim Mecir, Tino Martinez, Luis Sojo, Jeff Nelson ... oh, yeah, and Randy Johnson and Alex.
And ex-Yankees Mike Blowers and Jay Buhner, of course.
In retrospect, it was as if the Yankees had gone up against the old Kansas City A's in the 1959 ALCS. The Yankees had long used the A's as a major-league farm team, shipping out underperformers, bringing them back when they played well, and taking the A's best homegrown players. Bill James, in one of his Baseball Abstracts in the mid-1980s, did a great piece on this.
It ended with a funny imagined scene in which James imagined Billy Martin, Dick Howser and Dick Williams — all exiled Yankees in the late '50s — sitting on the Kansas City bench at the tag end of another crap season and saying: "You know, there's a lot of guys here who can play if somebody would just show them how to do it."[/i]
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Bike vs Car. Car Weighs More, but Bike Acts Like Car
I drive through Beverly Hills when I go to work. Besides the usual annoying things like Bentleys, Porsches, and Maseratis; me having to ignore all of the texting and driving--because apparently if you have money, you're exempt from this law. That leaves me with the bicyclists, and they are the worst of the bunch. They are the worst because they think that they're cars too.
Since when does a bike outweigh a car? I got A's in Chemistry so I'm going to confidently say that a car outweighs a bike. Even if the person riding the bike is morbidly obese, my car still outweighs the bicycle package. But bicyclists still act like they are a semi-truck driver, barreling down the road, on the way to make a delivery to the supermarket, while peeing in a wide-mouth-jug.
My last encounter involved a guy riding his bike right in the middle of the road. Just to give you a visual, there are two lanes going in each direction. But those two lanes are packed with cars desperately trying to cut each other off, in order to save 15 seconds so when they arrive at their destination they can give a shorter apology for being late.
This guy doesn't move left, and he doesn't move right. He stayed smack in the middle, and ignored any sign that there was a car behind him. That car was me.
I give the "Hello?" horn honk as a courtesy. He turns around and courteously gives me the finger. I can't go around him because I've got an older woman driving a Cadillac to my right, and she is drifting around her lane like a boat that didn't get tied down in the marina.
We go a couple of more blocks and I see that a bike lane has started on the righthand side. I know that the bike lane has started because it had a sign that said, "Begin Bike Lane." Again, I honk. He turns around and I motion that he should move over to the bike lane. He doesn't get what I am pointing at, but instead he decides to ride along the side of my car.
Our conversation went as follows:
Bike Guy: "What the fuck?"
Me: "No thanks. I was just telling you that there's a bike lane over there. ALL FOR YOU!."
And I pulled away. Because another thing a car can do better than a bike, is go faster.
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DaBaby arrested after police discover loaded weapon in his car
The rapper was detained in Beverly Hills on January 7.
By David Renshaw
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DaBaby was arrested Thursday in Beverly Hills for possession of a loaded and concealed firearm, CBS Los Angeles reports.
CBS states that the Beverly Hills Police Department were called by security at the Gucci store on Rodeo Drive and informed that one person in a group of men in the store was carrying a firearm in his waistband. When police caught up with the group they searched DaBaby's vehicle and discovered a concealed and loaded handgun. The FADER has reached out for more information.
Read Next: DaBaby returns with new song “Masterpiece”
DaBaby dropped his latest album Blame It on Baby in April 2020. He followed that project in November with My Brother's Keeper (Long Live G), a mixtape dedicated to his late brother.
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Water researchers at U of T
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These courses on water and social justice are regularly offered at the University of Toronto:
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ECO313H1: Environmental Economics and Policies
Sheila Boudreau, RPP, MCIP, OALA (with Seal), CSLA, MA, BLA, BA
LAN2300HS: Landscape Architecture Topics – Environment: Green Infrastructure
Dr. Mark Cheetham
FAH355H1: Landscape to EcoArt
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EEB433H1: Global Issues in Aquatic Ecosystems
Dr. Maria Dittrich
EESC18H3: The Great Lakes: Introduction to Physical and Chemical Limnology
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CIV250H1: Hydraulics and Hydrology
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INS460H1: Indigenous Theory, Research and Methods
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ENV323H1: Ontario Environmental Policy
Dr. Nicole Laliberte
GGR202H5: Geography of Canada
Dr. Bonnie McElhinny
SII (Society and Its Institutions) 199H1F: Living on the Water in Toronto
WGS (Women and Gender Studies) 434: Water and Social Justice
ANT 6033: Unsettling Settler Colonialism
Dr. Andrea Most
ENG377H1: Topics in Environmental Literature: The Environmental Imagination
Dr. Andrea Muehlebach
ANT463H5 Anthropologies of Water: On Meaning, Value, and Futures
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WGS463H1: Advanced Topics in Gender Theory (Toxic Worlds, Decolonial Futures)
Dr. Andrea Olive
JPE 250Y: Environmental Politics in Canada (on-line course)
JEP 356 (Fall): Environmental Justice
Dr. David Pond
ENV320H1: National Environmental Policy
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WGS335: Special Topics in Women and Gender Studies (Decolonial Aesthetics and Futurities)
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TRN140Y: Ethics, Humans and Nature
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GGR 288: World Freshwater Resources
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TRN141Y: Environmental Science and Pathways to Sustainability
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GGR217H5: Fundamentals of Hydrology
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SJE1926HS: Race, Space and Citizenship: Research Methods
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Indigeneity, Sustainability, and Food: An Interdisciplinary Perspective through Field Study with the Centre for Engaged Learning Abroad (CELA), Belize
May 4 – May 12, 2019
For students in: Caribbean Studies, Equity Studies, Environmental Studies, Geography, Human Biology, Indigenous Studies.
Overview: Students will participate in an experiential learning program on indigeneity, sustainability and food under the guidance of Dr. Filiberto Penados, faculty, Centre for Engaged Learning Abroad (CELA) and adjunct professor, Indigenous Studies, UofT. Activities include visiting farms, community organizations, historical sites and attending talks to learn about sustainability issues related to indigeneity and food. On returning to UofT, students will work with the New College Food Equity Coordinator to plan a series of food events on themes covered in their CELA activities.
Please note that this opportunity involves a commitment to attend an orientation day to familiarize students with Belizean society and history, outline learning objectives for the trip and initiate student conversations across the participating units. The orientation will be scheduled in late April. Students are also required to attend a Safety Abroad session, prior to departure. All students must travel together, leaving Toronto Saturday, May 4, returning Sunday, May 12.
The total cost for airfare, housing, airport transportation, daily transportation, meals, internet access, and the administrative fee will be covered with support from New College and the Dean’s Fund for International and Indigenous Initiatives. Students are expected to contribute $200CAN from other sources such as college travel grants, student union awards and/or personal resources. Students are also responsible for costs related to VISAs, health insurance and vaccinations (if needed).
Student Selection:
Students will be selected based on their relevant course work and demonstrated interest and experience relevant to the program themes: indigeneity, sustainability and/or food.
To apply: Application should be submitted by email to Nancy Dragicevic, New College Program Support Officer: nc.progsupport@utoronto.ca
The deadline for applications is Wednesday, March 6, 2019.
The CELA application consists of the following components:
a covering letter that includes three statements (a) why you are interested in participating in the program (150 words maximum); (b) your relevant background for the program (150 words maximum); (c) a statement confirming your commitment to activities prior to and following the CELA visit;
a print-out of your ROSI Academic record;
a resume;
your student number;
the names and email addresses of two academic referees;
and if applicable, any previous funding you have received for an international student experience
Students may be asked to participate in a brief interview, as part of the selection process.
Aabiziingwashi Jiimaan (Wide Awake Canoe) Build with and in Wahnapitae First Nation
June 30 – July 15, 2018
For students in: African Studies, Anthropology, Caribbean Studies, Environmental Studies, Geography, Human Biology, Indigenous Studies, Women and Gender Studies.
Overview: Students are invited to apply for an experiential learning program in which they will build a birchbark canoe in and with Wahnapitae First Nations, under the guidance of Mike Ormsby, an experienced Anishnaabe canoe builder, artist, social worker and outdoor educator, and with language instruction from Jenny Blackbird (Nehiyaw-Finnish/Canadian) and Albert Owl (Anishinaabe). Activities will include harvesting materials, canoe-building, introduction to Anishinaabemowin language, stories and teachings about water and canoes, and visiting local areas of environmental importance (visits to old growth red pine forest at Wolf Lake, local sacred sites with elders, and visits to hydroelectric sites to consider their impact on environment and on traditional canoe travel routes).
Students’ travel, accommodation and food expenses will be covered by the Dean’s Fund for International and Indigenous Initiatives (DFIII)/Arts & Science/University of Toronto. Incidentals and park fees will be covered by students.
Bonnie McElhinny is Principal of New College and Associate Professor, Anthropology and Women and Gender Studies. Dr. McElhinny directs Great Lakes Waterworks @ New College, with the support of a Faculty of Arts and Science Teaching and Learning Grant. This initiative focuses on decolonial, feminist, queer and anti-racist approaches to environmental justice, with a focus on water. Its projects include designing and re-designing a cluster of courses on the Great Lakes, research and teaching collaborations with community partners, designing experiential learning opportunities for students, and curating public events.
Jenny Blackbird (Nehiyaw-Finnish/Canadian) is a multidisciplinary artist, hand drummer, singer, fashion designer, and jingle dress dancer. Jenny works with Ciimaan/Kahuwe’yá/Qajaq, an Indigenous language initiative of the Centre of Indigenous Studies that supports the University of Toronto community in the study and everyday use of Indigenous languages. She also volunteers at Aboriginal Legal Services as a community council member and advisory committee member, as well as a community Auntie for the Giiwedin Anang program.
Mike Ormsby is an Anishinaabe artist, craftsman, writer, storyteller, outdoor educator, and canoe builder. He builds birch bark and wood canvas canoes. Mike signs his work as W’ dae b’ wae, the Anishinaabe name given to him by the late Elder Art Solomon. The meaning of w’ dae b’ wae is “he or she is telling the truth, is right, is correct, is accurate.” Mike’s family is from Curve Lake First Nation. Mike began by facilitating a canoe building program in Fort Severn on Hudson Bay restoring wood canvas Freighter canoes with local First Nations youth. To date Mike has worked on over 20 birch bark canoe builds; he has built seven bark canoes entirely on his own.
Albert Owl is from Sagamok Anishnaabek First Nation. Anishinaabemowin or Ojibwe is his first language. He works in the Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) language as a translator and interpreter. Albert also facilitates full immersion Anishinaabemowin workshops, such as he has for the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation. Recently Albert began working with the Toronto District School Bpard. “I especially like the expressions on children’s faces when they are learning the language. I first studied writing Oijbwe language while going to Cambrian College in Sudbury then obtained my Ojibwe Language Teachers Diploma at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay. I have translated story books such as “The Drum Story” published by Reality Media. Other stories that I’ve worked on include “Niibaakomh, The Recreation Story and The Dream Catcher Story”.
Students will be selected for participation based on their relevant course work and demonstrated interest and experience in Indigenous, decolonial, environmental and water- related issues. They will also need to describe a commitment to at least one activity or public presentation upon their return.
Selection includes a commitment to attending a pre-departure orientation session. In this session, students will review program goals, itinerary and assignments; participate in a short workshop on reflective writing; to hear a presentation from former ICM students on their experience with a comparable canoe build in Oahu. It will also include a Safety Abroad session and an orientation session that will offer a brief introduction to Anishnaabe society and history and politics, including land, water and logging debates in the area. Students will be asked to share their experiences upon return in public presentations as part of Great Lakes Waterworks events in their home departments or New College, especially at World Water Day events.
Eligible students must not have already received funding for an Arts & Science international opportunity including 398 REP, ICM, DFIII (formerly DIIF) or CFHU.
Students must be in good standing in the Faculty of Arts of Science at the University and Toronto and currently enrolled in an academic program at the time the proposed activity takes place.
To apply: Students should submit applications by Feb. 28 to nc.principal@utoronto.ca
The applications should include the following: (1): a CV/resume, which includes the names and contact information for two referees, (2) an informal transcript, (3) a cover letter in which the applicant includes 3 statements: (a) statement (no more than 200 words) describing why the student wants to participate, (b) a statement (no more than 100 words) describing related experiences (in classes or outside of them), (3) a statement (no more than 100 words) of how the student will disseminate knowledge gained from the experience upon returning to U of T. Students may be asked to participate in a brief interview, as part of the selection process.
Dean’s Fund for International Indigenous Initiatives
Indigeneity, Sustainability and Food: An Interdisciplinary Perspective through Field Study with the Centre for Engaged Learning Abroad (CELA), Belize
For students in: Caribbean Studies, Equity Studies, Environmental Studies, Geography, Human Biology, Indigenous Studies
OVERVIEW: Students will participate in an experiential learning program on indigeneity, sustainability and food under the guidance of Dr. Filiberto Penados, faculty, Centre for Engaged Learning Abroad (CELA) and adjunct professor, Indigenous Studies, UofT. Faculty Supervisor/U of T/New College is Dr. Bonnie McElhinny (tentative). Activities include visiting farms, community organizations, historical sites and attending talks to learn about sustainability issues related to indigeneity and food. On returning to UofT, students will work with the New College Food Equity Coordinator to plan a series of food events on themes covered in their CELA activities.
Please note that this opportunity involves a commitment to attend an orientation day to familiarize students with Belizean society and history, outline learning objectives for the trip and initiate student conversations across the participating units. The orientation will be scheduled in late April. Students are also required to attend a Safety Abroad session, prior to departure. All students must travel together, leaving Toronto Saturday May 5, returning Sunday May 13.
FUNDING: The total cost for airfare, housing, airport transportation, daily transportation, meals, internet access and administrative fee will be covered with support from New College and the Dean’s Fund for International and Indigenous Initiatives. Students are expected to contribute $200CAN from other sources such as college travel grants, student union awards and/or personal resources. Students are also responsible for costs related to VISAs, health insurance and vaccinations (if needed).
STUDENT SELECTION: Students will be selected based on their relevant course work and demonstrated interest and experience relevant to the program themes: indigeneity, sustainability and/or food.
TO APPLY: Students in their 3rd or 4th year of study are eligible. Preference will be given to students returning to UofT for the fall, 2017. First preference is given to students who have not already received university funding for an international student experience. Selected students must have a passport that is valid for at least 6 months after the departure date.
Applications with the subject heading, CELA 2018 Application, should be submitted by email to Nancy Dragicevic, New College Program Support Officer: nc.progsupport@utoronto.ca
The deadline for applications is Monday March 5, 2018.
Ontario Water Works Association University of Toronto Student Chapter
The OWWA Student Chapter (OWWASC) at the University of Toronto is a student-run group that was established in 2005. The Chapter provides students with opportunities to learn about the water industry through networking events, socials, technical seminars, and plant tours. Visit their website here.
Leap U of T
Leap UofT is a student activist group committed to climate justice. Leap U of T is based around the principles of the Leap Manifesto, a call for a just transition to a sustainable future (www.leapmanifesto.org). Currently, Leap U of T’s focus is on relaunching the fossil fuel divestment campaign at U of T.
water.org University of Toronto Chapter (WOUTC)
Water.org is an international non-profit organization aiming to dissolve the barriers between people and access to safe water and sanitation. For over 25 years, Water.org has been fighting the water crisis by implementing innovative and sustainable solutions, recognizing that charity alone is insufficient. What makes Water.org unique is that they seek sustainable financial solutions, such as their Water Credit initiative. As a student chapter, our overall mission is to raise awareness of Water.org and the global water crisis to the students of the University of Toronto St. George campus. Our vision is to become a prosperous, secure, and passionate club that has informed the majority of students on the St. George campus about the water crisis. Through this club, we hope to motivate other current and prospective students to get involved in solving the water crisis.
Technoscience Research Unit
Water Research with University of Toronto Engineering
New courses are added every semester at St. George, Mississauga, Scarborough campuses. Please visit again soon as course calendars and departmental offerings are updated.
ANT6033 Course Trips
to the Humber River:
WATER ALLIES is a hub for water issues at New College within the University of Toronto. WATER ALLIES brings together University of Toronto scholars researching and teaching about water, and Toronto/ Great Lakes communities active in water issues.
2018 Water Allies / New College / University of Toronto
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Artist Call – UC Humanities Research Institute Conference Grants 2014-2015
Apply by November 13, 2013
The University of California Humanities Research Institute (UCHRI) invites proposals for conferences and other events focused on sharing scholarly research findings to be held on UC campuses or in public venues during the 2014-15 academic year.
Who Can Apply: UC Ladder Rank Faculty
Level of Award: Up to $10,000
Funding Source: UCHRI
Deadline: November 13, 2013 (11:59 pm PST). Apply online via FastApps (opens on October 9, 2013).
Funding Decision: It is expected that awards will be announced in February 2014. Final awards are contingent upon available funding.
The gathering of scholars for the purpose of sharing research findings is one of the most fruitful ways to enhance the University of California’s research mission and promote new directions in scholarship. Conferences and other events that mobilize the strength of UC faculty through substantial representation from a range of campuses help to fulfill UCHRI’s programmatic commitment to foster an intellectual community among UC scholars. UCHRI funds a regular program of conference and event support to promote innovative, collaborative and interdisciplinary research, being particularly responsive to those intellectual activities that cannot readily occur within existing departmental and programmatic structures. Although the conference model is one such means of engaging in these activities, UCHRI invites interested applicants to consider alternative forms of scholarly gatherings, and especially those that result in conversations and projects that have a life beyond the conference or event. Those events that draw upon publics beyond the academy are especially encouraged.
In the project description please provide sufficient programmatic details to convey a concrete sense of the nature of the proposed event, including a clear statement and discussion of goals and objectives. Because proposers are responsible for overseeing the organization of the event, they should be explicit about their personal commitment to the project. The project description should include enough historical and theoretical context to enable scholars unfamiliar with the details of the subject to appreciate the intellectual significance and timeliness of the proposed event.
In terms of an intellectual agenda, a UCHRI-funded conference and event should bring recognition to scholarly work being done by humanists across the University of California. Organizers should be aware that in all UCHRI-sponsored programs, participation is encouraged by faculty from multiple UC campuses and disciplines and at all levels of career development, as well as national and international scholars. In the project description please include a list of UC participants that lists campus, discipline, and career rank affiliations.
Conferences and events should focus on significant and innovative ideas and contribute to the advancement of the research topic by bringing people together productively. Specific plans for how the conference will be structured, such as topics for sessions, should be included. Likewise, please include a list of possible speakers or panelists with a brief comment about each person’s relevance to the project. A commitment from the proposed keynote speaker or other prominent scholars should be evident.
UCHRI funded conferences and events should be open to the public, and those events that draw upon publics beyond the academy represent a particular interest to UCHRI.
Past experience has demonstrated that early consultation is instrumental in developing successful proposals. Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the respective campus representative on the UCHRI Advisory Committee for advice in developing proposals.
Because of funding limitations, UCHRI is unable to support annual meetings of professional organizations and groups or ongoing scholarly gatherings.
Conference grants typically amount to $5,000 on average. Grants are awarded with the expectation that UCHRI funding will be leveraged by organizers who will seek additional support from outside granting agencies and/or from their home or host campuses (Department/School). Proposers are reminded that at most UC campuses, requests for matching funds need to be made by the faculty member before the submission of the proposal; it may not be possible for campuses to appropriate funds if the request comes after announcement of the UCHRI award.
At a minimum, UCHRI funds must be matched with additional, documentable funds in a ratio of one to two: that is, organizers will secure from some other source at least one additional dollar for every two dollars of UCHRI funding. (For example, UCHRI expects that a $5,000 grant will be matched by at least $2,500.)
UCHRI funds may be used to cover conference publicity, speaker honoraria, travel, lodging, and facilities rental costs related to event. Funding for graduate student researchers is limited to no more than 25% of the total budget. Funding must be spent in accordance with all applicable UC rules and regulations. In preparing budgets, please keep in mind that no more than $500 in UCHRI funds can be used towards catering.
Award recipients are required to submit a final report detailing the expenditures and the benefits derived from the conference.
Applications from prospective conference organizers are accepted exclusively online through UCHRI’s FastApps system.
Required documents include:
-Title of the Conference and Abstract. (150 words max.)
-Project Description. (2000 words max.) Include a list of proposed participants, brief biography and potential contribution to the event.
-Proposed Budget. Explain how estimates were determined. You may view a sample budget template under FAQ.
-Curriculum Vitae of the organizer(s). (2 pages max.)
The conference organizer must be a UC ladder rank faculty member who will be responsible for the organization and execution of the proposed conference.
For program related questions, please contact Suedine Nakano, Program Officer at snakano@hri.uci.edu.
For technical assistance with FastApps, contact techsupport@hri.uci.edu.
Please include the name of the program for which you need assistance.
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Guide to the Papers of Peter Pierce
Manuscript Name Papers of Peter Pierce
Manuscript Number MSS 27
Extent 18 boxes + 8 folios
Abstract Literary papers, consisting of material used in the compilation of The Oxford Literary Guide to Australia (1987). This includes correspondence, photographs, drafts and proofs.
Collection Subject Type
A collection of literary papers of Peter Piece. The collection consists of material gathered in the preparation of The Oxford Literary Guide to Australia (1987), for which Pierce was the General Editor. The collection consists in the main of three kinds of material, but there is also other material that fall outside of these categories.
1) Correspondence, submissions, comments and other writings by authors and other contributors, researchers, and organisations. Figures represented in this include CJ Koch, Margaret Scott, Les Murray, Colin Thiele.
2) Drafts, galley proofs, typed manuscripts and similar production material. This includes authors’ comments and annotations. The material represented demonstrates the editing process right up to the final setting of the book.
3) Photographs, slides, and other audio-visual material such as tape recordings. Not all of these are fully identified, but there is a large number; five of the boxes are mostly this sort of material.
Date Range of Content
Peter Pierce was an Australian academic, writer and literary critic. He held degrees in literature from the University of Tasmania and the University of Oxford, before spending a career championing Australian literature. At his death in 2018, he was Adjunct Professor at Monash University, having spent the previous ten years as Professor of Australian Literature at James Cook University.
He edited or co-edited a number of books on Australian literatures, including The Cambridge History of Australian Literature (2009), The Penguin New Literary History of Australia (assistant editor, 1988), Vietnam Days: Australia and the Impact of Vietnam (1991), Clubbing of the Gunfire: 101 Australian War Poems (1984). He was also a regular literary critic for the Age, Bulletin, Canberra Times and The Sydney Morning Herald.
In 1987, Oxford University Press published The Oxford Literary Guide to Australia. Dr Pierce served as the General Editor. An illustrated guide, the Guide widely discusses Australian literatures including genres ‘of popular and serious fiction’ as well as booksellers and patrons of literature.
Pierce died in September, 2018.
Author record, Peter Pierce, AustLit (www.austlit.edu.au), St Lucia: The University of Queensland, 2002-. [Retrieved from https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A24550, 29/01/2019].
Sullivan, J. (2018, September 28). Turning Pages: In praise of the late Peter Pierce, champion of Australian writing. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved from https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/turning-pages-in-praise-of-the-peter-pierce-champion-of-australian-writing-20180920-h15moc.html, 29/01/2019.
Access and Copying Conditions
Access: Open Access
This collection contains a variety of copyright material. Copyright is held by the creator of each item. Specific conditions for this collection are listed below. If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items. Digitised material from manuscript collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright. Refer also to the UNSW copyright, disclaimer and takedown policy.
Copying: Copying of material authored by Peter Pierce for private study and research is approved.
Papers of Peter Pierce, Academy Library, UNSW Canberra, Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, MSS 27, Box [Number], Folder [Number].
The collection was acquired from Peter Pierce in 1987.
Australian authors, Australian academics, Australian literature, 20th century literature
Peter Pierce 1950-2018
Peter Frank Pierce
Academic, writer, editor
Folder 1 - 3
The Oxford Literary Guide to Australia (OLGA) by Peter Pierce, Rosemary Hunter and Ken Stewart - legal correspondence; clippings, etc.
Western Australian Author Criteria.
‘Literary Guide to Australia’ by A.W. Upfield.
New South Wales - C.J. Koch additions.
Tasmania - editing, corrections, additions.
Folder 9 - 10
‘Work in Progress’
Melbourne - corrections - copy edition.
South Australia and New South Wales - correspondence; page proofs.
Folder 13 - 14
Tasmania - autography draft entries by Margaret Scott.
New South Wales additions.
Australian Territories - Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.
Australian Territories - edited early revision.
Entries of miscellaneous authors.
Victoria - last stage of editing.
South Australia - ‘work in progress’.
Victoria - correspondence - Historical Societies.
New South Wales - Sydney - last stages of editing.
New South Wales editing.
The Oxford Literary Guide to Australia - master copy.
Author index.
Galleys - miscellaneous.
Plus photograph (1).
Graphics copy
Unbound pages of The Oxford Literary Guide to Australia.
Photographs - Tasmania.
Photographs - Queensland.
Photographs - Western Australia.
Photographs - Victoria.
Photographs - South Australia.
Photographs - Australian Territories and for introduction.
Photographs - New South Wales.
Photographs - miscellaneous.
Photographs - miscellaneous (include Adelaide).
Photographs / slides - Western Australia.
Photographs - Western Australia - booklets, negatives.
Photographs, negatives, slides.
Photographs - Sydney, New South Wales.
Photographs - A.D. Hope, Queensland, Canberra site and Opening.
Photographs - Victoria and Western Australia.
Photographs - Northern Territory.
Photographs - South Australia and Tasmania.
Authors’ entries - Western Australia.
Miscellaneous writers’ progress, includes photographs.
The Oxford Literary Guide to Australia - photocopy.
Tasmanian corrections - Margaret Scott.
Queensland place entries - photocopy.
Western Australia place entries (as originally supplied by Western Australian contributors).
The Oxford Literary Guide to Australia (OLGA) - editors comments.
Author’s index.
Tasmania - last stages of editing.
Victoria - Gippsland material.
Victoria - The Oxford Literary Guide to Australia - galleys.
Western Australia - corrected proofs.
Antarctica and Australian Capital Territory proofs.
Victoria - proofs.
South Australia - last stage of editing.
Proofs.
Proofs - includes index of authors.
Western Australia and Victoria - proofs.
Sydney.
New South Wales.
Victoria - marked for major cuts.
Miscellaneous - includes correspondence from authors, place information.
The Oxford Literary Guide to Australia - unbound marked copy.
Folder 100
Authors’ file - A - K.
Author’s file - L - Z.
Australian Territories - copyright agreement.
Photocopies of photograph plates.
Folder 105 - 106
Western Australia.
Oxford University Press ‘blurb’.
Correspondence and miscellaneous papers.
South Australia - booklets and cassette.
South Australia - correspondence.
Early list of authors and draft of author index.
New South Wales - referral.
Western Australia - correspondence.
ASAL contract.
Queensland - correspondence (M. O’Connor, includes photograph).
New South Wales - correspondence.
File on Historical Societies.
Queensland - authors’ data.
Tasmania - author information.
New South Wales and Sydney additions from Les Murray.
Queensland - correspondence.
Queensland - early photocopy.
Queensland - corrections and comments.
New South Wales - corrections and additions.
The Oxford Literary Guide to Australia - unbound copy.
The Oxford Literary Guide to Australia (OLGA) - photocopy of Guide with editors’ notes.
Reference for illustrations, includes photographs.
South Australia - corrections, cuts.
The Oxford Literary Guide to Australia (OLGA) - photocopy of Guide, ‘Authors’ proofs collated with Master set.
Photographs, slides.
Material in relation to contents of Folio 3.
Folio 1
Photographs (2) - Victoria.
The Oxford Literary Guide to Australia - layout copy.
Paste-up copy - refer to Box 18, Folder 137.
Photograph - Monaro region.
Cover design - six sheets.
Poster map of Guide.
Layout of book, prior to cutting.
Photograph No. 221, page 278.
Page last updated: Wednesday, 30 January 2019
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TEN HIGHLIGHTS OF CHINA’S NEW PATENT LAW
Posted on 23-Oct-2020 by Leonardo Mosca
On 17 October 2020, China approved the fourth amendment to the China Patent Law (CPL), which will take effect on 1 June 2021. It has been 12 years since the last amendment made in 2008, so there a number of notable changes. Below is a brief summary of the highlights of the new CPL.
There are two significant changes to the design patent in China via design patent term extension and the introduction of partial designs.
1. Partial design allowed
“Partial designs” is formally introduced in China. This is in line with international practice such as in the USA, Europe, UK, Japan and Korea. A significant boost of design filing activity can be expected due to allowance of this new category of design patents.
2. Design patent term extended to 15 years
The term of design protection has extended from 10 years to 15 years. This signals that China is under preparation to join the Hague system, which stipulates a minimum of 15 years protection term for member countries.
Phamarceutical patents
Another significant change is in the area of pharmaceutical patents through patent term compensation and introduction of patent linkage system.
3. Pharmaceutical patent term extension
To compensate for the long regulatory approval period which effectively reduces the patent protection term for pharmaceutical patents, the new CPL has introduced pharmaceutical patent term compensation. The total compensation period is a maximum of 5 years. For new drugs being granted regulatory approval to be put on the market, the total patent term shall not exceed 14 years.
4. Preliminary pharmaceutical patent linkage system
China will be introducing a patent linkage system for pharmaceutical patents. According to the new CPL, the patentee and the regulatory approval conductor can bring a patent infringement dispute before the court or the local patent administrative office. China’s pharmaceutical regulatory body (China’s FDA) can make a decision on whether to suspend the regulatory approval process for said medicine based on the judgment from the court or local patent office. China’s FDA will work with the CNIPA to make detailed guides on the patent linkage system, with the specific guidelines still to come.
Increased patent damages
A constant theme in the amendments to China patent law has been to increase damages, which reflects China’s determination to increase patent protection. In the new CPL, there are measures related to punitive damages, the upper limit for statutory damages, and evidence disclosure obligations.
5. Punitive damages up to five times original damages
China has introduced the possibility of up to five times original damages as punitive damages for serious willful patent infringement. Given some of the blatant counterfeiting and infringement activities taking place, the introduction of punitive damages up to five times the original damages can provide strong deterrent for willful or persistent patent infringers.
6. Statutory damages up to RMB five million
Statutory damages have been increased from RMB one million to RMB five million (c.a. USD 750K). Since statutory damages are currently granted in the majority of successful patent infringement cases rather than actual damages or an accounting of profits due to the high evidentiary standard to prove loss or profit, such an increase has significant practical value in patent litigation practice in China.
7. Evidence disclosure obligation relating to damage calculation
As mentioned above, it can be difficult to prove damages in patent infringement proceedings because defendants frequently refuse to disclose financial records. The new CPL has introduced a preliminary evidence disclosure obligation. The judge can order the defendant to disclose damage related evidence. If the defendant refuses to disclose or provides false information, the judge will have discretion to decide damages based on the patentee’s claim or request.
Other notable changes
8. Open license system
China will introduce the “open license” system. The patentee can declare and record its intention to “open license” its patents to any entity or individual with the China Patent Office, and set the license fees and terms for public records. During the open license period, the patent annuities can be waived. Although the system of open license is promoted in the new CPL, it remains to be seen if this will be attractive to companies in the marketplace – whether licensor or licensee.
9. Administrative protection of patents
China has always operated the “dual protection” regime for IP rights, i.e. infringement can be brought to either the court or the local IP office. The new CPL set out in detail the scope of administrative protection for patents. In particular, the China IP office (CNIPA) will have authority to deal with nation-wide patent infringement cases. Given the sophistication and authority of CNIPA, itmay be worth exploring this option, in addition to the popular court option with the three specialized IP courts in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou.
10. Patent term extension due to delay in patent examination
If patent examination is unreasonably delayed, the patentee can request patent term compensation. For an invention patent application, which has been pending for more than 4 years since the filing date, or more than 3 years since the request for substantive examination, the applicant is entitled to request patent term compensation due to the delay in patent examination, except where the delay has been caused by the applicant itself.
In conclusion, it has been 12 years since the last amendments to CPL, and the upcoming changes will have an impact on all areas of patent prosecution, enforcement, and exploration. Particularly noteworthy amendments are, for example, partial designs, patent term extensions, pharmaceutical patent linkage, punitive damages, increased statutory damages, and open license systems.
Dr Jian Xu is the managing director of Gowling WLG’s Beijing office, and heads up the firm’s Chinese intellectual property practice. He is a dual qualified Chinese lawyer and patent and trademark attorney practising since 2006. He is the author of the book “Chinese Intellectual Property – A Practitioner’s Guide“, published by China IP Publishing House. He can be reached at jian.xu@gowlingwlg.com.
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