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President: Recent Election Historic Slap on West's Liberal Democracy
TEHRAN (FNA)- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that Iran's 10th presidential election was "a historic slap" in the face of the West's "shaky liberal democracy." ( 14:04:04 - 2009/09/10)
Iran Ready to Help Resolve Yemen Problems Peacefully
TEHRAN (FNA)-Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hassan Qashqavi said the country is ready to help resolve Yemen's problems peacefully. ( 13:46:38 - 2009/09/10)
UN Chief Urges Global Nuclear Disarmament
TEHRAN (FNA)- The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Thursday once again called for getting rid of the nuclear weapons in the world, exhorting civil society groups in particular to continue to speak out against the scourge. ( 13:29:40 - 2009/09/10)
Nano Mix, Super Concrete Lubricant with Unique Properties
TEHRAN (FNA)- Experts at Jazica Co., a research and technical service company in Iran, applied nanoparticle additives to super lubricants to produce a novel product called Nano Mix which demonstrates unique properties. ( 12:49:55 - 2009/09/10)
NAM Supports Iran's Initiative to Ban Attacks on N. Installations
TEHRAN (FNA)- Over a hundred Non-Aligned Movement member states, attending a general meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency, extended their strong support to an initiative by Iran to ban attacks on nuclear sites and facilities. ( 18:23:06 - 2009/09/09)
Iran: Decisions on Caspian Sea Legal Regime Require Consensus of All States
TEHRAN (FNA)- Any decision on the Caspian Sea's legal regime requires a consensus of all littoral states, otherwise it would be unacceptable, Iran's special envoy for the Caspian Sea affairs Mehdi Safari warned after Kazakhstan announced that it would host a summit of certain Caspian states on Thursday. ( 18:04:23 - 2009/09/09)
Rafsanjani Lauds Libya's Companionship with Iran during Iraqi Imposed War
TEHRAN (FNA)- Chairman of Iran's Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Wednesday praised Libya's companionship with Tehran during the 1980-1988 Iraqi imposed war on Iran. ( 17:31:53 - 2009/09/09)
Brazilian Official Dismisses Sanctions against Iran as Improper Measure
TEHRAN (FNA)- A Brazilian foreign ministry official announced his country's opposition to the UN Security Council sanctions against Iran, calling the measure as "improper". ( 17:18:27 - 2009/09/09)
Suspects in Kahrizak Case to Go on Trial Soon
TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian legislator announced on Wednesday that the court hearings of those accused of violating the law, including abuse of prisoners, in Tehran's Kahrizak detention center will be held in the near future. ( 16:57:38 - 2009/09/09)
Commander Highlights IRGC Readiness to Push Back Enemies
TEHRAN (FNA)- An Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) commander in the western city of Mehran announced on Wednesday that the force is fully ready to confront and repel any kind of enemy attack against the country. ( 16:41:02 - 2009/09/09)
5+1 Political Envoys Due to Receive Iranian Package Today
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran is due to present its updated package of proposals to the political envoys of the Group 5+1 on Wednesday, an informed source said today. ( 16:30:26 - 2009/09/09)
Tajikistan's KNA Eager to Cooperate with FNA
TEHRAN (FNA)- Managing Director of Tajikistan's Khavar News Agency Sadroddin Shamsoddinov on Wednesday announced the institute's readiness to cooperate with Fars News Agency. ( 16:22:48 - 2009/09/09)
Kazakhstan: Aktau Meeting Not to Cover Caspian Sea Legal Regime
TEHRAN (FNA)- An official at Kazakhstan's foreign ministry stressed that issues related to the legal regime of the Caspian Sea will not be discussed at a summit of the littoral states to be held without Iran's presence in the western Kazakh city of Aktau on Thursday. ( 16:19:05 - 2009/09/09)
Ahmadinejad Mulling over Chamran as First Vice-President
TEHRAN (FNA)- Tehran City Council Chairman Mehdi Chamran is the latest figure emerged as potential nominee for the post of first vice-president. ( 16:16:12 - 2009/09/09)
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Iran, Turkey Urge Increased Consultations over Regional Problems
● Britain Asks for Expansion of Ties with Iran
● Turkey Ready to Host Iran-West Talks
● Iran Inks Gas Deal with Foreign Company
● Palestinian Politician Hails Power of Int'l Qods Day
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Summit Auto Group Best of the Week: In this edition, the award is reserved for all the workers who, over the course of less than a year and a lot of it done amid a raging pandemic, replaced the Carrier Dome’s roof as the first and most visible part of its renovation project. Though it was powerful university officials making all of the decisions, it was this dedicated crew that, with a fall deadline looming, took down the Teflon roof and put up one fixed and translucent that should hold up well in bad CNY weather.
SOS Rewind and Archive: Of course in this 40th anniversary of the Dome we must flash back to the day the Dome opened for sports business. That was September 20, 1980, and the Orange were facing Miami – of Ohio, not the Hurricanes with whom SU would later have some memorable Big East encounters. Though it felt like South Florida with a full house of 50,000 in attendance and no air conditioning, it was the Orange getting the best of Miami in that first game, prevailing 36-24 a week after its season opened at Ohio State with a loss to the Buckeyes.
AFLAC Trivia Tidbit: That first 1980 season in the Dome for Syracuse football included some high-profile opponents, none better than the Pittsburgh Panthers, who beat the Orange 43-6 and ultimately finished no. 2 in the national rankings. How good was Pitt? Though Dan Marino was quarterback, it was Hugh Green that dominated the season. Green won several national player of the year awards and was second in the Heisman Trophy balloting, unprecedented at the time for a defensive player.
Atlas Fence Community Corner: Unlike with other leagues, SU football was able to get underway and have a season in large measure due to a university community that, from late spring to summer, planned for students to return to campus in a comprehensive way. Ultimately, every incoming student was tested, as were staff and faculty, so classes got underway and the university’s sports teams were able to put together some semblance of a regular season.
U.S. Army Weekly Recap: A season unlike any other for SU’s football team began on September 12 at North Carolina. For a long while, it was a close game, an undermanned SU squad hanging in there and playing superb defense against the Tar Heels. Only in the fourth quarter did Carolina get away, recording a trio of touchdowns to prevail 31-6 as the Orange would find it the first of many frustrating experiences this season, even if everyone was just glad to be on the field in the first place.
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Betty Wright – Music for all the (W)right moments
stianeriksen Artist Biography, Music Betty Wright, Grammy Award Winner, Great female singers, Miami Soul Leave a comment
Let’s just get one thing straight: Betty Wright is great, she is just plain awesome! Topic not open to discussion…
Since Betty appeared on the musical scene in the mid-1960s, she has carved out a niche all of her own in popular music. She writes music, lyrics, she produces, arranges and most importantly – she sings. As a singer she can be regarded as a soul singer, a pop singer, for a brief time she was a disco singer…. Her lyrics deal with anything from love via love gone really bad to social injustice and abuse, sometimes she even preaches on record. But whatever her message might be, all of it is performed with a voice that is one of the most stunning instruments to ever pop up in the history of music.
Betty Wright, photo from 1975
Coming soon: a closer look at the fabulously talented Miss Betty Wright, and my views on most of her musical legacy from the 1960s and up until today….
2018 actually marks the 50th anniversary of Betty Wrights break-trough as a recording artist; Her first tracks, “Thank you, baby” and “Paralyzed” were both local hits in her native Miami way back in 1965, when Betty was all of 12 years old! But Betty’s first album, “My First Time Around” came out 1968, the cover showing off a pretty young girl of 15, wearing a fancy hairdo and a knowing smile. The music was quite a revelation also….
More about Betty Wright soon to appear on this site!
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Weekly Wrap 152: LulzSec, Optus, radio and thinking stuff
My week Monday 29 April to Sunday 5 May 2013 began gently, with planning and washing and other chores, and just two articles to write. But by Wednesday night I’d also done four radio spots, washed an infinite number of towels, and eaten most of a sheep.
Or so it felt.
Then Thursday was full of the Optus Vision 2013 conference, followed by a late train journey back to the Blue Mountains. It was tough to get into work mode on Friday, but I did, and wrote my second article. And washed more towels. And then on Saturday I did the full sloth.
But the most important part of the week, at least in the long term, was all the time I spent from Friday onwards thinking about the unexpected good news I mentioned last week. It means that I’ll soon be able to work on some projects that have been sitting on the back burner, and you’ll start to see them emerging over the next few weeks.
Both of these articles resulted from this week’s Privacy Awareness Week activities.
Australia’s Privacy Commissioner gets serious about infosec, CSO Online, 30 April 2013.
The fuzzy logic of Australia’s data breach draft, ZDNet Australia, 3 May 2013.
On Monday I spoke about Facebook’s possible decline, maybe, on ABC 774 Melbourne.
On Tuesday I spoke about LulzSec and hacktivism generally in an interview for Triple J’s Hack, and I was frustrated by the result.
On Wednesday morning I spoke about the dark web (ugh!) and the attacks on Silk Road on ABC Gold Coast.
On Wednesday I spoke about LulzSec and more on ABC Radio National’s Download This Show.
Corporate Largesse
On Thursday I attended Optus Vision 2013, which meant I was fed food and drink through the day at their expense.
I plan to write a story each for Technology Spectator, CSO Online and ZDNet, at the very least, as well as kick off one or more of these new projects. Stay tuned.
It’s my birthday on Thursday, but I’ll just have a quiet drink that night. I’ll head to Sydney on Friday instead and have a proper birthday dinner then, thanks to the Snarky Platypus. I’ll then stay overnight before catching United Airlines flight UA870 to San Francisco on Saturday afternoon, arriving there on Saturday morning.
Saturday night and Sunday day should be free time in San Francisco before, I’m guessing, a social function on Sunday evening serves as prelude to NetSuite’s SuiteWorld. The event proper starts on Monday in San Jose.
[Photo: Changing alphabets, a photograph taken at Optus Vision 2013 once the staffing level of the registration desk had been reduced during the afternoon, and then the desks themselves removed.]
Posted on 13 November 2010 07 July 2011
Weekly Wrap 23
A weekly summary of what I’ve been doing elsewhere on the internets and in the media and so on and so forth.
Fairfax’s hypocritical web ‘spying devices’ beat-up, for Crikey. The “spying devices” in question are tracking cookies. Nothing new there. But the story was on the front page of the dead-tree slices. Why? Apparently politicians’ websites use tracking cookies. Shock! Horror! And Fairfax uses even more of them. Hypocrites.
Senate to re-open bloggers versus journalists, for Crikey. A lightly-edited version of my blog post on the same topic.
Indonesian e-commerce held back by uncertain laws, for Crikey. Based on material presented by leading Indonesian legal academic Dr Sinta Dewi.
Patch Monday episode 64, “The info commissioner’s fight: Govt 2.0”. My interview with the new Australian Information Commissioner, Professor John McMillan. The new Office of the Australian Information Commissioner came into being on 1 November and represents a significant change to the way the Australian Government will be handing its information — especially given the Declaration of Open Government earlier this year.
On Monday I spoke with Fiona Wyllie on ABC Radio’s Statewide Afternoons and the Fairfax tracking cookie beat-up and a father who installed a radio jammer to kill the internet so his kids wouldn’t spend so much time online. Alas, there is no recording. That’s a shame. It’s not often you’ll hear me giving parenting advice on the radio.
I learned how to use Google Site Search by plugging it into the Fender Australia website. It’s fairly straightforward, but it quickly shows you the problems with how your site is constructed. As an aside, if you’re a web developer visiting that site for the first time you’ll be horrified to see that in many places it uses tables for layout. That’s because the site was originally built in 2001 and has just been re-skinned a couple of times since. It’s also maintained manually, all 950 pages of it. There’s little business case for a major overhaul — the numbers are not compelling — but we’re planning to build a proper modern database-driven site early in 2011.
Most of my day-to-day observations are on my high-volume Twitter stream, and random photos and other observations turn up on my Posterous stream. The photos also appear on Flickr, where I eventually add geolocation data and tags.
[Photo: Old bar sign at the Town Hall Hotel, Newtown. Gender roles were a little different back then.]
A weekly summary of what I’ve been doing elsewhere on the internets and in the media and so on and so forth — and this week I’ve done a lot of writing.
The information ‘vacuum’ over secretive ISP data retention scheme, for Crikey. The Attorney-General’s Department has been holding discussions with internet service providers and others about the potential for ISPs to retain customer data for use by law enforcement agencies. Secret discussions. Last week a Senate Inquiry initiated by Greens Senator Scott Ludlam dug out some details. The Twitterverse is using the hashtag #ozlog for this issue.
Information Commissioner’s toe in the Government 2.0 waters, for Crikey. On 1 November the new Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) opened for business. The first Information Commissioner, Professor John McMillan, is showing political nous from day one. (As an aside, I’ve interviewed him for the next edition of the Patch Monday podcast, which will be posted on, erm, Monday.)
Citizen journalism is dead, long live crowdsourcing, for Crikey. At Wednesday’s Future of Crowdsourcing Summit, some media folks talked about the changes in journalism that are being triggered by this buzzword.
Timeline of misinformation: Twitter’s plane crash down to human error, for Crikey. On Thursday, media outlets including Reuters and Fox News were actually reporting that Qantas flight QF32 had crashed in Indonesia when, in fact, it ended up landing safely in Singapore.
Patch Monday episode 63, “The govt’s data retention dreams revealed”. If you’d prefer to listen to the edited highlights of that Senate hearing rather than read about it, this is the go.
Parity Bit episode 1. A new IT-related video podcast produced and presented by Owen Kelly. I was chatting with him and the other panellists about #ozlog and other news stories. I didn’t swear once.
Not a sausage.
I got free entry to the Future of Crowdsourcing Summit, of course, and they provided lunch.
As I mentioned yesterday, I’ve been invited to San Francisco by Salesforce.com.
[Photo: Enmore village in the spring rain, taken from the Warren View Hotel. Compare this with the similar view from a few weeks ago.]
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The Zipheads
Way back in 2006 three young punk brothers from St Albans, a grim satellite town of London, discovered 50’s Rock’n’Roll and Rockabilly, and The Zipheads were formed. Initially known as The Runaway Boys, a rock’n’roll revue band, they played every sweaty pub, town hall and social club in the south east bashing out 50s classics with a punk sensibility and more than a nod to the pub rock scene of the 70s.
Though too punk for some purists, The Zipheads soon found a home in the Psychobilly scene where their punk-infused rockabilly made a lasting impression and has seen them play with such legendary bands as The Meteors, Guana Batz, Demented Are Go, King Kurt, Mad Sin and many more as well as being invited to play Psychobilly festivals across Spain, France, Finland, Sweden and the Netherlands.
In 2013 they self released their very well received debut album Prehistoric Beat ,a thrilling mix of punk, rockabilly, reggae, ska and swing featuring their (almost) legendary version of Toots & The Maytals “54-46 Was My Number”
Of course, more touring followed and in 2015 The Zipheads signed a publishing deal with Bomber Music and released a 7” single ‘Just Don’t Seem To Care’ on legendary UK rockabilly/psychobilly label Western Star Records. They finished the year by heading into the studio to record the brand new album Z2: Rampage! , out now on Bomber Music!
The Zipheads are:
Ray – Guitar & Vocals
Tom – Double Bass & Vocals
Will Waters – Drums
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NOJHL launches new app
by NOJHL Communications
SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, in partnership with HockeyTech, announced Thursday the launch of a new and upgraded app that is now ready for download on mobile devices.This official mobile app of the NOJHL features all the latest league news and information.It will also provide real-time scoring data directly from each […]
NOJHL well represented among CJHL save percentage leaders
CALGARY, Alta. – Plenty of the quality goaltenders across the Canadian Junior Hockey League posted some impressive save percentage numbers during the 2019-20 regular season. In all, 38 netminders registered a save mark of .915, or better, among those stoppers who saw a minimum of 1,400 minutes of game action. There were also 10 goalkeepers […]
Timmins’ Masternak; Powassan’s Say both Top 5 in CJHL
CALGARY, Alta. — The following were the Canadian Junior Hockey League’s regular season goals-against leaders for 2019-20. CJHL goals-against leaders in 2019-20 (2.50 or lower) Minimum 1,400 minutes, or more, played GOALTENDER NAME YEAR MINUTES GAA TEAM LEAGUE Devon Levi 2001 2,209 1.47 Carleton Place Canadians CCHL Tyler Masternak 2000 1,882 1.66 Timmins Rock NOJHL […]
HOCKEY CANADA STATEMENT ON RETURN TO HOCKEY IN CANADA
CALGARY, Alta. – The following is a statement on behalf of Hockey Canada from Tom Renney, chief executive officer, and Scott Smith, president and chief operating officer, on the return-to-hockey process in Canada. On March 12, the decision was made to cancel all Hockey Canada-sanctioned activities across the country. This was a difficult decision, but […]
A Q&A with CJHL President Brent Ladds
CALGARY, Alta. – During these uncertain times, the Canadian Junior Hockey League continues to work diligently with its member leagues, partners, Hockey Canada, the National Hockey League as well as local, provincial and federal health organizations on potential ‘Return to Play’ scenarios and other areas of interest. With that in mind, CJHL President Brent Ladds […]
NOJHL Commitment Tracker: Nipissing University (OUA) recruits two more league skaters
SUDBURY, Ont. – The Nipissing Lakers (OUA) have once again dipped into the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League talent pool to help build future rosters. The North Bay-based university have recruited Timmins Rock defenceman Josh Anderson and Hearst Lumberjacks forward Max Griffioen to attend the school and play U SPORTS hockey when on-ice action resumes. […]
Select NOJHL games to be rebroadcast free of charge on HockeyTV
SUDBURY, Ont. – Fans of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League will have additional opportunities to watch selected NOJHL contests, free of charge, each week via HockeyTV. These games will be free for to anyone to view online, with an active HockeyTV account, regardless of subscription status. All the broadcasts from this season are […]
Remembering the Humboldt Broncos
Thoughts still entrenched with those affected by the tragedy of April 6, 2018 CALGARY, Alta. – The early evening of Friday, April 6, 2018 was a time that changed all of us forever. It has now been two years since the devastating tragedy shocked the Humboldt Broncos, their families, loved ones, the community of […]
The 2019-20 season sees 777 CJHL alumni play NCAA D-III hockey
CALGARY, Alta. – The 2019-20 season once again saw the Canadian Junior Hockey League well represented in the NCAA Division III ranks. Overall, a total of 777 CJHL alumni attended schools and played for NCAA D-III programs across the U.S. during the campaign. Each of the 10 leagues that comprise the CJHL all featured multiple […]
NOJHL announces cancellation for remainder of the 2019-20 season
SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Friday that the remainder of the 2019-20 season has been cancelled, due to the ongoing COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. This includes the rest of the NOJHL playoffs, the Dudley-Hewitt Cup Central Region event and the Centennial Cup, Canadian National Jr. A Championship. “The NOJHL fully supports […]
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Huawei Nova 3 and 3i launching in Nepal today (27th July)
Huawei Nova 3 and 3i were launched on an event on the 19th of July. Huawei is all set to launch those devices in Nepali market today. The company enjoyed the sells of the Huawei Nova 2i and is targeting to reach out to even more people with the launch of these new AI-powered and Turbo GPU enabled devices. The pricing has not been revealed yet but we are sure Huawei knows the best for their customers.
Talking about the phones, Huawei Nova 3 is like the pro version of this model and the more powerful one whereas Nova 3i is like the normal version of the phone. Both phones have the glass-on-glass body sandwiched by a metal band which surely gives the premium feel. The Nova 3 has a 6.3-inch notched Full HD+ LCD(19.5:9 aspect ratio) display. It runs EMUI 8.2 based on Android 8.1 Oreo.
The Nova 3 houses a Kirin 970 processor which is a top-notch processor from Huawei coupled with the Mali-G72 MP12 GPU. It is the same chipset used by the Huawei P20 Pro which is competing directly with Apple’s and Samsung’s flagship phones in the international market. It comes with a 6GB of RAM. The phone notably supports Huawei’s GPU Turbo, which supposedly increases performance when playing graphically-intensive games.
Well, moving onto the cameras, the quad-camera setup is not a new thing as we have seen it on previous Huawei phones like Nova 2i and Y9 2018. The rear pair is 16MP + 24 MP setup and the front pair is a 24MP + 2MP setup. The cameras are AI enabled so they can detect the environment you are shooting on and set the favorable modes automatically to enhance the images. It also has the new 3D Qmoji which can be a bonus feature. It packs a 3750mAh battery.
Nova 3 Specifications:
Display: 6.3-inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Resolution: 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~409 ppi density)
OS: EMUI 8.2 based on Android 8.1 Oreo
Chipset: Hisilicon Kirin 970
CPU: Octa-core (4×2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU: Mali-G72 MP12
Memory: 128GB, 6GB RAM
Rear Camera: Dual: 16 MP (f/1.8) + 24 MP B/W (f/1.8), gyro-EIS (1080p), PDAF, LED flash
Front Camera: Dual: 24 MP + 2 MP (no AF, depth sensor)
Battery: Non-removable Li-Ion 3750 mAh battery
The phone has a 6.3-inch 19.5:9 FHD+ display with a notch. The Nova 3i features the latest Kirin 710 coupled with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage or 6GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. That is not a mistake. The 6GB model indeed has less storage. However, the official site says there is a 6GB + 128GB model too. All the models have the microSD card slot (can be expanded up to 256 GB max.). The Kirin 710 is the HiSilicon’s first-ever 700 series SoC which is also equipped in the Mi 8 SE.
The Nova 3i also comes with a quad-camera setup. The front-facing camera setup is the same as the Nova, a 24MP sensor, and a 2MP secondary sensor. Huawei says it is capable of identifying 8 different scenes and has an “HDR Pro backlight mode”. The phone also comes with the Qmoji. The rear cameras are a 16MP sensor and a 2MP sensor. They have a bunch of professional shooting modes and can also record slow-mo videos @480fps.
The phone comes with Bluetooth 4.2 and has a dual-SIM support (nano only). There is also aptX and aptX HD audio for high-quality audio streaming. The phone has a 3340mAh battery and runs EMUI 8.2 based on Android 8.1 Oreo.
Nova 3i Specifications:
Rear Camera: Dual: 16 MP (f/2.2, PDAF) + 2 MP (depth sensor), LED flash
Front Camera: Dual: 24 MP + 2 MP (depth sensor)
It is important for Huawei to keep a justifiable price tag on these devices. With all these specs on paper, these devices look like they will claim the top position for the best selling smartphones and maintain the status kept by the Huawei Nova 2i. We expect the Quad-camera setup and AI-powered system to deliver as promised by Huwaei.
We are too much excited about the launch and are keenly waiting for the pricing of these devices. What do you guys think about these devices? Show us your excitements and lets us know your thoughts in the comments below.
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July 31, 2016 weblog
Electric truck news from Stuttgart raises hopes for less pollution and noise
Credit: Daimler AG.
(Tech Xplore)—City dwellers are not too fond of big trucks moving up and down the streets. Green-minded dwellers are especially reminded of pollution and noise. Trucks in urban settings tend to be low on attractiveness no matter what their essential function.
More power to the electric truck, as a concept, making the same people dream of zero local emissions and whispering movements. It's becoming a more likely concept. News in the heavy-duty truck department looks favorable.
Mercedes Benz unveiled the electrically powered Urban eTruck. Bloomberg reported the 26-metric-ton Mercedes-Benz Urban eTruck will have a range of about 200 kilometers (120 miles) per battery charge, according to Daimler AG.
Darrell Etherington, TechCrunch, considered the benefits. "In addition to emissions and environmental benefits, use of vehicles like the Urban eTruck have an immediate upside for city-dwellers: reduced noise.
Anyone who's ever been near a large truck when it trundled down a city street, gearing up from a stop at a traffic light, knows the absolute pain of hearing that huge chugging internal combustion engine wrestling with getting up to a pacing speed."
This Mercedes-Benz Urban eTruck enables fully electric transport. "Mercedes-Benz is presenting the first fully electric truck for heavy distribution operations," said the Daimler announcement's headline.
UK-based Stu Robarts in Gizmag seemed impressed. Robarts said it "points to a future of zero emission, noise-free large truck deliveries."
He said there is an electrically driven rear axle with electric motors adjacent to the wheel hubs. There are three lithium-ion battery modules with a total capacity of 212 kWh.
Are electric trucks likely to be on our roads any time soon? Gizmag indicated an optimistic outlook for the future.
Robarts said, "until recently, the costs and ranges of the batteries required for heavy electric trucks made them unfeasible. That has since changed, though, and continues to do so. Indeed, according to Daimler Trucks (a sister company of Mercedes-Benz), the costs of batteries is likely to fall by 60 percent between 1997 and 2025 and power is expected to increase by around 250 percent over the same period."
Daimler Trucks senses a shift in opportunity. "Electric drive systems previously only saw extremely limited use in trucks. Nowadays costs, performance and charging times develop further so rapidly that now there is a trend reversal in the distribution sector: the time is ripe for the electric truck."
Looking at the big picture, Elisabeth Behrmann in Bloomberg said, "Truckmakers are starting to develop electric models to meet tighter emissions rules for city centers, though options are limited due to a lack of batteries with the durability to propel fully loaded vehicles for long periods of constant use"
When will we see Urban eTruck on the roads? Robarts said, "The plan is for the concept to be tested and developed in the coming years, with Mercedes suggesting that the technology could receive a market launch at the start of the next decade."
The Daimler Trucks announcement said that a "considerable part of the future investments by the truck division in the fields of research and development flow in the further development of the full electric drive."
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European aerospace sector and regions
A few years ago due to a previous job position, I got used to look at materials of the different aerospace industry associations or agencies, from the AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD), the European Defence Agency (EDA), or focusing on Spain, the TEDAE, on France, GIFAS, etc. I would do that to seek relevant figures about the business, employment, trends… Nowadays, I do that from time to time out of curiosity to see the evolution in the recent years.
The documents, yearly reports or facts and figures brochures that those institutions publish provide a good snapshot of the aerospace sector, its main players, locations, trends, civil / military split, resources invested in R&D, orders of magnitude, etc. Let’s take first a brief look at the sources and see what we can learn from them.
Europe – ASD.
The ASD releases every year a “Key Facts & Figures” brochure (2015 issue here, PDF, 1 MB) which provides consolidated European figures of revenue, employment, investment in R&D, the split per sector (aeronautics (civil vs. military), space, land & navel)). Let me share some figures and graphic as teaser. In the year 2015 :
The turnover of the industry was 222 bn€ (54% civil / 46% military). Up 11% from 2014.
Direct employment: 847,700, out of which 552 k in aeronautics (2/3 in civil).
R&D expenditure: 20 bn€ (that is a 9% of revenues), out of which 16 bn€ in aeronautics.
It is a pity but ASD, in the past, used to provide a more complete view of the business, as it, for example, provided figures of employment per country, compared revenues of the major players in the industry, etc. (see the 2010 brochure as an example). At some point the information provided has turned to be less detailed.
2010 ASD employment figures.
Europe – EDA.
Similarly, the European Defence Agency (EDA), produces a yearly “Defence Data 201x” report with the main figures and trends for the defence: member countries defence expenditures, investment on R&T, equipment, military personnel, etc. The latest one, released in 2016, aggregated defence figures of EDA members states from 2014 (PDF, 300 KB) and previous years. In a few snapshots it can be seen the effect of the crisis and austerity in defence expenditures.
Continued decrease of EDA members defence expenditure as a share of GDP and overall government expenditure.
Spain – TEDAE.
At the national level, yours truly being Spanish, I will focus first on TEDAE, which does a similar exercise for Spain as ASD at the European level. TEDAE makes two different kinds of reports, an annual report of activities (“Informe Anual 201x”) and a brochure with the main figures which contains very insightful infographics (“Cifras TEDAE 201x”). You may retrieve them here. Some figures for the year 2015 (find the report here, PDF, 31 MB):
Revenues: 9.7 bn€ (5 bn€ defence). Up from 9.4 bn€ in 2014.
10% of revenues are invested in R&D.
Employment: 54,448.
83% of revenues are exports.
It is a pity but TEDAE, in the past, used to provide a more complete view of the business, as it, for example, provided figures of employment per region within Spain, compared revenues of the major players in the industry, etc. (see the 2013 brochure as an example). At some point the information provided has turned to be less detailed.
Source: “Cifras TEDAE 2013”.
In the map you can see that almost half of the aerospace activity in terms of revenues (49.3%) takes place in the Madrid region, mainly in Getafe, where Airbus and Airbus Defence and Space have one of the largest factories in Spain. Nevertheless, you can see that in the region there are up to 172 production centres. In terms of employment, Madrid region accounts for a 43.9%, followed by Andalusia with 29.1%, which has seen a continuous growth in the last decade.
France – GIFAS.
Continuing at the national level, yours truly working and living in France, I will focus secondly on GIFAS (Groupement des industries françaises aéronautiques et spatiales) which does a similar exercise for France as TEDAE does for Spain and ASD at the European level. I must say that nowadays, the report from GIFAS is the most complete of the ones I have been reviewing, showing figures of revenues, new orders, employment (per region, gender, profession), recruitment, investment, exports, revenues per region, etc. Find here the annual report from 2015-2016 (PDF, 7 MB). Some key figures of the French aerospace and defence sector:
Revenues (unconsolidated): 58.3 bn€ (77% civil; 68% export). Up 14.8% from 2014.
That is a 26% of the European aerospace industry, or 6 times the size of Spanish aerospace and defence industry.
15.9% of the revenues are invested in R&D. (7.1 bn€)
Employment: 185,000
Up 1.7% from 2014.
42% engineers and managerial staff, 21% women, 92% working in aeronautics (8% in space).
Those ~170,000 working in aeronautics represent a 31% of the 552,000 employees working in Europe in aeronautics (refer to ASD figures above).
Source: GIFAS 2015-2016 annual report.
The annual report from GIFAS includes a map with the distribution of employment per region (what I mentioned that ASD for Europe and TEDAE for Spain used to do but they do not anymore) and in it, the weight of Toulouse and its region (Languedoc-Rousillon-Midi-Pyrenees) can be appreciated.
Up to 28% of the 185,000 employees of the aerospace and defence sector are based in the area (1). That is about 52,000 employees in the region around Toulouse. If we compare with Europe figures from ASD (though those figures date from 2015), they represent around a 9% of the European aeronautics sector, or about the same size of the whole industry in Spain. Thus, as expected, truly Toulouse is the centre of gravity of the sector in Europe.
I then thought it would be good if there was a thorough database or report with key figures and data for the complete of Europe, its countries and regions and wondered whether there was any such source. A kind of report with the breadth of information provided by GIFAS but compiling data from each an every European country. At first sight that compilation could be done by ASD but they do not. And it is not easy to do. For instance, not all bodies representing each national industry provide the same level of detail nor are as diligent in releasing yearly figures, or the figures correspond squarely to the same sectors:
The British Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space Group (ADS) publishes a yearly “Facts & Figures” (find here the latest from 2016, PDF, 0.4 MB): 65 bn£ in revenues, thereof 31 bn£ in aerospace, of which 81% export, 13% invested in aerospace R&D (3.9 bn£), 128,000 aerospace employees (out of the global 340,000 employees between the 4 sectors).
The German Aerospace Industries Association (BDLI) releases a yearly brochure with the key figures of the industry (see here the latest one with 2015 key figures, PDF, 0.9 MB): 34.7 bn€ in revenues (up 8% from 2014), 73% in civil aviation, 70% export, 12.1% invested in R&D (4.2 bn€), 106,800 employees.
The Italian Industries Federation for Aerospace Defence & Security (AIAD) releases an annual report with figures (find here the 2015 annual report, PDF, 0.4 MB): 15.3 bn€ in revenues, 80% corresponding to the group Leonardo-Finmeccanica, 50,000 employees.
The Swedish Security and Defence Industry Association (SOFF) releases a “Facts” brochure with some of those figures (see here the figures from 2013/2014, PDF, 1 MB) a yearly report with some global figures (sales of 30 bn SEK in 2013, about 3 bn€), with some detail: 60% export, 65% military, 18% invested in R&D, about 52,000 employees.
The Netherlands Aerospace Group (NAG) releases a “Factsheet” with a good snapshot of the industry (see here the latest one with 2014 figures, PDF, 0.6 MB): 3.9 bn€ in revenues (up 5.4% from 2013), 69% export, 50% MRO, 16,500 employees.
No wonder that ASD does not undertake the exercise to provide a global picture.
Nevertheless, with a quick review of these sources and their figures we have covered the 7 leading European countries in the aerospace and defence industry, which together combine above 85% of the activity and employment.
Clusters – EACP.
Therefore, unfortunately I have not been able to find in the reports of the existing industry association that global, consistent and detailed view. However, in searching for that information I found out about the European Aerospace Cluster Partnership (EACP), that
provides a permanent platform for mutual exchange, policy learning, and cooperation to achieve high-level performance among European aerospace clusters.
The EACP aims at initiating an active exchange of information and knowledge between all partners and at developing and realizing concrete steps for long-term trans-national cooperation between clusters and companies for a stronger and more competitive European position in the world aerospace markets.
From what I read, the role of the partnership would be similar to that of ASD, but rather than gathering national industry associations (and companies), their members are regional clusters (34 of them from 13 different countries). The partnership started in 2009, and honestly, it had escaped my radar up to now.
Location of EACP clusters (source: EACP brochure).
The good news: they release a brochure (PDF, 22 MB) which provides an overview of the clusters in Europe members of EACP. That report provides some figures of 20 of the 34 clusters and taken together it is the closest exercise to the global approach I was looking for. I have compiled in the table below part of the available data of those 20 clusters.
Ranking of EACP clusters by employment. (Source of the data: EACP brochure 2015).
Some comments and caveats to it:
The biggest cluster or region is Aerospace Valley which encompasses the French regions of Midi-Pyrenees and Aquitaine, and thus companies such as Airbus, Airbus Defense and Space, Air France Industries (MRO), ATR, Continental, Dassault Aviation, Latécoère, Liebherr Aerospace, Messier-Bugatti-Dowty, Turbomeca (Safran Group), Alstom Transport, Honeywell Aerospace, Thales Alenia Space, Thales Avionics, Rockwell Collins and several research centres (2).
The report informs that the cluster employs 130,000 workers. Recall the figures included at the GIFAS (industry-only) report, where the combined workforce of the regions Midi-Pyrenees (28%) and Aquitaine (10%) is about 70,000 employees (I have taken the percentages from the GIFAS 2014 report, previous to the re-organization of French regions).
The largest region in Spain, as we saw before, is Madrid. Madrid Aerospace Cluster would be placed 4th in the ranking above (however the ranking has some caveats that I discuss below). The figure of employment of the Madrid cluster (35,000) is not the same as that provided by TEDAE (industry only) in its 2013 report for the region of Madrid (the 43.9% shown in the map referred to the aeronautics sector only (~41,000 employees of the ~51,000 working in aerospace and defence) and yields a figure of 18,000 employees).
In the ranking the main other two Spanish clusters, HEGAN and HELICE (from the Basque country and Andalusia) are reported as very close to each other in terms of employment, however, as seen in the map from TEDAE, the Andalusian aeronautics industry represents a 29% of the national one, whereas the basque one a lower 10%. I guess that the reported figures in EACP from HELICE refer mainly to industry figures (or that the research centres mentioned do not employ many workers) and that HEGAN ones include a considerable figure of researchers.
The main caveats:
there are several clusters of which employment figures are not provided in the EACP report, in particular, the clusters from the UK (which as seen above is the second largest aerospace industry in Europe with over 128,000 employees; one or several regions from the UK would be placed high up in a regional ranking), the cluster from Paris region (recall that it represents 28% of the French aerospace employment as per GIFAS), other Italian clusters apart from Torino.
there are no Swedish or Dutch clusters among the members of EACP, and therefore no info is included either in the report or the table above, and we saw that those 2 countries are among the leading 7 European aerospace industries. Certainly a Swedish and or Dutch cluster would rank high in the list.
As reported above, the reported figures of the different clusters seem not to be consistent with each others, some reporting mainly industry employment whereas others include high numbers of researchers from other institutions than industry.
This post was intended mainly to share some sources above, make a review of some of the main figures of European aerospace industry and its regions. Hopefully the next time that I take a look into it I may find a European-wide report as consistent and detailed as that of GIFAS.
(1) Recall that Airbus plant in Toulouse is the biggest factory in France as I commented in this other post, where I included a map with the largest 100 factories from the French industrial weekly “L’Usine nouvelle”.
(2) As an example, on top of industry, the EACP report includes the following research institutes within the French “Aerospace Valley” cluster: Bordeaux University, CEA/CESTA, CEA TECH, CERFACS, CNES, CNRS, Ecoles des Mines d’Albi-Carmaux, INP Toulouse, INRIA, ONERA, Toulouse University… up to 80 research institutions.
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Digitimes: AirPods 2 launching first half of this year, redesigned to support 'health monitoring' features
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The AirPods continue to get a sensation for Apple However, having launched more than 2 years ago at this point, the focus in the tech community has moved to expectations as to the AirPods 2 will come out, Apple's wireless earbuds for the first hardware update.
A report from Digitimes today says Apple will release AirPods 2 within the first six months of 2019. Furthermore, it claims that the earbuds will be redesigned to support health monitoring functions.
Digitimes have a mixed record of accuracy when it comes to Apple product rumors. The idea of adding health features to AirPods has been speculated by analysts for a while, but this is the first significant supply chain.
The AirPods are so that those who have been monitoring A small accelerometer could potentially determine body movement but these angles are already well served by the Apple Watch and even the iPhone's always-on motion coprocessor.
The AirPods also have to contend with the fact that they only have tiny internal batteries inside the buds, which makes an optical heart rate monitor – for example – seem unfeasible.
Bloomberg earlier said that the high-end airPods will launch in early 2019, available as a more expensive option to the current $ 159 AirPods. It did not specify features It is possible that this 'pro' variant is what digititimes is describing. The Bloomberg report did not make a direct reference to biometric sensors for airPods, which would turn the product into a health wearable, but didnt go into detail.
Of course, Apple has been teasing the launch of the AirPods wireless charging case ever since September 2017 and is still yet to ship that accessory. Many believe the release of the charging case is held in the air. The wireless charging case alone will not really constitute an 'AirPods 2', so we do not think that is what digititimes is referring to.
Apple has always advertised the case as an optional extra, so that existing AirPods buyers can buy the new wireless case on its own. Perhaps, the AirPods 2 bundle is the new case as standard.
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Hands-On: Epilepsy & Virtual Mouse Brain
The Virtual Brain Node #6 Workshop
Explore how to setup an epileptic seizure simulation with the TVB graphical user interface. This lesson will show you how to program the epileptor model in the brain network to simulate a epileptic seizure originating in the hippocampus. It will also show how to upload and view mouse connectivity data, as well as give a short introduction to the python script interface of TVB.
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The Mouse Phenome Database (MPD) provides access to primary experimental trait data, genotypic variation, protocols and analysis tools for mouse genetic studies. Data are contributed by investigators worldwide and represent a broad scope of phenotyping endpoints and disease-related traits in naïve mice and those exposed to drugs, environmental agents or other treatments. MPD ensures rigorous curation of phenotype data and supporting documentation using relevant ontologies and controlled vocabularies. As a repository of curated and integrated data, MPD provides a means to access/re-use baseline data, as well as allows users to identify sensitized backgrounds for making new mouse models with genome editing technologies, analyze trait co-inheritance, benchmark assays in their own laboratories, and many other research applications. MPD’s primary source of funding is NIDA. For this reason, a majority of MPD data is neuro- and behavior-related.
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GeneWeaver is a web application for the integrated cross-species analysis of functional genomics data to find convergent evidence from heterogeneous sources. The application consists of a large database of gene sets curated from multiple public data resources and curated submissions, along with a suite of analysis tools designed to allow flexible, customized workflows through web-based interactive analysis or scripted API driven analysis. Gene sets come from multiple widely studied species and include ontology annotations, brain gene expression atlases, systems genetic study results, gene regulatory information, pathway databases, drug interaction databases and many other sources. Users can retrieve, store, analyze and share gene sets through a graded access system. Analysis tools are based on combinatorics and statistical methods for comparing, contrasting and classifying gene sets based on their members.
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Vogue Cover Did Kamala Harris Wrong, Internet Says
Though it might seem, in light of all that is going on currently in Washington, D.C., the least of the matter, on Sunday a leaked shot of Vice President-elect Kamala D. Harris’s Vogue cover set off an unexpected firestorm.
February’s issue features Ms. Harris in a dark jacket by Donald Deal, skinny pants, Converse and her trademark pearls. She stands against a leaf green backdrop bisected by a spill of pink curtain, colors meant to evoke her Howard University sorority, caught in what seems like mid-laugh, hands clasped together at her waist.
The image was shot by Tyler Mitchell, who, in 2018, became the first Black photographer to shoot a Vogue cover (his subject was Beyoncé) and is known for his unstudied aesthetic. Though Gabriella Karefa-Johnson receives credit as the sittings editor, a.k.a. the fashion editor in charge, Ms. Harris chose and wore her own clothes. The selected photo is determinedly unfancy. Kind of messy. The lighting is unflattering. The effect is pretty un-Vogue. “Disrespectful” was the word used most often on social media.
As the maelstrom of public hot takes began to swirl, Vogue released another, more formal portrait of Ms. Harris in a powder blue Michael Kors Collection suit with an American flag pin on her lapel, her arms crossed in a sort of executive power pose against a gold curtain — the “digital cover.”
The journalist Yashar Ali wrote that this was the print cover Ms. Harris’s team had expected, and that, like the internet opinionators, her people were unhappy with the more casual shot. Vogue was seen as acting in bad faith.
But according to people familiar with the arrangement, both scenarios had been agreed on in advance, from clothes to backdrops. However, while the portrait had been deemed the “cover try” (magazine-speak for the intended, but not definite, cover) and the standing shot conceived as the inside photograph, Vogue had not granted any kind of contractual cover approval rights to Ms. Harris. That meant Ms. Harris’s team had not seen the final choice, which was left to Vogue, and had not known the magazine had decided to swap the photos.
Ms. Harris’s team declined to comment on what happened. The magazine released a statement: “The team at Vogue loved the images Tyler Mitchell shot and felt the more informal image captured Vice President-elect Harris’s authentic, approachable nature — which we feel is one of the hallmarks of the Biden/Harris administration.”
Well, yes. And no.
Ms. Harris may be authentic and approachable, but she is also about to become the second most powerful person in the country. And right now, the country is in the midst of a crisis and deeply in need of authority and assurance. Ms. Harris has also already made history, as the first female vice president, the first Black female vice president and the first female vice president of South Indian descent.
She is, no matter what happens during the Biden administration, a game-changing participant, one that belongs on a pedestal. And though Ms. Harris is not the first Washington insider to be on the cover of American Vogue, she is the first elected official. Which means the cover is automatically a collector’s item. The image is part of the visual record of the country.
So while Vogue might have been imagining its choice as reflecting the modernity of the times, it was also one that contravenes the momentousness of the occasion. Ms. Harris may be the new establishment, but she is still the establishment.
As is Vogue — which is probably part of why Ms. Harris agreed to do the cover in the first place.
It was always going to garner outsize scrutiny. Complicated by Vogue’s own messy history with race. Reports have come out about the magazine’s editor, Anna Wintour, and her own past with staffers of color. Earlier covers featuring Black women such as the Olympic gymnast Simone Biles have caused people to criticize the magazine for its lack of Black photographers and for not understanding how to light Black women (an issue that also came up in regards to Ms. Harris). All of that, filtered through the lens of systemic racism in this country, guaranteed that the magazine’s portrayal of Ms. Harris would be especially fraught.
Before Ms. Harris, of course, came such women as Michelle Obama (three Vogue covers) and Hillary Clinton (the first first lady to appear on Vogue’s cover) — though not Melania Trump (or at least not Melania after her husband was elected; she appeared on the Vogue cover in her Dior wedding dress in 2005). They were all, however, first ladies when they appeared on Vogue; their job was, in part, to be the accessible side of the first couple. Fashion was a widely accepted part of that role.
And though the Vogue cover is not Ms. Harris’s first fashion magazine cover — she also posed for Elle during the campaign — it is her first cover since being certified as the next vice president. Style has always plays a complicated part in the public imagination when it comes to our female elected officials, given the history of using dress as a way to undermine women. This just ups the stakes.
It’s why there was such an extreme reaction to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Vanity Fair cover and photo shoot. The congresswoman from New York was somewhat hysterically criticized for posing in expensive fashion by such brands as Loewe and Carolina Herrera — choices that, while not her own, were seen as running counter to her political positions and undermining her (she was also shot, probably not coincidentally, by Mr. Mitchell). Politicians are often castigated when they seem too airbrushed, or seduced by the elitism associated with fashion.
And it may be why such world leaders as Angela Merkel and Theresa May avoided the issue entirely. Why Ms. Harris doesn’t engage with questions about what she wears, and the designers who have dressed her also refrain from commenting. And also why, in the long profile that accompanies the Vogue cover by Alexis Okeowo, there is almost no mention made of fashion. (Jacinda Ardern, the prime minister of New Zealand, is a rare exception, having appeared on one cover of British Vogue’s Forces for Change issue, but she was photographed in black and white and close up.)
Yet we remain very invested in the images our leaders and role models convey and it continues to influence our own understanding of how authority looks and identity evolves. Ms. Harris’s election is personal to so many. Any cover was also going to be taken personally. And though no one was happy with this one or the reaction, it did do us the service of revealing how deeply we care.
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U21s: Manchester City 3-1 Manchester United – Premier League champions sign off with a loss
Manchester United finished off their title-winning season with a disappointing 3-1 loss to local rivals Manchester City. It was a game of two halves, with United taking the lead in the first half through Ashley Fletcher, but City came back in the second half, with two goals from Iheanacho and one from Angelino to secure the victory.
Manchester City gave u21 Barclays Premier League champions United a guard of honour at City’s Academy Stadium in the final game of the season. Having won the league with a match to spare, the Reds were able to give Tyler Reid and Matty Willock their first starts at U21s level, while Tom Thorpe wore the captain’s armband for what is almost surely his last appearance in a United shirt.
Thorpe almost gave United the lead after just four minutes when he had a chance with a header from a corner, unfortunately he wasn’t able to direct his header on target. It was a sign of things to come in Thorpe’s performance as he covered almost every blade of grass on the pitch. He later combined with Ben Pearson in the middle of the park however, Thorpe’s reverse back-heel to Joe Rothwell was cut out.
Despite plenty of possession there weren’t many opportunities created by United. This prompted the City fans to tell Ashley Fletcher that he was “sh!t Danny Welbeck” towards the end of the half. Fletcher responded in the most appropriate way, scoring in the 44th minute after lovely work from Andy Kellett coming in from the left flank. That goal was Fletcher’s third in the last three consecutive games.
Josh Harrop replaced Andy Kellett at half time in a surprise substitution given Kellett’s performance in the first half. That will possibly be the last time we see the on loan Bolton defender.
City came back into the game in the second half. Iheanacho scored the equaliser, gliding past Donald Love and slotting in past Kieran O’Hara. Just ten minutes later Angelino put City into the lead, with help from a slight deflection from Love.
United started to return to their impressive form of the first half however Iheanacho scored his second of the game with 10 minutes remaining to secure the victory for the blue side of Manchester. United gave u21 debuts to Ro-Shaun Williams and Callum Gribbin, bringing the total players used at U21s level this season to 46.
O’Hara made a very good save with moments to go however the final match of season unfortunately ended in defeat for Warren Joyce’s Manchester United.
Manchester United: O’Hara, Reid (Williams 71′), Thorpe (c), Love, Kellett (Harrop 46′), Willock, Pearson, James, Rothwell (Gribbin 77′), Goss, Fletcher.
Unused Substitutes: Henderson, El Fitouri.
Goal(s): Fletcher 44′.
Bookings: Pearson, Love.
Man of the Match: Tom Thorpe.
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Manchester United transfer round-up: Alves commits to Barcelona, Khedira signs for Juventus
Here’s the latest Manchester United transfer news and gossip.
Man United were left disappointed on Tuesday as two targets chose to play their football elsewhere.
First of all, Dani Alves signed a new two-year deal with Barcelona, with the option of a further year.
Alves had flirted with Man United for a number of months but it appears this was just a ploy by his agent in order to secure a better deal.
The next piece of news came from Juventus, who announced that they had secured the signature of German World Cup winner Sami Khedira.
United were said to be interested in the 28-year-old but Juventus beat them, along with the likes of Chelsea and Arsenal, to the punch.
Elsewhere, Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho indicated that he would make it difficult for any Premier League club to negotiate a deal for Petr Cech this summer. If Mourinho is up for doing a swap deal, Louis van Gaal would reluctantly let Jonny Evans or Nani go in the opposite direction.
Bernard Mensah is not a name that United fans may immediately recognise but chief scout Jim Lawlor has reportedly run the rule over him ahead of a potential transfer. The player himself admitted that talks with United were already under way.
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Woodstock Cycleworks.
Racers arriving.
Woodstock Cycleworks has a coffee shop.
Father, son.
Rolf, packing the bikes.
Loaded down, en route to our journey.
Loaded down, returning from theirs.
Architectural moment.
Desert highways
Dirt roads
Meshaq
Bregan, with a mechanical.
Sunset sprints.
Blue sunset.
Before sunrise.
Stan giving the details.
... and we're off!
Sunbreak
Banded roads
Morning clouds
Light show.
Ripping.
Desert racing.
Jorg on his Rivendell.
Sunshine selfie.
Tankwa
To those mountains.
Mauro, from Italy.
Deluxe Coffee stop!
Leopard crossing - seriously!
Mauro and Giacomo.
The rangers all have baller ass tan Toyotas.
Headwind.
Mechanicals.
Those thorns were 3 inches long!
Thataway
The only cactus I saw.
Dusted.
Cloudporn
Into the distance.
Wispy tree
Last stretch.
Do we have to go up this shit?
The calm before the wind storm.
Look at the sheet, blowing.
Sunset Desert Study
A view into the valley below and the wind!
The next morning...
Packing up...
... and waiting.
Meet up.
Sustenance.
Starting.
Sunrise sprints.
Descent...
Poppie!
Abandoned.
Pearly gates
Yeah, Poppie!
Well curated.
Perimeter fence.
Keep out.
Please close the gate.
Rolf marking the course.
Road into town.
First and second racing in.
Post-race portraits
Dynaplug hack
Malachite Sunbird
Southern yellow-billed hornbill
Lord Milnar
Sunset soaking.
Final dinner
Winner winner
Poppie and Liam, the race phtoographer.
The cycle tour group leaving.
Nic's Bus
Our ride home...
A Complete South African Immersion at the Karoobaix
Romanticising the desert is as old as literature. From Edward Abbey to Aldo Leopold and Mary Hunter Austin. Over the years, authors and artists alike, have taken to these vast, arid landscapes for inspiration. I, myself, identify with these places and feel most at ease while traversing their planes and mountains. Perhaps its the ability to see for miles, in any direction, or it could be the intricacy of their flora and fauna, but the desert to me is the most wonderful place. Riding a bike in these conditions can be challenging, however. Typically, water is an issue, as is the sun and its oppressive rays, but probably the most incapacitating element is the wind, for you can take measures to block the sun and you can always carry more water.
Last year, I was supposed to travel to South Africa to partake in the Eroica, as well as a cycle tour around the Karoo Desert but I came down with the worst flu of my adult life the day I was supposed to depart. Fast forward a year and I really wanted to return, so I contacted Stan Engelbrecht, the Cape Town local race organizer to see if he wanted to do another trip. Stan also throws the Tour of Ara, a six-day, vintage steel bike-only race. He’s no rookie to races and so I struck up an email thread with him again. That’s when he told me that the Karoobaix was happening.
In short, this is a 400 km race through the desert, which takes place over two days. There are 50 spots available and it’s a strictly drop-bar only race, with no suspension elements allowed. You can, however, race on 27.5″ wheels with bigger tires. Initially, I wasn’t aware of the rules and banked on taking my Hunter rigid 29r, since we had planned on doing a cycle tour after the race, but I was promptly reminded of the drop-bar rules. With my mind made up and my gear already tuned in on the Hunter, I had to beg and plead with the racers, stating I’d be carrying 8kg of camera gear and it’s easiest for me to do so on my rigid MTB. No one took issue with my plea and I was granted access to the event.
40 hours of airline travel and layovers later, and I was sitting in Cape Town at Clarke’s eating much-needed greens and meeting a few of the locals who’d be racing the event. The next morning, Stan, myself, the Karoobaix staff and the rest of the Karoobaix entrants meant at Woodstock Cycleworks to load up their bikes onto a trailer and embark on our 4-hour drive to Calvinia, a small town just north of the Tankwa Karoo National Park.
Upon arriving, settling in and packing my bike, I took off on a sunset ride around the city with Bregan from Brooks. We both wanted to shake down our rides and figure out what would go where. Almost immediately, some children from the town chased us down for photos and high fives. Suddenly, my mind was off the grueling route the next day and it finally sank in that I was in South Africa.
The following morning came early, with a 4am wake-up call and a 5am roll out. We’d have to cover 221km before the day’s end, or at least until the sweeper vehicles came out. For the most part, the race had very little climbs, save for the final push up Ouberg Pass. Apparently, “Ouberg” means “old way,” insinuating the steepness and impracticality of this route, but it’s the only way to go from the valley to Sutherland, our home for the evening. At any rate, we took off from Calvinia and proceeded to race the sunrise over the desert.
Now, the thing about the desert is, time stops at sunrise. It’s as if the light brings about a stillness that is not only seen but felt. The solar energy awakens this blanket of sand and the landscape is transformed into a soft, glowing light. Unfortunately, with the Karoobaix, you haven’t got time to spare. I tried my hardest to push on but as a photographer, I couldn’t resist. Eventually, I found myself off the back of the pack, alone, which I might add, is kind of where I like to be on rides like this. I go at my own pace, stop when I want to, and sure enough, I’ll get to where I’m going. Unfortunately, when you’re by yourself and the wind picks up, it can be hell.
Hell it was, too. With my camera bag at the front of the bike, along with two, 1.5L Nalgene bottles, I had created a bit of a wind dam. Pushing into this, along sandy, washboarded roads proved to be quite difficult. Not to mention my bike was at least twice as heavy as most of the other race machines due to my camera equipment. But hey, I’m used to this and not for a second was I concerned.
After hitting Deluxe Coffee‘s brekkie spot, I arrived at the Karoo Ranger Station, filled up my bottles and realized I had made it halfway, in a relatively fast time. Other racers arrived and we discussed how horrid the wind was, yet it hadn’t kept us down. We learned from a medic on a moto that there were about ten riders behind us too. In a group of 45 racers, that wasn’t too bad. I particularly like “racing” with the chilleurs anyway. We’ve got nothing to prove, after all.
Shortly after the midway point, the wind picked up and the roads degraded. Suddenly, an old friend came to visit. My buddy the inflamed knee tendon. Yeah, it happens sometimes. Mostly when I’m pushing into a headwind or on less than ideal road conditions, which is what I was currently dealing with. My pace dropped, as did my morale and as I approached the final climb of the day, my ambitions died. To top it off, my knee had swollen to twice its size… and I still had 10 miles to go to the evac point. Up!
Luckily, Bregan had also found himself at his wit’s end, as he sat at the bottom of the climb with a “WHAT THE FUCK!?!?” on his face. Living in California, I’m used to steep, hike-a-bikes, but not 100 miles into a 130-mile day. He and I pushed up Ouberg Pass, making conversation and cursing the race organizer – sorry, Stan! At the top, we found a friend, Nic, in his VW bus, in a make-shift wind block. A veritable oasis at the top of a wind tunnel. We were spent. I could barely walk and I was pissed. I came all this way to get my ass kicked and this meant I wouldn’t be able to do the cycle tour afterward. I poured my remaining energy into documenting this wonderful landscape as it was transformed by the fleeting light.
I’m not a negative person, so I tried to see the positivity in all this. This minutiae of hope kept the stoke going and as we were in the shuttle driving to the day’s destination, I was still glad to be here.
Sleep has never come so easily. I kept my leg propped up, iced it down, took advil and some CBD pills in hopes that would help. The morning came and my knee was no better. Even worse, I was so exhausted, I could barely walk. That day, while the remaining racers took to racing day two, I slept in the back of the sweeper vehicle, only to awaken at the most wonderful sight.
The ladies who own Clarke’s in Cape Town, along with Poppie, a local food stand vendor had made the most wonderful oasis out of an abandoned house. There they served champagne, sandwiches and other delicacies, right in the middle of the Karoo Desert. Each time racers would ride through its gates, Poppie would run out to greet them. It was such an amazing experience and one that really solidified this event in my mind. Suddenly, the Karoobaix made sense to me. It’s as much about the community support as it is the race itself. Events like this wouldn’t happen without this love.
With a newfound ambition, I wanted to make the best of my remaining time in this magical place. Upon arriving in Matjiesfontein, our final destination, I began exploring this one-street town and our hotel, the Lord Milner. Straight from a Wes Anderson film, this place is a snippet from colonial South Africa. With gardens, walkways and a swimming pool, the photographic tour of the grounds took my mind off my swollen knee and put all my remaining energy into documentation.
Unbelievably, I had barely seen a single animal on this ride. Even the desert flora, when compared to our deserts in the US was slim but at the Lord Milner, the gardens were lush with beautiful birds and… oh SHIT! That’s a cobra! As I was exploring a cactus garden, a cobra, basking in the sun, skirted away into the brush…
The rest of the afternoon spent photographing racers as they finished the course, shooting bikes and doing my best to be social. Admittedly, I was in a pretty dark place still, bummed out about my knee and not being able to go on the tour, but I tried to hold it together and put my mind on photos. Oddly enough, the race itself wasn’t a mental challenge to me, but not being able to ride in the tour was crushing my spirit.
Then, something happened. Perhaps it was the golden glow of the fleeting sun, or the smiling conversations, but I finally let go of my expectations and really soaked in the magic of this place. As I talked to Stan about the event, I patted him on the back, giving him praise and saw his face light up. Every single person was stoked. No one was hurt – save for me – and the locals in Matjiesfontein absolutely loved us.
Evenings like that are often too rushed and this was no exception. Before I knew it, everyone was taking off on a shuttle back to Cape Town the next morning, our troup of cycle tourists were packing up and Nic offered to give me a ride back to Cape Town in his VW Bus. With only a few hours left in my stay, I edited photos and began to jot down my thoughts.
While races like the Karoobaix serve the local cyclists, traveling internationally to these events is one of my favorite experiences. You get to sample the local flavors, soak in the culture and ride new places. The desert is my favorite place to be and now I’ve checked one more off my list. Next year, I’ll return, but perhaps I’ll save my energy for the bicycle tour.
I want to thank Stan, his team and everyone that made the Karoobaix possible this year! If you’re interested in what Stan does, check out the Tour of Ara and the Karoobaix.
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What is Homeopathy? (video)
By Prof. Keith Scott-Mumby MD, MB ChB, PhD
Ty Bollinger: Talk a little bit about homeopathy. I know you’re a homeopath.
Dr. Keith Scott-Mumby: Indeed, and I’m on a homeopathic advisory board back in Europe. The only thing is I can’t talk a “little bit” about homopathy. I can run out the camera batteries…
Ty Bollinger: I’m sure you could.
Dr. Keith Scott-Mumby: No, seriously, I’ll try hack it down. Okay, first of all it’s important to understand the model because a lot of people have probably heard the word and they’re probably seeing all the scoffing and derision, and there’s nothing in it. You know we proved there are no chemicals in it, therefore it’s a fraud and think well it must be a fraud when, in fact, it’s one of the most healing, restorative modalities I know.
The thing is it’s not based on the amount of stuff. It’s based on an energetic signal; an information signal, if you like. So this is homeopathy in two or three sentences. You pick a substance that copies the illness. Not one that opposes it, but one that copies it. For example, if someone has scarlet fever you chose belladonna, because if you take belladonna your face goes all bright red and your throat’s sore, hectic temperature, you feel ghastly. Taking belladonna is like having scarlet fever, so it’s a good remedy for scarlet fever.
It’s called “like cures like.” So you’re looking for a mimic of the disease. A conventional doctor would take an antagonist, so you take your aspirin to lower temperature. Different kinds of opposing ideas.
This is, first of all, identify something that copies your illness. Then you dilute it. Now this is the weird part that doctors and scientists can’t get a hold of. It’s called potentization. And you can dilute it one in ten, one in ten, one in ten, one in ten, one in ten. And after 12 dilutions you’ve passed the Avogadro number so we know there is no belladonna left.
Well, interestingly, if you hitch it up to a spectrographic transmitter you find that the more you dilute it the more it starts transmitting energies. And now you can’t argue with a spectrograph. It’s the most exquisitely sensitive scientific instrument we have. That’s what tells you there’s manganese on a star that’s a thousand billion light years away. You can’t argue with a spectrograph. And yet the homeopathic remedies actually start to broadcast the more you dilute them.
There’s another series that goes a hundred by a hundred, by a hundred, by a hundred. That’s called a C series. So you’ve got the D or ten series, or the C/100 series. So get rid of any concern that you’ve removed the substance. That’s true, you have. But, of course, what’s happened is that you’ve imprinted the signal in each dilution and it gets re-imprinted on the water.
That’s the third point of homeopathy. It’s “like cures like,” then the dilutions, and then what we call “succussion.” In making the dilutions the homeopath will bang it on his hand like that a few times. Then do the next dilution into plain water, bang it on his hand. That’s called succussion and it enhances the transmission of the signal from each substance.
And although you’ll read all over the place that homeopathy has been proven not to work… First of all, you can’t prove anything doesn’t work. You can only fail to prove it does work. There are a thousand studies showing it’s highly effective. In fact there’s a very good one that was published in The Lancet in 1994. They did it three times because they couldn’t believe it was working. Three times it performed better than placebo.
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Dr. Keith Scott-Mumby received a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB ChB) and in 1970 immediately began research into controversial alternative medicine. By 1990 the press were calling him “Britain’s Number One Allergy Detective.” He now writes and lectures internationally on the themes of energetic medicine. He has published over 20 groundbreaking books from antibiotic alternatives to the biggest medical breakthrough ever…and the surprising cause of most diseases.To find out more visit: http://alternative-doctor.com
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Cherilana says
I have been taking homeopathic remedies for 21 years, as long as I have been seeing my holistic MD. I went to see him due to multi chemical sensitivities as well as numerous allergies and candida. At the time, I was an RN who was very skeptical at first, but that went out the window as time went on. No harmful side effects, does not affect the liver. Wonderful stuff! I am almost 70 and will continue on this path. My doctor balked when his wife said she was going to take their daughter to a homeopath, but he too saw the change in her health and was won over.
Jeremy Bauman says
Looks like there’ s a lot more to the story than what this post would lead us to believe. If “performed better than placebos” ! is the best claim this expert can make, then I find the entire subject dubious and subject to increased scrutiny. I would certainly hope that a treatment that claims to be effaceable performs better than a placebo! That’s like saying that going 1mph is faster than 0mph–oh boy!
– Jeremy Bauman // critical thinker and life long learner.
Ninah Hanson says
Hi Jeremy,
Let me give you an example of homeopathy at work. I’d cracked my teeth and jaw in a fall when I was 52 . I was x-rayed to prove it. I took a homeopathic regime, within a week, X-ray showed no crack.
Then I got a bridge. When the posts were put in, I took homeopathics, I went back a week later and the surgeon took 2xrays that showed I was completely healed. Two more friends 45 years old and 70 years old) who took homeopathics also went to the same surgeon for new teeth. A week later their posts too were completely healed. He couldn’t believe it and said that the three of us must have been drinking magic water.
DOLORES says
As a self proclaimed “critical thinker” you might want to ask the question, “How much better?” before ridiculing the statement.
Catherine Hughes says
AN INNOVATIVE HOSPITAL IN SCOTLAND PROVIDING INTEGRATIVE & HOLISTIC APPROACHES INCLUDING HOMOEOPATHY
In Scotland we have a really wonderful facility called the NHS Centre for Integrative Care (NHS CIC) based in Gartnavel Hospital complex in Glasgow and formerly called the Glasgow Homoeopathic Hospital. The hospital offers homoeopathy along with other many holistic methods by fully conventional qualified clinical staff who have also qualified in many other in other holistic approaches. The hospital is accessed on the NHS and is an excellent example of a pioneering, and innovative approach to health care and also uniquely in the UK has in-patient integrative care unit and also offers access to out-patient facilities and a range of holistic services as well as various self-management courses.
This approach is certainly appreciated by patients and has 100% patient satisfaction ratings in some studies and many positive success stories and is considered a vital lifeline for patients who depend on the many services that are provided that are not widely available elsewhere on the NHS. They also offer mistletoe therapy free through the NHS for patients with cancer and access to other holistic methods to palliatively help the patient to improve their quality of life and self-care with the aim to also help to increase their capacity and resilience by teaching self-management skills, as well as also supporting many other patients with complex long-term chronic conditions who are particular cohort of patients who previously have for various reasons been difficult to treat or who have exhausted all other NHS conventional treatment options.
Further details about the hospital and the many services available at the NHS Centre for Integrative Care can be found on the Health Board website nhsggc.org.uk and a virtual tour of the hospital can be taken via the website developed when the new hospital was created ghh.info that demonstrates the creative processes that helped to build this special innovative healing environment.
Russ says
“Better than placebo” is the same standard required for most drugs. The placebo is a very powerful effect acknowledged by even the best medical schools without an explanation by orthodox science. The double blind placebo trial is often the nemisis for big pharma, often dooming phase 3 trials because the effect may be real, but no better than placebo. Most studies will report an effect size to explain the magnitude of the effect (eg “1 mph”). Bottom line is that there are many peer reviewed pubs that demonstrate homeopathy works better than even the powerful placebo using similar standards applied to unapproved (or later approved) drugs in the same category.
Michael Hunt says
Don’t knock it unless you’ve tried it – otherwise you’ll never achieve your ambition of becoming a life long learner! I too was a sceptic when it came to Homeopathy – having said that and now into my sixth year of using and still not fully understanding its complexity. I can only say its an absolutely incredible healing tool. Keith Scott-Mumby – carries a lot of credentials – I have been reading his articles for many years – you could try doing the same. You never know – maybe – just maybe, you’ll learn something new! That said, I believe he was saying a study published in the Lancet reported the effect better than placebo. Wakey wakey !!
Jeremy, “performed better than placebo” is exactly what the FDA requires before giving the okay to new medications. The placebo effect is so consistant and well documented that “performed better than” is the gold standard.
Homopathology says
Addendum: *how, exactly (in terms of biology and science) does consuming Hyper-Diluted sugar pills work*
Eric Berta says
My previous comment was not approved, so I’ll try this one. If the doctor in the video can state that The Lancet published a single study in 1994, then it should also be known that The Lancet published an article in 2007 looking at 220 studies. I’ll let you guess why he chose to reference the twenty year older, smaller article and not the larger, more recent, more thorough, meta-analysis one. Hint: It’s not because the eight authors found homeopathy works… If you have cancer, please read from as many different sources as you can.
G.Lloyd says
Congratulations! Every single article and interview is utterly compelling and the information imparted is life-saving. Then why, oh why ruin it all with that simply awful, intrusive and needless music?
Rosemary Turner says
So, what a wonderful opportunity as a learner, to taste and see, Jeremy. The variation I have experienced is called anthroposophical. Same principals, but easier labelling for the lay person. My 18 month old had a bee sting on his finger, whilst on our summer holiday. He was offered a tablet crushed on a spoon and mixed with a tiny bit of honey. Immediately the telltale sequence of reactions to a bee sting dissipated and all there was to show was the tiny red mark where the sting had been. No swelling, no pain. And therefor no itching as the usual reactions of a bee sting would have played out. Remarkable. So I used remedies in my house as a “go to ” for ailments, and subsequent childbirth experiences were a breeze compared with my first, intrusive, invasive delivery. Exciting to see a child’s fever dissipate, or my own sore throat go away. I saw it as a way to keep my family healthy, but always had the back up of allopathic medicine from family doctor. Friends would come with children to “borrow” some lotion for children’s cuts /woundsetc. No side effects. Our chemist who has now retired said “those treatments were all available before the 2nd world war.” They work.
Ned kelly says
Convert here. Ive cured 2 babies with viral Pneumonia over night,… piles overnight for a friend that was about to have them operated on, (+ he didnt believe in it, was a staunch Christian)… cured 10 calves that had lain paralyzed/stiff for 3 days, till I found out they had food poisoning, 2 -5 minutes later they jumped up + ran to have a feed, (my friend with me said “if I hadn’t seen it I wouldn’t have believed it”. ) …Babies + animals love it, so that debunks the theory that it’s ALL IN THE MIND. …Daughter jammed her finger in car door, it went instantly black, gave her the remedy for jammed extremities, the bruising went in 5 minutes, the pain was gone, the nail didn’t fall off, but grew out with a huge dent in it….I have used it for 30 yrs. If it didn’t work, people wouldn’t use it.
Paul de Paiva says
If you really want to know the TRUTH about homeopathy you could read a book by someone who knows the meaning of the word research .
Bad Science by Ben Goldacre 2008
Keith Boericke says
Homeopathy was practiced openly by many physicians prior to WW !!, I think one in 5 physicians used homeopathy in their tool kit of training. I think it has proven particularly useful for children and seniors. Homeopathy is much more accepted by the general public in Europe. As with all medical training, it requires time and skill to learn how to use the remedies. It has been said by some homeopathic schools that you need to have ten years of clinical training in homeopathy before you are able to use the methods effectively. Post WW!!, physicians had this training. With the advent of Big Pharma, our drug culture has taken over here in the US particularly, and homeopathy was squeezed out. Fortunately, it is being re-discovered by some of the younger physicians who are more open to the alternative holistic modalities of healing and in time, I am sure homeopathy will claim again its rightful place in healing. Already, you are seeing homeopathic remedies sold at Walgreen’s and other pharmacies. Why? Because the public is discovering that the remedies work for their children and families. Big Pharma will not support this, and we all know why! But quietly it is regaining popularity in our culture. If your child is cured of a series of symptoms you will tell your neighbors about it. The $10.00 dollar cost is worth a try and many are astonished at the results. Try it before you knock it !
Keith Boericke
sergio campos says
Jeremy Bauman does not contribute to this article at all. It’s about oneself only. If you would test it on yourself then you can be an expert.
It really does not matter if millions of people understand this, use it and are blessed by this if critical thinking stops healing yourself.
Homeopathy may only be good for those who transcend the ego and humbly connect to the Source.
A book called Bad Science by Ben Goldacre 2008 ISBN 978-0-00-724019-7 will explain Homeopathy for anyone who had doubts.
The real facts for anyone interested.
Mark Johnson says
Hey Jeremy…..You sound like you’re really up yourself mate.
Critical thinker???………
Did you even understand what you read?
He wasn’t making a claim. He was pointing out what someone else had discovered in their study.
I suggest you use some real critical thinking and do some more research. Have you read studies on cancer survival using placebos??
The statistics are nothing short of amazing. And Homeopathy is even better…..
Hope you have a lot more life left Jeremy……Cause you’ve got a lot more learning to do.
Ursi Brown says
My mother was into homeopathic remedies many years ago. She could heal broken bones etc to the amazement of doctors. I was skeptical until I saw the results. She was really an amazing healer.
Geana Arnaud says
Does homeopathy remedies cure hepatitis-c???
Geana Australia
Charles S says
`Critical’. Enough said.
Jim Rossi retired engineer and lawyer says
I confess I could not follow the explanation. Maybe I need some dumb stuff to help me get rid of my stupidity.
Jorge Garcia says
Honestly speaking I did not understand anything about it. It looks like this interview was made for somebody who works in this area unfortunately.
Ruth hoyles says
Is there a homeopathic remedy for a hip that is past its sell by date…..causing all kinds of hell on earth? Ruth hoyles
Does homeopathic medicine really cure all diseases such as cancer? I do not believe what comes from the Internet, because there is no proof whether homeopathic medicine works on very ill people. My father told me, if I ever get cancer, I should do conventional treatments instead of natural ones.
jun kee says
@jeremy bauman
“The use of placebos is a standard control component of most clinical trials, which attempt to make some sort of quantitative assessment of the efficacy of medicinal drugs or treatments. Such a test or clinical trial is called a placebo-controlled study, and its control is of the negative type. A study whose control is a previously tested treatment, rather than no treatment, is called a positive-control study, because its control is of the positive type. Government regulatory agencies approve new drugs only after tests establish not only that patients respond to them, but also that their effect is greater than that of a placebo (by way of affecting more patients, by affecting responders more strongly, or both).”
There is an exception for new cancer drugs. Since a negative placebo.control for cancer is considered inhumane, new drugs are usually only tested against approved oncologic drugs.
a quick mention about the greater history of these ideas/practices that we were not taught in today’s society
as recently as a century ago in north america , homeopathy was just 1 of the many different healing practices that were all available that everyone had the freedom to choose what they thought would work best , but then rockefeller interests paid to have the poisoning the body to cure it method (i forget the name for that practice) be legislated into the only practice that people can use to try and treat themselves
they have their own people on the boards of the institutions that decide this , and they did their best to eradicate all the other practices people were using to heal themselves from existence , this is where the term ‘quack’ came from as it was used as a slur to publically degrade and discredit the doctors who were working in the other disciplines of medicine
and they succeeded in doing so , not completely , but so well that it’s taken we the people this long to re-remember these facts and see what’s really going on here
it’s also exciting to hear that these people who are still perusing these better healing practices are finding hard scientific data now to further validate their legitimacy , hope for more….
At least, cancer patients who try homeopathic medicine, hair will not fall off unlike chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Chemotherapy and radiation therapy does more harm to a person with terminal cancer than good. Many of them died with the treatments than the disease itself. Immunotherapy and viral therapy are not suppose to be damaging to the healthy cells. Have you ever heard of the CMN clinic in Mexico? Many people who had terminal cancer and there were no other options for them to be treated or they refused chemotherapy and radiation therapy went to the clinic in Mexico and they fully recovered from this dreadful disease, even if it was stage 4 cancer. Afterwards, their cancer never returned again.
nice story thanks
Alfredo says
Is there any MD’s or clinic practicing/teaching this Homeopathy here in the Philippines?
Which remedies did you take I have a cracked tooth right now that I’m trying to save
Ninah says
Here’s the complete regime for bone healing:
Day 1-2 Arnica 30x 3 times/day
Day 3-4 Ruta Graveloens 30x 3 times/day
Day 5-6 Symphytum Officianalis 30x 3 times/day
Day 7-12 Calcium Carbonica 30X 3 times/day
Day 13-18 No remedies
Day 19-24 Calcium Carbonica 30X 3 times/day
Not sure it will save the tooth, but it will help heal the bone socket and nerves. Good luck.
E. Lou, California says
Any discussion of cancer or homeopathy warrants a mention of the illustrious work of Drs. Prasanta and Pratip Banerji. The Banerji’s represent three generations of experience and data. The Banerji Clinic in Calcutta is THE largest in the world, treating 1,000 patients a day using homeopathy. The Banerji Protocols are particularly noteworthy in resolving some of the most difficult and feared cancers, including brain cancer. Truly amazing, groundbreaking work.
I was curious as to what remedy & dosage you used to cure piles overnight for your friend, thanks!
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Police Officer Pepper Sprays Man For Filming Outside of His Own Home
Waller, TX — A Waller police officer is on paid leave after pepper spraying a college student for filming him.
Bobby Hall is a mass communications major at Prairie View A&M and always has his camera on him. When he heard a large disturbance outside of his home in Meadows Apartments near Prairie View, he grabbed his camera and went to record.
“Yeah, it’s what I do. I’m a mass communication major here at our school,” Hall told Eyewitness News.
That is when officer Adophus Cannon came on the scene and pepper sprayed Hall for no reason.
“It just started burning my face. It was burning,” Hall said.
After pepper spraying the innocent bystander, and realizing that the video could be damaging, Cannon allegedly tried to negotiate with him. Hall says Cannon told him he would let him go if he promised not to release the video.
Obviously Hall did not take Cannon up on his offer.
In response to this ridiculous assault which was caught on video the Waller PD released the following statement:
We became aware of a video in which one of our officers may have used pepper spray during an encounter with a civilian. We are currently reviewing this incident to determine the officer’s compliance with standard operating procedures. The officer has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of our review.
“I think he should lose his job. I feel like I didn’t do anything wrong. I was just using my First Amendment Right. I feel like he was abusing his authority,” Hall said.
Unfortunately police pepper spraying videographers is not rare. Just last weekend, Jason Bassler and Cassandra Rules of the Free Thought Project were covering the recent protests in Ferguson when they were pepper sprayed for filming the police.
The very next night, Free Thought Project video live streamer, Rebelutionary_z was hit in the face with pepper spray while filming police beating non-violent protesters.
Texas police officer under investigation for pepper-spraying bystander filming him
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Japan: Announcement of new numerical targets over the next three years
News from UIC members
In accordance with “JR East Group Management Vision V – Ever Onward” announced on 30 October 2012, East Japan Railway Company is establishing numerical targets that it seeks to achieve over a three-year period. The company reviews these three-year targets annually to reflect as appropriate any changes in the management environment or other developments, and updates them each year to cover the next three-year period.
Based on such policy, the company hereby announces the numerical targets for the fiscal year ending 31 March 2019 as described here.
(Source: JR East)
UIC organised its first Workshop on Digital Technology and Railway Security held in Washington in conjunction with the meeting of the UIC North American Region (NARA) First UIC North American Regional Assembly held on 4 May 2016 in Washington UIC participated in the Climate Action Summit in Washington Workshop on Energy Efficiency of Parked Trains and Refurbishment of Rolling Stock to be held on 8 June 2016 in the Netherlands Connecting railway talents throughout the world: join the second Railway Talent networking and collaborative event and increase your global competencies! UIC High Speed Training Seminar held from 18 – 22 April 2016 in Paris UIC will participate in the Scandanavian Rail Development Conference on 24 May 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden United States: High-Speed Rail Authority Board of Directors adopts 2016 Business Plan Kazakhstan: Moldova expresses interest in buying Kazakh railway products Poland: PKP Polish Railway Lines is developing a modern Crossing Keeper Support System
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G’s Beautiful “Crossing the Rubicon” Moment with an 84 Year Old Woman
G and I often spoke about “Crossing the Rubicon moments” with women but, for some unfathomable reason, they were not mentioned in the Casanova book nor in our past blogs.
The Roman Senate had a rule that when their generals were north of the Rubicon river in Northern Italy conquering the barbarians, they were not to re-cross it and return to Rome unless they received permission from the Senate. When, however, Julius Caesar was north of the Rubicon winning battle after battle, he decided to take control of the Roman Empire, disobeyed the Senate and “Crossed the Rubicon” and conquered the larger Roman Army. It’s now a frequently used term when an important decision is made and action taken to implement it.
G uses this term to describe “the moment” when a woman sends out a signal of receptivity- that it’s okay to move forward in love making not necessarily regarding copulation but to get much closer, be it an embrace and kiss or moving toward the bedroom for other reasons.
We recently discussed a Rubicon moment that he had with an 84 year woman. Rather than me describing what he said I asked him to send me an email on what transpired.
“She’s a long-time widow and friend for many years where vibrations of the hormonal type between us simply didn’t happen. She was a beautiful woman in her day who enjoyed being flirtatious with men but always drew the line. She was an unquestionably faithful wife. She is afflicted with a medical condition that most of us would emotionally surrender to but, being a strong woman, manages to stay positive and enjoy pleasurable moments.
“Here’s a cute thing that happened during dinner. In order to pick her spirits up, I tried to compliment her by saying she was a beautiful woman in her day. Well, all hell broke loose as if it were an insult! She said something like the following:
‘When a woman is young you guys say she’s a beautiful woman; when she enters the middle age zone you say you’re still beautiful; when you’re old, like I am, you say you must have been a beautiful woman. I have mixed feelings hearing those last words.’
“We both laughed and then had a wonderful dinner with a solid red wine from Abruzzo. She loves her Sambuca, and I ordered a healthy one for her, if you know what I mean. I’m a cognac man. To tell the truth, despite all my experiences with women, I didn’t feel or detect anything different than the usual great pleasure of being with this classic, still, for me, attractive, mature woman.
“The evening came to an end- as unfortunately all beautiful moments do- and I drove her to her home. As is my style, I opened the car door for her and helped her on her exit. I, holding her warm hand, escorted her to the home entrance. I gently embraced her for a light, friendly goodnight kiss when suddenly the Rubicon moment simultaneously struck both of us. It was through a powerful eye-to eye contact which lasted, like the Big Bang, for a zillionth of a second. Words cannot explain deep moments such as this. Here’s a try: judging by the romantic messengers of her eyes, we both sensed that not a light kiss but a deeper, more passionate one was called for. And, based on our years of life’s experiences, we both, without saying a word, decided to prohibit our lips from venturing into new, uncharted waters.
“The reason? Who the hell knows but it was the right decision. Maybe it was because of the future, unpredictable unknown. Lorenzo, oftentimes it’s not wise to Cross the Rubicon because, if you do, it’s a point of no return!”
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Darin Zanyar, Sweden’s king of pop, just came out as gay.
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He came out to his 110k followers on Instagram with a special message rich in pride.
Darin Zanyar is 33-year-old, born in Sweden of Kurdish parents, king of Pop that on 3rd August told his 110,000 followers, and the whole world that he is “proud to be gay”.
Everyone in the world should be able to be proud and accepted for who they are. I know how difficult it can be. Took me a while, but I am proud to be gay. Happy pride!
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Darin reached a high lever of fame in Sweden after becoming the runner-up in the first season of Idol, a TV talent show back in 2004, when he was only 16. He became one of the country’s best-selling artists, with seven number one albums.
Darin’s comingout-post on IG was received with lots of happiness and gratitude from the Kurdish Queer Community that praised the singer’s bravery for coming-out. He is not the first Kurdish artist to come out as a memento of the LGBT+ Commuinity, in fact his post came just one day after the Dutch-Kurdish singer Naaz, come out in IG post too.
happy pride!!!!!!!!! last summer I finally had the freedom to live my life to the fullest, I found out I love love more than I knew. I think I could fall in love with literally anyone. I am grateful for every experience I’ve been blessed to have. I can’t wait for the day I can fearlessly speak on this beautiful thing. whatever label you decide to use, as long as you stand behind it, be proud & those who have a problem with it are NOT your problem. love u love love loving love 🧡. 💛💚💙💜💞 #pride🌈.
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Ridgewood needs to include Glen Rockers on police firearms range
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Federal law enforcement officers during firearms training exercises at indoor firing range
by Ryan Hornish, Assistant to the Editorial Board
The Village of Ridgewood is looking into the development of an indoor firearms range for its police department on a village-owned property in Glen Rock. As of now, Glen Rock citizens have not been included in any discussions about said range. As a citizen of Glen Rock, I believe the town should be kept updated on the action that the mayor’s office of Ridgewood takes for the firearms range since it will be a municipal property outside of Ridgewoods natural border.
Ridgewood police officers currently practice at the Waldwick police pistol range and the Bergen County outdoor range located in Mahwah. They also have an agreement with Wood-Ridge to use their facilities for annual firearms qualifications. But, it has become difficult to secure time slots at these ranges as other law enforcement agencies suffer the same issue: lack of their own personal firearms range. As local firearms ranges have closed the overall demand for them has increased, putting pressure on local town and Bergen County ranges. This leads to the conclusion of Ridgewood building its own facility.
The prospected property for the range is a 19-acre plot of land neighboring the Ridgewood Water Pollution Control site next to the Glen Rock Duck Pond. It’s a wooded area with few houses surrounding it, which makes it an ideal spot for the range.
I support all law enforcement agencies and I believe they deserve the best facilities and equipment possible this includes a proper firearms range which they can use whenever. I believe that it is in Ridgewoods best interest to include Glen Rockers into the discussion since the supposed range will be built in Glen Rock. Not only do Glen Rockers need to be let in the discussion but the property should be a shared facility of both the Glen Rock and Ridgewood Police departments, as of now, very little information is given about that but I believe this is a key position that Ridgewood should take up, that this municipal facility will be used equally by both agencies.
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The Teflon Toxin
DuPont and the Chemistry of Deception
Illustration: Philipp Hubert for The InterceptIllustration: Philipp Hubert for The Intercept
August 11 2015, 10:35 p.m.
In this series, Sharon Lerner exposes DuPont’s multi-decade cover-up of the severe harms to health associated with a chemical known as PFOA, or C8, and associated compounds such as PFOS and GenX. Read our complete coverage of PFAS pollution.
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KEN WAMSLEY SOMETIMES DREAMS that he’s playing softball again. He’ll be at center field, just like when he played slow pitch back in his teens, or pounding the ball over the fence as the crowd goes wild. Other times, he’s somehow inexplicably back at work in the lab. Wamsley calls them nightmares, these stories that play out in his sleep, but really the only scary part is the end, when “I wake up and I have no rectum anymore.”
Wamsley is 73. After developing rectal cancer and having surgery to treat it in 2002, he walks slowly and gets up gingerly from the bench in his small backyard. His voice, which has a gentle Appalachian lilt, is still animated, though, especially when he talks about his happier days. There were many. While Wamsley knew plenty of people in Parkersburg, West Virginia, who struggled to stay employed, he made an enviable wage for almost four decades at the DuPont plant here. The company was generous, helping him pay for college courses and training him to become a lab analyst in the Teflon division.
He enjoyed the work, particularly the precision and care it required. For years, he measured levels of a chemical called C8 in various products. The chemical “was everywhere,” as Wamsley remembers it, bubbling out of the glass flasks he used to transport it, wafting into a smelly vapor that formed when he heated it. A fine powder, possibly C8, dusted the laboratory drawers and floated in the hazy lab air.
At the time, Wamsley and his coworkers weren’t particularly concerned about the strange stuff. “We never thought about it, never worried about it,” he said recently. He believed it was harmless, “like a soap. Wash your hands [with it], your face, take a bath.”
Today Wamsley suffers from ulcerative colitis, a bowel condition that causes him sudden bouts of diarrhea. The disease also can — and his case, did — lead to rectal cancer. Between the surgery, which left him reliant on plastic pouches that collect his waste outside his body and have to be changed regularly, and his ongoing digestive problems, Wamsley finds it difficult to be away from his home for long.
Sometimes, between napping or watching baseball on TV, Wamsley’s mind drifts back to his DuPont days and he wonders not just about the dust that coated his old workplace but also about his bosses who offered their casual assurances about the chemical years ago.
“Who knew?” he asked. “When did they know? Did they lie?”
The Washington Works DuPont plant in Parkersburg, West Virginia, on Wednesday, August 5, 2015.
Photo: Maddie McGarvey for The Intercept/Investigative Fund
UNTIL RECENTLY, FEW PEOPLE had heard much about chemicals like C8. One of tens of thousands of unregulated industrial chemicals, perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA — also called C8 because of the eight-carbon chain that makes up its chemical backbone — had gone unnoticed for most of its eight or so decades on earth, even as it helped cement the success of one of the world’s largest corporations.
Several blockbuster discoveries, including nylon, Lycra, and Tyvek, helped transform the E. I. du Pont de Nemours company from a 19th-century gunpowder mill into “one of the most successful and sustained industrial enterprises in the world,” as its corporate website puts it. Indeed, in 2014, the company reaped more than $95 million in sales each day. Perhaps no product is as responsible for its dominance as Teflon, which was introduced in 1946, and for more than 60 years C8 was an essential ingredient of Teflon.
Called a “surfactant” because it reduces the surface tension of water, the slippery, stable compound was eventually used in hundreds of products, including Gore-Tex and other waterproof clothing; coatings for eye glasses and tennis rackets; stain-proof coatings for carpets and furniture; fire-fighting foam; fast food wrappers; microwave popcorn bags; bicycle lubricants; satellite components; ski wax; communications cables; and pizza boxes.
Concerns about the safety of Teflon, C8, and other long-chain perfluorinated chemicals first came to wide public attention more than a decade ago, but the story of DuPont’s long involvement with C8 has never been fully told. Over the past 15 years, as lawyers have been waging an epic legal battle — culminating as the first of approximately 3,500 personal injury claims comes to trial in September — a long trail of documents has emerged that casts new light on C8, DuPont, and the fitful attempts of the Environmental Protection Agency to deal with a threat to public health.
This story is based on many of those documents, which until they were entered into evidence for these trials had been hidden away in DuPont’s files. Among them are write-ups of experiments on rats, dogs, and rabbits showing that C8 was associated with a wide range of health problems that sometimes killed the lab animals. Many thousands of pages of expert testimony and depositions have been prepared by attorneys for the plaintiffs. And through the process of legal discovery they have uncovered hundreds of internal communications revealing that DuPont employees for many years suspected that C8 was harmful and yet continued to use it, putting the company’s workers and the people who lived near its plants at risk.
Ken Wamsley, 73, stands outside of his home in Parkersburg, West Virginia, on Tuesday, August 4, 2015.
The best evidence of how C8 affects humans has also come out through the legal battle over the chemical, though in a more public form. As part of a 2005 settlement over contamination around the West Virginia plant where Wamsley worked, lawyers for both DuPont and the plaintiffs approved a team of three scientists, who were charged with determining if and how the chemical affects people.
In 2011 and 2012, after seven years of research, the science panel found that C8 was “more likely than not” linked to ulcerative colitis — Wamsley’s condition — as well as to high cholesterol; pregnancy-induced hypertension; thyroid disease; testicular cancer; and kidney cancer. The scientists’ findings, published in more than three dozen peer-reviewed articles, were striking, because the chemical’s effects were so widespread throughout the body and because even very low exposure levels were associated with health effects.
We know, too, from internal DuPont documents that emerged through the lawsuit, that Wamsley’s fears of being lied to are well-founded. DuPont scientists had closely studied the chemical for decades and through their own research knew about some of the dangers it posed. Yet rather than inform workers, people living near the plant, the general public, or government agencies responsible for regulating chemicals, DuPont repeatedly kept its knowledge secret.
Another revelation about C8 makes all of this more disturbing and gives the upcoming trials, the first of which will be held this fall in Columbus, Ohio, global significance: This deadly chemical that DuPont continued to use well after it knew it was linked to health problems is now practically everywhere.
A man-made compound that didn’t exist a century ago, C8 is in the blood of 99.7 percent of Americans, according to a 2007 analysis of data from the Centers for Disease Control, as well as in newborn human babies, breast milk, and umbilical cord blood. A growing group of scientists have been tracking the chemical’s spread through the environment, documenting its presence in a wide range of wildlife, including Loggerhead sea turtles, bottlenose dolphins, harbor seals, polar bears, caribou, walruses, bald eagles, lions, tigers, and arctic birds. Although DuPont no longer uses C8, fully removing the chemical from all the bodies of water and bloodstreams it pollutes is now impossible. And, because it is so chemically stable — in fact, as far as scientists can determine, it never breaks down — C8 is expected to remain on the planet well after humans are gone from it.
In some ways, C8 already is the tobacco of the chemical industry — a substance whose health effects were the subject of a decades-long corporate cover-up.
Eight companies are responsible for C8 contamination in the U.S. (In addition to DuPont, the leader by far in terms of both use and emissions, seven others had a role, including 3M, which produced C8 and sold it to DuPont for years.) If these polluters were ever forced to clean up the chemical, which has been detected by the EPA 716 times across water systems in 29 states, and in some areas may be present at dangerous levels, the costs could be astronomical — and C8 cases could enter the storied realm of tobacco litigation, forever changing how the public thinks about these products and how a powerful industry does business.
In some ways, C8 already is the tobacco of the chemical industry — a substance whose health effects were the subject of a decades-long corporate cover-up. As with tobacco, public health organizations have taken up the cause — and numerous reporters have dived into the mammoth story. Like the tobacco litigation, the lawsuits around C8 also involve huge amounts of money. And, like tobacco, C8 is a symbol of how difficult it is to hold companies responsible, even when mounting scientific evidence links their products to cancer and other diseases.
There is at least one sense in which the tobacco analogy fails. Exposure to tobacco usually contains an element of volition, and most people who smoked it in the past half century knew about some of the risks involved. But the vast majority of Americans — along with most people on the planet — now have C8 in their bodies. And we’ve had no choice in the matter.
FOR ITS FIRST HUNDRED YEARS, DuPont mostly made explosives, which, while hazardous, were at least well understood. But by the 1930s, the company had expanded into new products that brought new mysterious health problems. Leaded gasoline, which DuPont made in its New Jersey plant, for instance, wound up causing madness and violent deaths and life-long institutionalization of workers. And certain rubber and industrial chemicals inexplicably turned the skin of exposed workers blue.
Perhaps most troubling, at least to a DuPont doctor named George Gehrmann, was a number of bladder cancers that had recently begun to crop up among many dye workers. Worried over “the tendency to believe [chemicals] are harmless until proven otherwise,” Gehrmann pushed DuPont to create Haskell Laboratories in 1935. Haskell was one of the first in-house toxicology facilities and its first project was to address the bladder cancers. But the inherent problems of assigning staff scientists to study a company’s own employees and products became clear from the outset.
One of Haskell’s first employees, a pathologist named Wilhelm Hueper, helped crack the bladder cancer case by developing a model of how the dye chemicals led to disease. But the company forbade him from publishing some of his research and, according to epidemiologist and public health scholar David Michaels, fired him in 1937 before going on to use the chemicals in question for decades.
DuPont elected not to disclose its findings to regulators.
C8 would prove to be arguably even more ethically and scientifically challenging for Haskell. From the beginning, DuPont scientists approached the chemical’s potential dangers with rigor. In 1954, the very year a French engineer first applied the slick coating to a frying pan, a DuPont employee named R. A. Dickison noted that he had received an inquiry regarding C8’s “possible toxicity.” In 1961, just seven years later, in-house researchers already had the short answer to Dickison’s question: C8 was indeed toxic and should be “handled with extreme care,” according to a report filed by plaintiffs. By the next year experiments had honed these broad concerns into clear, bright red flags that pointed to specific organs: C8 exposure was linked to the enlargement of rats’ testes, adrenal glands, and kidneys. In 1965, 14 employees, including Haskell’s then-director, John Zapp, received a memo describing preliminary studies that showed that even low doses of a related surfactant could increase the size of rats’ livers, a classic response to exposure to a poison.
The company even conducted a human C8 experiment, a deposition revealed. In 1962, DuPont scientists asked volunteers to smoke cigarettes laced with the chemical and observed that “Nine out of ten people in the highest-dosed group were noticeably ill for an average of nine hours with flu-like symptoms that included chills, backache, fever, and coughing.”
Because of its toxicity, C8 disposal presented a problem. In the early 1960s, the company buried about 200 drums of the chemical on the banks of the Ohio River near the plant. An internal DuPont document from 1975 about “Teflon Waste Disposal” detailed how the company began packing the waste in drums, shipping the drums on barges out to sea, and dumping them into the ocean, adding stones to make the drums sink. Though the practice resulted in a moment of unfavorable publicity when a fisherman caught one of the drums in his net, no one outside the company realized the danger the chemical presented. At some point before 1965, ocean dumping ceased, and DuPont began disposing of its Teflon waste in landfills instead.
A view of Parkersburg, West Virginia, from Fort Boreman Park on Wednesday, August 5, 2015.
IN 1978, BRUCE KARRH, DuPont’s corporate medical director, was outspoken about the company’s duty “to discover and reveal the unvarnished facts about health hazards,” as he wrote in the Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine at the time. When deposed in 2004, Karrh emphasized that DuPont’s internal health and safety rules often went further than the government’s and that the company’s policy was to comply with either laws or the company’s internal health and safety standards, “whichever was the more strict.” In his 1978 article, Karrh also insisted that a company “should be candid, and lay all the facts on the table. This is the only responsible and ethical way to go.”
Yet DuPont only laid out some of its facts. In 1978, for instance, DuPont alerted workers to the results of a study done by 3M showing that its employees were accumulating C8 in their blood. Later that year, Karrh and his colleagues began reviewing employee medical records and measuring the level of C8 in the blood of the company’s own workers in Parkersburg, as well as at another DuPont plant in Deepwater, New Jersey, where the company had been using C8 and related chemicals since the 1950s. They found that exposed workers at the New Jersey plant had increased rates of endocrine disorders. Another notable pattern was that, like dogs and rats, people employed at the DuPont plants more frequently had abnormal liver function tests after C8 exposure.
DuPont elected not to disclose its findings to regulators. The reasoning, according to Karrh, was that the abnormal test results weren’t proven to be adverse health effects related to C8. When asked about the decision in deposition, Karrh said that “at that point in time, we saw no substantial risk, so therefore we saw no obligation to report.”
Not long after the decision was made not to alert the EPA, in 1981, another study of DuPont workers by a staff epidemiologist declared that liver test data collected in Parkersburg lacked “conclusive evidence of an occupationally related health problem among workers exposed to C-8.” Yet the research might have reasonably led to more testing. An assistant medical director named Vann Brewster suggested that an early draft of the study be edited to state that DuPont should conduct further liver test monitoring. Years later, a proposal for a follow-up study was rejected.
If the health effects on humans could still be debated in 1979, C8’s effects on animals continued to be apparent. A report prepared for plaintiffs stated that by then, DuPont was aware of studies showing that exposed beagles had abnormal enzyme levels “indicative of cellular damage.” Given enough of the stuff, the dogs died.
DuPont employees knew in 1979 about a recent 3M study showing that some rhesus monkeys also died when exposed to C8, according to documents submitted by plaintiffs. Scientists divided the primates into five groups and exposed them to different amounts of C8 over 90 days. Those given the highest dose all died within five weeks. More notable was that three of the monkeys who received less than half that amount also died, their faces and gums growing pale and their eyes swelling before they wasted away. Some of the monkeys given the lower dose began losing weight in the first week it was administered. C8 also appeared to affect some monkeys’ kidneys.
Of course, enough of anything can be deadly. Even a certain amount of table salt would kill a lab animal, a DuPont employee named C. E. Steiner noted in a confidential 1980 communications meeting. For C8, the lethal oral dose was listed as one ounce per 150 pounds, although the document stated that the chemical was most toxic when inhaled. The harder question was to determine a maximum safe dosage. How much could an animal — or a person — be exposed to without having any effects at all? The 1965 DuPont study of rats suggested that even a single dose of a similar surfactant could have a prolonged effect. Nearly two months after being exposed, the rats’ livers were still three times larger than normal.
Steiner declared that there was no “conclusive evidence” that C8 harmed workers, yet he also stated that “continued exposure is not tolerable.” Because C8 accumulated in bodies, the potential for harm was there, and Steiner predicted the company would continue medical and toxicological monitoring and described plans to supply workers who were directly exposed to the chemical with protective clothing.
Two years after DuPont learned of the monkey study, in 1981, 3M shared the results of another study it had done, this one on pregnant rats, whose unborn pups were more likely to have eye defects after they were exposed to C8. The EPA was also informed of the results. After 3M’s rat study came out, DuPont transferred all women out of work assignments with potential for exposure to C8. DuPont doctors then began tracking a small group of women who had been exposed to C8 and had recently been pregnant. If even one in five women gave birth to children who had craniofacial deformities, a DuPont epidemiologist named Fayerweather warned, the results should be considered significant enough to suggest that C8 exposure caused the problems.
Photos of Bucky Bailey as a baby, as well as article clippings his mother, Sue, saved over the years.
As it turned out, at least one of eight babies born to women who worked in the Teflon division did have birth defects. A little boy named Bucky Bailey, whose mother, Sue, had worked in Teflon early in her pregnancy, was born with tear duct deformities, only one nostril, an eyelid that started down by his nose, and a condition known as “keyhole pupil,” which looked like a tear in his iris. Another child, who was two years old when the rat study was published in 1981, had an “unconfirmed eye and tear duct defect,” according to a DuPont document that was marked confidential.
Like Wamsley, Sue Bailey, one of the plaintiffs whose personal injury suits are scheduled to come to trial in the fall, remembers having plenty of contact with C8. When she started at DuPont in 1978, she worked first in the Nylon division and then in Lucite, she told me in an interview. But in 1980, when she was in the first trimester of her pregnancy with Bucky, she moved to Teflon, where she often sat watch over a large pipe that periodically filled up with liquid, which she had to pump to a pond in back of the plant. Occasionally some of the bubbly stuff would overflow from a nearby holding tank, and her supervisor taught her how to squeegee the excess into a drain.
Soon after Bucky was born, Bailey received a call from a DuPont doctor. “I thought it was just a compassion call, you know: can we do anything or do you need anything?” Bailey recalled. “Shoot. I should have known better.” In fact, the doctor didn’t express his sympathies, Bailey said, and instead asked her whether her child had any birth defects, explaining that it was standard to record such problems in employees’ newborns.
While Bailey was still on maternity leave, she learned that the company was removing its female workers from the Teflon division. She remembers the moment — and that it made her feel deceived. “It sure was a big eye-opener,” said Bailey, who still lives in West Virginia but left DuPont a few years after Bucky’s birth.
Bucky Bailey stands inside his mother’s home in Bluemont, Virginia, on Thursday, August 6, 2015.
THE FEDERAL TOXIC SUBSTANCES Control Act requires companies that work with chemicals to report to the Environmental Protection Agency any evidence they find that shows or even suggests that they are harmful. In keeping with this requirement, 3M submitted its rat study to the EPA, and later DuPont scientists wound up discussing the study with the federal agency, saying they believed it was flawed. DuPont scientists neglected to inform the EPA about what they had found in tracking their own workers.
When DuPont began transferring women workers out of Teflon, the company did send out a flier alerting them to the results of the 3M study. When Sue Bailey saw the notice on the bench of the locker room and read about the rat study, she immediately thought of Bucky.
Yet when she went in to request a blood test, the results of which the doctor carefully noted to the thousandth decimal point, and asked if there might be a connection between Bucky’s birth defects and the rat study she had read about, Bailey recalls that Dr. Younger Lovelace Power, the plant doctor, said no. According to Karrh’s deposition, he told Karrh the same. “We went back to him and asked him to follow up on it, and he did, and came back saying that he did not think it was related.”
“I said, ‘I was in Teflon. Is this what happened to my baby?’” Bailey remembered. “And he said, ‘No, no.’” Power also told Bailey that the company had no record of her having worked in Teflon. Shortly afterward, she considered suing DuPont and even contacted a lawyer in Parkersburg, who she says wasn’t interested in taking her case against the town’s biggest employer. When contacted for his response to Bailey’s recollections, Power declined to comment.
By testing the blood of female Teflon workers who had given birth, DuPont researchers, who then reported their findings to Karrh, documented for the first time that C8 had moved across the human placenta.
In 2005, when the EPA fined the company for withholding this information, attorneys for DuPont argued that because the agency already had evidence of the connection between C8 and birth defects in rats, the evidence it had withheld was “merely confirmatory” and not of great significance, according to the agency’s consent agreement on the matter.
Ken Wamsley also remembers when his supervisor told him they had taken female workers out of Teflon. “I said, ‘Why’d you send all the women home?’ He said, ‘Well, we’re afraid, we think maybe it hurts the pregnancies in some of the women,’” recalled Wamsley. “They said, ‘Ken, it won’t hurt the men.’”
WHILE SOME DUPONT SCIENTISTS were carefully studying the chemical’s effect on the body, others were quietly tracking its steady spread into the water surrounding the Parkersburg plant. After it ceased dumping C8 in the ocean, DuPont apparently relied on disposal in unlined landfills and ponds, as well as putting C8 into the air through smokestacks and pouring waste water containing it directly into the Ohio River, as detailed in a 2007 study by Dennis Paustenbach published in the Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health.
By 1982, Karrh had become worried about the possibility of “current or future exposure of members of the local community from emissions leaving the plant’s perimeter,” as he explained in a letter to a colleague in the plastics department. After noting that C8 stays in the blood for a long time — and might be passed to others through blood donations — and that the company had only limited knowledge of its long-term effects, Karrh recommended that “available practical steps be taken to reduce that exposure.”
To get a sense of exactly how extensive that exposure was, in March 1984 an employee was sent out to collect samples, according to a memo by a DuPont staffer named Doughty. The employee went into general stores, markets, and gas stations, in local communities as far as 79 miles downriver from the Parkersburg plant, asking to fill plastic jugs with water, which he then took back for testing. The results of those tests confirmed C8’s presence at elevated levels.
Faced with the evidence that C8 had now spread far beyond the Parkersburg plant, internal documents show, DuPont was at a crossroads. Could the company find a way to reduce emissions? Should it switch to a new surfactant? Or stop using the chemical altogether? In May 1984, DuPont convened a meeting of 10 of its corporate business managers at the company’s headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, to tackle some of these questions. Results from an engineering study the group reviewed that day described two methods for reducing C8 emissions, including thermal destruction and a scrubbing system.
“None of the options developed are … economically attractive and would essentially put the long term viability of this business segment on the line,” someone named J. A. Schmid summarized in notes from the meeting, which are marked “personal and confidential.”
The executives considered C8 from the perspective of various divisions of the company, including the medical and legal departments, which, they predicted, “will likely take a position of total elimination,” according to Schmid’s summary. Yet the group nevertheless decided that “corporate image and corporate liability” — rather than health concerns or fears about suits — would drive their decisions about the chemical. Also, as Schmid noted, “There was a consensus that C-8, based on all the information available from within the company and 3M, does not pose a health hazard at low level chronic exposure.”
Though they already knew that it had been detected in two local drinking water systems and that moving ahead would only increase emissions, DuPont decided to keep using C8.
A DuPont lawyer referred to C8 as “the material 3M sells us that we poop to the river and into drinking water along the Ohio River.”
In fact, from that point on, DuPont increased its use and emissions of the chemical, according to Paustenbach’s 2007 study, which was based on the company’s purchasing records, interviews with employees, and historical emissions from the Parkersburg plant. According to the study, the plant put an estimated 19,000 pounds of C8 into the air in 1984, the year of the meeting. By 1999, the peak of its air emissions, the West Virginia plant put some 87,000 pounds of C8 into local air and water. That same year, the company emitted more than 25,000 pounds of the chemical into the air and water around its New Jersey plant, as noted in a confidential presentation DuPont made to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection in 2006. All told, according to Paustenbach’s estimate, between 1951 and 2003 the West Virginia plant eventually spread nearly 2.5 million pounds of the chemical into the area around Parkersburg.
Essentially, DuPont decided to double-down on C8, betting that somewhere down the line the company would somehow be able to “eliminate all C8 emissions in a way yet to be developed that would not economically penalize the bussiness [sic],” as Schmid wrote in his 1984 meeting notes. The executives, while conscious of probable future liability, did not act with great urgency about the potential legal predicament they faced. If they did decide to reduce emissions or stop using the chemical altogether, they still couldn’t undo the years of damage already done. As the meeting summary noted, “We are already liable for the past 32 years of operation.”
When contacted by The Intercept for comment, 3M provided the following statement. “In more than 30 years of medical surveillance we have observed no adverse health effects in our employees resulting from their exposure to PFOS or PFOA. This is very important since the level of exposure in the general population is much lower than that of production employees who worked directly with these materials,” said Dr. Carol Ley, 3M vice president and corporate medical director. “3M believes the chemical compounds in question present no harm to human health at levels they are typically found in the environment or in human blood.” In May 2000, 3M announced that it would phase out its use of C8.
DUPONT CONFRONTED ITS potential liability in part by rehearsing the media strategy it would take if word of the contamination somehow got out. In the weeks after the 1984 meeting, an internal public relations team drafted the first of several “standby press releases.” The guide for dealing with the imagined press offered assurances that only “small quantities of [C8] are discharged to the Ohio River” and that “these extremely low levels would have no adverse affects.” When a hypothetical reporter, who presumably learned that DuPont was choosing not to invest in a system to reduce emissions, asks whether the company’s decision was based on money, the document advises answering “No.”
The company went on to draft these just-in-case press releases at several difficult junctures, and even the hypothetical scenarios they play out can be uncomfortable. In one, drafted in 1989, after DuPont had bought local fields that contained wells it knew to be contaminated, the company spokesperson in the script winds up in an outright lie. Although internal documents list “the interests of protecting our plant site from public liability” as one of the reasons for the purchase, when the hypothetical reporter asks whether DuPont purchased the land because of the water contamination, the suggested answer listed in the 1989 standby release was to deny this and to state instead that “it made good business sense to do so.”
DuPont drafted another contingency press release in 1991, after it discovered that C8 was present in a landfill near the plant, which it estimated could produce an exit stream containing 100 times its internal maximum safety level. Fears about the possible health consequences were enough to spur the company to once again rehearse its media strategy. (“What would be the effect of cows drinking water from the … stream?” the agenda from a C8 review meeting that year asked.) Yet other recent and disturbing discoveries had also provoked corporate anxieties.
In 1989, DuPont employees found an elevated number of leukemia deaths at the West Virginia plant. Several months later, they measured an unexpectedly high number of kidney cancers among male workers. Both elevations were plant-wide and not specific to workers who handled C8. But, the following year, the scientists clarified how C8 might cause at least one form of cancer in humans. In 1991, it became clear not just that C8-exposed rats had elevated chances of developing testicular tumors — something 3M had also recently observed — but, worse still, that the mechanism by which they developed the tumors could apply to humans.
Nevertheless, the 1991 draft press release said that “DuPont and 3M studies show that C-8 has no known toxic or ill health effects in humans at the concentrations detected” and included this reassuring note: “As for most chemicals, exposure limits for C-8 have been established with sufficient safety factors to ensure there is no health concern.”
Yet even this prettified version of reality in Parkersburg never saw the light of day. The standby releases were only to be used to guide the company’s media response if its bad news somehow leaked to the public. It would be almost 20 years after the first standby release was drafted before anyone outside the company understood the dangers of the chemical and how far it had spread beyond the plant.
IN THE MEANTIME, fears about liability mounted along with the bad news. In 1991, DuPont researchers recommended another study of workers’ liver enzymes to follow up on the one that showed elevated levels more than a decade before. But Karrh and others decided against the project, which was predicted to cost $45,000. When asked about it in a deposition, Karrh characterized the decision as the choice to focus resources on other worthy scientific projects. But notes taken on a discussion of whether or not to carry out the proposed study included the bullet point “liability” and the hand-written suggestion: “Do the study after we are sued.”
In a 2004 deposition, Karrh denied that the notes were his and said that the company would never have endorsed such a comment. Although notes from the 1991 meeting describe the presence of someone named “Kahrr,” Karrh said that he had no idea who that person was and didn’t recall being present for the meeting. When contacted by The Intercept, Karrh declined to comment.
As the secrets mounted so too did anxiety about C8, which DuPont was by now using and emitting not just in West Virginia and New Jersey, but also in its facilities in Japan and the Netherlands. By the time a small committee drafted a “white paper” about C8 strategies and plans in 1994, the subject was considered so sensitive that each copy was numbered and tracked. The top-secret document, which was distributed to high-level DuPont employees around the world, discussed the need to “evaluate replacement of C-8 with other more environmentally safe materials” and presented evidence of toxicity, including a paper published in the Journal of Occupational Medicine that found elevated levels of prostate cancer death rates for employees who worked in jobs where they were exposed to C8. After they reviewed drafts, recipients were asked to return them for destruction.
In 1999, when a farmer suspected that DuPont had poisoned his cows (after they drank from the very C8-polluted stream DuPont employees had worried over in their draft press release eight years earlier) and filed a lawsuit seeking damages, the truth finally began to seep out. The next year, an in-house DuPont attorney named Bernard Reilly helped open an internal workshop on C8 by giving “a short summary of the right things to document and not to document.” But Reilly — whose own emails about C8 would later fuel the legal battle that eventually included thousands of people, including Ken Wamsley and Sue Bailey — didn’t heed his own advice.
Reilly clearly made the wrong choice when he used the company’s computers to write about C8, which he revealingly called the “the material 3M sells us that we poop to the river and into drinking water along the Ohio River.” But the DuPont attorney was right about two things: If C8 was proven to be harmful, Reilly predicted in 2000, “we are really in the soup because essentially everyone is exposed one way or another.” Also, as he noted in another prescient email sent 15 years ago: “This will be an interesting saga before it’s thru.”
EDITORS NOTE: DuPont, asked to respond to the allegations contained in this article, declined to comment due to pending litigation.
In previous statements and court filings, however, DuPont has consistently denied that it did anything wrong or broke any laws. In settlements reached with regulatory authorities and in a class-action suit, DuPont has made clear that those agreements were compromise settlements regarding disputed claims and that the settlements did not constitute an admission of guilt or wrongdoing. Likewise, in response to the personal injury claims of Ken Wamsley, Sue Bailey, and others, DuPont has rejected all charges of wrongdoing and maintained that their injuries were “proximately caused by acts of God and/or by intervening and/or superseding actions by others, over which DuPont had no control.” DuPont also claimed that it “neither knew, nor should have known, that any of the substances to which Plaintiff was allegedly exposed were hazardous or constituted a reasonable or foreseeable risk of physical harm by virtue of the prevailing state of the medical, scientific and/or industrial knowledge available to DuPont at all times relevant to the claims or causes of action asserted by Plaintiff.”
This article was reported in partnership with The Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute.
Alleen Brown, Hannah Gold, and Sheelagh McNeill contributed to this story.
Sharon Lerner[email protected]theintercept.com@fastlerner
Isaac Scher — Jan. 17
Christobel
August 20 2015, 5:33 a.m.
It’s obvious the U.S. Government is entirely irresponsible in matters relating to a potential global catastrophe manufactured by an unscrupulous company who’s sole purpose for existence is: profit.
l fisher
Working in the environment at dupont. He noticed an orangie odour. After work his clothes always smelt of this being thermex .my husbabd reported lots of places where it was and was asked to leave it to the technitiians . Reporting it to workmates also telling them to steer clear of theese areas.
My husband worked for dupont in doncaster previously ici for many years. He died in 2012 having mainly Multiple myeloma contributing to his demise . Could be a connection to absorbing chemicals over that time.
August 17 2015, 1:59 p.m.
I cringe when I think back to my teenage years when I had my first apartment and was gifted with a full set of T-Fal cookware. I used it for years, until the cooking came off. In the early 2000’s I got rid of ALL non-stick / Teflon coated bake ware and cookware, when I become aware of the potential health effects.
I wonder if that is why I have Thyroid Disease.
phineas DD
It’s interesting. a well-seasoned cast iron pan is virtually non-stick and non-toxic. But, I guess, you can’t patent cast iron.
Daveinolywa
wow… and people thought Tobacco was our greatest health threat
DPJ
I’ll snort a line of that G8….mmmmmmhhhhmmmmm
Raymond Zinn
I look forward to part 2.
I also likened it to how GMO people also are not doing the proper vetting of just what are the (if any) long term affects of using these plants on people, animals, and the environment.
I’m not against GMO, only want a proper study done.
They to simply did their thing and said, well it seems to be doing what we want so lets release it now. Just show me the long term studies on any possible affects on us the real end users.
This article simply says that which we skeptics tend to do, that is never believe what our companies and government do or say. As Dr. House says “people lie”.
Good luck in your future people.
Even though it’s said you’ll never get out of this life alive, all I want is to do is go simply because of old age and “natural” causes.
SANDY OESTREICH Raymond Zinn
Right, Raymond!
These days it is impossible to determine that “old age” and “natural” causes are NOT euphemisms for chemical abuse.
Crew Schuster
Let us not forget Agent Orange and the lies we all heard from it. It has been a long time to get any acknowledgement on it. Corporate greed is huge. Before we slam EPA don’t forget the lobbyists making the waters murky for regulators too.
WLB
It is not the impossible-to-ignore-or-cover-up disasters like the EPA’s fuck-up at the Animus River or Freedom Industries’ Elk River spill that are going to kill us, it is the cumulative effect over decades of all these “minute amounts” (or not so minute amounts) of chemicals discharged “legally” into land, sea and air by manufacturers and consumers of these chemicals. And shamefully lacking as practices and policies may be here in the USA, let’s don’t forget that we’re one of the cleanest dirty shirts in the world with regard to toxic chemical regulation and disposal.
Raymond Zinn WLB
Yep, but dirty is dirty, and the money still says that’s enough….
AnotherLover
It’s the fluoride, stupid.
Wow whole article not one mention of WWII. Teflon was created to handle fluoride. Fluoride is necessary for refining uranium, and tended to melt and destroy everything it contacted. Scientists involved in the A-bomb project remarked they had no defense in the laboratory against a high pressure fluoride gas leak.
In this article, pfoa’s are called invincible (or something). They are, and it’s not because of any of the eight “C'”s. It’s because of the fluoride.
The same Congress-appointed lawyers that investigated gov testing of radioactive elements on the public also investigated fluoride’s role in the making of the A-bomb. Fluoride and Uranium were the two chemicals crucial for the process. Those gov lawyers got zilch, zip, nada on fluoride, but everything they wanted almost on the radiation tests.
Fluoride was necessary for the bomb, necessary for teflon, and is necessary for Prozac.
Did I mention it may even benefit dental health?
ElmChris AnotherLover
August 15 2015, 11:18 a.m.
Chemist? This is about PFOA’s. It is not about WWII or fluorine.
These don’t exist in nature. Fluorine is the most reactive element (most electronegative) and therefore readily wants to combine and form compounds . The carbon-fluorine bond is the 2nd strongest bond in organic chemistry. In this case the compound does not want to break down and upon entering the body will accumulate.
When serum blood levels are measured and PFOA shows up it because the molecule does not break down and the fluoride ions remain attached. You are measuring PFOA and not the fluoride ion. Correct , fluorine’s are attached but it’s the whole molecule not breaking down in the body that presents the problem, again because of it’s reactivity and bond strength. It wants to remain a compound and hang onto those fluoride ions.
As for the dental heath that is a topic of great debate. Japan and most all of western Europe do not fluoridate the water and yet have seen decline in dental caries. See WHO studies on fluorine.
abbadabba ElmChris
Very interesting, I was just tossing around a fluoride compound story. Do you know about Boyce Thompson inventing a plant that will survive same and feed it back to US?
http://bti.cornell.edu/about/history/50s-and-60s-at-bti/
See paragraph three.
abbadabba abbadabba
Basically, this guy helped deflect attention from the producer of the pollution, aluminum production, and devised an edible solution las wel as a detector, inspector! The grass eats the gas, but then what?
It’s a globo problemo…
https://www.google.com/patents/US2823984
phineas abbadabba
If flouride from phospahte fertilizer production, aluminum smelting and uranium refining wasn’t disposed of by d=feeding it to us in water, “better living” and drugs, it would be a mufti-billion dollar a year waste disposal cost and problem for those industries.
It is so important to dispose of fluoride while making a profit doing so, that here in Florida, where phosphate fertilizer production is a big industry, it is illegal to NOT fluoridate water.
phineas ElmChris
I”m not sure if fluoride is the initiator of toxicity of C8, but surely you’ve heard of enzymes. Liver enzymes can, and sometimes do, create more toxic compounds in the process of detoxifying a substance. Simply because fluoride bonds are extremely stable does not mean that that fluoride is inert once attached or that a substances toxicity is not related to the presence of fluoride.
The fluoride bond can also render a substance phototoxic, meaning when sunlight hits your skin, toxic species are produced.
ElmChris phineas
All may be true, my point as stated above is that they are measuring serum PFOA levels in the blood. Simply sample the blood and look for the whole PFOA molecule.
The fluoride/fluorine was a side conversation. PFOA, from reports and studies I have read does not break down in the body or environment. The kidney removes ( approx 50-60%) a great deal of the fluoride from other sources in the body while the rest is absorbed by hard tissues ( cartilage, bone etc.) We know this because the ion is found in excreted urine and also in bones and the pineal gland.
Finding that man made chemical in the body to me implies it was somehow ingested, most probably drinking water since elevated levels have been found in the wells and water supplies in the Mid Ohio Valley. It also tends to not break down and moves back and forth from intestine to blood stream remaining as PFOA. Additionally it tends to accumulate in the body as evidenced by the increased levels found in certain individuals.
The toxicity studies were about feeding rats, dogs, monkeys etc PFOA. Observing the effects on the body including cancers and other illnesses.
I am not talking about fluorosilicic acid or sodium fluoride that is added to water supplies of sodium fluoride or stannous fluoride used in toothpaste.
The debate about fluoride or fluorine is a whole other topic. For example many studies indicate that fluoride may have an effect on IQ and there is evidence of bone cancers and other bone disorders with elevated fluoride levels.
The point here is DuPont dumped this stuff and it is in just about every American. Studies I have read including the C8 panel indicate a more probable than not link to those illnesses and cancer mentioned in the study. I compare that finding to be much like the Surgeon Generals warning on cigarettes, not worth the risk!
DuPont should stop the charade and ensure the safety and health of the residents affected. To continue using it after your studies indicated toxicity and to withhold information (EPA Fine) is criminal. Just because they settled does not mean they aren’t negligent. They will tell you that the settlement does not indicate guilt, but the amount of this toxic stuff on the planet tells me otherwise.
The main point is that the presence of fluoride alters the biochemistry of a substance. No need to disassociate the fluoride or even convert it through enzyme action to something either more or less toxic.
The substitution of fluoride for another ion in the main molecule backbone can render the substance much more toxic or alter it’s bio- or neuro-chemical properties.
Here’s an example I am intimately familiar with, having direct personal experience with the toxicity.
Mefloquine, brand name Lariam, is an anti-malarial consisting of a fluorquionoline backbone. It has three fluoride ions substituted where hydrogen would normally be on the basic quinoline ring.
Cipro, and its cousins, are part of a class of anti-bacterials known as fluorquinolones. They are the darlings of the anti-bacterial arsenal these days. Quinolines and quinolones themselves differ simply in the number of double bounds in the rings. So Lariam and Cipro are virtually identical , except for the substitutions on the ring side chains.
Cipro has ONE fluoride substitution, Lariam has three. Both have the potential for extreme neurotoxicity that can manifest as psychological and behavioral disturbances, that can be debilitating and permanent.
However, Lariam has been associated with suicidal and homicidal behavior far in excess of that caused by Fluoroquinolones, even to the point of being noticed by the popular press.. Therefore it is a reasonable hypothesis that the reason is the extra fluoride in Lariam, because other that that, there is virtually no difference except for the particular side chains that distinguish one fluoroquinolone anti-bacterial from another.
AnotherLover ElmChris
You are correct. My point, however, is the elephant in the room. Once upon a time teflon was top-secret. It works because of the fluoride, and I was hoping to highlight the chemical’s fundamental capacity to destroy. When it finally meets something it can’t destroy it combines with it and becomes invincible. Teflon was produced in order to physically handle the fluoride that was necessary for refining uranium in order to build the atomic bomb.
I’m not putting the health effects of teflon down to the fluoride. You have that topic squared away. It just amazes me how little is known about this extraordinary chemical and it’s role in our history. Fluoride vaporizes uranium on contact. Did I mention it’s extraordinary for your teeth?
It’s not really a simple-minded argument I’m making. The lead toxicologist of the Manhattan Project, Dr. Harold Hodge, proposed a study on the neurotoxic effects of fluoride. We know he proposed this study because a researcher found the proposal. We don’t know if he carried out the study. Dr. Phyllis Mullenix, however, found her fluoride rat study (which, incidentally, mirrored Hodge’s own proposal) she conducted at Boston Children’sHospital mentored by a highly distinguished researcher — one Dr. Harold Hodge, who checked on the rat study in person every day until falling ill, when he checked every day by phone. Google Dr. Mullenix if you want to watch her describe the situation.
Just thought it worth mentioning. Thanks for the reply.
dikstr
Okay – we need to watch for harmful chemicals but this has the sound and feel of another Rachael Carson debacle. Too many environmentalists with too little detailed knowledge, less common sense and frequently nothing more than a zeal to make a name for themselves use anecdotal information to scare the public into thinking they are authorities on some subject.
Mike Sulzer dikstr
Rachael Carson debacle: there is no such thing, or at least it just exists in the imagination of people such as you. Surely you would not blame RC for mosquitoes developing resistance to DDT? But that is in effect what you are doing.
phineas dikstr
“Rachael Carson debacle. ”
Yeah, How dare she expose the problems with DDT in the environment. I bet she was responsible for raptor eggs being too weak to support the mother bird too.
Damn her! If it wasn’t for her, we would be free of malaria and bird shit on our cars.
I hope she’s in jail, like all whistleblowers should be!
Mike Sulzer
Regarding C8:
Perhaps no product is as responsible for its dominance as Teflon, which was introduced in 1946, and for more than 60 years C8 was an essential ingredient of Teflon.
Although DuPont no longer uses C8, fully removing the chemical from all the bodies of water and bloodstreams it pollutes is now impossible.
Teflon is made from tetrafluoroethylene (C2F4). C8 does not seem to be involved at all. Why was C8 an essential part of the production of teflon? What role did it play?
phineas Mike Sulzer
Teflon is not made from tetrafluoroethylene (C2F4), Teflon IS tetrafluoroethylene (C2F4). I am not privy to the actual chemical reactions necessary to produce tetrafluoroethylene (C2F4). but I would assume C8 is a reactant in the process.
Mike Sulzer phineas
Teflon is Polytetrafluoroethylene, (C2F4)n. Chains of the individual molecules are produced. C2F4 is produced from chloroform. I do not believe that C8 is used in the process.
Teflon is Polytetrafluoroethylene.
Right. Tetrafluoroethylene, (C2F4) is the monomer. Last I checked, it didn’t exist in nature, and the last I checked, chloroform doesn’t contain fluoride. So it has to be made from something and the fluoride has to come from somewhere.
johan Mike Sulzer
For making Teflon non-stick pans they use(d) PFOA (C8) in the process and is burned off. What I understand of it, it’s used for the ceramic layer on top of PTFE (C2F4). That’s a heat resistant silicone like, also used for cookingware (327 C). That’s what get’s burned when you forget about your pots and pans.
johan johan
nah…. Mike has a point. The title of the article may not be correct. I am not sure what the right title than should read.
Teflon might in fact be a brandname of PTFE. At least it’s widely referred to as just that. There is no problem with teflon tape or other PTFE products and no PFOA (C8) is involved in making it.
Mike Sulzer johan
<blockquote)Teflon might in fact be a brandname of PTFE
C8 can be used in the polymerization process where C2F4 becomes (C2F4)n. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfluorooctanoic_acid) Perhaps “Teflon” has better properties when made this way for some applications. The title thus might be correct, but I think a better explanation is necessary. If it was “an essential ingredient” of Teflon for so many years, what is different now, and what are the possible problems with the new process?
Joe Monterrubio
This is the sort of journalism I love: Incisive, in-depth revelation of terrible deeds. Naming names, quoting secret meetings and emails… the works.
Thanks very much, Sharon Lerner; I’m looking forward to part two.
Dustin Rodriguez
When I read stories like this, there is one thing that perplexes me. It is always observed that the cost of cleaning up an accident or malfeasance would be very large. But it is never compared with the amount of profit generated by the action in the first place. For a business person, this is the only thing that matters. If the penalty to any company is $1 billion, but the company earned more than $1 billion, then the fine does not matter. It becomes standard business procedure. It is profitable, end of story. People hear things like a company being fined hundred of millions of dollars and think ‘gee, thats a big number’ but the size of the number is irrelevant. The only thing that matters at all is how it compares to the amount of money made doing the thing they are being penalized for. If it is less, which is usually the case when dealing with large companies, then the penalty is just a cost of doing business and it would still hurt them more financially to cease their harmful activities than it would to continue them. If it costs you $1 million to earn $1.1 million, then you pay the price. Companies also benefit from the small, but vocal, portion of society that will stand up and say the government has no place levying multi-billion-dollar penalties on companies. Those people don’t consider the scale of the damage done, or whether the penalty will even motivate the company to cease their harmful actions, they just have a visceral reaction to the large number and speak out in defense of the company.
Joe Monterrubio Dustin Rodriguez
Well said, Dustin.
I’d rather see executives criminally santioned and jailed- maybe that would stop this kind of monstrous behavior that is still, incredibly, going on.
Ethyl corportation knew of the danger of tetraethyl lead in the ’30s when they first started using this petrol additive; many nations banned leaded petrol in the ’70s and ’80s, yet the company -under another name- was still marketing it to developing world nations which hadn’t yet banned it in the early ’00s.
James Hardie knew all about asbestos in the ’50s, yet continued to make stuff from it until the ’80s. In the ’90s, the company faced legal action, lost, set up a compensation fund for victims of their asbestos, drastically under-funded it then moved their corporate HQ from Australia to The Netherlands to avoid liability.
Melamine in baby formula, lead in paint for kids toys, poisonous dog food, deadly “life saving” drugs… the people responsible are amoral scumbags who deserve to be locked up for a long time.
phineas Dustin Rodriguez
A corollary to this is that, in most instances, the cost to the public to clean up the mess left behind- external costs in economic parlance – is greater than ,not only the taxes collected but, in many cases, the actual profits generated.
In these instances, wouldn’t it be cheaper for the public to pay the company to NOT manufacture the product in the first place? If the product is somehow an utter necessity, wouldn’t it be even better still for the public to manufacture the product – thereby keeping the profits for the public while insuring the externalitiess are minimized?
An instances was cited in the article of clean up costs far exceeding the economic benefit created. Another instance I am aware of occurred in NY State. Costs, paid exclusively by the taxpayers of NYS, to clean up cadmium contamination (29,000+ ppm) in the Hudson River – produced by a small electroplating company which went out of business – was in the billions of dollars – far exceeding any profit, much less taxes, produced by the operation in the first place.
Rama Yakubu
Great piece! I’m looking forward to part two.
Very well written article I have never heard of c8 before reading the article
Thank you so much for keeping us informed. Very interesting.
Joan Davis
Thank you for this excellent expose. Keep them coming.
Fantastic article, yet horrible in its information. I am afraid this is the tip of the iceberg with these chemical companies. I would be very afraid to live in this are and also…Houston and Baton Rouge, LA. for example. Thanks for your reporting on this.
Tobaccologica
Gives new meaning to the term “Teflon” when applied to corrupt but untouchable public figures. Appropriate since many have sold us out to toxic industries.
The bad news eventually comes out about things we don’t need– like Teflon and the tobacco industry. But when it comes to tech we actually need– like vaccines– the dirt and smoking guns pile up for decades until industry and regulators are so far gone, mired in cheap dinosaur science and so dominant that they’ve crushed safety innovation everywhere that no one wants to be responsible for tripping the booby trap by exposing it, even if the trap was laid by industry itself. The “trap” is that if industry pulls out or collapses, we could see a return of things like polio and diphtheria. And so the disaster rages on to the point that the damage may be greater than from the diseases themselves.
http://www.c-span.org/video/?c4546421/rep-bill-posey-calling-investigation-cdcs-mmr-reasearch-fraud
Hillary Clinton, for all her warmongering and corporate corruption, once suggested a good solution to this: pass a law that vaccine makers would have to announce their intention to stop making a product long in advance so that they couldn’t pull another stunt like they did in the 80s, which was to demand tort immunity “or else” they’d simply suddenly cease production. She backed away from the proposal when she joined the Obama admin.
Are not corporations now Citizens. Who goes to jail when corporate boards and execs permit these horrendous manifestations on workers and the public?
Scott T
I still live in Parkersburg. I did not see in the article where Dupont paid residents in the area $400 to test their blood for C8 “research”. If I remember correctly I signed away my right to be apart of the class action suit against them by receiving the $400 check after they took my blood for testing.
Meg Scott T
I would talk to a lawyer. If you signed away your right to sue without having full information, it may not be binding, notwithstanding the $400.
Joe Monterrubio Scott T
Might want to contact the author- she’d likely be interested in interviewing you for part two. Her email is at the end of this piece.
Scott Bartell Scott T
I worked on some of the science panel studies mentioned in the article. Did you give the blood sample as part of the Wood County Circuit Court class action lawsuit (http://www.hpcbd.com/Personal-Injury/DuPont-C8/Why-is-the-C8-Class-Action-Unique-and-Different.shtml), which paid $400 per person? If so your blood sample was used in the science panel studies (available at http://www.c8sciencepanel.org/publications.html) and you might be eligible for medical monitoring (http://www.c-8medicalmonitoringprogram.com/). I’m not involved in the lawsuit or medical monitoring so I’m not exactly sure how those work, but these web sites provide some more information and contact information if you have questions.
MIner49er
Why doesn’t the EPA regulate this nasty stuff instead of benign carbon dioxide?
Dustin MIner49er
Are you some kind of bloody idiot? Man-made CO2 uncontrollably warms the planet faster than nature! What in the hell is the matter with you?
ElmChris Dustin
Man made CO2? Do you mean produced?
PFOA is man made and is in the environment. Problem is does not break down in the body or the ground water, ocean, air etc.
While you are trying to make this a climate thing, PFOA is clearly the bigger issue. While some feel CO2 is a problem and others do not there is no denying it has effects that are valuable. Please check the increase in crops yield, and other effects associated with carbon dioxide.
PFOA on the other hand has one desirable effect , surfactant for production of Teflon. I know of no known natural benefit to having PFOA in the environment. I can do without the PFOA and will risk the few extra calories of whatever can be used in a frying pan.
Steve H. MIner49er
Wake up! It’s not an either or situation. There’s ample reason to regulate both – as well as a host of other substances, solid, gas and liquid, that endanger both the environment and public health for the sake of profits.
Will the second part cover the Chemours spin off, now that it owns the Parkersburg plant and its liabilities?
drciber
Fantastic article, really well written! …fantastically horrific article, but not in the least surprising. Having worked for some Grade A corporate slimeballs over the years, I’ve no doubt -as bad as it sounds here- that the reality is 50 times worse.
What is it with all these corporate types that they are incapable of showing any more responsibility or consciousness than a bunch of pre-adolescent boys playing with matches?
doggirl drciber
Most of them are sociopaths which means they have no moral compass or conscience. They think that harming large numbers of people is Ok b/c they are making a profit.
Curtis West
1979-1986 exposed to C8 and others.
Memphis,Tn. Fite Rd. Plant.Mystery illnesses.Limited or no resources.
Seeking Help/Mercy
Curts West
I am a former Dupont Chemicals employee,Memphis,Tn.Fite Rd.site.Mystery Tumor in upper hard pallet/roof of mouth;Removed before making, Prostate Cancer/Removal before spreading.Interested in Class Action Law Suit/Pertinent Information.
Dustin Wehr Curts West
Did you try contacting Sue Bailey or Ken Wamsley? Fellow victims are probably most likely to respond, and they can give you a direct line to a lawyer.
Sharon Lerner Curts West
http://www.taftlaw.com/attorneys/5-robert-a-bilott
Deanna Johnston Clark
Wonder how these people were “dummy” enough to fall for all this?
Do you imagine smart phones and wifi are tested honestly? Are you wearing yoga pants or tops loaded with rubber? When you buy a new tee shirt from sweatshops, do you wash it with baking soda to get some of the formaldehyde and resins off? Do you really know what’s in Pepsi and European collagen?
We are swimming in an ocean of garbage here…mostly due to the eager greed of corporations, but also to our own eager greed for convenience and gadgets. Lat’s admit it…we gobble the crud up without even thinking about it.
Raymond Zinn Deanna Johnston Clark
Oh Noooooooo, not Pepsi. Oh well, guess I’ll stay with Dr. Pepper………
Wow. This just makes me wonder what’s happening now with other chemicals (ahem, sodium fluoride) that is being covered up. This is why I distill, then filter, then remineralize my water. Life is too short to spend it being poisoned by corporations or government.
Sarah Jenkins Jordan
Sodium fluoride is a waste product produced by aluminum refining that has no effect on tooth decay and causes brain damage. It was added to the water supply in concentration camps during WWII to passify prisoners. DuPont, which controlled General Motors at the time, was one of the US companies indicted during the Nuremberg Manufacturing and Pharmaceutical Trials. (wayback) Irenee DuPont, friends of Morgan Bank and GM financed a coup against FDR in 1934, including a $3 million army of terrorists, modeled on the French fascist Croix de Feu, but it was outed by General Smedley Butler. (Trading with the Enemy: Charles Higham, John Loftus: America’s Nazi Secret.)
Awesome article, Sharon Lerner – thanks!
Ask Forbes, Fortune, Bloomberg BusinessWeek and other publications, and applicable securities analysts, to assess the impact of the liabilities on the value of DuPont (NYSE ticker symbol DD). How many will rise to the occasion?
Problem is the people responsible will not be held as such. The company will be and the people themselves will not be personally responsible. These people need to be prosecuted.
Great reporting. Insane story. What evil people.
Elisia
This is appalling. I can’t believe that any sane person would decide to work at a poison plant and allow their babies to be exposed to these chemicals. People are truly stupid. They must have deluded themselves into thinking they were working in a candy factory. DuPont and all chemical factories should be destroyed. We don’t need their satanic destruction.
David Eaton Elisia
All chemical factories? I’m assuming you are not posting psychically.
Everything is made of atoms and molecules, i.e. chemicals.
This story is appalling, and the evil done very real. But don’t overreach.
ElmChris David Eaton
Not overreaching at all! The comparison to tobacco is spot on. Making it for years even after knowing early on about the effects. Name one use of this other than production of Teflon products.
This stuff of course is made of atoms but it’s about what the atoms effects are on the earth. Give me one natural use of this material and the benefits to man other than to keep food from sticking. I’ll cook in cast iron and risk the sticking (BTW I get it, it’s a problem in production and may not pose a risk in the finished pans.)
Worked for DuPont for 30 years in R&D and technical roles and I am ashamed to say so1 Long list of toxic material we try and defend,
Imprelis®, Benlate® and PFOA® just to name a few.
BrainImplant ElmChris
Thanks for posting here, and am not sure if you’ll read this. Bear with me — I’m curious what it means to do R&D as a chemist professionally…i.e. the type of career path that is set for all chemists, and how difficult or impossible it would be to live as a chemist without working for a big company like Dow. The bigger companies like Dow have the money to hire these engineers out of school, and I’m assuming pay them to live quite comfortably. The company knows what sort of chemicals produce the most amount of profit, and those are probably tied to basic novelty in consumer goods and marketing schemes that sell the most product (teflon, goretex)…stuff you can license and that people will buy because they think New = Better…
I work in tech, and think the best way to conceptualize tech/engineering work, is to think of the really big corporations as buying brains and eyes to look at “problems” that the corporate board decides to focus on. That’s it. Your academic and intellect reduced to rote problem solving, which you do not choose and is not based in anything other than the fact that the company has amassed wealth for somereason and is willing to pay you. In IT/tech as of only recently there is more leeway to either go out on your own, or look for companies that might share your values or interests academically…I’m not sure if chemist or chemical engineers have that sort of choice, and these are companies that are close to 100+ years old! That in turn has created this massive feedback loop of corpoate interest in profit, and a constant stream of well meaning engineers divorced from the chemicals they are “inventing” or researching that are either unecessary and often poisonous to the planet or life.
That’s a really long winded way to say that I think the link between giant corporations and science is completely fucked by design. We’ll have to short circuit that.
Dumping waste in the ocean is goddamn criminal.
Thank you for this series!
ElmChris BrainImplant
I think the perception from an outside person would envision chemists and lab technicians as working in labs with beakers, test tubes and the like. In reality little of that actually goes on. Take this issue for example: Plunkett got Teflon by mistake and the resulting work for years was refinement of the manufacturing process. Once a process goes to manufacturing it’s about producing more for less. They know it, you know it and I know, the more you can knock out of manufacturing cost the better the bottom line for the business.
Only a handful of scientists, chemists or engineers ever make a major contribution. All others are relegated to making what I term as “tweaks” to the process for items such as increased capacity, yield and others factors that contribute to the bottom line.
If you are not going to work for a major corporation then to me it’s going to be very difficult to go out on your own, you gotta have capital and the big corporations of course do. What makes that even more disturbing is that there are many very intelligent and creative scientists and working for corporations often subdues that intelligence and creativity. Good salaries? Probably. Enjoy the work? Probably not so much.
Every chemist, engineer, scientist or associate (even those with their Phd’s) I have worked around has stated as some point the work they were doing had more business implications than science implications.
Top science contributors are rarely found in labs but rather in meetings or conference room talking about the economic portion of the science. I recall going into am meeting around a polymer for lithium polymer batteries and one of the top bosses telling a top chemist they needed to move faster on finding that polymer. His reply was “3M hasn’t found it in 30 years what makes you think I can find it in a month?” My point is those bosses were really concerned with the need to get to market quickly versus the complexity o the science.
You and I agree on the issue of the link between big corporations and science. How do you change and get the best people in science working on the right things from a science perspective versus a business perspective?
Unless the chemical is already known to be toxic or dangerous much of the work goes into getting the product refined and the safety and health of people and the environment are after thoughts.
What makes this so disturbing to me is the arrogance of the corporation even this many years later. I am not condoning the dumping in the early years ( in reality they should have addressed that concern) but to still be in denial after more and more scientific data comes out means the bottom limes still rules. There needs to be more of a push to hold the CEO’s and senior management criminally negligent rather than to fine them pennies on the dollars of profit they make.
JC ElmChris
Not sure how you got your comments posted without use of the deadly chemicals in the battery, monitor, plastic body and circuitry of your computer, pad or phone.
We all have a line in the sand we would not cross…just be aware that we each feel justified when we choose to cross another person’s line.
Great article. Needless to say – we are living in a shit storm of chemicals, many of which are endocrine disruptors. That means they screw with the body’s ability to grow, heal and reproduce properly. And, perhaps, that has always been the intended purpose of their usage.
Sarah Jenkins Elisia
IR guided weapons like Stinger missiles, use HgCdTe semiconductors (mercury-cadmium-tellurium). Fume hoods with big fans are used, but even in the highest-rated cleanrooms, contamination is a problem, so the fans blow chemicals out of the fume hoods onto workers. Mercury has a very high vapor pressure, and is odorless and colorless and stored in fat. Most mercury poisoning is through inhaling vapor.
It seems like you can’t isolate the manufacture of weapons from the deaths they’re intended to produce.
Cathy Elisia
I’m from Parkersburg, it likely wasn’t a choice to work there. DuPont was one of the the biggest employers and best paying and jobs are scarce in that area.
Shelly Elisia
I’m with Cathy. I’m also from Parkersburg – lived there up until 10 years ago. Grew up on a farm in the shadow of DuPont, and drank/showered/cooked with well water until high school (when my dad finally got a city line to the house). The well is still there, we just don’t use it anymore.
DuPont is the largest employer in the area. If it goes away, the town will crumble to nothing. Love the judgement of people’s intelligence when you don’t even know the area. Very compassionate of you.
ChrisPA Shelly
Where you work is a choice you made.
Drinking cancer causing chemicals was not!
BrainImplant Shelly
Yeah economic displacement and migration isn’t the problem of workers. It’s a management decision. Towns and cities disappear all the time, and its inhuman, but the problem is that management and boards are allow to build those communities without thinking about the long-term prospects for when work dries up, or if the company is fucking criminal when its dumping waste on its neighbor. No one is blaming you personally for having to live there or stay, you and your family or loved ones should be taken care of — the CEO and Board of Dow has more than enough money to make that happen.
Fred Cowan Elisia
The country of coal mine, moonshine or get on down the line, DuPont looks good. People were misinformed, lied to, when the truth came out they were already poisoned. The people sought employment not criminal abuse.
Great article! Too bad the MSM won’t do a show on these facts but it isn’t surprising,who’s their daddy?
-Mona-
Apparently Teflon is not entirely safe:
The major health effect linked with Teflon is the potential release of dangerous fumes from coated pans that are overheated. These fumes can cause flu-like symptoms in humans (a condition known as polymer fume fever) and can be fatal to birds.
H/t HollanDaze Sawz who linked to this below: http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/othercarcinogens/athome/teflon-and-perfluorooctanoic-acid–pfoa
Wonderful article. I am curious how the “voluntary” phase-out of C8 that was suppose to happen this year is going. Will you be reporting on that? Excellent reporting and thank.
24b4Jeff
Thank you Sharon for a wonderful article!
The prudent thing to do before introducing any product that can potentially be ingested, or which comes into contact with something that is, is to have long term toxicity trials conducted by a neutral organization. As such a process is both costly and time consuming, the companies that produce such products spend untold millions lobbying governments to exempt their products from testing and to weaken the regulatory agencies responsible for ensuring public health. The chemical and pharmaceutical industries are no different from the financial industry in that regard. But unfortunately, it seems that most Americans believe the fable that everything the government does is bad, and thereby empower the very companies that continue to work to maximize their own profits at the cost of others’ health, even lives.
abbadabba
OK, for years I’ve guessed that the cracking industry (oil refining) is shipping their filthy waste (benzene, etc…) off to the fracking industry (natural gas producers) to use as their “proprietary” recipe for extraction, but is it just a distraction? Are they saving a fracking fortune eliminating expensive waste by recycling it back into the community for a kick back?
So I ran that past my inlaw/outlaw who’s analyzed that shite, and he said the pieces might fit, but who wants to die like cousin Marshall? Remember Henry Marshall?
Watch your back, in Texas they will call that chicken shite move a suicide. Billy Sol Estes is off the hook!
Hmmm…I wonder what they were handling at the Teintsin port of haul? Recycling waste as spaced out above? Do tell all….
Burning or overheating a Teflon pan will kill pet birds. I wonder what wonderful toxins are in the new nonstick coatings.
tombrowns' schooleddaze' Tom
DuPont, apparently, has a nonstick legal coating.
Dupont…weren’t they the same company that prohibited the miracle plant “hemp” in the United States, as it was in direct competition with their nylon, paper industries?
abbadabba Dustin
What killed the hemp industry was the railroads. Primarily used for cording and rigging to stopper and stablize the leaky craft that used to float our butts. DuPont would replace us with Weebles if they would only fall down.
Kentucky was the hemp capital of the World in the 1830s. Didn’t Vanderbilt have a corner on that hay market? My G-Gmammy carried the first spinning wheel to Canetuky, but surely not the first pipe.
That cane was oceans of hemp, Daniel Boone, but still they had to build their stills to convert their crops into liquid gold. Who could afford to “ship” their crops anymore? Have you seen the charge the Old Commodore was asking for his railroad? What a racket.
What about Scotch Guard and those vinyl treatments for car interiors? They all feel the same to me. I used to think I got motion sickness in Dad’s slick red Torino, but now I think it was lotion sickness.
Ice 9, but it’s a slower transformation. Eventually, nothing will stick to anyone, not even the folks who clean up after our teflon dons’ party down, Garth.
Must say that Uncle Dupie has demonstrated better skill at suppressing the ills of their kills than those Kochs from the other side of the block, the big bullies. For how many years have I hoped formaldehyde might meet it’s makers?
Lucky for me I’m not a fan of ultra slippery shite, but I have chewed my share of styrofoam cups, kidz. We Boomers are full of volatiles and the most destabalizing stabilities unknown to man.
Is this why I’m D deficient? It’s so depressing.
Back in the 70s, dirty filthy pigs just barreled their bombs off to a sole contractor willing to take the fall for the entire family. Bankrupting an old fart instead of the community was a great liability plan. From airports to military installations, car dealers to service stations, what Old Fart poured down the Pantano stays in the Pantano, no liability.
Thank you for a great extensive and accurate article. The article is understandable to both a Nobel Lariat and a village idiot. Science is a double edged sword and extreme care must be taken not to hack off something you will certainly miss. I have studied and worked in science for going on half a century to include a short stint at EPA, a well meaning organization sometime effective but often way out gunned by industry and ignorance. Both science and the EPA are often working with the untested and unknown so a bit of caution and humility are in order.
DuPont’s new slogan since 1999 is “The miracles of science.” The chemical miracles and marketing got way ahead of the knowledge of toxicology, and this was vastly compounded by industry’s concealment of science that demonstrated toxicity. Too many chemicals were widely marketed with toxicity known only to God. This poisoned the planet and all life on it, want is the liability for that? Sadly good science and better manufacturing process and containment could have reduced the impact. Government and industry have been and are increasingly staffed by “scientists” conditioned to support policy and marketing not science.
I have written on the duality of science. “Science and technology certainly can either help or harm, depending on the wisdom, desires, or even the fortune of the user. Antibiotics have done much to improve the human condition but chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons are also products of science, and they could make Frankenstein’s monster look like a choirboy.” Of Sharing and Humility in Science. Fred Cowan. Commentary, The Scientist, Sept. 28,1998.
schallb
this is the year that DuPont has to stop using it.. but we find about it after the fact..screw you big name corporations. people should sue your ass because you never let us know
This gives new meaning to Dupont’s old advertising axiom.. “Better Living Through Chemistry”.
Almost as good as the early 19th century Tuna industry’s famous advertizing strategy to change peoples fish eating habits from Salmon to Tuna, by guaranteeing Tuna will never turn pink. At least, it didn’t kill people.
As for those degenerate pond scum exec’s in these Corporations who hide information that ultimately kills people in the name of profits, my contempt pool is bottomless. I’d spit in their face if I could. ..notwithstanding a pitchfork through their abdomen. However, their judgement will come. An eternity of endless, incomprehensible pain would do nicely.
lLaura Henze Russell
Great story. There is a similar one being told of Mercury and the Chemsitry of Deception in Dentistry. See McClatchy DC, Medscape, MD+DI Device Talk, and http://www.IAOMT.org. HHS suppressed a long awaited FDA Safety Communication warning of dental amalgam health risks in January 2012.
Hi Sharon, many thanks for your article ! This planetary concern has, according to me, made no headlines in the French media. Is this trial exceptional or are there other ones in the world ?
Johan G
Sharon, good article. I hope you soon find time to look into related Bisphenol A (BPA) widely used in polycarbonat and epoxy resins for aviation, car and boat construction. The workers in that sector could be highly exposed to BPA by inhalation of fine dust. BPA is a serious health risk as it acts and functions like the human hormone estradiol and is closely related to Diethylstilbestrol (DES) Yes, once used for hormonal contraception. BPA has been slowly banned for baby bottles, -not that the replacements are for sure any better- but for industrial construction there just is no alternative for epoxies. Bisphenol A = Too Big to Fail
John F. Borowski
This brought tears to my eyes. As a teacher of 32 years who did extensive chemistry/ecology units on toxins; I am sickened.
You are a brave and courageous writer. Your research is impeccable. This needs to get news coverage. Big time. This should be taught in every high school biology and chemistry class.
charles (freewilber) locke-philp
excellent, enlightening article on a few of our chemical polluters and their hazardous products that they knew were dangerous to our health, yet went unreported. maybe some day you will post an article on monsanto and the sins it has perpetrated with their toxic gmos, insecticide and pesticide products, the hazardous effects of which also remain unreported.
i look forward to reading part 2 of this series when it is published on the intercept.
notwistalemon
Dupont. Isn’t this the same Dupont of Buphol, India fame?
RandCraw notwistalemon
No. That was Union Carbide, now owned by Dow Chemical.
Cathy RandCraw
They also had a plant in that area
abbadabba Cathy
One who worked on her husband’s staff said VanSusteren got her start off of that disaster.
Randy Dunfield
Thank you for this interesting report, It is shameful that this type of information can so easily be omitted from our daily news media for so long. This is due in part to what large employers are allowed to do without any consequences for the sake of money and jobs. Through this entire time the EPA was mentioned and it appeared that they did little or nothing to even investigate C8 so what benefit did the workers or the public receive by the EPA even being in existence? It would seem this could well have been the reason for companies like this to go global and move jobs to other countries claiming costs of wages and benefits as the reason. Look at the wages and benefits of those responsible for this long going coverup while the workers continued to be exposed those at the top looted profits for themselves. The bigger the company the more our government allowed them to prosper and continue. I doubt the whole truth will ever surface and the upper management and CEO’s will be allowed to keep their ill gotten wealth and benefits despite their illegal actions. Again the worker pays the total bill of the wealthy.
Excellent article. I am incensed but unsurprised. The title “corporate medical director” is laughable. There’s only one guiding principle for any corporate executive and it’s profit. The only interest in medical science is to put up a front so employees feel safe, and to fashion a defense by manipulating data when the inevitable complaints come in.
This whole thing made my blood boil. I hope DuPont and the other companies responsible for polluting people and the environment with this poison will have to pay for
everything – for the victims, for cleanup…all of it.
Yellow Alana
You’re and optimist. If I understood correctly, it is very stable and almost everywhere. I just hope we can clean it up.
Alana Yellow
Yeah it pretty much doesn’t break down. If I remember correctly it said C8 will still be on Earth even after humans have gone extinct so there’s nothing we can do about that. But at least we can clean up the water and such as much as possible. If shitty companies like DuPont grow a conscience…or get a huge legal kick in the ass.
Ms. Lerner this is a superb piece of investigative journalism. I did wonder about the safety of Teflon but see you have stated in comments that it is not a risk.
This long-form, excellent coverage is making The Intercept an A-list publication. Kudos.
HollanDaze Sawz -Mona-
“Because birds are very sensitive to fumes released by non-stick cookware, some organizations of pet bird owners recommend minimizing a bird’s exposure to these fumes by keeping pet birds out of the kitchen or by increasing ventilation if non-stick cookware is used. ”
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/othercarcinogens/athome/teflon-and-perfluorooctanoic-acid–pfoa
abbadabba HollanDaze Sawz
Not to mention all the adhesives (formaldehyde) smoldering out of your recently installed free standing range… Modern life is a cumulative danger, but don’t sweat the small stuff unless your doctor thinks it’s other than benign. Circulate the air and you won’t have to care so much.
I was amazed I could paint my own interior in the middle of this long hot summer without gagging. Paint has come a long way, babies.
Now folks who live near to where we smoked the basement fracking with nukes in the Southwest, those folks I fear for. Talk about your freed radicals. Benzene with a mean twist of NG. Irradiated to useless proportions, oops. That’s half of what’s blanketing the planet, ops.
Fred Cowan HollanDaze Sawz
Teflon is Probably not toxic under normal use, but even on an overheated stove can make you ill, and welding Teflon coated metal can be very toxic and requires greet attention to ventilation and safety. I cook on my grandmother’s cast iron proven low cost technology. Only need worry about getting burned or dropping on your foot, there is an element of risk in all technology.
Joshua Rubin
I don’t see any information about levels or concentrations in the body. What levels are typically found in humans? What levels are found in people who worked with the substance? What levels have been linked to hazards, in humans or in other species?
I didn’t see one unit of measurement.
Why aren’t other people complaining?
Wnt Joshua Rubin
You can find some sources via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfluorooctanoic_acid . I should note that Wikipedia can be biased on some topics; it’s not beyond the notice of corporate shills nowadays, not to mention the usual cranks with a cause, but my gut feeling is that this one doesn’t seem too bad at the moment.
Sharon Lerner Joshua Rubin
Blood levels in the group living near the plant averaged around 28.2 according to this study of the people living near the plant. http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/1205829/
For the general population, it’s lower. This from a 2012 study in Environmental Research: “Serum levels reported from industrialized countries around the world are reasonably consistent, with arithmetic means of 2–8 ng/mL for most studies.”
Teflon pans aren’t a big source of exposure..
Joshua Rubin Sharon Lerner
General Hercules
Is it safe to eat food cooked on non-stick pans?
Joshua Rubin General Hercules
I don’t want to beat a dead horse, but I have to ask a few questions. How safe do you want to be? How much food? Cooked at how high a temperature?
RandCraw Joshua Rubin
Right. As I recall, Teflon poses greatest risk when pans are heated to 500F or more and the coating can then off-gas. Presumably, so long as the pan coating is not physically disturbed (like scraping it with a metal utensil) the Teflon should not be dislodged and the threat should be minimal.
In theory, anyway, and so I’ve been told…
Pete Sirois RandCraw
Rand, If you knew it took three tablespoons of a toxin to hurt you really bad, would you willingly take two tablespoons?
Joshua Rubin Pete Sirois
I might take one thousandth of that. Depends.
David T Pete Sirois
Just about everything, including entirely natural things, are a toxin and will kill you in large amounts. Drink too much water and you’ll die. Too much citric acid (lemon juice) and you’ll die.
ElmChris David T
DuPonter?
That’s what generally comes out of their mouths. Big difference between citric acid and perfluorooctanoic acid and as such EPA classifies them quite differently.
Nice try though!
abbadabba David T
Speaking of Mr. Natural, isn’t that Nordicware Viking claiming his aluminum pans are the “natural” way to go, now? I own one of his slick double burners, too.
Do you know what comes out of aluminium plants? Floride gas, and didn’t they know it! So the Boyce Thomspon Plant Research Intisitute produced an animal feed grass that could survive that waste gas. Yum YUM. He was close friends with Andrew Mellon, the airfoil head.
I don’t have a problem with plants sucking up poison gas, but then they feed it back to us? Those iceholes.
Excellent article about human greed, but the constant stylistic flourishes being introduced to this site are distracting and useless. I have become less and less interested in TI due to the ‘cutting-edge’ graphical changes. More emphasis needs to be placed on the content rather than the aesthetics…
General Hercules LM
I sort of agree. The color theme of white text on black background resembles the ISIS flag.
Alana General Hercules
Is this sarcasm? If not, you are a grade-A moron.
feline16 LM
Hi LM –
While I don’t think TI is skimping on content, I am totally with you on the aesthetics. I HATE the new look. And NOTHING has been done to make an article open in its OWN tab. And PLEASE, TI, GET RID OF THOSE SUPER ANNOYING OUTSIZED CAPITAL LETTERS which start various sections of some articles, notably this one.
Sorry if I’m shouting but I get the feeling TI isn’t listening. It’s frustrating.
To Ms. Lerner – I haven’t read the article – yet. It is long and I’m not always into reading a long form … but it sounds intriguing and comments have indicated you’ve done a fine job. I do intend to tackle it; but I might have to do it in parts :-)
LM feline16
Actually, right-click on article “Open in New Tab” does work – one of the few vestiges of functionality-over-appearance left on TI…
Thanks for the tip but I just tried it and it DOESN’ T work for me. Nope. Are you using firefox, by chance because I use IE and it didn’t help.
tombrowns' schooleddaze' feline16
Try TOR as recommended by
Micah Lee
Technology Analyst
Micah Lee is a technologist with a focus on operational security, source protection, privacy, and cryptography. ?
Tor is based on the firefox browser. IE isfor the birds.
I agree the big capitals merging with the smaller text smacks the readability of the article. I do however prefer the ISIS black on white styling.
Horses for courses.
Looking this up on PubMed I found http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4117925/ , which was paid for by a court-appointed group and at least claims to be independent. It found some increase in brain defects but isn’t very confident about it – that said, it was a large study of people exposed via the water supply, rather than individuals at the company who could have received extraordinary exposures.
With situations like this there is, in one sense, no substitute for research. But then again, there is a sort of substitute, which is for us to be more cautious about large-scale chemical contamination of the environment while we wait for that data to come in.
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Calling for a fusion of traditional knowledge and modern science for evolving new technologies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 22 urged students to focus on local issues while moving towards a bigger canvas.
Speaking at the 22nd Convocation of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati, held as a virtual event in which 1,803 students received their degrees, Modi stressed on the role of the youth in transforming the nation.
Tushar Yadav was awarded the Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma Gold Medal for the academic year 2019-20, and Shubham Goel was the winner of the President of India gold medal.
Modi said, “I firmly believe that the future of the nation is what the youth thinks today. Your dreams are going to shape the reality of India. The youth of today have to be future ready.”
Pointing to the contribution of the Northeast region in the lives of the IIT-Guwahati students, he called upon them to explore means to connect their research with the potentials of the region and explore how ‘fusion between traditional knowledge and modern science can lead to new technology’.
He also urged the IIT-Guwahati to use its expertise in helping the state governments of Northeastern region to tackle the various natural and other disasters, which have been having a negative impact on the development prospects of the region and called upon the IIT-Guwahati to form a ‘Centre for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction’ for the region.
Modi said: “The Northeast is full of possibilities. But it has problems of floods, earthquakes, landslides and industrial disasters also, and the governments have to spend their time tackling these.”
He pointed that the ‘high degree of technological support and knowledge’ that the IIT-Guwahati can provide could go a long way in mitigating these, and urged the Institute to set up a Centre for the purpose.
He lauded the role of the IIT-Guwahati during the ongoing pandemic and coming forward with its research to help through the COVID 19 situation by developing various kits and test equipments.
The prime minister stressed that the local issues should always be on focus and only after, it should be expanded to a bigger canvas.
Underlining that Northeast is at the centre of ‘Act East Policy’ and is the ‘gateway to South East Asia’, the prime minister also stressed the role of IIT-Guwahati as an institution in various sectors of development, and especially in the education sector.
He dwelt at length on the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020, highlighting that it has been formulated to make India a ‘global education destination’ and encourage inter-disciplinary studies, with more freedom to students to pursue their interests.
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Archimedes was a brilliant inventor and a mathematician. He says to the people around him, "Don't just live in the lap of the gods. Don't be dominated by Mother Nature. You, as a man, can take control of your own destiny."
— "Ancient Einsteins", Ancient Impossible
In a great deal of media, science and technology are portrayed as inherently masculine. Men, according to this trope, approach life as a puzzle to be solved by logic and reason. Nature, on the other hand, is portrayed as inherently feminine and the women approach problem-solving by relying on their feelings and intuition.
If a show has men and women both from an academic background, the man will typically have a degree in science, math, or engineering, while the woman will have one in arts or literature. (This may be why so many mad scientists are male.) Even if both characters are scientists, expect the man to research physics or mathematics and the woman to research psychology or biology. (This particular aspect is currently Truth in Television — men usually outnumber women in university courses in mathematics, engineering, chemistry and physics, while women outnumber men in the humanities and in social and biological sciences.) Even when a character works in a field not usually associated with their gender, gender may still affect the approach they take — for instance, a female engineer may be portrayed as understanding machinery in an intuitive way, while a male gardener might see himself more as a botanist than as a caretaker who loves beautiful flowers. Even people in the exact same careers will often change their approach; female doctors in fiction are likely to view themselves as compassionate healers, while men in the same profession will often see themselves as problem-solving scientists (hence why Dr. Jerk is virtually Always Male). This may lead to Harmony Versus Discipline conflicts.
Note that which approach is portrayed as better varies widely; see Romanticism Versus Enlightenment. In many works that come down on the side of Enlightenment, you'll see women portrayed as hysterically irrational and easily manipulated, while their male counterparts' hard-nosed, pragmatic rationalism proves to be the key to saving the day. More Romanticist works, on the other hand, often portray men as cold, arrogant, heartless, and unable to appreciate beauty or emotional realities, while the women are more balanced, compassionate, and in tune with nature (though it must be said that not all enlightenment or romanticist works conformed to these generalizations). In some works, it will be suggested that both approaches are necessary and have to balance each other. (Note that this doesn't entirely get rid of the Unfortunate Implications if it's still implied that your gender determines which approach you have to take.) Nowadays, due to widespread awareness of this trope and its Unfortunate Implications, it's increasingly common to see inversions, with a sensitive, expressive man and a logical, stoic woman. Again, which one is portrayed as right will still vary, although works like this are perhaps slightly more likely to go with the "both sides are necessary for balance" approach.
Compare Clarke's Law for Girls' Toys, Men Buy from Mars, Women Buy from Venus, Mars-and-Venus Gender Contrast, and Emotions vs. Stoicism. See also The Chick, The Smurfette Principle, Straw Vulcan, and Strawman Emotional. Contrast Wrench Wench and Motherly Scientist (usually female, but not always).
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In Mobile Suit Gundam, protagonist Amuro Ray's father was an emotionally-distant Engineer who took his son into space. By contrast, his mother is literally Closer to Earth, having chosen to stay there and work in a refugee camp, and she's shown to be pretty irrational, even questioning why his son fired his gun to kill an enemy soldier when in danger of being shot.
Zigzagged in Tweeny Witches. Witch Heaven is the lush, Miyazaki-flavored valley city state of the Witch Realm fueled by magic, but it also utilizes a primitive Steampunk style of technology, advanced enough to have robots, large broomstick-like transports, a bathroom, and a telephone. Most warlocks live under the desert in Wizard Kingdom (basically the one in Neon Genesis Evangelion), surrounded by high technology with Everything Is An I Pod In The Future aesthetics. The rest of the warlocks still practice their magical tradition as the wizards for at least 2 centuries, but the military dictatorship's oppressive policy has turned them into a Dying Race living in poverty.
Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea: Ponyo's mother is a goddess of mercy, and her father a scientist. (Well, sort of a wizard, but a very mad-science-flavored wizard.) However, there's a bit of a subversion in that her father is motivated more by love for his family than anything else and cares deeply about nature, to the point of hating humans for unbalancing the ocean's ecosystem.
Sailor Moon S: The Movie is an inversion; a female scientist and her emotional boyfriend who believes in myths.
In Naruto the only characters who can use Mokuton are male: Senju Harashima, Captain Yamato, and Shimura Danzo. Later on, Uchiha Madara. However, the associated character traits are not present.
Princess Mononoke: Lady Eboshi is both of these in one; she provides food and shelter for the poor and sick, former prostitutes, and all other kinds of outcasts who don't have any other place to go, by running an industrial scale iron mine and expanding into advanced firearms development and production.
K.O. Beast: The Myth Arc revolves around this trope. The key MacGuffin of the series, Gaia, is revealed as one of two Master Computers created to control the Northern and Southern hemispheres of the Earth That Was. While Gaia encouraged her people to live In Harmony with Nature and set them on the path to become the Beast tribes, the other computer, Uranus, turned his side into a dystopian Eternal Engine. The world was literally split apart because of the war between the two, and the goal of Uranus, in the guise of the Human leader Czar Master, is to finally wipe out Gaia and take over the rest of the planet.
In the Batman universes:
Poison Ivy and Catwoman fit the trope. Poison Ivy can control the growth of plants with her mind and is often depicted as being mothering to plants and so in harmony with the natural world to the point that she hates anything man-made. Catwoman is not so obvious, but she has an unexplained and very odd affinity with cats. In some continuities, even tigers will discard habitual ferociousness if she gives them the right look. In contrast, the logical/sciencey villains like Mr. Freeze or the Riddler tend to be male, although the Penguin does have an affinity with birds.
Even Penguin shows this when compared to Catwoman. Both have an affinity with an animal (Birds and Cats respectively), Penguin shows a higher preference for high tech gadgets (like his trick umbrellas) than Catwoman who relies on a plain whip, claws, and acrobatics.
Then there's Harley, the mad psychiatrist. She may have started off as a psychiatrist, but she is driven by her insanely emotional devotion to The Joker.
In the Superman comic book story "Father Nature's Folly" a male alien arrives on Earth, and claims that he and his mate were the creators of life in many worlds. He claimed to be unhappy with the result of his mate's work on Earth and would have mutated all life into bizarre forms had Superman not stopped him.
In From Hell, Sir William Gull gives a rather deranged, yet convincing Nietzschean speech about the Ancient Greek beliefs mentioned above, rationalising his actions as ensuring we would have a logical, Apollonian and masculine future of science and order instead of being dragged backwards into an emotional, Dionysian future of insanity and emotional female rule. It was well-argued enough that author Alan Moore talked himself into becoming a magician whilst writing it.
Zigzag in Xenozoic Tales, featuring the very science-minded Hannah Dundee and the Earth father Jack Tenrec. Both of them have leanings for the opposite side. Jack, despite his undying devotion to the natural order, loves working on cars and other machines. Hannah, more subtly, believes in the mystic underpinnings of the world, but she considers they will be scientifically explicable, once they are better understood. There's also the indication that she's been chosen by the Grith.
Zol-El and Alura, the parents of Supergirl. Zor-El is an artist and very kind and opened-up. Alura is a scientist and usually an example of Good Is Not Nice. A flashback revealed that she used to be an Emotionless Girl before her relationship with Zor.
ElfQuest is a gender flip. It has two major pairs of "sweet, mystical, peaceful boy" and "strong warrior woman" (Suntop and Ember, Redlance and Nightfall), and both are experienced as playing against type. An Animated Adaptation was proposed but canceled when Executive Meddling demanded that the personalities be switched.
A variant that mingles this trope with Magic Versus Science can be found in the original 1978 run of ROM: Space Knight, produced by Marvel Comics. The evil Dire Wraiths are broken into two factions, one favoring sorcery and the other science, and the two dislike each other. Of course of the series, with perhaps some slight retcons, it's established that these factions are largely gender-locked; all sorcerer-wraiths are female, and all sci-wraiths are male. There are shown to be some exceptions, with a female sci-wraith being prominent in the early issues, but the "warlock" (male sorcerer-wraith) Dr. Dredd observes that the female Wraiths jealously guard their power and try to force away male would-be practitioners of sorcery. It culminates with the female Wraiths wiping out all of the males after they decide that science has failed them too often in their battle against the Space Knights of Galador.
In Act I of Sun & Moon, the two female Ancient Masters command the orders most in tune with nature. Terraria seeks a return to unity with the natural order, and Aqua wants to control the world with natural magic. The two males, by comparison, are far more rationalistic in their goals. Atlas is a mathematician, and Seraph is an industrialist who seeks to rule nature.
The Bridge goes all over the place with this. Two of its prominent characters gives us a contrast between Princess Luna and Godzilla Junior. The former is very clearly a magic user and while the latter doesn't use technology, his powers came about due to radiation he was exposed to since he was an egg. Furthermore, the most proficient magic user amongst the heroic kaiju, Mothra Lea, and naturally most of the magic-using Equestrian heroes are all female. Inversely, male kaiju Anguirus and Rodan have their roots in Magitek and female kaiju Destroyah was born out of a science super-weapon.
In Neither a Bird nor a Plane, it's Deku!, Izuku's adoptive and birth parents both fall squarely under this trope. Inko Midoriya is mentioned to have been a designer prior to becoming a devoted Housewife while her husband Hisashi, a nuclear physicist, worked overseas. Meanwhile, Lara Lor-Van was the head priestess of the Temple of Rao, the most prominent religious site on Krypton, while her husband Jor-El was the youngest man to have ever been admitted into the Science Guild.
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Inverted in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: Flint Lockwood's mother was supportive of his scientific endeavors, while his father is mostly confused by anything more complicated than a fishing line.
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In Spider-Man 2, Doctor Octavius (later Octopus) and his wife Rosalie are both college professors, but whereas Otto specializes in nuclear physics, Rosalie teaches literature.
In The Incredible Hulk both Bruce Banner and Betty Ross were scientists working on the serum that lead to Bruce's transformation. Bruce is Marvel's resident Gamma radiation and physics expert whereas Betty is a professor of biology.
This is pretty exactly much how the Architect describes himself and the Oracle in The Matrix Reloaded. The Architect was a cold, logical perfectionist, while the Oracle was more focused on understanding human emotion and psychology.
The main theme of Lars von Trier's Antichrist.
Gender-flipped with Owen and Claire in Jurassic World. Claire is the uptight, workaholic park operations manager who refers to the dinosaurs as "assets". Owen is the laid-back and cheerful dinosaur behaviour expert who lives off-the-grid in a dilapidated trailer and shares a special bond with his trained Velociraptors.
A non-human example with Godzilla and Mothra. Once Mothra was fully integrated into the pantheon of the Godzilla universe following her success in her solo films, later films would establish her as the classically heroic feminine Foil to the antiheroic masculine Godzilla. A major difference between them is that Godzilla is the mutated product of nuclear radiation, while Mothra is solely a product of nature. Where Godzilla is a destructive loner with a heart full of rage, Mothra is widely venerated as a benevolent guardian of Earth, she seeks peaceful solutions whenever possible, and she often serves as a communicator and a peacemaker between Kaiju and humans, since her twin guardian fairies can translate Kaiju language into human speech.
Louise and Ian, the first contact science team in Arrival; Louise is a linguist, while Ian is a theoretical physicist. While their professional disagreements are played with, including Ian being affectionately Hard on Soft Science, they both ultimately have contributions to make. The "Mother" and "Father" parts become literally true by the end—or should that be the beginning—of the story.
Discworld is very complex and goes back and forth about this. Equal Rites brought these ideas to the fore.
Wizards are urban and associate with the Unseen University, thus are some variety of academia parody. They are often silly old duffers or giant nerds, but this does give the luster of hard science to their magic, and they were more powerful once in Disc politics. The leading wizard, Ridcully, is pretty pompous but macho too (and ironically was thought to be Closer to Earth, but was actually an Egomaniac Hunter). In earlier stories, they tended to assassinate each other a lot. They're also celibate because of the possibility of Sourcerors.
Witch stories focus around the trio of Nanny Ogg, Magrat, and Granny Weatherwax. Granny is a cynical, hardbitten, practical one who thinks wizards waste time with their 'jommetry' and 'supreme arch-whatever' just to look important. Nanny Ogg uses Obfuscating Stupidity and is a touch louche. Magrat is romantic and a little New Age and drippy. Overall, they're rural, more folk-magic, but closer to everyday concerns and problems than the wizards.
A few Witch characters have been seen to use wizard magic, which is a variety of Rule Magic and so there is really no reason why not. No wizard has been seen to use Borrowing or any other of the Witch specialties, but on the other hand, there has never really been any suggestion that they couldn't if they wanted to. Granny once fought a magical duel with the then-current Archchancelor, and they fought to a standstill. In Equal Rites, Eskarina Smith succeeds in being accepted as the first-ever female student of Wizardry. When she's reintroduced in Unseen Academicals she's taken a much Closer to Earth approach to the discipline than the male colleagues of hers that we've seen.
Both forms of magic have in common that they are supposed not to be used, to the point that not doing magic is the wizards' main job. The main reason is the same, but explained slightly differently: witches believe in the power of hard work and that taking shortcuts by using magic always comes back to bite you; wizards know for a fact that any magic used will eventually present its toll, which is always more than you can pay.
Frankenstein constantly refers to nature as female, and the title character says he wants to "penetrate the secrets of nature". Subtle, Mary Shelley.
Diane Duane's Young Wizards series follows this. Nita's magic relates to nature and living things. Her male partner Kit tends to do better with technology and inanimate objects like rocks. However, later on, Nita's sister subverts the whole thing by being a computer whiz with a magical affinity for technology and silicon-based lifeforms, and both Nita and Kit eventually grow out of their original specialties into others, which is apparently common for wizards. It's left open whether their initial foci came from awareness of the trope, but newcomers to magic in the books do tend to get it in a form which behaves as much the way they expect it to as is practical (without breaking Magic A Is Magic A).
In the Doctor Who New Adventures novels, the mythology of Gallifrey features a group of male scientists (led by Rassilon) and a group of female witch-priestesses (led by the Pythia) struggling for control. Rassilon won and went on to found the Time Lord society. Different novels offer different opinions on whether this was good or bad.
In the novel Enduring Love, Clarissia is "mother nature" to Joe's "father science".
Inverted in E. T. A. Hoffmann's 1816 story The Sandman, with superstitious, (over)sensitive proto-Emo Teen Nathanael and his hardheaded rationalist girlfriend Clara.
A Downplayed Trope in the The Belgariad prequels, Polgara notes that her mother encouraged her to learn by accepting, whereas her father taught her to question everything. The downplay is because, since her mother is literally a wolf, it's possible that species has at least as much to do with it as gender does.
In Courtship Rite, this is mostly averted; some of the top scientists in the Kaiel clan, for example, are women. Some clans believe this trope is true, though, like the o'Tghalie clan, professional mathematicians who forbid their daughters to study. Teenae, who is an o'Tghalie by birth and a Kaiel by marriage, is proof that the o'Tghalie are wrong about women; she is a mathematical whiz.
Jack and Annie from The Magic Treehouse, although given their ages, Jack simply has been in school longer than his sister.
Everything Dan Brown has ever written is an inversion of this trope. His hero is always an expert in some area of humanities, while his heroine is an expert in some mathematical field.
The Lord of the Rings: Despite the fact that they are a plant species, the Ents and Entwives are a play on this trope. Treebeard explains that the Ents delighted in nature and the wilds, and would roam for long periods communing with plants and animals. Whereas:
[The Entwives] did not desire to speak with these things; but they wished them to hear and obey what was said to them. The Entwives ordered them to grow according to their wishes, and bear leaf and fruit to their liking; for the Entwives desired order, and plenty, and peace (by which they meant that things should remain where they had set them). So the Entwives made gardens to live in.
The Entwives then first taught humans agriculture, and how to farm the land. Their male counterparts remained wild, favouring a more intuitive connection with growing things.
Genderflip in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. The most prominent female character, Trillian, is a competent astrophysicist.
Isaac Asimov's I, Robot: Averted by the coldly logical (and somewhat misanthropic) robopsychologist Susan Calvin. Calvin is misanthropic in the sense of the word that means she doesn't much care for anybody, regardless of sex. The most emotional she ever gets is in the story "Liar!," where she becomes absolutely vitriolic towards a robot that basically tricked her into revealing that she had feelings for another person.
Inverted in Victoria, where the technocratic Amazons of Azania eagerly embrace science and technology, whereas their enemies in the reactionary, borderline theocratic Northern Confederation gut their universities and actively ban modern electronics. By the time they go to war, Azania uses cloning and genetic engineering for mass-scale Homosexual Reproduction and deploys a network-centric military based on air supremacy, smart artillery, drones, and information advantage, whereas the Confederation employs World War II-era armor and large forces of rugged militiamen to counter their foe's superior firepower with audacity and numbers.
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Doctor Who:
Various male/female companion duos follow. Ian taught Science, while Barbara taught History. Ben is a Navy man with engineering training, and Polly is a secretary and teasmaid. Harry Sullivan is a doctor and Sarah Jane is a writer. Jamie and Zoe are the main inversion - Jamie's slightly stupid and technologically underdeveloped while Zoe is a TV Genius with a tendency towards Measuring the Marigolds. Vicki and Steven and Leela and K-9 play with the dynamic as well - the women are more nature-focused and the men are technology-focused, but both women have scientific mindsets.
Most of the Doctor's female companions, by necessity of Cast Speciation. The stereotype goes - the Doctor, male, old, science, good but a bit morally alien, The Fettered, brave in the face of danger; the Companion, female, young, less knowledgeable/humanities, good but not able to moralise as objectively as the Doctor, the Doctor's Morality Chain, scared of the spooky monsters. Sliced even more roughly - the Doctor, a male Science Hero, and the Companion, a female The Heart. It should of course be noted that these are enormous generalisations and definitely do not always apply. Romana is the most obvious inversion - she is better at physics than the Doctor, makes her own (superior) sonic screwdriver that the Doctor tries to steal, and got much better marks in her Time Lord exams than the Doctor did. The Doctor leans more heavily on the arty, philosophical end of his intelligence in the seasons he shares with her than on his harder subjects, screwing up his maths and blowing up his engineering projects but claiming to have helped written Hamlet and being able to identify genuine da Vinci paintings from the brushstrokes.
In "The Dæmons", the Doctor is contrasted to Miss Hawthorne, a witch. The text seems to suggest that they're Not So Different, however.
In "The Green Death" we get an interesting play on it. We get Mother Nature (the hippie commune) and Father Science (Global Chemicals) BUT the commune is made up of research scientists trying, among other things, to breed high protein fungus to act as a meat replacement. And the chemical factory is spawning maggots and in the thrall of an intentionally irrational computer who refers to its employees by cutesy nicknames and gets so distracted by picking out a soundtrack for its eventual victory that it spends most of the climactic battle singing.
In "The Brain of Morbius", we have a Mad Scientist and The Igor who are both male, and a fascistic Time Lord scientist who is also male. We also have an all-female 'sisterhood' cult who, despite possessing what is actually Time Lord technology, treat it as a force of nature and worship it.
The Rani is meant to be a genius and is usually shown doing evil science of some kind, but still falls partially within this trope in that her field seems to be biogenetics, as opposed to the engineering favoured by both the Doctor and the Master.
In Dona Barbara, the title character (a wealthy landlady) represents the brutish nature while Santos Luzardo (a lawyer from the big city) is the civilization.
iCarly: Expect Carly and Sam to solve problems in the natural (or the brawn) way and Freddie to resort to geeky gadgets and tech stuff.
Played straight with iGo Nuclear. Carly's projects involve a crude compost pit and an organic pesticide, while Sam used her fingers to rip an orange apart. Contrast Freddie's high-tech modern composter, Spencer's electric-powered scooter, and Cal's illegal nuclear power generator.
3rd Rock from the Sun: Dick is a physicist and his love interest and co-worker Mary is an anthropologist. On the other hand, Dick is a Cloudcuckoolander alien while Mary is a cynical Grumpy Bear. Ironically, Dick's mission as an alien observer of humanity makes him an anthropologist as well, just on a much larger scale.
In the new Battlestar Galactica it seems that Head Six and Head Baltar represent spirituality and logic respectively — while both agree they represent a higher power, Head Six calls it God and believes it demands religious worship, while Head Baltar seems to have a more abstract view of this power/entity. And reminds her "He doesn't like that name."
Buffy the Vampire Slayer:
The fourth season follows this theme, with the Slayers' magic vs. the Initiative's research in dealing with demonic forces, but with the leader of the initiative being the female Professor Walsh, and the expert of the Scoobies being the male Giles.
The first season episode "I Robot, You Jane" has a sort of inversion. Giles is Tome of Eldritch Lore and Eye of Newt, Jenny is computers and Post-Modern Magik.
House is Father Science in contrast to pretty much everybody else as Mother Nature, but most especially Cameron, Masters, and Adams (and Cuddy, when she's actually involved in medical matters instead of being purely a bureaucrat). In a slight aversion, Wilson (male) is probably closer to the Mother Nature role than Thirteen (female, but bisexual, so there's that).
The primary female scientists in The Big Bang Theory work in the fields of neurobiology and microbiology while the males take to experimental physics, theoretical physics, astrophysics, and aeronautical engineering.
Teen Wolf subverts this trope with the two resident Smart Guys Lydia and Stiles. Female Lydia is a mathematical and scientific genius who reads physics books for fun and can whip up a molotov cocktail from memory, while the male Stiles mainly focuses on research - largely into supernatural history - and has excellent investigative skills that rely on intuitive leaps.
The O'Briens from Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Miles is an engineer and Keiko is a botanist.
Star Trek: The Original Series: Averted with male science officer Spock and male Doctor McCoy representing both sides.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine:
Bashir and Jadzia initially appear to be an inversion. Bashir is the medical officer and Jadzia is the science officer. However, Jadzia's scientific degrees are all in exo-biology, zoology, and exo-archaeology. The only thing that gives her an apparent inversion over Bashir is that she also has a degree in astrophysics. This is later negated by the revelation that Bashir is a genetically engineered genius who can grasp science and maths as the plot demands, making him innately better at grasping, theorising, forecasting, and calculating astrophysics and engineering principles than Jadzia and O'Brien combined.
Later played more obviously straight with Bashir and Ezri. They're both in medicine whereas he's set up to be 'hard-core' medical and she's the 'softer' psychologist.
Inverted in Star Trek: Voyager. Captain Janeway is a Techno Babble-spouting former Science Officer, while her Number One is Magical Native American Chakotay. Lampshaded when they're stranded on a planet in "Resolutions"; Janeway sets up her scientific equipment, determined to find a cure, while Chakotay sets about building a log cabin. Likewise, the final season Chakotay hooks up with Cyborg Ice Queen Seven of Nine.
In Stargate SG-1, we have a gender flip. Daniel Jackson is a linguist, archaeologist, and anthropologist whereas Samantha Carter is a genius astrophysicist. She's also amazing at math and engineering in general.
Played straight in Stargate Atlantis. Weir is a diplomat, MacKay is a Physicist.
The X-Files:
Agent Fox Mulder and Agent Dana Scully are classic inversions. Mulder is a psychologist, a believer in the paranormal, and relies heavily on intuition in his investigations. Scully is a forensic pathologist with an undergrad degree in physics, a total skeptic about paranormal phenomena, and works from logic and hard evidence. Furthermore, Mulder is usually the one who's unafraid to show his feelings, while Scully is The Stoic. Mulder gets to be right more often, at least about the existence of the paranormal, but the show suggests very strongly that he'd be a failure without Scully there to keep him grounded. This was all done very deliberately by the writers.
In seasons 8 and 9, this was played straight to avoid Suspiciously Similar Substitute syndrome. Scully took over Mulder's role as the believer. Her new partner John Doggett wasn't a scientist, but he became the Arbitrary Skeptic and a Manly Man in comparison to Mulder's Sensitive Guy. Doggett was eventually partnered with Monica Reyes, who was if anything even more open-minded about the paranormal and reliant on intuition than Mulder.
Farscape: In the initial cast, there's Crichton, a scientist (if one given to explosiveness under pressure), and Zhaan, a priestess. However, this might also count as an inversion, because Crichton is very emotional, and Zhaan at least tries to be calm and logical.
Gender Flip: D'Argo, the Proud Warrior Race Guy of deep feeling, and Aeryn, stone-cold badass soldier. Over time, both become less and less like this, Aeryn's emotional growth (while not losing her self-control) a key part of the story, while D'Argo becomes more and more self-aware and almost meta in his thinking: "John, I'm going to tell you something I've never put into words. I really like shooting stuff. And I'm very good at it."
Eureka has Alison as the logical scientist and Carter as the emotional one with a stronger grasp of the human element.
In Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. the team's scientific team are Fitz, a man who specializes in physics and electronics, and Simmons, a woman, who specializes in biology and chemistry. However, the team's hacker and computer scientist Skye is also a woman who later Takes A Level In Badass. You also have Coulson as the empathetic team leader and May his One Woman Army lancer.
The Flash (2014) has Barry the forensic scientist, Wells and Stein the physicists, Cisco the Gadgeteer Genius, Ronnie the engineer, and Caitlin the biologist. You also have Barry contrasted with his love interest Iris who's a journalist.
Averted in Norse Mythology, in which gender was used to represent different facets of both nature and logic/wisdom, rather than to distinguish them. Nature was represented by a plethora of gods, giants, and spirits, most prominently by the siblings Frey and Freya, who represent male and female fertility, respectively, while both Odin and his wife Frigg were associated with the wisdom deemed appropriate for each gender, specifically in the roles as patriarch and matriarch. (Still gender-normative, yes, but Fair for Its Day.)
Inverted by the Dagda or the Green Man, a Celtic nature god. He appears today in a lot of leafy-carved garden ornaments.
Often inverted in Classical Mythology, as deities of nature and science can come from both genders. For example, the two great rivals, the sea god Poseidon and the wisdom goddess Athena.
The view of nature as feminine is questioned by some modern Neopagan groups, where a Mother Nature figure, if present, is often complemented by male nature deities such as the Horned God, or the cycle of Oak King and Holly King. Nature as a whole is not completely the domain of either gender.
Paleolithic sites of Europe and the Middle East are filled with figures and drawings of either obese or pregnant women that are generally assumed to be fertility goddesses. From the Neolithic on, these goddesses are joined by increasing depictions of bulls or horned male figures that are rendered as personifications of agriculture.
Played straight in Eberron. In the Sovereign Host, Aureon the god of Lore and Onatar the god of Craftsmen are both males. Arawai is the goddess of Life and is female.
The Brothers' War arc of Magic: The Gathering gives us the eventual contrast of warring brothers Urza and Mishra, two male masters of artifice, and Gaea and Titania of Argoth, two female masters of nature. A third option is eventually presented in the mana of the land (which can be technically "nature", but is unknown to both parties), which Urza takes as he activates the Weapon of Mass Destruction to end the war. This choice activates his spark, turning him into a planeswalker.
In contrast to the trope title, 'Father Nature' figures do occasionally crop up. Dungeons & Dragons third edition featured two nature deities; the all-encompassing Obad-Hai, a male 'Father Nature' figure, and Ehlonna, a female deity specifically of the woodlands. Obad-Hai remained staunchly neutral, encompassing all of nature's aspects, while Ehlonna was good-aligned, and usually portrayed as subordinate to Obad-Hai. In the Forgotten Realms setting, the deities are similar. Nature as a whole is covered by Silvanus; so much a 'Father Nature' that his title is the Oakfather. Mielikki plays the same role as Ehlonna; she serves him, and while accepting that there's a natural cycle, out of tender-heartedness tends to intervene benevolently. There is a 'Mother Nature' figure, Chauntea, but she is described as specifically the deity of how humans interact with nature. Nature itself comes under Silvanus. It's still played straight with the science half of things. Of the Greyhawk deities, Boccob is the coldly intellectual deity of magic and learning, and male, while Wee Jas is the female goddess of magic and death-but called a Witch Goddess of mysticism rather than enlightenment. Of the Forgotten Realms? All four of the deities of knowledge, invention, and learning are male (Oghma, Deneir, Gond, and Milil), Azuth, the god of wizards and academic magical learning is male. The only female deities who come remotely close are Mystra, goddess of magic, and Selune, goddess of the moon, and both have an extremely mystical bent rather than academic. The story is similar for all the non-human pantheons. Averted, however, by the 4th edition pantheon, in which Nature and Magical Study are the domains of goddesses Melora and Ioun, respectively.
Inversion: the Magic: The Gathering card Stronghold Biologist is male, while his counterpart Stronghold Machinist is female.
In Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri, the hippie environmentalist faction is led by Deirdre Skye, a woman, and the scientific-technological faction is led by Prokhor Zakharov, a man. Alien Crossfire then inverts this by introducing Aki Zeta-5, an Emotionless Girl leader of an entire faction of Spocks, and Cha'Dawn, a young man who is supposedly a Messianic Archetype, head of the Cult Of Planet. The expansion also played it straight with the two alien factions: the Caretakers, led by a female sworn to preserve the planet, and the Usurpers, led by a male and hellbent on exploiting its power for their own gain. As an inversion, the expert hackers (Data Angels) and the ultra-militaristic faction (Spartans) are led by women, while the humanitarian Peacekeepers are led by a man.
In the Myst series, Atrus is an avid scientist and total rationalist, while his wife, Catherine, is more emotional and spiritual, and their Writing reflects their differing views. Their children, Sirrus, Achenar, and Yeesha also seem to follow this trope.
Final Fantasy VII has Dr. Hojo, who tends to initially dismiss supernatural theories about The Promised Land, and tends to see everything and everyone in terms of facts or variables. He is contrasted by Dr. Lucrecia Cresent who dedicated her career to ancient, magical occurrences within the planet. Significant in that Sephiroth is their child; the combination of polemical forces to essentially create the game's version of the anti-Christ. Though the addition of a Third Wheel known as Jenova, an Eldritch Abomination that eats a Planet's Lifestream also probably had something to do with it.
In Ōkami the Goddess Amaterasu is the Sun God and is in charge of restoring nature while her archnemesis is Yami, God of Darkness and creator of Technology.
Cooking Mama versus Science Papa.
The siblings Animebona and Animenkhna, the spirits of Albion and Earth, also represent Magic and respectively science. They don't get along very well.
Sword of the Stars: In Zuul mythology the species that genetically engineered them is "father" and the universe is "mother". Note that Zuul females are non-sapient and often are eaten by their own larvae, they use this myth as an excuse for strip-mining their colonies and pillaging other races in their search for their missing gods.
Averted in Portal, where the science-loving GLaDOS is clearly female.
Inverted in the Mass Effect series, the female Tali is an engineering genius and Wrench Wench, while the male Dr. Mordin Solus specializes in biology.
Xenoblade Chronicles takes place on two giants, each controlled by a god: the natural Bionis and the mechanical Mechonis. The gender roles are reversed though, as Lady Meyneth is Mechonis while Lord Zanza is Bionis. They do keep their gender's personality traits, as Meyneth cares for the people on both giants, while Zanza only cares about himself.
Inverted in Solstice with the male doctor, Galen, and the female mechanic, Yani.
Inverted in Dissidia Final Fantasy (2015), where the two primary deities are Materia, the goddess of machinery and Spiritus, the god of magic.
Inverted in Soulcalibur VI and more specifically its first two Guest Fighters; Geralt is a Hunter of Monsters from the medieval past, while 2B is a Robot Girl from the far future.
In Gunnerkrigg Court, Surma Carver could speak with the Guides, and she served as the mediator between the Court and the magical Gillitie Wood. Her husband, Anthony, was a surgeon and, according to Jones:
Antimony: I had no idea [Surma] worked here. She never mentioned it.
Jones: Oh? That was your father's influence, I suspect. Yes, he never had patience for matters that didn't fall into a scientific category.
Anthony's views on magic aside, Gunnerkrigg subverts the whole thing pretty soundly by treating magic as another form of science. It's explicitly referred to as the "etheric sciences". Kat's dad was able to cast that one shield spell because he's a sub-user on his wife's etheric computer.
Kat, and her mother, both fall on the side of science.
Calamities of Nature makes fun of this stereotype about men and women in this comic about the many worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics .
Averted in Freefall: The closest we get to a Nature Hero is the "male" Stupid Good Ridiculously Human Robot; OTOH, Team Science has the female red wolf engineer. Who shows signs of SRMD.
This trope is pretty much epitomized by Dexter and his sister Dee Dee.
In Gargoyles, Fox's parents are a male scientist/robotics engineer and Titania. Yes, that Titania. Queen of Faerie Titania. And yet it works perfectly, in part because Titania appreciates science as a kind of "magic".
In one episode of The Simpsons, Bart and Lisa's school was split into Boys' and Girls' sections. The Boys learned everything pretty much the same way, but the Girls reverted to some absolutely bizarre New Age teaching methods. While the boys' teaching methods worked better, outside of class their side of the school looked like a scene from Lord of the Flies.
Teacher: How do numbers make you feel...
The Secret Saturdays lives this trope. Doc Saturday is a scientist through and through, while his wife Drew is more a believer in the paranormal. Faced with any problem Doc will always seek a logical solution while Drew will explore more mystical alternatives. They're still Happily Married though so that's cool.
The parents of Kim Possible are both highly qualified scientists — but her father is a rocket scientist and her mother a brain surgeon.
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic This trope is defied in all regards by the character Twilight Sparkle who plays the role of father science to a whole bunch of characters (both male and female) representing mother nature. This includes, but isn't limited to, the rest of her friends (which includes a farmer, an athlete, a fashionista, a party girl, and a nature-orientated animal caretaker), her plucky baby dragon male assistant, her brother that joined the royal guard and married a princess of love, and a Large Ham princess of the Night. What could be regarded as the exception is her relationship with her equally brilliant mentor, Princess Celestia, but even then Twilight's temperament is far closer to the logical analyst compared to Celestia's more whimsical nature. Twilight is a living embodiment that even a female character on a little girl's show could be a highly logical rationalist.
Gravity Falls Dipper and Mabel. Dipper is easily the smarter of the Pines twins and is highly intelligent and resourceful. Mabel, on the other hand, is far more goofy, energetic, and emotional.
In Captain Planet, the Planeteers are led by Gaia, the spirit of the Earth. The main villains are almost all male, except for one —Dr. Babs Blight, a rare female Mad Scientist. The male villains tend to be in business, though Duke Nukem used to be a scientist as well.
Inverted in Wild Kratts, the Kratt Brothers are adventurers who regularly trek through nature to find and learn more about animals, while their female friends, Aviva and Koki, are techies; Aviva created and maintains all the technology they use while Koki handles data monitoring and communications.
This is Older Than Feudalism: ancient Greek thinkers believed that men were blessed with rationality and self-control, allowing them to handle tasks like philosophy and politics, while women lacked rationality and were controlled by their emotions and physical passions much like animals were.
Despite the above opinions the Greeks held about women, in both Greek and Latin 'scientia' (knowledge), and 'sophia' (wisdom), are female.
In Myers–Briggs, the "Thinking" function is seen as masculine and the "Feeling" function is seen as feminine. However, both of these functions are seen as equally 'rational'.
Ecofeminism and "difference feminism" generally play this trope straight, arguing that Western society has traditionally privileged "masculine" sources of knowledge and ways of approaching nature over "feminine" values like intuition, nurturing, and respect for the natural world. Note that neither of these is really widely accepted by mainstream feminists these days since this school of thought still upholds traditional gender roles, although they're still significant side factions.
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It's No Secret with Dr T.
It's No Secret with Dr T. is a small business and marketing podcast hosted by Author, Business Mentor and Entrepreneurial Podiatrist, Tyson E. Franklin, who has established, relocated, purchased and sold well over 20 podiatry business. Each week Dr T and guests prove that there are no secrets to business success, the answers are all there, but sometimes you do need a little guidance. If you're looking for a podcast that will give you practical advice you can use in your own business immediately, you've just found it.
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Why Valor
Huge startup opportunities in American manufacturing
By Lisa Calhoun August 29, 2016 No Comments
The big news in American manufacturing recently is the Tesla Gigafactory. Most coverage on the battery plant focuses on size: how the completed factory can fit 50 billion hamsters inside, or almost a hundred 747s parked wing to wing.
Impressive as its scale is, size is among the least important things about the Gigafactory.
The shift into mega-scale manufacturing is what is truly gargantuan. Some 11 percent of the U.S. global domestic product is manufacturing. It contributes to 47 percent of U.S. exports and accounts for one in six jobs. By itself, manufacturing in the United States alone is the world’s 8th largest economy. It’s also the world’s largest energy consumer–accounting for a full 30 percent of the world’s energy consumption. It’s no wonder GE, recently in the New York Times, is documented as trying to change its strategy from owning equipment to building the software platforms the equipment runs on.
Here’s how the Gigafactory is a symbol of changing times–and huge new opportunities for emerging tech across the entire manufacturing footprint.
1. Integrated, product-centered factory design
Tesla’s re-engineered manufacturing method takes the product, and then engineers backward to a system that can build this product. The point of the factory-as-product is to reduce unit cost through intense process engineering and energy intelligence. (Imagine software that can do much the same thing for new products, building product + provisioning into a systematic approach.)
Why the Tesla Gigafactory is different
When you look at the history of manufacturing–call it mass production–it started with repetition and exchangeable parts. Among the first examples of this was when George Washington ordered the United States’ first 10,000 muskets. Our new government stipulated using the reusable-parts process invented by French gunsmith Honore Blanc. After a century of relative improvements in harnessing energy, from coal to steam to natural gas, Ford created a new system. It was the modern assembly line, with the product passing through stations instead of people going to work in shifts on the product. Toyota and others have updated the approach with quality engineering–often referred to as Six Sigma or Lean. In the last century, many of the stations on the assembly line have improved–like with robotics or RFID recognition–but the overall system of production hasn’t been fundamentally refigured since Ford.
Tesla Gigafactory represents a fundamental refocus of the system of manufacturing around the integrated product it is built to create at scale.
That fact leads to the following two other fundamental shifts that show how the Tesla Gigafactory is redefining “made in America.”
2. 5x-10x Increase in Production Capability
Tesla expects its Gigafactory to create a minimum five-fold increase in manufacturing output for its batteries–and perhaps as much as a 10-fold increase. “When you think about it, how did we improve your phone? It was by increasing the clockspeed and the density. The same principles apply to manufacturing,” says Elon Musk.
The Gigafactory has his stamp on its audacious system-thinking approach to reinventing a process from input and output fundamental variables. In the future, we might need a Musk’s law of manufacturing like we used Moore’s law as a thumb rule for chips. 10x production is a world that has a different logistics, different shipping solutions, different inventory–and different software running that at speed. Think VR-ennabled plant logistics systems, configurable distribution, and production learning systems.
3. Net Zero Emissions and Carbon-Neutral Manufacturing
The third way the Gigafactory is fundamentally changing manufacturing is energy efficiency. Musk’s opening remarks at the unveiling of the Tesla Gigafactory were, “Tesla’s mission is to accelerate the transition to sustainable energy.”
“One way to think of manufacturing efficiency is how long a journey did that molecule take from when it was mined. So if it was mined in one part of the world, and eventually does several trips around the world before it ends up in a finished product, that’s fundamentally expensive,” he says.
The Gigafactory is a production system designed to put as much energy back on the grid as it takes. Further, it’s also designed not to pollute air, ground, or water. This is carbon neutral, nonpolluting approach is so transformational that for much history of manufacturing, it has been considered impossible.
Tesla’s chief technical officer, JB Straubel was addressing a crowd of students at the University of Nevada when he said, “We are going to build a zero-emissions facility, just like that car. So, instead of fighting this battle in hindsight, we just said we are not even going to have a natural gas pipeline coming in to the factory, so we didn’t even build it. There’s a heat pump technology that is way more efficient than just burning natural gas for steam–and then, we have a facility that has basically no emissions.” While many startups have focused on the approximately 3,000 US utilities, the energy software of the future may well focus on the micro-, personal- and independent manufacturing grids–and still manage more than 30% of the world’s energy production.
This demand-centered production–where the product’s needs determine the most efficient production flow–turns manufacturing on its head. The net zero energy stance and design density reveal a unit economics approach that will revitalize how America makes things in the future. The next great American manufacturing frontier is here and new technology companies that create efficiencies within the new system are going to abound.
Originally published in my column in Inc. Magazine.
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Art deco will be the visual language of 2021
By Tobias van Schneider
Who am I to say this? You're right. I can't tell for certain what will or won’t make a comeback, but I have a feeling Art Deco will. At least our own interpretation of it.
And I'm here for it if it happens.
Over the past few decades, we've gone from limited and costly technology to having mainframe computer performance on our wrists. We built so fast, we focused on the bare essentials. We celebrated function over form. We did the minimalist aesthetic to death, our phones becoming standardized aluminum rectangles, our living rooms resembling a doctor’s office. The ultimate high? A white desk with a single, potted succulent on top.
The modern designer's aspirational desk makes me feel empty inside.
Visit any restaurant or coffee shop today and it will look familiar. Walk through an airport in Singapore or Amsterdam and you could be in a New York shopping district. Our products and interfaces echo Apple’s. Our outfits are Everlane-issued uniforms. The best thing happening to the automobile industry has been Tesla, which still looks exactly how you’d expect it to – a car. Minimalism has made everything the same.
Do you prefer white or matte black? Gold or rose gold? Now that we’ve operated within this world for a while, I have to wonder: What’s next?
Every trend is an answer to the movement preceding it, and minimalism has just about had its run. We are emotional and sentimental beings; we survive on self-expression. We will forever return to what has colored society since humans first walked the earth: art.
The welcome return of Art Deco
Art Deco emerged right before World War I and found its footing in the early 1920s, as did the artists responsible for it. The style borrowed from many sources and art forms, some of them contradicting. It was bright and vivid. Ornate, geometric, luxurious. It was an ode to craftsmanship. It signaled the future.
Art Deco as seen on the exterior of architecture
The style appeared in architecture, furniture, jewelry, graphic design, fashion, automobiles, ocean liners – even products like vacuums. Art Deco was lavish, made with expensive materials and great effort. It wasn’t too concerned with cost or function. It was a celebration of beauty and creativity.
Then new industrial methods came along. So did the Great Depression. Art Deco was soon deemed indulgent and evolved into a more subdued version of itself (Streamline Moderne), which was eventually followed by modernism (Bauhaus and the likes). We continued stripping it back and stripping it back some more, bringing us to now.
We have arrived at a somewhat cold and lonely aesthetic, devoid of any sense of our identifying quality as humans: the ability to dream.
As we rebuild the world in 2021, I believe we will be searching for the soul so starkly missing from the minimalist world of the last two decades. Perhaps we will find our own adaptation of Art Deco – something that’s streamlined and technological, maybe a bit more economical, yet at the same time celebratory. Something that recognizes the role of beauty in function.
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Not poodle, not pointer, but both dogs in one
New to the Western Hemisphere, the mongrellike pudelpointer has been carefully crossbred to make it a competent dog-of-all-trades
Duncan Barnes
"The gamekeeper of Nicholson Island, a private shooting preserve off the Canadian shore of Lake Ontario, was demonstrating the versatile talents of a nondescript-looking hunting dog named Komet von der Winterhelle. Staying always within gun range, Komet quartered easily through a millet field for several minutes. Suddenly he broke stride, made a sharp turn upwind and stopped short in a rigid, stylish point. As his master came up from behind, a cock pheasant burst from the grainfield and banked downwind with a frightened cackle. With Komet still on point, the gamekeeper fired and the pheasant fell heavily into the dense briar bordering the field. Komet's master said a few words of praise, then told him to fetch. Shifting instantly from the role of pointer to that of retriever, Komet plunged into the brambles and brought the dead bird back to the man who had produced such artistry by mixing and blending canine ancestry and instincts as carefully as a chemist formulating a new, high-potency rocket fuel.
Gamekeeper Sigbot Winterhelt first exercised his passion for dogs as a boy in Adolph Hitler's Germany. Forbidden to keep a dog of his own, he gave overnight hospitality to an endless series of street mutts smuggled into the house without his parents' knowledge or consent. The dog he was working with such pride on the Nicholson Island millet field a few weeks ago resembled nothing so much as one of those mutts. For Komet is the byproduct of a long line of crossbreeding between English pointers and the now extinct German Wasserpudel. He is not, however, a mongrel, but a member of a breed new to the Western Hemisphere called pudelpointer, whose genealogy has been at least as selective as that of any other breed in the world. About 24 inches high and weighing no more than 60 pounds, the pudelpointer has a tough, wirehaired coat that is surprisingly soft to the touch, a cropped tail, dark-brown eyes, silky ears that are part pointer and part hound, and a comical growth of whiskers that looks like a mustache but is called a 'beard."
As a breed, pudelpointers have been known in Europe for more than 80 years, but the European dogs are far more poodle than pointer, and indeed their hybrid identity has been maintained only by occasional new mixtures of pointer blood. The North American breed of pudelpointer had its beginning in 1956, when Winterhelt, a former secretary of the Pudelpointer Club of Germany, brought a bitch named Cati von der Waldhof to Canada at the suggestion of Douglas Hume, a Toronto businessman. Their purpose was to establish a stable strain of all-purpose hunting dogs, whose traits would reappear generation after generation.
To this end, they mated Cati to a pure English pointer with a long and honorable pedigree. Some of the puppies from this and subsequent matings showed desirable pudelpointer characteristics—good noses, retrieving instinct, wire-haired coats and the breed's curious "beard." Now, after seven years of careful breeding and weeding, Winterhelt and Hume are satisfied that they have a stock of good working dogs.
"It has been a long and expensive proposition, and at times a very discouraging one," says Hume. "Of the 10 dogs we have imported from Germany since 1956, only two have proved good enough to keep in the breeding program. We have had dogs that were as nervous and scared as a caged chipmunk, dogs that couldn't smell and dogs that just wouldn't take to water."
Two notable exceptions are Komet and a bitch named Zenzi von der Waldhorst who, the breeders hope, will become the Adam and Eve of a standardized breed. Says Winterhelt: "We are now in the third generation, and we have 10 pups from the last two litters that look like potential breeding stock. According to Mendel, if the breeding remains the same, dogs should run true to type once the third generation is reached."
Winterhelt is quick to insist that his all-purpose pudelpointer is not "a wonder dog." "It would be foolish," he says, "to think that a pudelpointer could perform in the field with the drive and high-running style of the pointer or retrieve with the power of the Labrador or the Chesapeake. The thing is, the pudelpointer will do both jobs well." Most North American breeders, says Winterhelt, tend to concentrate on the pointing abilities of Continental sporting dogs like the German shorthair, the Weimaraner and the Vizsla, sacrificing the dogs' instinct to retrieve and trail. The pudelpointer can take the scent of a bird from the air, track over ground like a trailing hound and retrieve from both land and water.
So completely does Winterhelt instill the importance of retrieving in his dogs that they will, on command, pick up and bring back even live birds. Four years ago Winterhelt arrived at a Toronto field trial with two burlap sacks full of live pheasants in the trunk of his car. One of the sacks had come untied, and when Winterhelt opened the trunk 15 pheasants fluttered out. Fortunately, the birds were dazed by the sudden blinding sunlight and did not get very far. Winterhelt let Komet out of the car and calmly told him to fetch. A pointer handler standing nearby saw Komet dash off after the birds. "He was really horrified," recalls Winterhelt. "He screamed, 'My God, you'll ruin that dog! He'll kill those birds!' But Komet brought every one of those birds back to me unharmed."
As Winterhelt's dogs score impressive wins in field trials, Canadian and American interest in pudelpointers is growing fast. The Canadian Kennel Club has officially recognized the breed, but Winterhelt is a cautious man.
"We are still working with basic breeding stock, and we must be absolutely convinced that we have established a good line before we register the dogs and start selling them."
In the meantime, the fortunate few pudelpointer owners are enjoying their dogs despite the amusement of friends who just can't believe that they are real. Two years ago Douglas Hume flew to New York to deliver a valuable pudelpointer to a friend. A customs officer took a long look and asked, "What the dickens is that?"
Hume told him. "A pudelpointer, huh?" the customs man asked, roaring at his own wit. "Which one was yours, the poodle or the pointer?"
PUDELPOINTER ZENZI VON DER WALDHORST COMES TO A POINT ON A PHEASANT
A YOUNG RELATIVE OF ZENZI'S EAGERLY FETCHES A DEAD DUCK OUT OF A MARSH
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Dak Prescott Is Painfully Limited
by Trey Daubert1 year ago
Dak Prescott is painfully limited. (Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
Are we done with this Dak Prescott is better than Carson Wentz thing? It’s never been true. In fact, it’s never been close. Carson Wentz is one of the top 5 quarterbacks in football. Dak Prescott, well, he’s painfully limited. If you can’t see that watching the games, I can’t help you. Simple as that.
Yes, Dak Prescott is painfully limited. Recently C. Joseph Wright of USA Today wrote a must read column. It tracks how offensive coordinators are struggling to call plays for Dak Prescott. I’ll share an excerpt of the post, but you can read the entire thing here:
“I have been tracking the basic stats in these articles since Prescott was a rookie. Full disclosure: I do not have my notes from the last eight games of the 2018 season. That being said, I do have complete stats for 44 of Prescott’s 52 regular-season games, and nothing about the final eight games of 2018 suggests there was any major deviation from the trends identified. Moreover, the data from this season corroborates the observations noted in the other 40 games.
The most glaring trend detected is that Prescott is rarely asked to drop back and pass after taking the snap from under center.
In 44 games, he has never dropped back and passed after taking the snap from under center more than three or four times in game. When he was a rookie, it was sometimes never and often only once a game.
Moreover, many of the infrequent pass attempts from under center are not traditional five-step drops; they are often quick screens to the wide receiver or something similar, which requires the quarterback just to get his feet planted and fire the ball.
After three years as an NFL quarterback, Prescott still doesn’t routinely drop back into the pocket and throw the ball. He did it just twice against the Saints, twice versus Miami, twice in Washington, and three times in the season opener.”
Again, that’s just some of it. Read the whole thing. You can see how limited Dak is by just watching the game. I’m not a huge film guy but when Wright reviewed the tape, Dak is throwing the ball just 4 times a game under center? That’s a maximum number too! That can’t be right. Prescott can’t be THAT limited. 93 percent of Prescott’s passing attempts have come out of shotgun or play action. That tells you all you need to know.
Dak isn’t comfortable taking snaps under center and being a real quarterback. You’re not beating good teams like that. Especially when the offense is so predictable. If an offense throws virtually every time out of the shot gun and runs the ball virtually every time under center, the Cowboys become so predictable to teams that study them.
Carson Wentz Is Better Than Dak Prescott And It’s Not Close
This may be the most damning argument against Dak Prescott. Kellen Moore is doing all he can for Dak Prescott. The problem is the ceiling is so low here. That’s with the best offensive line in football, the best running back in football, and a true number one wide receiver. The second Dak gets paid, those pieces start to peel off. Do not pay Dak Prescott. It will be the biggest mistake the Cowboys ever make.
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Vinehealth Australia is pleased to announce awards it has achieved.
In 2019, Vinehealth Australia CEO Inca Lee was named ‘Researcher/Innovator of the Year’ at the Australian Women in Wine Awards, announced in New York. Inca said she shared the award with the talented people she has been fortunate to work with during her career at Pernod Ricard Winemakers and Vinehealth Australia. “My sole focus is to provide growers and winemakers with new ways to protect their vines and their brands from the devastating impacts of a biosecurity shock. It’s a huge challenge, but I think with greater awareness we are making progress,” she said.
In 2017, Vinehealth Australia was announced winners of the inaugural Small Project Award at the South Australian Spatial Excellence Awards, for its Boundary Rider geofencing pilot project. These awards celebrate the latest applications, theories and techniques being applied in surveying, remote sensing and geographic information.
Brendan Tully (GIS Specialist of Vinehealth Australia) and Deanna Hutchison (CEO of Spatial Industry Business Association (SIBA)). Photo – David Tran Photography 2017.
In 2017, South Australian vineyard owners have been recognised on a national stage for their commitment to biosecurity, through Vinehealth Australia receiving an Australian Biosecurity Industry Award, presented by the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources.The award recognises the group’s significant contribution to maintaining Australia’s wine industry biosecurity integrity. For Vinehealth’s media release on the award, click here. The details of this year’s award recipients are outlined here.
(L->R) Lynn O’Connell (Deputy Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Water Resources), Roseanne Healy (Chair of Vinehealth Australia), Inca Pearce (CEO of Vinehealth Australia) and the Hon. Anne Ruston (Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources). Photo – Steve Keough Photography 2017
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The drivers’ market carousel for the 2021 season has now practically ended. But Mercedes are still yet to officialize the contract renewal of their champion driver, Lewis Hamilton.
Keeping negotiations on hold until the end of the season was always on the timeline. However, Team Principal Toto Wolff has now said that their idea is to get the contract signed and sealed latest by ‘testing’ time.
Wolff stated, “He [Hamilton] is on the top of his game and he will be for a while. And that’s why continuing together is a no-brainer.”
Mercedes prioritized the Championship over contract situation
“If you refer to why haven’t we got a signed contract? The reason is simple. We always prioritized about getting this championship done, and not being distracted by sometimes difficult discussions, as is the nature of negotiation.”
Reports indicated that December would become a crucial period for the negotiations between both parties. But Wolff insisted on not putting any ‘special date’ to it. And was quite confident that the renewal was going to come up soon enough.
Formula One F1 – Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – Third placed Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton during the press conference after the race FIA/Handout via REUTERS
The Mercedes boss further said, “But then COVID struck. So it has delayed us a little bit, but we are not worried in eventually getting it done.
“We are putting no special date to it, because we don’t want to be put under pressure from you guys [the media] while it’s not signed yet. So sooner or later, it needs to be done. At the latest before we go testing,” concluded Wolff on the topic.
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Formula One F1 – Bahrain Grand Prix – Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain – Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton in action during the race Pool via REUTERS/Giuseppe Cacace
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And to be followed up in writing by the completion of the MARF - Multi Agency Referral Form within 24 hours.
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Where a referral is being made in relation to an allegation against someone working with or caring for children please see Waltham Forest's LADO (Local Authority Designated Officer) - Allegations against a professional or volunteer working with children.
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An Initial Contact is made where the Waltham Forest Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) is contacted about a child, who may be a Child in Need, and where there is a request for general advice, information or a service.
All contacts need to be considered alongside thresholds for Waltham Forest Early Help and Threshold Criteria for Intervention Document and a decision made within 24 hours regarding the level of response required.
At any time, an Initial Contact may become a Referral if it appears that services may be required for a Child in Need.
Any significant information received about a child who is an open case should be regarded as an Initial Contact, passed to the child's allocated social worker and recorded on the electronic data-base. In the case of siblings their needs should also be taken into account.
The Common Assessment Framework (CAF) is not a referral form, although it may be used to support a referral or a specialist assessment.
In all other cases, at the point when an Initial Contact is made, the MASH social worker should establish whether the enquiry can be dealt with by the provision of information and advice or re-direction to other agencies or services.
There are occasions where advice of a general nature is provided but no personal details are provided, in these cases the workers actions should be recorded on the “Advice Form”.
The MASH social worker should also check the electronic data-base records to see if the child or family is known and, if known, retrieve information on them. Any such information should be passed to the allocated social worker if there is one, and otherwise to the duty social worker. (See Section 4, Screening Process.)
Each child referred to Children's Social Care and who go onto receive services must have a category of need code recorded in Frameworki. For children who then go on to become looked after, the child's placement and legal status cannot be recorded without a category of need code.
An Initial Contact will be progressed to a Referral where the social worker or manager considers an assessment and/or services may be required for a Child in Need.
Referrers should have the opportunity to discuss their concerns with a qualified social worker. The referrer should be asked specifically if they hold any information about difficulties being experienced by the family/household due to domestic violence and abuse, mental illness, substance misuse and/or learning difficulties.
Once the referral has been accepted by local authority children's social care the lead professional role falls to a social worker.
The social worker should clarify with the referrer, when known, the nature of the concerns and how and why they have arisen.
The social worker will arrange to visit or contact the referrer and obtain as much of the following information as possible:
Full names, dates of birth and gender of children;
Family address and, where relevant, school/nursery attended;
Identity of those with parental responsibility;
Names and dates of birth of all members of the household;
Ethnicity, first language and religion of children and parents;
Any special needs of the children including the means in which they communicate;
Any significant recent or past events;
Cause for concern including details of allegations, their sources, timing and location;
The child's current location and emotional and physical condition;
Whether the child needs immediate protection;
Details of any alleged perpetrator;
Referrer's relationship with and knowledge of the child and his or her family;
Known involvement of other agencies;
Information regarding parents' knowledge and agreement to referral.
Once received, all referrals must be written up and a decision made about their disposal within one working day of the initial contact. (Note: This should be as soon as possible where it is evident the child is seen as requiring immediate protection/urgent action)
Within one working day, the social worker should make a decision about the type of response that is required. This will include determining whether:
The child requires immediate protection and urgent action is required;
There is reasonable cause to suspect that the child is suffering, or likely to suffer, Significant Harm, and whether enquires must be made and the child assessed under Section 47 of the Children Act 1989.
(See London Child Protection Procedures, Child Protection s47 Enquiries Procedure, Timescales);
The child is in need, and should be assessed under Section 17 of the Children Act 1989;
Any services are required by the child and family and what type of services; and
Further specialist assessments are required in order to help the local authority to decide what further action to take.
4. Screening Process
The following process applies to new cases of children previously unknown to the authority, and to closed cases.
The process of Referrals must include screening against the Waltham Forest Early Help and Threshold Criteria for Intervention Document and must include internal electronic database and agency checks. (Consent from the persons involved should be obtained) to establish whether the family is previously known, and whether there is a Child Protection Plan in relation to the child and/or whether the child is Looked After.
The screening process should establish:
The nature of the concern;
How and why it has arisen;
What the child's needs appear to be;
Whether the concern involves Significant Harm;
Whether there is any need for urgent action to protect the child or any children in the household.
This process will involve:
Discussion with the referrer;
Consideration of any existing records, including whether the child is the subject of a Child Protection Plan;
Involving other agencies as appropriate and in accordance with Information Sharing Advice for Safeguarding Practitioners, DfE:
Consent from the parent or carer should normally be sought;
However, the Data Protection Act should never be a barrier to 'sharing information where the failure to do so would result in a child or vulnerable adult being placed at risk of harm' or indeed on those occasions where seeking consent might increase the risk of harm;
Information should always be 'necessary and proportionate'.
If there are indications that a child may be at risk of Significant Harm, the manager may authorise whatever actions are necessary to protect the child or others in the household from Significant Harm, which may result in the immediate provision of services (see London Child Protection Procedures, Child Protection s47 Enquiries Procedure, Strategy meeting / discussion).
If there is suspicion that a crime may have been committed including sexual or physical assault or neglect of the child, the Police must be notified immediately.
Personal information about non-professional referrers should not be disclosed to the parents or other agencies without the referrer's consent.
The parent's consent should usually be sought before discussing a referral with other agencies unless this may place the child at risk of Significant Harm, or may compromise evidence in which case the manager should authorise the discussion of the referral with other agencies without parental knowledge or consent. The authorisation should be recorded with reasons.
5. Initial Disposal of Referrals
The initial disposal of a Referral, which must be authorised by the manager, may be:
That the child does not appear to be a Child In Need, which will result in one of the following: the provision of information, advice, sign-posting to another agency, referring on to another agency with the family's consent and/or no further action;
That the child appears to be a Child in Need with a moderate level of need, in which case, the manager may authorise an Assessment;
That the child appears to be a Child in Need with a high level of need, which must result in an Assessment;
That it is suspected that the child is suffering or is likely to suffer from Significant Harm, which will result in an Assessment, with a view to conducting a Strategy Discussion, prior to a Section 47 Enquiry and further Assessment commencing.
If there are indications that a child may be at risk of Significant Harm, the manager may authorise whatever actions are necessary to protect the child or others in the household from Significant Harm, which may result in the immediate provision of services. There should be consideration of a Strategy Discussion and of a multi-agency response. (See London Child Protection Procedures and Practice Guidance, Child Protection Enquiries (Section 47) Procedure.)
Professional referrers should be advised of the disposal of the referral.
Feedback on the outcome of the Referral should also be provided to non-professional referrers in a manner consistent with respecting the confidentiality of the child.
6. Recording of Referrals
All Initial Contacts and Referrals should be recorded on the electronic database.
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Rainer’s Bavarian Grill
May 22, 2016 walthamstowdiary E17 Places to Eat & Drink, High Street, Walthamstow 5 comments
In my younger days when I worked as a Stage Manager, I often visited a little restaurant on Dean Street called Steph’s . It was close to work and stayed open late, so it was a perfect spot to head to after the show had finished . The food and the painted flamingos that decorated the restaurants walls were only part of the attraction, the main event was Steph herself. She was, it’s fair to say, a bit of a character. Flamboyant, friendly, and occasionally on the wrong side of tipsy, she made every visit a bit of an adventure. I love restaurants and cafes that have a bit of character about them. I like visiting places that aren’t simply carbon copies of something else. Happily, I’ve found such an establishment in Walthamstow. It’s called Rainer’s Bavarian Grill, and it is simply wonderful.
Rainer’s is a stall on the St James Street end of the market. Well, I say a stall, it’s actually a giant can with a small serving hatch in it. I think in a previous life it may have been a massive coke can, but someone has since converted it in to a Bavarian grill, you know, as you do. In front of the can/kitchen is a small gazebo which creates a covered seating area. If there were any doubts that this stall sells German food, the gazebo puts them to rest, it has a picture of a man wearing laderhosen on it, and very jolly he looks too. The tables under the gazebo are decorated with a centre piece made of shredded drinks cans, splayed out to make a star burst. At the centre of each shredded aluminium nest is a plastic flower, and the entire thing is waited down with pebbles. It may sound odd to use drinks cans as centre pieces, but when your kitchen is made of a humongous coke can, I think it’s entirely fitting .
Being a Bavarian stall, the food on offer is all sausage based. Which is fine for me, I mean, you can’t go wrong with a sausage can you. Bratwurst, Bockwurst, Currywurst and Sauerkraut are all on offer. We visited on Saturday, and as we stood reading the menu board, Stefan, one of the owners, popped his head out of the can and shouted, hello, come in, make your self at home, and then beamed the biggest smile at us. I’m going to like it here, I said to my other half. We both ordered the Currywurst, which Stefan recommended we should have in the traditional German way, cut up in to small pieces, instead of being served in a bun. We took his advice, sat down, and then the fun really began. Stefan told us there might be a wait because they cook everything from fresh. People sometimes get impatient, he said, but you know, we aren’t McDonald’s. After some activity in the big can, the food arrived, but it wasn’t alone, oh no, it was accompanied by adapted drinks can’s full of mayo and curry ketchup. I love that the can theme is ever-present, can kitchen, can centre piece, can condiments. There is a small chance you might sever of finger when going for the ketchup, but who cares, everyone needs to dice with danger every now and then.
As we tucked in to our Currywurst, Stefan appeared again, this time at the chip fryer that sits in front of the kitchen. Chips won’t be long, he said to us. We were a little confused because hadn’t actually ordered chips, but again, who cares, we just went with it, nodded at Stefan and said, great, thanks. The Currywurst which cost £3.19 per portion, was great. As were the chips, which, incidentally, went really well with the curry ketchup. Stefan and his wife Regina were very chatty, and Stefan is probably the smiliest person I have ever met. They told us about their business, told us that they first just wanted to sell cakes, but someone suggested also serving hot food. They didn’t tell us how they came to own a giant can/kitchen though, which is a shame, as I expect there is probably a fantastic story there somewhere.
When we finished our food and went to pay, there was a bit of a kerfuffle because they couldn’t remember what we had ordered. And after we left we realised we paid for someone else’s cup of tea, but I can forgive them for that. The service isn’t bad, it’s just a little bit chaotic, eccentric even. Rainer’s isn’t somewhere to visit if you are in a hurry. But it is somewhere to visit if you want to be served by a warm and friendly couple, who are clearly very proud of their business. If, like me, you dislike the uniform dullness of places like Starbucks and Costa, I’m pretty sure you would enjoy a visit to Rainer’s. Whilst it may be a little chaotic, this giant can with its laderhosen gazebo has more character than you can shake a stick at. Rainer’s is on the Market on Tuesday -Friday until 3pm, and Saturday until 2pm. Don’t worry, you wont miss them, just look out for 15 foot coke can.
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nicknicklambert says:
I loved Stheph’s as well. Nice review and photos. Thanks!
Steph’s was great wasn’t it. Sad day when it closed
The Singing Organ-Grinder says:
Fortune favours the bold. I’ve never dared to go in because (a) I thought it would be a hipster from Ascot, and (b) I still haven’t recovered from the intergalactically appalling kebab wraps served out of a caravan just along the way. Probably combines well with karaoke at the Cock on Tuesday afternoons.
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rebeccaeast says:
We’ve been for currywurst and really enjoyed it. The can is run by very friendly people as the review says. We would definitely go again and the food was great value.
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Single-serving, grab-and-go granola producer Upfront Foods, Boca Raton, FL, will be adding distributors and brokers in the Northeast and Florida. Island Natural of Long Island City, NY, Florida’s Own Food Distribution, Odessa, FL, McClain’s Old Florida Gourmet, Sarasota, FL and Exclusive Brands Group of Miami will now carry the company’s Upfront Nutty Granola.
Black Bean & Quinoa Chili, Refried Pinto Beans and Garbanzo Beans (chickpeas) from Eden Foods, Clinton, MI were selected by Men’s Health magazine for its annual feature “The 125 Best Foods for Men.”
Last Thanksgiving saw the sale of the three millionth Tofurky Roast, available since 1995 from Hood River, OR’s Turtle Island Foods.
NBTY, Inc. of Ronkonkoma, NY will buy Balance Bar Company, Valhalla, NY from Brynwood Partners VI L.P., which acquired the nutrition and energy bar producer in 2009 from Kraft Foods, Inc. The company also now offers the Good ‘n Natural Bar.
The Food Recovery Network (FRN) launched its first national campaign to raise awareness about hunger and food waste. The campaign is titled “More Students. Less Waste” and began during Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. One goal was to get more students to pledge to start new chapters of FRN, which donates food from college campus dining halls that would go to waste to America’s hungry and homeless. 12 students have already said they will start new chapters on major campuses across the country.
Chicago, IL-based Alef Sausage, makers of European style salami and bologna sold in ethnic supermarkets across the country, will now be moving its products into mainstream supermarkets, bumping its distribution to 30 U.S. states as well as Canadian markets.
El Paso, TX-based Dean Foods Co. will sell its Morningstar Foods division to Canadian cheese distributor Saputo Inc. for $1.45 billion.
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How to Get to Odaiba – Tokyo’s Entertainment Island!
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Odaiba is a man-made island located in Tokyo’s Minato Ward in the south of the city. Considered to be one of Tokyo’s major entertainment and shopping districts, Odaiba is a particularly popular place to visit on the weekends. You’ll find plenty of major attractions here to include the TeamLab Borderless digital art museum, the Oedo Onsen theme park, the giant Gundam statue at Diver City Mall, Joypolis virtual reality amusement park, the Miraikan science museum, and Odaiba Beach. After hearing such high praise, you may be wondering how to get to Odaiba.
There are several ways to access Odaiba – the most convenient depends on which direction you are coming from. In this article, we’ll explore each mode of available transport and advise which one is best depending on the attraction you are visiting.
How to get to Odaiba by the Yurikamome Line
The most common way to access Odaiba is via the Yurikamome Line, a driverless train that begins in Shimbashi and takes a loop of the island, stopping at every station and crossing the Rainbow Bridge along the way. Although the fares are not the cheapest compared to other Tokyo train lines, this is one of the most scenic options to take. As the train crosses the Rainbow Bridge, it offer spectacular views of the island and Tokyo Bay area. In fact, a ride on the Yurikamome Line is almost an attraction by itself.
If you are traveling to Odaiba from Tokyo Station, Asakusa, Shimbashi, Ginza, or Shiodome then you should take the Yurikamome Line.
For visiting Odaiba beach, Joypolis, and Decks shopping mall, leave the train at Odaiba Kaihin-Kouen station. If you are visiting the TeamLab Borderless Museum, you can also leave the train here and access the museum via a pedestrian bridge that crosses the road. The total walking time to Borderless is approximately 10 minutes.
For Aqua City Mall, the replica Statue of Liberty, Hilton and Nikko hotels, Fuji Television or Diver City Mall get off the train at Daiba Station. If you are going to Oedo Onsen or the Miraikan (National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation) then you’ll need to disembark at Telecom Center Station. For the Venus Fort shopping mall, Toyota Mega Web and Palette Town, Aomi Station is closest, and you can also access the TeamLab Borderless Museum from here easily.
A one-way fare from Shimbashi to Odaiba costs around 330 JPY per adult, depending on which station you are traveling to. If you are traveling from Tokyo Station, the total fare will cost 440 JPY one way. It’s worth mentioning that travel on the Yurikamome Line is not covered by the Japan Rail Pass, but if you are visiting a lot of attractions around Odaiba, you can purchase a Yurikamome Line day pass for 820 JPY.
How to get to Odaiba by the Rinkai Line
The other train line to access Odaiba is via the Rinkai Line which stops at Tokyo Teleport Station close to Diver City, Venus Fort, and TeamLab Borderless. It is possible to access Odaiba directly this way from Shinjuku and Shibuya, by boarding the Saikyo Line, which then becomes the Rinkai Line once it reaches Osaki Station. If you’re traveling to Odaiba directly from Haneda Airport, you can also take the monorail to Tennozu Isle and pick up the Rinkai Line there.
The Rinkai Line trains are not as frequent as the Yurikamome Line, with trains spaced out on average between every 7-10 minutes, and you won’t be treated to the same scenic views. However, the Rinkai Line can be a more convenient route due to its connectivity with stations on the JR Lines, Shibuya, and Shinjuku. Regarding the fare, expect to pay approximately 500 JPY one way if traveling from Shibuya.
How to get to Odaiba by Rainbow Bus
If you are staying around Shinagawa, the most affordable way to get to Odaiba is to take the Rainbow Bus. The ride costs just 210 JPY one way. Please note that as this a private bus company, you must pay the fare by cash. Also, unlike other city buses, you are unable to use IC cards. Buses run every ten minutes and the main bus stop is located outside Shinagawa Station’s east exit.
There is also a free Tokyo Bay shuttle bus that departs every 20 minutes connecting the island’s most popular attractions. This bus runs between 11:30am to 7:30pm daily.
You can also access Odaiba via the Toei city buses where you can use your IC card for a 200 JPY fare, making this the cheapest transportation method. Buses depart from Monzen Nakacho station every ten minutes and stop outside of Tokyo Teleport Station. The journey time is approximately 30 minutes.
How to get to Odaiba by Water Bus Across Tokyo Bay
Many international tourists are not aware that there is a scheduled water bus service that stops at Odaiba. Although this is one of the more expensive ways to access the island, it’s also one of the least crowded and is a nice way to incorporate some more sightseeing into your day with a cruise around Tokyo Bay.
There are three main locations where you can board a boat bound for Odaiba, these are Asakusa, Hinode, and Hama Rikyu Garden. From Asakusa, the direct boat leaves from Asakusa Pier, a 5-minute walk from Asakusa Station on the Sumida River. The boat ride takes 50 minutes and costs just over 1,700 JPY per person.
If you want to take the boat from Hama Rikyu Garden, it’s best to add it onto a visit of the gardens because you’ll need to pay the garden’s entrance fee of 300 JPY to access the boat pier. From Hinode Pier to Odaiba, the journey time is around 20 minutes and the fare is 520 JPY per person. Boats depart between 11am until around 5pm daily, but it’s best to check the schedule online in advance.
How to get to Odaiba by crossing the Rainbow Bridge on foot
Finally, people often wonder how to get to Odaiba on foot by walking across the Rainbow Bridge, and the short answer is yes, it’s possible, but it is not the easiest way. The total walking time is around 40 minutes, and you are not allowed to ride a bicycle (you have to walk it over). Prepare for strong winds and secure your hats and other accessories. You should also expect a good amount of noise due to the wind and passing cars. That being said, the journey does provide a good view of Tokyo Bay and other landmarks. If you decide to walk across the bridge, please note that it closes to pedestrians after 8pm.
Tanja has spent more than three years exploring Japan, from the mountains of Hokkaido to the beaches of Kyushu. As a full-time travel writer, she loves to explore off the beaten path places, and her favourite part of Japan is Shikoku where she lived for two years. When in Tokyo, you can often find her checking out the latest cafes.
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Daddy Ball is the common phenomenon of when the coach — or the perception of when the coach — favors his kid over others at the detriment of the team. His kid always needs to be the star. His kid pitches the big game when there are better options. His kid plays when other better players sit.
The emphasis here is on “detriment to the team.” If the coach’s kid is simply the team’s best player, then so be it.
Also note that perception is also reality here. Daddy Ball exists if parents think it does — it’s that simple. It’s not always fair, but it’s something a coach needs to address.
Daddy Ball — the way it’s perceived and defined — also extends to the assistant coaches. Parents can perceive that not only is the coach giving preferential treatment to his kid but to the other assistants’ kids. Again, this is based on the premise that these coaches’ kids are inferior players to other options.
The Source of Daddy Ball
Parents hate and try to avoid Daddy Ball, and I completely understand. Particularly if it’s a blatant case where the coach’s kid is clearly inferior to other options. But let me tell you — as a coach — how this can easily happen.
The coach knows his kid. He knows his kid better than any other kid. As a result, he knows — or thinks he knows — how well his kid can handle a situation better than he knows how another kid will handle it.
Of course there is also potential for bias here. It’s not necessarily wrong, but a coach trusts his own kid. He is less likely to trust another kid. So if the two are close in talent, it’s plausible why a coach would choose his own kid.
Daddy Ball, as defined, can extend to the assistant coaches. Again, there are blatant and more subtle examples of Daddy Ball in this case. But an assistant is the person who the head coach leans on for advice and strategy discussion. Like the head coach, an assistant will be biased to his own kid. That can naturally lead to more playing time for that assistant’s kid.
This all comes down to control. The coach is in a position of control and therefore determines the fate of all of the players on the team. The parents have no control, and this is an uncomfortable and potentially explosive situation when the lack of control results in unfair treatment — real or perceived.
A Coach’s Perspective: The Pitfalls of Daddy Ball
As a dad and a coach of my son, I’m sensitive to all of this. I’m conscious of the potential for Daddy Ball, and I actively make sure that this is not an issue. It’s important that the coach is aware of this and makes every attempt to make decisions as the coach and not the dad.
I can tell you first hand that it can go both ways. As a coach who is consciously aware of the potential for Daddy Ball, I may have limited my son’s opportunities in the past to prove a point. A coach can overreact to Daddy Ball, thereby harming the development of their own child.
I’m also my son’s biggest critic. I see flaws in his game that others may not see. I see him every day, in and out of practice and game situations. And on the flip side, the flaws of other players may not be as noticeable to me.
As a coach, there are a couple of ways to avoid this…
First, make sure that your child is not one of the weaker players on the team. I actually prefer that my son is neither the best nor the worst, but for the purpose of the Daddy Ball discussion it’s certainly bad if he falls on the weaker side.
This is a big issue, not only for playing time but assembling the team in the first place. If the coach’s kid is one of the weaker players, what happens when players with superior ability try out? The coach will obviously not cut his own kid.
Second, have an open dialog with assistant coaches and parents about the performance of the individual players. Have stats publicly available. Be clear about how you determine playing time (hopefully it’s mostly stats based). While not everyone will agree about which players are best — EVERY parent has a bias — this can help limit issues.
As a coach, I am very stats focused. I design lineups to favor the kids who get on base and hit the most. I pitch the kids who throw strikes and limit runs. I place kids in the field based on the ability to make plays and limit errors.
If a coach uses stats as the guide, the potential for blatant favoritism — actual or perceived — is limited.
While stats can be misleading — particularly in small sample sizes — it helps to have them as a defense. Because if there’s a perception that your child is unfairly getting additional time and you don’t have the stats to back it up, you’re in trouble
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Is Pope Francis an imposter?
The call to celibacy
Jordan Peterson in Australia
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Last November, when I drew the name of my 18-year-old brother in the family Kris Kringle, I knew the perfect Christmas present for him. I’d buy him a ticket to Jordan Peterson’s lecture in Melbourne!
A red pill given with love!
Or so I told myself. The reality is less altruistic. I’d found an excuse to justify paying $100 to see a public intellectual I can watch online any time, for free.
As it happens, there was nothing in Peterson’s lecture which I haven’t heard from him before. So it was intriguing that 5,500 people were so enthralled by a man pacing the stage for two hours apparently sharing his stream of consciousness. (I’m sure that the lecture was carefully prepared and executed, but such are Peterson’s skills in public speaking, it felt like he was speaking ex tempore.)
The present tour is headlined 12 Rules for Life, like Peterson’s bestselling book, but his remarks focused exclusively around his first rule: “Stand up straight with your shoulders back.” He gives plenty of reasons to do this, relating how and why we are better off than our grandparents, and how and why we can be rationally optimistic about the future. I think that Peterson’s optimism is what most impressed me. Jordan Peterson inspires. As one friend put it:
“He inspires you to rise up above all the darker feelings, regardless of what you’ve been through, and face the world with strength and determined goodness.”
I’ve long believed that Peterson is filling a void once occupied by the Church. As Peterson again declared on Q&A tonight, he makes “no metaphysical claims,” and he deliberately keeps religion out of it. Nonetheless he speaks about morality with moral authority. His public lecture — not unlike his book — culminates in a heartfelt and tearful account of meaning in the midst of suffering. Peterson resembles a post-modern and agnostic Archbishop Fulton Sheen, expounding why Life is Worth Living.
What Peterson says makes me optimistic. But how he says it, and how young adults especially have responded, makes me even more optimistic. The huge numbers of online views Peterson attracts, and books he sells, and global tours he sells out, challenge the claim that millennials have the attention span and intellectual capacity of goldfish. Peterson observes that only a very small minority of the literate population ever read and understand the great books of great thinkers. Thus it was, and hence it shall ever be. But a good many more are interested in, and capable of, engaging with those great ideas in conversation. As Peterson himself demonstrates, the Internet now provides the mass media to cultivate those conversations. The likes of Youtube and Periscope are broadcasting great ideas to a mass audience, which will individually and collectively change the world. Professor Peterson is not so much the catalyst of this cultural shift, as he is a symptom of it. And that, above all, is a cause for optimism.
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GoPro Shoots For Growth In A Market Crawling With Competitors
by Allison Schiff // Tuesday, February 4th, 2020 – 12:35 am
Todd Ballard, GoPro’s CMO, has his work cut out for him: Encourage people to buy action video cameras when nearly half the humans on Earth already have access to a sophisticated, high-quality camera embedded directly in their phone.
Once a darling of Wall Street, GoPro’s stock has mainly been on a downward spiral, with a few rallies here and there, since the company went public roughly six years ago. In November, following GoPro’s Q3 earnings, the stock was 95% below its record high in October 2014. The company reports full year 2019 earnings on Wednesday.
But Ballard takes his unique marketing challenge in stride.
“It sounds cliche, but we see it as an opportunity, not a challenge,” he said. “When people film their lives with their phones, they’re separating themselves from the experience – almost always, they’re watching what’s happening through the screen, not watching the thing itself.”
In the spirit of encouraging the latter, GoPro wrapped its second annual Million Dollar Challenge campaign in late January, whereby regular people share their best footage for the chance to win equal shares of $1 million and have their clips featured in a highlight video. The contest pulled in 42,000 submissions this year alone.
AdExchanger caught up with Ballard.
AdExchanger: How do you drive up demand when cheap GoPro knockoffs are ubiquitous and phone cameras just keep getting better and better?
TODD BALLARD: Innovation is an obvious answer. The technology in our cameras is unmatched and continues to separate us from what anyone else in the category is attempting. But the more significant factor is the power of our brand. We’ve spent 16 years establishing GoPro as authentic, known equally for quality and for cool factor.
Being first to market definitely helped us establish the brand quickly, but it’s taken extraordinary effort to maintain and grow. Ultimately, it’s what allowed us to be somewhat unfazed by growing competition.
How would you describe GoPro’s marketing strategy?
It’s changed quite a bit over time. In the early days, we were very focused on brand marketing. Most of our advertising was at the top of the funnel around awareness. But as we begin to fight for more share of mind and wallet – not just in our category, but in the world of consumer goods in general – we’ve seen how important it is to educate our consumers about the features of our products. The data told us that when we were too brand centric, people were getting lost in the customer journey.
What data did you look at?
A lot of it came from our consumer insights and data analytics team. We looked at how many first-time consumers we had versus consumers upgrading to new versions of cameras. We also did research and talked to consumers. We realized we’d been assuming that people who had already bought a previous model knew about all the newer features, but then, for example, we saw customers buying waterproof cases for waterproof cameras, and it was clear that they didn’t. It was a big aha moment for us.
Are you starting to merge brand and performance?
Both play a role, and the metrics change as you move through the funnel. It’s easier to measure the performance side of marketing, but if you get too stuck in performance you can become too focused on the transaction.
There was a time in the past when GoPro started doing more performance, but the top of the funnel began to narrow, because we weren’t investing enough in branding and awareness – the aspirational part. It doesn’t matter if the bottom of the funnel opens if the well of consumers is drying up at the top.
What data is important to you?
We segment our customers based on things like where they’re coming from, the types of content they ingest, do they travel. Our most important segment is what we call “active captures,” people who are out there and interested in capturing content and sharing it. CRM is also an important one for us. The more people we can drive to our site, the more we have an opportunity to learn about them and get them to convert.
Beyond the sizzle reel you create, what do you do with all of that free user-generated content you get from the Million Dollar Challenge?
We had 25,000 submissions to the challenge last year, and this year alone we got 42,000 from 104 countries. We now have this huge library of amazing content from around the world that we can leverage across our own advertising: earned, owned and paid. Some of it is fun and quick, and in other cases we dig deeper into the stories, reach out to the people who captured them. This pretty much stocks us up with footage and content for 2020, and we don’t take it for granted.
The KPIs for this campaign were awareness and engagement, but what about sales and were you able to attribute any to last year’s Million Dollar Challenge?
Sales is our biggest metric, and we try our best to attribute a percentage of transactions to the challenge, but, ultimately, it’s a gray number.
A lot of this stuff is subjective. We’re trying hard to understand which metrics are important to drive the growth of the business and aren’t just internal celebrations.
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brandon henrie (HANK) February 4, 2020
Keep driving it home how GoPro is a Capture Lifes Moments Camera and how great it is to Relive Lives Moments with GoPro. I had my GoPro MAX out during christmas this year capturing epic 360 video and Epic surround sound of our morning allowing me to relive that great time anytime I want from any angle I want. Your right about missing out on lives moments when you try to do this with something like your phone. No where near the same, never will be the same.. Its not just an action camera anymore..
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Austria in Georgia
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Whether it be dairy products, bread or sausages, Austrian food is exported to 180 countries. The world’s largest manufacturer of energy drinks comes from Austria. Austria also has great international success in jams, soft cheese and iced tea. Viennese coffeehouse culture has produced a large number of tasty pastries, which are popular all over the world. And Tirolean Alpine cheese and pumpkin seed oil from Styria are protected regional EU products.
In addition to energy drinks, lemonades and ice teas, the "export kings" of the Austrian food and soft drinks industry also include confectionery as well as pastry goods and other specialities. Since Austria joined the EU in 1995, exports of products from the food industry have increased by more than 500%. The regional diversity of the products and the sustainability in production are particularly important to the Austrian producers.
In Austria, there are companies with a lot of experience and a long tradition on the one hand and newcomers and start-ups on the other, who are drawing on the great culinary culture of the country with their own ideas. Many of the Austrian companies are SMEs, which makes a strong customer orientation and a special focus on the quality of the products possible. Furthermore, the Austrian companies are putting great faith in the regional origin and in the health concept.
Tradition and international successes
Austria's food and soft drinks sector has many companies whose history extends back into the nineteenth century. With an awareness of tradition and successful innovations, they are contributing to Austria's good image as a supplier of products of the highest quality.
A successful Austrian developer, producer, refiner and marketer of durable, non-chilled food and drinks of premium quality also looks back at 160 years of company history, like an Austrian family-run business that today exports its fruit juices, ice teas and teas into 70 countries.
A company that has devoted itself entirely to the topic of seasonings and whose roots lie in a paprika mill established in 1881 has an export percentage of around 70%. And Austria's market leader on the jam and honey market that today employs 300 people started out at an old Austrian "fruit steam plant".
The hazelnut waffles of a traditional Austrian company that bear the symbol of the place where the company was established, the Stephansdom (St. Stephen's Cathedral), on their packaging are known all over the world. Even today, this speciality is still produced in the capital.
New interpretations of drinks
With a unique marketing concept, an Austrian energy drink, inspired by functional drinks from the Far East, was launched all over the world. It has been an export success since the 1980s and is drunk in around 170 countries of the world.
Another Austrian company is expanding the range of energy drinks with products from green tea that are non-carbonated, natural and environmentally compatible. The drinks are certified lactose-free, gluten-free, "bio friendly" and vegan.
An algae refreshment drink also comes from Austria and is internationally successful. It was presented with the "taste15" at the world's largest food fair ANUGA Cologne as a top innovation of the year 2015.
Enjoying with a good conscience
The future will bring changed consumer behaviour for the food and soft drinks industry and the Austrian companies are already well prepared for this. They are flexible in the product design, many of them do not produce any mass goods, but are instead niche players, which makes optimum adjustment to new developments easier. Austrian products are leaders particularly in the future areas of organic, functional food and in products against intolerances.
Consumers expect health-promoting, natural and tasty products that have not been produced with the aid of chemical pesticides. That is why the seamless traceability of the production chain is particularly important. The AMA seal of quality for milk and dairy products, for instance is involved in the quality assurance in the entire production chain from raw milk to drinking milk and to the dairy products and sets higher standards than the criteria defined by law.
The wide range of regional products offered by the Austrian food industry also makes an important contribution to environmental protection. Firstly, the producers pay particular attention to protection of the landscape and clean water, and secondly short transport routes save harmful emissions.
An important topic is also that of a healthy diet. A trend towards vegetarian and vegan products, consideration of low-fat diet, fewer sweets and more organic food offers new opportunities for Austrian companies of the food sector.
New paths are also being forged in the packaging. For instance, there is an Austrian energy drink in a can made of paper laminate, a type of packaging that has a better environmental record than conventional cans made of aluminium.
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Cynthia Catania
AllMusic Review by Joe Viglione
Cynthia Catania is a bold female singer who takes the commercial zest of Sheryl Crow and mixes it up with Tracy Bonham's thick album rock sounds. It makes for a unique blend that producer Tad Wadhams skillfully crafts on this seven-song indie disc. The video of "Down on Me" (not the Janis Joplin arrangement of the traditional tune, but an original) is colorful and exciting, and of all the material here written by the Catania/Wadhams team, it is the one song with contributions from pianist Nick Pierone. It's very radio-friendly, with bubbling elements that Tad Wadhams and the singer let slip in and out of the mix. The album opens with full-bodied rhythms and mid-ranged guitars for "Time out in Vegas," and it has that same likeability that Sheryl Crow poured into her breakthrough hit five years earlier, 1994's "All I Wanna Do." "Mermaid" is dreamy rock, pretty melodies defined with a hard snare drum, and here is where Catania begins to develop her own identity. She takes it a step further on the show-and-tell mindset of "Truth & Lies." They soak the snare in echo here, with liquid guitars holding up the singer's voice on this tough ballad stretching like an elastic band. Rather than hit the listener with another up song, they take the mood down another notch with the even dreamier "All Gone Now." It's a terrific three-way segue, concluding with "Without Sleep," which does take things back to the snappy pop the disc started with, a close to 30-minute journey. It's the way albums used to be: compact enough to fit into a half-hour TV show with lyrics compelling enough to be just that.
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Anorak News | You have too much Government when you can investigate a dead fish in Texas
You have too much Government when you can investigate a dead fish in Texas
by Tim Worstall | 5th, October 2012
I THINK we’d all agree (OK, you anarchists at the back can shut up) that we do in fact need to have some government. Making sure there’s only one Army seems like a good idea, we need some method of working out who empties the bins. So some ruling structure that deals with these things for us seems like a decent enough idea.
But there are also those who think that it’s possible to have too much government. I’m among them but I offer you this as an example:
“We’re more conscientious in looking for this now than we were five or six years ago,” said Kurt Kelley, a game warden with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department who patrols rural Wood County east of Dallas and has investigated about 30 tournament fraud cases in his nearly 13 years with the agency, including one that spanned nearly two years involving a contestant who submitted a dead fish.
Now yes, people cheating at a fishing competition is indeed cheating. Given that these US things often have cash prizes it’s also quite possibly fraud. But I put it to you that when the State (that is, the State of Texas and also “the state” as in government) employs someone to investigate for two years the dastardly case of a dead fish being submitted in such a contest then, you know, perhaps, maybe, all in all, the State is just employing too many damn people?
That perhaps firing a few, lowering taxes so that the money fructifies in the pockets of the populace and leaving fishing contest organisers to police their own contestants might be the sensible thing to do?
Examples from this side of the pond are welcome in comments: what would be the sign that we’ve got quite enough, possibly too much, government and perhaps we should shrink it all a bit? My example might be the jams and jellies regulations which spell out that carrots are actually a fruit, jam for the making of. When we’ve laws that stupid perhaps we should have fewer of them.
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What does interval mean in Formula 1 racing?
One of the definitions of the word 'interval' is the amount of time between two objects. On the world feed of the F1 race, there are two different types of intervals shown.
One is the time difference between the leader and all of the other competitors. The word 'interval' is placed under the leader's name because he is leading ... the numbers listed under the other drivers is the amount of time those drivers are behind the leader. If a driver has been lapped by the leader, it will show his interval as '1 lap' (or '2 laps' or '3 laps' depending on how many times that driver has been lapped by the leader). If a driver has retired from the race, it will show his interval as 'out'.
The other interval sometimes shown underneath a driver is the amount of time the driver is behind the driver immediately ahead of him. Again, the word interval is placed under the leader. The number under the 2nd place driver is the time he is behind the leader. The number under the 3rd place driver is the time he is behind the 2nd place driver. The number under the 4th place driver is the time he is behind the 3rd place driver ... and so on. If a driver is 1 lap behind the driver immediately in front of him in the standings, it will show his interval as '1 lap'. If a driver has retired from the race, it will show his interval as 'out'.
You can tell which type of interval is being shown by the numbers ... if the numbers underneath the each driver is higher than the number under the driver ahead of him, this is showing the interval between the driver and the leader ... if the numbers are higher and lower, this is showing the interval between the driver and the driver immediately ahead of him in the standings.
What does drs in formula 1 racing mean?
DRS in Formula 1 mean Drag Reduction Ssystem.
When did Ferrari start racing in formula one?
Ferrari began racing in Formula 1 in 1950, the inaugural season.
Different types of car racing?
Types of car racing include: * drag racing * formula 1 racing * nascar racing * street racing
Where was Formula one racing invented?
Formula 1 was invented in Great Briton.
What sport has Formula 1?
The sport of auto racing.
What is Auto racing Schumacher's first name?
Michael and Ralph race in the Formula 1 racing series.
How high does the speedometer go on a race car?
Racing cars such as those in Formula 1 racing do not have speedometers
What is the point in formula 1 racing?
To see who is the fastest driver.
Why is it called Formula 1 racing?
The sport's title, Formula One, indicates that it is intended to be the most advanced and most competitive of the FIA's racing formula. FIA = Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
Which is the most expensive sports in the world?
Formula 1 and horse racing.
Witch sport uses brakes?
formula 1 or motor racing
Is formula 1 a adventure sport?
No. It is a Motor Racing (Car) sport
What is the fastest time for a formula 1 race car?
It depends where they are racing at
Why do they use the word interval after the race leader in formula 1?
Interval means the gap between each car on the track, measured in seconds, or laps.
Which is most popular basketball or formula one racing?
Worldwide Formula 1 is far more popular.
How many years will Formula One exist for into the future?
Formula 1 racing will exist as long as the International Automobile Federation can turn a profit with the series. Since it is now very profitable, expect Formula 1 racing to exist for many years.
Did Mark Webber retire?
No, he is still racing in Formula 1. At the moment he is under contract with the Red Bull Racing Team.
Why do Formula 1 racing car drivers get weighed after each race?
To assure no one added special equipment during a pit stop. There are regulations in Formula One racing
What year did redbull enter formula 1?
Red Bull Racing made it's debut in the start of the 2005 Formula 1 season.
What sport did Murray Walker commentate on?
Formula 1 grand prix racing.
Who is the formula 1 champion 2010?
Sebastian Vettel for Red Bull Racing
What sport did Fernando Alonso play?
Fernando Alonso does Formula 1 racing.
Who was the formula 1 racing champions in 1982?
Keke Rosberg was the champion in 1982.
Is Formula 1 racing a sport?
yes it is a sport it is actually very popular
Is there October auto racing?
There is racing through October in Nascar and Formula 1. The IRL Series ends the first weekend in October.
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Disability insurance market poised for total failure
James FernyhoughReporter
Feb 10, 2020 – 12.00am
The $5 billion disability income insurance market faces total failure unless sweeping changes are made to the design and sale of products, a new study commissioned by the Actuaries Institute found.
The study, conducted by KPMG, found life companies had lost $3.4 billion over the last five years by selling overly complicated products with generous terms to individuals through financial advisers.
The market as it's operating is not sustainable, and you could have a market failure. That's not a fanciful idea.
— Ian Laughlin, Actuaries Institute
It called for life insurers to offer simpler, more realistically priced products that serviced customers' needs rather than focusing on the sort of "bells and whistles" that boosted their ratings among agencies like IRS and Rice Warner.
Ian Laughlin, convenor of the Actuaries Institute's Disability Insurance Taskforce and a former deputy chairman of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, said the result would be insurance policies that replaced the customer's income at the time of claim – the indemnity principle – rather than an agreed sum.
This in itself would be more affordable for insurers, but would also take away the incentive for customers to continue claiming rather than return to work. Under current practices, "agreed sum" policies often pay the customer a better income than their job does.
"The thing that we are particularly concerned about is that the market as it's operating is not sustainable, and you could have a market failure. That's not a fanciful idea," Mr Laughlin said.
"It would be a market failure in the sense that insurers would simply stop writing business." He said AMP had already withdrawn from the disability income market.
"Consumers who buy the product increasingly have had their prices go up, so it's become more and more expensive to maintain this cover, while at the same time you've got insurers losing money," he said. He said in recent years the losses had become "really quite significant".
Most direct disability policies are sold through financial advisers. Mr Laughlin said advisers felt bound by their best interest duties to put their clients in the best-rated policies. But he said rating companies did not take into account the sustainability of the system.
Policy trap
And he said life insurers themselves were caught in a trap, whereby the policies they sold lost them money, but the fear of first-mover disadvantage and lack of appetite from advisers for cheaper, less generous products, meant none felt able to overhaul their policies.
He said the Australian Securities and Investment Commission should give more guidance on how advisers should understand their best interest duties in this context.
The Actuaries Institute is not the first body to warn of systemic problems in the disability insurance sector.
Geoff Summerhayes. Illustration: David Rowe
In December, APRA ordered life insurers to increase their capital buffers in an effort to force them to end what the regulator's head of insurance Geoff Summerhayes said were "unsustainable practices".
"In a drive for market share, life companies have been keeping premiums at unsustainably low levels, and designing policies with excessively generous features and terms that, in some cases, provide a financial disincentive for policyholders to return to work," Mr Summerhayes said.
He said insurers must ensure income protection benefits "do not exceed the policyholder’s income at the time of claim", avoid fixed terms and conditions of more than five years, and ensure "effective controls are in place to manage the risks associated with longer benefit periods".
Life insurers have not argued with Mr Summerhayes.
Brett Clark, chief executive of Australia's biggest life insurer TAL, agreed the status quo could not continue.
"Disability income insurance products meet a critical consumer need to provide income replacement where a customer is unable to work in the event of illness or injury," he said.
"However, over recent years insurers have seen a sustained increase in claims paid. In response, prices have generally been increased consistently across the board in the market, however increasing prices is not a sustainable solution for consumers or insurers. This cannot continue and a better solution needs to be found."
James Fernyhough writes about telecommunications, insurance and financial services. He's based in the AFR's Melbourne office. Connect with James on Twitter. Email James at james.fernyhough@afr.com.au
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Shareholders back Brookfield's purchase of Healthscope
Carrie LaFrenzSenior reporter
May 22, 2019 – 10.47am
Australia’s second-largest private hospitals operator has officially fallen to private equity once again, after shareholders overwhelmingly backed Healthscope’s $4.4 billion takeover by Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management.
The 13-month saga was punctuated by surprises, including rival bidder BGH Group locking up the company’s biggest shareholder, AustralianSuper in support of its bid. During the fight, Healthscope downgraded earnings and opened its biggest project Northern Beaches Hospital with numerous problems. Unhappy shareholders also lumped pressure on chairman Paula Dwyer to open up its books to BGH.
But investors Wednesday overwhelming voted in favour of the $2.465 per share cash offered by Brookfield’s Len Chersky, head of its private equity group in Australia.
Paula Dwyer talks to Healthscope shareholders at the scheme meeting in Melbourne. Wayne Taylor
In April, AusSuper said it would vote in favour of the deal, after its lock-up with BGH expired. It did well for its members, snaring $680 million for the sale of its 14 per cent stake.
Ms Dwyer told The Australian Financial Review that despite the enormous pressure, she would not change anything.
“We have seen a textbook transaction in terms of the way in which we have navigated the complexity and unique circumstances of the proposals we have received,” she said. “There is not a thing I’d change, and the result is delightful.”
‘Brilliant outcome’
Asked if she felt vindicated: “It’s water off a duck’s back. It’s not about me – it’s about the company and the shareholders, and we have got a brilliant outcome.”
According to proxy votes received, 99.98 per cent backed the offer. UBS-advised Healthscope will pay each shareholder 68.8¢ per share as a return of capital.
Only about 10 shareholders showed up to the meeting in Melbourne compared with 30-odd staff and advisers, including UBS Australia’s lead banker on the deal, Kelvin Barry. Mr Chersky also attended the meeting, which was over in less than 20 minutes.
Despite being unsuccessful in its tie- up with BGH, AusSuper was successful in a similar tilt with BGH in which it acquired education group Navitas. Sources said AusSuper will not shy away from doing simular deals by using its equity stakes to pressure boards.
Ms Dwyer said that the Brookfield proposal is the culmination of an extensive review of alternatives to maximise value for all shareholders.
‘Heroic effort’
She told the told the Financial Review it was a “heroic effort” to get to this point and “the specifics of the transactions proposed by Brookfield were far more certain and compelling”. The Brookfield plan included a $2.5 billion sale and leaseback of 22 Healthscope properties to fund the deal.
One shareholder was still critical of the board, saying they should have been more proactive early on, instead of waiting for BGH to light the fire.
“They couldn’t be bothered – they could have the sale and leaseback done all themselves without selling the company, but they were too slow,” he said. “They would have been trading at $2.50 a share stand alone.”
The investor added that while AusSuper is known to be “a great shareholder ... a savvy chairman would think twice” about having them on the register.
Ms Dwyer said the nation’s largest super fund was innovative in its approach.
Len Chersky, managing partner Brookfield Private Equity, and Brookfield Asia Pac CEO Stewart Upson. Peter Braig
“It’s always good to innovate, and we innovated too, with our scheme that rolled over into a takeover response. It was very stimulating, navigating to get such as good outcome for shareholders,” she said.
“I think innovation in capital markets is really important in Australia to help sustain our listed public company environment. I have respect for people who think creatively about achieving a commercial objective, and they certainly did that.”
The $4.4 billion equity value and a $5.7 billion enterprise value is the biggest in the spate of public-to-private deals sealed lately.
Tough climate
It is not the first time Healthscope was owned by private equity. Ms Dwyer was on the Healthscope board for just six months in 2010 when TPG Capital, then run by Ben Gray, and The Carlyle Group acquired the company for $2 billion. Four years later, Mr Gray appointed Ms Dwyer chairman of the company ahead of its listing on the ASX.
Mr Gray later left TPG and is a co-founder of BGH.
Both Mr Ballantyne and Ms Dwyer said it’s too early to say if they will stick around under the new owners.
S&P Dow Jones recently noted that it will remove Healthscope from the S&P/ASX 200 effective May 27, and will be replaced by Cooper Energy.
Healthscope owns 43 private hospitals in Australia and 24 pathology laboratories in New Zealand. It is a tough operating climate for private hospitals, which are facing consumers dropping private health insurance coverage and higher out-of-pocket costs.
The latest data from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority shows the number of hospital insured persons declined by 0.5 per cent in the March quarter.
Carrie LaFrenz has more than 10 years' experience as a business journalist having previously covered healthcare, retail/consumer goods, industrials and agribusiness. She is based in our Sydney newsroom. Connect with Carrie on Twitter. Email Carrie at carrie.lafrenz@afr.com
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Islamic State moves into Nigeria, threatens Christians
by Michael Ireland May 30, 2019
written by Michael Ireland May 30, 2019
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA (ANS) – In Nigeria, Christians live under multiple threats from Islamic State which has moved into Nigeria.
The 91 million Nigerian Christians trust Jesus for protection and survival. Open Doors partners with the local church to strengthen, support, equip, and aid persecuted believers in Nigeria living under threat from Islamic State.
The fall of the ISIS (Islamic State) territorial caliphate in Syria has pushed them to leave the Middle East for Nigeria where they can join local wings of Boko Haram.
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Boko Haram is responsible for more than 34,000 deaths in Nigeria since 2011.
On May 18, 17 Christians were kidnapped by extremists during a church choir practice. These believers are currently being held for ransom.
On April 28, Boko Haram killed as many as 25 believers in the Christian community of Kuda.
Since the beginning of 2019, persecution in Nigeria is on the rise from multiple threats: Boko Haram, Fulani militants and other extremist groups looking to stamp out Christians or make a profit from their abductions.
These believers need emergency relief, presence ministry, trauma counseling and prayer.
Threats against Christians in Nigeria:
Christians may live under Sharia law, and face attacks from Islamic terrorist groups like Boko Haram, an ISIS affiliate, and militant Hausa-Fulani Muslim herdsmen.
These realities lead to uncertainty, death, kidnapping, sexual assault and constant instability, all of which have created a devastating political and humanitarian situation in Nigeria.
Boko Haram’s attacks have left devastation and trauma in their wake. Open Doors helps run multiple trauma counseling centers in northern Nigeria to deal with the fallout from sexual violence, which often targets women who have very little power to begin with. 100 girls are still missing from the infamous Chibok attacks.
For more than 60 years, Open Doors has worked in the world’s most oppressive regions, empowering and equipping persecuted Christians in more than 60 countries by providing Bibles, training, and programs to help those who have been marginalized because of their beliefs as well as helping to restore those communities that have been targets of persecution.
Open Doors advocates on behalf of those who are persecuted for their Christian faith. For twenty years Open Doors has published the World Watch List, a report on the 50 countries where it is most difficult to live as a Christian.
Since assuming the role of Open Doors USA President and CEO in August 2013, Dr. David Curry has traveled extensively to the field to encourage those living under persecution and support the work of Open Doors. He appears frequently on Fox News and is a regular contributor to The Huffington Post. He has also been published or featured in sources such as CBS News, CNN, The Washington Post, Christianity Today, USA Today, The Christian Post, and other news outlets.
Prior to coming to Open Doors, Curry served as CEO and president at Christian organizations that serve homeless and neglected children in several countries, including India and Peru. He provides leadership to Open Doors in its mission to strengthen and equip Christians who live under extreme restrictions, while encouraging these believers to remain strong in their faith.
Curry is the author of four books: First Aid for Enablers, It’s Not How Far You Fall It’s How High You Bounce, God Plays Golf and Change Your World! Curry holds a bachelor’s degree from Northwest University in Seattle and an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Faith Evangelical College and Seminary based in Tacoma, Washington. Based in Santa Ana, California, Curry and his wife have two children.
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A Wilful Misunderstanding
A Pride & Prejudice Variation
By: Amy D'Orazio
The moment he saw her at the assembly in Meryton, he knew he loved her. When Fitzwilliam Darcy meets Elizabeth bennet in the fateful autumn of 1811, their mutual infatuation is immediate and undeniable. Within months, they are married and spend a blissful winter at Pemberley, falling more deeply in love with each other than either might have imagined possible. But spring in London proves more challenging to them. Accident and artifice join to devastating effect for the young couple, destroying their felicity and creating an outcome neither might have imagined.
Lover's Knot
By: Jenetta James
Narrated by: David Pickering
A great love. A perplexing murder. Netherfield Park - a house of secrets. Fitzwilliam Darcy is in a tangle. Captivated by Miss Elizabeth Bennet, a girl of no fortune and few connections. Embroiled in an infamous murder in the home of his friend, Charles Bingley. He is being tested in every way. Fearing for Elizabeth’s safety, Darcy moves to protect her in the only way he knows but is thwarted. Thus, he is forced to turn detective. Can he overcome his pride for the sake of Elizabeth?
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Elizabeth Bennet is drawn to a handsome, mysterious man she meets at a masquerade ball. However, she gives up all hope for a future with him when she learns he is the son of George Darcy, the man who ruined her father’s life. Fitzwilliam Darcy has struggled to carve out a life independent from his father’s vindictive temperament and domineering ways, although the elder Darcy still controls the purse strings. After meeting Elizabeth Bennet, Darcy cannot imagine marrying anyone else, even though his father despises her family.
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Lady Catherine de Bourgh is very generous when it comes to medical care for her sickly daughter, Anne - generous enough to lure noted physician Dr. Thomas Bennet to give up his London practice and move his family to Rosings Park. But his good income comes with a price: complete dependence on his demanding patroness’s every whim. Now the Bennet family is trapped, reliant on Lady Catherine for their survival. Now she has chosen a husband for headstrong Elizabeth Bennet - Mr. George Wickham. But the Lady’s nephew, Fitzwilliam Darcy, is not so sure about his aunt’s choice.
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Fitzwilliam Darcy takes his responsibilities seriously. He excels in every endeavor he pursues and upholds the highest standards, and he has little patience for those who flaunt their flaws like the Bennets do. Elizabeth Bennet longs for the toe-curling romance she reads about in novels. She dreams of an honorable man - loyal and generous to the less fortunate...everything Mr. Darcy is not.
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Narrated by: Penny Scott-Andrews
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An Innocent Half Hour in Netherfield Library
This Pride & Prejudice novella explores what would have happened if Darcy and Elizabeth had been considered compromised by their silent half hour spent alone in Netherfield library. The story opens during Elizabeth's stay at Netherfield taking care of a sick Jane. Darcy has been struggling to resist her charms and decides it would be wise to ignore her for the rest of her stay. Darcy and Elizabeth find themselves alone in the library. Although they each try to think of a topic to interest the other, they remain silent. Elizabeth returns home, and Darcy is both relieved and saddened to have her stimulating presence gone.
Unfortunately, a servant noticed their time in the library together and reports it to a jealous Miss Bingley. She immediately dismisses the servant in an effort to save Darcy's reputation. Her plan backfires as the dismissal makes it appear as if Darcy and Elizabeth have something to hide. Rumors start to circulate about the couple in Meryton.
Meanwhile, Elizabeth returns home and meets her odious cousin Mr. Collins. A few days later, Elizabeth attends the Netherfield ball and is shocked when the silent Mr. Darcy asks her to dance.
The next morning, Mr. Collins makes his disastrous proposal, with one appalling addition. He threatens that if Elizabeth doesn't accept his proposal, he'll propose to Jane next, and Elizabeth knows that Jane would feel obligated to accept. Elizabeth asks for time to make her decision. While wandering in the garden trying to think of a way out, Elizabeth is approached by a very different gentleman and offered a very different sort of proposal.
I really enjoyed this novella, the romance was steamy in spots and sweet the rest of the time. The character's personalities are a little bit different than in canon. Mr. Collins is conniving and almost evil instead of bumbling and foolish. Darcy is quite rude to Miss Bingley, and Elizabeth insults Lady Catherine almost immediately after meeting her. I also think that Darcy would avoid even the appearance of impropriety, and wouldn't invite a single woman to his room alone to change her clothes. But I really enjoyed reading a variation without Wickham, and Mr. Bennett was hilarious as always.
Pearl Hewitt has a wonderful speaking voice, and it fits this type of novel naturally. She's the perfect narrator for the time period. I've listened to this book twice since I purchased it, and enjoyed it more each time!
Julie V
A lovely, thoughful variation
I like alternative stories that stay true to the characters, wit and restraint of the original. I needed to enjoy the goodness in P&P without a lot of angst and this was just right. The romance is romantic and not graphic, which I prefer.
There are several insights into the reasons behind the decisions of characters like Collins, for example, that I felt added to what we know.
The narrator has a talent for taking on the inflections from the version starring Colin Firth which I really enjoyed.
One could find fault but when finished I felt completely satisfied.
Anne Rightler
Sweet romance novella
If I ever even read Pride and Prejudice (gasp), it was many years ago. As familiar as the P&P characters are to many readers, they are not to me. But I enjoyed this novella that apparently gives a variation of the original story. The author, P.O. Dixon, does a nice job portraying the main characters, Darcy and Elizabeth, their emotions, their reactions, and their actions. Elizabeth gets two proposals in one day and has a choice to make (a pretty easy one in my opinion) and she makes the happily ever after one! Pearl Hewitt does a great job narrating the book, which made for an enjoyable listening experience. Readers who enjoy sweet romance stories and can't get enough of Pride and Prejudice stories will not want to miss this novella. I was given a complimentary copy of the audiobook and was not required to write a positive review. The opinions are my own.
Mays Ramirez
Great Short Story
If you want a short happy Darcy and Elizabeth love story this book is for you. The narrator wasn't perfect and I miss some of my favorite characters but overall I was pleased with my purchase
Filled with steamy underlying passions and a laugh or two
I always love how Dixon writes Darcy’s perspective. As the title says. (Sigh) Such a MAN. His inner monologues are filled with desire and anticipation. The engagement scenes and Elizabeth’s perspective are worth a laugh out loud. I have listened to several Dixon books now and am impressed with Pearl Hewitt range of voices keeping all character voices consistent book to book.
Kept my interest
I enjoyed this short story of an alternate version of how Elizabeth and Darcy found their HEA.
Samantha Clark
Received this free and was so impressed with an audio book! Especially one so well written.
Aunjel Warren
This could have been a great story if it was longer. After reading the views i just knew I’d love it. The P&P variation is the 7th one i have listened to. For someone to comment that if you are and P&P fan you will this variation is terribly misleading. Also the narration was annoying. She over exaggerated the characters voices and did an awful job with the male ones. I also don’t like how Elizabeth was so quick to accept his proposal. Disappointed, could have been better if it was longer.
What did you love best about To Refuse Such a Man?
Short and sweet, low on angst.
I enjoyed this little story very much. Though it's one of the Netherfield library 'compromise' tale, it had a few unusual and amusing twists. It was well written and low on angst. Wickham didn't have time to poison Lizzy's mind, so ODC got to understand each other much sooner.. I enjoyed their interactions very much.
My only quibble is about some gaps in the timeline, which I wished were filled. It is still a good story for an afternoon of relaxation.
Fabulous Mrs B
Love short story
Well written story. Quite short but it had all a good story needs. Highly recommend it if you like pride and prejudice variations.
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Austin adviser gets big award; Ameriprise’s Thoen named one of top 400 in country
By Jason Schoonover
Published 8:23 am Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Thoen
An Austin financial adviser was recently ranked as one of the best in the country.
Gregory Thoen of Austin’s Ameriprise Financial was named on the top 400 financial advisers in the country by Financial Times magazine in March.
“I felt surprised, humbled and honored that we achieved this award,” Thoen said of learning he made the list.
Thoen was one of six advisers to receive the recognition in Minnesota.
Thoen’s career as a financial adviser dates back to 1992, but it has deep family roots.
At 22, Thoen approached his grandfather, Gerald Flaby, saying he was interested in following his footsteps and becoming a financial adviser.
But his grandfather told him to take some time to get some more life experience and enter the field closer to when he turned 26.
After getting into the business and working in various communities, Thoen formed what’s now Ameriprise with Webb Davis in 2000 in Austin, where they’ve been practicing with fellow partner Randy Kramer since.
Still, Thoen said he never dreamed of working 25 years, much of it with a firm like Ameriprise.
Among peers, the top 400 list is a prestigious award, Thoen said. But Thoen was quick to call the recognition a team effort, as he praised the Ameriprise team members for their hard work.
“It was a collective effort,” he said.
Amerprise does comprehensive financial planning, estate planning, tax planning and more, and Thoen says they put an effort on continued education and thrive to put the focus on their clients.
Thoen thanked the Ameriprise team in Austin and their clients.
“This award would have never been achieved without that,” he said.
In naming the top 400, Financial Times talked about how financial advisers have needed to be steady as they lead clients through an uncertain market, which has been in flux during the transition from Barack Obama’s to President Donald Trump’s administration. That’s come with rule changes and the potential for rule changes, and many of those are uncertain right now.
“Experience counts, especially when uncertainty is greater than usual,” the Financial Times piece reads.
To read the full piece, visit www.ft.com/content/f603a906-e321-11e6-9645-c9357a75844a.
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The Emigrant's Guide; in Ten Letters, Addressed to the Tax-payers of England; Containing Information of Every Kind, Necessary to Persons who are About to Emigrate; Including Several Authentic and most Interesting Letters from English Emigrants now in Amer
By author: William Cobbett
Series: Travel in America
"The English politician and writer, who lived in New York for a couple of years, offers a guide to the English family considering a migration. It is a highly technical guide, discussing entirely practical matters. Recommended ports are Philadelphia and Baltimore. Letters are written from a Stephen Watson in Aurora, IN to his English family urging them to come. "
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Nordic Avant-Garde presented in a thorough showcase at IFF Message to Man, St. Petersburg
A thorough showcase “Nordic Avant-Garde – Moving Images from the North”, including several treasures from AV-arkki’s archive, will be screened at International Film Festival Message to Man. The programme is curated by Swedish curator Martin Grennberger. IFF Message to Man is held from September 14–21 in St. Petersburg.
Video and 16 mm film screenings will take place at Aurora Cinema on September 15-19, film directors will attend. Finnish programme guests are Sami van Ingen and Mika Taanila.
The Finnish avant-garde films included in the programme are:
Alli Savolainen: My Family (1998)
Eino Ruutsalo: Is This the World of Teddy? (1969, 09:20)
Eino Ruutsalo: Kinetic Pictures (1962, 04:49)
Eino Ruutsalo: Two Chickens (1963, 03:20)
Seppo Renvall: -..- (1995, 05:25)
Seppo Renvall: Circle of the Day (1993, 02:45)
Seppo Renvall: The Price of Our Liberty (1990, 08:10)
Seppo Renvall: Globe – Encyclopedia (1995, 06:15)
Sami van Ingen: Moving Emu (1992, 02:29)
Sami van Ingen: Hammu (1991, 09:50)
Sami van Ingen: Pines (1992, 02:43)
Sami van Ingen: Finnmunka (1993, 11:20)
Mika Taanila: I like this silence (1989, 01:32)
Mika Taanila: A Summer Trip (2006, 03:00)
Alli Savolainen: My Family (1998, 03:35)
Marjatta Oja: Tests nros 5 & 6 (2006, 03:00)
Mika Taanila: The Zone of Total Eclipse (2006, 06:00)
Mika Taanila: The Zone of Total Eclipse (2006)
Erkki Kurenniemi & Jan Bark: Spindrift (1966/2013, 14:00)
Mika Taanila: Man and Science (2011, 00:27)
Mika Taanila: Branches (2017, 06:07)
The programme Nordic Avant-Garde – Moving Image from the North is supported by Nordic Weeks in St Petersburg and Nordic Council of Ministers, which in 2019 is chaired by Iceland. Programme Partners: Embassy of Iceland in Moscow, Consulate General of Finland in St Petersburg, Danish Cultural Institute, The Finnish Institute in St Petersburg, Consulate General of Sweden in St Petersburg, Committee for External Relations of St Petersburg, etc.
International Film Festival Message to Man, September 14–21 2019, St. Petersburg, Russia
More information: IFF Message to Man
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What barriers are required?
The Wildlife World Zoo, located at Northern Avenue and Loop 303 near Litchfield Park, is a USDA-licensed, private facility with more than 600 species and 6,000 animals on display.
The private zoo is accredited by the Zoological Association of America and the Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks & Aquariums, according to its website.
Regulations from the Zoological Association of America require barriers to be at least 3 feet tall and 3 feet away from animal enclosures, Seyjagat said.
Barriers around that jaguar enclosure exceeded those regulations and people shouldn't cross barriers to take a photo with a wild animal, he said.
Zoos can also get accreditation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Barrier requirements for that organization are less clear. However, its rules call for a 25-foot dry moat around open-air jaguar enclosures.
Inside the 2 metro-Phoenix zoos
A jaguar prowls overhead, growling as a group of children take its picture from the muddy ground on a rainy Tuesday at the Wildlife World Zoo.
It slinks down a tree trunk to reach ground level. Its enclosure fence is 3 feet from a short cinderblock barrier separating the public from the big cat.
It's not the same jaguar that attacked the woman Saturday — that one was taken off display, Morcom said. It won't come back to the exhibit until the zoo's investigation is complete.
The zoo has said it won't put the jaguar down.
At the Phoenix Zoo, Caipora the female jaguar chews on a bone. Her enclosure fence is 5 feet and 7 inches away from a raised landing visitors stand on. The landing has a short barrier around it, as well.
Harry, the male jaguar, is in a separate enclosure because jaguars are solitary in the wild, spokeswoman Linda Hardwick said. His enclosure fence is 5 feet and 8 inches from a short barrier fence visitors stand behind.
What's the 'gold standard' for zoos?
Zoos and aquariums have two main accrediting agencies and the difference comes down to two factors: purpose and size.
City-run or non-profit-run zoos with conservation and scientific research programs — like the Phoenix Zoo — are usually accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, which was founded in 1924.
"We're all about our animals and we're all about saving species in the wild," Phoenix Zoo President Bert Castro said. "Association of Zoos and Aquariums is the gold standard."
Smaller, privately owned zoos, like the Wildlife World Zoo, are usually accredited by the Zoological Association of America, which was founded in 2005.
"We were accredited by AZA from 1988-2009. After careful consideration by zoo officials and staff, the decision was made to relinquish accreditation with AZA," Morcom said. “The goals of ZAA and AMMPA, are more in line with private institutions that don't receive any taxpayer funding.”
There are 233 Association of Zoos and Aquariums-accredited facilities in the U.S., including the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden in Ohio, where the gorilla Harambe was killed in 2016 after a boy fell into his enclosure.
There are 60 Zoological Association of America-accredited ones, including northern Arizona's Bearizona.
Some zoos, such as the Fort Worth Zoo, are accredited by both.
Seyjagat said the Zoological Association of America was founded as a cheaper alternative to the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, which could be too expensive for small zoos.
The organization has been criticized by animal-rights groups for being more lax with its safety requirements than its counterpart, which has teams of inspectors and veterinarians who conduct three- to five-day inspections of its accredited facilities. Both organizations require its zoos and aquariums to go through the inspection and accreditation process every five years.
A 2017 report from the Humane Society of the United States alleged the Zoological Association of America "has weak standards, endorses poorly run roadside zoos," has more lax inspections and threatens public safety by allowing "public contact with dangerous wild animals."
Seyjagat disputes that, saying that zoos don't need any more regulation than what the U.S. Department of Agriculture and local governments already have in place.
'Murky brown' water, 'stumbling' animals
Documents from the U.S. Department of Agriculture inspections of the Wildlife World Zoo show federal inspectors issued citations for habitat conditions and animal health in 2016 and 2017.
Inspectors found three Red River Hogs that only had a "shallow pool" of "murky brown" water to drink from in 2016.
In 2017, they found two prairie dogs in need of veterinary care, "stumbling and falling" and struggling "to right themselves after they fell over."
Also in 2017, they found a monkey enclosure with broken edges that "created sharp points that could injure the primates" and posed "a risk of escape."
All three instances were addressed by the facility, records show.
"(USDA inspections) are quite common in the zoo industry," Seyjagat said. "Every zoo is going to get non-compliance. Minor non-compliances is nothing to hit an institution on."
Reach reporter Joshua Bowling at jbowling@azcentral.com or 602-444-8138. Follow him on Twitter @MrJoshuaBowling.
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Furness, Betty (03 January 1916–02 April 1994), actress, product spokesperson, and consumer advocate, was born Elizabeth Mary (Betty) Furness in New York City to George Choate Furness, an executive with the Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation, and Florence Sturtevant, who later became an interior decorator. Betty was educated at New York City’s elite Brearley School and then attended the Bennett School for Girls in Millbrook, New York, where one of her classmates predicted she would become an actress. That prophecy made sense because Betty had long shown an interest in performing. Her introduction to the media came at age seven, when she accompanied her father to the studio to watch him produce informational radio talks about the care and use of batteries. She got her first job at age fourteen, modeling for the John Robert Powers Modeling Agency during summer vacation. Several years later she caught the eye of a well-known photographer named Hal Phyfe, who was taking graduation pictures at the Bennett School. He too was impressed by how personable and photogenic she was, and he made sure her photos got to the right people....
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The Best Reflective Glass Beads for Shimmering Surfaces
Sterling Ruby Hits the Runway, Bill Cunningham’s Legacy Lives, and More: Morning Links from September 3, 2019
New York City temporarily named part of 57th Street “Bill Cunningham Corner” after the photographer’s death in 2016.
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Musician Ellie Goulding got married to Caspar Jopling, a five-year veteran of Sotheby’s and nephew of art dealer Jay Jopling of White Cube gallery, and their wedding was a star-studded affair. Among the guests were artist Tracy Emin as well as Siena Miller and Lucas Zwirner in a three-piece suit. [Harper’s Bazzar]
On the occasion of a new book with more than 700 photographs organized by decade, the New York Times paid tribute to the late Bill Cunningham, who filled its pages with striking pictures for ages. “He had an unerring eye for catching every fashion wave well before anyone else, and doing so not just on runways (though he loved designer fashion shows), but out there on the pavement of good old gritty Gotham.” [The New York Times]
The New York Times devoted part of Labor Day to celebrating arts workers who help make culture happen, from dancers and film projectionists to makers of frames that preserve and conserve art. [The New York Times]
Mnuchin Gallery in New York is kicking off the season with a survey of pioneering painter Alma Thomas ahead of a major traveling retrospective. [ARTnews]
“Brazil’s National Museum in Rio de Janeiro, which was gutted by a fire last year, plans to reopen a wing in 2022 for the bicentennial of Brazilian independence,” pending the availability of $30 million for an initial stage of renovation and an exhibition of objects salvaged from the museum’s collection of scientific and anthropological material. [The Art Newspaper]
Artist Sterling Ruby “wants to take his designs to a wider audience. But will his new clothing line devalue his other work?” [The New Yorker]
The Guardian reviewed a David Smith exhibition at Yorkshire Sculpture Park in England. “In the YSP’s pristine Underground Gallery, as well as on the grass outside, you can see almost everything from almost every angle.” [The Guardian]
Artist Howardena Pindell kept a brief diary of a day for MoMA, starting with a late-night viewing of The Matrix. “An African American woman wrote The Matrix series and the directors and producers stole it from her.” [MoMA Magazine]
After doing extensive damage to the Bahamas, Hurricane Dorian is moving toward the U.S., where it’s expected to get “dangerously” close to Florida’s east coast late Tuesday and into Wednesday. [CNN]
“David Bowie’s cherished altarpiece of Saint Catherine by Jacopo Tintoretto has returned to Venice after more than 200 years thanks to the Belgian collector Marnix Neerman, who has been revealed as the buyer.” The painting, which goes on show at the Palazzo Ducale this week in an exhibition of Flemish and Italian Old Masters, sold last year for £191,000 ($229,850) at Sotheby’s. [The Art Newspaper]
The Ooga Booga Store in Los Angeles has closed—though it’ll continue operations online and at a pop-up at the Hammer Museum into January. [Instagram]
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Essentially Invisible: Black Labor After the Siege on Capitol Hill
Detroit’s Art Scene Has Been Overlooked. Artist McArthur Binion Wants to Change That.
By Alex Greenberger
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McArthur Binion and Nia Batts. Bre'ann White/Courtesy Modern Ancient Brown
In America’s biggest newspapers, a familiar narrative about Detroit keeps playing out. Many commentators have claimed that, following the 2008 recession, the city weathered all kinds of financial turmoil, and its community has never recovered. But Nia Batts, an entrepreneur now based in the city, said that Detroit’s art scene knows this is hardly the case—artists are thriving and helping develop a strong sense of community. “They’re supportive in one another’s work,” she told ARTnews. “They want to live in a city that is a reflection of the opportunities that exist when artists have a chance to create.”
To help portray Detroit’s dynamism to the rest of the world, Batts has worked with McArthur Binion, an artist raised in the city known for his abstractions crafted from official documents, to help launch a new nonprofit aimed at bringing attention to the city’s art scene. Titled Modern Ancient Brown, the foundation will offer artists based anywhere residencies in Detroit and the surrounding region, in the process elevating the local art community.
Richard Gray Gallery Now Represents McArthur Binion in Chicago
“Detroit visual artists have been overlooked and underrated nationally,” Binion wrote in an email. “We’re now seeing that start to change. That’s the narrative that we’re focused on supporting. Whether you’re from Detroit, or spend time reflecting and creating here, for the artistic community past, present, and future, Detroit is a canvas for the unfolding of that process.”
For Binion, whose work, he said, ponders “the simultaneous realities of being Modern, Ancient, and Brown,” the Detroit-based residency program is of a piece with his art. He’s aiming for what “an exploration of identity and narrative looks like for artists, outside of their primary discipline.”
Located on the third floor of a rectory, Modern Ancient Brown will facilitate two residency programs—one in Detroit, the other in Western Michigan. The Detroit one, launching later this year, comes with a $10,000 grant; two artists will be accepted in 2020. (Four artists will participate in the Detroit residency in future editions.) The Western Michigan residency, due to be inaugurated in 2021, will receive two artists and come with a greater sum for each participant. The goal with both residencies is to advance “new forms of representation and make space for storytelling,” Batts said.
When the foundation was first being planned, Binion and Batts hadn’t anticipated a crisis: the coronavirus pandemic. “Detroit has been impacted very acutely by the pandemic, especially communities of color,” Batts said. In response, Modern Ancient Brown launched Covid-19 relief funds for the local community. Binion also provided a drawing to a coloring book created and distributed by Library Street Collective to children who attend public schools in the city.
This sort of empathy will course through all of Modern Ancient Brown’s activities. “Compassion and community have always carried us through challenging times, these experiences can empower our art,” Binion said. “Detroit has always been defined by its resilience, and artists are at the forefront.”
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On Saturday, December 7th and Sunday December 8th, the Ojai Community Chorus will present its annual Winter Concert, “Song of the Shepherd.” The program will include a broad spectrum of holiday music from “I Love the Winter Weather” to selections from Handel’s “Messiah”.
The centerpiece of the program will be selections from “Considering Matthew Shepard”. Audiences describe this work as “brilliant,” “powerful,” “innovative,” “dazzling,” and “gripping.” After its debut in 2016 The Washington Post stated, “’Considering Matthew Shepard’” demonstrates music’s capacity to encompass, transform and transcend tragedy. Powerfully cathartic, it leads us from …grief to a higher understanding of the human condition, enabling us to endure.”
Director Connie Woodson has an outstanding history of conducting the Ojai Community Chorus for over fifteen years. The accompanying musicians are James Antunez, John Boyd, and Chris Kimbler.
Tickets may be purchased at the door, at the St. Thomas Aquinas Thrift Store, online at brownpapertickets.com, or from chorus members.
The Ojai Arts Commission operates under the direction of the Ojai City Council.
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Treasury unveils plan for Fannie and Freddie, leaving timeline, details vague
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The Treasury Department, in a report unveiled Thursday, urged Congress to charter competitors to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and asked lawmakers to create an explicit federal guarantee of Fannie and Freddie mortgage bonds.
Treasury also suggested several reforms government agencies can undertake without Congress to free the secondary mortgage market companies from government conservatorship, under which they've operated since 2008.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson and Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Mark Calabria are set to testify Sept. 10 at a hearing before the Senate Banking Committee, presumably to discuss potential paths forward.
Treasury called on policy makers to address regulatory gaps between the Fannie and Freddie and private-market competitors.
"Reform should not and need not wait on Congress," Treasury wrote in its plan, adding that the FHFA, Fannie and Freddie's regulator, "should begin the process of ending" the conservatorships.
Treasury left vague its timeline for instituting its suggestions.
A key to setting Fannie and Freddie free lies in letting them raise capital and retain profits. That may involve a deal between Mnuchin and Calabria to alter the "net worth sweep," an arrangement barring the companies from holding more than $3 billion in capital apiece to protect against losses.
In conservatorship, Fannie and Freddie have access to about $250 billion in Treasury funds. Treasury expects it will have to keep that line open. Availability of such financing, in exchange for a fee, should assure bond investors that Fannie and Freddie mortgage securities have no credit risk, a senior Treasury official told Bloomberg.
Treasury also recommended that the administration make permanent a cash window for smaller lenders and a ban on volume-based discounts, according to American Banker.
The report also indicates Treasury is open to putting Fannie and Freddie in receivership, a form of bankruptcy. Calabria earlier suggested that course, but it could pose substantial risk for the companies' shareholders. Another route to recapitalization could be through issuing shares of common or preferred stock.
Treasury also called for "further revisions" to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's ability-to-repay rule to keep open a safe harbor for mortgage lenders after the qualified mortgage patch expires in 2021.
Congress is divided on the role of Fannie and Freddie, with Democrats pushing the companies to help lower-income borrowers and Republicans looking to keep the government out of the mortgage market altogether.
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-ID, said in a statement Thursday that although he preferred to fix the U.S. housing finance system through legislation, "it is important for the administration to begin moving forward on key administrative reforms."
The panel's ranking member, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-OH, warned that the Treasury report's suggestions would destabilize the economy, raise mortgage and rent costs and limit access to mortgages.
"I'm urging the President: Make it easier for working people to buy or rent their homes, not harder," he said in a statement.
Treasury called on Congress to replace statutory affordable housing goals with a more transparent mechanism to support underserved borrowers.
The department threw support behind the idea that Ginnie Mae, the mortgage guarantor under HUD that has a mission to expand affordable housing, should serve as a backstop for Fannie and Freddie.
HUD released its own set of suggestions, which include seeking more autonomy for the Federal Housing Administration and strengthening a reverse mortgage program. HUD proposed that Congress establish the FHA, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Agriculture Department as the "sole source of low down-payment financing for borrowers not served by the conventional market," its report said. HUD also proposed a scorecard for homeownership to track the performance of loans over time, to ensure borrowers are taking out loans they can afford.
HUD said it seeks to coordinate with FHFA to identify overlap between FHA and Fannie and Freddie, with respect to loans with high debt-to-income ratios and cash-out refinances.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were taken over and bailed out with $191.5 billion in taxpayer funds, Bloomberg reported. They have since become profitable and paid more than $300 billion to the Treasury.
President Donald Trump issued a memo in March directing Treasury and HUD to develop a plan to modernize the housing finance system and end Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's conservatorship.
The Treasury plan was originally set to be released in June but was delayed as the administration became reluctant to push big changes before the 2020 election, lest the plan make home loans more expensive and damage the economy.
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Limited flights to Madrid, Paris and Amsterdam restart in Argentina
Once a week, special flights operated by various airlines will depart from Ezeiza, with flights also scheduled for Miami, Rome and Tel Aviv. Travellers will have to maintain a 14-day quarantine at their destination and sign a declaration that inhibits them from making claims against the government.
The agreements with the airlines include a Saturday flight to Madrid’s Barajas International Airport operated by Iberia from July 4 to August 1. | Perfil
Flights to several European capitals, the United States destination most beloved by Argentines and Israel's most popular city have been approved by the government, as a transitional step towards a full re-opening of international flights on September 1.
Flights began departing Ezeiza International Airport on Wednesday, July 1, though officials have confirmed they are not just for those stranded overseas thanks to the coronavirus pandemic – they will be accessible to all those interested in travelling abroad.
The government has made agreements with several airlines. Weekly flight options now include a Saturday flight to Madrid’s Barajas International Airport, operated by Iberia, which will run from July 4 to August 1. KLM and Air France flights to Amsterdam and Paris will follow similar schedules.
Flights to Paris, meanwhile, will depart on Sunday, July 5, Tuesday, July 14, Tuesday, July 21 and from Thursday, July 30 will be fixed on Thursdays until August 27.
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There is also a July 2 flight scheduled to Tel Aviv, a July 3 flight to Rome and two to Miami, departing on July 21 and July 30. There is no fixed frequency for these flights.
These routes will be complemented with others, though without regularity. The Foreign Ministry said last week that similar negotiations are being negotiated with other companies.
These trips will be for all citizens who wish to leave the country. Passengers will be required to sign an affidavit when passing through customs, in which they will renounce their right to claim assistance from the government should they wish to return to Argentina. Passengers will be asked to sign a text that declares: "I declare that I know that the State of Argentina will not be able to guarantee my return to the country during the period of time in which international passenger flights from the 'affected areas' are suspended."
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Other extraordinary flights that have already been scheduled remain as planned, the government added in a statement.
According to Foreign Minister Felipe Solá, all the Argentines and Argentine residents who travelled for tourist purposes and were surprised by the coronavirus lockdown during their vacation, and wished to return to the country, have been returned home.
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Bungay’s long wait for victory goes on
The Black Dogs are still looking for their first win since August following a narrow 2-1 defeat at Horsford, the only side they have beaten so far this season.
The side gave a good account of themselves following the weather-induced three-week break, but were able to create many chances, and had only a late penalty to show for their efforts, with two second half strikes edging it for the home side.
With one fixture left in 2010, tomorrow’s home game against Long Stratton (2.30pm), Bungay must now look to a good second half of the season to pull themselves away from the relegation positions in the Anglian Combination Division One.
With a bare 11 players available, there was concern when Russell Tuffs was injured in a clash of heads as early as the fourth minute, but fortunately he was able to continue after lengthy treatment, and soon afterwards drove in a low free-kick, to which Aidan Lowe was just unable to get a diverting touch.
Horsford attacked down the left, only for a resulting low cross to elude everyone, and when Aidan Lowe found Dan Andrews down the left the striker cut in and fired an effort narrowly wide of the far post.
Generally Horsford had the better of the half, with Bungay, welcoming back Dan Lowe following a spell at Gorleston, defending their raids well.
The home side should have scored in the 21st minute when a forward fired wide from a good position, and squandered an even better chance in the 29th minute when Gary Foyster failed to hold a fierce free-kick but a forward scooped the loose ball over the bar from five yards. Shortly after Foyster came from his line to make a great block to prevent Horsford taking the lead.
Early in the second half, after surviving Horsford pressure, Aidan Lowe put Andrews away down the left and he cut in to fire narrowly over the bar. But the hosts took the lead in the 54th minute as a swift move down the right set up the chance for Scott McKinney to tuck the ball past Foyster.
Soon after the keeper got his fingers to another free-kick to turn it for a corner, before Shaun Whiteman tested the home keeper with a well struck volley.
But it was 2-0 in the 65th minute when a corner to the far post was controlled by Darren Nichols, who comfortably scored with a close range shot.
The Black Dogs got a consolation with seven minutes left as Dan Lowe was felled in the box and Andrews drilled home the penalty for his seventh goal of the season.
Bungay: G Foyster, M Shipley, S Batt, D Lowe, S Whiteman, J Youngman, R Tuffs, T Cole, A Lowe, C Jones, D Andrews.
n Kevin Talbot, a local painter and decorator, is the latest businessman to support Bungay Town.
“As an ex player for both Bungay and Ditchingham over many years it seemed a great place to advertise because I know how many people visit the Maltings Meadow throughout the year,” he said. “This investment represents not only good advertising but also supports an excellent community facility at the same time – great value all round.”
Jon Fuller, Chairman of Bungay Town, added: “We believe that advertising with Bungay Town FC represents not only great value for your marketing spend but also helps maintain the Maltings Meadow as a place where everyone can come along and get some exercise.”
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Adam Lambert Inspires With 'Ready to Run' at Joe Biden's 'Celebration for Change'
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Joseph Sinclair
Adam Lambert, wearing a tiger-print shirt and backed by a socially distanced band, rocked his way through "Ready to Run" in support of Joe Biden.
Lambert took part in Biden's 'Celebration for Change,' a live streaming fundraiser for the Democratic presidential candidate, on Sunday night (July 26).
Even without an in-person audience, Lambert commanded the virtual stage with soaring vocals. He grooved to the beat and ended the performance with a satisfied laugh.
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Precision Oncology
By Laura Freeman
Eddy Yang, MD, PhD
What, Not Where
In the past, tumors were often treated based on where they first presented. In the lung, they were treated as lung cancer. In the prostate, odds were that a prostate cancer protocol would offer the greatest hope for a cure.
The difficulty with starting treatment based on location, however, is that not all tumors follow the same road map. Now that genetic profiling of cancer cells can be done with a blood test, the reasons some tumors don't respond as expected are becoming clearer.
"Tumors shed cells and DNA into the blood stream. We can send a blood sample for analysis to learn more about which genes and mutations are involved, what the cancer's drivers are and where those targets might be vulnerable to treatments that may already be available," Eddy Yang, MD, PhD, deputy director of UAB's Hugh Kaul Precision Medicine Institute, and director of the UAB Molecular Tumor Board, said.
A relatively new concept, precision oncology is changing how cancer care is provided. It uses the genetic signature of the tumor to determine optimum therapy.
"Precision oncology uses a great deal of informatics to help us understand not only the genetic profile of the tumor, but also other factors that may influence what is happening, from environmental risks to diet and family history." Yang said. "Mutations are common, but in healthy people repair systems are in place to correct those errors. When those repair systems stop working, we need to understand why. The more we know about that particular tumor, the more effective we can be in stopping it."
In a current proof of concept trial, precision oncology researchers are seeing some exciting results. One of these success stories is about Mickey Nunn, a patient from Gadsden who has been fighting prostate cancer since 2008.
"After dozens of rounds of radiation and chemo, plus another treatment with some painful injections, my PSA's had gone all the way up to 99. We were out of anything else to do, out of savings and we didn't know where to turn next," Nunn said. "Then I saw a story about this on NBC news. My wife was going to call New York the next day to see if I could get information on a trial. But about 15 minutes before she could call, UAB called and told me I fit the criteria for that same trial they were doing here. The timing was like an answer to a prayer."
Yang said, "The precision oncology proof of concept trial is open to cancer patients who haven't responded well to standard therapy, but who are still strong enough to benefit. In this case, one of the differences we saw between the genetic profile of these cells and typical prostate cancer cells was the presence of a gene that is often found in women who develop breast or ovarian cancer. After studying the drivers and molecular factors involved, we identified a drug approved for ovarian cancer that looked like a strong possibility. Olaparib, marketed under the name Lynparza, is designed to work on a similar target."
"I was the first man who had ever taken it," Nunn said. "The first month, my PSA numbers fell from 99 to 64. Last time it was checked, I was down to around 10. I went from hurting all the time and not being able to do much of anything for years, to mowing the yard and washing my truck. Dr. Yang and everyone on the team have been wonderful."
In the future, profiling the genetics of a patient's cancer cells is likely to become the standard of care and one of the first steps in treatment.
"The simple blood draw, or 'liquid biopsy', isn't as invasive as a surgical biopsy, so we can repeat it as needed. We can look for key mutations or changes in the copy number of cancer driver genes and then turn to medications that are known to target these mutations," Yang said. "As treatment continues, we can track how well the patient is responding with follow up blood tests."
Soon, precision oncology will be saving cancer patients from the delays, side effects, pain and economic burden of treatments that aren't likely to work and moving them more to treatments that will probably be more effective. It should be a game changer that will save many lives.
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Knights on motorcycles.
Taking to the battlefield with XR rider Robert Nacke.
Medieval battles aren't just for video gamers. Motorcycle enthusiast Robert Nacke regularly puts on his knight's armour and travels back in time to the 15th century for medieval combat. He competes against other daring warriors in medieval combat, a full- contact sport in which opponents wear armour and use authentic weapons.
A trip back to the Middle Ages
The perfect distraction.
They battle, sword-fight and yell: Knights in full suits of armour trade heavy blows to the helmet in medieval combat, a full-contact historical sport. Despite all the body armour, almost no one comes away from combat unscathed. A tough sport for a tough guy: Robert Nacke, IT project manager and avid S 1000 XR rider. For 37-year-old Nacke, both of his chosen sports are the perfect distraction from his work. "Whether I'm riding my motorcycle or doing medieval combat, the goal is the same. It's about having fun with friends and enjoying life to the fullest," says Nacke, talking about his hobbies.
King Arthur style.
Medieval combat is growing in popularity, and not just among men. More and more fearless maidens are also joining the action and fighting for glory and honour on the battlefield. Two equal teams of 5, 10, 16 or 21 fighters are pitted against each other in the arena. In true King Arthur style, the knights wear modern suits of protective armour. Just like the pieces of a leather motorcycle suit, all the armour parts have to fit together perfectly to ensure agility in battle despite their bulky weight. A full outfit costs 6,000 euros.
Combat with clear rules.
Weapons are not included in that price. And there are many weapons: Modern knights can use swords, axes, daggers and clubs. Rules specified by a medieval association dictate how the weapons may be used. Seriously injuring another combatant with a knife or dagger is not permitted. Also, all weapons are dull. "You're not supposed to die during the games," says Nacke with a grin. "Weapons like a war hammer, which has a spike on the end and was invented to pierce armour, are not permitted either," he says. Laughing, Nacke adds: "But we're allowed to use it as a can opener."
Riding motorcycles. Working out. Doing battle.
It's nothing unusual for motorcyclists with powerful bikes like the S 1000 XR to enjoy a dose of adrenaline and the feeling of absolute freedom. But medieval combat takes things to a whole new level. It's a sport that requires a lot of physical strength. To win, you need to wipe out your adversaries by delivering heavy blows and kicks, taking hold of opponents and tackling them. That means medieval combat fighters have to have stamina, strength and endurance. Besides riding his XR regularly, Nacke also does CrossFit workouts to gain the necessary strength for punching, kicking and wielding heavy weapons.
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Friendly enemies.
Anyone who's ever been to a medieval combat competition knows just how physical this sport gets. Punches, kicks and strangleholds are a constant sight – and sound – during these brute battles. The heavy breathing and groans of struggling combatants fills the air, and the sound of metal on metal is loud. "Adrenaline is just rushing through your veins because you're always giving it your all," says Nacke. "But there are no enemies here. We always make up after battle and go for a drink together." Medieval combat is a thrilling spectacle for onlookers. And if you want to participate, you can join a clan. Who knows, maybe a member of your motorcycle club or an unsuspecting colleague at work might be regularly slipping into the role of 15th century knight. In any case, Robert Nacke is definitely the nice colleague from IT – and the knight on a motorcycle.
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Home Bollywood Movies Watch: SS Rajamouli appeals to Kannada fans not to ban ‘Baahubali 2’...
Watch: SS Rajamouli appeals to Kannada fans not to ban ‘Baahubali 2’ due to Sathyaraj!
Baahubali 2 is currently in the the chaos because of the statement made by Sathyaraj aka Katappa. Owing to Sathyaraj‘s controversial statement over the Cauvery issue, 2000 Kannada organisation have pledged to boycott the latest Baahubali 2 release in Karnataka.
For the same, the group has demanded Sathyaraj to apologise to Kannadigas before the release of the film.
Now SS Rajamouli, the director of the magnum Opus has come out to appeal to all the Kannadigas.
Hello everyone, I do not know Kannada very well. I f I say something wrong please forgive me. My producers and me would like to give out a clarification regarding Sathyaraj’s controversy. Some years back he had made some comments which had hurts some of your sentiments. However, we have no relation with these comments. It was Sathyaraj’s personal opinion.”
“We had no idea about this issue until we saw this on social media a month back. It has been nine years since he made this comments and ever since he has acted and directed several movies which have released in Karnataka. Baahubali part 1 also had released. The way you’ve showed your love and support for it, we would request you to lend the same support to Baahubali 2.” he added.
He further added “Satyaraj is neither the producer nor the director of this film, he’s one amongst the many artists who feature in this film. Even if you stall the release of this film he will not be affected. Because of his individual comments to hold a grudge against the rest and the film wouldn’t be fair is what we believe. We’ve also explained the situation to Mr Satyaraj as well. But beyond that we have no control, we have no connection with this episode. And I request you all to kindly not associate us with this controversy. We will always want you to love us and heartfelt thanks. It seems like the netertianment industry has become a soft target for political parties, who isntead of tackling the real issue want to promote themselves in the process.”
An appeal to all the Kannada friends… pic.twitter.com/5rJWMixnZF
— rajamouli ss (@ssrajamouli) April 20, 2017
Well, that was quite a heartwarming step taken by the maker of the magnum opus. We hope that the fans in Karnataka let bygones be bygones and allow the film to release on the said date.
The film is slated to release on April 28.
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Home Actor ‘Ek Jindari’ song from Irrfan Khan starrer ‘Hindi Medium’ is out!
‘Ek Jindari’ song from Irrfan Khan starrer ‘Hindi Medium’ is out!
The latest song ‘Ek Jindari’ from the upcoming satirical drama Hindi Medium featuring Irrfan Khan and Pakistani actress Saba Qamar is out.
The song showcases school students enjoying their childhood memories by dancing, singing and performing various activities on the annual day function.
The song has been crooned by Taniskaa Sanghvi, composed by Sachin-Jigar with lyrics penned by Kumaar.
Hindi Medium is a humourous take on India’s obsession with knowing and speaking in English. In the film, the lead characters are a middle-class couple struggling to ensure that their daughter gets the perfect education. In their attempts to find the best school, the couple resorts to things like undergoing a makeover, and later, even pretending to be poor in order to get into a school through quota.
The film is directed by Saket Chaudhary and its producers are Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar and Dinesh Vijan. Hindi Medium is Saba Qamar’s debut film. It releases on 12 May, 2017.
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Veiled Vixen Book Blitz with K.C. Cross
Veiled Vixen
JA Huss and KC Cross
(Harem Station, #6)
Publication date: October 21st 2019
Genres: Sci-Fi-Alien Romance
All his other Harem brothers have found their one true love and they are spectacular princesses.
Not Valor’s girl.
Veila is the definition of evil.
Not the kind of girl a guy falls for. Especially a stand-up guy like Valor. He’s not interested in her sexy glow, her pretty hair, or her glowing eyes.
No. Valor only wants one thing for his fated princess.
But it’s kind of hard to kill someone you’ve been genetically engineered to love. And Veila not only has total control over him, but also Harem Station. The only way Valor can get Harem Station back is to use the soulmate bond against her.
Valor has to make Veila believe that their bond is true, that his feelings are real, and that he is willing to sell out his brothers, hand over all of Harem Station’s secrets, and leave his old life behind to help her get what she wants. But it’s never going to happen. Valor will never love Veila.
He’d rather die trying to kill her than spend one moment as her puppet king. There’s just one problem.
The soulmate bond goes both ways.
Veiled Vixen is book six in the Harem Station series and features an army of pissed-off princesses, five brothers facing their past, a station filled with ruthless, rebelling outlaws, and a lesson in what matters. It’s a love story about revenge, and hate, and regrets – but also forgiveness, loyalty, family, and having the courage to see the truth behind the veil.
“How the fuck did you get in here?” she demands.
“Your bot let me in,” I say, putting up my hands. Because her eyes are lit up white. She looks like an evil silver demon in this moment.
“What?” She whirls to address the Rexbot. “What the hell? Why would you let him in here?”
The bot flies up out of her reach just as she takes a swipe at him with her metal spoon. His chirping fills the room and my eyes follow him as he descends high up into the dome.
But then I get lost in the view.
The fucking view. I walk forward, unable to even process the threats that come spilling out of Veila’s mouth because I can’t quite believe what I’m seeing.
The thick, reinforced vacuum-grade plasti-glass dome starts at the floor, curves all the way up—several levels up—and allows me a full-on view of one side of the Harem Station ring.
But that’s not what has me breathless.
Because this ship—due to the nature of the top-level airlock on the outside of Harem—is positioned in such a way that looking from one side of the dome to the other affords a view of both of ALCOR’s gates.
I’ve seen them together before. When you enter the ALCOR Sector through one of the gates you can see the second gate immediately because they are positioned on opposite ends of Harem Station. And if you swing your ship around in the right way, you can see both of the gates at the same time.
Typically no one does that. So when you enter the sector you only see the gate you’re aiming at, and not both.
Right now, standing here in this dome, on this ship, in this dock, I can see them both at the same time and when I tip my head up I see the blobs of suns and the reddish-purple nebula that everyone calls the Seven Sisters. They are far, far away. Thousands and thousands of light years away.
When open the gates are fiery blue-violet rings with long, crackling tendrils of purple reaching out along the perimeter like flowing hair in zero-g. The inside of the gates are a deep, blue well of… well… no one really knows what the inside of a gate is made of. Space, for sure. But blue space, not black space. So some different kind of space.
“Wow,” I say just as Veila’s metal spoon cracks against the side of my head. “For fuck’s sake!” I yell, turning to face her. “What the hell?”
“Why are you here, sneaking around my place?” She’s fuming. Like if she wasn’t wearing that stupid frumpy shirt and her hair wasn’t all messy, I’d be afraid of her.
But somehow, despite her blazing silver eyes, she can’t quite pull off the whole villainess thing. So I just kind of smirk at her and say, “Calm down, you silver freak. The bot let me in! I just told you that!”
She grits her teeth and sets her jaw, clearly unable to reconcile me invading her space.
“What are you doing? And why are you dressed like that?”
Her brows furrow in confusion. Then she looks down at herself, realizes she’s wearing her comfy clothes and someone just caught her in them, and then the rage is back. She picks up a long knife from the counter and points it at me. “Get out!”
But I’m not ready to get out. I need answers and maybe she doesn’t have all of them, but she has some. “What’s going on here? Is this ship your home?”
Her knife is shaky in her hand as she continues to point it at me. “Get. Out. Or I will cut your throat with this knife from across the room.”
But then the damn knife is hurling through the air at me and I just barely slide to the side in time for it to miss piercing my throat.
JA Huss is the New York Times Bestselling author of 321 and has been on the USA Today Bestseller's list 21 times in the past five years. She writes characters with heart, plots with twists, and perfect endings.
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Her books have sold millions of copies all over the world, the audio version of her semi-autobiographical book, Eighteen, was nominated for a Voice Arts Award and an Audie Award in 2016 and 2017 respectively. Her audiobook, Mr. Perfect, was nominated for a Voice Arts Award in 2017. Her audiobook, Taking Turns, was nominated for an Audie Award in 2018. Five of her book were optioned for a TV series by MGM television in 2018. And her book, Total Exposure, was nominated for a RITA Award in 2019.
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Hell-Raising in High Heels (MMF)
by Zara Chase
Discretions 3
BDSM Contemporary Menage a Trois/Quatre
[Siren Ménage Everlasting:Erotic Consensual BDSM Ménage a Trois Romance, M/M/F, HEA]
When Kelsey Wallace hears that her British mentor in the equestrian world has fallen victim to a conman, she’s on the first plane out of the States, ready to kick ass. Harry Moncrieff and Dexter Mason, designers of the exclusive Moncrieff Originals shoe range and members of the exclusive Discretions club offer to help her flush the fraudster out.
As a guest in their palatial home, Kelsey is overwhelmed by the way they make things happen. Discovering that Kelsey shares their interest in BDSM, the guys shower her with the type of attention she craves, testing her limits, while simultaneously setting the wheels in motion to trap the conman.
In an audacious bid to find justice for her friend, Kelsey must confront the fraudster. But is she willing to take the law into her own hands? And when it’s all over, where will she find the strength to walk away from the two men who have brought her to life and stolen her heart…
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“Well, there’s a turn-up for the books,” Dex said reflectively, moving to the bar in the corner of their conservatory and opening beers for them both. “She’s not what I expected.”
“Hot, hot, hot!” Harry agreed. “Not a raving beauty but as sensual as get-go. Something about her got my attention the moment she climbed out of that car.”
“Think about it. Either of us could have had that babe at the club today. She was putting out a sign and she knew she was hot.” Dex shook his head. “Problem is, for all her plastic beauty, she left me cold.”
“Yeah, we both prefer the real deal. It doesn’t need to be said.”
“Like Kelsey. The girl next door with a body that defies the laws of gravity.” Dex nodded. “I hear you. And I’ll tell you something else, she could be a player.”
“You think?” Harry considered the possibility but as quickly dismissed it. “Don’t get me thinking that way. She didn’t come here so we could jump her bones.”
“Ah, but she might enjoy it.”
Harry flexed a brow. “Only might? You’re slipping, mate.”
“Those long legs of hers have got you designing shoes for her in your head.” Dex grinned. “I know that look.”
“I was thinking more thigh-high boots with five-inch heels.”
Dex groaned. “Stop it!”
“Those slim thighs and tight arse would set them off just fine. Especially if she was wearing nothing else and she was crouching down for me with her arse poking up, so I could switch it with a riding crop.” It was Harry’s turn to groan. “Now look what you’ve made happen.” He pointed to the bulge testing the zipper of his jeans. “I’m in danger of getting zipper burn.”
Dex chuckled. “What else is new? I’ll help you out later.”
“It’s a date.” Harry briefly gasped Dex’s cock through the fabric of his jeans to seal the deal. “Keep it hot for me.”
Kelsey joined them again. Harry turned away, giving the evidence of his arousal a moment to subside. When he deemed it safe to face her again he noticed that she’d pulled a brush through her brunette hair. It fell in soft layers around her face and finished below her shoulder blades. Her silver-gray eyes reflected a combination of wariness and curiosity as they darted around the conservatory, taking everything in. Freckles dotted her nose and she had a sweet mouth, her lips full and plump. That mouth had distinct possibilities.
Don’t go there, Moncrieff!
“What’ll you have to drink?” he asked. “We have just about everything.”
“White wine would go down well, thanks.”
Dex did the honors and the two men then took the seat across from her. Her gaze was focused on the paddocks beyond the full-length windows and the horses grazing in them. A spontaneous smile sprang to those highly kissable lips.
“I love this place,” she said, almost as though she was talking to herself. “There’s something about rural England. I don’t know what it is but it feels kinda like home.” She shared a look between them. “I’m a California gal originally but now live and work in Kentucky, so how can that be?”
“Home is where the heart is,” Harry said. “But I’m glad you like it. We feel the same way.”
“You’ve been to England before,” Dex said. “Carol tells us you spent some time here a few years back, training under Audrey Fortescue.”
“Yes, I was real lucky that she agreed to take me on. She was the top trainer for would-be eventers ten years ago and still has what it takes.” Kelsey tilted her head, as though thinking about what she’d just said. “Well, maybe she’s not quite as hot as she once was, but still in demand.”
“I hear she isn’t well,” Harry said. “I’m sorry about that. The lady’s a legend in her own lifetime.”
“She isn’t well, it’s true, but won’t admit it. I’m not sure what’s wrong because she won’t talk about it. But I do know she’s getting forgetful. She has total recall when it comes to things that happened in the past. She can recall just about every conversation she and I had ten years ago but forgets something I’ve said to her half an hour previously.”
“I hate to tell you this,” Dex said, “but that’s how Alzheimer’s starts. Short-term memory is the first thing to go. Is she eating properly?”
Kelsey seemed surprised by the question. “Why would that matter?”
“Food stimulates the brain,” Harry replied before Dex could. “It’s the biggest but most neglected muscle in the human body. If it doesn’t get enough variety of the right things, it withers. A bit like a plant that’s denied light or water.”
“I didn’t know that.”
“Not many people seem to,” Dex said. “Anyway, you’re not here to talk about Audrey’s mental health.”
“Well, actually, that’s part of it. I think word has gotten around that she’s...well, not all there anymore and people are taking advantage.”
“In what way?” Harry leaned back and crossed one foot over his opposite thigh.
“She purchased a new horse recently but when it was delivered she was convinced it wasn’t the one she’d agreed to buy.”
“It must have been,” Dex replied. “It would have been vetted, the microchip checked, the papers would match, stuff like that.”
Kelsey raised a challenging brow. “And those things can’t be faked by enterprising con men?”
“Okay, so if she had any doubts, presumably she kicked up a stink,” Harry said.
“Oh yes, and talked to me about it on the phone. I smelled a rat immediately and sensed she needed help. I owe her a lot. What success I’ve had in the sport is entirely due to her and it was payback time. So I came over a couple of weeks ago to check things out.” Kelsey scowled at the opposite wall. “I’m glad I did because I’m now convinced she’s been played.”
“You saw the horse for yourself and found anomalies?” Dex asked.
“No, before I got here it had mysteriously disappeared.” She shared a look between them. “He was stolen.”
“Do you have something to say to Dex?” Harry asked, leaning down to whisper the words in her ear and allowing his tongue to explore the erogenous zone just below it at the same time.
“Thank you, Master Dex,” she said obediently, her voice husky, making Harry think of satin sheets, hard fucking and heady pleasure. “I could take a little more.”
“Shit!” Dex muttered.
Harry understood why. They’d had subs who enjoyed chastisements before but never one who actually asked for more. Especially not when they’d been flogged as hard as Kelsey had just taken it.
“Sorry, darling,” Dex replied. “Much as I’d like to oblige, you’ve had enough for now. Your ass looks real sore.”
Harry produced a tube of witch-hazel and the two friends stood either side of their shackled sub as they gently rubbed it into the afflicted areas. Once her skin had absorbed it all, Harry released the restraints and helped her to stand.
“You okay?” he asked, expecting her legs to buckle beneath her after maintaining an awkward position for so long.
“Alive in unimaginable ways,” she replied, looking about expectantly, presumably wanting to know what happened next.
“You want some more pain, sugar?” Dex asked.
“I want to please my Masters,” she replied, clenching her lower lip with her teeth, temptation incarnate.
“We all want that, darlin’,” Harry said, watching as Dex squirted lube on her nipples and then attached clamps to them. The chain linking the clamps fastened to her collar at the front. “There, now don’t you look the ticket?” He reached for her hand and led her to the large bed that dominated the room. “Lie down, arms above your head.”
Kelsey complied without hesitation. Harry cuffed her wrists and attached them to the headboard. Dex sat on one side of her, idly tugging on the nipple chain with one hand, caressing his erection with the other, watching her eyes flash as she took pleasure from the pain. “That’s it, baby,” he muttered. “You want that pain. It feeds a need in you.”
“You guys really get me.”
The words came out as a breathless gasp. Harry barely heard her speak. He had priorities of his own and couldn’t wait any longer to examine her feet. He sat on her opposite side and gently removed her shoe. Dex knelt at the side of her head and pushed the tip of his cock into her mouth. Her sweet lips closed over it and she sipped at his arousal, causing Dex to groan.
“That’s it, babe. You feed on my cock all you want to.”
Harry grasped her foot by a heel that had no dried skin or blisters to mar its perfection. He lifted it up, sighing with pleasure when he noticed the shapely curve of her instep, the narrowness of a foot that had none of the usual defects brought on by the constant use of ill-fitting shoes. Her toes were long—the second slightly longer than the big one—the nails polished a provocative pink.
“Fuck it, Kelsey!” Dex threw back his head as Kelsey licked him from tip to balls and then reversed the process. Her cheeks hollowed with the pressure of her sucking. “That’s it, baby. Make me come for you.”
Harry was in seventh heaven, too. He took his time, massaging her instep, sucking her toes, making her squirm in a fashion that Dex’s harsh whipping had failed to elicit. She made cute little mewling noises around Dex’s cock when Harry finally started working his way up from her feet, licking and nipping at her calves, behind her knees, and then sucking up the juices trickling from her cunt.
“You got birth control covered, darlin’?” he asked in a hoarse whisper.
She had to let go of Dex’s pulsating cock in order to answer him. “Yes, Master.”
“Can I fuck you without a condom? We’re both clean.”
“I want you to.”
“Spread your legs wide for me, baby, and bring your knees up,” Harry said. “This is going to be brutal but I’m guessing you wouldn’t want it any other way.”
Harry positioned himself over her, bracing his weight on his arms, while Dex slid his cock back into her mouth.
“Use your teeth on my balls, darling,” he said brusquely.
Harry’s cock pushed aggressively at her moist opening, finding its own way like a heat-seeking missile. Kelsey mumbled as he entered her with one harsh thrust, stretching her to capacity. At the exact same moment Dex tugged hard on her nipple clamps.
“Throw your legs over my shoulders, Kelsey. I need to get deeper.”
The moment she did so, Dex flung a couple of pillows beneath her ass without slipping from her mouth. He understood that Harry wanted to drive hard and deep into her with a downward trajectory.
“There you go, darlin’, you’ve taken it all.”
“Greedy little witch,” Dex muttered, guiding his cock so deep into her mouth that she made choking sounds but gamely continued to work him. “Now we’re fucking, darlin’,” Harry said, “and I gotta tell you, I aim to screw you until you can’t walk straight.”
She gurgled around Dex’s cock and lifted her hips to meet his next sortie. Wearing a cock ring, Harry could usually keep going for a considerable amount of time. He prided himself on his control. But this little siren was testing it to the limit. Fully, flagrantly aroused, she gripped his cock with the muscles in her vagina just as tightly as she was gripping Dex’s between her sweet lips, sending them both into sensory overload territory. Harry felt his balls tighten but hung on to his load somehow and continued to work her with gyrating movements of his hips. He was conscious of her sheath spasming as he worked her into a frenzy.
“Master, I can’t...it’s too much!” She had let go of Dex’s cock in order to speak. She couldn’t know that would earn her another chastisement. There again, perhaps she could. “Please, I have to come!”
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Rendezvous at Midnight
by Lynne Connolly
Decadent Publishing Company
Heat Rating: Sizzling
Action/Adventure Contemporary Paranormal
A haunted ocean liner, a woman with a family mystery to solve, and a man who can talk to ghosts—what do they have in common? A timeless love and the very real threat of murder, that’s what. Lisa, a host for the TV program Ghost at Home, and Michael, a medium also for the program, share a past together. But it remains to be seen if they have a future…. When the program gets offered to spend a weekend of ghost-hunting on The Gem of the Sea, Lisa sees her chance to discover what really happened to her mother the day she died on the great ocean liner. But over the course of one passion-filled weekend, Lisa and Michael must fight a malevolence the likes of which neither has encountered before. Will they win or become two more of the unquiet spirits haunting the old ship?
Cover Art by LFD Designs
When she arched up to him, he felt her hands on his bare chest, caressing his nipples, tweaking them, and he couldn’t stop. Not that he wanted to.
Lifting up, he looked down to where she touched him and then smiled. “You’re ahead of me.” He slid the button on her blouse open but stopped when she twitched nervously. “What is it? Is there anything wrong?”
She huffed. “Let me up.”
His heart sinking, he leaned to one side and watched as she sat up. She gave him a wry smile. “No, not that.” Glancing down, she began to undo the buttons herself. “Continuity.”
He rolled on to his back, laughter taking him. “I forgot. You only brought one?”
“Yes. I brought another outfit to do the intros in, and I have two of those, but we’ve started to shoot, so I’ll have to keep these reasonable.” She chuckled, joining in with his amusement. “I could send them to the laundry, but it’s probably closed.” She slipped the blouse off her shoulders and his laughter died. She shot a look back at him, over her shoulder and caught his expression and she stopped laughing, too.
He saw her swallow before stepping across the room to the closet and pulling out a hanger, which shook a little. Good. This encounter made him nervous, too. He desired her more than he could remember wanting any woman before, and if it went wrong somehow, he didn’t think he could live with himself.
When she unzipped her pants and slid them down her legs, it was his turn to swallow. She kept her back to him while she draped the pants carefully over the crossbar of the hanger and settled the crisp white blouse over the top.
With every sinew he possessed yearning to leap off the bed and grab her, Michael forced himself to lie back and enjoy the view. There was a lot to enjoy. Smooth, fair skin, curves he ached to run his tongue over and cup in his hands, only separated from him by the length of the room and her underwear. A white satin bra and matching panties. He doubted they would be as smooth as the small amount of skin they covered, but he’d enjoy taking them off.
She came back to him and his whole body sighed in relief, as though afraid she might have carried on, walking out the door. Her smile said otherwise.
“Oh baby,” he managed, before dragging her back into his arms, where, for now at least, she surely belonged.
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Republic of Thirst, Part 2: The Sites Reservoir and the Future of Water Storage
“Republic of Thirst” is a three-part series made possible by a generous fellowship from the Robert Novak Foundation. Part I of examined the debate over how California’s scarce water resources should be allocated. Part III will examine whether those resources can
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Make-up artist swears by £5 Primark foundation above expensive rivals
She says it beats Estée Lauder's £33.50 Double Wear
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A professional make-up artist arrived at a surprising conclusion when she compared a £5 Primark foundation to a rival worth seven times more.
Sinead Wareing's Facebook post has gone viral after she heard about Primark's PS My Perfect Colour being a cheap alternative for Estée Lauder's £33.50 Double Wear.
The 34-year old mum-of-three, from North Wales, tried it for herself and was shocked to find Primark's product withstood a workout, housework and even a snowball fight during the adverse weather.
She posted her findings on her Facebook page and Instagram account, which was quickly shared 5,000 times attracting almost 32,000 comments and 1.5 million views.
Sinead Wareing (Image: Sinead Wareing)
Sinead, who has more than 15 years experience in make-up, wrote: “I recently heard about the Primark foundation being a dupe for Estee Lauder Double Wear.
“I swear by this foundation (Double Wear) so I had to give it (Primark’s) a go... well they were right, it’s amazing, and for only £5!
“You’re welcome ladies. Sharing is caring.”
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Within minutes, thousands of women began sharing the post and tagging their friends.
Sinead, who started her career on a make-up counter and now has her own beauty studio at her home in Bodelwyddan, later posted an update writing: “I’ve had (Primark’s) PS on all day from 8am, been out snowball fighting with kids smashed in my face, done a high intense (HIIT) workout and blitzed the house and it’s still on perfectly just like DW.
The Primark foundation (Image: Sinead Wareing)
“Pros - lasts all day, excellent coverage and smells nice (sucker for the smells)
“Cons - not many shades.
"Let me know what you all think.”
And that’s just what people did, making the post go viral, the Daily Post reports.
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One commented: “I’m clueless with make-up and after your review I’m going to get some of this foundation as it sounds really good for the price... that’s if it’s not sold out after your post, ha! Think Primark need to give you commission.”
Another wrote: “I did go to Primark today to get some but could only get the £2.50 squirt pot.
Sinead Wareing is a professional make-up artist (Image: Sinead Wareing)
“I clicked on your Facebook to look at the picture to make sure I was getting the right thing and there were a couple of young girls next to me and I heard one of them say she’s seen it on Facebook too... gurrrlllll you’re famous.”
Sinead, who has now gained an extra 3,000 followers as a result of her post added: “I’m in total shock I can’t keep up with all the notifications my post is receiving.
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“It just shows it’s good to share reviews on different products it’s not all about making money.
“Thank you everyone for liking and sharing, much appreciated.”
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5 trends shaping the growth of luxury housing in India
A pick-up in luxury real estate has been the silver lining from the pandemic crisis, and with almost everyone banking on a sharp V-shaped recovery with the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccination, 2021 is poised to be a strong one, for high-value home transactions
Ashwin Chadha | January 9, 2021 | Updated 15:02 IST
A 40% growth is expected in revenue during this fiscal year as demand for ultra-luxury homes priced above Rs 5 crore has improved in the last six months spurred by changing needs during the pandemic
COVID-19 has forced people into rational decision-making; what is important: health, safety, and protection of wealth and income. The pandemic has created convergence between the "luxury real estate" and "quality of life".
The spaces we live in, and more importantly, what we demand of them, stand to remain altered forever. Around the world, people recognised the value of a "home" - a 'safe' haven, a de facto school, an impromptu office, or gym.
Work from home ("WFH") as a potential new constant has raised the demand for larger homes that incorporate workspaces. People also want additional facilities such as gyms, yoga rooms, and home theatres to make them fully self-sufficient units.
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Savvy millennials who previously preferred renting properties over buying have now adjusted their perception with a focus on acquisition. A 40 per cent growth is expected in revenue during this fiscal year as demand for ultra-luxury homes priced above Rs 5 crore has improved in the last six months spurred by changing needs during the pandemic.
Here's a recap of the trends observed that are structuring the growth of luxury housing:
A significant increase has been seen in buyers seeking properties in elite neighborhoods including Lutyens' Delhi. Luxury properties in tier-1/metropolitan cities like Delhi NCR, Mumbai, and Kolkata, and picturesque destinations at hill-stations and by the beach across India have garnered rising interest from both domestic and NRI buyers.
Be it Jor Bagh, Shanti Niketan, Vasant Vihar, or Panchsheel Park, multiple transactions have been successfully concluded in the most elite neighborhoods of Delhi in the last three to four months, which is a great sign of revival of demand in luxury real estate.
Bungalows and spacious apartments in Sunder Nagar, Golf Links, and Jor Bagh are being quoted at Rs 8 Lakh to 12 Lakh per square yard depending upon the plot size and other factors. When owners start out by asking for almost the same prices as were being quoted pre-Covid, they are open to negotiations.
Prices in Shanti Niketan, Westend are being quoted at Rs 7 Lakh to 8 Lakh per square yard, while asking prices in Vasant Vihar are hovering around Rs 5.5 to 6.5 Lakh per square yard. However, for smaller plot areas, per square yard prices may increase marginally. In Mumbai, high-value transactions in the most sought after locations such as Malabar Hills, Bandra, and Worli are steadily making a comeback.
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Growing interest in second homes
Buyers are clamoring for space outside cities and of late HNI and UHNI buyers are increasingly on the lookout for picturesque and self-sufficient properties in hill stations and holiday destinations in Goa, Maharashtra (Alibag), Kerala, and Uttarakhand. Holistic living has a new meaning and paved the path for investing in a luxurious second home.
Second-home destinations like Goa, Dehradun, and Alibaug have become all-year destinations, and sometimes even primary homes, with the new norm of WFA or work from anywhere. These locations are hot favorites for the luxury client with their exceptional offerings of outside-inside architecture style villas, easy connectivity, favorable weather conditions, and better AQI (air quality index) among others.
These destinations are witnessing a sharp uptick in the resale of standalone bungalows in the Rs 5-15 crore range. A surge is also seen in demand for farmland on the outskirts of large cities and this trend is likely to continue with UHNIs realising the importance of large homes surrounded by nature.
Reduction in interest rates and stamp duty
Interest rates for housing loans are at a historic low, with premier lending institutions offering attractive home loan options in the range of 6.75% to 7.5%. Home loans at prevalent interest rates allow for considerable savings while creating an asset for the purpose of end-use or investment. In fact, a lower interest rate provides borrowers with an option to raise the loan amount, helping broaden their choice for a more luxurious property, inclusive of finer amenities and lifestyle facilities in premium neighborhoods.
The big pickup in Mumbai's luxury real estate has also been spurred by a stamp duty cut in Maharashtra to 3% till March 31, 2021. In a recent address, Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri, has urged other states to follow suit. Low interest rates coupled with lower stamp duty could keep sales buoyant through-out 2021.
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Advantage NRI
Earlier this year the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the United Nations (UN) released a report on the world economy. Despite a weakening global economic environment and limitations over foreign exchange, the study estimated that the Chinese and Indian economies can be expected to rebound by 2021.
This scenario, coupled with growing incentives such as the value depreciation of the Indian Rupee (by nearly 10%) against the American Dollar, has piqued the interest of NRI (non-resident Indian) investors with a strong financial foothold. Value depreciation puts the US dollar to rupee conversion rate at its highest mark ever, coupled with increased FPI flows bringing stability to INR. This means increased purchasing power for NRIs in India as it makes the US dollar stronger.
To add to that, the implementation of numerous reforms and RERA in India has resulted in boosting the confidence of NRI investors looking to reap rewards from premium value real estate opportunities. RERA offers more transparency, registered properties, a simpler manner of engagement, and trustworthy developers which has only made the prospect of buying properties in India more appealing to NRIs despite COVID-19. It is anticipated by many in the real estate industry that investments from non-resident Indians will reach a substantially larger figure of $13.1 billion by FY 2021.
Countries beating the coronavirus are getting 'rewarded'
Just as growing demand from NRIs has been witnessed, similarly Indian investors are also seeking out properties in countries such as the US, UK, Canada, and UAE, which demonstrated resilience and were able to handle crises better.
The London market, which has always been placed as a safe haven of investment, has seen a considerable bounce back in demand and very quickly. The latest data from the UK Office for National Statistics shows that the London property market is up over 4% year on year and the rest of England even more at 4.9%.
Countryside localities like Surrey in the UK have also become a hot favourite with buyers. The average cost of a British home is more than a quarter million pounds for the first time in history, signifying the continued interest of UHNIs from across the globe in the UK and London property markets. The stamp duty holiday in the UK until March 31, 2021, has also helped fuel this demand.
On the other hand, there is New York where residents have moved out of the city to suburbs or smaller cities, leaving over 20,000 apartments vacant. This has thrown a great buying option for Indian UHNI buyers for right priced inventory, in this most sought-after gateway city of the world.
All in all, a pick-up in luxury real estate has been the silver lining from the pandemic crisis, and with almost everyone banking on a sharp V-shaped recovery with the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccination, 2021 is poised to be a strong one, for high-value home transactions.
(The author is President, India Sotheby's International Realty - leading luxury residential International Property Consultancy.)
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Watch Every Tom Hanks Movie In 8 Minutes
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By Jefferson Grubbs
There's a reason Tom Hanks is one of America's favorite movie stars — he's just so gosh darn lovable, as he proved yet again on Monday night's premiere of The Late Late Show With James Corden. Hanks and Mila Kunis were the first celebrity guests of the Into The Woods actor's tenure on the show following Craig Ferguson's departure. And when Hanks wasn't busy mansplaining his manspreading, he was his typical charming self. That included an impressive and delightful segment called "Every Tom Hanks Movie In 8 Minutes."
That title is actually a little misleading. While the host and the actor hit 29 films from Hanks' resumé, they do miss a few of his most notorious titles — like The Bonfire Of The Vanities, The Ladykillers, and Angels & Demons. (Although I think we can all forgive Hanks for wanting to pretend those don't exist.) Also, the segment actually clocks in at under seven minutes, not eight, but now we're splitting hairs. Still, how did Hanks and Corden reenact such gems as Apollo 13, Cast Away, The Da Vinci Code, and Toy Story? With an entire community theater budget's worth of wigs, props, and green screens, apparently.
Check out some of the segment's best moments right here:
Turner & Hooch (1989)
Joe Versus The Volcano (1990)
Sleepless In Seattle (1993)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Cast Away (2000)
Toy Story (1995)
And now, witness the full segment in all its glory:
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The Next Great 'Star Wars' Character Is Actually From A Video Game
By Kelsea Stahler
Spoilers for Star Wars Battlefront II ahead. On Nov. 17, the game that ruffled the feathers of a few angry fanboys when its female protagonist-focused first trailer dropped finally debuted, and gamers met the woman at the center of it. Star Wars Battlefront II's protagonist Iden Versio is a canon hero, so her story officially takes place within the fabric of the Star Wars universe we've come to know through official movies, books, and TV series like Star Wars Rebels. Luckily, the strong, cunning Imperial Commander is also pretty freaking great. And ahead of the game's official launch, I spoke with Iden Versio voice actor Janina Gavankar, who also happens to be the perfect person to bring her to life.
"OK, so I'm nerdy — but I also think it's important to define the word 'geek.' To geek is to love on 11," she carefully clarifies when we speak at EA headquarters a few weeks before the game's launch. She leans forward as if holding a phantom controller, and waxes poetic about her love of video games — she's even been known to create art dedicated to one of her favorite games, Portal (this includes a cross-stitch version of a Companion Cube). She first had her gamer awakening back when she moved to Los Angeles in the early 2000s to become an actress (yes, you may recognize her as Shiva from FX's The League). "I had a lot of pop culture blind spots, and then suddenly I got to LA and I met this cute boy who handed me a game controller. Suddenly, I was like, 'Video games have existed for this long and I never [experienced them]'?" she says.
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And sure, that may be the road to gaming that so many women get teased for (the "oh, did your boyfriend get you into it" refrain is an age-old "insult" lobbed at women gamers), but a little prattle from the opposite sex hasn't stopped Gavankar so far. But back in April 2017, the trailer for the game leaked and depicted Gavankar's character, sending a vocal (see: obnoxiously vocal) minority of fanboys into a tizzy, immediately objecting to Battlefront II having another female protagonist (the last two Star Wars stories, The Force Awakens and Rogue One, feature female leads as well). But much like her determined, focused character, Gavankar is barely willing to let those haters register on her radar.
"Yeah, but you have to [ignore them]. You must. They are irrelevant," she says. The way Gavankar sees it, anyone who doesn't think there's room in gaming for men and women (something so obvious it feels ridiculous to even type it out), just isn't representative of the community, no matter how loud they may be. "I am very lucky to say that I've had a really positive experience in the games industry. You know there's an obvious and loud vocal minority, but they're a minority," she says. "Change is coming. It's already here. It would happen without me, but I'm happy to see it happening and be a tiny part of a huge movement."
And the movement can only get stronger with a story mode character like Iden Versio to get behind. The Imperial Special Forces commander is engrossing from the moment she steps onto the screen — and Gavankar has a few ideas as to why.
"Her identity and her self respect come from how capable and agile she is," she says, adding that Versio's fierce loyalty for the Empire comes from family (a true Star Wars hero trait). "She's a literal poster child for The Empire. Her father is an admiral and her mother was a propaganda artist," she adds.
But as those who've traversed a few missions in Battlefront II may already know, Versio may not be quite Dark Side for Life — which adds redemption, and another hallmark of a true Star Wars story, to her trajectory. Add to that the fact that Versio fights, shoots, sneaks, spies, and flies tie fighters (and even a few more X-shaped vehicles) with ease, and you've got a hero any Star Wars fan should be able to get behind.
Granted, the game itself wasn't always so perfect. Ahead of launch, Battlefront II was criticized for reportedly requiring 40 hours of play to unlock classic heroes like Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader for the multiplayer levels of the game (outside of Versio's Campaign Mode), or offering gamers those characters for $4.99 a piece, not unlike so many wallet-draining mobile games. Since then, EA has issued an apology, reduced the number of gameplay credits needed to earn characters, removed the pay option, and promised to "keep listening." But the controversy may have dampened the game's sales a bit, as Forbes reported that the sequel game's sales had gone down since Battlefront I.
It's a bit unfortunate, seeing as the new game has a seriously badass new warrior to be discovered (and lived vicariously through) by women and men alike. But there's still time to change all that and give Versio the due she, and Gavankar, deserve.
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19 Things To Expect From "Empire" Season 2
After seeing the first three episodes of the Fox hit's second season, we're (drip) dropping some hints about what's to come from Cookie and co. this fall.
by Kelley L. Carter
1. The season premiere taps into the #BlackLivesMatter movement.
Chuck Hodes/Fox
The show picks up three months after Lucious Lyon (Terrence Howard) was arrested, and it opens with a #FreeLucious concert in the park. Real-life hip-hop producer Swizz Beatz emcees the show and talks about the 1.68 million black men who are incarcerated in the U.S. Fans want Lucious to be released, and the event is peppered with activists holding up signs calling for his freedom. It’s Empire’s way of channeling the #BlackLivesMatter movement.
2. And Bill and Hillary Clinton are some of those Lucious Lyon fans.
Spencer Platt / Getty Images
We actually don’t see former U.S. President Bill Clinton in the crowd of the #FreeLucious concert, but he’s there. Mostly, Cookie (Taraji P. Henson) smartly surmises, to stump for his wife and presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton. “He needs to be if he wants his wife to get elected," she says.
3. Rev. Al Sharpton and CNN anchor Don Lemon also make appearances as themselves.
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And both can take a joke at their own expense.
4. Cookie ups her fashion game.
The first outfit we see Cookie wearing in Season 2 is a peacock-feathered, colorful, sexy Gucci number — but, bloop, fashion icon (and critic) André Leon Talley makes an appearance and notes that it’s a last season look. Cookie's Lil' Kim–inspired, overly animal printed wardrobe from Season 1 hasn’t completely gone away, but she’s much more new millennium than we saw her be last season.
5. And she's back behind bars...
But it’s not what you think! To make a point about black people being locked up far too often, Cookie steps inside a cage, dresses in a gorilla costume, and beats her chest while being lowered down to the stage. She soon reveals herself and delivers an impactful speech.
6. 50 Cent's shade makes its way into the show.
As Cookie walks through Empire Records, she looks at her phone to check out what’s happening on Instagram. And 50 Cent, who has criticized the show in real life, gets shaded when she says, “50 Cent is still taking jabs at us. Look at what he put on the ’gram. Thirsty ass.” Double bloop.
7. Marisa Tomei drops it like it’s hot with Anika.
The Oscar winner guest stars as billionaire venture capitalist Mimi Whiteman, and her character is not one to shy away from the dance floor. She impressively shimmies to Bobby Shmurda before inviting Anika (Grace Gealey) — the object of her affection — to dance with her.
8. There's an awesome new emerging rap star.
Hakeem (Bryshere Y. Gray) better watch out. Newcomer Freda Gatz (Bre-Z) — who plays the daughter of guest star Chris Rock's character — has bars for days, and naturally, Lucious wants to sign her. In one great scene, she battles a man and just about shuts him down in the streets...until he verbally attacks with the one piece of truth that sets her off.
9. A Real Housewives of Atlanta alum shows up.
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NeNe Leakes isn’t the only RHOA cast member who can snag a gig on a hot, scripted TV show. Miss Lawrence — whom we were first introduced to as Sheree Whitfield’s hair stylist — gets to sing (as we saw him do in Kandi Burruss’s studio when he performed “Closet Freak” in Season 3) and lounge on a piano. And he absolutely nails it.
10. Get ready for more music from Jamal, Hakeem, and Tiana.
Jamal (Jussie Smollett) wants to write more, get back in the studio, and do the thing he was really born to do in Season 2, as opposed to being his dad's henchman. Thankfully, we see him belt out what will be our new music obsessions. Hakeem also has some fantastic, gritty raps that will set our world on fire, and even Tiana (Serayah McNeill) has a fun, bouncy, almost Caribbean-inspired new track that could be quite the girl power anthem. Check out some of the new music here and here. And it also looks like we'll see more collaborations between Empire characters and real-life musicians. Even the show's music producer Timbaland makes an appearance, performing with Hakeem.
11. And expect more rapping from Lucious.
Being incarcerated has inspired the former emcee to bring the beast out, and he begins rhyming again. His verses are so good, they could rival the music his sons create. After hearing him spit those verses in the yard, trust you’ll want more of it.
12. There are cameos for days.
Bubbles is on Empire! If you’re a fan of The Wire, you know who Andre Royo is — a phenomenal character actor who played junkie Bubbles on HBO’s critically acclaimed series. Another fun cameo: Tyra Ferrell, whom fans of Boyz n the Hood will recognize as Doughboy (Ice Cube) and Ricky’s (Morris Chestnut) mom.
13. And one of them will break your heart.
Lovable rapper Ludacris plays a jerk of a correctional officer in the facility where Lucious is being held. Officer McKnight is the kind of guy who hates rappers — ha, ha — and wants to make the cell block's most famous prisoner's life a living hell.
14. Cookie still slays.
She’s known for coming up with the best one-liners and zingers, and nothing about that has changed at all. When Hakeem wants to develop a Latina girl group, she’s all for it. "Ain’t nothing wrong with a couple of J.Los — as long as they can really sing." Zing!
15. But Boo Boo Kitty finally takes a page out of Cookie's book.
Finally, Anika gets a good line in over Cookie. In a heated conversation, and after Cookie zings her nemesis with some per usual biting words, Lucious's former fiancé delivers this: "I get it, I get it. You are the baddest bitch ever. You are badder than all the animals whose prints populate your wardrobe." Oh, OK, girl. We see you.
16. Jamal has changed a lot.
Our sweet, thoughtful Jamal who struggled in the first season to get his father's acceptance has now become his father. He's mean and far more aggressive than we've seen him before.
17. And be prepared to see a new side of Lucious, too.
Kelly Rowland plays mama to Lucious Lyon in flashbacks, and more of his backstory begins to unravel. Through those scenes, we start to understand a bit more as to why he is the way he is— and it may make you feel sorry for him. (Mama can sing, too. We see where he gets his talent from.)
18. Latinos get a lot of love.
Timothy A. Clary / AFP / Getty Images
Last season, some of the criticism Empire earned was over the lack of Latino characters in the world of hip-hop. Not this season! We’re going to see a Latina pop princess emerge and we get a fantastic guest appearance from Pitbull (who performs a new song with Jamal).
19. And the broom is back.
Fox / Via Giphy
Duck, Hakeem! We see another broom in Season 2, just like we did in the Season 1 premiere, but it looks like both Cookie and Hakeem have grown a bit. Just wait.
Empire Season 2 premieres Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 9 p.m. ET/8 CT on Fox.
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From television to radio, CK Walker Damp & Timbers can be found. As one of Derbyshire's most trusted damp proofing companies, we are often approached by national and local media outlets. This page details all our media related activities.
Phil Spencer: Secret Agent - Channel 4
Series 6 - Episode 4
In this episode of Secret Agent, CK Walker Damp & Timbers were called in to give advice on an issue with condensation and mould. The property was located in Breaston which is a village located close to Long Eaton.
Our Surveyor gave advice on how to reduce the levels of condensation which were occuring in the property. By following our advice the homeowner was able to reduce the mould growth and control excess moisture within the property.
Erewash Sound - The Paul Stacey Breaskfast Show
To continue with the celebration of Derbyshire County Council's 10 year Trusted Trader Scheme anniversary, we took part in a radio interview for Erewash Sound.
We discussed why the scheme is great for trader members and the public.
BBC Radio Derby - Andy Twigge Show
As part of the 10 year anniversary of the Derbyshire Trusted Trader scheme, we were invited to Radio Derby to be interviewed. Having been members of the scheme for the full 10 years and having built up an impressive amount of feedback over the years, we were chosen to provide our thoughts on the scheme.
The Interview can be heard on the BBC Radio Derby Website - Interview is 2 hours 15 mins into the show.
Social Media & Publicity Campaigns
Trusted Trader 10 Year Anniversary
As part of the 10 year celebration of Derbyshire County Council's Trusted Trader scheme, we were asked to take part in promotional activities.
We were filmed and a video was used of our company as the main promotinal video. We also undertook radio interviews to promote the scheme.
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PCA Award winning employee David McPeake featued in an article by the Derbyshire Times.
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Ethicon Surgical Stapler Recall
Home » Defective Medical Devices » Surgical Stapler Lawsuits » Ethicon Surgical Stapler Recall
In April 2019, the FDA identified a Class I Ethicon surgical stapler recall — the most serious type of recall – after reviewing more than 41,000 adverse events related to surgical stapling devices from January 2011 through March 2018. The use of these devices “may cause serious injuries or death,” warns the FDA.
Which Products Were Involved In The Ethicon Surgical Stapler Recall?
The Ethicon surgical stapler recall pertained to Ethicon Endo-Surgery Curved or Endoscopic Curved Intraluminal Staplers with Adjustable Height Staples used to create connections between structures in the gastrointestinal tract. Product codes, located on the front of the single unit carton, are as follows:
CDH21A
ECS21A
The 92,496 affected products — manufactured from March 6th, 2018 to March 6th, 2019 — were distributed from March 15, 2018 to March 8th, 2019. The recall was initiated on April 11, 2019.
Reason for the Surgical Suture Recall
Following numerous complaints and returned products, Ethicon discovered that a shift in their manufacturing process from March 2018 through March 2019 was creating uncut stapler washers, which in turn caused insufficient firing and malformed staples.
The line was shut down once the problem was discovered, but at least two patients suffered serious injuries, Ethicon has confirmed. One of the patients suffered an additional resection of the middle rectum, and the other patient suffered an additional resection in the lower rectum during planned re-sectioning of the upper rectum.
According to the FDA, “Potential risks to patients include death, sepsis, bleeding, the need for permanent ostomy ‘bag,’ life-long nutritional and digestive issues, leak in the closure (anastomotic leak), additional surgeries, need for additional closures (anastomoses), need for antibiotics, and the need for additional imaging studies.”
What Should Surgeons Do Next?
Surgeons who use these staplers should consider other options – like manual staplers from other manufactured or less invasive surgeries. Medical facilities with the affected staplers should remove the product at once. The deadline for obtaining a replacement device has already passed as of June 30, 2019, but Ethicon can answer any questions at 1-877-384-4266 Monday through Friday from 7:30 am to 6:30 pm EST. The FDA would also like information regarding adverse events reported to 1-800-FDA-0178 or online.
Does The Ethicon Surgical Stapler Recall Go Far Enough?
The Ethicon surgical stapler recall is a substantial move to get dangerous medical devices off the market. However, patient advocates are calling for more action by the FDA, such as tougher regulation of surgical staplers, new label warnings, and public advisory meetings that incorporate expert input into proposed reclassification and draft guidance.
Many others are calling for greater transparency from the FDA. Surgeon Dr. Douglas Kwazneski said he turned to the public database after a surgical stapler he was using to seal appendix tissue “locked up,” instead of cutting and sealing as it was designed to do. “There was nothing,” he said. Yet, when he surveyed his colleagues, he found that two-thirds of them had similar experiences.
He later learned the FDA allowed surgical stapler manufacturers to submit reports of malfunctions to a hidden database, known only to regulators, and inaccessible to doctors or their patients. Since 2016, over 1.1 million incidents involving over 100 devices have been internally recorded. “I don’t want to sound overdramatic here, but it seemed like a cover-up,” Dr. Kwazneski told The Huffington Post.
Will The Endo-Surgery Stapler Recall Trigger A Rash of Lawsuits?
Any time we see a major event like the Endo-Surgery Stapler Recall, the lawsuits soon follow. As of August 2019, we are in the early stages of litigation, with no consolidation of similar claims in Multi-District Litigation proceedings just yet. While a recall is not necessary to file a surgical stapler lawsuit, it certainly helps build a substantial case for manufacturer negligence when more than 366 patients have died and over 90,000 patients have been injured by surgical stapling devices since January 2011. While not all of these incidents can be traced back to Ethicon’s devices, Ethicon is one of the leading manufacturers of surgical staplers.
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Packers won’t have Pro Bowl OT Bakhtiari for rest of season
Stephanie Fryer
Posted: December 31, 2020 6:49 PM
Updated: January 1, 2021 3:07 PM
by Associated Press, Stephanie Fryer
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers offensive tackle David Bakhtiari will miss the rest of the season after the three-time Pro Bowl selection injured his knee in practice Thursday.
Packers coach Matt LaFleur confirmed the severity of the injury Friday. The injury comes six weeks after the standout left tackle agreed to terms on a four-year contract worth up to $105.5 million with a $30 million signing bonus.
Source: #Packers standout LT David Bakhtiari suffered a season-ending knee injury today in practice. The belief is that he tore his ACL. Just crushing.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 31, 2020
Packers coach Matt LaFleur confirmed the severity of the injury Friday.
The Packers are concerned they may have lost All Pro LT David Bakhtiari, source confirms. @RapSheet said it's believed to be season ending.
Can't confirm the ACL part, but it sounds bad.
— Rob Demovsky (@RobDemovsky) January 1, 2021
The injury comes six weeks after the standout left tackle agreed to terms on a four-year contract worth up to $105.5 million with a $30 million signing bonus.
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LINA HENTGEN
WEDNESDAY 29 JUNE, AT 19H30
A SESSION DESIGNED WITH THE PLASTICIAN ARTIST LINA HENTGEN
Echoing the exhibition Safarix, this evening is an opportunity to go in search of cartoons little-known, experimental animated films, and discover two films, previously unseen in theaters, by the plastic artist duo Hippolyte Hentgen. It will be about thesoul, moving lines, sassy animals, invented hunters, incredible safaris, psychedelic travel experiences ... "The cartoon designates a drawing with a humorous or caricatural value before it is serialized into "comics".
Appeared in the USA at the beginning of the XNUMXth century, it quickly becomes a genre in itself, recognizable by its characters with flexible anatomies and reduced affects, its animals as well as its anthropomorphized objects, animated by a life of its own in a burlesque, comical and sometimes world. oddly violent. The animated cartoonssoon represent a flourishing industry, often in the service of advertising or of informative and educational support. But the novelty of the medium and technical advances also arouse the interest of avant-gardes: through this innovation, they perceive new issues concerning the treatment of drawing, movement and synaesthetic processes. »Lina Hentgen.
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This Is The Secret To Oprah And Stedman Graham’s Long And Loving Relationship
What Graham, Michelle Obama and relationship experts say about balancing self-actualization and supporting your partner.
Courtney Shea Updated June 21, 2019
(Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Robin Hood)
Oprah Winfrey has shared a whole lot of relationship wisdom over the years—in her generation-defining talk show, in multiple magazine articles and in countless self-help tomes. Like finding your spirit and fad diets, long-lasting love is something Queen O knows quite a bit about: since 1986 she has been in a common-law partnership with Stedman Graham, an educator and businessman who has happily ceded the spotlight to his famous partner. During a recent appearance on The Ellen Degeneres Show, Stedman (who is currently promoting a book on identity and leadership) shared a different take on what makes their partnership so successful.
“I’m dedicated to her happiness,” he said, before explaining how he genuinely “want[s] her to be the best she can possibly be, and she’s done a pretty good job of doing that. So, for me, I’ve been able to find my own happiness and to find my own skills, my own talents, my own abilities, and I’m satisfied with that.” Graham says that when you have that—i.e., two self-actualized individuals in one relationship—“one [plus] one equals about six.”
If not exactly good math, his point is in line with contemporary relationship wisdom. Nicole McCance, a Toronto-based relationship therapist, says people committed to growth both within and outside a relationship will often attract the same. “People who are focused on filling their own cup tend to be better partners, better parents,” she says. “It really shifts the energy in a household.”
Which makes sense. Few of us set out to be unfulfilled, just as few of us want our S.O. to be unhappy. What’s important is the recognition that while we can (and should) look to our partners to support us, we can’t rely on them to complete us. Jerry McGuire be damned!
This is important particularly for women who, generally speaking, have a tendency to prioritize their roles as caregivers over their own needs. “Often you have the woman who has sacrificed so much ‘for the good of the relationship,’” says McCance. But that kind of martyrdom can backfire: “Just the other day, I was counselling a woman who for 20 years had put herself on the back burner, put her husband and her kids first. Then he left and she had nothing.” It’s easy to imagine that woman shaking her fist at the heavens thinking “what more did you want from me?” When in fact, maybe she should have wanted more for herself.
In her 2018 memoir Becoming, Michelle Obama talks about reaching a “pivot moment” after she and Barack entered marriage counseling. She had been feeling a lot of resentment as her husband devoted time to his career, his own needs. “What I learned about myself is that my happiness was up to me,” she writes. “So I started working out more and I started asking for help more. I stopped feeling guilty. It was important for me to take care of myself; that’s not on Barack.” Obama said she shared these arguably personal details because she wanted young people to know that even the most envied marriages take a lot of work.
Now may be a good time to talk about how much relationships have evolved—from essential socioeconomic construct to #relationshipgoals. Today women may look less to our partners to, say, put a roof over our heads, but the list of expectations has, in many ways, become more involved. We want our partners to be our best friend, our passionate lover, our intellectual equal, a sensitive parent, a stoic protector and the person who will sit and watch our favourite TV shows (without looking at his or her phone). “That kind of pressure and expectation can be extremely stifling,” says McCance.
In her 2017 bestseller The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity, psychotherapist Esther Perel talks about how unreasonable expectations are driving people to cheat. Perel makes a strong argument for why cheating is less a reflection of a bad relationship and more about personal dissatisfaction. Infidelity, she explains, is often a person’s way of scratching an itch that has nothing to do with their partner. But before you go bonking your office crush, consider that an illicit sexual encounter is just one of many paths to self-actualization.
“People will sometimes confuse being dissatisfied in their relationship with being dissatisfied with themselves,” says McCance. And while it’s maybe not intuitive to think that you can work on your relationship by hanging out with your friends, or joining a book club—“it comes back to this idea of filling your own cup.”
Which is not to say a couple can’t work on filling their cups together. In her new book Marriageology: The Art and Science of Staying Together, Belinda Luscombe writes about how couples can strengthen their relationship by trying new and exciting things together. So, lose the monthly dinner-and-a-movie date and instead try rock climbing, a spontaneous getaway or a concert. Luscombe explains how it’s a bit of psychological fakeout: When we experience growth and satisfaction in the company of our partner, our brains create a positive correlation even if our partner isn’t the source of the growth and satisfaction. But who cares as long as it’s working?
Now I invite you to imagine what experiences could qualify as “new and exciting” for Oprah and Stedman, a couple who probably have more private helicopters and vacation homes and personal rock-climbing gyms than most of us do plastic bags stuffed under our sinks. Maybe when you’re that wealthy and powerful “normal person” activities are the secret success—next week’s date night featuring laundry and lunch packing. Whatever it takes to keep the spark alive.
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Council launches ambitious Covid-19 recovery budget proposals
Published on 23rd December 2020
Deadline for comments - 27 January 2021.
Cheltenham Borough Council has put forward its ambitious draft recovery budget proposals for 2021/22 against the challenges of COVID-19 to support economic growth, climate change and its commitment to make Cheltenham the Cyber Capital of the UK.
The proposals – which are now open for public consultation – focus on a recovery that offers opportunities for jobs growth, investment, sustainable communities and tackling the climate emergency.
Key proposals within the draft budget papers include:
The Golden Valley Development - home of Cyber Central UK sets a vision for a campus style development focused around innovation in the cyber sector, driving forward the UK’s mission to be a science superpower and global lead in cyber security. It also seeks to deliver up to 4,000 homes, directly contributing to another council priority regarding housing delivery and achieving a target of 40% affordable homes.
Carbon neutrality - a renewed commitment to becoming a net zero carbon council and borough by 2030, this will allow the council to play its part in a collective national effort to rebuild. The budget proposals provide an additional finance to climate emergency initiatives on top of the funding already allocated
Economic development - a key priority within the recovery strategy surrounds revitalising and reshaping the economy. The council aims to encourage collaboration across sectors to ensure that culture, hospitality and creativity is interweaved into its economic recovery plans particularly in enhancing the cyber investment plans, supporting the creative revitalisation of the High Street, and the imaginative use of local open spaces. The £5.2 million flagship scheme in the heart of Cheltenham town centre, known as the Minster Innovation Exchange, forms a huge part of realising this ambition. The budget proposes an additional £75,000 to ensure permanent resource is available to lead on recovery.
Increasing apprenticeships - Covid-19 has had a devastating impact on the UK’s employment, and young people have been hardest hit. The cabinet is committed to show leadership through investment in the future of apprenticeships and these budget proposals provide an additional £75,000 which will provide for a cohort of apprentices who will commence employment at the council in September 2021.
Council tax – a proposed increase of 2.34% increase in council tax in 2021/22; an increase of £5.00 for the year for a Band D property (which government is indicating is permissible without trigging a referendum)
The District Council’s Network have been lobbying for district council’s to have greater flexibility to increase council tax by up to £10.00 for the year for a band D property to help tackle the financial impact of COVID-19. If this were permissible the cabinet would propose to earmark and ring-fence this additional sum to provide more funding to boost recovery by investing in projects that help meet the council’s stated ambition to be carbon neutral by 2030, and seeks views from the public as part of the budget consultation.
Paul Jones, executive director finance and assets, said: “The proposals set out in the 2021/22 budget, will ensure that we continue to invest in local services, support economic growth in our town particularly with the continued impact of the pandemic, and support residents - whilst continuing our commitment to becoming the Cyber Capital of the UK, which is critical to ensuring job growth and economic prosperity for the people and communities of Cheltenham.’’
Cllr Steve Jordan, cabinet member for finance continued: “Continued prudent, careful, yet bold decision making in our budget plans, along with our Covid-19 recovery plan, should go a long way towards ensuring that the council has a solid financial platform to lead recovery. Our pioneering initiatives such as the Golden Valley Development, £180m housing investment plan and the Minster Innovation Exchange put the council in a strong position to lead the recovery.”
“I hope that anyone who wishes to comment on our proposals will do so, before the deadline so that any comments can be taken into account ahead of the final proposals going to full council in February.’’
Residents, businesses and all partners can view the full council report and find details of the budget consultation, online at www.cheltenham.gov.uk/budget.
Comments can be e-mailed to moneymatters@cheltenham.gov.uk.
For press enquiries contact communications@cheltenham.gov.uk.
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Home All News One more time, India chooses Modi in clean sweep
One more time, India chooses Modi in clean sweep
New Delhi, May 23 (UNI): In a landslide victory in elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set begin its second five-year innings under the captaincy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi guiding the destiny of the nation.
As the counting of the votes began on Thursday after a grueling seven-phase polling that extended to 38 days and trends started pouring in, it became amply clear that the saffron party will win 300 Lok Sabha seats on its own, securing a bigger mandate than the 2014 elections.
Riding on the popularity, appeal and leadership of Prime Minister Modi, the BJP-led NDA was all set to romp home with a tally of 340 seats. The main challenge from the Congress-led opposition turned out to be a non-starter with the grand old party facing an existential crisis and leading on 56 seats and the UPA’s tally likely to be around 100.
Leadership of Congress president Rahul Gandhi, charisma of her sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra seemed to have failed to enthuse voters in the Hindi heartland as well as other parts of the country. Even the much-touted `Nyay’’ scheme promising a payment of Rs. 72,000 every year to the most poor families failed to find favour with the targeted sections of the society. Issues like corruption, unemployment and farmers’ distress, GST and demonetization which were raised by the Congress during a long drawn campaign failed to capture the imagination of the electors. Out of a total electorate of 91 crore, all the seven phases witnessed a poll percentage of 67.11 per cent.
The biggest gain for the Lotus Party came from Trinamool Congress-ruled West Bengal where it fought pitched battle with chief minister Mamata Banerjee and appears all set to win 19 seats out of 42 total seats with the Trinamool Congress leading on 22 seats.
Focussing on a mix of development, nationalism and national security coupled with a strong and decisive leadership, the BJP was able to drive home its message to the voters.
In Uttar Pradesh, the SP-BSP alliance was maintaining its lead on 22 seats while the BJP was ahead on 57 seats.
It will be a historic victory for Mr. Modi as he would become the first non-Congress Prime Minister to have secured a second consecutive five-year term to rule the country with clear majority of his party.
Prominent among those who were trailing as the trends came in this evening were Congress stalwarts like Digvijay Singh from Bhopal, Raj Babbar from Fatehpur Sikri, Jyotiraditya Scindia from Guna, Shatrughan Sinha from Patna Sahib and Rahul Gandhi from Amethi. Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda was trailing from Tumkur in Karnataka and former JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar of CPI was trailing from Begusarai in Bihar.
As it became clear that the decisive and massive mandate was heavily tilted in favour of the BJP, Prime Minister Modi dedicated his party’s victory to a win for India and tweeted: “Together we grow. Together we prosper. Together we will build a strong and inclusive India. India wins yet again! #VijayiBharat.
While the Congress headquarter at Akbar Road wore a desolate look, it was celebration all the way at the BJP office at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg as workers thronged the party office and gave a rousing welcome to the party president Amit Shah.
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Fire, apparent blast guts Crosby mobile home
Lake Houston Observer // Lake Houston News
Dale Lezon, Houston Chronicle
Dec. 29, 2016 Updated: Dec. 29, 2016 7:19 a.m.
1of9A fire and apparent explosion at a mobile home about 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, rocked a neighborhood in he Crosby area in northeast Harris County. (Metro Video) Show MoreShow Less
A fire after a possible explosion at a mobile home Wednesday night rocked residents in a neighborhood in northeast Harris County.
The incident happened about 8:45 p.m. on Gulf Pump Road near FM 1942 in the Crosby area, according to he Harris County fire officials.
Officials said information was unavailable about possible injuries or what caused the fire.
However, a neighbor said he and his family were in their home when they heard a blast nearby and ran outside to see what had exploded. Then he saw flames ripping through his neighbor's residence. His family called 911.
"We heard 'boom'," said Richard Finnels. "It was pretty loud."
Finnels said he doesn't know what caused the apparent blast or fire.
The mobile home appeared badly damaged. Investigators are trying to determine what caused the fire and apparent explosion.
Dale Lezon
Dale has worked at the Houston Chronicle as a reporter since 2000, when he moved to Houston from New Mexico. As a General Assignment reporter, he has covered criminal and civil trials, City Hall matters, environmental issues and many other news stories. He also has written human-interest features. Among his stories are breaking news reports from New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina and from Galveston during Hurricane Ike. He also reported from east Texas during the Columbia Space Shuttle disaster. Currently, he handles breaking news, including homicides, fires and other fast-breaking stories.
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Jan. 6: Pistons 108, Rockets 101
Sports // Rockets
Jan. 6, 2018 Updated: Jan. 6, 2018 10:10 p.m.
Carlos Osorio/Associated Press
Houston Rockets forward Trevor Ariza, left, Detroit Pistons guard Ish Smith, center and Pistons forward Eric Moreland (24) chase the loose ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Houston Rockets guard Briante Weber (0) knocks the ball away from Detroit Pistons guard Dwight Buycks (20) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Houston Rockets guard Eric Gordon (10) attempts a layup defended by Detroit Pistons forward Eric Moreland during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Detroit Pistons forward Tobias Harris (34) shoots over Houston Rockets forward Ryan Anderson (33) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Detroit Pistons head coach Stan Van Gundy argues a call before receiving a technical during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Houston Rockets, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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Black leaders side with Cincinnati city manager, against Mayor Cranley
Mark Curnutte
Five of Cincinnati's most prominent African-American groups are backing embattled City Manager Harry Black amid reports that Mayor John Cranley has asked for his resignation.
"We support City Manager Harry Black and Chief of Police Eliot Isaac in the performance of their duties ...," says the statement issued Saturday afternoon by groups including the Cincinnati NAACP chapter and the Sentinels Police Association. "City Manager Black was well within the exclusive authority of his position with the personnel decision he made regarding Assistant Chief Bailey."
Black leaders are angry with developments this week involving Black and Isaac – both of whom are African-American.
Mayor John Cranley asked the city manager to resign Friday afternoon, according to sources, after Black forced out Assistant Police Chief Dave Bailey, who is white. Black had given Bailey an ultimatum after complaining Wednesday that a group in the Cincinnati Police Department was trying to undermine Isaac's authority at the top of a department with a history of racial tension.
Also signing onto the statement were the Cincinnati chapter of the National Action Network, the Cincinnati Black United Front and the Black Agenda Cincinnati. Councilman Wendell Young and state Sen. Cecil Thomas also signed the statement.
Black, in his first public appearance since reports that the mayor has asked for his resignation, said Saturday morning that he has "no comment at this time." He was taking part in the previously scheduled Neighborhood Summit at Xavier University.
Cranley spokeswoman Holly Stutz Smith issued a statement Saturday stressing that the mayor "fully supports" Isaac.
"Last evening, the Mayor and Chief Isaac spoke and both acknowledged that they’ve had a mutually supportive relationship for years and that both are committed to the same going forward,” Stutz Smith said.
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Cincinnati City Council members, whose support Cranley would need to fire Black if he doesn't quit, have been slow to take decisive stands on the situation.
Fraternal Order of Police President Dan Hils, who accused Black of threatening him in a phone call in November, called on them to carefully consider how this internal battle affects citizens.
"This is a question that should be addressed by elected officials, the people elected by citizens of Cincinnati," Hils said. "It is their responsibility to decide on whether to retain this leader."
For his part, he believes it would be difficult to work with Black moving forward.
"His most recent dealings with Dave Bailey and statements that there are rogue elements in the department leave me very cautious in dealing with him in the future," Hils said.
Individual black leaders expressed stronger feelings about Cranley's intervention than the groups did in their joint statement.
Cincinnati NAACP First Vice President Joe Mallory said Bailey "is the tip of the iceberg" in efforts to undermine Isaac and his authority and that a similar approach was used to get Isaac's predecessor, Jeffrey Blackwell, fired in 2015.
"We've seen this playbook before," Mallory said.
He noted that Cranley did not object to the removal of Blackwell, who is African-American, but is now upset about Black's handling of the Bailey case.
"Cranley's not happy about this because this is not what he wanted," Mallory said. "When Cranley doesn't get his way, he throws a tantrum. He is thin-skinned and a bully."
Former Mayor Dwight Tillery, head of the Black Agenda, told The Enquirer: “It doesn’t look good for Mayor Cranley. It begins to raise questions about John and his relationship with black leaders. … Yes, race is an element. We cannot continue to deny that race is not a part of how white leadership conducts itself.”
On social media Saturday morning, Pastor Leslie Jones was among those calling for residents to contact council members or attend the weekly council meeting at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday to show support for Black.
"No surprise this has been brewing," Jones, a Democratic-endorsed council candidate last fall, said in a Facebook post. "And I won't be surprised when Chief Isaacs is gone, and every other African-American department head or supervisor."
Cranley can't actually force out Black without the support of five members of City Council, and he doesn't appear to have those votes right now.
In addition to being unhappy with Cranley, the civil rights organizations are also upset with how the police department is operating.
"The deeper issue is the internal improprieties that have taken place inside of the Cincinnati Police Department and the culture that currently exists, with individuals trying to subvert the Chief and undermine the City Manager, by leaking internal documents to the media," the statement reads. "This is about accountability and integrity."
The Enquirer's Monroe Trombly and Sharon Coolidge contributed.
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Alita: Battle Angel Is Coming Back to Theatres
10/6/2020 • 4 min read
James Cameron (THE TERMINATOR, TITANIC, AVATAR) knows what he’s doing when it comes to making gigantic hit films. The fact that he spent almost two decades getting his adaptation of Yukito Kishiro’s manga “Battle Angel Alita” off the ground should tell you he saw something special in the material. In the end, Cameron produced and co-wrote the adaptation, ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL, with Robert Rodriguez (SIN CITY) directing.
When ALITA arrived in early 2019, audiences showed up, but not in the numbers required to assure a sequel. Those who experienced it the first time around were treated to a vibrant and dangerous sci-fi world and a tremendous lead performance from Rosa Salazar. It’s one of the best examples of live-action Anime ever made. If you missed ALITA, or if you’ve become a fan in the months since its original release, you’ve got another chance to see it on the big screen this year! Cinemark is bringing ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL back to theatres. Here’s why we’re excited to see it again.
Amazing Character Design
Rosa Salazar stars as Alita, a severely damaged cyborg brain dug out of a trash heap by Dr. Dyson Ido (Christoph Waltz). With a new body provided by Ido, Alita tries to sweep the cobwebs out of her memory. Befriended by Hugo (Keean Johnson), the revived cyborg learns about the severely stratified society around her, and begins to discover clues about her own past.
Leading up to the release of ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL, press coverage highlighted the way director Robert Rodriguez and his team of special effects artists augmented actress Rosa Salazar’s natural features. They effectively transformed her into the title character by making her eyes bigger, her mouth smaller, reshaping her face and giving her an entirely unnatural robotic body. She’s still somewhat recognizable, but it’s essentially a mo-cap performance.
What audiences didn’t know, however, was the extent to which Rodriguez gave every robotic character in the film this treatment. Actors like Ed Skrein, Jackie Earle Haley, Casper Van Dien, and Jeff Fahey (who steals all his scenes as the dog-loving Hunter-Warrior, McTeague) all appear with new facial features and totally replaced robotic bodies. Some of the performers are borderline unrecognizable. The effect brings an Anime aesthetic to the big screen without sacrificing real performances from actors we love. It helps that these augmentations all look super cool, too!
The Motorball Sequence
ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL doesn’t skimp on action, and its big centerpiece involves a fictional sport called Motorball. This is kind of like Roller Derby, except everyone has a giant robot body filled with knives and saws and a host of other weaponry. Usually, players just try to kill whoever has the ball. When Alita plays, however, her opponents have been paid to destroy her, whether she has the ball or not. We know Alita is tough, but the sight of her on the starting line, surrounded by huge, lethal robots who all want to kill her, make it clear she’s going to have her hands full.
Luckily, she manages to hold her own. Similar to the Pod Race sequence in THE PHANTOM MENACE, ALITA’s Motorball scene helps break up the film’s normal action with a high-speed sporting event where the odds are well out of our hero’s favor. Alita wants to win, but it’ll be all she can do to simply escape with her life.
An Engrossing Vision of the Future
The premise of ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL is fairly simple, but it has a lot going on underneath the main throughline. It begins with the story of a robot girl found in a trash heap and grows into a romance, a father-daughter bonding story, an action spectacle, and the tale of a girl embracing her strength and using it to write her own destiny.
On the way, we learn the ins and outs of a fun and weird underworld filled with bizarre robotic characters. Almost everyone in the movie wants the same thing: To ascend upward to a better life in Zalem, where the elite live without worrying about getting murdered by some crazed robot every time they turn around.
The world-building that supports ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL is one of its best features. Despite the obvious dangers, we want to spend as much time as we can in its dark streets and wild bars, learning everything about this strange version of the future. Alita’s story begs for a sequel, but we're happy to see it projected larger than life once again. And if Disney and Fox wanted to make a sequel or even another film that focused on McTeague and the other Hunter-Warriors, we'd stand up and cheer.
ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL returns on October 30!
All images courtesy of 20th Century Studios.
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Rogers Media buys Vancouver podcast production company Pacific Content
Rogers Media is adding to its podcasting business through the acquisition of Pacific Content, an independent production and marketing company formed five years ago by a number of former employees of the CBC.
Pacific Content currently employs 22 people and is based in Vancouver
David Paddon · The Canadian Press · Posted: May 01, 2019 8:15 PM PT | Last Updated: May 2, 2019
"Podcasting is a big part of the future of audio," a spokesperson from Rogers said in a statement announcing the acquisition. (Jonathan Alcorn/Reuters)
Pacific Content, which currently employs 22 people based in Vancouver, works with companies and advertisers to attract audiences using audio storytelling techniques.
One of its more recent clients is Facebook, which commissioned Pacific Content to create the "3.5 Degrees" podcast about business leaders and entrepreneurs.
Facebook's series was released Jan. 13 through the Apple, Google, Stitcher and Spotify podcast platforms.
Rogers didn't disclose how much it's paying for Pacific Content but did say it will complement the Frequency Podcast Network that it launched last year. (Darrel Dyck/Canadian Press)
"They wanted to make a show for a business audience," Pacific Content co-founder Steve Pratt said in an interview.
"One of the episodes has (somebody with) a very small, local hamburger business getting to meet the CEO of McDonald's and finding they have a lot in common, and can learn from each other about how their businesses work."
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This type of commissioned content aims to build a sponsor's brand by attracting an audience, Pratt said.
"It has to be a really, really great show that truly is original and not a piece of marketing," he added.
"We bring a lot of expertise in terms of trying to translate brand strategy into audio shows that are great listens."
'A big part of the future of audio'
Rogers didn't disclose how much it's paying for Pacific Content but did say it will complement the Frequency Podcast Network that it launched last year.
"Podcasting is a big part of the future of audio. We quickly identified its immense potential and are being aggressive in this space," Julie Adam, Rogers Radio senior vice-president, said in a statement.
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Pratt said almost all of Pacific Content's employees will remain, although one co-founder will leave to open a restaurant.
Asked about Pacific Content's pay scales, Pratt said wouldn't disclose amounts but said they were "better than average."
"Our team is the most important thing we have in the whole company and our culture is a huge part of the reason that the company works. And we want to make sure that everybody is feeling very well compensated for the work they do."
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However, he said, Rogers will also help Pacific Content with its strong sales organization.
"Right now, most of our clients are in the States, so being able to work with Rogers to make this happen for Canadian brands is something we're really excited about."
Rogers Communications Inc. owns one of Canada's largest media businesses, which includes 56 radio stations, 29 local TV stations, the Sportsnet specialty TV channels and the Toronto Blue Jays major league baseball team.
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Bringing SOA to small enterprises
Western Computer contracts ILOG and Prima Solutions
A leap of two million for Apple’s Leopard
Apple has reported the sale of over two million copies of Mac OS X Leopard since its release last week. Close after the release of Tiger in April, 2005, Leopard is the sixth major release of MAC OS X with over 300 new features. The reported sales include the copies sold at Apple’s retail stores, authorized resellers, the online Apple Store under maintenance agreements, and those bundled with new Mac computers.
The new features in the OS include a ‘Time Machine’ automatic backup system, visual improvements, and refinements to the Finder Search tool. It also enables its users to share files over multiple Macs.
Apple advertised Leopard as having more than a dozen new security features and tools. Anti-exploit memory randomization, application defense dubbed sandboxing, a guest account for shared machines and input managers with firm control were few of the new security features announced by Apple.
However, Apple had confirmed that Leopard’s installation has resulted in ‘blue screen’ problems for some of its customers. The company had advised installation of a third-party enhancement. It had also recommended its users to reinstall the complete operating system or use ‘line commands’ to boot the system properly.
With the launch of its new products, Apple has also faced problems with the hackers. There have been reports about the hacking of Leopard for installation on Windows-based PCs. Apple’s iPhone also faced the same issues with hackers identifying the way to ‘unlock’ the iPhone to work with networks other than AT&T.
Apple’s chief competitor, Microsoft sold 20 million copies of its Vista OS in the first month of its launch. It reported sales of 88 million copies shipped at the end of its previous quarter results. This figure consisted of licenses sold to PC manufacturers, retailers, and upgrades ordered through the Windows Vista Express Upgrade program.
Source: ComputerWire daily updates
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Total and size-resolved particle number and black carbon concentrations in urban areas near Schiphol airport (the Netherlands)
Keuken, M. P., M. Moerman, P. Zandveld, J.S. Henzing, & G. Hoek
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The presence of black carbon, and size-resolved and total particle number concentrations (PNC) were investigated in the vicinity of Schiphol airport in the Netherlands, the fourth busiest airport in Europe. Continuous measurements were conducted between March and May 2014 at Adamse Bos, located 7 km from Schiphol, and in 2012 at Cabauw, a regional background site 40 km south of Schiphol. No significantly elevated black carbon levels were found near Schiphol. However, PNC increased during periods in which the wind direction was from Schiphol: at Cabauw by 20% and at Adamse Bos by a factor of three, from 14,100 (other wind directions) to 42,000 # cm−3 between 06.00 and 23.00. The size distribution of Schiphol-related PNC was dominated by ultrafine particles, ranging from 10 to 20 nm. Four relevant particle number (PN) emission sources at Schiphol were identified as being responsible for the elevated PNC levels at Adamse Bos: take-off and climb-out on the Kaagbaan and Aalsmeerbaan runways, planes waiting at the gates, and landing on the Buitenveldertbaan runway. PN emissions from road traffic at and near the airport were less important than air traffic. The exposure to Schiphol-related PNC in urban areas northeast of Schiphol in Amsterdam and Amstelveen was estimated for 2012 using a Gaussian Plume model. The results showed that a considerable number of the 555,000 addresses in the modelling domain were exposed to elevated PNC. For example: 45,000 addresses suffered long-term exposure to an additional annual background PNC of 5–10,000 # cm−3 originating from Schiphol and 60,000 addresses suffered short-termexposure (14% of the time) of additional 10–15,000 # cm−3 originating from Schiphol. Further research on emission sources and the dispersion of PN is recommended and may support future studies on eventual health effects.
Keuken, M. P., M. Moerman, P. Zandveld, J.S. Henzing, & G. Hoek (2015) Total and size-resolved particlenumber and black carbon concentrations in urban areas near Schiphol airport (the Netherlands), ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT 104:132-142.
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coriglianovolley » Other » The Nightly News Nightmare: Media Coverage of U.S. Presidential Elections, 1988-2008
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The Nightly News Nightmare, Third Edition, examines news coverage of presidential nomination and election campaigns from 1988 to 2008. The book focuses on changes in the amount, tone, and focus of news coverage in these different electoral contexts. In addition to network news, the authors examine online news, cable television, talk radio, candidate campaign discourse in these election years. Farnsworth and Lichter find that the news media, despite the wide variety of outlets, have consistent problems in terms of fairness and focus on substantive matters rather than the horse-race reporting of the latest polls. In addition to the extensive discussion of the 2008 campaign, the third edition offers far more discussion and evidence regarding the use of alternative media, including online content, in the most recent presidential election. The authors conclude that online news had many of the same problems found in mainstream news coverage.
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Lexus CT 200h 2011 - guide
Lexus’s first compact hatch beats BMW for quality and reliability and has a gorgeous interior, but Prius mechanicals mean it's no fun to drive.
We think that the Lexus CT 200h suffers more than any other car currently on sale from concept fatigue. By which we mean that the LF-Ch concept car, shown off at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, was so gorgeous and so perfectly proportioned that, when the final production version came out, we were all left feeling a bit disappointed. Ah well, at least it’s reliable...
The CT 200h is basically a 2009 Toyota Prius in disguise. It uses the same 1.8-litre Atkinson cycle engine (that means it alters the way the engine breathes in air to make it more efficient) backed up by a stack of nickel-cadmium batteries and an electric motor. Combined, the two power sources produced 136hp and Lexus always said that you could squeeze 78mpg out of it.
Of course, you’ll struggle to do that – hybrid cars always do far, far better on the laboratory-based combined fuel consumption tests than they do on the road, so 45- to 50mpg is more like what you can expect in daily driving, although the 82g/km CO2 figure (rising to 94g/km for the sportier F Sport model with its bigger alloy wheels) will certainly future-proof you against any changes in the motor tax system.
As long as you keep the speeds down and your throttle inputs gentle, it’ll be quiet too – a classic Lexus trait – but that is ruined by the CVT gearbox, which, when you ask for brisk acceleration, lets the engine rev to the heavens, creating quite a racket.
Inside, the CT lacks space in the rear; the back seats and boot are really very cramped, so this is not a family friendly car (which is odd considering how roomy the closely-related Prius is). Up front though, it’s an utter joy. The quality is off-the-scale good, everything looks and feels fantastic and the seats, big and over-stuffed, are seriously comfy.
Reliability-wise, you’re on a winner. Toyotas tend not to break, Lexus tend to break even less and both companies only turn their best and most talented engineers loose on the hybrid models, so do the math. There were a few recalls, so make sure those have been carried out, but basically as long as the car comes with a service history, your worries are minimal.
Circa €20k will get you a well-specified Advance or Premier spec car from 2013.
Engine: 1,798cc four-cylinder petrol with electric assistance
CO2: 82g/km
Euro NCAP: *****
• Gorgeous interior
• Unstoppably reliable
• Low, tax-friendly emissions
• Dull to drive
• Cramped rear cabin
• Not as economical if you’re driving long distances
It’s a long way from being a perfect car, the Lexus CT 200h, and Toyota and Lexus hybrid technology is improving all the time, so it will soon seem obsolete. But, if you want that low, low CO2 figure, if you want near-total reliability and if you want the cabin comfort and quality of a premium brand, then it’s not a bad choice.
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