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post-title THE FUEL OF YOUR LIVES … | Group Exhibition | KOW | 08.09.-10.11.2018
THE FUEL OF YOUR LIVES … | Group Exhibition | KOW | 08.09.-10.11.2018
until 10.11. | #2184ARTatBerlin | KOW shows from 8th September 2018 the group exhibition THE FUEL OF YOUR LIVES BECOMES ASHES IN OURS related to the pressure towards right side in Germany. The gallery and the artists want to set an example.
Participating artists: Alice Creischer, Henrike Naumann, Mario Pfeifer, Andreas Siekmann, Michael E. Smith, Tobias Zielony
In light of recent events, KOW has changed its programming on very short notice and put together an exhibition to throw a spotlight on the swing to the right in Germany. The gallery and the contributing artists want to take a stance at a time when political—and, for more and more people, everyday—life is turning into a nightmare. We want to stand with all those who fight back against this development.
In its more lucid moments, the public debate over the new tip of the radical right-wing iceberg—Chemnitz, Saxony—touches on the insight that the social discord that has erupted and the neo-national mindset behind it are intolerable but by no means baseless. It is hardly astonishing that rightist pied pipers in black suits harness people’s dissatisfaction and claim to speak for the majority, which is to say, the people; or that they succeed in mustering an enraged mob and marching it out into the streets.
What is astonishing, by contrast, is how long the official discourse has managed to brush this dissatisfaction aside. Though criticism of the basic social consensus was rarely subject to outright censorship, any objection to the real socioeconomic unfairness of this ostensible consensus was considered improper enough to fall on deaf ears in the public sphere. Until 1989, those who dared to question the Western status quo were sometimes told to “move to the East if you don’t like it here!” But the East no longer exists. That particular Alternative for Germany was blown away by the winds of history.
Henrike Naumann, Untitled, 2013 (detail)
In the early 1990s, the comparatively insignificant art scene became a platform for critiques of neoliberalism and pictures and stories of resistance and a counter-public. This would suggest that the more radical critical discourse on society was marginalized after ’89. But people are not stupid. The dissonance between terrific economic data, tales about democracy, and the reality of their own lives is unmistakable. The new Federal Republic is not a state organizing solidarity among its people; it is a corporative industrial and financial system in which, in a cold-headed calculation, internal social conflict is taken into account.
Warren Buffett has argued that the true reason for the inexorable rise of social inequality is the “war of the rich against the poor.” Aided and abetted by the states, global class warfare from above sooner or later shatters the social peace. Plenty of prophets have been shouting it from the rooftops, though at the political center, on prime-time TV, where the majority has made itself at home, it is impolitical to bring up the structural violence of neoliberalism and neo-feudalism. Yet the violence is real, seeping from stunted lives into bodies and words.
It looks like more and more people are fed up and they’re not going to take it anymore. Now they are looking for a war that, though they have not been able to put a finger on it, they have long sensed has been going on, and grabbing whoever crosses their paths to experience it in real life. In the absence of a public discourse that might have supplied reasonable reasons for the widespread and not unjustified feeling they have been left behind, citizens fish in the muddy waters of their affects for someone to hate. Their ideas are so absurd that one wants to shake them, and some of them need to be locked up.
The gulf between us who write and read these lines and those who—in Chemnitz, Saxony, and elsewhere in West and East Germany—hunt migrants, journalists, Muslims, and Jews would seem to be unbridgeable. But that is nonsense. Other societies have faced far more entrenched, more violent, more irreconcilable internal strife and overcome their divisions. We Germans need to learn to do what we have pressured other societies to do and address our domestic conflicts. Perhaps it would help if others urged us to put our own house in order.
Conflicts do not vanish just like that. They need to be identified and worked through. This was true of what happened between 1933 and 1945 and later, as Germans at some point understood. Now we need a similar reckoning with the present and the years after 1989. We need a postcolonial discourse about the circumstances in which Germany was reunified—about what felt like, and in some ways technically was, the annexation of the former East by the West—and, in the global context, about the expansion of corporative capitalism in the last thirty years.
And what about the art world? Its people have come to the realization that what they do tends to exacerbate rather than mitigate social disunion as long as it is part and parcel of an economic machine that helps redistribute wealth from the poor to the rich. The worst they can do is close their eyes to this reality. They must confront the issues more vigorously than in the past and abstain from serving up symbolic fixes for disruptions that are in fact systemic. This will require a steadfast refusal to cater to a politics of cultural pacification that puts critical avant-gardes on the stage to prove that ours is an open society.
Our society is not open. It is unequal and unfair; selfishness is the defining characteristic of its élites, its underclass, and increasingly also its center. People’s lack of solidarity is rarely premeditated and calculated, often compelled by the circumstances in which they must act, and sometimes born out of racist, sexist, and fascist convictions. And more and more often, it is fueled by the fear of losing social status, which is nothing other than the fear of defeat in an unacknowledged class war promoted by the state. In that war, the foundations of civil society have long become a prime target.
Text: Alexander Koch / Translation: Gerrit Jackson / Editing: Kimberly Bradley
Vernissage: Friday, 7th September 2018, 6 pm – 10 pm
Exhibition period: Saturday, 8th September – Saturday, 10th November 2018
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Image caption: Henrike Naumann, Untitled, 2013 (detail)
Exhibition THE FUEL OF YOUR LIVES BECOMES ASHES IN OURS – KOW | Zeitgenössische Kunst in Berlin | Contemporary Art | Exhibitions Berlin Galleries | ART at Berlin
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There have been a lot of positive noises recently regarding Bedlington once again having a railway station. The detailed consultation taking place is a part of that as is the £1m invested in site investigations by the County Council. I am old enough to remember catching a train from Bedlington Station and talk about passenger rail services returning to Bedlington goes back decades. It is something I can certainly recall from the 1990s. The car was king in the three decades before that as more roads were built to accommodate the growth in ownership. However, it became clear that rail needed to be looked at again as congestion on the roads increased. I did think that the Labour government elected in 1997 would have taken the opportunity to repay the faith of North East voters who returned 28 Labour MPs out of a total of 30: Wansbeck and Blyth Valley among them. But it didn’t happen and the efforts of the then Wansbeck MP, Denis Murphy, were rebuffed time and time again. That one of Blair’s Transport Secretaries was a North Tyneside MP makes it even more surprising that no progress was made, and by 2010 when Denis Murphy stood down, the only passenger train that had chugged along the tracks was a special charter to see benefits that have yet to be realised. Since then I have picked up on the odd muttering from the current Labour MP but nothing that convinced me that Bedlington would again have a railway station. Given that the end of the line is Ashington, I assumed that the tub thumping would be incessant and heard across Wansbeck from Cambois to Clifton. But I do sense that a funding decision is now close. I took part in a visit from the previous Transport Secretary to Bedlington Station in 2019 along with my Independent colleagues, Councillor Robinson and Councillor Wallace. The current Transport Secretary has posted a video of support over the weekend. I am not too concerned about who politically is due the credit and whether the current drilling of bore holes will have more impact than a conversation in a smoke-filled room 25 years ago. Bedlington as always is my only focus. However, that it appears the funding will be confirmed under a Conservative County Council and by a Conservative Government must be one of the biggest ironies in Northumberland’s political history. A missed opportunity for Labour is a huge understatement in those circumstances. Little wonder the town returned three Independents in 2017 to work with whichever party took control and to ensure a better Bedlington.
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El personaje femenino de la novela indigenista
Detta är en avhandling från Språk- och litteraturcentrum, Lunds universitet
Författare: Ingela Johansson; Lunds Universitet.; Lund University.; [2008]
Nyckelord: HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; female character; Aves sin nido; ideology; Raza de bronce; Huasipungo; El mundo es ancho y ajeno; Los ríos profundos; Bakhtin; roman à thèse; indigenista novel; idyll; victim;
Sammanfattning: The indigenista novel is a realistic novel with a strongly ideological character that was developed primarily in the Andean countries (Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador) during the first half of the 20th century with the purpose of making the reader aware of the living conditions of the indigenous Native American population. The overall aim of this study was to investigate the female characters in five of the works that have had the most influence on the development of the indigenista novel: Aves sin nido (1889) by Clorinda Matto de Turner, Raza de bronce (1918) by Alcides Arguedas, Huasipungo (1934) by Jorge Icaza, El mundo es ancho y ajeno (1941) by Ciro Alegría, and Los ríos profundos (1958) by José María Arguedas.
The representations of and the roles played by the female characters in the five novels were systematically studied, individually and in comparison to each other. The purpose was to investigate whether the female characters function primarily as representatives of a certain ideological point of view and, thus, are to be regarded as stereotypes, or if they are complex characters. Moreover, their role in the novels was studied from the perspective of Mikhail Bakhtin’s notion of “the destruction of the idyll”.
The study found that the female characters play an inconspicuous part in Raza de bronce, Huasipungo and El mundo es ancho y ajeno. Contrastingly, in Aves sin nido and Los ríos profundos, there are several female characters who play a more prominent part. Nevertheless, in all of the works studied, the female characters were found to function more as types than as fully developed characters.
A recurring motif in the novels of the study is the subjection of the indigenous female characters to violence or sexual abuse by a white landowner and his henchmen, or by a family member. The analysis found that there is a recurring type of female character in the novels: the female victim. The female victim of the works studied is normally of indigenous origin.
The study also found that the indigenous female characters are portrayed differently than other female characters. They are consistently presented as the type of character that this study has termed “idyllic”, the most prominent traits of which are simplicity, naturalness, and the possession of a strong bond to family and home. In contrast, the creole women and mestizas are often part of the modern sphere.
The female character of the idyllic type plays a symbolic part in the novels, as the guardian of the survival of the family and the traditional society. When this figure becomes subject to different kinds of abuse, it is not only the individual character who comes under attack but also everything that she symbolizes, which, in the indigenista novel, is contrasted with the modern capitalist society.
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Jul 24, 2020 - Politics & Policy
John Lewis to lie in state at U.S. Capitol Rotunda
The late Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights icon, will lie in state at the Capitol Rotunda for a week starting Monday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Thursday.
Why it matters: Over 30 Americans have lied in state since 1852, making America's distinguished citizens available for public viewing, including the late Rep. Elijah Cummings, President George H.W. Bush and Sen. John McCain. Given COVID-19, Lewis will lie in state at the top of the East Front Steps of the Capitol for public viewing. Face masks are required and social distancing will be strictly enforced.
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McConnell urges White House not to strike stimulus deal before election
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has urged White House negotiators not to cut a deal with Democrats on new coronavirus stimulus before the election.
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What national advantage rules do you use? (If you use them, and in LHTR)
Axis & Allies Revised Edition
By rules I mean, method of selecting. Using all of them would probably make the Allies too strong. 2 per Ally and 3 per Axis is what I usually use. Each power gets to choose their own.
Jennifer '18 '17 '16 '11 Moderator last edited by
Axis each choose one advantage and each nation gets two random advantages. (2d6 re-roll any duplicates)
german scientists really sucks in no tech games….
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with LHTR we used all NAs.
worked pretty nice for us… the allied NAs kinda promote those nations to work together, while the axis NAs increase their strength directly. the jap BBs might be a little too good with rolling twice for 5, but all in all, it usually played out nicely and it was always interesting games
I primarily use those which make the game more accurate historically. The Allies are assigned two each. Germany and Japan receive three each. In all cases, some are automatically assigned.
For Russia, Lend-Lease, but not quite the way it is in the rules, and Non-Agression Treaty, as it is a more historical situation. For Lend-Lease, the Russian player rolls two dice, and receives that amount of Lend-Lease credits, which are then used to buy units. These National Advantages are assigned.
For Germany, Luftwaffe Dive Bombers may only be used if their are no fighters present. Historically, Stukas were easy prey for fighters if Germany did not have complete air superiority. Otherwise, whatever three that the German player rolls.
For the UK, Radar and Colonial Garrison are assigned.
For Japan, the Tokyo Express is assigned, and in place of Dug-In Defenders, I simply have all Japanese infantry taking two hits to kill, i.e. “Fight to the Last Man”. The player can make either one or two rolls, depending on whether he/she used the FLM rule.
For the US, Island Bases and Marines, sometimes raiding my A&A Pacific set for the units.
I also normally give the US the Combined Bombardment and Long-Range Aircraft technologies to start. Because of the size of the US, the US has always put a high emphasis on range in its aircraft, and was using external drop tanks and internal bomb bay tanks in its aircraft from the start of the war. The pre-war planning for an amphibious war in the Pacific had the US Navy thinking shore bombardment long before the war started.
If I used LHTR rules, I would allow the Japanese to use the Super Battleship advantage only if the US also gets the same rating for its Iowa-class ships. One change would be that the Yamato-class ships would defend against surface units at a 5, but need a 4 or less to defend against air attack. The Japanese naval AA fire was simply not that good throughout the entire war. The Iowas stay at 5 and 5, as the US had the best naval AA fire of the war.
For the US, I would still use the Island Bases, but also go with War Economy, however, production cost reduction would be 2 IPC and not 1. US wartime production was enormous.
To limit the Yamato Class Battlehips by reducign their defensive fire against air to a 4, then you also would need to increase them to THREE hits to sink.
Marianas Turkey Shoot. It was 200 and what hits to sink that single BB?
@ncscswitch:
The Mushashi was sunk during the Sibuyan Sea phase of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, on October 24, 1944. It is estimated that the ship took 20 torpedo hits, 17 direct bomb hits, and 18 near-misses by bombs prior to sinking. After Action analysis by the US Navy and the post-war report done by the US Naval Technical Mission to Japan analyzing the loss of major Japanese warships (I have my own copy and also a complete set of the reports on microfilm) indicated that one of the reasons for the survival of the ship following so many hits was the relatively even distribution of them on both the port and starboard sides, in effect counterflooding the ship and preventing it from capsizing. Extremely heavy damage forward from both bombs and torpedoes resulted in the ship sinking by the head, and capsizing in the process of sinking.
The Yamato was sunk on April 7, 1945 during the attempt to sortie to the Okinawa invasion in an effort to attack the transport fleet. The ship was hit by an estimated 13 torpedoes, and at least 8 comfirmed bombs. I suspect that there were more unreported bomb hits, and no count was made of near misses. The US torpedo plane pilots had been briefed to concentrate their attacks on one side, and all but 2 torpedo hits were on the port side. The two on the starboard side were assessed at prolonging the process of sinking. The Yamato did capsize to port, and the after magazines exploded when she sank.
In neither case did the ships have fighter cover, so they were totally dependent on anti-aircraft fire from themselves and the rest of the task force. In neither case did the losses of US Navy aircraft attacking the ships exceed 10%. In comparable attacks on US battleships, Japanese attacking aircraft losses started at 50% and at times reached 90%. That is my basis for reducing the Yamato-class defensive fire against aircraft.
I am also very familiar with the protective schemes of both the Yamato and the Iowa class. The Yamato class did have a major flaw with its torpedo protection system that left it highly vulnerable to flooding from a shallow torpedo hit, to some extent compensated by the depth of the side protection system. There is also a problem with the torpedo protection system on the Iowa, which required modifying the liquid-loading scheme to restore full effectiveness. Overall, I would rate the Yamato and Iowa equal in damage resistance.
I guess that I am looking at it more from the standpoint of a naval tactical gamer where individual ship characteristics can be easily factored in, verses a strategic game, where that is hard to do so, unless you have a pronounced disparity. Also, keeping track of Three hits verses Two is much more difficult. I will have to come up with another way of factoring in poor Japanese AA fire. Two hits, and 5 attack and 5 defend it is.
Germany National Advantages
Axis & Allies Revised Edition • • B.AnderssonGameMaster
@Raarrne:
Well, in the version i put forward, i think that only the armor should be allowed to continue-bringing the infantry for a second strike may be a bit too strong (i really don’t know how it would play out-but Russian Buffers could end up failing (miserably)).
Anyway, if it gets some testing, then definately let me know how they work!
Also, expect more constructive criticism as you put more of these great creative topics forward.
Hi Raarne,
I have tested your rule variant and found it too complicated! For example if you want to attack a second turn with the panzers then one might ask one self if is possible to use these tanks together with other units attacking from another territory? All units must do there combat movement at the same time! So any panzers wont be able to make a second combined (with other units) attack! Hmmmm…… I will stick to the Panzergrenadiers advantage instead! 😉
Which side has an advantage?
Axis & Allies Revised Edition • • allies_fly
@tekkyy:
@Gerbilkit:
Um… I’m confused. How the hell are you stopping the Japanese from taking India round one if you’re pulling 2 infantry out, unless you have Colonial Garrison.
I ask at the risk of being obvious …
Were you playing 8 VC game?
If so, LHTR changed it to 9 VC.
So its ok to lose India to stop Germany getting Africa income.
Still an IPC win overall for Allies.
Not if Japan is able to build and fortify an IC there on the second round and be pumping tanks out towards Africa and the Caucus J3. 😛
MOVED: Rules Clarification
Axis & Allies Revised Edition • • Guerrilla Guy
This topic has been moved to Player Help.
http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=7121.0
don’t mean to be picky fellas but this belongs in Player Help
First time player with rules questions about air units and anti-air
Axis & Allies Revised Edition • • 1SG
There are numerous errors in the rule book that comes with the game. You may want to check out Larry Harris Tournament Rules (which are available from a link on the main page of this website).
The only “opening fire” that repeats after the first round of combat is Submarine Sneak Attack.
BB Shore Bombardment and AA fire are limited to only opening fire of the first round of combat.
Questions about rules
Axis & Allies Revised Edition • • jeffbrook1
@General_D.Fox:
@Baghdaddy:
Stupor or no, I doubt he is as distracted as he pretends to be.
I’ve played a few board games in the barracks and behind all the smack talking, the brains are going furiously.
I recall on game where a guy brought his “girl friend” (she was a dancer at a local club) and she made it a point to do everything but actually service the folks playing the game all as part of his master plan to win just once!
No, he did not win and yes his “girl friend” spent the night in the barracks room. Four guys, four beds, one girl, 'nuff said.
So I take it you guys played musical beds all night with the winner getting the bed and a good night’s sleep? 😉
We drew straws and the loser slept on the couch. Yep, that’s what we did. :roll:
Thankfully, given her profession as a dancer, we had no body shyness problems in the morning as we dealt with the issue of five people and one bathroom.
Some questions about the board-game rules
Axis & Allies Revised Edition • • Reign_of_Light
Thank you for answering my questions 🙂 !
A question about the rules.
Axis & Allies Revised Edition • • bb82
@bb82:
I think it’s:
1)Yes
2)No
You’re right, whether using the box rules or LHTR. Taking a power’s IPCs by taking their capital is not income, so you can collect it even if your capital is held by the enemy.
National Advantages and game balance?
Axis & Allies Revised Edition • • blaekherjar
never mind!
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Home » Functional Ingredients Coming Clean
Functional Ingredients Coming Clean
By Laurie Gorton
Getting louder, the drumbeat for clean label resounds more forcefully each day. Bakers and their ingredient suppliers hear the message clearly, and now they have more ways to answer the call.
“Consumers want clean-label products, and they increasingly request these from bakers,” said Ralph Besand, regional manager, Cain Food Industries, Inc., Dallas, TX. The company has fielded a rising number of inquiries about clean-label ingredients from its bakery customers. He observed that big food service chains also want clean-label foods from their bakery suppliers.
“We need to be proactive with our customers,” Mr. Besand said about the company’s decision to offer improver ingredients developed to meet clean-label protocols.
FUNCTIONAL BASIS.
With a deep background in functional bakery ingredients, Cain Food Industries took on the challenge to develop clean-label alternatives. Mr. Besand and a team of his colleagues accepted this task. “All of us have been in the baking industry for a long time,” observed Frank Sberna, another of Cain Food’s regional managers, about the expertise involved with this project.
Several options resulted, but the team recommends CL-SAS, Oxibake CL and CLDC, three dough conditioners that are a package of enzymes capable of replacing any dough conditioner or strengthener. Their use removes azodicarbonamide (ADA), sodium stearoyl lactylate (SSL), diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides (DATEM) and similar additives from bakery formulations.
“All three products can be listed on the package’s ingredient statement as enzymes,” Mr. Besand said, “but they are properly considered processing aids and exempt from listing. It all depends on what the bakery’s regulatory affairs department prefers.”
Applications run the gamut of yeast-raised baked foods: breads, buns, rolls and “anything that uses multiple dough conditioners,” Mr. Sberna said. Usage rates range from 1 to 12 oz per cwt flour, depending on the choice of product. Mixing and processing conditions stay the same. Most bakers will be able to make the switch without other changes, although Mr. Besand cautioned that they may need to rebalance water because the proportion of dry ingredients could differ.
Confirming the benefits took about a week’s work in a commercial bakery, according to Mr. Sberna. “It’s pretty easy to make the change,” he said.
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Because these clean-label products remove conventional dough conditioners from the formula, they also reduce costs. “Savings come to $1 to $3 per cwt flour,” Mr. Besand said. The lower figure applies to lean formulations, the higher for heavier products. “By heavy, I mean multigrain breads,” he added. “Those are the ones with the most savings potential.”
Developing clean-label ingredients was a natural fit for Cain Food. The company supplies functional bakery additives: dough conditioners, enzymes, oxidizing and reducing agents, emulsifiers, softeners,
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“Cain Food is customer-focused, and we want to provide our customers the best products and at the same time help them save money,” said Matt Feder, Cain Food’s vice-president, business development.
“CL-SAS, Oxibake CL and CLDC provide the biggest savings we’ve seen yet and perform wonderfully.”
“Adopting these ingredients will require a label change, and this is a cost for bakers on their packaging materials,” Mr. Besand said. “But if you’re planning a package change anyway, you may as well ‘come clean,’ too.” Baking companies recognize that they have to think ahead, he noted, and that they need to run tests now to be ready for such changes when the times dictate.
Cain Food technical experts will work with customers to solve clean-label formulating needs. For more reference materials about its products, go towww.cainfood.com.
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Facebook Enlists Africa Check, AFP To Fight False News
False news has become a serious issue in recent years, with misleading content posted on social media allegedly influencing political elections and swaying public opinions.
Late last year, Facebook introduced a third-party fact-checking programme to try and combat this problem in a few key markets. The programme has rapidly expanded this year and from this week will be available in South Africa and Kenya through partnerships with Africa Check and AFP.
In a press briefing in Johannesburg this morning, Facebook said the programme will help assess the accuracy of news in South Africa and reduce the spread of misinformation, while improving the quality of news people find on its platform.
Emilar Gandhi, public policy manager for SADC Facebook, says: “We are not arbiters of truth and we don’t want to be. We want to give that job to the experts in that field and then give our community the power to make an informed decision on what content they want to read.”
Africa Check and AFP will reactively and proactively assess potential false content. Pieces of content can be flagged by users, as well as the companies looking out for false news themselves. Related articles, written by Africa Check or AFP, may also appear under the false piece of content detailing the reasoning behind the decision.
Once content has been highlighted as fake, it will appear much lower in users’ news feeds with a note giving context from Africa Check or AFP to why this content may be false so that the user can still choose to read it or not.
Both Africa Check and AFP have been independently verified and are part of a global network of fact-checking organisations, certified by the non-partisan International Fact-Checking Network.
Page Admins and people on Facebook will also receive notifications if they try to share a story or have shared one in the past that’s been determined to be false.
“We’re committed to South Africa, and take our responsibility seriously in tackling the spread of false news, and helping to improve the quality of information people find on our platform. Once a fact-checker rates a piece of content as false, we’re able to reduce its future views by an average of 80%, helping to curb economic incentives and reduce its spread,” says Gandhi.
How articles that have been flagged by fact-checkers will appear in user’s news feeds.
Commenting on the partnership, Anim van Wyk, chief editor of Africa Check says: “Until now, Africa Check has had to play catch-up with misinformation that harms that is shared on social media. Partnering with Facebook enables us to limit its spread very early on a key platform. It’s a huge and exciting step forward for us”.
AFP global news director Mich`ele L’eridon, says: “We are delighted with this new contract with Facebook in South Africa and Kenya alongside Africa Check, which is renowned for its fact checking work in Africa. The different initiatives set up by AFP in the fight against disinformation testify to the Agency’s expertise and credibility in the verification of information at a time when false news is proliferating.”
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ScreenSnarky CinemachinefilmMegan Fox
Snarky's Cinemachine: Bay of Pigs
Published on June 9, 2010 at 11:55am
Ange Anderson
Huffington Post blogger Scott Mendelson wrote an intriguing analysis of the Megan Fox/Michael Bay dust up which may or may not have been the catalyst for Fox’s departure from the successful Transformers franchise. Buried in the largely astute criticisms of Fox’s appeal and backlash from said appeal was this gem:
But the sheer outpouring of joy that greeted the allegation that Fox had been canned for trashing Michael Bay in public was more than a bit obnoxious. The same geeks and entertainment columnists who called co-star Shia LeBeouf honest and gutsy for criticizing Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull) were basically applauding the idea that Fox had been fired for basically doing the same thing. Why do so many people hate Megan Fox? Who do they even care?
Mendelson’s article positions directors Michael Bay, Michael Mann (Heat, The Insider, Collateral) and James “More Water! Less Water!” Cameron as fellow travelers in on-set verbal nastiness. Based on what I have researched and read on all three, I will not dispute Mendelson’s point. I will, however, respectfully move Cameron (seriously, folks, I am NOT a Cameron apologist) into the column of film director jackassery occupied by such luminaries as Ridley “Blood Runner” Scott, Stanley “If you can’t understand them [women] just don’t cast them,” Kubrick and Joel “I know you didn’t put your hands on me, bathrobe wearing assclown!” Schumacher, who have scorn heaped upon them over the way in which they handle (read: smack down) on-set dissent. That said, Scott, Kubrick and Schumacher a have reputation for being much more “equal opportunity” in their distribution of said smack downs. In Schumacher’s case much of his attributed “jerkiness”, when viewed through the lens of his open homosexuality, scans as a problematic attempt at a “tone” argument. For the record, Schumacher’s days of helming big budget pictures pretty much vanished after all the controversy surrounding the Batman franchise.
Digression noted; let’s move on to the Michaels. Michael Mann isn’t really on the radar at the moment and it seems his rumored perfectionism is at odds with the sausage factory (not a pun) Hollywood favors these days. Mann doesn’t seem particularly interested in reboots or sequels–the current love of Hollywood’s life–and after the disappointing Miami Vice (Jamie Foxx as Tubbs? Seriously?) I’m not in a hurry to see another Mann film.
This leaves Michael Bay. In my opinion, The Rock is the only film of his worth watching, and it has little to do with Bay and everything to do with Sean Connery and Ed Harris. While Megan Fox’s assertion Bay’s films aren’t acting showcases isn’t entirely without merit–particularly as it relates to femalecentric roles–I don’t think she’s necessarily the actor to make that claim. Since Lethal Weapon and Die Hard, action films have done much better at balancing the kabooms and the performances. In The Rock Harris and Connery lend their gravitas to a film that would have been pretty unwatchable without them.
Bay, when interviewed by a Wall Street Journal reporter, responded to Fox’s criticisms of the relevance of acting chops as it relates to his films with this:
Well, that’s Megan Fox for you. She says some very ridiculous things because she’s 23 years old and she still has a lot of growing to do. You roll your eyes when you see statements like that and think, “Okay Megan, you can do whatever you want. I got it.” But I 100% disagree with her. Nic Cage wasn’t a big actor when I cast him, nor was Ben Affleck before I put him in “Armageddon.” Shia LaBeouf wasn’t a big movie star before he did “Transformers”—and then he exploded. Not to mention Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, from “Bad Boys.” Nobody in the world knew about Megan Fox until I found her and put her in “Transformers.” I like to think that I’ve had some luck in building actors’ careers with my films. (source)
Note the presence of sexist framing and male privilege. Note the lack of other female actors mentioned in the SEA of male actors, which, by the way, were definitely on the Hollywood radar or possessed heavy connections to the industry at the time they were cast in Bay’s films. Smith and Lawrence had established careers in music and comedy respectively. Both were also stars of popular television shows. In addition to starring in 80s “unknown” films such as Peggy Sue Got Married and Moonstruck, Nic Cage is a member of the influential Coppola dynasty, which includes Auntie Talia “Adrian” Shire (Francis Ford’s sister), cousins Sofia Coppola and Bored to Death’s Jason Schwartzman (son of Shire). And those are just the Coppolas I can name off the top of my head. There are certainly many others. And good for them. However, my point is that in addition to being a douche, Bay isn’t even factually accurate. His statements demonstrate an impressive level of cheek, torpedoing his own claims and further supporting Fox’s assertions. Is it possible to frame Bay as a credible source when it seems he’s not well versed in the work history of his top talent?
Far be it from peons to disagree with Michael Bay when it comes to Megan Fox — after all, few in Hollywood have better BabeDar than he does — but Nicolas Cage? Apparently Bay had forgotten that Nic Cage had already worked with esteemed directors like Francis Ford Coppola, David Lynch, Norman Jewison, and the Coen Brothers before Bay discovered him. (source)
Do these critics not get the channels showing countless reruns of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air or Martin on cable? In fairness to Bay, he was hard at work perfecting his douchebaggery–I mean craft–in such cinema classics as Playboy Video Centerfold: Kerri Kendall, so maybe he didn’t have time to catch Cage in his critically acclaimed and Oscar-winning performance in Leaving Las Vegas.
The way I see it, Megan Fox–who’s shaping up to be this generation’s Sean Young–provides another example of what happens to females who refuse to be silenced when emotionally victimized by powerful male filmmakers. While I have my own beef with the way in which Fox is positioned in the media, I don’t co-sign the derailing of careers or trashing of another female because she’s conventionally hot or makes a lot of wonky statements–some of which need serious unpacking and sadly, some of which ring true for women, be they inside or outside the “industry.”
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How annoying
Jeffrey Lamicela replied on Wed, 06/09/2010 - 12:41pm
I figure film directors are going to be pretty opinionated in general. But it seems like Bay has a bit of growing of his own to do before he can fit into his own oversized ego. And lets add ageism to whatever isms he's guilty of... 23 is not overly young by Hollywood standards.
Thanks for providing some perspective!
Based on what I've read
Ange Anderson replied on Wed, 06/09/2010 - 2:44pm
Based on what I've read about Bay, it seems his ego requires purchase of an extra seat when he flies.
"In real life as in Grand Opera, Arias only make hopeless situations worse." - Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
thank you for calling out
raymondj replied on Wed, 06/09/2010 - 12:45pm
thank you for calling out that Michael Bay egomonologue -- I mean, does he REALLY think he 'discovered' that cadre of well-known name actors? probably. he can take credit for Shia LaDouche, I'll let him have that.
I really hope Michael Mann makes good use of some time off and returns with something reasonable.
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I am even wondering if
I am even wondering if Michael Mann warrants mention here, considering <em>everyone</em> grumbles about his truculence, not just the females.
Gaius?
RMJ replied on Wed, 06/09/2010 - 1:10pm
My question upon seeing the picture accompanying this piece: why is Gaius Baltar directing films now?
But seriously, Michael Bay is a certified jackass. Apparently he <a href="http://deeplyproblematic.blogspot.com/2009/07/megan-fox-sexually-harrass... Megan Fox wash his car before casting her, too.</a>
It was so hard to select the
It was so hard to select the perfect image to capture his douchebaggery, as there were so many to choose from. His official site is an exercise in what my mom would term, "The scene that celebrates itself."
of making many books replied on Wed, 06/09/2010 - 2:09pm
...hadn't Ben Affleck also won an Oscar before Michael Bay put him in Armageddon, for co-writing/starring in Good Will Hunting? No matter, THANK YOU Michael Bay for singlehandedly making Ben Affleck and Nicolas Cage "big actors" and bettering our world!!!!!
Ben Affleck was already
Ben Affleck was already famous both for his contribution to Kevin Smith films, his writing credit for GWH and it was Kevin Smith <em>not</em> Bay who took the GWH script to Miramax (RIP) and got that whole ball rolling.
Like, sorry but who cares
rose replied on Wed, 06/09/2010 - 4:57pm
Like, sorry but who cares about megan Fox. She compared the director to Hitler, what an ignorant, thoughtless and disrespectful comment to make. anyone who has studied Hitler in the slighest would understand how misinformed and oversimplified that comparison is. Ya, Shia dissed the movie too, but he didn't ignorantly compare anyone to Hitler. There is a difference in the way they dissed the movie.
That's a shitty comparison
Rose: I guess you missed the
Bitch Magazine, you also
Anonymous replied on Wed, 06/09/2010 - 5:56pm
Bitch Magazine, you also have to remember that there is a way in which Megan criticized Micheal that Shia didnt use, he pretty constructively criticized the SECOND movie for not having heart... Megan Fox compared Michael Bay to Hitler and Napolean and those are not criticisms those are just insults, and socially irresponsible ones at that. and not just insult the movies of his that she was in, but his directing overall and made calls she wasn't qualified to make, Shia only criticized the Micheal Bay movie that he was in.
And I am a little bit tired of this immediate assumption that she is the victim in all of this, we have no idea what happened between them behind the scenes and we also technically don't even know whether or not she really was fired, BOTH camps claim the opposite. The studio claims it was a mutual decision and Megan Fox's camp persistently claims that she quit.
The media assumed that she was fired and they were inexplicably thrilled about it which is where there is absolutely merit in the argument but I am a little tired of this very romanticized and dramatized idea of Micheal Bay as Pure Evil and Megan Fox as Victim
Remember also that Michael [most likely just to get better press] did come forward after megans "hitler" comments and the transformers crew public letter and defended her and you conveniantly completely omitted all of that.
Now I am not a Megan Fox hater particularly recently she has been saying some very smart things and I am NOT a fan of Michael Bay because I KNOW and think its undeniable that his movies are sexist but i find it condescending toward Megan that she has repeatedly been strong with her words in public and yet people still view her as purely a victim being squished under foot of the impossibly evil Michael Bay and I do not think it wise tomake assumptions.
And I am a little bit tired
<em>And I am a little bit tired of this immediate assumption that she is the victim in all of this, we have no idea what happened between them behind the scenes and we also technically don't even know whether or not she really was fired, BOTH camps claim the opposite. The studio claims it was a mutual decision and Megan Fox's camp persistently claims that she quit.</em>
Please note where I stated Megan was fired. You can't. Because I didn't say that. And since neither you nor I were actually there everything is merely speculation. Take me to task, but be factual in your analysis.
<em>The media assumed that she was fired and they were inexplicably thrilled about it which is where there is absolutely merit in the argument but I am a little tired of this very romanticized and dramatized idea of Micheal Bay as Pure Evil and Megan Fox as Victim</em>
Yes, and again, I didn't say or infer she was fired. I said, there was a dust up that may or may not have contributed to her departure from the franchise. Michael Bay is INCREDIBLY problematic and also makes some fairly entertaining films. There. Are you happy now?
<em>Remember also that Michael [most likely just to get better press] did come forward after megans "hitler" comments and the transformers crew public letter and defended her and you conveniantly completely omitted all of that.</em>
My article was about Michael Bay, not Megan Fox. My interest was in how he was being position in all of this based on his own statements and analysis of those statements. Megan Fox just happens to be the person he's scuffled with THIS TIME. No where did I suggest Fox was a victim or condone her statements. She was not the focus of article, thus what she said to Allure magazine was not particularly relevant to this post. It doesn't mean it should go unexamined, but it does mean, I'm not comfortable with examining it in this context or with this post.
What Bay did before, during or after the kerfuffle doesn't excuse his legacy of wanton sexism.
That said, regardless of what she said or didn't say or what she looks like or how immature and problematic she is, she is a woman and NO woman deserves sexist treatment. Any suggestion to the contrary is antithetical to the fundamentals of feminism. You dig?
He didn't discover Shia LaBeouf either....
Kathleen Farmer replied on Wed, 06/09/2010 - 6:43pm
Shia LaBeouf had his own show on the Disney Channel when he was 14. It lasted for 3 seasons and was called <i>Even Stevens</i>. He even won a Daytime Emmy Award for that role. He also had significant parts in three Disney channel movies. The first theatricial movie LaBeouf had a lead role in was Project Greenlight's <i>The Battle of Shaker Heights</i>. He also played a lead character in Disney's <i>Holes</i>, which was succesful monetarily as well as critically. In fact, he appeared in around a dozen movies, including starring in the box office hit <i>Disturbia</i>, before <i>Transformers</i> came out. LaBeouf was definitely seen as up and coming long before he was cast by Michael Bay.
Ding Ding Ding! "In real
Absolutely--in fact I
Goosiegoose replied on Thu, 06/17/2010 - 10:00am
Absolutely--in fact I remember telling my SO that I wanted to see Transformers *specifically* because I remembered Shia from Project Greenlight (which I miss fiercely, btw).
As far as the Megan kerfluffle...that whole thing left a really bad taste in my mouth. I'm too lazy to google it, but didn't some crew members come out with a public reprimand to her in the wake of her comments? I could be remembering it wrong, but my take-away from the public letter was that their message to Megan was something like "shut up you dumb bitch, you'd be nothing without Transformers". It just kind of felt like an excuse to ridicule and demean the "pretty" girl who doesn't know her place...
place?
goolia replied on Thu, 06/17/2010 - 10:24am
Doesn't know her place? Do you mind explaining what you mean by that?
I'm sorry I wasn't more
I'm sorry I wasn't more clear on that. What I meant was that was how I viewed the crew's letter/reaction to her, not my personal opinion. Like, these crew members were mad because the pretty girl wouldn't just shut up, be nice, and look pretty. I in no way hold that view, I'm sorry if it came across that way!
oh wow, I just looked up
oh wow, I just looked up that letter and it's worse than I remembered. Absolute venom. She has ugly tattoos, she's dumb, she's a bitch, she's unfriendly, she's talentless, she's trash, she should be a porn star....I honestly don't know where to start on unraveling all of that. Yikes.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/13/megan-fox-branded-dumb-as_n_285...
I kind of want to support her career now, even seeing Jonah Hex, after re-reading that thing.
Style comment: might you
Amy replied on Wed, 06/09/2010 - 9:13pm
Style comment: might you consider reigning in your use of "problematic" a little bit? For example, "Michael Bay is incredibly problematic...": what does that mean, exactly? Objectionable? Sexist? Contradictory? Unlikeable? Any and all of the above? In my opinion, this is a shape-shifter word that undermines the specificity of your arguments and distracts those among your readers who may have used this in tandem with "ambiguous" to cross the all-nighter finish line on English papers about "Kubla Khan."
So what you're saying is I'm
Ange Anderson replied on Wed, 06/09/2010 - 10:21pm
So what you're saying is I'm not being <a href="http://birdofparadox.wordpress.com/derailing-for-dummies-google-cache-re... enough? My bad. Perhaps, you might want to check yourself and reconsider your use of the tiresome and <em>problematic</em> derail. Given your vastly superior grasp of the English language, I'll let you parse out the use of "problematic" here, since I'm given to tossing it about in wild abandon!
"<em>It’s also really awesome to utilise the tactic of correcting grammar and/or spelling mistakes and criticising comments on form rather than content to further distract from the issues. You want people for whom the language being used is second, third or fourth, or people with less formal education to really be aware of their shortcomings and you want others for whom it is a first language and who have formal education to feel chastised by their mistakes (even though in heated conversations and general internet discourse such mistakes are common and not reflective at all of someone’s capacity). This tactic covers ALL angles in this regard and is sure to incur feelings of shame and diminishment.</em>"
Anything else, relevant to the content?
awesome site...
goolia replied on Thu, 06/10/2010 - 6:21am
That's an awesome site (about derailing conversations). Thanks for sharing!
I don't want to belabor the
Amy replied on Thu, 06/10/2010 - 3:28pm
I don't want to belabor the point, but I do feel that challenging your use of language in your statements or, at the very least, asking you to clarify your meanings is completely fair and related to the discussion you are trying to inspire. If your arguments are vague because of your word choice--for example, referring to another person as "problematic" makes no sense unless his personhood itself is open to debate--how can the discussion move forward? Are you implying that no one can challenge your logic or language because of your identity politics?
Yeah, except that
RMJ replied on Thu, 06/10/2010 - 3:56pm
Yeah, except that "problematic" is a term that's used all the time on feminist sites. It's pretty easy to understand: it means that there is a problem with whatever is being called problematic. Usually, it's explained further, as in this post, when she says that it's a tone argument. If you have trouble understanding, then that's on you. This is not a vague or unfamiliar term in feminist discourse.
Snarky has been perfectly clear, and she is right the fuck on. It's a derail to choose one adjective out of several hundred words, that makes perfect sense in context, and demand further explanation.
I was a little weirded out
atrenchantcoat replied on Thu, 06/10/2010 - 11:40pm
I was a little weirded out when the writer of the article started to get snarky with the individual who asked for clarification. Not very polite or professional. :/
To answer, in this context the term "problematic" was referring to Michael Bay's perceived sexism towards Megan Fox.
And yes, sometimes I think it can be a vague term.
Ange Anderson replied on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 6:14pm
<em>I was a little weirded out when the writer of the article started to get snarky with the individual who asked for clarification. Not very polite or professional. :/ </em>
The tone argument is not cute at all. Here's <a href="http://birdofparadox.wordpress.com/derailing-for-dummies-google-cache-re...
"<em>Marginalised People™ are forced into a certain sort of social behaviour by Privileged People® – “appropriate” behaviour. After all, there are different rules for them than there are for the Privileged®. This training in “appropriate” behaviour usually begins when they are very young, so it is well-ingrained.
By accusing them of hostility, you will successfully enliven their sense of caution and anxiety around this matter. You may also provoke a feeling of guilt that they are not “behaving” the way they have been trained to.
But even better – by accusing them of hostility, you pass the blame back to them, rather than consider what you might have said that was so offensive and hurtful it caused the “hostility”!</em>"
m"In real life as in Grand Opera, Arias only make hopeless situations worse." - Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
If you were discussing the
If you were discussing the <em>content</em> and not trying to present an English mechanics lesson, you would have a valid argument. However, you're not. You're derailing for dummies. It's not a difficult concept to understand - though often painful. Nevertheless, since you're argument is about tone/style, then the problem is solely yours. And yes, you <em>are</em> belaboring the point, which you're entirely free to do, but please understand this is your <em>privilege</em> in all its unchecked glory rather than any issue with my writing. You might want to sit with that realization - you're being incredibly privileged and offensive - for a second before responding again. I mean really sit with that.
What really distracts this reader
Jeffrey Lamicela replied on Thu, 06/10/2010 - 6:39am
What really distracts this reader is snark for snark's sake. For example, you totally lost me at the end when you questioned the word choices of imaginary readers who are writing English papers on Kubla Khan. WTF? You might try sticking to the subject in future comments.
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Chinese Characters in Marvel Comics, Part II
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It’s time for the next part of “Chinese Characters in Marvel Comics”! Let’s see who is on our today’s agenda!
The immortal teacher of the legacy of Iron Fist.
Real name: Lei-Kung
First Appearance: Marvel Premiere #16 (July, 1974)
Lei-Kung was the immortal martial arts master of K’un-Lun. K’un-Lun’s most valued and feared warrior, Lei Kung has spent millennia training young men to defeat the dragon Shou Loa and achieve the powers of Iron Fist. Despite this very few actually managed to achieve the power and even his own son Davos failed in his attempt and became the super-villain known as Steel Serpent. Among his students were the current Iron Fist, Daniel Rand, and all of Daniel’s immediate predecessors.
It is possible that Lei-Kung trained every man and woman for the title Iron Fist. After the death of Lord Tuan, the ruler of K’un-Lun, Lei-Kung watched as Tuan’s son, Nu-An, became the new ruler. Seeing Nu-An’s corruption and subjugation of his people, Lei-Kung began a secret rebellion. Believing that the men of K’un-Lun would be loyal to Nu-An, Lei-Kung instead trained the women of the city to serve as the warriors for his rebellion, the Army of Thunder.
Lei Kung also appears in the Netflix web series Iron Fist, portrayed by Hoon Lee.
The weapons master of K’un-Lun, Lei Kung is a martial arts expert, one of the finest in the Marvel universe. Lei Kung is in top physical shape. He has shown through the years that he isn’t any ordinary Fighter. He even went toe to toe with Prince Namor and Chiantang the Black Dragon showing abnormal strength and speed.
Black Widow (Monica Chang)
The chief of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Artificial Intelligence Division and one of the people to take on the Black Widow codename (there are plenty of Black Widows, actually).
Real name: Monica Chang
First Appearance: Avengers A.I. #1 (September, 2013)
Monica Chang is the chief of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Artificial Intelligence Division. She was tasked with interrogating Hank Pym after a virus he created to destroyed Ultron, evolved into a highly volatile artificial intelligence known as Dimitrios. Along with Pym, she gathered a team to hunt down Dimitrios after he committed several cyber-attacks across the world. She ordered Hank Pym to help her destroy this new threat, for which Pym created a new team of Avengers: the Avengers A.I..
Monica is a S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent. She has also shown that she is a capable leader and strategist as the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. Monica is also an excellent spy, with skills in stealth, interrogation, and pattern recognition.
Mister Negative
An experimental drug eventually allowed him control of some type of black electrical energy resembling a photographic negative.
Real name: Unknown
First Appearance: Free Comic Book Day Vol 2007 #Spider-Man (July, 2007)
The man who would later become known as both Mr. Negative and Martin Li began as a snakehead, a cruel smuggler of Chinese into the United States. While conducting a human trafficking run aboard a ship named the Golden Dragon, he panicked and forced the the captain to run into dangerous waters, hitting a sandbar. He was afraid that the police would catch his, because had criminal records in both the United States and China. So, when the ship nearly crashed onto the New York shores, he stole the identity of one of the deceased Fujian slaves, Martin Li, who was heading to America to join his wife. He was the only one able to survive the frantic swim to shore.
After that “Martin Li” came to his Snakehead gang in Flushing only to discover them dead, and was himself eventually captured by the Maggia crime family member, Silvermane, who forcibly delivered “Martin Li” to the criminal chemist Simon Marshall. He was taken alive and used for human experimentation of a new drug. In fact, he escaped along with the two runaways but went his own way after the initial escape. Like them, he had developed powers of his own. Powers he intended to use to get vengeance upon the Maggia organization. He became both Mr. Negative and Martin Li, putting his life into a balance of darkness and light. As Mr. Negative, he took over the Chinatown gangs and forged his own criminal empire. As Martin Li, he became a billionaire philanthropist and founded the F.E.A.S.T. organization to help the homeless.
Mister Negative can generate and control the Darkforce & Lightforce, manifesting it as the photographic negative of black or white electrical energy.
Limited Shapeshifting: He uses this energy to change from Martin Li into Mister Negative. Mr. Negative displayed superhuman strength, sending Spider-Man flying through two buildings with a single blow. Mr. Negative also demonstrated superhuman reflexes during his battle with the Hood.
Object Empowerment: Mr. Negative’s touch can imbue objects (most often his dagger and other blades) with Darkforce, making them stronger and more durable.
Person Empowerment/Healing Touch: Martin Li’s touch has healing properties. It is possible that healing touch is Martin Li’s opposite of Mr. Negative’s corrupting touch.
Person Empowerment/Corrupting Touch: Mr. Negative’s touch has brainwashing and corrupting properties: his touch can change people’s personalities and temperaments and make them serve his interests.
Inner Demons: Mr. Negative is often accompanied by several henchmen, known as his Inner Demons, wearing normal black-and-white business suits with Demon-style masks. They use high-tech electrified versions of swords, knuckles and various other oriental weaponry such as the gun staffs and Nunchaku.
Jade Claw
Suwan is a grand-niece of Yellow Claw and former lover of Jimmy Woo.
Real name: Suwan
First Appearance: Yellow Claw #1 (October, 1956)
Suwan is the grand-niece of Plan Chu (the international terrorist Yellow Claw). Chu was the head of the Atlas Foundation an organization that was formed out of the remains of the Mongolian Empire formed by Genghis Khan, Suwan’s ancestor. Yellow Claw raised Suwan and she formed a near total loyalty to him. After Atlas Foundation lost track of Jimmy Woo (Atlas Foundation chose him as their new heir) after the 50’s, Suwan became an adept of her father’s teachings and eventually sought ways of becoming khan herself instead of Jimmy. That caused a rift in Atlas, allowing her to take over the mantle of de facto ruler the Eastern portion of the Empire. She’s been keeping her young appearance by drinking the same elixirs that gave her father longevity.
She has no superhuman abilities except for the elixirs which helps her to keep her young appearance for years. She also possesses high intellect and leader abilities.
Xorn is a mutant with a tiny star inside his head. After joining the X-Men, he became addicted to the drug Kick and began to believe himself to be Magneto.
Real name: Kuan-Yin Xorn and Shen Xorn
First Appearance: New X-Men Annual#2001 (September, 2001)
Kuan-Yin Xorn’s mutant power manifested causing his normal head to be burned away by a tiny star. His twin brother Shen Xorn manifested similar powers. He was able to use these abilities in many ways, but was kept isolated given the dangerous nature of his powers. Even his twin brother had little contact with him, as he was kept in a similar prison as Kuan-Yin. Both of them wore masks of iron that safeguarded others from the effects of their powers. Kuan-Yin’s warden sold him to John Sublime who wanted to harvest his mutant brain. In an effort to escape such fate, Kuan-Yin attempted suicide by reversing the power of his star. But Cyclops convinced him to escape that fate and join the staff at the Xavier Institute.
In the storyline ” Planet X”, Xorn removes his mask, revealing himself to be the X-Men’s arch-nemesis Magneto, who has been believed dead since the destruction of Genosha. During this storyline the X-Men found a mutant similar to Kuan-Yin Xorn. Emma Frost examined him. He explained that he was Kuan-Yin’s twin and his brain formed a black hole rather than a star. He claimed his brother had been affected by an outside influence, later revealed to be Sublime, that caused his madness and posing as Magneto.
In Ultimate Comics the twin brothers are known as Xorn of the Celestials (Kuan-Yin Xorn of Earth-616), and Zorn of the Eternals (Shen Xorn).
Both of the Xorn Brothers have a star that functions as their heads, though in different states. Kuan-Yin Xorn’s star is in an active state, a miniature sun, while Shen Xorn’s star is in a state of collapse, a miniature black hole. As such unique beings, they have unique powers. They both have influence/control over the four fundamental forces (Strong and weak nuclear force, electromagnetism, and gravity) and they also do not need to breathe, nor do they require food or water.
They use their powers for a variety of effects. Kuan-Yin used his star to generally control electromagnetism; he to emitted blinding light that can incinerate anything, released EMPs, and mimicked Magneto’s powers. Shen Xorn has used his black hole to generally control gravity, pulling anything inside, even light. They both can manipulate the form of their stars, where Kuan-Yin can collapse his star into a black whole and Shen can cause his black hole to flare into a sun. Kuan-Yin displayed minor healing abilities and Shen displayed minor telepathic abilities.
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Editor's Note: E-books and Our Future
By Noelle Skodzinski
In this issue, we’ve packed content galore on many of the most significant changes facing the industry. In addition to the features on the evolving retail landscape and ways to cut time and cost from production and manufacturing, there are three important articles on e-books.
While a few of our I-hate-everything-e-book-related readers may not be too happy about such extensive coverage, these stories explore important questions regarding the e-book market’s progress and future. I’m no doubt starting to sound like a broken record, but I have to say it again: The impact of e-reading on the industry can’t be ignored, and if this issue doesn’t convince you of that, I don’t know what will.
Of course, print is still most publishers’ bread and butter. And many people disagree about how significant e-books’ impact will be. Those who anticipate an impending “iPod moment” for books disagree about what form, or what technology, will bring this about.
Most players in the e-ink world believe the impact will be monumental.
According to the “E-Paper Displays Report” by display-technology information provider and consultancy DisplaySearch, the e-paper display market will grow from 22 million units to 1.8 billion units within less than 10 years—81 times its current size.
The cover story also paints a vibrant picture of today’s e-book landscape, and the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead. It also paints quite a portrait of the global e-reader market, with a roundup of 30 e-readers currently being sold. Representatives from E Ink Corp. have been cited as saying that there are 45 e-readers out there, but it’s unclear which devices they include in that tally. New devices seem to launch monthly now, while others have been discontinued as quickly and quietly as they came.
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THE EMPTY GRAVE
Title: THE EMPTY GRAVE (Lockwood & Co. #5)
Author: Jonathan Stroud
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Formats: Hardcover, eBook
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After the dramatic events of The Creeping Shadow, the Lockwood team (plus Quill Kipps) deserve some well-earned rest.
So naturally they break into the Fittes Mausoleum, on a perilous mission to discover the truth about London’s top ghost-hunting agency, and its sinister leader.
What they discover will change everything.
But there’s little time to ponder. A near-miss at a haunted fairground is only the start – as the Fittes agency closes in on the team, an epic struggle commences.
With the help of some unexpected, and rather ghostly, allies, Lockwood & Co must battle their greatest enemy yet, as they move ever closer to the moment when the earth-shattering secret of ‘the problem’ will finally be revealed.
Jonathan Stroud once again delivers a rousing adventure full of danger, laughs, twists, and frights. The revelations will send readers back to Book 1 to start the series all over again.
Additional Books in the Series
THE SCREAMING STAIRCASE ,
THE WHISPERING SKULL ,
THE HOLLOW BOY, & THE CREEPING SHADOW.
About Jonathan:
Jonathan Anthony Stroud is an author of fantasy books, mainly for children and youths.
Stroud grew up in St Albans where he enjoyed reading books, drawing pictures, and writing stories. Between the ages seven and nine he was often ill, so he spent most of his days in the hospital or in his bed at home. To escape boredom he would occupy himself with books and stories. After he completed his studies of English literature at the University of York, he worked in London as an editor for the Walker Books store. He worked with different types of books there and this soon led to the writing of his own books. During the 1990s, he started publishing his own works and quickly gained success.
In May 1999, Stroud published his first children’s novel, Buried Fire, which was the first of a line of fantasy/mythology children’s books.
Among his most prominent works are the bestselling Bartimaeus Trilogy. A special feature of these novels compared to others of their genre is that Stroud examines the stereotypes and ethics of the magician class and the enslaved demons. This is done by examining the perspective of the sarcastic and slightly egomaniacal djinni Bartimaeus. The books in this series are The Amulet of Samarkand, The Golem’s Eye, and Ptolemy’s Gate, his first books to be published in the United States.
Stroud lives in St Albans, Hertfordshire, with his two children, Isabelle and Arthur, and his wife Gina, an illustrator of children’s books.
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3 winners will receive a finished copy of THE EMPTY GRAVE, US Only.
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9/11/2017- Twirling Book Princess– Excerpt
9/12/2017- Life Within The Pages– Review
9/13/2017- A Magical World Of Words– Review
9/14/2017- The Book Monsters– Review
9/15/2017- BookHounds YA– Guest Post
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9/18/2017- Morbid Romantic Reviews– Review
9/19/2017- YA and Wine– Interview
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9/21/2017- Mythical Books– Guest Post
9/22/2017- My Nook, Books & More– Review
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Thank you for sharing this book and give away with us it looks really good.
I did want to let you know the tweet for this rafflecopter is for a totally different book and I’m not sure if it is the one that is supposed to be there
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Cecilia Rodriguez says
A well written series. Fun and spooky
Kim Pickett says
Jonathan Stroud is one of my all-time favorite authors! I have all the Bartimaeus books and recently re-read them. The footnotes slay me! GREAT contest. I need to try the Lockwood series next.
Thanks for this captivating and wonderful feature and giveaway.
This book and the series looks very good and I am sure I will enjoy reading this.
Linda Romer says
Hello Jonathan! Looking forward to reading your books. Thank you
The book sounds amazing. I can’t wait to read it.
The Empty Grave sounds like a great adventure. Thanks for the post.
This whole series sounds just the right amount of scary and suspense for me. This will be a fun series to read, especially with the setting.
Mary Henaghen says
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The Doctors Froze When They Discovered This In A Man’s Arm! “It Had Been Hidden There For 51 Years!”
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Home>AJ Mendez Brooks on Wrestling the Stigma of Bipolar
AJ Mendez Brooks on Wrestling the Stigma of Bipolar
The retired WWE star, formerly known as AJ Lee, is fighting in a brand new arena: She is telling her story to take down stigma.
Growing up to be a professional wrestler isn’t every little girl’s dream, but it was for A.J. Mendez Brooks. The former WWE star was once a scrawny, awkward kid, growing up poor with parents who had unaddressed mental health issues. She talks about that and more in the straight-shooting, funny memoir Crazy Is My Superpower—including getting diagnosed with bipolar II at age 20.
You’re married to another retired wrestler, CM Punk (Phil Brooks). Any smackdowns at home?
We’re very fortunate to have a fully equipped home gym and even our dog will join in for “family workouts,” though he’s really only interested in chewing the battle ropes. I like to think the family that does squats together, stays together.
Wrestling performances were an outlet for your energy and anger. How do you channel that now?
If I go more than three days without lifting weights and doing cardio, I can feel my brain start to get a little foggy. Feeling physically strong reminds me that I am powerful and in control. I’ve also rediscovered a childhood method of channeling that energy: writing. I found solace in the fantastical worlds of video games and comic books as a girl, and began writing my own to always have a security blanket at hand. Writing my book brought back a joy and peace I’d long forgotten.
What else helps?
Everyone has a method for treating their disorder—be it therapy, medication, meditation—and I need a bit of everything. I consider therapy a spa day for my brain and heart. I consider medication an invaluable helping hand.
I know starting out it can seem intimidating, but finding the right formula for you can actually be a fun and enlightening experience. I have tried everything, kept an open mind, and have landed on the right combo for me to live my most fulfilling life.
You’re working on a book focused on self-help coping advice. How about a sneak peek?
One particular piece of advice I give to my fellow impulsive loudmouths is: “Sleep on it.” My sharp tongue can cut to the bone sometimes. So I’ve taught myself, at least when dealing with loved ones, to not express my opinions or hurt feelings until the next morning. Sometimes you wake up and realize you aren’t really that mad and it was just the crazy trying to get out.
“Crazy” isn’t exactly a PC word. Why use it in the title of your memoir?
“Crazy” isn’t PC because it is always used in a derogatory way. It has been used to shame people into believing they are flawed in some way. But I believe perceived flaws can become strengths with just a simple shift of perspective. Using it in the title was a deliberate decision to reclaim the word. I am taking “crazy” back.
And how is bipolar disorder a superpower?
I see bipolar disorder as the gift of extraordinary emotions. It makes me bold, brave, loud, and capable of withstanding whatever obstacles the world throws at me. It has made me empathetic. It has given me a lofty imagination, a belief in the impossible, and has made me confident beyond reason. I was 90 pounds and 5 feet tall and believed I could succeed in the world of giants. I believed I could go from beating on people for a living to writing a best-seller because I didn’t have that voice of doubt holding me back.
Why go public with your diagnosis?
At autograph signings when I was wrestling, little girls would hug me and cry and tell me that my character of being “the Crazy Chick” [one of her WWE personas] made them feel less insecure about the depression they were going through. They felt represented. After I retired, it felt like it was my responsibility to continue that representation, on a larger, more genuine scale. We’re all in this fight against feeling shamed for being different, together.
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MCB March 5, 2019 at 11:32 pm
When I see healthy and fit celebrities on meds, my first question is: What meds are they taking! It seems everyone ‘normal’ who takes bipolar meds becomes obese and forever struggles with their weight..why is it that every celebrity remains slim? What is the secret? Yet not one of them ever discusses what meds they are taking…really would be helpful for the average person to know..most of us stay away from the meds because of the reported weight gain associated with taking them. If I thought for one minute that my weight and health would not be effected negatively I’d likely consider taking meds..
Juli February 9, 2020 at 7:57 pm
Well, they have a private gym. The access to chefs who cook for them. Things that we do not have. I gained 36 lb. but I lost 8 lb. already. I am using noom, tracking my calorie intake. I made the compromise with myself to lose the weigh and keep taking my meds. I need that stability.
L.B. July 11, 2018 at 4:19 am
As a former pro wrestler for 12 years with bipolar 1 it was an outlet for creativity but from all the damage I took it also made it progressively worse. Its great it worked out for her and will check the book out but now I have signs of cte on top of the B.P. and I try to educate those thinking about going into the business to think if it is worth the lost family time and possible head trauma that goes along with it.
Cogitator September 12, 2017 at 3:28 pm
Loved this article. I am not feeling so great at the moment, and remember everything you are talking about. If feels like another lifetime. But that is me too, and will be again.
baby maker September 7, 2017 at 10:08 pm
….now that by it’s self is worthy of a World Championship Belt….
kita b August 28, 2017 at 8:37 pm
My husband is a die hard wwe fan and I have always admired wrestlers who push their bodies to the limit for fame. I have even more respect for AJ Lee and the courage it takes to share her story with the Bipolar community. Please keep standing up for advocacy and women who struggle with this disease all over the world.
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BMW's H2R supercar shows that hydrogen power and speed aren't mutually exclusive
By MATT DAVIS
Even for BMW, the "ultimate driving machine" people who have dabbled in hydrogen-powered cars for years, the H2R is a bold move.
H2R is purpose-built to set the first hydrogen-powered speed records for passenger cars. Specifically, the FIA’s new Category A with hydrogen reciprocating engines above 5.0 liters in capacity. Yes, it’s green, but saving the planet never got us this excited in a car-nut way.
Look underneath its Nemoesque shell, and both the front and rear structures are from a sliced-up tubular aluminum Z8 chassis. The sturdy midsection is custom-built from bigger aluminum square-section tubes. Nineteen-inch wheels with 245/40ZR "extra load" Michelin Pilot Sport tires keep it on track. A six-speed manual version of the 635Ci transmission is used. The wheelbase is 11.8 inches longer than a Z8, and with its carbon fiber panels screwed into place, the drag coefficient is 0.21. It weighs 3440 pounds.
For this record attempt at BMW’s Miramas test facility in southernmost France, the 6.0-liter V12 runs strictly on hydrogen. Beneath blue panels to the right of the driver sits a 45-gallon double-wall barrel of liquid hydrogen, cryogenically cooling at a chilly -423.4 degrees Fahrenheit.
Why hydrogen? Besides being the most abundant element on the planet, when pure liquid hydrogen combines with oxygen it produces a harmless emission—H20.
The big V12 was selected because BMW is about driving pleasure, and engineers didn’t want to completely tank the horsepower numbers. Even so, the 438-hp gas engine drops to 282 hp when it runs on hydrogen.
American Michael Scully designed the H2R. He focused efforts on creating the most aerodynamic, straight-line vehicle possible, one with no lift and no downforce.
In all, the H2R established nine standing- and flying-start records for which it was vying. The one record that convinced BMW executives to rush the car to the Paris show was its top speed over a flying kilometer. Though the wind played havoc with it, the H2R still hit 302.475 km/h (187.9 mph) in one direction. Averaged with the incoming run per FIA regulations, its official top speed was 300.190 km/h (186.5 mph).
When—and if—the hydrogen age takes hold, BMW seems prepared on the consumer side with its gas/hydrogen 760h, the company’s sixth-generation hydrogen car since 1979. Officials say that car will be ready for public sale probably as a 2008 model. And its H2R could, we think, follow quickly behind, setting speed records into the hydrogen-powered future.
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Man who shot church gunman gets highest Texas civilian honour
AUSTIN, Texas—Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday gave Texas’ highest civilian honour to a 71-year-old man who shot and killed an armed attacker at a church in December.
Abbott gave Jack Wilson the Governor’s Medal of Courage during a ceremony in Austin, calling him a hero for stopping the shooter at a church in the Fort Worth-area town of White Settlement.
Wilson, a firearms instructor who trained the West Freeway Church of Christ’s volunteer security team, shot the attacker once in the head after he opened fire with a shotgun in the church’s sanctuary. Wilson’s single shot quickly ended the attack in which two parishioners, 64-year-old Anton “Tony” Wallace and 67-year-old Richard White, were killed.
“When events arise, you’re going to do one of two things. You’re either going to step up and do what’s right or walk away. And I’m not one to walk away,” Wilson said in accepting the medal at the Texas Governor’s Mansion.
Authorities identified the attacker as Keith Thomas Kinnunen, 43 , who had a history of criminal and psychological trouble.
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Can Factory developed The MailOnline iPad mini app app to better leverage the clarity and size of the iPad and iPad mini. Despite having only a 10-week project deadline the Can Factory team were able to deliver the app ahead of schedule, which allowed for the Mail Online team to introduce an extended feature set for launch.
The iOS app integrates directly with a newly created live news feed API to provide customers with access to the largest English-language newspaper website worldwide with stories and photos from all of the MailOnline’s key channels, such as UK & World News, science & technology, sport, health, money, travel and more.
The Can Factory team worked with the internal development team at MailOnline to create a new more customisable news feed API that would allow for changes to the application to be made without the need to re-submit it to the Apple App Store for approval. The new API had a number of configuration parameters in it that allowed for localisation, content filtering and even app configuration changes from the MailOnline back office systems.
The app allows the user to select which channels to they want to automatically download, as well as re-order the channels so their favourites always appear first. The app also has a built in caching module that allows the user to open the app and sync all of the latest news content, before they get on the London Underground or go offline.
In later releases the app was integrated with a further API to allow users to link their MailOnline accounts to the app, which in turn, allowed them to submit and view comments related to the news articles.
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We often work with tight budgets and even tighter timescales. We also normally develop in-house. However we brought Can Factory in to build us a new iPad app and get it into the store before Apple's Christmas cut-off. And they did it. With only 10 weeks to go, not only did they build us an app with all of the agreed functionality, but they also managed to complete the task with a week to spare, giving us time to release a second version with even more features. Testament to their can-do attitude and depth of experience.
James Bromley Mailonline Managing Director
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Brewpub conquers new frontier
October 16, 2017 by James Atkinson
Beerland master brewer Ken Arrowsmith
Australia’s first brewery located in a top tier shopping centre has gotten off to a flying start, according to its founders.
West Australian hospitality operator Beerland recently opened Whitfords Brewing Company in Westfield Whitford City, Hillarys, northwestern Perth.
It is the sister venue to Beerland’s Northbridge Brewing Company. Each has a 12-hectolitre brewhouse with combined fermentation capacity that is capable of producing up to 300,000 litres of beer annually across the two venues.
The two-storey Whitfords venue caters for up to 750 people at a time, with a beer garden and skydeck.
The only brewery between Perth and Mindarie, it produces Beerland’s core range of beers – Pale Ale, Wheat, IPA, Kolsch and Lager – along with some limited edition seasonals.
“Our expertise is in operating hospitality venues. Several years ago we recognised a need to produce well made beer in an approachable environment. The theatre of brewing is our focus and we are driven to promote quality beer of all styles and origins through our venues,” Beerland told Brews News.
“We also have a full menu and provide a really good value for money offering. This all adds up to having a wide support base, including a lot of people that had their first brewery experience with us.”
The company has ambitions of adding additional venues to the Beerland portfolio, if the right locations become available.
“When we saw the plans for the redevelopment of the Dining and Entertainment Hub at Westfield Whitford City, we knew that it aligned perfectly with what we were looking for in our next venue,” the company said.
“We are the only brewery in Australia that is located within a top tier shopping centre. Who would have thought!
“The support that we have had from the local community in Perth’s northern suburbs is unbelievable and we are proud to be bringing a great brewery experience right to their doorstep.”
Brewery openings are presented by Spark Breweries and Distilleries, the finest in-venue and production brewing systems available, with local design and support.
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Collective Impact Collaborations
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Creating formal cross-sector partnerships and working together to address a common goal.
Collective impact collaborations are initiatives that aspire to achieve significant, community-wide progress on complex, systemic social issues by enlisting and engaging key sectors to work together toward a common goal. Defining characteristics of collective impact collaborations are:
Cross-sector coordination between nonprofits, philanthropists, businesses, and government
A shared aim to achieve ambitious and measurable change (i.e., 10 percent improvement or more)
Long-term investment by all stakeholders (at least 3–5 years)
Substantive constituent engagement and involvement of community members
Use of shared, measurable data to inform the agenda, track progress, and make improvements
How it's used
Collective impact collaborations are used to address complex social issues with multifaceted causes, requiring the coordinated actions of multiple actors to achieve lasting, community-wide change. For example, collective impact collaborations have been used to address low college-readiness rates and high teenage pregnancy rates (see case studies). For relevant social issues, collective impact collaborations can refocus, transform, and strengthen the field and its efforts to address the issue by generating alignment and cohesion toward long-term solutions that work.
Getting started on collective impact collaborations is complicated and time consuming, given the complexity of the issues and range of stakeholders involved. Nonetheless, there are four general stages of developing collective impact collaborations:
Identify the opportunity: Begin by taking stock of the issue and players in the field (see: market mapping and landscape analysis). Identify potential stakeholders, including government, businesses, nonprofits, philanthropic organizations, and constituent communities.
Lay the foundation and organize: Get organized by enlisting trusted, high-profile leadership to coordinate efforts and engage stakeholders effectively. Dedicate staff time and organizational capacity to coordinate and support communication among stakeholders, analyze data, and provide administrative support. This is typically accomplished by creating a new organization. Cultivate long-term funding directed at the collaboration's efforts.
Set the agenda: Convene key stakeholders—government, nonprofit, philanthropic, constituent, and business—to agree upon a shared vision, an agenda, and the metrics of success. Work with stakeholders to align resources toward interventions that evidence suggests will succeed.
Implement and manage: : Implement action toward shared vision and goals, tracking metrics of success to learn and make improvements over time, with strong coordination from the key leader and supporting organization. Ensure clear channels of communication between all actors.
Performance measurement and improvement
Strategic alliances and partnerships
This article from Foundation Strategy Group (FSG) introduces the term "collective impact" and outlines the core pillars of successful collective impact initiatives.
Channeling Change: Making Collective Impact Work
A follow up to FSG's article "Collective Impact," this article provides deeper guidance on how to create, manage, and sustain successful collective impact initiatives.
Needle-Moving Community Collaborations: A Promising Approach to Addressing America's Biggest Challenges
Members of the White House Council for Community Solutions and Bridgespan explore the ingredients for success in exemplary collective impact community collaboratives.
Needle-Moving Collective Impact: Three Guides to Creating an Effective Community Collaborative
Building on the White House Council for Community Solutions and Bridgespan's work, this collection of guides—Collaborative Life Stages, Capacity and Structure, and The Next Generation of Community Participation—offers tactical pathways for helping community collaboratives succeed.
Examples and case studies
Needle-Moving Community Collaboratives: Cincinnati, Covington, and Newport
Faced with a growing epidemic of youth leaving high school unprepared for college or careers, stakeholders in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky banded together, led by The Strive Partnership, to increase high-school graduation and college-enrollment rates. Strive's success depended on its shared vision and agenda centered around what works and on using data to inform the agenda and improve over time, supported by the necessary resources and structure.
Needle-Moving Community Collaboratives: Milwaukee
To combat one of the highest teen pregnancy rates in the country, which was incurring huge costs to the community, stakeholders in Milwaukee worked together to lower the teen birth rate by more than 30 percent. The United Way of Greater Milwaukee dedicated capacity to coordinating the efforts, which, combined with organization by effective leaders and community member engagement, has been central to the success of the initiative.
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Extraction files application for up to 120…
Extraction files application for up to 120 Broomfield wells, questions remain as to whether all are in city limits
By Jennifer Rios | jrios@prairiemountainmedia.com | Broomfield Enterprise
The latest spacing applications filings by Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc. have some Broomfield residents concerned about more wells coming into Broomfield, but the company says it will stand by the promise it made to the community.
When wells aretallied on six applications submitted July 13 to the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission, they show up to 120 proposed wells.
The Sept. 11 and 12 hearings for the applications will be in Durango.
Extraction Spokesman Brian Cain said all wells in the application that exceed the 99 the company promised will be drilled outside of Broomfield.
“We remain committed to the number of wells at each location that we have communicated,” Cain said. “We stand by these commitments and we look forward to codifying those in a new MOU (memorandum of understanding) agreement with the City and County of Broomfield to ensure that residents wishes and our commitments are upheld.”
Tami Yellico, the city’s liaison the Oil and Gas Comprehensive Plan Update Committee, said some committee members were “surprised” by last week’s filings. On the other hand, she said, Extraction has delayed filing twice, and it was known that they would file again.
City council has until Aug. 28 to decide if it will protest any of the spacing applications.
“We’re watching it closely, and city council has not made a decision on whether or not to do that yet,” she said, adding that they are prepared to protest if that is the wish of council.
The latest spacing applications involve United and Sheridan pads as well as dividing Huron and Lowell pads into north and south sections.
“On the Lowell South and North they’re asking for 40 wells, so we’re back up to a total of 120 wells,” she said. “We’re not sure just yet why that is the case. We wanted the number to be going in the downward direction, not (adding) more.”
Yellico added that some task force members were disappointed knowing that the September hearings will be in Durango and not Denver, which would be more convenient for Broomfield residents.
Yellico and Cain both mentioned the possibility that the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission could live-stream the Durango hearing or otherwise give residents a chance to ask questions or comment live. It so far is unclear if that is a viable option.
There are two other meetings in 2017, one in November and December, both of which would be in Denver.
Crestone Peak Resources has filed its spacing application for aproject on the same hearing date, she said. Broomfield staff and members of the Oil and Gas Comprehensive Plan Update Committee’s public health sub-committee have met with Crestone officials.
Yellico said the extra 20 wells on the Extraction applications may not be in Broomfield.
“Since we don’t have an agreement on where these wells will be, it still is of concern to us,” she said.
Extraction has been cooperating with the committee, she said, and representatives attend meetings and provide the task force with some informationit requests.
The Oil and Gas Comprehensive Plan Update Committee hopes to have its chapter for the Comprehensive Plan finished by Aug. 10. The timing of the Extraction application leaves the task force with a “tight timing issue” since it still is waiting on at least one consultant’s report that’s not due until Friday.
“They’re working very diligently, but we need a bit more time to get it to council for a study session, and then for council to adopt and to implement a plan,” she said.
Jennifer Rios: 303-473-1361, riosj@broomfieldenterprise.com or Twitter.com/Jennifer_Rios
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America can’t stay in Afghanistan forever, but it matters how we leave
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The Cache Creek fire hall escaped flooding in April 2020 (pictured), but rapidly rising water levels following heavy rainfall on July 1 choked a culvert near the hall and caused flooding to it and a nearby park. (Photo credit: Barbara Roden)
Heavy rainfall on Canada Day has river rising steadily, threatening 175 properties
Barbara Roden
Some 175 properties along the Bonaparte River in Cache Creek are once again on Evacuation Alert, as heavy rainfall on July 1 has caused the river to rise rapidly. The high water has also caused the Village to shut down one of its two wells, meaning that Stage 4 water restrictions are in place until further notice.
After two months of decreasing water levels, the heavy rainfall on Canada Day caused the water in Cache Creek to rise suddenly, flooding the Cache Creek fire hall and Cariboo Sam Park on July 2. Excavation equipment was brought in to clear the debris choking the culvert at Quartz Road, in order to return the creek to its normal course.
Cement blocks have been put in place across Quartz Road outside the fire hall, and will remain there until at least Monday, July 6, as the creek is still running swiftly, and there is a concern that debris could once more block the culvert and cause another breach.
There was an initial drop of the water level in the Bonaparte River on July 3, but increased levels in the upper basin of the Bonaparte watershed are gradually making their way towards the town. Residents should leave in place any sandbags that were put out during the first flood event in April.
The Village is continuing to monitor water levels to ensure safety. Because of the length of this year’s flood season, river and creek banks are extremely dangerous in many places. People should stay a minimum of 10 feet away from banks, which could give way suddenly.
The Evacuation Alert affects 300 residents, who should pack valuables and make arrangements for transportation for themselves and any pets/livestock in the event that they have to leave quickly. If an Evacuation Order is issued, RCMP officers will deliver the notices to affected properties. Residents will be given as much advance warning as possible if evacuation is necessary, but should be prepared to leave with minimal notice if conditions change suddenly.
There is no impact to water quality, but the Stage 4 restrictions mean that water should be used for essential purposes only (drinking, food preparation, and hygiene).
READ MORE: Evacuation order issued for several Cache Creek properties
Evacuation Alerts were first put in place for Cache Creek properties this year on April 20, when an early snow melt caused a rapid rise in water levels.
It is the fourth time in six years that the community has been put at major risk from flooding, with a flood event in 2015 causing millions of dollars of damage. Flooding in 2017 caused more severe damage, and claimed the life of Cache Creek Volunteer Fire Department Chief Clayton Cassidy, who was swept away while monitoring rising water levels.
READ MORE: Search continues for Cache Creek resident Clayton Cassidy
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The earliest parts of Fyvie Castle date from the 13th century - some sources claim it was built in 1211 by William the Lion. Fyvie was the site of an open-air court held by Robert the Bruce, and Charles I lived there as a child.
The castle (like many places in Scotland) is said to be haunted. A story is told that in 1920 during renovation work the skeleton of a woman was discovered behind a bedroom wall. On the day the remains were laid to rest in Fyvie cemetery, the castle residents started to be plagued by strange noises and unexplained happenings. Fearing he had offended the dead woman, the Laird of the castle had the skeleton exhumed and replaced behind the bedroom wall, at which point the haunting ceased.
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U.S. highway safety agency investigating Tesla suspension complaints
November 27, 2020 / 8:19 AM / AP
Detroit — The U.S. government's road safety agency is investigating complaints that suspensions can fail on nearly 115,000 Tesla electric vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it has 43 complaints that linkages near the ball joints can fail, allowing contact between the tire and wheel liner.
The probe, announced Friday on the agency's website, covers 2015 through 2017 Model S sedans and 2016 through 2017 Model X SUVs.
Three Tesla Model X's are displayed at the Tesla flagship facility in San Francisco, California, August 10, 2016. Justin Sullivan/Getty
The agency says 32 owners complained of failures at low speeds, but 11 said the links failed on roads while traveling above 10 mph including four at highway speeds. It says the number of complaints is increasing as the vehicles age, with 32 in the last two years. Three of the highway complaints came in the last three months.
In addition, NHTSA says it has eight complaints that may involve suspension failures that haven't been confirmed by photos or service records.
The agency said it has no reports of crashes or injuries.
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The agency says it will investigate how often the problem happens and the safety consequences. The probe could lead to a recall.
A message was left early Friday seeking comment from Tesla.
NHTSA says that in 2017, Tesla issued a service bulletin describing the failure and saying that drivers could still control the vehicles "but the tire may contact the wheel arch liner." The bulletin says vehicles with the problems were built from January 19, 2016 to May 25, 2016.
But NHTSA said the complaints include 41 vehicles built before or after the range cited in the bulletin. Twenty-nine were built after the range ended.
First published on November 27, 2020 / 8:19 AM
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More Dirty Politics …..as usual.
Rush Limbaugh's Involvement With Illegal Cross-Over Voting For Clinton
Rush Limbaugh’s Involvement With Illegal Cross-Over Voting For Clinton
As the board of election in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, where Cleveland is located, launches an investigation into illegal crossover voting in the state’s 2008 presidential primary, a big open question remains unanswered: Will county officials go after the ringleaders of apparently illegal electioneering where thousands of Republican voters swore — under penalty of law — allegiance to the Democratic Party in order to vote for Hillary Clinton?
In case you missed it, Rush Limbaugh, the nation’s top-rated talk radio host, was urging Republicans in Texas and Ohio to skip their party’s primary on March 4 and instead cast a vote for Hillary Clinton in order to prolong the fight between her and Barack Obama. And that Tuesday, as media in both states reported, thousands of Republicans did just what Limbaugh and others had suggested — they changed parties to vote for Clinton.
In Texas, you can vote in either primary, but you cannot vote in both primaries. Apparently this is not the case in OHIO.
I would like to take this opportunity to say that although Hillary won the popular vote in Texas by a very small margin due to the Limbaugh crossover voters and yet failed to pickup any delegates in Texas because she lost the caucuses so badly all across the state. In fact when everything was said and done, she lost delegates to Obama in Texas.
If there are legal ramifications in Ohio, I really hope they do something about it NOW in order to set an example in November.
Remember, Ohio, was questionable in 2004 and Kerry may have actually won there. So we KNOW that the Genuises of Propaganda will do their best to steal another election.
This just goes to show what a lot of people including myself have been saying about Hillary. She cannot win the General election because too many of the stupid people hate the Clintons and will come out in droves just to vote against her. They all know it so they are not doing anyone any favor when they say they would vote for Hillary versus McCain. Does anyone reallly think that is true?
But I could never vote for someone who Ann Coulter or Rush Limbaugh encourgaged the sheep to vote for….end of story.
Next, we have more dirty politics by the Clintons.
Clinton friend may be involved in passport breach
Maura Harty was in charge of the Bureau Of Consular Affairs during the first two breaches of Obama’s passport. Former President Bill Clinton appointed her to an ambassadorship during his Presidency.
Harty retired last month from the State Department. She joined the State Department in 2002 after serving as ambassador to Paraguay for two years of Bill Clinton’s Presidential term. Sources within the State Department told Capitol Hill Blue this morning that revelations of the first two passport breaches surfaced only after Harty left her State Department job.
Guess they figured the Bushies would be blamed diverting any blame from them.
If Obama can stand up against these attacks from all sides and still maintain his compusure and dignity, then he deserves to be president as he will have proven that he has the stuff to be our next leader.
At least we will KNOW FOR A FACT, that if our country is under attack, he won’t sit on his rear for 7 minutes looking like a TOTAL jackass.
PS — Had to add this link.
Clinton Lie Kills Her Credibility on Trade Policy
I think lying can be considered DIRTY POLITICS. After all, BUSH LIED ABOUT NATION BUILDING IN 2000. If he had told the truth, there is NO WAY he would have won.
So Senator Clinton LIED about NAFTA which puts her on the same level as George. I especially liked this part.
Now that we know from the 11,000 pages of Clinton White House documents released this week that former First Lady was an ardent advocate for NAFTA; now that we know she held at least five meetings to strategize about how to win congressional approval of the deal; now that we know she was in the thick of the manuevering to block the efforts of labor, farm, environmental and human rights groups to get a better agreement. Now that we know all of this, how should we assess the claim that Hillary’s heart has always beaten to a fair-trade rhythm?
I just hope Pennsylvanians pay attention. Hillary was a BIG TIME SUPPORTER OF NAFTA contrary to what she says today.
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12 hour traffic gridlock on F3 to Newcastle
If you thought traffic was really bad for you yesterday, spare a thought for the poor motorists that got caught up in a record-breaking traffic jam on a Sydney freeway.
The issue started following an accident between a B-double fuel tanker and a small truck on the F3 at Mount White, north of Sydney at around midday.
The accident caused traffic jams stretching back an incredible 10 kilometres+ throughout the entire day before a contra-flow system was finally put into place 9 hours later.
The enormous delay by the Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) to fix the issue highlighted the incompetence of authorities with NSW Transport Minister David Campbell saying "fur will fly" following the event.
The drive which is meant to take only two hours took as long as 12 according to some motorists. "You would think that on a highway like this where you only have one exit from Sydney to Newcastle that they would do something about it, why didn't they shut off one lane over there and have all the traffic up one lane?" one driver told Nine News.
Mr Campbell was quick to pass on the blame, saying RTA workers had informed him that clearing the accident was the quicker option than implementing the contra-flow.
"To me, the commonsense test was not met in the decision-making around when to put in place that contra-flow and there will be some fur flying this morning, it will be that I'll be in a cat fight with some public servants and (I'll) demand from them to understand why, what in my view was the common sense approach, was not taken." Mr Campbell told Fairfax Radio Network.
Sydney residents would be used to long traffic delays but 12 hours is by all means a new record!
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Trump calls for GOP unity but continues intraparty attacks, targeting Romney
By Tribune news services
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump pauses during his campaign speech to hug the American flag Saturday, June 11, 2016, in Tampa, Fla. (Chris O'Meara / AP)
MOON TOWNSHIP, PA. — Campaigning in a pair of crucial battleground states, Donald Trump bashed Democrats and Republicans alike Saturday, from Hillary Clinton to former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
First at a convention center in Tampa, Florida, and then in an airport hangar outside Pittsburgh, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee tore into fellow Republicans who have been slow to back him, again dashing hopes among some in the party that Trump would solely train his fire on his likely general election foe.
"I'd like to see Republican leadership be very strong, very smart and you got to be cool," he said in Moon Township, Penn., saying that Republicans risked losing seats in the House and Senate.
"If not, I'm gonna win but a lot of other people are not," Trump said. "We are going to win either way."
Donald Trump's 'Pocahontas' attack on Elizabeth Warren leaves GOP struggling to defend him
Donald Trump has repeatedly invoked the 17th-century Native American Pocahontas to refer to Elizabeth Warren, an allusion to controversy about her heritage.
By By Matea Gold, Karoun Demirjian and Mike DeBonis
He saved his most vicious broadsides for Romney, who speaking Saturday at a GOP retreat in Utah, said that in a race between Clinton and Trump, "either choice is destructive."
"Mitt Romney is a sad case. He choked," Trump said. "You know what a choke artist is? You know a guy who missed a kick, you get rid of him, right? He choked like a dog."
Trump also revived "Crooked Hillary," his favorite moniker for Clinton, calling her a "maniac." He again went after another one of his vocal critics — Sen. Elizabeth Warren — calling her "Pocahontas," a reference to her Native American ancestry.
"I said yes, I will apologize: to Pocahontas," he said in Tampa. "To Pocahontas I will apologize, because Pocahontas is insulted."
Romney said he would not spend time campaigning for or against Trump and predicted 90 percent of Republicans would vote for Trump.
The attendees at Romney's annual business and politics summit, about 300 of his longtime donors and friends, provided a snapshot of the wide range of GOP sentiment about Trump. While most are eager to keep Clinton out of the White House, Trump keeps giving many of them pause, the latest example being his comments that a federal judge's Mexican heritage prevents him from fairly overseeing a lawsuit against him.
Behind closed doors at the summit, Hewlett Packard President Meg Whitman likened Trump to Mussolini and Hitler and suggested she might vote for Clinton. GOP strategists and vocal Trump skeptics Stuart Stevens, Ana Navarro and Kristen Soltis Anderson told attendees to brace for a Clinton White House because Trump doesn't appeal to growing voter blocs, including Latinos.
"It's very difficult to envision" how Trump can win, Anderson said in a rare on-the-record session.
House Speaker Paul Ryan squirmed as he was asked how he could support Trump after denouncing the candidate's comments about the judge. He demurred, as he did during Whitman's Trump tirade, saying his leadership position means he must convey the will of Republican representatives, not just his own.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks in front of his jet during a campaign rally, Saturday, June 11, 2016 at a private hanger at Greater Pittsburgh International Airport in Moon, Pa. (Keith Srakocic / AP)
Trump's speeches Saturday — which echoed the combative tone of his events during the primaries — may do little to reassure weary Republicans that he will moderate his temperament in the lead up to the general election. But the campaign did take one small step toward improving its voter data collection efforts, which have come under some criticism for being insufficient.
At the Pennsylvania stop, volunteers staffed a merchandise stand and those that bought hats or shirts left their information with the campaign. While selling paraphernalia is a staple feature at most campaign rallies, the Trump team had largely eschewed selling merchandise at rallies, allowing bootleggers to sell unofficial versions outside the venues.
The Trump campaign dismissed concerns about crowd size on Trump's first general election campaign swing, saying the events were only announced a few days prior. The rally in Tampa was not as well-attended as the typical Trump rally, as was an event in Richmond, Virginia, Friday. The Pennsylvania event, held at a smaller venue, attracted more supporters.
Trump — who says he is expanding his campaign slogan to be "Make America Great For Everyone" — hugged an American flag to demonstrate his love for his country and it wasn't the only display of affection at the Tampa rally:
Toward the end of his speech, supporters broke into a chorus of "Happy Birthday." Trump turns 70-years old on June 14.
As his supporters began singing, Trump laughed and said "I don't want to hear about it."
He said he's "very torn" about the birthday, but added: "I feel like I'm 35. That's the good news."
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CDOT resumes reconstruction and widening project on CO 13
CDOT resumes reconstruction and widening project on CO 13 April 21, 2020 - Northwestern Colorado -Speed limits to be strictly enforced https://www.codot.gov/news/2020/april-2020/cdot-resumes-reconstruction-and-widening-project-on-co-13 https://www.codot.gov/@@site-logo/siteLogo.png
April 21, 2020 - Northwestern Colorado -Speed limits to be strictly enforced
MOFFAT COUNTY - The Colorado Department of Transportation and contract partner Elam Construction will resume the CO 13 reconstruction and widening project on April 29, 2020. The project is north of Craig, from mile post (MP) 115 to MP 121. The $11 million project started April 2019, with a winter shutdown from Dec. 2019 to April 2020, and has an anticipated completion date of June 2020.
As part of CDOT’s Whole System - Whole Safety initiative, this project will focus on widening the roadway to include 12-foot drive lanes and 8-foot paved shoulders to provide vehicles a safer place to pull over in emergencies. Crews will also flatten the side slopes, add snow fencing and rumble strips for adverse weather conditions, and improve the alignments of the highway to meet the 65 mph design speed. All improvements will allow motorists to have better visibility.
During the 2019 construction season, crews completed earthwork operations to achieve the realignment and new grades of the roadway; added the bottom and middle layer of asphalt for the roadway with widened shoulders; installed three sections of guardrail and new culverts to replace the 70-year-old drainage system. New fencing, snow fences, seeding, erosion control measures, new signs and delineators were also installed.
This construction season crews will: lay the top and final layer of asphalt, install rumble strips, finish shoulder work, install permanent signage and complete the inlaid striping.
TRAVEL IMPACTS
Motorists can expect one lane alternating traffic with 15-20 minute delays. The project will be in operation Monday through Friday from 7 am to 7 pm.
Those seeking more information about this project, or with questions or comments, can reach the project team at:
Project hotline: (970) 456-1481
Project email: [email protected]
Project website: https://www.codot.gov/projects/co-13-widening-reconstruction-near-craig/
Sign up for CDOT project or travel alerts: http://subscription.cotrip.org/
See CDOT’s scheduled lane closures: codot.gov/travel/scheduled-lane-closures.html
Connect with CDOT on Twitter (@coloradodot) and Facebook (facebook.com/coloradodot)
Safe transportation infrastructure is essential for emergency first responders and freight drivers as Colorado navigates the COVID-19 pandemic. With that in mind, construction continues on CDOT projects with social distancing and other health safety measures to reduce COVID-19 exposure on the worksite. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment announced guidelines for construction activities. The public is urged to join the campaign for #DoingMyPartCO and practice social distancing, stay at home when possible, and avoid nonessential travel. With fewer vehicles on the roads, CDOT crews will be able to work more efficiently and safely.
WHOLE SYSTEM. WHOLE SAFETY.
In early 2019, CDOT announced its Whole System—Whole Safety initiative to heighten safety awareness. This initiative takes a systematic, statewide approach to safety combining the benefits of CDOT’s programs that address driving behaviors, our built environment and the organization's operations. The goal is to improve the safety of Colorado’s transportation network by reducing the rate and severity of crashes and improving the safety of all transportation modes. The program has one simple mission — to get everyone home safely
CDOT has approximately 3,000 employees located throughout Colorado, and manages more than 23,000 lane miles of highway and 3,429 bridges. CDOT also manages grant partnerships with a range of other agencies, including metropolitan planning organizations, local governments and airports. It also administers Bustang, the state-owned and operated interregional express service. Governor Polis has charged CDOT to further build on the state’s intermodal mobility options.
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Project: CO 13 Widening & Reconstruction Near Craig
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Plant Stress and Response: An Explanation
By Erin Marissa Russell
What Plant Stress Is Like
You may be surprised to learn just how similar plant behavior in the face of stress can be to our own human backlash against stress, according to visual symptoms and other the reactions we are able to detect. Parts of the stress response in plants seem downright human, though unlike in humans, the fight or flight response is not an option for plants because whereas we can escape, they are quite literally rooted to the spot.
Just like our bodies release hormones when we endure stress, plants also also have a hormonal response to stressful conditions. However, hormonal reactions to stress in plants are specifically crafted to counterbalance the exact form of stress the plant is experiencing. For example, a plant going through drought responds by sending abscisic acid to its root system. The abscisic acid works to close little openings in the root system called stomata that are used during photosynthesis—water is lost through these passages, so closing them during a drought helps the plant retain its precious water stores.
Or in response to a caterpillar munching on its foliage, for instance, a plant generates jasmonic acid, which starts a chain reaction that sets chemicals loose in the air as a distress signal to prepare nearby plants for an onslaught of hungry insects. The jasmonic acid also serves as a beacon to bring in beneficial insects that prey on the offending caterpillars.The smell of freshly cut grass, pleasant as it may smell to us, is one such distress signal that plants emit in response to the mangling and slashing they receive from a lawnmower’s blades.
Another way plants respond to stress is by working to heal the damage resulting from the stressful conditions. For example, some plants use a group of compounds called green leaf volatiles much like we use antiseptics, as these compounds support healthy healing of damaged tissue and prevent infection from bacteria or fungi.
A study by the National Center for Atmospheric Research found another form of botanical first aid against stress damage. They observed plants that were suffering from drought conditions and extreme temperatures that boomeranged between unseasonably chilly nights and scorching hot days. They noted the plants were producing unusually high amounts of methyl salicylate, a chemical form of aspirin. The researchers believe that in plants, this chemical form of aspirin activates systemic acquired resistance, which is kind of like a plant’s version of our immune system, helping the plant heal from the current illness and working to ward off future health problems.
One of the most surprising plant responses to stress (and really one of the coolest) is that, like a frustrated person who shouts into a pillow, a stressed plant will actually let out a scream, too. A study from Tel Aviv University in Israel reported screams from plant suffering through drought conditions, with a frequency of up to 11 sounds per hour from tobacco plants and 35 sounds each hour from tomato plants, or when their stems are cut, after which tobacco plants made 15 sounds an hour and tomato plants made noises 25 times every hour. As a comparison, plants that are not undergoing some type of stress tend to make sounds less often than once every hour. Noises like those the study monitored in tobacco and tomato plants were also reported coming from spiny pincushion cacti and henbit deadnettle weeds.
We don’t hear these auditory signals from plants because the pitch is in the ultrasonic range, too high for our human ears to pick up. But other plants or even animals may be able to hear the screams of stressed plants in their vicinity, as their hearing can detect sounds from the ultrasonic range. Making these sounds requires much less energy than what is required for a plant to emit the chemical distress signals we mentioned earlier, and they can quickly contact plants for meters in every direction.
New technology is making it possible for us to hear a translated version of the noises plants make by converting biodata, or the signals that run through plant cells, into sounds the human ear can perceive. This video from Yale’s School of the Environment features an installation in their forest garden that will let you listen to how a device called the MIDI Sprout, when attached to the leaves, translates the sounds plants make into a form humans can hear.
You can take a deeper dive by comparing the sounds sick and healthy plants make in this video from PlantWave. The sick plant begins at two minutes and 55 seconds, while the healthy plant’s sounds begin around five minutes in. If you’d like to learn more about how the MIDI Sprout converts biodata from plants into audible sounds, you’ll enjoy this video from the device’s creators, titled “How to Make Your Plants Sing with MIDI Sprout.”
It is unclear whether the screams reported in the Tel Aviv study are simply a response to the stress plants are feeling or whether plants scream in an effort to convey information to other life forms—and if so,what that information might be. Experts speculate that one day farmers will be able to use devices like the MIDI Sprout to monitor their fields and identify when plants are, quite literally, crying out for water, which will allow them to lessen the damage drought stress can unleash on their crops.
Learn More About Plant Stress
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/rural-news/2015-08-13/gaba-plant-stress-study/6692638
https://www.gardeners.com/how-to/plant-stress/7341.html
https://www.livescience.com/plants-squeal-when-stressed.html
http://nautil.us/issue/31/stress/when-plants-go-to-war
https://news.ucar.edu/921/plants-forest-emit-aspirin-chemical-deal-stress-discovery-may-help-agriculture
https://www.popsci.com/do-plants-get-stressed/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-record-stressed-out-plants-emitting-ultrasonic-squeals-180973716/
https://theconversation.com/plants-respond-to-salt-just-like-humans-respond-to-pain-26364
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iPad 5 in space gray crops up again on video
Stop me if you've seen this before: A new color and form factor for Apple's next iPad. Here it is again, this time next to other iPads.
Josh Lowensohn
Oct. 1, 2013 2:12 p.m. PT
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In case you missed the first several leaks of this purported iPad 5 metal backing in Apple's newest color, there's more.
iCrackUriDevice posted a rather extensive video of the part, which is said to have originated from suppliers in Hong Kong. Besides the color, it's identical in appearance to other such leaks, which strongly suggest Apple plans to super-size the iPad Mini case design to its larger 9.7-inch tablet.
Apple introduced Space Gray as a new color option on the iPhone 5S, while quietly adding it as an option for iPod Touch buyers. As the name would suggest, the color falls in between last year's black, and the typical silver that's made up the back of all four generations of iPad, along with the iPhone 5 and 5S.
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The video is the latest to show off the part, which represents the first major physical change to the iPad since the iPad 2 in 2010. A similar Space Gray unit for the iPad Mini was depicted last month.
There still haven't been any leaks of a fully assembled device that would hint at what's changing on the inside. That includes whether Apple plans to include its new Touch ID sensor in those devices, or if it intends to keep the technology limited to phones for the time being.
Apple is expected to unveil both a new full-sized iPad and souped up iPad Mini at an event later this month. The company did the same thing last year with a special event about a month after its iPhone 5 unveiling.
Here's the video, complete with a glaring typo in the preview image:
Update at 2:28 p.m. PT: Not to be outdone, Unbox Therapy has posted a separate video depicting the very same part:
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2015 Mercedes-Benz GLA250 review: Mercedes-Benz GLA250: An SUV made for the city
Feb. 27, 2015 11:36 a.m. PT
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The Good The 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLA250's engine delivers more than adequate power and fuel economy in the high 20s. Its adaptive cruise control can handle stop-and-go traffic. Its compact SUV body looks elegant yet offers practical interior space.
The Bad The ride quality on rough asphalt is far too bumpy for a premium segment car. Optioning up to navigation requires almost $5,000 worth of packages. Standard tech does not include iOS integration with the audio system.
The Bottom Line The 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLA250 is a good-looking and capable entrant in the compact SUV segment with an impressive array of driver assistance tech available, but its ride quality falls short of its premium price.
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2015 Mercedes-Benz GLA250
Sitting in stop-and-go rush hour traffic, I looked around at all the other poor slobs and thought, how do people deal with this day after day? I was given the luxury of contemplating the other drivers on the road due to the fact that the 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLA250's adaptive cruise control was handling all my braking and accelerating. I had set what Mercedes-Benz calls Distronic Plus for 65 mph, and it seemed perfectly content to mull along at 15 mph.
If I had been driving one of Mercedes-Benz's larger cars, like the E-class , I might have been able to let go of the steering wheel, as well. However, the entry-level GLA250, a compact SUV, doesn't get the more advanced Traffic Jam Assistant found higher up in the model line.
As a compact SUV, the GLA250 offers seating for five, a high driver position and an ample cargo space measuring 42 cubic feet with the rear seats down. And more than the practicality, I liked the looks of the thing. The hood curves down toward the two-bar grille while the roof rails form a graceful line, rolling up from the A-pillars then back down at the rear. The back end slants forward, which may eat into cargo space, but it gives the whole car a sporty look.
The GLA250, a new compact SUV from Mercedes-Benz, combines elegant styling with practical interior space. Wayne Cunningham/CNET
Base price in the US for the 2015 GLA250 comes in at $33,300, making it one of the less expensive Mercedes-Benz models. That model includes the Mercedes-Benz 4Matic all-wheel-drive system. The same model begins at £29,480 in the UK and AU$58,600 in Australia. In those two markets, you can bring the base price down further by opting for a front-wheel-drive diesel version, lower in power but greater in fuel economy.
The GLA250 model actually delivers decent fuel economy, its turbocharged 2-liter four-cylinder engine rated in EPA tests at 24 mpg city and 32 mpg highway. In my driving I managed to remain in the high 20s, coming in with 28.3 mpg.
Getting 208 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque from this little engine, the GLA250 may not be the fastest thing on the road, but it is no slouch. I found enough get-up-and-go for quick passing maneuvers on two-lane roads, short freeway merges and generally getting ahead of the pack from a stop light.
Mercedes-Benz GLA250, an elegant SUV (pictures)
Eco, Sport and Manual
Helping both the acceleration and fuel economy is a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission. This type of transmission does away with sloppy torque converter shifting in favor of two computer-controlled clutches for quick and direct gear changes. The GLA250's transmission includes three modes: Eco, Sport and Manual. Eco reaches for the highest gears, letting the engine run slower, while Sport holds lower gears longer, especially in response to aggressive driving. When I really wanted to get aggressive, paddles on the steering wheel let me choose my gear in manual mode.
In Eco mode, the GLA250's transmission shifted smoothly and quietly, keeping itself below my threshold of awareness.
A button on the center stack cycles the GLA250's transmission between Eco, Sport and Manual modes. Wayne Cunningham/CNET
Pushing the GLA250 through the turns with the transmission in Sport mode, the electric power steering delivered satisfying precision and the stiff suspension kept the car nice and flat. However, the all-wheel-drive system contributed little to the handling as I felt the back end sliding around similar to a front-wheel-drive car. This 4Matic system is front-wheel biased, and Mercedes-Benz notes in the GLA250's specs that it can shift up to 50 percent torque to the rear wheels. Rather than supporting handling, this system seems more focused on providing icy road traction.
While I liked the general driving character of the GLA250 and enjoyed the aggressive automatic shifting from the transmission's Sport mode, the suspension did not deliver the comfort I would expect from a premium car. Whenever the road got rough I could feel harsh jolts in the cabin accompanied by the odd rattle. I found similar poor ride quality in the Mercedes-Benz CLA250 , suggesting to me that Mercedes-Benz hasn't refined its small-car suspensions. Small cars from BMW and Audi show much more pliant rides.
The adaptive cruise control system, optioned into the car as part of the Driver Assistance package, worked wonders in heavy traffic. The only time I had to touch the pedals was when traffic started moving after coming to a complete stop. A quick stab at the gas pedal got the car rolling again. A blind-spot monitor system, also part of the Driver Assistance package, proved useful, warning me of cars trailing off my rear quarters with lights in the side mirrors.
The instrument cluster display shows the following distance for adaptive cruise control. Wayne Cunningham/CNET
Putting the car into reverse to parallel park, I was annoyed to find that this GLA250 lacked a rear-view camera, a separate option. However, a message on the instrument cluster informed me that the car could handle the parking. While I controlled the brake and accelerator, the GLA250 turned its own wheel, perfectly steering itself next to the curb and even advising me when to put it in Drive so it could straighten out. Automated parking has its novelty value, but it can be very convenient, especially if you are tired from a long day.
Hold the tech
The display on which I was expecting to see the rear camera view was mounted up on the center of the dashboard, a smaller LCD than I have seen in Mercedes-Benz vehicles. The smaller size of the screen was due to the fact that this GLA250 did not include the navigation option, with just the bare-bones cabin tech that comes standard with the car. On the car's console, a jog dial and back button let me control all of the onscreen content, which mostly had to do with the audio and phone systems.
HD Radio comes standard on the GLA250's standard cabin tech set-up. Wayne Cunningham/CNET
HD Radio comes standard in the GLA250, but I did not have satellite radio as an audio source, as that comes with the Premium package, not selected for this car. Likewise, plugging my iPhone into the car's USB port resulted in a "Device not recognized" message. I could play music from a USB drive in that port, but the car's interface only showed a folder structure, rather than the more sophisticated album, artist, genre and song categories of a full music library. While I can appreciate that some of this tech is optional, many automakers offer much less expensive cars with full iOS integration through the USB port, and a complete music library interface for a USB drive, so it seems a little chintzy of Mercedes-Benz to leave out what is essentially software.
The standard audio system sounded very good, with particularly impressive bass response. However, opting for the Premium package would have brought in a Harman Kardon Logic7 audio system.
I could stream music from my iPhone through the Bluetooth system, which also supported a full-featured hands-free phone system. That system synced with my phone's contact list, letting me search entries on the screen or use voice command to initiate calls.
Navigation, and all the other tech goodies that come as part of that package, is an expensive proposition in the GLA250. Before you can even think about adding navigation, you need to option in the Premium package at $2,300. That package then lets you add the Technology package, which costs an additional $2,480, adding almost $5,000 to the car's base price. Considering that, I was happy to use my phone for navigation, with its voice prompts read through the car's stereo via Bluetooth.
Mercedes-Benz managed to give the GLA250 ample cargo space. Wayne Cunningham/CNET
Emerging class
The compact SUV is an emerging class of which a few are offered by premium or luxury automakers. The Audi Q3 is a prime example, while the BMW X1 verges more on wagon territory. The 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLA250 hits this segment with excellent looks and an appropriately powerful yet efficient driveline. Its standard all-wheel-drive system should help its appeal to those living in northern latitudes.
Cabin appointments live up to the Mercedes-Benz brand but the ride quality does not. Rough asphalt will make it rattle and bounce uncomfortably. At the same time, it feels solid and in control going through turns.
Although our GLA250 did not come with all the cabin tech available, Mercedes-Benz offers a formidable array of features, anchored by a graphically rich and capable navigation system. However, Mercedes-Benz app integration may look good on paper, but in other models I have found the system so slow as to be unusable. Optioning up the cabin tech in the GLA250 will also cost quite a bit.
One area where the GLA250 really stands out for tech, a strength of Mercedes-Benz, is in its driver assistance systems. Although the GLA250 doesn't come with the Traffic Jam Assistant available on the larger cars, the adaptive cruise control is very good, and can easily handle the long, boring stretches of road.
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Lightning Seeds and Space head to Warwickshire music festival
Musical Youth and Lucy Spraggan also join line-up
Emma RayHead of Audience
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Three Lions chart toppers The Lightning Seeds will headline the opening night of Warwickshire's Camper Calling 2017.
They will perform on the main festival stage at the Ragley Hall event on Friday August 25 and are the third headliner to be announced this year, after indie rockers Cast and rock legends Reef.
Camper Calling is a newbie on the festival scene having launched just last year.
It offers food and activities for all ages in the stunning environs of Ragley Hall.
The brainchild of the team behind Camper Jam at Weston Park, the music and entertainment extravaganza quickly established itself as a family friendly, boutique music festival featuring some of the very best loved bands and emerging new music.
The three day family festival takes place over the August bank holiday weekend, from August 25 to 27.
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Festival director Shelley Bond said: “We are so excited with this year's line-up so far. The bands that we have announced are a true reflection of Camper Calling and what we stand for. We’ve worked hard to deliver a line-up we believe everyone will love.
"Over the next few weeks, we’ll be announcing the rest of the line-up, as well as all the additional experiences that Camper Calling will have to offer including award-winning street food, family activities and much more.”
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The Lightning Seeds were formed in 1989 by front man Ian Broudie and their mixture of electronica and synth with a firm pop foundation won them millions of fans across the world.
Their hits include Lucky You and Pure, while Life of Riley was used as background music on Match of the Day for years after its 1992 release.
The band’s collaboration with David Baddiel and Frank Skinner for the unofficial Euro 96 anthem Three Lions won over the hearts of the British public.
Four more acts for the 2017 line-up have also been announced - 90s indie legends Space, indie-punk act The Ordinary Boys, Birmingham reggae stars Musical Youth and X Factor break-out star Lucy Spraggan.
Liverpudlian band Space (Image: Publicity Picture)
Space came to prominence in the mind-1990s with hits including Female of the Species, Me and You Versus the World and The Ballad of Tom Jones.
They have sold more than two million albums worldwide with titles including Spiders, Tin Planet, Suburban Rock and Roll and Attack of the Mutant 50ft Kebab.
As teenagers, ska and reggae band Musical Youth had huge success when their pro-marijuana single Pass the Dutchie sold more than four million copies in 1982.
Other hits followed such as Youth Of Today, Never Gonna Give You Up and the massive hit with Donna Summer - Unconditional Love. Thirty years after Pass The Dutchie stormed charts around the world, the Birmingham-based band – featuring original members Michael Grant and vocalist Dennis Seaton – celebrated the milestone with the release of When Reggae Was King, featuring a collection of classic covers which inspired them. The band has since played a number of high profile UK shows including appearances at Bestival and Camp Bestival.
The Ordinary Boys (Image: Chester Chronicle)
After a hiatus of more than 10 years, The Ordinary Boys returned with what is arguably their strongest album to date. Simply titled The Ordinary Boys, it revealed a return to a more guitar-based, pop-punk sound and included the singles Awkward and Four-Letter Word.
From 2004 until 2008, the Britpop style band blasted out the hits, such as Maybe Someday, Week In Week Out, Seaside and Boys Will Be Boys.
Lucy Spraggan (Image: Daily Mirror)
Lucy Spraggan describes her music as A-Flop – a mixture of acoustic, folk and hip hop and has three Top 40 albums and several sell-out tours to her name.
She appeared on the X Factor in 2012 and since then her audition video has been viewed 35 million times on YouTube. Spraggan was also the most Googled musician of 2012. Her debut album, Join the Club, was a Top 10 success and her latest album, I Hope You Don’t Mind Me Writing, was released on her own label, CTRL Records last month to critical acclaim.
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You don’t need to be a camper van owner or enthusiast to enjoy the festival. You can camp in a tent, motorhome, caravan or campervan, Camping onsite will be available across all three days, with free hot showers, a quieter family zone, plus VIP and clamping options.
If you come with a tent, you have the benefit of being able to camp next to your vehicle. Day tickets are also available. There are also VIP and glamping options this year.
Tickets for the summer bash are on sale now with a final 15% discount still on offer.
Weekend tickets are currently £75.65 (adult), £21.25 (teens), £8.50 (children) and day tickets are currently £29.75 (adult), £8.50 (teens), £4.25 (children). Under fives go free. Full info is at www.campercalling.com or call 01244 881895.
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Teammates and rivals unite: JT is ultimate competitor
Dylan Morris NRL.com Reporter
Fri 31 Aug 2018, 01:01 PM
Johnathan Thurston is universally regarded as a competitor, a skilled playmaker, a leader and a great contributor to the community.
But when you ask the people who coached him and played with and against him, it becomes apparent he is the ultimate professional.
An quote from a anonymous source reads: "Amateurs practise until they get it right; professionals practise until they can't get it wrong."
In the 2015 grand final, Thurston dropped the ball for a field goal attempt and in the slow motion replay it looks like a dog's breakfast.
The ball is askew, falling flat. It is also 82 minutes into the toughest game of his career, but it still sails through the posts to land North Queensland their maiden premiership and hand Brisbane their first loss in a grand final.
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According to his crestfallen opposing number seven that night Ben Hunt, the result was a foregone conclusion.
"As soon as I dropped the ball I knew it was over. I knew who they had kicking the ball, they had Johnathan Thurston, so I knew it was coming," Hunt said.
In the lead-up to the final Telstra Premiership game of his glittering career, the tributes from teammates and rivals are a true indicator of the regard Thurston is held in.
JT: From larrikin to legend
Josh Mansour (Penrith Panthers player): "That grand final field goal, I don't think anyone can forget that. It gives me goosebumps thinking about it every time. To come back and win it like that was freakish."
Billy Slater (Melbourne Storm fullback): "Being a North Queensland boy I was very proud when he kicked that field goal. That was a fantastic moment."
Michael Morgan (Cowboys teammate): "He's had more influence on this club than any player that's been here before."
Cameron Smith (Storm hooker, Maroons and Kangaroos teammate): "For a kid that was told he was too small and wouldn't make it in the NRL, I think he's proved everyone wrong."
Paul Green (Cowboys coach): "Players that play in his position that are as durable as him always have to contend with [injury]. He's shown that time and time again. He's certainly a terrific competitor, he plays tough, plays well above his weight."
Gavin Cooper (Cowboys teammate): "Everyone keeps talking about this skinny little kid from Toowoomba that no one gave a shot, but he just stuck in there and his determination and competitiveness got him to where he is."
Cowboys director of football Peter Parr: "I think longevity is the hallmark of all champions, so the fact that he was dominating 2014 and 2015 the same way that he was in 2005 when he was ten years older, I think that's the hallmark of a champion."
Parr corroborates most people's assessment of Thurston as the ultimate competitor.
"What sets him apart is that he is competitive no matter what the scoreboard says or how long there is to go in the game. He competes to the death whether the game can be won or not," he said.
Cowboys captain Johnathan Thurston. ©Scott Davis/NRL Photos
As for why he is a champion, it's undoubtedly the little moments in the biggest games that separate the Immortals from mortals.
"He executes under pressure, he does that better than most, in the heat of the moment, when everything is on the line, he wants to be the man," Parr said.
In 2015, Thurston's willingness to be better, his desire to compete, and his insistence on being the one to step up to the mark was the difference.
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Julian Alaphilippe says Wout van Aert ‘deserved the victory’ at Milan – San Remo 2020
The Frenchman says he has mixed feeling after finishing runner-up at the race he won last year
Jonny Long August 8, 2020 7:40 pm
Julian Alaphilippe and Wout van Aert at Milan - San Remo 2020 (Luca Bettini/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
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Julian Alaphilippe says Wout van Aert deserved the Milan – San Remo victory after beating him in the two-up sprint to decide the first Monument of the season.
The Frenchman had attacked on the Poggio and only the Strade Bianche 2020 winner was able to follow, catching up to the defending champion on the downhill and working together to keep their chasers at bay, deciding to let the faster sprinter take the glory.
“For sure I have mixed feelings,” Alaphilippe said after losing that sprint. “I’m really happy to be on the podium, I knew that Wout [van Aert] would be really strong and in the end he deserved the victory.”
After the Cipressa and other new climbs of the new inland route had failed to shed fast men such as Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) and a sizeable group were looking to make their way to the line together, Alaphilippe attacked on the Poggio in what proved to be the decisive move, Sunweb’s Michael Matthews beating Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) in the sprint for the line behind.
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“I went full gas on the Poggio, Wout went with me, and on the downhill. I knew I couldn’t stay away alone so we worked together in the last 2km and at the end it was a really hard sprint. We fought against each other and he was stronger.”
Both riders will see each other next week at the Critérium du Dauphiné, where Van Aert will be dialling into life as a domestique ahead of Jumbo-Visma’s Tour de France ambitions. Meanwhile, Alaphilippe’s panache is intact, not even a global pandemic able to dent it, so answers on a postcard please for what the Frenchman could have in store for us at this year’s Tour.
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Elvin Fourman crowned fair king 40 years ago
By Linda Moody - lmoody@civitasmedia.com
Elvin Fourman was crowned the first king of the Great Darke County Fair in 1975.
DARKE COUNTY — The Great Darke County Fair has featured a queen contest since 1962, but it wasn’t until 1975 that kings were added to the royal court.
Elvin Fourman, who now lives in neighboring Preble County and an open exhibitor at the Great Darke County Fair, was crowned the first king.
“I had graduated from Arcanum High School,” he said. ” I was an FFA member, and you could be in junior fair until you were 20. I was asked to represent the FFA and I said I’d be willing to do it and succeeded.”
He believes the pageant in which he participated had more than the five male contestants that were competing this year.
Because 1976 was the Bicentennial year, contestants were to dress accordingly.
“I think I wore knickers and a ruffled shirt,” he said. “It was kind of frightening.”
He explained that that it being the first year with king candidates included in the pageant, it was kind of a learning experience.
“I didn’t go to an other fairs like they do today,” he said.
Fourman is the eighth child and seventh son of the late Gerald and Catherine Fourman.
Now 60, Fourman is working in construction and works on his farm. He had worked for Allied Broadcast in Richmond, Indiana, for 20 years which was bought out by Harris and moved to Mason, Ohio. He continued on with that company for 6 1/2 years before everybody got laid off.
“I have farmed pretty much all of the time and I used to be a 4-H adviser,” he said.
He himself had been in 4-H for a few years as a youth but was in FFA all of high school. Today, he is a member of the Arcanum FFA Alumni.
He is somewhat “bummed” about the poultry show ruling this year because of Avian flu.
“I show ducks and geese at the Ohio and Indiana state fairs and used to take them to Kentucky and Michigan state fairs,” he said. “Now, I have birds with no place to go.”
He said he has 600 poultry and dairy cows on his farm, which is near New Paris and Eldorado.
“My niece, Krista Fourman, helps me show dairy cows at the Darke County Fair,” he said. “She enters them and I haul them. Lots of friends help show, and my neighbor girl will show for me in Preble County.”
His dairy cows will be among entries in the open show this year at the fair.
“I’ll be there Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,” he said. “Without my poultry there this year, I might get to spend time d enjoying the fair here.”
Those who became kings in the ensuing years have been Vareghan Rasor, Mark Straszheim, Jeff Cassell, Shawn Keiser, Tim Mayo, Matt Barga, Bucky Burrell, Randy Brown, Tom Beam, David Harrison Mark Harrison, Keith Flory, Jeff Wuebker, Dale Brandt, Matt Rismiller, Alan Wuebker, Kevin Murphy, Chris Rismiller, Brian Timmerman, Kurt Labig, Aaron Arnett, Aaron Scammahorn, Lucas Langenkamp, Matt Aultman, Ryan Rismiller, Tyler Yingst, Jonathan Bateman, Craig Rismiller, Brett Bolyard, Wes McMillen, Allen Schmitz, Aaron Fraley, Kyle Beuter, Ryan Rose, Wyatt Knick, Jeffrey Mayo, Lucas King, Logan Moody, Thomas Shawn and now AJ Warner.
By the way, Fourman shared royal duties with the queen that year…..Carol Kremer.
http://aimmedianetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/34/2015/08/web1_fourmanphotoCMYK.jpgElvin Fourman was crowned the first king of the Great Darke County Fair in 1975.
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Women whose ideas won’t go to waste
by Nick Kochan
THE transformation from jewellery designer to sanitation engineer and producer of loos looks a big stretch. But Namita Banka was a long-term traveller on Indian railways and had suffered from the appalling state of the toilets. She wanted to find an ecologically friendly way of solving the problem.
Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola made the leap from software engineer to manufacturer and marketer of systems for recycling rubbish in Lagos when she saw how new developments in communications could be adopted to encourage people living in Nigerian slums to sort their recyclable waste and leave it out for collection. Points sent by SMS, to be redeemed against goods, would provide a way to reward them for handing over their waste.
Gabriela Maldonado's move from schoolteacher to educationalist in Guatemala was more obvious, although as a teacher of Guatemalan parents and teachers, as well as children, she wants to do nothing less than change a culture whose cultural inclination is to spank children. "We all want to be good parents and have happier children," she said. "I can help Guatemalans achieve this."
These women have each developed a business model that deals with ingrained social and economic problems. Each is now $20,000 richer as the judges of the Cartier Women's Initiative Awards have selected their projects for support and encouragement. The initiative aims to respond to what may be perceived as a "lack of daring among women entrepreneurs", said Christine Borgoltz at Cartier." There is no shortage of ideas. The problem is turning them into commercial ideas."
Crucial for each of the entrepreneurs is finance to make the step from start-up to the next stage of growth. So Ms Banka's toilet maker, Banka Bioloo, wants to recruit senior staff to take it into waste management and recycling. Wecyclers, Ms Adebiyi-Abiola's enterprise in Lagos, needs money to take up opportunities for its technology and service in other areas of Nigeria. Ms Maldonado needs funds to widen the number of classes across Guatemala.
The challenge facing each entrepreneur is massive. Ms Banka says that 60 per cent of Indians live in houses that lack a private loo, and the great majority defecate outside. "The child touches his waste, he then touches food and no one seems to understand why he is getting ill so often. There is a cultural problem across much of India, where people simply are not used to going inside to use the toilet. My mission is to change this habit."
Her loos, which have been supplied to railways, schools and households in rural areas, dispose of human waste at low cost and are easily maintained. Bacteria, cultivated using cow dung, are placed inside biotanks, which can be fitted to new or existing toilets. They replace septic tanks, which are notoriously difficult to clean and unreliable. "This is a huge opportunity both for my business and for India," said Ms Banka.
Wecyclers comes at waste from a different direction. "Very little rubbish is collected in the slums of Lagos," Ms Adebiyi-Abiola explained. "This results in massive flooding risk as clutter accumulates in gutters causing malaria and other water-bound diseases to spread. If we can encourage citizens to have their waste collected and recycled, the risk of these illnesses spreading will be greatly diminished."
Wecyclers has a fleet of 15 cargo bicycles that are well equipped to collect the waste around Lagos because they can navigate the narrow and potholed streets. The waste is sold to companies that have recycling technology. Around 3,500 households have subscribed to a system under which they are credited with points for each litre of waste they collect and hand over to Wecyclers. Ms Adebiyi -Abiola says the points can be redeemed for cellphone units or basic food items. Major producers of packaging, like Coca-Cola, sponsor the company.
The reading and learning skills of Guatemalan children between three and six are honed by Ms Maldonado's company, called Jugando Aprendo, or "Learning by Playing". "Our methods promote active learning, rather than the more traditional rote memorisation," she said. "Children learn more if you give them space and the tools to learn for themselves."
The company also provides workshops for parents so they can participate in their children's education. "Parents are full of goodwill, but if you teach a child the wrong way, they will do it wrong all their lives." Rather than spanking children, parents are instilled with what Ms Maldonado calls "positive assertive discipline".
Other winners of the Cartier awards are the Jordanian entrepreneur Sima Najjar of Ekeif.com, a producer of "how to" videos; Ireland's Leonora O'Brien, chief executive of Pharmapod, whose cloud-based platform lets pharmacists report adverse drug effects; and the American businesswoman Priyanka Bakaya, head of PK Clean, which converts plastic waste into oil.
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How proud sporting city shared in silver medal joy
Ipswich sportswoman Jordyn Holzberger works hard for Australia during the Commonwealth Games hockey final against New Zealand. Ryan Pierse
by David Lems
David Lems Sports Editor David Lems has been sports editor at the QT for many years, having started at the paper in 1984. He was won many awards focusing on the achievements and issues of sportspeople in the Ipswich region.
15th Apr 2018 4:00 PM
"IT'S been a long road but it's been good''.
That's how proud mum Alison Holzberger summed up how she and husband John felt following daughter Jordyn's silver medal success at the Commonwealth Games.
Alison, John and a large Ipswich contingent cheered on Jordyn from the Gold Coast Hockey Centre stands as the Hockeyroos fought hard in the final on Saturday afternoon.
Although New Zealand were the better side on the day winning 4-1, the Holzbergers and their supporters had plenty to be delighted about.
"We're very proud,'' the Ipswich mum said. "It's very exciting.''
Alison saw Jordyn after the final, looking forward to spending more time with her after she completed her Games commitments.
"They (the Hockeyroos) were a little bit disappointed but after an hour or so the disappointment had faded and the excitement of getting a silver medal was there.
"Second in the Commonwealth . . . you've got to be happy with that.''
Jordyn, 24, played in all six matches for Australia making her Commonwealth Games debut.
"I think she was a little bit tournament tired but she'll be fine,'' Alison said.
"That's all you can expect for your kids. They get out there and do the best they can.''
Among the supporters were a group of Jordyn's long-time Hancocks teammates.
"It was magnificent in the stands,'' Alison said. "Everyone yelling and doing what they could to encourage the girls. Everyone had their signs up.''
Alison also appreciated a message from another proud Ipswich mum and Silkstone State School teacher Karen Neale. Karen had watched her daughter Leah share in a golden Commonwealth Games performance in the pool a week earlier.
"She sent me a text wishing us well and just said enjoy the moment,'' Alison said.
"It was good. She's been a lovely support.''
However, it wasn't only those at the Games venue cheering on the Ipswich hockey achiever.
Jordyn's former Hancocks and Ipswich Girls' Grammar School coach Murray Rogers took a break from fly fishing in chilly Tasmania to watch her play.
Long-time coach, umpire and school sport official Rogers was among those to first recognise Jordyn's ability as a 13-year-old in the Ipswich competition.
"There are a lot of good people in all sports, a lot of talented people,'' Rogers said. "But what sets them up to elite level is they have that X-factor.
"And sometimes you can't really even put your finger on it. You just see an athlete in a sport and you know they are something special.''
Rogers said other young players were as fit and trained as hard as Jordyn "but she just had that special X-factor that stood her out from others and she had the ability to step up in higher company.''
Rogers also praised Jordyn's parents for their fantastic support as she matured from an Ipswich youngster to confident international performer.
That included helping Jordyn when she made a massive commitment to head to Perth to join the national hockey centre of excellence.
"She went to Perth at a very young age and John and Alison have had to emotionally and financially support her for a long time,'' Rogers said.
Although Jordyn battled some injuries and missing out on some team selections along the way, she never gave up.
During the Gold Coast Games, she achieved her 60th international milestone for Australia.
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Hussey: Pakistan star who’s joined Smith, Kohli level
Has Pakistan's Babar Azam join the likes of Steve Smith and Virat Kohli in cricket's elite batsmen?
by Joe Barton
12th Nov 2019 12:22 PM
PAKISTAN maestro Babar Azam has risen to cricket's truly elite stratosphere alongside Steve Smith and Virat Kohli, making a seemingly harmless Test summer a major banana skin for Australia.
Australian fans have had a taste of what Babar can do, with the star batsman stroking a sparkling century against a powerful Australia A bowling attack in Perth on Monday - a week after notching back-to-back T20I half-centuries.
Babar has already proven himself to be an elite white-ball player, having plundered 3359 runs at 54.18 in his five seasons to date while also owning the fifth-best record of all time of converting half-centuries into tons.
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And in addition to being the world's No.1 T20I batsman, and on the podium for ODIs, Babar is coming off his best calendar year in the red-ball format - prompting Australian Test legend Michael Hussey to declare he's joined the conversation as one of the best on the planet.
"They've got a class player in Babar Azam as well that holds their batting order together," Hussey said prior to Babar's domination in Perth.
"They've got some other class players as well, but he, in my view, he's in the same conversation as the likes of Kohli, Steve Smith, Kane Williamson and Joe Root.
"He's in that echelon of player, he should be in that conversation."
Babar Azam’s strokeplay has already impressed Australian crowds this summer. Picture: Getty
He endured a less-than-stellar start to his Test career, however. His average hovers in the mid-30s, and he's remembered on these shores for a miserable debut tour which returned a top score of 23 and an average of 11.33.
Through his first 11 Tests, he averaged a mere 23.75 - but from the start of 2018, we've witnessed a different Babar.
After notching half-centuries against Ireland and England, Babar hit a career-best 99 against Australia in the UAE - which flowed into a maiden Test century in the following series against New Zealand.
As illustrated by his majestic century on Monday - an innings dotted with his trademark straight drive against an attack boasting Test hopefuls Jhye Richardson and Michael Neser - the 25-year-old ready to take the next leap as a red-ball batsman.
"Babar Azam can go big and wear (Australia) down, which is what (India's Cheteshwar) Pujara did last year," Fox Cricket's Kerry O'Keeffe declared.
Babar Azam (L) and Asad Shafiq (R) both scored centuries against Australia A in Perth – and could prove thorns in the Australian side this summer. Picture: AAP
Pujara faced an incredible 1258 balls, scored a series-high 521 runs and hit two matchwinning centuries as India won their first ever series in Australia - a feat Pakistan are hoping to emulate in the next two months.
It's why Hussey and O'Keeffe issued a gentle warning to Australian crowds who are expecting a walkover of a summer which gets underway at the Gabba on November 21.
"Everyone is suggesting that Australia will dominate the Test summer and I don't know if they will," said O'Keeffe.
"Pakistan and New Zealand are two of the world's great underdogs - they actually poorly when they're favourites.
"They know what works now to beat Australia at home and you can bet that New Zealand in particular are well researched. They'll come here with definite gameplans.
"I think they're big banana skins for Australia, these series. That's why they represent real danger."
Ranked seventh in the world Pakistan have won just one of their past 23 Test matches on Australian soil - with that sole victory coming on the back of a Mushtaq Ahmed spinning masterclass in 1995.
But with Babar leading the way they present as dangerous an outfit as any of the past 25 years.
"With Pakistan you've got these mercurial cricketers with so much talent and so much ability - but can they put it together over a five-day period?" Hussey said.
"You're going to see probably the best and the worst maybe in the one day from Pakistan.
"Consistency's always been the issue. But if they're on song, they honestly can beat any team in the world."
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Twisted love triangle ends in tragedy
Jon Corwin and Erin Heavilin were an all-American couple with a fairytale romance until they met a ‘friend’ who claimed Erin’s life. Picture: Heavlin Family/NY Post
by Larry Getlen
Erin Heavilin was an animal lover with a talent for taming horses no one else could tame.
She met her future husband, Jon Corwin, in the fifth grade.
When they started dating on Erin's 16th birthday, Jon, one year her senior, asked her parents' permission first. As they fell in love, she wrote him poems.
The two were an all-American couple with a fairytale romance. When Jon joined the Marines and the couple married young in November 2012, their future looked promising.
But when they moved to Jon's Marine base in Twentynine Palms, California in September 2013, they would meet a monster disguised as a friend, the New York Post reported.
This "friendship" would cost Erin her life, as Shanna Hogan reveals in a new book, Secrets of a Marine's Wife: A True Story of Marriage, Obsession, and Murder.
Conor and Aisling Malakie lived downstairs from the Corwins with their infant son, Brian. Chris and Nichole Lee and their six-year-old daughter, Liberty, lived next door.
While all seemed normal at first, one of their new friends was a mess of red flags.
The Corwins weren't prepared for the challenges that came with being newlyweds, often fighting about money and accusing each other of overspending.
But when Erin got pregnant, she was delighted, announcing it with a blue and pink post on Facebook - which made it devastating when she miscarried several weeks later.
This took a further toll on the Corwins' marriage. Erin withdrew socially, growing emotionally distant from her husband, who didn't know how to comfort his wife.
Erin's fate caught Chris Lee's attention.
One Sunday night in February 2014, the Lees joined the Corwins in their apartment. Jon and Nichole watched an episode of The Walking Dead, which Erin didn't watch due to the violence. But instead of joining his wife, Chris played video games with Erin in her and Jon's bedroom.
"Chris and Erin were alone, seated on the floor, beside each other, playing the game," Hogan writes. "Suddenly, one of them paused the game, and Erin glanced in his direction."
The pair started kissing, and while "it only lasted a few seconds," Hogan writes, "that one kiss changed everything," and they began an affair.
The affair became intense quickly. Soon, the pair was discussing leaving their spouses and what a great stepmother Erin would be for Liberty, whom she frequently babysat.
Until they met Chris Lee. Picture: Anchorage Police Department
But Nichole could sense how distant Chris had become. She checked her husband's phone and saw Chris' texts to Erin. "You're so gorgeous." "I think I'm falling for you."
Nichole confronted her husband in an hours-long tirade and informed Jon of the affair in front of the others during one long, angry night.
"As Erin turned to leave," Hogan writes, "Nichole stormed after her, eyes flashing with anger. She shoved her finger in Erin's face."
"'If you ever have anything else to do with my husband, I'll kill you myself!' " she screamed.
Erin and Chris briefly called off the affair but several weeks later were again sneaking off together.
On June 22, Erin learned she was pregnant again. This time, she didn't announce it on social media.
The following week, on June 28, Chris planned a trip to Joshua Tree National Park with Conor to hunt coyotes, bringing along his .22 Winchester rifle.
Conor cancelled because he had friends staying over, so Chris went alone.
By coincidence, Erin was also driving to Joshua Tree that day, supposedly to scout places to bring her mother during an upcoming visit.
At around 7.30am that morning, Erin kissed Jon goodbye, told him she loved him for the final time, and left. She did not return that night, answered none of her texts, and was never seen alive again.
The couple’s ‘friendship’ with Chris would cost Erin her life. Picture: Heavlin Family/NY Post
While Chris Lee and Jon Corwin were initially both regarded as suspects, Jon was quickly ruled out.
Chris, on the other hand, had motive, means and opportunity galore, and the evidence against him stacked up. He was caught lying about the affair to the police.
An unusual garotte was found in his car. He had even done Google searches about how to dispose of a body.
The search for Erin Corwin's body occurred over 3107sq km (1200 square miles) of wilderness and involved six different law enforcement agencies and hundreds of volunteers.
After several weeks of searching, they found nothing. The authorities made the decision that on Saturday, August 16, the search would end.
HOW ERIN DIED
Late that day, a caver noticed a strong gasoline smell coming from one of the mines. Inside was Erin Corwin's body.
Erin had been choked to death with a homemade garotte, then dropped 250 feet down a mine shaft. A propane tank was found with her, part of an unsuccessful effort to burn her body.
Chris Lee was arrested for first-degree murder with a special circumstance of "lying in wait".
That's because Chris and Erin did meet at Joshua Tree the day she went missing. Chris told her days before that he had a special surprise for her, and Erin thought he might even propose marriage - a prospect that excited her.
Instead, the man she loved lured her into Joshua Tree National Park and murdered her, choking her to death over five long, agonising minutes.
THE TWIST
At his trial, which began in October 2016, the prosecution easily established Chris' affinity for violence, as well as his motive and opportunity for the murder.
The defence presented just one witness. Chris Lee took the stand in his own defence and delivered a desperate - and dubious - tale.
Chris confessed to killing Erin Corwin, confirming all the evidence against him.
But then he said that while speaking with Erin in the desert about her desire to be Liberty's stepmother, he remembered something.
The story is told by Shanna Hogan. Picture: Heavlin Family/NY Post
"One night after his wife had given Liberty a bath," Chris told the court, "Nichole found her daughter's crotch to be red and irritated. Nichole … accused Erin of somehow causing the 'suspicious' rash."
As he and his wife talked, Chris started to think that Erin seemed too emotionally attached to the little girl. This, he claimed, "turned a gear in my head".
"Did you touch Liberty?" he said he asked Erin. "Did you molest my daughter?"
"And she said, 'Yes, but,' And that was the last thing I ever heard her say."
That, Chris said, is when he lost control, grabbed the garrotte, and squeezed the life out of Erin Corwin.
The story was an attempt to be considered for a charge of involuntary manslaughter, which likely would have resulted in a relatively short prison sentence.
The jurors didn't believe him. They found him guilty of first-degree murder with special circumstance. It took them just 15 minutes to reach that verdict.
Chris Lee was sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole and resides in the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego.
Erin's family, meanwhile, has worked to remember the good times with their beloved daughter instead of focusing on their anger at her killer.
"I decided I'd refuse to be bitter and angry," said Erin's mother, Lore Heavilin.
"He's already taken enough from me. If I'm bitter and angry, he's taking my mind, my soul and my heart. And I'm not giving him that."
This story originally appeared on the New York Post and has been reproduced with permission.
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Queen’s lonely church visit without Philip
The Queen leaves a church service in Sandringham. Her husband was too ill to attend. Picture: PA via AP
by Stephen Drill in London
23rd Dec 2019 5:26 AM
The Queen has attended a church service near the royal family's Sandringham estate, while her husband Prince Philip remains in hospital.
The Duke of Edinburgh was flown by helicopter last Friday from the Norfolk estate to a top London hospital for "observation and treatment" for a pre-existing condition.
Prince Philip is currently receiving care at the private King Edward VII hospital where he is expected to "spend a few more days", which is likely to rule him out of the royal family's Christmas celebrations.
The Queen attended church near the royal family’s Sandringham estate. Picture: PA via AP
In a statement, Buckingham Palace said: "The admission is a precautionary measure on the advice of His Royal Highness's doctor."
Police officers are standing guard outside the building following his admission. The hospital dash follows a month of ill health for the Duke, including a nasty fall.
Meanwhile, the Queen did not change her schedule and left Buckingham Palace for Norfolk by train, to begin her traditional festive break at her private Sandringham estate, reports The Sun.
The Queen travelled to the service with Sophie, Countess of Wessex, who is married to Prince Edward. Picture: PA via AP
It means she will also attend the royals' annual Christmas Day Service without Prince Philip by her side.
"The Duke had a bad fall and was confined to bed for a couple of days".
"He didn't break anything, but it gave everyone a scare. He suffers from gout which makes him more irritable and he has lost his appetite," a royal source said.
"Those around him were worried as he'd stopped eating and didn't want to go out.
"But he's a 98-year-old man and this is all very common at this age.
The Queen and Sophie, Countess of Wessex. Picture: PA via AP
"He's been in good health generally but missed the Queen's Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday for the first time.
"And for the first time in what feels like centuries he won't be seen shooting anywhere this year, not even on the Sandringham estate which is a great shame."
A friend of the Duke of Edinburgh also revealed that despite previously stating he doesn't wish for his life to drag on in old age, he is now very keen to make it to 100.
Police and hospital personnel outside King Edward VII's Hospital, in London, where Prince Philip is under care. Picture: AP
His decision to retire from public duties during 2017 was not health-related, Buckingham Palace said at the time of the announcement.
The latest news about Prince Philip cames amid reports Prince Andrew will not celebrate New Year with his family at their $25m Verbier ski lodge.
While Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will spend Christmas in Canada to enjoy some private family time and to reportedly avoid the press.
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Picture: Getty
The Duke of Edinburgh is battling a flu-like condition as he lives alone at a farmhouse at Sandringham in England's north.
The Daily Mail in the UK reported that the helicopter transport came despite royal sources saying that the hospital admission was not an emergency.
"The duke has had a bad turn recently and has been looking much frailer of late," a source told the Daily Mail.
"He's a remarkable man who has always prided himself on how robust he is, but he is six months off his 99th birthday and age takes its toll. He hasn't been looking terribly well of late."
It is another blow for the Queen who has had a year to forget following the scandal surrounding her son Prince Andrew.
Prince Andrew with Prince Philip. Picture: Supplied
Prince Philip has only been seen in public three times in 2019 and there have been months of speculation about his health.
Royal sources have been at pains to point out that the hospital admission was not an emergency and he was not taken by ambulance.
The Duke "walked into hospital", according to a UK TV reporter, and was not in a serious condition.
Police and hospital personnel outside King Edward VII's Hospital, in London. Picture: AP
Philip has kept remarkably good health overall for a man of his age, but he was treated for a heart blockage in 2011 and a bladder infection in 2012.
He had surgery on his stomach in 2013 and started using hearing aids in 2014.
Philip was involved in a car crash at Sandringham in January when his Land Rover flipped when it collided with a Kia, injuring a woman.
He was photographed driving again just two days later and he failed to apologise for more than a week.
He surrendered in his licence in February as a result of the crash.
The Duke then appeared in public twice in May but has not been seen since.
He attended the Order of Merit lunch with the Queen at Windsor Castle on May 7 and then went to the wedding of Lady Gabriella Windsor in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle a week later.
Prince Philip driving Queen Elizabeth in his Land Rover in 2017. Picture: Supplied
Philip missed the traditional church service at St Mary Magdalene Church at Sandringham on Christmas Day last year.
There were questions about whether Prince Andrew should attend this year's service because of plans by sexual abuse victims to stage a protest.
Prince Andrew has been forced to stand down from royal duties following his car crash interview about his friendship with notorious paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Prince Andrew has denied any wrongdoing and has denied that he met Australian woman Viriginia Roberts Giuffre, who claims that Epstein coerced her to have sex with the prince when she was 17.
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By Rich Cline
Despite this being a film about Sherlock Holmes, the fact that it's not much of a mystery may disappoint die-hard fans, but as an astute drama it's more than worth a look because Ian McKellen is simply terrific in the title role. This is a much more complex character than he has been able to play recently either in movies (like the X-men and Lord of the Rings franchises) or television (the nutty sitcom Vicious). The film also reunites him with Bill Condon, who directed him to an Oscar nomination in Gods and Monsters 17 years ago.
It's 1947, and Sherlock is 93 years old when we meet him, living on the Sussex coast where he keeps bees and has befriended Roger (Milo Parker), the curious son of his tough-minded housekeeper Mrs Munro (Laura Linney). As Sherlock teaches Roger about both beekeeping and sleuthing, he is also trying to work out his final case some 30 years ago, which his mind simply refuses to recall. As he relives it in his mind, rather than through Watson's embellished account, all he can remember is a worried husband (Patrick Kennedy) asking him to follow his wife (Hattie Morahan). In addition, Sherlock is also still thinking about the things he discovered while recently in post-war Japan at the invitation of a fan (Hiroyuki Sanada).
The main story and the two flashback sequences are intriguingly intertwined in Sherlock's mind, offering parallel discoveries that help him piece together events that unfold in all three. It's a clever approach that allows McKellen to dig deep into the character as a man discovering that his mind is fading, perhaps into senility. His take on Sherlock is simply fascinating, a witty detective who has always resisted the fictional depiction of him in Watson's stories. And he's also an ageing man who hasn't lost his childlike curiosity, which makes his friendship with the young Roger surprisingly tender and engaging.
All of the actors are terrific, with another luminescent turn from Linney and terrific side roles for veterans like Roger Allam, Frances de la Tour, Phil Davis and John Sessions. Sometimes the screenplay seems a little too pleased with a connundrum that isn't particularly tricky. And it also gets distracted by oddball elements like a glass armonica or a rare Japanese herb. But the central theme is something everyone can identify with, as it explores feelings of regret about past decisions. And McKellen creates a character who would be compelling and thoroughly enjoyable even if he wasn't that infamous Victorian detective.
Genre: Dramas
Run time: 104 mins
In Theaters: Friday 17th July 2015
Distributed by: Roadside Attractions
Production compaines: Archer Gray, See-Saw Films, AI-Film
Contactmusic.com: 4 / 5
Rotten Tomatoes: 100%
Fresh: 11
IMDB: 8.5 / 10
Director: Bill Condon
Producer: Iain Canning, Anne Carey, Emile Sherman
Screenwriter: Jeffrey Hatcher
Starring: Ian McKellen as Sherlock Holmes, Milo Parker as Roger, Laura Linney as Mrs. Munro, Hattie Morahan as Ann Kelmot, Patrick Kennedy as Thomas Kelmot, Hiroyuki Sanada as Tamiki Umezaki, Colin Starkey as Dr. John Watson, Zak Shukor as Matsuda Umezaki, Philip Davis as Inspector Gilbert
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The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) of Ontario is changing the process of how premium rates are being calculated across the province.
According to WSIB chief financial officer Pamela Steer, the board has not changed its rate setting scheme for over 20 years. But by leveraging technology – big data and analytics, in particular – premium rates can now be set more transparently and accurately.
Steer said that the system is being changed so the rate an employer pays does not come back to surprise them a year and a half into the group plan.
“So in the new scheme, we have 34 rate classes instead of 155 rate groups, but then within each class has employers based on their size, which tells us what we call predictability,” Steer explained. “But their size, their number of employees and their own risk will dictate how far from the median of that class’s average rate they will go.”
For example, Steer said a large employer which takes health and safety seriously, as well as experiencing very few worker accidents, will pay a much lower rate in its class than the average under the new system.
She also noted that smaller companies will be protected thanks to the collective liability concept of WSIB’s employer insurance.
The changes will affect nearly 300,000 registered businesses operating in Ontario; they will come into effect in September, Benefits Canada reported.
WSIB will also be providing employers with a projected rate.
“We’re going to provide them the rates they would eventually pay based on their current risk and experience to make it easier for all employers to get into this new system because we realize it’s a really big change,” said Steer.
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Schematic of a Cristopia system with chiller loop
UK: Ciat Group, and its energy storage subsidiary Cristopia Energy Systems, has launched an advanced thermal energy storage (TES) system for air conditioning and industrial process applications.
The Ciat Cristopia system reduces end users’ energy costs by shifting away from reliance on expensive peak day-time power by harnessing off-peak electricity at night. Savings of between 30% and 70% are said to be achievable for cooling production.
It also reduces the load on the chiller by smoothing-out peaks in the daily load profile, in the process also reducing chiller maintenance costs and the size of the combined refrigerant charge on a site.
How energy use is managed over a daily cycle with and without TES installed
David Dunn, director and general manager of Toshiba Air Conditioning and Ciat in the UK, said, “In the age of ever-rising refrigerant costs, and increasingly stringent legal requirements around F-gas, we believe opportunities to reduce refrigerant charge will be highly attractive to end users with significant cooling loads. With better regulated cooling production and delivery across the daily cycle, there is the added bonus of reduced noise as a result of smoothing out peak chiller operation.”
The system’s development is the result of 30 years’ collaborative research between Cristopia, technical centres and universities in France and across Europe.
The Cristopia TES solution also includes a monitoring and control system that optimises the performance and energy efficiency of the complete installation.
The system, which will also be available from Toshiba Air Conditioning in the UK, is present in more than 3,000 installations around the world.
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Episode 360 – Steal This Podcast (Please!)
http://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/episode360_ip.mp3
What is “intellectual property,” exactly? Where does this pernicious idea come from? And how does this philosophical wrong turn lead us not just into the heart of absurdity, but toward the censorship of the internet and the control of your genome? Find out in this jam-packed edition of The Corbett Report . . . and stay tuned for the worldwide debut of James Corbett’s blockbuster online protest song, “IP Freely (Screw YouTube)”!
For those with limited bandwidth, CLICK HERE to download a smaller, lower file size version of this episode.
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Watch this video on BitChute / DTube / Minds.com / YouTube or Download the mp4
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joe.h says:
Haha great song at the end my brother. And thanks for bringing this to attention, I hadn’t given it much thought
Skip Tomalou says:
For anyone interested in decoding the Coen Brothers, they make a rather interesting veiled comment concerning the patentability of genes – a subject of significant interest to this crowd – hidden within Inside Llewyn Davis.
In particular, you may recall a scene involving Llewyn at the helm of Al Cody’s mom’s car as it heads west to Chicago, while Johnny Five is in the passenger seat and Roland Turner waxes authoritative in the back seat. Roland is in the process of calling Llewyn “cowboy chords,” saying “there’s 12 notes in a scale, dipshit, not 3 notes on a ookulele…” and then parodies, “G-G-C-G-C-D-G,” while not actually singing those notes, but rather singing notes that sound suspiciously more like the traditionally trumpeted funerary dirge known as Taps.
Now the interesting part. In consideration of the scene in A Serious Man, in which Rabbi Nachtner tells Larry the story of the Goy’s Teeth, our heroic film-makers illustrate the dentists attempt to understand a riddle by transcribing numbers to letters in the process common to the Kabbalah known as gematria.
So what happens when we perform gematria translation to G-G-C-G-C-D-G? Well, it becomes 7-7-3-7-3-4-7. And what happens when you google that sequence?
Why, lo and behold, “USPatent 7737347 stroke B2 – plants and seeds for hybrid corn variety CH684476” …held by none other than… drum roll please… Monsanto Technologies LLC.
manbearpig says:
I loved A Serious Man…Even though I love Frances McDormand…
think it’s my fav o’ those Coen Brothers..
I liked the one with Brad Pitt too….
Jason Carswell says:
In my experience one of the worst offenders was the 3D Alias/Maya animation software hotbox patent. We should all have the option for hotboxes on all our software. This claim holds us all back.
When you right click on an object you get a very simple menu on your average PC experience.
A hotbox is, in Maya, when you pull up a menu, from the center point/dot/anchor there are options across the top, left, right and bottom – each to be selected and/or with their own sub menus. Initially it may seem foreign but you get used to it quickly enough. You can customize it and add huge amounts of options if you like. As you use it you become very spatially aware, anticipating which direction your option is, much like you get use to where the options are in a standard menu list.
There are a few examples here, though some of them the user has custom loaded with LOTS of options. By default it would start out with a smaller list. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=maya+3d+hotbox&iar=images
InsectInPixel says:
Throughout my life, I’ve had many ideas and wanted to get them patented. On some of them I made a “poor man’s patent” just to show when I came up with the idea. On several occasions, the product was made by someone with the capital to manufacture before i could get it patented. For example THIS and this . The last thing I invented, I didn’t bother with a patent. I wanted to get it to market quickly before someone else came up with the idea. I figured it would be easier just to make it and sell it at a reasonable price. It was just a simple thing I thought of in the middle of the night. I woke up and sketched it out. A month later, I had a prototype made and I’ve sold thousands of them. It’s very unlikely anyone here would be interested, but i’ll share the video: HERE .
I’ll never forget when I was 11 years old in 1980, playing basketball with my friend and i had my boombox (with cassette) playing. I was playing the radio and I heard a song that I liked but I didn’t want to record over my mixtape that I made and I told my friend, “It would be really neat if there was a way to record a song and save it to some type of internal memory on my boombox.” I really thought about it and was frustrated that I didn’t know anyone who had the ability to design something like that. -this was in 1980.
I have two ideas at the moment and I’m really considering just prototyping them without going through the patent process just to get them to market. The patent process is very expensive -hiring a patent attorney, etc. The owner of this company decided to make all of his modules open source. He has been very successful and other people have used his code and circuit designs and made their own versions of it. Innovation!
mkey says:
That’s some interesting stuff you have there. I wasn’t aware of the concept of “poor man’s patent”, thanks for sharing.
Thanks @mkey,
If you haven’t already swisscows’d it, you draw an accurate picture of your device and include as much information about it, it’s application, etc., date the document, then you stick it in an envelope and mail it to yourself. Make sure you use certified mail. when it comes back to you, don’t open it. put it in a safe place. This gives a “time stamp” of your invention. I’m not sure how legal it is if you needed to use it as a way of saying “Hey, that’s my idea and I came up with it and here’s the proof.” type of situation.
Really though, I’m just going the direction of prototyping and making the products w/o any patent.
On a brief tangent though, somewhat related, I have a lot of friends in the music industry -my sister too and when Napster came out in the late 90’s, it was a free-for-all on mp3’s and artists lost a lot of money (this is their income). David Byrne (Talking Heads) wrote a fascinating book called How Music Works. It illustrates how the music industry has changed because of technology.
I only purchase music from Bandcamp.com now. From what I have learned, Bandcamp provides the highest profit margin for musicians out of all other online music services (iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, etc.)
Like my sister and friends, they all say “If you’re in the music industry to make money, you’re in the wrong business.” It’s sad that artists aren’t compensated fairly for their work.
Some of my friends are using Patreon to fund their projects and it provides a way for their fans to be more closely connected to their work. it’s a win-win. I’m not sure how much of a cut Patreon takes though.
I doubt that’s very much “legal” since the whole scheme was put into place to curtail competition for the big players, those that can afford the cost of having the state go after the offenders of their rights to poorly fleshed out ideas.
I find it hard to imagine how would thinking of something first put anyone in the position to make any sorts of claims over the idea by simply being the first to think of it. Especially if the idea hasn’t even been made public in which case there can’t be any notion of plagiarization.
Let’s suppose there are two entities, A and B. They got the same idea, but B later than A. A kept it for themselves while B took it somewhere, invested into production and while undertaking some considerable risk and investing labour managed to turn a profit. I don’t see how would that make B liable to claims by A.
Imagine if I had a sealed envelope dated prior to your plate idea describing a very similar product. But instead of doing anything with it, I had just made some drawings, sealed them in an envelope and sent it to myself. Now, years later, I see you turned a profit on obviously your somewhat original idea, investment and labor and I’m supposed to make a claim against those profits? Because I was “first”? I find the notion completely preposterous.
As far as music and artist that produce it go, maybe I tend to oversimplify now and again, but if they can’t turn a profit in the business they’re in, they should change lanes and look for projects that would allow them to meet goals they’d find acceptable. It’s a very basic matter, I’d say.
Some artists/bands I know share their music for free because they realize they can only earn by doing gigs and selling merchendise. Making the music available to a wider audience will increase the scope of concert-goers and t-shirt buyers. Some big label artists have made statements to that effect as well, stating they don’t care much about piracy because they don’t make much on selling albums anyway.
cstrouss1 says:
WEBMASTER — the “download this MP4” link is going back to Ep359 on Silicon Valley, I had to punt and go to (yech!) Them Tube to download the video for my library.
Corbett says:
Thanks for the heads up. Link corrected.
endthefed says:
Loves me some Corbett but I just can’t handle Ernest Hancock. He is difficult to listen to…grating on the ears and annoying.
Wrong topic, bud. Or is Ernie so damn nauseating for you that it echoes across various, separate bits of content?
Mintaka says:
James, James!
Did you not know that the term “screw you” and even the words “screw” and “you” are intellectual property, patents pending?
Prepare yourself for litigation, my friend.
In fact, every sentence I just wrote and every word contained therein is hereby claimed as intellectual property forthwith, patent application submitted, # 5,364,384,745,373,939,262,728.3435262. I’m apparently next in the queue so I’ve been told, once they’ve dealt with the concept of thought-patenting (just thinking a thought that contains a patented concept or word can land you in hot legal waters). It will be incorporated right into the AI algorithms as well.
hugo.c says:
“thought-pantenting” a beautiful phrase that you should …
oh, shit.
Great comment. Thanks for the giggles!
“[…]once they’ve dealt with the concept of thought-patenting (just thinking a thought that contains a patented concept or word can land you in hot legal waters).”
Seriously though, with transhumanism on the horizon, that is a very scary thought.
Ukdavec says:
Very timely video.
I was struck by the connections of the concepts laid out here to the brewing trade war between China and the USA. Indeed, one of the main complaints laid against China is IP theft.
New IP laws, changing monetary systems….. these are fascinating times we live in.
Keep up the great work James.
BTW Loved the Neil Young impression at the end of the show 🙂
scpat says:
Just gotta say I loved that song. You should start touring soon.
ahmed172 says:
Thank you for this informative piece Mr Corbett. Up till now I’ve been thinking that certain ideas for fictional stories in literature could be stolen and that worried me as I have been working on a story in the too. But like the “Everything is a Remix” video explained, all the stories are just remixes themselves, they include all the common tropes and guidelines of a story but they have their own take on it (like different settings, characters, etc.) After all, George Lucas basically copied The Hidden Fortress but changed a few things and from that, he was able to create an entire franchise. So ideas don’t run out, they are just improved upon.
I read something about author Blake Crouch being very cool with fans adding to his Wayward Pines series, adding all kinds of side-stories. If I recall, he even gave honorable mention to some of his favorites. I don’t know about his other works, but that resonated with me. Very cool.
Ahmed Al Zamily says:
Wow, I can’t imagine that happening very often. It’s great to see that he’s open with that kind of thing. Though wouldn’t this cause some problems? I mean if what fans could add would be considered canon, wouldn’t that also give rise to a lot of garbage? I mean, there’s plenty of ridiculous fan fictions out there…
T’was too good to be true, Ahmed. I scoured my kindle hoping to find where he mentioned that to readers in one of those books, but it seems I deleted it. So, I searched on-line and found an interview with him where it was addressed (see below). Alas, it was a controlled fan-fiction environment created by Amazon.
Q] Earlier this year Amazon came out with Kindle Worlds, a new program for legitimized fan fiction. Among the 8 works that are set up for this new exciting experiment is your Wayward Pines series. What led you to submit your world to this fascinating concept? Also what you think of writers such F. Paul Wilson, Jordan Crouch, Brett Battles writing in your fantastic creation?
BC: Amazon approached me to be one of the first writers to participate in their Kindle Worlds program. I thought it was experimental, cutting edge, and a very cool way to allow fans to play in my Wayward Pines world without the usual entanglements that result from unauthorized fan fiction. It is surreal and hugely flattering to have my brother (Jordan Crouch), Brett Battles, Stephen Romano, Robert Swartwood, and of the great F. Paul Wilson writing in the Pines universe. Much more to come!
https://fantasybookcritic.blogspot.com/2013/11/interview-with-blake-crouch-interviewed.html
Huh, so he doesn’t allow fans to add to his works outside of the Kindle Worlds program..
Even on a topic where I consider myself well informed James gives me new information and further food for thought.
It came to my mind, that the judge(s) that allowed the patenting of human genes were instantly in transgression of any approved patents because their bodies were, millions of times a second, producing unauthourised copies of said genes.
This is, literally, patently absurd.
And now the “upload filters” (which I fought hard against, including an interview with the BBC’s tech program “Click”):
So, I can write whatever hateful drivel that I like on a page, photocopy that and hand it out on the street. The state, in order to repress that oppressive behaviour, needs to do things like charge me with a crime, allow me a day in court in which to defend my right to distribute said drivel, and may impose some restrictions on my property or liberty as punishment for distribution of said drivel.
But, on the internet, the state forcefully deputizes commercial corporations to enforce some magic control of what they think should not be said.
But, says GooFace, we’re getting 400 libraries of material every hour, how can we possibly interpret and enforce your ideas of “you shall not pass” in any reasonable time? Nerd harder, says the super-state. We are doing our level best to pander to the wishes of the devolved USA empire which needs IP protection, the last of its useful industries (apart for weaponry). In doing so we may be entrenching their largest internet companies. This is not a bug, its a feature.
Mutherfockers.
Note to James:
Firstly, I am amazed by the breadth, but also the attention to recent detail (Malamund’s efforts) of this podcast. OMG, how the hell can you do this?
When the Malamund article went up on TechDirt I chastised them for not mentioning Aaron Swartz, and you did immediately. Hats off.
This may not be something as monumental as your WWI work, but I think that this is right up there with your greatest work. Asking very deep questions, throwing a wide collection of reputable references into it, and I think importantly, showing a little flair. I didn’t like the “Documentary Channel” style of the WWI efforts, but understand why you did it. (Its an easy play to distribute completely counter-narrative in the style of the producers of the narrative.)
Now we are back to your style. The guitar intro, the “Liberty Jar” to “Swear Jar” play. This is what I love about *you* and your output. Its you (supported by a vast array of well cited material/guests etc.). But its you.
This really is up there with your greatest work. It forces the viewer to ask deep questions buried by so much propaganda, and pokes at the weak foundations of so much of the elites at the head of the western empire.
And, finally, hats off to Brock. The dancing copyright symbol over the lyrics “Screw YouTube” is priceless.
Yes! I loved that too!
Speaking of copyrights, “nerd harder” – you could make a fortune with that! 😉
San*A says:
great podcast, James and Broc 🙂
there is something fundamentally wrong in today’s society.
every soul has to abide to rules made by a certain ‘chosen’ group of people,
either ignorant of the material they make laws about, or with a different agenda than the greater good.
i consider myself a free person, so i try to make my own decisions about which laws make sense and which don’t. now this gets you in trouble sometimes obviously…
and now for something completely different:
from Monty Python, 1972, about the ridiculousness of intellectual property:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dj_X3vexak
cooly says:
San*A-
Nice catch with that old Python bit. I haven’t heard that sketch in so long I’d forgotten about it. It was recorded forever ago, but it could have been just recorded for this Corbett podcast. Perfect.
Those are my thoughts, which are mine.
Steal This Podcast (Please!)
What an appropriate title.
Corbett “stole it”. 😉
The 1970-71 book by Abbie Hoffman (and others), Steal This Book, exemplified the counterculture of the sixties.
It focused on ways to fight and resist the government and corporations.
We are in a new era of “counterculture”.
There is also the album of similar title, by System of a down.
Where Does It End? New ‘Monarch’ Brain Device Approved for ADHD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXCpLNoE1xk
Another difficult topic that shouldn’t be looked over.
Thanks mkey!
Kid Mind Control
I watched this Saturday.
It had a lot of personal impact on me.
Playing with the minds of kids makes my blood boil with rage.
Dr. Peter Breggin communicates well.
In the past, when I had some money with my businesses, I often supported getting information out about the Pharma industry hijacking the minds of kids.
With my wife being a teacher, I watched the school structure change, advocating Pharma’s “solutions”.
Aphix says:
Funny — I thought you were saying “Screw U2” at first, which sounded inadvertently appropriate because
A) I thought maybe U2 created the song from which the chord was ‘pirated’ and, or more importantly,
B) When I think about U2, I think about Bono, and then think about “The Bono Act” (although named after Sonny Bono of “Sonny & Cher” fame, not the U2 Bono), which extended copyright to, “the life of the author plus 50 years, or 75 years for a work of corporate authorship.” It was later extended further to life of author plus 90 years, if I remember correctly.
Source (Bono Act): https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bono_Act&redirect=no
Bonus (South Park): …and the record holder for biggest poo ever is… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RW1bzTTy8eY
m.clare says:
WHAT IS JAZZ?
Music is a language. Those who became exceptionally fluent in the language of music (by playing all the popular songs every night for many years) started to “jazz up” their playing. One of the most celebrated tricks was to “quote” other riffs and melodies. When you see members of a jazz group simultaneously laugh, often it is the result of a well-placed quote.
Jazz could not exist if chords, melodies (i.e. the building blocks of the language) were copyrighted. New music may have ended entirely in the 1700’s if Mozart was copyrighted. Newton had the final word on Physics at about the same time. Absurd. Creative people stand on the shoulders of those who came before.
“Ownership of ideas thwarts creativity.”©
Were I to obtain a copyright for the phrase within the quotation marks, I would be stepping on my own dink. Some guy who might be inspired, for example, to print a line of t-shirts with my copyrighted phrase printed on it would NOT do so. Fear begets fear.
axen.m says:
hi james, etal. loved the gootube song and yes, screw all those abc entities. i’m curious if changing the resonance that you tune your guitar to, would essentially take what you create w/ c.r. cords out of the c.r. status. as you know all commercial music is constructed in 440 hz resonance at middle A. a much more bio synchronous freq. like A at 432hz (natures resonance). or even lower, which i prefer, at 424hz (heart chakra resonance). i’ve witnessed the A at 424 induce spontaneus weeping in a hardened lawyer. the 440-a had no effect. that aside i wonder if the ip algo’s would flag a different resonance. it is all vorticity and resonance. we are a complex set of intertwined vibrations, aligned w/ the cavity resonance of the earth/ ionosphere. we manifest reality out of the vibrational field. now, not to derail this thought train, think of 5G vibrating near the rate of our dna. what could go wrong?
Hi James, one doubt: is your guitar tuned to A 440hz? if so why not move to A 432hz??
hey, good to see another 432 vibe-aware member. all of nature sings at A-432hz.
The new COUNTERCULTURE
I never thought I would hear Corbett say “I pee freely” followed with Broc’s dancing © landing on the words “Screw YouTube”.
Yes, it is official.
The 60’s may have faded, but the new era counterculture is here.
Across the gamut of alternative media, there are some hardcore messages.
They fly directly in the face of the mainstream culture.
Perhaps this rising, resilient counterculture is part of World War 3.
Don’t worry guys. I tabbed it out.
Screw YouTube
Dsus2, Cadd9, G (repeat X2)
(Dsus2) Screw (Cadd9) You (G) Tube
(Dsus2) You don’t (Cadd9) own (G) Dsus2
(Dsus2) We’re headin’ on (Cadd9) over (G) to Bi-it-Shute
(Dmajor barre chord) Cause IP freely (Fmajor barre chord) and so can you
(Gmajor barre chord) IP freely (B-flat barre chord) on DTube
(Dmajor barre chord) IP freely (Fmajor barre chord) it’s so much fun
(Gmajor barre chord) IP freely (B-flat barre chord) on Minds dot com
(Dsus2) Now intellectuals (Cadd9) call it their (G) property
(Dsus2) But we all (Cadd9) know that they’re just playin’ (G) monopoly
(Dsus2) And you can call this call (Cadd9) this high seas (G) piracy
(Dsus2) But you’re day are (Cadd9) numbered YouTube (G) you’re gonna see
(Dmajor barre chord) That IP freely (Fmajor barre chord) and so can you
(Gmajor barre chord) IP freely (B-flat barre chord) on Steemit too
John Lothe says:
Lol You are an absolute champion Mr Corbett. 10/10 Cheers sir.
illbnice2u2 says:
I love your smartness, I think some of it is rubbing off on me *giggles* at least I hope so.
AnimalsArentFood says:
There is a way to get a large chunk of the population to defend the insane ‘intellectual property’ laws; you simply give them a taste of the action — you help them become dependent on the laws for their own income.
That is the primary reason so few people speak out against Google online.
Google has made it exceptionally easy for tens-of-millions of people to profit through ‘services’ such as YouTube and AdSense.
Simply cut people in on the action and they’ll become your personal army, or at the very least keep their mouths shut.
colosseum says:
This IP madness is full of constant developments.
https://itsfoss.com/shotwell-lawsuit/
I had never heard of “patent troll” before.
It is yet another clear sign of how rotten our society is.
Well, well. Who would have thunk it.
The fight to halt the theft of ideas is hopeless
China will not accept inferiority — and the west should not want it to – from the FT!
https://www.ft.com/content/d592af00-0a29-11ea-b2d6-9bf4d1957a67
deltammon says:
James, I searched your site for any reporting on the subject and wasn’t able to find anything.. but I’m really curious about the darkweb and if that still presents any way around some of these draconian control policies? Also if those using the darkweb are pushing up against any of this?
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How my GAA-mad dad went viral via Junior B
It was just another Junior B game in Cork - but a tweet saw Dylan's dad go viral - and make the RTE news
Dylan O'Connell
Junior B Legend Billy O'Connell (Image: Dylan O'Connell)
Dylan O'Connell was watching his 51-year-old dad line out for his local club when he noticed that he was marking his 19-year0old sister's boyfriend. One jokey tweet later, the story was going viral.
So we asked Dylan to give us his Beginners Guide To Becoming An Internet Sensation ...
There are very few things in life which prepare you for seeing 2,000 notifications on your phone.
There are even fewer things in life which prepare you for seeing 5,000 notifications on your phone. Then you see 9,000 and there is generally feeling that nothing at all can prepare you, no matter what you think.
When my father; 51 year old Billy O’Connell, burst onto the field at Ballinlough Park on Sunday, little did anyone know that his cameo appearance for St. Finbarrs in the Junior B league semi-final would lead to local and national attention.
Having no time to warm up, he grabbed the first jersey available and in a pair of wet pants and water-proof boots, stormed on as full forward. Quickly, as the first ball went in he felt something was not right. Looking around, the thirty years retired goalkeeper found himself pitted against his nineteen year old daughter’s boyfriend at full back.
In a finale of seemingly epic proportions, my father stormed forward scoring a free as the Blues won 0-13 to 1-9.
“I had more layers than a wedding cake” my father joked about he experience, “I have had more disk replacements than HMV, and when they were stuck it just happened”
A twenty two word tweet later, and the story spread across social media, gathering over 9,000 likes and 800 retweets before being picked up by RTÉ and Today FM.
At this point the story was circulating at a rapid pace, one which had well escaped the private joke between ourselves at home and was now firmly in the national focus. At a pub for the Ireland game, people were overhead mentioning the story as one of my friends asked me had I heard of the incident, totally ignorant of my connection.
The tweet that started it all
Through the aftershock of the result, the biggest talking point of the evening came as it was revealed that it was my family in question. At home it has been a tale of two halves. For my father, it was one of pain came to terms with what now appears to be his second and permanent retirement, “I am paralyzed by the neck down at the moment. It felt like an outer body experience and unfortunately my body is now giving up on me!”
To my sister on the other hand, it was one of mixed emotions. Looking me flat in the face as I walked in, she said, “how?”
Seven times people from Cork went viral for the most bizarre of reasons
In truth, out of every reaction that one tweet could have gotten, my sister has summarized things the best. My mother has always said be careful what you post online. In today’s world, something so innocent in a game that took place in under five minutes, took just one share to become a viral sensation.
Now is the bizarre task of following this fifteen minutes of fame where you are left feeling that your life has peaked at twenty three, and that you will probably be killed when all of this is over from accidentally inviting the national news into your front room.
Hopefully, after all this settles that it will be a funny story. If not, at least I know what the tens of thousand of notifications are for and I am saved from the heart attack this time around!
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malins said:
Well there's the sleeveless dress, backless, strapless and even tasteless dress, ... but massless dress?
Eve's clothing. it is identically equal to zero
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that's just a fig leaf
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And when this fig leaf is dry enough, its mass is close to zero.
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mp5stab
If you shot a 1g fig leaf into the earth at 99% of the speed of light, what is the force of the resulting explosion?
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mp5stab said:
Cosmic rays do it all the time. The trick is to have negligible mass.
And being so small, you can shoot through the nearly empty electron clouds. It is more difficult in a nuclear fusion plasm, and certainly not in a supernova-about-to- happen, regardless how small the mass of the particle is!
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Marcius
You'd probably have better luck with a cannabis leaf...
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OK, I did not know anything of "Oranum" but you can also check for "Sergeant McGregor" who was quoted in a German TV show in 2008 as British police representant because he was police officer at the time of the Fairford Air Show and he said, he was certainly a sceptic but on the other hand, being a police officer and receiving such a relatively detailed report about a disaster which then really happened, what would you do?
If you do nothing, it might be as wrong as doing something. He was involved in several cases in which the Britisch police acted and he said the dreams of Robinson were not simply to be explained as pure coincidence. How probable is it to predict a plane crash on an Air Show with such details by pure chance via a written fax to the police?
And it is not only correct to be a sceptic but it is sometimes also like in my example about the masses of birds. It is very difficult to make distinctions between charlatanx and people with really unnatural abilities because the first reaction to them is the same and the reaction of charlatans and real "psychics" to such a negative feedback is also often the same.
Another example from "human" society: In Romania there are living about two millions of gypsies and they have their own MPs in parliament. One of them said about 10 years ago, that the Romanian society regards them constantly as antisocial thieves, you usually cannot get a normal job in Romania when your skin color is a bit darker and your name sounds like the name of a gypsy. So, he said publicly in parliament, when you are born with such a stigma, everyone else outside of your community regards you as a thief and even he as a MP remarks that his colleagues do not put their coats in his near because he could be the "gypsy thief of the parliament", what will you become - a high ranking member of the Romanian society or rather a thief? You are probably only fulfilling the expectations of the society because this society has not many choices left for you.
Another example: You may know the funny movie "The Men Who Stare at Goats" with George Clooney and the real story behind is that the US-military really once had a unit for "paranormal remote viewing" and experimenting with "mind expanding drugs".
(Funny for me to imagine an US military unit during the 1970's and early 1980's being constantly "high on Marijuana" etc. "for military reasons", but they really existed.)
The greatest success of this unit was a man with the name Joseph McMoneagle who claimed to be able to wander in his mind to distant places and watching in real time what was just happening there. He said, he received this ability after he had a life-threatening accident and a NDE.
He once was told he should try to find out what was just happening in Siberia because US-satellites remarked the construction of a huge building, a giant hall, which was obviously constructed by Soviet-Russian military units with a lot of expenditures and efforts. He said - and this story is really confirmed - he went to a very silent room in an US military complex and tried to imagine flying there in his mind entering the hall in Siberia and he "saw" the structures of a giant submarine, which was just assembled there.
He told this to his commanding officers who did not believe him because there was no direct way to the water or to the sea from this hall.
But about one year later, the Soviet military began to dig a kilometers long channel from the nearest big river to this hall and the first Soviet submarine from "Project 941 Akula" of the so-called "Typhoon"-class was running of the stack from this giant hall.
OK, and now guess what Joseph McMoneagle was doing later?
He was writing books about his "remote viewing" - investigations for private persons and about aliens from other stars.
So ... ?
Still looking for "The Cat", in the meantime, I found in my archives a copy in German language of the book "Mind Trek" by Joseph McMoneagle, which was too strange and too weird for me when I read it for the first time about 30 years ago, because I still was a "professional student" and "trained" to regard any problem by looking at it in a very sceptical and rational way.
When I first read this book, I thought: "OK, interesting to see what can happen to a rational thinking person like McMoneagle after having had even two NDE's in different times and places and experimenting with too much drugs in a special military unit with very, very weird experiments and tasks. I do not believe so much of this book and I probably never will."
Amazon.de : Joseph Mc Moneagle
During the last 30 years, I unfortunately had to accept that most people in this world do not think as rational as I did and they never will.
Moreover, I had to make some experiences with a few "precognitive dreams", I did not really believe in before and some other experiences I did not believe to be possible before.
After I read some parts again of this book during the last two days, I am thinking now: "Mhm - hm - hm! The funniest part is that the people in Hollywood who made this movie ...
Ghost (1990 film) - Wikipedia
must have read the manuscript of McMoneagle's NDE in his book or he was inspired by this movie because the description of the NDE's are rather similar in both."
More interesting for me is that I now would like to know if McMoneagle ever heard anything about the Bavarian "clairvoyant" Alois Irlmaier, because there are astonishing similarities in their descriptions which could not be "accidental coincidence" if McMoneagle did never hear anything of Irlmaier - assumed that both were really having these abilities.
Both claimed by stunning examples that they were / are able to "view" what is happening right now at distant places, but both were also saying that they have a problem with time which is constantly "in motion" or "flowing".
McMoneagle even claimed in his book that he was surprised by the results of two "remote viewing" experiments which were regarded as absolute failures in his time at the special army unit. He had to visit in his mind two places and he was sure to see what was happening there at that special moment, but the buildings were very different.
Several years later, he still had access to the documents about the failures and he was able to visit the places. The places were now looking exactly like in his written descriptions some years ago, when the buildings were not there YET because the buildings had been built in the meantime of about 5 to 10 years.
This led to his assumption, that really all of his remote viewing experiences were somehow coming via "the future" and it is funny that even Irlmaier said something similar about his "visions" in 1946.
On the other hand, some descriptions are still going much too far for me in the reports from both - McMoneagle & Irlmaier - who by the way were both raised in Catholic schools, both believing in God and so ....
But being a science fiction fan, I would be "exhilarated & delighted" if some more descriptions in McMoneagle's book could be really scientifically confirmed or disputed/ denied during my lifetime.
For example, he writes in his book that one remote-viewing-experiment on 22nd of May in 1984 for the (semi-private?) "Monroe Institute" in Nellysford, Virginia led him to very unusual coordinates which made him think soon that this does not seem to be our planet in our times.
He soon spoke in the recorded session about "viewing" gigantic pyramidal structures which were in his viewings "artificial" and partly "hollow" pyramids and much bigger that the pyramids on Earth. He was first "viewing" outside "ancient structures" now crumbling to dust possibly for millions of years and surprised about the smaller size of the sun, then inside in the pyramids and everything inside was different and bigger than anything else he ever saw during his lifetime on Earth.
He also had the impression of being in a shelter with tens of housands of dying "humanoid lifeforms" because something had changed the atmosphere of this planet but some thousands of these lifeforms could escape from the catastrophe and they still seem to exist in our times, but in his imagination, the time was again a problem to decide when this catastrophe happened or will happen. He could not tell in which time he was in his imagination.
Later, he was told he was given the coordinates not on Earth but of the "Highlands of Cydonia" on the planet Mars and the "pareidolia" there of several "pyramidal-looking" mountains in this region.
Now, it certainly would be interesting how much he had already thought about these pictures of the late 1970's in 1984 about the NASA pictures and how much he made about that in his subconsciousness to tell such a story.
The next problem is that you have to believe in at least one conspiracy theory of or against the NASA, if you take McMoneagle's stories serious and I do not really like conspiracy theories.
On the other hand again (this must now be my 3rd or 4th hand, right? ), there are in our days several reports in serious newspapers about flying machines which should not be possible to construct for us until now and even more weird stories which might match to other stories like a puzzle.
I would really like to know what some governments might know and possibly really do not tell us for several "rational" reasons:
The Pentagon Released U.F.O. Videos. Don’t Hold Your Breath for a Breakthrough.
On Monday, the Department of Defense formally released three Navy videos that contain “unidentified aerial phenomena.” Enthusiasts were encouraged, though there was nothing new.
Former Israeli space security chief says aliens exist, humanity not ready
This "Galactic Federation" has supposedly been in contact with Israel and the US for years, but are keeping themselves a secret to prevent hysteria until humanity is ready.
www.jpost.com
In any case, I hope that our "human" exploration of Mars will not end this "humanoid" way:
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Forty years for me! Huge problem isn't it?
Yep, our brains are programmed for facial recognition. Essential for the survival of the species. Imagine, you would not be able to distinguish a pretty girl from a cactus!
First manned Mars landing could be like this :
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No, Loxuru, you made a little mistake because you mixed the reaction of the Martians to the landing of the US Mars probe "Spirit" with the reaction of the Martians to the Chinese Mars probe "Drop-Dead-Gor-Ching", which has a historical predecessor on Earth. It was so extremely "successful" that its picture is still banned in China because of its "philosophical connotations":
... and the pareidolian reaction of the Martians was already in those times like this one:
In any case, there are so extremely many pareidolias on Mars during the last 40 years that I started to think 20 years ago: "Hm, this is a bit too much because I do not know so many enigmatic pareidolias from any other planet by far."
OK, I know the most pareidolias are from Earth and they are rather religious like this very serious one ...
... but from other planets you can easily see that they are not really so serious as on Mars, e.g. on Pluto:
But about the pareidolias on Mars, I usually have to utter my famous "Mhm-Hm-Hm!" :
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/09/01/the-curiosity-rover-spotted-a-floating-spoon-on-mars/
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Hm, this morning in German TV news, I just have heard parts of an incredible telephone call from a - hopefully leaving soon - president we all know and like(d) very much (to forget), and because I am probably more masochistic than I ever believed, I will try to listen to this telephone call in full length soon.
This telephone call will probably be interesting for satirists all around the world and I am just wondering why we did not hear this following conspiracy theory up to now based on the quotation from the "Jerusalem Post" which I quoted here ca. two postings before:
The 87-year-old former head of the Israeli Defense Ministry's Space Division "... Eshed insists that ... (he, the unspoken) ... is aware of them, and that he was "on the verge" of disclosing their existence. However, the Galactic Federation reportedly stopped him from doing so, ..."
This president could probably still turn around the election results by saying, he was betrayed by his extraterrestrial allies who did not want him to win and therefore THEY stole the election because they wanted to stay top secret allies. So, it is now really time for him to disclose their existence because these aliens are probably the only real culprits & guilty party which had the biggest interest in his defeat, most probably working with immediately-mind-changing alien-"PSI"-technology which was first used on the president himself in order to make him forget about those alien allies and making him forget all his former statements he did not want to hear any more and making him forget many more international, diplomatic and sexual relationships of his past!
Could please someone offer him this version of a conspiracy theory? We probably would all be very happy soon, because we could scientifically test all science-fiction-ideas about aliens and receive informations about their interference in human elections on the one hand and on the other hand, we could probably deliver a certain case of dementia & schizophrenia to a well-deserved psychiatric institution. A clear win-win-win - situation!
Is there any address to which I could send this suggestion?
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The president has made a call this morning to Mars, requesting to look after 11780 voting ballots hidden in the Mars probe 'Spirit'.
Not just a Red State but a whole Red Planet! POTUS thinks they are on his side, obviously!
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cynthia the inocent
You need a massless body to wear a massless dress. Ok, I havent a clue what this conversation is all about. However, the ghosts that reside in my upstairs have zero mass, but sometimes they sound like they are playing basketball.. Explain that ?
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cynthia the inocent said:
The two-split experiment explains it all.
As long as they play in the midfield, the ball is a massless wave function (going through both hoops/slits). If one of the ghost teams scores, that hoop is the only one open, so the wave function collapses to a well located particle (the ball), with mass!
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If you really have ghosts in your upstairs, maybe you need to call these guys:
On the other hand, if you did not see them up to now, maybe someone else is playing basketball upstairs!?
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By the way and about the question what this discussion is all about:
In my opinion - and please remember at this point that I am here the great "CREATOR" of this thread and this discussion, as one of my highly esteemed co-philosophers here called me - all the ideas and also all the nonsense in it are "philosophy" at its ancient best, because the ancient Greek philosophers were often walking in the summer mornings with their students and votaries through beautiful olive groves, talking about every kind of knowledge and understanding and sometimes simply asking questions about higher forms of nonsense.
It must have been a beautiful life for the best philosophers because some of them became 90 years old or even older.
But back to our times and I will quote some intelligent voices to show more about the reason of this thread and what it is all about:
Philosophy (from Greek: φιλοσοφία, philosophia, 'love of wisdom') is the study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about reason, existence, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved.
Philosophy - Wikipedia
If you are looking for an answer about life or the universe, don't be afraid of making an error because " ... this fear of erring is often the error itself!"
Georg Friedrich Wilhelm Hegel, German philosopher
“A harmful truth is also useful because it can only be harmful for a moment and then leads to other truths which always have to become useful and very useful, and conversely a useful error is harmful because it can only be instantaneous and in other errors tempts that are becoming more and more harmful. "
„Das sind die Weisen,
die durch Irrtum zur Wahrheit reisen.
Die bei dem Irrtum verharren,
das sind die Narren.“
(which means: )
“These are the wise ones
who travel through error to the truth.
Those who persist in error,
those are the fools."
Friedrich Rückert, German poet, translator and orientalist
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View attachment 950506 On the other hand, if you did not see them up to now, maybe someone else is playing basketball upstairs!?
i get along fine with my ghosts/ spirits. I and my cat have seen them come down stairs. I believe they are the old couple who use to live here. I have always had spirits around me and so do you. YOU just have to open your psyche to receive them. There was a time not so long ago that everyone had psychic ability but many have lost that ability in this modern world
Mhm, I admit that I always had some problems with the supernatural beings although I know that C.G. Jung was convinced to have seen ghosts and I like to read or hear stories from ...
Walter von Lucadou – Wikipedia
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... who is the only (!) German (!) professor at a German university (!) for "Parapsychology and Metaphysics" !!!
His ideas for scientific explanations of ghost experiences are simply great but even greater is his ability of still being professor in Germany although having such ideas.
For example and I still do not know if he meant that serious or was playing with the expectations of his audience, he once answered to the question in a lecture how telekinese or ghost-driven objects could be possible: "Psychic or better parapsychic forces could possibly and simply convince all the atoms and the molecules in an object to make a step aside!"
Ahem, ok, I had to let that sink in for some years and I still have problems to imagine and to understand that ...
On the other hand, this man is really also a very rational thinking physicist and really studied Physics, too.
So, he once really saved an old woman from the "closed psychiatry".
This is her story in short terms: At the end of the 1980's, an old woman was coming to her doctor and telling him, she heard voices in her kitchen. The doctor thought: "OK, she is old and not very educated, probably dementia and some more psychic problems. Better, I will deliver her to the psychiatry."
After she was taken to the psychiatry, her daughter started to dissolve the household of her old mother but she believed to hear silent whispers in the kitchen of her mother, too. Because she heard of Prof. Dr. von Lucadou's telephone consulting hours, she called him and told him this story. He was interested in this case and one day later, he visited the kitchen with the daughter of the poor old woman. He had already an idea how the voices were possible, took a big pot and put it in different kinds on the metallic stove in the kitchen and everyone was suddenly able to hear low voices. He explained that there was a radio station in the same city, emitting the radio program also in strong emissions of VHF and even stronger emissions of shorter waves.
Some pots were functioning on the stove like the membranes in a loudspeaker and everyone could hear the voices of the radio program via the pots on the stove in this kitchen.
The old woman was released from the psychiatry and the dissolvement of her household was reversed.
And this all because all persons around this old woman believed that old persons are only hearing voices when they have a psychic problem because of their age - and no one except the daughter and the professor von Lucadou ever checked the kitchen itself!
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Knowing this story of Prof. Dr. Walter von Lucadou before and knowing that Israeli archaeologists are right now searching again in some tunnels under the Holy Temple hill in Jerusalem for the ...
Ark of the Covenant - Wikipedia
... I thought: Wouldn't it be "really nice" to finally find it and possibly find out that it was the first radio receiver in human history?
I always found it strange, how detailed the description of its construction was in the Holy Bible and that the "Cherubim"-angels on it had their wings most probably spread far forward over the top of this object, not backwards as we know it today from our Christian angels, so there was a lot of gold and possible more metal in a very special arrangement which must have made a special sense for being able to hear the voice of "God".
Then, everybody who touched this object without permission on the gold seemed to have received something like a deadly electric shock and when this object was lost in wars to enemies like the Philistines, they were said to have left it back after a short time because it caused diseases beneath them and their animals which descriptions might ressemble for us today to radiation sicknesses similar to those of victims in Chernobyl -> a radioactive long duration power cell inside for the radio receiver?
It would really be very interesting to discover this object again if it still exists, most probably not only for archaeologists but also for all fans of Steven Spielberg's "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and readers of Erich von Däniken's books.
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And as I like these coincidences, my most-loved TV channel ARTE which is a French-German cooperation TV channel for European culture & contemporary history is broadcasting this evening a documentation about the "Ark of the Covenant" in French and in German.
Here you can find it in French with English subtitles:
Tracking Down the Ark of the Covenant - Watch the full documentary | ARTE
What happened to the Ark of the Covenant,the gold-covered chest said to have contained the two stone tablets of the Ten Commandments? Scholars investigate religious texts, archaeological excavations and advanced technology, to trace out its story.
www.arte.tv
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Concerning "Theodicy" from the title of this thread: I will probably always be of the opinion that the existence of "evil" in human beings and their capability to commit terrible atrocities to their fellow humans is the biggest contradiction to the existence of a God like we Christians are imagining "him" and there is simply no acceptable solution for me for the problem of this "Theodicy".
During the last years, France has had some famous scandals with sexual criminals like this case ...
Gabriel Matzneff - Wikipedia
... and I think, because France had several famous scandals of sexual crimes, they are making movies and documentaries during the last 5 years about before unknown crimes, which are shocking the world today.
This evening, ARTE will broadcast the story of a war crime in 1945 which was covered for decades because of different reasons by at least three different sides:
The governments of the Soviet Union and of the Communist Polish state did not want to hear anything from it and the Catholic Church did not want to talk about it because it would cause exactly the "Theodicy" problem beneath the Catholic believers but this crime was described in the letters of a female French doctor working for the International Red Cross in Poland and this movie is based on her memories.
Madeleine Pauliac - Wikipedia
It is this movie which will be broadcast in French and German and it is hard to believe that a movie about this crime could only be realized in 2016 in a French-Polish cooperation, because no one really wanted to hear about this story before.
The Innocents (2016 film) - Wikipedia
The Innocents (2016) - IMDb
Directed by Anne Fontaine. With Lou de Laâge, Agata Buzek, Agata Kulesza, Vincent Macaigne. 1945. Mathilde is a French Red Cross doctor working on a mission to help the French survivors of the German camps. While she works in Poland, she is asked for help by a nun. In her convent, several nuns...
Les innocentes - Regarder le film complet | ARTE
Dans la Pologne occupée par les Russes de l’immédiat après-guerre, une jeune interne française vient en aide aux religieuses d’un couvent... Avec Joanna Kulig ("Cold War"), Vincent Macaigne et Lou de Laâge, un hymne farouche à la vie, réalisé par Anne Fontaine.
Die Unschuldigen - Film in voller Länge | ARTE
Polen 1945: Mehrere Nonnen sind schwanger, nachdem Soldaten der sowjetischen Armee sie vergewaltigt haben. Erführe dies die katholische Kirche, würde das Kloster aufgelöst und die Nonnen verstoßen werden. Verfilmung nach einer wahren Begebenheit, sensibel gespielt von Lou de Laâge und Agata Buzek.
The story: Soviet-Russian troops liberated Poland from the German Nazi-troops but often regarded Polish citizens as enemies, too, because only 22 years before, there was also war between Poland and Russia. So, not only German but also Polish women were fair game for Russian soldiers, hunted by them whenever there was the possibility.
In this case, Madeleine Pauliac was called in December 1945 to a Polish nun's convent because at least seven nuns are pregnant, victims of a mass rape by Russian troops.
45 nuns were raped, 20 of them died. The Sister Superior tells Madeleine Pauliac that no one should ever know this story because the convent would be closed if anyone would hear of it.
The following story of this movie is as incredible as it is cruel.
And there is no solution for the problems of "Theodicy" and there will never be one for us humans, I think.
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During the first quarter of 2020, the economy plunged deeper into recession. The South African economy was already suffering from a breakdown even before the pandemic hit globally. As seen when the GDP of the country dropped to 2% at the beginning of the year as opposed to the statistics from last year. With a 0.1% drop for the year-on-year basis data. This further spiked when the nation was experiencing power outages, which is still one of the biggest problems affecting the country to date.
South Africa’s recession is also heightened by the fact that President Cyril Ramaphosa imposed one of the longest lockdown restrictions during the peak of the pandemic, and the result was that the economy was pushed far deeper down. The minister of finance in South Africa, Tito Mboweni, noted that throughout this year, the economy is expected to still have a 7% plunge further into this recession, making a lot of nationals worried because this is worse than the 1930s Great Depression that affected the world. This is bad because the country was trying to recover from the economy of the time of former president Jacob Zuma, which left the nation in a deplorable condition. GDP in South Africa started falling in 2013 and has only gotten worse in the advent of the pandemic.
The economy of South Africa is currently going through one of the worst economic crises it has ever been faced with, and the rate of recession is only getting worse and has been the biggest hit the country has ever taken. This budget deficit is not only affecting the employment rates in the country but also the local currency, forcing people to buy up on cryptocurrencies in order to somehow retain the worth of their money. This is unheard of, because the currency is one of the economy’s strongest assets, and if inflation rates are uncontrollable, it is difficult to foresee when the economy will become stable. FX volumes are also down as people are starting to flee towards cryptocurrencies. However, South Africa being home to some of the best African financial traders, it was expected that the population would quickly diversify, but not necessarily into crypto.
The chief economist for Africa and the Middle East at Standard Chartered, Razia Khan, said that if the economic starting point of a country is the unemployment rate, of below 30%, it would be complicated to anticipate how deep the decline could be. The decline became very evident with the steep decline in the activities of the manufacturing and mining industries, which is the economy’s pillar. There was also a 20% deterioration in the formation of gross fixed capital. This statistic was the country’s worst since 2008.
This situation of the economy has made it very difficult for the state to provide a relief fund because it is very expensive for the administration to fund since the minister of finance is trying to control the budget deficit.
As lockdown measures have become monetarily unreasonable Mr. Ramaphosa is steadily resuming the economy while there is a flood in COVID-19 cases, especially in the nation's industrial capital, Gauteng. The nation has recorded over 144,000 coronavirus cases, of which more than 42,000 were identified in the previous week.
On Tuesday, the minister of health, Zweli Mkhize, said that cases in Gauteng were rising quicker than anticipated and didn't preclude getting back to strict regulations locally. He told the radio that there might be a need in certain regions for restrictions, it may not be public, but will however be restricted. Yet, no such choice has been taken up until now. There are signs of new confirmed cases coming from Cape Town, where the nation's first large number of infections started, however, its clinics stay under tension.
The President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, has been confronted with a lot of backlash from his citizens and is increasing pressurized to quickly start reforms, especially to address the power shortage problem and also and in the telecoms sectors, which are the most prominent in the region, and trying to ensure growth in an economy which has almost been wiped out by the effects of COVID-19, in one Africa’s most industrialized economy.
The harming effect of COVID-19 on South Africa's economy was clarified a week ago after GDP in the subsequent quarter, the peak of the coronavirus lockdown, dropped nearly five years consecutively, a dive so enormous that the rank of GDP tumbled to the level of 2007. Taking the country almost thirteen years back.
This back-date highlights the problems confronting the president, and his ruling party, African National Congress as they face new calls from the people to embrace a change of an economy where development rates were deteriorating and power outages were happening even before the outbreak of the pandemic.
With the increase in the number of recorded infected people in the nation's scourge reducing at under 1,000 new cases a day, out of below 650,000 affirmed cases to date, with many businesses gradually reopening
However, the size of the lockdown drop in GDP signified that the administration has to resume its normal activities and also to take measures in bringing the South African economy back from the recession it is going through. The president of South Africa, Mr. Ramaphosa, said that this will be used to snap the country out of the budget deficit, the economic crisis, and so that it can attain its full potential.
Besides the many challenges that the country is currently going through which are affecting the president’s administration, there is the way that the plunge of South Africa's public funds is much more profound than in 2007 when the nation had a financial overflow and venture grade appraisals at all three significant organizations. This year the nation's state debt rounded off its drop into garbage status, in March, Moody's downsized, and the spending deficit is probably going to hit twofold digits as a level of a GDP.
Mr. Ramaphosa had promised off a greater amount of South Africa's 4G and 5G range this year to bring down data prices, just as critically securing more power supplies to calm Eskom, the power company prone to power outages. Both are viewed as significant hindrances to investing. However, the launch date has been pushed back to one year from now, and to get power would have passed the point of no return given the current level of power outages.
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Reality comes to Wall Street and brings a closer look at costs. `Black Monday' hastens reviews of personnel, overhead expenses
By Andrea L. Woolard Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
Wall Street has had a golden touch during the last few years. Big deals, overseas expansion, high salaries, large profits, and unlimited resources seemingly promised the financial services industry growth and prosperity. Last year, the firms listed on the New York Stock Exchange produced $50 billion in revenues, keeping alive a 10-year growing trend. Last year, as well, more than $100 billion was raised in the stock market by selling new stock issues.
But these figures pale next to the $500 billion lost during October's ``Black Monday,'' the day the stock market plummeted 508 points and lost 22.6 percent of its value. The fall that put Earth back under people's feet has rudely shaken up the industry, some say. The Wall Street of the future will look different from the Wall Street before the plunge.
A combination of factors will shape the result, industry analysts and managers note. Investment firms and brokerage houses are counting heads and conducting strategic reviews. They are looking at salaries and compensation, which many say are ripe for review. Before the market fell, some people wondered how the ``yuppies'' would fare when a bear market came along and put their salary levels in line with reality - or put them out on the streets.
A third factor concerns areas where brokerage houses and investment bankers will channel their resources.
In some respects, the fall exacerbated a process already begun. Well before Oct. 19, third-quarter figures indicated a less than robust business climate, says one senior Wall Street official who asked not to be identified. ``There was a real feeling the market was moving sideways, and there wasn't much institutional or retail business,'' he says. ``Now the climate is demanding that people look at personnel and overhead.''
But not everyone agrees that the market's fall will materially change the industry. ``The trends were established before the market's fall,'' says Peter Solomon, vice-chairman of Shearson Lehman Brothers Inc. and co-chairman of its investment banking division.
What the fall will do is make some private firms seek larger public ownership, so that large amounts of capital will be available, Mr. Solomon says. ``We'll survive,'' he notes, ``but the capital available affects your ability to make markets and cover risks.''
Firms are eliminating or selling off departments and announcing freezes or cuts in staffing. On Monday PaineWebber Inc. sold its commercial paper operation to Citicorp, while Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. announced last week it was leaving the Eurobond business.
Salomon Brothers Inc. announced early last month that it was closing its municipal securities and commercial paper activities and letting 800 people go. Since then Kidder, Peabody & Co.; L.F. Rothschild Holdings; Shearson Lehman Brothers; and E.F. Hutton & Co. have announced layoffs. Even New York Mayor Edward Koch announced a hiring freeze last week.
A study from the WEFA Group, formerly Wharton Econometrics, found that 15 percent of New York City's jobs, or 160,000, were in the commodities and securities brokerages, says Mark Zandi, director of regional forecasting. This figure is more than one-third of the industry's jobs nationwide.
``We looked at what the downturns in the past have meant,'' says Mr. Zandi. ``This industry will take it on the chin, because without the fall, growth was expected to be sluggish. We now expect a net loss of 50,000 jobs throughout New York's economy by next year.''
Attrition will be the catalyst in reducing the work force, says Frank DeSantis, financial services analyst at Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co.
``The amount of new hires is substantial in the past five years,'' says Mr. DeSantis. ``But I don't share the Draconian view that many people do: This isn't the end for the securities industry or the health of New York City. There won't be a mass exodus,'' he says.
With less demand for people in the business, salaries will be affected. The WEFA Group found that the average annual salary in the commodities and brokerage industry in New York City is $62,000, while the city's average for all jobs is $30,000.
As the industry becomes more competitive, costs have to decrease and compensation will decrease, says Nancy Young of Tucker, Anthony & R.L. Day in New York. She thinks that firms will increasingly use base salaries and that the average across-the-board salary will decline.
But DeSantis says salaries will not necessarily fall and their general structure will not change, but compensation, which includes bonuses or stock options, might fall. ``It's not unusual to make 100 percent of a salary in compensation,'' he says.
What should fall are the stratospheric salaries that younger, less experienced employees earned, says the Wall Street official: ``You won't see any more way-above-average compensation for mediocre talent.''
``Such high levels skew values. If you get paid that at a relatively young age, how motivated can you remain?'' he asks. ``There are many people who work hard and get paid for a good, solid job, but these are not the types who end up on a magazine cover.''
Given the prospect of losing people, management will try to keep the critical people and avoid defections, notes Samuel Hayes, a professor of investment banking at the Harvard Business School. ``Lower bonus payments can challenge the morale of firms, especially with the series of bonuses being high and rising,'' he says. ``You'll see a soft landing on lower compensation.''
Employment and salary cuts are only part of the restructuring the industry faces. Since brokers' commissions were deregulated in the United States in 1975, the average return on equity has been lower, says Ms. Young of Tucker Anthony. ``But this has been offset by expansion into new businesses,'' she notes.
Global markets have provided opportunity for expansion. Last year's ``Big Bang'' in London, when the markets were deregulated, offered hopes for overseas growth. It turned out to be more competitive and less profitable than expected.
``You have had a situation where the world economy was in great expansion. There was liquidity in the industry. You couldn't be a global securities firm without being in London and Tokyo,'' DeSantis says, adding, ``There was a certain tolerance for inefficient operations as long as companies made money.''
A firm also could not be a global player unless it was in all the major niches, according to conventional thinking, says Mr. Hayes of Harvard. Now some firms are focusing on higher-margin businesses, such as mergers and acquisitions, merchant banking, and arbitrage.
``I'm not sure it's going to be possible to bite off the top of the round,'' Hayes says. ``We haven't seen many examples of firms that have successfully found one niche, except perhaps Lazard Fr`eres & Co.,'' which is known for mergers and acquisitions.
Solomon of Shearson says that most firms will still be full-line, but the challenge is to avoid making sure they are not a mile wide and only an inch deep. ``I don't see any easy decisions, but I think it's glib to say you're getting out of a certain business,'' he says. ``You run against yourself if you do.''
Two types of investment banking firm will exist, Solomon adds: the small boutiques with one or two principals who will serve as the classic senior advisers, and the large entities with lots of capital, worldwide connections, and service capabilities.
``It's a matter of how much you have as well as how well you use it,'' says Young, because trading requires tremendous capital to cover losses.
``Not all that long ago the largest capitalized firm had $1 billion,'' she adds. ``Today, you see $3.5 billion. Most firms have recognized the importance of capital.''
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ScholarshipsDOFrancisco2018-07-16T16:37:15+00:00
The Castro Valley Arts Foundation (CVAF) Scholarship was initiated in 2009. The Scholarship is a monetary award for college bound CVHS seniors who have contributed to arts programs at the Castro Valley Center for the Arts. Initially conceived as a Theatre Arts scholarship, it was expanded in 2011 to include all of the arts disciplines practiced at the CFA.
Funding for scholarships is provided by the community who purchase concessions at CVAF shows at the Castro Valley Center for the Arts. Multiple scholarships may be awarded in the same year.
Applications for the scholarship are available through the Castro Valley Education Foundation each spring for CVHS seniors who will graduate in that same school year. All applications are reviewed by members of the CVAF Board, and are distributed at the CVHS Senior Awards night.
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DOFrancisco2018-06-07T09:20:36+00:00June 7th, 2018|Comments Off on 2018 Scholarships
Arts Scholarships awarded to outstanding CVHS Seniors
Matthew Kaser presented awards to the 2018 Scholarship Recipients:
Melissa Ah-Tye (Cal State San Diego)
Madeline Albright (Diablo Valley College)
Christopher Park (Santa Clara University)
Maya Macias (Cal State East Bay)
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Mary Ann DeGrazia presented awards to the 2017 Scholarship Recipients:
Victoria Quijano (UC Davis)
Leah Procita (Cal Poly, SLO)
Jessica Mi (Stanford)
Carly Becerra (Cal State San Francisco)
Taylor Wade (Emerson)
Taralyn Wallace (Univ of Nevada, Reno)
Riley McCullough (Colorado State)
Emma Iredale (Manhattanville)
Samantha Ismael (AADA, LA)
Samuel Troxell (Cal State East Bay)
Eleanor Kaj (University of the Pacific)
Michael French (Portland State)
Chloe Billings (Cal State Long Beach)
Samantha Cowan (Las Positas)
Grey Janowski (Cal State San Jose)
2014 Scholarship Recipients:
Mary Troxell (CSUEB)
Christina Kaser (UC Berkeley)
Leslie Rothwell presented awards to the 2013 Scholarship Recipients:
Mark Goddin (Los Positas)
Trevor Fontana-Acebo (Sonoma State)
Matthew Skinner (UC Davis)
Hayley Mason (Emerson College)
Kane Ashton (Cal State East Bay)
Bernie Kempen presented awards to the 2012 Scholarship Recipients:
Anna Balassone (UC Berkeley)
Erin Sullivan (NYU)
Not Pictured
Tara Steward (Chapman)
Justin Bell (CSU San Francisco)
DOFrancisco2017-09-13T22:32:02+00:00September 11th, 2017|Comments Off on 2011 Scholarship
2011 Scholarship Recipient:
Michael Small (UC Davis)
Rachel Wagner (UC Davis)
Monroe Ekilah (USC)
Megan Sullivan (USC)
Board President Terry Liebowitz presented scholarships to:
Amanda Sylvia (CSU Fullerton)
Caitlyn Lushington (UC Irvine)
Jordan Mackey (UC Riverside)
We asked…
students who participated in arts programs in the CFA what effect their high school arts education had on them. Here’s what they told us
As an Air Force officer today, I look back on my time in the Castro Valley choir, drama, and technical theater programs as one of the most formative and transformational periods of my life. Skills and talents I nourished in embryo in both middle and high school, like public speaking, interpersonal communication, and leadership benefited me greatly throughout college and are now called upon daily in my military career. I know of no other arena that offers students such a diverse set of positive, confidence-boosting experiences and fosters a community where every participant feels like a welcome, contributing member of a tight-knit team.
Eric Fonnesbeck, CVHS 2009 / BYU 2015
Throughout my years at CVHS, I was deeply involved with the performing arts. I sang in the CVHS choir all four years, was in the CVHS Pops musical leading to my role as a Pops director my senior year, and performed in 3 springtime musicals. The CVHS arts programs were incredibly important to me during high school and shaped who I am today. Performing arts was an escape from the routine schoolwork, making me smile even on days where I was stressed and sad. I found a family in the people in choir and musicals whose constant support I could feel even in the glare of the spotlights. It gave me leadership and teamwork opportunities that were irreplaceable and guided me to find my strengths and weakness.
In college, I continued to participate in the UCLA Chorale directed by world renowned conducted Donald Neuen. The discipline and passion for the performing arts that I was introduced to through the CVHS performing arts carried me through repertoire that seemed overwhelming and showed me that with hard work and effort, you can accomplish amazing things. From performing with my fellow cast members at CVHS, I learned teamwork. These lessons aided me with working on two executive boards for organizations with completely different missions than the arts: Phi Sigma Rho, a science sorority to empower women in STEM, and China Care Bruins, a club to mentor adopted children from China.
I graduated from UCLA majoring in Physiological Science with a minor in Spanish. I am now pursuing at career as a Physician Assistant and currently work as an EMT in Alameda County. While my academic and career plans are not performing arts and my performing extends to singing Beethoven in the car, having my experiences from the CVHS performing arts is what makes me a more balanced, confident individual today.
Natalie Chin, CVHS 2012 / UCLA 2016
I had the honor of receiving the Castro Valley Arts Foundation scholarship when I graduated from Castro Valley High School in 2014. The scholarship has helped with my current education at UC Berkeley where I am pursing a BS in Society and Environment. At CVHS, I was able to follow my passion for performing, and thrived in the yearly musicals. In the midst of challenging courses, long hours of homework, and an overload of extracurriculars, I found my release while acting onstage and being someone different with every performance. I believe my time in the drama department has helped me find my passion to pursue a J.D. in Environmental Law, as I learned about public speaking, confidence in public image, and confidence in who I am, what I have to offer and what I believe in. I think the best thing we can do is reflect on our experiences and understand what they taught us, because musical theater has taught me so much. It is a special moment to look back and reflect on what I learned from CVHS, and I don’t think I’ll ever be able to put into words what the drama department meant to me. I am thankful for my scholarship, and thankful for my education to pursue my passions.
Christina Kaser, CVHS 2014 / UC Berkeley
It’s difficult to say that the theatre was my second home in high school without sounding cliche, but if you added up the amount of hours I spent in that building, it would quite literally equate to that status! I’ll never be able to truly summarize the value of the friendships, skills, and memories I built through theatre. Whether it was up in the booth or out on the stage, my involvement in the arts at CVHS is, without a doubt, the reason why I ended up where I am today. Each show helped me find my own voice and fueled my passion for all things entertainment, which ultimately became the path I chose for my career. After college I worked in music and talent relations at MTV, then transitioned to the same department at Nickelodeon. Day to day I program NickMusic, a 24 hour broadcast music video channel for kids. I also act as a liaison for artists that make guest appearances on Nickelodeon’s shows and events, like the Kids’ Choice Awards. I look back on my time at CVHS with nothing but gratitude, largely thanks to the arts program. It will forever hold a special place in my heart!
Tara Steward, CVHS 2012, Chapman 2016
Getting involved in CVAF shows, student productions, and other events at the CFA gave me so many more opportunities than I could have imagined when I first got involved during my freshman year. Through the CFA, I got my first real job, met many new friends, found and polished a new passion for theatre, earned a big resume item for my college applications, and, most importantly, collected some of my fondest memories from those years. I can’t imagine how different my four years at CVHS would have been without the arts programs there and the various CVAF musicals and programs I participated in. I’ll always be grateful to the CVAF and its supporters for the chance I had to learn from and contribute to their shows!
In college, I continued pursuing the arts in the USC Trojan Marching Band trumpet section, although I did miss theatre. Nowadays, after graduating from USC with a BS in Computer Science, I work for a tech start-up here in San Francisco.
Monroe Ekilah, CVHS 2010 / USC 2014
CVHS provided me the beginning of a stimulating and comprehensive arts education. The theatre program there allowed me to discover my passion for Musical Theatre by learning through experience, rather than by sitting in a classroom and taking notes. Being a part of the musicals taught me the value of self-sufficiency and how to continue to work on the material even outside of rehearsal. Being a part of the CVHS choir program and the Madrigals gave me fundamental skills in music theory and sight singing, while also showing me the importance of being a part of an ensemble and working as a unit, while still appreciating each person’s unique talent. Performing in the choir concerts and pops concert taught me the value of all genres of music and that art from any century can inspire all those who come after it. This paved the way for my journey to Emerson College, where I recently graduated with my BFA in Musical Theatre. While the program was rigorous and challenging, I felt prepared to take it all on with the training I had obtained in high school. Without CVHS, I wouldn’t be in New York now, auditioning and performing alongside friends who I’ve met through the arts at CVHS.
Hayley Mason, CVHS 2013 / Emerson College 2017
My arts education, including both the classes I took and after-school activities I participated in, instilled in me the desire to pursue the arts as a career. I just graduated from UC Davis with a degree in Theatre, and the experience I got from participating in choir, plays, and musicals at CVHS helped me thrive in college. I am still performing in shows and I hope to sustain a career as an actor and singer.
Matt Skinner, CVHS 2013 / UC Davis 2017
The arts were a huge part of my experience at CVHS. I was involved in the choir program and the theatre department while I was there. Choir and drama offered me places in which I could feel good about myself (I was always more of a creative person than academic). I’ve always been a quiet, shy, and reserved sort of person, but those programs gave me a confidence boost I might not have found elsewhere. The arts allowed for personal growth, teaching me responsibility, dependability, leadership, cooperation, and how to work as a team toward a common goal. I am now a graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts and am living in New York, pursuing acting.
Erin Sullivan, CVHS 2012 / NYU/Tisch School of the Arts 2016
When I was in high school, I practically lived at the CFA. I measured my year in relation to shows – rehearsals for the CVHS musical, performing in Pops Concert, crewing backstage or in the booth. Nearly all of my favorite high school memories happened in that building. Being involved in theatre gave me the chance to be a part of a team and to contribute to something larger than myself. It taught me about discipline, helped me become a better leader, and made me a more empathetic person.
After high school, I majored in computer science at the University of Southern California, with minors in cinematic arts and 3D animation. I specifically chose my major because of how much I enjoyed programming the light board in high school. Now, I’m a curriculum developer at Girls Who Code, a non-profit that teaches computer programming to middle and high school girls. One of my goals is to show girls how technology can be integrated with other fields, including visual art, dance, music, and theatre.
Megan Sullivan, CVHS 2010 / USC 2014
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Trailer: Fans of Techno-Horror & Torture Porn will Want to Check Out DON’T CLICK
by Josh Millican December 1, 2020, 11:33 am
Fans of terrifying techno-horror and unapologetic torture porn will want to check out Don’t Click when it arrives on VOD beginning December 11th courtesy of Gravitas Ventures. Check out the brutal trailer and read more about the movie below.
Twenty-one year old Josh tries to convince his roommate/best friend, Zane, to join him at a party. Zane declines the invitation, claiming he has to study, but instead decides to surf the web for some new porn. A sexually graphic pop-up catches Zane’s attention; he can’t take his eyes off the screen… what kind of porn is this? He takes the bait— he clicks. Later that night, Josh comes back to an empty apartment. Zane’s laptop is still open but there’s no sign of Zane… something doesn’t feel right. Zane’s laptop screen starts flashing and that’s the last thing Josh can remember as he groggily wakes up to find Zane in a dank, surreal cellar with no way out. Josh tries everything he can to save both his friend and himself from a dangerous entity that begins to take control of their bodies and minds, but his biggest challenge to escape may be himself.
Directed by G-Hey Kim and written by Courtney Ellum, Don’t Click stars Valter Skarsgard, Mark Koufos, and Catherine Howard.
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Jennifer Lopez Says She ‘Lucked Out’ With Lady Gaga Tracks
MTV: J.Lo talks about the tunes Gaga helped write and produce on her new 'Love' album.
Jennifer Lopez came onto the scene as a dance princess, throwing millennium parties while "Waiting for Tonight" and frolicking on the beach declaring that "My Love Don't Cost a Thing." Well, it's now 2011 and not that much has changed for J.Lo.
She still wants her fans to shake their fannies while she sings about the ups and downs of love. This time around, however, she got some help from this millennium's biggest pop princess, Lady Gaga — along with frequent Gaga collaborator/producer RedOne — for the just-released Love? album.
"I think RedOne's sound is very specific, but he also can be very individual for each artist that he works with, which I like, but there's still kind of a commonality in it," J.Lo said. "But it's him. He makes a record sound so big and important … When he would play me different tracks and even the beginnings of ideas and when he told me, 'Actually I worked with Gaga on this,' and I was like, 'Really? That's awesome. Is it OK?' and he [was] like, 'Yeah, yeah.' You know, they write and produce together a lot. So, it was exciting. I kind of just lucked out on that one."
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LBO Firms Getting Out Of Dodge—-Cashing Out Of Deals At Record Rate
By Gillian Tan at The Wall Street Journal
With takeovers booming, private equity is in a rush to sell.
Buyout firms typically plan to sell companies some five years after buying them, having made financial and operational changes designed to increase their value. But that period is shrinking, as robust demand from companies, sometimes referred to as strategic buyers, allows private-equity firms to reap impressive gains in less time.
Private-equity firms now own a company for an average of 5.5 years, down from 5.9 years in 2014 and the lowest point since 2011, according to data provider Preqin. That decline reverses a trend toward longer holding periods in the aftermath of the financial crisis, when private-equity firms struggled to shed some companies. Before the crisis, the average holding period was about 4.5 years.
A flourishing takeover market has created ripe conditions for buyout firms to cash out of older investments and some newer ones, too. The dollar volume of U.S. deals reached $788 billion by the end of May, according to data provider Dealogic, a record for this point in a year.
“I expect exit activity to remain extraordinarily strong because it’s the golden age of the strategic buyer,” KPS Capital Partners LP co-founder Michael Psaros told attendees at The Wall Street Journal’s Private Equity Analyst Conference on Tuesday.
Holding periods are even shorter for companies purchased and sold since 2010, which spent an average of about 2.7 years under private-equity control, according to Preqin. Some firms are considering selling or taking public high-performing companies they have owned for three years or less, said buyout executives and their bankers.
TPG this year agreed to sell Envision Pharmaceutical Holdings Inc. to Rite Aid Corp. for $2 billion, just 15 months after it purchased the pharmacy-benefit manager. The deal would nearly triple TPG’s initial investment, according to a person familiar with the matter.
While these quick flips can undercut the argument that buyout firms create value by improving a company’s operations over time, the pension funds and institutions that invest in private-equity funds don’t mind them, as long as the price tag justifies the early exit, bankers and investors said. Buyout firms typically aim to double their money on the companies they buy, and their executives and deal-makers get a cut of the profit only after the return crosses a certain threshold.
“For investors, the return itself is more important than the timing and how the private-equity firms get it,” said Erik Gordon, a professor at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.
Private-equity firms reaped $442 billion cashing out of 1,686 investments in 2014, a record both by volume and number of deals, according to Preqin. They returned an average of about 11.3%, after fees, to investors, according to advisory firm Cambridge Associates LLC, trailing the S&P 500’s total return, which includes dividends, of 13.7% in 2014.
Speedy sales and the profits they generate also can help private-equity firms persuade investors to pony up the cash they need to fund new deals. Investors plowed more than $197.4 billion into private-equity funds last year, according to Dow Jones LP Source, an 9.6% increase over 2013.
Plenty of companies aren’t ready for a sale after a few years under private-equity control. Still, a mergers and acquisition boom has buyout firms fielding offers from deal-hungry corporate buyers. Sales of U.S. private-equity-backed companies to these strategic buyers were at $75 billion through the end of May, an all-time high for the first five months of the year, according to Dealogic.
Private-equity-owned telecommunications and health-care companies have been particularly attractive targets. Global health-care deal volume is at a record this year, and global telecom deals are at their highest level since 2006.
BC Partners Ltd. last month reached a deal to sell Suddenlink Communications to France’s Altice SA, about 2½ years after buying the cable company. The European buyout firm more than doubled its money in the deal, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Last month, TPG agreed to sell Par Pharmaceutical Holdings Inc. to Endo International PLC for $8 billion, less than three years after it purchased the maker of generic drugs. TPG, which made roughly seven times its money in the deal, was first approached by Endo a year earlier, said a person familiar with the matter.
“If buyers are willing to pay up for assets, private-equity firms are selling assets sooner than they normally might,” said Dipanjan Deb, the chief executive of San Francisco-based private-equity firm Francisco Partners.
Rising stock markets, meanwhile, have spurred private-equity firms to consider taking some of their more recent acquisitions public. Buyout firms often retain stakes when their companies go public and sell them over time.
Black Knight Financial Services Inc. went public in May, roughly 16 months after Thomas H. Lee Partners LP bought a 35% stake in the mortgage servicer. Party City Holdco Inc. made its public debut in April, less than three years after Boston-based Thomas H. Lee bought a controlling stake in the party-supply retailer.
“The recession extended out ownership periods, but I think what we’re seeing is a return to the norm,” said Thomas H. Lee co-President Scott Sperling.
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Spain experiences luxury quarantine as hotels turn into hospitals
Published Apr 4, 2020, 1:42 pm IST
Updated Apr 4, 2020, 1:42 pm IST
The Spanish government had ordered all hotels to shut to fight the pandemic.
A Spanish flag with a note thanking healthcare workers dealing with the COVID-19 coronavirus hangs in Ronda on Friday. (AFP)
BARCELONA: An ambulance driver wearing a white protective gown enters a Barcelona hotel and announces the arrival of three new "customers" -- a trio of coronavirus patients discharged from hospital into luxury quarantine.
"Good morning! How are you? My name is Enrique Aranda and I am probably the first non health care worker you see in several days," says the director of the five-star Melia Sarria hotel, peering into the ambulance.
It took just three days to convert the hotel, which features contemporary decor and bathrooms with marble finishing, into a clinic. "Some patients arrive thinking that they were taken out of hospital to be left to die, many people are frightened. I try to make them forget all that," said Aranda, wearing mask and gloves.
"I don't let them out of the ambulance until I get a smile out of them. I want them to enter in another way, that they see that they aren't in a hospital anymore, it is a hotel."
Instead of arriving with a suitcase, the hotel's new clients carry bags containing just a few personal belongings and their medical report. They are not welcomed by bellhops, but by a team of nurses wearing green or blue gowns, gloves and face masks.
As soon as patients enter, the nurses take their temperature, revise their medical reports and ask if they need to contact any family member while hotel employees assign them to a room.
Containment line
The government ordered all hotels to shut to fight the pandemic, which has so far claimed 10,935 lives in Spain -- the world's second-highest toll after Italy.
Hotels across the country have been converted into medical care centres to free up beds in hospitals which have been flooded with COVID-19 cases.
In the Madrid region, the hardest-hit area in Spain and the first to adopt the measure, there are now just over 700 patients in quarantine in hotels.
In second-city Barcelona, hoteliers have made 2,500 beds available. The Melia Sarria opened to patients on March 29 and currently has 107 guests with 50 more expected each day until all 307 rooms are full.
"They are cases of people who are already OK, who have passed through the hospital and are in the final phase of their recovery here, in the hotel," said Gemma Fanlo, a nurse at the facility.
Staff at a nearby health clinic work round the clock to monitor COVID-19 patients recovering in hotels or at home, either in person or virtually, while at the same time still treating people needing help for other ailments.
"Healthcare professionals are working longer hours, and are even working from home, to ensure no one is left untreated. We are working at full stretch," said Belen Enfedaque, care director of Barcelona's network of health care clinics.
Catalonia's regional health minister Alba Verges said these workers were the "containment line" that is preventing admissions to already overloaded hospitals.
'Very moving'
Inside the hotel, contact between people is kept to a minimum. There is an elevator for staff and one for patients. The hallways are silent. Patients receive four meals a day, which are left outside their rooms. A staff member knocks on the door and the patient must count to five before opening it.
Relatives of the patients cannot enter the hotel and most leave clothes or magazines, laptops or other devices for their loved ones with staff outside.
"I am bringing this bag for my wife's aunt, who was hospitalised with pneumonia and they have sent her here now," said a middle-aged man who declined to be named.
"She is doing OK. Her daughter not so much... she is in the intensive care unit but her mother still does not know."
The conversion of the hotels into care facilities has given their staff, who would have been out of work otherwise, a boost.
"It's very moving, said Marga Carballo who is now in charge of the Melia Sarria hotel's reception. "At home I felt bad watching all this without being able to help."
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• Growth2 in revenue from continuing operations1 up 2.6%, including 1.6% organically
• Full-year Recurring Operating Profit3 guidance confirmed at €128 million, on a like-for-like basis
• 2.3 million treasury shares bought back.
Strong business momentum maintained in Q3 2019
Econocom Group posted revenue from continuing operations of €1,826 million for the first nine months of 2019, an increase2 of 2.6%, including 1.6% organic growth, compared with the same period in 2018.
The results for the group’s continued operations in the first nine months are as follows:
• The Technology Management & Financing (TMF) division reported a 5.7% decrease2 standing at €788 million, due primarily to the negative fallout of the discovery at the end of June 2019 of malpractice in Italy over the past few years which affected the Italian subsidiary’s business in the 3rd quarter. Consequently, TMF revenue for Italy at the end of September 2019 was down €76 million compared to the same period in 2018. Restated with this item, TMF would have posted growth in excess of 3% thanks to good performances in France, Spain and Belux.
• Digital Services and Solutions (DSS) continued its growth, driven mainly by the business trend in France and Belux. Revenue for the nine-month period increased2 by 9.9%, with 8.3% organic growth, to reach €1,038 million. Among the major deals in the 3rd quarter, Econocom delivered part of a project to supply digital technology to secondary schools in the East of France, worth a total of €40 million. On the business front, also in France, two service and IT outsourcing contracts were signed with major new clients, whilst in August 2019 a substantial deal was signed with a European car manufacturer to digitalise over 800 dealerships across a dozen countries in Europe.
For the first nine months of 2019, revenue from discontinued operations stood at €130 million, remaining stable year-on-year.
Buyback of treasury shares
As authorised at the General Shareholders Meeting on 21st May 2019, on 30th June 2019 Econocom bought back 2.3 million own shares. At 21st October 2019, Econocom held – excluding liquidity contracts – 19.0 million treasury shares, i.e. 7.7% of the company’s share capital. These buybacks are a testament to Management’s confidence in the future of the group and its wish to improve return on equity for all the shareholders.
In Q4, which traditionally benefits from a favourable seasonal trend, Econocom will step up its sales efforts to ensure an overall growth2 in revenue from continuing operations in 2019.
During the 3rd quarter, the group increased its substantial productivity measures as part of a plan to cut costs in 2019/2020 and thus reduce its expenses in 2021 by €96.5 million compared to 2018. For the first nine months of the year, these measures have already generated a reduction of €17 million in indirect costs alone, thus enabling the group to confirm its annual target of bringing overall costs down by more than €25 million and offsetting the negative impact of the situation in Italy.
In view of the current business trend and these savings measures, the group has confirmed its 2019 full-year guidance, i.e. Recurring Operating Profit3 of €128 million on a like-for-like basis.
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Econocom will publish its 2020 shareholders’ agenda on its website on 25th October 2019.
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The Strategy: How the GOP Will Relaunch the Culture War With its Next Supreme Court Appointment
There are a lot of people who think that George Bush’s political weakness will result in a more moderate appointment to replace Justice O’Conner to the Supreme Court.
They are deluding themselves. In fact, it’s worse than wishful thinking: it’s exactly backwards.
The weaker Bush gets, the more certain it is that he (or Cheney or Rove) will appoint someone certain to reverse Roe v. Wade.
Do the math. The one thing that this crew is any good at is electoral strategy. And the weaker they are, the greater the danger to the GOP ticket in congressional elections next year, not to mention the Presidential election in 2008. The Bush-Rove strategy for winning elections is simple and well-understood: it’s to fire up ‘the base’ with culture war stuff, to distract from the environment, economic and health issues, all issues that as an abstract matter the majority of the electorate actually prefers the Democratic position to the Republican one.
Currently Cheney and Rove face two problems.
First, the failure to cope with Katerina Katrina and the issues of rebuilding will dominate the public agenda for some time. It is a debate which already shows signs of derailing additional tax cuts that only a month ago were due to be enacted by a compliant congress that treats fiscal discipline the way we used to treat levees. Only something major can displace Katerina Katrina from public consciousness — and even Iraq isn’t big enough.
Second, Cheney and Rove are deprived of their accustomed freedom to maneuver legislatively, as Congress becomes less and less willing to enact the “Bush agenda”.
These problems have, however, an obvious solution.
The only effective way to retake control of the public debate and distract from Katerina Katrina is to reignite the culture war, a move which would give the GOP a reasonable shot at controlling the debate for the next election. And the best way to do that is to appoint an anti-abortion Justice such as Patricia Priscilla Owen shortly after Roberts is confirmed. Far better to have the next election be about abortion than competence, Iraq, or indeed anything to do with the way the nation has recently been governed.
From a Rovian perspective it’s a win up and down the fight card. First Senatorial democrats can be demonized for filibustering. Then they can be shown to be wimps when muscular Cheney invokes the nuclear option and silences them. [If the filibuster should somehow survive, that’s just as good — it keeps alive the intransigence meme and explains to the base why it is so important to have more GOP Senators.] Any challenge will go before a Supreme Court with a chief justice who thinks little of congressional power and much of the executives and who will have, in familiar conservative doctrine, many avenues such as the political question doctrine available to leave the new status quo alone. Finally, the ensuing election can be framed as the war of law against obstreperous extremists seeking legislative and executive power to overturn the historic decision that returned the US to the blessed path of righteousness. (Quiet subtext: Katerina Katrina was divine chastening to ensure the right sort of appointment. Now that it has been made, we can relax.) The abortion issue will fire up the base like nothing else could any more, and even those doubtful about Katerina Katrina will come home when told they have a moral duty to do so. Some Democratic fringe group will undoubtedly cooperate by making an inept campaign commercial and a clip from it will become the Dean Scream of 2008.
While not guaranteeing a favorable result, this strategy plus a financial advantage at least creates a possibility of locking in GOP gains against what otherwise would be a renewed and nationally vigorous Democratic challenge.
Now if only I could figure out what we do about it…
32 Responses to The Strategy: How the GOP Will Relaunch the Culture War With its Next Supreme Court Appointment
ratio says:
One thing we can do about it is to play the culture war card too: Make it explicit that his side of the culture war is the side that ends up killing people at home and abroad for no reason. His side of the culture war is the side that gets you chaos in Iraq and New Orleans and is bringing us closer to chaos in every American venture every day.
fiat lux says:
As far as I know, SCOTUS can only act when cases are brought before it. So the other part of the equation in this calculation is — how soon can a case which will de facto result in the reversal of Roe be brought before this newly-constituted court you posit?
Or am I wrong? Could the court decide to reverse itself on Roe 25 years after the decision was handed down?
Kenneth Fair says:
A small correction: It’s Priscilla Owen. You’re unfortunately all too right about everything else.
Reacting will not be as hard as you think — keep in mind that all of the rightwing nutballs generally have scant credentials and few well-respected opinions as judges. Unlike, say, Roberts.
The trick is to smother all such unqualified candidates in the blanket of incompetence. “Iraq, Katrina, and now the Supreme Court?” needs to be the mantra. Democrats need to shout as loudly as possible “you did so well with Roberts, why is this person so lame? You gave us a Colin Powell last time, now a Michael Brown?”
Wash, rinse, repeat, repeat, repeat.
RedWolf says:
Agree on the choice for justice, but it may be Janice Brown; she’s black.
Unless Bush is really lucky, Katrina is probably a massive nail in the coffin.
Now, we turn to the Democrats: The Dean Scream was a morality play written by the media; in this sport-crazed society screams are par for the course. It’s important, however, that Democrats stop being Kerry-like door stops. Dynamic campaigning and Shramless directives will bury the Republican (not too deeply though).
Brautigan says:
“Reacting will not be as hard as you think — keep in mind that all of the rightwing nutballs generally have scant credentials and few well-respected opinions as judges.”
Name me one single Democrat of natural stature who will point this out in plain language.
Yeah, thought so.
We’re toast.
tweedledopey says:
fiat lux-
a case must be brought before the court (and all of the courts) before it can go to the supreme court. of course, the supreme court can fast-track cases. unfortunately, all it would really take here is someone attempting to bring a case against an abortion law. the lower courts would toss it out (the precedent of roe) allowing the case to be tried at the next level. in fact, any state could pass a law banning abortion, get it overturned, and appeal it all the way up. you could probably make a pretty good betting pool on which state would do this (i’d guess utah).
precedent is a pretty weighty thing, but not so weighty to be overturned. the supreme court hates to admit it was wrong, and overturning roe v wade could be bigger than just abortion. if you enjoy sex, you might find yourself prosecuted. if you’re gay, you might find yourself prosecuted. if you serve your kids alcohol in your own home, you might be prosecuted. the legality of these are all built on the assumption of a right to privacy. but i doubt the court would go so far: a conservative court would probably say that a fetus is alive, and therefore it is murder, and the right to life trumps the right of privacy. the court has already shown that it’s happy to intervene in cases of high technology (even though it was a case of commerce first and foremost), and biology has been around a whole lot longer. it’s about time they legislate some questionable science/philosophy.
Robert Waldmann says:
How to respond ? Well first if the nominee is P Owen, Dems could stress the Texan corruption angle. She was on the Texas Supreme court, which is an elected body. She did not recuse herself from cases involving campaign contributors. Toss in Delay and Dubya and there is a good theme right there.
Another approach is based on the case of Bolton. A request for information which is not met is a reason to filibuster which has been accepted as legitimate by the nuclear optioneers. Given the obsessive secretism of the Bush administration, this should be easy to arrange.
On abortion I think it is clear that the issue is useful to Republicans because pro choice voters feel protected by Roe V Wade and vote on other issues. Any chance of actually overturning R v W is deadly to the Republicans.
Also question Alberto under oath on why he called Owen a judicial activist.
My concern is that Bush will name someone a notch less extreme than Owen. I’m not going to try to remember and spell any names.
Brandon Satrom says:
Good post, but I have one question:
You said that culture wars “…distract from the environment, economic and health issues, all issues that as an abstract matter the majority of the electorate actually prefers the Democratic position to the Republican one.”
Just out of curiosity, can you give us some support to this statement (poll results, etc.)?
Michael: Are we doomed then? If every time the right actually screws up, they can save themselves by turning the screws on theocracy a little more, then … well… Toronto has excellent public transportation…
Brandon: possibly the classic study is here (pdf) — a bunch of Bush supporters were polled and, on several issues, they were both unaware of Bush’s position and in favor of Kerry’s. Look at page 13 of that pdf especially: a majority of Bush supporters were in favor of the Comprehensive Test Ban treaty, the land mine treaty, and the Kyoto Protocols… Bush, needless to say, was not…
Paul –
It seems to me that any effective solution can only be preemptive not reactive. And I don’t think the Democrats are up to that right now….
Preemptive or Reactive:
Tend to agree for 2006, but 2008 is a function of the ability of the Democratic Presidential candidate. A strong candidate, e.g. Dean, can be explosively effective as a reactor. Ali was, mainly, a counter puncher. The current varsity team, i.e. Bidens+Feinsteins+etc, are neither preemptively nor reactively effective. They are a status quo team interested in maintaining narrow middle class interests.
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Snark Man says:
What you wrote their is some deep stuff, I totally agree with the fact that our government,sadly, would be willing to fool the American people is such a way. I hope that if they try to pull of a stunt like this, it will get back in their face, because they full on deserve it
What you wrote there is some deep stuff, I totally agree with the fact that our government,sadly, would be willing to fool the American people is such a way. I hope that if they try to pull of a stunt like this, it will get back in their face, because they full on deserve it
M.U. says:
Stumbled onto this site…must be so much fun to see this stuff in such a wholesome way. Your country has already been taken from you! Go ahead, waste your time with semantics and the rule of law. Hug your friends, have a glass of wine, take a walk in your favorite place, make love to that special someone, but forget about the “America” that you imagined. It is gone. We didn’t pay enough attention when we might have effected change and it is all of our faults. Quit wasting your time and enjoy some good jazz. It’s over. Relax…………………..
AngelFactor says:
A previous poster is correct: the coporatization of America is already complete. The best the masses can hope for is the marginalization of future efforts to place them outside the realm of influence. If ppl are satisfied with recieving pennies on the dollar for their work efforts, little is likely to change. Corporate America has spent billions, not only in bribing politicians (campaign finance), but in persuading the American masses that they don’t need unions. Corporate America has succeeded in both efforts. National health care will discussed when it makes “business sense.” The examples are endless. Corporations are very organized, American workers are unrepresented.
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Actually, I think we can win IF we are willing to fight them tooth and nail this time. First, we must demand that those Diebold machines go. Second, we must invite non-partisan election observers. Third, we must bring our own base to the polls. There ARE still more Democrats than Republicans out there and even with the religious right coming out in full force the last election, if not for the massive voter disenfranchisement and the dirty tricks (compliments of Diebold et al), we easily outnumber them. But we have to deal with the elections problem first and foremost. Otherwise, Rove and company won’t need to ignite the culture wars – just their election fraudmeisters – to “win”.
scoville says:
Just a small note: the Hurricane was KATRINA, not KATERINA.
dilbert dogbert says:
The molding of public opinion is a money game. Lots and lots of research has gone into this an it is well understood by the people with money. The dems tried to get some money to even up the race by going corporate but corporate knows what they want – “Real Republicans”.
I agree it is over.
Only the rethugs getting really crossways with the american middle class can change things a la the great depression.
It is rape so relax and enjoy it.
I don’t expect to see a dem president in what is left of my life.
“Relaunch” the Culture War? I didn’t know it was over. For those who think it is, I can assure you that you are wrong. As Father Neuhaus has put it, the pro-life movement of the last 30 some years has just been the beginning, the laying of the foundation, for the pro-life movement of the 21st Century and the 22nd Century and however many centuries there are to come:
“There is no permanence, there is no end point to the great cause of life that brings us together. We are signed on for the duration and the duration is the entirety of the human drama, for the conflict between what John Paul II calls the culture of life and the culture of death is a permanent conflict. It is a conflict built into a wretchedly fallen and terribly ambiguous human condition.
And so those who have been recruited, who understand themselves by virtue of their very faith in God, their very having-been-chosen-by-God, the God of life–those who understand that, know that they are in this for the duration, and that everything that has been the pro-life movement of the last thirty-plus years has been the prelude, has been the laying of the foundation for the pro-life movement of the twenty-first century and of the twenty-second century, and of all the centuries, however many more there are to come.
That understanding is absolutely essential to the kind of commitment, the kind of devotion, the kind of self-surrender that has made the pro-life movement one of the most luminous illustrations of the human capacity for altruistic, genuinely other-regarding activities, indeed, not only in the American experiment, but in world history. Never before, I think it fair to say–ponder this–have so many people given so much over so long a period of time for a cause from which they have absolutely nothing to gain personally; and indeed in which they have, in many cases, lost–at least by any ordinary calculation of benefits–lost time, often friendships, or gained a great deal of opprobrium and misunderstanding on the part of others and, in many cases, have been jailed and arrested, and have paid deep fiscal penalties.
It is an inspiring thing to have been part of this first thirty years of this phase of what is called the pro-life movement. And we dare not be weary. We dare never give in to what sometimes seem to be the overwhelming indications that the cause is futile. We dare never give in to despair. We have not the right to despair. And finally, we have not the reason to despair.
It is a grand thing, it is among the grandest things in life, to know that your life has been claimed by a cause ever so much greater than yourself, ever so much greater than ourselves. In our American public life today, there’s much talk about a culture war–sometimes in the plural, culture wars. It’s a phrase that I’ve used, it’s a phrase we’ve used in First Things from time to time, and people sometimes are critical of that. And they say, Oh, isn’t that an alarmist kind of language, isn’t that an inflammatory kind of language to use, to talk about wars?
Well, maybe. It’s a contestation, if you prefer the word contestation. It’s a conflict, certainly very, very deep. But it does have a warlike character to it. And if it is war, it’s good to remember who it was that declared this war–who is waging a defensive war, and who an aggressive war. It was not our side that declared war. We were not the ones who decided on January 22, 1973 that all of a sudden everything that had been entrenched in the conscience and the habits and the mores and the laws of the people of this nation with respect to the dignity of human life and the rights bestowed upon that life–that all of that was now to be discarded. That in one, raw act of judicial power, which of course the Roe v. Wade decision was, every protection of the unborn, in all fifty states, would be completely wiped off the books.
Astonishing thing. It is important for us to remember that most of those who were on the side of what was then called liberalized abortion law, now called pro-choice, were as astonished as everyone else by Roe v. Wade. Nobody expected that the Court would simply abolish abortion law, would simply eliminate even the most minimal protections of unborn life.
That, of course, is not the only occasion upon which a war was declared that creates what today is called the culture war. There are many, many other points in the culture. Sometimes we simply refer perhaps too vaguely and too generally to the Sixties, but certainly under sundry revolutionary titles, all claiming to be great movements of liberation, was explicitly lodged and advanced and argued for in the name of warfare, a counterculture intended to overthrow, presumably, the oppressive, stifling, life-denying character indeed of Western Civilization itself and all its works and all its ways. It was to be an exorcism, if you will, of what was perceived to be a maliciously oppressive cultural order of which we are a part, with respect to sexuality–always weaving in and out and coming back to the question of sexuality–marriage and divorce and education policy and a host of things.
And so war was declared and war followed. And it will continue to look very much like a war. It is our responsibility not only for strategic or tactical reasons, but very importantly for moral reasons, to make sure that it doesn’t become warfare in the sense of violence and bloodshed. It is our responsibility to advance our arguments in this great contestation with civility and with persuasiveness, knowing that sound reason and the deepest convictions engendered by Judeo/Christian moral tradition both strongly support the cause of life which will ultimately prevail.”
The above is part of a speech given by Father Neuhaus. In the same speech he warns, with reference to the Bush administration, against putting “trust in Princes” (quoting one of the Psalms). That warning is pertinent with regard to the next nominee. In my opinion there is a zero per cent chance that Bush will nominate someone who has expressly criticized Roe. Bush has shown time and time again that he will not go to the mat on the abortion issue. He therefore will nominate someone who, like Roberts, is a wild card on the issue so as to avoid a showdown in the Senate on the issue.
Tina Rossner says:
Ah the heavy hand of the righteous Republican. Is the manipulation of the Supreme Court to enact or overturn those laws ensuring this nation remain a Republic of the people really so hard to follow? This Administration’s response to every disaster, man-made or not, brings us closer to a feudal state. I believe Dubya does believe in ownership. In a feudal state, the ruler owns everything. But since he doesn’t read history, perhaps he won’t remember what happened to King George. Message to Dems everywhere–we say we want a revolution. Begin by voting no to Roberts, who can’t seem to remember what the political agenda of the Reaganites was. We remember. The rights of the unborn are more important to this society than the rights of the mother? Now that’s righteous. They forgot the poverty and hopelessness and the botched back-alley abortions that are always the result when unborn life reigns supreme. But we haven’t forgotten. We remember the joy of what was now possible that accomanied the Democratic victory of JFK. The sheer surprise at realizing we were part of a generation which would drive this country on to reach those ideals it embraces as its own even the impossible ones. And we did. We remember.
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TED Day 2: Where Inspiration Comes From
The CruxBy Gemma TarlachFebruary 28, 2013 12:50 AM
2013 TED Prize winner Sugata Mitra at TED2013. A spark. A vision. A lightbulb over the head. These are the ways we often define that moment of creative inspiration that puts us on a path of making something, whether it’s a knitted iPad case (see Etsy for more examples than you might expect) or something slightly loftier, such as a global education system. Dr. Sugata Mitra, announced Tuesday as the winner of the 2013 TED Prize and the $1 million that comes with it, had that a-ha moment when he was watching children in a Delhi slum learn, and teach each other, how to use a computer he’d put in a kiosk on the street with no instructions. The Hole in the Wall experiment led Mitra to develop SOLE, Self-Organized Learning Environments, and, eventually, his current project, the School in the Cloud. Mitra believes children can learn even complicated ideas and find elegant solutions when they work collaboratively and organically, without rote exercises, unforgiving evaluation tests and guided adult instruction. “The teacher sets the process in motion, then stands back and lets the learning happen,” said Mitra, addressing the Long Beach audience at TED2013 after his win was announced. “And then admires the answer.” Mitra developed his SOLE and School in the Cloud concepts initially for children in poor and remote areas, but his ideas have garnered interest across the globe. He plans to use the prize money to develop the School in the Cloud concept further, including the creation of a controlled environment classroom in India to refine his methods.
Not child's play
Richard Turere, inventor, at TED2013. While Mitra was inspired by the sense of wonder and collaboration he witnessed in poor children, it was a child’s desire to help his family that sparked another innovation celebrated Tuesday on the TED2013 stage. Kenyan tween Richard Turere said he was about six years old when he decided he needed to save his family’s 500-strong herd of cattle, which was frequently attacked by lions. Turere experimented unsuccessfully with both fire and scarecrows before realizing that the lions stayed away if someone was moving around outside with a flashlight. Using a car battery and a few flashlight bulbs, Turere successfully rigged his first set of “lion lights,” which turn on and off randomly, creating the illusion of a human sentinel and discouraging the lions, which now leave the herd alone. The successful “lion lights,” now solar-powered and in use by about 100 families in the area, were a win-win-win: the cattle were spared, the lions were not harmed and Turere, after winning national notice for his low-tech solution, landed a scholarship to the country’s elite Brookhouse International School. Now all of 12, the inventor (who also rigged a car’s engine fan to cool the interior of his mother’s home and engineered a prank toy that delivers a mild shock when touched) says his next big idea is to build a new kind of electric fence and refine his lion lights to deter other kinds of predators, such as hyenas.
High-tech solutions
Turere said he uses a hammer, nails and whatever parts he can find for his inventions, but Skylar Tibbits and his collaborators are relying on a multimaterial 3D printer to create transformable parts that he’s calling 4D printing. Not high-tech enough for you? Consider another project, his just-launched Project Cyborg, designed for self-assembly of objects on a range of scales, from nano to human-sized. Tibbits told the Tuesday TED crowd that he believes the technology will usher in a new era in manufacturing.
Taking a different approach to a similar theme, roboticist Rodney Brooks provided a demonstration of Baxter, a robot designed to work alongside, and be taught by, assembly line workers. Truth be told, Baxter seemed a little distracted as he was put through his paces—Brooks chalked it up to a problem with the stage lighting—but it could have been a case of stage fright. Or just being starstruck, what with Bono waiting in the wings and all. Yes, the U2 frontman-turned-“factivist,” also part of Tuesday’s TED lineup, took the stage proudly declaring “applause is my drug” and then eliciting it from the crowd with one zinger after another. After declaring “I have embraced my inner nerd,” Bono revealed, “I’m sexually aroused by collating data.” Although Bono’s talk focused on impressive progress in bringing people out of extreme poverty and reducing childhood mortality, it’s a safe bet that his dataphilic comments will be tried out by more than one nerd in the audience as a happy hour pickup line.
Creativity in all its forms
Neuroscientist Stuart Firestein, another TED talker and author of Ignorance: How It Drives Science, suggested a kind of ignorance-based creativity is the foundation to acquiring real knowledge. “In science, knowing a lot of stuff is not the point,” said Firestein. “The purpose of knowing a lot of stuff is to be able to frame and ask good questions.” Juan Elias offered a more cautionary tale of creativity when discussing tattoos. Digital tattoos. Every time you create something online—a snarky tweet, an ill-advised Facebook photo album of last night’s party, a YouTube video of your take on Gangnam Style, whatever—that information becomes a digital tattoo, marking you so permanently that Elias considers it a kind of immortality that will long outlive you. A final note on creativity and its many forms: Max Joseph and Wander Films nailed it, scoring an award for their 2012 ad for the Rainforest Alliance, a must-see send-up of inappropriate do-gooding that vied with Bono for highest-density of one-liners during Tuesday’s TED (including “The world is falling apart at the seams and all you’re doing is yoga.”). The annual TED conference, which turned 29 this year, features speakers from multiple disciplines delivering brief talks (four to 18 minutes long) on innovations and ideas in the areas of technology, entertainment and design. Presenters and audience members have a broad and international range of experiences, and include renowned scientists, visionaries, celebrities, artists, venture capitalists and corporate leaders.
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Pardew's latest turn on manager merry-go-round
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With Alan Pardew back in management at West Bromwich Albion, the Premier League's old boys' network has found another placement for one of its members.
Back after almost a year out of the game following his sacking by Crystal Palace on Dec. 23 last year, his appointment is a case of English football continuing to be a case of who you know.
Nick Hammond, West Brom's technical director, was given his start in coaching by former-teammate-turned-manager Pardew at Reading in 1998. When Tony Pulls was sacked last Monday, Pardew's association with Hammond put him in pole position, give or take a reported approach to recently sacked West Ham manager Slaven Bilic.
Having convinced chairman John Williams and received the approval of owner Lai Guochuan, Pardew is back in the game.
"We were impressed with what he had to say and what he has to offer," Williams said in the statement that announced Pardew's fifth Premier League appointment.
Only Sam Allardyce, set for his seventh club with Everton set to appoint the man who succeeded Pardew at Palace, has had more Premier League jobs. Pardew, 56, is a leading figure in the set of veteran bosses who have a hold over the owners of the division's lesser lights and are now set to manage four of the current bottom five.
Between them, Allardyce, West Ham's David Moyes, Crystal Palace's Roy Hodgson and Pardew have lost 584 Premier League games, ahead of Wednesday's fixtures. It is not just foreign coaches being kept out of new positions, but also young English coaches; that quartet of over-50s outnumber the 40s club of Eddie Howe, Paul Clement and Sean Dyche.
A frequent presence in TV studios, Pardew maintained his public profile while out of management but had to be patient. The longer a manager is out of the game, the less likely he is to return. But unlike fellow West Ham and Charlton boss Alan Curbishley, in the wilderness since leaving West Ham in 2008, or someone like David O'Leary, who has not worked in English football since being sacked by Aston Villa in 2006, Pardew, well-connected and well-liked within the game, has always found a way back in after being deposed at West Ham, Charlton, Newcastle and Palace.
Alan Pardew (right) replacing Tony Pulis (left) is another example of jobs for the boys in the Premier League. IAN KINGTON/AFP/Getty Images
Like Moyes, with West Ham his fourth Premier League job after disastrous reigns at Manchester United and Sunderland, and Hodgson, tasked with rescuing Palace in his fifth Premier League role after England's Euro 2016 failure, Pardew's previous failings have been overlooked by his new employers.
At Crystal Palace, fans and executives were on the side of a manager whose South London roots were frequently evoked, but six wins in the calendar year of 2016 condemned him to that Christmas exit. Up at Newcastle from 2010 to 2014, he had nowhere near the same moral support. Fans derided him as an associate of owner Mike Ashley, and aside from the 2011-12 season where he led the club to fifth in the table and won the League Managers' Association Manager of the Year, he was unpopular on Tyneside.
The "Pardiola" nickname he acquired during that brief year of success eventually became ironic but it is that lifting of morale, in evidence at each of West Ham, Newcastle and Palace before things went wrong, is what West Brom are hoping for. Once safety was not guaranteed, Pulis' reign was loathed by fans at The Hawthorns, where there was an angry gloom in the air when a 4-0 defeat by Chelsea ended his reign on Nov. 18.
Pardew can be a positive presence, his self-possession often buoying those around him, and giving rise to streaks of good results before the bluster loses its lustre. That, for now, will do for West Brom, whose sole goal this season has become survival.
In "looking forward to getting to work with what I consider to be a talented group of players" Pardew addressed what had become a problem for Pulis, whose methods of rigorously drilling his charges had stopped working.
There is quality in a West Brom squad featuring players like Jonny Evans, Grzegorz Krychowiak and Salomon Rondon, and Pardew once coaxed regularly excellent performances from the likes of Yohan Cabaye and Moussa Sissoko at Newcastle and Wilfried Zaha and Jason Puncheon at Palace.
Unlike Pulis, Pardew will give flair players their chance to shine, making himself a rather different prospect to his predecessor. Even within the cartel of British managers that keep landing Premier League jobs, there can be significant differences.
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QSAR and Molecular Docking Techniques for the Discovery of Potent Monoamine Oxidase B Inhibitors: Computer-Aided Generation of New Rasagiline Bioisosteres
Author(s): Alejandro Speck-Planche, REQUIMTE/Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal., Portugal Valeria V. Kleandrova
Journal Name: Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry
Volume 12 , Issue 16 , 2012
DOI : 10.2174/1568026611209061734
The search for new therapies against neurodegenerative disorders (NDs) such as Alzheimer (AD) and Parkinson (PD) constitutes a very active area. Although the scientific community has realized great efforts for the study of AD and PD from the most diverse points of view, these diseases remain incurable. Consequently, the design of new and more potent compounds for proteins associated with AD and PD represents nowadays, an objective of major importance. In this sense, the protein known as monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B) constitutes one of the key targets for the search of new drug candidates which could be employed as neuroprotective agents in both anti-AD and anti-PD chemotherapies. The present work is focused on the role of the Quantitative-Structure Activity Relationship (QSAR) analysis and molecular docking (MDock) techniques which have been applied for the discovery of new and promising molecular entities with high inhibitory activity against MAO-B. We also give a brief overview about one of the most potent MAO-B inhibitor drugs: rasagiline. Finally, as contribution to the field, we constructed a QSAR model using artificial neural network (ANN) analysis for the virtual screening of potent MAO-B inhibitors. By realizing a careful inspection of the meaning of the variables in the QSAR-ANN model, new rasagiline bioisosteres were suggested as possible potent MAO-B inhibitors.
Keywords: Alzheimer, artificial neural networks, computer-aided drug design, molecular docking, monoamine Oxidase B, neurodegenerative disorders, neuroprotective, parkinson, QSAR, rasagiline
Title:QSAR and Molecular Docking Techniques for the Discovery of Potent Monoamine Oxidase B Inhibitors: Computer-Aided Generation of New Rasagiline Bioisosteres
VOLUME: 12 ISSUE: 16
Author(s):Alejandro Speck-Planche and Valeria V. Kleandrova
Affiliation:REQUIMTE/Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal.
Keywords:Alzheimer, artificial neural networks, computer-aided drug design, molecular docking, monoamine Oxidase B, neurodegenerative disorders, neuroprotective, parkinson, QSAR, rasagiline
Abstract:The search for new therapies against neurodegenerative disorders (NDs) such as Alzheimer (AD) and Parkinson (PD) constitutes a very active area. Although the scientific community has realized great efforts for the study of AD and PD from the most diverse points of view, these diseases remain incurable. Consequently, the design of new and more potent compounds for proteins associated with AD and PD represents nowadays, an objective of major importance. In this sense, the protein known as monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B) constitutes one of the key targets for the search of new drug candidates which could be employed as neuroprotective agents in both anti-AD and anti-PD chemotherapies. The present work is focused on the role of the Quantitative-Structure Activity Relationship (QSAR) analysis and molecular docking (MDock) techniques which have been applied for the discovery of new and promising molecular entities with high inhibitory activity against MAO-B. We also give a brief overview about one of the most potent MAO-B inhibitor drugs: rasagiline. Finally, as contribution to the field, we constructed a QSAR model using artificial neural network (ANN) analysis for the virtual screening of potent MAO-B inhibitors. By realizing a careful inspection of the meaning of the variables in the QSAR-ANN model, new rasagiline bioisosteres were suggested as possible potent MAO-B inhibitors.
Alejandro Speck-Planche and Valeria V. Kleandrova, “QSAR and Molecular Docking Techniques for the Discovery of Potent Monoamine Oxidase B Inhibitors: Computer-Aided Generation of New Rasagiline Bioisosteres”, Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry (2012) 12: 1734. https://doi.org/10.2174/1568026611209061734
https://doi.org/10.2174/1568026611209061734 Print ISSN
Published on: 13 November, 2012
Page: [1734 - 1747]
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JUREVICUS, MAREKS
Ventspils 8 Forward
Height: 1.98 Born: 17 January, 1985 Nationality: Latvia
EuroCup 2009-10 STATISTICS
Totals 2 2 55:05 14 3/10 2/6 2/5 1 6 7 5 1 7 0 1 2 5 8
Averages 2 2 27:32 7 30% 33.3% 40% 0.5 3 3.5 2.5 0.5 3.5 0 0.5 1 2.5 4
1 * vs Brose Baskets 25:08 7 1/4 1/3 2/4 1 1 3 5 2 2 -1
2 * at CEZ Nymburk 29:57 7 2/6 1/3 0/1 6 6 2 1 2 1 3 9
2 Totals 55:05 14 3/10 2/6 2/5 1 6 7 5 1 7 0 1 2 5 8
Average 27:32 7 30% 33.3% 40% 0.5 3 3.5 2.5 0.5 3.5 0 0.5 1 2.5 4
EuroCup 2009-10 individual rankings
Index rating 9 CEZ Basketball Nymburk vs. Ventspils 12/1/2009
Points 8 Proximus Spirou Charleroi vs. Elan Chalon 10/16/2013
Offensive rebounds 1 Bilbao Basket vs. Elan Chalon 11/5/2013
Defensive rebounds 6 CEZ Basketball Nymburk vs. Ventspils 12/1/2009
Total rebounds 6 CEZ Basketball Nymburk vs. Ventspils 12/1/2009
Assists 3 Ventspils vs. Brose Bamberg 11/24/2009
Steals 2 Bilbao Basket vs. Elan Chalon 11/5/2013
Blocks 0 Bilbao Basket vs. Elan Chalon 11/5/2013
Minutes 29 CEZ Basketball Nymburk vs. Ventspils 12/1/2009
Made his debut with BK Liepaja (Latvia) during the 2002-03 season.
Played there till the 2007-08 championship.
Signed for the 2008-09 season by BC Ventspils.
Played there also the 2009-10 championship.
Signed for the 2010-11 season by Liepajas Lauvas.
Moved to Italyon December'10, signed by Scaligera Verona, Legadue.
Signed for the 2011-12 season by Assi Basket Ostuni, Legadue.
Signed for the 2012-13 season by Prima Veroli.
Moved to France for the 2013-14 season, signed by ES Chalon-sur-Saone.
Won the 2008-09 Latvian National Championship with BC Ventspils.
Played the 2007, 2008 and 2009 Latvian All Star Game.
Member of the Latvian National Team.
Played at the 2009 and 2011 European Championships.
Has been member of the Latvian U-16 and U-20 National Team.
Played at the 2004 and 2005 European U-20 Championship.
2009-10 Ventspils 2 14 7 3/10 30 2/6 33.3 2/5 40 7 1 5 0
2013-14 Elan Chalon sur Saone 4 24 6 5/8 62.5 4/11 36.4 2/5 40 5 3 2 0
Totals 6 38 6.3 8/18 44.4 6/17 35.3 4/10 40 12 4 7 0
Averages 6 38 6.3 8/18 44.4 6/17 35.3 4/10 40 2 0.7 1.2 0
2003/04 Lipeaja 33 223 6.8 49/95 51.6 20/51 39.2 65/90 72.2 90 23 34 9
2004/05 Liepaja 22 273 12.4 66/130 50.8 16/47 34 82/106 77.4 84 29 60 5
2005/06 Liepaja 6 83 13.8 18/34 52.9 9/24 37.5 20/28 71.4 27 17 19 7
2006/07 Liepaja 44 842 19.1 185/356 52 79/216 36.6 238/308 77.3 260 88 163 18
2007/08 Liepaja 26 429 16.5 96/203 47.3 34/91 37.4 135/174 77.6 117 29 81 5
2008/09 Ventspils 26 264 10.2 52/110 47.3 32/90 35.6 64/89 71.9 118 24 61 8
2009/10 Ventspils 15 206 13.7 32/64 50.0 26/57 45.6 64/87 73.6 71 14 38 5
2010/11 Liepajas Lauvas 8 177 22.1 43/76 56.6 11/37 29.7 58/69 84.1 37 21 39 5
Verona 20 246 12.3 48/113 42.5 29/71 40.8 63/81 77.8 91 33 35 5
2011/12 Ostuni 28 392 14.0 84/164 51.2 49/121 40.5 77/98 78.6 123 30 50 14
2012/13 Veroli 28 412 14.7 93/185 50.3 51/138 37.0 73/108 67.6 110 40 41 11
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Storage Station
A bird's eye view of the data storage industry.
Earnings Numbers Take a Dip for Symantec and Others
By: Chris Preimesberger, eWEEK | July 28, 2009
There was no hiding the ugly quarterly numbers this past week from storage industry leaders such as EMC, VMware and Symantec. All reported that their profit margins were down substantially, with Symantec's dropping the most precipitously at 58 percent.
The Cupertino, Calif.-based storage and data protection company is doing fine on the consumer side, but its Veritas-branded enterprise storage business—which represents the largest section of the company's overall income—was down 17 percent year over year in adjusted revenue.
For the fiscal year, Symantec's security and compliance business revenue was down 15 percent, services were down 20 percent, and consumer products (mostly Norton Utilities-related) was off by 5 percent. With a few fractions, it adds up to 58 percent in the red for FY'09.
New CEO Enrique Salem walked into a tough role when he replaced retiring CEO John Thompson last spring. Nonetheless, Salem seemed pretty upbeat about his company's financials, noting on the quarterly conference call July 29 that the SMB market is where Symantec needs to make major gains in the quarters ahead.
"Our products are good, our partners are good, the [product] reviews have been good, and now it's a matter of closing the business," Salem said.
The biggest problem with the enterprise storage software and services business in general, Salem said, is that customers are buying shorter licenses.
"I don't really expect people to be buying years 2 and 3 anytime soon," he said. "I just don't see a big change there—well, maybe we'll see a little difference in December.
"We're already in every major account in the world; we just need to get more of our portfolio into those systems," Salem said.
A few months after Windows 7 goes GA on Oct. 22, there will be some system updating that could benefit Symantec and other storage/security providers.
"We'll be in a good position, with our Altiris [access management] products, to obtain benefits from that migration early next year," Salem said.
We certainly all are hoping that the storage business will be in a better position by early next year. These quarterly numbers aren't very nice.
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Visual telephone timeline interviews: Findings from the STAR Family Study
AuthorexchangewalesPosted on August 6, 2020 August 28, 2020 CategoriesFamily & Community, Family & Community BlogTagsBethan Pell
This qualitative study explores visual timelines and their effectiveness over the telephone and highlights the need for additional visual methods to be explored within other contexts and settings.
STAR Family Study
As a research associate within CTR and DECIPHer and with an interest in research involving women and care, I joined the ‘The STAR Family Study’ led by Dr Rhiannon Phillips, a study exploring the needs of women with Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease (ARD) throughout their journey to motherhood.
Woman-centred approach
We expected women’s stories to be personal, sensitive, and evocative, and we adopted a woman-centred approach and ethos for the study. With this in mind, we used timeline-facilitated interviews, a qualitative data collection method used with vulnerable or marginalised groups to help redistribute some of the power imbalance that can occur in standard semi-structured interviews. Visual timelines can encourage participants to create a visual representation of their chronological journey and to share their lived experiences in their own way. This can provide an aspect of ownership over their narratives, a feature considered of high importance in the STAR Family Study.
Novel ways of using visual timelines
Timeline-facilitated interviews typically take place face-to-face, but the population of interest in the STAR Family Study was a potentially hard-to-reach group, geographically dispersed across the UK and resulting in some interviews taking place over the telephone. There was no extant literature reflecting on the feasibility of using visual timelines over the telephone, so with support from Dr Rhiannon Phillips, Dr Aimee Grant, and Dr Denitza Williams, I sought to address this gap. This led to the following research questions:
How were the visual timelines used by women and researchers in the telephone interviews (e.g., what visual form did they take, who was involved in generating the timelines, were the timelines shared with the researcher and if so when)?
What impact did their use have on the generation of data in terms of the interviewee-interviewer dynamic and formation and sharing of women’s narratives?
What impact did visual timelines have on the quality of data produced in telephone interviews in terms of narrative length, detail, and coverage of sensitive and emotive topics?
Bethan Pell presents on the novel qualitative research methods used in the STAR Family study.
Findings indicated that timeline-facilitated interviews over the telephone worked effectively in the STAR Family Study, generating detailed narratives of women’s personal lived experiences and encouraging ownership and autonomy over interview direction. Methodological data analysis elicited six themes:
Participants use and adaptation of the timeline tool
Timeline exchange at the end of the interview (returning completed timelines to the interviewer)
Framing the interview: emphasizing that women are in control
Jumping straight into narratives
Taking a lead (on interview direction)
Disclosing personal and sensitive experiences.
Timeline return
Timeline exchange was an interesting and unexpected finding where non-return of the timeline meant that visual data could not be used to prompt or query during the interview or during analysis. However, within our women-centred approach, participants’ autonomy and control was prioritised over mandating timeline return, which ultimately altered an aspect of the data generation process. Understanding and balancing these implications will be important when considering the use of timelines in the context of a different study.
Implications of study results
Implications of this methodological approach have become more apparent during the current COVID-19 pandemic, where social distancing restrictions have necessitated remote interviewing alternatives (i.e. telephone, Zoom, WhatsApp, Skype). Our results emphasise that visual timelines were effective over the telephone and highlighted that other visual methods need to be explored within other contexts and settings. Building an evidence-based for how we can still generate detailed narratives whilst working remotely could have a significant impact on how we think about generating qualitative data in the future.
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FDLE prepares to defend FL Capitol amid warnings of ‘possible protests and violence’ by Trump supporters
Michael Moline
The Florida Capitol, in Tallahassee, is expected to have ramped-up security amid ongoing political tension that led to insurrection Wednesday in the nation's Capitol. Credit: Colin Hackley
State police are bracing against a repeat in Tallahassee of last week’s assault on the U.S. Capitol amid reports that Trump supporters plan similar attacks in all 50 states through Inauguration Day.
However, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement isn’t saying much about the preparations because of security considerations.
“We are aware of the information regarding possible protests and violence at state capitols,” Gretl Plessinger, spokeswoman for the FDLE, told the Phoenix via email.
“FDLE and Capitol Police continue to monitor the national situation and analyze information relevant to public safety. We regularly collaborate with our federal, state, and local partners to discuss and implement security measures that enhance public safety at Florida’s Capitol,” she wrote.
ABC News reported Monday the FBI has received intelligence warning of armed protests planned at all 50 state capitals and in Washington through Inauguration Day. A group called upon Trump followers to storm state, local, and federal facilities in case of the president’s impeachment or removal via the 25th Amendment, the network said.
That latter option would require Vice President Mike Pence to obtain a majority vote by Trump’s Cabinet that he is unfit to fulfill his duties.
“The FBI received information about an identified armed group intending to travel to Washington, D.C., on 16 January,” an internal FBI bulletin read, according to ABC. (That’s Saturday.) “They have warned that if Congress attempts to remove POTUS via the 25th Amendment, a huge uprising will occur.”
The same thing would happen in every state the day Democrat Joe Biden is sworn into office, even the ones Trump carried, the report said. CNN reported that the same memo warns of “various threats to harm President-Elect Biden ahead of the presidential inauguration.”
Democrats in the U.S. House filed an article of impeachment against Trump on Monday, citing his statements on Wednesday “that “encouraged — and foreseeably resulted in — lawless action at the Capitol” last week and attempts to persuade Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to “find” votes to overturn Biden’s victory.
The resolution declares that Trump has “demonstrated that he will remain a threat to national security, democracy, and the Constitution if allowed to remain in office and has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with self-governance and the rule of law.”
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans a floor vote on the resolution on Tuesday. Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has indicated that no impeachment trial would begin before Jan. 19, the day before the inauguration.
The attack by Trump supporters at the U.S. Capitol has already claimed at least four lives, including that of a Capitol Police officer of injuries sustained at the hands of the mob. A second officer died shortly thereafter while off duty.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday ordered flags at state and local facilities to be flown at half-staff in memory of the officers through sunset on Wednesday.
Trump has been claiming since he lost that the election was rife with voter fraud, but the courts have rejected such claims dozens of times. He also tried to make Pence reject vote counts in swing states that he lost, but Pence refused. The Capitol invasion delayed, but did not prevent, Congress from certifying Biden’s victory.
That was despite 147 Republicans in Congress, including Florida Sen. Rick Scott and 12 of Florida’s 15 representatives in the U.S. House, voting not to do so.
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Michael Moline has covered politics and the legal system for more than 30 years. He is a former managing editor of the San Francisco Daily Journal and former assistant managing editor of The National Law Journal. He began his career covering the Florida Capitol for United Press International. More recently, he wrote for Florida Politics.
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By petty petty petty
Today, my mom yelled at me for fighting with my younger brother. Not because she wanted us to stop, but because my brother couldn't find a good comeback to my argument. FML
Teenagers, amirite?
By asshole - 29/4/2020 20:00
Today, I called a company to see why the dress I’d ordered for my best friend hadn’t been delivered. After doing some digging and ruining the surprise, it turns out it had been. Her boyfriend opened the package, deemed the dress "too slutty" and threw it out. He refuses to pay me back. FML
By Anonymous - South Africa
Today, my husband and I told my parents that I finally managed to conceive. My mom burst into tears of joy and said how great it was that she's finally going to be a "real" grandma, all within earshot of our adopted and now-devastated daughter. FML
By Anonymous - Australia
Today, I was alone with a work acquaintance at lunch. A noise came from his pocket; he whipped out his iPod Touch and said "Sorry, I have to take this," before walking away with the iPod to his ear. Not only did he not want to talk to me, he thought I was stupid enough to confuse an iPod with a phone. FML
By wasntme - Netherlands
Today, I finally passed a math exam. I go home super excited to tell my mom, yelling "Mom! Guess what!?!?!" She turns to me all happy and goes "You finally got a boyfriend!?!?!?" FML
By Forever Alone
Hashtag ForeverAlone
Today, I was so happy to hear my phone go "Ding" that I jumped for joy out of my couch. It was actually a character on my TV getting a text. FML
Miss Pissy
Today, I was protesting for animal rights. On my way home, I accidentally hit a pig with my car. I freaked out and got out to check to see if it was OK. It knocked me over, spraining my wrist, and it pissed all over my pants. FML
By Andrew - United States
Today, I tried to get my wife to have sex with me, she told me she couldn't because she had her period. She's two months pregnant. FML
By Anna - United States
Today, I called back a number I recently missed a call from. To my surprise, it was the number of my boyfriend's fiancé. I've been with him 4 years, he's been with her for 6. Turns out, not only is he a cheating jerk, but technically I'M the other woman. FML
By Anonymous - Ireland - Waterford
Today, I spent nearly half an hour trying to dispel my sister's belief that men have to strap down their penises before going jogging. FML
By Anonymous - 26/8/2020 14:01 - United States
Today, I went to clean my roof when something buzzed by my head and a sting hit my neck. It turns out there's a small nest of, like, five hornets just chilling outside of my window. I found a dead one on the desk in my bedroom. FML
Everybody needs good neighbours
Today, I live on the second floor and my neighbor from below banged on my door, telling me I sounded like a giant elephant and needed to learn to be quiet. I was eating ice cream in bed. I also live alone. FML
By Charlotte - United States
Today, I arrived at work at 8, and business was abnormally slow, but we assumed it would pick up. Few hours later, we had not had a single customer. As I walk out of the restaurant, I realize the open sign has been off all day. FML
By Lovesickgal - United Kingdom
Wrong number
Today, my ex-boyfriend texted me, saying, "I love you." Stupidly, I was very excited and replied, "At last! I still love you", to which he replied, "wrong number sorry, I don't love you." FML
Today, I got feedback on an essay I wrote, by my mum who is also a teacher. She said it was 'worse than most of her pupils'. She teaches 10-year-olds. I'm a 20-year-old student at university. FML
By oops1234 - United States
Today, I discovered that I had left my sunroof open all night during a storm and my front seats was soaked. I grabbed a towel for my seat but didn't close my sunroof because it was nice out. As I pull out of my driveway, I felt something wet hit my forehead. A bird shit on me through my sunroof. FML
By gaga - United States - San Jose
Today, after spending about 5 grand on my home studio over the past year, I realized I have no musical talent whatsoever. FML
Can't win
Today, I was in the mood for morning sex, but my wife told me to go wank it off in the bathroom. Three minutes later I was mid-wank when she started banging on the door because I was taking too long, and she needed to pee. FML
By meg the mighty
Today, it's been 3 days since my husband decided he really wanted to try the surstromming challenge. I can still smell that shit all through my house even with all the doors and windows open after the stupid bastard took one smell, vomited, and dropped the can on the carpet. FML
By mateyouremental - United Kingdom - London
Today, I baked some regular brownies for my friend. Just to mess with him, after he ate some, I said they had weed in them. He trashed my room in anger, and still won't believe me when I tell him that I didn't actually slip him any drugs. FML
By Steven - United Kingdom - Llanelli
Judgmental much?
Today, at a supermarket, I ran into a girl I knew in high school. She had 2 kids with her and they were buying school supplies. My cart was full of beer and snacks. After a chat, she left, not before saying, "I hope things get better for you." I have a job and a girlfriend. FML
Today, I sat right next to the door on the bus. When I went to get up, a man tripped and pushed me down the exit door stairs. I fell down and legitimately broke my ankle. While tending to my ankle, the bus doors closed and my backpack with my laptop, notes and calculator drove away. FML
By Faceplant - United States - Port Orchard
Smooth move, teach.
Today, I monitored my students as they conducted a lab experiment. I was walking to the other side of the room while looking at a student who seemed about to ask a question. When she looked up at me, I walked into a wall. FML
By StephiLynn - United States - Hibbing
Today, my coworker told me when we got to work that she purposely left her phone at home. I then had to suffer 8 hours of listening to her constantly whine like a toddler about how much she missed her phone. FML
Nice neighborhood
Today, after my ex broke up with me, I threw out all the clothes he’d bought me before, which was basically my entire wardrobe. Anyway, this creepy guy who lives a few blocks away seems to be wearing my old clothes and waves my bras and panties at me. It’s gross and creepy. FML
By Anonymous - 16/11/2020 02:03
Bambi 2: Electric Boogaloo
Today, I came downstairs to find that our dog's six puppies, who have their own puppy-door to go outside whenever they want, had peed and pooped all over the floor, walked through the pee, and were now happily chewing on a half-rotten deer's head which they had dragged inside. FML
By decenthumanbeing
Today, I entered a restaurant just to use the WiFi. In order not to look cheap, I ordered a meal and a beverage. The WiFi didn't work and now I don't have enough money to buy dinner. FML
By Silentshdw13 - United States - Arlington
Today, after moving back in with my parents, I found out they had held on to a chunk of mail still being sent during the time I had been changing my old address. Included was a summons to jury duty. FML
By Calimero0 - 11/8/2020 17:02
Extreme phobias
Today, it's 30 degrees Celsius in my bedroom, but I need to stay completely under the covers, because even though I live on the other side of the world, I can't stop thinking about Australian huntsman spiders. FML
By elmangy - United States
Today, I went ice skating for my friend's birthday. We had to vacate the skating rink so that they could smooth out the rink for the next session. I don't know how to skate and my friends left me. Not only was I the last one out of the rink, but I had to crawl my way out with everyone laughing. FML
By Sticky floor
Today, my best friend and roommate has decided to "stop being controlled by society" while at home. This involves him walking around naked, masturbating whenever he wants, and not cleaning up his guys. I've stepped in it three times already. FML
Today, while I was pulling weeds, my dad thought it would be absolutely hilarious to yell "Hey, son!" then unload his gun at me when I turned around. After I'd screamed like a bitch and pissed myself, he broke down into hysterical laughter and said he'd loaded the gun with blanks. Fuck you, dad. FML
By Anonymous - United States - Kansas City
Today, my husband reorganized our fridge for the World Cup. He cleared everything out and filled it with beer and chips. FML
Today, I woke up in the middle of the night to get a glass of water. Groggy and disoriented, I bumped into several pieces of furniture and made a lot of noise. My dad woke up, mistook me for a burglar, and knocked me out with his fist. FML
By Danielle22291 - United States - Indianapolis
Today, as a waitress at Denny's, I had a 25 top table. Only 3 of them spoke English. FML
By shampoogirl - United States
Today, I finally landed a new job, and thinking he would be proud, I told my boyfriend. Instead of congratulating me, he got mad that my work hours include Saturday, his laundry day. FML
Today, I was walking on the street when a woman in front of me dropped a couple of dollars. I picked them up and chased her to return it all. She insisted that it wasn't hers. I tried to tell her it was, but she wouldn't accept it. A cop saw me and arrested me for solicitation. FML
By nl4 - Israel - Tel Aviv
Today, my family got together for a big game of paintball. My grandpa wanted to play too, but I told him he was a bit too old for such a rough sport. He joined anyway, and spent the whole 2 hours hunting my dumb ass down. I'm now in constant pain after being riddled with paintballs. FML
By Squeak - United States - Bremerton
It means us! Look at us!
Today, at work I put myself squarely in the lame / old people category when I foolishly asked out loud what FML meant. FML
By greattt - United States
Today, I went to get my school picture taken, when the photographer looked at me, saying, "You look like you need a mirror." FML
By I'm Trading Up For A Dog - Finland - Pori
Today, I finished a painting I'd spent 3 weeks working on for an exhibition. When I came back from lunch, my cat was perched above it on my desk. He looked at me, then down at the painting, then jumped down onto it. He slipped and smeared the wet paint everywhere, ruining the whole thing. FML
By NostalgiaFreak9 | 40
#7538972 - Friday 8 September 2017 18:15
I wonder who the favorite is here.
You scored a TKO!
By mt21mt | 15
Grow up. Maybe help your little brother with something, instead of being an obnoxious twat.
PotatoFarmer69 | 8
Did you even read what it says
Lobby_Bee | 17
LOL! Love this comment!
Your life sucks, because your mom doesn't want you bullying your little brother? Get real.
TheEpicWario | 23
#7539174 - Saturday 9 September 2017 5:51
Yes, because arguing with people is the same as bullying. I suppose next thing you'll say is that if a couple argues with each other, it means one of them is guilty of domestic abuse?
By jediloader | 12
I guess that's what you get for being so witty
By gobiteme2 | 34
What ever happened to the phrase, l told you so.
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Ford's Sales Jump on Strong Demand for New 2017 Super Duty Pickups
The new pickups, Ford's SUVs, and the up-and-coming Lincoln brand all drew plenty of buyers in November.
Dec 1, 2016 at 2:15PM
Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) said that its U.S. sales rose 5% in November, a good result aided by a quirk of the calendar and strong demand over the Black Friday weekend.
The key numbers
Total Sold
Change (YOY)
Total sales 197,574 5.2%
Retail sales 154,114 10%
Fleet sales 43,460 (9%)
Ford brand sales 188,145 4.6%
Ford cars 40,039 (12.9%)
Ford trucks 88,027 4.9%
Ford SUVs 60,079 20.2%
Lincoln brand sales 9,429 19.1%
Lincoln cars 4,049 42.3%
Lincoln SUVs 5,380 6.1%
Data source: Ford Motor Company.
About that quirk of the calendar: Last month had two more selling days than did November 2015, making for an especially favorable year-over-year comparison. "Selling days" exclude Sundays and other days when new-car dealers are typically closed.
Ford's new-for-2017 Super Duty pickups are off to a strong and profitable start. Image source: Ford Motor Company.
What worked (and what didn't) for Ford in the U.S. last month
After a rough October, the Blue Oval fared much better in November, with strong results for three of Ford's biggest profit drivers: Pickups, SUVs, and the Lincoln luxury brand.
Pickups: Sales of the F-Series pickup line, the most important single driver of Ford's profits, rose 10.6% to 72,089 on strong demand for the all-new 2017 Super Duty models. That outpaced both Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' (NYSE:FCAU) Ram pickup line (up 8%) and General Motors' (NYSE:GM) Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra siblings (up a combined 4.3%).
Ford's U.S. sales chief, Mark LaNeve, said on Thursday that 71% of Super Duty sales in November were of higher-trim (Lariat and above) and higher-profit models. As it did when launching the then-new 2015 F-150, Ford has prioritized retail orders for high-specification trucks to maximize profitability while it works to build inventories.
Better yet for Ford shareholders, that sales gain wasn't driven by incentives. Ford's incentives on the F-Series averaged $4,467 per truck last month, according to J.D. Power figures made available to The Motley Fool. That's significantly lower than the payouts made by GM ($5,753) and FCA ($6,062) on their full-size trucks last month, and unchanged from October.
SUVs: As a group, sales of Ford-brand SUVs rose 20.2% last month. The Escape (up 10.6%), Edge (up 32.2%), Explorer (up 13.9%), and big Expedition (up 74.6%) all posted solid gains. LaNeve said that the group's gains were entirely driven by profitable retail sales, and that the group's sales pace is running close to Ford's all-time record levels of SUV sales, which was set in 2001.
Sales of the midsize Lincoln MKX crossover continued to be very strong last month. Image source: Ford Motor Company.
Lincoln: The brand's sales jumped 19%, far outpacing gains for the premium segment as a whole. The brand's biggest star may be the all-new Continental sedan, with 1,419 sold last month -- nearly triple the year-ago sales of its predecessor, the now-departed MKS. Sales of the brand's three highest-volume products were all up: the midsize MKZ sedan (up 9.3%), the compact MKC crossover SUV (up 14.4%) and the midsize MKX SUV (up 30.2%).
LaNeve said that Lincoln's average transaction price was up about $1,600 from a year ago, versus a roughly $300 gain for the premium segment overall.
Analysis: Up-and-down months are typical late in the auto-sales cycle
The good news is that Ford's year-over-year gain kept pace with most of its five largest rivals -- only GM had a better month.
November 2016 Sales
2016 Year-to-Date Sales
General Motors 252,644 10.2% 2,723,667 (2.5%)
Ford 197,574 5.2% 2.374,843 0%
Toyota 197,645 4.3% 2,206,359 (2.4%)
FCA 160,827 (14%) 2,051,796 1%
Honda 122,924 6.5% 1,477,465 2.9%
Nissan 115,136 7.5% 1,411,680 4.9%
Data sources: The automakers. Year-to-date sales are through Nov. 30, 2016.
Better yet, the mix of sales was a good one, with Ford's retail sales up 10% while its fleet sales were down 9%. (The fleet drop was expected: Ford's deliveries to rental-car fleets were front-loaded in 2016, meaning that most of them happened early in the year.)
It's a big change from the dismal results that the Blue Oval posted in October. But investors should take both results with a grain of salt. While new-vehicle sales in the U.S. are still at extremely strong levels, auto sales are cyclical -- and the peak of this cycle was probably late in 2015.
Up-and-down months are typical at this stage of the cycle, as automakers use incentives and other tools to try to generate incremental growth in a market that's roughly flat overall.
Long story short: It was a good month for Ford in ways that bode well for its fourth-quarter profit. But investors shouldn't get too excited about either up or down months at this stage in the cycle. The thing to watch is Ford's incentive spending -- and the good news for profitability is that it's still relatively modest right now.
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Chua: Edge computing in 2021 —When elephants dance
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Dec 28, 2020 9:24am
In 2020, in conjunction with the buildout of mobile 5G networks and fiber assets, both wireless and wireline communications service providers (CSPs) place big bets on edge computing. (Annie Spratt/Unsplash)
Technology pundits and media proclaimed that 2019 would be the year of 5G, then reasserted one year later that 2020 would be THE year. As we wrap up 2020, the same folks declare that 2021 is the year 5G will live up to its hype. 5G used to be the source of national pride. Remember the April 2019 fracas between U.S., China and South Korea MNOs fighting for the mantle of world's first commercial 5G rollout? Today, consumers appeared uninterested, unfazed and confused by the super-hyphenated qualified firsts — "world's-fastest-5G-mid-band-for-consumers-within-100-miles-of-any-U.S.-metro-area-with-more-than-1M-in-population-per-U.S.-2010-census."
Covid-19, which put major economies on pause or even rewind, nary put a dent on worldwide 5G rollouts. And yet, I'm expecting a repositioning away from pure 5G messaging as we enter 2021. Edge computing, which has been closely associated with 5G, has experienced a similar journey. Much of this is typical of any technology innovation lifecycle — Geoffrey Moore's chasms, bowling alleys, and more, or Gartner's hype cycle. So, what will 2021 bring for edge computing (associated with 5G and otherwise)? Before I provide AvidThink's perspectives, let's do a quick look back on what the industry achieved in 2020.
2020 edge computing highlights
In 2020, in conjunction with the buildout of mobile 5G networks and fiber assets, both wireless and wireline communications service providers (CSPs) continued to make investments in edge computing. From BT to Telstra, KT to KDDI, China Unicom to Telefónica, and Lumen (CenturyLink), wireline and wireless providers rolled out trial edge sites at varying scales. For instance, Lumen (CenturyLink) rolled out 100 bare-metal edge sites, with another 150 on their way. Lumen is also supplementing that rollout with VMware and Morpheus Data partnerships to provide support for hybrid edge and cloud management.
Other carriers rolled out edge computing in conjunction with hyperscale cloud providers like AWS. As of December 2020, AWS has rolled out its generally available (GA) Wavelength solution with its telco partners: Verizon (eight sites in the U.S. with two more by year-end), KDDI (one site in Japan), SKT (one site in Korea), Vodafone (UK and Germany - pre-GA). AWS has also rolled out its Local Zones edge service directly to end-users (three locations in the U.S. with 13 more in 2021). AT&T and Microsoft Azure have promised three sites in the U.S. but have yet to launch. Google Cloud has announced numerous worldwide telco partnerships under its GMEC umbrella with no launches as yet.
Hyperscalers did not limit their edge plays to telco partnerships, with AWS and Azure launching enterprise on-premises edge offering: AWS Outpost and Azure Private Edge Zones. Both can be orchestrated from the cloud but benefit from local data privacy and lower latencies due to their on-campus locations. In these deployments, carriers can play a partner role, using these on-premises edges to host and operate private enterprise networks based on private LTE or 5G. For instance, Telefónica Germany uses AWS to power private enterprise networks with Ericsson's 5GC mobile core. Carriers have embarked directly on their on-premises edge strategy, sometimes partnered with network equipment providers (NEPs) like Nokia, Ericsson and Cisco, or integrators and ISVs like IBM/Red Hat and sometimes on their own.
Not to be outdone by the messy collection of carriers, hyperscalers, and NEPs, a range of startups, data center operators, co-location providers, and even tower companies are muscling in on edge action. Datacenter company Switch is building out modular edge data centers at FedEx facilities in the U.S. Vapor IO and Digital Realty have partnered to build out edge sites (three launched in the U.S. so far.) Equinix acquired Packet, and it now powers their bare-metal offerings across multiple metro locations. American Tower launched six edge data center sites in the U.S. on ground space near existing power locations.
The cable MSOs have also jumped into the fray. Cox Communications (with Juniper Networks) funded Stackpath — a startup building out edge computing locations with integrated network security and caching services.
2021 edge computing outlook
The edge computing ecosystem is unlikely to consolidate in 2021. Everyone with a claim on the space will continue to push: wireline operators, MNOs, hyperscalers, software vendors, MSOs, tower companies, co-location providers, and more. I expect to see the bulk of action focused on the hyperscalers and telcos intersection.
AWS and its partners have aggressively rolled out Wavelength, and I expect continued rollouts of Wavelength and Local Zones in 2021. AT&T and Microsoft Azure will almost certainly launch their joint mobile edge offering in 2021, and Azure's other global telco partners will follow with joint launches.
Google continues to work on its edge initiative, focusing initially on an orchestration story with Anthos, now spinning a hybrid multi-cloud story, with a liberal expansion of its partner ecosystem. There have been no concrete launches as yet. Nevertheless, for a hyperscaler with extensive edge placements in the form of global caches used for YouTube and other services like Stadia gaming, we'd expect to see those sites repurposed in 2021 as edge clouds. Even CDNs like Limelight and Akamai will get into the edge skirmish.
The hyperscaler cloud battle will extend into the enterprise on-premises edge. AWS Outpost, Azure Private Edge Zones, and Google will push against platforms from HPE, IBM and Lenovo coupled with software from VMware, Red Hat, and a host of startups. The coopetition between ecosystem players will confuse enterprises trying to find a clear path forward, and I don't expect relief on this front in 2021. Some edge initiatives will founder and collapse, such as Ericsson's Edge Gravity did earlier this year, but more will arise to replace them, adding to the list of edge choices.
On the carrier front, we may see some traction on the GSMA Operator platform or the 5G Future Forum on its MEC initiatives. But I'm not holding my breath. Figuring out MEC use cases are hard enough without coordinating between multiple major global telcos.
Forging edge value chains in 2021
There are now generally available commercial offerings for the mobile edge, wireline edge, and on-premises enterprise edge. Therefore, I expect that 2021 will see multiple value chains forming as enterprises look to solve their business challenges. It'll take another year or two for the industry to figure out which value chains are stable and likely at the same time to figure out which edge use cases make sense. Running workloads at the edge comes with increased costs (compared to regional hyperscaler clouds) and a reduced set of available supporting services but provides improved data controls and lower latencies.
It's unclear whether hyperscale cloud providers will dominate the edge due to their robust developer relationships, distributed cloud platform, scale economies and large cash war chests. There's certainly a possibility that virtualization software vendors like VMware and IBM/Red Hat could succeed in abstracting away underlying public/private clouds, reducing hyperscaler strangleholds. In any case, carriers will almost certainly run a multi-cloud playbook, leveraging one hyperscaler against another to reduce their supplier power.
Carriers will also try to build their edge platforms, sometimes in conjunction with innovative ISVs. Still, I'm concerned about the carriers' ability to connect with and convince developers to cast their lot with them. Likewise, it's unlikely that carriers' experiences in deploying cloud-native network functions or VNFs, or open RAN functions will give them sufficient learning or economies of scale to counter hyperscaler experience in edge and clouds.
Further, there's currently no open-source edge platform from Linux Foundation, Eclipse Foundation, OpenInfra Foundation (OpenStack), or other open-source groups with sufficient momentum or scope to counter the hyperscalers.
What that means in 2021 for carriers and enterprises alike is that many edge offerings will involve the hyperscalers — and as Tess Uriza Holthe elegantly puts it: "When the elephants dance, the chickens must be careful."
Roy Chua is founder and principal at AvidThink, an independent research and advisory service formed in 2018 out of SDxCentral's research group. Prior to co-founding SDxCentral and running its research and product teams, Chua was a management consultant working with both Fortune 500 and startup technology companies on go-to-market and product consulting. As an early proponent of the software-defined infrastructure movement, Chua is a frequent speaker at technology events in the telco and cloud space and a regular contributor to major leading online publications. A graduate of UC Berkeley's electrical engineering and computer science program and MIT's Sloan School of Business, Chua has 20+ years of experience in telco and enterprise cloud computing, networking and security, including founding several Silicon Valley startups. He can be reached at [email protected]; follow him at @avidthink and @wireroy
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ServiceNow snags Canadian startup Element AI
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ServiceNow reaches an agreement to buy Canadian startup Element AI. (Pixabay)
ServiceNow is boosting the artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities in its applications for enterprises with a deal to buy Canadian startup Element AI.
The deal is slated to close in the in early 2021. While financial terms of the acquisition weren't disclosed, TechCrunch reported the price tag was around $500 million.
Element AI was founded in 2016 by CEO Jean-Francois Gagné, Anne Martel, Nicolas Chapados, Jean-Sebastien Cournoyer, Dr. Yoshua Bengio, and Philippe Beaudoin. According to Crunchbase, Element AI has raised a total of $257 million to date.
"We plan to acquire the full company and retain most of Element AI’s technical talent, including AI scientists and practitioners," a ServiceNow spokesperson said in an email to FierceTelecom. "Our focus with this acquisition is to gain technical talent and AI capabilities. Element AI Founder and CEO JF Gagné will join ServiceNow as part of the deal. Element AI Co-founder, Dr. Yoshua Bengio, will transition to serve as a technical advisor for ServiceNow after the transaction closes."
Once the deal closes, ServiceNow will start re-platforming some of Element AI’s capabilities. ServiceNow plans to wind down most of Element AI’s customers after the deal is completed. Customers that are interested in working with ServiceNow can contact the company to discuss future plans, according to the ServiceNow spokesperson.
Element AI was ServiceNow’s fourth AI acquisition in 2020, following Loom Systems, Passage AI, and Sweagle.
"Element AI will help ServiceNow deliver workflows that learn more efficiently from smaller datasets, improve the quality of existing AI capabilities like content and language understanding, and expand new capabilities like image recognition and cognitive search," Gagne said in a blog. "Together we will enable customers to surface and summarize information, make predictions and recommendations, and automate repetitive tasks so employees and customers can focus on areas only humans excel at – creative thinking, customer interactions, and unpredictable work."
ServiceNow has seen strong demand for its AI-powered products such as IT Service Management Pro, Customer Service Management Pro, and HR Service Delivery Pro, according to Monday's press release.
With the acquisition of Montreal-based Element AI, ServiceNow said it would create an AI Innovation Hub in Canada to accelerate the development customer-focused AI applications. ServiceNow’s AI Innovation Hub in Canada follows similar investments by ServiceNow to create technology development centers in Chicago, Hyderabad, Kirkland, Wash., San Diego, and Silicon Valley.
RELATED: ServiceNow has bold ambitions across the telecommunications space
ServiceNow has its software in various verticals as it works to become the top digital workflow assurance company. ServiceNow's software enables workflows that span verticals such as field management, finance, HR, IT service management (ITSM), legal, marketing, telecommunications, and more.
ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott, who was CEO of SAP until leaving that position in October of last year, has said that ServiceNow was destined to become a $10-billion company, which would be a step up from its current value of just under $4 billion.
ServiceNow, which was founded in 2003 as Glidesoft, uses a configuration database to tie the inventory systems together in order, for example, to see which customers are individually affected by an outage based on the alarms that are going off in a network.
Santa Clara, Calif.-based ServiceNow is being used by service providers such as BT, Vodafone, Telstra, Optus, Tata Communications, Orange Business Services and Proximus, among others. Vodafone was able to reduce its operating costs by 45% in the company's service operations by using ServiceNow.
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Synacor: Simplified authentication can reduce TV Everywhere abandonment rates by 80%, but challenges remain
Consumers that subscribe to an online video service have a simple expectation: they want to be able to view their favorite content wherever and whenever they want, but issues with service authentication remain a key factor in customers abandoning service.
OTT video services, according to eMarketer, grew 4.6% to $188.1 million in 2016, and forecast to grow to 200 million by 2019. Synacor, a developer of software solutions for the video industry, said in a new white paper that authentication issues often result in complex login attempts that lead to 50% of consumers abandoning their login efforts.
“Content has to be easily accessible across locations and devices,” says Himesh Bhise, CEO of Synacor in a statement provided to FierceOnlineVideo. “With OTT, viewers often need to log in to multiple platforms to view different content, and the current lack of authentication makes that a difficult and frustrating proposition.”
RELATED: AT&T pushing launch of internet portal to early 2017, tech vendor Synacor says
By solving the authentication issue Syncaor says it has seen an over 80% reduction in abandonment rates.
One service provider that has seen this trend first hand is Midco. Although the cable provider had a customer portal for online TV viewing, about 50% of its users were abandoning the login process. By launching customer-facing portal that can be accessed from any device as well as home-based authentication and social log in capabilities, Midco saw its TV Everywhere abandonment rates drop by over 80%, for example.
Consumers want flexibility
A key source of frustration is that consumers want to watch their services across any of their devices, whether they are in their living room, on a plane or inside a cab.
According to a Needham & Company report, the average TV household now has at least 7 devices they use every day, with 6% having over 15 devices. Not surprisingly, the majority of these connected devices are used to view video services.
Specifically, Sandvine says in-home traffic is being mainly accessed on five main devices 45.4% Windows PCs, 61.6% on Android devices, 65.2% on Sony PS4 consoles, 81.3% on tablets, and 95.1% on Roku devices.
Options bring benefits, drawbacks
While there are a number of more effective subscriber sign-on solutions such as home-based authentication (HBA), out-of-home auto authentication, and single sign-on (SSO), TV providers have been challenged in implementing these platforms.
Synacor said that one of the key hurdles for online video providers and MVPDs that want to implement these solutions are “integrating immensely complex technical backends between programmers and operators, and deeply seated concerns about compromising fruitful and stable interdependent relationships with the possibility of competition.”
All of these platforms have benefits and drawbacks.
HBA, for one, offers the users one click to give user a one click log into their content, giving operators and programmers a potential differentiator. However, the drawback with HBA is that it is only applicable for devices used in the home and with MSOs and MVPDs that are also local ISPs.
With Out-of-Home Authentication, the login process is simplified to 1-2 log-ins, but users find that the initial set-up process is laborious. This is because this solution could require two passwords -- one for the social network and one for the TV provider.
Finally, Single Sign-On (SSO) offers one login across TV Everywhere websites and sometimes across mobile apps if the devices share the same mobile SSO-ready operating system. Apple’s operating systems offer a single service sign-on for multiple devices at one time.
Despite SSO’s potential, the sessions still require an initial login. SSO could also require multiple login experiences as users move from one app to another, from one browser to another, or from one device to another.
While there are clearly challenges with the new authentication methods, OTT and other video providers that want to scale their subscriber bases need to embrace them.
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East Surrey Morris Men
A Cotswold Morris side performing throughout Surrey
Email: bagman@esmm.org.uk
Pre-War History
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Much of the historical information that appears on this website was taken from a much more extensive paper that Ira Butler researched and wrote up for the side to be available at our 1986 Ring Meeting. He has produced a truly interesting and informative narrative of our first 60 years.
Grace Meikle
Although a particularly “English” tradition, Morris dancing was introduced into East Surrey by the enthusiastic endeavours of two Scots, both of whom were personally and directly influenced by the most important character in the Morris revival at the turn of this century, Cecil Sharp.
In the early 1920s, a young lady by the name of Grace Meikle attended a vacation course run by the English Folk Dance Society (EFDS) and fell for the English country dances that were then being run by the Society. She studied the dances and eventually presented herself for examination as a teacher of English folk dance (including Morris). She passed and her examiner, Cecil Sharp himself, signed her teacher’s certificate. She joined the Society’s staff and, in 1925, was appointed organiser of the East Surrey Branch of the Society.
The early side
On arrival in East Surrey, Grace found that there was already some organised folk dancing in the area and eventually attracted enough men to Morris Dancing that she considered establishing a settled Morris side in the area. The names of the early members of the side include Reg Howes (of whom more anon.), Roland Heath (the leader of the local folk dance club), Len Bardwell (later to become bagman of the side), Ron Ludman, Dick Price (one of a family of Prices active in folk dancing around the Godstone area), Warren Zambra who also played Northumbrian pipes, Richard Powell (a young headmaster in Croydon) who according to Grace, was an outstanding dancer and unfortunately died at an early age in 1944, a young man named Olsen (the son of a Swedish family in the Oxted area), Geoff Metcalf who joined ESMM in 1935 and also danced with Morley College, and Fred Higgins who played the concertina.
Grace taught these early enthusiasts some Morris, but soon realised that they needed a man to continue their Morris education and form them into a side. She therefore obtained the permission of the local education committee to create a “men only” evening class and invited Kenneth Constable to take it.
This is an early picture of Ken partnering Grace (at front of set) performing a display country dance.
Kenneth Constable
Kenneth Briggs Constable was born in 1900. Despite his Scottish birth, he was given a model “English upper-class” education at Winchester School (where he was taught English folk and sword dances by Cecil Sharp) and New College Oxford to read Classics (where he met William Kimber). A year before he died in 1979, Kenneth wrote of those days in Oxford: “K (Kimber) himself taught us to caper, the finest full-blooded straight thigh variety you ever saw and if it was an upstairs room, one feared for the safety of the ceiling. M.B. (Marjorie Barnett – affectionately known as Barnie) was scarcely less forceful. She capered better than any of us men”.
Kenneth also attended EFDS vacation courses where he again met Cecil Sharp. Shortly before his death he recalled that, on one occasion, Sharp devoted a quarter of an hour to correcting what he described as Kenneth’s “ugly and incorrect version of hockle-back”. It was, he said, “too much like Douglas’s (Douglas Kennedy) and his wasn’t good”.
After qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in Scotland, Kenneth moved to London where he was to spend the rest of his working life. His love of dance was given full rein and he became a member of the EFDS “headquarter’s” dance side under Cecil Sharp which included Douglas Kennedy, the Karpeles sisters, Grace Meikle, Leonie Morris and Spencer Ranger who was later to dance with both East Surrey and Greensleeves Morris Men. It was in this context that, in 1926, Grace persuaded Kenneth to come to Croydon to teach her fledgling Morris Men and the East Surrey Morris Men had their beginning. For more information on this episode, click here to read the extract from an interview with Kenneth conducted by Ira Butler in 1978.
Foundation of the Morris Ring
At this time the side mainly danced at local EFDS festivals and other events where the Society had been asked to provide demonstrations. Reg Howes, in a note written in 1949, says that side also took part in the first Albert Hall displays. By the 1930s, the side was beginning to become more independent and started attending Morris meetings at Thaxted, Cambridge and elsewhere.
It was at one of these meetings, in 1933 that the Cambridge Morris Men proposed that there should be an informal federation of clubs to be known as the Morris Ring. The idea took hold and a year later, on 14th April 1934, at the Cambridge Morris Men’s annual feast with 6 sides present, the Morris Ring was formed. The founding sides were Cambridge, Oxford, Letchworth, Thaxted, Greensleeves and East Surrey.
Morris Ring logo
In June 1934 the first Morris Ring meeting was held, with ESMM present, at Thaxted.
For the next few years the side flourished with Kenneth Constable as Squire and Leonard (“Len”) Bardwell as Bagman and main musician (he played the concertina as shown in the photograph below). Music was also occasionally provided by Warren Zambra on the Northumbrian pipes.
Featuring (l to r) Willie Ganniford, unknown, Len Bardwell
They continued to dance at local Society events and from 1937 to 1939, the main annual event was a May tour following the Pilgrims Way calling at such villages as Brockham Green, Betchworth, Reigate Heath, Nutfield (where the photographs above and below were taken), Bletchingly, Oxted and finishing up at the Hare and Hounds in Godstone for a steak and kidney pudding feast. These tours were supported by men from Morley College, Wargrave, London Pride and Greensleeves and individual dancers and musicians from other sides including Kenworthy Schofield who was then Squire of the Ring.
Nutfield 1937. Ken Constable centre, facing camera
The side also continued to attend Ring meetings and it was at a pre-war Thaxted meeting that a photograph of ESMM was taken with Kenneth Constable dancing at number 1, which was later used on the dust cover of Douglas Kennedy’s book “England’s Dances”. It was from that photograph that someone drew a silhouette of Kenneth. It was this silhouette that has appeared on numerous Ring publications and is still used on ESMM’s own stationery and posters.
Thaxted 1935: Kenneth Constable dancing No.1
The other dancers in the illustrated set are (l to r) Walter Newall, Edward Nichol (Morley College), Len Bardwell, Reg Howes (hidden), Geoff Metcalf, KC.
Our logo taken from the previous photo
Then came the war, to read what happens next in ESMM’s history, click here.
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The Courts are Home Again on Royal Street
By: Sally Reeves
It took two years to build and two decades to renovate. To some it was an elegant City Beautiful triumph of slum clearance, to others an out-of-scale offense to an historic neighborhood. Home to landmark legal decisions and antique documents, it gave way to stuffed birds, mounted fish and rock displays. Increasingly beleaguered, empty and abandoned, it fell “tumbling into ruin.” Proposed as an opera house, casino parlor, tourist center, movie set, or better yet, for demolition, it soon housed live birds and real animals, nesting in the nooks of its ornate spaces. But now–with restoration costs approaching forty million – the “New Court House” on Royal St. is new again.
New in 1910, abandoned in 1958 for more modern quarters
Opening in 1910, it was the “New Courthouse Building” for most of its life in the rousing world of jurisprudence. Its purpose was to “clear slums” while replacing the Cabildo and Presbytere as the seat of local justice. For fifty years the Louisiana Supreme Court and a spate of lower courts and offices drew swarms of glad-handed politicians, judges and lawyers, plaintiffs and defendants, juries and commissioners, clerks and secretaries, librarians, and even an occasional historian through its sculpted hallways. But in 1958 the Supreme Court departed for newer quarters and others soon followed. The halls that had rung with homegrown political wisdom, argument and judgment, now fell silent.
But today the courts are home again. Marble floors gleam again, plastered walls are clean again, and tech-savvy secretaries have settled in the nooks of its cavernous and newly scrubbed spaces. Meanwhile, residents, glad to see the courthouse live again, remember what was lost to history to accommodate its construction.
Built on two squares heavy with history
In 1831 the fourth block of Exchange Alley cut the site into two small squares with numerous stores and houses. A trim row of granite-columned stores lined the Alley from Canal to St. Louis Street. Cafés, studios, and the offices of architects and surveyors filled the row with conversation, art and engineering. At the end of the last block, facing the St. Louis Hotel, once stood the storied “Café des Colonnes,” planned by the talented architect de Pouilly. On Royal St. the “Grand Old Creole” Bernard Marigny had the polished Henry S. Bonneval Latrobe design a pair of elegant houses. On the same block General Jackson met with advisors to plan the Battle of New Orleans. Here later was the home of Mollie Moore Davis, wife of the Confederate president.
By the turn of the twentieth century this was all ancient history. To the business class, the deteriorated Quarter was a hopeless slum in need of general razing. Meanwhile, the political class saw the dawn of a new day in the demolitions needed for the brand new courthouse. But even with a blank slate, architects Brown, Brown and Marya faced a challenge in the heart of the Quarter. The Court’s mass and pristine white Beaux Arts exterior would contrast sharply with the small-scale buildings and unpainted surfaces around it. The complex building footprint they designed addressed this issue by diminishing the mass and allowing for considerable buffering in the landscaping. In plan, a rectangle on the Royal Street side diminishes to a narrower passage, and then spreads out expansively as it approaches Chartres Street, its arms ending in graceful semi-circular apses.
Overall, the Supreme Court has been a friend to the Quarter. Its findings in landmark cases like Mayer and Pergament have confirmed the regulatory power of the Vieux Carré Commission repeatedly. With the Courts now home again, judges will see first hand what coming years will plead for in the Old French Quarter.
Sally Reeves is a noted writer and historian who co-authored the award winning series New Orleans Architecture. She also has written Jacques-Felix Lelièvre’s New Louisiana Gardener and Grand Isle of the Gulf – An Early History. She is currently working on a social and architectural history of New Orleans public markets and on a book on the contributions of free persons of color to vernacular architecture in antebellum New Orleans.
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Friends of Campus Park is a non-profit affiliated group working with the city of Oxnard, the residents of Oxnard and other non-profit groups to make Campus Park (site of the old Oxnard High School) a beautiful park and botanic garden for all to enjoy.
In 2011 our local grassroots movement created a petition proposing that the City of Oxnard develop Campus Park into more than just a sports park. We proposed that Campus Park be made into a beautiful space that would include botanical gardens, community gardens, cultural and artistic areas and similar features that would inspire anyone to let their spirits run free, learn about the world of nature, the preservation of open spaces and about maintaining a healthy, self-sustainable environment.
We are proud of our city.
Our group understands the importance of community outreach and has the experience to do so. Many of us are already making our City better by working in other non-profits and groups that organize local festivals and events like the Oxnard Farmers Market, First Thursdays Food Trucks, and the Oxnard Christmas Parade. Others have volunteered their time as Parks and Recreation Commissioners, Cultural Heritage Board Members or Downtown Design Review Committee Members. Most importantly, though, we have worked on various community workshops with the City and with outside groups. This experience has allowed us to recognize how important it is to involve the community and the City in important projects like the one we are working on now.
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New Estimate That Covid Has Infected 1 in 3 Los Angeles County Residents, With Poor Areas Hardest Hit
By Jessica McKenzie on January 15, 2021
Officials in Los Angeles County estimate that the coronavirus has infected one in three residents. That works out to more than 3 million people in the county of 10 million, where Covid-19 has claimed more than 13,000 lives.
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Slow Vaccine Rollout and Record Hospitalizations as U.S. Bears the Brunt of Holiday Surge
By Jessica McKenzie on January 5, 2021
In the U.S., a record 77,572 people died from the coronavirus in December, with a death now occurring about every 33 seconds. The cumulative death toll for the country now exceeds 354,000. About 21 million people—one out of 16 in the U.S.—have tested positive.
California New Epicenter of Pandemic in U.S. as Intensive Care Capacity in Southern California Falls to Zero
By Jessica McKenzie on December 18, 2020
California has recorded more new infections than many entire countries--including Britain, Germany and India--in the last couple of days. Capacity in hospital intensive care units in Southern California dropped to zero percent.
First Vaccinations Administered on Same Day U.S. Death Toll Passes 300,000
The first coronavirus vaccinations were administered in the United States Monday, the same day that the number of people in the U.S. who have died from Covid-19 passed 300,000.
With U.S. Covid Death Toll Smashing Records, the First Vaccinations Could Come Next Week
On Wednesday, more people in the U.S. died of the coronavirus than were killed in the 9/11 attacks. But hope is on the way, as some health care workers and nursing home residents could be rolling up their sleeves by early next week.
Shots Fired: 90-Year-Old Woman in UK Gets First Covid Vaccine Outside a Trial
By Jessica McKenzie on December 8, 2020
Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old woman from Coventry, England, received the first shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine outside a clinical trial on Tuesday morning. Keenan said she was looking forward to seeing friends and family in the new year, after spending most of this year alone.
Death Toll and Hospitalizations Climb in U.S. As Second Coronavirus Wave Swamps Europe
On Wednesday, the United States set new records for daily Covid deaths, hospitalizations and new cases. But new records were set a day later, as 2,857 people died and more than 216,500 tested positive on Thursday.
Covid Vaccines Won’t Come Soon Enough for Holiday Surge
White House coronavirus task force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx warns that if you traveled for Thanksgiving, assume you were infected with coronavirus and get tested soon and avoid seeing grandparents, other elderly relatives or anyone with pre-existing conditions.
Thanksgiving Travelers Jam Airports Despite Soaring Covid Cases
By Jessica McKenzie on November 24, 2020
Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has advised against traveling for Thanksgiving because of climbing coronavirus cases around the country, more than 3 million people passed through Transportation Security Administration lines at airports this weekend.
Seven Governors and the CDC Beg Americans to Stay Home for Thanksgiving
In a joint op-ed, the governors write: “Think about your last Thanksgiving and the people you were surrounded by ... As hard as it will be to not see them this Thanksgiving, imagine how much harder it would be if their chairs are empty next year.”
Republican Governors Join Democrats In Issuing Stricter Covid Rules As Holidays Loom
Despite the antipathy of President Trump and many Republican voters to Covid restrictions, GOP governors are ordering residents to sometimes wear masks in public as infections in their states continue to soar.
New Coronavirus Cases and Hospitalizations in U.S. Shattering Records Almost Daily
Yesterday, the U.S. recorded more than 160,000 cases for the first time, eight days after recording 100,000 new cases in one day for the first time. The country also set a record for hospitalizations for the third day in a row, with 67,096 receiving treatment.
A New Covid Task Force and Good News on Vaccines Even As Case Numbers Surge
The drugmakers Pfizer and BioNTech, a German company, said in a news release that the Covid vaccine they are jointly developing and testing is 90 percent effective in clinical trials and no serious safety concerns have yet emerged. If those results hold, it would make the coronavirus vaccine as effective as common childhood vaccines.
Americans Vote on Key Issues Such as Minimum Wage, as Wild Election Briefly Bumps Covid From Front Page
By Jessica McKenzie on November 6, 2020
Along with record turnout in a wild presidential race, voters in some states weighed in on issues affecting all aspects of life, including wages, taxes and abortion. And just because the election drove it off the metaphorical front page doesn’t mean the pandemic is over. The U.S. yesterday reported a record 121,000 new coronavirus cases.
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Standards of Performance for Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels (Including Petroleum Liquid Storage Vessels) for Which Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced After July 23, 1984
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing amendments to the Standards of Performance for Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels (Including Petroleum Liquid Storage Vessels) for Which Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced After July 23, 1984. We are finalizing specific amendments that would allow owners or...
Air Plan Approval; California; Feather River Air Quality Management District
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a revision to the Feather River Air Quality Management District (FRAQMD or ``District'') portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision concerns emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from surface preparation and clean-up operations. We are...
Air Plan Approval; Kansas; Removal of Kansas City, Kansas Reid Vapor Pressure Fuel Requirement
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing approval of revision to the Kansas State Implementation Plan (SIP), submitted by the Kansas Department of Health and the Environment (KDHE) on December 9, 2020. The proposed revision removes the Kansas City, Kansas seven pounds per square inch Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) Fuel requirement which...
Air Plan Approval; North Carolina; Revisions to Exclusionary Rules and Permit Exemptions
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve portions of revisions to a State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the State of North Carolina through the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Air Quality (DAQ), on September 18, 2009, and July 10, 2019. These SIP revisions seek to modify the...
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production Reconsideration; Reopening of a Comment Period
On November 9, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule titled ``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production Reconsideration.'' The EPA is reopening the comment period on the proposed rule that closed on January 8, 2021. The comment period will reopen until...
E15 Fuel Dispenser Labeling and Compatibility With Underground Storage Tanks
EPA currently requires fuel dispenser labels for gasoline- ethanol blends of greater than 10 volume percent (vol%) ethanol and up to 15 vol% ethanol (E15). The label was designed to alert consumers to the appropriate and lawful use of the fuel. EPA is co-proposing to either modify the E15 label or remove the label requirement entirely and...
Notice of Receipt of Petitions for a Waiver of the 2019 and 2020 Renewable Fuel Standards
EPA has received a number of petitions last year for a waiver of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) obligations that apply in 2019 and 2020. These petitions argue that recent events warrant EPA exercising its general waiver authority on the basis of severe economic harm. In late March, a group of small refineries requested a waiver of the 2019...
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Mobile Air Conditioner Retrofitting Program (Renewal)
The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ``Mobile Air Conditioner Retrofitting Program (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 1774.08, OMB Control No. 2060-0350) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is...
Delegation of Authority to the State of West Virginia To Implement and Enforce Additional or Revised National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Standards and New Source Performance Standards
On October 8, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sent the State of West Virginia (West Virginia) a letter acknowledging that West Virginia's delegation of authority to implement and enforce the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) and New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) had been updated, as provided...
Proposed Information Collection Request; Renewal; EPA's Methane Challenge Program
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Delegation of Authority to the Commonwealth of Virginia To Implement and Enforce Additional or Revised National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Standards and New Source Performance Standards
On October 8, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sent the Commonwealth of Virginia (Virginia) a letter acknowledging that Virginia's delegation of authority to implement and enforce the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs) and New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) had been updated, as provided for...
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Brownfields Program-Accomplishment Reporting (Renewal)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Brownfields Program-- Accomplishment Reporting (EPA ICR Number 2104.08, OMB Control Number 2050-0192) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of...
Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Land Disposal Restrictions; Information for Petitioners Seeking a No-Migration Variance Under the RCRA Land Disposal Restrictions for Temporary Placement of Treated Hazardous Waste Within a Permitted Subtitle C Landfill
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting comment on guidance on petitions for a No Migration Variance (NMV) under the Land Disposal Restrictions (LDRs) pursuant to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Under existing regulations, persons may apply for an NMV to allow for the land placement (e.g., landfill,...
Final Anti-Backsliding Determination for Renewable Fuels and Air Quality
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined that no additional measures are necessary pursuant to Clean Air Act (CAA) section 211(v) to mitigate the adverse air quality impacts of the renewable fuel volumes required under CAA section 211(o).
Bacillus Thuringiensis Cry1Ab/Cry2Aj Protein and G10-evo Enolpyruvylshikimate-3-Phosphate Synthase (G10evo-EPSPS) Protein; Exemptions From the Requirement of a Tolerance
This regulation establishes exemptions from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the insecticide Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab/Cry2Aj protein in or on the food and feed commodities of corn; corn, field; corn, sweet; and corn, pop, and for residues of the inert ingredient G10-evo Enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (G10evo- EPSPS)...
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Cyanide Chemicals Manufacturing Residual Risk and Technology Review
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing the results of the residual risk and technology review (RTR) for the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for the Cyanide Chemicals Manufacturing source category as required under the Clean Air Act (CAA). We are proposing to find that risk from emissions of...
Extension of 2019 and 2020 Renewable Fuel Standard Compliance and Attest Engagement Reporting Deadlines
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to modify certain compliance dates under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). First, EPA proposes to extend the RFS compliance deadline for the 2019 compliance year and the associated deadline for submission of attest engagement reports for the 2019 compliance year for small refineries. The...
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Celebration of 21 years of Tesco school vouchers with MP John Redwood
Children across the borough are benefiting from new equipment as a school vouchers scheme reaches its 21st year.
Jon Nurse
Wokingham MP John Redwood awarded schools new kit from the Tesco Schools & Clubs scheme at the supermarket’s Finchampstead Road store on Friday, September 21.
Staff and pupils from All Saints CE Primary School, Emmbrook Junior School and Westende Junior School met the MP to celebrate another bumper year for the scheme.
Rebecca Edgington, of Emmbrook Junior School, said: “Lots of people have been helping throughout the school and taking part reaps the rewards because every class benefits. We have lots of new equipment that will be useful both inside the classroom and out.
“The school will be receiving CDs and computer software, stop watches, multi-dial scales, a clock kit, a ball and chalk from the scheme this year.
“We’ve been taking part in the scheme for many years and the school really benefits from what we get. Last year we ordered a lot to go with our environmental pond including an underwater camera.
“When you look at the individual value of the coupons you might think they’re not worth much, but when you look through the catalogue you realise you can get quite a lot.”
Sue Eastwell, business manager at All Saints CE School, said: “The school has participated in the Tesco voucher scheme since it began. It is a wonderful way for the school to replace and replenish the equipment the children enjoy using on a daily basis.
“We were delighted to be invited to the presentation where two of our Year 6 children got to meet John Redwood and be given an extra box of goodies from our local Tesco.”
Shoppers in the supermarket collected vouchers over 10 weeks which they donated to a school or club of their choice, who then decided from a catalogue what items they wanted.
Store manager Paul Davies said: “Tesco for schools and clubs is a scheme which my team are proud to be part of.
“Thousands of customers have been collecting vouchers to help their local schools and clubs get new equipment showing what can happen when a whole community gets involved.”
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DVD of REME 70th anniversary parade on sale
A DVD of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers' (REME) 70th parade is now on sale.
The march, which took place through Wokingham during the town's Diamond Jubilee celebrations in June, was the last march before REME leaves its base in Arborfield.
Members of Reading Film and Video Makers (RFVM) produced the film, named 'REME at 70', which also includes video from the REME open day, museum and officer mess.
The DVD is on sale for £10 and all profits will go to RFVM. To order, email anne.massey@ntlworld.com quoting reference REME DVD.
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Divya Karnad becomes first Indian woman to won Future for Nature 2019 Award
Dr Divya Karnad, who teaches at Asoka University, has bagged the prestigious Global Future For Nature Award 2019 for her work on marine conservation. With the feat, she has become the first woman and the second Indian to receive the honour, the only other Indian being Dr Charudutt Mishra. The Future For Nature Award is a an international award that celebrates tangible achievements in protecting wild animal and plant species.
Topics: Cinema of India • Films • Indian films • States and union territories of India
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by Benedict Brook
A regional conflict is rapidly reaching an "irreversible point" where major military powers including Russia will be sucked in which is almost certain to lead to even more bloodshed, a veteran diplomat has warned.
As many as 5000 people are now thought to have perished in four weeks' worth of fighting between the central Asian nations of Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Which country has possession of a thin strip of land could be all that stops the battle from becoming a far wider war. Now Moscow is reported to have made its first clear move at picking a side.
The two fractious neighbours are in a deadly squabble centred on the mountainous region of Nagorno-Karabakh. It is internationally recognised as being part of Azerbaijan but has been governed for decades by ethnic Armenians.
Armed conflict broke out in late September after Azerbaijan, widely thought to be backed with weapons and manpower from Turkey, began shelling the disputed territory in an effort to recapture it.
Since then, both sides have been accused of bombing positions and cities across the front line.
Diplomatic efforts have, so far, proved fruitless.
A Russian brokered ceasefire was broken within a day; a further agreement to down arms collapsed within hours; last week a US backed deal to stop the fighting only lasted a few minutes.
Carey Cavanaugh is a former US ambassador who led peace efforts in 2001 over exactly the same intractable dispute. He said if current talks involving Turkey, Russia, the US and France did not achieve real results the fighting was almost certain to escalate.
"Outside nations, specifically Turkey and Russia may well then enter the fray," he wrote in a piece for the Financial Times.
"The result would be a potentially staggering level of death, destruction and suffering".
Already, Iran, which borders both warring nations, has warned that if any more shells inadvertently land on its territory it will be forced to become involved.
Historically both Christian Armenians and Muslim Turks from Azerbaijan called Nagorno-Karabakh home.
However, since a war in the 1990s that killed 30,000, most of the area has been populated and governed by ethnic Armenians who call it the Republic of Artsakh.
Not a single nation recognises Artsakh - not even Armenia - but it is supported by the Armenian government.
For decades, an uneasy truce prevailed. But no longer.
Mr Cavanaugh has said the key reason the conflict has flared up once again is Turkey's backing of Azerbaijan. Its weapons have helped it claw back some land.
"This external support and relative military success has generated broad public support in Azerbaijan for the war effort."
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SPIRALLING OUT OF CONTROL
On Wednesday, Azerbaijan accused Armenia of killing 21 people and wounding dozens in a missile strike near the frontier, the deadliest reported attack on civilians in a month of fighting over the disputed region.
Armenia has denied carrying out the attack, the second in two days that Azerbaijan says killed civilians in the Barda district.
Yerevan, in turn, accused Azerbaijani forces of deadly new strikes on civilian areas of the disputed region, as both sides claim the other is targeting civilians after weeks of fierce frontline clashes, reported news agency AFP.
The International Committee for the Red Cross said the shelling of urban areas was "appalling".
"These latest exchanges signal that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict risks spiralling out of control," said the ICRC's regional director Martin Schüepp.
RUSSIA'S MOVE ON THIN STRIP OF LAND
There are growing fears about what might happen if a thin strip of land known as the Lachin corridor is over run by Azerbaijan forces.
The pass links Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia proper and is a crucial supply line for everything from food to weaponry.
It's been reported Azerbaijan forces are closing in on the strip.
"If this corridor is severed the conflict will stand on the brink of a humanitarian disaster," said Mr Cavanaugh, who is a professor of diplomacy at the University of Kentucky.
The strategic Lachin corridor between Armenia and the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, where Russia has now set up a small base. Picture: Google Maps.
It could lead to the ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh becoming trapped and would likely force Armenia to crank up its military response.
"This could lead Moscow to act in accordance with its mutual defence pact with Armenia which in turn could elicit the entry of the Turkish military."
Previously, Russia has stood on the sidelines seemingly unwilling to pick sides between two nations that were once part of the USSR.
Russian President Vladimir Putin had said its defence agreement with Armenia would only come into effect if that country's territory was threatened. As Nagorno-Karabakh is not recognised by Armenia, he indicated Moscow had no reason to intervene.
But it looks like Russia is now taking sides as the fighting gets closer to Armenia's internationally recognised borders.
A Russia news photographer is reported to have seen a Russian camp set up at an Armenian village close to the Lachin corridor. It's only a few tents and a Russian flag but it's a powerful sign to approaching Azerbaijan forces not to cut off the pass, reported central Asian news service Eurasianet. Moscow is also thought to be supplying weapons to Yerevan.
A photo by TASS photographer Sergei Bobylev shows a Russian field camp set up near Tegh, close to the Lachin pass which connects Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia. Azerbaijani forces have made advances towards the pass in recent days.
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MEANINGLESS MEETINGS
The overall situation isn't helped by the US being distracted by the election campaign and France and Turkey in a war of words over the treatment of Muslims following the beheading of a teacher in Paris in a terror attack.
Writing for think tank the Australian Strategic Policy Institute earlier this month, international relations expert Mohammed Ayoob said there was the "alarming" prospect of the conflict dragging in regional superpowers.
"Turkey has traditionally been a staunch supporter of Azerbaijan (while) Russia considers Armenia a strategic ally, but also considers Azerbaijan a strategic partner.
"Russia will therefore have a major problem on its hands if the conflict escalates."
But that looks like exactly what could happen.
On Tuesday, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev downplayed the prospect of a diplomatic solution.
"There have been a lot of meaningless meetings over the past 28 years," he said.
Armenia and Azerbaijan may be relatively small nations, but they each have much larger friends, and foes, with lots of firepower at their disposal.
There is the very real prospect of Russian and Turkish troops facing each other across a frontline.
"The risk of an expanded war is growing greater by the day," said Mr Cavanaugh.
"The conflict may soon reach and irreversible point where it will not stop without a dramatic expansion of fighting and increased loss of life."
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Bill O'Reilly: Trump committed no impeachable offense, no matter what media, Pelosi say
Bill O'Reilly joins the show, explaining just how much the mainstream media is twisting the Biden and Ukraine story to make it seem like President Trump committed an impeachable offense. Sitting presidents have every right, and it's in the NATIONAL INTEREST, to inquire about domestic corruption...even if Nancy Pelosi uses her political to convince the American people to believe otherwise.
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A pre-Inauguration Day plea: You wield MUCH more power than you know
Dan Bongino details behind-the-scenes 'SMEAR' against Parler
YOU will be RESPONSIBLE for loss of rights if you riot
A new poster is circulating social media, calling for a record-breaking armed protest to take place across America on Inauguration Day. Here's Glenn's advice for those considering attendance: DON'T GO. No matter who is responsible for the poster or for any possible future chaos that may take place, the far left and the media WILL blame Trump supporters regardless of the facts. And because of that, if you attend and partake in rioting, you WILL be responsible for the loss of our rights that will come as a result. Don't go. But, listen to this clip to find out what Glenn thinks you SHOULD do on Inauguration Day instead…
Parler exec speaks out against ‘unfair’ Big Tech throttle
Big Tech isn't making it easy for organizations outside of the left's coalition to survive. Amy Peikoff is the Chief Policy Officer for Parler — the social media platform now throttled by Amazon, Apple, and Google. She joins Glenn to discuss the recent moves made against Parler and how the company is fighting to move forward: "We're doing everything we can to save civil discourse on the Internet. I promise: We're on it."
Can Frustrated Conservatives Learn from the Tea Party? | Matt Kibbe | Ep 92
The nation was shocked as the "Save America" rally in Washington, D.C., devolved into a siege of the U.S. Capitol. The day after, as heads were still spinning, Glenn sits down with Matt Kibbe, host of BlazeTV's "Kibbe on Liberty," to look at what led to this: Woke authoritarianism is in power, lockdowns are unending, and the Left has finally found out how to weaponize fear. The media is all too happy to watch the country burn, as long as the Left is holding the torch. But Glenn and Matt remember the lessons learned from the Tea Party, Martin Luther King Jr., and other movements that found success through peace. Conservatives and libertarians must find a path forward so we have more 9-12 marches, fewer stormings of the Capitol, and real change from those who believe they rule over us.
Here's how the left used COVID-19 to DESTROY us & our kids
COVID 19 was used to not only destroy businesses, morale, and education but to destroy us and our kids, too. The left is in control of nearly everything now, and they've used that power to make us feel alone. Glenn says he believes a miracle could happen to turn this great nation back towards the principles on which it was founded — BUT, we must turn back towards God first. Life DOES have meaning and tomorrow WILL be better.
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In 2015, as the Band Director in Granite Falls, WA, Mr Sessink was selected to represent Washington in the ’50 Directors Who Make a Difference’ yearly report published by School Band and Orchestra magazine.
Mr Sessink taught at Washington Middle School in Seattle from 2016-2019, where his ensembles received national recognition, including 2nd place at the 2019 Reno Jazz Festival.
Mr Sessink is an active musician in the Seattle area, performing regularly as a trumpet soloist with the Eastside Modern Jazz Orchestra. He is a member of Washington Music Educators’ Association and the National Association for Music Education
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Watch: Gus Kenworthy’s Ski Trick Goes Life Threateningly Wrong
Freestyle skiing can be a dangerous sport. While regular skiing is relatively safe, when free-styling you’re often taking risks. Gus Kenworthy, the 24-year-old openly gay American Olympic freestyle skier, got seriously injured after a ski trick went terribly wrong.
Photo: Instagram
This isn’t even Kenworthy’s latest injury – as only a few weeks ago, he posted a video of friction burns he got after getting hit by a car.
In the latest video, posted to Kenworthy’s YouTube channel, he shows the ski accident, which happened last April and resulted in a concussion and two lost teeth:
In April, I returned to my home ski resort in Telluride, CO for a private shoot on a special “kicker” rail. I was supposed to be there filming on the feature for 4 days and had a whole line up of tricks I wanted to get done.
Unfortunately, on the first day of filming, I slipped out on the rail, hit my head on the knuckle and knocked myself out cold. One concussion, two lost teeth and three days later I went back up to hit the feature a few more times to try and salvage the last day of the shoot.
The tricks we ended up getting weren’t quite what I had originally hoped for but I’m happy with how the video turned out considering the circumstances.
Watch the cringe-inducing video right here. Please, be careful, Gus! –
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Gene mutation found to cause macrocephaly and intellectual deficits
Last Updated November 12, 2018 by Healthcanal Staff
Now implicated in several rare diseases, mutations of this protein family could also have implications for autism spectrum disorder and bipolar disorder
By Ellen Goldbaum
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The absence of one copy of a single gene in the brain causes a rare, as-yet-unnamed neurological disorder, according to new research that builds on decades of work by a University at Buffalo biochemist and his colleagues.
First authors on the paper are Ina Schanze, PhD, from the Institute of Human Genetics at University Hospital Magdeburg and Jens Bunt, PhD, of the Queensland Brain Institute of the University of Queensland, Australia.
Co-author Richard M. Gronostajski, PhD, is a professor of biochemistry in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at UB, director of its Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics Graduate Program and a researcher at UB’s New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences. He has been studying the family of nuclear factor I (NFI) proteins, which play important roles in the differentiation of stem cells in the brain.
So far, the absence of some of the proteins has been found to cause several rare diseases from birth and could be implicated in autism spectrum disorder and bipolar disorder.
The new paper, published Nov. 1 in the American Journal of Human Genetics, reports for the first time that intellectual disability and macrocephaly, enlargement of the brain, are associated with the absence of nuclear factor I B (NFIB) in humans.
“This paper shows that a single point mutation in NFIB is responsible for these clinical characteristics, including mild intellectual disability, lack of muscle tone, speech delay, attention deficit disorder and other behavioral abnormalities, as well as macrocephaly,” said Gronostajski.
The syndrome is extremely rare, having been identified in only 18 individuals so far worldwide.
Suspecting an important role
Gronostajski first became interested in the NFI protein in the 1980s because it was the first human site-specific DNA-binding protein shown to play a role in the replication of viral DNA in human cells. At the time, little was known about how viral or human DNA replication was regulated by host genes.
“Once we discovered that the protein was actually part of a gene family and that these genes were only present in multicellular eukaryotes, not bacterial, plant or single celled eukaryotes, I suspected that they would play an important role in animal and human development,” Gronostajski said. “This turned out to be the case.”
Gronostajski is responsible for developing the first genetically modified mice that were missing these proteins. Since 1999, his work has helped illuminate how mutations of NFIA, NFIX and, now, NFIB, affect physical and cognitive development.
In 1999, while at Case Western Reserve University and the Lerner Research Institute at the Cleveland Clinic, Gronostajski and his colleagues discovered that mice lacking NFIA had severe brain abnormalities, including hydrocephalus and the complete or partial absence of the corpus callosum, the largest anatomical tract in the brain.
In 2007, human patients were discovered with a similar phenotype as the mouse model, which included callosum agenesis (the complete absence of this brain region) and hydrocephalus. Surprisingly, renal problems also were discovered in these patients, and similar defects were then found in the mouse model.
In 2008, Gronostajski co-authored another paper demonstrating that NFIX is required for normal hippocampus development in the brain. Subsequent studies from his and collaborators’ laboratories showed that NFIX is essential for normal neural stem cell, cerebellum and skeletal muscle development. These studies led to the discovery in 2010 that mutations of NFIX in humans result in the severe developmental disorders Malan syndrome and Marshall-Smith syndrome, each of which causes severe intellectual delays and aberrant muscle function.
Missing connection
While the syndrome caused by the NFIB mutation is extremely rare, Gronostajski said that the mutation may be clinically present in other types of intellectual and behavioral disabilities.
“Until you start looking for it, you don’t know the frequency,” he said.
The mouse model lacking NFIB that was developed by Gronostajski and colleagues has defects in the corpus callosum, a large anatomical tract that connects the right and left sides of the brain. Without it, he explained, certain activities can’t be coordinated between two sides of the brain, resulting in intellectual issues, such as impairment of abstract reasoning and problem-solving abilities.
Some affected individuals were identified through the Global Alliance for Genomics & Health, an international organization through which researchers and clinicians share data about diseases and possible genomic causes. Gronostajski is hopeful that as more work is done with the mouse models where the NFI genes are deleted, therapies will be developed that aid patients with mutations in NFI genes.
The research was funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, the French Ministry of Health, the Regional Council of Burgundy/Dijon University Hospital, the Genesis Foundation for Children, the National Institutes of Health and other organizations. Gronostajski is funded by NYSTEM, New York State Stem Cell Science.
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Strenuous Yoga Poses Can Cause Serious Injuries — Here’s How to Avoid Them
Written by Kimberly Holland on April 3, 2019
Soreness and muscle pain can be common after yoga, but there are more serious injuries that can occur from overdoing it on certain poses. Getty Images
People who do yoga expect a few sore muscles here and there.
Minor pains and even bruises might not be unusual.
But a stroke is one side effect of a yoga practice few consider when they roll out their mat for a session of Downward Dog and Frog Pose.
But that’s exactly what happened to advanced yogi Rebecca Leigh.
In 2017, Leigh had just completed a Hollowback Headstand, a variation on the traditional headstand that calls on you to arch your back and neck instead of keeping them vertical.
Leigh, then 39, stood up from her pose and immediately knew something was wrong.
She told South West News Service (SWNS), she had blurry vision and lost control of her arm.
Shortly after those symptoms subsided, she developed a tremendous headache.
“I tried to put my hair in a ponytail and my left arm was numb. I physically could not get my brain to tell my arm what I wanted it to do,” Leigh told SWNS. “I had an awful headache… I had some strange visual issues and felt a lot of pain in my neck and head.”
Two days later, the Maryland woman realized her right eye was drooping, and her pupils weren’t the same size.
She and her husband, Kevin, immediately went to the emergency room. There, a physician told them that Leigh had experienced a stroke.
“I couldn’t believe it,” Leigh said. “There was no way that someone my age, in my health, could have had a stroke.”
But she did — and she’s not the only one to experience physical trauma and injury as a result of yoga.
Rare but possible
A 2009 study from Columbia University found in a survey of more than 1,300 yogis worldwide, that four yogis had indeed experienced brain damage from extreme bending.
Leigh, as a CT angiography would soon reveal, had torn her right carotid artery, a blood vessel that’s vital for delivering blood to your brain. This is also known as a carotid artery dissection.
Carotid and vertebral artery dissections are rare. They occur in about 3 out of 100,000 people each year, but they’re one of the most common causes for stroke in young and middle-aged adults.
Indeed, cervical artery dissection (or a tear in the arteries of the neck) represents 1 in 5 cases of ischemic stroke in adults under age 45.
The tears are more commonly caused by overextension or manipulation from dancing, skating, swimming, car accidents, sneezing, coughing, chiropractic adjustments, giving birth, and, yes, yoga.
“It’s hard to know for sure what caused it,” Dr. Jessalynn Adam, a sports medicine physician at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, told Healthline.
“In some instances, it is a bit of a freak occurrence, but classically it’s caused by manipulation of the neck from trauma, or high-velocity, high-energy stretching of those vessels and tearing of the lining,” she said.
Adam adds that if someone has an underlying connective tissue abnormality, the risk for this type of stroke is also higher.
“There are certain conditions where people have stretchy skin or hyper-mobility of their joints,” she said.
Adam added that people with these issues may be more drawn to practices like yoga because of their flexibility, even if they don’t yet know of the condition that’s causing it.
“They may have an abnormality of the type of connective tissues around those vessels and they may be more likely to develop cervical artery dissection,” she said.
However, Dr. Loren Fishman, a specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation in New York City, cautioned that overall this type of injury is rare.
“Given that close to 40 million Americans are currently doing yoga, the very news-worthiness of this injury begins to indicate its rarity,” he told Healthline. “Yoga injuries are less common per practitioner than injuries in weightlifting or golf.”
You can take precautions
Janis Isaman, owner of a one-on-one health studio called My Body Couture, says most significant injuries in yoga don’t happen at first.
“It generally takes one to two years of consistent practice until the muscle tightness has been released from the body,” she said. “Interestingly, this is often when yogis start getting injured. Why? There is a cultural push to make the poses harder or more photogenic.”
Pushing past your limits is just what Adam cautions people to avoid — and not only as a means to avoid stroke.
“If you really have to strain, if you’re not able to breathe through the exercise, if you feel any unusual symptom or headache or anything like that, be smart and listen to your body when it’s telling you to stop,” Adam said.
“Wherever you are in your practice, it’s OK to be where you are. Accept yourself in that journey. I see people get over-eager, and that’s when bad things can happen.”
Ann Swanson, author of “Science of Yoga,” also recommends people find a qualified yoga teacher to help you learn to approach movements with greater care and mindfulness.
“If you have specific health conditions, including the risk of stroke or a family history of stroke,” she told Healthline, “I recommend finding a yoga therapist, because yoga therapists have an additional two years and 800 hours of training to work safely with health conditions.”
Words of warning
Leigh, who has been practicing yoga regularly for more than 20 years, shared her story as a cautionary tale to other yogis who may find themselves puzzled by symptoms or problems after a pose and wonder if they’ve done greater damage.
“No pose or picture is worth what I have been going through,” she wrote in an Instagram post. “Don’t be so tempted to push over your limits.”
Recovery for Leigh was difficult. Today, more than a year later, she still faces lingering issues, including memory loss, tingling in her arms, and severe headaches.
“I know that I will never be where I was before 100 percent,” she told SWNS. “The fact that I can touch my toes is enough to make me smile.”
A month after being released from treatment, Leigh was back on the yoga mat with a simple breathing exercise.
Today, she posts poses and shares tips regularly with her audience of more than 29,000 Instagram followers.
How to respond to a stroke
If you think you or someone you know is experiencing a stroke, remember Act FAST:
Facial droop
Arm weakness
Speech difficulty
Time to call 911
The first three letters in the acronym indicate the most common signs of a stroke. If they’re present, it’s time to call 911 or seek emergency care.
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Charlotte’s Web Completes Acquisition of Abacus Health Products
Charlotte’s Web now has distribution through more than 21,000 retailers.
Melissa Schiller
Business and Finance Mergers and Acquisitions
Charlotte’s Web Holdings, a producer and distributor of hemp-derived CBD products, announced June 11 that it had completed the previously announced acquisition of Abacus Health Products, Inc., a producer of over-the-counter topical products that combine active pharmaceutical ingredients with hemp extract.
“This just made so much sense,” Charlotte’s Web CEO Deanie Elsner told Hemp Grower and Cannabis Business Times. “We’re like two distinct puzzle pieces that now fit perfectly together as one.”
Charlotte’s Web has been conducting business with Abacus for the past five years, Elsner said, with Charlotte’s Web selling Abacus its proprietary full-spectrum hemp-derived CBD for the company’s product formulations.
“I would say our relationship has been extremely collegial and one of mutual respect for years,” Elsner said. “Abacus’ leadership and innovation in topicals complements Charlotte’s Web’s number one market position in ingestibles.”
The Charlotte’s Web team has also been impressed with Abacus’ science-driven approach to its business, which Elsner said mirrors Charlotte’s Web’s commitment to science.
Now, under the agreement, Charlotte’s Web has acquired all the issued and outstanding subordinate voting shares of Abacus, which ultimately grants Charlotte’s Web distribution through more than 21,000 retailers.
Abacus’ consumer brands, CBD MEDIC and Harmony Hemp, as well as the company’s CBD CLINIC brand for professional practitioners, now join the Charlotte’s Web family of brands, and product cross-selling opportunities are available through each company’s distribution network.
“This acquisition opens the door for reaching thousands of health care and wellness practitioners, which we believe is a vital audience to engage, educate and support,” Elsner said. “This move catalyzes our company to be global in reach. We want the quality, efficacy and consistency of our full portfolio of products to globally reach those in need of the healing power of botanicals. This deal does just that.”
Beginning in July, multiple Abacus topical products will be available through Charlotte’s Web’s Direct to the Consumer (DTC) ecommerce platform.
“Now that we are one company and Abacus’ brands–CBD MEDIC, CBD CLINIC and Harmony Hemp–have joined the Charlotte’s Web family of brands, we can deliver an attractive and trustworthy portfolio of products DTC and to a wide spectrum of retail customers,” Elsner said.
Abacus CEO Perry Antelman has joined Charlotte’s Web as executive vice president and president of topicals, and Elsner said the company has launched a 100-Day Integration Plan to merge the two brands.
“We still have a lot of work to do to fully integrate the Abacus brands into Charlotte’s Web and look for opportunities to be more efficient and to improve—and that means being willing and open to change in the dynamic CBD market,” she said.
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Companies Form Group to Study CBD’s Effects on Liver, Front Range Biosciences Studies Hemp Sent to Space: Week in Review
Seven companies are banding together to participate in an industry-wide study measuring the effects of CBD on the liver when used daily by healthy adults.
Theresa Bennett
CBD Cultivation
This week, seven groups in the cannabidiol (CBD) industry have announced they’ll be conducting a study with a minimum of 700 participants to measure the effects of full spectrum hemp-derived CBD and CBD isolate on the liver when used daily by healthy adults. The study is in response to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) calls for more research on CBD, particularly on the liver, so it can move forward with regulating the industry. Meanwhile, hemp samples have returned from space and are being studied by Front Range Biosciences to see how they’ve been impacted by a zero-gravity environment.
Here are this week’s top headlines you might have missed.
National: In response to the FDA’s repeated calls for more research on CBD, seven companies have banded together to participate in an industry-wide study measuring the effects on the liver of daily use of full spectrum hemp-derived CBD and CBD isolate by healthy adults. Read more
Colorado: In March, Front Range Biosciences sent hemp and coffee tissue samples to the International Space Station (ISS) to see how a zero-gravity environment would impact the plants’ gene expression. Now, the team is regenerating and growing out the tissue cultures to see how microgravity and the various stressors the samples experienced have affected the plants. Read more
Illinois: As hemp grown for fiber gains traction in the U.S., Rachel Berry, CEO of the Illinois Hemp Growers Association, is experimenting with not just growing the crop, but also processing and using it on her farm. Read more
New Mexico: In the University of New Mexico’s latest study on cannabis, researchers found full-spectrum hemp oil “reduced mechanical pain sensitivity tenfold for several hours in mice with chronic postoperative neuropathic pain.” Read more
North Carolina: As the hemp industry in North Carolina finds its sea legs during its initial growing seasons in a federally legal market, the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) is working to help farmers address common challenges and yield better crops. The NCDA&CS’s Agronomic Division recently released new guidelines to help hemp farmers manage soil fertility and plant nutrition, and prepare samples for leaf tissue testing. Read more
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WinField United Pro Enters Alternative Crops Market
The company already services other major horticultural markets which include landscape, golf, pest control, and top 100 greenhouse and nursery companies.
Posted by Melissa Schiller
PRESS RELEASE - The WinField United Pro team has announced the entering of a new market - Alternative Crops. This is a natural progression as WinField United Pro already services other major horticultural markets which include landscape, golf, pest control, and top 100 greenhouse and nursery companies.
WinField United looks to provide resources, technology and new product development in this space. As part of the larger WinField United organization, the company has access to a large distribution network, as well as product testing and development in its lab, located in River Falls, Wis. WinField United provides comprehensive testing which includes soil, water and tissue analysis that can be compounded with the use of satellite technology. WinField United Pro has the ability to use other cutting-edge analysis with drone flights where NDVI and DGCI can be used to look at crop health.
Two of the company's veteran sales reps will be leading the Alternative Crop Team - Drew Guffey and Rob Garcia.
Guffey grew up in western Pennsylvania working at his family’s owned and operated greenhouse business. In 2009, he received a bachelor’s degree in horticulture from Colorado State University. After graduating, he worked as the production manager for a top 25 greenhouse plant producer. For the last six years, Guffey has been working for WinField United Pro as a selling consultant, specializing in ornamental and alternative production.
Garcia grew up in Wisconsin and spent his high school years working on farms for family and friends. Garcia attended the University of Wisconsin Platteville majoring in Chemistry and Agriculture. He moved to Colorado in 1993 and has worked in the green industry ever since. He has concurrently worked in the landscape industry, ornamental industry and as a sales representative over the past 27 years. During his career, Garcia has obtained a state chemical license in aquatics, insect, weed and disease control. For the last five years, he has served as the western U.S. technical advisor for WinField United. Garcia has worked with hemp growers in Colorado for the last four years and has participated in a 55-acre hemp facility in Rifle, Colo., developing programs for growers that have produced crops from both seed and clone.
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Rachel Berry, the founder and CEO of the Illinois Hemp Growers Association, on her farm in Princeton, Ill.
Photo provided by Rachel Berry.
Illinois Farmer Experiments With Solving Hemp Fiber Problems on the Farm
As hemp grown for fiber gains traction in the U.S., Rachel Berry, CEO of the Illinois Hemp Growers Association, is experimenting with not just growing the crop, but also processing and using it on her farm.
Cultivation Fiber
Breaking into a brand new industry is no easy feat. It requires resilience, patience, experimentation and new ideas.
Rachel Berry, the founder and CEO of the Illinois Hemp Growers Association, is bringing those qualities with her into this growing season, where she’s tackling a brand new crop on her 13-acre farm in Princeton: hemp for fiber.
While growing hemp for cannabinoids, primarily cannabidiol (CBD), remains the most popular option for hemp farmers in 2020, small pockets of farmers are popping up across the U.S. with plans to plant and harvest hemp for its stalk.
They face numerous challenges, including a disjointed supply chain, a lack of local processors and underdeveloped end markets. But Berry has plans to experiment with new solutions that may just alleviate some of those issues.
“All the hurd from the [hemp], we want to use to build with here on our farm,” Berry says.
Switch to Fiber
Hemp grown for fiber is leggier than its bushy cannabinoid-rich cousin. It also reaps not one, but two usable products: the bast and the hurd. The bast portion of hemp, which is the outer portion that wraps around the stalk, is what many refer to as the “fiber” and can be used primarily for textiles and paper. Meanwhile, the hurd on the inside of the stalk is a type of softwood and has numerous applications, including animal bedding, construction materials and more.
Berry has one season of experience under her belt growing hemp for CBD. She and her husband, Chris, are first-generation farmers from Chicago who had an opportunity to switch lifestyles with his family, who wanted to sell their farm to move to the city nearly a decade ago. Before growing hemp, the Berrys mainly grew vegetables on their farm, where they implement regenerative practices.
But since she decided to be a farmer, Rachel Berry’s true focus has always been on hemp for fiber.
“Five to six years into living here and homesteading, I just said, ‘I want to be a farmer. I don’t just want to do gardening, I want to farm something. But what can I farm that I can feel good about?’ … I stumbled upon hemp and fell down that rabbit hole in 2016,” Rachel Berry says, explaining that she discovered the numerous benefits hemp grown for fiber offers. “My love for hemp was always about fiber.”
This year, Rachel Berry decided to pursue it. She sectioned off half an acre of her farm for fibrous hemp, planting seeds she purchased from Ukraine about an inch apart in 18-inch rows. Hemp grown for fiber is treated more like a row crop and known to be far less laborious than growing hemp for CBD. “It doesn’t require as much tender love and care,” Rachel Berry says.
For this year, Rachel Berry’s pursuit in hemp is purely experimental. She, along with other farmers across the country interested in growing hemp for fiber, are currently in a research and development phase to discover which hemp fiber genetics yield the best results. Many have sourced seeds from overseas, including China and Europe.
“We’re just doing this at a scale that makes sense for us,” Rachel Berry says.
For this year, Rachel Berry’s goal isn’t to be profitable. It’s to see what she can do with artisanally grown hemp for fiber.
Rachel Berry says she has been in touch with someone who is interested in buying her hemp fiber to blend with wool. Finding a buyer is a huge hurdle for all hemp farmers, but especially for those growing for fiber, as many of its end markets in the U.S. are still in their infancies.
But Rachel Berry has much bigger plans for hemp fiber beyond just growing it and selling it to a buyer.
Chris Berry is a millwright and carpenter, so Rachel Berry says the two plan on building their own small-scale decorticator right on the farm. “We did a lot of research looking through historical records and European records. We found a decorticator that’s 5 feet long and 5 feet off the ground,” Rachel Berry says. “We’re going to put our own spin on the plans we saw.”
Having a decorticator on-site will be another large advantage for the Berrys. While decorticators are sprouting up across the U.S., transportation is a huge barrier in getting the hemp to them, as the cost of sending it long distances often outweighs its value.
And with the hurd left over once the decorticator separates it from the bast, Rachel Berry intends to put what she’s learned over the years to good use. She says she’s taken workshops on constructing with hemp hurd, which, when bound with lime, forms a substance called “hempcrete” that can be used to build structures, including houses.
Rachel Berry plans to use hurd from her harvest to construct either a farm stand or a clubhouse for the Illinois Hemp Growers Association to meet in.
“We’re … going for something that will be the first hemp lime construction in the state, so we’re pretty psyched about that,” Rachel Berry says. “We want to invite people to come see this. Affordable housing is a big issue in Chicago and many other places in the state, so demonstrating that hemp fiber can be grown, processed, manufactured and built with locally—we need to shout that from the rooftops."
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You Asked, We Answered: Top Questions About Taxes, IRAs and 529 Contributions
Maggie Klokkenga, CPA, CFP® | February 12, 2019
Maggie Klokkenga, CPA, CFP®, answers your tax-related IRA and 529 questions.
You asked, we answered! Due to the amazing response of tax questions that we received ahead of the podcast with Maggie Klokkenga, CPA, CFP®, we knew that we couldn’t answer them all in Mailbag. Instead, we asked Maggie to answer your questions. We have split them up by topic. So, without further ado, Maggie answers your tax-related IRA and 529 questions today.
What are the income limits for making tax-deductible contributions to traditional IRAs, and do they depend on your filing status?
For 2019, if you are covered by a retirement plan at work, the modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) limits are $74,000 if you’re filing as a single taxpayer, head of household or married filing separately if you didn’t live with your spouse during the year, and $123,000 if you’re married filing jointly or filing as a qualified widower.
If you’re filing as married filing separately and you lived with your spouse at any point during the year, the limit is only $10,000. The deductible amount of the contribution begins to phase out, or reduce, as your MAGI gets closer to the limit. For this question, MAGI is your AGI plus the student loan interest deduction, any excludable savings bond interest from Form 8815, along with a couple other rarely taken individual deductions. If you’re not covered by a retirement plan at work but your spouse is, the same income limits still apply for married filing jointly or married filing separately.
What are the income limits for making contributions to Roth IRAs?
Roth IRA contributions can be made for taxpayers married filing jointly whose MAGI is less than $203,000 in 2019. For single taxpayers, heads of household, and those who are married filing separately who didn’t live with his/her spouse during the year, contributions can be made until MAGI reaches $137,000. Similar to tax-deductible traditional IRA contributions, if you’re married filing separately and you lived with your spouse at any point during the year, no Roth contributions are allowed when MAGI exceeds $10,000. Also similarly, your eligibility in making a Roth IRA contribution is reduced as your MAGI gets closer to the limit. In this case, MAGI is your AGI plus any traditional IRA deduction or student loan interest deduction along with a couple other rarely taken individual deductions.
What is a back-door Roth IRA contribution, and in what circumstances can it be used?
Back-door Roth IRA contributions are contributions made to Roth IRAs when the taxpayer has already reached the MAGI threshold of $203,000 in 2019. Here’s why it’s called “back-door”: Instead of making a contribution directly into your Roth IRA, you make a contribution into an IRA, then convert the full amount of your contribution to the Roth IRA. So, in essence, the contribution goes through the back door of the traditional IRA. Because the contribution was made with after-tax dollars, the conversion to the Roth IRA is not a taxable event. The back-door Roth IRA contribution effectively works when a taxpayer has not yet funded a traditional IRA or has $0 in the IRA.
Once the 529 account has been depleted for college tuition, is anything tax-deductible?
If the 529 account is depleted, you can still continue to maximize the annual contribution to the 529 while your child is in college so that you can receive the tax benefit, assuming one is offered in your state. Make the contribution to the 529, then take the money right back out and pay qualified college expenses.
If you would rather just pay tuition out of pocket, check to see if you have already claimed the American Opportunity Tax Credit, which is up to $2,500 per student for four years. If you have already claimed that, there is the Lifetime Learning Credit, which is up to $2,000. Both of these credits are phased out at different income thresholds. Taxpayers also have used the Tuition and Fees Deduction, but that expired at the end of 2017.
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Minority language standards in Scotland (Scots and Gaelic): Language inequality, nationalism and the promotion of linguistic diversity (completed)
James Costa worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at MultiLing 2013–2015.
This project is a subproject of STANDARDS.
James Costa.
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This research within the STANDARDS project (dir. Pia Lane) will look at both Scots and Gaelic in Scotland and will seek to investigate how issues of minority language standards are dealt with in a country that is officially aspiring for independence (from the United Kingdom) and where issues of national identity are instrumental in achieving this. While issues of language are traditionally thought to play little role in the shaping of Scotland as a nation, this can be disputed.
The main questions I ask are therefore:
How are standards created and issues of standard raised, circulated, contested or accepted, by whom, and in what conditions?
Who gains from the gradual establishment of the minority languages of Scotland in the current nationalist context?
What new social categories are created in the process, and who is excluded from them?
Those questions are now all at the centre of language standardisation as a social process in all parts of the world, but the possibility to investigate them in Scotland (through ethnographic fieldwork in Edinburgh, Skye and Shetlands) affords us an exceptional opportunity to analyse the interplay between ideologies pertaining to two minority languages and to a world language, English, at a unique historical moment. This particular conjunction will help shed light on and gain an understanding of the processes involved not only in Scotland and the United Kingdom but also throughout Europe and beyond.
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There are many different Mints around the world, all of which strike their own collectible coins for enthusiasts around the globe. Certain world coin series are best known for the purity of the metal they utilize, while other world coins series are known for their designs and technical innovation. All around the world, foreign coins are as diverse as the people that make them! Keep reading below to learn more about some of the fantastic silver and gold world coins we stock from countries ranging from Australia to Canada.
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2019 Japan Gold/CuNi Emperor Naruhito Enthronement NGC Gem Proof First Day of issue 2-pc Set
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2019 China Gold Panda 5-pc Prestige Set NGC MS70 Shanghai Label w/Tong Fang Signature
The foreign coins that are issued by Canada are struck by the renowned Royal Canadian Mint that is well known for its gorgeous designs and constant technical innovation. The annual Gold and Silver Maple Leaf series is the crown jewel of Canadian world coins. These instantly recognizable bullion coins have largely kept the same iconic design over the years, but have been updated with radial lines, micro-engravings, and a milk spot resistant solution as the series has progressed. The Royal Canadian Mint releases a large variety of coin series ranging from Star Trek to Superman to series highlighting Canadian fauna and values. Canadian coins have even set international coin records throughout the course of its history, at one point striking the then largest gold coin ever minted. Their 2020 annual coins releases will continue this tradition of excellence
South African Coins
The world coins that come from South Africa have some of the richest history in the numismatic coin industry. The iconic Gold Krugerrand originates from this nation and is the first and only modern gold bullion world coin until the Royal Canadian Mint released the first Gold Maple Leaf in 1979. The South African Mint recently began releasing annual Silver Krugerrands in 2017 to honor the 50th anniversary of the coin series. In addition, the South African Mint releases a few other striking coins series including their Natura and Big 5 series, which highlights native fauna of the country, both currently living and extinct.
Some of the oldest international coins in the world come from Britain’s Royal Mint. Once the overseer of Mints in commonwealth countries, such as the Royal Canadian Mint and Royal Australian Mint, nowadays the Royal Mint strikes circulating and collectible coins for the British Nation. The headliner of this world mint is their Silver and Gold Britannia series that features a female personification of Britain, in the same way that Liberty represents America and its values. The Royal Mint releases commemorative coins that honor British cultural icons, such as their Paddington Bear, Queen’s Beasts, and Tower of London series.
Australia’s Perth Mint is a giant of numismatics, renowned for their meticulous striking of impressively pure coins. The Mint releases several annual bullion series that honor their native fauna such as the Kangaroo, the Koala, Wedge-Tailed Eagle, and Kookaburra. In recent years, two new annual series have been released to the delight of collectors, the Emu and Bird of Paradise series. Many of these annual releases feature an annually changing design, so there are plenty of options for building your world coin collection. Don’t miss out on the Perth Mint’s collectible coins, which include the renowned Lunar Series that follows the Chinese Lunar cycle. The third series, Lunar Series III, is beginning in 2020 with the Year of the Rat.
Known for their beautiful finishes on all their international coins, Chinese coins are incredibly pristine, whether you are interested in raw or graded coins. The main annual release collectors around the world highly anticipate is their Silver Panda and Gold Panda series that features a different design on its reverse every year, meaning that the 2020 world coin will be a different panda design than 2019. In 2015, China also began issuing a truly striking Moon panda series that also features changing designs and features, such as space flown gold, or a piece of jade affixed to the coin!
Mexican Coins
Mexican coins are struck by the Casa de Moneda, which is one of the oldest Mints in the world in the Western hemisphere. Mexican world coins have intricate designs that capture the imaginations of collectors the world over. The highlight of Mexican world coins is their Silver and Gold Libertad series that features the famous Winged Victoria of Mexican Independence Victory Column on its reverse. Notably, the coins do not hold a legal tender value, but are redeemable for the value of the amount of silver struck on the reverse, for example 1 onza equals 1 ounce of silver.
A big name in the numismatic coin world, Niue is a small island with a lot of diversity. They are most known for issuing a large variety of commemorative world coins that feature interesting designs. It should be noted that the country does not strike, but rather issues these coins. Various Mints, such as the New Zealand Mint, actually produce the coins that the country issues and backs as legal tender. A large variety of officially licensed Disney coins, yes this includes Star Wars and the Avengers, are also released by this nation.
Austrian Coins
The Austrian Mint celebrated is 825 anniversary in 2019, a remarkable feat. The Mint is most known for their annual bullion series, the Silver and Gold Philharmonic, which features some of the instruments in Austria’s Philharmonic orchestra, one of the best in the world. To commemorate the 825th anniversary, a special series of coins was released which pays homage to Leopold V, the Wiener Neustadt, and Robbin Hood.
Label Type
Temple of Heaven 1item
Graded 3items
Proof 2items
Gem 1item
First Day Of Issue 1item
First Releases 1item
Copper-Nickel - CuNi 2items
Gold Panda 1item
Autographed 1item
1/40 Ounce - oz 1item
1/4 Ounce - oz 1item
1 Ounce - oz 1item
Mint Name
Japan Mint 2items
Shanghai Mint 1item
0.25 1item
10.00 1item
100.00 1item
500.00 3items
10000.00 1item
China 1item
Japan 2items
Currency Type
Yen 2items
Yuan 1item
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Services to Members & Industry
The Institute is continuously updating its members through the circulation of regular Technical Updates. Contrary to earlier practice of sending it on periodical basis, it is now being sent as soon any update is received from the government, regulatory authorities, accounting associations, etc. The members are now being immediately updated with latest SROs, Rules, Circulars, Notifications, etc. The Council strengthened technical support to provide technical updates and professional advice to practicing and other members of the Institute. The Institute is continuously updating its members, industry and other stakeholders through regular Technical Updates in the following areas:-
National and International Laws & Regulations
Tax and Corporate Laws
Economy and Business News
Services to Government & Regulators
The Institute always remainsfocused to the changes taking place in the profession at international and regional levels to immediately update its members. It circulates draft exposures and proposed policies on which feedback of members at large is sought. All such drafts and policies are circulated to members and on receiving their feedback, the same is compiled and sent to concerned policy making institutions with the Institute's recommendations. The Institute is in active coordination with the Ministry of Finance, Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP), Accountant General Pakistan Revenues (AGPR) and other relevant organizations on technical and legal matters pertaining to the profession.
Development of Cost Accounting Standards
The Institute, being a sole professional body to regulate the profession of Cost and Management Accounting in the Country’s is the authority to develop cost accounting standards and guidelines. The Institute also develops cost accounting guidelines for the industry so as to provide them tools and techniques to improve production and cost effectiveness. The Institute provided technical support to Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) in the issuance of Cost Accounting Record Orders (CAROs) for the industry. In 2013-14, the Institute has introduced following Cost Accounting Standards which serve as guideline especially for organizations belonging to the sector where cost audit is mandatory and generally for all those organizations which are looking for cost efficiency:-
CAS 01 Classification of Cost
CAS 02 Capacity Determination
CAS 03 Direct Material Cost
CAS 04 Direct Labor Cost
CAS 05 Production Overheads
CAS 06 Administrative Overheads
CAS 07 Selling and Distribution Overheads
CAS 08 Direct Expenses
CAS 09 Packing Material Cost
CAS 10 Cost of Production for Captive Consumption
CAS 11 Cost of Power and Energy
CAS 12 Cost of Service Cost Centres
The Institute has also developed ten new cost accounting standards which are under review of Technical Support and Practice Development (TSPD) Committee.
The Institute also provided technical support to Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) in the issuance of Cost Accounting Record Orders (CAROs) for the industries such as Cement, Sugar, Chemical fertilizer, Electric Power Pharmaceutical and Automobile etc.
Registration of CMA Firms
In the current competitive professional and practice environment, quality of services provided and regulation of profession is a key factor to success and growth. National Council of ICMA Pakistan felt the necessity and established the Quality Assurance Board (QAB) for awarding the quality rating to CMA Firms. As per the Framework of Quality Control Review(QCR) Program, the quality rating is to be awarded to CMA Firms, therefore, practicing members will be required to get their CMA Firms registered with the Institute. TSPD Directorate tasked to register CMA Firms. Accordingly, a very easy registration procedure designed for the convenience of the practicing members/ firms. Names of Registered CMA Firms are uploaded on the website of the Institute under Public Practice tab.
Circulation of Consultancy Opportunities
In order to create awareness of available business opportunities among all the members of the Institute in general and provide update on such opportunities to practicing members in particular, the Technical Support and Practice Development Committee created a special platform on Consultancy Opportunities on the website of Institute. Consultancy opportunities such as request for proposals, expression of interests, Pre-qualification and Tender notices etc, relevant to the profession, are circulated among all the members of the Institute and uploaded on the website.
Directory of Practicing Management Accountants
The Institute prepares Directory of Practicing Management Accountants each year for uploading on the website and distribution among Government Departments, Regulators, Trade organizations, Chambers, United Nation Offices, large industrial units etc, in order to create a positive impact on the business and generate opportunities for our practicing members and firms.
Preparation of Budget Commentary
The Institute preparesFederal Budget Commentary each year, in order to provide a deep insight on the Federal Budget and enable the readers to better understand and comprehend the Budget. Booklet of the Federal Budget Commentary is uploaded on the website and circulated among the members of the Institute. ICMA Pakistan actively participates in arranging several pre-budget & post budget seminars, workshops & technical sessions; thus plays a vital role by highlighting improvements in the existing taxation laws and suggesting concrete measures for generating tax revenues.
Capacity building of practicing members/ Professionals/ Students
The Institute organizes Seminars, Technical Sessions, Workshops etc, for capacity building of Practicing members and CMA Firms in particular and students and other professionals in general.
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©Archivio Grandi Giardini Italiani
Storico Giardino Garzoni
The villa and garden are an extraordinary example of eighteenth century Tuscan taste and culture. The Garzonis were a powerful family from Pescia, of Ghibelline stock, who had suffered the confiscation of their property, banishment and exile. They fled to Lucca where they rose to the highest State offices. The age-old taste for provocation and defiance led them to build a villa here on the ancient boundary between the Grand Duchy and the Republic of Lucca.
First evidence of the villa dates back to Marquess Romano in 1633 and Alessandro Garzoni, who was probably also the first architect of the garden, already set out in its present form in 1652. The imposing work took 170 years to complete. The final layout and the miraculous Summer House are due to the talent and whim of Ottavino Diodati. The garden, which opens like a theatre with water games and star-shaped fountains, immediately aroused the envy of Princes and Kings. Not only can it compete with the great Italian gardens (Villa d’Este, Boboli and the Royal Park of Caserta), but also European ones such as Versailles, Fontainebleau, Saint-Cloud, Potsdam, Wichelmhohe and Schonbrunn in Vienna. It expresses the same great post-Renaissance ideals, the rigorous geometric structures softened by plants, epic and fantastic statues, masks and fountains. The villa, known as ”of the hundred windows”, is of legendary beauty. The bedroom where Napoleon is supposed to have stayed is on the first floor, as is the great kitchen where Collodi, the nephew/grandson of the Garzoni’s bailiff, spent many moments of his childhood.
51012 Collodi PT
Please visit website for further details
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Connecticut > West Hartford > Schools > School Profile
Morley School
77 Bretton Road, West Hartford, CT 06119
West Hartford School District
It's an okay school. Certainly not as good as other reviewers have stated. They have many older,... more
This school is rated above average in school quality compared to other schools in Connecticut. Students here are making above average year-over-year academic improvement, and students perform above average on state tests.
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77 Bretton Road
RYAN CLEARY - Principal
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