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Why do lightsabers attract Force sensitives?
There are at least two incidents in the canon which suggest that lightsabers attract Force sensitives:
Ezra was attracted to Kanan's lightsaber in the pilot episode of Star Wars: Rebels TV show.
Rey was attracted to Anakin's lightsaber in Star Wars: The Force Awakens movie.
Here, the attractions are described as a call from a lightsaber. Also, in both incidents, novice Force sensitives (who didn't know that they have superpowers) were attracted. Maybe, it has to do with some weird signal they never experienced before. But, why would they experience that signal in the first place?
Is there any canon explanation (or, Legends) why lightsabers attract Force sensitives? Last I checked, lightsabers are a normal piece of technology which anyone can construct and use (although non-Force guys won't be able to fully master it). Jedi rituals (of finding crystal irregularities with the Force and building lightsaber) looks to me like a test (you may need to use the Force precisely to detect crystal irregularities) and to get to know your stuff better. Blasters certainly don't attract anyone. Is there something in lightsabers (e.g. crystals) which are active in the Force (I can't use Force sensitive word for a dead object; if you have better word/ phrase, please replace)?
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I'm seem to recall that Ezra was attracted to Kanan's holocron, not his lightsaber. – TylerH Jan 8 '16 at 4:34
@TylerH No, it was lightsaber. Although, holocron was in the same drawer, he was actually attracted to the lightsaber. He later told it to Kanan: "You won't believe this but this thing wanted me to take it." youtu.be/FuNv3mxkaiY – 11.01.11 Jan 8 '16 at 4:45
It's actually the other way around, for the most part.
Lightsabers (and other objects) don't attract Jedi in Legends, (which you tagged). Jedi are attracted to the items via the Force. That lightsabers are significant to the Jedi is more or less insignificant -- Jedi are also attracted to Star Maps, Holocrons, and even locations. This, more or less, appears to be an extension of the Living Force guiding them to where they need to be -- much like how it guides them to move their lightsabers to block a blaster bolt -- or guides them to a remote corner of a desert planet to take an annoying little kid (who will destroy the Jedi order and the Sith) as padawan.
Moreover, in Legends, a Jedi's lightsaber crystal is charged with their own particular Force signature via meditation. This is used to purify crystals and attune them to the owner, and may leave the saber somewhat more notable via Force perception.
It's not the other way around - the lightsabers are doing the attracting via the Force-attuned crystals inside of them. If I scruff up a balloon with static electricity, and hold it up to someone with long hair, you wouldn't say "actually the balloon isn't attracting anything!" - it totally is. – corsiKa Jan 7 '16 at 18:59
@corsiKa Those crystals don't exist in that manner, in canon, yet. Adding the fact that everything seems to attract Jedi when it's necessary... and this is my answer. – user40790 Jan 7 '16 at 19:29
@Axelrod - what do you mean re: the crystals? StarWars.com (care of Clone Wars and Rebels) has this to say about kyber crystals: "This crystal is attuned to the Force, and connected to a Jedi Knight on a deeply personal level. In this way, a lightsaber is an extension of a Jedi's Force awareness. Because Jedi let the Force guide their selection of the crystal...a lightsaber crystal is colorless until first attuned and connected to a Jedi." – NKCampbell Jan 7 '16 at 19:49
@Axelrod - that is an incorrect understanding of how canon now works under new management. New canon is defined by the Lucasfilm Story Group from Disney as any of the new books, comics, television (ie - Rebels) and existing films, novelizations, and Clone Wars series. – NKCampbell Jan 7 '16 at 21:05
@corsiKa: In your example, the balloon doesn't do the attracting. The static electricity (energy) is doing the attracting. That energy just happens to be attached to the balloon. I suspect it is the same for objects/locations/whatever. The objects are just objects. But residual static electricity, err, I mean force energy, is what draws other force sensitives in. – Ellesedil Jan 8 '16 at 19:38
The new canon book Heir to the Jedi contradicts one of the underlying assumptions in your question (ie, that anyone can construct a lightsaber). It describes Luke disassembling a saber he has acquired (not his father's) and he notes:
aligning those crystals by hand would be impossible - I sensed that it had to be done with the Force, and only through the Force would I know whether it was aligned properly or not. They were wafer-thin slices of crystal, too, a beautiful clear amethyst, and might scratch or cloud with handling. Moving them precisely with the Force would ensure that they remained pristine.
In the new canon book Dark Disciple, Jedi Quinlan Vos has an ability called 'psychometry' which allows him to see and hear things through the Force when he touches an object that somebody else has held. This seems to indicate that objects have some sort of resonance with the Force.
In Heir to the Jedi, Luke goes on to say:
"the skill required to construct a lightsaber, or even put this one back together was a parsec or five beyond my current [Force] abilities"
Thus, to pair both ideas, an object like a lightsaber, which requires a great amount of Force sensitivity and skill to construct could practically be glowing with Force residue as it were. It seems to make some sense that both the Living Force as well as just general Force sensitivity would beckon particular people to them.
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I'm not sure this answers the question directly (It clearly may be a POSSIBLE factor, but doesn't say outright in canon that this is the reason for attracting another Force-sensitive) – DVK-on-Ahch-To Jan 7 '16 at 18:41
more on the way...takes a while to find sources :) – NKCampbell Jan 7 '16 at 18:44
GL :) Looking forward to your answer – DVK-on-Ahch-To Jan 7 '16 at 18:48
Luke just thought about aligning crystals by hand other than force. What about aligning with a machine? – 11.01.11 Jan 8 '16 at 3:14
BTW, the answer looks reasonable. Those lightsabers were created by Jedi who used lots of force on crystals and Force resonance thing takes care after that. :) – 11.01.11 Jan 8 '16 at 3:17
Because kyber crystals are “alive”
Each lightsaber contains a kyber crystal chosen by the Jedi who created it. New Disney canon information indicates that these crystals are, in essence, quasi-living entities.
He paused to magnify the view of one facet of the kyber. “The internal structure is unlike anything I’ve seen. It’s almost a bridge between organic and inorganic, as close to alive as a stone can be—which I suspect is why the Jedi were able to interact with kybers through the Force.”
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In particular, crystals have a presence in the Force, as explained in Ahsoka. They call to those who are destined to use them to create a lightsaber:
The crystals grew.
Clear as ice and cold until they found the hands that waited for them, they added structure in an ordered way, one prism at a time. And while they grew, they waited.
From time to time, someone would arrive and call to them, like the harmony of a perfect song. Each crystal had a chosen bearer, and only that bearer would hear the music and see the glow. All others would pass by, seeing nothing but more ice.
Crystals have been known to call to a Force-sensitive from within a lightsaber:
Kneeling beside her fallen foe, Ahsoka sifted through the wreckage of his lightsaber hilt. The crystals that had powered his lightsaber were no longer contained by metal, but their song had not dimmed. She held them in one hand, almost shaking as the familiarity of them coursed through her, while the other hand retrieved the half-finished hilts she carried with her.
As such, the most likely explanation is that it is not the lightsaber attracting the Force-sensitive, but the kyber crystals within. Since the crystals resonate with the Force, Force users in general might be able to feel them (unless they’re hiding, as they seem to do on Ilum). And of course, the crystals can communicate general intentions through the Force (as was the case with Ezra).
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If we view it in the larger context of the anthropology of magic, Force-sensitives being attracted to these artifacts might be considered as an instance of contagious magic. Lightsabers are used almost exclusively by Force-sensitives, and the personality of these users tends to "rub off" on the objects. These mystical connections are later detected by other Force-sensitives.
To put it another way, the Force users aren't being attracted by the lightsaber per se; instead, they're being attracted by the magical traces of its previous owners.
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Do you have any canon information to back this up? – Alfredo Hernández Jan 12 '16 at 23:12
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Lisa Levy's Self-Reflection Mirrors tell you everything you need to know. Available in two sizes for your pocket or your tabletop, these compacts will not only allow you to reflect on your physical appearance, but also on one of four contemplative phrases.
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Lisa Levy is a conceptual artist, painter, comedic performer, radio show host, and (self-proclaimed) psychotherapist. Her visual art has been widely exhibited at many venues including The New Museum, The Bronx Museum, SPRING/BREAK Art Fair, Pulse Art Fair, The Brooklyn Academy of Music and Christopher Stout Gallery. Her work has been written about extensively in The New York Times, The London Times, Time Out New York, Artnet, Hyperallergic, Artsy and many other publications.
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Neak Pean, View of Central Tower
The temple of Neak Pean forms an artificial island situated in the middle of the Jayatataka baray. It is surrounded by four smaller ponds that may have functioned as ablution ponds for pilgrims. The monument has several layers of symbolism relating to Lokesvara, the bodhisattva of compassion to whom the temple is dedicated. The temple is the center of a pond which may represent Lake Anavatapta, the homeland of the gods in the Himalayas. The sanctuary of Neak Pean has pediments illustrating scenes from the life of the Buddha and large relief panels of Lokesvara. The only surviving example of sculpture is a statue of Balaha, a form of Lokesvara as a flying horse, shown rescuing the trader Simhala and his companions. The Buddhist symbolism of Neak Pean came later during its period of rebuilding, as it was originally a Hindu temple. This is evident from a stele found at Preah Khan, which refers to the temple as a lotus rising that carries the image of the supreme god, referencing Brahma rising on a lotus from Vishnu’s navel during his cosmic sleep.
This item digitized and made available online with funds provided by United States Department of Education, TICFIA (Technological Innovation and Cooperation for Foreign Information) Grant P337A05006.
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تاريخ التنقيبات الأثرية في مدينة الموصل
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History of archaeological excavations at Nineveh City
Joint Authors
منذر علي قاسم
عبد الستار أحمد حسين
آثار الرافدين
Vol. 5, Issue 1 (31 Mar. 2020), pp.191-214, 24 p.
University of Mosul College of Archaeology
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Mentioning the names of some ancient cities, including the city of Nineveh in the Bible and the historical narrations of Greek and Roman classical historians such as Herodotus and Xenophon, had the greatest influence in the movement of some European travelers and tourists to the East, such as the Jewish tourist of Spain, Benjamin of Tudela, in 1160.
The former, who visited Nineveh and recorded the activities of his journey that stimulated the activities of the European scientific institutions in the nineteenth century and sent its exploratory expeditions such as the French mission headed by the French consul Paul-Ēmile Botta in 1842 and the English mission headed by Austen Henry Layard in 1845.
But, the archaeological discoveries carried out by those was closer to rummage rather than, namely, excavations.
The biggest concern of these amateurs was to obtain precious and beautiful pieces to decorate the museums of the Western countries.
However, no importance was attached to the scientific documentation of the discovered pieces.
What resulted from those errors, the loss of valuable archaeological information.
The scientific excavations phase in Iraq, in general, did not begin until the beginning of the twentieth century when the German missions began drilling in the cities of Babylon and Ashur, but the beginning of World War I prevented the continuation of the foreign exploration works in Iraq.
Then, the final stage of the history of excavations was represented by the national excavations in 1938 after the enactment of a law concerned with archeology in 1936.
On this basis, this modest research was divided into a number of chapters.
The first of which discussed the city of Nineveh in terms of its geographical location, the importance of the city, its naming, history and layouts.
The second chapter dealt with the activities of travelers and tourists.
The third chapter dealt with the activities of the amateur prospectors.
And, the fourth which is the final chapter studied the scientific exploration phase.
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منذر علي قاسم وعبد الستار أحمد حسين. 2020. تاريخ التنقيبات الأثرية في مدينة الموصل. آثار الرافدين،مج. 5، ع. 1، ص ص. 191-214.
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منذر علي قاسم وعبد الستار أحمد حسين. تاريخ التنقيبات الأثرية في مدينة الموصل. آثار الرافدين مج. 5، ع. 1 (2020)، ص ص. 191-214.
منذر علي قاسم وعبد الستار أحمد حسين. تاريخ التنقيبات الأثرية في مدينة الموصل. آثار الرافدين. 2020. مج. 5، ع. 1، ص ص. 191-214.
يتضمن هوامش : ص. 211-214
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AC Milan 0-0 Torino (5-4p): Five things we learned – pleasant surprises and mercato headaches
By Ivan Stoev - 13 January 2021, 18:41
After facing Torino in Serie A just a couple of days ago, both teams clashed again in the Coppa Italia at the San Siro. Both managers made changes to their starting XI with Zlatan Ibrahimovic finally back into the lineup for Pioli.
The game itself, however, was somewhat boring as Milan were too slow and didn’t produce much in the first half. The second half saw a double change for Milan with Calhanoglu being one of the players brought in and the Turkish international did well to create chances for his team and get the tempo up.
Despite the more energetic second half though, Milan failed to score thus making the game go in extra time. The additional half hour was no different with no signs that any team would score and it all came down to a penalty shootout in which Tătăruşanu managed to save a crucial penalty for his team sending them to the quarter-finals.
Here are five things we learned from the game…
1. No need for Simakan?
The last few days there have been a lot of rumours linked Simakan to Milan with increasing insistence, but is there really a need for a centre-back at this moment?
Both Kjaer and Romagnoli are now fit, and Kalulu is producing good performance after good performance every time he is given a chance. With Musacchio having a decent game too and Gabbia expected to return in the near future, it puts a question mark as to whether or not Milan should actually go for a centre-back in January.
Speaking of Kalulu, the youngster was voted as MOTM in yesterday’s game after an impressive showing in which he played as a right back to start off with and swiftly rotated into the middle in the second half without any problem whatsoever to adapt.
Pierre Kalulu 🆚 Torino
🙏 Fantastic from the Frenchman.
📹 @CompsACM
pic.twitter.com/9TeV3pKP7p
— SempreMilan (@SempreMilanCom) January 13, 2021
2. Light at the end of the tunnel
While Kalulu was the man under the spotlight for his stellar performance, Sandro Tonali was a silent leader in the midfield. He put in arguably his best performance in a Milan shirt as he was solid defensively, but also really good in distributing the ball forward with his long passes on point this time out.
The youngster looked more composed and not rushing his actions. It was a display that reminded of his performances for Brescia last season and one to build on. Sandro also went on to score a brilliant penalty.
❄ There is ICE running through Tonali's veins.pic.twitter.com/4ktYLEXvCP
3. A solid backup
Tătăruşanu was the man to start in goal for Milan and while there were still remnants of his error against Roma in the memory, he has since been solid when called upon.
The Romanian dealt well with any threat he came across during the game and had a crucial save in the penalty shootout to win his team the game.
With Donnarumma suspended for the quarter-final against city rivals Inter, Tătăruşanu looks like a solid replacement for the Italian.
🙌 That meant a lot to Tatarusanu.
📹 @Futball_Karim pic.twitter.com/uOnQukIMDK
4. Some rust in the machine
To the surprise of many, Zlatan Ibrahimovic was named in the Starting XI and not on the bench. The Swede was seemingly not at his very best and understandable so after being out for so long.
While he dropped deeper on a few occasions and help his team in the build-up phase he ultimately wasn’t sharp enough in the penalty box and will most likely need a couple of games to get going.
That being said, with Leao suspended against Cagliari, Zlatan will be the man to lead Milan’s attack and Pioli will be hoping for him to be clinical.
5. A pleasant surprise
Musacchio played his first game since February – therefore almost a year ago – and considering how long that is, the Argentine did quite well. Despite Torino’s lack of goals this season, Musacchio didn’t make any mistakes at the back and was solid throughout the hour he was on the pitch.
With that being said and already mentioned in the first point, Pioli has somewhat of a guaranteed four centre-backs in the face Kjaer, Romagnoli, Kalulu and Musacchio with Gabbia returning to action soon and making it five.
Considering that, Milan could invest money elsewhere in January as there was other positions that could do with some reinforcements as the midfield or right wing position.
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Napoli 1-3 AC Milan: Five things we learned – four big positives but one cause for concern
By Ivan Stoev - 23 November 2020, 15:37
After two consecutive draws in Serie A, Milan found the international break at the right time. With a well-rested Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the Rossoneri bounced back and won 3-1 at the San Paolo against Napoli in what was a statement to the rest of the league.
After looking fatigued before the break, Zlatan seemingly had gotten his rest and was full of energy and ready for action. The Swede bullied Koulibaly in the air to open the score after a lovely cross from Theo Hernandez. Ibrahimovic’s contribution didn’t stop there as he was a constant threat for the opposition which eventually game him his second goal of the game before being subbed off due to a muscle injury.
Overall it was a close game as Napoli were the team pushing for the bigger part while Milan were protecting their lead. In contrast to the Hellas Verona game, this time around the Rossoneri were more clinical and managed to take advantage of their chances and with the win they made a big statement as they’re back at the top of the table.
Here are five things we learned…
1. Lightning strikes over and over
Zlatan Ibrahimovic was the man in focus ahead of the game and he did not disappoint, scoring yet another brace and reaching ten goals in just six Serie A appearances.
While the 39-year-old proved to the world what kind of a player he still is despite his age, he himself and Pioli must take into consideration that dealing with fatigue will not be that easy for the Swede and in easier games in the Europa League or Serie A the coach should consider giving his striker some rest in order to keep him at a 100% for the most important games.
The schedule is tight and the season will be long, but rotating might be harder than it sounds as Rafael Leao is currently injured and Lorenzo Colombo is still not ready to start.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has scored 10 goals in the first eight rounds of Serie A.
Only Gunnar Nordahl (1955-1956) and Marco Van Basten (1992-1993) have scored more in #ACMilan's history.
🇸🇪🔴⚫ pic.twitter.com/pDh8K8O4jx
— MilanData📊 (@acmilandata) November 22, 2020
2. Theo bounced back
It seems though Zlatan wasn’t the only one that needed rest as Theo Hernandez also looked tired before the international break. While Ibra had been given some rest here and there, Theo had barely missed a game and he was not as efficient as we know he can be in the last couple of games.
Against Napoli, however, the Frenchman looked energised and there was nothing stopping him. His defensive work was quite impressive while his attacking was back to what we remember.
Going forward the left-back was a constant threat as he managed to provide the assist for Zlatan’s first goal. In the second half – after a bursting run forward – he drew a second yellow card from Bakayoko after the former Milan player was finding it hard to stop his compatriot. Simply put, a fantastic night for Hernandez.
3. Dynamic duo deliver again
Milan might just have the best midfield pairing in the league in the form of Kessie and Bennacer. The two have been dominant, to say the least, since the start of the season and continued that trend.
The combination between Bennacer’s abilities to dictate the game, his passing and vision combined with Kessie’s strength and defensive contribution has proven to be too much for the majority of Serie A teams since lockdown at the beginning of the year.
While we’re highlighting Bennacer’s elegance and Kessie’s defensive attributes, what makes it even better is that the Algerian is more than capable of getting the dirty work done as well making him a very complete midfielder. The same goes for Kessie as his contribution on the ball has improved immensely and they both deserve all the praise coming their way.
Franck Kessie 🆚 Napoli
📹 @CompsACMpic.twitter.com/jnKmmgWgQK
— SempreMilan (@1SempreMilan) November 23, 2020
4. Calhanoglu struggles
Hakan Calhanoglu has the amazing ability to divide our fanbase as there is no in between for him. He is either in red-hot form like the second half of last season or he just looks unmotivated and sluggish – and that can probably sum up his entire time with the club.
Against Napoli, he did provide the through ball to Rebic which led to a second goal for Zlatan, but his overall performance looked poor.
His recent performances make life even harder for the management who want to renew his contract, but the player’s agent is demanding a high salary. While the discrepancy between offer and demand is apparently large, the management should think about whether he is worth the money. If you want a world class salary you have to be world class most of the games and not just for a few months.
Hakan was fantastic in the final third of the last season, but he hasn’t been able to continue going into this one and if his struggles continue then the management may turn elsewhere.
5. Taking on the challenge
Jens Petter Hauge has had a rough time finding game time since his arrival as Rafael Leao has been in good form this season, and then when Leao is off injured it’s Rebic that god the nod over the Norwegian, but Hauge did get some minutes to prove a point and he did in a brilliant way.
While the 21-year-old didn’t have much space to showcase his abilities he was really helpful for his team as both his defensive and offensive work rates were high thus helping all over the pitch.
Fortunately, Hauge did get his chance to shine and he did it in style. In a counter-attack towards the end of the gamehe was left against Manolas, but the Greek defender was beaten easily and Hauge finished of the counter with a lovely shot to score his first goal in Serie A.
A lot of bright signs from the former Bodo/Glimt star on the night his old side were crowned champions, and he proved that he means business despite the intense competition.
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Woman with two wombs gives birth to baby: what is uterus didelphys?
Marie Claire Dorking
27 July 2020, 8:03 am ·6-min read
Louise Campbell was thrilled to welcome a baby boy after suffering from the condition uterus didelphys. (Louise Campbell/SWNS)
A woman who struggled to conceive because she has two wombs has finally welcomed her baby boy.
Louise Campbell, 28, had always dreamed of becoming a mother and started trying for a baby with her husband Nick, 37, a year after they started dating.
After suffering three miscarriages, she was finally diagnosed with uterus didelphys – a rare condition that means she has two uteruses and two cervixes.
Following her diagnosis, Campbell suffered a further miscarriage, but two-and-a-half years later she finally fell pregnant.
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The excited couple were over the moon to welcome their son Michael into the world in February 2018.
“To finally have Michael just feels too good to be true,” said the healthcare worker from Driffield, East Yorkshire.
“I love being a mum, I'm in my element and I finally feel like I’m ‘me’ again after all of the stress of dealing with having uterus didelphys.”
Louise Campbell while pregnant with Michael. (Louise Campbell/SWNS)
The new mum first discovered she had the rare condition after an investigative laproscopy following her first three miscarriages.
Her gynaecologist warned her the condition meant that trying for a baby came with a risk of late-term miscarriage and premature labour.
“It was a huge shock and I really struggled to come to terms with the fact that I had this condition that I’d never heard of before and that it could stop me being a mum,” Campbell says.
After another miscarriage in 2015, Campbell’s gynaecologist recommended the couple try IVF, but one month before their first IVF appointment, the couple discovered Campbell had fallen pregnant naturally.
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At an early scan the pair were overwhelmed to see their healthy baby on the screen.
Campbell said: "I experienced a bit of spotting a week before the early scan and I just thought it was all over again.
"When we went for the scan, I didn't expect there to be a heartbeat but when there was, I fell in love instantly and I just wanted to do anything to protect him.”
Campbell was monitored frequently throughout her pregnancy. She took blood thinners and had a whopping 11 scans in total.
Three weeks before her due date, the baby was found to be breach, which can be common with uterus didelphys due to lack of space in the womb.
Campbell was booked in for a c-section and her son was born on 15 February, 2018. The couple named him Michael after Nick's father.
“When they pulled Michael out, he didn't cry right away and I was terrified, I immediately thought something was wrong,” Campbell said of the birth.
“It was only for a few seconds but it felt like a lifetime before he let out this strong, loud scream and it was the most incredible sound I'd ever heard, it was such a relief.
“I just felt so emotional and happy that we finally had our little boy and our family was complete.”
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Just over two years later, Campbell is loving being a mum and is keen to raise awareness about the condition.
“I found it hard to talk about my condition before as I just felt like I was different but now I'm very open about it because I want other mums to know you still can have a baby even with this condition,” she says.
“I knew nothing about uterus didelphys before my diagnosis and I think if I had heard of someone else’s experience like mine then it would have been very helpful.”
Louise Campbell was overjoyed to welcome baby Michael after suffering fertility issues due to her condition. (Louise Campbell/SWNS)
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What is uterus didelphys?
In simple terms uterus didelphys means being born with two uteruses, two cervixes and in some cases two vaginas.
“Uterus didelphys is a rare condition which is thought to affect around one in every 3,000 women,” says Dr Simran Deo, from online doctor Zava UK.
Uterus didelphys is usually only diagnosed in adulthood, but it actually occurs in the womb, when a female foetus’s uterus and cervix are forming.
“The uterus forms in utero by the fusion of two tubes (the Mullerian ducts),” says Dr Nick Raine-Fenning, spokesperson for RCOG.
“The wall between the tubes breaks down in its lower aspect leaving one womb and one cervix whilst the upper parts stay separate and form the two Fallopian tubes.
“The process can go wrong at any time leaving two completely separate tubes and therefore two uteri and two cervixes (known as uterine didelphys or double uterus) at one extreme or one uterus separated by a muscular wall (a septate uterus).”
According to Dr Deo, uterus didelphys can often occur without presenting any obvious signs, meaning that it is often only discovered during a pelvic examination or similar.
“Women with uterus didelphys often don’t have any symptoms, which can make diagnosis tricky,” Dr Deo says.
“The condition is often only discovered during a pelvic examination, or during tests to investigate repeated miscarriages.
“Women who find that using a tampon doesn’t prevent blood flow during their period should speak to their doctor, as this may happen when menstrual blood is coming from a second vagina. It is also known to be more common in women born with only one kidney, which may lead to testing for uterus didelphys.”
Uterus didelphys does not necessarily cause period problems, but it is associated with infertility, miscarriage and preterm delivery.
So if you’re concerned that you may have the condition, it’s important to speak to your doctor to confirm your diagnosis and seek advice, particularly if you are hoping to conceive.
“While some women can conceive and have children without complication, it may be harder for a woman with uterus didelphys to become pregnant,” Dr Deo adds.
“If you are diagnosed with uterus didelphys and are planning for a baby you should discuss your options with your doctor before trying to conceive.”
The good news is that despite the increased risk, it is possible for some women with the condition, like Campbell, to carry healthy babies to term.
“Many women suffering with this condition can go on to have healthy babies, it may just take a little more planning and precaution,” Dr Deo adds.
Additional reporting by SWNS.
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S.H.MonsterArts Interview @SDCC 2014
Interview by The Articulations Series
Xavier Lim, Director of Marketing, Bluefin Distribution.
Hannah Lemmer, Product Developer at Bandai Co., Ltd
The Articulation Series (TAS): How many Godzilla universe S.H.MonsterArts are planned in a year? Is it a set number or does it vary depending on what's on the workbench?
Hannah Lemmur: It's not a set number. It can be anywhere between 2-3 characters. We don't want to oversaturate the market with too many figures of the same line. We also consider the popularity of certain characters as well as the timing.
TAS: How far are S.H.MonsterArts releases planned?
Xavier Lim: Pretty far actually, but that's all I can say about that.
TAS: Are there any monsters in the Godzilla universe that Bandai Tamashii Nations cannot get the rights to produce?
Lemmur: I don't think so? Haha. It depends on the M.G. If we want to go and get a character, it's something that we can definitely go and do and offer a certain line up or if we want to do a certain type of line doing more than one character, it's certainly possible. There's a lot of different ways to go about getting licenses to characters. Usually it helps to have more than one from a series or an era.
TAS: It seems that more and more Godzilla monsters are being released as a Web Exclusive vs. a regular release. What's the reasoning behind this?
Lemmur: It has more to do with the Japanese market. [Through Bluefin Distribution] web exclusives are regular releases for North America. It definitely has to do with the domestic Japanese market popularity than it does with the North American popularity.
TAS: What determines whether or a not a figure should come with an accessory such as a breath effect or not? For example, why does Godzilla (Adult Jr.) come with one but not the 2014 Godzilla?
Lemmur: Sometimes it has to do with timing. If you're working with a movie and it's not even finished yet, and you're doing the research and development at the same time, it can be hard to get the correct information for final designs. You might just have to think of another option or another way to make this character appealing.
Lim: The other part about the breath effect was that Warner Bros. kept making adjustments to the CGI up until the movie's release. So there was no way to come up with a proper breath effect within the timing of the figures' development.
TAS: Are there any new Japanese properties being considered in 2015 for the S.H.MonsterArts line like the Rebirth of Mothra series or Gamera, or will it continue with just Godzilla? What about Western properties like the Hobbit & Pacific Rim?
Lemmur: For Japanese properties] there might be something in the works… [For Western properties] we might have something up our sleeves that we're trying to work on, but that's all I'm going to say about that.
Lim: [For Japanese properties] there are some things coming up on the schedule… I can't specify what they are, but there are some things fans of other Japanese properties can look forward too. [For Western properties] it's a little more difficult, mostly because the market demand within domestic Japan is different from what's superhot in the US. Since Tamashii Nations is a Japanese manufacturer, they are mainly concerned with making products for their market first. But with luck, there are maybe some properties that might have some mutual interest across the ocean. We'll just have to see which properties would make the most sense to be released on both sides.
TAS: Alien & Predator franchise- Discontinued or on hold?
Lemmur: It's on hold for now. We're kind of waiting to see how things turn out with our current lineup that we have. (Alien Warrior, Predator Wolf, Alien Big Chap, and Predator Wolf Heavy Arms Ver.)
TAS: Godzilla (2014) was a hit, can we expect the Muto's in the near future? Possibly as a two pack? Possibility of an LED light feature?
Lemmur: Anything's possible.
Lim: Bluefin is actually pushing for that kind of thing with Tamashii Nations, we've provided them with data and input on the benefits of producing that monster. But you know, we can only go so far because the decision is ultimately Tamashii Nations to make. They have to consider the market input from other regions, especially the domestic Japan market. In fact, the movie was just released a couple days ago in Japan, so it's much too early for them to consider producing it yet. I don't know how much an LED feature would add to the cost of the MSRP. We do want them to keep it relatively affordable and adding LED capability would increase that cost.
TAS: What was the decision behind releasing Godzilla (2014) as the 60th Anniversary piece instead of Godzilla (1954)?
Lim: Tamashii Nations has a really broad schedule for their releases. I can't really comment on their decision, but Godzilla (2014), the movie itself, was a 60th Anniversary feature, so it does makes sense for the Godzilla (2014) figure to also be a part of that celebration.
TAS: With Godzilla (2014) being released, many fans want to know if America's previous attempt, Sony's GODZILLA (1998), is a candidate for the SHMA line?
Lemmur: This is something we haven't considered yet. We always listen to what our fans say, so if there's enough [demand] for something like this, it's something that we can possibly consider in the future.
Lim: There also might be some licensing issues [with Sony's GODZILLA] as well. Some more investigation of that property is needed. It would have to be released as a web exclusive in Japan anyway, but I'm not sure what the legal spider-web for that is going to be. It can also be a contributing factor if we ever decide to look further into it.
TAS: At a recent event, a normal painted Heisei Rodan variant was displayed. Now that Fire Rodan has been long out of print, are there any plans to re-issue it using this variant? What do fans need to do to make this release happen?
Lemmur: I saw that! Haha! I believe that was one of our prototypes that somehow escaped… Just write on our (Bluefin Tamashii Nations) Facebook [wall] and let your voice be heard about what product you want.
TAS: The S.H.MonsterArts Godzilla (1989) prototype that was shown originally with Biollante- what happened to that? Is there any plans to develop it or has it been scraped?
Lemmur: No comment.
Lim: I actually don't know the answer to that.
TAS: Godzilla 2000 Millennium was a hit and sold out in NA in less than 5 months. With Kiryu (2003) being released later this year, there's hope for another Godzilla 2000 for 2015, possibly the film version sculpted by Wakasa instead of the Concept version by Sakai?
TAS: If the new weapons and Godzilla effects sets sell well, can we see more sets like this in the future?
Lemmur: These are a lot of new products that we've been starting to make. If we see them doing well there's certainly a lot of other things we can make to go with Godzilla, but nothing planned in development at the moment.
Lim: Those are some things that North Americans have always been requesting for ever since S.H.MonsterArts were brought over to the US. We've provided Tamashii Nations with feedback about these types of products that American consumers are looking for to compliment releases from various lines. The demand for effects parts isn't limited to S.H.MonsterArts, but also S.H.Figuarts as well. They do know that North America is a good market for these type of releases, but it's ultimately up to them whether they decide it's something they want to continue pursuing.
TAS: With the recent DBZ Web Exclusive being reissued for the UK and NA consumers, does this mean that NA will see a re-issue of the first two S.H.MonsterArts Web Exclusives released in 2012? (Toho Ultimate Weapons & Godzilla Effects Set & UX-01-93 Garuda & Mechagodzilla Effects Set)
Lim: The FiguartsZero Goku was the very first Tamashii Web Exclusive that was ever re-issued and that was a very, very special case because its main purpose was for launching the market in Europe. The North American market sort of piggy-backed on that re-issue, but again, mainly for Europe and other new markets just to get the Dragon Ball thing going over there. It's not likely this can ever happen again because the limited nature of the Web Exclusive label pretty much ensures that once it comes out, it's done.
TAS: Very often requested characters on Bluefin's Facebook wall- Bagan and Super Godzilla- are they a possibility or has Toho said no to their rights?
Lim: We see the requests on our Facebook page, but the issue is that these characters are so obscure that it's hard vouche for them for the US fan base, especially if the people within Bandai haven't heard of them. There might be a few kaiju super fans within Bandai that know about them, but I don't know what their level of interest is though.
TAS: In the recent poll held in March this year, out of a little over 10,000 votes, Titanosaurus was rated the #1 most requested monster of the Godzilla universe, Godzilla incarnations excluded, by the NA consumer fan base. Bluefin Distribution is also pushing for Titanosaurus to be produced- any developments on that or are you still looking at the data on both JP and NA sides?
Lemmur: We're still looking at the data. There's a lot to go through and a lot to consider as far as both Japanese and North American markets.
Lim: Bluefin has been providing suggestions to Tamashii Nations on monsters that should be included on their release schedule, but it's ultimately up to Tamashii Nations in order to decide if they want to investigate the property, the character, look at the markets [Japan & North America], and also globally to see if it's something possible they want to do. Bluefin is pushing that particular monster, along with a few other choices, including the original Mechagodzilla.
TAS: Why are Showa era monsters 'on the back burner'? Many NA consumers would like to see more of that era now that the Heisei era is coming to a close.
Lim: I'm not certain what they have planned for Showa era stuff, but we have been pushing certain characters for MonstersArts that just so happen to be from the Showa era. We'll just have to wait and see.
TAS: Last year at SDCC, we were told that the S.H.MonsterArts Godzilla (1964) was purposefully scaled smaller than the Heisei and Millennium monsters to better represent its era. This decision has been met with mixed feelings among fans and collectors. If and when Showa era monsters return to the scene, will they continue the smaller scale set by the Godzilla (1964) figure or reset around the Heisei and Millennium monsters scale?
Lim: It's likely that they'll continue the relative scaling introduced by Godzilla (1964) so that other characters from that era match it. It's there for differentiation purposes from the other eras.
TAS: Can we expect anything more from Peter Jackson's King Kong universe in the S.H.MonsterArts line, or was Kong it? (V-Rex)
Lemmur: We haven't officially considered anything yet, but I'm sure that a lot of people know by now that there's a new King Kong movie in planning, a prequel, so maybe a possibility in the future.
Lim: Bluefin's also been pushing for the V-Rex as well. The ball is in their [Bandai] court, we've provided the input on monsters from various properties and stuff that they should be making. Besides King Kong, we're telling them about Jurassic World because there is a demand for a sort of super articulated, cool proportional sculpted dinosaur.
TAS: In 1962 Toho and Universal agreed to let Godzilla fight King Kong. IF a figure of the 1962 Kong were to be produced, how would that work in terms of licensing? Would Tamashii Nations need approval from both Toho and Universal? Would Universal allow it?
Lemmur: We would definitely need approval from both studios. In some cases though, a studio only wants to push the more relevant version of their character. That's what it would come down to.
TAS: The prototypes of Utsuno Ikusami & Evangelion Angels introduced some time ago- are they still being considered for production?
Lim: I haven't seen or heard anything of it yet [Utsuno Ikusami]. It might just be a prototype sitting on a bench. Same with the Angels. Just because you haven't seen any recent images on it, doesn't mean it's necessarily canceled, but it doesn't mean it's coming either. There's a lot of products like that because of timing issues and other releases. They have to figure out some things for them I guess.
TAS: Thank you both for your time and answers!
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Grand Rapids Food Truck Names New Menu Item After Gov. Whitmer
Detroit's Original Coney Island via Facebook
A Grand Rapids food truck has announced a new menu item named after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in grand movie-trailer-style fashion.
Detroit's Original Coney Island is calling their new coney dog "The Big Gretch."
They shared the news on Facebook saying, "Everyone please welcome 'That Coney from Michigan', The Big Gretch!"
The natural-casing coney dog appears to be smothered in chili with french fries underneath.
Detroit's Original Coney Island serves burgers, fries, sausages -- and of course, coney dogs. For beverages they've got more Mitten State classics: Vernors and Faygo. Check out their menu here!
Owner William Drake was born and raised in Detroit. He served as a police officer and also in the United States Army and Michigan National Guard, and was honorably discharged from both. While working in the restaurant industry in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, he met his wife Syreeta, who is a native of Grand Rapids.
The couple returned to GR a few years ago and Drake noticed a void of authentic Detroit-style coney dogs-- and thus Detroit's Original Coney Island was born.
According to their website, the mobile food trailer is a seasonal operation, open April- October, with dates and times subject to change.
Currently they appear to be operating on Saturdays 12p.m-8p.m at 825 28th St SE in the parking lot of Beer City, and also available for special catering events.
Tomorrorow, May 15, Detroit's Original Coney Island will be at 1355 Judd Ave SW in Wyoming, 4p.m. to 7p.m. They're accepting pre-orders for pick up and delivery and encourage anyone who wants to try "The Big Gretch" to stop by!
Keep up with where Detroit's Original Coney Island will be next on Facebook.
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By all accounts, Tour 2 was a bit of a slog. After the inevitable physical and mental drain of Nottingham’s trademark “steady breeze”, teams will be doing their best to bribe the weatherman ahead of this weekend in hope of more favourable conditions. Quite rightly so too, as the Llanrumney venue isn’t exactly known for its consistent climate!
Sadly, all the sun saluting seems to have come into full force a little too early, though the weekend looks set to be generally mild (touch wood!). This should hopefully provide teams with an opportunity to show off their best Ultimate as they come into full stride for the last event of the Tour season. For many this will also also be their last outing of 2016 altogether, with just eight teams of a possible 25 having entered a bid for Women’s Nationals in August. Disappointing though this is for fans of the Women’s game, plenty of teams will be fighting hard and ready to leave it all on the field in Cardiff to finish the season on a high. Exciting!
Tour 3 sees the return of power pools for the top eight teams, with the top four locked in by the end of Saturday and the lower 14 battling it out for that all-important Sunday morning crossover. Notable absentees from this pack include Glasgow and Guildford who have impressed so far this season, both making significant gains from their initial rankings with some quality play. It is particularly gutting not to see a final deciding match up between Guildford and Reading, who jostled for final position in both Nottingham and London and are currently at one win apiece. Maybe if there’s a spare pitch at SE Regionals…? We live in hope. In the meantime, let’s see those pools!
Power Pool S: Iceni Y (1), Iceni X (3), LLLeeds (6), Hydra (8) In contrast to Nottingham, the power pools in Cardiff are a mix of even and odd seeds, which looks to be an effort to provide the top 8 teams with some fresh match ups. Pool S certainly delivers on this front, with the only rematch being the all-Iceni rematch from Tour 2. Hydra are especially keen to test themselves against the top 8 after a hard grind to get into this bracket. If they can bring out their best they will certainly prove to any opposition that they have the skills needed to roll with the top-flight teams.
However it seems likely that pool S will be a pool of two halves, with both Iceni teams expected to lock into semis after leaving LLLeeds and Hydra for dust. This is by no means an insult to either lower-seeded team but rather an indication of the sheer strength and depth in the Iceni roster. Both sides of the London powerhouse feature very few changes from their Nottingham squads (besides a few extra legs) and without the wind to meddle with their well-drilled offence they will be exceedingly difficult to overcome. Having said that, there are rumours that LLLeeds are dreaming of a top four finish after executing some seriously bold handler-driven offence in Nottingham. To quote captain Jessie Davidson “…it is Cardiff. Who knows what will happen!”
I wholeheartedly encourage you to dream big, ladies.
Power Pool T: Rebel (2), SYC (4), Nice Bristols 1 (5), Relentless (7) When I saw this pool, I couldn’t help but get excited. Whilst the outlook for the other power grouping is more conservative, over in pool T anything could happen as these four very capable teams battle for the opportunity to knock Iceni off their perch in the semi finals.
SYC, Nice Bristol and Relentless all met in the same pool at the very beginning of the season, but have not had the chance to play each other since then. Each team has grown and developed since London, but certainly the biggest change has been within the Bristol roster. With the return of their GB players as a complement to their rising stars, Bristol were undefeated in Nottingham, staging a much-anticipated return to the top eight and claiming the spirit prize en route. It is expected that we will see more of the same spirited and high-level Ultimate at Cardiff, especially as they take on Rebel for the first time.
Rebel and SYC had a great semi final matchup in the wind at Tour 2 with plenty of momentum swings throughout the game as both sides successfully scored those all-important upwind breaks. Rebel managed to grind out the win in the end, but only time will tell if the strong throwing skills which served them so well in Nottingham can steer them towards victory in calmer conditions too. SYC will certainly be ready to rumble in Cardiff, taking plenty of confidence from their pool play victory over Iceni X at Tour 2. Having managed to consistently convert their O points against the European champs, any opponents SYC face this Tour will have to work very hard to create turnover opportunities.
Relentless are the underdog of this pool, but certainly not a team to be underestimated. Having staged an impressive comeback from 6-2 down to a crucial 9-8 win against Brighton in Nottingham, this is definitely a team who can find that extra level when needed. Currently ranked fourth overall in the Tour standings with several teams hot on their heels, Cardiff will be a test of their consistency but equally an opportunity to cement a reputation as the UK’s premier non-geo Women’s team.
Pool U: Punt 1 (9), Manchester (16), Bristol 2 (18) Punt struggled at Tour 2, suffering heavy losses during pool play as they struggled to get to grips with the wind. Their trip to Cardiff sees them regain three key players within their handler set in the form of Niamh Delaney, Eleanor Nicholson and Avril Hunter, which should allow them to open up their game and find deep shots more consistently. The quality in their roster across the board should provide them with secure wins during pool play, with plenty left in the tank to break into the top eight if they can find their feet on Sunday morning.
Manchester had a solid start in Nottingham but struggled in their crossover against Reading on Sunday morning. They have come a long way with their core roster remaining consistent over the season so far. Although it seems unlikely that they will manage to topple Punt, they will make the most of every game as they continue to gel and develop as a team. Their game against Bristol’s second team should prove to be an exciting one, with each young team holding the potential to swing momentum in their favour for an easier crossover ahead of Sunday’s round two robins.
Pool V: Swift (10), Phoenix (15), Devon (17) Pool V quite nicely mirrors pool U, with top seeded Swift likely to comfortably retain their seed as they sharpen their plays ahead of tougher match ups later in the tournament. Having a bit of breathing space in their pool will serve them well as they bring a number of their second team players into the fold for their final event of the season. Swift were gutted to be knocked out of the top bracket by Hydra at Nottingham and frustrated by the unrelenting winds, so they will no doubt be taking every opportunity to rejoin the higher end of the table.
Phoenix and Devon both had a very mixed experience at Tour 2. This is the third time that these two teams will have met each other during pool play, with Phoenix coming out on top with a fair margin both times. However, with a relatively low overall scoreline from their game at Nottingham it would definitely be wrong to rule out the possibility of Devon managing to stifle the Phoenix offence and take a win of their own. Certainly based on reports from other teams who have faced the west country based ladies their highly effective defensive pressure and clever, cool-headed offence could see them go far in Cardiff.
Pool W: Brighton (11), Dragon Knights (14), Punt 2 (20), Discie Chicks (22) After a close loss in pool play against Relentless at Tour 2, Brighton had to face off against a rising Nice Bristols team to retain their position in the top eight. This tough match up and subsequent loss seemed to knock the wind out of their sails a little with a surprising drop to 11th. However, this geo team will no doubt come to Cardiff ready to climb their way back up to the top, showing off their full quality on the way. Expected to hold the top position in their pool, LLLeeds or Hydra will have a tough job in the crossover against this fired up and highly capable team.
Dragon Knights had an excellent Tour 2 with their zone defence and squad of nippy juniors, rising from 21st to 16th seed over the weekend. Sadly this time around sees them lose their juniors to EYUC in Ghent so their focus will be on playing their best and enjoying their last outing of the season. This slimmed down roster does also make pool W a touch more exciting, with a real opportunity for Punt 2 to sneak up the seedings significantly having beaten Dragon Knights back in London. Definitely a matchup to watch!
Discie Chicks also had a great time at Nottingham, nearly taking wins against both JR and Phoenix. Having fielded a fairly consistent squad at Tours 1 and 2 they will be missing a few of their key players in Cardiff, but are sure to bring a well-spirited and enthusiastic offence to any team they meet.
Ania Godbold on the mark for Reading. Photo by Serena de Nahlik
Pool X: Reading (12), Crown Jewels (13), Black Sheep (19), South Wales Storm (21) Another team who fared well in the wind were Reading, only losing one game against a heavily underseeded Nice Bristol and scoring plenty of upwind points all weekend. As previously mentioned, Reading will be gutted to miss out on a final rematch against Guildford who challenged them with a solid zone look in Nottingham. However, they may find a new close opponent to jostle with in the form of Crown Jewels who will be keen to take revenge after Reading knocked them into the 17-20 bracket back in London. With these teams having been kept apart by the schedule at Nottingham but both having close games against Guildford, expect to see a real battle for top spot in this pool.
Black Sheep have had a great first season thus far and successfully built on their performance for Tour 2, with some glimmering moments of beautiful Ultimate. Captain Heather Williams recalls their “incredible upwind score” from the start of Sunday as one of her personal highlights, though the team has yet to find this level of play consistently. Having had a chance to stretch themselves against the likes of Bristol at tTour 2 they will be pleased to have another chance to play Crown Jewels after a very enjoyable game in Nottingham.
Adding a final splash of intrigue to pool X are women’s tour newcomers South Wales Storm. Despite my best attempts I have absolutely no information on this team, they could be anyone and could do anything (except come higher than fifth). It’s pretty unusual to see wildcard teams like this during the latter stages of Women’s Tour, but I cannot wait to see what these ladies are capable of.
Thus I conclude the pool preview for Cardiff. Thanks to all the captains who have patiently answered my questions so far this season, but more importantly thank you all for the work you do in making Women’s Ultimate happen. It’s been an incredible Tour season thus far with new teams at all levels within the division making waves and a high level of spirit across the board. See you on the fields in Llanrumney this weekend for more of the same. Best of luck!
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Microvariation in the South Slavic Noun Phrase
Microvariation in the South Slavic Noun Phrase $27.95 USD Bundled with Syntax and Spell-Out in Slavic $55.95 USD
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Steven Franks's new monograph extends the theoretical framework of his 2017 book Syntax and Spell-Out in Slavic to a rich empirical and theoretical exploration of the South Slavic noun phrase. In honor of the new publication, for a limited time Slavica is offering the title (by itself or bundled with the earlier book) for $27.95, a 30% discount from the list price.
This extraordinary work addresses a number of fundamental theoretical issues based on a wealth of fascinating data related to the nominal domain of South Slavic languages. The analyses it proposes and the conclusions it reaches are truly thought provoking, with far-reaching theoretical consequences that go way beyond just accounting for the complexities of the South Slavic nominal domain.
—Željko Bošković, University of Connecticut
South Slavic nominal phrases have always been a challenge for theoretical analyses in generative linguistics. In his impressive new book Steven Franks tackles long-standing problems from a new perspective, that of microvariation, and offers fresh and elegant solutions to the intricate patterns of the South Slavic nominal domain, their functional make-up and featural configuration. With its broad scope and thoughtful argumentation, the book not only illuminates our understanding of various structural aspects of the South Slavic nominal phrase but also serves as an in-depth guide to the complex array of data these languages provide.
—Iliyana Krapova, Università Ca' Foscari Venice
Microvariation in the South Slavic Noun Phrase is a monumental work, a fitting culmination of Steven Franks’s longtime research program examining variation in Slavic syntax. This elegantly written volume focuses on the structure of nominals in South Slavic, melding data from diverse languages and constructions, from the Orphan Accusative in Slovenian to Multiple Determination in Bulgarian and Macedonian, to produce a detailed and sophisticated view of NP, DP, and KP across the subfamily, with significant ramifications for general syntactic theory. A must-read for anyone interested in the syntax of nominals, Slavic or otherwise.
—Catherine Rudin, Wayne State College
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Somali Forces Tackle Pirates, Tanzanian Security Mystery, and Weekend Longreads
By Tres Thomas on April 15, 2017 • ( 0 )
Eight Indian hostages rescued from pirates by Somali forces
Somali pirates suffered some notable defeats in a week that also highlighted the capacity of Somali forces to contribute to counter-piracy operations. However, many of the factors that motivate piracy — including foreign illegal fishing, availability of weapons, perceived corruption over foreign fishing licenses, and unemployment — still need to be addressed.
Somali pirates briefly hijacked the Tuvalu-flagged OS 35 near the Socotra Islands before Indian and Chinese navy elements rescued the crew, who evaded abduction from pirates by locking themselves in a safe room.
Somali forces from Galmudug region rescued Indian crew members and arrested four pirates associated with the seizure of the Al Khausar vessel. The hostages were freed in an operation on land near Ceel Huur after the pirates fled the vessel with the crew.
Security Developments
While the Somalia National Army celebrated its 57th anniversary this week, al-Shabaab promised to “double” its response to the new government, which has struggled to catalyze offensive operations against the group. Al-Shabaab tried to fulfill its promise by targeting senior military officials in a car bomb in the capital — unsurprisingly contributing to its death toll of innocent civilians. Another bomber detonated his suicide vest inside an army training camp in Mogadishu, killing at least three more people.
Perhaps one benefit to the stagnation of government efforts to take areas from al-Shabaab is that military action often displaces populations, and local communities still dealing with drought do not need further causes of dislocation.
Future offensive operations probably should reduce causes of a humanitarian fallout, including ongoing al-Shabaab blockades of assistance to government-controlled towns, by securing main roads and ensuring quick-impact projects deliver services to the community.
On their part, Somali special forces known as Danab are doing their part to address the humanitarian crisis, as they distributed aid to drought-affected communities in Wanlaweyn district, according to a YouTube post this week.
Meanwhile in Tanzania…
Tanzanian officials have expressed concerns about unidentified assailants who have killed at least nine officials and several police officers since last October, particularly in the Kibiti and Rufiji coastal districts. Some officials have quit out of fear of being targeted next.
Equally interesting, assailants have left threatening anonymous messages at crime scenes about retaliating against police injustices. If these messages reveal the genuine motive, they show a broader political goal to the attacks that comprise part of the definition of what constitutes terrorism.
This week, eight police were killed in an ambush in Kibiti district and made off with firearms and ammunition. Police killed four of the suspected gunmen in a follow-up operation on Friday. These recent events bear a resemblance to 2015, when Tanzanian security forces apprehended 38 members of suspected terror cell that had similarly targeted law enforcement.
The military has been deployed to support police operations to stop the attackers, which have been supported by locals, according to news network CGTN.
Tanzanian Home Affairs Minister Mwigulu Nchemba denied to a Turkish news organization that these attacks were terrorism-related, and one of the police officers injured in the recent Kibiti attack called it a “normal robbery incident“. However, there have been indications since 2015, including the formation of small terror cells, that terrorism remains as a potential threat.
Other notable reads:
ON SECURITY DYNAMICS IN LAMU: Kenyan newspaper Daily Nation detailed new efforts to carry out development projects in Lamu County, Kenya since many facilities have been destroyed in al-Shabaab attacks in the last three years. Relatedly, a new Saferworld organization report argues “counter-terror and countering violent extremism efforts have not solved Lamu’s problems.” It seeks “fresh thinking to overcome the conflict risks that lie ahead [as] terror attacks and the response to them in Lamu are revealing of broader dynamics in Kenya, and hold important lessons for the way the US, UK and others engage with terrorism and conflict.” Full Report
ON IMPROVING DROUGHT POLICY IN SOMALIA: Mogadishu-based think tank Heritage Institute for Policy Studies (HIPS) provides an analysis of drought conditions in Somalia and makes recommendations on how to address the crisis. HIPS advises for investment in developing localized water storage facilities, improving coordination of assistance, and ensuring aid reaches rural areas that are outside the media spotlight. Full Report.
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The F110-GE-100 provides around 4,000 lbf more thrust than the F100-PW-200 and requires more air, which led to the increase in the area of the engine intake. The F-16C/D Block 30/32s were the first to be built with a common engine bay, able to accept both engines, with block 30s having the bigger intake and block 32s retaining the standard intake.
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Considering the types, size, woods, and brands, finding the right Ukulele can be a challenging task. Ukuleles are available in four popular sizes, Soprano, Concert, Tenor, and Baritone. Several artists have been using Ukuleles for music performances related to pop, rock, and folk as well. To help you out with the buying process, we have prepared this buying guide which includes the important things that you must consider before buying alongside the highlighting features of every product that we’ve mentioned. Without any further adieu, let’s begin.
Things to consider when buying a Ukulele
When it comes to choosing a Ukulele, the most important thing you need to understand and consider is the type and size.
As already mentioned, Ukuleles come in four different sizes, and the soprano is the smallest amongst them. Surprisingly, it is this type that people always assume whenever they hear the word “Ukulele.” Sopranos features the smallest body amongst different Ukulele types and have 12-15 frets. In addition to that, it produces that classic “twangy” sound, which is normally produced by a ukulele. Since it’s the smallest in size, many people prefer to buy them as they are great for traveling and could be easily carried along.
Comparatively bigger than sopranos and other small-sized ukuleles, is the concert. Concerts typically feature 15-20 frets. Since they are bigger, they produce a sound that is fuller as well. For beginners, concerts tend to be the favorite as they are neither too big nor too small. Not only are they portable, but they also produce a solid sound. Interestingly, they produce that classic “twangy” ukulele sound as well.
The tenor is comparatively bigger as compared to both sopranos and concerts. Normally, tenors feature 18 frets or more. Since it has a larger body, you will have more frets to play with and produce an even fuller sound. This type is the professional’s choice as the larger size provides the players more room for the fingers on the fretboard.
Lastly, the baritone is the biggest amongst the types that have been mentioned earlier. For guitar players, this is going to be the perfect crossover. In addition to that, the tuning of baritones also differs from other types such that it does not follow the standard tuning of g-C-E-A. Instead, it follows the same tuning as that of the top four strings of a guitar i.e., D-G-B-E.
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Affordability and high-quality are the top reasons for Kala KA-155 Mahogany Soprano Ukulele to be Amazon’s choice. It is a perfect instrument for practicing and acoustic performances. It features a satin finish along with a warm, bright, full-bodied tone. In addition to that, it has a mahogany neck, walnut fingerboard, and bridge plus 12 frets made from brass, Aquila Super Nylgut strings from Italy, and GraphTech NuBone. This brand is amongst some of the most well-renowned brands, and therefore, you cannot go wrong with this one.
12 brass frets
Mahogany neck
Aquila Super Nylgut Strings
Value for money, the Mahalo Hano Series MH2 Concert Ukulele features a Segnon Arched back new wood and fingerboard. In addition to that, there is a mahogany bridge; Gold plated vintage geared strings and 16 Aquila frets. It is offered in several colors for you to choose from. The Mahalo Hano Series are made from Indonesia’s best tonewoods, which allows the instrument to deliver impressive sound quality. The combination of Segnon neck and body along with the mahogany bridge and fingerboard makes this Ukulele a good option for professionals.
Aquila 16 frets
Segnon neck and body
Mahogany bridge and fingerboard
Hola! Music’s HM-21BK Soprano Ukulele has its back, top, and sides made from maple in addition to being painted in several beautiful colors while Rosewood has been used to construct the Bridge and Fingerboard. It is equipped with nylon strings and tuners that are silver geared. There are 12 frets made from silver nickel with marks of fret position at 5th, 7th, and 10th. Lastly, the instrument has been crafted such that it produces perfectly pitched and warm Hawaiian melodies and harmonies.
Made from maple and Rosewood
12 Silver nickel frets
Fret position marks
The Afuaim Concert Ukulele’s both neck and body are made from high-quality Sapele, which allows it to produce clear and melodious sounds. In addition to that, its neck has a curved design with a seamless joint, which not only makes it sturdy and durable but allows a comfortable and easy grip when you are using the instrument. The gear heads are enclosed, providing tuning effects that are long-lasting and precise. This ultimately results in enhanced resonance and stability of the Ukulele. Lastly, the plain wood feels as if the instrument has been finished in matte.
Neck and body made from high-quality Sapele
Enclosed gear heads
Sturdy & Durable
Measuring only 43mm in thickness is this Ukulele from Hricane Tenor. This Ukulele is made from a body that is ultra-thin and is lightweight as well as allowing easy storage and portability. More so, the top is solid spruce along with cutaway back, which allows brighter and richer sound. The fingerboard is smooth walnut while the strings are Aquila nylon, enabling comfortable playing. The gearheads are enclosed, which can lock the strings to make the Ukulele stay in tune. As a great addition, the manufacturer provides a 30-day money-back guarantee in addition to a 12-month warranty as well.
43mm thickness
Ultra-thin and lightweight
Aquila nylon strings
Solid spruce top and cutaway back
Enya EUT-70 Tenor Ukulele is made from KOA materials, which ensures great durability and quality along with a balanced tone. These high-quality materials work together to produce premium sound. The fingerboard has been designed for comfortable performance for hours. It is made from Richlite with high-end tuning pegs and Enya carbon strings, which are G-C-E-A tuned. It also features a mahogany neck and strings made from advanced fluorocarbon to ensure impressive sound quality. Regardless of you being a beginner or a professional, this instrument is going to be well worth the money.
Made from KOA materials
Advanced fluorocarbon strings
Richlite Fingerboard
The Kmise Baritone Ukulele is the one with stunning looks. Not only that, this baritone features a set of 18:1 high-quality tuners. These tuners allow the instrument to remain perfectly tuned without needing to tune it frequently. The strings are made from high-quality and premium nylon & metallic material, which is further proof of the craftsmanship behind this Ukulele. There is an adjustable trussrod as well, which the player can adjust according to his/her needs. The fretboard is smooth while the fretwire is neat. The overall combination of adjustable tussrod and smooth fretboard along with high-quality strings, make this Ukulele a worthwhile option.
18:1 high-quality tuners
Adjustable trussroad
High-quality nylon & metallic strings
This Soprano Electric Ukulele from Caramel is a 21inch instrument that has its back and top made from solid mahogany wood, allowing the instrument to produce and sustain, pure, and stable sounds, resulting in better resonance along the way. Furthermore, it features a built-in three bands EQ tuner with LCD color display. In addition to that, there is a classical guitar headstock with machine heads that are high precision combined with Aquila strings.
Made from mahogany wood
Built-in 3 bands EQ tuner
LCD color display
The Cordoba 20TM-CE features a top and back that is made from mahogany wood, producing a rich sound, while the sides are completed in a satin finish. It also features a nice cutaway that allows the user to work with the upper frets by easily forming chords. To keep the top strong and sufficiently allowing the soundboard to vibrate, the instrument features a bracing fan pattern. The fingerboard, as well as the bridge, is made from Rosewood in combination with a mahogany neck. The strings are Aquila Nylgut while the tuning machines are Chrome. Lastly, there is a 2-band EQ and a UK2000 Active Piezo pickup, allowing the user to easily plugin for amplification.
Aquila Nylgut strings
Chrome tuning machines
UK2000 Active Piezo pickup
This brings us to the conclusion of this guide. By now, you must have become familiar with different types of Ukuleles and the features that differentiate them. Our pick for beginners would be the Kala KA-155 Mahogany Soprano Ukulele. This instrument perfectly balances reliable build quality and premium quality sound while being budget-friendly. Whereas for professionals, we would recommend the Mahalo Hano Series MH2 Concert Ukulele as it offers everything from premium quality tuners and strings to splendid tonewood, suiting every professional ukulele player needs.
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Detroit, MI. When we get the opportunity to evangelize, we must seize it. Today’s story shows us that we can talk about Jesus and the Catholic faith even while playing a game like chess. It was rather fitting to be preaching Our Lord while playing chess (a game where we seek to obtain the king), since the coming Sunday was the feast of Christ The King! As we read in 1 Pet. 3:15, “Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope.”
The following story comes to us from our evangelist Michael at the SPSE national offices in Warren, MI:
After Beth, Bob, Mark and I evangelized out in the cold for an hour or so, Beth wanted to go inside and warm up for a minute. So she stepped away into a building lobby next to a coffee shop where many people had congregated. Among those people were two men playing chess. They play outside during the warmer months of the year, but it was much too cold to play outdoors now.
I came in to find Beth (and to warm up) and took notice of the chess game, as I enjoy the game as well. After watching two men finish a match, one of them invited me to play. I accepted, and began a game of blitz chess. While playing (and getting thoroughly beat!), I took the opportunity to let my opponent know that we were out evangelizing and asked about the man’s faith life. He admitted that he believed in God, but didn’t go to church. We encouraged him to get involved in his faith life again.
While playing, a man named Eduardo and his wife were watching. Eduardo was also a chess aficionado, and afterwards we talked a bit about online chess. When asked about their faith, his wife said she was Catholic, while he said he was kind of a free-thinker. Eduardo studied different religions and expressed a particular interest in Judaism, specifically kabbalah. I gave him my information to play chess sometime in the future since he lives near me, and hopefully to talk more about God and try to lead him into the Catholic faith.
Praised be Jesus Christ! Evangelization doesn’t always go as we plan. Sometimes during a prepared outing we won’t see much interaction. While other times when we aren’t planning it, an opportunity falls in our lap, like in today’s story. May we always be ready to promote Christ (the King) and Mary (the Queen).
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Shadows over Vathak blends the Otherworldly, Cosmic Horror themes of New England's Lovecraft, the Macabre Mysteries of Poe, and the sensibilities of Victorian, Gothic Horror Adventure into an original fantasy setting for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game.
As players, your characters fight to survive in a land threatened with destruction by the rise of the ancient and evil Old Ones and their spawn. Your characters may represent points of light in the darkness or give in to dark temptations. Most will fall somewhere in between — survivors struggling to eke out another day. Though the followers of the One True God speak of divine providence while battling the Old Ones, the sins of the Church often rival those of their enemies. In the world of Vathak, your character’s perceptions of heroes and villains is a thin line drawn by their own personal morality and, of course, determined by the victor.
Included in the Shadows over Vathak: Player's Guide you will find: A thorough introduction to the world of Vathak, a land and people struggling against ancient evils. Suggestions and setting-specific mechanics to help you create and play characters in a horror game. Rules and options for the 9 playable races of Vathak, from the tribal bhriota, to twisted cambions, ghostly hauntlings, and much more! Complete write-ups for 4 new classes of Vathak, with at least 2 archetypes for each of the 36 core and base classes, including the occult classes. Detailed rules for crafting firearms and 50 feats to help you make your characters unique and suited for the horrors of Vathak. A rich selection of weapons and armor, new and old, with options for tools, alchemy, vehicles, and other gear needed to survive Vathak. An entire chapter expanding on both early and advanced firearms for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, the only thing keeping the horrors at bay! A rich discussion of each of the major religions of Vathak, from the Church of the One True God, to the romni Court of Signs, and the cults and secret societies of the Old Ones! Topped off with a discussion of magic in Vathak, with new options for divine casters, and a vast set of spells perfect for Vathak.
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An end of an era is upon us. AOL has announced that their long-time messaging service, AOL Instant Messenger, will be discontinued on December 15, 2017. While the service is still currently active, after December 15, you will no longer be able to access or sign in to AIM services on any platform.
On the AIM help page, AOL said the following in regards to why the product is being discontinued.
We know there are so many loyal fans who have used AIM for decades; and we loved working and building the first chat app of its kind since 1997. Our focus will always be on providing the kind of innovative experiences consumers want. We’re more excited than ever to focus on building the next generation of iconic brands and life-changing products.
So we really don’t know why the product is being discontinued; however, I’m guessing that it has to do with the influx of apps such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger that are simply more relevant to today’s users.
It was also pointed out that there is currently not a replacement for AIM; however, you will still be able to use your @aim.com email address to send and receive email as usual.
While I haven’t used AIM since the late 1990’s, it is sad to see a product that has been around for so long go away. This was the first actual chat app that many of us used, so even though we gave it up more than a decade ago, it’s somewhat bittersweet to see the end come. Farewell AIM.
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On Jun 23, the Federal court verdict upheld The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) plan on Improving Price and Quality Transparency in American Healthcare, which went against the American Hospital Association (AHA). The essence of the ruling is to disclose publicly the prices negotiated between hospitals and […]
On Jun 23, the Federal court verdict upheld The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) plan on Improving Price and Quality Transparency in American Healthcare, which went against the American Hospital Association (AHA).
The essence of the ruling is to disclose publicly the prices negotiated between hospitals and insurers in order to promote competition and reduce costs.
The Rules at a Glance
The set of rules requires hospitals to make the negotiated rates they charge insurers for medical services and prescription drugs available in the public domain. It also directs hospitals to make prices for healthcare services, such as common tests and procedures, available online beginning 2021. Hospitals will display the price band of shoppable services as a total package in an easy-to-read, consumer-friendly format.
The proposal also requires insurance companies offering group and individual coverage to provide cost estimates for enrollees up front so that patients are able to take an informed decision about their healthcare spending. It wants insurers to maintain transparency in the rates negotiated with in-network providers as well as in expected payments to out-of-network providers.
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At present, a complex billing structure, resulting in invoices from multiple providers, makes it difficult for patients to understand the real price and the value of care provided to them.
Both the final and the drafted rule aim at adding more clarity to healthcare prices than ever before. The idea is to lift the veil on the operations of health insurers and hospitals under which both parties collaborate to provide healthcare services at inflated prices.
Per the government, this systematic inefficiency has over time made industry giants rich at the expense of patients. This is also evident from the fact that despite an increase in the cost of healthcare in the United States, the healthcare outcomes of patients undergoing treatment remain mediocre. Also, the government projects healthcare spending to consume almost 20% of the economy by 2027, one of the reasons being the visible lack of transparency in pricing.
These rules are expected to intensify competition between hospitals and insurers, thereby lowering the healthcare cost and improving its quality.
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Melinda Hutton, general counsel for the hospital association, said that the trade group is disappointed with the upholding of the rule, which she called a “flawed” policy. She also stated that complying with the rule will supplement costs amid the coronavirus pandemic, which anyways hampered the hospital companies business.
Per American Hospital Association, mandating the disclosure of negotiated rates between insurers and hospitals is a wrong approach as it violates the First Amendment by compelling the public exposure of individual rates negotiated between hospitals and insurers. This will confuse patients and unduly burden hospitals, limit the choices available to patient parties in the private market and fuel anti-competitive behavior amid commercial health insurers in a highly concentrated insurance industry.
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Alexander Gadjiev
Nationality Italy
Place of Birth Gorizia
Date of Birth December 23, 1994
2018 First Prize, Prix Ranieri 111: Monte-Carlo Piano Masters (Monte Carlo, Monaco)
2015 First Prize and Audience Award: Hamamatsu International Piano Competition (Hamamatsu, Japan)
Alexander Gadjiev began studying piano with his father, Siavush Gadjiev, making his concert debut at the age of nine and his first solo recital at ten. He received his Master’s degree at the Mozarteum of Salzburg, under the guidance of Pavel Gililov. Currently he studies at the Hanns Eisler Hochschule in Berlin under Eldar Nebolsin.
Alexander has performed at several prestigious festivals, including Verbier, the Rubinstein Festival in Łódź, the Chopin Festival in Duszniki, Ravenna Musica and the Kammermusik Salzburg Festival. In demand as a soloist with orchestras, and as a recitalist, he has performed in venues around the world –
London’s Southbank Centre, Herkulessal in München, Salle Gaveau in Paris, the Great Hall of the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory, and La Fenice Theatre in Venice.
Recently he was selected for the 2019 – 2021 BBC New Generation Artists Scheme, which will allow him to perform in all the major festivals in the UK, in recitals and with the BBC Orchestras, as well as recording for the BBC Radio Channel.
Upcoming Competition Repertoire
Preliminary Round 1: 20-Minute Recital
Carl Vine: from Five Bagatelles
I. Darkly
II. Leggiero e legato
V. Threnody
Frédéric Chopin: from Mazurkas Op.56
I. Allegro non tanto
II. Vivace
Frédéric Chopin: Ballade No.2 in F Major Op.38
Olivier Messiaen: from Vingt Regards sur l'enfant-Jésus
XV. Le Baiser de l’Enfant-Jésus
Franz Liszt: from Années de Pèlerinage, Book II S.161
VII. Après une lecture de Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata
Semi Finals Round 1: 65-Minute Recital
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.15 in D Major Op.28
II. Andante
III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace – Trio
IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
Frédéric Chopin: Sonata No.2 in B♭ minor Op.35
I. Grave – Doppio movimento
II. Scherzo – Più lento
III. Marche funèbre
IV. Finale. Presto
Béla Bartók: Out of Doors Sz.81
I. With Drums and Pipes
II. Barcarolla
III. Musettes
IV. The Night’s Music
V. The Chase
Semi Final Round 2: Chamber Music
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano No.7 in C minor Op.30 No.2
I. Allegro con brio
II. Adagio cantabile
III. Scherzo. Allegro – Trio
IV. Finale, Allegro
Jules Massenet/Martin Pierre Marsick: Méditation from ‘Thaïs’
Dmitri Shostakovich: Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor Op.40
I. Allegro non troppo
II. Allegro
III. Largo
IV. Allegro
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Vocalise Op.34 No.14
Final Round 1: Concerto with String Orchestra
Frédéric Chopin: Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor Op.21
I. Maestoso
III. Allegro vivace
Final Round 2: Concerto with Symphony Orchestra
Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.3 in C Major Op.26
I. Andante. Allegro
II. Tema con variazioni
III. Allegro, ma non troppo
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Not to mention that making pure CO2 probably adds at least an equal amount of Co2 to the atmosphere. By submitting your information, you are gaining access to C&EN and subscribing to our weekly newsletter. Commun. of New South Wales A catalytic liquid metal efficiently converts CO … In this technique a carbon source, often methane gas, is pumped into a chamber along with other gases, and a thin slice of a material acts like a catalyst and a substrate. So, ordinary graphite then? All very interesting, but is this really about absorbing CO2 from the atmosphere as the opening sentences imply? As a result, about 70% of CO 2 can be reduced to graphite carbon at 500°C in this system. Discount will be applied automatically at checkout. Click hereto get an answer to your question ️ When 1 L of CO2 is heated with graphite, the volume of the gases collected is 1.5 L. Calculate the number of moles of CO produced at STP. As a result, about 70% of CO2 can be reduced to graphite carbon at 500~ in this system. Fast growing wood is the best way to sequester carbon. Or maybe by tacking it ONTO the nonsense, it'll get some traction. Choose the membership that is right for you. But by far the most common method for making bulk graphene is chemical vapor deposition (CVD). New way to turn carbon dioxide into coal could ‘rewind the emissions clock’ By Robert F. Service Feb. 26, 2019 , 11:00 AM. INTRODUCTION On a global scale, concentration of carbon dioxide in atmosphere have increased by nearly 25 % since the mdustrial revolution. CVMR and EnerCarbon have established the concept for the economic capture of CO 2 at various scales of emission. Using the test cell at room temperature and low voltage, the team converted CO2 to porous, graphite-like solids and showed that the materials work well as electrodes for high-efficiency capacitors. What we really need, though, is "structural graphene", you know, like building blocks to space... or for really supersized wind turbines... Yup. Michael has always been fascinated by space, technology, dinosaurs, and the weirder mysteries of the universe. See the stories that matter in your inbox every morning. By continuing to use this site you are agreeing to our COOKIE POLICY. Would probably be more efficient to just use methane. The hole under the violet sphere represents the graphite etched away during the chemical reaction CO 2 + C = 2CO. I suspect the authors of this work on “thermo‐reduction of CO2 to graphene” would not support the implication that this is a way to reduce atmospheric CO2 so the article is misleading. Carbon monoxide can reduce this surface oxide at 500° and the clean surface produced will adsorb carbon monoxide. Its tip is made of a liquid-metal Ga-In-Sn alloy dosed with elemental cerium nanoparticles that make it catalytically active. All Rights Reserved. Researchers at KIT have developed a way to convert carbon dioxide into graphene, using a copper-palladium catalyst. Not you? This site uses cookies to enhance your user experience. Unlike a solid Ga-Ce catalyst, which quickly deactivates as a carbon layer fouls its surface, the team’s liquid catalyst resists fouling and remains stable. The team managed to show that the technique works, even using it to make graphene that's several layers thick. Graphene, carbon nanotubes, aerogel, and how they're going to change the world, yada yada yada. Renew your membership, and continue to enjoy these benefits. Chemical & Engineering News will not share your email address with any other person or company. Chemistry matters. Carbon Upcycling Technologies process aims to convert CO 2 into graphene, an allotrope of carbon. The KIT team's technique works much the same way but uses CO2 as a carbon source, giving it the potential added benefit of removing this harmful gas from the atmosphere. Then it should be buried in deep mines to simulate (and turn into) coal. To accomplish this conversion, a mill reactor is used to process CO 2 and graphite into the high-quality graphene. Your account has been created successfully, and a confirmation email is on the way. For all its use as a superconducting, flexible and strong material, graphene is deceptively basic – essentially, it's just a two-dimensional sheet of carbon atoms. Graphite is the most common type of target for C-14 accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS). 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"If the metal surface exhibits the correct ratio of copper and palladium, the conversion of carbon dioxide to graphene will take place directly in a simple one-step process," says Mario Ruben, lead researcher on the study. graphite-3R, trigonal à réseau rhomboédrique, empilement de type ABCABC. ACS values your privacy. UV-activated polymer could make smart fabrics even smarter, New material cleans copper from wastewater with unmatched efficiency, NawaStitch promises to make carbon composites even lighter and stronger, Scientists produce rare diamonds in minutes at room temperature, Space travel is bad for the body at a cellular level, New technique rolls out 40 feet of perovskite solar film per minute, Missing ingredient for life finally found on a comet, Famed French aviation company lends its name to new hybrid aircraft. 2019, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-08824-8). If there is a benefit in using CO2, absorbing it from the environment seems unlikely to have any significant impact. Furthermore, the high activity of catalyst was stably sustained over long period. 1. Enjoy these benefits no matter which membership you pick. The carbon monoxide observed after exposing graphite to carbon dioxide at temperatures below 600° arises from the formation of a stable oxide on the carbon surface. Surely the substitution of CO2 and hydrogen rather than methane in this process is trivial compared to the need to heat the process to 1,000°C? Room temperature conversion of CO2 to CO: A new way to synthesize hydrocarbons New method could potentially reduce dioxide emission into the atmosphere and slash costs of chemical manufacturing Credit: E. Moreno-Pineda, KIT … The end product would then be used to make super strong cable material (graphene) that would be used to make super long bridges (provided it was also used for guylines to prevent wind buckling). The research was published in the journal ChemSusChem. Global emissions of CO2 are 10,000 gigatons per year.!! 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In the presence of the graphite, aided by the energy derived from the plasmons, carbon dioxide molecules (black dot bonded to two red dots) are converted to carbon monoxide (black dot bonded to one red dot. it is readily produced by catalytic reduction of CO2, but the presence of a small amount of impurities (eg., sulfur compounds) may retard the reaction. But by far the most common method for making bulk graphene is chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Making grapene is interesting but has nothing to do with removing C02 from the atmosphere.
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Explore where you could study if you love walking, climbing and other outdoor pursuits.
England offers up plenty of crags, cliffs, fells, bogs, hills and wild rivers to satisfy a student with a taste for hours in the wilderness. From Plymouth in the south to Penrith in the north, there’s lots of great terrain and many student societies ready to explore it.
University of Bristol/UWE
You might not think of Bristol as being the great outdoors – and of course it isn’t – but it’s said to have the second largest climbing community in the UK. The Avon Gorge is a popular location; it’s not exactly the wilderness but it is demanding. Student groups also climb Cheddar Gorge and the sea cliffs on the south-west coast of England and Wales – all within driving distance of Bristol. Within the region there are also plenty of top-class walks in Dartmoor, Exmoor, the Brecon Beacons or the Mendips (which is also a caving area).
Clubs and facilities:
University of Bristol: clubs for canoeing, climbing, cycling, sailing, and expeditions (hiking, scrambling and mountaineering).
UWE: clubs for canoeing, cycling, and climbing, plus a climbing wall.
There are also several good public climbing walls also in the city.
Read our profile of the University of Bristol
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University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN)
The university is in an excellent location for the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, North Pennines and motorway routes to Scotland. The awe-inspiring landscapes featured in the works of Jane Austen, Wordsworth and Emily Bronte are nearby for you to explore.
University Mountaineering Club activities include: a freshers’ trip to Snowdonia; a day trip to the Lake District scrambling up rocks; a weekend in the Lake District walking and climbing; a mountaineering trip to Glen Coe; and a three-day winter skills development excursion.
A club for canoeing and kayaking.
A climbing wall at UCLan Sports Arena.
Read our profile of the University of Central Lancashire
The university is based over three campuses. The Ambleside campus is within the national park with easy access to fells, crags, fast-flowing rivers and steep valleys. The other two are in Carlisle and Lancaster, both within easy driving distance of the Lake District. All campuses are also within reach of the Yorkshire Dales and the rolling moorlands of the North Pennines.
Mountaineering Club (Ambleside campus) for climbing in the Lake District and Scottish Highlands.
Bushcraft society (Ambleside campus).
Climbing walls for all abilities at Ambleside and at Penrith.
Read our profile of the University of Cumbria
The Derby and Chesterfield campuses are within easy reach of the Peak District. The Buxton campus is within the national park, close to great terrain for trail-walking in the summer through moors of purple heather. Hardier students with a head for heights might choose to scale one of the gritstone crags, which are steep stacks of exposed sedimentary rocks. If you climb one it takes 100% commitment.
Clubs for walking, mountaineering and cycling.
30-foot climbing wall and rope courses.
Artificial underground caving course.
Read our profile of the University of Derby
Exmoor has the highest sea cliffs in England. It also has great walks, which are at the picturesque and civilised end of the wilderness spectrum. Dartmoor has greater challenges although it’s equally as beautiful. Both are near to Exeter.
Clubs, societies and facilities:
Clubs for canoeing, caving, climbing, and sub aqua.
Out of Doors Society (for strollers) and Expedition Society (for adventurous hikers).
University climbing wall and a public climbing wall in Exeter.
Read our profile of the University of Exeter
University of Leeds/Leeds Beckett University
Leeds is well located for the Yorkshire Dales and Yorkshire Moors. Students who hike across the latter might want to stop for a break at the Tan Hill Inn – a remote pub and, at 1,732ft above sea level, the highest one in Great Britain.
University of Leeds: clubs for caving, canoeing, hiking, horse riding, mountaineering, orienteering and fell walking.
Leeds Beckett University: Leeds Beckett Outdoor Society and a club for kayaking and canoeing.
University of Leeds climbing wall, Leeds Beckett climbing wall and three public climbing walls in the city.
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University of Manchester/Manchester Metropolitan University/University of Salford
Manchester is within reach of the Lake District and Snowdonia but the Peak District is its closest national park, with many treasures and challenges for walkers and climbers. The park has something for all levels of explorer, from walking high above the valley of the River Derwent to scaling the rock face of Frogatt Edge.
University of Manchester: clubs for canoeing, climbing, mountaineering and walking.
Manchester Metropolitan University: clubs for canoeing and mountaineering (Manchester campus) and horse riding (Cheshire campus).
University of Salford: clubs and societies for canoeing and kayaking, cycling and mountaineering.
Climbing walls at the University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University. Numerous public climbing walls in the city.
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Plymouth University/University of St Mark & St John, Plymouth
A short distance from where Francis Drake set sail to defeat the Spanish Armada, students pack themselves in minibuses to explore nearby Dartmoor or climb sea cliffs. There’s plenty of bracken, bogs, granite and limestone terrain to get stuck into.
Plymouth University: clubs for canoeing and scuba, plus the Adventure & Expo society (caving and climbing).
Climbing walls at Plymouth University and the University of St Mark & St John, Plymouth.
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University of Sheffield/Sheffield Hallam University
From the outskirts of the city, the first gritstones are less than 15 minutes’ drive away. The renowned Stanage Edge is near the city and many world-class climbers live in the area, practising on its cliffs, boulders and edges. But there’s plenty for walkers too – whether you're looking for a leisurely stroll or a serious hike.
University of Sheffield:clubs for walking, mountaineering and canoeing.
Sheffield Hallam: clubs for fell walking, mountaineering and canoeing.
University of Sheffield bouldering (climbing) wall and three Sheffield-based public climbing walls.
Read our profile of the University of Sheffield
Read our profile of Sheffield Hallam University
But note…
Where there’s a will (and a minibus) there’s a way for students in urban areas to reach the UK’s wilderness. Lots of London and metropolitan universities have outdoors clubs. Think of the city of Reading and you probably wouldn’t picture men and women lacing up their walking boots or donning a climber’s hard hat, but it has a strong mountaineering club despite being far from mountains. Oxford and Cambridge also have among the best mountaineering teams in the country.
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Jorge Conde is a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz where he leads investments at the cross section of biology, computer science and engineering.
Much of Silicon Valley mythology is centered on the founder-as-hero narrative. But historically, scientific founders leading the charge for bio companies have been far less common.
Developing new drugs is slow, risky and expensive. Big clinical failures are all too common. As such, bio requires incredibly specialized knowledge and experience. But at the same time, the potential for value creation is enormous today more than ever with breakthrough new medicines like engineered cell, gene and digital therapies.
What these breakthroughs are bringing along with them are entirely new models — of founders, of company creation, of the businesses themselves — that will require scientists, entrepreneurs and investors to reimagine and reinvent how they create bio companies.
In the past, biotech VC firms handled this combination of specialized knowledge + binary risk + outsized opportunity with a unique “company creation” model. In this model, there are scientific founders, yes; but the VC firm essentially founded and built the company itself — all the way from matching a scientific advance with an unmet medical need, to licensing IP, to having partners take on key roles such as CEO in the early stages, to then recruiting a seasoned management team to execute on the vision.
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You could call this the startup equivalent of being born and bred in captivity — where great care and feeding early in life helps ensure that the company is able to thrive. Here the scientific founders tend to play more of an advisory role (usually keeping day jobs in academia to create new knowledge and frontiers), while experienced “drug hunters” operate the machinery of bringing new discoveries to the patient’s bedside. This model’s core purpose is to bring the right expertise to the table to de-risk these incredibly challenging enterprises — nobody is born knowing how to make a medicine.
But the ecosystem this model evolved from is evolving itself. Emerging fields like computational biology and biological engineering have created a new breed of founder, native to biology, engineering and computer science, that are already, by definition, the leading experts in their fledgling fields. Their advances are helping change the industry, shifting drug discovery away from a highly bespoke process — where little knowledge carries over from the success or failure of one drug to the next — to a more iterative, building-block approach like engineering.
Take gene therapy: once we learn how to deliver a gene to a specific cell in a given disease, it is significantly more likely we will be able to deliver a different gene to a different cell for another disease. Which means there’s an opportunity not only for novel therapies but also the potential for new business models. Imagine a company that provides gene delivery capability to an entire industry — GaaS: gene-delivery as a service!
Once a founder has an idea, the costs of testing it out have changed too. The days of having to set up an entire lab before you could run your first experiments are gone. In the same way that AWS made starting a tech company vastly faster and easier, innovations like shared lab spaces and wetlab accelerators have dramatically reduced the cost and speed required to get a bio startup off the ground. Today it costs thousands, not millions, for a “killer experiment” that will give a founding team (and investors) early conviction.
What all this amounts to is scientific founders now have the option of launching bio companies without relying on VCs to create them on their behalf. And many are. The new generation of bio companies being launched by these founders are more akin to being born in the wild. It isn’t easy; in fact, it’s a jungle out there, so you need to make mistakes, learn quickly, hone your instincts, and be well-equipped for survival. On the other hand, given the transformative potential of engineering-based bio platforms, the cubs that do survive can grow into lions.
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So, which is better for a bio startup today: to be born in the wild — with all the risk and reward that entails — or to be raised in captivity
The “bred in captivity” model promises sureness, safety, security. A VC-created bio company has cache and credibility right off the bat. Launch capital is essentially guaranteed. It attracts all-star scientists, executives and advisors — drawn by the balance of an innovative, agile environment and a well-funded, well-connected support network. I was fortunate enough to be an early executive in one of these companies, giving me the opportunity to work alongside industry luminaries and benefit from their well-versed knowledge of how to build a world-class bio company with all its complex component parts: basic, translational, clinical research, from scratch. But this all comes at a price.
Because it’s a heavy lift for the VCs, scientific founders are usually left with a relatively small slug of equity — even founding CEOs can end up with ~5% ownership. While these companies often launch with headline-grabbing funding rounds of $50m or above, the capital is tranched — meaning money is doled out as planned milestones are achieved. But the problem is, things rarely go according to plan. Tranched capital can be a safety net, but you can get tangled in that net if you miss a milestone.
Being born in the wild, on the other hand, trades safety for freedom. No one is building the company on your behalf; you’re in charge, and you bear the risk. As a recent graduate, I co-founded a company with Harvard geneticist George Church. The company was bootstrapped — a funding strategy that was more famine than feast — but we were at liberty to try new things and run (un)controlled experiments like sequencing heavy metal wildman Ozzy Osbourne.
It was the early, Wild West days of the genomics revolution and many of the earliest biotech companies mirrored that experience — they weren’t incepted by VCs; they were created by scrappy entrepreneurs and scientists-turned-CEO. Take Joshua Boger, organic chemist and founder of Vertex Pharmaceuticals: starting in 1989 his efforts to will into existence a new way to develop drugs, thrillingly captured in Barry Werth’s The Billion-Dollar Molecule and its sequel The Antidote in all its warts and nail-biting glory, ultimately transformed how we treat HIV, hepatitis C and cystic fibrosis.
Today we’re in a back-to-the-future moment and the industry is being increasingly pushed forward by this new breed of scientist-entrepreneur. Students-turned-founder like Diego Rey of in vitro diagnostics company GeneWEAVE and Ramji Srinivasan of clinical laboratory Counsyl helped transform how we diagnose disease and each led their companies to successful acquisitions by larger rivals.
Popular accelerators like Y Combinator and IndieBio are filled with bio companies driven by this founder phenotype. Ginkgo Bioworks, the first bio company in Y Combinator and today a unicorn, was founded by Jason Kelly and three of his MIT biological engineering classmates, along with former MIT professor and synthetic biology legend Tom Knight. The company is not only innovating new ways to program biology in order to disrupt a broad range of industries, but it’s also pioneering an innovative conglomerate business model it has dubbed the “Berkshire for biotech.”
Like the Ginkgo founders, Alec Nielsen and Raja Srinivas launched their startup Asimov, an ambitious effort to program cells using genetic circuits, shortly after receiving their PhDs in biological engineering from MIT. And, like Boger, renowned machine learning Stanford professor Daphne Koller is working to once again transform drug discovery as the founder and CEO of Instiro.
Just like making a medicine, no one is born knowing how to build a company. But in this new world, these technical founders with deep domain expertise may even be more capable of traversing the idea maze than seasoned operators. Engineering-based platforms have the potential to create entirely new applications with unprecedented productivity, creating opportunities for new breakthroughs, novel business models, and new ways to build bio companies. The well-worn playbooks may be out of date.
Founders that choose to create their own companies still need investors to scrub in and contribute to the arduous labor of company-building — but via support, guidance, and with access to networks instead. And like this new generation of founders, bio investors today need to rethink (and re-value) the promise of the new, and still appreciate the hard-earned wisdom of the old. In other words, bio investors also need to be multidisciplinary. And they need to be comfortable with a different kind of risk: backing an unproven founder in a new, emerging space. As a founder, if you’re willing to take your chances in the wild, you should have an investor that understands you, believes in you, can support you and, importantly, is willing to dream big with you.
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Veteran Chinese Causal Game Developer OURGAME to Go IPO in Hong Kong
by Tracey Xiang Jun 18, 2014 Jun 7, 2020
Ourgame was one of the first online game developers in China that was founded in 1998. Starting from self-developed casual games, the company introduced other categories, mobile games and third-party titles along the way.
But the company’s core business has been card, board and Mahjong games, making revenues from virtual item sales. As of March 2014, the accumulated registered users were 396 million, with 51 million on mobile. There are more than 200 games on its platform.
Outgame International Holdings Ltd. filed for IPO in Hong Kong this week. The financials and other metrics show that the company seems to have regained traction after several years of dismay.
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Tracey Xiang is Beijing, China-based tech writer. Reach her at traceyxiang@gmail.com More by Tracey Xiang
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Wireless Audio Market is Ready to Grow Globally with Phenomenal Trend Diversity Forecast by 2026 | Key Vendors Are SAMSUNG, Sony Corporation, VOXX International Corp.and More Sajjan Sing·2h
Wireless audio market is a wireless technology designed purely to stream varying audio files.These wireless audio devices include microphone adapters, microphones, integrated audio system, music pickups, wireless transmitters, receiver system, sound bar, in-ear surveillance systems, portable sound system, and integrated speaker docks.Depending on the design, modern mobile recording systems can be operated by batteries or energy wires.Some of the wireless applications are bluetooth, radio frequency, infrared, Wi-Fi, SKAA and airplay stream between wireless audio system and handheld devices.Wireless audio market is to register a healthy CAGR in the forecast period of 2019-2026.The report contains data from the base year of 2018 and the historic year of 2017.The rise in the market value can be attributed to increasing use of computer, smartphone and tablets, user preference to portable devices and advancement in the field of wireless audio technology.Download Sample Copy of Wireless audio market Report At https://www.databridgemarketresearch.com/request-a-sample/?dbmr=global-wireless-audio-marketMarket Drivers and Restraints:The growth of computer, smartphone and tablet market boosting the growth of the marketIncrement of the user preference to the portable devices is propelling the growth of the marketAdvancement in the field of the wireless audio technology is contributing the growth of the marketIncreasing investment in the R and innovation is driving the growth of the marketIssues related to the wireless frequency is hampering the growth of the marketUnfavourable health related issue developed by the wireless audio is restricting the growth of the market.Power consumption related issue restraints the growth of the marketThe major players covered in the Wireless Audio Market Few of the major competitors currently working in the Global wireless audio market are Apple Inc., SAMSUNG, Sony Corporation, VOXX International Corp., Bose Corporation, DEI Holdings, Inc., Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG, VIZIO, Inc., Koninklijke Philips N.V., Shure Incorporated., Sonos Inc., Pure International Limited., Bowers & Wilkins, ZOUND INDUSTRIES., Dell, HP Development Company, L.P., inMusic, LLC., Klipsch Group, Inc., LOUD Audio, LLC., Monoprice, Inc amongst others.Major TOC Of The ReportChapter One: Wireless Audio Market OverviewChapter Two: Manufacturers ProfilesChapter Three: Global Wireless Audio Market Competition, by PlayersChapter Four: Global Wireless Audio Market Size by RegionsChapter Five: North America Wireless Audio Market Revenue by CountriesChapter Six: Europe Wireless Audio Market Revenue by CountriesChapter Seven: Asia-Pacific Wireless Audio Market Revenue by CountriesChapter Eight: South America Wireless Audio Market Revenue by CountriesGet Detailed Table of Contents @https://www.databridgemarketresearch.com/toc/?dbmr=global-wireless-audio-marketKey Report HighlightsComprehensive pricing analysis based on different product types and regional segmentsMarket size data in terms of revenue and sales volumeDeep insights about regulatory and investment scenarios of the global Wireless Audio Market Analysis of market effect factors and their impact on the forecast and outlook of the global Wireless Audio Market The detailed assessment of the vendor landscape and leading companies to help understand the level of competition in the global Wireless Audio Market A roadmap of growth opportunities available in the global Wireless Audio Market with the identification of key factorsThe exhaustive analysis of various trends of the global Wireless Audio Market to help identify market developmentsAccess Full Report @ https://www.databridgemarketresearch.com/reports/global-wireless-audio-marketKey Questions Answered in Report:What is the key to the Wireless Audio Market?What will the Wireless Audio Market Demand and what will be Growth?What are the latest opportunities for Wireless Audio Market in the future?What are the strengths of the key players?About Us:Data Bridge Market Research set forth itself as an unconventional and neoteric Market research and consulting firm with unparalleled level of resilience and integrated approaches.
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Statistics show that online users may spend more Compared to 15 seconds on a brand new, new site.Bearing this in mind, if your site takes over 10 minutes to load, then there's a higher probability that the visitor will probably only conveniently depart your site and visit other site, causing a higher bounce off speed.Layout, your site loading period is of extreme importance.The quicker the loading period, the more valuable it's to your site's ranking.Below are some of the top notch tips on How Best to make your WordPress website load quicker.Reduce the Use of worthless widgetsDon't perpetrate the taboo of overpowering your best free responsive wordpress themes with those fanciful widgets without a practical use.Always conduct research on the widgets you're aspiring to set up and set up just useful widgets into your site.A lot of fanciful widgets set up on your site are only going to lead to an extended loading time and increase your traffic bounce speed.Installing numerous social networking plugins such as Facebook badge and newest Tweets will have a damaging impact on your site loading time.Additional integrating widgets made by additional Sites will only create your site determined by another outside site.Site will have a tendency to get overloaded with more pictures and media documents.
Information On Production | RSACE ahmed mujtaba·7h
Information On Production ProductionLet’s just do it in the future.What does that even mean?The production process, in a nutshell, is pre-production → production → post production.What is Pre-Production?It’s the time where ideas are tested and artistic R is done.It’s a very exciting moment when the project finds its way.Pre-production is the work done on a product, especially a film or broadcast program before full-scale production begins having a strong concept is an essential component of a film.It ends when the planning ends and the content starts being produced.Elements of film production such as the script, casting, location scouting, equipment, and crew are the first stage of production.Production?At this stage, there is not much place left for experimentation or improvisation.Production is the actual shooting of the film.If you’re adding elements such as motion graphics, animation, or voice-overs in your film, these materials will be added in the post production stage.Post Production?Last, but certainly not the least, is post production.Post-production, which is often referred to as ‘post’, is organizing, cutting, coloring, and editing the footage captured in production?It’s time to make last minute improvements and integrate everything together: shot transition, sounds, and visual effects, and then the delivery files are built and the final backups are done.Finally, the post mortem of the production can be done!To learn the specifics of how each production stages work keep on track with our blog and join Ramesh Sippy Academy of cinema and entertainment for a course in production and management if you want to become a producer.
India wants WhatsApp to retract its controversial privacy policy Calvin Zohn·8h
After user backlash, governments are also joining in criticizing WhatsApp’s controversial privacy policy change. Today, the Indian government asked the app to withdraw its new policy. In a letter addressed to the WhatsApp CEO Will Cathcart, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said to “respect the informational privacy and data security of Indian users and asked it to withdraw this proposed policy.” The ministry has also sent a detailed questionnaire to WhatsApp regarding user data and privacy. This comes a day after WhatsApp’s legal representatives appeared in the Delhi High Court to defend a petition that claimed the new privacy policy allowed snooping… This story continues at The Next WebOr just read more coverage about: WhatsApp
Know a Quick and Secure Method to Convert MBOX to PST stevejones·8h
There are many users who prefer to switch from MBOX to PST as they want to use Outlook PST to manage their mailbox items and share them with other users.In this blog, we have mentioned the manual way and how to convert MBOX to PST by using a reliable and the best converter.Many users prefer to use Outlook to store data safely as it offers enhanced and latest security options and better and advanced features.They want to find a quick way that is simple and safe to convert MBOX to PST.This blog further discusses the manual method and automated tool to convert MBOX mailbox to PST file type.How to Convert MBOX to PST by Using the Manual Way?Below we have mentioned all the steps to convert MBOX to PST by using the Manual method:● Run and start the MBOX application on your system.● Right-click on the ‘Message Folder’ tab.● Select the items that you need to convert.● Double-click on the ‘Save As’ tab.● Select the files that you need to convert.● Press on the ‘Export’ button.● Click on the ‘Finish’ tab.Do not use the manual method as it is time-consuming and the user might erase their data or might get stuck in between.The users cannot do the batch conversion and selective conversion as this option is not available in the manual method.
Audi and BMW’s US subscription car service shutdown points to a murky future Belinda Miller·9h
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UK cities are getting all-electric bus fleets, starting with Oxford and Coventry Ben Gallagher·10h
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Sort your favorite YouTube channels into into folders with this free app James Flachs·11h
I spend a lot of hours watching a range of videos on YouTube, and I end up subscribing to a ton of channels. But there’s a problem in my perfect world: I often end up missing videos from new channels I’ve subscribed to, because of a huge influx of videos from older ones. Thankfully, I’ve found a solution to this problem in the form of PocketTube. It groups your subscriptions into custom collections. For example, you can group your music and sports channels into separate collections and check out their latest videos when the mood for each category strikes you. PocketTube is… This story continues at The Next WebOr just read more coverage about: YouTube
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Virgin Orbit has successfully launched satellites into space for the first time. A 70-foot LauncherOne rocket carrying 10 satellites was dropped from a modified Boeing 747 at 11.39AM Pacific Time on Sunday. LauncherOne then ignited its engine and began soaring into orbit. Today's sequence of events for #LaunchDemo2 went exactly to plan, from safe execution of our ground ops all the way through successful full duration burns on both engines. To say we're thrilled would be a massive understatement, but 240 characters couldn't do it justice anyway. pic.twitter.com/ZKpoi7hkGN — Virgin Orbit (@Virgin_Orbit) January 18, 2021 The Boeing jet — nicknamed Cosmic Girl —… This story continues at The Next Web
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From surviving to thriving as a hardware startup
Lyron Foster
Nils Mattisson
Formerly at Apple, Nils Mattisson is now CEO and co-founder of smart home tech company Minut.
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The road to recurring revenue for hardware startups
When a friend forwarded this tweet from Paul Graham, it hit close to home:
Startups are subject to something like infant mortality: before they’re established, one thing going wrong can kill the company. Hardware companies seem to be subject to infant mortality their whole lives.
I think the reason is that the evolution of the product is so discontinuous. The company has to keep shipping, and customers to keep buying, new products. Which in practice is like relaunching the company each time.
I don’t know if there is an answer to this, but if there were a way for hardware companies to evolve more the way software companies do, they’d be a lot more resilient.
Looking back on our startup journey at Minut, I remember several moments when we could have died. However, surviving several near misses we learned to tackle these challenges and have become more resilient over time. While there will never be one fully exhaustive answer, here are some of the lessons we learned over the years:
Subscription revenue is the only revenue that counts
While you can sell hardware with a margin and make important early revenue, it’s not a sustainable business model for a company that requires both software and hardware. You can’t cover an indefinite commitment with a finite amount of money.
Many hardware companies don’t consider subscriptions early enough. While it can be hard to command a subscription from the start (if you can, you might have waited too long to launch), it needs to be in the plan from the beginning. Look for markets where paying subscriptions is the norm rather than markets that operate on a one-time sale model.
Set high margins and earn them over time
It’s tempting to set low prices for hardware to attract customers, but in the beginning you should do the opposite. Margins allow for mistakes to be rectified. A missed deadline might mean you have to opt for freight by air rather than boat. You might have to scrap components or buy them expensively in a supply crunch. Surprises are seldom positive, and you don’t want to use your venture capital to pay for them.
Healthy margins can also be used to cover marketing costs while you learn what kind of messaging works and what channels you can sell through. If that wasn’t enough reason, starting with relatively high prices will help you avoid another common mistake, selling too much at launch.
This might seem counterintuitive — why wouldn’t you want great success out of the gate? The reason is that you will inevitably make mistakes with your early launches, and the bigger the launch, the bigger the blow. There are plenty of companies who achieved amazing crowdfunding success and then failed to deliver even the first units. Startups tend to chase growth at all costs, but for hardware startups in the first few years there is such a thing as too much of a good thing.
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If you’re in IT, you probably remember the first time you walked into a real data center—not just a server closet, but an actual raised-floor data center, where the door wooshes open in a blast of cold air and noise and you’re confronted with rows and rows of racks, monolithic and gray, stuffed full of servers with cooling fans screaming and blinkenlights blinking like mad. The data center is where the cool stuff is—the pizza boxes, the blade servers, the NASes and the SANs. Some of its residents are more exotic—the Big Iron in all its massive forms, from Z-series to Superdome and all points in between.
For decades, data centers have been the beating hearts of many businesses—the fortified secret rooms where huge amounts of capital sit, busily transforming electricity into revenue. And they’re sometimes a place for IT to hide, too—it’s kind of a standing joke that whenever a user you don’t want to see is stalking around the IT floor, your best bet to avoid contact is just to badge into the data center and wait for them to go away. (But, uh, I never did that ever. I promise.)
But the last few years have seen a massive shift in the relationship between companies and their data—and the places where that data lives. Sure, it’s always convenient to own your own servers and storage, but why tie up all that capital when you don’t have to? Why not just go to the cloud buffet and pay for what you want to eat and nothing more?
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The European Union is preparing the ground for vaccine passports. A common approach for mutual recognition of vaccination documentation is of the “utmost importance”, the Commission said today, adding that it wants “an appropriate trust framework” to be agreed upon by the end of January — “to allow Member States’ certificates to be rapidly useable in health systems across the EU and beyond”.
“Vaccination certificates allow for a clear record of each individual’s vaccination history, to ensure the right medical follow-up as well as the monitoring of possible adverse effects,” it writes, adding that: “A common EU approach to trusted, reliable and verifiable certificates would allow people to use their records in other Member States. Though it is premature to envisage the use of vaccine certificates for other purposes than health protection, an EU approach may facilitate other cross-border applications of such certificates in the future.”
It’s not clear what form (or forms) these pan-EU coronavirus vaccine certificates will take as yet — but presumably there will be both paper-based and digital formats, to ensure accessibility.
Nor is it clear exactly how EU citizens’ identity and medical data will be protected as checks on vaccination status take place. Or, indeed, who the trusted entities storing and managing sensitive health data will be. All that detail is to come — and may well vary by Member State, depending on how immunity certification verification systems get implemented.
Last week a number of tech companies, including Microsoft, Oracle and Salesforce, announced involvement in a separate, cross-industry effort to establish a universal standard for vaccination status that they said would build on existing standards, such as the SMART Health Cards specification which adheres to HL7 FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources).
Tech and health companies including Microsoft and Salesforce team up on digital COVID-19 vaccination records
That tech-backed effort is pushing for an “encrypted digital copy of [a person’s] immunization credentials to store in a digital wallet of their choice,” with a backup available as a printed QR code that includes W3C-standards verifiable credentials for those not wanting or able to use a smartphone. The PR also talked about a “privacy-preserving health status verification” solution that is at least in part “blockchain-enabled.”
Nothing so specific is being proposed for the common EU approach as yet. And it looks clear that a number of vaccine credential standards will be put forward globally — as a potential universal standard. (The Commission is touting its forthcoming framework on that front too.)
Whatever is devised in the EU must ensure compliance with the region’s data protection framework (which bakes in requirements for security and privacy by design and default when processing people’s information). So it could offer better privacy protection than a private sector-led effort, for example.
The EU’s eHealth Network — a body which includes representatives from relevant Member States’ authorities who are supported by a wider European Joint Action body, called eHAction — will be responsible for defining the minimum dataset needed for vaccination certificates used at the EU level, per the Commission.
It says this must include “a unique identifier and an appropriate trust framework ensuring privacy and security”.
Expect relevant stakeholders such as Europe’s Data Protection Supervisor and Data Protection Board to weigh in with expert advice, as happened last year with coronavirus contacts tracing apps.
EU privacy body urges anonymization of location data for COVID-19 tracking
“The Commission will continue to work with Member States on vaccination certificates which can be recognised and used in health systems across the EU in full compliance with EU data protection law — and scaled up globally through the certification systems of the World Health Organisation,” EU lawmakers add, saying the forthcoming framework will be presented in the WHO “as a possible universal standard”.
Commenting in the challenges ahead for developing privacy-safe vaccination verification, Lukasz Olejnik, a Europe-based independent cybersecurity and privacy researcher and consultant, told TechCrunch: “It is tricky to follow privacy by design for this particular [use-case]. It is unclear if anyone will be interested in identifying possible innovative privacy-preserving frameworks such as anonymous cryptographic credentials.
“In the end perhaps we will end up with some approach using verifiable credentials, but establishing trust will remain a challenge. What will be the source of trust? Is it possible to prove a particular status without the need to disclose the user identity? These are the core questions.”
“I hope this proposal will be public and transparent,” he added of the EU framework.
It’s worth emphasizing that all this effort is a bit ‘cart before the horse’ at this stage — being as it’s still not confirmed whether any of the currently available COVID-19 vaccinations, which have been developed primarily to protect the recipient from serious illness, also prevent transmission of the disease or not.
Nonetheless, systems for verifying proof of immunization status are fast being spun up — ushering in the possibility of ‘vaccine passport’ checks for travellers within the EU down the road, for example. It’s also not hard to envisage businesses requesting COVID-19 vaccination certification before granting access to a physical facility or service, in a bid to reassure customers they can spend money safety — i.e. once such documentation exists and can be verified in a standardized way.
Standardized frameworks for vaccination credentials could certainly have very broad implications for personal freedoms in the near future, as well as wide ramifications for privacy — depending on how these systems are architected, managed and operated.
Europe’s privacy and security research community mobilized heavily last year as the pandemic triggered early proposals to develop coronavirus contacts tracing apps — contributing to a push for exposure notification apps to be decentralized to ensure privacy of individuals’ social graph. However efforts toward establishing vaccination certification systems don’t appear to have generated the same level of academic engagement as yet.
In an analysis of the implications of immunity certificates, published last month, Privacy International warned that any systems that require proof of vaccination for entry or a service would be unfair “until everyone has access to an effective vaccine” — a bar that remains far off indeed.
European countries, which are among the global leaders on COVID-19 vaccination rollouts, have still only immunized tiny minorities of their national populations so far. (Even as the Commission today urged Member States to set targets to vaccinate a minimum of 80% of health and social care professionals and people over 80 by March 2021; and at least 70% of the total adult population by summer — targets which look like fantastical wishful thinking right now.)
“Governments must find alternatives to delivering vaccination schemes which do not perpetuate and reinforce exclusionary and discriminatory practices,” the rights group further urged, also warning that COVID-19 immunity should not be used as a justification for expanding or instating digital identity schemes.
Uber and Moderna partner on COVID-19 vaccine access and information
Many VCs historically avoided placing bets on hit-driven mobile gaming content in favor of clearer platform opportunities, but as more success stories pop up, the economics overturned conventional wisdom with new business models. As more accessible infrastructure allowed young studios to become more ambitious, venture money began pouring into the gaming ecosystem.
After tackling topics including how investors are looking at opportunities in social gaming, infrastructure bets and the moonshots of AR/VR, I asked a group of VCs about their approach to mobile content investing and whether new platforms were changing perspectives about opportunities in mobile-first and desktop-first experiences.
While desktop gaming has evolved dramatically in the past few years as new business models and platforms take hold, to some degree, mobile has been hampered. Investors I chatted with openly worried that some of mobile’s opportunities were being hamstrung by Apple’s App Store.
“We are definitely fearful of Apple’s ability to completely disrupt/affect the growth of a game,” Bessemer’s Ethan Kurzweil and Sakib Dadi told TechCrunch. “We do not foresee that changing any time in the near future despite the outcry from companies such as Epic and others.”
All the while, another central focus seems to be the ever-evolving push toward cross-platform gaming, which is getting further bolstered by new technologies. One area of interest for investors: migrating the ambition of desktop titles to mobile and finding ways to build cross-platform experiences that feel fulfilling on devices that are so differently abled performance-wise.
Madrona’s Hope Cochran, who previously served as CFO of Candy Crush maker King, said mobile still has plenty of untapped opportunities. “When you have a AAA game, bringing it to mobile is challenging and yet it opens up an entire universe of scale.”
Responses have been edited for length and clarity. We spoke with:
Hope Cochran, managing director, Madrona Venture Group
Daniel Li, partner, Madrona Venture Group
Ethan Kurzweil, partner, Bessemer Venture Partners
Sakib Dadi, investor, Bessemer Venture Partners
Alice Lloyd George, founding partner, Rogue VC
Gigi Levy-Weiss, general partner, NFX
Hope Cochran and Daniel Li, Madrona Venture Group
Does it ever get any easier to bet on a gaming content play? What do you look for?
Hope Cochran: I feel like there are a couple different sectors in gaming. There’s the actual studios that are developing games and they have several approaches. Are they developing a brand new game, are they reimagining a game from 25 years ago and reskinning it, which is a big trend right now, or are they taking IP that is really trendy right now and trying to create a game around it? There are different ways to predict which ones of those might make it, but then there’s also the infrastructure behind gaming and then there’s also identifying trends and which games or studios are embracing those. Those are some of the ways I try to parse it out and figure out which ones I think are going to rise to the top of the list.
Daniel Li: There’s this single-player narrative versus multiplayer metaverse and I think people are more comfortable on the metaverse stuff because if you’re building a social network and seeing good early traction, those things don’t typically just disappear. Then if you are betting more on individual studios producing games, I think the other thing is we’re seeing more and more VCs pop up that are just totally games-focused or devoting a portion of the portfolio to games. And for them it’s okay to have a hits-driven portfolio.
There seems to be more innovation happening on PC/console in terms of business models and distribution, do you think mobile feels less experimental these days? Why or why not?
Hope Cochran: Mobile is still trying to push the technology forward, the important element of being cross-platform is difficult. When you have a AAA game, bringing it to mobile is challenging and yet it opens up an entire universe of scale. The metrics are also very different for mobile though.
Daniel Li: It seems like the big monetization innovation that has happened over the last couple of years has been the “battle pass” type of subscription where you can unlock more content by playing. Obviously that’s gone over to mobile, but it doesn’t feel like mobile has had some sort of new monetization unlock. The other thing that’s happened on desktop is the success of the “pay $10 or $20 or $20 for this indie game” type of thing, and it feels like that’s not going to happen on mobile because of the price points that people are used to paying.
Alice Lloyd George, Rogue VC
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Muslim family repeatedly called the N-word and ‘suicide bomber’ on London bus
by TellMAMA | Jul 5, 2018 | News |
A Muslim mother and her young daughter were racially abused and taunted with Islamophobic abuse on a London bus by two drunk Polish men.
The incident occurred on the afternoon of June 19.
The woman, who wears the niqab, was waiting to board the bus in south London with her daughter when the men behind them repeatedly shouted the N-word during a conversation in their first language, which the woman understood to be Polish, given her familiarity with it through her friends.
Speaking to Tell MAMA in confidence, she felt targeted because they are black Muslims, adding that Poland was due to play Senegal in a World Cup fixture hours later, which may have influenced their decision to target them.
To her dismay, no other passenger sought to challenge the initial racial abuse.
But the abuse continued as the men followed them upstairs and sat behind the family, and started to repeat the slur ‘suicide bomber’ at them.
Whenever she turned to challenge the abuse the men would ignore her.
Upon leaving the bus, one of the men shouted, ‘Allah is paedo’, which caused her great upset but she was determined to challenge them.
She asked the men ‘what they wanted’ and to explain why they were targeting them with racist and Islamophobic abuse.
One of the men would only respond in Polish and blew kisses at her young daughter. His only English-language word in this exchange was the slur ‘paedo’ which caused her young daughter to cry and to beg her mother to ignore them and get off the bus.
A fellow passenger did intervene which comforted the woman and her daughter.
Tell MAMA reported the incident to the Metropolitan Police on her behalf following the incident.
In 2016, 85 (13 per cent) incidents reported to Tell MAMA occurred on transport networks.
Tell MAMA has long documented the often-disproportionate abuse and violence directed at Muslim women who wear the niqab, which is an affront to their fundamental right to freely practice their religious beliefs and wear religious clothing, regardless of how conservative some interpret it.
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Jared Howe Steps Down From Being Libertarian
By guestcontributor76 on July 8, 2017 • ( 5 Comments )
UPDATE: Jared Howe was fired from Being Libertarian, he did not step down.
Jared Howe, Assistant Media Director for Being Libertarian and Co-host of Backwordz Live, has stepped down from Being Libertarian after controversial statements regarding Marxism being a Jewish ideology and immigration policy.
The controversy began when Liberty Hangout challenged Anarchyball to a debate on open vs. closed borders, which turned into Anarchyball sharing past posts from Howe’ s Facebook account that they deemed xenophobic, collectivist, and antithetical to anarchy.
Anarchyball also posted memes attacking Eric July, Hans-Hermann Hoppe (who Howe admires), Being Libertarian and Liberty Hangout.
At one point the satirical Facebook page called for its followers to find posts of him “denigrating large groups of people based on race, ethnicity, national origin or other purely physical attribute […].”
Howe released a statement on Facebook Thursday claiming that “BL’s chief executive officer — a staunch internationalist / leftist who believes in “big tent” SJW causes like egalitarianism, free movement, open borders, and cultural relativism — wanted me to “step down” because he believes me to be a liability to his globalist political agen- I mean…. public image,” and that the CEO was inconsistent in his enforcement of Being Libertarian’s policies towards contributors considering that they hired him to be a more controversial right-wing writer.
Jared Howe’s full statement can be found below:
Before you hear it from someone else, I wanted to let you know that I’ve parted ways with the Being Libertarian multimedia team.
Just to be clear, the decision wasn’t exactly mutual, and I wasn’t asked to leave by Eric July, Michael Brokamp, or anyone else from that department. BL’s chief executive officer — a staunch internationalist / leftist who believes in “big tent” SJW causes like egalitarianism, free movement, open borders, and cultural relativism — wanted me to “step down” because he believes me to be a liability to his globalist political agen- I mean…. public image.
Well… He’s right. I am. I’m a huge liability to the agendas and reputations of internationalists and libertines. This wasn’t ever NOT the case; I just didn’t know at first that Being Libertarian was headed by an internationalist libertine who was waiting for the right excuse to remove me.
He got the excuse he was looking for when the Anarchyball admins teamed with Larken Rose’s cult of single moms and beta cucks to coordinate a black blocc deplatforming campaign to inundate Being Libertarian and Liberty Hangout with out of context screenshots of my social media posts. The final straw apparently came last night when I posted about how Marxism is culturally Jewish — a statement of fact which was falsely construed by the libertines at BL to mean “all Jews are Marxist”. If I replaced “Marxism” with “the Torah”, would they accuse me of saying all Jews follow the Torah? Obviously not, but they don’t care about logical consistency and I don’t give a shit about their politically correct bullshit anyway.
The political correctness is ironic, though. Being Libertarian bills itself as a diverse platform from which libertarians “across the spectrum” (har har) can speak “unpleasant truths” and debunk “comfortable lies”. I think it’s fair to say that their multimedia department lives up to this mission statement under the leadership of Eric July.
Their publishing and social media departments, on the other hand, are headed by and filled with libertines who LARP as though they exist outside of the political spectrum, and who seek only to advance the milquetoast, beltway version of libertinism that leftist degenerates eat up like candy because of its similarity to post-modernism. Despite their stated affinity for diverse libertarian viewpoints and unpleasant truth, their demonstrated preference is for “comfortable lies” and the suppression of right-wing perspectives when it comes to r/K selection theory, private property norms, privatization of public property, cultural relativism, racial biodiversity, the Jewish question, and the Marxist implications of deconstructionist, post-modernist propaganda.
I’m a controversial guy. I say controversial things. When people get upset about my arguments but can’t refute them, I tend to mock them before blocking them and moving on. I sometimes use provocative language to do so, and I’ve certainly made a lot of enemies who obsess over me along the way. I can understand why someone who wants to project a traditionally wholesome public image wouldn’t want to be associated with me — especially when a business’ success depends on its reputation. However, libertarianism is implicitly controversial, and Being Libertarian doesn’t brand itself as traditional or wholesome. To the contrary, it frequently publishes “edgytarian” content about Satanism, sadomasochism, polyamory, simulated rape, sodomy, promiscuity, drug use, egalitarianism, and a slew of other culturally Marxist topics which alienate and offend people.
Of course, they’ll say I agreed to a code of conduct as a condition of joining, and that I violated it by shitposting, but this isn’t entirely true. Their code of conduct was drafted after I joined, it’s been redrafted three or four times since, and it isn’t uniformly enforced, as evidenced by the libertines in their ranks who use the platform to shitpost right-wingers, and who openly espouse communism despite the fact that it’s the most deadly political ideology in the history of humanity. They don’t really care about their code; they only use it as a cudgel to punish and root out those who effectively counter the left.
When I joined Being Libertarian, it was with the understanding that its proprietors in the multimedia department wanted me to help them capitalize on the demand for edgier right-wing content so that they could compete for market share with outlets like Breitbart, InfoWars, the Rebel Media, Red Ice, and The Right Stuff. That’s what I was recruited to do, and I lived up to my end of the bargain.
At the end of the day, I wasn’t removed because of my conduct. I was removed because the leftist in charge wanted to shut me up — even at the cost of emulating Anarchyball, Larken Rose, and CNN. I’m not mad; I just want everyone to know how things work over there. I’m not the first right-winger to be removed from Being Libertarian, and I certainly won’t be the last. I obviously only speak for myself, but if Eric July, Michael Brokamp, That Guy T, TrueDilTom or any of their other right-wing figures are digitally removed or asked to step down, you’ll know why.
Special shout out and thanks to Justin Moldow and Liberty Hangout for not deplatforming me over a political dispute and blaming it on complaints from leftists about parentheses and helicopter jokes. As a platform run by ethnic Jews, it certainly wouldn’t be hard for them to feign outrage over my statements and positions. I appreciate that they have more integrity than that.
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Jared Howe says:
I didn’t step down. I was kicked out by Nathaniel Owen.
Howard Roark says:
Jared, you left libertarianism to the alt right side “far right statism” long ago. You are no individualist. Nationalism is by nature collectivist. Thanks for leaving. Feel at home in the Republican Party Bannon wing.
Paul Rain says:
You are a faggot. While I would not identify as a libertarian, it is disgusting that subhuman faggots like you have attempted to hijack real libertarianism.
It’s almost like niggers have no place in libertarianism…
Paul – you are disgusting.
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Motorola and Flipkart extend their strategic partnership, launching moto e6s and global-first smart TV in India
by TLN Team September 25, 2019 September 25, 2019
written by TLN Team September 25, 2019 September 25, 2019
▪ moto e 6s , the 6 th generation of the moto e family, is available on Flipkart from 23 September 2019 at INR 7,999
▪ The Motorola Android 9.0 Smart TV, with variants across HD, FHD, and UHD and developed in partnership with Flipkart, is a global-first for the iconic mobile brand.
Flipkart, Motorola’s strategic partner, launched its first range of Motorola Android 9.0 TVs in the Indian market. The Motorola smart TV marks the smartphone brand’s entry into the consumer durables space and will be available in 7 variants in HD ready, Full HD, and Ultra HD (4K) starting at INR 13,999 from 29 September 2019. The 6th generation of the moto e family, moto e 6s, was also announced today. Moto e 6s offers the best of storage with no compromise and comes at an affordable price point of INR 7,999/-.
The new moto e 6s does justice to its tagline #AbNoCompromise delivering the best dual camera in this price range. The 13-megapixel (MP) main camera offers a large pixel size at 1.12µm and produces beautifully crisp snapshots.
The 2 MP depth sensor and built-in bokeh mode allows users to blur out the foreground or background for great portrait shots. Equipped with an 8 MP front-facing camera, the moto e 6s is perfect for selfies, and the 6.1-inch Max Vision HD+ display offers a top-notch viewing experience. Packed with a powerful 3000 mAh removable battery, moto e 6s comes with a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor and a dedicated microSD card slot that creates room for an additional 512 GB of storage. 1 Just as the moto e 6s was built with consumers in mind, the Android 9.0 Motorola smart TV was developed in partnership with Flipkart, with the Indian consumer in mind. Flipkart, a leader in the e-commerce space and a homegrown company, used its wealth of key customer insights and feedback, to ensure the Motorola smart TV speaks directly to consumer needs. Such focus on the Indian consumer is unprecedented in the television market.
The 4K range of Motorola Smart TVs are powered by cutting-edge Dolby vision with HDR10, which allows for best- in-class brightness, in addition to 1.07 billion colors and an IPS panel. The smart TV also comes with revolutionary MEMC technology that enables seamless fluid, frame-to-frame motion and exceptional screen refresh rates, ideal for fast-paced gaming and high-octane action movies. They also come with a wireless AndroidTV Gamepad for a fantastic gaming experience. With Motorola’s AmphiSoundX, the in-built superior 30W speaker with DTS TruSurround Sound enables dialogue enhancement and provides astoundingly immersive surround sound.
Consumers can also explore new entertainment opportunities and experience all-round ease with Google Assistant, Chromecast, and official Google Android Pie V9.0. Motorola TVs comes with BlazeX performance powered by unparalleled superior specs such as 2.25GB RAM, 16GB ROM, next gen fastest Triple core Mali GPU with Quad Core Processor.
Adding to the biggest announcement of the year, Mr. Prashanth Mani, Country Head and Managing Director, Motorola Mobility said “We are thrilled to announce moto e 6s that will be disrupting the budget smartphone segment with its remarkable pricing and features. Apart from that, we are also excited to be entering a completely new category, i.e., smart televisions, in partnership with India’s largest e-commerce giant, Flipkart. This strategic partnership has been in existence for our smartphones and now we have taken it to another level. The Motorola Android TVs, just like our smartphones, are crafted to perfection keeping today’s consumers’ needs and expectations in mind. We are excited to explore this category with our trusted partner, Flipkart.”
Commenting on the launch, Mr. Adarsh Menon, Vice President and Head – Private Labels, Electronics and Furniture at Flipkart, said “We at Flipkart are delighted to partner with Motorola to bring this industry-leading Smart TV to the country. This global-first move for the Motorola brand is a strong testament to the power of the Indian consumer and market. We have taken great care to listen to what our customers are looking for and have designed the TV based on their feedback. We look forward to a continued and fruitful relationship with Motorola, a brand that stands for the same values that Flipkart does — innovation and putting the customer first.”
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Elle Macpherson opens up about cancer scare
Entertainment Celebrity Elle Macpherson opens up about cancer scare
10:49am, Oct 5, 2015 Updated: 11:16am, Oct 5
Australian model Elle Macpherson has opened up about a recent health scare that made her overhaul her lifestyle and adopt a strict alkaline diet.
Speaking to the Mail Online, the 50-year-old revealed she discovered a lump in her breast on her 49th birthday.
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“I thought I had cancer. I was away shooting Britain and Ireland’s Next Top Model, so I couldn’t see my doctor and I was really panicking,” Macpherson said.
“It was four weeks before I got the biopsy results, so it was a long-drawn-out and stressful period of not knowing.
“I was lucky — it was a fibroadenoma [a benign growth], but it was a really big warning. I did some soul searching and realised that maybe I was taking the wrong vitamins and minerals, not eating properly and was too stressed.”
At the time, ‘The Body’, as she was nicknamed, was flying all over the world and getting limited sleep.
“I’d put the boys to bed at 9 or 10pm and work until 2am because that was the only quiet time,” she said.
“Then I’d get up at 6am. I did that for years. I thought I was incredibly productive; I didn’t realise I was burning out my adrenals and hurting myself just from not getting enough sleep.
“I decided that if I was to maintain my body, it had to come from the inside. It wasn’t going to come from only putting creams on my face, and I’m not one who can mess about with plastic surgery at this point.”
To make the change, Macpherson visited a nutritionist who advised her to adopt an alkaline diet which involves cutting down on meat and dairy and increasing her intake of green, leafy vegetables.
Earlier this year, Macpherson made headlines after she said she kept a urine testing kit in her handbag to check the acidity of her urine.
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ANZ assents to ASIC request for review of OnePath
Finance Finance News ANZ assents to ASIC request for review of OnePath
4:22pm, Mar 15, 2016 Updated: 4:28pm, Mar 15
ASIC said ANZ has cooperated with its investigations.
Thuy Ong
ANZ Bank has agreed to an independent review of its OnePath financial services businesses after breaches resulted in $4.5 million worth of compensation and refunds to customers.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said the breaches, which ANZ self-reported, affected around 1.3 million customers between early-2013 and mid-2015.
The bank was also subject to a further $49 million worth of rectifications and other remediation.
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ANZ’s OnePath business provides superannuation, funds management, life and general insurance products.
Breaches included failure to provide disclosure documents for some insurance products, processing errors and inadequate systems or processes.
ASIC said OnePath failed to follow up 21,000 unbanked cheques, which were issued for insurance claims, superannuation benefits and refunds of premiums.
The regulator said $2.9 million has been returned to customers as a result, but a further $11.6 million remains unclaimed.
ANZ also provided more than $400,000 in compensation for lost earnings and incorrect fees in relation to superannuation members who had contributions placed into the incorrect account by the bank.
These errors affected 1,422 fund members and $28.7 million in contributions.
“While the majority of these compliance breaches are in the past, we know we can do better,” said ANZ’s wealth Australia managing director Alexis George in a statement.
“We would like to apologise to impacted customers and assure them we’ve been working hard to improve our controls.
“We’ve also taken significant additional steps to strengthen our compliance systems, including targeted external audits and additional staff training to improve monitoring, reporting and governance.”
In a statement, ASIC acknowledged the co-operative approach ANZ has taken in this matter, including ensuring that breaches were notified.
The bank has agreed to an independent review of its compliance frameworks by Pricewaterhouse Coopers.
ASIC said it will also continue monitoring the rectification of any breaches that had yet to be fixed.
“Appropriate compliance and systems to monitor compliance are essential for banks to adhere to their AFS [Australian Financial Services licence] obligations,” said ASIC’s deputy chair Peter Kell in a statement.
“This is important in maintaining customer trust and confidence in the sector.”
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Ripped-off NYE revellers reject $100 refund
News National Ripped-off NYE revellers reject $100 refund
7:34pm, Jan 3, 2016 Updated: 8:07pm, Jan 3
Chris Lee/Facebook
The New Daily @TheNewDailyAU
Revellers who forked out up to $500 per person for the NYE Above the Harbour event near the Sydney Opera House have threatened to take legal action against the organisers.
Attendees were promised a stunning view of the fireworks across Sydney Harbour as well as top-class food and entertainment.
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However, many declared the event – which took place at the Domain’s Tarpeian Precinct – a “joke and a disaster”, citing poor food and long queues.
The event’s organisers, Mothership Media, issued a statement and said those unhappy would be entitled to a refund, to a maximum of $100 per person.
“While many patrons enjoyed the event, the organisers greatly regret that a number of patrons have complained about certain event elements,” the statement read.
“The organisers and caterers empathise with patrons and are themselves disappointed with the issues that have arisen.
“They have poured significant time, resources and personal effort into the event’s planning, and are personally affected by the unfavourable outcome of their efforts.”
But angry party-goers took to Facebook and said the organisers’ offer of a partial refund was insulting.
“I cannot believe you charged us over $400 for an ‘all inclusive’ event with only three food stalls for thousands of people,” Chris Lee wrote on Facebook.
“We had to wait 2.5 hours to get fed some disgusting dried up pork buns that tasted like cardboard! I wouldn’t feed that to my dog. We didn’t pay $400 to spend NYE waiting in line.”
Another, Khan Inanli, said: “You guys are a disgrace to the Australian community.
“You should be ashamed of your actions and I hope a class action comes your way for scamming a fellow human being.”
A group was started on Facebook, called “Refuse to be Ripped OFF- NYE Above the Harbour Scam” and had 391 likes at 7pm Sunday.
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The ideal portable companion, the world-renowned Collins Gem series returns with a fresh new look and updated material.
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The ideal portable companion, the world-renowned Collins Gem series returns with a fresh new look and updated material. This is the perfect pocket guide for nature enthusiasts keen to identify the most commonly seen butterflies and moths in Britain and northern Europe. Authoritative text, beautiful photographs and detailed illustrations show the distinguishing features of each butterfly and moth to aid identification. Features information on size, habitat, geographical range and months when they can be spotted, as well as names of similar species with which each butterfly or moth could be confused, and details of the differences between them. This new edition builds on the strengths of the unrivalled original, now expanded to include over 240 butterflies and moths.
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How to Attract Birds to Your Garden: Foods they like, plants they love, shelter they need
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Extraordinary Insects: Weird. Wonderful. Indispensable. the Ones Who Run Our World.
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Great Expeditions: 50 Journeys That Changed Our World
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Foreword by Levison Wood, presenter of Walking the Americas. A comprehensive, fascinating and inspiring gallery of the great adventures that changed our world.
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Foreword by Levison Wood, presenter of Walking the Americas. A comprehensive, fascinating and inspiring gallery of the great adventures that changed our world. Throughout history there have been brave men and women who dared to go where few had gone before. They broke new ground by drawing on incredible reserves of courage, fortitude and intelligence in the face of terrible adversity. Their endeavours changed the world and inspired generations. Spanning several centuries and united by the common theme of the resilience of the human spirit, this is the ultimate collection of the stories of the intrepid explorers who forged new frontiers across land, sea, skies and space. 50 incredible journeys including;* Tenzing and Hillary’s conquest of Everest* Neil Armstrong’s giant leap* Christopher Columbus’ new world* Amelia Earhart flying the Atlantic* gold fever in the Yukon* the hunt for a man-eating leopard in India Great Expeditions includes not only some of the most famous journeys in history but also introduces many more that ought to be more widely recognised and celebrated.
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ISSN: 1543-9518|Vol. 21
Editorial Board and Mission
Preferred leadership Styles of Student Athletes in a Midwest NAIA Conference
Authors: Todd D. Pitts, Ed. D, Gerald Nyambane, Ph.D., Stephen L. Butler Ed.D.
Todd D. Pitts, Ed.D
6191 Kraft Avenue
tpitts@davenport.edu
Todd D. Pitts is an Associate Professor of Sports Management at Davenport University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He also serves as the university’s Faculty Athletic Representative (FAR) to the NCAA.
Preferred Leadership Styles of Student-Athletes in a Midwest NAIA Conference
This study examined the leadership preferences of student-athletes competing in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) conference located in the Midwest region of the United States. Using Chelladurai’s Leadership Scale for Sports (LSS) instrument, quantitative data were collected from student-athletes (N = 758) representing 9 universities competing in the conference. All 5 dimensions of leadership behavior were compared across student-athletes’ gender, coaches’ gender, task dependence nature of the sport played, and whether or not the student-athlete’s institution identifies itself as faith-based, or non-faith-based. The results from 2 sample t-tests indicated that training and instruction and positive feedback were the most preferred leadership dimensions. The results also confirmed findings from previous studies that autocratic behavior is the least preferred leadership dimension. In addition, the democratic behavior leadership dimension was preferred more by student-athletes participating in independent sports than student-athletes in team sports; corroborating findings in recent studies. (more…)
U.S. Sports Academy2018-11-21T11:37:24-06:00December 27th, 2018|Leadership, Research|Comments Off on Preferred leadership Styles of Student Athletes in a Midwest NAIA Conference
The Migration of Business Strategies from the Hospitality Industry to Athletics Marketing
Authors: Mark Mitchell, Nicholas Clark, and Taylor Damonte
Mark Mitchell, DBA
Professor of Marketing
Associate Dean, Wall College of Business
NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR)
mmitchel@coastal.edu
Mark Mitchell, DBA is Professor of Marketing at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, SC.
Nicholas Clark is a Master’s Student in Sport Administration at Georgia State University. He is currently a member of the NCAA Division I Council. Nicholas is a former student-athlete at Coastal Carolina University.
Taylor Damonte, PhD is Professor of Hospitality & Resort Tourism Management at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, SC.
Many strategies of the hospitality industry, including dynamic pricing, customer relationship management programs, and others have been successfully adopted by athletics marketers. The purpose of this manuscript is to examine a variety of practices in the hospitality industry that have been successfully adopted by athletics marketers. There are four broad categories that provide practices most fruitful for adoption: (1) Fan Experience; (2) Ticketing; (3) In-Stadium Food and Beverage; and (4) Tailgating. In some cases, a small number of teams (and venues) have implemented such practices. In others, these practices are intuitively a good strategic fit but no organization has been identified as yet to implement the strategy. This presentation may prompt other organizations to consider such practices for implementation. (more…)
U.S. Sports Academy2018-11-21T10:43:58-06:00December 20th, 2018|Research, Sports Management, Sports Marketing|Comments Off on The Migration of Business Strategies from the Hospitality Industry to Athletics Marketing
Institutional Reforms and the Recoupling of Academic and Athletic Performance in High-Profile College Sports
Authors: Christopher P. Kelley, Shane D. Soboroff, Andrew D. Katayama, Mathew Pfeiffer and Michael J. Lovaglia
Christopher P. Kelley
2354 Fairchild Dr., Ste. 6L107
U.S. Air Force Academy, CO 80840-2603
Christopher.Kelley@usafa.edu
Dr. Christopher P. Kelley is an Assistant Professor of Leadership in the Department of Behavioral Science and Leadership at the United States Air Force Academy. He studies complex organizations, leadership, power, and influence processes. Dr. Kelley also serves as the Managing Editor of the journal, Current Research in Social Psychology and is an active member of the American Sociological Association and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.
University officials and stakeholders continue to debate the role of athletics in the mission of higher education. Reforms promoted by the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) to promote academic integrity reflect this tension. This research investigates whether the most recent means for monitoring a team’s academic success, the Academic Progress Rate (APR), has led to changes in the academic and athletic outcomes of high profile football and basketball teams. Neo-Institutional theory provides a framework for understanding how regulations translate into organizational change through the coupling of organizational practices to institutional goals. Predictions that metrics used to assess academic progress among high profile student athletes will reflect increasing isomorphism among sports teams at the same school received support. Specifically, analyses of seven years of NCAA’s APR and athletic performance data found that APR scores became more similar among Division 1 programs, and increasingly correlated for high-profile sports within the same schools. Using Hallett’s ‘inhabited institutions’ framework and research on academic and athletic success factors, we also investigated whether improvements in APR could be attributed to coaches and if these changes impacted team athletic success, while accounting for resource differences between schools. (more…)
U.S. Sports Academy2018-12-19T08:00:55-06:00December 13th, 2018|Research, Sports Management|Comments Off on Institutional Reforms and the Recoupling of Academic and Athletic Performance in High-Profile College Sports
Kinetic Chain Injuries and Their Relationship to Subsequent ACL Tears
Authors: Jefferson Brand, MD, Richard Hardy, Ed.D., LAT, CSCS, Christopher Butler, Ph.D., Emily Monroe, MD
Richard Hardy Ed.D., LAT, CSCS
111 17th Ave E #101, Alexandria, MN 56308
Email: rhardy@heartlandorthopedics.com
Richard Hardy is a certified athletic trainer and coordinator of research at Heartland Orthopedic Specialists in Alexandria, MN. He is also contracted to the University of Minnesota Morris where he serves as an instructor and provides athletic training services.
Purpose: The relationship between previous kinetic chain injuries and the likelihood of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries remains under-explored. We compared the number of ankle injuries between subjects that had a surgically treated ACL tear to subjects that had a surgically treated shoulder injury (e.g., labral tear). We evaluated if a previous disruption of the lower kinetic chain (e.g., ankle injury) is a predisposing factor for ACL injuries. Our hypothesis was that ACL reconstruction patients will have a higher rate of previous ankle injuries than the control group (surgically treated labral tear).
Methods: Overall, 108 patients have undergone either ACL reconstruction or labral repair surgery. To insure similarity, we assessed Tegner activity level, knee alignment, and Beighton scale. Patients completed a questionnaire about demographics, ankle injury history, and the AOFAS Ankle-Hindfoot scale. ANOVA statistically tested demographic data. Fisher’s exact test was used to determine if differences in previous ankle injury rates existed between groups.
Results: Overall, 63 patients (34 males/29 females) had ACL reconstruction and 45 patients (36 males/9 females) in the control group had surgery for labral lesions. No statistical differences occurred (P>0.05) for demographic data (age, BMI), Tegner activity scale, knee alignment, Beighton scale, or AOFAS Ankle-Hindfoot scores for each ankle. This suggests that the groups were comparable. Previous ankle injuries were common in both groups but not statistically significant.
Conclusions: Comparing surgically ACL injured knees to surgically treated labral tears, there was no significant difference in the rate of previous ankle injury. Therefore, previous ankle injuries may not predispose nor protect against future anterior cruciate ligament injuries.
Applications in sport: The knee is a link in the kinetic chain between the hip and ankle joints. Due to this, dysfunction of the ankle or hip joints could negatively affect the function of the knee joint. Therefore, we set out to see if ankle injury history is a predisposing factor for tears of the ACL of the knee. Through our research, we found that this was not the case; ACL tears occur independently to the kinetic chain. (more…)
U.S. Sports Academy2018-11-19T08:47:25-06:00December 6th, 2018|Research, Sports Medicine|Comments Off on Kinetic Chain Injuries and Their Relationship to Subsequent ACL Tears
Influencing Factors and Rationale for the Use of Athletic Trainers in Secondary School Athletic Programs
Stephanie H. Clines, PhD, LAT, ATC
Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT.
Cailee E. Welch Bacon, PhD, ATC
A.T. Still University, Mesa, AZ.
Christianne M. Eason, PhD, ATC
Lasell College, Newton, MA.
Kelly D. Pagnotta, PhD, LAT, ATC, PES
Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.
Robert A. Huggins, PhD, LAT, ATC
Korey Stringer Institute, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.
Bonnie L. Van Lunen, PhD, ATC, FNATA
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA.
cliness@sacredheart.edu
Stephanie Clines, PhD, ATC is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the College of Health Professions at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT. She also serves as the Clinical Education Coordinator for both the Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Athletic Training programs at the University.
Purpose: Secondary school student-athletes often lack appropriate medical care during school sponsored sport participation. Athletic trainers (ATs) are qualified healthcare professionals that can fill this need. Barriers to hiring ATs have been identified, however the rationale regarding the use of ATs in schools remains unexplored. Understanding this phenomenon has the potential to guide strategies to improve access to ATs, thus improving athlete safety. Our objective was to explore high school athletic directors’ perceptions of the roles and services provided by ATs working in the secondary school setting and to understand the needs of the athletic program and school regarding the use of athletic training services.
Methods: Following a qualitative methodology, ten high school athletic directors employed by schools with full-time ATs completed telephone interviews. All interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim. Data analysis followed the consensual qualitative research (CQR) approach.
Results: Procurement of athletic training positions was influenced by various personnel, community organizations, and policy. Rationale for requiring ATs within athletic programs included specialized training by ATs which was perceived to enhance safety and decrease liability. Participants viewed ATs as ideal athletic healthcare providers. Coaches were not supported as appropriate staff to fulfill this role. Financial and logistical challenges to the initiation and maintenance of AT positions were also discussed. Conclusions: The decision to utilize ATs is complex and influenced by multiple factors. Applications in Sport: Consideration of these factors may improve the success of athletic director’s efforts to initiate or maintain athletic training positions to support the safety and well-being of student-athletes within secondary school athletic programs.
U.S. Sports Academy2018-11-19T08:24:55-06:00November 29th, 2018|Research, Sports Medicine|Comments Off on Influencing Factors and Rationale for the Use of Athletic Trainers in Secondary School Athletic Programs
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Authors: Travis Scheadler, [...]
A History of Women in Sport Prior to Title IX
Submitted by: Richard C. Bell, Ed.D., J.D.
Women's opportunities for competitive physical activity were limited in America until Federal Legislation, commonly referred to as Title IX, became law. It required American society to recognize a woman's right to participate in sports on a plane equal to that of men. Prior to 1870, activities for women were recreational rather than sport-specific in nature. They were noncompetitive, informal, rule-less; they emphasized physical activity rather than competition. In the late 1800's and early 1900's, women began to form clubs that were athletic in nature. Efforts to limit women's sport activity continued as they became more involved in competitive sports. This paper will present a history of women's involvement in sport prior to the federal legislation enacted to eliminate sexual discrimination in education and sport.
A Coach’s Responsibility: Learning How to Prepare Athletes for Peak Performance
Scott R. Johnson, Pamela J. Wojnar, William J. Price, Timothy J. Foley, Jordan R. Moon, Enrico N. Esposito, and Fred J. Cromartie
### Abstract The coaching profession is ever-changing and coaches at each level of sport competition need to know more than just the Xs and Os in order to be successful. As the primary individuals tasked with developing athletes and helping them achieve their goals, coaches should acquire a working knowledge of all areas affiliated with performance enhancement. Specifically, the disciplines of sports administration, sports medicine, strength and conditioning, and sports psychology can assist coaches while physically and mentally training their athletes. This article illustrates six primary components of these disciplines: risk management, injury prevention, communication, nutrition, goal setting, and athlete development. It is imperative coaches gain a familiarity with these aforementioned components in order to teach athletes about skill development and prepare them to achieve peak performance.
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From Amukamara to Trubisky, which Bears have the most to gain, or lose, over the final six games?
By Kevin Fishbain Nov 20, 2019 25
The Bears have six games left with three on national television: Thanksgiving in Detroit, the following Thursday night vs. Dallas and — unless it gets flexed — a Week 16 bout with Kansas City and Patrick Mahomes.
What’s left to play for? What’s left to watch for?
While the playoffs aren’t happening, there are enough young players who have bright futures with this team worth watching down the stretch, like Roquan Smith, David Montgomery, Bilal Nichols and James Daniels. Let’s face it: you’re still going at least have the Bears on in the background, especially when there’s no other NFL game on.
Need another reason to pay attention? The final six games will help shape the 2020 roster and influence the moves Ryan Pace will have to make in the coming months. There are players who can earn a lot of money over the next six weeks. There are players who lose roster spots and become cap casualties.
Other players...
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Mike Lindell responds to cease and desist from Dominion: ‘We have 100% evidence’
Reddick holds on for Xfinity win at Talladega Superspeedway
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Kyle Busch wins Xfinity race in 2OT, can chase weekend sweep
Kyle Busch moved into position for a three-race weekend sweep in his hometown, holding on in double overtime to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series race on Saturday.Busch outpaced John Hunter Nemechek on the final lap, adding his record 93rd career Xfinity series win to his victory in the Truck Series ...
Bell wins Xfinity race at Richmond; Earnhardt 4th
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Christopher Bell took the lead away from Matt Tifft with 13 laps to go and won the opening race of the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs on Friday night.Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished fourth in what he said would be his only start of the season. Earnhardt retired from NASCAR's Cup Series ...
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Amnesty International pressed for the release of at least six protesters abducted when armed men, allegedly allied with Libya’s UN-recognised government, fired live ammunition to disperse a demonstration in the capital.
The incident took place on Sunday when protesters rallied in Tripoli and elsewhere in western Libya against deteriorating economic conditions and corruption.
The rights group said armed men in military camouflage opened fire on the crowd using heavy weapons, including Kalashnikov rifles and truck-mounted machine guns.
The interior ministry accused “outlawed infiltrators” of firing at the protesters and said an investigation had been opened.
Diana Eltahawy, Amnesty International’s deputy regional director for the Middle East and North Africa, criticised the Government of National Accord (GNA) for not reining in abusive, unaccountable militias and armed groups” and instead “relying on them for security, law enforcement and fighting its rivals”.
“The GNA has the responsibility to uphold the right to peaceful protest, protect protesters from those seeking to silence them with live ammunition and address the underlying issues that have led people to come out onto the streets,” said Eltahawy in a statement.
The organisation urged an immediate release of those abducted and called for an independent investigation, as did the UN mission in Libya. It said the protests were motivated by frustrations about sustained poor living conditions, shortages of electricity and water and a lack of services throughout the country.
Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj said the protesters ‘did not obtain necessary permits’ for the rally [AFP]
The London-based group said on Wednesday that in addition to the six individuals who had been abducted, several protesters were wounded in the shooting, which happened in an area that is under the control of the Nawasi armed group that nominally operates under the UN-recognised government in Tripoli.
Amnesty, citing eyewitness accounts and its Nawasi contacts, said there were “strong indications that this militia was behind the attack” on the protesters.
The demonstrations continued on Wednesday for the fourth day in a row. Footage circulated online showed demonstrators marching and chanting slogans against the UN-recognised government.
Militiamen also opened fire at protesters in Tripoli’s Martyrs Square on Wednesday, which was the scene of Sunday’s attack, according to a protester who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal. He said dozens of protesters were detained and their whereabouts were unknown.
Interior Minister Fathi Bashaga acknowledged that a Tripoli-allied militia fired live ammunition at peaceful protesters. He said in a statement early Thursday the militias, which it did not name, abducted some of the protesters who were forcefully disappeared.
Meanwhile, Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj said in televised comments the protesters “did not obtain necessary permits” for the rally. In a meeting with military and security officials Wednesday, he described the demonstrations as “riots”, according to a statement from his office.
He also announced a round-the-clock curfew lasting four days to fight the coronavirus, a move protesters say is meant to stop their continued rallies. The protesters defied al-Sarraj’s decision and took to the streets after his announcement, before being dispersed by militias.
Libya has seen a surge in coronavirus infections in recent weeks, with most of the cases in the country’s west. So far, authorities have reported more than 11,800 cases, including 210 deaths, though the actual numbers are thought to be far higher, in part due to limited testing.
Source – www.aljazeera.com
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The eagerly awaited first fellowship of controversial Prophet Elvis Mbonye left viewers shocked as he declined to issue his now famous prophecies citing a refusal to settle for the new normal. In an on online service watched by thousands, the Prophet said him prophesying would “ be a concession to gathering online, rather than physically” further stating that it is not the will of God that church should meet online!
The Covid-19 SOPs given by the government and Ministry of Health have heavily impacted gatherings and as a result, ministries with large congregations have resorted to online services. The prophet however insists that this is a ploy to diminish the influence of the Kingdom of God.
He however proceeded to give the Prophetic Word of the year , saying “This is the year of the Overcomers” amidst cheers from those present. He also stated that this would not be a “gloomy” year, probably meaning that this would be a good year. Given that many of his prophecies have actually come to pass, should we pay more attention to him? We eagerly await the prophecies this year.
Presidential hopeful Joseph Kiiza Kabuleta has expressed dissatisfaction with the media over what he says was”alarmist reporting” over the Covid-19 pandemic which he calls “COFIT” a term we believe is a wordplay between covid and profit, a view held by many that claims that the disease was exaggerated to maximize funding and corruption. Kabuleta has come to be known for his straight shooting style and admirable command of facts and policy, even being touted as the “smartest candidate” in the race.here is the full statement:
MEDIA AND THE COFIT ENTERPRISE
By Joseph Kabuleta
“Don’t look at where you fell, but where you slipped”
We know where the media fell. They fell when they were caught in the crossfire between opposition politicians and trigger-happy security hitmen; when they were unfairly targeted as they went about their noble duty of covering this explosive elective season. Sadly, some journalists are nursing wounds; others weren’t so lucky.
But it’s important for us to understand where they slipped.
If someone is sitting by the roadside sipping on his brew and he sees a gang of people sprinting past him, as if for their lives, it’s understandable if he impulsively joins without asking questions. But if after nine months he is still sprinting, and has still not asked any questions, then there’s something terribly wrong with him.
When we first went into lockdown in March, it was probably the best course of action because we didn’t know the full extent of the Cofit threat. But in the first 90 days, it was clear to all and sundry that it was never going to rank among Uganda’s top health challenges. And that’s not my opinion.
The Daily Monitor on July 15th quoted Dr Baterana Byarugaba, the Mulago Hospital Executive Director, describing the Cofit strain in the country as a mild form of flu which does not require hospital admission since it can be treated at home or in lower health facilities.
“l told Ugandans right from the beginning that the type of coronavirus we expect in Uganda is the mild one. It can be treated at health centre II, III, IV or the district hospital,” the top Medic said.
I read the story with glorious delight supposing that finally common sense, (or should I say science sense) would inform our decisions as a nation. But it’s difficult to know where science stops and politics starts. It’s become clear over the months that Cofit is not just a virus that causes respiratory problems, it’s a lot more than that; it’s a weapon in the hands of politicians that gives them power beyond their wildest dreams. In America, for instance, Democrat Congressman Jim Clyburn said Cofit is a “tremendous opportunity to restructure things to fit our (leftist) vision” while actress and activist Jane Fonda said that Cofit was “God’s gift to the left.”
Our media could have taken the side of poor Ugandans by showing the immense suffering and death from preventable sicknesses that resulted from the harsh Cofit measures; they could have highlighted the plight of businesses permanently closed and workers rendered redundant and sent back to villages. They could have wondered why truck drivers were testing negative in Kenya and positive in Uganda, or wondered why Cofit deaths only started after Prophet Museveni showed us a macabre lineup of coffins in his address, or why every celebrity who dies since then is ruled as Cofit (no autopsy required)
They could have told us that according to Worldometer, Cofit has a 0.28% mortality rate (or a 99.72 survival rate) and that it doesn’t rank anywhere in the Top 10 of Uganda’s health challenges; they could have told us that a child dies of malaria every two minutes (and Uganda accounts for 3% of the world’s malaria fatalities), which means that more Ugandans die from mosquitoes in ten days than Cofit has (allegedly) killed in the nine months it’s been on our lips.
Ugandans (especially of my age) have lived through real pandemics. As a young man growing up in the early 90s, nobody had to remind me that AIDS was real. Goodness me, I knew it was! And I didn’t need police to force me to wear protection, I knew the consequences. The fact that we are constantly being reminded that ‘Cofit is real’ tells a story of its own.
The media could have asked why Uganda, with one of the lowest Cofit cases or deaths, still holds on to a 9:00pm curfew when Kenya moved to 11:00pm in September, as did South Africa and several countries. The media could have told us that Malawi, Burundi, Tanzania and, recently, Ghana all held successful elections with full blown campaigns in 2020, and we aren’t hearing people dropping dead from Cofit in any of those countries. May be they should have tried to find out if people are dropping dead in Tanzania which altogether ignored all Cofit measures and went on to acquire middle-income status while Ugandans were still in lockdown.
They could have told us about the asymptomatic Cofit patients who were filmed dancing the night away in hospital wards, or of people suffering from other diseases who dare not go to hospital because they fear to be given a fake Cofit label and held for two weeks against their will.
The media could have told us that Cofit deaths across the world have been grossly inflated. Minnesota lawmakers say Cofit deaths could have been inflated by 40% after examining death certificates (according to The Washington Examiner) while Fox News reported that in Colorado 45% of Cofit corpses “were also found to have bullet wounds”.
They could have told us that 22 European countries, all of which had tens of thousands of Cofit deaths, opened their schools in the fall, and there has not been any reported spikes in cases as a result. They could have told us that more people have been killed by security men enforcing Cofit measures than by the virus itself.
Well, they could have…but they didn’t. And that’s where they slipped.
Instead they chose to go down the path of alarmist reporting and in so doing became, inadvertently or otherwise, enablers of Uganda’s trillion-shilling Cofit enterprise. Like Squealer in George Orwell’s Animal Farm, the media used flowery language to drum up fear by keeping people’s eyes transfixed on swelling numbers while the thieves carried their loot and stashed it away, and loan money was distributed among family members or used in regime prolongation.
The recent joint television news bulletin, and the adverts that followed, were the peak of hysterical reporting. “Zuukuka Tusaanawo” (wake up, we are perishing) screamed an advert featuring top media personalities. What a load of……(fill in appropriate word).
Remember, all the tyranny we have witnessed in this season has been done in the name of Cofit, and such sensationalist reporting justifies it; it gives dictators like Museveni the perfect pseudo-moralistic cover to unleash their most despotic fantasies while actually pretending that it’s for the good of the people. Unfortunately, the terror has now spread to the very media people whose hyperbole enabled it in the first place. There is such a thing as the law of cause and consequence, after all.
Instead of the media walking out of pressers and threatening to boycott government functions, let them threaten to stop all Cofit reporting. Museveni himself would come running with chocolate in hand.
If the president extended curfew by just two hours, for instance, he will have put as many as 200,000 Ugandans back to work especially in the hotel, restaurant and entertainment industries; but he doesn’t care, and sadly neither do many middleclass Ugandans who suppose that it’s their moral obligation as responsible citizens of the Global Village to fret over Cofit just because their ‘fellow citizens’ in Europe and America are doing so. Of course they can afford to do that because their corporate jobs have, for the most part, insulated them from the devastation of the government-instituted Cofit measures. They can enjoy working at home, beer in hand, as they listen to CNN and BBC and still expect the full complement of their salaries at the month end, and that makes them feel every bit like ‘their brothers’ overseas.
Such aspirational conformists are more likely to be offended by my stance on Cofit because they haven’t traversed crook and creek of this country and seen the damage reigned on this fragile society; not by the virus, but by the measures supposedly instituted to mitigate it.
You see, perhaps the most enduring damage this regime has done to our society is creating a three-part hierarchy of class and needs. At the zenith are a handful of connected ‘1986 generation’ and their families who feel entitled to all power and wealth. Beneath is a small (and shrinking) middleclass, and at the bottom of the pyramid is a mass of peasants. Every society, to various degrees, is ordered in the same fashion, but what makes Uganda unique is that the megalomaniacs at the top don’t give a nickel about the plight of the middleclass and the middleclass in turn don’t care a bit about the quandary of the peasant. The charlatans at the top will impose punitive taxes on the middleclass, then dip into NSSF coffers at a whim to share out their savings, and no one can stop them.
And the middleclass Ugandan, armed with his medical insurance, and safe in the knowledge that his wife is unlikely to die in child birth (20 Ugandans do EVERY DAY), and his children are very unlikely to die of malaria (20 do EVERY DAY), or from malnutrition (thousands do every year), will go around trumpeting Cofit because it’s more relevant to his status than malnutrition or malaria.
I could just as easily go down that path. I could also close my eyes to mothers failing to get breast milk because they can only afford half a meal a day (black tea with a piece of cassava), and the malnourished babies that emerge as a result; I could close my eyes to the teenage girls that were given out in marriage because schools closed, or those given out to meet family needs; I could ignore the fact that our president is opening 5-star markets in cities which have 1-star referral hospitals; I could also choose to look the other way and enjoy my middleclass lifestyle, but as an aspiring leader, I cannot.
As a leader, my aspiration is to remove the privileged/entitled class, to expand the middleclass (and their income), and to shrink the peasantry; but mostly to blur the lines that separate each category.
It doesn’t bode well for our country if the average Corporate Ugandan knows more about racism in America than about extreme poverty in Teso or Busoga because that disqualifies him/her from the solution to those local problems.
And finally, I have come to the realization that the biggest pandemic afflicting our country is poverty and the virus that causes it is called M7-1986. Vaccination against it is January 14
Alliance for National Transformation presidential candidate Gen. Mugisha Muntu has been blocked from campaigning in Kamwenge according to a statement he released earlier today.Below is the full statement:
Today in Kamwenge, as we have done since the start of the campaign season, we headed out to speak with the people. We had earlier in the week agreed on the venue with security agencies. No one had anticipated that it would rain as much as it did, making it impossible for us or the people to access.
After identifying an alternative place only 100m away from the original venue, negotiating with the owner and communicating the same to the public, we headed to the second venue only to be stopped by police.
Our policy has always been to do all we can to be reasonable, even in the face of unreasonable action on the part of the state. We engaged the police leadership in a civilized, respectable manner well knowing that they intended to not only frustrate us, but cause us to act in ways that would give them an excuse to cause chaos. This was on top of their intimidating the radio we had booked and duly paid to appear on.
While we are confident that we are on the right side of both the law and reason, we have chosen not to endanger the lives of our supporters or the general public by escalating the situation. We will do everything humanly possible to avoid a single life being lost or blood being shed on account of our campaign.
And yet this truth remains: the regime’s days are numbered.
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker heads to Disney+ on May the Fourth
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May the Force be with Star Wars fans who, as of May the Fourth, aka Star Wars Day, will be able to marathon binge watch the entire nine episodes of the Skywalker saga (not to mention Rogue One and Solo, the two stand alone films) on Disney’s new streaming service – Disney+.
The movie is dropping out of lightspeed two months early for its move to Disney Plus. Think of it as a special gift from Disney and Lucasfilm for fans who are stuck at home during these uncertain times.
The Rise of Skywalker joins Disney+’s May the 4th line-up including the premiere of the eight-episode documentary series “Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian,” and the series finale of the award-winning animated series “Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
In The Rise of Skywalker, Lucasfilm and director J.J. Abrams joined forces once again to deliver the climactic chapter in the Skywalker saga, bringing the heroic struggle to restore peace and freedom to the galaxy to an epic, resounding conclusion.
Watch the trailer here:
The film stars Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Anthony Daniels, Naomi Ackie, Domhnall Gleeson, Richard E. Grant, Lupita Nyong’o, Keri Russell, Joonas Suotamo, Kelly Marie Tran, with Ian McDiarmid and Billy Dee Williams
“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” is directed by J.J. Abrams and produced by Kathleen Kennedy, Abrams and Michelle Rejwan. Callum Greene, Tommy Gormley and Jason McGatlin serve as executive producers. The screenplay was written by Chris Terrio & J.J. Abrams and the story is by Derek Connolly & Colin Trevorrow and J.J. Abrams & Chris Terrio, based on characters created by George Lucas.
In addition to new content offerings, Disney+ will also honor the artistry of Star Wars with a week-long concept art takeover on the service. Like a commemorative gallery, each film and series’ artwork will be updated on May 4th to feature its original concept paintings.
Joonas Suotamo is Chewbacca, Oscar Isaac is Poe Dameron, Daisy Ridley is Rey and John Boyega is Finn in STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER
From “Star Wars: A New Hope” to “The Mandalorian,” the updated art will feature work from celebrated artists such as the legendary Ralph McQuarrie and Academy Award-winning artist, author, and production designer, Doug Chiang.
On the Disney+ home screen, the animated “Star Wars” brand tile, viewable on web and connected TV devices, gets upgraded with a new animation that honors the signature hyperspace jump.
For more information and/or to sign-up for Disney+, visit: disneyplus.com/welcome/star-wars.
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Trailer for new official Star Wars documentary – “Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian”
You may know him onscreen as Tony Stark’s friend and security chief “Happy” Hogan, but behind the camera Jon Favreau is leading a revolution in Hollywood. The techniques he helped develop for Disney’s “live-action” photo-realistic productions of “The Jungle Book” and “The Lion King” have… Read More »Trailer for new official Star Wars documentary – “Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian”
Star Wars: The Mandalorian getting behind-the-scenes docuseries on Disney+
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DisneyNature Label’s April Films include narration by Meghan Markle, Natalie Portman
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ABC News’ Docu-Series weaves stories from year of the Moonshot – ‘1969’
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Taking a look at the Most Disliked YouTube Videos of All Time
October 26, 2018 by Alex Burnstein
YouTube, a platform where anyone has the freedom to showcase their talent, idea or creativity through recording and uploading videos. Which if go viral or make you gain a consistent viewership and increasing subscribers, can make your life probably giving you a career as a content creator.
Now, despite seeing most videos get likes in millions. There’s also an unpredictable side of YouTube where uploaders or content creators have received dislikes in millions as well.
So, without further ado, here’s a list of “Most Disliked Videos on YouTube.”
1. Justin Bieber – “Baby”
Starting out as a YouTube sensation. Justin Bieber’s first music video “Baby”, managed to get close to 2 billion youtube views out of which 9.5 million viewers disliked the video. Apart from earning Justin Bieber a great deal of fame , this video also made him the undisputed title of the “Most Disliked Youtube Video Ever”
2. Rebecca Black – “Friday”
Rebecca shot to fame with her song “Friday” despite having a negative feedback overall. The video has received 3.3m dislikes against a measly 889k likes and is also regarded as one of the worst music videos on the internet category.
According to the audience, the music video looks amateur, lyrics are bad and has a weird tune which gets stuck in people’s heads.
3. Momina Mustehsan, Ahad Raza Mir – “Ko Ko Korina”
Originally composed by Sohail Rana for the film “Armaan” which was produced by the Famous Pakistani film actor, script writer and producer, Waheed Murad. The song is a very famous classic song from the year 1966.
This year, Coke Studio, Pakistan’s biggest music television series and an international franchise decided to give tribute to our legends by covering this song, produced and directed by Zohaib Kazi and Ali Hamza and sung by, the well-known Momina Mustehsan and Ahad Raza Mir.
This song however, after being aired, received a lot of hate and criticism from every corner of Pakistan, instantly making it one of the most disliked videos on YouTube. Currently with 2million views and 90k dislikes, the song has received a lot of hate publicly and politically.
The cover drew attention of Pakistan’s Human Rights Minister, Shireen Mazari, who took to twitter by calling out Coke Studio for massacring such a great classic.
Even Adil Murad, son of Waheed Murad, apologized to the nation as Coke Studio covered the song after his consent and he felt responsible for such an outcome.
He said, “I trusted the Coke Studio brand but I guess it is now completely run by IDIOTS! RIP #cokestudio.”
With the public also condemning the song and telling people to keep “disliking” it and some saying “Tahir Shah” (singer of Eye to Eye) has finally got some competition.
However, the just doesn’t stop here. It has now moved on from the song to personally attacking Momina Mustehsan and Ahad Raza Mir for their performance in this song.
4. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Reveal Trailer
Call of Duty is one of the most popular games among PC and console gamers while also being a highly competitive game with professional teams. However, when the reveal trailer for “Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare” was released the franchise’s fans went wild on the internet bashing the game company. The trailer received 3.7m dislikes with only 593k likes.
5. Logan Paul’s – “So Sorry” vlog
Apart from all the dislikes other YouTube content has received. Logan Paul’s “So Sorry” vlog is worthy of the hate it has received. This apology vlog came just a few days after he uploaded the footage of a suicide victim in Japan’s suicide forest (Aokigahara forest) for which he came under fire. In the video he apologized to all of his fans and told them not to defend his actions.
His vlog received 2.1million dislikes and is the ninth most disliked video on YouTube.
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South African Hake Trawl Achieves Re-Certification
Food safety & handling Post-harvest Sustainability Environment
24 March 2010, at 12:00am
SOUTH AFRICA - Hake from the South African trawl fishery will continue to carry the Marine Stewardship Council [1]eco-label after successfully completing its five year re-assessment against the MSC standard.
The trawl fishery comprises the inshore sector, which targets predominantly shallow water hake (Merluccius capensis) on South Africa’s South Coast, and the offshore sector, which targets mostly deep water hake (M. paradoxus), on fishing grounds extending from the Namibian border southwards along the Alguhas fringe.
The South African hake-directed trawl fishery developed in the early 1900’s and peaked in the early 1970’s. A conservative management strategy since the early 1980’s has led to a gradual recovery in catch rates. Stock rebuilding efforts are ongoing.
Roy Bross, secretary of South African Deep Sea Trawling Industry Association (SADSTIA) said: “Initially we sought certification partly to celebrate the steady, painstaking recovery of domestic hake resources and partly because we wished to pursue a high sustainability standard for the fishery.
We have seen, in the last five years, that MSC certification has other benefits: there is commercial advantage by way of access to other markets and buyers that place a premium on a certified product. Personally, the most gratifying benefit is the way in which certification motivates participants. Certification raises awareness of all fishing stakeholders about the need to adopt best practices with a view to the long term future of the hake resource.”
Hake is by far the most valuable fish resource in South Africa and is marketed locally as hake, cape whiting or haddock (when smoked). It is also exported frozen or chilled to the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Holland, Australia and the USA. It is marketed as Cape capensis in the USA.
“As the first hake fishery in the world to receive MSC certification, both SADSTIA and the government should be commended for their continued efforts to ensure that this economically important fishery is managed sustainably. There is agreement among stakeholders that certification has already led to a number of improvements, particularly on the ecosystem impacts of the fishery. Continued certification will lead to further improvements and recognition in the market place of the responsible management of this valuable resource”, said Martin Purves, MSC’s Southern Africa Programme Manager.
Since initial MSC certification in 2004 significant progress has been made in addressing many of the impacts of the fishery, as a consequence of the fishery being required to fulfil management plans specifying measurable improvements as part of the certification decision. These include:
improvements in by-catch management;
improved understanding of the structure of the stock;
reduced impacts on the benthic habitat;
stricter compliance monitoring, and
significant reductions in the impact of trawling on seabird populations.
Rupert Howes, MSC Chief Executive, added, “The re-certification of the South African hake fishery is a powerful example of how the MSC programme helps contribute to the health of the oceans – it has offered the South African hake fishery a structured framework of incentives to improve the management of stock levels and ecosystem impacts to maintain the long-term future of the fishery. I congratulate the fishery on their hard work in achieving recertification, their ongoing commitment to improvement, and their foresight in supporting the market for sustainable seafood.“
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Proud Boys take Trump’s ‘stand back and stand by’ callout as marching orders
President Trump gave a shoutout to the Proud Boys who took it as a call to action but he has now walked back his comment
Keydra Manns
During the first debate by President Donald Trump and Joe Biden last night, Trump acknowledged the Proud Boys, telling them to “stand back and stand by.”
The Proud Boys are a far-right extremist and “Western chauvinist” group that are considered violent according to ADL, a nonprofit that works to stop hate groups.
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WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 21: U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters as he departs the White House September 21, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump is traveling to Ohio for a campaign event. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
This isn’t the first time Trump has seemingly shown support for an extremist group. In April, NBC News captured tweets by the president they alleged were messages to mobilize extremist groups.
“LIBERATE MINNESOTA!” , ”LIBERATE MICHIGAN!” and “LIBERATE VIRGINIA, and save your great 2nd Amendment It is under siege!”
The tweets came after supporters of the president began to rally in various states around the country. According to NBC News, many online extremist communities felt the messages were from the president encouraging them to prepare for armed conflict.
CLEVELAND, OHIO – SEPTEMBER 29: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and former Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participate in the first presidential debate at the Health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University on September 29, 2020 in Cleveland, Ohio. This is the first of three planned debates between the two candidates in the lead up to the election on November 3. (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)
During last night’s debate, moderator Chris Wallace asked Trump if he would denounce white supremacists and ask them to “stand down.” Biden followed up and specifically named Proud Boys.
“Proud Boys, stand back and stand by,” Trump said. “But I’ll tell you what, somebody’s got to do something about Antifa and the left, because this is not a right-wing problem. This is a left-wing problem.”
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After the debate, Proud Boys updated their Telegram social media page to say, “Standing down and standing by sir.”
Proud Boys organizer Joe Biggs posted to social media after the debate in support of Trump’s instructions and he was “standing by,” and displayed excitement that the president “basically said to go f— them up.”
“President Trump told the proud boys to stand by because someone needs to deal with ANTIFA… well sir! we’re ready!!” he wrote.
Biden declared that this was “Donald Trump’s America.”
This. This is Donald Trump's America. https://t.co/wld2mmGTwe
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) September 30, 2020
Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey sent a tweet after the debate showing his disapproval of Trump’s response to the question pertaining to extremist groups.
“Donald Trump was asked to condemn white supremacists tonight. He wouldn’t. He must be defeated.”
Donald Trump was asked to condemn white supremacists tonight. He wouldn’t.
He must be defeated.
— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) September 30, 2020
Trump walked back his comments on Wednesday afternoon and told reporters that he did not know about the Proud Boys group and to “let law enforcement do their work.”
There he goes again.
Trump always speaks with forked tongue about white supremacists and then claims ignorance.
Trump did this with David Duke and the KKK in 2016.
He did it with racists in Charlottesville in 2017.
And now he’s doing it with the Proud Boys in 2020. https://t.co/CzeOk4I2Mx
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) September 30, 2020
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Inside Pee Wee s Playhouse
Release on 2011-11-01 | by Caseen Gaines
John DeFazio: Animator on Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986–1987). Sal Denaro:
Constructed the dinosaur family armatures for Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986–1987
). Doug Draizin: Paul Reubens' agent through Agency for the Performing Arts ...
Author: Caseen Gaines
Publisher: ECW Press
Category: Performing Arts
Between 1986 and 1991, nearly ten million people a week watched Pee-wee's Playhouse, the critically acclaimed and widely successful children's program broadcast on CBS. Now, on the 25th anniversary of the show, the complete behind-the-scenes story is being told for the first time by those who experienced it. Complete with an episode guide, biographical information about the cast and key members of the show's creative team, never-before-told anecdotes, and previously unpublished photos, Inside Pee-wee's Playhouse takes the first in-depth look behind the program TV Guide recently cited as one of the top ten cult classics of all time. Paul Reubens (as Pee-wee Herman) has been making a comeback since August 2010, appearing on Saturday Night Live, The View, The Jimmy Kimmel Show, Conan, and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. He starred in a successful stage revival of his live show in January and February of 2010, and it hit Broadway later that year. It's been turned into a special on HBO. His public Twitter and Facebook accounts boast over one million fans and followers. Inside Pee-wee's Playhouse is the first comprehensive look at this amazingly successful (and still revered) children's program. Pee-wee Herman fans have been energized recently by the character's re-emerging presence. From casual fans to devout followers, everyone will be interested in taking a look Inside Pee-wee's Playhouse.
Inside Pee-Wee's Playhouse
Authors: Caseen Gaines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-11-01 - Publisher: ECW Press
Between 1986 and 1991, nearly ten million people a week watched Pee-wee's Playhouse, the critically acclaimed and widely successful children's program broadcast on CBS. Now, on the 25th anniversary of the show, the complete behind-the-scenes story is being told for the first time by those who experienced it. Complete with
Pee Wee Scouts: Pee Wees on Skis
Authors: Judy Delton
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-11-30 - Publisher: Yearling
It's wintertime. Time for the Pee Wees to head for the slopes--the bunny slopes. How do you start? How do you stop? The Pee Wees have lots of questions to ask about skiing. But the Pee Wees' biggest question comes when a snowstorm leaves them stranded in their van on
Pee Wee Scouts: Pee Wees on First
Join the Pee Wee Scouts for fun and adventure as they make friends and earn badges. Batter Up! It’s spring, and the Pee Wees are going to try for a badge in baseball! First, a professional baseball player is going to come to their meeting to tell them about the
Pee Wee Scouts: Pee Wees on Parade
What's the Fourth of July without a good old-fashioned parade down Main Street? The Pee Wees will get to ride real, live ponies down the street! Uh-oh. Molly can't remember ever meeting a real horse. She's seen pictures of them. She knows they are big. Very big. With big feet.
Authors: Grady Query
Categories: True Crime
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-09-15 - Publisher: AuthorHouse
Volume II of PEE WEE, Serial Killer or Homicidal Maniac, focuses on the courtroom drama of his several trials and appeals. Readers that enjoy trial strategy, courtroom personalities and the cloakroom maneuvering of the criminal courts will find a plethora of intriguing twists and turns. Seemingly foregone outcomes are reversed
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"Easter-Jews": A Dying Ritual in Lith...
Pievėnai
By Domantas Pipas
Holy Saturday in Pievėnai (Mažeikiai district municipality, Lithuania).
Every Easter, in the small Lithuanian village of Pievenai, a group of young men in uniform guard the local church to ensure their yearly procession goes undisturbed. However, they are not guarding against street gangs or violent criminals, they are guardian against what they call the “Easter Jews”; a group of young local men wearing masks and clothes resembling visual stereotypes of orthodox Jews.
Both groups of young men are part of a dying Lithuanian Easter ritual in which the people in uniform prevent the so-called “Easter Jews” from breaking into the church, stealing the crucifix, distracting worshipers from god, and disturbing the resurrection of Christ.
On the eve of Easter, the guards begin their night watch, as the young men dressed up as “Easter Jews” begin trying to infiltrate the church and disrupt the evening mass. The guard’s night watch continues through the night until the last worshipers have left the church. The guards then go to rest in a nearby house where they play cards and drink beer.
The next morning, at the crack of dawn, a beating drum awakens the villagers and summons them to the morning mass. The guards return to the church, along with the “Easter Jews”. After the service is held, worshipers and guards begin a procession in which they walk around the church three times. As this is happening, the “Easter-Jews” run around the church in the opposite direction a total of nine times, with the intention of disrupting the procession and the resurrection of Christ.
There are four teams that dress up as soldiers and they all wear different colored uniforms. The red uniforms represent the blood of Christ, the green ones symbolize regeneration and hope, the blue ones symbolize the ascension of Jesus, and the white ones represent the sheet in which the body of the Christ was wrapped.
According to the local priest Saulius Styra the origin of the tradition is not known: "It is said that virtually all the churches had such soldiers before the [Second World] War." However, locals say that the Pievenai is the only village that still practices the tradition.
Most Lithuanians today are unaware of this outdated tradition. For many of those who are aware of it, they regard it as a relic of the past and an outdated remnant of old-world fascist mentalities. For them it is out of step with modern times.
However, those participating do not see it that way. For them it is simply a local tradition derived from the bible that is not meant to offend or demonize anyone. “Easter-Jews are tempting believers,” explains Priest Styra, “they are equated to devils. And this scenario is taken out of Jesus’ Crucifixion [from the Bible]. In the region where Jesus was crucified, everyone was Jewish, and I do not see any humiliation of Jewish people in this play”.
Lithuania Easter 1
A soldier after finishing night watch.
On Easter morning the commissionaire reports to the priest that the cross was kept safe.
The Requiem Mass procession.
To show their hostility, the "Easter-Jews" frolick and run around the church in the opposite direction of the procession. The procession walks three times around the church while the "Easter-Jews" run around it reverse nine times.
An elderly woman at the Easter Mass gathering in Pievanai.
While the "Easter-Jews" ritual was commonplace in Lithuania before World War Two, it is now only held in the village of Pievanai.
Most of Lithaunia's once thriving Jewish population was exterminated during the Holocaust.
Villagers are summoned to morning Requiem Mass by a beating drum at the break of daw.
It is thought that the sound of the drum is the sound of joy. The sound also said to deter evil spirits who try to hinder the resurrection.
When there is no one left in the church, all the teams come back to the house: to sleep, to have a snack, or just relax. In the morning before believers start to gather, they are go on watch again.
The blue team enjoys a late dinner.
Lithuania Easter 15
An "Easter-Jew" sews mayhem in the church and tries to steal the cross.
"I think that the festival is a beautiful custom of the village," explains Jonas, the man behind the mask. "My grandfather, my father, and my brother all took part in it and that is why I am participating too. For four years I had acted as a soldier only this year I tried the role of a Jew. It is a pleasure to play the soldier’s role, but I enjoyed being a Jew much more."
Soldiers marching to the church.
A red team soldier keeping night watch.
The commissionaire, soldiers and "Easter-Jews" play cards together as they feast.
A soldier reacting quickly after hearing the color name of his team.
Soldiers keep watch over the cross, which is the centerpiece of the entire ritual. It is the goal of the soldiers to protect the cross from the "Easter Jews" who are trying to steal it.
The commissionaire, the leader of the soldiers, plays cards with team members.
All teams gather in the church at the start of the ritual to salute the cross.
The last smoke before the start of the ceremony.
Before and during the night watch, soldiers are take turns drinking beer from the same glass.
Before night watch youth gather in the house.
A member of the green team assists his teammate in getting dressed.
In the house closest to the church, the coats of the soldiers are hanged before the feast. The white team (the coat hanging above) did not participate this year.
The Last Church in Benghazi (12 of 14)
By Tripcarbons
Father Alan leaves the congregation to conclude the service.
As Father Alan takes mass in Benghazi’s Immaculate Conception Catholic Church a young Libyan sits in the doorway wearing Adidas tracksuit bottoms and a football shirt and holding an elderly looking sawn-off shotgun.
Immaculate Conception is the city’s last functioning church after gunmen attacked the Greek Orthodox Church in March assaulting the priests and setting it on fire.
Since the revolution the church has been broken into twice and it’s only five minutes away from an open-air gun market but its priests say the only thing that will make them close the church is if the government asks them to leave.
Benghazi, Libya
Philip Chukiaiuma
'As you can see there are children running around. Everyone feels safe here. We just try to keep to our prayer and take care of our people.'
A member of the congregation reads from the New Testament
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Pyongyang, North Korea
By Piergiorgio Pescali
Catholic North Koreans attending mass
Semana Santa (22 of 36)
Envigado, Antioquia, Colombia
By Lukas Powroziewicz
Man praying during the mass. Envigado, Colombia
Man praying during the mass
Egypt Bread Riots in 1977
By Video Cairo Sat
The mass popular uprising in 1977 following the lifting of the bread subsidies.
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Things To DoOutdoor RecreationBirdingEcola State Park
Ecola State Park
Cannon Beach, Oregon Coast
Cannon Beach, Oregon
Ecola State ParkWebsite
Call ahead This experience may be open for on-site visitation; however, offerings and/or operating procedures may have changed due to COVID-19. Please verify details before you go and visit the COVID-19 Resources page for more information.
Editor’s note: As of Feb. 12, 2020, Ecola State Park is closed until further notice south of Indian Beach Day Use Area due to recent landslides that damaged the park entrance road. For more information, visit Oregon State Parks.
Wrapping around Tillamook Head, between Seaside and Cannon Beach, Ecola State Park stretches along 9 miles of coastline and offers outstanding sightseeing and recreation opportunities combined with a storied past. Though the scenic and hiking opportunities may be the main allure, the diversity of outdoor recreation including picnicking, tidepooling, surfing and wildlife observation make Ecola State park a destination year round.
Sightseeing opportunities begin the moment you enter the park. The entrance road meanders through a lush Sitka spruce forest, eventually opening up to a grassy bluff offering breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean. You may recognize the viewpoint south, a scene from many published photographs. Sea stacks punctuate the long sweep of shoreline south, backed by the town of Cannon Beach and ridge of coastal mountains above.
Ecola’s trails offer cliff side viewpoints of secluded coves, forested promontories and even a long abandoned lighthouse. The park’s network of trails include an 8 mile segment of the Oregon Coast Trail, and a 2 1/2 mile historical interpretive route called the Clatsop Loop Trail. Part of the Clatsop Loop Trail and the trail over Tillamook Head follow in the footsteps of the Corps of Discovery. Captain William Clark and 12 members of the Corps of Discovery traveled through what is now the park in 1806 in search of a beached whale near present-day Cannon Beach. After scaling the north slope of Tillamook Head and reaching one of its viewpoints, Clarke described the vista as “… the grandest and most pleasing prospects which my eyes ever surveyed…”
Stop for a picnic before taking to the many miles of trails. Visit Indian Beach, a secluded sandy beach, popular with surfers and beach goers, offering tide pools and scenic splendor. Keep a watchful eye open for the park’s wildlife, such as deer, elk or eagles soaring overhead. You may even spot migrating gray whales throughout winter and spring.
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Oprah: Where Are They Now: Growing Pains, Soap, and Benson Stars Featured
by Cindy McLennan, January 27, 2016
Stars from cancelled and ended TV series Growing Pains, Soap, and Benson appear on Oprah: Where Are They Now?, Saturday, January 30, 2016, at 10:00pm ET/PT, on OWN. Tracey Gold (Carol Seaver) and Jeremy Miller (Ben Seaver) reunite and discuss their days on the Growing Pains. Watch a promo, below.
This week, Where Are They Now? also checks in with Robert Guillaume, star of Soap and its long-running spin-off, Benson. The episode will also follow up with a former surprised guest of The Oprah Winfrey Show. Finally, Winfrey interviews transgender teen, Jazz Jennings, whose coming-of-age reality show, I Am Jazz, has been renewed for a second season on TLC.
From Where Are They Now:
Oprah goes one-on-one with Jazz Jennings, a teenager who came out as transgender when she was just 5 years old. Plus, get updates from Growing Pains stars Tracey Gold and Jeremy Miller, as well as Robert Guillaume, known best for his role as Benson on the TV series Soap. Then, a follow up with one of the all-time best Oprah Show surprises.
Tune in Saturday, January 30, at 10/9c.
Watch the promo:
During her tenure on Growing Pains, Tracey Gold struggled with anorexia nervosa. The show is still critically remembered for writing fat jokes into the scripts, when Gold put on a few pounds. As her anorexia grew worse, Gold had to leave the show, because she was so ill and frail. She returned for a couple of episodes at the end of the show, including its TV series finale.
For his part, Jeremy Miller has been public about his alcoholism which began at a young age. In 2014, Miller told Entertainment Tonight that he started drinking at the tender age of four years old.
Gold’s sister, actress Missy Gold, co-starred on Benson, as Katherine “Katie” Olivia Gatlin, for the life of the show. Tracey had a guest appearance on Benson, as Katie’s cousin, Laura.
Do you miss the Growing Pains, Soap, and Benson TV shows? Do you wish they would be revived or rebooted? Are you a fan of I Am Jazz TV? Who else would you like to see featured on OWN’s Oprah: Where Are They Now? Tell us.
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by Alfred Mckenna 7 months ago
Jason Mraz Drops ‘Look For The Good’ Album, Donates All Royalties: Stream It Now
Jason Mraz’s new album Look For The Good has a real feelgood feel about it.
With Look For The Good dropping on Juneteenth, the sense of occasion wasn’t lost on Mraz. He’s decided to donate all profits from it to non-profit organizations.
“On June 19th, a historic day in the advancement of equality, I am proud to stand in solidarity with and be of service to Black Lives by donating all of my earnings from sales and streams of my new LP recording, Look For The Good,” explains Mraz in a statement.
The $250,000 Mraz received as an advance on royalties will go to six beneficiaries, Black Lives Matter, San Diego Young Artists Music Academy, RISE San Diego, Grassroots Law Project, Center on Policy Initiatives, Equal Justice Initiative.
“My personal engagement with philanthropy has never been motivated by a press opportunity,” he continues. “But today I am announcing my contributions publicly in hopes of inspiring other creators and leaders in business to do the same – to share the wealth, to share the profits, and to acknowledge that life is only great when it’s great for everyone.”
Look For The Good spans twelve songs and runs to an hour. Stream it below and read Mraz’s statement in full here.
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Kyrie Irving paid tuition for nine students of Lincoln University
The tuition expenses of nine different students were covered by the guard of Brooklyn- Kyrie Irving. The students hail from Lincoln University, which is a historically Black college (HBCU) situated in Pennsylvania. It has been reported that the donation was made to seniors who were graduating om December 10th. Here’s…
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Alex Techar
Class Senior
Hometown Toronto, ONT
High School Branksome Hall
Notre Dame’s College of Arts & Letters
AS A JUNIOR: 2015 CRCA National Scholar-Athlete choice … all-ACC Rowing Academic Team choice … coxswain for the first and second varsity eights during junior season … coxed the first varsity eight to two runner-up heats and the second varsity eight to an additional second place time to open the spring slate at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational … following a second place finish (6:29.48) behind No. 1 Ohio State, the first varsity eight downed No. RV Michigan State in 6:37.36 during the afternoon session of the Big Ten/ACC Double Dual … Notre Dame first eight logged three runner-up finishes against ranked opposition in the three-session Lake Natoma Invitational … coxswain for the second varsity eight in a third place grand final finish (6:36.60) at the ACC Championship … second varsity eight placed 17th overall at the NCAA Championship following a 7:02.703 C final time on Lake Natoma.
AS A SOPHOMORE: 2014 CRCA National- Scholar Athlete … primarily coxed in the second varsity eight during sophomore campaign … opened up the fall season with a seventh place finish (19:22.544) as the coxswain of the Notre Dame entry in the women’s championship four at the Head of the Charles Regatta … won two out of three races at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational to begin the spring season … earned three runner-up finishes at the Lake Natoma Invitational … the second eight finished as the runner-up in both races at the ACC/Big Ten Challenge with times of 6:48.27 behind eventual NCAA team champion Ohio State and 6:40.04 against Michigan … had three wins at the Dale England Cup over Indiana, Alabama, and Rhode Island to lead Notre Dame to a second straight team victory at the regatta … won heat two at the ACC Championship in a 6:50.00 sprint before finishing third behind Virginia and Syracuse with a time of 6:44.70 in the regatta’s grand final … after a third place finish in the preliminaries at the NCAA Championship, took the top spot in the second varsity eight repechage, heat two in 6:36.45 … ended the season with a third place finish in the petite eight final in 7:06.847, giving the Irish second eight a ninth place overall result.
AS A FRESHMAN: Coxed for the first novice eight boat … crew finished in second place in first race of the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational with a time of 7:21.974 … finished third in second race behind two teams from defending NCAA champion Virginia with a time of 7:16.70 … won last two races of the weekend … won both races at Michigan State, taking first in the A-team boat of the first novice eight boat at a clip of 7:26.00, before crossing ahead of host Michigan State in 7:44.90 … finished second in both races at the Ohio State Invitational to Michigan … won first two races before taking second against host Indiana at Dale England Cup while calling for the A-team boat of the first novice eight … beat twin sister, Tina, who was coxing the B-team boat in the third race, with a mark of 8:09.8 … won grand final race in the third varsity eight boat at the BIG EAST Championship at a pace of 7:18.864.
PREP AND PERSONAL: was a member of the rowing team at Branksome Hall in Toronto, Ontario … as a senior, won a gold medal at the Welland invitational regatta … Branksome ranked second overall in point totals at national competition during her senior year … as a junior, won one silver and one gold medal … as a sophomore won both a gold, silver and bronze medal … as a freshman won the silver at the Canadian Secondary School Rowing Association regatta … won an additional two silvers and a bronze medal at other regattas during her freshman campaign … played club softball and soccer as well … daughter of Frank and Maria Techar … father Frank played hockey at Princeton … has a twin sister, Kristina, who also rows for Notre Dame … born in Houston, Texas … enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as as an international economics-romance languages major.
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D.L. Hughley tests positive for COVID-19 while being treated after collapsing during show in Nashville
Andy Humbles | Nashville Tennessean
Remaining performances by D.L. Hughley at Zanies have been canceled after the comedian, actor and radio host collapsed on stage Friday night during his show.
Hughley was scheduled to perform two shows per day at Zanies through Sunday, according to the club’s website.
Hughley released a video on Twitter later Saturday, saying he was released from an Nashville-area hospital after being treated for "extreme exhaustion and dehydration." Hughley also said he tested positive for COVID-19 while being treated, though he was asymptomatic. He said he'll quarantine in his hotel room in Nashville for 14 days.
#ThankYouForYourPrayers #TeamDL pic.twitter.com/dSQiNtsgMr
— DL Hughley (@RealDLHughley) June 21, 2020
Hughley has been at Zanies since Thursday, the website states.
Hughley is well-recognized as a stand-up comedian and is also regular on the television talk-show circuit.
Reach Andy Humbles at ahumbles@tennessean.com or 615-726-5939 and on Twitter @ AndyHumbles.
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[Politics] Nazis Attack LGBT Pride Parade
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LGBT+ pride marches in US interrupted by neo-Nazis and stampede
Separate LGBT+ pride marches in the US were disrupted on Saturday, one by a stampede triggered over fears of a shooting and another by one of America's biggest neo-Nazi groups.
In Detroit, an armed white supremacist group called the National Socialist Movement (NSM) descended on the annual Motor City Pride Festival, where they held placards, gave Nazi salutes and displayed armbands with swastikas.
Dressed in black with a number carrying firearms and shields, the NSM marchers tore apart pride flags and pushed over at least one counter-demonstrator.
"Literally f****** Nazis are at Motor City Pride right now, please be safe out there y'all," one user tweeted on Saturday afternoon. "Even if they deserve it, do not engage. Our safety at our Pride is the most important thing."
In Washington DC, seven people were taken to hospital after fears of a potential gunman at the pride event sparked panic.
Hundreds of people were gathered at the Dupont Circle for the parade when people started running after hearing what they thought was a gunshot.
"As the officers were going to the scene, there was a crowd of people going away from it and some of the individuals in the crowd said there was a man with a gun and that someone had fired a shot," said Guillermo Rivera, a commander with the Metropolitan Police Department.
A man was taken into custody and is facing a gun possession charge, he said.
Elizabeth Hernandez, 19, was among those celebrating in the city when she said she heard "pop, pop" and suddenly barricades were being thrown over and a crowd of people starting running frantically from the area.
"Everything fell and everyone said 'Run!"' said Ms Hernandez, of Falls Church, Virginia.
Mayor Muriel Bowser tweeted that she had been briefed by police and there were "no shots fired".
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/lgbt-pride-parade-detroit-washington-march-neo-nazi-stampede-a8950781.html
This photo's caption says it is a man standing on an Israeli flag:
To me it looks like he is trying to take a piss on it tbh. How is it that men taking other's property and destroying it is not arrest worthy? If they push people down and steal their flags and destroy them, should they have not been arrested at that point? I see this happening frequently, but police rarely arrest them, why is that somehow okay to do? That should be considered theft assault and property damage should it not?
EDIT: And these are not kids we are talking about here, these are grown gray and balding men that should know how to behave themselves by now.
Dirty Hipsters
Fucking sad and disgraceful.
I'm of the opinion that you have the right to say anything, no matter how I may feel about the subject, but the moment there actual theft and physical intimidation that shit should be shut down immediately.
The cops didn't do anything about it because they were worried that arresting the white supremacists would start a violent confrontation that would be worse than a few people getting shoved, but that's exactly what the neo-Nazis were counting on, and why they're getting away with this shit with no repercussions.
Armadox
Dirty Hipsters:
That's been the damn goal from the start. The most extremist on the Right pushing on others in hopes that the Left finally has enough of it and raises their fist. Then they can justify even more violence in the name of "self-defense" even if they're starting from the position of standing on the other's neck. But this shit can't keep going like this, where's end point? When Mitch McConnell packs every judiciary seat, morals be damned? When there's a genuine shoot out after some poor soul finally had enough and throws the first stone on people who came to the event baring weapons? At what point does silence and waiting cost more then confronting them? When it's to late? When they've carved out a bunker by which they can not be unseated for generations? Do we have that time?
CrazyGirl17
I am so sick and tired of these kinds of people. I know we have Freedom of Speech, but I'm strongly opposed to giving assholes licence to be assholes.
I don't want to live on this planet anymore.
Hawki
5 POSTED: 10 Jun 2019 01:43
This is actually kind of terrifying.
I've said in the past that "Nazi" is a term used too liberally, but these are actual fucking Nazis who aren't even trying to hide that they're Nazis.
Hawki:
Nah, it's just channers triggering the libs to see if they can get the media to say they are actual nazis, but the joke is that they're not really, haha.
Dreiko
I'm confused about there being an Israeli flag in one of the images when this is supposed to be anti-gay attacks but then I remember these people are not the most coherent bunch lol.
It's interesting though how I remember reading about a different pro-gay march that prevented some people from displaying that same flag. (due to concerns about Palestine I believe)
I guess antisemitism makes strange bed-fellows.
Gethsemani
Dreiko:
Neo-Nazis aren't generally coherent, but them interrupting a Pride parade makes perfect sense. In their world there's a Jewish international conspiracy to destroy the Western World. This is partially done through the classic Nazi scares of banking, Jewish business, globalism etc., but has come to also include sowing dissent and seeding weakness by supporting the destructive forces of GLBTQ-rights, multi-culturalism and open borders.
So in their mind, attacking a Pride parade is totally legit, because the parade is just a tool that the (((Jewish masters))) is using to destroy their glorious Western Ethnostate.
And no, I'm not going to bother with listing the two dozen things that are utterly wrong with this insane worldview.
PsychedelicDiamond
But when I say that people need to fight back then I am the bad guy.
10 POSTED: 10 Jun 2019 02:49
No doubt he brought his own street theatre prop.
CrazyGirl17:
Why isn't it them that you don't want to be on this planet instead?
They're the ones that need to go, not you.
Fieldy409
Gethsemani:
Yeah, Jews are the evil geniuses in their conspiracy theory. All other groups and races they claim are less clever than them, but then you ask if they are so dumb and inferior, how do they suceed, how are progressives winning? It's because of the supposedly genius but evil Jews.
Course if these rich Jewish guys weren't Jewish they'd love them for bringing jobs and making the economy good.
PsychedelicDiamond:
You don't wanna cede the moral high ground, you don't wanna let them drag us down to their level cause they win if we do that.
The right balance is one where these people are ridiculed and scorned. Meeting them head on with our own armed politically driven forces is only gonna get more people hurt and escalate tensions.
trunkage
It seems that the Washington one was someone dude trying to shoot his ex. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/False-Report-of-Shooting-at-Capital-Pride-Parade-Triggers-Panic-511027152.html%3famp=y
So it's only one place to worry about...
Gotta keep things civil. Fighting back is very uncivilized.
You know, if you discount the fact that many of these guys are fighting back against the Great Replacement
Someone take these short bus kids out back.
altnameJag
At what point is it okay to actually fight back?
altnameJag:
At the point where society has crumbled away and order is a thing of the past and all that remains is a fallout-style justice at the point of a gun system. If you wanna live in a civilized society you let the proper authorities fight and you work to elect people who will police society to a satisfactory to you degree. (remember, police chiefs are elected, if someone is letting nazis harass parades and does nothing, they have to be voted out)
evilthecat
Ah, but you're forgetting that the only metric of a society with free speech is how much it tolerates Nazis. The more it tolerates Nazis, the more free speechier it is. Just look at this graph.
I mean, come on, it's not like they're Black Lives Matter or a random Muslim or something. Their politics are only an existential threat to people who are already socially marginalized, and I hardly think it's worth compromising my ability to masturbate into a frothing sticky mess over how tolerant I am of one specific group with a demonstrable history of violence and an outspoken agenda to murder millions of people by actually doing something to protect those I share a society with from Nazis.
If we're intolerant of Nazis, then aren't we the real Nazis? It really makes you think, doesn't it!
Okay, seriously. I'm actually kind of not joking about self-professed moderates using Nazis as some kind of limit excercise for free speech, because at this point it's the only explanation for the extreme disparity between the way Nazis get treated relative to other violent ideological groups..
..well, maybe not the only explanation, but I don't think the other possibility is very flattering
That said, the NSM are sort of a joke and basically serve as a cover for other neo-Nazi groups by being something they can score legitimacy off by "disavowing".
Nazis vote too. Hence why the system doesn't work as you describe.
Also, it's all well and good saying 'keep the moral high ground' when you arent dying just for existing. When extremists left start killing the right at the same rate, let alone just for existing, maybe we could talk about 'keeping things civil.'
Or, you know, the Right could just take responsibility for how their ideology can get twisted into hate and find someway to combat this. Instead of blaming the Left when they try to combat it.
I wonder when the Right will realise that they are being used as ideological human shield by Nazis so they can get away with whatever nonsense they want. Becuase you are doing it right now Dreiko. Your giving exuses for not dealing with them.
trunkage:
Yes, everyone votes, that's democracy. Being a nazi isn't illegal. Hell, I'm in the camp of actually letting convicted criminals vote once they're out of jail cause they live in a society so if we are to claim they can be free in our society they should have their say about how it is run.
If what you think needs to happen isn't happening through democracy you're marginal and you need to convince more people that you're right.
And any ideology can be twisted into killing people. You had the gas chambers and you had the gulags and all those people sent to Siberia and so on. The thing in common those ideologies all have is their authoritarian nature. The more you approach it the likelier you are to become corrupted by the power you're messing with and commit atrocities.
The answer to this isn't to get more authoritarian than them and squash them. That's their game, that's the wrong game.
I don't like it when people try to smear Bernie with what's going on in Venesuela atm (and as a pro-socialism person I generally don't like an oil-rich country who had nothing else of value other than oil failing once the price of oil fell being confused for an issue of socialism when it's an issue of poor development) so I also won't do the same thing against the opposite team with smearing random people with the worst extremes of their team.
All of those people who would go out and attack people have no team. They don't belong anywhere in polite society.
Neurotic Void Melody
We can at least all breathe a sigh of relief nobody came armed with milkshakes. In the hands of an unhinged leftie, they might as well be communist nukes filled with mind-control gas that boasts an additional bonus of infertility for anybody unlucky enough to be born cis. It would've escalated the situation beyond repair and ultimately make everyone sympathise with the nazis due to the pure horror of the sweet creamy cool beverage-dessert infringing upon the sacred freedoms of the innocent, caring Hitler perpetuators/reanimators. However, maybe in future it would be wise for LGBT rallies to consider serving these frightening delights, if a sense of "mutually assured destruction" will encourage a semblance of peace as everyone there is armed? Nazis with actual guns are nothing in the face of a well-aimed delicious refreshment. Hang on, my messages are starting to get mixed. Agh, the gas is leaking again!
And if the Nazis could also stop molesting the concepts of socialism and critism of Israel for once so these aren't consistently misrepresented by idiots who refuse to observe anything beyond a second of surface-level knee-jerk reaction that validates their previously held bias with minimal effort, that would be ever so nice, thanks. It's not like it's costing lives or anything to ignore them. Are they listening? Hello? Do they ever listen?
Nah friend, we done. You're looking at a system that is slowly eating itself in real time, in front of us. Fuck, they aren't even hiding it either. Mitch McConnell has given away the charade. He's gone on record stating his only goal is to pack the courts with right wing extremists. Who then go on to rewrite precedent long after he's dead to favor right wing ideology. Can't vote them out cause of gerrymandering. Can't vote them out cause of lifetime appointments. You have cops who don't do shit about Nazi (actual fucking Nazi) cause of "threat of violence", fuck lemme rewrite that for you "Nazi cowl police into allowing them to harass and punch down on others publicly". This IS our fucking Fallout-style future. I got a daughter to think of, and scientists that say "welp, we're all literally dead in 2050 if we don't take action right god damn now". What am I supposed to tell her when it's to late? That daddy is sorry that he didn't do something when he had the chance, and that is why her world is dying? That the moral fucking high ground was so important that it was worth watching the world burn?
We voted in Florida to give back voting rights to criminals, and they just added new roadblocks in order to superseded the will of the people. Ain't nothing changed. So I don't think it's time for words anymore. I don't think we're going to change things fighting fair. Fuck, I think those at the top of the Democratic pile haven't impeached Trump cause they make to much god damn money off pretending to fight him then actually doing a god damn thing about it.
And I'm starting to truly understand why those younger then I am are starting to make a damn fine point about guillotines. I can swing a hammer, I got the nails.
CheetoDust
Absolute nonsense. Ireland and America would still be British if we lived by your standards. The only time to fight back is if we live in some post apocalyptic totalitarian wasteland? Demonstratively bullshit. If the people who are controlling the system are the people you're opposing then trying to fight them using the system is completely pointless. If the system is set up in such a way that some people's votes are worth less than others or where roadblocks will be put in the way of voting then saying "just vote" is worthless advice.
undeadsuitor
Iirc most of these groups of Nazis (at least the group in boston) had police escorts to protect them
If it was any surprise what side police are on
Saelune
Maybe now you will realize there is a problem?
Not being a Nazi is the moral high ground. Dreiko, I really recommend you just stop. Seriously. The most literal Nazis just marched violently on a LGBT pride parade. Know what you sound like? The people who let Nazi Germany have Poland.
We just celebrated D-Day. A celebration about violently attacking Nazis. That's what celebrating D-Day is about, it is about attacking Nazis. Do you think D-Day was bad?
undeadsuitor:
If they were black, the cops would have shot them.
Being a nazi isn't illegal. Hell, I'm in the camp...
Being a Nazi should be illegal, since they are terrorists. As for being in camps, as someone who would be put in certain Nazi run-camps, I think Nazis should be stopped permanently.
Saelune:
Generally, any celebration related to WW2 is a celebration of the war ending or coming closer to ending. Operation Overlord was integral in allowing the Western Allies to conduct operations to directly bring an end to the war in Europe and thus liberating the occupied and oppressed people. That's what we are celebrating.
There's absolutely nothing glorious or righteous about thousands upon thousands of young men being maimed or dying in agony, no matter which side of the conflict those men were on. Hitler and the rest of the Nazis will always be the people responsible for 50 million people dying in Europe because of WW2, and while I am thankful that the Allies and USSR stepped up to stop them, I think we should be really careful about canonizing the people who fought them. We should honor them for their sacrifice, but that's not the same as saying that attacking a Nazi is always a good thing. Because violence begets violence and by extolling the virtue of exercising violence on our opponents, we are also falling into the same kind of rhetoric that the Nazis used. From there, we are really close to being just as bad as anyone else that thinks violence against their enemies, real or imaginary, is alright.
I don't get it. They're wearing swastikas, yet I see no bullet holes in their heads.
Adam Jensen:
Like good old Churchill used to say; Remember children, shooting a nazi a day keeps Hitler's Blitz at bay.
Kwak:
Ooh, even better!
Another good way to look at it. It's like saying fighting against bullies makes you a bully, it's just plain stupid.
Speaking of which...
erttheking
I'm buying a gun. Congrats Nazis, you made me do a total 180 on gun ownership. The second my student debts and car payments are taking care of I'm taking vacation time to go through MA gun ownership training and buying a safe for it. Clearly, it's needed to ensure my own safety.
CaitSeith
Thankfully no one died this time. Heather Heyer wasn't so lucky.
CaitSeith:
Gotta be on the look out for car induced heart attacks
Casual Shinji
And then laugh about it like scumbags on YouTube.
This comparison doesn't work.
The gulags (as we call them in English) were concentration camps. They were, essentially, prisons. They were unusually harsh prisons with a very high rate of inmate mortality, but they were still prisons. Their motivation was not "ideological" except in the sense that some prisoners held in the gulags had been detained for political reasons. There was never any organised political intent to kill the imprisoned population. They were (with some possible exceptions, and we'll get to that) not victims of deliberate genocide, they were not victims of "ideology", they were victims of a prison system which sought to extract maximum benefit from them at the lowest possible cost, even if it meant people died.
The vast majority of "liberal" societies have used concentration camps. Some still do. Many US prisons, for example, are essentially concentration camps. They are designed to house a large, controlled population in a small space at low cost. Many also use forced labour. The actual concept of a concentration camp was invented by European colonial administrators as a means of controlling potentially rebellious populations in the colonies. All concentration camps have casualties. People die in prison. People die in detention centres. This is not ideology, it's pragmatism.
The Nazis had concentration camps. All kinds of prisoners, political and otherwise, went to concentration camps for all kinds of reasons. The concentration camps did not have gas chambers. People died in them (a lot of people, in fact) but those people dying was not the objective. The gas chambers were housed in extermination camps. These camps were not designed to house or contain people, but to kill them within hours of arriving and in as fast and efficient a way as possible. That was the only purpose of those camps.
There was genocide in the Soviet Union. Specific minorities were targeted for persecution and pogroms (although unlike the Nazi genocides, the goal was never to wholly eliminate those groups). For example, it's quite likely that Soviet agricultural policy specifically targeted Ukrainians for deliberate starvation as a means of consolidating power within the Russian Soviet, but note that even here I had to add that, because even there the goal was not the ideological elimination of "subhuman" Ukrainians but the maintenance of political control.
This idea that "authoritarianism" is the problem is only true in the sense that state killing is always authoritarian, whether it's in a democratic society or not. A prison is always an authoritarian institution, it's a place where people are detained against their will by the state. Border controls are authoritarian. Militarized police are authoritarian. Corporate hierarchies are authoritarian. Authoritarianism can exist quite comfortably within "liberal" societies. The problem with Nazism wasn't that it was authoritarianism and that the Nazi leaders got corrupted by power and thus were compelled to kill all Jews, it's that their entire ideology was based on a chauvinistic sense of superiority and a desire to exterminate others. It still is. That is something quite profoundly different to a simple abuse of power, or instrumental pursuit of "order" or "efficiency".
If you want to indulge in some kind of horseshoe theory, an appropriate horseshoe would be to compare the deliberate starvation of Indians under the Raj as a result of cruel and negligent agricultural policy with the deliberate starvation of Ukranians under Stalin as a result of cruel and negligent agricultural policy. Or to compare the use deliberate use and promotion of torture in both US and USSR-backed puppet regimes as a means of maintaining ideological control. These are horrific, horrific crimes against humanity, but they were ultimately the product of instrumental political goals. For the Nazis, killing millions of people was the goal. It was not the means, it was the end, and that is fundamentally different.
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Prophecies of Nostradamus
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Katsuhiko Sasaki in April 2013. Photo © Brett Homenick. Katsuhiko Sasaki is a third-generation movie actor whose credits in the Godzilla series are among the most popular. Born on December 24, 1944, in Tokyo, Mr. Sasaki’s father (Minoru Chiaki) and grandfather (Takamaru Sasaki) were not only actors themselves, but also appeared in Godzilla movies (Godzilla … Continue reading INVENTING A BRILLIANT ACTING CAREER! Katsuhiko Sasaki on His Toho Roles and Tokusatsu Legacy!
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Best Console Design Decisions
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Retro STrife
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Re: Best Console Design Decisions
Postby Retro STrife » April 17th, 2020, 4:08 pm
VideoGameCritic wrote: Actually the Xbox 360 came out a little bit before the PS3, so does the 360 deserve this honor?
I don't think the initial Xbox 360 controllers had recharging built in or in the box. My recollection is that the controller had a battery compartment and, for an extra cost (like $20), you could buy a separate recharging kit that added a rechargeable battery. So it's a dicey area. Hard to call it a good design when it required a separate purchase, but also heard to credit the PS3 when it wasn't doing anything too novel either. Wireless controllers were around since the Atari 2600, but just took til the 2000s for the technology to be practical.
But the 360 controllers were pretty amazing in their own right. That was the first top-tier controller for 3D games in my opinion.. the amount of buttons, button placement, quality of the two analog sticks, size and comfort, etc.. I think Sony's controller is now comparable on PS4, since they improved the sticks, but Microsoft got there first and those 360 controllers were near perfect.
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Postby Shapur » April 17th, 2020, 5:09 pm
Did Xbox 360 controllers ever come with built in batteries? My Xbox One still uses AAs. Which to be honest is the better solution as all cell phone users know these batteries have finite charge/discharge cycles.
NES D-Pad
N64: 4 controllers, analog stick for 3D
Xbox: Built in broadband modem
Saturn: 3D pad. Not joking. The Xbox style controller Has become the de facto industry standard and it’s a straight evolution of the DC/Saturn pad.
Xbox 360: DVD. Just as much as the PS2. Sony waiting for inclusion of violet laser technology cost them dearly.
3DS: 3D. Yeah it’s a gimmick. And maybe a lot of us turn it off most of the time but it created enough interest to let the console survive. Even phone manufacturers were trying to include 3D screens for a few years after it’s launch. If the 3DS was just a more powerful DS it might have gone the way of the Vita.
Postby strat » April 17th, 2020, 7:55 pm
I'm thinking of which designs were best for end-user experience as opposed to most innovative. So PS3 perfected the idea of a wireless controller even if X360 was the first to make it standard. But the X360 might've been the first console to have sleep mode, from what I can tell.
GBA SP - The N-Gage might technically be the first handheld system with a rechargeable battery but this is the first one anybody would want to play. I'm in denial over having just found out the N-Gage sold 3M units(!?).
PC-Engine/Turbografx-CD - This probably wasn't the most reliable device but at least the base system with CD attachment only used one power brick.
PS1 Memory Cards - While these are beyond obsolete they were a godsend at the time. You could have as many save games as you want and it was even kinda fun to catalog them. (Pro tip: PS1 games can't save directly to a PS2 card but a PS2 card can backup saves from a PS1 card.)
360, PS3, Wii - Don't feel like researching the exact history of their download services so we'll just say they made classic, last gen and indie games available for download.
Iffy mention - I want to say the Wii U gamepad was a good design. It's comfortable and very nice in the games that use it properly (Wind Waker HD, Mario Maker). Plus it can be used instead of a TV (albeit with poor range). But the fact is has a separate power cable and can't charge off the console sucks - and if you're just using a Pro Controller it can't be easily turned off separately from the console. It doesn't even have a sleep mode.
LoganRuckman
Postby LoganRuckman » April 18th, 2020, 5:57 am
Retro STrife wrote:
VideoGameCritic wrote: So it sounds like Atari 7800 and PS2 qualify for the same good design item. Do I separate the two or combine them?
Good question.. I think either way is fair. But in the interest of not taking up two spots, I'd vote to just combine them.
But I do think both are equally worthy. I believe the 7800 was the first US console with backwards compatibility. (But computers probably had it first, so it wasn't a new concept. And the Mark III in Japan, playing SG-1000 games, might have preceded the 7800. They were both in development at the same time.) But either way, I think 7800 was the first notable US console use and having the 2600 library at its fingertips might be the main reason it survived the few years that it did. Likewise, the PS2 brought back backwards compatibility after a 15-year hiatus, and did it on much more complex hardware. It was huge for the PS2 to capture that giant market of PS1 gamers and migrate them to the new system. And it set a new standard, where gamers today have started expecting backwards compatibility.
Technically, the GBC was backwards compatible with OG GB games before the PS2 came along.
Postby Voor » April 18th, 2020, 11:46 am
No love for the SNES eject button? Geez...
VideoGameCritic
Postby VideoGameCritic » April 18th, 2020, 12:28 pm
Voor wrote: No love for the SNES eject button? Geez...
Hell I forgot my SNES HAD an eject! I don't think I've used it once!
Postby Retro STrife » April 18th, 2020, 12:52 pm
strat wrote: PS1 Memory Cards - While these are beyond obsolete they were a godsend at the time. You could have as many save games as you want and it was even kinda fun to catalog them. (Pro tip: PS1 games can't save directly to a PS2 card but a PS2 card can backup saves from a PS1 card.)
That's a good one too. It's easy to scoff at memory cards now, but they really were a godsend in the PS1 days. Cheap, reliable, and a practical solution for saving games. It wasn't the first home console to do it (off the top of my head, that honor probably goes to the Sega CD with its Backup Ram cart), but it was probably the first mainstream and practical use of memory cards.
Postby Voor » April 18th, 2020, 1:39 pm
I think the Joycons are pretty cool. Not perfect, but the fact that you can use them with or without a grip or individually is impressive.
The Sega CD cart was the retail price of a standard cart so I didn't include it. Also a quick read suggests it was unreliable with some games.
Neo-Geo had a memory card but it's battery-backed so I was probably right to exclude it as well. Plus I'm not sure if it was used for anything other than saving high scores.
HawgWyld
Postby HawgWyld » April 20th, 2020, 2:07 pm
strat wrote: Iffy mention - I want to say the Wii U gamepad was a good design. It's comfortable and very nice in the games that use it properly (Wind Waker HD, Mario Maker). Plus it can be used instead of a TV (albeit with poor range). But the fact is has a separate power cable and can't charge off the console sucks - and if you're just using a Pro Controller it can't be easily turned off separately from the console. It doesn't even have a sleep mode.
I don't know if that's iffy -- I love the Wii U gamepad and a strong argument can be made that it led to the Switch. Yes, the Switch fared much better commercially than the Wii U, but there are still some games available for both systems that play much better on the Wii U due to the gamepad (Splatoon comes to mind immediately).
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Behind the Scenes: Internationally Celebrated VFX Supervisor and Flame Artist Gurvand Tanneau
August 5, 2019 Neil Mathew Leave a comment
“Better Than Love” Director Ted Carney and VFX Supervisor Gurvand Tanneau (right)
Gurvand Tanneau has spent the past two decades setting the screen on fire with his highly acclaimed skills as a senior flame artist and VFX supervisor. Widely regarded as an accomplished post-production effects artist, he’s been tapped to lead VFX work for some of the biggest names in the business, such as Method, Moving Picture Company (MPC), EightVFX, Mikros Image Group, Mac Guff, Ntropic, and Logan. A clear reflection of his standing in the industry, Tanneau’s credits include VFX works for clients such as Apple, Audi, Adidas, Mercedes, Budweiser, Peugeot, Armani, L’Oreal, Toyota, Dodge, and Coca Cola, to name just a few.
Now working at the height of the industry, Tanneau recalls how he got started working in the industry back in 2001, “After working on some junior jobs at an editing company, I was given the opportunity to make some basic visual effects tests for an offline edit of a commercial. I had a great time doing them… They turned out to be a success and the producer liked my work enough to offer me a position at a visual effects company, Def2Shoot, to go further.”
Tanneau’s talents have since been integral to the success of numerous advertising campaigns such as the Super Bowl commercials for Mercedes-Benz’s “The Science,” Anheuser-Busch’s “Buschhhh,” Acura’s “The Dark Horse” and Suzuki’s “Sled,” as well as commercials for Geico’s “The Giant,” “Spaceship” and “The Whale,” and Nissan’s “The Chase.”
As the VFX supervisor on a production, Gurvand Tanneau is responsible for guiding the entire VFX team, ensuring the seamless continuity of the work and making the necessary changes when things fall short, which is a rare occurrence when he is the one behind the scenes. With his expertise in all aspects of special effects, Tanneau helps to make the impossible, possible.
“I worked extensivly on a lot of commercials for the luxe industry, many of which have been high-end perfumes and cosmetic brands. The demand for quality is extremly high in this industry; the work must be seamless. It is a very rigorous environment with tight time timelines and where everything is judged by a standard of flawless perfection. Starting my career in that kind of environment has allowed me to develop an eye and sensibility for projects that depend on the aesthetic of an image,” explains Tanneau.
In addition to his contributions to the field of marketing and advertising, Gurvand Tanneau has also been a key VFX artist and supervisor on hit television series including “Chicago Fire,” and has contributed to Top 40 music videos with celebrities like Janet Jackson, in her 2016 “Dammn Baby” video, which has over 9 million views on YouTube. He has also worked on cutting-edge films such as the thriller “lll Wind” directed by Stephane Allagon, the dramatic film “La Pirogue” directed by Morussa Toure and the dramatic comedy “Odette Toulemonde” starring Catherine Frott and Albert Dupontel.
Born in Brittany, France, Tanneau realized his passion for visual effects at the age of 12 after discovering he could manipulate chemicals to produce certain effects that he could then introduce into films. He has been living and working in Los Angeles for the past six years, where he is represented by Digital Artists Agency. By the time he was 21, he moved to Paris to pursue a career in film production. It was there that he began to make a name for himself working on commercials for BMW led by MPC London, Schweppes led by NOZON Brussels, and H&M campaigns created by CHIMNEY Stockholm.
Tanneau recalls, “While In Paris I was working essentially on beauty commercials, including cosmetics, perfumes, and fashion.”
While in Paris, in 2004, Tanneau ventured out as the animator and visual effects flame artist for the popular cartoon “Obras” directed by Hendrick Dusollier (“A Day in the Life of a Dictator”), which earned numerous awards including those from the Aubagne International Film Festival, the Dresden Film Festival and the Lutins du Court-Metrage, as well as nominations from the Cesar Awards and the Lyon Festival of New Generation Cinema. He was also a key member of the visual effects team on the 2010 Guldbagge Award nominated biographical film “Cornelius.”
Six years ago, Tanneau was brought to Los Angeles where he has since been represented by the Digital Artists Agency, to further develop his skills and provide specialized VFX support to major U.S. and global brands. When working on a project, Tanneau’s involvement begins in the early concept planning stages where he lends his expertise to developing the creative elements that are designed to captivate and intrigue audiences. From proposing artistic direction and determining which technology would be the most effective, his role is both creative and technical. He meticulously follows through the entire process, collaborating with the post production teams to implement the stunning effects that ultimately enthrall viewers. Tanneau attributes his success, in part, to those who he has learned from.
Tanneau explains, “Having a background in photography and having been surrounded by artists most of my life has allowed me to cultivate a strong aesthetic and critical eye for images. I have been very fortunate to learn from and work closely with many talented artists who have come from photography, particularly fashion photography. The work I do is very similar, particularly when considering the light in a scene. Except in my work, that light is moving, and I can use that light to enhance the details of the form and quality of materials.”
The special effects graphics expert brings 20 years of experience to the table. He has the uncanny ability to apply his knowledge and skills in a seemingly effortless fashion in a way that brings magic to life on the screen. His optical and digital work-streams are inspiring, along with his superior experience in specialized areas as stop-motion, motion graphic design, on-set practical effects, and VFX supervision that are simply phenomenal.
With a dazzling portfolio that proves he is both dynamic and exceptionally talented, Tanneau has been tapped to work as a VFX supervisor and specialized flame artist on a wide variety of production in countries such as England, Sweden, Italy, Belgium, Spain, Australia, Czech Republic, and Russia. In 2016 Tanneau was VFX supervisor on the indie movie “Better than Love” directed by Ted Carney, starring Andrew Lawrence (“Bean,” “Bones”), Alexandra Rodriquez (“The X Factor,” “East Los High”) and Matthew Lawrence (“Mrs. Doubtfire”).
Tanneau’s work in the world of visual effects ranges from the highly technical creative design of graphic visuals like the ones seen in the L’Oreal commercial below, to integral changes to live action film footage, such as removing elements that cannot be seen in the final product, and much more.
For “Better than Love” Tanneau had the heft task of removing a number of things present in the live captures.
“On set we found out there would be things to erase from the picture, like billboards for example. Or we would need to change or remove names and images from things like posters, mailboxes, and TV screens. Removing these in post helps to ensure continuity and is often more efficient due to the cost and time it often takes during the live capture,” explains Tanneau.
All of Tanneau’s work comes down to serving the storyline, and without his work, many of these projects would not only cost the production exorbitant amounts of money, but some of them may never see the light of day.
Tanneau’s unabridged combination of experience, knowledge and talent in the visual effects industry make him a leading artist that is sought after by the biggest names in the business and judging from his popularity, it doesn’t appear the fire will be dying down anytime soon.
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With Christmas hot on our heels, we’re all scrambling for gift ideas for our tweens and teens. Picking a gift for a child this age can be a struggle. They’re usually not into toys, clothes are considered boring —for boys, anyway—and devices and electronics? Well, research is proving those to be an unhealthy option. So then what?
Well, we at CatholicTeenBooks.com offer some exciting alternatives. How about a good book? Sure, to some that sounds boring. But we’re not suggesting boring books! We’re suggesting exciting adventures, fun mysteries, and heart-pounding fantasies. In fact, there’s a genre for every taste! And these stories don’t end on the last page, because with each comes hope, inspiration, encouragement, morality, and just plain goodness—virtues your children can take into the world and help make it godlier.
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“My name’s Francesca, I’m going to be a nun, so don’t fall in love with me.”
Watch the clip below to find out what this statement is all about, how it relates to our recently released anthology SECRETS: VISIBLE & INVISIBLE, how dreams, aspirations, and God’s will fit into the equation, and what each of the contributing authors wanted to be when they were teens! (One wanted to be a fighter pilot!)
Trust me! There is a connection. A point will be made. And secrets will be shared.
by Corinna Turner, Cynthia T. Toney, Theresa Linden, Susan Peek, T.M. Gaouette, Carolyn Astfalk, and Leslea Wahl
A collection of short stories by seven CatholicTeenBooks.com authors. As described by Mark Hart of Life Teen International, who provides the foreword, “Each story reveals something different about the human heart and our constant (though, often veiled) desire for truth and virtue.”
Secret (n.) – something kept hidden from knowledge or view; a mystery.
In a dystopian future, an innocent picnic turns deadly!
Elijah knows nothing of an elderly stranger’s secret past—until her disappearance changes everything.
A mysterious, ever-changing painting alarms a group of teens.
A cannonball took Dario’s legs . . . Will he lose his soul too?
The arrival of a mysterious girl challenges everything about Jason’s life.
An unlicensed driver. His dad’s truck. What could possibly go wrong?
An old tale of murder and forbidden love leads to a modern-day treasure hunt.
“For nothing is hid that shall not be made manifest, nor anything secret that shall not be known and come to light.” (Luke 8:17 RSV-CE)
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Advance Reviews
“There is a little something for everyone in Secrets, a short-story anthology for Catholic teens. Seven authors cover an array of genres, including dystopian, historical fiction, and romance, while masterfully developing interesting characters and meaningful storylines. Faith is thoughtfully woven into the plots that also creatively incorporate mystery, intrigue, and heart-felt emotion. Fans of these Catholic teen authors will appreciate reading new stories about familiar characters. And first-time readers will be eager to read more in the full-length novels by their new favorite authors.”
Sarah Damm, mom of 6 and writer at sarahdamm.com
“This anthology of short stories for Catholic teenagers is a true literary treasure. It provides genres for every type of reader, each so well written that the reader is invited to fully escape into many different worlds and places. The short stories will take its readers to dystopian Europe, high school hallways, a city block in summer, and a soldier’s medical ward in 16th-century Italy, just to name a few. The characters are diverse, exciting, relatable; their adventures are accessible, mysterious and enthralling. But within these different settings, there is one uniting comfort: God is always there, whether revealed in a desperate prayer to a guardian angel, through pure romantic love, the presence of Christian charity, men and women religious, or within the sacraments. The hope that comes through Catholicism and Jesus prevails in each vignette, and yet there are still heavy doses of drama, suspense and tactful violence. So if your teens seem totally spaced out and properly engrossed, take courage knowing their love of reading and their love of the faith is being fed through these beautiful stories.”
Regina Lordan for Catholic News Service
“This anthology of Catholic fiction for teens will introduce readers to seven diverse authors. Many of these stories, in a variety of genres but linked by a common theme, offer a peek at characters from full-length novels. Readers already acquainted with these authors will enjoy new perspectives on favorite characters. Kudos to CatholicTeenBooks.com and these seven authors for dreaming up this excellent collection.”
Barb Szyszkiewicz, OFS, Editor, CatholicMom.com and Managing Editor, Today’s Catholic Teacher magazine
“Featuring seven fabulous stories from top authors in Catholic teen fiction, Secrets is as entertaining as it is relevant and thought-provoking. It’s sure to capture your imagination, move your emotions, and stir your soul. Teens and adults alike are sure to enjoy the variety of tales, which are cleverly united by themes of secrets and faith. Packed with powerful, meaningful, memorable stories, this anthology is so good, you won’t be able to keep Secrets to yourself!”
Therese Heckenkamp, Christian suspense author of bestseller Frozen Footprints
“Seven Amazing Secrets . . . At a time when so much entertainment and fiction for teens is saturated with envy, lust, pride and other moral toxins, the book Secrets: Visible and Invisible is a powerful, and FUN-to-read, virtue-rich alternative. The talented team of authors behind CatholicTeenBooks.com has created the perfect way for readers to enjoy a taste of fresh new fiction that satisfies a deep hunger in the teen soul. Teens . . . you need to get your Catholic parents, grandparents, or teachers to get this book for you. Really. You’ll be glad you did.”
Cathy Gilmore, Founder/Executive Director of VirtueWorksMedia.com
“I knew I was in for some great reading when I picked up this collection. What I was not prepared for was how exceptional this collection was. . . . Every story was a remarkable story. Some of the stories were so good, I immediately went back and reread just that story. And then when I finished the book, I reread the whole thing again a few days later. I have a great deal of respect for the seven authors who contributed to this series. And even more so after reading their pieces in this collection.”
Steven R. McEvoy, blogger at Book Reviews & More
“Know a teen reader looking for a book filled with the unexpected? Look no further than Secrets: Visible & Invisible an anthology of 7 short stories from CatholicTeenBooks.com. From tales of bicycles to cars and even a saint standing on the threshold of the “dark side”, there’s plenty here for teen readers to sink their teeth into.”
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Blog Tour Schedule
July 4 – Steve R. McEvoy, Book Reviews and More
July 5 – Leslea Wahl, Leslea Wahl
July 6 – Barb Szyszkiewicz, FranciscanMom
July 7 – Shower of Roses, Shower of Roses
July 8 – Carolyn Astfalk, My Scribbler’s Heart
July 9 – Patrice Fagnant-MacArthur, Spiritual Woman Sarah Damm, Sarah Damm
July 10 – Corinna Turner, Unseen Books
July 11 – Christina Weigand, Palace of Twelve Pillars
July 12 – Theresa Linden, Things Visible & Invisible
July 13 – T.M. Gaouette, T.M. Gaouette
July 14 – Karina Fabian, Fabianspace
July 16 – Therese Heckenkamp, Therese Heckenkemp
July 17 – Ellen Gable Hrkach, Plot Line & Sinker CatholicMom, CatholicMom
July 18 – Virginia Lieto, Virginia Lieto
CORINNA TURNER is the author of the I Am Margaret series for young adults, as well as stand-alone works such as Drive! and Elfling (for teens) and Someday (for older teens and adults). All of her novels have received the Catholic Writers Guild Seal of Approval (except new releases for which the Seal may be in process).Liberation (‘I Am Margaret’ Book 3) was nominated for the Carnegie Medal Award 2016 and won 3rd place for ‘Teen and Young Adult Fiction’ in the Catholic Press Association 2016 Book Awards. I Am Margaret was one of two runners-up for the ‘Teenage and Children’s Fiction’ Catholic Arts and Letters Award 2016.
Corinna Turner is a Lay Dominican with an MA in English from Oxford University, and lives in the UK. She has been writing since she was fourteen and likes strong protagonists with plenty of integrity. She used to have a Giant African Land Snail called Peter with a 6½” long shell—which is legal in the UK!—but now makes do with a cactus and a campervan. You can find out more at www.IAmMargaret.com.
CYNTHIA T. TONEY writes for preteens and teens because she wants them to know how wonderful, powerful, and valuable God made them. Her novels employ hope and humor to address some of the serious issues young people encounter.
Cynthia is the author of the Bird Face contemporary series, including 8 Notes to a Nobody, 10 Steps to Girlfriend Status, 6 Dates to Disaster, and soon, 3 Things to Forget. A coming-of-age historical, The Other Side of Freedom, is set in a 1920s farming community. Her novels have appeared on numerous Catholic bloggers’ Top 5, 10, or 20 book lists and favorites lists. They have also been featured in Catholic Teacher magazine.
She is a member of the Catholic Writers Guild and whichever author association or writing guild is available in the state in which she might currently reside, which so far has stretched across the southern U.S. to Texas. She has a passion for rescuing dogs from animal shelters and lives with her husband and several canines. She loves hearing from readers, who can connect with her through her website, www.CynthiaTToney.com.
THERESA LINDEN is the author of the Chasing Liberty dystopian trilogy and the West Brothers series, including Catholic Press Association award-winners Roland West, Loner and Battle for His Soul. She resides in Ohio with her husband and their three teen sons. A Secular Franciscan and a member of the Catholic Writers Guild, her faith inspires the belief that there is no greater adventure than the realities we can’t see, the spiritual side of life. She hopes that her stories will spark her readers’ imaginations and awaken them to the power of faith and grace. Learn more about her and find her social media links at www.TheresaLinden.com.
SUSAN PEEK is the author of the young adult series, God’s Forgotten Friends: Lives of Little-known Saints. All of her novels received the Catholic Writers Guild Seal of Approval and are used in Catholic schools across the English-speaking world. The King’s Prey: Saint Dymphna of Ireland was voted one of the Top 10 Best Catholic Books of 2017 and Crusader King was listed with The 50 Best Catholic Homeschooling Books of 2013. Although Susan’s first love is writing for teens, she’s also authored several children’s books.
Susan is a Third Order Franciscan and mother of eleven children, including two in the Religious life and a son in the U.S. Air Force. She lives in Kansas, where she usually has her nose in a book, finding obscure saints to write about.
You can visit her at www.SusanPeekAuthor.com.
T. M. GAOUETTE is the author of the Faith & Kung Fuseries for young adults, as well as The Destiny of Sunshine Ranch. A member of the Catholic Writers Guild, her novels Freeing Tanner Roseand Saving Faith have received the Catholic Writers Guild Seal of Approval. (Others are in the process). Born in Africa, raised in London, England, Gaouette now lives on a small farm in New England with her husband where she home-schools her four children and raises goats.
A former contributor on Project Inspired, she now writes fiction for teens and young adults. Her desire is to instill the love of God into the hearts of her readers. You can find out more at www.TMGaouette.com.
CAROLYN ASTFALK writes from The Sweetest Place on Earth, Hershey, Pennsylvania, where she lives with her husband and four children. In addition to her contemporary Catholic romances (sometimes referred to as Theology of the Body fiction), including the young adult coming-of-age story Rightfully Ours, she writes for CatholicMom.com and Today’s Catholic Teacher. When she’s not washing dishes, doing laundry, or reading, you can find her blogging about books, family life, and faith at www.CarolynAstfalk.com.
LESLEA WAHL lives in beautiful Colorado with her husband and children. The furry, four-legged members of her family often make cameo appearances in her novels. Leslea’s writing career began when she was searching for faith-inspired books for her own children and the idea for her first novel popped into her head. That divine inspiration has led to a successful writing ministry that she hopes encourages teens to grow in their faith through fun adventures. For more information about her faith-filled young adult mysteries, visit www.LesleaWahl.com.
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Tons of of Indian staff demand unpaid wages from Saudi development agency
Posted By: paresh.mandakana@gmail.com October 19, 2020
Chennai, October 19
Hundreds of Indian migrant workers who were laid off by a construction company in Saudi Arabia due to the coronavirus pandemic have filed a rare complaint to the Indian government over unpaid earnings, lawyers and campaigners said.
More than 280 labourers—who were fired by the Nasser S Al Hajri Corporation before being flown home on chartered flights in July—are part of what is believed to be the biggest collective case of its kind, said their lawyer Subhash Chand.
Chand said all of the workers had been at the firm for at least five years— some over a decade—and were entitled to a “substantial amount” in outstanding end-of-contract benefits.
“Most of (the workers) confirmed that they had been asked to sign blank papers or documents that they didn’t understand…(in order to get) their passports and tickets,” said Chand, who is part of Lawyers Beyond Borders, a network of legal experts.
“Many didn’t want to return without their money but had no choice,” he told the Thomson Reuters Foundation by phone.
The Indian embassy in Riyadh said the workers’ complaint had been taken up with the company and Saudi officials this month, and that it was awaiting a response on the matter.
The Saudi human resources ministry could not be reached for comment but last month said workers could log violations through its online dispute settlement platform or go to a labour court.
The Nasser S Al Hajri Corporation—which describes itself on its website as the largest industrial contractor in the Middle East—did not respond to repeated requests for comment.
Helpline in demand
Hundreds of thousands of Indian migrant workers are estimated to have returned home from Gulf nations this year due to COVID-19, and activists, lawyers and unions said they were dealing with fresh complaints about pay issues on a daily basis.
The number of wage theft cases reported from Gulf countries rose more than three-fold between April and July compared with the same period last year, says the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, which advocates for human rights in business.
“We started a helpline for Gulf migrants in the middle of the pandemic and were flooded with calls of wage theft,” said Rafeek Ravuther, founder of The Centre for Indian Migrant Studies, a Kerala-based charity that works for migrant rights.
“Among them there were hundreds calling in about (the Nasser S Al Hajri Corporation) and a few others,” he added. “We consolidated the complaints and encouraged them to fight this collectively since it is difficult to pursue alone for many.” One of the workers in the case said he was owed 120,000 rupees ($1,637) and feared for his future without the money.
“I wanted to start a grocery store with (the money) but now I am running around filing complaints and job-hunting,” said Krishnan, who did not use his real name due to the ongoing case.
“I am still waiting while … my savings are diminishing rapidly,” he said by phone from Kerala. — Reuters
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Why Doha Round matters to Asia and the Pacific
Peter Drysdale 07 May 2011
Discussions on breaking the impasse between the US and China are continuing following last month’s landmark meeting of WTO members. This column – written by the intellectual father of APEC – argues that allowing Doha to languish for years is deeply dangerous. Part of an eBook posted in April, the column asserts that failure to conclude Doha this year would put a dagger at the heart of the multilateral system. With the rise of China, the decline of US trade leadership, turmoil in the Middle East, and a damaged and imbalanced global economy, the world needs multilateralism more than ever.
Editor's Note: This column first appeared in last week's VoxEU eBook Why World Leaders Must Resist the False Promise of a Doha Delay [1].
So what's the problem? Does it matter if the WTO’s Doha Round is prematurely pronounced dead?
For Asia and the Pacific, it matters, seriously.
It's not just that failure to conclude the Round now would toss away the hard-won gains achieved in the negotiations so far. Most accept that it is a good deal for everyone, including developing countries, and relatively minor and politically manageable accommodation by key players could achieve a substantial outcome.
Multilateral system in retreat for economic and geo-political reasons
What leaders who have it in their power to do this deal must understand is that failure to conclude the Doha Round now will put a dagger in the heart of a multilateral system that is in retreat on all fronts. The threat is not solely economic, even though we are at a critical stage of global recovery from financial and economic crisis. Failure to conclude Doha will also threaten the multilateral system for deep, geo-political reasons.
Europe is seriously weakened.
The Middle East and Africa have brought the world to an intensely unstable moment.
Far more importantly, the emergence of China in Asia and the Pacific challenges the established political order.
How does this all matter to the global trading system?
The multilateral trading system is the economic sinew that constrains the exercise of international political muscle in ways that damage global well being and inflicts national self-harm.
The world without Doha would not be the world status quo ante
Should Doha fail now, there will be powerful momentum to doing other deals of some kind no matter what. In Washington, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is all the rage. Does it matter if we get yet another pseudo “free trade” agreement? Especially as TPP is between the US and group of eight partners who in the total scheme of things are pretty insignificant?
It certainly would matter, absent Doha.
A rum deal like the one which is shaping up might be of little economic consequence (of somewhat more economic consequence in the unlikely event that Japan signed on) but it would be of considerable political consequence.
In the context of an insecure global trading system it would be a bold statement taking the world in another direction.
It would drive a wedge down the middle of Asia-Pacific – economically and politically; the US and its partners would be on one side with China on the other.
It would entrench the adversarial political psychology that is developing in US-China relations in a way that would be very difficult to unravel for a long time.
That might matter less if the WTO was not also in disarray. It matters a lot, as that prospect grows daily.
Despite the continuing importance of global markets to Asia’s exported-oriented economies, bilateral FTAs in Asia and the Pacific have come to be regarded benignly. It’s suggested that they are building blocks to freer trade globally, while global negotiations languish, although very few of them encourage easy sign-in or extension to other trading partners.
It’s suggested that they introduce elements, like services and economic cooperation which global agreements have difficulty dealing with, although it makes little sense to tie these issues to preferential trading arrangements. More tellingly, it’s argued that they don’t do very much harm — their provisions are under-used because they are costly to business — and avoid the really hard and therefore sensitive issues of trade reform (such as agriculture in Japan, and the US, or services in China), their impact on regional and global trade have been trivial. All the hype about them is diplomatic song and dance; they don’t deliver economically.
Suddenly, this trade policy environment seems far less benign.
The global financial crisis has shaken people’s confidence in the resilience of global openness. Protectionist sentiment is on the rise and it has some particular targets, in Asia and the emerging market economies. That pressure will only become stronger over time as Europe and the US move to slower growth in the medium term. While trade barriers are coming down generally, as was the case when the European Economic Community (an earlier incarnation of the EU) was formed, regional arrangements were less of a worry as tariffs and other barriers (except on agricultural products) were coming down against everyone.
In a time of global economic crisis and political uncertainty, there’s a threat that regional arrangements could reinforce, not stem, a retreat towards protectionism.
Dealing with the rise of China
There’s also the issue of dealing with the rise of China. Accession to the WTO embedded China in the global trading system and encouraged behaviour according to global rules and norms. Despite fears that Chinese participation in the WTO might weaken and corrode the global trading system, China has successfully emerged as a responsible stakeholder if not yet an active leader in the system. Yet China too has played the game.
The bigger China grows — it is already the second largest single trader in the world — the less comfortable the rest of the world becomes about the leverage China exercises. Because of China, this is a time when it is particularly important that global strategies and frameworks must dominate regional frameworks and strategies.
In this light, completion of the Doha Round takes on a far more strategic guise:
In the context of Doha Round done, the Trans-Pacific Partnership could be a constructive element in a new, innovative WTO agenda.
In the context of a failed Round, regional fragmentation poses big economic and geo-political risks.
The idea that it does not matter at this time in human history whether the Doha Round of trade negotiations is allowed to languish or go into hibernation for another two years is, at best, deeply dangerous.
Completion of the Doha Round is important for the gains that have already been achieved in the negotiations so far; it is infinitely more important to protecting the integrity of a multilateral system under threat, and all that system means for the geo-political order.
Topics: International trade [2]
Tags: China [3], Doha Round [4], Asia [5], Pacifica [6]
Source URL: https://voxeu.org/article/why-doha-round-matters-asia-and-pacific
[1] http://www.voxeu.org/index.php?q=node/6433
[2] https://voxeu.org/content/topics/international-trade
[3] https://voxeu.org/taxonomy/term/137
[6] https://voxeu.org/taxonomy/term/2934
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Royal Brunei Airlines achieves Skytrax 4-star rating
Media Releases | July 2019
Royal Brunei Airlines (RB) is celebrating the esteemed Skytrax 4-star rating from the international air transport rating organisation following a detailed audit of the airline’s overall quality of products and services standards.
The announcement of RB’s 4-star accreditation was held at the Collaboration Hub, RB Campus. Present as the guest of honour was Yang Mulia Dato Seri Paduka Doctor Haji Abdul Manaf bin Haji Metussin, Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy (Economy), the Acting Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Finance and Economy II, and RB Board Director. RB’s Board of Directors, corporate guests, business partners, travel agents, tour and hotel operators, and staff also attended the event to celebrate the momentous achievement.
Mr Karam Chand, RB’s Chief Executive Officer, said: “It gives me great pleasure to disclose that the National Carrier of Brunei, Royal Brunei Airlines has been certified with the coveted Skytrax 4-Star Airline rating. This star rating was awarded after every aspect of our services and products were audited by experienced airline Auditors using international benchmarks covering some 900 key assessment items. We are delighted and proud to join an exclusive list of 4 star airlines in the world and one of smallest who have achieved such global feat”
“We clearly defined what we stood for and ensure decisions we take support our strategy of service focus and enhanced guest experience. We have received a number of key service awards and it is an honour to be now certified with the 4-star Skytrax award. It is also pleasing to note that for Skytrax’s Top 100 airlines in the world yearly ranking we improved to 66th position this year from 95th ranking in 2016. We were named as one of the top 5 most improved airlines and not long ago top 10 most loved airline in the world.”
“We engaged Skytrax in 2018 to conduct an airline quality audit on RB’s product and service delivery across the business, on both long haul and regional flights and equally importantly our home airport. Since then we made further enhancements to our products and services and maintain high degree of consistency in service delivery by all our front line staff.”
“Supporting the service focus strategy required changes to our aircraft fleet, network and guest facing infrastructure. Last year we completed our fleet modernization program with new technology B787 Dreamliner and A320NEO aircraft. We can confidently say RB is one of very few airlines in the world with an average fleet age of just over two years. This investment is great for our guests as it has helped us maintain very high on time performance of 90%, we offer the latest cabin features and play an active role in reducing carbon emissions.”
“Over the course of the past year, RB’s network has expanded and we introduced more direct flights to a number of key destinations. We have expanded our network from 17 to 25 destinations and soon to 32 including RB Link cities. In November 2017, we introduced scheduled services to Seoul, in April 2018 to Nanning and Hangzhou, followed by non-stop service between Brunei and London Heathrow in October 2018 thus putting us on equal footing with our competitors and has one of shortest elapsed time between Brunei, Melbourne and now Brisbane to London Heathrow. We also introduced Haikou in November, Taipei and Kuching in December, Tokyo in March this year, launched flights to Changsha in April, Brisbane this month and soon we plan to introduce services to Beijing, the new Daxing International Airport. Product innovation such as our recently introduced RB Link flights further cements our position as the National Airline of Brunei and our commitment to our guests and their needs and to the Region.”
“RB’s 4-star rating vindicates the products and services we introduced over the years to enhance the guest experience at every touchpoint. It is also a great testament of years of hard work across the Company by all of our people. This would not have been achieved without the contribution and hard work; from the front-liners to our colleagues in operations, commercial and support departments, who have worked tirelessly to help us achieve our goal and strategically position RB as a globally competitive airline. This and many other achievements over the last few years truly reflects the spirit of RB and her people and our strong desire to help achieve the National objectives with enhanced connectivity, be an enabler of growth in tourism and trade and to be Brunei’s international brand ambassador on a daily basis,” concluded Mr Chand.
Commenting on the 4-Star Airline Rating awarded to Royal Brunei Airlines in a statement, Mr Edward Plaisted, Skytrax Chief Executive Officer said: “This recognises improvements that the airline has introduced over the last 2 years, both in terms of product change and development and enhancement of the front-line staff service. New aircraft and cabin products have played an important part in the quality improvement process. For front-line staff service, we look of course for good service levels, but a key factor for the 4-Star rating is the consistency of service, and we expect Royal Brunei Airlines to ensure this is duly delivered to customers.”
“Royal Brunei Airlines has been certified with the coveted Skytrax 4-Star Airline rating, joining a select group of elite airlines in this prestigious category. This 4-Star Airline rating is a mark of quality distinction that recognises excellent standards of Product and Staff service across different assessment categories for both the Onboard and Airport environment,” the statement added.
Based on the audit findings on the identified 900 key assessment items, RB made a range of products and services enhancements from improved airport and cabin services through collaboration with relevant government agencies, enhanced on board services and products, and a better user interface on RB’s website.
RB website, www.flyRB.com, was enhanced to provide multi-language options to include English, Chinese, Korean and Japanese. Additional Malay, Thai and Vietnamese languages are planned for 2019. The website also improved sector display for flight date and price view, cabin class information and provided updated airport information network wide.
New airport services were introduced to enhance guests’ end-to-end experience. RB business guests now enjoys premium lane at RB counters, fast-track security screening services and fast-track airport immigration as well as dedicated special assistance check-in lane for guests in need. Business class guests have access to online reading portal, PressReader, allowing them access to thousands of the world’s most popular titles for their reading pleasure and enjoyment during their flight. The enhancement of airport services also extends to various destinations in RB’s network such as improved lounge services, enhanced check-in process and improved boarding signage.
Onboard cabin products and services underwent significant upgrading with new amenities and improved standards introduced to the overall service. Among these included turn-down flatbed service for long-haul flights on B787 Dreamliner, business class comfort wear for ultra-long haul flights, new signature business class boarding drink, linen tray tablecloths on A320 business class services, new headsets for business and economy class, increased entertainment content for in-flight entertainment, introduction of meal service recovery tags and economy class meal menu with dual language translation. Additionally, meal options for both classes were improved to provide more variety and continuously reviewed to ensure consistency.
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For many of us the summer months bring opportunities to socialise, spend time with loved ones, reconnect with the world and refocus on whats important to us. As the lighter nights draw to a close, we start to contemplate how we will fill our time, maybe making a commitment to doing something differently or learning a new skill that will help our personal development.
But what if there was one thing that you couldn’t change no matter how much you wanted to…
In life everyone has mental health. Life has many ups and downs and your ability to deal with these on a daily basis determines whether you have good, poor or indifferent mental health. Whether it be a loss of a relationship, struggles at work, health issues or financial pressures we all have times when we need help and support to help us through the tough times.
Ever since the tragic death of Great Britain Rugby League superstar, Terry Newton who took his own life in 2010, the fantastic team at State of Mind have been working overtime to raise awareness of and tackle the stigma associated with mental health across all levels of the game and beyond. Having had the privilege of working closely with them for a number of years on a variety of events, projects and campaigns including the annual State of Mind round of Super League fixtures, I was delighted when they joined forces with RL Cares to create the ground-breaking Offload project alongside ourselves, Salford and Widnes.
Whilst an incredible amount of work has already been done to support men who are struggling with the challenges of life and more high profile examples are appearing in the national media every day, Offload presents a unique opportunity to make a life changing impact on our very doorstep. At Offload, we have adopted the motto that “it’s OK to not be OK” and the men who take the brave and courageous 2 steps through the front door at the Stadium every Tuesday evening are walking, talking, living examples of this and none more so than Ian;
“Joining Offload was one of the best decisions I ever made. It has made a huge difference to my life, it’s been inspirational and given me new coping mechanisms and live life to the full again. The Tuesday night fixtures are the highlight of my week and I realised from speaking to the other lads who attend that I was not alone and we all love it. You can get involved as much or as little as you like-some people are happy to open up about their personal situations whilst others prefer to sit and listen.
It’s been a revelation especially when you consider it’s still very early days. The biggest first step is speaking to someone if you’re struggling and I’m really fortunate that my friends and family are there to support me which I realise not everyone has so please ask for help if you’re feeling overwhelmed.”
Offload does things differently than the more ‘traditional’ health services that men are encouraged to but very rarely engage with.
If you, a mate, family member, work colleague or neighbour is struggling with the demands of life please tell them about Offload because you might just save theirs.
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The Britannia Shipyard was designated a National Historic Site in 1991 by the National Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. The 3.3-hectare park is located along the Steveston Channel of the Fraser River in Steveston Village. The Britannia Shipyard was constructed as a cannery in 1890, a function it retained until 1918, after which it was adapted for use as a boat repair yard until 1980.
The Blacksmith Shop
The most skilled of all blacksmiths were those who shape iron and steel to the precise and intricate needs of ships. Britannia’s blacksmiths and welders forged iron, machine steel and tool feel for the shipyard from 1918 to 1979. The shop was complete with a hot forge, anvil, vice, and a variety of tools that were made and used by the blacksmith himself. Common hand tools were hammers, tongs, swages, jigs, punches, drifts, scroll wrenches, hot setts and chisels of varying sizes depending on the need.
The Carpentry Shop
Closest to the boat ways, the carpentry shop was the centre of the wood working facilities. Wood was cut to size and shape, then fitted to the vessels by Britannia’s carpenters and shipwrights. Each year, the men repaired and maintained the ABC Packing Company’s fleet for the coming fishing season. Although this was a busy shop, powered equipment was basic, consisting of a table saw, band saw and planer. Each carpenter had his own handmade tool box filled with his personal tools. The tools were often handmade from materials such as iron, steel, wood, bone and antler.
The Engine Shop
Britannia employed several mechanics who repaired engines belonging to the ABC Packing Company fleet, as well as many privately owned vessels. The Britannia shop employed a mechanic foreman above a crew of mechanics and apprentices. It was a busy shop year-round, with considerable volume in the spring as boats awaited repairs for the coming fishing season. The engine shop was the central area and had direct access to the dock. For major repairs, engines were removed from the boats, repaired in the engine shop and then reinstalled. The mechanics often did minor repairs and maintenance without removing the engine. The engine shop was filled with work benches and tools that the mechanics required to get their work done.
The first engine used on boats was developed in 1902 by an American company, Frisby & Hyannis. The first practical outboard motor was introduced in 1906 by Ole Evinrude. In 1907, the Easthope family developed a two cycle engine that they sold out of Vancouver. Eleven years later, Easthope Marine Engines introduced a four cycle engine called the “Heavy Duty Marine Engine,” which became quite popular and sold for $150 to $175. Engines were a tremendous improvement that dramatically changed the fishing industry. A fisherman no longer needed to row or sail his boat. Engines allowed boat builders to construct larger vessels, which were sturdier and could travel further distances.
Wooden Vessels
Wooden vessels were both built and maintained onsite by Britannia’s shipwrights and carpenters. Although the majority of boats built and repaired at the shipyard were owned by ABC Packing Company, work was also done on privately owned vessels. In the Britannia Shipyard, there was a leading shipwright, a head shipwright, a ship’s husband, shipwrights, a carpenter foreman and carpenters. This crew repaired numerous vessels with the help of mechanics, welders, painters and stockmen.
Boat Repairs
From 1918 to 1979, Britannia Shipyard employees maintained and repaired boats belonging to the ABC Packing Company. The carpentry, engine and machine shops were busy places. There were always boats waiting to be repaired for the coming fishing season. Shown below is a partial list of repaired boats derived from Britannia ledgers from the years: 1947-49, 1955-59, and 1960-67.
Chief Y.
Como F.
Diamond K.
Dorlier Pass
Ermelina
Exilda
Fir Leaf
Ivy Leaf
Izumi III
Jessie Island #9
Joan F. III
Kinkasan A.
London III
Loyal Chinook
Nasoga
Pacific Mist
Pacific Surf
Pearse Island
Port Essington
Verna G.
Victor F.
Wa-Yas
Buster McKenzie
Manager 1947 to 1973
“I’d park my car beside the office and never took the keys out. Some fishermen would come along and wanted to go down to Steveston for something. I’d say, ‘Well take my car the keys are in it.’ Twenty years of it there, I never took the keys out.”
Allen Steves
Leading Shipwright 1959 to 1974
“The Japanese must have come back, some of them, because we built some boats for Japanese afterwards, after the war. They put a real good spread on when they launched the boat, they would buy quite a bit of liquor. I remember one Japanese, he gave every one of the boys that worked there a case of beer to take home.”
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The Carry Out is the nightly segment where Justin reads the news so you don’t have to. Tonight’s top stories include President Trump releasing his new budget proposal, former police superintendent Garry McCarthy coming under fire for saying middle class blacks have left and that only “trigger pullers” are left on the South and West sides, Unilever threatening to pull ads from Facebook if they don’t clean up the online “swamp,” crooner Vic Damone passing away, the Chicago Cubs signing Yu Darvish, former White Sox pitcher Esteban Loaiza being arrested after being caught with over 44 pounds of drugs, the 2018 Olympics continuing in PyeongChang, the Hawks getting ready to face the ‘Yotes, the Bulls taking on Orlando and Southwest Airlines cancelling flights because they ran out of de-icer.
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Robyn Warhol
warhol.1@osu.edu
405 Denney Hall
Regency and Victorian novels
Television narrative
Graphic memoir
Seriality wtudies
British and American women writers
Ph.D., Stanford University, 1982
B.A., Pomona College, 1977
Robyn Warhol is Arts and Humanities Distinguished Professor and Chair of English at the Ohio State University. After 26 years at the University of Vermont, she joined Ohio State's English Department and Project Narrative in 2009.
She and Susan S. Lanser co-edited Narrative Theory Unbound: Queer and Feminist Interventions (2015), awarded Honorable Mention for the 2015 Perkins Prize for the most significant contribution to narrative studies. With Helena Michie, she co-authored a work of “meta-archival biography,” Love Among the Archives: Writing the Lives of George Scharf, Victorian Bachelor (2015), which won the North American Victorian Studies Association’s Best Book of the Year for 2015.
Warhol co-edited (with Diane Price Herndl) Feminisms: An Anthology of Literary Theory and Criticism (1991, 1997) and its successor, Feminisms Redux (2009). She wrote Having a Good Cry: Effeminate Feelings and Popular Forms (2003), a study of the ways sentimental, romantic, and serial texts work to establish and reinforce gendered performance in fans of long-form TV series, Hollywood film, and Victorian and contemporary serial fiction, and Gendered Interventions: Narrative Discourse in the Victorian Novel (1989), an early work of feminist narratology which explicates her model of the “engaging narrator.”
Recent articles address the construction of fictional space in Dickens’s Bleak House; “reality effects” in mockumentaries like NBC’s *The Office* and in so-called reality-TV shows such as The Real Housewives series; and on narrative innovations in Netflix series intended for binge watching.
Warhol’s current project is a website, “Reading Like a Victorian,” a collaboration with Colleen Morrissey. The site makes it easy to read serial installments of Victorian novels alongside installments of other novels that were appearing in the same “serial moment,” or month and year. With Zara Dinnen she is co-editing the new Edinburgh Companion to Contemporary Narrative Theories.
Warhol has been a Senior Fellow at the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Study and an Einstein Fellow at the Free University of Berlin’s Kennedy Institute for North American Studies.
Love Among the Archives: Writing the Lives of Sir George Scharf, Victorian Bachelor, co-author Helena Michie. Edinburgh: Edinburgh UP, 2015.
Narrative Theory Unbound: Queer and Feminist Interventions, co-editor, Susan S. Lanser. Columbus: Ohio State UP, 2015.
Narrative Theory: Core Concepts and Critical Debates, co-authors David Herman, James Phelan, Peter Rabinowitz, and Brian Richardson. Columbus: Ohio State UP, 2012.
Having a Good Cry: Effeminate Feelings and Narrative Forms. Columbus: Ohio State UP, 2003.
Feminisms Redux: An Anthology of Theory and Criticism, co-editor Diane Price Herndl. New Brunswick: Rutgers UP, 2009.
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Glenlivet Nàdurra Peated Cask
Don’t get confused here people, this is not a peated Glenlivet, but it’s a Glenlivet that has finished on a cask that previously held heavily peated whisky. We’ve see that more often lately, and it’s quite an enjoyable way of finishing a whisky.
I’m in love with the Glenlivet Nàdurra 16yo, but when it got discontinued, it got replaced with 3 non age statement Nàdurras. To me, it was a step in the wrong direction. But I began to appreciate this peated cask finished Nàdurra more and more. I just had to look at it differently.
There’s something about cask strength Glenlivets. In fact, the Nàdurras are the only Glenlivets that find their way to my cabinet from time to time. Let’s dive into the tasting notes. This Nàdurra (PW1016) has matured on bourbon casks before being finished on ex-peated casks, and bottled at cask strength (62% in this case):
A soft and sweet nose, very buttery and floral, with vanilla, pear, white grape and citrus. No signs of smoke.
Soft and creamy, nice tannines from the oak. Fruity notes of pear and citrus. It tastes and feels milky and buttery.
Here comes the subtle smoked barley. The finish is creamy and sweet, lots of pear, citrusy candy, pistachio and toasted oak. It’s a bit grainy and bitter on the tail.
I like the soft and buttery sweetness in combination with lots of fresh and fruity notes. It makes me think of a Miltonduff, with its milky notes. The 100% Islay Kilchoman also comes in mind, but without the peat.
The peat from the cask is very subtle, but noticeable and integrated nicely. It’s mainly the taste of peated barley, rather than smoke. It’s a welcome twist.
What’s your favourite Nàdurra?
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Astaxanthin: What You Need to Know about the King of Carotenoids
Pauline Theeuws
The incredible feat of salmon swimming upstream to spawn is a wonder of nature. How do these fish get the energy to battle their way against the rapids? Some say it’s all due to their diet, which is rich in astaxanthin.
This red microalgae, which turns a salmon’s flesh pink, has numerous research-backed health benefits including energy support, immune health, skin health and more.
Algae and phytoplankton are the most prevalent sources of natural astaxanthin, and the specific species that produces this “King of Carotenoids” is called Haematococcus pluvialis. Algae cells stressed from extreme temperatures or a lack of food, water or sunlight will accumulate astaxanthin in their cells as a survival mechanism. The benefits of astaxanthin to algae are so significant that algae can remain dormant for decades in unfavorable conditions and spring back into a healthy green state thanks to its astaxanthin content (1).
Sea animals that consume astaxanthin-rich algae often have reddish or pinkish flesh like salmon, lobster, shrimp, trout and others. Natural astaxanthin is not only hugely beneficial to these and other sea animals, but this powerful antioxidant also has proven to be greatly valuable to humans.
Astaxanthin is said to offer some incredible anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, which makes this carotenoid beneficial to many aspects of health. Before we look at how astaxanthin fights inflammation, it is important to understand what inflammation really is. Inflammation can be a healthy immune response to help fight infections and damage.
But, chronic inflammation can be problematic, leading to various problems from joint issues to bowel diseases. While astaxanthin cannot be said to cure, treat or prevent any disease, astaxanthin offers anti-inflammatory support in several trials. Multiple studies suggest that astaxanthin suppresses inflammatory mediators like tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-a), nitric oxide (NO), prostaglandin E-2 (PGE-2), interleukin 1B (IL-1B), COX enzymes and others (1), and also helps heal athletic and work injuries along with reducing the risk of carpal tunnel syndrome and arthritis (1).
Natural astaxanthin also was found in a 2006 study to reduce levels of c-reactive protein (CRP) in the blood. In the eight-week study, the 16 study participants experienced an average 20.7% reduction in CRP levels. This is just one of several studies linking this carotenoid with healthier CRP levels.
A 2013 article published in the American Journal of Advanced Food Science and Technology attributed astaxanthin’s “potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity” to the structure of its cellular membrane. The group found the molecules’ design lets them interact with reactive oxygen species in aqueous environments and gives it proximity to cofactors like vitamin C. In addition, certain white blood cells in the body also tend to uptake astaxanthin. Thus, the authors believe that astaxanthin accumulation in certain cells and its incubation “protects against inflammation and degenerative factors upregulated by IL 1B” (2).
A 2011 article from Joseph Mercola, D.O., underscored the role of this antioxidant in inflammation support noting that astaxanthin may take longer to demonstrate effects than anti-inflammatory drugs like NSAIDS, but it won’t result in dangerous side effects. This incredible free radical scavenger (said to be 65 times more powerful than vitamin C) is supporting a healthy state, not treating disease (3).
Immune Balance
On a related note, astaxanthin’s healthy inflammation supporting properties may also work to support overall immune health.
Astaxanthin may support the immune system by decreasing the damage done to the DNA, stimulating lymphocyte proliferation, increasing the production of T-cell dependent antigen and antibody-producing B-cells, amplifying natural killer cell cytotoxic activity and more (4). One researcher from Washington State University holds a patent saying that “2 mg of natural astaxanthin per day for a period of four weeks is sufficient to reduce DNA damage by approximately 40%” (4). The same research group also uncovered some anti-tumor activity, though this supplement cannot be said to treat any disease.
In a study on a branded astaxanthin supplement ingredient (BioAstin from Cyanotech Corp.), 80% of 302 survey respondents agreed that taking this carotenoid “improved immunity and/or increased resistance to colds and flu” (4).
Promotes Healthy Eyes
Astaxanthin is said to help support eye health from several angles, including antioxidant support. The retina (i.e., the eye’s camera) is actually an extension of brain tissue (5). Unlike other carotenes, astaxanthin can cross the blood–brain barrier and help the eyes, brain as well as the central nervous system (4). Antioxidants are essential to fight free radicals from damaging the eyes, which is especially important since most eye tissue is composed of fat and is highly affected by oxidation. In addition, the retina uses a lot of energy, and thus produces a lot of waste or oxidants (5).
The eyes are also prone to oxidative damage due to environmental factors like pollution, stress, contaminants and so on, so antioxidant intake can be important to maintaining normal vision. Once astaxanthin crosses the blood–brain barrier and reaches the eyes, it acts as an antioxidant and can further protect the eyes by increasing the blood flow to the retina.
Researchers have found that astaxanthin reduces the negative effects of eye fatigue and strain (4). On one study of individuals with eye strain, a daily dose of astaxanthin (6 mg, AstaReal from Fuji Chemical Industries) for one month helped improve pupil restriction and visual acuity without glasses (6). Another study (also on AstaReal oil) had similar results, with those taking 6 mg of astaxanthin for a month improving eye fatigue and accommodation time (7).
In addition, a 2012 study looked at how a high concentration of carotenoids in the macula can prevent age-related macular degeneration (AMD). It was also studied whether nutritional supplements could improve visual function and acuity in those with AMD. The study involved 145 patients who were randomly assigned two different treatments: one group took a placebo and the other took a combination of lutein, zeaxanthin, astaxanthin and other nutrients. After 24 months, the patients who received the treatment showed significant improvement and stabilization in contrast sensitivity, visual acuity and visual function (8).
Skin Nourisher
The King of Carotenoids will not erase wrinkles, but it will support several aspects of skin health, including diminishing some signs of aging and reducing ultraviolet (UV) damage. Sunburn occurs from excess skin oxidation, but astaxanthin may help protect skin from the sun’s UV rays while improving properties like elasticity, moisture and appearance. One study found taking 4 mg per day (BioAstin) increased how long it took for the skin to redden from UV light exposure (5).
The skin benefits don’t end there. In an eight-week study published in 2012, 30 healthy women were asked to take an astaxanthin supplement (AstaReal). After the end of the eight weeks, the women’s skin showed significant improvements in elasticity, skin texture, skin wrinkles, age spot size, moisture and corneocyte condition (9). Another study by the same group found improvements in men’s skin, too. The researchers state, “It may suggest that astaxanthin derived from H. pluvialis can improve skin condition in all layers such as corneocyte layer, epidermis, basal layer and dermis by combining oral supplementation and topical treatment” (9).
A separate analysis of skin cells at various layers came to a similar conclusion: astaxanthin improves skin integrity among various layers, and thus its potential as an inside–outside supplement is far reaching (10).
Whether your shoppers are serious athletes or regular joggers, astaxanthin can help achieve faster muscle recovery, improved strength and joint support.
The anti-inflammatory properties of astaxanthin have become a significant tool for athletes and workout junkies. The normal but uncomfortable process of inflammation can prevent individuals from fast muscle recovery, sometimes leaving them unable to keep to repeated training schedule. But, this carotenoid may limit inflammation and pain after exercise (5).
Moreover, astaxanthin has showed to help keep athletes in tip-top shape. Once again the two properties of astanxanthin, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory, work together to protect mitochondrial cells from free radicals, and instead encourage the production of energy, which enables athletes to work longer and harder (1). In one study, athletes taking 4 mg of astaxanthin (BioAstin) for three weeks had less soreness after weightlifting and better recovery (5). A number of other studies suggest this form of astaxanthin may also increase stamina and endurance, possibly by benefiting lactic acid levels (1). WF
1. B. Capelli and G.R. Cysewski, Astaxanthin—Natural Astaxanthin: King of the Carotenoids (Cyanotech, 2007).
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3. J. Mercola, “The Silent Inflammation That Afflicts 3 Out of 4 Americans,” July 12, 2011, http://articles.mercola.com, accessed Apr. 10, 2015.
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Effective Ways To Make Your Characters More Memorable
Posted in Blog, Writing by Abigayle Blood
Characterisation is, without doubt, one of the most important elements to master when writing a novel or short story.
You may have dreamed up a plot of unparalleled genius or a storyline so amazing you have your readers drooling. However, if you don’t have authentic and compelling characters driving the story, no one will ever reach the final page.
If a story is a sailboat, characters are the rudder that steers the whole ship.
Clever’s not enough to hold me – I want characters who are more than devices to be moved about for Effect” – Laura Anne Gilman
Characterisation is defined by what the characters think, say and do. It’s about the writer developing the personality of the people in the story to make the work interesting, compelling, and affecting.
One could go so far to say characterisation is even more important than plot. If your character is fascinating, whatever they do will take on gravitas.
The best characters are the ones that seem to take on a life on their own. For example, when the reader is always drawn back to the book because they can’t help wondering what the character is up to. It’s not as hard as you think to create a character as memorable as Harry Potter or Sherlock Holmes.
Know Your Character
To allow the readers to engage with your characters, they need to become multi-faceted, living, breathing individuals. You have to know them as personally as you know yourself.
The best way to achieve this is by creating a complete character profile that you can always refer to. This way you can trace how a character might react to every situation and how they might feel about the things that happen to them.
Consider these major factors when formulating a character profile:
Develop A Thorough Backstory
For your character to function successfully as a reliable entity, they must possess a past that has shaped who they are when the reader meets them. You don’t have to reveal it all at once, or even reveal it at all. However, it’s important for putting the character’s actions into context. It’s also a very useful way of teasing out information throughout a story by allowing the reader to slowly learn more about the character.
The key influences on a backstory often include:
Where the character grew up
Socio-economic status
The backstory will be a major influence on how the character moves through the story.
For example, if your character has a traumatic past, it will often result in an unresolved personal conflict when they are older. As outlined in his biography, Harry Potter’s experiences as a child directly affected him as an adult.
When he was a baby, Harry and his parents were attacked by Lord Voldemort. His parents were killed but Harry miraculously survived. When he was older, he continually came face to face with his nemesis. Over many years he began to learn more about why this happened and why other strange things were happening to him. This resulted in a growing motivation to pursue this knowledge, leading him into greater conflict, not only with Voldemort but other characters, include Professor Snape, the Malfoy’s and Slytherins.
For this reason, he reached out for allies. Since many of his allies didn’t survive, including Harry’s Godfather Sirius Black, Harry became angrier and more emotionally damaged. However, he was able to use the love his parents showed in protecting him as strength to overcome his obstacles.
Examine Your Character’s Personality
To some degree, the backstory shapes a character’s personality. However, the personality is also less concrete. Having a good grasp of your character’s personality will allow you to remain consistent throughout the novel and understand how events will have different impacts.
You might ask yourself whether your character is an introvert or an extrovert? Will they be funny, intelligent, kind, charismatic or cowardly? What part of their personality will you seek to emphasise in order to build a connection between them and the reader? Do they have hobbies that reveal more about their outlook?
You may also consider what kind of attitudes and opinions your characters have about life that make them intriguing. For example Mark Renton in Trainspotting, by Irvine Welsh, is a black-humoured heroin addict. His taste in anti-establishment music such as Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, and David Bowie, and his accompanying political views, set him apart as a dynamic, off-beat anti-hero.
Envision The Appearance Of Your Characters
If you yourself don’t have a clear sense of what your characters look like, then it’ll be near impossible for the reader to imagine them. You don’t have to list every specific detail. Allow the reader to use their own creativity.
However, it’s also vital to the overall impression of the character to know how they dress. Do they dress mostly according to their job? How do they display themselves in public, casual or fashionable. Is there something they wear that is of significant symbolic importance?
This will link into the character’s personality and provide the reader with greater insight into their mindset. The reader must be able to logically connect the various aspects of the character.
An example of clothing being a major signifier is the appearance of Jack Reacher in Lee Child’s novels. Reacher commonly wears very plain, practical clothes, often bought cheap so as to attract very little attention to himself. He uses clothes to downplay his size and strength. He wants to seem as ordinary as possible, so that when he gets into trouble he can completely surprise his opponents with his fighting ability.
Name Your Characters
Giving your character a unique or crazy name is a bit of a cheat to making them memorable. However, it’s still worth the thought. No one really gets excited by a character named John Smith. A name can also go some way towards shaping the general impression your character gives to the audience. For example, Inigo Montoya sounds flamboyant and heroic straight off the bat.
Consider this list of the fifty greatest literary character names as inspiration for your own characters. Furthermore, this in-depth character profile template will help you craft your characters more easily.
Write Your Character Into The Story
So now you know your characters, it’s time to integrate them into your story. As stated earlier, you can reveal your characters to the readers in three key ways:
Develop Interior Dialogue
Or more simply, thoughts. Literature has an advantage over film, in most cases, because it allows a writer to delve as deep as they like into the character’s head and directly relay their thoughts. Making use of internal dialogue is a quick way of giving the reader more information and understanding about a character.
Only the character and the audience knows what is going on in the character’s head. While you don’t want to over do it (show don’t tell!), it’s useful in circumstances where you want to show the opinions characters have of each other or the events that happen around them.
Inner dialogue is useful to contrast between what the character says out loud and what they are actually thinking.
Sherlock Holmes is famous for keeping a lot more within than he reveals to others. He holds his deductive reasoning in his head, leaving others puzzled as to how he’s joining the dots of the mystery at hand, until he is sure he has solved the problem. This is why he seems like such a genius when he reveals everything at the end of each story.
Create Authentic Dialogue
Dialogue is the most obvious way of displaying your character’s personality. Their delivery and vocabulary will reveal ample information to the reader, even through a simple conversation. How they converse with other characters is vital to their development and how the audience views them. Tone and inflection are everything.
In the dialogue of Arya Stark, it’s easy to identify her passion, petulance, and vulnerability, depending on where she is and who she is speaking to. In this excerpt she displays youthful innocence despite her otherwise feisty nature:
“I bet this is a brothel,” she whispered to Gendry.
“You don’t even know what a brothel is.”
“I do so,” she insisted. “It’s like an inn, with girls.”
– George R. R. Martin, A Storm of Swords
Talking to guards at a gate she displays her volatile temper:
“I’m not a boy,” she spat at them. “I’m Arya Stark of Winterfell, and if you lay a hand on me my lord father will have both your heads on spikes. If you don’t believe me, fetch Jory Cassel or Vayon Poole from the Tower of the Hand.” She put her hands on her hips. “Now are you going to open the gate, or do you need a clout on the ear to help your hearing?”
– George R. R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
Dive Into The Action
Action is a simple and effective way of coercing your character to give away aspects of themselves. Someone slams a door, they’re angry. They runaway, they’re scared or embarrassed. They sigh, they’re disappointed or sad. All of these actions require no speech, yet they still demonstrate to the reader what the character is feeling and thinking.
Action is a great technique to use because it lets the reader play detective. Let them figure out why the character did what they did. This will give the reader satisfaction, when they find out they were right, or surprise, if they were wrong.
In Toni Morrison’s Beloved, we learn that Sethe tried to murder all her children in the past. At first we we struggle to think why she would do this when she seems to love Denver so much. The other events and circumstances allow us to guess at her motivations before they are fully revealed to us. The conclusion provokes the realisation that she was actually trying to spare them a life of misery as slaves.
Don’t Make Them Boring!
Just because your characters seem life-like, it doesn’t mean they’re interesting. Unfortunately, real people can be boring sometimes.
“I don’t know where people got the idea that characters in books are supposed to be likable. Books are not in the business of creating merely likeable characters with whom you can have some simple identification with. Books are in the business of creating great stories that make your brain go ahhbdgbdmerhbergurhbudgebaaarr.” – John Green
You need to give your character a compelling desire or need, a goal that will reel the reader into their story. It might be a story of revenge or mystery, personal redemption or emotional catharsis.
It’s also a good idea to shroud them in some mystery, such that the other characters and the reader can’t quite decipher them. This will keep readers intrigued. For instance, Captain Nemo in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea by Jules Verne is surrounded by question marks. We know very little of his past or where he got the money to build the Nautilus.
A good character also has to be surprising and unpredictable at times. An effective way to achieve this is to give them some contrasting personality traits. For example, they might be funny but cruel, kind but violent. This just keeps the reader guessing and elevates the tension in the novel.
Danny Kelly in Barracuda by Christos Tsiolkas patiently cares for the handicapped but possesses a violent streak that lands him in jail. Not an evil or dangerous character by any means, yet his violent trait develops from his personal demons regarding his sexuality, and the confusion and stigma that came with it.
Vulnerability is another perfect way to get the reader to interact with your characters and story. If a character is in pain or danger, it’s a human reflex to be drawn to them.
Morn Hyland in Stephen Donaldon’s The Gap Cycle is a character that suffers horribly at the start of the first novel. From that point on we are behind her all the way as she fights through the rest of the harrowing series, finding incredible strength to keep from breaking down completely while trying to care for a son that was born of rape.
It’s important to remember your character doesn’t necessarily have to be likeable, even if they are your main character, as long as the reader becomes attached to their narrative. Alex, the protagonist in A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess commits vile acts, including rape and manslaughter, but we still want to follow him to see if he can be redeemed.
Find Your Characters In The People Around You
When you think of all the different and interesting people in your life, it doesn’t seem so hard to dream up memorable characters. Family members, friends, acquaintances, enemies. All shapes, sizes, ages. You can take parts of all of them to help create authentic characters, while also drawing on your own thoughts and emotions.
In summary, the most important thing to consider can be summed up by Ernest Hemingway’s famous words:
“When writing a novel a writer should create living people; people not characters. A character is a caricature.”
The best way to do this is to make your character profile as detailed as possible, before you start your work. Happy writing!
Via : https://writersedit.com/fiction-writing/effective-ways-make-more-memorable-characters/
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Thanks! A lot of good points to remember here. You might like this series of articles about stories as well. Here’s a link to (part) of the writing on character. https://petersironwood.com/2019/01/18/the-story-of-story-4-character/
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This was so helpfull thank you!
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Horwath blasts Ford for ignoring advice, making virtually no changes to deadly half-measures
QUEEN’S PARK — NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said the data modelling finally revealed Tuesday was frightening – but the Ford government’s lack of new measures in response was horrifying.
“According to the government’s own medical advice, more people are going to suffer and die as a result of Doug Ford’s refusal to act — his refusal to invest in more protections and to close loopholes,” said Horwath. “Hospitals are in the process of being overwhelmed, and long-term care homes are in the grips of a deadly crisis. Thousands more people are getting sick every single day. The half measures and loopholes must stop.”
Ford did not announce any new help for long-term care homes, where the virus is raging. No changes were made to big box stores, or most workplaces. No paid sick days were brought in, and no new help at all for workers or businesses were announced.
Horwath and the NDP MPPs, along with countless experts, are demanding:
At least 10,000 more staff in long-term care, plus infection prevention and control experts in every nursing home
Paid sick days so people stop being forced to spread the virus at work
A ban on evictions so people don’t work sick out of fear of eviction
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A massive ramp-up of testing and contact tracing, including in-workplace and in-school testing, and the vaccination schedule
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“The scary thing is that Doug Ford knows what needs to be done — the experts’ recommendations are clear,” said Horwath. “But Mr. Ford is listening to lobbyists, listening to his cabinet, avoiding spending, and ignoring the experts’ advice and warnings — and people are paying the price.”
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By: Ella CastlePosted on October 13, 2020
Southwest Airlines announced plans to bring two new nonstop routes to Charlotte Douglas International Airport starting in November.
The move came less than a week after American Airlines confirmed it would resume its first nonstop flight to Europe since the coronavirus pandemic brought route cancellations to North Carolina.
Southwest will begin operating daily flights from CLT to Denver beginning Nov. 4, and will begin offering a seasonal flight from Charlotte Douglas to Phoenix for some peak days around the holidays in November and December, and daily in February and March, the airline announced Thursday.
Ahead of the added flights, Southwest operates up to nine flights per day out of CLT, flying to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Dallas Love Field and Chicago Midway International Airport, Southwest spokesman Brian Parrish said.
American Airlines is the dominant carrier at CLT, operating nearly 500 daily departures on peak days in October, according to the airline.
That’s down from pre-pandemic levels, when American celebrated a milestone of operating more than 700 daily flights out of the Charlotte airport. But the airline recently announced new seasonal routes, including flights to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; to an airport near Yellowstone National Park; and to London.
The decrease in travel demand has been obvious at CLT.
In August, just over 1 million people boarded flights leaving CLT, according to the airport. That’s down from over 2 million in August of last year.
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Women, submit to your Men. Yours sincerely, The Republican Party
Posted: January 23, 2014 in Political musings, Popular Culture et al
Tags: Christians, Conservatives, FUNDAMENTALISM, GOP, GOP UNELECTABLE, misogyny, New Mexico Congressman Steve Pearce, news, politics, Republican Party, RIGHT WING VIEWS, sexism, STEVE PEARCE, VOLUNTARY SUBMISSION, WAR ON WOMEN
I am endlessly fascinated by the way that the GOP makes itself look perpetually un-electable thanks to the idiot lack of control of its wilder fringes. I see someone with the wonderful monniker of Elias Isquith (I want his name!) at Salon.com has noticed a real doozey. In his recently released memoir, New Mexico Congressman Steve Pearce says the family should be run using a rigid chain of command.
Elias’s article follows with a few comments from us at the end:
It’s a well-established reality of contemporary American politics: The Republican Party is struggling to find ways to better connect with female voters. The “War on Women” and all that.
Well, here’s some unsolicited advice to the GOP on how it could perhaps have more success convincing women that they, too, care about their freedom and autonomy — tell New Mexico Rep. Steve Pearce to go far, far away.
In his initially little-noticed memoir —”Just Fly the Plane, Stupid!” — Steve Pearce argues that, like the military’s chain of command, every household should be run according to a rigid hierarchy. And, wouldn’t you know it, guess who Pearce imagines should be at the tippy-top of the family pyramid? Steve Pearce!
Not just Pearce, of course, but rather all men, in the Republican’s opinion, should be the clear and undisputed masters of their families and homes. And best of all, it’s all based on the Bible. (For more on this disturbingly widespread belief within the right-wing Christian fundamentalist community, check out this report from Mother Jones.)
“The wife is to voluntarily submit, just as the husband is to lovingly lead and sacrifice,” Pearce writes. ”The husband’s part is to show up during the times of deep stress, take the leadership role and be accountable for the outcome, blaming no one else.”
No doubt anticipating that writing about how women should submit to their husbands might give people the impression that he thinks women should assume the subordinate role to their husbands (via submission), Pearce assures the reader that this Bible-based understanding of marital relations is “not a matter of superior versus inferior; rather, it is self-imposed [by the wife] as a matter of obedience to the Lord and of love for her husband.” Got it?
At the very least, Pearce is self-aware enough to know that his views are not without their detractors. ”The principle is among the most controversial of all directives coming from the Bible,” he writes. “Critics abound, both Christian and non-Christian. Many of my friends dealt with the directive by ignoring it …”
Anyway, good luck with the whole rebranding thing, GOP. You’re going to need it.
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Actually, Pearce is being just a bit disingenuous here. The bits of the Bible arguing that people wearing cloths of two different kinds together should be put to death (get that polyester cotton shirt off immediately, bro!) not to mention the numerous injunctions in favour of taking slaves, especially nice juicy young female ones, or of having hundreds of wives, might be just a TAD more controversial? And given that C’man Pearce seems keen to focus on this one, is it just that he’s ill-educated and doesn’t know the others, is he an outrider for a general “get that woman back in her box” movement, or do we assume from his focus on this and not other rules for civilisation that he actually believes some bits of the Bible are true, and others aren’t. Hmmm, Congressman? And in which case, why is this bit true?
Anyway, back to the real point of the article, (before my Theology degree kicks in and I start frothing at the mouth), while the Republican Party remains in thrall to these (take your pick) religious fundamentalists, anti-climate science, anti-evolution, anti-abortionist, anti-contraception, anti-equality, anti-health care, wide-eyed anti-gay homophobes, racists, conspiracy theorists, and Tea Party fruitcakes, they are – and should be – unelectable. And that’s bad for democracy, bad for America, and bad for the world.
For God’s sake, someone on the right show some leadership.
Anyway, Dear Reader, we are just off home now to explain to Mrs Wellthisiswhatithink that from now she is to voluntarily submit, while your correspondent lovingly leads and sacrifices. If you don’t hear from us again, you’ll know why …
How long till Malcom Turnbull takes over the Liberals? UPDATED
Posted: November 19, 2012 in Political musings
Tags: Abbott, Australian Liberal Party, Australian politics, Conservatism, Gillard, misogyny, opinion polls, polls, satisfaction ratings, Turnbull
It seems voters are now very obviously tiring of Tony Abbott’s incessant negativity and macho attitudes. How long will the powers-that-be resist a move to the much more electorally acceptable Malcolm Turnbull? Our bet? As it always has been, before Xmas 2012 or soon after.
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Labor’s attacks on Tony Abbott’s character – he’s been painted as a misogynist and a liar – appear to be taking its toll, with voter support for him at its lowest level since he became opposition leader three years ago.
The Australian’s latest Newspoll shows that less than one third of voters, 27 per cent, are satisfied with the way Mr Abbott is doing his job, and the highest number on record, 63 per cent, are dissatisfied with his performance.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard maintains her two-month lead over Mr Abbott as preferred prime minister, 46 per cent to 32 per cent.
Despite Mr Abbott’s troubles, the coalition continues to hold solid primary vote support, 43 per cent, up from 41 per cent two weeks ago, while Labor’s primary vote is unchanged on 36 per cent.
The Newspoll survey, taken over the weekend, shows the coalition holds a two-point lead over Labor – 51 per cent to 49 per cent – on a two-party-preferred basis using preference flows at the last election.
Ms Gillard and other female ministers have accused Mr Abbott of misogyny and sexist behaviour, while Climate Change Minister Greg Combet has accused him of lying.
Last Friday, while announcing that Australia was prepared to join a second Kyoto Protocol treaty to set new targets for cutting greenhouse gases, Mr Combet said everything that Mr Abbott had said about climate change was “complete bulls**t”.
Mr Abbott’s net satisfaction – the difference between satisfaction and dissatisfaction – is the worst it has ever been at minus 36.
Ms Gillard’s personal support was virtually unchanged, with satisfaction on 37 per cent, up two points, and dissatisfaction on 52 per cent, giving her a net satisfaction rating of minus 15.
In a Fairfax Nielsen poll published today (19 Nov) Mr Abbott’s approval eased one point to 36 per cent. His disapproval is steady at 60 per cent, although the Coalition maintains a winning margin on a two-party preferred basis.
His net approval is down a point to minus 24, a new personal low.
Voter approval for Prime Minister Julia Gillard remains steady on 47 per cent and, with her disapproval steady on 48 per cent, she has an unchanged net approval of minus one, markedly better, note, than the Newspoll above.
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Investors ready, but banks continue to balk at toxic asset plan
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Jun 29th 2009 8:30AM
The Treasury Department has over 100 applications from would-be investment managers who want to buy toxic bank assets under the Public-Private Investment Program (PPIP). While that sounds promising for the success of the plan, banks actually don't want to sell their assets at the price investors are willing to pay. Also, some major investment groups just don't want to get involved in another government plan for fear they will be demonized for making big profits on the toxic assets they buy.
Yet these toxic assets continue to drain the health of big and small banks as the losses build and constrict their ability to lend. While big banks have raised $65 billion in new investor capital, smaller banks can't tap into that source of funds to prop up their balance sheets. Hundreds of smaller banks are sitting on commercial loans that have gone bad or soon will. But even the smaller banks don't want to sell the assets at bargain basement prices because it will hurt their balance sheets and dent their capital cushions.
Ever since the mortgage meltdown began, the government has tried to get toxic assets off banks' books, citing the success of the Resolution Trust Corp in the 1980s that helped to defuse the savings and loans crisis. But every plan so far has fizzled out and it looks like PPIP will as well. The first attempt was in 2007, when federal officials put together a plan for a bank-financed fund to buy securities held by bank investment funds. But that poorly designed plan quickly died. Then in 2008, the Bush administration established the $700 TARP bailout, but did a bait and switch and invested in banks through preferred shares rather than buy toxic assets. Banks can't wait to buy their way out of TARP, yet the toxic assets still weigh down on their ability to lend.
When PPIP was first announced, Wall Street loved it. The Dow jumped nearly 500 points, or 7 percent, on the day it was announced. But as the details filtered out, fewer and fewer banks wanted to take advantage of the program. Investors did surface to buy the toxic assets, but even small banks didn't want to accept the low prices they were being offered for the assets.
Small banks are particularly hard hit by the toxic assets because if just one or two large commercial loans go bad their portfolios' bad assets could swell quickly to 20 or 25 percent of their outstanding loans. In better times, the small bank might have been able to sell the undeveloped land or other real estate seized after a loan went bad, but in the current market, seized real estate just weighs down the banks assets, tying up money that might otherwise be used for new mortgages.
Since banks aren't jumping on board, the FDIC decided to use some of the PPIP funds to sell assets of banks that already have been seized under a program called the Legacy Loan Program. But until the FDIC figures out how to entice small banks into cleansing their balance sheets, we'll most likely see even more small banks fail under the weight of their bad loans.
Lita Epstein has written more than 25 books including Reading Financial Reports for Dummies and Trading for Dummies.
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TRENTON — New Jersey voters will decide next year if the Garden State will legalize the recreational use of marijuana, after legislators on Monday officially placed an authorizing constitutional amendment on the 2020 ballot.
If voters approve the legal weed ballot question, New Jersey would become the 12th state to legalize recreational weed and — as of now — the first in the Mid-Atlantic region. If it fails, the Legislature will be barred from considering the issue for three years.
“We support any move beyond prohibition,” said Charlana McKeithen, executive director of the state chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. "Now marijuana consumers and anyone who supports reform can cast a vote for freedom.”
The ballot resolution was approved 24 to 16 by the Senate and 49 to 24, with one abstention, by the Assembly. Since three-fifths of both houses approved the ballot resolution, the constitutional amendment was automatically placed on the ballot.
Passage by a smaller margin would have required another legislative vote in 2020.
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"It is unconscionable to change the New Jersey constitution to allow the commercial sales of unlimited potency THC products," Dr. Kevin Sabet, president of the leading legal weed opposition group Smart Approaches to Marijuana, said in a statement.
Officials for the Marjiuana Policy Project, a cannabis policy think tank, said Monday that legal weed would allow the state to "regulate cannabis to protect workers, communities, and consumers.”
"We are optimistic that 2020 will be the year New Jersey replaces its eight-decade-long experiment with marijuana prohibition with a more thoughtful and humane approach," Karen O’Keefe, the organization's state policies director, said. "Marijuana prohibition has derailed thousands of lives in New Jersey, while driving marijuana production and sales to the sometimes dangerous illicit market."
The legal weed ballot question is birthed out of two years of back-and-forth debate. Gov. Phil Murphy made passing marijuana legalization a campaign issue. Since 2017, a series of bills sponsored by Sen. Nicholas Scutari, D-Union, have been introduced and amended in the hopes of legalizing weed through the typical legislative process.
In March, the Legislature came close to passing a legal weed bill. The Assembly secured enough votes to get it done, but Senate President Stephen Sweeney, D-Gloucester, would later compare the process to a game of "Whac-a-Mole."
Every proposed amendment would cause some legislators to jump on board or abandon ship, he said.
Last month, Sweeney and Scutari announced that they would instead refocus their efforts on legalizing marijuana through a constitutional amendment. Since then, the process has been a whirlwind. In less than a month, a ballot bill was introduced and passed.
"Legalization is a significant step in public policy that will have a real-life impact on social justice, law enforcement and the lives of people in communities throughout New Jersey,” Sweeney said in a statement. "With the public’s approval, we will be able to move forward to correct social and legal injustices that have had a discriminatory impact on communities of color at the same time marijuana is regulated and made safe and legal for adults."
As written, the ballot question that voters will consider states:
Do you approve amending the Constitution to legalize a controlled form of marijuana called “cannabis”?
Only adults at least 21 years of age could use cannabis. The State commission created to oversee the State’s medical cannabis program would also oversee the new, personal use cannabis market.
Cannabis products would be subject to the State sales tax. If authorized by the Legislature, a municipality may pass a local ordinance to charge a local tax on cannabis products.
The broad language of the ballot question has led to concern by longtime marijuana legalization activists that key racial and social justice initiatives will be left on the cutting room floor.
The ill-fated legal weed bill — and public statements by Murphy, Sweeney, Scutari and others — made social justice a key focus, unlike most other states where marijuana has been legalized.
“Above anything else, racial and social justice provisions addressing the destruction wrought by the drug war must be at the forefront of any plan to legalize marijuana, and a constitutional amendment — while signaling welcome progress towards legalization —cannot provide that guarantee," said Amol Sinha, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey.
In New Jersey, an estimated 94 marijuana arrests are made per day, according to the ACLU. And black marijuana users are arrested at nearly three times the rate of white marijuana users, despite similar usage rates.
"During the time it takes to get the question onto the ballot and to pass follow-up legislation to actually establish legalization, New Jersey will make 36,000 more unnecessary arrests per year – all for a substance most New Jerseyans believe should be legal," Sinha said. "We cannot prolong this civil rights crisis any longer.”
Activists lobbied for the bill to include language reserving some marijuana licenses specifically for minorities, programs to ensure those businesses opened in urban areas and "microbusiness" licenses with less expensive requirements.
But as with most ballot questions, the legal weed constitutional amendment left matters vague. Those social justice initiatives will have to be the subject of separate bills or enacted by the Cannabis Regulatory Commission — established earlier this year to oversee the state's medical marijuana program — itself.
As a stopgap, Murphy has called for legislators to pass a bill that would decriminalize marijuana, an effort echoed by legal weed activists. On Monday, the Legislature also sent a bill to Murphy's desk that would change the process for expunging criminal records, specifically marijuana arrests.
The expungement bill would also establish a “clean slate” process to clear a person’s entire criminal history — eventually by an automatic process — and earmark $15 million to implement the expungement reforms
In a statement, Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, D-Middlesex, said "enabling legislation (was) yet to be worked out.
"The time to end the prohibition of adult-use cannabis is now," Coughlin said. "Along with enabling legislation yet to be worked out, New Jersey would become the next state to ensure a safe, highly regulated cannabis industry.
"The decision is now in the hands of the November 2020 electorate."
If New Jersey voters legalize weed, the CRC will oversee the recreational marijuana market, as well. Municipalities will still have the option to pass ordinances banning recreational marijuana sales, but those with such businesses will be allowed to levy a 2% tax.
Seventy-five municipalities have already passed ordinances banning marijuana businesses, said Point Pleasant Beach Mayor Stephen Reid, executive director of New Jersey Responsible Approaches to Marijuana Policy, SAM’s state chapter.
“I think it’s the wrong move. I think it’s bad for New Jersey,” Reid said. “You’re going to have millions of dollars spent in advertising and marketing to talk about how great marijuana is.”
The ballot resolution won support from legislators who were — and remain — against the very concept of marijuana legalization. Sen. Ronald Rice has led much of the Senate Black Caucus, which he chairs, against the move, but said Monday that “if we cannot stop it in (the Senate), the public should at least have the opportunity to vote on it.”
The only Democrats to vote against the bill were Sens. Fred Madden, Shirley Turner and Assembly members John Armato and Paul Moriarty.
Sen. Declan O'Scanlon, R-Monmouth, also voted in favor of the ballot bill. A moderate Republican, he was seen by legal weed activists saw as a swing vote during the initial push to legalize marijuana.
O'Scanlon last month announced he would only support marijuana legalization if voters first approved it.
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Our volunteers are our most valuable resource-they help researchers uncover their family histories, preserve and describe our original documents for increased access, share the stories of our documents with visitors, and support the creation of educational programs and exhibits. Our diverse group of volunteers ranges from college students to retired seniors. They value being actively engaged in the learning, researching, and teaching.
What are the Benefits of Volunteering?
Volunteers enjoy numerous benefits at the National Archives at New York City.
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Whether you are a retired senior looking to share your interests, a student looking for hands-on experience, or someone looking for a rewarding way to spend your day off, the National Archives requires the following:
Knowledge of and passion for history and archives
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Volunteers are also expected to make a minimum commitment of 4 hours per week for a six-month period. While all of our volunteers serve the public, working directly with visitors is not a requirement for all positions.
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Museum Docents work in our learning center, welcome center, and throughout our exhibit and public spaces. They greet visitors, answer general questions, and provide tours of the National Archives. They inform visitors about current exhibits and educational programs provided by the National Archives. They share their knowledge about National Archives documents, our exhibits, and the architectural features of the Custom House. Required skills include:
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General knowledge of history is beneficial.
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Reference Assistants serve visitors in our research room by answering family history related questions about the National Archives documents. They assist visitors using our public access computers, microfilm readers, copiers, and NARA microfilm aids and catalogs. They assist staff with research calls and other general inquiries. Required skills include:
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Archival Assistants serve the public by working on archival projects. This includes preservation and description work on historical Federal records. Your work may involve creating indexes of records; unfolding, flattening, and re-foldering records; arranging and describing records; performing holdings maintenance and other archival projects. Required skills include:
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Education Assistants help develop educational resources based on primary sources from the National Archives. They research our records for educational programs, exhibits, and social media platforms. They develop educational materials and workshops using primary source documents. They describe and digitize records for use in educational programs, exhibits and social media. Required skills include:
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Exhibit Assistants support the National Archives Experience Exhibit program, made possible by a public-private partnership between the National Archives and the Foundation for the National Archives. They assist with exhibit topics, research, help create digital content and related educational and outreach materials.
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April 17, 2012 by Marion Maneker
Colin Gleadell frames the Grovesnor Prints sale at Bonhams with this history of their prices:
Flight’s Brooklands, a 1927 image of racing cars, sold at Christie’s in 1999 for £23,000, a record for a Grosvenor School print. But his best work has been rare at auction, where the record £26,400 was set at Bonhams in 2009 for Speed, a view of London buses hurtling down Regent Street in 1922. Another print of Speed is at Bonhams with a £20,000 to £30,000 estimate that could beat the record.
One of Cyril Power’s more sought-after images, The Eight, is a view of oarsmen powering their way under Hammersmith Bridge, which Redfern sold for about £2,000 in the 1980s. Last year, it commanded a record £57,600 at Bonhams, while another print of it (left) will be at the fair with Osborne Samuel for slightly more.
Lil Tschudi is looking comparatively more affordable with prices yet to reach £17,000, while Ethel Spowers took the market by storm with an unexpected £52,000 print at Christie’s last year.
But it has been Sybil Andrews who has led the Grosvenor School field. In 2006, Ryan sold a print of her Speedway to the Museum of Modern Art in New York for $50,000, and in 2008 a Speedway print sold at auction in Canada for £66,300.
Speedway made £82,850 in today’s sale.
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Environment and Society at UNSW is made up of a collective of individuals practising and supporting engaged ecocultural research and teaching. We're committed to critically and creatively aiding in efforts to bring about restorative and regenerative futures.
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Throughout your study, you’ll examine and understand the interplay of sociocultural factors that influence today’s environmental and societal complexities. Our educators are passionate about engaging students in critically and creatively questioning contemporary human ecological relations.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court tosses Gov. Tony Evers’ stay-at-home order
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down Gov. Tony Evers’ coronavirus stay-at-home order Wednesday, ruling that his administration overstepped its authority when it extended it for another month without consulting legislators.
The 4-3 ruling essentially reopens the state, lifting caps on the size of gatherings, allowing people to travel as they please and allowing shuttered businesses to reopen, including bars and restaurants. The Tavern League of Wisconsin swiftly posted the news on its website, telling members, “You can OPEN IMMEDIATELY!”
The decision let stand language that had closed schools, however, and local governments can still impose their own health restrictions. In Dane County, home to the capital of Madison, officials quickly imposed a mandate incorporating most of the statewide order. City health officials in Milwaukee said a stay-at-home order they enacted in late March remains in effect.
Evers reacted angrily in a conference call Wednesday night, saying the state has been doing well in the fight against the coronavirus. He predicted the court ruling will lead more counties to adopt their own restrictions, leading to a confusing patchwork of ordinances that will allow infection to spread.
“Today, Republican legislators convinced four members of the state Supreme Court to throw the state into chaos,” Evers said. “They have provided no plan. There’s no question among anybody that people are going to get sick. Republicans own that chaos.”
Chief Justice Patience Roggensack wrote for the majority that health secretary Andrea Palm’s order amounted to an emergency rule that she doesn’t have the power to create on her own.
“Rule-making exists precisely to ensure that kind of controlling, subjective judgement asserted by one unelected official, Palm, is not imposed in Wisconsin,” Roggensack, part of the court’s 5-2 conservative majority, wrote.
Rebecca Dallet, one of the court’s liberal justices, dissented, saying the decision will “undoubtedly go down as one of the most blatant examples of judicial activism in this court’s history. And it will be Wisconsinites who pay the price.”
Dallet also took aim at the potential delay of a rule-making process:: “A review of the tedious multi-step process required to enact an emergency rule illustrates why the Legislature authorized DHS to issue statewide orders to control contagion.”
State Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, both Republicans, said they’re confident businesses can safely reopen by following guidelines calling for letting workers stay home if they’re sick, making workers wash their hands and implementing telework and social distancing and postponing travel and events.
“This (court decision) does not promote people to act in a way that they believe endangers their health,” they said.
Evers first issued a stay-at-home order in March that closed schools and nonessential businesses. The order was supposed to lift April 24, but Palm, an Evers appointee, extended it to May 26.
Republicans asked the Supreme Court to block the extension, arguing that Palm exceeded her authority because the extension amounted to an administrative rule that required legislative approval. Evers countered that state law clearly gives the executive branch broad authority to quickly enact emergency measures to control communicable diseases.
Nearly seven of 10 Wisconsin residents back Evers’ “safer at home” order, based on a Marquette University Law School poll released Tuesday, though that support was down from 86% in March.
Evers’ administration faced an uphill battle in convincing the conservative court to keep the order in place. Three of the conservatives joined Roggensack; the remaining conservative, Brian Hagedorn, joined Dallet and fellow liberal justice Ann Walsh Bradley in dissent.
The Republican legislators had asked the court to let the rule remain in place for six days to give them time to work with Evers’ administration on an alternative plan. The court refused to grant the stay, saying the two sides have had weeks to come up with something.
The GOP so far has not offered any alternative plans. The state’s chamber of commerce has suggested allowing all businesses to open at once while compelling higher-risk establishments and operations to take increasingly strict mitigation measures such as requiring employees to use protective gear.
Evers said there’s no avenue to appeal the decision. His administration plans to put together an emergency rule addressing the virus, he said, but the process is so complex that it could be at least two weeks before state health officials can start drafting it. And the final product could be blocked by legislators.
“In the meantime, we’re going to have 72 counties doing their own thing,” Evers said. “I can’t believe there’s a state in the nation with this type of chaos.”
Vos and Fitzgerald said in their statement that they want to work with the administration on rules that would provide clear guidance in case COVID-19 “reoccurs in a more aggressive way.”
The GOP move against Evers mirrors actions taken by Republican-controlled legislatures in other states, most notably against the Democratic governors in nearby “blue wall” states Michigan and Pennsylvania. All three are critical presidential battlegrounds in November.
The GOP has been working to weaken Evers’ powers since he ousted incumbent Republican Gov. Scott Walker in 2018.
During Walker’s final weeks in office, Republicans adopted a set of laws that prohibited Evers from ordering the attorney general to withdraw from lawsuits, a move designed to prevent the governor from pulling Wisconsin out of a multistate lawsuit challenging the Affordable Care Act. The state Supreme Court has upheld those laws.
The high court also backed Republicans over Evers in the GOP’s insistence on holding in-person voting for April’s presidential primary despite the health risks of the coronavirus.
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ALU \ Feature \ #ALUSummerStories: Our Students’ Summer Term Global Achievements
#ALUSummerStories: Our Students’ Summer Term Global Achievements
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Category: Feature News
ALU Students don’t take a traditional summer break. Our students work year-round and during the summer term, they participate in summer internships, fellowships, business incubators, and many more dynamic activities around the globe. A few of our students shared their summer term journeys with us, and we’re so incredibly proud of the impact they are having and the leaders they are becoming. A few of their #ALUSummerStories are as follows:
Two of our Mauritius campus Computer Science students, Kevin Apondi and Catherine Njeri spoke at this years EdVentr Entrepreneurship Forum about their e-Commerce fashion accessory venture, Vikuku. EdVentr is an entrepreneurial initiative that aims to empower the youth and make them self aware, as well as gain independence through different workshops. Not only did the forum serve as an avenue for them to share knowledge, but it also provided networking opportunities with other entrepreneurs. We can’t wait to see our far they take Vikuku!
Kellyson Siamunjo, Daniella Uwase, and Peter Ndahiro, three students at our Rwanda campus, completed the Hult Prize Summer Accelerator Program this summer and we are happy to announce that they’ve won a spot to attend the Hult Prize Global Finals at the UN Headquarters in New York this September. Congratulations team, you make us proud! Daniella shared, “we are grateful to have been part of this global accelerator where we got to meet, learn and be mentored by successful people. We believe that this has left a huge mark on our lives and we would like to share it with others too.”
After attending the Entrepreneurship Summer Boot Camp at Michigan State University, Christin Ngabo Murenzi said, “I had an amazing experience. I was impressed by the cultural diversity in the program with people from the six continents, which broadened my perspective on the other parts of the world. I got to realize how ALU is introducing an innovative learning model on our continent while interacting with people from the US, Australia, Asia, etc. I also visited some US cities such as Chicago, Detroit & New York only to find out that technology has been one of the main pillars in developing such places.”
Gitahi Godfrey Kariuki, one of our Social Science students from ALC Mauritius recently attended the Lights Camera Action summer film program at Michigan State University. Gitahi expressed that his “experience working with a group of people from a different context was one of the most humbling things I have taken part in. I was encouraged to write my own script and operate the camera in one of the 7 films the whole group presented. I discovered I still need to learn a lot in professional film-making. I equally made lifelong friends and, together, we are working to improve each other. I thank ALU for making me aware of this opportunity.”
Among the 20 Women Techmakers Scholars from EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa), Google selected ALC Mauritius students, Lum-neh Angela and Olfa Fdhila to participate. Through this program, Google is furthering Dr Anita Borg’s vision of creating gender equality in the field of computer science by encouraging women to excel in computing and technology to become active leaders and role models in the field. Lum-neh Angela and Olfa Fdhila attended the student retreat at Google’s London office to connect with fellow scholars and Google mentors while participating in professional and personal development workshops.
In Ms. Lum-neh Angela’s words, “Among some of the achievements I have received so far, I am most proud of being selected as one of 20 Google-selected Women Techmakers scholars from EMEA and amongst the 4 from Africa. Among the many amazing workshops, panel discussions, fun activities and career information sessions, I was particularly inspired by the keynote speaker, a technical manager and Software Engineer from Google Israel who spoke on Imposter Syndrome experienced by women mostly in the tech industry. She urged us to avoid being the ones holding ourselves back and to seek opportunities outside our comfort zone. In addition, through the #IAmRemarkable workshop, an initiative by Google to empower women and underrepresented groups to celebrate their achievements in the workplace and beyond, we were encouraged to share more about our accomplishments to counter some of the biases and stereotypes experience by women in tech. Being my first time in London, I was super excited to visit some landmarks like the London Eye, Buckingham Palace, etc. To conclude, I am very humbled to be part of the Google Women Techmakers Community, and I am more motivated and inspired to continue advocating for more women in STEM-related disciplines and to be a tech role model for young girls in Africa.
Madani Napaul traveled to Bogota to represent ALU at MIT’s annual Global Startup Workshop (GSW) conference – he and his teammate Alex Kalanda are working to bring the conference to our ALC campus in 2020! From there, Mr. Madani Napaul moved to Hong Kong to represent ALU at the HSBC/HKU Business Competition Finals. He and his team did a remarkable job! You can read about their success in our HSBC/HKU Asia Pacific 2019 Business Case Competition
Admitted to the Stanford Summer session and selected by Stanford University as one of 200 of the most dynamic students in the world, Alex Kalanda was also invited to attend the Silicon Valley Innovation Academy. While he didn’t go to California this summer, he was also invited and attended the MIT Global Startup Workshop 2019 with his teammate Madani Napaul in Bogota and then continued to work on MIT GSW to accelerate the Entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem.
Student Venture team Tutoo+ made it big this last quarter! In June, team representative Amenan Couboura SIDIKI represented the tutoo+ team at the Global Entrepreneurial Bootcamp, an MIT accredited event, in Bangkok, and nailed her presentation, receiving community recognition for Tutoo+ as a sustainable project. The team was then invited to the Young Job Network Forum in Abidjan to present Tutoo+ in line with the forum’s theme of African youth facing technological changes. At that same forum, the Tutoo+ organized workshops to train 50+ entrepreneurs on business related skills. Most recently, Tutoo+ came out among the top 3 social ventures of the Orange Fab Competition in Ivory Coast “Prix Orange de l’Entrepreneur Social Côte d’Ivoire 2019″, giving them their first official round of seed funding.
ALU student Khalid participated in a three week Michigan State University (MSU) exchange program. In his words, “My three-week experience with the MSU exchange program was quite a phenomenal experience right from the first day. The staff were very welcoming and assisted with anything needed. We had several trips and tours around Michigan State. We also had lunch with the African Studies Center Department which was very interesting. I also participated in the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp and learned a lot from my peers as well as from the facilitator, Mr. Ken Szymusiak. He gave us daily challenges and assignments to tackle a new project and at the end of the final week, we had to present our project to the class for evaluation. The last day was quite sad for all of us because we all had to leave for our various countries and we had a graduation ceremony. The best experience I had from this program was establishing good networks with people from Australia, Michigan, and Chicago.”
This is just a small sample of the brilliance of our student body. ALU students are making bold moves around the world. As you come back to campus, whether you were mentioned in this article or you weren’t, we know you are doing bold remarkable things and we’re so proud of who you are and who you’re becoming. Welcome back!
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Joe Schreiber
Lockdown: Star Wars Legends (Maul) (Star Wars - Legends) Kindle Edition
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Set before the events of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, this new novel is a thrilling follow-up to Star Wars: Darth Plagueis.
It's kill or be killed in the space penitentiary that houses the galaxy’s worst criminals, where convicts face off in gladiatorial combat while an underworld gambling empire reaps the profits of the illicit blood sport. But the newest contender in this savage arena, as demonic to behold as he is deadly to challenge, is fighting for more than just survival. His do-or-die mission, for the dark masters he serves, is to capture the ultimate weapon: an object that will enable the Sith to conquer the galaxy.
Sith lords Darth Plagueis and Darth Sidious are determined to possess the prize. And one of the power-hungry duo has his own treacherous plans for it. But first, their fearsome apprentice must take on a bloodthirsty prison warden, a cannibal gang, cutthroat crime lord Jabba the Hutt, and an unspeakable alien horror. No one else could brave such a gauntlet of death and live. But no one else is the dreaded dark-side disciple known as Darth Maul.
Praise for Lockdown
“Schreiber . . . was a great choice for this novel, imbuing the story with a dark, foreboding tone while never quite stepping into the horror territories that Death Troopers and Red Harvest took us.”—Jedi News
“Fans of the dark side should rejoice. Lockdown delivers a can’t-put-this-down tale of scum and villainy.”—Club Jade
“[Lockdown is] an action-packed ride that spins one entertaining chapter after another. The multiple layers of story keeps readers guessing what will happen next and just who will live and who will die. . . . It certainly adds to the character of Darth Maul while matching [Darth] Plagueis’s complexity with sheer fun. . . . Five out of five metal bikinis.”—Roqoo Depot
“Somehow, Schreiber is able to skate the line between hard-hitting prison story and the adventure and excitement I love from Star Wars in a way that doesn’t betray either genre. It’s really quite masterful.”—Big Shiny Robot
“Lockdown is an exciting, engaging read. . . . It actually lines up beautifully for a sequel, which I, for one, would love to read.”—Coffee with Kenobi
“The novel makes The Clone Wars better. It also illuminates The Phantom Menace. I think it’s the hallmark of the best tie-in fiction to resonate throughout other parts of the expanded universe in that way.”—Knights’ Archive
“By the fiftieth page, I was hooked. . . . Lockdown is a wonderful ‘antihero’ novel, where it’s just fine to root for the villain, because there are even worse things out there. This book was so fun and entertaining. I’ll have to keep an eye out for more Star Wars books from Schreiber.”—Seattle Geekly
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Cog Hive Seven
The first punch came at Maul sideways, spinning his upper body around with the sheer force of the impact and driving him back a half step before he fully recovered his equilibrium. Somewhere under his feet, the alloy plates of the cell’s floor seemed to shiver and quake, threatening to give way.
He spat out a tooth and wiped away the blood.
The creature in front of him was a walking trophy case of previous kills. Two and a half meters high, its massive shoulders and upper torso encased in jagged plates of primitive armor that clearly had once served as the jawbone and carapace of a much larger predator, it seemed to occupy an entire corner of the prison cell.
Maul stared at the thing. The gray slope of its face was a surgeon’s nightmare of ritualistic scars, metal rings and studs, wire loops, and hooks, with bluish sacks pulsating beneath its eyes, all of it siphoning down and inward toward a gaping, razor-toothed mouth. Even its arms seemed to have been plucked from two different organisms. The right hand was a blunt-knuckled fist, the left an elongated spider-fingered claw. Together they formed a mallet and blade, one made for pounding, the other for slashing. It was the right that had come careening out of nowhere just seconds before, slamming Maul backward and knocking out one of his teeth.
The thing reached down and picked up Maul’s incisor from the floor of the cell. Straightening up, it shoved the tooth into an empty space in its own mouth, twisting it until it lodged in place. Then it grinned at Maul as if asking how he liked the sight of one of his teeth in its mouth—another trophy for its collection.
Maul gazed back at it.
And then the rage came.
And the rage was good.
The uniform they’d given him was a standard orange jumpsuit whose heavy fabric cut off movement in most directions. Maul heard its seams ripping as he sprang at his opponent, closing the half-meter gap between them in less than a second. The thing responded exactly as he’d hoped, lunging up eagerly to meet his advance. Its mismatched arms pinwheeled wildly before it, swinging and clawing through the stale gray air of the cell, its voice screeching at him in a guttural, choking language he’d never heard before.
Let those be your dying words, Maul thought. Right here. Today.
Close enough now that he could smell the corpse-stink pouring off it like rotten meat, he fell into a reflexive series of moves. Both hands shot out and grabbed the creature by its throat, hoisting it up over his head and squeezing until he felt the deep tendons of its neck beginning to give and weaken in his grip. There was a wet, muffled click from somewhere inside the thing’s chest and a sudden glut of warm, thick, sticky fluid began spurting up from its throat.
Blood.
Jet black.
The sight of it gave Maul no satisfaction, only the vaguely annoying realization that it never should have taken him this long to turn the battle to his advantage. Still, ending his opponent’s life quickly would restore a certain necessary balance to the encounter—if not honor, at least vindication. He tightened his grip, and the screaming sound got louder, becoming a broken, birdlike squawk. More blood leapt up, inky black and viscous, and started pouring from its mouth and eye sockets.
Executing a perfectly balanced spin, Maul swung the creature around and slammed it to the floor with a sharp clang, connecting hard enough that he felt the steel plates reverberate under his feet. The thing’s head drooped on its broken neck, lolling sideways to expose the throbbing vessels beneath its gray flesh.
Only now did Maul allow himself to exhale. As anticipated, he hadn’t needed his lightsaber staff or the Force to dispatch this waste of flesh—not that either was really an option. Staring down into the thing’s face, he raised his foot and planted his heel in the exposed throat, ready to pulverize the trachea, or whatever the thing used for an airway, with one decisive stomp. For an instant he met its sagging, inarticulate eyes.
Now, he instructed the thing, which seemed to be realizing that it was destined to finish out the final pathetic seconds of its life here in nameless obscurity. Die.
All at once, with blinding speed, the creature yanked loose and burst upright, reaching behind its back to produce what appeared to be a long bow staff. As the staff blurred toward him, Maul realized that the weapon, which he’d first taken to be a piece of wood or some kind of biomechanical hybrid, was actually a living organism—a serpent whose head lashed out at lightning velocity, latching onto his face, slashing at his eyes.
Maul recoiled, but it was too late. With a jolt, his vision was gone, burying him in instant darkness. This was the second time in as many seconds that the thing had caught him off guard, and now he knew why: the creature was somehow cut off from the Force, utterly detached from the deep field of heightened sensitivity from which he was constantly drawing information about his surroundings. The intuitive sensory abilities that he took for granted in any normal battle were simply not there.
An acidic heaviness took hold of his optic nerves like a slow drip, seeping in, sinking deep, and he realized that he could already feel the poison taking control, spreading out in concentric layers of numbness through the muscle and tissue of his face.
Now the thing’s shrieking laughter was everywhere. Willful. Triumphant.
You must end this now.
Maul straightened. The voice in his head was his own, an austere evocation of his own training. But the cadence was unmistakably his Master’s—an echo of pitiless instruction, hours, days, years of unyielding pain and discipline. Sidious was never far from him. The evocation of the Sith Lord’s presence here snapped him back instantly into the moment with total clarity.
Reaching up through blindness, Maul took hold of the serpent, grappling with its fully extended length. Somewhere in the void he could feel the rippling leathery sinew of the staff looping around his neck, felt the hundreds of small muscles twisting and constricting over his windpipe, pinching off his airway like a living noose. The next few seconds would be crucial.
He flexed, bent his head, and jerked it forward, but the thing would not release. It kept encircling him, looping round and round, defying every attempt to take hold of it.
Maul willed himself to be absolutely still, a study in perfect rigidity, allowing the serpent, in its moment of fatal overconfidence, to draw tighter still, stretching itself until he sensed its head coming back around in front of him once more. Still he waited. Above it all he could smell his opponent’s fetid stench, could feel the claws of his opponent raking his skin, twisting into his face, gouging for purchase. It shrieked at him, and this time the cry was pure victory, what might even have been laughter. Starved, insane. A warrior with nothing to lose.
You are no warrior, Maul thought. You know nothing of the dark side.
The moment had come. He grasped the head of the amphistaff, seizing its blunt nose and fanged mouth. His fingers took hold of its distended upper part, twisting, wrenching, until he tore the serpent’s head off its body with a moist and meaty pop.
The results were instantaneous. With a twitching galvanic shudder, the snake loosened and fell slack, the coils already beginning to slide from his neck, and Maul allowed himself a single, unobstructed breath before finishing his work here.
Somewhere in front of him, the attacker had already responded to the death of his weapon with a howl of cheated rage. Maul no longer heard it. Primal as it was, it was still only emotion, a cry of weakness no more instructive or relevant than the pain he’d willed away moments earlier. He had no more use for it now than he ever did.
He did, however, take advantage of his opponent’s scream just long enough to reach into its open mouth, feeling the moist warmth of its breath on his hand as he retrieved his tooth, plucking it from the thing’s gums. Holding the mouth agape, Maul crammed the serpent’s severed head inside, then clamped the gray lips tight to keep the snake’s head from falling out. He ripped three of the larger piercings from the thing’s right arm and jammed them upward through the lips, bending them back into barbed hooks and fastening the mouth shut with the serpent’s head still trapped inside. With his hands flattened against those lips, Maul could feel the head twitching around inside the mouth, sinking its fangs in reflexively, squirting out venom while his attacker jerked and spasmed and tried in vain to scream.
End it.
Still sightless, now holding his opponent at arm’s length, Maul inclined his own head down. He thrust forward, driving his horns into the thing’s sagging eyes, feeling them crushed to jelly against his scalp.
The spasms stopped, and Maul stepped back, releasing the body, allowing it to collapse at his feet.
He blinked and narrowed his own still-burning eyes, clutching his tooth in his hand. His vision was already starting to come back in murky shades of gunmetal gray and metallic blue. The process was infuriatingly slow, but it was happening. There was no reason not to assume that within a few hours, he would be fully recovered, and when—
The floor began to shake.
Maul whipped around, scanning the depths of his cell for the vibration’s source. From all around him, a ratcheting cacophony had taken hold of the cell, the sound of massive chains being dragged through the sprockets and pulleys of some vast piece of clockwork. It filled the entire chamber, rising to a deafening roar. Everything around him had begun to shift and tilt. Maul reached out, fingertips confirming what he’d already begun to suspect.
The walls were closing in.
This was no illusion, no side effect of crippled vision. The cell itself was literally changing shape—the individual steel plates that formed the walls and floors and ceiling all overlapping and sliding together like great mechanical scales, curving inward as the slant of its floor became steeper, transforming into a kind of bowl, opening in the middle to create a funnel.
Reaching backward, Maul grabbed the handhold bolted into the bench behind him, clutching it for balance and holding on tight. All around him, the grating howl and shriek of metal got louder as a hole opened in the middle of the floor.
He furrowed his brow, squinting down into it. His vision had become clear enough now that he could make out the lifeless corpse of his former attacker, the thing in its broken and now utterly useless organic armor sliding downward toward the center of the cell. It sagged forward on a streaking smear of its own black blood, a slave to simple physics, its passage into oblivion followed in short order by the limp, decapitated body of the snake-staff.
Maul watched as warrior and staff both slipped through the hole and out of sight into a bath of darkness almost as deep as the one from which he himself had just emerged. For an instant—was it real?—he thought he saw something pale and eyeless reaching up to suck the bodies down.
The hole closed again and the floor shifted itself, smoothing out and becoming flat once more. The clanking and shaking stopped. The cell around him had resumed its previous rectilinear shape.
Somewhere in front of him, a panel of red lights blinked and went green.
He waited as the cell began to carry him upward. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.
Joe Schreiber is the author of several novels, including Star Wars: Red Harvest, Star Wars: Death Troopers, Chasing the Dead, and Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick. He was born in Michigan but spent his formative years in Alaska, Wyoming, and Northern California. He lives in central Pennsylvania with his wife and two children. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.
ASIN : B00E735G9G
Publisher : Del Rey (January 28, 2014)
#43 in Star Wars Series
#880 in Fantasy Adventure Fiction
#965 in Space Opera Science Fiction (Kindle Store)
1.0 out of 5 stars Not a star wars book
This is the second book where the author takes a theme and slaps Star Wars on it and tada, it's supposed to be new. The first Red Harvest, is a limp zombie book. This one is Sylvester Stallone's' Escape Plan' but with the lead as Darth Maul. Unoriginal boring mess.
Blood and guts everywhere, no way is this a Star Wars book. These books sold so poorly that they cancelled the entire product line and rebooted it.
Andrew P.
3.0 out of 5 stars Darth Maul goes to jail
I confess to not being terribly excited when I cracked open the covers of Joe Schreiber’s Maul: Lockdown. His first Star Wars contribution, Death Troopers, was not my cup of tea with its bringing zombies and light horror into the galaxy far, far away but it was a brisk enough read. Red Harvest was another matter entirely, featuring completely cardboard characters and a story with absolutely no one to root for or care about.
That aside, Darth Maul in a prison sounded like a reasonably tight premise for a horror Star Wars novel and I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the story and the brisk pace it kept. The prison setting of Cog Hive Seven was an engaging environment with its regularly scheduled arena battles and ever-shifting walls. Mr. Schreiber writes the multiple one-on-one fights Maul gets into with vivid detail and the amount of gore is appropriate to the story being told. Beyond the battles, we get to see Maul using his intellect and cunning to bluff and lie through situations as he muddles through his cryptic assignment to locate arms dealer Iram Radique. Radique’s part of the plot adds a mystery element to what otherwise might have been a very straightforward action/horror tale.
Being set before The Phantom Menace means Maul’s master Darth Sidious still has a master of his own and we get a few tantalizing scenes with Darth Plagueis. I would love to have read more of the Sidious/Plagueis intrigue: James Luceno’s novel about Plagueis gave us a chunk of that but here there is a unique opportunity to see the differing perspectives Plagueis and Sidious have concerning Maul’s role in their plans.
Maul: Lockdown is a big step up in quality from Red Harvest and it’s worthwhile to get into Maul’s perspective for a bit of time.
Stormraven24
4.0 out of 5 stars Bloodier than your average SW book, but just as enjoyable
SPOILERS BELOW!
Given how little screentime Maul was given in Episode I, I never really understood the hype surrounding him in the fandom. Even his resurrection in The Clone Wars didn't really do much for me. Still, I wanted to give Lockdown a shot. I'm very glad I did.
Schreiber is a master of description and he shows off this talent from start to finish. I must say that if you're not familiar with his previous works, Lockdown is certainly not for the squeamish. The first few pages should be more than enough of an indication if you're not going to be able to handle the level of violence and gore in this story. Among the gruesome fight sequences, there are several instances focused on cannibal and mutilated inmates that are not for the faint of heart.
Aside from the surprising amount of violence, the plot itself is pretty straightforward if a bit convoluted. It felt as if Schreiber was trying a little too hard to make the mystery surrounding Maul's target, Iram Radique, well, mysterious. Several times in the beginning I thought I knew who he really was, only to be proven wrong time after time. I like when I can't figure something out within the first three chapters, but this went on for the majority of the book. And when Radique was finally revealed it was more of a letdown than all the anticipation had led me to believe.
Despite the bloodiness and the disappointment in Radique's reveal, I greatly enjoyed getting more inside Maul's head and learning a bit more about what makes him tick. In the film he was little more than a nightmarish apprentice of Sidious. In The Clone Wars he was still rather limited in dimension since his whole return was based and focused on his hatred of Obi-Wan. But in Lockdown he was actually given something to do and was shown to have intellect as well as emotion.
If Schreiber writes another Maul-centric novel I wouldn't turn it down.
This may be more of a sidenote than anything else, but my absolute favorite part was when Komari Vosa showed up. I'd only heard of her in passing while devouring everything I could of Asajj Ventress and Dooku's pre-Sith legacy (the parallels between Asajj and Komari are wonderful), so to have her show up in Lockdown was a welcome treat for me. Towards the very end I got the feeling that some kind of connection had been established between her and Maul. It's not very solid and possibly more due to my overactive imagination than Schreiber's intention in bringing her into the story, but it was enough to get my attention and add to my emotional investment.
4.0 out of 5 stars Darth Maul done right. Almost.
Starts off strong, with a excellent and believable depiction of Darth Maul undercover (potential cameo by a New Jedi Order species as well), but unfortunately the final part of the book diverges from the realm of plausibility for the Expanded Universe (EU) in the way it depicts a certain Dark Jedi and how she and Maul interact, in addition to a plot device about lightsabers that just seemed out of place/unnecessary/ridiculous. Retcon those two elements and it's a solid EU entry that fits in well with depictions of Darth Maul in the EU in addition to the EU "Darth Plagueis" novel.
Cylon Says
3.0 out of 5 stars Your mission is...?
I like Joe Schreiber's Star Wars books. This man understands how to pace a novel, how to flesh out characters and above all, how to write something that's entertaining. I like the way his stand-alone books bring other genres into the Star Wars fold (normally zombies but in this case, prisonbreak/ semi-horror). I like the myriad ideas he squeezes in to not very many pages. And, like any normal person, I like Darth Maul.
Why only three stars then?
1. The premise: Maul's mission, ill-defined at first, eventually emerges as a quest to obtain what, with Star Wars technology, sounds like seeking a catapult in the 21st century. It's hard to believe Darth Sidious would need these convoluted means to get it either.
2. The inclusion of a certain character irks me. I don't think this person fits in the proper (Legends) timeline so when he reared his ugly head, I suddenly felt put off. This, mind, is my personal preference and won't be shared by most, I expect.
3. Characters' actions have dubious motives, with the warden in particular acting repeatedly in a way that puts her in danger. Maul meanders around aimlessly a lot too.
4. Two characters are introduced very late on for no better reason than to generate chaos and again, their motives are confused.
It's never dull, always entertaining and well written ... It's just a bit aimless.
S P Mead
4.0 out of 5 stars an impressive Star Wars novel - depicting Darth Maul at his best
This is a thoroughly interesting and entertaining Star Wars novel. The story is set shortly before the events depicted in 'The Phantom Menace' film, and the plot centres on Darth Maul. His Sith master, Lord Sidious, has sent Maul on a deadly mission - which involves going 'undercover' as a convict - into one of the worst prisons in the galaxy. While there, he's ordered not to use his Force abilities. So Maul must rely on his strength and agility, as well as the power of his will, to overcome the odds and survive. To make matters worst, the governor of the prison is operating an illegal fighting contest between the prisoners, and making millions of credits. Maul becomes a contestant, and is daily pitched against monstrous foes ... Meanwhile, he's secretly undertaking the mission assigned to him by Sidious.
I really like the way this story fits into the wider Star Wars universe established in the novels - especially the Star Wars: Darth Plagueis , to which it perfectly connects. It also nicely relates to the story presented in the videogame Star Wars: Bounty Hunter . If you're a fan of the Extended Universe (now known as Legends, since Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm) then I think you'll enjoy this book.
It's well-written and action-packed. Maul is presented as an enthusiastic apprentice determined to fulfil his master's wishes. He's a man filled with rage, and this empowers him, giving him strength. The essence of his dark personality is perfectly captured by the author. This is a much better book as compared to Maul's earlier outing ( Star Wars: Darth Maul Shadow Hunter ).
Overall, I highly recommend this book.
5.0 out of 5 stars Dramatic and thrilling action-packed story.
This book was well written and featured a lot of action and drama. The plot was original and dynamic.
There was a fair deal of intrigue as Darth Maul pursued the elusive Iram Radique. But there was typical fighting action, of which the reader became accustomed of, that from Darth Maul, a Sith Lord Apprentice.
The setting was dark and malevolent ; an undercover mission of Darth Maul in a space prison.
All these elements helped to create a pulsating and exciting story. There was some reference to Joe Schreiber's other Star Wars work : "Death Troopers " as well.
Overall, a great work from Joe Schreiber.
Alaran
4.0 out of 5 stars Prisonbreak Sith style
This is a somewhat different novel to the usual Star Wars ones. The plot revolves around Darth Maul infiltrating a hi-tech, and highly dubiously ran, intergalactic prison to complete a loosely defined mission for his master, Darth Sidious. As such the majority of the story is set within the confines of the actual prison, giving the book a its own feel. The plot also means that there are no ‘good guys’ as such within the story. Echoing some of the episodes of the Clone Wars television series, the story features the struggles between various ‘villainous’ figures.
The prison locale makes for quite a gripping atmosphere that offers a sense of claustrophobic entrapment. The gambling side of pitching prisoners against each other in a form of gladiatorial combat could easily be overplayed and the early stages of the novel do start to feel like a string a repetitive combats. Fortunately the author reigns it in just before it gets a bit dull and moves the story forward.
Using Darth Maul as a main protagonist is fraught with issues. The obvious one being that what we see of Darth Maul in the films is barely sufficient to provide him with enough depth of character to sustain the role of main protagonist. Much of Maul’s character has been developed within other Star Wars media (mainly the Clone Wars television series) and some of that is tapped into here to make him more substantial. The author is relatively successful at walking the line between developing Maul’s character and not moving him too far away from the soulless assassin he was in ‘The Phantom Menace’. Furthermore, Darth Maul is certainly no hero, and his potential to fulfil an anti-hero role is somewhat dubious due to his lack of personality. It makes it very difficult to arouse the reader’s sympathies for the book’s main character. The author does make a good effort at this though.
Much like Maul himself, the reader doesn’t entirely know what is going on throughout the novel. Darth Sidious’ objectives remain unclear, even by the close of the story. Part of the enjoyment of the story is not knowing what the objectives are of several characters and trying to work them out. The nature of the story allows for these to remain mysterious to some degree and gives a good sense of there being the wider Sith plot to dominate the galaxy. The various machinations of both Darth Sidious and Darth Plagueis also seem to reflect events featured in the novel ‘Darth Plagueis’ and there is some overlap between the two books. Knowledge of ‘Darth Plagueis’ is not necessary to enjoy this novel but it does give it more depth and intrigue.
5.0 out of 5 stars slap up Star Wars slap down.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 31, 2014
This was my type of Star Wars book, best since Plageious in my view. In fact all the better since Sideous and his Boss turn up in this with a bit more dialogue to savour. It starts off hot and gets hotter, its a bit of a tried and tested Stallone / Van Damme prison film rip off at times, but there's lots of good elements to it, the action pretty much runs throughout and if its action your after then this is about as good as Star Wars gets for action.
I've given it five Stars but I still have a few little grumbles - (spoilers)
Maul's lack of use of the force due to Sidious' requirements, understandable but unbeliveable - although it addded to the tension, I do like a bit of force use in my Sith Lords, just a sneaky bit here and there would have been nice, Sith's are supposed to cheat aren't they?
A bit more Plagious and Sideous would have been nice, can't see why chucking a bit more in would have hurt? Their relationship was slightly different in this than in the previous book, more tension which I think, in retrospect was misssing from 'Darth Plagious'.
I felt the wrap up at the end was a little weak and I would have liked a meeting between Maul and Sidious, but hardly a massive issue.
A couple more fights perhaps but this is beeing greedy, but I think there were a few species that could have given Maul a run for his money? Trandoshan, Wookie (don't tell me there wasn't a Wookie kicking around in there?).
I thought the Nogri and Maul would have had a face off. Perhaps even literally.....
I loved this book though, right up there with some of the best in my opinion, but I like a Sith Lord romp. This arrived a bit later than 'Kenobi' which I was a short way into, I put Kenobi down and read this. Best decision I could have made - Kenobi was so slow it made this book seem like I'd pushed the leaver for hyper space.
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Stabber tells appeal court his victim could have defended himself
Jason Kenneth Andrew McGee, 28, unsuccessfully argued his three-year sentence for aggravated assault is too long
Tom Zytaruk
A man serving three years in prison after leaping out of some bushes next to his mom’s home and stabbing another man three times with a knife says he received an unfit sentence because a Surrey provincial court judge didn’t properly consider his schizophrenia as a mitigating factor.
But Justice Christopher Grauer, of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia, upheld the sentence and dismissed Jason Kenneth Andrew McGee’s appeal with Justices Harvey Groberman and Joyce Dewitt-Van Oosten concurring.
McGee, 28, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and was sentenced in March. By that time, he had already been in jail 225 days and after getting time-and-a-half credit for that, his net sentence worked out to 757 more days in prison.
He told the appeal court his sentence should be more like 15 to 20 months plus probation.
The court heard that just before midnight, on Aug. 7, 2019 McGee jumped from the bushes, stabbed the victim and took off before police arrived, but he was arrested the following day. The Crown told the court the wounds were in the victim’s back but McGee, who represented himself in court, claimed they were under his shoulder and arm. While serious, the wounds were not considered to be life-threatening.
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At the time of the stabbing McGee was on bail and violated two conditions by going to his mother’s home and possessing a weapon. The court heard he had eight prior convictions – one for assault in 2016, one for arson in 2017 and the other six for breaching court orders.
Grauer noted in his Dec. 17 reasons for judgment that a psychiatrist assessed McGee less than a month before he was sentenced and indicated he continued to suffer psychotic episodes “but had improved considerably after two months of treatment and medication at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital, and could now engage in meaningful conversations. He was found fit, although the author reported that he lacked insight into his mental illness, denied symptoms, and exhibited poor judgment.”
The Surrey sentencing judge noted McGee doesn’t believe his attack compromised public safety, “thinking it was a private act at a residence, and that McGee also maintained his victim could have defended himself if he tried.
“That is the degree of his lack of insight into his conduct,” the judge said.
Grauer noted that had the Surrey judge sentenced McGee to a prison term at the “high end of the range,” it then “would certainly be arguable that the judge had erred in principle by failing to give proper consideration to the effect of mental illness on the offender’s moral culpability.
“But that is not what occurred,” Grauer added, noting the provincial court judge did take McGee’s mental health into account.
“Indeed, apart from the guilty plea, it was the only factor he discussed as justifying the reduction in sentence from something towards the high end of the range at six years, to three years,” Grauer noted. “The other factors present in this case, including the circumstances of the offence, the appellant’s record, and the fact that in approaching his mother’s residence and possessing a weapon, he violated his bail conditions, all supported a significantly longer sentence.”
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Three people at Bundesliga club Cologne tested positive for coronavirus last week
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The Bundesliga's hopes of a restart were lifted on Monday when tests on the Cologne squad revealed no further cases of coronavirus.
The German league's plans to restart this month hit a road bump on Friday when it emerged that three people at Cologne -- midfielder Niklas Hauptmann and defender Ismail Jakobs, and a club physio -- had tested positive.
The trio remain in quarantine and a second round of tests on Sunday on the other squad members and staff were all negative, the club said Monday.
The German Football League (DFL) plans to resume from May 16 behind closed doors, providing it gets permission from Angela Merkel's government.
A decision is expected on Wednesday.
On Sunday, Horst Seehofer, Germany's minister for sport and the interior, said he supported a resumption of the Bundesliga, despite the positive tests in Cologne.
Part of the restart plan is that players are tested every few days and are only be allowed to play after returning two negatives.
The 18 clubs in Germany's top flight started testing their players and staff last week.
On Monday, defending champions Bayern Munich, who were four points clear when the Bundesliga was halted on March 13, announced that all those tested had negative results.
Since early April, Germany's top clubs have been training mainly in small groups in anticipation of the league resuming.
Germany had reported 163,175 cases of COVID-19 as of Monday, but its death toll of 6,692 remains much lower than in Spain, France, the UK and Italy, home to Europe's other top football leagues.
A return in May would make the Bundesliga the first top league in Europe to resume as Germany cautiously eases lockdown measures.
Germany's top clubs are desperate for the season to be completed by June 30 in order to claim an instalment of television money worth 300 million euros ($325 million).
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Book Review: Vaitiekunas A (2014) The Court of Arbitration for Sport : Law-Making and the Question of Independence, Stämpfli Verlag, Berne, CHF 89,00
The book under review is the published version of a PhD thesis defended in 2013 by Andrew Vaitiekunas at Melbourne Law School. A PhD is often taking stock of legal developments rather than anticipating or triggering them. This was definitely not the case of this book. Its core subject of interest is the study of the independence of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) – an issue that has risen to prominence with the recent Pechstein ruling of January 2015 of the Oberlandesgericht München. It is difficult to be timelier indeed.
The fundamental question underlying Vaitiekunas’ research is: “does CAS have sufficient independence to be a law-maker?”.[1] Indeed, as many in the field, Vaitiekunas considers the CAS as a key institution in the production of a lex sportiva or transnational sports law. Hence, he thinks that “the closer CAS’s standards of independence and impartiality are to those that apply to the judiciary, the stronger may be the claim that CAS’s lex sportiva constitutes law”.[2] Although I am myself sympathetic to the idea of the existence of a lex sportiva, I would be cautious in attributing it mainly to the CAS. Instead, I think that the notion of lex sportiva is rather reflecting the complex legal interaction between the rules (and raw political power) of international Sports Governing Bodies (SGBs) and the CAS’s jurisprudence.[3] Yet, this should not detract from the value of posing the question of CAS independence as a hallmark of its legitimacy.
The book is relatively slow in tackling this question. The author is keen on providing a comprehensive analysis of the general context of his work in Chapter 2 on the CAS and the lex sportiva[4], of his theoretical apparatus in Chapter 3 on the relevant theories of law[5] and of his analytical frame to assess the independence of the CAS in Chapter 4 on independence and impartiality.[6] Although these parts are certainly useful to comprehend the red thread guiding his research, they certainly could have been synthetized and shortened. Any reader interested mainly in the assessment of the independence of the CAS might be tempted to jump directly to Chapter 5 and 6 providing the core of the author's analysis and his most valuable contribution to legal scholarship.
Chapter 5 reviews in detail the well-known favourable assessment by the Swiss Federal Tribunal of the independence of the CAS.[7] Yet, the most important and interesting aspect of the chapter is that it already engages in a critical assessment of this jurisprudence. When discussing the impact of the post-Gundel Paris reform agreement, Vaitiekunas concludes that “a number of facets of the reform indicate continuing links, albeit indirect between the Olympic governing bodies and CAS, thus undermining the perception that CAS is truly an independent arbitral body”.[8] He notes that “[w]hether ICAS members are appointed from within or outside the membership of the top sports bodies, they ultimately owe their appointment to these bodies”.[9] He criticizes the CAS arbitrator list as it “does not indicate who nominated the individual arbitrators, leaving an athlete at risk of choosing an arbitrator nominated by the very IF [International Federation] against which they are taking CAS proceedings”.[10] In any case, “the appointment [as CAS arbitrator] can be seen as occurring under the control of the Olympic governing bodies through their members or delegates in ICAS”.[11] Interestingly, this reasoning is analogue to the one used by the Oberlandesgericht München in its Pechstein ruling.[12] Unsurprisingly, Vaitiekunas is also extremely critical of the SFT’s judgment in the Lazutina case endorsing the independence and the legitimacy of the CAS post-Gundel.[13] He argues that the SFT “appears almost as an apologist for CAS”[14] and criticizes its “non-objective approach to statements by people close to CAS”.[15] Moreover, he denounces a “formalistic approach in assessing CAS’s independence from the IOC”.[16] Indeed, by privileging formal factors, such as the ICAS formal legal independence, “the SFT implicitly chose not to lift ICAS’s veil to consider who has the real powers behind ICAS”.[17] Importantly in light of the Pechstein case, he attacks the fact that “the SFT limited its analysis concerning CAS’s institutional independence solely to CAS’s independence from the IOC and did not consider CAS’s independence from the Olympic governing bodies collectively”.[18] Finally, he reiterates his critique against the closed list system, arguing that “the very process for the nomination and selection of arbitrators to the list creates an appearance of bias in favour of the Olympic governing bodies”.[19]
Henceforth, Chapter 6[20] vows to pitch CAS’s independence against judicial independence standards discussed in Chapter 4. Coming from Chapter 5, the suspense as to the outcome of the assessment is relatively limited, it is clear ex ante that the author is doubtful of the independence of CAS. He assesses first the individual independence of the arbitrators, referring to four main criteria:
"The four main recognised safeguards of a judge’s personal independence under judicial independence norms are security of tenure in a judge’s appointment, restrictions on the removability of a judge, adequate and secure remuneration for judicial service and immunity from legal action in the exercise of judicial functions."[21]
Furthermore, he contends that an arbitrator must fulfil a yardstick of substantive independence implying “a judge to be free from any inappropriate connections or influences".[22] In this regard, he argues “all CAS arbitrators […] owe their presence on the closed list to the Olympic governing bodies, thereby creating the appearance of a lack of independence from them”.[23] Finally, regarding the institutional independence of the CAS, Vaitiekunas suggests three main focal points: the structural links, the administrative links and the financial links. The structural links of the CAS are perceived as the main hindrances to CAS’s independence. This is because, “[g]iven the mutual ties and links which the IOC, the IFs and the NOCs […] have under the Olympic Charter, these bodies may appear to have influence collectively on ICAS”.[24] His conclusions is sans appel: “The potential influence that the Olympic governing bodies may be perceived to exercise over ICAS and the CAS secretary general is inconsistent with judicial independence norms which require judicial matters to be exclusively within the responsibility of the judiciary”.[25]
This highly sceptical view regarding the independence of CAS, leads him to propose a set of potential reforms.[26] His first recommendation is to implement “a restructuring of ICAS to ensure that it is institutionally independent”.[27] This would imply that “appointments to ICAS should exclude members of the IOC, executive members of the IFs, NFs and NOCs and their employees and anyone recently in these roles”.[28] Moreover, “the CAS code should be amended to prohibit the appointment of Olympic governing body associates or athlete associates as CAS arbitrators”.[29] Regarding the funding of ICAS and CAS, he suggests “the imposition of a levy on the broadcasting rights to or sponsorships of major sports events”.[30] In order to secure CAS arbitrators individual independence, he is in favour of appointing them “on a tenured basis to a specified retirement aged”.[31] He also recommends, “that arbitrators be appointed randomly to cases or on a predetermined basis”.[32] Eventually, he advises “to provide arbitrators with greater security in remuneration by appointing them on a fixed salary, like judges, payable regardless of whether and how many cases they are appointed to arbitrate”.[33] Vaitiekunas is convinced that if his recommendations were implemented, “CAS would be a true sports court, rather than an arbitral tribunal”.[34]
The final chapter 7 of the book dedicated to CAS’s independence from external judicial review is a bit of a mystery to the reviewer. Vaitiekunas offers a relatively succinct but rigorous comparative study of the various national (and European) judicial avenues where CAS awards can be reviewed. He concludes rightly that CAS awards can be subjected to the control of national courts and European Institutions. However, his assumption that “CAS awards must be independent from review or intervention by state courts, such that they operate as final authority in the resolution of sports disputes”[35] and especially the consequence he derives from it, denying to lex sportiva any status as a legal order seems to be flawed.[36] Indeed, in no legal context, national or otherwise, is a judicial decision absolutely final. National courts’ judgments are often contested when their recognition is asked in another country, this does not entail that national law is not law. Similarly, the subjection of the judgments of the highest national courts of the EU Member States to the preliminary reference mechanism in place under EU law should not lead us to deny any legal value to national law. We are living in a pluralist legal age ruled by complex transnational legal assemblages and lex sportiva fits very well into this picture. Nonetheless, on this point I share the view of the author of this book, the question of the legitimacy of both the rulemaking bodies of lex sportiva (read FIFA or the IOC) and its adjudicative bodies (read the CAS) is of great importance. In fact, their illegitimacy, and here I differ from Vaitiekunas’ argument, should not mainly imply their non-existence as law-making bodies, but the need for a reform (or even a revolution) in the way they operate.
This book is precious, because it highlights very well the challenges ahead in our transnationalizing legal world. Democratizing international (or transnational in this case) judicial bodies is key, if the ideal and democratic function of an independent justice for world citizens is to be sustained.[37] We need to understand that transnational private bodies are in the business of exercising a kind of public authority and should live up to analogous accountability and legitimacy standards than the one that have been progressively developed in the framework of the nation-states for national courts. The CAS is one of those, and the pending Pechstein case is a necessary itch to reflexively trigger a much-needed reform of its internal structure and functioning. Which precise form this reform will take is not crucial. What is essential, however, is that it ensures that CAS arbitrators be seen as rendering sporting justice at a personal (if not geographical) distance from those who are adopting and enforcing the rules of the lex sportiva. This book is an important critical contribution in that direction.
[1] Vaitiekunas A (2014) The Court of Arbitration for Sport: Law-Making and the Question of Independence. Stämpfli Verlag, Berne, p 2.
[2] Ibid, p 3.
[3] Duval A (2013) Lex Sportiva: A Playground for Transnational Law. European Law Journal 19: 822-842.
[4] Ibid, pp 7-50.
[5] Ibid, pp 51-83.
[6] Ibid, pp 85-120.
[7] Ibid, pp 121-177.
[8] Ibid, p 142.
[10] Ibid, p 150.
[12] See supra n 1, Oberlandesgericht (OLG) München [2015], paras 3b, bb, 3aaa and bbb.
[13] Supra n 2, Vaitiekunas, pp 168-174.
[20] Ibid, pp 179-200.
[22] Ibid, p188.
[36] Ibid, p 269 : ”CAS’s lack of final authority, in particular where state public policy or EU law are in question, derogates from CAS’s lex sportiva being an independent legal order“.
[37] For a similar idea applied to international courts, see Von Bogdandy A, Venzke I (2014) In Whose Name? A Public Law Theory of International Adjudication. Oxford University Press, New York.
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Start of USMCA brings hope amid COVID-19 economic crisis
New Atlanticist by David A. Wemer
Related Experts: Ildefonso Guajardo, Damon Wilson, Jason Marczak, Reed Blakemore, Barbara C. Matthews, Maria Fernanda Bozmoski, Hung Tran, Neil Robert Brown,
Coronavirus Energy Markets & Governance Mexico Trade United States and Canada
Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador looks on as Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, Mexican Deputy Foreign Minister for North America Jesus Seade, and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer sign documents during a meeting at the Presidential Palace, in Mexico City, Mexico December 10, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo
More than nineteen months after it was originally signed, the United States Mexico Canada trade agreement (USMCA) went into effect on July 1, upgrading the existing North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
The deal, which was agreed to by then Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and US President Donald J. Trump in November 2018, was updated in December 2019 to strengthen labor, environmental standards, and enforcement provisions, to address concerns from US congressional Democrats. The USMCA also includes sections on automobiles, agriculture, data flows, intellectual property, energy, and pharmaceuticals.
The beginning of the new agreement coincides with a growingly uncertain economic outlook for North America, as the COVID-19 pandemic has sent economic shockwaves around the world. What will the new phase of North American trade look like and how will the USMCA help guide recoveries from the COVID-19 crisis? Our Atlantic Council experts weigh in on what the new USMCA era may bring:
Jump to an expert response:
Secretary Ildefonso Guajardo: The only light at the end of the tunnel.
Damon Wilson: A powerhouse together.
Jason Marczak: COVID-19 will make implementation more challenging.
Reed Blakemore: More certainty for North American energy investment.
Barbara C. Matthews: New agreement establishes high standards for future deals.
Maria Fernanda Perez Arguello: An occasion for optimism for the whole neighborhood.
Hung Tran: USMCA will deepen regionalization of supply chains.
Neil Brown: Despite USMCA, North America may see more confrontation on energy.
The only light at the end of the tunnel.
“The USMCA is the only light at the end of the tunnel, because unfortunately, we never thought we would find ourselves in this crossroad: starting the new agreement during the worst moment of a crisis. We are predicting to lose around 10 million jobs in Mexico and the people below the level of poverty is expected to rise by 10 million—this figure will take us at least a decade back in terms of social development. The agreement will give us at least a new set of rules that will guarantee the continuation of North American integration.”
Secretary Ildefonso Guajardo, Former Secretary of Economy (2012-2018), United Mexican States; Member, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Advisory Council, Atlantic Council
A powerhouse together.
“Together, Canada, Mexico and the United States make North America an energy, manufacturing, and innovation powerhouse. The USMCA helps unlock this potential, offering greater prosperity for these nations’ citizens and positioning democracies in North America to better shape global standards and compete with China.”
Damon Wilson, Executive Vice President, Atlantic Council
COVID will make implementation more challenging.
“The US-Mexico-Canada Agreement will bring much needed certainty for the millions of US workers who depend on trade with Mexico and Canada for their jobs. It’s a result of bipartisan compromise with important new provisions for labor rights, rules of origin, and updates to make this an agreement for a new economy. But implementation will not be easy especially in the midst of a pandemic. Businesses of all sizes will have to readjust to new provisions, the new rapid response labor mechanism will quickly be tested, and questions on the exact formula for calculating USMCA rules of origin compliance will be top of mind for the many businesses who depend on the inter-connected supply chains. Getting implementation right is critical as we work to build out of economic contraction.”
Jason Marczak, Director, Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center
More certainty for North American energy investment.
“USMCA launch day comes at an auspicious time for energy markets. Following a precarious several months due to the impact of COVID-19 on energy demand and oil and gas prices, USMCA should provide some optimism by solidifying one of the largest integrated energy relationships in the world and not doing much to upset the energy status-quo set by its predecessor, NAFTA. Introducing an additional level of certainty for energy investment by protecting dispute mechanisms and providing a framework to support liberalization, particularly at a moment when markets are looking at pathways for post-COVID recovery, further strengthens the value of USMCA as Mexico City, Washington, and Ottawa move to implementation.”
Reed Blakemore, deputy director, Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center
New agreement establishes high standards for future deals.
“USMCA implementation arrives at an opportune moment, during a dreadful year for global trade and the global economy. The treaty establishes concrete commitments and next-generation standards regarding strategically significant 21st century trade policy priorities such as intellectual property, labor rights, supply chain management, data transfers, and pharmaceuticals production amid ongoing—and increasingly difficult—global WTO reform negotiations. The increased prominence provided to pharmaceuticals and medical supply production issues this year during the pandemic underscores the strategic importance of more diversified supply chain relationships. The USMCA will help accelerate supply chain diversification as it goes into force today. The treaty seems also likely to provide a foundation for economic security and diversification in Mexico and Canada amid a global shift away from carbon-based energy that will take a toll on their economies in the near term. Many additionally hope that the energy, pharmaceutical, and labor market provisions together with tough new enforcement mechanisms will create concrete incentives for sectoral reform in the North American region.
“The multi-decade shift towards regional (rather than global) trade agreements has been accelerated by the regrettable and troubling rise of economic nationalism in the United States and other countries around the world. Part of that rise relates to perceptions that the benefits of global economic interoperability deliver asymmetric benefits. Part of the backlash against global trade also relates to perceptions that classic trade agreements do not adequately address modern regulatory and policy priorities associated with the increasingly digital knowledge economy. The USMCA, for all its faults, establishes high standards that can help forward-looking trade negotiators in Geneva and the Ottawa Group advance free trade priorities regarding intellectual property and data transfers at the global table alongside advanced labor and other regulatory standards.
“Finally, the USMCA goes into force just in time to provide a deeper foundation for potential cross-border economic cooperation as European, Japanese, and North American leaders sharpen their efforts to challenge China’s alternative vision for how the global trade and economic relationships should function.”
Barbara C. Matthews, nonresident senior fellow, Atlantic Council’s Global Business and Economics Program
An occasion for optimism for the whole neighborhood.
“The world over, but especially in Central America, nations outside of USMCA are preparing for the debut of the hemisphere’s remodeled economic engine. Pre-pandemic baselines and projections for growth and job creation are shattered, but no matter how slowed and stormy the years ahead are, the centrality of North America to the trade flows and the economic opportunity of the whole neighborhood remains. Compounded by the trending regionalization of supply chains, USMCA entry into force is an occasion for optimism south of the (Mexican) border.”
Maria Fernanda Perez Arguello, Associate Director, Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center
USMCA will deepen regionalization of supply chains.
“The implementation of the USMCA takes place in the middle of a rethinking about global supply chains following disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as escalating political and trade tensions between the United States and China. Companies worldwide have begun to find ways to improve the resilience of their operations, including by streamlining and shortening their supply chains. In addition, there has been an effort to bring production closer to their customers in big markets. These factors have given rise to a regionalization of production, correcting to some extent the earlier globalization. The USMCA, in particular its higher local (regional) content requirements for auto parts, will reinforce the regionalization tendencies—basically diverting some trade and foreign direct investment from outsiders to benefit the three North American members. For example, while US imports from China declined by 16 percent (or by $87 billion) in 2019 compared to 2018, US imports from Mexico increased by 3.5% ($11.6 billion). Many companies, including from China, have announced plans to invest in Mexico. As a comparison, US imports from Vietnam rose by 35 percent ($17.5 billion) in 2019—both Mexico and Vietnam have been mentioned as “winners” among emerging markets countries in the US-China trade war.”
Hung Tran, nonresident senior fellow, Atlantic Council’s Global Business and Economics Program
Despite USMCA, North America may see more confrontation on energy.
“While the arrival of USMCA on July 1 will have many benefits for the North American economies generally, for in the energy sector, confrontation rather than cooperation is more likely unless steps are taken to preemptively resolve escalating disputes. On the positive side, after years of uncertainty on whether “new NAFTA” or “no NAFTA” would prevail against the back drop of heighten political tensions, USMCA coming into force on July 1 reaffirms the legal foundation upon which millions of jobs rely and decades of intricate supply chains have been built. USMCA can also be a needed booster shot for three economies ailing under coronavirus. Global dislocations in trade and enhanced imperatives for resilient supply chains create significant new opportunities for North America’s integrated supply chains to outcompete global rivals.
“Energy cooperation can be a significant competitive advantage for each of the USMCA economies. North America’s abundant, low-cost natural resources, backed by efficient capital markets and developed infrastructure, can affordably power economic recovery. The global energy system is in transition to be more diverse, efficient, and cleaner. North America is well-positioned to be the global leader in innovation, manufacture, and deployment of new energy technologies to define that transition. USMCA lays the legal basis for further commercial integration on energy, and maximizing benefit of that foundation requires enhanced policy and regulatory dialogue, including to bridge the gap on areas such as national climate policies and infrastructure permitting.
“For energy, however, the dawn of the USMCA era threatens to be mired in confrontation rather than cooperation. The crux of concern is Mexico’s slide away from fair treatment of US and Canadian energy exports and companies investing in Mexico. For example, companies report having import permits slow-rolled, thus limiting access for natural gas and refined oil product exports at a time of severe distress in the industry. Renewable power advocates are concerned by recently introduced rules that would give preferential treatment to state-owned CFE over cheaper renewable power, thus locking Mexico into use of expensive and polluting fuel oil. Those are just two examples of how President López Obrador’s more nationalist energy agenda threatens to cross a line from Mexico asserting legitimate sovereign policy-making into the realm of prohibited violations of USMCA fair treatment rules. With leaders scheduled to meet next week, there is still room for these budding issues to be put to rest and confrontation to be avoided.”
Neil Brown, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center, formerly senior advisor for energy at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Mon, Jun 29, 2020
NAFTA’s successor is about to take effect. Here’s why it will be good for North America—and bad for the WTO
While the USMCA preserves free-trade flows among the three member countries, its use by the United States as a template for future trade negotiations, starting with the EU and the United Kingdom, would have a far-reaching effect on future developments of world trade.
New Atlanticist by Hung Tran
Mexico Trade
USMCA needs TTIP
Upgrading NAFTA was a long time coming, but things are different than they were in 1994 because Canada and Mexico have bilateral trade agreements with the European Union, and the United States doesn’t. The United States needs TTIP to make the most of USMCA.
New Atlanticist by Marc L. Busch
European Union Mexico
Fri, Dec 13, 2019
How the USMCA impacts transatlantic trade policy
The attention today rightly sits with the breakthroughs regarding the labor and environment provisions of the USMCA. But trade policy strategists in Europe and the United States should not delay in using the USMCA’s digital trade chapter as a catalyst to define new foundations for cross-border trade in data and services which will drive economic growth and innovation for the foreseeable future.
New Atlanticist by Barbara C. Matthews
Digital Policy European Union
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Is Trump’s Incitement of his Armed Followers to Confront Demonstrators his Reelection Strategy?
We begin with Trump’s retweet of a video of one of his supporters at a retirement community in Florida shouting at a protester “White Power, White Power” to which Trump commented thanking his supporters in golf carts adding that “The Radical Left Do Nothing Democrats Will Fall in the Fall. Corrupt Joe is shot. See you soon!!!” With AM radio advertising a product to oil your guns with called “Liberal Tears”, the line between political dissent and violent confrontation is tenuous at best as Trump inflames the tinderbox firing up his base with hatred and almost issuing a license to kill encouraging confrontations between his armed followers and peaceful demonstrators. Nicole Hemmer, a research scholar with the Obama Presidency Oral History Project at Columbia University and author of Messengers of the Right: Conservative Media and the Transformation of American Politics, who is the host and producer of the six-part podcast series on white-power terrorism in Charlottesville in 2017, joins us. We discuss today’s tweet from Trump of a white couple in an affluent area of St. Louis pointing guns at protesters and look into the possibility that Trump wants violent confrontations in the streets of America as a campaign strategy so, acting as the arsonist and the fire brigade, he can crack down as the “law and order” president and perhaps declare martial law and suspend the November election.
In Afghanistan Russia Holds a Grudge But the Taliban Hardly Need to be Bribed to Kill Americans
Then we investigate the U.S. intelligence report which Trump ignored back in March warning that a unit of Russia’s GRU paid the Taliban to murder U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan and speak with an expert on the area Christine Fair who is a Professor in the Security Studies Program at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University who was a a political officer with the the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. She joins us to point out that the Taliban hardly need to be bribed to kill Americans but that the Russians do hold a grudge because of our arming and financing of the Mujahideen who drove the Soviets out of Afghanistan and Putin is bitter that the U.S. military wiped out his friend Prigozhin’s Wagner Brigade mercenaries who attacked an American base in Syria in 2018.
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Then finally we examine a new report revealing that the Chinese government is forcing sterilization and other birth control measures on the Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang to suppress their population much of which is in internment camps. Dru Gladney a Professor of Anthropology at Pomona College and author of the award-winning book Muslim Chinese: Ethnic Nationalism in the People’s Republic of China, joins us to discuss bipartisan disgust at China’s actions which according the Bolton’s book, Trump endorsed at his G-20 meeting with China’s Xi Jinping.
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Touched By A Grizzly
Can anyone really know what lurks in the heart of a grizzly? In the wilds of Russia's Kamchatka peninsula, Charlie Russell believes he is beginning to find out.
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We're walking into a trap. That much is clear as we pick our way through a dense maze of pine brush near Kambalnoye Lake. Coiled, tangled branches slap at our faces and claw at our eyes; roots snare our boot tops. And now there is something moving in the thicket ahead, something big.
Charlie Russell signals for me to stop. A few yards ahead, branches sway, shake, and snap. I hear the slow bellow of an animal breathing, a low growl. From where we stand, deep in the wilds of Kamchatka, a cold, windswept Russian outpost with one of the world's largest populations of grizzlies, there is little doubt about what's causing the commotion. Ensnared in a booby trap of brush with nowhere to hide, just a few yards from a feeding grizzly, I feel an overwhelming urge to run.
But Russell plunges forward. "Come on," he says. "Let's go say hello."
This kind of get-together is precisely what Russell is after. Here in Kamchatka, one of the most remote places left on Earth, this self-styled bear researcher has undertaken a simple yet controversial experiment: to prove humans can live in peace with grizzlies. He's trying to change the way you and I interact with bears in national parks like Glacier and Yellowstone--and the way we protect critical habitat for the world's largest carnivores.
Of course, Russell's research could also get him killed. Some bear experts say his ideas are bold; some say they're foolishly dangerous. That is not a comforting fact as I hear the unmistakable crack of a solid object being crushed between powerful jaws. "She's just up here," Russell calls out. "Come on up."
As a former backcountry guide and author of two books on bears, I've seen hundreds of grizzlies. Yet, those views have almost always been fleeting. Like most hikers, I carry a deep respect for these creatures, a respect edged with fear. In my experience, approaching a bear in a thick tangle is somewhere between surreal and stupid. Still, Russell's enthusiasm draws me forward into the thicket.
And there she is. I advance into the small clearing to see a grizzly feeding in the brush. Her coat is almost blonde, the color of sun-dried grass, swirling to two dark patches around her eyes. At the sound of our voices, her giant head swings in our direction, nostrils flaring. She appears to recognize Russell, hardly giving him a second glance. She shifts and fixes me in her gaze. I try to exude confidence and a sense of peace, which isn't easy over my thumping heart. We are just 6 feet apart, a distance she could cover in one bound. The moment stretches until it seems it will snap. Then she visibly relaxes and returns to feeding.
I find myself relaxing, too. As the paralyzing fear dissipates, I feel as though I'm seeing a real bear for the first time. She moves with unexpected grace, bending each branch with her paw, leaning in to nip off a cone with her front teeth. After a few long, beautiful minutes, she moves on and we quietly retreat. Halfway back to Russell's cabin, I notice my fingernails are still burrowed into my palms.
For me, it's a once-in-a-lifetime close encounter with a 600-pound grizzly. For Russell, it's just another day at the office.
Bears and humans have a long, ugly history. In the 1800s, an estimated 50,000 grizzlies roamed the Lower 48 from California to the Great Plains. Since that time, we've shot, poisoned, trapped, and uprooted bears until fewer than 1,200 remain isolated in small pockets of Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana. For their part, bears typically kill two or three people per year in North America, a low number considering the thousands of human-bear encounters. In fact, you are 12 times more likely to die from a bee sting than a bear attack. Still, many campers lie wide-eyed and wrapped in mortal fear every night.
That cloak of fear has shaped the way we see the backcountry. Some people avoid bear country altogether, others try to sweep it clean. Grizzlies are being driven off prime habitat in conflicts with rangers, homeowners, and national park visitors. These conflicts invariably lead to the destruction of "problem" bears in "management actions," a trend that could spell the doom of an already threatened species. In short, it is a war with no winners.
Charlie Russell would like to change all that. This unlikely peacemaker is a soft-spoken 61-year-old with unruly silver hair, large glasses, and a toothy overbite that causes him to lisp. With just a twelfth-grade education, no university affiliation, and no backing from any government wildlife agency, he's an anomaly in the bureaucratic, doctorate-laden world of bear research.
Born on a ranch in Alberta, Russell has spent most of his life around bears. He's known grizzlies that lived for years undetected under the noses of summer home dwellers. For years, he questioned the "shoot first, ask questions later" approach to bear management. He longed for an opportunity to prove that grizzlies and humans could coexist without bloodshed. Then, one day in 1994, deep in the rainforest of British Columbia, that chance came walking right up to him.
Guiding a wildlife-watching trip in the Khutzeymateen Reserve, Russell was resting when a dark female grizzly began stepping across the log he was sitting on. He'd seen the bear before, even close up, but this time something was different. "I had the feeling that if I didn't move," Russell once wrote, "she would just keep coming." She did.
The bear moved closer, 2 feet, a foot, then inches away. She edged so close Russell could hear her breathe, feel her warmth. Closer. Russell knew he was experiencing something that could change his life forever, if only he could muster the courage to stay frozen. He did. For long moments, the man and the bear stared at each other, inches apart.
Then, the grizzly did something unexpected: She reached out her paw and touched him.
That extraordinary encounter did indeed shift the course of Russell's life. "It proved to me that bears are not the blood-thirsty killers they are too often made out to be," he says. He knew that radical thought had the potential to alter the entire relationship between bears and humans--if only he could prove it.
The challenge led Russell first to Canada's Princess Royal Island and a study of rare white-colored black bears, work he chronicled in his book Spirit Bears. But to prove to the skeptics that bears and humans could live together without fear, he had to go further: He had to live among the grizzlies.
Russell's work has focused on the control of fear and its role in the survival of bears. He thinks our behavior--our fear--is robbing bears of critical habitat. "The first time a bear gets 'too friendly' with people, even if it doesn't mean any harm and is just curious--Boom! It gets blasted by rubber bullets or clanging pots or pepper spray," Russell says. Even worse, he says, people have built ranches, summer homes, and condos in river valleys and meadows long used by bears, and then driven the animals out. "The only places we say it's okay for bears to be is in the high country," he says. "But they can't survive there."
The grizzly will endure only if we can overcome our fear, Russell believes. "Think of it," he says, "if we can alter our behavior even a little bit, fewer bears would get killed for raiding campgrounds, people could enjoy the backcountry without lying awake at night, bears could come down out of the high country and share the more productive areas with humans. "If this whole mutual-fear policy of bear management were working, I'd button my lip and do something else," Russell says. "But it isn't. So it seems it's time to try something different."
The search for something different literally took Russell to the ends of the Earth. He knew he needed a place where the bears had not already been conditioned to humans, one where a nonscientist unaffiliated with a federal or state wildlife agency could work without interference. Given the intense wildlife management practiced in U.S. national parks and forests, he concluded that no domestic spots (and few in Canada) would fit the bill. "In North America, you can shoot bears, trap them, and douse them with pepper spray," he says sharply. "But it's illegal to seek out a peaceful way to live with them."
Eventually, his search turned to Kamchatka, the California-size peninsula dangling off the eastern edge of Russia. Closed to outsiders for decades in an effort to guard strategic military secrets, Kamchatka has remained wild as can be. Only a single, crumbling stretch of pavement runs even partway down the peninsula. That isolation has been a boon to wildlife. While animal populations have been decimated elsewhere in Russia, Kamchatka still teems with salmon, Stellar sea eagles (half the world's population), and an estimated 10,000 grizzlies.
Nowhere are the tracks thicker than at Kurilskoye Lake, the blue-jewel centerpiece of the 2.5-million-acre South Kamchatka Preserve. Each summer, fire-red sockeye surge up the Ozernaia River into Kurilskoye, staging up in swirling masses that darken the water before spinning off up the side streams in the largest spawning run on the Asian continent. This unmatched concentration of fish draws bears by the hundreds-and people as well, far too many for the experiment Russell and his partner, artist Maureen Enns, had in mind. "After visiting Kurilskoye, we were beginning to wonder if we were too late," Russell says. "Maybe there was no place left where this sort of study was still possible."
But they got a break. Joining them around a campfire one night, a Russian scientist described counting 80 bears in a stretch of river leading out of a lake 20 miles to the south, a spot few people ever visited because of the weather and rough terrain. It was, the scientist said, "Kamchatka's forgotten place."
That place is Kambalnoye Lake. After months of negotiations with Russian officials, Russell and Enns won permission in 1996 to build the one-room cabin where Russell and I stand scoping the lake for bears. The dark hillsides are fringed with pine sheared low by the nearly constant wind. A small wind generator buzzes out back, stirring up electricity for a laptop computer. Solar panels out front provide enough juice for an electric fence that surrounds the cabin. Behind us looms the 7,227-foot Kambalnoye Volcano, its summit already dusted with the year's first snow when I visit in September. The nearest road is 120 miles away.
Remote, unvisited, with a huge bear population unhunted for years, it was the perfect setting--on paper at least. "I don't know what we expected," says Russell, "but every bear we saw for that first year seemed bent on just one thing: getting away from us as fast as it could." There were plenty of grizzlies--25 counted in one short walk--but all the sightings were of the back ends of bears disappearing into the brush. "We spent the first summer scaring bears. It was very frustrating."
Slowly, things improved. It started in the summer of 1997, when a box smuggled out of a squalid Russian zoo arrived via helicopter. Inside were three bawling, squirming grizzly cubs orphaned by a hunter. Russell and Enns hadn't planned on becoming foster parents, but without them the cubs would have been shot or sold off to the Asian black market, where bear parts are used in folk medicines. The couple took them in.
Raising the cubs--Chico, Rosie, and Biscuit--gave Russell and Enns a close-up view of bears, allowing them to form the kind of trust they hoped to experience with other bears. On long walks along the lake, they acted as surrogate parents, teaching the cubs to fish by tossing rocks out in the lake near floating salmon and pointing out edible plants. "We didn't have to show them much," Russell says.
This bonding process allowed Russell and Enns to gather a lifetime of observations in just a few short seasons. Russell believes that other researchers can spend years in the field and not get the kind of experiences the two of them get nearly every day at Kambalnoye. While others study bears from a distance, Russell and Enns live among them--though some researchers have chided them for relying on habituated bears.
Russell, not surprisingly, disagrees. "These bears were wild by my definition. They took care of themselves. Even that first winter, we were worried how to teach them about denning, and then right in the middle of a raging snowstorm, they disappeared up the mountain and dug their own den."
But the bears would confront more than snowstorms. Wild cubs face many threats--predatory adults, starvation, drowning, hunters. Even in the best of circumstances, about one in three survives to adulthood. The same held true for these cubs. Rosie was killed by a large male bear the second year, and Chico vanished the next fall. Only Biscuit, the bear we visited in the brush, now 5, remains.
Their experience with the cubs enabled Russell and Enns to jumpstart their relationship with the bears of Kambalnoye Lake. The duo faced their fears, gained confidence, and over time, says Russell, began to earn the acceptance of other bears around the lake.
As we walk along the shore, I get to see that acceptance up close. We have just crossed a small snowfield east of the cabin when a few yards ahead of us a bear's head pops up over the rise, and then a second, and a third larger one: a mother with a pair of 2-year-old cubs. "I don't recognize those bears," Russell says. "Let's go have a look."
This act, walking directly toward a family of unknown bears, is the defining difference between Charlie Russell's work and traditional bear research. Most of this science is done from a distance: Home ranges are plotted with radio telemetry, and scat samples are analyzed to determine diet. Some researchers can go entire field seasons and see the bears they are studying only through a spotting scope. When bears are approached, they are most often trapped or darted, drugged so that they can be weighed, measured, have a tooth pulled for aging, a hair sample taken for mercury testing, blood drawn--all in relative safety.
Not Charlie Russell. "Hello, bears," he says in a calm tone as we approach the sow and cubs. Russell and Enns sometimes observe dozens of bears at close range in a day. Enns (who is away during my visit) sketches and paints them. Russell takes photographs and studies the way they react to his presence. He doesn't take a lot of notes or measurements. There are already mountains of charts and graphs, he says--and what good has that done the bear? "I don't care how many miles a bear walks in a day or how many mouthfuls of grass it eats before it takes a crap. I'm only interested in two things: What pisses bears off and what doesn't."
His approach is soft. There is no shouting, clapping, or clanging bear bells, and no guns for backup. Though he carries pepper spray, he's never used it. "Those are things managers use to make bears hate people, though the word they use is fear," says Russell, referring to the widely accepted practice of using loud noises or projectiles to condition bears to avoid human encounters. Bear biologists generally agree that conditioning is the best way to keep hikers safe. But Russell's vehement disagreement with the tactic forms the heart of his argument: "In my opinion, a fearful bear is a dangerous bear."
He says he and Enns use a more effective tool: their voices. "We talk quietly, trying to indicate very sincerely that we aren't going to hurt them, that we aren't afraid, and that they shouldn't be afraid either. The important thing is the management of fear. I can't explain all the 'whys' of it, but bears can read your intentions in your voice," he says. Unlike others, he downplays the importance of avoiding eye contact. "It's like meeting someone in a dark alley. There are circumstances when it's rude to stare someone straight in the face, and others when the look in your eyes can convey trust, too. Bears can read that just like humans."
He also scoffs at the conventional wisdom that bears are unpredictable. "If that were true," he says, "we wouldn't have lasted a week out here, much less 7 years." His work, his very survival, he says, is staked on the premise that bears are reasonable, intelligent, sensitive animals with whom it is possible to coexist, provided you treat them with respect.
I'm still struggling with his ideas as the cubs approach. They come closer, sniffing the air, eyeing us sideways. Within seconds we are directly between the cubs and the sow, a classic deathtrap according to most bear experts. The old fear wells up in me again.
"Does that look like a worried mother to you?" Russell asks, as if sensing my discomfort. I turn to see the sow flat on the ground rubbing her belly contentedly on a bush. "They are just so neat to be around," he says as the cubs circle him inquisitively. That's classic Russell. He unabashedly admits he loves bears, and claims they love him back. "It's not like with dogs that get all soupy about it but there is no doubt you can feel that they enjoy our company," he says, pointing out what he calls "an eye flicker" as a sign they are enjoying this encounter.
Watching Russell walk along the shoreline, swishing through knee-high grasses with his walking stick, a line of grizzly cubs following him like puppies, it does seem like a different world, almost paradisiacal. So often our glimpses of wildlife in the backcountry are flashes colored with fear--our own and that of the animals we encounter. It is as if we walk the earth creating a wake of fear with animals parting, running, hiding, until we pass.
But for just a moment, on a sunlit afternoon in wild Russia, all that seems to have been set aside for something else: The sight of a man walking in peace among grizzlies.
That picture is not a vision of Eden to everyone. "What Charlie Russell is doing is foolish," says Chuck Bartlebaugh, director of the Center for Wildlife Information, a group that educates people to keep their distance from bears and other creatures. "We've spent 20 years building enthusiasm for wildlife among the public without instilling the proper sense of personal responsibility for one's safety," says Bartlebaugh, suggesting that Russell is perpetuating that mistake. "He's teaching people how to get mauled."
Dr. Chuck Jonkel of the Great Bear Foundation, who has studied grizzlies in the West for more than 40 years, has more mixed feelings. He says he sometimes envies the hours of close observation Russell has experienced. "But I wouldn't do that because I don't want to become bear protein." He also questions whether Russell's findings can be put to use in places like the Rockies. "The grizzlies in Montana are far different than the coastal bears that Charlie works with," he says. "There, they can encounter 40 bears a day and get used to contact. A Montana bear just doesn't have the same social skills. Try that stuff around here and they'll knock your block off."
Russell bristles at the notion that people will hear of his work and go running across meadows in Yellowstone thinking they, too, can walk with the grizzlies. "I am not advocating anyone try that in Yellowstone or anywhere else. That would be foolish and I wouldn't do it myself. I am simply trying to show that peace is possible."
That, in the end, may be his greatest contribution, says Kevin Van Tighem, a biologist at Alberta's bear-rich Jasper National Park. "Charlie and Maureen are showing us an ideal, what could be possible if we were as good as we like to think we are in managing people and bears. They've given us a goal to work toward."
Russell, who was once mauled by a black bear (and saved by his 11-year-old son), says he's not naive. Although Russell says he has never felt threatened by a bear in Kamchatka, tragedy has struck close to home. In August 1996, wildlife photographer Michio Hoshino was dragged from his tent and eaten by a bear at Kurilskoye Lake. A few days earlier, Russell had shared a tent with Hoshino on the same spot. He later learned that the 1,000-pound bear had been fed by a Russian television crew looking for close-up footage and had grown bold enough to rip apart a helicopter where food had been stored.
Russell felt his convictions challenged like never before, but he kept circling back to his deepest beliefs about bears. "I still don't think there is anything in a bear's nature that will make it turn on a human for no reason," Russell says. "There's always a reason. And with Michio's death, there were a number of them."
The tragedy sparked in Russell a rededication to his cause. "After what happened, I was more convinced than ever of the need to search out a way to make peace," he says. "Our project is more important now than ever."
With that project entering its eighth season, Russell is contemplating how and when to end the experiment. He recites its successes: evidence that cubs raised by humans may be released into the wild successfully; proof that portable electric fences are effective, nonlethal deterrents; donations of $30,000 a year to help Russian authorities curb poaching; heightened awareness of bear-human coexistence through traveling shows of paintings and photographs, and a book (Grizzly Heart); and, not least, hundreds of peaceful encounters with some of the planet's most feared creatures.
The decision to leave won't be easy; there are still plenty of reasons to work and worry. Biscuit is pregnant, and Russell is anxious to see how her new cubs will react to him and Enns. And they fret about the fate of the bears after they're gone. Still, it has to end sometime. "The critics won't be satisfied unless we live forever out here without getting eaten," he says. "But I think we've proven our point."
One rare windless evening, Russell offers to show me the lay of the land from his Kolb, an ultralight plane he keeps moored along the shore. The sun is low and slants through the gaps in the mountains, lighting up the hillsides in spotlights of gold. On our 90-minute flight above southern Kamchatka, we coast over endless wetlands, tiny lakes reflecting chips of blue sky, thick-grass meadows, fissures that blast steam from the volcanic heat simmering below. Once, we find ourselves flying in formation with a Steller sea eagle. Bears are everywhere--one in a blueberry patch, a mother nursing cubs in the open, a lone male nearly at the summit of a peak. We count 63 bears along the river and even find tracks on the beach when we skim low along the coast.
As the land scrolls beneath us, Russell talks of wanting to see Kambalnoye and the land around it set aside as a special management area--not just for bears, but for bears and humans. He envisions a place where the spirit of his work can be carried on, where small numbers of researchers, activists, artists, wildlife managers, and even the public could come and walk among the bears the way he and Enns have--or at least share the same landscape in peace.
The following afternoon, Russell takes me across the lake to an ancient bear trail. For thousands of years, bears have used this route to cross the low pass to the lake. "You can see where every bear steps exactly in the same spot as the one before it," he says. The trail seems symbolic of what he's facing in his efforts to change how we view bears. Old habits die hard, for grizzlies and humans.
As we hike back to the boat, Russell walks ahead, leaving me to assess my own stubborn view of bears. The fear--that twist in the gut that comes the moment you realize you are sharing the land with something big enough to kill and eat you--is not gone. It probably shouldn't be. Even after spending time with Russell, I'd never knowingly approach a bear anywhere else in the wild, never keep an unclean camp, never walk into thick brush in bear country without hollering.
Yet the experience here has tempered my fear with the idea that there may be other ways to see the world, and the bear. Getting out from under the blinding paranoia, even for a moment, gives us a chance to relax and appreciate the other beauties of wild places. I can absorb the splendor of Kamchatka with a fullness and clarity that wasn't possible when I got here. Plus, even a small reduction in our fear of grizzlies could give them a chance to reclaim some of the habitat they need, a small but perhaps vital step toward their survival. It would be, as Russell claims, a kind of truce in a war that no one stands to win.
We've already pushed the boat off and started the engine when we spot Biscuit fishing just a short distance up the shore. Cutting the motor, we watch her wade out, catlike, eyes peeling back the ripples. Sometimes she puts her head underwater as if snorkeling to locate the salmon. "Look," Russell whispers as we beach the boat and climb out for a closer look, "she's picking out the ones with the white fins. They are spawned out and slower." When she corrals one between her paws and the shore, she drives it to shallow water and pounces, snatching it in her jaws and carrying it to a flat rock to eat. We watch the process repeated successfully five times, moving closer on each occasion.
By her sixth course, we are close enough to see the crimson of blood on her muzzle and hear the bones crunch when she rips apart the fish. In the afternoon sun, the water drips like diamonds off her fur.
Finishing the salmon, she turns, not back to the water as we expect but directly toward us. We are too close--there is no time to move out of the way, nowhere to go. Just 3 feet separate my legs and a boulder on the shore, 3 feet for a 600-pound bear to pass through. I freeze, my hand on the canister of pepper spray. In just a few steps, she is there, moving almost silently through the narrow gap, so close I feel the brush of fur against my leg. At first, I think she will just pass by. Then she stops. I look away, trying not to make eye contact, but then I look back to show her my eyes. I feel her huge head swing in my direction, and then the surprisingly soft touch of her nose against my upper arm. There is a quiet "woof " as she inhales to catch my scent. And then she moves on.
I wait, afraid to move, cringing at the sound of a huge splash. But it is only Biscuit pouncing back into the lake after another salmon, doing what bears have done for thousands of years on Kambalnoye Lake. My heart is pounding so wildly in my chest that I can barely turn around to look. When I do, Charlie Russell is smiling.
Expedition Planner: Kamchatka
Few outsiders have ever set foot on Kamchatka. It's a giant wilderness waiting to be explored with backpack, paddle, or skis. Here are six trips and some helpful tips to get you started.
*Kurilskoye Lake (bear viewing): Russian guides will take you to the heart of Kamchatka bear country to view salmon-fattened bears from rustic platforms and trails, and by boat. Salmon season (mid-to-late summer) is best for bear and eagle viewing.
Access: Only by a 90-minute (each way) helicopter flight.
Contact: Explore Kamchatka, 011-7-415-31-666-01; www.explorekamchatka.com; contact explorekamchatka.com.
*Bakening Volcano (hike): A 10- to 14-day hike through the Central Kamchatka Mountain Range with alpine tundra, high country lakes, good fishing, nearly endless backcountry valleys, and a climb up an extinct volcano. This route takes you through the Timonovsky Snow Sheep Reserve, where you might see Kamchatka bighorn, and ends at Timonovsky Hot Springs.
Access: One of the easiest wilderness hikes to pull off, thanks to road access at both ends. The trailhead is a 3-hour drive from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatka (P-K).
Contact: Explore Kamchatka (see above).
*Valley of the Geyser (hike): Second only to Yellowstone in geothermal attractions, this wonderland is preserved as a United Nations World Heritage Site and part of the Kronotsky Preserve. More than 20 large geysers erupt here, some every few minutes, and you'll see countless mudpots, thermal pools, 100-foot waterfalls, and colorful geyserite formations. This 2-week hike includes an exploration of the Uzon Caldera, camping along the Sestrenka River, and a side-hike to the Pacific Ocean to look for bears fishing in the surf.
Access: Only by helicopter from Yelizova to Burlyaschy Volcano (60 minutes each way).
*Mutnovsky-Gorely Volcanoes (climb): This 3- or 4-day hike lets you climb two of Kamchatka's 29 active volcanoes. At Mutnovsky, you'll hike through fields of wildflowers and scorched earth right into the active crater of one of the world's largest geothermal fields, where boiling pools bubble directly across from glacial ice.
Access: Drive 50 miles from P-K, then hike the last 6 (or hire a six-wheel vehicle).
*Bystraya River (float): The whitewater is moderate (class II+) on Kamchatka's second-longest river, but the grizzlies, which occasionally swim it, can boost the adrenaline quotient dramatically. Good fishing, birding (think Stellar sea eagles), and scenery are highlights on this 4-day float. Add a day at the end to bag Avacha Volcano and a commanding view of both an active crater and the Pacific Ocean.
Access: Drive 90 miles from P-K to Malky, where the float starts.
Contact: Lost World, Ltd., 011-7-415-21-983-28; www.travelkamchatka.com
*Klyuchevskoy (ski mountaineering): At more than 14,000 feet, Klyuchevskoy Volcano is the tallest active volcano in Eurasia. It anchors a ring of 11 peaks including Bezyimyany, Plosky, and Karmen that dominates northern Kamchatka. A 3-week spring (May) ski mountaineering trip gives you access to thousands of vertical feet of virgin backcountry skiing. Also a great 10-day hike in summer.
Access: From P-K, drive 10 hours to the village of Kozirevsk, then helicopter 30 minutes into the peaks.
Contact: Feodor Farberov Mountain Guides, 011-7-415-22-704-03; contactfedia6@hotmail.com.
THE TIPS
Getting there: Magadan Airlines offers a once-weekly scheduled flight between Anchorage, AK, and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatka. Tickets cost about $1,300 round-trip. Contact: (907) 248-2994 (Anchorage office).
Paperwork: Passport and visa required. A letter of sponsorship (usually available through outfitters) must accompany all visa requests to the Russian Consulate (212-348-0926; www.ruscon.org).
Money: Most Kamchatka businesses prefer U.S. dollars. Credit cards and traveler's checks are useless. Carry cash with you from home; cash advances in U.S. dollars are available at P-K banks for a fee.
Guidebook: Trekking in Russia & Central Asia: A Traveler's Guide, by Frith Maier ($17).
Guides: The logistics of helicopter or six-wheel-vehicle shuttles remain daunting, as is the language barrier. A good guide service can smooth the way. Some guides offer consulting services for a fee to do-it-yourselfers.
Gear: Bring everything you need, including a multifuel stove. Most Russian backpackers forego hiking boots for hip boots due to frequent stream crossings.
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Open source resin.io: progress and next steps
In 2015, we announced our plans to create an open source form of the core resin.io product, with the goal of providing an easy to deploy platform for managing device fleets. Last summer we reiterated on our commitment, and in our status update we stated that, given our progress and the remaining work, the end of 2017 sounded like a reasonable date.
Our timeline expectations haven't quite matched our reality, but we haven't been sitting idle. In the last few months, we've released a stream of frequently requested product features, built our own IoT-optimized container engine, and revamped the entire platform to support multicontainer applications. While we'd love to say this post is announcing open source resin.io, we're not quite there yet, but we do have some updates on where things stand and what steps lay ahead.
The resin.io platform broadly comprises three parts: on-device software, such as the operating system, device agent and base Docker images, client tools and frameworks that let users interface with the platform (the CLI and SDKs), and the cloud infrastructure that brings everything together. With the device and client sides already fully open sourced, our focus has been on the various backend components and their interactions.
Let's take a look at what we've accomplished on that front since our last update:
First and foremost, we have open sourced PineJS, our custom API framework, and its related core dependencies. This is the first step towards our goal of open sourcing our entire backend API. It took us some time to open source PineJS, but the process had several extremely valuable side effects. To make this framework accessible outside of our organization, we had to improve its usability and documentation, as well as evaluate the boundaries that define how an application interacts with the framework. We'll continue to improve PineJS, including the documentation, but we're happy you can get started with the basics.
Another area where we've made great progress is in simplifying our deploy pipeline. Using git to deploy code to devices—the ubiquitous git push resin master— provides a low bar of entry to resin.io. Devices, however, do not run code directly, but rather a product of that code (in the form of a Docker image). We've redefined our deploy pipeline to be agnostic to how an image is built and updated our CLI and builder to use these new interfaces. git push resin master is now just one form of input to the platform. What this means for open source resin.io is that deployments can now be performed without the presence of the git server and builder, allowing us to bundle two fewer components, and bringing us closer to our goal of an easy to deploy open source platform.
As we improved our deploy pipeline, we also performed a major refactor of our cloud builder and open sourced most parts of it. We've included these pieces in our CLI, so the CLI's build and deploy capabilities are now aligned with the cloud builder and steadily receive improvements. We removed the CLI's dependency on the cloud builder to upload an image to our registry—image uploads are no longer a privileged operation that only the builder is allowed to perform, and the platform can now authorise individual clients acting on behalf of the user. With additional features made possible by the fact that the CLI runs on the user's computer, such as local build caching and project source code privacy, the CLI now makes a great alternative to our cloud builder and a first class frontend to the platform.
Though we still have some way to go before the platform is open sourced, the remaining work is now technically well-defined. We have audited every component and workflow across the stack, discussed and documented in great detail the areas that still need work and the hooks we must put in place, and specified a clear set of tasks and milestones we must accomplish to get there.
Here's a brief look at what's next and what we're currently focusing on:
Each device supported by resin.io is described by a device type, which is a JSON structure with values for the device's architecture, name, and configuration options, among other things. This information is used by the API and clients to perform functions such as configuring an image for flashing on a device. Currently, device types live alongside the respective device images in a mostly ad hoc fashion. This means that the open source platform would have to maintain intimate knowledge of resin.io-specific functionality. We are standardizing how such device metadata and images are stored and later discovered by the platform.
Another area of focus is providing alternatives for the resin.io VPN, which will not be a component of open source resin.io. The VPN is currently responsible for updating the platform's view of a device's online status and mediating the creation of tunnels into a device for remote management. We are working to provide an abstraction that will allow arbitrary services to hook into the platform and provide individual capabilities, such as device presence and discovery. Our VPN component would then be just one possible implementation.
Update: we heard your feedback and have decided to include a VPN with the open source platform so that it's capable of managing devices out of the box.
Last, but no less important, is our continuing effort to open source the API. Our API evolved from a monolith into a web service with well-defined responsibilities. It is the backbone of the platform, acting as the single source of truth and mediating many workflows and operations. Not all parts of the API can or should be open sourced, however. Some parts are irrelevant to the open source platform, while others support features that define managed resin.io and will stay proprietary. Therefore we're incrementally building bridges to allow resin.io to extend the open source core where appropriate.
One clear goal we've set for the open source platform from the very beginning is that it must not be a fork or a project that is otherwise run in parallel to resin.io. Instead, it must form a coherent product with enough extensibility baked in to allow a cloud service like resin.io, with all of its added value, to be built on top. In other words, resin.io will be the first production deployment of the open source platform, and it must transition to that state incrementally, without service interruption as changes are absorbed.
We strongly believe that this approach will be beneficial to the open source platform, as well as to resin.io itself. It will result in a much more extensible and robust platform than any ad hoc implementation, by virtue of needing to support the large scale deployment of resin.io from day one. We recognize that this is a great opportunity for us to improve our infrastructure, provide new or improved abstractions, and clean up technical debt, resulting in a leaner platform that allows us to iterate faster. Therefore, we're as eager as you, or even more so, to deliver an open source platform that is reliable, flexible and easy to use.
So when do we expect to deliver? We conservatively expect to announce open source resin.io by September of this year. After going through a phase of demanding architectural changes for the multicontainer feature, we believe the stage is now set. Open sourcing is our next top priority and, perhaps most importantly, there's now a team dedicated to driving the project forward and ensuring a timely release. We're looking forward to getting an open source version of resin.io into the hands of our community, and we can’t wait to see the contributions you’ll make and the projects you’ll build with it!
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by Leslie Connor | Read by Ramon de Ocampo
Children Ages 8+ • 5.75 hrs. • Unabridged • © 2010
When the gasoline pumps run dry, 14-year-old Dewey and his two brothers and two sisters are on their own until their parents can make their way home from their vacation in New England. It’s up to Dewey and his older sister, Lil, to take care of the younger kids in the family. Soon the whole community is faced with a new set of challenges from the lack of gas. Ramon de Ocampo provides Dewey with a calm tone and a deep, mature voice that fit his position as the oldest boy in the family. The voices of the female characters are not as smooth, but de Ocampo completely makes credible the 5-year-old twins, Angus and Eva. Surprises ensue in the family and the town as everyone waits for things to return to normal. E.N. © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine [Published: DECEMBER 2010]
Library Ed. • Recorded Books • 2010
CS ISBN 978-1-4498-3909-3 $41.75 • Five cassettes
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