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Exclusive Interview with Van Jensen
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Twitter came through for me again – woot! – and I was lucky enough to land an interview with Van Jensen, writer for Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer (illustrated by Dustin Higgins), one of YALSA’s Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2010. Hurray for twitter stalking!
Can you tell us about your comic Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer?
The concept behind Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer is pretty simple: Pinocchio lies, his nose grows out and — ta da! — he can snap it off to make a perfect wooden stake for killing vampires. But the artist and I wanted to make more than just a jokey little story, so we went back to the original Carlo Collodi Pinocchio fairy tale and used it for inspiration.
The first book begins with vampires arriving in Pinocchio’s hometown and killing Geppetto, sending the puppet on a campaign for revenge. The second book — Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer and the Great Puppet Theater (coming out this month) — sees Pinocchio team up with a band of theatrical puppets that also appear in the original story. Then a third and final book will come out in about a year.
Can you tell us a little about yourself and how you got interested in reading and then creating your own comics?
I started reading comics when I was 4 or 5, but I grew up in a really small town, so I only ever could buy stuff like X-Men, Spider-Man and G.I. Joe. I actually originally wanted to be a comics artist. But I dropped comics in high school, and it wasn’t until college that I got back into them and started to read a wider range of titles. I was working as a newspaper reporter and started writing a column of comics reviews and news, and eventually I just realized that I had a burning desire to make some comics of my own.
Where did you get the idea for Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer?
All the credit for that goes to the artist, Dusty Higgins. We worked together at a newspaper, and one day he sketched out a “bad Pinocchio” character that was killing vampires. I thought it was clever, but I totally forgot about it. I had moved away, and Dusty randomly called me and asked if I wanted to write a book about Pinocchio slaying vampires. Of course I said yes!
What are some of the vampire books and comics that you love? Did any of these influence Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer?
I really enjoyed Stoker’s Dracula, of course. And some of the old horror comics, or newer stuff like Blade. But I have to admit that I thought the vampire genre had grown a little stale. So the vampire books that most influenced me were nonfiction books that focus on the historical vampires and vampire folklore. The two most influential were Vampires, Burial and Death by Paul Barber and Phantasms by Don Calmet, which was written during the late 1700s when stories of vampirism were spreading across Eastern Europe.
What was the creation process like between you and Dustin?
Dusty and I live in separate cities, so most of our communication is through e-mail or phone. Because the book was his idea, I’m always very careful to make sure he’s happy with what I write. So I send him outlines and get his feedback before starting on the script. He has suggested lots of great stuff to write into the books. We’re both very open to adjusting things to make the best book possible, and our aesthetic tastes are pretty similar. Dusty’s a great artist to work with.
Ok, here’s a question I ask all folks I interview: I’ve noticed that most of the authors I follow on Twitter talk about the music they’re currently writing to. What kind of setting/atmosphere do you find most conducive?
I actually can’t listen to music at all while I write! Boring, I know. But I have to write in situations that are very free of distraction, so I turn off the Internet, turn off any music and just sort of lock myself away and pound at the keyboard for a few hours.
Who is your favorite fictitious vampire (other than your own)?
Definitely Eli from Let the Right One In. She’s a great mix of incongruity: terrible and sweet, gentle and ferocious, delicate and terrifying.
Given the current vampire craze, people feel specially attracted to vampires, why do you think that is?
There’s evidence that the idea of vampirism goes back almost to humanity’s origin. For example, early humans would mutilate dead bodies in a ritualistic way, presumably to prevent them from returning as vampires (though the practice certainly predates that term). Barber’s book makes a strong case that this idea stemmed from a fear of death and a misunderstanding of the natural processes of decay. I think that the fear of death is certainly part of it, as that’s one element that’s present during every time period when vampires are in vogue.
But my thought is that vampires don’t represent death as much as a triumph over death. Because if vampires are dead, and yet they live, that means there is life after death. So, in that sense, vampires are almost hopeful even as they’re horrifying.
What is your favorite vampire movie?
I think my favorite piece of vampire fiction ever is the film Let the Right One In (the original, not the U.S. remake). That movie is brilliant, and it holds a very important lesson for writers: Focus on the characters.
Tell our readers why they should check out Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer – in 3 words: (bwahaha)
Vampire-slaying puppet!
And finally, what other projects are you currently working on? Any goodies we should watch out for?
I just finished the script to the third (as yet un-subtitled) Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer. I’ve written three other graphic novels — a crime noir, a children’s superhero story and the adventures of the disembodied leg of Santa Anna — and am in the process of pitching them to publishers. A few other things, but sadly nothing I can announce quite yet!
Buy Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer Vol. 1 HERE and Vol.2 HERE. Doooo it!
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California, saying hydropower isn't 'renewable' is silly. Let's change that
Adam Gray
Special to CALmatters Commentary
Is the cleanest, greenest electricity in the world green enough for California?
For years, the people of the Northern San Joaquin Valley have been trying to get hydropower recognized for what it is: the original source of clean electricity. Our efforts have been stymied by people who feel entitled to decide what is, or isn’t, green enough.
That’s why I have begun the process of modifying our state Constitution to recognize safe, abundant, carbon-free hydropower as a reliable source of renewable energy in our fight against climate change.
I have authored Assembly Constitutional Amendment 17 to place this question before California’s voters. We’ve also begun the process of qualifying a ballot measure if the Legislature fails to act on ACA17.
At the very least, it should start an important statewide conversation.
The danger of climate change is clear. We see it in more extreme summer heat and rains that either flood or hardly fall at all.
Since 2002, California has required all electricity providers to transition from polluting sources like coal and oil to strictly “renewable” sources. For-profit companies such as PG&E and public entities like Modesto, Turlock and Merced irrigation districts, which are owned by the people living within their boundaries, all must meet the same standards.
Last summer, Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 100, committing the state to using only carbon-free energy by 2045. An important milestone in SB 100 requires 60% of all California’s energy be generated from “renewable” sources by 2030. That’s where the law loses its way.
It classifies solar, wind and geothermal as renewable but inexplicably excludes the most well-developed renewable energy of all: hydropower. If solar and wind power were cleaner than hydro, that might make sense. But hydro is every bit as clean as solar or wind power, and produces zero emissions.
Turlock Irrigation District estimates leaving hydropower off the renewable list will cost its 100,000 customers an additional $300 million. There are two reasons for that extra cost:
First, with Central Valley temperatures exceeding 100 degrees on 10, 20 or more days per year we need more power than coastal residents to make our homes livable.
Second, if hydropower isn’t classified as renewable then the Turlock Irrigation District, and the many other utilities that depend on hydro, will have to replace it with more expensive solar- and wind-generated power.
Earlier this year Sen. Anna Caballero, Salinas Democrat, authored Senate Bill 386 to designate electricity generated at Don Pedro Reservoir as renewable. Several environmental organizations and SB 100’s author, former Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de Leon, went nuts.
They insisted counting hydro as renewable would discourage construction of their preferred power sources. The bill was halted even though the federal government and virtually every other state considers hydropower renewable.
Like California, the state of Washington passed a law requiring carbon-free energy by 2045. Hydro supplies 65% of Washington’s electricity. But instead of rejecting all that clean power to fight climate change, Washington’s law says hydro should be “maximized” as “our principal renewable resource.”
Groups such as the Sierra Club, which fought so hard against Sen. Caballero’s bill, were happy to call Washington’s hydropower renewable. The Sierra Club also applauded leaders in Aspen, Colo., for pledging to go carbon free even though Aspen gets 45% of its power from hydro.
When people in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Sacramento understand that hydropower is just as clean as solar but costs half as much to produce, they too might demand to be treated more fairly.
Assemblyman Adam Gray represents Assembly District 21, which includes Merced and Stanislaus counties, assemblymembergray@assembly.ca.gov. He wrote this for CalMatters.
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Joseph A. Tomon, Jr. Funeral Home & Crematory
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Judith M. “Judi” Stoops
Judith M. “Judi” Stoops, 74, of Wurtemburg, passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at Heritage Valley Medical Center.
Born in Beaver on March 16, 1945, Judi was the daughter of the late Daniel and Louise Murphy Weisz, Sr. Judi is survived by her husband, Carl P. Stoops whom she married on December 6, 1963. She was a co-owner of Ellwood Answering Service and later worked in the Administration Dept. at Geneva College but her favorite job was the 8 years as a granny nanny. Judi was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church where she was a past church council and congregational president. She was also a member of the Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Faith Circle and past president of the Southwestern PA Synod Women of the ELCA. She was a member of the Ellwood City Moose Lodge. Judi was Class president of the 1st graduating class in 1963 at Riverside High School where she was also the co-writer of the school Alma Mater. She received her degree from Geneva College in 1997.
In addition to her husband, Judi is survived by her 3 children, Carl P. Stoops, III of Madison, AL, Julianne L. Boots of Fombell and Laurel R. (Ed) Rae of Cranberry Twp., 8 grandchildren, Aaylah Stoops, Takara Stoops, Halen Butarac, Marina Fec, Eden Rae, Ellis Rae, Jerry Boots and April Boots, 6 sisters, Norma Decker of North Sewickley, Shirley Pendleton of Lancaster, CA, Marian Carlin of Hadley, ID, Charlotte Wilson, Doris Keane and Vonda Reese all of Ellwood City, 2 brothers, Lloyd Weisz of New Castle and Robert Jones of Ellwood City.
Besides her parents, Judi was preceded in death by a brother Joe Weisz.
Friends may call at the Joseph A. Tomon, Jr. Funeral Home & Crematory, 97 Grim Ave., Ellport on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 from 2 to 4 PM and 6 to 8 PM. Friends will also be received at the Trinity Lutheran Church on Thursday from 10 to 11 AM where funeral services will be held at 11 AM with Pastor Peggy Suhr-Barkley. Interment will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
Family suggests memorial contributions can be made in Judi’s name to Trinity Lutheran Church, 207 Spring Avenue, Ellwood City, PA 16117.
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How to Match the Touch Screen of Industrial Tablet PC?
Industrial Touch Display is a touch panel, which is usually combined with a liquid crystal display to form a touch display device. Industrial tablet PC is an industrial computer with a touch display device. Commonly used touch screens include resistive screens, capacitive screens, infrared screens, and surface acoustic wave screens.
1.Resistance screen
The screen of the resistive screen is a multi-layer composite film with a layer of glass or plexiglass as the base layer, and the surface is coated with a transparent conductive layer (ITO film). Plastic layer. Its inner surface is also coated with a layer of ITO, and there are many small transparent isolation points between the two conductive layers to separate them. When the screen is touched, the two layers of ITO come into contact, and the resistance changes. The controller calculates the coordinates of the contact point according to the detected resistance change, and then performs corresponding operations according to this coordinate. Therefore, an industrial tablet computer using a resistive screen must apply force to the screen during operation to obtain a touch effect.
Resistive Touch Screen Monitor has low requirements for the working environment. It is not afraid of dust, water vapor and oil pollution. It can be touched by any object. It does not have much requirements on temperature and humidity, which is suitable for industrial control applications. In addition, the resistive screen is a soft screen. An industrial tablet computer using a resistive screen will have a soft feel when operating the screen, and the touch screen may be scratched by using too much force or touching with a sharp tool.
2.Capacitive screen
Capacitive Touch Screen Monitor, a four-layer composite glass screen. The inner surface and interlayer of the glass screen are each coated with a layer of ITO. The outermost layer is a thin layer of silica glass protective layer. The interlayer ITO coating is used as the working surface. Four electrodes, the inner layer of ITO is a shielding layer to ensure a good working environment. When touching the screen of an industrial tablet with your hands, the human body acts as one pole of the coupling capacitor, and the current is collected from the four corners of the screen to form the other pole of the coupling capacitor. The controller calculates the relative distance of the current to the touched position to obtain the touch coordinates.
3.Infrared screen
The infrared screen uses a dense infrared matrix in the X and Y directions to detect and locate the user's touch. The infrared screen is equipped with a circuit board frame on the front of the display. The circuit board arranges infrared transmitting tubes and infrared receiving tubes on the four sides of the screen, one by one to form a crosswise infrared matrix. When the screen of an industrial tablet computer is touched, the touched object will block the two infrared rays passing through the position, so the position of the touch point on the screen can be determined. Any touch object can change the infrared on the contact to realize touch screen operation.
The infrared screen is not affected by current, voltage and static electricity, it is not afraid of pollution, it is not easy to be damaged, and it is easy to maintain. Suitable for complex working environment, it can be used in all kinds of public places, offices without infrared and strong light interference, and industrial control sites that require less precision
4, surface acoustic wave screen
The surface acoustic wave screen consists of a touch screen, a sound wave generator, a reflector, and a sound wave receiver. The sound wave generator can send a high-frequency sound wave across the surface of the screen. When it touches the screen, the sound waves on the contact point are blocked. Coordinate position, fast response and high accuracy. The surface acoustic wave screen also has a third axis, that is, a pressure axis. By calculating the attenuation at the attenuation of the received signal, the user can obtain the strength of the user's touch on the screen, and has the performance of sensing touch pressure.
Contamination on the surface of the screen will block the wave guide groove on the surface of the touch screen, causing waves to not be transmitted normally, or the waveform to be changed and the controller to be unable to recognize normally, which will affect the normal use of the industrial tablet PC, and users need to clean it regularly.
The above is the way to match the touch screen of industrial tablet computer. Have you learned it?
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grammys 2020 Nov. 20, 2019
Your Guide to YBN Cordae, the SoundCloud Rapper With Two Surprise Grammy Nominations
Stream The Lost Boy, come to Brazil, etc. Photo: Earl Gibson III/Shutterstock
Breakout stars, like Lil Nas X or Lizzo, seem to come on the scene all at once, dominating charts, nominations, and memes. But YBN Cordae, whose two Grammy nominations on Wednesday morning came out of nowhere, has just been chilling. On January 26, he has the opportunity to take home two of rap music’s biggest awards: Best Rap Song for “Bad Idea,” featuring Chance the Rapper, and Best Rap Album for his debut album, The Lost Boy. The Lost Boy just dropped in July, after Cordae’s rambunctious performance on Late Night With Seth Meyers and a month holding his own with the rest of the XXL 2019 Freshman Class. He’s got tracks with Anderson .Paak, Pusha T, and Meek Mill, has a whole crew of YBNs backing him up, and is dating professional tennis player Naomi Osaka. It’s the quietest blowup you’ve ever seen and he’s not done yet. Here’s what you need to know about the Grammys’ sleeper agent, YBN Cordae.
First of all, YBN probably doesn’t mean what you think it means.
Unless you thought it stood for “Young Boss N*ggas.” In 2014, YBN started as a gaming collective founded by Nick Simmons, who now raps under the name YBN Nahmir. He and his friends would post gaming videos online and stream them on Twitch. Nahmir and YBN Almighty Jay, who met over Grand Theft Auto, decided to record the song “Hood Mentality” after freestyling over Xbox Live. They met the artist soon to be known as YBN Cordae online in 2017.
But that wasn’t always his name.
Maryland native Cordae Dunston started rapping when he was 15, eventually dropping three mixtapes under the name Entendre, a nod to his layered lyrical style. When he joined YBN in 2018, he became both the oldest and the most practiced member of the group, at 21 years old. To introduce the world to his new name, Cordae released a remix of Eminem’s “My Name Is …” The music video currently has over 700,000 views.
He went from dissing J. Cole to working with J. Cole.
Cordae’s biggest hit to date is actually a rebuttal to J. Cole’s “1985.” In “Old N*ggas,” Cordae defends all the young rappers nowadays and calls out the hypocrisy in hip-hop. The music video went viral and now has over 13 million views on YouTube. Instead of hitting millennial J. Cole with an “Ok, boomer”-esque roast, Cordae debates him and explains the Gen-Z perspective without getting too serious. To him, the main difference between old rappers and new rappers is “the size of the pants.” “Old heads always wear baggy-ass, fatass jeans and we like our shit more fitted, more drip,” he told Genius. Just a year later, J. Cole produced and co-wrote Cordae’s song “RNP” featuring Anderson .Paak.
Speaking of virality, his freestyles popped off, too.
YBN Cordae has left a wake of radio-show hosts in his path over the past few years. Each time he freestyles on air, even the loudest of mouths stop and listen. While on L.A. Leakers, Cordae rapped over three distinct beats back-to-back, earning over 100,000 interactions on Twitter alone. His freestyles on Hot 97 with Funk Flex have over a million views on YouTube.
He rapped with Megan Thee Stallion, Rico Nasty, and more in the 2019 XXL Freshman Class.
The XXL Freshman Class is a right of passage for aspiring rappers, launching the careers of Anderson .Paak, Chance the Rapper, and so many more of the industry’s biggest names. This year, YBN Cordae joined Comethazine, Tierra Whack, DaBaby, Lil Mosey, Roddy Ricch, YK Osiris, Rico Nasty, Gunna, Blueface, and Megan Thee Stallion. His cypher with Blueface and Rico Nasty has over 10 million views (granted that includes all the people who exited after hearing Blueface rap “I need a Kim Possible to play with my Rufus.”)
He has the Dr. Dre seal of approval.
YBN Cordae constantly praises Dr. Dre as his favorite producer of all time. And now Dr. Dre isn’t just an influence, but a mentor. He and Dre spent 16 hours in the studio together last year. Whatever hits they made are still unreleased.
Spent my birthday in the stu for 16 hours straight Cookin w @drdre History..... 🥇🥇
A post shared by Ybn Cordae (@ybncordae) on Aug 27, 2018 at 4:36pm PDT
It’s not a lisp.
The technical term, YBN Cordae is quick to remind, is a tongue thrust. Cordae sometimes slips a lisp while speaking, but prides himself on being an articulate rapper. “I am an aspiring artist who has a lisp and an inhaler, n*gga,” he said on Instagram last year. “That means I can barely pronounce words and I run out of breath. No fucking excuses for you whack ass n*ggas.”
He’s already in a power couple.
Beyoncé and Jay-Z. Cardi B and Offset. YBN Cordae and Naomi Osaka. While Cordae could use a couple Grammy wins to launch him to icon status, Naomi Osaka has already proven herself again and again. The tennis superstar, currently ranked No. 3 in the world, and the rapper became Instagram official in September. She broke the news with the caption: “Very grateful you’re in my life, always learning from you, always inspired by you. Also, always VERY entertained by you lol. Love ya kid.” Oh, and Naomi Osaka is also just 22 years old. The kids are more than all right, they’re legends in the making.
Very grateful you’re in my life, always learning from you, always inspired by you. Also, always VERY entertained by you lol. Love you ❤️
A post shared by 大坂なおみ (@naomiosaka) on Sep 11, 2019 at 11:49am PDT
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More than one million have now caught Covid-19
Nearly 51,900 have died of the new coronavirus
Neil Shaw
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases across the world has passed the one million threshold.
The count from the Johns Hopkins University’s website represents confirmed cases but the true number is believed to be much higher.
Nearly 51,500 people have died from after testing positive for Covid-19.
The United States accounts for about 236,000 of the confirmed cases – more than any other country, according to the tally.
The milestone came on the same day that figures showed more than 6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week in the latest indication that the pandemic is ravaging global economies.
The outbreak has left 10 million Americans unemployed in just two weeks.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency in the US asked the Pentagon for 100,000 body bags because of the possibility funeral homes will be overwhelmed, the military said.
The Democratic Party has pushed its nominating convention back a month, to mid-August, because of the pandemic.
The mounting economic fallout almost certainly signals the onset of a global recession, with job losses that are likely to dwarf those of the Great Recession more than a decade ago.
Elsewhere around the world, at least a million people in Europe are estimated to have lost their jobs. Spain alone has added over 300,000 to its unemployment rolls in March.
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Yet the job losses appear to be far smaller than in the US because of Europe’s greater social safety nets, including government programmes to reduce workers’ hours without laying them off, in the hope of bringing them back quickly once the crisis passes.
Spain reported a record 950 deaths across one day, bringing its overall toll to about 10,000, despite signs that the infection rate is slowing.
Italy recorded 760 more deaths, for a total of 13,900, the worst of any country, but new infections continued to level off. More than 10,000 medical personnel in Italy have been infected and 69 doctors have died.
The competition for ventilators, masks and other vital supplies is cutthroat.
In New York, governor Andrew Cuomo warned that the state is quickly running out of breathing machines. He said: “At the current burn rate, we have enough ventilators for six days.”
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He also said the state will pay a premium to manufacturers – and cover the cost of converting their factories too – to produce gowns and other badly needed protective gear.
Mr Cuomo said: “But we need this like now. Not talking about two months, three months, four months. We need these materials now.”
The governor has complained that the 50 US states are competing against each other for protective gear and breathing machines, or are being outbid by the federal government, in a competition he likened to being on eBay.
In France, a top health official in the country’s hard-hit eastern region said American officials swooped in at a Chinese airport to spirit away a planeload of masks that France had ordered.
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Nine leading European university hospitals warned they will run out of essential medicines for Covid-19 patients in intensive care in less than two weeks.
In Japan, where masks are a household staple, the government planned to post two gauze masks each to the country’s 50 million households.
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Waupoos Estate Winery
Located on a stunning 100 acre waterfront property, Waupoos Estates Winery was the first winery in Prince Edward County.
The vineyards were first planted in 1993 with an experimental mindset to see what would grow in this area. As the vines continued to thrive, more varieties were planted – Waupoos now has 20 acres of established vineyards growing 18 different varieties. Our wines have placed in national and international wine competitions, with the medal count growing annually.
The wine cellar and retail store were built from the ground up. The building is rich in limestone (hand picked from a quarry in Kingston ON) and officially opened in 2001. Here you can sample our award winning wines, purchase wine and wine-related gifts and don’t forget to visit the chocolate and gelato store.
As the estate matured over time, we built a beautiful restaurant by the water, nestled amongst the vineyards. Our restaurant’s focus is farm to table; we grow produce and raise proteins on the farm to offer the freshest ingredients whenever possible.
Take a look at our property map to see all of the things we grow and produce on the estate.
Ed & Rita
In 1993, founders Ed Neuser and Rita Kaimins became Prince Edward County pioneers by opening the County’s first winery. Neuser, a German-born machinist, came to Canada in 1957. In 1983, he purchased the 100-acre farm and century-old house, planting the seeds for what would become the lynchpin of thriving local wine industry. “It was after a couple glasses of wine, or maybe it was a couple of bottles. Everybody thought we were off our rockers—we had no experience growing grapes, let alone making wine.”
Experienced or not, Ed and Rita were clearly onto something. After starting with just a half acre vineyard, today Waupoos Estates has grown to 20 acres of thriving vineyard. Having help from key collaborators, such as General Manager Kyle Baldwin, who has been running the winery for more than fifteen years, has been a huge part of the winery’s success. “We’ve put the county on the world map, its been quite a journey” —Ed Neuser
Amy Baldwin
Our award winning winemaker was born and raised in Barrie Ontario. She studied literature abroad in England and general arts in Montreal – the creative process fascinated her which eventually led her to winemaking. At the young age of 20 and on a whim, Amy enrolled at Niagara College for the winery and viticulture program. The gamble was worth it and she fell in love with the craft, and also completed the post grad wine business management program to see the other side of the industry. After her three-year college experience and time working at Reif Estates the opportunity of a lifetime arose. With the help and support of her family and mentor Rob DiDominico she moved to the small town of Picton to embark on this new chapter of head winemaker at Waupoos Estates at the age of 23. Years later Amy continues to produce award winning wines and try new production methods. She also produces award winning cider for the Estate Cider House – Clafeld Fruit Winery and for The 401 Cider Brewery.
Winemaking is one of those unique practices that harmonizes science and nature,” Amy says. “Every year is different. Once the grapes have been harvested, the creative possibilities become endless. Wines can be similar but they will never be the same. From the vineyard to the bottle, each step is as exciting as the last.
We have 7 different vineyard plots on our Estate. Proper site selection is crucial for their survival as well as the quality of our grapes and vines.
Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Gamay Noir, Baco Noir, Shiraz, Frontenac, De Chaunac
Vidal, Seyval, Geisenheim 318, Geisenheim 322, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Auxerrois, Muscat Osceola, Riesling, Gewurztraminer
The Estate at a Glance
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Wing Commander Arena Released!
It's official, Wing Commander Arena is now available on Xbox Live Marketplace! Pay your 800 points, download the game and get out there - the Confederation or the Empire needs you. We will continue to follow the launch with the daily news and information you've come to expect... but you'll forgive us if we take a few hours off right now to knock down a few new enemy fighters for the first time in nine years.
If you're new to the site, please check out our background section for a history of previous Wing Commander games and an article explaining why they're so important. If you'd like to interact with other Wing Commander fans (and Arena pilots), then feel free to join in the discussion at the Crius.Net forums or #WingNut chat room. We're glad to have you aboard and hope you enjoy playing in our universe!
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Electronic Arts has arranged a little surprise for everyone - they've organized a sixteen-person Wing Commander Arena tournament for news site webmasters. It will take place Monday, July 30th at 11 PM EST... and I'll be representing WCNews.com! How does it work? Here's the official word:
The Tournie will start with 2 rounds of 16 person free for all up to 25 frags. The 8 editors with the highest frag count at the end of those rounds advance to the next round which will be 1 round up to 25 frags. The 4 editors with the highest frag count at the end of that match go to a 4 man free for all up to 25 frags. The 2 editors with the most frags go to a hosted "bear pit" match to see who can get to 20 frags first. There is going to be a splinter bomber ship in the pit with you and frags against him count as well. The editor who gets to 20 frags first wins the prize!
That's right, a prize... but not for me, for the community! The winner gets an elaborate home theater setup to pass on to their readers, and the three runners up will have Xbox 360 Elite setups to give away! Wouldn't it be something if the Wing Commander community could take home one of those slots as bragging rights?
I'm not going to lie to you - I'm not a gamer. Just take a look at my gamerscore breakdown. Star Trek? The History Channel's Civil War? Feeding Frenzy? Any video gaming skills I have are arcane and useless. I may have an encyclopedic knowledge of Wing Commander continuity, but that's not worth much against fifteen professional video game players.
So, what's the plan? I'm going to spend the next five days training every moment I can, and I want you all to help me. How? Hunt me down and give me everything you've got wherever you can. It's many of your fantasies come true: kill LOAF over and over. My GamerTag is 'Bandit LOAF' - add me and let's practice!
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As We Dwell
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As We Dwell is an events space welcoming weddings in Los Angeles, California. The center was established to harness the potential of L.A’s community spirit and provide a space in which creativity can flourish. Centrally located it is a great choice to welcomes guests from far and wide for an unforgettable celebration. Style-conscious couples will love the venue’s aesthetic whilst appreciating its extensive facilities and staff support.
As We Dwell is situated in the heart of downtown L.A and welcomes guests to experience what the city of Angels has to offer. Surrounded by galleries and cultural institutions, the property is located in the city’s arts district which is a treasure trove of discovery for culture-vulture guests. The venue exudes an effortless sense of cool, occupying a former industrial building whose past is visible throughout. Wooden rafters traverse the main room’s ceiling, adding storied character in combination with its polished concrete floors and exposed brickwork. The new owners have done a great job creating an open and roomy space, by white-washing its walls and installing tasteful lighting fixtures throughout. Indeed, the venue’s decor is stylish from start to finish, incorporating industrial elements with vintage furniture and art pieces. Couples can say “I do” in an intimate ceremony in, before celebrating in the larger reception space with up to 150 friends and family. The green room offers parties a space in which to get ready before the event. There is ample street-level parking surrounding the venue.
As We Dwell’s staff supports couples throughout their celebration and long before. The venue’s community coordinator can help couples to arrange the space however they need. Indeed, the property regularly serves for pop-up events and is extremely adaptable. The staff is also happy to provide access to rentals such as chic furniture and a range of audiovisual equipment including a sound system. They can also offer caterers access to a well-equipped kitchenette, to make planning that much easier.
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Advance ballots being mailed
Jeff Guy
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The Sumner County Clerk and Elections office has made it easier for people to return mail ballots. A ballot drop box has been placed southeast outside the Sumner County Courthouse building, and a second box is located just inside the sliding glass doors on the south side of the courthouse.
On Oct. 14, the first date to mail ballots, Sumner County delivered nearly 1,700 ballots to the Wellington Post Office to be mailed to voters that completed an Application for Advance Ballot by Mail form.
Advance voting by mail has been an option for years, but there has been an influx of requests for mail in ballots this year, Debra Norris, Sumner County Clerk.
“I think a lot of it has to do with COVID,” Norris said, adding that people had been asking about mail in ballots since the primaries were held in August.
Norris talked about the ease of submitting ballots in the boxes at the courthouse.
“You can pull up in your car and access it after hours,” she said.
Voters can place their ballots in the ballot drop box just inside the south side of the courthouse and they won’t have to go through the COVID screening required when someone goes further inside the building.
“We try to make it very easy for the voter,” Norris said.
An advance mail in ballot can be requested of the Sumner County Clerk and Elections office and they will be mailed out. The deadline to request an advance mail in ballot is Oct. 27.
An application for an advance mail in ballot can be downloaded from the Kansas Secretary of State’s website at https://www.sos.ks.gov/forms//elections/AV1.pdf. Forms may also be requested by contacting the county clerk/elections office by email at sucoclk@co.sumner.ks.us, by calling the office at 326-2116 or by going to the office in person.
Ballots must be returned to the election office by 7 p.m., Nov. 3, election day. Ballots can be dropped off at the polling site that day. Ballots that are postmarked by Nov. 3, but received in the election office by Nov. 6 are also counted.
Voters are asked to sign the backs of the envelopes holding their advance mail in ballots. The signatures can be compared to the signatures on their applications, Norris said.
Security cameras are placed by the ballot boxes and ballots are picked up at various times during the day to secure the integrity of the ballots and elections, Norris said.
The ballot boxes were furnished by the Kansas Sec. of State’s office through federal CARE ACT funding.
Advance in person voting at the elections office has started and will continue until noon, Nov. 2.
People are asked not to wear or display anything at an election site that would endorse any candidate.
“If someone comes in with a hat, mask or shirt (endorsing a candidate), we ask them to remove it or turn it inside out, Norris said.
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Congratulations wave 7
The seventh wave of clinical teams to adopt the Patient First Improvement System (PFIS) came together for a Lunch & Learn celebration in the Kaizen Space in Worthing on Thursday 14 June.
Chief medial officer Dr George Findlay welcomed colleagues and congratulated them for completing the five-month training programme during which they learned new problem-solving tools; new techniques to empower every member of the team to contribute to improvement; and implement best-practice in terms of lean management and performance improvement.
George also described PFIS wave 7 as “a bit of a tipping point”, with the majority of frontline clinical areas having now adopted the new ‘lean’ way of working.
He said: “For frontline teams, more of the organisation now knows about PFIS than doesn’t, and this was also the first foray into other areas, including endoscopy and pre-op assessment as well as the Women & Children’s division, which is great.”
Maternity matron, Juliette Phelan, has embraced the new ways of working and is particularly pleased by how it has engaged her teams.
She said: “The biggest thing is that the teams are now involved in change, everything starts with them. PFIS unlocks their ability to change things themselves which is just amazing.”
PFIS is also very beneficial for managers, added Juliette, saying: “It works beautifully for me as a leader because there is an escalation process and the huddle boards serve as a visual reminder of what needs to be done and staff can see what I am doing and they know that I am treating their concerns seriously.”
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Lottery Results for Saturday 8th March 2014
Rollovers in the EuroMillions Superdraw, EuroJackpot and Mega Millions games on Friday night meant that lottery players were especially keen to see someone land a top prize in the Saturday games. The Powerball game was advertising a jackpot of $50 million to any player who could win it outright, and in Europe the SuperEnalotto, UK Lotto and Irish Lottery games were offering estimated jackpots of €5.8 million, £4.4 million and €2 million, respectively. To find out what happened in each of those games and others like them, join us on our round-up of the lottery results for Saturday 8th March, 2014…
02 – 09 – 12 – 26 – 31 – 44 Bonus Ball: 05
UK Lotto players had a brand new jackpot to pursue on Saturday night, and we can tell you that one ticket was able to to win it. The final value of the jackpot was £2,996,753, which was less than the £4.4 million that had been estimated, but the winner is still a millionaire almost three times over, so we are fairly confident that he or she will be happy with their prize. More than 387,000 consolation prizes were won, and the Lotto Raffle game made another 50 players £20,000 richer, so it was a profitable night for plenty of people. The complete schedule of prizes paid – and the full list of winning Lotto Raffle numbers – can be viewed on the Results page at Lottery.co.uk.
The midweek Irish Lottery jackpot was won by a single ticket, and that success – which was worth more than €8.3 million to the player concerned – inspired plenty of others to have a go at winning the €2 million jackpot last night. No participant succeeded on this occasion, but two tickets won a second tier prize worth €25,000 each by matching five main numbers plus the Bonus Ball, and another 38 tickets matched five main numbers only to win €1,677 each. There were more than 38,000 prizes won in total last night, and you can view full details of those by visiting the Results page at IrishLottery.com.
17 – 26 – 32 – 43 – 48 Bonus Ball: 11
There were no top prize winners in the Health Lottery game last night, so players will have to wait until Wednesday for their next opportunity to win £100,000. There were more than 8,000 tickets that landed consolation prizes of some kind, and 10 tickets won a separate Hot Ticket raffle prize worth up to £10,000 each. More Hot Ticket prizes will be won in each of the Health Lottery draws taking place between now and Saturday 29th March.
35 – 45 – 50 – 51 – 82 – 87 Jolly: 30 SuperStar: 38
A jackpot of €5.8 million awaited any SuperEnalotto player who could match all six of the main numbers drawn last night, and an even bigger jackpot will be on offer next time because no participant succeeded. There were no winners at the second tier prize level either, but four tickets matched five main numbers only to win €73,589 each, and almost 25,000 prizes were won at the lower levels. Over 54,000 SuperStar entries also won prizes, so there were plenty of Italian lottery players who had something to smile about last night. The jackpot in the next SuperEnalotto game this Tuesday will be worth around €6.3 million.
10 – 14 – 24 – 32 – 41 Powerball: 30
The Powerball jackpot on Saturday night was worth around $50 million, and the jackpot in the next game will be worth $60 million after no ticket succeeded in matching all of the numbers that were drawn. Three tickets matched the five main numbers only to win $1 million each, another 11 tickets won their owners $10,000 by matching four main numbers as well as the Powerball, and more than 355,000 tickets won smaller prizes at the lower levels.
Australian Saturday Lotto
03 – 19 – 27 – 38 – 40 – 42 Supplementary Numbers: 12 and 17
The jackpot in the Australian Saturday Lotto game weighed in with a final value of AUD$4,054,228 last night, which was just a shade more than the AUD$4 million that had been estimated. As in the game exactly one week earlier, four tickets matched all of the main numbers drawn to share the jackpot equally, so right now the winning tickets are worth AUD$1,013,557 each. A Division 2 prize of AUD$8,871 went to each of 62 tickets that matched five main numbers and one of the supplementary numbers, and over 521,000 prizes were landed across the lower Divisions. The next game on Saturday 15th March will give players another opportunity to win a jackpot of AUD$4 million.
Written by Lottie McDonald
Article Published: Sunday, 9 March 2014 09:56:45+00:00
Article Last Modified: Wednesday, 27 April 2016 13:01:02+00:00
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White Sands Missile Range > Featured News > WSMR revives authentic Oktoberfest celebrations
Vanessa Flores, WSMR Public Affairs
WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. - White Sands Missile Range is celebrating Oktoberfest on Sept. 28 with beer, food, and family fun.
The event is open to the public.
WSMR has not celebrated Oktoberfest for a few years, which is why the event is set to come back in full swing.
Expect to be entertained throughout the night.
Bavaria, Germany is where the original Oktoberfest took place. The Bavarian culture and décor is front and center at traditional Oktoberfest celebrations. The WSMR Oktoberfest activities are no exception, the music, dancing, food, and decorations are as authentic as one can get in the southwest desert.
"The mountains here at WSMR and having it in a tent give our Oktoberfest an authentic feel," said Ingrid Caesar, Family, and Morale, Welfare and Recreation, business manager.
The roots of White Sands Missile Range's Oktoberfest events date back to the 1980s. As the event grew, efforts were made to make the event feel like the original celebration.
The Fort Bliss German Airforce Schuhplattler dance group is set to perform and partake in the festivities. Their participation in the WSMR Oktoberfest dates back to 1993. Their performance includes four traditional Bavarian dances, one being the Holzhacker where they chop wood.
"This group has been active for 27 years," said Caesar. "We do traditional dances, but we also do party dances, and the audience will be included. We do dances for children to participate in as well."
The live band performing is Die Polka Schlingel, a traditional German band from Albuquerque. While they have a Bavarian-style repertoire, they also play a wide variety of party music.
This event is family-oriented, with plenty of entertainment for kids. The Kids Zone has inflatables for children of all ages, including a mechanical bull. There will also be a Hau den Lukas or high striker a strength competition to see who can ring the bell.
"It's a family gathering you do not have to drink," said Caesar. "It's about getting to know people and being with family and friends."
This Oktoberfest will offer plenty of German food, beer, and wine options. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door, every ticket purchased comes with a mug. The event starts at 6 p.m. at WSMR outside of Building 1338.
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Wheelchair-Bound Woman Rides Again With A Little Help From HOPE
By ryanjones
HOrses Helping PEople volunteer Alex Hendrix (right) and barn manager Kaylie Madore (left) walk with Lauren Ault while she rides Lila during a hippotherapy session at the HOPE farm in Archer on April 8. Ault was diagnosed with a brain stem tumor at the age of 20, which left her wheelchair-bound. Ryan Jones / WUFT News
For a former horseback riding champion, mounting a horse may not seem like much of an accomplishment, but Lauren Ault has come a long way.
Seven years ago, Ault was diagnosed with a brain stem tumor, forcing her to rely on a wheelchair.
“The first time, it took five of us to get her on the horse,” said Cathi Brown, co-owner of HOrses Helping PEople (HOPE). “We were scared to death. I think we made 10 steps before we had to stop.”
Lauren, 27, began riding horses at the age of 3 in Charles City, Va. Her father, Peter, was an avid fox hunter and wanted his daughters to like horses as much as he did.
“None of them took to it except for Lauren, and it was like an instant thing,” said Lauren’s mother, Ellen Ault. “You have to have the blood for it.”
Lauren Ault holds Lila\’s reins during a hippotherapy session at the HOrses Helping PEople farm in Archer on April 8. ” credit=”Ryan Jones / WUFT News
After her parents divorced in 1990, Lauren moved to Gainesville with her mother. She took horseback-riding lessons and made frequent trips to Virginia to compete in English riding competitions and to hunt with her father.
In middle school, Lauren began having daily headaches. Her mother took her to a pediatrician frequently but was told she was merely suffering tension headaches due to stress. Ellen said this went on for eight years.
After graduating from Gainesville High School, Lauren began taking classes at Santa Fe College. For the first time in her life, she had trouble focusing and had to receive tutoring. After a year, she decided she had enough with school and moved to New York to pursue modeling and theater.
However, her headaches did not improve, and she returned to Gainesville a year later. Upon her return, Ellen noticed a change in her daughter’s appearance.
“Her head was bigger and her body was bigger, and then her eyes started looking different,” she said. “Her doctor still said it was nothing to be concerned about, but I took her to an ophthalmologist friend, and he examined her, and he knew right away.”
She was taken to UF Health Shands Hospital where MRI and CT scans showed her brain had opened and had started to shift down her spine. She had emergency surgery that night.
“I still didn’t know the gravity of the whole thing until I was sitting in the hall in the ICU and the elevator doors open,” Ellen said. “Out comes a gurney with all these doctors and nurses and this little thing with her head all bandaged up. And I just went crazy. I lost it thinking, ‘Oh my god, this was really a brain tumor.'”
Following the surgery, Lauren’s behavior began to change. Despite expressing her concern, Ellen said the doctors assured her everything was normal.
“I couldn’t get anyone to listen to me,” she said. “It’s just you’re the frantic mother. Well, she had locked up again with edema. Her fluid wasn’t flowing — that’s how she lost her sight, taste and smell.”
Lauren has no vision in her left eye and is 80 percent blind in the right. She also has no sense of taste and described her sense of smell as off.
“Coffee smells like ham. I wake up to a pot of ham,” Lauren said. “I used to work at Starbucks. I love coffee, so that’s a big bummer.”
Following the surgery, Lauren did not respond well to her physical therapy, which she described as monotonous. But after her elementary school teacher recommended her mother look into HOPE, things began to improve.
Lauren’s mother said she has noticed a huge improvement since Lauren first began the horse-aided therapy.
HOrses Helping PEople intern Mallory Johnson (left) and barn manager Kaylie Madore (front) walk with Lauren Ault while she rides Lila during a hippotherapy session at the HOPE farm in Archer on April 8. ” credit=”Ryan Jones / WUFT News
“The first time she did hippotherapy, when we got back in the car to go home, she was hysterical. She said, ‘I’m never doing this again. I’m never getting on a horse again,’ because it scared her,” Ellen said. “But when we went to (physical therapy) the next day, everybody was going, ‘What the heck has happened with Lauren? She’s stable.’ It had done all that in one lesson — stabilized her core to the point where her physical therapist noticed a difference.”
Beyond the physical benefits, hippothearpy provides Lauren a much-needed escape from the restrictions of her wheelchair.
“In the wheelchair, you’re so confined,” she said. “Just being on the horse, it’s like you can walk again. It’s very freeing. It’s like I never got sick.”
Although she has made great strides in her therapy, Lauren is not content. She wants to ride on her own again.
“Sometimes I want her to be more secure with the progress she’s made and not strive so hard for the future,” said Mallory Johnson, HOPE’s spring intern and volunteer coordinator. “She really wants to trot again and be independent.”
HOrses Helping PEople co-founder and occupational therapist Cathi Brown pushes Lauren Ault toward a wheelchair ramp prior to her hippotherapy session at the HOPE farm in Archer on April 8. ” credit=”Ryan Jones / WUFT News
Lauren hopes to gain that independence with a custom saddle that will provide her with better input, which mimics a walking pattern in a patient’s pelvis through the horse’s movements, and limit her forward and backward movement.
“The saddle will help her focus on riding rather than just staying on the horse,” said Brown, who is also Lauren’s occupational therapist.
Carol Dougherty, who handles fundraising for HOPE, first met Lauren at the farm a year ago. Dougherty, whose brother donated the use of the 40 acres HOPE operates on, immediately found a connection with her.
“We’re both overcomers,” said Dougherty, who suffered a MRSA infection in the spine.
Dougherty saw how much horse riding meant for Lauren and began talking to CYMplify, a local coffee company, about holding an event that would raise money for Lauren’s saddle.
The benefit will be held at Gainesville’s CYM Coffee Co., located at 5402 NW 8th Ave., on Friday. The event will feature music, face painting, food and a beer garden.
“HOPE lets me walk again,” Lauren said. “The new saddle will let me ride again.”
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South Africa’s excess deaths surge as virus like ‘wildfire’
by: CARA ANNA, Associated Press
Funeral home workers in protective suits carry the coffin of a woman who died from COVID-19 into a hearse in Katlehong, near Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday, July 21, 2020. South Africa, last Saturday became one of the top five worst-hit countries in the coronavirus pandemic, as breathtaking new infection numbers around the world were a reminder that a return to normal life is still far from sight. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Global hot spot South Africa is seeing a “huge discrepancy” between confirmed COVID-19 deaths and much higher excess deaths from natural causes, while Africa’s top health official says the coronavirus is spreading there “like wildfire.”
A new report by the South African Medical Research Council, released late Wednesday, shows more than 17,000 excess deaths in South Africa from May 6 to July 14 as compared to data from the past two years, while confirmed COVID-19 deaths are 5,940.
“The numbers have shown a relentless increase — by the second week of July, there were 59% more deaths from natural causes than would have been expected based,” the report says.
The council’s president, Glenda Gray, said in a statement the excess deaths could be attributed to COVID-19 as well as to other widespread diseases such as HIV and tuberculosis while many health resources are redirected toward the pandemic.
Meanwhile, some South Africans are thought to be avoiding health facilities as fears of the new virus spread and public hospitals are overwhelmed.
“In all countries with COVID-19, we are seeing this,” Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said of the report.
South Africa now has the world’s fifth largest caseload. It makes up more than half the confirmed cases on the African continent with 394,948, and the toll is expected to surpass 400,000 by the end of Thursday.
Africa’s 54 countries now have more than 750,000 cases.
South Africa is “very concerning,” the director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, John Nkengasong, told reporters Thursday.
And now other African countries are becoming a problem, notably Kenya, where Nkengasong said cases have “taken off very, very quickly.” East Africa’s commercial hub now has more than 14,000 confirmed cases.
Local transmission of the virus has begun in many countries across the continent, and once it is seeded in vulnerable communities such as slums it “spreads like wildfire, which is what we’re seeing in South Africa now,” Nkengasong said.
The true number of cases in Africa is unknown, as shown by the new report in South Africa, the continent’s most developed country.
Testing remains limited by shortages of supplies, with just 7.2 million tests conducted on a continent of 1.3 billion people. Data collection is incomplete as some people are dying at home or before being tested. Few African countries were equipped to widely track deaths even before the pandemic.
“Community deaths, we just don’t know how countries are capturing that,” Nkengasong said.
Africa’s case fatality rate in this pandemic remains relatively low at just over 2%, but that measure is weakened if authorities don’t know the real number of deaths.
As cases climb, the Africa CDC director said a “universal masking of the continent is very important at this critical stage” as some officials in South Africa and elsewhere warn against pandemic fatigue.
Many countries across Africa locked down quickly as the pandemic raced across Europe and the United States, delaying its spread at home. But economic pressures have forced most governments to loosen restrictions, though South Africa this month returned to a ban on alcohol sales to help free up precious hospital beds.
“The continent still, as a while, has a chance to fight back in a successful manner,” Nkengasong said, pointing out that 37 countries still have reported less than 5,000 cases.
But those on the front lines have been hit hard: The World Health Organization said Thursday more than 10,000 health workers have been infected in its African region, which is largely sub-Saharan Africa.
WHO Africa chief Matshidiso Moeti said she isn’t able to say how many workers have died as efforts to improve data collection continue.
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Biden urges Muslim Americans to help him defeat Trump
by: MARIAM FAM and ELANA SCHOR, Associated Press
FILE – In this Jan. 31, 2020 file photo, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., participates in a panel during a campaign event for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., in Clive, Iowa. Several prominent Muslim American elected officials, including Omar, endorsed Joe Biden for president in a letter organized by Emgage Action ahead of an online summit that starts Monday, July 20 by the advocacy group and features the presumptive Democratic nominee. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
Democrat Joe Biden urged Muslim Americans on Monday to join him in the fight to defeat President Donald Trump as he addressed an online summit hosted by the advocacy organization Emgage Action to mobilize Muslim voters ahead of the presidential election.
“I want to earn your vote not just because he’s not worthy of being president,” the presumptive presidential nominee told participants. “I want to work in partnership with you, make sure your voices are included in the decision-making process as we work to rebuild our nation.”
Biden also reiterated a pledge to overturn a Trump administration ban on travelers from several predominantly Muslim countries, calling it “vile.”
Wa’el Alzayat, CEO of Emgage Action, said by email that the organization was seeking to maximize Muslim American turnout in key battleground states. In Michigan alone — one of the states where the organization has chapters and where Trump won in 2016 by fewer than 11,000 votes — he said he believed there are more than 150,000 registered Muslim voters.
Several prominent Muslim American elected officials endorsed Biden for president in a letter organized by Emgage Action ahead of the summit.
Among those who signed the letter are Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and Indiana Rep. Andre Carson, all Democrats. Omar, one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress, served as a high-profile surrogate for Bernie Sanders before he exited the presidential race in April — making her support for Biden potentially helpful as the former vice president seeks to mobilize Muslim voters this fall.
“Muslim American voices matter to our communities, to our country,” Biden said. “But we all know that your voice hasn’t always gotten recognized or represented.”
Emgage Action has titled the event “Million Muslim Votes,” underscoring its emphasis on boosting Muslim turnout in November.
“Joe Biden’s presence serves not only to galvanize Muslim Americans to cast their ballots, but to usher in an era of engaging with Muslim American communities under a Biden administration,” Alzayat said by email before the summit.
The pro-Biden letter from Muslim American elected officials decried a number of Trump’s domestic and international policies, including his administration’s travel ban and his pullout from the Iran nuclear deal.
“A Biden administration will move the nation forward on many of the issues we care about,” the letter said, citing racial justice, affordable health care, climate change and immigration.
The Muslim American officials also praised Biden’s agenda for their communities. Among other goals, Biden has vowed to rescind the travel ban affecting Muslims “on Day One” if he’s elected.
In his address, he pledged to include Muslim American voices in his administration, if elected, and to speak out against human rights abuses against Muslim minorities around the world.
“I’ll continue to champion the rights of Palestinians and Israelis to have a state of their own as I have for decades, each of them a state of their own,” he said.
Other state- and local-level Muslim American officials signing onto the pro-Biden letter hail from several states, including Michigan.
“A lot is at stake,” Alzayat said. “The importance of Muslim American voter participation in this upcoming election cycle is greater than it has ever been.”
Trump’s reelection campaign, meanwhile, has included Muslim voters in its faith outreach on behalf of an incumbent who has prioritized religious liberty in his agenda.
“President Trump understands that our faith is what unites us as a nation,” Courtney Parella, deputy national press secretary for the reelection campaign, said in a statement. “He has and will continue to staunchly defend religious freedoms for all Americans.”
Omar’s signature on the endorsement letter expands on her statement last week, via Twitter, that she would vote for Biden. New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — another member of the quartet of congresswomen of color, often known by the nickname “the Squad,” who have become progressive luminaries since their arrival in Congress — also has said she would vote for Biden in the fall.
But Ocasio-Cortez, who served on a task force that helped shape a climate change plan designed to unite Biden and Sanders backers, has yet to issue a full-throated Biden endorsement. Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib, another “Squad” member and former backer of Sanders’ presidential bid, was conspicuously absent from the Emgage Action-organized letter.
Farooq Mitha, senior adviser for Muslim engagement with Biden’s campaign, said reaching out to Muslim American voters is a priority for Biden, pointing to his own appointment as an example. The campaign has hosted events with Muslim Americans and met with community leaders over the past months, he said.
“A Biden presidency offers Muslims an opportunity to be engaged with government, rather than being shut out like many other groups that have been alienated and demonized by the Trump administration,” he said in response to emailed questions. “Muslim communities can have an outsized impact in many states and we are working every day to earn their support.”
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Opposition Leader flees Belarus to Lithuania for the fear of her life
No Comments World News August 11, 2020 Zar Katz
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya Image Source: Sergi Grits
Opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya fleed Belarus after large police crackdown on anti-government protests. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya initially rejected the results of the election, which led to her supporters taking to the streets. The official results showed the current president Alexander Lukashenko winning his sixth term in a landslide. Many Belarusian people felt that the election was rigged so they took to the streets.
Belarus President Lukashenko: Last Dictator of Europe
“The Last Dictator of Europe” Alexander Lukashenko
Thousands of protestors were met with harsh police crackdowns in Minsk and other Belarusian cities for now two straight nights. The protests have led to hundreds of injuries among the protestors and one death. The opposition leader who initially denounced the election results thus sparking the protests has now called for peace. She fled to Lithuania for the time being for the fear of her life and her kids. While Belarus is technically a democratic country, it has been run by �the last dictator of Europe� since the inception of the country. There is credible reason of retribution against Sviatlana as her husband has was jailed in May for opposing the government.
�It�s very difficult to resist pressure when your family and all your inner circle have been taken hostages,� said Maria Kolesnikova, a top figure in Tsikhanouskaya�s campaign.
Image Source: Sergi Grits
Fleeing for her Life
Even though the protests continue, she is now calling for peace. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya ran for president after her husband who ran an opposition blog was arrested in May. Sviatlana united many opposition groups together and had huge rallies. After the election, exit polls showed her winning as well as some leaked documents of the vote count that showed her ahead by a great length. These leaks and polls is what led the people to believe “Dictator” Lukashenko rigged the election. Before fleeing Belarus, she submitted a formal request for a recount with the Central Election Commission. She also made an appearance where she read from a paper saying, �Belarusians, I�m urging you to show common sense and respect for the law�I don�t want blood and violence. I�m asking you not to confront the police and not take to squares to put your lives in danger. Take care of yourselves and your relatives.� Many speculate that the authorities forced her to read this prepared statement. Since arriving in Lithuania, she has apologized to her supporters for fleeing the country, stating she did it to be safe as many of her aides are still under custody.
Even though Sviatlana fled the country, the anti-government protestors vow to keep going. On Monday and Tuesday more than 5,000 people were detained for taking part in the protests. As the protests continue the government is increasing its strength and effort to curb anything that would challenge Lukashenko�s regime. The U.S. and EU both condemn the election and the police crackdowns. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the election wasn�t �fair and free� whilst also condemning the detention and violence against protestors.
Tags:belarus, eu, europe, lithuania, lukashenko, mike pompeo, protests
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25% less passengers for AAX in 1Q20
Sunbiz /
28 Apr 2020 / 14:41 H.
PETALING JAYA: AirAsia X Bhd (AAX) carried 1.14 million passengers in the first quarter (1Q20), a decline of 25% year-on-year (y-o-y) due to the severe impact of Covid-19 which has affected travel demand globally.
It posted a passenger load factor (PLF) of 74% in 1Q20, down by 9 percentage points (ppt) y-o-y. During the quarter, the company’s available seats per kilometre (ASK) capacity reduced by 21% y-o-y to 6.87 billion.
As part of the airline’s mitigation strategy, AAX reduced flight frequency around the network and temporarily suspended certain routes.
In February 2020, during the onset of the Covid-19, AAX Malaysia implemented capacity management to reduce flight frequency to China as travel restrictions tightened and demand softened.
In the following month, capacity management had been executed in almost 90% of the company’s network, including Australia, Japan, South Korea and India. Four routes were terminated in March, namely Tianjin, Wuhan, Lanzhou and Jaipur.
“By proactively managing the adverse effects of the pandemic and to contain operational costs, AAX Malaysia temporary hibernated its entire fleet and suspended all scheduled operations for two months effective March 28, 2020. The fleet size of AAX Malaysia remains at 24 A330s as at the end of March 2020,“ AAX said when announcing its operating statistics for 1Q20 today.
During the quarter, AAX Thailand carried 474,150 passengers and charted a PLF of 77%, a decline of 13 ppts compared to the same period last year. ASK capacity decreased by 22% y-o-y to 2.65 billion in 1Q20. Following the outbreak of Covid-19 and the subsequent travel restrictions in almost all regions, AAX Thailand suspended all scheduled operations for three months effective March 16, 2020.
AAX Thailand’s fleet size remained at 14 A330s during the quarter. This brings the total for the AAX group’s fleet size to 40 A330s as at the end of 1Q20, including two aircraft with AAX Indonesia, which remain in suspension.
China reports 103 new COVID-19 cases vs 118 a day earlier
School starts for Sabah SPM, STPM students, Perak SPM candidates
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Foreign Income & Taxpayers
BEAT regs. are finalized, new regs. are proposed
The IRS on Monday issued detailed guidance on the Sec. 59A base-erosion and anti-abuse tax (BEAT), which was added to the Code by the law known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, P.L. 115-97. Monday’s regulations (T.D. 9885) finalize proposed regulations from December 2018 (REG-104259-18) and detail which taxpayers are subject to Sec. 59A and how base-erosion payments are determined. They also provide a method for calculating the base-erosion minimum amount and the BEAT resulting from that calculation. They also describe reporting and recordkeeping requirements for taxpayers subject to the BEAT.
The final regulations affect corporations with substantial gross receipts that make payments to foreign related parties and corporations required to report under Secs. 6038A and 6038C. The IRS also issued additional proposed regulations in response to comments it received on the earlier proposed regulations (REG-112607-19).
Sec. 59A imposes on each applicable taxpayer a tax equal to the base-erosion minimum tax amount for the tax year; this tax is in addition to the taxpayer’s regular tax liability. Sec. 6038A imposes reporting and recordkeeping requirements on domestic corporations that are 25% foreign-owned, and Sec. 6038C imposes the same reporting and recordkeeping requirements on certain foreign corporations engaged in a U.S. trade or business (collectively, reporting corporations).
The final regulations adopt the proposed regulations with a few clarifications in response to comments.
The final regulations address the following topics:
Who are applicable taxpayers for BEAT purposes, including the determination of the aggregate group for applying the gross receipts test and the base-erosion percentage test (the proposed regulations also modify and clarify these rules in response to comments);
The rules for the gross receipts test and base-erosion percentage test, the rules regarding taxpayers in an aggregate group with different tax years, and the treatment of mark-to-market deductions (the proposed regulations also modify these definitions);
The definition of base-erosion payments, including the operating rules for certain specific types of base-erosion payments and exceptions from the base-erosion payment definition;
The definition of base-erosion tax benefits, including an election in the proposed regulations to waive certain tax deductions;
The computation of modified taxable income and the base-erosion minimum tax amount;
The application of the BEAT to partnerships, which are also addressed in the new proposed regulations;
Rules relating to banks and dealers and rules for insurance companies;
Anti-abuse and recharacterization rules;
The general application of the BEAT to consolidated groups, including the coordination of the consolidated group rules for Secs. 59A(c)(3) and 163(j) limits on business interest expense and the computation of consolidated tax liability;
Amendments to Regs. Sec. 1.383-1 to address limitations on a loss corporation’s items under Secs. 382 and 383 in the context of the BEAT; and
The reporting and recordkeeping requirements for the BEAT under Sec. 6038A.
The final regulations are effective Dec. 6, the date they will be published as final in the Federal Register.
The simultaneously issued proposed regulations would address how a taxpayer determines its aggregate group for purposes of determining gross receipts and the base-erosion percentage. The proposed regulations also provide an election to waive deductions. Finally, the proposed regulations address how the BEAT applies to partnerships.
— Sally P. Schreiber, J.D., (Sally.Schreiber@aicpa-cima.com) is a Tax Adviser senior editor.
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Home Baseball (MLB) Reds Place Mike Moustakas On 10-Day Injured List
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Reds Place Mike Moustakas On 10-Day Injured List
The Reds announced that infielder Mike Moustakas has been placed on the 10-day injured list (retroactive to August 6) due to a left quad bruise. Right-hander Tejay Antone has been called up to take Moustakas’ roster spot.
It’ll be the second injured list stint this year for Moustakas, who missed three games earlier this year after entering COVID-19 protocol when he reported symptoms (though he never tested positive). The 31-year-old has already missed 8 of the Reds’ first 15 contests, owing to that scare and the quad injury that has kept him out of action since Tuesday.
The Reds had hoped that Moustakas would be healthy enough to return in time for their upcoming series versus the Royals, but evidently he’ll need a bit more time to recover. Through his first seven games, Moose is batting .238/.333/.524 with two home runs. With Moustakas on the shelf, it’ll likely be a combination of Christian Colon and Kyle Farmer picking up the slack at second base. Neither Colon nor Farmer has hit especially well in limited plate appearances this year.
Antone, meanwhile, has opened some eyes in his first two outings in the Majors—one as a starter and one in relief. He’s struck out nine batters in 8 2/3 innings, allowing just two runs. Reds fans will get to see more of him in the near future, though…
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‘Better Call Saul': Hank Schrader Returns to Albuquerque in Latest Season 5 Trailer (Video)
“Breaking Bad” prequel returns on Feb. 23
Tim Baysinger | January 29, 2020 @ 11:20 AM
The latest trailer for “Better Call Saul,” AMC’s prequel to Vince Gilligan’s “Breaking Bad,” gives us the first (albeit very short) look at the return of Dean Norris’ Hank Schrader.
For those who may not remember, Schrader was the DEA agent who also happens to be the brother-in-law of Bryan Cranston’s Walter White. During the Television Critics Association press tour, AMC announced that Norris, along with Steven Michael Quezada, who played Schrader’s partner, Steve Gomez, would make an appearance during the fifth season.
The inclusion of the characters makes sense considering the two’s lengthy history will Bob Odenkirk’s Saul Goodman on “Breaking Bad.”
Also Read: 'Better Call Saul' Renewed for Sixth and Final Season at AMC
“Better Call Saul” returns Sunday, Feb. 23 at 10 p.m., airing after a new episode of “The Walking Dead.” The series will then air another new episode on Feb. 24 at 9 p.m., its normal time slot. The week before, AMC will premiere the “Breaking Bad” sequel film, “El Camino.”
Here is the logline for the fifth season:
In the 10-epsiode fifth season of “Better Call Saul,” Jimmy McGill’s (Odenkirk) decision to practice law as “Saul Goodman” creates unexpected and profound waves of change for those in his orbit.
AMC has renewed the series through Season 6, which will also be the show’s last.
The 13-episode final season is set to air in 2021.
19 'Breaking Bad' Characters We've Already Spotted in 'Better Call Saul' (Photos)
"Better Call Saul" inhabits the same sad Albuquerque underground as "Breaking Bad," so it's natural that characters in the AMC shows would overlap. Ready to see how? (Spoiler warning: This gallery contains lots of details about both shows.)
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Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk)
He's the main character in the new series, so of course we need to include Slippin' Jimmy. Goodman appeared in 43 of 62 "Breaking Bad" episodes as Walt and Jesse's criminal lawyer, with an emphasis on "criminal." This season, Jimmy finally starts to practice law as Saul Goodman, complete with an upgraded wardrobe.
In flash-forwards, we see that Jimmy/Saul lives long enough to become a paranoid, balding Cinnabon worker. Free icing? Could be worse.
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Don Hector Salamanca (Mark Margolis)
He walks! Hector -- the uncle of Tuco Salamanca -- had a wheelchair in "Breaking Bad." But the old man who was constantly ringing his bell to communicate was a real crimelord in his younger, more virile days, which "Better Call Saul" shows.
In "Breaking Bad," Hector takes out Gustavo Fring (pictured) with a crazy suicide bomb, avenging the deaths of his OTHER nephews. We'll get to those guys soon.
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Ken (Kyle Bornheimer)
Here's one of those deep pulls that we alluded to earlier. In "Breaking Bad," obnoxious Ken inadvertently helped Walter White break bad, and his mode of transportation suffered the consequences.
First, Ken stole Walt's parking space at a bank, while bragging on his bluetooth. Later, the loudmouth continued his boastful, irritating behavior. So Walt blew up his car, as chemists do.
In Season 2 of "Saul," Jimmy and Kim trick Ken into buying them a ton of expensive tequila shots at a swanky bar. The stock broker with "KEN WINS" on his BMW license plates tends to lose a lot in this universe.
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Gustavo Fring (Giancarlo Esposito)
After being teased at the end of Season 2, The Chicken Man and “Breaking Bad’s” biggest adversary shows up in the second episode of season 3. After a humorous scene where he’s cleaning up right next Jimmy eating at Los Pollos Hermanos (Saul and Gus never actually met each other in “Breaking Bad”), we see Fring is not yet the drug kingpin he is in “Breaking Bad.” But throughout the first four seasons, we see how Mike will eventually become Gus’ fixer and get a lot more on the rivalry between Fring and the Salamancas (as fans of both shows know, it doesn’t end well for either).
We also see Fring lay his eyes for the first time on the industrial laundromat that will be known to “Breaking Bad” fans as the Super Lab where Walt and Jesse cook for him.
Tuco Salamanca (Raymond Cruz)
Tuco's surprise appearance in Season 1 of "Better Call Saul" set the tone for even more exciting, unspoiled villainous returns. And then legs got broken, badly, because Tuco is a complete madmen.
Currently, Tuco is doing prison time, thanks to Mike. But he'll be out soon enough ...
In "Breaking Bad," the ruthless Tuco had worked his way all the way up to drug kingpin level. He, Walt and Jesse had some rough and tumble meetings before Tuco himself met his demise with a Hank Shrader bullet through the brain.
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Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks)
OK, OK, we know -- another obvious one. But you can't make this an all-encompassing list sans Mike.
Mike and Jimmy/Saul work together in both series, though their relationship remains rocky at best. Early on in "Better Call Saul," the two meet at a local courthouse, where Jimmy is a public defender and Mike works the parking lot.
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Leonel Salamanca (Daniel Moncada)
One of the killer "cousins," who are really twin brothers. (They're cousins of Tuco's, and nephews of Hector's.)
The boys are dangerous, bloody, all-business hitman for the Juarez drug cartel. They're sharp dressers and have ever sharper axes. Both brothers get snuffed out as a result of a classic Hank firefight during "Breaking Bad," though this one lives long enough for one last-gasp badass hospital moment.
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Marco Salamanca (Luis Moncada)
Click back to brother Leonel's slide -- don't they look similar?
One difference: How they died. Marco got the top of his head blown off by Hank in that classic parking lot fight scene. Gross, but fully earned.
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Domingo "Krazy-8" Molina (Max Arciniega)
A more grown-up Krazy-8 was actually the first person Walter killed in "Breaking Bad," though he hemmed and hawed over it for a while, almost freeing his violent prisoner.
In "Saul," Molina comes across quite convincingly as a younger, more innocent version of himself, still new to the drug game and working at his dad's store. In a half-decade or so, he'll be choked to death with a bicycle lock in Jesse's aunt's basement. He's also Jimmy/Saul's first step into becoming the criminal underworld's go-to attorney.
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Lawson (Jim Beaver)
Everyone's favorite weapons dealer sells Walt the gun he uses to mow down a whole lotta neo-Nazis. He also turned up on "Better Call Saul" to offer several rifles to Mike... though, to Lawson's surprise, Mike took a pass.
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Lydia Rodarte-Quayle (Laura Fraser)
We all know how she takes her tea by now, which would ultimately be Lydia's demise.
During the "Breaking Bad" days, Lydia tried to get Mike to kill a laundry list of Gus Fring's associates. When he refuses, she tries to have Mike killed. Bad move.
Lydia and Mike first meet in "Better Call Saul," when Gus sets him up with a paycheck at her Madrigal Electromotive. They don't get off to a great start.
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Huell Babineaux (Lavell Crawford)
A very svelte-looking Huell (Crawford lost 130 pounds since the end of “Breaking Bad”) pops up in the fifth episode of season 3, “Chicanery,” inadvertently bumping into Chuck during a recess during Jimmy’s bar hearing. In a gut-punching reveal, we find out that Jimmy hired Huell to plant a fully-charged battery on Chuck, which reveals his illness to be in his head and helps Jimmy avoid getting barred forever for practicing law.
Hey wait a minute, didn’t we see Huell do that move before…?
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Don Eladio Vuente (Steven Bauer)
"The Winking Greek" was the boss of the Juarez Cartel -- that is, until he took a shot of Gus Fring's Zafiro Añejo tequila during the "Breaking Bad" days.
Back during the "Better Call Saul" timeline, Eladio was a total jerk to Hector, who years later was used as a prop to take out Fring.
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Francesca Liddy (Tina Parker)
Before she was Saul Goodman’s personal secretary, Francesca served as the receptionist for Wexler McGill. She unfortunately gets laid off when Jimmy and Kim decide to sublet the office during Jimmy’s enforced year-long sabbatical from legal work. Jimmy promises to hire her back when he can practice law again, and we all know how that turns out.
Gale Boetticher (David Costabile)
In the third episode of Season 4, Gus pays a visit to Gale at his chemistry lab on the University of New Mexico campus (with the scene evoking memories of another chemistry teacher), which ends with Gale urging for Gus to allow him to produce higher-grade meth in his lab. Gus declines, saying Gale is meant for “better things.”
We’ll find out in “Breaking Bad” that those “better things” aren’t really all that better.
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Ed Galbraith (Robert Forester)
A voice cameo for Ed, better known as the Vacuum Cleaner store operator that helped Saul disappear into his post-"Breaking Bad" life as Gene Takovic.
After Gene gets made, he phones in Ed to help him disappear again (at double the price), before deciding to take matters into his own hands.
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Hank Schrader (Dean Norris)
As Jimmy/Saul gets further into bed with the criminal underworld, we figure it was only a matter of time he crossed paths with Albuquerque's most famous DEA agent.
Norris is certainly the most prominent "Breaking Bad" alum to re-appear on the AMC prequel, having starred in 60 of the show's 62 episodes.
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Steve Gomez (Steven Michael Quezada)
What, you thought Hank would show up without his trusted partner?
Peter Schuler (Norbert Weisser)
Schuler only appeared in one scene in "Breaking Bad" but it was a pretty memorable one.
The executive for Madrigal Electromotive GmbH, the parent company of Fring’s Los Pollos Hermanos (and financial benefactor for his meth operation), kills himself with a portable defibrillator after police arrive to question him about his longstanding ties to the Chicken Man.
In “Better Call Saul” we find out he was never that calm and collected.
Honestly? We're most worried about people who turn up on "Better Call Saul" but not "Breaking Bad." Does that mean they went straight and avoided grim "Breaking Bad" fates? Or that they didn't survive "Better Call Saul"? Kim Wexler, let us know you're okay.
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Parres Díor’s New Release
Abigail White January 5, 2021
FL, United States, January 5, 2020, ZEXPRWIRE, Recently came across a track titled “Show Me How To Love Ft. Leo The Don” by an upcoming music artist Parres Díor. We are impressed! From vocals to lyrics everything has been done exceptionally well. The vocals are powerful and Parres got full command over her voice. The lyrics are crisps and original The bass and electric guitar are smooth and fitting throughout this track. The whole arrangements complement each other and work really well with lyrics and the theme.
When we came to know it was her debut track. We were literally stunned. So much confidence, command over voice, perfect pitch even in her debut track, that’s impressive. She is definitely going to hit the top charts in near future. Leo The Don seems to be an accomplished artist who has supported her well in this track. After searching for other songs by Parres Díor, we came to know she has worked with him on a couple of more tracks as well.
Particularly her track “I heard you” is worth listening to or you can say worth watching. She has released a music video of the track featuring in it along with Leo The Don. The music video perfectly matches the theme of the original track. It’s worth mentioning, all her tracks have received millions of plays and downloads on music platforms.
Overall Parres Díor is a multi-talented artist. She is full of confidence, got talent, owns a powerful voice, she can model in her own videos, and she looks stunning with her tattoos. That’s what the majority of the music fans want in their music icons. With a little effort and consistency, she can prove to be a top-notch music artist.
If you want to follow her on social media she is active on Facebook (@Parres Díor ) & Instagram (@_parresxdior) where she already got thousands of followers. And for music, you can check out her Soundcloud. She uploads her major released their. And she got millions of views on it. She is improving after each new release and we are looking forward to her next release.
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JazzaJ Presents Budapest Improvisers Orchestra
JazzaJ, which started its journey in 2011, is a concert series and music workshop uniting the Hungarian improvisative music scene. It aims to form connections between free jazz, noise, experimental folk and classical musicians and provide a common platform for them, as they usually create in isolation from each other. The Budapest Improvisers Orchestra (BIO) was formed based on a similar ...
The Bridgehunter’s Chronicles is an online publication focusing on historic bridges both in the USA and Europe. Its own award named the Bridgehunter Awards -formerly known as the Othmar H. Ammann Awards - was started in 2011 and named after an internationally known bridge engineer, who immigrated to the US from Switzerland and left his legacy for the next generations to awe in wonder.
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The last building of the 120,000 sqm Váci Greens office complex has completed, as the 23,500 sqm Building “E” has received its final occupancy permit.
On view until 1 January 2023. Time machine is a device that only exists in theory so far, with the help of which we can fly our physical body into the past or the future.
Seen until 15 November. Incepted 15 years ago, this is one of the region’s most significant dynamically-evolving independent exhibition and all-arts event series.
English Workshop: Start & Build Your Business
21 Sep 2020 4:00 PM
Do you have an idea or a business up and running already? Do you want to know how to prepare for the life of an entrepreneur? Do you want to improve and develop your skills, but you need capital, money, and connections? Do you want to learn how to sell your idea, service or product to the investors in an intriguing way? Are you concerned whether you have potential as an entrepreneur? Do ...
International Women's Group
Join for a night of making new connections with women from all over the world! This is a social event where a number of different topics will be discussed that affects women living in Budapest. Please feel free to bring your own snacks and anything you would like to drink. There will be tea and biscuits available. This event is for all women residing in Budapest. All ages above 18 and all ...
A great get-together will be for Hungarian wine lovers at Vajdahunyad Castle on 29 of August 2020 at 6:30 pm. BorÉRT Association with the Museum of Hungarian Agriculture organise the Day of Hungarian Wines.
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JACKSON—Gov. Phil Bryant today issued an Executive Order affirming Mississippi’s right and responsibility to define and implement its own public school standards and curricula. The Executive Order also makes clear that, under state law, this core function of state government cannot be ceded to the federal government.
“There is serious public concern about the reach of the federal government into state public education policy, and this order makes very clear that Mississippi and its local school districts and not the federal government are vested with the authority to define and implement public education standards,” Gov. Phil Bryant said. “Our classrooms will not become delivery vehicles for bureaucratic federal mandates. We have made tremendous progress in enacting improvements in our public education system, and we will continue pursuing what works for Mississippi children.”
The order comes as Mississippi prepares to implement Common Core State Standards, a set of English Language Arts and Mathematics standards that have been adopted by more than 40 states. Common Core was adopted by the Mississippi Department of Education in 2010.
The order affirms that:
•the state and its local public school districts, not the federal government, shall determine public school standards and curricula.
•the state and not the federal government shall select statewide assessments, and local school districts may implement additional assessments to monitor academic progress.
•no federal law or grant currently purports to mandate the adoption of any uniform, nationwide academic standards, curricula, or assessments.
•the state is under no obligation to comply with any future federal mandates for uniform academic standards, curricula or assessments.
•the collection of test data and other student information pertaining to academic performance shall comply with all laws that protect student and family privacy.
•the constitutional rights of Mississippi school children and their families will not be violated as result of federal education decisions.
•that, in accordance with applicable law, homeschool students are not bound by K-12 academic standards set by the Mississippi Department of Education.
House Education Committee Chairman John Moore and Senate Education Committee Chairman Gray Tollison both expressed support for the Executive Order.
“Mississippi families need to know that their children’s education is not going to be turned over to an outside authority, and I thank Gov. Bryant for this order,” Mississippi House Education Committee Chairman John Moore said. “We are in tune with our constituents’ concerns and look forward to further codifying the points of this order in the upcoming legislative session.”
“Excellent public education opportunities are vital to our state’s success, and the Legislature takes the responsibility for fostering success in Mississippi classrooms very seriously,” Mississippi Senate Education Committee Chairman Gray Tollison said. “We have seen tremendous momentum for improvement, and this order clarifies that Mississippians have the right to continue creating education solutions that are best for this state.”
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June 28, 2020 by Karen Hill
Today, we use the word spa for a resort with a natural spring, such as Hot Springs in Arkansas, while a health spa is an exercise club with a pool and a gym.
But there was once only a single place in the whole world called a spa, the city of Spa, Belgium.
A mineral spring was discovered in Spa in the 14th century. In later times, people came from all over Europe to bathe there, because they believed that bathing in natural springs was very healthy and could cure certain diseases.
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Teaching and learning, research and engagement: A Cornell education is rigorous—every aspect is geared to prepare you to improve the world.
The Cornell Experience
You'll interact closely with world-class faculty and a diverse student body, each a collaborator in learning, in research, and in service. They're here to help you push yourself and your ideas further than you could ever push them on your own.
Courses across 100 academic departments
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You'll actively explore the material before you, design a formal line of inquiry and follow it, work with various teams, and get your hands dirty. This may be the Ivy League, but we exist in and learn from the world around us.
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"Cornell is known not only for its breadth of choices, but for the unconventional nature of some of them as well."
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Magical Mushrooms, Mischievous Molds
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3rd-strike.com | Spacecom – Preview
Follow Genre: Strategy, Space, Starfleet command
Developer: Flow Combine
Publisher: 11 Bit Launchpad
Platform: PC, Linux, Mac
Expected Full Release: Q3-Q4 2014
Spacecom – Preview
July 25, 2014 - Drydwen - No Comments
Good: Minimalistic graphic and audio design allows the player to focus on the tactical gameplay
Bad: Perhaps the focus on multiplayer is slightly too much
Spacecom is a strategic-to-the-bone starfleet command game with a heavy focus on multiplayer. It is developed by Flow Combine but will be published under the 11 bit launchpad label, who are best known for the Anomaly series. Spacecom was Greenlit last year but the stunning minimalistic space strategy game will launch later this year.
While the focus in Spacecom lies heavily on multiplayer gameplay, the game also provides a single player gameplay in the form of missions. This mode will grant you with several kinds of missions that you need to complete, ranging from invading planets to destroying enemy fleets to capturing and destroying systems. The mission mode also contains additional objectives which are optional to complete. It is also in this mode that you will learn what types of fleet there are, what they can do and more specifically how to use them to successfully complete a mission. Having a tutorial in the form of single player missions is something that I highly appreciate in games as it allows the player to get used to the controls of a new game and at the same time it allows the player to advance in the game itself. As for the fleets you will be commanding, there are three types. The battle fleets can be used to destroy enemy fleets. The invasion fleets are as the name suggests fleets that are capable of invading systems and capturing them. Lastly there are siege fleets who are able to destroy enemy systems. These fleets can rank up when victorious in battle but these can also be destroyed if the enemy forces are too strong. You will be able to tell whether you are losing or winning a fight via the means of a simplified HUD by clicking on the system the fight is currently happening in. However, it is not only about winning or losing the fight. It is about perfectly timed attacks, retreats and taking defensive positions when needed while also keeping in mind that you may need to resupply and build ships to accompany your fleet with limited resources.
The learning curve is Spacecom is not extremely difficult if you do manage to think strategically. If strategically thinking is not in your alley, the learning curve may be somewhat steep. Before you take the fight online, you can always improve your strategies in Skirmish mode. Here you will battle against AI-controlled players in various sizes of maps, ranging from two to six players in total. If the games become boring to you, you can always increase the ranks of the AI-controlled players, ultimately making the fight slightly harder. Obviously the next step is the multiplayer mode where you will be fighting other human players. With many games you need to wait endlessly until you have a certain amount of players in the lobby. In Spacecom, you can add AI-controlled bots to decrease the waiting-time which is a wonderful feature to have. Just as the Skirmish mode, the multiplayer mode also has a feature to change the maps that vary in sizes.
Spacecom proves that less is more with its minimalistic visual design that is supposedly inspired by military technology. Surprisingly enough it works extremely well in a strategical space game with a heavy focus on multiplayer. Beside the already stunning yet minimalistic visuals, we are also spoiled with audio delivered by Maciej Miąsik who was the head of production of The Witcher. The audio in Spacecom further completes the minimalistic design of the entire game by having sound that is designed to trigger strategic thinking, allowing the player to fully immerse in the gameplay. While you may not understand much of the Russian accented gibberish that is being spoken, it will give you a clear sense of being in space and commanding several star fleets.
If strategy games is your playground, you will absolutely love the starfleet command game. However, the learning curve can be steep if you don’t know your way around in strategy games but the game will not punish you for taking more time to successfully complete your missions. While Spacecom does has single player in the form of Missions, it is not an extensive campaign. With the many types of game modes, you will be able to enjoy Spacecom for several hours. The game is both relaxing and brain hurting, especially when playing with multiple AI’s or human players but it is rewarding to see your strategies develop over time. Thanks to the minimalistic graphics and audio design, the game allows you to fully immerse in the tactical gameplay.
Spacecom - Preview, 10.0 out of 10 based on 1 rating
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3rd-strike.com | Speed Kills – Review
Follow Genre: Action, Indie, Racing
Developer: Holy Warp, Black Wing Foundation
Publisher: KISS ltd, Holy Warp
Platforms: PC, iOS
Speed Kills – Review
May 29, 2014 - Drydwen - No Comments
Good: Visuals are good, fifty unique tracks serve for a great array of maps
Bad: No multiplayer, no mini-map, weapons can't be switched, feels more like a racing game
Holy Warp and Black Wing Foundation released Speed Kills in February 2013 for the iOS. Now in 2014, they released it for the PC. Speed Kills is an action-packed death racing game, set in the 31st century. The gameplay is classic and is inspired by the 16-bit racing game, including Rock ‘n Roll Racing.
You can’t really say there is a storyline in Speed Kills but you are a driver that is traveling the galaxy, visiting different planets and entering tournaments on said planets. Each planet has their own champion which you will need to beat to ultimately become the champion of every realm. These champions are so distinctive in style and have plenty of things to say between races, which is truly about the only type of story that you will see.
The visuals used in Speed Kills are great, while not extremely realistic. Every world has their own type of nature and usage of materials which truly gives you a sense of visiting a completely different planet. Since the tournaments and planets require a specific vehicle class, you will not get bored of seeing the same car flashing by time and time again. Using the speed boost will give you a clear sense of speed as everything becomes slightly blurred. The menu itself is simplistic but since you won’t be spending a lot of time in there, the simplicity of it can be overlooked.
Get in touch with the destructive brute inside of you as you race through the tracks with Electronic Rock in the background. The soundtrack, featuring 10 tracks, is available on Soundcloud. Overall, the music is good and fits the death racing theme the game has but the voiceless songs tend to be repetitive after a while.
Speed Kills is a mixture of Mini Motor Racing EVO and Carmageddon with influences gained from the classic 16-bit isometric racing games such as Rock ‘n Roll Racing. The goal of the game is to win the race while taking out your opponents by shooting them, letting them slip over oil pools or have them explode on your mines. There are three classes of vehicles, the monster trucks, the sports cars and the antigravs which are hovercrafts. Every vehicle will have pre-installed front and rear weapons which you can later upgrade to hold more ammo. The fact that you cannot choose what type of weapons you want for your car, makes it less of a death racing game. Your choice is quite limited by having only eight vehicles to pick from.
The AI will give you some trouble at first as they have their own type of weaponry and are not afraid to use it. Blocking your car or hitting it in the tail to make it go spinning out of control is something they love to do as well. However, no matter how well done the AI is at first, once you have upgraded your car, they are less worthy opponents. There are several boosts laid out on the track. These can be any types of boosts, from a speed boost to ammo clips to extra cash. Unfortunately, these are mostly in the middle of the track which means that the leader will pick these up. Leaving the ones in its tail without any juice. However, with your upgrades, you will become the leader faster and accompanied with these boosts, you are pretty much unstoppable and won’t have to deal with any vehicles for a while. Quite a few races in the game only have two laps while three laps is the most common in racing games. Two laps are over quite fast, especially when the tracks are not extremely lengthy and it feels wrong in a racing game. Other worlds have three laps which feels more familiar and is also more enjoyable to play as you stand a better chance of making a comeback after a terrible mistake.
While there is controller support, most of the menu is not accessible with the controller and requires a keyboard to use. There is also no way to see what buttons do what, which requires you to smash buttons and see what would happen. Secondly, there is no mini map in the game that shows you the entire track. Instead, right before each turn, the angle and direction of the turn will be shown on the road itself. This can be okay but it is rather difficult to predict when to use your nitro boost or even your secondary weapons. Another iffy point is that there is no multiplayer available for Speed Kills yet but the developers are planning to patch the game in the near future, hopefully containing at least a local multiplayer.
Speed Kills should be an action-packed racing game but with the lack of several features such as online multiplayer and switchable weapons, the game feels less and less like a true death racing game. The graphics are truly amazing and the speed is clearly visible. Replayability in the game is far fatched as there are only eight vehicles to buy and upgrade. You can replay the worlds, especially since the tracks are so small, to gain more money to upgrade your ride but that’s about all. Fans of the death racing genre and concept will have at least a few hours of gameplay with Speed Kills, possibly longer once they’ve patched in multiplayer mode.
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Reign: The Conqueror
TV, ep.13 (~20 min.), 1999
Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science-Fiction, Historical, Supernatural
Tags: Alternative World, Historical, Swords & Co, Action, Based on a Light Novel, Medieval, Military, Sci Fi, Violence
Release Date: 15.09.1999 ‑ 18.09.1999
Studios: MADHOUSE Inc.
Licensors: TOKYOPOP
Type: TV (1999)
Episodes: 13, ~20 min.
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History and Science Fiction collide as Alexander the Great, born to Olympias the pagan priestess, and King Phillip II, is prophesized to first rule and then destroy the world. Taught by the philosopher Aristotle, Alexander becomes the hero of Macedonia’s battle against Thebus, causing his father to doubt his loyalty.
Prince Alexander, son of King Philip, and heir to the Macedonian empire, must fend off political saboteurs, assassins, and the jealousy of his own father to ascend to the position of king. Once there, he begins his quest to conquer all nations and become known as the Great King, though an ancient prophecy foretells that he will be the destroyer of the world and forever remembered as the Devil King.
It was prophesied that Alexander the Great would first rule the world and then destroy it. Born the prince of Macedonia, his father was determined to have him remain an obedient military pawn whilst his mother wished for him to be a destroyer of worlds. Now, as Alexander moves across Babylonia towards the "Hindu" lands, enemies from both outside and within his camp struggle to stop him before he can conquer the world and bring about the prophecy of its destruction. Can the world be saved, or is fate truly the deciding factor of life and death?
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Northampton Carnival Parade has a long history. It began in 1890 as the ‘Bicyclists’ Parade’, which in turn was derived from the ‘High Hat Run’, organised by Rover Cyclists Club, in which all the entrants wore a top hat, hence the name. One of the highlights of the ‘High Hat Run’ was a leg of mutton dinner at the Red House in St. James. The last ‘High Hat Run’ was in 1887.
1890 saw a ‘monster procession’, as well as the ‘bicyclists’ parade’, which was attended by 20,000 people and six bands, including the Regent Square Drum and Fife Band, and St. Paul’s Brass Band. The parade visited various areas of the town and ended in Franklin’s Gardens.
The Bicyclists’ Parade became the Cycle Parade in 1901 and as the title suggests, bicycles were the principal means of transport. Children and adults were allowed to enter competitions for the most spectacular and extravagant costumes. In 1897 the prize for the adult category was 25s.
Cycles were popular in the parade up until the 1970s, but were gradually being replaced by motorised transport in the form of cars and lorries from the 1950s onwards. By the 1960s the Carnival Parade was firmly established as part of Northampton’s leisure with thousands of participants and spectators coming from the town and from further afield to witness the fantastic costumes and floats. Various groups took part in the Carnival Parade, including individuals, youth clubs, companies and charities. The competition included such categories as ‘Fancy Dress Get-up on Cycle-Juvenile’, Motor Car-Any Age-Any-Type-Decorated’ and ‘Traders’ Decorated Advertisement Get-up or Otherwise’, these traders had to come from Northampton or the county. Subjects of the costumes worn by the entrants were varied, often reflecting ‘Miss Drinka Pinta Milka Day’, which was taken from a very successful advertising campaign of the late 1950s.
The Northampton Carnival has had strong traditions in the town from the 1960s through the Midsummer Meadow times in the 1980s, to its short break in the late 1990s.
In the 1970s and early 1980s the carnival parade took place during the week and started in the evening after tea time but was afterwards switched to Sunday afternoons.
The Carnival continued until 1996 when it ended due to lack of funding. However in 2005 a small group of people in the community decided to restart the Northampton Carnival, which had ceased in 1996. The tradition was revived, the theme of the carnival when it returned in 2005 was ‘Celebrate Masquerade’.
Since then the event has grown and developed significantly and is attended by large numbers of people from the town and beyond. The new Northampton Carnival truly displays the spirit of carnival with similarities to some of the more established carnivals in the UK such as Luton, Leicester and even Notting Hill. In 2012 Northampton Carnival were awarded the prestigious Inspire Mark by the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The Carnival is an event for the entire family to enjoy and it has been successful in bringing colour, amazing costumes, music and celebration to Northampton Town. The major aim of the organisers is “to bring together the communities in the town to unite, to celebrate and party, to show each community’s traditions and cultures”.
Information courtesy of Northampton Museum and Art Gallery.
Dates of Northampton Carnival
1936 – Saturday 11th of July
1938 – Saturday 9th of July
1947 – Thursday 26th of June
1956 – Thursday 21st of June
1960 –Thursday 16th of June
1978 – Thursday 22nd of June
1990 – Sunday 17th of June
1992 – Sunday 21st of June
1997 – NO CARNIVAL
2005 – Saturday 11th of June
Northampton Museum Collection
Records held by Northampton Museum and Art Gallery. This collection includes; programmes, photographs, procession routes, prize giving and competitions, crowns, flags, bicycles.
Beryl Burman Collection
Beryl Burman and her husband Alan took part in Northampton Carnival for many years after moving to Northampton in 1955. Alan became interested in carnival as he was part of the Abington Photographic...
Northampton Chronicle and Echo Collection
Photographs of Northampton Carnival taken by the newspaper Northampton Chronicle and Echo.
Northampton Carnival Arts Consortium Collection
Northampton Carnival Arts Consortium was set up by Morcea Walker and Myrle Roach to organise the Northampton Carnival. In this collection is: Northampton Carnival Programmes 2005-2012 Programmes for...
Hardingstone Carnival Collection
Photographs from Hardingstone carnival in 1960, donated by Diane Berry.
Ray Heitzman Collection
Photographs of Ray Heitzman's daughter Lydia in costume ready for the Northampton Carnival c 1950. There is also a postcard showing a photograph of Ray's uncle Bill Bird at the Northampton...
Sylvia McDonnell Collection
Photographs of Sylvia McDonnell's mother, father and grandfather in costume for Northampton Carnival. Sylvia's grandfather was called John Barnes and was the father of Dorothy Barnes....
Trevor Noodles Collection
Photographs collected by Trevor Noodles of carnivals around Northamptonshire. Carnivals include Kettering, Rushden and Raunds. Trevor Noodles was a member of St. Neots Carnival Association during...
Nuneaton Carnival Collection
Sikh Community Centre and Youth Club Collection
Photographs of the Sikh Community Centre and Youth Club at Northampton Carnival between 2009-2011. To find out more about the group please visit their...
Glenda Tomlinson (née Martin) Collection
A collection of photographs of Glenda Tomlinson (née Glenda Martin) in costumes made by her mother Hilda Martin.
Morcea Walker Collection
Morcea is the Lead Organiser for Northampton Carnival. She is also a retired teacher and Equality Advisor for Northamptonshire County Council. She is a member of Welfare Rights, her...
George Twiselton Collection
Photographs of The Higginson Troupe at Northampton Carnival 1946-1971.
Northampton Carnival Programmes 1945-1957.
Newspaper articles 1943-1977.
Sue Darby (née Austin) Collection
Sue Darby (née Austin) was Queen of Northampton Carnival in 1962. Her fiance at the time entered her into the competition without her knowledge and the first she knew about it was when she...
Oundle Carnival 2012 Collection
Photographs from Oundle Carnival, Northamptonshire 2012.
Carnival Archive Project Northampton
The Carnival Archive Project Northampton works in association with the Northampton Carnival Arts Consortium. Please ses their website for more information about Northampton...
Northampton Carnival 2012 Collection
Photographs from Northampton Carnival 2012.
Ann Martin Collection
Ann Martin (née Ann Denton) entered Northampton Carnival for several years. her costumes were made by her father Fred Denton with help from her monther Connie Denton (née Connie Gill)....
Freda Riches Collection
Photographs from Northampton Carnival 1911-1974.
Programmes from Northampton Carnival 1953-1964.
Newspaper articles about Northampton Carnival.
Photographs from Northampton Carnival in 2005. 2005 was the year Northampton Carnival returned after a decade of not being held.
Towcester Festival Collection
A programme for Towcester Festival Fete, 1951.
Northampton General Hospital Collection
Photographs and newspaper articles relating to the Northampton Carnival that are held in the Northampton general Hospital Archives. For more information about the hospital and their archive please...
Gwen Haynes Collection
Northampton Carnival programmes 1937, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1979.
Cart and Van Horse Parade 1927.
Photographs of Northampton c.1920-1930
The Roger Williams Collection
Northampton Carnival programmes 1936 and 1989.
Pamela Harrison Collection
Photographs of the Samba bandits at various event, 2006-2010. All photographs taken by David Harrison. To find out more about the Samba Bandits please...
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A Short ‘Mission Report’ Video
By Elder Bailey
category Mission Experiences
To view a quick 4-minute review of our mission, which is also our Christmas card and ‘Happy New Year’ card for this year, please click on the ‘Play’ button (white triangle) in the next picture below.
To view full screen, click on the ‘Full screen’ icon in the lower right corner of the picture below. Once the video begins, the ad can be shut off by clicking on the ‘X’ in the top-right of the ad. The sound can be adjusted by clicking on the speaker icon below the following picture.
If you are interested in more details about the mission, you are welcome to scan through the rest of the website.
Sister Bailey’s Mission Report
category Mission Experiences, Our Talks
[A report on her Hungarian mission delivered at the Dimple Dell Park Ward in Sandy, Utah on October 14, 2012]
I am happy to be able to report on our experiences in the Hungarian Budapest Mission. It was one of the greatest opportunities of my life. I absolutely loved our mission. I have gained many insights into how one can have happiness, strong testimonies, charity, sacrifice and church service, with so little in the way of material things. Some of the Hungarian members sacrifice so much just to get to Church; many times some of them cannot even afford the bus fare to go. They also have to travel 13 hours to Freiberg, Germany to attend the temple.
We had a Young Adult who actually did his own genealogy, coming up with 120 family names to take to the temple. There were few cars owned by members of each of the Branches we served in, and our car was very well used for many situations.
As you know, the Hungarians have a sad history of often being occupied by invading countries. They are still trying to overcome the damage of the Nazi German occupation and then the Russian’s control of their country for over 50 years, which just ended in 1990.
We were recently asked if we felt safe in Hungary.
Elder Bailey’s Mission Report
[A report on his Hungarian mission delivered at the Dimple Dell Park Ward in Sandy, Utah on October 14, 2012]
When we arrived in Budapest, we were met at the airport by the Mission President and his wife, President and Sister Baughman. We spent the first night sleeping at the mission home. The next day, we met with the mission president who gave us our assignments; and we rented a car from the mission. We then packed the car with our luggage, and using a map and our GPS headed for our new home in Szombathely, Hungary. This was a city of about 200,000 people that was located three hours away from Budapest, and just fifteen minutes from the Austrian border.
Our mission was truly a life enriching experience, at least partially because we were able to live in Hungary for 18 months. Sister Bailey and I learned enough Hungarian to say prayers in meetings, greet people, hold simple conversations, and to shop for groceries, gas and other items.
All of our church meetings were in Hungarian. The first Sacrament Meeting we attended, we were expected to share our testimonies in Hungarian – which we were able to do. However, when we gave talks in Sacrament Meetings, which was about once a month in a branch somewhere in Hungary, we would use a translator.
The Church in Hungary
The Hungary Budapest Mission was created only 22 years ago. The mission now has about 100 missionaries, and around 150 baptisms per year. While on our mission, we were closely involved with 14 convert baptisms. Each one was unique, and each one was a special experience.
The Church in Hungary continues to grow, and now has about 5,000 members. Although Hungary has one Stake and six wards, most of the LDS congregations in Hungary are smaller branches, usually ranging from 20 to 60 people. But they could be much smaller. Our last Sacrament Meeting speaking assignment was in a new unit that had only two investigators, and four missionaries present on the day we spoke.
We spent much time working with many of the Young Single Adults in Hungary.
Flying Back to Salt Lake City – Going Home
category Travel Experiences
On August 19, 2012, we boarded a Lufthansa plane in Trieste, and flew to Munich in Germany.
We were surprised that the plane had propellers, and that the airplane mechanic rode out to the plane on a girl’s pink bicycle.
We then boarded a United Airlines flight to Chicago, where we cleared customs and then boarded a United Airlines flight to Salt Lake City. We only had to clear customs with two large bags because we accidently left two at the Mission Home in Budapest. Earlier in the year (when it started getting warmer in Hungary), we sent one bag with Maja, and two bags with Laura and Derek.
The Olympics had just ended in England, and we saw the Russian basketball team before leaving Munich. Are they that big, and is Brenda that small?
We arrived in Salt Lake City at 8:30 pm, where we were met by James, Garett, Rob, Chad, Amelia and Carlin. It was a great homecoming. I guess this means that the mission (and the blog) is finished.
Cruising the Adriatic (Mediterranean) Sea
We stayed another night in Trieste, Italy and then boarded a ship (Costa Classica) for a seven day cruise in the Adriatic Sea. This body of water is part of the Mediterranean Sea, and runs down the east side of Italy to Greece, which is just below and to the right of Albania on this map.
The ship had 1,500 passengers, and a crew of 500. Each day, the ship stopped at a new port, providing us with an opportunity to leave the ship and tour the towns.
Our room was quite roomy for a ship. Most of the cabins on this ship had large portholes.
The first port was Ancona. This is another old Italian city, that is on the east coast of Italy, and south of Venice. The second port was Dubrovnik in Croatia. The most significant thing about Dubrovnik (shown below) was that it was a totally walled city.
We were able to walk the wall all the way around the city. This was our favorite port. The wall was very high in some places.
We enjoyed a snack in Dubrovnik.
The third port was Corfu in Greece, and the fourth port was Argostoli, which was also in Greece.
We rented motor scooters and toured this part of Greece.
The country-side has many fig and juniper trees – also we saw many olive trees.
The houses overlooking the inlet.
The fifth port was Kotor in Montenegro. It had another totally walled-in city, and you could see the walls high up the mountains behind Kotor.
We were able to hike a long ways up the mountain, and look back at our ship.
The sixth port was Split in Croatia. This was another old city, and was hidden inside the current modern city of Split. This was our second favorite port.
Brenda was able to visit with the Roman soldiers.
We were surprised when we found the old Christian ‘chi-rho’ symbol in two places in Split. This (and the Roman Soldiers) suggested to us that the city and old church dated back to the Roman Empire, probably between 200 and 400 A.D. We saw the symbol first on the entry way to an old baptismal font.
Secondly, in a display in a very old church. Brenda saw this first. Can you see it?
Leaving Hungary and the Mission
After saying goodbye to President and Sister Smith, we rented a car and drove three hours west to Vienna. After checking into our hotel, we toured Vienna.
Later that evening, we attended a concert in the same theater where Mozart, Strauss and others had performed several years ago.
The next day, we drove through Austria and Slovenia. This is an Austrian castle (Gussing) that we visited while driving south to Italy. It was a rainy day, but we were still able to climb to the top of the bell tower.
Later that evening, we rented hotel rooms in Trieste, Italy. The following day, we drove over to Venice. Venice is one of the most unusual places we had ever visited – and we loved the experience.
We loved the wonderful experience of touring the Venice canals. Venice is truly unique.
We ate dinner at a riverside restaurant.
We hired a gondola that had an accordion player and singer, and then relaxed for 45 minutes as we traveled the canals of Venice.
Our Last Few Days in Hungary
Our last Sunday in Hungary was a fast Sunday, and we were able to share our last testimonies first in the Pécs Branch. President Makkai was an excellent Branch President for that branch.
We then drove up to Kaposvár for our last meeting in that small branch — actually, our last meeting in Hungary. We were able to take a picture of all that were there on that Sunday.
Their new Relief Society president, Sister Manduk, prepared a ‘going away’ message, and had it on the white board when we arrived.
Early the next morning, we drove to Budapest, and stayed in the mission home. On our last evening in Hungary, we went up to Castle Hill and had dinner at Fisherman’s Bastion while overlooking the Danube River, the Parliament Building, and the beautiful city of Budapest. It was a perfect, warm summer evening.
A Visit from Our Son (Skip) and His Wife (Shauna)
Our son and his wife (Skip and Shauna) arrived in Hungary during the last week of our mission.
We spent the first couple of days touring Pecs, and then went out to explore some castles.
They enjoyed drinking from the Church’s fountain.
We took time to find Laura and Derek’s padlock, and then we each added our own close by their lock.
We visited the Early Christian cemetery.
In the evenings, we strolled on Pecs’ city square (belvaros).
Sister Bailey’s Favorite Sewing Shop
category Differences in Hungary
This is the store in Pecs where Sister Bailey purchased most of her thread, buttons, and other stuff she needed to ensure that her clothes were always in good repair, and up-to-date.
Traveling from Pécs to Kaposvár
It is a beautiful drive from Pécs to Kaposvár. In the summer, flowers and flower boxes appear on many of the homes in the villages.
Here is a pink home that has pink flowers. It is difficult to find two houses in the same village that are the exact same color.
One house had different kinds of orange, pink and white flowers.
Some of the houses are very quaint with their flowers, wood piles, a fence, and brick and rock facing.
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Paramita: Hi, i’m PAramita from Indonesia. Its a blessing for me while watching this painting. Thank you.
ORNELLA: is possible to buy a nativity set like this??
Jill: I am also LDS, collect nativities and was at a home of friends today after their report of 2 years in Budapest...
Mary Ellen: I would so very much wish to buy one of these. I am collecting sets from the countries of my...
Elder Bailey: Yes, you can buy the nativity set in Budapest at the ‘large market’. It will cost you a lot...
Judy: Will be on a river cruise that stops in Budapest in April. Can I find these nativities there? How far is...
Elder Bailey: They are made in Kaposvar, and sold from cupboards located in a small garage. The woman who makes them...
Karen Phelps: It truly is a small world, I have been trolling the internet trying to find nativities from around the...
Theresa Bartlett: Can I order one of these nativity sets?
Samragi Madden: I was profoundly moved by this painting, and it will stay with me for a very long time.
Elder Bailey: We would love to come back. Hungary is a beautiful country with beautiful people.
Abram Art: Maybe when he gets home, he’ll follow a little in his brother’s footsteps? If he doesn’t...
valerie: Can I order some of these from them? If so how and how much?
Róbert Dragity: Hungarian: Sziasztok! Szeretném a megköszönni Velasquez erder-nek a misszionáriusi küldetésében...
Karolina: Thank you for sharing this! It brought tears to my eyes while reading. 🙂 It was just a month after Elder...
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It's a unique opportunity - hopefully, once in a lifetime - and 11 Nevada football players plan to take advantage of it. With the NCAA basically offering to not count the 2020 season against a player's college eligibility, nearly a dozen Wolf Pack senior s have said they plan to come back to play in 2021. The list includes six players who were named to the All-Mountain West teams last year. Call it "The Fifth Year," call it "Senior 2.0," call it what you will, but Nevada should be loaded, especially at r eceiver and defensive line, with the addition of a group that normally would have been out of eligibility. - Reno Gazette Journal
(DS#44 WR) rSr/2022 WR Elijah Cooks, Nevada
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2020 PRESEASON BILETNIKOFF AWARD WATCH LIST: Elijah Cooks, Nevada,...Cooks posted a breakout season in 2019, leading Nevada with 76 receptions, 926 receiving yards and eight touchdowns, all of which were career highs. His 12.2 receptions per game average ranked fourth in the MW and his 71.2 receiving yards per game were good for seventh in the league. He recorded a huge performance in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, totaling 197 receiving yards on 14 catches. His 197 receiving yards in the bowl game were third-most by a receiver in the conference last season. Cooks' presence on the field was felt in nearly every game as he hauled in at least three receptions in 12 of the Pack's 13 contests. - Nevada Football
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The Nevada Wolf Pack didn't flinch against No. 24 San Diego State and came away with an impressive victory. Wide receiver Elijah Cooks threw a 50-yard pass on a trick play to set up Devonte Lee's go-ahead, 1-yard run with 10:31 to go and the Wolf Pack be at the Aztecs 17-13 Saturday night. The Wolf Pack surprised the Aztecs' tough defense with a reverse, with running back Toa Taua flipping the ball to Cooks, who stopped and threw a strike to Brendan O'Leary-Orange at the SDSU 5. Three plays later, Lee bu rst into the end zone for a 17-10 lead.
Inconsistent this season, the Wolf Pack (6-4, 3-3 Mountain West) became bowl eligible and defeated the Aztecs for the second straight season. SDSU (7-2, 4-2) struggled in its first action since jumping into T he Associated Press Top 25 two weeks ago. The Aztecs, whose four-game winning streak was snapped, still lead the West Division. "It's hard to catch this team. It's hard to get them out of position," Nevada coach Jay Norvell said. "It's hard to get behind them and so we just felt like we needed to make a play like that along the way to help get behind them. Fortunately we did." Cooks said he was nervous when the play call came in, "but I told O.J., `Slow down and just go and I'm going to hit you.' He did that and it worked out perfectly. "I played quarterback growing up. My whole goal coming up when I was a little kid was I wanted to throw at least one pass in college and I did that," Cooks added. "I'm really hyped about that. That was fun." - Nevada/AP College Football
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Bach and Beethoven on the Buses
It is always good to know that I am not alone in my desire to link classical music with bus travel. Take this item from Monday's edition of The Yorkshire Evening Post;
Classical music to tackle Leeds City Bus Station yobs
Transport bosses are turning to Beethoven and Bach to help keep the peace at Leeds City Bus Station. West Yorkshire passenger transport authority Metro today confirmed plans to start playing classical music at the station’s York Street entrance.
Metro chiefs think it will create a more harmonious atmosphere for station users. But they also hope the initiative will be less popular with groups of young people who occasionally loiter at the York Street entrance.
It is thought playing classics rather than pop or easy listening might make them decide to hang around elsewhere.
Composers whose work will be piped through the speakers include Mozart, Vivaldi and Handel as well as Beethoven and Bach.
The move follows a trial of the scheme at Huddersfield Bus Station. A Metro spokesman said: “Feedback has been very positive, with passengers commenting on the soothing atmosphere. Our surveys have also shown that the initiative has deterred people from gathering at the station entrance.”
The speakers playing the music are currently used for pre-recorded safety and security messages. Staff have a separate sound system for emergency announcements.
Metro’s scheme isn’t the first time the arts have been utilised as a peacekeeping tool. The Local Government Association said in 2008 that techniques such as the playing of opera, classical or unfashionable music were being used by councils to disperse groups of youths.
Dr Simon Warner, a lecturer in popular music at the University of Leeds, today voiced concern about the deterrent side of the station plan. He said: “I find the idea of music being used like a weapon a little bit sad. If it is effective, then it might be justified. It has been tried elsewhere and anecdotally it seems it may have worked. It’s still a shame, though, that something that can be such a positive element of everybody’s lives is being used as a form of social control.”
The Bus equivalent of Beethoven
This is, of course, by no means the first time classical music has been used to engender public calm and to deter vandals, and there are numerous underpasses both in Europe and Asia where piped classical music plays to keep people away. For my part, if I enter an Italian restaurant which is playing Mariah Carey at full blast, or a French restaurant attempting to attract me with Vivaldi, I go straight out the door. If these people have no perception of the depth and marvels of their national culture, how can they hope to cook decent national food? It doesn't matter what the music is, if it's in the wrong context it can drive people away.
Research has shown – and I've undertaken a lot of this myself, so I know it to be true – that certain types of music encourage certain types of behaviour. When I ran a company which provided music for hotels, restaurants, airports and airlines we were able to show figures that proved how effective different types of music were at keeping customers in and sending them away. That research was far more detailed than would appear to have been the case with these Yorkshire transport people. Certain pieces of Bach were shown to encourage activity while others encouraged passivity (the opening of the Double Violin Concerto did the former, while the Air from the Suite in D did the latter) and it did not really matter whether it was pop, jazz or classical, what affected behaviour was the piece itself rather than the genre.
So to dismiss Beethoven and Bach as "soothing" shows such appalling ignorance on the part of the authorities that I am tempted to buzz off to Yorkshire simply to vandalise the Leeds bus station in protest. I'll certainly do that if they are playing the God-awful Beethoven Für Elise. If, however, I get there, and find that I am hearing the sublime "Erbarm dich mein" from the St Matthew Passion, I will, instead, sit and listen. If you play music to affect public behaviour without having first done your research, beware, you are opening a dangerous can of worms!
The Rheinberger of the Bus World
Posted by Dr Marc Rochester at 10:50 AM
Ian 04 April, 2012 22:59
At Waterloo mainline station several years ago they used to play military marches during the morning rush hour. It looked like a scene from Monty Python but it was very effective at getting commuters off their trains, striding across the station concourse towards their offices or tube connections.
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December 12th Movement
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‘Reparations Now!’ for president 2016 campaign launch
Reprinted from the 6/2/2016 Amsterdam News
Writer: Amadi Ajamu
The Black Voter Coalition launched its voter registration campaign for the upcoming 2016 presidential election Saturday with great success. The campaign focuses on “The Choice: Plebiscite, Reparations and Self-Determination.” At the registration table in front of Sistas’ Place on the corner of Nostrand Avenue and Jefferson Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, coalition members input registrants’ information in a bank of laptops. There was a continuous flow of registration activity throughout the day.
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“People understand the seriousness of this presidential election and none of the candidates, not Trump, Clinton or Sanders, are speaking or listening to issues facing Black people. Systemic housing gentrification, no quality health care, police brutality and murder, unemployment, failing schools,” said coalition member Lateefah Carter.
W.E.B. Dubois said, “In 1956, I shall not go to the polls. I have not registered. I believe that democracy has so far disappeared in the United States that no ‘two evils’ exist. There is but one evil party with two names, and it will be elected despite all I can do or say.”
On the topic of the 1994 crime bill, Hillary Clinton said, “They are not just gangs of kids anymore. They are often the kinds of kids that are called ‘super-predators.’ No conscience, no empathy. We can talk about why they ended up that way, but first we have to bring them to heel.”
Carter explained, “In 2016, we are making our own choice. We choose ‘Reparations Now’ for president. ‘The Choice’ campaign also introduces the idea of a plebiscite/referendum that addresses the question of self-determination for oppressed people in the U.S. The response has been tremendous.”
Malcolm X said, “The Black man in the Black community has to be re-educated into the science of politics so he will know what politics is supposed to bring him in return. Don’t be throwing out any ballots. A ballot is like a bullet. You don’t throw your ballots until you see a target, and if that target is not within your reach, keep your ballot in your pocket.”
Carter continued, “We are targeting our ballots and writing in ‘Reparations Now.’”
The December 12th Movement and the Black Voter Coalition campaign will continue throughout New York City until the Black Solidarity Day Nov. 7, 2016, the day before election day Nov. 8. For more information, call the December 12th Movement at 718-398-1766.
Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2016 Presidential Elections, Bernie Sanders, Black Voter Coalition, December 12th Movement, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Reparations Now, Sistas' Place
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Azerbaijan and Armenia at war: ‘Don’t be blind’
Nagorno-Karabakh Human Rights Ombudsman Artak Beklaryan started a campaign, under the hashtag 'DontBeBlind', calling on the international community to focus attention on war crimes committed by Azerbaijan
Nora Koloyan-Keuhnelian , Friday 9 Oct 2020
photo: AP
Heavy fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia continued for the second week on the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, predominantly inhabited by ethnic Armenians.
On Monday night, the spokesman for Nagorno-Karabakh’s president announced the withdrawal of Armenian forces in some locations on the frontline in order to avoid unnecessary casualties and greater losses of enemy troops. “Achievements were significant in both respects,” the spokesman said. Reports Tuesday morning said the situation on the frontline was relatively calm that night.
For several days, Azerbaijani forces heavily shelled Stepanakerdt, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh. The city was left without electricity, suffered severe damage, and saw dozens of casualties. In response to the attacks, Karabakh forces destroyed Ganja Airbase in Azerbaijan, which served as a main base for Azeri air attacks, not only on Karabakh civilians but on Armenia’s civilians as well. The attack on Ganja was described by Azeri officials as “fake news” and “provocative”. In parallel, the strategic city of Shushi was rocketed by Azeri forces.
Earlier, Nagorno-Karabakh’s President Arayik Harutyunyan made a statement in which he warned Azeris “for the last time” of the war crimes they are perpetrating. “These crimes will receive powerful reactions. We will win and punish the criminals who threaten our existence,” he said. Before giving orders to his forces to destroy Ganja Airbase, Harytyunyan called on the Azeri population to leave the area.
Several days after fighting erupted between the two countries, Harutyunyan announced he will join his troops on the frontline.
Meanwhile, in a televised address to his nation, President Ilham Aliyev demanded Armenia set a deadline for withdrawing from Nagorno-Karabakh. “Azerbaijan will not cease its military operations until the liberation of its territories. Nagorno-Karabakh belongs to Azerbaijan,” Aliyev said. “This is the end. We showed them who we are. We are chasing them like dogs,” he added.
Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, too, addressed his nation. In his speech, Pashinyan stressed the main reason Azeri-Turk forces are fighting this war. “It’s not that they want to regain control of Nagorno-Karabakh; their objective is to continue their genocidal policy. And they have set themselves the task of bringing to completion the Armenian Genocide,” he said.
“I want to make a clear statement: Today’s citizens of Armenia and Artsakh are no longer yesterday’s travellers of Deir Zor,” referring to the forced marches exiled Armenians had to undergo through the deserts of Deir Zor, escaping the 1915 Genocide.
SOURCING THE WEAPONS
Based on footage published by Armenia’s Defence Ministry and Nagorno-Karabakh on official social media pages, one rocket that hit the capital Stepanakert over the weekend was made in Israel.
Armenia recalled its ambassador to Israel, Armen Smbatyan, who believes that Israel “may stop weapon sales to Azerbaijan”. Israel has strong ties with both countries and is maintaining a neutral position on the conflict.
On Turkish state TV TRT Haber, Aliyev confirmed that Turkish combat UAVs are being used against Armenia, something Armenian official sources stated since day one of the war.
Meanwhile, Canada’s foreign minister suspended his country’s arms exports to Turkey after investigations showed that Canadian military technology is being used by Turkey in its fight, shoulder to shoulder with Azeris, against Armenia.
In other news, Nagorno-Karabakh Human Rights Ombudsman Artak Beklaryan started a campaign, under the hashtag “DontBeBlind”, in which he called upon the international community to focus attention on war crimes committed by Azerbaijani armed forces. “Azeri armed forces started intentionally targeting civilian population and infrastructure… with heavy missiles, including cluster bombs… We are suffering a humanitarian disaster in Artsakh now. My call upon the international community is to react properly, to stop talking and start acting. Don’t be blind.”
After the call of Beklaryan, who is blind himself as a result of an Azerbaijani landmine, Amnesty International experts were able to trace the location of footage published by officials, and identified Israeli-made M095 DPICM cluster munitions that appear to have been fired by Azeri forces.
“The use of cluster bombs in any circumstances is banned under international humanitarian law, so their use to attack civilian areas is particularly dangerous and will only lead to further deaths and injuries,” said Denis Krivosheev, Amnesty International’s acting head of Eastern Europe and Central Asia in a statement. Amnesty has called on both sides to fully respect international humanitarian law.
AZERI DISARRAY
In the past few days, social media was abuzz with the war of words and propaganda between Azeri and Armenian officials. President Aliyev was personally involved in spreading misinformation on Twitter, the only platform Azeris can use, about positions the Azeri army could liberate, and false news on Armenia firing on Azeri territories. Panic appears to be spreading among Azeri officials, raising speculation of fissures in the military and political establishment. Might a coup be attempted in the coming days?
“Clearly, the Azerbaijani leader is ‘riding the tiger’ of war and conflict,” Richard Giragosian, director of the Regional Studies Centre (RSC), an independent think-tank in Armenia, told Al-Ahram Weekly. “This is an inherently risky gamble for President Aliyev. With the sudden emergence of potent ‘people power’ in Belarus, where a national awakening has triggered a massive wave of protests against the questionable re-election of that country’s long-time authoritarian strongman, Alexander Lukashenko, the governing elite in Azerbaijan is now increasingly isolated. After years of authoritarian rule that denied space and liberty to any real political opposition, the father-son Aliyev model of governance in Azerbaijan is particularly vulnerable,” Giragosian added.
Events in Belarus may inspire the population of Azerbaijan, according to Giragosian: “The imperative for demanding change and democracy in the country may pose a genuine threat to the government.”
RECOGNISING NAGORNO-KARABAKH
Calls for a ceasefire from Russia, France and the United States through the OSCE Minsk Group meeting last week produced no practical results, especially amid the continuous interference of Turkey. As a result, the Foreign Ministry of Nagorno-Karabakh and Prime Minister Pashinyan called upon the international community “to recognise the independence of the Republic of Artsakh”.
No country officially recognises Karabakh as an independent state — not even Armenia.
“For Armenia and Karabakh, there are few diplomatic options, and as Turkey is strongly supporting Azerbaijan both militarily and diplomatically, and Russia remains passive. Armenia stands alone, both on the military and diplomatic levels,” Giragosian told the Weekly.
Against that backdrop, Armenia has warned that it is considering the formal recognition of an independent Karabakh unless Azerbaijan agrees to an immediate ceasefire. “This is a diplomatic threat because if and when Armenia extends recognition of an independent Karabakh, it will effectively end the long-standing framework of the peace process,” Giragosian told the Weekly.
He added that such a scenario is the last resort and remains an unlikely option. “Armenia fears any isolation that may result from such recognition. And that isolation would be a possibility, with recognition seen as a threat to diplomacy by France, Russia and the United States, as the three co-chairs of the Minsk Group, the sole diplomatic entity empowered to mediate,” Giragosian explained.
Interviews made by international news agencies with anonymous Syrian mercenaries and audio recordings of some of them revealed that Turkey not only sent forces from Syria to Azerbaijan to fight against Armenia over the Karabakh war, it also sent some of them who were originally fighting in Libya against Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA).
“There hasn’t been one Azerbaijani or one Turk with us when we were fighting against the Karabakh forces. Many of us want to return back to Syria, the sons of bitches pulled their weapons on us and forced us to keep fighting,” said a Hamza Division militant in Azebaijan, The Investigative Journal reporter wrote, who had early reports on the possible eruption of the war.
Later, a video went viral on social media that showed escape trails of some mercenaries from Azerbaijan. “Oh God protect us. Armenians slaughtered our youth. Thank you, God, for your help in fleeing from this war, Allahu Akbar!”
As of Monday night, Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia officials announced the death toll among Armenian soldiers had reached 230.
Looking at Azerbaijan government pages on social media, it is noted that Azeris do not usually disclose their military losses, while only 25 civilian losses were mentioned.
*A version of this article appears in print in the 8 October, 2020 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly
Nora Koloyan-Keuhnelian
Ilham Aliyev
Arayik Harutyunyan
Richard Giragosian
Stepanakert. Shushi
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SPECIAL MEETING APPROVED MINUTES
THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2010, 7:30 A.M.
1. Call to Order and Roll Call. The Director Search Committee meeting convened at 7:30 a.m. Present: Acting Director Assmann; Commissioners Tuchow and Wald. Acting Commission Secretary Rachel Buerkle was in attendance.
2. Approval of Draft Minutes from the prior Department Director Search Committee Meeting. (Explanatory Document: April 21, 2010 Draft Minutes) (Discussion and Action) Upon Motion by Commissioner Wald and second by Acting Director Assmann, the April 21, 2010 Draft Meeting Minutes were approved without objection (AYES: Acting Director Assmann, Commissioners Wald and Tuchow).
4. CLOSED SESSION – REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR JOB APPLICATIONS and/or CONDUCT INTERVIEWS. Committee members may vote to make recommendations of candidates to the Commission on the Environment. (Discussion and Possible Action).
b. Vote on whether to hold closed session to review Department Director job applications and/or conduct interviews. (Cal. Govt. Code § 54957; SF Admin. Code § 67.10(b).) [ACTION] Commissioner Wald motioned, second by Commissioner Tuchow to hold closed session (AYES: Commissioners Tuchow and Wald and Acting Director Assmann).
c. Possible closed session to review Department Director job-applications and/or conduct interviews. The Committee may vote to recommend candidates to the full Commission. (Cal. Govt. Code § 54957; SF Admin. Code § 67.10(b).) [DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION] Open Session recessed at approximately 7:32 a.m. to go into closed session to conduct Department Director interviews and review Department Director job-applications. Closed session convened at 7:33 a.m.
d. Reconvene in open session: Open Session reconvened at 9:35 a.m.
1. Possible report on action taken in closed session and the vote thereon. (Cal. Govt. Code § 54957.1(a); SF Admin. Code § 67.12(b).) No action was taken.
2. Vote to elect whether to disclose any or all discussions held in closed session. (Cal. Govt. Code § 54957.1(a); SF Admin. Code § 67.12(b).) [ACTION] Acting Director Assmann motioned, second by Commissioner Tuchow not to disclose discussions held in closed session (AYES: Commissioners Tuchow and Wald and Acting Director Assmann).
3. Public comment on all matters pertaining to the closed session. There was no public present at this time.
5. Develop Department Director Search Committee Schedule of Meetings. (Discussion and Possible Action) No additional schedule of meetings was developed at this time. The next Department Director Search Committee meeting is scheduled for Friday, April 23, 2010 at 7:30 a.m.
6. New Business/Future Agenda Items. (Discussion) There was no new business or future agenda items discussed at this time.
8. Adjournment. The Director Search Committee meeting adjourned at 9:36 a.m.
The next Director Search Committee Meeting is scheduled for April 23, 2010 at 7:30 a.m.
*Approved: May 3, 2010
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Abstracts (posters)
SY01: Experimental evolution on empirical fitness landscapesSY02: Selection and evolution in natural populationsSY03: Molecular evolutionary innovationsSY04: Evolution of Symbiotic Interactions in Communities: Novel ApproachesSY05: Phenotypic plasticity: mechanisms, ecology and evolutionSY06: Evolutionary consequences of an early germ-soma segregationSY07: The nature and mechanisms of evolution of species recognition systemsSY08: Evolutionary significance of epigenetic variationSY09: Genetics and genomics of host-parasite coevolutionSY10: Genomics and experimental evolutionSY11: Advances in quantitative approaches to recent evolutionary change in humansSY12: Studying multigene-family evolution in the post-genomic era: Towards a population genomic approach to MHC evolutionSY13: Rapid evolution and population geneticsSY14: Non genetic inheritanceSY15: Attack and defense: evolutionary and ecological consequences of individual variationSY16: Evolutionary biology in ChinaSY17: Linking genome evolution at different time scalesSY18: Evolutionary demographySY19: Evolutionary consequences of deceptionSY20: Mechanisms of trade-offsSY21: The evolution and maintenance of heritable colour polymorphisms: from ecology to genomesSY22: The evolution and genetics of drug resistanceSY23: Genomic Islands: their role in adaptation and speciationSY24: Unifying paleobiological and comparative perspectives on character evolutionSY25: New directions in sex role researchSY26: The genomic architecture of adaptive traits: do QTNS generally exist?SY27: Evolutionary conservation: the applied side of evolutionary biologySY28: Non-genetic transfer of immunity across generations – evolution and underlying mechanismsSY29: Actively learning evolution: methods and resourcesSY30: Phylogenetics and phylogeographySY31: Development, behaviour and evolutionSY32: Climate change and evolutionSY33: Population ecologySY34: General symposium
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IICT-Tropical Research Institute
Building scientific capacity in Cape Verde Islands: integrating different approaches to study the evolution of the endemic flora
D20SY29PS1023
Author(s): Romeiras, MM, Moura, M, Sequeira, MM, Duarte, MC
Understanding the origin and evolution of the Cape Verde endemic flora is essential for the conservation in this Biodiversity Hotspot. A recent funding research project by FCT-Portugal, entitled “Conservation of plant biodiversity in the Macaronesian Hotspot: Integrating phylogenetic, taxonomic, and ecological approaches to study the Cape Verde endemic flora” will address different questions, namely: (a) How does an extraordinarily rich endemic flora evolved? and (b) Why is the flora so threatened and how might its conservation be secured? In this communication we show how the fieldwork activity can play an important role to help graduated students understanding and learning plant evolution; it is expected that at the end of each botanical expedition, students will be able to understand the scientific methods used for the study evolutionary processes in this archipelago. We advocate that international collaborations can build scientific capacity in developing countries and will contribute to influence in a positive way students’ attitudes about biodiversity, as well as, to encourage further studies in this insular ecosystem. Moreover, by stimulating a positive attitude and providing knowledge about biodiversity and the consequences of its loss, students realize why scientists are concerned about the extinction of insular species. Finally, links with local research institutions will be strengthened, as well as with other institutions devoted with Macaronesian flora, namely with Madeira and Azores Universities.
University of Seville
Department Plant Biology and Ecology
The mismatch between education and research on Evolutionary Biology in Spain
Author(s): Arroyo, J, Serra, M, Verdú, M, González-Candelas, F
Since the Renaissance, cultural traditions, moral prejudices and social structure have hindered the development of modern science in Spain, with a minor burst during the 18th c. Political instability during second half of the 19th c. was also coincident with the development of Darwinian ideas, which had little impact on the Spanish cultivated class, with some noteworthy exceptions. This situation spanned most of the 20th c. until the economical burst of the 60’s, when science became a pursuit of increasing interest for Spanish leaders. With the advent of democracy in the late 70’s and early 80’s scientific achievements became a prominent goal progressively assumed by a rapidly growing middle class and normalized research programs and procedures were established. As a result, Spain currently ranks ninth in the world in the amount of relevant scientific production. Biology has shown a paradigmatic progress, and evolutionary biology has been one of its fastest growing fields. In contrast, teaching of evolution at different educational levels, from secondary schools to postgraduate programs, has been surprisingly neglected. Thus, evolutionary biology shows a mismatch between teaching ad research that deserves an explanation. Here we present statistics that document the extent of the mismatch. By comparing with other countries and other science fields, we examine what the possible causes might be. We propose that evolutionary-like processes such as founder effects and drift due to initial low number of practitioners, or selective processes against individuals in non-organized groups, might explain this distortion. Mirroring evolutionary processes, social processes such as those involving a scientific community have some delay in showing the consequences, which we aim to foresee in the hope of preventing them.
Facultad de Ciencias UNAM
Departamento de Biologia Evolutiva
The role of chance in Evolution: how to teach it in the classroom
Author(s): Noguera-Solano, R, Ruiz-Gutierrez, R, Alvarado, VH, Rodriguez-Caso, JM
Comprehend the role of chance in evolutionary processes has been one of the most notorious difficulties in the practice of teaching and learning of evolution. Historical research has noted the persistence of teleological and finalist thinking even after taking courses of evolution. The proposal is based on the builder metaphor (or the architect metaphor) used by Charles Darwin to explain the causal disconecction between variation’s origin and the process of natural selection (C. Darwin, 1868, The variation of animals and plants under domestication). Darwin developed this rethoric form to show the contingency (or chance) in the evolutionary history of the species, and to explain that variations that arise from natural causes, they do not have in their origin any relation to the adaptive role that variations have in the life history of organisms. This proposal is divided in three sections: First, a description of the builder metaphor; second, how the metaphor can be used to explain the role of chance in a human-made construction: a “stone snake”, and third, an explanation of the role of chance in the origin and evolution of rattlesnakes (Crotalus sp), emphasizing the following characteristics: elongated body, lack of limbs, flathead distinguished from the body, and three specific characteristics of the genus Crotalus: specialized dentition or solenoglyph, sensitive pits to infrared light and the rattlesnake. This proposal is intended for teachers of upper secondary education and seeks to explain schematically trough illustrations the role of chance in evolutionary processes.
University of Lausanne
Visualising the development of evolutionary thought: a graphical outreach project
Author(s): Jenkins, T, Quick, M, Posavec, S
The general public remains confused about evolution. To prevent creationism from taking hold, there is a pressing need for both clarification and – just as importantly – inspiration. The aim of this infographic is to trace the progression of evolutionary thought from pre-Darwinian times to the present in a visually striking way. Standing at the intersection of science and art, this work shows through an innovative use of colour, text and graphics how evolution by natural selection has come to be established as the dominant force explaining the diversity of life. Our aim is to communicate the facts of evolution – but also inspire and excite – using a creative, compelling design to attract the eyes of people not normally interested in science. This poster will be made available both on request and online.
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The Gutter Prayer by Gareth Hanrahan (Book Review)
The Good: A line-up of the usual suspects with a plot as thick as thieves, complete with Warcraftian worldbuilding and Lovecraftian lore, making for a truly unique and at times unusual (and this is a good thing!) debut.
The Bad: Not so much a trigger warning, but this will NOT be for everyone. There are multiple point of view characters, perspectives and tenses. The Gutter Prayer isn’t going to please everyone, nor will it polarise readers. If you don’t like it, you’ll leave it before you get too far in, but if you do like it at the start, you’ll love it by the end (I certainly did).
The Ugly Truth: The Gutter Prayer is a mercurial masterpiece. It’s not so much ‘ground-breaking’ as it is the author treating the fantasy genre and all of its staples as a ‘sandbox’ (read: sandbox MMO) and building a castle with his hands as opposed to using the bucket approach. The only thing greater than its ambitions as a debut is its accomplished performance and the awe-inspiring imagination that’s gone into it, which surely marks Gareth Hanrahan as one to watch.
The Full Review: From the very first page I realised that The Gutter Prayer was something special.
Glancing at the cover and casting an eye over the blurb, you’d be forgiven for thinking this is your usual heist story, a high-octane and hi-jinx helter-skelter of tricks and treats. But as the story unfolds, and the double-crosses lead to dead ends and ever increasing dread and dire consequence, the conspiracy afoot would make any curtain-twitcher pull down the blinds to fit steel bars to their windows.
Welcome to Guerdon. A city of cities, built upon the brick and block of those cities and civilisations before it. And like its construction, its citizens stand on the shoulders of those beneath them, those ‘low lifes’ whose only crime (or at least, their first crime) was to be born into a lower rank than the rich and the ruthless above them. Politicians and priesthoods, alchemists and ancient forces, sorcerers and saints, thieves and Tallowmen, golems and ghouls – Guerdon’s streets are a hive of scum and villainy that would spit out any Chosen One farmboy (or girl!). Whilst the godswar rages far from its walls, the battle for control of the city begins with a bang as three young thieves – a human, a ghoul and a stoneman – find themselves caught in the crossfire of a conspiracy that threatens not just Guerdon, but the outcome of the war, and the rest of the world.
I genuinely don’t know where to start with this one. Admittedly, this is in part because there is SO MUCH I can say about The Gutter Prayer (but don’t have the words to do it justice) but also because there is SO MUCH to say about The Gutter Prayer. Yes, you read that right. So much I can say vs. so much to say.
Bear with me whilst I try and collect my thoughts.
Let’s start with the style, as this is the first thing that struck me dumb. Though, admittedly, looking back, I was more dumbstruck than awestruck when I started the book, as the opening scene really threw me, but I hung on and I’m really glad that I did.
Hanrahan’s voice – and the style of this book – is elementary. Mercurial, even. I remember the first time that I read Joe Abercrombie’s The Blade Itself, and found myself asking ‘but, but, this isn’t what I’m used to?’ I did a similar thing with Anna Smith Spark’s The Court of Broken Knives. Neither book was missing anything – they were doing things differently and I LOVED IT once I learned to listen to what the book was telling me. And this is what Hanrahan does best. Who needs limited perspectives and tenses when you can use any and all of them whenever you want to? To limit yourself to one is to restrict yourself, and the story. Rather, The Gutter Prayer unshackles itself from the conventional and flies free in the face of fancy and fantasy. Hanrahan isn’t telling the story of The Blade Itself, or The Court of Broken Knives. He’s telling the story of The Gutter Prayer, HIS STORY, however he wants to – and it’s astounding.
The Gutter Prayer unshackles itself from the conventional and flies free in the face of fancy and fantasy.
The cast takes the usual suspects and rips the rug out from underneath them, bundles them up in it, beats them black and blue, and throws them in the deep end from the get-go. Our heroes are the unlikely ‘who’s who?’ from the underfoot if not underworld of society: Carillion Thay, a human thief relatively new to the city; Spar, a local lowborn with lofty ideals above the station of a criminal, let alone one afflicted with the curse of the stonemen; and Rat, another rogue, but this time a ghoul, who shirks the company of his own kind in favour of the surface, and the living. Beyond these three is a whole host of characters who wouldn’t look out of place in a waxwork museum of celebrities and calamities.
Speaking of calamities, I NEED to ramble on a moment about the races in this book. Guerdon inhabits the same DnD-esque ‘realm’ of monsters, myth and mayhem as Nicholas Eames’ Kings of the Wyld. ‘A girl, a ghoul and a golem walk into a bar’ might be the opening line of a joke in an Eames’ Grandual (where the Band books are set) but in Guerdon it’s just another day ending in ‘y’.
From the ghouls with their hooves and horns and casual cannibalism, to the stonemen whose cancerous calcification means that their bodies, bones and even their organs will turn to stone. I mentioned waxwork above, and one of the first creatures introduced are the Tallowmen, wax men and women whose previous beings and bodies were melted down and put back together in a mould, fitter, faster and fiercer than before, with a living flame that burns inside them on a wick. Next up, the Crawling Ones. I’m not going to go into details on these ones, but its safe to say the name is apt. Beyond these there are Ravellers, Gullheads, the Kept Gods, the Black Iron Gods, and something called a Fever Knight…
And all of this is set (apart from a brief interlude) within/beneath the walls of Guerdon, which in itself is as vibrant as its inhabitants. It’s more than just your average fantasy city setting, with elements of steampunk.
It’s safe to say that this is a BUSY book, and I haven’t really touched upon the plot. Every page there is something or someone new, and trying to keep track of everything going on is a task in itself. But that’s the point, or at least that’s my opinion. Just sit back and enjoy the ride, because once it gets going you’ll be clinging on for dear life.
There are a few themes that run throughout; the usual power of friendship, what it means to be a hero, and what it means to create/be a part of/leave a legacy. I’m not sure whether one aspect I picked up on could be called a theme, but I found it wonderfully intriguing: the weaponization of an older religion to further the pursuits of the modern ‘faiths’ (power, wealth, influence). I’ll say no more on this, but it’s an uncomfortable truth and I for one would love to hear what other readers think about this.
I am REALLY rambling now, so I’ll try and wrap up with a few final takeaways. The authors who have blurbed The Gutter Prayer tell you as much about this book as the kudos they’ve given. On the back of the ARC I received from Orbit (thank you) the recommendations come from Peter McLean (for the urban fantasy feel and the grimdark/heart), Anna Smith Spark (for her unique voice) and Michael R. Fletcher (for the dark fantasy and wild imagination). When I started reading this, I found myself asking: ‘This is a debut? THIS? A DEBUT?’ Having now finished it, I find myself saying: ‘THIS is a debut!’
*Also, as part of this review, I’d like to just say that the cover artist, Richard Anderson, is KILLING IT with covers these days. I’ve been a fan of his since the years of Guild Wars, and long before Kings of the Wyld was released, his artwork had me raving about it. And with the cover of The Gutter Prayer, Richard Anderson nails it!
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Black Gate » Articles » Future Treasures: The Gutter Prayer by Gareth Hanrahan 17 January, 2019 at 11:41 Reply
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Back in February, Yeasayer sued the Weeknd, producer Frank Dukes and UMG Recordings over the Kendrick Lamar-equipped "Pray for Me," claiming it illegally sampled the band's 2007 track "Sunrise." And after the Weeknd denied the allegations in May, Yeasayer have now dropped the case, Pitchfork reports.
According to New York federal court documents, Yeasayer "confirmed to their satisfaction that no copyright infringement occurred." As such, the band have voluntarily dismissed the case.
As previously reported, Yeasayer alleged that the Weeknd altered a sample from "Sunrise" with "intent to conceal the infringement." The sample in question, according the lawsuit, was "a distinct choral performance" that found the band members "singing in their highest registers, with animated, pulsing vibrato" that was "developed via distinctive audio post-processing."
Yeasayer claimed the allegedly stolen sample is "immediately recognizable."
In response, however, lawyers for the Weeknd wrote, "The sound recording of 'Pray for Me' does not capture any actual sounds from the sound record, 'Sunrise.'"
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Free Fall: Vodafone Idea stares at a looming crisis
Trends and Developments , November 27, 2019
By Akanksha Mahajan Marwah
On November 14, 2019, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea both reported historic losses for the quarter ended September 2019, largely on account of provisions made for adjusted gross revenue (AGR)-related liabilities. Earlier, the Supreme Court upheld the definition of AGR as prescribed by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), resulting in arrears (along with interest and penalty) of about Rs 800 billion between the two incumbents.
To put things in perspective, Vodafone Idea posted a loss of Rs 509.22 billion for the quarter July-September 2019. This is the highest ever quarterly loss for a corporate in India and ten times the loss the company had reported for the same period last year. Bharti Airtel was better off, but only relatively. It reported a loss of Rs 228.3 billion in the same quarter as against a profit of Rs 1.19 billion last year.
Both telcos are cash starved and Vodafone Idea has even hinted that continuing as a going concern would be a challenge, unless it receives substantial relief. “Airtel seems to be on a better footing than Vodafone Idea. In the recently announced results, Airtel has done better than the latter, both in terms of data subscribers and ARPUs. Airtel’s EBITDA has also improved. But capex is coming down for both,” notes Rajiv Sharma, head of institutional equity research, SBICAP Securities.
Airtel is, no doubt, better placed to deal with the crisis owing to its regular fund-raising and a recent equity infusion by shareholders. However, Vodafone Idea is in a sticky situation with both its parent companies – UK-based Vodafone Group and India’s Aditya Birla Group – not willing to infuse further equity in the venture.
As of the quarter-ended September 2019, Vodafone Idea’s net worth stood at Rs 240 billion. Its net debt stood at Rs 1.02 trillion and its cash balance stood at Rs 153.9 billion during the reporting quarter, way lower than the amount it owes to the government for AGR-related dues.
Last month, following the AGR ruling, CRISIL and CARE Ratings put the telco on a negative credit watch. It is now being reported that the company’s credit worthiness may be further slashed to BBB-/junk category. A rating downgrade will dampen Vodafone Idea’s chances of raising additional debt to pay its dues.
Delving deeper
Although Vodafone Idea’s situation was precarious even before the AGR judgment was pronounced, the ruling has pushed the telco into an existential crisis of sorts.
Vodafone and Idea had been present in the Indian telecom market for over a decade and had a fairly good run. The entry of Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited in 2016, however, caused an unprecedented disruption in the market with the company offering free voice calls, bundled with highly affordable 4G data packs. The incumbents responded by slashing their tariffs and in the process, took a massive hit in profitability. They could ill-afford the discounted rates that a new telco like Jio could, given that the latter came with a massive 4G build-out and, of course, a large stash of funds courtesy its parent, Reliance Industries Limited. In hindsight, the incumbents should have been more prudent and innovative in their counter-strategy and not have merely followed suit, analysts note.
The Vodafone-Idea merger in 2017 was conceived to give firepower to the combined entity and enable it to overcome competitive pressures in the market. However, the merged entity has not seen any profit till date. Its EBITDA continues to be under pressure despite operational synergies kicking in. Its ARPUs at Rs 107 have been much lower than Airtel’s at Rs 128 and Jio’s at Rs 120 during the period July-September.
Last year, the cut in interconnect usage charges (IUC) crippled Vodafone Idea’s revenues; now, the AGR judgment has delivered a body blow to its fragile finances, severely denting its ability to compete in a three-player market. “It looks increasingly plausible to believe that, in the absence of any serious relief, the Indian telecom space may get reduced to a two private player market,” reads a recently released note by SBICAP Securities.
Clearly, the Vodafone Idea debacle has ramifications for the sector as a whole. As analysts point out, a duopoly is much less stable and competitive than a three-player market structure. The former has fairly high chances of either mutual destruction or collusion, both of which ultimately harm consumer interests.
Importantly, if Vodafone Idea were to go into insolvency, it would end up creating the biggest non-performing asset for lenders, adding to the woes of an already strained banking sector. Moreover, when a large global player like Vodafone Plc, which has been India’s poster boy for foreign investment, writes off its investments in the country, it is demoralising for not only the sector but the economy as a whole.
Recourse through a corporate insolvency resolution process will not be easy for the telco. The treatment of spectrum as an asset under insolvency proceedings continues to be a grey area in the minds of investors. Aircel, the first telecom company to face IBC (Insolvency and Banking Code) proceedings, is yet to receive approval from the National Company Law Tribunal for its resolution process.
Need of the hour
To tide over the crisis in the sector, telecom operators are seeking some remedial measures from the government. According to Rajan Mathews, director general, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), “Debt restructuring of some sort must be considered immediately. A longer tenure for payment of spectrum liabilities will give telcos a window to recoup their cash flows.”
If the government agrees to defer spectrum payments, it would give a lifeline to Vodafone Idea. The telco has also sought relief from payment of interest, penalties, and interest on penalties in the AGR case. However, DoT has already issued notices to telcos for payment of dues within three months.
Further, licence fee (LF) and spectrum usage charges (SUC) should be brought down substantially, as they erode 12-13 per cent of a telco’s topline. Industry analysts also note there is an urgent need to re-look at the arrangement of collecting LF/SUC in the form of revenue share. This arrangement was established two decades ago, at a time when spectrum was administratively allocated by the government. However, since 2010, telcos have been purchasing spectrum through an auction mechanism, wherein the government collects spectrum fees (a hefty one) upfront. In such a scenario, there is little justification in continuing to collect LF/SUC in the form of a revenue share. Some analysts suggest that the centre should discontinue revenue sharing with retrospective effect from 2010 onwards, thus bringing down the telcos’ outgo on AGR substantially.
The government should also look into the telcos’ request to expedite the refund of input tax credit for GST, which stacks up to Rs 350 billion at an industry level. This would help in overcoming liquidity constraints to some extent.
Then, there is the issue of zero IUC, which needs to be addressed at the earliest. Airtel and Vodafone Idea are of the view that IUC should not be removed, at least not for the next three years. Vodafone Idea gets about a third of its operating profit from net IUC receipts and making IUC zero would further weaken its financial position.
The industry desperately needs a long-term solution. A committee of secretaries (CoS) headed by the cabinet secretary, Rajeev Gauba, is reportedly working on a relief package for the sector. Aside from a relief package, what is also needed is some serious thinking around tariffs, which are currently at sub-optimal levels.
In fact, fixing the pricing issue holds the key to the sector’s long-term sustainability. Jio’s entry brought in an era of zero voice tariffs and rock-bottom data tariffs. As per Kotak Institutional Equities, consumer spends on mobile services have fallen from Rs 1.8 trillion to around Rs 1.2 trillion in the past three years. This has had a debilitating impact on the incumbents’ profitability.
There are reports that the government may ask the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to review floor pricing. Such a move may put an end to the brutal price war amongst telcos. DoT has estimated that a 10 per cent increase in tariffs could help improve telco revenues by about Rs 350 billion.
But regulating prices in a market where the regulator has preferred forbearance for over 16 years presents a predicament of sorts. Besides, most developed telecom markets globally do not have pricing strictures. Analysts also point out that since 2G, 3G and 4G each has different capex requirements, setting a uniform floor price would be a challenge.
So, what happens to Vodafone Idea now?
That, indeed, is the big question industry is asking. Experts believe that Vodafone Idea’s survival is crucial, for several reasons. Can the sector survive the exit of a player that serves 311 million subscribers? Would Airtel and Jio be able to absorb these subscribers given their constrained network capacities (Jio does not even have 2G/3G infrastructure to cater to them)? And can a meaningful 5G spectrum auction be conducted between two players, of which Airtel’s participation looks doubtful at the moment?
“India is a huge market with over 1 billion subscribers and would require at least three large players to maintain competition. Unlike its smaller peers that have exited the market due to heavy losses, Vodafone Idea has a much larger nationwide infrastructure and the largest base of subscribers in the country. It has been a key participant in the market and its survival and ability to invest are vital not only for continued innovation in the sector but also to support other sectors that rely on communications infrastructure,” comments Inderpreet Kaur, analyst, Ovum.
From a big picture perspective, Vodafone Idea’s future will have a strong bearing on India’s attempt to emerge as a preferred foreign investment destination. Investor confidence in any sector is rooted in predictability and visibility in terms of long-term growth prospects, which, in turn, is a function of sound policies and regulations. As Dr Mahesh Uppal, director, ComFirst, points out, “Profit and loss in a regulated sector like telecom do not depend on the companies alone. The government and TRAI too have a responsibility to create an environment that attracts serious investors to pump in the large sums needed to create and upgrade the networks of tomorrow. India cannot afford a short-sighted approach to infrastructure.”
The telecom sector is the backbone of India’s digital vision and will be instrumental in achieving the $5 trillion GDP target by 2024. The government must take cognisance of this and undertake appropriate measures to tidy up the sector’s financial mess. After having stepped in to revive telecom PSUs BSNL-MTNL, it’s time now to act in support of the beleaguered private sector incumbents. Else, the industry could well be staring at a crisis it finds difficult to survive.
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We are rapidly becoming a surveillance state. That's not all bad. The threat of terrorism has created a dangerous world and surveillance can help with our security. But do we need to watch, the eyes watching us? The answer may be yes. Believe it or not, we are buying a lot of surveillance cameras, from foreign countries that may able to turn them into Spying Eyes. Our Lisa Fletcher explains how.
Walk around our nation's capitol, nowadays security is as evident as the iconic dome up on the hill. Barriers on the ground and if you look up, the ever-growing network of cameras that watch your every move. Most think those spying eyes work to make us more secure. That may not be the case.
Dr. Stephen Bryen: If you take Chinese electronics, that's 80 percent of the US market. And the fact that instead of providing security, they're providing insecurity.
Doctor Stephen Bryen was the Pentagon's Deputy Undersecretary Of Defense. For years he's been sounding the alarm bells about foreign governments weaving their way into our classified systems. Many use the backdoors of cameras, a generic security code that easily grants remote access.
Lisa: Is this a well-kept secret that these cameras are insecure?
Dr. Stephen Bryen: It's not a secret. It's just the well-kept lack of attention to security that's permeating the US government and the private sector as well.
China is the world's leading exporter of security equipment, accounting for more than a quarter of the global market. By 2021, that number is expected to increase to 38 percent. A pair of powerhouse Chinese companies, Hikvision And Dahua, driving the bulk of that growth.
Hikvision ad: At Hikvision, we are committed to unleashing the power of machine vision.
Let's start with Hikvision, 42 percent owned by the Chinese government. Their cameras are helping the Memphis police scan the city streets for crime. They also once served as the security eyes inside the US embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Dr. Stephen Bryen: So if somebody really wanted to attack let's say an American embassy, they shut down all the cameras and they'd be blind. And then they could attack them with relative ease.
Lisa: Is that hard to do?
Dr. Stephen Bryen: No, not today no because they're all insecure. And that's denial as we call it a denial of service attack which means to flood the system so it no longer functions is one of the easiest attacks to launch against a camera system.
Terry Dunlap: This is something that we think is prevalent throughout the industry.
Terry Dunlap is a veteran of the National Security Agency where he researched security vulnerabilities. He's now CEO of Refirm Labs, a cybersecurity firm. His team recently looked at China's second-largest camera manufacturer Dahua. In most cases, he says backdoors are simply the result of human error but that's not what his team found when they hacked into this Dahua camera.
Lisa: So your conclusion is that when Dahua created the firmware they intentionally left a backdoor there for people to enter through?
Terry Dunlap: That is our claim. That is what we stand behind.
According to its website, Dahua cameras provided exclusive security for the 2016 Olympic games in Brazil and their cameras monitor part of the LA Police Department that covers the Compton school district.
Terry Dunlap: This is not Hollywood anymore where you can freeze the image to look like nothing is happening while somebody breaks in and steals a vehicle. Breaks into a data center steals some hard drives or some servers or you know.
Lisa: This is the 2018 version of Sandra Bullock in Speed, right?
Terry Dunlap: Yeah or Ocean's 11.
Ocean's 11 Scene: Are you watching your monitors? Keep watching.
Lisa: you understand why this freaks people out?
Terry Dunlap: Yea, absolutely. It should. It should freak people out. And what we plan to do here is simulate an attack.
Terry's team showed us exactly how quickly and easily we can access the backdoor of a security camera. Cameras similar to those used in the American embassy in Kabul.
Lisa: So Terry this is your server room and we're looking at a live feed from the surveillance camera.
Terry Dunlap: Yes. We find these surveillance cameras in many server rooms.
Lisa: I'm going to walk into that room just to show everybody that's really a live picture of what's going on right now. Alright so now I'm in the server room visible on the live surveillance feed.
Terry Dunlap: Once she leaves we will simulate the attack.
Among the lines of code the hacker types, the word freeze.
Terry Dunlap: So what has happened here is that we have actually launched an attack that has frozen the image in place and now that the image is frozen this will allow an attacker or some nefarious individual to enter the server room without any suspicion from a security personnel like myself.
Lisa: So now I'm gonna go back inside the server room, now that that surveillance camera has been hacked. The surveillance camera has an image of a clean room, you cannot see me. The only place you can see me is on our cameras.
Dr. Stephen Bryen: You know we spend billions of dollars on cybersecurity. It's like securing jello. I mean you know it's wasted time instead of those billions of dollars going down a hole, why don't we spend the money on something that really does support security and that's worthwhile and so when you consider that tens of billions, hundreds of billions, of dollars in the defense budget each year, that's a lot of money and to see that compromised is very dispiriting its very bad.
Just a few weeks ago, both Hikvision and Dahua were the subject of a Congressional Committee on cybersecurity. Lawmakers are beginning to look into risks posed by security cameras. We reached out to Hikvision and they tell us their equipment is not used to spy for the Chinese government that they do not have access to cameras sold to customers. We also reached out to Dahua, so far no response from them.
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WINNERS SWEET COUNTRY, LADIES IN BLACK, MOUNTAIN and PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK
aacta awards luncheon AACTAS Film awards FILM TV WINNERS ladies in black NSW producers SWEET COUNTRY The Star by Caroline Russo | on December 3, 2018 | 0 comments | in Film Awards | Like it
SWEET COUNTRY, LADIES IN BLACK, MOUNTAIN and PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK lead the Awards count with three Awards each.
This year’s first AACTA Award winners were announced today in Sydney at the 2018 AACTA Awards Industry Luncheon presented by Foxtel, held at The Star Event Centre.
Celebrating both the 60th Anniversary of AFI | AACTA – Australia’s longest standing national screen culture and industry development organisation – and the nation’s top achievements from the past year, 35 Awards were presented during the Luncheon, recognising screen craft excellence across all industry sectors.
The remainder of this year’s Award winners will be announced at the AACTA Awards Ceremony presented by Foxtel on Wednesday 5 December, held at The Star Event Centre in Sydney and telecast at 8:30pm on Channel 7, with encore screenings on Foxtel.
The inaugural AACTA Award for Best Indie Film presented by Event Cinemas went to Australia’s Best Foreign Language Film Oscar® entry for this year, Benjamin Gilmour’s JIRGA. Event Cinemas will further celebrate Australian independent film with special screenings of JIRGA in 2019, giving audiences all around Australia the opportunity to see the AACTA Award-winning film on the big screen.
LADIES IN BLACK won three out of a potential five Awards, including Best Costume Design, Best Hair and Makeup and Best Original Music Score, marking a second AFI | AACTA win for Emmy-nominated composer Christopher Gordon.
Warwick Thornton, who is also nominated for Best Direction at Wednesday night’s Awards Ceremony, took home his third AACTA Award for Best Cinematography for SWEET COUNTRY, which also won Best Original Screenplay and Best Editing.
Oscar® winner Lisa Thompson and Oscar® nominee Roger Ford received the AACTA Award for Best Production Design for their work on PETER RABBIT™, which also won Best Visual Effects or Animation.
PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK leads the television Awards tally, receiving three Awards – Best Cinematography in Television, Best Production Design in Television and Best Costume Design in Television.
Taking home consecutive AACTA Awards in television categories were Glendyn Ivin (Best Direction in a Television Drama or Comedy for SAFE HARBOUR), Antony Partos and Matteo Zingales (Best Original Music Score in Television for MYSTERY ROAD).
Allison Meadows received the inaugural AACTA Award for Best Casting presented by Casting Networks for her work on gay rights movement mini series, RIOT.
Other television Award winners include: ROMPER STOMPER, HAWKE: THE LARRKIN AND THE LEADER, THE BUREAU OF MAGICAL THINGS and THE LETDOWN, which took home the AACTA Award for Best Comedy Program.
Following three consecutive nominations for the Award, SELLING HOUSES AUSTRALIA’s Shaynna Blaze took home the Subscription Television Award for Best Female Presenter, with co-presenter Andrew Winter taking home Best Male Presenter. The Subscription Television Award for Best New Talent went to MR INBETWEEN writer, producer and lead actor Scott Ryan, who is also nominated for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama at Wednesday’s Awards Ceremony.
The remaining two Subscription Television Awards went to: SKY NEWS LEADERSHIP SPILL for Best Live Event Production and FINALS FOOTY ON FOX: RICHMOND V COLLINGWOOD, which won the inaugural Subscription Television Award for Best Sports Presentation.
Receiving two Awards, Oscar® winner Robert Mackenzie won his fifth and sixth AACTA Awards: Best Sound for BREATH, alongside two-time Emmy nominee Jed Dodge, Trevor Hope and Tara Webb; and Best Sound in a Documentary for MOUNTAIN, alongside fellow Oscar® winner David White.
Winning three out of a potential four AACTA Awards this afternoon, Jennifer Peedom’s MOUNTAIN also took home Best Cinematography for Renan Ozturk and Best Original Score in a Documentary for Australian Chamber Orchestra Leader and Artistic Director Richard Tognetti AO.
EMPLOYABLE ME received the AACTA Award for Best Documentary or Factual Program, while GHOSTHUNTER took home the remaining documentary award for Best Editing in a Documentary.
Billie Pleffer’s DEADLOCK took home the AACTA Award for Best Online Video or Series (alongside Fiona Eagger, Deb Cox and Belinda Mravicic), while the AACTA Awards for Best Short Animation and Best Short Fiction Film went to LOST AND FOUND and Palme d’Or winner Charles Williams’ ALL THESE CREATURES, respectively.
The luncheon was hosted by two-time AFI and AACTA Award-winning actress Kat Stewart and ORANGE IS THE NEW BROWN comedian Nazeem Hussain, who were joined on stage by presenters including Simon Baker, Susie Porter, Stephen and Bernard Curry, Celia Pacquola, Aaron Pedersen, Sara Wiseman, Matt Okine and Leah Purcell.
“On behalf of the Australian Academy, I congratulate all of this afternoon’s nominees and winners,” said AFI | AACTA CEO Damian Trewhella. “AACTA is the only Australian organisation to honour practitioners across all screen industry sectors and genres, and this afternoon’s luncheon was a true showcase of the world-class talent within our industry, both in front and behind the camera. In addition to Oscar®, BAFTA, Emmy and multiple AFI and AACTA Award winners, we also saw 43 first-time AACTA Award winners receive well-deserved recognition, a promising sign for what lies ahead for the Australian screen industry.”
“I congratulate all of today’s winners and am delighted that Australia’s leading state for film and television production, NSW, is home to the industry’s most prestigious awards, the AACTAs,” said NSW Minister for the Arts Don Harwin. “Having supported the AACTAs since 2011, the NSW Government recognises the importance of creativity and remains committed to growing this vital industry.”
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Cynthia banham describes long recovery after plane crash on way to rehab
Navy pilot: Pilot’s daughter, daughter-in-law to join crew in recovery
Injured pilot’s wife will join crew in re더킹카지노covery
Wearing a red knit top and green skirt, she sat in an office chair near a computer that had an electric light blinking at the center of her desk. A picture of her husband sitting in his seat was on top.
At times, she was clearly rattled.
«I don’t know. My husband’s not in the least bit OK,» she said, referring to the captain. «I just think he’s tired.»
She said her husband had been in the cockpit during nearly every single flight he had been on. Her husband was the captain, but she said he couldn’t make any calls from the back.
Bishop said the captain would tell him everything.
Navy Capt. William Bishop is shown at the Navy-run rehabilitation center in Baltimoapronxre, Md., July 7, 2016. (Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post)
«So he knows how to walk 더킹카지노around the controls. He’s good at it. He’s always at it,» she said. «He had all kinds of experiences, so he can tell…. He’s going to be OK.»
Bishop, 64, could give no more details about what happened when the airplane flipped. «If we wanted, we could give you that,» he said.
[How it was, and how it is in war zones, again]
Cynthia banham, her husband and their 1-month-old baby, were recovering in the Navy-run residential program at the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point outside Norfolk, Va. The family’s parents were on a military base in the United Arab Emirates when they moved to the United States with their son from China in 2007.
After a lengthy treatment at the Naval Air Facility Kings Bay, a Naval Health Institute hospital, Cynthia banham was transferred to the Naval Medical Center at Pensacola, Fla., a facility outside Miami. She has not had any additional physical or psychological health-care care.
«We were the same size,» she said.
Bishop said he was told the crash happened in a routine landing accident about 60 feet outside a hangar.
«That was basically it,» he said.
He said a crew member on the control tower told him they had not seen her husband since they picke
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LAHA PASS VOTE OF CONFIDENCE ON OBASA
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday passed a vote of confidence on the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa.
This confidence vote followed the presentation of the report of a nine-man fact-finding committee of the House on allegations of corruption levelled against the speaker by Sahara Reporters headed by Hon. Victor Akande (Ojo constituency 1) during plenary.
The committee was told to investigate the allegations of corruption levelled against the Speaker part of which bothered on operating 64 accounts with banks with different names.
The Speaker was also alleged to have unilaterally approved expenditure for programmes and activities in the House, and spent N258 million to print invitation cards for the inauguration of the 9th Assembly.
Sahara Reporters also alleged that the Speaker received N80 million as estacode and that his wife was collecting N10 million from the House on a monthly basis.
There were also reports that the House purchased 11 Hiace buses as well as 80 cars for the lawmakers within a year without following due process.
The committee, in its report stated that all the allegations were frivolous and that the Speaker followed due process in all his purchases.
Part of the committee’s recommendation is that the clerk of the House should begin the process of investigating the leakage of some documents to the press and bring the erring staff members to book.
The committee also recommended that the activities of the House should be digitalised for proper record keeping and monitoring.
It was then suggested that vote of confidence should be passed on Speaker Obasa having realised that the allegations against him are all false.
Hon. Setonji David (Badagry 2) moved the motion for the adoption of the recommendation of the committee and this was supported by Hon. Temitope Adewale (Ifako Ijaiye 2).
The whole members agreed with the recommendations based on a voice vote conducted by the Majority Leader of the House, Hon. Sanni Agunbiade, who acted as the Speaker during the sitting.
Earlier in his report, the committee chairman, Hon. Victor Akande, had surmarised the findings and stated that the House was concerned about the damaging allegations against the Speaker by Sahara Reporters.
He said the 9-man adhoc committee was constituted by the House to investigate the allegations made against him.
Members of the committee are Hon. Yinka Ogundimu (Agege 2), Hon. Gbolahan Yishawu (Eti Osa 2), Hon. Lukmon Olumoh (Ajeromi Ifelodun 1) and Hon. Ajani Owolabi (Lagos Mainland 1).
Others are Hon. Mojisola Alli-Macaulay (Amuwo Odofin 1), Hon. Rotimi Olowo (Shomolu 1) and Hon. Akeem Shokunle (Oshodi/Isolo 1).
The committee, Hon. Victor said, was mandated to invite Sahara Reporters and others to prove their allegations against the Speaker.
“The committee started sitting on Thursday 4th June, 2020 and we also sat on Friday 5th June and Saturday 6th June.
“Sahara Reporters, Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA), Budgit, Concerned Nigerians, Independent Diaspora Nigerians Against Corruption, Mr. Bayo Oluwasanmi of Sahara Reporters, but they did not honour the invitation.
He, however, said that all the banks invited including Ecobank, Wema Bank, Polaris and Zenith Bank denied the allegations that the speaker had multiple accounts with them with the same BVN and different names.
The lawmaker stated that the committee found that the Speaker has just one account with Ecobank, which he opened in 2007, but that the account is dormant and that the BVN quoted for Ecobank was not correct.
“The Speaker does not have multiple accounts with Ecobank, the BVN ascribed to Wemabank does not belong to him and the companies attributed to him in Wema Bank are not correct.
“Out of the 14 accounts attributed to him for Zenith Bank, only six belong to him and only two are active.
“The companies ascribed to him in Zenith Bank does not belong to him. The Deputy Speaker did not attend any trip in Dubai as against the reports of Sahara Reporters,” he said.
The committee also stated that it found out that the purchase of vehicles for the lawmakers were ratified by the Fund Management Committee (FMC) of the House in both the 8th and 9th Assemblies.
It was also revealed that the purchase of Toyota Prado and Land Cruiser cars for members were approved by the FMC and the Lagos State Public Procurement Agency (PPA).
“The purchase of operational vehicles for members of the 9th Assembly was approved by the FMC members.
“The purchase of 36 Toyota Prado and 6 Land Cruisers were budgeted for and approved by the PPA. The allegations of spending N64 Million for social media influencers was not true.
“The USA trip was attended. Only eight Hiace Buses were purchased for committee works and staff buses. Contrary to the claim of N258 million spent for printing invitation cards for the inauguration for 9th assembly as only N61 million was spent for the event and N1.1 for invitation cards.
“The facility management company in the House does not belong to the Speaker. The alleged N10 million paid to the speaker wife is not true,” he said.
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TEARS, TRIBUTES AS IDOKO, GTB’S CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS STAFF PASSES ON
The cold hand of death moved into one of the leading Deposit Money Institutions, Guaranty Trust Bank, GTB on Sunday and plucked Mr. Idoko Negedu, Head of the banks’s Corporate Communications/External Affairs department.
Born on July 25, 1979, Idoko died on Suinday June 14, 2020 after what is described as a “brief illness.” A native of Kogi State, Idoko, a consummate photography enthusiast, went to Federal Government College, Jos, Pleatue State before he proceeded to the University of Jos for a degree in Applied Chemistry. Before GTB, he has worked in Akintola Williams and Co; Unilever and Delliote West Africa.
Since his demise on Sunday, there has been a deluge of tears and tributes from colleagues, friends and the media. On a website, foreevermissedu.com, created by friends in his honour, Philomina Yada said: “Idoko: The Lion of Igalaland has gone to be with his maker. A very rude shock. You quietly bade me farewell and I didn’t know. Heaven has gained but , what do we do as humans?…
I thank God for you and the marks you have left in the sands of time. You were a loving man with a beautiful heart…”
Also, Brenda Chinwe on her part said: “Sad how fickle life can be. Just very little interaction I had with you at the clinic here in Lagos, while we joked on how you sustained a sprain/dislocation on your foot just because of a rat. You had a sweet gentle spirit. Rest well Mr Negedu.”
Ayodele Aminu, Managing Director of New Telegraph Newspapers and Don Okere, Editor of Daily Independent Newspaper on their facebook pages prayed for the repose of his soul.
On his part, Nwachukwu Iheanyi, Capital Market Editor of BusinessDay Newspaaper wrote: “Idoko Negedu, I can’t believe you’re gone. What a world, empty world!!!. Chai, a very kind and gentle man in corporate communications. Death why this good man…”
According to Kunle Ajayi, Photo Editor of Independent Newspapers, “I met him in few occasions and he humbled me with exceptional kindness. He redefined PR. May the Lord grant him eternal rest.”
Meanwhile, hours after the news broke, many of the blogs and websites that published the story started pulling it down following what they termed “a call from somebody in the bank”. There had been no explanation from the bank since then.
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Girls Varsity Cross Country Runs in First Dual Meet Against West Hills High
Sofia Jacobo, Co-Editor in Chief
On Sept. 28, 2016 the Varsity Girls Cross Country ran in their very first dual meet against West Hills High School in Santee. Although, Helix lost, the final score has not been reported.
As soon as the whistle blew, the girls took off running, beginning the friendly competition.
Although the meet was difficult, varsity freshman Jackie Hammack described it as a way to “prepare us for more races.”
The course was also challenging, with hills, turf, and rough dirt. Fortunately, Helix had an advantage. Weeks prior, the team had previously ran the course during the Wolfpack Invitational.
As the race progressed, the girls were undoubtedly tired, but the motivation was still there, with the vision of the finish line in the back of their minds.
Marking the halfway point, the girls took grace while running up the hill. Closer to finishing, the team ran downhill and across the course where the final distance stood. One more lap to go, as they pushed themselves to the ultimate maximum speed.
One by one, triumphantly running across the finish line, the girls abruptly stopped, trying to catch their breath.
Sophomore and team captain Alysa Small smiled when she said how she “felt good about her accomplishments,” and that her “coaches did all the work and [she] just executed it.”
All the girls agreed that their success was due to all the physical work done at practice including the long runs and track workouts that Helix Alumni and coach Babey Wagnew put into play.
Physical work is necessary when enduring such a long race, but mental preparation is needed as well.
Varsity freshman Cora Nicholls said mentally she tells herself “you can make it, you can.”
Sophomore and team captain Olivia Root said, “you have to be mentally tough, which you gain after the first couple of races.”
With the season just beginning the team is excited to not only bond, but to conquer more competitions and to make their way to CIF and State.
Root said, “last year we did really, really well and we achieved a lot and were undefeated.”
All the girls agreed that they are excited to see what is in store for the season. Another thing everyone agreed with is how excited they are to compete at Stanford on Oct. 1 to and prove themselves to all of California.
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Development and Validation of UV-Visible Spectrophotometric method for simultaneous estimation of Etoposide and Picroside-II in bulk and pharmaceutical formulation
Sachin Shivling Bhusari University Department of Chemical Technology, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
Gayatri Borse University Department of Chemical Technology, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
Pravin Wakte University Department of Chemical Technology, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
Aim: To develop and validate a simple, precise, accurate, and sensitive UV-visible spectrophotometric method for the simultaneous estimation of Etoposide (ETO) and Picroside-II (PK-II) in a bulk and pharmaceutical formulation according to the ICH guidelines.
Methods: The absorption spectra of ETO and PK-II were carried out over the range of 200-800 nm, and absorption maxima were determined. Multiple calibration standards were prepared of both the drugs separately, and absorbance were recorded at respective λmax. Calibration curve were plotted and the linear responses were studied. Various analytical method validation parameters viz. accuracy, precision, LOD, LOQ, robustness and ruggedness were calculated using QC standards.
Results: The absorption maxima of ETO and PK-II were found to be 208 nm and 265 nm respectively. Linearity range for ETO and PK-II were found to be 1-7 μg/ml and 1-35 μg/ml with correlation coefficient 0.999 and 0.999. The intra-day and inter-day study shows percent relative standard deviation in between 0.11 to 1.08 and 0.12 to 1.38. LOD and LOQ were found to be 0.1321 μg/ml and 0.4003 μg/ml for ETO whereas 0.1616μg/ml and 0.4897μg/ml for PK-II. The total percent recovery of ETO and PK-II were found to be 99.09 and 99.68 respectively.
Conclusion: The simple, precise, accurate, and sensitive UV-visible spectrophotometric method for the simultaneous estimation of Etoposide (ETO) and Picroside-II (PK-II) in a bulk and pharmaceutical formulation was developed and validated.
Keywords: UV-visible spectrophotometry, simultaneous estimation, Etoposide and Picroside-II.
Sachin Shivling Bhusari, University Department of Chemical Technology, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
University Department of Chemical Technology, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
Gayatri Borse, University Department of Chemical Technology, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
Pravin Wakte, University Department of Chemical Technology, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
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Texas Hold’em is a variation on the classic Poker family of games. Players are dealt two cards each, and 5 additional cards are dealt face-up on the table. Players may make winning hands from any combination of their own 2 cards or the 5 cards on the table. The face-up cards are dealt in phases with betting in between each phase. The majority of the gameplay happens when betting between each phase of the game.
This game does not use Linden Dollars in any capacity. Players do not buy into the table. All betting on this game is done with fake poker chips that have no value and can not be redeemed outside of the game. The poker chips are used expressly to determine the winner of the game and no monetary reward is derived from the game regardless of number of poker chips the winner holds at the end of the game. This is done to comply with Second Life’s Skill Gaming policy.
Most K.R. Engineering games have a variety of options or “house rules” that can be turned on and off by the game owner to change how the game plays. These options can include changing the winning criteria for a game, adding new rules or disabling other rules, or just placing time limits on how long you can be away before the game skips you. It is often helpful to know what house rules you are playing with when you sit down at a game. You can touch the game logo on any K.R. Engineering game to see a list of which options are enabled and which are not.
For owners/administrators wishing to change these options, please see the Administration section of this article.
If you are new to owning a K.R. Engineering game or have upgraded from an older game version, then you may have questions about your new table. Please see this FAQ for answers to some of our most common beginner questions.
Most owners of K.R. Engineering games are entitled to free upgrades to newer versions of the game. If a new update is available, then following the updating instructions for your game will result in a new copy of the most recent version being sent to you by the update server. This process is not automatic. You must request an update manually.
If you are having problems with your game, please search this knowledge base or contact us for product support. If the problem you are having has not previously been encountered, a new game version will be released with a fix as soon as possible, and you may qualify for a bug bounty.
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Most K.R. Engineering games can be played simply by right-clicking on a chair and choosing “Play.”
K.R. Engineering games can be played on a variety of themed furniture objects, and the “chairs” may not always look like chairs. For example, on the Chess theme, the “chairs” are the giant chess pieces. If you are unsure what is a chair and what isn’t on a particular theme, that’s okay! You can right-click and select “Play” on any part of a theme and it will automatically place you in an available chair, even if you didn’t click on a chair specifically.
Important: K.R. Engineering games use a rezzing system. This means that the game (buttons, dice, cards, game boards, etc) is a separate object from the furniture/rezzer/theme. You must right-click on the theme to play, not the game itself, as you cannot sit on the game pieces (such as dice, game boards, cards, etc). You must sit on the furniture around the game to play, not the game pieces.
While most game themes include furniture that you can sit on, there may be some exceptions. The Pocket theme, for example, cannot be sat on, as it has no chairs. Instead, you can join a game on a Pocket theme by clicking the MENU button on the game.
Important: To play Texas Hold’em, you must be wearing the Texas Hold’em HUD. To get a HUD, press the ‘HUD’ button on the table. You will be given an object called Texas Hold’em Game HUD. Find this under your Objects folder and wear it.
After all players who wish to play have been seated, anyone may press the START button to begin the game. The game will give each player a fixed number of starting chips with which to bet during the game. One player will be designated the “Dealer” of the current round, but this is a title only and the game will still handle all dealing operations automatically on their behalf. On subsequent rounds, players will take turn being the Dealer, as this impacts game play (discussed more below).
If Ante is enabled on the game, players will automatically have 1 chip taken from them at the start of each round as a mandatory Ante to the game pot. If at any point during the game a player is unable to Ante (that is, they have 0 chips), then they are removed from play for the remainder of the game. Ante is disabled by default on Texas Hold’em, but may be enabled by the owner.
The game plays in consecutive rounds until all but one player has run out of chips. The last player is declared the winner of the game. Almost all of the game play occurs as a result of the strategy and techniques of the players when betting.
Each round occurs in 5 phases. The Pre-Flop, The Flop, The Turn, The River, and Showdown. Each of this phases is explained in order below.
When the game starts, players will be dealt 2 cards each that only they can see. These are known as ‘hole cards.’ These cards will appear on your own personal Texas Hold’em HUD and will not be visible anywhere else until the final phase of the round (Showdown), and then only if you choose to use them.
After the all players have been dealt their hole cards, the game will open betting. By default, the game will be using blind betting, although this can be disabled by the game host if desired. See the Betting section for a full explanation of how betting works.
This phase allows players to make bets based on how good their hole cards are. A pair, especially a high pair, is setting you up well for the rest of the hand. Statistically, the best two cards to have in your hole is two Aces.
After betting has completed with all players either calling or folding, the game will progress automatically to The Flop.
The Flop
At the start of The Flop phase, 3 cards are dealt face up in the center of the game. These are known as the Community cards. These community cards will also appear in your Texas Hold’em HUD alongside the two hole cards that you were dealt in the previous phase. During The Showdown phase, players will be allowed to make a Poker hand out of any combination of their own hole cards, and the community cards. The Flop is your first taste of what your ultimate hand may look like, as you now have five total cards to look at (2 hole cards + 3 community cards).
After the first 3 Community cards are dealt, players will once again be allowed to bet based on the merits of the 5 cards they can now see. There are only two more cards to be dealt in the next phases, so if your hand is looking weak at this point then you are not in a strong position for the final showdown coming up. See the Betting section for a full explanation of how betting works.
After betting has completed with all players either calling or folding, the game will progress automatically to The Turn.
The Turn
At the start of The Turn phase, a single additional Community card is dealt face up in the center of the table. The table will now have 4 Community cards showing. Like before, this new Community card will also show up in your Texas Hold’em HUD alongside your other cards.
After the 4th Community card is dealt, players will once again be allowed to bet based on the merits of the 6 cards they can now see. There is only one more cards to be dealt in the next phase, so if your hand is looking weak at this point then things are looking quite dire for you. See the Betting section for a full explanation of how betting works.
After betting has completed with all players either calling or folding, the game will progress automatically to The River.
At the start of The River phase, a single and final Community card is dealt face up in the center of the table. The table will now have 5 Community cards showing. Like before, this new Community card will also show up in your Texas Hold’em HUD alongside your other cards. You now have all 7 cards and no additional cards will be dealt during this round. Your final hand must constructed using 5 of the 7 cards you see on your HUD.
After the 5th and final Community card is dealt, players will once again be allowed to bet based on the merits of the 7 cards they can now see. There are no more cards to be dealt. See the Betting section for a full explanation of how betting works.
After betting has completed with all players either calling or folding, the game will progress automatically to Showdown.
The Showdown phase is where a winner is declared for the round. During the showdown phase, each player must choose 5 of the 7 cards on their HUD to play. Cards are chosen by clicking on them on your HUD. Once you have selected 5 cards, a button will appear at the top of your HUD giving you the option of playing the cards you have selected. If you change your mind about which cards you have selected, you can simply click a selected card again to deselect it.
See the Poker Hands section for a list of possible Poker hands and their ranking.
Played cards will appear face down on the table until all players have played their final hand, at which point all of the cards will be turned face up to reveal the winner.
The game will declare a winner immediately, but it will not progress automatically to the next round. This is so that players can take as long as they want to examine the cards that were played on the table, if they wish to do so. To begin the next round, any player can touch the DEAL button on the table. At the start of the next round, the dealer will advance to the next player and the game will reshuffle all of the cards to begin a new round, returning to the Pre-Flop phase.
Rounds continue until only a single player remains, at which point the remaining player is declared the winner of the game.
Betting in Texas Hold’em is the most complicated part of the game, and also 95% of how you as the player interact with the game. Aside from betting, the only interaction you will make with the game is to select 5 cards to play at the end of each round. Because of this huge emphasis on betting, it is important to have a thorough understanding of how it works.
By default, Texas Hold’em uses Limit betting, Blinds and NO Ante. These settings can be changed by the game owner.
There are 4 standard betting options on your turn. You can:
CHECK: Checking means that you choose not to bet at all. This is only an option if there is currently no bet and everyone else also chooses to check. If any other player chooses to bet after you check, then you must call, raise, or fold as normal.
RAISE: Raising the bet means you want to bet MORE than anyone else currently has bet. Raising the bet will require that all other players fold, call, or choose to raise as well.
CALL: Calling a bet means that you don’t wish to raise, but you do wish to continue playing. Calling will match your contribution to the pot up to the current bet. If no other player raises after you call, then you will not be required to contribute more. If another player raises after you call, then you will be required to call again up to the new bet level or fold.
FOLD: Folding means that no longer wish to play in the current round/hand, either because you cannot or do not want to contribute any more to the pot. By folding, you will not be required to increase your bet by any amount, but you will also not be eligible to win the current round. After the round has concluded, you will play as normal for the next round. When you fold, you do not get your pot contribution back.
When Blinds are in use in the game, two players will be required to make mandatory contributions to the pot each round. This is often done in lieu (absence of) of an ante because otherwise there would be no forced interaction with the game, and a game could go on forever with players choosing not to contribute each round.
Blinds come in two parts: small blind, and big blind. The small blind is equal to HALF of the big blind, and is forced upon the player immediately next in line to the dealer. The big blind is the player next in line after the small blind.
For the purposes of this text, we will assume the game is on the default setting of having a big blind of 10. This makes the small blind equal to 5.
The small blind player must then contribute 5 chips to the pot at the start of each round regardless of what hole cards they are dealt. If they do not have 5 chips, they will have to go All-In. If they have NO chips, they lose and are removed from the game.
Likewise, the big blind player must then contribute 10 chips to the pot at the start of each round regardless of what hole cards they are dealt. If they do not have 10 chips, they will have to go All-In. If they have NO chips, they lose and are removed from the game.
After this, betting continues normally. The player next in line after the big blind must choose to call up to the big blind amount (10), raise, or fold. When betting goes around the table and returns to the small blind, they must also choose to call up to the big blind amount (10) or fold.
Blinds only occur on the Pre-Flop phase (first betting phase) of each round. Later phases, including the Flop, the Turn, and the River, do not have a blind bet. A game host can raise or lower the blind bet levels.
When Limit is enabled there is a fixed bet enforced on players. This fixed bet applies both to opening a betting round, and also to any subsequent raises.
During the Pre-Flop and Flop phases, the fixed bet is equal to the small blind (see Blinds above).
During the Turn and the River phases, the fixed bet is equal to the big blind (see Blinds above).
If the small blind is 5 and the big blind is 10, this means that on the first two phases of the game players must have an opening bet of 5 and any players who wish to raise them must do so by 5. That means if Player 1 opens the betting with 5, Player 2 must CALL, FOLD, or RAISE BY 5 bringing the bet up to 10. During the third and fourth phases of the game, this amount goes up to 10. During the third and fourth phases of the game, if Player 3 bets 10, and Player 4 wishes to raise, they MUST raise to 20 (10 over the previous player’s bet).
No-Limit Hold’em
When No-Limit is enabled, there is a minimum bet enforced on players. This minimum bet is equivalent to the last bet made. For example, if Player 1 bets 6 chips, then Player 2 must raise by a minimum of 6 chips if they want to increase the bet. This means player 2 would be required to raise the bet to at least 12. If Player 3 then wishes to also raise, they would be required to raise by at least 12, making the bet now 24.
Standard Betting
If Limit Hold’em is disabled, and No-Limit Hold’em is disabled, then the game defaults to standard betting where there is no minimum and no fixed bets.
By default there is no forced ante, but this can be turned on by a game host. If enabled, all players must contribute 1 chip to the pot at the start of each round. If a player is unable to contribute their ante, they lose and are removed from the game.
There are 9 basic poker hands, ranked in descending order from best to worst:
Straight Flush – A straight flush consists of all cards in sequential order AND all cards being the same suit. Straight flushes can normally only be beaten by other, better straight flushes.
Example: 4 of Clubs, 5 of Clubs, 6 of Clubs, 7 of Clubs, and 8 of Clubs would be Straight Flush. It would be beat by a Straight Flush (of any suit) where the highest card was greater than 8. (4-5-6-7-8 all of the Clubs suit)
A Straight Flush where the highest card is an Ace is called a Royal Flush, and is normally the highest hand in the game. (10-J-Q-K-A all of the same suit)
Four of a Kind – Any four cards of the same rank, regardless of suit.
Example: Jack of Clubs, Jack of Diamonds, Jack of Spades, and Jack of Hearts. (J-J-J-J)
Full House – A full house is any hand for which you simultaneously hold a Three of a Kind and a Pair.
Example: Two 4s and three 7s. Or Three Jacks and Two Aces. (4-4-4-7-7 or J-J-J-A-A)
Flush – A flush is any set of 5 cards that all have the same suit, regardless of their rank. They do not have to be in sequential order.
Example: 3 of Clubs, 7 of Clubs, 9 of Clubs, 10 of Clubs, Ace of Clubs. (3-7-9-10-A all of the Clubs suit)
Straight: A straight is any set of 5 cards that have sequential rank, regardless of suit.
Example: 7 of Clubs, 8 of Hearts, 9 of Diamonds, 10 of Clubs, Jack of Spades. (7-8-9-10-J)
Three of a Kind – Any three cards of the same rank, regardless of suit.
Example: Queen of Clubs, Queen of Hearts, and Queen of Spades. (Q-Q-Q)
Two Pair – Any two distinct pairs of cards.
Example: Holding the Jack of Clubs and the Jack of Hearts, while also holding the 6 of Clubs and the 6 of Diamonds. (6-6 and J-J in the same hand).
Pair – A pair is any two cards of the same rank, regardless of suit.
Example: 5 of Clubs, and 5 of Diamonds. (5-5)
High Card – If you have no other hand, you will always have a High Card. This is the worst possible hand, but it is a hand. High Card is simply the value of the highest card in your hand.
Example: If you are holding 4-6-7-J-Q in your hand, then Queen is your high card, regardless of suit.
All hands can be beaten by better variants of the same hand. For example, A pair of Jacks (J-J) will beat a pair of Eights (8-8). A high King will beat a high Jack. A full house consisting of Kings and 7s (K-K-K-7-7) will beat a full house consisting of Jacks and 10s (J-J-J-10-10). Etc.
Players may only win up to an amount equal to their own contribution from each of the other players. That is, if your total contribution to the pot on a given round is 30 chips, you may only win 30 chips from each of the other players. That means if there are 3 players, your total maximum win is 90 chips.
If a player wins whose contribution to the pot is lower than everyone else’s (likely because they went all-in), then any leftover chips are put into a side pot. The winner of the side pot is determined by the next highest hand to the winner. If in the event the winner of the side pot is also unable to claim the entire side pot, another side pot is set aside for the third highest hand, and so forth until the entire pot has been claimed.
Bluffing is one of the most important strategic options in Poker. If a player successfully bluffs and convinces all of their opponents to fold before the Showdown phase, then they will win by default and do not have to reveal their hand.
If you leave a Poker game in progress, you will fold automatically for the round, and not be dealt in to any subsequent rounds until you return. If the game ends before you get back, you simply forfeited. If you return to the table before the game ends, you will not be able to play in the current round, but will be dealt in automatically during the next round.
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Gaming.SL Live (also known as Gaming.SL or G.SL) is gaming platform and services system developed by K.R. Engineering, which brings a variety of enhanced features to games in Second Life that are not possible with Second Life alone. In addition to the features described in this article, G.SL can integrate with your table in the following ways.
Gaming.SL connected games have a grid-wide top score database that allows players to compete and have a pervasive record of their high scores. These high scores can be viewed by using a Top Scores display board in Second Life or by accessing the Top Scores page on the Gaming.SL website. Scores can be filtered down by region, specific game tables, dates, and other criteria.
In addition to recording high scores, games keep a running tally of the total number of times players have won on a game. This information can be viewed on a Top Winners display board in Second Life or by accessing the Top Winners page on the Gaming.SL website. Winners can likewise be filtered by region and other criteria to see a more specific list of winners.
On supported games, players will also be assigned a rank that compares their performance to other players who have played the same game. Players can improve this rank by playing well against other players. Rank information can be viewed on a Top Ranked display board in Second Life or by accessing the Top Ranked page on the Gaming.SL website.
Gaming.SL includes support for Achievements in participating games, where-in you can unlock trophies by performing miraculous or mundane feats of gameplay. Achievements are awarded automatically and announced in Second Life when they are unlocked. Players can check their own achievements by visiting the Achievements page on the Gaming.SL website.
Gaming.SL supports the option to have ongoing recurring Jackpots where players can win cash prizes just for playing, no purchase necessary! Visit the Jackpots page on the Gaming.SL website to see the current jackpot standings, and who you need to defeat to win a prize. Prizes are based on ranking on a leaderboard that is erased during each jackpot period. Players must play during each period to be eligible to win during that period.
Gaming.SL connected games utilize a licensing system that allows scores, ranks, winners, and other attributes to persist between rezzes of the same game, regardless of location in Second Life. This licensing system also allows games to have COPY permissions while still offering instancing control.
Games that use Gaming.SL Live can also optionally be specified as a PUBLIC game by the game’s owner. This will display the game on the Gaming.SL Live Games page, including game status, options, and location, and a button to let a user teleport straight to the game to play. All games default to PRIVATE unless explicitly changed by the owner of the game.
See the Gaming.SL Live page for more details on the Gaming.SL Live system, as well as our comprehensive Privacy Policy detailing the information we collect and how we use it.
To access the game’s administrative menu, simply click and hold your mouse button down on any part of it for two seconds. A menu will pop up on your screen displaying current settings and providing options to change them. (In slow simulators, this may take slighter longer than two seconds, just hold the mouse button down until you see a menu.)
On certain rezzer versions, depending on where you click, you may open the REZZER’S administrative menu instead of the GAME’S administrative menu. This is okay! If you are in the rezzer admin menu, you can switch directly over to the game admin menu by pressing the “Game ↗” button. Likewise if you open the game menu by mistake, and wish to switch over to the rezzer menu, you can simply press the “↙ Rezzer” button.
Some elements of the administration menu are accessible only by the owner, while others can be accessed by anyone who is considered an administrative user, either explicitly added or implicitly through the Group Admin feature.
There are too many options to fit in a standard dialog window, so the window has been divided into pages. You can use the <<< and >>> buttons at the bottom of the admin menu to change which page of options you are currently viewing. If you don’t see the option you want, it’s on another page!
Rezzer Options
Many options that were formerly in the game admin menu have been moved to the table/theme/rezzer admin menu. These are options that are game-independent, such as admin users, branding, sound volume, and updating. These options are now set on the table/theme/rezzer and apply automatically to whatever game is being played on that table or theme. For details on accessing the rezzer admin menu and what options are in it, please see the Game Rezzer Administration article.
Owner-Only Options
Indicators: A menu for changing the color of the turn indicator lights on the game board.
Color: An alternate way to access the color/theme menu for the table. This is the same as pressing the Color button on the table top.
Cards: Access the card customization menu. See the ‘CUSTOM CARDS’ section below for more information.
Administrative User Options
↙ Rezzer: This button will directly open the rezzer’s administrative menu instead of the game’s menu.
Players: Access the player management menu to skip or evict players from the game.
Abandoned: Select this button to change the number of seconds the table waits to reset an abandoned game after all players have left.
Timeout: Select this button to change the number of seconds the table waits for idle players to begin their turn. If they don’t roll before the timeout occurs, the game will skip them for this round.
Quiet: Enable quiet mode, reducing the amount of chatter that the game will send to local chat.
Chatty: Disable quiet mode.
Start 50: Start with 50 betting chips per player.
Start 100: Start with 100 betting chips per player.
Play Left: Game play passes to your left (clockwise) around the table.
Play Right: Game play passes to your right (counter-clockwise) around the table.
Text On: Enable hover text for player scores.
Text Off: Disable hover text for player scores.
Ante On: Enable forced ante for each round of the game, requiring players to contribute 1 chip.
Ante Off: Disable forced ante for each round.
Checking On: Enable the option to Check when betting, allowing players to choose not to bet.
Checking Off: Disable Check as a betting option.
Blinds On: Enable Blind Betting, requiring a forced bet from two players each round (small blind and big blind).
Blinds Off: Disable Blind Betting.
Limit Bet: Enable Limit Hold’em, requiring a minimum bet of the small blind on the first two phases, and big blind on the second two phases.
No-Limit Bet: Enable No-Limit Hold’em, requiring players to match the previous bet when raising.
Basic Bet: Players can bet or raise by any amount.
Big 4: Set big blind equal to 4 chips (and small blind equal to 2 chips).
Big 10: Set big blind equal to 10 chips (and small blind equal to 5 chips).
Big 20: Set big blind equal to 20 chips (and small blind equal to 10 chips).
Show All: All 7 cards (including hole cards) will be shown at showdown, even if not used for hand.
Show Played: Only the 5 cards chosen to be played will be shown at showdown.
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HomeFOOTBALLUCF Football shows no mercy in blowout of FIU
UCF Football shows no mercy in blowout of FIU
August 31, 2017 Evan Abramson FOOTBALL, TOP STORY 0
Courtesy Adrian J. Hernandez/ New Day Review
It’s safe to say that sophomore quarterback McKenzie Milton’s starting role as the leader in the backfield is safe as the UCF Knights (1-0) showed no mercy in a 61-17 blowout against the FIU Panthers (0-1) Thursday night.
Carried by the career high performance of Milton, the Knights managed to rack up 587 total yards fueled by Milton’s 360 passing yards and four touchdown passes. Seven different players saw time in the end zone on Thursday night in UCF’s 2017 home and season opener.
“I give a lot of credit to the O-line for protecting [Milton],” coach Scott Frost said. “He wasn’t under much duress back there and when he was, he had easy lanes to escape. But really from McKenzie, there is a lot people questioning things with him and people are always critical of coaches and quarterbacks. I admire the kid for getting through what he got through last year. What you saw on the field today is what we have been seeing at practice for almost two years, and it carried over on to the field tonight.”
Leading the pack of scorers was redshirt junior wide receiver Tre’Quan Smith who totaled 72 yards and two touchdowns on three receptions. Right behind him was freshman wide receiver Gabriel Davis and senior tight end Jordan Akins. Davis totaled 53 yards and a touchdown on four receptions while Akins totaled 45 yards and a touchdown on two receptions.
“My coaches told me, basically, the offense runs off me,” Smith said. “[My teammates] feed off me. They are looking for me to make plays, so I am just doing it to the best of my ability to make plays.”
However, a strong passing game wasn’t the only strong point highlighted in UCF’s eye-opening victory.
Proving their arsenal was deep in depth, the Knights also saw four scores off the ground-and-pound game. Freshman running back Cordarrian Richardson scored in the third quarter off a 10-yard rush, bringing his game total to 24 yards on seven rushes. Sophomore running back Jawon Hamilton led the rushing core with 56 yards on 12 carries, also scoring a touchdown. Junior running back Taj McGowan ended with six yards and a touchdown on eight carries. Freshman running back Greg McCrae scored off a six-yard rush with just over two minutes to play, making the score 61-17.
But offense wasn’t the only way UCF showed the 2016 season wasn’t just a fluke and that 2017 could be a year to remember. The defense shined just as much as the offense did, forcing 10 three-and-outs. Holding the Panthers to just 335 total yards, the Knights also managed to force and recover two fumbles, as well as a lone interception.
“I thought the defense played well,” Frost said. “Really, if we hadn’t turned it over in the first half, then I think we would have gone into halftime sitting in a really good place defensively. We gave up one long play in the first half. We have to fix those things, but I think we played really hard on defense, stopped the majority of what they presented to us. Coach [Chinander] and his staff do a great job and when you get guys playing as hard as they have gotten those guys to play, good things are going to happen.”
The defense, led by junior inside linebacker Pat Jasinski and sophomore defensive lineman Trysten Hill, also managed to recover a safety after redshirt junior Mac Loudermilk trapped FIU at the one-yard line.
UCF also saw playing time by true-freshman quarterback Noah Vedral, giving UCF’s second-string quarterback some ample playing time. Vedral racked up 79 yards on 10-of-12 pass attempts.
FIU’s only scores came off a 51-yard rush by junior running back Napolean Maxwell, a 39-yard field goal by redshirt freshman Jose Borregales and a 75-yard pass from senior quarterback Alex McGough to senior wide receiver Thomas Owens.
The Knights will prepare for their next matchup against Memphis when the Tigers come to Spectrum Stadium on September 9, at 8 p.m. The game will also be aired on ESPNews.
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Fil d'arianeAccueil / EVENEMENTS / Soutenances de thèses / Soutenances de thèses 2018 / Soutenance de thèse d'Eric Edmund
Eric Edmund, doctorant dans l'équipe Minéralogie, pétrologie et physique planétaire (MP3) soutient sa thèse le mercredi 24 octobre 2018 à 10 h.
The Elasticity of Iron Alloys at Extreme Conditions
For nearly 40 years, there has been a robust seismological model (PREM - Preliminary Reference Earth Model) which reports the elastic properties (compressional velocity - Vp, shear velocity - Vs, and density - ρ) of the Earth’s interior, and yet there is still no clear consensus on the composition of the material which can match such properties at the pressures and temperatures of the core, the metallic portion of the planet. While iron has elastic properties which are close to those of the solid inner core, iron alone is too heavy to match the density (ρ) of the inner core. In light of this, and based on a series of cosmochemical and geochemical arguments, Si has been proposed for many years in varying quantities as a material which could explain the difference in material properties between Fe and PREM.
In this thesis, using a combination of Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction and Picosecond Acoustics, ρ and Vp of Fe-Si and Fe-Ni-Si alloys have been measured to pressures and temperatures exceeding 1 Mbar and 2000 K. Obtained data allows an accurate determination of Velocity-Density relations, both P-V and P-V-T equations of state, and axial ratios of a variety geophysically important Fe-Si and Fe-Ni-Si alloys. These results are used to discuss the elastic properties of Fe-Si alloys at high pressure - high temperature conditions in order to place tight constraints on Si abundance in the Earth’s inner core.
M. Laurent Belliard (Examinateur)
Mme. Tiziana Boffa-Ballaran (Examinatrice)
M. Giulio Monaco (Rapporteur)
Mme. Chrystèle Sanloup (Examinatrice)
M. Alexandre Schubnel (Rapporteur)
Mme. Lidunka Vocadlo (Examinatrice)
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Energy will be a key issue for the new Congress, and hydropower is one of the few areas of agreement between Democrats and Republicans. Legislative changes have made it easier to develop small-scale hydroelectric projects and both parties find it advantageous. Inside Energy reporter Dan Boyce has been reporting on the potential for common ground on hydro, and this time presents the issue on the PBS Newshour:
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Weiner Meltdown Continues: 'You Know People May Not Believe Me, They Believe Breitbart, Whatever It Is'
Now he's trying to spin his way out of this afternoon's Waterloo presser. It's time to play the Breitbart card! Andrew Breitbart: The modern-day Ken Starr!
"Look here's the decision I made and you can disagree with it," he told TPM when asked for a clear answer on whether it was him in the photo, "that after two and a half days of statements that answer these questions that I'm not going to keep drilling into further details and further details, even one ... even the easy questions, even the obvious questions, even the ones I've answered before."
Weiner went on: "Because I don't believe in the idea you believe in that this will end. I have four separate emails from a New York Post reporter saying if you just answer this one question it will be over. You know people may not believe me, they believe Breitbart, whatever it is. I'm going to do the work I got to do and somewhere I've got to say I'm done talking about it. I'm going to decide what I'm going to talk about for the next several days and it's not going to be this."
A reporter interrupted to ask him if he had exchanged messages with a stripper on Twitter who mentioned on her feed in March that she had been in contact with Weiner online.
"See what I mean?" he said.
What a baby.
This is how the bully acts when the game is up. He won't last long at this rate. He's actually convinced himself that he's answered questions. The man is in deep, deep denial as he watches his career slipping away. Poor thing.
Still, he's bitterly clinging to his defiant smugness.
Meanwhile, the newfound attention is doing wonders for his popularity on Twitter.
"I passed Michele Bachmann in Twitter followers," he bragged. "Finally did it."
So proud of himself.
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NPR: Al-Qaida Had Great Vacation Plan and Excellent HR Benefits
If Osama had just played his cards right he might've gotten that ObamaCare waiver. These folks have their priorities. Forget what intelligence we might be finding, damn, doesn't AQ have a great benefits plan?
Al-Qaida "didn't function as a traditional or typical terrorist organization did," he says. "It functioned really like a multinational. On the eve of 9/11, for example, the State Department has stated that al-Qaida had 60 offices worldwide. I mean, in essence it was a multinational."
More proof of its corporate structure: As odd as it sounds, al-Qaida had excellent HR benefits. The seized documents showed that al-Qaida paid an unusual amount of attention to its fighters and their families. Married members were allowed to have seven days of vacation for every three weeks worked. Bachelors got five days off a month.
Married members also got a salary of $108 a month. The pay was smaller for single men and larger if the fighters had more than one wife. Now that the organization has less money and is under such pressure, it is unclear whether the benefits are as generous as they used to be.
Hope they've paid up on premiums for future death benefits.
Labels: Al Qaeda, NPR
The Weiner Meltdown
If this tool thinks a belligerent press conference where he stonewalls endlessly is good damage control, then all power to him. This is the snide, arrogant, condescending twerp we've all become more than full of over the years. Does he really believe evasive non-answers to simple questions puts the story to bed?
Florida Republican Rep. Cliff Stearns is demanding an investigation into cybersecurity issues raised by #Weinergate, saying it is vital to “ensure our national security.”
Though New York Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner remains silent on whether or not he’ll be seeking an investigation into his claims that his Twitter and Facebook accounts were hacked, leading to his Twitter account’s posting of a picture of a man’s erect penis underneath gray boxer-briefs, Stearns told The Daily Caller that the imbroglio raises troubling questions that should be looked into by Congress.
Keep that part about remaining silent in mind as you watch this mealy-mouthed performance where he weakly claims to have answered all the questions.
Oh, and for good measure, he calls a reporter a jackass. How special.
These past few days have been hard on Weiner, and judging by this headline rougher days lie ahead.
Congressman Wants Weiner Probe
Ouch. Sounds painful.
Considering what a jerk Weiner has been over the years, it stands to reason more than a few crack investigative reporters could nail Weiner in about five minutes and relish doing so.
We're looking at you, ABC News.
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VIDEO: Jay Carney Tells Reporters Everything He Knows
Prepare to be disappointed.
Clearly, the White House keeps Carney locked up in a windowless room in the East Wing, with no power or cell phone reception. They only let him out once a day for stuff like this. Don't expect too many answers from him - he's only the Press Secretary, don'tcha know!
Posted by Dan Cleary at 4:51 PM 1 comments
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Feel Good Story of the Day: Rapist Foiled When Victim Severs His Manhood
John Wayne Bobbitt could not be reached for comment.
DHAKA, Bangladesh - A 40-year-old Bangladeshi woman cut off a man's penis during an alleged attempted rape and took it to a police station as evidence, police in a remote part of the country said Monday.
The woman, a married mother of three, was attacked Saturday night while she was sleeping in her shanty in Jhalakathi district, some 120 miles south of Dhaka, officers said.
"As he tried to rape her, the lady cut his penis off with a knife. She then wrapped up the penis in a piece of polythene and brought it to the Jhalakathi police station as evidence of the crime," police chief Abul Khaer said.
The woman filed a case accusing the man -- who is also 40 and a married father of five -- of attempted rape, saying that he harassed her for six months.
The severed penis was kept at the police station, and the rape suspect was undergoing treatment in the hospital.
Rape suspect? Well, here's hoping she got the right guy.
h/t: Matthew Hurtt.
Cross-posted.
Posted by Dan Cleary at 10:28 AM 3 comments
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Larry Flynt on Trig Palin: 'It's Brain Dead. A Virtual Vegetable'
You ever hear Larry Flynt speak? He sounds brain dead. Like a virtual vegetable.
Stay classy, Larry. I hear there's an opening at Wonkette. Probably the right place for you.
It's hard to keep him focused on this subject, or any subject. His conversation skids about. He doubts Barack Obama would cheat on his wife because: "You ever looked at her? If he ever cheated on her she'd kick his ass. You know they may be black but they've got a very stable family." Then he says, apropos of nothing: "Sarah Palin is the dumbest thing. But I made a fortune off of her. [He made a porn film called Nailin' Palin, based on her]... She did a disservice to every woman in America. She knew from the first month of pregnancy that kid was going to be Down's Syndrome. It's brain dead. A virtual vegetable. She carries it to all these different political events against abortion, she did it just because she didn't want to say she'd had an abortion. How long is it going to live? Another 12, 15 years? Doesn't even know it's in this world. So what kind of compassionate conservative is she? I don't think anybody will want her near the White House." I am so thrown by the unpleasantness of all this I don't even interject.
Well, for starters you could get up and walk away from this creep.
I suspect the left won't be too upset over the Palin comments. But his taking on the Obamas with those comments will surely have them up in arms.
What a horrible person Flynt is. In case he hasn't noticed, Trig is a very healthy little boy, an absolute angel. Calling that beautiful child an "it" just shows how depraved and callous Flynt is.
H/T.
Labels: Larry Flynt, Sarah Palin, Trig Palin
Twitter User Who Caught Weiner 'Prank' Now a 'Conservative Blogger'
How can anyone expect the media to get this story right when such basic facts are mangled? This guy Dan Wolfe, assuming that's his real name, is the Twitter user who first noticed the offending Twitter post allegedly made by a hacker. It's taken days for the media to really start digging into the story, but here we are four days after the fact and we have a report calling Wolfe a conservative blogger. Is it really that difficult to distinguish between someone on Twitter and someone who runs a blog?
On Friday, Weiner's 40,000 Twitter followers were exposed to a below-the-waist image of an aroused man's boxer-briefs in what appeared to be a private missive posted publicly by mistake. It had been sent to 21-year-old Gennette Nicole Cordova of Seattle, whom he follows on Twitter.
Political opponents seized on the incident and compared Weiner to married former upstate GOP Rep. Chris Lee, who quit last year after being caught trolling http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.giffor dates on Craigslist.
Then, Weiner's backers questioned why conservative blogger Dan Wolfe, who had been hinting about a Weiner scandal for weeks, appeared to be the only person to have noticed the dirty image and retweeted it. Wolfe yesterday told The Post he simply retweeted it from the original posting.
You can check out his Twitter feed here. There's zero evidence to show he's a blogger. Can we get the basic facts correct here, New York Post? By the way, the left is furiously trying to blame Wolfe for the "prank," as Weiner now weakly calls it. Good luck with that.
Update: Speaking of shoddy journalism, the New York Times glowingly portrays Weiner as some kind of Twitter icon while making zero effort to investigate the story. Crap like this should be in Tiger Beat, not the New York Times.
Weiner: Hey, That Whole Lewd Photo Thing Was Just a Prank, But I'm Lawyering Up Anyway
Rep. Anthony Weiner isn't laughing at what he's calling an Internet "prank" - and he's hired an attorney to explore civil or criminal charges.
Weiner's office is playing off the lewd photo posted on his Twitter account Friday as the handiwork of a rabble-rousing hacker, but says the congressman can't take any chances.
"We are loath to treat it as more, but we are relying on professional advice," Weiner's spokesman Dave Arnold said.
Weiner's office did not identify the attorney.
The online soap opera unfolded over the weekend when an obscene photo on Weiner's Twitter page was addressed to Seattle college student Gennette Cordova - but visible to all 40,000 of his followers.
The photo of a man's crotch in tight-fitting underwear was quickly deleted - and Weiner insisted he'd been hacked.
As the blogosphere continued to buzz on Monday, Weiner hinted that his political foes were quick to focus on the controversy - rather than address issues affecting everyday Americans.
"Many want to change the subject [away from the issues] - I don't," Weiner said in a statement to The News on Monday. "This was a prank, and a silly one. I am focused on my work."
Actually, it's not a prank. If true, it's clearly a crime. Why hasn't Weiner reported this to the proper authorities?
And as if the New York Mets haven't suffered enough of late. Now they have this pervert wearing their gear.
Update: Some CNN video, via Mediaite.
He's rather ho-hum about the whole thing. Hey, this stuff happens! What are you going to do?
PBS Hacked by Wikileaks Sympathizers
What we've got here obviously is the second biggest hacking story of the weekend. What's that you say, the other one is complete BS? Oh, so this would be the only hacking story of the weekend, in that case.
A group of Wikileaks sympathizers hacked PBS' website late Sunday and posted a story that slain rapper Tupac Shakur was "alive and well" and living in New Zealand.
The group, identified as LulzSec, also posted passwords and email addresses of PBS staffers to its Twitter page, and taunted the news organization about the security breach.
"Dudes. Of course Tupac is alive. Didn't you see that official @PBS article? Why would they lie to their 750,000+ followers?" the group Tweeted early Monday.
In a statement posted to Twitter, LulzSec said it was upset about PBS' treatment of secret-spiller organization Wikileaks in a recent Frontline documentary called WikiSecrets.
"We just finished watching WikiSecrets and were less than impressed. We decided to sail our Lulz Boat over to the PBS servers for further... perusing," the statement said.
Shortly after midnight, the organization began posting links to the fake Tupac story, which said proof that the rapper was alive was found in a dead New Zealand man's diary, as well as dozens of passwords to PBS databases, user logins, a map of the organization's network and other information.
"Anyway, say hello to the insides of the PBS servers, folks. They best watch where they're sailing next time," the group wrote.
PBS quickly picked up on the cyber break-in. One staffer, Teresa Gorman, tweeted furiously starting around midnight to alert PBS readers about the breach.
"Again, the story was added by outside sources-aka hacked, not true," she wrote.
The headline for the Tupac story was still visible on PBS site Monday morning, but clicking on the story brought users to a dead page.
So a major news organization is hacked and still ostensibly under the control of the hackers. Yet Anthony Weiner manages to wrest control of his Twitter account back in a mere four minutes after he was hacked. Sure, that's believable.
Labels: PBS
Michael Bloomberg: 50 Years From Now the Earth Might Be "Uninhabitable"
Scary stuff.
But don't panic! All you need to do is cough up more taxes to science experts like Michael Bloomberg, and the global warming apocalypse can be averted.
Sorry, I meant to say 'climate change apocalypse'.
Whatever - just give Bloomberg your money and nobody will get hurt.
MICHAEL BLOOMBERG: If you ask the public ‘is there global warming,’ is in ’50 years the earth going to be dramatically different or perhaps uninhabitable,‘ their eyes roll. Nobody can think 50 years in advance.
MICHAEL BLOOMBERG: Your job is not to ask the public where they want to go and get behind them. Your job is to tell the public and convince the public where they should go, and lead from the front.
The Mayors of these cities are not asking the public whether they are willing to spend to live healthier lives and live longer. They are there to explain to the public that if they don’t spend that money they’re not going to live as long and not going to be as healthy. And then convince them to come along, reach into their pockets, pay their taxes, change their policies.
Gee, it's too bad Bloomberg isn't running for President. I can just picture the bumper sticker:
Bloomberg 2012: Reach Into Your Pockets, Pay Your Taxes, Obey My Commands
He'd be a shoo-in!
Via Bluegrass Pundit.
Labels: global warming, Michael Bloomberg, village idiot
'Anthony's Accounts Were Obviously Hacked'
If it's so obvious, why doesn't he contact the police? This happened three days ago, so what is he waiting for?
Despite the quiet holiday weekend, Capitol Hill was buzzing about what quickly became known as Weinergate.
Some DC wonks were skeptical of Weiner's hacking story and questioned the lack of a police report about a crime as serious as Internet identity theft, a Washington insider said.
The uncertainty was also fed by Weiner's decision to quickly delete the posted photo -- and every other photo connected to the account.
As for Cordova, she took her Twitter and Facebook pages down after her name surfaced in connection with the congressman.
Weiner's rep, Dave Arnold, told The Post yesterday, "This is intended to be a distraction, and we're not going to let it become one.
"Anthony's accounts were obviously hacked. He doesn't know the person named by the hacker, and we will be consulting on what steps to take next."
The next steps? Try resigning for starters and well go from there. Curious how they're avoiding reporting this dastardly crime, isn't it?
The young lady Weiner "allegedly" send his boner photo to has obviously had some help with her statement.
There have never been any inappropriate exchanges between Anthony Weiner and myself, including thehttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif tweet/picture in question, which had apparently been deleted before it reached me. I cannot answer the questions that I do not have the answers to. I am not sure whether or not this letter will alleviate any future harassment. I also do not have a clear understanding as to how or why exactly I am involved in this fiasco. I do know that my life has been seriously impacted by speculation and faulty allegations. My reputation has been called into question by those who lack the character to report the facts.
How can a photo which was sent be deleted before it reaches the intended recipient? This makes no sense.
Weiner's people really need to work on their story, since none of what they're currently claiming is believable.
The photo, which shows a man from the waist down wearing bulging gray underwear, was sent to a woman who is a journalism student in the Seattle area. She quickly deleted her Twitter and Facebook accounts after the incident.
So if she never received the photo, as claimed, why would she delete her accounts?
Meanwhile, internet supersleuths have discovered the perp behind all this: It's Breitbart!
Here we go again. Andrew Breitbart is shameless. The joy he takes in maliciously destroying the reputations of others is reprehensible. He's a sociopath who needs some serious professional help. Although stepping in front is bus would suffice.
Great Moments in Bureaucratic Competence: IRS Often Doles Out Home Energy Tax Credit To People Without Said Home
Makes ya feel good, doesn't it?
Can the Internal Revenue Service handle tax credit programs that pump out billions of dollars to homeowners and buyers? A new federal investigation on home energy tax credits suggests the answer may be: Not quite yet.
The Treasury Department's inspector general for tax administration audited the residential tax credit program, created by Congress to encourage homeowners to install energy-saving equipment and materials in their houses, and found some disturbing oversights.
One part of the program offers 30% credits — with no dollar limit — for solar energy systems, geothermal heat pumps, wind turbines and fuel cells installed before Dec. 31, 2016. A second part of the program — for energy-efficiency home improvements — offered credits up to $1,500 for qualifying exterior windows and doors, insulation and roofing materials.
Both credits have been popular. More than 6.8 million taxpayers received credits during tax year 2009, totaling $5.8 billion through December 2010. But substantial numbers of the filings had problems that went undetected by the IRS, according to the inspector general's investigation. In a review of 5 million returns, auditors found that more than 302,000 taxpayers, who received a total of $234 million in credits from the IRS, showed no evidence of owning a home — the minimum requirement for eligibility.
A review of a smaller sample of returns, supplemented with local real estate property deed information, found that 30% "had no record of owning a home."
I propose we punish the IRS with a one-year, unpaid hiatus.
h/t: Ben Cunningham.
Posted by Dan Cleary at 11:01 PM 2 comments
Labels: IRS
Palin Thundering Into DC
I have to admit, she looks hot in black.
Sarah Palin's participation in the annual Memorial Day parade in Washington, D.C., has fueled as much noise about a potential presidential candidacy as the thousands of motorcycle-riding veterans participating in the Rolling Thunder ride-along Sunday.
At the Pentagon parking lot where the mob of veterans and their families pre-position for the thunderous two-wheeler march down Constitution Ave, Palin, who was not expected to address the Memorial Day crowd, said she was thrilled to participate.
"I love that smell of the emissions," she said, donning sunglasses and a Harley Davidson skullcap-style, black helmet.
Despite her low-key role, her presence is notable for the short notice and speculative chatter it has generated. Her appearance is part of the "One Nation" tour she announced just days ago on her SarahPAC.com website.
Could you imagine Obama on a chopper? Neither can I. Especially since this image is seared into my memory.
Labels: Sarah Palin
'Selena Gomez is Dangerously Close to a Long, Slow Painful Death'
Geez, these teenage girls are quite the handful.
Don't mess with a pack of wild Beliebers.
Disney star Selena Gomez, 18, and singing supernova Justin Bieber, 17, decided to go public with their relationship after months of denying the rumors they were more than good friends. But canoodling with the world's reigning teen idol is becoming an increasingly dangerous affair.
Steamy pictures of the baby-faced stars kissing passionately on a beach in Maui last week had legions of jealous 14-year-old girls taking to Twitter and Facebook to announce they're out for blood.
"Stay away from Justin pedophile," one angry fan tweeted at Gomez. "I'm gonna kill ya in the night underneath your smelly bed."
Others opted for friendly advice over death threats.
"Dear Selena Gomez. I hate you more than life. Go jump off a cliff. K? Bye," tweeted a Bieber fanatic.
Another ominous Biebhead warned: "Selena Gomez is dangerously close to a long, slow painful death."
The puppy-love relationship has spawned Facebook groups such as "I hate Selena Gomez cuz she is dating my man."
Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-Marblemouth): Loony GOP Wants to Criminalize Illegal Immigration, Or Something
So either you support illegal immigration, or you're a xenophobic right-wing Neanderthal.
That's the official Democrat position on the issue, in a nutshell.
Via Weasel Zippers.
Labels: amnesty, DNC, illegal immigration
The Year of Living Dangerously
Instapundit posted a link to the FBI crime stats for 2010 that was embedded in an article listing a ranking of the 10 Most Dangerous Cities. I was surprised to see that Atlanta was not on that list. I think the way Atlanta avoided it was due to the nature of the way the city limit lines are drawn. When it comes to number of murders, Atlanta is still high on the list, but these numbers would be even worse if they took into account the numbers from the south side of the county that Atlanta is located in but are separate cities.
Here is a list based solely on number of murders, and the City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia, apparently is killing a lot of people with all that love while Barry O's hometown has a death toll rivaling the number of soldiers killed in Afghanistan in 2010. (499)
New York City, NY pop 8,336,002 Murders 536
Chicago, IL pop 2,833,649 Murders 432
Detroit, MI pop 899,447 Murders 310
Philadelphia, PA pop 1,558,378 Murders 306
Los Angeles, CA pop 3,841,707 Murders 293
Houston, TX pop 2,280,859 Murders 269
Baltimore, MD pop 639,929 Murders 223
Dallas, TX pop 1,306,775 Murders 148
St Louis, MO pop 355,151 Murders 144
Washington D.C. pop 601,723 Murders 132
Phoenix AZ pop 1,544,427 Murders 117
Las Vegas, NV pop 1,416,401 Murders 107
Kansas City, MO pop 483,191 Murders 99
Oakland, CA pop 409,723 Murders 90
Just for an FYI, I thought I would throw in the statistics for Michael Moore's alleged hometown of Flint, MI.
Flint, MI pop 109,245 Murders 53
Labels: Chicago, crime, Detroit, Washington DC
Perception Vs Reality: Gay Population
A recent Gallup survey was released which shows that about half of the Americans surveyed thought the gay population was around 25%. The reality puts the actual population at less then 5%.
There is little reliable evidence about what percentage of the U.S. population is in reality gay or lesbian, due to few representative surveys asking about sexual orientation, complexities surrounding the groups and definitions involved, and the probability that some gay and lesbian individuals may not choose to identify themselves as such. Demographer Gary Gates last month released a review of population-based surveys on the topic, estimating that 3.5% of adults in the United States identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual, with bisexuals making up a slight majority of that figure.
Gee, I wonder how that could be? Maybe it is because there isn't a show on television that doesn't include a gay character along with the token female and token minority. Could it be because seemingly everybody associated with the entertainment industry has also professed to be gay or a lover of all things gay and wish they could be too? Quite possibly it could be because when the gay activist rally the troops, like they did in California over the gay marriage issue on the ballot, their side of the story was granted all the publicity, while the lives they ruined and threatened in their wake were ignored.
Maybe if more attention to given to such events as the Folsom Street decadence (That link is to the tamer pictures. Inside that link is a link to the NSFW pictures. Come to think of it that first link ain't all that safe.)that takes place in San Francisco the number of people claiming to be associated with gays would drop dramatically.
Amazing how a group that makes up so little of the population manages to bully their way into our lives and garners so much attention.
Labels: Gallup, gays
Trendsetter: Lady Gaga Fans Now Eating Baby Food
Talk about blindly following a pop culture icon. I wonder if she said she ate dogsh-t and her own boogers would these people do the same thing? Somehow I get the feeling they would.
LOVED for her music and extrovert style, it now seems Lady Gaga's fans are also crazy about her alleged "goo diet" - sending sales of baby food rocketing 100 percent, Sky News reported today.
Ever since it was rumoured that the Born This Way singer was tucking into infant meals to maintain her svelte figure while on tour, jars of the puree have been flying off supermarket shelves.
Orders for Heinz Mum's Own Creamed Porridge have leaped by 100 percent, while those for pasta and spaghetti Bolognese purees are up by 87 percent, according to grocery website Ocado.
A spokeswoman said, "Sales of baby food have been static but since Lady Gaga was reported to be a fan, demand has gone through the roof as women are copying her eating habits."
The faddy diet, devised by Tracy Anderson, the personal trainer who is also credited with sculpting the figures of Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow, is said to be a hit with a host of celebrities such as Jennifer Aniston and Cheryl Cole.
If I never hear another word about any of these celebutards I really won't be missing out on anything newsworthy.
Labels: idiocy, stupidity
Miller Brewing Gets Taken By IAVA
Proving that even the big boys are subject to getting scammed Miller High Life has thrown their lot in with a group called Iraq Afghanistan Veterans of American (IAVA) for a promotion. The name of the group probably has a lot to do with how easy Miller got taken, but they should have done a little research.
I have written about this group before, they are a partisan political front group for the Democrats. They manage to fly under the radar because they don't do a lot of publicity-whore stuff their more radical associates in Code Pink or IVAW Iraq Veterans Against the War do, but they do have the ear of liberals in Congress, which is what make them dangerous. The guys over at This Ain't Hell have done numerous takedowns of this group and especially their leader, some guy who spent four months running a motor pool in Kuwait and came out of it with the combined wisdom of the entire Joint Chiefs of Staff and began spouting off to anybody who would stick a microphone in his face how everything we were doing was wrong. You see, that is how his name became known. You don't think anybody who actually supported the troops and their mission would be welcome in the halls of Congress during the Bush years, do you?
Even with politics aside, if this group did work to assist veterans I might be able to look beyond this alliance, but the fact is they work against veterans. They have been strong advocates for raising our medical insurance rates, reducing the size of the military budget and troop strength as well as contributing heavily to other groups who are carrying out far more radical anti-war activities.
No, Miller, you should have done some research, and with this coming on the Memorial Day weekend, this could very well turn out to be disastrous for them as word of this alliance spreads among the veteran community.
Now, pass me a Sam Adams.
Labels: Iraq veteran
High School Teaches ACLU a Lesson on Bullying
It's that time of year again. Schools are graduating and the ACLU is trying to ruin the graduating seniors' special day with their bullying tactics of threatening lawsuits, along with their partner in crime, a group known as Americans United for Separation of Church of State.
Well, I hope the Obamas are especially proud of these students this year in light of their campaign to address bullying among our youth. You see, these kids and their parents, friends and neighbors told the ACLU and their ilk to shove it and held their graduation in a church.
Quite honestly, it was the common sense answer and as anybody who was involved in this graduation will tell you, it was about logistics, not religion. One student out of the thousands who graduated took issue and this is what gave these two party-pooping sourpuss groups all the leverage they needed to threaten the lawsuit.
Quite frankly, I am sick and tired of this whole separation of church and state argument to begin with. There is no part of the Constitution which advocates such a thing. The Constitution forbids the establishment of a state religion. The founding fathers wanted to avoid a repeat of what happened and was happening in England where whoever sat on the throne dictated the religion of the country and ruthlessly prosecuted those who didn't comply.
The entire phrase "separation of church and state" actually comes from some correspondence Thomas Jefferson had with a colleague that somehow made it into the comments made by Supreme Court justices in a case ruling in 1879, and as they saym the rest is history.
The use of a facility, which just so happens to have a cross atop the roof, does not make for the establishment of religion. Nobody makes attendance at the ceremony a condition of receiving a diploma, nor does anybody have to convert or engage in any sort of religious act for that matter.
Quite frankly, I remember very little about my own high school graduation. That is in part because I graduated early and already had a full-time job while awaiting word on the various colleges I had applied to. In fact, two hours after the actual receiving of the diploma I was back at work. While graduating high school is the high point of a young person's life, I would hope it winds up being merely another bullet point on their list of accomplishments in life. Savor it while it lasts, but always, always be planning your next accomplishment.
Congratulations to all those who graduated and I wish them well in their future endeavors.
Just to end on an upbeat note, here is one young lady who already has her next graduation planned.
Labels: ACLU
Former Miss World Wins Damages After Being Branded Racist and Xenophobic
This took place in Ireland, where the laws clearly differ from our. Can you imagine if Americans were able to sue after being called racist? Liberals everywhere would be penniless. Entire swaths of the media would disappear, MSNBC would cease operation.
Anyway, this babe had options and now she's cashing in.
A former Miss World has been awarded £70,000 in damages after suing no-frills carrier Ryanair for defamation.
A jury at the High Court in Dublin yesterday ruled that publicity by the airline implied model Rosanna Davison, daughter of singer Chris de Burgh, was racist, xenophobic, jealous and narrow-minded.
The case centred on a press release posted on Ryanair’s website in November 2008 in response to remarks Miss Davison, 27, made the previous day in a newspaper.
Asked what she thought of the lack of any Irish women in Ryanair’s 2009 charity calendar of bikini-clad cabin crew, she said: ‘If I was (organising) it, I would have made sure Irish women were involved because it’s an Irish charity and Irish fundraising.’
The airline’s release said the comments by Miss Davison, who was crowned Miss World in 2003, ‘bordered on racism and demonstrated an elitist attitude against Ryanair’s international cabin crew’.
A barrister for Ms Davison told Dublin's High Court that under Ireland's libel laws her only options were to sue Ryanair or crawl under a rock.
'The damage is still being done,' said Declan Doyle SC, referring to the statement still on the airline's website.
'The fact the defendant still hasn't apologised is still out there.'
How on earth can anyone can imply she's racist for suggesting an Irish airline use more Irish models? Heck, if they look anything like her, they'd be negligent not to.
Barney Frank: Senate Republicans Have 'Acted Like Thugs'
Just keep talking, Bawney. We can't get enough of this civility.
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) said Senate Republicans have “acted like thugs” in threatening to prevent a prominent consumer advocate – or anyone else – from heading a new consumer-protection agency.
Frank, the senior Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, criticized Republicans’ vows to hold up the confirmation process until their concerns with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are addressed.
President Obama is eyeing Elizabeth Warren – a Harvard academic who has long championed the creation of a stand-alone consumer-protection bureau – to head the agency when its work begins on July 21. But Republicans have threatened to gum up the confirmation proceedings until the bureau's powers are curtailed.
A letter from 44 Senate Republicans to Obama earlier this month outlined their demands, including the creation of a board to replace the single director in overseeing the bureau.
The New York Times recently reported recently that, facing a stalemate, Warren was being urged to consider a Senate run in Massachusetts instead – which Warren's camp has downplayed.
Frank on Thursday said Warren would be a formidable force in the Senate, but he'd prefer to have her as head of the consumer-protection bureau.
"She'd be a good Senate candidate, but she would be a uniquely valuable director of the [consumer] bureau," Frank told The Hill, noting that Warren has been fighting for years "to get this bureau up and running."
"If the Senate Republicans had not acted like thugs and announced they would [block] the confirmation process, I would have wanted the president still to appoint her," Frank said.
Poor Bawney is obviously testy these days.
More on Warren here.
Labels: Barney Frank, corrupt Democrats
Dupnik's Affirmative Action Keystone Kops
Look I know Jammie already wrote about this, the execution of the Marine veteran by the Sheriff Dupnik Keystone Kops goon squad and now after seeing the video I am so furious I can't see straight. I will try to keep the language clean but I am that pissed after seeing the video.
The first thing that got my attention was that this hit squad suffer from a serious case of affirmative action feel good. Notice the female voices, not saying females can't be on what ever sort of team this was. It certainly wasn't a SWAT team, at least none that I have known. Second notice that the last two people in that queue have their weapons slung across their back. This indicates that they did not expect any resistance or that they were incredibly stupid.
This team also had no intentions of doing a simple arrest which is obvious by the actions of the members at the front who after knocking, if they announced who they were, it was only audible to those standing next to them knocked down the door and when their own officer's gun went off started shooting. Notice the nonchalant attitude of the guy who broke down the door. If you expect a bad guy on the other side you don't knock down a door and then turn your back and saunter away. These people were clueless and it honestly looks like they thought nobody was home.
This is a group of untrained amateurs, pretending to be police officers getting spooked by their own shadow and murdering an innocent person in their panic. I hope they never have another good night's sleep.
Congress can rake our service members over the coals calling them everything but a child of God for actions in Iraq and Afghanistan like Mssrs Kerry and the late Jack Murtha have done very publicly but this case carried out on American soil yields only yawns.
Those officers at the very least need to be fired for dereliction of duty and I would expect more serious charges related to manslaughter to be pressed. My opinion of this incident has only gotten worse since I first heard about this case and wrote about it.
I jsut can not get over the actions of this team that is on display in that video. Clueless, incompetent, untrained, undisciplined don't begin to describe it. Their incompetence is what led to the death of that Marine.
Labels: Arizona State
Video: Tucson SWAT Team Fires 70 Shots on Marine
You would think at some point the media might actually have questions for that stooge DA Clarence Dupnik.
A U.S. Marine who died in a flurry of bullets during a drug raid near Tucson never fired on the SWAT team that stormed his house, a report by the Pima County Sheriff's Department shows.
The revelation was contained in an internal investigation released by the department Thursday.
Jose Guerena died May 5 after a SWAT team descended on his home in a Tucson suburb with a search warrant. His home was one of four believed to be associated with a drug smuggling operation in the area.
A video released Thursday by the sheriff's department shows the uniformed SWAT team pulling up outside his house, sounding their sirens, banging on the front door -- before kicking it in -- and opening fire shortly after entering the home.
Officers fired more than 70 shots, the investigation showed. Deputies said they opened fire after Guerena, 26, gestured at them with an AR-15 -- a semiautomatic rifle.
Some of the officers said they believed that Guerena fired on them, but the investigation showed that no shots were fired from the weapon and it was never taken off the safety position.
Initial news reports indicated that he had been struck by more than 60 bullets. However, CNN has seen an initial report from the medical examiner that details 22 bullet wounds.
Well, that's a relief. It was only 22 bullets.
Three weeks ago it was reported Guarena fired on them. Oops.
At what point are these goons going to be brought up on charges?
Well, Duh: Poll Shows 12% of Israeli Jews Think Obama is Pro-Israel
Frankly I'm surprised the support for Obama is this high. Well, there's a silver lining here for Obama. He's twice as popular with Israelis than he was two years ago.
US President Barack Obama’s attempt to portray himself as pro-Israel in a high-profile speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee on Sunday did not succeed, according to a Smith Research poll sponsored by The Jerusalem Post.
The speech was intended to correct impressions that he was hostile toward Israel, which may have been reinforced by a landmark address about the Middle East that he delivered at the State Department last Thursday, and by a tense press conference at the White House on Friday with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.
When asked in the poll whether they saw Obama’s administration as more pro-Israel, more pro-Palestinian or neutral, just 12 percent of Israeli Jews surveyed said more pro-Israel, while 40% said more pro-Palestinian, 34% said neutral and 13% did not express an opinion.
Respondents who defined themselves at the left end of the political map were more likely than others to deem the Obama administration more pro-Israel – 28% compared to 12%. Among Kadima supporters, 37% said the administration was more pro-Palestinian; 19% said it was more pro-Israel.
The respondents most likely to label the Obama administration as more pro- Palestinian were Orthodox Israelis, at 58%, and right-wing respondents, at 53%. Among Likud supporters, 49% said the administration was more pro-Palestinian; 11% said it was more pro-Israel.
The only Jewish support Obama concerns himself with is with the schmucks writing him campaign checks.
Labels: Barack Obama, Israel
Stunner: Fannie Mae Exec Who Hired Barney Frank's Boyfriend Used to Work for Frank
Nothing improper here, folks. Just move along. You're a homophobe if you think there was anything unseemly going on.
The Fannie Mae executive who hired U.S. Rep. Barney Frank’s former lover was a campaign donor and once worked for the congressman — but denies the Newton Democrat’s recommendation played a role in the controversial 1991 hiring.
Gerald McMurray, a retired Fannie Mae senior vice president, told the Herald yesterday that Frank “didn’t have any influence” in the hiring of the congressman’s former companion, Herb Moses, to a position with the mortgage giant.
“I put out a notice that I needed a person with a rural economic development background and I got a number of resumes. Herb’s resume came in and . . . he came in for an interview,” said McMurray, who now lives in Vermont. “I didn’t know there was any relationship between he and Barney until (Moses) told me.”
Uh, when did he tell you that? When you two were doing the horizontal mambo?
In a front-page story in yesterday’s Herald, Frank admitted he helped Moses land the plum post but called questions about a potential conflict “nonsense.”
At the time of the meeting, Frank was a junior member of the Financial Services Committee, which regulates Fannie Mae and other lending institutions.
“It’s a common thing in Washington for members of Congress to have spouses work for the federal government,” Frank said.
Um, not to quibble, but Moses wasn't Frank's spouse. Just saying.
Labels: Barney Frank, corrupt Democrats, Fannie Mae
Good News: National Science Foundation Spending $581,000 to Determine Whether Online Dating Site Users are Racist
We figure they could save $581,000 by simply taking the liberal approach. Just declare them racist without any basis for the accusation. It's been working for the past 25 years or so. But I guess anything that keeps the grievance industry in business is worth wasting your tax money on. Oh, and if you wonder why the president is so obsessed with the NCAA Baseketball Tournament, now you know why.
• $80,000 study on why the same teams always dominate March Madness;
• $315,000 study suggesting playing FarmVille on Facebook helps adults develop and maintain relationships;
• $1 million for an analysis of how quickly parents respond to trendy baby names;
• $50,000 to produce and publicize amateur songs about science, including a rap called “Money 4 Drugz,” and a misleading song titled “Biogas is a Gas, Gas, Gas”;
• $2 million to figure out that people who often post pictures on the internet from the same location at the same time are usually friends; and
• $581,000 on whether online dating site users are racist.
But let someone propose cancelling all these wasteful "projects" and they'll be accused of being racist.
If the Congress and Senate doesn't vote unanimously to cut this crap out of the budget then there's no hope we'll ever see fiscal sanity.
Hey Baby, I Love Those Toned Arms
I haven't seen any of Obama's bootlicker press ask him about Dominique Strauss-Kahn ever since the French (alleged) rapist made his way into the headlines. It sure looks like he's got a thing for the First Lady.
The commander-in-chief here appears to be telling the then-IMF chief to hold that tiger as a leering DSK greets First Lady Michelle Obama at a G-20 dinner in Pittsburgh in 2009. Granted, she'd probably kick his ass if he came too close.
Change: Democrats Lovin' the Patriot Act Now
And here I thought most Democrats hated Patriot Act.
Turns out they only hated George W. Bush. Shocking!
WASHINGTON (AP) — Over fervent but scattered objections, the Senate voted by a wide margin Thursday to extend the government’s Patriot Act powers to search records and conduct roving wiretaps in pursuit of terrorists, acting just a month after intelligence and military forces hunted down Osama bin Laden.
Facing a midnight deadline when three terror-fighting tools would expire, the 72-23 Senate vote came after three days of stubborn resistance from a single senator, Republican freshman Rand Paul of Kentucky, who saw the terrorist-hunting powers as an abuse of privacy rights. With the Senate vote, the bill was whisked to the House for an evening vote and transmission to President Barack Obama for his signature.
The measure would add four years to the legal life of roving wiretaps – those authorized for a person rather than a communications line or device – of court-ordered searches of business records and of surveillance of non-American “lone wolf” suspects without confirmed ties to terrorist groups.
The White House gave assurances that the provisions would not expire even though Obama is now in Europe.
“Failure to sign this legislation poses a significant risk to U.S. national security,” White House spokesman Nick Shapiro said.
“As long as Congress approves the extension, the president will direct the use of the autopen to sign it,” Shapiro said in reference to an automatic signature machine used at the White House.
Obama will be woken up at 5:45 a.m. so he can review and approve the bill and then authorize his signature.
Hold on a sec...somebody has to actually wake Obama up in the morning?
Does he get a tuck-in at night too, I wonder?
Labels: terrorism, wiretaps
Faced With Reality, Whiny Liberal Storms off Fox Interview
Good grief, dude, man up. All the guy did was accuse you of pouting and you walk off?
It's just not possible to have an adult discussion with these people. In one breath, he tells the other guest to shut up. Then when he doesn't he storms off like a petulant child.
This guy was a former adviser to Bill Clinton. Maybe he ought to listen to his old boss.
Labels: Fox News Channel, whiny Democrats
'What's Up Your Butt?' Billboards Scrapped
I figured this was a good cause you could get behind.
It's official. Really, really official.
The "What's up your butt?" colon cancer awareness billboards won't be coming to the Tri-Cities.
Health board members -- who also are the Benton and Franklin county commissioners -- voted 5-0 on Wednesday to reverse a vote last month allowing the Benton Franklin Health District's name to be used on the controversial advertisements.
Board member Leo Bowman was absent.
The board unanimously agreed April 20 to allow the district's name to be used on the billboards, which would have been paid for by the Yakima Health District with grant money leftover from its own campaign.
But the next day, after receiving complaints from residents who thought the ads were in poor taste, Board Chairman Jim Beaver said he wanted to rescind the vote.
The campaign included billboard advertisements showing people with pained expressions and the phrase, "What's up your butt?"
It's designed to be an in-your-face way of raising awareness about the dangers of colorectal cancers and the need for people to get screened for the disease.
Now they may not find what's up your butt until it's too late.
Senator Inhofe: You Know, Obama Might Just Have Mental Problems
Well, now, this ought to go over well with the Democrats. Tip to Senator Inhofe: I believe it's called narcissistic personality disorder.
Narcissistic personality disorder is a condition in which people have an inflated sense of self-importance and an extreme preoccupation with themselves.
The causes of this disorder are unknown. An overly sensitive personality and parenting problems may affect the development of this disorder.
Yup, that's Obama.
Labels: Barack Obama, James Inhofe
Steers, Queers, and Illegals
Georgia recently passed an illegal immigration bill patterned after the one passed in Arizona, and in doing so has inspired other states to also start passing legislation to do what the federal government won't do. There are a ton of laws on the books at the federal level that they simply have chosen not to enforce, forcing states to take action. A surprising fact to most people is that Georgia is actually second in the nation in the number of illegal aliens. Before the state took action, a couple of counties within the state had already taken action, which helped to push the legislation through the state house.
Now that Governor Deal has signed it into law, there are the supporters of illegal immigrants that have now decided to get very bold and in your face with their defiance of not only state laws but federal laws as well. A movement has been created to create sanctuary places for the illegals to gather. Going over the list of places it seems as if the militant gay community has teamed up with the La Raza types to spearhead this action. A list of these businesses and establishments participating in this overt illegal act is here
Consider this a public service for residents of metro Atlanta, who if they ever did business or frequented these places, may want to rethink that. Who knows, maybe this will be good for business but I would certainly hope some incompetent butt-kissing boob at the Department of Homeland InSecurity might want to take this opportunity to score some points with the boss and schedule some visits. This should certainly make the job easier, since they apparently are not concerned with staying in the shadows like so many liberals like to espouse.
Remember when folks committing illegal acts tried to avoid the spotlight? Hell, nowadays they give interviews, post details on the internet and just basically give a big middle-finger salute to the law enforcement community telling them that the law doesn't mean squat to them. I tend to get a little steamed when folks laugh in my face, especially when they are laughing at me and not with me.
UPDATE: The US Supreme Court has just upheld that portion of the Arizona law that requires employers to use the federal gov't E-Verify system, which is also a key component of the Georgia law.
"Arizona has taken the route least likely to cause tension with federal law," wrote Chief Justice John Roberts. "It relies solely on the federal government's own determination of who is an unauthorized alien, and it requires Arizona employers to use the federal government's own system for checking employee status."
Oh, thanks to former president George W. Bush for appointing Justice Roberts to the court.
Labels: gays, Georgia, illegal immigration
Biden: 'We Have a Leader With the Backbone of a Ramrod'
Let's see. According to the Urban Dictionary, "ramrod" can mean any number of things: A dick, a penis, a crazy guy that refers to himself in third person and a large blunt object that protrudes into someones anal orphus.
Yup, that pretty much describes Obama.
“You can feel the change,” Biden noted, speaking before a crowd that included Gov. John Lynch, as well as former congressmen Paul Hodes and Carol Shea-Porter, among other party leaders who lost their seats during last year’s elections.
“The American people get it, and they’re getting it more profoundly than ever before,” he said, his voice hushed to a dramatic whisper. “We have a leader with the backbone of a ramrod, and now the real Barack Obama … is coming into focus.”
Barack Obama: The man with a backbone of a penis!
Here's video of Crazy Joe:
Labels: Barack Obama, idiocy, Joe Biden
Stunner: NY Outspends Every State on Education By Wide Margin With Dreadful Results
Bet you last dollar the teacher's unions will come up with a novel reaction to these abysmal results: We're not spending enough!
New York state's school systems deserve an F -- in financial accountability.
State taxpayers spend substantially more money on education than any other state in the nation but get far less in return on their investment, according to a shocking new federal study released yesterday.
New York schools on average spent $18,126 per student in the 2008-2009 school year -- tops in the nation, the Census Bureau reports.
That's nearly $2,000 more than the $16,271 spent in neighboring New Jersey and 80 percent higher than the national average of $10,499.
But the Empire State's four-year high-school graduation rate of 73.5 percent ranked a lowly 39th in the nation, two points below the national average, according to a separate analysis by the National Center for Education Statistics.
By comparison, Massachusetts -- which spends $4,000 less per student -- has an 83 percent graduation rate.
New York has doubled its per-student spending over 10 years. For five consecutive years the state has spent the most per student in the nation.
Despite its low standing, New York has seen some notable improvements. The four-year high-school graduation rate has increased from 62.5 percent in 1999 to 73.5 percent 10 years later. Much of that increase occurred in New York City under Mayor Bloomberg and then-schools boss Joel Klein.
Gov. Cuomo said the findings justified his drive to trim education spending by $1.2 billion last month to balance the state budget. During budget presentations across the state, he pointed out the disparity between school spending and performance.
"We spend too much money and we get too few results," Cuomo said at Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica yesterday when asked about the Census report.
"It's not just that we spend too much money. It's that we spend too much money and the system isn't performing for the students," he said.
No kidding, Captain Obvious. But let's all just make believe how wonderful all these fat-cat teachers are and how hard they work. For the children.
Blinged-Out Michelle Obama's Shocking New Hairdo
Combine a bit too much hair relaxer with those fierce British winds and look what happens.
Actually, it's all just an optical illusion. Typically, the story goes on to pretend what a stunning fashion icon she is. The British tabloids must have also gotten the same memo their American brethren did: No matter how hideous her fashion choices are, just pretend how great she looks. So nice to see how she's down with the plight of the little people by sporting a necklace valued at £1,500. Should go well with her $540 sneakers.
Labels: Michelle Obama
Tiki Barber: I'm the New Anne Frank or Something
Why didn't I see this already? Here you have a man who dumped his eight-months pregnant wife to run off with his 23-year-old girlfriend. Facing withering public scrutiny, he wound up laying low at his agent's house and even claims to have lived in the attic.
So obviously the first thing we should have thought about was how similar his plight was to a Jewish girl who spent two years hiding from the Nazis before being murdered.
It's all so obvious now.
Tiki Barber never did have a terribly helpful internal editor. It's what made him a classic locker-room lawyer as a player, polarizing in his smugness. It's what caused his downfall at NBC, where he asked to be judged not as an ex-jock but as a journalist, and when those grades came in his grade-point average resembled Bluto Blutarsky.
Now, there is this.
Now, in the same issue of Sports Illustrated in which Fred Wilpon spoke about how much money his team is hemorrhaging, in the same week Wilpon made like Michael Corleone, bloodily settling all family business, Barber -- in what clearly was intended to be a positive story (sound familiar?) -- explained his life after he left his pregnant wife, Ginny, taking up with his 23-year-old girlfriend, Traci Johnson.
Barber told SI's L. Jon Wertheim that he and Johnson decided to escape the media scrutiny by moving into the attic of Mark Lepselter, Barber's agent.
"Lep's Jewish," Wertheim quotes Barber, "and it was like a reverse Anne Frank thing."
Yes, read that again. Not a typo. That's what he said.
It's remarkable: Barber has a gift for saying exactly the wrong thing almost every time he opens his mouth.
He has gone on an extensive media rehab tour as he makes his ballyhooed return to the NFL -- a comeback that in itself is admirable, because he clearly left an awful lot of football on the table when he retired at the close of the 2006 season.
Now this? Really? He really thought it was a good idea to compare holing up with his paramour, hoping to ward off Page Six, to the two-year plight of the Frank family hiding from the Nazis -- a story, by the way, that ended with Anne's death from typhus in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp?
It's staggering, is what it is. Think about this: Think about what the reaction would be if any of the white named plaintiffs in the NFLPA's antitrust lawsuit -- Peyton Manning and Tom Brady, for starters -- decided to compare their plight to Dred Scott's?
Well, for one the reactions would be widespread derision, and it would be far more newsworthy since those two still have careers. Barber may be able to make a comeback if there's an NFL season this year. But while Brady and Manning will probably always handle themselves with class, Barber will always be a lowlife.
That much we should have seen a long time ago.
Socialized Medicine Horror Story of the Day
Your future under ObamaCare. But remember, it's Paul Ryan who wants to kill grandma or something.
Doctors are prescribing drinking water for neglected elderly patients to stop them dying of thirst in hospital.
The measure – to remind nurses of the most basic necessity – is revealed in a damning report on pensioner care in NHS wards.
Some trusts are neglecting the elderly on such a fundamental level their wards could face closure orders.
The snapshot study, triggered by a Mail campaign, found staff routinely ignored patients’ calls for help and forgot to check that they had had enough to eat and drink.
Dehydration contributes to the death of more than 800 hospital patients every year.
Another 300 die malnourished. The http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.giflatest report – by the Care Quality Commission – found patients frequently complained they were spoken to in a ‘condescending and dismissive’ manner.
The watchdog said three of 12 NHS trusts visited in the past three months were failing to meet the most basic standards required by law.
They were: Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust and Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust in North London.
The findings follow a joint campaign by the Mail and the Patients Association last year which exposed shocking examples of substandard care.
Similar failings were highlighted earlier this year by the Health Service Ombudsman who cited cases of patients left to become so thirsty they could not cry for help.
It's not just the elderly having problems under the NHS.
Labels: socialized medicine, UK
Crazy Ed Schultz: Laura Ingraham a 'Right Wing Slut'
The dude is seriously unhinged. Via Radio Equalizer, who wonders how much longer Comcast will suffer with this buffoon on MSNBC.
Schultz has really lost it. He's claiming Ingraham celebrated while Ronald Reagan had a pint in Ireland? If I'm guessing correctly, Ingraham was probably in high school or perhaps college during Reagan's presidency. Is Schultz relying on Media Matters for his information again?
ED SCHULTZ (02:52): And what do the Republicans thinking about? They're not thinking about their next-door neighbor. They're just thinking about how much this is going to cost. President Obama is going to be visiting Joplin, Mo., on Sunday but you know what they're talking about, like this right-wing slut, what's her name?, Laura Ingraham? Yeah, she's a talk slut. You see, she was, back in thehttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif day, praising President Reagan when he was drinking a beer overseas. But now that Obama's doing it, they're working him over.
Update: Low-rated MSNBC has sent the low-rated psychopath packing for a week.
Ingraham responds.
Re. the crude comments made about me by Ed Schultz on his radio program: First, I was surprised to learn that Ed Schultz actually hosted a radio show. Is it only available online? Second, I have to get back to recording the audio edition of my new book "Of Thee I Zing." Now I'm tempted to insert one additional zing--about men who preach civility but practice misogyny.
Over two days after the disgusting comments by Schultz, the pukes at Media Matters weigh in with some haughty drivel. Way to get out in front of the story.
Labels: Ed Schultz, Laura Ingraham
Governor Walker Signs Voter ID Bill, Democrats Hardest Hit
What an outrage! Can you believe this guy actually wants people to prove they're eligible to vote? What next? Making people pay a small portion for their healthcare benefits?
After an eight-year quest by GOP officials, Gov. Scott Walker will sign a bill Wednesday requiring voters to show photo ID at the polls.
But the measure costing more than $7 million in new spending and lost revenue could still face a legal challenge as opponents mulled over the possibility of suing to block it from taking effect.
The legislation will require poll workers to start asking voters for photo IDs for the July 12 state Senate recalls elections, but the voters will not be required to present them until next year's presidential primary.
"Requiring photo identification to vote will go a long way to eliminate the threat of voter fraud," Walker said last week. "If you need an ID to buy cold medicine, it's reasonable to require it to vote."
The signing will make Wisconsin the 11th state to have approved requiring some form of photo ID at the polls. Democrats have decried the measure, saying it would do little to prevent voter fraud while disenfranchising thousands of minority, elderly and rural voters.
"This is voter suppression," Sen. Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee) said during the Senate vote approving the bill last week. "This is voter disenfranchisement. This is voter confusion. This is voter restriction. This is a voter discouragement bill."
Actually, this is common sense, so naturally Democrats oppose it. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to realize they're the ones most affected by any measure to prevent illegal votes being cast.
Democrats shouldn't be all that upset since there's still plenty of room for their usual chicanery.
Under the bill passed last week, people would be allowed to vote only after showing Wisconsin driver's licenses, state-issued ID cards, certain very limited student IDs, military IDs, passports, naturalization certificates or IDs issued by a tribe based in Wisconsin.
Those living in retirement homes, nursing homes and institutions would be exempt from the law, as would victims of stalking and those who opposed having their photos taken for religious reasons. A voter who did not show a photo ID would be allowed to cast a provisional ballot that would be counted if the voter showed photo ID to an election clerk by the Friday after the election.
H/T Sean Hackbarth.
Update: More good news out of Wisconsin.
Publicly-financed political campaigns for state office in Wisconsin would be completely eliminated under a plan approved by Republicans on the legislature’s budget committee yesterday.
The plan goes farther than what Governor Scott Walker proposed in his budget. Walker would have ended the use of tax dollars for candidates for Governor, the State Supreme Court or the legislature. But he would have let people use the income tax checkoff to spend their own money on Wisconsin’s Election Campaign Fund. The plan Republican lawmakers approved yesterday would delete the checkoff entirely, putting an end to the decades old program.
Poplar Democratic Senator Bob Jauch called the move disgusting.
“It's pathetic to think that Wisconsin -- a state that has promoted transparency, a state that has encouraged clean and open elections -- is about hand the keys of our election process completely over to those with the deepest pockets, those with the greatest amount of money, those who can write the largest checks,” he said.
Jauch, of course, was one of the cowardly fleebaggers who fled the state earlier this year.
That NY 26 Election Wasn't About Medicare At All
If I was the Democrats I wouldn't be doing a victory dance today over the results of the special election in the New York 26th congressional district. After looking at the results of the election one fact was abundantly clear. Republicans stayed home.
At the very beginning of this campaign there was a lot of disgust expressed by the rank and file Republican voter over the choice made by the New York political establishment of the Republicans choice to carry the banner.
Let's look at the numbers. In 2010, in the election won by the Republican Lee he received 151,449 votes. In this special election the Republican establishment candidate received only 43,836.
On the Democrat side of the ledger in 2010 their candidate got 54,307 and in the special election won by Hochul she received 48,530.
The Democrat totals were very close in both elections while the Republican turnout was only a third of that cast in 2010. If I was a member of the powers that be in the New York Republican Party I might want to start listening to what the folks in the district are saying they want for a candidate. If the Republicans had voted in this special election in the same numbers they did in 2010, the few thousand votes siphoned off by the third party candidate wouldn't have mattered.
As far as all the pundits who have come out and proclaimed that this was a referendum of Medicare they are full of it. That is what the Democrats want to blame it on as they flounder around looking for an issue they can use as a rallying cry for the upcoming 2012 elections, since they need to get as far away from their record as possible and their culture of failure. The Republicans need to quit letting the Democrats and their myrmidons in the media continue to dictate what the terms of the issues will be and start staking out positions in line with their convictions. Already today I have heard Republicans playing into their hands and issuing comments on the role the Medicare debate played in the special election, which makes them less astute then the average American who realizes that the issues of today are jobs, economy, and energy.
Labels: New York, U S House of Representative
Obama Now Appearing on WWE Posters
He fancies himself an expert on sports, so I wouldn't doubt it if the guy wound up calling wrestling. It's about as fake as he is.
Something tells me this poster was not approved at the higher levels of government. It’s for Capitol Punishment, the World Wrestling Entertainment pay-per-view event to be held June 19 at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C., and yes, that’s President Obama refereeing in the middle there. Rey Mysterio and John Cena are on either side.
It's Come to This: Soap Ad Now Racist
Gee, it's so obvious, isn't it? An ad with a black woman on one side, a white woman on the other and someone passably a Latina in the middle. We've finally reached a diversity quota for soap ads. But no, there's deep, dark sinister racism lurking just below the surface if you look hard enough.
Soap giant Dove has landed itself in hot water after an advert for one of its products appeared to suggest it can change a user's skin colour.
The promotion, for Dove VisibleCare Creme Body Wash - a £2.69 product that is available in Boots - features a 'before' and 'after' skin chart behind a black woman, possibly a Latina and a blonde - all wrapped in towels - standing beside each other.
The caption reads: 'Visibly more beautiful skin from the most unexpected of places - your shower.'
But critics are in a lather over the ad, accusing Dove of implied - and albeit unintentional - racism.
Under the headline 'Dove body wash turns black women into Latino women, into white women', one blogger wrote: 'At least, that's what one could possibly infer by the left-to-right before and after progression in this ad for Dove VisibleCare.
This is so stupid, I'm thinking it's got to be a fake Photoshop ad. But it doesn't look like it.'
Another wrote: 'Bye-bye black skin, hello white skin! (Scrub hard!) Can this ad possibly be real?
'Some people think it is! If real, this could be the most unintentionally(?) racist skin care product ad in... about ten months.'
Dove confirmed that the advert was genuine, adding: 'The ad is intended to illustrate the benefits of using Dove VisibleCare Body Wash, by making skin visibly more beautiful in just one week.
'All three women are intended to demonstrate the "after" product benefit. We do not condone any activity or imagery that intentionally insults any audience.'
So now apparently the deranged musings of some obscure bloggers becomes news?
If there were three white women in the ad they'd be called racist. They skip that route and they're still racist. Where some weirdos see racism, I strangely see three women wearing towels. But hey, that's just me, I guess.
The idiocy just never stops.
Democrats Flee Obama on Israel; Obama is 'Tilting Toward Hamas'
If you needed further proof the man-child in the White House is completely in over his head, he's now facing a full mutiny from his own party following his disastrous speech last week.
Senate Democrats are expected to support a resolution intended as a rebuff to President Obama’s call for basing Middle East peace talks on the 1967 Israeli-Palestinian borders.
It would be a rare rebuke of the president by the upper chamber and a sign that Democrats are worried about the impact of last week’s speech on the U.S.-Israel relationship and pro-Israel constituents.
Democrats in both chambers are scrambling to fix the damage caused when Obama called for the 1967 borders and land swaps as a basis for peace.
Some Democrats have tried to downplay the rift, but Israel’s strongest supporters in Congress say there’s no denying that Obama made a tactical mistake in handling the relationship.
“I wish that the president had not made the speech on Thursday, particularly not made it — I gather — without much consultation” with Israel, said Sen. Joe Lieberman (Conn.), an Independent who caucuses with Democrats. “So I think it was a tactical mistake.”
There's an understatement.
Further humiliating Obama, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu brought down the house Tuesday in his speech before Congress, receiving 29 standing ovations in the process.
It speaks volumes how well received Netanyahu has been, contrasted with the amateurish performance and petulant behavior of Obama.
How worried are Democrats?
Rep. Robert Andrews (D-N.J.) said Tuesday that Obama is "tilting toward Hamas" – a reference to the Palestinian group the United States and Israel consider a terrorist organization. He emphasized that Congress would never base its approach to Israeli aid on such a position.
"A majority of the Congress disagrees with him,” Andrews said of Obama.
Rep. Austin Scott (R-Ga.), for one, said the president "absolutely … made a mistake" with his 1967-borders proposal, and suggested it would harm — rather than bolster — the chances of renewed peace talks.
"With all of the political turmoil and unrest in the Middle East, I don’t understand why the president injected himself into that issue right now," he said.
Both Rep. Steny Hoyer (Md.), the House Democratic whip, and Senate Majhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) have also rejected Obama's proposal in recent days, telling the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) that preconditions have no place in the negotiations.
"No one should set premature parameters about borders, about building or http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifabout anything else," Reid said Monday night to roaring applause.
While the media gush this morning over a Democrat winning a special election in Western New York, they may want to have a look at the larger picture and realize the guy they helped put in the White House is in dangerously over his head.
He never looked smaller when compared to a giant of a man like Netanyahu. No wonder he has no idea what day it is.
Labels: Barack Obama, Israel, miserable failure
Disgraced Democrat Edwards Facing Indictment
He'll probably thrown himself on the mercy of the court claiming grieving widow status.
The United States Department of Justice has green-lighted the prosecution of former presidential candidate John Edwards for alleged violations of campaign laws while he tried to cover up an extra-marital affair, ABC News has learned.
A source close to the case said Edwards is aware that the government intends to seek an indictment and that the former senator from North Carolina is now considering his limited options. He could accept a plea bargain with prosecutors or face a potentially costly trial.
Edwards is so full of himself he'll probably cop a plea in return for little if no time and begin setting his sights on his future job at CNN or MSNBC.
Labels: corrupt Democrats, John Edwards, sleaze
Yet Another Sport Obama Sucks At: Ping Pong
No wonder Obama can't get to Missouri until next week some time.
Can'tcha see he's busy?
Via Breitbart.
Labels: Barack Obama, miserable failure
Obama Living in the Past
You've got to be kidding me.
Via NYMag:
It is a great privilege to commemorate our common heritage, and common sacrifice.
If only we could all turn back the clock.
Update: It gets better.
But the president seemed to have made a gaffe during the occasion - signing Westminster Abbey's distinguished visitors' book with the wrong year.
Mr Obama dated his entry in the book May 24 2008, rather than the current year.
Apparently Mr Obama was heard to ask the dean what the day's date was - but managed to get the year wrong.
A Westminster Abbey spokeswoman confirmed it was the president who had written the wrong date.
He's clueless.
Labels: Barack Obama
Help Put 911 In The Winner's Circle
I probably shouldn't be doing this, but what the heck I've got a forum and I might as well use it, although this may constitute abuse, but it is family and that means a lot to me.
I have a niece who has gotten into dirt track racing, previously she raced in Minnesota but has now moved to Arizona to continue her pursuit racing in a class known as X-Mod. She has a new car but needs some help bringing it up to speed to get to the winners circle. She is doing very well with the limited resources she has right now but I want to get this girl to the winners circle. Here is what she is looking for right now.
I bought a used car and it does need several improvements, better motor and I want to get a floater rear end. The seat in it is also very old and I want to get a full containment seat which costs around $500 (on the low end), a spare set or 2 of tires/wheels.
As far as sponsorships, they can be any range. Of course the bigger they are means more car exposure (graphics, colors, & extras for the sponsor) and better & more competitive equipment for me to race. It also can help how much I can travel to other tracks.
The seat is a safety item and dadgummit I want her to be safe in that car. We have so little family left on my side of the ledger, her mother, my aunt, succumbed to pancreatic cancer a couple of years ago.
The car number is 911 and when she raced in Minnesota she was fortunate enough to have sponsorship from the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) which is a private organization which assists military members.
So for you gear heads out there, motorsports fans or just folks who want to help a special girl out I encourage you to reach out to her. Any help at all will be appreciated. Help her put that 911 car into the winners circle.
Labels: 9/11, family, NASCAR
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Shouldn't it be "Nobody touch him!"
I heard in a movie
Nobody touches him!
Shouldn't it be in the imperative form, like "Nobody move!"?
Background: from Brubaker
After Redford's character aggravated the members of the prison board, he is headed for the door. Someone says, "Do you want me to bring him back?" Brubaker (Redford)'s friend/ally yells, "Nobody touches him!"
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Eddie Kal
Posted 2018-01-25T19:13:16.810
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This kind of construction is rare in English, but it does occur. It is intended to be stronger than a simple command. If I were to try to explain why, I'd note that
Nobody touch him!
is a command. It is in the imperative, as you noticed. The implication is that you do not want anyone to touch him, and you will act against anyone who tries. This does indeed capture the intent.
We strengthen it with this phrasing
Nobody touches him.
This is now no longer phrased in the imperative. It is now phrased as a statement of fact. A peculiar construction for sure. Obviously it is possible for someone to touch him (all they have to do is reach out and poke him), so how can one make such a statement?
The best way I can describe this is that the speaker is declaring what their "world view" looks like. They are announcing that they are in a world in which nobody touches him. They're not even considering what they might do if someone tries to touch him, because in their world, nobody touches him.
Both phrases act as commands, but they are slightly different. "Nobody touch him," in the imperative, has a sense of "If you try to touch him, I will try to stop you." There's a sense that there are still some rules in place. If you're not the kind of person who would kill, people generally assume you wont kill them if they try to touch him.
"Nobody touches him" is different. By announcing the world view you are using, you are implying "If you try to touch him, I don't know what I will do." You haven't thought it through. People cannot rely on you to be yourself if they touch him. You just might snap and actually kill someone over this. You don't know, and they don't know.
The difference is subtle, and my fellow native English speakers may even disagree slightly on the shades of meaning. However, I find this explanation valuable to myself because it ties closely to the grammar of the phrase itself and works well with similar phrasings. And in the end, the answer to your question is "The movie is right, but you are right also!" The form you recommend, "Nobody move!" is the most typical way of phrasing that command. The form "Nobody touches him!" is a much less common phrasing, but it is still valid.
Cort Ammon
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14I think this answer touches on what's really important about this construction: that it isn't a simple imperative at all. – Gregory J. Puleo – 2018-01-26T02:36:21.423
20Also, I would say that the "Nobody touches him" construction has an implied "ever" at the end, as in "Nobody touches him ever." It implies a more permanent rule, while "Nobody touch him" is a more temporary injunction. – Arcanist Lupus – 2018-01-26T03:11:09.243
@GregoryJ.Puleo There's nothing simple about imperative mood or any other mood. All commands are in the imperative mood. How language expresses commands grammatically and syntactically is what constitutes the theory of "imperative mood." – joiedevivre – 2018-01-26T09:13:28.910
4@joiedevivre my use of the word "simple" may have been ill-considered. My point is that the sentence only becomes imperative in context, as compared to a sentence like "Pick up the ball" which is unambiguously imperative, and this seems like a distinction worth highlighting. – Gregory J. Puleo – 2018-01-26T14:10:54.403
Another way to interpret "Nobody touches him" as "If you touch him, you are nobody." And it is far easier to justify killing a person when you consider them to be "nobody". – T.J.L. – 2018-01-26T14:30:00.043
@T.J.L. I like that interpretation. It does go to show that when you try to dig deep into why a language does something, you tend to find multiple justifications. It's part of how languages naturally grow. My interpretation handles other phrasings like "it puts the lotion in the basket" pretty well. I bet we could easily find phrases where your approach makes more sense than mine. – Cort Ammon – 2018-01-26T15:22:51.323
I like this answer and think it's an interesting and valid discussion about potential interpretations. However, for English language learners, I think it's worth pointing out that there are no hard and fast rules in here. In exactly the same scenario described in the OP, another person might have said Nobody touch him! with no difference whatsoever in meaning or emphasis. – joiedevivre – 2018-01-26T18:12:32.417
43(Native speaker here) I don't think there is an implied "ever" at the end, and I definitely don't think "if you touch him, you are nobody" is the same. I think the implied ending is "Nobody touches him, or else (some bad unspecified thing happens)" – BlueRaja - Danny Pflughoeft – 2018-01-26T22:36:19.850
5When you think of it, "Nobody touch him" has a strange kind of negation, logically. Addressing "nobody", you tell them to touch him. In other languages, you would maybe say "Everybody, do not touch him" (or "All, touch him not"). This peculiarity is not present with "Nobody touches him". – Jeppe Stig Nielsen – 2018-01-27T13:08:35.240
@BlueRaja-DannyPflughoeft When I hear/read these, I seem to be implying “nobody touch him [not now or in the near future, for the duration of the current situation]_” and “nobody touches him _[not ever in the past, certainly not right now, and you can hope not ever in the future]_”. _(native speaker, MN, USA) – Slipp D. Thompson – 2018-01-28T20:31:06.053
I agree with the implied "ever". To me this is "Nobody touches him ... now or in the future!". – G. Ann - SonarSource Team – 2018-01-30T18:03:06.863
@ArcanistLupus I disagree. As in "I'm just stepping out for a moment - nobody touches my chocolate!". This injunction surely only lasts until I've eaten it myself. – Dawood ibn Kareem – 2018-01-31T05:47:29.820
"Nobody touches him" also indicates that all the people hearing the order should prevent anyone else from touching him. "Nobody touch him" is just an order not to touch him.
4This is a very useful answer in that it explains a sense (that it is wider than the listeners and intended as a broader command) but it is not a complete answer because it misses other points, eg that it is stronger. You could expand it to a perfect answer to accept. – Francis Davey – 2018-01-26T15:22:55.470
1I am a native speaker and I disagree with this completely. In my speech, there is no such indication. – Dawood ibn Kareem – 2018-01-31T05:51:23.407
The most common place this kind of conjugation is used is in a scenario like the following:
A robber bursts through the doors of a bank, grabs a young girl, holds a gun to her head, and says:
"Nobody moves, or the girl gets it!"
The key to "deciphering" the strange conjugation is that the robber's statement here is not a command. It's stronger than a command: it's a statement of fact. The robber here is saying "One of these two options will happen, and you cannot change this fact."
"Nobody [does action A], or [unfortunate consequence B]!" is the most common way for this type of conjugation to occur. But, in examples like yours, you may see the second half omitted. This is because either:
the speaker wants to leave it up to the imagination of the listeners what the consequence might be
the consequence is obvious to anyone looking (for example, the speaker has a gun, or the speaker's hand is hovering over a button marked "self-destruct")
Deusovi
3Similar example: phrases like, "Guard this door with your life! No one gets out alive!" Same construction, not a command, but a desired statement of fact. Or "No one gets through this gate!", with implied "without someone catching them". – taz – 2018-01-27T08:45:34.613
I think the key thing being missed here is the nature of the authority being exercised (or being attempted).
Nobody move! is strictly imperative; it is an immediate command, in the nature of a Capitaine des archers du Roi.
Nobody moves is phrased in the continuous present as (as noted) a statement. It is in the nature of the King himself, making the rule, rather than someone implementing the rules, through direct commands to underlings. If spoken so by someone with less authority it might be seen as arrogant, unless they are able to follow it up with a threat (or the girl gets it) – which reduces the gravitas somewhat.
Will Crawford
1Excellent point about the authority aspect. The continuous present definitely implies the speaker believes they have the authority to make this imperative a reality. – Aerom Xundes – 2018-01-29T21:35:30.273
1And ironic that the imperative tense isn't the imperious ... yeah. – Will Crawford – 2018-01-29T22:23:02.077
Strictly speaking, you're not wrong.
But it's something of an idiom to take the form:
The rule I am now making is that nobody touches him. I expect you all to abide by this rule.
I require that nobody touches him.
From now on, either nobody touches him or I get cross.
and make it shorter.
(That second example may not actually be completely correct; I have a hunch that if we wanted to be *really* picky, one should say "I require that nobody touch him" but I can't remember and this is close enough to real-world usage.)
1Subjunctive touch would indeed be more common in your second example, especially in American English (less so in British English). The indicative sounds absolutely ludicrous to me here, but it’s not uncommon to hear it used in the UK (sadly). – Janus Bahs Jacquet – 2018-01-27T14:20:43.873
@JanusBahsJacquet: Not sure I can agree with the "sadly" as (naturally) it sounds perfectly normal to these English ears ;) – Lightness Races in Orbit – 2018-01-27T21:49:20.400
1@LightnessRacesinOrbit “Sadly” from my point of view, that is—I like the subjunctive! – Janus Bahs Jacquet – 2018-01-27T21:58:49.823
Interesting question. No one talks about the third person imperative mood much in English, but it is typically accomplished with a subjunctive conjugation:
Everyone be good.
Or, as you noted:
Nobody touch him.
However, it is quite common in colloquial speech to use a regular indicative conjugation. As long as it sounds like a command, it won't be misinterpreted.
joiedevivre
3+1. Nobody was here! Am I making myself clear? – Tᴚoɯɐuo – 2018-01-25T19:42:43.197
1@Tᴚoɯɐuo Oh, good catch. In the past tense, I think it is always regular indicative conjugation. – joiedevivre – 2018-01-25T19:50:19.477
3What makes you call it subjunctive, rather than just imperative? Since the subjunctive and the imperative are always morphologically identical in English, there is really no possible way to tell which it is. Occam’s Razor would suggest imperative is probably the easier option to go with (since it basically means we don’t have to worry about subjunctives in matrix clauses). – Janus Bahs Jacquet – 2018-01-27T14:11:14.530
You could say it was a plain-form or infinitive conjugation. I say it's a subjunctive one for a number of reasons, including that the imperative mood is a type of irrealis mood. In addition, we have grammatically archaic idioms like so be it that are usually considered subjunctive, but are quite clearly examples of this same type of imperative. – joiedevivre – 2018-01-27T18:37:31.377
There is a definite difference in these commands, depending of course on the context it was used.
"Nobody touch him!"
Is a direct command of warning given to those present. It is a warning that implies doing so will result in something bad happening. Perhaps pain to the person being touched, or contamination of the person doing the touching, or whatever.
There is no inherent accountability, "or else", to the first person in this command itself, though the way it is said can change that.
For example: Patient enters with an infectious disease, doctor orders "nobody touch him!". Anyone touching him after that is on their own responsibility. Should they do so, and get infected, response from Doctor would be "You are an idiot, I warned you!"
"Nobody touches him!"
Is a different kind of command. It tells those listening that you are putting them in charge of guarding the person and making sure they are not touched by anyone including them. It also implies that should someone touch the person, and they did not prevent it, that they will be held accountable for that. There is a definite, implied, "Or else" to this command.
For Example: Detective at crime scene tells cop regarding dead body "Nobody touches him!". Should Cop touch the body, or allow someone else to, contaminating the scene, Detective will have disciplinary action taken against the Cop!"
If the command is coming from a hoodlum, that punishment is usually lethal, at least in the Movies.
Trevor_G
I thought "Nobody touches him!" is a partially-stated threat, not an imperative. It gives a concrete expected condition followed by an outcome which is unstated: "Nobody touches him, or I will do something terrible" / "Nobody touches him, or something terrible will happen". (In some cases the person making the statement has previously demonstrated or implied that they possess the means and temperament to do something terrible before this kind of statement, e.g. in a robbery/hostage situation.)
The outcome of the threat is left unspoken for effect; the unknown can be more frightening (or more dramatic) than the known as the audience automatically mentally invents some example for the unstated outcome, and something not stated is less easily refuted. (It is easier to rebut a specific threat than a vague one, although a general demand for more information can come into play: "Nobody touches him, or [else] what?".)
If the purpose of the statement is to strongly convey a desire on the speaker's part that nobody do the action, then the vague threat is not an actual threat, and its being unspecified allows it to bear rhetorical weight without bringing along specific details which would necessarily follow from a specific threat. (E.g. "Would you actually have stabbed one of us for touching him? We're your coworkers, and I thought friends!")
X Goodrich
A simple, distilled version of the answer:
"Nobody touch him!" is an imperative which gives a negative command.
"Nobody touches him!" is expressing an intended rule, similar to "People without passports don't board the plane.". The rule can, of course, be violated, but the sentence communicates an intent that it be observed.
Epanoui
A verb can have a mood (indicative, imperative, subjunctive), but also the entire sentence can express a certain speech act: constative or performative (imperative is then considered as a special case of performative). This is a philosophical matter. From grammatical point of view, all these are declarative sentences.
The Stanford Encyclopedia says:
A performative sentence is in the first person, present tense, indicative mood, active voice, that describes its speaker as performing a speech act.
(Although the Encyclopedia gives some examples that do not fit this schema exactly). The idea is that sentences may be expanded to fit this schema.
Is a truncated declarative sentence in a performative speech act in an imperative way. It can be trivially expanded to
I want that nobody touches him.
So, it is just a matter of comfort to expand the sentence
to a performative sentence.
Some paragraphs later, the Stanford Encyclopedia states:
So too, an utterance of a meaningful sentence [...] such as "You'll be more punctual in the future," may leave you wondering whether I am making a prediction or issuing a command or even a threat.
This defines the usage of these sentences quite well.
Think of a restaurant where someone puts on a cigarette, and the waiter says (in a rather rude way):
Nobody smokes here!
This may be understood as a (false) statement, but in this case it is a command.
Again, trivially expanded to:
I want that nobody smokes here.
PS: As a personal side note, I find it quite unnatural to expand "Nobody touch him!" to a performative sentence. But again - this is a personal opinion.
rexkogitans
A very concise explanation:
"Nobody touches him!" means "he shouldn't be touched - that's my order (in general)" whereupon "touch" is closer to"to harm someone, or use or damage something"
"Nobody touch him!" means "don't touch him (at the moment)" whereupon "touch" is closer to "to put the fingers or hand lightly on or against something"
Both the sentences are imperative and both are commands. The former can be used when a person who issues the command doesn't want anyone to harm whoever isn't to be touched - in general. The latter can be used when whoever is not to be touched is close at the moment of speaking and probably infectious.
SovereignSun
6-1 I don't agree that the meaning of 'touch' changes - that's a matter of context. And the phrase in question is not imperative in construction, so we have to explain how it comes to be interpreted as imperative (as Cort Ammon's answer does). – Igid – 2018-01-26T11:44:35.937
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Deplatforming and the rise of the alt-tech video hosting platform BitChute in 2020.
Content moderation and censorship on YouTube is becoming increasingly important. Especially during this year, with global events like the pandemic, civil unrest and unease, and increasing political polarization, the need for coherent digital content regulations are necessary. Recently, the Global Alliance for Responsible Media, in collaboration with Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter, agreed on a standardized set of definitions for hate speech and harmful content (WFAnet.org, n.p.). To enforce these guidelines, platforms rely on their power to deplatform whoever violates community guidelines (Donovan et al. 2018; Rogers 2020). The act of deplatforming, demonetization, and moderation of content creators who spread harmful information, however, often results in them finding new ways to pop up elsewhere (Rogers 2020; Trujillo et al. 2020; Donovan et al. 2018), similarly to a whack a mole game. A slew of extremist creators whose content regards misinformation on topics such as Agenda21, QAnon, or the plandemic, found themselves fighting not only against ‘them’, but also against the community guidelines of YouTube. As a result, these creators subsequently moved to video hosting service BitChute.
Does alt-tech equal alt-right?
Like YouTube, BitChute is a video hosting platform where users can watch, post, and comment on videos, which can be monetized. Unlike YouTube, the platform is BitTorrent-powered and uses peer-to-peer technology to avoid expensive bandwidth costs (Maxwell, 2017). Where BitChute makes the difference and where it poses as an alternative to its ancestral giant, is in the field of content moderation and censorship. BitChute is less restrictive towards the content of its uploaders. Ray Vahey, the founder of the platform, said the following in an interview with Torrentfreak:
“The idea comes from seeing the increased levels of censorship by the large social media platforms in the last couple of years. Bannings, demonetization, and tweaking algorithms to send certain content into obscurity and, wanting to do something about it. I knew building a clone wasn’t the answer, many have tried and failed. And it would inevitably grow into an organization with the same problems anyway.”
Providing an alternative platform where possibly controversial voices can find a place lays at the very core of BitChute, according to Vahey. The platform can be seen as alt-tech, which is a label for various platforms that fringe around mainstream digital platforms (Squire, 2019). In academic research, alt-tech’s socio-cultural implications are often associated with alt-right activism (Rogers 2020; Trujillo et al. 2020; Tuters 2018; Freelon et al. 2020). Alternatively, Tuters calls these fringes the ‘deep vernacular web’ (41). hstoday.us confirms that this is the case in their recent article on BitChute, calling it ‘a hotbed of hate’. Look no further than the homepage, on which popular videos are visual.
BitChute’s relevancy in 2020
The alt-tech platform, however, is not new. Upon its inception in 2017, hopes were optimistic, with Stanford University graduates calling it exactly the kind of people-powered website that WebTorrent technology was designed to enable (Maxwell, 2017). Additionally, Vahey’s own comments show its optimism to provide a safe haven for content that gets ‘send into obscurity’ through algorithms and deplatforming. While these two specifically regard the deployment of the platform’s technological aspects, the cultural implications weren’t under scrutiny at the time. In 2020, BitChute’s digital and cultural relevance soared, making it an emergent alt-tech platform that competes for a niche (with offline socio-cultural consequences) YouTube is actively trying to regulate and censor. Rogers’ recent research on an alternative social media network infrastructure (which could be seen as the sum of various alt-tech), show BitChute as a central node within that network (219).
Alternative social media network, Rogers 2020
The consequences of deplatforming
There seems to be a direct relationship between deplatforming on mainstream platforms and the rise of alt-tech platforms. Rogers argues that creators who are deplatformed mostly share far-right ideological beliefs (214). Both Rogers and Donovan et al. question the effectiveness of deplatforming and its result of community (and content) migration towards alt-tech platforms (215-6; 50). Bail et al. argue that this exacerbates political polarization, hinting at the continuation of echo chambers and a backfire effect where “who are exposed to messages that conflict with their own attitudes are prone to counterargue them using motivated reasoning, which accentuates perceived differences between groups and increases their commitment to preexisting beliefs (9217).”
Aside from this relationship between YouTube’s restricting rules on free speech, BitChute’s emergence as an alt-tech video hosting platform also has other implications for (the infrastructure of) platforms. YouTube as arguably democratized knowledge production by providing any Internet user with a platform to share ideas (Marchal and Au 1). This also has implications for authority. Marchal and Au explain that there is a paradox in social media mediated authority: the most authoritative information is neither the most appealing to social media users nor is it the most regarded by the dictates of algorithmic curation (3). Alt-tech video hosting services such as BitChute exemplify once more how knowledge production and authority is changing. In this instance, knowledge production and authority are changed due to rules upheld by staple platforms such as YouTube.
Further academic rabbit holes
Further research on the effectiveness of deplatforming and the consequence of the flock of internet celebrities towards alt-tech (Rogers 226-7). Bail et al. take it one step further and suggest future studies to learn about the emergent echo chambers in the current polarized political climate (9220). It would be interesting to look at a platform whose culture is dominated by right-wing ideologies. Alternatively, there is little research on left-wing disinformation (Freelon et al. 5), which surely is available on BitChute as well, although not that apparent.
While BitChute as an alt-tech platform is not new, it has gained digital relevance in 2020 due to the war YouTube is currently waging against creators who share content containing hate speech or misinformation. Since alt-right activists utilize the format and concept of conspiracy theory to drive home their points (Freelon et al. 2), BitChute is dominated by either vlogging or documentary-style content where mainstream narratives are being rejected and with calls for (harmful) action, often based on misinformation. It seems the platform will stay bordered next to YouTube, but surely provides the deplatformed with a new digital environment and change the (alternative) social media network as well. Lastly, the consequences on the deplatformed also allude to bigger issues regarding free speech, as well as knowledge production and distribution outside of mainstream social media networks.
Bail, Christopher A., et al. ‘Exposure to Opposing Views on Social Media Can Increase Political Polarization’. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 115, no. 37, Sept. 2018, pp. 9216–21. DOI.org (Crossref), doi:10.1073/pnas.1804840115.
BitChute: A Hotbed of Hate – Homeland Security Today. https://www.hstoday.us/subject-matter-areas/counterterrorism/bitchute-a-hotbed-of-hate/. Accessed 26 Sept. 2020.
BitChute — Community Guidelines. https://support.bitchute.com/policy/guidelines. Accessed 26 Sept. 2020.
Donovan, Joan, et al. ‘Parallel Ports. Sociotechnical Change from the Alt-Right to Alt-Tech’. Post-Digital Cultures of the Far Right, edited by Maik Fielitz and Nick Thurston, transcript Verlag, 2018, pp. 49–66. DOI.org (Crossref), doi:10.14361/9783839446706-004.
Freelon, Deen, et al. ‘False Equivalencies: Online Activism from Left to Right’. Science, vol. 369, no. 6508, Sept. 2020, pp. 1197–201. DOI.org (Crossref), doi:10.1126/science.abb2428.
Marchal, Nahema, and Hubert Au. ‘“Coronavirus EXPLAINED”: YouTube, COVID-19, and the Socio-Technical Mediation of Expertise’. Social Media + Society, vol. 6, no. 3, SAGE Publications Ltd, July 2020, p. 2056305120948158. SAGE Journals, doi:10.1177/2056305120948158.
Rogers, Richard. ‘Deplatforming: Following Extreme Internet Celebrities to Telegram and Alternative Social Media’. European Journal of Communication, vol. 35, no. 3, SAGE Publications Ltd, June 2020, pp. 213–29. SAGE Journals, doi:10.1177/0267323120922066.
Squire •, Megan. ‘Can Alt-Tech Help the Far Right Build an Alternate Internet?’ Fair Observer, 23 July 2019, https://www.fairobserver.com/business/technology/alt-tech-far-right-online-extremism-hate-speech-technology-news-19919/.
Trujillo, Milo, et al. ‘What Is BitChute? Characterizing the “Free Speech” Alternative to YouTube’. ArXiv:2004.01984 [Cs], May 2020. arXiv.org, http://arxiv.org/abs/2004.01984.
Tuters, Marc. ‘LARPing & Liberal Tears. Irony, Belief and Idiocy in the Deep Vernacular Web’. Post-Digital Cultures of the Far Right, edited by Maik Fielitz and Nick Thurston, transcript Verlag, 2018, pp. 37–48. DOI.org (Crossref), doi:10.14361/9783839446706-003.
Tags: alt-right, alt-tech, BitChute, conspiracy culture, deplatforming, youtube
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Alex Fisher currently has productions out on labels like High Contrast, Reset, Spinnin, Fraction, Fektive, Future Focus and more. Time for a chat with this guy!
In a few words, could you describe your style?
I would describe it as a mix of House, Techtrance and Trance with influences from “the early days”.
Is EDM the new Rock n Roll?
I believe it is. DJ/producers are the new Beatles or Rolling Stones. Certainly after EDM has crossed over to The States. This opens up a door to a massive new audience. And because of social media like Facebook and Twitter, tracks can gain attention in very little time.
If you could put one non-famous person in the spotlight who means a lot to you, other than you direct family or friends, who would that be and why?
I was watching a TV show the other day, called: ‘Over mijn lijk’ (translated ‘over my dead body’). I saw a guy named Jip who had a terminal disease . He was still so positive, despite of his destiny, and when they asked him if he had some kind of message, or last words which he wanted to share with the public, his answer was very moving. His advice, to put it short was to live your life in an open and honest way and try not to let negativity get you down. Coming from his mouth it reminded me to enjoy life to its fullest. I’m sure his story will stay in my memory forever.
What do you consider to be your biggest break that launched your DJ career?
My big break as a DJ/producer came through a co-production with Wezz Devall. We took Jeckel and Hyde’s jumpstyle track ‘Frozen Flame’ and turned it into a classic trancer. The track got immediate attention from Paul Oakenfold, who played in his set at Trance Energy and signed it to his high profile label, Perfecto. After that we signed a contract with Digidance (The Klubbheads) as Wezz & Fisher.
Do you feel the mainstream media treats famous DJs in a different way than famous popstars?
No, not anymore. Look at DJ/producers like Tiësto, Afrojack and David Guetta. Their ‘star status’ is probably just as big, if not bigger than most mainstream popstars. It also depends on who you ask. But the group of people who are discovering EDM is getting bigger by the minute. It sure makes you wonder what the future has in store for us.
Did you ever participate in a remix competition and do you feel these are good or bad for new talent?
When I first started producing? Sure, lots of times. Therefore I don’t think of it as a bad thing for new talent. If you take a track which has already proven to be successful, flip it over and turn it into something new and refreshing, chances are it will be received in a positive way. But you have make sure it is well balanced. Remixing Frozen Flame opened up quite a few doors for me.
What is the essential track from you in 2012 that no one should miss out on and why?
That would be my latest release on Future Focus Recordings: ’18 Years’. I produced the track in a time when things weren’t really going my way to say the least. It allowed me to let go of all the emotions I felt inside. Therefore track is very melancholic.
Do you have crazy dance moves?
Currently I am practicing my Gangnam style-moves, but I used to be very good at doing the Macarena 😉
How do you balance your DJ career with other obligations in your life?
Well, I can tell you that this is very challenging to say the least. In my opinion you can always find time for things you really enjoy doing, even if this means getting a few hours less sleep at night. A day only has 24 hours, so if I need extra time finishing a project, I cut my nights short.
What jobs have you done before becoming a DJ?
I started out grilling the world’s most famous hamburgers at Mc. Donalds and after that I served time in the military. Coming out of the military I worked at a couple factories, but I am currently employed for a few hours a week creating custom made car seats.
This might sound a little ‘Steve Jobs-ish’ but I believe that we are created to be the best version of ourselves. Stay true to what’s in your heart, to who you are inside, en where you want to be in life. Follow your own instincts and create the music YOU like. It’s the only way to keep the musical evolution moving forward. Think outside the box.
http://www.djalexfisher.com
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Zero Transparency & Communication: NYC Mom Rages Against New Middle School Waitlist
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May 8, 2020 May 8, 2020 nyschooltalk
(The author of this post wishes to remain anonymous.)
Based on my recent experience with the middle school admission process, I can say that there are many issues with the new system.
First of all, removing the appeals process makes things worse and quite difficult. For example, my kid got a surprisingly low score on her talent test. It’s not impossible, of course, but it’s quite unlikely.
Because the appeals process is canceled, there is no official way to leave a complaint or make them re-check her work. I’ve been bounced between The Department of Education (MS Enrollment), and the school which conducted the test (Mark Twain).
MS Enrollment says that it’s up to Mark Twain to re-check the work. Mark Twain, based on the principal’s letter I got, says that it’s up to MS Enrollment to decide what the process will be!
The bottom line — based on the answers from MS Enrollment and Mark Twain — is that I will be allowed to see her test somewhere in the late summer. How will me seeing the work help? They also said that it will be reviewed by “proper staff.” What does “proper staff” mean? I asked the principal to confirm that these will be experts who can actually review the work. I never got a confirmation or even an email back.
I also don’t have any guarantee that they will not forget about me by late summer, since there is no appeal/complaint number, and there is no way to obtain such. In total, this process took over a month: MS Enrollment usually answers within two weeks. Principals and school staff answer in about two days – or not at all. The information the DOE can give by phone is the same as we see on the website, so it’s pointless even to call…
Now, the thing they replaced the appeal with, the waitlist, is a good idea, but not functional at all, unfortunately.
It was my mistake: I didn’t rank my kid’s second talent for both Mark Twain and Bay Academy. I put one talent to Bay and the second to Twain. This was based on my confusion with the application system.
Schools tell you it’s very important where you put them on the list, while the DOE says it doesn’t matter, only the score matters. Which one is it??? I wanted to have a shot at both schools. As a result, she is #1 on Bay Academy’s waitlist with her second talent, except nobody, including the Waitlist department, can say if there is a chance to get in at all. No one at Bay Academy, principal or staff, replied to my emails.
Based on my communication with Waitlist, the only way to free a spot in those precious selective schools is if the parents contact the school via a school guidance counselor. One of the kids from my daughter’s class, who was accepted to Bay Academy with the same talent, might not attend Bay Academy at all. The parents are still deciding between a private school and Bay Academy, but due to the COVID situation, are not sure how it will go and they might decide closer to September.
The deadline for a waitlist offer is July 24th! What the waitlist people do not realize is that there is an option for a kid to have 2 middle school offers at the same time – one provided by the DOE and another from a private school. Why would those parents even bother to contact anybody to free up space in a public school if they can keep both offers till September? What will happen with this spot if their kid does not attend, if the final deadline for the waitlist offer is the end of July?
I heard that each year the DOE gives extra seats to the schools in case some kid(s) don’t show up in September. But the schools fill these seats at the very beginning of the admissions season, instead. A DOE representative told me that even if a seat frees up now, there is no guarantee the school will pay attention to the waitlist because they already have the extra seats filled.
So, what is the point of this waitlist?
It would make sense if the DOE would allocate extra seats after the first round of admissions so the schools could choose kids from the waitlist to fill these extra seats. But, as it is designed now – with a July deadline and no extra seats – it is totally ineffective.
Another issue: Based on my communication with the Waitlist department, waitlist decisions are made by each school. If a spot becomes available, the school (principal or somebody else – unclear here also) will decide who/if they will take another student. They assured me that they would go according to the waitlist. But how can I know for sure that there are no parents who can influence the school staff and put their kids upfront?
There is ZERO transparency and communication with the schools overall.
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cbr 650r top speed
Many of you might own this motorcycle at a restricted learner friendly power variant and would like to know how quick it might be at full power. A deep swale between the tank and the tail pull the rider down into the bike for some solid man/woman/whatever-machine integration and a feeling of oneness. “F” model, and you can go ahead and pencil me in as a fan.”, My wife and fellow motorcycle writer, Allyn Hinton, says, “This bike has the same engine as the CBR650R, and pretty much the same chassis and brakes, but the result is so different. I dunno, but it does look like the most commuter-capable of the 650 cc sportbikes. 0-100 mph is achieved in 7.5 seconds but would be quicker if not for a required shift into 4th at around 90 odd mph. If I’m honest, it’s that retro-tastic vibe that does it for me, even if its more of a suggestion than an actual guideline. The quartet of 67 mm bores and 46 mm stroke combine to hit the 649 cc displacement figure with an elevated compression ratio that clocks in at 11.6-to-1 to help generate that extra power. Again, room for improvement. All rights reserved. Honda updated the twin-spar frame with a number of weight-saving measures that include refined seat rails, engine mounts and pivot plates for the yoke-style, asymmetrical, die-cast aluminum swingarm to shave a whopping 13 pounds off the final tally compared to the outgoing “F” variant. The CBR650R makes a very respectable 82 hp at 11,000rpm. © Copyright TopSpeed. The flyline tumbles down the tank to meet the saddle, but the rearward lines are less severe with a slight rise and soft shoulder to segregate pilot from pillion. In a first for this line, Honda throws on its Selectable Torque Control feature that helps you keep it rubber-side down through the miracle of electronic intervention that prevents you from overwhelming the available traction due to your overeager right wrist, and if you’ve got the skillset for it you can turn it off altogether for full-raw power delivery. The torque curve is more linear than before, so the mill smoothly delivers its power in an easy-to-anticipate manner that is relatively rider friendly, generally speaking. Honda’s very well known CBR600 was one such sportbike that over the years came in many variants; from the original CBR600F introduced in 1987 to the F4i that was discontinued in 2006. No infringement is intended. The CBR650R can rocket from 0-60 mph in only 3.3 seconds which it can achieve in first gear, albeit right at the red line. Honda updated the twin-spar frame with a number of weight-saving measures that include refined seat rails, engine mounts and pivot plates for the yoke-style, asymmetrical, die-cast aluminum swingarm to shave a whopping 13 pounds off the final tally compared to the outgoing “F” variant. “F” model, and you can go ahead and pencil me in as a fan.”, My wife and fellow motorcycle writer, Allyn Hinton, says, “This bike has the same engine as the CBR650R, and pretty much the same chassis and brakes, but the result is so different. Design & Developed by. And it kind of looked too sensible. MSRP on the 2020 CBR650R is $9,699 with ABS as standard equipment this year, It’s available again in that fetching Grand Prix Red/Stripe colorway. The factory moved the swaged and tapered handlebar forward and down by 13 mm and 8 mm, respectively, to give the bike a slightly more aggressive, race-tastic attitude while leaving open the possibility of adopting a comfortable upright riding position if that’s what the situation calls for. The Ninja line has its own deep roots from which to draw, and this model toes the family line with race-tastic good looks and a sporty stance that straddles the line between sport rides and the everyday commute. It’s a four-banger that runs 67 mm bores and a 46 mm stroke giving it a 11.6-to-1 compression ratio, up from 11.4-to-1. The performance of the CBR650R is one of the best in-class regardless of market. 2019 CBR650R touched 237 kph of top speed and all the credit goes to the improved aerodynamics and reduction in weight for the motorcycle. Between mapping and differences in air intake, the CBR650R has a little more power, but the CB650R is, in my opinion, a more versatile bike. He currently holds an Associate's degree in applied mechanical science from his time at the M.M.I. The outgoing F was billed as a sports-tourer with an emphasis on the “sport” aspect, and the new R is no exception though it borrows directly from the Fireblade program for design inspiration for an even sportier look. A pair of radial-mount, four-piston anchors bite dual 310 mm discs up front followed by a 240 mm disc and single-pot caliper out back, and you have a choice between a non-switchable ABS variant, and a non-ABS base model. He currently holds an Associate's degree in applied mechanical science from his time at the M.M.I. Load Comments. The CB650R leads the way with a pared-down front fender that makes an immediate connection to the custom culture reinforced by the ample blackout treatment throughout the design. An extended mudguard reaches back to support the blinkers, and the tag itself serves as the final spray-control component. The CBR650R was a welcome addition to Honda’s range. The subframe is upswept a bit, but not so much as to give the R a strong nose-down look so the posture is a bit more neutral, and you can pencil me in as a fan. Dual over-head cams time the 16-poppet head with “Direct-Cam” actuation that reduces the overall mass of the valvetrain. It rocks a Kawi-green Trellis frame that really pops against all the blackout with dual front anchors and the option of choosing between ABS and plain vanilla, just like Honda’s entry. Another boon to handling can be found in the rims; specifically in the hollow Y-spokes on the 17-inch rims that shed just over two pounds in total, and that lowers the gyroscopic effect so the wheels have a lower resistance to changing the angle on the axis. Angular and aggressive with a definite dark side, the Z650 allows for a similar pilot posture that let’s you prop yourself up in a near-vertical position, or tuck in for a proper haulin’-booty form. While we are testing the full power version, in many markets this motorcycle comes in a restricted form and with less power. The CBR650R still lacks the top-end over the 600F and RR series but makes for a more flexible and responsive engine anywhere in the revs. Dual over-head cams time the poppets that come four to a cylinder, and they use a direct-actuation system that reduces the valvetrain’s footprint for a smaller and lighter head. No infringement is intended. The factory tweaked the pistons with an asymmetrical piston-skirt layout meant to minimize piston-to-cylinder contact, and the piston comes with a phonograph finish that carries an oil film to further reduce wear and mechanical losses. Kawasaki Ninja 650R vs Honda CBR650F. Kawi makes no effort to hit any café-tastic high points — it has the W800 fitted in that slot — so the Z650 tends to look like the rest of Kawasaki’s naked lineup with its distinct genetic markers. He currently holds an Associate's degree in applied mechanical science from his time at the M.M.I. The factory moved the swaged and tapered handlebar forward and down by 13 mm and 8 mm, respectively, to give the bike a slightly more aggressive, race-tastic attitude while leaving open the possibility of adopting a comfortable upright riding position if that’s what the situation calls for. 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Spanish musicians who died due to Myocarditis
Here are 1 famous musicians from Spain died in Myocarditis:
Amadeu Vives i Roig
Amadeu Vives i Roig (November 18, 1871 Collbató-December 2, 1932 Madrid) a.k.a. Vives, Amadeo, Vives, Amadeu or Amadeo Vives was a Spanish composer, writer and impresario.
Genres: Zarzuela and Art song.
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Marley Chapman
Aug. 1, 2020, 10:57 p.m.
Good idea! Did it work?
If Marley was anyone else, she might’ve taken Drew’s stuttering as a sign that she had overstepped some invisible boundary. It might’ve prompted her to think back on her question about Drew and Remy’s relationship, realize that it was kind of weird to ask a question like that in general and especially weird when it followed a conversation about her and Remy’s own dating adventures or more specifically misadventures (that was the more accurate word for it, apparently), and then upon such realizations she might’ve done something like apologize or change the topic in a totally obvious attempt to pretend she hadn’t committed some kind of social faux pas.
However, Marley was very much herself, and so the only train of thought she was entertaining right now was the one where she was suddenly very interested in Drew’s response. Er, lack of response. All the gaping and blushing was pointing in the direction of a response, but she didn’t want to jump to assumptions before he’d had a chance to actually make words about whatever he was thinking. For all she knew, he’d just been taken by surprise, and any second now he was going to insist that Remy was basically his sister, the concept of dating her was repulsive, and he’d never thought to talk to her about their separate dating lives either because even that was gross enough--
Or he could just confirm that he had been and/or might still be into Remy. That was cool, too.
A small part of her wanted to gasp or make some kind of shocked facial expression, and another small part of her wanted to roll her eyes or do some kind of but-of-course sigh, but the Lyra did a very good job of not doing either of these things. In fact, she managed to maintain her same neutrally curious facial expression, which was impressive. It got easier as Drew elaborated a little and inserted a reminder of his current relationship status.
“Hey, of course it matters,” she couldn’t help insisting. “You can’t sit there and tell me to communicate if you’re not doing it yourself. I think it’s totally normal to be still figuring yourself out, I mean, even in platonic relationships you grow up a lot over three years, and want to try new things, and relationships change. And you gotta hope that after three years, it’s solid enough that you can talk about it and work through changes together.” Her parents were the obvious example; Marley had lost count of how many times they’d broken up and then hooked back up since she was a little kid, and look at them now - they had learned to communicate and they were rock solid along with Jaime. Although she had a sneaking suspicion that neither Darlene nor Remy nor possibly Drew himself would be interested in having a threesome. Uh, throuple. Threelationship?
Also wait no she wasn’t supposed to be encouraging that, right? Because she wanted to date Remy. Drew already had a girlfriend. But also, she wanted to help him, and it sounded like talking to Darlene and Remy would help. “So yeah. My vote’s on talking it out with both of them." Why was she like this? She was too good of a person sometimes. "But do what makes you happy, I guess. Just… don’t get stuck with regrets. It sucks.” On that optimistic note, Marley shrugged by means of conclusion and took an aggressively large bite of syrup-soggy pancake.
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Dierks, Arkansas Crime Statistics
This webpage contains crime figures for Dierks, Arkansas. You can examine the breakdown of crime by type, changes to crime numbers over time, and see how Dierks compares to similar locations. If you are interested in seeing public records resources for Dierks, Arkansas, you can click the Public Records tab at the top.
Between 2006 and 2007 there were 22 total crimes reported in Dierks, Arkansas (2 of them violent). Of the 11 crimes that occur a year in Dierks, almost half happen less than a mile from home. On average, someone is a victim of a crime in Dierks, Arkansas 11 times a year.
Please note that these figures do not include crime statistics for 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 or 2008, as there were no data available for those years.
During the previous 10 years, crime data were available in Dierks, Arkansas for 2 years. Over that interval, reported crime in Dierks decreased by 44 percent. Over that same time frame, violent crime increased by 100 percent. Overall, the crime numbers reveal a sudden decrease in crime over these years in Dierks.
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Keller Williams' OKC show canceled due to ongoing coronavirus pandemic
Published: Tue, October 27, 2020 3:06 PM Updated: Tue, October 27, 2020 3:13 PM
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Keller Williams has announced that his Oklahoma City concert slated for Jan. 28, 2021, at Tower Theatre has been canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
As previously reported, the singer-songwriter and one-man band was originally slated to perform a 2020 show at the historic Uptown 23rd venue, but it was one of my that had to be postponed due to the pandemic. Now, it has been canceled entirely.
All tickets will be refunded at the point of purchase, according to a news release.
For more information about refunds, contact the Box Office at info@towertheatreokc.com.
For more information about upcoming events at Tower Theatre and to purchase tickets, visit www.towertheatreokc.com.
-BAM
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Oman Day 8 – Muscat Ramble
Thursday 28 Feb. We spent the morning with Rashid, who took us to see some of the highlights of Muscat before lunch. We certainly packed it in – Grand Mosque, Opera House, Souq, Sultan’s Palace, National Museum. I took loads of photos, but really feel that I need to get to a PC to tweak them to do the sights justice. Here are a few, and I will come back and update them with improved versions once I can get my hands on decent RAW processing software.
The first item on the itinerary was the Grand Mosque, a gift to the people of Oman from Sultan Qaboos, with the intention of spreading a clear message of inclusive and peaceful Islam. It’s an impressive building, certainly on a par with the Sheikh Zayeed Mosque in Abu Dhabi, Through a knowledgeable and impassioned exposition of information about the mosque, Rashid also showed that he has a serious and thoughtful approach to his Ibadi Islam religion. (Ibadism, a school of Islam pre-dating Sunni and Shia denominations, is dominant in Oman and is noted for its realism, tolerance and preference for solving differences through dignity and reason, rather than confrontation).
I could drown you with photos and information, but I’ll try to include just the bare essentials and will set up a full Flickr page on the mosque in due course.
Right from the first approach, you get the sense that the building is intended to inspire awe and devotion. It combines places of worship (white marble) with places of enquiry, scholarship and administration (pink marble).
As you approach the central hall, there are many impressive views of the buildings.
Before entering the main hall, Rashid showed us that this is also a place of learning and scholarship. An impressive door leads into a library
where people may read, study and learn. There are also imams on the site who will give guidance to anyone who asks for help.
Then we entered the main hall of prayer, which is hugely impressive. It really is difficult to convey this in photos. Here’s an overall impression
and here are some other highlights as you walk around: A vast carpet, hand stitched in Iran by (I think) 43 women over four years, and valued at around 10 million pounds
(interestingly, it has no lines in it to instruct worshippers how to line up – the Abu Dhabi mosque does – but apparently they line up OK anyway. See later for more lines). The detailing all around is very intricate and beautifully done
and there are detailed carvings and mosaics all around the walls. Some are functional – this contains copies of the Quran
some are decorative
Here’s a set of individual Quran chapters laid out in a niche.
and here’s a view of the central dome and massive (Austrian crystal) chandelier.
Outside the main hall of worship are several courtyards where worshippers can find a place when the main hall is full.
In the above photo you can also see carved script running around the walls; the entire Quran is written in the fabric of the buildings – albeit in a highly caligraphic style which is difficult to read, apparently.
The lines you see in these courtyards are lines along which (male only) worshippers stand and kneel to pray. The number of courtyards with these lines in really underlines that the mosque can accommodate a huge number of worshippers, the vast majority of whom will be male.
Females are by no means excluded, oh, no, absolutely not. Here is the hall where women can worship.
As you can see it’s much smaller than the spaces reserved for male worshippers. This is because it is apparently OK for women to pray at home, but men have a duty to attend a mosque to pray if they can. Women pray separately from men in order that the men don’t lose focus on the act of worship by catching sight of a fetching female, albeit one wrapped up in a scarf.
For a fan of architectural photography such as myself, there are many opportunities for striking photos.
We left the mosque with one final view
before heading to our next stop – the Opera House. This is a pretty monumental slab of architecture – modern because recently built (at the behest of the Sultan, who was educated in England and acquired a taste for opera there, poor sap).
Inside is, as you’d expect, very nicely done, with a posh ticket hall leading to the auditorium.
(on the extreme left you can see the security scanner whch prompted the nice guard chappie there to relieve me of my Swiss army knife for the duration of our visit, just in case I had considered running amok with it). The auditorium itself is large but not huge – a capacity of 1,100 poor unfortunates – and with a very large royal box (not a surprise, given whose idea the building was).
It’s all very comfortable, with screens in the back of each seat showing the translations which are so critical when trying to make some kind of sense of the ludicrous plots that are unfolding before you.
You may have guessed that I don’t like opera, and you’d be right. It’s the singing that I hate, mainly. In fairness the auditorium is also used for ballet, orchestral, local and international song and theatre productions…
Anyhoo – our next stop was the Souq – Muscat Souq is in an area of the town called Mutrah. Jane was looking for some of the kind of glass receptacles that were used on our camp majlis tables:
and we thought, of course, “Souq and ye shall find”. So we souqht, among the many colourful boutiques:
and were offered many, many opportunities to buy all sorts of things, but mainly Kashmiri cloth and incense; but the requisite glassware was not around, although there were some other nice scenes.
Most places were selling tourist tat, and so our occidental appearance was very much grist to the mill of the local importunate selling technique. We just said “shukran” (meaning literally “thank you” but in this context “no, thank you” and eventually escaped so that we could visit our next stop, the fortifications and Sultan’s palace on the outskirts of Muscat.
The Royal Palace is stylistically a bit off the mainstream in my humble opinion – it looks more like something that Gaudi might have dreamt up.
Overlooking it is Al Mirani Fort, one of a pair of ancient forts guarding Muscat from those marauding Riffs from Nizwa (the other is called Al Jalali and is across the harbour from Al Mirani).
As you look away from the Royal Palace, you see a monumental street with monumental buildings and, at the end of it, the National Museum.
I’m not normally a great one for museums and my back and feet were aching for some respite – lunch, say; but in we went. The museum is not vast but the scope of its exhibits is, covering Oman’s prehistory and history, renaissance, relationships with the world, Islam, heritage, maritime history and the land and the people. There’s an airy central atrium
with lots of exhibition halls going off it. Some things were very striking, such as the relief map of an irrigation system from mother well, through habitations and finally to the plantations
which, if you look closely, is beautifully done in layered wood to show the contours.
Another such relief map illustrates clearly how Muscat nestles among mountains.
We also found an exhibit hall dedicated to the “beehive tombs”
and a selection of very imposing gates such as this one
which was made in 1126 and guarded the entrance to ash-Shibak fort. If you look closely, you can see the UK Royal Coat of Arms among the other calligraphic, floral and animal motifs. It reflects the close ties between Oman and the British East India Company in the time of the Mughals.
After such a sprint round the tourist boxes-to-be-ticked, we were ready for a break, and Rashid took us to the Turkish House for a seafood meal – wonderfully grilled prawns and some sort of snapper, accompanied by calamari, hummus, a spinach salad and some wonderful flatbread – a nice way to round off the day’s touristing.
By the time we’d finished lunch (around 2.30pm) the traffic had really built up, as this was a Thursday and therefore people were heading out for the weekend. So it was a bit of a grind to get back to the hotel, but we made it in time for (complimentary) afternoon tea followed by (complimentary) G&T and an opportunity for me to update the blog. We have one more day in Muscat and you’ll simply have to read the next instalment to find out how that went.
This entry was posted in Uncategorised and tagged 2019, Architecture, City Tour, February, Fort, Grand Mosque, holiday, Hud Hud Travels, Landscapes, Muscat, museum, Oman, Opera, Palace, Scenery, Souq on 1st March 2019 by Steve Walker.
Oman Day 2 – The Cattle Market
Friday Feb 22. It was a chilly dawn; the wind that had whistled and moaned during the night had dwindled but not desisted, so our early (0600!) breakfast, while excellent, was taken quite hastily. Ironically, the tea we were offered by default was – you guessed it – Twinings Earl Grey, which made something of a mockery of our smugly eschewing packing it so that we could experience the mystery of the Arab world. However, the free supply of Earl Grey was always very welcome.
Very soon after breakfast we bundled ourselves into the relative warmth of the car to take us to our first item on the day’s agenda – a cattle market in Nizwa.
The sunrise, though cold, was pretty
and led to some lovely views over the mountains.
So, off we bumped (honestly, neck and core muscles get a thorough workout travelling these tracks; even with the expert driving of Rashid, I was still banging my head on the window pillar occasionally. I hereby apologise to Hud Hud Travels for the resultant damage to their motor).
We had to make an early start in order to get to the Nizwa cattle market (which happens every Friday, that being the start of the weekend in these here parts) whilst there was worthwhile action taking place. And action there was – a central platform around which sheep, goats and cattle were paraded with auction staff trying to conclude deals with the surrounding crowds. Here are a couple of photos, but to understand the dynamism and noise of what was going on, see the video below.
A video gives a much better idea of the considerable bedlam quotient of the market.
Then Rashid took us around the souk which adjoins the cattle market site, which has many conventional types of market stall,
but also features racks of dates (of which there are some 38 varieties in Oman):
(and there’s a booth where visitors are offered coffee and dates);
a local sweet called halwa;
which always contains saffron, alongside a selection of other sweet ingredients;
live birds and other animals (some for eating, some for pets);
even guns are for sale
though one wonders, sometimes, if people have the right idea!
It’s not at all clear why the trade in guns is so brisk, since hunting is forbidden in Oman. Still, boys will be boys, eh?
There are plenty of stalls selling tourist fodder,
and we spotted this group of old chaps sitting around and talking among themselves.
All in all, Nizwa on a Friday morning is a busy and buzzy place.
Another major tourist attraction in Nizwa is its fort. Many towns had forts to repel bands of maraudings Riffs (often, it seems, coming from Nizwa itself) but in most cases thes forts are disused and in a poor state. Many are being recontructed, and the one in Nizwa is a shining example – so much so that it was formally reopened by Oman’s ruler, the widely loved and respected Sultan Qaboos bin Said al-Said.
The fort itself is the circular tower, and the building which encloses it is Nizwa Castle. The castle courtyard beside the entrance to the fort proper plays host to a variety of things – occasional displays of dancing and singing
an elegant display of the local air conditioning technology,
(porous flasks filled with water, which slowly seeps through and evaporates in the wind, cooling the remaining water in the flask – which has a cup in the neck to allow for drinking and to keep the flies out – and also the room inside);
and demonstrations of the making of Omani bread, which is wafer-thin. The making of it is very interesting – the sort of skill that years of practice makes look easy.
Inside the fort there are several exhibit rooms, including some interesting photos of before, during and after its reconstruction. If you’re not careful, you come across singers and dancers in the corridors.
At the entrance to the fort can be found four patches of light on the floor, like this one
If you stand on one and look up, you see that there is a shaft going straight up to the top of the tower.
It turns out that these shafts guard every entrance to the fort and defenders can use them to pour boiling date syrup onto intruders. This is very nasty stuff which sticks to the skin as it burns it, so it’s a powerful deterrent.
If you go to the roof of the fort you can see the tops of the four shafts (as well as wells and access hatches to high security prison cells)
The roof is an attractive scene
and offers good views over Nizwa, including its Grand Mosque
an idea of what cannon might have once fired on
and a panorama across its huge date plantation.
Lunch was taken in Wadi Tanulf, which was (yet) another dramatic setting.
Along the sides of the wadi are some openings which have been used by people living there and tending goats – good choice of domicile, since it’s close to water, if there is any.
There are also openings much higher up. Anyone who lived here must have been pretty fit!
The afternoon’s activity was a walk up Wadi Ghul, which we had looked across yesterday. Now we had the opportunity to walk along part of it. Rashid took us as far along as the car would go, and then sent us off to explore. As ever the geology was quite epic, with huge boulders litering the bed of the wadi
and impressive rock formations.
For a country which is so dry, rain seems to cause a lot of problems. We came across this car, which (we know) is a rental car and (we think) must have been caught in a flash flood – it certainly wasn’t going any further!
It seems to be routine that after rainfall some tracks and roads are badly disrupted by rockfalls. The rainfall doesn’t even have to be torrential. Because the land is so dry, whatever rain falls just runs off immediately, hence creating a perpetual danger of flash floods. If you find a decent road surface, you can be sure that there’s a storm drain beside it to funnel the water away; and among the hills there is a lot of evidence of the erosion that shapes the landscape, even in this dry country.
After the walk, it was time to get back to our camp on Jabal Shams. The wind had died down a bit, but this was merely going from icy chain saw to freezing scalpel. I attempted to do some writing (these blogs don’t write themselves, you know) and Jane wandered off to look for – and found – some rock drawings that Patrick had mentioned (and some he hadn’t found, too!). These have presumably been done by the people living up in the mountains in times gone by, although it’s difficult to get any kind of detail.
A donkey? (above) and a camel (below)?
and a horse? (below)
But the cold drove us, after another excellent evening meal, to another early-night-with-hot-water-bottle. At least this time we weren’t having to get up at 5am, but in a more leisurely fashion so that we could depart for the next stage of our holiday – two days by the beach at Barr Al-Hikman. The promise was of warmth, which sounded great to frozen ears. Read the next gripping instalment to see how things went.
This entry was posted in Uncategorised and tagged 2019, Castle, Cattle Market, Culture, February, Fort, History, holiday, Jebel Shams, Mountains, Nizwa, Oman, Scenery, Souq, Tourism on 27th February 2019 by Steve Walker.
Day 12 – It is a Hvar, Hvar better thing that we do
September 26th. Today’s destination was the island – and the town – of Hvar, the sunniest island in the Croatian archipelago, with 2,718 hours of sunshine a year (over 7.5 hours a day on average!). It was a couple of hours sailing from Brač, and, though the bura wind had dropped, we were running before it and its resultant seas, which meant a fair degree of rocking and rolling.
This was actually moderately dramatic at times as it had the seating on deck shifting around – whether people were sitting in them or not.
Perla is 100 feet long, which is too long to be permitted into Hvar harbour, so we anchored in a sheltered location by (and to) a piece of rock which forms part of the Paklinski islands,
and a chap with a motor boat came to take us off for our visit to Hvar town, which enabled a nice view of Perla at anchor.
You get a good overview of Hvar as you approach from the sea
and particularly a splendid view of the fort which overlooks it (and helped protect it during the 16th century).
Indeed, it was the fort – Fortica, locally called Španjola after Spanish workers who help build it during the 15th century – which was our first destination as we explored Hvar. Building it started in 1278 and a new fortress – the one which sheltered the inhabitants during a Turkish Ottoman invasion in 1571 – was built on the site starting in 1551.
It’s a handsome construction
and offers some great viewpoints over Hvar itself,
as well as having on display several artifacts from Greek and Roman times (Hvar’s history actually goes back thousands of years BC). There are also some interestingly-shaped chimneys, reminiscent of the “praying hands” style which we have seen in the Azores.
There’s a walkway which leads between town and fort, offering more great views over Hvar
which we walked and then stepped down
finally arriving at a Benedictine convent, now also a museum named after local poet Hanibal Lucić. The main attraction of the museum is the display of the extraordinarily intricate and fine patterns made by the nuns in Agave (also called Aloe) Lace. The patterns really are breathtakingly lovely.
The lace is made with fibres painstakingly extracted from agave leaves, which are graded for thickness and then woven into these patterns using an unusual needle, which has an eye at each end. Apparently, gloves are needed these days to protect the hands of the nuns from an allergic reaction to the oil in these fibres.
After a well-earned coffee break (which also featured beer), Jane and I went for a wander round Hvar, which is a really attractive place. This being September 26, it was right at the end of the season and so relatively quiet; I’m told that the town has quite a young crowd in during the height of the season and thus can be somewhat raucous. But we liked it and the various views and sights such as: the cathedral;
the main square as viewed from on top of the theatre;
various lion carvings, which are evidence of its Venetian influence;
a lovely tree being propped up on the harbour side;
more interesting chimneys;
the (now neglected) church of St. Mark;
a Franciscan monastery (which still has about three monks in it, we’re told);
(I note with amusement that the statue of the boy in the foreground appears to presage modern fascination with social media); and nice harbourside walks with views of the town and fort.
All too soon it was time for a cocktail and to head back to the boat in the fading light
after which we just had time for a swift one before dinner. The crew played guessing games with us about the fish which formed the main course. It was delicious, but I think no-one (and certainly not I) would have guessed that it was shark – local white shark, apparently, a fish that grows to about two metres long. Dinner was supplemented by some very nice red wine which our two Australian (and clearly oenophile) group members, John and Greg, had generously bought for the meal, so a merry time was had by all.
Tomorrow’s itinerary takes us to Split, and it will be an afternoon visit with different light and hence different photographs from our previous visit. All that will be covered in the next gripping episode. See you there!
This entry was posted in Uncategorised and tagged Cityscape, Croatia, Cruising, Fort, Fortica, Hvar, Hvar Island, Hvar Town, Landscape, Scenery, Tourism on 27th September 2018 by Steve Walker.
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Biden expected to nominate ex-Governor Vilsack for USDA secretary
US President-elect Joe Biden plans to have former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack reprise his role as USDA secretary.
Reuters reports that Axios heard the news from people familiar with the matter.
The Biden transition office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the report.
Vilsack, who led the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) under former President Barack Obama, could not immediately be reached. His spokeswoman, Regina Black, declined to comment "as an official announcement hasn't been made."
Vilsack's return to the USDA is likely to be applauded by Midwestern states that produce the bulk of commodity crops like corn, soybeans and wheat, and prefer him to someone from another region of the country.
The Farm Belt was battered by President Donald Trump's trade war with China and waivers that exempted oil refiners from obligations to use corn-based ethanol. But Midwestern farmers also received an unprecedented amount of direct farm subsidies under Trump even as coronavirus stimulus for millions of other Americans stalled in Congress.
Vilsack, who is chief executive of the US Dairy Export Council, actively campaigned for Biden in farm states, acting as his rural and agriculture adviser during the election.
Iowa governor from 1999 to 2007, he is seen by establishment Democrats as a politically safe choice, largely because of his moderate politics, previous experience, and long-standing, friendly relationships with large-scale farmers.
A coalition of progressive food, farming and environmental advocacy groups promoted rival candidates.
However, Rob Larew, President of the National Farmers Unions commented:
“Between pandemic recovery, the imminent threat of climate change, rampant corporate power, and chronic overproduction, family farmers and ranchers have significant challenges ahead of them in the next several years – and they need a strong Secretary of Agriculture behind them to make it through in one piece. After eight years leading USDA, Tom Vilsack has the necessary qualifications and experience to steer the agency through these turbulent times. He must use his impressive set of skills to implement and enforce rules that protect farmers from anticompetitive practices, enact meaningful structural reforms that balance supply with demand, restore competition to agricultural markets, strengthen local and regional food systems, advance racial equity in agriculture, and mitigate the threat of climate change.
“However, the Secretary’s obligation is not just to serve farmers; it’s also to serve the American public at large. Many of the aforementioned reforms will benefit everyone by building a food system that is fairer, more sustainable, and more resilient to disruptions. In addition to those changes, we would urge Vilsack to expand nutrition assistance programmes in order to ensure that millions of individuals who are facing unemployment and food insecurity are able to meet their most basic needs through the pandemic.”
Read the full report on Reuters.
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Can Microsoft Pull Virtualization, SOA, Management, and SaaS Together?
News: Submitted by carolgeyer on Thu, 2008-06-19 17:55.
Microsoft has been slow to get on the SOA bandwagon. But it is starting to make some progress as it readies its registry/repository. This new offering will be built on top of SQL server and will include a UDDI version 3 service registry. For Master Data Management (MDM) - single view of the customer, Microsoft will create an offering based on SQLServer. It also views Sharepoint as a focal point for MDM. It intends to build an entity data model to support its MDM strategy.
While Microsoft has many of the building blocks it needs to create a Service Oriented Architecture strategy, the company still has a way to go. This is especially true in how the company creates a SOA framework so that customers know how to leverage its technology to move through the life cycle. Microsoft is beginning to talk a lot about business process including putting a common foundation for service interoperability by supporting key standards such as WS* and its own Windows Communications Foundation services.
Read the complete article by Judith Hurwitz.
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Physician-Level PCI Mortality Data May Be Misleading
Publicly reported percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) mortality knowledge could also be deceptive with regard to cardiologists who carry out PCI at a number of facilities, new analysis suggests.
Dr Ashwin Nathan
“We found that among this group of physicians that practice at multiple sites, a small number of complications can dramatically affect their reported outcomes. These reported values may not adequately reflect the quality of care they deliver, since the estimates are unstable,” Ashwin S. Nathan, MD, fellow in cardiovascular medication, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, advised Medscape Medical News.
The examine was published online December 30 as a analysis letter in JAMA Cardiology.
New York State publishes reviews on PCI mortality on the doctor stage. Prior research have prompt that mortality charges fail to adequately gauge PCI high quality as a result of deaths are uncommon and physician-level risk-adjusted mortality charges (RAMRs) are unstable 12 months to 12 months, Nathan and colleagues word of their letter.
In addition to general physician-level outcomes, physician-level PCI outcomes are additionally revealed by particular person facilities. For physicians who apply at a number of facilities, these estimates could also be unstable as a result of the quantity of PCIs that they carry out at every heart could also be low, the authors level out.
For this evaluation, they examined variation in site-specific RAMRs for physicians who carried out PCI at a number of websites inside New York State.
Between 2014 and 2016, 373 physicians carried out 142,853 PCI procedures at 61 hospitals.
More than half of the physicians (n = 207, 55.5%) practiced at a number of hospitals, accounting for 82,075 PCI procedures (57.5%). There was no distinction in PCI quantity amongst physicians who practiced at one or a couple of hospital.
Among the physicians who practiced at a couple of hospital, the imply RAMR was 1.11%, and the imply site-specific RAMR was 0.52%.
Physicians have been categorized as outliers if both the imply RAMR or the utmost site-specific RAMR level estimate was higher than the 95th percentile for RAMR values for all physicians.
By this definition, 15 physicians who practiced at a number of websites have been categorized as outliers on the premise of reported most site-specific RAMR values, however solely 4 of those physicians have been additionally categorized as outliers on the premise of imply RAMR.
These findings counsel that public reporting of site-specific risk-adjusted PCI mortality charges are unreliable, don’t adequately replicate the standard of care delivered by physicians performing PCI, could also be deceptive to sufferers, and “should not be reported for physicians practicing at multiple sites,” Nathan and colleagues say.
Weighing in on the examine for Medscape Medical News, Harlan Krumholz, MD, heart specialist and professor of medication, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, stated, “There is unquestionably a lot we will do to enhance the utility of high quality measures, however it’s definitely believable that a person’s efficiency varies quite a bit relying on the place they’re performing the process.
“Performance is a team metric and is likely dependent on the people and systems where a person practices,” Krumholz, who can be director of the Yale New Haven Hospital Center for Outcomes Research, added. “The fact that there are marked differences in individual performance across different places where they practice is expected and does not necessarily suggest the measurement system is flawed.”
The examine had no particular funding. Nathan and Krumholz have disclosed no related monetary relationships.
JAMA Cardiol. Published on-line December 30, 2020. Abstract
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Urbex playground
Urban and rural photographic exploration
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The Belding Corticelli abandoned plant
Jarold Dumouchel &
No more abandoned...
Coaticook (Quebec), Canada
It is in 2004 that the old factory Belding Corticelli has been shut down. Since then, it has been abandoned and floors has been waved at the mercy of weather that infiltrate by the roof and windows. Long time ago, there has been manufactured elastic and laces here. The building has been sold in September 2012 to developers who want to transform the plant into a complex of 38 rooms. They also talk about reception rooms, an art gallery, creation spaces for artisans and a restaurant.
The work must begin in spring 2013 and must be completed a year later. And it's a huge projet, I can confirm. While the ground floor was partially burned, the upper floors shows their eight years of neglect: the leaky roof, fungi that grow here and there, the waves in the floors and the mountains of snow inside. In short, the list is long.
However, at the back of the factory there is a place that will make a beautiful terrace, right next to the Coaticook Gorge and the old dam.
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the old Canada Malting plant
Montréal, Quebec (Canada)
Built in the early twentieth century, the former Canada Malting plant has a dozen gigantic silos of 37 meters high. The oldest was built in 1905. Hundreds of employees worked there after the Second World War, until the closure of the factory at...
the abandoned assembly line
Mauricie, Quebec (Canada)
Cynically, we could almost say that the factory is as large as the village in which it is located. You should know that we are far away in the countryside, it that kind of place where everybody know each other by his first name. At first glance,...
the Coal mine of Hasard de Cheratte
Cheratte, (Belgium)
The Coal mine of Hasard de Cheratte is the main colliery of Société anonyme des Charbonnages du Hasard, composed of four mine shafts. It is located in Cheratte, a section of the Belgian town of Visé located in the Walloon Region in the province...
the Wellington Tower
Built in 1930, the Wellington tower has ceased operations in 2000. Despite the years that have passed and graffiti artists who came to express their art, the structure of the old tower is still ok. When it was in operation, that's where that were...
About Urbex playground
First of all, Urbex Playground is about urban and rural photography lovers. It is the respect of the places we have visited and to whom we have a great admiration. Of its contents, Urbex Playground wishes to preserve the memory of these abandoned, destroyed or dilapidated places who have made the glory of our fathers and which today we have, alas, not enough compassion.
We are not vandals or people necessarily involved in the preservation of these places. We do not pretend to believe that our pictures will change anything in the future of these churches, factories, homes and other abandoned buildings. We're just passionate about the image in the perpetual quest for new photographic challenges.
Urbex Playground is not a photo club, any more than we are touristic guides for these forbidden places. Moreover, in any case, Urbex Playground do not invites you to visit these places without the consent of its owners. These places are dangerous and by entering into these places, legal actions can be taken against you.
However, if you have pictures or information about any abandoned places, do not hesitate to contact us. We will be glad to publish them on the site, including your credit with your name and your website. Like this, our visitors will be able to visite your own website. Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
The site is divided into two main themes: urbex and rurex. The first one refers to photos taken in urban areas while the second determines the photographs taken in rural areas.
You can also consult the map for the various cities visited.
The church with cubic stained-glass windows
The old abandoned sawmill
Winter, the abandoned jail in Sherbrooke
The old abandoned cinema
The old abandoned gymnastics club
The old and abandoned mine
The abandoned foundry
The abandoned Baranja sugar factory
The Minister's House
The old vegetable oil plant
The old convent of the Sisters of Redemption
The Silo #5
The old Jersey house
The old abandoned family institute
The Gray Rocks abandoned hotel
Estate of the Scottish Fathers
Abandoned houses in Gaspesie
The Abandoned Aerodrome
The old scrap yard
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New research suggests that one out of three of UK tenants sublet without consent
Around a third of private rented sector tenants in the UK say they are currently subletting without the landlord’s consent and four out of 10 tenants plan to do so in the near future, new research has found.
We are talking about individuals looking to deceive their landlord and maximise their personal gains at the expense of proper property management standards and the risk of others. It not only increases the cost of renting for the unwitting sub-tenants, it affects their rights and can reduce security of tenure.
The findings come as the government recently announced proposals to introduce minimum room sizes in order to crack down on problems with private rented accommodation such as unauthorised subletting, which often results overcrowded properties.
Over half of tenants, 52%, say that they planning to sublet their property in the near future, with the landlord’s consent and 78% think they should be able to sublet the property without the landlord’s approval.
In 2015 the government said it planned to make it easier for tenant to sublet a room by legislating against the use of clauses in private fixed-term tenancy agreements that expressly rule out subletting or otherwise sharing space on a short-term basis.
However it has not yet set a date for consultation on the plans, and residential Landlords Association believes the idea has been pushed into “the political long grass”.
Subletting can also breach a landlord’s mortgage terms, the conditions attached to licenses granted for letting out shared homes and invalidate existing insurance products-so they must be aware of the problems it presents.
Landlords who are worried that subletting may be occurring in their properties without their permission should seek advice from a professional organisation which can provide help and support.
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Children, Youth and Family Services Department (CYF)
The Children, Youth, & Family Services Department, known as CYF, is the primary department at Asian Services In Action, Inc. providing activities pertaining to children and youth. The CYF department provides programming for pre-K through 12th-grade development, acculturation, academic assistance, and enrichment. As a culturally competent department, we arrange language-specific peer support groups for women, parenting education, and advocacy for refugee/immigrant parents of children and youth. In addition, the department provides services for survivors of domestic violence (DV), sexual assault (SA) and human trafficking.
Want to enroll a child to the program? Please contact or Kelly Le at kle@asiaohio.org or Bhaskar Giri at bgiri@asiaohio.org.
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Children, Youth and Family Services Department (CYF) conducts parenting education classes weekly at various northeast Ohio locations. The program aims to educate parents that are new to the United States on the broad range of opportunities and resources within the community, and to empower families by teaching them practical skills, and the American culture and systems. Our bilingual and bicultural educators are trained to provide relevant and engaging activities for parents that cater to their particular needs. Families and parents interested in the parenting education classes are encouraged to join us at any of the locations below:
Ka’ren language parent program – Mondays, at the Lakewood Public Library (Madison Branch, 13229 Madison Avenue, 44107) from 9:00 am to 10:30 am.
Burmese language parent program (HIATUS) – Tuesdays, at the Lakewood Public Library (Madison Branch, 13229 Madison Avenue, 44107) from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm.
Nepali language parent program (HIATUS)– Wednesdays, at the Hope Center (15135 Triskett Rd, Cleveland, 44111) from 9:00 am to 11:30 am.
For more information on how to get involved in parenting workshops, or to make a referral, contact Kely Le through email at kle@asiaohio.org or Bhaskar Giri at bgiri@asiaohio.org.
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BIAFRA AND ITS CAUSE
Written by Lucas Anuforo
Email: peter.lemachi@yahoo.com
"When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw."...Nelson Mandela
"Those who do not move do not notice their chain."...Rosa Luxemburg
In an establish State where some section of the country start to be vocal or inquisitive on some sensitive issues which militate their wellbeing such as marginalisation or hegemony of power by a particular race or ethnic within the same territory certainly, things are not really well with such nation.
A nation that craves for development and strong union should carry everyone along irrespective of language, colour, race, creed, ethnic diversity, religion, cultural values or sexual orientation. In essence the country in question should practise an equitable distribution of wealth, equal opportunities and procrustean development where every individual will see each other as equal more so where no ethnic, race or group of persons should see the country as patrimony or 'born to rule syndrome.'
Since the amalgamation of Nigeria in 1914 by the then imperial government of Britain the consequences of it was the country being forced into sham marriage between the three ethno groups mainly the north, west and east. Basically these were three separate countries with different religion and cultural values coming together as one nation but consequently, failed to manage their differences as an entity instead, what it witnessed was war, hatred, ethnicity, tribalism, nepotism and corruption. These vices were what characterised to the birth of Biafra which led to the thirty months bloody civil war against the Nigerian government from (1967 to 1970).
The post civil war era of the late 1960s-1970 created odium within the fabric of Nigerian society the Igbos were most victims of marginalisation hence they lost the war; it implies that they have no much role to play in the mainstream of events in the country both politically and economically.
However the civil war was a great set back to the Igbos just like the Jews holocaust in Auschwitz from (1938 -1945) where 6,000,000 Jews were exterminated. The holocaust is now a yearly remembrance across the globe which also becomes a sensitive issue to the Israelis you dare not, make any contradictory statement, to falsify or alter the history of the Jews genocide unless you want to get yourself into trouble with Israeli government.
Ndigbo lost over one million of its citizens in the conflict. The war was a pogrom, ethnic cleansing and genocide carried out by the federal government of Nigeria. Some families' generations were totally wiped off from trace of history. Up till present, no account was given and no proper reconciliation despite the lip service of 'no 'victors no vanquish' and the (3Rs) initiated by the then federal government i.e. Reconciliation, Reconstruction and Rehabilitation which they never implemented. Till date the Igbo are still nursing the pains of the brutal war because the Nigerian government has not done enough to really reintegrate them back fully in the administrative governance of the country. No Igbo President since after 45 years of the end of the civil war. Does it mean that Ndigbo cannot produce a competent hand for the top job or is there in any part of the country's constitution which states or prohibits that those who lose war, will not ascend to the post of the presidency? These are questions that any right- thinking mind will ask.
All successive administrations in the past were intransigent on the Igbos seeing them as a threat to the national unity. It could be recalled that no successive administration were able to allow the Igbos to handle some sensitive administrative positions relating to the nation's security such as the Police Force; the Army the Air force and the Navy. The position of Inspector General (IG), the Army Chief of Staff, the Chief of Defence Staff, the position of the Naval Chief and the seat of the Chief Justice of the federation all these were reserved positions meant for the Yoruba, the Hausa and some ethnic minorities. Despite all these ill-treatments Ndigbo have been dauntless and pertinacious in the establishment of a strong union called NIGERIA. It was the recently, that the past administration of President Goodluck Jonathan who confuted every doubt about the Igbos by giving them some of these key administrative positions still it wasn't enough to cushion the effect of the maltreatment on Ndigbo.
On the issue of Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MOSSOB) and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) these pressure groups were founded on the platform of agitation based on the marginalisation of the Igbos. Many believed that the current demonstration shown by the youths of south-east and some part south- south were empowered and sponsored by some highly placed individuals. Thus one should be reminded that the world is now on cyber age and a global village where people are being inspired through online media, cable TV, the mobile devices. More so some events that had already taken place in other countries could serve as morale booster to further such agitation.
There are lots speculations about the pro Biafra benefactors who are living in mansions and driving exquisite cars while the youths are on the streets constituting nuisances and miscreants. Igbos youths are not the Amagiris or the Alaye boys that can be induce to be restive. An average Igbo youth knows what he/ she wants because they are serious minded and hardworking people by nature moreover they don't pay allegiance or obsequious to anyone even to their elders. Yes they can venerate but not when it comes in taking advantage of them or try to exploit an Igbo man he will bluntly refuse and will not succumb to such idea.
The demonstration shown by these youths on the street was not necessarily only for the incarceration of Nnamdi Kanu the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) but due to the long outstanding issues that relate to the wellbeing of the people of south-east which had been unattended for a long time. They did not vehemently, wake up and start demanding for Biafra state but because they've seen that the country has failed them in all facet of life and believed that it's time for them to take up the future in their own hands.
However the recent publication on Vanguard November 20/2015 captioned "Ohaneze disowned Biafra agitators, says Biafra died 1970." Going through the publication it now raises question about the genuineness and creditability of the Ohaneze. The question a rational mind will ask who are the so-called Ohaneze? Is it those that have given up their birth rights for just a plate of porridge or those who gallivant and make jaywalk to Aso Rock Abuja sourcing for menial contracts? Does the Igbos have credible leaders or is it those who impersonate themselves wearing red fez hats? If there is Ohaneze where were they when Igbo citizens were slaughtered in hundreds during the Kano riot?
If there is Ohaneze why the 2nd Niger Bridge still remain uncompleted for such a long period of time? And if there is Ohaneze why all the roads in the south-east are in state of dilapidation? These are issues the name 'OHANEZE' should represent and not by denying the youths. Ohaneze is just political and not for the benefits of the Ndigbo they have no objective to start with thus a "mission without a vision is an illusion." They should borrow a leaf from AREWA Consultative Assembly or from Afanifere who have made good representation for their people. It is not surprise that the so-called Ohaneze will deny the Igbo youths because of the commitments they've made that south-east will continue to be perpetually underdeveloped in as much as their names are in Abuja payroll they don't care the plights of others.
The era of crushing and repression in order to silence popular opinion is over. Technology has change the way people view things. The internet age has changed the system of information dissemination. Today, an ordinary peanut hawker and other food vendors on the street could video and record every slight event in a matter of seconds and send it to world. The recent event is being closely watched by international community and the government should be very sensitive in handling the issue. Crushing MOSSOB and IPOB would not solve the problem but rather it may further more civil unrest. It is the duty of government to carry all ethnics along in line with constitution of the country which allowed every individual to have an opportunity that will result in an equal outcome regardless of the state or tribe he/she may come from.
No successive administration has ever addressed the issue of marginalisation because, it has been a clandestine issue hence the Hausa and the Yoruba are at the helm of affairs they give no hoot to other ethnics and presumed that everything is alright. No ethnic, race or tribe is indispensible. What formed the American Union today were different nationalities from all corners of the globe irrespective of colour, creed, religion or language. America consists of the Hispanics, the Latinos, the African- Americans, Irish Americans, the Native Americans etc that what makes United States the greatest country in the world. Each citizen's problem is the United State's problem regardless of colour.
The government should recognise that Ndigbo have made laudable contributions to the country's economy even after the civil war they were able to pick up their pieces and continued struggle for survival. The Igbos control almost all the commerce in the federation no state out of the 36 states in the country where Igbos have not made their domineering power present. They are gifted tribe just like the Jews who secretly control economy of the world.
However in order to pacify the restiveness of the youths the government should walk across all aisles and find solution through proper implementation of good framework that will create jobs with equal opportunities, uniform and sustainable development within all states of the federation. This is the only way the country can move forward in economic development. Nigeria will only develop and unite when leaders embrace love and shun ethnic divides. No country can survive two wars and no country will make a meaningful economic progress without proper planning for the youths. May God bless Nigeria!
Labels: Biafra, Historical, IPOB, Ndigbo, Viewpoint
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"Disco Inferno (Burn Baby Burn)" "President Sanders (Bern, feel the Bern)" "Jeff in Richmond VA"
"Disco Inferno" "Dante's Inferno" "giblet o'sarcasm"
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"Disco Inferno" "Drill Baby Drill (2010)" "Warren Baker"
"Disco Inferno" "Fish Go For Worms, Oh!" "Kristof Robertson"
"Disco Inferno" "Offshore Inferno ("Drill, Baby, Drill!")" "Melanie Lee"
"Disco Inferno" "Twenty-Car Pileup" "Freddie C."
"Disco Inferno" "We Burned Osama" "Dylan Baranski"
"Disco Inferno" "Zombie Inferno" "Sue Donym"
"That's Where the Happy People Go" "A Different View Pt. 6: That's Where the Knights of Arthur Go" "Dylan Baranski"
"The Night the Lights Went Out (In New York City)" "The Day the Planes Crashed (In New York City)" "Dylan Baranski"
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Tuesday 17th April 2012 SH (Editor)
Hospice fundraiser is in a league of his own
Local resident Mike Trevelyan has come up with a unique way of raising money for St Peter’s Hospice with a sponsored cycle ride taking in all 92 Football and Premier League clubs in England and Wales in just 92 days!
Cycling fan fan Mike, 21, from Little Stoke, will be undertaking the trek from 2nd May to 1st August in memory of his dad Edward – known as Trev – a massive Bristol Rovers fan who was looked after at the hospice.
“The trek will cover over 2,000 miles – which works out at around one mile for every patient the hospice looked after last year.”
“I’m taking up the challenge in memory of my dad and all the other people that St Peter’s Hospice has looked after. They do such a fantastic job and this is my way of saying thank you and keep up the amazing work!”
Mike's 92-Day Timetable
The challenging course across England and Wales will begin with an emotional send off from Bristol Rovers’ Memorial Ground before dropping in on neighbours Bristol City and then heading south to Yeovil and then across the UK. The trek is scheduled to end on 1st August, at Cheltenham Town’s Whaddon Road ground.
The 1st August is significant for Mike as it is the anniversary of the day his dad passed away at the charity’s Brentry hospice, following a two month stay.
“I lost my father just over three years ago to cancer and have been trying to think of ways to raise money for the hospice.”
“All of the staff looking after my father did such a fantastic job looking after him, for which I am extremely grateful.”
Mike is undaunted by the prospect of spending the best part of three months – and more than 2,000 miles – in the saddle.
“I’m not really dreading any of it. I know it is going to be torture but I am looking forward to getting out there and seeing Britain, knowing that I am also helping give something back to St Peter’s Hospice and their staff for all the good work they do.”
Bristol’s only adult hospice cared for 2,200 patients in the region and supported more than 6,000 family members last year, including children. All care is provided free of charge, but with the NHS contributing just under a quarter of the £6.5 million needed to run the hospice a year, support from the public is essential.
Mike will be well known to many in Bradley Stoke as he worked at Tesco Extra for three years between 2007 and 2010. He has since been travelling, and recently spent some time in India on a work experience placement with the Madurai Messenger.
After a well earned rest in August, he plans to begin a journalism degree course at Worcester University in September.
For further details of Mike’s trek see his Facebook page, follow him on Twitter (@Trevs92daytrek) and visit his JustGiving page.
To find out more about how to help St Peter’s Hospice visit: www.stpetershospice.org.uk
The charity’s Bradley Stoke shop, located at Baileys Court, is open 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday. Clothing recycling banks belonging to the charity can be found locally in the car parks of the Jubilee Centre (Savages Wood Road) and Baileys Court Activity Centre.
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Theo Parrish - "Major Moments of Instant Insanity"
BSOTS 116 - The Priority Shift.
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This might sound crazy to you, but I've been having this conversation with GOD about music and my place within it for almost a year now. (First time that I would have talked about any of this was on my tumblr blog.) I believe it's had a direct effect on the amount of shows that I have released this year through the BSOTS channel. I tried talking about this while recording voiceovers for the last "buckwild" episode, but after rambling on for almost 20 minutes, I knew no one would listen and I hadn't the foggiest notion of how I was going to edit that session down. It sat on a thumb drive for about a month before I revisited it. I suppose that it was time to do so: seems as if the music chosen for the show led me to picking just the right sound bites from that voiceover session.
As a result, this show is a strange mixture of my current musical obsessions and my constant drive towards finding out what my purpose is in life. I'm not certain if people will really get this show or not; all I know was that I had to do this one. It's part cinematic instrumentals, part slow motion house, part spoken word, part left-of-center hip-hop, part unconventional hymnal, and jazz and ambient selections as well. All this and my musings on GOD, music, and my attitude towards music at the end of last year that directly influenced my approach towards releasing new BSOTS episodes in 2011.
I hope all of this is presented in such a way that it makes sense to you. If not, feel free to let me know. Here's hoping that purpose has come around your way and made itself known to you. As for me, I'm still searching...
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ID drop courtesy of EJ Flavors. Background music selections: "germinal ring" by Cyclops Joint, "ghettoblaster (marumari remix)" by Kid 606, and "Material Instrument 1" by Ezekiel Honig.
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this episode's tracklist:
1. Shadyzane - "Watersleep" (2006) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
2. Oddisee - "The Carter Barron" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
3. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - "Fright Night (Nevermore) (Dam-Funk Remix)" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
4. Ghostly Dust Machine - "Ode To A Baby Snowstorm" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
5. Def Sound - "(A)Gain" (2011) {Bandcamp}
6. Shabazz Palaces - "An Echo From The Hosts That Profess Infinitum" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
7. Techniken Defunkus - "Infinity" (2009)
8. Colonel Red - "Gimme A Minute (feat. Ursula Rucker" (2011) {Amazon MP3}
9. Kool Kim - "What I Got Is Gonna Last" (1996) {Amazon.com}
10. Def Dee - "Lisa" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
11. Alias - "Wanna Let It Go" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD | More On This Album}
12. Nicolas Jaar - "Keep Me There" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
13. EOTL - "Let's Walk Together" (2011) {Bandcamp}
14. Orgone - "Faith Keep Rolling" (2010) {Ubiquity Records Store}
15. Autodeep - "Crossplot" (2011) {Soundcloud}
16. Lady Blacktronika - "If Some Rain" (2011) {Beatport}
17. Pastor T.L. Barrett and the Youth For Christ Choir - "Ever Since" (1971) {Amazon MP3}
18. The Campbell Brothers - "What's His Name - Jesus!" (2001) {Arhoolie}
19. Cosmic Analog Ensemble - "Everything Takes Longer Than One First Expects" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
20. Gorje Hewek - "At That Cafe" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
21. Sebastian - "Human" (2011) {iTunes}
22. About 9 - "In Time Things Will Be ok" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
Technorati tags: Blog, Podcasts, Podcasting, Music, Hip-Hop, Electronic, Soul, funk, Radio, mp3
Updated: Thursday, 8 September 2011 1:11 AM EDT
BSOTS 115 - In The Mix With South West Seven
Now Playing: Good Times (not the song from Chic, but the sitcom...)
In what will probably seem like a complete and total 180-degree turn from the unbridled chaos of the last episode, this show finds Camp Lo-Fi with its dancing shoes on, grooving to the sounds of Scope, one-half of DJ/production duo South West Seven. If you want to hear these tunes in an unmixed form, almost all of them are available at Beatport. Just check the buylinks below. We really ought to play more house music around these parts; Scope absolutely killed it. Respect due to Kahua Music for sending his mix our way.
Theme song co-produced by Macedonia and Techniken Defunkus. ID drop courtesy of TGrundy. Background music selections: "germinal ring" by Cyclops Joint and "Hot on Both Sides (instrumental)" by Techniken Defunkus.
1. YSE feat. Frank H. Carter III - "Guessing Games (2011 Vocal Mix)" (2011) {Beatport}
2. Miguel Migs - "Everybody (feat. Evelyn "Champagne" King)" (2011) {iTunes | Beatport}
3. Voices Of Black - "Fridays With Her" (2011) {Beatport}
4. John Talabot - "Familes (feat. Glasser) (Club Re-Fix)" (2011) {Beatport}
5. Huxley & Jonny Cade - "20 Pounds (Of Nordle)"
6. Tigerskin - "La La La Song" (2011) {Beatport}
7. Mic Newman - "The Fidelity" (2011) {Beatport}
8. Leif - "So Long (feat. Donna Lea)" (2011) {Beatport}
9. Tanner Ross - "Goodbye, Summer" (2011) {Beatport}
10. South West Seven - "What We Do" (2011) {Beatport}
11. Huxley - "Harmless Frustration" (2011) {Beatport}
12. Mountaineer - "Always Coming Home (Tuff City Kids remix)" (2011) {Beatport}
13. Mudd - "Spielplatz"
14. Omar and Zed Bias - "Dancing (Radio Edit)" (2011) {iTunes}
15. Funk Mediterraneo - "Saturday Life" (2011) {Traxsource}
Posted by macedonia at 7:46 PM EDT
BSOTS 114 - BGB: Go Out Swinging...
Now Playing: the anxiety in my head that only clogged toilets can bring...
Can't quite believe that this makes the first BSOTS GONE (buck)WILD episode of 2011, but here we are. I speak about being a "reluctant tech" as well as a curmudgeon. Other than that, I let the music scream for me. I think the show turned out better as a result. As for the sound bites of the NYPD clashing with partygoers outside of Tammany Hall, most of them come from an eyewitness video taken by Lady Jay Diamond. More videos along with photos and background information on the case can be found at the Monumental 5 Website.
The heat(wave) is on, kids. Keep a cool head as best you can...
Theme song courtesy of Cy Tru featuring Jonny Sonic. ID drop courtesy of Anji Bee. Background music selections are "Ghettoblaster (marumari remix)" by Kid 606, "Pop Champagne (instrumental)" by Jim Jones, "Porchside Prologue" by Ezekiel Honig, and "After The Gold Rush" by Ben Neill.
Endless Shouting Matches With Yourself...
BSOTS 110 - Father-Daughter Dance (for Simone)
BSOTS 103 - BGB: Avoiding Explosions Within A Nuclear Summer...
1. MIT Concert Choir - "O Fortuna" (2006) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
2. Dobie - "The New Madness" (2009) {Juno Download}
3. Chacho Brodas - "Siente Mi Funk" (2011) {Amazon MP3}
4. DJ Solo - "Tangible Dream (feat. Jibberish, Orifice Vulgatron and Feras Ibrahim)" (2011) {7Digital}
5. Riff Raff McGriff - "Tell 'Em" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
6. Lupe Fiasco - "Words I Never Said (feat. Skylar Grey)" (2011) {iTunes}
7. The Residents - "Breath And Length" (1974) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
8. Wade Waters - "A Post-Racial America (pt. 1)" (2011) {Bandcamp}
9. Serengeti - "Ha-Ha" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD | More On This Album}
10. Signal Path - "Mahalia Is Free" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
11. Nikka Costa - "Pro*Whoa!" (2011) {iTunes}
12. Wallpaper. - "#STUPiDFACEDD (Acoustic Remix)" (2011)
13. Deathface - "Gift Of Fury" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}
14. R.V. Aggelen - "Second Reflex (Black Belt Dub)" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
15. Skrillex - "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (Noisia Remix)" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}
16. The Specials - "Ghost Town (DJ Enki Remix)" (2011) {Turntable Lab Digital}
17. Nickodemus - "A New York Minute (Summer of '77 Mix)" (2011) {Turntable Lab Digital}
Updated: Saturday, 23 July 2011 8:42 PM EDT
BSOTS 113 - Camp Lo-Fi's Beatporium...
Now Playing: Friday Favecast - Swirl
First off, I have to thank Todd Kelley a.k.a. The Big La for being the main inspiration for this mix. If you've ever heard his Background Flow episodes via flowink.com, then you can understand why. I also gotta shout out Nikki of Infinite Ink, home of the Soulrific Podcast. Her seamless blends featured in every show make us all work harder.
I've been wanting to do an episode like this for at least a year, but what I'm learning is that you can't rush the arrangement of these shows. They're going to get made when they want to get made. Within the past month, I started stringing songs together while working on episode #111 and I couldn't stop. That's when I knew it was finally gonna happen. When the music starts to connect its own dots before your eyes and ears, you're on your way to putting together the next show. Lately I've been learning to listen to the music say to me, "Now's the time. What are you waiting for?" That's what it takes these days for me to do shows. Some weeks, I would much rather kick back and stream a documentary on Netflix. On other weeks, it's like a sonic obligation to get blends done.
There's a lot to take in musically within this episode. Some beats are constructed from samples, others are more spaced-out and synth driven. Some are short sketches that may feel like unfinished works to some, but still give you a good idea of what the beatmaker is capable of. Others are full-bodied, full fledged instrumentals. There's a lot of variety here, most of it released between 2009 and 2011, but Pete Rock's cut dates back to 2001 (and STILL kicks the pants off a lot of stuff coming out right now). Letherette, Maverick, and Shlohmo are all carried over from the previous show, and there are a couple of entries from the Just Plain Sounds camp. Cats like Damu The Fudgemunk and The Custodian of Records have that gritty and grimy feel to their work, a real love for samples and vinyl. Then you've got Mux Mool, representing the second wave of producers on the Ghostly International label, constantly coming up with head nod essential works.
I have come to the recent conclusion that Oddisee is absolutely unstoppable. It makes no sense how prolific he is and continuously dope while doing so. Presto is that dude who can never fail in my eyes...great producer. Make sure to keep tabs on Daru Jones and Dotmatic; both those cats have some serious skills crafting beats. And what else can you say about Dilla that hasn't already been said? The cut I include from him is an instrumental version of a Busta Rhymes joint he produced. I still miss him, as many of us do. But I've learned not to call the present-day beat generation a "post-Dilla" movement. It puts so much focus on James Yancey that there's a tendency to forget the immensely talented producers and beatmakers that still walk the earth. And while Dilla was here, he never failed to give props to those who were making great music because that's the kind of heart and spirit that he had. The least I can do is show love to those building upon the contributions that he gave to the art of hip-hop, soul, and music as a whole.
One last point: the song "Breakfast" by The Stuyvesants comes from their Brooklyn's Finest release, which celebrates its one-year anniversary this month. Further proof that the blends come together in their own time. This one's for the head nodders out there, the beat freaks, the emcees in the freestyle cipher going off on that one beat that always get them hyped. This is for those on some chill out stuff, just looking for something to kick back to. This is for all those who love listening to beat tapes and instrumental albums as much as I do.
We'll get "buckwild" next time around, but for now, welcome to Camp Lo-Fi's Beatporium. Hope you enjoy it...
ID drops courtesy of Jonny Sonic, EJ Flavors, and The Hired Gun.
1. Brokn Englsh - "The Joy Of Beat Making" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
2. Friends Or Whatever - "Smoke Floats" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
3. Maverick - "When Speakers Spoke" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
4. Pete Rock - "Something Funky" (2001) {iTunes}
5. Onra - "Lying Besides You" (2010) {iTunes}
6. Just Plain Ant - "Light It Up" (2009) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
7. The Stuyvesants - "Breakfast" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
8. The Great Mundane - "Unicorns Have Feelings Too" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
9. Oh.Bliv - "And The Truth Shall Set You Free" (2009) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
10. Raleigh Moncrief - "Cheese Steak" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
11. Tha Silent Partner - "One Day" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
12. Tall Black Guy - "Blind Man (I Can't Help It)" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
13. Duke Hugh - "Sweet And Lowdown" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
14. Junior Wong - "Mr. Smith" (2009) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
15. Letherette - "In July Focus" (2010) {Turntable Lab Digital}
16. Oddisee - "Is That Why You're Here?" (2009) {Bandcamp}
17. Presto - "Zone Out" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
18. Damu The Fudgemunk - "Wonka Beat 1" (2009) {Bandcamp}
19. Daru Jones - "Lift Me High (Outtake Inst.)" (2010) {Bandcamp}
20. Custodian of Records - "Lucky Stars" (2009) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
21. Mux Mool - "Wax Rose Saturday (Remux Edit)" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
22. J Dilla - "You Can't Hold A Torch (Busta Instrumental)" (2010) {Stones Throw Store}
23. Dotmatic - "Dream, Love, Reality" (2011) {RecordBreakin.com}
24. Big La Vs. Todd - "The First Time" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
25. Shigeto - "And We Gonna (Samiyam Chopsticks Remix)" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
26. Shlohmo - "Socks" (2009) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
Updated: Tuesday, 14 June 2011 1:29 AM EDT
Now when I say
Now Playing: the excitable voice of my daughter as we prepare to play together...
I am writing this on Memorial Day. Just two more days and it will be the first of June. How did five months of 2011 pass without a BSOTS GONE (buck)WILD show? Sad, really.
That will change in the month of June. First will be an all-instrumental edition of Radio BSOTS, focusing squarely on the beatmakers and hip-hop/electronic leaning producers. After that, it's all about the "buckwild" experience. For those who are unfamiliar with those shows, I set aside four shows a year where I can just go off the wall. Musically, it's still about hip-hop, soul, funk, and electronic music, but I save the brash and freakier cuts for "buckwild" shows, as well as stuff that's more political and/or experimental in nature. Aside from the music, you hear a lot more from me on those shows. I tend to rant quite a bit. The "buckwild" experience is actually a continuation of a show that I used to do called endless shouting matches with yourself. It has long since podfaded into the sunset, but a few episodes are still up, for those that are curious.
In the meantime, if anyone feels the need to catch up on all things "buckwild" from the BSOTS channel, here are the episodes that have been released so far...
BSOTS 071 - BSOTS GONE (buck)WILD...
BSOTS 075 - BGB: rhythms and sounds from the nice part of town...
BSOTS 081 - BGB: as absurd as gourmet pork rinds...
BSOTS 086 - BGB: how i be...
BSOTS 090 - BGB: this is not a game...
BSOTS 100 - BGB: the custserv chronicles (and other tales...)
BSOTS 107 - BGB: The Return of the Analog Brother...
The next BGB episode will be show #114. Prepare yourselves...
Updated: Monday, 30 May 2011 3:52 PM EDT
BSOTS 112 - Behind Us, Beside Us, Before Us... (pt. 2)
Now Playing: Brandt Brauer Frick - "Caffiene"
The second half of the series picks up where we left off, surveying the landscape of 2010 releases and 2011 hopefuls, and there's a lot to be excited about. There's the beat-driven productions of Shlohmo, Letherette, and Maverick. There's the understated and futuristic beauty of Saturn Never Sleeps and Akua Naru's womanifesto "The World Is Listening." There's the melancholy and poignancy of When Saints Go Machine along with the indescribable textures of "Biddies" by Mo Kolours. There's even a will.i.am cut from 2001 that is sure to make people see him in a new light (or at least wonder what could have been, musically speaking).
There's a lot of music to digest in this one, so chew slowly. Hopefully this one will keep you ears well nourished until we meet again...
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Theme music co-produced by Macedonia and Techniken Defunkus. ID drops courtesy of TGrundy, Fave, and The Hired Gun. Background music includes the following:
Cyplops Joint - "germinal ring"
Kid 606 - "ghettoblaster (marumari remix)"
Techniken Defunkus - "Hot On Both Sides (Instrumental)"
Phuture Frequency Radio website
1. Shlohmo - "Places" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Turntable Lab Digital}
2. Suzi Analogue - "We Cannot Hide" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
3. Akua Naru - "The World Is Listening" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Bandcamp}
4. Eagle Nebula - "Waiting" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
5. Katalyst - "Day Into Night (feat. Stephanie McKay)" (2011) {iTunes}
6. will.i.am - "Lay Me Down (feat. Terry Dexter)" (2001) {iTunes}
7. Those Chosen - "Act Like You Know" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
8. Letherette - "Blad" (2010) {iTunes}
9. Maverick - "Down In Uptown" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
10. Lushlife - "Meridian Sound (Pt. Three)" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
11. Vikter Duplaix - "Electric Love (Nicolay Remix)" (2010) {iTunes}
12. Saturn Never Sleeps - "The Magic Hour" (2011) {Amazon MP3}
13. The Hired Gun - "You" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
14. Mo Kolours - "Biddies" (2011) {Bandcamp}
15. Illvibe Collective - "Medicine Man (feat. A.R.M.)" (2011) {Amazon MP3}
16. Rebirth Brass Band - "Do It Again" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
17. When Saints Go Machine - "Fail Forever" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
18. Iambic - "Ignite" (2010) {Amazon MP3}
Updated: Saturday, 28 May 2011 1:01 PM EDT
Before there was BSOTS, there was ON THE VERGE...
Now Playing: Fear of Pop -
Topic: OTV1999-01 (Jan,)
As of late, my actual blogging has fallen off considerably. Posts go up when there's a new podcast episode; otherwise quick bits of text and video are scattered through my Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook pages. However, it feels like nostalgia has given me a reason to post regularly again.
Nostalgia's a funny thing. It can cause you to remember things as more rosy than they actually were. More often than not, there is safety to be found in nostalgia. My wife does this with music: she could care less about new stuff. Instead, she continues to return to what she listened to 15 or 20 years ago, sometimes further back than that. I've been experiencing that practice myself lately, but with TV shows in my case. I've been alternating between my Electric Company box sets and Rocky and Bullwinkle on Hulu, with the occasional Peanuts special on YouTube. All of these things take my mind back to a simpler time, when it wasn't filled with so many impossible deadlines and convoluted ways to perform work tasks. In some ways, the origins of Both Sides Of The Surface offer that same feeling.
Recently I've been scanning copies of my old email newsletter, ON THE VERGE. WIthout it, there would be no website and without the website, there would be no podcast. An earlier blurb from the BSOTS history page explains what I was trying to do with OTV:
"after graduating from college, i needed something to keep my mind occupied and out of trouble. it was after a failed attempt in the late fall of 1998 to build a Web site that the seeds were planted for OTV. the musical focus was (and still remains) predominantly electronic and lesser-known urban genres, released both independently and on major labels. the reviews within OTV's three years of existence covered a vast array of genres: techno, house, drum and bass, soul, jazz, funk, hip-hop, avant-garde, and the occasional rock release as well."
ON THE VERGE premiered in January of 1999. Time has been flying by ever since my daughter was born, so 12 years ago doesn't seem that long ago. The thing that strikes me most about this first newsletter is how undeniably upbeat I was in my writing and the voracious appetite that I had for writing about music. I read it and wonder if things will ever be like that again, if I'm too angry, jaded, and bitter to return to that place in my writing. I expressed that concern to my wife tonight after dinner and my daughter replied, "Of course you will, daddy."
"What makes you say that, little girl?"
She thought about it, shrugged her shoulders and said, "I dunno."
Perhaps I shouldn't ask such questions. Instead I'll be grateful that my daughter continues to see something in me that I was convinced had long since left.
And so, for archive purposes and the sake of nostalgia, I present to you and re-present to others the OTV email newsletter. This first edition was nothing more than a handful of reviews, a quick blurb on Frank Zappa (still one of my biggest musical inspirations), and my top 20 of 1998. I have included some links to listen to selections from a few of the releases that were reviewed and I'll do my best to make that a standard practice. You'll notice that I reviewed a Fear of Pop single. At the time, there was speculation on who was behind it, but it was ultimately revealed as a Ben Folds side project that included William Shatner. Check the YouTube footage for a closer look on what it was all about.
For the two or few of you that have wondered where or how BSOTS got its start, it all goes back to ON THE VERGE. You can view or download the very first edition of the newsletter here...
Fact: see that picture at the top of the blog post? That was my room in the third floor attic apartment where I still aside, prior to getting married. I dubbed it "the OTV music office."
Fear of Pop - "In Love" (Thievery Corporation Remix)
The High Llamas - "Homerun Ubershow" (Schneider TM Remix)
Abstrakt Reality Records Sampler on CDBaby
Updated: Thursday, 12 May 2011 1:40 AM EDT
Now Playing: listening to the show right now...
Since I didn't do any sort of recap show at the beginning of 2011, I'm sort of making up for that now. This one gets back to the regular freeform format, bouncing around and picking up cuts from here and there. A lot of my current audio obsessions as of late are present: Space Invadas, Wildcookie, Toro Y Moi, and The Stepkids. Also have some friends in the mix as well (Core Rhythm, Jonny Sonic, Lovespirals, and DJ Center). And don't forget about beatmakers B. Bravo and Apollo Brown, Kid Creole And The Coconuts alumni Coati Mundi, hip-hop duo Malcolm and Martin, and a band from Sweden known as A Bossa Electica coming through with a killer Roy Ayers cover. On top of that, we close it out with some inspiring gospel soul from 1971.
Got a lot of ground to cover, so this will be the first of a two-part series. Oh yeah, I got the name of the Apollo Brown joint wrong during the recap. It's not "Tao Se Ching," it's "Tao TE Ching." My apologies. Let's get it goin'...
Theme music produced by Cy Tru. ID drops courtesy of Bazooka Joe, Darrenkeith, James Taylor of JTQ, EJ Flavors, and Jonny Sonic. Background music includes the following:
Silhouette Brown - "Leave A Note (Instrumental)"
Soulrific Podcast 100th episode
The Half Show with Me-Saj and Jason
My Love For Music Episode #20
The Chillcast with Anji Bee
1. B. Bravo - "Orfeo (Will You Stay)" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
2. Malcolm and Martin - "Movement Music" (2011) {iTunes}
3. Core Rhythm - "Omega Men (feat. Sum Kid, Tranquill, Hired Gun, and B-Boy Atomic)" (2010) {Bandcamp}
4. Suhov - "Love Is" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
5. Space Invadas - "Angel Maria" (2011) {Amazon MP3}
6. Apollo Brown - "Tao Te Ching" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD | iTunes}
7. The Stepkids - "Shadows On Behalf" (2011) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Stones Throw Store}
8. Coati Mundi - "No More Blues" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
9. Wildcookie - "Serious Drug" (2011) {Amazon MP3}
10. Jonny Sonic - "Mixtape" (2010) {Jonny Sonic Store}
11. Toro Y Moi - "Causers Of This" (2010) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
12. Lovespirals - "Try To Forget" (2011) {Bandcamp}
13. A Bossa Electrica - "Sob A Luz Do Sol (Everybody Loves The Sunshine)" (2011) {Amazon MP3}
14. DJ Center - "Center's Groove" (2010) {iTunes}
15. Pastor T.L. Barrett and the Youth For Christ Choir - "Like A Ship (Without A Sail)" (2010) {LITA Shop}
Updated: Tuesday, 26 April 2011 12:19 AM EDT
Now Playing: The Cure - "Harold And Joe"
This one's been a long time coming. And possibly the one to get me out of my podcast doldrums as of late. Very little has been of importance to me lately, but family has been major, particularly the time that I spend with Simone. This show is for her. It's full of songs that remind me of her, songs that sound like her smile, that sound like her thought process. This mix also contains selections that she's danced around to in our living room. And it contains slices of family life, too. This one might be the most important one I've done yet. Surprisingly enough, it's also been the least stressful in terms of stringing it together. I suppose thinking about it for the past two years helps.
This one's for Simone. This one's for my wife. And this one's for all the fathers raising up wonderful daughters and wanting to be present for every moment. If you know of a father who loves his daughter, please share this one with them. Enjoy...
Background music includes the following:
The Ting Tings - "Happy Birthday" {Amazon MP3}
They Might Be Giants - "Hot Dog!" {Amazon MP3}
1. PC Muñoz - "Places She's Been"
2. Small Sails - "Somnambulist" (2006) {Amazon MP3 | iTunes}
3. Dig Dug - "Don't Be Late" (2007) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
4. Manuele Atzeni - "Little Star" (2009) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
5. Asuna - "Clover" (2009) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
6. Georgia - "I Don't Want To Live On The Moon" (2008) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
7. Yo Gabba Gabba! - "I Love Bugs" (2010) {Amazon MP3 | iTunes}
8. Damu The Fudgemunk - "Colorful Storms (Official Mix)" (2008) {Bandcamp}
9. The Free Design - "Bubbles" (1970) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
10. Craft - "Toddler Rhythm" (2009) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
11. Custodian of Records - "Thunderstorm" (2009) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
12. My First Trumpet - "Dipl Link" (2007) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
13. Raymond Scott - "In The Hall Of The Mountain Queen" (1999) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
14. J Dilla - "Lightworks" (2006) {Stones Throw}
15. Ammoncontact - "Earth's Children (featuring Mia Doi Todd)" (2006) {iTunes}
16. Hi-Tek - "Think I Got A Beat (feat. Lil' Tone)" (2006) {iTunes}
17. Harrell & Sharron Lucky - "The Body Clap" (2001) {Stones Throw}
18. DJ Donna Summer - "Chicken Dance" (2009) {FREE DOWNLOAD}
19. Cornelius - "Magoo Opening" (1998) {iTunes}
20. Hausmeister - "Rader" (2000) {Boomkat}
21. Squarepusher - "Tommib" (2001) {iTunes}
22. Anomaly - "Chill" (2006) {FREE DOWNLOAD | Amazon MP3}
Updated: Tuesday, 22 March 2011 1:38 AM EDT
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The sexist reason why Lorde won't be performing at the Grammys
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Site: Samantha Ledlin
Image: Instagram.com/Lordemusic
Lorde is one of the five musicians nominated for Album of the Year at this year’s Grammys, but you won’t be seeing her perform onstage today
The #TimesUp and #MeToo movements have been slow to hit the music industry with reports surfacing that Album of the Year nominee and ultimate Kiwi-cool-girl, Lorde will not be performing at today's Grammy Awards despite solo performances been offered to all male nominees in the same category.
Lorde is one of the five musicians to receive a coveted Album of the Year nomination for her Melodrama record, alongside fellow talented artists; Childish Gambino, Bruno Mars, Jay-Z, and Kendrick Lamar. According to a source close to Variety, the male Album of the Year contenders were offered solo performances at today's Grammys and Lorde, being the only female nominee, was not. The source claims that Lorde was approached with an offer to perform alongside other artists as part of a tribute to the late Tom Petty; however the Kiwi singer declined the offer.
The reports follow a tweet made last week by Lorde's mother, Sonja Yelich that highlights the gender imbalance at the Grammy Awards. Yelich posted an excerpt of a New York Times article with the caption "this says it all"; the section reads: "Of the 899 people to be nominated for Grammy awards in the past six years, only nine per cent were women."
this says it all -@nytimes January 26, 2018 pic.twitter.com/R3YdHwieXf
— Sonja Yelich (@sonjayelich1) January 26, 2018
Stars including Lady Gaga, Halsey, Camila Cabello, Kesha and Kelly Clarkson will be wearing white roses to today's Grammy Awards in solidarity of the movement against sexual assault and harassment. It will be telling to see if the Awards address the gender movement in any other way beyond this.
Watch: Lorde’s new music video is perfect
Grammy nominations 2018: notable snubs, surprises and Jay-Z
Golden Globes 2018: red carpet arrivals
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Orangetheory Fitness Debuts New Documentary “Momentum Shift”
Posted: October 23, 2019 in Chains
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LOS ANGELES, CA – Orangetheory Fitness has debuted its new documentary, “Momentum Shift,” at the iconic DGA Theater in Los Angeles. The film spotlights Orangetheory Fitness Founder, Ellen Latham, weaving her inspiring story with those of Coach Joe Oniwor and member Kristen Ritchotte to showcase how, with a shift in perspective and the power of believing in yourself, anyone can achieve More Life.
The brand is eager to share its belief in momentum shifting up — what can happen when you focus on what you do have and not what you don’t — with the exceptional stories of its founder, coaches and members. Throughout the film, Ellen Latham speaks of the electrifying and sometimes difficult path that ultimately led to the creation of Orangetheory Fitness. Her journey is paralleled with stories of those whose lives have been greatly impacted by the brand, touching on everything from rediscovering one’s identity after a life-altering event to regaining mental, emotional and physical confidence both in and out of the studio. What begins as a simple step toward well-being by taking an Orangetheory Fitness class often transforms into a newfound dedication, love and respect for oneself and others.
“When I developed what would eventually become Orangetheory Fitness, my mission was simple: to give everyone who walked into my studio the tools to accomplish their goals,” says Ellen Latham. “I could not be prouder that what Orangetheory Fitness offers in-studio every single day has manifested greatness in other aspects of our members’ lives. It really is true that spending just one hour inside the studio with us helps members live more vibrantly the other 23 hours of their day.”
As a part of the rollout, “Momentum Shift” will be screening near Orangetheory locations across the country and will be entering the film circuit over the next year. The film will also be available on a streaming service at a later date.
Kevin Keith, Chief Brand Officer at Orangetheory, says: “With this documentary, Orangetheory had the rare opportunity to work with Emmy Award-winning Director Kristi Jacobson and tell legitimate, powerful stories, which is why the film was a natural next step for the brand. To be able to tell a meaningful story about transforming lives and, ultimately, leaving the world a better place is the driving motivation for us all. We’ve been in the storytelling space for some time on our owned channels, but to be able to dive into a much more intimate project in this space — and one that gave our members the ability and platform to share the brand’s impact with friends and family — was really special.”
As the leader in heart rate interval training and one of the world’s fastest-growing fitness franchise brands, Orangetheory Fitness provides its members with more energy, more drive and more health through a unique trifecta of science, coaching and technology. Each Orangetheory Fitness class, taught by a highly trained coach, is an hour-long, science-backed, technology-tracked, full-body workout that helps members elevate their heart rate to the “Orange Zone,” which is 84-91 percent of their maximum heart rate.
Each Orangetheory Fitness studio has treadmills, water rowing machines, mini bands and TRX® suspension unit systems as well as plenty of free weights and benches. Coaches conduct personalized group sessions designed for 24 participants at a time, an approach complemented by technology advancements. Through its game-changing technology, Orangetheory Fitness advances its mission by giving members even better tools to capture real-time performance data, measure their overall workout results and set new goals.
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Interview: Steven Blush, Author
By Scott McKenzie Posted on January 17, 2007 In Hard Rock Literature, Interviews, Slushpile Exclusive 1 No tags 0
Author Steven Blush was firmly entrenched in the hardcore punk music scene. Irrevocably changed by the music of Black Flag, he built a career as a journalist and music expert. He wrote American Hardcore: A Tribal History and served as writer/producer for a documentary film inspired by that book. But then, the bluesy riffs of Tom Keifer and Jeff LaBar from Cinderella introduced him to the power and suprisingly high-quality musicianship of many so-called hair metal bands. After experiencing that metal revelation, voiced by a host of not-so angelic guitar heroes and spandex-clad frontmen, Blush decided to immerse himself 80’s hair metal. The result of his research is American Hair Metal, a book that captures hundreds of photos and quotes from the rockers themselves.
Blush was kind enough to speak with us about his affection for this music genre, the nature of researching and compiling a book like this, and his task of sifting through more than 500 metal mags.
Slushpile: Your first book, American Hardcore, was published in 2001. I know you’re intimately involved with hardcore music and you’ve said in interviews that, “This was a big part of my life and a very intellectual chapter of Rock history that which was kind of overlooked and forgotten… I wrote it because of this forgotten history and I wanted to put the record straight.” Do you have any similar type of affinity for hair metal? Or was your first book a labor of love and this new one, American Hair Metal, more of academic pursuit?
Blush: I have a unique relationship to Hair Metal. Back in those days, I was a total punk rock fan, and had zero affinity for Hair Metal, or any other “establishment” music. In Punk, I saw myself as a participant in a cultural revolution against all that. But somewhere during the Alt Rock late-90s, during that horrible Radiohead Alt Rock era, I discovered the band Cinderella – and instantly realized that under all their big hair laid a majestic bluesy groove equal parts Aerosmith and AC/DC.
In the Punk scene, it is common to speak of that Ramones album or Bad Brains single that changed your life. For me, here was the line I crossed back to sex and drugs and rock n roll.
Virtually every press outlet today —MTV and VH-1, for example—can only poke fun at Hair Metal. I’m not doing that, I truly appreciate it. As an enthusiastic outsider and an experienced author, I feel I can comfortably discuss it all in a matter-of-fact manner.
Slushpile: What was your experience pitching, and then publishing, American Hardcore? Did you have an agent? How did you end up with Feral House?
Blush: I am old friends with Adam Parfrey at Feral House—we knew each other from the 80s East Village scene, and he later wrote for my publication, Seconds Magazine. From the start, Adam believed in me and in the American Hardcore project. There have been no agents or other typical business shit. I am very satisfied with our author-publisher relationship.
Slushpile: American Hair Metal is combination of photos, your own critiques of the music, outtakes from published interviews, and even fan art drawings of their favorite bands. How did you compile all this material?
Blush: The book’s artwork largely came from my collections of rock mags and rock effluvia. A bunch of old metal friends helped me fill in the holes. The fan drawings was my idea, to exemplify true American folk art.
Slushpile: Did you gather all this material together before writing your critiques and evaluations of the music? Or, did you have certain critiques in mind that you wanted to write, regardless of the photos you discovered?
Blush: The story wrote itself. There’s not a lot to analyze. So it was very easy to find which of the choice photos/artwork reflected the particular text. But nothing in the book is random.
Slushpile: With so many photos, song lyrics, and interview quotes, how difficult was it to get clearances?
Blush: The lyrics and quotes are used as part of a critical essay on the subject, so there were no legal problems. At the same time, we worked very hard to make sure everything printed in the book was correct, and never used derisively or out-of-context. Those quotes and lyrics are in tribute to how much these guys kicked ass!
Slushpile: Many aspiring authors wonder about clearances and permissions. On the one hand, you don’t want to promise a publisher a certain lyric or quote and then not be able to obtain permission to use it. So one strategy would be to get the permission prior to submitting the book to a publisher. But on the other hand, some entities might not be willing to give permission without knowing exact details of the publication. So another strategy would be to wait until a book deal is finalized before asking for permissions. What is your advice?
Blush: Just go for it and be prepared to make changes later. Your sole job as author is to finish the book. In most cases, legal changes by the publisher are a separate issue.
Slushpile: American Hardcore and American Hair Metal are both books that rely heavily on their format, layout, and design. Aspiring authors who want to produce books like this are often confused by how “finished” of a manuscript they need to pitch to publishers. For example, if I were submitting a proposal for a book like this, do I need to include the photos and the captions and make it look like a final product? Or, should I just include placeholders for the photos and notes about what I intend to go there?
Blush: It depends on the author or on the situation. American Hardcore was a unique situation in that I sent Feral House a completely finished book on disc. But that’s just because I’m a control freak, and demand total hands-on. American Hair Metal was designed in-house by Feral House, but with my excuciatingly detailed input. Both situations were very positive.
Slushpile: Were there any bands that you previously didn’t like, but later developed an appreciation for through the research of this book?
Blush: Yes, most notably: Britny Fox, Danger Danger, Roxx Gang, Vinnie Vincent Invasion, and our cover boyz Nitro.
Slushpile: In the introduction, you write that your conversations with some of hair metal’s key players “lacked any cool insight,” and that, “perhaps the characters’ past art embarrassed them.” Why do you think hair metal is so derided? We’ve seen a growing understanding of disco’s cultural place, a growing critical appreciation of early 80’s synthesizer music, but hair metal is still a joke. Why?
Blush: I feel I’m the right to person to have created this book because one, I’m totally into it, and two, unlike the scene’s participants, most of whom have done everything possible to whitewash their Aqua Net pasts, I’ve got absolutely nothing to be embarrassed by.
The American Hair Metal book came out only 90 days ago, and is already in reprint. The book’s success shows that people may finally be ready for a critical re-evaluation of Hair Metal. We’ll see…
Slushpile: You write that these bands “were pure entertainers—no tortured artist trip or subversive political intent, no stewing over Reaganomics, El Salvador death squads, nuclear holocaust, or any of society’s other ills.” What are your thoughts about the rare moments of hair metal political awareness, such as Queensryche’s Operation: Mindcrime album?
Blush: Operation: Mindcrime is far dumber than anything Britny Fox ever did, or wore.
Remember: it’s much much harder to be smart and act dumb than it is to be dumb and act smart.
Slushpile: You write about the hair metal uniform of bright colors, make-up, and teased hair. “The participants were not intellectuals or sophisticates and they were definitely not transvestites;” you write. “They were simply blue-collar uber-heteros who dressed sorta like chicks because that’s what got them laid.” But where did this style come from and how did it get to be considered sexy? Front men like Robert Plant (nicknamed “Percy” by his bandmates due to his outré stage presence) often displayed a bit of femininity. And of course, influential bands like The New York Dolls and T. Rex took androgyny to the extreme. But that’s still a long way from Aqua Net and lime green spandex. How did the hair metal fashion evolve?
Blush: Hair Metal was nothing new, it was simply the biggest version of the same ol’ thing. The Stones, Led Zep and the Dolls set the stage for bands like Aersomith and Van Halen, who in turn set the stage for the Hair bands. Rock cliches like dressing quasi-fem in tight leather pants and singing in castrati vocals was the template for Alpha Males expression, so that’s exactly what the Hair bands did. These Hair bands did not dress that way out of irony or out of sexual confusion. They just thought it looked cool, and knew that it got ‘em laid.
Slushpile: Many of the hair metal bands were infamous for their egos. “Overnight fame and fortune, rampant intoxication and unbridled sexual attention made for mind-boggling cases of self-delusion and self-importance,” you write. “Even modest levels of success led to enormously swollen heads, and bodacious claims of invincibility.” Compare this braggadocio with what we see today in rap music, where unknown MCs brag about their skills and bank accounts.
Blush: They are one in the same. No difference at all. But while the Hair bands were dismissed as stupid and sexist, the rappers are embraced for “keeping it real.” The cultural implications to that answer are outside the realm of this conversation…
Slushpile: You point out that after the explosion of Grunge music, the industry abandoned the hair metal bands. “The bands themselves are also to blame, as they bailed on their sound and style, too… Instead of staying true, hair metal bands tried to change with the times—and failed. Simply put, debaucherous big-haired boyz, by their own definition, could never be part of the Grunge generation.” What lessons do you think aspiring authors can learn for the musicians’ failed attempts at staying cool?
Blush: Stay true to your art—to your vision—and you will never fail. Had Warrant or Cinderella not gone Grunge, we probably would not be having this discussion. I’m certainly not implying that these bands would’ve endured beyond the Nirvana years, but their fall would not have been so damn steep and tragic.
Slushpile: The last third of the book is dedicated to an alphabetical listing of the important bands with key facts about each group. How did you research this section? I’m a trivia fanatic (and I thought I knew it all) about this music, but there were some facts here that were completely new to me. How did you dig up this information?
Blush: The research of this book was quite in-depth. The majority of the book’s trivia comes from my intensive notetaking of over 500 issues of 80’s rock mags like Circus, RIP, Creem, Hit Parader, Metal Edge – a mind-numbing experience, to put it politely. The rest of the information was miniutae I picked up on over the years (and fact-checked against my bad memory!).
Slushpile: One of the great things about American Hair Metal is the fantastic photographs of hair metal guitars. I always loved the graphics and paint jobs that 80’s axe slingers came up with. What’s your favorite guitar from that era?
Blush: The guitar on the cover – Nitro’s Michael Angelo’s Charvel Quad X-400 with 4 necks in a V formation, each with a seventh string, for a higher octave. The most over-the-top guitar ever!!
Slushpile: What other music genres intrigue you? Do you have plans for any future American… music books?
Blush: I think I’ve taken this “American” thing as far as it can go…
Slushpile: Your work has appeared in magazines such as Spin, Details, and the Village Voice. What tips can you offer for freelancers trying to place articles in publications like these?
Blush: Newspapers and magazines exist to generate advertising revenue, and editors are notoriously self-absorbed and nepotistic, so expect frustration and disappointment. Many of your great pitches will get nixed, and your best writings will get cut or re-written—all for little pay, usually paid late. Then some features get cancelled, perhaps for no good reason, sometime with no cancellation fee. The one real upside is your byline, but expect that to be omitted, poorly-placed or omitted altogether. That said, there’s far worse jobs…
Slushpile: What is your single-best, most-important, can’t-live-without writing tip you would offer to aspiring authors?
Blush: Never ever give up. Once you give up, you’re no longer an author.
Slushpile: What is your single-best, most-important, can’t-live-without publishing tip you would offer to aspiring authors struggling to break into print?
Blush: Be prepared to starve for your art.
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Soapbox Science 2017 London
On the 27th of May 2017, 2-5pm, London’s Southbank will transform again into a hub of scientific learning and discussion, as some of London’s leading scientists take to their soapboxes to showcase their science to the general public. The event’s mission remains the same: to help eliminate gender inequality in science by raising the profile, and challenging the public’s view, of women and non-binary people in science. The event is free. If you’d like to see what Soapbox Science looks like in action, have a look at the Soapbox Science 2015 video
We couldn’t run this London event without the generous logistical and financial support of our sponsors. Our London events have been supported from the start by the L’Oreal UNESCO For Women In Science Scheme and the Zoological Society of London. Since 2014, our overall whole initiative is moreover supported by the Science and Technology Facilities Council.
Details of the location and timing of the event
Date: Saturday 27th May 2017
Address: Queen’s Stone, Riverside walkway (by Gabriel’s Wharf)
South Bank, London, SE1 9PP
Time: 2pm – 5pm
2017 saw some very strong competition to appear at this London’s event, with 104 applications received. The winners and their discussion topics included:
Professor Frances Brodsky, University College London “The two-edged sword of human glucose metabolism”
Dr Francesca Ciccarelli, King’s College London / The Francis Crick Institute “Using computers to study patient genomes and select the best cancer treatment”
Dr Siân Fogden (@DrSianF), Anionica “Changing the world on an unprecedented scale: How tiny carbon nanotechnology will change all of our lives”
Dr Katherine Holt, University College London “Diamond – more than a girl’s best friend?”
Dr Kari Hyll, King’s College London / National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) “Smoke and Mirrors – Wildfire monitoring in a warming world”
Jenny Jaffe (@Jenny_Jaffe), Institute of Zoology “Diseased dormice? How wildlife vets help reintroduce rare species!”
Dr Tracy Kivell, University of Kent “Well, that’s handy! Evolution of our hands and our dexterity”
Professor Susan Michie (@susanmichie), University College London “What does it take to change your behaviour?”
Professor Carolyn Moores (@CarolynMoores1), Birkbeck College “Size matters: studying the nanomachinery in our cells that keeps us alive”
Dr Stephanie Schorge, University College London “Brain hacking with viruses: a scientist’s dilemma”
Professor Ijeoma Uchegbu, University College London “Tiny particles that go places”
Dr Jessica Bryant (@JessicaVBryant), Institute of Zoology “The singing king of the swingers: conserving the world’s rarest ape”
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert David Hall (born November 9, 1947) is an American actor, best known for his role as coroner Dr. Albert Robbins M.D. on the television show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Born in East Orange, New Jersey, Hall attended Tustin High School in California and went on to graduate from UCLA in 1971 with a degree in English Literature. Hall is a former professional musician and accomplished guitarist, and is also proficient on piano and mandolin. For several years he was a high profile radio DJ in Los Angeles. He has also done extensive voice work on television commercials and cartoons. In 1978, Robert had to have both of his legs amputated as a result of an accident in which an 18-wheeler truck crushed his car. The accident also caused the gasoline tank of the car to explode, causing burns over 65% of his body. He now comfortably uses prosthetic limbs, allowing for personal mobility. Several of his characters, including his CSI character, have openly shared this disability. He is a prominent advocate for disabled Americans. In addition to starring on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Robert has appeared in such films as Starship Troopers and The Negotiator and has made guest appearances in a number of TV programs including The West Wing and L.A. Law. He also furnishes the narration on CourtTV's documentary series North Mission Road. Currently, Hall is working on the short thriller "The Roymann Closure in the Netherlands", written by writer/director David Grifhorst and executive producer Jop Douma. In his personal life, Robert was married to Susan Petroni from 1969 until their divorce in 1974, and Connie Cole from 1979 until their divorce in 1987. His son, Andrew, was born of his second marriage. Hall's third and current marriage is to Judy Sterns in 1999.
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By Derek Prior | April 17, 2020 April 17, 2020 by Derek Prior
“Story telling and descriptions of the highest quality.” Ray Nicholson, Amazon Top 1000 Reviewer “Prior weaves a fully realized world in this rich fantasy.” — Kirkus Reviews “A masterpiece of sword and sorcery storytelling.” — Bookwraiths Reviews The only thing keeping the Nameless Dwarf from once more becoming the Ravine Butcher is a helm made from the sorcerous…
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It’s been a busy year, but finally it’s all coming together. All 6 books in the Annals of the Nameless Dwarf series have now been released in hardcover format. These beautiful editions are published via IngramSpark and are available from all major retailers. If you would like a signed copy of any of the hardcovers,…
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I’m excited to announce that Mike Carnes has agreed to narrate the Nameless Dwarf series. Mike emerged as the top choice of my listening team after a few weeks of very high quality auditions from more than thirty talented narrators. Appropriately, he brews his own beer, smokes cigars, and once even made a life-size Dalek.…
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I have ten free copies of the Sorcerers’ Isle audiobook (narrated by Steven Pacey) to give away to prospective reviewers. If you run a review blog or are simply prepared to write a review on Audible.com and Amazon.com please email me your interest at derekpprior[at]gmail.com To listen to a sample, please click on the image…
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MUSCLE SPASMS, TIGHTNESS, TWITCHING to any joint or area of the body, e.g. TMJ, head, neck, shoulder, elbow, wrist, fingers, hips, knees, ankles and toes.
NUMBNESS, TINGLING SENSATION to any part of the body.
SKIN ALTERATIONS to include skin blanching red, blanching white, and various rashes with or without itching on any part of the body. These rashes can come and go or stay visible. Also, the skin can alternately feel hot and or cold.
MOOD ALTERATIONS to include insomnia, irritability, poor focus, poor memory and depression.
Q: Do these symptoms occur all at once or can they occur individually or in combinations?
A: These symptoms can occur individually, in any combination or all at once in any degree of severity.
Q: Is the whole body affected by CRPS/RSD? or can parts of the body be affected?
A: Since CRPS/RSD is a disease of the sympathetic nervous system, it can affect any part of the body including internal organs. The symptoms express themselves in what is known as a thermatomal distribution as illustrated below. Any of the symptoms listed can occur in any combination in one or more of the four color diagramed thermatomal areas.
All symptoms can change location, intensity, and duration in any given thermatome on any given day without warning or reason. As such, CRPS/RSD is often referred to as “THE DISEASE WITH A MIND OF ITS OWN.”
Q: How is CRPS/RSD diagnosed?
A: CRPS/RSD is diagnosed mainly through proper patient history, clinical observation and examination. The more signs and symptoms of sympathetic nervous system dysfunction present, the greater the suspicion of CRPS/RSD should be and the more likely a diagnosis of CRPS/RSD will be made and confirmed.
Q: How is CRPS/RSD treated?
A: First, all sensory pain which might be keeping the sympathetic nervous system active must be identified, eliminated and or contained.
Then as part of a diagnosis and initial form of treatment, especially when the head, neck and upper body are involved, cervical, sympathetic regional nerve blocks can be given. These nerve blocks are administered in the doctor’s office using the same local anesthetic as that used to treat a toothache. If there is relief of presenting symptoms, (i.e. pain, spasm etc.) obtained from the nerve blocks, usually within about fifteen minutes to one half hour, a diagnosis of CRPS/RSD is confirmed and further treatments can be recommended. These nerve blocks can be repeated in a timely manner if indicated.
Q: What other treatments for CRPS/RSD are there?
A: There are multiple ways to attempt to treat CRPS/RSD and relieve and or eliminate symptoms.
There are medications that can be prescribed to control and attempt to regulate the sympathetic nervous system as well as manage pain, muscle spasm and inflammation in a non-narcotic manner.
When any type of muscle spasm or tightness is present physical therapy is very helpful to regain mobility.
There is a definitive CRPS/RSD diet patients can go on. Certain foods contain chemicals that stimulate the sympathetic nervous system and as such must be eliminated from the CRPS/RSD sufferer’s diet.
If there are skin irritations and or rashes, Epsom salt baths can be very helpful.
KEY: The most important point to understand when treating CRPS/RSD is that no one treatment works alone. The treatment must be multi-factorial and delivered concurrently.
Q: What is the goal of treatment?
A: To eliminate, minimize and or control as many symptoms as possible and thus restore quality and enjoyment of life.
Q: How bad can CRPS/RSD get?
A: CRPS/RSD actually occurs in four definable stages. These stages are a progression of this disease and can overlap with the later stages showing more severe signs and symptoms of body dysfunction. In the advanced stages of CRPS/RSD, patients can become very sick with minimal and or no ability to fight disease or infection. KEY: EARLY DIAGNOSIS IS CRUCIAL.
Q: Is there a cure?
A: There is no cure for CRPS. However the diagnosis of this disease in its earliest stage does provide the greatest chance for extended remission and abatement of symptoms. With the progression of this disease, repeated, ongoing attempts to control and minimize symptoms, flare ups and relapses thru a multi-treatment approach becomes a more realistic treatment goal. KEY: EARLY DIAGNOSIS IS CRUCIAL.
Q: Once signs and symptoms of CRPS/RSD are controlled, minimized or eliminated, can re-occurrence and or relapse of symptoms occur?
A: Yes. Any new noxious, pain, and or stress producing event that the CRPS/RSD patient is exposed to can cause a flare up of any previous sympathetic nervous system mediated symptoms and or create new sympathetic nervous system mediated symptoms. The CRPS/RSD patient must be aware of this.
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Elise Bryant elected president of Coalition of Labor Union Women
Elise Bryant (right), longtime labor educator and current Executive Director of the Labor Heritage Foundation, was elected president of the Coalition of Labor Union Women at CLUW's recent convention, September 6-9 in Detroit, Michigan, Bryant's hometown. "I am excited about taking on this work with a fabulous group of women who are smart, savvy, and dedicated trade unionists!" Bryant tells Union City. "The newly elected executive council officers of CLUW are a great mix of seasoned veterans, newcomers, Next Generationers who are ready to hit the ground running!"
CLUW's National Officers are now Elise Bryant (CWA), President; Carla M. Insinga (AFSCME), Executive Vice President; Judy Beard (APWU), Treasurer; Joanne M. Sanders (IATSE), Recording Secretary; Bennie Bridges (AFGE), Corresponding Secretary.
9/13: this post has been updated to include CLUW's national officers.
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Mystery of Napoleon's Death Solved
By Brandigal (Donna) Jan 17, 2007 in Technology
Scientists say that Napoleon Bonaparte died from an advanced case of gastric cancer and not arsenic poisoning as some had thought.
Napoleon Bonaparte died at age 52 after he was exiled to St. Helena.
It was thought he died arsenic poisoning from some arsenic found in his hair in 1961. However scientists now say he died from an advanced case of gastric cancer.
After studying autopsy reports and his physician memoirs, eyewitness accounts, and family medical histories, it was found that gastrointestinal bleeding was the immediate cause of death.
The original autopsy said he had two ulcerated lesions: a large one on the stomach and a smaller one that had pierced through the stomach wall and reached the liver.
Scientists now compared the description of these lesions with current images of 50 benign ulcers and 50 gastric cancers and found that his were cancerous.
It was a huge mass from the entrance of his stomach to the exit. It was at least 10 centimeters [4 inches] long.Size alone suggests the lesion was cancer." said Robert Genta, the lead study author.
They said that if he was in todays world being treated for what he had he would have died within a year. His cancer they believe was caused by an ulcer-causing bacterial infection.
Amazing what they are able to do and find out after all these years.
More about Napoleon, Bunaparte, Mystery
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A New Tariff In Town
[ Posted Thursday, March 22nd, 2018 – 17:22 UTC ]
President Trump's White House made two announcements on tariffs today, which was likely not a coincidence. The big announcement was that Trump will be levying new tariffs on $60 billion of Chinese goods. Specifics will follow, within a few weeks. The timing of this may have been intentional, because the Trump administration also revealed today that the steel and aluminum tariffs aren't going to be anywhere near as tough as Trump initially stated. If the idea was for one bit of tariff news to hide the other, this largely seems to have worked. However, the big tariff news caused the Dow Jones Industrial Average to react by plummeting 700 points.
Before we get to China, though, let's take a look at the story that's been overshadowed by the new tariff. A few weeks back, Trump announced a 25 percent tariff on steel and a 10 percent tariff on aluminum. He made this announcement just as a special House election in southwestern Pennsylvania (steel country, in other words) was coming down to the wire. Politically, this tactic backfired when it didn't change many voters' minds about the Republican in the race. Democrat Conor Lamb emerged as the victor anyway (today, Lamb's GOP opponent officially threw in the towel and conceded the race). Economically, the steel tariff didn't make a whole lot of sense, since Trump tried to make it seem like he was getting tough on China with it -- only to then learn that America imports merely one or two percent of its steel from China. America's biggest steel-importing trade partners are Canada, Brazil, South Korea, and Mexico. Trump already exempted Canada and Mexico from the steel tariff, and today the administration announced it was also going to exempt the European Union, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, and South Korea. Meaning it likely won't make much of any difference whatsoever to the steel industry at large, either here or abroad. More and more, the whole thing is looking more like a political ploy that just didn't work out the way Trump thought it would.
Which is probably why the news was intentionally buried today with the new China tariff in town. Headlines so far are pretty misleading on the new tariff, since many state that "$60 billion in new tariffs" will be created, when the reality is more likely that "new tariffs will be instituted on $60 billion of Chinese imports," which is an order of magnitude smaller, numerically. The tariffs themselves won't add up to $60 billion, in other words.
As with the steel and aluminum tariffs, the details were not initially announced. So far, nobody has any real idea which products will get hit by the new tariff, or how much each of these tariffs are going to be. The only thing which is known at the moment is that Trump's advisors came to him with a package of tariffs on $30 billion in Chinese goods, and he told them to double it in size -- which they have now done. The White House is indicating that it will be targeting Chinese goods to protest their intellectual property trade policies, so we'll have to wait to see which industries will be affected.
As mentioned, Wall Street has already weighed in with their disapproval, sending the stock market tumbling. This also happened after the steel and aluminum tariffs were announced, but the market stabilized afterwards very quickly. We'll see whether this holds true in tomorrow's trading on the much larger and wider-targeted Chinese tariffs. Since the market is so high, it can probably absorb a 700-point drop, but if we get multiple days of similar drops, perhaps the White House will dial back the Chinese tariffs in the same way it watered down the steel and aluminum tariffs. We won't know until around the middle of next week what the market really thinks, in other words.
What is becoming clear, however, is which American exports will be targeted by China in retaliation. The biggest of these is agriculture. China is sending signals that it will either institute its own tariffs on American soybeans (with other crops also possible targets), or China might just stop buying so much American soy and punish us that way instead.
Soy is a huge crop in this country. It's second only to corn, which is really saying something. The top ten soybean-producing states are: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Indiana, Nebraska, Ohio, Missouri, South Dakota, Arkansas, and North Dakota. Farmers in these states are going to be the hardest hit if China is serious about retaliating by disrupting the international soy market.
You'll notice there are a lot of Trump voters in that demographic, especially in those particular states. So while everyone else has to pay more for Chinese products, soy farmers could be hit in the pocketbook a lot harder and a lot quicker. This is going to make things tough for Republican members of Congress from big soy-growing states, a little more than seven months before the midterm elections happen. If the farmers are screaming at them it's going to be tough for their politicians to back Trump's trade war with China, to put it mildly.
Trump's China announcement today is the second salvo of the Trump trade war. The first shot Trump fired was inexpertly aimed and could have caused nothing but friendly-fire damage to our allies. He wound up having to exempt so many countries that the steel and aluminum tariffs will be largely ineffective. To cover up this embarrassing walkback, Trump announced the second round today, which is targeted specifically towards China (instead of everywhere else on the planet).
It will be interesting to hear the reaction from Capitol Hill, during the two-week period when the details are hashed out. After all, the outcry over the metal tariffs was what convinced the White House to significantly dial them back, when the details were finally revealed. This headed off European retaliatory tariffs, and has calmed things down considerably.
But the details on the China tariffs are going to be tough to walk back, since Trump started with the bottom line: $60 billion in goods will be targeted. If that turns into only a few billion in the end, then the rest of the world will stop paying so much attention to the initial announcements from Trump. If big sweeping tariffs are announced only to be dialed back in the end, then Trump will lose a lot of credibility on trade.
If the White House does follow through this time and releases a list of the products that will be hit with the new tariffs, then we'll all see what we're about to start paying more money for. Because tariffs aren't levied on the exporting country, to them it's just another cost of doing business. Tariffs are actually paid by the importing country's consumers -- which means you and me. A tariff is a tax, plain and simple, and the consumer's going to wind up paying it. Which products are selected will determine which consumers better get ready to pay more.
A trade war with China is going to hit the American consumer indirectly, and will almost certainly hit red-state American farmers much more directly. Any trade war is essentially a game of "chicken," trying to get the other side to blink. The next few weeks are going to be an interesting rollercoaster ride, as Americans begin assessing what price they'll be paying for Trump's trade war. Will things stabilize and work out in the end, or will the entire economy react negatively? That's what we're all about to find out. Buckle up, because there's a new tariff in town.
44 Comments on “A New Tariff In Town”
John From Censornati wrote:
The End is near.
[ Permalink ] [ Thursday, March 22nd, 2018 at 17:28 ]
C. R. Stucki wrote:
Free trade is the basis of universal economic prosperity. Only special-interest groups and economic ignoramuses ever favor restrictions on free trade. Trump is definitely not a special-interest group, so that tells us what he is.
I can't see any details in any of the news announcements. As CW states, targeting $60B in goods is one thing, but if the tariffs are 1% then we are talking about $600M in additional taxes on the U.S. consumer - dumb, but from an economic perspective invisible - with inflation running about 2% it is like moving prices 6 months into the future. If he puts 100% tariffs on then it is going to lift the cost of all goods from the current Chinese price level to the next lowest provider's price (either from another country or from a U.S. firm) but again will probably have little impact on the typical U.S. consumer.
Mostly it is an insult to the Chinese. My Chinese friend (who lived in the U.S. for many years, and still rents his house out here, is CTO for a large tech company in China) tells me this is great news for the Communist Party - it takes the news away from internal issues (in particular the concern over the dictator-for-life legislation recently passed) and gives Xi a chance to flex his muscles against the "great oppressor" and look good at home. He isn't sure that the Chinese will target key red-state constituencies (e.g. soy bean farmers) because Xi really just wants to de-escalate this and creating a lot of pissed off Trump voters is only more likely to risk that the child in the White House will lash out more. He thinks it will be symbolic Tariffs on some iconic U.S. goods (e.g. Levi's) to play to the home audience.
Another of my friends on Wall St thinks the real reason the Dow dropped today is due to the increase in borrowing costs for the Government after yesterday's rate hike - and the danger that the Chinese will drive rates higher by cutting back on buying U.S. treasuries. This again is a double edged sword for China however as a U.S. in recession isn't good for them.
One thing to remember is that our enemies are frankly delighted that Trump is in power - the U.S. is losing relevance and influence at a startling rate at the moment, opening the door for other players, and a competent President like Obama or Hillary would make their life harder.
Trump is turning us into a second rate power - like a big, dangerous, but stupid, lunk at high school that is being outsmarted by everybody else.
Bolton. What a farce.
If Trump pulls any further to the right, he'll start doing donuts.
So, a Bolton from the blue. Uh-huh. It fits.
To repeat what I said in the last thread, a few minutes ago:
Trump is preparing to fire Mueller and then cover the outrage that would surely elicit it with a scowling, contentious summit with 'Rocket man', followed by...bombing Iran?
As Fran Liebowitz (a New York celebrity who has known Trump for most of her adult life) said this week: "You don't know anyone as stupid as Trump. You just don't."
Which means, you Democrats REALLY scroo'ed the pooch by nominating someone who is STUPIDER than Donald Trump..
My gods, people.. Ya'all voted for and supported the *ONLY* candidate on the face of the planet who could LOSE to Donald Trump!
If only someone prescient and non-political had warned ya'all of the utter moronic folly of your actions before hand...
Oh... Wait.... :^/
[ Permalink ] [ Friday, March 23rd, 2018 at 01:57 ]
ListenWhenYouHear wrote:
Just read this in an article from Politico:
Bolton also was passed over for a top State Department job last year, reportedly because Trump was turned off by his bristly, full mustache.
A person’s looks determined whether Trump hired them as his National Security Advisor! When you list all the qualities that a good national security advisor should have, “attractive facial hair” would not make most people’s list.
Says the person who has dumped on President Trump moreso for his physical appearance than any other reason..
Ya'all are soo blinded by the hypocrisy and hatred, it's astounding... :^/
"Amazing.. Everything you just said right there is wrong."
-Luke Skywalker, THE LAST JEDI
CW-
Did you see comment 32 from "Two State Court Cases with National Political Impact"?
You also referred me to your comment 28 from my comment 3 on "Democrats Should Run Against Ryan and McConnnel".
Although it is related, I don't think your comment 28 really answers the content of comment 3.
And unfortunately, much of comment 28 (as I pointed out in my reply) is not accurate on what One Demand is, so even though some of your arguments in 28 may be good arguments about what you are arguing against they are not arguments against One Demand because those are not One Demand positions that you are arguing against.
Please continue the conversation so we can discuss what One Demand is and not whatever it is that you were arguing against.
Right, and you support him because of how honest he is!
A feint!! A dodge!!! Another dodge!!! Another feint!!!
And Listen is rocked back on his heels...
I supported Trump because he was not Hillary Clinton...
I supported Trump for the EXACT same reason I supported Obama in 2008....
Of the two of us, it's obvious who is the slave to their ideology and who isn't...
TheStig wrote:
neilm-3
Gold star to your comments....especially the last paragraph. One year of Trump has turned the USA into the World's biggest banana republic. At what point does Corporate America go to war with him?
Gold star to your comments....especially the last paragraph. One year of Trump has turned the USA into the World's biggest banana republic.
Funny..
That's EXACTLY what the hysterical GOP said about Odumbo..
What makes them wrong and you right???
"What makes them wrong and you right?"
The thing that makes Democrats and Republicans each think they are right while the other side is wrong is called self-delusion.
In this case, as it is most of time, both sides are about right about the other side and wrong about themselves.
Yep... Highly present in religious fanatics as well..
The delusion that god has allowed them to see what is right and moral and anyone who doesn't believe the same is attacked mercilessly...
There is absolutely NO DIFFERENCE between a political fanatic and a religious fanatic..
NONE.. ZERO... ZILCH.... NADA....
But Hillary isn’t still running against Trump, which you and most Fox News viewers cannot seem to remember. So none of that really explains why you still blindly worship the Orange Turd!
Michale is starting to back-pedal his hero worship of the clown in the White House. Now, instead of Trump being an honest, capable businessman who is going to sort all of America's problems he is now only the "not Hillary".
Guess what Michale, your right wing puppeteers have another woman teed up for you to hate - Nancy - and instead of being from New York, she is even better for them - from hippy-central: San Francisco.
Let's start counting the number of anti-Nancy comments Michale posts in the run up to November.
That's EXACTLY what the hysterical GOP said about Odumbo.. What makes them wrong and you right?
Well, everything we've experienced this last year, for one. Trump's erratic behavior has only become worse, this latest week being a prime example. What half-baked crisis will he create suddenly today out of the clear blue sky? Stay tuned.
I'll give Trump one thing: he's exposed the GOP for being the insincere hypocrites that I'd always thought they were. The next time that a Republican tries to lecture me about public morality, honesty, the rule of law, or the proper handling of classified information, I might just start to laugh so hard that I'd be in danger of busting something internal.
While there are similarities between political and religious fanatics, there is one difference.
You can't prove the belief in a God is either true or untrue.
There is often plenty of evidence available to demonstrate whether or not a political belief is true or not.
It won't convince the political fanatic, but it can expose their bullshit to others.
There is an old Irish joke about the Pope arguing with an atheist. They go back and forth until the Pope loses his temper and says:
"You atheists are all the same, you can't see, you are like a man with a blindfold on in a dark room trying to find a cat that doesn't exist!"
The atheist replies:
"That's funny, because I think that you are also like a man with a blindfold on in a dark room trying to find a cat that doesn't exist, the only difference is you think you've found it!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS3BZs5fx3Q
Once again, dodging and weaving, throwing up anything to avoid the facts...
Ya'all lost... You backed a LUSER.....
And you can't even admit it.. :D
The late, great, Dave Allen - the best Irish comedian ever! Check out some of his other clips on Youtube, you'll enjoy them :)
Neil,
Credit where credit is due..
THAT is funny :D
Oh, I don't know, Balthy, the morons who fell for Trump's con and gleefully spewed back information from illegally hacked emails and became Putin's useful idiots are pretty damn ignorant. They didn't care that these emails were illegally hacked; they celebrated the crime and spewed back the contents while claiming they were the "law and order" party. No blatant hypocrisy there, right?
Why do you think Trump switched parties for the umpteenth time for the 2016 election cycle? Trump simply followed the idiots united in their hatred that Fox News had primed for years spewing their racial animus and conspiracy BS. I mean, what kind of moron actually believes that winning an election is a reflection of the intelligence of a candidate and not the morons dumb enough to buy into the candidate's illegal con? :)
neilm
Spot on.
Trump is quite simply "Putin's Bitch." Sad!
I know, right? Like there are no archives that document the Orange Worship.
They are united in their hatred and perform on cue when spoon-fed. :)
Paula wrote:
Another edition of the "They Only Win By Cheating" series: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/23/florida-school-shooting-sheriff-hoax-482170
But all of it was a lie, the woman and her attorney, Yechezkel Rodal, now tell POLITICO, which found her by combing internet videos and social media.
“I was paid to say these things. I didn’t even know what I was saying,” said the woman, who spoke with POLITICO on condition of anonymity because she fears political retribution from Internet trolls or from the sheriff’s office, which does not know her identity. “I’m sorry … It’s fake.”
The revelation comes amid growing concerns about the spate of conspiracy theories and “false flag” attacks surrounding recent mass shootings — especially in Florida — that are surfacing on right-wing and fringe media sites.
Interesting. Here's another entry to add to your "They Only Win By Cheating" series.
Oh, wait. Perhaps it should go in your "Sometimes They Cheat and Lose Anyway" series:
Attorney says Roy Moore supporters offered him $10,000 to drop client who accused the Senate candidate of sexual impropriety
BIRMINGHAM — Days after a woman accused U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore of sexual impropriety, two Moore supporters approached her attorney with an unusual request.
They asked lawyer Eddie Sexton to drop the woman as a client and say publicly that he did not believe her. The damaging statement would be given to Breitbart News, then run by former White House strategist Stephen K. Bannon.
In exchange, Sexton said in recent interviews, the men offered to pay him $10,000 and promised to introduce him to Bannon and others in the nation’s capital. Parts of Sexton’s account are supported by recorded phone conversations, text messages and people in whom he confided at the time.
The effort to undermine Leigh Corfman’s allegations — beginning on Nov. 13, a month before the election — shows how far some of Moore’s most fervent supporters were willing to go to salvage an Alabama campaign that many hoped would propel a nationwide populist movement and solidify Bannon’s image as a political kingmaker.
In the phone conversations and texts, copies of which were obtained by The Washington Post, one of the men spoke of ties to Moore and Bannon while urging Sexton to help “cloud” the allegations, which included other women’s claims that Moore pursued them when they were teenagers and he was in his 30s.
“What they’re saying, all they want to do is cloud something,” Gary Lantrip, who attended at least one private fundraising event for Moore, said during a phone call recorded by Sexton. “They said if they cloud, like, two of them, then that’s all they need.”
Lantrip also made references to money — at one point speaking haltingly about the “the ten [pause] dollars,” a shorthand for the $10,000 offer, Sexton said.
“We got some chance to do something, make some quick little-bitty for you … and then, on down the line, we can go to D.C.,” Lantrip said during the recorded call.
Sexton was initially reluctant to talk publicly about the alleged offer, because the men — Lantrip and Bert Davi, business partners in a small construction firm — are his clients in an unrelated court case, a dispute over a real estate venture. Sexton decided to speak publicly after repeated requests over months from Post reporters, who contacted him after obtaining one of the recordings.
https://tinyurl.com/y7uao664
[30] Kick! I was just reading that story! Oh my god.
“I’ve signed this omnibus budget bill. There are a lot of things I’m unhappy about in this bill,” Trump said. “But I say to Congress, I will never sign another bill like this again. I’m not going to do it again.”
Glad to see that Trump is starting to accept his fate!
A Virginia Beach man was charged Friday with threatening to murder his local congressman, Rep. Scott Taylor (R-Va.), the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia announced Friday.
According to court documents, Wallace Grove Godwin, 69, visited Taylor's office on Thursday and threatened to shoot him and two staffers at a Saturday event. The dispute arose, according to the District Attorney's office, over a discussion about marijuana policy.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/23/man-arrested-for-threatening-to-murder-virginia-congressman-482193
Dumbocrats...
All about violence and hate and murder...
Michale is starting to back-pedal his hero worship of the clown in the White House.
No, I am just tiring of all the hate and intolerance and bile and bigotry coming from the SUPPOSEDLY "tolerant" and "enlightened" denizens of the People's Republic Of Weigantia...
That's why I haven't been around as much...
On the PLUS side...
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/c4d05cfa38007ee1716a1a7bb2816014d382d36b52de95fe77e8bb86ebd2e383.jpg?w=800&h=532
It's been awhile since I took someone to jail.. :D
And yes.. I know.. It's not ALL of the denizens.. There are 2 who aren't that way...
Neilm (21,22)-
That was funny.
As an atheist, I've been praying for a joke like that.
"I see what you did there."
-Geordi LaForge
I will say it was very nice of you to realize that your hysterical and repetitive hate, intolerance, bile, and bigotry were tiring.
All better now, snowflake? Take as much time as you need to get over yourself. :)
Thank you for proving my point so perfectly...
Chris Weigant wrote:
Michale -
There's nutjobs everywhere, dude. Like:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/03/20/gop-candidate-suggests-shooting-house-democrat-who-touted-his-low-nra-rating/
who is actually running for office as a Republican. And then there's the Nazi in Illinois who won his GOP primary (since he ran unopposed).
Don't pretend this only comes from one side of the aisle, in other words.
-CW
neilm [21] -
Jailer to prisoner: "Your hanging for heresy and atheism has been postponed for a day."
Athiest prisoner: "Why?"
Jailer: "It's a religious holiday."
Atheist: "Thank GOD for religioius holidays!"
Don Harris [37] -
Heh. That was pretty funny too!
Oh, please. There is no reason whatsoever for you to play whiny little victim on this blog when anyone who has read this blog for more than 3 days knows that your basic existence here consists of telling other posters individually and as a group how stupid they are and dishing out your made up bullshit about what others supposedly believe/think while spewing out disparaging terms in repetitive fashion.
You're fooling no one with this whiny victim routine with the possible exception of yourself. :)
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(cf. 3516 - Emergencies and Disaster Preparedness Plan)
(cf. 3543 - Transportation Safety and Emergencies)
(cf. 7110 - Facilities Master Plan)
9. Initial proposals of exclusive employee representatives and of the district (Government Code 3547)
(cf. 4143.1/4243.1 - Public Notice - Personnel Negotiations)
10. Records pertaining to claims and litigation against the district which have been adjudicated or settled (Government Code 6254, 6254.25)
(cf. 3320 - Claims and Actions Against the District)
11. Statements of economic interests required by the Conflict of Interest Code (Government Code 81008)
12. Documents containing names, salaries, and pension benefits of district employees
13. Employment contracts and settlement agreements (Government Code 53262)
(cf. 2121 - Superintendent's Contract)
(cf. 4117.5/4217.5/4317.5 - Termination Agreements)
(cf. 4141/4241 - Collective Bargaining Agreement)
14. Instructional materials including, but not limited to, textbooks (Education Code 49091.10)
(cf. 5020 - Parent Rights and Responsibilities)
(cf. 6161.1 - Selection and Evaluation of Instructional Materials)
Access to public records of the district shall be granted to Governing Board members on the same basis as any other member of the public. When Board members are authorized to access public records in the administration of their duties, the Superintendent or designee shall not discriminate among any of the Board members as to which record, or portion of the record, will be made available, or when it will be made available. (Government Code 6252.5, 6252.7)
When disclosing to a member of the public any record that contains personal information, including, but not limited to, an employee's home address, home telephone number, social security number, personal cell phone number, or birth date, the Superintendent or designee shall ensure that such personal information is redacted from that record. (Government Code 6254.29, 6254.3)
Confidential Public Records
Unless otherwise authorized or required by law, information regarding an individual's citizenship or immigration status or religious beliefs, practices, or affiliation shall not be disclosed to federal government authorities. (Education Code 234.7; Government Code 8310.3)
(cf. 5145.13 - Response to Immigration Enforcement)
Records to which the members of the public shall not have access include, but are not limited to:
1. Preliminary drafts, notes, and interagency or intradistrict memoranda that are not retained by the district in the ordinary course of business, provided that the public interest in withholding these records clearly outweighs the public interest in disclosure (Government Code 6254)
(cf. 4119.23/4219.23/4319.23 - Unauthorized Release of Confidential/Privileged Information)
(cf. 9011 - Disclosure of Confidential/Privileged Information)
2. Records specifically generated in connection with or prepared for use in litigation to which the district is a party or to respond to claims made against the district pursuant to the Tort Claims Act, until the litigation or claim has been finally adjudicated or otherwise settled, or beyond, if the records are protected by some other provision of law (Government Code 6254, 6254.25)
3. Personnel records, medical records, or similar materials, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy (Government Code 6254)
(cf. 4112.5/4212.5/4312.5) - Criminal Record Check)
(cf. 4112.6/4212.6/4312.6 - Personnel Files)
The home addresses, home telephone numbers, personal cell phone numbers, or birth date of employees may only be disclosed as follows: (Government Code 6254.3)
a. To an agent or a family member of the employee
b. To an officer or employee of a state agency or another school district or county office of education when necessary for the performance of official duties
c. To an employee organization pursuant to regulations and decisions of the Public Employment Relations Board, except that the home address and any telephone number for an employee who performs law enforcement-related functions, or the birth date of any employee, shall not be disclosed
Upon written request of any employee, the district shall not disclose the employee's home address, home telephone number, personal cell phone number, personal email address, or birth date, and the district shall remove the home address, home telephone number, and personal cell phone number from any mailing list of the district except a list used exclusively to contact the employee.
(cf. 4140/4240/4340 - Bargaining Units)
d. To an agent or employee of a health benefit plan providing health services or administering claims for health services to district employees and their enrolled dependents, for the purpose of providing the health services or administering claims for employees and their enrolled dependents
(cf. 4154/4254/4354 - Health and Welfare Benefits)
4. Student records, except directory information and other records to the extent permitted by law and district policy
(cf. 5125 - Student Records)
(cf. 5125.1 - Release of Directory Information)
(cf. 5125.3 - Challenging Student Records)
5. Test questions, scoring keys, and other examination data except as provided by law (Government Code 6254)
(cf. 6162.51 - State Academic Achievement Tests)
6. Without affecting the law of eminent domain, the contents of real estate appraisals or engineering or feasibility estimates and evaluations made for or by the district relative to the acquisition of property, or to prospective public supply and construction contracts, until all of the property has been acquired or all of the contract agreement obtained (Government Code 6254)
7. Information required from any taxpayer in connection with the collection of local taxes that is received in confidence and the disclosure of the information to other persons would result in an unfair competitive disadvantage to the person supplying the information (Government Code 6254)
8. Library circulation and patron use records of a borrower or patron including, but not limited to, name, address, telephone number, email address, borrowing information, or use of library information resources, except when disclosure is to persons acting within the scope of their duties in the administration of the library; to persons authorized in writing, by the individual to whom the records pertain, to inspect the records; or by court order (Government Code 6254, 6267)
(cf. 6163.1 - Library Media Centers)
9. Records for which the disclosure is exempted or prohibited pursuant to state or federal law, including, but not limited to, provisions of the Evidence Code relating to privilege (Government Code 6254)
(cf. 9124 - Attorney)
10. Documents prepared by or for the district to assess its vulnerability to terrorist attack or other criminal acts intended to disrupt district operations and that are for distribution or consideration in closed session (Government Code 6254)
11. Recall petitions, petitions for special elections to fill Board vacancies, or petitions for the reorganization of the school district (Government Code 6253.5)
(cf. 9223 - Filling Vacancies)
12. Minutes of Board meetings held in closed session (Government Code 54957.2)
(cf. 9321 - Closed Session)
13. Computer software developed by the district (Government Code 6254.9)
14. Information security records, the disclosure of which would reveal vulnerabilities to, or otherwise increase potential for an attack on, the district's information technology system (Government Code 6254.19)
15. Records that contain individually identifiable health information, including records that may be exempt pursuant to physician-patient privilege, the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (Government Code 6254, 6255)
(cf. 5141.6 - School Health Services)
16. Any other records listed as exempt from public disclosure in the California Public Records Act or other statutes
17. Any other records for which the district can demonstrate that, based on the particular facts of the case, the public interest served by not disclosing the record clearly outweighs the public interest served by disclosure of the record (Government Code 6255)
Inspection of Records and Requests for Copies
Any person may request a copy or inspection of any district record that is not exempt from disclosure. (Government Code 6253)
Within 10 days of receiving any request to inspect or copy a district record, the Superintendent or designee shall determine whether the request seeks release of a disclosable public record in the district's possession. The Superintendent or designee shall promptly inform the person making the request of the determination and the reasons for the decision. (Government Code 6253)
In unusual circumstances, the Superintendent or designee may extend the 10-day limit for up to 14 days by providing written notice to the requester setting forth the reasons for the extension and the date on which a determination is expected to be made. Unusual circumstances include the following, but only to the extent reasonably necessary to properly process the request: (Government Code 6253)
1. The need to search for and collect the requested records from field facilities or other establishments that are separate from the office processing the request
2. The need to search for, collect, and appropriately examine a voluminous amount of separate and distinct records which are demanded in a single request
3. The need for consultation, which shall be conducted with all practicable speed, with another agency (e.g., a state agency or city) having a substantial interest in the determination of the request or among two or more components of the district (e.g., two different school sites) with substantial interest in the request
4. In the case of electronic records, the need to compile data, write programming language or a computer program, or construct a computer report to extract data
If the Superintendent or designee determines that the request seeks disclosable public records, the determination shall state the estimated date and time when the records will be made available. (Government Code 6253)
Public records shall be open to inspection at all times during district office hours. Any reasonably segregable portion of a record shall be made available for inspection by any person requesting the record after deletion of the portions that are exempted by law. (Government Code 6253)
Upon request for a copy that reasonably describes an identifiable record, an exact copy shall be promptly provided unless it is impracticable to do so. (Government Code 6253)
The Superintendent or designee shall charge an amount for copies that reflects the direct costs of duplication. Written requests to waive the fee shall be submitted to the Superintendent or designee.
Without charging any fees or costs, the Superintendent or designee shall allow members of the public to use their own equipment on district premises to photograph or otherwise copy or reproduce a disclosable record as long as the means of copy or reproduction: Government Code 6253)
1. Do not require the equipment to make physical contact with the record
2. Will not result in damage to the record
3. Will not result in unauthorized access to the district's computer systems or secured networks by using software, equipment, or any other technology capable of accessing, altering, or compromising the district's electronic records
The Superintendent or designee may impose any reasonable limit on the use of personal equipment to photograph, copy, or reproduce a disclosable record that is necessary to protect the safety of the records, or to prevent the copying of records from being an unreasonable burden to the orderly function of the district and its employees. The Superintendent or designee may also impose any limit that is necessary to maintain the integrity of, or ensure the long-term preservation of, historic or high-value records. (Government Code 6253)
In addition to maintaining public records for public inspection during district office hours, the district may comply with public records requests by posting any public record on the district's web site and, in response to a public records request, directing the member of the public to the location on the web site where the record can be found. However, if the member of the public is unable to access or reproduce the record from the web site, the district shall promptly provide an exact copy of the public record upon payment of duplication fees, if applicable, unless it is impracticable to provide an exact copy. (Government Code 6253)
If any person requests that a public record be provided in an electronic format, the district shall make that record available in any electronic format in which it holds the information. The district shall provide a copy of the electronic record in the format requested as long as the requested format is one that has been used by the district to create copies for its own use or for use by other agencies. (Government Code 6253.9)
The cost of duplicating an electronic record shall be limited to the direct cost of producing a copy of the record in electronic format. However, the requester shall bear the cost of producing the copy of the electronic record, including the cost to construct the record and the cost of programming and computer services necessary to produce the copy, under the following circumstances: (Government Code 6253.9)
1. The electronic record is one that is produced only at otherwise regularly scheduled intervals.
2. The request would require data compilation, extraction, or programming to produce the record.
Assistance in Identifying Requested Records
If the Superintendent or designee denies a request for disclosable records, the requester shall be assisted in making a focused and effective request that reasonably describes an identifiable record. To the extent reasonable under the circumstances, the Superintendent or designee shall do all of the following: (Government Code 6253.1)
1. Assist in identifying records and information responsive to the request or the purpose of the request, if specified
If, after making a reasonable effort to elicit additional clarifying information from the requester to help identify the record, the Superintendent or designee is still unable to identify the information, this requirement shall be deemed satisfied.
2. Describe the information technology and physical location in which the records exist
3. Provide suggestions for overcoming any practical basis for denying access to the records or information sought
Provisions of the Public Records Act shall not be construed so as to delay or obstruct the inspection or copying of public records. Any notification denying a request for public records shall state the name and title of each person responsible for the denial. (Government Code 6253)
approved: March 12, 2015 Angels Camp, California
revised: June 18, 2020
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Moving Forward Upon the Pandemic ——Reporting on 2020 Hangcha New Comers
In this warm March, everything comes back to life, so does Hangcha back to its hustle and bustle. Look, the earth is covered by green leaves, and the new employees with great vigor and wonderful dreams are coming towards us. They range from the post-95s generation who just stepped out of college to the experienced post-80s and post-90s generation, whose attendance injects new drive into the company.
To help the new comers get well involved in the new environment and Hangcha, a training program combining with both theories and practices were customized, which included online and offline theories training, company tour, two-week hands-on training and one-to-one teacher to provide specific guidance and help.
The training began on March 9, 2020 and the opening ceremony was held that day. At the ceremony, George Zhang, General Manager Assistant of Hangcha Import and Export Co., Ltd. gave a wonderful lesson to the new comers. Founded in 1956, Hangcha enjoys 64 years history. Since the production of the first forklift truck in 1974, Hangcha had been committed to producing the world’s best forklifts and making handling easier! Today, Hangcha has become one of the world’s top eight forklift manufacturer, accounting for as much as 23% of the domestic sales, also being popular around the world. George Zhang has been in Hangcha for more than 20 years and witnessed its great changes. He said that it was the continuous efforts of Hangcha people from generation to generation that made today’s Hangcha. He hoped this new generation will continue to carry forward the spirit of “diligence & optimism” and create new miracles.
George Zhang with new employees at the opening ceremony
The first forklift made by Hangcha in 1974 still stands in the exhibition hall.
The next morning, under the guidance of Wang Jianqi, director of manufacturing department, the new employees visited five plants that produce masts, assemble warehouse equipment, electric forklifts, special trucks and internal combustion forklifts. They listened carefully to the introduction of each branch and put forward questions from time to time, and then recorded. In the afternoon, they also visited Hengfan intelligent workshops, Hangcha exhibition hall and export warehouse. After a day of tour and learning, they not only had a more comprehensive understanding on Hangcha, but also impressed by the advanced air conveying lines, intelligent workshop, AGVs (Automatic Guided Vehicle), intelligent welding robots and the great annual production capacity reaching to 200,000 units, which also help increase their confidence in the prospect of their personal career and the bright future of Hangcha.
Director Wang Jianqi showed the new employees around the factory
Experienced worker was teaching the new employees the forklift knowledge
AGV was delivering materials to designated place
Advanced air conveying line
Intelligent welding robots in Hengfan plant
In the coming two weeks, they will go to various assembly workshops for hands-on learning. We believe that after the systematic training, new employees will be able to better understand the company’s products, familiar with the work process, inherit the company culture, and quickly grow into a qualified “New Hangcha people”.
“A year’s plan starts with spring”, sowing in spring is for the autumn harvest. We believe that under the correct leadership of Hangcha Group and with the unity and hard work of the new and experienced Hangcha people, we will be able to overcome the difficulties, forge ahead, win the battle of the epidemic, and have a great harvest in the golden autumn.
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Babar Azam still needs to go a long way on comparison with Virat Kohli says Aakash Chopra
Babar Azam still needs to go a long way on comparison with Virat Kohli says Aakash Chopra: In the modern era, the debate is popular of the best batsman among the so-called current fab 5 batsmen of the world cricket which includes Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Kane Williamson, Joe Root, Rohit Sharma. But recently another batsman has made the moves quite rapidly and staked the claim in that list of Fab 5 and that batsman is none other than the current batting sensation from the Pakistan, Babar Azam.
The comparisons of Babar Azam and Virat Kohli are becoming a hot topic these days in the international cricket arena. Many cricketing pundits have disclosed their opinions about these two batting giants of the world cricket.
Adding to the list of these former players comparing Kohli and Babar, former India opener and famous commentator Aakash Chopra has also shared his views over this much-hyped topic. During an interaction with the former Pakistan cricketer Tanvir Ahmed on Tanvir’s YouTube channel, Chopra said that Babar Azam is no doubt a special talent but to reach to the Indian captain’s level of consistency, he needs some more time. He cited the reason for that by saying that Kohli has been consistently delivering for his team throughout a long period of time by maintaining his fitness levels too.
As per the 42-year-old, Virat Kohli is indeed quite far ahead in this race as he is older than Babar and also started playing international cricket very early before Babar, back in 2008 when he made his debut against Sri Lanka. Moreover, Kohli has already been included in the list of all-time great players.
Babar Azam after making a century
Chopra however also feels that the current white-ball skipper of Pakistan cricket team, Babar has all the required skills and talent to touch to that level of Kohli. According to Chopra, everything depends on his form, fitness, discipline, and many other factors that will come into the way of Babar during his career.
He further added that it is not the only talent that is necessary for a player to reach to greater heights but a player also needs incredible passion which will drive you forward. During Kohli’s early days in his career, that passion which he currently possesses was not there but he gradually gained it as he progressed in his career.
Virat Kohli after making a hundred
Recently, former Pakistan opener Aamer Sohail also mentioned that Babar Azam has to go a long way and he should try to focus and improve his batting technique in order to reach to greater heights.
Veteran Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez also heaped praise on Babar Azam and stated that Babar will touch greater heights as he has still not touched his batting potential yet.
Babar is currently the number 1 ranked T20 batsman in the world and also at the 3rd spot in the ODI batsman rankings after Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. He has also 50+ average in both the white-ball formats of the game.
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I Hate My Life – White Tigers Are NOT Natural
Would you inbreed for a change of color?
Image from Big Cat Rescue
As we are doing our research for this website, we have come to realize the sad fact that even the kings of the animal world can be subject to animal abuse.
Playing With Mother Nature
These images really need no more words, they speak volumes. However the artist who drew the image below really knows her stuff and goes on to give an in-depth explanation about why white tigers are really sad business.
Image from Little Lioness
“The white gene is a double-recessive one caused mostly by inbreeding (in a natural mating, there is only a one in 10,000 chance that a tiger will be white), which is why they say that it exists ‘only in captivity’. Zoos are not willing to wait for this one in 10,000 miracle tiger, and so find that the only other way to produce them is through inbreeding.”
Wrong On So Many Levels
This is just an excerpt from the page, she goes into very specific detail about the problems associated with this type of breeding and it’s effects on conservation efforts for tiger species. (White tigers aren’t protected because their bloodlines are such a mishmash of species and genetics).
In fact, their breeding is discouraged and only done by zoos and circuses looking to attract more visitors.
Do it For The Tigers
We certainly hope that the drawing and image above is reason enough to make you avoid zoos that continue unhealthy breeding practices. Inbred animals live a sad life of confusion and pain.
In short, their whole life is abuse.
Boycott zoos with white tigers. In fact, we are well on the way to telling you to boycott zoos altogether.
*Update – this video is worth a watch
67 Responses to “I Hate My Life – White Tigers Are NOT Natural”
I think zoo’s are a double edged sword. On one hand, I hate to see these animals in captivity. Many of which live in cramped spaces in horrible conditions, because the zoo’s they are kept in don’t have the proper funds to house them correctly.
On the other side, it is one of the few ways to promote conservation and interest in helping keep these animals alive in the wild. Promoting the fact we need to help them and not kill them, poach them and stop encroaching on their habitat.
anti white tiger says:
white tigers are never released in the wild, there is no conservation going on here
Arian says:
hey i know why. they have been hunted almost to extention. i know this becouse i study them!! so make a reserve and let them roam and mate to repopulate
YogaforCynics says:
So the incredibly destructive practices that have ruined the health of so many breeds of dogs happen on the zoo level as well? Ay carumba….
Thanks for making this known….
roentarre says:
This writing is so true and your cartoon is so humurous. I aggree that these protected species are not really protected.
Such much is humanity trying to do good.
abbazabba says:
Dildo stompers!
Jan S says:
Do you happen to have a link to show the scientific evidence that the gene that produces the white color is not found often in the wild? Although it is rare it does occur in wild populations. It is only carried in certain bloodlines of the tigers. The other genetic problems could also be caused by general inbreeding of the regular colored tigers but more than likely it is the fact that humans will keep alive animals that would not normally survive in the wild. Natural selection has been taken out of the equation when it comes to zoo animals.
benguin says:
Zoos are an important part of efforts to breed endangered species. Although each animal trapped in a zoo would probably be happier in the wild (you really can’t prove it one way or the other), in some instances the survival of the species depends on the efforts of zoos.
I realize that we are the reason most species are endangered, but that’s all the more reason for us to do everything we can to restore our populations, and that means captivating some.
Obviously, in-breeding genetically defective animals does not fall under the category of maintaining populations of endangered tigers, so not all practices of zoos are justified, but some certainly are. Don’t boycott zoos altogether.
nunnja79 says:
I agree with Nuria, Jan S, and Benguin; zoos perform a vital role in preserving endangered species through their captive breeding programs, and also further interests in conservation.
The problem of circumventing natural selection (as raised by Jan S) is one that we see in our own societies and evolutionary trends; in an attempt to achieve immortality and perfect health, we allow the continuance of bloodlines which would have perished under the rule of natural law. We prevent nature from acting, and compound our problems: A case in point being the constant famine relief efforts in Africa. Famine happens because a society or bloodline cannot adapt to its environment, does not learn how to use the resources available to it, and is therefore removed by nature through starvation as a means of improving the species. And so it is with other animals, and yes, all you anti-Darwinists, we ARE animals! We should lessen our negative impact on the environment, give animals the wide berth they give us, and let nature take its course. And if it produces a few genetic mutations, so what?
4awevans says:
So, are the white tigers basically the retards for the tiger species?
KEISHA says:
HEY TIGERS MAY BE DUMB 2 YOU BUT GUESS WHAT THEY ARE BETTER LOOKIN THAN YOU
ROSETTA BELL says:
EVERY BODY JUST NEED 2 STOP KILLING TIGERS TIGERS HAVE FAMILIES AND TIGERS ARE IMPORTANT 2 ME AND OTHER PEIOPLE SO I SUGGEST YOU PEOPLE TO LEAVE THE TIGERS ALONE YOU WOULDNT LIKE IF SOMEONE CAME TO YOUR HABITAT AND STARRTED SHOOTING YOUR FAMILY SO THEY CAN TAKE THEM IN SO THEY CAN USE THEIR FUR FOR CLOTHING OR ANY THING ELSE (GOD MADE ANIMALS 4 A REASON AND HE MADE YOU 4 A REASON AS WELL SO YOU NEED TO STAND UP AND PUT YOUR RFOOT DOWN AND SPEAK YOUR MIND DONT BE AFRAID TO SPEAK HIOW YOU FEEL)
BELEIVE IN YOURSELF AND TIGERS DONT EVER PUT YOUR HEAD DOWN WHEN TIMES GET HARD JUST DONT EVER BE AFRAID TO SPEAK WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND BRING PEACE TO THE WORLD EVRY LIVING THING DESERVES A LIFE
-ROSETTA BELL
amara says:
Shortin says:
i agree 2
YOU GO GIRL! I’M ONE OF THOSE NATRE LOVERS SO WHAT KILL ME NOT THEM
muhtasim says:
i agreeeee tigers have souls as well!!! they not instruments and human play toys
No they’re not retards some are just not bred of tooken well care of!!!DX
Resveratrol Weight Loss says:
Captive breeding is great for endangered species. Captive inbreeding however, is wrong on so many levels. This is indeed a form of animal abuse. White tigers are beautiful, but I would rather never see a white tiger again, than to know that for every normal white tiger I see there are probably 100s that are suffering the side effects of inbreeding. A sad story indeed.
dudley says:
Not all captive tigers are in zoos. Responsible zoos have nothing to do with such inbreeding. In fact Zoos tend to keep breeding records of all their charges and plan their breeding to avoid inbreeding.
Many private people/organizations keep these animals and continue the inbreeding. [Think Siegfried & Roy, for example].
Lighten up on the zoos.
Sarah Bartell (Little Lioness) says:
I’m the one who originally created and published the cartoon seen above. To answer Jan S about sources for finding information on white tiger genetics, I would direct you to http://www.bigcatrescue.org/cats/wild/white_tigers.htm who got their information from research conducted by Dr. Ron Tilson, head of the Species Survival Plan and expert on Bengal tigers. He does indeed go one to say that the white genetic mutation can occur in the wild, but that the chances of this happening are 1 in 10,000.
Most zoos do not inbreed these white tigers themselves. But roadside zoos and non-accredited zoos are allowed to purchase white tigers from private breeders who do. Most private breeders operate in either Florida or Texas, since these states have the fewest number of laws regulating exotic animal ownership. I would NEVER support any zoo which gets their white or golden tabby tigers from ‘undisclosed’ sources, as this is pretty much code for ‘we got it from a tiger farm.’ Such tiger farms have experienced fatality rates as high as 80% or more among inbred tigers, and anyone who supports this mess is only encouraging the cruelty to continue.
For this reason, I ONLY support AZA-accredited zoos.
For more information the AZA, please visit: http://www.aza.org/
Thanks for your comment Sarah, and for your efforts to make this information available. We want to help any way we can.
You take some amazing photos and I hope everyone will go check them out.
Thanks Sarah for filling us in on those facts. The inbreeding of mutated and deformed tigers are no doubt the result of “private backyard” breeders, much like the many backyard dog breeders that help populate our animal shelters.
Inbreeding is sick and wrong no matter the species. It should be forbidden by world-wide law to prevent its cruelty and to cease all inbreeding of all species.
Adding to what Cheryl F was saying, the inbreeding also decreases the number of liable tiger candidates for contribution to the Species Survival Plan. At this time, America is NOT directly involved in the Bengal tiger SSP program partly due to the fact that so many of our Bengals have been cross-bred and inbred. They’re a real genetic jumble of different subspecies and related lineages, and keeping track on them, even if they’ve been registered in zoological databases, can be difficult.
Who cares, white tigers are BA!
B Nelson says:
Wow. We have so many naturally beautiful animals, why would anyone feel we need to “invent” something different. I suppose if all tigers were naturally white somebody would have “engineered” an orange one.
If an animal is endangered, what is the use of keeping its population up if that population isn’t in the wild?
Eventually all tigers will live in zoos. What is the point of that? We don’t need to keep the population thriving in captivity, we need to change the conditions we’ve created in the wild.
Jemma g says:
Inbreeding is disgusting and wrong and causes unwanted problems no matter what the species is. As the pictures above show, severe deformaties are produced and this seriously diminishes the animals life and health. In breeding to get required profiles is ridiculous the animals are perfect the way they are. White tigers are not all in bred, the statement is technically incorrect as it is a natural recessive gene that only happens to be a problem when the breeder selects the genes that are used, this is what causes problems. When left to mate naturally, although the chance of white tigers is seriously reduced, the cubs produced are healthy and perfectly formed, although they may be white, when inbred they are not always perfectly formed and tend to have problems so this should really be disregarded as saying that white tigers are man made. Its not technically true.
Actually, the article does a pretty good job of explaining that white tigers can occur naturally in the wild. The issue is that in order to get the white gene to show, both Bengal tiger parents need to have a copy of it. In nature, the chances of this happening are about 1 in 10,000. In cases such as this, the tiger cubs are usually very healthy, but there have been multiple reports of mothers attempting to smother or refusing to nurse these abnormally-colored offspring. Researchers believe that this is because adult wild tigers instinctively know that white and golden tabby tigers have a lesser chance of surviving past their first year than normal ones.
In captivity, the only way for two copies of the white gene to meet is through repeated inbreeding. Not all offspring will be white, though, even if the parents were inbred. Some of the litter may be golden tabby or normal orange. Breeders will often display these cats and say “We’re not inbreeding! See? That tiger is not white or golden tabby; he’s orange!”
The fact is, said orange tiger only received one copy of the white gene instead of two, and can still be bred with a another already-inbred tiger to produce more abnormally-colored cubs. The issue with this, of course, is that since all white tigers come from one single cat (named Mohan) who was inbred to his own offspring, there is no possible way for inbreeding to NOT occur.
i think this is a lie there are several known white tigers in the wild.yes some are deformed for the reasons stated but you can not put this on all of them
also not all zoos are bad i have been to several zoos my fave been chester zoo because the animals are not over crouded and they are well looked after
Sorry, XXX. I wish it were a lie, as well. But the last report of a white tiger seen in the wild was in 1858. That tiger was later reported dead. Today, all captive tigers come from one single cat named Mohan, which, if you know anything about genetics, means that they are pretty much like the royal family of big cats.
On the note of zoos, I do believe that many stand for a good cause. If they have conservation in mind, though, they will not breed white tigers or other abnormal animals like ligers and such. Such practice has no place in modern animal care.
Just out of curiosity (and NOT totally believing wikipedia) there ARE supposed to be other lines other than Mohan…..
Add that to breeding with normal orange tigers that also have part of the white tiger genetic make up…
Read sections :-
Tony, Bagheera, and Frosty: A new strain
and especially
The Orissa strain
No bengal.. only Amur..
As well as the comments “Strabismus is associated with white tigers of mixed Bengal/Siberian ancestry. Strabismus is directly linked to a gene and is not a separate consequence of inbreeding”
Sorry for the delayed reply in answering your question, Stephen.
Unfortunately, claims of white tigers being unrelated to the original breeding founder (Mohan, mentioned above) are completely unfounded. I have even emailed the directer of Dreamworld Australia’s Tiger Island, mentioned in the wikipedia article you are referring to. He denies all claims that their tigers are not inbred, and (reluctantly) admits that they indeed are.
What you have to consider is the fact that zoos were not required to keep studbook information until the 1980s. No known carriers of the white gene had occurred anywhere in captivity outside of Mohan’s bloodline during the years prior to that point. But since zoos wee not required to keep track of which tigers in which zoos mated with who, it became very difficult for conservationists to track which tigers had good, non-inbred genetics.
For this very reason, no Begal Tigers from the United States are allowed to participate in the Species Survival Plan. Almost all of them are suspected to be in some way related to each other, but it’s nearly impossible to tell without DNA testing. Of course, testing every tiger in the US would be impossibly expensive and therefore impractical.
Whoever wrote the information on Wikipedia was probably mistaken into thinking that only white tigers could produce white offspring, which would naturally make them believe that an orange tiger mating with a white tiger to produce white offspring would not be inbreeding. But any captive carrier of the white gene is already the product of inbreeding. So there is still a high chance that the resulting offspring will suffer and die.
morgan mason says:
my favorit animal is a lion tigers and jaguars and everone asks me are white tigers helthy and i will say no then they will ask why because they cant blend in with the grass like the balgle tiger can because of this there is so many tigers left in this world there is ony about 200,000 left and i have seen that tiger that you guys have on this website the on that was aboused it got taken out of the wild and got aboused badly help the tigers even if you dont know how care about them!!!!!!!
A.PAY says:
Hi I would be interested to know more about the white lions.I believe that in the 70’s some cubs were taken from the wild in South Africa and put in the zoo at Pretoria as it was thought they couldn’t survive in the wild. There seem to be a lot of them in captivity now. Is this a similar case to that of the white tigers. I have also read that some conservation bodies are re-introducing them into South Africa at the same time trying to get them recognised as a seperate subspecies.Any thoughts or information would be appreciated.
White lions are a more common occurance than white tigers, as their color difference is caused by a recessive gene as opposed to a freak mutation. It’s a lot like melanism among leopards or jaguars. Because of this, they’re not as inbred as tigers, but are still not safe from irresponsible breeding.
The issue with white lions in the wild is that they don’t survive well due to their coloration, and don’t usually pass on the white gene since females are actually attracted to males with darker manes (darker-maned males usually have more testosterone, and are therefore better-suited to caring for a pride).
People who believe that white lions are a subspecies are greatly mistaken. This is not the case. As with white tigers, they are considered to be ‘genetic aberrations’ by conservation groups and zoologists worldwide.
White lions which are released into reserves will eventually die out due to lioness’ attraction to males with darker manes, and will be displaced by stronger, normally-pigmented males.
johhny says:
Just to let you know the picture of the deformed white tiger at the top of this page is NOT from big cat rescue. He is infact from Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. His name was Kenny (Kenny Rogers), and he was rescued from private breeder in Bentonville Arkansas. He passed away in June 2007 due to melanoma.
I think zoo’s are a good thing.. It helps keep the animals safe and protected from hunters ect.. I think though if they are gonna keep them in a zoo they should breed them as much as possible so that maybe they can have a chance to become more populaur in the world again. If we can get enough places to breed them then maybe we can help save them and bring them back before they are all gone.,.
I Hate My Life says:
[…] 1) http://www.felinest.com/white-tigers-are-not-natural/ […]
Inbreeding is so wrong. White tigers are cute but a product of animal abuse! It isn’t fair. I’m only 13 and my voice doesnt’ seem to matter much but please save the tigers!! p.s.Lala ain’t my real name
Muscle Warfare says:
It’s actually really creepy, I always thought they were gorgeous but now that I know they are inbred I’m somewhat put off.
SadMan says:
Awwwwwwwwwwww
This is really sad, what is the next thing that will find out, that polar beers are not really white. They where genetic made.
-- says:
White tigers do all come from one individual, but nowadays white tigers are genetically diverse because they bred with normal tigers as well. Of course, all the gene determining their color comes from Mohan, but so are all Y chromosomes. All humans share an ancestor “Eve” according to examinations of the mitocondria, but we are not all breeding by any normal sense of the term. The genepool expanded as the number of white tigers increased to a point where in breeding is no longer a problem when pairs are selected in a normal manner. All the problems come from the private evil breeders. Without them, white tigers are fine.
Shamrock says:
I’d Love to see your sources. That is the dumbest thing anyone has said. You are just as bad as the breeders.
TigerLover71439 says:
this is sick. this is what i’m writing about for my feature article for school. i’m in the sixth grade. i REALLY, REALLY, REALLY love tigers.but not enough to see them suffer all this pain for ur own personal and selfish use.
yours truly, tigerlover71439
a verry sad person says:
that is so stupid who would do that to such beautiful animals aww man this sucks
secret says:
So sad!!!!
i heat my life says:
i heat my life i heat my life i want to die just leave me alone i want to die
I HEAT MY LIFE DONT SAY THAT GOD WILL BLESS YOU WITH A BLESSING AS SOON AS HE CAN
BE STRONG DONT GIVE UP
BELEIVE
I stumbled across this page by accident and found it fascinating so have blown a morning reading a number of sites with regards to tigers. In my wanderings I found this site and wondered was your opinion of what they have to say? (BTW, I am very much in your camp.)
http://www.felineconservation.org/fcf/white_tiger_conservation.htm
LilRose says:
well white tugers are a natral yhing when yu dnt imbreed!!!!!!!!!! wait for tht one 10000 chance thts juss sad
very confused says:
This is all very confusing I have checked several sites,but this is the first time I came across this information and Im not sure its true.
If it is true there isn’t much I can do about it and I agree the zoos should be better and I know that tigers would be better off in the wild, but you cant release a tiger thats already been in captivity because they are no longer fit for the wild.
P.S. I am doing a school report on white tigers so could you recommend some websites (at least 3) that agree with what your saying so I can check if its true?
P.P.S. Sorry if I sound mean, but this is way different then what I found on other sites, even big cats rescue.
White Tiger lover says:
White tigers have always been my favorite animal and I was wondering if there is a way that we could keep the species going without interbreeding them?
sampathchary says:
who kills tiger they sucks & fucks.
Leader in training says:
It is incredible how much stuff us humans do to make something pretty to OUR own interest. I’ve been learning in school about these species about 1 out of six white tigers survive when being bred. Same goes for LIGERS! I find it one of the most physcotic things we do here on earth! We really got to stop this!
ashley rae ironhawk says:
For that to be messed with is wrong in so many ways…nature will come back and fight back if not us they will
lonleygirl says:
this poem is rue and beautiful i llove what it says and the words it uses.
Sneji says:
I think that specialists are not right because white tigers really exsist in the wild- bengal tigers and many others.Actually,most of the white tiger cubs can grow up and become adults.But we mustn’t even try to make the perfect white tiger because the result can be shoking.Let’s take Kenny for example-americans tried to make the perfect match but the result was this inbred tiger-a freak.We can’t change nature and we musn’t because sometimes nature plays really nasty games with our tries.
SORRY ABOUT THE SPELLING MISTAKES I WAS TYPING 2 FAST
Zelbubuth says:
I agree with most of this, but saying that all zoos do this type of breeding is incorrect. In fact majority do everything in their power to avoid this. Especially facilities accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. If you doubt me look up Species Survival Plan (SSP). SSP’s are produced by doing tons of research regarding relatedness in zoos. Then they send out the recommendations to the accredited facilities. Most zoos spend tons of money in research and transportation costs trying to prevent inbreeding. This is especially hard with cases such as Amur tigers (previously known as Bengal tigers)where zoos only have a few representatives to work with. The biggest problems regarding these cats are circuses and private breeders.
rainy says:
Why do you think White Tigers cannot survive in the wild?
I admire whoever drew that picture above. I do similar things, drawing animals and writing in their words what they go through to make humans happy.
I saw that image of the white tiger that’s on the top of the page a few years ago, and from a distance I thought it was someone being weird with Photoshop. When I started getting very interested in the environment, and started researching wild animal trade, I found that picture and learned it was fact. I was horrified.
It’s a disgrace to human kind, using these animals for our entertainment. I cried the day I found out that people keep tigers as pets in their back yard, keep them in farms where they are underfed and sick, just to use their parts. One day, the world needs to realize what’s going on.
Brian Kron says:
How would you know if white tigers hate their lives? It’s incredibly presumptuous and you could never know that. While they are inbred, there’s no reason they can’t have happy lives if taken care of properly. While zoos are often cramped and generally unnatural, they’re great learning and conservation tools to help with the general public.
MR.WHITE says:
The people who are breeding these poor tigers are robbing them of there uniqueness, tigers are ment to be tigers and you shouldn’t breed them against will to make white tigers. This causes many problems such as cancer, dwarfism, malnutrition, and many more things that usally would not happen in the wild. White tigers being created for money purpose’s only sharing what we think with other people can maybe save these poor creatures from being born so they do not suffer and the breeders of white tigers lose there money and hopefully just hopefully are thrown in jail for the many things they have done wrong.
Miss W says:
People are being way too emotional about this not to mention Big Cat Rescue is an extremist program who have former workers and even former friends outlining what BCR plans on doing. For one they are coercing ANYONE, responsible wild cat owner or not, to hand over their pets.
Unfortunately because they post up pretty videos and can make something out of nothing, people believe largely what they say. No one questions their opinions and view it as fact because they are so called experts and “saviors” of animals when in fact they basically got those animals through purchase and breeding.
Anyways to digress, I would agree that all white tigers are inbred. But i would also argue that ALL tigers are inbred as well. In the wild, tigers breed readily with mothers, fathers, sons and daughters. Despite their natural tendency to travel far away, encroaching human populations have forced them into smaller and smaller territories.
So to me while some may say it’s comparing apples to oranges, you do in fact have a very inbred species as a whole and frankly that doesn’t hamper it’s ability to survive. Look at the cheetah and you can see that it’s survived a disastrous genetic bottleneck.
The more you research the more you’ll realize this is just propaganda to get people to get very very upset at frankly nothing.
Jessi McKean says:
I completely agree with what they say. I have had an obsession with tigers since I was about ….4 or 5 years old and started doing REAL personal studies when I was in 2nd and 3rd grade. Now 18 and a senior in high school I know a LOT more then I know now. White Tigers are a beautiful creature but sadly they have been inbred and horrible made into something they shouldn’t have been.
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Genovese gangster Uncle Patty sentenced to 30 months in prison for loan sharking
October 02, 2014 Dapper_Don
A reputed capo in the Genovese mob family was sentenced Monday to 30 months in prison for loan sharking.
Pasquale "Uncle Patty" Falcetti made a $34,000 loan to reported mob snitch Anthony Zocolillo, who used the cash to start a marijuana trafficking operation, according to court documents. Zocolillo, authorities said, knew that if he didn't pay the outrageous terms of the loan he would pay in blood.
"This is a very serious offense," Judge Lorna Schofield said.
"I'm concerned once you're released again you will again engage in criminal activity."
Falcetti, 55, did six years in prison in 2003 for racketeering. Falcetti's attorney George Santangelo said the loan was a simple family dispute and that no direct threat was ever made.
Falcetti must pay a $5,000 fine and $34,000 in forfeiture. He also received three years supervised release.
"I would like to apologize to the court and my family for my mistakes and putting them through this again," Falcetti said. "I want to put all this behind me."
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/genovese-mobster-sentenced-prison-loan-sharking-article-1.1957378
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Estonian Art 20
An Education – Raul Kalvo
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Raul Kalvo
Estonian Art 14/1
Raul Kalvo. Aerogramm. Ongoing research and art project visualizing aviation, flu and dataflow.
Please say a word about your MA work, the Aerogramm project, shown in 2011 at the Hobusepea Gallery in Tallinn. The curator, Maarin Mürk, noted in the introduction to the exhibition that “the first thing you notice about Raul Kalvo’s drawings is their aesthetic side: the whole world map is covered with a fine network of rays; the rays gather at one point and then separate, in order to come together somewhere else.” You convey a lot of information here by packing it into fine networks.
Aerogramm opened many themes for me, some of which are very practical, and others more philosophical. There are a lot of data about aviation, luckily quite easily accessible. Even if we look at flights only as connections, there are at least 7000 aircraft in the air at any given moment. All of that data makes you realise that the list in text form does not reveal much. Hence a very practical question: who should deal with the data, and how should they be presented? It is logical to link the data in a geographical context. A background system emerges, and no aircraft can exist outside it. The geographical background has a clear visual outlet via a map. It is necessary to make information perceptible in any kind of mapping. Mapping can also be used in other situations: colours, for example, fall into a spectrum, which is easy to measure in wavelengths. If a colour is missing, it will be obvious. This model also offers an opportunity to move from one colour to the next. The same goes for aeroplanes: it’s obvious when there is heavy traffic. All flights must move across a map smoothly. Mapping as a method or even a metaphor has been important to me in many subsequent projects, as it offers clarity and understanding about data.
As for Aerogramm, I often think about travel, the meaning of which has changed considerably due to aviation. Before there was extensive flying, travel was going from one place to the next, whereas now travel seems to be about staying in the same place. Travelling as an activity has disappeared. By quietly moving from one culture to another, one could gradually adapt to time and climate. Now we arrive before we even begin to go anywhere physically. Arriving at an aeroport gate, waiting for the flight, you already sense the cultural and social environment of your destination.
Raul Kalvo. Telephone numbers from 5M to 6M. Raul Kalvo: In 2009 I tried to find out what telephone numbers are being used in Estonia. Black pixels are the numbers in use and white are free. The upper left corner is number 50 00000 and the right corner below is 60 00000. It is interesting to mention that some floating numbers belong to embassies.
In cooperation with Andres Sevtšuk, you produced the architectural solution for the library pavilion of the Singapore University of Technology and Design. Would you tell us about this cooperation?
In spring 2012 I joined the City Form Lab, operating at the Singapore University of Technology and Design, where our first project was the addition to the library. It gradually evolved into a huge project: a pavilion with a crustal structure. The project involved thorough research, which tackled a geometric solution in which a double-wall structure would make it possible to construct crustal surfaces so that all details were cut out two-dimensionally. The solution made it possible to build rather complicated structures using simple and available means. We also constructed a number of software tools, mainly tools to model complex forms, which according to the general form parameters interpreted geometry in terms of the unique details necessary to realise the building. We therefore did not actually design any details, only large finite geometry.
Besides modelling, other significant software tools help maintain and offer information to highly diverse parties. An architect needs a precise spatial model to make aesthetic decisions. An engineer needs lines to calculate loads. A model needs surface spreading that is easy to fold and glue. A producer needs typewritten (G-Code) cut files with illustrative drawings. Despite the building’s unique and elaborate form, the builders of our pavilion did not need drawings. The aim was to make the assembling of the pavilion simple. How could we make the assembling of a structure with seven thousand unique details logical and understandable to anyone? To find a solution, we gathered all the necessary information details, which were cut into the details in the factory. The assembling proceeded smoothly, as it was possible to focus on one detail at a time, and there was no chance of making a mistake.
One of the peculiarities of architecture is that even if you have one compact model, it will be interpreted. You just have to hope that after all the interpretations by various parties everything falls into its proper place in the physical world.
What are your next big (joint) projects?
We are currently working on very practical projects on a larger scale. One of them is software for the design-friendly programme Rhino3D to research urban networks (roads, streets and corridors). It will bring many GIS functions over into the design environment, which will help unite analytical and design methods.
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Raul Kalvo (1983), born in Tartu. Graduated from the Estonian Academy of Arts in the field of architecture and urban planning. Has worked at the architectural office 3+1 Architects, at the Estonian Academy of Arts and at the Singapore University of Technology and Design. In addition has cooperated within various smaller projects. See more at: http://www.inphysica.com/ raulkalvo/
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Home > Sports > Refsnyder goes 2-for-2 in Yankees loss, Conger snaps hitting slump
Refsnyder goes 2-for-2 in Yankees loss, Conger snaps hitting slump
New York Yankees’ Robert Refsnyder, center, is congratulated by Jose Pirela (63) after they both scored on Refsnyder’s two-run home run during the first inning of a spring training exhibition baseball game against the Detroit Tigers in Lakeland, Fla., Friday, March 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
By Brian Han
New York Yankees rookie second baseman Robert Refsnyder went 2-for-2 Monday in a 7-6 loss to the Washington Nationals. His performance boosted his average to .346 and included a double, two runs and a walk.
Although Stephen Drew is projected to start at second for the Yankees during the regular season, the 23-year old Korean adoptee is making sure that his name will be in the conversation when the time arrives.
Refsnyder also displayed his defensive ability in a 6-4-3 double play
Houston Astros catcher Hank Conger went 2-for-2 Sunday in a 14-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Conger has struggled offensively up until this point, but managed to drive in his first three runs of spring training.
The first occurred in the bottom of the second on a sacrifice fly and the remaining two were driven in during the bottom of the fifth after a double in which Conger scored himself after a throwing error.
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Home » Reviews » CD » B » Bloodspot – To The Marrow
Bloodspot – To The Marrow
Bloodspot
To The Marrow
by Jess at 15 May 2017, 7:32 PM
BLOODSPOT is a Thrash and Death Metal band from Germany, born in 2006. From that time, they have played relentlessly in support to “Embrace The End” (2011) and “By The Horns” (2013). They are back with their third full-length album “To The Marrow” released in December 2016. This politically charged album comes in with ten tracks and a listening time of about 38 minutes.
The opening track “The Act Of Fame” comes in full force. Drums roaring, bass chugging, guitars ripping and vocals barking. Blast beats make up this track in its whole, however, there are some nice rhythm changes throughout. The guitars are so fast and performed remarkably. The bass is there and does its job, I just wish it was more profound. The guitars are phenomenal; a real classic. The vocals are low, biting, and raw. I have a fond place in my heart for these vocals. They are unique on their own and they add a great flare to the music.
The title track, and track three, “To The Marrow” is an almost Thrash anthem. The drums aren’t as fast, but the guitars are furious, so it still keeps an incredibly quick tempo. The bass is in there lingering in all the right places. This is by far one of the best tracks on the album. The intricate detail intertwined within such a rapid blast track is inspiring.
Holy bass, track four, “Kein Mensch Ist Illegal” is full of it. The track is naturally lower than previous tracks, and the bass is perfect, receiving some much-needed love. The track plays very quickly for a five-and-a-half-minute piece. I enjoyed the diverse tempos, tones, and techniques this track has to offer. The guitars are great and the drums keep that tempo changing concise. The vocals are a bit more interesting in this track, as some are spoken and some are biting your head off. This is perfection in a song.
“A Wonder Of Vows”, track six, had me a bit confused at first. While the bass is phenomenal and as well as the guitars and drum work, there was something very off, but it quickly transformed into one of the best tracks on the album. It’s hard to explain the offness, then the absolute gloriousness that follows. This track is a little less hard and heavy in every aspect, but it is interesting and full of emotion.
Track eight “The Feat Of The Leading Needs” is heavy, fast, and a complete throat punch of goodness. The vocals have a great range, as far as growls are concerned. There is a fun instrumental section that allows the bass to show off its chunky glory. This is another intriguing track that has something a little different at every rhythm change.
The final track, “Lower The Cut” finishes the album out in a fast and furious fashion. The guitars are ripping through, the drums are blasting away, and the bass gets even more love in this track, especially towards the end. It’s heavy and an easy head banger for sure. “Lower The Cut” is a perfect way to round this excellent album out.
BLOODSPOT’s “To The Marrow” is hard, gritty, and downright pleasing Death Metal. I tend to be very picky on my breed of Death Metal, and tend to have a harder time with Thrash, but BLOODSPOT takes all the elements, reigns them in, and creates an amazing album with so much to offer. My advice: get this album. It will not disappoint.
Songwriting: 9
1. The Act Of Fame
2. Embrace The End
3. To the Marrow
4. Kein Mensch Ist Illegal
5. Economic Eradication
6. A Wonder Of Vows
7. Public Porn
8. The Feast Of the Leading Needs
9. Average White Running Caverns
10. Lower The Cut
Pete - Vocals
Björn - Drums
Jaro - Bass
Howdie - Guitar
Marius - Guitar
Record Label: Bret Hard Records
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Design, Resources|
It is estimated that 100 million birds are killed every year in the United States alone through collisions with buildings
– NY Audubon
There is a very good resource from NY Audubon called Bird Safe Building Guidelines. Every aspect of design and planning should think about the impact of that design on surrounding wildlife. While many species of wildlife may not be present in the urban environment, many species of birds to fly over or through cities, especially during migration. Many major cities are located along major migratory routes, here on the west coast is the Pacific Flyway. One aspect many designers, architect, landscape architect or otherwise don’t often consider is the impact of that design on potential collisions. Windows have many ways of tricking birds from reflection to seeing through the other side or lights acting as a beacon.
We need to first understand the potential of designs for collision and then to design in a way to prevent it from being a problem. A single office building in NY was responsible for the death of 72 birds in just 8 days. The resource listed above has excellent suggestions for new construction, many of which offer exciting and new design possibilities. Existing buildings can be retrofitted to prevent collisions as well. Landscape architects also have guidelines in the publication on where to place plant materials and how to manage habitat in relation to buildings.
Instead of seeing this as a problem or hurdle however, it can provide ideas for creative genius. For example, one of the ideas for retrofitting existing buildings was a green screen, or a netting for plants to grow along in front of a window. This has potential for further habitat for a multitude of wildlife species such as pollinators, birds and even small mammals or reptiles providing the proper connections. Planting trees closer to buildings to reduce the speed of flying birds also provides opportunities for the people inside to observe wildlife that may forage in the trees at a close distance. Many things we see as obstacles can be instead turned into a very good thing.
ArchitectureBirdsBuilding Guidelines
Feng Shui Planning
Japanese Buddhist Gardens
Funky Nests in Funky Places
Celebrate Urban Birds often has contests and the previous contest was to send in images of nests in funky places. There are hundreds of entries to browse through on their website. When confronted with naysayers who announce
Living with Wildlife in the Pacific Northwest
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has a good resource online called Living with Wildlife. It's adapted from an excellent book by Russell Link, published by the WDFW of the
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A get together invitation
My classmate in College sent an email message thru our yahoo groups this morning, she's inviting everyone in our class to meet on June 19 for our class reunion. She's been in Japan for more than a decade already that's why she's so eager to have a get together, and just in time one of our classmate will be migrating to Canada soon so it will be a farewell party for her as well.
I'm having second thoughts if i will attend our class reunion though i'm also excited to meet all my friends and classmates again after a decade of not seeing or communicating with them. One reason that hinders me from going is the time ( it's a night affair) and venue, I live in a province far from Manila so travelling will be difficult for me. Anyway, it's still 3 weeks away so there's plenty of time to think and plan about it.
Labels: Musings, Personal
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Mathematics Learning Standards
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Learning Standards/Curriculum/Instruction
1. What are Learning Standards?
Learning Standards are defined as the knowledge, skills, and understandings that individuals demonstrate over time when exposed to high-quality instructional environments and learning experiences.
In 1996, the New York State Board of Regents approved 28 learning standards in seven content areas, which included the Learning Standards for Mathematics, Science and Technology. In 2005, the Mathematics Core Curriculum (Revised 2005) was adopted. In January 2011, the Board of Regents adopted the NYS P-12 Common Core Learning Standards for Mathematics (NYS CCLSM). Starting in 2015, the Board of Regents asked for a review of the NYS CCLSM and the outcome of that review was the NYS Next Generation Mathematics Learning Standards which were adopted in September 2017.
2. Are the NYS P-12 Common Core Learning Standards for Mathematics still applicable to schools in New York State? When will the transition to the NYS Next Generation Mathematics Learning Standards occur?
Implementation of the New York State Next Generation Mathematics Learning Standards for grades Pk-8 will take place school year 2020-2021, with spring 2021 being the first administration of the new 3-8 grade level state assessments aligned to/measuring the NYS Next Generation Mathematics Learning Standards. Information regarding implementation of the NYS Next Generation Mathematics Learning Standards at the high school level will be forthcoming, however, implementation of those standards will not be before the school year 2020-2021.
3. The NYS Common Core Learning Standards for Mathematics (NYS CCLSM) contain content emphases. Are there content emphases for the NYS Next Generation Mathematics Learning Standards?
No. The clusters of the NYS CCLSM are divided into three categories recommended for instructional and assessment emphasis. These categories are major clusters, supporting clusters and additional clusters. For the school year 2019-2020, NYS’s grades 3-8 assessments aligned to the NYS P-12 CCLSM will reflect these content emphases. When the NYS Next Generation Mathematics Learning Standards are implemented, which is school year 2020-2021 for grades 3-8, these content emphases will no longer be applicable. They will however, still be in effect for the High School courses until they transition over to the NYS Next Generation Mathematics Learning Standards. At that point, there will be no labels of Major, Supporting, and Additional.
4. Will there be Pre-Test and Post-Test Standards for the NYS Next Generation Mathematics Learning Standards?
Yes. In order to ensure a timely return of assessment results, the New York State Mathematics grades 3-8 assessments are given in April/May. Each question on a New York State Mathematics grades 3-8 grade level assessment is aligned only to a Pre-Test standard for the grade level or a Post-Test standard from the prior grade level. While the pre-post guidance provides a clear designation of when students are held accountable for understanding content at the proficiency/mastery level, it is not intended to serve as a directive as to when the content should be introduced or how instruction of content should occur. Teachers may choose to introduce post-test content at various points in the year and then reinforce and build upon that content in the remaining months of school. Pre-post guidance for the NYS P-12 Common Core Learning Standards for Mathematics can be found in the 2019 Educator Guides to the 3-8 Mathematics Tests. The pre-post guidance can be found on the New York State Next Generation Mathematics Learning Standards webpage. Teachers are encouraged to familiarize themselves with this document.
5. How do the learning standards inform local curriculum?
It is the local school district’s responsibility to design and implement a curriculum which will provide students with the necessary experiences to achieve the NYS Learning Standards. During the school year 2012-2013, NYSED started providing Curriculum Modules (EngageNY) aligned to the NYS P-12 Common Core Learning Standards for Mathematics for school districts to use. These modules are available for districts to adopt, adapt, or not use at all. They are a voluntary curriculum that includes several resources such as curriculum maps, overviews, lesson plans, homework/problem sets, performance tasks and assessments.
6. Will the EngageNY Curriculum Modules be re-written to align to the NYS Next Generation Mathematics Learning Standards?
Currently, there are no plans to re-write the curriculum modules. However, the module mathematical content is applicable to much of the Next Generation Mathematics Learning Standards. Districts who choose to use the modules in whole or in part will need to align them to correspond with the Next Generation Mathematics Learning Standards and determine if there are gaps that will need to be filled.
7. Does the state have a list of recommended mathematics textbooks?
New York is a non-endorsing state and curricular materials are a local decision. Local educators are empowered to select textbooks, identify products, and use a rich array of instructional materials, strategies and activities to meet student needs.
8. Are students expected to supply their own calculators for classroom and assessment use?
The State Education Department requires the use of calculators for intermediate and high school level mathematics and science assessments. To the extent that calculators are a necessary part of the educational program, the school district must provide them. Under no circumstances should students be charged for a calculator or otherwise required to purchase one in order to participate in an educational program. Please see the following memo regarding charging students for calculators.
9. Do the learning standards support all learners, including students with disabilities and English language learners (Multilingual learners)?
The standards set grade-specific learning targets, but do not define the intervention methods or materials necessary to support students who are below or above grade-level expectations. It is beyond the scope of the standards to define the full range of supports appropriate for English Language Learners (ELLs)/Multilingual Learners (MLLs) and Students with Disabilities. However, the department ensured that teachers of English Language Learners (ELLs)/Multilingual Learners (MLLs) and Students with Disabilities participated in the revision of the standards. The New York State Education Department (NYSED) has created two statewide frameworks, the Blueprint for Improved Results for Students with Disabilities and the Blueprint for English Language Learner Success, aimed to clarify expectations and to provide guidance for administrators, policymakers, and practitioners to prepare ELLs/MLLs and Students with Disabilities for success. These principles therein the frameworks are intended to enhance programming and improve instruction that would allow for students within these populations to reach the same standards as all students and leave school prepared to successfully transition to post school learning, living and working.
10. Where can additional information be found about education services for students with disabilities?
The Office of P-12 Special Education is the best source of information regarding New York State law, regulation, and policy governing the education of students with disabilities.
11. Where can additional information be found about education services for English Language Learners?
The Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages provides support and technical assistance to Districts, Charter Schools, Non-Public Schools and other organizations (Universities, State Educational Organizations, etc.) in the development, implementation, and evaluation of programs for English language learners (ELLs), as well as to world language (WL) students within the State’s P-16 initiative.
12. Is there a set of literacy standards for mathematics, in addition to the learning standards for literacy in History/Social Studies, Science and Technical Subjects?
Each discipline has its own literacy, including mathematics. The Standards for Mathematical Practice, which can be found starting on page 7 of the NYS Next Generation Mathematics Learning Standards document, reinforce the mathematical literacy skills that are needed in our students. Mathematical language/literacy is developed through opportunities that allow for the merging of content and practice. There is further information regarding advanced literacies that can be found in the presentation on this topic, NYS Next Generation Learning Standards: Leading Advanced Literacies Instruction For the 21st Century, that was given during our Supporting All Learners Conferences last year. The four hallmarks discussed tie directly to the mathematical practices, as well as the modeling cycle.
13. What tools are appropriate to support instruction aligned to the NYS P-12 CCLSM or the NYS Next Generation Mathematics Learning Standards?
The fifth Standard for Mathematical practice reads, “Use appropriate tools strategically: Mathematically proficient students consider the available tools when solving a mathematical problem. Proficient students are sufficiently familiar with tools appropriate for their grade or course to make sound decisions about when each of these tools might be helpful, recognizing both the insight to be gained and their limitations. Mathematically proficient students at various grade levels are able to identify relevant external mathematical resources, such as digital content located on a web site, and use them to pose or solve problems. They are able to use technological tools to explore and deepen their understanding of concepts.” It is up to the student to decide when it will be helpful to use the mathematics tools to answer a question.
When various mathematical tools (e.g., manipulatives, rulers, protractors, compasses, reference sheets, and technology) are appropriately incorporated into classroom instruction, these tools can:
enhance learning;
increase motivation;
help students visualize concepts and ideas; and
help teachers engage students across various learning styles through multiple representations.
Specifications for the allowable tools on the NYS 3-8 assessments can be found in the 2019 School Administrator’s Manual, Appendix E. Specifications for allowable tools on the Regents Examinations can be found in the Mathematics Tools and Guidelines for the Graphing Calculator documents.
14. Where is there additional information regarding the scope and sequence of mathematics instruction aligned to the NYS P-12 CCLSM or the NYS Next Generation Mathematics Learning Standards?
The following recommended sources help explain the coherency between the grade levels and the progression of mathematical concepts P-12.
Progression Documents for the Common Core Math Standards
Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education (GAISE) Report
Achieve the Core - Coherence Map
15. What are the unpacking documents?
The unpacking documents that are available on our website are a set of exemplars Pk-Algebra II that demonstrate one process a teacher or team of educators can engage in to help identify the visible learning of a standard. As stated on our website, educators are encouraged to add on to these documents and adapt them to best fit the needs of their learners, as well as work through the process of unpacking other grade-level standards, which will provide an opportunity for reflective practice and aid in lesson planning. The intent was to provide teachers with an initial template that could serve as a platform for collaborative conversations about what they want their students to know and be able to do. The unpacking guide outlines the process that was used by the group of NYS educators that created the exemplars. It is important to keep in mind that the unpacking documents outline instructional strategies that could be used to support learning of the content. They are not assessment items or directed lesson plans.
16. Where can previously adopted standards documents be found?
1996 Learning Standards for MST
Standards 1 and 2
Standard 3 (Math)
Mathematics Core Curriculum (Revised 2005)
17. Are course outlines still available for Sequential Course I, II and III, as well as Math A/B?
Sequential Course I, II and III outlines
Math A and Math B outlines key ideas and performance indicators
Graduation Requirements/Part 100 Regulations
1. What are the mathematics requirements for a Regents Diploma?
According to the Part 100 (100.5(a)(3)(iv)) of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education, to receive a Regents Diploma a student must earn three commencement-level mathematics credits (more advanced than grade eight and must meet the commencement-level mathematics learning standards as determined by the commissioner) and achieve a passing score on one Mathematics Regents Examination or Department Approved Alternative mathematics examination.
2. What are the mathematics requirements for a Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation?
In order to earn a Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation Students must earn 3 commencement level Mathematics credits and pass the Regents examinations in Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II or the Department Approved Alternative for the examination requirements. Further information regarding diploma requirements and the STEM pathway can be found on the C/I website.
3. Can a student earn two credits for Algebra I?
According to the Part 100 (100.5(a)(3)(iv)) of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education … no more than two credits shall be earned for any Algebra I, Geometry, or Algebra II commencement level mathematics course. Algebra I is designed to be a one-unit course, however, the content of Algebra I (Geometry or Algebra II) may be spread out over two years with each year culminating in one credit.
4. If a student takes a 1 year Algebra I course and passes however does not pass the Regents examination in Algebra 1, can they repeat the course and earn an additional credit?
No. In order to earn 2 credits in a commencement level math course that culminates in a Regents examination, the course must be designed in such a way as that one half of the course content is delivered in year one and the second half of the content is delivered in year 2. Each year should explore different mathematical concepts in greater depth/breadth, building a progression of skills.
5. What is Credit by Examination and can it be used to earn Mathematics credit?
A student may earn a maximum of 6½ units of credit for either a Regents or local diploma without completing units of study. In certain circumstances, students may have already mastered the learning outcomes of a Regents level course without having taken the course in the high school. In such instances, the student may make a request to the superintendent to earn credit by exam. If the superintendent decides to allow this, the student must earn a score of 85 on the Regents examination and complete a special project or oral examination. In such cases where the student is successful, s/he would earn course credit without having to sit for the course of study. For more information on this option, please see section 100.5(d)(1) of the Part 100 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education, Credit by Examination.
6. Can Technology Education courses be used to fulfill mathematics credit?
A commencement level course in technology education may be used as the third unit of credit in science or mathematics but not both. For further information, see Using Technology Education Courses as the Third Unit of Math or Science under the Revised Graduation Requirements from the CTE Webpage.
7. Can students at the middle level earn high school mathematics credit?
Students in grade eight shall have the opportunity to earn diploma credit in mathematics. The superintendent, or his or her designee, shall determine whether a student has demonstrated readiness in each subject, including mathematics, in which he or she asks to begin high school courses in the eighth grade leading to a diploma. A student shall be awarded high school credit for such courses only if such student passes the course and the associated Regents Examination. For additional information, please refer to Section 100.4 (d) of the Part 100 Regulations of the Commissioner of Education. Further clarification about these regulations was given in the December 20, 2007 P-16 News and Notes that stated
This provision was put in place to provide opportunities for individual students rather than as a vehicle for accelerating entire cohorts of students into high school courses.
Superintendents or their designees shall determine whether an eighth-grade student has demonstrated readiness to take high school courses. School districts are encouraged to develop and use a written set of criteria to determine each student's readiness for acceleration.
Grade eight students who are accelerated for diploma credit must have been provided instruction designed to facilitate their attainment of, by the end of grade seven, the State intermediate learning standards in each subject area in which they are accelerated.
Part 100 Regulations of the Commissioner of Education allow only grade eight students the opportunity to be accelerated into high school courses in the eighth grade and to receive credit for use in satisfying diploma requirements. This provision does not extend to grade seven students.
8. Can students in grades earlier than 8 take high school math courses for credit?
Students in grades earlier than 8 can be placed into high school courses if their scholarship warrants and they may sit for the corresponding Regents examination. If the student successfully passes the course and the Regents examination, s/he has met an assessment requirement toward a high school diploma, but does not earn a unit of math credit.
9. What is AIS-Academic Intervention Services and where can I find guidance regarding the program?
AIS is supplemental instruction intended to assist students who are at risk of not achieving the State Learning Standards in ELA, mathematics, social studies, and/or science. Information about AIS can be found in the Part 100 Regulations of the Commissioner of Education, specifically:
Definition of Academic Intervention Services
Requirements of Academic Intervention Services
Guidelines for Implementing Academic Intervention Services Q&A
1. Which mathematics assessments are required by New York State?
In New York State, Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires students in grades 3-8 to be scheduled to take a New York State assessment for their grade level. These assessments take place in the spring of each school year. At the high school level, successfully passing a Regents Examination in Mathematics is a graduation requirement for earning a Regents diploma. The Educator Guides to the 3-8 Mathematics Tests and the Educator Test Guides for Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II provide helpful guidance around the content and design of these assessments. To learn more about New York State assessments, please visit the Office of State Assessment website.
2. When can a student take a Regents Examination in mathematics?
The admission requirement for taking the Regents Examination in mathematics is the completion of the course of study. Please see the 2019 Edition School Administrator's Manual, Regents Examinations for more information. Each local school district determines when a student has completed the course of study. Please note that there is no provision in the Part 100 Regulations that allows a student to take a Regents examination before he/she has completed the necessary course of study in which he or she is enrolled.
3. What are the New York State approved Alternative Examinations for meeting the requirements for a local or Regents diploma?
The New York State Department of Education Assessment Panel meets periodically to review proposals for alternative assessments to the Regents examinations and to make recommendations to the Commissioner of Education about whether the proposed alternatives should be approved. Several examinations have been approved, and the minimum acceptable scores have been set. Reference the Department-Approved Alternative Examinations memo for approved alternatives.
4. Do students who are accelerated for diploma credit in grade eight need to take both the NYS Grade 8 Mathematics Test and the Regents examination associated with the unit of study?
The Department has secured a waiver from the United States Department of Education (USDE) that relieves students, teachers, and schools from having to prepare students in seventh and eighth grade who are receiving instruction in Algebra I for multiple end of year assessments. This provision would also apply to students in grades 7 and 8 who receive instruction in Geometry and who take the Regents Examination in Geometry. Grade eight students who have been accelerated into a high school mathematics course must take the corresponding Regents examination in order to earn a unit of diploma credit. The district may choose to have the students in grades 7 and 8 who are taking Regents courses in mathematics, take just the Regents examination or take both the grade level examination and the Regents examination. If the student takes both examinations, the grade level examination score will be used for school and district accountability. If the student takes only the Regents examination, the score earned on the Regents examination will be used for school and district accountability.
5. What are Testing Accommodations?
Some students require testing accommodations in order to participate in testing programs. Such accommodations provide students with the ability to demonstrate mastery of skills and attainment of knowledge without being limited or unfairly restricted because of a disability. The Office of State Assessment's Accommodations for Testing website relays information on testing accommodations for students.
6. Are computer based assessments an option for schools?
Computer-based administration of the NYS 3-8 mathematics assessments and stand-alone field testing is available for those schools or districts choosing that option. Computer-based assessment resources, including practice questions and video tutorials, are available.
7. Is there an approved list of tools/calculators that can be used on the 3-8 state assessments and the Regents Examinations?
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