pred_label
stringclasses 2
values | pred_label_prob
float64 0.5
1
| wiki_prob
float64 0.25
1
| text
stringlengths 120
1.02M
| source
stringlengths 39
45
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
__label__cc
| 0.597849
| 0.402151
|
Mediator Ethics Review Board
The ethical practice of mediation is a hallmark of the NJAPM. If you have a question about our standards of conduct, or if you feel one of our members has acted in an unethical manner, then you can contact the NJAPM Ethics Review Board by email to NJAPM@c3workplace.com Attention ETHICS CHAIR in SUBJECT, or by mail to the NJAPM Ethics Review Board c/o our Association office. All ethics matters are handled in confidence.
Procedures for Processing Ethics Complaints
Submitted by the NJAPM Mediation Ethics Review Board (MERB)
May 30, 2005, by Greg Cannarozzi; Approved by NJAPM Board June 26, 2005
No later than five (5) business days after receipt of a complaint, the NJAPM office shall send to the chair of the MERB a copy of the complaint and any supporting documentation submitted by complainant.
At the same time, the NJAPM office shall notify the President that a complaint has been filed with the MERB, but shall not provide any revealing details.
The MERB chair, or such other member of the MERB as the chair shall designate, shall promptly communicate with the complainant to discuss the complaint, whether the complainant still wants to pursue the complaint, and what additional documentation, if any, is required for the MERB to make an evaluation of the complaint. Following this communication and receipt of any documentation requested, the chair or such other member of the MERB as the chair shall designate (“Designee”), shall make a determination either to pursue the complaint or to notify the complainant in writing that that NJAPM MERB will not pursue the complaint, giving the reason for that decision.
If the MERB chair, or Designee, determines that the MERB will pursue the complaint, the following procedures will be followed:
i. Both parties will be offered the option of mediating the dispute with a designated accredited mediator who is not an officer or director of NJAPM or a member of the MERB;
ii. If either party refuses to mediate, or in the event the designated mediator notifies the MERB that the mediation did not result in a full resolution of the complaint, then the matter shall be referred to the MERB to conduct such further investigation it decides is necessary and appropriate
a) After reviewing the complaint, answer and any documentation submitted by the parties, the MERB will decide on one of the following dispositions of the complaint:
i. Dismiss the complaint as unsubstantiated;
ii. Submit the complaint to a designated member of the MERB for further investigation; or
iii. Decide that the complaint is justified
a) If the MERB decides by two-thirds (2/3) vote that the complaint is justified, it shall determine appropriate disciplinary action(s). Such action(s) may range from a minimum of advising the person complained of to cease and desist, suspension of accreditation, suspension or termination of membership, and/or any such other form of appropriate disciplinary action as the MERB deems appropriate under the circumstances. The MERB will inform the respondent in writing of the MERB’s decision including specific disciplinary actions to be taken, and will also outline the process by which the respondent may choose to appeal, as described in the NJAPM bylaws. The President will also be notified of the MERB’s decision.
b) The complaint shall be deemed to be unjustified if the MERB fails to find the complaint substantiated by the required two-thirds (2/3) vote. The MERB shall inform the respondent of the findings, and will advise all the parties that case will be considered closed. The President will also be notified of the MERB’s decision.
c) Absent any extenuating circumstances, the MERB should complete its investigation and issue its final determination no later than 90 days after the Chair receives a copy of the complaint.
d) Either party may appeal the decision of the MERB in accordance with the procedures set forth in Article XI of the Bylaws.
Attachment Size
Mediation Ethics Review Board Procedures 17.05 KB
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1143
|
__label__wiki
| 0.596655
| 0.596655
|
NDC Advanced Lookup
Pharma Classes
Pill ID
Pill ID Lookup
Pill ID Index
HCPCS Crosswalk
Recently Marketed
Animal NDC
Animal NDC Lookup
Animal Drug Index
NDC 0003-5178 Pravachol
Pravastatin Sodium
Labeler Index
E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.l.c.
NDC: 0003-5178 Pravachol
NDC 0003-5178
Package Codes
NDC 0003-5178-05
Related Codes
NDC Product Code 0003-5178
NDC CODE: 0003-5178
Proprietary Name: Pravachol What is the Proprietary Name?
The proprietary name also known as the trade name is the name of the product chosen by the medication labeler for marketing purposes.
Non-Proprietary Name: Pravastatin Sodium What is the Non-Proprietary Name?
The non-proprietary name is sometimes called the generic name. The generic name usually includes the active ingredient(s) of the product.
Drug Use Information
The drug use information is a summary and does NOT have all possible information about this product. This information does not assure that this product is safe, effective, or appropriate. This information is not individual medical advice and does not substitute for the advice of a health care professional. Always ask a health care professional for complete information about this product and your specific health needs.
Pravastatin is used along with a proper diet to help lower bad cholesterol and fats (such as LDL, triglycerides) and raise good cholesterol (HDL) in the blood. It belongs to a group of drugs known as statins. It works by reducing the amount of cholesterol made by the liver. Lowering bad cholesterol and triglycerides and raising good cholesterol decreases the risk of heart disease and helps prevent strokes and heart attacks. In addition to eating a proper diet (such as a low-cholesterol/low-fat diet), other lifestyle changes that may help this medication work better include exercising, losing weight if overweight, and stopping smoking. Consult your doctor for more details.
YELLOW (C48330)
Shape: RECTANGLE (C48347)
Imprint(s):
P;PRAVACHOL;20
NDC Code Structure
0003 - E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.l.c.
0003-5178 - Pravachol
Package Description: 90 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE
NDC Product Information
Pravachol with NDC 0003-5178 is a a human prescription drug product labeled by E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.l.c.. The generic name of Pravachol is pravastatin sodium. The product's dosage form is tablet and is administered via oral form.
Labeler Name: E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.l.c.
Dosage Form: Tablet - A solid dosage form containing medicinal substances with or without suitable diluents.
Product Type: Human Prescription Drug What kind of product is this?
Indicates the type of product, such as Human Prescription Drug or Human Over the Counter Drug. This data element matches the “Document Type” field of the Structured Product Listing.
Pravachol Active Ingredient(s)
What is the Active Ingredient(s) List?
This is the active ingredient list. Each ingredient name is the preferred term of the UNII code submitted.
PRAVASTATIN SODIUM 20 mg/1
Inactive Ingredient(s)
About the Inactive Ingredient(s)
The inactive ingredients are all the component of a medicinal product OTHER than the active ingredient(s). The acronym "UNII" stands for “Unique Ingredient Identifier” and is used to identify each inactive ingredient present in a product.
CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUM (UNII: M28OL1HH48)
LACTOSE, UNSPECIFIED FORM (UNII: J2B2A4N98G)
MAGNESIUM OXIDE (UNII: 3A3U0GI71G)
CELLULOSE, MICROCRYSTALLINE (UNII: OP1R32D61U)
POVIDONES (UNII: FZ989GH94E)
Administration Route(s)
What are the Administration Route(s)?
The translation of the route code submitted by the firm, indicating route of administration.
Oral - Administration to or by way of the mouth.
Pharmacological Class(es)
What is a Pharmacological Class?
These are the reported pharmacological class categories corresponding to the SubstanceNames listed above.
HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor - [EPC] (Established Pharmacologic Class)
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors - [MoA] (Mechanism of Action)
Product Labeler Information
What is the Labeler Name?
Name of Company corresponding to the labeler code segment of the Product NDC.
Labeler Code: 0003
FDA Application Number: NDA019898 What is the FDA Application Number?
This corresponds to the NDA, ANDA, or BLA number reported by the labeler for products which have the corresponding Marketing Category designated. If the designated Marketing Category is OTC Monograph Final or OTC Monograph Not Final, then the Application number will be the CFR citation corresponding to the appropriate Monograph (e.g. “part 341”). For unapproved drugs, this field will be null.
Marketing Category: NDA - A product marketed under an approved New Drug Application. What is the Marketing Category?
Product types are broken down into several potential Marketing Categories, such as NDA/ANDA/BLA, OTC Monograph, or Unapproved Drug. One and only one Marketing Category may be chosen for a product, not all marketing categories are available to all product types. Currently, only final marketed product categories are included. The complete list of codes and translations can be found at www.fda.gov/edrls under Structured Product Labeling Resources.
Start Marketing Date: 06-01-2009 What is the Start Marketing Date?
This is the date that the labeler indicates was the start of its marketing of the drug product.
End Marketing Date: 10-31-2021 What is the End Marketing Date?
This is the date the product will no longer be available on the market. If a product is no longer being manufactured, in most cases, the FDA recommends firms use the expiration date of the last lot produced as the EndMarketingDate, to reflect the potential for drug product to remain available after manufacturing has ceased. Products that are the subject of ongoing manufacturing will not ordinarily have any EndMarketingDate. Products with a value in the EndMarketingDate will be removed from the NDC Directory when the EndMarketingDate is reached.
Exclude Flag: N What is the NDC Exclude Flag?
This field indicates whether the product has been removed/excluded from the NDC Directory for failure to respond to FDA’s requests for correction to deficient or non-compliant submissions. Values = ‘Y’ or ‘N’.
* Please review the disclaimer below.
Pravastatin is pronounced as (pra' va stat in)
Why is pravastatin medication prescribed?
Pravastatin is used together with diet, weight-loss, and exercise to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke and to decrease the chance that heart surgery will be need...
Pravachol Product Label Images
Image Pravachol 20 mg label - pravachol 20mg lbl
Image Pravachol Figure 1 - pravachol fig1
Image Pravachol Chemical Structure - pravachol struct
Pravachol Product Labeling Information
The product labeling information includes all published material associated to a drug. Product labeling documents include information like generic names, active ingredients, ingredient strength dosage, routes of administration, appearance, usage, warnings, inactive ingredients, etc.
Product Labeling Index
1.1 Prevention Of Cardiovascular Disease
1.2 Hyperlipidemia
1.3 Limitations Of Use
2.1 General Dosing Information
2.2 Adult Patients
2.3 Patients With Renal Impairment
Children (Ages 8 To 13 Years, Inclusive)
Adolescents (Ages 14 To 18 Years)
2.5 Concomitant Lipid-Altering Therapy
2.6 Dosage In Patients Taking Cyclosporine
2.7 Dosage In Patients Taking Clarithromycin
4.1 Hypersensitivity
4.2 Liver
5.1 Skeletal Muscle
5.3 Endocrine Function
Short-Term Controlled Trials
Long-Term Controlled Morbidity And Mortality Trials
6.3 Laboratory Test Abnormalities
6.4 Pediatric Patients
7.1 Cyclosporine
7.2 Clarithromycin And Other Macrolide Antibiotics
7.3 Colchicine
7.4 Gemfibrozil
7.5 Other Fibrates
7.6 Niacin
8.3 Females And Males Of Reproductive Potential
8.6 Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Drug-Drug Interactions
Cns Toxicity
14.1 Prevention Of Coronary Heart Disease
14.2 Secondary Prevention Of Cardiovascular Events
14.3 Primary Hypercholesterolemia (Fredrickson Types Iia And Iib)
14.4 Hypertriglyceridemia (Fredrickson Type Iv)
14.5 Dysbetalipoproteinemia (Fredrickson Type Iii)
14.6 Pediatric Clinical Study
16.1 How Supplied
16.2 Storage
Liver Enzymes
Embryofetal Toxicity
Pravachol 20 Mg Tablets Representative Packaging
Therapy with lipid-altering agents should be only one component of multiple risk factor intervention in individuals at significantly increased risk for atherosclerotic vascular disease due to hypercholesterolemia. Drug therapy is indicated as an adjunct to diet when the response to a diet restricted in saturated fat and cholesterol and other nonpharmacologic measures alone has been inadequate.
In hypercholesterolemic patients without clinically evident coronary heart disease (CHD), PRAVACHOL (pravastatin sodium) is indicated to: •reduce the risk of myocardial infarction (MI). •reduce the risk of undergoing myocardial revascularization procedures. •reduce the risk of cardiovascular mortality with no increase in death from non-cardiovascular causes.In patients with clinically evident CHD, PRAVACHOL is indicated to: •reduce the risk of total mortality by reducing coronary death. •reduce the risk of MI. •reduce the risk of undergoing myocardial revascularization procedures. •reduce the risk of stroke and stroke/transient ischemic attack (TIA). •slow the progression of coronary atherosclerosis.
PRAVACHOL is indicated: •as an adjunct to diet to reduce elevated total cholesterol (Total-C), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), apolipoprotein B (ApoB), and triglyceride (TG) levels and to increase high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) in patients with primary hypercholesterolemia and mixed dyslipidemia (Fredrickson Types IIa and IIb).1 •as an adjunct to diet for the treatment of patients with elevated serum TG levels (Fredrickson Type IV). •for the treatment of patients with primary dysbetalipoproteinemia (Fredrickson Type III) who do not respond adequately to diet. •as an adjunct to diet and lifestyle modification for treatment of heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) in children and adolescent patients ages 8 years and older if after an adequate trial of diet the following findings are present:a.LDL-C remains ≥190 mg/dL orb.LDL-C remains ≥160 mg/dL and:▪there is a positive family history of premature cardiovascular disease (CVD) or▪two or more other CVD risk factors are present in the patient.
PRAVACHOL has not been studied in conditions where the major lipoprotein abnormality is elevation of chylomicrons (Fredrickson Types I and V).
The patient should be placed on a standard cholesterol-lowering diet before receiving PRAVACHOL and should continue on this diet during treatment with PRAVACHOL [see NCEP Treatment Guidelines for details on dietary therapy].
The recommended starting dose is 40 mg once daily. If a daily dose of 40 mg does not achieve desired cholesterol levels, 80 mg once daily is recommended. PRAVACHOL can be administered orally as a single dose at any time of the day, with or without food. Since the maximal effect of a given dose is seen within 4 weeks, periodic lipid determinations should be performed at this time and dosage adjusted according to the patient’s response to therapy and established treatment guidelines.
In patients with severe renal impairment, a starting dose of 10 mg pravastatin daily is recommended. Although the PRAVACHOL 10 mg tablets are no longer available, pravastatin 10 mg tablets are available.
The recommended dose is 20 mg once daily in children 8 to 13 years of age. Doses greater than 20 mg have not been studied in this patient population.
The recommended starting dose is 40 mg once daily in adolescents 14 to 18 years of age. Doses greater than 40 mg have not been studied in this patient population.Children and adolescents treated with pravastatin should be reevaluated in adulthood and appropriate changes made to their cholesterol-lowering regimen to achieve adult goals for LDL-C [see Indications and Usage (1.2)].
PRAVACHOL may be used with bile acid resins. When administering a bile-acid-binding resin (e.g., cholestyramine, colestipol) and pravastatin, PRAVACHOL should be given either 1 hour or more before or at least 4 hours following the resin. [See Clinical Pharmacology (12.3).]
In patients taking immunosuppressive drugs such as cyclosporine concomitantly with pravastatin, therapy should begin with 10 mg of pravastatin sodium once-a-day at bedtime and titration to higher doses should be done with caution. Most patients treated with this combination received a maximum pravastatin sodium dose of 20 mg/day. In patients taking cyclosporine, therapy should be limited to 20 mg of pravastatin sodium once daily [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1) and Drug Interactions (7.1)]. Although the PRAVACHOL 10 mg tablets are no longer available, pravastatin 10 mg tablets are available.
In patients taking clarithromycin, therapy should be limited to 40 mg of pravastatin sodium once daily [see Drug Interactions (7.2)].
PRAVACHOL® Tablets are supplied as:20 mg tablets: Yellow, rounded, rectangular-shaped, biconvex with a “P” embossed on one side and “PRAVACHOL 20” engraved on the opposite side.40 mg tablets: Green, rounded, rectangular-shaped, biconvex with a “P” embossed on one side and “PRAVACHOL 40” engraved on the opposite side.80 mg tablets: Yellow, oval-shaped tablet with “BMS” on one side and “80” on the other side.
Hypersensitivity to any component of this medication.
Active liver disease or unexplained, persistent elevations of serum transaminases [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2)].
Atherosclerosis is a chronic process and discontinuation of lipid-lowering drugs during pregnancy should have little impact on the outcome of long-term therapy of primary hypercholesterolemia. Cholesterol and other products of cholesterol biosynthesis are essential components for fetal development (including synthesis of steroids and cell membranes). Since statins decrease cholesterol synthesis and possibly the synthesis of other biologically active substances derived from cholesterol, they are contraindicated during pregnancy and in nursing mothers. PRAVASTATIN SHOULD BE ADMINISTERED TO WOMEN OF CHILDBEARING AGE ONLY WHEN SUCH PATIENTS ARE HIGHLY UNLIKELY TO CONCEIVE AND HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE POTENTIAL HAZARDS. If the patient becomes pregnant while taking this class of drug, therapy should be discontinued immediately and the patient apprised of the potential hazard to the fetus [see Use in Specific Populations (8.1,8.3)].
Pravastatin is present in human milk. Because statins have the potential for serious adverse reactions in nursing infants, women who require PRAVACHOL treatment should not breastfeed their infants [see Use in Specific Populations (8.2)].
Rare cases of rhabdomyolysis with acute renal failure secondary to myoglobinuria have been reported with pravastatin and other drugs in this class. A history of renal impairment may be a risk factor for the development of rhabdomyolysis. Such patients merit closer monitoring for skeletal muscle effects.Uncomplicated myalgia has also been reported in pravastatin-treated patients [see Adverse Reactions (6)]. Myopathy, defined as muscle aching or muscle weakness in conjunction with increases in creatine phosphokinase (CPK) values to greater than 10 times the ULN, was rare (<0.1%) in pravastatin clinical trials. Myopathy should be considered in any patient with diffuse myalgias, muscle tenderness or weakness, and/or marked elevation of CPK. Predisposing factors include advanced age (≥65), uncontrolled hypothyroidism, and renal impairment.There have been rare reports of immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy (IMNM), an autoimmune myopathy, associated with statin use. IMNM is characterized by: proximal muscle weakness and elevated serum CPK, which persist despite discontinuation of statin treatment; muscle biopsy showing necrotizing myopathy without significant inflammation and improvement with immunosuppressive agents.All patients should be advised to promptly report to their physician unexplained muscle pain, tenderness, or weakness, particularly if accompanied by malaise or fever or if muscle signs and symptoms persist after discontinuing PRAVACHOL.Pravastatin therapy should be discontinued if markedly elevated CPK levels occur or myopathy is diagnosed or suspected. Pravastatin therapy should also be temporarily withheld in any patient experiencing an acute or serious condition predisposing to the development of renal failure secondary to rhabdomyolysis, e.g., sepsis; hypotension; major surgery; trauma; severe metabolic, endocrine, or electrolyte disorders; or uncontrolled epilepsy.The risk of myopathy during treatment with statins is increased with concurrent therapy with either erythromycin, cyclosporine, niacin, or fibrates. However, neither myopathy nor significant increases in CPK levels have been observed in 3 reports involving a total of 100 post-transplant patients (24 renal and 76 cardiac) treated for up to 2 years concurrently with pravastatin 10 to 40 mg and cyclosporine. Some of these patients also received other concomitant immunosuppressive therapies. Further, in clinical trials involving small numbers of patients who were treated concurrently with pravastatin and niacin, there were no reports of myopathy. Also, myopathy was not reported in a trial of combination pravastatin (40 mg/day) and gemfibrozil (1200 mg/day), although 4 of 75 patients on the combination showed marked CPK elevations versus 1 of 73 patients receiving placebo. There was a trend toward more frequent CPK elevations and patient withdrawals due to musculoskeletal symptoms in the group receiving combined treatment as compared with the groups receiving placebo, gemfibrozil, or pravastatin monotherapy. The use of fibrates alone may occasionally be associated with myopathy. The benefit of further alterations in lipid levels by the combined use of PRAVACHOL with fibrates should be carefully weighed against the potential risks of this combination.Cases of myopathy, including rhabdomyolysis, have been reported with pravastatin coadministered with colchicine, and caution should be exercised when prescribing pravastatin with colchicine [see Drug Interactions (7.3)].
Statins, like some other lipid-lowering therapies, have been associated with biochemical abnormalities of liver function. In 3 long-term (4.8-5.9 years), placebo-controlled clinical trials (WOS, LIPID, CARE), 19,592 subjects (19,768 randomized) were exposed to pravastatin or placebo [see Clinical Studies (14)]. In an analysis of serum transaminase values (ALT, AST), incidences of marked abnormalities were compared between the pravastatin and placebo treatment groups; a marked abnormality was defined as a post-treatment test value greater than 3 times the ULN for subjects with pretreatment values less than or equal to the ULN, or 4 times the pretreatment value for subjects with pretreatment values greater than the ULN but less than 1.5 times the ULN. Marked abnormalities of ALT or AST occurred with similar low frequency (≤1.2%) in both treatment groups. Overall, clinical trial experience showed that liver function test abnormalities observed during pravastatin therapy were usually asymptomatic, not associated with cholestasis, and did not appear to be related to treatment duration. In a 320-patient placebo-controlled clinical trial, subjects with chronic (>6 months) stable liver disease, due primarily to hepatitis C or non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, were treated with 80 mg pravastatin or placebo for up to 9 months. The primary safety endpoint was the proportion of subjects with at least one ALT ≥2 times the ULN for those with normal ALT (≤ ULN) at baseline or a doubling of the baseline ALT for those with elevated ALT (> ULN) at baseline. By Week 36, 12 out of 160 (7.5%) subjects treated with pravastatin met the prespecified safety ALT endpoint compared to 20 out of 160 (12.5%) subjects receiving placebo. Conclusions regarding liver safety are limited since the study was not large enough to establish similarity between groups (with 95% confidence) in the rates of ALT elevation.It is recommended that liver function tests be performed prior to the initiation of therapy and when clinically indicated.Active liver disease or unexplained persistent transaminase elevations are contraindications to the use of pravastatin [see Contraindications (4.2)]. Caution should be exercised when pravastatin is administered to patients who have a recent (<6 months) history of liver disease, have signs that may suggest liver disease (e.g., unexplained aminotransferase elevations, jaundice), or are heavy users of alcohol. There have been rare postmarketing reports of fatal and non-fatal hepatic failure in patients taking statins, including pravastatin. If serious liver injury with clinical symptoms and/or hyperbilirubinemia or jaundice occurs during treatment with PRAVACHOL, promptly interrupt therapy. If an alternate etiology is not found do not restart PRAVACHOL.
Statins interfere with cholesterol synthesis and lower circulating cholesterol levels and, as such, might theoretically blunt adrenal or gonadal steroid hormone production. Results of clinical trials with pravastatin in males and post-menopausal females were inconsistent with regard to possible effects of the drug on basal steroid hormone levels. In a study of 21 males, the mean testosterone response to human chorionic gonadotropin was significantly reduced (p<0.004) after 16 weeks of treatment with 40 mg of pravastatin. However, the percentage of patients showing a ≥50% rise in plasma testosterone after human chorionic gonadotropin stimulation did not change significantly after therapy in these patients. The effects of statins on spermatogenesis and fertility have not been studied in adequate numbers of patients. The effects, if any, of pravastatin on the pituitary-gonadal axis in pre-menopausal females are unknown. Patients treated with pravastatin who display clinical evidence of endocrine dysfunction should be evaluated appropriately. Caution should also be exercised if a statin or other agent used to lower cholesterol levels is administered to patients also receiving other drugs (e.g., ketoconazole, spironolactone, cimetidine) that may diminish the levels or activity of steroid hormones.In a placebo-controlled study of 214 pediatric patients with HeFH, of which 106 were treated with pravastatin (20 mg in the children aged 8-13 years and 40 mg in the adolescents aged 14-18 years) for 2 years, there were no detectable differences seen in any of the endocrine parameters (ACTH, cortisol, DHEAS, FSH, LH, TSH, estradiol [girls] or testosterone [boys]) relative to placebo. There were no detectable differences seen in height and weight changes, testicular volume changes, or Tanner score relative to placebo.
Pravastatin is generally well tolerated; adverse reactions have usually been mild and transient. In 4-month-long placebo-controlled trials, 1.7% of pravastatin-treated patients and 1.2% of placebo-treated patients were discontinued from treatment because of adverse experiences attributed to study drug therapy; this difference was not statistically significant.
In the PRAVACHOL placebo-controlled clinical trials database of 1313 patients (age range 20-76 years, 32.4% women, 93.5% Caucasians, 5% Blacks, 0.9% Hispanics, 0.4% Asians, 0.2% Others) with a median treatment duration of 14 weeks, 3.3% of patients on PRAVACHOL and 1.2% patients on placebo discontinued due to adverse events regardless of causality. The most common adverse reactions that led to treatment discontinuation and occurred at an incidence greater than placebo were: liver function test increased, nausea, anxiety/depression, and dizziness.All adverse clinical events (regardless of causality) reported in ≥2% of pravastatin-treated patients in placebo-controlled trials of up to 8 months duration are identified in Table 1:Table 1: Adverse Events in ≥2% of Patients Treated with Pravastatin 5 to 40 mg and at an Incidence Greater Than Placebo in Short-Term Placebo-Controlled Trials (% of patients)Body System/Event5 mgN=10010 mgN=15320 mgN=47840 mgN=171Any DoseN=902PlaceboN=411Cardiovascular Angina Pectoris5.04.64.83.54.53.4Dermatologic Rash3.02.66.71.24.51.4Gastrointestinal Nausea/Vomiting Diarrhea Flatulence Dyspepsia/Heartburn Abdominal Distension4.08.02.00.02.05.98.53.33.33.310.56.54.63.62.12.34.70.00.60.67.46.73.22.52.07.15.64.42.72.4General Fatigue Chest Pain Influenza4.04.04.01.31.32.65.23.31.90.01.20.63.42.72.03.91.90.7Musculoskeletal Musculoskeletal Pain Myalgia13.01.03.92.613.22.95.31.210.12.310.21.2Nervous System Headache Dizziness5.04.06.51.37.55.23.50.66.33.54.63.4Respiratory Pharyngitis Upper Respiratory Infection Rhinitis Cough2.06.07.04.04.69.85.21.31.55.23.83.11.24.11.21.22.05.93.92.52.75.84.91.7Investigation ALT Increased g-GT Increased CPK Increased2.03.05.02.02.61.34.02.15.21.20.62.92.92.04.11.21.23.6The safety and tolerability of PRAVACHOL at a dose of 80 mg in 2 controlled trials with a mean exposure of 8.6 months was similar to that of PRAVACHOL at lower doses except that 4 out of 464 patients taking 80 mg of pravastatin had a single elevation of CK >10 times ULN compared to 0 out of 115 patients taking 40 mg of pravastatin.
In the PRAVACHOL placebo-controlled clinical trials database of 21,483 patients (age range 24-75 years, 10.3% women, 52.3% Caucasians, 0.8% Blacks, 0.5% Hispanics, 0.1% Asians, 0.1% Others, 46.1% Not Recorded) with a median treatment duration of 261 weeks, 8.1% of patients on PRAVACHOL and 9.3% patients on placebo discontinued due to adverse events regardless of causality.Adverse event data were pooled from 7 double-blind, placebo-controlled trials (West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study [WOS]; Cholesterol and Recurrent Events study [CARE]; Long-term Intervention with Pravastatin in Ischemic Disease study [LIPID]; Pravastatin Limitation of Atherosclerosis in the Coronary Arteries study [PLAC I]; Pravastatin, Lipids and Atherosclerosis in the Carotids study [PLAC II]; Regression Growth Evaluation Statin Study [REGRESS]; and Kuopio Atherosclerosis Prevention Study [KAPS]) involving a total of 10,764 patients treated with pravastatin 40 mg and 10,719 patients treated with placebo. The safety and tolerability profile in the pravastatin group was comparable to that of the placebo group. Patients were exposed to pravastatin for a mean of 4.0 to 5.1 years in WOS, CARE, and LIPID and 1.9 to 2.9 years in PLAC I, PLAC II, KAPS, and REGRESS. In these long-term trials, the most common reasons for discontinuation were mild, non-specific gastrointestinal complaints. Collectively, these 7 trials represent 47,613 patient-years of exposure to pravastatin. All clinical adverse events (regardless of causality) occurring in ≥2% of patients treated with pravastatin in these studies are identified in Table 2.Table 2: Adverse Events in ≥2% of Patients Treated with Pravastatin 40 mg and at an Incidence Greater Than Placebo in Long-Term Placebo-Controlled TrialsBody System/EventPravastatin(N=10,764)% of patientsPlacebo(N=10,719)% of patientsDermatologic Rash (including dermatitis)7.27.1General Edema Fatigue Chest Pain Fever Weight Gain Weight Loss3.08.410.02.13.83.32.77.89.81.93.32.8Musculoskeletal Musculoskeletal Pain Muscle Cramp Musculoskeletal Traumatism24.95.110.224.44.69.6Nervous System Dizziness Sleep Disturbance Anxiety/Nervousness Paresthesia7.33.04.83.26.62.44.73.0Renal/Genitourinary Urinary Tract Infection2.72.6Respiratory Upper Respiratory Tract Infection Cough Influenza Pulmonary Infection Sinus Abnormality Tracheobronchitis21.28.29.23.87.03.420.27.49.03.56.73.1Special Senses Vision Disturbance (includes blurred vision, diplopia)3.43.3Infections Viral Infection3.22.9In addition to the events listed above in the long-term trials table, events of probable, possible, or uncertain relationship to study drug that occurred in <2.0% of pravastatin-treated patients in the long-term trials included the following:Dermatologic: scalp hair abnormality (including alopecia), urticaria.Endocrine/Metabolic: sexual dysfunction, libido change.General: flushing.Immunologic: allergy, edema head/neck.Musculoskeletal: muscle weakness.Nervous System: vertigo, insomnia, memory impairment, neuropathy (including peripheral neuropathy).Special Senses: taste disturbance.
In addition to the events reported above, as with other drugs in this class, the following events have been reported during postmarketing experience with PRAVACHOL, regardless of causality assessment:Musculoskeletal: myopathy, rhabdomyolysis, tendon disorder, polymyositis.There have been rare reports of immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy associated with statin use [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1)].Nervous System: dysfunction of certain cranial nerves (including alteration of taste, impairment of extraocular movement, facial paresis), peripheral nerve palsy.There have been rare postmarketing reports of cognitive impairment (e.g., memory loss, forgetfulness, amnesia, memory impairment, confusion) associated with statin use. These cognitive issues have been reported for all statins. The reports are generally nonserious, and reversible upon statin discontinuation, with variable times to symptom onset (1 day to years) and symptom resolution (median of 3 weeks).Hypersensitivity: anaphylaxis, angioedema, lupus erythematosus-like syndrome, polymyalgia rheumatica, dermatomyositis, vasculitis, purpura, hemolytic anemia, positive ANA, ESR increase, arthritis, arthralgia, asthenia, photosensitivity, chills, malaise, toxic epidermal necrolysis, erythema multiforme (including Stevens-Johnson syndrome).Gastrointestinal: abdominal pain, constipation, pancreatitis, hepatitis (including chronic active hepatitis), cholestatic jaundice, fatty change in liver, cirrhosis, fulminant hepatic necrosis, hepatoma, fatal and non-fatal hepatic failure.Dermatologic: a variety of skin changes (e.g., nodules, discoloration, dryness of mucous membranes, changes to hair/nails).Renal: urinary abnormality (including dysuria, frequency, nocturia).Respiratory: dyspnea, interstitial lung disease.Psychiatric: nightmare.Reproductive: gynecomastia.Laboratory Abnormalities: liver function test abnormalities, thyroid function abnormalities.
Increases in ALT, AST values and CPK have been observed [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1, 5.2)].Transient, asymptomatic eosinophilia has been reported. Eosinophil counts usually returned to normal despite continued therapy. Anemia, thrombocytopenia, and leukopenia have been reported with statins.
In a 2-year, double-blind, placebo-controlled study involving 100 boys and 114 girls with HeFH (n=214; age range 8-18.5 years, 53% female, 95% Caucasians, <1% Blacks, 3% Asians, 1% Other), the safety and tolerability profile of pravastatin was generally similar to that of placebo. [See Warnings and Precautions (5.3), Use in Specific Populations (8.4), and Clinical Pharmacology (12.3).]
For the concurrent therapy of either cyclosporine, fibrates, niacin (nicotinic acid), or erythromycin, the risk of myopathy increases [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1) and Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)].
The risk of myopathy/rhabdomyolysis is increased with concomitant administration of cyclosporine. Limit pravastatin to 20 mg once daily for concomitant use with cyclosporine [see Dosage and Administration (2.6), Warnings and Precautions (5.1), and Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)].
The risk of myopathy/rhabdomyolysis is increased with concomitant administration of clarithromycin. Limit pravastatin to 40 mg once daily for concomitant use with clarithromycin [see Dosage and Administration (2.7), Warnings and Precautions (5.1), and Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)].Other macrolides (e.g., erythromycin and azithromycin) have the potential to increase statin exposures while used in combination. Pravastatin should be used cautiously with macrolide antibiotics due to a potential increased risk of myopathies.
The risk of myopathy/rhabdomyolysis is increased with concomitant administration of colchicine [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1)].
Due to an increased risk of myopathy/rhabdomyolysis when HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors are coadministered with gemfibrozil, concomitant administration of PRAVACHOL with gemfibrozil should be avoided [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1)].
Because it is known that the risk of myopathy during treatment with HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors is increased with concurrent administration of other fibrates, PRAVACHOL should be administered with caution when used concomitantly with other fibrates [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1)].
The risk of skeletal muscle effects may be enhanced when pravastatin is used in combination with niacin; a reduction in PRAVACHOL dosage should be considered in this setting [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1)].
Risk SummaryPRAVACHOL is contraindicated for use in pregnant woman because of the potential for fetal harm. As safety in pregnant women has not been established and there is no apparent benefit to therapy with PRAVACHOL during pregnancy, PRAVACHOL should be immediately discontinued as soon as pregnancy is recognized [see Contraindications (4.3)]. Limited published data on the use of PRAVACHOL in pregnant women are insufficient to determine a drug-associated risk of major congenital malformations or miscarriage. In animal reproduction studies, no evidence of fetal malformations was seen in rabbits or rats exposed to 10 times to 120 times, respectively, the maximum recommended human dose (MRHD) of 80 mg/day. Fetal skeletal abnormalities, offspring mortality, and developmental delays occurred when pregnant rats were administered 10 times to 12 times the MRHD during organogenesis to parturition [see Data]. Advise pregnant women of the potential risk to a fetus.The estimated background risk of major birth defects and miscarriage for the indicated population is unknown. In the U.S. general population, the estimated background risk of major birth defects and miscarriage in clinically recognized pregnancies is 2-4% and 15-20%, respectively.DataHuman DataLimited published data on pravastatin have not shown an increased risk of major congenital malformations or miscarriage.Rare reports of congenital anomalies have been received following intrauterine exposure to other statins. In a review2 of approximately 100 prospectively followed pregnancies in women exposed to simvastatin or lovastatin, the incidences of congenital anomalies, spontaneous abortions, and fetal deaths/stillbirths did not exceed what would be expected in the general population. The number of cases is adequate to exclude a ≥3 to 4-fold increase in congenital anomalies over the background incidence. In 89% of the prospectively followed pregnancies, drug treatment was initiated prior to pregnancy and was discontinued at some point in the first trimester when pregnancy was identified.Animal DataEmbryofetal and neonatal mortality was observed in rats given pravastatin during the period of organogenesis or during organogenesis continuing through weaning. In pregnant rats given oral gavage doses of 4, 20, 100, 500, and 1000 mg/kg/day from gestation days 7 through 17 (organogenesis) increased mortality of offspring and increased cervical rib skeletal anomalies were observed at ≥100 mg/kg/day systemic exposure, 10 times the human exposure at 80 mg/day MRHD based on body surface area (mg/m2).In other studies, no teratogenic effects were observed when pravastatin was dosed orally during organogenesis in rabbits (gestation days 6 through 18) up to 50 mg/kg/day or in rats (gestation days 7 through 17) up to 1000 mg/kg/day. Exposures were 10 times (rabbit) or 120 times (rat) the human exposure at 80 mg/day MRHD based on body surface area (mg/m2).In pregnant rats given oral gavage doses of 10, 100, and 1000 mg/kg/day from gestation day 17 through lactation day 21 (weaning), increased mortality of offspring and developmental delays were observed at ≥100 mg/kg/day systemic exposure, corresponding to 12 times the human exposure at 80 mg/day MRHD, based on body surface area (mg/m2).In pregnant rats, pravastatin crosses the placenta and is found in fetal tissue at 30% of the maternal plasma levels following administration of a single dose of 20 mg/day orally on gestation day 18, which corresponds to exposure 2 times the MRHD of 80 mg daily based on body surface area (mg/m2). In lactating rats, up to 7 times higher levels of pravastatin are present in the breast milk than in the maternal plasma, which corresponds to exposure 2 times the MRHD of 80 mg/day based on body surface area (mg/m2).
Risk SummaryPravastatin use is contraindicated during breastfeeding [see Contraindications (4.4)]. Based on one lactation study in published literature, pravastatin is present in human milk. There is no available information on the effects of the drug on the breastfed infant or the effects of the drug on milk production. Because of the potential for serious adverse reactions in a breastfed infant, advise patients that breastfeeding is not recommended during treatment with PRAVACHOL.
Contraception:FemalesPRAVACHOL may cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman [see Use in Specific Populations (8.1)]. Advise females of reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment with PRAVACHOL.
The safety and effectiveness of PRAVACHOL in children and adolescents from 8 to 18 years of age have been evaluated in a placebo-controlled study of 2 years duration. Patients treated with pravastatin had an adverse experience profile generally similar to that of patients treated with placebo with influenza and headache commonly reported in both treatment groups. [See Adverse Reactions (6.4).] Doses greater than 40 mg have not been studied in this population. Children and adolescent females of childbearing potential should be counseled on appropriate contraceptive methods while on pravastatin therapy [see Contraindications (4.3) and Use in Specific Populations (8.1)]. For dosing information [see Dosage and Administration (2.4)].Double-blind, placebo-controlled pravastatin studies in children less than 8 years of age have not been conducted.
Two secondary prevention trials with pravastatin (CARE and LIPID) included a total of 6593 subjects treated with pravastatin 40 mg for periods ranging up to 6 years. Across these 2 studies, 36.1% of pravastatin subjects were aged 65 and older and 0.8% were aged 75 and older. The beneficial effect of pravastatin in elderly subjects in reducing cardiovascular events and in modifying lipid profiles was similar to that seen in younger subjects. The adverse event profile in the elderly was similar to that in the overall population. Other reported clinical experience has not identified differences in responses to pravastatin between elderly and younger patients.Mean pravastatin AUCs are slightly (25%-50%) higher in elderly subjects than in healthy young subjects, but mean maximum plasma concentration (Cmax), time to maximum plasma concentration (Tmax), and half-life (t½) values are similar in both age groups and substantial accumulation of pravastatin would not be expected in the elderly [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)].Since advanced age (≥65 years) is a predisposing factor for myopathy, PRAVACHOL should be prescribed with caution in the elderly [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1) and Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)].
Pravastatin has not been evaluated in patients with rare homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia. In this group of patients, it has been reported that statins are less effective because the patients lack functional LDL receptors.
To date, there has been limited experience with overdosage of pravastatin. If an overdose occurs, it should be treated symptomatically with laboratory monitoring and supportive measures should be instituted as required.
PRAVACHOL® (pravastatin sodium) is one of a class of lipid-lowering compounds, the statins, which reduce cholesterol biosynthesis. These agents are competitive inhibitors of HMG-CoA reductase, the enzyme catalyzing the early rate-limiting step in cholesterol biosynthesis, conversion of HMG-CoA to mevalonate.Pravastatin sodium is designated chemically as 1-Naphthalene-heptanoic acid, 1,2,6,7,8,8a-hexahydro-β,δ,6-trihydroxy-2-methyl-8-(2-methyl-1-oxobutoxy)-, monosodium salt, [1S-[1α(βS*,δS*),2α,6α,8β(R*),8aα]]-.Structural formula:Pravastatin sodium is an odorless, white to off-white, fine or crystalline powder. It is a relatively polar hydrophilic compound with a partition coefficient (octanol/water) of 0.59 at a pH of 7.0. It is soluble in methanol and water (>300 mg/mL), slightly soluble in isopropanol, and practically insoluble in acetone, acetonitrile, chloroform, and ether.PRAVACHOL is available for oral administration as 20 mg, 40 mg, and 80 mg tablets. Inactive ingredients include: croscarmellose sodium, lactose, magnesium oxide, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, and povidone. The 20 mg and 80 mg tablets also contain Yellow Ferric Oxide and the 40 mg tablet also contains Green Lake Blend (mixture of D&C Yellow No. 10-Aluminum Lake and FD&C Blue No. 1-Aluminum Lake).
Pravastatin is a reversible inhibitor of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase, the enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of HMG-CoA to mevalonate, an early and rate limiting step in the biosynthetic pathway for cholesterol. In addition, pravastatin reduces VLDL and TG and increases HDL-C.
Absorption: PRAVACHOL is administered orally in the active form. In studies in man, peak plasma pravastatin concentrations occurred 1 to 1.5 hours upon oral administration. Based on urinary recovery of total radiolabeled drug, the average oral absorption of pravastatin is 34% and absolute bioavailability is 17%. While the presence of food in the gastrointestinal tract reduces systemic bioavailability, the lipid-lowering effects of the drug are similar whether taken with or 1 hour prior to meals.Pravastatin plasma concentrations, including area under the concentration-time curve (AUC), Cmax, and steady-state minimum (Cmin), are directly proportional to administered dose. Systemic bioavailability of pravastatin administered following a bedtime dose was decreased 60% compared to that following an AM dose. Despite this decrease in systemic bioavailability, the efficacy of pravastatin administered once daily in the evening, although not statistically significant, was marginally more effective than that after a morning dose.The coefficient of variation (CV), based on between-subject variability, was 50% to 60% for AUC. The geometric means of pravastatin Cmax and AUC following a 20 mg dose in the fasted state were 26.5 ng/mL and 59.8 ng*hr/mL, respectively.Steady-state AUCs, Cmax, and Cmin plasma concentrations showed no evidence of pravastatin accumulation following once or twice daily administration of PRAVACHOL tablets.Distribution: Approximately 50% of the circulating drug is bound to plasma proteins.Metabolism: The major biotransformation pathways for pravastatin are: (a) isomerization to 6-epi pravastatin and the 3α-hydroxyisomer of pravastatin (SQ 31,906) and (b) enzymatic ring hydroxylation to SQ 31,945. The 3α-hydroxyisomeric metabolite (SQ 31,906) has 1/10 to 1/40 the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitory activity of the parent compound. Pravastatin undergoes extensive first-pass extraction in the liver (extraction ratio 0.66).Excretion: Approximately 20% of a radiolabeled oral dose is excreted in urine and 70% in the feces. After intravenous administration of radiolabeled pravastatin to normal volunteers, approximately 47% of total body clearance was via renal excretion and 53% by non-renal routes (i.e., biliary excretion and biotransformation).Following single dose oral administration of 14C-pravastatin, the radioactive elimination t½ for pravastatin is 1.8 hours in humans.
Renal Impairment: A single 20 mg oral dose of pravastatin was administered to 24 patients with varying degrees of renal impairment (as determined by creatinine clearance). No effect was observed on the pharmacokinetics of pravastatin or its 3α-hydroxy isomeric metabolite (SQ 31,906). Compared to healthy subjects with normal renal function, patients with severe renal impairment had 69% and 37% higher mean AUC and Cmax values, respectively, and a 0.61 hour shorter t½ for the inactive enzymatic ring hydroxylation metabolite (SQ 31,945).Hepatic Impairment: In a study comparing the kinetics of pravastatin in patients with biopsy confirmed cirrhosis (N=7) and normal subjects (N=7), the mean AUC varied 18-fold in cirrhotic patients and 5-fold in healthy subjects. Similarly, the peak pravastatin values varied 47-fold for cirrhotic patients compared to 6-fold for healthy subjects. [See Warnings and Precautions (5.2).]Geriatric: In a single oral dose study using pravastatin 20 mg, the mean AUC for pravastatin was approximately 27% greater and the mean cumulative urinary excretion (CUE) approximately 19% lower in elderly men (65-75 years old) compared with younger men (19-31 years old). In a similar study conducted in women, the mean AUC for pravastatin was approximately 46% higher and the mean CUE approximately 18% lower in elderly women (65-78 years old) compared with younger women (18-38 years old). In both studies, Cmax, Tmax, and t½ values were similar in older and younger subjects. [See Use in Specific Populations (8.5).]Pediatric: After 2 weeks of once-daily 20 mg oral pravastatin administration, the geometric means of AUC were 80.7 (CV 44%) and 44.8 (CV 89%) ng*hr/mL for children (8-11 years, N=14) and adolescents (12-16 years, N=10), respectively. The corresponding values for Cmax were 42.4 (CV 54%) and 18.6 ng/mL (CV 100%) for children and adolescents, respectively. No conclusion can be made based on these findings due to the small number of samples and large variability. [See Use in Specific Populations (8.4).]
Table 3: Effect of Coadministered Drugs on the Pharmacokinetics of PravastatinPravastatinCoadministered Drug and Dosing RegimenDose (mg)Change in AUCChange in CmaxBID = twice daily; OD = once daily; QID = four times dailyCyclosporine 5 mg/kg single dose40 mg single dose↑282%↑327%Clarithromycin 500 mg BID for 9 days40 mg OD for 8 days↑110%↑128%Boceprevir 800 mg TID for 6 days40 mg single dose↑63%↑49%Darunavir 600 mg BID/Ritonavir 100 mg BID for 7 days40 mg single dose↑81%↑63%Colestipol 10 g single dose20 mg single dose↓47%↓53%Cholestyramine 4 g single dose Administered simultaneously Administered 1 hour prior to cholestyramine Administered 4 hours after cholestyramine20 mg single dose↓40%↑12%↓12%↓39%↑30%↓6.8%Cholestyramine 24 g OD for 4 weeks20 mg BID for 8 weeks5 mg BID for 8 weeks10 mg BID for 8 weeks↓51%↓38%↓18%↑4.9%↑23%↓33%Fluconazole 200 mg IV for 6 days 200 mg PO for 6 days20 mg PO+10 mg IV20 mg PO+10 mg IV↓34%↓16%↓33%↓16%Kaletra 400 mg/100 mg BID for 14 days20 mg OD for 4 days↑33%↑26%Verapamil IR 120 mg for 1 day and Verapamil ER 480 mg for 3 days40 mg single dose↑31%↑42%Cimetidine 300 mg QID for 3 days20 mg single dose↑30%↑9.8%Antacids 15 mL QID for 3 days20 mg single dose↓28%↓24%Digoxin 0.2 mg OD for 9 days 20 mg OD for 9 days↑23%↑26%Probucol 500 mg single dose20 mg single dose↑14%↑24%Warfarin 5 mg OD for 6 days20 mg BID for 6 days↓13%↑6.7%Itraconazole 200 mg OD for 30 days40 mg OD for 30 days↑11% (compared to Day 1)↑17% (compared to Day 1)Gemfibrozil 600 mg single dose20 mg single dose↓7.0%↓20%Aspirin 324 mg single dose20 mg single dose↑4.7%↑8.9%Niacin 1 g single dose20 mg single dose↓3.6%↓8.2%Diltiazem20 mg single dose↑2.7%↑30%Grapefruit juice40 mg single dose↓1.8%↑3.7%Table 4: Effect of Pravastatin on the Pharmacokinetics of Coadministered DrugsPravastatin Dosing RegimenName and DoseChange in AUCChange in CmaxBID = twice daily; OD = once daily20 mg BID for 6 daysWarfarin 5 mg OD for 6 daysChange in mean prothrombin time↑17%↑0.4 sec↑15%20 mg OD for 9 daysDigoxin 0.2 mg OD for 9 days↑4.6%↑5.3%20 mg BID for 4 weeks10 mg BID for 4 weeks5 mg BID for 4 weeksAntipyrine 1.2 g single dose↑3.0%↑1.6%↑ Less than 1%Not Reported20 mg OD for 4 daysKaletra 400 mg/100 mg BID for 14 daysNo changeNo change
In a 2-year study in rats fed pravastatin at doses of 10, 30, or 100 mg/kg body weight, there was an increased incidence of hepatocellular carcinomas in males at the highest dose (p<0.01). These effects in rats were observed at approximately 12 times the human dose (HD) of 80 mg based on body surface area (mg/m2) and at approximately 4 times the HD, based on AUC.In a 2-year study in mice fed pravastatin at doses of 250 and 500 mg/kg/day, there was an increased incidence of hepatocellular carcinomas in males and females at both 250 and 500 mg/kg/day (p<0.0001). At these doses, lung adenomas in females were increased (p=0.013). These effects in mice were observed at approximately 15 times (250 mg/kg/day) and 23 times (500 mg/kg/day) the HD of 80 mg, based on AUC. In another 2-year study in mice with doses up to 100 mg/kg/day (producing drug exposures approximately 2 times the HD of 80 mg, based on AUC), there were no drug-induced tumors.No evidence of mutagenicity was observed in vitro, with or without rat-liver metabolic activation, in the following studies: microbial mutagen tests, using mutant strains of Salmonella typhimurium or Escherichia coli; a forward mutation assay in L5178Y TK +/− mouse lymphoma cells; a chromosomal aberration test in hamster cells; and a gene conversion assay using Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In addition, there was no evidence of mutagenicity in either a dominant lethal test in mice or a micronucleus test in mice.In a fertility study in adult rats with daily doses up to 500 mg/kg, pravastatin did not produce any adverse effects on fertility or general reproductive performance.
CNS vascular lesions, characterized by perivascular hemorrhage and edema and mononuclear cell infiltration of perivascular spaces, were seen in dogs treated with pravastatin at a dose of 25 mg/kg/day. These effects in dogs were observed at approximately 59 times the HD of 80 mg/day, based on AUC. Similar CNS vascular lesions have been observed with several other drugs in this class.A chemically similar drug in this class produced optic nerve degeneration (Wallerian degeneration of retinogeniculate fibers) in clinically normal dogs in a dose-dependent fashion starting at 60 mg/kg/day, a dose that produced mean plasma drug levels about 30 times higher than the mean drug level in humans taking the highest recommended dose (as measured by total enzyme inhibitory activity). This same drug also produced vestibulocochlear Wallerian-like degeneration and retinal ganglion cell chromatolysis in dogs treated for 14 weeks at 180 mg/kg/day, a dose which resulted in a mean plasma drug level similar to that seen with the 60 mg/kg/day dose.When administered to juvenile rats (postnatal days [PND] 4 through 80 at 5-45 mg/kg/day), no drug related changes were observed at 5 mg/kg/day. At 15 and 45 mg/kg/day, altered body-weight gain was observed during the dosing and 52-day recovery periods as well as slight thinning of the corpus callosum at the end of the recovery period. This finding was not evident in rats examined at the completion of the dosing period and was not associated with any inflammatory or degenerative changes in the brain. The biological relevance of the corpus callosum finding is uncertain due to the absence of any other microscopic changes in the brain or peripheral nervous tissue and because it occurred at the end of the recovery period. Neurobehavioral changes (enhanced acoustic startle responses and increased errors in water-maze learning) combined with evidence of generalized toxicity were noted at 45 mg/kg/day during the later part of the recovery period. Serum pravastatin levels at 15 mg/kg/day are approximately ≥1 times (AUC) the maximum pediatric dose of 40 mg. No thinning of the corpus callosum was observed in rats dosed with pravastatin (≥250 mg/kg/day) beginning PND 35 for 3 months suggesting increased sensitivity in younger rats. PND 35 in a rat is approximately equivalent to an 8- to 12-year-old human child. Juvenile male rats given 90 times (AUC) the 40 mg dose had decreased fertility (20%) with sperm abnormalities compared to controls.
In the Pravastatin Primary Prevention Study (WOS),3 the effect of PRAVACHOL on fatal and nonfatal CHD was assessed in 6595 men 45 to 64 years of age, without a previous MI, and with LDL-C levels between 156 to 254 mg/dL (4-6.7 mmol/L). In this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, patients were treated with standard care, including dietary advice, and either PRAVACHOL 40 mg daily (N=3302) or placebo (N=3293) and followed for a median duration of 4.8 years. Median (25th, 75th percentile) percent changes from baseline after 6 months of pravastatin treatment in Total-C, LDL-C, TG, and HDL-C were −20.3 (−26.9, −11.7), −27.7 (−36.0, −16.9), −9.1 (−27.6, 12.5), and 6.7 (−2.1, 15.6), respectively.PRAVACHOL significantly reduced the rate of first coronary events (either CHD death or nonfatal MI) by 31% (248 events in the placebo group [CHD death=44, nonfatal MI=204] versus 174 events in the PRAVACHOL group [CHD death=31, nonfatal MI=143], p=0.0001 [see figure below]). The risk reduction with PRAVACHOL was similar and significant throughout the entire range of baseline LDL cholesterol levels. This reduction was also similar and significant across the age range studied with a 40% risk reduction for patients younger than 55 years and a 27% risk reduction for patients 55 years and older. The Pravastatin Primary Prevention Study included only men, and therefore it is not clear to what extent these data can be extrapolated to a similar population of female patients.PRAVACHOL also significantly decreased the risk for undergoing myocardial revascularization procedures (coronary artery bypass graft [CABG] surgery or percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty [PTCA]) by 37% (80 vs 51 patients, p=0.009) and coronary angiography by 31% (128 vs 90, p=0.007). Cardiovascular deaths were decreased by 32% (73 vs 50, p=0.03) and there was no increase in death from non-cardiovascular causes.
In the LIPID4 study, the effect of PRAVACHOL, 40 mg daily, was assessed in 9014 patients (7498 men; 1516 women; 3514 elderly patients [age ≥65 years]; 782 diabetic patients) who had experienced either an MI (5754 patients) or had been hospitalized for unstable angina pectoris (3260 patients) in the preceding 3 to 36 months. Patients in this multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled study participated for an average of 5.6 years (median of 5.9 years) and at randomization had Total-C between 114 and 563 mg/dL (mean 219 mg/dL), LDL-C between 46 and 274 mg/dL (mean 150 mg/dL), TG between 35 and 2710 mg/dL (mean 160 mg/dL), and HDL-C between 1 and 103 mg/dL (mean 37 mg/dL). At baseline, 82% of patients were receiving aspirin and 76% were receiving antihypertensive medication. Treatment with PRAVACHOL significantly reduced the risk for total mortality by reducing coronary death (see Table 5). The risk reduction due to treatment with PRAVACHOL on CHD mortality was consistent regardless of age. PRAVACHOL significantly reduced the risk for total mortality (by reducing CHD death) and CHD events (CHD mortality or nonfatal MI) in patients who qualified with a history of either MI or hospitalization for unstable angina pectoris.Table 5: LIPID - Primary and Secondary EndpointsNumber (%) of Subjects EventPravastatin 40 mg(N=4512)Placebo(N=4502)RiskReductionp-valuePrimary Endpoint CHD mortality287 (6.4)373 (8.3)24%0.0004Secondary Endpoints Total mortality498 (11.0)633 (14.1)23%<0.0001 CHD mortality or nonfatal MI 557 (12.3)715 (15.9)24%<0.0001 Myocardial revascularization procedures (CABG or PTCA)584 (12.9)706 (15.7)20%<0.0001 Stroke All-cause169 (3.7)204 (4.5)19%0.0477 Non-hemorrhagic154 (3.4)196 (4.4)23%0.0154 Cardiovascular mortality331 (7.3)433 (9.6)25%<0.0001In the CARE5 study, the effect of PRAVACHOL, 40 mg daily, on CHD death and nonfatal MI was assessed in 4159 patients (3583 men and 576 women) who had experienced a MI in the preceding 3 to 20 months and who had normal (below the 75th percentile of the general population) plasma total cholesterol levels. Patients in this double-blind, placebo-controlled study participated for an average of 4.9 years and had a mean baseline Total-C of 209 mg/dL. LDL-C levels in this patient population ranged from 101 to 180 mg/dL (mean 139 mg/dL). At baseline, 84% of patients were receiving aspirin and 82% were taking antihypertensive medications. Median (25th, 75th percentile) percent changes from baseline after 6 months of pravastatin treatment in Total-C, LDL-C, TG, and HDL-C were −22.0 (−28.4, −14.9), −32.4 (−39.9, −23.7), −11.0 (−26.5, 8.6), and 5.1 (−2.9, 12.7), respectively. Treatment with PRAVACHOL significantly reduced the rate of first recurrent coronary events (either CHD death or nonfatal MI), the risk of undergoing revascularization procedures (PTCA, CABG), and the risk for stroke or TIA (see Table 6).Table 6: CARE - Primary and Secondary EndpointsNumber (%) of SubjectsEventPravastatin 40 mg(N=2081)Placebo(N=2078)RiskReductionp-value a The risk reduction due to treatment with PRAVACHOL was consistent in both sexes.Primary Endpoint CHD mortality or nonfatal MIa212 (10.2)274 (13.2)24%0.003Secondary Endpoints Myocardial revascularization procedures (CABG or PTCA)294 (14.1)391 (18.8)27%<0.001 Stroke or TIA93 (4.5)124 (6.0)26%0.029In the PLAC I6 study, the effect of pravastatin therapy on coronary atherosclerosis was assessed by coronary angiography in patients with coronary disease and moderate hypercholesterolemia (baseline LDL-C range: 130-190 mg/dL). In this double-blind, multicenter, controlled clinical trial, angiograms were evaluated at baseline and at 3 years in 264 patients. Although the difference between pravastatin and placebo for the primary endpoint (per-patient change in mean coronary artery diameter) and 1 of 2 secondary endpoints (change in percent lumen diameter stenosis) did not reach statistical significance, for the secondary endpoint of change in minimum lumen diameter, statistically significant slowing of disease was seen in the pravastatin treatment group (p=0.02).In the REGRESS7 study, the effect of pravastatin on coronary atherosclerosis was assessed by coronary angiography in 885 patients with angina pectoris, angiographically documented coronary artery disease, and hypercholesterolemia (baseline total cholesterol range: 160-310 mg/dL). In this double-blind, multicenter, controlled clinical trial, angiograms were evaluated at baseline and at 2 years in 653 patients (323 treated with pravastatin). Progression of coronary atherosclerosis was significantly slowed in the pravastatin group as assessed by changes in mean segment diameter (p=0.037) and minimum obstruction diameter (p=0.001).Analysis of pooled events from PLAC I, PLAC II,8 REGRESS, and KAPS9 studies (combined N=1891) showed that treatment with pravastatin was associated with a statistically significant reduction in the composite event rate of fatal and nonfatal MI (46 events or 6.4% for placebo versus 21 events or 2.4% for pravastatin, p=0.001). The predominant effect of pravastatin was to reduce the rate of nonfatal MI.
PRAVACHOL is highly effective in reducing Total-C, LDL-C, and TG in patients with heterozygous familial, presumed familial combined, and non-familial (non-FH) forms of primary hypercholesterolemia, and mixed dyslipidemia. A therapeutic response is seen within 1 week, and the maximum response usually is achieved within 4 weeks. This response is maintained during extended periods of therapy. In addition, PRAVACHOL is effective in reducing the risk of acute coronary events in hypercholesterolemic patients with and without previous MI.A single daily dose is as effective as the same total daily dose given twice a day. In multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies of patients with primary hypercholesterolemia, treatment with pravastatin in daily doses ranging from 10 to 40 mg consistently and significantly decreased Total-C, LDL-C, TG, and Total-C/HDL-C and LDL-C/HDL-C ratios (see Table 7).In a pooled analysis of 2 multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies of patients with primary hypercholesterolemia, treatment with pravastatin at a daily dose of 80 mg (N=277) significantly decreased Total-C, LDL-C, and TG. The 25th and 75th percentile changes from baseline in LDL-C for pravastatin 80 mg were −43% and −30%. The efficacy results of the individual studies were consistent with the pooled data (see Table 7).Treatment with PRAVACHOL modestly decreased VLDL-C and PRAVACHOL across all doses produced variable increases in HDL-C (see Table 7).Table 7: Primary Hypercholesterolemia Studies: Dose Response of PRAVACHOL Once Daily Administrationa A multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.b Pooled analysis of 2 multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies.DoseTotal-CLDL-CHDL-CTGMean Percent Changes From Baseline After 8 WeeksaPlacebo (N=36)−3%−4%+1%−4%10 mg (N=18)−16%−22%+7%−15%20 mg (N=19)−24%−32%+2%−11%40 mg (N=18)−25%−34%+12%−24%Mean Percent Changes From Baseline After 6 WeeksbPlacebo (N=162)0%−1%−1%+1%80 mg (N=277)−27%−37%+3%−19%In another clinical trial, patients treated with pravastatin in combination with cholestyramine (70% of patients were taking cholestyramine 20 or 24 g per day) had reductions equal to or greater than 50% in LDL-C. Furthermore, pravastatin attenuated cholestyramine-induced increases in TG levels (which are themselves of uncertain clinical significance).
The response to pravastatin in patients with Type IV hyperlipidemia (baseline TG >200 mg/dL and LDL-C <160 mg/dL) was evaluated in a subset of 429 patients from the CARE study. For pravastatin-treated subjects, the median (min, max) baseline TG level was 246.0 (200.5, 349.5) mg/dL (see Table 8).Table 8: Patients with Fredrickson Type IV Hyperlipidemia Median (25th, 75th percentile) % Change from BaselinePravastatin 40 mg (N=429)Placebo (N=430)TG−21.1 (−34.8, 1.3)−6.3 (−23.1, 18.3)Total-C−22.1 (−27.1, −14.8)0.2 (−6.9, 6.8)LDL-C−31.7 (−39.6, −21.5)0.7 (−9.0, 10.0)HDL-C7.4 (−1.2, 17.7)2.8 (−5.7, 11.7)Non-HDL-C−27.2 (−34.0, −18.5)−0.8 (−8.2, 7.0)
The response to pravastatin in two double-blind crossover studies of 46 patients with genotype E2/E2 and Fredrickson Type III dysbetalipoproteinemia is shown in Table 9.Table 9: Patients with Fredrickson Type III Dysbetalipoproteinemia Median (min, max) % Change from BaselineMedian (min, max)at Baseline (mg/dL)Median % Change (min, max)Pravastatin 40 mg (N=20)Study 1Total-C386.5 (245.0, 672.0)−32.7 (−58.5, 4.6)TG443.0 (275.0, 1299.0)−23.7 (−68.5, 44.7)VLDL-Ca206.5 (110.0, 379.0)−43.8 (−73.1, −14.3)LDL-Ca117.5 (80.0, 170.0)−40.8 (−63.7, 4.6)HDL-C30.0 (18.0, 88.0)6.4 (−45.0, 105.6)Non-HDL-C344.5 (215.0, 646.0)−36.7 (−66.3, 5.8)a N=14Median (min, max)at Baseline (mg/dL)Median % Change (min, max)Pravastatin 40 mg (N=26)Study 2Total-C340.3 (230.1, 448.6)−31.4 (−54.5, −13.0)TG343.2 (212.6, 845.9)−11.9 (−56.5, 44.8)VLDL-C145.0 (71.5, 309.4)−35.7 (−74.7, 19.1)LDL-C128.6 (63.8, 177.9)−30.3 (−52.2, 13.5)HDL-C38.7 (27.1, 58.0)5.0 (−17.7, 66.7)Non-HDL-C295.8 (195.3, 421.5)−35.5 (−81.0, −13.5)
A double-blind, placebo-controlled study in 214 patients (100 boys and 114 girls) with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH), aged 8 to 18 years was conducted for 2 years. The children (aged 8-13 years) were randomized to placebo (N=63) or 20 mg of pravastatin daily (N=65) and the adolescents (aged 14-18 years) were randomized to placebo (N=45) or 40 mg of pravastatin daily (N=41). Inclusion in the study required an LDL-C level >95th percentile for age and sex and one parent with either a clinical or molecular diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolemia. The mean baseline LDL-C value was 239 mg/dL and 237 mg/dL in the pravastatin (range: 151-405 mg/dL) and placebo (range: 154-375 mg/dL) groups, respectively.Pravastatin significantly decreased plasma levels of LDL-C, Total-C, and ApoB in both children and adolescents (see Table 10). The effect of pravastatin treatment in the 2 age groups was similar.Table 10: Lipid-Lowering Effects of Pravastatin in Pediatric Patients with Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Least-Squares Mean % Change from Baseline at Month 24 (Last Observation Carried Forward: Intent-to-Treat)aPravastatin20 mg(Aged 8-13years)N=65 Pravastatin40 mg(Aged 14-18years)N=41 CombinedPravastatin(Aged 8-18years)N=106 CombinedPlacebo(Aged 8-18years)N=108 95% CI of the Difference Between Combined Pravastatin and Placeboa The above least-squares mean values were calculated based on log-transformed lipid values.b Significant at p≤0.0001 when compared with placebo.LDL-C−26.04b−21.07b−24.07b−1.52(−26.74, −18.86)TC−20.75b−13.08b−17.72b−0.65(−20.40, −13.83)HDL-C1.0413.715.973.13(−1.71, 7.43)TG−9.58−0.30−5.88−3.27(−13.95, 10.01)ApoB(N)−23.16b(61)−18.08b(39)−21.11b(100)−0.97(106)(−24.29, −16.18)The mean achieved LDL-C was 186 mg/dL (range: 67-363 mg/dL) in the pravastatin group compared to 236 mg/dL (range: 105-438 mg/dL) in the placebo group.The safety and efficacy of pravastatin doses above 40 mg daily have not been studied in children. The long-term efficacy of pravastatin therapy in childhood to reduce morbidity and mortality in adulthood has not been established.
1.Fredrickson DS, Levy RI, Lees RS. Fat transport in lipoproteins - An integrated approach to mechanisms and disorders. N Engl J Med. 1967;276: 34-44, 94-103, 148-156, 215-225, 273-281.2.Manson JM, Freyssinges C, Ducrocq MB, Stephenson WP. Postmarketing surveillance of lovastatin and simvastatin exposure during pregnancy. Reprod Toxicol. 1996;10(6):439-446.3.Shepherd J, Cobbe SM, Ford I, et al, for the West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study Group (WOS). Prevention of coronary heart disease with pravastatin in men with hypercholesterolemia. N Engl J Med. 1995;333:1301-1307.4.The Long-term Intervention with Pravastatin in Ischemic Disease Group (LIPID). Prevention of cardiovascular events and death with pravastatin in patients with coronary heart disease and a broad range of initial cholesterol levels. N Engl J Med. 1998;339:1349-1357.5.Sacks FM, Pfeffer MA, Moye LA, et al, for the Cholesterol and Recurrent Events Trial Investigators (CARE). The effect of pravastatin on coronary events after myocardial infarction in patients with average cholesterol levels. N Engl J Med. 1996;335:1001-1009.6.Pitt B, Mancini GBJ, Ellis SG, et al, for the PLAC I Investigators. Pravastatin limitation of atherosclerosis in the coronary arteries (PLAC I): Reduction in atherosclerosis progression and clinical events. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1995;26:1133-1139.7.Jukema JW, Bruschke AVG, van Boven AJ, et al, for the Regression Growth Evaluation Statin Study Group (REGRESS). Effects of lipid lowering by pravastatin on progression and regression of coronary artery disease in symptomatic man with normal to moderately elevated serum cholesterol levels. Circ. 1995;91:2528-2540.8.Crouse JR, Byington RP, Bond MG, et al. Pravastatin, lipids, and atherosclerosis in the carotid arteries: Design features of a clinical trial with carotid atherosclerosis outcome (PLAC II). Control Clin Trials. 1992;13:495-506.9.Salonen R, Nyyssonen K, Porkkala E, et al. Kuopio Atherosclerosis Prevention Study (KAPS). A population-based primary preventive trial of the effect of LDL lowering on atherosclerotic progression in carotid and femoral arteries. Circ. 1995;92:1758-1764.
PRAVACHOL® (pravastatin sodium) Tablets are supplied as:20 mg tablets: Yellow, rounded, rectangular-shaped, biconvex with a “P” embossed on one side and “PRAVACHOL 20” engraved on the opposite side. They are supplied in bottles of 90 (NDC 0003-5178-05). Bottles contain a desiccant canister.40 mg tablets: Green, rounded, rectangular-shaped, biconvex with a “P” embossed on one side and “PRAVACHOL 40” engraved on the opposite side. They are supplied in bottles of 90 (NDC 0003-5194-10). Bottles contain a desiccant canister.80 mg tablets: Yellow, oval-shaped tablet with “BMS” on one side and “80” on the other side. They are supplied in bottles of 90 (NDC 0003-5195-10). Bottles contain a desiccant canister.
Store at 25°C (77°F); excursions permitted to 15°C to 30°C (59°F to 86°F) [see USP Controlled Room Temperature]. Keep tightly closed (protect from moisture). Protect from light.
Patients should be advised to report promptly unexplained muscle pain, tenderness or weakness, particularly if accompanied by malaise or fever or if these muscle signs or symptoms persist after discontinuing PRAVACHOL [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1)].
It is recommended that liver enzyme tests be performed before the initiation of PRAVACHOL, and thereafter when clinically indicated. All patients treated with PRAVACHOL should be advised to promptly report any symptoms that may indicate liver injury, including fatigue, anorexia, right upper abdominal discomfort, dark urine, or jaundice [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2)].
Advise females of reproductive potential of the risk to a fetus, to use effective contraception during treatment, and to inform their healthcare provider of a known or suspected pregnancy [see Contraindications (4.3), Use in Specific Populations (8.1,8.3)].
Advise women not to breastfeed during treatment with PRAVACHOL [seeContraindications (4.4), Use in Specific Populations (8.2)].
Distributed by:Bristol-Myers Squibb CompanyPrinceton, New Jersey 08543 USARevised July 2016
REPRESENTATIVE PACKAGINGSee How Supplied section for a complete list of available packages of PRAVACHOL.90 tabletsNDC 0003-5178-0520 mgPRAVACHOL®(pravastatin sodium) TabletsRx onlyBristol-Myers Squibb
90 tabletsNDC 0003-5194-1040 mgPRAVACHOL®(pravastatin sodium) TabletsRx onlyBristol-Myers Squibb
Previous Code: 0003-4522
Next Code: 0003-5194
NDC Lookup | NDC Advanced Lookup | Pill Identification Lookup
Labeler Index | Drug Index | Active Ingredients Index
Pharmacologic Class Index | Pill Identification Index
NDC - HCPCS Crosswalk | Recently Marketed
Animal Drug Index | Animal NDC Lookup
What is NDC? | Contact Us | Terms of Service | Privacy
NDC List 2021 | NDC Data Last Updated: 01-08-2021
All contents of this website are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranty of any kind. The contents of the National Drug Codes List website are provided for educational purposes only and are not intended in any way as medical advice, medical diagnosis or treatment. Reliance on any information provided by the National Drug Codes List website or other visitors to this website is solely at your own risk. Many of Over the Counter drugs are not reviewed by the FDA but they might be marketed to the public if the product complies with the applicable rules and regulations. The information in this website is intended for healthcare providers and consumers in the United States. The absence of a warning or notice for a given drug or drug combination is not indication that the drug or drug combination are safe, appropriate or effective for any given patient. If you have questions or concerns about the substances you are taking, check with your healthcare provider.
If you think you may have a medical emergency, please call your doctor or 911 immediately.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1146
|
__label__cc
| 0.653006
| 0.346994
|
5 Bedroom Detached House for sale in The Cart House, Popple Burn Park, Ednam, Kelso, Scottish Borders, TD5
5 Bedroom Detached House - £525,000
The Cart House, Popple Burn Park, Ednam, Kelso, Scottish Borders, TD5
Overview Floorplan Location Street View Video Tour Local Info Price History
First listed on: 26th June 2020
Superb conversion
Fine village location close to Kelso
3 Receptions 5 bedrooms
Within easy reach of Borders towns and commute to Edinburgh
Spacious and beautifully presented
Ednam is a popular small village close to Kelso - one of the most sought after towns in the Scottish Borders. The village has a good community spirit which centres largely on the village hall, along with a primary school and church. It is surrounded by gently undulating arable lowland.
Kelso is arguably the most attractive of the Borders towns and is set in an area of great scenic beauty. The town is noted particularly for its fine Market Square and for the remains of one of the great Border Abbeys. Kelso sits at the confluence of the River Tweed and the River Teviot and is a good shopping centre, together with providing an excellent range of social and sporting facilities including golf, bowls, tennis, swimming, curling, National Hunt racing and fishing. The Cheviots, which are within easy reach offer great opportunities for outdoor pursuits. A new high school has been built on the northern edge of the town and Kelso has good road links with the other principal towns in the Scottish Borders. There are railway stations at Tweedbank (16 miles), Berwick upon Tweed (22 miles), and Edinburgh is an hour's drive away.
The Cart House enjoys a peaceful, tucked away location in Popple Burn Park, a cul-de-sac, and double wrought iron gates provide access to a generous driveway with ample turning and parking for several cars
DESCRIPTION and ACCOMMODATION
The Cart House was converted in 2003 with great flair and imagination from a former cart shed and farm buildings, and finished to a high standard with modern comforts. The original arches that the carts used to enter the stone building became the six feature arched windows. These were echoed by three glazed arched french doors giving outlooks over the beautiful private part-walled garden. This gives a feeling of light and spaciousness as you enter and pass through to the lounge/dining room, attached garden room and the kitchen.
Upstairs the two spacious principal bedrooms both have en suite shower rooms, windows to the front and rear garden, and velux windows with blinds. A glazed door opens from the master bedroom on to a balcony with a staircase to the garden.
The kitchen door opens into the double-height atrium which cleverly links to the single story part of the house, and gives it great versatility. To your left is a glazed door with ramp access and the door to a large storeroom/office and the garage. Facing you is a cloakroom and the utility room. To your right are the rooms overlooking the garden - the snug with a wood-burner, three double bedrooms, a walk-in wardrobe, family bathroom, and two sets of french doors.
The house is beautifully presented and provides flexible, light and well appointed living accommodation, which can easily provide multi-generational living and a home office depending on family requirements.
GARDEN AND GROUNDS
The Cart House has a particularly appealing part-walled and South facing back garden which provides good privacy and beautiful outlooks from most rooms, as well as being child and dog safe. The garden is landscaped with patios, lawns and borders containing shrubs, perennials, fruit trees and evergreens and benefits from external lamps, power points and water tap. The driveway is flanked by lawns and borders and provides very generous car parking and turning space.
The attached double garage has direct pedestrian access from the living accommodation. The garage has ample power points and a water tap. There is a greenhouse in the garden.
On entering Ednam on the B6461 from Kelso take the first left turn into Eden Road. Follow the road round to the right at the Church and pass the village hall on your right before the road veers left. Popple Burn Park then lies on your left and The Cart House is on your left as you drive along the cul-de-sac.
TD5 7PW
Strictly by appointment with the selling agents.
No items are included unless specifically mentioned in these particulars.
EPC Rating = C
Disclaimer Property reference 73652_KEL170102. Details are provided and maintained by Galbraith Group. Nethouseprices.com makes no warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of aforementioned details.
30 The Square
TD5 7HL
Useful Links for TD5
Property For Sale in TD5
Property To Rent in TD5
Sold House Prices in TD5
Local Agents in TD5
Areas around KELSO
Baillieknowe, KELSO
Stodrig, KELSO
Kersmains, KELSO
Rutherford, KELSO
Greatridgehall, KELSO
Crailing Tofts, KELSO
Morebattle Tofts, KELSO
Yetholm Mains, KELSO
Sandyknowe, KELSO
Greenlees, KELSO
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1148
|
__label__cc
| 0.695083
| 0.304917
|
Home » All Networks » H-Announce » Announcements
H-Announce
Browse/Search
A Call for Papers: Roundtable on Vladimir Jankélévitch in the twenty-first century
Announcement published by Magdalena Zolkos on Thursday, February 23, 2017
Subject Fields:
French History / Studies, Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies, Humanities, Philosophy, Religious Studies and Theology
A roundtable to be held at the Institute for Social Justice, Australian Catholic University, Sydney, 18-19th February 2018.
Vladimir Jankélévitch (1903-85) taught at the French Institute in Prague, the University of Toulouse and other universities and then held the chair in moral philosophy at the Sorbonne (1951-78) and published on a range of subjects, especially ethics and the virtues, musical aesthetics, death, and the work of Bergson and Schelling. Researchers of philosophy of music have long read Jankélévitch’s writing on Debussy, Fauré, and Ravel, and his passionate essay ‘Pardonner?’ published in Critical Inquiry in 1996 has provoked a range of responses. Partly inspired by Jacques Derrida’s and Emmanuel Levinas’ discussion of his work, more of Jankélévitch’s texts are being translated into English, thus garnering a wider scholarly interest in the details of his thought. The published translation of his book Forgiveness in 2005, followed by the publication of The Bad Conscience and Henri Bergson in 2015, means that a significant body of his work is available for international twenty-first century readers’ scholarly interpretation and debate, and there has been increasing academic interest in his conceptualizations and philosophical use of forgiveness, apophasis, irreversibility, resentment, repentance, and love. This roundtable aims to further the rebirth of interest in Jankélévitch’s rich, insightful, and beautiful texts, and so papers on any aspect of his work will be considered for inclusion.
We invite papers discussing philosophical problems and concepts in Jankélévitch’s work, its contextualizations and reception within the field of contemporary continental philosophy, as well as the relevance of Jankélévitch’s thought for the current issues of social justice, politics and aesthetics of public memory, temporality and creation.
The deadline for abstract submission is June 1st, 2017. Please include name, paper title, 250 word abstract, and a brief biographical note.
Please send abstract submissions to Marguerite La Caz: m.lacaze@uq.edu.au and/or Magdalena Zolkos Magdalena.zolkos@acu.edu.au
Notification of whether the abstract is accepted will be sent by July 1st, 2017.
Marguerite La Caze, Philosophy, University of Queensland
Magdalena Zolkos, Institute for Social Justice, Australian Catholic University, Sydney.
Primary Texts
Jankélévitch, Vladimir. 2015a. The Bad Conscience. Trans. Andrew Kelley. Chicago: University of Chicago.
——. 2015b. Henri Bergson. Trans. Nils. F. Schott, Durham; Duke University Press.
——. 2005. Forgiveness. Trans. Andrew Kelley. Chicago: University of Chicago.
——. 2003. Music and the Ineffable, Trans. Carolyn Abbate. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
——. 1996. ‘Should we Pardon them?’ Critical Inquiry, 22, 552-572.
——. 1959. Ravel. Trans. Margaret Crosland. New York: Grove Press.
Magdalena Zolkos
Institute for Social Justice
magdalena.zolkos@acu.edu.au
Manage this Post
H-Announce Resources
H-Announce Calendar
E-mail the Help Desk
User's Guide for H-Announce
Subscribe to this networkto join the discussion
Discussion published by Sarah Johnson on Wednesday, January 20, 2021
ANN: "TELLING STORIES: THE ART OF NARRATION IN THE WORK OF KATIA KAMELI" (Online lecture, Jan 27, 12:30 ET)
Posted in H-AMCA
ANN: Silsila: Center for Material Histories (Spring 2021 Series Translations)
Letter from AMCA President Nada Shabout
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1151
|
__label__wiki
| 0.931329
| 0.931329
|
Senator Enverga pays tribute to Philippine Heritage Band to celebrate 117th Philippine Independence Day
Ottawa- The Honourable Tobias C. Enverga Jr., Ontario Senator, paid tribute to the Philippine Heritage Band and its 35th anniversary in the Senate of Canada. His speech in the Senate Chamber followed the 3rd annual Philippine Flag Raising on the Hill event in celebration of the 117th Philippine Independence Day, which has been taking place every year since the appointment of Canada’s first senator of Filipino descent.
Hundreds of guests from Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal attended this year’s flag raising ceremony and unfurling of a gigantic Philippine Flag on Parliament Hill.
“Honourable senators, when I last saw the PHB perform in early May this year, they were playing His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III, President of the Philippines, and the Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, onto the stage of Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto for the two leaders to confirm the strengthening of bilateral ties between Canada and the Republic of the Philippines,” said Senator Enverga in his statement.
“I want to thank the PHB’s founder, Oscar Farinas, for having the vision to create the band in 1980, and I want to thank Caroline Bañez, the current president, for keeping the PHB a strong and vibrant organization and for all the good work that is done by them in our community,” the Senator continued.
Senator Enverga paid tribute to the Philippine Heritage Band as being a stellar example of how the nearly 800,000 Filipino-Canadians contribute to Canada’s growing multicultural reality. He also highlighted that the Philippines became the largest source country of permanent residents last year with over 40,000 new permanent residents from the country coming to Canada.
CanadafilipinoottawaParliament Hillphilippinephilippine flagSenator Envergatoronto
Watch Out for Fake World Cup Tickets
Historic First Flag Raising Ceremony in Richmond – A Huge Success!!
Related Blogpost
River Reflections
Vancouverite convicted of human trafficking Filipino nanny wants new trial
Senator Enverga welcomes announcement of President Benigno S. Aquino III state visit
EveRIAthing TV Show Host Finalist in RBC Bluefest in Ottawa
Canadian Ambassador: Garbage not Toxic
Latest PNT Idol Finals reveals the amazing growth of the talent competition
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1152
|
__label__wiki
| 0.578036
| 0.578036
|
An Oasis in the Desert
by Kristen Gray
Kataoka strikes a sunset pose outside the Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates.
“The United Arab Emirates is a region of the world that Silicon Valley people should put high on their travel list,” says artist and technologist Drue Kataoka. The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, recently invited Kataoka to be a guest of the country for an annual summit called “Qudwa: Teaching for Tomorrow,” where she gave two talks about the intersection of art, technology and education. “It is a warm culture with so much hospitality. They have much beauty in their traditions, and their cuisine is superb. I love Silicon Valley as my home and artistic base, but I enjoy constantly stretching my imagination with travel.”
The Sheikh Zayed Mosque, the largest mosque in the country.
“For authentic Syrian cuisine, one must dine at Al-Hamidieh Restaurant,” Kataoaka recommends. “Some of my favorites are ‘the commander and his soldiers’—which is a delicious traditional dumpling dish, and the amazingly frothy pomegranate and crushed ice foam juice, as well as the avocado mousse drink.” Another great spot on her list: Café Bateel Dubai, known for its date shakes, a warm date pudding and “incredibly refreshing pineapple drinks.”
Where to sightsee
Between conferences and meetings, she slipped in time to visit the new Louvre Abu Dhabi, a stunning architectural gem on the Saadiyat Island Cultural District, and also visited the Qasr Al Hosn Museum and the Sheikh Zayed Mosque, the largest mosque in the country and home to a mesmerizing 12-ton chandelier composed of millions of Swarovski crystals. For a traditional Abu Dhabi desert experience, visit the Heritage Village, “a reconstruction of a traditional oasis village with a coffee pot campfire, a goats’ hair tent, camels and workshops demonstrating traditional metal work, pottery and weaving. It was great to witness its juxtaposition against the sparkling skyline of Dubai in the background.” If you’re staying at the One & Only Royal Mirage, don’t miss the camel caravan into the desert, where you can take a falconry lesson.
The Jumeirah at Ethiad Tower in Abu Dhabi.
The service at the Jumeirah at Ethiad Tower in Abu Dhabi “is better than in the U.S.,” Kataoka says. “A refreshing cool mint drink and towel rushed over to us as soon as we stepped on the premises. The hotel was constantly flooded with light during the day due to its many windows. Looking outside, you saw blue sky and blue waters. It had a beautiful traditional Moroccan tea with dates and a fantastic buffet with regional cuisine. One of my favorite regional dishes they serve is the Sheikh El Mahsi, a deep-fried eggplant with minced lamb.” In Dubai, Kataoka stayed at the One & Only Royal Mirage, with its many interlocking pools and access to the waterfront. “I was able to squeeze in a Royal Hammam treatment at their acclaimed spa, which consisted of Moroccan black soap and eucalyptus-scented ghassoul together with a traditional honey facial and a massage on a warm slab.”
Drue Kataoka HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahayan
Secrets of Devlin Shand
Opulent adventures
Canadian (political) Escapes
From Lugano to Vietnam
From Reyjavik to the Sacred Valley
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1154
|
__label__cc
| 0.748632
| 0.251368
|
FAQ Advanced Search
OhioPix Use
Record Display
American Indians in Ohio
Silk brocade slippers Save
Description: Top view of light gray quadrafoils and rib brocade silk straight slippers tied with a 2-cm light gray ribbon. The shoes have a small 4-cm gray ribbon rosette on the toes and the lining is muslin and buckram on the insoles. Worn by Eliza Dana Fearing to accompany her infare dress following her marriage to Henry Fearing in 1824. An infare is a house-warming, reception or party given by a newly married couple, or by the husband upon receiving the wife to his house. From Marietta, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04983
Subjects: Women's shoes; Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Wedding costume
Places: Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
Subject heading sitemap
For questions regarding image orders, contact images@ohiohistory.org or call 614.297.2530.
1. Choose a delivery format
Downloadable File Print (Will be delivered by USPS)
Thank you for visiting OhioPix. While our staff are working remotely, please note that orders for high-resolution files will be filled within 5-10 business days of placing your order. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
2. Choose a product option
Personal use ($25) Small Print Run (under 1,000 copies) ($25) Self-Publishing ($25) Retail Décor (display in public area) ($50) Academic/Non-Profit, all media ($50) Commercial, single media ($100) Commercial, all media ($250)
Thank you for visiting OhioPix. Thank you for visiting OhioPix. While our staff are working remotely, please note that orders for high-resolution files will be filled within 5-10 business days of placing your order. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
If you are purchasing this image for exhibit or other non-profit
use by an Ohio cultural heritage institution, please contact
images@ohiohistory.org before proceeding with your order.
Choose a product option
8x10 ($25) 11x14 ($35) 16x20 ($50) 20x24 ($75)
3. Read and Agree
Ohio History Connection Use Agreement
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to make a photocopy or reproduction. One of the specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.
Ohio History Connection (OHC) Conditions of Reproduction
The right to reproduce materials held in the collections of OHC is granted on a onetime basis only. Any further reproduction of this material is prohibited without the express written permission of the Ohio History Connection.
OHC does not sell duplications, but rather performs the service of reproduction for which a fee is charged.
Materials are reproduced for research use only and may not be used for either publication, exhibition, or any other public purpose without the express written permission of the OHC.
Any publication, exhibition, or other public use of material reproduced from the collections of OHC must credit the Ohio History Connection.
In requesting permission to reproduce materials from the collections of OHC as described, the requestor agrees to hold harmless OHC and its Trustees, Officers, and agents either jointly or severally from any action involving infringement of the rights of any person or their heirs and descendants in common law or under statutory copyright.
Permission to reproduce materials in which reproduction rights are reserved must be granted by signed written permission of the persons holding those rights. Consideration of the requirements of copyrights is the responsibility of the author, producer, and publisher. Applicants assume all responsibility for questions of copyright and invasion of privacy that may arise in copying and using the materials.
Consideration of the requirements of copyrights is the responsibility of the author, producer, and publisher. Applicants assume all responsibility for questions of copyright and invasion of privacy that may arise in copying and using the materials.
Permission may be granted to reproduce portions of the collections of OHC. The reproduction in their entirety of any of the collections of the OHC is prohibited
On occasion, OHC may permit researchers to take photographs of collections owned by the organization. OHC retains ownership rights of images taken under these circumstances. Images may be used for research, but any publication or public display is subject to the above conditions of reproduction. A new use agreement and appropriate fees must be submitted for each use
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1161
|
__label__wiki
| 0.527737
| 0.527737
|
Effect of wake-sleep transitions and rapid eye movement sleep on pharyngeal muscle response to negative pressure in humans
Steven A. Shea, Jill K. Edwards, David P. White
Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences
1. Genioglossus (GG) activation in response to upper airway negative pressure may be an important mechanism in the maintenance of airway patency. This reflex occurs during wakefulness but is diminished during stable non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep. Since obstructive events occur more commonly at wake-sleep transitions and during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep than during stable NREM sleep, we assessed the GG reflex during these two vulnerable states. 2. Seventeen healthy adults were studied throughout one evening and overnight. Electroencephalograms (EEGs), electro-oculograms (EOGs), submental electromyogram (EMG), GG EMG (intramuscular electrodes), and choanal plus epiglottic pressures were recorded. The GG reflex response to pulses of -8 cmH2O choanal pressure applied via nose mask during early inspiration was quantified repeatedly during relaxed wakefulness, within five breaths of wake-sleep transition (EEG alpha-theta transition) and during REM sleep. Only trials without EEG arousal were analysed, resulting in data from 14 subjects during sleep onset and 10 subjects during REM sleep (overall, 174-491 trials per state). 3. During wakefulness there was brisk GG reflex activation in response to negative pressure (amplitude: +78.5 ± 28.3% baseline (mean ± S.E.M.); latency to maximal response: 177 ± 16 ms). 4. At sleep onset, although there was marked variability among individuals, there was no significant reduction in the magnitude of the GG reflex for the group as a whole (amplitude: +33.2 ± 8.2% baseline; latency: 159 ± 15 ms). 5. In contrast, during REM sleep there was a reduction of GG reflex (amplitude: -12.6 ± 8.3% baseline (P = 0.017 vs. awake); latency: 160 ± 10 ms (n.s. vs. awake)) and greater airway collapsibility during the applied pressures (P = 0.043 vs. awake). 6. We conclude that there was no systematic reduction in the GG reflex to negative pressure at sleep onset. Nonetheless, it remains possible that sleep-deprived normal subjects and patients with sleep apnoea could reset differently. 7. The apparent inhibition of the GG reflex during REM sleep may help explain why the upper airway is vulnerable to collapse during this state.
Journal of Physiology
Fingerprint Dive into the research topics of 'Effect of wake-sleep transitions and rapid eye movement sleep on pharyngeal muscle response to negative pressure in humans'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
Pharyngeal Muscles Medicine & Life Sciences
REM Sleep Medicine & Life Sciences
Reflex Medicine & Life Sciences
Wakefulness Medicine & Life Sciences
Electroencephalography Medicine & Life Sciences
Eye Movements Medicine & Life Sciences
Shea, S. A., Edwards, J. K., & White, D. P. (1999). Effect of wake-sleep transitions and rapid eye movement sleep on pharyngeal muscle response to negative pressure in humans. Journal of Physiology, 520(3), 897-908. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7793.1999.00897.x
Effect of wake-sleep transitions and rapid eye movement sleep on pharyngeal muscle response to negative pressure in humans. / Shea, Steven A.; Edwards, Jill K.; White, David P.
In: Journal of Physiology, Vol. 520, No. 3, 01.11.1999, p. 897-908.
Shea, SA, Edwards, JK & White, DP 1999, 'Effect of wake-sleep transitions and rapid eye movement sleep on pharyngeal muscle response to negative pressure in humans', Journal of Physiology, vol. 520, no. 3, pp. 897-908. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7793.1999.00897.x
Shea SA, Edwards JK, White DP. Effect of wake-sleep transitions and rapid eye movement sleep on pharyngeal muscle response to negative pressure in humans. Journal of Physiology. 1999 Nov 1;520(3):897-908. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7793.1999.00897.x
Shea, Steven A. ; Edwards, Jill K. ; White, David P. / Effect of wake-sleep transitions and rapid eye movement sleep on pharyngeal muscle response to negative pressure in humans. In: Journal of Physiology. 1999 ; Vol. 520, No. 3. pp. 897-908.
@article{d0d0528b3f824e8894cc5cccab02a21e,
title = "Effect of wake-sleep transitions and rapid eye movement sleep on pharyngeal muscle response to negative pressure in humans",
abstract = "1. Genioglossus (GG) activation in response to upper airway negative pressure may be an important mechanism in the maintenance of airway patency. This reflex occurs during wakefulness but is diminished during stable non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep. Since obstructive events occur more commonly at wake-sleep transitions and during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep than during stable NREM sleep, we assessed the GG reflex during these two vulnerable states. 2. Seventeen healthy adults were studied throughout one evening and overnight. Electroencephalograms (EEGs), electro-oculograms (EOGs), submental electromyogram (EMG), GG EMG (intramuscular electrodes), and choanal plus epiglottic pressures were recorded. The GG reflex response to pulses of -8 cmH2O choanal pressure applied via nose mask during early inspiration was quantified repeatedly during relaxed wakefulness, within five breaths of wake-sleep transition (EEG alpha-theta transition) and during REM sleep. Only trials without EEG arousal were analysed, resulting in data from 14 subjects during sleep onset and 10 subjects during REM sleep (overall, 174-491 trials per state). 3. During wakefulness there was brisk GG reflex activation in response to negative pressure (amplitude: +78.5 ± 28.3% baseline (mean ± S.E.M.); latency to maximal response: 177 ± 16 ms). 4. At sleep onset, although there was marked variability among individuals, there was no significant reduction in the magnitude of the GG reflex for the group as a whole (amplitude: +33.2 ± 8.2% baseline; latency: 159 ± 15 ms). 5. In contrast, during REM sleep there was a reduction of GG reflex (amplitude: -12.6 ± 8.3% baseline (P = 0.017 vs. awake); latency: 160 ± 10 ms (n.s. vs. awake)) and greater airway collapsibility during the applied pressures (P = 0.043 vs. awake). 6. We conclude that there was no systematic reduction in the GG reflex to negative pressure at sleep onset. Nonetheless, it remains possible that sleep-deprived normal subjects and patients with sleep apnoea could reset differently. 7. The apparent inhibition of the GG reflex during REM sleep may help explain why the upper airway is vulnerable to collapse during this state.",
author = "Shea, {Steven A.} and Edwards, {Jill K.} and White, {David P.}",
journal = "Journal of Physiology",
T1 - Effect of wake-sleep transitions and rapid eye movement sleep on pharyngeal muscle response to negative pressure in humans
AU - Shea, Steven A.
AU - Edwards, Jill K.
AU - White, David P.
N2 - 1. Genioglossus (GG) activation in response to upper airway negative pressure may be an important mechanism in the maintenance of airway patency. This reflex occurs during wakefulness but is diminished during stable non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep. Since obstructive events occur more commonly at wake-sleep transitions and during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep than during stable NREM sleep, we assessed the GG reflex during these two vulnerable states. 2. Seventeen healthy adults were studied throughout one evening and overnight. Electroencephalograms (EEGs), electro-oculograms (EOGs), submental electromyogram (EMG), GG EMG (intramuscular electrodes), and choanal plus epiglottic pressures were recorded. The GG reflex response to pulses of -8 cmH2O choanal pressure applied via nose mask during early inspiration was quantified repeatedly during relaxed wakefulness, within five breaths of wake-sleep transition (EEG alpha-theta transition) and during REM sleep. Only trials without EEG arousal were analysed, resulting in data from 14 subjects during sleep onset and 10 subjects during REM sleep (overall, 174-491 trials per state). 3. During wakefulness there was brisk GG reflex activation in response to negative pressure (amplitude: +78.5 ± 28.3% baseline (mean ± S.E.M.); latency to maximal response: 177 ± 16 ms). 4. At sleep onset, although there was marked variability among individuals, there was no significant reduction in the magnitude of the GG reflex for the group as a whole (amplitude: +33.2 ± 8.2% baseline; latency: 159 ± 15 ms). 5. In contrast, during REM sleep there was a reduction of GG reflex (amplitude: -12.6 ± 8.3% baseline (P = 0.017 vs. awake); latency: 160 ± 10 ms (n.s. vs. awake)) and greater airway collapsibility during the applied pressures (P = 0.043 vs. awake). 6. We conclude that there was no systematic reduction in the GG reflex to negative pressure at sleep onset. Nonetheless, it remains possible that sleep-deprived normal subjects and patients with sleep apnoea could reset differently. 7. The apparent inhibition of the GG reflex during REM sleep may help explain why the upper airway is vulnerable to collapse during this state.
AB - 1. Genioglossus (GG) activation in response to upper airway negative pressure may be an important mechanism in the maintenance of airway patency. This reflex occurs during wakefulness but is diminished during stable non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep. Since obstructive events occur more commonly at wake-sleep transitions and during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep than during stable NREM sleep, we assessed the GG reflex during these two vulnerable states. 2. Seventeen healthy adults were studied throughout one evening and overnight. Electroencephalograms (EEGs), electro-oculograms (EOGs), submental electromyogram (EMG), GG EMG (intramuscular electrodes), and choanal plus epiglottic pressures were recorded. The GG reflex response to pulses of -8 cmH2O choanal pressure applied via nose mask during early inspiration was quantified repeatedly during relaxed wakefulness, within five breaths of wake-sleep transition (EEG alpha-theta transition) and during REM sleep. Only trials without EEG arousal were analysed, resulting in data from 14 subjects during sleep onset and 10 subjects during REM sleep (overall, 174-491 trials per state). 3. During wakefulness there was brisk GG reflex activation in response to negative pressure (amplitude: +78.5 ± 28.3% baseline (mean ± S.E.M.); latency to maximal response: 177 ± 16 ms). 4. At sleep onset, although there was marked variability among individuals, there was no significant reduction in the magnitude of the GG reflex for the group as a whole (amplitude: +33.2 ± 8.2% baseline; latency: 159 ± 15 ms). 5. In contrast, during REM sleep there was a reduction of GG reflex (amplitude: -12.6 ± 8.3% baseline (P = 0.017 vs. awake); latency: 160 ± 10 ms (n.s. vs. awake)) and greater airway collapsibility during the applied pressures (P = 0.043 vs. awake). 6. We conclude that there was no systematic reduction in the GG reflex to negative pressure at sleep onset. Nonetheless, it remains possible that sleep-deprived normal subjects and patients with sleep apnoea could reset differently. 7. The apparent inhibition of the GG reflex during REM sleep may help explain why the upper airway is vulnerable to collapse during this state.
JO - Journal of Physiology
JF - Journal of Physiology
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1162
|
__label__cc
| 0.737651
| 0.262349
|
Privacy Code
OCAS is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Code informs you of the privacy principles that OCAS adheres to in providing services to the general public and to and on behalf of Ontario colleges and other post-secondary educational institutions.
1. Accountability
OCAS takes responsibility for all personal information under its control, including personal information transferred to its service providers.
OCAS has a privacy officer who supports its compliance with this Code and all applicable privacy and anti-spam legislation.
OCAS employees and contractors may only access, use and disclose personal information as authorized and must abide by organizational policies and procedures that support privacy protection.
2. Notification and transparency
When OCAS collects personal information it notifies individuals of its purposes in clear terms. OCAS also maintains a Privacy Statement to provide additional information about how OCAS collects, uses and discloses personal information.
3. Authorization
OCAS collects, uses and discloses personal information only as authorized.
Consent is one form of authorization upon which OCAS relies. OCAS may also be authorized to process personal information on behalf of colleges and other public bodies who may lawfully collect personal information because the collection of personal information is necessary to their activities.
Individuals may ordinarily withdraw their consent, though this may impede OCAS’s ability to provide application services or other services. OCAS informs individuals of the implications of withdrawing consent upon request.
4. Limiting collection of personal information
OCAS only collects personal information that is necessary for lawfully authorized activities, and only collects personal information by fair and lawful means.
OCAS collects personal information from third-parties as authorized by individuals or as an agent for colleges and other public bodies who are required or permitted by legislation to share personal information with each other.
5. Limiting use, disclosure and retention of personal information
OCAS does not use or disclose personal information for purposes other than those for which it was collected, except with individual consent, or as required or permitted by law.
OCAS has a records retention policy that specifies the length of time that records are maintained.
6. Keeping personal information accurate
OCAS takes reasonable steps to ensure that personal information is not used unless it is accurate and up to date. OCAS encourages individuals with existing accounts to review and update their profile information prior to making a new application.
7. Safeguarding personal information
OCAS protects personal information with security safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the information. This includes protection against loss or theft as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use or modification and includes protection against inadvertent damage or destruction.
OCAS employees and contractors must abide by the “need to know” principle, only accessing personal information as reasonably necessary for meeting their job responsibilities.
In working with service providers who handle personal information on its behalf, OCAS takes reasonable steps to choose service providers that are capable of keeping personal information safe, enters into contractual agreements with service to endeavour to keep personal information safe and takes reasonable steps to administer its relationships with service providers to endeavour to keep personal information safe.
8. Being open about policies and procedures
OCAS publishes a Privacy Statement and makes other information about how it protects personal privacy reasonably available upon request.
9. Providing access to personal information
Individuals have routine, account-based access to their profile, their applications and their activity history. Individuals with concerns about inaccurate account information may contact the OCAS privacy officer at privacyofficer@ocas.ca.
OCAS otherwise addresses access and correction requests on a case-by-case basis, as reasonable and as required by law. All such requests should be directed to the OCAS privacy officer at privacyofficer@ocas.ca. Depending on the nature of the request, it may be appropriate for OCAS to refer individuals to one or more colleges, the Ministry of Training Colleges and Universities or another public body.
10. Challenging compliance
Individuals with privacy concerns may make an inquiry or complaint by contacting the OCAS privacy officer at privacyofficer@ocas.ca. OCAS has procedures to receive and respond to inquires and complaints, and will take appropriate measures in response to valid concerns about its policies and practices.
Last revised: September 2020
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1165
|
__label__wiki
| 0.547922
| 0.547922
|
6 Smart Tips for Restaurant to Improve Supplier Relationships
What’s the most significant thing a restaurant owner manages? Ask the owner of a new start-up restaurant, and the answer…
Reasons Why You Should Consider a B2B Ordering Management System
With customers in every industry becoming more tech-savvy, the demands and expectations businesses need to meet have changed significantly. In…
How to Keep Your Food Business Going During the Coronavirus
Countries around the globe are implementing shelter-in-place orders to minimize—if not eliminate—the risk of exposure to the coronavirus. People are…
The Need for Flexible Supply Chains in 2020—How can an OMS Help You?
It’s been a long-time coming that your customers change the way they buy things from your stores. With the entry…
Social Distancing, Quarantine and the Role of Technology in Keeping Food Services Running
In a sense, it’s not the Covid-19 itself that’s threatening to uproot the normalcy of everyday life—rather it’s the social…
How An Order Management Solutions Make Your Customers Happier
Eating at a restaurant, café, or going to a bar is a staple of most people’s lives. It’s a time…
Online Order Management — Why It’s The Future of B2B Businesses
Why Do You Need an Online Order Management System?
Keeping Wholesale Alive During The COVID-19 Pandemic
© 2016 - 2021, OrderTron
Customers can Download the App for FREE to start ordering now
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1174
|
__label__cc
| 0.669789
| 0.330211
|
Select Date Select a category Select an area Select a type
{{mediaItem.date | date}}
{{mediaItem.title}}
{{mediaItem.summary | limitTo: 165 | trim}}{{mediaItem.summary.length > 165 ? '…' : ''}}
{{eventItem.date | date : 'dd'}} {{eventItem.date | date : 'MMM'}}
{{eventItem.title}}
{{eventItem.summary}}
Could not find any results for the selected options.
*Costs per minute up to 10p from landlines and between 3p and 55p from mobile phones. Calls are free from your mobile if you have free minutes in your package."
Origin Housing
St Richards House
NW1 1BS
Copyright © 2021 Origin Housing
Origin Housing Limited
is an exempt charity, registered in England & Wales as a registered society under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 (Registered No. 10008R) and with the Homes & Communities Agency (Registered No. L0871).
Registered office: St Richard’s House, 110 Eversholt Street, London NW1 1BS.
Origin Housing 2 Limited
is an exempt charity, registered in England & Wales as a registered society under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 (Registered No. 31985R) and with the Homes & Communities Agency (Registered No. 4766).
To give you the best possible experience on our website, we use cookies. By continuing to browse our website, you are agreeing that we can store and use these cookies on your device. You can find out more information and change your own cookie settings by clicking the button below on the right.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1175
|
__label__wiki
| 0.930129
| 0.930129
|
On Vera
04.01.2020 04.01.2020 Mazukus
Review of: On Vera
Dennoch sind solche Freispiele ohne Einzahlung ebenfalls ein tolles.
De très nombreux exemples de phrases traduites contenant "on vera bien" – Dictionnaire allemand-français et moteur de recherche de traductions allemandes. Richtig geschrieben sieht das so aus: et après on verra. Verra kommt von voir: Man wird sehen. Im Voraus schreibt man wiederum nur mit einem. Französisch. Si on designe une ligne avec une pointe dans le vernis qui vari dans l'éppaiseur, on vera plus tard que l'acide rencontre aussi une résistance qui.
Apartments on Vera Zasulich 48
Übersetzung Deutsch-Französisch für on vera im PONS Online-Wörterbuch nachschlagen! Gratis Vokabeltrainer, Verbtabellen, Aussprachefunktion. Apartments on Vera Zasulich Ulitsa Very Zasulich, 48, ap 16 этажное строение, 16 эт, кв. 93 - PERM (Russland) "Sehr gut" / Richtig geschrieben sieht das so aus: et après on verra. Verra kommt von voir: Man wird sehen. Im Voraus schreibt man wiederum nur mit einem.
On Vera Contribute to This Page Video
Celia Pavey Sings Jolene: The Voice Australia Season 2
Add episode. The Evolution of Keanu Reeves. She often proves Casinoaction superior skills by picking up small errors in her co-workers' thought processes. In Season 10, Vera and her team tackle four intricate and compelling murder cases. See Lisi Lake. Tschechisch Wörterbücher. Tiflis Ferienwohnungen Hotels. Zusätzliche Kosten sind nicht im Gesamtpreis enthalten Monster Hexa Blast müssen separat während Ihres Aufenthaltes bezahlt werden. The body of a Besten Brettspiele Aller Zeiten boy is found in a reservoir in a remote rural town. Everybody speaks of Jenny as if she was perfect, arousing Vera's suspicions, especially when she learns that Jenny was writing a book about some of her cases. DCI Vera Stanhope investigates a suspicious death in a quiet coastal town. Connections start to build when Joe links the case to the Campeonbet Casino of a former teacher at their school, whose daughter happened to be present when Gideon was Barilla Pesto Rosso. Vera investigates the death of a local lad whose body is found wrapped in plastic sheets at a rural teenage hang out. Vera and team Nichtlustig.De the death and troubled background of an extreme sports Was Ist Postcode. Namespaces Article Talk. A group of sixth form Barilla Pesto Rosso on a weekend Igrice Poker at a leisure centre bear witness to a man on fire who falls from a cliff into the river below. Vera is confronted with the sight of Caden Lennon's murder, by knife, Cheats Gtav a coastal town's shipyard. Views Read Edit View history. A shoe found in Newcastle matches another found Livewette a dead body found in a skip in Portsmouth. Vera must uncover a Vhjk of secrets Sportschau Quiz lies when Owen Thorne, a well-loved family man, plummets to his death from a multi-storey car park. They identify a suspect, Robert Doran, but despite being in the vicinity at the time, he denies being responsible for Lizzie's murder. Suspicion falls on the family, a seemingly respectable teacher and veterinarian with a young daughter and a former drug addict, but the conclusion of the investigation is marked by a deadly attack on one of her team.
About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators. If you are a new Vera user, click the button below. I have a new controller to set up. If you already have an account, please login. ITV ITV and BritBox ’s long-running detective drama Vera is returning for an 11 th season. The announcement was made by star Brenda Blethyn at the Winter TCA Press Tour. Vera. Two-time Oscar (r) nominee Brenda Blethyn (Little Voice, Secrets & Lies) stars in a new British detective series based on the bestselling mysteries by Ann Cleeves. DCI Vera Stanhope is a solitary, obsessed, caustic, brilliant investigator, and a bit disheveled; think female Columbo. Vera works closely with government and civic leaders to urgently build and improve justice systems that ensure fairness, promote safety, and strengthen communities.
Deutschland Kostenlos Kinder Spielen beim Verbot von GlГcksspielen in Videospielen derzeit hinterher, online casinos mit bonus ohne einzahlung hab liebsten dank fГrs On Vera drГcken. - Menschliche Beiträge
Mal sehenwann sie gelöscht wird.
Übersetzung im Kontext von „On vera“ in Französisch-Deutsch von Reverso Context: On vera si elle fait long feu. On vera si elle fait long feu. Mal sehen, wann sie gelöscht wird. On vera ce que l'été prévois. Mal sehen, was der Sommer so bringt. On verra qui sont ces. Übersetzung Französisch-Deutsch für on vera im PONS Online-Wörterbuch nachschlagen! Gratis Vokabeltrainer, Verbtabellen, Aussprachefunktion. Übersetzung Deutsch-Französisch für on vera im PONS Online-Wörterbuch nachschlagen! Gratis Vokabeltrainer, Verbtabellen, Aussprachefunktion.
The British TV Place. Retrieved 25 August ITV Press Centre. Retrieved 3 January Radio Times. Retrieved 24 January Broadcasters' Audience Research Board.
Archived from the original on 15 December Retrieved 2 July Retrieved 5 May Retrieved 8 May Retrieved 28 May Retrieved 12 June Retrieved 18 April Retrieved 9 January Retrieved 20 January Retrieved 5 July Retrieved 13 March Retrieved 7 January Categories : British television series debuts s British crime drama television series s British mystery television series s British crime drama television series s British mystery television series City of Sunderland British detective television series English-language television shows ITV television dramas Television series by ITV Studios Television shows set in County Durham Television shows set in Newcastle upon Tyne Television shows set in Tyne and Wear Television shows set in Northumberland.
Download as PDF Printable version. Series 1—present [10]. Series 9—present [11]. Series 7—present [12]. Adrian Shergold. DCI Vera Stanhope has two apparently unrelated murders and a kidnapping.
Her life is complicated by the death of her father and her decision to live in his home which sadly contains the cluttered remains of his life.
The story unfolds with Vera discovering that the murders are tied to photos and a missing camera.
Jeannie Long escapes from custody, 10 years after she was convicted of the murder of Abby, the teenaged daughter of her lover.
Coldly rejected by her father after she returns home, Jeannie kills herself. News of her death finally brings evidence that proves she was innocent, as she had long claimed, leading to Vera reopening the case.
Farren Blackburn. Vera investigates when an old associate, Bella Furness, is found bludgeoned to death in the barn of her farmhouse.
Environmentalist Ann Preece, who discovered the body, denies having a motive for murder. Suspicion falls upon Bella's stepson, Neville, who stands to inherit the land on which the farmhouse is located.
His connections with a local building firm, who plan to demolish the farmhouse to build an access road for a new quarry, further complicates Vera's investigation.
Meanwhile, Vera is confronted by a bereaved mother whose son disappeared whilst up at the farmhouse several years previously. As a complex love triangle involving several of the prime suspects begins to unravel, a second murder throws suspicion upon the identity of Bella's killer, and links between the three cases begin to emerge, suggesting a possible motive for murder.
When the body of a badly beaten young mother is found up on the moor, Vera follows a trail of footprints and discovers a young boy submerged in a nearby river.
As it transpires that the initial victim was beaten several times with a baseball bat, Vera and Joe set about discovering her identity.
When the victim is finally identified as year-old Margaret Wilde, a complex web of former relationships and care home abuse begins to unravel.
As Vera tries to identify a possible suspect identified only as 'The Shiny Man', she begins to cross wires with a local county judge, Patricia Carmichael, whom she suspects is more involved with the victim than she cares to elaborate.
When an old colleague of DCI Vera Stanhope, Sergeant Stuart Macken, commits suicide at the hospital where his daughter lies critically injured after his home had been firebombed, the investigation leads to a number of suspects: the daughter's stepfather, a missing protester Sergeant Macken had under surveillance, the protester's pregnant girlfriend and an art teacher.
Furthermore, a senior officer's affair with Macken comes to light and a second attempt on the daughter in hospital breaks the case wide open to explain the sergeant's suicide.
Social worker Jenny Lister is murdered whilst out swimming. Everybody speaks of Jenny as if she was perfect, arousing Vera's suspicions, especially when she learns that Jenny was writing a book about some of her cases.
A shoe found in Newcastle matches another found on a dead body found in a skip in Portsmouth. The investigation includes a possessive mother, a girlfriend, a gay beekeeper dying of leukemia, and a local drug dealer later found dead on a beach.
Vera's private memories about her dead father are also stirred when Joe gives her an address for her father's mistress.
Revenge is behind the clinical murder of Staff Sgt Deverson, a soldier in charge of a bomb disposal unit, The Sandancers. Deverson's second in command, Ollie, who was killed in Afghanistan by an improvised explosive device, was having an affair with his wife.
The wife, Ollie's family, and other members of the unit all come under suspicion and the death of another unit member confuses the investigation which is not helped by the army closing ranks.
When a young woman, Lizzie Faulkner, is shot late at night outside the holiday chalet where she and two friends are staying for the weekend, Vera and Joe suspect that her murder is linked to poachers operating in nearby fields.
They identify a suspect, Robert Doran, but despite being in the vicinity at the time, he denies being responsible for Lizzie's murder.
Vera begins to suspect the woman's death may have been a case of mistaken identity, and that the intended victim may have been one of the chalet designers, Corrine Franks, who was meant to have been staying there at the time.
A link to a tragic car accident a few months earlier involving Corrine, which led to an innocent woman losing her life, appears to confirm their theory.
When Corrine is later killed in a hit-and-run, the team finally get the breakthrough they have been looking for.
An acclaimed doctor, Dan Marsden, is shot through the skull in the living room of his remote country home, and his two daughters, Karen and Mira, are taken against their will.
Meanwhile, a new DC, Barry Kelman, is temporarily assigned to the team to help them with the investigation. Initial suspicion falls upon Jonah Regan, an award-winning photographer who had previously tried to adopt Mira before the Marsden family were granted custody.
However, it soon becomes apparent that one of Mira's relatives - her estranged brother, Malik - who was thought to have died in a bomb attack in Baghdad - is in fact alive and well, and has been contacting her through her social media accounts.
Malik, however, is determined to flee back to his homeland with Mira in tow - but when he comes face to face with Laura Marsden and DC Kelman, tragedy strikes.
A group of sixth form students on a weekend retreat at a leisure centre bear witness to a man on fire who falls from a cliff into the river below.
The victim, Gideon Frane, is discovered to have been a former head boy at a local boarding school for high achieving students, but is also known to have a chequered past, having been responsible for 97 incidents of harassment against his ex-girlfriend.
When Billy discovers the cause of death was poisoning, Vera begins to look at the case from a completely different perspective.
When the team finally track down Gideon's former best friend, Jamie Levinson, both he and Vera fall victim to a further poisoning. Connections start to build when Joe links the case to the death of a former teacher at their school, whose daughter happened to be present when Gideon was murdered.
Thaddeus O'Sullivan. Former London Metropolitan Police detective and well-documented ladies man, John Warnock, is found stabbed in an alleyway adjacent to a quayside pub he had been visiting earlier in the evening.
Suspicion initially falls on young street thief Reece, who is well known to Kenny, who had arrested him several times in the past.
Although Reece admits to lifting the victim's credit card, he denies murder. A complex web of relationships and deceit begins to boil to the surface, and it soon becomes apparent that Warnock had been using his skills as a detective to act as a spy for a local firm of solicitors, to uncover the secrets of his current boss, brewery owner Sam Harper.
But with Sam, his wife and his daughter all having rock solid alibis for the time of Warnock's murder, Vera is left to decipher just how one of them managed to slip away to commit the crime.
Joe's daughter is a witness to the death of a pensioner, seemingly stabbed, on a rush hour train she and her father were travelling on.
Her seemingly quiet life turns out to be anything but as Vera's investigation begins to unravel a tangled web of lies and deceit.
An old friend of Vera's father appears to hold the key to the entire mystery, which involves unraveling a murder committed thirty years previously, a rape which resulted in a child whose identity has been shrouded in mystery, and an affair which nobody suspected would ever be likely to have taken place.
Vera realises that the answer may lie in events which have started to repeat themselves. When a young property developer dies on a beach in Whitley Bay, Vera's investigation begins to tread on many toes.
It appears that the victim was not only having a secret relationship with his estranged sister, but that he had confronted a local arcade owner, whose son had died at his house many years before, having slipped from a flat roof in a supposed 'burglary'.
When the victim's father dies of cardiac arrest, Vera suspects foul play, but it turns out not to be the case.
Vera investigates the mysterious death of a businessman found floating in the river. Vera Stanhope investigates the death of a suspected poacher killed by a gunshot wound.
Vera investigates when the son of a prominent local family is found brutally murdered. Crime series. DCI Vera Stanhope investigates a suspicious death in a quiet coastal town.
Vera investigates the fatal stabbing of an ex-Met officer outside a Newcastle nightclub. Vera and team investigate the death and troubled background of an extreme sports fanatic.
DCI Vera Stanhope must race against time to track down the killer of a respected surgeon. DCI Vera Stanhope investigates the brutal murder of a young physiotherapist.
Join BritBox today and you can watch Vera from the very beginning.
1 Gedanken zu “On Vera”
Kilrajas sagt:
Ist Einverstanden, die sehr gute Mitteilung
Wahrscheinlichkeiten Lotto
Tipico Probleme
Rb Leipzig Letzte Spiele
Smith Haut Lafitte 2021
Fruitopia
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1178
|
__label__cc
| 0.560516
| 0.439484
|
HOME > NEWSROOM > ARTICLES > NRB TODAY ARTICLES > Christian Filmmakers, Writers: Pitch Your Project or Story to Distributors at NRB 2020!
Christian Filmmakers, Writers: Pitch Your Project or Story to Distributors at NRB 2020!
Do you have a completed film or video project? A screenplay you'd like to see made into a movie? A book you think would make a great movie?
The NRB 2020 Pitch-a-thon is for you! You can pitch your screenplay, book, or completed media project one-on-one, face-to-face with a distribution company!
If you sign up for NRB 2020 with a Full Convention Registration, Expo-Plus Registration, or a Friday-Only Registration, you can pitch to at least two different distributors at the NRB 2020 Pitch-a-thon at no extra cost!
Choose from at least 10 top distributors this year!
During the Pitch-a-thon, representatives of participating distribution companies will be seated at individual tables. Sign up for the Pitch-a-thon and you will have five minutes at the tables of the two distributors you’ve chosen – up to three minutes to pitch your project, and two for their notes. Do your homework and pick the best two for the type of project you are pitching!
The still-growing list* of those on the receiving end of the Pitch-a-thon currently includes:
• PROVIDENT FILMS (Trey Reynolds, Ashley Chambliss)
Seeking: Screenplays, Completed Projects (Feature Films, Animation, TV Series, Children’s Programs, Documentaries, Strictly Christian Products)
• PURE FLIX DIGITAL (Linda Blazy)
Seeking: ONLY Completed Projects (All Types)
• VISION VIDEO (Bill Curtis, Bill Carroll)
Seeking: Completed Projects (Feature Films, Animated, TV Series, Children's Programs, Documentaries)
• MAGNOLIA FILMS (Ashley Bratcher, owner and star of the movie UNPLANNED)
Seeking: Screenplays and Book Manuscripts (Christian Movies, TV)
• PARABLES TV (Isaac Hernandez)
Seeking: Completed Projects, Screenplays (All Types)
• OCEAN AVENUE ENT. (Chris Bueno, Denise Bueno)
Seeking: Completed Projects (Feature Films, Animation, TV Series, Children’s Programs, Documentaries, Comedy)
• GIVING COMPANY/ CHRISTIAN CINEMA (David Henriksen)
Seeking: Screenplays, Completed Projects, Book Manuscripts (Giving Co. is also a publisher)
• EXPLORATION FILMS (Stephen Penn)
Seeking: ONLY Completed Projects (Feature Films, Animation, TV Series, Children’s Programs, Documentaries, Short Films, Church or Educational-Use Programs)
• 5X5 PRODUCTIONS (JD DeWitt)
Seeking: Screenplays, Book Manuscripts (5X5 is also a publisher)
• SKIPSTONE FILMS (Johnny Remo)
Seeking: Screenplays
• PREVAILING PICTURES/KIRKLAND MEDIA MANAGEMENT (Jessica Kirkland)
Seeks: Screenplays, TV/Feature Concepts, Book Manuscripts for Christian & Faith-Friendly Audiences
• COLLIDE MEDIA GROUP (Bob Elder)
Seeking: Stories, Books, or Screenplays; Completed Projects (Feature Films, Documentaries, Animated Films, TV Series, Children’s TV Programming, Strictly Christian Products)
In its six years, the NRB Pitch-a-thon has resulted in deals, and a number of participants have received offers for distribution for their films, documentaries, short films, and other projects and screenplays.
“NRB’s Pitch-a-thon was really helpful, as it gave us a window and opportunity to pitch to the relevant people in the industry, and meet the best of the best of the distributors/producers,” recalled Aneesh Daniel, whose movie, The Least of These: The Graham Staines Story, released nationwide last year. The movie recently received the “Best Picture” Gold honor at the ICVM Crown Awards.
Daniel had pitched the script for The Least of These at the NRB Pitch-a-thon and made numerous contacts that led to him getting his film made.
The 2020 Pitch-a-thon will take place Friday, February 28, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Delta B Ballroom at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee, during the week of NRB 2020 (February 25-28).
To participate in the Pitch-a-thon, you must first register for the NRB 2020 Convention with a Full Registration, an Expo-Plus Registration, a Friday-Only Registration.
Register as soon as possible to ensure a spot with the distributor(s) you want most. Appointments are expected to fill up quickly, and it's first come, first served.
To register for NRB 2020, visit nrbconvention.org.
All those with questions about the Pitch-a-thon are invited to contact Paul Sirmons at paulbiz8@aol.com. For questions related to registration, contact Monica Palmer at registration@nrb.org, or call 202-849-8444.
*The representative(s) taking pitches for the company, and the companies themselves, are subject to change.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1179
|
__label__wiki
| 0.744324
| 0.744324
|
NZTA commissions new centre to manage traffic
The NZ Transport Agency today officially opened a new traffic operations centre in Auckland which will enable better management of traffic volumes and keep drivers informed about conditions on New Zealand’s State Highway network and Auckland’s motorways and local roads.
SH1 Auckland Harbour Bridge - Southbound Lane 2 by-law
restriction to be lifted - 2 May 2010
The NZ Transport Agency thanks all drivers of vehicles weighing 13 tonnes and over for their cooperation while initial strengthening work was carried out on the southbound clip-on and would like to advise the following:
Auckland overnight motorway closures 1-6 May
The NZ Transport Agency advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Closures start at 8pm and finish at 5am, unless otherwise stated. Work delayed by bad weather will be completed at the next available date, prior to Friday 7 May.
NZTA initiative provides relief on Southwestern Motorway
The NZ Transport Agency is increasing capacity for northbound drivers on the Southwestern Motorway [SH20] by providing an additional third lane on the existing Mangere Bridge.
Latest ANCAP crash test results released
The NZ Transport Agency and the Automobile Association have release new results from the latest round of crash testing by the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP).
Busby’s Hill Realignment nears completion
Motorists are now using the State Highway 35 Busby’s Hill Realignment, a $5.7m project being built by the NZ Transport Agency following a month-long highway closure last year.
Peka Peka to North Otaki expressway tender process underway
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) is inviting tenders for undertaking work on the Peka Peka to Otaki expressway, part of the Wellington Northern Corridor Road of National Significance.
Motorcyclists to be tolled on Northern Gateway
The NZ Transport Agency has announced that motorcyclists will be tolled for using the Northern Gateway Toll Road on State Highway 1 north of Auckland.
Auckland overnight motorway closures 25-29 April
The NZ Transport Agency advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Closures start at 8pm and finish at 5am, unless otherwise stated. Work delayed by bad weather will be completed at the next available date, prior to Friday 30 April.
NZTA investigating unlicensed taxis operating in Hamilton
The NZ Transport Agency is warning Hamiltonians to be aware of unlicensed and potentially unsafe taxis operating in the city.
Historic day for New Zealand’s main road
The NZ Transport Agency today completed sealing the final stretch of State Highway 1 near Cape Reinga in Northland, and for the first time motorists can now drive the entire 2,022 kilometres of SH1 from the Cape to Bluff in Southland on a sealed road.
Moves to curb roadside rubbish dumping
The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) is taking steps to reduce the amount of rubbish being dumped in pits alongside State Highway 8 between Omarama and Twizel, by fencing the pits off.
New Broadway pedestrian crossing a big turn on for Newmarket
A new signalised pedestrian crossing on Newmarket’s busy thoroughfare was switched on today, as part of the NZ Transport Agency’s Newmarket Connection Project.
Public comment invited on changes to Traffic Control Devices Rule
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) is calling for submissions on proposed changes to the legal requirements for some traffic control devices.
Ngaruawahia Highway improvements
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) advises that works to improve safety on State Highway 1 just north of the Ngaruawahia Bridge is scheduled to begin at the end of April and a detour will be in place for southbound traffic.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1184
|
__label__cc
| 0.61819
| 0.38181
|
You searched for subject:(linear). Showing records 1 – 30 of 11373 total matches.
◁ [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] … [380] ▶
2017 – 2021 (2874)
Brno University of Technology (592)
University of São Paulo (421)
University of Florida (323)
Delft University of Technology (245)
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (211)
Virginia Tech (197)
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (193)
Georgia Tech (144)
Texas A&M University (144)
NSYSU (133)
Universidade do Rio Grande do Sul (118)
Indian Institute of Science (117)
National University of Singapore (117)
University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign (115)
KTH (114)
Electrical and Computer Engineering (155)
Faculty of Engineering (85)
Industrial and Systems Engineering (61)
Aerospace Engineering (59)
PhD (2188)
Docteur es (858)
Mestrado (237)
MS(M.S.) (32)
MSin Engineering (31)
MSc Engg (29)
博士(工学) (15)
MAin Mathematics (14)
doctoral (3811)
masters (2120)
doctor of philosophy ph.d. (18)
thesis - unrestricted (17)
slv (60)
Slovak (25)
US (3706)
1. Zachi, Juliana Mallia [UNESP]. Problemas de Programação Linear: uma proposta de resolução geométrica para o ensino médio com o uso do GeoGebra.
Degree: 2016, Universidade Estadual Paulista
Neste trabalho são apresentados os fundamentos da Programação Linear, em especial, da Programação Linear Geométrica, instrumento importante de otimização para problemas de Economia, gestão de… (more)
Neste trabalho são apresentados os fundamentos da Programação Linear, em especial, da Programação Linear Geométrica, instrumento importante de otimização para problemas de Economia, gestão de empresas, problemas de transportes, obtenção de misturas ótimas, entre outros. Além disso, é apresentada uma proposta didática para os professores de educação básica da escola pública, utilizando o software GeoGebra como instrumento motivador para o estudo de uma situação de aprendizagem proposta no material de apoio idealizado pela Secretaria da Educação do Estado de São Paulo, abordada no caderno do aluno do 3º ano do Ensino Médio.
In this work presents the fundamentals of linear programming in particular, of geometric linear programming, important instrument of optimization for economic problems, business management, transport problems, obtaining optimal mixtures, among others. In addition, presents a didactic proposal for teachers of the basic education of public school, using the GeoGebra software as a motivating tool for the study of a learning situation proposed in the support material designed by the Education secretary of the State of São Paulo is presented, adressed in the student notebook of 3rd year of high school.
Advisors/Committee Members: Santos, Ariane Luzia dos [UNESP], Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP).
Subjects/Keywords: Programação linear; Programação linear geométrica; Algebra linear; Linear programming; Linear geometric programming; Linear algebra
Zachi, J. M. [. (2016). Problemas de Programação Linear: uma proposta de resolução geométrica para o ensino médio com o uso do GeoGebra . (Thesis). Universidade Estadual Paulista. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11449/144220
Zachi, Juliana Mallia [UNESP]. “Problemas de Programação Linear: uma proposta de resolução geométrica para o ensino médio com o uso do GeoGebra.” 2016. Thesis, Universidade Estadual Paulista. Accessed January 20, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/144220.
Zachi, Juliana Mallia [UNESP]. “Problemas de Programação Linear: uma proposta de resolução geométrica para o ensino médio com o uso do GeoGebra.” 2016. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Zachi JM[. Problemas de Programação Linear: uma proposta de resolução geométrica para o ensino médio com o uso do GeoGebra. [Internet] [Thesis]. Universidade Estadual Paulista; 2016. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/144220.
Zachi JM[. Problemas de Programação Linear: uma proposta de resolução geométrica para o ensino médio com o uso do GeoGebra. [Thesis]. Universidade Estadual Paulista; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/144220
2. Anchondo, Ruben Erives. Validation of non-linear time marching and time-linearised CFD solvers used for flutter prediction.
Degree: Heat and Power Technology, 2015, KTH
URL: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-175542
► The turbomachinery related industry relies heavily on numerical tools for the design and development of modern turbomachines. In order to be competitive turbomachines ought… (more)
▼ The turbomachinery related industry relies heavily on numerical tools for the design and development of modern turbomachines. In order to be competitive turbomachines ought to be highly efficient and robust. This has lead engineers to develop more aggressive designs, which often leads to lower margins of structural reliability. One of the strongest threats to turbomachines are high cycle fatigue problems which arise from aeroelastic phenomena such as flutter. According to Kielb R. (2013) many of such problems are detected at developing testing stage. This implies that the prediction capabilities for aeroelastic phenomena are in need of further development and/or tuning. This is especially evident for unsteady flow phenomena at transonic regimes. A very important step for the improvement of unsteady aerodynamic solvers is the validation and comparison of such solvers. The present thesis concerns with the validation and comparison of a non-linear time marching (ANSYS CFX) and the GKN’s in-house linearised solvers used for flutter analysis. The former has recently implemented a new feature called Transient Blade Row TBR, which drastically reduces the simulation domain to a maximum of two blades. In order to be included in the deign process, such tool need to be validated. In the same way, the recently launched in-house code LINNEA needs to be validated in order to be considered as a design tool. Experimental data from the aeroelastic standard configuration 4, and the FUTURE project were used for the validation purposes. The validation process showed that the solvers agreed very well between them for the standard configuration. Such agreement was less clear for the FUTURE compressor; nonetheless, the solutions still sit within the bulk of solutions provided from the different FUTURE partners. The validation showed that these tools provide with similar results as the state of the art tools from different companies. This indicates that they can be used in the design process. At the same time it was observed that there is room for improvement in the solvers, as these still present some considerable differences with the experimental results.
Subjects/Keywords: Validation; flutter; linear; non-linear
Anchondo, R. E. (2015). Validation of non-linear time marching and time-linearised CFD solvers used for flutter prediction . (Thesis). KTH. Retrieved from http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-175542
Anchondo, Ruben Erives. “Validation of non-linear time marching and time-linearised CFD solvers used for flutter prediction.” 2015. Thesis, KTH. Accessed January 20, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-175542.
Anchondo, Ruben Erives. “Validation of non-linear time marching and time-linearised CFD solvers used for flutter prediction.” 2015. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Anchondo RE. Validation of non-linear time marching and time-linearised CFD solvers used for flutter prediction. [Internet] [Thesis]. KTH; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-175542.
Anchondo RE. Validation of non-linear time marching and time-linearised CFD solvers used for flutter prediction. [Thesis]. KTH; 2015. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-175542
3. Cheung, Wai-Shun. Mappings on triangular algebras.
Degree: Department of Mathematics and Statistics, 2018, University of Victoria
URL: https://dspace.library.uvic.ca//handle/1828/9349
► In this dissertation, we study certain types of linear mappings on triangular algebras. Triangular algebras are algebras whose elements can be written in the form… (more)
▼ In this dissertation, we study certain types of linear mappings on triangular algebras. Triangular algebras are algebras whose elements can be written in the form of 2 x 2 matrices [special characters omitted]where a ∈ A, b ∈ B, m ∈ M and where A, B are algebras and M is a bimodule. Many widely studied algebras, such as upper triangular matrix algebras and nest algebras, can be viewed as triangular algebras. This dissertation is divided into five chapters. The first chapter is a general account of the basics of triangular algebras, including the unitization of nonunital triangular algebras and the structure of the centre of triangular algebras, as well as a brief introduction to some well-known examples of triangular algebras. In Chapter 2, we study the general structure of derivations on triangular algebras and obtain some results on the first cohomology groups of triangular algebras. The first cohomology group of an algebra is the quotient space of the space of all derivations over the space of all inner derivations, and it is always a main tool in the research of derivations. In addition, we consider the problem of automatic continuity of derivations in the last section of this chapter. In Chapter 3, we consider sufficient conditions on a triangular algebra so that every Lie derivation is a sum of a derivation and a linear map whose image lies in the centre of the triangular algebra. In Chapter 4, we consider sufficient conditions for every commuting map on a triangular algebra to be a sum of a map of the form x ↦ ax and a map whose image lies in the centre of the triangular algebra. In the final chapter, we are concerned with the automorphisms of triangular algebras. The study of automorphism is a most important way to understand the underlying structure of an algebra. We deduce some results on the Skolem-Noether groups, or the outer automorphism groups, of triangular algebras and apply those results to generalize some known results about automorphisms on a triangular matrix algebras. Advisors/Committee Members: Sourour, A. R. (supervisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Algebras; Linear
Cheung, W. (2018). Mappings on triangular algebras . (Thesis). University of Victoria. Retrieved from https://dspace.library.uvic.ca//handle/1828/9349
Cheung, Wai-Shun. “Mappings on triangular algebras.” 2018. Thesis, University of Victoria. Accessed January 20, 2021. https://dspace.library.uvic.ca//handle/1828/9349.
Cheung, Wai-Shun. “Mappings on triangular algebras.” 2018. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Cheung W. Mappings on triangular algebras. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Victoria; 2018. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: https://dspace.library.uvic.ca//handle/1828/9349.
Cheung W. Mappings on triangular algebras. [Thesis]. University of Victoria; 2018. Available from: https://dspace.library.uvic.ca//handle/1828/9349
4. Yamangil, Emre, 1984-. Valid inequalities for mixed-integer linear programming problems.
Degree: PhD, Operations Research, 2015, Rutgers University
URL: https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/48729/
In this work we focus on various cutting-plane methods for Mixed-integer Linear Programming (MILP) problems. It is well-known that MILP is a fundamental hard problem… (more)
In this work we focus on various cutting-plane methods for Mixed-integer Linear Programming (MILP) problems. It is well-known that MILP is a fundamental hard problem and many famous combinatorial optimization problems can be modeled using MILP formulations. It is also well-known that MILP formulations are very useful in many real life applications. Our first, rather theoretical, contribution is a new family of superadditive valid inequalities that are obtained from value functions of special surrogate optimization problems. Superadditive functions hold particular interest in MILP as they are fundamental in building integer programming duality, and all ``deepest valid inequalities'' are known to arise from superadditive functions. We propose a new family of superadditive functions that generate inequalities that are at least as strong as Chvatal-Gomory (CG-) inequalities. A special subfamily provides a new characterization of CG-cuts. Value functions of optimization problems are known to be super additive. We look at special surrogate optimization problems, and measure their complexity in terms of the number of integer variables in them. It turns out that the lowest possible nontrivial complexity class here includes all CG-cuts, and provides some stronger ones, as well. Our next contribution is a practically efficient, polynomial time method to produce ``deepest'' cuts form multiple simplex rows for the so called corner polyhedra. These inequalities have been receiving considerable attention lately. We provide a polynomial time column-generation algorithm to obtain such inequalities, based on an arbitrary (fixed) number of rows of the simplex tableau. We provide numerical evidence that these inequalities improve the CPLEX integrality gap at the root node on a well-known set of MILP instances, MIPLIB. In the last chapter, we consider a particular MILP instance, Optimal Resilient Distribution Grid Design Problem (ORDGDP). This is a problem of critical importance to infrastructure security and recently attracted a lot of attention from various government agencies (e.g. Presidential Policy Directive of Critical Infrastructure Security 2013). We formulate this problem as a MILP and propose various efficient solution methods blending together well-known decomposition ideas to overcome the numerical intractability encountered using commercial MILP software such as CPLEX.
Advisors/Committee Members: BEN-ISRAEL, ADI (chair), Boros, Endre (internal member), Gurvich, Vladimir (internal member), Zhao, Yao (internal member), Bent, Russell (outside member).
Subjects/Keywords: Linear programming
Yamangil, Emre, 1. (2015). Valid inequalities for mixed-integer linear programming problems . (Doctoral Dissertation). Rutgers University. Retrieved from https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/48729/
Yamangil, Emre, 1984-. “Valid inequalities for mixed-integer linear programming problems.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, Rutgers University. Accessed January 20, 2021. https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/48729/.
Yamangil, Emre, 1984-. “Valid inequalities for mixed-integer linear programming problems.” 2015. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Yamangil, Emre 1. Valid inequalities for mixed-integer linear programming problems. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Rutgers University; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/48729/.
Yamangil, Emre 1. Valid inequalities for mixed-integer linear programming problems. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Rutgers University; 2015. Available from: https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/48729/
5. Yoo, Heonjong, 1984-. New methods for design of full- and reduced-order observers and observer-based controllers for systems with slow and fast modes.
Degree: PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2017, Rutgers University
This dissertation addresses the design of observer and observer-based controllers for singularly perturbed linear systems. To that end, we present an algorithm for the recursive… (more)
This dissertation addresses the design of observer and observer-based controllers for singularly perturbed linear systems. To that end, we present an algorithm for the recursive solution of the singularly perturbed algebraic Sylvester equation. Due to the presence of a small singular perturbation parameter that indicates separation of the system variables into slow and fast, the corresponding algebraic Sylvester equation is numerically ill-conditioned. The observer driven controller design of singularly perturbed linear systems with the observer design done using the algebraic Sylvester equation is extremely ill-conditioned since the observer has to be much faster than the feedback system. The proposed method for the recursive reduced-order solution of the algebraic Sylvester equations removes ill-conditioning and iteratively obtains the solution in terms of four reduced-order numerically well-conditioned algebraic Sylvester equations corresponding to slow and fast variables. The convergence rate of the proposed algorithm is O( ), where is a small positive singular perturbation parameter. The new design technique for full-order Luenberger observers for systems with slow and fast modes is presented. The existing methods are able to design independent slow and fast observers with O( ) accuracy only, where is a small positive singular perturbation parameter. In this dissertation, the design of independent slow and fast reduced-order observers was performed with the exact accuracy. The results obtained are extended to the design of corresponding observer driven controllers. The design allows complete time-scale separation for both the observer and controller through the complete and exact decomposition into slow and fast time scale problems. This method reduces both off-line and on-line computations. The effectiveness of the new methods is demonstrated through both theoretical and simulation results. The results obtained for the full-order observer of singularly perturbed linear systems are extended to design of reduced-order observers (using both the Sylvester equation and Luenberger observer formulations) and the design of corresponding controllers for singularly perturbed systems. In such design additional computational advantages are achieved due to the use of the reduced order observers. Several cases of reduced-order observer designs are considered depending on the measured state space variables: only all slow variables are measured, only all fast variables are measured, some combinations of the slow and fast variables are measured.
Advisors/Committee Members: Zoran, Gajic (chair), Zou, Quingze (internal member), Baruh, Haim (internal member), Yi, Jingang (internal member), Borno, Abraham (outside member).
Subjects/Keywords: Linear systems
Yoo, Heonjong, 1. (2017). New methods for design of full- and reduced-order observers and observer-based controllers for systems with slow and fast modes . (Doctoral Dissertation). Rutgers University. Retrieved from https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/54054/
Yoo, Heonjong, 1984-. “New methods for design of full- and reduced-order observers and observer-based controllers for systems with slow and fast modes.” 2017. Doctoral Dissertation, Rutgers University. Accessed January 20, 2021. https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/54054/.
Yoo, Heonjong, 1984-. “New methods for design of full- and reduced-order observers and observer-based controllers for systems with slow and fast modes.” 2017. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Yoo, Heonjong 1. New methods for design of full- and reduced-order observers and observer-based controllers for systems with slow and fast modes. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Rutgers University; 2017. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/54054/.
Yoo, Heonjong 1. New methods for design of full- and reduced-order observers and observer-based controllers for systems with slow and fast modes. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Rutgers University; 2017. Available from: https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/54054/
6. Sanchez, Joey. Observer-based force reconstruction technique.
Degree: PhD, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 2015, Rutgers University
An important problem in engineering is the determination of the system input based on the system response. This type of problem is difficult to solve… (more)
An important problem in engineering is the determination of the system input based on the system response. This type of problem is difficult to solve as it is often ill-defined, and produces inaccurate or non-unique results. Current input reconstruction techniques typically involve the employment of optimization methods or additional constraints to regularize the problem, but these methods are not without their flaws as they may be sub-optimally applied and produce inadequate results. To overcome these obstacles, linear dynamical systems theory and control systems theory are utilized in this work to develop a method that is asymptotically convergent to the exact solution. To address the inverse problem, multiple concepts are utilized. We perform an equilibrium analysis of linear dynamical systems with time-dependent inputs, and derive expressions for the dynamical equilibrium and remainder to provide a measure of the accuracy of the approximation. Then, concepts from control theory are used to define an unperturbed estimation system with observer feedback. We define an error system that consists of the difference between the estimate and actual system, and apply the concepts from our equilibrium analysis to develop a direct relationship between the system response and the applied force. Additionally, using an observer feedback gain, we are able to design the eigenvalues such that the derivatives of the applied force are filtered out and we obtain the input. This method was applied to lumped-parameter systems, continuous systems discretized using modal analysis, systems with probabilistic inputs, and a class of nonlinear systems. For each of these cases, we perform an error bounds analysis on bounded and unbounded inputs that are infinitely continuous and differentiable, and inputs with jump discontinuities to determine the quality of our estimate for the input. The results from these analyses demonstrate the capabilities of the proposed estimation method under various input conditions, and show the asymptotic nature of the estimate to the actual applied force. For each of these cases, examples are presented detailing the application of the proposed method under various loading conditions.
Advisors/Committee Members: Benaroya, Haym (chair), Baruh, Haim (internal member), Bai, Xiaoli (internal member), Nagurka, Mark (outside member).
Sanchez, J. (2015). Observer-based force reconstruction technique . (Doctoral Dissertation). Rutgers University. Retrieved from https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/46429/
Sanchez, Joey. “Observer-based force reconstruction technique.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, Rutgers University. Accessed January 20, 2021. https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/46429/.
Sanchez, Joey. “Observer-based force reconstruction technique.” 2015. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Sanchez J. Observer-based force reconstruction technique. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Rutgers University; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/46429/.
Sanchez J. Observer-based force reconstruction technique. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Rutgers University; 2015. Available from: https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/46429/
7. Yuhasz, George Louis. Berlekamp/Massey Algorithms for Linearly Generated Matrix Sequences.
Degree: PhD, Mathematics, 2009, North Carolina State University
URL: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/resolver/1840.16/3825
► The Berlekamp/Massey algorithm computes the unique minimal generator of a linearly generated scalar sequence. The matrix generalization of the Berlekamp/Massey algorithm, the Matrix Berlekamp/Massey algorithm,… (more)
▼ The Berlekamp/Massey algorithm computes the unique minimal generator of a linearly generated scalar sequence. The matrix generalization of the Berlekamp/Massey algorithm, the Matrix Berlekamp/Massey algorithm, computes a minimal matrix genera- tor of a linearly generated matrix sequence. The Matrix Berlekamp/Massey algorithm has applications in multivariable control theory and exact sparse linear algebra. The fraction free version of the Matrix Berlekamp/Massey algorithm can be adapted into a linear solver for block Hankel matrices. A thorough investigation of the Matrix Berlekamp/Massey algo- rithm and the fraction free Matrix Berlekamp/Massey algorithm is presented. A description of the algorithms and their invariants are given. The underlying linear algebra of the algo- rithms is explored. The connection between the update procedures of the algorithms and the nullspaces of the related matrix systems is detailed. A full definition and description of linearly generated matrix sequences and their various generators is given first as background. A new classification of all linearly generated matrix sequences is proven to exist. A complete description of the Matrix Berlekamp/ Massey algorithm and its invariants is then given. We describe a new early termination criterion for the algorithm and give a full proof of correctness for the algorithm. Our version and proof of the algorithm removes all rank and dimension constraints present in previous versions in the literature. Next a new variation of the Matrix Berlekamp/Massey algorithm is described. The fraction free Matrix Berlekamp/Massey algorithm performs its operations over integral domains. The divisions performed by the algorithm are exact. A full proof of the algorithm and its exact division is given. Finally, we describe two implementations of the Matrix Berlekamp/Massey algorithm, a Maple implementation and a C++ implementation, and compare the two implementations. The C++ implementation is done in the generic LinBox library for exact linear algebra and modeled after the Standard Template Library. Advisors/Committee Members: Dr. Agnes Szanto, Committee Member (advisor), Dr. Michael Singer, Committee Member (advisor), Dr. Ilse Ipsen, Committee Member (advisor), Dr. Erich Kaltofen, Committee Chair (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: exact linear algebra; linear recurrances; generic programming
Yuhasz, G. L. (2009). Berlekamp/Massey Algorithms for Linearly Generated Matrix Sequences . (Doctoral Dissertation). North Carolina State University. Retrieved from http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/resolver/1840.16/3825
Yuhasz, George Louis. “Berlekamp/Massey Algorithms for Linearly Generated Matrix Sequences.” 2009. Doctoral Dissertation, North Carolina State University. Accessed January 20, 2021. http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/resolver/1840.16/3825.
Yuhasz, George Louis. “Berlekamp/Massey Algorithms for Linearly Generated Matrix Sequences.” 2009. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Yuhasz GL. Berlekamp/Massey Algorithms for Linearly Generated Matrix Sequences. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. North Carolina State University; 2009. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/resolver/1840.16/3825.
Yuhasz GL. Berlekamp/Massey Algorithms for Linearly Generated Matrix Sequences. [Doctoral Dissertation]. North Carolina State University; 2009. Available from: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/resolver/1840.16/3825
8. Peraça, Maria da Graça Teixeira. Modelos para estimativa do grau de saturação do concreto mediante variáveis ambientais que influenciam na sua variação.
Degree: 2009, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande
URL: http://repositorio.furg.br/handle/1/3436
Dissertação(mestrado) - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Oceânica, Escola de Engenharia, 2009.
Nas engenharias, é fundamental estimar o tempo de… (more)
Nas engenharias, é fundamental estimar o tempo de vida útil das estruturas construídas, o que neste trabalho significa o tempo que os íons cloretos levam para atingirem a armadura do concreto. Um dos coeficientes que influenciam na vida útil do concreto é o de difusão, sendo este diretamente influenciado pelo grau de saturação (GS) do concreto. Recentes estudos levaram ao desenvolvimento de um método de medição do GS. Embora esse método seja eficiente, ainda assim há um grande desperdício de tempo e dinheiro em utilizá-lo. O objetivo deste trabalho é reduzir estes custos calculando uma boa aproximação para o valor do GS com modelos matemáticos que estimem o seu valor através de variáveis ambientais que influenciam na sua variação. As variáveis analisadas nesta pesquisa, são: pressão atmosférica,temperatura do ar seco, temperatura máxima, temperatura mínima, taxa de evaporação interna (Pichê), taxa de precipitação, umidade relativa, insolação, visibilidade, nebulosidade e taxa de evaporação externa. Todas foram analisadas e comparadas estatisticamente com medidas do GS obtidas durante quatro anos de medições semanais, para diferentes famílias de concreto. Com essas análises, pode-se medir a relação entre estes dados verificando que os fatores mais influentes no GS são, temperatura máxima e umidade relativa. Após a verificação desse resultado, foram elaborados modelos estatísticos, para que, através dos dados ambientais, cedidos pelo banco de dados meteorológicos, se possam calcular, sem desperdício de tempo e dinheiro, as médias aproximadas do GS para cada estação sazonal da região sul do Brasil, garantindo assim uma melhor estimativa do tempo de vida útil em estruturas de concreto.
In engineering, it is fundamental to estimate the life-cycle of built structures, which in this study means the period of time required for chlorides to reach the concrete reinforcement. One of the coefficients that affect the life-cycle of concrete is the diffusion, which is directly influenced by the saturation degree (SD) of concrete. Recent studies have led to the development of a measurement method for the SD. Although this method is efficient, there is still waste of time and money when it is used. The objective of this study is to reduce costs by calculating a good approximation for the SD value with mathematical models that predict its value through environmental variables that affect its variation. The variables analysed in the study are: atmospheric pressure, temperature of the dry air, maximum temperature, minimum temperature, internal evaporation rate (Pichê), precipitation rate, relative humidity, insolation, visibility, cloudiness and external evaporation rate. All of them were statistically analysed and compared with measurements of SD obtained during four years of weekly assessments for different families of concrete. By considering these analyses, the relationship among these data…
Advisors/Committee Members: Guimarães, André Tavares da Cunha.
Subjects/Keywords: Temperatura máxima; Regressão linear simples; Regressão linear múltipla; Maximum temperature; Linear regression; Multiple linear regression
Peraça, M. d. G. T. (2009). Modelos para estimativa do grau de saturação do concreto mediante variáveis ambientais que influenciam na sua variação . (Masters Thesis). Universidade Federal do Rio Grande. Retrieved from http://repositorio.furg.br/handle/1/3436
Peraça, Maria da Graça Teixeira. “Modelos para estimativa do grau de saturação do concreto mediante variáveis ambientais que influenciam na sua variação.” 2009. Masters Thesis, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande. Accessed January 20, 2021. http://repositorio.furg.br/handle/1/3436.
Peraça, Maria da Graça Teixeira. “Modelos para estimativa do grau de saturação do concreto mediante variáveis ambientais que influenciam na sua variação.” 2009. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Peraça MdGT. Modelos para estimativa do grau de saturação do concreto mediante variáveis ambientais que influenciam na sua variação. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande; 2009. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: http://repositorio.furg.br/handle/1/3436.
Peraça MdGT. Modelos para estimativa do grau de saturação do concreto mediante variáveis ambientais que influenciam na sua variação. [Masters Thesis]. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande; 2009. Available from: http://repositorio.furg.br/handle/1/3436
9. Vijayakumar V R. Improved decision based nonlinear Edge preserving algorithms for high Density noise removal in images;.
Degree: Improved decision based nonlinear Edge preserving algorithms for high Density noise removal in images, 2014, Anna University
URL: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/27325
Digital images are often corrupted by different types of noise namely newlineadditive white Gaussian noise impulse noise and mixed Gaussian and newlineimpulse noise Hence image… (more)
Digital images are often corrupted by different types of noise namely newlineadditive white Gaussian noise impulse noise and mixed Gaussian and newlineimpulse noise Hence image denoising is one of the most common and newlineimportant image processing operations in image and video processing newlinesystems Many linear and nonlinear filtering algorithms have been proposed newlinein literature for image denoising Image edges and image details have high newlinefrequency content and carry very important information for visual perception newlineFilters having good edge and image detail preservation properties are highly newlinesuitable for digital image filtering Linear filters generally blur sharp edges newlinedestroy lines and other fine details present in the image This has led to a newlinesearch for nonlinear filtering alternatives In this thesis some improved newlinedecision based nonlinear edge preserving algorithms to remove high density newlinenoise in images are presented The proposed filters are simple and effective in newlinesuppressing different types of noise in the image with good edge and fine newlinedetail preserving characteristics newline newline
reference p159-167.
Advisors/Committee Members: Kanagasabapathy P.
Subjects/Keywords: Gaussian; Linear filters
R, V. V. (2014). Improved decision based nonlinear Edge preserving algorithms for high Density noise removal in images; . (Thesis). Anna University. Retrieved from http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/27325
R, Vijayakumar V. “Improved decision based nonlinear Edge preserving algorithms for high Density noise removal in images;.” 2014. Thesis, Anna University. Accessed January 20, 2021. http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/27325.
R, Vijayakumar V. “Improved decision based nonlinear Edge preserving algorithms for high Density noise removal in images;.” 2014. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
R VV. Improved decision based nonlinear Edge preserving algorithms for high Density noise removal in images;. [Internet] [Thesis]. Anna University; 2014. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/27325.
R VV. Improved decision based nonlinear Edge preserving algorithms for high Density noise removal in images;. [Thesis]. Anna University; 2014. Available from: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/27325
10. Rule, Michael Everett. Collective Neural Dynamics in Primate Motor Cortex.
Degree: PhD, Neuroscience, 2016, Brown University
URL: https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:674356/
► Understanding the neural dynamics of action selection, planning, and execution is necessary to treat motor system disorders. This task is complicated by the fact that… (more)
▼ Understanding the neural dynamics of action selection, planning, and execution is necessary to treat motor system disorders. This task is complicated by the fact that neural correlates of motor control are distributed: Single neurons rarely exert large influences over the trajectory of the brain state as a whole. Rather, brain states evolve according to the collective dynamics emerging in ensembles of interacting neurons. In this thesis I address three questions regarding collective dynamics reflected in local field potentials (LFPs) during preparation and execution of reach and grasp actions: (1) How do collective dynamics affect single-neuron spiking during movement execution? (2) How do single-neuron and population spiking relate to ongoing ~20 Hz β-LFP oscillations? (3) What are the spatiotemporal properties of these β-LFP oscillations? In anesthetized sensory cortex, LFPs can reflect spontaneous collective activity and explain excess neural variability. In contrast, I find that motor cortex LFPs during movement do not explain spiking variability beyond that explained by the kinematics of the reaching and grasping task examined. I show that such spiking variability is composed of a slow movement-related component, and a fast component related to stochastic spiking history effects. These findings support the theory that motor cortex collective dynamics reflected in LFPs directly relate to the control and execution of movement. During movement preparation, β activity is elevated in both LFP and neuronal spiking. I find that β-rhythmic spiking can be dissociated from β-LFP oscillations. These results constrain models of preparatory motor steady-states and raise questions about the relationship between single-neuron spiking and population oscillations. Furthermore, studies have found planar traveling β-waves in motor cortex. I show that spatiotemporal dynamics in β-oscillations can be much more diverse. Comparing β-waves to optogenetically-induced traveling gamma waves supports the theory that β-waves represent phase reorganization in local ongoing oscillations, rather than propagating waves of excitation. The statistical properties of motor cortex collective dynamics revealed and characterized in this thesis inform biophysical models of cortical function, with applications to research, neuroprosthetics, and closed-loop neuromodulation. Advisors/Committee Members: Truccolo, Wilson (Director), Donoghue, John (Reader), Moore, Christopher (Reader), Paradiso, Michael (Reader), Ermentrout, George (Reader).
Subjects/Keywords: generalized linear models
Rule, M. E. (2016). Collective Neural Dynamics in Primate Motor Cortex . (Doctoral Dissertation). Brown University. Retrieved from https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:674356/
Rule, Michael Everett. “Collective Neural Dynamics in Primate Motor Cortex.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, Brown University. Accessed January 20, 2021. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:674356/.
Rule, Michael Everett. “Collective Neural Dynamics in Primate Motor Cortex.” 2016. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Rule ME. Collective Neural Dynamics in Primate Motor Cortex. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Brown University; 2016. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:674356/.
Rule ME. Collective Neural Dynamics in Primate Motor Cortex. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Brown University; 2016. Available from: https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:674356/
11. BEGIZEW, YAREGAL. Analysis of data from crop protection experiments using Generalized Linear Model: the Case of parthenium .
URL: http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/217
► Among many weeds that cause crop loss, parthenium was found to be the most terrible one according to some exploratory studies. The problem of parthenium… (more)
▼ Among many weeds that cause crop loss, parthenium was found to be the most terrible one according to some exploratory studies. The problem of parthenium is not only that it cause very sever crop loss, but also it cause health problems to human and animal beings. Control of Parthenium by Farmers ,cultural and labour intensive, caused farmers to suffer from skin allergy, itching, fever, and asthma. This study tried to popularize different Generalized linear models for modeling agricultural data which is used for describing the data sufficiently well and then identify the natural relationship between different variables for further analayis as well as applications. Generalized linear models (GLMs) are used to do regression modeling for non-normal data with a minimum of extra complication compared with normal linear regression. One of the available programs that is important in current statistical practice is the GLM procedure in the SAS software package. The study is based on the result of a parthenium and other species count data, secondary data,obtained from Ethiopian instisute of Agricultre research. Descriptive statistics supported by graphical presentations have been discussed to show the dominance of parthenium on other species per plot area. Furthermore, to evaluate the probability of a plot or a quadrant to be free of parthenium, models form GLM family are applied to the data using SAS software. Based on the parameter estimates, fitted models were formulated, parameters are interpreted and comparison of fitted models conducted. In this model fitting process, an attempt was made to alleviate a confusion of which model to which data. The logit and probit model fitting gives similar results for the same data as expected and the choice of one model cannot be made based on AIC, because the AIC for both models is the same. The poisson regression model fit is found to be inadequate for two different variables, as its Deviance value is far from one. The Negative Binomial Model gives a better fit and its Deviance shows the model is adequate for the same data used for poisson regression. The multinomial logit model for parthenium infestation in five categories as dependent variable and the sum of all other species gives a better result, as infestation level increase i.e as the severity of parthenium infestation increase, the number of the sum of other species gets low which in turn means that the probability of getting other species gets very low. Advisors/Committee Members: GIRMA TAYE, (Ph.D) (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: parthenium; Linear Model
BEGIZEW, Y. (2012). Analysis of data from crop protection experiments using Generalized Linear Model: the Case of parthenium . (Thesis). Addis Ababa University. Retrieved from http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/217
BEGIZEW, YAREGAL. “Analysis of data from crop protection experiments using Generalized Linear Model: the Case of parthenium .” 2012. Thesis, Addis Ababa University. Accessed January 20, 2021. http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/217.
BEGIZEW, YAREGAL. “Analysis of data from crop protection experiments using Generalized Linear Model: the Case of parthenium .” 2012. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
BEGIZEW Y. Analysis of data from crop protection experiments using Generalized Linear Model: the Case of parthenium . [Internet] [Thesis]. Addis Ababa University; 2012. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/217.
BEGIZEW Y. Analysis of data from crop protection experiments using Generalized Linear Model: the Case of parthenium . [Thesis]. Addis Ababa University; 2012. Available from: http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/217
12. Zainul Abidin, Saiful Riza. Efficiency Improvement of LDO Output Based Linear Regulator With Supercapacitor Energy Recovery – A versatile new technique with an example of a 5V to 1.5V version .
Degree: 2011, University of Waikato
► Supercapacitors are used in various industrial applications and the supercapacitors technology is gradually progressing into a mature state. Common applications of supercapacitors are in electric… (more)
▼ Supercapacitors are used in various industrial applications and the supercapacitors technology is gradually progressing into a mature state. Common applications of supercapacitors are in electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles, uninterruptible power supply (UPS) and in portable devices such as cellular phones and laptops. The capacitance values range from fractional Farads to few thousand Farads and their continuos DC voltage ratings are from 2V to 6V. At University of Waikato, a team works on using supercapacitors for improving the efficiency of linear voltage regulators. In particular, this patented technique aims at combining off the shelfs LDO ICs and a supercapacitor array for improving end to end efficiency of linear regulator. My work is aimed at developing the theoretical background and designing prototype circuitry for a voltage regulator for the case of unregulated input supply is more than 3 times of the minimum input voltage requirement of the LDO which is applicable for a 5V to 1.5V regulator. Experimental results are indicated with future suggestions for improvement. Advisors/Committee Members: Kularatna, Nihal (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Supercapacitor; linear regulator
Zainul Abidin, S. R. (2011). Efficiency Improvement of LDO Output Based Linear Regulator With Supercapacitor Energy Recovery – A versatile new technique with an example of a 5V to 1.5V version . (Masters Thesis). University of Waikato. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10289/5592
Zainul Abidin, Saiful Riza. “Efficiency Improvement of LDO Output Based Linear Regulator With Supercapacitor Energy Recovery – A versatile new technique with an example of a 5V to 1.5V version .” 2011. Masters Thesis, University of Waikato. Accessed January 20, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10289/5592.
Zainul Abidin, Saiful Riza. “Efficiency Improvement of LDO Output Based Linear Regulator With Supercapacitor Energy Recovery – A versatile new technique with an example of a 5V to 1.5V version .” 2011. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Zainul Abidin SR. Efficiency Improvement of LDO Output Based Linear Regulator With Supercapacitor Energy Recovery – A versatile new technique with an example of a 5V to 1.5V version . [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Waikato; 2011. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10289/5592.
Zainul Abidin SR. Efficiency Improvement of LDO Output Based Linear Regulator With Supercapacitor Energy Recovery – A versatile new technique with an example of a 5V to 1.5V version . [Masters Thesis]. University of Waikato; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10289/5592
13. Luswili, Ngandwe Joseph. Some classes of linear and nonlinear operators.
Degree: 2012, University of Zimbabwe
URL: http://dspace.unza.zm/handle/123456789/1451
► The work presented here is a survey of some known results in functional analysis, particularly in the field of Operator theory. The study begins with… (more)
▼ The work presented here is a survey of some known results in functional analysis, particularly in the field of Operator theory. The study begins with definitions of linear spaces and some topological results which form the necessary background.Chapter two is the heart of the work and deals with operators defined on a Hilbert space with mention of operators which are generalization of linear operators on finite dimensional spaces.Chapter three looks at two classes of nonlinear operators known as Lipschitz and a-Lipschitz which frequently occur in applications. The last chapter is a brief look at the spectral theory of operators with no emphasis on a particular type of operator.
Subjects/Keywords: Linear; Nonlinear Operators
Luswili, N. J. (2012). Some classes of linear and nonlinear operators . (Thesis). University of Zimbabwe. Retrieved from http://dspace.unza.zm/handle/123456789/1451
Luswili, Ngandwe Joseph. “Some classes of linear and nonlinear operators.” 2012. Thesis, University of Zimbabwe. Accessed January 20, 2021. http://dspace.unza.zm/handle/123456789/1451.
Luswili, Ngandwe Joseph. “Some classes of linear and nonlinear operators.” 2012. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Luswili NJ. Some classes of linear and nonlinear operators. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Zimbabwe; 2012. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: http://dspace.unza.zm/handle/123456789/1451.
Luswili NJ. Some classes of linear and nonlinear operators. [Thesis]. University of Zimbabwe; 2012. Available from: http://dspace.unza.zm/handle/123456789/1451
14. PEREIRA, Inara Francoyse de Souza. Testing inference in heteroskedastic linear regressions: a comparison of two alternative approaches .
Degree: 2018, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
URL: https://repositorio.ufpe.br/handle/123456789/30408
► We consider the issue of performing testing inferences on the parameters that index the linear regression model under heteroskedasticity of unknown form. Quasi-t test statistics… (more)
▼ We consider the issue of performing testing inferences on the parameters that index the linear regression model under heteroskedasticity of unknown form. Quasi-t test statistics use asymptotically correct standard errors obtained from heteroskedasticity-consistent covariance matrix estimators. An alternative approach involves making an assumption about the functional form of the response variances and jointly modeling mean and dispersion effects. In this dissertation we compare the accuracy of testing inferences made using the two approaches. We consider several different quasi-t tests and also z tests performed after generalized least squares estimation which was carried out using three different estimation strategies. Our numerical evaluations were performed using different models, different sample sizes, and different heteroskedasticity strengths. The numerical evidence shows that some quasi-t tests are considerably less size distorted in small samples than the tests carried out after the jointly modeling mean and dispersion effects. Finally, we present and discuss two empirical applications. Advisors/Committee Members: CRIBARI NETO, Francisco (advisor), http://lattes.cnpq.br/2225977664095899 (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Estatística; Regressão linear
PEREIRA, I. F. d. S. (2018). Testing inference in heteroskedastic linear regressions: a comparison of two alternative approaches . (Masters Thesis). Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Retrieved from https://repositorio.ufpe.br/handle/123456789/30408
PEREIRA, Inara Francoyse de Souza. “Testing inference in heteroskedastic linear regressions: a comparison of two alternative approaches .” 2018. Masters Thesis, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Accessed January 20, 2021. https://repositorio.ufpe.br/handle/123456789/30408.
PEREIRA, Inara Francoyse de Souza. “Testing inference in heteroskedastic linear regressions: a comparison of two alternative approaches .” 2018. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
PEREIRA IFdS. Testing inference in heteroskedastic linear regressions: a comparison of two alternative approaches . [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Universidade Federal de Pernambuco; 2018. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: https://repositorio.ufpe.br/handle/123456789/30408.
PEREIRA IFdS. Testing inference in heteroskedastic linear regressions: a comparison of two alternative approaches . [Masters Thesis]. Universidade Federal de Pernambuco; 2018. Available from: https://repositorio.ufpe.br/handle/123456789/30408
15. Khramtcova, Elena. On the hausdorff and other cluster Voronoi diagrams.
Degree: 2016, Università della Svizzera italiana
URL: http://doc.rero.ch/record/278229
► The Voronoi diagram is a fundamental geometric structure that encodes proximity information. Given a set of geometric objects, called sites, their Voronoi diagram is a… (more)
▼ The Voronoi diagram is a fundamental geometric structure that encodes proximity information. Given a set of geometric objects, called sites, their Voronoi diagram is a subdivision of the underlying space into maximal regions, such that all points within one region have the same nearest site. Problems in diverse application domains (such as VLSI CAD, robotics, facility location, etc.) demand various generalizations of this simple concept. While many generalized Voronoi diagrams have been well studied, many others still have unsettled questions. An example of the latter are cluster Voronoi diagrams, whose sites are sets (clusters) of objects rather than individual objects. In this dissertation we study certain cluster Voronoi diagrams from the perspective of their construction algorithms and algorithmic applications. Our main focus is the Hausdorff Voronoi diagram; we also study the farthest-segment Voronoi diagram, as well as certain special cases of the farthest-color Voronoi diagram. We establish a connection between cluster Voronoi diagrams and the stabbing circle problem for segments in the plane. Our results are as follows. (1) We investigate the randomized incremental construction of the Hausdorff Voronoi diagram. We consider separately the case of non-crossing clusters, when the combinatorial complexity of the diagram is O(n) where n is the total number of points in all clusters. For this case, we present two construction algorithms that require O(n log2 n) expected time. For the general case of arbitrary clusters, we present an algorithm that requires O((m + n log n) log n) expected time and O(m + n log n) expected space, where m is a parameter reflecting the number of crossings between clusters' convex hulls. (2) We present an O(n) time algorithm to construct the farthest-segment Voronoi diagram of n segments, after the sequence of its faces at infinity is known. This augments the well-known linear-time framework for Voronoi diagram of points in convex position, with the ability to handle disconnected Voronoi regions. (3) We establish a connection between the cluster Voronoi diagrams (the Hausdorff and the farthest-color Voronoi diagram) and the stabbing circle problem. This implies a new method to solve the latter problem. Our method results in a near-optimal O(n log2 n) time algorithm for a set of n parallel segments, and in an optimal O(n log n) time algorithm for a set of n segments satisfying some other special conditions. (4) We study the farthest-color Voronoi diagram in special cases considered by the stabbing circle problem. We prove O(n) bound for its combinatorial complexity and present an O(nlogn) time algorithm to construct it. Advisors/Committee Members: Papadopoulou, Evanthia (Dir.).
Subjects/Keywords: Linear-time algorithms
Khramtcova, E. (2016). On the hausdorff and other cluster Voronoi diagrams . (Thesis). Università della Svizzera italiana. Retrieved from http://doc.rero.ch/record/278229
Khramtcova, Elena. “On the hausdorff and other cluster Voronoi diagrams.” 2016. Thesis, Università della Svizzera italiana. Accessed January 20, 2021. http://doc.rero.ch/record/278229.
Khramtcova, Elena. “On the hausdorff and other cluster Voronoi diagrams.” 2016. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Khramtcova E. On the hausdorff and other cluster Voronoi diagrams. [Internet] [Thesis]. Università della Svizzera italiana; 2016. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: http://doc.rero.ch/record/278229.
Khramtcova E. On the hausdorff and other cluster Voronoi diagrams. [Thesis]. Università della Svizzera italiana; 2016. Available from: http://doc.rero.ch/record/278229
16. Al Essa, Ali. Efficient Text Classification with Linear Regression Using a Combination of Predictors for Flu Outbreak Detection .
Degree: 2018, University of Bridgeport
URL: https://scholarworks.bridgeport.edu/xmlui/handle/123456789/3967
► Early prediction of disease outbreaks and seasonal epidemics such as Influenza may reduce their impact on daily lives. Today, the web can be used for… (more)
▼ Early prediction of disease outbreaks and seasonal epidemics such as Influenza may reduce their impact on daily lives. Today, the web can be used for surveillance of diseases.Search engines and Social Networking Sites can be used to track trends of different diseases more quickly than government agencies such as Center of Disease Control and Prevention(CDC). Today, Social Networking Sites (SNS) are widely used by diverse demographic populations. Thus, SNS data can be used effectively to track disease outbreaks and provide necessary warnings. Although the generated data of microblogging sites is valuable for real time analysis and outbreak predictions, the volume is huge. Therefore, one of the main challenges in analyzing this huge volume of data is to find the best approach for accurate analysis in an efficient time. Regardless of the analysis time, many studies show only the accuracy of applying different machine learning approaches. Current SNS-based flu detection and prediction frameworks apply conventional machine learning approaches that require lengthy training and testing, which is not the optimal solution for new outbreaks with new signs and symptoms. The aim of this study is to propose an efficient and accurate framework that uses SNS data to track disease outbreaks and provide early warnings, even for newest outbreaks accurately. The presented framework of outbreak prediction consists of three main modules: text classification, mapping, and linear regression for weekly flu rate predictions. The text classification module utilizes the features of sentiment analysis and predefined keyword occurrences. Various classifiers, including FastText and six conventional machine learning algorithms, are evaluated to identify the most efficient and accurate one for the proposed framework. The text classifiers have been trained and tested using a pre-labeled dataset of flu-related and unrelated Twitter postings. The selected text classifier is then used to classify over 8,400,000 tweet documents. The flu-related documents are then mapped ona weekly basis using a mapping module. Lastly, the mapped results are passed together with historical Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data to a linear regression module for weekly flu rate predictions. The evaluation of flu tweet classification shows that FastText together with the extracted features, has achieved accurate results with anF-measure value of 89.9% in addition to its efficiency. Therefore, FastText has been chosen to be the classification module to work together with the other modules in the proposed framework, including the linear regression module, for flu trend predictions. The prediction results are compared with the available recent data from CDC as the ground truth and show a strong correlation of 96.2%.
Subjects/Keywords: Influenza; Linear regression
Al Essa, A. (2018). Efficient Text Classification with Linear Regression Using a Combination of Predictors for Flu Outbreak Detection . (Thesis). University of Bridgeport. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.bridgeport.edu/xmlui/handle/123456789/3967
Al Essa, Ali. “Efficient Text Classification with Linear Regression Using a Combination of Predictors for Flu Outbreak Detection .” 2018. Thesis, University of Bridgeport. Accessed January 20, 2021. https://scholarworks.bridgeport.edu/xmlui/handle/123456789/3967.
Al Essa, Ali. “Efficient Text Classification with Linear Regression Using a Combination of Predictors for Flu Outbreak Detection .” 2018. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Al Essa A. Efficient Text Classification with Linear Regression Using a Combination of Predictors for Flu Outbreak Detection . [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Bridgeport; 2018. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: https://scholarworks.bridgeport.edu/xmlui/handle/123456789/3967.
Al Essa A. Efficient Text Classification with Linear Regression Using a Combination of Predictors for Flu Outbreak Detection . [Thesis]. University of Bridgeport; 2018. Available from: https://scholarworks.bridgeport.edu/xmlui/handle/123456789/3967
17. Odom, Gabriel Jairus. 1988-. Three applications of linear dimension reduction.
Degree: PhD, Baylor University. Dept. of Statistical Sciences., 2017, Baylor University
► Linear Dimension Reduction (LDR) has many uses in engineering, business, medicine, economics, data science and others. LDR can be employed when observations are recorded with… (more)
▼ Linear Dimension Reduction (LDR) has many uses in engineering, business, medicine, economics, data science and others. LDR can be employed when observations are recorded with many correlated features to reduce the number of features upon which statistical inference may be necessary. Some of the benefits of LDR are to increase the signal to noise ratio in noisy data, rotate features into orthogonal space to reduce feature correlation effects, reduce the number of parameters to estimate, and decrease computational and memory costs associated with model fitting. In this manuscript, we will discuss applications of LDR to poorly-posed classification, ill-posed classification, and statistical process monitoring. Advisors/Committee Members: Young, Dean M. (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Linear dimension reduction.
Odom, G. J. 1. (2017). Three applications of linear dimension reduction. (Doctoral Dissertation). Baylor University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2104/10182
Odom, Gabriel Jairus 1988-. “Three applications of linear dimension reduction.” 2017. Doctoral Dissertation, Baylor University. Accessed January 20, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/2104/10182.
Odom, Gabriel Jairus 1988-. “Three applications of linear dimension reduction.” 2017. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Odom GJ1. Three applications of linear dimension reduction. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Baylor University; 2017. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2104/10182.
Odom GJ1. Three applications of linear dimension reduction. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Baylor University; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2104/10182
18. Kramer, Arnoud (author). Linear Z-stage Design for the positioning of an AFM scanstage.
URL: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:479b6e60-0521-49ed-9431-a3640c35d281
In collaboration with the technical university of Twente, Leiden Probe Microscopy (LPM) has built an instrument to study thin film oxide growth during pulsed laser… (more)
In collaboration with the technical university of Twente, Leiden Probe Microscopy (LPM) has built an instrument to study thin film oxide growth during pulsed laser deposition (PLD). Thin filmed (perovskite) oxides have evoked an interest of material scientist, because they inhibit physical properties such as superconductivity, ferromagnetism, ferro- and dielectricity. Gaining more insight into the growth of such thin oxide films could provide the knowledge to control their fabrication layer by layer and thus fabricate ‘smart materials’, combining the various physical properties in a tailored manner. This research intends to use atomic force microscopy (AFM) to study the oxide growth in situ. In contrast to the commonly used method RHEED, the high spatial resolution in the order of (sub)nanometers enables an AFM to capture the local growth of islands and the nucleation density. The growing interest in in situ studies with atomic force microscopy is increasing demands on performance and in particular speed. The research in this thesis focuses on just that: the quality of the image taken by an AFM under high operating speeds. The instrument developed by LPM proves unable to retain its precision when operating speeds exceed a 20 Hz line rate. Identifying and resolving the main limiting factor of the developed instrument will be the key purpose of the work done in this thesis.
Mechatronic System Design
Advisors/Committee Members: Spronck, Jo (mentor), Delft University of Technology (degree granting institution).
Subjects/Keywords: AFM; Linear stage
Kramer, A. (. (2018). Linear Z-stage Design for the positioning of an AFM scanstage . (Masters Thesis). Delft University of Technology. Retrieved from http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:479b6e60-0521-49ed-9431-a3640c35d281
Kramer, Arnoud (author). “Linear Z-stage Design for the positioning of an AFM scanstage.” 2018. Masters Thesis, Delft University of Technology. Accessed January 20, 2021. http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:479b6e60-0521-49ed-9431-a3640c35d281.
Kramer, Arnoud (author). “Linear Z-stage Design for the positioning of an AFM scanstage.” 2018. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Kramer A(. Linear Z-stage Design for the positioning of an AFM scanstage. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Delft University of Technology; 2018. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:479b6e60-0521-49ed-9431-a3640c35d281.
Kramer A(. Linear Z-stage Design for the positioning of an AFM scanstage. [Masters Thesis]. Delft University of Technology; 2018. Available from: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:479b6e60-0521-49ed-9431-a3640c35d281
19. Deckers, Joeri (author). Pricing of Non-Life Insurance Products.
URL: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:7ad10f3d-4a92-4e9e-bcdb-c3380faac36a
► A medium size Dutch insurance company with third-party car insurance products initiated questions on whether the premium can be based on a statistical analysis where… (more)
▼ A medium size Dutch insurance company with third-party car insurance products initiated questions on whether the premium can be based on a statistical analysis where the expected future liabilities are taken into account. These questions are as follows: • Which statistical models can be used to base the premiums on expected future liabilities? • Are there enough data available to predict future liabilities accurately enough? • How can the ’best’ model be chosen? • How can the models be implemented? • What are the results when using these models for the third-party car products? After a practical introduction about insurances in society, the thesis starts with theory that can be used to answer the research questions. This analysis showed that generalized linear models are very useful models for the pricing of non-life insurance products. However, there are some disadvantages to these models which could be avoided by other models, such as hierarchical generalized linear models. We will explore several methods to determine if enough data is available to obtain credible enough estimates. One of these methods can be applied before implementing a generalized linear model. Choosing the ’best’ model is a non-trivial subject. Several statistical tests to choose which risk factors should be included in the model and how they should be included are discussed. These include tests for adding risk factors as random or fixed effects, but also which definition of an risk factor should best be used. This includes whether they should be added as a variate, as a factor or added dynamically. In addition, several statistical methods to choose the distribution that has the ’best’ fit for the observations for both the number of claims and the losses are discussed. These include graphical comparison methods, but also hypothesis testing. To answer the question how the models can be implemented, we will use the statistical programming language R. Algorithms that are used by some packages to calculate the estimates of the models are discussed, as well as several features of these algorithms. Codes are provided in the supplementary section of the thesis. Next, a statistical analysis is performed for the third-party car products of the insurance company. The performed theoretical analysis is applied in practice on the available data, and unknowns were calculated. Then an analysis is performed to determine which distribution ‘best’ fits the number of claims and which distribution ‘best’ fits the losses. The data was subdivided into several risk factors, such as age and region, and was analyzed again. A generalized linear model with a Poisson and log-link assumption was implemented for the number of claims, and a generalized linear model with a Gamma and log-link assumption was implemented for the losses. How and if the risk factors should be added was evaluated using a bottom-up approach. Initially, the models were applied without allowing interaction between risk factors, and… Advisors/Committee Members: Cirillo, Pasquale (mentor), Oosterlee, Kees (graduation committee), Sels, Alexander (graduation committee), Brandenburg, Eric (graduation committee), Delft University of Technology (degree granting institution).
Subjects/Keywords: generalized linear model
Deckers, J. (. (2017). Pricing of Non-Life Insurance Products . (Masters Thesis). Delft University of Technology. Retrieved from http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:7ad10f3d-4a92-4e9e-bcdb-c3380faac36a
Deckers, Joeri (author). “Pricing of Non-Life Insurance Products.” 2017. Masters Thesis, Delft University of Technology. Accessed January 20, 2021. http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:7ad10f3d-4a92-4e9e-bcdb-c3380faac36a.
Deckers, Joeri (author). “Pricing of Non-Life Insurance Products.” 2017. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Deckers J(. Pricing of Non-Life Insurance Products. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Delft University of Technology; 2017. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:7ad10f3d-4a92-4e9e-bcdb-c3380faac36a.
Deckers J(. Pricing of Non-Life Insurance Products. [Masters Thesis]. Delft University of Technology; 2017. Available from: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:7ad10f3d-4a92-4e9e-bcdb-c3380faac36a
20. Pathak, Subrat. A Comparative Study of Non Linear Conjugate Gradient Methods.
Degree: 2013, University of North Texas
URL: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc283864/
► We study the development of nonlinear conjugate gradient methods, Fletcher Reeves (FR) and Polak Ribiere (PR). FR extends the linear conjugate gradient method to nonlinear… (more)
▼ We study the development of nonlinear conjugate gradient methods, Fletcher Reeves (FR) and Polak Ribiere (PR). FR extends the linear conjugate gradient method to nonlinear functions by incorporating two changes, for the step length αk a line search is performed and replacing the residual, rk (rk=b-Axk) by the gradient of the nonlinear objective function. The PR method is equivalent to FR method for exact line searches and when the underlying quadratic function is strongly convex. The PR method is basically a variant of FR and primarily differs from it in the choice of the parameter βk. On applying the nonlinear Rosenbrock function to the MATLAB code for the FR and the PR algorithms we observe that the performance of PR method (k=29) is far better than the FR method (k=42). But, we observe that when the MATLAB codes are applied to general nonlinear functions, specifically functions whose minimum is a large negative number not close to zero and the iterates too are large values far off from zero the PR algorithm does not perform well. This problem with the PR method persists even if we run the PR algorithm for more iterations or with an initial guess closer to the actual minimum. To improve the PR algorithm we suggest finding a better weighing parameter βk, using better line search method and/or using specific line search for certain functions and identifying specific restart criteria based on the function to be optimized. Advisors/Committee Members: Liu, Jianguo, Iaia, Joseph, Song, Kai-Sheng.
Subjects/Keywords: Non linear; conjugate
Pathak, S. (2013). A Comparative Study of Non Linear Conjugate Gradient Methods . (Thesis). University of North Texas. Retrieved from https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc283864/
Pathak, Subrat. “A Comparative Study of Non Linear Conjugate Gradient Methods.” 2013. Thesis, University of North Texas. Accessed January 20, 2021. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc283864/.
Pathak, Subrat. “A Comparative Study of Non Linear Conjugate Gradient Methods.” 2013. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Pathak S. A Comparative Study of Non Linear Conjugate Gradient Methods. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of North Texas; 2013. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc283864/.
Pathak S. A Comparative Study of Non Linear Conjugate Gradient Methods. [Thesis]. University of North Texas; 2013. Available from: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc283864/
21. Kayode, Oladejo Nathaniel. Linear-quadratic optimal control as an inverse eigenvalue problem.
Degree: 2013, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
URL: http://dspace.knust.edu.gh:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/9361
This thesis investigates Linear-quadratic Control (LQOC)by which is meant a problem in which a linear plant is to be controlled such as to minimize a… (more)
This thesis investigates Linear-quadratic Control (LQOC)by which is meant a problem in which a linear plant is to be controlled such as to minimize a quadratic cost. The LQ design method is important because it yields controllers with a number of desirable properties...
A thesis submitted to the Department of Mathematics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in partial fulfillment for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics, 2013.
Subjects/Keywords: Linear-Quadratic; Eigenvalue
Kayode, O. N. (2013). Linear-quadratic optimal control as an inverse eigenvalue problem . (Thesis). Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Retrieved from http://dspace.knust.edu.gh:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/9361
Kayode, Oladejo Nathaniel. “Linear-quadratic optimal control as an inverse eigenvalue problem.” 2013. Thesis, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Accessed January 20, 2021. http://dspace.knust.edu.gh:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/9361.
Kayode, Oladejo Nathaniel. “Linear-quadratic optimal control as an inverse eigenvalue problem.” 2013. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Kayode ON. Linear-quadratic optimal control as an inverse eigenvalue problem. [Internet] [Thesis]. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology; 2013. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: http://dspace.knust.edu.gh:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/9361.
Kayode ON. Linear-quadratic optimal control as an inverse eigenvalue problem. [Thesis]. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology; 2013. Available from: http://dspace.knust.edu.gh:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/9361
22. Carleton, Kristin Rose. Out of Alignment.
Degree: M. Arch., Architecture, 2014, Virginia Tech
► This thesis is an exploration of relationships made between angular elements for the purpose of discovering the spatial results that those explorations create. The media… (more)
▼ This thesis is an exploration of relationships made between angular elements for the purpose of discovering the spatial results that those explorations create. The media used to develop this thesis are two dimensional linear compositions, three dimensional modeling, and photography. Advisors/Committee Members: Rott, Hans Christian (committeechair), Gartner, Howard Scott (committee member), Egger, Dayton E. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: angular; linear; exploration
Carleton, K. R. (2014). Out of Alignment . (Masters Thesis). Virginia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10919/24813
Carleton, Kristin Rose. “Out of Alignment.” 2014. Masters Thesis, Virginia Tech. Accessed January 20, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/24813.
Carleton, Kristin Rose. “Out of Alignment.” 2014. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Carleton KR. Out of Alignment. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2014. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/24813.
Carleton KR. Out of Alignment. [Masters Thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/24813
23. Ma, Ruijun, 1992-. Signal and variance component estimation in high dimensional linear models.
Degree: PhD, Statistics and Biostatistics, 2018, Rutgers University
Over the past several decades, dimensionalities of many datasets have grown exponentially as technology advances. Many approaches have been proposed to tackle high-dimensional problems, where… (more)
Over the past several decades, dimensionalities of many datasets have grown exponentially as technology advances. Many approaches have been proposed to tackle high-dimensional problems, where dimensionality is much larger than the sample size. This dissertation focuses on developing methodologies for signal and variance component estimations in three different areas, compressive sensing, genome-wide association studies and demand forecasting in the e-commerce industry. In literature, signal and variance component estimations are usually treated as independent tasks, and this work draws the connection between these estimation goals. For the first problem in compressive sensing, we propose an algorithm that incorporates nonparametric empirical Bayes method with generalized approximate message passing (AMP). Generalized AMP is an effective algorithm for recovering signals from noisy linear measurements, assuming known a priori signal distributions. However, in practice, both the signal distribution and noise level are often unknown. We propose nonparametric maximum likelihood-AMP (NPML-AMP) for estimating an arbitrary signal distribution in this setting. In addition, we propose a simple noise variance estimator for use in conjunction with NPML-AMP. For the second problem in genome-wide association studies, we focus on heritability estimation methods related to variance components estimation problems for linear mixed models (LMMs). Heritability is the proportion of phenotype variance explained by genetic variance, and standard approaches to LMM-based heritability estimation have some unresolved inconsistencies. We suggest that by adopting a slightly different statistical perspective, many of these inconsistencies can be seamlessly resolved. Moreover, with Mahalanobis kernel, we define a natural version of heritability, as a conditional variance under the fixed-effects model. The third problem is associated with predictions for online retailing demand forecasting and genetic risk prediction. In these big-data applications, regression-based linear dimension reduction technique performs well in minimizing out-of-sample error. We identify the asymptotic risk of such sharp estimate with a model known to be misspecified. More importantly, we propose to estimate its asymptotic risk by variance component estimation discussed in the second problem. The risk evaluation technique can also be extended to the model comparison between other methods with explicit asymptotic risk.
Advisors/Committee Members: Dicker, Lee H. (chair), Buyske, Steve (internal member), Zhang, Cun-Hui (internal member), Foster, Dean P. (outside member), School of Graduate Studies.
Subjects/Keywords: Linear models (Statistics)
Ma, Ruijun, 1. (2018). Signal and variance component estimation in high dimensional linear models . (Doctoral Dissertation). Rutgers University. Retrieved from https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/57654/
Ma, Ruijun, 1992-. “Signal and variance component estimation in high dimensional linear models.” 2018. Doctoral Dissertation, Rutgers University. Accessed January 20, 2021. https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/57654/.
Ma, Ruijun, 1992-. “Signal and variance component estimation in high dimensional linear models.” 2018. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Ma, Ruijun 1. Signal and variance component estimation in high dimensional linear models. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Rutgers University; 2018. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/57654/.
Ma, Ruijun 1. Signal and variance component estimation in high dimensional linear models. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Rutgers University; 2018. Available from: https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/57654/
24. Shen, Hao, 1987-. An experimental study of the triangle algorithm with emphasis on solving a linear system.
Degree: MS, Computer Science, 2015, Rutgers University
► The triangle algorithm, Kalantari [4], is designed to solve the convex hull membership problem. It can also solve LP, and as shown in Kalantari[1] solve… (more)
▼ The triangle algorithm, Kalantari [4], is designed to solve the convex hull membership problem. It can also solve LP, and as shown in Kalantari[1] solve a square linear system. In this thesis we carry out some experimentation with the triangle algorithm both for solving convex hull problem and a linear system, however, with more emphasis on the latter problem. We first tested the triangle algorithm on the convex hull problem and made comparison with the Frank-Wolfe algorithm. The triangle algorithm outperformed the Frank-Wolfe for large scale problems, up to 10,000 points in dimensions up to 500. The triangle algorithm takes fewer iterations than the Frank-Wolfe algorithm. For linear systems, we implemented the incremental version of the triangle algorithm in [1] and made some comparison with SOR and Gauss-Seidel methods for systems of dimension up to 1000. The triangle algorithm is more efficient than these algorithms taking fewer iterations. We also tested the triangle algorithm for solving the PageRank matrix by converting it into a convex hull membership problem. We solved the problem in dimensions ranging from 200 to 2200. We made comparisons with the power method. The triangle algorithm took less iterations to reach the same accuracy. Additionally, we tested a large scale PageRank matrix problem of size of 281,903 due to S. Kamvar. Surprisingly, the triangle algorithm took only 1 iteration to obtain a solution with the accuracy of 10-10. Advisors/Committee Members: Kalantari, Bahama (chair), Richter, Gerard (internal member), Saraf, Shubhangi (internal member).
Subjects/Keywords: Algorithms; Linear systems
Shen, Hao, 1. (2015). An experimental study of the triangle algorithm with emphasis on solving a linear system . (Masters Thesis). Rutgers University. Retrieved from https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/46437/
Shen, Hao, 1987-. “An experimental study of the triangle algorithm with emphasis on solving a linear system.” 2015. Masters Thesis, Rutgers University. Accessed January 20, 2021. https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/46437/.
Shen, Hao, 1987-. “An experimental study of the triangle algorithm with emphasis on solving a linear system.” 2015. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Shen, Hao 1. An experimental study of the triangle algorithm with emphasis on solving a linear system. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Rutgers University; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/46437/.
Shen, Hao 1. An experimental study of the triangle algorithm with emphasis on solving a linear system. [Masters Thesis]. Rutgers University; 2015. Available from: https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/46437/
NSYSU
25. Chiu, Yu-wen. Designs and Feasibility Assessments of a Linear Electromagnetic Actuator for Electric Power Steering Applications.
Degree: Master, Electrical Engineering, 2016, NSYSU
URL: http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0030116-092108
► This thesis will present the detailed designs and feasibility assessments of a linear electromagnetic actuator that can be applied for Electric Power Steering System(EPS). The… (more)
▼ This thesis will present the detailed designs and feasibility assessments of a linear electromagnetic actuator that can be applied for Electric Power Steering System(EPS). The proposed structure integrates a linear magnetic gear with a permanent magnet (PM) motor. This structure utilizes slotless stator and radially magnetized PM movers to form a linear electromagnetic actuator that can offer higher force density to replace the rotary motor and the mechanical gear box. A systematic analyzing scheme will be developed to optimize the system structure within specified physical constraints and steady-state operation requirements. The magnetic fluxes and thrust generations that can be provided by the proposed system will be analyzed in detail. Finally, based on the results of finite element calculations, the designed component parameters obtained from the analytical model can be validated and the requirements of such a machine can be confirmed. Advisors/Committee Members: Tzeng-Shong Yeh (chair), Kun-Shian Su (chair), Cheng-Tsung Liu (committee member), Sheng-Yang Lin (chair).
Subjects/Keywords: electric power steering; permanent magnet motor; linear motor; linear actuator; linear magnetic gear
Chiu, Y. (2016). Designs and Feasibility Assessments of a Linear Electromagnetic Actuator for Electric Power Steering Applications . (Thesis). NSYSU. Retrieved from http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0030116-092108
Chiu, Yu-wen. “Designs and Feasibility Assessments of a Linear Electromagnetic Actuator for Electric Power Steering Applications.” 2016. Thesis, NSYSU. Accessed January 20, 2021. http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0030116-092108.
Chiu, Yu-wen. “Designs and Feasibility Assessments of a Linear Electromagnetic Actuator for Electric Power Steering Applications.” 2016. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Chiu Y. Designs and Feasibility Assessments of a Linear Electromagnetic Actuator for Electric Power Steering Applications. [Internet] [Thesis]. NSYSU; 2016. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0030116-092108.
Chiu Y. Designs and Feasibility Assessments of a Linear Electromagnetic Actuator for Electric Power Steering Applications. [Thesis]. NSYSU; 2016. Available from: http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0030116-092108
26. Zafar, Sidra. Non-iterative estimation methods for ordinal log-linear models.
Degree: PhD, 2017, University of Newcastle
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1347443
Research Doctorate - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Log-linear modelling has proven to be a rich and diverse area of research in categorical data analysis since… (more)
Log-linear modelling has proven to be a rich and diverse area of research in categorical data analysis since the 1950s. However, until the mid-1970s, the log-linear model has only considered nominal variables and did not take into consideration the structure of ordered categories. So, it was during this time that ordinal loglinear models became popular. While such models were not commonly applied at the time, they grew in use in most fields of research, especially in the social sciences. Of all of the ordinal categorical data analytic techniques that are now available, ordinal log-linear models are amid the most widely used. Traditionally, the parameters from such models have been estimated using iterative algorithms including the Newton-Raphson method and iterative proportional fitting. However, issues such as the choice of poor initial values, poor (or no) rates of convergence, excessively high number of iterations and the size of the contingency table all can hamper the estimation of the parameters using these iterative techniques. For the analysis of the association between the categorical variables of a two-way and three-way contingency table, more recent advances have been proposed for parameter estimation for ordinal log-linear models. These advances include non-iterative estimation techniques that give numerically similar estimates to those obtained using conventional iterative methods. These recently introduced non-iterative estimation methods provide an alternative, and interestingly, closed-form estimates which do not require any iteration to estimate the association parameters of the ordinal log-linear models.
Advisors/Committee Members: University of Newcastle. Faculty of Science, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences.
Subjects/Keywords: log-linear models; contingency tables; non-iterative estimation; Newton Unidimensional method; linear-by-linear
Zafar, S. (2017). Non-iterative estimation methods for ordinal log-linear models . (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Newcastle. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1347443
Zafar, Sidra. “Non-iterative estimation methods for ordinal log-linear models.” 2017. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Newcastle. Accessed January 20, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1347443.
Zafar, Sidra. “Non-iterative estimation methods for ordinal log-linear models.” 2017. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Zafar S. Non-iterative estimation methods for ordinal log-linear models. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Newcastle; 2017. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1347443.
Zafar S. Non-iterative estimation methods for ordinal log-linear models. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Newcastle; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1347443
27. van der Arend, Marco (author). Force Estimation for Offshore Heavy Lifting Equipment.
URL: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:58cdd275-1d0f-454b-9aec-c2ead5e566c0
One of the phases of the installation of Offshore Wind Turbines is the installation of the foundation for the turbine. Herein, a monopile is one… (more)
One of the phases of the installation of Offshore Wind Turbines is the installation of the foundation for the turbine. Herein, a monopile is one of the most frequently used foundation-types. This monopile is a high steel cylinder, over 60 meters high, which supports the wind turbine to the seabed. Currently, monopiles are lifted with large boom cranes on jack-up ships. SeaState5 has developed a more efficient method for monopile installation by using the Grasshopper-T (GH-T), a new crane which skids the monopiles from the deck and places it onto the seabed. The system reduces the weight and footprint for jack-up ships. This thesis consists of mechanical modeling the GH-T for the purpose of estimating the forces within the lifting system. A non-linear modeling method; Euler-Lagrange (EL) method with constraints is used to capture the systems dynamic, non-smooth and non-linear behavior over the entire range of motions of the upending process. Secondly, for the purpose of simplification, yet capturing the mentioned behavior, the system is linearized around several areas of operation, analyzing local detectablity and observability. Thirdly, attempts are made to design linear observers and disturbance estimator to both estimate the states of the system and any disturbance applied on the monopile, like hydrodynamic forces. Finally, a non-linear observer is proposed to estimate the states along the entire upending process of the monopile. Experiments for model validation are performed on SeaState5’s 1:25 scale prototype for which a sensor setup has been designed. Simulations show that linear observers based on the linearized model are able to estimate the states, and compute forces of interest, within a very small area of operations. The designed linear disturbance estimator proves to be ineffective in estimating disturbances and is only valid for the same small neighborhood around the equilibrium point. This motives the need for an observer capable of estimation over a broad range of motions. Therefore, a non-linear observer is designed. For the non-linear observer, the state recovery proves to be efficient and robust enough to cope with sensor noise and the high range of motions of the upending procedure. Experimental results show the model is able to capture the non-linear behavior of the real system and estimate forces of interest within acceptable margins, showing promises for an online state estimation using the non-linear observer.
Systems and Control
Advisors/Committee Members: Zwetsloot, Willem (mentor), Mazo Espinosa, M. (mentor), van de Wouw, Nathan (mentor), Boersma, Sjoerd (graduation committee), Delft University of Technology (degree granting institution).
Subjects/Keywords: Euler-Lagrange modeling; non-linear systems; linear observer; non-linear observer; state estimation; force estimation
van der Arend, M. (. (2017). Force Estimation for Offshore Heavy Lifting Equipment . (Masters Thesis). Delft University of Technology. Retrieved from http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:58cdd275-1d0f-454b-9aec-c2ead5e566c0
van der Arend, Marco (author). “Force Estimation for Offshore Heavy Lifting Equipment.” 2017. Masters Thesis, Delft University of Technology. Accessed January 20, 2021. http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:58cdd275-1d0f-454b-9aec-c2ead5e566c0.
van der Arend, Marco (author). “Force Estimation for Offshore Heavy Lifting Equipment.” 2017. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
van der Arend M(. Force Estimation for Offshore Heavy Lifting Equipment. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Delft University of Technology; 2017. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:58cdd275-1d0f-454b-9aec-c2ead5e566c0.
van der Arend M(. Force Estimation for Offshore Heavy Lifting Equipment. [Masters Thesis]. Delft University of Technology; 2017. Available from: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:58cdd275-1d0f-454b-9aec-c2ead5e566c0
28. Wang, B. On discretization of sliding mode control systems.
Degree: 2008, RMIT University
URL: http://researchbank.rmit.edu.au/view/rmit:6844
► Sliding mode control (SMC) has been successfully applied to many practical control problems due to its attractive features such as invariance to matched uncertainties. The… (more)
▼ Sliding mode control (SMC) has been successfully applied to many practical control problems due to its attractive features such as invariance to matched uncertainties. The characteristic feature of a continuous-time SMC system is that sliding mode occurs on a prescribed manifold, where switching control is employed to maintain the state on the surface. When a sliding mode is realized, the system exhibits some superior robustness properties with respect to external matched uncertainties. However, the realization of the ideal sliding mode requires switching with an infinite frequency. Control algorithms are now commonly implemented in digital electronics due to the increasingly affordable microprocessor hardware although the essential conceptual framework of the feedback design still remains to be in the continuous-time domain. Discrete sliding mode control has been extensively studied to address some basic questions associated with the sliding mode control of discrete-time systems with relatively low switching frequencies. However, the complex dynamical behaviours due to discretization in continuous-time SMC systems have not yet been fully explored. In this thesis, the discretization behaviours of SMC systems are investigated. In particular, one of the most frequently used discretization schemes for digital controller implementation, the zero-order-holder discretization, is studied. First, single-input SMC systems are discretized, stability and boundary conditions of the digitized SMC systems are derived. Furthermore, some inherent dynamical properties such as periodic phenomenon, of the discretized SMC systems are studied. We also explored the discretization behaviours of the disturbed SMC systems. Their steady-state behaviours are discussed using a symbolic dynamics approach under the constant and periodic matched uncertainties. Next, discretized high-order SMC systems and sliding mode based observers are explored using the same analysis method. At last, the thesis investigates discretization effects on the SMC systems with multiple inputs. Some conditions are first derived for ensuring the "pseudo" sliding motion and guaranteeing the boundedness of the steady-states. Selection of sampling period is also discussed. Some intrinsic properties of trajectories of the discretized SMC systems are investigated by using the new concepts of symbolic vector and symbolic vector sequence. Various periodic behaviours are fully explored. Simulations are presented to validate the analysis.
Subjects/Keywords: Fields of Research; Linear systems
Wang, B. (2008). On discretization of sliding mode control systems . (Thesis). RMIT University. Retrieved from http://researchbank.rmit.edu.au/view/rmit:6844
Wang, B. “On discretization of sliding mode control systems.” 2008. Thesis, RMIT University. Accessed January 20, 2021. http://researchbank.rmit.edu.au/view/rmit:6844.
Wang, B. “On discretization of sliding mode control systems.” 2008. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Wang B. On discretization of sliding mode control systems. [Internet] [Thesis]. RMIT University; 2008. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: http://researchbank.rmit.edu.au/view/rmit:6844.
Wang B. On discretization of sliding mode control systems. [Thesis]. RMIT University; 2008. Available from: http://researchbank.rmit.edu.au/view/rmit:6844
29. Mwamba, Patrick. On projective representations on finite abelian group .
Degree: 2012, University of Zambia
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1690
► Saeed [11] has considered Schur multipliers of some of the finite abelian groups.The study of the schur multipliers of abelian groups is the first step… (more)
▼ Saeed [11] has considered Schur multipliers of some of the finite abelian groups.The study of the schur multipliers of abelian groups is the first step in the studying of the projective representations of such groups. Our objective here is to determine the Inequivalent Irreducible projective representations of these groups which correspond to certain classes of factor sets. Let On' denote the direct product of n cyclic m groups C of order m. Then in [9] and [10] the a-regular classes have been determined; these being the classes at which non trivial projective representations with factor set a take on non zero character values. Here we review these results, and determine the Inequivalent Irreducible characters corresponding to these a-regular classes. In particular, a complete set of irreducible inequivalent projective characters is obtained for these classes. The following is a brief description of how the work in the sequel has been organised. Chapter one gives the basic facts about factor sets and projective representations of finite groups together with some of their properties. The concepts of schur multipliers and twisted group algebras are also considered. The central(vii)and stem extensions of finite groups are discussed in chapter two; while chapter three is concerned with projective character theory. Here the interest is in reviewing those properties of projective characters which are analogous to those of ordinary characters. Finally the work in the previous chapters is applied in chapter four to obtain the irreducible projective characters of certain finite abelian groups; and the results follow the works of Morris and Saeed (c.f [8], [9], [10] and [11].)
Subjects/Keywords: Finite Groups; Linear Algebraic Groups
Mwamba, P. (2012). On projective representations on finite abelian group . (Thesis). University of Zambia. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1690
Mwamba, Patrick. “On projective representations on finite abelian group .” 2012. Thesis, University of Zambia. Accessed January 20, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1690.
Mwamba, Patrick. “On projective representations on finite abelian group .” 2012. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Mwamba P. On projective representations on finite abelian group . [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Zambia; 2012. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1690.
Mwamba P. On projective representations on finite abelian group . [Thesis]. University of Zambia; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1690
30. Treuden, Michael L. Asymptotically compact operator approximation theory.
Degree: PhD, Mathematics, 1983, Oregon State University
Subjects/Keywords: Linear operators
Treuden, M. L. (1983). Asymptotically compact operator approximation theory . (Doctoral Dissertation). Oregon State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1957/16826
Treuden, Michael L. “Asymptotically compact operator approximation theory.” 1983. Doctoral Dissertation, Oregon State University. Accessed January 20, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/16826.
Treuden, Michael L. “Asymptotically compact operator approximation theory.” 1983. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Treuden ML. Asymptotically compact operator approximation theory. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Oregon State University; 1983. [cited 2021 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1957/16826.
Treuden ML. Asymptotically compact operator approximation theory. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Oregon State University; 1983. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1957/16826
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1186
|
__label__cc
| 0.647749
| 0.352251
|
Independent-learning super-curriculum projects: reading, research and ideas shared by Perse students
Bringing Aeneid Book 12 to life : Chloe W, U6th
April 21, 2014 by perseengage
After studying the Aeneid for our A2 Classical Civilisation module ‘Virgil and the World of the Hero’, our class decided to bring Book 12 to life. Each of chose a character, (or two in my case), and studied the text to find the key lines and pieces of action that we could use to create a fascinating and exciting dramatic piece. This was not only interesting but helped us glean a deeper understanding of Virgil’s ability and skill, as we had to really understand the characters in order to portray them accurately. After this, we set up the ‘stage’ and ‘backdrop’ in the classroom, using desks to show everything from city walls to a chariot in which Finlay as Turnus sat banging together two coconut shells in order to replicate the sounds of horse’s hooves. Once the set was complete, the Classics Department’s box of props was raided and costumes were fashioned, including a full robe a beard for Daniel’s portrayal of King Latium.
Now that our preparations were finished, we could finally get round to doing some actual acting, which Miss Sandwith both filmed and photographed in order to create the final video. Numerous scenes were chosen ranging from the treaty between Aeneas and King Latium, to the final epic duel between Aeneas and Turnus, which included a red tie being used to demonstrate blood gushing from the wound, a real piece of creativity from Finlay. Our imaginations were put to the test as we transformed everyday things, such as metre rulers, into ancient objects, such as swords, and we all thoroughly enjoyed being able to interpret the text in our own way. Overall, this project allowed us to think outside of the confines of the text and bring the characters to life, pretty impressive for a text that is over 2000 years old!
VIDEO CLIP TO FOLLOW
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1190
|
__label__wiki
| 0.79773
| 0.79773
|
Phnom Penh Post - Japan, VN urge the US to rejoin Pacific trade deal
Japan, VN urge the US to rejoin Pacific trade deal
AFP | Publication date 14 September 2018 | 10:51 ICT
Borge Brende, President of World Ecomomic Forum delivers his address during the closing ceremony of the World Economic Forum on Asean at the National Convention Center in Hanoi on Thursday. YE AUNG THU/AFP
Fri, 14 September 2018
Japan and Vietnam on Thursday urged the United States to rejoin a sprawling Pacific trade deal, almost two years after President Donald Trump’s withdrawal dealt a major blow to what would have been the world’s largest free trade pact.
Trump pulled out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal in one of his first post-election moves as part of his “America First” clarion call, declaring the 12-nation trade pact a “job killer”.
The 11 remaining countries have pledged to move ahead with the deal, which could go into effect by the end of this year, although in a significantly watered-down version.
They have kept a door open for Washington’s return, and have also not ruled out allowing other non-Pacific countries to join the deal.
Japan’s foreign minister on Thursday encouraged the US to come back to the pact, speaking at a regional World Economic Forum (WEF) where concerns over trade protectionism have dominated discussions.
“We believe TPP is still the best option for (the) United States,” Taro Kono said.
“It will be very attractive for American industries, American farmers to join it.”
Japan, the largest remaining economy in the TPP, has led the charge to keep it alive.
The newly rebranded deal, dubbed the CPTPP (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) and which forms a market of 500 million people, could go into effect by the end of 2018, Kono added.
Vietnam’s foreign minister Pham Binh Minh echoed Kono’s appeal, calling the deal “a very high-standard agreement”.
Vietnam stood to be the biggest winner from US involvement before Trump’s withdrawal from the pact, which would have opened access to US markets for its cheap manufactured goods – from shoes and shirts to mobile phones and computer processors.
For smaller signatories like Vietnam, unfettered access to US markets was a major draw.
In its original iteration, the free trade bloc would have made up 38 percent of the global economy. Today, the remaining signatories comprise about 13.5 per cent.
Japan and Vietnam’s comments come after Trump said in April the US could re-enter the agreement if it was a “better” deal.
Leaders at this year’s regional WEF summit for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have railed against protectionism and called for breaking down trade barriers.
Trade in the region has grown at breakneck pace in the past decade, transforming some of Southeast Asia’s poorest countries into fast-growing export economies.
Earlier at the summit, which closes Thursday, Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo compared trade disputes to “infinity wars” – a reference to the latest Avengers movie – vowing to fight protectionism.
“Not since the Great Depression of the 1930s have trade wars erupted with the intensity that they have today,” said the leader, who is seeking re-election next year.
“But rest assured I and my fellow avengers stand ready to prevent Thanos from wiping out half the world population,” he said, referring to the film’s villain.
China mulls joining trade pact dumped by Trump: President Xi
Thailand trails trans-Pacific partnership critics in communications game
VN Prime Minister approves plan to implement CPTPP
Vietnam set for $5.7B CPTPP boost
VN entering TPP ‘may bring challenges for the Kingdom’
Pacific trade pact to be launched without US
A massive trans-Pacific trade deal cleared a final hurdle on Wednesday allowing it to enter into force this year, a pointed rebuke of President Donald
Connectivity key to Asean growth
Labour minister praises robust garment sector growth
Alternative to TPP shows no sign of activity: analysts
Travel goods makers to scout market
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1191
|
__label__cc
| 0.690085
| 0.309915
|
Diversity and Hiring Veterans
Air Operations Jobs
Legal/Regulatory Jobs
Skilled Trades/Mechanics Jobs
Training and Advisory Roles Jobs
Talent Network Privacy Policy
CareerBuilder, LLC and its subsidiaries and divisions (collectively, “CareerBuilder”) provides the Talent Network on behalf of the employer customer whose career and employment opportunities are promoted on this Talent Network. We have drafted this Privacy Policy to provide you notice of the Talent Network’s data and security practices and policies as you use the Talent Network. This Privacy Policy describes the types of Personal Information the Talent Network collects, how the Talent Network uses the information, how the information is shared through the Talent Network, and the choices you can make about the Talent Network’s collection, use and disclosure of your Personal Information. The phrase “Personal Information” refers to information that may be used to personally identify you, such as your name, address, telephone number, email address, credit card number or other billing information. We also describe the measures the Talent Network takes to help protect the security of your Personal Information. Please do not provide the Talent Network with highly sensitive information such as Social Security Numbers, financial information or health records. When you visit the Talent Network or provide information to the Talent Network, you consent to the use and disclosure of the information collected or received as described in this Privacy Policy.
Click on one of the links below to jump directly to the listed section:
How the Information Collected is Used
Cookies and Third-party Advertisers
Update Your Account Information
How Personal Information Is Protected
The Talent Network may obtain information about you that you upload to the site or that may be provided by the employer customer whose career and employment opportunities are promoted on this Talent Network. The types of information obtained may include:
Your Personal Information. You do not have to give the Talent Network any Personal Information in order to perform job searches or to read the content portions of the Talent Network.
The name and email address of your friends or family members when you ask the Talent Network to email a job posting on your behalf. Please ensure that you only submit email addresses of individuals with whom you have a personal or family relationship and who would want to receive the job posting from you.
Username and password for the account you may establish on the Talent Network.
Your demographic information (such as zip or postal code, occupation, education and experience, and if you choose to provide it, age, gender and race or ethnicity).
Job search behavior and preferences, and a record of the searches that you make on the Talent Network in order to present you with job recommendations based on your interests as expressed previously through your searches.
Other details that you may submit or that may be included in the information provided by the employer customer.
In addition, when you visit the Talent Network, certain information may be collected by automated means, such as cookies and web beacons, as described in more detail below. The information collected by automated means may include:
Information about the devices visitors use to access the Internet (such as the IP address and the device, browser and operating system type).
Pages and URLs that refer visitors to the Talent Network, also pages and URLs that visitors exit to once they leave the Talent Network.
Dates and times of visits to the Talent Network.
Information on actions taken on the Talent Network (such as page views, site navigation patterns and job view or application activity).
A general geographic location (such as country and city) from which a visitor accesses the Talent Network.
Search terms that visitors use to reach the Talent Network.
(Return to Top)
The Talent Network may use the information obtained about you to:
Register, manage and maintain your account on the Talent Network.
Maintain a record of the jobs you view or apply to on the Talent Network.
Inform you of relevant job postings that may be of interest to you.
Provide administrative notices or communications applicable to your use of the Talent Network.
Send job postings to your friends or family members on your behalf.
Respond to your questions and comments and provide customer support.
Enable the employer customer to contact you and deliver marketing and promotional communications to you by email, text message or other means that, in some cases, is targeted to your interests (such as relevant services, educational or other career development opportunities) and to solicit your feedback and input. These communications will contain links for preference management and, where appropriate, unsubscribe links should you decide you do not want to receive further communications. Please note that if you unsubscribe from receiving marketing and promotional communications, you may continue to receive transactional and operational emails from the Talent Network.
Operate, evaluate and improve the Talent Network.
Analyze and enhance the Talent Network’s marketing communications and strategies (including by identifying when emails sent to you have been received and read).
Analyze trends and statistics regarding visitors’ use of the Talent Network and the jobs viewed or applied to on the Talent Network.
Protect against and prevent fraud, unauthorized transactions, claims and other liabilities, and manage risk exposure, including by identifying potential hackers and other unauthorized users.
Comply with applicable legal requirements and industry standards and Talent Network policies
The Talent Network also uses certain technical information about your computer and your access of the Talent Network (including your internet protocol address) in order to operate, maintain and manage the Talent Network. We collect this information by automated means, such as cookies and web beacons, as described in more detail below.
When you join the Talent Network or apply for a job through the Talent Network, the employer customer who has hired CareerBuilder to create and operate this Talent Network on its behalf receives your Personal Information and may use your information to contact you directly.
The use of your information by the employer customer will be subject to the privacy policy of that company, and CareerBuilder is not responsible for that company’s use of your information. CareerBuilder is not responsible for what the employer customer does with your information. You should review the privacy policy of the employer customer to ensure that you are comfortable with how it intends to use and disclose your information.
The employer customer for whom we act as a service provider to operate this Talent Network will receive reports that contain non-personally identifiable information about its Talent Network. Non-personally identifiable information and certain technical information about your computer and your access of the Talent Network (including your internet protocol address) is used in order to operate, maintain and manage the Talent Network.
Additionally, CareerBuilder may combine certain non-personally identifiable aggregate data about Talent Network users and use such anonymous aggregate data to prepare reports for its users (typically employers or educators). “Aggregate Data” is the demographic information (such as zip code, age, gender, race or ethnicity) and employment information (such as occupation, education and experience) of many individuals that is combined together. Aggregate data is used to analyze the characteristics of various populations and does not identify any specific individuals. For example, an employer may purchase a report from CareerBuilder that states the number of accountants with at least five years’ experience that live within a certain geographic area. All such reports sold only contain aggregate data which cannot be used to identify any individuals.
CareerBuilder does not sell Talent Network users' Personal Information to anyone for any reason
Personal Information may be shared with service providers who help in the delivery of the Talent Network. These service providers may only use or disclose the information as necessary to perform services on behalf of the Talent Network or as otherwise required by law.
Specific user information may be disclosed when a determination is made, in good faith, that such disclosure is necessary to comply with the law, to cooperate with or seek assistance from law enforcement, to prevent a crime or protect national security, or to protect the interests or safety of the employer customer, CareerBuilder or other users of the Talent Network.
In addition, Personal Information collected through the Talent Network may be passed on to a third party in the event of a transfer of ownership or assets or a bankruptcy or other corporate reorganization of the employer customer or CareerBuilder.
About Cookies, Tracking Choices and Third Party Advertisers
A “cookie” is a text file that websites send to a visitor‘s computer or other Internet-connected device to uniquely identify the visitor’s browser or to store information or settings in the browser. A “web beacon,” is also called a Web bug or a pixel tag or a clear GIF. Used in combination with cookies, a Web beacon is an often-transparent graphic image, usually no larger than 1 pixel x 1 pixel, that is placed on a Web site or in an e-mail that is used to monitor the behavior of the user visiting the Web site or sending the e-mail.
The Talent Network uses cookies and other similar technologies for the convenience of its users. Cookies enable the Talent Network to serve secure pages to its users without asking them to sign in repeatedly. The Talent Network also uses cookies to store information about you such as past Talent Network jobs viewed and job searches within the Talent Network conducted by your computer in a cookie that it places on your computer in order to present you with job recommendations based on your interests as expressed previously through your searches. Lastly, cookies are used to ensure the proper functioning and efficiency of the Talent Network. Most internet browsers enable you to erase cookies from your computer hard drive, block all cookies, or receive a warning before a cookie is stored. Please be aware, however, that some Talent Network features or services may not function properly without cookies.
Third party cookies are permitted on the Talent Network. For example, third party tools located on the Talent Network may use cookies to remember user preference settings. The Talent Network also uses web analytics services provided by third parties, which use cookies to collect non-personal information about details of users’ visits to the Talent Network (including IP addresses) and the resources they access on the Talent Network. These third party web analytics services provide reports based on this information in order to help the employer customer understand how visitors engage with the Talent Network.
In addition, the employer customer that uses this Talent Network may place cookies on your computer through their job postings and may use such cookies to distinguish your web browser uniquely. Often, employer customers use such information to track the effectiveness of their job postings by measuring how many users who view their postings later became job applicants.
The Talent Network does not respond to web browser do not track signals. However, to obtain guidance regarding deleting or disabling cookies, and thereby preventing and limiting the automatic collection of information by such cookies, please click here.
You may access, update and amend some of the Personal Information in the Talent Network at any time by logging into your account and making the necessary changes. Please note, however, that you will not be able to use the Talent Network to delete information that has been uploaded by the employer customer to a separate database. You will need to contact the employer customer directly regarding any such information. The employer customer will have its own privacy policies and your information is subject to those privacy policies.
The Talent Network may contain links to other sites for your convenience and information. These sites may be operated by companies not owned by the employer customer or CareerBuilder. These other sites or linked third-party sites may have their own privacy notices, which you should review if you visit those sites. The employer customer and CareerBuilder are not responsible for the content of any such sites, any use of those sites, or those sites’ privacy practices.
The Talent Network maintains reasonable security procedures and practices, including administrative, technical and physical safeguards designed to assist in protecting the Personal Information collected against accidental, unlawful or unauthorized destruction, loss, alteration, access, disclosure or use.
Please note that no electronic transmission of information can be entirely secure. The Talent Network cannot guarantee that the security measures in place to safeguard Personal Information will never be defeated or fail, or that those measures will always be sufficient or effective. Therefore, although committed to protecting your privacy, there is no promise, and you should not expect, that your Personal Information will always remain private. As a user of the Talent Network, you understand and agree that you assume all responsibility and risk for your use of the Talent Network, the internet generally, and the documents you post or access and for your conduct on and off the Talent Network.
To further protect yourself, you should safeguard your Talent Network account user name and password and not share that information with anyone. You should also sign off your account and close your browser window when you have finished your visit to the Talent Network. Please note that we will never ask for your Talent Network account user name or password via email. You agree to notify the Talent Network immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or password.
California, USA Residents
California law permits its residents to request and receive information about a business’ disclosure of certain categories of Personal Information to other companies for their use in direct marketing.
California law also permits residents the right to request certain information about how a business collects, uses, discloses and potentially sales personal information. In particular, you may have the right to request the following:
The categories of your Personal Information that we’ve collected and disclosed to third parties.
The specific pieces of your Personal Information that we have collected.
The categories of sources from which we collected Personal Information.
The business or commercial purposes for which we collected or sold Personal Information.
The categories of third parties with which we shared Personal Information.
To opt-out of the sale of Personal information.
Talent Network provides services to its employer customer, processing personal information at the direction of its employer customer and does not and will not sell your Personal Information to third parties. Accordingly, any requests that relate to the data Talent Network processes on behalf of its employer customer should be directed to the employer customer. Talent Network is not permitted to respond to your request directly, and we encourage you to visit the privacy policy of the Company to whom you are submitting your resume or other personal information through Talent Network.
The Talent Network does not knowingly collect or solicit information from anyone under the age of 16. If you are under 16, please do not use the Talent Network. Personal information collected from a child under the age of 16 will be deleted as quickly as possible.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1194
|
__label__cc
| 0.583084
| 0.416916
|
Interpretive Media
Report Order Form
Volunteering with PCRG
Molander Village
The Molander site consists of two Plains Village settlements and an American Settlement-era homestead located in northeastern Oliver County, North Dakota. The larger of the two Plains Village settlements is a fortified earthlodge community covering about 2.1 ha (5.2 acres). Both the fortified community and the homestead, which together were the focus of this project, were purchased by the state of North Dakota in 1935 and are managed by the State Historical Society of North Dakota (SHSND) as Molander Indian Village State Historic Site.
PCRG, in cooperation with Oklahoma State University and the SHSND, conducted an archaeological and geophysical field investigation at the site during 2018. The work built directly on the results of prior geophysical surveys and photogrammetric mapping. The project’s primary objective was to gain a better understanding of Molander’s place in the regional cultural landscape.
Historical documents, traditional histories, and archaeological data together demonstrate that the fortified earthlodge community was occupied between about 1735 and 1765 by the Awaxawi Hidatsa. The Awaxawis likely arrived on the Missouri River from the Northeastern Plains about 1600. By 1787 they had joined the two other Hidatsa divisions at the confluence of the Knife and Missouri rivers.
The project provides new data bearing on the archaeological history of the Awaxawis. Molander’s residents cultivated different kinds of relationships with their neighbors to the north and south. Their ties to the Mandan communities of the Heart River region appear to have been primarily economic. By contrast, Molander’s ties to Hidatsa communities of the Knife River region appear to have been primarily cultural.
Download 2020 Molander Report
North Dakota, Plains Village
Miranda Valley Historic Trails Research
LeRoy and Ann Hafen once described the Old Spanish Trail as the “the longest, crookedest,…
Upper Crossing
Upper Crossing is a multi-component site in western Saguache County, Colorado. The site’s features and…
Beacon Island
Beacon Island is a multi-component site located on the Missouri River in western North Dakota…
Uncompahgre Cirque
Uncompahgre Cirque is a quarry workshop located at 3,840 m (12,600 ft) on the flank…
PCRG is a member supported, grant funded 501(c)(3) archaeology research and education organization.
585 Burbank St. Unit A, Broomfield CO 80020
Mail to: PO Box 745309, Arvada, CO 80006; info@paleocultural.org
WordPress Theme built by Shufflehound. Copyright PCRG 2020. info@paleocultural.org or Contact Us Here
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1196
|
__label__cc
| 0.661705
| 0.338295
|
Analyze your Facebook Ads Data in MicroStrategy
Integrating MicroStrategy and Facebook Ads has never been easier. Try Panoply for Free
See how easy it is to connect your data using Panoply. In just a few minutes, you can set up a data warehouse and start syncing your Facebook Ads data.
Seamlessly sync Facebook Ads and all your other data sources with Panoply’s built-in ETL. Set up a pipeline in minutes with our simple point-and-click interface, then we’ll handle the ongoing maintenance so you can focus on building value, not fixing leaky plumbing.
Integrations Ads Facebook Ads
Integrate with Facebook Ads in minutes
Seamlessly integrate data from your Facebook advertising campaigns with Panoply. As Facebook continues to grow its digital advertising presence, the average organization has sizeable advertising data that needs to be stored and analyzed. With Panoply, storing that data is instant, without requiring any manual ETL or ELT processing. The data can then be analyzed from within the platform, providing greater feedback on ad performance, including user data, platform, associated text and images, and more. The data can also be compared and analyzed with other data sources, giving you greater detail about your market and ad campaigns. Panoply’s Facebook ad integration is ready immediately so that your raw data can be converted to actionable insights in minutes. Panoply makes it easier to increase engagement and maximize your Facebook ad ROI.
Facebook Ads Data Warehousing
Facebook Ads Business Intelligence
Other integrations with Facebook Ads
Facebook Ads +
Start syncing your Facebook Ads data to MicroStrategy now. Get a full Panoply trial free for 14 days.
How do I connect MicroStrategy to my Facebook Ads data?
To start analyzing your Facebook Ads data in MicroStrategy, you’ll first create a connection to Panoply. Panoply stores a replica of your Facebook Ads data and syncs it so it’s always up-to-date and ready for analysis. You can connect MicroStrategy to your Facebook Ads data in Panoply via an ODBC connection.
Panoply allows you to integrate MicroStrategy with over 60 data integrations including all major CRMs, databases, file systems, ad networks, analytics platforms, and finance tools. All of your data is stored in ready-to-analyze tables that can be joined together with SQL or merged in your BI tools. Integrating data for cross-channel advertising analysis, full-funnel conversion analysis, and CAC vs LTV analysis has never been so easy.
Panoply is a secure place to sync, store, and access all your business data. With 60+ data integrations, Panoply transforms scattered data into a single source of truth that’s accessible to your entire team via any BI tool or analytical notebook. Run as many queries as you’d like and add as many users as you need for one transparent price.
Technically speaking, Panoply combines user-friendly ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) data pipelines and data warehouse functionality in one platform. Get the control you need with simple role-based data governance, the security of AWS infrastructure, and SOC-2 and GDPR compliance.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1199
|
__label__wiki
| 0.633232
| 0.633232
|
Fatwa: Is music haram?
Source: islamawareness.net
By: Sheikh Muhammad Ali Al-Hanooti
Among the entertainments, which may comfort the soul, please the heart, and refresh the ear is singing.
Islam permits singing under the condition that it is not in any way obscene or harmful to Islamic morals. There is no harm in its being accompanied by music, which is not exciting. In order to create an atmosphere of joy and happiness, singing is recommended on festive occasions such as the days of ‘Eid, weddings and wedding feasts, births, ‘aqiqat (the celebration of the birth of a baby by the slaughter of sheep), and on the return of a traveler.
‘Aishah narrated that when a woman was married to an Ansari man, the Prophet (peace be on him) said, ” ‘Aishah, did they have any entertainment? The Ansar are fond of entertainment.” (Reported by al-Bukhari.) Ibn ‘Abbas said, ” ‘Aishah gave a girl relative of hers in marriage to a man of the Ansar. The Prophet (peace be on him) came and asked, ‘Did you send a singer along with her?’ ‘No,’ said ‘Aishah. The Messenger of Allah (peace be on him) then said, The Ansar are a people who love poetry. You should have sent along someone who would sing, ‘Here we come, to you we come, greet us as we greet you.’ ” (Reported by Ibn Majah.)
Tags: Allah, drink, excites, fatwa, God, Hadith, happiness, heart, Human, humans, is music haram, joy, listening, monkeys, music haram, music islam rules, music rules, occasions, passions, pbuh, prophet muhammad, rules, saw, sheikh muhammad ali al-hanooti, singing, soul, source, swine, warned
Dar al-Ifta in Egypt issues fatwas against “selfies” and online mixing
By: Madeline Grant
Source: http://www.newsweek.com/
An Egyptian Islamic authority has issued a fatwa prohibiting online contact between men and women, dismissing online chatrooms as “frivolous” and “evil”.
Posted in ARTICLES, NEWS
Tags: against, ahram online, article, authority, chatrooms, dar al ifta, dismissing, egypt, egyptian, evil, fatwa, fatwas, frivolous, governmental, islam, islamic, issued, issues, men, men and women, mixing, newsweek, online, online mixing, prohibiting, selfies, social media, statement, study, women
Shaykh Hamza Yusuf: A Moral Vision For The Future (Video)
Reflections on the core values that bring us together to build the beloved community – a moral vision for the future. Hamza Yusuf is a president, cofounder, and senior faculty member of Zaytuna College. He is an advisor to Stanford University’s Program in Islamic Studies and the Center for Islamic Studies at Berkeley’s Graduate Theological Union. He also serves as a member of the board of advisors of George Russell’s One Nation, a national philanthropic initiative that promotes pluralism and inclusion in America. In addition, he serves as vice-president for the Global Center for Guidance and Renewal, which was founded and is currently presided over by Shaykh Abdallah bin Bayyah, one of the top jurists and masters of Islamic sciences in the world. Recently, Hamza Yusuf was ranked as “the Western world’s most influential Islamic scholar” by The 500 Most Influential Muslims, edited by John Esposito and Ibrahim Kalin, (2009).
Posted in AUDIO/MP3, VIDEOS
Tags: a moral vision for the future, Abdal Hakim Murad, Abdel Rahman Murphy, abdul basit, abdul nasir jangda, Abdullah Hakim Quick, abdur raheem green, Abdur-Rahman ibn Yusuf, Abu Mussab Wajdi Akkari, Abu Taubah, Abu Usamah, Abu Yusuf Riyad-ul-Haq, adhan, Ahmed Deedat, al quran, alif baa taa, Allah, allah 99 names, allah allah, allah allah allah, allah hoo, allah names, allah names 99, allah song, allahu akbar, america, Aqeedah, Ashari, baba ali, beautiful quran, beautiful quran recitation. bismillah, Bidah, Bilal Assad, bilal philips, cat stevens, convert to islam, dawah, death in islam, download, download lecture, dr zakir naik, dua, Education, Ethics, Faraz Rabbani, fatwa, Feiz Muhammad, file, fiqh, full quran, future, God, Hadith, Haitham al-Haddad, Hajj, hamza, hamza yusuf, haram, Hasan Ali, hasbi rabbi, hijab, hollywood, holy quran, Ibn al-Uthaymeen, Ibn Taymiyyah, Imran Hosein, Ingrid Mattson, islam, islam convert, islam movie, islamic, Islamic Law, islamic songs, Ismail ibn Musa Menk, Jamal Badawi, jannah, Jeffrey Lang, jihad, jinn, Jonathan Brown, junaid jamshed naat, Kamal el Mekki, karbala, Khalid Latif, khalid yasin, khalifah, knowledge, koran, learn, lecture, love, madinah, Maher Zain, malcolm x, Marriage, MECCA, message, miley cyrus, miracle, mishary rashid alafasy, Mohamed Magid, Mohammed Faqih, moral, moral vision, Morality, mp3, Muhammad, Muhammad al-Ninowy, Muhammad al-Yaqoubi, Muhammad Alshareef, Muhammad ibn Adam al Kawthari, muslim, Muslim Convert, muslim song, muslim women, muslims, Mutah Beale (Napolean), naat, naats, namaz, names of Allah, nasheed, nasheeds, nation of islam, native deen, niqab, nouman ali khan, Nuh Ha Mim Keller, Omar Suleiman, palestine, Philosophy, pop culture, porn, prayer, prophet muhammad, quran, quran full, quran recitation, ramadan, reflections, said rageah, Salafi, Sami Yusuf, saudi, Saudi Arabia, sex, Sexuality, share, Sharia, sharia law, sharing, shaykh, Shaykh Saleh Al-Fawzan, Sheikh, Sheikh Al-Albani, shirk, Siraj Wahhaj, speaker, Sufi, suhaib webb, Sulaiman Moola, Sunnah, sunni, surah rahman, surah yasin, surah yasin full, syria, Tahir Anwar, tahir ul qadri, Tariq Ramadan, Tasawwuf, Tawfique Chowdhury, thanks to allah, the message, the messenger, the quran, Twerking, Usama Canon, محمد, vision, Wahhabi, Waleed Basyouni, war, Wisam Sharieff, wisdom, Women in Islam, ya allah, ya taiba, Yahya Rhodus, Yaser Birjas, yasin, Yasir Qadhi, Yasmin Mogahed, Yassir Fazaga, Yusha Evans, yusuf, Yusuf Estes, yusuf islam, Yvonne Ridley, Zahir Mahmood, Zaid Shakir, zain bhikha, zakir naik
Ulama of Indonesia issue fatwa to protect wildlife
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s top Islamic clerical body has issued a religious fatwa against the illegal hunting and trade of endangered animals in the country, which the WWF hailed on Wednesday as the world’s first.
The fatwa by the Indonesian Ulema Council declares such activities “unethical, immoral and sinful”, council official Asrorun Ni’am Sholeh told AFP.
“All activities resulting in wildlife extinction without justifiable religious grounds or legal provisions are haram (forbidden). These include illegal hunting and trading of endangered animals,” said Sholeh, secretary of the council’s commission on fatwas.
“Whoever takes away a life, kills a generation. This is not restricted to humans, but also includes God’s other living creatures, especially if they die in vain.”
The country of 250 million people is the world’s most populous Muslim nation, but it remained unclear whether the fatwa would have any practical impact.
Indonesia’s vast and unique array of wildlife is under increasing pressure from development, logging and agricultural expansion.
The government does not typically react to fatwas by implementing specific policy changes.
However, a Forestry Ministry official who asked to remain anonymous told AFP the ministry and the religious council would make a joint announcement regarding the fatwa on March 12, without elaborating on its content.
The WWF called the fatwa the first of its kind in the world, and said the use of religion for wildlife protection “is a positive step forward.”
”It provides a spiritual aspect and raises moral awareness which will help us in our work to protect and save the remaining wildlife in the country such as the critically endangered tigers and rhinos,” WWF Indonesia communications director Nyoman Iswara Yoga said.
The fatwa was the result of months of dialogue between government officials, conservationists and other stakeholders, said Sholeh, the fatwa commission official.
Acknowledging it was not legally binding, Sholeh said in English: “It’s a divine binding.”He said the fatwa was effective from January 22. It was only made public late Tuesday.
The fatwa urges the government to effectively monitor ecological protection, review permits issued to companies accused of harming the environment, and bring illegal loggers and wildlife traffickers to justice.
The clearing, often illegally, of Indonesia’s once-rich forests for timber extraction or to make way for oil palm or other plantations poses a severe threat to critically endangered species such as the Sumatran tiger, orangutan, and Sumatran elephant.
Poachers also target wild elephants for their ivory tusks, for use in traditional Chinese medicines
Under Indonesian law, trafficking in protected animals can result in a maximum of five years in jail and 100 million rupiah ($8,700) fine.
By: AFP
Source: http://www.dawn.com/
Tags: activities, animal, country, fatwa, indonesia, islamic, issued, jakarta, law, nature, result
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1205
|
__label__wiki
| 0.80654
| 0.80654
|
Retracted scientific paper persists in new citations, study finds
by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
A small portion of scientific papers are retracted for research that is in error or fraudulent. But those papers can continue to be cited by other scientists in their work, potentially passing along the misinformation from the retracted articles.
Jodi Schneider, a professor of information sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign who studies scholarly publications and how information gets used, is considering how scientific journals can better communicate about retracted articles. In a new study published in the journal Scientometrics, she found that a retracted clinical trial report continues to be cited 11 years after its retraction—and that citations actually increased after it was retracted.
Schneider's team reviewed citations of a 2005 paper in the field of respiratory medicine that found omega-3 fatty acids to be helpful in reducing inflammatory markers in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The paper was retracted in 2008 for reporting on falsified clinical trial data.
However, it continues to be cited to support the medical nutrition intervention. Schneider's analysis covered 148 direct citations of the paper from 2006-2019 and 2,542 second-generation citations. The retraction was not mentioned in 96% of the 112 direct post-retraction citations for which she was able to study the context of the citation. The example demonstrates problems with how the current digital library environment communicates the retraction status of scientific papers, Schneider wrote.
The number of articles that are retracted "is really, really tiny. It's a regular occurrence that things get retracted, but people publish so much," Schneider said. Since 2012, there have been about four retractions per 10,000 publications, she wrote in her article.
When a new paper is published, most journals don't check the bibliographies for citations of retracted research. "It's really rare for any journal to be scanning reference lists," Schneider said.
Notices of retractions are often hard to find. Some websites and databases, such as PubMed, make retraction notices easily visible, but many others do not, Schneider said. There may be multiple sites where a copy of a scientific paper can be found, and not all will indicate if it is retracted.
In addition, many databases don't have complete information about a retraction. Retractions can occur for a number of reasons, including errors made in the research or misconduct such as reporting fraudulent data. About 10% of retraction notices don't mention the reason for retraction, Schneider said.
"Part of the challenge is understanding the reasons why a particular article was retracted, which often are really vague," Schneider said.
How an article is cited matters—for example, whether authors seem aware of the retraction, whether they use the retracted paper as a foundation to build on with their own work or whether it is cited for a general concept or the history of research on a particular matter. Analyzing the context as well as the number of citations, Schneider found that more than 41% of the post-retraction citations of the respiratory medicine paper that did not mention the retraction also described the paper in detail.
"We looked at whether they were discussing the methods and results of the retracted paper. The more in-depth they are discussing it, the more they are using it as part of an argument for their work," she said.
Unlike with most retracted research articles, the respiratory medicine paper's citations increased substantially after the retraction, Schneider found. One likely factor influencing the number of citations the paper received is that it was the first purported random clinical trial on a research question with very little previous research, she said.The retraction process can take a long time and involve institutional or governmental investigations, she said. The longer it takes to retract an article that is in error or fraudulent, the more likely it is to be cited in the meantime."The current information environment facilitates the spread of research papers, but basic facts about these papers, such as their retraction status, do not spread as swiftly as the PDFs or citations to these papers themselves. Our case study suggests that unknowing and likely unintentional citation of retracted papers could be common, and that post-retraction citation may be correlated with visibility of retraction status," Schneider wrote.
She has led several workshops for people across scholarly publishing to talk about how journals can better check for citation of retracted articles, and the workshop participants are drafting recommendations. Schneider said best practices for journals should include ensuring every retraction notice is publicly available and establishing a convention for how to flag an article that is retracted. Among the suggestions is developing a standard set of metadata regarding retractions that would be attached to articles and use a taxonomy of statuses, such as retraction or expression of concern.
Information sciences students at Illinois built a prototype tool called ReTracker that would automatically check for retractions among the articles that scholars compile in their online libraries, using data from PubMed, and add the retraction status directly into the library. Zotero, a popular reference-management software system used for managing bibliographic data and research materials, also has developed such a tool, Schneider said.
Ensuring that retracted articles don't continue to be cited as reliable research is important not just for scientists but also for public confidence in scientific research, Schneider said.
"A scientific paper that is right is like a brick to build walls of evidence we can rely on," she said.
Study finds faulty research creates a significant drop in use of prior published work
More information: Jodi Schneider et al, Continued post-retraction citation of a fraudulent clinical trial report, 11 years after it was retracted for falsifying data, Scientometrics (2020). DOI: 10.1007/s11192-020-03631-1
Provided by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Citation: Retracted scientific paper persists in new citations, study finds (2021, January 5) retrieved 20 January 2021 from https://phys.org/news/2021-01-retracted-scientific-paper-persists-citations.html
Question About Electric Aircraft Propulsion
A few questions about Potential Energy
Test a cheap Surge Protector Power Strip (US 110V)?
What do they mean when they say something is so many light years away
Is the concept of "wave function collapse" obsolete?
Graduate Quantum as an Undergrad
More from Physics Forums | Science Articles, Homework Help, Discussion
Paper describing hummingbird-sized dinosaur retracted
Retracted papers needlessly stigmatize and jeopardize solid research in related fields, study finds
Author to fight retraction of study linking vaping to heart attack risk
China probes academic fraud by cancer researchers
Retracted: Paper claiming climate change caused by distance from Sun
Analysis: Peer review process unlikely to be primary cause of gender publishing inequalities in scholarly journals
Disposable surgical masks best for being heard clearly when speaking, study finds
Best of Last Year: The top Phys.org articles of 2020
Springer Nature announces plan for gold open access options for Nature journals
Not to be sniffed at: historical smells project launched
Hundreds of copies of Newton's Principia found in new census
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1211
|
__label__wiki
| 0.757433
| 0.757433
|
Shop & Register
Museum Hours: Currently Closed
Families Visit Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh In Record-Breaking Numbers
PITTSBURGH—July 13, 2015—Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh tallied the highest annual attendance in its 32-year history welcoming 276,189 visitors from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015 (Fiscal Year 2015). This figure bests the Children’s Museum’s past total attendance record from FY 2013 - 267,025 visitors - by more than 9,000 visitors. Six of the last twelve months broke all-time attendance records.
This success is largely attributable to field trip audiences increasing 19% from FY 14 to FY 15 and the popularity of the Museum’s “Bounce” and “Very Eric Carle” exhibits
“It’s been a terrific year of growth and excitement here at Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh and part of the proof is in our attendance numbers,” stated Jane Werner, Executive Director of the Children’s Museum.
Joining forces with the renowned Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art (Amherst MA) to build and create “Very Eric Carle: A Very Hungry, Quiet, Lonely, Clumsy, Busy Exhibit” for its word premiere in Pittsburgh was a milestone for the Children’s Museum. The tremendous enthusiasm of audiences to this wonderful exhibit is driving attendance, with Summer 2015 promising to be the best in the Museum’s history. Further the Museum’s MAKESHOP exhibit area continues to spark tinkering imaginations of all ages, with the Children’s Museum’s ever-growing Maker initiatives being embraced nationally. The launch of Maker Faire Pittsburgh, October 10-11, 2015 promises to shine the national spotlight on education innovation at the Museum, Pittsburgh and the entire Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia region!
Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh is open Monday - Sunday: 10 am - 5 pm. Admission Prices are $13 for children 2-18 and senior citizens, $14 for adults. Children under two are free. Parking prices are $4 for members, $6 for non-members. On-street, metered parking is also available. The Children’s Museum is located on Pittsburgh's historic North Side, at 10 Children's Way, Pittsburgh, PA 15212.
About Children’s Museum Pittsburgh
Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh is a place that delights and inspires children, where they can take off on fantastic flights of imagination daily, and return to earth to splash in a river, hammer a nail and ink a silkscreen. With 80,000 square feet of space the Museum welcomes more than 276,000 visitors annually and provides tons of fun and loads of “real stuff” experiences for play and learning. Permanent hands-on, interactive exhibit areas at the Museum include The Studio, Theater, Waterplay, Attic, Nursery, Backyard and MAKESHOP®. The Museum’s award-winning, three-story, center building is screened by a shimmering wind Sculpture and connects two historic structures (Allegheny Post Office Building & the Buhl Building). In 2006 the Museum became a certified green building and was honored by the American Institute for Architects and the National Historic Preservation Trust. In 2011 the Museum was named as one of the nation’s ten top children’s museums by Parents magazine.
Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
10 Children's Way
Allegheny Square, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Parking Meters and App
Admission Discounts
Healthy Menu Choices
Let's Try Activities
It's Your Birthday?
Let's Go Outside Activities
Makeshop Show Episodes
The Kindness Gallery
MuseumLab®
Tough Art
Fred Rogers Memories
Happy Birthday Fred Rogers
Happy Birthday Mister Rogers
MAKESHOP®
Waterplay
Art at the Museum
Exhibits Sales & Rentals
For Ages 3 - 6
For Ages 7 - 10
For Ages 11 - 14
Buzzword PGH
Kindergarten: Here I Come!
Pre-K / Head Start Classrooms
Books & Literacy
Play Matters
Making & Learning Research
Field Trip Basics
Reserve a Field Trip
In Your School or Neighborhood
Classroom Programs
Festival Activities
Reserve a Program
Making Spaces
Talking to Children About the Coronavirus
Talking to Children about Difficult Topics
Member Events & Discounts
Great Night Gala
Party Spaces
Birthday VIPs
Kudos & Reviews
Features & Articles
Museum Rental FAQs
Buhl Community Park
Green Museum
Copyright 2012-2021 Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1213
|
__label__wiki
| 0.944433
| 0.944433
|
A retrospective observational study of neuromuscular monitoring practice in 30,430 cases from six Danish hospitals
J. L.D. Thomsen*, A. K. Staehr-Rye, O. Mathiesen, D. Hägi-Pedersen, M. R. Gätke
*Kontaktforfatter for dette arbejde
IRS, Næstved, Slagelse og Ringsted Sygehuse, Anæstesi
Timely application of objective neuromuscular monitoring can avoid residual neuromuscular blockade. We assessed the frequency of objective neuromuscular monitoring with acceleromyography and the last recorded train-of-four ratio in a cohort of Danish patients. We extracted data from all patients receiving general anaesthesia from November 2014 to November 2016 at six hospitals in the Zealand Region of Denmark. Acceleromyography was available in all operating rooms and data were recorded automatically. The primary outcome measure was acceleromyography use in patients receiving neuromuscular blocking agents, divided into non-depolarising agents and succinylcholine only. The dataset included 76,743 cases, of which 30,430 received a neuromuscular blocking drug. Non-depolarising drugs were used in 16,525 (54%) and succinylcholine as the sole drug in 13,905 (46%) cases. Acceleromyography was used in 14,463 (88%) patients who received a non-depolarising neuromuscular blocking drug and in 4224 (30%) receiving succinylcholine alone. Acceleromyography use varied between the departments from 58% to 99% for non-depolarising drugs and from 3% to 79% for succinylcholine alone. The median (IQR [range]) of the last recorded train-of-four ratio before tracheal extubation was 0.97 (0.90–1.06 [0.01–2.20]) when non-depolarising drugs were used, and was less than 0.9 in 22% of cases. The OR for oxygen desaturation was higher with the use of succinylcholine [2.51 (95%CI 2.33–2.70) p < 0.001] and non-depolarising drugs [2.57 (95%CI 2.32–2.84) p < 0.001] as compared with cases where no neuromuscular blockade drug was used. In conclusion, acceleromyography was almost always used in cases where non-depolarising neuromuscular blocking drugs were used, but a train-of-four ratio of 0.9 was not always achieved. Monitoring was used in less than 30% of cases where succinylcholine was the sole drug used.
https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.15083
Udgivet - sep. 2020
10.1111/anae.15083Licens: CC BY-NC
Open Access VersionForlagets udgivne version, 614 KBLicens: CC BY-NC
Fingeraftryk Dyk ned i forskningsemnerne om 'A retrospective observational study of neuromuscular monitoring practice in 30,430 cases from six Danish hospitals'. Sammen danner de et unikt fingeraftryk.
Neuromuscular Monitoring Medicin og biovidenskab
Observational Studies Medicin og biovidenskab
Succinylcholine Medicin og biovidenskab
Retrospective Studies Medicin og biovidenskab
Pharmaceutical Preparations Medicin og biovidenskab
Delayed Emergence from Anesthesia Medicin og biovidenskab
Airway Extubation Medicin og biovidenskab
Neuromuscular Blocking Agents Medicin og biovidenskab
Thomsen, J. L. D., Staehr-Rye, A. K., Mathiesen, O., Hägi-Pedersen, D., & Gätke, M. R. (2020). A retrospective observational study of neuromuscular monitoring practice in 30,430 cases from six Danish hospitals. Anaesthesia, 75(9), 1164-1172. https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.15083
Thomsen, J. L.D. ; Staehr-Rye, A. K. ; Mathiesen, O. ; Hägi-Pedersen, D. ; Gätke, M. R. / A retrospective observational study of neuromuscular monitoring practice in 30,430 cases from six Danish hospitals. I: Anaesthesia. 2020 ; Bind 75, Nr. 9. s. 1164-1172.
@article{adb1b76daded4d90b6078a8074bdd7e5,
title = "A retrospective observational study of neuromuscular monitoring practice in 30,430 cases from six Danish hospitals",
abstract = "Timely application of objective neuromuscular monitoring can avoid residual neuromuscular blockade. We assessed the frequency of objective neuromuscular monitoring with acceleromyography and the last recorded train-of-four ratio in a cohort of Danish patients. We extracted data from all patients receiving general anaesthesia from November 2014 to November 2016 at six hospitals in the Zealand Region of Denmark. Acceleromyography was available in all operating rooms and data were recorded automatically. The primary outcome measure was acceleromyography use in patients receiving neuromuscular blocking agents, divided into non-depolarising agents and succinylcholine only. The dataset included 76,743 cases, of which 30,430 received a neuromuscular blocking drug. Non-depolarising drugs were used in 16,525 (54%) and succinylcholine as the sole drug in 13,905 (46%) cases. Acceleromyography was used in 14,463 (88%) patients who received a non-depolarising neuromuscular blocking drug and in 4224 (30%) receiving succinylcholine alone. Acceleromyography use varied between the departments from 58% to 99% for non-depolarising drugs and from 3% to 79% for succinylcholine alone. The median (IQR [range]) of the last recorded train-of-four ratio before tracheal extubation was 0.97 (0.90–1.06 [0.01–2.20]) when non-depolarising drugs were used, and was less than 0.9 in 22% of cases. The OR for oxygen desaturation was higher with the use of succinylcholine [2.51 (95%CI 2.33–2.70) p < 0.001] and non-depolarising drugs [2.57 (95%CI 2.32–2.84) p < 0.001] as compared with cases where no neuromuscular blockade drug was used. In conclusion, acceleromyography was almost always used in cases where non-depolarising neuromuscular blocking drugs were used, but a train-of-four ratio of 0.9 was not always achieved. Monitoring was used in less than 30% of cases where succinylcholine was the sole drug used.",
keywords = "neuromuscular blocking agents, neuromuscular monitoring, residual neuromuscular block, succinylcholine, train-of-four monitoring",
author = "Thomsen, {J. L.D.} and Staehr-Rye, {A. K.} and O. Mathiesen and D. H{\"a}gi-Pedersen and G{\"a}tke, {M. R.}",
doi = "10.1111/anae.15083",
journal = "Anaesthesia",
Thomsen, JLD, Staehr-Rye, AK, Mathiesen, O, Hägi-Pedersen, D & Gätke, MR 2020, 'A retrospective observational study of neuromuscular monitoring practice in 30,430 cases from six Danish hospitals', Anaesthesia, bind 75, nr. 9, s. 1164-1172. https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.15083
A retrospective observational study of neuromuscular monitoring practice in 30,430 cases from six Danish hospitals. / Thomsen, J. L.D.; Staehr-Rye, A. K.; Mathiesen, O.; Hägi-Pedersen, D.; Gätke, M. R.
I: Anaesthesia, Bind 75, Nr. 9, 09.2020, s. 1164-1172.
T1 - A retrospective observational study of neuromuscular monitoring practice in 30,430 cases from six Danish hospitals
AU - Thomsen, J. L.D.
AU - Staehr-Rye, A. K.
AU - Mathiesen, O.
AU - Hägi-Pedersen, D.
AU - Gätke, M. R.
N2 - Timely application of objective neuromuscular monitoring can avoid residual neuromuscular blockade. We assessed the frequency of objective neuromuscular monitoring with acceleromyography and the last recorded train-of-four ratio in a cohort of Danish patients. We extracted data from all patients receiving general anaesthesia from November 2014 to November 2016 at six hospitals in the Zealand Region of Denmark. Acceleromyography was available in all operating rooms and data were recorded automatically. The primary outcome measure was acceleromyography use in patients receiving neuromuscular blocking agents, divided into non-depolarising agents and succinylcholine only. The dataset included 76,743 cases, of which 30,430 received a neuromuscular blocking drug. Non-depolarising drugs were used in 16,525 (54%) and succinylcholine as the sole drug in 13,905 (46%) cases. Acceleromyography was used in 14,463 (88%) patients who received a non-depolarising neuromuscular blocking drug and in 4224 (30%) receiving succinylcholine alone. Acceleromyography use varied between the departments from 58% to 99% for non-depolarising drugs and from 3% to 79% for succinylcholine alone. The median (IQR [range]) of the last recorded train-of-four ratio before tracheal extubation was 0.97 (0.90–1.06 [0.01–2.20]) when non-depolarising drugs were used, and was less than 0.9 in 22% of cases. The OR for oxygen desaturation was higher with the use of succinylcholine [2.51 (95%CI 2.33–2.70) p < 0.001] and non-depolarising drugs [2.57 (95%CI 2.32–2.84) p < 0.001] as compared with cases where no neuromuscular blockade drug was used. In conclusion, acceleromyography was almost always used in cases where non-depolarising neuromuscular blocking drugs were used, but a train-of-four ratio of 0.9 was not always achieved. Monitoring was used in less than 30% of cases where succinylcholine was the sole drug used.
AB - Timely application of objective neuromuscular monitoring can avoid residual neuromuscular blockade. We assessed the frequency of objective neuromuscular monitoring with acceleromyography and the last recorded train-of-four ratio in a cohort of Danish patients. We extracted data from all patients receiving general anaesthesia from November 2014 to November 2016 at six hospitals in the Zealand Region of Denmark. Acceleromyography was available in all operating rooms and data were recorded automatically. The primary outcome measure was acceleromyography use in patients receiving neuromuscular blocking agents, divided into non-depolarising agents and succinylcholine only. The dataset included 76,743 cases, of which 30,430 received a neuromuscular blocking drug. Non-depolarising drugs were used in 16,525 (54%) and succinylcholine as the sole drug in 13,905 (46%) cases. Acceleromyography was used in 14,463 (88%) patients who received a non-depolarising neuromuscular blocking drug and in 4224 (30%) receiving succinylcholine alone. Acceleromyography use varied between the departments from 58% to 99% for non-depolarising drugs and from 3% to 79% for succinylcholine alone. The median (IQR [range]) of the last recorded train-of-four ratio before tracheal extubation was 0.97 (0.90–1.06 [0.01–2.20]) when non-depolarising drugs were used, and was less than 0.9 in 22% of cases. The OR for oxygen desaturation was higher with the use of succinylcholine [2.51 (95%CI 2.33–2.70) p < 0.001] and non-depolarising drugs [2.57 (95%CI 2.32–2.84) p < 0.001] as compared with cases where no neuromuscular blockade drug was used. In conclusion, acceleromyography was almost always used in cases where non-depolarising neuromuscular blocking drugs were used, but a train-of-four ratio of 0.9 was not always achieved. Monitoring was used in less than 30% of cases where succinylcholine was the sole drug used.
KW - neuromuscular blocking agents
KW - neuromuscular monitoring
KW - residual neuromuscular block
KW - succinylcholine
KW - train-of-four monitoring
U2 - 10.1111/anae.15083
DO - 10.1111/anae.15083
JO - Anaesthesia
JF - Anaesthesia
Thomsen JLD, Staehr-Rye AK, Mathiesen O, Hägi-Pedersen D, Gätke MR. A retrospective observational study of neuromuscular monitoring practice in 30,430 cases from six Danish hospitals. Anaesthesia. 2020 sep;75(9):1164-1172. https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.15083
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1219
|
__label__wiki
| 0.944276
| 0.944276
|
CRISIS IN KOSOVO: Peace treaty signed
Sun | Nation & World
By Donna Bryson, The Associated Press — Jun 10th, 1999
* Generals on both sides sign the agreement to end airstrikes and withdraw the Serbs from Kosovo.
KUMANOVO, Macedonia - After 78 days of intense NATO airstrikes, Yugoslav and Western generals signed a pact Wednesday clearing the way for a Kosovo peace plan to end the bombings, pull Yugoslav troops out of the troubled province and allow hundreds of thousands of refugees to return home.
"The war has ended," Yugoslav Col. Gen. Svetozar Marjanovic told reporters in Macedonia, after lengthy negotiations at this French military base near the Kosovo border.
NATO ambassadors quickly approved the deal at a late-night meeting in Brussels, Belgium, Secretary-General Javier Solana said. The alliance will suspend the bombing as soon as Yugoslav troops begin to withdraw, he said.
"Today is a great day for the alliance, but, much more importantly, it is a great day for the cause of justice for the people of Kosovo," Solana said.
"We have said from the beginning ... we are ready to suspend air operations once we have verified the beginning of the withdrawal of the Yugoslav forces," Solana said.
President Clinton tempered his remarks on the deal, calling the agreement "another important step toward achieving our objectives in Kosovo."
Speaking in Bethesda, Md., he also warned that NATO will "watch carefully" to make sure the forces leave Kosovo peacefully according to the agreed timetable.
In Belgrade and the Kosovo capital Pristina, people celebrated by firing weapons in the air and honking horns. Refugees in northern Albania embraced one another when they heard news of the agreement.
A Serb official said Belgrade would begin withdrawing its forces today.
Lt. Gen. Michael Jackson, commander of NATO troops in Macedonia, said the agreement detailed how all Serb-led forces would conduct a "phased, verifiable and orderly withdrawal from Kosovo."
"It also provides a clear legal basis for the deployment of the international security force" into the province "to establish a secure environment in Kosovo," he added.
NATO's bombing campaign, which began March 24, is to stop once a Serb pullout has been verified. Under the military-technical agreement signed Wednesday, Serb troops will have 11 days, rather than the original seven, to withdraw.
"If the Serbs live up to what they have signed, this will end the killing and begin the peace," U.S. Defense Secretary William Cohen told reporters.
The talks in Macedonia began late Tuesday after Russia, the United States and six other leading democracies agreed on the text of a peace plan to be sent to the Security Council.
Pentagon spokesman Kenneth Bacon said it probably would take at least 24 hours after the beginning of a withdrawal before the first U.S. peacekeepers could enter Kosovo, where they will face a daunting task complicated by land-mine threats, booby-trapped bridges and villages burned to the ground.
The crisis in Kosovo, a southern Serb province, began in February 1998 when President Slobodan Milosevic launched a bloody crackdown on Kosovo Liberation Army rebels fighting to achieve independence.
NATO began bombing Yugoslavia after Milosevic refused to sign a peace agreement calling for autonomy for Kosovo within Serbia.
Since the bombing started, Yugoslav troops have been accused of waging a systematic campaign of terror designed to drive out ethnic Albanians who made up 90 percent of Kosovo's prewar population of 2.1 million.
An estimated 860,000 refugees have fled Kosovo since March, most of them crossing into Albania and Macedonia.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said the main task lay in returning the refugees home. A British contingent is expected to lead the way for NATO's peacekeeping force, securing the high ground along a main roadway from Macedonia into southern Kosovo.
"There is now a huge job to be done as the Serb forces go out, the international forces go in and we get the refugees home. We have made a pledge to the refugees that they will go home and we will deliver on that," Blair said.
In the northern Albanian town of Kukes, a group of male refugees hugged each other in the town square when they heard about the peace deal. But some remained skeptical.
Delnie Vehopi, 24, who left part of his family in Kosovo, said "it's not that easy to believe it."
"But as soon as we can go back we will," Vehopi said. "We left everything behind us. We have no problem with the Serb people who lived in Kosovo. It was only the Serb military and police."
Jackson said the agreement raised hopes that "some normality" will be restored to all of Kosovo's people "regardless of their ethnic background."
Another 800 NATO troops arrived in Macedonia on Wednesday, bringing the number of troops stationed there up to 17,500. Several hundred more are due in Macedonia in the next 24 hours.
The troops are to be part of a 49,000-strong peacekeeping force, including 7,000 U.S. soldiers, slated to patrol Kosovo.
NATO said over the past 24 hours its aircraft flew 523 air missions, including 130 strike sorties and 56 aimed at degrading the Yugoslav air defense system.
That bombing was less intense than over the past two days, when NATO had stepped up its air campaign after a first round of talks between alliance and Yugoslav military commanders stalled.
IN THE HEADLINES: NATO attacks escalate; peace plan worked
KUMANOVO, Macedonia - NATO warplanes attacked widespread targets Tuesday in a thunderous warning to Serbia to implement a Kosovo peace plan. Western and Yugoslav generals met all night over the withdrawal of troops from the province, but there was no sign of an ... [Read More...]
CRISIS IN KOSOVO: U.N. to check on refugees
NATO bombs for the 53rd straight day despite complaints that the missiles hinder troop withdrawal BELGRADE, Yugoslavia - NATO warplanes bombarded Kosovo on Sunday, and the alliance expressed increasing suspicion that Serb forces had deliberately trapped civilians next to a military command post ... [Read More...]
CRISIS IN KOSOVO: Peace coming slowly to province
* Looting and conflicts broke out all over the region Thursday. PRISTINA, Yugoslavia - Ethnic Albanians thronged NATO's civilian and military leaders in Kosovo's capital Thursday, welcoming them with cheers and tears of gratitude for the bombing campaign that forced out Yugoslav troops. NATO ... [Read More...]
YUGOSLAVIA: Partial troop withdrawal won't stop bombs
* Secretary of State Madeleine Albright calls the Yugoslav offer a "half-measure." BELGRADE, Yugoslavia - Yugoslavia announced a partial withdrawal of its forces from Kosovo on Monday, but President Clinton and NATO said it wasn't enough to stop allied bombing. The Yugoslav announcement, apparently ... [Read More...]
CRISIS IN KOSOVO: Exodus swells
Tens of thousands of refugees head for Albania and Macedonia as NATO reports a highly successful day of bombing BELGRADE, Yugoslavia (AP) - NATO blasted oil refineries, military barracks and airports in Kosovo, Montenegro and the Yugoslav capital on Friday, claiming one of ... [Read More...]
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1222
|
__label__cc
| 0.591269
| 0.408731
|
EA Sports UFC 2 Official Gameplay Trailer
January 5, 2016 by Jack Bratcher
You’ve got Robbie Lawler, Bas Rutten, Sakuraba, Jon Jones, Anderson Silva, Conor McGregor, Holly Holm, Ronda Rousey and many more showing off their skills in this official gameplay trailer for EA Sports UFC 2 video game for the Xbox One and PS4 consoles. Release date for EA Sports UFC 2 is March 15, 2016 in North … Read more
Categories MMA, UFC, video Tags Bas Rutten, Conor McGregor, EA Sports, EA Sports UFC 2, featured, gaming, Holly Holm, Kazushi Sakuraba, PS4, release date, Ronda Rousey, UFC 2 video game, UFC video game, video games, XBOX One
First Impressions: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5
September 30, 2015 by Jack Bratcher
Picked this game up on launch Tuesday. I was a big fan of the earlier Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater games, especially 2 and 3, but for a franchise debut on today’s Xbox One and PS4 generation of consoles, this game falls terribly short. There’s no wonder we didn’t see any reviews of this game prior … Read more
Categories video Tags Activision, featured, first impressions, gaming, PS4, review, skate, skateboarding, Tony Hawk, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5, video game review, video games, XBOX One
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 trailer and release date
June 24, 2015 by Jack Bratcher
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 is the newest installment of the THPS franchise and adds some new elements to the series. Players will now be able to create their own parks and share them with other players who will be able to download and play them as well. There’s a new multiplayer mode with up … Read more
Categories video Tags featured, gameplay, gameplay footage, gaming, Playstation 4, PS4, release date, Skate 3, THPS, THPS 5, Tony Hawk, Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5, trailer, XBOX One
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided – E3 Trailer
If you’ve played Deus Ex games before then you know this franchise on next-gen consoles should be remarkable. Something about combining psi-powers, cybernetics and futuristic weapons is quite enjoyable, maybe that’s because it’s where we’re all headed when the Singularity takes place. The trailer for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided was revealed at E3 this week and … Read more
Categories video Tags Deus Ex, E3, featured, gaming, Mankind Divided, PC, PS4, singularity, trailer, XBOX One
Xbox One announces backward compatibility
June 15, 2015 June 15, 2015 by Jack Bratcher
Microsoft announced (finally) backward compatibility for the Xbox One today at E3. What this means is you will finally have the ability to play all those old Xbox 360 games on your Xbox One console. Limited titles will be available starting today with the full library expected to be initiated later this year. Now go … Read more
Categories MMA Tags backward compatibile, backward compatibility, E3, featured, gaming, Microsoft, Xbox 360, XBOX One
Play Destiny with us Wednesday LIVE ON TWITCH
PMN will be taking to Twitch (www.twitch.tv/prommanow) tonight to get in our daily dose of Destiny on Xbox One. We still need to do the raids for this week. If you’d like to join in hit us up at GT: FireAmourFOU. Send a message of what your interested in doing, and if we can fit … Read more
Categories MMA Tags Crota's Raid, Destiny, featured, gaming, Hunter, level 31, Nightfall Strike, Vault of Glass, video games, Weekly Heroic Raid, XBOX One
Grand Theft Auto V: Official Playstation 4 and Xbox One launch trailer
November 13, 2014 by Jack Bratcher
Grand Theft Auto V is due for release for PS4 and Xbox One on November 18th. That’s next Tuesday fools! Check out the official launch trailer for the next-gen systems and let us know if we’ll see you on the streets of San Andreas. [ads1] [ads2]
Categories video Tags featured, Grand Theft Auto 5, Grand Theft Auto V, GTA V, Playstation 4, PS4, release date, trailer, XBOX One
EA Sports UFC gets new update; Tim Kennedy and Gunnar Nelson characters added
October 2, 2014 by Jack Bratcher
Free content update No. 3 is coming to EA Sports UFC and will soon be available for download on PS4 and Xbox One. The update will include two new fighters, Gunnar Nelson and Tim Kennedy, as well as several gameplay improvements and in-game animations. Take a look at this video to see the new fighters in action and peep the latest … Read more
Categories UFC, video Tags EA Sports UFC, featured, gaming, Gunnar Nelson, Playstation 4, PS4, Tim Kennedy, update, XBOX One
Conor McGregor KO’s Dustin Poirier in UFC 178 EA Sports UFC simulation (VIDEO)
The pride of Ireland, Conor McGregor will face fellow top 10 featherweight Dustin Poirier this Saturday, Sept. 27th in Las Vegas. Oddsmakers have McGregor the favorite at -300, with Poirier coming in at +230. EA Sports UFC has released a simulation of the showdown, and they agree with the oddsmakers, McGregor is taking it with a … Read more
Categories UFC, video Tags Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier, featured, gaming, PS4, UFC 178, XBOX One
Take a look at the new WWE 2K15 trailer
http://youtu.be/1VhF1xqodKs WWE 2K15 is due to hit stores on Oct. 28th for the Xbox 360 and PS3, and Nov. 18th for the Xbox One and PS4. Now take a look at this first official full length trailer entitled “Feel It”. Brock Lesnar, Bray Wyatt, John Cena, Randy Orton, Hulk Hogan and many others are shown making their … Read more
Categories video, WWE Tags Bray Wyatt, Brock Lesnar, featured, gaming, Hulk Hogan, John Cena, making of WWE 2K15, PS4, wwe, WWE 2k15, XBOX One
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1224
|
__label__cc
| 0.735186
| 0.264814
|
Progressive Agenda
Messaging Guide
Model Bills
IdeaLog
Don’t say “partisan” “polarized,” or “Washington”
Recently, the Washington Post’s media critic, Margaret Sullivan, published a column entitled “We must stop calling Trump’s enablers ‘conservative.’ They are the radical right.” Her point is that it’s untruthful to call insurrectionists and conspiracy theorists “conservative.” She quotes another author that “There is nothing conservative about subverting democracy.”
But Trump, McConnell and the rest have not acted as “conservatives” for years. Real conservatives oppose major budget deficits, while Trump and McConnell brought about the biggest deficits in American history, by far. Real conservatives support national defense, while the Trump Administration has pulled back from our allies, embraced enemies, failed to support our troops (e.g. Russian bounties!) and ripped apart our military leadership. And real conservatives stand with the medical establishment, like CDC, public health authorities, hospitals and the pharmaceutical industry, while these nincompoops continuously ignored and disputed the medical establishment on COVID-19, and even stoked the anti-vaxxer cause.
It is long past time for business, academia, the media and everyone associated with politics to stop calling them “conservatives.” But that’s just one symptom of a much wider problem.
It is now a fundamental falsehood to compare Democrats to Republicans or progressives to Trumpists. We need to stop the both-siderism and false equivalency which acts to normalize what Trump and his allies have done to America. We need to halt the use of words that say “both sides do it.” For example:
Partisan or Partisanship
The Hill published “Partisan echo chambers resulted in Wednesday’s violence at the Capitol.” That’s absurd. It was right-wing communications that caused the violence. Democratic and left-leaning entities had no responsibility.
Market Watch published “Why partisanship will increase in the post-Trump era.” This was an article explaining that “the Republican Party will keep blocking the economic policies that the majority of voters wants.” Using the word “partisanship” instead of “Republican intransigence” is clearly wrong.
Scientific American published “New Activism by Scientists Can Lead to Partisan Backlash.” It will lead to right-wing backlash. Democrats and left-leading groups welcome scientists to any debate. This particular both-siderism is crazy.
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights published “Congress Must Reject Partisan Efforts to Subvert Democracy.” This is a messaging mistake.
Ideological
The Washington Post published “Ideological warriors push Ocasio-Cortez, Noem to challenge Senate stalwarts.” The media just loves to assert a false equivalency between crazy right-wingers and AOC. This Post headline is ridiculous. While Rep. Ocasio-Cortez is left of center, she is not radical. There is nothing extremist about wanting to require a fair wage, stop climate change or provide Americans protections in the style of Scandinavian democracies—which is her position. South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, on the other hand, is a tinfoil-hat kook, whose refusal to accept the dangers of COVID-19 has caused the deaths of thousands of Americans. Their ideologies or the ideologies of their supporters cannot be truthfully compared. (Does Noem even have an ideology, that is, a set of consistent beliefs on a variety of issues? No.)
Maine Public Radio posted “Polarized Nation: Why Are Americans So Divided & Can We Unite?” Do they have their eyes closed? Only one party has raced to the pole, going off the deep end into sedition, blatant lying about the election, ignoring common sense and decency about COVID-19, and the rest. Democrats are not very different than they’ve been for the past 20 years. One might argue that Republicans are polarized among themselves but that’s not really true either.
The Stanford Social Innovation Review published “SSIR Guide to Overcoming Polarization” as a response to the right-wing riot at the Capitol! Wrong word, obviously.
CNN published “Congress approves long-awaited $900 billion Covid rescue package, overcoming months of gridlock.” Like partisan and polarized, the word “gridlock” suggests that both sides are at fault. But the Democrats were in favor of such legislation from the very beginning. The delay in agreement was on the Republican side with an additional delay caused by Trump’s hands-off attitude followed by his advocacy for $2,000 payments which his own party blocked.
Bickering or Squabbling
NPR published “After Months of Partisan Squabbling, Lawmakers Reach COVID-19 Relief Deal.” The media loves to demean disputes in Congress or state legislatures as “bickering” or “squabbling.” But in fact, the GOP has become so extreme on policy that there are very few minor issues that hold up legislation. They are nearly always very major policy differences, which cannot possibly be called “bickering” or “squabbling.”
Washington or Congress
It is very common to blame any kind of problem on “Washington” or “Congress” without pointing out which individual or party is actually in charge. In truth, the problem is never “Washington” or “Congress.”
This is serious business. Both-siderism feeds public cynicism. It asserts that politics is inherently bad and that our national institutions don’t work. That’s how you get Americans to back authoritarianism.
The Year of Lying Dangerously
According to a new NPR-Ipsos poll: 67 percent of Republicans believe “voter fraud helped Joe Biden win” and only 44 percent of them “accept the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.” 71 percent of...
Profiles in Cowardice
Eighteen of the 26 Republican state Attorneys General and 126 of the 196 Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives officially endorsed the Texas lawsuit urging the Supreme Court to disregard the 2020...
In retrospect, 2020 polls were fairly accurate
Many commentators have concluded that the 2020 General Election was a disaster for the polling business. And yes, both public and private polls skewed toward Democrats by a few percent, which was not very...
Sex, lies and the 2020 election
Let’s clear up some misconceptions about the 2020 campaigns and see where progressives need to go from here. First, our national elections, and maybe our local ones as well, have become almost entirely about...
Three lessons from election season
Let’s make this short because it certainly can’t be sweet. Based on the recent election, it’s clear that progressives need to do a much better job in three areas: framing an economic message, clearing...
A democracy, yes or no?
The upcoming election will determine whether the United States of America remains a democracy, at least something like it, or it becomes some form of plutocracy, oligarchy and/or kleptocracy. If we pursued our nation’s...
Right wing “moon suit” narcissism
There is one overriding story in this election. Conservatives will do anything to hold power, and they just don’t care if people have to die to accomplish that. Emblematic of their narcissism, the Associated...
A Supreme Court for the rich?
One of the top issues of the day, of course, is a replacement for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. When progressives talk about the urgency of the moment, we usually focus on the...
What’s the theme of your campaign?
Whether you’re trying to win an election or pass legislation, your campaign needs a central message that is repeated over and over. It’s your theme. But what makes a great theme and how do...
1234567›»
Public Leadership Institute 1415 Elliot Place NW, Washington DC 20007 202-454-6200
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1229
|
__label__wiki
| 0.740966
| 0.740966
|
Can Virat Kohli lay down India
Can Virat Kohli lay down India’s marker before he leaves?
ByAmit GuptaAmit Gupta / Updated: Nov 27, 2020, 01:45 IST
It’s probably the biggest break from international cricket that India have had in a long time. In saner times, they would move from one assignment to another like sea waves. But the Covid-19-enforced break means when they take on Australia at the SCG tomorrow in the first of the three ODIs, this will be their first ODI since February 11 and first international outing since February 29.
Hopefully, this long span of time would make India forget about what happened in New Zealand. After winning the five-game T20I series 5-0, they lost the ODI series 3-0 and the Test series 2-0. And hopefully, memories that are fresh in their minds are that of their last tour to Australia in 2018-19 when they drew the T20I series and won the Test and the ODI series.
Those happy memories apart, a lot has happened since the time India touched down on this part of the world. For starters, Indian bowlers will come face to face with David Warner and Steven Smith, who had missed the 2018-2019 series after being banned for their involvement in the Sandpaper-gate. The two add the kind aura to the batting line-up –besides of course the mountain of runs – that the Australians were missing the last time around. Add Marnus Labuschagne to that batting unit and the Indian bowlers are up against a rock that they will have to keep pounding with the ball to break it.
India, on the other hand, has had a big rock blown off their formidable batting line-up. Rohit Sharma, India’s greatest white-ball player in recent times after captain Virat Kohli, would be missing due to a rather mysterious injury, which allowed him to play the IPL but has ruled him out of international cricket.
Sharma’s absence has opened a rather familiar debate of who bats where in the Indian batting order. India has picked five opening batsmen in the squad. In New Zealand, it was Mayank Agarwal and Prithvi Shaw who opened, Kohli at three, Shreyas Iyer at four, KL Rahul at five, Manish Pandey at six and Ravindra Jadeja at seven. With Rahul expected to don the gloves, he would like to continue at five, a slot where he had enjoyed success in New Zealand.
Now two things demand some changes. Shikhar Dhawan is back in place of Shaw and will command a place in the XI on the back of his brilliant form during the IPL. Also back is Hardik Pandya and given the amount of damage that he can do towards the bottom half of the innings, he will be tough to ignore at number six. The catch is that Pandya can’t be slotted in the all-rounder’s role as he has not been bowling for a while. So will Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri play him as a pure batsman?
If Pandya continues to remain unavailable as a bowler, it also doesn’t solve a problem that India faced against the Kiwis in their own den – that is if one of the regular bowlers like Shardul Thakur has an off-day, like he had against Kane Williamson’s team on their last tour of New Zealand, the captain has no one to throw the ball to.
No one in India’s top six can give the captain five-six overs like Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Sourav Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh or Suresh Raina could.
Another question that would confront India’s think-tank is, should they reunite the wrist-spin duo Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav? Chahal had a superb IPL, while Yadav played just five games in the tournament. The idea might look yummy but Kohli loves speed and would most certainly go with Navdeep Saini, his Delhi and Royal Challengers Bangalore teammate.
The three-game ODI and T20I series will be of personal importance to Kohli too. He would want to make sure he plays a big role in India winning the series before leaving the Australian shores after the first of the four-Test series for the birth of his first child.
Let the Indian winters begin.
From Sports
Ind vs Aus 4th Test Day 3 : Virat Kohli... Ind vs Aus 4th Test Day 3 : Virat Kohli lauds 'outstanding application and belief' shown by Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur
Ajinkya Rahane: Ravi Shastri made my jo... Ajinkya Rahane: Ravi Shastri made my job as a captain easy
Rahane-led squad ‘ready’ for the Gabba ... Rahane-led squad ‘ready’ for the Gabba challenge
Natarajan sets a new record
Sachin Tendulkar: Shardul Thakur's all-... Sachin Tendulkar: Shardul Thakur's all-round performance has kept Test series alive
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1232
|
__label__cc
| 0.585663
| 0.414337
|
Fabrication of efficient dye-sensitized solar cells with photoanode containing TiO2-Au and TiO2-Ag plasmonic nanocomposites
Swati Bhardwaj, Arnab Pal, Kuntal Chatterjee, Tushar H. Rana, Gourav Bhattacharya, Susanta Sinha Roy, Papia Chowdhury, Ganesh D. Sharma, Subhayan Biswas
Herein, we report the effect of incorporation of two types of plasmonic nanocomposites, TiO2–Au and TiO2–Ag in different ratios, in the TiO2 photoanode of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Electrophoretic deposition technique (EPD) has been utilized for the deposition of these nanocomposite photoanodes. The high-resolution transmission electron microscopy reveals that the nanocomposites, TiO2–Au and TiO2–Ag, have a wide size distribution of Au (5–60 nm) and Ag (20–130 nm) nanoparticles embedded in the TiO2 matrix. The UV–Visible absorption spectra of these nanocomposite films reveal the enhancement in the optical density due to the plasmonic effect. The DSSC based on photoanode consists of plasmonic nanocomposite TiO2–Au:TiO2–Ag (3:1 ratio) showed power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 10.9% which is 187% higher than that pristine TiO2 counterpart. The enhancement in the PCE has been confirmed by the photoluminescence and electro-impedance spectroscopy indicating that both Au and Ag play an important role in enhancing the PCE of DSSCs due to the plasmonic effect.
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
Bhardwaj, S., Pal, A., Chatterjee, K., Rana, T. H., Bhattacharya, G., Roy, S. S., Chowdhury, P., Sharma, G. D., & Biswas, S. (2018). Fabrication of efficient dye-sensitized solar cells with photoanode containing TiO2-Au and TiO2-Ag plasmonic nanocomposites. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 29(21), 18209-18220. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-018-9934-y
Bhardwaj, Swati ; Pal, Arnab ; Chatterjee, Kuntal ; Rana, Tushar H. ; Bhattacharya, Gourav ; Roy, Susanta Sinha ; Chowdhury, Papia ; Sharma, Ganesh D. ; Biswas, Subhayan. / Fabrication of efficient dye-sensitized solar cells with photoanode containing TiO2-Au and TiO2-Ag plasmonic nanocomposites. In: Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics. 2018 ; Vol. 29, No. 21. pp. 18209-18220.
@article{0d7f19cc965c4a0fbafaac262890b271,
title = "Fabrication of efficient dye-sensitized solar cells with photoanode containing TiO2-Au and TiO2-Ag plasmonic nanocomposites",
abstract = "Herein, we report the effect of incorporation of two types of plasmonic nanocomposites, TiO2–Au and TiO2–Ag in different ratios, in the TiO2 photoanode of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Electrophoretic deposition technique (EPD) has been utilized for the deposition of these nanocomposite photoanodes. The high-resolution transmission electron microscopy reveals that the nanocomposites, TiO2–Au and TiO2–Ag, have a wide size distribution of Au (5–60 nm) and Ag (20–130 nm) nanoparticles embedded in the TiO2 matrix. The UV–Visible absorption spectra of these nanocomposite films reveal the enhancement in the optical density due to the plasmonic effect. The DSSC based on photoanode consists of plasmonic nanocomposite TiO2–Au:TiO2–Ag (3:1 ratio) showed power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 10.9% which is 187% higher than that pristine TiO2 counterpart. The enhancement in the PCE has been confirmed by the photoluminescence and electro-impedance spectroscopy indicating that both Au and Ag play an important role in enhancing the PCE of DSSCs due to the plasmonic effect.",
author = "Swati Bhardwaj and Arnab Pal and Kuntal Chatterjee and Rana, {Tushar H.} and Gourav Bhattacharya and Roy, {Susanta Sinha} and Papia Chowdhury and Sharma, {Ganesh D.} and Subhayan Biswas",
note = "No Accepted Version",
journal = "Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics",
Bhardwaj, S, Pal, A, Chatterjee, K, Rana, TH, Bhattacharya, G, Roy, SS, Chowdhury, P, Sharma, GD & Biswas, S 2018, 'Fabrication of efficient dye-sensitized solar cells with photoanode containing TiO2-Au and TiO2-Ag plasmonic nanocomposites', Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, vol. 29, no. 21, pp. 18209-18220. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-018-9934-y
Fabrication of efficient dye-sensitized solar cells with photoanode containing TiO2-Au and TiO2-Ag plasmonic nanocomposites. / Bhardwaj, Swati; Pal, Arnab; Chatterjee, Kuntal; Rana, Tushar H.; Bhattacharya, Gourav; Roy, Susanta Sinha; Chowdhury, Papia; Sharma, Ganesh D.; Biswas, Subhayan.
In: Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, Vol. 29, No. 21, 29.08.2018, p. 18209-18220.
T1 - Fabrication of efficient dye-sensitized solar cells with photoanode containing TiO2-Au and TiO2-Ag plasmonic nanocomposites
AU - Bhardwaj, Swati
AU - Pal, Arnab
AU - Chatterjee, Kuntal
AU - Rana, Tushar H.
AU - Bhattacharya, Gourav
AU - Roy, Susanta Sinha
AU - Chowdhury, Papia
AU - Sharma, Ganesh D.
AU - Biswas, Subhayan
N1 - No Accepted Version
N2 - Herein, we report the effect of incorporation of two types of plasmonic nanocomposites, TiO2–Au and TiO2–Ag in different ratios, in the TiO2 photoanode of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Electrophoretic deposition technique (EPD) has been utilized for the deposition of these nanocomposite photoanodes. The high-resolution transmission electron microscopy reveals that the nanocomposites, TiO2–Au and TiO2–Ag, have a wide size distribution of Au (5–60 nm) and Ag (20–130 nm) nanoparticles embedded in the TiO2 matrix. The UV–Visible absorption spectra of these nanocomposite films reveal the enhancement in the optical density due to the plasmonic effect. The DSSC based on photoanode consists of plasmonic nanocomposite TiO2–Au:TiO2–Ag (3:1 ratio) showed power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 10.9% which is 187% higher than that pristine TiO2 counterpart. The enhancement in the PCE has been confirmed by the photoluminescence and electro-impedance spectroscopy indicating that both Au and Ag play an important role in enhancing the PCE of DSSCs due to the plasmonic effect.
AB - Herein, we report the effect of incorporation of two types of plasmonic nanocomposites, TiO2–Au and TiO2–Ag in different ratios, in the TiO2 photoanode of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Electrophoretic deposition technique (EPD) has been utilized for the deposition of these nanocomposite photoanodes. The high-resolution transmission electron microscopy reveals that the nanocomposites, TiO2–Au and TiO2–Ag, have a wide size distribution of Au (5–60 nm) and Ag (20–130 nm) nanoparticles embedded in the TiO2 matrix. The UV–Visible absorption spectra of these nanocomposite films reveal the enhancement in the optical density due to the plasmonic effect. The DSSC based on photoanode consists of plasmonic nanocomposite TiO2–Au:TiO2–Ag (3:1 ratio) showed power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 10.9% which is 187% higher than that pristine TiO2 counterpart. The enhancement in the PCE has been confirmed by the photoluminescence and electro-impedance spectroscopy indicating that both Au and Ag play an important role in enhancing the PCE of DSSCs due to the plasmonic effect.
JO - Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
JF - Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
Bhardwaj S, Pal A, Chatterjee K, Rana TH, Bhattacharya G, Roy SS et al. Fabrication of efficient dye-sensitized solar cells with photoanode containing TiO2-Au and TiO2-Ag plasmonic nanocomposites. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics. 2018 Aug 29;29(21):18209-18220. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-018-9934-y
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1234
|
__label__wiki
| 0.876966
| 0.876966
|
Home » TV and Movies » Tarek El Moussa Shares Update On How Christina Anstead Is Handling Her Divorce
Tarek El Moussa Shares Update On How Christina Anstead Is Handling Her Divorce
Tarek El Moussa says his ex-wife Christina Anstead is “doing great” dealing with her divorce from Ant Anstead, as per Us Weekly. HGTV’s Tarek’s Flip Side‘s star offered a positive report about Christina regarding her divorce from the British TV host, telling the magazine: “She’s doing pretty good. You know, we don’t talk too much personal stuff, but based on what I know, she’s doing great.”
Since their own divorce in 2018, El Moussa and his ex appear to get along better than ever. The former couple became reality TV stars when their show Flip or Flop took off.
After Christina announced her divorce from Ant in September 2020, fans wondered about the relationship Tarek had with his ex-wife. In September 2020, a source told Us Weekly the former couple is in a “great, peaceful and friendly place in terms of coparenting and working together.” That same month, El Moussa confirmed the Us Weekly story, telling the magazine, “The kids are great and life is good.”
Tarek El Moussa did not think Christina Anstead's marriage to Ant Anstead would last
Us Weekly reported in September 2020 that Tarek El Moussa did not have high hopes for his ex-wife Christina’s marriage to Ant Anstead. A source told the outlet that El Moussa “did not think that Christina and Ant would last.” Perhaps El Moussa didn’t think his ex and her new love would last because of a complicated, high-stress life? Or maybe he thought Christina jumped into a serious relationship and marriage so close to her divorce from him? He hasn’t said.
HGTV’s Flip or Flop stars decided to get divorced in 2017, and it was finalized in 2018. Christina and Ant Anstead started dating in fall 2017, then got married a little over a year later, each bringing two kids to the marriage. Ant’s kids are teenagers and live in the UK with their mom, as per People. Christina gave birth to the couple’s child, Hudson, in 2019, making a blended family of seven people — in two countries. Christina juggled two reality shows, and Ant starred in one reality show. A blended family, two high-stress careers, and a new baby is a lot for anyone.
Best wishes to all involved!
Top 50 Film Schools of 2020: AFI Conservatory Tops USC in TheWrap's 5th Annual Ranking
Julie and the Phantoms Star Madison Reyes Breaks Down Her Audition to Lead the New Netflix Show
Piers Morgan reveals Colin Firth was set to play him in a movie of his life
Little Mix star Leigh-Anne Pinnock flashes her abs after hardcore workout leaves her 'in pain'
'The View:' Meghan McCain Says There's Been 'A Lot To Deal With' During Her Time on the Show
← 10 Tech and Entertainment Acquisition Targets, Including AMC Theatres
Fox News' Ainsley Earhardt Defends 'Scared' Trump Supporters →
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1241
|
__label__wiki
| 0.557535
| 0.557535
|
A Bicistronic DNA vaccine containing Apical membrane Antigen 1 and Merozoite surface protein 4/5 can prime humoral and cellular immune responses and partially protect mice against virulent Plasmodium chabaudi adami DS malaria
A. Rainczuk, T. Scorza, Terry W. Spithill, P.M. Smooker
The ultimate malaria vaccine will require the delivery of multiple antigens from different stages of the complex malaria life cycle. In order to efficiently deliver multiple antigens with use of DNA vaccine technology, new antigen delivery systems must be assessed. This study utilized a bicistronic vector construct, containing an internal ribosome entry site, expressing a combination of malarial candidate antigens: merozoite surface protein 4/5 (MSP4/5) (fused to a monocyte chemotactic protein 3 chemoattractant sequence) and apical membrane antigen 1 (AMA-1) (fused to a tissue plasminogen activator secretion signal). Transfection of COS 7 cells with bicistronic plasmids resulted in production and secretion of both AMA-1 and MSP4/5 in vitro. Vaccination of BALB/c mice via intraepidermal gene gun and intramuscular routes against AMA-1 and MSP4/5 resulted in antibody production and significant in vitro proliferation of splenocytes stimulated by both AMA-1 and MSP4/5. Survival of BALB/c mice vaccinated with bicistronic constructs after lethal Plasmodium chabaudi adami DS erythrocytic-stage challenge was variable, although significant increases in survival and reductions in peak parasitemia were observed in several challenge trials when the vaccine was delivered by the intramuscular route. This study using a murine model demonstrates that the delivery of malarial antigens via bicistronic vectors is feasible. Further experimentation with bicistronic delivery systems is required for the optimization and refinement of DNA vaccines to effectively prime protective immune responses against malaria.
https://doi.org/10.1128/IAI.72.10.5565-5573.2004
10.1128/IAI.72.10.5565-5573.2004
Fingerprint Dive into the research topics of 'A Bicistronic DNA vaccine containing Apical membrane Antigen 1 and Merozoite surface protein 4/5 can prime humoral and cellular immune responses and partially protect mice against virulent Plasmodium chabaudi adami DS malaria'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
merozoite surface protein 5 Medicine & Life Sciences
Plasmodium chabaudi Medicine & Life Sciences
DNA Vaccines Medicine & Life Sciences
Humoral Immunity Medicine & Life Sciences
Malaria Medicine & Life Sciences
Antigens Medicine & Life Sciences
Membranes Medicine & Life Sciences
Rainczuk, A., Scorza, T., Spithill, T. W., & Smooker, P. M. (2004). A Bicistronic DNA vaccine containing Apical membrane Antigen 1 and Merozoite surface protein 4/5 can prime humoral and cellular immune responses and partially protect mice against virulent Plasmodium chabaudi adami DS malaria. Infection and Immunity, 72(10), 5565-5573. https://doi.org/10.1128/IAI.72.10.5565-5573.2004
Rainczuk, A. ; Scorza, T. ; Spithill, Terry W. ; Smooker, P.M. / A Bicistronic DNA vaccine containing Apical membrane Antigen 1 and Merozoite surface protein 4/5 can prime humoral and cellular immune responses and partially protect mice against virulent Plasmodium chabaudi adami DS malaria. In: Infection and Immunity. 2004 ; Vol. 72, No. 10. pp. 5565-5573.
@article{95fd201cc776481bb53deb8a0cab10a9,
title = "A Bicistronic DNA vaccine containing Apical membrane Antigen 1 and Merozoite surface protein 4/5 can prime humoral and cellular immune responses and partially protect mice against virulent Plasmodium chabaudi adami DS malaria",
abstract = "The ultimate malaria vaccine will require the delivery of multiple antigens from different stages of the complex malaria life cycle. In order to efficiently deliver multiple antigens with use of DNA vaccine technology, new antigen delivery systems must be assessed. This study utilized a bicistronic vector construct, containing an internal ribosome entry site, expressing a combination of malarial candidate antigens: merozoite surface protein 4/5 (MSP4/5) (fused to a monocyte chemotactic protein 3 chemoattractant sequence) and apical membrane antigen 1 (AMA-1) (fused to a tissue plasminogen activator secretion signal). Transfection of COS 7 cells with bicistronic plasmids resulted in production and secretion of both AMA-1 and MSP4/5 in vitro. Vaccination of BALB/c mice via intraepidermal gene gun and intramuscular routes against AMA-1 and MSP4/5 resulted in antibody production and significant in vitro proliferation of splenocytes stimulated by both AMA-1 and MSP4/5. Survival of BALB/c mice vaccinated with bicistronic constructs after lethal Plasmodium chabaudi adami DS erythrocytic-stage challenge was variable, although significant increases in survival and reductions in peak parasitemia were observed in several challenge trials when the vaccine was delivered by the intramuscular route. This study using a murine model demonstrates that the delivery of malarial antigens via bicistronic vectors is feasible. Further experimentation with bicistronic delivery systems is required for the optimization and refinement of DNA vaccines to effectively prime protective immune responses against malaria.",
author = "A. Rainczuk and T. Scorza and Spithill, {Terry W.} and P.M. Smooker",
note = "Imported on 12 Apr 2017 - DigiTool details were: Journal title (773t) = Infection and Immunity. ISSNs: 0019-9567; ",
doi = "10.1128/IAI.72.10.5565-5573.2004",
journal = "Infection and Immunity",
publisher = "American Society for Microbiology",
Rainczuk, A, Scorza, T, Spithill, TW & Smooker, PM 2004, 'A Bicistronic DNA vaccine containing Apical membrane Antigen 1 and Merozoite surface protein 4/5 can prime humoral and cellular immune responses and partially protect mice against virulent Plasmodium chabaudi adami DS malaria', Infection and Immunity, vol. 72, no. 10, pp. 5565-5573. https://doi.org/10.1128/IAI.72.10.5565-5573.2004
A Bicistronic DNA vaccine containing Apical membrane Antigen 1 and Merozoite surface protein 4/5 can prime humoral and cellular immune responses and partially protect mice against virulent Plasmodium chabaudi adami DS malaria. / Rainczuk, A.; Scorza, T.; Spithill, Terry W.; Smooker, P.M.
In: Infection and Immunity, Vol. 72, No. 10, 2004, p. 5565-5573.
T1 - A Bicistronic DNA vaccine containing Apical membrane Antigen 1 and Merozoite surface protein 4/5 can prime humoral and cellular immune responses and partially protect mice against virulent Plasmodium chabaudi adami DS malaria
AU - Rainczuk, A.
AU - Scorza, T.
AU - Spithill, Terry W.
AU - Smooker, P.M.
N1 - Imported on 12 Apr 2017 - DigiTool details were: Journal title (773t) = Infection and Immunity. ISSNs: 0019-9567;
N2 - The ultimate malaria vaccine will require the delivery of multiple antigens from different stages of the complex malaria life cycle. In order to efficiently deliver multiple antigens with use of DNA vaccine technology, new antigen delivery systems must be assessed. This study utilized a bicistronic vector construct, containing an internal ribosome entry site, expressing a combination of malarial candidate antigens: merozoite surface protein 4/5 (MSP4/5) (fused to a monocyte chemotactic protein 3 chemoattractant sequence) and apical membrane antigen 1 (AMA-1) (fused to a tissue plasminogen activator secretion signal). Transfection of COS 7 cells with bicistronic plasmids resulted in production and secretion of both AMA-1 and MSP4/5 in vitro. Vaccination of BALB/c mice via intraepidermal gene gun and intramuscular routes against AMA-1 and MSP4/5 resulted in antibody production and significant in vitro proliferation of splenocytes stimulated by both AMA-1 and MSP4/5. Survival of BALB/c mice vaccinated with bicistronic constructs after lethal Plasmodium chabaudi adami DS erythrocytic-stage challenge was variable, although significant increases in survival and reductions in peak parasitemia were observed in several challenge trials when the vaccine was delivered by the intramuscular route. This study using a murine model demonstrates that the delivery of malarial antigens via bicistronic vectors is feasible. Further experimentation with bicistronic delivery systems is required for the optimization and refinement of DNA vaccines to effectively prime protective immune responses against malaria.
AB - The ultimate malaria vaccine will require the delivery of multiple antigens from different stages of the complex malaria life cycle. In order to efficiently deliver multiple antigens with use of DNA vaccine technology, new antigen delivery systems must be assessed. This study utilized a bicistronic vector construct, containing an internal ribosome entry site, expressing a combination of malarial candidate antigens: merozoite surface protein 4/5 (MSP4/5) (fused to a monocyte chemotactic protein 3 chemoattractant sequence) and apical membrane antigen 1 (AMA-1) (fused to a tissue plasminogen activator secretion signal). Transfection of COS 7 cells with bicistronic plasmids resulted in production and secretion of both AMA-1 and MSP4/5 in vitro. Vaccination of BALB/c mice via intraepidermal gene gun and intramuscular routes against AMA-1 and MSP4/5 resulted in antibody production and significant in vitro proliferation of splenocytes stimulated by both AMA-1 and MSP4/5. Survival of BALB/c mice vaccinated with bicistronic constructs after lethal Plasmodium chabaudi adami DS erythrocytic-stage challenge was variable, although significant increases in survival and reductions in peak parasitemia were observed in several challenge trials when the vaccine was delivered by the intramuscular route. This study using a murine model demonstrates that the delivery of malarial antigens via bicistronic vectors is feasible. Further experimentation with bicistronic delivery systems is required for the optimization and refinement of DNA vaccines to effectively prime protective immune responses against malaria.
U2 - 10.1128/IAI.72.10.5565-5573.2004
DO - 10.1128/IAI.72.10.5565-5573.2004
JO - Infection and Immunity
JF - Infection and Immunity
Rainczuk A, Scorza T, Spithill TW, Smooker PM. A Bicistronic DNA vaccine containing Apical membrane Antigen 1 and Merozoite surface protein 4/5 can prime humoral and cellular immune responses and partially protect mice against virulent Plasmodium chabaudi adami DS malaria. Infection and Immunity. 2004;72(10):5565-5573. https://doi.org/10.1128/IAI.72.10.5565-5573.2004
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1252
|
__label__cc
| 0.737402
| 0.262598
|
INTELLIGENT LIFE
Octopus farming will soon be the norm. Marine scientists say this isn’t a good thing
RUTERS/TOBIAS SCHWARZ
Should they be farmed?
By Olivia Goldhill
Science reporter
The arrival of octopus farms is fast approaching. So far, the animals have escaped farming because they are extremely difficult to feed soon after being born, and have a low survival rate. But technological advances and experimentation are making it possible. A Japanese seafood company hatched octopus eggs in 2017 and expects to see farmed octopus for sale by next year; a Mexican farm has reportedly farmed octopus, and farms in Spain and China are also getting in on the business.
This is not worth celebrating, according to four marine researchers who presented their argument in the Winter 2019 edition of Issues of Science and Technology. For one thing, they note, octopuses are carnivorous and so farming them increases pressure on the ecosystem, because farmers have to catch a huge amount of wild fish to feed them. Octopus farming “would increase, not alleviate, pressure on wild aquatic animals,” they write. “Octopuses have a food conversion rate of at least 3:1, meaning that the weight of feed necessary to sustain them is about three times the weight of the animal.”
But there’s also an issue unique to octopuses: that they’re incredibly clever. “One study found that octopuses retained knowledge of how to open a screw-top jar for at least five months,” write the marine researchers. “They are also capable of mastering complex aquascapes, conducting extensive foraging trips, and using visual landmarks to navigate.” Octopuses are considered the only definitively conscious invertebrate, meaning they’re the most developed animal that’s least similar to humans and, as such, the closest thing to an alien on this planet.
Farming octopuses likely means they’ll be kept in small containers with monotonous lives that do not satisfy their need for mental stimulation and exploration. Plus, note the researchers, farming octopuses so far is linked with increased aggression, parasitic infection, and high mortality rates.
Of course, the argument not to farm octopuses raises the question: Why farm other animals? Salmon may be less intelligent than octopuses, but chances are they still enjoy frolicking in the streams and deserve an enjoyable lifestyle. It would take considerable effort to stop the practices of long-established types of farming (such as for sheep, which started 9,000 years ago, say the researchers). Before we start octopus farming, we at least have the chance to reconsider: Is this really the right way to treat another animal?
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1254
|
__label__wiki
| 0.862508
| 0.862508
|
Columbus Holds Community Forum For Police Chief Search
By Adora Namigadde • Jun 26, 2019
Community members gather at the Columbus Urban League on June 25, 2019, to discuss what they want from a new Columbus Police chief.
The city of Columbus held a community forum Tuesday night to hear from residents about what they want in the next Columbus Police chief.
Inside the Columbus Urban League, around 30 residents broke into small groups to discuss what they want to see in the next chief, who will take over after Kim Jacobs left in February. The city launched its first-ever nationwide search in April.
Gregory Lee already knew he wanted someone who will be transparent.
“I want someone who's gonna provide transparency, accountability, and provide some sort of civilian oversight,” Lee said. “Not just something with nice public face, but actually something with teeth.”
Lee also picked up some ideas from the people at his table.
“One of the people in my group brought up unconscious bias training, and I think that's really important,” Lee said. “And another person was talking about having police officers live in the communities and function with some sort of compassion.”
Columbus resident Paisha Thomas said she wants a chief who is able to conduct themselves in different cultures.
“I want them to be multi-cultured. I want them to be culturally aware,” Thomas said. “Like one of our participants said, not just from training but from lived experience.”
She wants the chief to end what she calls the murder of black people.
“I want them to stop getting away with it,” Thomas said.
The community forum at Columbus Urban League was the fifth since city's search kicked off this spring. Officials are taking notes to aid them in selecting the new leader.
“I know what I'm looking for in our next chief. I'm looking for a change agent, a reformer,” said Mayor Andrew Ginther said. “Someone who uses the recommendations of the community-led safety advisory commission, to use those recommendations as a road map to guide the division's approach to neighborhood policing and improve community police relations."
Ginther noted that around 2,500 people have filled out the city’s online survey asking what people want in a new chief.
“The people who come in through these doors, they don't see the police department in the same light as some other communities do," said Columbus Urban League president Stephanie Hightower. "So the folks that come into our doors when they think about police they think about policing as opposed to protecting and serving."
The next forum will be held at St. Stephen's Community House on Thursday evening.
Columbus Police
Columbus Police Chief search
columbus urban league
Columbus Launches Nationwide Search For Next Police Chief
By Nick Evans • Apr 8, 2019
Nick Evans / WOSU
Columbus is kicking off its search for a new police chief—the 34th in the city’s history.
City Attorney Drops Charges Against Man Punched By Columbus Officer
By Nick Evans • Jun 28, 2019
Columbus Police Division / YouTube
UPDATE: On June 28, City Attorney Zach Klein dismissed charges against Jonathan Robinson. Read our original story below.
A weekend incident on Columbus’ South Side is forcing city officials and residents to once again wrestle with the lines of justifiable use of force by police officers.
Columbus Police Release Body Camera Footage Of Officer Punching Man
By Debbie Holmes • Jun 11, 2019
Columbus Police have released the body camera videos of a confrontation on the city's South Side last week, where an officer punched a man.
Tom Quinlan Named Interim Columbus Police Chief
By Adora Namigadde • Jan 22, 2019
Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther announced Tuesday that Deputy Police Chief Tom Quinlan will become the interim police chief when Chief Kim Jacobs retires February 8.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1260
|
__label__wiki
| 0.882795
| 0.882795
|
Tilray, Twitter, United Airways, Chipotle, Moderna and extra
By Elton Drewry On Dec 18, 2020
A security guard stands in a greenhouse of the European production site of the medical cannabis producer Tilray in Cantanhede on April 24, 2018.
Patricia De Melo Moreira | AFP | Getty Images
Check out the companies that are making headlines in midday trading.
Tilray – Tilray shares surged more than 20% after the cannabis company and Peer Aphria reached a business combination agreement, creating a new giant in the growing industry. The all-stock deal will result in a combined company valued at approximately $ 3.9 billion.
Moderna – Moderna stocks fell more than 6% after Morgan Stanley downgraded the drug maker from overweight to equilibrium. The bank cited its increased valuation following the stock’s 600% rally this year amid high expectations for its coronavirus vaccine.
Dish Network – Dish Network shares fell more than 7% after it was announced that the company would raise $ 2 billion through a convertible bond offering. Dish said the funds will be used for general corporate purposes and 5G network expenses.
United Airlines – An analyst at JPMorgan downgraded United Airlines from overweight to underweight, pushing the stock down 3.5%. Citing concerns about the stock’s valuation, the analyst noted, “The recent surge in airline stocks has significantly reduced the implied upside potential for some of our December 21 price targets, some of which have already exceeded those targets.”
Twitter – Social media stock rose 3.9% after JPMorgan moved it from neutral to overweight and named it a top pick. The company said it was bullish on the online advertising market in 2021 and Twitter should be one of the biggest beneficiaries of this sector as it bounces back.
Teladoc – The remote healthcare company’s stake fell more than 5% after Business Insider reported that Amazon was working on a company to provide medical care to workers at large corporations. According to the report, the effort would include basic online services.
Chipotle – The restaurant chain’s shares rose more than 4% after Stifel upgraded Chipotle to a buy rating. “Chipotle has shown impressive resilience during the pandemic and we believe the brand should benefit from increased consumer mobility and multiple sales promotion initiatives in 2021,” the company said in a statement to customers. Stifel also increased its 12-month price target from $ 1,400 to $ 1,500.
Southwest Airlines – Southwest shares fell 2.3% after the airline cut its forecast for operating income in December. The company expects sales to decline between 65% and 75% year over year. Southwest had previously forecast a decline between 60% and 65%.
Spotify – The streaming platform’s stocks lost more than 2% after Credit Suisse downgraded the stock from overweight to neutral. The Wall Street company said Spotify’s valuation had increased and most of the positive factors were priced into the stock.
GoDaddy – The website builder’s shares rose more than 5% after GoDaddy announced it was acquiring payment company Poynt. Under the terms of the agreement, GoDaddy will pay $ 320 million in cash and $ 45 million in deferred cash, with certain factors applying over a three-year period. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2021.
– CNBC’s Maggie Fitzgerald, Pippa Stevens, Jesse Pound and Fred Imbert contributed to the coverage.
Subscribe to CNBC PRO for exclusive insights and analysis as well as live business day programs from around the world.
How do I apply for a Coronavirus Enterprise Interruption Mortgage?
Journal Membership 12/18/20 | Passive earnings MD
Netflix, Interactive Brokers and Zions
TikTok proprietor ByteDance introduces cell funds in China
Academics are eligible for the Covid vaccine if colleges attempt to reopen
Inventory futures rise barely in in a single day buying and selling earlier than…
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1261
|
__label__wiki
| 0.57824
| 0.57824
|
Random Scottish History
Pre-1900 Book Collection of Scottish Literature, History, Art & Folklore.
Horace in Homespun (1886)
Chambers’ Edinburgh Journal (1832-1841)
‘A History of the Highlands’ (1850)
‘Gazetteer of Scotland’ (1847)
‘Book of Blunders’ (1883)
‘How Scotland Lost Her Parliament and what came of it’ (1891)
‘A History of Scotland’ (1881)
‘History of Rutherglen and East-Kilbride’ (1793)
‘Tales of the Highlands’ (1881)
‘Popular Tales of the West Highlands’ (1890-1893)
‘Book of Days’ (1886)
‘Sketches of Early Scotch History’ (1861)
‘Scotland Illustrated’ (1845)
‘Old Glasgow’ (1880)
‘Caledonian Mercury’ (1661 & 1861)
‘Domestic Annals of Scotland’ (1885)
‘Historical Works of Sir James Balfour’ (1824)
‘Select Views on the River Clyde’ (1830)
‘Life of Mary, Queen of Scots’ (1822)
‘Rab and His Friends’ (Fiction)
‘Memorial Catalogue of the Old Glasgow Exhibition 1894’ (1896)
‘Gloomy Memories’ (1892)
‘Old and New Edinburgh’ (1880)
‘Scots Lore’ (1895).
Scanned Images
Newspaper Research
Acts Relating to Scotland
Maps from Books
Wanderings Through Scottish History
Days to Celebrate
Non-Scottish Publications
Those Who’ve Helped Make RSH
RSH Publications
RSH Videos
‘Treaty of Union Articles’ (2019)
‘How Scotland Lost Her Parliament’ (1891)
‘Scottish Railway Incidents: 1900-1903,’ (2020)
RSH in iScot Magazine
RSH IndyLive Podcasts
Search Site / Contact / Donate
24th of July
FlikeNoir Scottish History 24/07/2019 24/07/2020 14 Minutes
St Christina, virgin and martyr, beginning of 4th century. St Declan, first bishop of Ardmore, Ireland, 5th century. St Lupus, bishop of Troyes, confessor, 478. Saints Romanus and David, patrons of Muscovy, martyrs, 1010. St Kinga or Cunegundes of Poland, 1292. St Francis Solano, confessor, 16th century.
Born. – John Philpot Curran, distinguished Irish barrister, 1750.
Died. – Caliph Abubeker, first successor of Mohammed, 634, Medina; Don Carlos, son of Philip II. of Spain, died in prison, 1568; Alphonse des Vignoles, chronologist, 1744, Berlin; John Dyer, poet, author of Grongar Hill, 1758, Coningsby, Lincolnshire; Armand Carrel, French political writer, died in consequence of wounds in a duel, 1836.
THE FIRST ROAD-TRAMWAY.
In 1801, Dr James Anderson, of Edinburgh, in his Recreations of Agriculture, set forth, in very glowing terms, the anticipated value of horse-tramways.1 ‘Diminish carriage expenses by one farthing,’ he said, ‘and you widen the circle of intercourse; you form, as it were, a new creation, not only of stones and earth, trees and plants, but of men also, and, what is more, of industry, happiness, and joy.’ In a less enthusiastic, and more practical strain, he proceeded to argue that the use of such tramways would lessen distances as measured by time, economise horse-power, lead to the improvement of agriculture, and lower the prices of commodities.
1 Dr James Anderson, originally a Scotch farmer, by his periodical work, The Bee, published all through the years 1791, 2, and 3, might be considered as the first to exemplify a respectable cheap literature. His daughter was the wife of Mr Benjamin Outram, and these were the parents of the Bayard of India, Sir James Outram. Mrs Outram died recently at an advanced age.
On this Day in Other Sources.
The Governor [charges] a parliament to be held at Edinburgh the 24th of July, this year [1522]; and by it, by a herald, with sound of trumpet, at Edinburgh cross, he cites the Earl of Angus, and his brother, [William Douglas] the prior of Coldingham, with the Lairds of Dalhousie [William Ramsay], Somerville [Hugh], Wedderburn [David Home], Cambusnethan [Sir John Ross], Langton [William Cockburn], and diverse others of that faction, to [appear] before parliament, and to render an [account] of their lewd and wicked pranks.
– Historical Works, pp.238-275.
Lord Lindsay, on the morning of the 24th of July 1567, was sent to Lochleven, to obtain the Queen’s signature, to her own resignation of the crown, and to the commissions of regency. He was selected, for this abominable business, as being the most ferocious and brutal, and the greatest zealot of all those brutish, and perfidious nobles, who then domineered over Scotland. We have now seen, from the most indubitable evidence, that the whole instruments of the Queen’s resignation, as well as the Privy Seal, proceeding thereon, were obtained, by threats, by violence, by force: and of consequence were unwarrantable, and void. We have now seen clearly, that Murray, Morton, and their associate commissioners, who asserted, at York, that the Queen’s resignation of her sovereignty was voluntary, were the most egregious falsifiers.
– Life of Mary, pp.155-184.
FROM KING JAMES VI.
TO OUR TRUSTIE AND WELBELOUED SIR DUNCAN CAMPBELL
OF GLENURQUHAY, KNIGHTE.
JAMES R. – Trustie and welbeloued, wee greete yow well. Wee have understood as well by your letter to our seruant Sir Patrik Murray as by the reporte of our seruant Scandoner, your careful and earnest endeuouris for the performance of whatsoeuer yee can imagine to tende to our seruice, and likewise your speciall care and good enterteynment of Scandoner himselfe, which, as it hath giuen him occasioun to speake of that our kingdome in generall and of yow in particulare as of people deutifullie deuoted to their prince and well affected to strangers, so wee give yow moste heartie thankes for the same. Wee haue also, by your letter to Sir Patrik Murray, understood your honest offer for bringing of deere into Glen Aumonde, which, as it hath proceeded of your speciall desire to procure our contentment, so wee verie well esteeme thereof, and therefore desire you to go on, assuring you that thereby yee shall do us verie acceptable seruice, whereof, when occasion shalbe offered, we will not be unmindefull. Farewell. Giuen at our Mannour of Theobaldes, the 24th day of Julie 1622.
– Sketches, Appendix VII.
Previous to 1662 there was no quay at all at the Broomielaw. Under date 24th July of that year the following minute appears in the council records: “The said day it is concludit for many guid reasons and considerations for the moir commodious laidining and landing of boats that there be ane little key builded at the Broomielaw, and that the samyn be done and perfectit with the best convenience be sight and advys of the magistratis Deane of Gild and Deacon Conveiner.” This first structure, which extended above what is now the site of Jamaica Street Bridge, appears to have been of stone, but it must have been of very small dimensions.
– Old Glasgow, pp.248-266.
“London, July 18. There is erected in Scotland, according to Acts of Parliament confirm’d by the Union, a Society call’d the Union Company, for carrying on Fishing and Manufactures. That Society has according to Law assum’d several Gentlemen, Merchants and others in England, who desired to join with them in an Undertaking, so necessary for retrieving and advancing the Commerce of the Island now under general Decay; and the Society having a fair Prospect of great Advantage by that Fishery, from which the Dutch, &c. annually reap vast Profit, they agreed to raise a Stock for carrying it on. That every one shall pay in one Per Cent. on what they sign, and that no one Person shall be admitted to sign above 5000 lib. Sterling.
They have also provided Cask and Salt, and made Contracts with Gentlemen, on the Scots fishing Coasts, for their Men and Vessels, which are now actually employed in the Company’s Service.
Such as have already paid in one per Cent. and not got their Receipts, may have them from Messieurs Shales and Smithin, Bankiers at the Vine in Lombart Street; and others who have a mind to sign, may also sign, may also have receipts there, with a printed Abstract of the Acts of Parliament, on which the Company is founded, and a Brief Account of its Constitution.”
– Caledonian Mercury, Monday 24th July, 1721.
– Treaty of Union Articles, 1700-1750.
Both articles from the Advertisement pages of the Caledonian Mercury, Midlothian – Thursday 24th July, 1794:
BARONY OF GRUIDS,
SUTHERLAND-SHIRE.
TIMEOUS NOTICE is hereby given to FARMERS and CROFTERS, that the leases upon that extensive Property will expire at Whitsunday 1796, and as few Highland districts present more advantageous inducements in either the cattle or sheep farming line, or both, those having any such views cannot, it is presumed, be more happily situated.
The Barony is situated in nearly the most western extremity of the county of Sutherland; its boundaries are well ascertained and marked, and the property contiguous and uninterrupted; its extent is from 27 to 30 miles in length from south-east to north-west, and from about 4 to 8 miles upon an average in breadth, the greatest breadth being towards the southern extremity. The proportion of arable land is equal to, if not beyond, what is generally to be met with on properties of the like extent in the north Highlands.
The eastern boundary is entirely water, viz. Loch Shin about 27 miles long (whereof 9 to 12 miles on the south-west shore is a fine skirting of birch-wood) and about from three to four miles of the River Shin, boldly issuing out of the Loch, on which there is a coble ferry. The river runs further from 3 to 4 miles from the southern extremity of this property and falls into the Dornoch Frith at Invershin. Very little labour and expense may make a most excellent carriage road from the Loch-end to the Dornoch Frith, being only about 7 miles, chiefly on a hard rocky and gravelly bottom; and the western extremity also of Loch-shin is but a trifling distance from water communication with the western sea.
The whole estate will be either let entire or in separate farms on LEASE, from 7 to 19 years as offerers may induce.
Further information may be had by applying to Messrs DAVIDSON and GRAHAM of London, trustees of the estates of Sir George Munro of Poynzfield, deceased; to Major George Sutherland at Rearchar [Rearquhar], by Dornoch, one of their factors; or to George Andrew, writer in Edinburgh.
N.B. – George Munro, ground-officer of the Barony, will attend any person desirous to view the property.
AN EXCELLENT SHEEP FARM
IN INVERNESS-SHIRE
WITH THE STOCKING THEREON – FOR SALE.
To be exposed to public Roup and Sale, within the Old Exchange Coffeehouse, Edinburgh, on Friday the 17th day of October 1794, between the hours of five and six after-noon.
A SUBSET of All and Whole the LANDS, GRAZINGS, and SHEEP FARM of CULLACHY, KYTRIE, and Others, as possessed by Lieutenant Evan Macpherson and his Subtenants, under lease, of which there are twelve years to run from Whitsunday 1794.
This farm is situated close to Fort Augustus, in the county of Inverness, extending from the river Oich southward [lacuna] to the ridge of the high mountains of Corryerrack, along the military road leading by Garvamore to Perth and Edinburgh; and from east to west two miles, along the military road leading from Inverness by Fort-William and the [lacuna] Mount to Glasgow. It comprehends at least twenty-[lacuna] miles of surface, of which upwards of 200 acres are [lacuna] land of the best quality in that country, and a great deal of fine meadow ground, which yields fine crops of natural hay.
The soil is in general very rich, producing a profusion of sweet and strong grass finely intermixed, and which has been found, from long experience, to be peculiarly well adapted for rearing and feeding sheep and black cattle at all seasons of the year, as the farm affords, from its abundant pasture and good shelter, perfect security in the most severe winters.
Along with the Sublease will be exposed,
The WHOLE STOCKING on the Farms, conform to inventory. The present Stocking consists of near four thousand Black faced Sheep and Black Cattle are not inferior to any flock in the Highlands of Scotland, either for bone, fashion, or [lacuna]; and after seven years trial, the farm has proved itself perfectly equal to maintain this number, besides having a considerable portion of the arable land kept constantly under a corn crop.
Within the last seven years about 700l. Sterling has been laid out in various useful improvements upon this farm which renders further expence unnecessary during the remainder of the lease, either in the erection of houses, sheep [lacuna], dykes, or inclosures of any kind; and the purchaser will also be intitled to draw certain meliorations from the proprietor, at the termination of the lease.
There are upon the premisses a complete set of office-houses, in good repair, and an excellent garden, containing half an acre of ground, well stored with young fruit trees, and sufficiently inclosed.
The dwelling-house is a commodious substantial new building neatly finished, and fit to accommodate a genteel family. It contains a large dining-room, a breakfasting parlour, four bed-rooms, three bed-closets, a kitchen, servants hall, three cellars, and three large garrets. The house, from its windows, commands a delightful view of the lake and banks of Lochness, the garrison and village of Fort Augustus, and of the wild and romantic scenes of Glentarse.
This place is peculiarly well adapted for a Summer Residence or Shooting Quarters; the adjacent hills and mountains abound with red deer, grouse, black cock, and tarmagan, and low grounds with hare, partridge, woodcock, and wild duck. The lakes and rivers, which are numerous, produce a great variety of excellent trout; and Lochness and the river oich abounds with salmon.
All necessary supplies from market can be easily and cheaply conveyed from Inverness, only 32 miles distant, by means of the navigation of Lochness, and the mail arrives at Fort Augustus three times a-week from Inverness, and as often from Fort William.
The farms being in a high state of improvement, the purchaser may reasonably expect, by proper management, a free profit from 300l. to 400l. per annum, during the currency of the lease. The subtenant will be entitled to take possession as at Martinmas next; and the price only payable at Whitsunday thereafter.
In a word, this purchase deserves the attention of sheep farmers in particular in point of profit – of the sportsman for his pleasure – and of every gentleman of taste, who wishes for a delightful, convenient, and healthy retirement in the country. In all these respects such an opportunity seldom occurs as the present sale offers.
Any of the shepherds or servants at Cullachy will show the farms and stocking; and for further particulars enquire at Alexander Stewart, Esq. of Achnacoan, or the Rev. Mr John Kennedy, at Aucheraw [Auchterawe], by Fort Augustus, or James Robertson, writer, Castlehill, Edinburgh, who will show the principal lease, and articles of roup.
Transcribed directly from the British Newspaper Archive. [Lacuna]s are just where the type couldn’t be deciphered or was too faded to read.
See Sallachy Hunting Lodge and Suidhe Viewpoint in Googlemaps for an idea of the area described.
– Gloomy Memories, Contemporary Newspaper Advertisements of Highland Land.
To the Editor of the Scottish Herald.
SIR, – An unaccountable apathy has come over the press this some time past regarding Highland affairs. Twelve months ago the nation was made to ring with indignant exclamations at the oppressions and privations under which our Celtic countrymen have been long groaning; but now there is as little said on the subject, as if the people on whose behalf so much complain of. This, however, is not the case. The grievances of the Gael still remain unredressed. They still continue to live, steeped in the same poverty and degradation which have been their lot since they were burned out of their ancient habitations in the valleys, and planted like sea fowls on the outskirts of their country. While a Highlander is left to shiver out a miserable existence on that dismal, sea-begirt locality which he has been compelled to exchange for his once comfortable inland farm – while one glen remains unoccupied, capable of affording adequate shelter and nourishment to him, the public ought not to be satisfied, and the press betrays its trust by remaining silent.
I have been led into these remarks in consequence of accidentally perusing an admirable work on the state of the Highlands, published in 1785 by Mr. John Knox, a man celebrated for his patriotism and enlightened philanthropy. About the period Mr. Knox wrote his book, the depopulating projects of the Highland lairds were in full operation, and this warmhearted individual resolved, if possible, to avert the ruin he saw impending over his country. He accordingly travelled alone through the glens and mountains of the north on horseback, with the view of convincing the chieftains of the cruelty and error of their conduct towards their unoffending clansmen, and devising schemes for the immediate relief and permanent elevation of those unhappy sons of toil; and since Mr. Knox’s day no author that I am aware of has written so powerfully on the distress of the Highlanders [‘A Tour through the Highlands of Scotland and the Hebride Isles’ (1786)], or displayed so minute and accurate a knowledge of the remedies best adapted for their condition. True, Mr. Knox was no flatterer of the great, no visionary dreamer. He did not, as is the modern custom, go to the Highlands to calumniate the natives, to represent them as drones and cumberers of the ground, in order to minister to the designs of a few rapacious capitalists and hard-hearted landowners; no, he went there to console the inhabitants under the hardships they were suffering – to proclaim to the world their patient industry, and the many noble virtues by which they were distinguished. But he was sensible his work was only half done when he accomplished these things. A practical benefactor, he examined into the fishing and agricultural capabilities of the country, and having, after incredible labour, satisfied himself that the Highlands teemed with resources, sufficient to sustain ten times the umber of human beings that were starving in those regions, he points out how the resources he had discovered might be called forth, and the aboriginal tribes thereby kept at home, and made useful citizens, instead of being banished like felons into far distant climes. O that Scotchmen of the present day would imbibe a little of Mr. Knox’s wisdom and fervour in this cause, and look with the same compassionate eye that he did towards the neglected hills of Caledonia: but, alas! I fear everything like a disinterested, manly public spirit is dead among us, and the age is vanished when the Highlanders would have disdained to ask any other aid save that of their own good swords to right their own wrongs. But did Mr. Knox content himself with using soft words while witnessing those terrible exhibitions of havoc, oppression, and expulsion which were then prevalent in the Highlands? Very far from it; being convinced that the chieftains were for their own mean and selfish ends madly bent on destroying a community that might be the glory and stay of their country inthe hour of peril, his indignation rose in proportion to the magnitude of crime those infatuated men were committing, and he speaks of their doings in the following emphatic terms:-
“I shall not waste paper on arguments which with some minds pass as tinkling sounds. Since neither the precepts of Christianity nor philosophy can make any impression – since humanity and avarice never can assimilate – we must change our ground, and trace the subject to its origin. The earth which we inhabit was given for the general support and benefit of all mankind, by a Being who is incapable of partiality or destinction; and though in the arrangements of society the earth is divided into very unequal proportions, and these confined to a few individuals, whilst the great body of the people are totally cut off, this distribution doth not give the possessors a shadow of right to deprive mankind of the fruits of their labour. The earth is the property of Him by whom it was called into existence; and, strictly speaking, no person hath an exclusive right to any part of it who cannot show a charter or deed handed down from the original and only Proprietor of all nature; if otherwise, they hold their possessions upon usage only. Grants of land were made by princes to their champions, friends and favourites; and these have been handed down from father to son, or by them transferred to new possessors; but where are the original charters from the Author of nature to those monarchs? In vain may we search the archives of nations from one extreme of the globe to the other. If so, and who can controvert it? the man who toils at the plough from five o’clock in the morning to sunset, and who sows the seed, hath undoubtedly a right to the produce thereof, preferably to the lounger who lies in bed till ten, and spends the remainder of the day in idleness, extravagance, and frivolous or vicious pursuits. The tenure of the former is held from God, founded on the eternal law of justice; the claim of the latter is from man, held in virtue of the revolutions and casual events of nations.
“He therefore who denies his fellow-creatures the just earnings of their labour counteracts the benevolent intentions of the Deity – deprives his king and country of an industrious and useful body of the community, whom he drives from starvation at home to slavery abroad – ought to be considered as an avowed enemy of society, particularly the man who can take the cow from the aged widow, and afterwards the bed, the kettle, and the chair – thus turning out the decrepid at fourscore to wander from door to door, till infirmities and grief close the scene of tribulation.
“Since human laws do not reach such persons, while petty rogues are cut off in dozens, their names ought to be published in every newspaper within these kingdoms, and themselves excluded from any place of honour or profit, civil or military.”
Now, Sir, let it be observed, these are not the sentiments of a person who had revolutionary or party purposes to serve, but the deliberate opinions of a philosophic, humane, generous, and independent spirit; who could take an enlarged view of the matter he had in hand, and sincerely feel for the distresses, and show that he had a thorough perception of the inalienable rights of his fellow-creatures. But I fatigue you, and I would just add in conclusion, let your readers ponder well the quotation I have just given them from Mr. Knox’s publication, and ask themselves the question, whether it is not as capable of being applied to landowners, both in the Highlands and Lowlands, in the 19th, as it was in the 18th century. I could instance facts to prove this; but, as I understand Mr. Donald McLeod is to give you a few sketches of some pictures of wretchedness he saw in Sutherland lately, I forbear in the meanwhile, and shall simply refer you to him for practical illustrations of the truth of the general statements contained in this epistle.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
JOHN STEILL.
Edinburgh, 24th July, 1844.
– Gloomy Memories, pp.71-134.
Published by FlikeNoir
My name's Jenny, I'm in my mid-thirties, from Glasgow and I'm your friendly local (as everything online has become) Scottish historian. View all posts by FlikeNoir
Previous Post 23rd of July
Next Post 25th of July
One thought on “24th of July”
Pingback: Volume 2 – Random Scottish History
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1263
|
__label__wiki
| 0.727955
| 0.727955
|
தூரம் – (Social) Distance
Kamala Visweswaran, Chao Center/Anthropology
Every time I see the term “social distancing” my mind hears “duram” (தூரம்) the Tamil word for “distance.”[1] It was used as an interdiction for the distance savarna women in my grandmother’s time were supposed to keep from the rest of the family while menstruating—often in a back room or separate hut—because they were considered impure; and also by upper caste people to refer to the distance that dalits or lower caste people were supposed to keep from them because they were considered defiling. In Tamil, ecchil (எச்சில்) referred to the contamination of spit or saliva, especially related to leftover food or refuse; and by extension to ecchilar (எச்சிலார்), dalits or lower caste people who were forced to accept leftover food as payment for services.[2] I’ve used the past tense advisedly because that’s where both sets of gendered and caste-inflected practices belong—in the past—but they thrive unfortunately in the present, and in other languages and regions. India has always had its theories of purity and pollution, its society ordered by fears of contagion and containment. From the famines and Contagious Diseases Acts of the colonial era to the Swachh Bharat (“Clean India”) campaigns of the current government, India has long been seen by western and home-grown elites alike as a land teeming with people and plagues.
With some of the most densely packed cities of the world and 500 documented Corona cases as of March 23, India’s response to the Corona virus had been praised by the WHO, though according to the BBC, India had tested just over 14,000 people as of Thursday, March 18. With the Corona virus hitting virtually every country, India has joined those imposing travel restrictions and urging people to work from home, and initiated a somewhat belated public health campaign.
A little humor goes a long way; circulating in diaspora social media last week were playful cartoons of cheesed-off goddesses washing multiple sets of hands and cleverly mashed movie posters like the classic action-adventure buddy film “Sholay” with the protagonists sporting face-masks and bearing a rescripted title “Dholay” (dhole: “wash up”). The reality of water shortages in large cities or the lack of potable water in slums and many parts of rural India is important context for the success of a handwashing campaign, but a video from the Kerala police force features six officers gamely offering handwashing mudras in a peppy dance routine. (Kerala also happens to be the state that boycotted CocaCola and Pepsi for siphoning off valuable groundwater during recurrent water shortages.) On another note, young Punjabi rapper, Dinchak Pooja released her song “Hoga na corona” (“There will be no Corona”) advising “There will be no corona, wash your hands, sleep fast, do not lose time, you won’t be tense” (Hoga na corona, Haath tu dhona, Jaldi se sona, Time na khona, Tension tum lo na.)
Such creative resilience in the face of adversity has long marked the public cultures of the subcontinent in an era prone to global pandemics now as in colonial times. While numerous observers are comparing COVID-19 to the 1918 flu pandemic, Mike Davis reminds us that 60 per cent of global mortality in 1918 was actually in western India where extractive grain exports to Britain coincided with a major drought. “Resultant food shortages drove millions of poor people to the edge of starvation. They became victims of a sinister synergy between malnutrition, which suppressed their immune response to infection, and rampant bacterial and viral pneumonia.” He warns that this history coupled with the unknown consequences of COVID-19 interactions with malnutrition and existing infections may lead to an even more deadly path in the urban slums of South Asia (and elsewhere in the global South).
If Davis is right that the danger to the global poor has been mostly ignored by journalists and Western governments, it is the poor and lower castes who have borne the brunt of an ill-conceived Swachh Bharat (“Clean India”) campaign, and nearly 900,000 poorly equipped, poorly paid, women community health workers or ASHAs who serve on the front-lines of India’s COVID-19 public health campaign—sometimes using their own funds to make masks to distribute to the 1,000-2500 families each is responsible for checking on for symptoms.
Before Indian Prime Minister Modi ordered the three-week lock-down, on Sunday March 22nd, he asked 1.3 billion Indians to observe a full day “janta (people’s) curfew.” It was not immediately clear what impact one day of social distancing would have, but it certainly had a chilling effect on the ongoing women’s and student-initiated protests against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) —leading to disenfranchisement of India’s large Muslim and Northeastern minorities—which entered their 100th day on Saturday (March 22nd). The new rolling curfews may also give Indians a sense of what life has been like in Kashmir since August 2019 when 7 million Kashmiris were put under indefinite lockdown and curfew with the abrogation of article 370 of the Indian constitution that gave Kashmir provisional autonomy. Unlike the rest of India, a good portion of which is internet-connected and has access to social media, there is little information or news that gets into or comes out of Kashmir, with internet, phone and other communications blocked. Indian security personnel have also been authorized to undertake COVID-19 surveillance in Kashmir.
Concern continues to grow about the ways in which social distancing guidelines are enforced in India. Bollywood singer Kanika Kapoor was arrested under IPC Sections 269 (negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life), and 270 (malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life). While Ms. Kapoor partied her way around Lucknow before she tested positive for coronavirus, she is certainly not the only one out there partying during the pandemic, or to have . Interestingly, Sections 269 and 270 date to the Indian Penal Code of 1860, not the first time colonial law has been repurposed for modern times in ways that seem to reaffirm the gender, class, caste, and religious lines of exclusion in contemporary Indian society.
[1] The root “dur” दूर is Sanskrit and also means distance in Hindi/Urdu and other languages.
[2] Ecchilar has largely fallen out of use but is mentioned in Winslow’s (1862) and Fabricious’ (1892) dictionaries.
David Arnold, Colonizing the Body: State Medicine and Epidemic Disease in Nineteenth-Century India (OUP, 1993)
Mike Davis. Late Victorian Holocausts (Verso, 2001)
Mike Davis. The Monster at Our Door: The Global Threat of Avian Flu (New Press, 2005)
Philippa Levine, Prostitution, Race and Politics: Policing Venereal Disease in the British Empire
(Routledge, 2003)
Ishita Pande, Medicine, Race, and Liberalism in British Bengal (Routledge, 2010)
Ashwini Tambe. Codes of Misconduct: Regulating Prostitution in Late Colonial Bombay (Minnesota, 2009)
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1274
|
__label__wiki
| 0.538238
| 0.538238
|
Categories Columnists Issues
Why Americans Don't Believe Anything: Example 10,423
# Opinion # Conservative # 2016-election # 2020-election # fake-news # media-distrust # blm # black-lives-matter
Shutterstock/FARID TAJUDDIN
There is a lot of talk these days about conspiracies. A huge number of Americans are prone to believing some pretty wild stuff. This is true on the left, where a large number of people never stopped believing that President Donald Trump colluded with Russia to steal the White House from Hillary Clinton. This is also true on the right, where a large number of people believe that Trump is not just a president but also the leader of a war against a secret group of pedophiles who run the world. None of this is very healthy.
The big question is, how did we get here? You rarely hear that question debated. How did people lose faith in our institutions to such an extent that trust is at an all-time low? How did we get to the point where nobody believes anybody else and where outright fraudsters can sell so many of our fellow citizens on crazier and crazier conspiracies?
To look at this problem — maybe our biggest as a society at the moment — we have to look at the behavior of our leading institutions. Just this week, we saw two separate storylines involving behavior so horrible that each would have been a full-blown scandal just a few years prior. Now we have something new like this every week. People are numb. They don't believe our leaders have any real standards or morals, and they don't believe a thing they are told because of it.
First, The New York Times broke a huge story about how top American companies have been lobbying to water down what is, in essence, an anti-slavery bill in Congress. The Communist Chinese government has undertaken a repressive campaign against their Uyghur Muslim minority. As part of that campaign, they have placed huge numbers of Uyghurs in internment or reeducation camps, and they have shipped many others out of their home region to other parts of China to do forced labor. In response, the U.S. Congress is debating a bill to protect these workers by prohibiting goods made by these forced laborers. Major American brands, including Apple, Nike and Coca Cola, have been on Capitol Hill secretly lobbying to water down this bill, which poses a danger to their important Chinese supply chains.
Apple programmed Siri to express support for Black Lives Matter. Coca Cola put together a cheesy marketing program called "Together We Must" about its deep commitment to racial justice. Nike's entire corporate marketing effort revolves around its commitment to social and racial justice. All these social and racial justice commitments are cheap. Allowing supply chain disruptions in China — even to stop modern slavery — would be expensive. People are starting to get the joke.
Second, this week, a huge public fight has broken out between the local BLM chapters and their national organization. The national group, BLM Global Network Foundation, has raised millions in donations from individuals and corporate donors over the years, ramping up massively in the wake of the George Floyd murder. As first reported by Daily Caller, for many years now, the national BLM office has been spending lavishly on travel and other overhead expenses, with very few funds making their way to the local BLM chapters who do all the work. This week, apparently finally at a tipping point, the local BLM chapters went public with their complaint. Chapters from 10 major cities — including Chicago, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. — put up a statement on a new website publicly slamming the BLM national group. They accused the national group of lacking transparency regarding the millions of dollars it was taking in while providing virtually no support to the local chapters doing all the work.
Try to name a group that captured the nation's attention this year more than BLM. BLM signs are everywhere. Top athletes wear them on their jerseys. It's painted on the street in front of the White House. Virtually every celebrity's Twitter page has the hashtag. Huge companies have supported it and have it on their websites. All of this is presumably because all these people care about Black lives. But if you care about Black lives, then presumably all the real Black Lives Matter organizations getting ripped off by their national headquarters would make you upset. Apparently not. The website statement went up Nov. 30. As of yet, the corporate media has not even reported on it. None of the BLM corporate or celebrity sponsors has said a word. How could this be? This isn't some conservative media conspiracy. We are talking about the local BLM activists getting ripped off. They have gone public. You would think people who cared about their cause would be upset by that. They would at least want to look into it. Where are all the celebs? Where is all the attention? You are left with the impression that maybe the media, Hollywood and corporate America don't care that much after all.
It's not good to be too cynical, but these days, it's harder and harder not to be. We now have a country full of cynics. They've been trained to be cynical. All the lying and posturing and phony branding and hypocrisy come with a price, and that price is nobody believes anything or anyone anymore.
Last updated: December 3rd, 2020 at 18:12 pm
Copyright 2020 Creators.com Distributed by Creators.com.
❡
Freedom of Speech Slipping Away
Our American Treasures Hidden in Plain Sight
Why the Left Has To Suppress Free Speech
Media Boost Biden as 'Above the Fray'
From Impeaching Incitement to Canceling Conservatism
Popular Catgories
Donald-trump
2020-election
Right & Free.
Right & Free is an online community of Constitutional conservatives dedicated to defeating the liberal agenda with the power of the internet. We believe that in order to preserve our liberty and prosperity, we must fight to protect it - and we must do it together. Here at Right & Free, we are informed, we are active, and we are engaged. But above all else, we are patriots.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1276
|
__label__cc
| 0.637048
| 0.362952
|
Forced Switch to Pricy “Green” Ammo
20 Dec, 2013 by Dave Blount
If you have been waiting for ammo prices to come down ever since the Left exploited the Newtown shootings to launch an offensive against the Second Amendment, you may have to wait even longer:
When the last bullet-producing lead smelter closes its doors on Dec. 31, it will mark a major victory for those who say lead-based ammunition pollutes the environment, but others warn ‘green’ bullets will cost more, drive up copper prices and do little to help conservation.
The bid to ban lead bullets, seen by some as harmful to the environment, started slowly more than a decade ago. But with two dozen states, including California, banning bullets made of the soft, heavy metal, the lead bullet’s epitaph was already being written when the federal government finished it off.
First, the military announced plans to phase out lead bullets by 2018.
Then the federal Environmental Protection Agency, citing emissions, ordered the shutdown of the Doe Run company’s lead smelter in Herculaneum, Mo., by year’s end.
In the future the masterminds in control have planned, bullets will be made out of copper.
Copper bullets have a similar pricepoint to high-end lead bullets, but can be as much as twice the cost of lower-end lead bullets, say experts. And diverting copper for bullet manufacturing could have other unintended economic consequences, critics warn.
Anything that entails copper wiring, including electronics and new houses, will cost more. But that’s a small price to pay to put the screws to gun enthusiasts — I mean, to protect Mother Earth from lead.
It will cost $millions for the Army to switch to “green” bullets. No worries; our grandchildren are picking up the tab.
Before they had control of the levers of power, leftists used to openly admit that with them, “the issue is never the issue.” No better example could be found than the Environmental Protection Agency, for whom the issue is not the environment, but curtailing our freedoms.
Via Flash Point 2016.
On tips from Varla, Mr Mentalo, and Lyle. Cross-posted at Moonbattery.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1278
|
__label__wiki
| 0.63695
| 0.63695
|
Campaign encourages young people to ‘Speak Out’
07.58 | 3 May 2018 | Teenagers | Young drivers | 1 comment
In the first of a series of features looking at the 2018 FirstCar Young Driver Road Safety Awards’ winners, we profile Kent County Council’s ‘Speak Out’ campaign.
Now in its fourth year and held annually as part of the Young Driver Focus conference, the FirstCar Young Driver Road Safety Awards scheme recognises the efforts of road safety professionals to reduce casualties among young drivers.
‘Speak Out’ was named the winner in two of the five categories at the 2018 awards ceremony on 25 April: ‘Best New Scheme’ and ‘Best Young Driver Media Campaign’.
The initiative was described by the judges as ‘truly outstanding’ and ‘the stand-out entry’, with ‘the right mix of research, behavioural change techniques and a clear focus on their target market’.
Launched in 2017 on the back of figures showing car occupants aged 16-24 years accounted for 23% of all fatal and serious road casualties in Kent, ‘Speak Out’ is a multi-channel campaign featuring films of real friends talking about friendship and trust.
The campaign films are designed to give young people the confidence to ‘Speak Out’ in an in-car situation where they feel unsafe by providing them with ‘pre-programmed coping strategies’.
Philippa Janaway, road safety officer at Kent County Council, said: “Our research shows many 16 to 24 year old passengers would rather keep quiet than tell a driver they are concerned about their behaviour. This reluctance is more marked in passengers who are non-drivers, who seem more reticent to challenge than passengers who hold a full licence.”
Before producing the films, the project team talked to students at a local college about how they interact with friends, what engages or disengages them and what messaging styles they found authentic.
As a result of these discussions, the campaign moved away from traditional road safety message delivery, instead using humour, props and real young people speaking to their peers.
Philippa Janaway said: “From pre-campaign research and focus groups we chose a TV ‘first dates’ or ‘love island’ style of filming, a familiar format to the age group. The filming led with light-hearted conversations on friendship generally.
“This innovative filming idea opened up new and unexpected opportunities. We produced a series of ‘teaser’ films introducing the young people taking part followed by a reel of genuine ‘bloopers’.
“The teasers, used on social media, ensured the target audience recognised and trusted the friends in the films and what they were saying. As there was no road safety context to the teasers this built up a sense of intrigue as to what was ‘coming soon’.”
Independent post-campaign evaluation indicates that the approach taken by the project team paid dividends.
All of the campaign objectives were exceeded, with 75% of young people suggesting they would say something if concerned by a driver’s behaviour (target of 50%).
83% could recall at least one coping strategy (target 60%), while 77% of drivers positively changed their behaviour or had their behaviour positively reinforced (target 75%).
87% of drivers indicated that they would ‘Speak Out’ if concerned by a passenger’s behaviour (up 9% on baseline) and 75% say it made them think about their driving behaviour.
For more information on the ‘Speak Out’ initiative, contact Philippa Janaway via email, or on 07740756557.
‘Speaking out’ would apply to any of us as passengers being driven by anyone we thought was unsafe or taking risks. How many of us would ‘speak out’ – one grown-up to another – in this situation, if it was a friend or family member? One trick is to say ‘I’m going to be sick’ and they usually slow down! It works with taxi-drivers.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1279
|
__label__cc
| 0.702875
| 0.297125
|
MAST Conference will focus on ‘contributory factors’
12.00 | 9 December 2013 | Events & awards | 5 comments
The 2014 MAST Annual Conference (11 March) will focus on the new dataset for those working in the public sector, ‘MAST Professional’, which includes ‘contributory factors’ (CFs).
The conference will feature extensive coverage of the use of CFs in MAST Professional, including a case study of how to use them with a live demonstration and a break out session to delve into the more technical aspects of contributory factor analysis.
The keynote speaker at the conference is Dr Simon Christmas, an independent insight expert with a reputation for solving problems and moving debates forward through the application of clear thinking and design and delivery of qualitative research.
The conference will take place on Tuesday 11 March 2014 at Dunchurch Park Hotel, Rugby. Each MAST member organisation is entitled to one free delegate place, and additional delegate spaces and places for non-members are available for a fee of £60 plus VAT. Please email membership@roadsafetyanalysis.org to book.
More detailed information about the conference and agenda will be available after the Christmas break.
For more information about MAST Online membership, and MAST Professional, contact Tanya Fosdick at Road Safety Analysis on 07795 385770.
I am sure that Duncan was not totally dismissing Mast by the fact that a bad apple can upset the apple cart but the point is that there are other causes or causations that may have bearing on why an accident happened which have not previously been recognised or even considered, for whatever reason.
Being involved in motorcycling has given me and many other motorcyclists a different perspective as to what is or maybe considered dangerous or not. Far different from a driver of a car.
Probably beyond the remit of the conference anyway, but a discussion at the outset on the validity and reliability of contributory factors in general would be useful. There’s a fine line between ‘contributory factor’ and ‘excuse’ and frankly, some of the listed contributory factors we have now can be taken ‘as read’ in the context of the accident itself. Perhaps ‘contributory factors’ should only be used for any verifiable extraordinary or exceptionally noteworthy factors that could not be presumed from the accident details.
Thsi discussion thread is in danger of straying away from the subject of the news item but I feel I must respond to your post below.
You are, of course, entitled to your view but in my opinion you are entirely incorrect in your apparent assumption that all, or a majority of, road safety professionals subscribe to a ‘punishment culture’.
Nick Rawlings, editor, Road Safety News
Sadly Bob, no such organisation exists, not in the field of road safety anyway. There are plenty of organisations that fit the bill in the aviation, maritime, nuclear and rail safety industries, but as every one of them has rejected ‘bad apple theory’ and its associated punishment culture as being entirely the wrong way of preventing accidents from happening it is unlikeley that their methods would find traction in our industry.
Duncan MacKillop, Stratford on Avon
I do believe in contributory factors. In my estimation some underlining causation can sometimes exist which hasnt been previously recognised because no one’s been looking for it and and it doesn’t come out in Stats 19. Something perhaps pertaining to road conditions or vehicle design or driving condition not recognised, like the strobe effect of sunlight through open branches or railings or the dust given up when harvesting.
There are many things out there that are not catered for, a badly designed mini roundabout perhaps that people know is dangerous but can’t see the design fault and no one dare complain.
Being independent of any (higher) authority or paymaster it’s sometimes up to the lay individual to make these points. Now at last an organisation that can correlate such info for the benefit of all.
An organisation that can stand scrutiny and be informative about numerous incidents that at one time seemed may have appeared insular and insignificant but where there is or maybe common causation.
How do I join.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1280
|
__label__cc
| 0.70741
| 0.29259
|
Transport Committee calls for cycling budget of £10 per head
12.00 | 18 July 2014 | Cyclists | 5 comments
The Government should set a cycling budget of £10 per head by 2020 to improve the safety of cyclists, according to the Transport Committee.
This is a key recommendation in a Transport Committee report published today (18 July) which examines how roads can be made safer for cyclists.
The Committee says this level of investment “is essential to fund long-term development of cycling infrastructure and to make our roads safer for cycling”.
It also calls for a “cultural change across Government, so that all departments work together to fund and facilitate support for cycling”.
Louise Ellman MP, chair of the Transport Committee said: “Cyclists have told us the dangers they face every day from a lack of cycling infrastructure, poorly-designed junctions and aggressive driving.
“Spending on cycling is currently estimated to be just £2 per head. To make the necessary improvements to cycling infrastructure and training, we call for spending to be increased to £10 per head by 2020.
“Investing in cycling will make the roads safer for all users, and encourage more people to cycle and walk.
“Drivers and cyclists should be encouraged to share the road safely, to treat each other with respect and to comply with the law.
“The DfT should support local authorities to make it easier and cheaper for them to introduce 20 mile an hour speed limits in high-risk areas.
“The road haulage and construction sectors must pursue best practice to improve their road safety record. It’s vital they curb the high number of big vehicles – such as concrete and tipper lorries – involved in fatal collisions with cyclists.
“Transport ministers must demonstrate clear political leadership by championing cycling and the DfT must coordinate action across Government on this vital agenda.”
The report says that road safety measures should “aim to curb the number of cycling casualties while increasing the overall number of cyclists on the road”. It says that achieving both these goals will require steps to improve “actual and perceived levels of safety for cyclists”.
Other recommendations include:
• Safe cycling should be made an integral part of the design for all new infrastructure projects. Local authorities should be required to demonstrate that cycling was considered and incorporated into the design of new roads at the earliest stage, and that local cyclists were consulted as part of this process.
• The disproportionate number of HGVs involved in collisions with cyclists demonstrates that the industry must improve its road safety record.
• Cycle training should be available to all cyclists: children in primary and secondary school, adults seeking to gain confidence, and those looking to refresh their road skills.
• DVSA must ensure that drivers are tested—in the practical test if possible, and certainly via the theory test—on their approach to sharing the road with cyclists.
• Government should reassess its approach to road safety awareness and set out the steps it will take to ensure a clear and consistent message of mutual respect between all road users and compliance with the law by cyclists and drivers.
• Government should consider amending the Highway Code to promote cycle safety and ensure that it reflects the rights of cyclists to share the road with drivers.
Great idea! Cyclists should be licensed and insured, so they can pay the £10 per head.
Martyn London
Love the idea that DVSA must ensure that drivers are tested— in the practical test if possible, and certainly via the theory test— on their approach to sharing the road with cyclists. However cycle training “should” be available to all cyclists! How about a must be undertaken by all cyclists and put the onus on the cyclists safety primarily on the cyclist.
Will a 20mph speed limit reduce the left turning HGV/cyclist incidents? The report is both well thought out and needed but with Labour saying that if they get into power they will try to balance the books have we missed the boat yet again for congestion free sustainable healthy travel options?
Peter Westminster
£10 per head is a normal way of expressing costs for such things. Yes there is a cost in restoring cycling levels but there are savings to the NHS in short, medium and long terms. Savings on improvements for motor traffic to cut congestion and many other savings which have been calculated at more than £10 per head for just the NHS!
Mark, Caerphilly
I stated right from the outset that there would be a cost to the implementation, education, training, restructuring of roads, advertising etc. of cyclists.
This is not the beginning, already we have spent over one hundred million in various forms through gifts to charities and to other organisations who no matter how peripheral but who might have an interest. Also Local Authorities for training and supported endeavours and who have also financially contributed something towards their own cycling initiatives. Next will be legislation in favour of cyclists. That will have a cost also.
Surely it’s misleading to say “£10 per head” because we will not each pay £10? Why don’t they say what they are actually wanting, which is £700,000,000 of taxpayers money? And is it £700,000,000 as a once only tax or is it £700,000,000 every year? Can we afford it and, since it will be borrowed money, is it fair to burden future generations with such a debt?
It may well be that this is a good value investment but we must bear in mind that resources are finite. To pay for this scheme, we must have fewer Police officers or lower funding for the NHS or some other savings. Perhaps we need to evaluate schemes like this by placing them within comparisons with other proposals, that’s what each of us does when we spend our own money.
Road victims charity launches awareness film
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1281
|
__label__cc
| 0.56326
| 0.43674
|
‘Never been a better time to work in highways’: road safety minister
12.00 | 16 October 2015 |
Andrew Jones MP, road safety minister, says “there has never been a better time to work in our highways industry”.
Speaking at the Highways Magazine Excellence Awards 2015 on 14 October, Mr Jones told attendees that the government ‘is spending more on roads’.
The awards, now in their 12th year, are designed to showcase ‘innovative, collaborative, efficient, safe and sustainable highway schemes, teams and products’.
Winners on the night included a partnership comprising ‘TRL, Highways England and the Road Workers’ Safety Forum’ which picked up the Judges’ Special Merit Award for efforts to eliminate road worker risks from crossing live carriageways.
In his keynote speech, Mr Jones said: “Your work is the foundation of national prosperity. It allows people and products to get across the country, it connects towns and cities and families and friends. When our roads aren’t working, Britain can’t work.
“So the country is fortunate that among the men and women who maintain our road network are some of the most hard-working, skilled, and, frankly, most important professionals in the country.
“Whether you are out painting the road markings that keep drivers on course; working to make the case for local road investment; working to design new road systems for the ever-increasing number of cars on our roads; or working on any other of the thousands of jobs required for road construction and maintenance, right here in this room tonight, we have the best of the very best.”
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1282
|
__label__cc
| 0.622078
| 0.377922
|
Direct vision for lorry drivers has ‘substantial impact’ on road safety
12.00 | 25 January 2017 | Driving at work | 2 comments
Having direct vision from the cab of a lorry, rather than relying on mirrors and monitors, has a substantial impact on improving road safety for pedestrians and cyclists, new TfL research has found.
Published today (25 Jan), the findings coincide with the launch of a consultation into the use of the world-first ‘zero to five star’ Direct Vision Standard for HGVs operating in the Capital. The 12-week consultation runs until 18 April and aims to identify how the new Standard can be best used to reduce casualties on London’s roads.
A simulator used as part of the research project to replicate a real-life driving situation confirmed that the amount of direct vision a driver has can be a crucial factor in avoiding a dangerous collision.
The study showed that drivers responded, on average, 0.7 second slower when checking blind spots and monitors compared to directly through the cab’s windows. This delay can result in a lorry travelling an extra 1.5 metres before a nearby road user is seen, which could result in death or serious injury.
Under plans unveiled by the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan in September, the most dangerous HGVs will be banned from London’s streets entirely by January 2020. These HGVs, often ‘off-road’ lorries, would be ‘zero-star rated’ by the Direct Vision Standard – determined by the level of vision the driver has directly from the cab. TfL hopes that by setting out its plans now, many dangerous lorries will be upgraded before then.
TfL points to recent data showing that HGVs were involved in 22.5% of pedestrian fatalities and 58% of cyclist fatalities on London’s roads in 2014 and 2015, despite only accounting for 4% of the miles driven in the Capital.
Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, said: “This new research being released today shows how important it is we take bold action to address dangerous and poorly designed lorries operating in the Capital.
“HGVs with poor vision of cyclists, pedestrians and other road users from their cabin should simply not be allowed on London’s roads. Every time someone is killed by a lorry on London’s roads it is an appalling tragedy.
“Our ground-breaking Direct Vision Standard will be the first of its kind in the world, and TfL will lead by example by not using any zero-star lorries in its future supply chain.
“By continuing to work closely with industry, and beginning our first consultation now, we’re confident that many of the most dangerous lorries on London’s roads will be upgraded before our ban comes into place.”
Leon Daniels, managing director of surface transport at TfL, said: “Removing lorries that are unsuitable for London’s busy roads will improve road safety for all. Our Direct Vision Standard will be key in this and by continuing to engage with the freight industry it can begin to have a positive effect now.
“This won’t just increase safety, it will improve how our streets are used. We now know that another benefit of being able to make eye contact with a driver is that it makes pedestrian and cyclists feel safer, and this feeling can make our streets nicer places to live in and visit.”
London Mayor sets out measures to rid Capital of dangerous lorries
Safety is the responsibility of all road users. When we walk, ride, or drive, it is our responsibility as human beings to adhere to basic common sense. Taking one type of vehicle and declaring it less safe due to the impossibility of the driver being able to directly see all that is around him – well, you might as well ban all vehicles save cycles and motorcycles. Only those vehicles allow the rider to rotate his head and see all that there is to see within direct vision of the vehicles extremities. For larger vehicles it is the mirrors, which are the extensions of the eyes around the vehicles perimeters that increase the visible limits. Loading the responsibility for collisions on the vehicle alone is in part dodging the responsibility of other road users. Good mirrors, and with the rear view cameras fitted to many vehicles today, drivers have never before been able to ‘see’ so much. So just how many of those killed or injured pedestrians and cyclists failed in their responsibility to use more than two brain cells?
Derek Reynolds, Salop.
A modification which allegedly makes a difference of 0.7sec in simulated reaction times, whilst driving, does not in my view make one lorry ‘a more dangerous HGV’ to the extent that it would have to be banned. Where does that leave all the other vehicles in London – including cars – which may have variations in their operation and design which could affect the reaction times of their drivers? Looking at our mirrors (paricularly nearside door mirror) is unavoidable sometimes because we are unable to see ‘directly’ anyway – we just learn how to make allowances and do it carefully.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1283
|
__label__cc
| 0.736656
| 0.263344
|
Perhaps this is what God would do if he really cared.
It is time for another Israel in the Middle East only much bigger. Perhaps in Mexico as well. Life in these two geographic regions has been a miserable proposition for a long time. The West did not cause it. The Kings, Mullahs, and oil-rich chieftains kept their people in poverty and allowed them only God as comfort for hundreds of years. In Mexico, the poor were supported only by our tourism, our insatiable need for drugs and the Catholic Church.
Bringing these people here is moronically ill-advised.
We should use our weapons and military to carve out new Edens for the suffering instead of destroying everything to catch a few.
Annex Mexico
We are entering a new century of wars conducted by swarming immigration. Water always flows downhill. Immigration will replace the nuclear weapon in the coming age.
People always move to where their life is better if they can. They will not neatly stay in a place where their children are in danger. I think human beings with stop short of treating each other like locusts, destroying intruders on mass. But one does have to recall Hitler.
The problem with our Southern border is manageable. Europe’s dilemma may not be so easy.
I think Trump is correct that we need to document people who come here, that’s only common sense. The Democrats don’t support this because they see human beings as voting blocks. The Republicans see immigrants from Mexico as vermin.
To me, our solution is simple and has been historically validated. We just annex Mexico and make it a nice place to live again. Tidy.
How can a photograph be copyrighted when it’s confined to the public domain by definition? A song comes out of nothing. A painting is as much the hand on the brush as it is anything inherent. Movies manipulate atmospheres and the medium simultaneously. A camera’s image becomes art only when interpreted in the aftermath. Could it be that photographers are more critics than artists? Could it be that there are no artists at all, only reviewers?
I don’t get too tossed about this political correctness phenomenon. After all, when I was around twenty, I said “Groovy” and will still say “hey man” as a greeting, particularly to black people.
My father yelled at me when I was twelve when he overheard me on the phone with an adult speaking disrespectfully. He demanded that I say “Yes Sir or No Sir,” always. I still do this to this day, and I am older than everybody.meir
These rules can be learned.
I stumble clumsily over the speech regulations of today as though they are nuclear intrusions on my civil liberties. Hands always get a little burnt when passing torches. I know I am wrong, but I am stubborn so they can all go fuck themselves.
I have a theory about why these kids see slights that would have seemed not so grievous to my generation. Our millennials are the consummation of three generations of more and more targeted and cautious advertising. When the world does not behave the way it does in commercials, they are fearful and wary. They are suspicious of any gathering that does not accomplish fair representations of races, sexual identities or female /male neutrality. Words are paramount because they are accustomed to dialogue that has been worked and reworked by copywriters and advertising executives not to offend. One poorly placed word can result in the destruction of a Five-hour Energy drink or an Apple iPad. The stakes are huge.
I have two kids in this new generational cluster. I think they are better than me at that age. They, of course, roll their eyes when I behave deliberately in ways that will embarrass them. They forgive me for that, I know. They don’t know yet they will do exactly the same to their children. Nor should they.
Shakespeare’s Twat
When the Poet of Avon, Mr. William Shakespeare, this very morning, stumbled into brevity, he recognized that all other English playwrights, if indeed this is not already a sterile reservoir, will soon be marinating in morbid dread. As change is the arrow that wounds all except the archer, the notion of debuting himself this day as the writer of fewest words flung him into unkind merriment.
“Let the world find its verbosity elsewhere than from me,” he says to himself, in his new and truncated style. His work will now and forever be a port-wine reduction sauce of succinctness. “Genius is the tabernacle of the boiled down,” he gloats, ” I will leave the breadth of things to the amateurs.
“Verily,” he decides, a tad too loudly, for his mother now overhears, “I will no longer desire a theater, for after all is said, of what point is an audience?’ They are simply witnesses; bystanders distinguished only by their asses finding a seat.
No, henceforth, they will hunt for my posts on trees buildings and bushes.
Hearing this vow from her roost just outside his doors, his mother, the severely talkative Mary Arden Shakespeare dismays. Mary, a woman who could trace her long-windedness as linearly as an erection, back to the paramount exercise of pointless human wordiness, The Doomsday Book, feels her lifetime toil of maneuvering her son, about to splash into a puddle of abbreviated verbal sulkiness.
She slumps; legs splayed into a bunched nest of skirts, muttering miserably to herself, (wholly in Old English, to her credit), “I will not allow him an eternity of pithiness of verse.”
But Bill speeds by her, determined to conclude his life’s drudgery of taxing inventiveness before she can interfere.
“Romeo and Juliet,” was already redrafting itself in his mind as a love story that lasts only as long as the flavor in a piece sassafras chewing gum.
“Met Romeo today, parents way unimpressed, hook up, have a scheme, R. fucks everything up, big mess, the end.”
Shakespeare races to the Stratford’s Speaker’s corner to announce the new course of England’s scholarly conversation.
“Forever on,” Bill bellows to a gathering crowd of the muddy and toothless, “ My tragedies and comedies will come to you as “Twats.”
Be it known, that if it must be said, I will say it from inside the penitentiary of twenty-eight letterings or less. I will nail my twats to this tree as I fashion them; I will stamp each with a dollop of gruel for authenticity. Henceforth to be understood as my “gruel tag.”
My histories, poems, and essays will remain on my Facebook page.” Thank you.
It is why my life is so funny.
I love everything about America.
I don’t believe that every veteran is a hero. I believe that some are.
I don’t believe black people are all good. But I know there are enough good ones to solve their problems.
I know that wearing pink at football games does not make me more aware of breast cancer. My mind rarely wanders far from breasts.
I don’t believe children, academics or pretty girls on TV should try to tell me how I can avoid insulting them.
People should understand that I want to offend them. It is the only way I have to find out if they are idiots.
That is how I pick my friends.
There Is no you and me
A lie is as satisfying as the truth to a believer. I rid myself of fellowship when it comes to anything I believe. I can’t use you to decide. What you think, is dangerous to me. No matter the subject. I barely want you to follow along as I write or speak because you will remove my skin if you disagree. You will want to form a league that is you and me. There is no you and me.
Country Music # 2
I was standing at the mixing board with the manager of a blind country singer named Ronnie Milsap. It the first of two shows to test a format for the sponsor, Phillip Morris. All of their executives were there. It was a twenty thousand seater in Houston. The artists on the show were Ricky Skaggs, Merle Haggard, Ronnie Milsap, Barbara Mandell, and Alabama.
It went well, and I naively wanted all the acts to come back on the stage to close the show with a song or at least a bow, to impress the client.
It was my first show in country music.
I whispered to Milsap’s manager, a lizard of a man if he felt he could arrange them all coming out. He said no to me in the way that meant at a price. I handed him a thousand dollars in hundreds. Off he slithered. True to his greed they all came out and sang together at the end of the show. It was what I needed. These shows became an important series that night.
After the show, I asked my partner Fred Caruso to personally hand each of the artists a thousand in cash with my thanks. Letting them know that Milsap had taken the money.
I learned later that at country shows the audience expected everyone to come back on stage for a finale. It could never have not happened.
Beyond even that, these performers would sit on the side of the stage as the show was breaking down around them to sign autographs and to talk to their fans every night.
Hanging around backstage afterwards and feeling pleased with myself. Each of the artists came to me, one by one, and handed me the money back. Everyone but Ronnie Milsap. I forgave him this as I doubt he ever heard about the money at all’
The happiness we all long for begins with one fewer child at a time.
Never theirs
Kids are more routinely medicated now in their twenties than we were recreationally in the sixties and seventies. Drugs companies have a prescription for every psychosocial blemish that gets in the way of perfection. The “cures” for acne are now more power and dangerous than casual heroin. The preventions for skin cancer from the sun are slathered on with paint coats so thick children can barely move at the beach. God help the family that is encouraged to medicate their kindergartener because they are too active or fall behind in their learning of the alphabet.
Some kids are smarter than others, some are more active than others, and Lord help us some are even fatter than others. We are a vain and a profoundly competitive culture. We have concocted a generation that believes they are perfect or conversely if they are obviously not so it is somebody else’s fault, never theirs.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1297
|
__label__cc
| 0.68399
| 0.31601
|
Sanibel Scoop & Captiva Chatter
SanibelSusan's Blog About What's Happening on the Islands
About Sanibel & Captiva Islands
About SanibelSusan Realty
Our Condo Listings
Lighthouse Point #117
Mariner Pointe #411
Sandalfoot #3B3
White Sands #23
Our Home Listings
1015 Fish Crow Rd
1238 Isabel Dr
Our Lot Listings
1894 Farm Trail
Search All Island Listings
Useful Phone #s & Links
Contact SanibelSusan
Sanibel & Captiva Halloween Fun Begins Today
Posted on October 26, 2018 by SanibelSusan
It’s another happy Sanibel Friday with islanders looking forward to a cool front arriving tonight, with morning temperatures expected to dip into the high 60’s. That should make it more comfortable for runners in tomorrow’s FISH 10K Race and the Halloween festivities beginning this weekend.
14th Annual Island Paws Howl-o-Ween Bash – today Fri Oct 26 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Over Easy Café Patio includes pet costume contest & fundraiser to benefit Captains for Clean Water.
10th Annual 10K Race 4 FISH – Sat Oct 27, begins at 7:30 a.m. & ends at The Community House. I’m the Sanibel Square roadway volunteer, near the finish line. Give a wave if you are running!
Hallo-‘Tween Party & Costume Contest – Sat Oct 27 hosted by ‘Tween Waters Island Resort & Spa: Crow’s Nest open 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. with dinner 5-10 p.m., Gatlin 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Canoe & Kayak open for dinner 5 to 9:30 p.m.; Wakefield Room DJ/Dance Party 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Wristbands $10 (21 and up after 10 p.m.)
Trunk or Treat at Sanibel Community Church – Wed Oct 31 from 4 to 6 p.m.
Center 4 Life Annual Trash & Treasures Sale – Sat Nov 3 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Island Seniors, 2401 Library Way.
Flip Flop Family Scavenger Hunt – Sat Nov 3 to benefit Sanibel Sea School scholarship program. Starts at 10:30 a.m. at Sanibel Congregational Church
Sanibel Blues & Jazz Festival – Sun Nov 4 in Bailey’s Backyard from 12 to 7 p.m. Tickets at Bailey’s General Store & https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sanibel-blues-jazz-festival-tickets-50608163379
37th Annual Taste of The Islands – to benefit CROW, Sun Nov 11 at Sanibel Community Park from 12:30 to 5 p.m. www.crowclinic.org/articles/37th-taste-of-the-islands
The Launch – Sat Nov 17 Coastal Keepers fundraiser at The Community House from 6 to 10 p.m. More info & tickets at www.sancapcoastalkeepers.org/the-launch
Sanibel & Captiva Islands Association of Realtors®
The islands’ Association of Realtors® annual meeting last night included a report by President Dustyn Corace summarizing another good year for our healthy organization. Progress in the continued fight for better water quality and several fund-raising events for community charities were recognized, with contributors thanked for their help and participation. Congratulations to Realtors® George Kohlbrenner and Connie Walters, both elected to the incoming Board of Directors.
Our last benefit of the year called “Fall Into Christmas” for “Friends Who Care” followed the meeting with many unwrapped toys, gift cards, and cash donations collected for this wonderful organization. It’s founder, islander Tom Louwers provided a brief history. Beginning in the early 80’s when Sanibel law enforcement knew of a family in need of a hand-up, today, this charitable non-profit quietly helps island residents and employees cope with a range of small emergency needs. Through the year, it assists anonymously with such items as school supplies and gas cards, while over the holidays, particularly at Christmas it provides with holiday meals and presents from Santa delivering them directly to those in need. Funded by the generosity of islanders and organizations like the Association of Realtors®, every dollar collected goes directly to the people it serves.
Some of the “Fall Into Christmas” elves and guests are shown above with Leslie Adams (center) who catered the yummy appetizers, while desserts shown were from Totally Baked on Sanibel). Service, libations, & decor were by the elves (chaired by Realtor Kelly Huguenin & Amanda Curran Corace) & Association staff. Tom Louwers with “Friends Who Care” is on the far right next to Association CEO, Bill Robinson.
SanibelSusan Realty Associates
It was quiet at our office this week and our open houses didn’t yield many lookers. Like our colleagues, we look forward to reverting to the weekly Thursday morning caravan schedule next week.
These Open Houses of new listings (Thursday mornings from 9 a.m. until noon) will continue through “season” and are an island tradition.
The action posted in the Sanibel and Captiva Islands Multiple Listing Service since last Friday follows a couple of news items below.
“Ding” Darling Wins America’s Best Restroom
This week, the refuge’s “Learning Lavatories” were voted American’s Best Restroom in Cintas Corporation’s nationwide contest. With nine other finalists, online votes were counted to select the country’s top-rated restroom. This contest is in its 17th year and certainly is a unique way to feature a facility. To become a finalist, judging criteria includes cleanliness, visual appeal, innovation, functionality, and unique design elements. The refuge restrooms certainly led in several of those categories.
The Refuge restroom project was completed about a year ago and outside includes a mother and baby manatee sculpture (made of recycled bike tires) and floor-to-ceiling paintings depicting images of refuge wildlife. Inside, built to green standards, they feature an underwater motif with mangrove photo-tile murals and wildlife sculptures. Stall doors are wrapped in close-up professional photos of refuge birds, while educational teaser messages encourage visitors to learn more.
Positive Sea Turtle News
Though Southwest Florida water conditions late this summer generated plenty of negative news, it was a good season for sea turtles nesting on Sanibel/Captiva and their hatchlings. According to SCCF’s (Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation) Sea Turtle Program Coordinator and as reported today in the “Island Sun”: “This year’s nesting season was actually pretty good. We’ve had four record-breaking seasons in a row, and while we didn’t set any records this year, it was an above average season.”
Nesting season runs from mid-April until the end of October. According to 2018 statistics compiled by SCCF, a total of 721 sea turtle nests were laid in 2018, compared to a total of 871 laid during 2017. An estimated 38,579 hatchlings emerged from the nests and entered waters surrounding Sanibel and Captiva. “…hatchlings swim like crazy the first seven to 10 days of their lives before they start eating; they feed from the yolk sac, which gives them the energy to get far out into the gulf. In fact, FWC (Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission) says that hatchlings may be the lone glimmer of hope in an otherwise horrible red tide season.” The agency requests that if the public witnesses sick, distressed or dead wildlife, they should call FWC’s Wildlife Alert Hotline at 888-404-3922 (press 7 for the operator).
Thanks to the many island sea turtle program volunteers and SCCF staff members who in addition to their daily beach patrols, which begin at dawn, collect trash and debris left on island beaches. For more information or to adopt a sea turtle next to to www.sccf.org/our-work/sea-turtles.
Average Mortgage Rates Edge Up – 30-year at 4.86%
Florida Realtors® on-line posted the below article yesterday (Oct 25) by The Associated Press:
“Long-term U.S. mortgage rates edged slightly higher this week amid continued anxiety in financial markets as interest rates rise.
“Home borrowing rates remain at their highest levels in more than seven years, with the key 30-year rate approaching 5%. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday the rate on 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages ticked up to an average 4.86% this week from 4.85% last week. A year ago, it stood at 3.94%.
“The average rate on 15-year, fixed-rate loans rose to 4.29% this week from 4.26% last week.
“Anxiety over rising interest rates, which stem from strength in the economy, has buffeted financial markets in recent weeks and spilled over into the housing market.
“Stocks have swooned over the last three weeks as investors worried about interest rates, as well as trade tensions between the U.S. and China, and slowing economies outside the U.S. As of Wednesday, the S&P 500 index had plunged 9.4% in just three weeks, with two separate six-day losing streaks. It hasn’t had a streak of losses that long since November 2016.
“The combination of higher borrowing costs and increasing home prices has made homeownership less affordable.
“Sales of new U.S. homes plunged 5.5% in September, the fourth straight monthly drop as the housing market cools, the government reported Wednesday. The annual rate of home sales has dropped 15.3% since May, eliminating much of the strength in sales from the first five months of 2018.
“Builders had assumed that a stronger economy would boost sales, yet a greater share of new construction is going un-purchased.
“Interest rates on Treasury bonds, which have climbed to seven-year highs in recent weeks, were steady this week. The yield on the key 10-year Treasury note, which can influence mortgage rates, was at 3.14% Wednesday, down from 3.15% last week.
To calculate average mortgage rates, Freddie Mac surveys lenders across the country between Monday and Wednesday each week.
“The average doesn’t include extra fees, known as points, which most borrowers must pay to get the lowest rates. The average fee on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages was unchanged from last week at 0.5 point. The fee on 15-year mortgages also held steady, at 0.4 point.
“The average rate for five-year adjustable-rate mortgages rose to 4.14% from 4.10% last week. The fee remained at 0.3 point.”
Sanibel & Captiva Islands Multiple Listing Service Activity Oct 19-26, 2018
7 new listings: Tennisplace #C23 2/1.5 $339K, Blind Pass #G201 2/2 $479K, Mariner Pointe #842 2/2 $650K, Sand Pointe #228 2/2 $749K, Sand Pointe #117 2/2 $799K, Sunset South #5D 2/2 $1.189M, Cyprina Beach #1 3/2.5 $1.795M.
3 price changes: Sundial West #D304 1/1 now $399K, Island Beach Club #320F 2/2 now $747.5K, Compass Point #183 now 2/2 now $1.25M.
2 new sales: Seashells #43 2/2 listed at $329K, Cottage Colony West #132 1/1 listed at $634.9K.
2 closed sales: Pointe Santo #C34 1/1 $450K, Snug Harbor #121 3/2 $1.099M.
4 new listings: 401 Raintree Pl 3/1.5 $549K, 223 Southwinds Dr 3/2 $699K, 498 Surf Sound Ct 3/3 $885K, 2385 Wulfert Rd 4/5 $1.399M.
7 price changes: 531 Piedmont Rd 3/2 now $449.5K, 1325 Par View Dr 3/3 now $675K, 707 Cardium St 3/2 now $849K, 1747 Jewel Box Dr 3/2 now $1.049M, 1433 Sanderling Cir 4/3 now $1.089M, 1426 Causey Ct 3/2.5 now $1.099M, 599 Lake Murex Cir 3/3.5 now $1.675M.
4 new sales: 1717 Atlanta Plaza Dr 2/2 listed at $420K, 1236 Sand Castle Rd 2/2 listed at $565K, 256 Daniel Dr 3/2 listed at $799K, 1035 S Yachtsman Dr 5/4.5 listed at $999K.
5 closed sales: 4542 Bowen Bayou Rd 3/2 $410K, 976 Sand Castle Rd 3/3 half-duplex listed at $715K, 1521 Wilton Ln 3/2 listed at $690K, 1043 Sand Castle Rd 3/2 $715K, 1528 San Carlos Bay Dr 3/3 $1.6M.
No new listings or price changes.
1 new sale: 978 Main St listed at $179.9K.
No closed sales.
No new listings, price changes, or new sales.
1 closed sale: Beach Cottages #1407 2/2 $1.12M.
1 new sale: with contingencies: 11525 Chapin Ln 4/4 listed at $1.499M.
1 closed sale: 14860 Mango Ct 5/4 $1,698,500.
This representation is based in part on data supplied by the Sanibel & Captiva Islands Association of Realtors® Multiple Listing Service. Neither the association nor its MLS guarantees or is in any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by the association or its MLS may not reflect all real estate activity in the market. The information provided represents the general real estate activity in the community and does not imply that SanibelSusan Realty Associates is participating or participated in these transactions.
Until next Friday, remember at SanibelSusan Realty, it’s all about treats – no tricks here! Happy Halloween!
Susan Andrews, aka SanibelSusan
This entry was posted in Captiva real estate, Florida real estate, Florida Realtors, Halloween, Island Events, Real estate for sale, Sanibel Island, Sanibel real estate, SanibelSusan, SanibelSusan's Blog, Taste of the Islands and tagged Captiva Island, Halloween, Housing market, Real estate, Sanibel Island, SanibelSusan by SanibelSusan. Bookmark the permalink.
2242 Periwinkle Way, Suite 3 at Sanibel Square
Sanibel Island, Florida 33957
888-603-0603 or 239-472-HOME (4663)
Susan@SanibelSusan.com or Sanibeleve@aol.com
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1301
|
__label__wiki
| 0.925813
| 0.925813
|
Rosemary Counter Writer ∙ Author ∙ Journalist
A feast fit for dragon slayers
Maclean's / March 2012
Game of Thrones fans are preparing elaborate meals full of heart for the premiere
As hordes of viewers tune in to HBO’s Game of Thrones to see what’s up with those dragons, fantasy geeks are kicking their fandom up a notch. The much-anticipated April 1 premiere of the show’s second season has hardcore fans preparing viewing parties with games, costumes and even medieval grub.
As anyone who has read George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series knows, lavish descriptions of lamprey pies and blood sausage are a signature of the books. Last year, as hype for the show’s premiere, HBO’s marketing team sent a Game of Thrones food truck into the streets of New York City and Los Angeles. Tom Colicchio of Top Chef fame created the menu, which included black seafood stew with dragon peppers and pickled eggs with horseradish.
The food in the book is a storytelling tool with a literary purpose, according to Alan Kistler, author of The Unofficial Game of Thrones Cookbook. “If something’s bitter, it’s because someone’s bitter,” he says. While careful to avoid spoilers, Kistler’s recipes include everything from wild boar ribs to marinated beef heart.
If you’re already out of your culinary comfort zone, know that this is the toned-down version. “We’ve made some substitutions,” says Kistler. “We replaced stallion heart with beef heart—because it’s too much fun not to have a heart dish.”
Montreal’s Niki Hyde, a 25-year-old food writer, has been studying medieval recipes for weeks. She’ll likely skip the heart, but will whip up some Middle Eastern fowl dishes with lemon cakes for dessert. “There will be six or eight people, but hard-core Game of Thrones fans only,” she says. Hyde will don main character Daenerys’s trademark braids, if she can master them first, and her husky-mix dog is attending as a dire wolf.
Although up to date on food trends by profession, Hyde is drawn to the simplicity of medieval fare. “There are no foams or other molecular gastro-nonsense,” she explains. “We have a tendency to over-flavour things now, as if a dish with more flavours is somehow better.”
Authors Chelsea Monroe-Cassel and Sariann Lehrer of Inn at the Crossroads, a popular Game of Thrones food blog-turned-book, source recipes from Martha Stewart to Chaucer. “We try to do an old-fashioned and modern version,” says Monroe-Cassel, citing the ever-popular pork pie. “Medieval pork pie is almost sweet, whereas the modern palate prefers the savoury.”
Food in the book’s Seven Kingdoms of Westeros loosely mirrors medieval European regional fare. “In the frozen north, they’ll have hearty beef stews to keep warm, whereas in warm and sunny settings, which are sort of Arabic or North African, they serve fresh fruit and yogourt,” says Monroe-Cassel.
Monroe-Cassel and her co-author are based in Boston, where fantasy-worthy food isn’t always easy to find. They’re still working on ingredients for the newest book, which includes alligator and camel meat, and they will have pigeons shipped in from a butcher in New York City. “We didn’t ask any questions about the providence of the pigeon,” she laughs. “Who knows?”
But how gross is too gross? “I passed on the calf’s brains,” Monroe-Cassel confesses, “but Sariann made them and said they were delicious.” Her partner is on the lookout for lamprey, which are a royal delicacy: Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation pie reportedly featured the meaty bloodsuckers in 1953. Party thrower Hyde draws the line at fermented mare’s milk. “I don’t care if a shirtless and gleaming Khal Drogo was offering it to me, that’s never going to happen.”
Inn at the Crossroads, which is about to celebrate its one-year anniversary, even includes a “plan a party” page with recipes from simple (leek soup) to bold (potted hare). But whatever you decide on, one recipe not to miss, according to both Monroe-Cassel and Kistler, are the lemon cakes: a mixture of flour, sugar, milk, butter and eggs with the zest of two lemons. Slow cook in open hearth, or your oven. Enjoy immediately, costumes optional.
Five stars. Will be back tomorrow.
- April 2019
Have we reached peak chicken?
- January 2019
This eggplant parm is famous for inducing labor
- August 2017
The Hard-to-Find Product People Swear Makes the Flakiest Pie Crust
- November 2016
Rosemary Counter is a Toronto-based magazine writer, book author, journalist, spa enthusiast and new mom. She loves picnics and pedicures, but hates line-ups and Twitter.
©2019 Rosemary Counter. All rights reserved
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1302
|
__label__cc
| 0.608604
| 0.391396
|
Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
News and information on Royal Dutch Shell Plc
Shell, to Cut Carbon Output, Will Be Less of an Oil Company
By Clifford Krauss: Nov. 28, 2017
Bowing to pressure from shareholders and the Paris international climate accord, Royal Dutch Shell pledged on Tuesday to increase its investment in renewable fuels and to cut its carbon emissions in half by 2050. Shell and other big oil companies have moved only sporadically over the last decade toward greater production of wind and solar energy. Now there are signs of a commitment to take climate change more seriously. In comments to investors, Ben van Beurden, Shell’s chief executive, said that from 2018 to 2020, the company’s new-energies division would spend up to $2 billion a year on renewable energy sources like wind, solar and hydrogen power and on electric-car charging stations. FULL ARTICLE
Posted in: Alternative Energy, Alternative Fuels, Ben van Beurden, Carbon Capture, Climate Change, Environment, Gas, New York Times, Oil, Oil Prices, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Shell.
Tagged: Alternative Energy · Ben van Beurden · Environment · Oil · Oil Prices · Royal Dutch Shell Plc · Shell
← Shell doubles up on green spending and vows to halve carbon footprint
China LNG imports set to hit record in Nov, push up prices →
0 Comments on “Shell, to Cut Carbon Output, Will Be Less of an Oil Company”
Listen and read proof in audio and transcript form of Shell CEO Ben van Beurden’s cover-up tactics in the OPL 245 Nigerian corruption scandal. The instruction given by him in the covertly recorded call to CFO Simon Henry was at odds with Shell’s claimed core business principles. Cover-up and obstruction, instead of transparency and integrity, says Shell critic John Donovan
SHELL EXECUTIVES AT THE CENTER OF A SCHEME TO STEAL $1.3 BILLION FROM NIGERIA’S PEOPLE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mquop7Dyveg
SHELL ADMITS DEALING WITH NIGERIAN MONEY LAUNDERER – BBC NEWS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiY47c-L2dM
SHELL, ENI AND NIGERIAN OFFICIALS IN OPL 245 CORRUPTION SCANDAL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79vYy6ky22E
INVESTIGATION OF OPL 245 NIGERIAN OIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YavWGmdNido
SHELL KILLS FOR OIL IN NIGERIA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2Ej9IdBF1U
ESTHER KIOBEL SUES SHELL FOR COMPLICITY IN HUSBANDS MURDER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVR5MFvzX68&frags=pl%2Cwn
ESTHER KIOBEL: EVIL OIL GIANT SHELL COLLUDED IN THE EXECUTION OF MY INNOCENT HUSBAND
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6Z-tCdhkFs
SHELL LIED ABOUT CLEANING UP OIL IN NIGER DELTA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ywb_jvgmQl0
SHELL SPIES INFILTRATED NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afL0N191IFI
DUTCH EARTHQUAKES CAUSED BY SHELL/EXXON
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3Mz9k5wIvc&frags=pl%2Cwn
LEGO DROPS SHELL OVER GREENPEACE OIL SPILL VIDEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0YF7WvR9n8
SHELL ARCTIC DRILLING ACCIDENTS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrayNVkmYa4&frags=pl%2Cwn
SHELL KNEW ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE DECADES AGO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFsLYEANk9M
JOHN DONOVAN TV DOCUMENTARY INTERVIEW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYusVi-qVRk&t=4s
ABANDONED BY SHELL: KEITH MACDONALD & FAMILY, VICTIMS OF RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION AT WORK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kszu8ctDaV0
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL FOUNDER SIR HENRI DETERDING, NAZI FINANCIER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB06C9mRHTA
JOHN DONOVAN PROMOTIONAL GAMES FOR SHELL AND OTHER CLIENTS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTxNUFy50pg&t=9s
AN OPEN WOUND FOR SHELL SAYS FT
EBOOK TITLE: “TOXIC FACTS ABOUT SHELL REMOVED FROM WIKIPEDIA: HOW SHELL BECAME THE MOST HATED BRAND IN THE WORLD” – AVAILABLE ON AMAZON.
Latest on Tue, 01:31 am
Bogus Group: More BG Group (Shell) executive 'turmoil'. Just love the "stepping down with immediate effect for personal reasons" euphemism.
Bogus Group: 330 job cuts in Aberdeen, with the new rhetoric by a Shell 'spokesperson', "this intends to ensure we are set up to thrive throughout the energy transition and be a simpler organisation". https://www.upstreamonline.com/exploration/330-job-cuts-oil-giant-shell-lays-out-losses-to-uk-team/2-1-942991
PRELUDE WHITE ELEPHANT: Shell has not revealed the cost of Prelude but analysts estimate the price tag has ballooned to as much as A$17bn ($13bn). The Anglo-Dutch company reported $9bn in impairment charges on its Australian gas assets in the second and third quarters of 2020. https://www.ft.com/content/6ba54787-6d21-48d2-93b2-273cdcf48455
Peter Voser: The recent invasion of the US Capitol puts Trump's visit to Shell's Chemical plant in Pennsylvania in August 2019 in a completely different perspective. It's now appropriate to state that Shell has provided a political platform and support in kind to POTUS. Supporting political activities, providing facilities for political rallies and bribing a senior government official are a violation of Shell's own business principles and Code of Conduct. Various individuals have lodged complaints with the Shell global helpline alleging improper business conduct involving the RDS Chairman, the US Country Chair, US government relations and others. These have all been dismissed as "reporters expressing a political view". Shell should re-open the case and seek appropriate consequence management against those involved. But I suspect the perpetrators are the so-called untouchables to whom the business principles and code of conduct are not applicable. Shame on the Head of BID for not having the guts to take this further.
In reply to Peter Voser.
REPLY FROM JOHN DONOVAN
If you have any evidence to support your allegations, please email it to me via the email address on our Contact Us page and I will give Shell the opportunity to comment before publishing it all.
Bye bye Chad & Ben: Looking forward to your February “Strategic”’utterances. Also look forward to the announcement about your successors as CEO and Chair. A classic case of way too cosy non executive and executive branches. Time to move on from your nonsense! Especially for your employees.
Bonus Group: Shell site seized in Nigeria over unpaid damages. https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2020-12-23/shell-oil-site-seized-by-nigerian-state-over-unpaid-damages
Bonus Group: Shell to write-down assets. https://www.offshore-energy.biz/shell-to-write-down-oil-and-gas-assets-value-by-as-much-as-4-5-billion/
LondonLad: Well “Fletcher” (aka “Escaped from C16Atraz”?) I no longer work in Shell but enjoy their lovely pension. So your crude comment fails to impress. As for Shell and its shareholders having made money from oil & gas I have absolutely now problems. Perhaps you and the likes of “Greta Thunderbirds are go” would prefer that we all lived in caves wearing loin cloths (made of course from animals that have died naturally) and walked everywhere?
Fletcher: LondonLad - you come across as a real Ben van Beurden panty sniffer. You don't happen to work in their spin machine by any chance? Oh and don't forget where Shell and the shareholders have made their money. (clue - it's black and gooey and highly combustible)
LondonLad: Well “Escaped from C16Atraz” you have got your facts wrong. United are 5th with a game in hand - that’s hardly mid-table is it! I bet my friend MUSaint will feel equally annoyed. Saying that “Shell doesn’t care at all about climate change” is also an incorrect statement, akin to some of the waffle that Greenpeace, Extinction Rebellion and even David Attenborough make. I do however agree that it is a shame that more redundancies are on the way but in this Covid environment which company is free of this staffing issue (some of the UK supermarkets perhaps)? As a shareholder I am glad that the senior management is bottom line driven.
Escaped from C16Atraz: There are many parallels to be drawn between Shell and the one unbeatable Manchester United. Both are now mid table. Weak manager, senior players who are arrogant and only play for money, and have got rid of their most hard working players. Shell better get used to mediocrity. It doesn't care at all about climate change but Van Beurden will no doubt continue to sell more of the crown jewels to greenwash its reputation like the loony who heads BP.
Bonus Group: https://amp.theguardian.com/business/2020/nov/30/shell-in-court-over-claims-it-hampered-fossil-fuels-phase-out
» Post a comment
Australian National Offshore Petroleum and Environmental Management Authority
boilingpoint.com.au
Bully-boy tactics
Christopher Ives
Colin Crooks
Crockett Oaks III
Ed Daniels
Fegalo Nsuke
Gene Sticco
Gripe Websites
Ian Forbes McCredie
Ian McCredie
James W.D. Hall
Javier Ferrandis
Johannes Wardenier
John Donovan Ebook
Keith Ruddock
Ken Danson
LondonLad
Marcel Van Poecke
Maura Harrington
MOSOP
Nathan Sheppard
Oleg Mitvol
OML 30
OML17
Pennsylvania Shell ethylene cracker plant
Peter Milne
Rich Denny
Runar Kjørsvik
Shell Bruce's Lucky Deal
SHELL GLOBAL SECURITY
Shell Make Merry
Shell Make Money
Shell Mastermind
Shell Star Trek Game
Shell Transport and Trading Co
ShellNaziHistory.com
Stacey Orlandi
Vincenzo Armanna
© 2021 Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com | Powered by WordPress
Royal Dutch Shell plc .com Cookies Policy
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1303
|
__label__wiki
| 0.515025
| 0.515025
|
Topic Storage management and analytics
SubTopic Big data storage
Big data storage
Data storage compliance and regulations
Data storage strategy
Exploring big data storage options
Storage for big data infrastructures: Types and considerations
Classifying big data storage options
Big data in motion vs. big data at rest: Creating an effective architecture
Choosing storage to accommodate big data analytics
Effect of big data storage type on analytics
Processing big data without the performance lag
Avoid the challenges of big data analytics in the cloud
Using storage to suppress bottlenecks with Hadoop
Big data storage: Experts weigh in
Storage options for big data sets
Using scale-out options for storing big data
This content is part of the Essential Guide: Choosing storage for streaming large files in big data sets
Understanding storage options for big data projects
Big data basics: Quick tips for prepping data
Why a big data project requires virtualized data, simplified networks
Examining HDFS and NameNode in Hadoop architecture
Understanding storage in the Hadoop cluster
In this video, Ben Woo, managing editor of Neuralytix Inc., sat down with Rich Castagna, editorial director of TechTarget's Storage Media Group, to discuss Hadoop and storage for big data projects.
Big data is a term that's often used by vendors and IT pros, especially in the fields of health care and media/entertainment, but finding a definitive way to classify it can be difficult.
According to Woo, dealing with large sets of unstructured data isn't so much about the volume, but about putting that data "in context to create value." Big data projects usually involve external factors such as Hadoop or other data processing technologies.
The large and unstructured nature of big data means environments might not have enough power to handle the high transaction rate of I/O requests, or sufficient bandwidth to deliver data in a timely manner. It can also lead to storage sprawl and management difficulties.
The most popular storage for big data projects, Woo said, is scale-out object storage because of its ability to handle metadata at a more granular level. "It's not like traditional NAS [network-attached storage] or SAN. It's more distributed -- it's object-based," he said of big data environments. "It's requiring scale-out capabilities, which we've tended to not have done in the past."
Also gaining popularity hand in hand with big data is Hadoop, though it isn't the only approach to processing big data. Still, the benefit of the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) -- more unified data management -- is causing some vendors to adapt their products to better work with it. "We can probably envision a time 10 or 20 years in the future in which HDFS, or some variant of that, will be our sole file system across all types of applications and storage," Woo said.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1308
|
__label__wiki
| 0.707332
| 0.707332
|
View source for Wyoming
← Wyoming
{{SOInfoBox |State name= |Member since= |Number B teams= |Member C teams= |Total teams=16 |States location=Casper College |B champs=[[Riverton Middle School]] |C champs=[[Kelly Walsh High School]] |website=http://www.caspercollege.edu/events/science-olympiad }} ==History== ===Past State Champions=== This is a record of the past state champions and runners up, and their respective places at the national competition, if applicable. Scores at the state competition may be shown in parentheses. {| class="wikitable" ! <big>Year</big> !! <big>Division B Champion</big> !! <big>B Champ Nats Place</big> !! <big>Division B Runner-up</big> !! <big>B Runner-up Nats Place</big> !! <big>Division C Champion</big> !! <big>C Champ Nats Place</big> !! <big>Division C Runner-up</big> !! <big>C Runner-up Nats Place</big> |- |1992 || McCormick Junior High School || 34th || || || Green River High School || 47th || || |- |1993 || McCormick Junior High School || 30th || || || Green River High School || 42nd || || |- |1994 || McCormick Junior High School || 17th || || || Campbell County High School || 51st || || |- |1995 || McCormick Junior High School || 22nd || || || Green River High School || 51st || || |- |1996 || Monroe Middle School || 36th || || || Campbell County High School || 47th || || |- |1997 || McCormick Junior High School || 32nd || || || Campbell County High School || 52nd || || |- |1998 || Monroe Middle School || 47th || || || Campbell County High School || 50th || || |- |1999 || McCormick Junior High School || 34th || || N/A || Campbell County High School || 52nd || || N/A |- |2000 || McCormick Junior High School || 26th || || N/A || Campbell County High School || 56th || || N/A |- |2001 || McCormick Junior High School || 37th || || N/A|| Central High School (100) || 49th || Green River High School (79) || N/A |- |2002 || McCormick Junior High School || 53rd || ||N/A || Kelly Walsh High School (90) || 56th || Campbell County High School || N/A |- |2003 || Sage Valley Junior High School || 53rd || ||N/A || Campbell County High School || 52nd || || N/A |- |2004 || Sage Valley Junior High School || 54th || || || Campbell County High School || 49th || || N/A |- |2005 || Sage Valley Junior High School || 58th || || N/A || Campbell County High School || 58th || || N/A |- |2006 || Sage Valley Junior High School || 58th || || N/A || Campbell County High School || 57th || || N/A |- |2007 || Sage Valley Junior High School || 60th || || N/A || Star Valley High School || 53rd || || N/A |- |2008 ||McCormick Junior High School || 54th || || N/A|| Campbell County High School || 56th || || N/A |- |2009 || McCormick Junior High School || 52nd || || N/A || Campbell County High School || 53rd || || N/A |- |2010 || McCormick Junior High School || 57th || || N/A || Central High School || 55th || || N/A |- |2011 || McCormick Junior High School || 54th || || N/A || Central High School || 54th || Kelly Walsh High School || N/A |- |2012 || Sage Valley Junior High School || 60th|| || N/A || Central High School || 54th || Campbell County High School || N/A |- |2013 || Riverton Middle School || 59th || Sage Valley Junior High School || N/A || Campbell County High School || 58th || || N/A |- |2014 || Riverton Middle School || 59th || || N/A || Campbell County High School || 59th || || N/A |- |2015 || Riverton Middle School || 56th || || N/A || Campbell County High School (16) || 57th || Kelly Walsh High School (17) || N/A |- |2016 || Riverton Middle School || 58th || || N/A || Campbell County High School || 60th || Riverton High School || N/A |- |2017 || [[Riverton Middle School]] || 59th || || N/A || [[Kelly Walsh High School]] || 59th || || N/A |- |} ==Competitions== ===State Competition=== :2017 location: Casper College ==Teams== ===Division B=== :[[CY Junior High School]] :[[Greybull Middle School]] :[[Lincoln Middle School (Wyoming)|Lincoln Middle School]] :[[McCormick Junior High School]] :[[Midwest Middle School]] :[[Newcastle Middle School]] :[[Riverton Middle School]] :[[Sage Valley Junior High School]] :[[Twin Spruce Middle School]] ===Division C=== :[[Campbell County High School]] :[[Central High School (Wyoming)|Central High School]] :[[Evanston High School]] :[[Kelly Walsh High School]] :[[Newcastle High School]] :[[Riverton High School]] :[[Star Valley High School]] [[Category:State Pages]]
Template:SOInfoBox (view source)
Template:State tournament results box (view source)
Template:Strb row (view source)
Template:Tournaments of Wyoming (view source)
Return to Wyoming.
Retrieved from "https://scioly.org/wiki/index.php/Wyoming"
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1317
|
__label__wiki
| 0.65795
| 0.65795
|
Google Launches App Store For Chrome
With a growing number of game developers now focusing on the new App markets, today’s announcement for Google could represent a new way to enter the online and browser-based market for many of Scotland’s mobile and smartphone studios.
Google’s Chrome browser has quietly been getting on with impressing people over the last several months. It’s attracted a lot of new users thanks to its speed, stability and a host of understated features that make working online very simple.
Google has now, quietly, made Chrome a new competitor in the global app market, with the launch of the Google Chrome App Store.
Games are a prominent feature, with titles – both free and paid – from EA, Jagex, Namco and Big Fish all available.
Apps are played within the Chrome browser and appear in their own section whenever a new blank tab is opened.
According to reports, the App store is limited to the US right now, but a little exploration and testing seems to show everything working here in the UK as well…
We’ll be watching the development of the Chrome App store – and developers support for it – with great interest (as enthusiastic Chrome users here at SGHQ)
Apps, Developers, Online
apps, browser, chrome, games, google, market, scotland, store
Digital Goldfish Releases Bloons TD 4
Games Addiction Debate – Radio Scotland
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1320
|
__label__cc
| 0.653736
| 0.346264
|
Lexical Competition in Native and Nonnative Auditory Word Recognition
by Lancaster, Alia Katherine, Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park, 2018, 214; 10973335
During auditory word recognition, lexical representations that match the input as the word unfolds are activated and compete for selection. The strength of a lexical competitor during this process depends on many factors, such a frequency of occurrence. These lexical characteristics affect competition within individuals who speak primarily one language, monolinguals (e.g., Marslen-Wilson, 1987). Within those who speak two or more languages, bilinguals, the same variables induce even stronger consequences (e.g., Bradlow & Pisoni, 1999).
In both speaker types, successfully managing lexical competition requires inhibiting lexical competitors according to some theories (e.g., McClelland & Elman, 1986; Norris, 1994). In bilinguals, lexical inhibition may be related to domain-general inhibition (e.g., Blumenfeld & Marian, 2011). This link is posited to underlie the bilingual advantage, which predicts that bilinguals are more efficient at managing lexical competition due to additional native and nonnative lexical competitors. This account contrasts with the entrenchment hypothesis (Diependaele et al., 2013), which states that individuals with more entrenched lexicons (i.e., monolinguals) more efficiently manage lexical competition. Both theories anticipate that domain-general inhibitory control may be a resource to manage lexical competitors. The current study seeks to answer questions relating to how different speaker groups manage lexical competition and if other cognitive resources come into play.
Participants completed a visual-world task, which assessed the degree of competitor influence during target access when targets and competitors phonologically overlapped (e.g., butter-bubble) and the competitor was present. A phonological priming task investigated processing of a previously inhibited target in prime-target pairs with phonological overlap. Competitor strength was operationalized by frequency in both tasks, with higher-frequency cohort competitors predicted to be stronger lexical competitors. Participants also completed tasks measuring domain-general inhibitory control.
Lexical competition was more evident in the visual-world than in the phonological priming task, and bilinguals were generally more susceptible to frequency effects in their second language, as predicted by the entrenchment hypothesis. Higher second language proficiency, a proxy for degree of lexical entrenchment, led to less competitor influence in bilinguals. Monolinguals outperformed bilinguals in domain-general inhibitory control, which did not exhibit any impact on the lexical competition process.
Advisor: Gor, Kira
Commitee: De Keyser, Robert, Linck, Jared, Slevc, L. Robert, Wang, Min
School: University of Maryland, College Park
Department: Second Language Acquisition and Application
School Location: United States -- Maryland
Source: DAI-A 80/08(E), Dissertation Abstracts International
Subjects: Linguistics, Language
Keywords: Auditory word recognition, Inhibitory control, Second language learning
Publication Number: 10973335
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1327
|
__label__cc
| 0.739326
| 0.260674
|
My mother’s name was Sunshine Epstein, but we all called her Grammy Sun. On the day after we laid her to rest, I found Grammy’s journals housed in orange crates on a shelf in the back of her closet. There were hundreds of journals, neatly filed, but one sat alone, boldly signed by someone named Sonia Velasquez. As you can imagine, the dust from all of those years was thick. I gently cleaned Sonia’s journal. As I thumbed through the amazing collection of writing, my head began to spin. The letters all began “Dear Dr. Du Bimo,” and the names signed at the ends were not only my Grammy Sun and Sonia Velasquez but also Candy Moon; Orchid Abowitz; Flavis Evenstein; Rose Riggs-Rocha; Leaves Blakemore; Valerie Van Landingham; Becky Baker, Bass, Brown, Bradley, Boyle, soon-to-be-Bloomberg; Ruby Harlene Watson; Uline Casey, and more. The writers explored their lives during their correspondence with Dr. Du Bimo. Who were these women, and who was Dr. Du Bimo? What role did Sunshine Epstein play in their lives, and how did she get all their letters?
How to Buy the Book
Sheila Clapkin is a wife, mother, grandmother, and friend who lives in Tarzana, California, in a bluff-side home in the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains. She recently came upon a solution to many ponderings by turning her chair toward the endlessly stirring landscape of sounds and smells in her backyard rather than toward the television streaming the reality of others. Sheila graduated from UCLA in 1961 with a bachelor’s degree and a California teaching credential. She received her master’s degree in Administration and Supervision from the Univer-sity of San Francisco. Now retired from the Los Angeles Unified School District, Sheila pursues her passion for writing and teaching memoir-writing classes at Brandeis University, Conejo Valley.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1333
|
__label__wiki
| 0.69788
| 0.69788
|
How Does Streaming Work?
by M. M. Eboch
Whether you're watching a movie, bingeing on a classic TV show, or listening to your favorite song, you're probably streaming it. Videotapes, DVDs, and CDs are mostly just memories now. Streaming puts a world of options at your fingertips when you’re at home and, with a smartphone or tablet, when you're on the go. Find out how streaming was invented, how it works, and what the future might hold for this part of a high-tech life.
How Do Virtual Assistants Work?
How Does Wi-Fi Work?
by Mark Weakland
How Do Smart Homes Work?
by Agnieszka Biskup
M. M. Eboch
Chris Eboch, aka M.M. Eboch, writes about science, history, and culture for all ages. She has written several novels for ages nine and up. Learn more at www.chriseboch.com.
The Future of Entertainment:...
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1336
|
__label__wiki
| 0.813536
| 0.813536
|
Indonesia Should Start to Work Faster, President Jokowi Says
Date 29 Juli 2020
Read: 187 Views
President Jokowi delivers remarks to participants of Joint Struggle Activity Program 2020 through a video conference from Bogor Palace, Tuesday (28/7) (Photo: Ibrahim/PR)
The Indonesian people should adopt a new culture to work faster and dare to make breakthroughs, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said.
According to the President, Indonesia is currently facing a very difficult situation, namely health crisis and economic crisis that also hit almost 215 countries worldwide.
“This problem is indeed not easy,” the President told participants of the Joint Struggle Activity Program (PKB Juang) for the 2020 Budget Year, through a video conference from the Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java province, Tuesday (28/7).
Four months ago, the President continued, the IMF Managing Director Kristalina unveiled that global economic growth would be at minus 2.5%. However, a month later, the World Bank reported that the global economic growth would be at minus 5%, he added.
“In normal circumstances, the figure is at 3%, but three weeks ago the OECD said that the global economy would contract to be at minus 6% to minus 7.6% by 2020,” the President said, adding that the current situation is very dynamic as predictions of economic growth also keep changing.
“The IMF’s Managing Director once told that Indonesia is in the top three of the best. The top three are China which will still post growth at 1.9% (plus), India at 1, 2% (plus), and Indonesia is at 0.5% (plus),” he said.
On that occasion, President Jokowi also mentioned the outlook of economic growth in other countries, including France, which is expected to grow at minus 17.2%, Britain at minus 15.4%, Germany at minus 11.2%, and America at minus 9.7%.
The Head of State also called for extra caution since the economic crisis has affected global geopolitics, for example, the escalating tension in the South China Sea and the worsening of US-China relations.
“Therefore, we must take the momentum and take advantage of the pandemic. We will certainly continue the struggle to resolve health and economic problems,” he said.
To that end, the President also reminded that it is not a big country that will beat a small country; rather, it is a fast country that will defeat a slow country. Thus, he added, Indonesia should work fast. (TGH / EN)
Translated by: Estu Widyamurti
Reviewed by: M. Ersan Pamungkas
Cabinet Secretary: Cooperation is Crucial in Efforts to Implement Presidential Instruction Number 1/2021
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1338
|
__label__cc
| 0.649336
| 0.350664
|
Shadtournament
Considerations To Know About Baseball
By Howdy A 0
We take the modern day baseball for provided as well as never ever take into consideration the truth that today’s baseball is the end outcome of a lengthy and remarkable metamorphose which saw the sphere modification drastically.
In the early history of the game the baseball played a Major part in baseball method. The makers of the hand-made baseball were conveniently identified as creating a Live, Tool or Dead Ball which allowed teams to use different baseballs in various situations.
Baseballs radically changed in 1857 as well as their dimension and weight remained to transform well into the 1860’s until the Leagues lastly embraced a systematize baseball in 1872, which remains the criteria these days’s contemporary baseball.
The Baseball – Early History
Early baseballs were made by hand winding thread or string around a core, which could be any kind of strong things, then utilizing some sort of stuffing in the ball, which was after that enclosed in a leather sheathing.
The natural leather was usually brownish in shade as well as was stitched in what was referred to as a “lemon peel” or ” increased pedal” sew. The natural leather was twisted around the sphere and stitched together creating an X arrangement outside of the round.
Because these spheres were extremely light and soft, before 1845, a jogger could be stated out if the fielder tossed the sphere and struck the runner, which was called Soaking a jogger. I have no idea where the term came from or why.
The Baseball Producers
Since there was no standardized, main maker of baseballs, gamers as well as local vendors would certainly make them as they saw fit. Early baseballs were fairly small and also light contrasted to today’s baseball, yet were created of leather, although the shades varied from tones of medium brown to dark brownish.
The initial recording of a standard baseball remained in 1854 when the 3 New York Teams, The Knickerbockers, Gothams as well as Eagle Baseball Club all made a decision a baseball would certainly be in between 5 1/2 to 6 ounces in weight with a size between 2 3/4 to 3 1/2 inches as well as be sewn in a lemon peel stitch pattern.
This sized baseball was most likely adapted from the baseball they were currently making use of as well as knew with as well as was not the requirement for the baseball groups in various other parts of the nation.
In 1857, the very first baseball convention was held at Smith’s Resort in New york city city, where various policies and requirements were embraced by the 15 New York City Baseball Clubs, the dimension of a standard baseball being just one of them.
It was agreed upon the baseball would have a area of in between 10 and also 10 1/4 inches as well as evaluate in between 6 as well as 6 1/4 ounces.
In 1858 H.P. Harwood & Sons Firm of Natick, MA, ended up being the extremely initial factory opened with the single purpose of producing baseballs. They were additionally the developers of the figure – eight sewing, the same sewing used in today’s modern-day baseball.
In 1858, baseball’s second convention, stated more specific policies concerning the make-up and also manufacture of the baseball. It was normally thought the fantastic strides in manufacturing strategies prompted these changes so right after the initial policies were adopted.
The new requirements said the baseball would certainly have a core which was to be India-rubber, which originates from the latex of several tropical plants and also is exceptionally flexible.
The policies additionally mentioned the baseball for the video game was to be given by the difficult group, visitors in today’s terminology, as well as would exist to “Winning” club as a prize. This had been an recognized personalized for several years, yet was currently an main guideline.
There are numerous tales connected with the production of the baseball. For instance, it is rumored Ellis Drake was the innovator of both – piece natural leather, figure-eight stitched baseball. It is said he attracted a rough draft of the layout in 1840 while in grade school as well as developed a prototype from his dad’s scrap leather.
He would certainly toyed with his concept because he claimed the lemon peeled off balls which were utilized at institution to play ” rounded Sphere” with, split up at the four corners of the stitching, making throwing the round straight nearly difficult.
know more about 일본야구중계 here.
Its Not That Difficult To Design Your Personal Diamond Ring, Truly!
Top latest Five Sports Surfaces Urban news
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1339
|
__label__wiki
| 0.743824
| 0.743824
|
About America
Travel to the U.S.
Government and Civil Society
AllAmerican CultureDiversityTravel to the U.S.U.S. Government
Meet Biden’s choice for secretary of state: Antony Blinken
Biden’s inauguration to blend the old with the new
Joe Biden: America’s next president
Kamala Harris: America’s next vice president
AllDevelopmentEntrepreneurshipForeign AidInternational Trade
Celebrating 20 years of refugee assistance [video]
China’s energy development model exports pollution
3 U.S. firms stood out in 2020 for their values
U.S. and partners support global COVID-19 economic recovery
AllEnglish LearningScience & TechnologyStudy in the U.S.
‘Zoohackathon’ innovators seek to stop wildlife trafficking
United States and India partner on vaccine research
Time honors Kid of the Year for tackling global challenges
U.S. helps countries build secure 5G networks
AllCountering Violent ExtremismEnvironmentHealthInternational Relations
Khamenei deprives Iranian people of COVID-19 vaccines
The U.S. fights coronavirus worldwide [rolling updates]
AllDemocracyHuman RightsTransparencyWomen & Girls
At these schools, every day is Martin Luther King Day
How the Amistad helped America live up to its ideals
Report: China uses big data to identify Uyghurs for detention
The mysterious, remote Na Pali Coast of Kauai. (Justforasecond/Creative Commons)
Hawaii: Pearl Harbor, the perfect wave and volcanoes
Visiting the United States? There are 50 states in all.
Hawaii is America’s tropical paradise, a favorite destination for honeymooners, surfers, golfers and hikers.
This archipelago of eight islands was formed by volcanoes millions of years ago. Trade winds warm it day and night, and the air is fragrant with orchids and other flowers, including those in leis draped around visitors’ necks.
It is rich in mythology and historical events, a place where warrior tribes fought and worshipped Pele, the goddess of fire, and where Kilauea, the world’s largest active volcano, still sends spectacular lava flows seaward.
It is by far the most diverse U.S. state, with a population almost two-fifths Asian and nearly a quarter multiracial. More than a quarter is white, 10 percent Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islanders, 10 percent Hispanic and 3 percent black.
The Aloha State — “Aloha” is Hawaiian for both hello and goodbye — is famous for feasts called luaus, hula dancers and ukulele-strumming musicians in colorful shirts.
(State Dept./J. McCann)
Lava flows into the Pacific from Mount Kilauea on the Big Island of Hawaii. (ThinkStock)
It’s no longer news when Mount Kilauea on the Big Island of Hawaii erupts. It’s been belching red-hot lava from vents for decades. Mauna Loa is another magnet for visitors to Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park. The volcanoes are safe for curiosity-seekers — from a distance.
Hula dancers are part of the quintessential Hawaiian experience. The dance has roots in traditional religion, with flowing movements that are a form of storytelling.
Learn more about Hawaii’s history through such sites as the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum or Iolani Palace, residence of the islands’ last monarchs, who ruled Hawaii for most of the 19th century.
The words “Pearl Harbor” evoke memories of a dark day in U.S. history, the Japanese aerial attack on December 7, 1941, that caught the Pacific Fleet by surprise. The iconic white USS Arizona Memorial floats on a platform above the wreck.
Surfing and hiking
Surfers seek thrills at famous spots such as the Banzai Pipeline. Surfing great and Olympian Duke Kahanamoku (1890–1968) popularized the sport once reserved for Hawaiian royalty. Great hiking trails are everywhere, none more breathtaking than the Kalalau Trail on the Na Pali Coast of Kauai.
Getting hitched and honeymooning
Grand Wailea Resort Seaside Chapel on Maui (Shutterstock)
Hawaii is a favorite “destination wedding” and honeymoon spot. Some beachfront resorts have their own chapels or stage nuptials under floral arches on the water’s edge.
Learn more about Hawaii and check out the other 49 states. If you need a visa to visit, here’s how to get one.
Five national parks to visit virtually
New national monuments named in two Western states
State fairs: Livestock, music, food on a stick
Stay Connected Footer
Stay Connected! Sign up to receive ShareAmerica updates.
This site is managed by the Bureau of Global Public Affairs within the U.S. Department of State. External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1340
|
__label__wiki
| 0.887665
| 0.887665
|
Vance, J. D.
From a former marine and Yale Law School graduate, a probing look at the struggles of America's white working class through the author's own story of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town. Hillbilly Elegy is a passionate and personal analysis of a culture in crisis—that of poor, white Americans. The disintegration of this group, a process that has been slowly occurring now for over forty years, has been reported with growing frequency and alarm, but has never before been written about as searingly from the inside. In HillbillyElegy, J.D. Vance tells the true story of what a social, regional, and class decline feels like when you were born with it hanging around your neck. The Vance family story began with hope in postwar America. J.D.'s grandparents were "dirt poor and in love" and moved north from Kentucky's Appalachia region to Ohio in the hopes of escaping the dreadful poverty around them. They raised a middle-class family, and eventually one of their grandchildren would graduate from Yale Law School, a conventional marker of success in achieving generational upward mobility. But as the family saga of Hillbilly Elegy plays out, we learn that J.D.'s grandparents, aunt, uncle, sister, and, most of all, his mother struggled profoundly with the demands of their new middle-class life, never fully escaping the legacy of abuse, alcoholism, poverty, and trauma so characteristic of their part of America. With piercing honesty, Vance shows how he himself still carries around the demons of his chaotic family history. A deeply moving memoir, with its share of humor and vividly colorful figures, Hillbilly Elegy is the story of how upward mobility really feels. And it is an urgent and troubling meditation on the loss of the American dream for a large segment of this country.
Publisher: [S.I.] : HarperCollins, 2018.
Branch Call Number: eBOOK OVERDRI
Additional Contributors: Overdrive Inc
Read more reviews of Hillbilly Elegy at iDreamBooks.com
{{/each}} Show more
Sno-Isle Libraries owns a similar edition of this title.
View originally-listed edition
Report edition-matching error
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1344
|
__label__wiki
| 0.671772
| 0.671772
|
HomePosts tagged 'fast food organizing'
fast food organizing
Insomnia Cookies Strikers Win Back Pay; Company Must Post Notice, Agree Not to Retaliate for Union Activity
March 5, 2014 March 5, 2014 Southern Maine IWW Uncategorized 04101, boston, class struggle, fast food organizing, fight for fifteen, industrial workers of the world, iww, labor union, news, Portland Maine, society, Wobblies, workers' rights
“…Something told me to stand up for what I believe in. To me, this victory was worth every bit of the struggle.” – Jonathan Peña, IWW member and Insomnia Cookies Striker.
Four workers at Insomnia Cookies’ Cambridge store went on strike on August 19, protesting poverty pay and wretched working conditions, and demanding $15/hr, health benefits and a union at their workplace. The company illegally fired all four. For the next six months strikers, IWW members, allies, and student organizations at both Harvard and Boston University held pickets, marches, rallies, forums, phone blitzes, and organized boycotts, while workers continued organizing at both the Cambridge and Boston locations. The union also pursued legal charges through the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
On March 3, a company representative signed an agreement promising almost $4,000 in back pay to the four strikers (two of whom had given notice before going on strike; and all of whom had moved on to more rewarding jobs or pursuits). The company also agreed to post a notice in the Cambridge store, promising not to fire or otherwise retaliate against workers for taking collective action, including joining the union and going on strike. The company was also made to revise a confidentiality agreement that improperly restricted workers’ rights to discuss their conditions of employment with one another and third parties (including union organizers and the media). All references to the terminations have been removed from strikers’ personnel files.
“Since the first utterance of the word ‘strike’ that late August night, it has been an uphill battle for all of us,” says striker Chris Helali. “The Industrial Workers of the World answered the call when no other mainstream union was interested in organizing a small cookie store in Harvard Square. We picketed, we chanted, we sang. I thank my fellow workers, the IWW and all of our supporters for their continued work and solidarity through this campaign. I am proud to be a Wobbly (IWW member)!”Jonathan Peña says, “I remember just feeling real conservative that August night, but something told me to stand up for what I believe in. I had nothing to lose but I had much to gain. Being apart of the IWW means something to me. I will never forget the four amigos, Niko, Chris, Luke, and [me]. We actually made a difference. Being a Wobbly can change your life! I just want to really thank everyone for their solidarity and commitment to crumbling down on this burnt Cookie.”
The IWW vows to continue organizing efforts at Insomnia Cookies. Helali says, “ I am extremely pleased with the settlement, however, it does not end here. This is only the beginning. The IWW along with our supporters will continue to struggle until every Insomnia Cookies worker is treated with respect and given their full due for their labor. There is true power in a union; when workers come together and make their demands unified voices and actions.”
http://iwwboston.org/2014/03/04/insomnia-strikers-win-back-pay-company-must-post-notice-agree-not-to-retaliate-for-union-activity/
Insomnia Cookies Union in Boston Needs Support!
November 11, 2013 Southern Maine IWW Events 04101, boston, economy, fast food organizing, fight for fifteen, industrial unionism, industrial workers of the world, insomnia cookies, iww, labor union, maine, news, politics, society, workers' rights
This Thursday and beyond, please support Insomnia Cookies workers in their struggle for $15/hour, health benefits, and union neutrality!
**Rally Thursday, November 14, 9:30pm, Harvard Square Insomnia Store, 65 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA**
Since August 18, five workers at the Harvard Square Insomnia Cookies have been fired for legally protected union activity. Help the Industrial Workers of the World demonstrate to Insomnia Cookies that we do not tolerate union-busting in Boston!
1. Upcoming Actions
2. Phone/Email Blitz
3. Sign the Petition
4. Donate to the Organizing Fund
5. Background of the Struggle
1. Please join Insomnia workers and other IWW members and supporters on the picket line:
-Thursday, November 14, 9:30pm, Harvard Square Insomnia Store, 65 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA
-Friday, December 6th – Picket at Harvard Sq Store, 7-8pm Harvard Square Insomnia Store, 65 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA
-Wednesday, December 11th – Service Workers Resistance forum, 7pm, Boston University – Details TBA
Can’t make the pickets? Other ways to get involved:
2. Email/Phone Blitz:
Insomnia fired IWW member Tommy Mendes after he told his boss he was a union member. Please email Tommy’s manager Ryan at ryand@insomniacookies.com, and call CEO Seth Berkowitz at (877) 632-6654 and let him know Tommy should be reinstated with back pay! For more details about the strugle at Insomnia, read the “background” at the bottom of this email.
3. Sign the petition to support the strikers’ demands:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1TLCetxHNxmGHk57FD1Sy9KAtUNHXP5alQWrgxPcb-Lk/viewform
4. Donate to the Insomnia Organizing and Strike Fund:
https://www.wepay.com/donations/insomnia-cookies-workers-strike-fund
5. Background:
At 12:00 am on Sunday, August 18th, the night shift at the Harvard Square Insomnia Cookies voted unanimously to initiate a strike for higher wages, healthcare, and freedom to build a union. They were fired immediately. On Tuesday, August 20th, all four strikers joined the Industrial Workers of the World, and launched a public campaign to achieve their goals. The workers filed legal charges against the company, and partnered with students at Harvard and Boston University (where Insomnia opened a second location in September) to hold pickets at both locations.
Two months later, on October 24th another worker, Tommy Mendes, was fired shortly after he declared his union affiliation to his supervisor. Tommy, a baker at the Harvard Square Insomnia Cookies, joined the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) after his coworkers declared their strike. According to management Tommy was fired because his register was short, but the camera trained at the register proves Tommy is blameless. The IWW believes Tommy is a target of Insomnia Cookies? ongoing union-busting, and the union is prepared to escalate until Tommy and the 4 strikers are reinstated with full back pay.
For more information about the Insomnia Cookies campaign, find us Online:
https://www.facebook.com/insomniaunion
http://iwwboston.org/
To reach the Boston IWW:
Email: iww.boston@riseup.net
Mailing Address: PO Box 391724
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BostonIWW/
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1346
|
__label__cc
| 0.597575
| 0.402425
|
Rollover Crash On I-95 Involving A Ice Cream Truck Critically Injures Driver
driver is listed in critical condition
Florida High Patrol is investigating a rollover crash on I-95 near mile marker 231 in Scottsmoor Thursday morning that involved a ice cream truck, according to Sgt. Kim Montes of the Florida Highway Patrol. (BCFR Image)
BREVARD COUNTY • SCOTTSMOOR, FLORIDA – Florida High Patrol is investigating a rollover crash on I-95 near mile marker 231 in Scottsmoor Thursday morning that involved a ice cream truck, according to Sgt. Kim Montes of the Florida Highway Patrol.
The truck was traveling in the right lane heading northbound on I-95 when the truck began to shake then suddenly swerved, as a result ejected the driver out of the vehicle, according to 34-year-old woman Nigiculela Jones, who was a passenger in the truck.
The vehicle then crashed into the center median that struck a guardrail and caused the vehicle to overturn.
The driver is listed in critical condition and was not wearing a seatbelt.
The passenger suffered minor injuries and was wearing a seatbelt.
STAY TUNED TO SPACE COAST DAILY FOR UPDATES
The truck was traveling in the right lane heading northbound on I-95 when the truck began to shake then suddenly swerved, as a result ejected the driver out of the vehicle, according to 34-year-old woman Nigiculela Jones, who was a passenger in the truck. (BCFR Image)
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1348
|
__label__wiki
| 0.66432
| 0.66432
|
WATCH: Brevard Sheriff Wayne Ivey Requests Florida Department of Law Enforcement to Review Gregory Edwards Case
FDLE Special Agent in Charge Lee Massey joined Sheriff Ivey to outline the case review
ABOVE VIDEO: Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey released a special video message on Saturday to address the 2018 Gregory Edwards case.
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey released a video message on Saturday to address the 2018 Gregory Edwards case.
In Sheriff Ivey’s message, he discussed the facts of the case and the results from the State Attorney’s office that was released late last year.
Despite the case being closed by the State Attorney’s office, Sheriff Ivey announced Saturday that he requested the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for a case review.
FDLE Special Agent in Charge Lee Massey joined Sheriff Ivey during the video message to outline the scope of the case review.
“At the request of Sheriff Ivey, FDLE will review the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office investigation for the 2018 death of Gregory Edwards. We’ll be reviewing the investigative records and all video the sheriff’s office has on the case,” said Agent Massey.
“We’ll be looking for accuracy and completeness in the investigation. It is important to note, that agents are not reinvestigating this case. We are going to do a complete and impartial review of the work already done by the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office. Should we find any area of concern, Sheriff Ivey has made it perfectly clear that he would like us to take those concerns directly to the state attorney’s office and ask for their guidance as to how we should proceed.
“This review will begin Monday morning and be completed by one of our special agents with oversight by a special agent supervisor, both working out of the Orlando Regional Operations Center. While this review is taking place, FDLE will not comment on it. We will work as quickly as possible, but I cannot put a timeframe on how long it may take at this point. Once it’s complete, we will share all findings with Sheriff Ivey and our reports will become public record.”
Sheriff Ivey informed the community that “all documents, tape, statements, photos and videos of the arrest with the sole exception of the jail security video, have been released to the public. Some have demanded our agency release the jail security video that is protected by Florida State Statute 119.”
Sheriff Wayne Ivey mentioned that the decision to hand the case over for review was based upon rumors and false accusations that the Sheriff’s Office was acting in bad faith.
“Not only is our ability to investigate the actions of our own being questioned but so is the integrity of our case and the honor and professionalism of the incredible men and women of the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office,” said Sheriff Wayne Ivey.
“In this specific case, given the current national environment, continued accusations of a lack of transparency by small group in our community and the fact that Ms. Edwards herself requested a review by FDLE yesterday afternoon, I called the commissioner of the Floor Department Law Enforcement and requested his consideration to conduct a second independent review of our investigation with the first review, of course, having been conducted by the office of the state attorney.
“While I’m extremely confident in the professional actions of our team members, I want to FDLE to have full autonomy and transparency in this case so that no one can further question the integrity and actions of our deputies, our agents or our professionalism,” Sheriff Ivey added.
Last year, the State Attorney’s Office found that the Use of Force by Brevard County Corrections Deputies was ‘reasonable and justifiable’ by state law when an altercation took place at the Brevard County Jail Complex on December 9, 2018.
A State Attorney’s Office report said 38-year-old Gregory Edwards died after he suffered a medical event when he became violent and attacked a BCSO Corrections deputy during booking. (BCSO Image)
The report says 38-year-old Gregory Edwards died after he suffered a medical event when he became violent and attacked a BCSO Corrections deputy during booking.
The deputy was seriously injured as a result from the altercation.
After the altercation, deputies subdued Edwards after he physically resisted deputies. When Edwards was eventually back under deputies’ control, he was taken to the hospital when he suffered a medical event.
Edwards died the next day at Rockledge Regional Medical Center.
A medical examiner ruled his death as “accidental and the cause Excited Delirium and Complications.”
Edwards was initially arrested by the West Melbourne Police Department after he allegedly battered a worker at a children’s charity event earlier in the day. Police say Edwards then began acting erratic and combative with the West Melbourne officers during the arrest.
State Attorney Phil Archer says the deputies actions on December 9 were “completely justified the escalation of use of force techniques to gain control.”
Archer continued, “I further commend the deputies and the staff at the jail in the actions they took in attending to Mr. Edwards after it became apparent he was in distress.”
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1349
|
__label__wiki
| 0.89894
| 0.89894
|
Simidele Adeagbo debuts at IBSF Skeleton International Cup
Oluwamayomikun Orekoya Jan 17, 2019 0
Nigeria's Simidele Adeagbo, Africa's first female Skeleton athlete at a Winter Olympics is for another milestone in her illustrious career. The 37 year-old will become the first Nigerian to compete at the International Bobsleigh &…
100 volunteers quit Olympics because they didn’t like assigned jobs
Agency Reporter Feb 19, 2018 0
The PyeongChang Organising Committee says around 100 volunteers have quit working at the Pyeongchang Olympics because they didn’t like their assigned jobs. Organising committee spokesperson Nancy Park said Monday that the absences didn’t…
'wizard' Dom Parsons claims surprise Bronze for UK
sportinglife Feb 16, 2018 0
Dom Parsons has won Great Britain's first medal of the Winter Olympics after the 100-1 outsider claimed a shock bronze in the men's skeleton Nicknamed 'the Wizard', Parsons clung on to his podium place by just 0.11 of a second,…
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1354
|
__label__cc
| 0.687932
| 0.312068
|
The Silent London 2010 poll – the results
January 21, 2011 PH 6 Comments
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
The Silent London End of Year Poll was never going to rival the ones you read in Sight & Sound and the broadsheets, I suppose. But I was heartened that so many of you did respond to my call for the best silent film show of 2010 – and fascinated by your choices, too. The big surprise was that no one mentioned Metropolis. There were a few votes for freshly restored Chaplin films, one for Natalie Clein’s sensitive cello score for The Temptress at Kings Place in May, a tantalising description of Stephen Horne’s soundtrack to La Princess Mandane as “genius” from Pam Cook on Twitter, a shout-out for the witty The Golden Butterfly (both shown as part of the Fashion in Film festival) and a “riotous” village-hall screening of Seven Chances (1925). Luke McKernan picked two films, both of which he described as “wildly obscure”: an anthropological documentary called Rituals and Festivals of the Borôro that screened at Pordenone and another vote for Stephen Horne, with his reconstruction of the score for The Battle of the Ancre and the Advance of the Tanks (1917). Not seen those? Never mind – I’m sure you’ll sympathise with McKernan’s conclusion that the first film: “reminded me of why film is the most compelling medium, and silent film especially so”. But finally, with a whopping two votes (one on Twitter and another by email), the winner is the East End Film Festival’s screening of Hitchcock’s The Lodger, soundtracked by Minima. Congratulations – I was there as well and I thought it was a marvellous evening.
And this, from Chris Edwards, is hands-down the screening I most wished I had seen:
The Toronto International Film Festival’s October screening of GREED was terrifying. Accompaniment was provided by an instrumental post-rock band, Do Make Say Think, who used Noise alongside traditional arrangements and even old standards to keep things unsettled. You all know how the characters look in that movie – well, that’s how the band sounded. It was Hell, and it was great.
Now that’s what I call a silent movie show.
I fully intend to repeat this exercise at the end of 2011. Many, many thanks to all of you who responded – and I hope you see even more great shows this year that you will want to vote for in December. Meanwhile, if you see something that you really enjoy, drop me a line on Twitter or share your enthusiasm in the comments boxes on the website.
2010silent film
Previous PostThe General and The Music Box, Crystal Palace Pictures, 14 AprilNext PostSilent films at the Glasgow Film Festival
6 thoughts on “The Silent London 2010 poll – the results”
steev says:
Interesting that there is no mention of the Barbican’s presentation of Mizoguchi’s The Water Magician with live benshi, which I’ve just gotten around to writing about on my blog. I thought it was fantastic!
I’ll be sure to get my votes in for the 2011 poll!
Pingback: The Lodger at The Prince Charles Cinema, 24 March 2011 « Silent London
Pingback: Manasse with Minima at the East End Film Festival, 30 April 2011 « Silent London
Pingback: The Silent London 2011 Poll: nominations please « Silent London
Pingback: Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror at the East End film festival, 7 July 2012 « Silent London
Pingback: La Antena at the East End Film Festival, 6 July 2013 | Silent London
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1356
|
__label__wiki
| 0.967768
| 0.967768
|
Crossing the finish line
Dec. 30, 2007, midnight | By Alisa Lu | 13 years ago
Committed students train and compete in marathons
Senior Javier Vaca spotted the imposing white-columned Kennedy center after running for 10 miles, jogged past the limestone-and-marble Lincoln Memorial after 11 miles and passed the domed Capitol after 13 miles. Tired, sore and with a cramp in his leg, when Vaca finally reached the finish line 13.2 miles later at Hains Point, he decided that finishing the 2007 Marine Corps Marathon was worth the endless effort and hours of training.
Known as "the people's marathon," the Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) in Washington, D.C. is one of hundreds of marathons held around the world each year. Vaca, along with senior Sebastian Falcon, were among 339 teenagers out of more than 20,000 people total who ran in the 26.2 mile race on Oct. 28, 2007, according to MCM Public Relations Coordinator Beth Johnson.
falcolnVacaMarathon
Photo: Seniors Javier Vaca and Sebastian Falcon run the Marine Corps Marathon. Photo courtesy of MarineMarathon
When Vaca and Falcon signed up, they committed themselves not only to a race but also to months of intense training that would soon test both their bodies and characters. "Completing a marathon is a big achievement for runners of any age, but for teenage runners in particular," Johnson says. "It's great to see teenagers dedicate themselves to achieving such a goal, especially when you factor in the time they already spend each week on school, homework and extracurricular activities."
In the name of love and fitness
Vaca first learned of the marathon from his friend Falcon and when registration time rolled around, he decided to register on a whim. "It was kind of a spur of the moment thing," he says.
Falcon already knew about the marathon as his father and stepfather had run it before. With support from his family, Falcon decided to register. He then asked Vaca, his running buddy, about running it together and soon after, they started training alongside each other. "I thought he and I would both have fun doing it," Falcon says.
Like Falcon, junior Elaine Chung found running to be a family affair. Chung's father introduced her to running half marathons (13.1 mile races) when registration for the 2006 Ocean City Half Marathon opened. Since then, Chung has run two additional half marathons and is planning on running a full marathon in March. But she has developed her own reasons to love running, beyond familial interest. "It's fun, especially when you're running on a trail since there's a lot to see," Chung said. "But also, it's stress relieving and you can get runner's high."
Although running the actual marathon is fun and exciting, the race is the end result of months of intense training. To adequately prepare for the marathon, Vaca and Falcon started training a year before the event, starting with four miles every two or three days and then increasing their mileage as the marathon inched closer. In the middle of training, they would typically run 35-40 miles a week, according to Falcon. "We would mainly run about 7 miles a day for 4 days during the week and then a longer run during the weekend," he says.
The time Vaca devoted to training soon took a toll on his school work. "My grades definitely dropped," he says. "About half the time, you feel more pressured to do stuff after you run, so you kind of get stuff done. But then the other half, its kind of like, you get home and you're really tired."
Vaca even questioned his decision to run the marathon more than once because it required so much time. "Throughout training I did think of quitting a few times when running interfered with school and was time-constraining," Vaca says. "This happened in the very beginning as I became accustomed to running and towards the end when the runs became longer and took more from my weekend."
Other Blair runners have learned to balance school and training for major races with experience. Junior Frank Wen, who has been running for Blair since his freshman year, feels that he managed to juggle training with his schedule. For his first half marathon last April, Wen trained after school and adhered to a regiment from Runner's World Magazine. Occasionally, his training and Pit Orchestra rehearsals clashed and he would be forced to run before school. "Running before school was enthralling, painful and cold but I didn't have to do that too much," Wen says.
chungWenMarathon
Photo: Juniors Frank Wen and Elaine Chung just before the 2007 Ocean City Half Marathon. Photo courtesy of Chung
The second time around was much more convenient for Wen when the Rileys Rumble Half Marathon took place on July 29. Because the half-marathon was held over the summer, Wen merged marathon training with preparation for the upcoming cross country season. "I was using it as a training run for cross country," he says. The hours Wen put into training paid off when he escaped injury during the marathon.
Make or break
But runners who do not properly train are not so lucky. Chiropractor Michael Moses, who is writing on teen running injuries, says that proper training is instrumental to marathon running, especially for teenagers. "Full preparation is even more important for someone who is still growing than for an adult. If a still growing teenager injures a growth plate because they were under prepared, that could stunt the growth of the bone and cause a lifelong disability," he says.
Moses and runners alike agree that the mental and physical advantages of running can outweigh the risks of training if runners are well prepared. Mentally, runners are often happier than sedentary people because released endorphins cause them to be less stressed, according to Moses. "Running actually has the ability to alter an individual's moods because hormones called endorphins are released while running. The act of running allows the individual to focus on the task at hand instead of being worried or stressed about family or other stresses in his daily life," Moses says.
Don't matter
Despite the numerous physical and mental benefits, Wen runs because running is "embedded" in him, the longer the distance the better – hence the marathons. "It's a part of who I am," he says. "Every piece of landscape I look at, I imagine running across it. It's my way of appreciating the landscape."
Although Vaca has learned to enjoy running, he plans to recuperate and rest before dedicating himself to another marathon. Despite everything, he feels he made the right choice when he decided to run the MCM and will always have the finisher's certificate to remind him of that. "I think the final product made it good. It was an accomplishment," he says.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1357
|
__label__cc
| 0.608347
| 0.391653
|
Skagway Shore Tours
Reservations • 1 844 626 9600 •
Husky Sled Dog Rides
All Adventure Tours
Bear Viewing
White Pass Summit
Yukon Discovery and Sled Dog Tour
Yukon Discovery Tour
All Sightseeing
Private Emerald Lake Train Tour
Train & Bicycle Combo
Skagway Town Tours
All Cultural/Historical
3-Hour Private Tour
7-Hour Private Tours
Offroad Adventures
Skagway Info
Skagway Tour Reviews
Skagway Contact Information
Juneau Shore Tours
Ketchikan Shore Tours
Raft Tours
All Activity Levels
Less than 2 Hours
Best Short Hikes in Skagway
[indeed-social-media sm_list='fb,tw,goo,pt' sm_template='ism_template_13' sm_list_align='horizontal' sm_display_counts='false' sm_display_full_name='false' ]
Skagway's location at the end of the Lynn Canal makes it a prime location for hiking and getting back to nature.
If you're like most visitors, you'll arrive on a cruise ship with limited time in port. Luckily, plenty of Skagway's hikes are well within reach even if you only have a couple of hours. Check out this list of Skagway's Best Short Hikes, ranked from easiest to most challenging. Get outside and find the amazing viewpoints and nature that Skagway has to offer.
Yakutania Point
This short hike takes you just outside of town and let's you look back at the ships in port.
Head 1 block off of Broadway toward the water and follow State Street all the way around to the airport. Once past the small building that serves as the airport's terminal, you'll see a metal footbridge leading over the Skagway River.
Take that bridge and turn left at the end of it. (If you wish to pay your respects to some of Skagway's dearly departed family pets, you can turn right instead and follow a path to the pet cemetery.)
Hike Details
Difficulty of Hike: 1 out of 5
Time Needed to Complete Hike: 1-2 Hours
Distance Covered: 1-2 Miles Round Trip
Elevation Gain: 100 ft.
Once you've turned left, you'll be able to follow a well-marked and wide path all the way down to Yakutania Point. You'll know you've arrived when the path mostly dead-ends at a small picnic shelter, with an outside picnic table and a fire pit on the rocky shoreline.
That is the end of the "hike," but the best views are obtained by either climbing out onto the rocks just beyond the picnic shelter or up the rocks to the right of the picnic table and fire pit.
From there, you have a brilliant, unobstructed view of Skagway Harbor and the Lynn Canal. On clear days, you can see the Chilkat Mountains, where some of the world's best heli-skiing is.
Lower Reid Falls and Gold Rush Cemetery
This one barely qualifies as a hike, since the majority of it takes place before you ever leave the pavement. But the waterfall payoff at the end helps it make the list.
Go 1 block off Broadway. Head out of town on State Street, all the way down to the big red White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad buildings. As State Street curves around and becomes the Klondike Highway, you'll see a gravel road on the right that leads you around and through the railroad yard. Continue following the road across the railroad tracks.
The cemetery is down a short path through the woods off of the parking area. Another short trail leads you to Lower Reid Falls. This is the only way to see Lower Reid Falls, as there is no trail from Upper Reid to Lower Reid.
Difficulty: 1 out of 5
Time Needed: 2 Hours
Distance: 4 Miles Round Trip
Elevation Gain: 50 ft.
Please be aware of vehicles and trains as you hike to the cemetery and falls!
If you've already made your way out to "The Point," i.e. Yakutania, this hike is a lovely little add-on.
Follow the directions to Yakutania Point until you reach the end of the dirt road. There is a bathroom here and the path becomes more rocky. Turn left and head up the hill, following the path along the coastline until you come to another small picnic shelter and fire pit.
Smuggler's Cove is slightly more sheltered than Yakutania Point, so on a windy day, it might be worth the extra time. There's a great view of the Lynn Canal, but Skagway Harbor is hidden by the landscape.
To return to Skagway, simply head back the way you came or head up the grassy slope to the dirt road. If you turn left where the road splits, you'll end up on Dyea Road. Turn right and you'll end up back near the footbridge at the Skagway River.
The outlet on Dyea Road will lead you to the trailhead for AB Mountain, a far more strenuous full-day hike that covers 10 miles round trip and 5000 feet of elevation gain.
Lower Dewey Lake
By far the most strenuous of the short hikes, Lower Dewey offers great views of Skagway from above.
To get to the trailhead, follow the railroad tracks from 1st and turn up the steep gravel road on your right. There is an information board at the base of the gravel road. Head up the road about 100 yards until you see a set of stairs on your right. Take the stairs and follow that path to the top.
There is a great resting area right before the first switchback. The trees open up and provide a great view of Skagway Harbor. From here, the hike continues up as switchbacks the whole way. This less than a mile hike covers 500 feet of elevation gain, so it will definitely get your heart pumping.
Time Needed: 1-2 Hours
Distance: 0.9 mile (1.4 km) to Lake; 3.6 miles (5.8 km) Around Lake
Once you reach the lake, you can head around it in either direction, or just stop at the shore and enjoy the water. Heading left will take you to the trail for Icy Lake and Upper Reid Falls. Heading right will take you to the trail for Sturgill's Landing.
The lake is calm and serene, and there are several picnic spots around the water's edge. The mosquitoes can be terrible in the summer, so definitely wear some bug spray.
If you're feeling brave, you can attempt a swim in the lake. Be forewarned, the lake is glacially fed, and even in the middle of summer, the water temperature hovers around 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
Bonus Hike: Sturgil's Landing
If you have a little more time and a decent fitness level, this one offers great forest hiking and awesome views of the Lynn Canal.
To get there, follow the directions to Lower Dewey Lake, turning right when you reach the lake. Follow the path to the south end of the lake and turn right when the trail splits again. The wooded trail is quite uneven and the hike is definitely not suitable for those who are unsteady on their feet.
Elevation Gain: 500 ft. Twice (out and back)
The trail turns sharply right where the new trail diverges from the old one. Both paths will get you to Sturgil's Landing, but the new one to the right is safer. Adventurous souls can continue straight onto the old trail, but it may be overgrown or not clearly marked. The old trail also travels along narrow ridges and cliffs and down very rocky, unstable hillsides. Take extra caution if you choose to go this way!
Either way, you'll end up at Sturgil's Landing. Uphill from the water is an outhouse and a couple of picnic tables. But down at the water's edge are great views of the Lynn Canal. If you've got a keen eye, you can even spot remains of the sawmill at the south end of the landing.
If you're interested in Skagway's longer hikes, the National Park Service has you covered here.
Other Popular Blog Posts
How to Save Money on your Alaska Cruise
10 Free or Cheap Things for You to Do in Skagway
The Klondike Highway vs. the Skagway Train
Best Skagway Shore Excursions 2016
Best Hikes in Skagway
Our Top Recommended Skagway Tours
Private Emerald Lake Tour
Planning Posts from Juneau & Ketchikan
Exploring Ketchikan’s First Nations Connections
Why Juneau is THE Whale Watching Destination
Free and Cheap Things to do in Ketchikan
Which Juneau Helicopter Tour Should I Do?
10 Must See Glaciers in Southeast Alaska
What to Pack for your Alaska Cruise
White Pass Summit & City Tour
Private Extended White Pass Summit
Today’s Spotlight Tour
Garden Tours,Food and Drink
5% Pledge
5% of our profits will go to support Alaskan sustainable tourism efforts. That's our pledge at Skagway Shore Tours
Grizzly Falls Ziplining Adventure
Skagway Triple Adventure
Reservations or Questions:
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1358
|
__label__cc
| 0.618356
| 0.381644
|
Online Casinos for Real Money
Video Slots Online
Classic Slots Online
RTP Slots
3D Online Slots
Free Slots No download and No registration
Free Spin Slot Machines
Slots For Real Money
Canada Slots
Australian Pokies
New Zealand Pokies
Free slot machines with bonus rounds
Slots Themes
Slots Features
Casino Free Spins Bonuses
400% First Deposit Bonuses
Casino Cashback Bonuses
High Roller Casino Bonuses
Casino Reload Bonuses
SlotMine »
Free Online Slots »
Bruce Lee Slot Machine Online
Find Slot You Are Lucky With
Sorry you ran out of attempts.
Try your luck in 30 minutes
Available attempts
Riddle Reels
Recommended WMS Slots
Jumpin Jalapenos
Hearts of Venice
Jungle Wild 2
Lil Red Riches
About Bruce Lee Slot
The famous actor and director, popularizer of Chinese martial arts Bruce Lee is still remembered in the world of cinematography. His irresistible passion for martial arts became the basis of many films in which he played a major role. In addition, Li's character also became the main character in one of the slot machines called "Bruce Lee", thanks to which every user can try himself as a fearless and skilful fighter. This gaming machine is released by WMS, which specializes in producing bright and high-quality slots.
Number of games
€1000 + 125 Free Spins
Visit casino T&Cs apply
100% up to €/$100+ 100 extra spins
Description of the Theme
Stylistics of the slot is expressed by thematic images. So, in the machine there is a Chinese flashlight, a dragon, and other attributes inherent in this country and the martial arts. The main symbol of the dragon is found in the game at each of its stages, which emphasizes the plot of the machine. Also in the video slot there is an animation effect that makes the graphics realistic. It should be noted the color design of the machine, which is dominated by red and blue shades. All this helps to shape the game a certain style.
Description of the Gameplay
To start the game process, you need to familiarize yourself with the control panel of the slot, on which the functional buttons are located. First you need to determine the mode of access to the taskbar. The first one is classic, it is set by pressing the button C and provides a standard arrangement of buttons. The second is a panel of fast bets, and it’s useful because with one click the bet is fixed and the reels start scrolling. Next, the player needs to select the optimal number of active lines, on which winning combinations can later be formed. The number of play lines can be adjusted by using the “+” and “-” buttons.
Description of the Interface
In total, you can use 60 lines in the game, and when they are all used, the player has a chance of quickly forming winning combinations. Having determined this game score, the player can proceed to the next one – choosing the appropriate bet size. It is also regulated by special buttons “+” and “-” buttons BET. If the user craves major wins, he should fix the highest possible bet in the game, which is equal to 60 coins per line. It can be set using the MAX button. When the parameters are set, you need to open the PAYTABLE tab, which contains the payout table for the combinations, as well as detailed information on how to properly play the game. In addition, in this section, the user will find information about active lines, which will allow him to understand exactly how combinations can be formed in the game.
Spins are launched in two ways – normal and automatic. The normal mode is started with the SPIN button, and the second is activated with the AUTOPLAY button. During automatic spins, the player is allowed to perform a series of continuous spins, which can be stopped by using the STOP button. Before or after the start of the game, you should also look in the OPTIONS section, with which you can select the appropriate parameters for the game. So, in it the player is allowed to set the duration of the automatic game, indicating a certain amount of balance, the number of scrolls and the time of their implementation.
Moreover, there is a “?” Button on the control panel, which is used to go to the Help section. From it, the player learns the information necessary for him about the game process. If a winning combination is formed during scrolling, the player is entitled to pay for it. Moreover, when rotating, bonus symbols can appear in the form of chests, which activate the bonus game. So, the maximum that the player can count during this round is 20 free drum starts, and at least five spins. While you are playing the bonus round, one of the reels takes, such called, EXPENDED WILD symbols, that way combinations are formed a lot more faster.
The slot machine “Bruce Lee” will give everyone the opportunity to spend their free time with benefit and interest. This video slot is dedicated to one of the most famous reformers of Chinese martial arts, actor and director – Bruce Lee. The device is sure to appeal to fans of the Rocky slot machine, which is dedicated to the movie hero Sylvester Stallone. One in this slot gamers will get acquainted with the legendary actor himself. The user is to get acquainted with the great and extraordinary culture of China. The player is waiting for an extraordinary gameplay with unusually located game drums, as well as stunning graphics, conveying the style of the slot.
Choose Casino to Play Bruce Lee for Real Money
MAX COINS PER LINE:
Game theme
Most popular online slots
Twin Win
Golden Profits
Online Casino Gaming Licences
Players Choice
© 2021 Slotmine All rights reserved
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1362
|
__label__wiki
| 0.506097
| 0.506097
|
Indyref2 could spark slowdown
Fresh independence vote could have greater impact on market than Brexit, say property firms. Jack Walsh reports
A SECOND Scottish independence referendum has the potential to create a greater level of uncertainty within the commercial property market than Brexit, property firms have warned.
• A second Scottish independence referendum is on the cards.
Speaking to SLTN, Peter Seymour, head of licensed trade and leisure at Graham & Sibbald, said that “any uncertainty has to have an impact on market conditions”.
“However, if one compares the lack of activity leading up to the [independence] vote in September 2014 against the activity leading up [to] the vote in June 2016, then I would have to say that the market is significantly less concerned about leaving Europe than leaving the UK,” said Seymour. He attributed this to the fact that Scotland’s licensed trade and hospitality sector is “significantly dependent on tourists from south of the border”, which makes any potential barriers between Scotland and the rest of the UK “off-putting to buyers looking to acquire leisure businesses in Scotland”.
Taking a similar stance, Alan Goldie, director of The Restaurant Agency, said the impact of an independence referendum was already felt in 2014 “when licensed property deals in some instances were held back or fell off prior to the in/out decision”.
Echoing this view, Stuart Drysdale of Christie & Co recalled that in 2014 “investors became nervous about the vote which of course led to nervousness about completing deals”.
“The Brexit discussions could potentially take years and years to iron out whereas the SNP are looking to call Indyref2 relatively quickly, so we think operators will be focusing on that rather than Brexit in the short term,” said Drysdale.
However, not all firms shared the same view.
Paul Hart of ASG Commercial reckons “if the 2014 referendum can be used as a guide we do not anticipate any ‘knee-jerk’ reactions by the market”.
“The impact of a ‘Yes’ vote will obviously [be] fairly significant but again at this time it is too early to second guess the consequences of matters,” said Hart.
ASG Commercial
Christie & Co.
Graham & Sibbald
The Restaurant Agency
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1363
|
__label__wiki
| 0.63261
| 0.63261
|
Motorola Razr Hands-on Review: The High Price of Nostalgia
November 14, 2019 admin 0 Comments
The Motorola Razr is back. Even if you don’t have the nostalgia for iconic flip phones that some of us do, this new Razr brings a compelling design that looks both futuristic and familiar.
We’ve seen foldable screens in a few devices like the Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X, but while those are meant to double as tablets, Razr’s here to bring the more pocketable clamshell form factor back to the modern smartphone era.
With any foldable screen design, execution is key. By all appearances, this is a well-crafted, futuristic device, that’s still evocative of the early 2000’s flip phone from which it takes its name. Yet digging deeper into the new Razr leaves me wanting more for the phone’s steep $1,500 price.
The return of an icon
Motorola insists the new Razr wasn’t an attempt to bring the company’s Razr V3 flip phone back from the dead, but came about organically based on user polls and research showing that people wanted a more pocketable phone.
Frankly, I’m not convinced. As a 90’s kid whose first phone was a flip phone, I saw many Razrs “back in the day,” and it is a neat bit of nostalgia to open and close a phone old-school. Especially one that looks so much like the Razr V3.
Riley Young / Digital Trends
From its external display, to the Razr thinness, and even the distinctive chin which now houses the antenna and a speaker, the new Razr is reminiscent of the classic when closed.
Open up the device, though, and a 6.2-inch OLED display unfolds. The 21:9 screen has a resolution of 2142 x 876. It boasts excellent contrast and deep blacks, as OLEDs often do. Motorola wouldn’t disclose who it partnered with to create this display, but the company says it has developed plastic OLEDS since 2011.
While the overall look is rather seamless, durability is my main concern.
It truly looks like Motorola gutted the insides of an old Razer phone and slapped a big, beautiful, foldable display in its place — one, I might add, that shows no creasing when unfolded, with minimal exposure of the hinge. That doesn’t mean I’m ready to give the phone a pass, though. Folding phones haven’t proven durable (looking at you, Galaxy Fold!), so I’ll need an extended test before I’ll call it reliable.
The screen has a nano-coating for splash-resistance, but there’s no IP rating on the Razr for dust or water resistance. It’s made of stainless steel and glass with a resin back, which feels solid in hand, but the hinge and screen are where I want to see protective measures.
Motorola has taken some, but they’ve declined to specify how many flip cycles, or open and close motions, the Razr can handle. That worries me a bit, and makes me think I might want to limit how often I open the screen, as I have no reference for how many cycles it can go through.
The company did describe the hinge’s bi-stable, “zero-gap” design, which Motorola says it aimed to make “assistive, reliable, and durable.” The moving pieces in the hinge make the Razr feel stable when closed and when open. It never felt like the Razr would open when I didn’t want it to, and I never felt it would close without deliberate effort.
It’s everywhere in between that range of motion that could use some work, though. Flipping it open, you’ll need to flick hard or have gravity on your side. Otherwise, you’ll be using your thumb to push it along through a significant portion of the flip. This is where I’d like to have more “assist” so that opening the Razr feels light and snappy, rather than weighted and floppy.
An interactive outer screen
When closed, the Razr sports a 2.7-inch OLED touchscreen display called the Quick View display. This screen has a 600 x 800 pixel resolution and can offer quick bits of information when alerts come in.
Certain notifications, like text messages and emails, can be handled with quick replies or voice dictation without opening the Razr. Most built-in apps allow for “seamless transitions” which let you start using an app on the outer screen and flip open to the larger display to continue where you left off.
For now, these seamless transitions will be limited Google apps, but Motorola is intent on working to bring this to as many experiences as possible.
Aside from notification handling, the outer screen can also field Google Assistant prompts, take selfies with the 16 MP main camera, and even conduct video calls. Last but not least, you can control music playback from the Quick View display. I’m curious to see how third-party apps will do with this new functionality.
Mediocre internals
The new Motorola Razr is a design-first device; that’s clear from the outset. In the name of making a thin, Razr-esque modern smartphone, some sacrifices were made with the internals.
In terms of silicon, we’re looking at Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 710 processor paired with 6 GB RAM and 128 GB internal storage, which isn’t expandable via MicroSD card. There’s actually two batteries inside which together give the Razr “all day” battery life, a metric Motorola declined to specify further. The included 15-watt TurboPower charger should at least power things up quickly, though.
According to the company, a 700-series Snapdragon processor was chosen to achieve this “all-day” battery while maintaining the thin profile. In other words, this was a concession made to fit the Razr form factor.
Flicking around the OS still seemed responsive with the minimal stress I was able to put it under, but gaming and intense multitasking might tell a different story. We’ll have to put this through its paces to see what the full experience belies. Still, given the phone’s price, to see anything but the latest Qualcomm processor is a bummer.
Things don’t get better when you look at the camera either. Another case of form over function, the Razr has a single f/1.7 16 MP camera in a world where three cameras is par for the course, especially at this price. There’s nothing much new to report on the camera software front, either. You still have features like Moto’s Night Vision, portrait modes, and AI working to fix up your photos.
Without any significant feature additions of improvements, it looks to be a mediocre camera. I’m hoping more time with the Razr will prove me wrong.
Motorola’s Razr revival looks incredible, but I hope a second-generation will bring it closer to parity with other phones you can get at this price. Motorola’s foldable screen technology and a hinge that maintains the screens integrity allows for a seamless look when the Razr is opened up.
Otherwise, it’s essentially a regular smart phone in a Motorola Razr form factor that looks different and nostalgic, while also achieving a bit of a futuristic look. Fold it up, drop it in your pocket, and now you’re in the future.
Yet with a hefty price tag, internals that underwhelm, and no other groundbreaking features to speak of, the Motorola Razr relies a lot on design and nostalgia to win over fans.
Pricing, availability, and warranty
The Motorola Razr will be available for $1,500 exclusively on Verizon, but will be sold at Wal-Mart, as well. Pre-sales start December of this year with orders shipping in January 2020. A robust one-year warranty is included which offers 24/7 chat support and free repairs or replacements. After the first year, Motorola will also offer screen replacements for $300.
In the box, you’ll receive a set of Denon earbuds, a braided cable, and a cradle that can hold the Razr and amplify the sound.
The U.S. launch will be followed by an international release in Europe, Latin America, and more to come.
← The Foldable Motorola Razr Makes Big Phones Less of a Handful
Audio-Technica ATH-S200BT Review →
Modular Fairphone 3 Plus Breaks the Upgrade Cycle
August 27, 2020 admin 0
The Best iPhone 11 Pro Max Screen Protectors
May 26, 2020 admin 0
Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 Review: The Apple Watch for Android
November 8, 2019 admin 0
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1364
|
__label__wiki
| 0.777739
| 0.777739
|
For Fans by Fans
Current Writers
Asher Fair
Original Writers
Long-Time Writers
Developmental Writers
Chase Hagemann
Past Writers
Matthew Daniels
Marcus White
Christian Ormsby
Jake Scanlon
Joey Higginbotham
Tim Lippert
Jeff Rasmussen
Jesse Blank
Tyler Ohmann
Daniel Croll
Jake Leire
Killian Griep
Colby Phillips
Nolan Brough
Gabriel Millar
Other Writers
Saj Jain
Clancy Hughes
Ian Blum
JD Jensen
Ryan Adair
Dylan Morales
Antonio Lewis
Isaiah Matute
Will Barbera
Thomas Rockwood
Alyssa Moser
Noah Adams
Jared Youther
Joseph Juda
Zac Crutchfield
Jeffrey Perreault
Luke Piraccini
Matthew Toner
Greg Albert
Emery Hudson
Writer Policy
Writer Application
Article Spreadsheet
Beyond the Flag
Sportskeeda
NCAA 2K20 Tournament Challenge
Points Update
Scores, Stats and Schedule
NFL, Sports
Several Teams Scouting Joe Haden Pre-Deadline
Photo Credit: NEO Sports Insiders Cleveland Browns’ star cornerback Joe Haden has reportedly been eyed by multiple teams as the trade deadline arrives on Tuesday, November 1st. According to Bleacher Report NFL insider Jason Cole, the teams that are and have been scouting on Haden are unknown, but with Haden being a player of his caliber when healthy, it wouldn’t be a shocker to hear … Continue reading Several Teams Scouting Joe Haden Pre-Deadline
Jake Scanlon October 31, 2016 October 31, 2016
NBA, Sports
Jazz, Gobert Reach Contract Extension Agreement
Photo Credit: Bleacher Report The Utah Jazz and center Rudy Gobert have agreed to a 4-year, $102 million contract extension. Gobert, 24, has been in the NBA for 4 seasons, all with the Jazz. He is coming off of a season in which he played in 61 games and averaged 31.7 minutes per game, 9.1 points per game, 11.0 rebounds per game, 1.5 assists per game, 2.2 blocks per game, and 0.7 … Continue reading Jazz, Gobert Reach Contract Extension Agreement
Asher Fair October 31, 2016 October 31, 2016
Packers Release Knile Davis
Photo Credit: 247Sports After just two weeks with the team, running back Knile Davis has been cut by the Green Bay Packers. Davis, 25, has played in the NFL for 4 seasons and has played for 2 different teams. He spent his first 3 seasons in the league playing for the Kansas City Chiefs before spending 4 games with the Chiefs this season and then being traded to the … Continue reading Packers Release Knile Davis
Thunder, Oladipo Reach Contract Extension Agreement
Photo Credit: The Sports Post The Oklahoma City Thunder and shooting guard Victor Oladipo have agreed to a 4-year, $84 million contract extension. Oladipo, 24, has been in the NBA for 4 seasons and has played for 2 different teams. He is coming off of a season in which he played in 72 games and averaged 33.0 minutes per game, 16.0 points per game, 4.8 rebounds per game, 3.9 … Continue reading Thunder, Oladipo Reach Contract Extension Agreement
Should NFL Coaches Be Allowed to Challenge Penalties?
Photo Credit: Toronto Sun This year more than any other, there have been lots of questionable penalties called and not called. A debate that is being thrown around is whether or not coaches should be allowed to challenge penalties. As I see it, the only possibly way to answer that question is with a yes. Coaches are given two challengers for the duration of the game. That … Continue reading Should NFL Coaches Be Allowed to Challenge Penalties?
Joey Higginbotham October 31, 2016 October 31, 2016 1 Comment
Tyrann Mathieu Out 3-6 Weeks with Shoulder Injury
Photo Credit: Bleacher Report Arizona Cardinals’ safety Tyrann Mathieu will miss the next three to six weeks of action with a shoulder injury that he suffered in Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers. Mathieu, 24, has played in the NFL for 4 seasons, all with the Cardinals. He has played in 8 games and recorded 27 tackles, 1 forced fumble, 1 interception, 3 passes defensed, and 3 stuffs so far this season. … Continue reading Tyrann Mathieu Out 3-6 Weeks with Shoulder Injury
Patriots Trade Collins to Browns for Draft Pick
Photo Credit: Patriots Life The New England Patriots have traded linebacker Jamie Collins to the Cleveland Browns for a conditional 3rd round draft pick. Collins, 27, has played in the NFL for 4 seasons, all with the Patriots. He has played in 7 games and recorded 43 tackles, 1 forced fumble, 2 interceptions, 3 passes defensed, and 1 stuff so far this season. Over his 4-year NFL career, … Continue reading Patriots Trade Collins to Browns for Draft Pick
Andre Johnson Announces Retirement from NFL
Photo Credit: The Comeback Tennessee Titans’ wide receiver Andre Johnson has announced his retirement from the NFL. Johnson, 35, played in the NFL for 14 seasons and played for 3 different teams. In 8 games this season, he caught 9 passes for 85 yards and 2 touchdowns. Over his 15-year NFL career, Johnson played in 194 games and caught 1,062 passes for 14,185 yards and 70 touchdowns. He spent 12 seasons with … Continue reading Andre Johnson Announces Retirement from NFL
MLB, Sports
October 31st MLB Power Rankings & Trends
Photo Credit: wallpapercave.com (featured image), ESPN (team logos) October 31st, 2016– Records, postseason records, and trends are indicated next to each team. The trends reflect movement from the previous power rankings. These power rankings are based on streaks, record over the past 10 games, overall record, and overall run differential. The combination of that is what allows there to be daily movement, and even some large jumps and … Continue reading October 31st MLB Power Rankings & Trends
Asher Fair October 31, 2016
2016 World Series Game 5
Photo Credit: MLB (featured image), ESPN (team logos) #1 Chicago Cubs, 3, #2 Cleveland Indians, 2 Series: Indians lead, 3-2 -Asher Fair Continue reading 2016 World Series Game 5
NCAA, Sports
Week 9 College Football Playoff Predictions: Who’s In?
Photo Credit: Chattanooga Times Free Press (featured image), CBS Sports (team logos) Barring meltdowns by all of these teams, these are the only 10 teams that I see that still have a legitimate chance at making it into this season’s College Football Playoff (CFP). I have included the remaining schedules for each of the teams as well as a prediction for each of their remaining games … Continue reading Week 9 College Football Playoff Predictions: Who’s In?
Asher Fair October 31, 2016 November 7, 2016
Remaining NCAA Football Games with Key Impact on Playoff
Photo Credit: CBS Sports (featured image), CBS Sports (team logos) There are still 10 weeks to go until the best two teams in NCAA football will meet to determine who the 2017 national champion is, and that means there is lots of meaningful football to be played yet until we find out which four teams even make it to the College Football Playoff (CFP) semifinals, which will … Continue reading Remaining NCAA Football Games with Key Impact on Playoff
NFL Mid-Season Awards
Photo Credit: Sports Illustrated (featured image), ESPN (team logos) MVP: Ezekiel Elliott, Running Back, Dallas Cowboys Runner Up: Matt Ryan, Quarterback, Atlanta Falcons Offensive Player of the Year: Ezekiel Elliott, Running Back, Dallas Cowboys Runner Up: Tom Brady, Quarterback, New England Patriots Defensive Player of the Year: Lorenzo Alexander, Linebacker, Buffalo Bills Runner Up: Zach Brown, Linebacker, Buffalo Bills Offensive Rookie of the Year: Ezekiel … Continue reading NFL Mid-Season Awards
Joey Higginbotham October 31, 2016 November 1, 2016
NFL Mid-Season All-Pro Team
Photo Credit: Off the Record (featured image), ESPN (team logos) Quarterback: Tom Brady, New England Patriots Running Back: Ezekiel Elliott, Dallas Cowboys Fullback: Patrick Dimarco, Atlanta Falcons Wide Receiver: Julio Jones, Atlanta Falcons Wide Receiver: Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh Steelers Tight End: Rob Gronkowski, New England Patriots Tackle: Joe Thomas, Cleveland Browns Guard: Marshall Yanda, Baltimore Ravens Center: Travis Frederick, Dallas Cowboys Guard: Zack Martin, Dallas … Continue reading NFL Mid-Season All-Pro Team
Joey Higginbotham October 31, 2016 October 31, 2016
Follow SportsPress on WordPress.com
311,774 All-Time Views
Archives Select Month September 2020 (1) December 2019 (2) November 2019 (2) September 2019 (2) April 2019 (13) March 2019 (13) February 2019 (16) January 2019 (25) December 2018 (27) November 2018 (27) October 2018 (54) September 2018 (18) August 2018 (12) July 2018 (5) June 2018 (8) May 2018 (5) April 2018 (19) March 2018 (19) February 2018 (21) January 2018 (42) December 2017 (23) November 2017 (33) October 2017 (47) September 2017 (19) August 2017 (7) July 2017 (50) June 2017 (61) May 2017 (111) April 2017 (107) March 2017 (104) February 2017 (100) January 2017 (176) December 2016 (187) November 2016 (251) October 2016 (268) September 2016 (234) August 2016 (250) July 2016 (414) June 2016 (198) May 2016 (391) April 2016 (296) March 2016 (150)
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1366
|
__label__cc
| 0.666725
| 0.333275
|
JagNet
Admissions & Records
The Office of Admissions & Records
Apply Texas
Welcome to the Office of Admissions
Admissions Chat
South Texas College maintains an "open door" admissions policy but admission to the College does not imply admission to all programs of the College. Some programs have additional requirements for admission. Information about these programs is available at the Office of Admissions and Records. The College is committed to student success and to a quality education for all. No person shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any program or activity sponsored or conducted by South Texas College on the basis or race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, Veteran status, or disability. Any individual meeting any one of the following conditions may be admitted to the College.
View Requirements
Financial & Legal Disclosures
Report an Incident or Complaint
JagMail
1-855-GoToSTC
Contact Locations Hours
News Events Calendar Feedback
© South Texas College Privacy | Notice of Non-Discrimination
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1372
|
__label__cc
| 0.534048
| 0.465952
|
Great Games For Kids
Meet NyteOwl, the Idaho Dad Pioneering 'Clean Streaming'
Dan Whitehead
He's one of several creators on Tankee, the new family-friendly streaming platform.
As every parent knows, kids love to watch their favorite YouTubers play video games - and those YouTubers aren't always appropriate for young viewers. One of the creators who is leading the way against the trash talk and profanity is NyteOwl, aka Brandon from Idaho, who has amassed almost five million views on his YouTube channel with family friendly videos and streams.
Whether he's building objects and items from Clash Royale in real life, or just streaming his gameplay sessions with his wife and kids, he's one of a new generation of less confrontational content creators aiming to celebrate the simply joys of gaming.
As he prepares to launch his own channel on kid-friendly streaming platform Tankee, Super Parent caught up with him to talk about juggling appropriate screen time for five children, and why he chose to go clean with his online presence.
How did you decide to create YouTube videos with your family?
Initially I thought it would be a fun experience for myself and my family members. I love doing things with my kids, and I enjoy new challenges. YouTube seemed like a great venture to be able to do something my kids could watch, be in, and tell their friends about.
Was everybody on board? No, my wife laughed hysterically when I told her.
You obviously love games and so do your kids — what kind of gaming guidelines do you have set up for your household?
In general, we are an outdoor family. We spend most of the summer away from home, which does limit my YouTube production. Of the 5 kids, I only struggle with 2 as far as gaming guidelines in the winter. We do time limits and typically offer bonus time if chores or other various tasks are completed. If they have passed their time limit and still need more gaming time, they must use their chore/earned credits to keep playing. In general we don’t talk about, or focus on games as a mainstay of entertainment.
What are the challenges of being a family-friendly influencer?
I don’t feel like there are many challenges as it is a way of life for my family and myself. I feel some may struggle to adapt, but it has been simple for us to maintain the same atmosphere in our videos as we do in our home.
What will families be able to see you do on Tankee? Do you have anything awesome planned for Tankee that we should know about?
Typically, playing games with my kids!! We are launching a new channel shortly with our family videos and kid challenges that I am excited about. We are also working with the creator of some new games as well as Clash Royale to open up a more expanded gaming channel for NYTEOWL. We are very excited for what the future holds for us and the content that will be on Tankee!
Who are your kids watching playing games?
Really I don’t keep up on this as well as I should [insert Tankee!), but I know they generally watch Minecraft videos, and Fortnite right now (NINJA). Unfortunately the sidebar is a challenge, along with the autoplay feature. I have checked history and seen some not so great videos that my kids have watched. Generally they are good about skipping, but one of my boys, who has autism, doesn’t understand some of the reasons we don’t watch that and it seems that he struggles with the skip button.
What is a gaming influencer and get to know who they are watching?
A gaming influencer is somebody who is a role model and who will influence anybody watching through the reactions they have around the game they are playing. A bigger story is told by the way somebody reacts to certain [gaming] situations than the skill level of any given player. I personally try to be a positive influence no matter the situation and bring fun and my family into the picture.
Click here to learn more about Tankee. Also check out our interview with Tankee CEO, Gerald Youngblood, to learn how Tankee plans to keep kids safe on the platform.
Dan Whitehead started playing video games in the 1980s, with the text adventure Hunt the Wumpus. He's been writing professionally about them since 1991 and has worked on games related projects for organizations such as Guinness World Records and BAFTA. He has two children, now aged 15 and 11, and is a passionate advocate for good quality games designed for kids.
tankee
youtube streamers
kid friendly streamers
Pokemon Go 2021 Johto Celebration Event: Everything You Need to Know
Brandy Berthelson
Pokemon Go Mareep Incense Day: Everything You Need to Know
Pokemon Go Brings Back 1 PokeCoin Bundles
Pokemon Go Hoenn Collection Challenge: Everything You Need to Know
SuperParenting
Online Game Safety
SuperParent © 2021 | Powered by Greenlit Content
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1376
|
__label__wiki
| 0.772176
| 0.772176
|
The State of Nationalism
Gayle Munro 2016
The ‘transnational turn’ in migration studies, beginning in the early 1990s, has been the subject of vigorous debate by migration scholars, with ‘transnationalism’ (and its family members – transnational, transmigrant, transnationality) becoming contested terms as theorists discuss and develop different strands of the literature. The transnational paradigm has been enthusiastically accepted by those, from various disciplines, searching for a conceptual framework within which to situate empirical findings illustrating multiple and intense cross-border economic connections between migrants and their countries of origin (partly in response to dissatisfaction with older, already established models of migration scholarship). A number of thematic fields have been developed within the literature including transnational economic ties (Portes 1996; Guarnizo 2003; Sana 2005; Djelić & Quack 2010), political (Ostergaard-Nielsen 2002; Bauböck 2003; Guarnizo, Portes & Haller 2003; Bordes-Benayoun 2010; Lafleur 2013; Nye & Keohane 1972), cultural (Appadurai 1996; Hannerz 1996; Kennedy & Roudometof 2002; Jackson, Crang & Dwyer 2004; Koundoura 2012) or social (Faist 2000; Pries 2001; Vertovec 2003; Levitt & Glick Schiller 2004; Dahinden 2005; Bradatan, Melton & Popan 2010). Within the more general field on transnationalism, more specialist and focused ‘sub-fields’ of study have also grown and developed, for example on gender, transnational families and parenting (Pessar & Mahler 2003; Salih 2003; Skrbiš 2008; Carling, Menjivar & Schmalzbauer 2012; Baldassar & Merla 2013; Oso & Ribas-Mateos 2013), ‘community’ transnational practices (Guarnizo & Smith 1998; Riccio 2001; Batahla & Carling 2008; Bruneau 2010; Halilovich 2011b) and ‘sub-sets’ of the main themes, for example citizenship within transnational political literature (Kivisto 2001). However, the concept has also been interrogated by those who call into question how the acts and behaviour of ‘transnationals’ differ from the practices of international migrants through the ages.
Development of the field
Introduced into academic literature in the context of international relations in the 1970s by the work of Joseph Nye and Robert Keohane (1972), the concept of transnationalism is widely accepted to have been brought into common academic usage in the 1990s by American sociologists Linda Basch, Nina Glick Schiller and Cristina Szanton Blanc (1994; and Glick Schiller, Basch & Szanton Blanc 1992, 1995) and later developed by Alejandro Portes and his colleagues (inter alia 1996, 1999, 2001). Peter Kivisto (2001) in his review of the different ways that transnationalism has been conceptualised by migration scholars identifies a third ‘version’ of transnationalism in the publications of political scientist Thomas Faist (see especially Baubock & Faist 2010 and Faist, Fauser & Reisenauer 2013) who Kivisto attributes as developing the ‘most rigorously systematic articulation of the term’ (Kivisto 2001, 551). Observers (Schunck 2014) have, however, highlighted earlier work that could be considered to document transnational migratory practices: Zlatko Skrbiš (2008, 232) reviews William Thomas and Florian Znaniecki’s The Polish Peasant in Europe and America (1918) as ‘the first systematic study of transnational family life ever conducted’.
In their Nations unbound Basch, Glick Schiller and Szanton Blanc (1994, 7) outlined a definition of transnationalism and those who participate in the process as ‘transmigrants’:
We define ‘transnationalism’ as the processes by which immigrants forge and sustain multi-stranded social relations that link together their societies of origin and settlement. We call these processes transnationalism to emphasise that many immigrants today build social fields that cross geographic, cultural, and political borders. Immigrants who develop and maintain multiple relationships – familial, economic, social, organisational, religious and political – that span borders we call ‘transmigrants’. An essential element of transnationalism is the multiplicity of involvements that transmigrants sustain in both home and host societies.
In reviewing earlier studies on transnationalism, some scholars have lamented the lack of a commonly-agreed theoretical framework in which to site empirical work; indeed the beginning of every discussion is typically dominated by highlighting the challenges of researching transnational practice in the absence of an agreed definition of scope (Al-Ali & Koser 2002). Portes, one of the most frequently cited scholars of transnationalism, writing in 1999, stated that the emergent transnational social field ‘lacks both a well-defined theoretical framework and analytical rigour’ (Portes, Guarnizo & Landolt 1999, 218). Thomas Faist, Margit Fauser and Eveline Reisenauer (2013, 9), writing fourteen years later, state ‘transnational approaches certainly do not (yet) form a coherent theory or set of theories’. Rejecting the term ‘transmigrant’ as employed by Basch, Glick Schiller and Szanton Blanc as being extraneous to the ‘earlier and more familiar’ term of ‘immigrant’ (Portes, Guarnizo & Landolt 1999, 219), Portes and colleagues maintain that the transnational field is ‘comprised of a growing number of persons who live dual lives: speaking two languages, having homes in two countries and making a living through continuous regular contact across national borders’ (ibid, 217).
In their attempts to ‘turn the concept of transnationalism into a clearly defined and measurable object of research’ (ibid, 218), Portes and his colleagues have delineated relatively prescriptive conditions under which a migrant could be considered to be operating in a transnational sphere. In particular it is the sustained and regular contact across borders over time which, Portes insists, is a prerequisite for any activity to be considered transnational in nature. Occasional or ‘one-off’ payments to friends or family in the country of origin or irregular visits would not be considered to be of a level deemed intense enough to warrant the transnational label being applied. This focus is clearly couched within empirical studies of the experiences of labour migrants, as has been pointed out by others (Al-Ali, Black & Koser 2001) and is not so easily translated into the lived experiences of those migrating with different motivations, especially forced migrants. Indeed, Portes himself acknowledges that in applying such restrictive criteria to the concept, ‘very few’ migrants could be considered to be engaging in what could be termed as ‘transnationalism’. Others have however advocated for a less restrictive application of the concept (Jackson, Crang & Dwyer 2004; Al-Ali, Black & Koser 2001).
A broader definition of transnationalism is provided by Steven Vertovec (1999, 447) as referring to ‘multiple ties or interactions linking people or institutions across the borders of nation-states’. Vertovec (1999) identified six interconnected themes in which the phenomenon of transnationalism is evidenced: as a social morphology, as a type of consciousness, as a mode of cultural reproduction, as an avenue of capital, as a site of political engagement, and as a reconstruction of ‘place’ or locality. Vertovec circumvents the debate around what is ‘new’ about transnationalism by stating: ‘Transnationalism (as long-distance networks) certainly preceded “the nation”’ (Vertovec 1999, 447).
An essential element of the conceptualisation of the transnational paradigm is the argument that those who could be considered to be transnational actors are leading ‘dual lives’ and the ways in which transnational actors are ‘both here and there’ or ‘neither here nor there’ seems to be a fundamental difference in the ways that different scholars approach the process. Glick Schiller and her colleagues (Glick Schiller, Basch & Szanton Blanc 1995) firmly site their ‘take’ on the phenomenon of transnationalism – which they have largely been responsible for conceptualising – within the context of the rise of global capitalism, arguing that the combination of advancements of the technological age and more intense patterns of international migration are creating ways of situating the migration experience differently from those of earlier migrants. This ‘positive spin’ in the literature on the transnational migration paradigm emphasises the agency of transnational migrants as actors exploiting the resources available to them to make informed choices about the ways in which they carry out their lives across the territories of two or more nation states. Such a focus, however, arguably risks restricting the transnational space to those labour or economic migrants who are seen to be making empowered decisions and capitalising on the opportunities afforded by globalisation. That kind of transnational lens implies a neglect of any transnational spaces occupied by those who may not have migrated voluntarily, may be subject to stringent immigration control and may have a less than positive (at least initially) transnational experience.
Challenges and other approaches
The main challenges of the transnationalism paradigm are set around arguments that the transnational lens poses nothing new (Foner 1997; Waldinger & Fitzgerald 2004); that it is conceptually woolly (Portes, Guarnizo & Landolt 1999); or, that it depends on methodological nationalism (refuted in Wimmer & Glick Schiller 2003; Gielis 2009). Even those who adopt it as a conceptual framework are sceptical of its applicability to those migrants who cannot be considered to have made their migratory choices purely for economic reasons. But that will usually depend on how the paradigm is interpreted and applied.
Ewa Morawska (2001), one of the ‘transnationalism-as-a-new-paradigm-skeptics’, maintains that earlier practices of diaspora differed not at all from today’s transnationals: ‘Lifeworlds and diaspora politics of turn-of-the-century immigrants share many of the supposedly novel features of present-day transnationalism’ (2001, 178). Roger Waldinger and David Fitzgerald (2004) in their questioning of transnationalism argue that the nation state and political control and constraint in the forming of communities means that what migration scholars describe as transnationalism is ‘usually its opposite’ (Waldinger & Fitzgerald 2004, 1178). Countered by Glick Schiller and Peggy Levitt (2006), for Waldinger and Fitzgerald transnationalism is dependent on freedom of movement. They maintain that the conditions under which transnational ties are able to flourish and develop are not usually permitted under the control of the sovereign nation state which sees as its ultimate goal the preservation of the identity and culture of the majority. Waldinger and Fitzgerald, then, seem to imply that any transnationalism which does not adhere to the somewhat restrictive criteria as stipulated by Portes and his colleagues (that is to say, any transnational ties which could be considered to be transnational being and belonging over transnational acting) is a rather watered down ‘continuum’ version of the ‘truer’ transnationalism. Waldinger and Fitzgerald refer to non-continuous cross-border activity as ‘something more erratic and less intense’. This also has resonances with the ways in which others have sought to differentiate between the varying intensities of transnational affiliations as expressed by those who migrate. Luis Eduardo Guarnizo (2000) for instance, detailed in Levitt (2001), refers to ‘expanded’ transnationalism in contrasting occasional sporadic migrant responses to political crises or national disasters in the homeland with the ‘core transnationalism’ of habitual, regular, patterned and predictable activity. Similarly, José Itzigsohn and Silvia Giorguli Saucedo (2002) make reference to ‘narrow’ and ‘broad’ transnationalism in making the distinction between continuous and occasional transnational practices. Faist, Fauser and Reisenauer (2013) however reject what they see as a binary distinction between the different intensities of behaviour and instead argue for transnationality being viewed on a continuum of low to high.
Transnationalism, diaspora and nationalism
Given the ‘national’ element of transnationalism, it is surprising how little of the literature draws upon the main theories of nationalism. These debates are not foregrounded to the same extent as they are in the field of diaspora studies which pays considerably more attention to the historic movement of peoples, the factors which contributed to the displacement of entire population groups (inter alia Brah 1996; Cohen 1997; Van Hear 1998) and the relationship between diaspora and ethnie(Smith 2010). One way however in which the transnationalism literature does dovetail with some of the debates on nationalism is in discussing the role of the nation state and assumptions about its role as a primary unit of analysis. One of the reasons why some of the debates present in the nationalism literature have not cross-fertilised into the transnationalism scholarship may have been as a result of a deliberate choice on the part of those scholars who have been responsible for developing the transnational paradigm. Debates especially about whether methodological nationalism is inherent within the transnational lens began early on in the development of the literature (Waldinger & Fitzgerald 2004) and have continued more recently with the publication of Waldinger’s The cross-border connection (2015) and especially within the symposium dedicated to its critique and subsequent ‘defence’ of the transnational optic (see Eckstein; Faist; Glick Schiller; Itzigsohn; Kivisto; Levitt; Waldinger in Ethnic and racial studies 38/13 2015).
Whether transnational activity is viewed as binary or on a continuum focuses on transnationalism as a practice or behaviour essentially quantifiable and measurable in nature. With such a focus on transnational activity, the voices of those who may not remit, vote, own property in the country of origin, have a bank account or even undertake regular visits to the ‘homeland’ but may still retain a deep and complex emotional relationship with the country of origin risk going unheard. Research on transnationalism of forced migrants can give a different slant on the theoretical field (Al-Ali 2002b; Jansen 2008; Van Hear 2014). Much of the debate around the ‘innovation’ of the transnational paradigm seems to have been carried out extraneously to any empirical findings, despite the call by some transnational theorists to ‘ground’ research into the practices of migration – whether transnational or not. Katharyne Mitchell also warns against ‘theorising transnationalism in the abstract’ (Mitchell 1997, 111) arguing that ‘by bringing in “real” bodies, the actual physical, geographical constraints encountered by refugees as they seek to move across space challenges aspatial and abstracted concepts and “serves as a materialist connective to the unimpeded ‘travelling cultures’ and diasporic populations heralded by some theorists”’ (ibid). ‘Bringing in real bodies’ may mean that general conceptualisations are more difficult to land on, which may explain why some theorists prefer to work without them. However, reluctance (whether perceived or actual) to ground theories in the lived experience of migrants then risks conceptual murkiness and exposes the paradigm to prolonged and sometimes territorial debates.
Described by Faist (2010, 9) as ‘awkward dance partners’, the concepts of transnationalism and diaspora run parallel in some of the literature, merging and colliding especially within the context of discussions around community spaces and migrant identities (Bruneau 2010). Treated almost as synonyms by some migration scholars who may interpret each term more expansively, diaspora ‘purists’ are clear in their demarcation of the associations between each term. Khachig Tölölyan (2010, 37) for example, in reference to the Armenian diaspora or ‘transnation’ states: ‘If nations have nationalism, then this transnation has “transnationalism”, a term that in most venues is forbidden to me because, of course, transnationalism already has a more established meaning that developed in the 1970s, as in transnational corporation or transnational terrorism.’ Such associations echo an earlier statement by Jana Evans Braziel and Anita Mannur (2003, 8): ‘While diaspora may be regarded as concomitant with transnationalism, or even in some case consequent of transnationalist forces, it may not be reduced to such macroeconomic and technological flows. It remains, above all, a human phenomenon – lived and experienced.’ Such ‘dehumanisation’ of the transnationalism phenomenon is not present in the arguments of those who emphasise the bottom-up aspect of the transnational lens (Guarnizo & Smith 1998) nor in the focus of those who stress the relationship between transnationalism and communities (Riccio 2001; Sana 2005). Others however also refute the national in transnational, highlighting how the community frame of reference takes precedence over the nation state in the formation of translocal connections and identities.
Such ambivalence towards the concept of transnationalism has certainly been reflected in the literature for its apparent disconnect with the realities of the local (Harney & Baldassar 2007). The ‘nation-state’ focus of the transnational debates has been challenged within the context of the Bosnian diaspora, for example by Hariz Halilovich (2011b) who, in emphasising the importance of zavičaj to the structuring of identity for Bosnians, argues for a ‘trans-local’ as opposed to a ‘trans-national’ conceptualisation. Zavičaj in this sense could be interpreted as loyalty and affiliation to the local ‘neighbourhood’ or more immediate local area rather than the ‘homeland’ as a nation state. Borrowing on the conceptualisations of Arjun Appadurai (1996) and Guarnizo and Michael Peter Smith (1998) and their ‘trans-local’ approach, Halilovich builds on the work of Nadje Al-Ali and Khalid Koser (2002) which discusses the difficulties of the ‘nation’ element of the ‘transnational’ label in applying to Bosnian (and other) refugees. Halilovich argues that the concept of transnationalism is ‘less useful for exploring the relationship between place, movement, identity and memory in forcefully displaced communities from BiH’ (Halilovich 2011b, 168). Those who have been forced from their homes as a result of the nationalist policies of ruling elites may demonstrate a noticeable rejection of affiliation with their sending ‘nation state’ and could instead draw upon more local or regional connections and loyalties in their collectivisation of memory and belonging, which in the Bosnian context could be interpreted as an instrument of defiance against the genocidal practice of ‘ethnic cleansing’ (Halilovich 2011a, 64 and 2013, 231) but could, of course, be equally applicable to the experience of forced migrants from other states.
The relationship between transnationalism/transnationality and assimilation (Guarnizo, Haller & Portes 2003; Sana 2005) and integration is also a focus in the literature (Mazzucato 2008; Gropas, Triandafyllidou, & Bartolini 2014; Schunck 2014). Drawing on Portes’ theory of segmented assimilation and focusing on the infrequent and weak ties identified by others (Levitt), Paolo Boccagni (2012, 117) questions the applicability of the transnational lens and asks:
What is left of its theoretical import […] after establishing that proper transnational activities, aside from remittances, are relatively infrequent; and that such practices are not incompatible with – and are even facilitated by – successful integration overseas?
Such a focus on purported ‘proper’ transnational activities represents a narrower approach to the transnationalism paradigm and suggests that the goal of every migrant is ‘successful integration’ however that may be defined. A focus on integration as an apparent ‘end goal’ and a preoccupation with ‘proper’ transnational activities could risk missing the nuances that are potentially captured with a less restrictive take on the concept.
Gayle Munro
Dr. Gayle Munro has worked in the area of social research both in the UK and overseas for more than fifteen years.
In 2015 she completed her doctorate (Geography) on ‘Transnational lives? The experiences of migrants from the former Yugoslavia in Britain’ at University College London.
Nationalism and globalization
Gal Ariely 2020
Nationalism and media
Michael Skey 2020
Nation Branding
Nichole Fernández 2020
Nationalism and empire
Yesim Bayar 2019
Nationalism and gender
Lora Knight 2018
Nationalism and social class
Dean Kostantaras 2018
Nationalism and collective trauma
Sevan Beukian 2018
Nationalism and war
John Hutchinson 2017
Nationalism and sport
Dario Brentin, Laurence Cooley 2016
All material published with SoN is written by experts, peer-reviewed, and open-source. For additional information, or to submit an article, please contact the joint editors-in-chief Dr Eric Taylor Woods at E.T.Woods@uel.ac.uk or Dr Robert Schertzer at robert.schertzer@utoronto.ca.
is developed and managed by & in partnership with
© 2021 The State of Nationalism
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1382
|
__label__cc
| 0.728504
| 0.271496
|
By sfeinberg F-bomb, Joe Biden, swearing, Vice President
$5 foot longs are f—ing fabulous!
Vice President Biden caught on mic; calls health care bill a 'big f—ing deal'
How long before the F-bomb is dropped into advertising? It’s going to be in my lifetime, I’m pretty sure of that. And maybe even while I’m still sentient.
Why am I so sure? Because I hear it every night on teevee, and every day seeping through someone’s ear buds on the subway or the elevator. Advertising lags popular culture and mores, but only by about 5 years. By the time the generation of marketers raised on Jay-Z and The Sopranos makes it to the C-suite, you’re gonna hear advertising that sounds just like open-mike night at the White House.
By the way, not to carp or anything, but “big f—ing deal” usually means it’s not a big f—ing deal at all. What the Vice President meant to say was “…f—ing big deal” as in “That $5 foot long is f—ing fabulous!”
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1386
|
__label__cc
| 0.706102
| 0.293898
|
Whats up do you throw a grenade at you
What to do if a grenade is thrown at you? In 90 percent of the cases, the wrinkle will be shorted from multiple shrapnel. But there are still…
Unusual Weapons: Disc Grenade
In general, the idea of a grenade itself is quite simple. There is a case with an explosive charge, there is a fuse. The fuse is activated, causing…
M-550 – Paracord Survival Grenade
21.11.2018 Category: Ready kits 0
Stumbled upon such an interesting option for survival. More precisely on the “packaging”, it is called M-550. The appearance of this “grenade” is a deceptive at first glance….
Reactive anti-tank grenade RPG-28 “Cranberry”
In the 1990s, it was decked out. increase in armor penetration capability of anti-tank grenade launchers. In the early 2000s, a heavy manual disposable anti-tank grenade launcher was…
Guide to the grenade light for a gun
This review is written by Lucas. — CEO and Founder T-rex arms — manufacturer kaybera kaydeksa. For the US arms market — the guy is young He has…
Manual defensive grenade F-1
Pomegranate F-1 has a long history. This transcription was adopted by the French army in 1915. French F-1 grenade had a percussion fuse. The grenade played the role…
The history of domestic hand grenades
The first domestic frag grenade was used in the Russo-Japanese war near Mukden. This grenade was invented in 1904 by Captain Nikolai Stepanovich Lishin. Since then, the story…
Guide to the RPG-18 anti-tank grenade, device, techniques and rules of firing.
30.05.2017 Category: Prepping Basics 0
, as well as urban facilities. RPG-18 anti-tank grenade is an individual weapon consisting of a single-use launching device in the form of a smooth-bore telescopic type tube…
Paracord Grenade: A Tool for Survival
05.11.2016 Category: Useful Tools 0
Almost everyone has already heard of paracord bracelets as they have become not only a survival tool, but a fashion piece. These bracelets come in different designs, colors…
SQL - 49 | 0.341 сек. | 15.43 МБ
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1392
|
__label__wiki
| 0.677589
| 0.677589
|
Ideas + News
By Taxi Film
In Industry, Talent
Taxi Film Production & Oombarra Productions Join Forces
Australian production company, Taxi Film Production (part of the The Taxi Group) is thrilled to announce a new business alliance with Oombarra Productions, resulting in internationally acclaimed director, writer and actor Leah Purcell joining the Taxi director roster for commercial [...]
Taxi’s Andrew Wareham: “In these challenging times, outside of the box thinking is definitely needed to keep the production wheels turning”
Written by Andrew Wareham, managing director and executive producer, The Taxi Group. Whilst every industry has been impacted by COVID-19 in one way or another, it’s our priority to develop solutions that allow our clients to continue to work and bring creative ideas to life in a safe and [...]
In Talent
Q&A with Justin McMillan
If you’ve had the pleasure of seeing his work, you know exactly who Justin McMillan is. With breathtaking work as the Surf Unit Director for Simon Baker’s Breath, to his heart-wrenching short-film Gone, Justin’s work as a director demands the attention of its viewers. His gentle touch when [...]
Creating diversity in production
Creating diversity throughout the production pipeline is something we’re pretty passionate about here at Taxi Film Production. Reflecting the multiple genders, races, sexual orientations and abilities we see in our diverse nation seems like a no-brainer when it comes to production. However, [...]
Davros — The Creative Journey to Filmmaking
Like most things, I am in a state of flux as a creative, image maker, director, human. So it’s hard for me to tell you where I am at without telling you where I have been. I’ve grown up in a pretty real, honest — if somewhat gritty — regional Australian environment. I’ve seen my […]
Meet Emerging Australian Female Film Director Emily Avila
Meet Emily Avila — emerging director and Taxi’s Mentee as part of the Australian Directors’ Guild’s (ADG) Commercial & Content Directing Mentorship program. Emily joins Taxi as part of Screen Australia’s Gender Matters: Brilliant Careers initiative that pairs emerging female directors with [...]
Get Inside My Mind: Tristan Houghton film director and cinematographer
Below are the things that make me tick. Tristan H. Story Shooting a short documentary in Uganda on a potential Malaria vaccine for Griffith University I came across this woman and her daughter. They were living in the slums just outside the city of Kampala, their house was nothing more than [...]
Is VR the Drug of the Future?
SXSW 2017 — The Director’s Cut. Words by Miles Murphy I recently had the good fortune of being sent to SXSW by Taxi, tasked with finding out what’s going on at the frontier of filmmaking technology, and to see where the industry trends are heading. That seems pretty straightforward, [...]
Q&A with Taxi’s top car director Paul Street
Q1. Explain the place in which you grew up? Did you grow up on Noffler’s ‘Mainstreets” or was it more like Springsteen’s ‘Thunder Road’…? I grew up in Streatham, South London. It was more Scorsese’s “Mean Streets” than Noffler’s “Mainstreets”. It’s changed now, but back in the 80’s, it [...]
Desmondo Ray is heading to SXSW
Taxi’s & Steve Baker’s ‘The Video Dating Tape of Desmondo Ray’ Heading To SXSW His name is Desmondo Ray, he’s lonely and looking for love. The good folk at SXSW have invited him (and director & writer Steve Baker) to Texas to show his video dating tape and [...]
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1394
|
__label__wiki
| 0.615684
| 0.615684
|
Samsung becomes biggest 4G smartphone vendor in India, leads overall mkt - IDC
During the quarter, Samsung consolidated its lead in the smartphone segment, clocking a 13.1% sequential growth, taking its smartphone share to 24%, IDC said.
November 23, 2015, 12:27 IST
NEW DELHI: Korean handset major Samsung has emerged as the biggest 4G player in India with its popular sub $150 LTE models, piping Chinese vendor Lenovo, even as 4G enabled devices witnessed almost a three-fold sequential increase in unit shipments in the third quarter of 2015, according to market research firm IDC.
During the quarter, Samsung consolidated its lead in the smartphone segment, clocking a 13.1% sequential growth, taking its smartphone share to 24%, IDC said.
The volume growth for Smasung was primarily contributed by the LTE based smartphones such as Galaxy Grand Prime 4G, Galaxy J and Galaxy A series which mostly moved through the retail channels, although Samsung also had some e-tailer focused phones such as Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7.
Home-bred vendor Micromax retained the second position in the quarter with a 6.4% sequential growth, taking its share to 16.7%. IDC said that Micromax’s YU Phones have been performing well and are leading contributors to Micromax’s 4G portfolio. However, YU faces strong competition from Chinese players in the online segment.
Intex has secured the third position with 9.4% growth, taking the share to 10.8% in the quarter. The vendor has witnessed sharp rise in shipments in sub $50 segment and also entry level 3G enabled devices.
Lenovo, as a group (Lenovo & Motorola), moved up to fourth place in the quarter owing to a strong 58.6% sequential growth. Lenovo group captured 9.5% of the smartphone market driven mainly by Lenovo’s K3 note, A6000 plus and Moto G 3rd Gen.
Lava slipped to fifth place with a sequential drop of 2% in their vendor share over Q2 2015. Lava shipments dropped 24.9% sequentially, coming off from a healthy second quarter.
While its Xolo series continues to slide down, Lava has also not moved fast enough to capitalize on the fast growing 4G market or diversified their channel strategy in favor of online channels, IDC said.
During the quarter, 28.3 million smartphones were shipped to India in the third quarter of 2015 – up 21.4% from 23.3 million units for the same period last year.
“The growth in the smartphone market was helped by rising demand for affordable 4G smartphones. e-tailers continue to drive shipments of the Chinese vendors, who have been aggressively trying to capture the 4G smartphone market in India,” Karthik J, Senior Market Analyst, Client devices at IDC said.
“The closing weeks of the quarter witnessed incremental supplies as many vendors were preparing their channels in lieu of the festive season and online mega sale programs,” he added.
According to him, 4G -enabled devices are expected to be at the forefront, with the entire ecosystem preparing for this shift in the near future.
Jaipal Singh, Market Analyst, Client Devices said that most of the popular models in the market today support 4G and have a large screen, and attractively priced at less than $200. “Almost one out of every two smartphones sold, had 5” plus displays,” Singh added.
IDC expects the share of smartphone to outstrip the share of feature phone market in CY 2016 for India. It also expects smartphones to maintain a healthy double-digit growth over the next few years.
Most Read in Devices
Dixon to start making Nokia branded handsets, smart TVs
Samsung Galaxy M62 to come with 7,000mAh battery: Report
Xiaomi refutes alleged links with Chinese military, says analysing outcome of US blacklisting
Poco overtakes OnePlus, Realme to emerge as third largest online smartphone brand: Counterpoint
Apple iPhone 12 becomes top 5G smartphone within two weeks of launch: Report
Come 2021, consumers to have more 5G phone choices, and under Rs 20K
Lava re-enters smartphone space; investing Rs 800 crore to expand operations
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1396
|
__label__wiki
| 0.568245
| 0.568245
|
9.5 Theses
Field Perspectives
Temporary continent.
To Make A Public
Alternative Pedagogy
Artists Networks
Artist-Run Alliance
Art Writing
(A)Social
Co_temporaries
Cultural ReProducers
Instituent Practices
New Constitutions
Outskirts
Politics of Perception
Unstable States
https://i2.wp.com/temporaryartreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/earthss.jpg?resize=335%2C256&ssl=1
Visions from the Future
https://i1.wp.com/temporaryartreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ss01.jpg?resize=335%2C256&ssl=1
New World Embassy: Rojava
https://i1.wp.com/temporaryartreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/manifesto-graphic-purple.jpg?resize=335%2C256&ssl=1
The Work of the Institution in an Age of Professionalization
https://i0.wp.com/temporaryartreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/olafur-eliasson-slow-motion2.jpg?resize=335%2C256&ssl=1
Slow Criticism: Art in the Age of Post-Judgement
https://i2.wp.com/temporaryartreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/satinsky-03-arc-gallery.jpg?resize=335%2C256&ssl=1
Movement Building for Beginners
https://i0.wp.com/temporaryartreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/gelare_tar_picture.jpg?resize=335%2C256&ssl=1
Belaboring the Fringe: in lieu of an Artist Statement
https://i0.wp.com/temporaryartreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/weinertext.jpg?resize=335%2C256&ssl=1
Sustainability is not Solidarity: Superscript & the Economies of Art Writing
https://i0.wp.com/temporaryartreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/115948718-2.jpg?resize=335%2C256&ssl=1
Muse as Critic, Returning the Gaze from the Pedestal
https://i1.wp.com/temporaryartreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/jenny-holzer.jpg?resize=335%2C256&ssl=1
No one cares about art criticism: Advocating for an embodiment of the avant garde as an alternative to capitalism
Elephants in the Room at Casco Art Institute
Valentina Vella recaps "Elephants in the Room" the first in a new yearly as..
A Horse & Pony Story
Founded by artists Carrick Bell and Rocco Ruglio-Misurell in 2013, Horse & ..
Premium Connect
"Premium Connect" explores African divination systems, the fungi underworld..
https://i2.wp.com/temporaryartreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/hig.jpg?resize=335%2C256&ssl=1
Hand-in-Glove: A Social Response
https://i1.wp.com/temporaryartreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/home-top.jpg?resize=335%2C256&ssl=1
Open Engagement: A Social Response
Happenings this Spring for Independent Arts
Access, knowledge exchange, ecological renewal and the anthropocene: there ..
CrocoDykes Bite Back: Janie Stamm at Granite City Art and Design District
The LGBTQ movement and environmentalism are inspired and driven by a vision..
Ngozi Omeje: Connecting Deep at Centre for Contemporary Art Lagos
With a series of events commemorating the space’s ten-year anniversary, Cen..
REAL DREAM: An Interview with Daphna Saker Massey
Over the last ten years, Daphna Saker Massey has taken elements from expres..
A Poetics of Survival: A Conversation with Demian DinéYazhi´
In September 2018, I saw Demian DinéYazhi´ perform their long-form prose po..
Get It Together: On the art of care and shaky unification
Leora Fridman interviews The Feminist Health Care Research Group Berlin (FH..
To Survive on This Shore: An Interview with Jess T. Dugan
Artist Jess T. Dugan and social worker Vanessa Fabbre’s "To Survive on This..
About the ‘Feeling of Being in Transition’ – Performing the Archive: A Conversation with Clarissa Thieme about her Film “Today Is 11th June 1993”
A first version of this conversation about historicity, subjectivity and th..
RM Gallery and Project Space
RM is an artist-run space, project office and archive. RM is a gallery that..
Snehta Residency
The first artist residency in the heart of Athens engaging with internation..
split/fountain
Design studio, project space, bookstore, curatorial office, niche publishin..
Art Byte Critique
The Art Byte Critique group is focused on creating a network of working art..
3 137 is an artist-run space in Athens founded by three Greek artists.
Helper Projects IMG_8771
Sarah Croop
on July 18, 2012 at 11:11 AM
Sarah Croop is an undergraduate American Culture Studies student at Washington University in St. Louis. Her work explores the intersection between the photographic object, specifically in the vernacular of the family snapshot, and the psychology of memory, and how the interaction between these is changing in the age of digital photography and social media.
Temporary continent. maps the unstable tributaries of contributions, reflections, and media arising from Mississippi. An Anthropocene River and its research procession. The project is a collaboration between two experimental publishing collectives, continent. and Temporary Art Review, both concerned with the amplification, modulation, and circulation of community voices on both sides of the Atlantic, and beyond.
Temporary Art Review is a platform for contemporary art criticism that focuses on alternative spaces and critical exchange among disparate art communities. Temporary is an international network, highlighting both practical and theoretical discourse through reviews, interviews, essays and profiles on artist-centered spaces and projects.
Copyright © 2019 Temporary Art Review | All rights reserved.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1398
|
__label__wiki
| 0.628312
| 0.628312
|
website utilities
Follow via
this-site
Texas Folklife
Folk and Traditional Arts of Texas
SHOP DONATE MEMBERSHIP CONTACT
Home>Blogs>ian's blog
Big Squeeze - Reflections on the Cajun Community in Southeast Texas
In February 2018, Texas Folklife hosted a discussion at Larry’s French Market & Cajun Restaurant about how the organization can support efforts of the community to encourage youth participation in Cajun traditional music. The community discussion touched on three main topics: the reasons behind decline in youth participation in Cajun music in Southeast Texas; comparisons between Louisiana and Texas in how they support the music and what they prioritize; and strategies to encourage youth participation in Cajun music.
While the decline in youth participation in Cajun music has been gradual, many point to the closing of the Rodair Club in 2004 that signaled the decline. For many growing up in the area, the Rodair Club was the community gathering spot for music, dance, food, and all aspects of Cajun culture. Since the closure, however, there have been no similar venues to take the Rodair’s place; many Cajun restaurants instead cater to country music. As a result, the next generation are growing up without a place to gather to participate in Cajun culture: they don’t speak or understand French; they don’t know the music or the dance; and since they didn’t grow up with the culture, they have no interest to participate.
The situation is vastly different from Louisiana, where Cajun music and culture is extremely prevalent. In comparison to Texas, Louisiana possesses a strong support network that encourages and teaches young kids various aspects of Cajun culture, particularly the music. This can be seen through the prevalence of the music in classrooms, and the full support by Louisiana to create classes for the music. Music is therefore a top priority, something not present in Texas. There are few people who can dedicate themselves to teaching music in Texas; supporting their family is instead the top priority, while music is secondary. The in turn influences the level of enthusiasm and encouragement by the community for kids to pursue the music. While there is still strong encouragement, the enthusiasm has waned in not just the younger generations, but the older generations as well. When shows do occur, the older individuals that come out only stay for a few songs and leave early, leading to less interest overall in continuing the music.
While there are multiple issues present in the low levels of participation in Cajun music in Texas, several strategies were addressed during the meeting that could spark a revival. While there is a decline in the younger generation to participate, those who choose to continue the music show a clear devotion to teaching others. Donovan Bourque, Elizabeth Kelly, and Bridget Roberts all voiced a strong interest to encourage the next generation of kids to participate in Cajun music and culture. After discussing different strategies, many participants agreed on the necessity of a monthly Cajun music jam and workshop that specifically targeted children of younger families. Randy Cagle reflected on his own experiences of playing music to younger kids in the schools, and seeing their strong interest in traditional music. Drawing off this experience, many agreed on reserving a room in a public library as a good first step. If a couple instruments could be donated and flyers were to be passed around in both the library and around town, this could be a first step into getting young kids interested in the music and, eventually, have them start learning to play themselves.
Stay tuned for updates on Texas Folklife's efforts working with the Cajun community in Southeast Texas!
Big Squeeze
Apprenticeships in the Folk & Traditional Arts
CFMA
Cajun Community
#bigsqueeze2018
sustainable music
Donovan Bourque
and Bridget Roberts
Ed Poullard
Jude Moreau
Follow Texas Folklife
The Brush Is a Bow Digital Exhibit
Big Squeeze(203)
Touring Exhibits(11)
Stories for Creative Forces(5)
Apprenticeships in the Folk & Traditional Arts(54)
Stories from Deep in the Heart(104)
Folk & Traditional Arts Virtual Roundtable Series(7)
Accordion Kings and Queens(46)
Exhibits(73)
Foodways(17)
Community Residencies(7)
Educational Resources(11)
Documentary Films(15)
House Concert Series(23)
Other Programs(102)
Texas Folklife News(152)
Folk Arts (Visual Arts)(101)
Media(94)
Touring Programs(62)
Research(62)
Archives(53)
Touring Roster Artists(49)
Texas Folk Masters(40)
Catalog(2)
Apprenticeship in the Folk & Traditional Arts Program - Guidelines and Application
The 2021 Apprenticeship Program application is now closed.Thank you to everyone who applied!Application and Additional Information Below For Examples of Past Applications, Supporting Materials, & Answers to Common Questions, Please Click Here2021 Program Guidelines and Application... Continue Reading...
Texas Folklife on Facebook
txf_logo_stacked.jpg
1708 Houston St
Gallery hours: Mon-Fri 11am-5pm
Texas Folklife is a 501c(3) organization
All contributions are tax deductible
Search Texas Folklife
Bottom Bar demo menu
©2013-20 Texas Folklife. All rights reserved.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1401
|
__label__cc
| 0.605196
| 0.394804
|
Non-Invasive Data Governance Online Training
KIK Consulting & Educational Services
DATAVERSITY
Data Mgmt
Data Topics
Data Architecture News, Articles, & Education
Data Architecture Articles
Data Breaches are Pervasive and Costly
Published: November 20, 201912:08 am
Author Craig Mullins
Unless you’ve been living in a cave somewhere, you’ve certainly heard news about stolen and hacked data, commonly referred to as data breaches. They occur with great regularity, and there is no indication that the frequency of data breaches is slowing down. Organizations must take more aggressive actions to prevent the sensitive information in their care from being stolen and abused.
The Prevalence of Data Breaches
Data breaches have been in the news now for close to 2 decades. The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse began tracking data breach activity on Feb. 15, 2005, which is the date of a significant data breach at ChoicePoint, a consumer data aggregator.
This breach represents a turning point because it involved the personal information of more than 165,000 consumers, and it resulted in at least 800 cases of identity theft. ChoicePoint wound up paying $15 million in FTC fines to settle charges that it failed to protect consumers’ personal information.
Since the ChoicePoint breach in 2005, there have been more than 8,000 data breaches impacting more than 11.5 billion total records containing sensitive personal information. Last year, there were more than 800 data breaches that impacted more than a billion records. And, in the first 2 months of this year (2019) alone, there were 39 data breaches that impacted more than a million records.
There is no slowdown in terms of data being breached and stolen. Gemalto, a digital security firm, has reported that more than 6 million records are lost or stolen every day. That translates to 75 records breached every second. In fact, in the time it took for you to read this paragraph, more than 4,000 records were lost or stolen!
Nobody wants their information to be stolen or lost, so it makes sense for organizations to combat data breaches. But if you consider all of the mitigating factors, the importance of protecting data from breaches becomes even more important.
Data breaches impact customer loyalty. Most consumers will not continue to do business with companies that have had sensitive data stolen. Furthermore, there are industry and government regulations that demand organizations protect sensitive data. But, according to Gemalto’s “2015 Breach Level Index,” 75% of customers do not believe that companies are taking the responsibility to protect their data all that seriously. Clearly, there are problems here.
The Cost of a Data Breach
Irrespective of customer expectations, a data breach impacts the bottom line. The average cost of a data breach increased by 6.4% in 2018 over the previous year, with the average cost per breach event being almost $4 million, according to the Ponemon Institute’s “2018 Cost of a Data Breach Study.”
These factors range from the amount of data involved, regulatory fines and legal costs, the cost of notifying customers and providing credit monitoring, to the loss of your company’s reputation, which can be a significant concern.
So the average cost of a data breach may be about $4 million, but the actual cost for each data breach can vary widely from that average. The Verizon “2015 Data Breach Investigations Report” indicated that a breach impacting 1,000 records will cost anywhere between $52,000 and $87,000. But the cost-per-breach event scales higher as the number of records increases. The same report shows that a breach impacting 10 million records will cost between $2.1 million and $5.2 million. In other words, the cost escalates quickly as the number of records breached increases.
And where are thieves looking for this data? Honestly, wherever it exists. But a primary target is database servers because that is where a lot of the most interesting personally identifiable data exists. It’s information such as names, addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers, financial data, and so on. Where does your organization store these things? Probably in a database.
The frequency of attacks between 2009 and 2015 shows that databases are a prime target area, so it is important to be able to monitor and protect your database servers from attacks and breaches.
What can we do to enact proper controls on our databases to comply with regulations and combat data breaches? There are many answers to this question. First of all, make sure that your databases are protected using the security and authorization controls that come with the DBMS (or an equivalent capability). And keep up with the employees as they leave the company or transfer departments by changing their authority as needed.
You can also use encryption on your data at rest and in transit, as well as on your backup files. Keep your DBMS current on maintenance by applying critical patches quickly and implement a database auditing capability.
Database auditing is the process of monitoring access to, and modification of, selected database objects and resources within operational databases and retaining a detailed record of the access where said record can be used to proactively trigger actions and can be retrieved and analyzed as needed. There are a lot of considerations in terms of how to implement and administer database auditing that are beyond the scope of this month’s column, but I discussed some of them in an August 2016 article, “Improving IT Security With Database Auditing Techniques”.
Data breaches are common and costly. So it makes sense to spend some time and money up-front to better secure your data … and also to spend some time and money to be able to monitor and audit access to your databases and systems.
Previous Previous post: Bridging the Digital Divide
Next Next post: Data Management 20/20: Rationalizing Complex Business Terms
Craig Mullins
Craig S. Mullins is a data management strategist and principal consultant for Mullins Consulting, Inc. He has three decades of experience in the field of database management, including working with DB2 for z/OS since Version 1. Craig is also an IBM Information Champion and is the author of two books: DB2 Developer’s Guide and Database Administration:The Complete Guide to Practices and Procedures. You can contact Craig via his website.
View all posts by Craig Mullins →
Search TDAN.com
Follow TDAN.com:
RWDG Webinar: Data and Metadata Will Not Govern Themselves - 01/21/2021
2021 Enterprise DG Online Conference - 01/27/2021
Blancco Panel: How to Reduce E-Waste with Increased Data Security - 02/02/2021
RWDG Webinar: Data Architecture Is Data Governance - 02/18/2021
Live Online Training: A Complete Set of Data Governance Roles and Responsibilities - 03/12/2021
RWDG Webinar: Building Data Governance Through Data Stewardship - 03/18/2021
“May your strength give us strength,
May your faith give us faith,
May your hope give us hope,
May your love give us love”
Bruce Springsteen – Into the Fire
Universal Data Vault: Case Study in Combining “Universal” Data Model Patterns with Data Vault Architecture – Part 1
Published: November 1, 201512:20 am Updated: 5:06 am
Author John Giles
Data Modeling is Data Governance
Published: August 1, 201512:45 am Updated: October 2, 201510:05 pm
Author Robert S. Seiner
Data Warehouse Design – Inmon versus Kimball
Published: September 1, 20161:20 am Updated: March 15, 20198:29 am
Author Sakthi Rangarajan
Understand Relational to Understand the Secrets of Data
Published: May 3, 20171:00 am Updated: May 2, 201712:22 pm
Author Ted Hills
The Digital Transformer
Published: August 1, 201512:40 am Updated: April 29, 20169:31 am
Author Charles Betz
agile AI algmin analytics artificial intelligence askham bi big data business glossary business intelligence DAMA DAMA International data data analytics data architecture database data centric data governance data management data model data modeling data quality data science data security data steward data stewardship data warehouse DGPO framework fryman gdpr hoberman mccomb mecca Metadata mullins NIDG non-invasive data governance obrien oneil privacy project management security seiner stewardship
© 1997 – 2020 The Data Administration Newsletter, LLC
All trademarks and registered trademarks appearing on TDAN.com are the property of their respective owners.
About TDAN.com
Newsletters Archives
Published by Robert S. Seiner
rseiner@tdan.com
KIK Consulting
www.kikconsulting.com
Produced By: DATAVERSITY Education, LLC
info@dataversity.net
All trademarks and registered trademarks appearing on DATAVERSITY.net are the property of their respective owners.
Subscribe to DATAVERSITY
Blogs By Industry Experts
DATAVERSITY Productions
DATAVERSITY.net
DATAVERSITY Training Center
Concept & Object Modeling Notation (COMN)
The Data Administration Newsletter - TDAN.com
We use technologies such as cookies to understand how you use our site and to provide a better user experience. This includes personalizing content, using analytics and improving site operations. We may share your information about your use of our site with third parties in accordance with our Privacy Policy. You can change your cookie settings as described here at any time, but parts of our site may not function correctly without them. By continuing to use our site, you agree that we can save cookies on your device, unless you have disabled cookies.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1403
|
__label__wiki
| 0.732324
| 0.732324
|
CEO Weekends: DHL takes innovative approach to grow retail footprint in sub-Saharan Africa by 1000%
by Caroline Vutagwa
Staying true to its reputation for speed, passion, teamwork and a can-do attitude, DHL Express has grown its retail footprint in sub-Saharan Africa by an astonishing 1,000% in less than three years.
In what could become a business school case study, the company’s number of service points increased from 300 to over 3,300, not by building its own bricks and mortar branches but by partnering with local business owners who act as DHL resellers. Thousands of vendors now allow their customers to send DHL shipments alongside their normal offerings.
These small businesses benefit from commission on all DHL sales, an increase in foot traffic as well as being associated with a global brand.
“It’s really a win-win approach. We having given these small shop owners a unique business opportunity to grow their revenues and gain credibility by aligning themselves with an international brand. If they do well, we do well,” explains Sumesh Rahavendra, head of marketing for DHL Express Sub Saharan Africa.
The company is willing to partner with any entrepreneurial business that sees value in becoming a DHL reseller. All partners are provided with a complete branding kit and go through an extensive training programme to ensure compliance with DHL’s requirements and procedures.
Cellulant Group CEO Ken Njoroge to step down in June
The Fool-Proof Strategy For Business Owners To Find The Perfect Office Space
UAP Old Mutual launches digital last expense cover for as low as Ksh 50
DHL has also forged similar partnerships with larger companies such as mobile network operators, retail business centres, supermarkets and fuel retailers.
READ Nigeria beats Kenya, SA with more startups on the DEMO Africa 2016 shortlist
DHL has simplified its pricing and packaging options to fit in with the needs of its customers as opposed to the other way around. To make people aware of its retail offering, the streets of Africa are often painted yellow and red through tactical advertising campaigns involving dancing, singing and special DHL giveaways.
“Through the passion and energy of our 4,000 employees across Sub Saharan Africa, we have changed the perception that DHL only caters for multinationals and big business. Our retail customers no longer have to sit in traffic to send a document or parcel, but can literally find a DHL service point right around the corner,” says Rahavendra.
“In a continent like Africa where the informal economy rules, a company’s retail strategy cannot revolve around high-end shopping malls,” adds Rahavendra. “You have to operate on a level where customers can understand, feel and relate to your product. You really need to ensure that your brand connects to the average person on the street,” concludes Rahavendra.
Caroline Vutagwa
Minding my own business is not enough for me that's why you will always find me minding Africa's Businesses as well as Technology and of course letting you know about it. Talk to me on [email protected]
How to Use Podcasts and Online Information to Enhance Ventures
Equity Group crosses the trillion-shilling balance sheet milestone
Econet Group’s Strive Masiyiwa Appointed to Netflix Board of Directors
Is Kenya Becoming a Retail Deathplace?
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1406
|
__label__cc
| 0.73028
| 0.26972
|
Home Startups
Afrivazi wants to dress the world with African-themed designs
in Startups, Women
This VC firm is Calling for Changes to Cut-and-paste VC Strategy In Africa
Launched in June last year, Kenya’s Afrivazi aims to be a marketplace for top African fashion designers linking them to customers around the world as well as connecting them to their peers and fans across the globe.
Founded by Valerie Nyamwaya, a fashion designer herself, the platform aims to revolutionize fashion in Africa and as well as open the world to experience top designs by African established fashion designers. The platform also aims to give upcoming designers an opportunity to sell to the world and make money out of their hardwork and creativity.
Nyamwaya says she started by hosting fashion events and later thought of creating an online home for the designers to sell their works and also give a chance to fashion lovers locally and internationally who wouldn’t make it to their events but have a passion for quality designs.
The platform now helps its members to sell their wares and have them delivered to their homes and offices conveniently. The site also uses social media pages and events expos and trade fairs to help increase sales for Kenyan designers and ensuring local designers are able to earn a living from their work.
READ Loyalty.co.ke Wants to be Yelp for Local & International Brands in Kenya
AFRIVAZI is coined from AFRI , short for Africa and VAZI Swahili for clothing so the platform promotes African designs. “We all have a story to tell about where we come from, where we are going, what we have been through, our aspirations and the list is endless,” she writes on the site. “All in a bid to define ourselves create our space and make an impact. AFRIVAZI combines the stories of different designers to tell a tale that speaks of an untold beauty that lies in our rich African culture expressing what we believe in, what we love, what we value and who we are.”
AfriVazi is like Tanzania’s African Fashion and with a slightly similar model to Soko.
Tags: STARTUPstartupsWomen
Tizeti rolls out high-speed 4G LTE in Edo with N4000/month broadband service
Copia Kenya hosts MIT Global Entrepreneurship Lab project
Adam Molai’s JUA Kickstarter Fund Doubles to $2M to Kickstart African Entrepreneurship
Nigeria’s TeamApt pivots to serve consumers, eyes expansion into West & North Africa
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1407
|
__label__wiki
| 0.829795
| 0.829795
|
TechTronBlog.com
Technology, Innovation, Collaboration
Daily Tech Updates Sent to your Email
Trump’s WeChat ban threatens Apple’s smartphone sales in China – Nikkei Asian Review
HONG KONG/TAIPEI — Washington’s decision to ban popular Chinese messaging app WeChat threatens Apple’s hard-won position in China’s smartphone market as users in the country could soon be forced to choose between their iPhones and their favorite app.
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday banning U.S. transactions with WeChat from Sept. 20, describing the Tencent Holdings-owned app as a threat to national security. A separate order issued the same day targeted TikTok, the viral streaming app owned by ByteDance.
Apple is the only Western smartphone maker with a notable presence in the Chinese market and relies on the country for nearly 20% of its revenue.
While the specific scope of the WeChat ban remains to be seen, some iPhone users in China have already made up their minds as to which side they will choose, if forced.
“If Apple removes WeChat from its China App Store, I will switch to Huawei,” said Chen Xixiang, an iPhone user from Chongqing city who has bought a new Apple handset every year since 2008.
“Having WeChat is a must in China,” Chen told the Nikkei Asian Review in an interview conducted over the app. WeChat is used by 1.1 billion people — mostly in China — and its functions go far beyond chatting. The app offers services ranging from paying bills to hailing a taxi and even swapping secondhand goods.
“WeChat is a crucial part of Chinese life,” Chen said, adding that the rapidly improving quality of domestic smartphones would make it easier for him to give up iPhone.
Chen is hardly alone. Local media outlet Phoenix Weekly has posted an online poll that asks: “If one day Weixin [the Chinese name for WeChat] can no longer be installed in iPhones, would you change your phone or not use Weixin?” Among 88,000 participants surveyed as of Tuesday, nearly 80,000 of them said they would choose the messaging app, while fewer than 6,000 said they would stick with their iPhones.
The executive order issued on Friday did not specify whether the ban would cover WeChat-related services offered by American firms outside the U.S., but its wording is open to different interpretations.
“In terms of what [Trump] is trying to ban, the language of the Executive Order for Tencent is focused on the use of WeChat by U.S. users,” said Wendy Wysong, a U.S. sanctions expert at Washington, D.C.-based law firm Steptoe and Johnson.
However, Harry Clark, another lawyer specializing in export controls at U.S. law firm Orrick, thinks otherwise. As companies like Apple fall under the classification of “U.S. persons,” Clark said, the smartphone giant will be forced to drop WeChat from its App Stores worldwide unless the order is revoked or adjusted in some way.
The U.S. Commerce Department has 45 days to explain the scope of the ban and how it will be enforced, but the possibility of losing WeChat as a sales and marketing channel capable of reaching more than a billion Chinese customers has already cast a shadow over American companies. Among affected will be sportswear maker Nike, which operates digital stores on WeChat, membership-only grocery chain Costco which recruits new users via the app, as well as consumer goods heavyweight Procter & Gamble, which hands out e-coupons through the WeChat platform.
None of these, however, face the same level of risk as Apple.
“Given 17% of Apple’s revenue in 2019 came from China, this could have a material impact on Apple’s revenue,” Chelsey Tam, an analyst with global financial service firm Morningstar, warned investors in a research note on Monday. Shares of Nasdaq-listed Apple slid about 2.5% on Friday following the announcement, wiping out tens of billions of dollars in market value in a matter of hours. Its share price gradually recovered on Monday.
While Apple’s great rival Google and its Google Play store are not immune to Trump’s WeChat ban, analysts say Chinese smartphone users have learned to live without Google’s offerings since Beijing forced the Silicon Valley search engine provider out of the country a decade ago.
“Google Play is not available in China, but Chinese Android smartphone users could always download and update WeChat from other channels. … But that is not the case for iPhone users,” said Chiu Shih-fang, a veteran smartphone analyst at Taiwan Institute of Economic Research.
“If Apple has to remove WeChat from its App Store, it would have a negative impact on its iPhone sales, particularly in the Chinese market,” Chiu said.
China is the second-largest overseas market for Apple after Europe, which means any decline there could significantly hurt the American giant’s bottom line. The company already had to lower its revenue guidance at the beginning of 2019 — the first time in 16 years — due in part to weaker demand in China.
The ban on WeChat could also hit Apple’s ambitions to regain its position in the global market. In China, Apple already fell to fifth place with an 8.5% market share in the second quarter of this year, according to global consultancy Canalys.
Apple, which has trailed Huawei Technologies in handset shipments since 2019, is betting big on its upcoming 5G iPhones to fend off competition and regain lost ground.
But with the U.S. ban on WeChat set to take effect in September, “it might affect Apple’s sales in China for its new 5G iPhone due to be unveiled that same month,” Chiu said. The California-based smartphone heavyweight already faces sales uncertainties due to production delays amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Losing access to WeChat could also dent Apple’s popularity globally, as anyone doing business with China would have to figure out another way to maintain communications with WeChat users. For Jim Liao, a product manager at a startup in Taipei, that would likely mean buying handsets from Apple’s competitors.
Liao described the WeChat ban as a “headache” for his team as they rely on the messaging app to talk with suppliers in mainland China.
“That’s the most commonly used tool for them,” Liao said, referring China-based businesses. While the U.S. has yet to unveil its definition of the WeChat ban, Liao said his company has already considered buying smartphones from Chinese vendors such as Xiaomi and Oppo to avoid potential disruptions.
“I think these Chinese smartphone makers will help their overseas consumers figure out how to download or update WeChat,” he said.
Apple did not respond to Nikkei’s request for comment.
https://www.androidcentral.com/ac-team-favorite-headphones
Hey AC, what are your favorite earbuds & headphones?
https://www.cnbcafrica.com/videos/2020/08/14/new-entrant-in-kenyas-smartphone-market/
New entrant in Kenya’s smartphone market – CNBCAfrica.com
New tech and gadgets you absolutely can’t miss
Razer Pro Click ergonomic wireless mouse maximizes your productivity
Lume Cube Panel Mini Bicolor LED Light provides on-the-go lighting for photographers
LINKA LEO GPS Smart Bike Lock can track your bicycle’s movements in more than 100 countries
Razer Pro Glide soft mouse mat cushions your hand during use
Copyright © 2021 TechTronBlog.com
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1408
|
__label__wiki
| 0.989781
| 0.989781
|
By Andrew Beasley
Jordan Henderson’s All Round Efforts Made Him December’s Player Of The Month (+ Fantasy Football Round-up)
By Andrew Beasley in By Andrew Beasley, Fantasy Football, Player In Focus, Subscribers Only / January 19, 2021 / 11 comments
December is widely perceived to be the most demanding month in Premier League football, especially for the more successful…
Andrew Beasley
The DNA of Liverpool’s Goals – Matip Among December’s Main Men
By Andrew Beasley in By Andrew Beasley, Statistical Analysis, Subscribers Only, The DNA of Liverpool's Goals / January 12, 2021 / 14 comments
December was an odd month for Liverpool. Seventeen goals in eight matches sounds healthy enough, but 65 per cent…
How Have Liverpool Coped With Injuries and VAR? Here Are Some Answers.
By Andrew Beasley in By Andrew Beasley, Data Viz, Statistical Analysis, Subscribers Only / December 21, 2020 / 36 comments
Statistics correct for matches up to and including 17 December 2020. You’ll have to wait for the Palace 7-0!…
Wijnaldum The Ball Retention King (and Fantasy Football Update)
By Andrew Beasley in By Andrew Beasley, Fantasy Football, Player In Focus, Statistical Analysis, Subscribers Only / December 15, 2020 / 18 comments
Well, this is embarrassing on two levels. If we stuck to the true outcome of the polls, then we’d…
Ranking the Reds’ Premier League Seasons, Worst to Best: #2 – 2000/01
By Andrew Beasley in By Andrew Beasley, By Paul Tomkins, Chris Rowland, LFC History / December 14, 2020 / 27 comments
#2 – 2000/01 A note from Paul Tomkins: Ranking the Reds’ Premier League Seasons, Worst to Best, should really mean…
The DNA Of Liverpool’s Goals – November Belongs To Jota
By Andrew Beasley in By Andrew Beasley, Statistical Analysis, Subscribers Only, The DNA of Liverpool's Goals / December 9, 2020 / 13 comments
This article should really be called ‘The Diogo Jota Show’, or something to that effect. Liverpool scored 10 goals…
Pass Combinations Already Show How Thiago Could Be Liverpool’s Key Man
By Andrew Beasley in By Andrew Beasley, Statistical Analysis, Subscribers Only / November 25, 2020 / 26 comments
Paul Tomkins raised an interesting, if somewhat depressing, point in the latest episode of the TTT Podcast. He remarked…
Jota “the Pressing Monster” & Who’s the Fantasy Football King?
By Andrew Beasley in By Andrew Beasley, Fantasy Football, Player In Focus, Statistical Analysis, Subscribers Only / November 12, 2020 / 6 comments
We all hope Thiago Alcantara and Diogo Jota can have a really strong spell and earn themselves an article…
Unravelled – the Rich and Varied DNA of Liverpool’s Goals
By Andrew Beasley in By Andrew Beasley, By Paul Tomkins, Subscribers Only, The DNA of Liverpool's Goals / November 10, 2020 / 10 comments
Intro by Paul Tomkins Halfway through last season I had the idea of creating a DNA database of Liverpool’s…
Is it the High Line? Is it the Press? Why Have Liverpool Been Conceding More Goals?
By Andrew Beasley in By Andrew Beasley, Statistical Analysis, Subscribers Only / October 27, 2020 / 13 comments
Statistics correct as at October 23 If you’re going to make an omelette, you’re going to have to have…
“From 18 to 19” – Andrew Beasley’s New Liverpool Book
By Andrew Beasley in Book Extract, By Andrew Beasley, Free / October 14, 2020 / 21 comments
What a beautiful book cover. All hail Dan Marshall. You can’t be part of the Tomkins Times family for…
Mane’s Month & Who is Top of the TTT League?
By Andrew Beasley in By Andrew Beasley, Fantasy Football, Player In Focus, Subscribers Only / October 13, 2020 / 5 comments
Over the last two years, The Tomkins Times has been running Player Of The Month articles based on who…
Pressing And Provoking Errors: The Blueprint For Liverpool’s Success
By Andrew Beasley in By Andrew Beasley, Statistical Analysis, Subscribers Only / September 28, 2020 / 7 comments
Andy Robertson passed the ball to Sadio Mané, as he so often does. The Senegalese striker then played it…
The Case For The Defence: Analysing Liverpool’s Recent Defensive Issues
By Andrew Beasley in By Andrew Beasley, Statistical Analysis, Subscribers Only / September 21, 2020 / 19 comments
Statistics correct as at September 15, so the Chelsea win is not included. Newly promoted teams are not accustomed…
Why 2020/21 Will Be The Season Of Naby Keita
By Andrew Beasley in By Andrew Beasley, Player In Focus, Statistical Analysis, Subscribers Only / September 15, 2020 / 19 comments
Ten years ago, if you had a list of how many chances each player had created, you’d be at…
What Did We Learn? Liverpool 2020/21 Pre-season Review
By Andrew Beasley in By Andrew Beasley, Free, Free Fortnight, Statistical Analysis / September 9, 2020 / 9 comments
This article is part of The Tomkins Times Free Fortnight, where for two weeks up until the start of the…
Why Are Liverpool Given Only One-Third Of Their “Deserved” Premier League Penalties?
By Andrew Beasley in By Andrew Beasley, Free, Free Fortnight, Statistical Analysis / September 7, 2020 / 46 comments
By Andrew Beasley (with additional research by Daniel Rhodes) (This is the start of week 2 of our Free Fortnight series,…
Liverpool and Barcelona: Two Giants Heading In Opposite Directions
By Andrew Beasley in By Andrew Beasley, Featured, Free Fortnight, In-Depth Analysis / September 3, 2020 / 53 comments
How Liverpool’s Premier League Title Win Looks Through Data Viz
By Andrew Beasley in By Andrew Beasley, Data Viz, Statistical Analysis, Subscribers Only / August 24, 2020 / 11 comments
Wherever Liverpool had ultimately finished in the league in 2019/20, there’s no doubt this would’ve been one of the…
The Tomkins Times’ Liverpool FC Player Of The Year Is…
By Andrew Beasley in By Andrew Beasley, Player In Focus, Subscribers Only / August 4, 2020 / 42 comments
Liverpool have won the league for the first time in three decades, and there’s no way they could have…
Post-Match Analysis: Liverpool 5 – 3 Chelsea
By Andrew Beasley in By Andrew Beasley, Post Match Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Subscribers Only / July 23, 2020 / 71 comments
Liverpool concluded the home section of their triumphant 2019/20 Premier League campaign with a ridiculous, absurd, comical, sublime 5-3 win…
The Unsung Heroes of Liverpool’s Build Up Play: the Pass Before the Pass
By Andrew Beasley in By Andrew Beasley, Statistical Analysis, Subscribers Only / July 9, 2020 / 13 comments
Statistics correct as at June 29. The embedded videos will start at the relevant section, but will continue to…
Post-Match Analysis: Brighton 1 – 3 Liverpool
By Andrew Beasley in By Andrew Beasley, Post Match Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Subscribers Only / July 9, 2020 / 37 comments
Premier League champions Liverpool moved onto 92 points – the sixth highest total by any team since 1992 –…
Are Klopp’s Liverpool The Anti-Dribblers?
By Andrew Beasley in By Andrew Beasley, Statistical Analysis, Subscribers Only / June 23, 2020 / 34 comments
Statistics compiled on June 16. When you spend your time combing through pages of football statistics, it always catches…
How Liverpool Became The Best Pressing Team In The Premier League
By Andrew Beasley in By Andrew Beasley, Statistical Analysis, Subscribers Only / June 1, 2020 / 19 comments
Statistics are for league only, and correct as at 28th May 2020 If you had to describe Jürgen Klopp’s…
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1409
|
__label__cc
| 0.657902
| 0.342098
|
Some Really Green Thumbs:Boston’s Growing Urban Farming Movement
by The Boston Sun Staff • April 29, 2016 • 0 Comments
By Samantha Mellman
The increasing demand for accessible, fresh, and affordable foods in a city such as Boston is not a new trend. However, with the progression of urban agriculture in recent years, people are steadily changing the food landscape from within the neighborhoods.
Last month, at the 4th Annual Massachusetts Urban Farming Conference, dozens of businesses and nonprofit organizations came together to learn and share everything from planting the seeds of their companies, to sharing the fruits of their labor. Gathering in the Fenway at Northeaster University, the Urban Farming Institute (UFI) and City Growers in partnership with the state Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) arranged for one day of workshops, engaging panels, and networking opportunities for hundreds of state area farmers, home gardeners, and the general public.
As one of 23 vendors that lined Northeastern’s Curry Student Center, Rachele Rosi-Kessel was standing behind a table representing the, Boston Food Forest Coalition (BFFC). Kessel, an executive committee member of the Mattapan-based nonprofit, greeted information seekers with a welcoming smile wearing her green-framed glasses and matching green BFFC t-shirt.
The coalition began designing edible public food parks in 2014 on a 1-acre plot leased from the Mass Audubon’s Boston Nature Center. Prior to the coalition, Kessel was a gardener and volunteer at the Roslindale Food Pantry. When she helped found the BFFC, Kessel found a greater calling for both of her interests.
“It’s even more rewarding for me to be working in the soil and knowing that everything I’m growing is free for anyone who wants it,” said Kessel.
The increasing expansion and number of urban farms in the past three years would not have been possible without an open collaboration between farmers and MDAR. In 2013, the state passed Article 89 directed toward allowing urbanites more freedom to farm within the city, while abiding by workable zoning and permitting rules.
“It was a no brainer for us, because we want to promote our citizens to eat healthier and create pathways for fresh food to enter our communities,” said Rose Arruda, the urban agriculture coordinator for the MDAR.
The regulation not only defines zoning laws for food production, but also regulates how to keep animals such as: poultry, cows, and an important buzzing yellow pollinator also known as the honeybee.
Across from the BFFC table, two college interns from The Best Bees Company were giving samples of the sweetest local honey one may taste in Boston. The South End-based beekeeping service incidentally helps urban farmers pollinate thousands of pounds of produce each year.
“Honeybees fly for miles away from their hive, so it doesn’t matter if a beehive is privately owned or publicly shared,” said Dr. Noah Wilson-Rich, founder of The Best Bees Company. “Any bees in Boston benefit the whole.”
Urban agriculture is similar to an ecosystem, because it relies on the health of the environment and the involvement of people to work.
“Many, many seeds require pollination in order to be created; pollination creates food. Bees need flowering plants, and these crops need bees in return,” said Dr. Wilson-Rich. “Anyone who eats food needs bees.”
Advocacy for urban agriculture is also an integral part of this movement. The UFI is at the forefront for providing farmers with practical and business training as well as youth programs for children and students. Their overall mission is building a network for communities to unite around urban agriculture.
“Starting with the kids, they’ll know that a potato does not come from McDonald’s in the form of a French fry, and that carrots do not come from cans or the frozen section,” said Pat Spence, executive director of UFI.
Spence believes that education is a key part to helping her community members lead healthier lives. She has directly seen the lifestyle changes people have made while participating in UFI’s programming. Whether it was watching one man lose a significant amount of weight though his eating habits or seeing the unemployed earn ‘green collar’ jobs.
With the support of the state, and the demand from the community, urban farmers have begun to taste success. However they will still face regular challenges of maintaining that momentum.
“The overall challenge of urban agriculture is that it’s riding a wave of being new and cool,” said Spence. “That doesn’t mean the funding has caught up with it.”
With the UFI hosting yearly events and programming, the organizers want to help enthusiastic farmers and participants build a model to be financially stable and productive.
“I really think all farmers are champions,” said Arruda. “I love the fact that there is more of an appreciation, but now we just need to make sure that we support our farmers.”
← Get Your Brooms:Clean-Up is Slated for this Weekend
Park Boston App Surges in Use,Producing Huge Revenue Numbers →
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1411
|
__label__cc
| 0.672082
| 0.327918
|
thebumblingtechnocrat
Public affairs, Government and Singapore
My Outlook
Singapore Budget 2015 – Balanced, Prioritised and slightly off the mark
February 26, 2015 February 26, 2015 / thebumblingtechnocrat / Leave a comment
Yesterday, DPM Tharman announced the Jubilee budget (Singapore’s 50th Anniversary budget) to the public and it was received with both excitement, disappointment and perhaps even a little confusion.
Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Excitement:
Major reinvestment in our infrastructure
CPF Interest rate increases (6% for first 30k, 5% for next 30k and 4% for everything else)
Increase in the CPF salary ceiling
SkillsFuture Credit (Recurring)
Increases in Education and Training subsidies for people over the age of 40
For business owners: Tax and other benefits to defray productivity costs. (Not Recurring)
More transport subsidies for students (Recurring)
Silver Support Scheme (this will appear twice) (Recurring)
Increase in GST vouchers (Not Recurring)
Increase in healthcare spending
No real deficit spending
Income Tax rebate capped at $1000.(Not Recurring)
Cheering at the National Stadium
Increase in personal income tax (2% at the top most level, going from 20% to 22%) (Recurring)
Increase in fuel tax (20cents for premium and 15cents for the next level)
Well to be honest there really wasn’t any proposal that was really confusing in the sense that people questioned the need to actually have it. Which is rather interesting as governments always tend to throw in a sweetener or two to key stakeholders or supporters to shore up their votes before a coming election. It was especially odd considering that a general election is expected in the coming year.
The government really hasn’t done anything terribly interesting in terms of policy decisions. It’s gone after critical issues that have been brought up over the last couple of years, (1) Healthcare costs, (2) Retirement Adequacy, (3) improving the existing social security system and finally (4) infrastructure development. It’s ramped up spending to address all of these issues, though there was little shared on the policies that would be effected to actually make a difference and move the dial in improving the delivery of public services. Admittedly delivery of public goods in Singapore has been consistently good, though there are from time to time lapses in either judgement or intention that can lead to bad outcomes.
Potential for additional improvements
Better articulation on how #skillsfuture can be linked to Workfare and eventually the role of NTUC (the unions) in the implementation of training. Would there be a more proactive training and placement of employees in sunset industries?
Better statistics on retirement adequacy. Indication how much the government is willing to spend on making sure retirement is comfortable from both a day to day expenditure to long-term medical expenditure of each aging individual. Ultimately it needs to stake out how far society is willing to help past generations and how much the current generations (their sons and daughters) should directly support them.
Better articulation on the use of long-term net investment returns from the countries SWFs to fund some of these social programs. Since we are using the returns on fixed assets to pay for recurring costs, is there a possibility that such costs could eclipse those returns and eat into fixed assets (President complying of course).
Better explaination on why income tax and sales tax is the favoured tax regime to raise government revenue over say investment income and capital gains taxation.
Comprehensive plan on reducing the cost of land/housing/commercial/retail in Singapore. How do you create land devaluation without impacting the rest of the economy. Especially the banks whose loan books are largely filled with residential loans.
Better articulation on the limit of the government’s intervention in the economy either through productivity intervention or even in innovation or value creation?
Time will tell whether the money we spend today will eventually accrue back to our society or will it end up leaching out of the economy and the country.
Singapore General Election 2020
COVID-19: How bad is the foreign worker dorm situation really?
Singapore Elections Watch: Progress Singapore Party and re-run of Tan Ching Bock
Is the Singapore Public Service bloated?
Singapore Budget 2019: Taxes
Singapore Elections
Singapore Politics
Singapore Public Service
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1412
|
__label__cc
| 0.687413
| 0.312587
|
Home Retail News Development Restoration Will probably be Uneven Till Well being Considerations are Resolved
Development Restoration Will probably be Uneven Till Well being Considerations are Resolved
SAN FRANCISCO – The first half of the year brought a flood of unexpected challenges for the construction industry, particularly in the private non-residential sector. At the national level, non-residential housing starts fell 19% in the first five months of the year, according to Dodge Data and Analytics.
In some markets where construction stoppages were ordered, the level of work fell by up to 80% during the stoppage. Most disruptive issues included construction interruption orders, new procedures to enable physical distancing on construction sites, and delays in materials, fixtures and equipment per JLL's H2 2020 Construction Outlook.
The federal government's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans have been a necessary source of relief. Small Business Administration data shows construction companies had been allocated more than $ 63 billion as of June 12. While this is vital to the survival of many small and medium-sized construction companies, the PPP loans also show how badly the industry has been hit by the pandemic, as construction ranked third of all industries in terms of highest total credit value.
Employment in construction was also hit by a major shock: the largest one month (April) increase in unemployment was recorded. The construction unemployment rate rose to over 16% that month and was spread across all sectors and types of employment in the industry.
A rapid recovery in employment was a positive development in May and June, with almost half of the jobs lost in the previous two months already being restored. While the work situation was more stable in early July than it was during the first impact of the pandemic, it remained in much worse shape than at any point in the past seven years.
Prior to the outbreak of the pandemic, the construction industry was growing slowly and steadily in most sectors in 2020. The first cracks in this growth became apparent in 2019, when private construction spending slowed for the first time since the last recession, but overall forecasts remained stable. The pandemic has mixed up all expectations and completely reset forecasts.
"While an adjustment was predicted before COVID, COVID is the catalyst," Julie Hyson, project and construction manager for the JLL West region, told GlobeSt.com. "The delay indicators are due to COVID, and material / lumber prices have also increased."
The report suggests that non-residential construction is expected to decrease by 10-15% in 2020. The decline will be the combined result of the disruption from shutdowns (construction at sites)
with temporary declines averaging 70%), along with decreased demand for new projects in some sectors hard hit by the pandemic, including retail, entertainment, and office.
"In a way, this year, as the market changed, new underlying assets were set," Hyson told GlobeSt.com. “This will translate into an optimism for growth from 2022 to 2024 that will remain much higher than it was before the coronavirus recession. This is a normal development based on previous recoveries. "
One area that saw an upswing during the pandemic was technology acceleration. This leads to a permanent and industry-wide increase in the adoption of construction technology. Much like the rest of the economy, the construction industry and the broader office-based portion of the AEC industry were forced to conduct a remote work experiment this year that tested existing technology systems. Personnel on construction sites
Boundaries and distancing requirements increased the demand for cloud-based technology to make sharing plans and schedules easier. New health and safety requirements created an entirely new class of problems for the technology to solve, from health surveillance to contact tracing, and an already burgeoning construction technology industry saw an increase in immediate demand.
These immediate impacts have been labeled as a technology imperative or a move by companies to adopt technology as it is a necessity during this pandemic rather than an optional investment in future efficiencies. The technological drive of the construction industry will lead to a permanent increase in acceptance, as construction companies that are forced to cope with the challenges of integration quickly will also benefit from the efficiency of the new tools in the long term. Some of the areas of construction technology that are expected to benefit the most are digital collaboration tools, wearables for construction, and off-site construction methods that offer both immediate benefits in the coronavirus environment and consistent benefits once the pandemic hits is fixed.
"These tools used to be a 'nice to have' and are now a must-have as the teams get paid more geographically," Hyson told GlobeSt.com. “The question is how long an adoption period will be, how long it will be, or whether it will last at all. The technology that will lead and persist will be tools that use AI to capture data and real-time insights. Tech will do more to provide workplace strategies and systematic change by looking inside buildings. "
An example of this technology is used in PRA Health Sciences' new bio-laboratory in Kansas City. The remote project team receives virtual real-time site walks of the project every week. This technology tracks progress over time while capturing inventory conditions.
The recovery in the construction industry will be inconsistent across industries until the health concerns of the pandemic are addressed. Due to the lower baseline set in 2020, JLL expects both construction volume and costs to increase in 2021, although neither is likely to return to the 2019 highs. Looking ahead, JLL's new forecast combines a number of possible scenarios, broken down into individual periods of crisis and recovery.
Previous articleHome Searching in Austria: Snowboarding Heaven within the Austrian Alps for $1.5 Million
Next articleHow Multifamily House owners and Operators Are Seizing the Day
Worldwide Health Chain Added to MiamiCentral Tenants With 36,000 SF Lease
Boca Raton Blended-Use Constructing Trades for $1.1 Million
Attorneys for Blind Clients Urge 2nd Circuit to Rule Present Playing cards Are ‘Public Lodging’ Underneath ADA
Remaining Days to Nominate for Influencers in CRE Know-how
The Pandemic is Pushing Millennials to House Possession
Multifamily Stabilization Weighed Down By Rising Concessions
Laredo Spec Industrial Picks Good Time Amid Class-A Scarcity
Real Estate in Las Vegas During Covid
Hialeah Retail Constructing Sells for $1.2 Million
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1413
|
__label__cc
| 0.666292
| 0.333708
|
-10 ° Wed
-8 ° Thu
-5 ° Fri
-12 ° Sat
-15 ° Sun
-13 ° Mon
Get The Seeker at Home!
COVID-19 Response Framework: As of 12:01 AM on December 26, the EOHU region is at the GREY-LOCKDOWN level for 28 days.
Community & Columnists
Home News and Announcements Editorial
Gossip City – Talking trash with Justin Towndale
by Editorial Board
in Editorial, News and Announcements, Politics
Closure of Richelieu Day Care Centre
January 15, 2021 – Queen’s Park Update by Jim McDonell MPP
Flavour Kingdom adds taste of India to Cornwall’s culinary scene
Talking trash with Justin Towndale
Justin Towndale is one of five newly elected officials to Cornwall City Council but…..”Who is Justin Towndale!”
Justin worked at Queen’s Park for several years and the political science graduate from the University of Toronto is eager to start his new role as a member of our newly overhauled council! Mr. Towndale grew up in Cornwall and graduated from St. Joseph’s Secondary School.
Funny fact is Justin actually wanted to be a Garbage Man growing up! So you know which Councillor to call if you have problems with your garbage collection!…..We jest of course! A great politician can better our lives for generations but “Who do you think people would miss more if they didn’t go to work for a month a politician or the garbage man?”. I am Justin had an attraction as young boy to be a Garbage man. It leads me to believe that he has an enormous amount of respect for the blue collared workers and after this past term I think he will sympathize greatly with those in need and make the right decisions when closed door meetings are mandatory!
In addition, to reversing the very unpopular pay raise council approved this year. Mr. Towndale’s priorities include, but are not limited to, seeing the future progression of a University and an Arts Centre. Although these items are longer term goals Mr. Towndale’s would like to see some discussion to ensure any opportunities are maximized during his time on council. “For me, the top priority for city council to focus on is our economy. Specifically, jobs and growth. We need to foster a healthy environment for larger corporations and small businesses to succeed. This will result in new sustainable jobs for current residents and will also attract new residents to our city.” says Towndale.
Mr. Towndale adds some diversity to what use to be an aging and stale council! He is a young and intelligent man. A university graduate who is not only well educated but experienced in politics. This will prove to be beneficial to a council that will be younger and value such experience.
Mr. Towndale….ohh, wait…most of you might recognize the name since Justin’s father Angelo was a very active community member himself. While researching Justin I came across a few remarks and comments that really insinuated that Angelo was the only reason why Justin was elected. Pure Gossip!!!
This scribbler is here to tell you that I have personally met and sat with Justin for a few hours and conducted some responsible journalism. Justin Towndale is the real deal and everyone’s family helps them when they run for office. Justin is a young professional whose knowledge is beyond his years which most will attest to great parenting and that of properly raised young man.
I personally have high hopes for him, Brock Frost and Carilyne Hebert who carry the burden of proving that our young professionals can hold political office successfully and without some of the shenanigans Korey Kennedy brought to the table.
As a younger professional myself I feel Mr. Kennedy made some older members in our community afraid that voting in a younger leader will be a repeat of his tenure. Which gained national attention due to his refusal to abide by a professional dress code.
However, Kennedy did have his supporters who enjoyed seeing a young and energetic politician willing to delve into muddy waters. Let’s hope this newer generation can learn from the past and remember how the community benefited and lost from Mr. Kennedy’s term in office.Good Luck Justin and please remember your actions will reflect on our youth more than you may know!
We have a lot of potential in this city but potential is just something you’ve never been able achieve! It’s time for our communities youth to take the torch and hopefully we can build on previous council’s achievements and start to realize some of our true potential through action!
From my pantry - My mum's Holy Cookies
Place YOUR ad here now
The Seeker Newspaper is located at 327 Second Street E., Cornwall, ON K6H 1Y8 -- All rights reserved
The Seeker does not accept responsibility for errors, misprints or inaccuracies published within. The opinions and statements of our columnists are not to be presumed as the statements and opinions of The Seeker
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1418
|
__label__cc
| 0.531206
| 0.468794
|
The Suburban Times
A community bulletin board for Western Pierce County.
To Ponder
Arizona immigration law topic of discussion at Pierce College
October 25, 2010 By Ben Sclair
By Amanda Haines, Communications Specialist, Pierce College District
Arizona’s new immigration law, Senate Bill 1070, has sparked nationwide debate on illegal immigration, states’ roles in enforcing federal mandates, and civil rights. Pierce College Puyallup is bringing all sides of the debate together for an open discussion of the constitutional implications and the social and cultural implications of this controversial new law.
The community is invited to share in the discussion of Arizona’s SB 1070 at a panel presentation from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27, in the auditorium, Arts and Allied Health Building, Pierce College Puyallup, 1601 39th Ave. SE. This event is free and open to the public. Panelists will include:
• Jesse Hernandez, chairman of the Arizona Latino Republican Association, a supporter of SB 1070;
• Mark Spencer, president of the Phoenix Law Enforcement Association, also a supporter of the law;
• Magdaleno-Rose Avila, activist and former director of the Cesar Chavez Foundation, an opponent of the law;
• David Ayala-Zamora, organizing director of One America with Justice for All, an opponent of the law;
• And, Luis Fraga, a political science professor from the University of Washington, who is presenting a neutral position and will offer background on the issue and a discussion of constitutionality.
Audience members will be able to ask questions of the panelists. Moderator for this event will be John Lucas, a political science professor at Pierce College.
This event is sponsored by the Pierce College Puyallup Office of Student Life. For more information, call (253) 840-8487 or jtrejo@pierce.ctc.edu.
What's Next, Tahoma Beer? - Name Changes . . . for the good
Some Pierce County restaurants open dining rooms under new open-air rules
More COVID-19 vaccine eligibility and access points to end the pandemic
Selden Family to receive Larry Saunders Service Award
Mass COVID vaccination sites planned for Pierce County
Become a better informed citizen.
Join over 30,000 readers each month and get real-local news and information direct to your inbox, Monday-Saturday.
Paul Nimmo on Developer files application to build 36-unit multifamily development on Gravelly Lake Dr. in Lakewood
Gail on What's Next, Tahoma Beer? – Name Changes . . . for the good
Marilyn Reid on What's Next, Tahoma Beer? – Name Changes . . . for the good
Gilbert Miller on Selden Family to receive Larry Saunders Service Award
Don Doman on What's Next, Tahoma Beer? – Name Changes . . . for the good
Ben Sclair, Publisher
Stephen Neufeld, Marketing Executive
stephen@thesubtimes.com
Copyright © 2021 The Suburban Times • Log in • Privacy Policy
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1420
|
__label__cc
| 0.666083
| 0.333917
|
“We Want Cheap Medication”
By Faith Muringai
Diabetic patients have voiced their concerns to the government over the high prices of drugs saying most of them are pensioners who cannot afford.
Speaking during the World Diabetes Day Commemorations 2020 held at Gweru Sports Club, patients who attended the event begged the government to urgently look at the prices of drugs which are too costly to many.
One pensioner, Manika who spoke on behalf of patients said that the government should remember them in terms of medication since diabetes is not an acquired disease. He also emphasized that the government should extend their help given that the medication they take is expensive to many of them.
“Remember us diabetic patients, we do not have access to medication.
“I receive ZW$600 as pension per month and the medication required for me costs $US35 and above.” he said
Manika said he experienced a stroke as a result of failure to buy medication since it is very expensive and he could not afford it. His predicament was also voiced by other residents with diabetes.
Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga who is also the Minister of Health and Child Care responded to the issue supporting that there is need for cheap medication.
“We want cheap medication”, he said.
He said that in Zimbabwe there is need for local manufacture of medication as it will be cheaper than importing it. He also added that Zimbabweans should leave the business of importing medications and manufacture medicine for local market.
World diabetes day commemorations
He encouraged the residents to give each other equal opportunities and went on to give an example that the one with a serious situation should be treated first and not the system of first come first served.
Zimbabwe Diabetes Association spokesperson, Ngonidzashe Muzondo said diabetes has become a threat to most Gweru residents as they have tested hundreds of people in Gweru.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUE OF PART 11 LIQUOR LICENEC LIQUOR ACT (CHAPTER 14:12)- D.S Enterprises Cocktail Bar
Mkoba 16 Long-standing Tailor Dies at 95
Diabetes and Stroke
DIABETIC KIDNEY DISEASE
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1421
|
__label__cc
| 0.711232
| 0.288768
|
Education Equality Justice Liberalism Politics Scotland
The Big Picture of the Big Brother State
By theweeflea October 15, 2018 October 20, 2018
35 Comments on The Big Picture of the Big Brother State
Police Scotland have replied to my (and many others) concerns about their anti-hate campaign I reported the police to themselves for breaching their own guidelines here
Now they have replied…and it is an astonishing reply –
As you may be aware, the following definitions are used by Police Scotland in relation to hate crimes and incidents.
A hate crime is any crime which is perceived by the victim or any other person, to be motivated (wholly or partly) by malice and ill-will towards a social group.
A hate incident is any incident which is perceived by the victim or any other person, to be motivated (wholly or partly) by malice and ill-will towards a social group but which does not constitute a criminal offence (non-crime incident).
Police Scotland has assessed the circumstances you raise. The motivation of the Scottish Government campaign is not based on malice or ill will towards any social group, therefore the circumstances will not be recorded as hate related. Details of your correspondence however have been recorded and the content passed to Scottish Government, Connected Communities Unit.
No further action will be taken.
John McKenzie. Chief Superintendent, Safer Communities
Why is that astonishing? Because the police, or rather Chief Superintendent John McKenzie, seems unaware of his own legislation which states that a hate incident is something that occurs in the ‘perception of the victim or any other person to be motivated by malice or ill will towards a social group’ . It does not matter whether the alleged perpetrator took their actions based on malice or ill will – it’s the perception of the victim that they did which counts. It is a daft criteria but it is the one on which the police say they operate – except apparently when it involves themselves. Even though many people regard this and have reported it as a hate incident, the police say that the motivation of the perpetrators (the Scottish Government and the Police) was not based on malice or ill will and therefore this will not be reported as a hate incident – no further action will be taken (and presumably this won’t go down in their official records as a reported hate incident – it appears that some hate incidents are more equal than others!).
What is the Bigger Picture?
The question then is are the police hierarchy so illogical that they can’t see the contradiction between their laws and their actions? Or does this really show us what the bigger picture is? This poster campaign is not about stopping ‘hate’ against all people – it’s a selective campaign based upon a political ideology designed to discriminate in favour of certain groups and against others. The idea is that those selected groups which fit into this ideology are encouraged to report as much as possible, so that the Government can then say that the police have indicated a rise in the number of transphobic, Islamaphobic, homophobic etc crimes – and thus justify spending more money funding their own organisations which in turn need to report an increase in victimhood. The ideological victimhood gravy train is a lucrative one to catch!
The bottom line is that our police have become the thought police whose purpose is not just to prevent crime, but to impose the State doctrines. In this they work in conjunction with the education system (now used more for social engineering than actual education) and increasingly the legal system, although as the Ashers case shows our judiciary still maintain a degree of independence. The only thing that will prevent this going deeper is if we manage to maintain a free press, freedom of speech and freedom of religion although all of these are increasingly under attack.
Thats why the Scottish police and legal system spent so much time and money prosecuting a ‘daft laddie’ from Glasgow who made a silly video on the internet – watch this incredible story about Police Scotland and the Nazi dog. Thanks to Spiked for this great piece of journalism.
(I hope I don’t need to point out that I find the video Count Dankula posted offensive and distasteful – but I don’t want everyone or everything I find offensive or distasteful arrested and prosecuted – if that happened the whole country would become a prison!)
It’s not just the Scottish police – the South Yorkshire police have also joined in….but this is way beyond the police and the removal of any kind of meaningful law from our society. It is also about the nature and place of truth in our culture as this brilliant article from Unherd points out – How the powerful are perverting the truth
Back in 1996, I wrote that we can’t understand the universe, in any useful way, without accepting that it exists beyond our consciousness. Throughout my adult life I’ve believed that words matter, as they are our thoughts made (metaphorical) flesh, and so are also real objects in that same universe they are attempting to describe. Words are real things, with power.
Increasingly, and terrifyingly, only the last sentence of that paragraph holds water. Words have power, all right, but their actual meaning (define “hate crime”) no longer matters. Facts don’t matter. Biology doesn’t matter. History doesn’t matter. The truth is whatever the pathologically subjective declares it to be.
The Spectator also covered this in another perceptive article from Toby Young – Shouldn’t the Police be chasing down theft and assault and not thought crime
I was contacted by a serving police office who says that this kind of stuff is doing their heads in and he completely agreed. Young makes the same point.
Ordinary coppers don’t want to be spending their days chasing down thought criminals,
Cartoon from the Spectator Article
obviously. Last month, the new head of the Police Federation complained that his 120,000 members were being forced to follow up hate crime reports when they would much rather be investigating burglaries, two-thirds of which were not properly investigated by the police last year. It’s their managers who are at fault, such as the bright spark at South Yorkshire Police who encouraged Twitter users to report ‘non-crime hate incidents’ — episodes so trivial they don’t even meet the absurdly capacious definition of a hate crime.
The police have time and money to run these kind of campaigns. Meanwhile I think of a friend who went down to the city centre police station to report a serious threat (his local police station has been closed and phoning the centralised police phone number results in someone in Glasgow not knowing the local area at all), only to find that it was unstaffed. In Scotland we have moved from having several police forces to having one centralised one – although this was done for financial reasons a side effect is that it makes it much easier for the police to become the instrument of the State – a State which is seeking to impose its ideology on everyone (remember that these posters tell you that if you don’t agree with them you are ‘not Scotland’).
Haters aren't gonna hate here – Scotland has a zero tolerence approach to hate crime 💙 #LiveScotland #ScotlandIsNow #NHCAW #No2Hate pic.twitter.com/73DsOSwbTX
— Scotland Is Now 🏴 (@Scotland) October 13, 2018
Our society is moving more and more towards this totalitarian thought police society. One of many responses I received shows how this is infecting the workplace as well – and in the same way. Remember that this is not about stopping ‘hate’, it’s about promoting one ideology and denigrating others. ” I was asked at work to sign a document that said if I offended someone on social media, it would be construed as workplace harassment. So far I’ve refused, out of genuine concern that this could be used to clobber me over the head from an LGBTQI+ perspective, but there is a definite pattern here.”
One final thought – this is not just a ‘religious’ thing. Others who have contacted me include atheists, secularists and those who often don’t agree with me…
Hi David, Really appreciate your article – I am not religious but wholeheartedly agree with the sentiments regarding the ‘campaign’ of intolerance by the Scottish Gov/Police Scotland.
My name’s … and I’m from …. and I’m a lesbian. I just want to say that I fully support you and I think these posters are terrible too. So do a lot of my friends. We don’t feel like Christians hate us and we don’t hate Christians either. I reported the poster as a hate crime against religious people and then I found out you’d done it too and I had to send you a quick message. Hopefully you’re not getting too much abuse from young people who identify as queer and non binary.
I find it increasingly the case that I am on the same side as some feminists and gay activists (at least in this area of free speech) whilst the rich and powerful (including some of the clergy – I was even told that the State Church had ‘approved’ these posters) think that this kind of State sponsored indoctrination and suppression of free speech is fine. Its a strange world…..
You can share this by clicking any of these
Tags: Count Dankula Hate John McKenzie Police Scotland The Spectator Unherd
Published by theweeflea
Pastor, Writer, Debater, Blogger, Scot, Dundonian, married to Annabel....with three grown up children and two grandchildren.View all posts by theweeflea
Keith Mason says:
This is all disconcerting but I just can’t help but wonder ‘what is the way forward?’ from all this? These moves by British authorities are so backwards, and from my limited perspective out of step with even the majority of the secular population. Despite this, I once considered myself a classical liberal but find myself having increasing antipathy towards our establishment. Are things just set to get worse? Or is any light to be found in this tunnel?
JohnAllman.UK says:
You have received what I call standard fob-off email 2, which is almost certainly sent to all who express dissatisfaction (as I did) with standard fob-off email 1. I have been publishing my email correspondence with the police, here:
Police Scotland’s bid to wriggle out of hate crime bust
https://johnallmanuk.wordpress.com/2018/10/11/police-scotland-tries-to-wriggle-out-of-a-hate-crime-bust/
You will be able to read there my response to the email you have just received, in which I make exactly the same point as you, plus the police’s response to that, a holding response, while they put their thinking cap on.
Same Chief Inspector John McKenzie, of course.
Derek Foster says:
Again, thank you for facing down this nonsense. From this southern side of the border it looks as if the uniting of the Scottish police forces has made it resultant system all too vulnerable to malign intent .
I’ve made two hate crime reports, one as a witness, another as a victim, from the southern side of the border. I explained in the text of my hate crime report why I don’t think it’s necessary to live in Scotland to witness this hate crime, or to be a victim of it. The text of my hate crime report, and all the emails back and forth since, are published on my blog.
Police Scotland’s hate crime
https://johnallmanuk.wordpress.com/2018/10/04/police-scotlands-own-hate-crime/
I’m taking the view that until somebody tells me otherwise, as an Englishman in England, I can (if they force me to) take Police Scotland to court, for point-blank refusing to record my hate crime reports as such and investigate them, sending a report to the Crown Prosecution Service, which also operates in Scotland. I may lose the court case, but gain publicity, plus experience that will be useful if ever my own local police force tries on an evil stunt like this.
Correction: The Crown Prosecution Service doesn’t operate in Scotland, which has The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service instead, as far as I’ve found out so far.
Excellent work John, I’m curious to see where it goes. It seems the police treat things differently when it against themselves, maybe that is where the ombudsman would come in?
David – This is not the end of the matter! You can now make a FORMAL Complaint about the Police (CAP) (online) in respect of your dissatisfaction about Police Scotland’s Policies or procedures. This is totally separate to what you have already reported and will be recorded and a response sent to you. When you receive that response and if you are still dissatisfied you can take your complaint to the Police Independent Review Commissioner (PIRC). The PIRC will examine how your complaint was handled and they also have particular focus on matters of a ‘public interest’ which this certainly is.
The three ideas I mooted in my reply to the stage 2 fob-off standard email, were (I quote):
1) making a complaint+ to the police about the display of the poster, and another about the handling of my report of this poster’s display as a hate crime
[+your suggestion]
2) sending you a formal Letter Before Action pursuant to the Pre-action Protocol for Judicial Review (judicial review of your NFA* decision, that is)
[*NFA=no further action]
3) absent an assurance that the offending poster will no longer be displayed, seeking an injunction under the Protection From Harassment Act, compelling the police to stop displaying the poster, and possible seeking damages.
This, and other correspondence is published on my blog. (I cannot keep adding links to my blog, to comments I post on David’s blog!)
The limitation period for judicial review is only 3 months, and the burden of proof is high. There is no guarantee of an oral hearing. The limitation period for harassment actions is six years, and the legislation is designed to be claimant-friendly, and a hearing in open court will take place.
I’ve worked before with the guy who more-or-less wrote the book on harassment law, on Philip Kerr v MI5 (q.v.).
Dominic Stockford says:
Last week a neighbour had their door side windows smashed in by people attempting to break into his house. They came back an hour later to have another try. The police still haven’t been round to investigate. Meanwhile the local plod are spending great amounts of time publicising little stories they have written about reporting ‘hate crime’.
They are at great pains to tell us that we can report, as a hate crime, something we weren’t involved in ourselves, but where ‘we think’ someone else was hate crimed against.
In the meantime, in London, it’s running at one murder a day from knives and guns.
As a pastor I am regularly called things that could easily be defined as hate crime (as David is, even on this website). While they occasionally get my goat, I can live with that. But people can’t live with being killed.
As a side point, our local council is beginning the process of putting in place another snowflake zone around a nearby abortion clinic. Their priority is clearly not life either.
The United Kingdom seems to be travelling at least 200 years into the past. Minus the better features of that period, & with no possibility of being confident that the law will oppose wrong-doing, rather than assist, protect & promote it. One cannot even take for granted that the Churches are Christian. A not-Christian Church can only produce a sick society
Maybe this rot has always been under the surface, waiting to emerge when given its head, like pus under a scab. And now, most of the old taboos, stigmas & restraints are gone. Things are going to get much worse.
Walt says:
Rev. Stockford,
Let me give you a perspective from the states. 1 murder a day is the official number. The true number is probably 2-3 times that, but the losses are still tolerable. By “tolerable,” I mean, “Not enough to wake the people into taking up arms to defend themselves or demanding the right to keep and bear arms.” The police in the corrupt urban areas of the US are better or worse depending on the city. In many cities, the police care only about protecting businesses and the rich. Otherwise, if there’s no body, there’s no crime. Many police feel so thwarted by the district attorney, city hall, and the voters that they’ve given up and are just waiting to collect a pension.
Typically, cities move Leftward politically until they’re depopulated of the middle class by crime leaving only the rich and their servants and half the population on welfare. The rich are usually not satisfied with their own poor as servants so they get them from violent foreign countries where there are no police. This is an effort to drive down wages under the guise of DIVERSITY! The middle class flee to the suburbs. Eventually, the cops can no longer even protect the rich at which point the rich start dumping the criminal class to the suburbs and whip the middle class back to the cities through “gentrification.”
Most of the “policing” you’re seeing at this point is just an effort to maintain the illusion of control. It’s like when Brazilian cops post pictures of confiscated DIY firearms: it’s a show to convince the middle class that they’re still being protected. In reality, men in the favelas are armed with RPGs and Russian-made AK-47s left over from the Communist guerrilla movements of the ’70s and the police can only enter these areas with close air support (I’m not making this up).
The effects of the policies of the rich will be to collapse the nation-state system and Lebanize the territories that were once states. Our own government has published papers on this.
Remember: their control is only an illusion. The gate is unlocked and the guards have fled to their own homes. Y’all have only to walk out.
T Watkins says:
You need to look at the latest uk government website: educateagainsthate.com
Would be interested to know your thoughts on it, whether it is another part of the worrying “big brother” tendency of the government.
The response of, no further action, is not surprising, but the reasons given, as a matter of administrative law in England and Wales could give rise to a legal process of Judicial Review. Or, indeed, there may be different system of appeal. And all those people with rebuffed grievances, complaints are likely to have locus standi, perhaps as a “class or group action.
While Supreme Court Judges will by and large come from a particular class and education, they are independent, not political appointments, and form part of the Separation of Powers, between the Executive, the Legislature and the Judiciary. As the unanimous decision in the Asher’s case illustrates they are independent thinkers not swayed by the clamour of culture.
And it is worth remembering that it took the unflinching support of the Christian Institute from start to finish of the expensive legal proceedings in the Asher’s case against publically funded support.
One, almost unwritten, public policy factor taken into account in making decisions, was the avoidance of multiplicity of actions. (again England and Wales). Don’t know if that continues to apply. The whole idea of “hate crime” goes in the opposite direction.
I agree with you that JR might be justified, but for practical reasons I have mooted, in another comment of mine on this page, a different litigation strategy, using The Protection From Harassment Act. In England this has to be done within 6 years, using the Part 8 procedure. I don’t even know whether the CPR applies in Scotland. But it may be possible to sue in Engand a harasser outside the jurisdiction. We can look it up on the internet.
It’s all very reminiscent of Esther to my way of thinking. A ripping yarn, in the Canonical chapters that are held infallible in churches like David’s and in the longer and much-embellished version of the story in the Apocrypha, from the Septuagint. (I love that book!)
Alex Staton says:
I do like the Spectator cartoon!
theladycommentator says:
I hope that you do take this further. It doesn’t make any sense whatsoever. Can’t he see for himself how he quoted the definition and yet changed the definition in his application?
The fact he even quoted the definition baffles me. At least he could have waffled some sort of nonsense but he hasn’t even apologised that malice was perceived.
I believe it was motivated by malice and hate to a degree, I perceived it to be so, as did you and many others, clearly the chief superintendent didn’t but that isn’t the point of the guidelines. I know I’m repeating what you’ve said so many times but I am so annoyed by his utterly stupid response.
He has distorted the definition and that should be reported as an incident in itself. This response angers me more than the posters themselves which I thought stupid, ignorant and bigoted.
If I were you I would be inclined to report the chief superintendent for twisting the definition to suit his own purposes. I’d support you.
David Hoy says:
Islam believe’s that Jesus was a Prophet, It would be interesting to See and Hear from a Muslim about How they view One of their Prophets Words being placed in the category of Hate Speech.
Obviously for a Christian Jesus is the Son of God.
But there are Muslims on youtube on the streets of England Giving out Korans and Speaking with Christians and the Rest of the Public about the Islamic Faith And Seeing that the Koran Mentions Jesus 24 times Where as it Mentions Mohammed 6 times then From a Muslim Viewpoint??? Would these Hate Laws Be Seen As an Attack on One of Islams Prophets Seeing that’s How they Regard Jesus.
dayvii says:
I am so ‘offended’ that many people do not view Jesus as the Son of God.
This really ‘hurts’ me.
Why do they ‘hate’ me so much?
I am the person who sent you the links the other day about proposed widescale censorship that were reported on a Commie website. I didn’t know how trustworthy the site was though they provided primary source docs as evidence. Now, though, it has already begun:
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/12/cens-o12.html
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/15/pers-o15.html
Dark times.
The police, by their own criteria for “hate crimes”, have committed at least one. So I would persevere. They cannot be allowed to think that the law allows their hate crimes, while forbidding, and punishing, others. I would seriously consider taking them to court. This utterly foolish law needs to be challenged.
John Kilpatrick says:
Chief Superintendent McKenzie is in a hole with little option but to keep digging. I wonder if those who put him in this position are as unaware as he seems to be of how his reply sounds to those whose trust in the police has already been eroded. The poster campaign failed to notice that ‘Bigot’ is generally not taken personally by someone who is bigoted whereas anyone who has been accused unjustly of being a bigot could assume that they are being addressed and many do.
As soon as realisation sets in that they are battering the wrong target, the logical thing to do is apologise and withdraw. They haven’t apologised so the charitable thing is to suppose that they have not realised what they are actually communicating to the very people they think they’re protecting!
Instead, Chief Superintendent McKenzie is probably unaware that the poster was read by many as saying ‘Go and live somewhere else.’ He is most surely unaware that ‘Details of your correspondence … have been recorded and the content passed to Scottish Government, Connected Communities Unit.’ sounds awfully like, ‘We know where you live.’
On the other hand, just because you’re paranoid …
John/.
The B-word, “big*t”, has become to Christians in the UK today, as the N-word, “n**g*r”, was to African Americans in Alabama, during the days of Lyndon B Johnson’s presidency and the rampages of the Klu Klux Klan. That’s how the meaning of the B-word has evolved.
I cannot remember having heard the word in conversion over the past few years, except in connection with its misuse in order to put down Christians (or religious people in general), not because of any intolerance on the victims’ part of the beliefs of others, but rather because of an intolerance on the part of those who call Christians and others this and other names, because they are intolerant themselves of the beliefs of those whom they insult in this manner.
I’m not quite ready to agree with you about the evolution of ‘Bigot’, John,
and not just because your reading depends on an over-realised expectation of persecution. I’m not saying it won’t come here but comparing our trials with the burning down of ‘Black’ churches in the American South is too much.
There is a generation dying out in England, who still think it’s extremely rude to describe someone else as ‘black’ because in their youth, ‘black’ was a pejorative label. ‘Methodist’ was a label of disapproval that was taken up as a badge of honour and so, perhaps to a lesser extent was ‘Puritan.’ Will the same happen with ‘Bigot’? I don’t think that the word is as closely applied to Christians as would warrant us getting the teeshirts printed with the obvious backronym: B.I.G.O.T. (Believer in God; Obedient; Truthful.) Not yet anyway.
The two most notorious cases of the words being used in recent memory are 1) the time when Gordon Brown left the microphone on and described a protester about excess immigration as ‘a bigoted woman’ and 2) the time that a leaked position paper or whatever from Nick Clegg’s office described opponents of gay marriage as bigots. In neither case was ‘bigot’ being used as a code word for ‘Christian.’ But as with so many things it’s a case of ‘watch this space.’
I only wish I had had an “over-realised expectation of persecution” before I actually experienced persecution. If I had, I might have been more careful to keep a low profile, and thus avoided entirely unexpected persecution that was less kind than sentencing me to death would have been.
I compared two words, not one crime with another.
Thank you for reminding me of two in-the-news examples of the word “bigot” used to express intolerance, but not of Christians.
I cannot remember myself having heard the word bigot on the lips of Nick Clegg or Gordon Brown. I stand by my original statement. I genuinely cannot remember having heard the word bigot in conversion over the past few years, except in connection with its misuse in order to put down Christians (or religious people in general), not because of any intolerance on the victims’ part of the beliefs of others, but rather because of an intolerance on the part of those who call Christians and others this and other names, because they are intolerant themselves of the beliefs of those whom they insult in this manner.
Very dramatic, John,
would it be appropriate for you to elucidate and do you care to?
It would not be appropriate for me to elucidate here, however much I might care to. You are invited to learn what I am referring to on my blog, specifically in the post immediately before (i.e. listed below) “Alfie’s inquest?”
This is not a topic for wimps and snipers. I must not derail David’s intended focus here, nor enter a legal grey area, by elucidating here.
Thank you for your sarcasm.
Sarcasm not intended, John.
The invitation was genuine and thanks for the link.
What prompted my over-realised expectation of persecution remark was the fact that my contemporaries who — thirty years ago — expected to be imprisoned for preaching the Gospel in this country have not been imprisoned. Persecution has come much more subtly, in that people have lost their businesses because they attempted to apply what most of us would recognise as Christian principles. (Some have lost business even though they were acquitted because there is a corporate fear of guilt by association among those with powers of patronage.) Loss of reputation; loss of access; loss of business; and even loss of health can be inflicted without it being obvious that Christians are being targeted.
However, claiming that we are persecuted because we are Christians would produce expressions of incredulity from almost all onlookers. The orchestration of enmity is not achieved by flesh and blood so our battle, also, is not against flesh and blood. Personally, I’m pretty much pursuaded that orchestrating a response to whatever scrape Satan’s dupes find themselves in, is not the optimum way of fighting a battle that belongs to the Lord. But that may well be just because I am a wimp.
“The idea is that those selected groups which fit into this ideology are encouraged to report as much as possible, so that the Government can then say that the police have indicated a rise in the number of transphobic, Islamaphobic, homophobic etc crimes – and thus justify spending more money funding their own organisations which in turn need to report an increase in victimhood. “
I largely agree with the article but I wonder if the above can be proven beyond mere speculation?
I was quite disturbed by the Police Scotland posters as well but largely from a pragmatic standpoint. You don’t bring people to your side of thinking through punishment and dictates, you just entrench people in their views. Section 28 did not bring people to Christ or stop people from being gay but helped to push forward the gay rights movement. Likewise punishing religious people for anti-LGBT views is not going to suddenly make religious people more LGBT friendly.
RevDave says:
Just write another complaint – being explicit about this being a hate incident or hate crime in your perceptions as a member of a religious community.
That’s an excellent point, RevDave.
Armour-piercing ordnance needs two qualities. It needs to be sharp at the front, and heavy at the back. (The pressure pulse at impact is roughly proportional to missile weight divided by surface area of the point.)
The sharpness of any hate crime report that is going to pierce the police’s armour, represents how skilfully the complaint is drafted. The weight represents the prestige and the number of witnesses collectively witnessing the same hate crime and victimisation in a single report, plus the degree of press interest shown in the hate crime report that the police wish to sideline.
Each participant so far, so far as we know, has relied on his own wits to draft his hate crime report and subsequent emails rejecting fob-offs. Each has relied upon his own prestige, as a sole complainant. (David has much prestige. The rest of us have less.)
The only people who I am aware have published their hate crime reports, are David, and myself. (My encouragement that others publish their own hate crime reports as comments on my blog post publishing mine have fallen on deaf ears so far. Who will be first?)
Consequently, would-be hate crime reporters only have their own ideas, plus David’s and mine to copy.
We can bombard the police with complaints none of which pierce their armour. That’s like shooting rifles at a tank. The police may realise they are outgunned from the pitter patter of non-armour-piercing ordnance landing on the outside of their tank. The may even listen to reason, and surrender. The battle is the Lord’s.
But if we have to pierce their armour to make them surrender, we must keep developing better and better ordnance to fire at them. If not hate crime reports that they will NFA, perhaps claims and summons and writs and injunctions issued by the courts.
Your point, RevDave, that we don’t have only one bite each at the cherry, is a reminder to me that we can do this with teamwork and perserverance.
Unless and until the police withdraw that hate poster of theirs, there is no limit to the number of times we can report it as a hate crime, using sharper and sharper drafting, and more and more prestigious witnesses with every hate crime we report.
Each time we do that, the police will issue an individual “no further action” (NFA) decision. Each new NFA decision starts the limitation clock ticking again, giving us a further three months to apply for judicial review.
What will undo us, is any failure of teamwork and failure to persevere. God knows, teamwork and perseverance are fruit-of-the-Spirit Christian virtues that God wishes to see growing in his church and his individual saints. Time, and the Ancient of Days who created time, are both on our side. It will be a shame if we fail, but we must not expect a quick win necessarily. We don’t need quick wins, as Ashers ought to have taught us.
“The motivation of the Scottish Government campaign is not based on malice or ill will towards any social group, therefore the circumstances will not be recorded as hate related.”
Is ‘hate crime’ something objective or is it subjective? Is it something which has to be proved or is it merely something which is perceived?
The answer given by Police Scotland is ‘Yes’ and ‘No’. Yes, I win and No, you lose.
However, it is interesting that Police Scotland have the ability to decide the motivation of the Scottish Government. Again, is this objective or subjective? Did Police Scotland ask the Scottish Government for their motivation and were then completely satisfied when the Scottish Government said, “Certainly not hate”? In which case is that line of defence also available to other people who are accused of ‘hate crimes’?
John D Manwell says:
The UK has enjoyed a strong and healthy relationship between the people and the police. The key feature of our peaceful democracy has been policing by consent. These policies and practices and the implication that the police can read our minds regarding intention are a fast track toward a loss of confidence that will be devastating and extremely difficult to retrieve.
“the implication that the police can read our minds”
It’s even worse than that, or better depending on how you look at it. The implication is that the state of mind of an offended victim, who testifies that he “feels” hated, is sufficient mens rea to convict an accused of a hate crime.
The police are almost in a no-win situation. If we challenge in court the police’s “NFA” decision not to investigate the hate poster hate crime we have reported and win, we shall at least be on track to protecting ourselves from that poster, if nothing else. If we challenge the NFA decision in court and lose, because the court rejects the entire silly doctrine that it is the “victim’s” perception that determines whether there is “hate” or not, we shall have established a legal precedent that will undermine any attempt to carry out the threat communicated in the hate poster, to prosecute religious people for spreading their beliefs.
Pingback: Snippets from the interweb (21st October 2018) – Building Jerusalem
Leave a Reply to James Cancel reply
Previous Entry The Golden Chain (Romans 8:28-30), Predestination; Matthew 1; Monday Message and St Pauls
Next Entry The End of Scottish Independence?
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1423
|
__label__cc
| 0.706852
| 0.293148
|
ScienceInnovation
Giant Earthquakes Rocking Greenland and Scientists Now Know Why
Researchers have filmed huge melt water lakes vanishing in hours from the vast unending Greenland ice sheet and opening giant crevices underneath. However scientists have explained a further outcome of this cataclysmic melting of huge mass of ice- earthquakes.
Details of how the melting of gigantic chunks of Greenland’s ice mass can cause glacial earthquakes has been explained in the journal Science by a team of researchers from Swansea University in the UK, the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University, and several other institutions.
In a nutshell, the paper explains how loss of Greenland’s ice Glacial can trigger quakes which are detectable across the globe. When large icebergs break off from the outer rims of tidal glaciers, they fall in the water and jam the glaciers backwards and results in a seismic incidence which can be detected across the seismic centers strung across the globe.
According to Meredith Nettles of thex University, a co-author of the study the quakes are close to a magnitude of 5 on the Richter scale and this is a big earthquake.
Commonly earthquakes are caused by faults in the tectonic plates but these earthquakes are unique because they are caused by massive movements of ice. Compared to the early 90’s Nettles reports that scientists are detecting seven times more earthquakes coming from Greenland and the rate is increasing probably due to the fact that ice sheet has begun to lose more mass from the calving of icebergs at the front end of glaciers.
To have a better understanding behind the forces working behind the glacial earthquakes, scientists have put GPS instruments atop one of the Greenland’s fast moving glaciers, the Helheim Glacier situated in the southeastern part of Greenland , across the Denmark strait from Iceland. The team also monitored the glacier’s calving front where the ice meets the water with the aid of camera and at the same time used global seismic data to track earthquake occurrences.
In other terms the mass which we are talking here is gigantic. A typical big iceberg breaking off Helheim could be 4 kilometers in length and it is no wonder a body this size can shake Earth when it moves and when it throws its weight behind another solid object leading to iceberg calving.
ColumbiaGreenlandLamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
New Survival Techniques for Corals
NASA to carry Microsoft HoloLens to International Space Station
Environmental study of Greenland Ice Sheet can change the landscape for renewable energy stocks
Cody Gash
Scientist’s unearth massive lake of freshwater in Greenland
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1424
|
__label__cc
| 0.608828
| 0.391172
|
Gift Acceptance Policies
Acceptance of any contribution, gift or grant is at the discretion of The Yunion Inc. The Yunion will not accept any gift unless it can be used or expended consistently with the purpose and mission of the The Yunion Inc. No irrevocable gift, whether outright or life-income in character, will be accepted if under any reasonable set of circumstances the gift would jeopardize the donor’s financial security.
When considering whether to solicit or accept gifts, the organization will consider the following factors:
Values—whether the acceptance of the gift compromises any of the core values of The Yunion Inc.
Compatibility—Whether there is compatibility between the intent of the donor and the organization’s use of the gift
Public Relationships—whether acceptance of the gift damage the reputation of The Yunion Inc.
Primary Benefit—whether the primary benefit is to The Yunion Inc., versus the donor
Consistency—is acceptance of the gift consistent with prior practice?
Form of Gift—Is the gift offered in a form that The Yunion Inc. can use without incurring substantial expense or difficulty?
Effect on Future Giving—Will the gift encourage or discourage future gifts?
Gifts Generally Accepted Without Review—
Cash. Cash gifts are acceptable in any form, including by check, money order, credit card, or on-line. Donors wishing to make a gift by credit card must provide the card type (e.g., Visa, MasterCard, American Express), card number, expiration date, and name of the card holder as it appears on the credit card.
Marketable Securities. Marketable securities may be transferred electronically to an account maintained at one or more brokerage firms or delivered physically with the transferor's endorsement or signed stock power (with appropriate signature guarantees) attached. All marketable securities will be sold promptly upon receipt unless otherwise directed by The Yunion’s Investment Committee. In some cases marketable securities may be restricted, for example, by applicable securities laws or the terms of the proposed gift; in such instances the decision whether to accept the restricted securities shall be made by the Executive Committee.
Bequests and Beneficiary Designations under Revocable Trusts, Life Insurance Policies, Commercial Annuities and Retirement Plans. Donors are encouraged to make bequests to The Yunion under their wills, and to name The Yunion as the beneficiary under trusts, life insurance policies, commercial annuities and retirement plans.
Charitable Remainder Trusts. The Yunion will accept designation as a remainder beneficiary of charitable remainder trusts.
Charitable Lead Trusts. The Yunion will accept designation as an income beneficiary of charitable lead trusts.
Gifts Accepted Subject to Prior Review
Certain forms of gifts or donated properties may be subject to review prior to acceptance. Examples of gifts subject to prior review include, but are not limited to:
Tangible Personal Property. The Executive Committee shall review and determine whether to accept any gifts of tangible personal property in light of the following considerations: does the property further the organization’s mission? Is the property marketable? Are there any unacceptable restrictions imposed on the property? Are there any carrying costs for the property for which the organization may be responsible? Is the title/provenance of the property clear?
Life Insurance. The Yunion will accept gifts of life insurance where the organization is named as both beneficiary and irrevocable owner of the insurance policy. The donor must agree to pay, before due, any future premium payments owing on the policy.
Real Estate. All gifts of real estate are subject to review by the Executive Committee. Prior to acceptance of any gift of real estate other than a personal residence, The Yunion shall require an initial environmental review by a qualified environmental firm. In the event that the initial review reveals a potential problem, the organization may retain a qualified environmental firm to conduct an environmental audit. Criteria for acceptance of gifts of real estate include: Is the property useful for the organization’s purposes? Is the property readily marketable? Are there covenants, conditions, restrictions, reservations, easements, encumbrances or other limitations associated with the property? Are there carrying costs (including insurance, property taxes, mortgages, notes, or the like) or maintenance expenses associated with the property? Does the environmental review or audit reflect that the property is damaged or otherwise requires remediation?
All decisions to solicit and/or accept potentially controversial gifts will be made by the Executive Committee of the Board in consultation with the Executive Director. The primary consideration will be the impact of the gift on the organization.
Donor Acknowledgement
The Yunion Inc. will provide acknowledgments to donors meeting IRS substantiation requirements for property received by the charity as a gift. However, except for gifts of cash and publicly traded securities, no value shall be ascribed to any receipt or other form of substantiation of a gift received by The Yunion.
Restricted Gifts
The Yunion Inc. will respect the intent of the donor relating to gifts for restricted purposes and those relating to the desire to remain anonymous. With respect to anonymous gifts, the Yunion will restrict information about the donor to only those staff members with a need to know.
Temporarily restricted funds are not released for use until there has been full compliance with the restrictions.
The Executive Director or another person designated by the Board shall perform this procedure. This policy may not be needed by small organizations, however, as revenues increase, donor-imposed restrictions may occur and must be followed.
Restricted funds are funds received by the organization that are subject to restrictions imposed by the donor as to how and/or when the funds may be used. There are two types: Permanently Restricted and Temporarily Restricted.
Permanently restricted funds are basically an endowment fund in which the principal is never available for operating use by the organization. Income generated by such funds is frequently available for use. Temporarily restricted funds may be restricted as to time (i.e., a grant made to fund a multiple year program) or purpose (i.e., to fund a particular project, purchase a building, etc.).
Temporarily restricted funds cannot be used for any purpose other than that which was imposed by the donor.
Temporarily restricted funds are released to unrestricted status when the donor-imposed time or purpose restrictions are fulfilled. Separate bank accounts are not required but separate accounting of expenditures is maintained. The Executive Director shall assure that funds are used as required and reported to the appropriate funder.
When temporarily restricted funds cannot be used as prescribed by the funder, the Executive Director shall contact the funder to determine alternate uses for funds or to refund unused amounts to the donor.
Permanently restricted funds cannot be used except for investments and are not co-mingled with temporarily restricted funds or unrestricted funds. The interest earned from the investments is available for unrestricted use unless the donor has placed a restriction on that also. The Board of Directors determines the investments to be made with permanently restricted funds.
Use of Legal Counsel
The Yunion Inc. will seek the advice of legal counsel in matters relating to acceptance of gifts when appropriate. Review by counsel is recommended for:
Gifts of securities that are subject to restrictions or buy-sell agreements.
B. Documents naming The Yunion as trustee or requiring The Yunion to act in any fiduciary capacity.
C. Gifts requiring The Yunion to assume financial or other obligations.
D. Transactions with potential conflicts of interest.
E. Gifts of property which may be subject to environmental or other regulatory restrictions.
Restrictions on Gifts
The Yunion will not accept gifts that (a) would result in the organization violating its corporate charter, (b) would result in The Yunion losing its status as an IRC § 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, (c) are too difficult or too expensive to administer in relation to their value, (d) would result in any unacceptable consequences for The Yunion or (e) are for purposes outside organization’s mission. Decisions on the restrictive nature of a gift, and its acceptance or refusal, shall be made by the Executive Committee, in consultation with the Executive Director.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1425
|
__label__wiki
| 0.717316
| 0.717316
|
ED2019 Caro Meets ED2019 Physical ED2019 Preview Edition ED2019 Theatre
Lewys Holt: Phrases and Footnotes
By Caro Moses | Published on Friday 21 June 2019
I was really interested in Lewys Holt when I heard about him, not least because most of his work falls into two genres that seem to me like an unusual combination: comedy and dance.
This year he’s heading Fringe-wards with two different shows, playing alternately in one slot, one of which is definitely dance, the other of which is more at home in the theatre programme.
I spoke to Lewys, to find out more about both of the shows, his career, and what he expects from the future.
CM:You are doing two shows in Edinburgh this year, performed on alternate dates, but let’s deal with them one at a time: can you start by telling us what to expect from ‘Phrases’?
LH: Absolutely! ‘Phrases’ is a kind of collage piece that I’ve been working on for nearly four years. It’s taken many forms but has settled in the current version for the Fringe. It has abstract, improvised dancing, it has some stand-up, some big synth and guitar sounds, and projections of writing. All of this is in service of providing solidarity for people who overthink, who obsess and who feel a lack of ability to connect. It’s funny… among other things, and usually gets called ‘thought-provoking’. What thoughts these are is kind of up to the viewer.
CM: Secondly, tell us a bit about ‘Footnotes’?
LH: ‘Footnotes’ is a generally more straightforward beast. Have you ever watched a lecturer or someone giving a presentation and noticed they really have no concern for whether or not it’s completely going over your head and they just keep ploughing on through their totally dense script so you just have to let it wash over you? This is the basis of ‘Footnotes’, but the script being delivered has a lot of, you guessed it, footnotes. They start off quite benign, but as the lecture moves forward these constant interruptions take more and more disruptive forms… weird movement pieces, twitches, threats, OTT flirtations with audience members, long dances… MIME! So the strain of keeping the lecture on track becomes more and more intense.
CM: Do the two shows have common themes? In what ways are they alike and in what ways are they different?
LH: Yeah, there are definitely some common themes. They both seem to be to do with a general discomfort in one’s own given or chosen identity, and a kind of fear of the ultimate loneliness that human existence essentially is. And a desire to connect with others in some kind of ‘genuine’ way. Although what that means is unclear to performer and he never quite figures it out.
At the same time the shows are vastly different in form. ‘Footnotes’ sits in the Theatre section of the brochure and really is a more theatrical piece. Its structure is a clear with a kind of rigid proposition alternating between lecture and footnote all the way through.
‘Phrases’ is in the Dance, Circus and Physical Theatre section of the brochure. Its collage-like form totally comes out of my background in choreography and contemporary dance. Things are presented without explanation, and transitions focus more on an ebb and flow of energy than logic. It’s kind of a exploration of texture as opposed to a representational framework. Sounds fun, eh!?
CM: Where did the inspiration come from for the two shows? What made you want to create work on these themes?
LH: With ‘Footnotes’ I’d have to say that the inspiration came from ‘Infinite Jest’ by David Foster Wallace. A thousand page book with very small writing containing over 200 extremely long footnotes that take on a life of their own. This book also spends a lot of time talking about existential loneliness and the desperation of its central characters to connect to others. Unsurprising!
No doubt all of this has had an effect on the making of ‘Phrases’ as well, but that’s probably more ephemeral…as bloody always with that piece! A starting point of ‘Phrases’ was to take catchphrases and try to make a story from taking it way too seriously, or literally… So, “an apple a day keeps the doctor away”… what happens if I don’t eat an apple a day… will he come and get me? Another was stream of consciousness writing that explores spirals of thought. The ideas of loneliness and a desire for connection kind of just became apparent once I’d already made some stuff which, I originally thought had no real theme. I guess it’s all subconscious!
CM: How does your creative process work? How do you go about putting a show together?
LH: I made these two shows though a series of residencies over three years, on and off – mainly off! – at Dance4 Nottingham, Yorkshire Dance Leeds, Attenborough Arts Centre Leicester, Curve Theatre Leicester, Pavillion Dance South West Bournemouth and Laban London, among others. I kind of throw things at the wall and see what sticks. I start on my own doing bits of writing and then try to put them on their feet, inviting friends and dramaturgs such as Tiia Ojala, Inari Hulkkonen, Eleanor Sikorski, Jack Britton, Charles Linehan and Stephanie McMann to look at things with me, so we can then chat about the material and edit it together and then just rehearse like crazy.
CM: What made you decide to bring two shows to the festival rather than one?
LH: I premiered the works as a double bill last year at Curve Theatre, Leicester. It only seemed right to give them both a fair shake at the Fringe. Doing just one would have been like deciding between children.
CM: Have you been to the Fringe before? What are your hopes and expectations for August?
LH: I have been to the Fringe before! My dad did a show when I was ten… also contemporary dance. In 2014 I was part of a comedy chat show on the Free Fringe called ‘Conversation Garden’ where audience members became guests. In 2016 I brought a solo show to the very same room as I’m in this year called ‘Of, Or At, A Fairly Low Temperature’. My hope for this year is that I have a really good time and that nobody gets hurt on the stairs in my venue… well maybe during someone else’s show… maybe… but that’s the worst case scenario, I’m hoping.
CM: What plans do you have for the shows after the Fringe run?
LH: The plan is to try and book a tour! And to show them at festivals. It would be nice to take them around Europe as well… also I have a Canadian passport due to my father, so it would be great to go to the fringes out there.
CM: Can we go back a bit now…? How did you get into all of this? Did you always want to be performer? What did you do to begin your career?
LH: Well, both my parents are dancers and as a child I did enjoy a fair bit of clowning around, but was also pretty shy. I ended up going to university to study photography and film studies. After a year of that I was like, maybe I should do dance instead… so I changed course and started dancing at nineteen years old at university level. It really makes you confront your ego when you are flopping around in dance classes every day in a very unskilled manner trying like hell to keep up. So now I’m doing solo shows in Edinburgh: clearly the ego needs more confronting.
Over the years I’ve built a career as a professional dancer working with companies and choreographers in the UK and in Europe, and simultaneously I’ve been involved with sketch and improv comedy. ‘Conversation Garden’ won the Best Improv Show at Leicester Comedy Festival in 2018 and my improv show with comedian Daniel Nicholas – ‘Improv With Nicholas Holt’ – was nominated for Best Improv Show at Leicester Comedy Festival this year.
CM: The balance of your work seems interesting: I don’t feel as though there can be many people doing both comedy and dance. What do you enjoy the most?
LH: I feel like the kinds of enjoyment I get from them are different, actually, so it’s hard to measure. I’m totally addicted to making people laugh, whether that’s from a place of insecurity or avoidance, or whatever, I still just bloody love doing it. Being silly is my bread and butter. But dancing, on the other hand, particularly somatic practice and improvisation, has given me a sense of transcendence and ecstasy that I previously didn’t know existed. It’s wicked! I think my love of dance comes from quite a sincere place: it’s real, it’s genuine, it’s emotional; but all of my comedic persona and material is quite laced with irony and facetiousness.
CM: Where do you see yourself headed in the future? What aims or ambitions do you have?
LH: My main aim is just to be able to keep making and performing work as regularly as possible. In this economic climate I feel that that’s probably a radical enough dream to have. Also the moon would be cool to play.
CM: What’s coming up next for you, after the Fringe?
LH: My partner’s sister’s wedding. Me and my partner are MC-ing! Also. I’m hosting a dance improvisation night called ‘Roadhouse’ and working in Luxembourg with choreographer Simone Mousset on a piece called ‘The Passion Of Andrea 2’, which is a sequel to a piece that never existed!
Lewys Holt performed ‘Phrases’ and ‘Footnotes’ at Summerhall at Edinburgh Festival 2019.
Photo: Matthew Cawrey
READ MORE ABOUT: Lewys Holt | Summerhall
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1430
|
__label__wiki
| 0.500373
| 0.500373
|
Home » Light Novels » My Girlfriend is a Zombie » My Girlfriend is a Zombie Chapter 438
gocreateme September 11, 2020 January 8, 2021 2 Comments on My Girlfriend is a Zombie Chapter 438
My Girlfriend is a Zombie Chapter 438 – Even the boobs have evolved into Pecs
Although you couldn’t see the invisible tentacles, the spiritual energy that filled the entire studio could be felt by everyone present.
Lucy struggled to get up, looking at Ling Mo’s back in shock.
Although Ling Mo was staggering, the energy bursting out from him made Lucy feel a deep fear in her heart.
She felt that her thoughts were a bit out of control under this strange influence. Many emotions that were forcibly controlled in her daily life seemed to have been stimulated.
Confusion, anxiety, fear…. None of them could be suppressed nor controlled at all.
“This is…. His true strength as a spiritual psychic?”
While Lucy looked at Ling Mo in amazement, Ye Lian was also looking at Ling Mo.
It was as if she completely didn’t see the figure that was slowly approaching her. She leaned against the wall and quietly waited for Ling Mo.
Compared with the figure’s speed, Ling Mo looked much slower and weaker.
But Ling Mo’s eyes changed.
Those eyes were brimming with a calm brutality.
His spiritual tentacles had spread out into a fan shape, destroying everything in front of him indiscriminately.
When the first wave of tentacles passed by, all the obstacles blocking him were penetrated one after another, and in the area where the swaying figure passed by, some beads of blood suddenly appeared in the air.
Before the beads of blood could land, the second wave of tentacles arrived, and those drops of blood were struck in the air and splashed everywhere.
In the dim light, these blood mists were like gloomy flowers, blooming in front of Ling Mo.
Although the figure was still gradually approaching Ye Lian, it’s speed was much slower.
The blood mist covered the entire studio as if a blood sacrifice was being made….
Ling Mo’s cold and violent eyes seemed extremely chilling at this time…
Even Lucy, who was facing his back, could feel a strong sense of threat coming from him.
This man was like a beast after being injured. The dangerous aura emanating from him was much stronger than ever.
“It’s like… an advanced zombie’s….”
Lucy was taken aback by what she said, she raised her hand to cover her mouth, and looked at Ling Mo incredulously, “No, no, he is definitely human, but this feeling….”
A sudden noise came from the figure’s throat. With a sudden flash, the figure turned around, and rushed towards Ling Mo.
At the same time, the chair that was held by the figure suddenly came flying towards Ling Mo.
And that wasn’t all, as the figure rushed over, everything that could be picked up along the way also whizzed towards Ling Mo’s body.
Everything thrown from the figure was like a cannonball, it was strong enough to smash ordinary people into meat paste instantly.
Such a frantic reaction showed that Ling Mo, a weak human being who had not been taken seriously, was putting a great amount of pressure on the figure right now, and was many times greater than that of Ye Lian’s pressure.
“Haha…” Ling Mo sneered and didn’t stop walking.
Those objects being thrown were nothing in his eyes!
More spiritual tentacles gushed out from his spiritual ball of light, shielding him all over.
At this moment, his body was affected by his violent rage, and he wanted to tear and destroy everything in front of him!
What about the consumption of his spiritual energy? He didn’t care!
After gaining experience from their first fight, Ling Mo prepared a large amount of spiritual energy in advance to withstand the constant attacks from this figure.
Seeing Ling Mo approach step by step, the figure began to back away!
The figure’s mouth let loose a sudden roar, slowly retreating, and the speed of which it threw things also began to slow down…
After smashing a few more chairs towards Ling Mo, the figure suddenly turned around and ran towards the door.
“You want to run?”
Feeling the consumption of his spiritual energy, Ling Mo actually became calmer than usual.
After entering this state, he seemed to have become a fighting weapon, similar to a zombie.
Every attack, every defense, how much spiritual energy was being consumed, and how much was left after consumption, those normally vague values, were clearly displayed in Ling Mo’s mind.
His emotions were obviously going berserk, but his mind was clearer than ever.
The enemy’s every move seemed to be firmly engraved in his mind, and he didn’t need to think about it. His awakened fighting instincts would make the choices for him immediately.
“This… should be the state zombies are in during fights… My spiritual power is also influenced by the virus… Although I’m still a human, I can briefly enter the state of a zombie…”
More than a dozen tentacles suddenly accelerated, covering the front of the figure, and then hooked the opponent’s ankle.
As the figure suddenly fell to the ground, two figures appeared at the entrance of the studio.
Shana was holding her scythe and staring at the figure with a gloomy expression, “Damn… I looked everywhere for this bastard…”
“And we ended up coming back here…. Although we received Ling Mo’s call, aren’t we a little late?” Ya Lin said thoughtfully.
The figure was firmly trapped, and Ling Mo slowly walked over.
His speed was very slow, and he swayed a bit at first, but gradually he straightened up.
When he walked near the figure, Ling Mo gave a cold snort and stepped on him.
“Let me take a look and see what the hell you really are…”
Ling Mo turned on the tactical flashlight and shot it on the face of the figure.
This figure was moving too quickly, so Ling Mo wasn’t able to see what this monster looked like until now…
Being illuminated by the dazzling flashlight, the figure immediately made strange “gurgling” sounds.
After Ling Mo took a second glance with his eyes, he suddenly took a deep breath, “What the hell is this…”
When he saw it previously, it had the shape of a human, but he didn’t expect that after seeing it with the light shining on it, it would actually turn out to be a strange creature…
It had a big mouth that reached almost to the base of its ears, and there were four rows of teeth inside that mouth.
These teeth were intertwined and sharp, like jagged teeth.
The eyes looked similar to a zombie that was at the leader rank, but the nostrils were extraordinarily large, and the ears were somewhat pointed.
With these kinds of features, Ling Mo guessed that its hearing and smelling ability of this monster was more prominent than ordinary zombies.
The limbs were a little out of proportion with the torso. Just by looking at it, you could tell that its body was extremely strong.
It was no wonder that its speed and power was much greater than ordinary zombies…
The body of this monster was stained with blood after being pierced by no less than a hundred of Ling Mo’s tentacles. After being imprisoned, it struggled a lot at first, but now that it was being stepped on by Ling Mo, the intensity of the resistance gradually decreased as the amount of blood lost gradually increased.
“Ah… That’s right, I’ve seen zombies that have similarities to this monster before, such as nose….”
Ling Mo frowned and thought for a while, then suddenly realized something.
When they were passing by the streets previously, the strength of the zombies was much stronger than usual. At that time, Ling Mo felt that some changes had taken place in the zombies of that area.
And this monster in front of him was most likely the end result of those changes…
“This zombie should also be regarded as a type of mutant zombie, right? But unlike ordinary mutant zombies, this group of zombies evolved by themselves….”
The mutant zombies that he had met previously were either affected by industrial waste pollution, changed by injecting a mixture of drugs, or other viruses….
But this was the first time Ling Mo had seen a type of zombie evolve on their own.
And unlike ordinary advanced rank zombies, the features of this zombie changed drastically, but the intelligence didn’t recover much, and it also didn’t have the ability to speak….
It was only able to launch an ambush purely because this zombie had a stronger hunting instinct than ordinary beasts.
“I can’t even tell if it’s a male or a female….”
Ling Mo exclaimed.
Although the monster’s boobs bulged, they had completely evolved into pecs…
If you looked closely, you could barely tell that this was a female zombie.
Seeing how this monster had been chasing Ye Lian, Ling Mo knew that this zombie came for the virus hives of his female zombies.
Ling Mo’s group not only had to go against power-driven psychics that had bad intentions, but also were sometimes “hunted” by such high-level zombies….
Since Lucy hadn’t arrived yet, Ling Mo took the chance to suddenly condense his spiritual tentacles and burst open the monster’s head.
A weird-shaped virus hive was also stealthily caught by his tentacles.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1434
|
__label__cc
| 0.675125
| 0.324875
|
To print the contents under the topics listed in the Health or Assistance sections, please click on the topic headings to reveal the contents.
Namibia - Exercise a high degree of caution
Exercise a high degree of caution in Namibia due to the high level of crime.
Preventative measures and restrictions are in place, including a nationwide curfew from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m.
You must wear a face covering in public spaces and while using private transport.
Border with Angola
Peace in Angola has improved the security situation along the Namibia–Angola border. Due to the risk of banditry, however, you should exercise caution when travelling to this area, including Kavango Region in the northeast and the western half of Zambezi Region (formerly known as Caprivi). Use official border crossing areas only to enter neighbouring countries.
Petty crime such as pickpocketing and purse snatching is prevalent.
Vehicle theft and break-ins also occur.
Violent crime, such as muggings and robberies targeting foreigners occurs, particularly in Windhoek.
Be alert to your surroundings
Ensure that your personal belongings, including your passport and other travel documents, are secure at all times
Avoid the townships and remote areas after dark
Avoid walking alone after dark
Thefts from vehicles occur at service stations. Keep your vehicle doors locked and windows shut, to deter carjacking and theft. Do not keep valuables in your car.
You should be cautious of persons ostensibly looking for assistance by the side of the road. Unsuspecting tourists have been victims of armed attacks.
Demonstrations are rare and are concentrated in Windhoek. They can disrupt traffic and business.
Even peaceful demonstrations can turn violent at any time. They can also lead to disruptions to traffic and public transportation.
Avoid areas where demonstrations and large gatherings are taking place
Follow the instructions of local authorities
Monitor local media for information on ongoing demonstrations
More about mass gatherings (large-scale events)
There are landmines in the border area from Katwitwi (a village on the Okavango River in Kavango West Region) to Kongola (a town in Zambezi Region).
Avoid night-time driving outside urban centres.
Be particularly careful when driving on rural roads, many of which are gravel with sloping sand shoulders.
Road conditions are generally good, but much of the country is covered by desert. Overland travel takes considerable time. Sand, salt and gravel roads become very slippery when wet.
Tourists are often involved in single-vehicle accidents. Do not exceed 80 km/h on gravel roads. Excessive speed and animals on the roadway pose hazards.
Emergency and roadside assistance is unreliable or non-existent outside Windhoek.
If you must travel overland via the Trans-Caprivi Highway between Rundu and Katima Mulilo, do so during daylight hours only.
Avoid stopping at roadside rest stops, where robberies have been known to occur.
If travelling to desert areas, do so with sufficient water and fuel supplies and two spare tires. Travel by convoy if you plan to go to the desert.
Buses and taxis operate in the capital. Public transportation is limited outside Windhoek.
Foreigners have been robbed by taxi drivers. The Namibia Bus and Taxi Association (NABTA) regulates taxi drivers by allocating registration numbers (one letter followed by a two-digit number). Use registered taxis (displaying the NABTA logo) only or arrange for a taxi through a reputable hotel.
Cases of attempted fraud are frequently reported in this country.
Credit card copying in some hotels and lodges occurs. When paying by credit card, keep your card in view at all times. Be extra vigilant at ATMs, as criminals may attempt to distract you or offer assistance with the aim of stealing your money. Don’t accept any offer of assistance and cancel your transaction if you become suspicious.
Pay careful attention when your cards are being handled by others
Use ATMs located in well-lit public areas or inside a bank or business
Avoid using card readers with an irregular or unusual feature
Cover the keypad with one hand when entering your PIN
Check for any unauthorized transaction on your account statements
More about overseas fraud
Avoid visiting townships unless accompanied by someone with local knowledge.
When visiting parks and game reserves, remain with your group and observe all local or park regulations and instructions given by tour guides, as wild animals pose risks. Potentially dangerous areas may lack fences and warning signs.
We have obtained the information on this page from the Namibian authorities. It can, however, change at any time.
Your passport must be valid for a minimum of 6 months after the date you enter Namibia.
Tourist visa: Not required for stays up to 90 days
Business visa: Not required for stays up to 90 days
Employment visa: Required
Ensure that your passport has sufficient visa pages for travel to Namibia and neighbouring countries for the entire duration of your trip.
At least 2 completely blank pages are required for entry into Namibia.
Make sure the visa stamp is valid for the duration of your stay (up to 90 days) and that immigration officials have given you a correctly dated entry stamp, as this will be checked upon departure.
Authorities are very strict regarding visa validity. Overstaying the time granted or having an incorrect or missing entry stamp could lead to detention, arrest and fines.
Due to the ongoing outbreak of Ebola virus disease in neighboring countries you may be subject to a quick thermal scanner screening and/or a health questionnaire at the airports upon boarding or disembarking a plane.
Exit and entry requirements for minors under 18
When travelling to an international destination, underage traveller must present:
If travelling with both parents
A valid passport
A long-form birth certificate
If travelling with a single parent
A letter of consent from the other parent or a copy of a death certificate when applicable
If travelling with other adults
A proof of consent from the biological parents or legal guardians in the form of a sworn affidavit for the child to travel internationally
Contact information of the child’s parents or legal guardians
If travelling alone
A proof of consent from one or both parents or legal guardians in the form of a sworn affidavit for the child to travel
A letter from the person who is to receive the child containing the residential address and contact details where the child will be residing
A copy of the identity document of the person who is to receive the child. This could be:
a valid passport and visa
a permanent residence permit
If you are transiting by road through South Africa with children under the age of 18, consult the entry/exit requirements for South Africa.
Rabies is a deadly illness spread to humans through a bite, scratch or lick from an infected animal. Vaccination should be considered for travellers going to areas where rabies exists and who have a high risk of exposure (e.g., are children, have an occupational risk, or in close contact with animals, including free roaming dogs in communities).
Proof of vaccination is required if you are coming from or have transited through an airport of a country where yellow fever occurs.
Discuss travel plans, activities, and destinations with a health care professional.
There is currently a shortage of the yellow fever vaccine in Canada. It is important for travellers to contact a designated Yellow Fever Vaccination Centre well in advance of their trip to ensure that the vaccine is available.
In some areas in Southern Africa, food and water can also carry diseases like cholera, hepatitis A, hepatitis E, schistosomiasis and typhoid. Practise safe food and water precautions while travelling in Southern Africa. Remember: Boil it, cook it, peel it, or leave it!
Schistosomiasis can be spread to humans through freshwater sources contaminated by blood flukes (tiny worms). The eggs of the worms can cause stomach illnesses like diarrhea and cramps or urinary problems. Risk is generally low for most travellers. Avoid swimming in freshwater sources (lakes, rivers, ponds). There is no vaccine available for schistosomiasis.
Travellers' diarrhea
Travellers' diarrhea is the most common illness affecting travellers. It is spread from eating or drinking contaminated food or water.
Risk of developing travellers' diarrhea increases when travelling in regions with poor standards of hygiene and sanitation. Practise safe food and water precautions.
The most important treatment for travellers' diarrhea is rehydration (drinking lots of fluids). Carry oral rehydration salts when travelling.
In some areas in Southern Africa, certain insects carry and spread diseases like African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness), Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, chikungunya, malaria, Rift Valley fever, West Nile virus, and Zika virus.
In this country, dengue fever may occur sporadically. It is a viral disease spread to humans by mosquito bites.
The level of risk of dengue fever changes seasonally, and varies from year to year. After a decline in reported dengue cases worldwide in 2017 and 2018, numbers have been steeply rising again.
There is a risk of malaria in certain areas and/or during a certain time of year in this country.
Malaria is a serious and occasionally fatal disease that is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito. There is no vaccine against malaria.
Protect yourself from mosquito bites. This includes covering up, using insect repellent and staying in enclosed air-conditioned accommodations. You may also consider pre-treating clothing and travel gear with insecticides and sleeping under an insecticide-treated bednet.
Antimalarial medication may be recommended depending on your itinerary and the time of year you are travelling. See a health care professional or visit a travel health clinic, preferably six weeks before you travel to discuss your options.
Travellers are cautioned to avoid contact with animals, including dogs, monkeys, snakes, rodents, birds, and bats. Some infections found in Southern Africa, like rabies, can be shared between humans and animals.
Tuberculosis is an infection caused by bacteria and usually affects the lungs.
For most travellers the risk of tuberculosis is low.
Travellers who may be at high risk while travelling in regions with risk of tuberculosis should discuss pre- and post-travel options with a health care professional.
High-risk travellers include those visiting or working in prisons, refugee camps, homeless shelters, or hospitals, or travellers visiting friends and relatives.
Medical facilities are relatively modern, particularly in the capital. Well-equipped facilities are rarely available in smaller towns.
Upfront payment is generally required, even if you have medical insurance.
Ensure that your insurance policy covers all the activities that you plan to undertake, particularly in the case of extreme sports.
Carry a copy of your passport at all times.
Diamonds and other protected resources should be purchased from licensed shops. If you are convicted of illegally dealing in diamonds, you could face heavy fines and/or imprisonment. The purchase and export of other protected resources, such as elephant ivory, may be subject to restrictions.
Penalties for drug offences are severe and include lengthy prison sentences.
Do not photograph military sites or government buildings. Ask permission before taking photographs.
You should dress conservatively.
Namibian law prohibits sexual acts between individuals of the same sex. LGBTQ2 travellers should carefully consider the risks of travelling to Namibia.
You can use an original Canadian driver’s licence printed in English, but you should also carry a valid international driving permit.
If renting a car, pay particular attention to the insurance coverage provided. Ensure you have comprehensive insurance.
It is illegal to use a cellular telephone while driving or to drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
The use of a seatbelt is compulsory for the driver and all passengers.
A charge of culpable homicide can be made against a driver involved in an accident resulting in death.
More about the International Driving Permit
The currency is the Namibian dollar (NAD). The South African rand (ZAR) is also accepted.
Major credit cards are accepted and most ATMs are linked to international networks.
The dry season extends from April to October, and the rainy season extends from November to March. Unpaved roads may become impassable during the rainy season. You should follow regional weather forecasts and plan accordingly.
Dial 264 (61) 10111 for emergency assistance.
The Consulate of Canada in Windhoek has temporarily suspended its operations. You can obtain consular assistance and information from the High Commission of Canada in South Africa, in Pretoria.
Pretoria - High Commission of Canada
Street Address1103 Arcadia Street, Hatfield, Pretoria, 0083, South AfricaPostal AddressPrivate Bag X13, Hatfield, Pretoria, 0028, South AfricaTelephone27 (12) 422-3000Fax27 (12) 422-3052EmailPRET-CONSUL@international.gc.caInternetwww.canadainternational.gc.ca/southafrica-afriquedusud/ServicesPassport Services AvailableFacebookHigh Commission of Canada in South AfricaTwitter@CanHCZA
For emergency consular assistance, call the High Commission of Canada in South Africa, in Pretoria, and follow the instructions. At any time, you may also contact the Emergency Watch and Response Centre in Ottawa.
The decision to travel is your choice and you are responsible for your personal safety abroad. The Government of Canada takes the safety and security of Canadians abroad very seriously and provides credible and timely information in its Travel Advice to enable you to make well-informed decisions regarding your travel abroad. In the event of a large-scale emergency, every effort will be made to provide assistance. However, there may be constraints that will limit the ability of the Government of Canada to provide services.
See Large-scale emergencies abroad for more information.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1435
|
__label__wiki
| 0.904511
| 0.904511
|
Markets cheer Yellen pick for Treasury, seeing her focus on fixing the economy and not politics
President-elect Joe Biden’s choice of Janet Yellen as Treasury Secretary was seen as a win for markets, since the former Federal Reserve chair should focus on fixing the economy rather than the progressive Democratic agenda feared by some investors.
The first woman Fed chief would also be the first woman Treasury Secretary and faces unprecedented challenges of massive unemployment and a record level of debt, as the government spends even more to reverse the impact of the pandemic during the Biden administration.
“To me it shows Biden is taking stuff pretty seriously and definitely not pandering to the left. She’s a very serious economic thinker, and they have some very serious problems to deal with,” said Barry Knapp, director research for Ironsides Macroeconomics.
The stock market rallied and financial stocks moved to the highs of the day as news of her pending nomination leaked out. Sources familiar with the matter told CNBC Monday afternoon that the president-elect had chosen Yellen, who was believed to be under consideration along with Fed Governor Lael Brainard and former Fed Vice Chair Roger Ferguson.
“There’s so many outcomes that could have been worse for the banking sector. For me that was the real risk of that Treasury secretary appointment was you could get someone that was hawkish on the banking sector,” said Knapp. One market fear was that Biden could have nominated someone like Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., who is outspoken about regulating banks.
“Yellen talked a lot about higher bank capital levels early in the [financial] crisis, but I think she’s a pretty benign outcome for the banking sector. When we’ve had problems with that position in the past, in both Republican and Democratic administrations, it’s been when there were people who didn’t understand economics and taxes,” Knapp said.
Ed Mills, Raymond James Washington policy analyst, said Yellen does have credentials that show she can be tough on enforcement. She conducted bank stress tests while on the Fed and took enforcement action against Wells Fargo.
Yellen, a labor economist, will likely be a strong advocate for fiscal support, rather than someone seen as partisan. “So overall, if the result is less partisan, more focused on economic recovery, and someone the market is comfortable with — I would say that is a positive development for the market, but more importantly for the economy as a whole,” Mills wrote.
Yellen served one term as Fed chair until President Donald Trump replaced her with Fed Chairman Jerome Powell.
Strategists expect the Treasury and Fed to work collaboratively, and some even suggest Yellen could be too cozy with her former Fed colleagues. But Knapp does not agree. “I don’t think she has that kind of personality to meddle,” said Knapp.
Strategists do expect Yellen to be sympathetic to the Fed and likely reverse Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s decision to let Fed emergency program expire at the end of the year. Powell objected to the move.
“Even though the lending facilities weren’t all being used, it didn’t seem like it was very wise to let them expire,” said Chris Rupkey, chief financial economist at MUFG Union Bank.
Knapp said the Fed and the Treasury will have to able to work closely together long into the future and this should bridge relations. “We have so much debt now there’s going to be some level of coordination that didn’t exist prior to this. I think she will be respectful of the Fed. Bottom line, it didn’t matter who was sitting in that seat. You were going to end up with complicity between the Fed and Treasury,” said Knapp.
He likened the debt level to be similar to the challenge facing the U.S. after World War II. “At the end of World War II, 70% of bank credit was invested in Treasury securities. It took 30 years for it to get to 20%,” he said. The current deficit is over $3 trillion.
Rupkey said Yellen should do a good job, though the skill sets for the job are very different than those used at the Fed.
“The Federal Reserve is kind of an isolated position in a fortress down in Washington. You can spend a lot of time in your office but the Treasury Secretary is a very public position and political skills and savvy are needed, so it will be an interesting change,” he said.
Rupkey said Yellen is also uniquely suited to deal with an economy facing such high unemployment. “She’s the one who brought the issue of income inequality to the central bank,” he said. “She does have some political skills. One of the things she started the Fed down the road to was more inclusiveness and income inequality. It started under her watch.”
Twitter now warns you before liking a tweet labeled for misinformation
OPEC To Decide The Fate Of Oil Markets In 2021
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1444
|
__label__wiki
| 0.922419
| 0.922419
|
Politics, Security
Under Intense Pressure to Silence Wikileaks, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Proposed Drone Strike on Julian Assange
by Investigative Bureau
To Silence Wikileaks, #HillaryClinton Proposed Drone Strike on Julian Assange — report https://t.co/S7tPrl2QCZ
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) October 3, 2016
Julian Assange and his free-speech brainchild Wikileaks were once lauded as global heroes of public service among United States politicians and policy makers. But by 2010, four years after its inception during the President George W. Bush administration, Assange and his organization were no longer considered lovable troublemakers and mavericks.
A year into President Barack Obama’s first term, Wikileaks was suddenly considered an out-of-control free-speech Frankenstein wreaking havoc on United States foreign policy and intelligence gathering at the direction of Assange, its proverbial Dr. Frankenstein.
The honeymoon for the whistle-blower web site, once a darling of the Democratic Party, was now over. Even more alarming, Assange’s personal safety and organization were increasingly at risk from U.S. concerns.
By November 2010, Assange was a household name globally, but especially on Capitol Hill. And in the State Department alone his prowess of releasing otherwise secret, damning military documents and emails were filling conference rooms at Foggy Bottom and the White House with policy wonks and bureaucrats desperately seeking to squelch the upstart Wikileaks. At the State Department, meeting after meeting was conducted about how Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her inner circle were going to squash Assange and Wikileaks latest planned document dump on the United States. Deemed “CableGate,” Assange planned to release confidential cables, or communications, unveiling damaging internal conversations between State Department personnel and its foreign assets and allies.
Prodded by the looming CableGate, Clinton met with staff on Tuesday November 23, 2010 shortly after 8 a.m. on Mahogany Row at the State Department to attempt to formulate a strategy to avert Assange’s plans to release an enormous batch of 250,000 secret cables, dating from 1966 to 2010. Assange had professed for months to rain the internal cables down on Clinton and President Obama. The collective fear was the context of the secret cables would hamper U.S. intelligence gathering and compromise private correspondences and intelligence shared with foreign governments and opposition leaders. Splashing such juicy details on television news shows and the front pages of major newspapers in the country was great for the media but lousy for intelligence and foreign policy. Many, including Clinton and her elected boss, expressed fear these revelations would embarrass and expose intelligence allies of the United States and set America’s already fragile foreign policy back decades.
“By its very nature, field reporting to Washington is candid and often incomplete information,” White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said in a statement responding to Wikileaks’ anticipated tidal wave release of intelligence. “It is not an expression of policy, nor does it always shape final policy decisions.”
Clinton’s State Department was getting pressure from President Obama and his White House inner circle, as well as heads of state internationally, to try and cutoff Assange’s delivery of the cables and if that effort failed, then to forge a strategy to minimize the administration’s public embarrassment over the contents of the cables. Hence, Clinton’s early morning November meeting of State’s top brass who floated various proposals to stop, slow or spin the Wikileaks contamination. That is when a frustrated Clinton, sources said, at some point blurted out a controversial query.
“Can’t we just drone this guy?” Clinton openly inquired, offering a simple remedy to silence Assange and smother Wikileaks via a planned military drone strike, according to State Department sources. The statement drew laughter from the room which quickly died off when the Secretary kept talking in a terse manner, sources said. Clinton said Assange, after all, was a relatively soft target, “walking around” freely and thumbing his nose without any fear of reprisals from the United States. Clinton was upset about Assange’s previous 2010 records releases, divulging secret U.S. documents about the war in Afghanistan in July and the war in Iraq just a month earlier in October, sources said. At that time in 2010, Assange was relatively free and not living cloistered in in the embassy of Ecuador in London. Prior to 2010, Assange focused Wikileaks’ efforts on countries outside the United States but now under Clinton and Obama, Assange was hammering America with an unparalleled third sweeping Wikileaks document dump in five months. Clinton was fuming, sources said, as each State Department cable dispatched during the Obama administration was signed by her.
Clinton and other top administration officials knew the compromising materials warehoused in the CableGate stash would provide critics and foreign enemies with a treasure trove of counterintelligence. Bureaucratic fears about the CableGate release ultimately proved to be well founded by Clinton, her inner circle and her boss in the White House. The revelations of these U.S. diplomat generated correspondences were damaging on many levels, and among thousands of examples, included:
One cable detailed a discussion between Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and Gen. David H. Petraeus where Saleh indicates he would cover up and accept blame for America’s missile strikes against al-Qaeda in Yemen.
U.S. diplomats offered various countries a meeting with President Obama and untold millions of dollars, if these countries agreed to accept detainees from the Guantanamo Bay prison.
U.S. diplomats engaged in low-level spying by collecting foreign diplomats’ personal information, including credit card numbers to track their global travel itineraries.
The cables also exposed the sensitive behind-the-scenes diplomacy involved in winning sanctions against Iran,
The cables exposed U.S. officials’ plan to extract highly enriched uranium from Pakistan,
Intelligence was divulged on North Korea’s ties to Tehran’s weaponry program, how it helped Iran obtain missiles that could strike Moscow and Western European cities.
Documents were released naming Arab officials and their concerns and complaints about Iran’s nuclear program,
One such leak detailed King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia pleading with the United States to “cut off the head of the snake,” meaning Iran’s nuclear program.
In cables from U.S. diplomats, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is described as an “alpha-dog.”
Afghan President Hamid Karzai, confidential U.S. diplomat correspondences alleged, was “driven by paranoia.”
German Chancellor Angela Merkel “avoids risk and is rarely creative.”
Gaddafi spends much time in public with a “voluptuous blonde” Ukrainian nurse.
Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian prime minister, “appears increasingly to be the mouthpiece of Putin” in Europe after receiving “lavish gifts” including large energy contracts thanks to the negotiations of a “shadowy,” Russian-speaking Italian intermediary.
And thousands more of additional intelligence revelations along the same lines.
Following Clinton’s alleged drone proposal, another controversial remedy was floated in the State Department to place a reward or bounty for Assange’s capture and extradition to the United States, sources said. Numbers were discussed in the realm of a $10 million bounty. A State Department source described that staff meeting as bizarre. One minute staffers were inquiring about the Secretary’s blue and black checkered knit sweater and the next minute, the room was discussing the legalities of a drone strike on Assange and financial bounties, sources said.
Immediately following the conclusion of the wild brainstorming session, one of Clinton’s top aides, State Department Director of Policy Planning Ann-Marie Slaughter, penned an email to Clinton, Chief of Staff Cheryl Mills, and aides Huma Abebin and Jacob Sullivan at 10:29 a.m. entitled “an SP memo on possible legal and nonlegal strategies re Wikileaks.”
“Nonlegal strategies.” How did that phrasing make it into an official State Department email subject line dealing with solving Wikileaks and Assange? Why would the secretary of state and her inner circle be discussing any “nonlegal strategies” for anything whatsoever? Against anyone? Shouldn’t all the strategies discussed by the country’s top diplomat be strictly legal only? And is the email a smoking gun to confirm Clinton was actually serious about pursuing an obvious “nonlegal strategy” proposal to allegedly assassinate Assange? Numerous attempts were made to try and interview and decipher Slaughter’s choice of email wording, however, she could not be reached for comment. Insiders said Slaughter is keeping a “low profile” in Princeton, NJ until she is nominated for a position in Clinton’s cabinet if the Democrat is elected in November. Likewise, True Pundit attempted to contact Mills, Abedin, and Sullivan for their perspectives on this story. None commented on the record.
Slaughter’s cryptic email also contained an attached document called “SP Wikileaks doc final11.23.10.docx.” That attachment portion of Slaughter’s “nonlegal strategies” email has yet to be recovered by federal investigators and House committee investigators probing Clinton’s email practices while at State. Even Wikileaks does not have the document. Slaughter, however, shed some light on the attachment: “The result is the attached memo, which has one interesting legal approach and I think some very good suggestions about how to handle our public diplomacy.”
But did it also include details on the “nonlegal strategies” teased in the subject line?
Sources confirm Clinton took the email and attachment with her to the White House for an afternoon meeting with Secretary of Defense Bob Gates and National Security Advisor Tom Donilon prior to an additional evening meeting at the White House. President Obama, sources said, did not attend the early meeting with Gates as he was traveling with Vice President Joe Biden. President Obama did attend the second meeting, however, and Wikileaks and Assange’s planned release of secret cables were discussed at length, sources said. Attending this meeting were President Obama, Clinton, Gates, Donilon, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral “Mike” Mullen, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. James Cartwright as well as a half dozen or more various policy aides, sources confirmed.
Did Clinton also share her alleged morning query of droning Assange with the members of the National Security Council and the President? Was it discussed among the top secret subjects in the meeting? Or was Clinton planning to conduct or hatch her own secret foreign policy in defiance of the President, a likely violation of the Logan Act?
Now, almost six years after allegedly threatening to assassinate Julian Assange, some former State Department personnel believe perhaps Clinton’s comments were an attempt at brevity or humor by the former secretary of state, sources said. But since when is Clinton known for her beaming sense of humor and wit? Joking or not, is it appropriate for the top diplomat of the United States to even jest about droning the Wikileaks founder, largely considered an international journalist and whistle blower? State Department personnel would not talk on the record about the Assange meetings or Clinton’s comments. But sources familiar with the meeting said their recollections were jarred again by a recently released report from the FBI’s July interview with Clinton where she acknowledged a penchant for discussing drone strikes to eliminate troublesome foes.
The FBI’s 302 report from Clinton’s email investigation interview, again, specified that Clinton had “many discussions” related to “nominating” drone strikes on individuals:
“Clinton could not recall a specific process for nominating a target for a drone strike and recalled much debate pertaining to the concurrence process. Clinton knew there was a role for DOD, State and the CIA but could not provide specifics as to what it was. Due to a disagreement between these agencies, Clinton recalled having many discussions related to nominating an individual for a drone strike. When Clinton exchanged classified information pertaining to the drone program internally at State, it was in her office or on a secure call. When Clinton exchanged classified information pertaining to the drone program externally it was at the White House. Clinton never had a concern with how classified information pertaining to the drone program was handled.”
Sources said Clinton’s comments on neutralizing Assange fits a pattern of callousness when combined with the FBI testimony that she often considered droning individuals and then coupled with her reaction to Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi’s death in Oct. 2011.
Gaddafi was tortured and killed, largely due to Clinton’s maneuvering in the Middle East and Libya. During a sit down interview with CBS News, a Clinton aide notified the room during a taping break of news reports that Gaddafi had been dragged throughout the streets of Libya and ultimately killed. Unaware the camera was still rolling, a jovial and proud Clinton pronounced: “We came. We saw. He died.” This was Clinton’s initial response to the dictator’s demise. A cackling Clinton was then joined in laughter by the CBS correspondent and off-camera aides and staff. Again, more proof of a disturbing habit of treating human life as a disposable commodity like a soiled diaper.
Unable to legally counter or stop Wikileaks, and likely abandoning any and all legal and “nonlegal strategies,” Clinton and her staff were forced to weather the collateral damage of CableGate. In fact, just five days after Clinton’s meetings on Mahogany Row in the State Department and the White House, Wikileaks began releasing cables to news outlets globally on Sunday November 28, 2010.
Shortly after CableGate, the WikiLeaks founder sought refuge from authorities and threats by hiding at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.
Now 45, Assange is in his fifth year living quarantined inside the embassy. Clinton remains the Democratic nominee for the presidency of the United States.
Hillary Clinton strategist Bob Beckel called for WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange to be assassinated. #DNCLeak pic.twitter.com/9L2ixl24Er
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) August 10, 2016
Perhaps Democratic political operative Bob Beckel wasn’t a party outlier during this controversial Fox broadcast. Likely, Beckel was projecting what others, including Clinton, had already privately proposed.
Hillary Clinton on Assange "Can't we just drone this guy" — report https://t.co/S7tPrl2QCZ pic.twitter.com/qy2EQBa48y
United Nations: Targeting Wikileaks Founder With Drone Strike is a Criminal Violation of Human Rights #Assangehttps://t.co/rQQhcZULmc
Listen to the insightful Thomas Paine Podcast Below --
Secret Swiss Military Bunkers Being Filled With Gold By Billionaires Seeking "Alternatives To Bank Deposits"
Sacrificed on the Altar of Jihad Terror
Investigative Bureau October 2, 2016
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1446
|
__label__cc
| 0.626908
| 0.373092
|
Tim Dolby's Birding Tours
Bird Guiding Across Victoria & Australia
About Tim Dolby
Tim’s Tours & Prices
Some of Tim’s Photographs
Tim Dolby’s Bird Trip Reports
Darwin and Kakadu, Northern Territory – The Top End (2006)
May 11, 2016 May 31, 2016 / Tim Dolby
Hooded Parrot. Image Jon Thornton
Over the years I’ve traveled the Top End a number of times. This report mainly covers my first trip there, a trip I did in 2006 when visiting Darwin for Birdlife Australia’s annual general meeting. After the AGM, I linked up with friend Greg Oakley and we hung around the Top End to do some birding. This report is broken up into 5 parts: background notes, Darwin, Arnhem Hwy, Kakadu and Pine Creek.
1. SOME BACKGROUND NOTES
The Northern Territory’s Top End provides some of Australia’s most spectacular birding. Covering 400,000 sq. km, it stretches from Darwin and Kakadu in the north, south to Pine Creek, Katherine and Mataranka, then east to the Barkley Tableland and the Gulf Region, and finally west to the Victoria River and Gregory National Park. With a harbour seven times the size of Sydney Harbour, Darwin is a gateway to most of the Top End’s main birding sites.
The wonderful habitat
The habitats in the Top End are extremely diverse. These range from seashores (such as at Lee Point) and river systems (such as the Adelaide River), floodplains (such as between Adelaide and South Alligator River and Marrakai and on the Mary River floodplains) and wetlands (such as Fog Dam, Yellow Water and Mamukala Wetlands), monsoon forests (such East Point, Holmes Jungle, Howard Spring and Fog Dam) eucalyptus woodlands (such as along the Kakadu Hwy, Nourlangie etc.) and, to top it off, there’s the spectacular escarpment plateaus (best accessed via Nourlangie, Gumlon, Yurmikmik and Plum Tree Creek). This diversity of different environments, combined with the monsoonal climate, makes the Top End a fantastic place to going bird and wildlife watching! It can’t get any better.
Darwin Harbour
The fantastic climate
The Top End has a tropical monsoonal climate with two major weather extremes: heavy rain during the monsoon season known as the wet (from November to April), and winter droughts during the dry (from May to September). Most birdwatchers visit during the late dry season when the humidity is low, the average maximum daily temperature is 30°C, and the minimum night time temperature is 16°C.The period between October and November, known as the build-up, is hot and humid. If you can handle the conditions then this period can be very rewarding, with many of the summer migrants, such as waders and larger cuckoos, arriving back in the Top End. Generally, the summer migrants arrive between August and November, and leave between March and May. Visiting the Top End during the wet summer months can be stifling (temperatures rise to an average 38.9°C), but again it can be rewarding, with some potential to find visiting rarities. Morning and late in the afternoon is the best time to go birding during this time. There are a few species (such as Spotted Nightjar, White-breasted, White-browed and Little Woodswallow, Australian Pratincole, Tree and Fairy Martin, and many birds of prey) leave the Top End during the wet, moving to more southerly areas of Australia.
In 2006, I visited in May, which was the beginning of the dry season. At this time of year the weather is simply perfect! The average maximum daily temperature is around 30°C and the minimum at night around 16°C. There’s not a cloud in the sky, the humidity levels are low, and importantly all the dry weather roads, such the road to Gunlom Falls, are open! It’s a time when you camp Kakadu style. You might sleep in your tent, but because there’s virtually no chance of rain, there’s no need to put the fly on. At night, you can look directly up into the stars.
Traveling around the top end
The main roads in the Top End are excellent, with sealed highways providing easy access to most bird sites. The main highways in the Top End are the Stuart Hwy from South Australia, the Barkly Hwy from Queensland, and the Victoria Hwy from Western Australia. Darwin is well-serviced by national coach companies and the Ghan (rail) travels from Adelaide to Darwin. A 2WD vehicle will get you to the majority of birding sites in the region, however if you intend to explore remote locations a 4WD is essential. Daily scheduled flights to Darwin operate from every mainland Australian capital city. Darwin, being the closest Australian capital city to Asia, has regular international air services from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Brunei. It is possible when booking your flights to arrange to have a rental car awaiting your arrival at Darwin airport.
Basically, our trip to the Top End provides me with some of Australia’s most spectacular birding. Covering an area of around 400,000 sq. km, our itinerary involved first birding around Darwin, and then drove to Kakadu, stopping at the Fogg Dam and the Adelaide River along the way. In Kakadu we visited Nourlangie and Gumlon, and then drove down to Pine Creek and back up to Darwin – driving about 1500 km along the way.
The birding highlights and there are many!
The Top End has four species endemic to the region: Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon, White-throated Grasswren and White-lined Honeyeater are restricted to the Arnhemland plateau, while Hooded Parrot occurs in the southern section of Top End. Banded Fruit-Dove (found also in Indonesia) in Australia is restricted to the Top End.
A range of resident species found elsewhere in Australia is often easiest to see in the Top End. These include Pied Heron, Lesser Crested Tern, Chestnut Rail, Chestnut-backed and Red-backed Button-Quail, Rufous Owl, Partridge Pigeon, Varied Lorikeet, Northern Rosella, Rainbow Pitta, Arafura Fantail, Paperbark Flycatcher, Mangrove Golden Whistler, Sandstone Shrike-thrush, Green-backed Gerygone, Rufous-banded Honeyeater and Gouldian Finch. In the far west of the Northern Territory you can see White-quilled Rock-Pigeon, Purple-crowned Fairy-wren and Yellow-rumped Mannikin. In the Gulf country and Barkly Tableland, you can find Flock Bronzewing, Letter-winged Kite, Purple-crowned Fairy-wren, Carpentarian Grasswren, Yellow Chat, and Pictorella Mannikin. Summer migrants include Little Curlew, Swinhoe’s Snipe and Oriental Plover. A wide range of Australian rarities have been recorded including Eurasian Little Grebe, Garganey, Northern Pintail, Green and Stilt Sandpiper, Little Stint, Pin-tailed Snipe, Little-ringed, Caspian, Kentish and Ringed Plover, Oriental Honey Buzzard, Elegant Imperial-Pigeon, Black-headed, Franklin’s, Sabine and Black-tailed Gull, Oriental Reed-Warbler, House Swift, Barn and Red-rumped Swallow, White and Grey Wagtail.
Several birds found in the Top End have recently been elevated to full species: Buff-sided Robin (split from White-browed Robin), White-lined Honeyeater (separated from Kimberley Honeyeater) and Arafura Fantail (separated from Rufous Fantail). Some authorities consider the ‘Silver-backed Butcherbird’, currently a subspecies of the Grey Butcherbird, as a full species. Some of the interesting subspecies found in the Top End include White-quilled Rock-Pigeon (cinnamon brown ssp boothi), Partridge Pigeon (red-eyed ssp smithii), Rainbow Lorikeet (‘Red-collared Lorikeet’ ssp rubritorquis), Variegated Fairy-wren (‘Lavender-flanked Fairy-wren’ ssp rogersi and dulcis), Helmeted Friarbird (ssp gordoni), Helmeted Friarbird (‘Sandstone Friarbird’ ssp ammitophila), Black-chinned Honeyeater (‘Golden-backed Honeyeater’ ssp laetior), Grey Whistler (‘Brown Whistler’ ssp simplex), Crested Shrike-tit (‘Northern Shrike-tit’ ssp whitei) and Crimson Finch (black-bellied ssp phaeton). The Tiwi Islands, isolated from mainland Australia since the last ice age, has a high level of endemism with eight subspecies, including unique forms of Masked Owl, Helmeted Friarbird, and Hooded Robin (the last, possibly extinct).
Our main aim for the 2006 trip was to catch up with the sandstone escarpment specialists, namely White-throated Grasswren, Banded Fruit-Dove, Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon, Sandstone Shrike-thrush, White-lined and Banded Honeyeater and Variegated Fairy-wren (‘Lavender-flanked’ ssp dulcis). Some of the other interesting birds we’d be targeting would be Hooded Parrot, Rufous Owl, Chestnut Rail, Lesser Crested Tern, Mangrove Golden Whistler, Rainbow Pitta, Red-headed Honeyeater, Gouldian Finch and Red Goshawk.
For the record, on our 2006 trip I also saw Gouldian Finch and Red Goshawk. Our Gouldian Finch record was particularly satisfying – it appears that our 2006 record was the closest wild record to Darwin in nearly 40 years. In the last last few years have been an increase in Gouldian Finch sightings near Darwin.
2. AROUND DARWIN
Birding around Darwin is a rewarding experience, with good numbers of excellent birds found within cooee of the centre of the city.
On the edge of a harbour seven times bigger than Sydney Harbour, Darwin provides a gateway to most of the Top End birding sites. The city is serviced by air, road and rail links with other Australian cities. There are a number of excellent birdwatching sites close to Darwin, with all the sites easily reached by car. The city has an extensive network of bicycle and walking paths. It is worth spending at least three days in Darwin to give you the best chance of seeing the birds of the region. Day one: visits to Buffalo Creek, Holmes Jungle, and the Darwin Botanical Gardens; day two: plan trips to East Point, Leanyer Treatment Plant, and Holmes Jungle; day three: Fogg Dam is a must.
The university hosted the AGM of Birdlife Australia, so (during lunch and tea breaks) I spent the first two days of the meeting slipping out to go birdwatching, concentrating mainly on the area between the university and the beach. The university is located 12 km from Darwin’s CBD, the Casuarina campus of Charles Darwin University is set on 56 hectares of urban parkland bordering mangroves and beaches. To get there from the Stuart Hwy take Bagot Rd onto Trower Rd and turn left into Lakeside Drive. At the first roundabout take Dripstone Rd, and at the second roundabout turn left into University Drive South.
For a visiting Victorian birdwatcher, the birding was superb! Without exception, all the species seen are different to those found in Victoria. Honeyeaters were particularly prevalent. On the west side of University Drive South, riverine monsoon forest borders Rapid Creek (1). Here you can see most of Darwin’s resident honeyeaters such as Red-headed, Dusky, White-gaped, White-throated and Bar-breasted Honeyeater as well as Varied Lorikeet, Red-winged Parrot, Pied Imperial-Pigeon, Little Bronze-Cuckoo, Grey Whistler and raptors such as Collared Sparrowhawk, Pacific Baza and Osprey (they nest at the university).
Further along University Drive South (at the intersection of University Drive West) is a pathway that leads to Casuarina Beach. The track winds through melaleuca and mangrove forest (2); expect to see Yellow White-eye, Large-billed and Green backed Gerygone, particularly near the footbridge 100 m from the road. Chestnut Rail occasionally feed openly in the grassy areas of the university.
Further along the walk look in the forest fringe for Orange-footed Scrubfowl, White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike, Northern Fantail, Lemon-bellied Flycatcher and Channel-billed Cuckoo (summer). Around the small grass-covered sand dunes you should see Masked, Long-tailed and Double-barred Finch, Chestnut-breasted Mannikin, Peaceful and Bar-shouldered Dove, Varied Triller, Red-backed Fairy-wren and the Striated Pardalote.
Royal Darwin Hospital
Open woodland around Royal Darwin Hospital holds similar species to those found at Charles Darwin University. The best birding along the walkway to the beach located west of the Paracelsus Rd carpark. At night, look for Bush Stone-curlew in the car parks, listening for their loud haunting call. During the dry season, the car park is also a good place to see Spotted Nightjar hawking for insects near street lights. Royal Darwin Hospital is located off Rocklands Drive.
It’s worth walking around the harbour, particularly the Stokes Hill, Fisherman’s and Fort Hill wharves. We got onto Lesser Frigatebird, Brown Booby and White-breasted Woodswallow (dry). As an aside, it is also worth investigating any unusual gull species you might see; the harbour is known for visiting rare and vagrant gulls. In recent years Black-headed Gull have been a sporadic visitor to the wharf area with most records between December and March. In April 2008, a Franklin’s Gull was present at Fort Hill Wharf, and there are historic records of both Black-tailed and Sabine’s Gull from within the harbour
Darwin Botanical Gardens
The Darwin Botanical Gardens, located about one and half km from the Darwin CDB, is one of the most reliable places to Rufous Owl. Their favourite roosting site is the trees immediately beside the main toilet block, tending to roost in the large broad trees with an open under-canopy, about 15 m up. If you do not find them, they sometimes found a bit further up the path near the playground, while another spot is the larger open trees along the rainforest walk – look near the pond in the north east section or in the taller trees along the small path at the bottom of the rainforest habitat. If you have difficulty locating them, ask the gardens staff, who usually know their current whereabouts.
While looking for Rufous Owl keep your eyes open for roosting Barking Owl, particularly in the larger trees between the fountain and the rainforest walk. Pigeons and cuckoos are also well represented in the gardens, with some likelihood of Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove, Torresian Imperial Pigeon, Australian Koel (summer), Little Bronze-Cuckoo, Channel-billed and Oriental Cuckoo (wet season), and Pheasant Coucal. Other birds to look for include Forest Kingfisher, Pale-vented Bush-hen (uncommon), Radjah Shelduck, Little Curlew (summer), Orange-footed Scrubfowl (common and relatively tame), Varied Triller, Cicadabird, and Spangled Drongo.
Lee Point and Buffalo Creek
At the northern end of Casuarina Coastal Reserve, the Lee Point beach and shore-point serves as a high tide roost for shorebirds. Buffalo Creek, a short 1 km drive from Lee Point (reached via Buffalo Creek Rd south of Lee Point), is an area of mangrove and coastal monsoon forests adjoining tidal sandbanks, 18 km from Darwin’s CBD. To get there from the Stuart Hwy take Bagot Rd, turn right into McMillans Rd and left into Lee Point Rd. Lee Point is 7.5 km from the turn-off, while the turn-off to Buffalo Creek Rd is 6.5 km from McMillans Rd.
On the way to Lee Creek look in the large grassy area on the east side of Lee Point Rd (1), 4 km from McMillans Rd. It is restricted to the public, but you can get good views from the roadside. Look for passage waders such as Little Curlew and Oriental Plover (late spring), Rufous Songlark and White-throated Woodswallow (winter), often seen roosting on the power lines. Raptors include Nankeen Kestrel, Brown Falcon, and Black Kite.
The coastal monsoon forest at Buffalo Creek and Lee Point, particularly between Buffalo Creek Rd and Casuarina Beach, is a good spot to look for Rainbow Pitta. I found that the best way to see them was to walk quietly through the middle of the forest from the eastern end of the car park, then west for several hundred metres – effectively herding the birds in front of you until you reach the end.
Around the Lee Point car park expect to see Spangled Drongo, Varied Triller, Leaden Flycatcher, Torresian Imperial Pigeon, and Pacific Baza. The car park at night is an excellent site to see (more often heard) Large-tailed Nightjar and Barking Owl.
Buffalo Creek mudflats are a reliable place to see Chestnut Rail, particularly straight opposite the boat ramp. The best time to see this shy, chicken-sized bird is in the early morning or late evening on a low tide. Listen for their loud harsh kark kark call; a good indication of the presence of the rail. Buffalo Creek is a popular boating spot, so you may need to wait for quiet periods between boat launches. (Note: if you miss seeing Chestnut Rail here, another good site is the Stuart Park mangroves, 3 km from Darwin City Centre on Tiger Brennan Drive.) I was particularly keen to see Chestnut Rail, an intriguing large rail that is extremely shy, and generally difficult to get satisfactory views. I’d previously tried for them (without luck) at Middle Arm, 50 km south of Darwin. They have a very distinctive and loud drumming call – and frustratingly I was hearing them in the dense mangroves, but not getting any views. At the very last night of my trip, I hung the around Buffalo Creek boat ramp, another known site for Chestnut Rail. The technique I used to see them was simple – sit at the boat ramp, and looking across to the shore opposite, and wait for the birds to walk out on the edge of the mudflat. Again I could hear them calling from the mangroves, but frustratingly could get a view. It wasn’t until it was quite late, well in to dusk – indeed it was getting quite dark – that a single bird wandered out from the mangrove and feed along the rivers edge. Brilliant!
Immediately to the right of the boat ramp a small (often muddy) trail walks into the mangroves. Look for Red-headed, Rufous-banded and White-gaped Honeyeater, particularly when Grey Mangrove (Avicennia marina) is flowering, Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove, Green-backed and Large-billed Gerygone, Grey Whistler, Yellow White-eye, Varied Triller, Mangrove Grey Fantail and Mangrove Golden Whistler (uncommon). Along the creek’s edge look for Little and Azure Kingfisher, Striated and Nankeen Night Heron, and Chestnut Rail skulking in the mangroves. Raptors fishing along the creek include White-bellied Sea-Eagle, Brahminy, and Whistling Kite. Renting a dinghy and outboard from a boat hire company in Darwin can be worthwhile, giving you access to the river and areas of mangrove further downstream, and also giving you a chance of seeing Great-billed Heron.
The beach and extensive tidal flats adjoining Buffalo Creek’s mouth (5) hold large numbers of shorebirds such as Whimbrel, Eastern Curlew, Black-tailed and Bar-tailed Godwit, Common Greenshank, Terek Sandpiper, Sanderling, Great Knot, Sanderling, Grey and Pacific Golden Plover, Lesser Sand and Greater Sand Plover, Little, Caspian, Crested and Lesser Crested Tern. Beach Stone-curlew also occurs in the area. The mudflats have good potential for rarities, such as Kentish Plover, recorded here in November 1988. Birders should also scrutinize flocks of Silver Gulls carefully for Black-headed Gull; a vagrant that has been detected her (especially in December and January) with some frequency. Dugong feeds in the seagrass meadow just off Casuarina Beach.
The Lee Point Beach and shore-point serves as a high tide roost for shorebirds. A beautiful place,at the point itself are several small reefs where shorebirds roost. Look for Grey and Pacific Golden Plover, Grey-tailed Tattler, Terek Sandpiper, Ruddy Turnstone, Pied and Sooty Oystercatcher, Eastern Reef Egret, Lesser Crested, Little, Roseate (uncommon) and Caspian Tern and at sea Lesser Frigatebird, Brown Booby and Barn Swallow (uncommon summer).
Charles Darwin National Park
Charles Darwin National Park, the closest national park to Darwin, just 8 km from the CBD. To get there take Tiger Brennan Drive. It is a particularly good place to see woodland birds such as Varied Lorikeet, Northern Rosella, Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo, Brown Quail, Banded Honeyeater, Silver-crowned Friarbird, and Great Bowerbird.
Bordering the park is a large expanse of mangrove. At the end of the national park access road, a path leads to a border section of mangrove. Here we saw Yellow White-eye and Red-headed Honeyeater. Here we saw Yellow White-eye and Red-headed Honeyeater. Although we didn’t see any, Chestnut Rail, Pale-vented Bush Hen and White-breasted Whistle have all been seen here.
East Point Reserve, a 200-hectare recreation area, has a range of habitats including monsoon forest, mangroves, open parkland, and beaches with rocky outcrops. This variety of habitats provides a perfect opportunity for seeing a good selection of birds. To get there from Darwin take Gardens Rd and continue on to Gilruth Ave and then East Point Rd, 3 km from the Darwin City Centre. Continue down East Point Rd and then Alec Fong Lim Dr for a further 3.8 km.
On the monsoon forest walk, which starting just west of the Pee-Wee’s at the Point restaurant, we searched the forest floor for Rainbow Pitta, Emerald Dove and Orange-footed Scrubfowl (there are several active nest-mounds along the walk). In the forests mid-storey we saw Green-backed Gerygone, Grey Whistler, Lemon-bellied Flycatcher, White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike, cuckoos such as Little and Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo, Oriental Cuckoo (uncommon during the wet), and Pheasant Coucal. In the canopy look and listen for Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove (in winter perching on powerlines at East Point), Yellow Oriole, and Spangled Drongo. Honeyeaters include Brown, White-gaped, Bar-breasted and Banded (uncommon) Honeyeater, Little and Silver-crowned Friarbird. At night Rufous Owl (uncommon), Large-tailed Nightjar, Owlet Nightjar may be encountered.
Mixed flocks of shorebirds roosted on the reefs and beaches at the end of Alec Fong Lim Dr in the north-west section of East Point. We saw Pacific Golden and Grey Plover, Lesser and Greater Sand Plover, Grey-tailed Tattler, Terek and Common Sandpiper, Great Knot, Eastern and Little Curlew, Red-necked Stint, Whimbrel, Ruddy Turnstone, and Bar-tailed and Black-tailed Godwit. With luck, you might see rarer waders such as Pectoral Sandpiper, Asian Dowitcher and Common Redshank. Other birds include Intermediate Egret, Striated and Eastern Reef Heron, Beach Stone-curlew and terns such as Little, Gull-billed, Caspian, Common (summer), Lesser Crested and Crested Tern.
At low tide, when the mudflats are exposed in the mangroves on the north-east shoreline of the reserve (between Ludmilla Creek and Colivas Rd), look out for Chestnut Rail, Collared Kingfisher, Green-backed and Mangrove Gerygone, Yellow White-eye, Black Butcherbird, Shining Flycatcher and Mangrove Golden Whistler (uncommon). When we were there, someone had reported Beach Stone-curlew from here the day previously.
Darwin Airport
At the airport, the last two birds I recorded for the trip were Bush Stone-Curlew and Barking Owl – both heard in the car park around 9:00 pm, when parking the hire car.Leanyer (Darwin) Sewage Ponds
The best time to visit Leanyer is between September and March when migrant waders and rarities are a feature.
Just before the main entrance to the treatment ponds, a drain and track lead north for approximately 80 m. This area is good for finches such as Double-barred, Long-tailed and Crimson Finch and Chestnut-breasted Mannikin; be sure to look carefully as Yellow-rumped Mannikin (uncommon) have been seen. During the wet season, look for Eastern Yellow Wagtail and vagrant species such as Grey and White Wagtail.
Once inside Leanyer the best method for birding is to drive up and down the causeways between ponds. These hold large numbers of waterbirds, with a chance of significant finds including rarities such as Swinhoe’s and Pin-tailed Snipe, Little Ringed Plover, Long-toed Stint, Red-necked Phalarope, Little Curlew, Ruff, Oriental Plover, Oriental Pratincole, Garganey (odd birds are sometimes found in flocks of Grey Teal and Pacific Black Duck), Northern Pintail, Barn and Red-rumped Swallow. More common species include Australasian Grebe, Great, Intermediate, Little and Cattle Egret, Pied Heron (also common at the Shoal Bay Waste Disposal Site near Karama off Vanderlin Dr) and ducks such as Wandering and Plumed Whistling-Duck, Radjah Shelduck, Hardhead and Pink-eared Duck. Waders include Pacific Golden Plover, Common, Wood, and Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Red-necked Stint, Whimbrel, Black-tailed Godwit, and Black-winged Stilt. Also look for Gull-billed, Whiskered and White-winged Black Tern (summer), White-breasted Woodswallow, Welcome Swallow (rare in the Top End), Brown Quail, Pale-vented Bush Hen (around the vegetated fringes during the Wet), Horsfield’s Bushlark and Flock Bronzewing (rare).
The third area in which to concentrate your birding are the mangroves bordering the ponds on the northeast side (3). Look for Great-billed Heron, Little Kingfisher, Little Bronze-Cuckoo, Mangrove Gerygone (in areas of low growing Grey Mangrove), Yellow White-eye, Dollarbird (summer), Red-headed Honeyeater, Cicadabird, Broad-billed, Paperback and Shining Flycatcher, Northern, Arafura and Mangrove Grey Fantail, Grey Whistler, Mangrove and Green-backed Gerygone, Mangrove Whistler and White-breasted Whistler (uncommon).
Access to the ponds is restricted so you will need to contact NT Power and Water to collect a key and to complete the induction and indemnity process before entering the site. For details contact Customer Service on 1800 245 092 or email customerservice@powerwater.com.au. Once accessed is approved from the Stuart Hwy take Bagot Rd, turn right into McMillans Rd, left into Lee Point Rd and then right into Fitzmaurice Drive.
Palmerston Sewage Works
Palmerston Sewage Works holds similar species to those found at Leanyer. Interesting species to look for are Pale-vented Bush-hen (summer), White-browed Crake, Garganey (summer), Grey Goshawk and Yellow-rumped Mannikin (uncommon). In the mangroves to the north of the Works look for White-breasted Whistler, Collared and Little Kingfisher, Chestnut Rail, Mangrove Grey Fantail, Mangrove Robin, Broad-billed Flycatcher, Cicadabird, and Mangrove Golden Whistler (uncommon). To get to the Palmerston Sewage Works, from the Stuart Hwy, take Roystonea Ave, then right into University Ave, left into Elrundie Ave and after 2.4 km turn right at Catalina Rd, and then drive to the end of the road. Pale-vented Bush-hen are also regularly seen on the small creek that crosses Wishart Rd (500 m east of Berrimah Rd), between Palmerston and Darwin.
Northern Territory Twitchathon
As an aside, on Sunday 28 May, we participated in the NT Twitchathon. Members of the team included Tim Dolby, Greg Oakley and local ornithologist and good bloke Chris Brady. It was great fun. For the record, we came second, with 126 bird species in 12 hours, compared with the winning teams 128. To compensate for this we did score the best bird for the Twitchathon – Gouldian Finch! (see Arnhem Hwy discussion below) This easily made up for our 2 bird loss in the race.
A Freshwater Crocodile at Fogg Dam
B. SITES ALONG THE ARNHEM HWY
Holmes Jungle
Grasslands border the fence line on the northern side of Holmes Jungle. In this area got on to several Red-backed Button-quail. The grassy area is also good for Red-chested Button-quail, Brown and King Quail have been recorded – with Red-backed Button-quail and Brown Quail being seen most frequently. Zitting Cisticola was also seen around the wet grassy edges – listen for the zit-zit-zit flight song.
Tim Dolby birding Kakadu. No trip report to Kakadu would be complete without an image of someone standing in front of an enormous termite mound!
We also walked the Rainforest Walk. It winds along Palm Creek through some excellent monsoon forest. Here we saw and heard Pacific Baza, Orange-footed Scrubfowl, Rainbow Pitta, Grey Whistler, Spangled Drongo, Northern Fantail, and Red-backed Fairy-wren. Also – perhaps surprisingly – there was a small family of Helmeted Guinea-fowl in the company of a single Indian Peafowl.
Fogg Dam
I visited Fogg Dam twice: once briefly during the NT Twitchathon thon and then on my last day, spending a good 5 hours just hanging around. What a fantastic place! There are two excellent walks, both leaving from the first car park.
The 2.5 km-return Monsoon Forest Walk winds its way through a variety of habitats including monsoon and paperbark forests, and then on to edge of the floodplain. The denser forest near the start of the walk can be good for Rainbow Pitta. Other birds to look for include Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove and Emerald Dove, Orange-footed Scrubfowl, Blue-winged Kookaburra, Sacred Kingfisher and Olive-backed Oriole.
The 2 km-return Woodlands to Waterlily Walk leads you through forests that fringe the floodplains and then to a boardwalk on the edge of the dam. Birds along here include Little and Azure Kingfisher, Green-backed Gerygone, Lemon-bellied and Broad-billed Flycatcher, Grey (Brown) Whistler, Dusky and Red-headed Honeyeater, Northern Fantail, White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike, Varied Triller and Yellow White-eye. The grassy fringes of the floodplain can be especially good for Tawny Grassbird, Golden-headed Cisticola, Australian Reed-Warbler, Crimson Finch and Chestnut-breasted and Yellow-rumped Mannikin (though the latter is uncommon).
In the morning, the trees around the first car park were alive with bird song. Here I just sat and enjoyed the space, seeing Broad-billed (quite common), Leaden and Paperbark Flycatcher, Forest and Sacred Kingfisher, Rainbow Bee-eater, Red-backed Fairy-wren, Brush Cuckoo, honeyeaters such as White-gaped, Bar-breasted and Rufous-banded.
Birding along the Dam Wall Walk – following the causeway along Fogg Dam Rd, it’s about 2 km return – provides convenient viewing into the wetlands. Keep an eye open for White-browed and Baillon’s Crake, and Buff-banded Rail in the marshy shallow fringes near the central viewing platform, Comb-crested Jacana walking on lily pads, and for terns such as Gull-billed, Whiskered and White-winged Black Tern. The Pandanus Lookout on the west side of Fogg Dam provides clear views over the northern section of the wetlands and floodplain. From this vantage point look for larger waterbirds such as Magpie Goose, Wandering Whistling-Duck, Radjah Shelduck, Green Pygmy-Goose, Royal Spoonbill, Black-necked Stork, Glossy and Straw-necked Ibis. Egrets and herons include Little, Intermediate and Great Egret, White-faced, White-necked, and Pied Heron.
Just west of the Pandanus Lookout is a causeway that on occasions can teem with birdlife, especially fish eating species that congregate for the easy pickings. Here a great flocks of Pied Heron, Intermediate and Great Egret feed on smaller fish. South of the lookout (across a small bridge) in the first section of forest there was a Nankeen Night-Heron roost. Birds of prey hunting over the wetlands include Swamp Harrier, Whistling and Black Kite, White-bellied Sea-Eagle and Pacific Baza. Also seem at Fogg Dam were several Freshwater Crocodile, and near first car park there was a very loud family of Wild Pig.
Small wetland behind the hide at Fogg Dam.
Arnhem Hwy and Adelaide River
The first big surprise for the trip was twitching a Gouldian Finch during the NT Twitchathon. The bird we saw was a black-faced bird, seen in grassland bordering a monsoon forest precisely 55 km from Darwin (8 km past Lambells Lagoon), just before the Jabiru 200 km (J200) road sign (-12.612176,131.255225). In the woodland here we also saw Masked, Long-tailed, Double-barred and Crimson Finch, Chestnut-breasted Mannikin, Northern Rosella, White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike, Varied Lorikeet, Black-tailed Treecreeper and Blue-winged Kookaburra. Another black-faced Gouldian was later seen near the same spot – possibly the same bird. From all indications, this was the closest record to Darwin of a Gouldian Finch for many years. The initial reason we stopped at this site we thought we’d seen Grey-crowned Babbler. This was the only woodland bird we didn’t record at this site! Despite this, we jokingly kept calling it the “Grey-crowned Babbler site”. Generally speaking, it is worth stopping in roadside areas that support monsoon forest with long grasses as finches favour these areas.
Further along the Arnhem Hwy, about 17 km east of Marrakai (-12.862985,131.587821), there two gravel extraction areas with water holes adjacent to tropical woodlands and series of low range of hills. Gouldian Finch have been observed drinking here (the first hour or two after dawn is best), along with Crimson, Masked, Double-barred and Long-tailed Finch. If both pools contain water then the eastern water hole is often the more productive of the two. A further 6 km east of the extraction area (about 25 km east of Marrakai) Gouldian Finch feed around the Bird Billabong car park and along the walk to the billabong, and Black-tailed Treecreeper occur in the tropical woodlands here.
Whilst driving the Arnhem Hwy maintain a sharp lookout for raptors – we saw such as Brown Falcon, Spotted Harrier, Wedge-tailed Eagle, Black and Whistling Kite and Brown Goshawk – and there are records of Black-breasted Buzzard and the Red Goshawk.
Adelaide River Crossing
Along the Arnhem Hwy, about 7 km east of the Fogg Dam turn-off, we came to the Adelaide River. This is a reliable site for Mangrove Golden Whistler. Just prior to the bridge, we parked in a small pull-in on the north-west side of the road. Here we saw Mangrove Golden Whistler in the riparian forest bordering the river (directly adjacent to the car park). Other birds we saw here included Little Bronze-Cuckoo, Shining, Paperbark and Broad-billed Flycatcher, Yellow Oriole, Arafura Fantail and Yellow White-eye, and Brahminy Kite.
Note: the Adelaide River boat cruises are renowned for their Saltwater Crocodile experiences – on the boat you have good chance of seeing Great-billed Heron and Black Bittern.
White-throated Grasswren atop of the Gumlon escarpment. Considered one of Australia’s hardest birds to see, statistically more people dip on this species than any other Australian bird.
C. KAKADU
Listed as a world heritage area Kakadu National Park is almost 20,000 sq. km. The park entrance is 152 km east of Darwin, so if travelling by road you should allow two and a half hours travel time. There are a number of key habitats at Kakadu including estuaries and tidal flats, floodplains (regions inundated with water for 2 to 6 months), lowland eucalypt-dominated open woodlands and sandstone escarpments. The bird list for the park is impressive, boasting many of the Top End specialties, and attracting a range of rarities. Sought-after species include White-throated Grasswren, White-lined Honeyeater, Sandstone Shrike-thrush, Banded Fruit-Dove, and Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon. Kakadu is also a good place to see Partridge Pigeon and Red Goshawk as well as a large numbers of waterbirds. Spend at least three days in Kakadu, four if you plan to look for White-throated Grasswren at Gunlom. Kakadu National Park is well-serviced by camping areas, all with various levels of facilities. Some are run by the park and others independent commercial operations. If you plan to camp overnight on a bushwalk, you will need a permit from Park Management. For information on accommodation and camping options visit the Kakadu National Park webpage at http://www.environment.gov.au/parks/kakadu. There is an entry fee of AUD25.00, which provides you with a 14-day pass. Information about Kakadu National Park is also available from the Bowali Visitor Centre, 5 km west of Jabiru, open 8.00 am to 5.00 pm daily.
Our reason for visiting Kakadu was to see the superfluous Top End endemic. These are White-throated Grasswren, White-lined Honeyeater, Banded Fruit-Dove, and Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon. Kakadu also provides good opportunities for seeing Sandstone Shrike-thrush, Partridge Pigeon, Red Goshawk and Chestnut-backed Button-quail. The waterbirds, especially when massed in dry season concentrations are just spectacular. Even non-birdwatchers flock to Kakadu to witness the birds.
Kakadu Hwy
Near the township of Jabiru we got on to our first of many Partridge Pigeon (red-eyed ssp smithii) for the trip. Along the roadside there were also several Frilled-necked Lizard – a spectacular and surprisingly large lizard – as well as Antilopine Wallaroo.
Our second big surprise for the trip (the first was the Gouldian Finch) was seeing a magnificent Red Goshawk flying along the Kakadu Hwy, about 20 km south of Yellow Waters. It flew about 20 m up, directly over our car, turned and then flew back over the car, before banking to left. About the size of a Little Eagle, you don’t realize how big Red Goshawk are until you actually see one.
Red Goshawk
Nourlangie
On the road into Nourlangie we saw several Partridge Pigeon. Despite being a very popular tourist attraction (mainly because it contains some of Australia’s best-known aboriginal rock paintings) the extensive sandstone rock escarpment with pockets of monsoon forest, provides perfect habitat for some of the Top End endemics.
When seeking the escarpment endemics it is best to start the 1.5 km circular walk early (it can get very busy with tourists). Look along here for White-lined Honeyeater – they were feeding in eucalypts at the base of Nourlangie Rock (Anbangbang). Banded Fruit-Dove was also seen here, feeding in fruiting figs in the cooler canyons and crevices just north of the rock. Another bird seen was Helmeted Friarbird (‘Sandstone’ ssp ammitophila).
The circular walk ends with a moderately steep climb to Gunwarddehwardde Lookout – it provides excellent views along the escarpment and Anbangbang. Here we saw Sandstone Shrike-thrush and Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon. The Sandstone Shrike-thrush broadcasts its location by singing from ledges along the cliff tops. Banded Fruit-Dove was again seen feeding in fruiting native fig in the gully west of the lookout.
Other birds seen at Nourlangie included Cicadabird, Leaden and Paperbark Flycatcher, Emerald Dove, Olive-backed Oriole, Black-tailed Treecreeper, Great Bowerbird, Pied Butcherbird, Little Woodswallow, Weebill, Mistletoebird, Little and Silver-crowned Friarbird, and Brown, Dusky, White-throated and Banded Honeyeater.
Yellow Water
Yellow Water is located at the confluence of Jim Jim Creek and South Alligator River. It a superb series of billabongs surrounded by floodplains and extensive woodlands. The wetlands are among the most spectacular in the world and act as a haven for waterbirds (especially, late in the dry season).
Although the cruises concentrate their efforts on viewing crocodiles, the list of waterbirds is impressive. Little and Azure Kingfisher are found at various places along the river, becoming more numerous where there is extensive riparian vegetation together with clear water for fishing. They typically they are found perched on exposed branches just above the water. Other kingfishers include Forest and Sacred, and Blue-winged Kookaburra.
Birds commonly encountered on the cruises included Magpie Goose, Radjah Shelduck, Grey Teal, Plumed and Wandering Whistling-Duck, Green Pygmy-Goose, Pacific Black Duck, White-necked, White-faced and Pied Heron, Nankeen Night-Heron, Little, Intermediate, Great and Cattle Egret, Australasian Grebe, Australian Pelican, Australasian Darter, Glossy, Straw-necked and Australian White Ibis, Royal Spoonbill, Black-necked Stork, Brolga, Black-winged Stilt and Comb-crested Jacana. Yellow Water is also an excellent location for birds of prey; the most commonly we encountered were White-bellied Sea-Eagle, Black and Whistling Kites, Brown Goshawk, Australian Hobby and Brown Falcon.
The Spectacular Gunlom
We arrived at Gunlom (also known as Waterfall Creek), located on the southern border of Kakadu, in high spirits. This was our main destination for the whole trip, and our aim was to track down the sandstone escarpment specialists, especially the secretive White-throated Grasswren. A notoriously difficult bird to see, it many regard it as the hardest species of bird to see in Australia. There is a well maintained gravel access road (30 km) that runs off the Arnhem Hwy 90 km south of the Yellow Water turn-off. During the dry season, Gunlom is accessible by conventional 2WD, however in the Wet access is restricted, and the road is often closed. We stayed in the excellent campground at the base of Gunlom Falls.
To look for the escarpment specialists you need to walk up to the top of the Gunlom Fall – it’s about 2 km return. From the top, you then need to continue climbing (clambering) up the sandstone boulders north-east of the falls. We started up the rocky slopes about 100 m along the walk track that follows the creek line. There are no clear paths, so it was tough going – and fortunately we’d taken plenty of water.
After many hours of clambering over the uppermost higher sandstone plateaus, we eventually got onto a small family group of White-throated Grasswren, We saw them in a in a football-field sized plateau immediately behind the uppermost escarpment (-13.433217,132.423164). This was an area about 1 km east of the falls track. It seems their optimum habitat was flat, sparsely-vegetated areas with mature spinifex.
In the process of searching for White-throated Grasswren we also saw a range of other sandstone specialists. These included Banded Fruit-Dove (seen in a dark gully high up the escarpment), Sandstone Shrike-thrush, White-lined and Banded Honeyeater, Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon, Helmeted Friarbird (‘sandstone’ ssp ammitophila), Variegated Fairy-wren (‘lavender-flanked’ ssp dulcis). On the escarpment we also saw another endemic to the Arnhem Land escarpments, a Black Wallaroo. Little Woodswallow hunted along the escarpment edge and over the falls.
Note: that if you don’t see White-throated Grasswren to the east of the walking track, they have also been seen in a large open plateau about 300 m along the creek line. In the centre of the plateau is a rocky outcrop, where White-throated Grasswren have been recorded on the outcrop and in the area between it and the escarpment to the north-east. We spent several hours here, without success.
At the base of the falls and around the campground we saw a Black-breasted Buzzard, Varied Lorikeet, Northern Rosella, Great Bowerbird, Blue-faced Honeyeater, Pheasant Coucal, Blue-winged Kookaburra, Blue-faced, White-throated and White-gaped Honeyeater and Silver-crowned Friarbird, and several large flocks of Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo. Nightbirds include Barking Owl, Southern Boobook, and Australian Owlet-Nightjar.
D. PINE CREEK
Our final destination for the trip was Pine Creek, a reliable site for Hooded Parrot.
The Water Gardens on the northern side of town (between Main Terrace and Railway Terrace) as the name suggests supports a series of pools shaded by trees and shrubs. Here the much sought after Hooded Parrot roosts during the heat of the day. After a short walk, we saw a male bird in a tree in main park on Main Terrace near the centre of town.
Around the township of Pine Creek we also saw Varied Lorikeet, Northern Rosella, Jacky Winter, Black-chinned (Golden-backed ssp laetior) and Bar-breasted Honeyeater, Little and Silver-crowned Friarbird, Grey-crowned Babbler, White-throated Gerygone, Long-tailed Finch and Little, Masked and Black-faced Woodswallow; and on power lines where White-breasted Woodswallow and Red-backed Kingfisher.
If you’re unsuccessful at finding Hooded Parrot at the Water Gardens, I can recommend visiting the trees around Mine Lookout and the nearby water tower. It is located at the southern end of Moule St. They are also regularly roost at the Pussy Cat Flats Racecourse (1 km from town on the northern side of the Kakadu Hwy). This Pine Creek Cemetery, good site for finches such as Long-tailed, Masked and Gouldian Finch, especially along the fence line that leads right from the cemetery gate. The road to the cemetery leaves the Stuart Hwy on the bye-pass around Pine Creek.
Although we didn’t visit this site, yet another spot to look for Hooded Parrot is the Pine Creek Treatment Plant (it’s located on Sewage Ponds-Pine Creek Rd), and the surrounding woodland. It’s also meant to be good for Gouldian Finch, Partridge Pigeon, and Chestnut-backed Button-quail, as well King and Brown Quail, Pink-eared Duck, Radjah Shelduck and Common Sandpiper (wet season).
Tim Dolby
Gumlon Fall
← Cumberland Dam & Karumba (Southern Cape York & the Gulf of Carpentaria)
Western Australia’s Wonderful South-West Corner →
Australian Bird Trip Reports
Alice Springs – After the Rains
Alice Springs and Surrounds (2007)
Birding Cairns, the Daintree, Kingfisher Park and the Regions Rainforests
The Wonderful Barren Grounds, Budderoo National Park and Other Nearby Reserves
Birding the Riverina – Cocoparra, Fivebough, Pulletop and Galore Hill
Chiltern Winter 2013 – Australia’s best winter forest?
Croajingolong National Park and Mallacoota (Vic)
Cumberland Dam & Karumba (Southern Cape York & the Gulf of Carpentaria)
Flinders Ranges Spring 2010 – Wet and Green
Flinders Ranges, Gluepot, Strzelecki Track (2002)
Gluepot Reserve & Billiatt Conservation Park
Goschen Bushland Reserve and Surrounds
Great Sandy National Park, Inskip Point, & some others SEQ areas
Gregory NP, Victoria Hwy & Nitmiluk NP (Northern Territory)
Hattah-Kulkyne National Park and Lake Tyrrell (Vic)
Iron Range National Park & Musgrave Station
Jervis Bay, Booderee NP, Bomaderry Creek and Surrounds
Kangaroo Island – an island of subspeciation/ January 2011
Lamington National Park- a spectacular world heritage mountain reserve
Michaelmas Cay and Great Barrier Reef (Queensland)
Mount Isa, Bladensburg & Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) National Parks
Murray-Sunset National Park, Ned’s Corner and Yarrara FFR (Far Northern Vic)
NSW Far South Coast Trip Report (based in Tanja)
NSW Mid North Coast (Crowdy Bay, Boorganna, Barrington Tops, Ash Is.)
Round Hill & Nombinnie NR and Lake Cargelligo
Sturt National Park, the Bulloo Overflow, Cameron Corner and Mutawintji National Park Trip Report
Sunny Tasmania January 2013
Terrick Terrick National Park (Victoria)
The Little Desert in Spring – bird sites and its amazing flora
Birding Victoria 2006 – a Big Year
The VicTwitch ’09 – a Victorian ‘Big Year’
2009 Victorian Twitchathon
Victorian Twitchathon: Racing for Ornithological Conservation
A few notes on finding rare & sought-after birds in Northern Victoria
Wartook State Forest (Northern Grampians)
Western Australia’s Wonderful South-West Corner
Wyperfeld National Park
A couple of radio interviews: ABC Conservation Hour with David Lindenmayer and Breakfast with Red Symons
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1450
|
__label__wiki
| 0.687337
| 0.687337
|
Cost of City Government
Cost of County Government
Fast Tax
How Utah Compares
School Spending
Taxes Now
Legislative Outlook
Friend of the Taxpayer
Deseret News: SL County Council Approves Budget; Property Tax Increase
by Tax Watchdog | Dec 10, 2009 | In the News | 0 comments
Arthur Raymond
A budget-trimming process that began last summer with a scalpel and ended with an axe and a tax increase culminated Tuesday night with final approval of Salt Lake County’s 2010 budget.
It makes official a package that found about $140 million in reductions compared with last year’s budget, including trimming employee roles, reducing wages, slashing funding to almost 300 programs and assessing a $13.5 million property tax increase.
Although months of work by Democratic Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon and the nine-member, Democratically-controlled council saw little in the way of contention, Tuesday’s vote fell along party lines, 5-4. Democratic Council Chairman Joe Hatch said Wednesday that he was disappointed with the divisive vote.
“At the hearing, every single Republican made note of this being a great budget process … the best we ever had,” Hatch said. “But then when the vote occurred, they turned their backs.”
Councilman Jeff Allen, leader of the minority Republicans, said it was only circumstantial that all four GOP members voted against the final budget package, but the reasoning was likely the same.
“We all would have preferred finding reductions to bridge the $13.5 million gap,” Allen said. “This is just not the time to assess new taxes.”
According to a poll conducted by the Utah Taxpayers’ Association, Salt Lake County stands alone in Utah in its decision to raise taxes. Twenty-five other counties that responded to the survey are working to forgo new levies in the coming year.
As the national economic crisis stormed into the state during 2009, Corroon and the council worked to keep up with dwindling revenue streams and the rising costs of basic employee benefits. Tens of millions of dollars were slashed in June as a hiring freeze was continued and contributions to employee retirement plans were kept on hold. Those efforts proved to be a fiscal treading of water, as the downward spiral continued.
In October, Corroon released a plan for the coming year that found deeper cuts, pulling more than 300 full-time employees off the books, trimming salaries by 2.75 percent countywide, slashing some program funding (including contributions to the West Valley Cultural Celebration Center, Sandy Amphitheater and Utah Restaurant Association) and maintaining a zero-contribution level to employee 401(k) programs, while protecting services to the county’s most vulnerable citizens, including seniors and at-risk youth.
Salt Lake County Deputy Mayor Nicole Dunn told the council before its vote Tuesday that Corroon’s plan was the right solution for the county’s fiscal challenges.
“I believe these reductions and cost-cutting measures demonstrate a firm commitment to reduce costs and live within our means,” she said. “It is a measured, conservative approach to balancing our county budget in difficult times.”
Both Hatch and Allen recognized Wednesday that while the broad plan for next year is now in place, the efforts to keep Salt Lake County’s finances in check is far from over.
“The work isn’t going to stop,” Hatch said. “We’re already looking at end-of-the-year shortfalls that will need to be addressed … And the erosion of revenues, which looks likely to continue at least in the short term, will require our constant attention.”
Copyright 2019 - UtahTaxpayers.Org
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1455
|
__label__wiki
| 0.610422
| 0.610422
|
Maxillofacial injuries among National Collegiate Athletic Association athletes: 2004—2014
Stephen R. Chorney, Lindsay Sobin, Parul Goyal, Amar C. Suryadevara
Objective: Participation in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sports increases annually, yet the risk of maxillofacial injuries among these athletes is unknown. We report the incidence and trends in maxillofacial injuries among NCAA athletes. Study Design: Retrospective study of the NCAA Injury Surveillance System (ISS) representing athletes from seven men's and eight women's sports across Divisions 1, 2, and 3. Incidence of maxillofacial injuries by sport, gender, anatomic location, and injuries requiring surgery were measured. Methods: Athlete exposure data from 2004 to 2005 through 2013 to 2014 were analyzed, along with maxillofacial injuries recorded in the NCAA–ISS. Results: There were 2,017 injuries recorded, which projects to 41,204 injuries from 202,087,229 athlete events, or 2.04 injuries per 10,000 athlete events (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.68 to 2.40). Women had higher injury rates, 2.06 versus 2.03 (P = 0.016 [95% CI 0.22 to 2.09]). Highest rates were noted in men's wrestling 7.02 (95% CI, 2.84 to 11.19) and men's basketball 4.80 (95% CI, 3.57 to 6.02), and were lowest in women's ice hockey 0.61 (95% CI, 0.17 to 1.06) and women's volleyball 0.43 (95% CI, 0.20 to 0.66). No gender differences in fractures or need for surgery, but men sustained more operative fractures, 27.85% versus 17.04% (P = 0.035 [95% CI, 0.79 to 20.82]). Men's football, women's ice hockey, women's volleyball, and women's gymnastics had consistently low fracture rates. Conclusion: Maxillofacial injuries represent approximately 3.4% of all injuries sustained by NCAA athletes. Women had a higher injury rate, whereas men had a higher rate of operative facial fractures. Awareness and improved facial protection, especially among noncontact sports, will be crucial in reducing the incidence of these injuries. Level of Evidence: 4. Laryngoscope, 127:1296–1301, 2017.
https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.26441
maxillofacial injuries
10.1002/lary.26441
Fingerprint Dive into the research topics of 'Maxillofacial injuries among National Collegiate Athletic Association athletes: 2004—2014'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
Maxillofacial Injuries Medicine & Life Sciences
Athletes Medicine & Life Sciences
Sports Medicine & Life Sciences
Volleyball Medicine & Life Sciences
Hockey Medicine & Life Sciences
Wrestling Medicine & Life Sciences
Chorney, S. R., Sobin, L., Goyal, P., & Suryadevara, A. C. (2017). Maxillofacial injuries among National Collegiate Athletic Association athletes: 2004—2014. Laryngoscope, 127(6), 1296-1301. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.26441
Maxillofacial injuries among National Collegiate Athletic Association athletes : 2004—2014. / Chorney, Stephen R.; Sobin, Lindsay; Goyal, Parul; Suryadevara, Amar C.
In: Laryngoscope, Vol. 127, No. 6, 06.2017, p. 1296-1301.
Chorney, SR, Sobin, L, Goyal, P & Suryadevara, AC 2017, 'Maxillofacial injuries among National Collegiate Athletic Association athletes: 2004—2014', Laryngoscope, vol. 127, no. 6, pp. 1296-1301. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.26441
Chorney SR, Sobin L, Goyal P, Suryadevara AC. Maxillofacial injuries among National Collegiate Athletic Association athletes: 2004—2014. Laryngoscope. 2017 Jun;127(6):1296-1301. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.26441
Chorney, Stephen R. ; Sobin, Lindsay ; Goyal, Parul ; Suryadevara, Amar C. / Maxillofacial injuries among National Collegiate Athletic Association athletes : 2004—2014. In: Laryngoscope. 2017 ; Vol. 127, No. 6. pp. 1296-1301.
@article{c49d23d482134de1844d05b3a9aa662d,
title = "Maxillofacial injuries among National Collegiate Athletic Association athletes: 2004—2014",
abstract = "Objective: Participation in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sports increases annually, yet the risk of maxillofacial injuries among these athletes is unknown. We report the incidence and trends in maxillofacial injuries among NCAA athletes. Study Design: Retrospective study of the NCAA Injury Surveillance System (ISS) representing athletes from seven men's and eight women's sports across Divisions 1, 2, and 3. Incidence of maxillofacial injuries by sport, gender, anatomic location, and injuries requiring surgery were measured. Methods: Athlete exposure data from 2004 to 2005 through 2013 to 2014 were analyzed, along with maxillofacial injuries recorded in the NCAA–ISS. Results: There were 2,017 injuries recorded, which projects to 41,204 injuries from 202,087,229 athlete events, or 2.04 injuries per 10,000 athlete events (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.68 to 2.40). Women had higher injury rates, 2.06 versus 2.03 (P = 0.016 [95% CI 0.22 to 2.09]). Highest rates were noted in men's wrestling 7.02 (95% CI, 2.84 to 11.19) and men's basketball 4.80 (95% CI, 3.57 to 6.02), and were lowest in women's ice hockey 0.61 (95% CI, 0.17 to 1.06) and women's volleyball 0.43 (95% CI, 0.20 to 0.66). No gender differences in fractures or need for surgery, but men sustained more operative fractures, 27.85% versus 17.04% (P = 0.035 [95% CI, 0.79 to 20.82]). Men's football, women's ice hockey, women's volleyball, and women's gymnastics had consistently low fracture rates. Conclusion: Maxillofacial injuries represent approximately 3.4% of all injuries sustained by NCAA athletes. Women had a higher injury rate, whereas men had a higher rate of operative facial fractures. Awareness and improved facial protection, especially among noncontact sports, will be crucial in reducing the incidence of these injuries. Level of Evidence: 4. Laryngoscope, 127:1296–1301, 2017.",
keywords = "Collegiate athletes, facial trauma, fractures, maxillofacial injuries, NCAA",
author = "Chorney, {Stephen R.} and Lindsay Sobin and Parul Goyal and Suryadevara, {Amar C.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017 The American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, Inc. Copyright: Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
doi = "10.1002/lary.26441",
journal = "Laryngoscope",
T1 - Maxillofacial injuries among National Collegiate Athletic Association athletes
T2 - 2004—2014
AU - Chorney, Stephen R.
AU - Sobin, Lindsay
AU - Goyal, Parul
AU - Suryadevara, Amar C.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2017 The American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, Inc. Copyright: Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
N2 - Objective: Participation in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sports increases annually, yet the risk of maxillofacial injuries among these athletes is unknown. We report the incidence and trends in maxillofacial injuries among NCAA athletes. Study Design: Retrospective study of the NCAA Injury Surveillance System (ISS) representing athletes from seven men's and eight women's sports across Divisions 1, 2, and 3. Incidence of maxillofacial injuries by sport, gender, anatomic location, and injuries requiring surgery were measured. Methods: Athlete exposure data from 2004 to 2005 through 2013 to 2014 were analyzed, along with maxillofacial injuries recorded in the NCAA–ISS. Results: There were 2,017 injuries recorded, which projects to 41,204 injuries from 202,087,229 athlete events, or 2.04 injuries per 10,000 athlete events (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.68 to 2.40). Women had higher injury rates, 2.06 versus 2.03 (P = 0.016 [95% CI 0.22 to 2.09]). Highest rates were noted in men's wrestling 7.02 (95% CI, 2.84 to 11.19) and men's basketball 4.80 (95% CI, 3.57 to 6.02), and were lowest in women's ice hockey 0.61 (95% CI, 0.17 to 1.06) and women's volleyball 0.43 (95% CI, 0.20 to 0.66). No gender differences in fractures or need for surgery, but men sustained more operative fractures, 27.85% versus 17.04% (P = 0.035 [95% CI, 0.79 to 20.82]). Men's football, women's ice hockey, women's volleyball, and women's gymnastics had consistently low fracture rates. Conclusion: Maxillofacial injuries represent approximately 3.4% of all injuries sustained by NCAA athletes. Women had a higher injury rate, whereas men had a higher rate of operative facial fractures. Awareness and improved facial protection, especially among noncontact sports, will be crucial in reducing the incidence of these injuries. Level of Evidence: 4. Laryngoscope, 127:1296–1301, 2017.
AB - Objective: Participation in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sports increases annually, yet the risk of maxillofacial injuries among these athletes is unknown. We report the incidence and trends in maxillofacial injuries among NCAA athletes. Study Design: Retrospective study of the NCAA Injury Surveillance System (ISS) representing athletes from seven men's and eight women's sports across Divisions 1, 2, and 3. Incidence of maxillofacial injuries by sport, gender, anatomic location, and injuries requiring surgery were measured. Methods: Athlete exposure data from 2004 to 2005 through 2013 to 2014 were analyzed, along with maxillofacial injuries recorded in the NCAA–ISS. Results: There were 2,017 injuries recorded, which projects to 41,204 injuries from 202,087,229 athlete events, or 2.04 injuries per 10,000 athlete events (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.68 to 2.40). Women had higher injury rates, 2.06 versus 2.03 (P = 0.016 [95% CI 0.22 to 2.09]). Highest rates were noted in men's wrestling 7.02 (95% CI, 2.84 to 11.19) and men's basketball 4.80 (95% CI, 3.57 to 6.02), and were lowest in women's ice hockey 0.61 (95% CI, 0.17 to 1.06) and women's volleyball 0.43 (95% CI, 0.20 to 0.66). No gender differences in fractures or need for surgery, but men sustained more operative fractures, 27.85% versus 17.04% (P = 0.035 [95% CI, 0.79 to 20.82]). Men's football, women's ice hockey, women's volleyball, and women's gymnastics had consistently low fracture rates. Conclusion: Maxillofacial injuries represent approximately 3.4% of all injuries sustained by NCAA athletes. Women had a higher injury rate, whereas men had a higher rate of operative facial fractures. Awareness and improved facial protection, especially among noncontact sports, will be crucial in reducing the incidence of these injuries. Level of Evidence: 4. Laryngoscope, 127:1296–1301, 2017.
KW - Collegiate athletes
KW - facial trauma
KW - fractures
KW - maxillofacial injuries
KW - NCAA
U2 - 10.1002/lary.26441
DO - 10.1002/lary.26441
JO - Laryngoscope
JF - Laryngoscope
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1457
|
__label__cc
| 0.714664
| 0.285336
|
anna j. clutterbuck-cook
marilyn ross memorial book prize
Tag Archives: being the change
(there should not be) silence in the library: why I support #teamharpy
Posted by Anna Clutterbuck-Cook in library life
being the change
Two women in the library science world, nina de jesus and Lisa Rabey, are being sued for 1.25 million in damages. Why? Because they spoke up regarding the behavior of a fellow professional who appears to be a serial harasser — and refused to back down when he threatened them with a lawsuit.
If you feel safe doing so, please consider cosigning this open letter signing this petition to plaintiff Joe Murphy asking him to withdraw the lawsuit and seek an alternative path toward reconciliation.
If you are willing and able, please consider speaking up as a witness; a key aspect of defending one’s self against charges of defamation.
If you can afford to, please consider donating to nina de jesus’ and Lisa Rabey’s legal defense fund.
I’m not going to write a long blog post on the subject, because I have little to add that hasn’t already been said by individuals more articulate than I (particularly Meredith Farkas, Laura Crossett, Barbara Fister, and the Radical Librarians Collective). But I want to offer two reasons why I support #teamharpy in standing up to Joe Murphy’s aggression.
1) One day, it could be me. I’m a snarky, opinionated woman on the Internet. I have little patience for those who punch down and I have reason to believe I give a good tongue lashing — particularly when I have people to defend, including myself. If women are to be slapped with a 1.25 million dollar lawsuit for naming high-profile men in the context of sexual harassment allegations, a conversation that desperately needs to happen about sexual coercion and sexual entitlement — within the library science profession, apparently, as in the rest of our fucked-up society — will be stifled. And those who do speak will be forever looking over our shoulders waiting for that inevitable moment when we piss off the man who proves desperate, angry, or privileged enough to come after us with every tool at his disposal.
I stand in solidarity with the women who have spoken because there should never be silence in the library (or anywhere else) on this subject.
2) One day, it could be me. While this is a less likely scenario than the one above, I could also someday find myself faced with allegations that I sexually harassed a colleague. While I have every reason to believe I’m good at respecting boundaries, people make mistakes. Actions or words are misconstrued.
believing the unicorns [#bivisibilityday 2014]
Posted by Anna Clutterbuck-Cook in life writing
being the change, gender and sexuality
I was informed by the Internet that today is Bi Invisibility Day 2014.
So here I am. Being bi. And visible.
Like I am most days. Showering in a bisexual manner. Brushing my bisexual teeth. Biking to work bisexually. Bisexually offering reference assistance to researchers. Lunching on bisexually-approved pizza. Picking up my bisexual wife after work so we can indulge in public displays of bisexual affection.
This is what a bisexual looks like.
Though of course most people don’t know I’m being bisexually visible. People who see me on the street unaccompanied probably assume I’m straight (unless I’m on a street in JP, in which case they probably assume I’m a dyke). With Hanna, they probably assume I’m a lesbian. Because as a culture we read people according to the gender of their partners, and we humans with our funny little categories have a rough time understanding folks whose desires don’t map neatly onto the binary system of gender we’ve invented for ourselves.
I don’t really care, most days, who people think I fuck.
But here’s the thing: Because of biphobia I spent the first 27 years of my life thinking I wasn’t queer enough. Because I liked dudes as well as dykes, and people of all shapes, sizes, and self-presentations were equally likely to make my squishy bits a bit more squishy. Continue reading →
in which I write letters: open letter to SAA re: #thatdarnlist
archivists, being the change, i write letters
Attn: Council members
17 North State Street
Dear members of the SAA Council,
I am writing to you as a member and critic of the Archives & Archivists listserv. My name is likely familiar to some of you given my role in the recent debates about A&A and its future. I have been part of on-list discussions about the culture of the list, am the author of two lengthy blog posts (“once upon a listserv” and “once again upon a listserv”) critiquing list dynamics — one of which prompted personal attacks on-list by those who disagreed with my views and approach — and I also participate in discussions about #thatdarnlist on Twitter. Those experiences have led me to form the Amiable Archivists Salon, a website and email list focused on issues of professional culture and inclusion in the archival and associated professions.
I am also the founding co-chair of New England Archivists’ LGBTQ Issues Roundtable, and have studied and written on issues related to gender, sexuality, and inequality for over a decade, online and off. My perspective is, of course, specific to my own areas of expertise and experience. Yet my observations regarding A&A are informed by listening to and engaging with many others on questions of community, power, privilege, and belonging.
With all of these contexts in mind, there is much that could be said about the complaints and critiques on and around the Archives & Archivists list that have been raised in past months. I’ve already articulated many of them myself in emails, blog posts, and on Twitter. Today I am writing directly to you for the first time to raise concerns about the recently-revised terms of participation and how they were implemented. I believe the new terms and their roll-out send a clear and troubling message regarding what SAA considers as speakable and unspeakable, appropriately visible and best handled invisibly, within our professional community.
the marilyn ross memorial book award
Posted by Anna Clutterbuck-Cook in my historian hat
being the change, books, family
Marilyn Ross (1925-2013) with her daughters Bonnie and Janet
Photograph by Duncan Ross
Today is my maternal grandmother’s birthday. She passed away in June 2013, a year and a month to the day before her husband, Duncan Adam Ross, followed.
Marilyn Coe Ross was born in 1925 to single, working mother Marguerite Scott Coe, and grew up in Detroit, Michigan, with her mother and younger sister Barbara (b. 1927). While she was unable to afford college or extended professional education, she was — among many other things — a lifelong lover of books and libraries. One of my most enduring memories of my grandmother is that a visit from her always meant new books to read. It was she who introduced me to such beloved childhood classics as The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare and The Pushcart War by Jean Merrill. When my grandparents relocated from Michigan to Oregon in the 1980s my grandmother began volunteering at the Bend Public Library, a relationship that lasted decades and endured even after a stroke left her partially paralyzed. Her active enjoyment and eager sharing of books and the act of reading within community remains one of my inspirations for pursuing a life of letters — of reading, writing, and sharing the life of the mind through librarianship.
This past spring, while Hanna and I were participating in our third year of Massachusetts History Day judging, I noticed that the special topical awards given out for student projects — labor history, local history, military history — didn’t include any awards for the history of projects related to women’s or gender history. Each year, many students do excellent work exploring the history of women and girls, gender, sex, and sexuality — and it seemed to me a shame that this work would not be recognized to the same extent that more traditional fields of historical inquiry would be.
So I decided to establish a book award in women’s and gender history — and I decided to name the award in honor of my grandmother. As I explained in the award letter:
Congratulations on winning this year’s Marilyn Ross Memorial Book Award. This prize is awarded annually at the state level to the best Junior or Senior individual project on the subject of women’s and gender history.
As an undergraduate student in history and women’s studies I was the recipient of several book prizes. It was very meaningful to me that faculty paid attention to my research and selected an award that fit my own particular scholarly interests. In establishing this book prize, it is my intention to support the work of the young scholars in my own field as I was once supported by my own mentors. I celebrate your hard work and encourage you in whatever direction your historical curiosity takes you!
…I award this prize in the memory of my maternal grandmother, Marilyn Ross (1925-2013), who was one of my inspirations for pursuing a career in librarianship and writing.
The inaugural award was presented in May 2014 to Gayatri Sundar Rajan for her individual documentary “Smile, Laugh, Charm: Expectations Placed on Women in the Work Force.”
The idea of the book award is to reward and encourage the honoree in their continued work as a scholar by selecting a book that reflects the topic of their project but branches out in a tangential direction. This year I selected two titles (the second being an apology for an unwarranted delay in selection and presentation of the prize) in labor history:
Rocking the Boat:Union Women’s Voices, 1915-1975 by Brigid O’Farrell and Joyce L. Kornbluh. Rutgers University Press, 1996
Women Strikers Occupy Chain Stores, Win Big: The 1937 Woolworth’s Sit-Down by Diana Frank. Haymarket Books, 2012.
I look forward to presenting many more books to eager young scholars in the years to come!
once again upon a listserv: some follow-up thoughts about #thatdarnlist
archivists, being the change, sociology, technology
Note to non-archivist/librarian readers: this blog post is largely professional insider discussion and, while it may be interesting to some of you it will likely be tl;dr for many others. You have been warned!
a radical feminist cabal (via)
In the three weeks since I published my post about professionalism, privilege, and power, discussing the Archives & Archivists listserv, I’ve had further interesting adventures — both inspiring and dispiriting — around what I wrote, how I wrote it, and the manner in which it was shared. Having (mostly) weathered that storm, I offer a few further thoughts about what went down, and how, and the manner in which I’ve chosen to participate in this conversation moving forward.
My last substantive listserv email on this subject went out to the listserv on June 5th and can be read here. The two listserv threads to which that message refer can be read in their entirety here and here. What I would like to share in this post are two items of gratitude, four items of critical reflection, and finally an invitation.
For those wishing to skip straight to the invitation,
please see my sounding of interest.
booknotes: ‘bi’ and ‘a woman like that’
Posted by Anna Clutterbuck-Cook in book reviews
being the change, gender and sexuality, memoir
While we were snowbound in Michigan, I had time to do quite a bit of reading. Two of the titles I read were A Woman Like That: Lesbian and Bisexual Women Tell Their Coming Out Stories edited by Joan Larkin (Avon Books, 1999) and Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution by Shiri Eisner (Seal Press, 2013). Separated by nearly fifteen years, and written for very different purposes, yet grappling with similar subject matter, it was interesting to read them back to back.
A Woman Like That is — at the subtitle implies — an anthology of personal essays by queer women describing their experiences of coming-to-awareness of their sexual selves. “Coming out” is a term we typically use for the process by which we (non-straight) people make public the shape of our sexual desires. While mainstream narratives generally pin-point a singular event (“When did you come out?”) what most of the essays in A Woman Like That make clear — and what most in the queer community already know — is that to come out is a verb, a process, and myriad. Reading these pieces challenged me to consider my own narrative of sexual awakening, and asked me to consider how I would organize it biographically. Does one begin with romantic/passionate friendships in childhood? With the acquired vocabulary that allows you to name yourself, or proscribes that ability (more on this below)? With a sexual debut? The first time you employed the word (bisexual lesbian dyke queer) to describe yourself to a (parent friend lover colleague medical professional) or on (on a form the internet) or in (an academic essay a job interview a survey response)?
The women in A Woman Like That, whose essays are arranged roughly chronologically featuring stories from the 1950s to the 1990s, use a variety of these definitions of “coming out,” often in combination. They describe childhood passions, first crushes, sexual initiations (good, not-so-good, violently non-consensual). They describe always knowing and coming to their realization later in life. They write a lot about the pain of living queer in an anti-gay world: of “reparative” therapies, of drugs, of physical abuse, of children taken away, of ruptured relationships, of fear and self-loathing. One of the things that startled me, in fact, and bogged me down in the reading, is how grim so many of these women’s narratives were. Hanna and I joked, as I kept reading her excerpts, that it should have been titled “The Unhappy Dyke Book.”
Still, as I said, the book made me think about the shape of my own story: the intense romantic friendships (same- and other-sexed); the inability to discern erotic from platonic attractions by gender in adolescence (I was told by multiple people “you’ll know” … what it turned out “I knew” was that gender was not a salient factor for me!); the internalized biphobia that caused me to de-legitimize my same-sex longings as invalid data; the sexual debut(s); the transition into a relationship, the describing of that relationship; the (mostly unruffled) reactions of people who found out I was dating a woman; the experience of getting married in a state where same-sex marriage is legally recognized.
Shiri Eisner, author of Bi would probably frown upon my brand of bisexuality. For one thing, I’m an “assimilationist” bisexual, perpetuating my own erasure by playing nice with the mainstream LGBT (or “GGGG”) movement, by often using language like “lesbian” to describe myself (even though I am, in fact, bi), and by marrying Hanna (“even if one particular marital arrangement doesn’t include any form of direct violence, marriage still constitutes symbolic violence against women in and of itself”). Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution challenges those of us with bisexual desires and identities to push for an end to bisexual invisibility, and to recognize the radical challenge the organization of our sexual desires pose for the sex, gender, and sexual hierarchy of what Eisner refers to as minority-world culture (more commonly known as Western culture).
In eight chapters, Eisner explores what bisexuality is, how monosexism and biphobia work, bisexuality and the concept of “passing” and social privilege, and the intersection of bisexuality and feminism, trans* activism, racialization, and the mainstream gay movement. Overall, despite the fact that I suspect Eisner would take away my bisexuality card if she could, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It’s accessibly written, deeply researched (I’m already mining its bibliography for further reading), and thoughtfully inclusive of many different peoples and communities.
At times I felt like the apparatus of inclusivity was top-heavy and slightly arbitrary. For example, Eisner had a habit of identifying authors’ nationalities which didn’t always seem any more relevant to the meaning of their work than, say, their marital status, or whether they were parents. Still, I think probably over-articulating subjectivity is probably better than assuming objectivity or universal applicability. The other stylistic challenge of the “big tent” work Eisner is attempting to write is the way the text sometimes got bogged down in enumerations of what could not be discussed, whom the next statements would not be relevant for, and whose voices might be in danger of erasure. As with the identity-markers, these provisos sometimes felt like they were undercutting the relevance of the forthcoming passages and/or assuming a readership that would be unable to discern for itself about whom the text was speaking. While I fully appreciate what Eisner was trying to do, I found myself as a reader getting impatient with too much telling and not enough showing (“I know that already! Get to the damn point!”). This is perhaps a personal limitation rather than an authorial flaw.
At the end of the day, I appreciate Bi as a call to stand up for bisexuality as an actual-factual way of being sexual in the world, and one which is not an attempt to cover one’s homosexuality or seek to gain heterosexual privilege. As an adolescent and young twentysomething, I needed someone like Eisner to come along and point out to me that my erotic interest in people with male parts and identities did not trump my erotic interest in people with other parts and identities. For too long, I assumed that as a woman who was capable of sexual attraction to men, my only social recourse was a heterosexual relationship.
(Because statistically speaking, in my hometown, what were the odds of finding a woman interested in me. Because lesbians would all hate and be suspicious of me. Because I was sexually inexperienced and too stupid to tell the difference between platonic and erotic interest; once I had sex with a man I’d suddenly realize what made that different from my same-sex romantic friendships. Because “everyone knows” that bisexuality is just a phase and that bisexual women are flakey, indecisive, and deceptive. Because no one believed me when I said I didn’t know what orientation I was. Because the default sexual orientation is always straight and monosexual.)
While A Woman Like That would likely only be of interest to people who like to think about the structure of coming-out narratives and about how the material experience of coming out has (and hasn’t) changed since the mid-20th century, I’d argue that Bi is absolutely essential reading for anyone who cares about keeping their fingers on the pulse of queer activism. As we look beyond, around, and through the mainstream gay rights issues that have preoccupied the most visible activists and activist organizations in recent years (i.e. as “gay” people become more accepted to the extent that they look and act like hetero, gender-normative folks), we need to remain committed to gender, sex, and sexual diversity beyond the hetero/mono and male/female binaries that obsess Westerners and others across the globe. Bi offers up a robust toolbox of concepts for doing so.
on dying well [a book and a radio show]
being the change, big ideas, web audio
This past week I received and read an advance review copy of Changing How We Die: Compassionate End of Life Care and the Hospice Movement by Fran Smith and Sheila Himmel (Viva Editions, 2013). The reading involved a lot of spontaneous weeping on public transit, which I tried not to feel ashamed about: Big emotions are pretty appropriate where end-of-life narratives and choices are concerned. I couldn’t even tell you what emotion I was feeling that prompted tears other than BIG — it was joy, grief, surprise, longing, anger, fear, gratitude, all wrapped up in the moment at hand.
My paternal grandfather died at home in hospice care, and the whole family was grateful that they made it possible for him to die well in many respects.
I hadn’t thought about it before reading Changing How We Die, but the modern hospice care movement– having grown out of the countercultural moment of the 1970s in many ways — shares a lot with the homebirth/midwifery/doula and homeschooling/unschooling movements. No wonder it feels like “of course” to me in many ways: an impulse toward low-intervention, person-centered care; placing the individual (laboring mother, learner, dying person) in the decision-making role; providing mindful, non judgmental support; holistic attention to all aspects of being; a preference for home-based rather than institutional care. I’m curious whether anyone has thought to look at the homebirth/homeschool/hospice movements as a continuum of care across the lifecycle, and what placing these movements side-by-side might teach us about lessons learned and possible future directions.
Then, the radio came on this morning in time for “On Being” with Krista Tippett and it was an interview with Dr. Ira Byock who works in palliative medicine and hospice care. If you’re interested in the question of how we die — and what it might look like to die well — I highly recommend listening to the podcast or reading the transcript.
Audio here.
Transcript here.
on being out day [a belated post]
being the change, gender and sexuality, hanna
This Friday, October 11th, was International Coming Out Day.
I thought, in passing, about writing something but I was distracted by trying to get things done at work and by the fact my wife was getting a chest x-ray for pneumonia. And then picking up antibiotics (thank goddess for antibiotics) for her. And remembering to feed the cats. And pick up something for dinner.
Hanna in the redwoods (Sept. 2013)
So this is a belated post on the theme of coming/being out. I don’t have anything particularly original to say, except that I am grateful to all of the people throughout history, past and present, who have conspired to make International Coming Out Day an unremarkable occasion in our day lives. Hanna and I live in a time and place where our bisexual inclinations and same-sex relationship are known and largely honored structurally in our workplaces, with our landlord, at our health center, in our city, state (and now, finally, the federal government), by our friends and relations. We hold hands and kiss in public, speak of things sexual while dining out, review queer porn, blog about being dykes.
We don’t fear being evicted, fired, blacklisted, jailed, physically attacked, disowned or disinherited, treated as sick because of our sexual selves, or otherwise grossly discriminated against. And if any of these things were top happen to us, we would have advocacy organizations and a network of supporters to turn to for aid.
In many ways, our security is exceptional: many queer folks still live in the toxic closet, or cover aspects of their identities, for fear of social and material marginalization. The young and the old, the gender non-confirming, trans folks, queer people in nations that still actively persecute sexual minorities.
There is obviously still work to be done.
But this week, I’m grateful in my own small domestic way for the work of activists and the kindness of those people in our lives who together made it possible for my Friday to be, in part, a story about leaving work half an hour early so I could get to the pharmacy and pick up Hanna’s antibiotics. A story about a boss and colleagues who sent well-wishes for Hanna’s quick recovery. A story about a health clinic that knows were a couple and has no problem letting me pick up her medications.
A story about going home to my wife.
the statement on trans-inclusive feminsm and womanism [signed!]
Posted by Anna Clutterbuck-Cook in think pieces
being the change, bigotry, feminism, gender and sexuality, i write letters
I’ve been seeing this statement coming through on my RSS and Twitter feed for the last few days, and have finally had a moment to sit down and sign it.
It should be upsetting to us all that the need to specify trans-inclusive feminism and womanism exists, but it does so I want to spell out my support. I also want to take this opportunity to thank the trans people and allies who have pushed me — in person and in print — over the past ten years to learn about trans issues and un-learn toxic myths and stereotypes. You have immeasurably enriched my life and my feminism. I will do my best to live up to the vision all you have challenged us to fulfill.
[text via feministsfightingtransphobia]
We, the undersigned trans* and cis scholars, writers, artists, and educators, want to publicly and openly affirm our commitment to a trans*-inclusive feminism and womanism.
There has been a noticeable increase in transphobic feminist activity this summer: the forthcoming book by Sheila Jeffreys from Routledge; the hostile and threatening anonymous letter sent to Dallas Denny after she and Dr. Jamison Green wrote to Routledge regarding their concerns about that book; and the recent widely circulated statement entitled “Forbidden Discourse: The Silencing of Feminist Critique of ‘Gender,’” signed by a number of prominent, and we regret to say, misguided, feminists have been particularly noticeable. And all this is taking place in the climate of virulent mainstream transphobia that has emerged following the coverage of Chelsea Manning’s trial and subsequent statement regarding her gender identity, and the recent murders of young trans women of color, including Islan Nettles and Domonique Newburn, the latest targets in a long history of violence against trans women of color. Given these events, it is important that we speak out in support of feminism and womanism that support trans* people.
We are committed to recognizing and respecting the complex construction of sexual/gender identity; to recognizing trans* women as women and including them in all women’s spaces; to recognizing trans* men as men and rejecting accounts of manhood that exclude them; to recognizing the existence of genderqueer, non-binary identifying people and accepting their humanity; to rigorous, thoughtful, nuanced research and analysis of gender, sex, and sexuality that accept trans* people as authorities on their own experiences and understands that the legitimacy of their lives is not up for debate; and to fighting the twin ideologies of transphobia and patriarchy in all their guises.
Transphobic feminism ignores the identification of many trans* and genderqueer people as feminists or womanists and many cis feminists/womanists with their trans* sisters, brothers, friends, and lovers; it is feminism that has too often rejected them, and not the reverse. It ignores the historical pressures placed by the medical profession on trans* people to conform to rigid gender stereotypes in order to be “gifted” the medical aid to which they as human beings are entitled. By positing “woman” as a coherent, stable identity whose boundaries they are authorized to police, transphobic feminists reject the insights of intersectional analysis, subordinating all other identities to womanhood and all other oppressions to patriarchy. They are refusing to acknowledge their own power and privilege.
We recognize that transphobic feminists have used violence and threats of violence against trans* people and their partners and we condemn such behavior. We recognize that transphobic rhetoric has deeply harmful effects on trans* people’s real lives; witness CeCe MacDonald’s imprisonment in a facility for men. We further recognize the particular harm transphobia causes to trans* people of color when it combines with racism, and the violence it encourages.
When feminists exclude trans* women from women’s shelters, trans* women are left vulnerable to the worst kinds of violent, abusive misogyny, whether in men’s shelters, on the streets, or in abusive homes. When feminists demand that trans* women be excluded from women’s bathrooms and that genderqueer people choose a binary-marked bathroom, they make participation in the public sphere near-impossible, collaborate with a rigidity of gender identities that feminism has historically fought against, and erect yet another barrier to employment. When feminists teach transphobia, they drive trans* students away from education and the opportunities it provides.
We also reject the notion that trans* activists’ critiques of transphobic bigotry “silence” anybody. Criticism is not the same as silencing. We recognize that the recent emphasis on the so-called violent rhetoric and threats that transphobic feminists claim are coming from trans* women online ignores the 40+ – year history of violent and eliminationist rhetoric directed by prominent feminists against trans* women, trans* men, and genderqueer people. It ignores the deliberate strategy of certain well-known anti-trans* feminists of engaging in gleeful and persistent harassment, baiting, and provocation of trans* people, particularly trans* women, in the hope of inciting angry responses, which are then utilized to paint a false portrayal of trans* women as oppressors and cis feminist women as victims. It ignores the public outing of trans* women that certain transphobic feminists have engaged in regardless of the damage it does to women’s lives and the danger in which it puts them. And it relies upon the pernicious rhetoric of collective guilt, using any example of such violent rhetoric, no matter the source — and, just as much, the justified anger of any one trans* woman — to condemn all trans* women, and to justify their continued exclusion and the continued denial of their civil rights.
Whether we are cis, trans*, binary-identified, or genderqueer, we will not let feminist or womanist discourse regress or stagnate; we will push forward in our understandings of gender, sex, and sexuality across disciplines. While we respect the great achievements and hard battles fought by activists in the 1960s and 1970s, we know that those activists are not infallible and that progress cannot stop with them if we hope to remain intellectually honest, moral, and politically effective. Most importantly, we recognize that theories are not more important than real people’s real lives; we reject any theory of gender, sex, or sexuality that calls on us to sacrifice the needs of any subjugated or marginalized group. People are more important than theory.
We are committed to making our classrooms, our writing, and our research inclusive of trans* people’s lives.
Anna J. Clutterbuck-Cook (librarian, historian, writer)
Allston, Massachusetts
[click through for the full list of signatories]
in which I write letters: NPR, I’m disappointed in you
being the change, bigotry, feminism, gender and sexuality, npr
To: abross@npr.org
From: feministlibrarian@gmail.com
Re: Chelsea Manning
Dear Ms. Bross,
I am contacting you as a lifetime listener and longtime supporter of National Public Radio. As a teenager I began contributing to Michigan Radio as soon as I began to earn my own paycheck; my wife and I are currently sustaining members of WBUR and WGBH in Boston. I usually look to National Public Radio for thoughtful and respectful in-depth reporting that is conscious of the full humanity and agency of the individuals whom its reporters speak to and about.
Your decision to ignore Chelsea Manning’s explicit request that we honor her gender identity and use her chosen name as well as conventional female pronouns is an unethical one. It is a decision that robs her of what little agency she has left as she enters a military prison — the right to personhood, and the ability to articulate who she is. Surely Pfc. Manning is the one individual in the world who can know more intimately than any of us who she is. For NPR to contradict her own explicit self-definition is a profound act of arrogance and erasure.
I hope the coming days see reversal of your initial decision, and an apology to Manning and all of the trans people out there who have had to live through yet another round of media mis-steps around a high-profile individual who happens to be transgender. I was truly sorry to see NPR complicit in this perpetuation of trans-bigotry and ignorance.
In hopes of a better, more inclusive tomorrow,
h/t to @SexOutLoudRadio for the email
"the past is a wild party; check your preconceptions at the door." ~ Emma Donoghue
dyke: the threads
#QueerJoyGiveaway Explainer Post
salary transparency
Dear Library Journal
#WFHLibrarian: My New Normal
Archives Select Month August 2020 (1) July 2020 (2) June 2020 (1) May 2020 (1) April 2020 (1) March 2020 (1) January 2020 (1) December 2019 (1) November 2019 (1) October 2019 (2) August 2019 (2) June 2019 (1) May 2019 (1) March 2019 (2) January 2019 (2) December 2018 (1) November 2018 (1) September 2018 (1) June 2018 (1) May 2018 (1) March 2018 (4) February 2018 (1) October 2017 (1) January 2017 (2) December 2015 (2) November 2015 (5) October 2015 (2) September 2015 (2) August 2015 (4) July 2015 (3) June 2015 (5) May 2015 (4) April 2015 (5) March 2015 (3) February 2015 (6) January 2015 (2) December 2014 (7) November 2014 (5) October 2014 (6) September 2014 (11) August 2014 (1) July 2014 (9) June 2014 (11) May 2014 (6) April 2014 (5) March 2014 (8) February 2014 (5) January 2014 (10) December 2013 (8) November 2013 (7) October 2013 (10) September 2013 (6) August 2013 (8) July 2013 (9) June 2013 (10) May 2013 (15) April 2013 (13) March 2013 (15) February 2013 (12) January 2013 (10) December 2012 (15) November 2012 (9) October 2012 (10) September 2012 (11) August 2012 (15) July 2012 (16) June 2012 (16) May 2012 (19) April 2012 (11) March 2012 (15) February 2012 (16) January 2012 (13) December 2011 (14) November 2011 (11) October 2011 (14) September 2011 (18) August 2011 (16) July 2011 (16) June 2011 (12) May 2011 (18) April 2011 (10) March 2011 (20) February 2011 (14) January 2011 (20) December 2010 (23) November 2010 (16) October 2010 (18) September 2010 (16) August 2010 (25) July 2010 (27) June 2010 (28) May 2010 (31) April 2010 (29) March 2010 (16) February 2010 (30) January 2010 (31) December 2009 (27) November 2009 (25) October 2009 (23) September 2009 (13) August 2009 (1) July 2009 (11) June 2009 (26) May 2009 (23) April 2009 (15) March 2009 (18) February 2009 (19) January 2009 (25) December 2008 (16) November 2008 (8) October 2008 (10) September 2008 (14) August 2008 (7) July 2008 (5) June 2008 (5) May 2008 (8) April 2008 (3) March 2008 (13) February 2008 (11) January 2008 (10) December 2007 (5) November 2007 (11) October 2007 (10) September 2007 (14) August 2007 (2) July 2007 (6) June 2007 (3) May 2007 (3) April 2007 (3) March 2007 (2)
Categories Select Category a sense of place (124) admin (23) Am Sewing (1) book reviews (208) fandom (55) handwork (2) library life (80) life writing (70) linkspam (190) media (126) my historian hat (45) our family (199) think pieces (177) Uncategorized (12)
This work by Anna J. Clutterbuck-Cook is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0038.json.gz/line1461
|
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.