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__label__wiki	0.76307	0.76307	Andrew Benson-Wilson : Early Music Reviews + Organ reviews Book & music reviews My organ recitals St Giles in the Fields Early Music Day (at home): 7:30pm 21/03/2020 21/03/2020 ~ Andrew Benson-Wilson Early Music Day Stay at Home Edition Happy Birthday, J S Bach! Click the links below to take you to publically available videos of the pieces that we would have performed during the informal 45′ afternoon Bach organ and solo instrument recitals that would have taken place in London’s St Giles-in-the-Fields on Early Music Day at 4, 5 & 6pm. This is the programme for the final 7:30pm concert, given by Art of Moog & Andrew Benson-Wilson (organ) The poster for the series of events can be found here, as amended after the earlier pull out of Art of Moog because of the Coronavirus. Their 7:30pm evening concert with the historic St Giles-in-the-Fields organ is recreated with video links although sadly, none will have the combined Art of Moog and pipe organ. All the organ pieces below would have been combined with the Art of Moog instrumentalists. An introduction to the Art of Moog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUJ8XSBHYnE Art of Moog: Live at Kings Place – Selections https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_B3Y1tXAhw Art of Fugue Contrapunctus 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5KjVEYzYAw Benjamin Alard l’église d’Arques-la-Bataille https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0HeE4MF01g&list=PL6cXnOI-FfSgtlLkIE5D1nXf660II0Pdd&index=8&t=0s Adagio from The Easter Oratorio BWV 249 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CklCJk6kNFg Art of Moog Prelude in E minor https://youtu.be/4_5efQbjybk Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott, BWV 721 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3CNS2iK790 Ton Koopman 1643 Hans Heinrich Bader organ, St. Walburgiskerk, Zutphen Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPMeBNU9fes Wolfgang Zerer Christ lag in Todesbanden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqwgeKOgezg Adagio from the viola da gamba sonata BWV 1029 https://youtu.be/3eAzorClu78 Toccata D Moll BWV 565 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xeqQo7bCvE Jacques van Oortmerssen 1992 Glauco Ghilardi organ: S. Maria Assunta, Smarano These concerts were to have been given in aid of the Royal Society of Musicians. If you are willing to support this important musical charity, you can donate directly via this link https://www.rsmgb.org/fundraising/. UK taxpayers can claim GiftAid. Please mention “Early Music Day” in the comments section of your donation. #earlymusicday Early Music Day (at home): 6pm Click the links below to take you to publically available videos of the pieces that we would have performed during the informal 45′ afternoon Bach organ and solo instrument recitals that would have taken place in London’s St Giles-in-the-Fields on Early Music Day at 4, 5 & 6pm. This is the programme for the third, 6pm concert, given by Andrew Benson-Wilson (organ) playing organ chorales from Bach’s Leipzig manuscript Poppy Walshaw (cello) The poster for the series of events can be found here, as amended after the earlier pull out of Art of Moog because of the Coronavirus. Their 7:30pm evening concert with the historic St Giles-in-the-Fields organ will be similarly recreated with similar video links although sadly, none will have the combined Art of Moog and pipe organ. Allein Gott in Der Hõh sei Ehr BWV 662 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QW2J10wRT2k Cello Suite No.3 in C. BWV 1009 Prélude, Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, Bourrées, Gigue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFtZ9tQiFxM Colin Carr Jesus Christus, unser Heiland BWV 666 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQP-necHTK4 Bine Katrine Bryndorf Komm, Gott, Schöpfer, Heiliger Geist BWV 667 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdBLy6VePyk Simon Thomas Jacobs Richards, Fowkes & Co organ, St George’s Hanover Square Click the links below to take you to publically available videos of the pieces that we would have performed during the informal 45′ afternoon Bach organ and solo instrument recitals that would have taken place in London’s St Giles-in-the-Fields on Early Music Day at 4, 5 & 6pm. This is the programme for the second, 5pm concert, given by Annabel Knight (flute) The poster for the series of events can be found here, as amended after the earlier pull out of Art of Moog because of the Coronavirus. Their 7:30pm evening concert with the historic St Giles-in-the-Fields organ will be similarly recreated with similar video links although sadly, none will have combined Art of Moog and pipe organ. Von Gott will ich nicht lassen BWV 658 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnsMlPv3MZk Sietze de Vries Nun komm’ der Heiden Heiland BWV659 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gQ-7caubYk Taylor & Boody organ in the Gallery of Saint Thomas Church, New York Partita for solo flute BWV 1013 Allemande, Corrente, Sarabande, Bourrée angloise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onB39cumbF4 Marten Root https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFd8VBV5eCg Click the links below to take you to publically available videos of the pieces that we would have performed during the informal 45′ afternoon Bach organ and solo instrument recitals that would have taken place in London’s St Giles-in-the-Fields on Early Music Day at 4, 5 & 6pm. This is the programme for the first, 4pm concert, given by Fantasia supra Komm, Heiliger Heist BWV 651 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vohG88Mj2f4 North German style organ in Smarano, Italy Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor BWV 1008 Prélude, Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, Menuetts, Gigue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg3nVSe–f4 Eva Lymenstull O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig BWV 656 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YawozgUoYEI St Catherine’s Church, Hamburg Early Music Day (at home) Early Music Day events around Europe are cancelled because of Coronavirus, including my own concerts in St Giles-in-the-Fields. A live broadcast from behind closed doors is not possible, so at the start time of the four concerts I will post a programme of publically available videos of the pieces that we would have performed. The first three will reflect the informal afternoon Bach organ and solo instrument recitals which would have taken place at 4pm, 5pm & 6pm, followed by a selection of the pieces that Art of Moog and I might have played in the 7:30pm evening concert although sadly, none will have the combined Art of Moog and St Giles-in-the-Fields pipe organ. @earlymusicday CANCELLED. Happy Birthday, J S Bach! In light of the latest announcement by the UK Government, I am sadly having to cancel all of these concerts. Thank you to all have shown an interest, and particularly to the musicians who were lined up to perform. It is far to soon to think of when, or if, to re-schedule any of it, but Early Music Day next year is on Sunday 21 March. All the concerts were to have been given in aid of the St Giles-in-the-Fields St Giles High Street, London WC2H 8LG (Close to Tottenham Court Road underground) Three informal 45′ afternoon Bach organ and solo instrument recitals including organ chorales from Bach’s Leipzig manuscript. Nun komm’ der Heiden Heiland BWV 659 Cello Suite No. 3 in C BWV 1009 Special evening concert @ 7.30 AN EVENING WITH BACH Featuring the historic St Giles-in-the-Fields organ, with pipework dating back to Bach’s time, and solo Bach music for cello and violin. (Free entry – donations welcomed for the Royal Society of Musicians). The originally planned Art of Moog event had been cancelled earlier because of the potentially high costs of a late cancellation. The Evening with Bach was a free replacement event. As it turns out, the whole church is now closed for the foreseeable future along, it seems with all CofE churches. The organ in St Giles-in-the-Fields was originally built by George Dallam in 1678 with further work in 1699 by Christian Smith, nephew of ‘Father’ Smith. It was moved into a new organ case in the rebuilt St Giles church in 1734 by Gerard Smith the Younger. It was rebuilt in 1856 by Gray and Davison, then at the height of their fame. It was restored in 2006 by William Drake of Buckfastleigh, retaining material from 1678, 1699 and 1856. It is one of the most important historic organs in the UK. More details here. Andrew Benson-Wilson: Three Westminster Abbey organists Music-at-Hill – Midtown concerts Friday 13 September 2019, 1:10pm 60 St Giles High Street. London, WC2H 8LG Andrew Benson-Wilson plays organ music by Three Westminster Abbey Organists 1668 John Blow; 1679 Henry Purcell; 1695 Blow re-appointed; 1708-1727 William Croft During the period from 1668 and 1708, Westminster Abbey appointed three distinguished organists, the first of which, John Blow, was the teacher of his two successors, Henry Purcell and William Croft. In 1679 John Blow stepped down from his Abbey post in favour of his talented student, Purcell, only returning on Purcell’s death in 1695. William Croft replaced John Blow after his death in 1708, having previously been organist at St Anne’s Soho and Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal. He is most famed today for his Funeral Sentences, performed at Handel’s funeral in 1759 and at every British state funeral since then. William Drake’s reconstruction of the Dallam/Smith/England/Lincoln/Gray & Davison organ in St Giles-in-the-Fields is one of London’s most important historic musical instruments. It contains some of the oldest pipework in London, going back to the time of Blow and Purcell in the mid to late 17th century. Organ information can be found here. Free admission, retiring collection. The church is just behind Centre Point/Tottenham Court Road tube station. Some forthcoming organ recitals 29/07/2019 ~ Andrew Benson-Wilson From organrecitals.com. Link to the live webpage here. St. Anne’s International Bach Festival Music-at-Hill Golden Jubilee 24th St. Anne’s International Bach Festival St. Mary-at-Hill, Lovat Lane, City of London The Music-at-Hill Concert Society was founded 50 years ago as the St Anne’s Music Society based in the church of St Anne & Agnes Church in Gresham Street, then the home of London’s Lutheran congregation. The church and the music society moved to St Mary-at-Hill in 2013. Music-at-Hill arranges weekly Friday lunchtime concerts, often of early music. During the four weeks in July leading up to the date of Bach’s death, they present the annual St. Anne’s International Bach Festival now in its 24th year, run in conjunction with its partner organisation, the City Bach Collective, who run regular Bach Cantatas for the St Anne’s Lutheran congregation in St Mary-at-Hill. The final two Fridays of the four-week festival featured two lunchtime recitals and a Gala Bach Concerto Finale from the City Bach Collective. Froberger & Blow: St Giles-in-the-Fields 07/03/2017 23/03/2017 ~ Andrew Benson-Wilson ~ Leave a comment Friday 24 March 2017, 1pm Andrew Benson-Wilson plays organ music by Froberger & Blow This recital traces the influence of Johann Jakob Froberger (1616-67) on the English organist and composer, John Blow (1649-1708). Froberger was an enormous influence on keyboard composers from the 17th to early 19th century, not least for his role in spreading the Italian style of his teacher Frescobaldi around Europe, and assimilating various European musical styles into his own compositions. Although only two of his works were published in his lifetime, Froberger’s compositions were widely circulated in manuscript copies. They were known to have been studied by the likes of Pachelbel, Buxtehude, Muffat, Kerll, Weckmann, Louis Couperin, Kirnberger, Böhm, Handel, Bach, and even Mozart and Beethoven. He was a close friend of Matthias Weckmann, who helped to spread the Italian style to the important North German organ composers in Hamburg. John Blow (1649-1708) was the teacher of Purcell, and his predecessor (and successor) as organist of Westminster Abbey. He was just 18 when Froberger died and was about 4 when Froberger made his disastrous visit to London. The influence of Froberger came through manuscripts that Blow copied, adding his own distinctive English Baroque ornaments in the process. St Giles-in-the-Fields: Samuel Wesley (b1766) St Giles-in-the-Fields 60 St Giles High Street. London, WC2H 8LG Friday 29 July 2016: 1pm. Andrew Benson-Wilson plays organ music by Samuel Wesley (1766- 1837) Samuel Wesley was born in Bristol 250 years ago. He was the son of Charles Wesley the hymn-writer and nephew of John Wesley, founder of the Methodist Church. He was a child prodigy, writing his first oratorio, Ruth, aged 6. When he was 8, the composer Dr William Boyce referred to him as the ‘English Mozart’. His family moved to London when he was about 12, living in Marylebone. He led a colourful life, some of his apparent eccentricities possibly being caused by a serious head injury when he was about 21. An organ virtuoso, Samuel Wesley was the leading pioneer of the Bach revival in England. Bach seems to have been a strong influence on his Opus 6 Organ Voluntaries, published between about 1807 and 1820, and the focus of this recital. The wonderful William Drake reconstruction of the Dallam/Smith/England/Lincon/Gray & Davison organ, contains some of the oldest pipework in London. It is very well-suited to Wesley’s music as, in its current form, it represents the English organ in the early years of the 19th century, with strong reminders of the earlier 17th and 18th English organ style. Organ information: http://npor.emma.cam.ac.uk/NPORView.html?RI=P00119 The church is just behind Centre Point/Tottenham Road Court station. 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__label__cc	0.553108	0.446892	Awesome 3D achievement, not so awesome technology Researchers demonstrate, as they describe it, "A large-size and full-color … Chris Lee - Dec 8, 2009 3:56 pm UTC 3D is, as far as I am concerned, the next big step in display technology. But current-generation 3D technology need not apply—you can take your 100'' LCDs, plasma displays, and OMNIMAX theaters and shove 'em. Nothing less than full color, in-my-living-room 3D displays for me. I want to be able to stand beside Alan Rolland when he pings Richie McCaw for hands in the ruck. I want to be able to wince in sympathy because I was right there when Sebastian Chabal took his revenge by stomping on Richie's face. Rugby inspired violence aside, a recent Optics Letters paper tells us just how far away that dream of mine is—maybe that LCD wouldn't be so bad after all. A group of researchers have demonstrated a holographic-based 3D display technology that projects an image with an area of 1.8 by 1.3 meters and an image focus depth of 1 m. Not only that, the display was full-color and real-time. This was sounding like my kind of thing: "Honey, cancel the Bravia, I'm gonna get us a holographic display system instead." So, how was this remarkable imaging system put together? Well, first you take 64 cameras and carefully focus them to the same point in space. These cameras send their images to a video server that serves up the images to, you guessed it, 64 projectors. The projectors are all focused on a holographic screen that projects a 3D scene. The holographic screen is a translucent material that has a randomized speckle pattern imprinted into it. Basically, it provides a huge set of random interference paths that allows each projector image to mix efficiently in any direction. The result is that you get a rather high contrast image in more than just a single direction. In this case, the viewable angle was about 45 degrees. But, I'm sorry, I keep coming back to this: 64 cameras. All that, and it only provides a cylindrical viewing volume. If you want to "look down" on the scene, well that might be another 63 cameras and projectors, oriented at right angles to the first set. Furthermore, it is really important that the cone of light sent out by each projector matches the cone of light received by the corresponding camera, something that sounds nightmarish to arrange. As the authors note (and you have probably guessed by now), it is very important to synchronize the cameras and projectors if you don't want your audience to see Rorschach patterns instead of a movie. OK, so I sound a bit flippant, but it is not all that bad. For instance, on the display side, I can envisage a single projector system that is not planar, but covers an angular range sufficient to project in 3D. That display technology would be suitable for the home, for instance. That just leaves capturing the images. In this case, I think animation will be the first to see the potential. I can imagine the dudes at Blue Sky animation rendering each scene 127 times to create an awesome 3D experience. (Now, if only we could convince them to hire some decent voice actors and writers...) Not only that, I reckon rendering can play a big role in bringing normal filming into the third dimension, as well. A scene is usually captured by more than one camera, so perhaps clever software could be used to extrapolate these into the different outputs required for a 3D experience. The technology isn't ready yet, but it's starting to enter that stage where tech pundits with more enthusiasm than critical thinking skills will start breathlessly putting three-to-five-years-away tags on it. I think that will depend a lot on replacing, ahem, 64 cameras with a more manageable number—once that occurs, it will enter the three-to-five category. I guess we will have to get an LCD after all. Optics Letters, 2009, DOI: 10.1364/OL.34.003803 Chris Lee Chris writes for Ars Technica's science section. A physicist by day and science writer by night, he specializes in quantum physics and optics. He Lives and works in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Email chris.lee@arstechnica.com QuadDamaged Ars Praefectus et Subscriptor But.. we'll still be sitting in the couch when watching a movie, so what's the point of holographic display, really? Now, a 2d display projected straight in my retina, this is something I can buy into! Control Group Ars Legatus Legionis While there are certain uses for which this kind of 3d projection would be fantastic (CAD, telemedicine, prototype design, that sort of thing), as time passes I'm becoming less convinced that I want it for entertainment purposes. It seems like trying to render any kind of vista in that sort of technology would be hopeless. A flat screen, at least, can look like a window into a world - but if you constrain the world to a volume you can walk around, I suspect it's a lot harder to feel like you're actually passing between the Argonaths. 18563 posts \| registered Apr 27, 2000 Originally posted by palad1: I almost added a bit about wanting retinal projection tech in my post, but held off for two reasons: 1) There's no particular reason we can't accomplish just as high a fidelity right now using glasses with screens, albeit in a somewhat more cumbersome way. The fact that we don't seems telling, in terms of how much people actually want that experience. 2) Something of a follow-on from 1, I suspect one of the reasons people seem to not actually want that experience is that TV/movies - even video games, to a lesser extent - are shared experiences. Two people sitting on a couch wearing independent headsets is just not an adequate replacement for two people sitting on a couch watching the same display. Ostracus Ars Legatus Legionis The above two have a point and what you may see in the future is not 3D you walk around but you're in the middle of the 3D aka VR. wallinbl Ars Tribunus Angusticlavius They'll tap your brain before they make a 3D display practical. Kizik Seniorius Lurkius et Subscriptor This is so 20 years ago... The Time Traveler arcade console had a 3d display back in '91. And it used...shudder...a CRT. -- View image here: http://episteme.arstechnica.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif -- 3 posts \| registered Dec 8, 2009 TheFerenc Ars Scholae Palatinae Originally posted by Control Group: For movies you definitely have a point. But for something like a HUD while driving, now that would be awesome. Basically, have glasses that allow you to see "through" everything in your car, and even the car itself. Overlay direction and speed on top of this, with merge warnings, traffic alerts, etc, and you have yourself one awesome system. Now, I already have to wear glasses, so to me that isn't an issue. For others, I can see it as being an uncomfortable experience. chronomitch Ars Praefectus That's not even mentioning eye strain. It's far easier to focus on a decent size TV from 10 feet away than high-resolution postage stamp screens a few inches from your face. AlexFromOmaha Ars Centurion Silly paywall. For anyone who has free access to the article, can you tell if they actually calculated 64 projectors as a minimum for a decent rendering using this model, or if it was the desire to throw so much stuff at it that they didn't want to have to build it multiple times? BuckG Ars Tribunus Angusticlavius So if I'm reading this right, the 60+ cameras is only necessary for LIVE ACTION recordings? Yes? Computer generated 3D is a lot more viable? Yes? You still need 60+ projectors, but the input could be completely computer generated. Lestat Ars Legatus Legionis et Subscriptor Originally posted by BuckG: True, but render-times are already a barrier to how much we can do with movies and effects. Having to render scenes dozens of times would mean we would have to cut down severely on what is possible with animated movies and sfx. 14954 posts \| registered Aug 16, 2000 Ars of Ares Moderator et Subscriptor Holographic displays have serious value for military and/or navigation use. As for entertainment, we're already at a point of diminishing returns. The quality of movies and television coming out, as far as acting and storytelling are concerned, is subjective--so I won't touch that. Objectively, however arguably, the quality of the PICTURE and SOUND has improved quite a bit. But, again, the cost of producing entertainment in HD is higher than SD content. And guess what. People are already bitching about the cost of movie tickets and BD. Now you're going to add more cameras, which means more cameramen, and you're going to need to spend more time in the editing room. Even for animation, you’re talking about multiplying the number of renderings by a significant number. Try telling Father Bobby that that box set of the Simpsons is worth $159 because, hey, it’s in TRUE 3D and the Koreans (animators for a lot of our shows are in Korea) have to draw the scenes AT LEAST 100 times now. The only way to make this work is to have to the computers do all the work. For live action, can we use computers to “fill in the gaps” where two or more cameras are involved? Sure. but we’re already getting used to hi definition screens. Holographic displays are going to be required to be at least as detailed as what we’re currently used to. That’s a lot of work on the computers, especially on details that the cameras don’t capture because of lighting or whatever. That kind of equipment is expensive. So, again, are you willing to pay three times as much for your movies just because they’re in 3D? Actually, I probably would, but I know my friends and family wouldn’t. I dunno. I hate to be skeptical on this, because the idea of having a home theater system with R2D2 for a display is awesome. I just can’t see people paying for it, especially when more and more people are opting not to pay for content at its current price point. LCD indeed. 20290 posts \| registered Dec 1, 2008 mcmcc Ars Praetorian You don't need holography to require ridiculous amounts of hardware. This is state-of-the-art traditional VR hardware (http://www.vrac.iastate.edu/facilities.php): Illuminated by 100 million pixels, VRAC’s C6 displays over 16.7 million pixels per wall (4096x4096). Forty-eight dual-cpu workstations send images to 24 Sony SRX-S105 digital cinema projectors, Six walls, each wall divided into quadrants, in stereo. Chuckstar Ars Legatus Legionis et Subscriptor Originally posted by chronomitch: I'm confused by this comment. With the right lens, a postage stamp screen a few inches from your face would act exactly like a decent size TV 10 feet away. Your eye would be unable to tell the difference. 18420 posts \| registered Nov 14, 2002 Amyd Ars Praefectus Image-based 3D modelling already exists, and is relatively sophisticated, altough mostly adapted for extracting just 3D geometry and textures from still scenes shot from multiple angles. They still need quite a bit of angles in order to do their jobs. And while a film shot might indeed be often capture by more than one camera, there is a limit to how many cameras one can realistically roll simultaneously without compromising lighting setups and/or seeing each other. Sure, major explosions and highly coreographed action scenes roll multiple units for the sake of efficiency, but shooting say a dialogue scene with lots of closeups with more than two cameras gets really hairy. Of course, film language might adapt, and become more TV-show like, but that would be kinda sad. Originally posted by Lestat: That is not completely true, since a non-insignificant bit of the total render times are computations that are camera-view independent or can be reused for highly-correlated camera view points (like those 60 cameras would by definition be). There will certainly be a hit in render times, without doubt, but not as much as one might think. general Ars Praefectus Sadly, most people would use this technology to watch crap like Transformers over and over again. finnh Wise, Aged Ars Veteran On occasion (watching Entertainment Tonight or whatever) you'll see a movie being shot, but you're seeing it from "the side" - ie, not the shot the director is capturing, but what a passive bystander on set would see. It always look super fake. Even if you're not seeing something obvious (the side of a set wall), just watching an actor act from the "wrong" angle looks terrible. The actors are emoting for the director's camera, which is in a particular place. Trying to shoot a movie so that all angles are acceptable strikes me as a pipe dream. Just something as simple as two people conversing over a meal ... for a 2D movie that requires many takes (a bunch focusing on one character, with the camera right where the other person would be, etc). To capture this for 3D consumption would require that everything go right in a single take? good luck. Even Jay-Z doesn't pull that off in the studio for his AUDIO tracks. "all right y'all a hundred grand says I get it in one take. that's right baby, one take Dave! One take Dizzle!" Considering how much of a leap forward the latest generation of graphics cards has been, I don't see this being much of an issue in another couple generations. I would love to see a 3D projector in action. Maybe some day. xoa Ars Tribunus Angusticlavius et Subscriptor Do you have any actual evidence or examples for this? I personally believe that it's retinal projection displays that are going to be a massive deal, and have been following developments of both them and more normal video glasses for years, and there have been a LOT of technical hurdles to overcome and they're still not very competitive or good for most applications. If there were commercial options I'd dump my monitor in a second, but there just plain aren't unless you're willing to accept a significant quality drop or pay massively more money or (in most cases) both. As far as RPDs specifically are concerned I haven't seen anything even exit the lab yet at any price. So I don't think your conclusion that we don't have them due to market demands is a fair one. The technology for wearable displays still has quite a ways to go I think. I think as far as basic LCD ones go it's currently entered the stage of "enthusiast/bleeding edge," because there are commercially available products at expensive but non-stratospheric prices, but prices for even basic competitive quality are still highly elevated, and there are basic usability problems remaining. I think it will be some time before we can just replace our monitors. Taking into account that I disagree with your premise (people don't want them) I disagree at least slightly with this, because while there are certainly times when people want to be social, there are just as many where either they are neutral or are in fact actively hostile to being social (the existence of products that serve to try to protect the privacy of screens is evidence of this). I think that if competitive quality and priced options were available, they'd absolutely be adopted as secondary or primary displays, and that in addition many would keep projectors or televisions around as well serving, as you say, a different purpose. But a huge number of gamers in particularly are completely, 100% solo, or if social are social over the net. A wearable display would only enhance immersion in that case, not harm it. Dystopia Ars Tribunus Angusticlavius Originally posted by Chuckstar: No it wouldn't. You can demonstrate this right now. Hold your finger 1.5" from your eye, focus on it, now keep doing that for two hours (simulating watching a movie). Firstly, that's hard to do, and second, you'll have a roaring headache by the end of it. BuckG wrote: Graphics cards? You're joking right? We're not talking about games here, for non-realtime animation the actual render is all done by the CPU, the GPU isn't touched (because it's supremely unfit for the purpose). You know how your Pixar films are rendered? Not on a graphics card, graphics cards can't even do ray-tracing let alone things like Global Illumination, Final Gather or caustics, no rendering is done on a render farm, consisting of dozens to hundreds of computers, and it still takes a long fucking time. Tundro Walker Ars Praefectus Give it 3 to 5 years. We'll have holo displays. -- View image here: http://episteme.arstechnica.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif -- RBobLee Seniorius Lurkius Computing 64 POV's isn't that difficult: The Phllips LG IXIA chip set currently computes 9 stereoscopic POV's in real-time for their lenticular display 3D screens - which are already in production. For example, one LG 50" 3D flat panel is setup to screen 3D trailers at AMC's The Bridge Theater in Culver City, California, to casual pedestrians. So with only 8 IXIA's and some very fast FPGA's to route the videostream traffic, the computed 64 POV problem should be elementary for any 2nd year electrical engineering class. With respect to imaging volume versus imaging plane, my humble opinion is that imaging volumes are over rated: Bolt, Beranek, and Newman developed a prototype imaging volume that consisted of a spinning plate of plexiglass in a spherical volume for the FAA traffic controllers, but for obvious reasons - this didn't really go all that far because how do you hand off a plane to another controller when it gets to the edge of the sphere and the flight data falls off the display volume? Use the iPhone "bump" interface? Imaging planes are likely to get really sophisticated in the next few years: Yes, today, Phillips LG has their 9 POV lenticular system - which honestly degrades the 3D experience a bit for purists. But with MEMS technologically, it should be possible to create large flat displays from micro mirrors that oscillate at 120 Hz through 64 positions. Not surprisingly, TI's DLP chipset should have this capability already and may just require a software tweak to make this so. Tachikoma Ars Praetorian It may be possible to use conventional stereo cameras to create a holographic image, albeit at a lesser quality. You extract the depth information from the stereo image and reconstruct 3D geometry from it. You texture map the 3D mesh with the captured images and then render the result from 64 different perspectives to accommodate the projectors. Originally posted by Dystopia: I don't get your complaint Dystopia, because unlike your example, actual modern displays take into account and are capable of modifying display collimation using optics. The eye can be in a relaxed position and then still be able to focus on an image thanks to external hardware. Obviously any direct retinal display bypasses this entirely since it doesn't depend on the eye's built in optics at all. I mean, go take a look at the commercial market for them right now at the consumer level, there's plenty of ads for stuff like using them to watch movies on airplane flights. Of course everyone has different eyes, some people really won't like it or be able to use them well, but the designers have clearly given multi-hour viewing sessions at least some consideration (and obviously this was done particularly for military applications too). Graphics cards? You're joking right? We're not talking about games here... While you may be correct in some many present contexts, given the rise of machinima and the continued improvement to 3D engines I'm not sure your objection is valid here longer term either. Quite frankly I think that already the Crysis 3 engine looks capable of producing better animation and effects then a lot of state-of-the-art rendered animation from just a 3-5 years back. You're right that many to most videos will continue to be done traditionally, but that's not the whole picture, and continued engine improvements can be expected. At any rate, I think you're also taking a risk when you bet against computing power growth in a situation where the software application scales, and 3D animation rendering scaled almost perfectly. In the kind of time frame we're talking about anyway with something like this ("3-5 years") we can expect significant further improvements, at least down to the 22nm process node along with whatever other architecture boosts come along. Anything that could be rendered today at cost X will be able to be rendered at likely cost X/8 at minimum, even without anything ground breaking. How that additional power gets used is up for debate, but suggesting that some might get devoted to currently more esoteric features is not entirely without merit. SO1OS Ars Praefectus Originally posted by xoa: fermi whitepaper 4551 posts \| registered Aug 1, 2000 He is wrong, at least in the medium term, but not because of the various real-time 3D engines - they still really suck for realism (or stylizied realism), and I think that the Crysis 3 engine comparison is somewhat exaggerated - 3 to 5 years ago we were producing CGI on the scale of LotR, PotC, Spider Man and so on and so forth, which are in another universum in terms of render realism (modelling, texturing, animation & compositing aside). Current game engines are great, for what they are, but they still are at the stage of using various tricks to vaguely implement half-accurate lighting behaviour, whereas state of the art render engines are getting closer and closer to implementing almost brute force approaches to physical-based light interaction modeling. He is wrong because GPUs will indeed most likely become a significant part of the final rendering pipeline - as they become more and more generalized computing platforms and as they become more and more easier to program, it is obvious that not just the HPC community will make use of them, the 3D software render engines also employ algorithms which suit massively parallel computations and/or floating point units. In fact, this has already begun for the past years, with projects like Gelato, but I think that it will truly become mainstream and part of the daily workflow within the next couple of years. In fact, in a way, we might see a migration in the other direction: the current real-time engines might be suplanted by the non-realtime 3D software render engines in games and other real-time graphics applications, as soon as the computing power is there to run them in real-time, either on GPGPUs or on a combination of GPUs and multi-core CPUs. One thing is for sure, no matter how powerful the render nodes (CPU or GPU) become, the render times per frame for top-end CGI work will still be measured in hours or days. It just seems like an universal physics rule: the more power artists have at their disposal, the more new, complicated things they will want to do with it, until the producer knocks on the door and says that the film should have been released yesterday and what the fuck are they still doing rendering? caerphoto Ars Centurion I want to be able to stand beside Alan Rolland when he pings Richie McCaw for hands in the ruck. I want to be able to wince in sympathy because I was right there when Sebastian Chabal took his revenge by stomping on Richie's face. Am I the only one who has no idea who these people are, or what the first sentence even means? reverse_atomic_roger Wise, Aged Ars Veteran Originally posted by caerphoto: They are rugby players. Richie McCaw is the New Zealand captain, and probably one of the best flankers in the world at the moment. Sebastian Chabal plays for the french national side, usually at number 8 I believe. It all made perfect sense to me, and actually "Rugby inspired violence aside" were the next words in the article. A quick google of rugby and the names would have told you a lot. But to be honest, if you don't get it, it doesn't really matter. The author wants to see violence in 3D. You could grasp that without understanding a word of what you quoted. Its nice to see some knowledge of rugby on the 'net. Its a rare occurrence. 117 posts \| registered Nov 5, 2008 Right... because there's no lense between your finger and your eye. Put on a strong enough pair of reading glasses and you can stare at your finger all you want for as long as you want. axelfoley Seniorius Lurkius Fun article. But really apart from medicine, military, gaming and various engineering fields I don't see 3D screens or holographic projectors ever being really desirable. Of course I just named a bunch of areas where it IS desirable - I just don't think movies and popular entertainment are great beneficiaries at all. Sure it SOUNDS like an awesome idea to the casual movie fan, but unless you consciously understand why movies are successful or beautiful to watch, you'll want this right up until you see the actual results. Movies and TV, like visual art and photography are based on a Director and Director of Photography's (D.O.P) vision for a scene. Composition and framing are chosen very carefully to enhance a desired mood as well as to simply tell a story without having to narrate everything. Putting everything into 3D, just because you can, has the potential to completely confuse plot, obscure subtle action, and generally distract the audience with gimmicks. It throws character POV shots out the window and blows a couple of awards categories sky high too ;-) Also.. where DOES the action end? This is a tricky one in current 3D movies anyway where there is a disturbing problem when the eye reaches the edge of a frame and the illusion is ruined. How exactly would a film solve this in holographic mode? Technically it would make even the simplest scene a complete nightmare to shoot - multiply costs by a large factor and make set design and set layout massively more expensive. Since the beginning of film, techniques have been used to fool the eye: matte-paintings, painted backdrops, fake building facades etc. The technique continues into special effects and compositing today. Even in a 'hi-tech' digital workflow we hand-paint flat backgrounds, throw in smoke, dust, buildings, add sparkle on water and re-colour selective scene elements. All of this is at the end, still composited together out of flat 2D elements in a 3D space. A 'virtual set', but still just a set. Contrary to popular misconception, animated movies don't just come out of render fully formed - they TOO are subject to loads of post-production, compositing and background replacement. It's not ABOUT render time. It's about artist's/operator time. It would simply be grossly impractical, expensive and time-consuming to create all this fakery from multiple angles while ensuring that lighting is consistent, colours stable and props and wardrobe elements all tucked out of sight. Real-time gaming engines could do this - FOR GAMES - where visual realism or high fidelity is not essential. That would be fun... but then VR would be MORE fun and convincing for that anyway :-) 36 posts \| registered Jan 22, 2003	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line389
__label__wiki	0.548614	0.548614	Home » Thailand » How to Visit Thailand’s Hellfire Pass and the Death Railway How to Visit Thailand’s Hellfire Pass and the Death Railway November 28, 2014 by Sarah Carter (updated on February 5, 2020 ) The cutting of Hellfire Pass began on 25 April 1943. Further North from Kanchanaburi, Konyu Pass was named Hellfire Pass by the men who suffered and survived being prisoners of war (POWs) on the Thai-Burma Railway. This 415-kilometre railway was to supply Japanese forces in Burma, bypassing sea routes that became vulnerable when Japanese naval strength was reduced in 1942 following the Battles of the Coral Sea and Midway in 1942. The railway was primarily built by 200,000 (forced) Asian laborers and 60,000 Allied POW’s. The first group of POW’s were D force, mainly Australians, New Zealanders and Brits from Singapore. Hellfire Pass is situated some 260 kilometers north west of Bangkok, we’ve taken the 0750 train from Thonburi station in Bangkok to Kanchanaburi, the closest major town. The train costs 100 Thai Baht (GBP 2.00, US$3.03) takes us around four and a half hours to get to Kanchanaburi – it stops everywhere and also in between. The jungle here is ferocious, and before long the branches that whip into the open windows are shredded and covering us like ashes. This meter gauge railway was built primarily through slave labor. POWs arrived here after the fall of Singapore with yet more added to the labor pool as the war continued in the Far East. Augmented by nearly 200,000 Asian workers, conscripted from Malaya, China, Singapore and Thailand it’s estimated that one in three workers died during the building of the railway. The Japanese planned to complete the railway quickly by building many sections at once and linking them. The original plan was to complete the line in June 1943. An inspection in June 1943 pushed back the completion date by two months. The line was completed on 16 October 1943. In the end the staggering 415 km of track was completed in just 20 months. At the cost of more than 100,000 lives. The train no longer comes here to Hellfire Pass. Most of the track was ripped up. What is left stops 18 km away at Namtok, so from Kanchanaburi we’d taken an open backed pick up truck, a Song Taow, this morning, to take us to Hellfire Pass, wait for us and then drop us at the Namtok train station, so we could take the death railway back to Kanchanaburi. A small but absolutely superb museum was opened here, at Hellfire Pass in the late 1990’s , the brain child of Australian Major Tom Morris. There’s a fantastic free audio tour, that guides you through the museum and then along a cleared 2.5km of the railway, including through Hellfire Pass itself. The museum is open from 9-4 and is free, but please do give a donation, in order that they may continue their work. There are also toilets there, you’ll need to pay, as the museum has to pay for the water used in their operation. In the 1980’s a group of Australian ex POW’s returned and cleared part of the line here, so there’s not just a museum, but also the opportunity to walk part of an incredible historic journey. We’re dropped at the end of the walking trail (it used to run for 7km, but now is closed at this 2.5km rest stop) by our driver and set off back towards the museum. It’s hot, humid and the mosquitoes are vicious. We carry a walkie talkie from the museum, in case we get into trouble. It’s rough under foot. This is no flip flop clad stroll in the park. The rough coarse stones are similar to those you see on railways everywhere between the sleepers. This 2.5km that takes us nearly two hours to walk as we go slow, take photographs and take in the audio tour in its entirety is a fraction of what the POW’s used to walk each way from their camp to their work. We carry water, hand wipes, mosquito spray, sunglasses, a hat and wear walking shoes. They wore a “Jap Happy” g string type affair and were barefoot. We walk over Seven Meter Embankment, through Hammer and Tap pass, Hintok Cutting and Three Meter Bridge and arrive at the view of Kwae Noi. The railway here was horseshoe shaped, it was possible for POW’s to see other groups working on the line. The view of the valley is sublime. We walk much of this in silence, listening to the gravel crunch under our feet. Stopping to drink water, swat mosquitoes and press the next button on the audio. The Australian Government and War Commission has made many recollections available on the web – you can download, read and listen here: Those who were in camps furthest away from supplies were hardest hit, like the one at Three Pagoda Pass. This is where F Force were based. F Force comprised 7,000 men, Australians and British who left Singapore in 1943. At least 1060 Australians and 2036 British died here on the line. A death rate of 45%. And then we’re here. Hellfire Pass. This is Konyu Cutting. 600 metres long, 25 metres deep at the tallest part of the hill. Cut out almost entirely by hand. Hammer, tap, hammer, tap, explosive,clear. There’s a memorial to the men who suffered and died or survived here, but the stark walls of the cutting, and the silence of the jungle around serve as a far better headstone to the men of the Death Railway. It was mainly Australians and Kiwis who lived here, died here, suffered here. No one more famous than Sir Edward “Weary” Dunlop, a doctor, a surgeon and their leader. Weary Dunlop’s ashes were scattered here on 25th April 1994, ANZAC day. The 2014 Booker Prize winner, “The Narrow Road to the Deep North” by Richard Flanagan is loosely based on Dunlop. I recommend it highly, whether you’re planning on visiting Hellfire Pass or not. It left me with a deep sense of despair at the torment that men wage on men and such vivid descriptions that I felt nauseous eating for days afterwards. All the while, as we’ve been walking, I can hear the whispered, whistled tune of Colonel Bogey – made famous by the 1957 movie, Bridge on the River Kwai – which although not historically accurate, did (and continues to) raise awareness. Conditions were brutal here, with starvation rations for men who were expected to work all day and then sleep on bamboo racks in bamboo huts. It only got worse when the monsoon came. That coincided with food deliveries that didn’t arrive and the introduction by the Japanese of an accelerated timetable for the completion of the railway that resulted in 15-18 hours days for the POWs. It meant little rest. It meant an 8-9 kilometer walk to the work site. And back. It meant those who were in the hospital, deemed too sick to work had to go out on the line to work. This time was called Speedo. Death rates soared. They slaved through the night to the light of petrol lamps, that illuminated the cutting making it look like hell itself, hence the name. In these two hours that it take us to slowly navigate our way back to the museum we see just four other people. We’ve walked back to the museum here at Hellfire Pass, where also mentioned is engine C5631 the first train to pass on the line. C5631 restored in Tokyo The engine is on display in the nauseating Japanese War Museum in Tokyo, where no mention is made of any of what we’ve seen. Display from the Japanese War Museum, Tokyo It was in the building of this line that more than 90,000 Asian workers and 12,800 Allied POWs died in horrific conditions. “When you go home, tell them of us and say we gave our tomorrow for your today.” We leave Hellfire Pass and arrive at Namtok station in silence, getting seats on the right hand side of the train for the more spectacular views on our journey back to what’s more commonly known now as the Bridge on the River Kwai. The windows are open, the train rattles slowly south. We’re joined by a large tour group, who are on the train for perhaps three stops, just long enough to ride the train over the Wampo viaduct and then it’s quiet. It seems like us and a few locals. The river didn’t used to be called Kwai, it was renamed by the enterprising Thai locals after the success of the movie, which was filmed in Sri Lanka, where they’re planning to rebuild the bridge that they built and blew up for the movie, as a tourist attraction. Here’s the train as it rattles slowly over the bridge. http://asocialnomad.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/kanchanaburi-train.m4a The bridge here is original, in the main. (The first bridge that was built was wooden, shortly afterwards replaced by this concrete and steel one) It was blown up in part during the war, the center curved spans were replaced soon afterwards. Bullet holes can be seen on the concrete struts. In my mind, I was expecting this bridge to be just like the movie. On the edge of the jungle. Not surrounded by bass heavy noise from brightly lit restaurants. We’d watched the sunset last night from the nearby War museum next to the bridge – worth it only for the view of the bridge, everything else in there – from a bizarre picture collection to the bones of more than 100 Asian railway workers is eclectic and surreal. Far better, and well worth the time is the Death Railway Museum – close to the railway station and overlooking the Allied War cemetery. No photos are allowed in this museum, but it provides context, memorabilia and moving stories from survivors. We also spent an hour paying our respects at the Chung Kai cemetery. A perfectly maintained resting place for Allied POWs who died on the line. It’s a few kilometers out of Kanchanaburi (we hired scooters for the day) and despite being by the side of a reasonably busy road, it’s an oasis of calm reflection. There seems no more fitting way to leave our time here and to pay our respects by remembering those who spent their war years here, than to share with you the words of Duncan Butler, an Australian POW. Close your eyes and listen and never, never forget. http://asocialnomad.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/191mates.mp3 Here are the words: MATES I’ve travelled down some lonely roads Both crooked tracks and straight An’ I’ve learned life’s noblest creed Summed up in one word, “Mate” I’m thinking back across the years, (A thing I do of late) An’ this word sticks between my ears You’ve got to have a mate. Someone who’ll take you as you are Regardless of your state An’ Stand as firm as Ayers Rock Because ‘e is your mate. Me mind goes back to 43, To slavery and ‘ate, When man’s one chance to stay alive Depended on ‘is mate. With bamboo for a billie-can An’ bamboo for a plate, A bamboo paradise for bugs, Was bed for me and me mate. You’d slip and slither through the mud An’ curse your rotten fate But then you’d hear a quiet word: “Don’t drop your bundle mate.” An’ though it’s all so long ago This truth I ‘ave to state: A man don’t know what lonely means, Til ‘e has lost his mate. And so to all who ask us why We keep these special dates Like Anzac Day, I answer: “Why?” “We’re thinking of our mates.” An’ when I’ve left the drivers seat An handed in my plates, I’ll tell old Peter at the door: “I’ve come to join me MATES.” 8 thoughts on “How to Visit Thailand’s Hellfire Pass and the Death Railway” Marilyn January 7, 2015 at 8:45 am That is such a moving piece Sarah – thanks for that moving description of your trip. I’m now trying to explain to people why I’m sitting at my desk all teary-eyed (I never cry!) ASocialNomad Post author January 11, 2015 at 8:21 am Thanks Marilyn. This was a Bucket List place for me to visit for completely different reasons than, say, the Great Wall. I am so very glad that I had the opportunity to pay my respects here. Robin Docksey January 8, 2015 at 11:54 am Sarah. I read this through and was deeply impressed by it. Thank you for writing this. Thanks Robin, this day and this place was without a doubt the most moving place I have visited, its history just sears into you and won’t let go. Patrick Shepherd June 6, 2015 at 12:50 am The first 400 men assigned to Hellfire Pass Cutting were Australians of D Force but when the schedule wasn’t as quick as was wanted then they assigned four hundred British from H Force to work on the pass as well, in addition to these men there were small parties broken out of other groups and taken as needed and of course there were many Malay and Tamil civilians too. I found my walk through Hellfire Pass to e somewhat disturbing in a psychological sense ASocialNomad Post author June 6, 2015 at 6:48 am I agree Patrick, it is the most moving place I’ve travelled to. Have you visited the Myanmar side of the railway at all? Or the area of the Sandakan Death Marches? We’re planning both shortly, any advice would be greatly appreciated. Patrick Shepherd June 8, 2015 at 11:39 pm Sorry no, I spent my time on a pilgrimage of the sites where my uncle could have been as Royal Engineer with D Force, and around Kanchanaburi and a day at an elephant sanctuary. I’m just finding out now from my research that there may have been another battalion of D Force , mostly Brits, working on preparing Hellfire pass in early April of 1943, that’s still under research though. Richard July 26, 2018 at 4:40 pm Thank you for such a wonderful and personal write up. My own mate (and Aussie) Pete visited the Death Railway a year or so back, and was inspired to include it as part of the Window Seater audio guide. If your readers are heading out from Bangkok to visit the Hellfire pass, they might like to know that the guide dovetails with the Hellfire Pass audio guide – Window Seater covers the route out from Bangkok’s Hua Lumphong Station, up to the start of the Death Railway, and provides wider context and backstory to this sorry line and Thailand’s past. It’s available as a phone app and info & links to the app are here: http://www.windowseater.com/travel/thailand/the-death-railway Thanks again for the moving read. ← How to Get from Cambodia to Thailand by Bus – Siem Reap to Bangkok [2020] Easy in to Sri Lanka →	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line393
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__label__cc	0.509574	0.490426	Every Instinct ExcerptStory By Gabriel Constans Last updated Jan 5, 2021 From Saint Catherine’s Baby – Stories. A warm breeze squeezed through the holes in the window screen of the small box trailer, caressing the hair on Steven Rice’s arm. He stopped writing his notes on the pink paper and looked out the spotted, streaked window, at the old trees, vines and plants rooted in the lush green gully bordering the backyard. He wondered how this small land of wood and greenery had flourished so bountifully, while trapped between residential asphalt and city streets of noise, grime and drifting exhaust. “The stories they could tell,” he thought, staring at the knotted oaks, “hot, cold, dry, wet; season after season; change after change.” Mr. Rice had survived a few blustery seasons of his own. Surgical intrusions, vandalistic relationships, precarious illnesses and winds of death had blown through the canyons of his life, leaving crevasses and jagged scars on the landscape of his soul. His receding, graying hairline and scarred, wrinkled skin, were testament to his growth and decay. Wire-rimmed spectacles framed his large protruding nose, providing an exclamation point to his tall, skinny frame. A light blue dress shirt and beige, corduroy slacks covered him modestly. They were just right for his kind of work: not too shabby, not to fancy or extreme. Steven watched a brown, orange-bellied feathered friend jump from one of the trees to the soft green grass below the window. He wasn’t sure if it was a dull robin or a bright male sparrow. The sound machine hummed and the violins, emanating from the radio playing in the adjoining room, traveled through the thin plywood walls. They used the machine and classical music, to drone out their confidential conversations and keep the words, sounds and cries from reaching beyond the small, fern-potted cubicle they used for their private, intimate encounters with mortality. There were two stout chairs with short, wide backs and legs; that looked like they had been dropped from a tall building and compressed on impact. An acrylic-padded office chair had been rolled under the insignificant, almost nonexistent, desk facing the dirty window. Fresh cut flowers, a miniature digital clock, some calligraphic business cards and a blue lit candle, graced the small glass table situated between the flattened chairs. The wall was adorned with two of his wife’s framed photos. One displayed a sensuous purple orchid in full bloom. The other contained a golden-orange poppy poking its head through the crevice of an intimidating mountain of cold, gray granite. His wife, Jillian, was an excellent photographer, but hadn’t practiced her craft for years. Children, a job with the city planning department and various environmental causes had limited her photographic pursuits. Now, with the kids in their twenties, she and Steven had more free time for their individual passions and pursuits. Steven planned on taking up hang gliding, running off the tops of mountains and floating above earth like a bird. Some mornings he awoke with delight and told her about a flying dream. Steven had been twice married before taking his vows with Jillian. The first mishap was as a young man of eighteen, when he had mistaken lust for love and connected with a warm, loving woman named Yolanda. There union lasted but a short two years; neither knowing who they were or what they wanted; both believing freedom equaled zero responsibility and no commitment. The second marriage, to Peggy, had matched all the images in Steven’s head of “settling down”; but other than producing two beautiful children, the relationship was awash in misunderstanding and contrary ambitions. Everyone but he and his wife saw the mismatch from the start. They relinquished their individuality and personal boundaries to try to meet the others perceived needs or desires. They mistook control, security and acquiescence for love. Jillian was the first to believe in Steven, to love him without an unconscious, unspoken need to control or manipulate his behavior. He had returned her respect and care in kind. The magnetic current that had originally attracted them upon first sight had done nothing but increase in intensity and strength. The candle’s lavender aroma and the scarlet scents of spring, mingled conspiratorially, as Steven redirected his attention to the form under his hand and scribbled, in his disjointed, undecipherable hand writing, the words which best captured the last hours drama. The documentation was tedious, at best; but the lives and stories of those with whom he crossed paths, were anything but. As he put the pink pages back in their vanilla envelope and placed it in the drawer, he felt the familiar vibration of footsteps on the wooden ramp. The ramp, made out of plywood and two-by-fours, had been hastily installed for wheel chair access, after the temporary trailers had been placed on their cement blocks. The outer door to the middle office opened suddenly, sucking sound and air into the self-contained unit like a surfacing diver gasping for breath. Someone entered, knocked on the open hollow door to Steven’s little cubicle and peered around the corner. “Mr. Rice?” “Yes,” Steven replied, standing and holding out his hand. “Please, call me Steven.” He was forty-nine years old, had accumulated a number of advanced degrees and training, but still felt strange when somebody called him Mister or Doctor. The formal titles carried too much weight; too many expectations and implications of difference and separation. It made him feel old, defined and limited. The gentleman clasped Steven’s hand cautiously, as if he could be infected with suffering by mere association. “Mr. Hartman?” Steven asked. “Rob,” Mr. Hartman nodded warily. “Rob is fine.” “So . . . you found us OK?” “I’ve seen the sign whenever I drove by, but never had any reason to . . . you know . . . stop in.” Steven nodded. “Sorry I’m late.” “Actually, you’re right on time,” he said, closing the door. “Please, have a seat.” Steven took the opposite chair and handed Mr. Hartman a clear clipboard with a form and pen attached. “A brief formality; we don’t want there to be any surprises or misconceptions.” “Of course,” Mr. Hartman replied calmly, while his instincts told him to drop the damn form and run for his life. “Whatever you tell me is confidential.” Rob nodded, glancing over the printed page. His jaw was clamped tight as a pressure-cooker, the corners of his mouth descending, searching for something solid; some anchor to latch on to. His dark black hair was combed neatly in place, his striped sport shirt was buttoned to the collar and his cuffed slacks nicely pressed. Steven noticed a slight shaking of the fingers, as Rob signed and returned the form, carefully avoiding any eye contact. Rob tried smiling as he handed over the clipboard, but it got stuck in his throat like a chicken bone before reaching his dry lips. “Thank you,” Steven said, placing the “formality” on top of the desk. “Thank you for coming. I know this is hard.” Rob nodded, rubbing his hands on the wooden rests of the armchair and looking at the floor. He cleared his throat several times, as if he was going to speak, but decided against it. “He knows how hard it is?” Rob said to himself. “I doubt it.” “When you called,” Steven interjected, “you didn’t say how your mother died. Can you tell me what happened?” “Man!” Rob thought, his adrenaline pumping. “I barely hit the cushion before this guy is asking me how she died!” Steven saw Rob flinch. “She . . . she . . . I don’t . . .” Rob braced himself, counted to three and turned an inner, emotional valve, squeezing off the pain that was about to blow his boiler. He reverted to his mind for expediency and safety, uncrossed his arms and went on a litany of chronological events leading up to his mother’s death. The room swam with details, accusations, judgments, blame and anger. He talked animatedly about doctors, nurses, relatives, family members and friends; his hands gesticulating freely, framing his words with emphatic motion. He told a long, labored story of the medical community and their assault upon his mother; of relatives who “never helped” and others who “always interfered.” As Rob’s outrage about his mother’s cancer and subsequent death raged on, Steven waited for a pause, a cue, a sliver of an opening to address the pain that boiled below the surface. It came suddenly, when Rob abruptly stopped speaking, placed his hands on his knees and glared at Steven. “Well?” Rob asked bitterly, “Now what?” “I’m sorry you had to witness such suffering,” Steven said. “What an awful ordeal.” Rob waited. “You must love your mother very much.” Every instinct of pride and privacy in Rob’s body strained to keep composure. It felt like his ligaments were tearing apart; his protective shell, of time and distance from his mother’s passing, stripped bare. Repressed liquids of loss and abandonment leaked like a broken faucet. He tried holding back the tears, by covering his runny eyes and nose with his hands, but it was as useless as trying to stop a tidal wave with a bucket. He felt dizzy, his cheeks burned and his stomach ached. He questioned his sanity and wondered how he had let his well-meaning wife convince him to attend this torture. “I must be a masochist or a nut case,” he reasoned. Sure, he’d had some scattered days since his adoptive mother had passed on. “Who wouldn’t?” he figured. “She was only fifty-one.” Her name was Nadine. She’d adopted him, as a single parent, when he was five years old. Everything he knew about love, security or life had come from her. She’d taken him on faith; not knowing what complications might arise as he got older. Her devotion ran deep. She had spoiled him with attention and confidence. “How could she leave?!” his mind demanded, not able or willing to match the reality of her death with his belief in how the world should work. He had admitted to his wife, Soledad, that he wasn’t sleeping well and didn’t feel like doing anything. “It doesn’t make sense; nothing matters anymore.” Anxiety about the future knocked day and night. He frequently asked Soledad if they were OK; if she was sure she wanted to stay with him being so “messed up and all?” She’d smile reassuringly and tell him their love hadn’t changed since they’d met in high school. He was and always would be, “her man . . . her sweetheart. I’m not going anywhere.” It was during one of these moments of insecurity that she suggested he call these people for help. She had promised that they wouldn’t do any touchy-feely, therapy kind of stuff on him. Now, here he was, wondering what kind of mess he was in. All he’d done so far was babble on about his private life and cry like a wet baby in front of a perfect stranger. He should have seen the trap the minute he walked in the little claustrophobic compartment. Soft music; candles; a warm and friendly atmosphere – all there to seduce him into making a fool of himself! And there was something unnerving about this guy, like he could see right through you. “It’s not fair!” Rob shouted, between chest splitting sobs, “Why’d she have to suffer; why not me?!” Steven handed him some Kleenex from the conveniently placed box sitting on the glass table, waiting patiently to be of service and discarded. Rob wiped his contorted face. “You’d want your mother to go through the pain your feeling?” “No, but why; how could this happen?” “Her dying or the emptiness you’re feeling?” “I don’t know. I don’t know anything anymore.” “Doesn’t make sense, does it?” Rob nodded, blew his nose again and tossed the tissue towards the small plastic can peaking out from under the table. Steven said, “It can be painful and confusing. The feelings are so overwhelming; it seems like you’re out of control; nothing fits together anymore.” “That’s for sure.” Rob dabbed his wet cheeks with another willing tissue. “But why does it have to hurt so bad?” Salt water oozed from the corner of his eye and dripped on to the front of his pressed shirt. “I don’t know. Maybe it’s the price we have to pay for loving somebody.” “Pretty stiff price.” “Sure is,” Steven leaned forward. “You’d have to be a masochist to choose this kind of pain.” Rob nodded, “So why go through it?” “Grief seems to be the one kind of pain that doesn’t change or go away, unless we let ourselves face it, feel it . . . almost embrace it. Most kinds of pain are good to get rid of; put a bandage on it, fix it or avoid it, right?” Rob’s river of tears trickled to a small brook as he threw his last drenched tissue toward the seemingly elusive wastebasket. “With grief there is no easy, quick fix; it’s not something you ‘get over’ or ‘recover from.’” Steven wondered if Rob was making any connections. He was never sure. Even if the client said they understood, felt heard or thanked him for his time, there was no guarantee that his presence or words had any beneficial effect at all. There was no tangible, physical sign or material exchange, no finished product or sutured wound. “But,” Steven emphasized, “if you allow yourself to experience it, with people you trust and at times and places that feel safe, it will lesson in duration and frequency.” Rob shook his head in disbelief. Steven added, “Right now it doesn’t feel like it will ever change, right?” “You got that right.” Rob’s apprehension and anxiety flew around in his head like manic butterflies, while Steven, this quiet middle aged man with specs and out of date shoes, continued to provide his attention and seemingly sincere concern. Slowly, almost imperceptibly, Rob’s fears subsided, as he realized he was safe and could allow his heart’s storms to rage. He told Steven all about Nadine. He talked about their favorite holidays, Thanksgiving and Halloween; about where they had lived, in Providence; what she did for a living, working as a home care attendant; how he bought her a home, after working in real estate for several years. He told him about the difficult times they’d had when he was a teenager, when he was embarrassed to be around her; how he had pushed her away and his remorse at having done so. He talked about his wife Soledad; how she felt closer to his mother than to her own. He talked and talked and cried and cried and remembered. As Rob told him about his mother, Steven thought fondly of his own. She’d had a heart attack and surgery about six years ago, coming precipitously close to death’s door. She was in her seventies now and doing well, but the thought of her dying still gave him the chills. It wasn’t like he was a stranger to loss. Various family members, friends and acquaintances had gasped their last breaths; but there was something about his mother, her solid, life-long presence and care, that struck close to the bone. The thought of her dying and disappearing from this material life, made him feel vulnerable and alone. He prayed it would never happen, knowing full well that such prayers were a futile exercise in self-delusion. “Yeah, she was, I mean is, an amazing woman,” Rob concluded fondly, an imperceptible smile kissing his lips. Hearing Rob pause and having a sense that their time was coming to a close, Steven asked Rob if they could meet again in a week or two. He noticed the strained expression, of someone trying to hold together a broken glass, had been replaced with a smile, a smile that said, “Thank God. I’m not going crazy. This is all to be expected. It will change. There is hope.” “If it’s not too much trouble,” Rob replied. “Would you write down the time and date? I’ve been a little forgetful lately.” “Sure.” He wrote down the appointment, as slowly and carefully as possible, so someone beside himself could read it and handed it to Rob. Rob checked the time and date, then turned the card over. “Steven Rice, Ph.D.,” he read silently, “Bereavement Counselor.” He stuffed it in his front pocket, stood and firmly shook Steven’s hand. “Thank you. Thank you very much.” “I know this sounds crazy, but I think it helped.” “I hope so,” Steven smiled. “I look forward to seeing you next week.” Steven watched Robert walk down the red-stained ramp, back into his life, a life without the woman who had taught him how to live. He went over to the miniature desk, sat on the rolling office chair, took out a pink form that read, “Progress Note”, grabbed his pen and began to write. The last hour was fresh in his memory as he looked out the dirty windowpane and felt the air through the screen cooling as the sun undressed to put on its nightgown of darkness. The old knotted pine trees stood gallantly in the gully, impervious to the suns disrobing. They stood without feelings of love, loss, joy or sorrow; without consciousness of there own existence or approaching demise. Steven put on his alma mater’s long sleeve blue sweater and placed his notes in Mr. Hartman’s file. He put the file inside the four-foot high, rusted metal cabinet and attached the combination lock. Picking up his frayed, black-leather briefcase and bottled water, he looked outside once more, before turning off the light, radio and sound machine. “I’ll have to wash that window tomorrow,” he said to himself. “It’s filthy.” Steven Rice walked outside, closed the vacuum-sucking door with a bang, inserted his copper key and turned the latch. The flimsy box trailer and its precarious contents were safe for another day. He walked down the shaky ramp and wondered how we keep living with all our scars and open wounds. DatingEnvironmentFictionFitness and NutritionInspirationalLove and RomanceMarriageMedicalScreenwritingWeight Loss Gabriel Constans Gabriel has written for numerous journals, magazines, newspapers, ezines and websites in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa and has 15 books published in the U.S. His fiction includes The Last Conception; Zen Master Tova Tarantino Toshiba: The Illustrious and Delusional Abbess of Satire; and Buddha's Wife. His non-fiction includes Don't Just Sit There, Do Something! Grief's Wake Up Call; Luscious Chocolate Smoothies: An Irresistible Collection of Healthy Cocoa Delights; The Penis Dialogues: Handle With Care; and Good Grief: Love, Loss & Laughter. Help Police Help! – Sorry we’re Clocking Off An Invitation to Freedom An Erotic European Romance A Rwandan Folk Tale Come Back Harvey A Bold Love Jack Eason says 9 years ago Hmm. Even though I’ve just carefully read it Gabriel, I’m still wondering what exactly it was I just read. A comment on society today I think. 🙂 joycewhite says 9 years ago I agree with Jack. A sad situation wrapped in beautifully written metaphors and descriptions. Joyce	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line401
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Some of them don’t even encrypt your traffic. With all that in mind, we advise you to select one of our suggestions for the best VPN for Canada. One of the leading VPN services in the business, ExpressVPN is an excellent pick no matter what your purpose is. It offers world-class features in every domain: Privacy, security, speed, coverage, Internet access, and more. ExpressVPN uses the Advanced Encryption Standard with 256-bit keys, the most secure algorithm on the market. It’s nearly impossible to break because attackers would have to go through trillions of possible combinations. That’s why several government agencies like the NSA use it to protect secret files. Moreover, the company has a proven track record in erasing sensitive data from its servers. It follows a strict no-logging policy, eliminating information like your IP address, browsing history, or anything else that can be used to track you. And to make sure there aren’t any leaks, the VPN has an automatic kill switch that immediately kills your Internet connection in case of a malfunction. Streamers can access the most popular streaming platforms from anywhere with ExpressVPN. First of all, it operates a network of 3,000+ servers that spreads across 94 countries, one of the largest in the industry. And second, it can avoid the VPN IP address blacklist. Furthermore, your Internet speed will only witness a slight drop when you’re using ExpressVPN, which means you won’t encounter any buffering issues. Additional noteworthy perks include P2P support, a 30-day money-back guarantee, and five simultaneous device connections. (Read our ExpressVPN review for the full verdict). AES-256 encryption. Kill switch and DNS leak protection. No logs of user data. 3,000+ servers in 94 countries. Access to the majority of streaming platforms. Fast servers. P2P support. Five concurrent device connections per account. 30-day refund policy. More expensive than its peers. Our second pick for the best VPN for Canada is an Estonian-based provider called BulletVPN. Despite using the military-grade AES-256 encryption, it barely affects your Internet connection and offers excellent speed rates, as the name suggests. It can also unblock all the major streaming services, including those that significantly clamped down on VPN IP addresses like TVNZ, DStv, and Showmax. And although the company does not have a vast number of servers (151), it has a presence in 54 countries and counting, which is good coverage. BulletVPN also supports torrenting and P2P activities, has a 30-day refund policy, and allows six simultaneous device connections. It also offers a Smart DNS proxy. On the privacy front, the company follows a strict no-logging policy and, as I mentioned earlier, uses the best encryption on the market. You can also activate the kill switch from settings inside the app, along with BulletShield, a feature that prevents Internet access unless you’re connected to a BulletVPN server. For more information, check out our BulletVPN review. Get BulletVPN Decent server coverage. Military encryption. No-logs policy. Kill switch + BulletShield. Six simultaneous device connections. Fast speed rates. Works with most streaming platforms. Smaller number of servers than other VPNs. Before introducing a VPN product, Unlocator offered a Smart DNS proxy service. This tool’s only job was to help users unblock streaming platforms, without providing any privacy features like encryption or IP address concealment. Unlocator VPN, though, uses AES-256, has a zero-logging policy, and offers a kill switch with Unlocator Shield (similar to BulletShield). You can even subscribe to Unlocator Hybrid and get all the benefits of a VPN and a Smart DNS proxy. But the best thing about this VPN is that it offers a 7-day free trial, followed by a 30-day refund policy, giving you more than enough time to test its services. You don’t even have to submit any credit card details during the first week. However, since its VPN product is relatively new, the number of servers isn’t as impressive as other VPNs. You can install Unlocator VPN on PC, Mac, Android, and iOS, and simultaneously use it on five devices. The Unlocator VPN review will give you more insight into this service. One-week free trial (no credit card needed). Five simultaneous device connections. Kill switch + Unlocator Shield. Unlocator Hybrid. Smaller server network than other VPNs. Based in Denmark (a member of Nine Eyes). Another well-known VPN service is Panama-based NordVPN, which offers some of the best privacy features. You’ll enjoy the industry-standard AES-256 encryption, a no-logging policy, and kill switch, as well as CyberSec and double VPN. The first one blocks ads and malicious websites, while the second one reroutes and encrypts your traffic twice. NordVPN has more than 5,000 servers in 59 countries, which can unblock the majority of websites. It also supports torrenting and P2P activities, offers a 30-day refund policy, and allows six simultaneous device connections. You can install the app on iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, and Linux. Read our NordVPN review for more information. Vast server network. Double VPN and CyberSec. Unblocks streaming platforms. Some servers might be a bit slow. Our final best VPN for Canada suggestion is Surfshark, a top service based in the British Virgin Islands. It offers all the must-have privacy and security features, including a kill switch, military-grade encryption, and a zero-logging policy. In addition to all of that, You’ll benefit from MultiHop, a feature that reroutes your traffic through multiple servers, and CleanWeb, a tool that blocks ads and malicious websites. As for unblocking capabilities, Surfshark will give you access to the most popular websites and platforms. It operates over 1,000 servers in 60 countries, which provide decent speed rates and support torrenting. The company also allows unlimited simultaneous device connections and offers a 30-day money-back guarantee. You can install it on Mac, PC, Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, and Linux. Check out the Surfshark review for more information. Get Surfshark MultiHop and CleanWeb. Unlimited concurrent device connections. Streaming compatibility and P2P support. Decent server network and speeds. Expensive monthly subscription plans. May collect data if you don’t opt-out in settings. Best VPN for Canada – Final Words Restrictions and data monitoring are part of the online world no matter where you live, even if it’s a place with great respect for freedom like Canada. As you can see, there are several reasons for using a VPN inside Canadian territories. In fact, we recommend connecting to a VPN service whenever you go online. But not all VPNs offer the same quality of service. Therefore, it’s crucial you choose reputable providers, like one of our best VPN for Canada suggestions. In your opinion, which VPN offers the best features? Leave a comment below. VPNArea Review – Is It Worth Buying? How to Subscribe to US Streaming Services from Abroad 2021 TorGuard VPN Review – Should You Consider It? Best VPN for South Africa	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line404
__label__wiki	0.592259	0.592259	198 Nova Scotia Archives. Order for Attachment. At the request of Claude Landry of the Cape of Annapolis, the Gov’r orders John Hanshole and Prudent Robichau to attach goods in possession of Réné Doucett, the property of "widow Boudrot who has retired from St. Peters to Minas, until she returns to answer the charge of intention to defraud some poor orphans, or until further orders. They are to make inventory and appraisement of the goods; and give copies of inventory to Doucett and the Secretary. Deputies to be present at making of inventory. Annapolis, Jan. 18, 1733. By his Honour's Command Wm. Shirreff, Sec’y Order to Mitchell to Survey Minas, &c. [113 Mitchell has completed survey of "this River of Annapolis Royal." Ordered to survey as before, "Minas, Pissaquid, Cobequid, Cape-Doré, Shickaneckto, and Chippody" distinguishing between cultivated and uncultivated; and also "the Uninhabited Lands lying on both sides of the Basin of Minas up to Cobequid and Pissaquid; and from the Entry into the Basin of Mines, You are to take a survey of the Coast and Adjacent Lands to Shickaneckto, And of the Neck of Land from thence to the Bay of Vert; from thence you are to proceed to Chippody, the River St. Johns and so forward Round the Bay of ffundy to Passamaquody, Grand Menan and Untill You Come to Cape Sables." To return with plan and report as soon as possible. Annapolis, Ap. 7, 1734. Order to "Renny fforest, James Girroir, and Richards." [114 Refers to order of Jan. 8, 1733, requiring them to pay only one half their usual rents to Mde. Belisle, until it could be	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line415
__label__cc	0.70232	0.29768	Guide to Internet TV This months blog is going to focus on Internet TV and services. In 2015 much of the latest technology has focused on supporting 4K image resolution (and beyond), although there is still a lack of content out there at the moment. TVs we have installed over last year have definitely grown bigger, and the 4K versions are certainly heavier. Beware of some of the TVs that look ultra slim but then have a bulky lower section for AV connections/speaker. This makes installation far more difficult or spoils flush fitment to the wall. Certainly in 2015, use of Internet TV services has become far more popular. So far in 2015 the trend for online streaming and cloud based services are becoming more and more prevalent …….So for this blog I’m going to cover the subject of’ Online TV services’. As a result, your broadband connection and a reliable Wi-Fi signal is ever more important. I do offer a range of excellent Wi-Fi access points to provide whole house coverage including the garden ! In the UK, we’re seeing an increasing number of digital TV services being delivered over a Broadband Internet connection. These online services offer TV programmes and movies “on-demand” for viewing on your TV set, on your computer, or on a mobile device. The content is most commonly accessed using Internet Protocol TV (IPTV), a set-top box, or a plug in gadget. Sky and Virgin TV services now heavily feature on-demand content through broadband connection as well as live services through the dish/cable network. To access any online TV services, you will need a decent broadband connection above 3mb/s, a decent Wi-Fi signal and a suitable Internet-enabled TV, or device to connect to your Broadband service. Many services can also be accessed from a computer or a smartphone. For TV shows and movies there are many service providers and a number of devices/gadgets out there. Here’s a roundup of some of the services/products: Sky satellite /Sky Go – the market leader which most of you are familiar with – this requires a sat dish and broadband service – Note: it does not have to be Sky broadband ! Virgin Media cable – similar services to Sky – requires Virgin cable network in your area and Virgin broadband BT Vision, requires Youview box, digital aerial signal and BT broadband connection/bundle TalkTalk TV, requires Youview box, digital aerial signal and talk talk broadband connection/bundle Youview – Is a collaboration of terrestrial broadcasters, BT and TalkTalk. It’s essentially a set top box for your TV that combines over 70 channels of basic digital TV, and catch up on demand services (from BBC iPlayer, ITV Player, 4OD, Demand 5) via a broadband connection. You can pause and rewind live TV, and if you get the YouView+ box you can record programmes as well. YouView is available either as a standalone box, or as part of a TV package from BT or TalkTalk, which give you access to more channels. Catch up TV is integrated right into the TV guide. A monthly Sky Movies Pass is available, and you can subscribe to Now TV or Netflix too. NOW TV – A non-contract video streaming service provided via Sky using a cheap digibox connected to your TV or online via PC, tablet, phone, Xbox, PS3 etc. NOW TV’s own packages include on-demand movie content and live sports which can be purchased without contract as monthly bundles for sky entertainment or movies and day passes for Sky Sports. NOW TV boasts latest movie offerings beforeNetflix or LOVEFiLM Instant Blinkbox TV – a video-on-demand service (owned by Tesco) which allows you to rent or buy films and TV programmes to watch straight away on a variety of devices including computers; PS3 and Xbox 360 games consoles; Samsung and LG TVs; and iPads. BBC iplayer, ITV Player, 4OD, demand 5 – familiar free ‘catch up’ services available on many ‘smart’ TVs or other devices connected to broadband. Samsung smart TVs tend to support the most content Netflix – Popular online streaming service paid via monthly subscription – app available through many IPTVs, games consoles and portable devices Amazon instant video – online access to renting/buying movies/TV shows which is free to those who have paid for the yearly amazon prime membership iTunes/Apple TV – rent movies or buy TV shows/movies which are stored to your iTunes database and can be viewed on any PC or iOS device connected to your network/account. iTunes has one of the nicest looking interfaces Google Play – android equivalent to apple iTunes – cloud based access to games, apps, ebooks, movies and TV shows etc LoveFilm – was one of the leading online movie streaming/rental services – has now been acquired by Amazon and integrated into their own video services You-tube – owned by google – video sharing website ideal for viewing music videos and TV shows on TVs for free Google Chromecast – small cheap plug in HDMI dongle for streaming videos, music, photos to your TV and works with apps like Netflix, Youtube, BBC iplayer and google play. It allows users to ‘cast’ or mirror content viewed their PC, tablet or phone directly to the TV screen. Amazon Fire TV stick- small cheap plug in HDMI dongle for streaming videos, music, photos, amazon prime instant video movies, tv shows as well as youtube, Netflix, bbc iplayer etc A hacked version is also available with KODI media player software installed Kodi/xbmc software media/pc players – used to stream any of the latest online movie/TV show content without contracts/payment Remember to think about your monthly download limit, if your broadband contract has one. An hour watching catch up TV will take about 1GB of data – and that can easily add up if you’re watching regularly June 4th, 2015\|Guides\| LG Wallpaper TV Samsung Frame TV Who can buy amoxil online Can you buy symbicort over the counter Buy real cipro online	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line417
__label__cc	0.520573	0.479427	Marc Telemetry Data Are Not Useful for Honda Riders HRC engineers focused on engine power to deliver an unbeatable weapon to Marc Marquez. In this 2020 MotoGP, Cal Crutchlow will continue to be equipped with an official Honda RC213V specification for 2020, equivalent to Marc Marquez and his brother Alex Marquez. From the results of the initial tests in Sepang, Malaysia apparently did not bring big changes compared to last year. There were no significant improvements when the motorcycle entered the corner, Honda Marquezentris, Marc’s telemetry data were useless! In 2020, the character of the RCV213 2020 remained a bike made following around the Spaniard’s style, Marquezentris as like before. Cal Crutchlow said he didn’t need to study Marc’s telemetry data. The racing style of the Cervera biker still cannot be imitated by anyone, especially for a veteran like Cal Crutchlow. That means the RC213V 2020 prototype motor remains difficult to be tamed by other racers. The Spaniard was able to adapt immediately due to the technique especially when entering the corner, using the rear brakes more than other racers. “He uses the rear brake more than anyone else to slow down his motorbike,” Cal Crutchlow said. Where Cal Crutchlow admitted the difficulty of using the rear brake. He didn’t, it was very complicated. Testing Also Depends on Marquez The critical point RC213V is the first part of deceleration when the engine brake starts. In the Sepang MotoGP test, Cal reported that feelings with the front of the motor did not seem to improve. And in Qatar, for a short time, it is unlikely that there will be change. Cal Crutchlow did several test tasks, but the evolution depends on Marc Marquez. This is not a mystery, nor is it a secret anymore and the decision seems indisputable. Since he arrived at Honda in 2015, Cal Crutchlow has tried to study Marquez’s telemetry data but did not succeed. “I followed Marc for four years, I saw telemetry in all free practice and during all weekend competitions and tests. In the end, you have to forget about telemetry and do it your own way, because nobody drives a motorcycle like Marc “. Last year Crutchlow ranked ninth position in MotoGP, with 133 points. Three podiums and no wins, even though he has an official spec motorbike. Tags: carl crutchlowhonda motogphrcMarc Marquez Rins and Petrucci Distrustful on Marquez Speed on the Sepang Test	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line422
__label__cc	0.65987	0.34013	(robertf?)?beeger\.(net\|info\|org) 24-Dec-2020 \| Tags: book, fiction “A Little Life” by Hanya Yanagihara is an unusual book — at least for me. The books I usually read have some conflict that needs resolving or at least there is some kind of climax they strive to. This book tells the story of four friends and their acquaintances. It starts when they all are in their early twenties and ends 40 years later. The book is narrated from changing perspectives. Most often one of the four friends is the narrator and sometimes others do it. Sometimes the time jumps forward a few years and sometimes only a few days. That sounds totally confusing, but it is quite suspenseful. The characters have all diverse and interesting personalities. Although there is no big excitement there, it’s always interesting to read how the lives of those friends flows and changes. One of the four friends had a difficult childhood that is gradually revealed and one could say that the final revelation of the last bit of it is the climax. But it doesn’t feel like it, because by then you already know that something has gone really bad here. The book demonstrates in its own very specific way how childhood experiences may have lasting and insurmountable effects on the later life. It’s a sad book about friendship and suffering. I recommend it as the most meaningful book I’ve read this year. © 2002-2020 by Robert F. Beeger Legal Disclosure \| Privacy Statement \|\| Atom Feed \| JSON Feed	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line424
__label__wiki	0.633091	0.633091	Home Business Aerojet Rocketdyne completes first AR1 rocket engine, but won't test fire until... Aerojet Rocketdyne completes first AR1 rocket engine, but won't test fire until at least 'late 2022' The first AR1 rocket engine Aerojet Rocketdyne Aerojet Rocketdyne finished building the first in its next-generation AR1 engine series, despite lacking both a customer and plans to test fire it for about two years. The AR1 rocket engine is located at the company’s facility at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi – and its completion comes as an additional piece that Lockheed Martin would get when its planned $4.6 billion acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne closes in the second half of this year. While Aerojet Rocketdyne has finished building the engine, it will be a couple of years before any possible testing begins. “Aerojet Rocketdyne could be in a position to hot fire the AR1 engine in late 2022,” the company said in a statement to CNBC on Tuesday. The company does not yet have a customer for the AR1, as in 2018 it lost out to Blue Origin’s BE-4 engine on a lucrative contract to power United Launch Alliance’s coming Vulcan rocket. But Aerojet Rocketdyne emphasized that “the AR1 engine is ideally suited to meet the market needs for a medium-class launch vehicle and a responsive launch capability.” Rocket builder Firefly Aerospace is developing such a vehicle but, although the two signed a cooperative agreement in 2019, the companies do not yet have a customer agreement in place. Firefly has notably highlighted the AR1 as “incredibly well suited to power Beta,” which is the rocket Firefly plans to begin developing next year after the first launch of its Alpha rocket in the coming months. The company confirmed to CNBC that, so far, this is the only AR1 engine. Wall Street analysts say Lockheed Martin’s near-term benefit from buying Aerojet Rocketdyne would come from the latter’s strong and growing defense business. But Aerojet Rocketdyne would also further the vertical integration of Lockheed Martin’s space business, which the defense giant has highlighted recently as under threat from Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin. Lockheed Martin will add several key space products through Aerojet Rocketdyne. The company builds the RS-25 engine for NASA’s Space Launch System, the RL10C-X engine for the upper stage of ULA’s Vulcan rocket, and small spacecraft control thrusters that are used by Boeing’s Starliner crew capsules as well as NASA and ULA missions. Blue Origin tests one of the BE-4 rocket engines the company is developing to launch its New Glenn rocket. Blue Origin \| gif by @thesheetztweetz Previous articleOmniVision and Nextchip Partner on Automotive Viewing Camera Solution, Simultaneously Providing 120dB HDR and Highest LED Flicker Mitigation for Low-End and Midrange Vehicles Next articleGlobal Head-Up Display Market Report 2021: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, 2013-2018 & 2019-2024 – ResearchAndMarkets.com	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line429
__label__cc	0.501774	0.498226	A Private Arctic Adventure In Canada's Nunavut Territory If you’ve ever dreamed of the Arctic, it probably looked something like Canada’s Nunavut territory. A huge expanse of wild tundra, snow-coated craggy mountains, and enormous glaciers. Covering almost a million square miles with fewer than 40,000 inhabitants, Nunavut stretches from the lake-speckled mainland of the Northern Territories to Greenland’s northern coast, the tip of Newfoundland to the Arctic Ocean. The region’s sprawling archipelago gifts a feeling usually reserved for pioneering adventurers: an awesome sense of peaceful solitude within remote, unexplored lands. And during the summer months, the region’s unique wildlife truly comes alive, enjoying bountiful feeding opportunities and basking in the relative warmth of the 24-hour sunlight. All making for conditions that allow epic personal encounters with fascinating creatures within a surreal and wonderful landscape. Travel 500 miles north of the Arctic Circle to a cosy wilderness lodge on uninhabited Somerset Island—an ideally positioned basecamp for exploring the surrounding peninsula. To the north lies Cunningham Inlet, where each year thousands of beluga whales gather in the shallow, temperate waters. This is the only place in the world where you can get up-close and see such an incredible spectacle of these white whales and their calves as they play and socialize in the icy waters. From the water’s edge the curious and intelligent mammals can be heard chirping and chattering as they rub themselves on the bedrocks to help with their annual moult, often popping their heads above the surface to get a good look at their novel visitors. Arriving by private ATR-72, meet your hosts and founders of the Arctic lodge – the family of the world’s most travelled North Pole adventurers and one of the world’s highest authorities on polar exploration. Kick off the action with a helicopter flight along the north coast of Somerset Island and over the Northwest Passage, watching for polar bears as they roam the pack ice on the hunt for seals. Along the way, stop at ‘Mars Mountain’ and take in the surreal red glow of the sandstone landscape and breath-taking views of the sweeping sea ice. After a delicious breakfast, suit up in dry-suits for a day of sea-kayaking. Paddle through Creswell Bay – a narwhal congregation site in southern Somerset Island. During August, narwhal—the whale species often dubbed ‘unicorns of the sea’ for their enormous fairy-tale-like protruding tusk—gather here to feed on Arctic char, along with belugas, polar bears and more. Pause slider Play Slider Packraft crystal clear waters through remote and unexplored regions of the Upper Cunningham River, where seasonal melt has created spectacular canyons over 300 metres deep that slice the land and carve their way to the ocean. Venture inland by ATV to the rolling hills and the seasonal home of resident muskoxen herd. From your scenic vantage point, watch as the huge males of this highly specialised Arctic species fight for dominance and mating rights. These spectacular displays are marked by males charging one another at distances of up to fifty yards and colliding squarely between the horns. After enjoying a gourmet picnic lunch on the tundra, head back to the lodge along the River Trail looking out for Arctic fox pups napping in the sunshine or playing in the grass. Discover artefacts and ancient whale bone winter houses, built by the native Thule people almost 1000 years ago and preserved in the dry Arctic climate. Heli to the sheer cliffs of a neighbouring island, where the towering limestone precipice rises over 250 metres above sea level, housing nearly 400,000 nesting birds. Packraft crystal clear waters through remote and unexplored regions of the Upper Cunningham River, where seasonal melt has created spectacular canyons over 300 metres deep that slice the land and carve their way to the ocean. Snorkel through the chilly waters alongside magnificent bowhead whales, which can reach up to 18 metres long and live for 200 years! Fly by private charter to the stunning fjord region of Baffin Island and settle into your next comfortable basecamp. Spend time with the island’s small community that has some of the most vibrant Inuit culture in the Canadian Arctic. Heli-hike Baffin’s towering granite walls (the tallest on Earth, topping nearly 5000 feet), then rope up and walk along the ice caps of the twin peaks region with your expert mountain guide, taking in the spectacular views of Baffin Bay from the fiord-tops. Explore Isabella Bay, one of the best places to see bowhead whales, and snorkel through the chilly waters alongside the magnificent animals, which can reach up to 18 metres long and live for 200 years! After long days of thrilling exploration, retreat to your fully equipped lodge for restorative, hot showers and deep tissue massages, then swap wild stories over gourmet dinners, exquisitely paired with wines from the Okanagan Valley and followed by French Canadian cheeses. Every detail of your Arctic adventure is coordinated with seamless logistics, expert assistance and unrivalled quality of experience, and of course magically sprinkled with extraordinary surprises… More stories from around the world All elements are woven together with wondrous creativity, as each chapter of our magical journeys is told. 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__label__cc	0.655773	0.344227	Guest Post – Kaguya-sama: Pride is War We’re proud to bring you another piece today from Tyler Burnette, one of our most active partners at Beneath the Tangles and a benefactor. You can catch him talking about theology, wrestling, and all things in between over at our Discord Channel, or commenting on our Facebook page. Under Catholic tradition, pride is the deadliest of sins. It’s the crime against God for which Satan was cast from heaven for attributing himself a position greater than the one for which he was created. While it is one of the most harmful sins, it is also one of the most relatable. Pride, more than anything else is likely the most common fault in individuals within our society today. While we like to cling to our pride and self image, Kaguya-sama: Love is War does a great job at deconstructing it and showing why it’s ultimately harmful to our lives. The entire premise of the show Kaguya-sama: Love is War is based around the concept that confessing love is admitting weakness and gives the confessor a lower status in the relationship. In the anime almost every joke takes place at the expense of the pride of the main characters Kaguya Shinomiya and Miyuki Shirogane. The two of them have been trained from childhood to hoard power and prestige like a mythical dragon. Each of them want to gain the upper hand in the relationship by not confessing their love. Hijinks ensue frequently as situations and other characters act as a foil to the protagonists and unintentionally thwart their meticulously planned exploitation of human psychology and social norms for their desired goal of a love confession. Most good comedy comes at the expense of someone: the teller, the object of the joke, or the listener. The comedy in Love is War is some of the best I have seen in a long time in terms of timing and cleverness, and the jokes are delivered with genuine emotion while the situational comedy is playful enough to not be hurtful to anything other than their pride. Even still, until what seems like an eventual confession at the end of the seasons, one could also view the story as a tragedy between two people with honest compassion and feelings for one another refusing to put themselves out on a limb or accept a more humble status because of their pride. The series repeatedly pokes fun at the idea that pride supersedes love whether from the comedy our the overly enthusiastic announcer. It may feel like a joke much of the time, but I believe it should be convicting us. At times it requires exaggeration to show the wrongfulness of what we think are small faults. Both characters hold their pride and reputation as a higher value than anything else which clearly shows in their interaction together. Even from episode one, they express to their audience in inner monologues how they would be lowering themselves to even consider having a relationship with each other and only at the sacrifice of the pride and status of the other person as it would be befitting to them. Neither of them realize that this situation is playing out in a traditional prisoner’s dilemma scenario. Each of them hold out for their personal maximum gain instead of cooperating and both of them benefiting far more than what they expect to be their own best interest. Ultimately, both of them always lose in spite of the narrator’s occasional claims in the outro. They both tend to trade slight advantages, resetting to an even playing field as they are evenly matched on logic and wit. There is a degree of futility in play where ultimately the real winner should be the person who concedes and confesses first as they ultimately will get what they want and suffer no penalty as it was pride that was holding them back the whole time. The act of humbling one’s self is gain. In our current society, at least in America, pride has become such a dominant mental crutch that tribalism has sprung up across nearly all cultures and people-groups. We are identifying far more towards our perspective ideologies, racial groups, and cultural groups than we identify as Americans. This can be fair in some cases, but it means that we inflate our own opinion of ourselves the more locally we identify our culture. When we humble ourselves and remember that caring for others is a far more important endeavor than our own puffery, we can supplant some of these prideful impulses. There is a moment in episode six in which Miyuki in a question game from a horoscopic teen magazine (the kind where you are asked a question and it predicts something about your love life) unwittingly betrays that he wishes to have a large family of nine children after he gets married. These days in our world, there’s a lot of hostility towards motherhood. Some elements in American culture look down upon it as a step down from being a successful person in business, that a woman is not only diminishing herself for not achieving as much fame and wealth as she can for her abilities but in doing so she betrays other women for perpetuating a patriarchal power structure. One person I have seen on the internet was convinced that the concept of a “trophy wife” was no longer a good looking wife but rather how high of a status of woman a man could conquer and convince her to become a house wife instead of a successful businesswoman. (Nevermind the concept that a woman with strong genetics might want to pass on those genes to a child and raise them directly.) While egalitarianism is a good purpose to strive for in principle, we cannot help but always view our “tribe” as being the one most harmed by injustice. We’re wired to believe this because of pride. However, in Kaguya’s private thoughts in the episode, because she is deeply in love with Miyuki, looks up ways that she can facilitate having more kids because she wants to make him happy and see him accomplish his personal life goals. One could say this is out of either eros (infatuation) or agape (compassionate) love, but the fact remains that if they were able to let down their guard down and give up their power struggle, they would stand to have a very solid relationship and probably marriage if they wanted it. Pride could also legitimately be called self-worship. Humans will always worship something. If it is not God then it is other people. If it is not other people, it is ourselves. Vainglory and vanity are the lowest forms of worship. Unless your object of worship is infallible, it will always disappoint you. What a tragedy it is that in our modern day, we have such amazing technological tools as the internet and social media, but surely no less than 90% of the time it’s used for our own aggrandizement. I am not trying to chide someone for posting a picture of their lunch to Facebook, but we all could take a minute to ask ourselves about the purpose of our actions. Will our actions and words benefit or edify anyone, or will they be lost to the winds of time? It might potentially be this that secretly we all rail against and endlessly struggle. We all have an internal desire to not be forgotten. Deep down, we all know that our time on earth is limited, immeasurably small in the fabric of eternity. Our pride and self worship is an outpouring of existential inner conflict for survival. It’s the idea that if we must pass along, perhaps we can leave something behind. For some this feeling is less fleeting than others. For others it’s the entirety of their life’s pursuit to find an elixir of immortality in the minds of other people. It is a pointless struggle. All earthly attention and praise is temporal. Ultimately the only thing which will be of eternal value is the worship we offer to God in obedience. Consider for a moment, if the two characters held no pride whatsoever. Sure, the series wouldn’t exist, but pardoning that, the character might otherwise be flawless. Since the pride is dialed up to eleven in this anime they spend an inordinate amount of intellectual and physical resources. Kaguya offers to use a vacation to her family’s island resort to coax a confession out of him. She uses her maid and other servants in ploys to gain the upper hand on Miyuki. Miyuki, while not coming from a wealthy family, puts in a lot of physical effort to go out of his way for Kaguya’s confession, and he has his social status as class president that he can draw upon if he needs. All of these resources could be employed to much more productive ends if pride wasn’t a factor. If they could re-focus their effort, money, and connections to improve the welfare of the school and the students, one could imagine a tremendous boom period of growth for all involved. We already know they have some desire to do this in their assisting of other students with love issues and raising money for the school from the early episodes. Kaguya once walks to school on foot and offers to help a young child across the road, and then Miyuki goes out of his way to give a bike ride Kaguya to help her not be late. We know they are otherwise well intentioned and normally kind students diligent in their roles in student government with how hard they work. It would likely be inspiring and a good example to many of the students to see a boyfriend and girlfriend pair in a coordinated effort towards those goals. art by alisia (reprinted w/permission) This brings me to the foil of the series and a wonderful example for an alternative pattern of behavior in the character Chika Fujiwara. While on the surface her role is supposed to be the one of the aloof ditzy simpleton meant to spoil the protagonists’ plans, in reality she may be the smartest person of the trio at least in practical terms. Kaguya and Miyuki understand aggregate society and social norms and have tremendous book knowledge, but Chika seems to understand life on a more natural level. She has a strong pedigree and talent, but she doesn’t use it as a springboard for her own personal brand. It’s unclear what her inner thoughts are, but I find it highly probable that everything that comes out of her mouth is exactly what she thinks. What you see is what you get. She lacks any reason to be duplicitous. She is the only person to recognize that their communication app on their phones is too modern for the phone. The only time where she tricks the other two is in a game to convince the other two to say a specific hidden word. She uses knowledge of both of their thinking patterns to do this, but since it’s in a game setting, I feel it is excusable. She knows many foreign languages. In fact, so far in the series the only time where she is shown as prideful is when she teaches Miyuki how to play volleyball, and she claims “I raised that boy” when he succeeds. It is played for laughs as a callback to tropes in western media. She appears entirely innocent with her finding a teen magazine “lewd” even though it’s just talking about kissing. Her honesty with her emotions and goals and her overall cheerfulness makes her extremely likable and a wonderful contrast that further exaggerates the ridiculousness of the show’s premise. We would be doing this anime a disservice to laugh at its antics and assume no virtues could be better understood from the story it has to tell. The series should be extolled for its perspectives on pride and how they hinder relationships. How many positive relationships are our lives are we missing out on because we think too highly of ourselves or our abilities? What could happen if we jettisoned our assumptions that other people hold a lower status than us? If I could attribute my talents to God and trust in him rather than myself, what opportunities might present themselves, and how might that better help other people? Kaguya-sama: Love is War can be streamed on Crunchyroll. 03.08.2019 03.06.2019 TWWKAnime, Christianity, Guest Postanime, Christianity, kaguya-sama, kaguya-sama: love is war, love is war, Pride, tyler 8 thoughts on “Guest Post – Kaguya-sama: Pride is War” The Varangian “It’s unclear what her inner thoughts are…” Bold of you to assume Fujiwara has inner thoughts. 😛 Joking aside, the good secretary provides an excellent example of one of the healthy results of real humility: harmony between the inner and outer self. While Kaguya and Miyuki lead double lives – sweating on the inside, smiling on the outside – Chika is simply Chika. Yo! Yo! Tyler Burnette Hey! Hey! I can sort of relate to her with her knowledge of politics, coming from a family with one in it. I think we cant at least attempt to see she has some inner workings like when she tries to offer a soda as a bribe to get funding increased for her board game club, and she tries to “appear innocent” by whistling and fails miserably. But hey, nobody’s perfect. 🙂 Oh! I just noticed your name too. I did my college thesis on the Byzantine Empire! What was the thesis? Jeskai Angel Pride seems to be a common theme in many anime, but usually it’s treated as a positive quality. I’m always fascinated to see an apparently counter-cultural show that critiques pride. Humor is a sort of antithesis to pride (though the same could be said of other qualities, such humility or love). Pride takes itself oh-so-very seriously, but as you said, “comedy comes at the expense of someone.” In the case of this show, humor comes at the expense of at pride’s inherent sense of self-importance. Showing pride itself to be ridiculous and laughable attacks the flaw at its very foundation. Fiona Wrobel I’ve never experienced pride before For those of you who don’t know,I got confirmed Thursday! ✝️ I forgot exactly what the argument statement was, but I think it was something about how Byzantium’s fall could have been preventable. Yeah Jeskai. That’s spot on. Few things are better at diminishing pride than humor properly applied. That’s a huge thing I notice in all kinds of media is that pride is almost always a good thing. Art tends to be a mirror of our own lives and values, and I think pride’s the biggest “virtue” in our society today. Kaguya-sama Love is War does a really good job at not treating the main characters like high and mighty unassailable paragons but also not the lowest forms of humor we’re meant to laugh at and puff ourselves up. In some ways they’re entirely relatable even though they’re well to do model students because we feel the same emotions and probably have thought the same thoughts. Leave a Reply to The Varangian Cancel reply Previous Post The Promised Neverland for Manga Readers, Episode 9 Next Post RESULTS: Anime March Madness 2019 Opening Round	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line435
__label__cc	0.710662	0.289338	Ethereum Releases Validator Launchpad for ETH 2.0 Testnet Shine Li Jul 28, 2020 09:00 3 Min Read Ethereum software developers finally released the validator launchpad for ETH 2.0, which enabled users to participate in the testnet’s Proof-of-Stake. Leveling up And Unlocking “Medalla” The testnet, dubbed “Medalla,” is said to be released on August 4, if all goes well. Ethereum developers behind Medalla have also set up certain criteria that need to be fulfilled for the alternative blockchain to be unlocked. The test run of the network will be in the hands of the community, and a minimum of 16,385 validators are required for the launch. Each of these users is required to deposit 32 Ether (ETH) coins to access the multi-client testnet. Also, “minimum genesis time” needs to be accomplished, which basically outlines when the earliest launch of ETH 2.0 testnet can be held. If requirements are not fulfilled, Medalla’s launch will be delayed for 48 hours. The multi-client testnet will only launch if the two criteria are met. Progress On Unlocking Medalla So far, it was reported that roughly more than 150,000 ETH tokens have been deposited, meaning that Medalla testnet has achieved 30.5% of the total number of validators it needs for a successful launch next week. Ethereum collaborated with blockchain tech company Consensys and DeepWork Studio to release the ETH 2.0 validator launchpad. Ethereum Announces Its Testnet Strategy The blockchain network told its Ethereum crypto community that the multi-client testnet Medalla, they will continue “fine-tuning the interface” in anticipation of the release of the mainnet. In addition to this, Ethereum also explained that as it was transitioning from Proof-of-Work to Proof-of-Stake, Ethereum 2.0 will be launched in at least 3 phases to make sure that all aspects are covered methodically before release. By breaking up the phases, a different aspect of Ethereum 2.0 can be focused on at each phase and the mainnet can consequently be perfected. Phases of ETH 2.0 Phases 0, 1, and 2 each outlines a different concept. Phases 0 focuses on all the machinery behind ETH 2.0’s consensus, and it tracks the validators and their transaction balances. Phase 1’s main objective is to handle the addition and storage of new and old data associated with ETH 2.0. Finally, Phase 2 adds execution to ETH 2.0, and this simply allows programs to be run on top of it. Co-Founder Vitalik Pushed for Phase 1 Co-founder of Ethereum Vitalik Buterin has been actively pushing for phase 1 to begin. The Ethereum mastermind wants to get a better grasp of how phase 1 will work in practice. On Reddit, he said that the "clients team" working on Medalla was behind on phase 0, and though that may be the case, they should still start working on phase 1. Buterin justified his strategy, saying: “There’s no unfinished research required for phase 1; it’s all spec optimization and development.” Ethereum And Bitcoin “Bull Races” This year has been a really good year for Ethereum. With their plans of launching ETH 2.0 mainnet, the blockchain platform has also managed to outrank Bitcoin earlier this month, sitting at approximately $2.5 billion and making it the first time since early 2019 that it has outdone its rival BTC. The latter has however been picking up its pace on the crypto market after months of staying stagnant. Yesterday, it was reported that BTC surged past the $10, 000 mark. BTC as a hedge has also recently been even more of a hot topic, with the depreciation of USD due to economic stimulus packages released by the US government. Ready, Set, Launch With Medalla testnet set to launch on August 4, the year 2020 has been good for Ethereum. Medalla is to be the last testnet produced by the dominant cryptocurrency platform before ETH 2.0 mainnet is officially in service and open for public use. TESTNET BULL RACE	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line439
__label__wiki	0.516868	0.516868	Author: Inasa Bibić By : Inasa Bibić March 8, 2014 March 7, 2014 Photo Story: Musical Café in W16 Music, in performance, is a type of sculpture. The air in the performance is sculpted into something. – Frank Zappa … and so sculpted the music beautiful shapes and forms in the air that night, with sublime vocals that gave them voices and beautiful smiles that inspired life in this conjoined sculptural orchestra of musical By : Inasa Bibić February 24, 2014 February 27, 2014 This Week’s Campus Spotlight: Musical Café in W16 W16, ground floor: Friday, February 28 at 8:30pm Students at Bard College Berlin tend to entertain themselves with a variety of activities over the weekend: football, mini dorm get-togethers, (over)sleeping, ukulele and guitar sounds (which often travel smoothly through the whole dorm) etc. The diversity of these ventures, as well as the imaginative work put into them, varies as weeks pass by. Nevertheless, By : Inasa Bibić February 8, 2014 Berlin Sufi Ensemble Rabbaniyya: Walking the Path of the Whirling Dervishes In your light I learn how to love. In your beauty, how to make poems. You dance inside my chest where no-one sees you, but sometimes I do, and that sight becomes this art. (Rumi) Peaceful silence fills the largest hall of the Werkstatt der Kulturen. Around three hundred people inhabit its rows waiting for By : Inasa Bibić December 26, 2013 Weihnachtszeit in Berlin Weihnachtsmärkte (Christmas markets) in Berlin bring a whole new dimension to celebrating Christmas. For around three weeks, these markets become the city’s social hub and a place of friendly gatherings, romantic first dates under the Christmas lights (or the mistletoe), or alternative dinner plans (read: French crêpes with marinated almonds and Glühwein). As they are By : Inasa Bibić December 2, 2013 December 2, 2013 Reconstruction of the Berlin City Palace: Stadtschloss Berlin, wherefore art thou? Museum Island – the island of grand architecture, remarkable artworks and astonishing exhibits––stands incomplete before us today. It is impossible to miss it: the hole in the center of Berlin, surrounded by the city’s greatest and widely known museums; the place where the Berlin City Palace (Stadtschloss Berlin) once stood. 580 years after its cornerstone By : Inasa Bibić November 5, 2013 March 9, 2014 Merging Art with Science: Interview with Ira Melkonyan Ira Melkonyan (b. 1988 in Ukraine) is an alumna of ECLA of Bard who took classes mainly in philosophy, art history, and aesthetics during her 2011/2012 Academy Year. She is a theater performer and a scientist who derives inspiration from the “contradictions and paradoxes found in the symbiotic and parasitic existence of all things.” Melkonyan By : Inasa Bibić October 23, 2013 October 23, 2013 Summer story from the Balkans: In the Quest for Ecofutura The image of my home country, Bosnia and Herzegovina––as the “land of adventures”(read here misadventures) in the eyes of many Westerners––has always puzzled me before this summer. Darn…we have come such a long way in terms of infrastructure since the 1990s war, and yet, even the National Geographic placed us on its “Best Adventure Destinations” By : Inasa Bibić October 18, 2013 February 24, 2014 Photo Essay: What’s On Your Shelf? As intelligent and emotional (well, for the most part) beings, we humans tend to hold on to things. We collect objects that remind us of places, people and experiences – or in some cases, even ourselves. In college, however, the physical load of things we keep is significantly reduced. What is it then that college	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line442
__label__cc	0.60987	0.39013	New Locky Ransomware Strain Evades Machine Learning Security Software Here is the latest tactic in the cat-and-mouse game between cybercrime and security software vendors. The bad guys have come up with new a ransomware phishing attack, tricking users to open what appears to be a document scanned from an internal Konica Minolta C224e. This model is one of the most popular business scanner/printers in the world. The emails are written to make the user think that the communication is from a vendor. Basically, Locky is back with a vengeance and a whole new bag of evil tricks. The campaign launched Sept. 18 features a sophisticated new wrinkle, enabling it to slip past many of the machine learning algorithm-based software sold by some of the industry’s most popular vendors, said security firm Comodo. “The method of phishing is by an attachment of an email; the attachment is disguised as a printer output, and it contains a script inside an archive file,” said Fatih Orhan, vice president of Comodo Threat Research Labs. “These are not enough to make a phishing detection.” This is the third recent Locky attack The third in an increasingly sophisticated series of ransomware attacks launched this summer is also a “Locky” malware variant dubbed IKARUS by Comodo, some other other security vendors are calling it Diablo6. As in previous attacks, the hackers are using a botnet of zombie computers which makes it hard to block in spam filters. “Employees today scan original documents at the company scanner/printer and email them to themselves and others as a standard practice, so this malware-laden email looks quite innocent but is anything but harmless,” the report continues. The most innovative hook of this new feature involves the way the hackers manage to evade anti-malware software. Here is how it evades machine learning “Machine learning algorithms need to extract the attachment, open the archive, extract the script and understand it has a malicious intent,” said Orhan, the Comodo research head. “But usually, these scripts contain just a download component and do not have malicious intent on their own.” “That’s why even machine learning is not sufficient in making these kind of detections,” he continued. “Complex solutions are needed to run the script dynamically, download actual payload, and perform malware analysis to conclude that it is phishing.” In other words, it looks like that again the bad guys are ahead of your spam filters, whether that is a traditional or new machine-learning flavor. Now, the Locky payload still ultimately uses an executable file written to disk, so your endpoint security may be able to block it. There are other types of attacks that take advantage of machine learning blind spots (fileless attacks, for example), but this isn't one of them. What the bad guys behind Locky count on is cranking out so many new variants that antivirus (even some machine learning ones) won't recognize and block it. What do you do when all filters have failed? Your users still are and will remain your last line of defense, when all filters have failed. You need to create a human firewall. New-school security awareness training is the way to go. Join 13,000 KnowBe4 customers and keep the bad guys out of your network. I strongly suggest you get a quote for new-school security awareness training for your organization and find out how affordable this is. You simply have got to start training and phishing your users ASAP. If you don't, the bad guys will. Get a quote now and you will be pleasantly surprised. Don't like to click on redirected buttons? Cut & Paste this link in your browser: https://info.knowbe4.com/kmsat_get_a_quote_now Let's stay safe out there. Stu Sjouwerman, Founder and CEO, KnowBe4, Inc Source: MSPmentor Topics: Phishing, Ransomware	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line448
__label__cc	0.653808	0.346192	Boeing Responds to ANAC Approval to Resume 737 MAX Operations in Brazil SAO PAULO, Nov. 25 – Brazil’s Aviation Authority, ANAC, joined the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today, by rescinding the order that halted commercial operations of Boeing 737-8s... Boeing Responds to FAA Approval to Resume 737 MAX Operations The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today rescinded the order that halted commercial operations of Boeing (NYSE: BA) 737-8s and 737-9s. The move will allow airlines that are under the... Boeing Forecasts Long-term Resilience and Return to Growth for Middle East Aviation Sector 2020 Commercial Market Outlook projects the region will require nearly 3,000 new airplanes valued at $685 billion to support demand through 2039 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 18, 2020 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] anticipates demand for 2,945 new airplanes in the Middle East valued at $685 billion over the next two decades, as the industry... More Freighters Needed to Support Global Supply Chains and e-Commerce Expansion, Boeing says 2020 World Air Cargo Forecast anticipates more than 60% fleet growth over 20 years, including new and converted freighters SEATTLE, Nov. 17, 2020 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] today released its biennial World Air Cargo Forecast (WACF), reflecting COVID-19 impacts and opportunities as well as substantial long-term demand for... Boeing Forecasts Strong Growth in China’s Aviation Market Despite Near-term Challenges China remains on track to become world’s largest aviation market Beijing, Nov. 12, 2020 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] expects China’s airlines to acquire 8,600 new airplanes valued at $1.4 trillion and commercial aviation services valued at $1.7 trillion over the...	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line454
__label__wiki	0.702931	0.702931	Boeing Shareholders Approve Increase in Authorized Capital Stock; Stock Split Record Date Set for May 16; Quarterly Dividend Reported; Special Shareholder Meeting Announced Shareholders of The Boeing Company yesterday approved doubling the authorized capital stock of the company. The new total is 1,220,000,000 shares, consisting of 1,200,000,000 shares of common... Bell Boeing Gets Final Word to Start Producing V-22s The Department of Defense has given final approval for the Bell Boeing Tiltrotor Team to begin producing V-22 Osprey aircraft for the U.S. Marine Corps. Five of the Ospreys were approved in this... Malaysia Airlines Receives First Boeing 777 Malaysia Airlines, the national airline of Malaysia, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, received its first Boeing 777, in an Everett, Wash. acceptance ceremony yesterday. In January... Boeing to Modify Two Stretched Upper Deck 747s for KLM Boeing Wichita, the Boeing Company's principal site for aircraft modifications, announced today a contract with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines to convert two 747 Stretched Upper Deck (SUD) combi... Lufthansa and Boeing Celebrate 25 Years of 747 Freighter Service Aviation history reached another milestone today when Lufthansa Cargo AG and Boeing celebrated the 25th anniversary of the first 747 Freighter. The two companies held ceremonies at JFK...	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line455
__label__wiki	0.740813	0.740813	Kinder Morgan Canada pipe project hearings end, fate in balance October 13, 2017 3:01 PM Reuters0 Comments Trans Mountain Pipeline A Canadian court wrapped up a final hearing on Kinder Morgan Canada Ltd's Trans Mountain crude oil pipeline expansion on Friday, a two-week proceeding that marks a major hurdle for the embattled project. The proposed expansion of the existing Trans Mountain pipeline from Canada's oil-rich Alberta province to the west coast has faced mounting opposition from environmental and aboriginal groups, who have filed for judicial review of project's federal approval. A final decision could take months but if the verdict goes against the C$7.4 billion ($5.9 billion) expansion, it would send it back for assessment, which could cause lengthy delays and even derail the project. Over two weeks in Canada's Federal Court in Vancouver, lawyers for the judicial review's proponents argued that Canada failed in its duty to consult First Nations and other groups on the expansion and neglected to adequately review certain environmental issues. On the other side of the suit are Kinder Morgan, the federal government and energy regulator, the National Energy Board. "All of the applicants, indigenous and otherwise, have raised strong arguments and the court has asked a lot of questions showing they are engaged with all of these issues," Ecojustice lawyer Dina Tuytel, who is involved in the hearings on behalf on Trans Mountain's opponents, told Reuters. Kinder Morgan spokeswoman Ali Hounsell said the project approvals followed many years of engagement and consultation with communities, aboriginal groups and individuals. The government has called the export of natural resources a "fundamental" responsibility, and it and Kinder Morgan have said the they held extensive consultations with aboriginal groups. The Trans Mountain expansion would nearly triple the capacity of an existing pipeline to 890,000 barrels per day and significantly increase crude tanker traffic off the west coast. Energy projects in North America have come under increasing opposition from activists concerned about their carbon footprint and possibility of oil spills. While it is rare for Canada's judiciary to review pipeline approvals, the last such case, heard in 2015, helped kill Enbridge Inc's Northern Gateway pipeline. There is no firm deadline for rendering judgments for such cases, although the court announced its decision against Northern Gateway in June 2016, about eight months after hearings ended. Regardless of the outcome for Trans Mountain, any decision is likely be appealed in Canada's Supreme Court. (Reporting by Ethan Lou and Nia Williams; Editing by Marguerita Choy) Enbridge Kinder Morgan Northern Gateway Trans Mountain pipeline	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line456
__label__wiki	0.854616	0.854616	Crescent Point buys ‘dominant’ stake in Alberta’s East Shale Duvernay oil play April 4, 2018 10:22 AM The Canadian Press0 Comments CALGARY – Crescent Point Energy Corp. says it has acquired a significant stake in Alberta’s promising East Shale Duvernay light oil region, amassing a total of 142,000 hectares of drilling rights for about $112 million. The Calgary-based company is the largest oil producer in Saskatchewan and has assets in North Dakota and Utah, but had not until now taken a large presence in its home province. CEO Scott Saxberg says the company picked up acreage in west-central Alberta throughout 2017 to add to an initial land base acquired with other assets when it bought Legacy Oil + Gas Inc. for $1.53 billion in 2015. National Bank analyst Travis Wood says Crescent Point is now the “dominant” player in the East Shale Duvernay with a bigger land base than Raging River Exploration Inc. with 100,000 hectares and privately held Vesta Energy with 80,000 hectares. Crescent Point says it has backed two partner-operated wells in the region that generated “impressive” initial oil flows. It plans to drill four operated wells in the region this year. Saxberg says Crescent Point will continue to build its operations in the U.S., with its five-year plan calling for a doubling of production to 80,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day mainly from the Uinta Basin in Utah. Companies mentioned in this story: (TSX:CPG, TSX:RRX) Crescent Point Duvernay Raging River Exploration Uinta	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line457
__label__wiki	0.709212	0.709212	Some natural gas flows to curtailed customers after pipeline blast: FortisBC October 12, 2018 9:18 AM The Canadian Press0 Comments VANCOUVER – The long process of restoring natural gas service to industrial customers in British Columbia is underway after an explosion earlier this week near Prince George that shut down two pipelines. A statement posted on the website of FortisBC, the utility that distributes gas to about one million B.C. homes and businesses, says work to bring industrial customers back online began Thursday night and will continue, on a gradual basis, through the weekend. Specific businesses or locations aren’t mentioned but Fortis says they include large, multi-family highrises. The utility says it’s getting about 40 per cent of its usual natural gas capacity from Enbridge after the Calgary-based company was forced to shut off its 91-centimetre pipeline following Tuesday’s fiery rupture and blast. A 76-centimetre pipeline near the damaged line was also shut down as a precaution but was restarted late Wednesday to give Fortis some supply, although all customers are still being urged to avoid non-essential use of natural gas. The two pipelines affected by the explosion carry 85 per cent of the fuel FortisBC depends upon. Several major industries and institutions responded by switching energy sources, reducing operations or shutting down temporarily. Tolko Industries Ltd. closed its Kamloops-area plywood plant and reduced operations at sawmills near Quesnel and Williams Lake. The B.C. Institute of Technology reduced heat to a portion of the classrooms on its Burnaby campus while the University of B.C. advised researchers and other non-essential users to immediately stop using natural gas. The university said Thursday that its buildings are no longer affected by reduced gas supplies. The Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation into the cause of the explosion, supported by teams of investigators from Enbridge and the National Energy Board. The RCMP has said there is no indication the pipeline rupture and ensuing fireball involved criminal activity. Companies mentioned in this article: (TSX:FTS) (TSX:ENB)	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line458
__label__cc	0.520996	0.479004	ENESFR Content\| Finding A Brand’s Voice. Fast. Creating content can be an adrenaline rush, especially if your client asks you to visit Patagonia immediately and then produce something big within a month. With an established presence in Chile (Patagonia, Atacama and Easter Island) and Peru (Valle Sagrado), explora Hotels recently announced an expansion in Argentina at their conference in Buenos Aires. This event was attended by Argentina’s president, the explora’s board of directors, and company’s most demanding clients: travel agencies. The Ask For the launch, the Bookmark Santiago team was tasked with creating a video and finding a voice that resonated with the explora brand and philosophy. Along with my colleagues, we began the project by interviewing the company’s founder, Pedro Ibáñez, who shared the brand’s raison d’être as well as the manager of explora Argentina, who called us from the Argentinean Patagonia and sent us a video of the hotel’s location in the Valle del Río Eléctrico. Previously, we had met with a few explora guides from Valle Sagrado, Peru who adapted a passage from the explora’s Art of Travel into Quechua, their native language and later translated it into Spanish. From this research, we were able to better synthesize and interpret the explora Philosophy. The Logistics With the Buenos Aires presentation quickly approaching account manager Carolina Otero, designers Ignacio Poblete and Claudio Vidal, and myself were divided between a filming session in Torres del Paine to produce content for another explora project and the company’s Santiago offices – a distance of approximately 3000 kms. We completed the project and in record time, as there was less than a month between the briefing and the delivery date. The final result needed to communicate the central ideas behind explora: deep exploration, remote locations, and essential luxury. It also had to include a visual coherence with content that was already produced by Bookmark in Valle Sagrado (photographs, archive images, new material). On the day of the conference, the announcement of the new hotel received a standing ovation from the audience while back home, we celebrated with a long weekend, and the satisfaction of a job well done. Bookmark Content can help establish your brand’s voice and create an overall content strategy. Learn more about our services or get in touch with us. Sebastián Melo de Luca Strategy and Content Director Bookmark Santiago Sebastian is the Content and Strategy Director at Bookmark Content and Communications, in Santiago, Chile, where he is currently developing a content program for explora. His background is in Media Arts, brand strategy, and new media production. How social media platforms have adapted throughout Covid-19 Hitting Rewind: Distancing’s Impact on Video Bookmarks: April 8, 2020 Bookmarks: April 15, 2020 Sign up to Bookmark This! Receive our newsletter with the latest insights on content marketing, PR, media and tech. By providing your email, you consent to Bookmark sending you a monthly newsletter. You can unsubscribe at any time. See our privacy policy or contact us. Spafax Group We use cookies to provide you with the best possible experience on our site. By continuing to use the site you agree to our use of cookies. For more information, please see our privacy policy.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line461
__label__wiki	0.53009	0.53009	The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Bind 29 We may now be enabled to perceive where it is that the distinction lies between such a person, and the man of true practical wisdom. The latter, though often branded with the name of a theorist, never in fact rests a single position on any other basis than that of observation. But he has the art of observation; and knows how to turn it to its legitimate purposes. He can look to one case, and has the faculty of drawing a lesson from it, by which he can enlighten and determine other cases of the same kind ; and avails himself of the constancy of Nature in such a way, as to rear upon it a general anticipation. From his daily observation of human nature, he has learned, for example, to infer, that dependence upon aid from others will impair the diligence of a man's exertions for himself; and that it both lies within the power, and is in general the disposition of the labouring poor, by the economy of a very slight and practicable retrenchment, to secure for themselves a provision against the wants of futurity; and that the strong instincts of relationship will, if not counteracted, draw a more secure and kindly protection around all its members, than ever can be offered by the cold hand of public charity; and that the sympathies of neighbourhood, if not relaxed by some ill judged and artificial process, will afford a more substantial relief to the indigence which resides within its bounds, than ever can be poured upon it out of the treasury of an almshouse; and that the wealthy, if left to give on the impulse of compassion, will at length find their way to a more useful and discriminating method of benevolence than ever can be practised by the official agents of a legal institution; and that while, in the one way, the rich and the poor often meet and exchange with each other such cordialities of affection and good-will as go to sweeten every offering, and to turn the whole of their intercourse into a scene of enjoyment; in the other way, every ministration of relief only tends to multiply their antipathies, and to widen the unfortunate distance which lies between them.-And surely if these be so many facts, authenticated by the habitual observation of his whole life, he is well warranted to conclude that it would have been greatly better had the institutions in question been dispensed with altogether; and if, as to stamp upon this doctrine its most striking verification, he can point to parishes where they are established, and compare them with parishes where they are not established, and then crown the whole of his reasoning with the triumphant allegation, that the actual result coincides in all its particulars with the conclusions of his own individual sagacity: -Surely, after this, there must be some delusion in pronouncing of such a man that he is a theorist. But the disciple of mere localities can be made to see nothing of all this. He is wholly taken up with the individualities of his own particular remembrance. Any change in the system of management would break up the entireness of that assemblage of means which he has been in the habit of contemplating in association with the object of relieving the poor; and he cannot conceive that, with a different assemblage, the saine object can possibly be accomplished. Still less can he conceive that the utmost dexterity in managing the details of an existing scheme may meet, in the same individual, with the utmost incapacity of pronouncing aright on the wisdom of the scheme itself that he in fact may be a clever accountant in the poor-house, and an active superintendant of some one of its departments, and the wisest of all his colleagues in the business of framing regulations, and yet be as little prepared, by all this official expertness, for the general question, as if his only business had been to preside over the cookery of the establishment,- to taste of its charitable soup, or to deal it out with pointed regularity to the repairing multitude. A kind of talent, no doubt, is requisite for all these operations. Nor are we to wonder how they who possess this talent carry a certain degree of influence along with them, when they denounce all who question present modes as theoretical, or how it is that this epithet, in the progress of time, bas changed its application from one side to another, and how so many good people have been misled into the idea, that a whole host of practical authority and good sense stand opposed to the business of innovation, when they see such an array of resistance, and hear the contemptuous cry that is lifted up by clerks and vestrymen and city, assessors, and the various subalterns or dignitaries of office, and the whole collected voice of council and committeeship. Meanwhile, it is our earnest advice to Government to prosecute, and still further to extend these inquiries, of which the Report before us gives so instructive a specimen--not to shrink from the resistance which has now been adverted to, for in truth it is far more noisy than formidable-steadily to keep in their eye the des liverance of the country from a system, of which every new exhibition proves that it augments the wretchedness of the lower orders, and cruelly deceives them by a semblance of beneficence which it never can realize. And, to encourage them in this career of true and enlightened patriotism, we may venture to assure them, that the very men who are now so sensitively alive to the alarm of innovation, will, in a few months after the establishment of some practical reform, yield a most acquiescing compliance with it in all its particulars. The great maxim of whatever is, is sright,' on the strength of which they are ever sure to raise an outcry against the enemies of an old establishment, will, in a short time, convert them to the steadiest and most determined friends of a new one. In fact, they will approve themselves to be good serviceable men under any system; and the terms • theoretical' and ' practical' will, under another order of things, once more change their place and their acceptation. Before taking up the Report, we beg leave to be indulged with one remark more in the way of general and introductory observation. From every page, both of the Report itself, and of the evidence which accompanies it, we may gather testimonies to the deadly mischief that lies in the system which prevails in England, of providing for the necessities of the poor ; and we carry our conclusions no further than has been already done by a Committee of one of the Houses of Parliament, when we aver, that this system ought to be entirely abolished. Now, there is nothing more natural for some people than to ask, after hearing such a statement as this—what system do you propose to substitute in its place? You are for destroying one set of positive regulations : But, ere you do this, is it not a fair demand upon you, that you furnish us with another set ? Now, it should be recollected, that it has all along been our main object to show, that the poor-laws of England are the result of a very bungling attempt, on the part of the Le gislature, to do that which would have been better done had Nature been left to her own free processes, and man to the unconstrained influence of such principles as Nature and Christianity have bestowed upon him. We affirm, that the great and urgent law of self-preservation ought not to have been so tampered with; that the instincts of relationship ought not to have been so impeded in their operation; that the sympathies, and the attentions of neighbourhood, ought not to have been so superseded ; that the powerful workings of generous and compassionate feeling ought not to have been so damped and discouraged, as they have in fact been by this artifi. cial and uncalled for process of interference. We deem that, in this instance, the Legislature have given way to their usual passion for regulation-and that too on a matter which they ought no more to have meddled with, than any matter of trade or agriculture, or even of family arrangement. They should have kept within their own province, and left this great interest of the community to be provided for by the play of such feelings and of such principles as lie scattered in every direction throughout the great mass of the community. They have done as much mischief in this department, by stepping beyond the boundaries of a wise and legitimate superintendence, as they would most infallibly do in the department of agriculture, should they offer to legislate on the rotation of crops, and take into their own hands a concern which ought to be left to the judge ment and the care of individual cultivators. We stop short at the simple demonstration, that there would have been vastly less of suffering in our land, and vastly less of jealousy and discontent among the people, and vastly more of friendly understanding between the higher and the lower orders of the State, and, in truth, a greatly more vigorous operation of those various elements which conduce to the peace and prosperity of a nation, and to the enjoyment of all its families—had the parishes of England, in respect of their poor, been left to the influence of such an economy as still obtains in the majority of Scottish parishes. We simply aver, that it would have been better for them had they never been visited upon this subject by the unwise and intermeddling spirit of legislation, and had the natural order of human feelings, and human arrangements, not been encroached upon. And we do think it a little preposterous to demand of him who deprecates the inroads of any artificial process, upon a concern which he holds to be better provided for by being left to itself, that he should substitute another process in place of that which he thinks ought to be simply abandoned- to ask of him, as the consistent way of following up his argument, that he should turn round on the very principle which lies at the basis of his whole demonstration, and come forth, in his turn, with his specific regulation, on a matter in which he holds all regulation to be impertinent and prejudicial. Dr Smith, in his treatise on the Wealth of Nations, reasons, and, in the estimation of the soundest politicians, reasons incontrovertibly, against the doctrine of monopolies. He contends for the abolition of this particular regulation in matters of trade altogether ;-but we have not yet heard of his ever being asked to substitute another regulation in its place. He has triumphantly exposed the impolicy of many a legislative enact: ment in the affairs of commerce; but he does not carry his demonstration to any other practical result than that these enact, ments should simply be rescinded. It has never been exacted, either from him or from his followers, that they should propose some specific enactments in place of those they would destroy. He throws the matter altogether open to the free and unshackled operation of the great principles of Nature-io che desire of gain on the part of merchants--to the desire of enjoyment on the part of customers--and, in a demonstration, every page of which is pregnant with true experimental wisdom, does he expose the impolicy of certain theories of trade which surely do not the less merit the opprobrium annexed to such theories, that, instead of lying dormant in speculation, they have actually been put in execution by Government, and accumulated into a sys. tem of practical administration. This is his terminating objeet. He stops short with the assertion, that it were better for trade, and for the interest of the country, that every positive interference on the part of Government were done away; and he escapes all the hazards of the theorist, by leaving the whole concern to the free operation of Nature, and presuming no aggression whatever on any of her provisions, or on any of her tendencies. Now, it is in this very way that we humbly propose to stand clear of all participation in any of those theories which are now passing in such rapid succession before the eye and the imagination of the public. We certainly do not mean to advocate either the potatoe system, or the cow system, or the cottage system, or the village system of Mr Owen,-or any one system of miraculous achievement, by which, through some ingeniously constructed method of positive administration, it is proposed to combat that menacing hydra who now swells so gigantically, and stalks so largely over the face of our land. We would, in short, raise no positive apparatus whatever for the direct object of meeting and alleviating the ills of Poverty. This we leave to the theorists; and we satisfy ourselves with simply asserting, that unfettered Nature, working in individuals, can do the thing better than regulation can; and, on the obvious principles of human nature, verified by the actual result, in a way most striking and triumphant, throughout all the parishes of the kingdom, do we aver, that it would have been the wiser part in our Legislature to have let the matter alone. But how, it may be asked, can we consistently disclaim the adventurous proposition of a positive apparatus? In a former Number of this work, did not we attempt to regale the fancy of the public, by a speculation about churches ? Did not we propose a mighty transformation in the existing condition of our larger cities, and in the existing habits of their population? Was not this the proposition of a positive apparatus ; and irstead of altogether abolishing the methods of positive administration, did not we just propose to substitute one such method for another, recommending the dealing out of relief from the produce of collections, instead of that mode of dispensation now actually adopted out of the fund as now actually raised ? In answer to this, we must borrow another illustration from the	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line462
__label__cc	0.611337	0.388663	Todas as categoriasSobreCarreirasContatoIntuiçãoSetoresNoticiaNosso pessoalPerspectivesProjetosServiços PaísesBélgicaBrasilCanadáChileColômbiaEstados UnidosÍndiaItáliaMéxicoPanamáPeruPorto RicoReino Unido Planning for women in our cities At the end of the 90s, the city of Vienna decided to run a survey to gauge how residents used public transport. It was all pretty routine until they began to notice something surprising: men were completing the questionnaires in just a few minutes while the women seemed to take forever. The reason for this, it turned out, wasn’t anything to do with men being more business-like and women chattier, or any other sexist stereotype, but something much simpler. Women, they discovered, simply have more complex lives when it comes to moving around in cities. While a man would typically use a car, train or bus twice a day to travel to and from work, a woman would often be making multiple different journeys using multiple modes of transport, combining work, childcare and domestic tasks in complex patterns. Women use public transport more, they make more, and shorter journeys and they do much more walking. They are far more likely to be burdened with shopping or children and are highly aware of inadequacies in infrastructure such as handrails, steps and ramps as well as streetlighting and the width of walkways. In some ways, the two sexes hardly seemed to be living in the same city at all. The Viennese findings have since been borne out in investigations in very different urban environments. A recent study run by Steer for the CAF (Development Bank of Latin America), for example, found that women used public transport in Mexico City very differently from men, and in similar ways to their Viennese equivalents. Journeys undertaken for caring purposes, such as picking someone up or taking children to school account for 35% of women’s journeys and these tend to be short distances with much more travelled on foot, about 58% in Mexico City. Unlike the men in their lives these women are also much more likely to be encumbered, either with children, or shopping, or elderly relatives, and that makes a big difference to what they are looking for from their transport, as anyone who has tried to get on a bus with a toddler, a day’s shopping and a buggy will tell you. The implications of these findings are far-reaching for just about every aspect of transport planning. Integrated fare structures can have a far greater impact on women users, for example, because they are making many more ‘chained’ trips - journeys chopped into smaller segments using a variety of transport modes. The greater emphasis that women place on security – because of the greater risks faced by women in most cities – means that improving cycling infrastructure can have a disproportionately positive effect on encouraging women to cycle. The challenge for planners is how to adapt so that we are no longer making designs that discount the needs of half of our users. Now that we have begun to understand the depth and breadth of the issues, we have the opportunity to make cities that are truly inclusive, to the benefit of both women and men and marginalised groups made up of both and neither. Everybody wins when the barriers to participation are knocked down, but to do it, we must learn to ask the right questions. The trouble with entrenched differences such as gender is that they are sometimes invisible, or hard to articulate, even to the affected individuals, but even small changes to practice can tease them out. When we change user surveys to ask if the individual is travelling alone or accompanied, we get a completely different picture of how a mode of transport is being used and why. Steer is putting these ideas into practice in Mexico, as part of the Future Cities programme, and beyond. Future Cities, which is a consortium led by PwC, is a three-year project which aims to transform public transport provision in the target cities in Mexico. It is not the first public transport project with transformational aspirations, but it may be the most ambitious yet in terms of gender equality. We hope that the trail we blaze will set a standard that will radically alter how gender is perceived in planning across the world. It is difficult to overstate the benefits to women and other marginalised groups that thoughtfully planned gender-aware places might bring. In many parts of the world women still feel under serious threat when travelling alone, even in daylight hours, for example, and that fear places a limit on freedom. Cities designed more thoughtfully for women can go far towards reducing that danger and liberating their female citizens, and other marginalised groups. In Mexico City, where a recent UN report found that 77% of women felt unsafe using public transport, for example, Steer has helped to re-design the night bus system which until recently has been pretty much the preserve of men but the safety focus is only one part of a much broader strategy. Too often, in the past, women’s safety was understood as a discrete problem to be solved with lighting, CCTV, and segregation, but we need to learn to think of it as part of something much bigger, just one part of a network of ideas that keeps women at the centre of planning and design. When Vienna discovered its invisible women, it responded with energy and imagination, improving access to public transport, adding ramps, widening walkways and providing better lighting. But the most important change they made was to build an awareness of gender difference into all future planning, as part of their ‘mainstreaming gender’ initiative. From now on, the question would always be asked: ‘does this also address women’s needs?’ That is where Steer and our partners start from: asking the right questions. Women make up half the world, but do not always take up half of its resources. Putting that right is going to be as exciting as it is challenging. The legacy will be places to live that are everywhere subtly transformed, where everyone, at last, is treated with equal respect, to be seen and heard, where nobody is invisible any more. Head of Operations LATAM Liliana Pereira Receba as nossas últimas notícias e opiniões Somos a Steer Sim, você está no lugar certo. Após 40 anos, mudamos nosso nome Steer Davies Gleave para celebrar a empresa mais diversificada e internacional que nos tornamos e a expansão do nosso portfólio em setores além do transporte. Explore o nosso novo site para aprender mais sobre a Steer: quem somos, como trabalhamos e o que o nosso futuro nos reserva. Steer looks back on 2020 in our highlights of 2020 video Our Urban Dynamic Model reimagined for COVID-19 Climate change is here and California is answering the call Assine a nossa revista	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line481
__label__wiki	0.982263	0.982263	Select PageHomeLeague TablesWinnersOther WebsitesContact East Bierley Secretary: Phil McKirgan League Representative: Ian Ormondroyd 1st Team Captain: Gavin Hamilton 2nd Team Captain: Matthew Anderson Joined League: 1912 Rejoined 1928 Division One Champions: 1981 1988 1993 1994 1996 Second Teams Division One Champions: 1990 1998 2003 2007 Second Teams Division Two Champions: 2002 2007 2008 Priestley Cup winners: 1981 1984 1991 1998 1999 2000 Priestley Cup runners-up: 1930 1933 1950 1957 1962 1964 1980 1989 1993 1995 19997 Priestley Shield winners: 1944 2004 2006 2007 2008 Influential players: Gordon Phillips, Phil Taylor, Harry Waterhouse, Paul Topp, Brian Lymbery, Murphy Walwyn. The club was formed in 1865 and played their earliest games on land known as The Shay behind the New Inn before moving to their present South View Road site. At first the ground was rented and in 1905 it was levelled and a viewing embankment created with views of the Pennines. Eventually the club bought the ground in 1932 from Saville Estates and have since upgraded facilities to make their ground one of the best in the Bradford League.East Bierley’s earliest success came when they won the Bradford District League in 1895, 1898 and 1899 and they moved into the Bradford League in 1912. They have played in the competition ever since apart from a two year spell between 1925 and 1927. Amazingly for a club who have won five league championships and six Priestley Cups they had to endure seven cup final defeats and wait until 1981 for their first domestic honours. When they made the breakthrough they did it in style by doing the double. The catalyst for their triumph had come two years earlier when they won the coveted National Village Trophy at Lord’s under the captaincy of Phil Taylor. Patience certainly proved to be a virtue for a club which had become used to waiting. They had to display that quality in the 1930 Priestley Cup when bad weather meant that the semi-final and finals were not played until the following summer. When the final was eventually played they were defeated by Idle who made 128 for four in reply to East Bierley’s 127 In 1933 East Bierley put up a great fight against Undercliffe but despite scoring 246 they were beaten by five runs. The margin of defeat was just one run in 1950 but Lightcliffe did suspend their innings and could have batted again. Bierley making 153 after Lightcliffe halted their innings at 154 for four. Bradford inflicted cup final defeats in 1957 and 1962 by four and seven wickets respectively while Lightcliffe by 12 runs and Undercliffe by 32 inflicted more heartache in 1964 and 1980 before Bierley finally made their deserved breakthrough. The 1981 cup final was against Farsley and an eighth defeat looked on the cards when openers Mark Brearley and Billy Holmes put on 114 in reply to East Bierley’s 195 for five. But Bierley proved they were made of sterner stuff and Paul Topp showed his quality as he took six for 44 as Farsley crumbled to 158 all out. The key figures in the double side, so expertly led by the astute Taylor, included opening batsman Brian Lymbery, seamer Tony Pickersgill and the ever-dependable Topp. East Bierley simply haven’t looked back since. Further championship successes in 1988, 1993, 1994 and 1996 were a reflection of their consistency while the ensuing Priestley Cup wins in 1984, 1991, 1998, 1999 and 2000 underlined their toughness in sudden-death competition. The hat-trick of Priestley Cup wins between 1998 and 2000, under the leadership of Dermot McGrath, was a considerable feat and one that no other club has ever achieved. The trophy cabinet has also housed the Yorkshire Champions Trophy on three occasions, 1982, 1983 and 1989. One player who had a massive impact on their golden period was all rounder Murphy Walwyn. He twice took all ten wickets in an innings and produced many match-winning innings with his cavalier brand of strokeplay. His first all ten came against Farsley in 1986 and came at a cost of 47 runs. Twelve months later, Yedon were on the receiving end as Walwyn took ten for 45. He is just one of a long list of fine players to play for East Bierley down the years. Even before the silverware started to roll in, the club had been graced by some fine performers, men like prolific opening batsman Harry Waterhouse, wily skipper Gordon Phillips and the tireless football and cricket star Brian Redfearn. Among the first class players who have worn East Bierley’s colours are seven who have played for their country – five for England and three for the West Indies. The first Test player to appear was West Indian pace bowler Edwin St Hill in the 1930s. He has been followed since by tearaway fast bowler Roy Gilchrist and all rounder Collis King. The five England Test players are Jack Birkenshaw, Nick Cook, Les Taylor, Anthony McGrath and Gavin Hamilton – the club’s captain for 2006. Just enter your mail and subscribe, we don't spam! Copyright © bradfordcricketleague.org - All Rights Reserved \| Privacy Policy	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line482
__label__wiki	0.642657	0.642657	A Lenten benefit: Where to catch a Friday fish fry The Friday Night Fish Fry during Lent is a tradition that harkens back to the era when Catholics refrained from eating meat on Fridays. They have expanded to being a meal that fish-lovers look forward to all year. Typically featuring all-you-can-eat basics including battered and deep-fried cod or pollock with fries and coleslaw, there are far more places to sample than there are Fridays in Lent. Restaurants, veteran's organizations, country clubs and Catholic schools and churches will hook the hungry with Lenten platters that most often range from $9.95 to $12.95. Some places offer lunch as well as dinner. The Pioneer Press has developed an annual tradition of compiling a comprehensive list places where fish-lovers can dig in on this popular comfort food. Most of the 22 spots on this year's list are in the east metro or in western Wisconsin. The Catholic Spirit offers an online list of Friday night fish dinners at metro area Catholic schools, churches and Knights of Columbus halls, where proceeds are often used for parish projects. The Yelp website has customer reviews of Friday fish fries at Twin Cities restaurants and also offers readers a feature to help them locate the ones closest to them. WCCO's website has a story by food writer Amy Rea, who reviewed some of the churches that serve on Friday nights. She said that the Church of St. Albert the Great in south Minneapolis is "possibly the best known for its memorable and tasty fish," and notes that there's Bingo, too. For diners seeking different flavors, she suggests the Holy Family Maronite Church in Mendota Heights, where the fish fry has a Lebanese theme. Rea is no food snob. Fast food fish sandwiches are heavily promoted during the 40 days of Lent, and she has a first choice. "This may surprise you," she writes, "but the seasonal walleye dinner or sandwich at Culvers can be a quick, tasty and cheap way to get your fried-fish jones satisfied." In 2013 the GrubGrade website had an online poll with readers about their choice for the best fast food fish sandwich, an item often heavily promoted during Lent. Arby's came in first in the nonscientific poll. A food critic at the Houston Press arrived at the same conclusion. After sampling five fast food fish sandwiches, she acknowledged the irony of finding her fave at a place known for beef. She wrote of the Arby's sandwich, "the fillet of fish was not shaped in the standard square that most fast-food chains serve; it was in the shape of an actual fillet of fish, and it had a true fish flavor. The sesame seed bun complemented the fish fillet because it was the perfect size for the fish." NewsFood TrendsbusinessreligionnewsfoodRestaurants & Food Trucks A reason to love Lent: Where to catch a Friday night fish fry (with all the trimmings) Food news: A new bakery, best veggie bets and the local buzz It's National Doughnut Day. Gosh, how might we celebrate? Minneapolis named on list of "most underrated" food towns Wendy's hopes burger lovers will flip over new 'ultramodern' style of restaurant Food delivery news: Cheap college eats, chow cab and a new truck The Hard Rock Cafe plans return to Minnesota What will shout-out from Obama deliver for Punch Pizza?	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line484
__label__wiki	0.707652	0.707652	William, Kate and Harry host Heads Together event in support of World Mental Health Day By Gemma Strong Prince William, the Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry joined forces once again for a special cause close to their hearts as they made a special appearance to mark World Mental Health Day in London. While at County Hall for the Heads Together event, each royal took the stage to deliver an impassioned speech. "All of us know someone who has been through difficult emotional times, and we know how hard it can be to see a way forward," Kate told those gathered at the reception. "William, Harry and I feel it is our duty to do what we can, with your help, to shine a spotlight on emotional wellbeing and highlight the support that is out there to prevent or manage the pain at difficult times." TRH hear about the support available for those who find themselves providing mental health first aid for someone in their lives #WMHD16pic.twitter.com/qZT803rZgi — Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) October 10, 2016 William, meanwhile, paid testament to the "difference a listening ear can make to people's lives - whether a father supporting a child suffering depression, a soldier who has returned from a testing deployment, or a child struggling with the pressures of a new school". ALL PRINCE WILLIAM, KATE AND PRINCE HARRY'S BEST MOMENTS "The three of us have learnt a lot in the past few months as we have met people," he said. "The conclusion we are coming to, is that the more we all talk about this, the more collectively as a society we can do to support one another." Prince Harry meets Jamie and his best friend Helen, who helped him cope when his wife passed away #WorldMentalHealthDaypic.twitter.com/gg2vdDGKFN Harry then urged the public to get behind the 2017 London 2017 Marathon – Heads Together is the event's charity partner of the year. "We want as many London Marathon runners as possible, spectators around the course and people watching at home to get involved and make it a marathon for mental health," he said. "All of us have mental health. So the more we all get behind this topic, the more we can help not just the individuals suffering, but also their entire families and work colleagues as well. Together we will break the stigma forever and save lives." HRH: "William, Harry and I feel it is our duty to do what we can, with your help, to shine a spotlight on emotional wellbeing" #WMHD16pic.twitter.com/DPXdaEfUPX William, Kate and Harry proved a big hit at the reception as they mingled with representatives from the different charities taking part in their Heads Together campaign. The trio launched the initiative last May to try and end the stigma surrounding mental health – it is the single biggest project that have undertaken all together. While at the event, they spent time speaking with some of those who have received help from a relative, colleague or friend in crucial moments in their lives, and also the person who provided that invaluable support. The royals were seen listening intently as guests bravely spoke of their experiences, asking thoughtful and informed questions as they chatted in small groups. Those attending the reception were also able to take selfies in a special photo booth in County Hall, with a message thanking someone for being there for them, as part of a #Thereforme social media drive. CALM runner @JonathanStanger meeting #PrinceHarry for #WMHD2016@heads_togetherpic.twitter.com/etxn2wHP3U — CALM (@theCALMzone) October 10, 2016 Following their appearance, the Duke and Duchess and Harry are due to head off to the London Eye, where they will be joined by some of those who earlier shared their mental health stories. Later this afternoon, the London Eye will light up in purple in support of World Mental Health Day, joining other buildings around the world that will be doing the same, and connecting Heads Together with the worldwide movement to end stigma around mental health. This year's theme for World Mental Health Day focuses on the importance of psychological and mental health first aid for all. TAP TO VIEW FULL GALLERY Princes William and Harry and Kate heard stories from those suffering mental health issues Royal Causes The Duchess of Cambridge is an English rose in pink for World Mental Health Day Prince William, Kate and Prince Harry will ride the London Eye for a very special cause Prince William and Kate on the pressures young people face at school: 'It's ok to be shy'	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line488
__label__wiki	0.845936	0.845936	College of Arts & Letters Values & Priorities Centers & Interdisciplinary Programs History of Linton Hall COVID-19 News Updates Dean Chris Long Past Deans Long View Blog Dean’s Reports African American & African Studies Art, Art History, & Design Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian, and African Languages New Director of Student Wellness Position Prioritizes Student Mental Health and Care Theatre Design Alum Returns to Mentor Current Students Ruth Nicole Brown Named MSU Foundation Professor Discover Your Major Art History & Visual Culture Humanities — Prelaw View All Undergraduate Minors Explore Masters Programs Arts and Cultural Management Hispanic Literatures Teaching English (TESOL) Critical Studies in Literacy & Pedagogy Digital Rhetoric & Professional Writing Spanish as a Second/Bilingual Language Explore PhD Programs Hispanic Cultural Studies Rhetoric and Writing French, Language and Literature Center for Integrative Studies in the Arts & Humanities (CISAH) Study Abroad & Study Away Graduate Secretaries Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) College Bylaws Faculty Excellence Advocate (FEA) Faculty & Academic Staff Human Resources Professional Funding Opportunities Teaching and Advising Resources Staff Portal (CAL Connect) Budget & Financial Processes Facilities and Emergency Preparedness Staff Development & Wellness Chair, Director, & Faculty Support Graduate & Undergraduate Support Staff Highlights Councils, Committees, & Project Teams Stay Involved with the College of Arts & Letters Meet the Development Team MSU Arts Weekend Dean’s Office Directory Alumni Office Alumna Helping Shape Design at ‘Time’ Magazine As a Senior Art Director at Time magazine in New York City, MSU alumna Carrie Gee’s work is seen by millions of people around the world, and she credits Michigan State University for giving her the necessary skills that helped propel her career and which fuel her job on a daily basis. “The professors I had set the bar high and expected us to have ideas and then continue to expand upon them,” said Gee, who received dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in Studio Art and Journalism with a focus in Graphic Design. “That’s been really helpful for me because in my daily run of things, I have to push myself. I have to keep asking, ‘what else can I add?’ And oftentimes, ‘what can I take away?’ That constant editing process, I got from Michigan State. I did really good work while I was there and that comes through on a daily basis for me now.” Carrie Gee at Time Inc. headquarters in New York City. MSU and her time at The State News also taught Gee how to create something out of nothing. “When you have a story that doesn’t have anything and people come to you and say, ‘we need ideas,’ I already knew how to make something out of nothing because you start with a blank canvas in every class,” she said. At Time, Gee says she thinks of herself as a project manager, but in a very creative way. “It’s my job, obviously, to design things, commission illustrations, work with the photo editors, but I also have a unique opportunity to be part of the conversations about planning projects, finding the best visual solutions for how we present stories, and even what kind of content we can add to elevate stories and really connect with our readers,” Gee said. With her specialty being typography and template design, Gee tells stories visually, and when she works on a project, she lives by the rule that the story is paramount to everything else. Carrie Gee working on the layout of “Time.” In today’s digital age, Gee considers all environments and how her designs can transform into other things, asking herself with each project, “how can I build something that works well static, yet can be taken apart and turned into other things.” Many of the projects Gee works on at Time are closely guarded secrets until published. One such project that she recently worked on was the Time 100 issue, which consists of Time’s 100 most influential pioneers, artists, leaders, titans, and icons of 2017. “You’re working on a project where people trust you to keep the information secret, whether it’s Person of the Year or Time 100, that information can’t be leaked,” Gee said. “It’s something our brand holds very dear and takes very seriously. Time is such an iconic brand in the publication industry and we have to respect that secrecy.” That constant editing process, I got from Michigan State. I did really good work while I was there and that comes through on a daily basis for me now. When Gee first came to Michigan State University, she started out as a Journalism major, but later discovered a different way of telling stories. “As a Journalism major, I wanted to tell stories and then found I could add art into that being a graphic designer, that was really special for me because I often did art on the side,” Gee said. “Getting into the Studio Art program was wonderful because I learned color theory and composition; I was able to take graphic design, drawing, and painting and just figure out how to mix colors and work through conceptual ideas to get visual solutions.” Gee advises students to keep an open mind as well and to try as much as possible when exploring different career options. Carrie Gee working at her desk at “Time” magazine. “Don’t come in thinking you know what you want to do,” she said. “I thought I wanted to be a writer because I didn’t know that design was a thing. “Your expectations and your plan for yourself are constantly evolving and Michigan State is a great environment that promotes growth and exploring different options for what you want to do with your life. Then when you figure out what you love doing, pursue it and become the best at it. Set that bar for yourself, no matter what your passion is. Then you’ll be on the path to go anywhere, and wherever you want to go, you’ll be successful.” For Gee, her open mind and career exploration, combined with her creative drive and talent, helped lead her to her ideal career. “This is a dream job,” she said. “I love my colleagues at Time and all the projects I’ve been fortunate to work on with them. For me, it is the culmination of all the work in school and professionally. Many of the skills I’ve worked to perfect, I’ve gotten to utilize here.” Categories: Alumni / News As Mother Graduates with MFA, Daughter’s MSU Education Just Begins Alumni Share Advice with Graphic Design Seniors Spanish Senior Looks to a Career in International Education Michigan State University College of Arts and Letters	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line489
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Berg, Blind Cross-Examination, 17 Litigation, No.1, at 12 (Fall 1990)), I have begun trying civil cases of all kinds, primarily plaintiffsвЂ™ personal injury. In some reported cases the witness has died by the time the trial is resumed. Is the evidence of the witness in respect of whom cross-examination has not been completed admissible? Although this situation appears to arise mainly in criminal law cases, all that is stated below applies equally to civil cases. 6/10/2018В В· Amazon.in - Buy 4000 Questions for Cross Examination in Criminal Cases book online at best prices in india on Amazon.in. Read 4000 Questions for Cross Examination in Criminal Cases book reviews & author details and more at Amazon.in. Free delivery on qualified orders. Irving Younger's 10 Commandments Of Cross Examination at ART OF ADVOCACY WordPress.com. The importance of proper examinations-in-chief is present in all cases obviously, but in some cases is even more important when the opposing party may not call any evidence and you do not get a chance to cross-examine opposing witnesses. For example, fighting the Canada Revenue Agency in вЂ¦, Cross -examination Re -examination Cross -examination of Experts. Art of Advocacy Art of conducting cases in court both by argument and by the manner of bringing out the evidence so as to convince the court. In Criminal. The parties are the one who determine the issue of. PRACTICAL вЂњAPPROACHESвЂќ FOR CROSS-EXAMINATION Cross-Examination Techniques 1. Introduction. The Art of Cross-Examination is a classic text for trial attorneys and law students on how to cross-examine witnesses. Written by American attorney Francis L. Wellman, the book was first published in 1903 by The Macmillan Company, and was still in print more than 100 years later. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-examination Re-Examination means the examination of a witness, subsequent to the cross-examination by the party who called him, shall be called his re-examination. The art of Cross-Examination plays an important role in the trial of each case which involves hard work and talent of вЂ¦. THE ART OF CROSS-EXAMINATION PDF вЂ“ Tucmarssis79 Blog CROSS EXAMINATION THE RULES OF THE GAME Mastering the Art of Cross-Examination L earning to be a lawyer was often by doing. In the 1970s, when Carolyn Lamm, one of the contributors to this book, and I shared a cramped office in the Justice Department, we were given 60 files, and told to file lawsuits where appro - priate, try the cases where necessary, and come back for more when we Mastering the Art of Cross-Examination L earning to be a lawyer was often by doing. In the 1970s, when Carolyn Lamm, one of the contributors to this book, and I shared a cramped office in the Justice Department, we were given 60 files, and told to file lawsuits where appro - priate, try the cases where necessary, and come back for more when we Organizing Your Cross-Examination-The Chapter Method Mastering this method of cross-examination requires discipline and practice. You have to think about the points that you want to make on cross-examination and then break them down into a multitude of little points. In order to do this, you have to organize your cross-examination. The Art of Cross-Examination is a classic text for trial attorneys and law students on how to cross-examine witnesses. Written by American attorney Francis L. Wellman, the book was first published in 1903 by The Macmillan Company, and was still in print more than 100 years later. The overwhelming majority of witnesses can be cross-examined in 30 minutes or less even in very complicated cases. Effective cross-examination makes a point quickly and keeps the jury engaged from the moment you ask your first question until you pass the witness for re-direct. Generally, the longer cross-examination goes on, the less effective 5. You have to apply the art of cross-examination for extracting truth from the adversary. The plaintiff and defendant both have cases and the judge knows what the case of each party is. In civil cases there is not much scope for cross-examination as judgment is mostly based on records. In criminal cases вЂ¦ The Art Of Cross Examination In 1961 J.W. Smyth Q.C. gave a lecture in the Bar Association Common Room on cross-examination. The transcript of his address has resided in the top drawer of many barristers, to be thumbed through regularly, a constant reminder of how this master of cross-examination explained his art. Limiting the questions вЂ“ rape stigmas and myths. The cross examination of complainants in sexual cases as to their sexual history was limited by s 41 (1) of вЂ¦ Learning Cross-Examination Techniques for Criminal Cases Through Experience Of course the best way to learn how to cross-examine in criminal cases is to be either a prosecutor or criminal defense counsel and try a lot of cases. The subject of cross-examination is one of vital importance in the conduct of law cases because only it has the power to sift the truth from falsehood. According to Section 137 of the Indian Evidence Act, the examination of a witness by the adverse party shall be called his cross-examination. theory. One mistake that lawyers make is to conduct cross-examination in a vacuum. When the cross-examination is not derived from the defense theory, it can be counter-productive. So, for example, assume we are planning our cross-examination of a robbery victim вЂ¦ The importance of proper examinations-in-chief is present in all cases obviously, but in some cases is even more important when the opposing party may not call any evidence and you do not get a chance to cross-examine opposing witnesses. For example, fighting the Canada Revenue Agency in вЂ¦ Learning Cross-Examination Techniques for Criminal Cases Through Experience Of course the best way to learn how to cross-examine in criminal cases is to be either a prosecutor or criminal defense counsel and try a lot of cases. Following are sample transcripts that include the state's direct examination as well the defense attorney's cross-examination of state experts. Before conducting the cross-examination of an expert witness, the criminal defense attorney must become an expert in forensic evidence as вЂ¦ According to at least one judge, most lawyers do a good job in their opening statements, direct examinations, and closing argument, but never learn the art of cross-examination. To master that art, lawyers need to give cross-examination the same attention they do other phases of trial. Judge William F. Rylaarsdam offers the following tips to Cross-Examination Techniques 1. Introduction Cross-examination is a weapon, an effective weapon if handled correctly and a dangerous weapon if not. It can be your best friend or your worst enemy if handled incorrectly. Like a weapon, it must be treated with respect and understanding. Much more has been written about the art of cross-examination., e.g. the late David Ross QC in his book Advocacy said this: Cross-examination is the questioning of an opponentвЂ™s witness. Some learned judges have described cross-examination as a potent weapon for probing the credibility and reliability of accuserвЂ™s version of events and a theory. One mistake that lawyers make is to conduct cross-examination in a vacuum. When the cross-examination is not derived from the defense theory, it can be counter-productive. 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__label__wiki	0.536738	0.536738	Evan Peters Bio, Wiki, Height, Girlfriend, Age & Net Worth Evan Peters Bio, Wiki, Height, Girlfriend, Age and Equity Evan peters is a famous and emerging American actor who has already established himself as a powerful player in the Hollywood showbiz industry. He is best known for his role as an actor in the American anthology television series "American Horror Story". In addition, he became famous for the film ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’. Youth, education, family Evan Peters was born on January 20, 1987 in St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States, to parents of Phil Peters and Julie Peters. Her father is vice president of a private foundation called Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. He grew up in a Roman Catholic family on the outskirts of Balwin. He has a brother and a sister. He studied at the Catholic primary school. He then studied at Grand Blanc Community High School and Burbank High School. Evan Peters started the entertainment industry trip in the movie "Clipping Adam" in 2004. He then presented a wonderful acting performance in the American teen movie "Sleepover". In fact, his career took a major turn when he starred in the horror American FX television series "American Horror Story: Asylum". In addition, he is widely known for his role as an actor in the crime drama "American Animals" in 2018. Evan Peters began dating actress Emma Roberts in 2012 after their work in the movie ‘Adult World’. In 2014, the couple engaged together in an unpleasant incident in a hotel room in Canada that resulted in Emma's arrest. However, they separated in 2019. He is currently dating singer Halsey. Full Name Evan peters Nickname Evan Age (from 2020) 33 Years. Date of Birth January 20, 1987 Place of birth St. Louis, Missouri, United States Profession Actor Zodiac sign Aquarius Dad Phil Peters Mother Julie Peters Sister Michelle Peters Brother Andrew Peters size 5 feet 10 inches 180 centimeters 1.80 meters Shoe size 9 US Civil status Betrothed to Emma Roberts (now separated) wife Emma Roberts (fiancee) Wedding date N / A Children N / A Girlfriend / Business Halsey (Currently dating) Beginning of the film Cut Adam (2004) Start on television The Days (2004) Net value $ 4 million Highest degree Diploma School 1. Catholic primary school 2. Grand Blanc Community High School 3. Burbank High School Hobbies Traveling Residence and telephone number Residence Missouri, United States Phone number Not known https://www.facebook.com/OfficialEvanPeters/ https://twitter.com/evan_peters?lang=en https://www.instagram.com/booboodaddy/?hl=en Similar biography More From: Actor Sean Connery Bio – Age, Childhood, Wife, Death, Net Worth, Movies [James Bond actor] Sudhakar Komakula Wiki, Age, Height, Movies, Net Worth Nobuhiko Okamoto Biography, Age, Height, Married, Net Worth, Characters, Family Hrithik Roshan Biography – Height, Wife, Girlfriend, Family, Movies, net worth Tom Holland Bio, Height, Girlfriend, Wiki, Age & Net Worth	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line493
__label__cc	0.65552	0.34448	May 1, 2018 \| Fresh Start, News TMSG—Great Is Thy Faithfulness Raise $833,000. David and Goliath……The Little Engine that Could…and now, CPC—Centreville Presbyterian Church. Yeah—that church right around the corner. $833,000—the fee (I had other words for it) to break away from a denomination that was taking a path most of our congregation did not wish to travel. $833,000. That is a lot of money. Less that a year to come up with it. That is not a lot of time. Money and Politics—inescapable even at church—brought back a vivid childhood image from an old family Bible of Jesus angrily turning over the table of the moneychangers at the temple. That story held a much deeper meaning for me as our church story had unfolded over a tortuous past two years. This past Sunday was the day. Committed to successfully taking the church in a new direction, today’s Sunday message was to launch our financial backing as a congregation. A scheduled baptism and handing out First Bibles to a group of children that had reached a church milestone began the morning service. A timely launch to the aptly named “Fresh Start Campaign”, these children were also freshly starting their own Walk. No matter what the result of our collective financial efforts might bring, they had begun a new chapter as part of our CPC church family. Pledge cards had been handed out, the math done for us. Pencils and phone calculators could be seen in use throughout the heartfelt messages of our Pastor and also as a church member who himself had experienced a similar painfully long and expensive church break away. Now it was time to Make It Happen….for those that wanted to and were able to look ahead, dig deep and drop our pledges into prepared boxes. Testing our Faith. Taking the Leap. To see how far we had to go, a starting point had to be established and announced. Church leadership had been working tirelessly to obtain foundational pledges to get the seeds of the Fresh Start planted. We were ready. Our Pastor could not hold back his tears…and neither could many of the packed congregation as the announcement was made and the Fresh Start launch number shown on the sanctuary screens for all to see. $1.5 Million The Little Engine that……Did. Come be part of the Fresh Start at Centreville Pres. Worship with us each Sunday at 10am. Beth Tweddle, Centreville Presbyterian Church member since 2002	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line494
__label__cc	0.613846	0.386154	Catherine Schaff-Stump In the face of darkness, high stakes, and horrible odds, you can save yourself and the world About and Press Kit The Klaereon Scroll Series The Vessel of Ra (Klaereon Scroll #1) The Pawn of Isis (Klaereon Scroll #2) Abigail Rath Versus Series Abigail Rath Versus Bloodsucking Fiends Abigail Rath Versus Mad Science Shorter Publications Fantastic History Fantastic History: 2019 Living Authorly Writer Education: Workshops Paradise Icon Viable Paradise Taos Toolbox Vintage Fashion Links Authors and the Writing Process Fantastic History #57: Rehumanizing Chattel Slaves by Abby Goldsmith Chattel slavery ranks high among humanity’s worst evils. It overlaps with institutionalized torture and genocide, which make it difficult to explore through the lens of fantasy fiction. If you misrepresent chattel slavery, you are compounding injustice and spreading harmful ignorance. If you treat it lightly or gloss over it, you are misrepresenting it. And since the descendants of American slaves make up a significant portion of the reading public, any treatment of it in fiction deserves nuance and sensitivity, and a lot of research. One of the defining features of American slavery was dehumanization. American slaves were considered a subspecies of humankind, not just a lower social class. That belief justified the treatment of chattel slaves as animals, to be bred, bought, and sold without regard for familial bonds, and without regard for the loyalties of love and friendship. To enforce this unnatural arrangement, armed violence against unarmed slaves was acceptable and commonplace. Despite the vast gulf between masters and slaves, however, there was no erasing their shared humanity. Mixed families were undeniable. Sometimes a master owned his own children. Modern genetic tests, as well as the wide range of skin tones among descendants of American slaves, are evidence of the lie which dehumanization relied upon. As much as slave owners wanted to believe that their slaves were unlike themselves, they were wrong. I wondered how much worse it might have been if mixing was impossible. What if the schism between masters and slaves was based on a more substantial pretext than skin color? What if masters and slaves were, literally, two different species? In my series, I cast the entire human race as chattel slaves. Planet Earth is like interior Africa at the start of the colonial era, isolated from a bustling galactic civilization. The rulers of the galaxy are distantly related to humankind, as well as to other “primitives.” But they consider humankind to be an inferior subspecies of themselves. The Torth make the same mistake which white slave traders made, and the same mistake the Nazis made. They fall for the seductive ideology that they are members of an elite, superior race. The Torth see themselves as intrinsically more wholesome and more mentally advanced than their human targets. After all, the Torth wield total power as the only legal citizens of galactic civilization. They are far more technologically advanced than humankind. They rule planets. hey dominate interstellar travel. They have conquered and enslaved multiple alien civilizations. All the power they’ve gained makes it hard for anyone to question their morality, or their fitness to rule. I needed the Torth to look indistinguishable from humans. They consider humanity to be a lesser subspecies of themselves, rather than alien beasts, and I wanted their reason for dehumanizing humans to be something more substantial than appearance. After all, visible traits are a flimsy excuse for dehumanization. I wanted my galactic-ruling civilization to seem smarter than that. What if their claim to superiority is based on a bioengineered, inherited ability which they have made impossible for “lesser” species to inherit? The Torth don’t need an internet because their minds are interconnected in a telepathic web that spans the galaxy. Like white slave-owners in the American South, who sent their sons to universities and who gave their daughters private tutors, but who did not knowingly share books or newspapers or literacy with slaves, the Torth forbid the sharing of knowledge with slaves. Only Torth learn how to read glyphs. Only Torth learn how to pilot a flying transport, or how to navigate a streamship through a wormhole to another solar system. Slaves learn nothing except how to polish floors or harvest grains. Knowledge is power. That fact was perhaps never more poignantly proven than during slavery in the United States. An educated slave was a direct, existential challenge to the notion that slaves were an inferior subspecies. Therefore, it was forbidden to teach literacy to slaves. If a slave could read, then that slave might read a newspaper and learn which runaways were being hunted, and by whom. They might give warning to their fellow slaves about impending battles or uprisings. They might communicate secret directions to an underground railroad. They might gain a voice which could not be ignored. Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, Sojourner Truth, and others who escaped slavery wrote and orated powerfully about their personal experiences. These people were among the few slaves who defiantly learned literacy against the wishes of their owners. They were lucky enough to be positioned for a permanent escape to freedom. And once they gained freedom, they were brave enough to challenge the vested interests that ruled the civilization they lived in. I think anyone who reads their works can only admire them. In gaining global attention, these former slaves shone an inescapable spotlight on what must be happening to a vast population in the American South who were unable to advocate for themselves. I wanted to bring some of that defiant heroism into my series. Torth collectively share knowledge with each other. The Megacosm is the backbone of their galactic civilization; something like a super-charged internet. It is the equivalent of books and newspapers during the era of American slavery. Torth regard humanity’s internet as a feeble, slow, primitive version of the mental network which they’ve collectively shared for a thousand generations, and which only they can access. Any Torth in the galaxy can instantly communicate with any other Torth. hey hide no secrets from each other. They don’t use spoken language. In the same way that slave owners in early America assumed that slaves were incapable of erudition, the Torth assume that enslaved subspecies, such as humankind, are naturally incapable of using the Megacosm. But if a reader is paying close attention, they might guess at an undercurrent in Torth society; a fear that they might be wrong. After all, why have the Torth outlawed the science of bioengineering? They want to preclude any possibility of another species gaining telepathic abilities, or developing a communications network that might rival the Megacosm. In my series, a group of slaves gain a window into the Megacosm through a Torth who goes renegade. Thomas rejects the privileges and benefits of being a slave owner. Having been raised by humans on Earth, Thomas has sympathy for his enslaved human foster family. He risks his life to set them free, and together, they escape Torth society and join an underground hideout full of runaway slaves. Thomas provides the former slaves with education which is supposed to be meant only for Torth. Through his efforts, the former slaves begin to make use of super-weapons and spaceships. As knowledge spreads through the former slaves and rebels, they innovate on their own. They found a rebel nation which energetically defies Torth laws against bioengineering and other sciences. One of their biggest gains is a “telepathy gas” which empowers former slaves to jack into the Megacosm. The rebel nation is a melting pot of cultures, similar to how the slaves of the colonial United States were a mix of tribal nations. Their shared experience as slaves gives them a common language. This facilitates creativity, and their new forms of art and innovations even appeal to the stuffy Torth. Soon there are secret Torth renegades who want to join the rebel nation. It is a slow trickle at first, since surveillance is a key component of the Megacosm. Torth are constantly monitored by their own peers. By choosing to join former slaves, renegade Torth must give up the Megacosm. Not only do they lose their edge in knowledge, but they also abandon their privileges as slave masters. And they must risk death to escape. The risks are worth it to some renegade Torth. By the end of my series, the risks are worth it to many, as the Torth civilization begins to collapse from its own rotten values. They are no longer able to maintain the delusion of their innate superiority. Abby Goldsmith’s short fiction and articles are published in Escape Pod, Fantasy Magazine, a Writer’s Digest Books anthology, and other venues. She’s an alumni of the Odyssey Writing Workshop, where she received a personal critique from best-selling author George R.R. Martin. She’s also enjoyed dinners with best-selling authors Hugh Howey, Kevin J. Anderson, and Robert Jordan. A former animator and game content writer, Abby is credited on more than a dozen Nintendo games for Nickelodeon and Disney. She co-hosts the Stories for Nerds podcast from her home in Texas. Author: Catherine Schaff-Stump Catherine Schaff-Stump writes fiction for children and young adults. Her most recent book, The Vessel of Ra, is the first book in the Klaereon Scroll series. She is currently working on its sequel, as well as penning the middle grade adventures of Abigail Rath, monster hunter. View all posts by Catherine Schaff-Stump Author Catherine Schaff-StumpPosted on 5/5/2020 5/5/2020 Categories General Previous Previous post: Fantastic History #56: What is Vaudeville? by Caroline Stevermer Next Next post: Fantastic History #58: When the Ordinary is a Fantasy by Kate Heartfield The best couples are in it together. You guy, Joe and Jill! https://t.co/HYxxIoBg85 A goodman! https://t.co/VEd3rGQFXz Very well written, @scalzi. Excellent use of the word churl. https://t.co/ReNLsDRWsW @trumpingitup Denying reality does not change it. Get some help. Let's bring back the Fairness Act. Propaganda must go down! 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__label__wiki	0.799999	0.799999	Crypto-Jew Senator Richard Di Natale Hates Old White Men January 12, 2020 December 12, 2019 by Obadiah 1:18 Di Natale, the leader of the Greens party, a political organization as beneficial to white Australians as advanced-stage pancreatic cancer, isn’t happy with the way old white men are triggered by creepy climate-change homunculus Greta Thunberg, who’s been named Time magazine’s Person of the Year. Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has been named Time Magazine’s Person Of The Year. Unsurprisingly, it’s been the source of great debate. Neil Mitchell quizzed Greens leader Richard Di Natale about the decision, questioning whether there was somebody behind the scenes “pulling the strings”. “Greta Thunberg obviously triggers a lot of older white blokes,” Richard Di Natale said on 3AW Mornings. That comment drew a swift response from Neil. “I’m sorry for my colour, Richard,” he said. Di Natale is of wog parentage. His mother and father immigrated to Australia from Italy. His father is a Sicilian. Sicily was a haven for Jews until 1478, when the Spanish Inquisition began. Most of Sicily’s Jewish population got the message and fled the region, but some remained and were not harmed provided they converted to Catholicism. Di Natale has a Jew’s physiognomy, cop a look at that hooter, and a resume to match. He’s worked for pro-non-white causes all his adult life. A registered quack, he treated shitfaced abos in the Northern Territory and HIV-infected future telephone scammers in India before entering the political arena, where he fought like a spag Spartan for multiculturalism, mandatory vaccinations, and poofter “marriage”. Ironically, the name Di Natale means “of Christmas”. Even the Devil has a sense of humor. <# if(ThriveComments.current_user.ID){#>href="https://christianidentityaustralia.org/chloe011?action=logout&_wpnonce=dd3d47347c"<#}#>><#= ThriveComments.util.render_label('logout_change') #>	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line512
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Assessment of nZVI synthesis and mobility at a field trial The use of nanoscale zero valent iron (nZVI) for remediation of contaminated sites has received significant attention in part due to the ability of nZVI to rapidly transform contaminants in controlled laboratory experiments. One problem that has hampered the widespread implementation of nZVI is... A versatile differential calorimetry system for evaluation of phase transition and fluid-solid interfacial thermodynamics in nano-structured solids, surfactants, and polymers A high precision and flow through differential scanning calorimeter is requested in this proposal. This instrument will probe the heats associated with phase transition of materials and with the interaction of gas phase species on solid surfaces over a wide pressure and temperature range under... Development of nanometals for source zone remediation Environment Canada estimates that 29% of the population consumes groundwater as their domestic water so protection of this resource is essential to the health and well-being of Canadians. Historically, the subsurface was thought to act as a natural filter of wastes injected into the ground. The... Deterministic sythesis and site specific functionalization of single walled carbon nanotubes and their application on the synthesis of functional materials Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT) are an attractive material for a host of fundamental and applied studies, and their chemical functionalization has become an area of great interest for applications such as the fabrication of novel composite materials and chemical sensors. The mechanisms of...	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line519
__label__cc	0.511473	0.488527	Isaiah 18Isaiah 20 Isaiah 19:21-23 New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition (NRSVACE) 21 The Lord will make himself known to the Egyptians; and the Egyptians will know the Lord on that day, and will worship with sacrifice and burnt-offering, and they will make vows to the Lord and perform them. 22 The Lord will strike Egypt, striking and healing; they will return to the Lord, and he will listen to their supplications and heal them. 23 On that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian will come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians will worship with the Assyrians. New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition (NRSVACE) New Revised Standard Version Bible: Anglicised Catholic Edition, copyright © 1989, 1993, 1995 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. NRSV Catholic Thinline Bible, Comfort Print--soft leather-look, brown NRSV Catholic Bible, Large Print, Comfort Print, Leathersoft, Red NRSV Catholic Bible, Gift Edition, Comfort Print, Leathersoft, Brown	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line527
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__label__cc	0.528024	0.471976	Clemson Ticket Central Clemson Announces Fall Olympic Sport Schedules CLEMSON, S.C. – The Atlantic Coast Conference on Friday released fall sport schedules for Volleyball, Men’s and Women’s Soccer. Volleyball is scheduled to play nine fall matches, while men’s soccer plays eight and women’s soccer nine. Exact dates and times of the competitions could change, and television designations will be announced at a later date. Women’s soccer starts the season on Sept. 12 against Miami. Men’s Soccer opens on Sept. 18 against Wake Forest. Volleyball begins on Sept. 18 against The Citadel in Jervey Gym, before starting an eight-match ACC schedule against four opponents. Jervey Gym will have a capacity of 250, while Historic Riggs Field will welcome up to 1,000 fans this season. Face coverings will be required, and seating will be socially distanced within the facility. Volleyball Schedule Link Men’s Soccer Schedule Link Women’s Soccer Schedule Link	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line532
__label__cc	0.674903	0.325097	Curious Catalyst transforming inquiry into impact for individuals, teams, organizations and ecosystems Kaz Brecher Founder and Chief Curious Catalyst The founder of Curious Catalyst, and the daughter of two rockets scientists, Kaz excels at turning inquiry into impact and thrives in ambiguous contexts. She is a framework generalist and network entrepreneur, using pattern recognition and agile prototyping to uncover blind spots and identify opportunities. Kaz designs experiences to build leadership and human-centered design capacity and spark innovation. As a master facilitator, she’s held innovation faculty positions with THNK School of Creative Leadership in Amsterdam and Vancouver. And she’s currently using the science of behavior change as a leadership coach with ThinkHuman and a member of the Programming Committee for the Culturati Summit. She is a founding member of the Guild of Future Architects, a natural evolution following her years serving as the Executive Director of Yoxi, an impact investing force, and trailblazing at the intersection of media agencies and disruptive technologies. And she maintains senior advisory roles with social impact agencies like A Hundred Years. Based in Los Angeles, Kaz is a Stanford graduate, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Certified Scrum Master. She is always in search of good coffee, enlivening conversation and memorable meals. Learn more about Kaz. While Curious Catalyst began in 2012 as an experiment to apply the agile ways of innovation from technology disruptors to urban systems challenges, it has evolved into a broader engine for transformation. Drawing from globe-spanning careers, the core team of expert generalists is united by their boundless thirst for knowledge and love of healthy debate. This has consistently underpinned the Curious Catalyst reputation as an enthusiastic champion of breakthrough change—built on an ability to identify, connect and activate unlikely collaborators across myriad disciplines from their vantage point as a professional outsiders and complex system junkies. We like to say we have gigantic antennae out to the world. In other words, we’re good at figuring out exactly what you need to evolve your organization. Working with a diverse range of clients, harnessing our ability to thrive in highly ambiguous contexts and find paths forward even where none exist, we have guided entrepreneurs, start-ups and senior executives at Mattel and Disney among others – cultivating new skill sets, sparking innovative ideas and seeding promising partnerships. You can check our where we started with our original website here. Since provoking thoughtful reflection and discussion is core to our mission, we invite you to spend some time with our Curious Catalyst musings, inquiries into the broader world of human-centered design and civic engagement, and inspiring stories from curiosity-driven impact investing. We’ll never tell you we have all the answers, but we’re great at navigating this crazy, ever-changing landscape. If you can roll with that kind of adventure, get in touch. No one ever raised a barn alone, and we pride ourselves on curating and collaborating with some of the highest caliber practitioners and subject matter experts. Tim Armitage Brand & Customer Engagement Strategist For decades, Tim has contributed to the evolution of global and rapid-growth brands, inviting C-suite and marketing executives to look at the world with fresh eyes—to imagine their customers’ future relationship with their brands. As a forward thinker who can envision and drive positive outcomes, he works with creative agencies, data-driven brands and startups of all shapes and sizes. Together, using design thinking, they unlock value at the intersection of customer understanding, human-centered design and digital transformation. Chris Shellen Content & Communications Strategist Fifteen years ago, Chris Shellen brought her experience as a film executive at Paramount Pictures to the interactive space, concentrating on the development of transmedia storytelling and strategic content. She has developed successful messaging and content strategies for a spectrum of brands including the Gates Foundation, Microsoft, GE, Disney, Pew Charitable Trusts and Target, among many others. She continues to keep one foot in entertainment, recently co-directing the award-winning Italian documentary, “Spettacolo.” LinkedIn→ Organization & Culture Designer Sarah works at the intersection of culture, ideas and people. For two decades, her work has centered around designing new ways for teams to create and collaborate, to push beyond boundaries, cross the streams of their discipline and achieve collective change. Her guidance, methods and tools are participatory, purpose-led and inclusive – unlocking powerful cohesion and commitment. Sarah brings energy and drive to instill sound, values-led and intuitive decision-making as a highly-valued mentor, keynote speaker and board member. Miles Kemp Interactive Architecture & Emerging Platform Strategist As one of today’s visionary thought leaders in interactive architecture and user experience, Miles has worked at the intersection of digital media, physical architecture and human interaction design for nearly two decades. Miles is the founder of award-winning Variate Labs, where he works on projects that push the boundaries of interaction design in spatial environments. He has a Master’s degree from the Southern California Institute of Architecture and a B.S. in Architecture from University of Maryland, College Park. We’ve worked with (almost) everyone and look forward to making a bigger impact together… There is a persistent myth of the lone inventor, one great genius slaving away in obscurity. But this is, indeed, a myth. Innovation most often comes from group interaction, cross-fertilization between team-members and rapid feedback cycles. Creativity happens in teams. And too many organizations have dysfunctions that hamper high-performance, so it’s critical to ensure culture fosters leadership and best practices at all levels. The most effective experiences are tailored to a specific context, so we always design bespoke offerings pulled from the hundreds of formats and configurations we’ve road-tested around the world. Dig in below to learn more about how we can help you catalyze creativity with consulting or capacity-building. Bespoke Offsites & Advances Culture-Building & Organizational Evolution Next-Level Conference Experience Design & Facilitation Innovation & Leadership Training Product & Service Design Mix-n-Match Skill-Building & Team-Building Workshops Is a retreat really the best way to move your organization forward? Not according to our many courageous partners, most of whom agree that we should know by now that one-size-fits-all never fits anyone. Whether you’re under pressure to become more responsive and agile or more steady and consistent as your organization scales and new dynamics emerge, we consider every aspect of how we gather when we design these rare opportunities to spark magic and momentum. We often choose unlikely locations that bring your vision to life with intention and weave in meals as unlikely sessions for gleaning rare insights. And we have a secret Bat phone for reaching out to our wild card network of speakers and master practitioners. Drawing from our experience working with organizations around the world, representing myriad sectors and sizes, we are adept at identifying how to transform your unique cast of characters into a harmonious, high-performing team. Closer Look: The Future Imagination Fund In partnership with Sharon Chang’s Dream Office of Imaginary Friends, we designed and facilitated a carefully-curated gathering with some of the most influential members of the NYU Tisch School of the Arts universe for a soft-launch of the Future Imagination Fund. Intended to empower citizen artists to solve complex problems by challenging and rebuilding the systems that govern everyday activities, this convening needed to embody the same principles of “cultivating discovery and experimentation with combinations of art, science, and business” in just a few hours. We harnessed a sense of ceremony and created a liminal space in which we could quickly connect with the power of imagination to create better futures – while releasing our guests from the everyday constraints faced by faculty and funders alike. And we partnered with a culinary artist to create a sensory experience in an effort to balance our more cerebral selves. Participants left with a physical artifact as proof that they hadn’t dreamt it all. Remember that amazing session your team loved? When you all felt fired up and ready to make changes for good…and then, life and urgent projects and, well, everything else happened instead? We know that implementing lasting change is hard work. Add to the mix the reality that people change roles and jobs more frequently and diverse teams require different tools to thrive, and the pressure to create cohesion within an organization is stronger than ever. With an eye toward optimization, we help your team align by dialing up what’s working and pinpointing what’s missing. This often includes clarifying the organization’s vision and purpose, using narrative to communicate more effectively, translating company values into embodied practices, and developing a culture of healthy feedback and accountability. We start by assessing your current state and devising a plan custom-tailored to your unique context and requirements. Most often, we work in partnership with HR or Learning & Development at a pivotal moment of growth, change in leadership, or shift in direction. Closer Look: Tony’s Chocolonely Organizations are the complicated sum of people with distinct challenges, variable desires, and competing needs. And Tony’s Chocolonely, a purpose-driven market disruptor, brings their motto of “crazy about chocolate, serious about people” to life with an annual 2-day ‘Chocademy’ to support individual and team development. In their audacious quest to make the chocolate industry 100% slavery-free, and as one of the fastest-growing players in the sector, this offsite is not just a nice-to-have to shore up wellbeing across their global offices, it’s absolutely critical to their success. They brought us in to design and facilitate a day with their growing U.S. team, to tackle concerns with creativity, offer new skill sets and mindsets for juggling priorities and time zones, introduce practices for using mindfulness and presence to drive efficiency, and bring a hefty dose of serious play. Your ability to tailor to our group, get to know each individual, stay present and engaged non-stop, balance the conversation and activities and reflection – it was great! And super relevant content with exercises that lead to learning. Michelle Wald, US Country Manager Tony’s Chocolonely Let’s be real: Conferences are too often a total snooze-fest. You sign up for “networking” (yawn) but check your phone obsessively even though you “should” be capitalizing on the room full of potential connections. We’ll make no bones about it. Our goal is to help you do conferences differently and actually give people meaningful and memorable experiences. We prioritize opportunities to create intentional and thoughtful serendipity in harmony with the overall program. We create panels, sessions and interactive interstitials that not only harness the ephemeral alchemy of the audience—their diversity of perspectives, experience, and expertise—but also surprise, delight, and spark the desire to dig deeper. After thousands of collective conference hours logged, this level of sophisticated and accessible experience design is crucial to keep people engaged. Closer Look: FUEL Forum This inaugural event around ‘The Future of Urbanity, the Environment & our Lifestyle’ sought to convene a cross-section of people from across Vancouver who with seemingly divergent mandates and skill sets, to address issues of food, technology, design and sustainability across government, businesses, universities, not-for-profits, entrepreneurs, generations and ethnic groups. Acting as a beacon, innovators from every possible angle came together to look at one another as the assets of a city and posed the question: how can we reconfigure these assets to an ultimately greater effect? We partnered with THNK to design and facilitate a series of interactive interstitials to engage the audience from the main-stage in between talks and during coffee breaks, in addition to leading an all-day design thinking sprint, in which we generated ideas, prototyped, and presented the city with inspiration for action. To look around a room and see so many people that are sharing ideas about the city, and innovation, and leadership, and creativity just made me feel very connected to Vancouver.” Gaylene MacDonald, VP Digital Are you stewarding large-scale initiatives or seeking smarter ways of working and scaling change within an evolving organization? Whether you’re a leader by title or in practice, winning strategies often need leveling-up for new contexts and increasingly complex challenges. Mastering the art of managing teams (and self) through stages of growth requires a cycle of learning new skills, putting them into practice, and refining based on experience and reflection. Think interval training for your brain. We work both in formal positions and in association with THNK School of Creative Leadership and ThinkHuman. And we often collaborate with organizations to create tailor-made curricula as necessary. Our multi-session programs typically run six months and include about 25 change-makers either within a single organization or across multiple sectors. Far beyond traditional executive coaching, this kind of field and forum approach catalyzes true transformation by developing the emotional intelligence and resilience necessary for leaders in the 21st century. Closer Look: Launching THNK Vancouver While the core tenets of adult learning often translate across borders, the magic of an incredible learning journey hinges on appropriate contextual and site-specific adaptations. Our experience includes having re-imagined the core 6-month creative leadership curriculum of THNK’s flagship executive program from its Dutch beginnings to the Pacific Northwest, for the launch of a Vancouver campus. From integrating deeper mindfulness and presence practices into the somatic leadership element to working with local experts on designing an unforgettable immersive opening weekend, Kaz helmed the onboarding, orientation and coordination of new faculty in co-creating the curriculum for this transformational experience. And she led the leveling-up of the innovation challenge outputs to include conference-worthy reports on digital finance and affordable housing. Kaz has a super power – she helps people manifest. And she has the uncanny ability to help entrepreneurs and organizations identify where things are getting hung up and how to move forward – rooted in her relentless curiosity, keen insights and an incredibly effective set of innovation tools that facilitate moving down the field of creation and scaling a business, product or service. Jacob Ellenberg, Whole Foods / Greater Studios Stuck at incremental improvements when you need disruption and transformation? Whether you have an in-house team or need to augment capacity with a SWAT team of specialists, we can apply our deep knowledge of human-centered, experience-driven design to dream up your next big idea—and help you realize it. From developing robust stakeholder personas or ecosystem maps to conducting market research and leading innovation sprints, we’ll take you through the entire process to create products and services that enchant and empower your audience. After years developing at the edge of emerging technology and complex systems, with a global cross-sector portfolio of clients, we have a knack for imagining surprising concepts that give your organization a competitive edge. Closer Look: The Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Monticello When the President of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Monticello, a World Heritage site, partnered with The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History on a bold new initiative to engage younger generations in shaping the future of the United States, she came to us to get a provocative, multi-platform point of view. We have remained by their side, guiding them through a design thinking process – including landscape analysis, audience definition, iterative strategic planning and engagement concepting – that delivers vision, brand and purpose worthy of the mission. After supporting a successful first round of fundraising, we are partnered with their PR leads and program management to build momentum for the upcoming launch and beyond. Kaz works to balance the needs of multiple stakeholders while holding a common vision in focus to help navigate the natural tensions of collaboration. She is an expert in explaining, demonstrating, and guiding groups through human-centered design to drive creative innovation. Too many people are brilliantly solving the wrong problems – Kaz makes sure we are asking all the right questions to get to the most powerful solutions! Leslie Greene Bowman, CEO & President, Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Monticello Need a hand breaking down silos or guiding your people to collaborate more effectively? It’s not always obvious whether a new tool, skill, or team member is in order. Fortunately, we’re masters at diagnosing precisely what will unleash your true potential. With a focus on outcomes, we’ll design sessions to achieve your learning and experience objectives. Everything we do is high-touch and science-backed, with the goal of changing behaviors and forming habits. We meet you where you are. And did we say fun? That, too. Think entertaining and educational, embodied and emotional, improvisational and sensorial. People walk away feeling not only empowered but also more connected to themselves and their colleagues—full of possibility. Workshops range from a few hours to a full day or a series of sessions, depending on what you mix and match. Get in touch to explore our offerings. The following examples highlight a few of our favorites: Ideation Sessions and Generative Brainstorms One-Day Design Thinking Workshops Inclusion & Belonging Experiences Vision / Mission / Purpose Bootcamps (to get to a Project Compass) Deep Dives: Get to Know Your User or Landscape (Sensing & Discovery) Kick the Tires Prototyping Sessions Closer Look: A Hundred Years This leading social impact agency wanted to level-up the storytelling, communication and presentation skills of their entire company. After having worked with them to design a set of team-building sessions for their annual offsite, we customized a lightweight but laser-focused series that used Socratic Dialogue, Marshall Ganz-style exercises and applied improvisation to get them using the same language and supporting each other with actionable feedback. Short bursts of learning over a few weeks allowed the team to immediately put frameworks into practice and report back with what worked and what would benefit from further support. Kaz did a great job of nudging everyone to participate verbally and making everyone comfortable enough to slightly step out of their comfort zone with activities like the Socratic approach. I also really appreciated the modeling of a successful story followed by putting that story approach into practice. Having someone as energetic as Kaz in front lifts the whole energy level. Kate Thiel, Creative Strategist U.S. Headquarters info@curiouscatalyst.com Curious Catalyst @CuriousCTLYST CALLING ALL VISIONARIES! You've made your wish. What's next? Join us for a free workshop series with @historymadebyus to get the tools to make change happen, connect with others and set a course for the #FutureMadeByUs. Register today: https://t.co/75iIKCnc6H https://t.co/aFMR22K6xH We’re living through history - which makes us the primary source. @historymadebyus mapped 120+ museums, libraries & history orgs across the nation who have stepped up to capture #COVID stories. Find one near you and add your voice: https://t.co/mVuOmv9ayc #TrashOrTreasure "Have you ever wondered about what does NOT get saved and what THOSE things might say about us?" As we face the #COVID19 pandemic & consider how this time will shape the future, @historymadebyus invites us to choose, document & share something via the #TrashOrTreasure challenge. https://t.co/Wtgd3qYsLk Made By Us @historymadebyus History gets retold, remixed, remembered & mis-remembered. What will the future see when they look back at this time? Made By Us asked partner orgs to tell us what they are saving & why. We’re inviting YOU too, history is made by all of us! Read more: https://t.co/ZDu039e2WR https://t.co/kW3UM1K4Ll Curious Catalyst, Inc. © 2021 \| Back to top ↑	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line550
__label__wiki	0.57331	0.57331	$45,000 Reward Announced for Family Dog FD-2 King Kong Memorial Dance Concert Poster by Psychedelic Art Exchange July 11, 2017 • In The Press Concert poster promoting The Great Society and Big Brother and the Holding Company at the Fillmore Auditorium 2/26/66 sought in any condition. PARK CITY, UTAH (PRWEB) JULY 11, 2017 A $45,000 reward has just been announced by Psychedelic Art Exchange for anyone that has an authentic, undamaged original first printing of the Family Dog FD-2 King Kong Memorial Dance Concert Poster. The rare concert poster promotes a performance by The Great Society and Big Brother and the Holding Company that took place at the Fillmore Auditorium on February 26, 1966. "We recently auctioned off a copy of the famous FD-1 Tribal Stomp concert poster that generated tremendous interest around the world," explained Scott Tilson of Psychedelic Art Exchange, the auction house offering the reward. "Now we have collectors begging us for the FD-2 concert poster which is even rarer. We're hoping our $45,000 reward for an undamaged copy brings at least one seller out of the woodwork. Collectors need to know we would be thrilled to acquire this special poster in any condition and we're willing to pay a world record price to get it," explained Tilson The Family Dog FD-2 King Kong Memorial concert poster has special historical significance because it is just the second in the Family Dog concert poster series. Less than 500 original first printings were produced and just a small fraction of those are known to exist today. If you have a Family Dog FD-2 King Kong Memorial Dance concert poster you wish to sell, or any other Family Dog or Fillmore Auditorium concert posters from 1966, call Scott Tilson at 435-659-1660 or email Scott (at) ConcertPosterGallery.com	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line553
__label__cc	0.679537	0.320463	Album Review: Adele – 25 B Album Review: Adele – Live at the Royal Albert Hall B Album Review: Adele – 21 C+ 40 Most Anticipated Albums of 2021 All the albums to be on the lookout for and more as we dive into a brand-new year. by CoS Staff on January 19, 2021, 3:45pm Ranking: Every James Bond Movie from Worst to Best All 24 007 adventures, catalogued, dissected, and ranked for your eyes only… by Justin Gerber,Clint Worthington,Blake Goble,Cap Blackard and McKenzie Gerber on October 31, 2020, 11:30am Adele Shows Off Her Comedic Chops As Host of Saturday Night Live: Watch Adele proved herself to be more than just as a power-house singer by serving as host of this weekend’s episode of Saturday Night Live. To open the show, Adele used her monologue to address two questions on everyone’s mind. … by Alex Young on October 25, 2020, 1:37am Adele to Host Saturday Night Live H.E.R. will serve as the episode’s musical guest. on October 18, 2020, 2:26pm All 25 James Bond Themes Collected on Limited Edition Vinyl Release The compilation includes the newest entries from Billie Eilish, Adele, and Sam Smith. by Nina Corcoran on September 28, 2020, 9:39am Adele Posts Photo Wearing Jamaican Flag Bikini, Bantu Knots and the Internet Is Not Happy The pop goddess is facing criticism for cultural appropriation. by Wren Graves on August 30, 2020, 9:50pm 25 Most Anticipated Albums of Fall 2020 From BTS and Deftones to Dolly Parton and The Cure, these are 25 artists we want records from before the year runs out. on August 25, 2020, 12:00pm Adele Celebrates Birthday, Thanks Essential Workers in Rare Social Media Post Pop icon posts her first Instagram photo of the year. by Lake Schatz on May 06, 2020, 11:01am Ranking: James Bond Theme Songs from Worst to Best A list that has left many shaken and even more stirred. by Justin Gerber and Blake Goble on February 22, 2020, 8:00pm Adele Says Her New Album Is Coming in September She shared the news and sang “Rolling in the Deep” at a friend’s wedding over the weekend Oscars’ Best Original Songs Playlist Airing on Consequence of Sound Radio Revisit classics from Dirty Dancing, Philadelphia, Skyfall, and… The Muppets. by Ben Kaye on February 08, 2020, 10:00am Top 100 Songs of the 2010s The songs we leaned on during the heartbreak, political turmoil, celebration, and devastation that was the 2010s. on December 30, 2019, 12:00am	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line555
__label__cc	0.735548	0.264452	ConservationBytes.com Conservation research … with bite CJA Bradshaw Infinite planet theory Rob Dietz over at the Centre for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy (CASSE) just e-mailed me and suggested I reproduce a recent post of theirs on ConservationBytes.com. Rob has produced a cracker – very funny, but ‘reality’ usually is. Many thanks, Rob, for a fine piece of writing. Few people have read the dense volumes published by the economist Milton Mountebank, but his work has affected you, me and every single person on the planet. Dr. Mountebank has revolutionized economic thought, and now he has been recognized for his singular efforts. Yesterday at a gala reception in Stockholm, Sweden, the chairman of Sveriges Riksbank, Peter Norborg, presented Dr. Mountebank with the Nobel Prize in Economics for his lifetime of work on infinite planet theory. In his presentation of the award, Mr. Norborg stated, “Dr. Mountebank has demonstrated imagination and inventiveness beyond what the rational mind can comprehend.” Indeed, it is because of his theories that we all do what we do economically. Nations strive for continuous GDP growth and endless expansion of consumption thanks to infinite planet theory. Mr. Norborg went on to say, “All of our banks, including Sveriges Riksbank, owe him a huge debt. We finance economic expansion. Our actions and decisions would be morally suspect if we lived on a finite planet.” In a light-hearted moment during the presentation, Mr. Norborg asserted that Dr. Mountebank had provided an even greater service to humanity by reducing stress on individuals. “Best of all,” he said, “is that we can extract, consume and digest resources guilt-free. Planetary constraints have been conquered. They have gone the way of the dodo, the Roman Empire and the world’s major fisheries.” Although Dr. Mountebank’s books have failed to reach mainstream audiences, his work has been highly influential among elite political and corporate leaders. Ronald Reagan is a prominent example. President Reagan once famously said, “There are no limits to growth and human progress when men and women are free to follow their dreams.” That’s a close paraphrasing of Dr. Mountebank’s conclusion to his magnum opus, Infinity and Beyond: The Magical Triumph of Economics over Physics. Phillip van Uppington, former vice president at Lehman Brothers, asserts that Dr. Mountebank was a huge influence on his firm. “We used to quote him all the time. One of the highlights of my career was the symposium I arranged a few years back with Mountebank and Milton Friedman. We called it ‘Double Milton Day.’ It really opened our minds to the possibilities of innovative finance. Once we implemented the double Milton doctrines, we made more cash than most small nations.” In his acceptance speech, Dr. Mountebank told the story of how he developed infinite planet theory. “Equations, equations, equations,” he said, “I would see them dancing across my eyelids as I laid down to sleep. In the morning I would wake up and write them out. I did this for three straight years until I finally put it all together.” The centerpiece of Mountebank’s mathematical demonstration of the feasibility of infinite growth is his conjury equation, a recondite multivariate differential expression that, by common agreement, is understood by fewer than four economists in the world. “It’s why I’m standing on this stage today,” Mountebank said. “Unfortunately the equation is too long to fit on the screen behind me, but it’s the key to infinite economic growth. Fortunately, though, you don’t have to be an economist or a statistician to use it as a guide for your daily actions.” Dr. Mountebank continued by holding up a globe in his hand and stating, “We all recognize that the earth is a sphere, and from basic geometry, we all understand that a sphere has no beginning and no end. If you set out in one direction on the surface of a sphere, there is no stopping point—it’s infinite.” He spun the globe and walked his fingers around it to prove his point. “Q.E.D. No end. And that means it can be infinitely exploited for economic gains.” Infinite planet theory has gained almost unanimous acceptance in economic circles, but there have been some vocal critics. On the day of the award ceremony, a small band of protestors formed a picket line outside Sveriges Riksbank. One protestor was carrying a sign that said “Steady State.” When asked why she was protesting, she said, “Mountebank? You can’t be serious. They should give the Nobel to Herman Daly.” Dr. Daly is known for his work on the limits to growth and the steady state economy, concepts which fly in the face of infinite planet theory. The Club of Rome provided the original critique of the theory when it published its best-selling book, The Limits to Growth. In his writings, however, Dr. Mountebank has dismissed the notion of limits. One of the passages in Infinity and Beyond says: The end of cheap oil, species extinctions, climate change, deforestation, resource depletion, crippling poverty, loss of ecosystem services, soil and aquifer degradation—these are trifling problems, so long as we continue to grow the economy toward its ultimate size: infinity and beyond. Under no circumstances should we allow creeping thoughts about a finite planet or constraints handed down by universal physical laws to get in the way of building a bigger economy. And certainly we should shut our ears to the dreary doomsayers who continue to rain their inane facts upon our parade of growth. Growth, alone, is the moral and political ideal. Dr. Mountebank ended his acceptance speech on a personal note, observing how infinite planet theory had soothed the fears of his young grandchildren. He said, “They told me they were scared about what was happening to the environment. I patted their little heads and told them not to worry. After all, you can’t harm nature on an infinite planet. By definition, there’s always more.” Dr. Mountebank is the eighth Nobel laureate in economics from Fantasia University. Rob Dietz « Over-estimating extinction rates Cartoon guide to biodiversity loss XII » Date : Tue, 24 May 2011 Tags: Herman Daly, human over-population, limited growth, Limits to Growth, Milton Friedman, steady-state economy Categories : anthropocene, conservation, economics, ecosystem services, environmental economics, environmental policy the infinite planet theory « inspiration about environmentalism (13:08:47) : […] https://conservationbytes.com/2011/05/24/infinite-planet-theory/ LikeBe the first to like this post. […] Robert Lawrence (00:05:49) : I thought this was outrageous, but likely to be true. Thanks for pointing out the obvious. Many want to live as though there are infinite resources and we can ignore the consequences of consumerism. Jeff (05:32:29) : Also check definition of “mountebank” … CJAB (09:41:26) : Yes: “A person who deceives others, esp. in order to trick them out of their money; a charlatan” Paradigms Lost: Economists and Climate Change « (02:18:03) : […] the end of the week, we’re promised. For a funnier take on the same topic, check out this on “infinite planet theory”) The great SS Economic Growth cartoon belongs to […] Tom Keen (10:23:45) : I must be half asleep this morning. It took me almost to the bottom of the second paragraph to realise our genius friend Milton is not a real person at all! Funny post for those of us who realise the follies of striving for infinite growth, but I’m not sure how effective this is article is at communicating the problem to others. “Our actions and decisions would be morally suspect if we lived on a finite planet.” Suspect indeed! Well, Milton Friedman is (was) – Milton Mountebank is of course, fictitious (although his spirit dwells within the cold, rotting flesh of most economists). octopus (09:33:27) : Good grief – this Mountebank guy is completely outrageous!! I never heard of him before but he should be locked up in a lunatic asylum, or at least getting an Ignobel award. Just because he can write big equations doesn’t in anyway justify his stupid theory, which I can summarize in a much simpler equation: a spherical planet = infinite resources (crazy!!). What a farce and a sham that he got a Nobel prize!! I hope you realise it’s a joke, although the underlying premise is what our current economic models are actually based on. Megan Evans (14:34:41) : Poe’s Law at work. New Economic Model? \| One Earth to Live (08:31:46) : […] Infinite planet theory (conservationbytes.com) […] The science of conserving life ... 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__label__wiki	0.689024	0.689024	Experimental Drug Shows 'Modest' Benefit in Slowing Advanced Breast Cancer E.J. Mundell SATURDAY, June 2, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- A new and highly targeted drug slowed the growth of advanced breast cancers by about an average of two months, researchers report. "The findings in this study show a modest benefit to a subgroup of women with estrogen receptor-positive tumors," said Dr. Stephanie Bernik, a breast cancer specialist who wasn't involved in the research. Estrogen receptor-positive tumors are a common subtype of breast cancer that grow in the presence of estrogen. The experimental drug used in the new study, called taselisib, targets a gene called PIK3CA that's tied to cancer growth. "About 40 percent of all patients with advanced breast cancer estrogen receptor-positive have PIK3CA mutations, which means they could benefit from taselisib," explained study author Dr. Jose Baselga. He's physician-in-chief at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. "Our findings are proof that targeting this pathway in breast cancer is effective. However, the benefit to patients was more modest than we had hoped for, and there is a risk of considerable side effects with the addition of taselisib," Baselga said in a news release from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). As the researchers explained, taselisib has already proven beneficial for people fighting head-and-neck cancers or certain gynecological tumors. Would it do the same for hormone-sensitive breast cancers? To find out, Baselga's group worked with 516 women with either locally advanced or metastatic estrogen receptor-positive breast cancers. About two-thirds of the women received taselisib and a standard chemotherapy drug, fulvestrant, while the remaining third received fulvestrant and a placebo. Women on the drug combo regimen had 30 percent lower odds of their cancer worsening, compared with those who got standard chemo alone, the study found. Women who got taselisib typically went an average of 7.4 months without signs that their cancer was worsening, compared to 5.4 months without the drug -- a two-month difference. Tumor shrinkage was much more evident in women taking taselisib (28 percent of patients) versus those on fulvestrant alone (12 percent), the findings showed. However, there was a downside: While 17 percent of women taking taselisib had to quit their treatment because of side effects, that was true for just 2 percent of those who weren't taking the medicine, the investigators found. Still, Bernik said the study offers breast cancer patients some hope. "Although tumor growth was only suppressed by two months, this medication opens the door to further investigation with drugs that target cancers with the PIK3CA gene mutation," she said. "One would hope that because we know targeting this gene decreases tumor growth, perhaps combining it with various other drugs might make it more effective, and also direct research to developing other drugs that work in a similar fashion," Bernik reasoned. Dr. Alice Police directs breast surgery at Northwell Health Cancer Institute in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. She called targeted therapies like taselisib "a wonderful new field that looks for medications that keep cancer cells from growing while protecting normal tissue." Still, "this drug was a little disappointing to the researchers in that its benefit was not as great as they had hoped, and the drug was more toxic than they had hoped," Police said. The findings were scheduled for presentation on Saturday at ASCO's annual meeting, in Chicago. Because the new study was presented at a medical meeting, its findings should be considered preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal. There's more about breast cancer treatments at the American Cancer Society. SOURCES: Stephanie Bernik, M.D., chief, surgical oncology, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City; Alice Police, M.D., Westchester regional director of breast surgery, Northwell Health Cancer Institute, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.; American Society of Clinical Oncology, news release, June 2, 2018 Consumer News Products Language English News types News Topics Cancer: Breast Cancer: Misc. Research & Development Therapy & Procedures: Misc. Women's Problems: Misc.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line558
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__label__wiki	0.624434	0.624434	Posted bycooperstownersincanada January 12, 2021 January 12, 2021 Posted inFormer Expos and Blue Jays NewsTags:Arizona Diamondbacks, birthday, Bobby Meacham, Brandon Drury, Chase De Jong, Christian Lopes, Darnell Coles, Dave McKay, Deck McGuire, Eric Hinske, Larry Walker, Mark Eichhorn, Mitch Nay, Nigel Wilson, Paul Beeston, Philadelphia Phillies, Rob Thomson, Tommy Lasorda, Torey Lovullo, Toronto Blue Jays By Kevin Glew My weekly roundup of former Toronto Blue Jays news and notes: Player Signings (Some of these transactions date back to December.) –RHP Chase De Jong (Blue Jays’ 2012 second-round pick) signs a minor league deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates. –INF/OF Brandon Drury signs a minor league deal with the New York Mets. He will reportedly be paid $1.55 million if he cracks the big league roster this season, according to Jon Heyman of the MLB Network. With bonuses, he has a chance to make $2.05 million. –INF Christian Lopes (Blue Jays’ 2011 seventh-round pick) signs a minor league deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks. –RHP Deck McGuire signs with the Rakuten Monkeys of the Chinese Professional Baseball League. –1B/3B Mitch Nay (Blue Jays’ 2012 first round (supplementary) pick) signs a minor league deal with the Los Angeles Angels. – Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo (first base coach for the Blue Jays in 2011 and 2012) has announced that former Blue Jays Dave McKay (first base coach, from Vancouver, B.C.), Darnell Coles (hitting coach) and Eric Hinske (assistant hitting coach) will return to the D-Backs staff in 2021. -Philadelphia Phillies manager Joe Girardi announced that Bobby Meacham, who managed class-A, double-A and triple-A clubs in the Blue Jays’ organization from 2013 to 2019, will return as a coaching assistant. Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Rob Thomson (Corunna, Ont.) will also be back as Girardi’s bench coach. Happy 51st Birthday to Ajax, Ont., native, former Toronto Blue Jays prospect, ex-big leaguer and Nippon Ham Fighters superstar Nigel Wilson! “Nigel Wilson could hit balls about as far as anyone I’ve ever seen,” former Toronto Blue Jays reliever and Wilson’s ex-Dunedin Blue Jays teammate, Scott Brow, once told me. “I mean that guy would hit balls in Dunedin that would carry over the light stand and then disappear into the darkness and you’re like, ‘How far did that go?’ Like literally how far did that ball go? 500 or 600 feet? Because that ball was still climbing when it went over the light stand.” Canadian Baseball Photo of the Week Baseball Canada recently shared this great photo of three Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductees at workout day at Rogers Centre during the 2009 World Baseball Classic. From left to right: Larry Walker (Maple Ridge, B.C.), Paul Beeston (Welland, Ont.) and Tommy Lasorda. Photo: Baseball Canada Mark Eichhorn, a shortstop? I was doing some research and discovered that 42 years ago this past Saturday when Mark Eichhorn was selected in the 1979 January amateur draft by the Blue Jays he was considered a shortstop (See clipping below). As far as I can tell, he never played shortstop in a game in the Blue Jays’ system and, as we know, he eventually developed a sidearm delivery that made him one of the best middle relievers in the franchise’s history. This is from the January 10, 1979 edition of the Santa Cruz Sentinel. Published by cooperstownersincanada Kevin Glew is a professional writer based in London, Ontario. His work has been featured on CBC Sports, Sportsnet.ca, MLB.com and Sympatico.ca. He has also written articles for Baseball Digest, Baseball America, The Hockey News, Sports Market Report and the Canadian Baseball Network. He has been involved with the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame for more than 16 years, including a two-year stint as the museum's acting curator. View more posts 2 thoughts on “Ex-Blue Jays News: Drury, Hinske, McGuire, Nay” Scott Crawford says: Thank you for the Jays updates and other great info. Never knew Mark was a SS! cooperstownersincanada says: Thanks for your comment and support, Scott.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line561
__label__cc	0.71621	0.28379	Cyber Insurance Solutions Commercial Cyber Personal Cyber Employee Benefits Solutions Incident Response Solutions Breach Fulfilment 4 Crucial Steps to Prevent Identity Theft in 2015 Tax Season \| December 15 2014 With the new tax season coming fast, taxpayers are concerned about the surge in identity theft cases. Last year, the Internal Revenue Service paid out an estimated $5.2 billion in fraudulent tax refunds, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office. As the government tries to combat identity theft and tax return fraud, consumers could take these steps to protect their identities: 1. Lock Your Mailbox While you probably think most identity thieves strike online or over the phone, they are also known to target your mailbox. Using the information found in the mail, they could access your Social Security number or other sensitive data. During tax season, mailboxes may be especially vulnerable because employers send W-2s containing personal information that could be used for fraudulent tax returns. One of most basic precautions you can take is to lock your mailbox. This will prevent thieves from opening it and helping themselves to your information, according to a report by AARP Washington. 2. Sign Up for Fraud Alerts If you have been an identity theft victim in the past, placing a fraud alert on your credit report could help prevent your accounts from being used for fraud. Call one of the three credit reporting companies - Experian, Equifax and TransUnion - and request a fraud alert on your account. The fraud alert works by requiring businesses to contact you about any new accounts that are opened either by you or an identity thief, according to the Federal Trade Commission. 3. Check Your Credit Report In case you suspect your identity is stolen during the tax season, be sure to review your credit history to determine whether an identity thief has used your identity to open an account with a credit card provider, utility company or cable provider. Often, identity thieves may use your information for more than tax return fraud and there could be suspicious purchases or new lines of credit that appear on your credit report. 4. Do Not Respond to Unsolicited Requests for Personal Information The IRS cautions taxpayers against replying to requests for personal information, even if they are supposedly from the agency, according to IRS' site. "Taxpayers should be on the lookout for tax scams using the IRS name," said IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. "These schemes jump every year at tax time. Scams can be sophisticated and take many different forms. We urge people to protect themselves and use caution when viewing e-mails, receiving telephone calls or getting advice on tax issues." The IRS said taxpayers should give out their information only if they were the ones who contacted the agency or if they know the exact identity of the person on the other end of the line. Should You Have a Disposable PIN Code to Protect Your Tax Refund? Identity Thieves Bought a New Car in Her Name—Here’s How She’s Fighting It Watch Out for This Scam If You Follow Banks on Instagram Forensic Investigation Breach Assistance In order to direct you to an appropriate policy, please select the region where you live Experiencing a possible data breach or related incident? We are available all day, every day to help. Contact us by phone at 1(877)432-7463.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line569
__label__wiki	0.844684	0.844684	Van der Poel and Brand win in Namur: Daily News Digest (Want the Daily News Digest delivered directly to your inbox? Here’s the sign-up.) Hello again, CyclingTips readers, The Namur Cyclocross World Cup held tight to its reputation as the most exciting Cyclocross race on the calendar. We got a lot of news from the Canyon-SRAM racing team with a new addition, some contract extensions, and the finale of the 2020 Zwift Academy. Plus, British Cycling is even more likely to be a force at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Read on for more … Abby Mickey Lucinda Brand wins Namur World Cup Lucinda Brand took off early and never looked back, winning the second round of the Cyclocross World Cup in Namur, Belgium. Behind Brand Clara Honsinger, the USA National Champion threw down an impressive ride for second place and Denise Betsema just held on for third. Namur, well known as one of the toughest Cyclocross courses on the calendar, delivered a very exciting race on Sunday. Betsema started strong on the first climb of the day immediately after the start but Brand caught her countrywoman at the beginning of the second lap. Once in front of Betsema, Brand put the rest of the race under pressure, forcing Betsema to waste energy on the technical sections of the course. The World Champion Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado was already down 28 seconds to Brand at the start of the second lap, with Honsinger 41 seconds from the lead in 4th. In the third lap, Brand extended her lead while Honsinger caught Alvarado. Brand kept building a strong advantage throughout the rest of the race, but the battle for second was hotly contested. Betsema, Alvarado, and Honsinger came together on the fourth lap, and while Betsema was able to distance Alvarado, Honsinger held on. Honsinger was finally able to distance Betsema on the longest climb on course, riding away to take a very magnificent second place behind Brand and in front of Betsema. 1. BRAND Lucinda, Telenet Baloise Lions 52:47 2. HONSINGER Clara, Cannondale Cyclocrossworld.com +0:29 3. BETSEMA Denise, Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal +0:38 4. ALVARADO Ceylin del Carmen, Alpecin-Fenix +1:21 5. VAS Blanka Kata, Doltcini-Van Eyck-Proximus +1:38 Mathieu van der Poel wins Namur World Cup It may have been exactly the top three riders people expected to see, but by golly, the World Cup in Namur delivered a shockingly exciting race from start to finish. The World Champion Mathieu van der Poel eventually made his way to the front of the race and held off his rivals to take the win. Wout van Aert was second, and Thomas Pidcock was third after a long stint off the front of the race. Early into the race, a favorite was already out of contention, Eli Iserbyt had a mechanical before the race shook out. Michael Vanthourenhout took the lead immediately but not for long as Pidcock moved to the front and stretched the race to breaking. Van der Poel, Van Aert, and Vanthournhout had to work hard to stay with Pidcock. At one point Van der Poel slipped away from the other three but was able to claw his way back to the group. Pidcock looked the most comfortable on the hilly course, as the three struggled to hold his pace on the climbs. It was an epic couple of laps with four strong riders battling for three podium places. Into the second half of the race, Pidcock led the race with Van der Poel chasing alone, Van Aert and Vanthourenhout behind him. The gaps were tiny, and any mistake could be the end. Van der Poel was only just behind Pidcock, with Van der Poel making up time in the technical sections and Pidcock looking stronger on the climbs. Van Aert and Vanthournhout were mere second behind the World Champion and very much still in the race. With two laps remaining Van Aert had caught Van der Poel and distanced Vanthournhout. Pidcock had only 7 seconds advantage ahead of Van Aert and Van der Poel. The two superstars caught Pidcock with 1.5 laps to go. Van der Poel powered up one of the steeper climbs distancing Van Aert and Pidcock, barely. Pidcock was now suffering for his time off the front, even if the gaps were minuscule between Van der Poel and Van Aert, the British Champion was slipping farther away from the win. In the end, Van der Poel took the victory, with Van Aert second, and Pidcock in third. 1. VAN DER POEL Mathieu, Alpecin-Fenix 1:03:59 2. VAN AERT Wout, Jumbo-Visma +0:03 3. PIDCOCK Thomas, Trinity Racing +0:11 4. VANTHOURNHOUT Michael, Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal +1:07 5. HERMANS Quinten, Tormans Cyclo Cross Team +2:09 Tour Colombia cancels 2021 race due to COVID-19 risks The Tour Colombia has been canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The men’s 2.1 Class 1 stage race was set to take place from February 9th to 14th. “We have consulted the government, health authorities, sports, teams, coaches, managers, and even cyclists looking for a way that would allow us to carry out this great event,” Mauricio Vargas, president of the Federacióm Colombiana de Ciclismo, wrote to the UCI. “But the most logical and consistent conclusion with reality is the cancellation of our race next year and hopefully we can restart it in 2022 with all the necessary enthusiasm and determination. The main reason for cancellation revolved around the preservation of the health not only of the caravan but of the entire environment. This is an event that brings together millions of people as demonstrated in previous editions and it is impossible to control crowds, which is at odds with the commitment to avoid crowds.” Tour Colombia, originally Oro Y Paz, has been a huge race in Colombia since it began in 2018. First won by Egan Bernal, then by Miguel Ángel López in 2019, and finally, by Sergio Higuita in 2020, the race draws some big names for not only the challenging courses but also for the general atmosphere of the event. The race will no doubt be missed next season. Canyon-SRAM picks up Elise Chabbey and announces renewals for four riders Another Equipe Paule Ka rider has found a home for 2021. Equipe Paule Ka folded unexpectedly and abruptly days before this year’s Tour of Flanders. Many of the riders were left hanging, as only a few had been picked up by other teams prior to the news. Elisa Chabbey has been signed by Canyon-SRAM for the next two seasons, 2021 and 2022. Chabbey, the current Swiss road race National Champion, has been a part of the Equipe Paule Ka/Bigla team for two seasons and is relatively new to the professional cycling scene. In 2019 she rode well at the Women’s Tour of Scotland, placing 5th in the general and sprint classifications and 2nd in the climbers. She showed a lot of promise this season with a series of top 20 results. “Since I started cycling, Canyon-SRAM Racing was one of the teams I always admired. It’s a team that has the same sponsors and a lot of the same staff and riders for a long time. That provides me with confidence about the future of this team,” said Chabbey. Along with Chabbey Canyon-SRAM also announced two-year renewals for British National Road Champion Alice Barnes, Alexis Ryan, Lisa Klein, and Tiffany Cromwell. Ryan and Cromwell have been part of the team for the last five seasons while Klein and Barnes both joined the squad in 2018. Canyon-SRAM is expected to announce more new signings or renewals in the coming week. Neve Bradbury and Jay Vine win 2020 Zwift Academy The 2020 edition of the Zwift Academy announced its winners on December the 19th. Neve Bradbury and Jay Vine secured professional contracts for the 2021 season, Bradbury with Women’s WorldTour team Canyon-SRAM, and Vine with ProTeam outfit Alpecin-Fenix. Vine joins the professional ranks from Nero Continental, an Australian Continental team. The 25-year old was 5th overall this year at the Jayco Herald Sun Tour and 7th in 2019 at the Oceania Continental Championship road race. To say Vine is amped on his future in Europe would be a massive understatement. “I’m pretty ecstatic, to be honest,” said Vine. “I’m lost for words, I didn’t think that it was going to happen this year. This is just incredible. I can’t wait to get over there, when do I start?!?” Bradbury also raced the Oceania Continental Championships, placing 3rd in the Junior road race and 7th in the Junior Individual Time Trial. She has been racing on the Roxsolt-Attaquer team, an impressive development program in Australia. On December 4th, just a few weeks ago, Bradbury won Day 6 of the National Road Series that took place on the Tweed Coast by two minutes over her competitors. At only 18 years of age, she is an exciting prospect for Canyon-SRAM’s future. Great Britain secures funding ahead of 2024 Olympics in Paris UK Sport has granted British Cycling a 12% increase in funding with an eye on the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The total amount of funding received is £35.4 million, that’s $48 million or a little under 63 million AUD. Some sports did not receive additional funding, notably, the budgets for rowing, athletics, swimming, and gymnastics were cut 10%. British Cycling has been quite successful for the last two rounds of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and London. Between all of the cycling disciplines, British Cycling snagged 12 medals in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and 12 in London 2012, eight of those being gold. 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__label__wiki	0.944508	0.944508	BEST OF 2016 The Best Albums of 2016 So Far By Bandcamp Daily Staff · June 13, 2016 A one-stop guide for catching up on the best releases of 2016 to date. Every year brings with it more music than any one person can possibly consume. Even if you stopped sleeping and eating and did nothing but listen to music all day, every day, you’d only be able to get through roughly 13,000 albums in a year. Given that, we’ve decided to make your search for your next favorite record a little easier. These are the records released so far this year that we just can’t stop playing. Lushlife, Ritualize Ritualize Lushlife . photo by Ebru Yildiz Philadelphia favorite Lushlife teamed up with producer CSLSX to make a rap album doesn’t feel very much like a rap album. With guest singers like Ariel Pink and Marissa Nadler, and guest rappers like Killer Mike and Deniro Farrar, the album is stylistically varied, but it’s all held together by Raj Haldar’s whip-smart rhymes. Landscapes of sound that wouldn’t be out of place on a movie soundtrack provide the backdrop for lyrics like, “Undress your girl Isabella Rossalini/ I’m living well, Richard Hell/ This is rap, black Bossalini.” The album is cinematic in scope, moving from bombastic opener “Totally Mutual Feeling” to the brief instrumental reprieve of “Undress Me in the Temple” to the nostalgic closer, “Ritualize.” — Ally-Jane Grossan Nonkeen, The Gamble nonkeen the gamble nonkeen . Compact Disc (CD), Vinyl LP Conceived by childhood friends Nils Frahm, Frederic Gmeiner, and Segg Singwald, The Gamble is a collection of improvised recordings captured over the course of a decade, using lo-fi microphones and a variety of cheap and unreliable recording devices. Dropping their favorite passages onto a computer for posterity and manipulation, the trio seamlessly blended the album’s tracks into one other. Starting with the album-opener’s simple arpeggiating synth, which greets like a hazy blur of morning sunshine, The Gamble unfolds to reveal the drum-driven “Ceramic People,” and pulsing dubbed-out sound of “Chasing God Through Pamyra.” Typical R&S Records genius. — Andrew Jervis Ivy Sole, Eden IVY SOLE. Eden IVY SOLE. . This young MC and producer’s talent is in full bloom on her very first release, a declarative announcement of her presence in the world as a true contender. Eden is a summer-fresh album of head-nodding beats and taut lyricism that sounds as good blasting from a boombox at a backyard potluck as it does in your headphones when you’re stretched out in the park alone. — Jes Skolnik Nap Eyes, Thought Rock Fish Scale Thought Rock Fish Scale Nap Eyes . Vinyl LP, Compact Disc (CD) With a voice that recalls Lou Reed in his quieter moments, Nigel Chapman sings introspective songs with a calmness that belies the anxieties lurking beneath. Thought Rock Fish Scale was tracked live to tape in only four days, but despite the speed of the recording, the band plays with a tightness and restraint that transcends their “slacker rock” sound. They provide an entrancing backdrop to Chapman’s deeply-personal lyrics, which are shot through with surrealism and quasi-mystical metaphor. But even though much of the album is spent looking inward, Nap Eyes have crafted one of the warmest and most inviting rock records of the year. — Bryan McKay Imarhan, Imarhan Imarhan Tamanrasset, Algeria Imarhan - Album Imarhan . On the self-titled debut from Southern Algerian band Imarhan, kinetic beats, earthy tones, and funk textures are woven together to form a confident, complex whole. Standout tracks “Assossamagh” and “Tahabort” kick up dust and bust genres, pairing traditional Tuareg rhythms with dry guitar riffs and modern pop melodies that reflect the group’s cultural and generational background. The record is raucous and rapturous from start to finish, challenging any preconceptions Western listeners may have about the sound of Tuareg music. — Keisha Armand J-Zone, Fish-n-Grits Fish-n-Grits J-Zone . Compact Disc (CD), Vinyl LP, Cassette One of the year’s best rap albums also happens to be a hilarious takedown of the music industry in general. Queens rapper J-Zone flits back and forth in a dialogue with his self-described “pimped out alter-ego” Chief Chinchilla, calling out everyone from the “rap squeegee men” selling CD’s in Times Square to power-drunk music bloggers. Fish-n-Grits is 20 brilliant tracks of unadulterated sass. — Ally-Jane Grossan Luxury Elite, Noir noir luxury elite . Luxury Elite’s evocative, sample-based work has established her as one of the pre-eminent artists in vaporwave. Her latest album distills the sound of ‘80s pop music, TV commercials, and other ephemera, into brief compositions rich with glossy digital synths, crisp drum machines, and soaring sax solos. Noir is the perfect soundtrack for late-night drives, but it also rewards closer listening, each track revealing new moods and textures. — Bryan McKay Alexandria, Promise A l e x a n d r i a Promise EP A l e x a n d r i a . Alexandria, a member of Atlanta-based collective Awful Records, has been collaborating with producer Ethereal since her 2014 debut Rebirth. The development of their chemistry together has resulted in their most cohesive statement to date. The sensual, detailed production serves to complement, rather than overshadow, Alexandria’s silken vocals and intimate lyrics. While the often-misapplied genre tag “alternative R&B” can sometimes mean more atmosphere than music, Promise puts an emphasis on songwriting over sound design. The result is a focused record of gorgeous, personal pop songs. — Bryan McKay Oranssi Pazuzu, Värähtelijä Värähtelijä 20 Buck Spin . One of the more experimental, groovy records released this year, Oranssi Pazuzu push the idea of “metal” well beyond traditional definitions. The Finnish outfit has composed a work that is both psychedelically haunting and deeply reassuring, improbably blending jazz with doom and metal. Värähtelijä proves that Oranssi Pazuzu cannot be contained by labels or genres — they have far too much vision and talent. Full of moody, undulating music, Värähtelijä may very well prove to be the year’s most transcendent work. — Zachary Goldsmith Daniel Freedman, Imagine That Daniel Freedman Imagine That Daniel Freedman . Even if he chose to make his stand solely on the way he’s able to merge multiple polyrhythmic streams into a single sound, drummer Daniel Freedman would be making an awfully strong statement. But that he utilizes concise, catchy melodies to transform that rhythmic flow into a series of dancing, lighthearted songs is why his new release, Imagine That, is one of the very best things to hit jazz in 2016. It doesn’t hurt that he’s joined by an all-star cast, consisting of bassist Omer Avital, keyboardist Jason Lindner, guitarist Lionel Loueke, percussionist Gilmar Gomes, and guest vocalist Angélique Kidjo, who sits in for a tune. Smart music that’s looking to spur feet to action. — Dave Sumner White Lung, Paradise WHITE LUNG Paradise WHITE LUNG . Cassette, Vinyl LP, Compact Disc (CD) photo by Rick Rodney Despite the fact that she released one of her own, the best Lita Ford comeback record of 2016 was written by White Lung. It has all of the essential elements: the fleet-fingered riffing, the high-gloss production, the choruses that gleam like chrome in the summer sun. Want proof? Check “Below,” where a staccato guitar phrase hands off to crowd-riling drums and frontwoman Mish Barber Way launches Rocketeer-like into the chorus. Or “Kiss Me When I Bleed,” where chugging, low-slung chords punch and pummel as Way sneers “Love is a beast.” Lyrically, the songs are written from the perspective of derelicts and serial killers, but Way never treats them as mere narrative devices. Instead, she attempts to empathize with them, trying to understand how their lives led them to such dark circumstances. The album’s title may be ironic—there’s more hell than heaven on Paradise. But throughout, White Lung unearth the raw, aching humanity that exists beneath the songs’ shadowy surfaces. — J. Edward Keyes Car Seat Headrest, Teens of Denial Teens Of Denial Car Seat Headrest . In a widely-reported record-label miscommunication, the failure to properly clear a Ric Ocasek melody resulted in 150,000 copies of Teens of Denial being re-routed from the record store to the garbage dump. As if Will Toledo doesn’t have enough to worry about; for most of Denial, he clumsily navigates the jagged terrain of his own head, to varying degrees of success. He does acid and mushrooms in “Destroyed by Hippie Powers” and ends up feeling “like a walking piece of shit.” He repeatedly imagines his own figurative and literal death. There’s a brief respite where he admires a Van Gogh painting, before adding that he found it on “the Wikipedia page for clinical depression.” All of this might make Denial sound like a downer, but in reality it’s anything but: Toledo’s songs are sharp and complex, self-loathing without being self-pitying. At a time when his career is on a rapid ascent, Toledo remains content to let the bad times roll. — J. Edward Keyes Brandee Younger, Wax and Wane Brandee Younger Wax & Wane Brandee Younger . Compact Disc (CD), T-Shirt/Apparel When you’ve chosen an unconventional instrument to make your own, it’s not going to be easy to find peers on the bandstand. That vacuum often leads a musician to a look back at their predecessors and mimic what’s come before. Which is why it’s so encouraging to see harpist Brandee Younger shake off the gravitational pull of the past and carve out a niche for her own sound on jazz harp. And, no, she doesn’t ignore the lineage of her instrument: Harpist Dorothy Ashby’s ‘60s transition from swing to soul jazz is present, as is Alice Coltrane’s ‘70s shift from avant-garde to spiritual jazz. But on Wax & Wane, Younger runs those influences through the lens of modern groove and present-day melodies. It’s why her singular sound is so very today, even as the echoes of her jazz harpist forebears reverberate through each tune. — Dave Sumner Qlowski, EP Qlowski EP Qlowski . Shifty rhythms, circuitous bass-and-guitar interplay, feedback bridges that disappear beneath the musicians’ feet—these young Italian post-punkers deftly call to mind an assortment of beloved influences (New Zealand destructo-pop, early Killing Joke), without feeling buried by their legacies. The quartet are smart and sharp songwriters who constantly teeter on the edge between light and dark, twee and death-rock. Their unrest is our pleasure. — Jes Skolnik Khun Narin, II Khun Narin II Khun Narin . The first record from Khun Narin could get by on backstory alone: the discovery of a YouTube video that revealed a group of Thai villagers making tripped-out psychedelic music on homemade instruments underneath a tree, in a village miles and miles outside of Bangkok. But the group’s second effort reveals there’s more to Khun Narin than the initial uncomfortable cultural rubbernecking may have implied. On II, the songs are looser and more lyrical—sadder, even—all of them dependent on the same gently-winding electric leads that powered the first record, but grounded in a surer sense of melody. “Phom Rak Mueng Thai” is practically call-and-response gospel, a fuzzed-out lead trading verses with a cleaner counterpart, both circling the same steady groove. “Long Wat” is sweaty and worked up, needlepoint guitars diving and looping, and album-closer “Sao Ubon Ro Rak” is almost prayerlike, a gentle, rippling melody providing a peaceful benediction. It’s a moving conclusion to an album of startling beauty. — J. Edward Keyes Open Mike Eagle, Hella Personal Film Festival Open Mike Eagle Hella Personal Film Festival Open Mike Eagle . Using repurposed ‘70s soul, Los Angeles rapper Mike Eagle riffs on the mundane, employing a conversational flow to observe divergent aspects of everyday life. “Check to Check” examines our addiction to smartphones. “Smiling” dissects the struggles of being a black man. Paul White’s soundtrack is equally emotive, giving Eagle a rich canvas on which he can unpack his paranoia. He feels better now—until the next record, of course. — Marcus J. Moore Chthe’ilist, Le Dernier Crépuscule Le Dernier Crépuscule Profound Lore Records . In some circles, including the 2016 LP from Chthe’ilist on a list like this could be seen as a bit of a cheat. Half of the record reworks three tracks from their acclaimed EP Amechth’ntaas’m’rriachth, augmenting it with three new tracks. Yet, thanks to improved production and a series of compositional tweaks, all six songs (as well as the instrumental intro) feel fresh and surprising—a new spin on the ancient art of Finnish death metal. The songs are full of murky guitars, slapped bass and croaked vocals, and Le Dernier Crépuscule stands tall in a year thick with tremendous death metal releases. — Zachary Goldsmith Various Artists, Space Echo: The Mystery Behind the Cosmic Sound of Cabo Verde Finally Revealed! Space Echo - The Mystery Behind the Cosmic Sound of Cabo Verde Finally Revealed! Analog Africa . It wasn’t until I read the BBC coverage of this album that I realized the incredible story behind it was true: In 1968, a cargo ship filled with electronic instruments (like keyboards and Moog synthesizers) traveling from Baltimore to Rio de Janeiro mysteriously disappeared. Months later, it reappeared on Cape Verde, an island off the west coast of Africa. The strange instruments were distributed to schoolchildren and members of the community, and the result was the proliferation of electronic sounds into the musical tradition of the island, which eventually led to a booming groove scene. The 15 tracks on this album are a brilliantly bizarre amalgamation of whiny synths, traditional instruments and Salsa-like rhythms. The stunning double gatefold vinyl is quite a thing to behold, boasting a thick booklet with artist interviews and photos. — Ally-Jane Grossan Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, EARS EARS Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith . Composer and producer Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith weaves Buchla analog synthesizers with woodwinds and vocals to craft dense, vivid compositions that blur the lines between organic and synthesized sound. Evoking classical minimalism, the free jazz of Sun Ra, bird calls, and various strains of New Age psychedelia, EARS recombines these familiar influences in new and exciting ways. The result is strange and alien music that still feels wholly accessible. Even at its most radical, these compositions feel like a welcoming, jubilant celebration of the possibilities of experimental music. — Bryan McKay Marissa Nadler, Strangers Marissa Nadler Strangers Marissa Nadler . Despite the pastoral nature of much of her work, Marissa Nadler doesn’t like the term “folk.” Maybe that’s why she eschews the genre entirely on Strangers, her seventh full-length. Co-produced by Randall Dunn—who helped shape Nadler’s exquisite July—this record feels bigger, steeped in a heavy rock sound that keeps the musician’s voice at the forefront. Nadler, as graceful as ever, offers another glimpse of her supernatural spirit. — Marcus J. Moore Aruan Ortiz Trio, Hidden Voices Aruán Ortiz Hidden Voices Aruán Ortiz . It’s not just the array of dizzying melodic and rhythmic motion that marks the success of Hidden Voices. It’s also the way in which Aruan Ortiz’s trio is able to make sense of it on the fly. The ongoing shift between unnerving unpredictability and ringing clarity creates an undercurrent of raw tension and an abounding sense of pure fun. It’s a Rorschach test disguised as a piano trio jazz album. Bassist Eric Revis and drummer Gerald Cleaver are used to working with puzzles, and while it’d be a near impossible task to draw out the direction any one musician takes on this recording, they navigate each tune with an uncanny unity and arrive at the same place. Getting there is half the fun; reveling in the destination is the reward. — Dave Sumner Inverloch, Distance \| Collapsed Distance \| Collapsed Inverloch . Funeral doom has long been building off the foundation laid by dISEMBOWELMENT in the early ’90s, so it’s all the more welcome that two members of dISEMBOWELMENT—Matt Skarajew and Paul Mazziotta—formed Inverloch to expand on that vision. With Skarajew on guitar, taking updates from Evoken, Inverloch create a masterpiece of cavernous, raw emotion, full of off-kilter time signatures and forlorn beauty. It took years, but Inverloch has reintroduced rawness and upbeat rhythms to funeral doom. The result is a jaw-dropping work of art. — Zachary Goldsmith Idris Ackamoor, We Be All Africans We Be All Africans Idris Ackamoor . Idris Ackamoor is a true jazz maverick; the wild spiritual music he crafted in the early ‘70s, having traversed Africa on a cultural odyssey with his band The Pyramids, has made him a cult figure among musicians and collectors. Collaborating with producer/drummer Max Weissenfeldt gives We All Be Africans a thick, heavyweight thump and a funky persuasion, but Ackamoor and crew still find time and space to explore and revel in a free and creative style that’s all their own. — Andrew Jervis The Body, No One Deserves Happiness No One Deserves Happiness the body . It is nearly impossible to nail down exactly what the term “pop music” means, but a general cultural understanding is that it’s shorthand for “popular” — “liked or enjoyed by many people.” Typically, this involves a familiar sense of melody and deep hooks, with the intent of creating something that will burrow into a listener’s head. The mission statement behind the latest record by eclectic doom mongrels The Body was to create, “the grossest pop album of all time,” a goal the duo very well may have achieved. All of the necessary components are present, albeit bastardized and deformed. Although still laden with Chip King’s cataclysmic riffs and tortured wails and Lee Buford’s heavy, mechanical drumming, the album also sports curiously danceable bass lines as well as damn near combustible 808 thuds and handclaps. From frequent collaborator Chrissy Wolpert’s pensive chant of, “Go it alone” in opening track “Wanderings” to her solemn declaration, “I will find you,” in closer “The Mythic Arc,” the album remains deeply reflective, painfully relatable, and altogether catchy. This could be the definitive “pop” soundtrack for humanity’s impending self-destruction. — Michael Berdan Oddisee, The Odd Tape The Odd Tape Oddisee . Over the past 14 years, Oddisee has navigated music by pushing himself in new sonic directions. With The Odd Tape, the composer brews a rich jazz/hip-hop blend that has the same emotive feel as Odd’s previous work. If The Good Fight found him at his most content, The Odd Tape conveys the same sentiment without any words at all. — Marcus J. Moore Sheer Mag, III SHEER MAG III 7" SHEER MAG . Starting with the first frenzied riffs of “What You Want,” Sheer Mag swaggers with the confidence of classic rock legends and the attitude of scrappy punk up-and-comers. From there, the Philadelphia group roars through tracks that tackle lost love, gentrification and corruption. There’s an intense sincerity to lead singer Tina Halladay’s vocals, capable of conveying both anger and soul. To Sheer Mag, all of these issues are deeply personal—and they’re going to make sure you get the message. — Lucas Peterson Black Milk & Nat Turner, The Rebellion Sessions The Rebellion Sessions Black Milk . Black Milk is in a dark mood: His last two solo albums—No Poison No Paradise and If There’s A Hell Below—felt bleak, emphasizing Milk’s affinity for real talk and hard-hitting beats. For The Rebellion Sessions, Milk plays the role of conductor, directing his band to craft nocturnal blends of jazz and soul. It’s a rewarding listen that gets to the point, and leaves you wanting more. — Marcus J. Moore Elite Beat, Casual Rhythms Vol. 2 ELITE BEAT Casual Rhythms Vol. 2 ELITE BEAT . I’m a sucker for the Boomarm Nation’s DIY sound system antics, and the latest release by this six-piece collective is no exception. Recalling Gary Clail and African Head Charge, Elite Beat dial in just the right amount of live instrumentation for a sound that is hypnotic and dynamic. A super-tight percussion section, grounded by Jamaican-flavored bass lines, sets the table for funky horns and jagged guitars that sound like they were ripped from the West African releases of Boomarm Nation’s neighbors at Sahel Sounds. — Andrew Jervis Lumpy & the Dumpers, Huff My Sack Lumpy & The Dumpers Huff My Sack Lumpy & The Dumpers . After a long list of singles and cassettes that made the run of the underground, the delightfully foul first full-length from this St. Louis crew presents scratchy, gnarly contemporary punk at its best. Rude in a way that’s less reactionary than exploratory—most everything these guys are involved in has a trap door or two—these songs have all of our numbers (“I’m Gonna Move To New York”), and thank goodness for it. — Jes Skolnik Modern Baseball, Holy Ghost Holy Ghost Modern Baseball . Jake Ewald spends the first few minutes of Modern Baseball’s Holy Ghost in total darkness, “trying to turn on the light.” He’s speaking literally, but he’s also laying the groundwork for what’s to come: for the entirety of Holy Ghost‘s short running time, Ewald and Brendan Lukens push frantically through romantic panic, clinical depression, alcoholism and self-destruction, pawing around desperately for illumination that’s always just out of reach. Though the album is divided in two, with Ewald writing the songs on the first half, Lukens the songs on the back, it’s a testament to their strange psychic connection that every one of them feels like it springs from the same source. When illumination finally arrives in the album’s final moments, the rush of catharsis is almost too much to bear. “Just Another Face” opens with Lukens, desperate and alone, sighing, “I’m a waste of time and space,” but it ends with he and Ewald hollering joyously in unison: “I’ll be with you the whole way!” As it turns out, you don’t need Divine Intervention to kick away the darkness. All you need is a friend who has your back. — J. Edward Keyes Greys, Outer Heaven Outer Heaven Greys . An exquisite release from Toronto’s self-described “noisy boiz,” the contrast between coos and screams on Outer Heaven is as severe as the space between heaven and hell. Some songs have wiry basslines and frenetic tempo changes, others, like “Erosion,” rely on the almost-saccharine voice of lead singer Shehzaad Jiwani. Greys are wading into more melodic waters with this record, but they still keep one toe in the noise rock pool. — Ally-Jane Grossan Mr. Lif, Don’t Look Down Don't Look Down Mr. Lif . Lif raps with a rough, raspy tone, like someone sandpapered the back of his mouth. Thankfully, even after years on (and off) the mic, nothing has hampered his vocal dexterity. It’s been almost a decade since his last album, but he doesn’t miss a beat. On tracks like “The Abyss,” he lets rip at an impossible pace, dropping rhymes that demand dissection. On “Let Go,” the mood lightens, as Lif waltzes over a Caliph-NOW production accompanied by the soulful (former Lauryn Hill background singer) Selina Carrera. — Andrew Jervis Lucy Dacus, No Burden No Burden Lucy Dacus . On the first song on No Burden, Lucy Dacus is trying to fit in: “Maybe I can be the cute one/ is there room in the band?/ I don’t need to be the frontman.” On the second song, she decides, “Fuck it.” From there on out, No Burden is nervy and commanding, Dacus’s wry alto delivering kiss-offs and confrontations with the same gloriously sly detachment. On “Troublemaker Doppleganger,” over a bare-bones Zeppelin riff she surveys the world around her—and the people in it—with palpable disdain, and in “Strange Torpedo” she gives a self-destructive acquaintance a care package wrapped in barbed wire. The music throughout is the perfect complement: tense songs that nod toward country and blues, swaddled in Southern Gothic. And at the center of all of them is Dacus, looking at the world around her and firing back her pithy, pointed take. — J. Edward Keyes	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line574
__label__wiki	0.508932	0.508932	Ann Coulter To Those Who Say Trump Lacks Authority To Build Wall — ‘Pull Out Your Pocket Constitution’ Scott Morefield Reporter September 06, 2018 10:28 PM ET Conservative pundit Ann Coulter wants President Donald Trump to build the border wall he promised, and she had some advice for those who say he lacks the authority as chief executive — “pull out your pocket Constitution.” “If you are writing the president’s speech tonight, what would you have him say?” Carlson asked Coulter in a segment that aired before President Trump’s Thursday night speech. “I would say, someone just reminded me that I am president, and I don’t need Congress to build the wall, so I think I’m just going to start,” responded Coulter. (RELATED: Christian Theologian Makes Case That God Supports Trump’s Border Wall) The Fox News host then asked Coulter what she would say to those who say “you need Congress to build the wall.” “Pull out your pocket Constitution and see who the commander in chief is, who has all the executive branch power in his hands,” said Coulter. “He has the Department of Defense. He has Homeland Security. I mean, if we were suddenly attacked by China, he wouldn’t sit around — or North Korea — he wouldn’t sit around saying ‘Well, I would like to respond, but Congress just will not write that bill.’ He’d say ‘No, I am the commander in chief, I have the power to an defend against an invasion. We’re being invaded.'” Colter added that other than entitlements, “90 percent of all federal money is in the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense, and this [border security] is both homeland security and defense.” “Did he have to get a special bill when we bombed Syria?” asked Coulter. “By mistake, it turned out. No, obviously there are discretionary funds there, and they don’t need to be spent just to send off bombs to make Boeing even richer than they already are for no purpose at all.” “Of course you can build a wall,” she added later. “That is most of what the military did for the first 100 years. We weren’t going around remaking the rest of the world. It was the military building forts on our border. Defending American borders is the number one job of the commander in chief.” Follow Scott on Facebook and Twitter. Tags : ann coulter border wall donald trump Scott Morefield Follow Scott on Twitter	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line575
__label__wiki	0.864554	0.864554	NDDC crisis: Akpabio reacts to Joy Nunieh’s sexual harassment allegation Senator Godswill Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, has denied allegation of sexual harassment against him by Mrs. Joy Nunieh, a former Managing Director of the Interim Management Committee, IMC, of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. He described the allegations as corruption fighting back from those resisting “the wind of change.” Speaking at a press conference in Abuja, yesterday, the Minister was asked to respond to Dr. Nunieh’s sexual harassment allegation. Akpabio said, “As a minister of the Federal Republic, I can’t talk about individuals. “I’m more concerned about what this administration can deliver to Nigerians and how to make sure NDDC delivers its mandate to the region. “All the rumbles you are hearing are because of the change that is coming; for the first time, the people will have a say on how their funds are used. “Change is coming and they should be prepared for it. N18 billion was inserted into the NDDC budget for schools, yet, they have no school to run. “Since I became a minister, I have only given out two contracts. The first, was for the forensic audit of NDDC and the other for COVID-19 intervention to states in the region. “NDDC is assisting states to set up two testing centres. We also assisted the governors financially to set up isolation centres. “The story of the Niger Delta will change. The forensic audit will throw up who has money to refund, who still has job to do. “And even now, over 70 contractors have gone back to work. All the participating forensic audit firms are registered with the Auditor General of the Federation. “With a mere mention of forensic audit, over 70 roads have been completed in the Niger Delta. The forensic audit is meant to block leakages in the system. “On the first day of the forensic audit, 8,000 documents were given to them. Some who collected money in 2004, 2006, are now coming back to do the work.” Akpabio said the issue of corruption was high in the Ministry before he came on board, adding that someone collected billions to supply fingerlings but when he assumed office, the unnamed individual came to him and said the fingerlings are now ready and “I just laughed and asked him to return the money to NDDC.” Nunieh had during the week said that she is the first and only woman to have slapped Senator Akpabio. Mrs. Nunieh said this when she appeared on Arise TV on Monday to addressed the allegations raised against her by Akpabio. “I am the only woman in Nigeria to have slapped Akpabio,” said, detailing the incident when Akpabio allegedly wanted to take advantage of her. “He [Akpabio] wanted me to take a blood oath of secrecy in Abuja. “My meetings with Akpabio were either in Apo or Meridian, those are his meeting points…so I slapped him… I am accusing Akpabio of sexual harassment.” Recall that Akpabio, while reacting to a previous allegation against him by Nunieh, said the former NDDC MD has character problem. Related Topics:akpabioJoy NuniehNDDC crisis How police rescued Nigerian soldiers from Boko Haram Edo: PDP leaders begged me not to join APC – Ize-Iyamu NDDC: Akpabio opens up on bribing Malami with $5million NDDC: Expose me with facts – Malami reacts to Akpabio ‘bribe’ NDDC: IYC removes embattled chairman over call for the sack of Akwa, Akpabio Osun: Two cabinet members test positive for COVID-19 Fikayo Olowolagba Two members of the Osun State cabinet have tested positive for COVID-19. The Commissioner for Information, Mrs Funke Egbemode has confirmed this on Wednesday, adding that they have begun treatment and self-isolation. Egbemode told newsmen that the two unnamed cabinet members were discovered to be positive following the order by Governor Gboyega Oyetola instructing his commissioners and aides to take the COVID-19 test. Egbemode added that Gov. Oyetola, who leads by example, also took the COVID-19 test. “The results have returned and only two people returned positive. “They have since gone into isolation and commenced treatment. “We can confirm that the members are stable, and a repeat test will be conducted in a few days to check their progress. He advised citizens to take personal responsibility for their safety and the safety of others to manage the second wave of the virus in the state. The Commissioner disclosed that the governor also instructed all drivers in his convoy, domestic staff and aides attached to senior government officials to go for the COVID-19 test. Buhari reacts to death of ex-Sport Minister, Ka’oje President Muhammadu Buhari has consoled the Ka’oje family, the government and people of Kebbi State on the passing of Mr Bala Ka’oje, former Minister of Youth and Sports Development. Buhari in a condolence message signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Wednesday praised the late minister for his service. The President noted that Ka’oje as a former member of the House of Representatives, community leader and APC stalwart believed so much in rendering selfless service to the people. He added that the deceased will be greatly missed for his passionate disposition to others. The president also prayed for the eternal repose of the soul of the departed and divine comfort for family, friends and associates. Late Ka’oje, aged 60, who died on Jan. 19, was the minister of sports during Obasanjo’s administration	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line576
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__label__wiki	0.940122	0.940122	Deadly Vibe Deadly Vibe Magazine Vibe Worker Move It Mob Style Deadly Sounds Deadly Vibe Wire Our culture, our stories, our health Attending school & completing school Other Education topics: Primary, Profiles & Programs, Schoolroom, Secondary, Tertiary, Hilton Donovan November 30th, 2007. Comments offTopics: Primary Profiles & Programs Secondary Name: Hilton Donovan Hilton Donovan is a well-known face around Alexandria Park Community School (formerly known as Cleveland Street High School). He has been teaching Aboriginal studies there for the past 14 years! He also likes to use Deadly Vibe in the classroom, so we think he’s ace. “We use it when students are doing an assignment,” Hilton says. “We might do an Aboriginal person who is featured in the magazine, whether they are a sporting person, academic or from the field of music.” Students also really like finding the words in the Vibe Puzzle. “We might also run off a few copies for the junior children in the school,” Hilton says. (The inner-city Sydney school is split into two campuses, primary and secondary). He said students also liked to write stories for Writing It Up and many of them had been sent into us here at Deadly Vibe. “I use the magazine every time I teach a class,” Hilton says. Although Hilton seems a natural in the classroom, he started off his working life as an auto engineer. But while he was away on a trip to Victoria and Western Australia, his sister spotted an ad for a teaching job at Cleveland Street. She thought Hilton would be perfect for it, so she quickly told him there was a job going. “I was interviewed on Friday, and got a telegram on Saturday telling me to start work on Monday,” Hilton says with a laugh. Hilton had grown up on the north coast of NSW at Macksville. He says he was “quite bright” at school, probably as a result of having parents “who were sticklers for getting a good education”. It was also a family who loved music – some of Hilton’s five siblings form the country music band The Donovan Brothers. Although Hilton is multi-talented, he proudly says that his first love is teaching – and that he is constantly rewarded for his work in the classroom. “Some of my favourite moments have been when I see a student succeed in Year 12 and get their HSC,” he says. “But it can also be other things, like students taking part in an art competition. We’ll put the pictures up at school or send them out to the local papers. “You get back from the students what you put in – you’re putting in half the effort and they’re putting in the other half. “In the end, I just like to see the kids do well and have fun while they’re learning.” Some of the students at Alexandria Park are also Hilton’s relatives, which helps with his easygoing relationship with the students. And he is proud to say that he is also on the executive staff, which meets regularly to discuss issues within the school. “It shows the respect that the new principal, Phil Irvine, has for me,” says Hilton. We have the utmost respect for you too, Hilton. Congratulations on being our very first Teacher of the Month! * Teachers! Check out Hilton’s lesson plan using Deadly Vibe magazine on www.vibe.com.au. If you have a lesson plan or activity sheet you are happy to share, please send it to [email protected] and you could be the Vibe teacher of the month and win our cool t-shirt. 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__label__wiki	0.730034	0.730034	Behold: The Most Incestuous SPAC Deal Yet We move a step closer to the inevitable SPAC merging with itself. Atelier Sossa Dede/ phot. Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons As we, the SEC and everyone else has noted, there are a lot of SPACs out there these days, and a lot more in the pipeline. Many more, in fact, than have yet found targets willing to consummate a merger, much to the chagrin of Bill Ackman and Meg Whitman. And, annoyingly, asset managers have been taking themselves off the table by merging with each other rather than with a SPAC, which is obviously how it is supposed to work nowadays. Securing a deal, therefore, requires a bit of creativity, and have Dyal Capital Partners, Owl Rock Capital Partners and HPS Investment Partners ever done so with this extraordinary circle-jerk: In essence, an asset manager that invests in hedge-fund stakes (Dyal) is simultaneously spinning off from its owner (Neuberger Berman) by merging with a SPAC backed by a hedge fund (HPS) that is partially owned by said asset manager, and merging with a second hedge fund (Owl Rock) that is also owns a chunk of, in which Frankestein’s monster the former parent will remain a major investor. Makes total sense, right? Dyal and Owl Rock said they have been discussing a deal with a special-purpose acquisition company called Altimar Acquisition Corp. The Wall Street Journal earlier reported on the transaction, which would value the combined asset managers at about $13 billion, according to people familiar with the matter…. Dyal has previously floated the idea of an IPO of one or more of its funds as a possible way to allow its investors the option of monetizing their holdings, the Journal has reported. The transaction being discussed, however, is an IPO of the management company and wouldn’t alter the liquidity opportunities for fund investors. Of course: Who would want to undertake a complicated financial transaction to benefit them? And who says SPACs are just back-slapping masturbatory nonsense that will end in tears? Dyal Capital in Talks to Combine With Owl Rock Capital [WSJ] Ex-Barclays investment bank chairman plans to raise $250 million with blank-check company [MarketWatch] Australia’s Macquarie to buy Waddell & Reed Financial for $1.7 billion [Reuters via CNBC] HPS Investment PartnersOwl Rock Capital Partnersmergers and acquisitionsSorry MargaretNeuberger BermanHedge FundsSPACsDyal Capital Partners Worst Year In At Least A Century No Reason Not To Go Public The SPAC-and-IPO party on Wall Street will have to stand in for the traditional holiday festivities this year. Quibi-rella Looking For Hollywood Ending With Prince SPACing And, this being a Quibi show, it’d be great if the courtship could be short and sweet and not subject to too much inspection. Quibi Lasts About As Long As A Quibi Video Maybe Meg Whitman should have taken the Uber job instead. Hedge Funds Have Fun At Citi’s Expense, Possibly Their Own (Legally-Speaking) In fairness to them, the whole paying-Revlon’s-debt-early thing is incredibly funny. Neuberger Berman, Saba Capital Disagree On Definition Of ‘Winning’ You’d think it wouldn’t matter, given that both agree on the practical implications, but the hedge fund hopes the SEC sees it differently. Scrooge McDimon’s War On Christmas If Dirk Albersmeier catches someone so much as putting a holiday card up in the cubicle, there will be hell to pay: There are SPAC prospectuses to read. How One Investor Made $200 Million 'By Accident' This is Jeremy Grantham, and here is his story. Bill Ackman’s Love For Michael Bloomberg Knows No Bounds The SPAC craze goes terminal.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line580
__label__cc	0.683568	0.316432	Coalition’s myth about renewables and high electricity prices Coalition says it is “the only ones that can protect against the electricity price rises”. But in week after its re-election, electricity prices were nearly double those during the carbon tax, and soaring gas prices and the investment drought in renewable energy are to blame. Giles Parkinson Posted on 13 July 2016 27 Comments Fear of rising electricity prices has been one of the mainstays of the Coalition’s re-election campaign: any efforts to increase the share of renewable energy – as proposed by Labor or even more dramatically by The Greens – or impose some sort of carbon price would end up as a Great Big Electricity Tax. Environment minister Greg Hunt is still at it: “And let me say that equally, we are the only ones that can protect against the electricity price rises that the ALP wants,” he told Melbourne radio 3AW in an interview on Tuesday. So, it should probably be seen as something of an irony that in the week after the July 3 poll, wholesale electricity prices shot to their highest levels on record – in most states averaging nearly double the average price when the carbon tax was in place. The reason, most analysts agree, lies mostly with the soaring price of gas, which has also hit record levels due to the impact of the massive LNG export facilities, and supply blockages in Queensland. But the Coalition is not blameless. Apart from being a hugely enthusiastic supporter of the gas export industry, it brought large-scale renewable energy investment to a halt for three years. As we shall see below, if the estimated 4,500MW of large-scale wind and solar that could have been built in that period had been built, then Australia would likely be enjoying much cheaper wholesale electricity prices today. And while the Coalition has railed against the expense of new renewables, the Labor minority government that runs the Australian Capital Territory has quietly been going about its target of sourcing 100 per cent of its electricity needs from renewable energy by 2020. Already, it is reaping the benefits. Under an ingenious financial arrangement with the wind farms it has contracted, the government agrees to pay a certain amount to the wind and solar farms. If the wholesale price exceeds that level, as it has for much of the past few months, it will receive the difference. So, while the rest of Australia is paying a huge bill for its reduced investment in wind and solar farms, and its attachment to fossil fuels, the ACT will likely get a net benefit from having the vision and ambition to go 100 per cent renewables. It might even get its electricity for free. Indeed, there seems to be a complete misunderstanding in the government and much of the mainstream media – wilfully encouraged by the principal fossil fuel lobby groups – about the impact of wind energy on the national energy market. The biggest myth is that more renewables equals higher prices. This is debunked by the main utilities themselves, who have often used the “merit order” impact to argue against renewable energy policies. The merit order argument points out that when more wind and solar are added to the grid, this has the effect of reducing wholesale prices. The argument has been taken up by Pitt & Sherry energy analyst Dr Hugh Saddler in his latest monthly assessment of the Australian electricity markets. Saddler notes that the emergence of high wholesale prices in the National Electricity Market has seen renewed claims that higher prices in South Australia are caused by the high share of wind generation in state electricity supply. “Looking over the whole period since AEMO (the Australian Energy Market Operator) began comprehensive reporting of wind generation, there is in fact no relationship between the share of wind generation and wholesale prices in SA,” he writes. “The average annual price in 2007-08, when wind supplied only about 10% of total demand, was higher than in 2015-16, when it supplied nearly 35%.” Saddler says it is useful to look at the relationship between wind generation and high wholesale electricity prices in two most recent months in SA and Victoria, the two states with significant shares of wind generation in total supply. When that is done, he says, a strong inverse relationship between market price and wind generation is found; that is, the higher the share of wind generation, the lower the price (Figures 7 and 8 below). The data shown in this graph are the wholesale prices in each month in SA and in Victoria, averaged over the 1,440 30 minute trading intervals in May and the 1,488 trading intervals in June, weighted by the total demand for electricity, in MWh, in the trading interval. This is called the volume weighted average wholesale price. It is compared with volume weighted average prices in each month and each state during various subsets of the complete set of trading intervals. Saddler says the graphs show that wind generation had a very dramatic effect on lowering wholesale prices in both state wholesale markets. In Victoria, in the top quartile of trading intervals for wind generation (dark green), the average wholesale price was 32% lower than the average for the whole month in May and 22% lower in June. Corresponding figures for SA are 62 per cent lower in May and 34 per cent lower in June. Conversely, in the bottom quartile of trading intervals for wind generation, prices were 55 per cent above average in May and 36 per cent above average in June. Corresponding figures for SA are 64 per cent above average in May and 47 per cent above average in June. “The effect is larger in SA than in Victoria, which is to be expected, given that wind generation over the two months was higher in SA than in Victoria – 958 GWh compared with 705 GWh – and much large in relative terms – 43.5 per cent compared with 9.7 per cent of total electricity supplied,” Saddler notes. “What is surprising is the effect of wind generation on market prices is so large in Victoria, given wind’s current relatively small share of supply.” Saddler also notes that the very high gas prices have caused the two most efficient and lowest emissions gas-fired generators in the country – Swanbank E in Queensland and Pelican Point in South Australia – to cease operations. The owners of both plants say the high gas prices mean it is no longer economic to run the gas plants – despite the high wholesale electricity prices. Saddler notes that this means less efficient plant is operating, such as the ageing Torrens Island units in South Australia – and this is pushing up greenhouse gas emissions in Australia. “Competition from LNG exports is contributing to higher gas prices, (and) this … is driving additional Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions in the electricity market,” he notes. Giles Parkinson Giles Parkinson is a journalist of 30 years experience, a former Business Editor and Deputy Editor of the Financial Review, a columnist for The Bulletin magazine and The Australian, and the former editor of Climate Spectator. Wind energy supplied 83% of South Australia's electricity on Monday Can Malcolm Turnbull do climate and energy policy now? Tim Forcey 5 years ago One can find South Australian (SA) wholesale electricity prices charted by AEMO here for the past 24 hours and forecast for the next 36. http://www.aemo.com.au SA prices were on the floor as the wind blew a gale and are forecast to hit the roof as the wind dies. Radguy1 5 years ago That means there are less periods available for gougers. They can only gouge so much before large scale battery banks become increasingly price competitive. Roger Brown 5 years ago Like the Redflow Battery Commercial , packs a container full of the home units and control them with a mobile phone and over the air up dates . Geoff 5 years ago Do these CRIKEY/GETUP from Giles never end. Suggest you fast forward and investigate Germany’s woes with Wind/Solar onesecond 5 years ago We have no woes with wind/solar here in Germany. 90 % of the population support the increased deployment of both and the only concern is that the government is too slow with it. JeffJL 5 years ago Somebody got BURNED!!! Math Geurts 5 years ago If that would be true there would be another government. Mike Shurtleff 5 years ago I suppose they should continue to be reliant on Russian natural gas or imported coal? Brilliant plan. Why are they so interested in off-shore wind? Couldn’t be lower cost. Because the government and the 10% of the population with basic knowledge about energy supply are aware that solar always will stay an extremely stupid choice for a country far from the equator. Sadly, people vote for governments based on issues other than energy. (Heard of the refugee crisis?) As most people don’t have real knowledge about energy fortunately they don’t vote based on their sentiments about energy Michael Lightfoot 5 years ago If you are going to make a bland assertion, then for the sake of rational discussion, please state your source for said assertion. Don McMillan 5 years ago is an evolving science. Improvements are based on learning experiences. My concern is that we are charging ahead with renewables without learning from the experience of the Dutch and Germans. The recent controversy with the CSIRO changing their focus on Climate science from Pure to Applied science [5Feb16 Australian] confirms this concern. As George Santayana stated “Those who do not know history’s mistakes are doomed to repeat them.” The important thing to learn from the Germans is “don’t elect right-wing governments which are in the pocket of the coal mining industry”. We do not have that issue here. It was the NSW and QLD Labor governments that promoted CSG, in contrast the NSW Liberals banned CSG. It was the Liberal government in Victoria who put the moratorium on Fracking. So based on political persuasion its the Liberals that are anti-fossil industry and the Labor party Pro Fossil. Germany is benefitting from Solar even though they have the solar resources that we have here in Western Washington State in the US, poor. Australia has superb solar resources. You also have extremely good wind resources with plenty of land area on which to deploy it. Wind is much lower in cost than coal here in the USA, because we’ve been deploying it. It still costs more in Australia because your backward federal government has been blocking it. Same for utility scale Solar PV. That is now starting to change. WInd is the lowest cost of new grid electricity, accept for hydro, here in the US. Utility scale ThinFilm Solar PV is the next lowest cost. The cost of both is still falling significantly. CRIKEY, how foolish can you be not to see this? The history of natural gas is one of periodically soaring prices. Cost on the Global market is higher. If you start exporting it… …and guess what is happening in Australia …and you’re defending this? If we electric Trump he’ll make the same mistake. The history of natural gas prices in the Australia has always been stable since 1970’s. Recently they have spiked and everybody blames the export market. It takes 10 – 15 years to explore, appraise, develop and sell natural gas to the market. 10 – 15 years ago the market predicted an oversupply of gas due to the planned development in NSW. Domgas [NSW] choose to delay renewing their contracts as gas prices where predicted to come down. Also, NSW Domgas expected local supply would be cheaper as pipeline tariffs would be negligible. Over 3 Billion dollars was invested in NSW CSG. This gave QLD CSG an incentive to export. At the time no-one was calling for Gas Reservation. With the banning of Natural Gas exploration in Tasmania, Victoria and NSW changed the supply dimensions. The current high gas prices should be an incentive for the investment community, but alas, hey deem sovereign risk is too high. The high gas prices are our own making. As a consequence east coast factories [84,000 jobs] are at risk. Pipeline to NT or forcing QLD gas to supply NSW Domgas will not help manufacturing as pipeline tariffs makes them uncompetitive. Gas prices will come down as factories close one by one. It looks like fertiliser plants are first [ IPL 10May16]. Australians can heat their homes with (mostly) renewable ambient heat, using heat pumps. See: https://theconversation.com/hot-summer-nights-and-cold-winter-evenings-how-to-be-comfortable-and-save-money-all-year-long-51046 DevMac 5 years ago For the education of RenewEconomy readers who, as you suggest, may only be getting Crikey/GetUp content from Giles, please point us to some worthwhile articles describing Germany’s woes with Wind / Solar. So you guys want me to do your research for you? Don’t you guys subscribe to overseas news feeds? Set up Google Alerts for key issues? Have you not noted every one of Giles articles are GETUP/CRIKEY happy Clappy pro renewable? It’s ok if you want to be spoon fed his BS and live in a tea cup. FFS guys get off your arse and research. Don’t quote Giles bullshit to me as accepted fact. You should have breaking news by now SA has refired its “mothballed” coal power station. I thought some of you guys might have some debating juice. Obviously not. Giles 5 years ago No, I think the readers merely wanted you to come up with a single fact to support your assertions. For instance, you say here that SA has retired its mothballed coal fired power station. It hasnt, it has temporarily brought back a GAS fired station while repairs are done to the interconnector, in much the same way that tasmania did when the lost their cable. If you’re not sure of difference between coal and gas, do a google search. I tend to link to articles containing the counter arguments when I disagree. Humans are lazy, you have to lead them to water. I expect this site to be pro-renewable because that’s the future – or at least a far better and longer future than anti-renewable. I also don’t think pro-renewable arguments are necessarily biased from all the research I’ve done into climate change and sustainability. The requirement to present two sides of an argument is silly if the facts / science overwhelmingly supports one side, whilst the other is only ever backed by radio personalities with no qualifications in anything relevant to the point in question. If Germany has solar and wind woes, then it’s worth putting the effort in to finding solutions rather than throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Enlighten us Geoffrey. Spetzer86 5 years ago Maybe this? http://notrickszone.com/2016/07/18/energy-experts-warn-german-renewable-energy-path-tantamount-to-economic-harakiri/#sthash.DCHED9A5.dpbs Miles Harding 5 years ago This about says it: “The merit order argument points out that when more wind and solar are added to the grid, this has the effect of reducing wholesale prices.” The LNP coalition always acts in the interests of its constiuents. The problem for all of us is that those constituents are the incumbent generators, gas frackers and coal miners. More seriously, the line of argument is consistent with free market fundamentalists and the short-sightedness that comes with only seeing the bottom line in the current electoral cycle. This approach completely fails to serve society, the flora and fauna over the long term. Brunel 5 years ago The lies abour $100/leg of lamb was debunked by July 2013. I think maybe it would have been more politically prudent to have state-based carbon pricing instead of federal carbon pricing. Garth Power 5 years ago Main contributing factors for the high price rise in SA is Northern Power Station shutting down and the interstate link between the Vic and SA being mostly out of service due to an upgrade. Northern Power Station was shut down due to it unable to complete in a market that has an intermittent power supply like wind and solar as they have a minimum operational level thus negative prices in the market. Now we are burning gas and the production plants are at max thus a spike in gas price. Liquid fuels such as Kerosene or Diesel have become common this winter. Interstate link back online will help but SA will be powered primarily from Lignite during time of insufficient supply from renewable. My analysis over the last few weeks is that SA need to get Pelican Point running again as it will burn far less gas to do the same job during your cold still nights when wind is down to <0.4% capacity. I'm not saying nothing should happen in the form of growing renewable energy but the wholesale spot market price increase is at leas indirectly if not directly caused by the uptake of wind energy. Harry 5 years ago I like the way those that support renewables jump to a conclusion that suits their argument (it is tightening of supply of gas fault), whilst the anti renewables jump to a conclusion that suits their argument (it is wind farms fault). The reality is it’s a combination of both that has caused the issues that are facing South Australia right now, along with a distinct lack of competition and policy uncertainty. When the most efficient generator in the market is not generating into a very high pricing environment (both spot and forward) it is clear the market is broken and the government needs to intervene in a more meaningful way before too much pain is inflicted on the economy. I am all for markets, but when they broken there is plenty of precedent for intervention (remember the GFC?)	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line584
__label__wiki	0.642061	0.642061	Discover the mobile app Install now for Free Castles and Mansions Fortresses, Towers, Ruins Rural tourist attractions StreetArt Route GASTRONOMY, TRADITIONS Customs during the year Traditions in Banat LEISURE & FUN Club, Pub & Bar Swimming pools, SPA URBAN ACCOMMODATION Hotels in Timișoara USEFUL FOR TOURISTS Tourists Information Centres How do I get to Timiș? Internal Transport Charlottenburg - The Round Village Charlottenburg, Romania Charlottenburg was founded in 1771, during Empress Maria Theresa, by colonization with the Germans (Swabians), being the only village in Banat built in the shape of a circle. Also known as Şarlota, the locality is now a historical monument. In 2016, there were 202 inhabitants here. The settlement, founded by count von Clary und Aldringen, president of the Banat Administration at that time, is located about 44 km from Timisoara. In the middle of the colony there was a plantation of mulberry trees, which the inhabitants had the duty to care for, and in the nineteenth century, the church, the school and the post office were erected in this central area. Today, there are about 34 old mulberry trees in the village. Due to the collect made by the Swabians who left the village, there were repaired the church built in 1875-1876 by the Baron Sina de Hodos et Kizdia and the school built in 1896. Charlottenburg is home to the largest and oldest hunting park in the country, and in 2014 the Charlottenburg Cinegetic Museum was inaugurated. Passionate about hunting, Siegfried von Wimpffen, owner of the domain at the end of the nineteenth century, built a hunting house here, and at the beginning of the past century had arranged the hunting park over an area of more than 1200 hectares to delight its guests, but also to protect crops from damages caused by animals. Similar Suggestions Țichindeal ”the Golden Mouth” Giroc - The Semantron Festival Margina - a journey into the village life of Timiș The Rural City Hall in Sărăzani Jupâneşti - Potters’ home © Copyright 2021 Asociația pentru Promovarea și Dezvoltarea Turismului Timiș. All rights reserved	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line596
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__label__cc	0.645842	0.354158	Cops ask your help in busting armed robber We have the photos of the ‘Pub Bandit’ in the Russell neighborhood; the police are offering a Crime Stoppers cash award for your information … Do you recognize this man? He’s wanted by police for armed robbery. PPB supplied security camera image By David F. Ashton Portland Police Bureau (PPB) officers were called to the back of the shopping center near the outer East Portland WinCo Foods store – to Paddy’s Old Irish Cafe, at 1736 Northeast 122nd Avenue – on the report of an armed robbery on February 9 at 1:13 a.m. “East Precinct officers arrived in the area, and contacted an employee who told police that the suspect entered the business, armed with a handgun, and demanded money,” PPB Public Information Officer Sgt. Pete Simpson told us. “After obtaining an undisclosed amount of cash, the suspect ran out of the bar, and was last seen running west through the parking lot,” Simpson added. Here’s another look at the suspect. PPB supplied security camera image The suspect is described as an African American male in his 30s, 6′ tall, 200 pounds, wearing dark clothing. The suspect’s sweatshirt had “ALOHA” on the front and he was armed with a handgun. “The Portland Police Bureau, in cooperation with Crime Stoppers of Oregon, is asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect in an armed robbery,” Simpson said. Turn in this suspect, and claim your cash reward. PPB supplied security camera image Crime Stoppers of Oregon offers cash rewards for information, reported to Crime Stoppers, that leads to an arrest in this, or in any unsolved felony crime – and tipsters can remain anonymous. Information about unsolved homicides can lead to a reward of up to $2,500 cash. All other unsolved felony crimes are eligible for cash rewards of up to $1,000. Submit an anonymous tip: Text CRIMES (274637) – Type 823HELP, followed by the tip. Online at http://crimestoppersoforegon.com/submit_online_tip.php Call 503-823-HELP (4357)	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line605
__label__wiki	0.895964	0.895964	About Us #2 Agency Portfolio Barbers & Hair Salon Blank Page Copy clickthrough pages menu test Coming Soon #1 Coming Soon #1 Copy 1 Construction / Renovation Dark Landing Page Economic Recovery Copy Electric Ferries 26 aug Electric Ferries 7 aug Electric Ferry site 5 August Electric Ferry site 5 August Copy FullScreen Video FullScreen Video 2 FullScreen Video Copy 1 FullScreen Video Copy 2 Copy Half Screen Parallax Image Parallax Ken Burns 2 Slider Ken Burns Slider Landing Coming Soon Parallax Dark Personal / Freelancer Personal / Freelancer 2 Slider Parallax Solid Color 2 textillate test Auckland 2021: How will city’s transport system cope with APEC and America’s Cup? by digitalteam in Uncategorized Link to Stuff Article https://electricferries.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/main.mp4 Five international events, prompting billions of dollars of redevelopment and bringing tens of thousands of visitors – 2021 will put Auckland in the world spotlight. But how will it transform the city and what benefits will it really bring? In the fourth in our series, we look at transport. Auckland’s visitor influx for an unprecedented series of major events in 2021 will benefit from major investment in transport networks, but little is known about how world leaders will move around during the APEC conference near the end of the year. Dedicated lanes for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation were marked out in parts of the CBD when a much smaller edition of the political gathering was hosted in Auckland in 1999. “We would envisage there will be some streets closed for short periods of time,” said Andrea Smith, the deputy secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, who is overseeing the APEC hosting. “People transfer from one venue to another so there might be some few minutes where parts of streets are closed to allow that motorcade movement to take place,” she said. The mid-November Leaders’ Week will have the most intense impact, with top politicians from 21 nations invited, in a week with 10,000 mostly-foreign participants. Some leaders may bring their own motorcades. “The leaders themselves only come at the end of the week so the real transport and logistic movements with motorcades will cause the added complexity on late Thursday, but certainly Friday, Saturday and Sunday is when the major impact will be,” Smith told Stuff. Little information has been made public about how world leaders will move around during the APEC conference next year. The dignitaries and their entourages won’t have an unobstructed run around the city centre, with Albert Street likely to be partially closed as the City Rail Link tunnelling works moves gradually southwards. Auckland Transport is giving little away about how the city will adapt to the demands of APEC particularly, and whether there will be public transport promotions linked to other major events, but it said planning was underway. “It’s too early to talk about specifics like road closures and public transport but it is fair to say there will be some pressure on Auckland’s roads, in particular, during the APEC event,” said a spokesperson in a statement. Past initiatives have included the issuing of free AT HOP electronic ticket cards for contestants and volunteers for the World Masters Games in 2017. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, center, gestures beside U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, right, and Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill at APEC 2018 in Papua New Guinea. The city’s biggest transport innovation in 2021 may come in the form of a pair of Auckland-designed and built electric ferries. “That’s our dream at the moment to have proven electric ferries on the harbour and an announcement about a fleet of electric ferries, during APEC leaders’ week – that would have so much resonance,” said Michael Eaglen, chief executive of Panmure-based EV Maritime. The offshoot of boat builders McMullen and Wing is developing a prototype, carbon fibre high-speed commuter ferry, for which it hopes to find a global market. Eaglen said a launch during the America’s Cup in March might be tight, with May a more likely date, and saw APEC as a chance to showcase the vessel globally. Visitors arriving for the America’s Cup final in March probably won’t get to use the latest major station on Auckland’s rail network, but APEC participants in November who fancy a genuine public transport trip in from the airport, can experience the $60 million Puhinui Station. It won’t be the fastest way into the CBD, but taking the frequent 380 bus to the Puhinui interchange, will connect them to a train into the Britomart terminus. Auckland’s expanded fleet of 72 electric trains should be fully in service shortly before 2021, meaning more trains will run as six-carriage sets, and the network will be at full stretch until the next fleet expansion, which may come following the opening of the City Rail Link in 2024. Transport advocates greaterauckland.org.nz said the America’s Cup and APEC offered quite different opportunities and challenges around public transport. For the short-sharp impact of APEC leader’s week, Greater Auckland’s Matt Lowrie said the city needed to pump up public transport to keep motorists out of cars, in the CBD particularly. “Running park services throughout the day, keeping bus lanes open all day so people can travel later,” Lowrie told Stuff. The America’s Cup defence which returns in 2021 drew big crowds in Auckland in 2003. He saw the America’s Cup, spread over several months, as a chance to encourage people to use rental e-bikes, and on busy race days, keeping cars away from Wynyard Quarter where thousands of fans are expected. Lowrie referenced the transport chaos on the opening night of the 2011 Rugby World Cup, when an estimated 200,000 people swamped the inner city, and the train system ground to a halt at game time, struggling to cope with double the number of passengers expected. Auckland has since significantly expanded the transport network, with new electric trains, double-decker buses, and has acquired years of experience moving special event crowds on trains and buses. Cycling advocacy group Bike Auckland said it hoped an influx of tourists might encourage the growth of bike and electric bike hire numbers for visitor use, which might also encourage more Aucklanders to try cycling. “Hire e-bikes – like Jump starting in Feb – will also be a very interesting development, as they can overcome people’s concerns that “Auckland is too hilly to cycle,” said its chair Barb Cuthbert. Cuthbert said a range of still under-construction cycle ways should be ready for 2021, such as part of Tamaki Drive, Karangahape Road and Victoria Street. Powered by forbetterweb.com	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line607
__label__cc	0.699444	0.300556	Son Ye Jin is writing an after-news post about his relationship with Hyun Bin ASTRO’s Cha Eun Woo surprises Kim Sejeong with a thoughtful present SF9’s Rowoon talks about why he was drawn to his character in the upcoming romance drama “You’d Never Know”. “The Penthouse” remains the most exciting drama for the fifth week in a row STAYC announces the official name of the fan club 6 films for a little magic on your vacation in Kpop Yoo Yeon was looking to collaborate with Lee Yeon Hee, his favorite memory from her upcoming movie and more Yoo Yeon Seok spoke to about his great chemistry Lee Yeon Hee in a current radio show! On December 17th, Lee Yeon Hee was the special DJ on “Jung Eun Jis Music Plaza”. During the show, she shared, “I’m going to surprise a friend. It’s the person you all really like. It’s Yoo Yeon Seok who plays my partner in the movie New Year Blues.” When he answered the call, Yoo Yeon Seok said, “I plan to record something so that I’m on my way. I enjoyed Lee Yeon Hee’s” Music Plaza “in the car.” He continued, “You are fine . It’s really great to hear such a sweet voice at lunchtime. It’s very soft and sweet. “ Lee Yeon Hee later asked Yoo Yeon Seok what the most memorable part of her filming was, and he replied, “When we were filming in Argentina, the most memorable was the scene where we went to the Iguazu Falls. In addition to our shooting, I took a lot of photos because it was just so spectacular. I looked back on these videos at the movie premiere and they brought back so many memories, mostly because it was going to be difficult to get there right now. “ One listener asked, “What kind of partner was Lee Yeon Hee?” and Yoo Yeon Seok replied, “I thought that the more I saw her, the more her charms grew. At first I thought of her as an actress with a pretty and cute character, but I saw many different sides of her while filming. Even when we danced tango, our chemistry was great. “ Yoo Yeon Seok continued, “Since our film was released, I hope that a lot of people will be interested. Although our situation is not very good right now, they are doing their best to be safe in theaters. So if you get the chance, I hope you check it out. “ The actor also briefed viewers on what he was doing these days. He shared, “Since going on vacation is more difficult now than cooking at home, I went camping. I made some camping groceries and recently had steamed oysters. In cold weather it tasted so good. After I After completing a project, I try to get out of the hobbies that I normally enjoy and take some time to refresh myself. “ Yoo Yeon Seok and Lee Yeon Hee’s film “New Year Blues” will premiere on December 30th. Check out the trailer here! In the meantime, check out Yoo Yeon Seok in “Dr. Romantic“Below: How do you feel about this article? Previous article Observe: IZ * ONE gets the 2nd victory for “Panorama” at “M Countdown”; Performances by Sunggyu, ENHYPEN, LOONA and more Next article Lee Yoo Young and Lee Sang Yeob describe the collaboration for their relatable story in the 2020 KBS Drama Special Observe: IZ * ONE gets the 2nd victory for “Panorama” at “M Countdown”; Performances by Sunggyu, ENHYPEN, LOONA and more Lee Yoo Young and Lee Sang Yeob describe the collaboration for their relatable story in the 2020 KBS Drama Special © 2021 by ed7even.com	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line612
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__label__wiki	0.83744	0.83744	innocent Drinks selects Atos as digital partner for carbon-neutral factory October 18, 2020 September 30, 2020 Stuart Mitchell Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, today announces a contract with innocent drinks to deliver an industry-leading, end-to-end technology solution for the smoothie and juice company’s first carbon neutral factory in the Port of Rotterdam called ‘the blender’. Atos will help innocent create a digital factory by providing the carbon-neutral facility with a suite of state-of-the-art solutions, including active LAN and WIFI networking through advanced technology and compute and storage, supported with a professional services package and maintenance support. innocent will benefit from improved operational efficiency and increased security through a cloud-based solution, which enables WIFI network management both on site at the blender in Rotterdam as well remotely from innocent’s London headquarters, Fruit Towers. Scalable compute and storage technologies will deliver in-depth data gathering and analytics on power usage, helping innocent to monitor and adjust the factory’s energy consumption and drive resource efficiency to support its decarbonization objectives. The partnership with Atos will support the transition of the innocent production process model from relying on multiple fruit producers to blend and bottle, to consolidating its operations. By integrating its manufacturing network in this way, innocent aims to reduce the number of road miles travelled by approximately 25% and cut its carbon footprint by 10%. Andy Joynson, chief blender, innocent said: “The digital solutions provided by Atos are going to play a key role in creating a future-proof digital factory, where we can craft our drinks from fruit to bottle in a sustainable way.” Eric Grall, Global Head of Manufacturing Industry at Atos, said: “An innovative and modern company like innocent requires a suite of best-in-breed technologies, and that’s what we shall be providing for its carbon-neutral factory, the blender. We are delivering an end-to-end, integrated solution and by enabling innocent to centralise its manufacturing processes via an ecosystem of technologies, we are supporting the goal of innocent to be a force for good, for people and the planet.” Atos has placed decarbonization at the heart of its business strategy, leveraging on its own decarbonization track record and its expertise in green digital technologies. NewsAtos, carbon-neutral factory, innocent drinks ‘You don’t have to do this alone,’ says British Red Cross, as new young volunteers join push to tackle loneliness with Covid-19 rules tightening Lenovo Announces New Ambitious Science-Based Targets, Achieves 10-Year Climate Milestone January 4, 2021 Stuart Mitchell 0 Atos reaches #1 position in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) 2020 in IT services industry Atos announces that it is ranked number 1 in sustainability performance within the IT services sector... Atos awarded “Platinum” by EcoVadis for its outstanding CSR performance Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, has been awarded the Platinum medal by EcoVadis for... Atos to acquire EcoAct, leader in decarbonization strategy consulting Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, today announces an agreement to acquire EcoAct, an...	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line626
__label__cc	0.524252	0.475748	VIP San Francisco Team Pursues Online Security By Irina Yuen WEP’s Venture Initiation Program, an educational incubator for Penn startups, has expanded to include teams from the MBA Program for Executives at Wharton \| San Francisco. Teams receive coaching and assistance from a board of advisors, including Wharton faculty and alumni, and are also expected to help each other through group advising sessions that are led by Wharton professor Len Lodish. Six teams from the MBA Program for Executives have been accepted into the Summer 2012 term. They represent a wide range of markets and opportunities. This week, we highlight one of the teams, Securly. Securly, a venture co-founded by Vinay Mahadik (WG’13) and Bharath Madhusudan, keeps kids safe online by not only blocking adult sites, but also by providing a unique safe browsing experience on popular sites including Facebook, YouTube, Google, and Wikipedia. Vinay and Bharath are network security veterans with over seventeen years of collective security experience with major players such as McAfee and Huawei. This allows them to bring to parents the type of security that previously was limited only to enterprise networks, and with an easy one-step installation. Vinay and Bharath established co-founder chemistry by being part-time entrepreneurs together since 2006. They had previously built Uhooroo.com, a professional networking site for musicians, featured in several Indian magazines. In addition, they had recently built a personalized product recommendations mobile application. By founding Securly, they have returned to their domain expertise area, network security. Incubating at Wharton Vinay founded Securly with Bharath two terms into his MBA program for Executives at Wharton \| San Francisco. “So far, the timing couldn’t have felt better. Right when we were conceptualizing Securly, Professor David Bell’s class introduced the value of segmentation, targeting and positioning. Professor Srinivasan’s conjoint analysis class then allowed us to identify benefit segments within the consumer market we could target with the right set of features. Professor Jeff Dyer and David Bryce’s class on competitive strategy provided a framework for understanding the competitive forces and also strategies on going up against larger incumbents,” says Vinay. Vinay and Bharath, Founders of Securly Securly was named a semi-finalist team in the Wharton Business Plan Competition, and also ranked amongst the top four teams in Wharton \| San Francisco’s Spring Pitch event. “[The Spring Pitch] gave us access to 20+ judges who were either partners at top VC firms or successful entrepreneurs within a matter of weeks [of launching our beta],” reflects Vinay. Securly was recently admitted into Wharton’s Venture Initiation Program (VIP) in San Francisco, which has helped to further the venture on multiple fronts. “First, we meet twice a month for a group advising session where all the founders discuss top issues they are facing. Tips from our peers in the program allowed us to get past the mental block that hiring talented folks is hard for an early stage startup – in fact, we ended up hiring two interns, headed to CS programs at MIT and CMU at the end of the summer. Second, VIP also got us in touch with Ashmeet Sidana (WG’03), General Partner from Foundation Capital, who will mentor us on a monthly basis through the various stages of our growth,” states Vinay. Securly continues to iterate its product and marketing efforts and recently pivoted its focus to include K-12 schools in addition to consumers. Since launching in May 2012, Securly was accepted into Imagine K12, a sister accelerator to Y-Combinator focused on education, and is looking forward to unveiling its product during Imagine K12’s demo day in September. Please join us in wishing them and our other teams – who we will be writing about in the future – every success. July 5, 2012 Venture Initiation Program, Wharton San Francisco Entrepreneurial Career	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line627
__label__cc	0.55462	0.44538	Business Emergency Room Flexpertise Insurance Services and Financial Consulting Exemplar At Play Episode 14 of CEO’s Get Real: Amir Magal, CEO, Tribal Markers Artist and creator of the Tribal Body Marker, Amir Magal is inspiring yoga and festival communities all over the world to take a breath and spark deep soul connections through the sacred art of tribal marking. Tune into Episode 14 for further insight on the... Episode 13 of CEO’s Get Real: Corey Mack, LAFORGE Optical Corey Mack founded LAFORGE Optical with the mission of developing the ‘missing link’ in Augmented Reality. He uses his engineering and design background to seamlessly integrate electronics and precision optics into a stylish and minimal form-factor. His company’s... Episode 12 of CEO’s Get Real: Syed Gilani, CEO and President of SAFR Syed Gilani is the CEO and President of Safr, ridesharing startup focused on women empowerment. He is a seasoned business leader with extensive experience in North American, Asian, Middle Eastern and European markets. He has started and led many successful ventures... Episode 11 of CEO’s Get Real: Ron Hulnick, Founding Director of Spiritual Psychology at the University of Santa Monica Dr. H. Ron Hulnick is recognized as a pioneer and worldwide leader in the field of Spiritual Psychology. Together with his wife, Dr. Mary R. Hulnick, he serves as the University of Santa Monica’s Founding Faculty and Co-Director, designing the University’s... Christopher Marston Featured on Mission Matters with Adam Torres Boston, MA \| October 12, 2020 Creating a value-economy is seen by many to be a better way of doing business. Adam Torres and Christopher Marston, Esq., Founder and CEO of Exemplar Companies, Pbc, explore why Exemplar Companies was the first to abandon hourly billing... Major Crowdfunding Updates To Be Aware Of In 2021 Steven Hoffberg Exemplar Entrepreneur News Update: January 2020 Online Chat With Us	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line637
__label__wiki	0.586797	0.586797	- Honestly, Dara - Make Friends With Your Farmer Some critics are now saying the locavore movement is elitist and misguided. Not so – real foods do make a real difference. By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl \| April 2011 Sometime in the last few years, a funny thing happened at a lot of cutting- edge restaurants: The food started coming with an origin story. It started innocently enough, with the name of the farm appended to a particular dish — “Hidden Springs Sheep-Milk Gnocchi,” “Butter Mountain Purple Viking Mashed Potatoes,” “Blue Ribbon Duck-Egg Omelet” and so forth. Gradually, the narratives about the farmers expanded, until they became positively baroque: “The eggs in tonight’s omelet were harvested by a girl named Sophia, who was wearing a wool sweater knit by her own aunt Sophia, for whom she was named. The sheep who bore the wool for her sweater was named Mr. Wooly . . . ” Yes, you can wait for the intermission to place your appetizer order. The inevitable backlash against local food has now begun. Big Agriculture is the only practical way to feed a big world, some are saying, and the idea of knowing your farmer is a romantic, softheaded notion. The leader of this argument is Texas State University historian James McWilliams, author of Just Food: Where Locavores Get It Wrong and How We Can Eat Truly Responsibly (Little, Brown and Company, 2009). McWilliams argues that know-your-farmer food is elitist, expensive, and unrealistic for certain growing regions and many specific foods. Well, sure. I’ll admit that the first step to feeding the 15 million children in the United States who live in poverty isn’t going to be $4-a-bunch hand-harvested beets. Yet, the small-farming infrastructure in this country has been devastated in the years since World War II, and when restaurant customers pay the admittedly high prices for those hand-harvested beets, they’re not just paying for beets — they’re essentially acting as venture capitalists, funding the start-up costs of many small-scale farms. In 1990, the market for U.S. organic food was around $1 billion; in 2009, it grew to $25 billion, according to the Organic Trade Association’s 2010 survey. Last year, four out of six American families reported buying more and a greater array of organic products. And now the market for local foods is following suit. Why? Because even as silly as the baroque menu stories have become, the alternative isn’t just silly, it’s terrifying. The other night, after the kids were in bed, I Googled “salmonella litigation” and unearthed some spine-tingling images of factory farming: I didn’t know manure could be piled quite that high! I didn’t know a factory worker could wade through that many rats! (I guess if that were me, I’d use hip-waders — real thick ones, like they wear on oil rigs!) As the night wore on, my woozy reckonings became more horrific: Really, the innocent consumers who ate the contaminated eggs and survived could be sick for the rest of their lives? A few years ago, I decided to start buying those fancy organic eggs and free-range chickens like they serve in my favorite restaurants. It’s made my grocery bills more expensive, but I’m a lot less nervous about what I’m feeding myself and my family — and that food is more delicious than anything produced by a factory farm. My eggs come from a tiny farm called Harmony Organics. They are harvested daily from chickens who are free to roam around outside every day. The chickens catch flies, they eat grass, and they produce eggs that are sweet and rich-tasting, with a yolk that’s a deep orange-yellow. When I do eat factory-farm eggs, they taste watered down, like the difference between orange juice and orange juice blended with an equal part of water — just thinner and bland. (To find a pasture-based egg producer near you, try www.eatwild.com.) My poultry comes from a farmer named Larry Schultz, who has an old-fashioned farm in southern Minnesota where they’ve never used pesticides, and from Pat Ebnet, whose Wild Acres farm in rural Pequot Lakes, Minn., serves many of the best restaurants in the Twin Cities and beyond. Wild Acres raises not only chickens, but turkeys and various breeds of duck, geese, quail, pheasant and partridge in a way that’s diametrically opposed to the way they do things at big factory farms. Ebnet’s chickens and turkeys are raised in big barns with lots of access to the outdoors; the rest of his birds live under big circus-tent-like nets. (The nets are as much to keep predators out as to keep the birds in. Coyotes, mink and foxes enjoy a nice pheasant dinner as much as anyone.) Ebnet builds the wild birds’ houses out of hay bales and adds plantings of their favorite foods, like millet, sorghum and pumpkins, which draw their other favorite food, bugs. (The water birds have their own lakes, which Ebnet says never produce mosquitoes because the ducks and geese eat all the larvae.) When the Minnesota snow piles up, Ebnet shovels paths for the birds to run through. And he supplements their diets with a special, vitamin-packed feed (mixed locally) that his mother devised in the 1970s, when she started the farm. If this all sounds like more information than you need to know about your chicken farmer, it probably is. But, once you make the effort to find your own local chicken farmer, you get two great benefits: One, chicken that’s much better than the stuff everyone else is eating; and, two, the knowledge that you’ve done as much as is reasonably possible to avoid products churned out by an increasingly unhealthy factory-farm system. It’s hard to describe the difference in taste between a chicken raised outside and a factory-farm bird. The word most people use is gamey, but that’s not quite right — it just tastes more chicken-y: richer, sweeter, meatier. Cynics can call me an elitist, but I believe in small family farms. Their food tastes better, it’s more nutritious because it’s fresher, and it’s safer because the farmers tend to be ethical operators. The food-chattering classes, of which I am a gimlet-eyed member, tend to focus on the sublime deliciousness of foods produced by these small farms. Sometimes, however, I wish we would pay more attention to the duller, economic aspects. For instance, Wild Acres chicken doesn’t just have a cute origin story and name, it has a useful business model. “When I saw this recession bearing down, I had a lot of worries,” Ebnet told me when I reached him on the telephone at his northern Minnesota farm. The worries stemmed from the fact that his poultry costs more than the factory-farm equivalents, and when restaurants struggle, they tend to cut prices. But the orders kept coming in. When Ebnet asked a couple of chefs about it, they told him that although they were offering fewer items on their menus, they were ordering more of his birds because they wanted his farm to survive the downturn. “That’s the way this business is supposed to work,” he says. “You take care of your customers, and your customers take care of you.” So the next time you’re subjected to a one-act play on the origin of the ingredients in your salad, grin and bear it. Like the goofy feather on the tri-corner hat of an American Revolutionary soldier, it’s just a little bit of fluff on top of something important. Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl is a James Beard Award-winning food and wine writer and author of Drink This: Wine Made Simple (Ballantine, 2009). Illustration by Tom Kaczynski One comment on “Make Friends With Your Farmer” Jon Hoek on May 18th, 2011 - 12:00am Dara-nice article, very romantic. As one of “factory farmers” i find your inhumane regard for a starving world somewhat offensive. There will be 9 billion people on this planet by 2050. The put the idea forward that Wild Acres is going to feed a starving child in Bangladesh is just anti-human at best, at worst it is food holocoust. - Food Culture - Exploring New Farmers’ Markets By Courtney Lewis Opdahl Moving can be stressful, but finding a nearby farmers' market brings back the joy. Real Food, Real Farmers By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl Katrina Heron thinks that small-scale farmers and organic growers have been misrepresented. In her new book, she aims to set the story straight. Farmer John’s Cookbook: The Real Dirt on Vegetables By Experience Life Community Manager By Farmer John Peterson and Angelic Organics (Gibbs Smith, 2006) Some critics are now saying the locavore movement is elitist and misguided. Not so - real foods do make a real difference.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line638
__label__wiki	0.83011	0.83011	Labour party manifesto contains a litany of spending splurges… all financed by a slew of tax hikes The Sky’s the limit: Jeremy Corbyn at the launch of the Labour party’s manifesto Jeremy Corbyn has unveiled the Labour party’s manifesto for the 2019 General Election – and it has sparked dire warnings from his critics. With promises to scrap tuition fees, axe the cap on benefits, and give more powers back to the unions, it reads like a Marxist’s dream. Here, in all its blood red socialist horror, we examine the manifesto that independent analysts say would hit millions of families in the pocket... At a glance, the 15 key pledges in Corbyn’s little red book: Despite promising to respect the result of the first EU referendum, Jeremy Corbyn now wants a second. Asked by one interviewer yesterday to choose between Leave and Remain, Mr Corbyn replied: ‘Both.’ If Brexit happens, Labour would still agree to ‘protect’ free movement from the EU. There would be no limit on the number of worker visas and no minimum salary for anyone wanting to bring in family members. Two major detention centres used to hold dangerous foreign criminals will close. NHS funding will rise by 4.3 per cent in real terms, and Labour wants to make dental treatment and prescriptions free, at a cost of £7billion a year. But it also wants to cut the NHS working week to four days, requiring hundreds of thousands more staff. Manifesto reads like a union baron’s wish-list. It promises to remove all ‘unnecessary restrictions’ on strikes and impose collective bargaining across the private sector. This threatens a return to shutdowns of the 1970s. End Right to Buy Labour plans to build 100,000 council homes a year, plus 50,000 more ‘affordable’ properties at a cost of around £75billion. Thatcher-era right to buy policy would be scrapped. Jeremy Corbyn smiled as he unveiled his election manifesto – but critics argue his policies would play havoc with Britain’s finances Scrap the benefit cap The benefit cap, which limits the amount claimants can receive from the Government every year, could go – opening the door to vast increases in payments. Universal Credit, the benefits scheme designed to encourage work, would be axed – but what would replace it? Axe free schools Free schools and academies would be abolished and all schools returned to town hall control. Ofsted, credited with driving up standards, would be scrapped. Public pay All public sector workers would get a one-off ‘catch up’ increase in pay of five per cent, at a cost of £5.3billion. The average worker would receive around £1,600. Rent cap All private landlords would be prevented from increasing rents faster than inflation. Mayors would be given powers to cap rents further – a policy which, when imposed elsewhere, has undermined investment and led to a fall in the number of properties available for rent. Scrap short sentences All jail terms of six months or less to be scrapped, meaning thousands would avoid prison every year. Even short jail terms offer respite for victims, including of domestic violence, who know they are safe when their assailant is locked up. Tuition fee axe At a cost of £7.2billion, university tuition fees would be scrapped, and maintenance grants brought back. This overwhelmingly benefits the better off. Nationalise ‘big six’ Energy suppliers would all be owned and run by government, as well as the energy distribution network. Prices to be set by Parliament, a policy which would hammer shareholders. Votes at 16 All 16 and 17-year-olds would be given the right to vote – as Labour thinks that the very young will keep it in power. Shareholder grab Any firm with more than 250 staff would have to give shares to new government-organised funds at a rate of one per cent a year over a decade. Workers would receive dividends for those shares of up to £500 each, with any surplus passed to the government. Would mean payments of up to £10billion a year from companies. Broadband nationalised BT broadband would be nationalised, which Labour claims would give more families access to superfast internet speeds. But its £20billion cost estimate was dismissed by the company – which put the real figure at £100billion. …And his 12 tax rises of Christmas At present, everyone can leave an additional £150,000 from their family home to children or grandchildren without paying tax, on top of a £325,000 individual allowance. Couples can double up, shielding all but the most expensive family homes from the taxman. Labour would scrap the £150,000 allowance. Raises: £725million Scrap marriage tax allowance Jeremy Corbyn would abolish a small tax relief which allowed married couples to transfer part of their income tax allowance to their spouse. £535million VAT on private school fees Private schools would lose their charitable status and be hit with VAT on fees. Labour estimates it will force around 30,000 parents to move their children to state schools, at additional cost to the taxpayer. £1.5billion Second home tax Annual charge on holiday homes equivalent to twice the level of the council tax for the property. It would rise from 19 to 26 per cent, one of the highest levels found in any developed economy. This would be likely to damage competitiveness. Even small firms with profits under £300,000 would pay 21 per cent. £23.7billion Johbn McDonnell has said the party’s proposed two new income tax rates would be 45p and 50p but this was not spelled out in the manifesto Anyone earning more than £80,000 would pay ‘a little more income tax’, say Labour. Costings document suggest the highest rate – currently 45p in the pound – would kick in at £80,000 instead of £150,000 and anyone earning over £125,000 would pay a ‘Super-Rich Rate’. John McDonnell has said the two rates would be 45p and 50p but this was not spelled out. Tax global companies Spun as a tax on technology firms such as Amazon, Facebook and Google, which use avoidance measures to limit their UK taxes. But all multinational firms would be taxed on a certain slice of their global profits. Will it simply drive companies out of the UK? Praying for a good result: Jeremy Corbyn is hoping his party’s manifesto will win him seats in key constituencies This tax applies to sales of a business, a second home, family heirlooms and shares. Rates, currently 5, 10 or 20 per cent, would increase dramatically to the same level as income tax. £7billion Tax share dividends The levy on dividends – payments made by companies to shareholders – would increase sharply to match income tax rates. Allowances would also be scrapped. Transaction tax This would be a vast tax on the City of London. Anyone trading in a wide range of financial products would pay a form of stamp duty on sales. It risks driving banks overseas. Tackle tax avoidance Labour’s promise of a ‘comprehensive tax transparency and avoidance programme’ would see an inquiry into the City and the abolition of non-dom status. But it also involves a series of tax hikes, including firms paying a surcharge on any high-earning executives, and a tax hit on firms buying property in the UK from tax havens. Scrap tax breaks Labour would abolish a series of tax breaks for businesses – including those paid for research and development. Pakistan police drop investigation into Muslim man who ‘kidnapped Christian girl, 12,’ January 20, 2021 What are the benefits of home insurance? January 20, 2021 Love Knows No Bounds – Celebrities Who Married Outside Their Industry January 20, 2021	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line639
__label__wiki	0.723646	0.723646	V.League: HCM City dethroned from top spot after unexpected loss HCM City (in red) could not utilise their 1-0 lead to secure an overall victory against Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN. (Photo: VPF) NDO – Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City have been dethroned from the V.League table’s top spot following their disappointing 1-2 home defeat against bottom-place Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN in their matchday 19 meeting, on August 4. >>> V.League: Song Lam Nghe An record crucial win against Viettel >>> V.League: Quang Hai, Van Quyet on the scoresheet as Hanoi FC beat B. Binh Duong Ismaheel opened the scoring for HCM City in the 37th minute, only to see his effort cancelled out five minutes later with Duy Thanh’s equaliser. Although it appeared to be an overall 1-1 draw, Nguyen Trung Dai Duong headed home in the fifth minute of stoppage time to seal a much-needed victory for the Khanh Hoa team. Ahead of the clash, HCM City lost their reign atop the table to direct competitors Hanoi FC who previously edged out Becamex Binh Duong 2-1 on home soil. However, a triumph over Sanna Khanh Hoa on Sunday would have helped Chung Hae-seong’s side regain their lead in the title race. Given that fact, the hosts started the match at a high pace and produced constant threats throughout the first 15 minutes, with Hoang Thinh forcing keeper Tuan Manh to work hard to save his strike from 35 metres, in addition to Huynh Kesley’s close-range touch which was unexpectedly stopped by centre back Chaher. After a bunch of wasted opportunities, HCM City finally broke the deadlock a few minutes from half-time, with Ismaheel taking the ball with his chest before blasting a long-range strike to beat the Khanh Hoa goalie. However, the home side’s joy was short-lived as just three minutes later Duy Thanh shot past keeper Thanh Thang from a distance of 18 metres to earn Khanh Hoa a precious equaliser. After the break, HCM City put up pressure and kept the ball constantly on the Khanh Hoa field. Goalie Tuan Manh became the hero of Vo Dinh Tan’s side with a brilliant display, blocking a close-range touch by Cong Hien (46’), a header by substitute Hoang Thien (74’) and a cunning finish by Quang Nam (87’) to maintain the 1-1 score into stoppage time. The wasted opportunities cost Ho Chi Minh City dearly, as Nguyen Trung Dai Duong headed home Patiyo’s cross just seconds before the final whistle to seal an amazing 2-1 victory for Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN. As a result of their humiliating loss, HCM City again have to chase Hanoi FC in the title race, from two points behind. Meanwhile, the much-needed win allows Khanh Hoa to continue fostering their hopes of avoiding relegation at the end of the season. Hoang Anh Gia Lai striker Van Toan in action during their match with Nam Dinh FC. (Photo: VPF) The remaining V.League fixtures on Sunday ended up in draws, with Nam Dinh FC holding Hoang Anh Gia Lai 2-2 on home soil and Quang Ninh Coal playing out a 1-1 tie with SHB Da Nang. 2019 National Tennis Youth Championship opens in Da Nang (Aug 03, 2019 16:43:18) V.League: Song Lam Nghe An record crucial win against Viettel (Aug 03, 2019 09:32:19)	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line642
__label__wiki	0.660387	0.660387	Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines launch coordinated air patrols Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines on October 12 launched their coordinated air patrols as part of effort to speed up their fight against Islamic militants, who have besieged Marawi, the southern city of the Philippines. VNA Thursday, October 12, 2017 17:45 Philippines, US agree to increase joint military activities Philippines, US hold exercise against plane hijacking Philippine military to send more soldiers to Marawi Philippines believes battle to retake Marawi is ending Australia to send troops to help Philippines fight Islamist militants Sunday, September 10, 2017 15:31 Smoke seen in a clash between the Philippine army and Islamic militants in Marawi on September 16 (Photo: AFP/VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines on October 12 launched their coordinated air patrols as part of effort to speed up their fight against Islamic militants, who have besieged Marawi, the southern city of the Philippines. The patrols are made four months after the three countries conducted maritime patrols to prevent Islamic State group-aligned militants in the southern Philippines from fleeing to neighboring nations. Malaysian Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said the same day that the conflict in the southern Philippine city shows that terrorist organisations linked with the Islamic State group have made use of the region's leaky borders and conspired with local terrorist groups. The IS militants have swept through Marawi city on the southern island of Mindanao since May 23, killing more than 800 people and displacing more than 500,000 others. Given this, President Rodrigo Duterte has extended martial law on the Mindanao island until the end of this year to make it easier for security forces to fight the terrorists.-VNA coordinated air patrols Islamic militants Marawi city Islamic State group maritime patrols IS militants updated Vietnam news Vietnamplus Vietnam News Agency Related stories Indonesia Related stories Malaysia Related stories Philippines Vietnam wraps up chairmanship of ASEAN Committee in Italy Vietnam handed over its chairmanship role at the ASEAN Committee in Rome (ACR) to Indonesia at an ACR monthly meeting held on January 20. Tourism on track in the world's largest cave: AFP France's news agency AFP on January 20 published an article on how tourism has been developed in and benefited local community around Vietnam’s Son Doong, which has been dubbed the world’s largest cave. Indonesian researcher hails Vietnam’s economic development With its progressive and reformist government and under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), Vietnam has achieved enormous progress in economic development, Veeramalla Anjaiah, a Senior Research Fellow at the Jakarta-based Centre for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) has said. Vietnam approaches leadership transition in rosy conditions: The Sunday Times The Sunday Times, a Sunday edition of The Straits Times, has published an article commenting that in the pandemic-battered environment, few countries are approaching a major leadership transition amid conditions as rosy as Vietnam's. 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolts southeast Indonesia A 5.5-magnitude earthquake shook Indonesia’s southeast province of Maluku on January 20, but there is no risk of tsunami.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line643
__label__cc	0.671794	0.328206	Downloading requires you to have access to the YouScribe library Learn all about the services we offer With Lee in Virginia: a story of the American Civil War G. A. (George Alfred) Henty - ondou The Project Gutenberg Etext With Lee in Virginia, by G.A. HentyCopyright laws are changing all over the world, be sure to check the copyright laws for your country before posting thesefiles!!Please take a look at the important information in this header. We encourage you to keep this file on your own disk,keeping an electronic path open for the next readers. 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__label__wiki	0.885311	0.885311	UK power utility Centrica expects 2020 net debt down 10 per cent The company, which is scheduled to report its preliminary annual results on February 25, said that was before it included net proceeds of 2.7 billion pounds from the sale of its North American subsidiary Direct Energy LONDON: British utility Centrica's closing net debt last year is expected to be about 2.8 billion pounds ($3.8 billion), a reduction of more than 10% on the year, the company said in a trading update on Thursday. The company, which is scheduled to report its preliminary annual results on February 25, said that was before it included net proceeds of 2.7 billion pounds from the sale of its North American subsidiary Direct Energy. It is expected to spend the bulk of that on reducing net debt and funding its benefit pension schemes. The owner of British Gas said a restructuring plan it announced in June remains on track, and trading and optimisation performance continued to be strong, in particular in its liquefied natural gas business. This week, Britain's GMB trade union said its members at British Gas will stage a second five-day strike in protest over proposed changes to work conditions. Centrica said COVID-19 continued to impact its financial performance last year although the gross impact was lower in the second half. UK business electricity demand was negatively impacted by around 15% in the second half, compared to around 30% in the second quarter, for example. The company sounded a note of caution on 2021, owing to the return of tighter coronavirus restrictions in Britain and Ireland and their effect on business energy demand. "In addition, the related uncertain economic backdrop increases the potential for additional working capital outflow and higher bad debts," it said. ($1 = 0.7337 pounds) (Reporting by Nina Chestney; editing by David Goodman and Jason Neely) Nina Chestney trading update Jason Neely David Goodman Most Read in Oil & Gas Nod to independent operators of gas pipelines soon: Petroleum Secy ONGC's plan to merge MRPL with HPCL may have to wait till FY24 India launches first remote monitoring system for oil refineries L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering bags over Rs 7,000 crore order from HPCL Rajasthan Refinery	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line648
__label__wiki	0.813078	0.813078	Lanco Infra FY17 loss widens, says confident of quick turnaround The group said it has Rs 1.377 crore receivables from various state electricity utilities for sale of power. Sarita Singh NEW DELHI: Losses of Lanco Infratech for the financial year 2016-17 widened to Rs 1,920 crore from Rs 115 crore on lower operational income and higher forex loss. However, the group said it is confident that its efforts to address key issues will result in a quick turnaround. The group said as on March 31, 2017 it has Rs 1,377 crore receivables from various state electricity utilities and other customers for sale of power. Its net current liabilities stand at Rs 2,419.86 crore and current maturities of long-term borrowings at Rs 458.32 crore. Based on internal assessment and various discussions with the customers, the management is confident of recovery of receivables, an official statement said. At present the group’s operating assets are not generating envisaged revenues on account of various factors beyond the control of the company, such as short supply of gas, partial procurement of power, pending tariff clarity and part payments from the customers, posing challenges for meeting the cash flow needs, it said. "However the group has actively engaged in resolving each of the aspects associated with the respective revenue generating units by effectively addressing the core issues which would enable a quick turnaround in the situation and the management is confident that the efforts would result in the operating units generating positive cash flows," the statement said. Lanco Infratech	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line649
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__label__wiki	0.864414	0.864414	Posted on Last updated: July 13, 2017 Categories News By: Author Gaetano Prestia Activision Blizzard details its future plan for Overwatch: eSports, TV, and more Overwatch may very well be the most successful new IP to hit the gaming scene in over a decade. That a new multiplayer shooter could enter the market, attract 25 million players, and win countless Game Of The Year awards goes to show that gamers do appreciate innovative and diverse approaches to tried and true genres. It seems as though the Overwatch juggernaut is in no hurry to slow down, and 2017 may yet truly kickstart the franchise into gaming glory (if its first 12 months didn’t already achieve that). As a game that has gone through countless changes, tweaks, nerfs and buffs over its first year, it has evolved into a gaming beast with limitless potential. Activision Blizzard, parent company of developer, Blizzard, certainly sees and embraces that potential, and investors have been clamouring for an insight into the game’s future. During its recent Q4 2016 investor’s briefing, the gaming giant lifted the lid on its plan for Overwatch, and how it hopes to expand and evolve the brand moving forward. Linear Media: TV, film, print In a conversation with BBC back in November, co-president of Activision-Blizzard Studios, Stacey Sher, said the company was taking its time in considering other major game franchises for film and television, but that there was active discussion on it. “We’re going to do more but we’re going to move very carefully and thoughtfully,” Sher said. “We’re going to pick the best medium be it film, TV or shorts – the one that best serves each franchise individually.” Fast forward to February 2017, and the topic is back on the table. “Looking into the future, we also see opportunities in areas like linear media and consumer product. We think that this will help deepen connections with the franchise and also expose Overwatch to new audiences,” said Blizzard co-founder and president, Michael Morhaime. He could be referring to anything when saying “linear” media, but Activision Blizzard’s recent openness to television with the success of Skylanders Academy on Netflix suggests Overwatch could very well make the transition. Further, his comments regarding more products to help “deepen connections” with players and the world suggests there’s quite a lot in the pipeline. Considering the success and popularity of the animated shorts, it would be crazy not to consider the IP for television and/or film. There’s definitely something happening with Overwatch lore. A post on Battle.net asked if the lore was dead, and it generated quite the response from the community, being heavily upvoted and attracting the attention of the folks at Blizzard HQ. “We haven’t even touched the surface of what’s going on or the history of anything,” the fan writes. “The last bits we got were the Christmas comic, but it didn’t tell us anything. “It just kind of feels empty as of now.” Michael Chu, the lead writer on Overwatch, reached out to the community in response, confirming that more story content was on the way for the game’s universe. “We’re all excited to continue to explore the world of Overwatch,” he said. “[We] are hard at work creating new story content for the year, which should hopefully start to roll out in the very near future. Stay tuned!” Overwatch looks set to be the next big thing in eSports, and Blizzard is hellbent on investing and growing it to make it more accessible and watchable for fans. “We want to create new ways for players to engage with the franchise through the Overwatch League,” Morhaime said. “eSports is growing, but the ecosystem isn’t always easy to navigate for players, viewers, or teams.” To address this, Blizzard created the Overwatch League. https://youtu.be/2-p5V4nQU5k “So with the Overwatch League,” Morhaime continued, “we’re working very hard to address those challenges. Our focus is on creating stability and participation for teams and owners, and accessibility of the content for fans.” The Overwatch League stands as the definitive eSports league: permanent teams, no relegation, player salaries and incentives. It’s been called a “pro sports league” for eSports, and it may just help propel pro gaming into the mainstream arena (if it isn’t already there). New heroes, maps, seasonal events and game modes So far we’ve received two new maps, and two new characters in Sombra and Ana. The reveal process for Sombra was long and tedious, and Blizzard appears to be taking the same approach with Doomfist. Fans rightfully just want more lore — and they seem to be getting it — but the drawn-out process just makes the need for a deeper approach to the Overwatch world’s story all the more important. Year Of The Rooster game mode, Capture The Rooster, will be added as a permanent mode in Arcade. What else is on the horizon? “Our plan is to continue evolving Overwatch with new hero and map content, new game modes, and additional events,” Morhaime said. So that’s the plan for Overwatch moving forward. Are you looking forward to the Overwatch League? What else would you like to see come to the game and community? Sound off in the comments below! 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__label__wiki	0.803902	0.803902	TRAILER OPTIONS Londyn Skye At age ten, Lily is torn from her mother’s arms and sold at a slave auction by her master, a man who Lily learns that very day is her own father. Seeking solace from the devastation, Lily secretly begins teaching herself to play her new master’s piano, which is forbidden. Lily evolves into an extraordinary pianist and gets away with playing for fourteen years until the master’s son James discovers her deceit. The punishment James gives Lily puts her on a journey that alters her life and influences thousands, including a man with great power. Lily’s groundbreaking journey unveils the secret altruistic love of a man who has been forbidden from expressing his love to her for years. But the question remains whether his love will be powerful enough to free Lily from the shackles of slavery, protect her dreams, and her life. Nell Teare Lillian Engel "A haunting, erotic, and exhilarating read." AC Moyer, author of "All Sleep" "... masterfully written..." Divine Zape, Reader's Favorite Londyn Skye is a comical mother of two, ex-all-American collegiate athlete, million-mile lady trucker phenom, and a romance novel junkie! When she was a child, Londyn started creating stories in the fantasy world of her mind as a way to escape life’s troubles. Later she challenged herself to turn her comforting fantasies into a novel. That challenge led her to write The Prodigy Slave trilogy. Wanting the utmost quality for her readers, she has worked to balance the saga with humor, drama, romance, unpredictable plots, and devious, neurotic characters equally as captivating as the erotic love scenes between the heroes and heroines. © 2021 Film 14. All rights reserved. Introduce yourself and your program	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line654
__label__wiki	0.707834	0.707834	Jessica Rothe makes dying and comedy look easy with the convoluted fun of Happy Death Day 2U A.A. Dowd Runtime` Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Phi Vu, Ruby Modine, Rachel Matthews, Charles Aitken, Suraj Sharma, Sarah Yarkin, Steve Zissis Theaters everywhere February 13 Most sequels are time warps: It’s the audience that gets stuck in a loop, experiencing the same premise all over again. So it should come as no shock that Happy Death Day 2U finds a way to zap sorority girl Tree (Jessica Rothe) right back into the live-die-repeat cycle she escaped at the end of 2017’s horror-comedy sleeper Happy Death Day. Tree, naturally, is livid, and as she storms into the same morning campus routine she suffered through ad nauseam the last time around, her volcanic exasperation is funny, sure, but it also threatens to mirror our own. After all, didn’t the first film already push the déjà vu factor to its limit? We weren’t just constantly reliving the same plot points as its frozen-in-time main character. We were also stumbling once more through the Phil Connors redemption plan, watching a selfish person Groundhog Day herself into basic human decency. Maybe Tree’s screamed-to-the-heavens “Not again!” is the proper response to a sequel that’s pushing its luck by pushing the reset button on what was already sort of a rerun. At first, it looks as though the movie might simply borrow a page from the slasher bible and pass the baton to a different protagonist. The film’s opening stretch is essentially a speed run of the original’s, except this time it’s comic-relief sidekick Ryan (Phi Vu) who finds himself stuck in time’s amber, being killed and instantly reborn just one day after his college roommate, Carter (Israel Broussard), helped Tree escape her own respawn purgatory. It’s not the most promising game plan, given how much of the first film’s marginal fun rested on Tree herself—and how much of a poor substitute Vu’s stoner-doofus routine makes for Rothe’s comic agony. It seems to promise more of the same, minus the charm. Thing is, more of the same isn’t entirely what this new film offers. The happy surprise of Happy Death Day 2U is that it does find ways to tweak the formula of its predecessor, to break the cycle of franchise redundancy. As it turns out, Ryan’s the one responsible for these chronological record skips, for his own predicament and Tree’s. The culprit: a very 1980s weird science project, a machine called the Quantum Cooling Reactor. It seems safe to say that no one was asking this series to explain the mechanics of its magical gimmick. But in Happy Death Day 2U, returning writer-director Christopher Landon uses goofy time-travel mumbo jumbo not just to get his heroine back into cosmic limbo, but to alter the rules of her ordeal: The film’s twist is that while the day is the same, the world itself is…different. Her relationships have changed. So, too, has the identity of the baby-masked killer stalking her and her friends. Last time around, it was Groundhog Day, naturally, that got self-consciously name-checked. Here, someone lampshades the convoluted fun with an apropos Back To The Future 2 reference. Fans of the first Happy Death Day might complain that the sequel loses some of the simple pleasure of the original, cluttering up its borrowed, enduring premise with too many literally loopy complications, the way Robert Zemeckis once chased a resonant sci-fi comedy with a less soulful, more complicated rollercoaster ride through multiple timelines. But Landon’s first film honestly could have used some complicating; it didn’t do nearly enough with its Scream-on-repeat conceit. The best thing about it, by leaps and bounds, was Rothe’s inspired comic performance—the multiple shades of frustration she brought to Tree’s existential crisis. Happy Death Day 2U smartly keeps the focus on its lead’s manic-neurotic energy: bellowing a gloating “Ha!” as the killer tumbles down a flight of stairs, or grinning like a lunatic during a slapstick variation on the Phil Connors suicide montage. In many ways, this not-bad sequel feels more keyed to Rothe’s expressive shtick. Landon barely seems to be trying for horror anymore—probably the right move, given how little suspense he seems capable of wringing from the hide-and-seek murder scenes, most of which take place in the same few hallways of a curiously empty and boringly nondescript hospital. (For all this series borrows from Wes Craven, it could stand to take better notes on his mastery of tension and release.) Not that the comedy is more sophisticated: The addition of a disapproving dean (Steve Zissis) and a supporting posse of lab geeks spikes the genre blend with a new dose of broad Revenge Of The Nerds tomfoolery, which is basically subtraction by addition. Nonetheless, Happy Death Day 2U at least knows what it has in Rothe, the scream queen as delightful screwball star. And if a baldly sentimental tearjerker subplot actually lands, it’s because of the honest feeling the actor invests into Tree’s new moral dilemma. Putting this premise through another iteration would almost certainly be overkill, but when did a slasher franchise quit while it was ahead? With Rothe on board, it wouldn’t be so bad, doing the time warp yet again.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line655
__label__cc	0.556508	0.443492	U.S. markets close in 3 hours 8 minutes Automakers Cut 2021 Production Targets In Wake Of Chip Supply Shortage: WSJ Aditya Raghunath The automobile sector in the U.S. is bracing up for a drop in output due to a shortage in the supply of chips, reports the Wall Street Journal. In addition to the semiconductor shortage, automakers are also witnessing setbacks like high absenteeism and shipping woes. The WSJ noted that many of the automakers factored-in the impact of a lower chip supply and cut down their production forecasts in the first week of 2021. The chip shortage was initially noticed in Chinese factories and quickly cut through U.S. production. Guidehouse Insights analyst Sam Abuelsamid told the Journal that modern cars have at least 40 different chips, with some high-end models having up to 150 chips, and "if even one has a production disruption, you can’t ship the car.” This is how the chip shortage has impacted prominent automakers: Ford: Automaker Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) decided to hold off production in its Louisville plant in Kentucky for a week owing to the shortage of auto parts. Almost 3,900 workers from the plant will be laid off temporarily. The Kentucky facility produces two of Ford’s SUVs — Ford Escape and Lincoln Corsair. Ford stock closed 0.66% lower at $9 on Friday. Volkswagen: German carmaker Volkswagen AG (OTC: VWAGY) revisited its production targets for the first quarter of 2021 in China, North America and Europe, according to an announcement in mid-December. The company’s models that operate on its MQB platform — like SKODA, SEAT, and other commercial and passenger vehicles including some models of Audi, will be impacted. VWAGY closed at $20.79, 0.88% down on Friday. General Motors: General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) is planning to stock-up its chip inventory requirements for a whole year, the Journal report claimed based on a letter sent to GM suppliers. In the letter, a GM spokesperson reportedly said that the output was presently unaffected. GM stock quoted at $43.06, with a 0.60% drop, at the end of trading hours on Friday. Amazon-Backed EV Maker Rivian Close To Raising Fresh Funding At B Valuation: Report Volkswagen Gives A Sneak Peek Of Its Autonomous Electric Vehicle Charging Robot	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line656
__label__wiki	0.723289	0.723289	The Daily Biotech Pulse: Bausch Health Issues Positive Pre-Announcement, Acorda Streamlines Operations Shanthi Rexaline Here's a roundup of top developments in the biotech space over the last 24 hours. Scaling The Peaks (Biotech Stocks Hitting 52-week Highs Jan. 12) AbbVie Inc (NYSE: ABBV) AcelRx Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: ACRX) Aldeyra Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: ALDX) Alkermes Plc (NASDAQ: ALKS) AtriCure Inc. (NASDAQ: ATRC) Bioanalytical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BASI) BIOLASE Inc (NASDAQ: BIOL) (announced an agreement to expand laser adoption and hands-on training programs in targeted geographies) CareDx Inc (NASDAQ: CDNA) Celsius Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CELH) DermTech Inc (NASDAQ: DMTK) Dyne Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: DYN) Edap Tms SA (NASDAQ: EDAP) Evelo Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ: EVLO) EXACT Sciences Corporation (NASDAQ: EXAS) Eyenovia Inc (NASDAQ: EYEN) Genetron Holdings Ltd – ADR (NASDAQ: GTH) Guardant Health Inc (NASDAQ: GH) (reacted to presentation at the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference) Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc (NASDAQ: ITCI) Kaleido Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ: KLDO) Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (NYSE: LH) Merus NV (NASDAQ: MRUS) (announced presentation of Phase 1 data for MCLA-158 in metastatic colorectal cancer) OncoSec Medical Inc (NASDAQ: ONCS) Pacira Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ: PCRX) PRA Health Sciences Inc (NASDAQ: PRAH) Provention Bio Inc (NASDAQ: PRVB) SAGE Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: SAGE) Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: SUPN) Syneos Health Inc (NASDAQ: SYNH) Travere Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: TVTX) Vericel Corp (NASDAQ: VCEL) X T L Biopharmaceuticals Ltd (NASDAQ: XTLB) Zai Lab Ltd – ADR (NASDAQ: ZLAB) (Biotech Stocks Hitting 52-week Lows Jan. 12) Fusion Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: FUSN) Lexaria Bioscience Corp. 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__label__wiki	0.812225	0.812225	Main characters, Season 1 characters, Season 2 characters, Season 3 characters Sebaceans Moya's crew Talyn's crew Bialar Crais Captain Bialar Crais "Premiere" "Unrealized Reality" Jjaal-Sebacean Unaffiliated, formerly Peacekeeper Vehicle of Choice Command carrier, Talyn Portrayed by Lani Tupu "I live - I plan - I do - all in the service of my own interests. In that I believe I am not unique in the universe." ― Bialar Crais Captain Bialar Crais was born in a Jjaal-Sebacean farming community on Prybella, but while still a boy, he and his younger brother Tauvo were taken from their family and conscripted into the Peacekeeper military. As they were hauled away, Crais' father charged him to look after his younger brother. It was a burden Crais would always remember, one that would later come back to haunt him.[1] 2 Character History 2.1 Pre-Show 2.2 Season One 2.3 Season Two 2.4 Season Three 2.5 Afterward 4.1 Tauvo Crais 4.2 Elann Crais 5 Romantic Associations 5.1 Darinta Larell 5.2 Aeryn Sun 6.1 Quotes Involving Others 8 Alternate Versions 8.1 Crais the Cop 8.2 Crais the Ogre 8.3 Unrealized Crais 8.4 Murdered Crais Character History[edit \| edit source] Pre-Show[edit \| edit source] Crais at a young age. Unlike most Peacekeepers, Bialar and his brother Tauvo were conscripted into Peacekeeper service at extremely young age. Before being taken from his father Bialar swore to watch over and protect his brother, but with training and assignments they were soon separated. Over the years Bialar caught the eye of his superiors, and quickly rose through the ranks and gained the rank of captain and the command of a command carrier, a position rarely achieved by any Peacekeeper not born on a carrier. Ordering the transfer of Icarion Company, in which his brother was now a lieutenant, Bialar and Tauvo were finally reunited.[2] Crais used his command to forward his own pet projects, including the genetic engineering of Leviathans, blending their DNA with Peacekeeper technology to produce an hybrid gunship.[3] Capturing the Leviathan Moya, Crais had the uncooperative Pilot killed and replaced her with a younger Pilot he had covertly drafted.[4] Soon afterwards, Tam Velorek, the Pilot/Leviathan expert in charge of the gunship project, had begun an affair with a young officer named Aeryn Sun to whom he told his plans to sabotage Crais' experiments. However, duty came first and Aeryn wanted nothing more than to return to Prowler duty. In exchange for a transfer back to Icarion Company's Pleisar Regiment, Aeryn betrayed Velorek to Crais, who executed him for treason.[4] During D'Argo's Trial, Crais tried to get D'Argo released, although he knew full well that in the PK views D'Argo was doomed before he was even arrested. He also shocked D'Argo to make him easier to take away and was a pain to his admiral by mentioning that D'Argo's military record was better than Machton and that his own admiral lost several fights against D'Argo's general. Season One[edit \| edit source] Two cycles later while escorting three additional Leviathan prison ships to the lifer's colony of Terran Raa, Moya broke formation after the prisoners gained control of the ship. Icarion Company was dispatched to subdue the Leviathan, but during the conflict a rift in space opened and the Farscape-1 Module, piloted by John Crichton, emerged. The Module collided with Tauvo's Prowler, sending him spinning out of control and crashing into a nearby asteroid, killing him on impact. Before it could be captured, the Farscape-1 Module was brought on board Moya with its docking web. Soon afterwards the prisoners managed to release the Leviathan's control collar, and went into Starburst, pulling Aeryn's Prowler along with them. When Crais learned of the accident, he believed that Crichton intentionally rammed Tauvo's Prowler and murdered his brother. He followed the Leviathan to a nearby commerce planet and captured Ka D'Argo, along with Aeryn Sun and John Crichton. He arrested Crichton for Tauvo's murder and deemed Aeryn irreversibly contaminated for her prolonged contact with the human, essentially condemning her to death. But vengeance for his brother's death would be lost when the prisoners escaped again, this time into the Uncharted Territories. Now obsessed, Crais pursued them deep into the Uncharted Territories, against the wishes of Peacekeeper High Command.[5] Several months later, Crais rediscovered the legendary command carrier Zelbinion. Not wanting to take time away from his search, Crais left a group of technicians to salvage what they could from the ship then left, planning to return for them later. While he was gone, the techs were attacked by Sheyangs and all but one technician, Gilina Renaez, were killed. The Zelbinion would later be discovered by Moya and boarded by her crew. They aided Gilina in partially repairing the ship and driving off the Sheyangs. Gilina agreed to keep her encounter with Crichton and his companions a secret from Crais when he returned.[6] Crais was later transported to a small planet by the entity known as Maldis where he was given his first opportunity to exact revenge upon Crichton. Despite John's efforts to reason with him, Crais fell under the Maldis' sway and became enraged to the point of madness. During the long struggle Crichton eventually got the better of Crais and was about to take the killing blow when Maldis transported Crais back to his command carrier. Infuriated, Crais' sense of duty left him, even killing Lieutenant Teeg to ensure his hunt was not jeopardized and effectively going rogue. It was no longer about capturing a criminal, or avenging his brother. Crais wanted blood.[1] Months passed and despite thousands of wanted beacons spread throughout the Uncharted Territories, Crichton and the crew of Moya continued to elude capture.[7] It was then, with great satisfaction, that Crais learned of Crichton's capture at the hands of Scorpius. Traveling to Scorpius' Gammak Base to claim his prize, he aided Scorpius in interrogating Crichton in the Aurora Chair since Scorpius refused to hand Crichton over before he examined him.[8] The interrogation ended abruptly when they discovered a memory that showed Crichton giving Crais information on wormholes, exactly what Scorpius was hoping to find. The memory was fake, created by Gilina, who had been transferred to the Gammak Base. Scorpius however, believing the chair to be foolproof, used the Aurora Chair on Crais, but instead of the wormhole information, he found Crais' memory of Teeg's murder. Realizing that the chair has indeed been fooled, Scorpius stopped the interrogation. Before Crais was let out of the chair, however, he was discovered by Aeryn Sun. He ordered her to release him, but she refused. When he vowed to hunt her down and kill her as he had vowed to do to Crichton, she turned the chair to full power and left him to suffer and die.[2] Crais survived, but was a broken man. His quest to find Crichton had become Scorpius', and the half-breed soon took control of Crais' command carrier as well. With Moya and the new-born Talyn cornered in the asteroid field surrounding the Gammak Base, Crais and Scorpius were approached by the deposed despot Dominar Rygel XVI advocating amnesty in exchange for the other fugitives. Realizing that he would soon have to face the consequences of his decisions for the past cycle, Crais convinced Rygel that Scorpius would kill them both if they did not leave immediately. He would help the crew of Moya escape if they granted him asylum from the Peacekeepers. Rygel agreed. Escaping back to Moya, the crew finally came face to face with the man who had hunted them for close to a cycle. Despite their lust for revenge, the crew instead locked him in one of Moya's cells, where he was now their prisoner. Crais had also come to terms with his brother's death, that his thirst for revenge against Crichton was erroneous and for what it was worth, apologized. Yet his imprisonment did not last long when he was let aboard Talyn, Moya's newborn offspring and the successful outcome of the project he'd started nearly three cycles before. Gaining Talyn's trust Crais took the ship deeper into the asteroid field just before the crew destroyed the Gammak Base.[3] Season Two[edit \| edit source] After Scorpius had left to chase Moya, Crais returned to assist Aeryn in the rescue of D'Argo and John; in doing so he made Aeryn promise to help him gain full control over Talyn. When Moya finally rejoined them, the crew once again imprisoned Crais in hopes of protecting Talyn, but the Gunship turned his weapons on Moya and demanded Crais' return. When Crais reboarded, he was offered Talyn's "Hand of Friendship", a neural transponder which gave him and Talyn a telepathic link, over Aeryn's objections. During another attack by Scorpius the two Leviathans broke for an escape, starbursting in different directions.[9] For the next cycle, Crais and Talyn wandered the Uncharted Territories. Crais acted as a guide, a mentor, and a father to the developing Leviathan gunship. Months passed without a word from Crais nor Talyn and the crew assumed the worst when they discovered that Talyn fired upon a Halosian ship. Further investigation, however, showed that Crais and Talyn attacked the ship out of self-defense, giving the crew some hope that Talyn in Crais' hands wasn't as disastrous as they thought.[10] When Crais came to Moya's crew proposing to replace Talyn's weapons with non-lethal ones to be purchased from the Plokavians they were hopeful but suspicious. After the arrival of the Plokavian ship, however, Talyn detected them carrying a substance that was potentially harmful to Moya. He fired upon them, destroying the ship.[11] At one point while under Scarran torture, Crichton encountered a mental image of Crais. This image was cast in the role of an Australian beat cop wearing red high-heeled pumps.[12] Crais and Talyn would again cross paths with Moya and her crew after Talyn heard a call of distress from his mother. While Talyn helped Moya recover from severe burns, Aeryn implored Crais to help them assault a Shadow Depository and save Crichton. Crais refused to allow Talyn to participate as he was hoping to steer the Leviathan away from violence. Talyn decided to return, however, and during the rescue effort for Crichton at the Shadow Depository, Crais and Talyn made a single strafing run to destroy it.[13] Afterward, while Moya was attended to by a Diagnosan for her burns from the ignited adrexan vapor Crais and Talyn held watch for Scorpius. While they waited, Crais informed Aeryn that Talyn wanted someone else to help guide him along with Crais. Together, they had selected Aeryn. While Aeryn was gratified at the offer, she left to pursue a Scorpius- controlled Crichton after he had escaped Moya. Aeryn was killed before she can give an answer. Her death devastated Crais and he attended her funeral before returning to Talyn. In the distraction caused by Aeryn's death thanks to the neural chip in Crichton's brain, Scorpius slipped past undetected.[14] Having discovered Scorpius on the planet Crais and Talyn, hoping to avenge Aeryn, chased and destroyed a Marauder believed to be carrying Scorpius. Going into starburst to draw away the approaching command carrier, the crew of Moya once again lost contact with Crais.[15] Season Three[edit \| edit source] While trying to return to Moya, Talyn was assaulted by the Peacekeeper Retrieval Squad. Talyn managed to fight off part of the squad, but he was severely damaged by a Pantak-class Vigilante armed with an immobilizer pulse. Though they managed to escape, both Crais and Talyn were nearly killed and ended up drifting for days before Moya arrived, having received a signal from her son. When he was revived on Moya, Crais revealed that the Retrieval Squad was led by none other than Aeryn's mother Xhalax Sun. After healing on Kanvia, Talyn and Crais separated from Moya with Aeryn, Rygel, Stark, and one of the twinned Crichtons, so as to draw the Retrieval Squad away from Moya and the rest.[16][17] As their time passed on aboard Talyn, Crais revealed to Aeryn and the twinned Crichton the toll his bonding with Talyn had taken on him. Neural feedback caused severe blistering across his body and Talyn's instability had been slowly worsening. During this time, Crais also faced his growing attraction to Aeryn, Talyn's persistent behavioral problems, and the ever threatening Retrieval Squad. The ship also, at one point, got swallowed by a budong.[18] While healing Talyn on a jungle planet Crais, Aeryn, and Crichton finally came face to face with Xhalax and the Retrieval Squad. After separating with Crais being shot in the back and the twinned John carrying him, Harvey finally put himself to use inside Johns head, telling John that Crais hasn't been "Forthright" with them. Crais is tied up and it is revealed that Crais didn't run to them to protect Talyn or to protect the others. It turns out the Peacekeepers aren't after Talyn. They are after Crais. He knew too much and was a threat to them, so he used Talyn to get in with the others, knowing they would protect Talyn, which would untimately be protecting him. He put them all at risk to save his life. After killing the other members of the Squad they realized the only way to prevent further Retrieval Squads is to kill Xhalax. Aeryn was unable to bring herself to kill her mother so Crais took it upon himself to play executioner or so it appeared. Instead, he told Xhalax to return to High Command and tell them that they were all dead in exchange for her life. Xhalax agreed, but this would not be the last time they encountered her.[19] Later Crais and the crew of Talyn headed to Dam-Ba-Da depot after they learn from the Ancient Jack that Furlow had sold wormhole technology to the Charrids, a race aligned with Scarrans. During the confrontation on the planet both Talyn and Crais were blinded by the solar flares and were unable to prevent the death of the twinned Crichton at the hands of the displacement engine used to destroy the Scarran dreadnought.[20][21] While on the planet Valdun, Stark discovered Xhalax alive. Though they believed that Crais had betrayed them, he eventually convinced them that his intentions were in everyone's best interests. Aeryn, distraught over Crichton's death, once again met her mother, who was bent on killing her child. Aeryn, though, was finally managed to redeem her mother. Crais, however, fearing for Aeryn burst into Aeryn's room and killed Xhalax, not realizing mother and daughter had finally reconciled.[22] With her dead, they traveled back to Moya where Crais told the surviving Crichton of his twin's death and learned the full danger of wormhole technology. Crais, having seen the danger of wormholes, agreed to help Crichton and the crew infiltrate Scorpius' command carrier and end his wormhole experiments.[23] As they enacted Crichton's plan, Talyn became more irrational, destroying an unarmed medical ship as well as firing on his own mother, Moya. Realizing that Talyn needed extensive repairs and modifications, Crais decided to shut down his companion and friend and bring him to the only people who he knew could help him, the Peacekeepers, with the plan to basically destroy his neural systems and reboot with a new personality.[24] Crais sacrifices himself and Talyn. After several plans fail, Crais realized that the only way to destroy the command carrier, while allowing everyone to escape, was by putting Talyn into Starburst while docked in the command carrier hangar, which meant that both he and Talyn would perish. While Crichton provided a distraction, Crais managed to board Talyn and reactivate his higher functions. After convincing Talyn that their sacrifice would save many lives, including Moya's, Crais ordered Talyn to starburst inside of the carrier's hangar. The resulting explosion was devastating, slowly consuming the command carrier from within. In this Crais came full circle, gaining both revenge against Scorpius and finding the redemption he had desired.[25][26] Afterward[edit \| edit source] Though dead, Crais appeared again in various forms. Less than a cycle after his death, Crichton encountered an image of Crais inside of a mental video game-like device. This image was in the form of an ogre and was married to a princess who greatly resembled Aeryn.[27] Crichton encountered Crais once more, this time in an Unrealized Reality. In this reality, Crichton was a Peacekeeper and Crais his commanding officer. After the Peacekeeper Crichton accomplished his mission by inadvertently capturing Moya and killing her crew, Crais embraced him and congratulated him on a job well done.[28] Personality[edit \| edit source] Crais was first seen as a typical villain, chasing John Crichton because of a personal need for revenge. Further investigation into his past showed that Crais had been forced to be a Peacekeeper and that his father had charged him with protecting his younger brother. His continued failure to catch Crichton, and the initial encounter with Scorpius led to a change in Crais. By this time he realized that his pursuit of Crichton was to fulfill his personal desire rather than for his brother's memory. He chose to leave the Peacekeepers and take Talyn, the product of his most successful project. Unexpectedly, Crais became a positive influence on Talyn. He acted as a mentor, teacher, father, and friend to Talyn and tried to teach him peace and discipline. The bond between Crais and Talyn grew strong, stronger even than Talyn's relationship with Aeryn. In the two cycles following his defection from the Peacekeepers, Crais became a valuable ally to Moya's crew. With most of them, he never reached the level of friendship. Crais often acted in the interests of Talyn and himself. When he performed an action that he deemed necessary, he would go ahead and do it, with or without the consent or even knowledge of his companions. Though he fought beside him on several occasions, Crais did not like Crichton. By the time of the death of Talyn's Crichton, Crais had gained respect for John. This likely played a part in his decision to help Crichton end Scorpius' wormhole research. With Aeryn, Crais' respect eventually grew into something more. He admired many of her traits and grew to care about her deeply, possibly to the point of love. His change led to his decision with Talyn to make the ultimate sacrifice to stop Scorpius and save them all. Crais' respect for the Peacekeeper mandates is unclear; at times, he was the flagbearer for military tradition; at other times, he was a renegade. Anything that could be construed as a challenge to his authority terrified him; he despised Scorpius for almost the same reason he despised Crichton. Crais simply wanted the universe to operate by his rules. And only Crais knew what his rules are. Family[edit \| edit source] Tauvo Crais[edit \| edit source] Bialar's brother and fellow Peacekeeper. Tauvo, like his brother, rose through the Peacekeeper ranks, gaining some prestige with the rank of lieutenant and as a well respected Prowler pilot. The sudden appearance of John Crichton's module during the escape of the Leviathan Moya resulted in an unavoidable collision between the module and Tauvo's Prowler. Tauvo's ship was knocked out of control and crashed into a nearby asteroid killing him. Upon seeing this, Bialar vowed to avenge his brother's death. Elann Crais[edit \| edit source] The farmer father of Bialar and Tauvo. Their father could only watch as the Peacekeepers took his sons away, making Bialar promise him that he would look after Tauvo as he no longer could. Romantic Associations[edit \| edit source] Darinta Larell[edit \| edit source] An officer stationed on Crais' former command carrier and an expert on Leviathans, Larell was a lieutenant romantically involved with Captain Crais. After Crais abandoned the Peacekeepers, Scorpius discovered her relationship to Crais and put her through the Aurora Chair to gain information. When Crais returned to the command carrier with the crew of Moya, Scorpius sent Larell to spy on Crais, although Crais was aware of the nebulous nature of her loyalties. Though Crais still had some feelings for his old flame, he knew of her mission and used her to his own ends. However, he publicly rebuked and rejected her at the end as he was heading towards Talyn and their last deed, thus saving her life. Aeryn Sun[edit \| edit source] A Prowler pilot under his command, Crais' relationship with Aeryn began as a rocky one, first getting his attention when she reported the sabotage of Crais' Leviathan gunship project by project leader Velorek. He would later hunt her as a fugitive when he deemed her irreversibly contaminated. After an encounter with her while he was in the Aurora Chair and his own defection from the Peacekeepers, his attitude toward Officer Sun began to change. Though he used her at first for his own ends, time would allow his admiration and respect for Aeryn to grow, eventually becoming something more, a feeling reflected by Talyn's. He recognized that Aeryn was with Crichton, however, and likely realized his chances of ever being with her were non-existent. It was his feelings for Aeryn that partially motivated his ultimate decision to use Talyn to starburst inside of Scorpius' command carrier, destroying the ship but killing himself and Talyn in the process.[29] Quotes[edit \| edit source] I will track you down and kill you, Officer Sun. On that, I give you my vow. There is much in life that is unfair. We are all proof of that. I understand you didn't mean to kill my brother. It was an accident. I realize that now, as I look back and try to understand it all. I thought it was about my brother. It should've been about my brother. Somewhere along the way my priorities..decayed. I realized I'd became more concerned with my own image and career. Officer Sun, if by some strange quirk you survive your current situation and we manage to encounter each other again, I hope that our relationship away from the Peacekeepers will be a much different one next time. Talyn, you heard Scorpius. You are not his concern. Merely a tool he can use or barter away. This is how the Peacekeepers treat their own: you, me, Officer Sun. But we are alike now. Orphaned from all we ever knew. We have only one another to rely upon. You must believe me. Trust me. You have 50 microts to get back to your Prowler before we open the passageway to space. Good health, Officer Sun. All that I have cared for have gone. My parents...taken away from me, my brother dead. So now, I live; I plan; I do—all in the service of my own interests. In that, I believe, I am not unique in the universe. The last time I left this ship... MY ship... I did so under a veil of secrecy. You forced that situation. You took away my command. You stole my life from me. Well, this time, Scorpius, I am not leaving quietly. Talyn, starburst. Have you ANY IDEA how much trouble you're in? I like your style hombre, but this is no laughing matter. Assault on a police officer, theft of a police property, illegal possession of a firearm, FIVE counts of attempted murder.....That comes to..... 29 dollars and 40 cents! Cash, check, or credit card! LEAVE MY SHIP NOW! It was no accident for my brother. Quotes Involving Others[edit \| edit source] CRAIS THE COP: Freeze! You're under arrest! You have the right to the remains of a silent attorney! If you cannot afford one... tough noogies! You can make ONE phone call! I recommend Trixie: 976-Triple 5-"love"! Do you understand these rights as I have explained them to you?! Well do you, punk?! CRICHTON: ...No. CRAIS THE COP: ...THEN I CAN'T ARREST YOU! The series' creator, Rockne O'Bannon, named the character after his friend, contemporary mystery novelist Robert Crais. At one point there were discussions that instead of Crais dying at the end of season 3, he would be transported away at the last moment and gone back to his life as a farmer. (Source: Season 1, Collection 2 Starburst Edition DVD) Alternate Versions[edit \| edit source] Crais the Cop[edit \| edit source] Crais the beat cop Episode: "Won't Get Fooled Again" While under a Scarran mind probe, Crichton encountered this version of Crais, whose image appeared as an American beat cop. In their first meeting, Officer Crais recognized and attempted to arrest the increasingly agitated Crichton, believing him to be drunk. Crichton, however, attacked and knocked out Crais, stealing his weapon. Later, after Crichton tried and failed to shoot several of his "friends and family", Crais appeared with a small dog named "Toto" and presented Crichton with a ticket for $29.40 for his list of crimes. As Crichton's sanity continued to slip and the scenario became ever more surreal, he would encounter the Crais cop one more time. This time, the cop was wearing red high heels, read Crichton a skewed version of the Miranda Rights, and refused to arrest him when Crichton claimed not to understand what was happening to him. Crais the Ogre[edit \| edit source] Crais the ogre Main Article: Ogre Episode: "John Quixote" The ogre was a character in the mental game based on Crichton's memories. One of the game's antagonists, many of the other characters feared him and the consequences of rousing his anger. The ogre was married, not quite happily, to a princess in the form of Aeryn and was eventually killed in a sword fight with Crichton and Chiana. Unrealized Crais[edit \| edit source] Episode: "Unrealized Reality" One version of Crais existed in the "Bizarro Moya" unrealized reality. Unlike Crichton's other companions, Crais appeared as he did in Crichton's true reality. The only differences observered were that he was Crichton's superior officer and was on much friendlier terms with him. Murdered Crais[edit \| edit source] Comic series: Gone and Back In this unrealized reality, Aeryn Sun never left the Peacekeepers and was responsible for discovering that Crais killed Lieutenant Teeg. Crais himself was killed by one of his other lieutenants much earlier than his prime counterpart. "That Old Black Magic" "Till the Blood Runs Clear" (hologram only) "Nerve" "The Hidden Memory" "Bone To Be Wild" "Mind the Baby") "The Way We Weren't" (flashback) "Out of Their Minds") (recording) "Won't Get Fooled Again") (projection) "The Ugly Truth" (flashback) "A Clockwork Nebari") (recording) "Liars, Guns and Money - Plan B" "Die Me, Dichotomy" "Season of Death" "Eat Me" "Thanks for Sharing" "Green Eyed Monster" "Relativity" "Meltdown" "Infinite Possibilities - Daedalus Demands" "Infinite Possibilities - Icarus Abides" "The Choice" "Fractures" "I-Yensch, You-Yensch" "Into the Lion's Den - Lambs to the Slaughter" "Into the Lion's Den - Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" Farscape: D'Argo's Trial: "Error and Trial" (flashback) "John Quixote" (projection) "Unrealized Reality" (unrealized reality) Farscape: Gone and Back: "Through a Glass, Weirdly" (flashback) Farscape: Tangled Roots "In Search Of..." (flashback) "Undercover of the Night" (flashback) "Prybella Little Tenderness" (flashback) "Baxx in the High Life Again" (image only) Farscape: Scorpius: "Grim Intimations" (flashback) Farscape: Compulsions: "Who's on Faust?" (flashback) ↑ 1.0 1.1 "That Old Black Magic" ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Hidden Memory" ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Family Ties" ↑ 4.0 4.1 "The Way We Weren't" ↑ "Premiere" ↑ "PK Tech Girl" ↑ "Till the Blood Runs Clear" ↑ "Nerve" ↑ "Mind the Baby" ↑ "Out of Their Minds" ↑ "The Ugly Truth" ↑ "Won't Get Fooled Again" ↑ "Liars, Guns and Money - Plan B" ↑ "Die Me, Dichotomy" ↑ "Season of Death" ↑ "Eat Me" ↑ "Thanks for Sharing" ↑ "Green Eyed Monster" ↑ "Relativity" ↑ "Infinite Possibilities - Daedalus Demands" ↑ "Infinite Possibilities - Icarus Abides" ↑ "The Choice" ↑ "Fractures" ↑ "I-Yensch, You-Yensch" ↑ "Into the Lion's Den - Lambs to the Slaughter" ↑ "Into the Lion's Den - Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" ↑ "John Quixote" ↑ "Unrealized Reality" ↑ DVD Starburst Edition 3.3 Commentary Retrieved from "https://farscape.fandom.com/wiki/Bialar_Crais?oldid=33280"	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line666
__label__wiki	0.614849	0.614849	Trump ‘not ready’ for China trade deal, dismisses recession fears WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and top White House officials dismissed concerns that economic growth may be faltering, saying on Sunday they saw little risk of recession despite a volatile week on global bond markets, and insisting their trade war with China was doing no damage to the United States. “We’re doing tremendously well, our consumers are rich, I gave a tremendous tax cut, and they’re loaded up with money,” Trump said on Sunday. But he was less optimistic than his aides on striking a trade deal with China, saying that while he believed China was ready to come to an agreement, “I’m not ready to make a deal yet.” He hinted that the White House would like to see Beijing resolve ongoing protests in Hong Kong first. “I would like to see Hong Kong worked out in a very humanitarian fashion,” Trump said. “I think it would be very good for the trade deal.” White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said trade deputies from the two countries would speak within 10 days and “if those deputies’ meetings pan out… we are planning to have China come to the USA” to advance negotiations over ending a trade battle that has emerged as a potential risk to global economic growth. Even with the talks stalled for now and the threat of greater tariffs and other trade restrictions hanging over the world economy, Kudlow said on “Fox News Sunday” the United States remained “in pretty good shape.” “There is no recession in sight,” Kudlow said. “Consumers are working. Their wages are rising. They are spending and they are saving.” Their comments follow a week in which concerns about a possible U.S. recession weighed on financial markets and seemed to put administration officials on edge about whether the economy would hold up through the 2020 presidential election campaign. Democrats on Sunday argued Trump’s trade policies were posing an acute, short-term risk. U.S. stock markets tanked last week on recession fears with all three major U.S. indexes closing down about 3% on Wednesday, paring their losses by Friday due to expectations the European Central Bank might cut rates. The U.S. Federal Reserve and 19 other central banks have already loosened monetary policy in what Fitch Ratings last week described as the largest shift since the 2009 recession. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump meets with China’s President Xi Jinping at the start of their bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo/File Photo Markets are expecting more cuts to come. For a brief time last week, bond investors demanded a higher interest rate on 2-year Treasury bonds than for 10-year Treasury bonds, a potential signal of lost faith in near-term economic growth. White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Sunday dismissed the idea that last week’s market volatility was a warning sign, saying “good” economic dynamics were encouraging investors to move money to the United States. “We have the strongest economy in the world and money is coming here for our stock market. It’s also coming here to chase yield in our bond markets,” Navarro told ABC’s “This Week.” For bond markets, the sort of movement Navarro described is often driven by trouble – in this case the possibility that the trade battle with China is lasting far longer than expected and becoming disruptive to business investment and growth. The U.S. economy does continue to grow and add jobs each month. Retail sales in July jumped a stronger-than-expected 0.7%, the government reported last week, and Kudlow said that number showed that the main prop of the U.S. economy was intact. But manufacturing growth has slowed and lagging business investment has become a drag. A slowdown would be bad news for Trump, who is building his 2020 bid for a second term around the economy’s performance. He told voters at a rally last week they had “no choice” but to vote for him to preserve their jobs and investments. The president and his advisers have repeatedly accused the Fed of undermining the administration’s economic policies. On Sunday, Kudlow again pointed the finger at the central bank, describing rate hikes through 2017 and 2018 as “very severe monetary restraint.” The Fed hiked rates seven times over those two years as part of a plan to restore normal monetary policy following emergency steps taken to battle the 2007-2009 global financial crisis and recession. Even with those steps, the Fed’s target interest rate has remained well below historic norms, and policymakers have started cutting rates in response to growing global risks. Democratic presidential candidates on Sunday joined the many economic analysts who have said the administration’s sometimes erratic policies on trade – at one point threatening tariffs on Mexico over immigration issues – are to blame for increased uncertainty, disappointing business investment and market volatility. FILE PHOTO: White House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow talks with reporters on the driveway outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, U.S. August 2, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo “I’m afraid that this president is driving the global economy and our economy into recession,” Democratic candidate Beto O’Rourke said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Speaking to CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday, Democratic candidate Pete Buttigieg criticized the administration for failing to deliver a deal with China. “There is clearly no strategy for dealing with the trade war in a way that will lead to results for American farmers, or American consumers,” he said. 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Kelsey is passionate about strengthening communities through intentional communication. Kelsey holds a B.A. in Psychology from Bucknell University and completed postgraduate work at Columbia Law School and George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs. Before joining the team at Foothills Unitarian, Kelsey managed marketing and communications for local businesses and worked in wellness, social services, journalism, and research. Kelsey enjoys teaching yoga and meditation. She lives in Fort Collins with her husband and three dogs. Elaine believes in the transformative power of deep listening. She is passionate about creating spaces that invite us to turn toward each other — and towards our own deepest knowing — to cultivate compassion, care for one another, and discern the movements of the spirit. She believes in the transformative power of the spiritual community grounded in courageously following love’s call. With over a decade of professional ministry experience that includes both serving a large, multi-minister Unitarian Universalist congregation and one-on-one chaplaincy, Elaine is delighted to engage her passions for pastoral care and community building at Foothills. Elaine served as First Universalist Church of Minneapolis from 2013-2019 as Minister of Membership and Adult Ministries, focusing on spiritual deepening and radical hospitality. She has served as a hospice chaplain for Allina Health in St. Paul, Minnesota, and a hospital chaplain in Charleston, South Carolina. Prior to entering the ministry, she served in the Peace Corps in Cape Verde, West Africa, and led the social justice and legislative advocacy program of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas. Elaine is a graduate of Meadville Lombard Theological School and Grinnell College. Elaine grew up in the suburbs of Kansas City in an interreligious household. Her mother was raised Methodist on a farm in Kansas. Her Jewish father was born in Israel and moved to the United States when he was thirteen. When she was a teenager, her family discovered that the wide embrace Unitarian Universalism was a natural fit. Spending time with her husband, Jason, and their two children, Sarah (8) and Micah (2), brings Elaine great joy. In her free time, she enjoys gardening, the magic of trying a new recipe, any excuse to dance, amateur podcasting, and the board game Settlers of Catan. Katie believes the best things in life are the result of collaboration and diverse perspectives coming together to produce something greater than any individual could. She is passionate about systems, efficiency and collaboration for better community outcomes. She loves dreaming up the big picture and drafting the roadmap to make it happen. She has a background in operations, fundraising, communications and program development, as well as over a decade of nonprofit management experience in Northern Colorado. Her greatest joy in life comes from her family. Her husband, Steven, a principal at Wellington Middle School, and daughters Emmaline and Esmae are the lights of her life. Together they love mountains, music and all kinds of food. She is passionate about women supporting other women in all stages of life and especially through the critical moments that make or break us. She believes that one of the most important things in life is to be kind. Being outdoors makes her soul come alive. It always roots her in gratitude and is one of the reasons she loves living in Fort Collins. About Tanner Tanner is a lifelong Unitarian Universalist and self-described evangelist. He is an experienced marketer, human-connector, and creative communicator who wants to use his skills to help people connect with their faith and live more deeply into their Unitarian Universalist values. Tanner splits his time working with the Church of the Larger Fellowship as their Outreach Coordinator. He is excited to join the Foothills team! As a native New Yorker, Amy enjoys thinking big. She has a passion for community building and has previously worked for three local nonprofits as a database manager to help build systems that can assist with connecting people to their interests and to each other. You will often find her paddle-boarding at Horsetooth with her two kids, enjoying live music, or out walking her high-energy dog, Aspen. Kara moved to Colorado in 2006 to study at Northern Colorado and Colorado State earning her Masters in Music Therapy. She works as a music therapist and music educator in the Fort Collins area. She joined Foothills in the Fall of 2017. While still new to Unitarian Universalism, the message of spreading courageous love is what resonated most with her. She enjoys furthering that message with families at Foothills through moving, playing instruments and singing. When not making music, she tries to spend time hiking, skiing, running or reading as many books as she can. Nature, music and beloved community inform Christopher’s budding ministry. A lifelong UU from Knoxville, Tennessee, he brings his experience in UU camps and conferences, hospital and university chaplaincy, and worship-crafting to serve Foothills. Christopher earned a Master’s of Divinity from the Iliff School of Theology in 2017, and a BA in French from Middle Tennessee State University. He enjoys spending time outdoors and playing in his band Crispy Watkins and the Crack Willows. About Dyane Dyane Rogelstad is a Southern California native, but has adopted Colorado as her home. She grew up on an avocado ranch, loves the outdoors, and has three grown children and two grandchildren. Dyane’s first love is music! She teaches music at her home studio and regularly performs as an accompanist-collaborator in the Northern Colorado area. She also serves as a Project Manager and Accountant at a locally-owned advertising firm in Fort Collins. Dyane is excited and grateful to be part of the Foothills community! Lauren grew up in Maryland, DC, and Virginia, and moved to Colorado in 2014 with her husband Chris and their two children, Sylvia and Jack. She has worked as a consultant and educator in leadership and organizational development, communication, and diversity and inclusion. She loves bringing those skills together with her experience as a parent and partner to serve Unitarian Universalism and all the youth and families at Foothills. She believes in the power of our church to cast a wide circle of loving support around us as we navigate the tangled gorgeous chaos of our lives. Lauren likes to talk a lot, play word games, and dig in to great novels. She loves the Muppets. She is an ardent friend and focused parent; a gardener, yogurt maker, nature explorer, and dog lover; as passionately devoted to nurturing all those lives around her as she is to sometimes being blessedly alone. Lauren found her true home in Colorado but still feels the pull of the Atlantic Ocean, the Potomac River, and the Chesapeake Bay.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line672
__label__cc	0.6354	0.3646	Freud in Oceania ~ Histories of psychology and psychoanalysis in the Oceania region More About Foundlings Posted by Christine in Child Study, History of Emotions, Infancy Photographs of people in times gone by have a particular poignancy. In his article, ‘The Undead: Necromancy and the Inner World’, psychoanalyst Jed Sekoff writes about how one might contemplate a photograph, or a portrait – or a piece of writing – ‘until it hits you: the subject or the writer is dead’. This piece of writing, that photograph is a monument – much like a gravestone – designed ‘to counter memory’s propensity to fade.’ A photograph is a moment frozen forever. Sekoff writes, ‘It is ourselves we wish to dominate, to fool time, to trick death, to resist the relentless movement of the world’. He continues: Looking at a photograph places us at the edge of a certain time. Neither the moment before or after. Yet, this singular moment, ever present, ever still, evokes a boundless space, alive, in motion. The dead are somehow conjured into life. And yet again this very magic makes their death all the more certain; our loss stares us in the face. We might better describe the boundless boundary of the photographic image as a peculiar frontier – ‘a region that forms the margins of settled territory’… – where the flora and fauna of the past, present and future are captured in one compact space. It seems to be part of the historian’s craft to fill in the background, to describe the past that is, before being named, an invisible and apparently empty space. The act of interpretation enters this space. There is always the differentiation between my present day ‘self’ and the historical/cultural ‘other’. In the Australian Town and Country Journal published in November 1901 these two photographs appear. They were taken at Sydney’s Ashfield Infants Home which was celebrating the opening of its new wing. Scenes from the Ashfield Home According to the Australian Women’s Register the Sydney’s Ashfield Infants Home, established as the Sydney Foundling Hospital in 1874 and became the Infants’ Home in 1877. It assumed responsibility for the care of infants of single mothers and destitute parents and provided a temporary home for the mothers. Rules for admission established in July 1874 ‘required firstly for each application to be dealt with on its merits; secondly, for the infant to be no older than three months; thirdly for the mother to produce satisfactory evidence of her previous respectability and fourthly there had to be proof that the father had deserted the baby and be beyond the reach of the law to enforce him to support it’. The lower photograph shows thirteen of some forty children residing in the Home where , despite being ‘some of the happiest and best cared-for youngsters in Sydney’, they lacked parents, relatives and names – excepting that their guardians have bestowed upon them. These are the foundlings, stumbled upon by a policemen or left at someone’s doorstep. No one ever sees the person who left it there – a reporter wrote. There is never a clue to its identity. Mother and infant are lost to one another. But, the Town and Country these children had a great claim upon society ‘by reason of their absolute helplessness’. And so begins an account of the Home as a showpiece of all that is ‘best practice’ that was early twentieth century child rearing at a time when, according to well known Adelaide doctor Helen Mayo, infant mortality was high – particularly amongst the children of unmarried mothers. Two or three years before reports from the Child Study Association, formed in Sydney in 1898 had begun to focus on infant behaviour, the sounds and gestures they made as communication. Following developments in the United States and United Kingdom well known anthropologist Professor Alan Carroll gathered a group of interested men and women to meet with the purpose of studying the child mind. During the next two decades the Association included leading educationists and welfare officials as well as drawing interest from feminists and women leaders such as Maybanke Anderson. More recently historians have been exploring the intersection between psychology and emerging ideas about children in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.The historian Sally Shuttleworth’s The Mind of a Child published in 2012 explores ideas about infancy and childhood during the nineteenth century Dickens’s Oliver Twist, Eliot’s Maggie Tulliver, Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre and Edmund Gosse’s autobiographical account of his childhood illustrate the growing apprehension of children as having different and separate lives to those of the adults around them. Missing from her account is Thomas Hughes’s 1857 classic: Tom Brown’s Schooldays, about the world of boys and school but this is a minor quibble against the richness and thoroughness of Shuttleworth’s research into the development of nineteenth century psychology. The ‘current cultural dominance of Freudian theory has tended to obscure the interesting pre-history of child psychiatry in the second half of the nineteenth century’, Shuttleworth writes. (p.18). She points to Charles Darwin’s observation of one of his children in 1840, published 37 years later in the journal, Mind, as a response to M Taine’s essay ‘The Acquisition of Language by Children’. M Taine established the practice similar to what has become known as Infant Observation. The observations, M Taine wrote, ‘were made from time to time and written down on the spot.In his study the subject of them was a little girl whose development was ordinary, neither precocious nor slow’. He detailed each movement, moment by moment. From the first hour, probably by reflex action, she cried incessantly, kicked about and moved all her limbs and perhaps all her muscles. In the first week, no doubt also by reflex action, she moved her fingers and even grasped for some time one’s fore-finger when given her. About the third month she begins to feel with her hands and to stretch out her arms, but she cannot yet direct her hand, she touches and moves at wrandom; she tries the movements of her arms and the tactile an muscular sensations which follow from them ; nothing more. In my opinion it is out of this enormous number of movements, constantly essayed, that there will be evolved by gradual selection the intentional movements having an object and attaining it. In the last fortnight (at two and a half mouths) I make sure of one that is evidently acquired; hearing her grandmother’s voice she turns her head to the side from which it comes. M Taine’s account of a baby’s discovery of herself in the world prompted further investigations using child observation In 1898 An American woman, Millicent Shinn , building on the work of the psychologist G. Stanley Hall, published the observational study of her niece, ‘The Biography of a Baby’.Shinn’s methodology also drew on the work of Dr Joseph Le Conte on a daily basis from birth, drew was a response to the notion that through scientific observation one would that ‘children in developing passed through stages similar to those the race had passed through’. Even so, Social Darwinism which placed white society at the top of the tree relative to asian and aboriginal societies remained a strong underpinning in people’s’ thinking about children. During a visit to the Ashfield Babies Home in 1903, the writer “Barbara Baynton” wrote of her encounter with a small boy, ‘Australian born of Indian Parents’. Quick and agile as his unknown forbears, he darts into the arena, and gripping one of the visitors around the knees [ensures] at least her attention. Releasing his hold, and flopping on the floor, he demonstrates conclusively that heredity is stronger than environment, doubling, twisting, contorting, somersaulting till his swarthy smooth skin flushes muddily. Standing erect he raises his hands above his head preliminary to a dry dive, and one is immediately transported to Columbo, with its shoals of child-beggars and their incessant cricket-like chirruping of “I’ll dive! I’ll dive! I’ll dive!” We learn of Rangi’s parentage. He is about seven. His mother died at birth and he was placed in the Home shortly afterwards. His father visited for a short time… explanation enough to twentyfirst century readers about his neediness. Here though it is undestood in terms of heredity…His performances, the author writes ‘was not taught nor caught from association with his kin or race’. ( Sydney Morning Herald: 18 July 1903, p.5) In his 1930s publication, The Civilising Process Norbert Elias also argued that in the latter half of the nineteenth century children were increasingly seen as less as little adults – as when the philosopher Erasmus was alive in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries – but as children in their own right. Increasingly they were separated and segregated from adult concerns. The development of orphanages segregating children from the adult world of the workhouse were one response. An Infants Home – a space where small children were raised until they were ready for adoption or fostering – with air and light, space to breathe and the provision of good food was considered essential. It was far away from the dingy crowded squalor of the workhouses and the orphanages were children were herded without maternal care. Such children ‘never grow properly if you have the lot of them together’, wrote English activist, Florence Davenport Hill in her 1867 book, Children of the State. ‘They only grow up into half-idiotic men and women’.In overcrowded conditions even a ‘good nurse was unable to relate to each child as an individual. Nor was there time to ‘draw out the intelligence of every child and nurse it as it would be nursed in a family home’ ( p.235). So what do we see in the photograph of the thirteen babies at Ashfield? One of them is crying. Another looks solemnly into the camera. Are there others not ready to sit up? There are so many of them. We wonder who is caring for them and wonder about the impact of parental loss upon the children. For the reader in 1901 it is clear that the Home is a triumph, the photograph of healthy active babies a tribute to the modern techniques that are being followed in the care of the children, some of whom were very ill from neglect and starvation when they arrived. The emphasis is upon luck. The idea is that environment rather than heredity will prevail and ultimately help the children to live better lives. We learn about the physical surroundings of the Ashfield Home, the flowers and trees evoking a sense of fecundity and care. But there is also the beginning idea that environmental provision also means psychological provision. There is the perception that loving care is best for children. We can be assured that all is well. The staff are trained: ‘duly qualified in the difficult art of nursing children’. Unmarried mothers also reside in the Home performing domestic duties – the more reliable ones assisting with the children. And at the Home they remain, these babies, until they are around three years old when they are taken over by the government and boarded out to foster parents. Perhaps the best indicator of the Home’s success, the Town and County Editor writes, is the demonstrable affection between the children and their nurses… deemed better than most mothers. ‘Few mothers have the knowledge and tact which the staff nurses possess, and still fewer are able to spare the time which is devoted to the little ones here… A child does not pretend to be fond of its guardians just because visitors are present…’ For readers in 1901 these were lucky children. Jed Sekoff, ‘The Undead: Necromancy and the Inner World’, in Gregorio Kohon, (ed), The Dead Mother: The Work of André Green, Routledge, London, 1999, pp. 109 – 127. Florence Davenport Hill, Children of the State 1867. 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__label__cc	0.652444	0.347556	Post by Randall » January 27th, 2015, 11:16 pm http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page ... e&id=58804 I like what Trank says at the end about making the film FANTASTiC. Fox's earlier efforts were more like The Mediocre Four. Post by EricJ » January 28th, 2015, 1:43 am Randall wrote: Yes, pretty generic in some ways... but let's remember those awful John Carter trailers. And JC turned out pretty good. There was good stuff in the JC trailers, we just weren't allowed to see it. Here, the stuff they DO show us doesn't look any good. This is more an adaptation of the Ultimate FF comics than the originals (just as the Marvel Cinematic Universe films are based more on the Ultimate line), with younger characters and a new attitude. The black actor indeed portrays the Torch, which seems weird but why the heck not, right? (OK, sister Sue is still white in the new film, but there's lots of ways to explain that, though I'd have just made her black too.) Yes, whenever they reboot a franchise, they usually have to distance themselves by using the semi-non-canon Ultimate universe, which is pretty much what Sony did when they did the Amazing Spiderman reboot (with the whole Richard Parker conspiracy subplot). Which means it's not the original, but it's not the "real" version either. Not sure if that's a legal restriction, or just Fox trying to kiss up to the current print comics, which didn't really work so well with XM:FC as DOFP did. Post by Dacey » March 25th, 2015, 6:41 pm Thing revealed in international banner: http://screenrant.com/fantastic-four-re ... ers-thing/ He looks...well, like he did in the other movies. Only with curiously tiny eyes. Post by ShyViolet » March 25th, 2015, 6:49 pm In my opinion he does look way better than Thing in the other FF movie, that's for sure. Post by Randall » March 26th, 2015, 12:53 am Well, he is proportioned differently, with a chunkier torso. And the rock lines are more jagged. It's a minor move away from comics depictions, but well in line with them. I do like that it's at least a little different from what we've seen before. I still think that this film might end up being great, if people give it a chance. Post by EricJ » March 26th, 2015, 1:26 pm It's officially based (again, to legally distance themselves from previous projects) on Marvel's Ultimate Fantastic Four comic retcon, where the heroes are teens, and they didn't go into space. Which means that of the two F4 franchises that actually played theaters, the Real version isn't good, and the possibly Good version isn't real. Post by Randall » March 26th, 2015, 11:49 pm Of course the Spidey and Avengers films are all really based more on the Ultimate line too, so... It doesn't really matter. Post by EricJ » March 27th, 2015, 9:34 am Sony's Amazing Spidey reboot franchise, where Richard Parker was part of some secret conspiracy, was based on Ultimate (also to distance themselves); Raimi's went from the classic canon. Avengers, OTOH, just pretty much fit their classic-canon to wherever it would jibe with the previous movies, except for Nick Fury being black. Raimi's went from the classic canon? No, I wouldn't say so. Not at all, really. Case in point: Mary Jane dating Petey in high school, Osborne being involved in the origin, a genetically modified spider---- all totally from the Ultimate line. Avengers is also pretty much from the Ultimates comics--- yes, black Nick Fury, but also Cap's soldier uniform, and the fact that SHIELD is behind the team at all. Totally Ultimates, though with nods to the classics. Post by ShyViolet » April 19th, 2015, 9:12 pm Second trailer out: http://youtu.be/OO-vi_fdQWg Post by Ben » April 20th, 2015, 7:24 am Better. I'm quite liking the character humor and think this might play well in the director's next film... Post by Dacey » May 2nd, 2015, 3:00 pm Assuming Ben is referring to the Star Wars spinoff, that's not happening now. As much as I adored Chronicle, I have a hunch that Trank isn't the easiest guy to work with, and Disney just wanted to avoid the drama. Post by EricJ » May 2nd, 2015, 6:00 pm Dacey wrote: Assuming Ben is referring to the Star Wars spinoff, that's not happening now. And this may be early symptoms that the whole "Universe of SW spinoffs" may be bleeding a bit, just like Fox had to give up their dreams of solo X-Men spinoffs after the first Wolverine movie. We'll see a search for other directors, then a delay, then they're going to judge on how Ep. VII goes over, and then... Just so long as we get the NT done right, Rogue One can be a standalone anomaly for completists. The whole point of getting Trank for the F4 was the search for New Indie Directors for old blockbuster franchises, but you pay the price for hoping you'll reach into the bag and pick another James Gunn. Post by Ben » May 2nd, 2015, 7:05 pm It's still happening...just not with dust-buster Trank. Post by Dacey » July 28th, 2015, 5:35 pm Honestly, this at least makes the new movie look a lot more fun... Plus, as an added bonus, the Thing has pants!	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line682
__label__cc	0.735718	0.264282	Could Duolingo power real-tim… Could Duolingo power real-time mobile translation apps by providing very fast translations of single sentences? amichail How quickly could single sentence translations be done with Duolingo given its expected user base size? Could people carry on a conversation with Duolingo providing real-time translations? Much of what people say — particularly tourists — is not that original and one might expect that most translations could come from a database while others would be done in real-time. Such real-time translations could be done by Duolingo learners reading and typing or listening and speaking. CrazyZ I think it might depend on how big of a user base there is to do such real-time translations. Also for sure the most qualified translators (most skill points? fastest translation time?) would be the ones that would be able to do the real-time translations reliably. An idea could be to distribute Duolingo as a smartphone app, and then encourage app users to do quick 5-min exercises frequently to maintain their language skills. One of these could be a list of the latest Spanish/French sentences that people have said. Of course, these sentences would have to be tailored to the user's translation ability otherwise they'll both give inaccurate translations and get discouraged. Once the server correlates multiple users' submissions, it can provide the translation to the conversation. Things to watch out for: - If the userbase is too small at that particular moment, then it could take a long time to get a translation for a sentence - would users in a conversation want to rely on Duolingo to translate a conversation if it takes even 30 seconds? Ideally, you'd want Duolingo users to be spread evenly across the planet so that the real-time translation service doesn't only work 8 hours of the day :P - There's no context of the conversation to a single-sentence translation, so it increases the chance for a technically accurate, but inappropriate translation - In conversations, people tend to use a lot more slang, idioms and misspell words much more. This is likely to confuse the translators, especially if they are beginners. I like the idea a lot, but these are some roadblocks. If you have ideas to address them, then I look forward to hearing them and you could end up with a really useful and workable system! You could provide context by having translators stay with a particular conversation for more than one sentence if they want to. And if they join a conversation in the middle, maybe show them a transcript of the conversation so far.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line683
__label__cc	0.639241	0.360759	The Politics Forum Another killing at the hands of the Police By In The Zone, April 8, 2015 in The Politics Forum Two Deep 186 Two Deep Cops are usually very nice. Cops attacking white people, no deaths. No meat for the media. OK, so wtf am I missing here? I counted 7 times that this punk was asked to leave the vehicle before he was maced, and then another 8 times before he was tazed, then another 7 times before he was finally physically pulled from the car. On what planet do punks now have the right to disobey a cop's clear, reasonable request to simply get out of the car 22 times? This video is actually perfect evidence showing the crap cops have to put up with on a daily basis, why it's a completely thankless job, and the extreme levels of stress they have to deal with. This is a classic case of the inmates running the asylum. Guess what - you don't now have the right to disobey the police. You don't get to tell them the terms and conditions upon which you will exit a vehicle. The two punks got exactly what they deserved in that video. Cops shouldn't have tried to delete the video. They actually should have confiscated the phone and turned it in as evidence against them. They were pulled over for a broken license plate light....a broken license plate light....the kid said he was a minor and wanted to wait for his mom before getting out of the car and then said he would get out after he was pepper sprayed. But apparently he wasnt moving fast enough and was tazed. It is nice when you badge lickers come out so clearly. Badge licker? Cool. Can I call you punk lover now? It doesn't matter what they were pulled over for. The officer smelled pot in the car and that is why they were being detained. And just because the girl says it ain't so doesn't mean jack squat. Are you actually advocating that for every single interaction with people the cops now have to work on the other people's terms? That they have to wait for the kid's mom to show up? When you crap on other people and treat them disrespectfully, they tend to crap right back. The lesson here isn't that cops are bad people. The lesson is that you shouldn't be such a tool when a you are pulled over. You can call me an American lover. And I will call you a an authority sucking, statist, follower, badge licker. I saw an interview last night with a former chief of police who said that everyone does something driving about every three blocks that could justify getting pulled over by a cop. He said ALL traffic stops are completely discretionary other than the obvious ones where a drunk is flying across lanes or something. And that we all can be pulled over at practically any time by a cop and the officer's reason will almost always be justified. He said these types of stops (broken license plate light--are you kidding me?) are just selective stop and checkouts cops make so they can approach the drivers. That being said, my primary concern is that I dont think the cops should be pepperspraying and tazing minors because they wont get out of a car and there is no proof anyone has done anything illegal (smell pot..please). You apparently like the cops acting this way. Good for you. You're not an American lover...You think the patriots of the past would disobey law enforcement. You think they would allow their children to disobey authority figures. #### no.... You sound like you are one of the new breed liberal spoiled brats..."I don't have to comply with law enforcement commands I've got rights".....Your attitude and people with your attitude are part of the reason why this nation is spiraling down the ####ter. timschochet 361 posts sho nuff 330 posts mcintyre1 326 posts PinkydaPimp 306 posts Ditkaless Wonders Members 16,204 31,897 posts Gender:Not Telling Report post Posted 4 minutes ago I have been contacted by several posters for my thoughts. I struggled with coming back ev bigbottom The entire written statement from General Mattis should be required reading: Sweet J Spent the day at the DC marches yesterday. It was mostly peaceful, respectful. Angry at times, but definitely peaceful. We had a hiccup at one point after a group gathered at the Lincoln for some spee matttyl 2,689 matttyl So if an Asian guy has a picture of Jackie Moon, a movie character that is funny but might perpetuate some stereotypes around white people and basketball, in his avatar, you'd view that as racist? Possibly to a point, it's all a matter of degree. I mean, is the perpetuation of racial stereotypes in itself racist or not? I guess that's my question. Is me stating that black people love fried chicken racist? I myself love fried chicken and I'm genuinely upset that the closest Popeye's to my house is over 15 miles away. Louisiana style hot sauce on Popeye's fried chicken is a very tough meal to top for me. I used to in Norfolk, and remember driving through an almost exclusively black neighborhood on my way home from work about once a month to go through the Popeye's drive through and being the only white person there. If I were to be in the restaurant and said "man, black people sure love chicken" out loud, I'm sure that statement wouldn't be viewed too kindly by other patrons there. Would it have been wrong? What if instead I used a picture of a black man eating fried chicken as my avatar on some fantasy football themed website as a joke? rockaction 23,053 rockaction Location:Not in the hand, not in the bush.This bird has flown. Interests:Shenanigans Holy ####### ####. Sinn Fein 33,971 Location:A Future to Believe In we fought a ### #### war over law enforcement. You are ### #### right the patriots of the past would disobey law enforcement. This country was founded by people who challenged authority, not kowtowed to the man/king....If they had lost the war, they would have been branded as thugs/terrorists/criminals and hung in public. You kooks are a hilarious lot imo Ramblin Wreck 13,857 Ramblin Wreck This thread is much easier to read if you guys would stop quoting Todd Andrews garbage. Todd Andrews 312 Todd Andrews lol, right. The patriots of the past worshiped the authority figures of their time. I remember how George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, etc., argued that we had to do what those in authority told us, and how our individual rights were secondary. Your bulb is burning very brightly. lod01 905 lod01 http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/walter-scott-no-bench-warrant-issued-killed-article-1.2180438 Walter Scott had no warrant for unpaid child support at time of fatal S.C. police shooting BY Melissa Chan / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS / Friday, April 10, 2015, 9:46 AM There was no warrant out for South Carolina police shooting victim Walter Scott meaning he would not have been arrested had he not bolted from a traffic stop that resulted in his shooting death. Scott, a father of four, was almost $7,500 behind in child support at the time he was shot and killed by a police officer Michael Slager. But there was no bench warrant issued for him, the Associated Press revealed Friday, citing court records. So the guy was really dumb and it cost him his life. WTF did he run? jonessed 3,213 jonessed Location:Sacramento, CA You forgot to switch back to your Andrews alias Hang 10 3,657 Hang 10 For the record, I don't think Pinky or Nerd are racists subconscious or otherwise I just found it ironic that whilst discussing the negative perceptions of black men by the police that they both had black criminals as their avatars. TobiasFunke 29,546 TobiasFunke The whole "black people love fried chicken" thing is kinda racist because of the context. Here's the context. That's why it's way worse than saying something like "black people love the NBA," which is probably true but doesn't have the negative connotations of the fried chicken/watermelon thing. sshhhh.... B-Deep 958 B-Deep Location:Monkey Island Interests:Monkeys, salad, more monkeys. this thread seems to have drifted a bit.... As for your examples/questions- who knows? Whether any thing is racist or sexist or whatever depends on context- what you're trying to say when you say or do something. For the life of me I don't understand why people don't get the concept of context. You know how you can call your significant other by a cute name but I can't call him/her by that name? Or how a comedian can crack a joke about the dumb ##### he met last night during a standup show but a politician can't do it during a debate? That's context. It's really a simple concept. Couldn't agree more. That's why I feel that the context of the UVA student a few weeks back was that not of race at all, which was perpetuated by the media - but rather of a government agency run amok. Or of the video posted above of the "attempted deleted video" of a "I'm a 17 year old" being assaulted by a police officer - he was a smart *** kid talking back to a police officer who initially was very cordial to him, when he had a considerable amount of a controlled substance on him. He couldn't just have gotten out of the car when politely instructed to? Put him on ignore a long time ago and have never regretted it. I am pretty sure the cop shooting an unarmed man running from him is what cost him his life Yep and I'm sure all of the soldiers who fought in World War II allowed their children to be disobedient to authority and told them they didn't have to follow the rules and laws of America. Your bulb is burnt out. I knew you liked Ike, for some reason. Just a hunch. hxperson 450 hxperson The way I'd see it, saying "black people like fried chicken" would be racist. Now, is it highly offensive and worth people putting up a fuss about? Absolutely not. But its racist. However, if you said "Dave Chapelle in his show said that black people like fried chicken", that would not be racist (if you aren't saying it in a mean way), because you are quoting someone who is making fun of himself. That's the difference between what Blinky is doing and your example. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KIKUEjn3Z0&feature=youtu.be How I wish this was Todd Andrews Ditkaless Wonders 16,250 I like that horse. Very well behaved. I don't mean for there to be any negative connotation at all. I'm just noting that a semi-national fried chicken chain decided to open a restaurant in a neighborhood that is nearly 100% black, so whenever I stopped there on my way home on a Friday I was the only non-black in the establishment. That's my context - and apparently it's "kinda racist" because of something totally different. I remember visiting my college buddies after college when they lived in DC (working on the Hill) and we wanted to get some Popeye's chicken on a Saturday morning so we could eat it while watching an afternoon of college football - and all the places in DC had little to no seating and all had "bulletproof" glass. Was it racist by the franchise to have opened in the neighborhoods that they did, or that they installed "bulletproof" glass? Were they perpetuating racial stereotypes, or were they making smart business decisions? Guest General Tso Unconscious racism like say having a black pimp as your avatar or maybe a black guy with a gun? You know, reinforcing those negative stereotypes. My name is a nod to a hilarious character from the movie Friday. Is it a negative stereotype? Sure. Now if i had never met a black person, and assumed based on that movie(or my profile) all black people were pimps that carry guns and ride in pink limos and discriminated against them(maybe not rent them an apt for fear they will bring their ho's) based on that, it would be unconscious racism. ETA: for reference But since you have met a black person, the racism here is conscious? Not sure I get what you're saying here. Please, tell me more about Pinky's "conscious racism" as evidenced by his use of a black movie character in his avatar. He admits that his avatar is in fact a negative stereotype of a race. I understand that he's being funny about it, but he's still knowingly perpetuating a negative stereotype for a laugh. How's that any different from making a joke about Asians not being able to drive, Jewish people being cheap, or white people having no athletic ability (and so on)? Those are also all negative racial stereotypes, are they not? As such, are they not all racist to some degree? I wouldnt say they are racist. But they are stereotypes. Stereotypes are going to found everywhere. We see them in movies all the time, in commercials, in music videos, the news. Are you saying the movie Friday is racist? Is that actor racist for playing the part? Its only when you act on a stereotype or discriminate based on that when it turns to being racist. IMO we need to get to a point when people of different races, socio econimic status, religion interact enough that people do not have to base their perception of a person on these stereotypes. How is a racial stereotype NOT racist? Didn't Tobias conclude for many of us in another thread that assuming or suggesting differences between races other than physical one, is the very definition of racism? It's all a matter of degree, right? You seem very confused .I said that claiming there are inherent differences other than physical ones, as the word "inherent" is usually defined, is racism. Obviously cultural differences starting at birth create all sort of differences between various races and ethnicities. Please don't claim try to tell people what I think or said and then totally mangle it. It's a pretty dooshy move. TIA. Yes, I am confused, genuinely. I'm honestly trying to find the line of what's ok and what isn't, and yes, I am using your prior examples/explinations in an effort to help accomplish that. I'm sorry if using your prior statement, which I wasn't trying to mangle, to accomplish this task is dooshy - I was suggesting you might be someone knowledgeable on the topic. "Society" and "the media" always seem to bring up examples of what is racist, and I'm just trying to figure out what should be and shouldn't be. As I'm sure you know, or have deduced by this point in our conversations here, I'm a white guy in my mid 30s. Lets say I used a profile picture of two women in a car accident, or (from an ad I saw recently) of a rich blonde white girl pouring oil over her car's engine because "the low oil light was on". Would either of those be sexist? Again, since I'm not a woman (thus not a part of that group), and I'm making fun of that group, isn't that wrong or at least not "PC"? Lets say I have a picture of a "good ole' Alabama white boy" sitting on the tailgate of his jacked up Chevy pickup, with a pair of guns hanging from the gun rack in the truck's cab only somewhat visible through the Confederate flag, and a 12 point buck laying dead in the bed of the truck surrounded by a dozen or so empty beer cans? That's a stereotype of men in that area, and maybe not a positive one. Would that be wrong? As far as your confusion- you didn't just make a minor mistake. The "inherent" part of the statement "it is racism if you think the races have inherent differences other than physical ones" was the whole point. It was really weird that you left it off. I'll tell you why people don't get the concept of context - because it's a moving target. And it is occasionally used as a weapon. Once again, I bring up the teacher in Chicago who was suspended for using the n-word as a teaching exercise to show his predominantly black class why the term was so offensive. http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/7/71/473030/judge-throws-lawsuit-white-teacher-suspended-using-n-word How can you blame white people for being confused in this area? Your continued assertion that this is a "simple concept" shows a little bit of a blind spot. So then you're saying blinky is black? I don't know if he is or isn't. Also, blacks are the only races that Chapelle made fun of. So in those examples you can't say "someone who is making fun of himself." So we've come to the conclusion that I couldn't/shouldn't use a profile picture of Eddie Murphy eating chicken in the movie "The Nutty Professor" (great scene by the way), but I could use the white guy from "My Cousin Vinny" who eats all the meat off a drumstick in one bite? Ditka Butkus 1,817 Ditka Butkus What the hell happened in here? No, I said the concept is a basic one. I understand that the actual lines are occasionally difficult to grasp. Personally, I generally avoid trouble by staying far enough away from the line when it comes to other races, ethnicities, etc. that I don't have to worry about it. If you want to walk that line, that's up to you. And if you feel like someone has wrongly accused someone else of crossing it, feel free to question their accusations. But don't tell me you don't get why black rappers can use the n-word but a white guy on a fantasy football message board can't, or why gay men can refer to their friends as a bunch of queers but straight guys in a bar can't refer to a group of gay men that way, or that you don't understand why it's racist to say black people love fried chicken and watermelon but not racist to say they love the NBA. That's total ignorance of the entire concept of context, not just ignorance of where the lines are drawn . Tangents prevailed since there was general consensus on the main topic. Edited April 10, 2015 by Ditkaless Wonders I still insist that when almost all radical universities are using the word "queer," it's actually the correct term. Saying "the queers," or "you queer," or "check out that bunch of queers" is different than using the term as an identification. And that might be General Tso's point. That's quite the moving target, and quite the ambiguous concept. Your point is also taken. bigbottom 10,962 I put on my robe and wizard hat Tangents prevailed since their was general consensus on the main topic. Story out this morning that the dash cam video and witness testimony might help the officer's defense against a murder charge. Edited April 10, 2015 by bigbottom I actually like what you said about avoiding the lines altogether, and I've learned the hard way over the years that this is the prudent course of action. But I'm interested, can you tell me why it is ok for black rappers to use the n-word? Or why it's not ok for a white person to say, in a matter of fact manner, that black people like fried chicken? Not trolling - genuinely interested in your thoughts on this. timschochet 33,308 timschochet Racism is not a tangent to this issue. It is much too close to lunch time for you all to continually talk about fried chicken. Please stop. I didn't know you were black? Parrothead 3,499 black dudes with English accents crack me up.. racist? No ####. Ever since mattyl started waxing poetically about it that's all I can think of. I have an Italian sub for lunch.. why is it called an Italian? because there is oil on it? Is the sandwich shop insinuating all Italians are oily??? damn racist bastids.. I'm hungry Only when it comes to food and penis size. Fodder to distract a jury, certainly, but in my mind not material. Of course, I am not the one who will be ruling on the materiality. Well, obviously I'm not the arbiter of what is and isn't racist based on context. Context is established collectively. All I can do is tell you why I can tell you why I think those things, and why most other people think them too. The rappers using the n-word thing is a reclamation thing, where a minority takes a slur and uses it among themselves as a term of familiarity or endearment. Pretty common thing, you also see it with gays using queer (or even "f----t") to refer to themselves. Lots of other minorities do it, or at least they're not that upset when others do it. I'm Jewish and if I called another Jewish person who know I was Jewish a "kike" it would go over much differently than if a non-Jewish stranger did it. That's how slurs have always worked. The fried chicken thing is in a previous link- there's a history tied to it being slave food in the south and its depiction in "Birth of a Nation." What if I(a whiteboy) like rap music and call my white friends ##### or #####z? With emphasis on the "a" and not an "er". Raycess or not? uhh..no? I'm saying Blinky is quoting someone making fun of himself. I have no idea what race Blinky is. And if you are quoting Chapelle or whoever else making fun of other races, that can be racist. Again, is it worth an uproar? 99% of the time, it isn't, because there's no malicious intent in it. PinkydaPimp 2,127 PinkydaPimp Location:Hamsterdam I doubt it would happen, but can you imagine if this guy does get acquitted for some reason? I think it would be Rodney King 2.0, except it would be in many cities, not just Los Angeles. I personally wouldn't do it, but feel free to try it next time you and your friends are out in public and let me know how it goes. Raycess, no. Bad idea? Probably. I may join them... I need a new TV Im trying to do a juice cleanse here and all this talk of chicken and italian subs is really making this difficult. So then franchises like Churches and Popeyes opening their restaurants in mostly black neighborhoods is perpetuating racism? Honest question. Or is it a smart financial move because their product is actually consumed more by that race on average? the Italian sub is delightful- just the right amount of hot pepper spread and onions. my office smells like Sicily The Commish 13,402 The Commish Location:Debary, Florida It is until it's proven that race was a factor I didn't say public. But I generally understand that things I'd say to my friends in our houses, the gym, etc are not things I'd around people that might not understand the context. Same question, with the clarification of being at someone's private residence.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line684
__label__cc	0.637435	0.362565	Supergirl Drama On The CW! By Kill Solo, September 20, 2014 in DC Comics mako 520 Ratar-O Location:Arkansas Arrow/Flash/Supergirl/Legends of Tomorrow crossover event in December. THAT'S gonna be a lot of characters! mako 127 posts Bespin refugee 70 posts yojoebro82 53 posts Wheeljack35 23 posts In regards to the discussion about homosexuality in the Arrowverse.... One, the creator of all of these shows is gay so obviously he is going to use them as a platform to advocate.... Two, we Its real easy to sit on the sidelines and proclaim something is "their own fault," at least until you become a victim. A few years ago, before anyone was really talking about identity theft or phi yojoebro82 Dorky Clark Kent has not been seen on-screen this century (aside from MAYBE Routh's very short stint). If they're going that way with him on Supergirl, that will be a big plus. I'll have to catch up Wheeljack35 34 Wheeljack35 The Jedi Insider Jedi Location:New Port Richey FL Hey the JLA makes its first appearance on TV yojoebro82 316 Hordak Location:Roseville, MN Arrow/Flash/Supergirl/Legends of Tomorrow crossover event in December. The CW announcing this is like them telling me the sun is coming up tomorrow. It was planned before the ink was dry on the Supergirl move. And with Legends of Tomorrow busting out the Justice Society this promises to be a real interesting season. (And the JLA's first LA appearance was Smallville...just accept it.) http://enewsi.com/movies/190-29847.html SUPERMAN BABY!!! First two episodes of the new season. Full on guest-shot. People are calling for Tom Welling, Personally, I'd rather see John Newton. But the important thing is Big Blue is coming! They couldn't even give us that on Smallville! I guess after reactions to Dawn of Justice and this season of Arrow, CW/DC/Warners figured they'd better do some heavy-duty fan-boy fondling...PDQ. Bespin refugee 198 Bespin refugee Art Of Jason Shoemaker on Facebook Location:A galaxy far, far, away... Interests:Star Wars, drawing, collecting action figures and comic books I've seen rumors of Wellling appearing in a Crisis type of event; Smallville-verse meets CW-verse. An actual CW-verse Superman appearance? dreams can come true, lol There was hope of Nightwing turning up on one of the shows last season when an episode was going to take place in Bludhaven (Arrow?) If only they'd finally loosen the strings on the big three for guest appearances, or at least, references; let the movies and shows exist in multverses ensign 17 If he's not in red trunks, i'm not watching. Looks like Maggie Sawyer is joining Supergirl. (If you've EVER watched a Berlanti superhero show this will NOT surprise you.) Not thrilled about it, but if I can take Captain Sod on the Flash, I can take this. Maggie Sawyer?? Wasn't she the head of the METROPOLIS SPCU?? ...and now she's the head of the National City Science Police. Honestly, at this point my only expectations are the pretty blond cheerleader, her kung-fu sister, and at least a couple appearances by the guy in the cape. Everything else is grease or gravy. Then you don't have to worry about watching. DC doesn't have the guts to put the red trunks on camera. Heck, they won't even put them in the comics anymore. If Welling is Superman, that should be interesting. I doubt it will happen, though. I read that Lex's sister will be on the show as well. Again, thinking back to Smallville, that would mean Tess Mercer (I forget the name of the chick who played her but she was hot!) But I doubt we're really going to see that much Smallville crossover.....if at all. As for Sawyer: This fills the quota for at least one gay character on every CW super show and I'm pretty sure I called that they would make this addition a while back (not necessarily Sawyer but someone....anyone who is gay). At least she was an established comic character in the first place. Of course, with all the Superman comics I've read, I don't recall reading one interesting Maggie Sawyer story. Look at me commenting on the Supergirl show like I'v seen more than two episodes! Side-stepping the casting question for the time-being, I have more burning questions. 1. I wonder if Supes will be a recurring character or if this is just a one-off stunt...like when they had Dracula on Buffy. 2. If Clark does become a semi-regular face in National City, I wonder if the producers got him on one of those Wentworth Miller type open-ended contracts so they can use him on any of the shows. We have our Superman. http://enewsi.com/television/191-29884.html Tyler will make a good Superman. Strong actor, very physical. I miss him on Teen Wolf. I haven't had an actor who I say "That guy is Superman" since Christopher Reeve. Tyler could be that guy. However, I think Batman when I think Tyler, but that's just because of Teen Wolf and the character that he played. I don't know. I know they have to go "young & pretty," this IS the CW after all, but I always imagined Superman would skew a bit older in Supergirl's universe. I mean he was supposed to have been well established and world-famous when Kara came to Earth, and that was over twelve years ago. Tyler is a fine actor mind you, but I just have trouble seeing him as the older, wiser cousin OR the well established superhero. I would've cast someone at least in their early 40's. Of course, that being said, they could always use the old "Kryptonians Age Differently" chestnut, or even Retcon him into being SuperBOY when Kara arrived back in the early 2000s. I'll withhold judgement though. Supergirl hasn't steered me wrong yet. He already has "The Mentor" role down because that was what he did on Teen Wolf. He was the older young adult who was the big brother to the Teen Wolves. He also was good as being the guy who was captured and needed rescue. I can imagine this will also be part of his role on Supergirl. He comes off older than he really is. While I would have preferred Tom Welling, Tyler will do well. It's not him playing the mentor, its him not looking much older than Alex or Kara when its already been established Superman was an adult when they were still children. I bet they are aware of that and will probably have Tyler play him older which he has already proven he can do. Also, the executive producer of Arrowverse is a Teen Wolf fan. That's how we got Colton Haynes as Arsenal who arguably should have been played by someone younger. Its also been established in various media that kryptonians live longer and age slower than your run of the mill humans. That said, I do see your point, but I think it will turn out fine. The age thing is just my personal bug-a-boo, I'm sure he'll do fine. I'm actually kinda glad they didn't cast any previous Supermen in the role. The CW verse is its own animal, warts and all. It just wouldn't feel right casting Welling, Cain, Christopher, Newton, etc. Same reason I never once thought "I hope they cast Laura Vandervoort as Supergirl." Wait.... @luv@ Lynda Carter @luv@ is going to be the President of the United States on Supergirl!?!...In a recurring role!?! Wouldn't that make her President on Arrow, Flash, and Legends too? #US1# The Arrowverse just started looking a lot brighter. #US1# The Wire 11 'Supergirl' Season One To Take Over The CW's Monday Nights Starting August 1st 'Supergirl' Taps Ian Gomez For 'Snapper Carr' Character Floriana Lima Added To CW's Supergirl As 'Maggie Sawyer' First Image Of 'Superman' On The CW's 'Supergirl' Series http://toynewsi.com/news.php?catid=10&itemid=26899 Okay, I admit I had my doubts about Hoechlin pulling off Superman. I guess I was wrong. He even has sort of a classic cinema hero of the '30's and '40's look about his face. A shame you don't see that in many Superman actors, it really goes a long way toward selling the hero. He'll be good. Don't like the outfit though. He's got a nice physique and the outfit doesn't really show that off like Cavil's does. Glad they gave him the red boots, miss the trunks.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line689
__label__wiki	0.981447	0.981447	HomeDebra Messing Mad At Megyn Kelly For ‘Gay Thing’ Comment Debra Messing Mad At Megyn Kelly For ‘Gay Thing’ Comment Daniel J. SolomonSeptember 27, 2017Image by Getty Images Jim Burrows and Debra Messing Debra Messing, the once-and-again star of “Will and Grace,” says that she regrets appearing on NBC’s “Today” show after host Megyn Kelly made remarks viewed as insensitive to gay people. “Honestly I didn’t know it was [Kelly] until that morning. The itinerary just said Today Show appearance. Regret going on. Dismayed by her comments,” Messing wrote online after Kelly referred to one guest’s sexual identity as a “gay thing.” Kelly was talking to Messing, co-star Will McCormack and so-called “super-fans” of the show - which had its initial run end more than a decade ago - when she landed in trouble. “Is it true that you became a lawyer — and you became gay — because of Will?” she asked one of the fan guests. “I think … the gay thing is going to work out great!” Kelly, who achieved prominence at the Fox News Channel, is starting her new gig as a “Today” show host following her move to NBC. Contact Daniel J. Solomon at solomon@forward.com or on Twitter @DanielJSolomon Debra Messing Mad At Megyn Kelly For Gay Thing Comment Daniel J. Solomon Daniel J. Solomon is the former Assistant to the Editor/News Writer at the Forward. Originally from Queens, he attended Harvard as an undergraduate, where he wrote his senior thesis on French-Jewish intellectual history. He is excited to have returned to New York after his time in Massachusetts. Daniel’s passions include folk music, cycling, and pointed argument.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line690
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(4) Johnson, Henry (4) Morris, Thomas (4) Wickes, Lambert (4) Coffyn, Francis (3) Conyngham, Gustavus (3) Cornic, Veuve Mathurin, & fils (3) Delap, Samuel (3) Dubbeldemuts, Adrianus (3) Dubbeldemuts, Franco (3) Dumas, Charles-Guillaume-Frédéric (3) Gilbank, John (3) Gourlade, Bérard frères & Monplaisir (3) Lloyd, John (3) Murray, David, Viscount Stormont (3) Simpson, Thomas (3) Smith, James (3) Revolutionary War (539) Documents filtered by: Author="Lee, Arthur" 1Arthur Lee to Samuel Adams, 10 June 1771: extract (Franklin Papers) Extract: reprinted from Richard Henry Lee, Life of Arthur Lee ... (2 vols., Boston, 1829), I , 216–18. When Franklin was elected agent for the Massachusetts House of Representatives in the autumn of 1770, it was over the opposition of a faction led by James Otis and Samuel Adams. Their candidate was Arthur Lee, and they succeeded in having him named as alternate, to serve if Franklin were... 2To George Washington from Arthur Lee, 10 July 1771 (Washington Papers) When I sit down to sollicit your patronage; I trust more to your goodness, than to any claim I can have on your favor from merit or acquaintance. Having understood, that it is probable the Assembly will revive the Agency-bill; I take the liberty of entreating your vote & interest, in being appointed. Knowing what influence you very justly possess; I shall greatly depend for success, on your... 3To Benjamin Franklin from Arthur Lee, 21 August 1772 (Franklin Papers) AL : Historical Society of Pennsylvania Mr. Lee’s Compliments to Dr. Franklin. The Gentleman who deliverd him the inclosd Letter, having informd him, that the Bearer of it from Mr. Cushing was under an express injunction to deliver it to Dr. Lee in the absence of Dr. Franklin, as the Contents requird immediate attention; Mr. L. took the Liberty of opening it. The Contents however appear to Mr.... 4The Petition to the House of Lords against the Boston Port Bill, [26 March 1774]: résumé (Franklin Papers) Summary of DS : House of Lords Library In late March three petitions against the bill, from Americans in London and a few Englishmen with American connections, were presented to the three branches of the legislature. All were the handiwork of Arthur Lee, and Franklin was a signer. The first was delivered to the House of Commons on the 25th, the second to the Lords on the 28th, and the third to... 5The Petition to the House of Lords against the Massachusetts Government and Administration of Justice Bills, [before 11 … (Franklin Papers) Summary of DS : House of Lords Library In March a group of Americans in London had petitioned against the Boston Port Bill, and in May much the same group protested against the two coercive measures that followed. It was Arthur Lee, we assume, who again drafted separate petitions to the King, Lords, and Commons; and Franklin again signed them all. They were as fruitless as the signers, after... 6From Benjamin Franklin to the Speaker of the Pennsylvania Assembly: a Circular Letter from Franklin, William Bollan, and … (Franklin Papers) ALS : Princeton University Library; draft: Library of Congress When four of the seven agents to whom the Congress had entrusted its petition refused to have anything to do with it, the three representatives of Massachusetts faced the problem of how to deliver it; and they decided to depart from their instructions and not put it directly into the hands of the King. The “regular Official... 7Three Public Notices Concerning the Petition from the Continental Congress, 17–18 January 1775 (Franklin Papers) I and II: printed in The Whitehall Evening Post , respectively January 19–21 and 14–17, 1775; III: printed in The Public Advertiser , January 20, 1775. Once Dartmouth informed the Massachusetts agents on December 24 that the King had received the petition from the Congress and would lay it before Parliament, they had to decide when it might properly be published. As soon as it had been... 8From Benjamin Franklin to the Speakers of the Colonial Assemblies: a Circular Letter from Franklin, William Bollan, and … (Franklin Papers) LS : Library of Congress Our last Letter informed you, that the King had declared his Intention of laying the Petition before his two Houses of Parliament. It has accordingly been laid before each House, but undistinguished among a Variety of Letters and other Papers from America. A Motion made by Lord Chatham, to withdraw the Troops from Boston, as the first Step towards a conciliating Plan,... 9To Benjamin Franklin from Arthur Lee, 6 July 1775 (Franklin Papers) ALS : American Philosophical Society I write to you more to prove my remembrance of you, than for the importance of any thing I have to communicate. The two defeats near Boston seem to have made little impression on the Ministry. They still talk of great things to be expected from their Generals and Troops when united. One of your judgment will draw more information from the single word Rebels... 10To Benjamin Franklin from [Arthur Lee], 13 February 1776 (Franklin Papers) AL : National Archives; copies: National Archives; copy: University of Virginia Library This is the first time that we have printed a letter addressed to Franklin but not meant for him. Our reason is that he eventually received it, contrary to the writer’s intent. The whole episode remains to this day, thanks to the character of Arthur Lee, in Winston Churchill’s phrase “a riddle wrapped in a...	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line691
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__label__cc	0.749252	0.250748	Balladeer's Blog # TOP LISTS # # TOP LISTS 2 # 2ND CIVIL WAR ANCIENT GREEK COMEDIES BUNYORO MYTH CLASSIC COOL D2 20 COOLEST EPIC MYTHS FANTASTIC FILMS HAWAIIAN MYTH HITTITE MYTHS INUIT MYTH LIBERALS & CONSERVATIVES NAVAJO MYTH NAVAJO MYTH (CLEAR) PULP HEROES SHINTO MYTH TEXAS 27 FILM VAULT VIETNAM MYTH VIETNAM MYTH 2 January 20, 2021 · 4:51 am NICK CARTER IN PRAGUE (1978): MOVIE REVIEW NICK CARTER IN PRAGUE (1978) – This film seems to like to hide from the millions of Nick Carter fans in the world by also going under titles like Adele Has Not Had Her Dinner or Dinner With Adele. I originally planned to review this movie last year but the passing of actor Robert Conrad prompted me to review his telefilm The Adventures of Nick Carter instead. Created in 1886, Nick Carter was technically a private detective in New York City but really he was less of a sleuth and more of a forerunner of crime-fighting paragons like Doc Savage and Batman. Nick lasted through the end of the Dime Novel era and well into the age of Pulp Magazines, yet by the 1970s he was a much more popular character in Europe than in his homeland. Even before Nick Carter in Prague was released there had been a French-Italian animated series about Nick’s adventures. This Czech film was directed by Oldrich Lipsky and starred Michal Docolomansky as Nick Carter. If you want a glib “pitch-meeting” style description of this movie think of it as a tongue-in-cheek effort like Warren Beatty’s Dick Tracy but directed by Tim Burton and with a surreal, European arthouse feel. The approach is wry and knowing but without stooping to the overdone camp of 1975’s Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze, starring Ron Ely. Nick Carter in Prague is often labeled a comedy but don’t go into it expecting laughs, just lots of smiles like during Dick Tracy or Tim Burton’s Batman. It’s more “comedy” as in whimsical fantasy touches, not hard belly laughs. The film is set around 1905 judging by the automobiles, and the opening minutes provide a nice introduction to Nick Carter. He’s a world-famous detective/ crime fighter whose exploits earn him plenty of headlines. Police departments and Secret Services around the world bombard him with requests for help and he survives multiple attempts on his life by a variety of enemies as part of his daily routine at his office. Nick has so many pleas for his services that he selects who he’ll help next at random. The “winner” is Countess Thun (Kveta Fiolova) of Prague, so our hero is off to then-Czechoslovakia. The countess has a lot of pull with her government and Carter is given a hero’s welcome. The tubby Commissar Ledvina (Rudolf Hrusinsky) is assigned to help Nick in every way. Continue reading → Filed under opinion, Pulp Heroes Tagged as Adele Has Not Had Her Supper, Czech movies, Dinner With Adele, film reviews, Michal Docolomansky, movie reviews, Nick Carter, Nick Carter in Prague, Oldrich Lipsky, pulp heroes DEMOCRAT SLOGANS: YESTERDAY’S JOKES ARE TODAY’S REALITY Remember when the following Democrat slogans were intended by me as humor? Well, the Democrats are proving they’re worse than any of us imagined. WE NEED THIRD PARTIES! DEMOCRATS: YOU PEASANTS ARE ONLY AS FREE AS THE MOST INTOLERANT DEMOCRAT LETS YOU BE! DEMOCRATS: NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF SIMPLE-MINDED FASCISTS IN LARGE NUMBERS! DEMOCRATS: THIS DREADFUL DONALD TRUMP PERSON HAS FILLED THE WORKING CLASS RABBLE WITH THOUGHTS ABOVE THEIR STATION IN LIFE! DEMOCRATS: WE NEED TO SAVAGELY BEAT ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED TRUMP SUPPORTERS BECAUSE THEIR MERE EXISTENCE MAKES US FEEL “UNSAFE.” DEMOCRATS: THE CAMPAIGN NEVER ENDS … AND NEITHER WILL OUR DISCOVERY OF BOXES FULL OF “UNCOUNTED” VOTES! DEMOCRATS: ALL OF OUR OPINIONS SHOULD CARRY THE FORCE OF LAW! DEMOCRATS: WE OVERUSED THE WORD “RACIST” TO THE POINT OF MEANINGLESSNESS. NOW WE’RE DOING THE SAME WITH “WHITE SUPREMACIST.” DEMOCRATS: A LOYALTY OATH TO OUR PARTY SHOULD BE NECESSARY TO QUALIFY FOR HEALTH CARE. DEMOCRATS: WE ARE THE FASCISTS WE’VE BEEN WAITING FOR! DEMOCRATS: IF THE COUNTRY IS SPLIT ALMOST 50-50 THAT MEANS THAT ONLY THE PEOPLE WHO DISAGREE WITH US ARE BEING “DIVISIVE” … NEVER US! DEMOCRATS: WE RUINED LIBERALISM! WE RUINED THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM! WE RUINED THE COURT SYSTEM AND UNDERMINED THE ELECTORAL PROCESS ITSELF! PLEASE DON’T STOP US NOW! DEMOCRATS: IT’S EASIER TO JUST CONSTANTLY TELL EVERYONE HOW COMPASSIONATE AND TOLERANT YOU THINK YOU ARE THAN IT IS TO ACTUALLY BE COMPASSIONATE AND TOLERANT! ONLY THOSE PEOPLE OF COLOR WHO AGREE WITH US WHITE DEMOCRATS ARE AUTHENTIC. THE REST MUST BE HOUNDED FROM PUBLIC LIFE OR RECANT. DEMOCRATS: FILING COMPLAINTS ABOUT PEOPLE WHO SAY SOMETHING WE DISAGREE WITH IS THE HIGHEST FORM OF ACTIVISM! Filed under humor, LIBERALS AND CONSERVATIVES, opinion Tagged as Democrat fascism, Democrat intolerance, Democrats, humor, opinion, politics, WE NEED THIRD PARTIES DUCKWORTH DREW: RIVALS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (1973) For Balladeer’s Blog’s review of the very first episode of this 1971-1973 series about London by Gaslight detectives from both the Victorian and Edwardian Ages you can simply click HERE Episode: THE SECRET OF THE FOXHUNTER (February 3rd, 1973) Detective: Duckworth Drew of the Foreign Office, created by William Le Queux. The first Duckworth Drew story was published in 1903. Apparently the creative team on the television show found “Duckworth” to be too silly sounding so they instead gave the character the first name of his creator, William. Comment: In Drew’s adventures he wasn’t so much a rival of Sherlock Holmes as a detective, but more in terms of the handful of Holmes stories in which he served as a spy. Duckworth, or “Ducky” as he’s called by intimate friends, is the archetypal British spy whose diplomatic titles are just a cover for his espionage antics. Derek Jacobi shines as the intelligence operative. Drew is often cited as one of the many, many supposed influences on Ian Fleming’s much later character James Bond. He does periodically use Q-style devices (Was Q a subtle nod to Le Queux?) like drugged cigars and drugged pins that can render people unconscious or paralyzed. Something I found interesting about the Duckworth Drew spy stories was the way that, despite their national chauvinism in which it is just assumed that Great Britain is “the good guy,” the rival powers of Germany, Russia and France are not depicted as devils incarnate. Certainly they’re never presented in truly sympathetic ways but since these stories were written before the World Wars and the Cold War, they’re comparatively restrained in dealing with Drew’s opposition. That restraint is typical of the relative maturity of the stories. England would often adjust its policies to court support from one or two of those powers against the others. Therefore, it wouldn’t do to hysterically demonize those other nations since HMG is sometimes in league with each of them in turn. And – another refreshing element – it is taken in stride by Drew and his superiors that Germany, Russia and France do the same thing. There’s almost an air of the Mario Puzo attitude “It’s not personal. It’s strictly business.” Continue reading → Filed under Forgotten Television Tagged as Balladeer's Blog, Duckworth Drew, Duckworth Drew of the Foreign Office, Edwardian Spies, espionage, forgotten television, glitternight.com, Rivals of Sherlock Holmes, spy fiction, William Le Queux ISLAND OF THE LOST (1967): MOVIE REVIEW ISLAND OF THE LOST (1967) – Directed by John Florea and written by Richard Carlson and Ivan Tors, this family adventure movie starred Richard Greene, known for playing Robin Hood in the 1950s television series and for playing Sir Denis Nayland Smith in a few of the Fu Manchu movies from the 1960s. In addition to Greene, Island of the Lost provides additional cultural kitsch appeal: You’ve got producer Ivan Tors of Flipper fame dragging along Luke Halpin, the boy star of that series. Ivan also seems to have brought along a LOT of Flipper stock footage for the underwater scenes. Jose de Vega from Blue Hawaii is also in the cast as are soap opera queen Robin Mattson and the ubiquitous Irene Tsu. Plus the screenwriter is THE Richard Carlson, star of many b-movies. Richard Greene AND Richard Carlson? You know that with a couple of Dicks like them around we are in for some campiness and lame special effects that might have been acceptable in the 1950s … in black & white, not color. Greene portrays Professor Josh MacRae, a scholar who is convinced that there are undiscovered islands in the Pacific Ocean, islands on which live creatures long thought extinct. Like so many movie professors, he organizes his own expedition to try to prove his theory. And if he dies in the attempt he plans to take his whole family down with him! Continue reading → Filed under Bad and weird movies Tagged as Bad Movies, Balladeer's Blog, blogging, glitternight.com, Island of the Lost, Ivan Tors, movie reviews, Science fiction DYSTOPIA NATION – TECHNO TYRANTS BALLADEER’S BLOG Here at Independent Voter site Balladeer’s Blog, I can’t help but reflect on how less than three full years ago when this blog post used America’s increasingly totalitarian Big Tech fascists as examples for dystopian literature, it seemed like the dire possibilities explored might come within a decade or just under. Unfortunately, in less than those three years that I mentioned we’ve seen privileged white male one-percenters like Jack Dorsey and Mark Zuckerberg EXCEED many of the abuses I wrote about in what was then (2018) fiction. If you enjoy the article below, HERE is a link to a 2018 article about AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL pointing out how Google and Facebook threaten human rights. And HERE is a link to another such article. The lesson being “Don’t try to say that Big Tech won’t abuse their money and power after all that we’ve seen.” THE TECHNO-TYRANTS OF SILICON VALLEY (2018) – The modern-day versions of the disgusting old Robber Barons might well be the corporate fascists aka techno-fascists in assorted tech industries, not just regarding Silicon Valley but also privacy-violating rich pigs at Facebook and elsewhere. In fact, you could make the case that people like Mark “Skippy” Zuckerberg and his fellow corporate fascists are even worse since I don’t recall bloated rich pigs like E.H. Harriman or Cornelius Vanderbilt trying to police other people’s every thought, word and deed. The invasive and ever-expanding tentacular reach of techno-fascists or in this fictional case Techno-Tyrants would make these villains a very credible threat to political freedom and freedom of expression. Continue reading → Filed under LIBERALS AND CONSERVATIVES, Neglected History, opinion Tagged as Big Tech, Dystopia Nation, dystopian themes, opinion, politics, Science fiction, Techno-Fascism, Techno-fascists, Techno-Tyrants, Techno-Tyrants of Silicon Valley MY COUSIN’S AIRSHIP (1902): ANCIENT SCIENCE FICTION Thank you to all of you who have expressed condolences over recent family events. You people are the greatest! MY COUSIN’S AIRSHIP, A TALE OF 1950 (1902) – Written by W.F. Alexander. Though written in 1902 this story is set in a fictional 1950 which has seen incredible scientific advances. The action begins in England, where our narrator lives with his true love Margaret. His cousin Stephen Rankin – a former rival for Margaret’s affections – is a nasty mean-spirited mad scientist figure. Stephen has invented a new type of aerocar which can travel 45 miles per hour, which we readers are told makes it the fastest aircraft of 1950. (!) As a peace-making gesture the inventor invites our narrator along for a joyride in the airship. Continue reading → Filed under Ancient Science Fiction Tagged as Ancient Science fiction, Balladeer's Blog, blogging, book reviews, glitternight.com, My Cousin's Airship, Science fiction, W. F. Alexander FLASHMAN ON THE GOLD COAST – LOST FLASHMAN PAPERS For Flashman Down Under, Flashman in the Opium War & Flashman and the Kings click HERE For Flashman of Arabia click HERE Balladeer’s Blog now moves on to another Harry Flashman adventure referred to but never completed before George MacDonald Fraser’s death. FOR MY COUNTDOWN OF THE TOP FIVE FLASHMAN NOVELS CLICK HERE. Projected Title: FLASHMAN ON THE GOLD COAST Time Period: Third Ashanti War (1873-1874) The Setup: Queen Victoria’s Empire – specifically the British Gold Coast – bought the Dutch Gold Coast from Holland in 1871. The nearby Ashanti People of Africa had been at peace with the Dutch for over 200 years but were wary of their “new neighbors” and were protective of their enormous wealth in gold. They invaded the British Gold Coast in May, 1873. In June the advance of the Ashanti was halted at Elmina and back in England Her Majesty’s Government made plans to send additional troops to the Gold Coast to deal with the situation. By August 13th General Garnet Wolseley was chosen to lead the army. The Story: Wolseley, personally familiar with Flashman from the Crimean War and the Great Mutiny, would draft the reluctant Colonel-on-Half-Pay into his campaign. Sir Harry’s knack for picking up languages and his years of experience as a colonial officer would convince Wolseley of our hero’s fitness for this type of warfare, no matter what excuses Flashman would try to use. Continue reading → Filed under Neglected History, Pulp Heroes Tagged as Balladeer's Blog, book reviews, fan fiction, Flashman, Flashman on the Gold Coast, glitternight.com, Harry Flashman, Historical fiction, pulp heroes, Third Ashanti War DENNIS QUAID FILM FESTIVAL Dennis Quaid aka Furious DQ is the subject of this list of brief film reviews. Ignore Buzzfeed reports that Dairy Queen (DQ) is partnering with Balladeer’s Blog to sponsor a Dennis Quaid Film Festival in Rio. In fact, you should just ignore ALL Buzzfeed reports, period, at this point. Let’s dive into this look at some of the films of Ed Miller himself from The Long Riders: Dennis Quaid. NOTE: These will be films in which Dennis was the male lead, hence no Right Stuff, Wyatt Earp, etc. Quaid should have been made the new Indiana Jones right after Harrison Ford’s Last Crusade in 1989. Magnificent missed opportunity. THE BIG EASY (1986) Role: Police Detective Remy McSwain Female Lead: Ellen Barkin Comment: One of the most underrated films of the 1980s. Think of The Big Easy as Cajun-blackened Film Noir, which, of course, makes it colorful and upbeat Film Noir with kickass music. Set in New Orleans (known as the Big Easy for you overseas readers) this hardboiled mystery features Assistant DA Anne Osborne (Barkin) clashing, bickering, flirting with and falling for Quaid as Lt Remy McSwain. Remy is investigating Wiseguy murders that hint at an impending gangster war while Anne is probing police corruption. The sparks fly between McSwain and Osborne but we viewers wonder if he’s playing her because he has too much to hide or if she’s playing him A Taxing Woman style. We also wonder if the omerta practiced by Remy and his police colleagues is simply because of the casual graft they’re into or if they’ve graduated from being crooked cops to being outright soldiers of organized crime. Ned Beatty, Grace Zabriskie and John Goodman are in supporting roles in this enjoyable mystery/ rom-com/ travelogue for New Orleans. GREAT BALLS OF FIRE (1989) Role: Jerry Lee Lewis Female Lead: Winona Ryder Comment: What The Buddy Holly Story was to Gary Busey, this movie was to Dennis Quaid. Hollywood bio-pic rules apply so the emphasis is on old-school rock music and a rip-roaring good time instead of accuracy. The movie plays its story so lightly and entertainingly that the approach works. Continue reading → Filed under opinion Tagged as Balladeer's Blog, blogging, Dennis Quad Film Festival, Dennis Quaid, film reviews, glitternight.com, movie reviews DEMOCRATS REFUSE TO LET THE REST OF US GET ON WITH OUR LIVES Consider this an abbreviated version of my recurring Transgress With Me feature. * I WAS PLANNING ON GOING TWO OR THREE WEEKS WITHOUT MAKING A BLOG POST ABOUT POLITICAL ISSUES BUT THE DEMOCRATS REFUSE TO STOP WITH THEIR HATE-FILLED AND DIVISIVE ANTICS. Yet, being Democrats, they simultaneously make with hypocritical lectures about “unity.” * THAT’S BECAUSE DEMOCRATS ARE SUCH EMPTY PEOPLE THAT THEY HAVE NO IDENTITY OUTSIDE OF THEIR POLITICAL OPINIONS. They feel that espousing those opinions makes them safe within the fascist mobs they call “home.” They certainly have no individual strength. * One of the reasons Democrats seem so desperate to act quickly against President Trump is because they just had 4 years of crying wolf against Trump and though they’re crying wolf AGAIN they hope that they can ram through some extreme foolishness before the passions they’ve inflamed have a chance to cool down … as happened with “Russian Collusion” and all their other lies up to and including their previous failed Impeachment Trial. Democrats and Republicans alike are terrified that a post-White House Trump may upset the corrupt apple cart of the two-party/ uniparty/ Republicrat system that lets them grift all kinds of money from the Federal Treasury. * Career Democrat politicians, apparently terrified that there are still people in the U.S. expressing opinions that they disagree with, are more determined than ever to push for a totalitarian system under which anyone who strays from the Democrat Party line must be eliminated. * The Republicans in office? Well, they’re too clueless, timid and impotent to do or say anything until they see which way the winds are blowing. Sometime around October of 2022 maybe they’ll release a terse message saying “Hey, c’mon now!” to the Democrats. DEMOCRAT PARTY * Career criminal HILLARY CLINTON of all people, proved to be utterly lacking in self-awareness by saying the Republicans should publicly say that senile groper Joe Biden won the election. This after Hillary and her supporters STILL claim she really won the 2016 election. And Democrat Stacey Abrams still calls for violence by claiming she really won the Georgia governor’s race. * AS LATE AS MAY 16th 2017 NANCY PELOSI TWEETED THIS ABOUT THE 2016 ELECTION – Our election was hijacked. There is no question. Congress has a duty to #ProtectOurDemocracy & #FollowTheFacts. 12:44 PM · May 16, 2017 * AND REMEMBER, DEMOCRATS STILL CONSIDER IT OKAY TO POINT OUT THAT THE AWFUL GEORGE W BUSH STOLE THE YEAR 2000 ELECTION. They still make remarks like “Bush only won ONCE” when clueless Bush supporters say he was elected President twice. Obviously it does not result in “insurrection” to make such statements. * THE DEMOCRATS CONTINUE TO PRETEND THEY CARE ABOUT AMERICAN LANDMARKS LIKE THE CAPITOL BUILDING AFTER DECADES OF TELLING US IT WAS THE SEAT OF WHITE SUPREMACY AND SYSTEMIC RACISM. Prior to January 6th they always acted like people were patriotic hicks if they revered such “symbolic” institutions while they put on faux “intellectual” (LMAO) airs of contempt toward the U.S. government, claiming it was the greatest menace/ terrorist threat in the world. * Even worse, Democrats pretend to embrace the “symbolic” value of the Capitol Building after trashing it themselves in 2018. And they dare to lecture the rest of us about that symbolism while real people were killed and lost their livelihoods during the MONTHS-LONG JOE BIDEN RIOTS OF 2020. *** IT ISN’T JUST THE SOCIAL MEDIA TOTALITARIANS LIKE JACK DORSEY WHO PROVE THAT DEMOCRATS LOVE CORPORATE FASCISM. THE NFL, NBA AND MLB WERE TAKING A PUBLIC RELATIONS BEATING OVER PERFORMANCE ENHANCING DRUGS AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE YEARS AGO. MAGICALLY, ONCE THEY MADE THEIR LEAGUES MOUTHPIECES AND CASH COWS FOR DEMOCRAT TALKING POINTS AND ORGANIZATIONS THE FASCIST CORPORATE MEDIA STOPPED COVERING THEIR BEATING AND RAPING OF WOMEN, THEIR CHEATING AND THEIR P.E.D. USE. Continue reading → Tagged as Anti-Trump Hysteria, Corporate Fascism, corporate media, Democrat fascism, Democrat intolerance, Neglected history, news, opinion, politics, Techno-fascists, WE NEED THIRD PARTIES FREE-SPEECH “GAB” GAINS 600,000 NEW USERS IN ONE DAY Many times over the years, Balladeer’s Blog has recommended Gab for people tired of the heavy-handed abuses by Techno-Fascists like privileged white male Jack Dorsey and his ilk. Be sure to join all the daring, iconoclastic and free-thinking adults at Gab.com / Gab Social Speak truth to the fascist power of the modern Robber Barons, some of whom are trying to land Pentagon IT contracts by pandering to political partisans. 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__label__cc	0.636438	0.363562	Yamaha Journey Gallery TOP Communication Plaza Revs your Body Amigurumi / Needle Felting Stories TOP Moving You Resonating Worlds Yamaha Handling Off-road Mania Design＆Technology Design＆Technology TOP Seeds of Creation SMT Assembly Systems Performance Dampers Clean Water Supply System OEM Casting and Forging Cell picking & imaging system CELL HANDLER™ About Us TOP Investor Relations TOP Racing TOP Race Release Yamaha Journey Vol.14 This is the story about Lois Pryce’s motorcycle travel on Yamaha TTR250 around Iran. #motorcyclescape A Two-Wheeled World of Human Connection Lois Pryce #03 Iran: Neither East nor West Razi - Shiraz In 2003 Londoner, Lois Pryce left her media industry job to ride her Yamaha XT225 from Alaska to Argentina, a journey of 20,000 miles. This was followed by a journey through Africa to Cape Town and in 2013 she set off on what turned out to be the most fascinating and rewarding journey of her motorcycling experience – riding 3000 miles around Iran. Exploring the country on her TTR250, she travelled from the remote snowy peaks of the Alborz Mountains to the frenetic cities and into the silent southern deserts with their ancient settlements and timeless traditions. Throughout Iran she was met with warmth, friendliness and unconditional hospitality, and found that travelling alone by motorcycle provided unique access into the heart of this fascinating nation and its charming, welcoming people. As I rode through the Zagros Mountain in western Iran, I was thrilled to see the nomadic herders grazing their flocks, just as they have done for centuries. At night I made camp in the valleys, waking at dawn to the sound of their sheep bleating, their bells gently ringing, summoning me to wander as freely as they did across these empty hills. Chelgerd, Zagros Mountains, Iran In a small greengrocer’s in a desert town, the cheerful owner is selling the ingredients for the classic Persian ‘green stew’, ghormeh sabzi. Many of the herbs and spice were entirely unfamiliar to my palate but the explosion of flavours and fragrances in Persian food were astonishing. Meybod, Iran In the ancient desert city of Yazd, this elderly gentleman was keen to engage me in conversation. Everywhere I went, it was the same question, ‘What do you think of Iran.’ To which I would reply, ‘I love it!’ Amir Chakhmaq Complex, Yazd, Iran Standing among the 2500 year old ruins, it was humbling to behold the skill and artistry that had created these ancient palaces. I could imagine the centuries of history that have made their mark on this and - the kings and their battles, the uprisings, revolutions and devastating earthquakes. I was profoundly moved by the resilience of Iran and the Iranian people. Persepolis, Shiraz, Iran Go and Wake Up Your Luck! Arriving in the Iranian border town of Razi, from Turkey, I had no idea what to expect. In 2013 Iran remained a mystery to many Brits, myself included. A chance encounter with an Iranian man in London had resulted in him suggesting that I use my adventure-ready motorcycle to visit his hometown of Shiraz, and to see ‘the real Iran’. I was intrigued, and I wondered how I would be received - a western woman travelling by motorcycle. It was an enticing challenge and exactly what I like using my motorcycle for – discovering unknown lands and cultures. I accepted the challenge, and set off, east, to Shiraz. As I stood in line at the border post, waiting to have my passport stamped, I could feel the eyes of an elderly Iranian woman on me, staring and whispering to her friend. Dressed in the long black ‘chador’ with her hair covered, I feared she took a disapproving view of my activities. ‘You!’ she tapped me on the shoulder, ‘You, you have a motorcycle, yes?’ ‘Er, yes…’ I nodded, nervously, awaiting her recriminations but her lined face broke into a huge toothy smile and she flung an arm around my shoulder, making loud engine noises and revving an imaginary throttle, her hips swinging beneath her billowing black cloak, as she imitated the moves of a daredevil speedway racer. ‘Vroom, vroom!’ she cried, ‘A lady on a motorcycle! Very good, very good! Welcome to Iran!’ Then she gripped my face, and spoke to me in Persian, her eyes fixed on mine. Her friend translated, ‘It is an old Persian saying, it means, ‘Go and wake up your luck!’ Such was my welcome to the Islamic Republic of Iran. I arrived in the mountainous northwest of the country, and caught my breath in the ancient trading city of Tabriz. Once an important halt on the Silk Road, I reveled in the bustle of its 13th century bazaar, a cavernous maze of interlinked alleys and courtyards, where carpet weavers sipped sweet tea from tiny glasses, sitting on the floor beneath the high, vaulted ceilings. The scenes could have been from hundreds of years ago and I was acutely aware that my motorcycle tyres were following in the footsteps of the ancient camel caravans that once carried spices, silk, jade, silver and gold between the Orient and Europe, along this very route. As I gazed around me in wonderment, feeling the tangible history of this old overland route, I could almost believe I had been transported here, not by motorcycle, but on a magic carpet. A Pocket Full of Pomegranates Out on the highways, heading south, it was hard to make progress with the amount of socialising involved. Everywhere I went, I would be approached by strangers, men and women of all ages, wanting to talk, surprised at the sight of a foreign rider in their midst. ‘Where are you from?’ they would ask, and always, ‘What do you think of Iran?’ At the truck-stops and gas stations, families would insist I join them for a meal or a picnic on the grass verge, plying me with piles of rice and stew, or flat bread and white cheese, always followed by the tiny glasses of sweet tea. At a toll booth, the young guy on duty admired my bike and waved me on without charge, instead forcing me to take his packed lunch and cramming my pockets full of fruit, until I could hardly move for juicy peaches and shiny red pomegranates. Before plunging into the capital, Tehran and the southern deserts I was heading for the curving coast of the Caspian Sea and beyond it, the snowy heights of the Alborz Mountains. I cruised along the coastal road, passing palm trees and stately mansions from the days of the Shah. The warm breeze on my face turned chilly as I moved away from the Caspian and headed into the foothills. It wasn’t long before I was climbing to what felt like the top of the world. Winding through the mountains, eagles circled above me in a vast blue sky and a jagged sea of rock and snow stretched out as far as the eye could see. In the distance Mount Damavand stood tall and proud, the highest peak in the Middle East. The roads became rougher, the verges piled high with banks of snow, but I was the only rider out here, swooping through the bends, soaring like the eagles above me. Half the World at My Feet My pace, and heart rate went up a few gears as I plunged into the heaving streets of the capital, Tehran, ducking and diving alongside its 8-million horn-honking inhabitants but beyond the traffic jams, the welcome was as warm as I had found in the mountains. Heading south from Tehran into the open roads of the desert, I arrived in the glittering city of Isfahan, recalling the famous Persian saying, ‘Isfahān nesf-e- jahān’ – ‘Isfahan is half the world’. Now I understood its meaning. Mosques with golden domes gleamed in the late afternoon sun as I rode along tree-lined boulevards, passing sumptuous 16th century palaces, decorated with intricate tiling. Minarets and palm fronds cast their delicate shadows over the pavements and scented flowers wafted on the warm breeze. In the city centre I was greeted by an unofficial welcome party of teenage boys on their little motorcycles, fascinated by my ‘big’ bike. They followed me through the streets, waving, smiling and inviting me to come and meet their families, and of course, to drink tea. But soon the wilderness was calling once again, and I left Isfahan to the west, heading into the Zagros Mountains, the heart of Iran’s nomadic lands. For centuries the tribal communities have made the annual migration from the south of Iran and its baking summers to the cooler climes of the Zagros to find grazing for their animals. There was still evidence of the Bakhtiari tribe here in these wild mountains, their tented camps tucked away in the valleys and the folds of the hills. I paused at the roadside, switched off my bike’s engine and sat there in silence under a vast sky, watching their great flocks of goats moving slowly across the empty landscape, just as they had done since time immemorial. But just like the nomads themselves, the motorcycle traveller is always moving on, and as the sun began to slip behind the mountains, I fired up my bike and set off once again, to make my own camp in these sacred mountains. The Kindness of Strangers Iran’s ancient culture and ingenuity were on full display in the desert city of Yazd. Marco Polo himself had come this way in 1272 and described it as a ‘good and noble city.’ Its residents continued to live up to this reputation and I found a warm welcome among its ancient alleys, mudbrick domed buildings and fragrant, tranquil gardens. The final days of my journey took me through rocky mountainous desert, riding under a cloudless blue sky, to the city of Shiraz, famous as the home of Persian poetry and regarded as the true heart of Iran. Here I was ‘adopted’ by a taxi driver, a veteran of the Iran-Iraq war and keen motorcyclist, who, excited to see a foreigner on a bike, insisted on becoming my unofficial tour guide, even taking me to his home to meet his family. ‘I wanted to speak with you when I saw your bike,’ he said, ‘It is very important to take care of guests in our culture’ he told me, ‘it does not matter where you are from, if you are Muslim or Christian or any religion. We must take care of each other.’ This tolerance and generosity touched me deeply. These sentiments reflected my experience throughout Iran. It felt as though this journey was the natural summation of all my motorcycle travels around the world. When I had first set off to ride from Alaska to Argentina all those years ago, my original motivation had been to simply ‘have an adventure’ and escape the day job. But now, here in Iran, a land and culture so different to my own, I was aware that it was the people I had encountered during my time on the road that had made my journeys memorable, and that by travelling by motorcycle, I had been able to truly get under the skin of a country and to meet people and explore places that would have been inaccessible otherwise. There was no other form of transport that could provide this unique mix of insight, adventure and international camaraderie. In all my motorcycle journeys, so many strangers around the world had shown me kindness, generosity and the importance of human connection, no matter what our differences. Iran was the pinnacle of this experience and it was something I would take back with me and cherish forever - and something I would endeavor to pass on. Lois Pryce is a British travel writer and author. She has written two books about her motorcycle travels around the world. Her third book, ‘Revolutionary Ride’, about her recent journey around Iran will be published in January 2017. http://www.loisontheloose.com/	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line699
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__label__wiki	0.952592	0.952592	Home / En, Усі новини / Britain’s Hospitals Facing ‘Worst Crisis in Living Memory’ Britain’s Hospitals Facing ‘Worst Crisis in Living Memory’ Britain’s hospitals are on the brink of being overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients and the country’s National Health Service is facing its “worst crisis in living memory,” a senior government official warned Sunday.  The blunt warning from England’s chief medical officer, Chris Whitty, came as members of the government’s main advisory panel, the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies, warned that nationwide lockdown measures introduced after Christmas were too lax and, being flouted too often by people meeting friends in parks and congregating at supermarkets.  They are urging the closure of nurseries and the end of “support bubbles” that allow for two households to mix. Ministers say they are not planning to tighten up the measures more but will start enforcing lockdown rules strictly and have ordered police to be forward-leaning and issue fines.    People queue for COVID-19 testing at a mass screening centre at Charlton Athletic Football Club as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in London, Britain, Jan. 3, 2021.Some medical workers say the breaking point has already been reached in London and parts of southern England. British coronavirus deaths Sunday surpassed 80,000 for the pandemic, 10,000 more than the civilian death tally during World War II. The country has seen four consecutive daily increases of more than 1,000 deaths.  Dr. Zudin Puthucheary, a critical care consultant, told Sky News the NHS is “breaking in front of us.” He said he was “scared and angry.” The majority of hospitals in Britain’s capital have already reportedly reached over-capacity. London’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, declared Friday a “major incident.” In a statement, he said, “The threat this virus poses to our city is at crisis point. The number of cases in London has increased rapidly with more than a third more patients being treated in our hospitals now compared to the peak of the pandemic last April,” he added. Puthucheary, who works at the Royal London Hospital, said there’s a shortage of critical care nursing staff and warned intensive care units “are full beyond bursting.” He also said, “We’ve cannibalized staff from all around the hospital — volunteers are pouring in to try and look after these patients and deliver the best care we can. Staff are breaking themselves to make this happen and keep our patients safe — and it’s not going to be enough.” FILE – Britain’s Health Secretary Matt Hancock speaks at a press conference inside 10 Downing Street on further restrictions to be put in place due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in London, Dec. 23, 2020.Speaking on the BBC, Health Secretary Matt Hancock declined to speculate on whether the government would introduce stricter rules “because the most important message is not whether the government will further strengthen the rules. The most important thing is that people stay at home and follow the rules that we have got.” Almost 60,000 new coronavirus cases were reported in Britain Saturday. Ministers say they are in a vaccine race against the virus and plan to open seven mass vaccination centers this week, with more in the pipeline. Neil Ferguson, a government adviser and professor at London’s Imperial College, predicted the number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 would soar by another 20 percent. “It will be quite difficult to avoid another 20,000 deaths,” he told reporters. But with one in 30 Britons having the virus, he said the country could be through the pandemic within nine months, as a consequence of the vaccination program and the development of herd immunity. “I think we will see growth rates slow,” Ferguson said. “We may see a decline, and that may be slightly aided by the fact that there is quite a lot of herd immunity in places like London,” he added. Paramedics are also reporting they are being forced to treat patients in ambulances for hours at a time because no beds are available. Many hospital managers have ordered staff not to speak to the media unless they have prior clearance to do so and unlike last year, television crews are finding it hard to get permission to film wards. Some doctors have written anonymously of their experiences in hospitals and paint a grim picture of patients being treated in corridors because intensive care units (ICU) are full.  “We have several patients who are not ‘fit’ for ICU in the current climate,” wrote one consultant  for the new site Unherd.com. “Before COVID, they most likely would have been given a chance, but not now. When we think that these patients have suffered enough, and are unlikely to ever recover, we start talking about making them comfortable. It’s partly that we need the beds for patients with a better chance, and partly that we feel it is cruel to keep these people suffering when their chances of survival are slim. It’s difficult to work out which of those is your true motivation.” Governments across Europe say their hospitals are also stretched, especially in Sweden. And they’re watching with rising anxiety developments in Britain, where transmission rates are being driven by a more contagious mutant strain that’s now being identified across the continent.  Spain’s health minister, Salvador Illa, warned at a press conference Friday the country faces “difficult weeks ahead.” With coronavirus cases surging, he warned, “The data is bad. The incidence rate, the pressure on hospitals, the positivity rate of PCR tests and the number of deaths are rising. The evolution of the pandemic is worsening.” The PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests are considered the most reliable in detecting the coronavirus. попереднє: Greece Seeks to Extend Western Frontiers to Secure Economic Exploitation наступне: Президент Чехії порівняв події у Вашингтоні з українським Майданом Музей-криївка підпільної типографії УПА на Львівщині повідомив про його спалення розділ: Важливі новини, Україна і українці, Усі новини Адміністрація Музею-криївки підпільної типографії Української повстанської армії у Львівській області повідомила, що сам музей спалили в ніч на понеділок. На … Глава офісу зеленого карлика єрмак не платить за комуналку. Борг уже 20 тис. грн!	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line706
__label__wiki	0.693804	0.693804	DISA sets up virtual test labs By Dawn S. Onley The Defense Information Systems Agency's Western Hemisphere field organization has established several testing laboratories for its users to try out Unix applications before putting them into production. WestHem manages the Defense Enterprise Computing Centers. The labs can test commercial products, evaluate standard Unix operating environments, and determine interoperability above and beyond normal qualification testing, a DISA spokeswoman said. The Marine Corps recently tested a system that provides facility maintenance support for Marine bases to make sure there were no production impacts in changing from a distributed architecture to a centralized one, the spokeswoman said. The labs are a collaboration between DISA and its partner organization, Central Design Activities. Labs are located at the Systems Support Office in Montgomery, Ala.; the Air Force Standard Systems Group, also in Montgomery; the Material Systems Group in Dayton, Ohio; and DISA's Center for Continuity of Operations and Testing in Slidell, La.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line709
__label__cc	0.613543	0.386457	Peter Nero (umpire) Peter Nero (born Bernard Nierow, May 22, 1934) is an American pianist and pops conductor. Born in Brooklyn, New York, as Bernard Nierow, he started his formal music training at the age of seven. He studied piano under Frederick Bried. By the time he was fourteen, he was accepted to New York City's High School of Music and Art and won a scholarship to the Juilliard School of Music. Constance Keene, his teacher and mentor, once wrote in an issue of Keyboard Classics, "Vladimir Horowitz was Peter's greatest fan!" He graduated from Brooklyn College in 1956. Nero recorded his first album under the name of Bernie Nerow in July 1957 under the Mode label MOD-LP117 which shows his technical virtuosity in the jazz genre.( I own the album). Nero recorded an album in 1961, and won a Grammy Award that year for "Best New Artist." Since then, he has received another Grammy, garnered ten additional nominations and released 67 albums. 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__label__wiki	0.502744	0.502744	World Movie Premier: Highland Park History Events & Exhibits Highland Park Legends Program Current Press Release Past Press Releases Event: Workshop on Scrapbooking and Family HIstory – Wildwood Program Event For workshop registration, museum hours or more information call 847-432-7090 or email us here. Swedish Pancakes for Breakfast? Why do we eat the things we eat? And how do those things change due to migration? This talk explores what the foods we eat can tell us about immigration, identity, and Nordic-American life in the Upper Midwest, by focusing on coffee, lutefisk, and, of course, Swedish pancakes. The Loop: The “L” Tracks That Shaped and Saved Chicago Patrick T. Reardon unfolds the fascinating story about how Chicago’s elevated Loop was built, gave its name to the downtown, helped unify the city, saved the city’s economy, and was itself saved from destruction in the 1970s. Explore the elevated Loop’s impact on the city’s development and economy and on the way Chicagoans see themselves. The Loop rooted Chicago’s downtown in a way unknown in other cities, and it protected that area—and the city itself—from the full effects of suburbanization during the second half of the 20th century. Marshall Field’s and Chicago, This event is presented as part of the Illinois Humanities Road Scholars Bureau outreach For over 150 years, Marshall Field and Company was Chicago’s store, run by the most innovative retailer of the 19th century. Chicago natives could easily identify a Field’s shopping bag at a hundred paces, and Chicago brides weren’t really getting married until they registered at Marshall Field and Company. Marshall Field and Company’s history is tightly entwined with that of Chicago. Please donate to help us preserve history Revisit The Past Visit Highland Park’s Historical Society Museum and learn a lot about our past. Click Here Events & Exibits HELP US PRESERVE HISTORY SAVE THE STUPEY CABIN © Copyright 2015 Highland Park Historical Society	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line722
__label__cc	0.638841	0.361159	The Evil Within plays like a best of the last generation. Now That’s What I Call Video Games! It’s very hard to look at any element of it and not think “This is from that” That can be from any number big budget games of the PS360 era or Director Shinji Mikami’s past works. Each reference is calculated and well executed. The fault here is there is almost no glue to the whole experience. The well executed pieces have nothing connecting them to one another. There is only a non-story. I’ll say this about The Evil Within, best corpse stomping since Dead Space. I hated Dead Space by the way. It also tried to be a horror action game after Resident Evil 4 changed everything. The horror part of the equation is something jumped out and tried to kill you in every single room every single time. Horror and fear comes from the unexpected. That it happened every time quickly killed any fear the game had. It also had you jumping around a spaceship that was broken up into individual levels. The ship was constantly breaking, but the tram system never failed. Then there was the main character’s corpse stomp button. At any time you could press a button to cause the main character to scream and stomp on a corpse. It served a purpose because the monsters some times came back from the dead. Better to be OCD than DOA. Within two hours of the game starting, I wondered if there was something wrong with the game makers. The first time I corpse stomped I felt invincible. The second time forward I laughed because it is ridiculous. This and many other features made me think the the developers might be psychopaths. Then Shinji Mikami looked at his development team and went, “I like that corpse stomping, put it in.” I’ll say this about The Evil Within, there’s a guy with a chainsaw. Everyone knows the first part of Resident Evil 4. In which you fight endlessly spawning villagers before a guy with a chainsaw shows up. You might be able to spend all your ammo on killing him. If he gets close he’s going to kill you, he does have a chainsaw. Eventually a bell goes off and everyone leaves. You are left wondering what is going on with this village? Why did they all leave? Where do you need to go from here? You’ll also return to the village later. Giving it a sense of place and location and familiarity. In The Evil Within, you’ll have to kill a man with a chainsaw in a quaint village setting. You’ll take his CHAINSAW and use it to cut a CHAIN. Then our hero will throw away the chainsaw, where it disappears instantly. If this wasn’t the only thing you could do, you’d be screaming about the adventure game logic. It’s also possible to miss one of the most crucial weapons in your arsenal here. The agony crossbow. As a loading screen states: If you have trap parts you can make bolts for your agony crossbow in your inventory. There are traps everywhere. Some just slow you down, often most kill you outright. You can also try to disarm them. But you have only a 2 second chance to disarm them, or they’ll still kill you instantly. The chainsaw man in RE4 was so threatening everytime he appeared because he could kill you instantly. Through The Evil Within is an enemy in every area that can kill you instantly. They vary in their ability to kill you instantly. But the game is often asking you to perform obnoxious stealth kills. The game isn’t tight enough for this stealth action because the enemy layouts often intersect at your only opportunity to sneak pass or stealth kill. You can then run and hide. Or do what i did for almost every stealth portion of the game: scream “Screw it!” and run through the area. Just getting lucky avoiding every enemy worked better than trying to stealth kill. Because the next area would probably just lock me in a room and tell me to kill everything. Sometimes those everythings were those things that kill you instantly. Often times it is a large thing charging. You do not have a dodge button. The camera does not support strafing or moving in one direction and cameraing in another. Shinji Mikami wanted the game to be more cinematic, this meant it had to be letterboxed. I’ll say this about The Evil Within, It sure is in 16X9. That’s right it is letterboxed on your HDTV! It only took 4 hours of me playing to start ignoring the black bars on the top and bottom of my screen I couldn’t use. Because of years of playing video games, those black bars imply cutscene, going back to full screen means player agency. Several times through the game I was given player agency and died in a two second window because it did not communicate to me that I had been given agency back. This made me think about Godhand. Godhand had that supertight close to the back of the character. So did Resident Evil 4. All three of these games are in some way by Shinji Mikami. It wasn’t a problem of RE4 and Godhand. Here the camera was in the way. I was fighting it. I would die (114 times by the end game count) and have no idea where or what killed me. I was not filled with a need to try again. I was filled with a sigh at trying again. At one point, you are in a slow moving lift while multiple guys throw dynamite Michael Jordan style into your lift. I died multiple times because the section came down to memorization of enemy placement and not execution and reaction. The camera is so tight on your character that it blocks the screen. combine that with the letterbox and you have very little visual real-estate. Despite it being a straight corridor I couldn’t see everything I needed to, trapped in a tiny slow moving box. So again I would die, not because I couldn’t perform but because I was shooting the wrong enemy, while the right one spawned and threw a three pointer right in my tiny basket. Then Mikami looked at his development team, “You know all the dream stuff from Inception? Put that in.” So weird stuff happens constantly in this game. I don’t mean interesting. I just mean stuff just happens throughout the entire experience and you don’t know why or what or how or huh? I beat the game. I couldn’t tell you the what or the bwah or the plot. Some of these weird effects are nice. When a room switches between to different environments instantly that looks fantastic. There is this wave effect that happens a lot. But the story and the world never tries to weigh itself in anything so I just reacted with apathy to everything. You quickly go from a mental hospital to dank cellar to the beginning of RE4. There is a dream logic working through the whole game, but like a really weird dream you can’t describe it to anyone, and nothing makes sense. Except I’m given agency. I’m causing the forward momentum, theoretically. So the environment changes from one thing you do not know, to another thing you do not know. You are thrown from one place to another, it never feels like you are making progress. Then sometimes you have a special instant kill enemy appears randomly right when you enter an area behind you. That means you have to run forward into whatever dangers there are, because at least those might not instantly kill you if you get close. Then you die because you’re running around twisted straight line environments and hit a dead end and outside of the instant kill enemy you got 4 other things now actively trying to murder you. The worst part is this enemy most often appears in the one part of the game with a tiny bit of focus, where you are slowly exploring an area in the vein of Resident Evil. You don’t know what is behind each door. Luckily our hero can either slowly open each door or slam it open. This ultimately doesn’t matter. The most iconic enemy that isn’t a rehash of something from Resident Evil 4 is a poor man’s Pyramid Head. He is introduced with great effect, but he has no weight. None of the environments or enemies hold strong emotional weight for the player, Sebastian, or the narrative. One enemy you’ll kill twice and then three hours later you’ll be introduced for the first time to their story. I wasn’t thinking about that enemy at that point, but they do decide to reintroduce them for a third fight. For a game about horror, featuring gorgeously horrible environments, “scary” enemies and a constant chance of instant death, I never felt any tension. The game produced either apathy or frustration at an instant death. I was amazed at how nonplussed I was at everything. I just recently started playing Silent Hill 2 HD (2014 opinions coming soon) and for a game I know backwards and forwards it still produces dread and fear. The Evil Within does not have that. It does not produce fear. It does not produce wonder and confusion. It does not cause awe in its environments. The enemies are almost all carbon copies of Resident Evil 4 enemies (including reusing animation amazingly.) Oh for a short bit you have fight completely invisible enemies in complete darkness in a tiny box. That part is pretty annoying. Thankfully they stop appearing and then never come back. Shinji Mikami bursts into the room, “you know The Last of Us’s Pittsburgh? Let’s do that!” The main problem with the entire game is that it picks and chooses all these elements from other games and puts them in competent but unremarkable. It does not introduce a new spin. Here is this thing from this game, here is this thing. Here is an idea to introduce and throw aside for something else. When it eventually pulls back the curtain there is nothing there. I played on the PS3. It looked fantastic throughout. Actually comparing PS3 vs. PS4 I think I liked PS3 more. This opinion was formed by renting the game through Redbox for 4 dollars and sitting down and playing through the whole thing. Final game time was 16 hours. Closer to 20 hours of actual play time. This entry was posted in Reviews and tagged ps3, reviews, shinji mikami, the evil within, xbox 360. Bookmark the permalink.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line724
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__label__wiki	0.524122	0.524122	Finding Reports and White Papers Reports and white papers can be found using multiple access points, including the Libraries' catalogs and databases, as well as Google. (See the box to the right that explains the "site" search command in Google.) Below are a selection of databases that provide access to reports and white papers. Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO). Provides access to scholarly articles from a number of international relations research centers. CQ Researcher. This is also a useful database for finding reports. Using search terms such as "gender and the law" will yield a number of reports on this topic. DocuTicker. This database offers a "selection of resources, reports and publications from government agencies, NGOs, think tanks and other public interest organizations". PolicyFile. This database facilitates access to abstracts of data from think tanks and university research programs. A Selection of Reports and White Papers Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice Reports and Publications International Center on Transitional Justice Publications Oxfam Reports on Gender Sonke Gender Justice Reports The National Crittenton Foundation Publications Using Google Site Search << Previous: Journals Next: Treaties and Declarations >>	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line734
__label__wiki	0.528858	0.528858	CZ 550 American Safari Magnum Bolt-Action Rifle Just about every hunter at one time or another dreams about Africa. As young kid, I read everything that I could on the subject of hunting the Dark Continent, especially the writings of Peter Hathaway Capstick, and later the eloquent prose of Finn Aagard. It was eloquent to me anyway. Elmer Keith also wrote of hunting Africa, as did many others. I read it all, never really thinking that I could someday go over there, but it is good to dream. Most riflemen also endeavor to some day own an African Rifle. Not a rifle made in Africa, but a rifle suitable for hunting the world’s largest and most dangerous game. Even without the real need for one, most hunters still have a desire to own a truly dangerous game rifle, for whatever reason. Perhaps it is to fuel the dream. In the early days of African hunting, the rifles were truly large-bore single shot muzzleloaders, but later gave way to the elegant English and European single-shot and double cartridge rifles. These rifles were expensive even in the late nineteenth century, and were usually carried by the gun bearer of the wealthy hunter. With the introduction of the bolt action magazine rifle, suddenly, affordable rifles were available to just about every hunter. Along with these weapons came the grand old cartridges introduced for the rifles, to pursue the large game of Africa and India. These cartridges were introduced mostly by the British firms of Wesley-Richards, Rigby, Holland & Holland, and Birmingham Small Arms, along with other British and European gun makers. One thing that these magnificent old cartridges have in common is that they were designed to feed from a magazine smoothly, and to extract easily after firing. They had a long, gentle taper for the most part, making feeding and extraction easily accomplished under harsh conditions. When facing dangerous game, reliability of the weapon was, and is, of the utmost importance. The weapon had to work, every time. Contrast this with many of today’s ultra fat squatty magnums, and I will take the long tapered old cartridges every time. They are simply more reliable in a magazine rifle. They operate at lower pressures than do the latest magnums, which also eases extraction in extremely hot weather. The supposed drawback to these older magnum cartridges is that they require a long action, and today many shooters, for whatever reason, desire the shortest action possible, which also adds to the problem of getting fat cartridges to reliably feed from a magazine. I believe that the mistaken need for lighter and lighter rifles is the main contributing factor in this. A lighter rifle is easier to carry up a mountain or to pack all day even on flat ground, but trading reliability for lighter weight is unwise. A hunter would be much better off losing ten pounds from his waist than from shaving a pound or two from his rifle, if he must compromise reliability to do so. At any rate, most new rifles introduced these days are of the shorter, lighter variety, and true magnum-length bolt actions are fewer and farther between than they should be. While some rifle manufacturers rework their standard-length actions to accept the genuine original magnum cartridges, a few still build a magnum-length action. One such maker is Ceska Zbrojovka, better known as CZ, located in the Czech Republic. CZ produces a true magnum Mauser type action, along with other rifle and handgun designs. A few months ago, I received for review from CZ-USA, the CZ affiliate in the United States, one of their Safari Magnum rifles chambered for what is arguably the best big game cartridge ever introduced; the .375 H&H Magnum. The .375 H&H has taken dangerous game from Alaska to Zimbabwe, and every other corner of the world. It is not the biggest and baddest of the magnums, but it works and works well. It is certainly the most versatile of what are considered African cartridges, and I deem the grand old .375 H&H to be one of the best and most useful cartridges extant. The version sent to me is the CZ 550 American Safari Magnum, which differs from their regular Safari Magnum in stock design. The American version has a straighter buttstock, which is preferred by most American shooters. The CZ Safari Magnum is, as stated above, based on a true magnum Mauser length action. It has that wonderful, big, claw extractor which not only ensures reliable case extraction, but that also holds and guides the cartridge from the magazine into the chamber; that system which is dearly referred to by shooters as a "controlled round feed action". This is opposed to a push-feed action which, as the name implies, simply pushes the cartridge from magazine to chamber. While both systems work, most knowledgeable hunters and professionals prefer the controlled round system for reliability. The CZ Safari Magnum wears a medium-heavy twenty-five inch long barrel that is fitted with a three-leaf folding rear sight that is regulated for 100, 200, and 300 meters, with the 100 meter sight being rugged and non-folding, as it should be on a dangerous game rifle. The rear sight base is adjustable for windage. The front sight is hooded, and has interchangeable posts to adjust for elevation. The internal box magazine on the Safari Magnum holds five cartridges in reserve. I could easily load six into the magazine, while closing the bolt chambers the first and leaves plenty of room for the remaining five. Many magnum rifles on the market only hold two or three cartridges in reserve. The CZ deserves points for a well-designed magazine. The all-steel magazine floorplate drops to empty the magazine by pressing on a button at the front of the trigger guard. No malfunctions occurred during testing. It released when wanted, but held tightly closed during firing. The CZ Safari Magnum rifle has a single set trigger that is activated by pushing forward on the trigger until it sets. As adjusted from the factory, the trigger released at just over one and one-half pounds in the set mode, and released at three pounds and six ounces in the normal mode. Both settings are adjustable, but I left them as they were, for the trigger pull was very good already. The American version is available with plain or fancy walnut stocks, or in three different color patterns of laminated wood, with the colors on the test rifle being mostly green and brown. With the laminated stock, the sample rifle weighed just over ten pounds, which gave the rifle a solid but well-balanced feel. The forearm and buttstock are checkered for a positive grip, and sling swivel studs are factory installed. The buttstock wears a Pachmayr Decelerator recoil pad, which, along with the heft of the rifle do a good job of attenuating the recoil. The square-bridged magnum Mauser action has scope mount bases milled into the top of the front and rear, which is a nice feature. When ready to fire, from the rear of the bolt protrudes the back of the firing pin, which serves as a visible and tactile cocking indicator. Pressing in on a button at the left rear of the bolt shroud releases the bolt for removal. The bolt can also easily be stripped for cleaning. The manual safety is a two-position button that is pushed forward to fire, and when pulled to the rear locks the bolt handle in its downward position. While the Safari Magnum wears excellent open sights, the .375 H&H cartridge can benefit from the use of a good riflescope, as it is a relatively flat-shooting cartridge compared to many dangerous game cartridges. A low-powered variable scope is ideal on a rifle such as this. It adds greatly to its versatility. The power can be cranked up for the occasional three hundred yard shot at game, but still allow very quick shooting when set at its lowest power. The .375 has a trajectory much like a .30-06, and can be used out beyond the practical range of the express open sights. I mounted what is most likely the perfect scope for this rifle and cartridge; a Leupold 2 to 7 power VX-II. This scope is relatively compact and lightweight, weighing only 10.1 ounces, but it has plenty of power, and is just eleven inches long. It has a 33mm objective lens, is multi-coated, and best of all, has almost five inches of eye relief! I mounted the VX-II in Leupold rings that are made especially to fit the CZ receiver. These rings are very rugged, but with the little pocket-sized wrench provided, allow the scope to be removed in about ten seconds if necessary in the field by loosening two Torx screws. The VX-II is perfectly sized for the Safari Magnum, has wonderful optical clarity, and legendary Leupold durability. Shooting the CZ Safari Magnum proved to be a pleasure, even from a benchrest. The weight, recoil pad, and stock design worked very well to soak up the recoil, and the generous eye relief of the Leupold meant that I did not have to worry at all about the scope cutting my brow. Accuracy testing was conducted at a range of one hundred yards using Hornady factory 270 grain soft point ammunition. Function testing was done using that 270 grain load, along with Hornady 300 grain solids. Functioning of the CZ was perfect, with no failures of any kind. Cartridges fed smoothly and extracted easily, thanks to that big claw extractor, and to the excellent shape of the .375 H&H cartridge. The CZ also has a fixed steel ejector, which assures flawless ejection of the fired case. Accuracy was very good with the Hornady ammo. The CZ would group five bullets into just under one and one-half inches with ease. The CZ 550 American Safari Magnum is an exceedingly well-built rifle. In addition to the .375 H&H cartridge, it is chambered for the .416 Rigby, .458 Winchester Magnum, and .458 Lott cartridges. It is arguably the best rifle of its type on the market today. It is constructed of wood and steel, it has an excellent trigger, good accuracy, superb sights, and is priced considerably below its competition. It also has a greater magazine capacity than any competitive rifle available. The Safari Magnum is built on a time-tested and proven action, and is chambered for cartridges capable of taking any game on Earth. Gunblast.com has been working with an outfitter in South Africa for about a year and a half now, trying to put together a hunt package for our readers. It will most likely happen sometime this coming summer. For a bolt action African rifle, I cannot think of anything better than this CZ 550 Safari Magnum for that trip. Hopefully, CZ will someday offer it in a left-handed version also, but for right-handed shooters, this CZ is the classic African hunting rifle, and I highly recommend it. For more information on the entire line of CZ rifles, handguns, and shotguns, go online to: www.cz-usa.com. For a closer look at the extensive line of quality Leupold optics, go to: www.leupold.com. For the location of a CZ dealer near you, click on the DEALER LOCATOR icon at: www.lipseys.com. To locate a dealer where you can buy this gun, go to: CZ 550 American Safari Magnum Bolt-Action Rifle in .375 H&H. The CZ Safari Magnum is a true magnum-length action. The CZ 550's manual safety is easy to use and reliable. Bolt release button is conveniently located. Single-set trigger is operated by pushing the trigger forward for a lighter pull. Floorplate release for the well-designed magazine is located just forward of the trigger guard. Iron sights are rugged, well-regulated and quick to use. Among the stock options available for the CZ 550 is this well-designed and nicely-checkered laminated stock with Pachmayr Decelerator recoil pad. For scope sighting the CZ 550, a shooter can do no better than Hornady produces some excellent factory loadings for the .375 H&H.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line735
__label__cc	0.525359	0.474641	Steyr Aug A3 M1 Review by Roy Chesson Feb 21, 2020 0 comments 5 (4) In This Steyr Aug Bullpup Rifle review we’ll be covering the Steyr Aug and its specifications. We’ll also check out how the Aug shapes up to other Bullpup “Assault Rifles” that are out there. Steyr Aug A3 M1 Sold at EuroOptic.com, Guns.com, Palmetto State Armory Steyr Aug Background The Steyr AUG is the quintessential bullpup firearm. The AUG rifle was developed in the 1960’s (that’s not a typo… Steyr developed the Aug in the 60’s!) and it was later adopted as the Austrian military rifle in 1978. It was WAY ahead of its time. In fact, it’s appearance still looks like a rifle from the future even though it was developed around the time of the M16 (which was adopted in 1964). In America, the Steyr AUG was made famous as the “bad guy’s gun” (especially foreigners) in 80’s action movies like Robocop, Die Hard, and Commando. Steyr Aug Specs Barell Length 16″ Caliber 5.56×45 NATO Sights Rail, 1.5/3x Optic Action Semi-Auto Despite it futuristic looks, it has some older features/designs that could be a draw-back for some. We’ll explore those next. The original trigger system is very novel – the military full-auto Steyr AUG fires in semi-auto mode when the trigger is pulled part-way and in full-auto mode when it is pulled the whole way. The Aug is a modular firearm and comes in many configurations to include those that fire in the open bolt position as light machine guns (for easier cooling). Steyr Aug A3 M1 Features 1Integrated Optic and Picatinny Rail The elevated rail option includes a 1.5x optic by Swarovski 2Two-Position Cross-Bolt Safety Solid and reliable, however somewhat awkward to use. 3Bullpup Design Allows for size and handling of a short barreled rifle with the benefit of a full barrel length. Steyr Aug A3 M1 Review – Our Take The Steyr Aug should not be your first or only rifle. That might sound harsh, but let us justify it. The Steyr Aug is one of the coolest, if not THE coolest, “assault rifle” out there. However, despite its futuristic shape and looks, it lacks some features that modern firearms have. Also, because it is so unique in operation and design, there is not much cross-over in training/handling/use. Instead, if you’re a gun-nut, this is an AWESOME gun to add to your collection. It has plenty of benefits, but just not for new shooters. Instead, if you’re looking for a bull-pup rifle with more modern features, we highly recommend the Tavor X95. What we like: Compact design and sleek lines. This rifle just looks…. sexy, right? It is super handy and reliable rifle – if you’re looking for something for tight quarters that is reliable, this might be the rifle for you – especially if you don’t mind the things that we don’t like about the Steyr Aug rifle (next). What we don’t like: The trigger is typical of most bull-pups: it is “ok” but leaves a lot to be desired (especially when compared to premium after-market triggers for AR-15-style rifles). The gas vents out of a gas port just above the support hand grip on the right side of the rifle. This, depending on the ammo, can result in a decent flash/flame and will surely affect any fingers that happen to cover this area. The mag release is behind the magazine – this makes mag changes much slower than a similarly trained/experienced shooter could conduct on an AR-style rifle or an IWI Tavor X95. The magazines: you have to use special Steyr Aug magazines if you want the standard stock and the external bolt release. The Steyr AUG is available in a NATO configuration that allows you to use regular AR-15 magazines (we recommend this configuration) but you lose the external bolt catch/release. Ugh. The cross-bolt safety: sure, it works and you can get used to it but it is different than what most are used to. Also, the edges are quite sharp and can injure your fingers/knuckles after lots of use. Steyr recommends filing the edges down slightly if this is an issue for you. Sling swivels: this newest version of the AUG now has nice picatinny rail sections and a QD socket for a QD sling swivel up front but a standard sling swivel in the rear. Steyr Aug A3 M1 Pros and Cons Very Reliable Cool-Factor Lacks features of modern “assault rifles” Trigger Leaves Room for Improvement Cross-Bolt Safety Takes Getting Used To Requires Special Mags (or loses features) Rear Mag Release is Slower Gas Port Vents Near Support Hand Extremely reliable! Decently accurate for a battle-rifle Not much you can do here even though the barrel can be changed and the l/r configuration for the standard stock. The charging handle is in a good location but most of the Steyr Aug is lacking on modern ergonomic features. This isn’t really a “value” gun. Instead, it is a cool-factor gun that is fun to add to your collection. FINAL GRADE : B- When it comes to bullpup rifles, the Steyr Aug pretty much started it all. And if you want to put some respect on its name, you need to at least have the essentials. Magazines–Magpul PMAG30 RD at Brownells Federal American Eagle 62GR at Brownells GUN CLEANING KIT: Gloryfire Universal Cleaning Kit on Amazon EYE & EAR PRO- See our Best Eye/Ear pro Review With the essentials taken care of, it’s time to personalize for Steyr for optimum performance. Best Sight for the Steyr Aug The Steyr Aug’s unique design allows for you to utilize a taller sight than most bullpups–especially since it’s sight rail sits so high. And trust me… you’re gonna want a sight for it. Oh, and if you’re gonna need a sight mount plate (depending on your model), check out Design Machine P90 Mounts. Vortex Optics Viper PST Gen II Our Editor’s Choice for the Steyr Aug is the Vortex Optics Viper PST Gen II. This riflescope is ideally suited for close to medium range operations and comes with 10 different intensity levels. Not to mention, it’s O-ring sealed and Argon purged so your field of vision remains fog free. CHECK IT OUT ON AMAZON Best Sling for the Steyr Aug On the newer version of the Steyr Aug, they’ve installed a QD swivel sling attachment on the front of the gun. And it’s dying to have a decent sling attached. Here’s our top pick: Viking Tactics Hybrid Padded Sling Other Bullpups of its Class to Check Out It’s hard to say that there’s a better option out there than the Steyr Aug. Not because it isn’t true, but I just don’t want it to be. Honestly, this gun is so much fun to shoot and the “cool factor”…. It’s like owning a part of awesome history. But there definitely are some alternatives. 1. Tavor X95 Topping our list of best bullpup rifles is the IWI Tavor X95. This is seriously a great rifle and has just about everything you could want out of a bullpup. We prefer it to the Steyr for a few reasons–one of which being the lack of expensive specialty parts. But the Tavor does have its fair share of cost too…READ MORE 2. FN PS90 If you’re just in the market for a sweet looking gun to take out to the range, you might want to consider the FN PS90. It’s an easily recognizable and unique looking gun. Plus, it’s fun to shoot. While I wouldn’t recommend it as a home defense weapon, collectors are sure to find this a neat little gem…READ MORE How to Care for Your Steyr Aug Learning how to properly maintain your new Steyr should be one of the first things you should learn. Keeping your bullpup in tip-top shape will keep your AUG firing for years to come. Here’s a great video showing you step-by-step on how to disassemble it for cleaning and maintenance. Important Links And Manuals For Your Steyr Aug There’s a lot of nice reading available on the Steyr Aug. We recommend taking a look at the user’s manual and learning a bit about its unique history. Steyr Aug Manual Steyr Aug History ← Remington 870 Express Tactical Magpul Shotgun Review Mossberg 500 Review: Is it worth it? → ABOUT Roy Chesson Roy Chesson is prior Navy with a specialty in international arms dealing for the US government across multiple countries. Having traveled the world and abided by ATF and ITAR, Roy has a unique background in legal as well as practical capabilities of weapons deployment and use.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line736
__label__cc	0.714441	0.285559	2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs The Blues Feeling Blue April 25, 2016 \| 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Fantasy Hockey Daily Notes, Razzball Bracket Challenge \| 4 Comments After Saturday, the Blues have to be sitting around thinking “no, not again.” After going up 3-1 in the series, the Blues came back in game 5 with 2 goals in the third only to lose in double overtime to who else, Patrick Kane. Please, blog, may I have some more? I don't have enough spam, give me the Razzball email newsletter! Neuvirth Gets Chance, Delivers April 21, 2016 \| 2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey, 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Fantasy Hockey Daily Notes \| 11 Comments Let's play a quick game. Goalie A, in 32 games and 29 starts, won 18 games with a 2.27 GAA and .924 save percentage. Goalie B, in 54 games and 53 starts, had 23 wins, a 2.51 GAA and .918 sv%. Looks like you'd choose A pretty easily, correct? Just 5 less wins in 24 less starts with better percentages. Goalie A is Michal Neuvirth and Goalie B is Steve Mason. I have been calling for Neuvirth to get more action all season (half of those starts were when Mason was out) and after Mason made a fool of himself in game 2 and was lit up for 6 in game 3, Neuvirth got a chance with the Flyers' season on the line. He stopped 31 of 32 shots in the 2-1 win and kept the team alive for at least a couple more days. Neuvirth played very well on a tanking Sabres team and continued his success in Philly this year. I think there's a starting goalie here so it'll be interesting to see what happens with him in the offseason. Here's what else around the league Wednesday night: Drooling Over Drouin April 20, 2016 \| 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Fantasy Hockey Daily Notes \| 2 Comments I know that Jonathan Drouin couldn't have handled his demotion any worse than he did but it still blows my mind that he was sent down to the AHL in the first place. The former third overall pick was amazing on Tuesday night tallying three assists and four shots in Tampa's 3-2 win over the Red Wings. The biggest issue for Drouin in the past was been his lack of shots and while I know it's a small sample size, every game in the playoffs he's taken at least 3 shots. Did the 21 year old make all of the necessary adjustments to succeed on a regular basis? It sure looks like it. As far as next season goes, the sky is the limit. Drouin's upside is virtually uncapped. He'll certainly be in my top 100 and from there, it depends how much you want to gamble on upside versus safety. Here's what else I saw around the league the last two nights: It’s Miller Time April 18, 2016 \| 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs \| 12 Comments Throughout the season, J.T. Miller was one of my favorite streamers. The former first round pick who will play on the North American team in the World Cup of Hockey had 22 goals and 21 assists in the regular season with a solid plus-minus and penalty minutes; it was only his lack of shots that kept him from being a hold all year. Miller had his first big playoff game on Saturday dishing three assists and adding a shot and two PIM in the 4-2 win over the Penguins. There's upside for a better year next season (he just turned 23) so I'd look to take Miller with one of my last picks in drafts in the late summer / early fall. Here's what else I saw around the league this weekend: Game 1 Recaps: Hatty for Hornqvist April 15, 2016 \| 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs \| 2 Comments Hey guys. The first two nights of The Stanley Cup Playoffs have been filled with drama and outstanding performances. Anytime somebody scores a hat trick in the playoffs, it's worth noting so Patric Hornqvist gets the lead here. The Penguins right winger, who had a disappointing season compared to ADP, came out as a man on a mission Wednesday night scoring a hat trick on four shots and added an assist in the 5-2 win over the Rangers. This series could turn ugly fast if Henrik Lundqvist misses any more time (more on that later). Hornqvist was in my top 50 going into the season along with the rest of the Penguins studs and ended up 60th in overall value in the player rater. Considering he played all 82 games, that's not the value we were looking for. As for next season, he's obviously in the top 100 but I expect him to settle outside of the top 50, somewhere between 50 and 75. The shots are great and everything else should be solid so there's value there but it doesn't look like he's going to be a guy who has a good chance of reaching 30+ goals, which looked like a good bet when he went to the Penguins. Could he do it? Sure, if things go right and he sticks with Sidney Crosby. But I'd rather wait until the end of the 5th or 6th round to find out. Here's what else I saw in the other games: Playoff Preview: Parity Edition The best playoffs of them all, the battle for The Stanley Cup, starts Wednesday! Personally, I can't contain my excitement as this year has some amazing first round matchups, mostly because the NHL system is broken and doesn't seed teams properly. That's a rant for another time. For today, I'm going to take a quick look at all 8 matchups and give my predictions for all of the series. As a reminder, join the Razzball Bracket Challenge here. Let's get going!	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0040.json.gz/line738

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